If it were later generations, I would definitely think that Song Jiu's analysis was correct and his strategy was also good.

If Zhao Kuangyin had been obedient, he might have made it better into a more sophisticated strategy.

It was just Zhao Kuangyi... and now he won all kinds of success. Song Jiu put down his brush and sighed: "I hope it will work."

Then he ordered someone to send it to the capital with a fast horse.

Not many people know about this.

Cao Bin still frantically urged food and grass from the rear.

This time I plan to bring food and grass for fifty days. How much food and grass supplies are needed in fifty days? Nearly 10,000 tons! In later generations, it may not be too much. A large ship will be loaded away, or four locomotives will be loaded away with less than two hundred carriages.

But at this time, nearly 30,000 carts of all sizes, 50,000 people and 60,000 cattle and horses were needed to transport goods.

However, in Gu'an, Yelu Xiuge and his general Yelu Pode robbed all the food and money of the Song army, and obtained countless horses, cattle, weapons, and generals. Now, not only have to transport food and grass, but also collect cattle and horses. When the food and grass was robbed, many civilians fled. Their combat power was limited. Yelu Xiuge was also afraid that the Song army would send troops to pick them up, so he hurriedly ended and returned to Youzhou. Most civilians escaped, but were frightened by this, and most of them hid in the mountains and forests and dared not come out again. Therefore, they had to summon civilians again...

Song Jiu looked at the busyness of the entire northern Hebei region, and he said that the egg really hurts.

Grain and food preparations were completed.

Suddenly, Li Jixuan sent a woman.

Song Jiu was not angry, but an old woman.

Li Jixuan whispered: "Mr. Song, she is the Ma family."

"Mahism?"

"The Ma family of the Yu family."

"It's my concubine Yuping..."

"It's her."

"Why did you get where you got?"

This time, Cao Bin became very careful and sent many scouts to inquire about the news, including Li Jixuan.

However, the Yu family is in Wuqing County, Khitan. It is northeast of the Sanggan River and the Juma River, and is a little far from the border of the Song Dynasty. However, it is closer to the sea.

But at this time the Song army was in Xiongzhou, and the two places were too far apart.

"Not far away, and it's a plain..." Li Jixuan explained.

Song Jiu did not act as an official, which made many scholars and officials laugh at him, believing that he had lost his gentleness and etiquette. However, the people below would not think so, so when Song Jiu went to one place, the people would love each other. If it weren't for the many disputes of interest in Jiangzhou, the people of Jiangzhou would also love each other. Therefore, there were many lower-level generals and soldiers in the military camp who loved Song Jiu very much.

Maybe Song Jiu admired Cheng but his personality destined him to be the same type of people as Li Guang.

Including Li Jixuan.

Li Jixuan took his subordinates to Gu'an for reconnaissance, and suddenly discussed Song Jiu, including Song Jiu's concubine Yu Ping. The big man's affairs were particularly eye-catching, so many people knew the story of Yu Ping and Song Jiu, and Li Jixuan also knew something. The reason for this was caused by Yu Ping's biological father and stepmother. He suddenly had a whim and led dozens of subordinates to ride horses all the way east. He jumped across the Sanggan River and was a little far from Xiongzhou to the Yu family, but it was not far from Gu'an to the Yu family, only a few dozen miles away. After a while, they were asked to find the Yu family. Yu Ping's father was transferred to Youzhou to participate in defense, because the Song Dynasty took the East Yizhou and Zhuozhou Road in the battle of Gaoliang River, but this time it was slightly east. It was not too late. It was not too much to go on the Gu'an Road, and Wuqing was not affected much. Moreover, the Yu family was still on the east side of Wuqing County. In addition, the last time he entered the city, countless people rushed into the city. The residence was crowded, the prices were expensive, and they suffered a lot.

So before the Ma family and Yuping entered Youzhou City, Li Jixuan entered the village before he could enter the Yu family. The Yu family had many slaves, but who was Li Jixuan's opponent?

But Yuping's younger brother and sister Li Jixuan did not arrest him, so he only arrested Ma.

"You are making trouble...release the ties."

Li Jixuan hurriedly loosened the Ma family.

