Almost half an hour later, this group of soldiers stuffed a cart full of iron balls into the hole they had just dug, and then carefully buried them with soil, leaving only a length of lead wire outside.

The veteran took out the fire stick, lit the fuse, and then the group of people ran quickly into the distance, shouting: "Run!"

Seeing this, the rest of the soldiers also retreated from the city like an ebbing tide. This scene made the Liao army on the tower puzzled. Why did they retreat? They didn't hear the Song army shouting for gold. Could it be that they were killed and their courage was broken? They were not afraid.

Being engaged in military law?

However, they had no time to think too much, they only heard a loud "rumbling" sound, the entire Youzhou City shook violently, and the city head shook violently.

"The earth dragon turns over!"

"The earth dragon has turned over, run!"

The soldiers of the Liao Army panicked one by one. The general of the Liao Army originally wanted to stop the panic of the soldiers, but the next moment he caught him first. A large part of the west gate wall had collapsed, and a hole was torn open in the entire Youzhou City.

"Haha, I got it, kill me, and I'll seal my wife as a cute child today!"

The soldiers of the Song Army who had originally fled immediately rushed towards the gap.

The general of the Liao army was also a strong general who had experienced hundreds of battles. When he saw this, he did not bother to shake off the dust on his body. He gritted his teeth and drew his sword to kill several fleeing soldiers. He shouted: "Follow me to block the gap! If there are any more people who escape from the battle, they will be killed."

Kill without mercy!"

A bloody fight began. Both sides fought hard for the control of this gap. Veteran generals like the British Duke personally participated in the battle. In the end, Qin Hao ordered the throwing of a full fifty thunder bombs and defeated the Liao army.

The general was bombarded to death, which completely suppressed the Liao army's counterattack.

However, the resistance of the Liao army did not stop. Both sides started fighting in the city, from the city gate to the government office. There were countless casualties and both sides were furious. It was not until nightfall that the Liao army completely gave up resistance or surrendered.

Or escape from Youzhou through other city gates.

Qin Hao, Ying Gong and Cheng Guo Gong completely cleared the city before welcoming Zhao Yingce into the city.

Zhao Yingce sat in the high hall of Youzhou Mansion and was filled with emotion: "I, the Song Dynasty finally took back Youzhou!"

Duke Yingying and Duke Cheng were in tears. They had been stabbed several times on the battlefield without even frowning. They were crying like children at this moment.

Youzhou, an existence that haunted the generals of the Song Dynasty and seemed like a nightmare, was finally taken back!

General Yeluhong of the Liao Kingdom, who was rushing to rescue Youzhou, encountered the defeated defenders of Youzhou on the road. He was shocked and grabbed the defeated soldiers: "Impossible, Youzhou City is as solid as a rock. It only lasted five days, how could it be lost?"

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The defeated soldiers said with fear on their faces: "General, I'm telling the truth, it was the earth dragon that turned over. The earth dragon turned over and destroyed the city wall. God helps the Song Dynasty."

Yeluhong's expression changed even more when he heard this. He drew out his long sword and killed the defeated soldiers directly. He gritted his teeth and said, "Drag them out. Anyone who dares to spread rumors and disrupt the morale of the army will be shot without mercy."

However, violence could not stop the rumors, and soon a saying began to spread among the Liao soldiers that the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun originally belonged to the Song Dynasty. Now that the deadline has come, it is time to return it. God wills it, otherwise

How could it be such a coincidence that Earth Dragon turned around when the Song Dynasty was besieging Youzhou?

Ethnic minorities are actually more superstitious than those in the Central Plains, and the same goes for the Liao Kingdom. In addition to some local witchcraft religions in the Liao Kingdom, Buddhism is also very popular in the Liao Kingdom. The current emperor of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Hongji, is a complete Buddhist believer.

His level of piety is not much different from that of Emperor Wu of Liang in history. He could preach the contents of the scriptures in person, and he was familiar with Buddhism and Sanskrit. Later, the continuation of the Fangshan Stone Sutra and the carving of the "Khitan Tibetan" were all in his hands.

Completed.

What is good for the superiors must be good for the inferiors. Buddhism among the people naturally became the largest religion in the Liao Kingdom. The soldiers were affected by this, and their morale was disorganized. Yeluhong had no choice. In addition, Youzhou was lost, and he was now sending reinforcements.

There is no point anymore, so we can only wait where we are.

Under Qin Hao's suggestion, Zhao Yingce did not rush to regain the other counties in Youzhou, but took the lead in repairing the city of Youzhou and sent Gu Tingye's cavalry to sweep away the cities that he had not had time to capture along the way to Zhuozhou.

With a strong city like Youzhou as a fortress, the advantage of the Liao cavalry is mostly limited. If the Liao army dares to attack, the Song army can take advantage of the complex mountainous terrain to devour the Liao cavalry.

Ten days later, another good news came. The 200,000 troops sent by the imperial court had arrived in Zhuozhou to join Gu Tingye's troops. What made Qin Hao even more delighted was that this time Zhao Zongquan directly emptied all the family assets of the Song Dynasty. These 20

There were actually 50,000 cavalry among the 10,000-strong army.

After capturing Zhuozhou and Youzhou, half of the entire Hebei Plain fell under the control of the Song Army. Horses were not as scarce as before. Gu Tingye's 30,000 cavalry had all been replaced by Liao war horses, and their combat effectiveness increased by more than one.

grade.
Chapter completed!