Chapter 13 6. Khitan is not easy to mess with

Any emerging force has its reasons for its rise.No matter whether the old power is in its heyday or its decline, the new power should not be underestimated. At the moment when Li Cunxu concentrated on attacking Zhu Liang, Khitan went south.The Khitan's arrival first threatened the territory of Hedong.In dealing with Khitan, Li Cunxu showed a statesman's strategy with an overall view and an overall view. It can be said that there is both struggle and cooperation. Li Cunxu really wanted to fight Zhu Liang quickly, and almost put all his family fortune on the front line of Hebei.For the convenience of directing the battle between Jin and Bian, he moved the governance center from Jinyang to Weizhou, and Weizhou became the de facto political center of the Hedong military and political group.It can be seen from this that Li Cunxu attached great importance to the Hebei region and the decisive battle between Zhu and Liang.Li Keyong's long-cherished wish of unifying the Central Plains and eradicating Zhu Liang seems to be about to come true.Li Cunxu devoted himself to this protracted war with great enthusiasm and courage.

But things don't always go your way.Although the shaky Zhuliang Empire was weakening day by day, he organized wave after wave of resistance, which greatly hindered the Jin army's plan to march south. During the stalemate in the war in Hebei, something went wrong in the north.This is what Li Cunxu once worried about.Khitan rose rapidly and began to expand southward, once attacking Youzhou and Yunzhou. The Khitan's invasion caused Li Cunxu a lot of trouble.Not only that, Chengde and Yiwu, the two major allies in Hedong, also had problems, and they turned into Li Cunxu's enemies.This made the frontier defense in the north of the river tight, and the rear area was in constant danger.

Khitan's interference greatly dispersed Li Cunxu's troops and energy on the southern battlefield. Chengde and Yiwu's rebellion added many variables to the Jinbian war, greatly weakening Hedong's ability to invest in the Jinbian war, and created a new era for the Jinbian war. Zhu Liang created an opportunity to take a breather and resist, and the changes in power that ebbed and flowed dragged the Jinbian War into a protracted quagmire. No one expected that this war would last for ten years. In 916 A.D., Khitan Emperor Yelu Abaoji led 300,000 elite troops across the Great Wall, marched south from Juyongguan, and captured Weizhou, the governor of Hedong, and captured Li Siben, the envoy of Zhenwu Jiedu.Then the Khitan attacked Yunzhou again, and Li Cunzhang had a fierce battle with Datong's defense.Li Cunzhang fought hard to resist and support.The shock caused by this incident in Hedong was not small.If the northeast gate of Hebei is lost, Khitan will drive straight in, and Jinyang will be at stake.

Jin Wang Li Cunxu, who was in charge of the battle between Jin and Bian in Weizhou, received the report of Khitan's southward march, and the rear of Hedong called for help several times a day.Without further ado, Li Cunxu traveled starry night and led the support troops to Yunzhou in person.Fortunately, Khitan did not plan to fight a big battle or occupy territory this time, which was basically similar to the previous predatory guerrilla warfare.When Yelu Abaoji heard that Li Cunxu had led an army to help, he had no intention of fighting, so he led his troops back. Although the Khitan retreated, this battle opened the prelude to a tough battle between Khitan and Hedong. In the following years, the two sides fought continuously along the Great Wall.

Since Li Cunxu was mainly focused on eliminating Zhu Liang, he did not intend to have a large-scale confrontation with the Khitan. Therefore, Li Cunxu used the alliance between A Baoji and Li Keyong as a cover, and called Uncle A Baoji long and short. This expresses friendship to Khitan.But Khitan doesn't seem to buy Li Cunxu's account.Wuyue, Zhuliang, Bohai, Koryo and even Japan, Persia and other countries far and near sent envoys, trade or tribute to Khitan, but Hedong only talked about friendship and did not take actual actions.Maybe Li Cunxu thought in his heart: "Give you back the Khitan tribute? If you don't beat you, you will be cheap! If I were not busy beating Zhu Liang, my lord, I would have cleaned up your beards a long time ago!"

