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On January 19, the 13th year of Chongguan, Hao Zongcheng issued a secret decree to seize Li Zhuo's military power, acting as general Ji Zhenjun, and deployed troops to attack Liaoyang...
The galloping horse's hooves kicked up the flying snow, covering up the cold and white sun like a thick fog. The rider tightened the reins and slid the horse down the bank of the Taizi River. The horse's hoofs squeaked on the river ice as he trotted towards
Go to Beigong on the other side.
The high walls of the North Palace with yellow walls and black tiles looked unusually vivid in the snow. A fast horse galloped close to the palace gate, and the riders on horseback shouted loudly: "The secret message from Songshan, dedicated to the Khan King!" The palace gate
It was quickly opened from the inside, and several soldiers came out. They came over to help lead the horses, and led the people inside. Looking in from the palace gate, the North Palace that King Donghu used to have outside Liaoyang City is now a building.
The castle is full of soldiers, the horses are roaring, and there are no one knows how many soldiers and horses are hidden in it.
Ye Ji'er was dressed in a military uniform and leather armor. The visitor knelt down and presented Songshan's secret message. He took it and read it, and laughed: "...the fish finally took the bait, and sent a fast horse to report to Datong, letting Duo Dy
Send troops immediately if you gain trust in Datong, don't delay!"
"Should we wait until Hao Zongcheng sends troops to attack Liaoyang?" Na He Xiongqi said.
"No need to wait," said Ye Ji'er, who was in high spirits and spoke much louder than usual. "Even if Hao Zongcheng sent troops to attack Liaoyang, he would not have the guts to attack Liaoyang with all his strength. Here, we should divide our troops to lure him deeper, and Datong should start moving at the same time.
,time is limited……"
Heavy snow has sealed the territory, so it will take at least five days to rush to Datong to report the news. Ye Jiduo Di gathered troops in Datong and went south, so he needed three to five days of preparation time. When the Southern Dynasty's expedition horses conveyed the news to Songshan, no matter how much time it took,
Seven or eight days. In this way, almost half a month has passed...
In more than half a month, it was enough to lure part of the Jizhen army out of Songshan and other cities.
Even if the Southern Dynasty drags on and does not change its generals, the troops from Datong will mobilize and borrow the road from Jinzhong to enter Yannan. When the Jizhen army retreats south from Songshan Cangpan, the Liaoyang side sends troops to insert into Liaoyang to fight with it in the field.
.Of course, it would be much better for the Ji Zhen Army to change generals before the battle, and the morale of the army is unstable, than for Li Zhuo, who has always been expected to be a famous general, to take charge of the Ji Bei Army.
It was snow-covered in the north, and a dozen knights were holding a carriage that was moving slowly in the snow. There was a cavalry team coming from the front, holding a carriage, but they were walking hastily against the wind and snow.
It was only when the two teams met each other in the blinding wind and snow that they recognized each other.
"Captain Geng, is the Commander-in-Chief in the car?"
Geng Quanshan raised his eyes and looked at the rider wrapped in a gray cloak, who pulled down his mask to protect his face from the wind and snow, but it was Huaidong Wu Qi. His depressed expression cheered up a little, and he signaled to stop, got off his horse and walked over, asking
Said: "Why is Mr. Wu here?"
Gao Zongting listened to the noise outside, opened the curtain of the carriage, and happened to see Li Zhuo sticking his head out from the carriage on the opposite side.
Li Zhuo had a tired look on his face, his beard and hair were all covered in snow-white silk, his body was hunched over, and he asked in a hoarse voice: "Is it Zong Ting?"
When he left Liaoxi, Li Zhuo suffered from eye disease, but it was not serious. He didn't expect that Li Zhuo couldn't see him clearly from such a close distance. Gao Zongting couldn't help but shed tears, hurriedly climbed out of the carriage, walked over and held Li Zhuo's hand.
Holding up his hand, he choked and said: "Commander, it's me."
Chen Dingbang rode over from behind, saw Gao Zongting, and complained: "Why did Mr. Gao just go back to Liaoxi?"
"I..." Gao Zongting's words were blocked in his heart, and he was in so much pain that he couldn't speak out.
"Perhaps this is God's will," Li Zhuo sighed quietly. He didn't need to ask to know what the outcome of Gao Zongting's journey to the south would be. After this sigh, two lines of thick tears hung down from his cheeks, as if he was weeping for the end of the road in the Dai Viet Dynasty.
