When the war under Youzhou City was in full swing, another battle for profit and reputation started in the Liao Kingdom.
"If great things come true, you all have contributed to the founding of the country by Conglong. Han Kuangsi is a palace slave and will eventually be promoted to King Yan. I, Yeluliu, am a man who is not stingy with gifts and longevity. Everyone present will be rewarded. I should call you king or marquis.
, it depends on how much contribution you can make for this prince."
In Liu Lishou's mansion, Liu Lishou's face flushed with excitement, and he excitedly made a generous speech to the more than a hundred confidants who had gathered together, making the final pre-war mobilization order. On the side, Wang Guanyu wore a helmet and armor, looking majestic.
Yelvliu Lishou finally finished his speech and said to Wang Guanyu: "General Wang, please."
Wang Guanyu nodded reservedly, took a step forward, and said in a deep voice: "Today's plan is like this. The commander of the Ma Army, Cheng Tianhao, is responsible for attacking the yamen who are staying in Shangjing, killing the yamen, seizing the military symbols, and controlling the palaces who are staying in Shangjing.
Guard and infantry commander Gou Ewei is responsible for controlling the two thousand female palace guards..."
Gou E was the only one who was overjoyed when he heard that. The two thousand female soldiers of the palace guard were all close confidants of the Queen Mother Xiao. Most of these female soldiers were young and handsome. With his tiger and wolf soldiers, after this battle, he would take away many beautiful girls.
, Not to mention other rewards, just this one, why don't the soldiers under his command rush forward screaming? Gou Ewei thought nervously: "I don't want too many, I will choose thirty...
, No! Fifty beauties will do. If you bite off more than you can chew, the rest can be enjoyed by the young men." He bowed and accepted the order.
Wang Guanyu added: "Li Jianbai, the deputy capital commander, and Yu Chifeng and Zhou Yi, the capital of the Han army, are in the army to control the entire army. They have not come here at the moment, but I have given instructions for what needs to be done. Deputy capital commander Li
Jianbai led the troops to attack the palace, and must control the palace. The Han army's capital Yuhou Yuchifeng and Zhou Yi were responsible for controlling the capture of the North City and West City. As for the South City and East City..."
Wang Guanyu smiled slightly: "Nancheng and Dongcheng are already under the control of my department, so there is no need to worry about it. I would also like to explain that some people from the Baigan Department will also participate in the operation. They were responsible for the incident when it happened.
They create chaos everywhere in the city, attack various government offices at will, light fires everywhere to cause nuisance, and confuse the market. Some tribes of powerful ministers contacted by the prince will also move outside and quickly gather in Beijing, while Shiwei and Jurchen will also send troops at the same time.
, Attract the soldiers at the border and prevent them from returning to the capital for reinforcements. You guys, I will kill him internally and catch him off guard. There are Song troops to restrain the east, south and west roads, and there are Jurchens and Shiwei in the northeast and north to respond. Great things can be done."
"Sir, what do we need to do?"
One of Liu Lishou's confidants held a sword in his hand and asked menacingly.
Liu Lishou stood up and said: "You followed my son to attack the Tianlao, but the prince escaped. Then you quickly rushed to the palace, coerced the royal family, clan relatives, civil and military officials who were staying in Beijing, and helped my father to ascend the throne."
All the confidants were overjoyed and responded with a roar.
Liu Lishou and Wang Guanyu looked at each other, waved their big hands and shouted: "Let's go!"
Yeluliu Lishou gathered a hundred generals, and accompanied them to Beijing to command more than a thousand of Wang Guanyu's soldiers to rush towards the Tianlao. Everywhere in the city was mobilized, and there were shouts of killing everywhere. The only ones guarding the Tianlao were
Some jailers and jailers also heard the sounds of fighting coming from various places in the city, but they didn't know what happened.
When they were panicking, Liu Lishou and Wang Guanyu led their troops to attack. How could these jailers guarding the Tianlao compete with the regular army?
Kill inside.
Not only did they want to release the King of Song, but they also wanted to release everyone who was imprisoned inside. These people are bound to become firm supporters of the new regime.
The corridor was deep, Liu Lishou was thinking about his father, and he was walking as fast as flying. The prisoners in the cells on both sides had noticed something strange, and they were beating the cell doors excitedly, and they didn't know what they were yelling in their excitement. Wang Guanyu was tight.
As he followed him, his heart was pounding wildly. Since he wanted to make the King of Song the emperor, of course he had to rescue the King of Song. This matter was indeed important, but he took the initiative to ask Ying to rescue the King of Song, but there was still a layer of inadequacy that could be tolerated by outsiders.
reasons.
