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Chapter 759 The Rise of the Armed Forces Behind the Enemy

"Hold!! Hold!!"

Hebei West Road, Dingzhou.

Compared with Baozhou and Yingzhou being destroyed one after another, this important military town has supported the attack of the Liao army for nine days.

Corpses lay everywhere inside and outside the city, and fragments of siege equipment were everywhere. The generals defending the city roared at the top of their lungs, looking forward to the victory.

They really can't afford to lose. Today's Hebei is divided into east and west roads. The capital of the east road is naturally Beijing Daming Mansion, and the capital of the west road is Zhending Mansion. Once Dingzhou is lost, Zhending Mansion will probably not be able to defend it. Don't worry, most of Hebei will be occupied by then.

"One more day! Hold on! Hold on!!"

He was struggling up and down in the city, and seeing that he was about to win a brilliant victory, suddenly there was a commotion below, and then the Liao army burst into heaven-shaking cheers.

The guard looked out and saw a very eye-catching banner moving towards the rear of the Liao army at high speed.

It was a triangular flag five feet long and three feet high, with five colors of red, white, yellow, black, and green, with teeth arranged along the sides. There were streamers on the flag, flying dragons embroidered on the center of the flag, flame patterns embroidered on the sides, and the background color was made of solid yak tail. It is the big flag (dào) of Emperor Liao.

纛 is the name of the oldest military flag and the head of the ancient military flag. It can appear alone in the ceremonial guard of the emperor, or it can appear on the top of the flag. Because the emperor has six armies, the ancient army is also called "six 纛". .

The Khitan was deeply influenced by the culture of the Central Plains. When the Liao Emperor traveled, he would naturally erect the banner of the emperor. Mongolia in history was also affected by this. Genghis Khan set up the famous nine (liú) white banner, which became a symbol of power in Mongolia.

Now this flag appeared outside the city of Dingzhou, which also represented the Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom, who came to the battlefield in person on his own expedition.

The appearance of the Liao emperor became the last straw that broke the camel's back.

On the one hand, the morale of the Liao army was boosted and the attack became more ferocious. On the other hand, the Song army on the city also realized that even if it survived for ten days, the opponent would not be able to retreat. swallow.

The exhaustion and pressure accumulated during this period broke down their psychological defense in an instant. Many heroic soldiers fell and fell into a deep sleep forever. On the neck, it is about to commit suicide.

It wasn't until the guards hugged her left and right that she put down her sword, fell to her knees, and wailed loudly.

Seeing the building carts advancing, the Khitan warriors entered the city, Xiao Fengxian who came to pick them up immediately said: "Your Majesty's big flag has arrived, and the people of Song have surrendered since then, Daliao Tianwei! Your Majesty Tianwei!"

Yelu Yanxi let out a triumphant laugh: "Feng Xianzhen is my minister of the humerus of Daliao. This time you destroy the Southern Dynasty, you should be the first among the ministers!"

Xiao Fengxian was overjoyed: "Thank you, Your Majesty!!"

"It's over! Dingzhou is also over!"

In the mountain forest not far away, a small team watched with great sorrow as their hometown city was broken, and they were killed by the Liao people who were like wolves and tigers into the city. Flames blazed and wailed everywhere, but they had to retreat and avoid it far away.

The leader of this team was named Meng Kang, a slender man with fair skin, and he murmured at this moment: "Dingzhou is gone... what should we do?"

At this moment, a person behind him suddenly said: "Everyone go to Cangzhou and join the Hebei Township Corps!"

Meng Kang was taken aback when he heard the words. He liked ships since he was a child, and he also learned a lot of shipbuilding techniques when he was in the dock. Cangzhou is close to the Bohai Sea, so he has been there before. Compared with the remoteness of Cangzhou, Dingzhou must be richer. To vote for Linhai County?

Some people also asked similar doubts: "The township corps? A team composed of Baoding from all townships? The officers and soldiers have been defeated by the northern captives. What use is it to vote for them?"

The voice of the person who recommended the Township Corps raised his voice: "Why is it useless? You don't know how powerful the Township Corps is. Thousands of elite soldiers from the Liao Army entered Cangzhou. They died and surrendered. They were beaten to annihilation!"

The others shook their heads, obviously not believing it.

The man was in a hurry, and pointed to the north: "Go to Feihuxing to see, there are all Liao dogs whose hands have been cut off and expelled from the territory, they were chopped down by the Cangzhou Township Corps. Now the Liao army dare not invade Cangzhou. Dare to kill and set fire elsewhere!"

Under his words of swearing again and again while patting his chest, everyone finally began to be dubious.

Or at this desperate juncture, they also hope that Hebei can still have such an army that can resist the cavalry of the northern captives and protect their hometown in Hebei.

But Meng Kang thought of the terrain of Cangzhou, which is really not suitable for a large number of cavalry to gallop around. He believed a lot, then turned around and took a last look at Dingzhou, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! Let's go to Cangzhou!"

When the goal was determined, they soon discovered that there were many people who made similar choices.

In order to avoid the troops of the Liao People's Congress, many people traveled eastward across the mountains and mountains, and even ordinary people had many families to go to Cangzhou for survival.

The more people gathered, the greater the hope in their hearts.

However, in addition to the choice of joining the Township Corps, there is another team that has also gained fame on the land of Hebei.

Led by the "Tuota King" Chao Gai, the heroes of the green forest from the five mountains and twelve villages, and even the grandsons and grandsons from the Han family in Xiangzhou, all devoted themselves to the green forest to fight against the northern captives.

This group of heroes detoured behind the enemy and gathered many remnants and defeated generals. They also made surprise attacks on small groups of the Liao army and won several victories.

