"After the ambitious Taizong unified the Central Plains and the South, he attacked the Liao Dynasty in order to seize the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun. At first, the Song army attacked fiercely, winning consecutive battles, and soon besieged Nanjing of the Liao Dynasty. In the fourth year of Taiping and Xingguo's reign, both sides fought in Gaoliang
He fought fiercely and the Song army was defeated.
Yelvxiu, the famous general of the Liao Kingdom and King of Nanyuan, led 9,000 cavalry and defeated the 100,000 Song army. Emperor Taizong was hit by two arrows and fled back to the south in a donkey cart. I secretly speculated that all Taizong's horses might have been killed.
I just took the donkey cart.
Emperor Taizong's arrow wound recurred year after year, and he finally died from this arrow wound. In fact, his real cause of death may have been heart disease. The Battle of Gaoliang River left an everlasting shadow in his heart. One hundred thousand Song troops were killed by nine thousand
The Liao army was almost completely wiped out, and I get angry thinking about it every day. At that time, the Song Dynasty had just destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty and surrendered Yang Ye in this battle. Yang Wudi, Taizong took advantage of the remaining power of the Northern Han Dynasty to attack the Liao Dynasty. Who could
I thought it would be so miserable.
Four years later, Liao Jingzong Yelvxian died of illness, and Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu came to the throne. He was only 12 years old. His mother Xiao Chuo was the Queen Mother Xiao, and she began to rule at this time. Taizong took advantage of the suspicion of the young country of the family, and at the age of 20
The army of ten thousand troops was divided into three routes to attack the Liao Dynasty for the second time. The east route army was the main force and was personally commanded by Cao Bin, the general who quelled the troubled times in the Central Plains. Tian Zhong entered and exited the middle route, and Pan Mei and Yang Ye went out from the west route.
As soon as the East Route Army left Hejian Prefecture, it was severely beaten by the main force of the Liao Army. The 40,000 cavalry of the famous southern general Nanyuan King Yelu Xiezhen defeated another 100,000 Song army and completely annihilated it. Cao Bin led dozens of people to escape from the battlefield.
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Tian Chongjin of the Middle Route Army was so frightened that he did not dare to go out. The main force of the East Route Army was wiped out. I went there not to seek death. So Tian Chongjin may have raided the border, chopped off the heads of Khitan people, and carried it back to take credit. He said
I didn't meet the main Khitan force, only a small force, so I killed a few and came back. It's shameless to kill good people and take credit for them.
After Pan Mei, Yang Ye and others of the West Route Army left, the Sixteenth Prefecture of Youyun occupied four of the Yunzhong Prefectures, which should be said to be a great victory. However, the main force of the Liao Army was cavalry. Once the battlefield in the east was settled, they quickly returned to the west.
Then the supplies of the Western Route Army of the Song Dynasty could not keep up, so Pan Mei had no choice but to retreat, and Yang Ye took cover. In the end, part of the West Route Army escaped, and the Yang family generals were wiped out. Yang Ye was defeated and captured, and was imprisoned in Haotian Tower.
He went on a hunger strike and died for his country.
Two wars and two disastrous defeats. After these two wars, our Song Dynasty was beaten down by others and began to implement the policy of "strength inside and virtual outside".
But if you don’t hit others, they will hit you. Emperor Taizong failed to attack the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun twice, and Empress Dowager Xiao Chuo Xiao was not a good person. How could she be patient? In the first year of Jingde, Empress Dowager Xiao of Liao and Liao Sheng
In the name of regaining Waqiao Pass, Zongyelu Longxu personally led his army deep into the Song Dynasty. Xiao Taolin captured Suicheng, captured the Song general Wang Xian, and attacked Dingzhou. He captured Wang Jizhong, the Song Yunzhou observer envoy, and the Song army guarded the fortified city.
.The Song Dynasty was in shock. Zhenzong was afraid of the enemy and wanted to move the capital to the south. Wang Qinruo advocated moving the capital to Shengzhou, and Chen Yaosou advocated moving the capital to Yizhou. Because Tongpingzhang was against Kou Zhun and Bi Shi'an insisted, the late emperor had no choice but to go to Chanzhou in person to supervise the war.