Li Jianbai, the deputy commander who attacked the palace, would surely have enriched his own pockets and captured many rare treasures. Gou Weiwei, who attacked the female army, might have been blessed with a lot of love, but how could these be compared to his contribution to the rescue, although his credit could no longer be lost.
Yes, but appearing in person in front of the imprisoned King of Song will undoubtedly leave the deepest impression on the King of Song. His career in this life will be smooth sailing.
While they were marching, there was a sudden cry of killing from behind. Liu Lishou and Wang Guanyu didn't pay attention to it. They just thought that the remaining jailers were resisting. But immediately someone was chasing after them, and they yelled from a distance:
"Your Majesty, General, something bad has happened. Outside... there are a large number of palace guards outside, there are... there are..."
Liu Lishou and Wang Guanyu stopped in shock. They turned around and saw the general running in front of them. He fell to the ground. There were three sharp arrows stuck in his back. The arrows were half a foot deep. Fortunately, he could still struggle.
To run this far.
Liu Lishou and Wang Guanyu looked at each other, and without bothering to go to the deepest part of the prison to rescue King Song, they immediately turned back and ran away with their men.
At the door of the Tianlao, the murderous Liao Palace Guards had dispersed the rebels guarding the door. A general, carrying a bloody sword, slowly walked towards the door from the corridor, and blood fell drop by drop.
There was a clicking sound on the ground. Next to him, there was a short fat man with an extremely big head. The short fat man walked over with a large set of keys in his hand. He locked a heavy iron door with a click, and then a second door.
The portal, the third portal, finally arrived in front of the gate. After fiddling with the corner for a while, there was a loud "rumbling" sound, and an iron fence fell from the sky, firmly blocking the door. The iron fences were as thick as a wrist.
Weighing more than a thousand kilograms.
"General, it's settled now. Even if they are really a bunch of ligers, they will never get out unless they turn into flies."
The big-headed warden said with a smile, and the stern-faced, unsmiling general tugged at the corners of his lips and said, "Okay, when the Queen Mother returns to Beijing and the reward is given, it will definitely benefit you!"
The big head smiled and said: "This is all the credit of the general. I don't dare to take credit for it."
The cold-faced general patted his shoulder with approval and slowly turned his head to look around. He saw Liu Lishou and Wang Guanyu standing there with pale faces, separated by four doors, holding the barrier with both hands and shouting in a hissing voice:
"What's going on? What's going on?"
The cold-faced general sneered and said in a loud voice: "I have been ordered by the lord who stayed behind in Beijing to hunt down the rebels. You guys...just stay inside."
"Impossible. How could he predict the outcome? How could he still have so many troops to mobilize?"
Wang Guanyu turned pale and yelled crazily. He let out a sneer, put his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky and said: "Well, you should be grateful to your deputy for his instructions. You don't have a Queen Mother by your side."
My confidant, are you so relieved?"
"Li Jianbai? It was that bitch Li Jianbai who harmed me!"
Wang Guanyu shouted loudly, drew out his long knife and struck hard. There was a "clang" sound, sparks flew up, and the long knife broke with a hard sound. The iron door did not move at all. The cold-faced general waved his hand and shouted: "
Shoot the arrow!"
"Swish, swish, swish..." A sharp arrow was shot, and the rebels in the cell were left in a panic and hiding in Tibet. Suddenly, they no longer had any arrogance.
The rebellion in Shangjing became a farce. Li Jianbai, the deputy commander of the army, was placed by Xiao Chuo next to Wang Guanyu, the commander of the Han army. The entire rebellion plan was completely exposed. Although the troops left behind in Shangjing were limited, there was no time to notify
Xiao Chuo mobilized troops again, but with his foresight and Li Jianbai's internal response, he quickly put out the rebellion. There was another bloody massacre in the capital. Except that the Han army launched first at the beginning and occupied a small area.
The upper hand was followed by a one-sided massacre by the palace guards.
Especially those two thousand female soldiers, all of them are pretty girls, but they kill without mercy and are more ferocious than men. Gou Weiwei excitedly rushed into the empty camp, first bursting into flames, and then
Thousands of arrows were fired, and then two thousand tigresses swarmed out and bit Gou Ewei and all his cronies until nothing was left.
