The civil and military personnel of the Liao Kingdom in the palace quietly listened to the great display of Emperor Yelu Longxu's majesty.
After Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty reprimanded the civil and military ministers, he said with a gloomy face: "We, the Liao Dynasty, want to conquer the Song Dynasty, but before we take action, the Song Dynasty takes the lead.
Return posture.
Zhao Zhen is not Zhao Guangyi, nor Zhao Heng.
He has neither the stupidity of his ancestors nor the cowardice of his father.
Only a few years after he ascended the throne, he captured a huge territory in the Western Regions.
His ambition is well known to everyone.
The Song State launched an offensive one step ahead of us, Daliao, and must have had the intention of starting a war with us, Daliao.
Since the Song State had already intended to start a war with the Liao Dynasty and took the lead in launching an offensive, it shows that the Song State was very well prepared.
We, Daliao, may face the most difficult battle yet."
Privy Councilor Mi Liji, the Tongzhi of Daliao, heard the words of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu and said: "Your Majesty, the Song people are cowardly, how can they be the opponent of our Daliao cavalry. In the past, when the Song people invaded, the Song king planned to defeat the Song Dynasty three times.
The people of Song Dynasty did not dare to invade the north.
Now that war has resumed, we can use King Song's strategy to lure the enemy deep into the enemy's territory, gather them together, and annihilate them."
The king of the Song Dynasty whom Tongzhi Privy Council of the Liao Dynasty mentioned was Yelvxiu Ge, the late king of the Southern Court of Liao Dynasty.
Because when Empress Dowager Chengtian was still alive, thanks to Brother Yelvxiu of Jiashan, she was ordered to enter the court without having to pay homage or be named.
Therefore, Mi Zuji can only call him by his title, but not by his name.
After listening to Mi Liji's words, Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao frowned and said: "I just said that Zhao Zhen is not Zhao Guangyi. He never interfered in the dispatch of his soldiers and horses, nor did he use imperial orders to interfere in the battle of soldiers and horses.
Cao Wei, unlike his father Cao Bin, would act according to the Song Emperor's temper.
Therefore, the old wisdom of the Song Dynasty king is not advisable.
The Song State sent 300,000 troops, divided into two groups, and rushed to Yanmen Pass, while attacking Zhuozhou.
The number of soldiers and horses sent by the Song Dynasty to Yanmen Pass was only one hundred thousand, and it was obvious that they had no intention of marching straight into it.
We want to use King Song's old wisdom to lure the enemy deep and annihilate them separately. I'm afraid it won't be that easy.
If my guess is correct, even if we open the front door of Dading Mansion and allow the enemy to come in, the enemy will not take any further risks.
Therefore, the battle on the front line of Yanmen Pass can only be fought head-on, and there is no room for too many intrigues.
The same was true for the war between Youzhou and Zhuozhou.
Cao Wei led an army of 200,000, but he did not have a large force to attack Youzhou. Instead, he sent Di Qing to lead a part of the troops and raided Tongtai Pass. He slowly cleared Zhuozhou from behind, which shows that he was determined to fight steadily.
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Speaking of this, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty said with a somewhat unsightly expression: "We, the Liao Dynasty, are not afraid of the Song State marching in, but we are afraid that the Song State will fight with us steadily and continue to consume.
Although our country, Liao, has a vast territory and many soldiers and generals, it is still not as wealthy as the Song Dynasty.
The Song Dynasty has enough money to spend it, but we don't.
Since the Song Dynasty has decided to fight slowly and steadily, we, the Liao Dynasty, can no longer wait and wait and must take the initiative."
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty slowly raised his face and said in a deep voice: "Send an order to Yeluye and Tu Lugu who were rushing to Dading Mansion, telling them that they no longer need to stay in Dading Mansion, and asked them to rush to Yanmen Pass and attack Yanmen Pass.
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Lizhuji, you take 30,000 horses, light chariots and simple followers, and immediately go south to recapture Tongtai Pass.
Be sure to get back Tongtai Pass before Cao Wei clears Zhuozhou.
Only by taking back Tongtai Pass can we take advantage of the opportunity and advance, attack, retreat and defend."
Mi Liji was a little surprised when he heard the words of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, "Your Majesty, do you want me to attack Tongtai Pass?"
After all, Mi Liji was also an important minister in Daliao. If he went against Di Qing, it would be a bit overkill.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty heard the profound meaning of Mi Liji's words. He frowned and said: "Don't underestimate Di Qing. The fact that he can be valued by Zhao Zhen, Kou Ji, and Cao Wei is enough to show that he is a warrior in the war."
A very talented person.”
Lun Ziji still felt a little unhappy.
Whether you can dominate on the battlefield depends on your performance, not who cares about you.
If you can dominate the battlefield as long as you are valued by others, then why do you need a record?
Although Mi Liji felt unhappy, he did not dare to speak out.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty had obviously made up his mind, and he did not dare to touch Emperor Yelu Longxu's brow.
Just as Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty said, there are many soldiers in the Liao Dynasty now. If he is not willing to go, naturally there are people who are willing to go.