So at the border of Xiongzhou, which had already fallen, Shi Yong, a famous man whom he met not long ago, bid farewell to Meng Kang: "Brother Meng, I'm going to vote for Chao Tianwang, take care!"

Meng Kang cupped his fists: "Take care!!"

Watching this man leave with a group of people, including several people in his team who admired the heroes of the world, Meng Kang murmured: "I only hope that I will have the opportunity to fight side by side in the future!"

"There must be a chance!"

A rough voice came from behind, Meng Kang turned around, and saw Chen Da from Yecheng walking over.

This man wields a white-spotted steel spear and has extraordinary arm strength. He is the most outstanding martial artist in the crowd gathered so far, and he is also a propagandist of the Township Corps.

So Meng Kang said: "Brother Chen just told everyone about the Chaijiazhuang battle?"

Chen Da laughed and said: "Haha! How can you say it's disgusting? Mr. Lin's leader, Shenwei, and the township army regiment under his leadership, killed the elite soldiers of the Liao Kingdom head-on. In the end, the entire army was wiped out, and the body of Yelu Xiangwen is still hanging on the border, and a Liao army came to snatch it, but they were all killed and retreated in defeat!"

Hearing too much bad news along the way, these few good things are really hard to say, especially imagining the unrivaled majesty of a thousand armies, and Meng Kang can't help but win: "As expected of Lin Yiyong, if there were more generals like this in the Northern Army, how would the Northern Captives dare to offend us?"

Chen Da promoted so hard, on the one hand, he admired what the head coach Lin did, on the other hand, he met Zhu Wu on the way, got his entrustment, and saw that morale rebounded, he knew it was time to announce the news: "Don't worry, as long as With Head Coach Lin, the Northern Prisoners will not only return to Liao, but also pay the price in blood!"

Meng Kang thought at first that this was just rhetoric, but Chen Da's next sentence made him almost jump up in ecstasy:
"The Cangzhou Township Corps is about to come out, lead the township soldiers from all villages, and form the Hebei Township Corps!"

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"Absolutely don't let this township army come out of Cangzhou!"

In the Yamen of Yingzhou Mansion, Xiao Wuna glared angrily, his beard and hair were all raised, and he slapped the table with his big hand.

The generals on the left and right were silent, and since they went south, it was the first time they saw the commander of the East Road making such a big fuss. A confidant general stepped forward and suggested: "Dutong, the township corps is nothing more than a mob. Warriors Zhou Xuan, if they really come out, they only need [-] cavalry to rush forward, and they will definitely kill them without leaving any armor, this is suicidal!"

Xiao Wuna glared fiercely at this idiot who had no strategic vision: "Then if they disperse and fight guerrilla like those thieves, how can three thousand cavalry be unable to stop the main force?"

The general retreated slowly.

Xiao Wuna emphasized: "This is the land of the Southern Dynasties, and the rural soldiers are selected from the countryside. They can replenish the source of troops at any time, and every death of our warriors means one less. We must not let them become climate change, otherwise there will be endless troubles!"

He still has a lot to say, for example, don’t look at the fact that the Liao people seem to be unstoppable now, but because of successive victories, military discipline is becoming more and more loose. The army began to go out to plunder at will, and such defects may be exposed when they attack the Daming Mansion.

After all, after taking Yingzhou, he lured Cai Jing, the magistrate of the Daming Prefecture, to come to the rescue, but the other party was extremely sophisticated, and he would not take the bait no matter what kind of temptation he insisted on.

If you are frustrated by this northern gate and want to attack the city of Bianjing, you still have to go deep alone. It is absolutely unacceptable to have such an additional army behind the Liao army.

I was having a headache about how to deal with this kind of slippery civilian army, and another subordinate came to report: "Dutong, His Majesty sent someone to urge the food and grass again!"

"Oh...Your Majesty, you really shouldn't have come!"

Xiao Wuna's complexion became more and more difficult to look at.

Originally, food and grass were a big problem, but now Emperor Tianzuo has returned to conscript himself, and he is carrying Oruduo with him. Most of these guards are promoted to important ministers and officials because they please Emperor Liao. The treatment is high standard, obviously it is impossible to go hungry.

To be honest, the weakness of the Northern Army in the Southern Dynasties was beyond Xiao Wuna's imagination. It was not that the Great Song had no wars. It had been fighting Xixia all these years. It can only be said that it is suitable for him to go hunting in the south of Daliao.

According to the current situation, it may not be realistic to capture Bianjing, but occupying a place in Hebei, plundering all the wealth here, and finally forcing Song Ting to sign a new alliance under the city, and multiplying the old coins several times, is entirely possible Hope to achieve.

However, Emperor Liao's imperial conquest broke Xiao Wuna's plan at once.

Yelu Yanxi was his student. When he became the crown prince, he showed the characteristics of great ambition, talent and great success. Fortunately, he was still young at that time, and he still respected himself as the grand tutor. Now that his wings have hardened after he ascended the throne, he has already shown his closeness. The scene of the villain Yuan Xianchen, but no matter how old he is, the commander of the East Road, he must obey the orders of Emperor Liao. If he makes a foolish move...

King Lanling pressed his forehead lightly, resisting the pain from the onset of Fengji, but at this moment, the scouts came to report for the third time:

"Dutong! Xiongzhou City fell, and the Song army who captured this place called themselves the Hebei Township Corps!"

　Thanks to the book friends "Zong Zhu [-]", "Uncle Panda", "Black Bear Playing with Furball" and "Keti has no wink" for their rewards.

　　
　
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