Chapter 33 Chapter Thirty-Three Gathering Momentum
Zhao Pu and Lu Duoxun are very busy these days, stabilizing the court and the local area, restoring officials and governance, allocating money, food and supplies, dispatching civilians and auxiliary troops, they are as busy as tops, but leaving the phase, the power has been left behind for so long, Getting busy again, the two feel very good. Although they are so busy that they can't even go home, the two are happy.
The inside is already a mess, and the outside is adding to the chaos. After a period of testing, Jiaozhi Kingdom, because the Song Dynasty is busy with internal affairs and has no time to care about others, Jiaozhi thinks that the Central Plains has fallen into the chaotic situation of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period again, and has no spare power to control it. They, so Li Huan took the courage to announce that he would break away from the vassal of the Song Dynasty and stand on his own in the south.
The place of Jiaozhi was originally established by Shu Pan, the prince of Shu at the end of the Warring States Period. In order to escape the army of the Qin Empire, Shu Pan led his people to the current Vietnam area, established the Ouluo Kingdom, and called himself the King of Anyang.Later, Qin Shihuang unified the six countries, sent a large army across Lingnan, conquered this area, immigrated in large numbers, and established three counties.
At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was a war in the Central Plains. Zhao Tuo, the captain of the South China Sea of the Qin State, established himself as Emperor Wu of Nanyue. During Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, he was destroyed by the Central Plains and reestablished three counties. In fact, there is no climate to worry about. Although the climate there is harsh and the jungle is smoky, it is not easy to fight, but any dynasty in the Central Plains really did not regard Jiaozhi as a head of garlic.
At the moment Song Guo still doesn't care about it, but he can't help expressing the cochin king's foolishness. Yang Hao's imperial conquest, this matter falls on the two of them. Finally, after the two discussed it, Lu Duoxun Take a pen, write down a sternly worded letter of credence, and send someone to send it to Yang Hao for review. After Yang Hao agrees, he will issue an imperial edict. As for the use of troops, it may be impossible for the time being, but in this ink lawsuit, it cannot be admitted. Cochin is independent, so that it will be famous for sending troops to crusade in the future.
Ding Chengzong seemed to be much more leisurely than the second minister Zhao Lu. In fact, his busyness was not inferior to that of the second minister Zhao Lu, but he was busy in the dark and could not be noticed easily.In fact, in his mansion, secret spies flying feathers with the wind come in and out every day, even in the middle of the night without a moment's rest.
Yang Hao has put all the main forces of Feiyu Suifeng in the territory of the Song Dynasty, the people's sentiments and aspirations in various places, the attitude of local officials towards the new dynasty and new policies, the factions and backgrounds of the frontline and the generals stationed in various places, which one should be used and which one should be dealt with , Which one has to be put aside now, and which one has to be monitored from time to time. The Song Dynasty officials who have been taken over by a brain are mixed, good and bad, and it is difficult to distinguish loyalty from traitors. It is easy to get, and it is bound to be lost quickly. Naturally, only his elder brother can rest assured of these shady things.
However, although Ding Chengzong was busy, he was also very happy. His brother was overjoyed to be the lord of the world, and now another great joy came from Xingzhou. Concubine Yan gave birth to a son.Not long ago, Wawa and Miaomiao had been born one after another. Wa'er gave birth to a girl, Miaomiao gave birth to a boy, Yang Hao added a baby, and there were many happy events. Now Princess Yan gave birth to a son, and Yang Hao already had three Son, in this day and age, the infant mortality rate is too high, even the emperor's family is no exception. Now that they have three sons, Ding Chengzong finally feels relieved.
He has always wanted an adoptive son to come over, but Yang Hao didn't have many heirs, so he couldn't open his mouth. When his brother had a few more heirs, he planned to ask his own brother to have a child. As a person of that era, no matter how many He can see and think about things openly, not having a son to die in retirement, and anniversary sacrifices are always a concern.
After a lot of joy, Ding Chengzong wrote a book himself, sent someone to announce the good news to Yang Hao, and sent someone to send a letter to the Tang family, asking the Tang family to visit Xingzhou. After finishing these things, he just sat down and had a cup of tea. Before finishing drinking, Ma Yi hurried in and presented Ding Chengzong with a stack of secret documents just received.