Fortunately, God bless us, and our Song Dynasty was unlucky. The commander of the Liao and Nanjing armies was shot dead by Fu Si on the Chanzhou front. Xiao Talin was hit by an arrow in the head and fell from his horse. The morale of the Liao army was dampened. Empress Dowager Xiao and others heard about Talin.
After his death, he cried bitterly and "abstained from court for five days" because of it. Kou Zhun took the opportunity to initiate peace talks, and then the "Chanyuan Alliance" was formed. Fortunately!"
The ancestor of the Lu family took a sip of wine, stroked his long beard and patted the table, shouting "Rejoice!"
"If Xiao Dalin hadn't died, none of the land in Jiangbei of the Great Song Dynasty could be defended. So I heard you say that the "Tan Yuan Alliance" was a national humiliation. If I hadn't been worried about damaging your spirit, I would have thought at that time.
Slap you.
Everyone knows shit at such a young age. What are the few things that the Song Dynasty gave to the Liao Kingdom? No matter how many things there are, they are not as valuable as the large land in Jiangbei. If nothing else, tell me how much a Tokyo is worth.
money?
Hehe, who can tell whether money is in your house today or in mine tomorrow? Let me tell you, the most powerful people in the Song Dynasty are not scholars, soldiers, or farmers, but businessmen! They are the most powerful people in the Song Dynasty.
Now, even if we give the money away, we can still make it back!
On the surface, the "Chanyuan Alliance" is a victory for us, but we signed a wasted contract, which caused many idiots to curse. You don't even know what kind of victory it was. It was just a lucky success. If this
Only a fool would sign such a treaty if you won a battle like the one you fought in Qingtang. The Song Dynasty had already wiped out the Liao Kingdom, who had the time to pity the Liao people!
Didn't you see that the late emperor was standing at the top of the city, his legs shaking as if he were playing a pipa? If Kou Zhun hadn't been there to support him, he might have fallen to the ground. There was no determination to keep fighting... No
Are you waiting for the capital to be moved before signing the contract?"
Seeing that his ancestor was a little sad, Yun Zheng quickly filled the old man's glass of wine and asked, "Could it be that you were in Chanzhou at that time?"
The ancestor sighed and said: "The Lu family is a prominent family in Shu. There is no reason not to participate in this kind of national war. Even if the Lu family does not participate, the court will order me to participate. This is something that every emperor in every dynasty will do.
Without hostages in the army, would the emperor dare to leave the capital? I was serving as a Treasury envoy at the time. To put it bluntly, I was transporting grain and grass. I was at the top of the city and watched the emperor standing at the top of the city motivating the soldiers to fight.
The late emperor has never been a heroic emperor, and the first thing he thinks of when encountering danger is to escape... He doesn't care about the life or death of the people in Jiangbei..."
When the old man said this, he suddenly took Yun Zheng's hand and said: "Don't underestimate those cowardly nobles. They seem to be living in a muddle. Their biggest dream is to launch another Northern Expedition. What they want
It is not the defense of the Song Dynasty, but the target is Yanzhou. When the late emperor and the generals had a drink to release their military power, they had an alliance. Once the sixteen states of Yanyun were conquered, the one who made the first contribution would be the king, and the second would be the queen!
In the past, when you were not around, they just thought about it, and some even came up with the mindless idea of using money to buy Yanyun Sixteen States. Since you were born, they have had the slightest ambition.
Look, the Liao Kingdom is not that easy to fight. Don’t act rashly until you are completely sure. I have received an invitation from Gao Jixuan!
The Lu family and the Gao family have not had any contact for many years. When sending invitations at this time, the only person who can be contacted is Yan Yunshi. He has been stationed at Yanmen Pass for many years and knows the situation in the Liao Kingdom best. I feel that this person seems to have other motives.
The purpose is to return to Beijing.
