Chapter 690: Bohai Landing

On the banks of the Mojiang River, the shouts of killing sounds shook the sky, blood flowed into a river, and corpses were everywhere in the endless fields, half of the spear was inserted on the ground, the broken bows and arrows intertwined with the broken corpses, and the battle flag was floating in the wind, and a tragic battle was gradually coming to an end.

The 170,000 coalition forces of the three sides of Khitan, Xi and Yan were unstoppable. After bloody purge of Fuyu Prefecture, they turned south and entered Changling Prefecture. They defeated 20,000 defenders of the Bohai Kingdom in the Battle of Xiazhou. The army immediately crossed the Mojiang River and pointed to the prosperous Zhongjing Xiande Prefecture of the Bohai Kingdom.

The goal of the Khitan coalition was to capture the Longquan Prefecture of Shangjing, which was the capital of the Bohai Kingdom. Taking the Longquan Prefecture was equivalent to taking over the entire Bohai Kingdom.

Longquan Prefecture is located in the northeast of Xiande Prefecture, with Tianmenling in the west and Changbai Mountain in the east. In a narrow basin, if you want to take down Longquan Prefecture, you must first conquer Xiande Prefecture, and Xiande Prefecture becomes the last barrier to Longquan Prefecture in Shangjing.

At this time, Silla had sent 70,000 troops into the Bohai Kingdom and formed a coalition with the Bohai Kingdom. Among them, 100,000 coalition forces were deployed on the Mojiang line. The Khitan coalition forces were divided into two groups. After forcibly crossing the Mojiang River, fierce battles broke out on the banks of the Mojiang River.

The Bohai Silla coalition was attacked by the Khitan coalition forces. After three days and three nights of fierce fighting, the Bohai Silla coalition forces finally could not resist and the defeated prime minister has emerged.

At this time, the Khitan Chief Li Huaijie waved his sword and issued the final offensive order: "Annihilate the enemy's entire army, no one will be left!"

The Khitan coalition, like a pack of wolves, launched a full-scale attack on the Bohai Army. Under the fierce attack of powerful cavalry and Yan's strong bows and crossbows, the Bohai coalition army suffered heavy casualties and finally collapsed without support. The Bohai Silla coalition forces fled all over the mountains and fields. The wolf nature of the Khitan and the Xi people was fully exposed at this moment. They killed people like numb. Whether it was prisoners of war or wounded soldiers, they cut off their heads and hung them on their waists. They all looked ferocious, like devils crawling out of hell.

In this battle, more than 70,000 coalition forces in the Bohai Sea were beheaded, with corpses piled up and blood stained the earth. In the end, only more than 20,000 rear troops fled into Xianzhou City. The general of the Bohai Sea coalition, Da Xujin, was unfortunately killed. The Khitan coalition forces immediately surrounded Xianzhou City and began to attack the city day and night. At the same time, Li Huaijie sent Khitan general Agu to lead 30,000 Khitan troops south to Silla, trying to destroy the Silla Kingdom in one fell swoop when the Silla army headed north and the country was empty.

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In the capital of Longquan Prefecture, the news of the disastrous defeat in Xianzhou had reached the capital. There was chaos inside and outside the capital. The people from all counties in Longquan Prefecture and the families and the people fled into the capital in panic. However, the dignitaries and nobles in the city fled in a panic in a carriage. The capital had completely lost order. People carrying large bags of bags were seen everywhere in the streets and alleys in the city.

There are only 20,000 troops left in Longquan Prefecture, and there are only less than 50,000 troops left in the entire Bohai Kingdom, and the country is in danger.

In the palace, Bohai King Daqinmao sat alone in the room, staring blankly at the Bohai map hanging on the opposite wall. At this moment, the map in his eyes had become bloody. He seemed to have seen the demise of the entire country and the cruel massacre and rape of his people.

When Mojiang was defeated, he clearly understood the fate of the Bohai Kingdom. There was no luck. Before winter came, his country was about to perish. They had only two ways to go, either they were killed by the Khitans or surrendered, and they were enslaved by the Khitans for generations, and there was no third way.

