nycdaug Chapter 228: Withdrawal Order
Chapter 228: Withdrawal Order
The Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun have been ruled by foreign races for more than 60 years, but the Han people whose ancestors lived here do not feel sad and reluctant to leave their homeland.
As the lowest class of untouchables, they had had enough of exploitation and humiliation. When they heard that the Song army was going to take them to the Song Dynasty ruled by the Han people, except for a few people who refused to go and fled, they all joined the immigration team with their elderly and children, looking forward to the future.
It was not an easy task to relocate so many people. The old, weak, sick and disabled slowed down the march, and they had to have food to prevent them from starving to death. Yang Ye, who led more than 10,000 soldiers to escort more than 80,000 people in Yunzhou, was very worried and thought-provoking.
It took five days of mobilization and action to reach Yingzhou. After two days of rest, the Han people in Yingzhou were mobilized to migrate south. The number of immigrants increased to more than 130,000, and they slowly moved towards Huanzhou.
After arriving in Huanzhou, they could bring the fifty or sixty thousand Han people there with them and enter the territory of the Song Dynasty through Yanmen Pass.
As for the Han people in Shuozhou, Yang Ye had already written a letter, asking the military supervisor Wang Quan who was stationed there to take them to Huanzhou to gather and escort them to the south. As for whether the military supervisor Wang Quan would agree, Yang Ye was not sure. After all, the emperor's edict had not yet been sent to his memorial requesting that the Han people in the four states be relocated to the territory of the Song Dynasty.
Luo Li refused to listen to the King of Qin's arrangement and refused to follow the main force to retreat early. Compared with the life of Yang Ye, the Golden Sword Lord, she cared more about the safety of her lover Zhao Defang.
"Zhao Defang, I will stay and be in danger with you, but you must bring me back to the capital alive!" Luo Li said half-jokingly and half-seriously.
The King of Qin took a step forward and embraced her in his arms. "Li'er, you insisted on not following General Yang's large army to retreat. I will protect you at the risk of my life and bring you back to the capital."
Luo Li rubbed her head against his body and said in a muffled voice: "Zhao Defang, don't be a hero. The situation is over. Killing a few more Liao soldiers won't change anything. The most important thing is to save everyone's lives."
The King of Qin smiled and spoke gently, "I know. I will do my best to kill the enemy and delay time to cover the large army retreating southwards. I will pay more attention to my own safety.
Li'er, I want to test the guerrilla warfare you taught me, and let the Liao army see the might of the elite Moyun Cavalry!"
Luo Li punched him with amusement, "Your elite Moyun cavalry soldiers have made the Tibetans and the Dangxiang people tremble in fear, and you want to satisfy your desire to make the Khitans tremble in fear too?"
Qin Wang Zhao Defang said jokingly: "The one who understands me is my virtuous wife!"
"Disdain?" Luo Li punched him again unreasonably, "Don't disdain me."
"You know clearly that I'm talking about a virtuous wife, but you're so naughty!" Qin Wang Zhao Defang smiled, held Luo Li's pretty face, lowered his head to those tempting lips and kissed her.
A lingering and passionate kiss can fill the cold winter with the spirit of spring.
Luo Li's cheeks were flushed with spring, and her eyes were filled with spring love. She opened her slightly moist and shiny red lips and seduced this guy with one sentence, "Zhao Defang, if we can all return to the capital safely, you will have a place on the carved bed in Ning Xin Garden."
The eyes of Qin Wang Zhao Defang suddenly became bright and fiery, and the heat in his body surged. His heart was beating happily, and his voice was low and hoarse: "Li'er, keep your word! The carved bed in Ningxin Garden is something I have dreamed of for a long time."
Luo Li raised her hand and stroked the handsome face, which had become a little rough. She thought that in order to make you stop being a hero and put your life first, she even used the honey trap. ………
When the news of the Eastern Army's defeat at Qi Pass was rushed to the capital over an 800-mile route, the imperial court was shocked!
The court officials were so shocked by the news that they looked grim. They no longer felt the excitement and joy they had when the front line captured two cities in one day.
All the civil and military officials in the court looked sad, terrified, and silent. This hastily launched northern expedition with the whole country's strength was a decision made by the emperor. Now that the country has been defeated, it is likely to shake the foundation of the country. Even if the ministers are worried and angry, who dares to say anything?
The emperor sitting on the dragon throne had a pale face and felt so heavy-hearted that he could hardly breathe, as if a huge rock was pressing on him. He gritted his teeth and stayed calm, upholding the dignity of an emperor.
Seeing that no one in the court spoke, and no one came up with a good plan, they were probably all criticizing my decision to march north this time. The emperor was angry and slowly said, "Due to the poor performance of the Eastern Army in this Northern Expedition, the Western Army may be attacked from both sides and its food supply will be cut off. The situation is extremely unfavorable to our army.
I have decided to temporarily withdraw my troops, gather my strength and wait for an opportunity to launch another northern expedition."
The court officials secretly breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the emperor could recognize the situation and decide to withdraw his troops, it would be fine. The only thing to be afraid of is that the emperor would insist on having his own way and force the soldiers on the front line to hold on and not withdraw. In that case, the 200,000-strong army would be in danger of being wiped out.
All the court officials shouted in unison, "Your Majesty is wise!..."
The emperor straightened his back and sat up straighter. His mood improved. He continued, "Three hundred thousand Han people in Yun, Ying, Huan, and Shuo have suffered humiliation and torture under foreign rule. They are all my people. I have decided to relocate them south to the territory of the Song Dynasty. Saving them from the dire straits will also add strength to the Song Dynasty."
The ministers bowed their heads and shouted again: "Your Majesty is wise!" This time, their shouts of "Your Majesty is wise" were filled with genuine respect. Three hundred thousand people were definitely a huge fortune.
The emperor was in a better mood, and his face was more relaxed and confident. He continued, "Draft an imperial decree to order Yang Ye and his son to lead the troops to relocate the Han people from the four states to the territory of the Song Dynasty, order the commander of the Western Route Army, Pan Mei, to prepare for the reception and resettlement of the people, and order the King of Qin, Zhao Defang, to hold on to Yunzhou and Yingzhou, block the Liao army, and protect the people who are migrating southwards to retreat safely to the territory of the Song Dynasty, and then withdraw the troops to Yanmen Pass."
After a moment's silence, the ministers, following the anxious shouts of several leaders, shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Upon hearing that the Eastern Army was defeated at Qi Pass, the military supervisor Wang Quan had already left behind a deputy general and two thousand defenders, and withdrew his own three thousand troops from Shuozhou, entered the safe territory of the Song Dynasty from Yanmen Pass, and went to Daizhou to meet up with the commander-in-chief Pan Mei.
When Yang Ye arrived at Huanzhou City, he learned that the military supervisor Wang Quan had already fled from Shuozhou to Yanmen Pass. He angrily cursed the greedy and cowardly villain, and then he felt relieved. Without the constraints of the military supervisor Wang Quan, it was much easier to organize the Han people in Huanzhou and Shuozhou to migrate to the territory of the Song Dynasty.
After receiving the emperor's order to withdraw troops in Daizhou, Yang Ye breathed a sigh of relief when the commander Pan Mei and Wang Quan conveyed the emperor's order to Huanzhou City. His Royal Highness the Prince of Qin was really as good as a god. The plan to relocate the Han people of the four states to the territory of the Song Dynasty and the plan of the Prince of Qin to stay in Yunying and Yingzhou to block the enemy and provide cover coincided with the imperial edict.