The imperial court mobilized troops very quickly. Within ten days of the meeting at the imperial court, nearly 100,000 soldiers had already gone north to Hebei Province.
Originally, as soon as the war started, the entire Hebei Road rail line was closed to civilian operations and all was used to transport soldiers and chariots... Chariots could directly carry armaments and borrow the rails to go north.
Suddenly, the entire Hebei Province became tense.
"The war in Beiliao has ceased..."
Unfortunately, when the imperial court had just marched to the border, news came from the Northern Liao Dynasty... Yelu Yixin actually used the Song Dynasty to recover Yanyun as an excuse to ask the Northern Liao emperor to negotiate.
The request seemed simple, that is, the Emperor of Northern Liao was asked to send palace guards, Pishi troops, etc. to defend Hebei Province.
Otherwise, he will directly abandon the defense of Hebei Road and let the Song army in...~
"Isn't he afraid that the Beiliao Palace Guards will take the retreat from behind? That would be a double attack on him, and he would die without a place to die!"
Zhang Dun was a little confused. The Yelu Yixin uprising was based on the Nanjing Road of the Northern Liao Dynasty, and the border of Hebei Road, to put it bluntly, was around the Nanjing Road.
Originally, there were more Han troops in Nanjing, and they were loyal to the Northern Liao emperor.
Once the Northern Liao Palace Guards and Pishi Army move south, they can turn around and attack Yelu Yixin's back at any time.
If the Han army cooperates again, Yelu Yixin will really fall into a tight siege...
"If the palace guards and the royal Pishi army from Bei Liao go south, the Emperor of Bei Liao will have to rely on the Pishi army from his descendant Xiao family."
"That way, for Yelu Yixin, is it the most likely chance of success and the only chance of winning."
"Xiao Guanyin was sentenced to death. There must be resentment among the descendants of the descendants, and it is difficult to recruit the whip chief from the northwest to the capital. Yelu Yixin probably wants to end the battle as soon as possible..."
Lu Huiqing's situation is not big. He can see the conspiracies and conspiracies, but he cannot see the overall situation.
actually……
"The Xiao family is a descendant of the family, and there is more than one queen named Xiao Guanyin. Since the founding of the Northern Liao Dynasty, the Xiao family has frequently produced virtuous queens. I am afraid that the Xiao family's loyalty to the Northern Liao family will not be weakened because of Xiao Guanyin's incident."
"Even if there is, it will only be limited to the younger generation and the forces close to Xiao Guanyin. In the face of the general trend, this is nothing."
Wang Anshi has the character of loyalty and patriotism. He considers issues from different angles and sees them at different levels.
Zhao Xi has not interfered with the cabinet discussions for the time being. This was originally a test, but he did not want to make a decision in a hurry. He could take a look at the situation first.
"I'm afraid that Yelu Yixin has nothing to fear..."
Su Che, looks at problems very uniquely and deeply. Just like what I am saying now...~
"The imperial court has deployed troops on the border. If we just withdraw like this...~ Let's not talk about the issue of rapid progress and then decline, just talk about the official's intention of testing, it will not be achieved."
"Bei Liao has been conducting targeted firearms training for cavalry in recent years. Has it improved in combat against the firearms of the country and Korea? How should the country and Korea respond? These all need to be tested."
"So, no matter what, we need to fight one or two battles to see if the border formation is spread out. This is a conspiracy by Yelu Yixin, and it is a conspiracy that the country and the dynasty have to cooperate with."
"I'm even thinking that it's possible that the government's reaction was anticipated at the beginning of the Yelu Yixin uprising."
What Su Che said made the cabinet feel a little depressed.
What you originally thought was an opportunity is no longer an opportunity when the enemy deliberately leaves it to your own side.
They are all elites, this feels bad, very bad.
"Indeed, Yelu Yixin is a conspiracy, and it is a conspiracy that the country has to cooperate with. I also understand this, or I have considered it from the beginning."
"Let's put it this way, given this opportunity, if Guochao didn't show any expression at all, it would be very sorry for Yelu Yixin's plan. Of course, we ourselves can't bear it."
"The Song Dynasty thought of Yanyun, and its enemy was the Northern Liao Dynasty. It didn't matter to the Song Dynasty whether Yelu Yixin or the emperor of the Northern Liao Dynasty. Even if there was no rebellion by Yelu Yixin, within the next two years, the country would still have to fight against the Northern Liao Dynasty.
Fight a local war to verify the combat capabilities of both sides."
Confidence is hard to build, but easy to lose. Even if all the officials in the court were buried, Zhao Xi still had to cheer up at this time.
"Actually, the most important point is that the civil strife in Northern Liao was expected by the imperial court. Therefore, although the imperial court disdained collaborating with Yelu Yixin, it did not affect the civil strife in Northern Liao."
"So, I feel that this tentative battle is more effective in showing the enemy's weakness."
"It will be difficult to achieve the result of consuming Bei Liao's combat power if the elite Chen Bing border troops of Bei Liao do not participate in the civil strife."
Whether you are taking advantage of someone's situation or taking advantage of others' danger, you are still a bystander after all.
There is really no need to be deeply involved at this time. It is difficult to make rational judgments if you have too deep a sense of immersion or empathize with the current situation in Northern Liao and the situation in Guochao and Northern Liao.
Only by truly observing can we make full use of this opportunity.
"Officials, does the northwest area need to cooperate with Hebei Province in logging?"
Wang Shaoxin seems to be inseparable from the northwest. Also, he has all the terrain in his mind. As long as there is a war, he will first think of how to deploy the northwest.
"No need! If the northwest increases the pressure, it might really make Yelu Yixin succeed."
"I think that the border garrison troops in the northwest should be withdrawn by a hundred miles..."
"Official..."
"Prince Xiang, no matter what, Yelu Yixin is plotting rebellion. The country's troops are marching to Hebei Province. It's okay to say that they are plotting against Yanyun, but it's also fair to say that they are attacking Yelu Yixin who is not a minister."
"Only when the defense and retreat of various places in the northwest can the Northwest Recruitment Department be able to send troops to support Zhongjing Road, and only then can troops be sent to serve the king."
"I am indeed a little worried that Yelu Yixin will succeed, and I am even more worried that the civil strife in Northern Liao will come to fruition quickly. The purpose of the imperial court is to make the civil strife in Northern Liao as even as possible and turn it into a protracted internal war!"
The garrison troops stationed in various places in the northwest retreated, and Hebei Province advanced... ~ I guess Beiliao will also be confused, right?
Since Yelu Yixin was plotting against the Song Dynasty, Zhao Xi naturally didn't mind returning the favor.
Even if he cooperates with Yelu Yixin, he doesn't want to make Yelu Yixin happy.
"Let's see, the troops in Hebei Province should better appear as traitors to the Qing Dynasty in Northern Liao Dynasty. It can be regarded as a favor to the country of brothers..."
"If such an excuse is used to prevent Northern Liao from sending elites to confront each other and use the elites for civil war, then this is the effect the country wants to achieve."
"The specific situation will be discussed by the cabinet. To ensure two purposes, first, to ensure that the civil strife in Northern Liao can continue; second, to ensure that there are one or two battles to test the combat effectiveness."
The cabinet was too deeply involved and thought too much. It mixed the civil strife in Bei Liao with this troop movement northward.
I thought that by taking advantage of the civil strife in the Northern Liao Dynasty, the country could gain something. In fact, it is wise for any dynasty to be consistent in dealing with the outside world.
What Zhao Xi did was just drag the cabinet into a bystander role again.
After all, elites are elites. As long as the purpose is determined and the position is clear, the cabinet can make appropriate strategies.