Chapter 103 Chapter Twenty

Regardless of the long-term repair with Liao, Song decided to join Jin to attack Liao.At this time, the Liao army had been beaten to pieces by the Jin army.So, in the face of Song's 100,000 troops, who will the Liao Dynasty send to fight? This person's name is Yelu Dashi.Dashi is the eighth grandson of Taizu Abaoji, a nobleman in Tianhuang, proficient in Khitan and Chinese, good at riding and shooting, both civil and military, outstanding in appearance, and dignified.He was a Jinshi in the fifth year of Tianqing (1115), Emperor Tianzuo of Liao Dynasty. In the fourth year of Tianqing, Aguda raised troops to fight against Liao Dynasty, that is to say, he only became an official in the second year of Aguda's army.After becoming a Jinshi in Dashizhong, he first served as a scholar in the Imperial Academy, and later served as an official in the Imperial Academy.In the Khitan language, Hanlin is called Linya, so Yelu Dashi is honored as Dashi Linya by the Khitan people.The general Khitan nobles do not read books. They think that reading is a very labor-intensive task, and it is easy to confuse people's thinking. The less you know, the simpler you are, and the more you know, the easier it is to think complicated.Therefore, among the Khitan nobles, those who can pass the Jinshi examination and become Hanlin are indeed very rare.But when Dashi really came to the fore, it was not because of his outstanding literary talent, but because of his illustrious martial arts, he became a blockbuster in the war against the Song Dynasty.

At that time, Yelu Dashi was the most outstanding talent in the Northern Liao regime. In fact, he was the one who decided all the big and small affairs of the Northern Liao court.So he volunteered and led two thousand cavalry to defend Zhuozhou.When the Song Dynasty's 100,000 troops came to attack, he led 2,000 cavalry to defend, and the strength of the troops was very different.Yelu Dashi took the initiative to attack and defeated Yang Keshi, the pioneer of the Song army, who retreated in embarrassment.After escaping back, he reported to the commander that the Liao army was too powerful for us to fight.There are only 2,000 people in Yelu Dashi, and there is no record in the historical records of how many soldiers Yang Keshi led, but the 100,000 troops of the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty were the most elite Western Army of the Song Army. But he returned home in defeat.So, the main force of the Song Army came, trying to outflank Yelu Dashi.Yelu Dashi also received reinforcements at this time. Tianxi Emperor Yelu Chun saw that Yelu Dashi had won the battle, so he confidently handed over the troops to Yelu Dashi's command. A total of 30,000 troops were gathered, but compared with the Song army, it was only and one-third of the opponent.

The two armies of Song and Liao faced each other across the river. Yang Keshi, the defeated general of the Song army, crossed the river, holding the command flag, and surrendered Yelu Dashi.People in the Song Dynasty are really humorous. If you want to win the battle, it is still reasonable to recruit others. If you lose, you still come to recruit others?Even if you surrender, you have to change someone, and let Yelu Dashi's defeated generals come over with a flag, you defeated me last time, now you surrender, this logic does not make sense.Yelu Dashi smiled coldly, pushed Yang Keshi's order flag in half, threw it on the ground, and waved his own order flag to attack.This time the Song Army was even worse. The Liao soldiers were fighting against each other and regarded death as home.We have been useless enough these years. When Taizu Taizong started his business, our Daliao was the overlord of the grasslands and the lord of the desert.Now that the Jin Dynasty is raising troops, we are so miserable that we can't beat Jin. Even you, Song Dynasty, dare to bully me. I can't beat Guan Zhang, can I still beat Liu Bei?Under such circumstances, the Liao army, who was defeated by the Jin army, showed the legacy of Taizu Taizong on the battlefield, took the initiative to cross the river, and pursued the Song army.

Song Jun was defeated and lost. Yang Keshi was hit by several arrows, fell off his horse, and lost two front teeth. He finally saved his life, but it was worse than last time.Who asked you to raise a banner to recruit others?Yelu Dashi hated him, kill this kid for me.Once the Song Army's forward was defeated, it moved the rear army.At that time, Xiao Qian, the king of the fourth army of the Liao Kingdom, led another army across the river to outflank the retreat of the Song army.Under the two-way attack, the Song army was defeated for thousands of miles and suffered a devastating blow.Originally, this time I came with high spirits and preparations, and wanted to conquer Nanjing in one fell swoop, and then all the soldiers were awarded rewards, and even the treasures were brought. This is great, and the Liao army captured them all.The Liao Army was very happy. The Song Dynasty was really righteous. They didn’t give us old coins for so many years.

After a defeat, Song Ting wanted to investigate the responsibility. He was sure that the emperor's favorite minister, Grand Duke Tong Guantong, was fine and could not punish him. The famous general Zhong Shidao was used as a scapegoat.The only famous general in the Northern Song Dynasty was dismissed at that time, and such a sensible person was dismissed.After withdrawing the way of teaching, the Song Dynasty began to gather strength to prepare for the second attack on Liao. At this time, something happened to the Northern Liao court.