Yeluyi raised his body first, his mind blank. His ears couldn't hear, his eyes looked blurry, and for a moment he thought he was in another world. He shook his head vigorously and forced himself to calm down, only to find that half of his arm was gone, and there were many minor injuries. The people in the tent were silent, except for two or three guards who were struggling in pools of blood.

Turning around, Yelu Zongzhen, who was not far away, had a big hole in his body, half of his head was cut off, and he had already died. The important ministers and high-ranking officials who came together, except for themselves, none of them were alive, and they didn't even have a complete body.

If he hadn't known that there was artillery, Yelu Yixian wouldn't have thought of what was going on, and maybe he would have thought it was a heavenly punishment.

There was a mess around, but no one came, everyone hid far away. The scene just now was too terrifying, even though it was in the midst of thousands of troops, surrounded by hundreds of elite soldiers, they were all frightened.

It's over, everything is over, Yeluyi slowly closed his eyes first, not daring to think about what would happen next. There was a sharp pain, and the wound was bleeding continuously, and Yeluyi fainted again.

Although the flowering shells were fired by heavy artillery, they were far from being comparable with the shells of later generations, and could not guarantee complete killing. If it is a cannonball for later generations, one shot is enough to make no living person in the tent, and the flowering shell cannot do it. Yao Shouxin held a telescope and kept observing the handsome tent of the wolf. The task given to him by Du Zhongxiao is very clear, Yelu Zong, who must come, really dies here, and the rest is not careless. If one round of artillery can't be killed, after quickly completing the preparation of the next round of cannons, chase after Yelu Zong. Yao Shouxin stared at Yelu Zongzhen's corpse and ordered the gunner to calibrate again.

The deafening sound stopped, and Du Zhongxiao looked at the Khitan army formation outside the city, and a large blank space appeared in the middle of the city. This round of heavy artillery not only knocked out Xiao A's tent, but also killed and injured hundreds of soldiers from the fragments of the flowering bullets, and the Khitan army formation was in chaos.

Turned to Liu Ji and said, "This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Order all armies, according to the pre-battle arrangement, to attack in an all-out way! ”

Liu Ji promised, ran down the city wall quickly, and ordered the concentrated heralds to pass orders to the various armies.

At the time of a stick of incense, the Song army began a full-scale attack.

Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi commanded the headquarters along the valley from south to north, approaching the Khitan army formation. The other artillery on the gun emplacement, after a round of artillery bombardment of the Khitan army defending the Song army, extended to the middle of the valley. Cut off the reinforcements of the Khitan soldiers in the rear, and at the same time block the retreat of the front army formation.

The tent was knocked out, and the continuous artillery bombardment of the Song army was encountered, and the Khitan army formation was soon completely chaotic.

Shi Quanbin lay on his stomach at the head of the city, and it took a while to recover from the excitement of killing the Khitan lord. After seeing the situation under the city, he said to Du Zhongxiao: "To be controlled, the Khitan lord over there seems to be dead!" It's better to block the valley mouth with cannons and leave all these Khitans here to be destroyed! ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "No need, the Khitan soldiers who are farther away, let them escape." I have ordered the cavalry to take position, let the rout charge charge the Khitan army behind, and the cavalry will follow. There was no rout and scattered, and the Khitan follow-up army was not easy to fight. ”

Shi Quanbin nodded again and again: "What the system said is, that's it!" Even the Khitan lord has been killed, and he is bound to win a big victory! ”

The scene just now impressed Shi Quanbin, and now everything Du Zhongxiao said was right, and he agreed with everything. The specific strategy, anyway, he doesn't know how to fight next, just say yes.

The remaining Khitan generals calmed down, and then hurriedly took people to the tent of the handsome, wanting to rescue Yelu Zongzhen and others. I didn't want Yao Shouxin to come with another round of heavy artillery, and almost no one was spared. By this time, almost all the important Khitan generals were wiped out, and the army was completely chaotic. The place where the handsome tent is regarded by everyone as a place of death, and no one dares to approach it again.

Yang Wenguang and Zhao Zi took the troops of their headquarters and kept the formation intact, and the Khitan soldiers quickly broke and fled.

Whether it is a solid bullet or a flowering projectile, it is far less powerful than the shells of later generations, and the lethality is not amazing. Although the Song army continued to fire artillery, there were not many Khitan soldiers killed or wounded. The role of artillery is not mainly to kill, but not to allow the enemy to gather. As long as they could not form a military formation, the unorganized army was almost unilaterally slaughtered by the infantry troops that followed behind.

It was not until the Song infantry reached the position of the tent that Yao Shouxin ordered the heavy artillery to be rearranged and fired in the direction of the valley mouth. The fleeing Khitan soldiers were frightened, and the cavalry followed closely and attacked directly at the Khitan army.

Yang Wenguang personally led people to the location of the handsome tent, and saw a mess, and the tent had already become fragments. The corpses on the ground were in a mess, and many of the wounded were screaming and screaming, like hell on earth. When Sergeant Song saw it, he was also shocked. The true power of heavy artillery, they also saw it for the first time.

In front of Yelu Zongzhen, Yang Wenguang breathed a sigh of relief. With this corpse, it's worth everything. killed the Khitan lord before the battle, and brought back the corpse, the military exploits of this battle are really unimaginable. It is winter now, Yeluzong's body can be sent back to the capital intact, and the emperor and the hundred officials will have an expression when they see it, and now they can't think of it at all.

The soldiers inspected the scene, and Yang Wenguang temporarily handed over the army to Zhao Zi's command, and personally led people to send all the corpses and wounded back to the military city.

