Chapter 944 Don't let the Liao Emperor specialize in beauty
Beiliao gave in once again, this time it was not a strategic retreat, but a retreat after losing the first battle.
As for the Song Dynasty, at this time, the combat strength of the Northern Expedition was fully revealed: nearly 200,000 chariot troops and more than 100,000 cavalry. Not to mention equipment, in terms of quantity, they were no longer inferior to the Northern Liao Dynasty.
The key is that the Northern Liao Dynasty was an exhausted army after nearly two years of fighting, while the Song Dynasty was a purely new force.
At this time, the Song Dynasty garrison in Hongzhou, Hedong Road, suddenly moved eastward, while Zhe Kexing's troops, who had already occupied Yizhou, led their troops westward and launched a unified attack on Yuzhou at almost the same time...
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When the defenders of Yuzhou in Northern Liao Dynasty learned of the defeat in the first battle of Northern Liao Dynasty and saw that Weizhou was being attacked from a flank, they abandoned the city and fled before the Song Dynasty troops laid siege to the city.
At this point, from the Hedong Road to Yunzhou Prefecture, all the way to the eastern coast, the Song Dynasty basically leveled the front line, and the army fully suppressed the Nanjing Road of the Northern Liao Dynasty.
"Yelu Zhongyuan wants to conquer it himself?"
"This is how the information was reported, from the same source as last time."
Zhang Dun and Wang Anshi watched the Imperial City Secretary's report and had a conversation.
The intelligence of the Imperial City Division has been shared with the imperial court since the beginning of the Northern Liao Civil War. When it came to the war, Zhao Xi even skipped the screening process himself and shared it comprehensively.
He understands the role of timely and accurate intelligence in the war effort.
"Isn't it strange that the king of Northern Liao personally went on an expedition? Because of the feud with Xixia during the Qingli Year, Yelu Chongyuan went on an expedition in person; even the king of Northern Liao personally went out to fight against the Jurchens. It's just his barbaric nature..."
Han Zhen had some secret ideas. But his attitude was clear. He did not agree with the king's personal conquest. In other words, this was a disguised way to dissuade officials from intending to conscript himself.
How can I put it, based on the current war situation, the Song Dynasty is the dominant side, and the officials should stay quiet and not move. As long as the officials sit firmly in Bianliang, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty will have peace of mind.
"Bei Liao lost the first battle and the morale of the army was unstable. It is really necessary for the king to conduct a personal expedition to stabilize the morale of the army so that it can regroup and reorganize the army to fight again. This is understandable."
Xue Xiang simply talked about the reason why the Northern Liao king personally went to war, but he seemed to think that it was just that.
"The king's personal expedition is not the key to the victory or defeat of the war. There may even be accidents due to the king's personal expedition, leading to a great situation reversal. Therefore, there is no need to worry about whether the king's personal expedition or not."
Even Lu Huiqing, who has always been able to guess the official's intentions, also argued the same way.
Lu Huiqing really guessed wrong. The reason why Zhao Xi didn't speak up was not because he didn't want to go to war, but because he didn't want to see the monarch and his ministers at odds during the war.
For the ministers and workers, when the official was the prince, he led the army on several expeditions and achieved great victory several times. However, since the official inherited the throne, he has never thought of a personal expedition, nor has he ever gone on an expedition.
The throne is a reason, and avoiding disputes is also a reason. This time...
No one continued to talk about this topic. Officials don't like to argue. Some things just need to be said to the point. Officials have their own decision on what to do. The cabinet's debate cannot change the official's mind.
"Zirong, how is the progress in Gongfang City regarding the things I have arranged?"
"Back to the official house, it's completed and can be activated at any time."
Seeing that the officials had changed the subject with Su Song, everyone put aside the matter of personal expedition for the time being.
The king of the Northern Liao Dynasty personally marched... Let's wait and see what happens next.
The role of morale for soldiers is that even ministers who don't know about military affairs know its importance. If the officials don't mention it, what's the use? Now is not the Zhenzong Dynasty, and the Song Dynasty is not at a disadvantage. It's not a matter of life and death, so it won't be true.
The old Xianggong, who learned from the bandits, forced the officials to fight in person.
After more than ten years of being on the imperial throne, the courage of the officials has been smoothed out...
"Then enable it, bring it to the front of the hall, and have a direct impression... Zhongzheng, go to the martial arts lecture hall and ask Di Qing and other commanders to come..."
Everyone in the cabinet didn't know what the officials meant, so they didn't get involved and were waiting for the officials to announce...
They were more than a dozen horse-drawn carriages, similar to chariots. They were no different in appearance from chariots, which puzzled the cabinet. They didn't understand why the officials specifically ordered Workshop City to send these ten carriages when they were discussing important matters.
Several chariots.
"Guan Family, is it enabled?"
"Enable!"
Following Su Song's command, I saw craftsmen dismantling and connecting the carriages of more than a dozen carriages like operating chariots, slowly forming a nearly closed chariot formation in front of the Qinzheng Hall.
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"Zirong, open it and take a look."
This is... This is not a chariot, nor is it a carriage that has regulations. This is simply a shrunken Qinzheng Palace... When Su Song directed the craftsmen to open it, everyone was first
That's the impression.
It is indeed a reduced style of Qinzheng Palace, or it has many more functions than Qinzheng Palace. This is the plan that Zhao Xi decided on after many discussions with Su Song based on the design basis of later RVs.
To put it bluntly, this is a mobile palace of diligence, and it is fully functional and can be called a mobile palace.
"Official family······"
"To recapture Yanyun, I share the same sentiments as my ministers and all the people, and do not want to miss this moment that will surely be glorious for eternity. It is easy for me to conquer it alone. Although I am middle-aged, I have never stopped exercising, even if I am galloping, it is for me.
It’s not difficult to say anything.”
"Perhaps in your opinion, the imperial dynasty had the strength to conquer Northern Liao many years ago, or you may think that Northern Liao is no longer the tyrannical Northern Liao in the early years. However, I know in my heart that even if it declines,
It has not declined to the point where it can be manipulated at will by the Song Dynasty."
"The main thing is that I still don't want to sacrifice the lives of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty to regain Yanyun. I still want to win a bigger victory at the minimum cost. That's why I have postponed the launch of the Northern Expedition until now."
"When I was still young, I promised Di Shuai that I would let him see the recovery of Yanyun with his own eyes... It was delayed again and again, and it was even when Di Shuai was already an octogenarian that I initiated the initiative.
The battle of marching north to conquer Liao."
"When the imperial court was preparing for the Northern Expedition, I ordered Zirong to design such a chariot. For no other reason than that the veteran ministers who could no longer mount their horses for battle and could not endure the fatigue of the journey could see with their own eyes how the Song Dynasty had regained Yanyun.
Di Qing was speechless. He still remembered the previous scene. He told the officials that he hoped that when Yanyun was recaptured, Di Qing could be involved, even as a soldier!
It has been decades, but the officials still remember...
Di Qing knelt down and burst into tears. As a military general of the Song Dynasty, who wouldn't want to see with his own eyes the Song Dynasty's reconquest of Yanyun?
"Actually, regardless of whether the Northern Liao Emperor personally fights the battle or not, I will fight this battle personally. Now, naturally, I cannot let the Liao Emperor alone dominate the battle."