The Khitans didn't care what Li Cunxu thought, they would launch attacks on Hedong, Jingding and Youzhou as long as they had spare time.Li Cunxu mainly forbears the petty fights and muddles along.He tried his best to restrain himself and maintain a friendly relationship with Khitan on the surface.However, some major conflicts of interest are really unbearable and unavoidable, so we have to "take action when it is time to act, and fight in a hurry." In the war between Hedong and Khitan, a relatively large-scale battle took place in February of the fourteenth year of Tianyou (917 AD).

In February, the spring breeze is like scissors, in February the glaciers are not open, in February the spring is cold, and in February the earth is still sleeping. The Xinzhou Department to which Hedong belonged had Lu Wenjin assassinated the coach Li Cunju, and defected into the arms of Khitan.Under the guidance of Lu Wenjin, the Khitan army marched southward and besieged Xinzhou, attacking day and night, with continuous artillery fire.Due to the fierce Khitan offensive, the Hedong Jin army could not resist, and led by An Jinquan, the governor, abandoned the city and fled.Khitan took the opportunity to occupy Xincheng.The fall of Xincheng once again exposed the fragility of the northeast frontier defense.Li Cunxu was unable to rescue him at this time, so he had to write a letter to condemn A Baoji, accusing A Baoji of treachery, that he should not have taken in Lu Wenjin, a rebel from Hedong, and should not have repeatedly invaded the territory of Hedong, which seriously damaged the feelings of the two peoples and wantonly trampled and destroyed a national sovereignty and territorial integrity.Li Cunxu expressed "strong dissatisfaction and great regret".A Baoji doesn't care what he does, the vegetables are the ones in the basket, and the fat in the mouth can't be spit out easily.

Li Cunxu was a bit overwhelmed by the Khitan, running back and forth between Weizhou and Yunzhou, unable to look at each other from head to tail.Li Cunxu's condemnation was invalid, and he had to send troops to resist.But the rear of Jinyang in the east of the river is empty, and there are no soldiers to send.At the critical moment, Youzhou Jiedu envoy Zhou Dewei was temporarily recruited by Li Cunxu and rushed to Xincheng to resist Khitan.Zhou Dewei led 30,000 horses in a hurry to Xincheng and set up camp in the east of Xincheng.Before the Jin army had time to catch their breath, the Khitan troops came and slaughtered them overwhelmingly. The Jin army couldn't resist and threw down a tent with gongs and drums to defeat Youzhou.Along the way, the Khitan pursued him closely and almost wiped out Zhou Dewei's 30,000 troops.

As a result, the flames of war spread eastward from Xincheng to Youzhou. The commander-in-chief of the Khitan army going south was A Baoji.Abaoji's imperial conquest was in person, with a force of no less than 500,000, known as a million.On the front thousands of miles north of Yuyang, there are Khitan soldiers all over the mountains and plains, accompanied by civilian laborers, cattle, sheep, camels and horses, tents, felt houses, grain and grass carts, and the darkness is endless.The marching team twisted and turned without seeing the beginning and the end. Colorful Khitan flags with different numbers were planted all over the gray hills and slopes, and the long whimpering horns resounded through the earth.Khitan has the tendency of dark clouds to overwhelm the city, and it seems that it wants to swallow Youzhou, an important military town for hundreds of years.

Zhou Dewei, a battle-tested veteran, was born and died in the army and has experienced countless times of great battles, vicious battles and dangerous battles. What scene has he not seen?But this time, Lao Zhou was at a loss, and his heart was in his throat.He felt that this encounter was different from any previous battle, it was a magic battle.He had already sent eight hundred miles of express delivery to Li Cunxu for help immediately. Just when Zhou Dewei was restless and anxiously pacing in the commander's mansion, he suddenly heard a series of trumpets, and after a while, the soldiers who reported the news ran into the gate of the commander's mansion panting, shouting while running: "Qi report to you!" Handsome, the Khitan mobilizes heavy troops to attack the city!" Although Zhou Dewei was mentally prepared, he couldn't help being shocked when he heard this report, he stroked his gray beard, strode out of the commander's mansion, and rushed to the top of Youzhou city to check the battle situation.