Song Jiu looked at the old woman and asked, "Are you the Ma family?"

"Yes," the old woman was frightened. Yuping and Song Jiu's life and death were all her ideas, and she even blackmailed Song Jiu a lot of money in disguise afterwards.

"I treat you couple very badly."

“Not bad.”

"Although Yuping is a concubine, isn't I treat her badly?"

“Not bad.”

"Although I am a concubine, can I match my identity?"

“Avery match.”

"Then why do you do this?"

"I, I..."

"Yu Ping's life is very pitiful. She died when she hit her little mother. Her biological father caught the Liao Kingdom and had no father or mother since she was a child. Since she heard the news about her biological father, I don't know how happy I was. I am also happy for her. You said you want to see her and the two countries cut off contact. In order to let her meet you, I deliberately built a ship and asked Yu Ping to send it to her in the name of going to sea to Goryeo for business. Why?"

"I'm wrong."

"You are also a person with children. When two countries are fighting, they are their own masters. I don't blame me. But Yuping is just a woman. When the two countries are in trouble, what do you care about her? How can you bear to let her leave her husband and children? She has only one relative in the world. She once regarded you as a relative, but how do you treat her like this? What do you think about..."

"Mr. Song, please let me go, I was wrong." The woman knelt down.

In fact, with Song Jiu's aura, he wished he could swallow her alive, but considering Yu Ping's feelings, he finally held back his anger and said to Li Jixuan: "Take someone to put her back."

There was no news about Yu Ping. Although Song Jiu was separated, he was in a high position and had a lot of resources. Not only could he find out about Yu Ping, but he could also occasionally communicate with him. But the latter was very difficult. Xiao Yanyan began to want to get benefits, but she did not get them. So he asked Yu Ping to teach some royal children arithmetic writing. Even the little emperor of Liao Dynasty was taught by Yu Ping. This purpose was not very big, but Xiao Yanyan never let anyone go.

Do you still expect Xiao Yanyan to surrender?

However, it is very difficult to communicate. Over the years, Yuping has only received Song Jiuba letters, and Song Jiu has only received three letters from Yuping. In the letter, Yuping has not only reported her safety, but also misses her children, him, and homesickness...

This is also the reason why Song Jiu knew it was not very good in this Northern Expedition, but did not strongly object to it in the end.

Li Jixuan came back soon and said that he would send Ma to the Sanggan River.

Song Jiu sighed, but unfortunately this Northern Expedition could not be successful. In fact, there is no need to take down Yan Yun, as long as it can defeat Liao Kingdom. Liao Kingdom is surrounded by enemies, even if Xiao Yanyan is strong in character, she has to lower her proud head and send Yuping back obediently.

He looked at the north. The sky in the north was blue, the sky was thousands of miles away, and it was cloudless. It was hot, but the jade apple was still deep in the sky...

After a while, I took back my mood.

He did not blame Li Jixuan, but this incident reminded him to find Cao Bin and report the matter.

Speed, if it is taken away from the plain, it will be too dangerous. Most of the Liao Kingdoms are cavalry. Li Jixuan can come to the Yu family to capture Ma without knowing it. Yelu Xiu Ge can also lead the army without knowing it.

Cao Bin led his army to set off.

At this time, except for Song Jiu and Yang Ye and more than a dozen people, no one thought it would be a failure.

Finally, he believed Song Jiu's suggestion and did not leave Gu'an, but instead traveled west from Baigou.

However, this time it's different.

Yelu Xiuge did not hide in Youzhou City like last time, but instead took action himself. He broke the army into pieces and harassed and attacked them all the way. If he chased them, he was a cavalry and a small group of troops, he could retreat quickly even on the path. If he did not chase them, he would surround the Song army and attack the single troops and logistics troops. He even dared to use the night to rush straight to the main camp and shoot cold arrows.

Cao Bin had no choice but to send Yang Yeqian to march, while being prepared, while digging trenches on both sides of the road to prevent the Liao cavalry from suddenly coming.

It took me more than 20 days to get from Xiongzhou to Zhuozhou, which was only about 100 miles away.

