Fu Song

Chapter 180 The Battle Begins in Hebei
Northwest is fine.

But something big happened on Hebei Road.

"My lords, the people of Liao committed crimes in the south!" Xu Wuyan's face was very ugly: "Just now the bachelor sent a letter back, and he won't come back for dinner tonight, and the two government and three divisions may not be able to sleep all night. "

"How big is the scale?" Luo Gang didn't care too much. Anyway, Song and Liao would fight several times a year on Hebei Road. There would be winners and losers, and no one could take too much advantage. He just asked casually.

"The person who sent the letter said that the Liao people seemed to lose their temper this time, and the total number of soldiers and horses exceeded [-] troops." Xu Wuyan said.

The number of [-] people surprised both Xiao Cheng and Luo Gang.

Even if the majority of the [-] people are soldiers, it is enough to make the Hebei Road panic.

"Yelujun really knows how to pick the time!" Luo Gang sneered, "In this way, there is no way to send troops on Hedong Road to help Shaanxi Road deal with Li Du. They must go all out to deal with the Liao people who committed crimes in the south."

"It's time to pick the right time, it's time to make a big effort!" Xiao Cheng murmured, "Luo Gang, do you know what Hebei Road looks like now?"

"What? It's not what it used to be! The Liao people came in large numbers. We relied on the fortifications along the border to hold on, relying on the chains of these fortifications to consume a lot of opponents, and then find the right opportunity to destroy those Liao troops who dare to go deep alone. Anyway, our border The common people in the city can hide in the stockades, and the Liao people are not good at attacking the city, even breaking a few stockades occasionally will not hurt our fundamentals. In the end, we will have no choice but to retreat." Luo Gang said.

It was indeed like this before.

Over the past few years, under the leadership of Jing Wang Li Zhe, the defensive chain on Hebei Road has been fully formed. Every residential area is a city, and the use of military fortresses, ponds, paddy fields, etc. is beneficial to the Song army. Fighting with opponents on such a terrain often makes the Liao people lose a lot of money.

In Luo Gang's view, no matter how many Liao people came, it was just a repetition of the past.

But Xiao Cheng knew that this time was different.

"Yuting, I heard from my father a few days ago that the second rotation of the army has completed its rotation. Both the Guangxin Army and the Xin'an Army have left their own defense area. They will be replaced by the other two troops of the Fourth Army. " Xiao Cheng's face turned pale: "If the Guangxin Army and the Xin'an Army are in charge of border defense, naturally there is nothing to worry about, but now that the rotation troops have just arrived, they are not familiar with the situation on the front line at all, and they will even be blindly confident , once you lose."

Luo Gang blinked his eyes: "They wouldn't be so stupid as to start a field battle with the Liao people as soon as they went to the border, would they? They don't take advantage of the ready-made advantages and go head-to-head with the enemy?"

"Yuting, many people don't know themselves correctly. They always think that if others can do it, I can do it too." Xiao Cheng said: "The staffing and equipment of the Fourth Army are top-notch, and the combat effectiveness of a single person is actually quite impressive. , but war is not a superposition of people and people!"

"Even if these people lose, it doesn't matter, Guangxin Army and Xin'an Army haven't gone far yet, at least they can stabilize the defense line!" Luo Gang said.

Xiao Cheng shook his head: "But now the pacifier of Hebei Road is Cui Ang, Privy Councilor Cui. He is not Ma Xing who can tolerate Li Dan's large retreat without order to establish a second line of defense."

"You mean he will ask the Guangxin Army and the Xin'an Army to counterattack immediately? Are you kidding me?" Luo Gang shook his head in disbelief: "These two armies that are retreating in a big way are at a time when the morale of the army is fluctuating, and a large number of family members are there With the army retreating, wouldn't it be death to let them counterattack at this time?"

Xiao Cheng sneered and said, "It's a pity that Privy Cui in the Daming Mansion couldn't see this. He only knew that if he didn't counterattack quickly, Guiyi City on the other side of the Juma River would be in jeopardy. If Zhao Zheng had the responsibility to lead the [-] soldiers in Guiyi City to retreat south across the Juma River as soon as he heard the news, there is still room for redemption. Cut it off, I'm afraid Hebei Road will suffer a lot this time."

Luo Gang blinked and looked at Xiao Cheng and said: "Chongwen, this is just your speculation. Privy Cui and Xia Dafu are both experienced people, and they will never let the matter deteriorate to this point. What's more, if it is really as you said What can we do? Could it be possible for the two Juren to submit letters to the officials?"