The rebellion was half successful. Although the actions in Shangjing City were quickly quelled, Shiwei and the Jurchens still dispatched troops in time. However, with the advance reminder of the emperor, their actions did not have the effect of a surprise attack. At the same time,
Although the shock in Shangjing subsided quickly, the rebellion of the tribal army launched by the powerful people who were dissatisfied with Xiao Chuo's power due to the Song-Liao war or who wanted to gain wealth and wealth due to the Song and Liao wars, personally contacted by Liu Lishou, broke out vigorously. Now the ground forces in Shangjing
Kong, this rebellion that should have been easily quelled actually missed the best opportunity to extinguish them, causing them to grow stronger, and the heart of Daliao, which was already uneasy, fell into a great turmoil.
At this time, dozens of sea-going ships had gone out to sea from Shandong East Bay in the Song Dynasty, and landed at Dalian Harbor, which was under the jurisdiction of Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo, Liao Dynasty. It was called Sanshanpu in the Song Dynasty and Dayoy Bay in the Liao Dynasty. The army gathered.
Pushing towards Liaoyang Mansion, which is seriously depleted of troops...
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The sixteen states of Yanyun were attacked by Yang Hao all the way. Yingzhou (Hejian, Hebei), Mozhou (Renqiu, Hebei), and Zhuozhou (Zhuozhou, Hebei) have fallen into the hands of the Song army one after another. Yang Hao's soldiers trapped Youzhou City (today's Beijing).
After entering the city, he first fought several battles with peripheral reinforcements. After forcing the reinforcements back, he sent troops to block several important transportation routes leading to Youzhou. This was exactly what Zhao Guangyi did not do at the beginning.
Zhao Guangyi wanted to imitate Li Shimin in besieging the city for reinforcements, but he was more confident than Li Shimin. When Li Shimin attacked Wang Shichong in Luoyang, he first cleared the surrounding prefectures and counties of Luoyang and occupied the only way for reinforcements to pass. It took another year to force Wang Shichong.
With no other choice, he had no choice but to surrender and lead his prince. More than 2,000 ministers opened the city and surrendered. However, Zhao Guangyi neglected to guard the surrounding passes and allowed the Liao reinforcements to advance and retreat. Finally, he was defeated in the battle of Gaoliang River.
Learning from the past, the Song army will not make the same mistake again when it comes back. As soon as Yang Hao arrived at the gate of Youzhou City, he surrounded Youzhou without attacking. The first thing he did was to clean up the surrounding counties and counties, occupy several strategic locations, and rely on dangerous passes with a small number of troops.
The narrow pass blocked the reinforcements from the outside and did not allow them to get close to the Youzhou City. The Youzhou defenders could not even see the slightest trace of the reinforcements. One can imagine the heavy blow to their confidence in holding on.
Immediately, Liu Tingrang and Tong Yu arrived with the siege equipment. Together with some of the equipment that the craftsmen in the army had already made, it was enough to launch a siege. Only then did Yang Hao officially start to use troops against Youzhou.
At this time, winter is coming, the wind is howling, the snow is flying, and the sky is vast.
Since the three prefectures of Ying, Mo, and Zhuo had fallen into the hands of the Song Army, and a large number of sleds and ice were used for transportation, the supply of food and grass was not a problem. Although the cold weather was unbearable, the main force of the Song Army was composed of Henan soldiers, Hebei soldiers, and Hexi soldiers.
, can also withstand the cold, and the Song army attacks the city day and night, and the defenders in the city can only stick to the city top at all times, which is not as comfortable as the Song army. They are both very difficult, but they can endure it.
During the New Year, Yang Hao, the king of the Song Dynasty, spent the New Year in the enemy's camp. He besieged the city for more than two months. After the "Release Festival", Yang Hao began to divide his troops to attack Shunzhou (today's Shunyi, Beijing) and Tanzhou (Miyun, Beijing).
, Jizhou (Ji County, Hebei Province), the infantry attacked the city, and the cavalry intercepted the reinforcements. It lasted more than a month. Shunzhou, Tanzhou and Jizhou changed hands one after another and fell into the hands of the Song Dynasty. At this point, the Yan states distributed on the east and west sides of the Taihang Mountains
Among the Sixteen Yun Prefectures, six of the Eastern Seven Prefectures, which have the most dangerous terrain and the most strategic value, have fallen into the hands of Yang Hao. Yang Hao has blocked the Taihang Mountain Pass, and Youzhou City has become an isolated city.
"The West Route Army has attacked Weizhou. Yelv Xiezhen gathered the palace guards, tribesmen, Pishi troops, Jingzhou troops, and national troops for a full-scale counterattack. General Cao obeyed the official's instructions and has curbed his offensive. However, the Northern Court and the Southern Courtyard
All the troops and horses have been attracted outside Yanmen Pass, and they are unable to aid Youzhou from the east."