Ding Chengzong hastily put down the teacups, checked the seals one by one, and then cut them open one by one and read them carefully.
"Well, as expected by the officials, this Wang Xiaobo has a lot of ideas. The officials won the world, but he was vacillating in Shu, and he refused to join him for a long time. I'm afraid he also has the heart of self-reliance. Hehe, there is only one Ke Suppressing evil in Guanzhong can't deter him. Now that Ai Yihai has sent troops to Shu, Wang Xiaobo can't hold back anymore. Well, since he has accepted the imperial court's recruitment, Zhao Xiang and Lu Xiang will take care of the official affairs , and it will definitely be done very properly, we can draw out the manpower to spy on him, and there is a shortage of people now."
"yes."
"Danyang magistrate?"
Ding Chengzong frowned: "So many court officials have already pledged their allegiance to the officials. He is just a county parent, and he dares to talk nonsense about the matter of abdication. Hmph, it's absurd to drink or cry every day. Three or five confidantes, criticizing, laughing and cursing, like madness..."
Ma Yi said: "My lord, do you want to send someone to put him..."
Ding Chengzong thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "Don't worry about him, don't worry about anything other than urgent matters. This is just a madman, let him make trouble, you just watch and listen, try not to make any moves, Let them all come out, and we will know what to expect. I believe Zhao Xiang and Lu Xiang will handle this person properly."
Ding Chengzong rubbed his chin and said thoughtfully: "However, it can be seen from this that this country is not safe. Longyou, we cut down the mess with a quick knife and fought it down in one go. The situation there is complicated and there are many races. However, how to strengthen the rule and appease the local area is not something that can be accomplished overnight, and requires long-term governance. The thousands of miles of land and mountains in the Song Dynasty were taken over by the officials in the name of "King Qi", and the situation is even more complicated. It will soon take a few years to sort it out. Therefore, the war in the north should not be prolonged. You first collect information from various places, and when the officials return to Bianliang, we will start to deal with it."
Ma Yi said: "Yes, I just don't know when uncle... will stop the Northern Expedition?"
Her eyes lit up, and she suddenly jumped up and said: "How about... I will also go to Sanguan to help uncle."
Ding Chengzong smiled and said: "Nonsense, you are a girl's house, what's the use of being there? Do you want you to lead the army and charge into the battle? Feiyu's operation is inseparable from you. The better you do here, you Uncle Yang The side will be easier, and you have helped him a lot, which is much more useful than going to Sanguan. As for the north..."
Ding Chengzong smiled deeply: "Don't worry, when it's time to stop, the officials will naturally stop!"
"Oh..." Ma Yi's small face collapsed, as if mournful.
She is used to being by Yang Hao's side. When Yang Hao handles official business and meets people, she hides in the dark, silently watching him doing this and that, talking about this and that.You don't need to pay too much attention, as long as you see his figure and hear his voice, you will feel very peaceful in your heart, just like a kitten, curled up in an inconspicuous corner next to its owner. It lay there quietly, as if not paying attention at all, but as soon as he got up to leave, it would jump up and hurriedly follow.
She can't live without him, just like a fish can't live without water, and a melon can't live without seedlings.
The last time she was lurking in Bianliang with Zhe Ziyu, Ding Yuluo, and Zhu Yun, she didn't have such a strong feeling. Firstly, it was because of Bianliang City, but when she was young, the uncle was right about her. She had been looking forward to visiting the city that never sleeps.Secondly, maybe it's because she is still young and likes to be lively, and she is accompanied by the most reasonable sister Zhu Yun.
But now, she is the only one left. Elder sister Zhu Yun is married to the uncle to be his wife, and she is still her, that humble puppy...