Zhou Dewei set up an awning and looked out of the city, he couldn't help but gasped.I saw the open space ten miles west of Youzhou City, filled with Khitan troops from various camps, and on the higher mound in the middle, the huge scarlet commander-in-chief flag was waving in the wind. Howling.Zhou Dewei knew that it was the headquarters of Khitan Emperor Yelu Abaoji.The trumpet cannon just now was the signal for Khitan to attack Youzhou.At this time, the Khitan army had already carried the ladder, pushed the siege chariot, waved the hook and lasso, and held the scimitar shield, and rushed to the west gate of Youzhou. Behind the crenel on the top of the city, the heavily armed Jin army drew up their bows and unsheathed their knives, staring intently at the Khitan army, waiting for the order of the commander Zhou Dewei.Time passed by every minute and every second, and the northwest wind blew sharply on the battlements.Zhou Dewei stood quietly like a statue.Both Jin Jun Zuo and the military academy were anxiously waiting for Zhou Dewei to issue an attack order, but Zhou Dewei still didn't say a word. Seeing that the first batch of Khitan siege troops put the ladder on the city wall, they have already started to climb up the ladder.Zhou Dewei suddenly yelled "Kill!" Immediately, thousands of arrows were fired from the city, and under the rain of arrows, the Khitan army fell down one after another with howls.But Khitan's offensive did not weaken at all, and they still focused on attacking without giving up.Zhou Dewei waved the command flag in his hand, and the Jin army smashed down the rolling logs, lime bottles and stones, and another group of Khitan soldiers died under the city.The two sides fought for an hour in the attack and defense, refusing to give in to each other. Even if a small group of Khitan troops climbed to the top of the city and started a hand-to-hand fight with the Jin army, they were wiped out not long after.Khitan's first round of siege failed and was forced to retreat to the camp. Seeing Khitan retreating with the dead and wounded remnants and defeated generals, the Jin army at the head of Youzhou city cheered happily.Zhou Dewei fell into deep thought, he knew that Khitan would never let it go, and the situation would be even more dangerous. Sure enough, it was as expected by Zhou Dewei.The next day Khitan adopted a new siege method. The Khitan were originally a nomadic people. They mainly relied on cavalry to fight and kill, and they were not good at building cities, attacking cities and defending cities.But this time Khitan has Lu Wenjin.Lu Wenjin is undoubtedly a master of positional warfare, and he suggested that A Baoji recruit the desperadoes who escaped from Youzhou.Through Lu Wenjin and local people in Youzhou who are familiar with the situation, Khitan came up with an effective strategy for attacking the city. After suffering a great loss in the close-range upward attack, the Khitan adopted the method of building the city outside the city.Under the cover of night, they built more than a dozen high earth platforms at a distance of 50 meters from the city wall of Youzhou overnight.These earthen platforms are higher than the city wall and can overlook the city. Each platform can accommodate hundreds of soldiers. At dawn the next day, the Jin army in Youzhou city suddenly found many chimneys rising outside the city. When they were wondering, suddenly the Khitan army's siege cannon sounded again.The Jin army rushed to the battle and assembled densely on the top of the city.However, it was deserted and deserted under the city wall, and there were no Khitan troops.The Jin army looked left, right, up and down, but they couldn't find the Khitan army, and they were puzzled.The sky suddenly darkened, followed by sharp whistling sounds overwhelming the sky. Only then did Zhou Dewei and the Jin army discover that Khitan archers had gathered on a dozen or so "chimneys" opposite them. They looked down at Youzhou City and shot wildly at the Jin army.This is not a chimney, but a high earth platform.Arrows fired from the Khitan army on the platform covered the sky densely. The Jin army was caught off guard and was shot and wounded countless times by the Khitan army.The Jin army hid in the barrier and did not dare to show their faces.As long as the Jin army probed, they were immediately shot by the Khitan, and the Jin army had no power to fight back.What was even worse was that the Khitan army tied oiled torches to the shafts of their arrows and shot randomly at the civilian houses of the military station in the city.All of a sudden, flames and smoke billowed in the city, and the common people ran and