After getting the news, Du Zhongxiao went down the city wall, saw the corpses of Yelu Zongzhen and several generals, and ordered to bring a few captured Khitan generals to recognize them. The corpse was properly cleaned up, and he wrote a handwritten letter next to him, signed it with Shi Quanbin, and sent it to Han Qi first, and then sent it to the capital quickly. There is a train rushing to the city, and tomorrow it will arrive in the capital.

After confirming the body, Du Zhongxiao and Shi Quanbin went to see several wounded.

Most of the survivors were guards, and there was only one Yelu Yixian, who was very identical at first glance.

Du Zhongxiao ordered the military doctor to come over to treat the wounded, pierced the wound of Yelu Yixian, saw him wake up, and asked, "I don't know the name of the general?" ”

Yelu Yi first looked around, then looked at the wound, knew that he was captured, sighed, and bowed his hand to Du Zhongxiao: "The king of Wuchang County and all the palaces and courtyards of the Northern Dynasty have deployed Yelu Shixian. Don't know your name? ”

Du Zhongxiao arched his hand: "Song Tianzhang Pavilion is to be systematized, Hedong Road is slightly deputy envoy, and Du Zhongxiao is a soldier in the six states of Guan Gou." ”

Ye Luyi said first: "It turns out that you are Du Zhizhi, I didn't expect to be so young." I have been imprisoned by you, how can I be restrained? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't hide it from the king, I wanted to let you go back." However, your status is precious, and it is not for me to decide. I can only let you live here first and wait for the decree of the imperial court. ”

Ye Luyi was silent for a while before he said, "The official family of the Northern Dynasty has already collapsed in front of the battle?" ”

Du Zhongxiao nodded: "Not bad." You invaded the territory of the Great Song Dynasty for no reason and were killed in the city, and there is nothing to say. The king's brother is the privy envoy of the Northern Court, and now your monarch died in battle, and now he is very common. ”

Yelu Yixian's brother Yelu Renxian, who was the Khitan Zhibei Privy Council at this time, was the king of the Northern Courtyard in the martial arts that Du Zhongxiao watched, and he was a real powerful figure. The Khitan divided the troops, and the commander of the other road was Yelu Shixian, who was in Fengzhou at this time, preparing to cross the Yin Mountain and return to Beijing. As soon as Yelu Zongzhen died, Yelu Renxian, who was in charge of the army alone, was very important, and his soldiers and horses were an important force for the future Khitan battle.

Ye Luyi was of course more familiar with the situation in his country than Du Zhongxiao, and when he heard this, he said, "Isn't it intended to be controlled in Fengzhou?" Why not go to Datongfu? ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "Don't hide it from the king, my troops may have more than enough to attack Fengzhou, but not enough to attack Yunzhou." The fighter is fleeting, and there is no choice. ”

Yeluyi shook his head and sighed first, and then said nothing.

Du Zhongxiao's habit was to pay attention to collecting intelligence before the war. Although it has not been long in the Volcano Army, the news of these important officials of the Khitan is still roughly known. Yelu Yi first disagreed with Xiao Ge, and Xiao Ge retreated to Datong Mansion with Yelu Chongyuan, so he naturally wanted Du Zhongxiao to go there.

As soon as Yelu Zong really died, it was inevitable that the Khitan would split and compete for the throne, and this kind of thing had happened many times. If Song Chao attacks urgently, the pressure on them is too great, maybe the battle for the position is not fierce, and the two sides will end soon, and they will be unanimous with the outside world. The Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun were already the core of the Khitan at this time, but they were not treated like the land they occupied a hundred years ago. Whether the Song Dynasty attacked Yunzhou or Youzhou, the Khitan could not give up. Under such military pressure, the Khitan did not dare to split, and Yelu Hongji and Yelu Chongyuan did not dare to let go and fight for the throne.

Listening to Du Zhongxiao talk about attacking Fengzhou, Yeluyi knew first that it was not a shortage of soldiers, but a deliberate attempt to make the Khitan civil strife. Know how? Now that he is captured, he can only say whatever others say.

Seeing Yelu Yixian's expression, Du Zhongxiao guessed his thoughts and said, "King, in today's battle, how do you think the combat power of the Khitan army is compared with the Song army?" I will be able to overcome you with 30,000 against 100,000! ”

Yeluyi said first: "You have such a cannon, one cannon can be used as thousands of soldiers, naturally you are strong." ”

Du Zhongxiao said: "After destroying the soldiers and horses that came to attack Tanglong Town, our soldiers will not be damaged, and we can go straight to Fengzhou." When the time comes to play against Brother Ling, what does the king think Brother Ling has a chance of winning? I know that although he has a lot of soldiers and horses, he has a lot of baggage, a lot of dependents, and a lot of people who don't hold soldiers. ”

Yeluyi shook his head gloomily and did not speak. This is not clear, Yelu Zongzhen took away the most elite army, leaving behind mostly logistics, and the female dependents of Huluduo who went out on the expedition, how to fight with Du Zhongxiao?

Looking at Yelu Yixian's expression, Du Zhongxiao said: "You and I both know that once the Khitan lord dies, civil strife will live." Even if the emperor's younger brother Chongyuan has no intention, his subordinates will inevitably support him as the emperor. Xiao Ge and your Yelu brothers do not agree, if this matter is completed, your family will be in danger. And without Brother Ling's soldiers and horses, the eldest son Hongji has insufficient soldiers and horses, Chongyuan has the Queen Mother to help, and I don't need to talk about the rest. The king might as well repair a book, let the brother Ling give up Fengzhou, take the soldiers and horses of those states to quickly cross the Yin Mountain, and return to Beijing, so that the queen mother will not get the news and immediately raise troops to support Chongyuan. How is it? ”