Brother Yeluxiu's urgent report reached Youzhou, and Xiao Chuo was shocked when he heard the news. The Song army was defeated from Youzhou and fled all the way south. It lost more than 30% of its troops and nearly 100,000 people. With a loss of 130,000, the Liao army was basically on par with the Song army in terms of strength. Unexpectedly, in the battle of Xiaotanghe, the 80,000 main cavalry of the Liao army suffered a serious setback, and less than 10,000 people fled back.However, the emperor of the Song Dynasty gave up Jiangshan, and a large number of soldiers and horses originally deployed in the Guanzhong area to guard against Xixia could be transferred to the north. At the same time, the soldiers and horses of Xixia also joined them. What's more, the Song State's army, which is united in infantry and cavalry, can attack when advancing, and defend when retreating. Who can lightly sweep its front? The situation is serious. Empress Xiao's jade face became serious, even the jailer who was playing beside her could see that her mother was unhappy, so she cleverly took the nurse's hand and ran away. "...Okay, let's do it like this. At the same time, order Wu Gaofei to lead the Han army with 80,000 cavalry to reinforce Brother Yeluxiu." Xiao Chuo lightly raised his jade finger, and clicked on the map: "The occupied Song land can be given up, but we must not lose an inch of Liao territory. The west road is bounded by Yanmen Pass, and the south road is bounded by Waqiao Pass (Xiongzhou), Yijin Pass (Bazhou) and Qigou Pass (Zhuozhou) are the borders, and the Song people must not be allowed to step further!" "Observe the order!" The minister hurriedly obeyed the order. This Wu Gaofei is also a mighty general of the Liao Kingdom, and a military champion during the reign of Emperor Shizong of the Daliao Liao Dynasty. The soldiers and horses under his command are all the Han army, with 50,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry. In terms of combat power, he is not brave and good at fighting. Under the Liao Palace Guard Army and Clan Tent Army. The Han people in the north have already integrated into the living environment of the Liao Kingdom. Under the influence of their ears and eyes, the Han people in the Youyun area are as fierce and martial as the Khitan warriors. This team was originally stationed in Fengsheng Prefecture, which is the battle of Zhuolu, the second emperor of Yan and Huang. The place, in today's Zhangjiakou City, Hedong City, the upper reaches of the Yongding River.The Liao Kingdom implements one country, two systems. The Khitan Army still maintains the traditional wartime recruiting system, and the Han Army is a standing army. When Zhao Guangyi took the Northern Expedition and took Youzhou directly, because the offensive was too fierce, the Liao Kingdom sent Those who came were all complete cavalry formations. Wu Gaofei's Han army was the third batch of reinforcements. Before they arrived, Brother Yeluxiu succeeded in the first battle, killing the Song army and retreating three times in a hurry. The troops who arrived later stayed in Youzhou. One was the queen mother and the emperor's army, and the other was once the three passes were conquered. They would always need infantry to garrison the place and establish a government. At that time, Wu Gaofei The army is of great use. Not only are they mainly infantry, they are all Han Chinese, and it is easy to communicate with the Han Chinese in the occupied areas. Now that the situation is critical, this army must be pulled to the front line as soon as possible. After pondering for a while, Xiao Chuo made another order, sternly reprimanding Brother Yeluxiu for his arrogance and carelessness, so that he was taken advantage of by the enemy. The three levels formed a stalemate. After ordering someone to pass the decree, Xiao Chuo sat down slowly on the brocade pier, holding a sleeve of a bosom in his hand, the palm of which was as white as jade was very slender and beautiful, but there was not much warmth, even if the sleeve was wearing a bosom. "Yang Hao... he has become the emperor of the Song Dynasty. The distance between me and him is getting farther and farther." Xiao Chuo sighed and raised his eyebrows lightly, but the fragile and tired expression on his face was swept away.The affair between her children was quickly cleaned up by her, and what was revealed in her eyes was a kind of ruthlessness that is hard to tear apart, and that is stronger than gold and stone.In a sense, she and Aguli are the same kind of person.The daughter's family on the grassland is like a camel's thorn in the desert, tough and tenacious. Love is like water, when love comes in front of them, they will let go of themselves to love, completely regardless of whether the other party accepts it, regardless of whether this love has the possibility of growing.When the "water" left her, she could close herself, face the desolate and lonely desert alone, and live tenaciously for a long, long time.Laughing loudly and crying heartily, they are as tender as spring water when they are deeply in love, and as cold as ice and snow when they break up. In their bones, they are like the men on the grassland, bold and resolute, with clear love and hatred.
