The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 484 Hero Tomb

Gao Chong wore a mask, like the image of the God of War, deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, making the soldiers of the Liao army fearful and trembling, and they were already timid before fighting, and their morale was low.

On the contrary, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted, and Gao Chong gave them more encouragement, which made them very excited. How can they be unhappy that their generals are so brave and invincible.

Although the Liao army has an invincible heavy armored army, they lost their morale, and they were doomed to failure. However, Yelu has successfully fought in the battlefield for many years, and he can see it more clearly than anyone else.

The Song army was as powerful as ever, and the more they fought, the more courageous they became. Under the leadership of Gao Chong, the Liao army was defeated steadily, and they were powerless to fight back.Even the heavily armored army is helpless.

At the same time, the East Route Army was approaching Huai'an County, but Xiao Jun and others could not hold on. It was not a life-and-death showdown at all, but more like a delaying tactic.

Zhao Gou had already issued an order that they must make a quick decision to win Huai'an County.When Lu Junyi received the order and what Zhao Gou said, he knew it by heart, so he didn't follow the contract and waited to break the formation. Instead, he swarmed up and approached Huai'an City quietly.

When Xiao Jun and others came, Lu Junyi had already ordered people to guard the city wall overnight, and told them not to be discovered, and then waited for the order to attack.

Sure enough, Xiao Jun's actions were not far from what Zhao Gou expected.No matter how Lu Junyi and others shouted, they just ignored it.

Lu Junyi ordered people to beat the drums louder, and he also ordered the storming of the city, but he did not storm the city immediately, but let the soldiers sticking to the city wall take the first step, and when they were about to arrive, he gave the official order. Unexpectedly, the effect was amazing good.

It was too late for Xiao Jun to stop, Song Jun had already hit the city gate.If it wasn't for Yelu's successful gauntlet, how could they approach the city gate so easily, and now they can only watch helplessly.

Now they have no soldiers in their hands, only light cavalry and infantry. The problem is that once the city gate is opened, they are simply not enough people to fit their teeth.

In the end, Xiao Jun and others had no choice but to capture Huai'an County, and then Huairen County fell; soon, Song Jun got two counties, and then led the army to Datong County.

As for the West Road army led by Song Jiang, they launched an attack from Tiancheng County, then headed north, passing through Changqing, Fengyi, and then Datong County.

As the general of the West Road Army, Yelucheng stationed all his troops in Tiancheng County, but unfortunately he was not stable enough, too impatient, and couldn't stand the provocation of the Song army, so he went out of the city to fight against Yelu Chenggong's order, and was beheaded. break!
Song Jiang led an army and drove straight in, approaching Datong County.

"General Yelu, the situation has become clear. Sooner or later, Yunzhou will be occupied by our army." Seeing that Yelu was successfully surrounded, Zhao Gou asked everyone to stop attacking temporarily, and kindly persuaded them, "If you continue to resist, I'm afraid it will be a meaningless sacrifice. Surrender! I will guarantee you in the name of the commander-in-chief of the Song Army, and I will never hurt you at all. As long as you surrender, the soldiers who follow you will not be hurt in any way."

"Haha!..." Yelu Chenggong looked up to the sky and laughed loudly, and said: "Your Excellency has made up his mind to accept it, but as the commander of an army and a descendant of the Daliao royal family, only Yelu Chenggong who died in battle, and Yelu Chenggong who did not surrender."

"Stupid!" Zhao Gou yelled, "Emperor Liao is too busy to come to rescue you at all. If you continue to resist, the only way to die! General Yelu, have you ever thought about the soldiers around you, they also have family members, don't you also Disregarding their lives?"

"As the king of Daliao and Liang, I, Yelu Chenggong, cannot disappoint the trust of the imperial court, nor can I disappoint the generals who died in battle."

Yelu Chenggong said firmly, "No matter what, I will never surrender. However, I have one request, can you agree?"

"General, please speak!"

"Today I know that I am defeated, and I have no face to face the emperor, and I have no face to face the generals." Yelu Chenggong seemed to be confessing his last words, "Today, I know that I will die. I implore the commander-in-chief. Please spare them after I die."

"General Yelu, as long as..." Zhao Gou said hastily.

Yelu successfully shook his head, smiled slightly, and interrupted: "General Zhao's kindness, I accept it with all my heart. You and I are masters. Besides, I can't live. The only way is to die. Since I want to die, I might as well die here. On this piece of land, let my soul live forever!"

Zhao Gou wanted to stop him, but he saw the firm look in Yelu Chenggong's eyes. He understood Yelu Chenggong's intentions, and it was useless to save someone who was mortal. It would be better to fulfill his wish.

In addition, Zhao Gou also knew that it was impossible for Yelu to stay if he succeeded.Even if he did not execute him, he would have no face to face his brothers and would rather die than surrender.

Moreover, Yelu's success has had too much influence in Yunzhou.As long as he doesn't die, don't worry, those officials in the court will not spare his life, and he will die in the end.

Rather than letting him endure insults, it is better to let him die on the land he loves, so that he has a place to belong.

Yelu Chenggong looked up to the sky with a smile, pulled out the scimitar in his hand, and resolutely drew it to kill himself.Immediately, the skin on the neck was cut open, a stream of blood slowly flowed down, and his body slowly became limp, while his eyes widened and the corners of his mouth slightly raised, showing a trace of relief.

Perhaps because of years of fighting, Yelu was tired from success, and he wanted to rest.

"Big guy!"

Many Liao soldiers looked up to the sky and shouted, weeping bitterly, put down their weapons one after another, and fell to their knees.Then, they also took up the disease and died, and committed suicide together with Yelu Chenggong.

Zhao Gou got off his horse, walked up to Yelu Chenggong, and bowed slightly to salute.Because Yelu Chenggong is also a generation of famous generals, worthy of Zhao Gou's respect.

"Order the three armies and beat the drums!"

A generation of generals fell heroically, and Zhao Gou gave him high enough treatment.Not only was the battle drum beaten, but the army was lined up, which was regarded as a funeral for him.Moreover, Zhao Gou ordered that the corpses of Yelv Chenggong and his generals be preserved without any disrespect.

As Yelu successfully killed himself, the Song army won the battle.At the same time, Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others also came, which meant that the entire Yunzhou fell into the hands of Song Jun.

After Zhao Gou entered the city, he found the only spy and ordered him to lead him to the brothers who died in battle. Their bodies had already begun to rot, and they were all placed in mass graves. It was impossible to tell who was who.

Finally, Zhao Gou erected a tombstone at the place where they died in battle, named "Hero Tomb".Moreover, Yelu Chenggong and his generals were also cremated and buried here.

Yelu's success in gaining Zhao Gou's respect was not simply due to his great achievements, but because he was unwilling to embarrass the people in the city no matter how difficult it was, and regarded the people as the sky. .

If Yelu Chenggong is as cruel and heartless as Yeluming, he doesn't care about the life and death of the people, and he doesn't treat the people of Yunzhou kindly.Even if he surrendered, Zhao Gou would not agree.

Now four of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are in the hands of Da Song, and it is only a matter of time before the next twelve prefectures are captured.

However, the matter here is over, but many unexpected things happened at Zhao Yougong's place.Because of those troublesome things, Zhao Gou had to go to deal with them.

(End of this chapter)