If you hate the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu, he, an important minister of the Liao Dynasty, will most likely change back to his former self overnight.
There are many people in Daliao who are good at conquering and fighting, and there are even more people who can serve as privy envoys to Tongzhi in Daliao.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty made a decision, and someone quickly conveyed his order.
Mi Liji also left the palace, ordered his troops and horses, and rushed to Tongtaiguan.
Cao Wei and Lu Yijian only learned about the news that Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty sent Mi Liji to attack Tongtaiguan three days later.
After three days of attack, the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses led by Cao Wei had captured half of Zhuozhou.
After Tongtai Pass was broken, the Liao soldiers in Zhuozhou were like a lone army. After they encountered the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, they would not be willing to fight at all. They would retreat if they could and run if they could.
In their hearts, preserving strength is far more important than fighting with the Song Dynasty soldiers and horses.
After Cao Wei led his men to conquer Fanyang County in Zhuozhou, they stayed in Fanyang County.
Fanyang County Government Office.
After hearing the report from the spies, Cao Wei frowned slightly. He turned his head and said to Lu Yijian who was sitting aside: "Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty should have seen that we would not advance rashly, so he gave up the idea of luring the enemy in.
Choose to confront us head-on.
He sent Liao general Mi Liji to lead 30,000 troops to storm Tongtai Pass, which is ironclad evidence.
If Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao intends to lure us into the situation, it is absolutely impossible to send troops out at this time."
Lu Yijian pondered: "Are you worried that Di Qing can't handle the 30,000 troops led by Mi Liji?"
Cao Wei slowly shook his head and said: "Di Qing has a heavy armored cavalry and a lot of powerful military equipment equipped by the imperial court. It shouldn't be a problem to deal with the 30,000 soldiers and horses of Mi Liji.
What I'm worried about is that the escaped Yongtai troops will gather together to help Mi Liji deal with Di Qing.
The Yongtai Army was the Liao Kingdom's town army based in Zhuozhou. They roamed around Zhuozhou all year round and were far more familiar with the terrain of Zhuozhou than we are.
After our army entered Zhuozhou, Yongtai's army saw us. They ran away if they could, evaded whenever they could, and kept running around in various parts of Zhuozhou.
I'm worried that they are just waiting for an opportunity to attack Tongtai Pass.
If Di Qing only had to deal with the 30,000 soldiers and horses of Beliji, it would be okay, but if he added the Yongtai Army, it would be hard to say.
When the time comes when we are attacked from both sides, it is hard to say whether we can hold on."
After listening to Cao Wei's analysis, Lu Yijian frowned and asked, "How are you going to respond?"
Cao Wei said in a deep voice: "I am going to send an army of 10,000 people to Tongtai Pass to help Di Qing. At the same time, I ordered the entire army to recover Zhuozhou as soon as possible. As long as my 200,000 troops arrive at Tongtai Pass, Emperor Yelu of Liao Dynasty will
Even if Longxu personally led an army to attack, he would only be defeated and returned."
In terms of offense, Cao Wei dare not make guarantees, but in terms of defense, Cao Wei is full of confidence.
Lu Yijian nodded slowly and said: "I will instruct the officials below to restore the official administration of Zhuozhou as soon as possible and try not to cause you any trouble."
Cao Wei nodded and sent someone to deliver the order.
It's just that the 10,000 troops sent by Cao Wei have not yet arrived at Tongtai Pass.
Thirty thousand Liao cavalry led by Mi Liji rushed to the foot of Tongtai Pass.
Mi Liji was a little overwhelmed. After rushing to Tongtai Pass, he did not rest and immediately launched a fierce attack on Tongtai Pass.
Di Qing had long been prepared for someone to attack, so he was very well prepared to defend the city.
Rolling wood, stone, gold juice, etc. are all available.
Hundreds of tigers rushed together, and heavy ordnance such as crossbows and crossbows were also set up on the top of the city.
As soon as Mi Liji led the Liao soldiers appeared under the city wall, Di Qing ordered them to greet them together.
With the help of heavy ordnance, the Tiger Army led by Di Qing forcibly suppressed the enemy dozens of feet outside the city wall.
The Liao soldiers attacked the city with great momentum, but they could not get close to the city wall of Tongtaiguan.
The two sides fought fiercely for three consecutive games.
Mi Liji had no choice but to call in gold and withdraw his troops.
The price paid by Xiao Xun and Di Qing has been felt by Mi Li.
After three rounds of strong attacks, more than a thousand Liao soldiers fell at the foot of Tongtai Pass.
The Song army at the top of the city only injured a hundred people and killed dozens of people.
The dozens of people who died were the achievements of the sharpshooters in the army.
"Tongtaiguan is a tough nut to crack..."
After Mi Liji Mingjin retreated his troops, he sat in the military tent and spoke to his generals in a heavy voice.
A bearded general sitting not far from him said angrily: "As far as my subordinates know, the enemy still has heavy armored cavalry, and its strength is not weaker than the Tielin Army founded by King Song.
We led our troops to attack three times without even forcing out the enemy's heavy armored cavalry.
The enemy only relied on bows and crossbows and other weapons to suppress us.
