Chapter 317 Catching a turtle in a jar

Marshal Yelu Xiuge, who escaped from the northern valley entrance, counted the remaining troops and found that there were less than 10,000 people left. He was filled with grief and anger, and his eyes went dark. A sweet and fishy taste rushed up his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of blood!

"Marshal!..."

"Marshal!..."

The guards surrounded him in grief and supported the marshal who was about to fall off his horse.

Yelu Xiu Ge, who had spit out a mouthful of old blood, took a breath, struggled to sit up, his face was pale, and his expression was sad, "It's okay, I can hold on, don't stop, continue to escape back to Ruzhou City."

A famous general was ambushed by the Song army twice in a row, both of which resulted in heavy losses and almost annihilation of the entire army. This made Yelu Xiu Ge very sad and angry!

Is he, Yelu Xiu Ge, too incompetent, or is the enemy too cunning? Thinking of the cunning and insidious enemy commander Zhao Defang, Yelu Xiu Ge was sad and angry again!

Why is there Liang when there is Yu? With the Song Dynasty's God of War Zhao Defang, all the famous generals in the world will be eclipsed. At this moment, he believed without a doubt that on the stage of conquering the world, the Song Dynasty's God of War Zhao Defang was the most dazzling star.

The Liao Kingdom was in danger!

At this time, Yelu Xiu'ge no longer had any ambition or desire for revenge. He only wanted to quickly bring these grassland cavalry back to Shangjing, and even bring back the Liao army from the four states, and the sixteen states of Yanyun were no longer needed.

"Immediately notify the garrisons of Wuzhou, Xinzhou, Guizhou... Guizhou, immediately abandon the city and evacuate from Gubeikou!" Yelu Xiu'ge decisively issued a military order, but the garrison of Guizhou probably couldn't be withdrawn, right?

Standing on the wall of Ruzhou City, Xiao Yanluping was shocked, stunned, sad, and a little bit lucky that he didn't follow them when he saw the 10,000-strong army fleeing back from the city.

After confirming that the general on the horse was really Marshal Yelu Xiu'ge, Xiao Yanluping turned around and ordered, "Open the city gates and welcome the Marshal into the city!"

The two city gates were creaked open, and the suspension bridge rose...

Suddenly, a thunderous sound of horse hooves came from afar. Standing high and looking far, Xiao Yanluping narrowed his eyes in confusion. Could it be that there were still troops escaping back? Was it General Yelusha who led the army to block the enemy from behind for the Marshal?

Xiao Yanluping was guessing in confusion, but when he saw the dark torrent rolling in front of him, and then saw the army fleeing back from the city in a panic, scrambling to escape to the city gate, his heart suddenly skipped a beat, and he immediately realized that the enemy was chasing them!

"Don't crowd! No one can escape if you block the city gate!" Yelu Xiuge, who had entered the city, circled his horse and turned around, drew his sword and shouted to his subordinates. The city gate

was narrow to begin with, and the 10,000 soldiers were already scared out of their wits, and who didn't want to escape into the city to save their lives.

Regent Zhao Defang led the way, leading 3,000 elite Moyun cavalrymen to chase in front. Seeing that most of the Liao army was crowded at the city gate and had not entered the city, he was happy!

This way of fighting, slashing the enemy's butt with a knife, was so comfortable.

"Close the city gate! Close the city gate!..." Seeing the black torrent getting closer and closer, Xiao Yanluping was frightened and shouted loudly.

Can the city gate be closed at will? The soldiers crowded at the city gate and the gate tower were squeezed into a lump. The Liao army that had not entered the city gate was so anxious that they swung their knives to slash at their accomplices who were blocking the way in front.

Yelu Xiuguo was so angry that he spat out another mouthful of blood. He took a breath and could only helplessly order, "Escape directly to the north gate!"

Xiao Yanluping on the city wall also realized that the enemy would follow the soldiers into the city, so why should I run for my life?

"Hurry up! Run directly to the north gate." After Xiao Yanluping ordered his personal soldiers, he immediately ran down the city wall.

The Liao army soldiers crowded outside the city gate were screaming desperately when a young general raised his sword. Some of them who were clear-headed turned their horses around and angrily fought against the pursuers.

The archers on the city wall saw that their leader Xiao Yanluping took the lead in escaping, and they ran down the city wall without firing a single arrow, scrambling to escape.

Mo Yun rode his elite warhorse past the Liao army that turned back to attack, and rushed over with a wave of the steel knife in his hand.

It took some effort to chase the enemy and chop them with a knife. The crowded enemy had no ability to counterattack, but they had to be peeled off layer by layer.

After killing all the Liao soldiers and entering the city gate tower, Zhao Defang waved his hand!

"Go straight to the north gate!"

Marshal Yelu Xiuge, who fled from the north gate in a panic, and Xiao Yanluping, the defender of Ruzhou City, followed closely behind, and headed straight for Gubeikou.

After leaving Gubeikou, there is an endless grassland. The Liao soldiers had a hope of escaping. There is their hometown, where they rode their horses everywhere.

A team of scouts rode their horses in a hurry and came to the front of Marshal Yelu Xiu Ge. The leader of the team fell to his knees and said, "Report!... Report to the Marshal, there are 10,000 Song soldiers outside the Gubeikou Gate!"

There are 10,000 Song soldiers outside the Gubeikou Gate? They... They must have left the Great Wall from Shanhaiguan or Xifengkou and went around to block the gate! They

are trying to close the gate and beat the dog. All our troops were wiped out! Yelu Xiu Ge, who had finally figured it out, was filled with grief and anger again. His eyes went dark, and he didn't even have time to spit out the old blood that was gushing out. He fainted and fell off his horse!

"Marshal!..." "Marshal!..." The personal soldiers caught the Marshal who was about to fall to the ground, shouting in grief.

Yelu Xiu Ge woke up slowly, tried to calm himself down, and issued an order: "Enter Gubeikou, guard the gate and support the defenders who escaped from other states, and then, concentrate the troops and rush out!"

Yelu Xiu Ge's order was correct, but he was dreaming of supporting the Liao army that escaped from other states.

Regent Zhao Defang led 13,000 troops and waited leisurely in the south of Gubeikou. He was not in a hurry to capture the pass, but to eat up the Liao army that escaped here one by one.

When Yang Yanzhao was chasing the 4,000 or 5,000 soldiers who fled to Guizhou City, Yang Ye, the Golden Sword Commander in the south of Guizhou City, also launched a siege. Dozens

of thunderbolts cleared the way, and the bows and arrows of the divine arm suppressed the fire. The Liao army on the city wall fought desperately for less than an hour. When they learned that the reinforcements were ambushed and only a few thousand people escaped here, the defenders lost their morale and lost their fighting spirit.

Yelusha led more than 4,000 soldiers and finally escaped into the north gate of Guizhou City, but was met with the fleeing guards. After learning that the south gate had been lost, he was so angry that he swung his sword and killed the guard.

He could only helplessly lead his subordinates and the fleeing guards, circled the horses and turned to escape to the north gate.

Yang Yanzhao, who was chasing them, led 6,000 volcano soldiers, and his father's 10,000 troops who attacked the city from the south. They attacked from the front and back, caught the turtle in the jar, and wiped out the enemy army.

Yelusha drew his sword and committed suicide in grief. Another star general fell...