"Dad, what will happen if you eat bread yourself?" Fu Niang asked, pestering Song Jiu.

The capital was very cold in the twelfth lunar month, and the Bian River was frozen again, and Song Jiu returned from Hezhou.

If it is scientifically said that Song Jiu was injured at Qigou Pass and then fought countless miserable battles in the past ten days. Although he asked the soldiers to take turns to rest, he himself did not dare to be careless. He only took a short snatch every day, and was always tightened like a bowstring. In addition, he was sad and angry, and the serious illness caused by the arrival of Xiongzhou.

But the imperial doctor came to diagnose and said that he had suffered severe heat and toxins when he went to Guangnan, and then went north to Liaodong toxin and suffered cold poisons. Qigou Pass was injured, and he was in a bad mood, and various factors broke out together, so he became seriously ill. The imperial doctor's diagnosis and treatment was a good thing for Song Jiu. Originally, Song Jiu went to such a desperate area in the world.

However, Song Jiu didn't dare to take this medicine.

It cannot be said that traditional Chinese medicine is useless, but it cannot be overstated. Sometimes it is the same as the masters' talisman water. If you believe it, it will be spiritual. It is the potion of gods, so you are full of confidence in it and the body will recover subconsciously. As long as the condition is not serious, the disease may be cured. But if you don't believe it, it is actually just a pile of universal water stained with ashes, so where can you cure the disease?

Song Jiu's nature is similar.

So it took a long time to delay.

In fact, he was heartbroken, but he just didn't want to do things.

Song Jiu wanted to rest, but Zhao Kuangyi was helpless, so he temporarily appointed him as the Minister of the Secretariat. Song Jiu refused to accept it, and I made a mistake and should be dismissed from office. Zhao Kuangyi disagreed and said angrily: "Where are you going to place the soldiers?"

But in this way, the negative impact will disappear regardless of whether it is a merit or a demerit.

It was not until the twelfth lunar month that Song Jiu occasionally went to Hezhou Academy and Qigou Pass, which also made him realize the strength of the Liao army. Without the development of Western Xia and the development of material science, time must be on the side of the Song Dynasty. But Song Jiu did not want to wait. Therefore, he had to tap the potential from the national factors within Liao, and also from his own internal potential.

However, Song Jiu could not answer his daughter's question.

In fact, there is another more serious question that Song Jiu cannot answer, that is, whether to fight or not. Song Jiu must think it was a fight, but once he fights, how many families will be destroyed? This question is like a nightmare torture Song Jiu, and even in the past few months, Song Jiu has had nightmares almost every night.

In fact, this is a very nonsensical metaphor, describing the words of Zhao Pu and other civil officials are very absurd.

Pan Lian'er pulled Fu Niang down, and Song Jiu took a sip of hot tea. He said, "I really want to stay at home like this."

Before the words were finished, two small yellow gates hurried to the Song family and said, "Duke Song, Your Majesty urgently ordered Song Gong to enter the palace to discuss matters."

"I'm recuperating..."

"The north is defeated again."

"Why did you lose again?"

...

When Qigou Pass was defeated, Zhao Kuangyi asked Zhang Yongde to govern Cangzhou, Song Wei to govern Bazhou, Liu Tingrang to govern Xiongzhou, and Zhao Yanpu to govern Beizhou, and Beizhou was far away from the front line. Ignoring it, it was mainly because of the three veterans in the front. After Yelu Xizhen cleaned up the mountain, the Liao Kingdom had no time to take care of him, and Pan Mei withdrew the Song territory. The Zhewang family also withdrew. There were also messes that were thwarted and Liaodong, but those two were sores, which were painful and would not be fatal yet. So Xiao Yanyan stayed in Youzhou.

This has nothing to do with Youzhou being the place where she grew up in the Girls' Generation, but the reason is Yan Yun's position in the Liao Kingdom.

