Chapter 355 Returning in triumph
Wu Xing, deputy commander of the Moyun Cavalry, led his soldiers to hide on a hillside. He received a report from his scouts that 10,000 Liao army light armored cavalry had already taken the bait.
He smiled and said, "Get on the horses and set up the nets!" Cheng Wuya
led the way and attacked the resting supply team in a charging formation.
The speed was getting faster and faster, and the target was getting closer and closer. Cheng Wuya was shocked when he saw what was in sight. "Why are there so many archers? Each of the 3,000 Song army supply transport team is equipped with a Song Dynasty magic arm bow? It must be a scam!"
Cheng Wuya cunningly controlled and slowed down the speed of his horse. The trusted guards who followed closely beside him also slowed down, allowing the Liao cavalry to rush to the front.
A hail of arrows hit them head-on, and the Liao cavalry in the front fell off their horses one after another.
Cheng Wuya suddenly shuddered and turned around abruptly!
On the small hill three miles behind, a rolling stream of black armor rushed down...
"Oh no! We've been fooled!" Cheng Wuya shouted in his heart.
The Liao cavalry in front could not withstand the wave after wave of arrows, and the Liao cavalry in the back were swept away by the inky waves.
Cheng Wuya and a dozen of his men were still trying to escape, but they were surrounded by the inky army while charging left and right.
"It turns out that this sinister and cunning Cheng Wuya ran to Liao State and became a traitor!" Wu Xing recognized Cheng Wuya, who had been wanted for two years, and waved his hand coldly, "Shoot him to death with random arrows, leave no intact body, trample him into meat paste!"
Cheng Wuya, who was shot into a hedgehog by arrows, looked at the setting sun in the sky, and slowly closed his eyes, and heard countless horse hooves in his ears... The
Song army's siege was still using fierce firepower as the vanguard. Regent Zhao Defang had a clear calculation. The life of a Song soldier was much more valuable than a cannonball or a thunder bomb. Moreover, every soldier had a family behind him.
The fierce siege lasted for the third day, and the Liao army in the city could not hold on any longer. When those Khitan nobles ignored the king's orders, took their gold, silver, and weapons, and rushed out of the soldiers guarding the north gate, the Liao army's morale was in chaos!
Several generals and their soldiers followed him out of Shangjing City against orders. Marshal Yelu Xiezhen had no choice but to persuade the emperor and Empress Dowager Xiao to flee with 60,000 troops. He led the remaining 30,000 soldiers to fight to the death to stop the enemy for another day, buying time for the emperor and the empress dowager who fled to Huanglong Mansion.
On the fourth day, the city was broken, and the famous general Yelu Xiezhen died on the city wall. More than 20,000 defenders who could not escape surrendered. Shangjing City, the largest and richest city in Liao, where the Liao imperial palace was located, fell into the hands of the Song State.
When the Regent Zhao Defang led the army into the city, Yang Yanzhao and Cao Wei had already led 40,000 elite cavalrymen of the new army to chase and kill the fleeing Liao army.
Two months later, Huanglongfu was captured, and Empress Dowager Xiao and her son fled into the mountains with several thousand loyal subordinates.
Regent Zhao Defang commanded the Song army to sweep the remaining counties of Liao.
Liao was destroyed, and its vast territory was incorporated into the territory of Song.
After the civil and military officials and tens of thousands of local troops sent by the Song Dynasty took over the government affairs of all states and counties in Liao, the Regent Prince Zhao Defang ordered Cao Wei and Gao Yingxiong to lead 40,000 new troops and 60,000 elite troops to garrison, while he himself returned with the army in triumph.
"The daily reports on the frontline war situation published in the Great Song Daily are the favorite after-dinner talk of the people in the capital. His
Royal Highness the Regent Prince, the god of war of the Great Song Dynasty, led an army of 100,000 and was invincible. In less than a year, the Kingdom of Western Xia and the Liao Kingdom were destroyed. This inspiring news made every citizen of the Great Song Dynasty proud. The sense of superiority of being a Song citizen was simply It was packed!
Upon hearing the news that His Royal Highness the Regent had returned triumphantly with his army, the people of the capital rushed to tell each other that on the day the army entered the capital, they would drop everything else and empty the streets to welcome His Royal Highness the Regent and his soldiers who had returned triumphantly. ...
Luo Li stroked her bulging belly, with a gentle smile in her eyes, "My child, your father is coming back soon, are you happy?
