In order to ensure the status of the Yelu and Xiao clans, the Liao Kingdom continued to intermarry.
The Yelu family was the emperor, and the Xiao family was the queen.
According to historical records, Xiao Hui's sister Xiao Yujin married Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu and gave birth to Liao Xingzong Yelv Zongzhen. From a relationship perspective, Xiao Hui is the uncle of Liao Xingzong Yelu Zongzhen.
Then, Yelu Zongzhen, Xingzong of Liao, took Xiao Tali, the daughter of Xiao Yujin's other brother Xiao Xiaomu, who was also his cousin, and gave birth to Yelu Hongji, Daozong of Liao.
Yelu Hongji, Daozong of the Liao Dynasty, married Xiao Hui's youngest daughter Xiao Guanyin.
The relationship between the two races can be said to be very confusing.
Of course, Xiao Hui is still a talented woman who doesn't know how old she will be. He is now focused on the war.
After hearing that Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty appointed him as a general, Xiao Hui stepped out decisively and said: "Your Majesty, didn't you just say a few days ago that this war is not suitable for luring the enemy deep into the army?
Why did you want to lure the Song army on the Yanmen Pass line into Daliao?"
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty said in a deep voice: "The enemy has weapons in hand and is invincible. But if we leave it alone, it will cause serious trouble. So it is better to lure the enemy deep into our territory and contain them within the territory of Daliao.
In this way, we can free up our hands to do more things.”
Xiao Hui pondered and said: "But Cao Wei is guarding Tongtai Pass and cannot come out. The enemies on the front line of Yanmen Pass are invincible, so how can Daliao win?"
Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao said calmly: "The key to victory is not within Yanyun territory."
Xiao Hui asked doubtfully: "Where is that?"
Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu said calmly: "You will know when the time comes."
Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty refused to say anything, so Xiao Hui naturally did not dare to pursue him and asked questions, so he immediately returned to the train.
After Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu announced his dispersion.
Xiao Hui left the palace, took some troops with him, and left Youzhou City with Huang Pian.
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Half a month passed in a flash.
Cao Wei was in seclusion in Tongtai Pass, and Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty was also in seclusion in Youzhou City.
Zhuozhou and Youzhou are as calm as if there is no army stationed there.
On the other hand, the battle at Yanmen Pass and Dading Prefecture was in full swing.
After Li Zhaoliang defeated Yang Wenguang's 100,000-strong army led by Yeluye, he did not order a pursuit.
Instead, he chose to send those soldiers back and pass on the panic they felt to others.
The results of Li Zhaoliang's move are very gratifying.
After the soldiers and horses who retreated told others about the scene of their encounter in front of Yanmen Pass, it really caused panic among the Liao army.
The Liao army all knew that Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang had magical weapons in their hands, and their lethality was astonishing.
However, when such a powerful enemy wanted to fight them, their hearts were pounding and their morale was very low.
Li Zhaoliang saw the opportunity, and together with Yang Wenguang, divided their troops into two groups, raided Shuozhou and captured the entire Shuozhou.
By the time Xiao Hui arrived at Dading Mansion, Shuozhou was already filled with banners with Song characters.
Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang captured Shuozhou, which saved Xiao Hui from having to fake defeat again.
But before the people arrived, Shuozhou was captured, which made him feel uncomfortable.
He was determined to fight Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang head-on, but considering the order of Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty to lure the enemy deeper, he could only stand still.
In a flash, another half month passed.
Xiao Hui faked defeat in Huanzhou and lost Huanzhou.
Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang conquered Yizhou again.
The Song Dynasty took over the sixteen and three states of Yanyun.
After this incident was reported back to Bianjing City, there was great joy both inside and outside the court.
Some people in the court saw that Cao Wei had not moved for a month, and they began to think of asking Cao Wei to move.
After all, the partial divisions led by Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang captured two states, but the Chinese army led by Cao Wei only occupied one state, which is obviously inappropriate.
However, after those people in the court handed over the memorial, Zhao Zhen called him into the palace and questioned him thoroughly.
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Do you understand military affairs?
don't know!
I don’t understand what you are yelling about? If you keep yelling, you will be punished!
Do you understand military affairs?
Understand!
Then you go to the army and see why Cao Wei doesn't move.
Can I give honor guards to the imperial envoy?
Given the honor guard of the imperial envoy, can you suppress Cao Wei or Lu Yijian?
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Zhao Zhen used a series of beatings to subdue those who presented the memorials in the court.
However, as time went by, Zhao Zhen's voice that had just been suppressed emerged again.
Because both Cao Wei and Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang, who had won consecutive battles, stopped fighting.
After Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang captured Shuo and Huan Er Prefecture, they stopped moving forward.
