The Richest Man in the Heavens Starts from Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 116 Mantis Catching Cicadas
Although the main force of Jin Kingdom was annihilated in World War I, Du Yu did not stop.

The enemy has wiped out a lot, but now Wei's base is not that big, he must at least get Yanyun and Liaodong into his hands.

Another point is that Emperor Tianzuo is still lingering. As long as he is still alive, there will be Khitan people who miss their homeland, which is not conducive to ruling.

After resting for a few days, Du Yu divided his forces into two groups, still with Sun An and Zhu Wu as the main generals, and asked them to attack the already very empty places in Liaodong.

He himself led the main army all the way westward, heading straight for Yunzhou and other places.Passed Juyongguan and went straight to Ruzhou, this time the vanguard was replaced by Luan Tingyu.

The [-] vanguard troops rushed to the city of Confucianism, and before they could launch an attack on the city's prefect, they opened the city gates and surrendered. This man belonged to the faction of Tianxi Emperor Yeluchun, and he had never dealt with Emperor Tianzuo Yeluyanxi.

If you can't fall to Yelu Yanxi, you can simply vote for Wei, and you can give him a preferential treatment for the sake of dedicating the city.

Winning a city without bloodshed is almost exactly the same as when we first entered Yandi. A good start always makes people feel good.

Du Yu felt that he would achieve very good results this time.

The army did not stay in Ruzhou, and three days later set off to attack westward again to Xinzhou and Wuzhou.

This time the luck was not so good. The officials of the two states were Khitan nobles who resisted very tenaciously, but compared with the Wei army, they had no numerical advantage, and the city walls could not last long in front of the counterweight trebuchet.

After half a month, the two cities fell successively and became the possessions of the Great Wei.

After Du Yu looked at the map, he ordered the army to divide again. Luan Tingyu led the vanguard straight to Yunzhou, and he himself led the main force across the Sanggan River to attack Weizhou, Feihukou, and Yingzhou.

The army advanced all the way, and when they passed Feihukou, Du Yu learned from the information sent back by Shi Qian that Yelu Yanxi's [-] elite cavalry were now fighting against Wanyan Xieye and Wanyan Zonghan's troops in Yunzhou.

Du Yu was very happy when he got the news, words like "mantis catching cicadas and orioles behind" and "killing people with a borrowed knife" filled his mind.

Wait a moment, let Wanyan Xieye and Wanyan Zonghan defeat Emperor Tianzuo's army, it is best for them to kill Yelu Yanxi in their hatred.

The Khitan people on the territory can be recruited and appeased without the blood of the Liao emperor on their hands.

So Du Yu ordered Luan Tingyu to block the retreat of Wanyan Xieye and Wanyan Zonghan, while his army continued to attack the Yingzhou capital.

In fact, Yingzhou Prefecture is very close to Xinzhou, and it is not too much for the Wei army to say that they are fighting at home.

He simply took a detour and attacked from the direction of Xinzhou, so that he could transfer food and grass from his own territory to replenish the source of troops.

There are not many Liao troops stationed in Yingzhou, and those who can fight are basically drawn to Yunzhou to fight against the Jin people.Therefore, it took only five days for the Wei army to break through the city and incorporate Yingzhou into the country.

Du Yu didn't stop, and continued to advance along the Sanggan River, taking back the lands in Shuozhou that were not under the rule of the Great Wei one by one. So far, fifteen of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun have fallen into his pocket.

At such a speed, it is almost as if the enemy surrendered on the lookout. In fact, the main reason is that the Liaojin War consumed [-]% to [-]% of the national power of the Liao people.

In addition, Da Wei is a new force, and all the people are in the midst of great entrepreneurial enthusiasm. Only by fighting hard and doing things hard can this effect be achieved.

Of course, one should not underestimate the weapons and equipment that Du Yu obtained from modern time and space. They are also several times better than cold weapons, combat weapons and armor, and their combat effectiveness is enough to open up several levels.

There are also counterweight trebuchets, a siege weapon, and modern bearing carriages that provide the transportation capacity for grain and grass transportation. With all these advantages combined, it is reasonable for the Wei army to achieve such brilliant results.

That is to say, Du Yu was cautious and did not dare to make hot weapons from modern time and space, otherwise the results of the battle could be exaggerated.

It's not bad now, Du Yu has led the army across the Sanggan River to the outskirts of Yunzhou and can attack it at any time.

Perhaps because of being in the Water Margin World, Yelu Yanxi's army was not defeated by the people of the Kingdom of Jin in one fell swoop as in real history. Yan Zonghan for more than two months.