The West Route Army of Daliao is marching towards Yanmen Pass. At this time, they still don't know about the disastrous defeat on the southern front. The messengers from the southern front are galloping wildly, chasing the West Route Army frantically, and want to tell them the fatal news: Song Xia Already united. The West Route Army of the Liao State used soldiers and horses from the Sixth Academy of Diela, as well as the tribal army, Han army, Jingzhou army and subordinate national army. The Sixth Academy of Diela is the most elite soldier on the western front of the Liao Kingdom. The military service system is still the traditional unity of soldiers and civilians. All the men of the tribe are active and reserve soldiers.Prepare all the guards and battle armor, mainly including horses, iron armor, long and short spears, bows and arrows, axes, flint stones, horse ropes, etc.Among the other soldiers and horses, only the Han army was paid and paid, so the number of troops was not very large.The largest number are Jingzhou soldiers, most of them are Ding Zhuang who transferred from Fanhan. They maintain local law and order in peacetime, and they can also be called to join the army in wartime. Their nature is somewhat like the militia in the Central Plains.In the seven counties, 17 armies, prefectures, prefectures, and cities under the jurisdiction of the Datong Mansion in Xijing, Liao State alone, the total number of Jingzhou soldiers has reached more than 200,000. Of course, with a large number of people, the combat effectiveness is somewhat uneven. Pulling out a team can be called elite.Therefore, only 80,000 Jingzhou troops were dispatched this time. Zhang Guojun's Jiedu envoy, son-in-law, servant Xiao Duli, and horse infantry commander Li Chonghui was the vanguard of the West Route Army of the Liao Kingdom. He commanded an army of 100,000 troops and attacked Yanmen Pass like lightning.Their biggest loss was in the blitzkrieg. Because they moved too fast, Brother Yeluxiu's messenger did not catch up in time. Xiao Duoli and Li Chonghui led an army of 100,000 to kill Yanmen Pass. In the direction of Yanmenguan, the Song army has increased a large number of troops, and has added a large number of Xixia cavalry, and Cao Bin has fully taken over the defense of the pass.After detecting the movement of the Liao army, Cao Bin immediately drew up a battle plan: take the initiative to attack and defend the enemy from outside the country. In the past, when facing a strong enemy, the Song army rarely adopted such a strategy. The northerners are good at riding and fighting, and the southerners are good at city defense. It has been formed for a long time, just like the soldiers in the Jiangnan area are good at water warfare. If you insist on letting him practice riding and fighting, the waterways in that place are like rice paddies. Change boats to cross the river in one step, and then change boats to cross the river after running a few more steps? You are good at galloping, riding and shooting, that is your skill, and I am good at city defense, that is my skill.When you come to my territory, you have to follow my rules. The Han people are good at city defense. This is a fighting method that has been gradually developed in the farming society for thousands of years. It is not necessary to abandon my strengths and run out of the pass to fight with you That's called bravery. The Liao Army is also used to this style of attack by the Song Army, because the West Route Army is better prepared than the South Route Army that pursued the defeated soldiers of the Song Dynasty. Yanmen Pass. But this time, the defenders of Yanmen Pass were mobilized, and Abandoned Pass took the initiative to seek a decisive battle. Luo Kedi led the main force of the infantry of the Song Army and waited in a large formation at the north entrance of Yanmen. Zhang Chongwei led the fine cavalry to outflank the enemy's rear from the small road. The strategy used was similar to Pan Mei's in the southern battle. It is still a classic An example of a battle in which a mixed infantry and cavalry force restrained cavalry. Xiao Duoli and Li Chonghui led the army to go to Yanmen Pass, and they were amazed when they bumped into the Song army who had already set up a large formation. The formation launched a fierce attack, and the two sides fought a battle, which gradually became a stalemate. The cavalry of the Liao army and the infantry of the Song army fought together. When they lost maneuvering space, Zhang Chongwei suddenly appeared and attacked from the enemy's flank. The infantry of the Song Army also cheered up and fought back with all