, gently patted the back of Gao Zongting's hand and said, "You shouldn't come back again!"
"How can Zongting abandon the governor? How can Zongting abandon the governor?" Gao Zongting burst into tears.
Wu Qi is a man with a heart as hard as cold iron. Looking at this situation, it reminds him of the snowy night more than ten years ago. How is this scene different from the Sumen massacre more than ten years ago? This scene has never been cut off.
Pass.
Wu Qi dismounted, walked up to Li Zhuo, and said, "Wu Qi has met the Commander-in-Chief. This is a letter from my lord to the Commander-in-Chief..." He took out the letter he had carried with him for more than a month, and it was a little wrinkled.
A letter came and handed it to Li Zhuo.
Li Zhuo opened the letter with trembling hands, almost holding it under his eyes, and then he could clearly see the small characters written by Lin Fu in charcoal. After reading for a long time, Li Zhuo said to Wu Qi: "Sacrifice your life for righteousness, even if you die, you will not give up.
My road has almost come to an end, and I don’t have the energy to explore for anything else; I can’t see where the road to Huaidong is, I just hope you go back and tell your family to take people’s livelihood first!”
Wu Qi looked at Gao Zongting. Although Lin Fu's letter was not known to Gao Zongting, it should not be difficult for Gao Zongting to guess what was written in the letter. At this time, the only person who could persuade Li Zhuo not to go to Beijing was Gao Zongting.
Once Yanbei's defense line collapses and the captive cavalry enters Yannan again and threatens the capital, will the aloof emperor in the locked palace think that the fault is all his fault? Will Zhang Xie, Hao Zongcheng and others admit that they did not fulfill their duties as ministers?
Do you have a share? Will those court officials, scholars, and people in the capital who are fanatical about quelling the enemy's troubles at once think that they can calmly realize the gains and losses in this?
If you want to find a scapegoat, there is no more suitable person than Li Zhuo.
Li Zhuo had been deprived of his military power at this time, and the post of Secretary of the Ministry of War was replaced by Zhou Zongxian. However, after all, he had the merits of the Songshan victory, and the court was even more looking forward to Ji Zhen's army quelling the Liao troubles. He could take advantage of the return of Western Liao.
There was no defeat, so he resigned and returned to his hometown to retire. Huaidong arranged for a sea ship to send him south quickly, so that he could escape from this place of right and wrong.
Even if he does not go to Huaidong, even if Li Zhuo returns to his hometown in Jiangxi, it will be much safer than returning to the capital.
Besides, when Li Zhuo returns to the capital at this time, Chongguan Imperial Capital may not be happy to see him.
Gao Zongting opened his mouth to speak, but hesitated. Sometimes he knew that there was a dead end ahead, but he still had to go. Maybe the commander-in-chief still had the last hope left in his heart, hoping that after the situation in the North collapsed, the emperor would wake up and use him to make up for it.
Crisis - Even if something unexpected happens in the capital at this time, this is Li Zhuo's last support.
Gao Zongting bowed to Wu Qi and said, "Thank you, General Wu, for taking care of me all the way. Let's say goodbye after arriving in Linyu." Not only did he not advise Li Zhuo not to go to Beijing, he also made up his mind to accompany Li Zhuo to Beijing.
Wu Qi knew in his heart but could not persuade him, so just like the Marquis back then, he accepted life and death as one thing and had no fear of life or death.
Traveling south all the way, when they arrived at Linyuguan, Hao Zongcheng ordered the defenders of Linyuguan to move north to western Liaoning. In western Liaoning, the Donghu people organized tens of thousands of troops to seize Songshan City. Hao Zongcheng repulsed them and sent troops to pursue them.
, won more than 500 heads.
The victorious cavalry entered Linyu Pass City in a majestic manner. Each war horse had dozens of heads hanging on both sides, frozen like ice gourds, and their faces were ferocious. The people in Guan City lined the streets to watch, and it was as happy as a festival.
——In the eyes of Wu Qi and others, this was just the last moment of glory for the Dai Viet Dynasty. Such victory was given to them by the Dong Hu people.
