There were no accidents, whether on Hebei Road or Hedong Road, or on Yunzhou, Huanzhou, Shuozhou, or Yingzhou.
Di Qing and others led the army to easily capture Yunzhou, and then the three armies launched a clearing campaign throughout the Datong Basin.
The Northern Liao Dynasty did not give up, and the Southwest Recruitment Division located in the north of Yunzhou even organized an army of 50,000 people and went south from the Dezhou area in Northern Liao Dynasty in an attempt to recapture Yunzhou. As a result, Guo Kui and Di Qing's Middle Route Army, who were heading north, joined forces and captured Yunzhou.
The Baidaoshan area was severely attacked, leaving tens of thousands of casualties and fleeing into the vast grassland.
At this point, the war on Hedong Road has basically come to an end.
The imperial court quickly organized a group of officials from Shangzhou to go to Yunzhou to improve and improve the bureaucracy of Yunzhou, Shuozhou, Yingzhou and Huanzhou.
There is really no shortage of officials in the country.
In Hebei Province, the gates of all the border cities were bombarded by artillery fire, making it impossible for the Liao army to gallop without digging horse pits.
Heavy snow covered the craters created by gunpowder bombs, and the originally flat outside the city turned into traps everywhere.
Therefore, the envoys from Bei Liao came again.
Xiao Zhuoer really didn't want to come and couldn't stand Song Guo's neglect.
Once upon a time, the Northern Liao Dynasty sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty, which was a symbol of harvest. All the way south, I watched the Song Dynasty envoys lead them in circles uneasily, for fear of being seen clearly. The Song Dynasty envoys were respectful, and they returned
Being able to joke a little bit from time to time...that feeling will never happen again.
The last time he was sent as an envoy to the Song Dynasty, Xiao Zhuoer did not feel the anxiety of Song Chen, nor did he lead him in circles. Instead, every time he passed a city, the envoy would point to the artillery on the city wall and tell himself: This is normal
The Tiger Crouching Cannon.
He even walked into the city and met the envoy to show him the new iron-blooded army of the Song Dynasty.
It’s different, it’s really different. Daliao is no longer the old Daliao, and the Song Dynasty is no longer the Song Dynasty.
The roles of the envoys of the two countries changed, and the former's instigation turned into anxiety, while the Song Dynasty became more and more calm, showing him generously, and even half-understandably told him about the sharpness of those firearms.
I really don’t want to come! But I have to come.
At the beginning of winter, it is time for the war horses to return to their stables to gain fat for the coming year, but the warriors of Daliao are still wasting their time on the border.
The supply of food and grass was insufficient, and they were attacked in offensive and defensive battles. Today, in Daliao, the soldiers have lost their morale, and the horses have lost their fighting power, but they have to hold on at the border, just to protect Daliao's last cover.
If we continue to do so, we will leave troubles in the future! My Majesty!
Xiao Zhuoer sighed...
All the changes in Daliao were due to the fact that the emperor of Daliao was no longer the talented and strategic majesty he once was.
After Yelu Chongyuan's rebellion and usurpation, he became more and more dissolute. He said he was following his ancestors to make Nabo, but in fact he completely abandoned political affairs and let Yelu Yixin control the entire court.
Because Yelu Chongyuan, His Majesty the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty saw that all the emperor's relatives were rebellious officials and traitors, so he would rather trust the powerful officials than the descendants.
Just like this time, despite the strong opposition in the court, Yelu Yixin still fought against all opinions and contacted Xixia to fight against Song Dynasty!
It didn't matter, the soldiers of Daliao were not afraid of war. But Xiao Zhuoer couldn't figure out, since it was Xixia who was instigating the war, why was the war in the east of Hedong? In the end, Daliao lost the four states of Xijing Road.
I was blinded by the huge intangible benefits of gunpowder, and could not see the situation clearly...～
Xixia suffered heavy losses against the Song Dynasty, and the Xia and Song Dynasties were at odds with each other, but the alliance between the Liao Dynasty and the Song Dynasty was still there!