their strength. The Liao army was first cut to pieces by the fine cavalry of the Song army rushing up from the left and right wings, and then the main force of the infantry launched a fierce attack, devouring the cut Liao cavalry piece by piece. The outcome of this great battle had already been decided when the two cavalrymen of the Song Dynasty suddenly broke out. The infantry phalanx in front of the Liao army was as unstoppable as bulldozers, and the elite cavalrymen on the left and right clashed like cutting machines. Rushing in, heading straight for the banner.The Liao army had fallen into a chaotic scene where they were fighting on their own. No one consciously intercepted them, and he was killed by him in the middle army. Zhang Chongwei was luckier than Brother Yeluxiu when he broke into the Song camp with an army of 200,000 troops to hunt down Zhao Guangyi. It was night and it was even more difficult to break into the middle of the Song army. When they got to the middle army of the Song camp, they only saw the canopy of Huang Luo, and there was nothing under the umbrella.But Xiao Duoli, the leader of the Liao Kingdom, could not leave. If he left, what would happen to the 100,000 troops? Zhang Chongwei rushed to the middle army of the Liao camp, fought for more than ten rounds, and cut off the heads of Zhang Guojun's Jiedu envoy, son-in-law, and servant Xiao Duli. At this time, he didn't know what kind of official he was. If a Liao army asks clearly, he will never know.Because sometimes the historians of the Han people like to hide their merits, and the Liao people are more serious in this regard. They often write about the failed battles in a few words, and they will never record the senior officials who were killed or captured. . Zhang Chongwei beheaded his son-in-law Xiao Duoli with one knife, and made Yeluxiu, the third princess of the Liao Kingdom, a widow. Li Chonghui, the commander of the horse infantry, saw his eyes tearing apart from a distance, but the chaotic army was turbulent, like waves rising and falling, he couldn't help himself. He could only fight and walk in the direction of the flow of the army, and he didn't care about Xiao Duli at all. As soon as Xiao Duo and Li died, the Liao army was in great chaos. They were killed by the Song army. Li Chonghui led the remnants and fought and retreated. The men and horses responded, checked the losses, and there were more than half of the casualties. Li Chonghui stuck a sharp arrow in each of his shoulders and arms, but he didn't care to pull it out, so he explained to Yelu Xiezhen what he had encountered with the Song army. After all, Yelu Xiezhen was a famous general of the Liao Kingdom with rich experience in battle. When he heard that there were a large number of cavalry from the Song Army, he suddenly felt strange. Before the truth is known, I dare not act rashly anymore. The only strategic policy for the Liao army on the South Road is to try to keep the Song army south of the three passes, and determine the distribution of forces between the two sides according to the traditional Song-Liao border defense line.Brother Yeluxiu learned from the painful experience and dared not underestimate the enemy. After retreating from Baozhou, he quickly harassed all the Liao troops, reorganized the security system, and took the initiative to give up some cities that were not conducive to defense, and redeployed the defense. Brother Yeluxiu's vision is still very poisonous. He quickly discovered that although the Song State is now strong and strong, a large number of troops have rushed in, especially the Xixia Army and the Song State Imperial Army have their own establishments and subordinates. Not enough, this is a favorable condition, so they fought a lot of mobile warfare in the defense, assembled elite cavalry, and came and went. Cui Yanjin and the guard Ma Jun all commanded Mi Xin and others to fight, and during the battle with Zhang Shi, the governor of Xiongzhou, he personally led hundreds of guards into the formation and beheaded Zhang Shi under his horse! But soon, Brother Yeluxiu felt uneasy. He didn't find anything, but the intuition of a veteran general told him that something was wrong: the tacit understanding between the various departments of the Song Army was indeed not enough. This is a fact. .However, with the sharpness of the new victory, the Song army definitely has the strength to launch a large-scale offensive. When its new defeat is unstable, it will take back all the territory of the Song State along the border that was occupied by the Liao State. However, Yang Hao did not do this. What is he waiting for?
