Chapter 57 In the third quarter, the commander is incompetent, and the three armies are exhausted

The Song Army wanted to return to the division to fight again, but Yeluxiu, the commander of the Liao Army, was seriously injured and had no time to pursue the Song Army, so the Song Army took the opportunity to retreat.The battle of Gaoliang River finally came to an end with the complete victory of the Liao army.So, if you take a closer look, where did the Song Army make mistakes in this battle? First, troops should not be dispatched when the division veterans are exhausted.It's a big taboo for military strategists to attack far away troops.After making this mistake, is there any chance to correct it?Yes, I have.It's a pity that when the Song army hit the city of Youzhou, they committed the second military taboo. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says that "the first is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the diplomatic relations, the second is to attack the army, and the next is to attack the city." Only those who are least able to fight will attack the city and occupy the territory. The Song army did exactly the worst thing.Part of the force should be used to contain the Youzhou defenders. The defenders rely entirely on the dangerous terrain and the thickness of the city to defend. Under normal circumstances, they will not open the city to face the battle.Therefore, the Song army should use part of its forces to contain the Liao army guarding the city, and the main force will go northward to defeat the army of Yelu Xiezhen, Yeluxiu, and Yelusha, and then return to attack Youzhou. Youzhou can go down.However, the main force of the Song army was stationed under Jiancheng, which gave Liao's new force a chance to breathe.The Liao army came from the northern grasslands for reinforcements, and it was also a long journey, but they were cavalry, and they maneuvered very fast. Usually, each of them had three horses, and they rode alternately. The Song army hit the Liao army's arms.

To what extent are the soldiers of the Song army who besieged the city tired of war?After repeatedly attacking Youzhou City, they were unable to attack, so they entered the ground. At that time, the natural environment was relatively good. As soon as the trenches were dug, the groundwater was dug out, and then the crabs were dug out.When the general of the Song Army saw the soldiers digging out the crabs, he said something like this: "Crabs live on land in water. They lose their place and have plenty of feet. The enemy rescues them. Also, it’s like a teacher!” (Volume 10 of "Continued Zizhi Tongjian") Crabs are water objects and live on land, and they have many legs, which proves that the enemy's reinforcements are coming.We should go back to our Central Plains and stay here honestly. It's not a good sign to spend nothing here in Youzhou.The enemy's reinforcements are about to arrive, and you have dug out crabs again. Crab's crab is the same as slack, let's stop fighting, let's hurry up.It can be seen that it's not that the Song army can't fight, but that they don't want to fight. The most important thing is that the timing of sending troops is wrong, and they were defeated by Liao.Song Taizong was shot by an arrow and went back. The arrow injury recurred every year. The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. In the end, he died because of the recurrence of the arrow injury.

The battle of Gaolianghe in Song, Liao, and Liao proved that the commander was incompetent and exhausted the three armies, which proved that Taizu Taizong's national policy of emphasizing literature over military was a failure.The emperor didn't trust the generals, so he personally led the army and put on a strong stick. Unfortunately, Emperor Taizong was hit by two arrows and never dared to go into battle again.He dare not go into battle anymore, and he doesn't trust generals, so who will fight?And here comes the problem.