The first thousand five hundred and ninety-eight chapters
Outside the city of Liaozhou not far from Liaoyang Prefecture, a large number of Khitans and Han people were traveling westward. This was a large-scale migration. Liaozhou is the prefecture near Tokyo Road to Shangjing Road, and the Khitans' move was to transfer a large number of people.
At the same time, the Khitan army had appeared at the end of the road, standing on the vast grassland like a group of statues, and like warriors about to sing generously.
Compared with the Song Dynasty, the Battle of Tokyo Road was the first battle between the Khitans and the Song Dynasty within the borders. This battle was particularly important for the current Khitan court. The news of Xiao Jie's defeat could not be kept, and it was eventually leaked by soldiers participating in the Battle of the Northwest.
However, it did not have much impact on the Khitan army, and its morale did not decline. Although the Khitan still had a fear of the Song Dynasty, overcoming fear has become their norm in the hearts of the Khitans.
The grassland nations have their own unique beliefs and values that are not used for farming nations. In the hearts of the Khitans, the more they fear, the more they have to overcome them, rather than like the Han dynasty in the Song Dynasty, unless the national strength is strong, they will overcome this fear.
Therefore, the fighting spirit of the Khitans was not affected, but continued to become stronger and their desire to fight continued to grow, which was the creed on which they depended for survival.
One hundred thousand Khitan cavalry covered the entire grassland, like their ancestors, waiting for the trumpet of the expedition under the same sky. They still believed that no one could resist their cavalry, and they had never doubted this.
Whether it is the Khitans or the Han people, they showed respectful eyes when they saw this army. Even if they knew they would go against the current and move generously, this courage is worthy of respect and praise.
Xiao Jie came with the determination to force him to death. His name means victory. If he cannot defeat the Song army, his aggrievances will never be vented, and he will always feel inferior in front of the Song army.
"General, there is no need to repel the Song people in this battle, but the outpost battle of the army. You only need to win a small victory and stabilize your position. When the Privy Councilor leads his army to help, you can expel foreign enemies!"
As a Han official, Sima Zhong Sida whispered to Xiao Jie next to him that he knew that this junior of the Xiao family had his own pride, but his urgent desire to win would become a bond to the army.
Xiao Jie was not angry, but turned his head to look at Zhong Sida, with a proud high notes in his voice: "Do you know why my Khitan man is becoming more and more brave as he fights, why are he not afraid of strong enemies? Can men who are defeated by the Han family for hundreds of years still move forward?"
Facing Zhong Sida's speechlessness, Xiao Jie shouted loudly: "Because I, Khitan men, have never been afraid of the strong, and have never known what retreat means! Otherwise, our ancestors would have been eaten by jackals on the grassland, and have been forced by beasts to have nowhere to escape. It is even more impossible for the later Great Liao and Great Khitan!"
Xiao Jie's words inspired the front army. Although the 100,000 troops were silent, they had a different kind of stability and majesty.
Although the confidence of a nation is strong or not is related to acquired nature, it has been determined when the nation is formed and has been flowing in the bones and blood of this nation and has not been destroyed from generation to generation. Once this spirit disappears, the nation will also disappear.
Like the Khitan, strong national confidence flowed in the blood of the Han Dynasty in China, and the supremacy of the Central Plains dynasty was determined a thousand years ago.
The Khitan army began to advance. Their goal was very clear and they went straight to Liaoyang City. They used their own way to help them. Xiao Jie was almost wiped out by Yang Huaiyu under the attack inside and outside of Yizhou City. But this time he wanted to seize the opportunity and deal with the Song people with the same means!
One hundred thousand Khitan cavalry moved, and the rumbling sound of horse hooves was like thunder. There was no other noisy sound except the sound of horse hooves, which showed the strength of this army.
They were the vanguard of the Khitans, and the status of Tokyo Road was important, but it was even more important to fight a war with the Song people, or this opportunity was waiting for Xiao Tali.
The 100,000 army was just the Khitan's front army. As long as it entangled with the Song army, Xiao Hui's reinforcements would rush to rescue quickly.
The Song Dynasty knew the importance of Tokyo Road, how could the Khitan not know? Xiao Tali had known that Zhao Zhen would attack Tokyo Road one day, but it was just a matter of time. She had already prepared 100,000 cavalry near Tokyo Road, ready to go to the battlefield at any time.
With the power of thunder, 100,000 Khitan cavalry headed south, but their first battle was Lejiao City in Chenzhou. Ten thousand cavalry of the Black Water Army had already been killed. The 10,000 cavalry, which was claimed to be invincible, was Xiao Jie's "sacrificial ceremony"!
Although the Song people were well-informed, how could they compare to the Khitan, the owner of Tokyo Road?
Not only the Song people, but also the Jurchens were clear about the movements. Now it is an excellent opportunity, 100,000 to 10,000. Even the Jurchens, who are known as "invincible", are not a match for the Khitans.
Outside Lejiao City, Xiao Jie led the Khitans to fight with the Black Shui Army. In this battle, the Khitan army was as powerful as a rainbow, and its edge was unstoppable!
The Jurchens were suppressed by the Khitans. If the Song people had not provided help to them, they would not have been arrogant today. Xiao Jie used almost all the solutions to the Ten Thousand Black Water Army. Not only did he defeat them, but he would have wiped out ten thousand people!
After the huge encirclement was formed, the Black Water Army's way of breaking through was cut off. The number of 100,000 people was really huge. The trapped Jurchens had no way out except to fight to the death.
In the end, he was defeated, with more than 7,000 people killed in battle and more than 2,000 people captured. What Xiao Jie did was to remove the armor and weapons from these people. In addition to negligent damage, the Khitan army obtained nearly 10,000 cavalry armor.
He wanted to use 10,000 people as the vanguard of the army.
After 100,000 people were in the Black Water Army across the country, the momentum rose sharply. Xiao Jie took advantage of the victory to march into Liaoyang Prefecture, which was his decisive battle!
Thanks to the Tokyo Road highway, it was convenient for the Song army to attack and also facilitated the Khitan organization's defense. It took Xiao Jie only two days to go from Lejiao City to Liaoyang City. Seeing that Liaoyang City was close, he led his army to stop.
Zhong Sida was quite anxious because he knew the speed of the Song army's siege and powerful firearms. If he did not arrive at Liaoyang City before the Song people siege the city, it would be even more difficult to attack once the city changed hands.
Along the way, he had long been conquered by Xiao Jie's courage, and now he also believes that he has the opportunity to defeat or even defeat the 100,000 troops of the Song people.
However, in the face of Zhong Sida's urging, Xiao Jie comforted him this time: "Don't be anxious. The Liaoyang Prefecture is in front of us. We will explain the cavalry in two hours. When the Song people attack the city, we will first take the artillery of the Later Army and then hit the army, and then we will be able to accomplish something!"
Zhong Sida remained silent. He was not as good as Xiao Jie in how to use troops, but he knew that the Song army had always put safety first. Will the surprise attack be successful?
Chapter completed!