Even if you intend to support the weak, you can send troops to cross the border to Xixia and fight along the Qinzhou Road. In that way, you can also understand the power of gunpowder. Why think about it now!
Yelu Yixin summoned a group of Han craftsmen, but they could not produce gunpowder like that of the Song Dynasty, so they wanted to use the Liao-Xia coalition to force the Song Dynasty to submit... If it was really that simple, why did Xixia have to drag the Liao Dynasty with them?
His uncle just suggested that Xixia should take charge, and he was deprived of military power.
How is it now? In order to finally carve up the benefits of the Song Dynasty's gunpowder secret method, the main battlefield was set up in Hedong, so that the four states of Xijing Road were lost...
Is it useful to suspect that Xixia and Song are connected at this time?
Xiao Zhuoer did not believe that Xixia had collusion with the Song Dynasty, but such an excuse could cover up the mistakes of Yelu Yixin's decision-making, and it was actually recognized by the Liao court!
Alas...why on earth!
Xiao Zhuoer was very depressed, feeling depressed for His Majesty the Emperor of Liao.
What should we talk about? What should we talk about when the Song Dynasty counterattacked? Unwilling to admit defeat, they actually sent troops to Hebei Province again. As a result, Daliao was stuck on the second beam and could not get up or down.
What's the point of talking at this time? What kind of initiative does it have?
His Majesty the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty still maintains his usual attitude and continues to lead the palace guards around the land of the Liao Dynasty. Don't you think that you will never have the chance to go to Xijing Road?
Re-sign the covenant? That sounds nice! I have learned the good habit of the Song Dynasty people to wear cloth to hide their ugliness!
The so-called re-signing, is it possible that anyone is still able to keep the coins? Or is it possible to get back the territory of the four states of Xijing Road? Xiao Zhuoer can't do it, and no one in the entire Daliao court can.
Also, since peace talks have been decided, why not withdraw the soldiers from Hebei Province? Is it a threat? The question is, is Daliao Chen's army in Hebei Province really still a threat?
Xiao Zhuoer thought of what he saw along the way...the border people were not panicked at all, and the Song army was even more energetic.
Song Jun's neat and straight coat... The escort said it was a woolen winter coat. Xiao Zhuoer believed it, and he could tell that Song Jun was no longer afraid of the cold.
Along the way, even if the envoys from the Song Dynasty did not do anything to cover up their defense, Xiao Zhuoer had no intention of checking... He was more worried about what kind of encounter he would have on this trip, instead of thinking about how the Daliao cavalry could survive.
"Maintain the pre-war border? Cancel the annual currency? This is no different from last time! Tell him Xiao Zhuoer that the Song Dynasty is busy with affairs, so don't come to make fun of him!"
There is no need to report such credentials to the officials at all, the Political Affairs Hall can directly reject it!
The officials of the four states are already in place, and the imperial court has already considered relocating residents and allocating fields. At this time, Bei Liao actually wants to take back the four states?
"Cede Shuozhou to Huanzhou?"
It seems that the Liao envoy brought many versions of his credentials.
This also fully shows that Beiliao is really serious about negotiating peace this time.
Anyone who negotiates for peace will be killed without mercy... This is the official sage!
"His Majesty……"
Fu Bi had the intention to say that enough was enough, but he did not dare to speculate on the ambitions of the official family.
Although it was the unified opinion of the political hall and the officials to go out to fight this time and recover the four states of Yun, Shuo, Huan, and Ying, in fact, the officials had already had a secret order with the generals before the expedition.
Who knows if the officials have other ideas. It is not impossible for the current military frontier to continue to the east and reach the Yanshan area.
"Negotiate? Then let's talk! Alas... We don't have enough soldiers, so we can't do it all at once! Sirs, let the political hall take the lead in this matter. The principle is to maximize benefits!"