But by this time, there were only 5 of the 2 people left, and the morale was low and on the verge of collapse.

Wanyan Xie also saw this with Wanyan Zonghan, and finally sent the main force of Jurchen up. After several fierce battles, they finally broke through Yunzhou and captured Yelu Yanxi alive.

Unlike in real history, this time he no longer had to escape to Yingzhou and became a prisoner.

Wanyan Xieye and Wanyan Zonghan probably did not execute this great enemy for the reason of appeasing the Khitan soldiers under them, but removed his title of Emperor of Liao Kingdom and conferred the title of King of the Seashore, preparing to send him to the Kingdom of Jin home placement.

After Du Yu got the news, he knew the time was right so he personally commanded the army to march towards Yunzhou.

When they came to the city of Yunzhou and surrounded the city, Wanyan Xieye and Wanyan Zonghan were dumbfounded. They didn't understand why such a huge army suddenly appeared.

But they were not afraid. They were almost invincible all the way from the northeast to the northwest. Even a slight setback in Yunzhou did not change the result of victory.

So without waiting for Du Yu to call the battle, they took the lead in sending soldiers from the Liao Kingdom to test the waters.

Those Liao soldiers had been fighting for more than two months and were already exhausted. They were no match for the Wei army in terms of morale or strength.

As soon as they fought, they showed a crushing situation.Three consecutive battles ended with the Wei army winning easily.

At the same time, dozens of counterweight trebuchets had been assembled, and they began to bombard Yunzhou City indiscriminately, causing the Jin people to complain endlessly.

In fact, neither Jin nor Liao people are strong in defending the city. They are better at fighting on horseback.

Wanyan Xieye and Wanyan Zonghan felt a little regretful at this time, and felt that entering Yunzhou City had become a failure instead.

It's not good to be blocked in the city and not be able to use it, so sooner or later the city will be broken and blocked by a large number of infantry, and you won't be able to run even if you want to.So the two of them forced the Khitan army to go out of the city to fight and destroy the catapults of the Wei army.

The Liao people had no choice but to make them surrender, so they could only risk their lives to attack Wei's army under the rain of arrows. Unfortunately, such a method of warfare would not have good results except for increasing casualties.

After a few times, Wanyan Xieye and Wanyan Zonghan realized something was wrong, because the Liao people could not break through the siege of the Wei army and failed to destroy the catapult.

The Wei army took turns to rest day and night to attack the city, and the city wall showed signs of collapse in just six or seven days.

After discussing, the two decided to break out first, and then make plans.

After a day's rest, they ordered the Liao people to attack the Wei army formation again, but this time the Jurchen's [-] cavalry followed.

Considering the escape route, the two chose the north gate of Yunzhou City instead of the relatively weakly defended south city.

With the sound of the thundering drums, the Liao army launched a death charge to the Wei army again and again.

Originally they thought that the Jurchens would follow them to attack, but after fighting for a while, they realized that Wanyan Xieye and Wanyan Zonghan had slipped away with the Jurchen elite and ran to the north to attack the Wei barracks.

In which direction are Shan Shiqi, Lu Hui, Shi Ding, Wu Cheng, Zhong Liang, Yun Zongwu, Wu Su, Zhu Jing and others stationed.

It was a bit negligent to focus on the frontal battlefield. By the time they found out, the Jurchen had already rushed nearby, and it was a little late to organize the manpower.

However, several of them have received military education since joining the gang, and they are no longer reckless men who can only wield knives. Instead, they calmly command the soldiers under them to use various facilities in the barracks to delay the opponent's impact.

Even though there was a remedy, Wanyan Xieye, Wanyan Zonghan and others rushed out, but it was a very good result to leave about [-] Jurchen elites.

Du Yu wasn't angry when he heard the news. There was Luan Tingyu's insurance behind him.

He felt that with the Jurchen tribes alone, it was impossible to gather tens of thousands of troops, and as long as Wei was given a period of time to develop, he could crush those fishing and hunting tribes with national strength.

What he was afraid of before was nothing more than the fact that the people of the Jin Kingdom would take over a large number of troops after defeating the Liao Kingdom, and then unite with the Song Dynasty to sandwich the Great Wei in the middle.

Now that Du Yu has enjoyed the bonus of unequal information, he has become the oriole behind the mantis, and wiped out the biggest potential threat of the Kingdom of Jin in the cradle, and the road of Great Wei has been widened.

(End of this chapter)