cried, falling into chaos.The Jin army and the common people scoured the water against the door to fight the fire. On this day, the Jin army was completely passive and beaten. They had nothing to do with the Khitan army on the earthen platform.All the soldiers and civilians in Youzhou City were disgraced and battered. The Khitan army won battles, cooked cattle, slaughtered sheep outside the city, drank and sang, and from time to time yelled and cursed into the city.The Khitan's arrogance made the Jin army hate it so badly.Zhou Dewei frowned tightly, secretly complaining in his heart. In the evening, Zhou Dewei summoned the main generals to the commander's mansion to discuss countermeasures.Everyone was chattering, everyone was furious, arguing about tomorrow's Kaesong and Khitan dog days, and they must not hide from this kind of uselessness.Zhou Dewei looked at the generals very calmly, and when everyone had vented their emotions, he said: "The Khitan built an earthen platform, although the lethality is great, but after all, the distance is too far to achieve the purpose of attacking the city. Moreover, the high platform is wide and narrow. It is limited, and it is not suitable to garrison at night, those archers must have returned to the camp to rest. We can go out of the city by night and destroy his earth platform." After hearing Zhou Dewei's analysis, everyone felt that it made sense.They all expressed their willingness to take people out of the city to sneak attack. As night fell, thin snowflakes fell from the sky.Zhou Dewei dispatched capable generals, who were named Ma Lekou, and quietly sneaked out of Youzhou City and came under the earthen platform. Because the Khitan won the battle during the day and restored their morale, they relaxed their vigilance against the movements in the city. They did not expect that the Jin army would attack the earth platform at night, so they all hid in their tents and fell asleep. A group of twenty Jin soldiers gathered under an earthen platform, first took off the water bag hanging on the horse's back, opened the lid, and poured water on the base of the earthen platform.After the soil became soft, everyone raised their axes and shovels and shoveled fiercely at a corner.Under the action of gravity, the earthen platforms were out of balance, and a dozen earthen platforms collapsed in a moment. The Khitan defenders on night shift heard the rumbling sound of the collapse, and then discovered the Jin army's sneak attack, and immediately rang their clappers to sound the alarm.The Jin army was immediately surrounded by the Khitan patrol army, and a hand-to-hand battle took place between the two sides.Few Jin soldiers dared not love to fight, and retreated while fighting. After retreating into the suspension bridge of the city gate, only half of them survived. After dawn, the Khitan soldiers who had won the battle yesterday happily went to work on the earthen platform with their bows and arrows on their backs.They still don't know the news that the earth platform was destroyed.But when they opened the curtain of the tent and took a look, they were dumbfounded.The earth platform that was still tall and straight yesterday turned into a pile of dirt on the ground today.The Khitan general screamed in anger.How can we fight this battle?Then use the ladder to attack the city and die?Or build a few more earthen platforms?Will the Jin army in Youzhou City allow the Khitan people to rebuild the earth platform?If you don't agree, they will definitely come out to make trouble. what to do? Lu Wenjin made new suggestions to Yelu Abaoji. If it doesn't work in the sky, then attack from the ground. The Khitan remained silent for several days, neither scolding nor attacking the city, as if they were not in a hurry to attack.What kind of medicine is sold in the gourd of the Khitan people? Zhou Dewei didn't dare to be careless, he went to the city every day to look around and observe the enemy's situation.But the Khitan camp was hidden among the densely packed banners, there was nothing abnormal. On the tenth day, Zhou Dewei visited the city as usual.Just as he was looking into the distance with his hands on the crenel, suddenly there was a commotion behind him.After a while, there was a shout of killing.Zhou Dewei turned his head and was about to ask, "Who is making the noise!" Before he could yell out his throat, he gasped. The scene in front of him surprised him, and then cold sweat oozed out of Zhou Dewei's furrowed forehead. Right under Zhou Dewei's eyes, hundreds of Khitan soldiers appeared out of nowhere, shouting and rushing towards the gate of the city.These Khitan soldiers were half-naked, with