Nearly 300,000 troops were fighting against the Liao people in the land of Yanyun. They were neither advancing nor retreating. They were consuming a large amount of money and food every day. Naturally, some people couldn't stand it.
It's just that the cautious people in the court learned their lesson this time.
He did not perform the performance himself, but instigated others to perform the performance.
Then those people were sent to the battlefield in Yanyun Land.
Those who were sent to the battlefield in the Land of Smoke felt very aggrieved.
Xiao Hui felt even more aggrieved.
After he completed the order given by Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu to lure the enemy deeper, he was gearing up to teach Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang a lesson.
Although a hundred tigers running together are sharp, they are not enough to sweep the entire battlefield.
Xiao Hui felt that it would be an unwise choice to collide head-on with a hundred tigers. Only a reckless man would do it.
He planned to send troops and horses to hold back Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang, who were holding hundreds of tigers galloping in their hands, and then continued to disturb the baggage team behind them.
This was used to bring down the troops of Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang.
However, Xiao Hui had prepared everything, but Li Zhaoliang and Yang Wenguang were hiding in Huanzhou and refused to go out.
All the strategies Xiao Hui thought of were in vain.
Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty did not give him any further orders, so he could only accompany Yang Wenguang and Li Zhaoliang to do the work.
"Not normal!"
"Not normal at all!"
On the Guancheng in Tongtai Pass, Cao Wei frowned and paced in front of the city gate tower, mumbling constantly.
Di Qing also frowned and stood beside him.
"Cao Shuai..."
"Um?!"
As soon as Di Qing opened his mouth, Cao Wei frowned.
Di Qing gave a bitter laugh and whispered: "Uncle-in-law, do you think the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu's butt is so stable?"
It stands to reason that people in the military should be commensurate with their official positions and should not talk about personal relationships.
But Cao Wei forcefully demanded that Di Qing call him uncle-in-law, but Di Qing could only let it go.
The reason why Cao Wei recognized Di Qing, the son-in-law of the Cao family, for the first time and strongly requested Di Qing to call him uncle-in-law was because of what he had discovered in recent days.
After Cao Wei had the idea of cultivating wise generals and Confucian generals, he decided to select one or two from among his subordinates.
Then, a group of guys with muscles in their heads petitioned to lead the troops to attack Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu's camp head-on, unwilling to listen to Cao Wei's more profound military strategies.
Di Qing was the only one who liked to listen to what he said. More importantly, Di Qing understood everything and could even draw inferences from one instance to another.
Cao Wei used to teach Di Qing. In terms of martial arts, he taught him everything he could, but in terms of military strategy, he was a little hidden.
It's not that he has selfish motives, but that he is worried that Di Qingchang is young and cannot learn so much.
After all, he didn't teach Di Qing for a long time, so he could only pick up some life-saving things and give them to Di Qing first.
Therefore, he did not discover Di Qing's intelligence in the art of war and strategy.
Now that he had the intention to teach Di Qing some more profound military strategies, he discovered Di Qing's talent in this area.
Such a talented person, who is also his relative, and who has a good relationship with Kou Ji, is likely to become a leader of the Song Dynasty military as long as nothing goes wrong in the future.
Why don't you get close and intimate?
He is old and feels that he is no longer capable, so he naturally has to pave the way for future generations.
Cao Wei heard Di Qing's words, frowned and said: "It stands to reason that after Shuozhou and Huanzhou were conquered, Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty should not stand still. But now that Shuozhou and Huanzhou have been conquered for a month, Liao Dynasty
Emperor Yelu Longxu has not moved yet, something is obviously not normal."
Di Qing pondered: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has other conspiracies?"
Cao Wei nodded solemnly, "That is inevitable, otherwise Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu would not be able to sit so peacefully."
Cao Wei stared at Di Qing and said: "Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu can sit still, so what he plans is likely to change the current situation on the battlefield in an instant."
Di Qing frowned and said, "Turn defeat into victory?"
Cao Wei nodded slowly.
Di Qing pondered: "We have blocked the Liao's soldiers and horses from the pass and the city. How can he turn defeat into victory?"
Cao Wei said in a deep voice: "The Liao people are the best at turning defeat into victory. Previously, the Song Dynasty conquered the Liao Kingdom three times, and the Liao Kingdom turned defeat into victory in all of them. So the conspiracy of Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu must have the possibility of a comeback?"
Di Qing asked: "With the current situation, how can Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao make a comeback?"
Cao Wei thought about it: "There are only two points. The first is to attack the east and the west, and the second is to disintegrate us from the inside. The possibility of disintegrating us from the inside is very small. The officials and Kou Ji are now fully supporting our campaign, and it is impossible to change midway.
