The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 497 The corpse is everywhere
The Huliu River became the battlefield of the Song and Liao wars. The quiet river flowed slowly; the clear river was turbid under the iron hooves of the army.Because it is autumn, the water of the river drops sharply, even pedestrians can easily wade across it, and this has become a venue for great battles, just like the "Chu River Han Jie".

4 people gathered on the Huliu River, stepping on the river and fighting, one after another fell into the river, the blood from the wounds flowed continuously and merged with the river.The blood stained the earth and the Huliu River red, like a long river of blood, which is still fresh in people's memory.

The river has been stained red with blood, the battle is still going on, and the two sides are still fighting.

Gao Chong's bravery is invincible, rampant, wherever he goes, wherever he kills, no one can stop his pace; Yue Fei's exquisite marksmanship, in front of Gao Chong who is like a murderous god, is also compared.At this moment, the killing on the Huliu River continued, blood was flowing, and one by one fell down, like hell on earth.

"Survival of the fittest, the strong will be respected!"

The cruelty of the battlefield is unimaginable. Kindness to the enemy is cruelty to oneself. Any decision will not affect the life or death of an individual, or even the life and death of the entire army.It can be said that as the commander-in-chief of the first army, the most deadly threat is the loss of dominance, not to mention the loss of troops due to wrong decisions.

A general for a day, a general for a lifetime!

Now that one has no choice but to ignore one's own life and death, only the city must not be lost.

"You are defeated, as long as you surrender, I promise I will never kill you!"

Han Shizhong stared at Yelu Dequan intently, and saw that the river under his feet was already stained red with blood, his heart was extremely heavy.However, this moment is not the time for him to be merciful, even though the blood in the river has his own subordinates, he is still determined to continue fighting.

"Haha!" Yelude laughed out loud, as if he heard some funny joke, and sneered: "The war is still going on now, and no one knows the result. Even if I lose, only Yelu will die in battle Dequan, there will never be Yelu Dequan who surrenders."

The battle between the two armies lasted for nearly two hours, and both the Song army and the Liao army were exhausted.Now the test is whose perseverance is stronger. Only those with perseverance can survive and win the final victory.However, looking around, the Liao soldiers were already defeated.

Gao Chong's bravery and invincibility far exceeded their imagination, disrupting their formation, charging into the battle again and again, and retreating again and again.The soldiers of the Liao army were already fearful in their hearts, and the soldiers led by Gao Chong followed behind him, charging into the battle again and again, and their morale had already been defeated.

Defeat is just a matter of time!
Even so, Yelu Dequan still refused to surrender.He and Han Shizhong are equal in ability, and it will be impossible to tell the winner if he wants to subdue each other for a while.Yelude turned his head and glanced at the battlefield, seeing that his army was already in disintegration.

"If you had followed the advice of the lieutenant general, you wouldn't have come to this point!"

Yelude was a little guilty and remorseful in his heart. He watched his brothers who had been through life and death with him die tragically under the iron hooves of the Song army, and his heart plummeted.However, as a Khitan, he has been with wild beasts since he was a child, and he has long been accustomed to living and fighting in harsh environments.

It's just that the strength of the Song army exceeded his expectations. Even though the strength of the troops was equal, the generals' abilities were far apart.Although he didn't know Gao Chong's name, nor his face.However, he saw his subordinates fell in a pool of blood again and again, and he couldn't get away from this person. Even if he confronted him, he would definitely die. He didn't know that there were such people in the Song army.

In addition to Gao Chong, Yue Fei, Wang Gui and others also joined in, turning the originally evenly matched situation into a one-sided situation.Yelude knew that he was defeated. As a general, he had the main responsibility, and he had lost the will to retreat. Even if he died in battle, he would never surrender.

Han Shizhong fought with him again, and the Song and Liao army continued to fight heartily, and the situation became clear.The final result of the decisive battle between the two sides was that the Song army won, but it was just a miserable victory.If you really care about it, it is not a victory at all.

Half an hour later, Han Shizhong shot Yelu Dequan away, causing him to fall back.

Yelu Dequan looked again, and saw that he and the remaining hundreds of soldiers had been surrounded by the Song army, and it was difficult to escape, so he shouted suddenly: "Kill!"