fur coats slanted around their waists. They were all big and strong men, wielding three-foot-long machetes, cutting and killing anyone they saw, madly trying to seize the city. control of the door. Zhou Dewei could tell at a glance that this was the death squad of Khitan. Although these people were few in number, they were all determined to die, and their combat effectiveness was very brave.For a while, the Jin army guarding the gate was killed by the Khitan people. Seeing that the city gate is about to fall inside.But at this time, something even more terrible happened.Outside the city gate, the Khitan army launched a charge, and tens of thousands of horses rushed towards the west gate of Youzhou.In front are infantrymen holding up shields, covering their bodies tightly.A group of dozens of these Khitan soldiers carried a big log and rammed directly towards the gate of the city. Zhou Dewei understood that this was the Khitan inside and outside cooperating to seize the city gate, hoping to open the gap through the city gate.Once the city gate is lost, the consequences will be disastrous. Zhou Dewei ordered the Jin army guarding the city to open their bows and shoot arrows. He shouted loudly: "Whether it is the Khitan army inside or outside, shoot me intensively, and guard the city gate no matter what!" In an instant, the Jin army's eagle feathers and arrows shot at the Khitan army intensively.But the Khitan Death Squad in the city had already fought with the Jin army, and the archers could not distinguish the enemy from their own, and the bows and arrows could not exert their power.In the end, the Jin army in the city had to crowd the city gate with spears in hand, pointing at the Khitan Death Squadron.The scimitars in the hands of the Khitan death squads are shorter than the spears, and it is very difficult to break through the last line of defense of the Jin army.The two sides fought fiercely in the narrow city gate, stepping on the corpses of their compatriots. The Khitan army outside the city held large shields above their heads, covering them airtightly. Most of the Jin army's arrow rain was blocked by the shields.Using cover, the Khitans carried heavy logs to the gate of the city.The heavy log hit the city gate, making a dull and shocking rumbling sound.Zhou Dewei felt the city wall trembling under his feet.If it hits more than a dozen times, the gate of Youzhou City will definitely be destroyed.The dark Khitan army is still gathering at the gate of the city, ready to break in at any time. Seeing that the city gate was at stake, Zhou Dewei's eyes were burning with anxiety.Just when the Jin soldiers were panicking, Zhou Dewei's heart suddenly brightened.He urgently ordered the military academy to move the stored cooking oil to the granary.After a while, dozens of jars of edible oil were moved to the top of the city.Zhou Dewei raised a jar of oil and threw it at the Khitan army outside the city gate, which was crashing into it.The huge terracotta jar fell on the top of the Khitan army with the sound of the wind, shattered after hitting the shield, and the oil in the jar splashed everywhere.Zhou Dewei asked someone to light a torch and throw it down.The torches were thrown on the oil-splashed Khitan soldiers, and the sound of "boom" burst into the sky. The Jin army understood what the commander meant, and threw dozens of jars of oil at the attacking Khitan army.In an instant, thousands of Khitan troops were engulfed in flames.The Khitan soldiers who were burned screamed in pain and fled in all directions, colliding with the follow-up troops. In the chaos, the Khitan people trampled on each other and killed and injured countless people.After the shield array was destroyed, the Jin army fired all arrows.The Khitan had to withdraw from the battle and gave up their plan to attack the goal.At this time, hundreds of Khitan death squads in the city were also wiped out by the Jin army. Zhou Dewei hurried down the corridor to check the situation in the city.After careful investigation, Zhou Dewei discovered that these Khitan death squads entered Youzhou City through tunnels.No wonder the Khitan army has been quiet for the past few days, it turns out they are digging tunnels quietly!They dug a tunnel directly to a house in the city.Two hundred Khitan death squads secretly crawled out from the tunnel, killed the civilians in Youzhou in the houses, and then rushed directly to the city gate, with the purpose of destroying the city gate guards from the inside.The Death Squadron in the city cooperates with the army outside the city to attack the city, and cooperates with the inside and the outside, planning to break