"Several important passes leading from the Eighth Route of Taihang to the Eastern Front are in our hands. Now the only foreign aid for the Liao Army comes from the North Road. The current war situation is in our favor. However, back then, Li Shimin could have trapped Luoyang Da
A year long, and we...can't do this."
Pan Mei smiled bitterly and said: "The letter from Prime Minister Zhao and Prime Minister Lu hoping that the government can end the war in Northern Xinjiang as soon as possible is actually due to various considerations. During Li Shimin's time, the world had no owner and there were many princes. Li Shimin occupied Guanzhong, and there were also
Li Yuan was sitting at the rear. During the Sui Dynasty, there was a huge amount of rice and grain left over, and the warehouse was full, and it could not be used up until the end of Zhenguan.
But we are not there yet. The huge Song Dynasty has tens of millions of people, the state affairs are complicated, and the foundation is far worse than that of the late Sui Dynasty. The new attachment to Longyou needs to be managed with concentration; Bashu has been under the banner for several years, and the politics and economy are corrupt.
, still need to regain their strength; officials in various places in the DPRK need a stable political situation before they can sort out their officialdom. It can be said that the country seems to be stable now, but many problems have only been temporarily solved because of this war.
Without suppression, if these problems are not solved, once there is a problem in one place, all hidden dangers will explode."
Yang Hao nodded slowly. The opinions of Zhao Pu and Lu Duoxun represented more than just their opinions. They were obtained by two outstanding prime ministers after comprehensively analyzing the situation of the entire world and incorporating opinions from many aspects.
Conclusion. If the Northern Expedition is successful, many problems that require a long time and a lot of energy to solve can be successfully solved because of the major military victory. Once there is a delay, these contradictions will be sharply intensified. Wait until these
When conflicts naturally break out, everything is out of control.
At present, his strategic goal is about to be achieved, and there has been no progress in the attack on Youzhou. Youzhou is Nanjing, the Liao Kingdom, and it is in the Han area. It is a farming area. Youzhou's grain reserves have not been used for three years.
The problem, and this is the territory of the Liao Kingdom, the people's aspirations are in the Liao Kingdom. Not to mention that the ordinary Han people in the Liao Kingdom have no good impression of the Song Army, even the ordinary people in the Central Plains have no interest in the Northern Expedition.
It's better now. If the war becomes a long-term war, consuming a lot of financial, material and military resources, killing a lot of soldiers, and not seeing immediate practical benefits, the burden on the people in the country will become heavier and heavier, and the more their relatives die, the more they will suffer.
If there are too many, they will first become war-weary and anti-war, thus leading all strata of society to passively resist the war.
Why did Wang Shibei set the Central Plains Day? Why did the Han people in the northern country live in dire straits, eagerly waiting for Wang Shi's rescue? Having experienced this era with his own eyes, seeing everything with his own eyes, and hearing everything with his own ears, Yang Hao had already understood the true aspirations of the people:
Ordinary people don't care about your perfect martial arts, your unification of the country, or your territorial expansion. What they want is just a peaceful life and a prosperous life. This is the best emperor in their minds.
It’s in vain that they use their own blood and sweat to support you.
Yang Hao did not want to go to war, and in the end the people of the Liao State formed a rebel army to resist the Song Dynasty. The people of the Song State passively resisted the war launched by the imperial court in various ways, and even war broke out again, with the flag of rebellion high.
In his initial planning, he never thought about annihilating the Liao Kingdom. He killed a thousand people and suffered eight hundred losses. It would have been fine if he could really destroy the Liao Kingdom after severely damaging his vitality. But in fact, this goal was impossible.
The strength of the country cannot be ignored. The reason why the Liao Kingdom suffered such a defeat is that the Song and Xia merged with such great momentum that the Liao Kingdom was caught off guard and was completely passive in the early stages of the war.
The second is that in terms of specific tactics, the Song army still launched a surprise attack on Youzhou with a blitzkrieg, concentrating its superior forces and making a fist with five fingers to hit the key points. However, the Liao army was slow to respond, the battle line was delayed, and the troops were scattered.
The third is that the Song Army's intelligence work was well developed, and it was able to know the enemy well and win every battle. Whether it was the Liao Army's movements or the combat terrain, the Song Army had a well-informed knowledge in advance. On the other hand, the Liao Army could not even provide detailed information on spies and detectives.
Specifically, it would be strange to be undefeated.