Yanyun's property may not matter in the Song Dynasty. But it is very important in the eyes of the Liao people, at least with the supplement of Yanyun's property. Then no matter how many disasters there are in the north, there will never be any tragedy in the past, which means nearly half of a human or a livestock when death occurs.

This is the sadness of the Song and Liao dynasties. The Liao Kingdom wants the products of Youzhou, and the Song Dynasty wants Yanyun's portal...

So Xiao Yanyan stayed in Youzhou to deal with national affairs, civil affairs, border defense, and unjust prisons so that Yan Yun, who was disabled, could recover as soon as possible.

Yelu Xiuge proposed that he could take advantage of Song’s weakness and reach the boundary of the river. That is, he could take advantage of the defeat of the Song Dynasty, attack the south in one fell swoop, and fight to the Yellow River, and use the Yellow River as the border between Song and Liao... Haha, this is the laughter of Song Jiu after hearing it. Is a proud Yelu Xiuge worthy of fear?

Of course Xiao Yanyan would not agree.

Not to mention the story of Emperor Taizong of Liao, with the strength of the two countries, once the army attacked the south, would it really be possible? But later in history, she almost made a serious mistake.

The border is quiet for the time being, and the two countries are licking their own wounds. Wang Ming has been in charge of river engineering in recent years, but this year due to financial difficulties, the river engineering has been stopped. Wang Ming stayed in the Sanshi and did not continue.

The Liao Kingdom was not good either, and even silently stopped the rebellion between Bu and Liaodong.

So this battle is imperative.

The Liao Kingdom must fight to make the Song Dynasty well-behaved and so attentive to the rear.

Before the war, the Song Dynasty made a personnel transfer, allowing Liu Tingrang to serve as the governor of Xiongzhou and moved the troops in Yingzhou to deploy. This is because Liu Tingrang was the great-grandson of Liu Rengong, the governor of Lulong, the late Tang Dynasty, and had certain symbolic significance.

When Tian Chongjin retreated, He Lingtu stayed in the rear and fought alone. Although he was defeated, Pan Mei was defeated, and he was also the vanguard general, and he also trained troops in the state and protected Yingzhou. Another mobilization was Li Jilong, which was later, and only left for the capital of Cangzhou after the Liao army invaded.

Not to mention how far Cangzhou is from the future battle, just talk about Cangzhou itself.

Later generations, Cangzhou and Tianjin were close to the coast, and the terrain was flat. It was not counted as abandoning industrial and commercial factors, but it should be considered a relatively good place.

But not now.

From Cangzhou to Wudian, Shun'an Army, there were many lakes and ponds blocking the border, as well as many reeds, saline-alkali land and swamps. This formed a natural defense line that was more than 300 miles from east to west and 50 to south and 50 miles from north to south. It was deep and could not be boated or moved. It was not only the natural defense line of the Song Dynasty, but also the natural defense line of the Liao Kingdom. Therefore, during the fierce war between the Song and Liao Dynasty, it was almost never seen that the two countries sent troops here.

Therefore, Cangzhou is not important in military status. Li Jilong has not fully demonstrated himself, and the court has so many famous generals who can fight, so he despised him.

However, the Song Dynasty was a little advantageous, that was, it was to go out to sea from Cangzhou to land on Pingzhou. However, the Liao Kingdom also made defenses on the coast of Pingzhou, and the road was not open now.

On the twelfth day of the winter moon, Xiao Yanyan personally read the baggage and armor. This baggage includes some food, herbs, tents, ropes, knives and axes that accompany the army, as well as other materials for food, open road accommodation or for combat. Soldiers refer to soldiers. Armors are not only armor, but also weapons, etc. There are three in total, two of them are food, grass, supplies and weapons, which means Cao Bin may not be as good as a woman.

Thirteenth, Yelu Xiuge was the pioneering commander.

Fourteenth, Yelu Longxu led his ministers to sacrifice wine and view the portrait of Jingzong Yurong.

