The frontline team is not in danger. This is the basis for Zhao Xi to dare to delegate power and let the frontline do things conveniently.

The morale of the army should be drummed up rather than let down. This trip, for the army in Hebei Province, is equivalent to a slip of the leg.

Although the suggestion to retreat was made by the generals at the front, Zhao Xi could be sure that the soldiers at the front must be holding their breath.

Even if you are retreating, you still need to hunt down rabbits... just draw some results, otherwise you will hurt the morale of the army.

As for the Northern Liao Dynasty, they will not engage in direct war with Guo Chao until the civil strife subsides. People can fully understand their advantages.

Of course, it cannot be ruled out that Beiliao will wait for the army to penetrate deeper and then launch a pincer attack on the team that enters Beiliao too far.

After all, it is less than 200,000. For Bei Liao, which has 300,000 standing elites, nearly one million various Oruduo, Lin Ya, etc., and can summon two million warriors for the war, it is really necessary to go deep into the territory of Bei Liao.

, it is still dangerous.

The Northern Liao Dynasty seemed to be cooperating with the Song Dynasty in a play. When the Song army retreated, the Northern Liao cavalry also avoided encounters. During the gap between the Song Dynasty's withdrawal, they also broke into pieces and retreated northward.

The only real fighting is between the scouts. The scouts are originally the best of the best on both sides. In contrast, the battles between the scouts are mutually beneficial.

Fortunately, Zhe Katsuyuki caught a scout...

"There is no Pishi Army dispatched by Beiliao this time?"

When the imperial court received the report of Zhe Kexing's interrogation of the scouts, it was really a bit frustrating. The entire cabinet was depressed.

Guochao marched northward with such great fanfare and advanced nearly a hundred miles. I always thought that Bei Liao's avoidance was because Guochao's combat power made Bei Liao afraid. However, the result was like this.

"That seems to be the case. It may also be the case on the road opposite Zhe Kexing, but it may not be the case elsewhere."

This is a bit self-deceiving.

"According to the report, there are still some Orudos. The nobles of the Northern Liao Dynasty, who did not participate in the civil war, more or less sent Orudos to the south... which is what the previous report mentioned.

The cavalry supporting them from behind.”

In fact, there was no real battle in this troop dispatch, except for some battles at the beginning, which were defeated by the troops of the country and the state like a strong wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

They were defeated in one blow, and before the victory could be expanded, the cavalry of Bei Liao had already fled... at least that's what happened when the report was made.

It was also because of such reports that the imperial court believed that this expedition could achieve astonishing results.

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"I'm afraid Beiliao's established strategy is to avoid the edge temporarily, right?"

"The civil strife is not peaceful, and the Northern Liao Dynasty has no intention of fighting a war with the imperial court."

"It seems that in the face of such a great opportunity as the civil strife in Northern Liao, the state and the imperial court can only be spectators."

It's good to be a bystander... That's what Zhao Xi thinks. If Zhao Xi was in the situation of the Northern Liao Emperor, he would also make such a choice.

The troops of Shangjing Road, Northwest Recruitment Division, Zhongjing Road, and Qinwang from all over the country have already assembled on Nanjing Road, and the day of quelling the chaos is waiting. At this time, there is really no need to allocate troops to fight against the Song Dynasty.

The key is that the nobles in the Northern Liao court are all waiting for the outcome of the civil strife. If they are asked to send troops to stop the Song army, it is difficult for anyone to do it wholeheartedly.

If he divided his own troops to resist the Song army, it would be better to let the Song army enter the Liao territory, or even let the Song army cause harm in the Liao territory... When the war harmed the interests of the nobles, it also aroused the rebellion of the noble tribes.

anger.

By then, the rebellion of the rebellious ministers may have come to fruition, and it may be possible to encircle and annihilate the Song army that invaded Daliao territory from the north.

The hope is good, but unfortunately the results are quite boring. This time, whether it is the Northern Liao Dynasty or the Song Dynasty, there is a feeling that there is still something to be desired.

One side sent troops with great fanfare, but when it felt bad, it withdrew its troops directly and cleanly.

One side is showing weakness to the enemy and is preparing to play a big game. It uses its own internal strife as bait, hiding its true strength, hoping to make the other side design a large encirclement.

"It's a useless waste of money and food!"

Zhang Dun was not sarcastic, this was a collective decision of the cabinet, and he was even the most active member. He just lamented that this situation left him a little confused, and he couldn't understand how the war ended like this.

"Maybe this is not a waste of money and food."

Su Che answered, "No one could answer Zhang Dun's words, they all felt a bit hot. Su Che didn't care, he was still familiar with Zhang Dun's temperament over the years.

"Dear elders, this time the troops have been dispatched for so long, have you ever seen any envoys sent from Northern Liao?"

When Su Zhe said this, everyone guessed that this was what happened. Indeed, the last time the troops were mobilized to go north, they only advanced a few dozen miles. After one contact, Bei Liao sent envoys south.

But this time, until the war was over, Beiliao remained indifferent.

"Perhaps the Northern Liao court had no time to take care of it?"

Although he generally agreed with the possibility of Su Che's words being over the top, Han Zhen still raised questions.

"No. Please see... Chong Jianzhong went north from Baozhou and arrived at Yizhou; Wang Shunchen arrived at Xincheng; Zhou Dong arrived at Yongqing; and Zhe Kexing has already approached Wuqing."

"The civil war in Northern Liao is basically in the area of ​​Jizhou, Jingzhou, and Tanzhou. If our army continues to move northward, the Jinfu army has not moved, and the Zhuozhou army has not moved. Once the army of Zheke passes Wuqing, Jinfu,

The Northern Liao army from Zhuozhou and other places inserted into the southeast to block the connection between the four armies..."

"The several victories of the Guo Dynasty against the Liao Dynasty, and even the annihilation of the Xixia Dynasty, were all based on the regional situation of using more to defeat the smaller, and the victory was achieved only with the advantage of chariots."

"If it is true that Zhe Kexing's department is under heavy siege..."

In the Battle of Hedong that year, the imperial court did not capture Yuzhou. In other words, although most of the Xijing Road in Beiliao had been recovered by the imperial court, a considerable number of elite troops were deployed in areas such as Feihu Ridge and Zijingling.

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Zhong Jianzhong can capture Yizhou, but it will definitely need to guard against Yuzhou's Beiliao army. Even if Yunzhou's army marches eastward, with the steepness of Feihu Ridge and Zijing Ridge, it will be difficult to join forces with Zhongjian's central army in a short time.

Gu'an, Yongqing, Zhuozhou and other places have large areas of plains and open areas, which are terrains where cavalry can take advantage of. When Zhe Kexing fell into a tight siege, Wang Shunchen and the Zhou and Dong tribes would be restrained, and it was even said that there was a chance of escape on all sides.

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Chariots have a restraining effect against cavalry, but that does not mean that chariots are invincible against cavalry.

After the chariots were arrayed and formed into the shape of the city, the cavalry attack was ineffective. The use of chariots in pursuit could also avoid the disadvantages of exhaustion of infantry pursuits in early states and dynasties.

The biggest drawback of the chariot is that it takes too long to connect and assemble. Even for the most familiar soldiers, it takes nearly half an hour to complete.

For the cavalry, this half hour may be a thirty-fifty-mile dash.

This is also the reason why the scouts were released for fifty miles... Once the cavalry approaches, the chariot will not have time to assemble and connect, and it is easy for the cavalry to rush in...
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