There may never have been a king like Zhao Xi in history.
In the palace tent about ten miles behind the battlefield... It is said to be a palace tent, but it is actually a miniature Qinzheng Palace connected with chariots.
Zhao Xi, who is on a personal expedition, is drinking tea with Wen Yanbo, Di Qing and other veterans...
"Guan Jia, I never thought that the battlefield could be like this..."
In Wen Yanbo's memory and looking through all the historical records, there is no such record...
It sounds like this kind of behavior is like a combination of ignorant kings and sycophants. However, the current reality is not like this.
"Lieutenant Zhong is still impatient! After fighting all his life, he is still so enthusiastic. Aren't you tired of it? Let the juniors have fun!"
Di Qing glanced at the observation tower in front of him from time to time, looking at Zhong E who was looking north with clairvoyance, and kept pointing at Guo Kui. He seemed to say it quite indifferently.
"Shuai Di, don't hold it back. Go and see it if you want. If I still had the body and soul of Shuai Di, I would go to the watchtower. How can reading the report be as satisfying as seeing it in person?"
Wen Yanbo has always been targeting Di Qing, and he has become familiar with him in Ge Lao Yuan over the years.
"Official family...~"
"Go! There is an old man accompanying the official family...~"
Di Qing is really gone.
Who is to blame? Zhao Xi also wanted to see the actual battle situation from the watchtower... He now regretted bringing civil servants like Wen Yanbo and Wang Anshi to the expedition in person.
The watchtower that I finally figured out was not allowed to be used even once.
"Guanren, do you know about Tan Yuan's alliance? If it weren't for our dynasty's bed crossbow, Yan Yun might not be the only one who needs to be taken back at this time!"
"Officials, it's okay to put up the king's flag. This is to boost the morale of the soldiers, but it can expose a king to the enemy's sight. This is the dereliction of duty of our ministers!"
"The official family and the imperial court have been planning for many years, and now the general situation has been achieved. We must not create any side effects!"
"Guan family, now the Northern Liao cavalry is charging like crazy towards the Chinese army because of the king's flag. Guan family has experienced war, is it possible that they don't know that there are many unexpected situations in war?"
"The Guan family, it is a foregone conclusion that the imperial army will take back Yanyun. Even if the Guan family is hit by Beiliao arrows at this time, this battle will not be perfect!"
This is the reason to dissuade Zhao Xi from climbing the watchtower.
This time, none of the accompanying civil servants and generals agreed with Zhao Xi’s decision to ascend the observation tower...
Everyone in the Song Dynasty knew about the Tanyuan Alliance.
If the Song Dynasty had not accidentally shot and killed Xiao Dalin, the commander of the Northern Liao army...
In this battle, when the Song Dynasty had an absolute advantage, it would never allow the kind of accident that happened in the Northern Liao Dynasty...
Therefore, even if Zhao Xi was impatient, he could only hide in the tent surrounded by chariots to read and listen to the reports.
They even put on a show to drink tea, with all the ministers and workers accompanying them...
"It's the tenth day!"
"The officials and the army continue to implement the established strategy and advance steadily..."
Indeed, this is the established strategy.
This time, the imperial court fully utilized its advantages.
Chariots and cavalry work together, and the entire front moves forward without leaving any gaps.
Between each route of the army, there are no longer scouts and reconnaissance, but almost organic cavalry going back and forth to ensure that the Bei Liao cavalry can't find any loopholes to penetrate in depth...~
"I want to know whether Beiliao's charge is still as good as the first day?"
"The officials are worried that Beiliao has plans to retreat?"
Wen Yanbo now fully understood the general strategy, and also understood that the officials were considering the timing of an all-out attack on Hedong Road and the northwest area.
"Ten days have passed! Judging from the report, the results of these two days are obviously not as good as the previous few days. Moreover, the progress of the army's advance seems to have weakened."
"Send the order, after the armistice tonight, the commanders of the various armies will discuss matters!"
In this battle, Bei Liao claimed to have an army of 300,000 people. So far, in addition to setting up traps to kill 50,000 people, Bei Liao has also suffered losses of nearly 300,000 to 50,000 people in these ten days...~
This is not a tough battle, this is a protracted war, a war of attrition.
However, in terms of the total number of Northern Liao cavalry, the loss was close to 30%.
A 30% loss is considered disabled for any established team.
Although the imperial court's strategy this time was also based on internal considerations, they wanted to advance step by step, consume bit by bit, and try their best to eliminate the effective forces of Bei Liao.
However, the civil and military ministers of the Northern Liao court cannot be regarded as fools.
Northern Liao will also have war reports, and most of them may be focused on the battlefield. They are always paying attention to the extent of the advancement and retreat of both sides.
However, Zhao Xi doesn't think that no one noticed the damage...~
Once Beiliao pays attention to the damage, and then compares the general trend of the war situation, it is bound to make a decision...
The Khitan tribe started out as a herding tribe, and the power of the Northern Liao court today also exists in the form of an alliance or co-ownership of the original tribes.
Therefore, when you find that something cannot be done, you escape into the grassland...~This will lead to the fact that even if Yanyun is recovered, the entire Hebei Province and Yanshan area will not be peaceful!
During the night's discussion, Zhao Xi learned in detail about the offensive situation of various armies, summarized and listed all the reports from the past few days, and at the same time released the information from the Imperial City Department...~
"Guan family, Beiliao has the intention to retreat!"
Di Qing was indeed a famous general of the Song Dynasty. After all the information was presented, he immediately made this judgment.
"Guan family, this is indeed the case. I agree with Di Shuai's judgment!"
Zhong E also said the same thing, with a hint of anxiety and urgency.
"Guan Jia, if Bei Liao flees at this time, I'm afraid it will be difficult for troops from Hedong and Northwest to achieve success!"
Although they were not planning an encirclement and suppression, they were also preparing to launch an attack at the appropriate time along the entire border with Northern Liao.
I thought that a battle involving two kings would have to go back and forth several times, and three or two months would be normal.
Unexpectedly, this frontal battle has just begun and is about to end...
"I was negligent! If the imperial court declared war on Bei Liao, it would have been more than three months."
"In addition, I still underestimate the damage caused by Yelu Yixin's rebellion to Bei Liao. Otherwise, Bei Liao should be able to survive for more than a month!"
Indeed, Zhao Xi underestimated the harm caused by Yelu Yixin to the Northern Liao court.
In fact, the real harm was the seeds of mutual suspicion and distrust sown among the various forces in the Northern Court.
Moreover, the Northern Liao court activated different forces in the early, middle and late stages of countering the rebellion.
Yelu Yixin's rebellion frightened the Northern Liao emperor and made him wary of all forces.
The use of troops to counter the rebellion and preserve the strength of the royal descendants resulted in serious losses to the forces of all parties...～
On such a basis, there is simply no cohesion possible.
Let’s compare the arms gap again…
"Whether Beiliao wants to withdraw its troops or not, troops must be sent out on Hedong Road and Northwest!"
"We ordered Hedong Road to attack in the northwest. Once we see the order, we can send troops! The strategy is in the form of encirclement and suppression, and the purpose is to intercept!"