Seventeen, the king of the north, Pu Nuning lived in Fengshengzhou and jointly ruled over the government affairs of the five prefectures behind Shanhou with the Jiedu governor Pu Dali.

Twenty-one, the ministers were placed in charge and the troops of their subordinates were ordered to not be mixed with each other.

Twenty-two, let Mou Lu Gu and Xiao Jiyuan patrol along the border and use the Song army prisoners to shoot ghost arrows.

Twenty-three, give sacrifices to heaven and earth with green cattle and white horses.

Twenty-seventh, the army arrived at Baifotachuan, and asked the son-in-law Xiao Jiyuan, the grand marshal Lin Ba and Lin Yamou Lu Gu to block the border and prevent the Song Dynasty spies from discovering the news. They also ordered the army not to rush horses for no reason, and to slaughter the southern mulberry fruits. In order to prevent the people on the border of the Song Dynasty, they resisted one after another, and increased the difficulty of their southern attack. But it was not Xiao Yanyan's kindness. After the war, the brutality of the Liao Kingdom began again. Furthermore, if we hope to obtain supplies by looting, the troops might be dispersed and occupied by the Song army. This also shows that Xiao Yanyan was well prepared in this battle, including food and grass.

But it is impossible to completely conceal such big news.

Zhao Kuangyi was furious.

We don’t attack anymore, you still attack me? So excitedly, he gave an inexplicable order, asking Liu Tingrang to lead his army to fight the northern expedition and counterattack the Liao Kingdom.

Of course, no one took this command seriously, and no one executed it.

On that day, the Liao army's vanguard army crossed the Juma River and arrived at Tangxing County, which was a county name in the Five Dynasties. This county did not exist in the Song Dynasty. Only one Tangxing Village was left, with Shun'an Army established, on the west side of Mozhou and the north side of Gaoyang Pass.

The reason I chose this place was because of the defeat in the city.

The defense line west of Gaoyang Pass is divided into two sides. One section is Dingzhou, Xishan, Beipingzhai, and the Song Dynasty also called the Xishan defense line, including Mancheng, mostly mountainous areas. Of course, Xiao Yanyan still remembers how badly he was in the battle of Mancheng. In addition, it is the section east of Baozhou to Shun'an Army, including Tangxingzhai. There are more than 30 miles of plains here, straight from north to south, without any dangers to stop, and the army can drive forward without passing through prefectures and counties. Therefore, after careful planning, the Liao Kingdom chose to tear the gap from here.

The two armies met at the Hutuo River Bridge, not on the Hutuo River. The Hutuo River is located on the east and south of Tangxingjiu County, a little far from the battlefield bridge. This bridge is a wooden bridge on a tributary of the Hutuo River. The soldiers guarding the wooden bridge are Yang Chongjin's subordinates of Gaoyang Pass. They have few troops and are quickly defeated. Then the Liao team burned the bridge so that Yang Chongjin could not lead his army to follow and attack and harass him, and ensure the safe advance of the army westward.

Of course, Yang Chongjin could build a pontoon bridge, but it was cold at this time, so it was very difficult to build a pontoon bridge. You could also force the crossing from the ice. However, this tributary was turbulent and the ice was thin, making it very dangerous to force the crossing from the above. By the time Yang Chongjin set up the bridge, the Liao army had already arrived at its destination smoothly.

Faced with this problem, Yang Chongjin left most of the troops to defend Gaoyang Pass and led a part of the troops to support Yingzhou.

The Liao Kingdom initially achieved its strategic goals, but it did not start so smoothly.

