Chapter 272 Will you die? (Subscribe!)

Standing on the watchtower and observing the direction of the two fleeing groups, Ye Mingsheng seemed to realize Yelu Yan's thoughts, turned around and smiled and joked to He Jingyun beside him:

"General He, it seems that Yelu Yan has accepted your suggestion and sacrificed his own arm to save his own master..."

In response to Ye Mingsheng's ridicule, He Jingyun looked a little embarrassed and whispered:
"I am ashamed. These Khitan thieves have offended the majesty of heaven and deserve to be punished!"

In high spirits, Ye Mingsheng teased He Jingyun and then gave some instructions to the other generals, such as not to let their guard down and be careful of a surprise attack from Yelu Yan. After that, Ye Mingsheng returned to his own tent.

Lying on the bed, Ye Mingsheng recalled the ups and downs of today, and couldn't help but look up to Yelu Yan!

Yelu Yan's style of doing things is really decisive and ruthless!
He is not only cruel to others, but even more cruel to his own people...

If Ye Mingsheng was not mistaken, there were no seriously injured soldiers among either of the two groups of fleeing enemies, which meant that Yelu Yan had dealt with all the seriously injured soldiers who would slow down the march.

From an emotional point of view, it may be difficult to understand why Yelu Yan did this. After all, these people are soldiers who have followed him for many years and have been through life and death with him. Moreover, the reason they were injured was because of your command errors. Killing them all because they were injured is not something that ordinary people can do.

At least if Ye Mingsheng asked himself, it would be difficult for him to make the same decision if he were in the other person's shoes.

However, from an objective point of view, Ye Mingsheng believed that Yelu Yan made the right choice. Dealing with these wounded soldiers would, firstly, allow his side to go into battle lightly and not be held back by the wounded, thus speeding up the action.

Secondly, it can also save some food, which is a good thing for those who are alive now and want to continue living...
To be honest, this night is Yelu Yan's last chance. If he runs again during the day tomorrow, Ye Mingsheng, who already knows that Yuan Song's reinforcements will arrive soon, will definitely order the infantry to go out of the camp and delay Yelu Yan regardless of casualties. Even if he has to fight to the death in the third battalion, he must wipe out Yelu Yan.

But it is dark now, and with the cover of night, the mobility of the Khitan cavalry will be greatly improved compared to the infantry under Ye Mingsheng.

Under such circumstances, fighting the Khitans outside the camp would be equivalent to giving the Khitans, who were already doomed to fail, a hope of turning defeat into victory. So after weighing the pros and cons, Ye Mingsheng chose a more pragmatic decision, at least to consolidate his victory.

In Ye Mingsheng's opinion, the reason why Yelu Yan divided his troops into two groups to escape was that on the one hand, he wanted to confuse his cavalry's pursuit and disperse the targets to increase the possibility of the troops' escape.

On the other hand, he was also deceiving himself into splitting up the cavalry to pursue. After two days of fierce fighting, the cavalry, which originally had a thousand cavalrymen, had suffered about three hundred casualties, leaving only more than seven hundred people. Compared with the Khitan cavalry, it was already at an absolute disadvantage in terms of strength.

If the troops are divided, their strength will be even weaker, making it easier for the Khitans to surround and annihilate them...

Thinking of this, Ye Mingsheng couldn't help but sigh. Yelu Yan, this Khitan thief, is really a grassland wolf. He is both cruel and cunning. He was about to run away, but he didn't forget to plot against him in the end. What a pity! He found the wrong person!
This time, there are heavy troops guarding in front and cavalry harassing in the back. Ye Mingsheng wants to see whether Yelu Yan will die or not...
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Posuo Prefecture, White Tiger Mountain.

Throughout the Liaoyang Province, the bandit problem was very serious. The Great Zhou army, represented by Governor Song Wenhui, could only control the important prefectures and counties within the region. However, in the vast rural areas, bandits of all kinds were numerous and could not be eradicated.

However, compared with other areas, the bandits in Posuo Prefecture were less disturbing to the common people. However, this was not because the government troops had a good control over the bandit problem in Posuo Prefecture.
On the contrary, the biggest bandit chief in Liaoyang, the leader of the Liaoyang Green Forest, Zhen Sanshan, is entrenched in Posuo Mansion!
Although government troops were stationed in Posuo Prefecture and some government agencies also existed, this was more symbolic, declaring that Posuo Prefecture was still under the control of Song Wenhui.

However, in reality, Posu Prefecture had already belonged to Zhen Sanshan and had become the base of Zhen Sanshan. The people of Posu Prefecture did not have to pay taxes to the government troops, but they had to meet the protection fees collected by Zhen Sanshan.

As for the Posuo Mansion which was beyond his power, Song Wenhui, the local emperor of Liaoyang, had to reach a tacit understanding with Zhen Sanshan. Since you don't openly attack the city, I will acquiesce in your existence and turn a blind eye to your behavior in the Posuo Mansion.

Therefore, Zhen Sanshan did not exhaust all the resources in the place he actually occupied. As long as his various demands were met, he would order his men to curb their brutal acts.

This is also the fundamental reason why the common people of Posuo Mansion are less harassed by bandits. After all, after satisfying the three mountains of Zhen and the imperial court, they really only have some food to survive on and no other benefits. If they want to cut the leeks, they should at least let them grow first.

If Posuo Prefecture is the sphere of influence of Zhen Sanshan, then Baihu Mountain, located in the central area of ​​Posuo Prefecture and easy to defend but difficult to attack, is Zhen Sanshan's lair. Zhen Sanshan and other bandit leaders under his command, the so-called four pillars, as well as their wives and children, all live here.

At noon, a light cavalryman drove quickly into the White Tiger Mountain. The guards at various checkpoints in the mountain saw the majestic white tiger flag behind him and all looked solemn. They turned on the green lights all the way to let him pass...

In the Weihu Hall where military secrets were discussed in the mountains for a while, Zhen Sanshan sat at the top of the list, and all the other pillars who stayed in the mountains were also present.

The tall and mighty "cannon head" Jiang Chong, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, looked at the middle-aged scholar holding a feather fan opposite him with some doubt and asked:

"Did Ye Mingsheng really drive Yelu Yan away?"

Upon hearing this, Master Wang Zilin sighed and said, "I know you don't believe it, Big Cannon Head. To be honest, I don't believe it either, but this is the fact..."

"Not only did Yelu Yan lose this time, but it also looks like a big defeat. Not only will the 5,000 Khitans under his command suffer heavy losses, but even Yelu Yan himself is in danger of his life!"

(End of this chapter)