I will go to the banquet tomorrow to listen to what he has to say, and we will discuss it in the long term when I come back."
Yun Zheng returned to the bedroom and lay down on the bed without taking off his shoes. Ge Qiuyan helped him take off his shoes, wiped his face with a hot towel and asked in a low voice, "Master, are you unhappy today?"
Yun Zheng hummed, and then said, "Go and invite my wife over, and we'll sleep together tonight!"
Ge Qiuyan's face immediately turned red, she lowered her head and refused to go out, and seemed a little angry.
"What are you thinking about? Please tell me if you have something to do tonight. I don't have time to hug each other, so go quickly!" Yun Zheng took one look at this woman and knew that she was wrong. He didn't know how she was thinking.
Ge Qiuyan said "Ah" and hurriedly called Lu Qingqing.
This is how the Yun family's family meeting was held. The three of them hid on the big bed, each wrapped in a quilt, blowing out all the candles and talking nonsense. However, Lu Qingqing was a habitual cheater, so after just one conversation, she got into Yun Zheng's room.
She would change into the most comfortable position under the quilt and lie in her husband's arms, and would constantly kick out Ge Qiuyan who wanted to come in.
"Stop making trouble, I have something to say." When Yun Zheng saw Ge Qiuyan being pushed out, he put his arm around Lu Qingqing and scolded him softly.
The two women got into Yun Zheng's quilt and the scene finally became quiet. They were curious about such a novel way of talking, and looked up at their husband together, waiting for him to speak clearly.
"I may have underestimated a group of people! It's Shi Shouxin, Cao Rong and the others. My ancestor said something today, and I felt a little touched in my heart, so I checked the distribution map of the army and horses of the Song Dynasty, and found a very unusual one.
place.
The troops and horses of the Song Dynasty were actually in the hands of these generals. I used to think that this was done deliberately by the emperor. After passing through Gao Huaide's incident, I no longer thought so, and I also specially reviewed the past ten years.
After years of filing records for the transfer of senior military officers, it was finally discovered that important military positions were actually changing in the hands of these generals.
It's ironic to say that I didn't understand my foundation until now. The reason why the emperor treated me so favorably was not only because of my military exploits, but more probably because I was not a member of those noble groups. Do you know
, I broke into a cold sweat on my back after discovering this. Tokyo city is too weird. If possible, it is better for us to leave Tokyo city and go to Yanmen Pass as early as possible."
Ge Qiuyan was speechless on this matter. The reason why Yun Zheng brought her in was actually to tell her that nothing in this family was hidden from her.
Lu Qingqing sat up from her husband's arms and whispered: "It's impossible for all of our family to leave. There will always be someone who needs to stay. Why don't you let me stay?"
Yun Zheng shook his head and said: "The emperor has already chosen a good person, that is the second brother. The betrothal of Qin to the second brother is probably a link for the emperor to win over us. Yanmen Pass is the most important pass in the Song Dynasty. Changing generals is a big deal.
The emperor made such a big move this time, there must be other purposes. Gao Jixuan dared to ring the bell to see the emperor, which can only mean one thing. The emperor was not willing to see him in private, and the only way to force him was to ring the bell.
The emperor had to see him, why was he so confident? I didn't understand what Prime Minister Gao Jixuan said to the emperor before, but today when I listened to my ancestors talking about ancient times, I suddenly understood that the generals are actually a huge net, and even our ancestors are this big net.
Even the emperor has to make some concessions at some point...
Now I finally understand why the emperor relied so much on civil servants, and why in the Song Dynasty civil servants always led the troops to fight, because there were too many uncertain factors when military generals led troops...
Nine thousand cavalry defeated a hundred thousand Song army? Forty thousand cavalry wiped out a hundred thousand army commanded by the famous general Cao Bin? The lonely Yang Wudi died inexplicably. Why was Di Qing isolated? Why did Lao Zhong prefer to be a prefect of Huanzhou?
Don’t you want to be an official in Beijing? There are too many questions. Before these mysteries are solved, the Yun family should do nothing and don’t move..." (To be continued)