The Liao general Xiao Paiya captured two scouts of the Song Dynasty. Emperor Shengzong of Liao asked the two scouts to return to Mancheng and surrender the Song army. After Li Jixuan made his meritorious service, he appointed him as the envoy of Chongyi, and served as the governor of Yizhou. He also led 5,000 cavalry to garrison Beipingzhai. He heard that the Liao army went south and was led by Tian Chong to the Jiedushi first stationed at the entrance of the Great Wall. After the Liao army arrived at Dagou, Li Jixuan entered Mancheng. Will he surrender? Even half of his subordinates were soldiers who withdrew with Song Jiu's bloody battle. Will they surrender?

The Liao Kingdom used Lu Bugu as the main general, Yelu Pan as the chief supervisor, Pulu Gu and Xiao Paiya as the deputy generals, and attacked the city. As a result, they were beaten up by Li Jixuan. Even Lu Bugu learned from Zhao Kuangyi and Cao Bin and fled first, resulting in a great defeat. Nearly a thousand dead bodies were left behind, and the Liao army retreated to the city.

But this is not the main army of the Liao Kingdom. After Tang Xing descended, the main army arrived in the southern capital of Wangdu.

However, this doesn't matter.

Tian Chongjin of Dingzhou began to act. He took the initiative to enter the Liao border. Cui Han of the Polu Army sent Sun Quanzhao to assist him to capture Qigou Pass, killing more than a thousand soldiers and generals in the city, and obtaining cattle, sheep and accumulating weapons and armor.

It doesn't matter if Qigou Pass is taken back again. Song Jiu said that Zhuozhou could not be taken, but could be occupied and not defended. But this is of great significance. As long as Yingzhou can withstand the pressure of the Liao army, then this Song army stayed in Qigou Pass, in a sense, although it cannot be said to cut off the Liao army's retreat, it threatened the Liao army's retreat.

Of course, Xiao Yanyan could not see that this situation happened silently.

So the troops were divided into Tangheqiao and the troops were designated as states.

When Tian Chong entered Qigou Pass, he asked Tian Shaobin and his brave general Jing Si to stay in Dingzhou. Both performed well in the Northern Expedition, but Tian Shaobin was a veteran, so he became the main general.

However, this miracle did not happen. Tian Shaobin was defeated by the Liao army at the Tanghe Bridge. The Tanghe Bridge was lost, and the Liao army could threaten Dingzhou City at any time. Once Dingzhou City was lost, Tian Chongjin would not block the Liao army's retreat, but would become a group of children with no family.

Tian Chongjin had to withdraw his troops from Qigou Pass, but it was too far away, so he had to let Li Jixuan, a mancheng, who was close to Dingzhou, lead his army to rescue him. Without Li Jixuan joining forces in Mancheng to support him, this way of retreating was even more delusional. Li Jixuan arrived in Dingzhou and the Liao army slowly retreated. Li Jixuan led 5,000 cavalry to follow the side of the Juma River. He was oppressed by the main force of the Liao army. In anger, he forcibly rushed into the Khitan camp with his courage, burned countless Khitan camps, retreated to Baigou, and on the way to escape.

Yelu Xiuge sent another group of troops to the south of Wangdu and the troops entered Qizhou. However, they were defeated by Liu Zhixin and pursued for dozens of miles, and were very popular.

In the previous series of confrontations, the Song army won more than defeated less. Even Tian Xi wrote a letter: My minister Xiyan entered the court on the fifth day of this month and reported that on November 3, Dingzhou stationed in Bodu deployed Tian Chongjin, killed the Khitan and seized many saddles, horses, armor and equipment. The army was sent out to be successful, and the heavens were evil, and the rebellion would be fought first. Many of them had been leveled for thousands of miles. The book of victory was not only a hundred letters.

It's a joke, so literati cannot command troops, including Song Jiu's brave retreat. What kind of strategy is just a gap made by force. In fact, after this series of dazzling arrangements, the Liu Zhixin tribe of the Polu Army, Cui Han tribe of the Dingzhou Tian Chongjin tribe all cut off contact with the Song army of Yingzhou, let alone cooperate.

This is the real division of troops.
Chapter completed!