Your father is so handsome, the most beautiful man in the Song Dynasty. Your father is so powerful, he is the God of War of the Song Dynasty.
Baby, do you want to see your father sooner?"
Several maids covered their mouths and giggled, wondering if the baby in the princess' belly could understand?
The Empress Dowager laughed so hard that her shoulders shook and tears came out.
"Li'er, you miss your husband, right? My precious grandson is still in mother's belly, can he understand? You might as well tell Lin'er, he can understand. "
"Mother, it's a granddaughter, why don't you believe it? I feel it's a daughter. Ghost Hand Poison Doctor and Qin Shen Doctor also said it was a little princess after taking my pulse." The
Empress Dowager took the handkerchief handed over by the palace maid Wanting, wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes, smiled and nodded, "Okay, it's a granddaughter, a little princess, and the next one will give me a grandson."
Luo Li rolled her eyes at the Empress Dowager in dissatisfaction, "Mother, a son and a daughter make up the word "good", do you want me to be an old sow that gives birth to litters of piglets one after another? I don't want to, just give birth to these two. "
The Empress Dowager quickly advised, "Li'er, having many children and grandchildren is a blessing! We are such a noble royal family, and you and Defang have such good "genes". It would be a pity if you don't have a few
more children. Li'er, listen to your mother, you just have to work hard and expand our Zhao royal family. When you are old, you will have children and grandchildren around you and enjoy the happiness of family. "
Luo Li made a concession helplessly, "Mother, in order for you to stop nagging me in the future, I will give birth to one more child. Please don't ask for more."
"Okay, okay, okay! Mother will not ask for more! "The Empress Dowager, who had received the promise, had her wish fulfilled and she had another grandson, and she smiled and agreed repeatedly.
Although it was a triumphant return of the army, the number of troops that His Royal Highness the Regent Prince brought back to the capital was not large. There were 6,000 Moyun Cavalry, 6,000 Feiyun Cavalry, 20,000 soldiers of Yang Yanzhao's new army, and 4,000 elite soldiers of Li Yuanhao's party.
The streets were empty, and most of the millions of people in the capital ran out of their homes and walked along the main street to Thirty miles outside the city, people lined the roads to welcome the heroes who had returned in triumph.
The young emperor Zhao Wuji personally led all the civil and military officials out of the city to welcome them ten miles away, paying the highest respects to the returning heroes.
Seeing the neat rows of cavalry warriors passing by, the densely packed people on the roadside were excited, raising their arms and shouting "Long live the Song Dynasty! Long live the heroes!" ..."
Li Yuanhao rode on a horse and walked in the middle of the elite team of the party. He was shocked and excited. The Kingdom of Heaven was indeed worthy of its reputation. The land was vast and the population was large. The ordinary people were also patriotic.
When His Royal Highness the Regent appeared, the boiling enthusiasm reached its peak. The people were excited and tears filled their eyes. They raised their arms and shouted, "Long live His Royal Highness the Regent! Long live His Royal Highness the God of War of the Song Dynasty! ..."
Although Regent Zhao Defang was wearing armor, his face was as gentle as jade, with a friendly smile, and he frequently waved to the people on both sides.
When Li Yuanhao looked back, he complained in his heart, "This god of war is a killer, but now in front of the people of Song, he pretends to be harmless. If you don't know, you would think he is a gentle and elegant scholar wearing armor to show off! Regent Zhao Defang is a wise leader, supported by the people and supported by the people! ”
The little emperor Zhao Wuji tightened his face to look serious, but the upturned angle of his mouth and the bright eyes betrayed his inner joy and excitement.
The army stopped, and His Royal Highness the Regent came to the front escorted by the generals.
Before Regent Zhao Defang dismounted, the little emperor couldn't help but break his stride when he saw his uncle, and ran forward with joy.
: "Uncle! You finally return in triumph. I've been waiting so much that my eyes are blue! ..."
The civil and military officials were at a loss for words and had to chase after him.
Regent Prince Zhao Defang looked at the little emperor running over, smiled slightly, jumped off his horse, and the generals also quickly dismounted. They all knelt on one knee, clasped their fists and bowed to see the emperor.
Regent Prince Zhao Defang bowed his hands, then caught the little emperor who was running over quickly.
He whispered, "Your Majesty! Pay attention to your image!"
The little emperor Zhao Wuzhi hugged his uncle's arm, his eyes filled with tears and admiration: "Uncle, I am so happy and joyful! After seeing you, I forgot the identity and image of the emperor."