through Youzhou in one fell swoop. It's dangerous!Zhou Dewei secretly cried out in his heart.Zhou Dewei immediately ordered people to strictly defend, and buried several cowhide drums on the surface to monitor the underground movement at any time, in case the Khitans broke through the tunnel again. The defense of Youzhou City was extremely difficult, and Zhou Dewei was overwhelmed by Khitan's powerful offensive.He asked in his heart: "King Jin, why didn't you send reinforcements for so long? The old minister can't stand it anymore." Zhou Dewei sent another letter to Li Cunxu who was far away in Weizhou asking for help.Youzhou has been trapped for half a month. If King Jin doesn't send reinforcements, the city may fall at any time. So why did Jin Wang Li Cunxu not send troops to rescue Zhou Dewei?Doesn't he know that the situation in Youzhou is urgent? The king of Jin has the difficulties of the king of Jin. At this time, Jin Wang Li Cunxu was dealing with Liu Po.Liu Wei is a very difficult nut to crack. Although the power of the Zhuliang Empire is weak, and Zhu Youzhen's right to conquest is constrained by Zhu Youzhen everywhere, Liu Wei's fighting spirit is extremely tenacious, and he is scheming and tricky.Li Cunxu didn't dare to be careless towards Liu Wei, and planned to complete his merits in one battle, concentrating superior forces to completely remove Liu Wei's thorn in his side.However, Li Cunxu fought Liu Po ​​in Liyang for more than a month, and the Jin army did not take advantage of it.Therefore, Li Cunxu hoped that Zhou Dewei could persist for a longer time, so as to buy time for him to defeat Liu Po. But time waits for no one.The situation drives people, and the situation drives people to death. Zhou Dewei asked for help one after another.Li Cunxu was very anxious and could not make up his mind after weighing the left and right. Li Cunxu convened a combat meeting of the former enemy and asked his subordinates to express their opinions. Should they go to reinforce Youzhou immediately?Li Cunxu's worry was palpable, and he said: "The enemy of Weizhou is now, and I plan to conquer Hebei in one battle. But Youzhou is besieged by Khitan, and I expected General Zhou to hold out for another month. Now look at the Khitan's menacing attack." At this time, Li Cunshen, the deputy commander of the Fanhan Horse Infantry Army, said: "Your Majesty, Youzhou is in danger and must be rescued. If we act slowly, there may be a rebellion in the city due to too much pressure. Although the Zhuliang Empire has no offensive force , but the defensive ability should not be underestimated, it cannot be achieved overnight." Li Cunshen's words carry a lot of weight, not only because of Li Cunshen's high rank in the military, but also because he has been the deputy chief of the Fan Han Mabu for seven years.Another important reason is that Li Cunshen also has a high status among Li Keyong's adopted sons.Li Keyong established a separate organization for a large group of adopted sons, and Li Cunshen succeeded Li Cunzhang as the leader of this organization. General Yan Bao also came to plead for orders and said: "Your Majesty, the Khitan troops have attacked far away, and it is impossible to hold on for too long. When they are short of food and grass and retreat automatically, we can select elite soldiers and rush to the front line of Youzhou, taking advantage of the steep passes in the mountains and rivers. , occupy favorable terrain, and wait for the enemy to strike hard when they return." Yan Bao used to be Zhu Jin's junior school, and later surrendered to Zhu Quanzhong when he was defeated.In the Jin-Liang War, Li Cunxu defeated the Liang army, and Yan Bao was defeated and surrendered to Jin again. Before Yan Bao finished speaking, Li Siyuan said loudly: "Your Majesty, Zhou Dewei is a minister of the country, and is in danger now. We can't wait until the Khitan is exhausted before sending troops. We must send troops to rescue immediately. I would like to ask for orders to lead five thousand cavalry to go Let's fight Khitan!" Li Cunxu saw that several major military commanders advocated rescue Youzhou first, and proposed a strategy to destroy the enemy, so he made up his mind to send heavy troops to assist Zhou Dewei.The Jin army marched northward in three routes. Li Siyuan's troops entered Laishui, Yan Bao's troops entered Qigou, and Li Cunshen's troops entered Yizhou.After Zhou Dewei received the news that the King of Jin sent troops to help, his spirits lifted, he got in touch with Li Siyuan, and prepared to attack Yelu Abaoji from inside and outside. After Li Siyuan, Yan Bao, and Li Cunshen entered the border of Youzhou, they