The two of them remain unchanged, and the voices in the court have no influence on us.
I can't say for sure what the official's temper is, but I know Kou Ji's temper.
Kou Ji has always been tough on countries other than the Song Dynasty.
He will never watch us bow to others when we have all the advantages.
So he will definitely support us to continue the fight.
The officials were very friendly to Kou Ji. Most of the money and food we spent on conquering Liao this time came from Kou Ji.
Therefore, if Kou Ji fully supports us, the official family will not waver.
Therefore, the idea of disintegrating us from within can be ruled out.
All that’s left is to make excuses in the east and attack in the west.”
Di Qing digested Cao Wei's words for a while and asked: "How will Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao attack the east and west? The only place where our Song Dynasty borders the Liao Kingdom is Yanyun.
We are waiting for him in the Yanyun Land now, and it is impossible for him to plan anything in the Yanyun Land."
Cao Wei nodded slowly and said: "This is also something I can't understand. Now the only border between the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom has heavy troops stationed there. It would be difficult for Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty to do anything in this regard.
Even if the manipulation is successful, it will be difficult to come back.
Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu to plan in the land of Yanyun.
I can only plan elsewhere.
All I can think about right now is the sea.
It's just that the ships of the Liao Kingdom were more than a little inferior to those of the Song Dynasty.
It may not be easy for the army to come by boat.
And if we had come from the sea, we would have received the news a long time ago."
Di Qing thought for a moment and asked: "Will Liao borrow the road from Xixia?"
Cao Wei was stunned for a moment, then said thoughtfully: "I have thought about this matter. But if Xixia lends a road to the Liao Kingdom, what is the difference between luring a wolf into the house? With the current situation of Xixia, it is just a matter of guarding against the Liao Kingdom's invasion.
, you still dare to let the Liao soldiers enter the country, are you afraid that they will die not fast enough?"
Di Qing pondered: "What if the Xixia people have other plans?"
Cao Wei asked, "What's the abacus?"
Di Qing said in a deep voice: "I don't know what the plan is, but I know that this time the Song Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom were able to start a war, and Xixia played a role in it."
When Cao Wei heard this, his brows instantly furrowed into the character "Chuan".
He thought for a long time and said with an ugly face: "Xi Xia wants us to keep the Song Dynasty and Liao Kingdom fighting fiercely to buy them some time. But why does he think that after letting the Liao people cross the border, the Liao people can invade?
Where is my Da Song Dynasty?
Are the Zhe family troops in Fuzhou vegetarian?"
Cao Wei thought for a long time with a gloomy face, then walked down the city wall and found Lu Yijian.
"Mr. Lu, has there been any movement in the Zhe family these days?"
After hearing what Cao Wei said, Lu Yijian was stunned for a long time and said suspiciously: "Why did you suddenly think of the Zhejia army? Do you want to use the Zhejia army to plan something?"
Cao Wei said in a deep voice: "I am not planning anything with the help of the Zhejia Army, but I am afraid that Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu will use the Zhejia Army to plan something."
Lu Yijian's face changed, and he was shocked and said: "There is a change in the Zhe family?! Impossible! The Zhe family has been loyal and brave for generations!"
Cao Wei's face turned dark, "I don't doubt the loyalty of the Zhe family, I just think that Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao's reaction was a little abnormal, so I speculated that he might want to take action against the Zhe family, but I don't know if the Zhe family can hold on.
"
Lu Yijian breathed a sigh of relief, glared at Cao Wei, and said dissatisfiedly: "Zhe Weizhong is in his prime, the Zhe family's army is good at fighting, and the Zhe family has stayed in Fuzhou and other places, and there has been no oversight for decades.
It’s not like Emperor Yelu Longxu of the Liao Dynasty has never attacked the Zhe family army, and he always returns defeated?"
Cao Wei said solemnly: "People like us who have been running on the battlefield all year round can never judge things with common sense. So if you have news about your family's death, you'd better tell me. If not, send someone back to check as soon as possible.
I'm afraid that if I'm too late, it'll be too late."
Lu Yijian saw that Cao Wei's expression was solemn and he didn't seem to be joking. He immediately nodded and said, "I'll send someone to check."
The people sent by Lu Yijian ran into people sent by the imperial court as soon as they left Zhuozhou.
The people sent by Lu Yijian inquired about it and learned that Zhe's mother had gone to the west. Zhe Weizhong wrote a letter asking the court to temporarily remove his official title, and he would observe mourning for his mother for three years.
The people sent by Lu Yijian heard the news and immediately sent people back to Tongtaiguan to tell Lu Yijian about the matter.
After Lu Yijian told Cao Wei about this, Cao Wei's face turned pale.