Li Zhuo led his troops into western Liaoning, with more than 60,000 troops and horses. Although the forward swept Songshan City, the strength of the entire Northern Expedition Army was arranged in a gradient. Li Zhuo would not concentrate all his troops on Songshan City to surround the Donghu people.
opportunity. Just like the Donghu people gathered 100,000 troops outside Datong, but only 20,000 to 30,000 people actually entered the sight of the Datong city wall, and more troops were scattered outside.
Including the more than 12,000 garrison troops in Songshan City, the entire frontline force was less than 30,000. After entering western Liaoning, Li Zhuo focused more on restoring the fortresses from Ningjin to Songshan. Even in the severe cold season, it was barely enough.
More than ten forts from Ningjin to Songshan were restored, and about 30,000 soldiers and horses were stationed in these forts.
Now all the soldiers and horses in western Liaoning have been transferred to the front line of Songshan by Hao Zongcheng, and they are constantly drawing troops from Linyu, Changli and other rear areas to press forward. Although Hao Zongcheng did not make much move in Songshan to attack Liaoyang, he was also afraid that he would fail if he rushed to attack Liaoyang.
By moving the focus of the entire Jizhen Army forward, the Donghu people have fallen into a trap and cannot escape.
Not to mention that the Donghu people could go back to Yannan from the direction of Datong, but Hao Zongcheng transferred all the Jizhen troops to the Songshan line. The Donghu people sent an elite cavalry from the flanks to wade directly through the three to four feet thick sea ice in Liaodong Bay.
After entering Songshan, the food road was cut off and the return route was cut off. How did Hao Zongcheng deal with it?
Li Zhuo refused to despair when he arrived at Linyu Pass. He stayed in the city of Linyu Pass for a few days to observe the situation. He also wrote several letters and asked the generals heading north to deliver them to Hao Zongcheng, Yuan Lishan and others.
On the fifth day of February, news came from Wu'an County in the middle of Shanxi that there were outposts raiding the territory. Neither the imperial court nor Linyu paid much attention to this news. The main force of the rebel cavalry was stranded on the Datong line, and its outposts penetrated into the
Jinzhong, in the eyes of many people, is an ordinary thing, and they are more eager to win a big victory in the battle in western Liaoning.
However, Wu Qi knew that this was a precursor to the Qin cavalry's detour from Jinzhong.
Both Jingxing and Wu'an counties have pass roads that cross from Jinzhong to Yannan. One is Fukouxing, the other is Jingxing, the further north is Feihuxing, and the further north is Puyinxing where Gyeonggi and Datong are connected.
, also known as Bauhinia Pass Road.
Wu Qi could not delay any more time in Linyu, and Li Zhuo also knew that he could not change the situation, so he said goodbye to each other in Linyu that day. Wu Qi led his troops to Jinhai, and Li Zhuo, Gao Zongting, Geng Quanshan, and Chen Dingbang headed west to Beijing.
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On the eighth day of February, as soon as Wu Qi returned to Jinhai, he received news that Ye Jiduo, Prince of Donglu, was personally leading the fine cavalry from Jingxing County to enter Yannan again.
Ye Jiduo's cavalry was not many, only more than 10,000 fine cavalry, all of which had mates, but they were moving very fast, like thunder piercing the air. When Yannan was caught off guard in the middle of Jinzhong, he suddenly crossed into the middle of Jinzhong.
Capture Jingxing City and then enter Yannan.
This was the first wave. Huaidong expected that the Donghu people could mobilize 30,000 elite cavalry from the 100,000 troops in the direction of Datong to go south and fight in a roundabout way.
After the Ji Zhen army was exhausted, there were no soldiers and horses in Yannan, Gyeonggi, Jizhou and other places that could fight with the Luqi in the field.
After Wu Qi, Sun Shangwang, Lin Xuwen and others reunited, they were not very concerned about the news that the captives were riding into Yannan. At the moment, they could only guard the three cities of Hejian, Cangzhou and Jinhai. If they couldn't do it, they could only
They all retreated to Jinhai. The weather will not get colder anymore. As long as the sea route is clear, Jinhai will have a way out.
Everyone's eyes are on the north: After knowing that Datong's cavalry took the road from Jinzhong to insert into Yannan, should Hao Zongcheng continue to attack Liaoyang, or retreat hastily from Songshan? If Hao Zongcheng decided to withdraw his troops from Songshan, in the face of the interception of the Donghu people
To block the attack, how many troops can be withdrawn into the pass in the end?g