As for him, his head would become Li Huaijie's toilet. Li Huaijie liked to use the heads of the enemy leader to make toilets, and liked to give noble women to the most despicable slaves as their wives, ending their lives in the most shameful way.

Da Qinmao's eyes fell on a golden sword on the table. If Bohai Sea was about to perish, he would not hesitate to stab the sword into his heart. He would rather break the jade than be completely broken.

"Your Majesty, the princes are here!" The guards at the door reported loudly.

"Let them in!"

Da Qinmao sighed. Although he was determined to die for his country, he still wanted his sons to survive.

After a moment, Da Qinmao's three sons walked in, the prince's son Da Honglin, the second son Da Zhenwu and the third son Da Yingjun, the three sons knelt down together, "Father!"

Da Qinmao looked at his three sons. The eldest and second sons looked like him. He was strong and burly. However, the third son was handsome and thin. Thinking of him suffering for the proton in a foreign land, Da Qinmao felt extremely guilty. He had thought of compensating him well, but he could have finished his eggs after the collapse of the nest. The Bohai Kingdom was about to die and could not compensate him anymore.

"I'm here to announce something to you."

Da Qinmao's voice was hoarse, with endless pain in his eyes, "You should also understand the situation in front of you. Zhongjing City is just around the corner, Zhongjing City is broken, and the Khitan army is about to arrive in Longquan, and Shangjing is difficult to protect. Now, it is our last try. Let me ask you first, who would like to stay in Shangjing to defend the city?"

The three princes looked at each other, and the eldest son Dahonglin said, "Why did your father say this? Although the situation is in crisis, going to Beijing is not completely helpless. The prime minister has gone to the Tang Dynasty to ask for help. I think since the Tang court has reached an agreement with his father, they will definitely not stand by and will definitely send troops. Please think twice."

The second son Dazhenwo also advised: "Father, it's September now. At most, it will snow in another month. The Khitans cannot launch an offensive in winter and can only retreat. This will be our opportunity. Father, let's hold on for another month, won't it be possible?"

"I know, I know everything you said, the key is that there is too little time to go up!"

He sighed and said to his eldest son: "I also know that the Tang Dynasty court would send troops to rescue him, but the prime minister has only been away for more than a month and has to go to Chang'an. He has been approved and then dispatched troops, gathered ships, and then drove to the Bohai Sea. It was already severe winter and the Tang army could not support him. When they came to Beijing, it would probably be next spring. Our bodies were already cold at that time. What's the use of coming? Will we avenge us?"

Da Qinmao was in an extremely heavy mood. The distance between Bohai and Tang made their exchanges too far, making the Tang army's aid meaningless. He did not expect that the coalition forces would be defeated so quickly. If they could delay for more than a month, the Khitan would withdraw their troops when winter came. Then they would have a turning point, but the Khitan army also knew this. They attacked fiercely, just to end the battle before winter came.

The situation is very unfavorable to them, and they are on the verge of destruction.

"I also want to delay until winter, but the Khitans also know that winter is not good for them. Judging from the current situation, we can only delay for half a month at most, so I want you to disperse. I ask again, who would like to stay in Shangjing and live and die with the city?"

The eldest son Da Honglin raised his hand. He was the prince and staying in the capital was his unshirkable duty. Da Qinmao nodded, "Very good! The eldest son staying in the capital, so should it be."

He also said to his second son Dazhen: "You can lead some royal nobles to Anbian Mansion and wait for news there. If the fall of the capital, you will immediately get on the ship and flee to the Tang Dynasty."

He said to his third son Da Yingjun again: "The same is true for you. Lead some officials and nobles to Nanjing first. If the Bohai Kingdom is not protected, you board the ship and flee to the Tang Dynasty. You two must ask the Tang Dynasty to send troops to help us restore the country."

"But, why don't my father let them go together, but take the boat separately?" The prince Da Honglin didn't quite understand the intention of his father's arrangement.

"The vast ocean is unpredictable, and we can't predict what will happen. Let's go separately and have more hope."

After saying that, Da Qinmao stood up and ordered his two sons to say, "You go now, pack up your things, and set off right away!"