Seeing that Yelu Dequan rushed over resolutely, Han Shizhong ordered the archers to prepare, and arrows roared out, aiming at Yelu Dequan and the remaining hundreds of soldiers.In an instant, they turned into a hornet's nest. Yelude had no intention of surrendering until his last breath. Han Shizhong knew that he had to kill him, so he didn't hesitate, let alone give them a good time.

With the death of Yeludequan and his men, the Song army won this battle!
However, Han Shizhong couldn't be happy, even Gao Chong, Liu Guangshi, Yue Fei and others were silent.Because if you look around, what you see is not the river bed, nor the turbid river water, but the corpses of soldiers who died in battle, piled up like hills, and the blood continues to flow with the river; some corpses are difficult to complete, not broken arms It's just that the legs are missing, and even the heads are gone. Some are trampled by iron hooves beyond recognition, bloody and bloody, and the corpses of some soldiers are scattered all over the ground.

Even though everyone has gone through various battles, they still feel a little uncomfortable when they actually see the pile of corpses, including their own subordinates and those brothers who share life and death.

After a fierce battle, the Song army won. Han Shizhong immediately counted the number of people, and there were only 5000 left in the [-] army, which means that more than [-] people were lost, while the entire Liao army was wiped out.Moreover, Niu Gao and Wang Gui were also seriously injured, and the generals who died in battle were countless.

Then, Han Shizhong sent an order to report the battle report here to Zhao Gou.After Zhao Gou received the battle report, he couldn't be happy, so he personally led the army to Huliuhe.When he saw those brothers who died in battle, and the banks of the Huliu River where corpses were strewn across the field, his heart was also heavy.

Zhao Gou ordered the army to clean up the battlefield. All the corpses of the soldiers of the Song Army, regardless of their height, were collected. They also seized the heavy armor, bows and arrows of the Liao Army.

"Marshal, the last general has dereliction of duty, and please deal with it by military law!" Han Shizhong led an army of [-], and lost more than half of his troops, which made him feel guilty.If they hadn't adopted a direct confrontation, maybe so many brothers would not have died in battle.

Zhao Gou glanced at Han Shizhong and saw that he was covered in blood, pale and depressed. He understood what Han Shizhong was thinking, and then looked at Yue Fei, Gao Chong, Liu Guangshi and others. There is a lot of worry written on everyone's face.

"What is the crime of General Han!" Zhao Gou helped Han Shizhong up, looked at the crowd again, and said in a deep voice: "War is so cruel, only blood and flesh can make a country like an iron barrel. If you want to achieve a great cause , there must be death."

"The strength of the Liao army is equal to that of our army, and the outcome is mixed. Now that the brothers are killed in battle, it is not what everyone wants to see. If it were me, I would choose to fight head-on. Because this is not the Central Plains, but It’s a place that’s easy to defend but hard to attack.”

"The only way to fight this battle is to stimulate the enemy's generals and fight to the death. There is no other way. If it is a protracted war, our army's losses may be even more serious. In addition, it will be even more detrimental to us. General Han, your strategy is not a problem, but ours It’s nothing more than a rough estimate of the combat power of the Liao Army, you have no responsibility for this, it’s the commander’s responsibility.”

"Master!" Everyone shouted in unison.

Zhao Gou waved his hands to signal them not to speak, and then said: "As a general, you command the three armies. The life and death of soldiers, and the victory or defeat of the battle depend on the general. However, as a general, I did not give you any support." , You won the victory, this is your achievement, this is not your fault, but mine."

"War is so cruel. There are some things we can't face and have to face. Only through the baptism of blood can we understand what a general is. In this war, our army has won. This is an unquestionable result At this moment, the process is not important, what matters is the result, do you understand?"

"Brothers who died in battle now, they didn't die in vain, but used their blood and flesh to pave the way for us, a road leading to regaining the lost land, so that outsiders no longer dare to bully Song Dynasty. The war is still going on now, Casualties are unavoidable, you should adjust your mood to meet a more powerful enemy, instead of feeling sorry for yourself here, you should regroup and create another glories."

Everyone was silent again, and the words Zhao Gou said appeared in their minds.Even Wu Yong, the military adviser, was silent at the moment. In terms of age, Zhao Gou was much younger than them, and in terms of military qualifications, he could not be compared with Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi and others, but what he saw at this moment was better than anyone else. They must be long-term, and their mentality is more positive than anyone else, and they all convince everyone.

(End of this chapter)