vrcanaries Chapter 317 Catching a turtle in a urn
Chapter 317 Catching a turtle in a urn
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 indignation, his eyes went dark, a fishy and sweet taste rushed up his throat, and he spat out a mouthful of blood!
"marshal!……"
:"marshal!……"
The personal guards gathered around in grief and supported the marshal who was staggering on his horse.
Yelu Xiuge, who had spit out a mouthful of blood, took a deep breath and struggled to sit up. He looked pale and miserable. "It's okay. I can hold on. Don't stop. Keep running back to Ruzhou City."
Such a famous general was ambushed by the Song army twice in a row, and both times he suffered heavy losses and almost his entire army was wiped out. This made Yelu Xiu'ge extremely sad and angry!
Was it that Yelu Xiuge was too incompetent, or that the enemy was too cunning? Thinking of the cunning and sinister enemy commander Zhao Defang, Yelu Xiuge was filled with grief and indignation again!
Why is there Liang if there is Yu? With the Great Song War God 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 Great Song War God Zhao Defang was the most dazzling star.
The Liao Kingdom is 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 in the four states, and he didn't want the sixteen states of Yanyun anymore.
"Immediately notify Wuzhou, Xinzhou, Gui... The defenders of Guizhou, immediately abandon the city and evacuate from Gubeikou!" Yelu Xiuge decisively issued the military order, but the defenders of Guizhou probably couldn't withdraw, right?
Xiao Yan and Lu Ping, who were standing on the wall of Ruzhou, were shocked, astonished, and saddened when they saw the 10,000 soldiers fleeing back from the city in a panic. There was also a hint of luck in their hearts, as they were lucky that this general did not follow them.
After confirming that the commander on horseback was indeed Marshal Yelu Xiu, Xiao Yan and Lu Ping turned around and gave the order, "Open the city gates and welcome the Marshal into the city!"
The two city gates creaked open and the drawbridge rose...
Suddenly, a thunderous sound of horse hooves came from afar. Standing high and seeing far, Xiao Yan and Lu Ping narrowed their eyes in confusion. Could it be that another large army escaped? Was it General Yelusha who led the army to cover the rear of the Grand Marshal and stop the enemy?
Xiao Yan and Lu Ping were guessing doubtfully, but when they saw the inky torrent rolling in front of them, and then saw the army fleeing back from the city in a panic and scrambling to flee to the city gate, his heart skipped a beat and he realized instantly that the enemy was chasing them!
"Don't push! No one can escape if they are crowded at the city gate!..." After entering the city, Yelu Xiuge turned around, drew his sword, and shouted orders to his subordinates.
The city gate was already narrow, and the ten thousand defeated soldiers were already frightened out of their wits, and all of them wanted 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. When he saw that most of the Liao army were still crowded at the city gate and had not entered the city, he was delighted!
This fighting method of swinging a knife on the enemy's butt is so comfortable.
"Close the city gate! Close the city gate!..." Seeing the inky torrent approaching, Xiao Yan and Lu Ping shouted the order in fear.
Can the city gate be closed whenever they want? The soldiers crowded at the city gate and the gatehouse were squeezed into a lump. The Liao soldiers who had not entered the city gate were so anxious that they swung their swords at their accomplices who were blocking the way.
Yelu Xiuge spat out another mouthful of blood in grief and anger. He took a deep breath and gave an order helplessly, "Escape directly to the north gate!"
Xiao Yan and Lu Ping on the city wall also came to their senses. The enemy would follow the fleeing soldiers and chase them into the city. Shouldn’t I run for my life?
"Hurry up! Run straight to the north gate." After Xiao Yanluping gave the order to his personal soldiers, he immediately ran towards the city wall.
The defeated Liao soldiers crowded outside the city gate were screaming desperately at the hands of a young general holding a knife. Some of them who were clear-headed turned their horses around and angrily fought against the pursuers.
Seeing their commander, Xiao Yan and Lu Ping, leading the way in escaping, the defending archers on the city wall ran down the wall one after another without firing a single arrow, scrambling to escape.
As for the hundreds of Liao soldiers who turned around to fight back, Mo Yunqi's elite soldiers galloped past on their horses and crushed them with a wave of the steel knife in his hand.
It was a bit tiring to chase the enemy and chop them with a knife. The crowded enemy had no ability to fight back, but they had to be peeled off layer by layer.
After killing all the defeated Liao soldiers and entering the city gate tower, Zhao Defang waved his hand!
"Go straight to the north gate!"
Marshal Yelu Xiuge, who fled out of the north gate in a panic, and Xiao Yanluping, the defender of Ruzhou City, who followed closely behind, headed straight for Gubeikou.
After leaving Gubeikou, there was an endless grassland, and the Liao army soldiers had a hope of escaping. That was their hometown, where they rode their horses freely.
A scout team rode their horses in a hurry and came to the front of Marshal Yelu Xiuge. 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 approaching the city!"
Ten thousand Song soldiers appeared outside the Gubeikou Pass? They... they must have left the Great Wall from Shanhaiguan or Xifengkou and come around to block the gate!
This is to close the door and beat the dog, and annihilate our army! Yelu Xiuge, who had 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 surging blood. He was so suffocated that his eyes went dark and he fainted, falling off his horse!
"Marshal!..." "Marshal!..." The personal soldiers caught the marshal who was about to fall to the ground and shouted in grief.
Yelu Xiu Ge woke up slowly and tried to calm himself down. He issued orders: "Enter Gubeikou, guard the gate and support the defenders who escaped from other states, then concentrate our forces and charge out!"
Yelu Xiu'ge's order was correct, but it was a dream to think that he could support the Liao army that escaped back from other states.
Regent Zhao Defang led an army of 13,000 and waited leisurely to the south of Gubeikou. He was not in a hurry to capture the pass, but to eat up the Liao army fleeing here bit by bit.
When Yang Yanzhao was chasing the four or five thousand defeated soldiers who fled to Guizhou City, Yang Ye, the Golden Sword Commander in the south of Guizhou City, also launched a siege.
Dozens of thunder bombs cleared the way, and the firepower of divine arm bows and arrows suppressed the Liao army on the city wall. They 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 became demoralized and lost their fighting spirit.
Yelusha led more than 4,000 troops and finally escaped into the north gate of Guizhou City, but was met with the fleeing defenders. When he learned that the south gate had been lost, he was so angry that he swung his sword and killed the defending general.
He had no choice but to lead his subordinates and the fleeing defenders, circle the horses and turn around to escape towards the north gate.
Yang Yanzhao, who came in pursuit, led 6,000 Huoshan troops, and together with his old father's 10,000 troops who attacked the city from the south, they attacked from both sides, caught the enemy in a trap, and completely wiped out the enemy army.
Yelusha drew his sword and killed himself in anger, and another star general fell...