If we want to attack Tongtai Pass from the front, it may be difficult.
We must think of him elsewhere."
Mi Liji said solemnly: "I know that the enemy has heavy armored cavalry in their hands, so when we come, I have already prepared ways to deal with the enemy's heavy armor. As long as the enemy's heavy armor dares to leave the city, I will definitely give them a painful blow."
Lessons.”
The bearded general frowned and said: "Even if we can teach the enemy a painful lesson, the price we pay will probably not be too small. Moreover, the enemy obviously intends to defend, so no matter how many means we prepare, it will be useless."
Mi Liji turned his head and asked the entourage in the tent, "The spies bypassed Tongtai Pass and entered Zhuozhou. Can they find out the situation of the Yongtai Army in Zhuozhou?"
The attendant hurriedly said: "The spies have found out the situation of the Yongtai Army, but they have not yet met with the Yongtai Army Jiedushi. The Yongtai Army Jiedushi is a smart man. After he learned that the Song Army captured Tongtai Pass, he
So I led the entire Yongtai Army, and when I encountered the Song Army's center, I ran away as fast as I could without having a direct battle with the Song Army's center, so the strength of the Yongtai Army was not weakened."
Mi Liji narrowed his eyes and whispered: "He is smart and knows that the enemy is invincible, so he chose to conserve his strength. It's a pity that he is a Han, otherwise I can make him a confidant and promote him one or two."
There was a Han general under Mi Liji's tent. Hearing Mi Liji's words, he frowned and said, "General, now the imperial court appoints officials regardless of Liao and Han Dynasties."
When Mi Liji heard this, he sneered and said: "Whenever the court no longer has the northern and southern officials to say, you can say this to me again. If His Majesty hadn't insisted on keeping you under my account, how could I have used it?"
you."
When the general heard this, he said in a deep voice: "General, when you say this, aren't you afraid that the southern officials in the court will be hostile to you?"
Mi Liji snorted coldly: "Your Majesty has appointed quite a few officials from the south, but the ones who are really in charge have always been my officials from the north."
The general gritted his teeth and said no more.
Among the Liao people, there were those who were close to the Han people, and naturally there were also those who hated the Han people.
Those who are close to the Han people are doing things with the Han people.
Those who hate the Han people feel that the Han people are encroaching on the interests of the Liao people by becoming officials.
Those Daliao nobles who hated the Han people in the Daliao court never concealed their dislike of the Han people.
In their eyes, the cowardly people in the Song Dynasty's court were stronger than the officials in the south.
He is a coward, but at least he has backbone.
The officials in the south are just a bunch of spineless people. If they really had spine, how could they be used by the Liao people?
After reprimanding the general, Mi Liji stopped talking to him. Mi Liji ordered his followers in a deep voice, saying: "Let the spies meet with the Yongtai Army Jiedushi as soon as possible and tell the Yongtai Army Jiedushi to cooperate with us to attack from both sides and attack by force.
Tongtaiguan."
Speaking of this, Mi Liji glanced at the general who was a southern official, and said in a neutral tone: "Tell the Yongtai Army Commander, don't let me go. I know he has a lot of money obtained from the Song Dynasty."
I will use all the weapons and weapons that come."
Hearing this, the general with a background as an official from the south gritted his teeth and said, "Although we are Han people, we are also Liao ministers. Since we are Liao ministers, we will naturally sacrifice our lives for His Majesty."
Hearing this, Mi Liji sneered: "If you have the courage, next time we attack Tongtai Pass, you will be the vanguard!"
The general with an official background in the south said without hesitation: "The last general will definitely fulfill his mission and will definitely cut off Di Qing's head and present it to His Majesty."
"very good……"
Mi Liji sneered and praised.
The next day.
Mi Liji led his troops to guard outside Tongtai Pass and did not launch another strong attack on Tongtai Pass.
Inside Tongtai Pass.
Di Qing waited for a long time but couldn't wait for Mijuji to attack, so he realized something was wrong.
Di Qing sat in the city gate building with his horse and sword, and said to his subordinate generals: "General Liao led his army to attack. After three hasty battles, there was no movement. He must be waiting for Yongtai's army to come from behind us.
Launch an attack.
General Liao wants to attack us from two sides.
Therefore, we must also divide our forces into two areas to deal with it.
Once the troops are divided, the strength of the city's defenders may be reduced by half.
At that time, I am afraid that it will be difficult to suppress the Liao soldiers' strong attack with only ordnance, and a hand-to-hand fight will be necessary."
It is not very difficult to guess the thoughts that are lost in oneself.
The Liao Kingdom lost Tongtai Pass and lost its opportunity.
If you want to take back Tongtai Pass and seize the opportunity, you must be fast.
Because one more day is delayed, the chance of winning Tongtai Pass is reduced by one point.
Once Cao Wei regained the entire territory of Zhuozhou and led his army to Tongtai Pass, even the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu led hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to arrive in person, and could only stare at Tongtai Pass and sigh.
Therefore, Di Qing and his party can afford it, but Mi Shuji and his party cannot.
Lun Liji knew that time was important, but he wasted it outside Tongtai Pass. His purpose was self-evident.