bookrebus Chapter 133 Zhao Kuangyin Candlelight Axe Shadow Hurry and Get Out
Chapter 133 Zhao Kuangyin Candlelight Axe Shadow Hurry and Get Out
After taking Tuenzhou, the Song army had a foothold. Cao Bin was a smart man. He knew that the emperor was almost penniless from the Northern Expedition. The Empress Dowager and the Fourth Prince were trying every means to make money to support the imperial guards, which were a money-eating beast. The first thing he did after taking Tuenzhou City was to order his subordinates not to harm the people in the city.
The homes of Khitan nobles and officials had to be dug up thoroughly.
The Liao Kingdom had been operating here for nearly a hundred years, and the wealthy families in the city had a lot of wealth. The soldiers packed all the gold, silver and treasures into boxes. The emperor was not a stingy person, so he would definitely reward them.
Anyone who dares to have any evil intentions will be punished mercilessly by military law. No one wants to make trouble if they can make money without doing anything.
After the victory in the first battle of Tunzhou, Zhao Kuangyin hurried to expand the victory. Now is the time when the Liao people are confused, so he will take advantage of their illness to kill them. Waiting for the Liao to react will probably increase the casualties of the Song army.
And who would believe it? You were all lined up to be shot, so where were the casualties? This is a battlefield, not a joke! Even Cao Bin's troops were injured. While attacking the city walls, they ran too fast, tripped over a brick, and knocked out two of their front teeth!
There were also many injuries in the street fighting, with blood oozing from the arms, thighs and backs. The military doctors were also very skilled and had been learning from the Imperial Hospital for many years.
Pull over the wounded, pour alcohol on them, and the pain is so intense that it makes them howl like wolves and ghosts. The military doctor takes out the catgut and sews them quickly, scolding them while he works:
"Look at you, you're so cowardly now, you feel the pain now. You were running faster than a rabbit just now. Watch your eyes carefully. Why fight with a big knife? Just shoot him down with one shot!"
The injured soldier kept groaning: "Can you please be gentler? I'm just flesh. I haven't found a wife yet with a centipede on my face! How can I find a wife? I'm also a famous handsome young man in the surrounding villages. I can't let you ruin me."
The military doctor was joking with the wounded soldiers, but his men were cleaning and suturing the wounds at a rapid pace. They were all first-rate men and couldn't afford to be defeated by him!
It was only because of the emperor's kindness, and the queen and the prince's desperate efforts to produce the new drug alcohol at all costs that so many injured brothers were able to survive.
Now these people are not thieves in the army, but heroes fighting for the country. They don’t have to queue up when they go to the market to eat buns, and the people consciously let them buy first!
It was even more amazing if they had made military achievements. The girls in Bianliang City could dazzle them with flowers and fruits, and they could also enjoy the grand sight of having fruits thrown into the carriage, which was originally only seen when the top scholar rode a horse in a parade.
The military doctor muttered, "You little bastards, you've finally arrived at a good time."
Pan Mei has also caught up with good times. He, Pan Mei, has never fought such a prosperous battle in his life. Isn’t he going to be rich?
In Yizhou, Pan Mei taught the Liao army a good lesson! He demolished the walls of Yizhou like a whirlwind, and the commander, Yelu Baoji, fell from the wall and was beheaded by the soldiers who rushed over!
After the death of the commander-in-chief, the remaining Liao troops in Yizhou City lost their resistance and fled in all directions. The Song army took advantage of the situation and rushed into the city with an incredible success.
When Zhao Kuangyin arrived with a large group of troops, Cao Bin and Pan Mei were already ready. Zhao Kuangyin was very pleased with the victory in the first battle. He replaced more than a hundred seriously wounded soldiers and replenished ammunition.
The food and fodder only contained seven days' worth of dry rations and water. The Song Dynasty's current marching rations were specially made, made of fried flour and soybean flour with appropriate amounts of oil, salt, and sugar. They were assembled into molds and made into bricks using the factory's hydraulic press.
This stuff is very filling and can help you avoid hunger. When you are on the march or in battle, you can just soak it in the boiled water in the water bag and it will become a sticky porridge. It is also very delicious when paired with salty dried meat.
The defeated army that fled to Youzhou never dreamed that this group of monsters would come and kill them without even taking a rest.
Youzhou is nestled between the Yanshan Mountains to the north, the Bohai Sea to the east, and the Taihang Mountains to the southwest. Only the southern part is relatively open, connecting it to the Central Plains. This geographical environment makes Youzhou an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack location, serving as a natural barrier to protect the heartland of the Central Plains.
The walls of Youzhou were built by the Liao Dynasty for hundreds of years. They were all made of solid blue bricks. There was no cement in ancient times, but the clever ancients used glutinous rice juice mixed with soil to make an adhesive that was no worse than concrete!
Youzhou's walls were so strong that even carriages could run on them. You can imagine how strong they were!
Cao Bin and Pan Mei couldn't afford to be careless when it came to Youzhou's city walls. Twenty cannons as thick as buckets were mounted on iron wheels, and only four strong carriages could pull this heavy thing!
It took two young men to lift the heavy shell!
Yelu Xizhen, the defender of Youzhou City, took out a letter from the country and sent Shi Jie to deliver it to the Song camp.
Cao Bin and Pan Mei felt a headache. This crap came at a critical moment. If they accepted it, it would affect the morale of the fighters! If they didn't accept it, it was a letter from the emperor. If they refused, it would be a contempt for the emperor's authority!
When the stalemate was just happening, Zhao Kuangyin arrived with 50,000 imperial guards. Cao Bin and Pan Mei were pardoned, and this hot potato was handed directly into the hands of the emperor!
The emperor scolded Cao Bin and Pan Mei, "You are so stupid! You just fell into the trap I set. Now it's time to talk to me about the rules. You two are becoming more and more cowardly. What I want is the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!"
If you dare to make a mistake in military affairs, I will kill you two!"
Cao Bin and Pan Mei were so scared that they didn't bother to argue anymore and quickly ordered the artillery to aim at the walls of Youzhou and bombard them!
The artillery fired a volley at the city wall of Youzhou as if it had been injected with chicken blood. It was like a thunderclap in a clear sky. The city wall of Youzhou was in bad luck. After the first round of volleys, a hole was blown in the wall, but it didn't fall down yet. Cao Bin and Pan Mei were anxious and prepared for five rounds of volleys!
Explosions erupted everywhere, and flames shot up into the sky. Even if the walls of Youzhou were strong, they couldn't withstand such a blast.
After the fifth round of volleys, the city walls of Youzhou collapsed in a chain reaction like dominoes!
The Song army rushed into the city like a tide!
Yelu Xizhen was so frightened that he turned around and tried to run away, but the shrapnel from the Song army pierced his skull and he fell straight down under the ruins of the city wall.
Youzhou City, the city that the Song Dynasty has been dreaming of, is finally in our hands!
The Liao army organized two large-scale counterattacks, but it was completely futile. The flesh and blood of the Khitan warriors could not stop the guns.
It took two days of street fighting to completely wipe out the Liao resistance. The Liao defenders, numbering 80,000, were surrounded by the Song army, and not a single one escaped.
The moat of Youzhou was littered with the bodies of the Liao army, and every street in Youzhou was stained with the blood and tears of the Liao army.
The Song army also lost 32 soldiers, all of whom were injured by the Liao army's cold arrows. The soldiers who had seen blood became as powerful as ferocious beasts.
Watching one of your own fall beside you was a deep-seated hatred! The bloodthirsty Song army was already blood-stained, and some streets in Youzhou City were stained with blood up to the ankles.