Brother Yeluxiu's urgent report reached Youzhou, and Xiao Chuo was shocked when he heard the news. The Song army was defeated from Youzhou and fled all the way south. It lost more than 30% of its troops and nearly 100,000 people. With a loss of 130,000, the Liao army was basically on par with the Song army in terms of strength. Unexpectedly, in the battle of Xiaotanghe, the 80,000 main cavalry of the Liao army suffered a serious setback, and less than 10,000 people fled back.However, the emperor of the Song Dynasty gave up Jiangshan, and a large number of soldiers and horses originally deployed in the Guanzhong area to guard against Xixia could be transferred to the north. At the same time, the soldiers and horses of Xixia also joined them. What's more, the Song State's army, which is united in infantry and cavalry, can attack when advancing, and defend when retreating. Who can lightly sweep its front? The situation is serious. Empress Xiao's jade face became serious, even the jailer who was playing beside her could see that her mother was unhappy, so she cleverly took the nurse's hand and ran away. "...Okay, let's do it like this. At the same time, order Wu Gaofei to lead the Han army with 80,000 cavalry to reinforce Brother Yeluxiu." Xiao Chuo lightly raised his jade finger, and clicked on the map: "The occupied Song land can be given up, but we must not lose an inch of Liao territory. The west road is bounded by Yanmen Pass, and the south road is bounded by Waqiao Pass (Xiongzhou), Yijin Pass (Bazhou) and Qigou Pass (Zhuozhou) are the borders, and the Song people must not be allowed to step further!" "Observe the order!" The minister hurriedly obeyed the order. This Wu Gaofei is also a mighty general of the Liao Kingdom, and a military champion during the reign of Emperor Shizong of the Daliao Liao Dynasty. The soldiers and horses under his command are all the Han army, with 50,000 infantry and 30,000 cavalry. In terms of combat power, he is not brave and good at fighting. Under the Liao Palace Guard Army and Clan Tent Army. The Han people in the north have already integrated into the living environment of the Liao Kingdom. Under the influence of their ears and eyes, the Han people in the Youyun area are as fierce and martial as the Khitan warriors. This team was originally stationed in Fengsheng Prefecture, which is the battle of Zhuolu, the second emperor of Yan and Huang. The place, in today's Zhangjiakou City, Hedong City, the upper reaches of the Yongding River.The Liao Kingdom implements one country, two systems. The Khitan Army still maintains the traditional wartime recruiting system, and the Han Army is a standing army. When Zhao Guangyi took the Northern Expedition and took Youzhou directly, because the offensive was too fierce, the Liao Kingdom sent Those who came were all complete cavalry formations. Wu Gaofei's Han army was the third batch of reinforcements. Before they arrived, Brother Yeluxiu succeeded in the first battle, killing the Song army and retreating three times in a hurry. The troops who arrived later stayed in Youzhou. One was the queen mother and the emperor's army, and the other was once the three passes were conquered. They would always need infantry to garrison the place and establish a government. At that time, Wu Gaofei The army is of great use. Not only are they mainly infantry, they are all Han Chinese, and it is easy to communicate with the Han Chinese in the occupied areas. Now that the situation is critical, this army must be pulled to the front line as soon as possible. After pondering for a while, Xiao Chuo made another order, sternly reprimanding Brother Yeluxiu for his arrogance and carelessness, so that he was taken advantage of by the enemy. The three levels formed a stalemate. After ordering someone to pass the decree, Xiao Chuo sat down slowly on the brocade pier, holding a sleeve of a bosom in his hand, the palm of which was as white as jade was very slender and beautiful, but there was not much warmth, even if the sleeve was wearing a bosom. "Yang Hao... he has become the emperor of the Song Dynasty. The distance between me and him is getting farther and farther." Xiao Chuo sighed and raised his eyebrows lightly, but the fragile and tired expression on his face was swept away.The affair between her children was quickly cleaned up by her, and what was revealed in her eyes was a kind of ruthlessness that is hard to tear apart, and that is stronger than gold and stone.In a sense, she and Aguli are the same kind of person.The daughter's family on the grassland is like a camel's thorn in the desert, tough and tenacious. Love is like water, when love comes in front of them, they will let go of themselves to love, completely regardless of whether the other party accepts it, regardless of whether this love has the possibility of growing.When the "water" left her, she could close herself, face the desolate and lonely desert alone, and live tenaciously for a long, long time.Laughing loudly and crying heartily, they are as tender as spring water when they are deeply in love, and as cold as ice and snow when they break up. In their bones, they are like the men on the grassland, bold and resolute, with clear love and hatred.