The entire Song army seemed to be sleepwalking, and in April, the weather became hot. Due to the lack of water, we had to slime wet mud to get water. When the deadly Yelu Xiu Ge saw this, he immediately sent his subordinates to occupy the water source of the Juma River in Qigou Pass. However, this is the upper reaches of the Juma River, so it is also called Laishui.

Morale gradually declined invisibly.

But at this time, the Song army was still very strong, and many middle-aged veterans even participated in several major battles since their founding of the country and were experienced.

Seeing this situation, General Lu Bin personally led thousands of crossbowmen under his command to lurk on the banks of the Juma River and occupy the high ground. In an instant, thousands of arrows were fired at once. Yang Ye then arrived and defeated the Liao army, and then regained the water source.

Looking at the water bags filled with clear water coming from the front, hundreds of thousands of Song troops came from huge cheers.

"Wolf pack tactics." Song Jiu murmured.

He refers to the Yuan and Mongolian tactics. Whenever the Mongolian army fights against the enemy, it puts the army in a distance, uses its excellent riding skills, and sends a small group of troops to harass it continuously until the enemy is exhausted and the army suddenly comes out and defeats it in one battle.

Yelu Xiuge is not the "authentic" wolf pack tactics, but it is very close.

But what could Song Jiu say? The more he said, the more controversial the generals, the less united everyone will be. In the end, there will be no benefits, and the consequences will be even worse.

He still found Cao Bin and said, "Duke Cao, our army is slow to move and has been delayed for many days. The reinforcements of the Liao Kingdom have arrived long ago, but we have not seen it. Yelu Xiuge took the initiative to send troops again, indicating that the first batch of reinforcements of the Liao army went to the mountain behind, and the two armies behind the mountain were no longer expected."

"Do you want to withdraw your troops?"

"Who dares to withdraw his troops without seeing His Majesty's edict? This place is not too far from Xincheng. I mean it is best to join General Mi's army. Advance can threaten Youzhou, but it is not far from retreating from the border. Moreover, the two armies have joined forces and their strength has also increased."

"Let me do this, I'll let Mi Xin lead his army to attack Zhuozhou."

"That's not what I mean."

"Song Jiu, are you afraid to fight?"

Song Jiu fainted. If I were afraid of fighting, why would I come to the front line? Is it unhappy to stay in the rear and be the Prime Minister of the Western Prefecture?

There is no way to say this, including the discussions and arrangements between him and Yang Ye and others, only a dozen of them knew about it, and Song Jiu wrote a memorial in a tactful way, and then he did not say it again. Otherwise, if the army fails in the future, he will be a scapegoat. It is the one who said that he will lose, which will make the morale low, which will lead to failure.

Song Jiu came to persuade him, but he didn't persuade him well, but he was disastrous.

Cao Bin controlled the Juma River, not only let Mi Xin lead the main force to Zhuozhou, but also suddenly accelerated the speed, leaned against the Juma River, and headed north along the water to Zhuo River. Suddenly advancing eastward, hundreds of thousands of military and civilians dispersed a formation of six or seven miles wide and rushed towards Zhuozhou.

The scene was extremely spectacular, but Song Jiu was in a heavier mood.

Relatively speaking, the more troops there is, there will definitely be an advantage. Just like the Northwest Battle, if there weren’t more than 100,000 troops, how could Li Jiqian be killed? But the more troops the more the commander is, the more capable he needs, otherwise he will be defeated even worse in chaos. Does Cao Bin have this ability?

After walking hard for four days, the Mixin Ministry also arrived. The two armies met and looked even more spectacular...

The army slowly came to the city of Zhuozhou. Yelu Xiuge sent 10,000 light cavalry to challenge. The Song army retreated when they entered, and the Song army retreated. The Song army had horses, but these twenty days were like nightmare. Yelu Xiuge harassed day and night, and could not even rest. Hundreds of thousands of soldiers were exhausted. There were few cavalry and did not dare to chase them, so Cao Bin formed a square formation of the Song army.

The Liao cavalry was very fierce, but this square formation also made the Liao cavalry suffer. Even Yelu Xiuge did not have a good way to break the Song army's square formation.
Chapter completed!