Dazhenwo and Da Yingjun knew that they were irreversible, so they kowtowed three times to their father and left with tears in their eyes.

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In the night, two mighty teams left Shangjing City and rushed towards the northeast and southeast respectively. On the top of the city, Daqinmao and his eldest son Dahonglin looked at the noble convoy leaving the capital. He gave his heart a little to let go and said to his eldest son: "I will set out overnight tonight, and lead 5,000 troops to attack the Khitans' food and grass support. I will leave it to you."

"Father, why not let me go."

"No! You have no combat experience. I have been fighting with the Khitan for many years. I know their habits. I go and you defend the capital well. If something happens to me, you will succeed the Bohai King."

"Father, you can't have any trouble!"

"Don't worry! I will return triumphantly."

Da Qinmao patted his son's shoulder, squeezed his smile and nodded at him, turned around and left. One hour later, five thousand cavalrymen, led by Da Qinmao, of Bohai, rushed out of the city gate like lightning and rushed to the south.

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In Pyongyang City, all 100,000 Tang troops have landed, including 60,000 cavalry and 40,000 infantry. Outside Pyongyang City, there have been a siege of unimaginable camps. The Tang army came all the way, and many Central Plains soldiers were not adapted to the bumps on the sea, mentally distressed, and exhausted. They urgently needed a rest. The Tang army commander Li Baozhen immediately decided to station the army on the spot, rest for two days, and then send troops north.

In the big tent, Li Baozhen, Zhao Chongjie and Ge Shu Yao surrounded the sand table and discussed their next actions.

Li Baozhen pointed at Mojiang with a wooden pole and said, "Just just got the news that the Khitan coalition forces are fighting fiercely between Mojiang and the Bohai Silla coalition forces. I don't know what the situation is now?"

"Have the Khitans crossed the river?" Zhao Chongjie frowned and asked with some concern.

"I heard that it has crossed the river."

Zhao Chongjie shook his head and smiled bitterly: "If you cross the river, the Bohai Army will definitely be defeated. The Bohai Army has the advantage of intercepting the river across the river. It cannot stop the Khitans. It also allows them to cross the river. You can know the result of this battle without thinking."

Li Baozhen and Brother Shu Yao both agreed with Zhao Chongjie's analysis. They were both generals who had experienced many battles. Of course, they understood this truth. If the enemy crossed the river, their morale would decline.

Li Baozhen looked at the sand table carefully again and said to the two: "Did you see that the Khitans have a clear goal, which is to concentrate their troops to capture Longquan Mansion and capture the capital of Bohai Kingdom. The Bohai Kingdom is not far from being completely destroyed, so we must go north as soon as possible to boost the morale of the Bohai Kingdom's army and let them persevere for a few more days."

Zhao Chongjie disapproved of the establishment of the army and said, "But many soldiers are exhausted and they must be allowed to rest to recover their strength."

"I know, so I want to discuss it with you."

Li Baozhen looked at the two of them, "I mean we can choose 10,000 troops with better physical conditions as the vanguard army, and first advance northward to let the Bohai Kingdom know about our arrival. What do you think?"

Zhao Chongjie interjected again: "Then the Khitans will know that we are coming, and we will no longer be able to use the sneak attack."

Li Baozhen smiled and said, "One or two sneak attacks may kill more enemies, but that can only be a tactical profit. Letting the people of Bohai know that we are coming is of strategic significance, so we would rather not sneak attacks than achieve strategic success as soon as possible."

Ge Shu Yao deeply agreed with Li Baozhen's idea. He nodded and said, "I have 10,000 cavalry under my command, which is the Longyou Army who followed my father south back then. They have been in Jingxiang for a long time and are familiar with the water nature. This time they go to sea without seasickness. Now they are in good condition. I can lead them as vanguards. If possible, I want to cut off the food routes of the Khitans first."

"Okay!" Li Baozhen agreed immediately, "Then please trouble General Geshu to lead 10,000 cavalry as the vanguard and send good news early."

"Please listen to my good news." Brother Shu Yao bowed and walked out of the tent.

That night, Ge Shu Yao led 10,000 elite cavalry to the north.

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To be continued...