The West Route Army of Daliao is marching towards Yanmen Pass. At this time, they still don't know about the disastrous defeat on the southern front. The messengers from the southern front are galloping wildly, chasing the West Route Army frantically, and want to tell them the fatal news: Song Xia Already united. The West Route Army of the Liao State used soldiers and horses from the Sixth Academy of Diela, as well as the tribal army, Han army, Jingzhou army and subordinate national army. The Sixth Academy of Diela is the most elite soldier on the western front of the Liao Kingdom. The military service system is still the traditional unity of soldiers and civilians. All the men of the tribe are active and reserve soldiers.Prepare all the guards and battle armor, mainly including horses, iron armor, long and short spears, bows and arrows, axes, flint stones, horse ropes, etc.Among the other soldiers and horses, only the Han army was paid and paid, so the number of troops was not very large.The largest number are Jingzhou soldiers, most of them are Ding Zhuang who transferred from Fanhan. They maintain local law and order in peacetime, and they can also be called to join the army in wartime. Their nature is somewhat like the militia in the Central Plains.In the seven counties, 17 armies, prefectures, prefectures, and cities under the jurisdiction of the Datong Mansion in Xijing, Liao State alone, the total number of Jingzhou soldiers has reached more than 200,000. Of course, with a large number of people, the combat effectiveness is somewhat uneven. Pulling out a team can be called elite.Therefore, only 80,000 Jingzhou troops were dispatched this time. Zhang Guojun's Jiedu envoy, son-in-law, servant Xiao Duli, and horse infantry commander Li Chonghui was the vanguard of the West Route Army of the Liao Kingdom. He commanded an army of 100,000 troops and attacked Yanmen Pass like lightning.Their biggest loss was in the blitzkrieg. Because they moved too fast, Brother Yeluxiu's messenger did not catch up in time. Xiao Duoli and Li Chonghui led an army of 100,000 to kill Yanmen Pass. In the direction of Yanmenguan, the Song army has increased a large number of troops, and has added a large number of Xixia cavalry, and Cao Bin has fully taken over the defense of the pass.After detecting the movement of the Liao army, Cao Bin immediately drew up a battle plan: take the initiative to attack and defend the enemy from outside the country. In the past, when facing a strong enemy, the Song army rarely adopted such a strategy. The northerners are good at riding and fighting, and the southerners are good at city defense. It has been formed for a long time, just like the soldiers in the Jiangnan area are good at water warfare. If you insist on letting him practice riding and fighting, the waterways in that place are like rice paddies. Change boats to cross the river in one step, and then change boats to cross the river after running a few more steps? You are good at galloping, riding and shooting, that is your skill, and I am good at city defense, that is my skill.When you come to my territory, you have to follow my rules. The Han people are good at city defense. This is a fighting method that has been gradually developed in the farming society for thousands of years. It is not necessary to abandon my strengths and run out of the pass to fight with you That's called bravery. The Liao Army is also used to this style of attack by the Song Army, because the West Route Army is better prepared than the South Route Army that pursued the defeated soldiers of the Song Dynasty. Yanmen Pass. But this time, the defenders of Yanmen Pass were mobilized, and Abandoned Pass took the initiative to seek a decisive battle. Luo Kedi led the main force of the infantry of the Song Army and waited in a large formation at the north entrance of Yanmen. Zhang Chongwei led the fine cavalry to outflank the enemy's rear from the small road. The strategy used was similar to Pan Mei's in the southern battle. It is still a classic An example of a battle in which a mixed infantry and cavalry force restrained cavalry. Xiao Duoli and Li Chonghui led the army to go to Yanmen Pass, and they were amazed when they bumped into the Song army who had already set up a large formation. The formation launched a fierce attack, and the two sides fought a battle, which gradually became a stalemate. The cavalry of the Liao army and the infantry of the Song army fought together. When they lost maneuvering space, Zhang Chongwei suddenly appeared and attacked from the enemy's flank. The infantry of the Song Army also cheered up and fought back with