However, in these aspects, as long as Xiao Chuo can hold on to Youzhou, he can use time to slowly reverse it, especially the military morale of the Liao Kingdom, which will slowly gather together. Yang Hao has already decided to hold peace talks before this time.
The peace talks that have not yet arrived are completely unnecessary. It is just a waste of time and cannot achieve its own goal. The Liao Kingdom will not make any concessions at that time, and now...
Now, have Shiwei and the Jurchens sent troops as agreed? Has my navy appeared behind enemy lines? These are the most critical factors in my peace talks.
Yang Hao put his hands behind his hands and looked into the distance, sighing softly. The white mist was thick in front of him, hiding his expression in it.
The navy of the Song Dynasty landed at Sanshanpu (today's Dalian) and began to march towards Liaoyang, Tokyo. At this time, the main force of Liaoyang had gone to aid Youzhou. In the northeast and due north, there were Jurchens and Shiwei people who were ready to move.
The Khitan people were shocked when they heard the news.
This Song army was a mixed army composed of the Bianliang Forbidden Army and the former Southern Tang Dynasty Navy. It numbered less than 30,000 people. Since it was transporting troops by sea, there were not many cavalry. Yang Hao did not expect them to attack the city and plunder the stronghold, and truly occupy the Liao people.
In the rear area, you must know that the Liao people, regardless of gender, age or child, are all good at riding and shooting. Now this huge force has not really been activated. Once the Liao people realize that the country's subjugation is around the corner, that huge and terrifying energy will
It will turn into a huge wave, and the Liao army will quickly replenish a large number of fresh troops.
Yang Hao sent troops behind enemy lines and invaded Liaoyang. Although he used troops, his purpose was to conquer. He wanted to give the Liao army trapped in Youzhou a signal that they were beleaguered on all sides and the country was about to die, making them completely desperate. Only in this way could peace talks be achieved.
It's possible. What could be more shocking than the appearance of foreign troops in places they thought they could never appear?
The Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun is an area inhabited by Han people. Many traditional Khitan people who are still nomadic on the grassland do not regard this place as their home. This is why when Zhao Guangyi's troops trapped Youzhou City, many Khitan nobles suggested giving up Youzhou City.
It was because Yan was guarding his homeland, and it was not because Zhao Guangyi's troops trapped Youzhou City that he suddenly frightened all the Liao people.
For many traditional Khitan aristocrats, being trapped in Youzhou is not a painful experience. However, the emperor and the Queen Mother are guarding Youzhou. As long as Youzhou is not broken, they will not be desperate and timid. Now, if a Song army suddenly
Appearing in the rear area that they think is rock solid, this mentality will be defeated, and the core power class of the Liao Kingdom - the nobles of the Eight Khitan Clan will be afraid of them, and their wavering and timidity will be
Directly affects Xiao Chuo's decision.
Yang Hao knew that this beautiful young woman, who was decisive in killing and resolute in changing her ways, was actually stronger than countless men. If her roots were not shaken and she was subjected to both internal and external pressure at the same time, she would never
Will give in to herself. She is the kind of woman who...if he falls into her hands, she would rather kill him with a knife and spend her whole life missing and suffering, rather than succumb to her feelings. At this point,
, she is stronger than Zhe Ziyu.
The Liao Dynasty’s left-behind in Tokyo anxiously sent people to send a message to Beijing. The royal family members in Beijing were shocked when they heard the news. From the report from the left-behind in Tokyo, they could not understand the specific situation there. They did not know how many people from the Song army came in total.
How many places have they captured? They only know their hometown, where they have been nomadic for generations before the founding of Yelu Abaoji, and now there are traces of Song troops wandering there.
Xijing is on fire, Tokyo is full of smoke, Nanjing is ambushed from all sides, the aftermath of the rebellion in Beijing is turbulent, internal and external troubles are brewing, and the country is about to collapse.
The dignitaries, chieftains, royal families, and clansmen who went to Beijing, especially the members of the Xiao family who firmly supported Xiao Chuo's decisions without reservation, were relieved. In the end, they went to Beijing to stay and eliminate the family and personally choose their confidant general, Pegasus.
Rushing to Youzhou, the only instruction the general received was: I, on behalf of the eight Khitan clans, the kings in Beijing, and all the civil and military ministers, grant you the Tiger Talisman Golden Arrow. You can mobilize any army stationed outside Youzhou, as long as
If you can break into Youzhou, your army can die, and you can die, but the military information in Tokyo and the common opinions of the royal families, clansmen, chiefs, and dignitaries in Shangjing must be sent to the Queen Mother!"