had more than a dozen fierce battles with the Khitan army all over the mountains and plains.After joining forces in Yizhou, the Northern Jin army had an encounter with the 100,000 Khitan main force.This battle was fought until the sky was dark and the sun and the moon were dark. Li Siyuan, Li Cunshen and others used all their abilities to firmly occupy the initiative on the battlefield.The Khitan people also put in a huge force, vowing to annihilate the Jin army troops who came to help.The sound of hundreds of thousands of horses screaming and killing shook the valley, the blood stained the stream, the corpses of the fallen generals were all over the mountains and plains, the smell of blood filled the jungle, and groups of vultures were circling at low altitude looking for prey.After a day and night of desperate struggle, the Khitan was defeated and lost tens of thousands of camels, cattle and sheep, as well as tents with drums and drums. The season has entered June, and the weather is gradually getting hotter.The Khitans failed to attack Youzhou for a long time, and their morale was greatly affected.They are not used to the hot climate, and it is difficult for them to resist the troubles and injuries caused by the humidity, heat and rain.After more than two months of stalemate with the Jin army, Yelu Abaoji didn't want to continue fighting. He felt that there would be no benefit if he continued, and the price he had to pay was too high.The Khitan people's supplies for war are camels, horses, cattle and sheep, and the grazing of so many livestock in the war is also a huge challenge.Finally, the Khitans withdrew. According to the "History of the Liao Dynasty", the end of this war was due to the hot weather. Yelu Abaoji thought that the hard work was useless, so he voluntarily gave up and withdrew from the war. "Old History of the Five Dynasties" said that Li Siyuan and other generals of the Jin army severely damaged the Khitan army and beat Abaoji away.In fact, this is the historical spring and autumn brushwork that each whitewashed.It should be said that in this war that lasted three to four months, both Hedong and Khitan consumed a lot of money and paid a heavy price. When it was difficult to defeat each other, they had to stop in moderation and end the war. After Li Cunshen led the army into Youzhou, Zhou Dewei tightly held the hands of Li Cunshen, Li Siyuan and Yan Bao, was so excited that he burst into tears, and said repeatedly: "I almost won't see you, I almost won't see you again." It's your turn." In fact, there is a reason for the Jin army's difficulties in Youzhou.The main reason is Zhou Dewei's clinging to the old and narrow-mindedness.For hundreds of years, there have been continuous mountains 700 miles north of Youzhou, and the imperial court has set up eight defensive barracks along the mountains.These troops usually work on farming, and when the crops are about to ripen, they rush to harvest and cut them, fortifying the walls and clearing the fields, so that there are no grains left.At this time, when the Khitan came to plunder, they could not get any benefits, and they were beaten by the Tang army guarding the pass, so they had to break their wings and leave. After Zhou Dewei took charge of Youzhou, he believed that he was invincible throughout his military career, looked down on the role of the Eighth Army of Shanbei, and neither strengthened management nor transported supplies. Therefore, the Eighth Army of Shanbei gradually weakened until it was defeated by Yelu Abaoji.Zhou Dewei is good at everything, but he is narrow-minded and jealous of talents.He was always worried about the old generals of Youzhou, and secretly cut off the capable locals of Youzhou one by one.So much so that when Yelu Abaoji arrived, many Youzhou people defected and surrendered to Khitan.It can be said that Zhou Dewei's military ability is not inferior to Liu Rengong's, but Zhou Dewei is far behind Liu Rengong in terms of border defense armament. At this moment, we can't help but also have to think of a person.This person is Zhu Youzhen.If Zhu Youzhen, the fourth son of the Zhuliang Empire, preserves his strength and perseveres, he can send troops to Taiyuan or Cangzhou when Li Cunxu in Hedong is in a hurry by Khitan, even if he is on the front line of Weizhou.However, history cannot be repeated. The Zhuliang Empire has been exhausted at this time, and the elite troops have basically been tossed out. They can only watch the golden opportunity slip away before their eyes, and Wang Beixing sighs helplessly.The so-called fortunes come and go, turn a fart!When Zhu Youzhen's time came, there was no good luck, only bad luck.