all their strength. The Liao army was first cut to pieces by the fine cavalry of the Song army rushing up from the left and right wings, and then the main force of the infantry launched a fierce attack, devouring the cut Liao cavalry piece by piece. The outcome of this great battle had already been decided when the two cavalrymen of the Song Dynasty suddenly broke out. The infantry phalanx in front of the Liao army was as unstoppable as bulldozers, and the elite cavalrymen on the left and right clashed like cutting machines. Rushing in, heading straight for the banner.The Liao army had fallen into a chaotic scene where they were fighting on their own. No one consciously intercepted them, and he was killed by him in the middle army. Zhang Chongwei was luckier than Brother Yeluxiu when he broke into the Song camp with an army of 200,000 troops to hunt down Zhao Guangyi. It was night and it was even more difficult to break into the middle of the Song army. When they got to the middle army of the Song camp, they only saw the canopy of Huang Luo, and there was nothing under the umbrella.But Xiao Duoli, the leader of the Liao Kingdom, could not leave. If he left, what would happen to the 100,000 troops? Zhang Chongwei rushed to the middle army of the Liao camp, fought for more than ten rounds, and cut off the heads of Zhang Guojun's Jiedu envoy, son-in-law, and servant Xiao Duli. At this time, he didn't know what kind of official he was. If a Liao army asks clearly, he will never know.Because sometimes the historians of the Han people like to hide their merits, and the Liao people are more serious in this regard. They often write about the failed battles in a few words, and they will never record the senior officials who were killed or captured. . Zhang Chongwei beheaded his son-in-law Xiao Duoli with one knife, and made Yeluxiu, the third princess of the Liao Kingdom, a widow. Li Chonghui, the commander of the horse infantry, saw his eyes tearing apart from a distance, but the chaotic army was turbulent, like waves rising and falling, he couldn't help himself. He could only fight and walk in the direction of the flow of the army, and he didn't care about Xiao Duli at all. As soon as Xiao Duo and Li died, the Liao army was in great chaos. They were killed by the Song army. Li Chonghui led the remnants and fought and retreated. The men and horses responded, checked the losses, and there were more than half of the casualties. Li Chonghui stuck a sharp arrow in each of his shoulders and arms, but he didn't care to pull it out, so he explained to Yelu Xiezhen what he had encountered with the Song army. After all, Yelu Xiezhen was a famous general of the Liao Kingdom with rich experience in battle. When he heard that there were a large number of cavalry from the Song Army, he suddenly felt strange. Before the truth is known, I dare not act rashly anymore. The only strategic policy for the Liao army on the South Road is to try to keep the Song army south of the three passes, and determine the distribution of forces between the two sides according to the traditional Song-Liao border defense line.Brother Yeluxiu learned from the painful experience and dared not underestimate the enemy. After retreating from Baozhou, he quickly harassed all the Liao troops, reorganized the security system, and took the initiative to give up some cities that were not conducive to defense, and redeployed the defense. Brother Yeluxiu's vision is still very poisonous. He quickly discovered that although the Song State is now strong and strong, a large number of troops have rushed in, especially the Xixia Army and the Song State Imperial Army have their own establishments and subordinates. Not enough, this is a favorable condition, so they fought a lot of mobile warfare in the defense, assembled elite cavalry, and came and went. Cui Yanjin and the guard Ma Jun all commanded Mi Xin and others to fight, and during the battle with Zhang Shi, the governor of Xiongzhou, he personally led hundreds of guards into the formation and beheaded Zhang Shi under his horse! But soon, Brother Yeluxiu felt uneasy. He didn't find anything, but the intuition of a veteran general told him that something was wrong: the tacit understanding between the various departments of the Song Army was indeed not enough. This is a fact. .However, with the sharpness of the new victory, the Song army definitely has the strength to launch a large-scale offensive. When its new defeat is unstable, it will take back all the territory of the Song State along the border that was occupied by the Liao State. However, Yang Hao did not do this. What is he waiting for?