"You're right." Xiao Cheng sighed and said, "We're really just eating radishes and being indifferent. We can't do anything but stare at all of this with wide-eyed eyes."

At the entrance of the Great Wall, the long knife in Urugu's hand was pulled out from the chest of a Song Army officer, and blood was splashed all over the ground. With the death of the Song Army cavalry, the last resistance finally faded away. Dissipate.

Just as Xiao Cheng was worried, the Liao army committed crimes to the south and took over the rotation unit of the Guangxin Army Defense Army. It did not follow the tradition of the Emperor Song army fighting the Liao army in the past, sticking to the central town, connecting many villages, and taking advantage of the terrain. Landforms and the enemy consume time, materials, and energy, and the Liao people are exhausted before attempting to counterattack.

Ji Zhijiang, the commander of the Dragon Guard Army, was so bullish that he chose to take the initiative to attack the main force of the Liao army who came to invade the country at the entrance of the Great Wall immediately after waiting for the news.

And the Liao army on this road was led by Liao army general Urugu.

Not many people, only [-] people.

But among the [-] people, almost half of them were taken away when Urugu was defeated from Xinyi City.In the past six months, these people have suffered a lot of humiliation on Nanjing Road, and they all wish to seek revenge from Song Jun immediately.Biansheng was held down by Yeluzhen again, the breath that had been held back for half a year finally burst out this time.

Ji Zhijiang led [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to meet Urugu at the entrance of the Great Wall.

When watching other people's battles from a distance or looking at other people's combat results from the newspaper, I always feel that I can do it too.When I met the Liao people on a narrow road, I saw that the armor of the Liao people on the opposite side was mottled and dilapidated, and many of them were leather armors. Looking at my own soldiers and horses, all of them were clearly armored, and the Song army was full of confidence for a while.

The equipment is better than others, and the number of people is larger than others. Is there any reason not to win this battle?The army from Bianliang, with their usual arrogance, looked at the opposite army, which was obviously a poor army.

But they forgot one thing. His battle armor was worn out and scarred, which meant that he had participated in more battles and had more experience.And after seeing the gorgeous equipment of these Song troops, all of these Liao troops were red-eyed.Even the leather army of His Majesty the Daliao Emperor is not as extravagant as the army on the opposite side!If you take off the opponent's equipment and get it on yourself, these armors can be passed on for several generations.

After a day of fierce fighting, the Song army was defeated and lost.

At the entrance of the Great Wall, the Song army lay dead, and at the end of the fight, the terrified Ji Zhijiang left his infantry and led the remaining hundreds of cavalry to flee in embarrassment.

Zheng Yu, the commander of the Ansu army on the Hebei Road, was dumbfounded when he got the news. When he was busy arranging the battle, Ji Zhijiang led hundreds of cavalry and fled all the way to him. Of the five thousand soldiers and horses, only less than one thousand remained. people.And as Ji Zhijiang fled back, Zheng Yu finally knew that Suicheng and Mancheng had all fallen.

Zheng Yu simply didn't bother to pay attention to Ji Zhijiang's absurd request to beg Zheng Yu to lead the Ansu Army to launch a counterattack with him in order to regain the lost ground and defeat Ulugu.Even Ansu City did not allow this defeated army to come in, but only provided him with enough food and fodder.At the same time, Zheng Yu flew a letter to Cui Ang, the pacifier of the Daming Mansion, to report the current battle situation, and at the same time suggested that the Guangxin Army, which had already retreated from Baoding, quickly join him and build a new line of defense in Ansu.

What Zheng Yu didn't know was that the Liao people's attack this time was not limited to their side. On the eastern front, the Liao army led by Yeluzhen destroyed Langcheng and Tianjiazhai within three days, and Bazhou was captured. Encirclement, and another Song army guarding this defense area was almost wiped out.

After occupying Ba County, Yeluzhen's main force approached Xiongzhou.

But in Daming Mansion, Huang Song's two highest-ranking officials broke out in the biggest quarrel since their cooperation.

Xia Jie, the magistrate of Daming Mansion and the transfer envoy of Hebei Road, suggested that under the current situation, the whole front should be retreated, and all the front troops including Guiyi City should be retreated to ensure that Hejian Mansion will not lose.

However, Cui Ang, the comfort envoy of Hebei Road, asked the troops from all walks of life to launch a counterattack immediately and regain the lost ground.As for Guiyi City, there is nothing to lose.

"Guiyi City has strong and steep walls, sufficient material reserves, and a garrison of [-] troops." Cui Ang glared at Xia Jie angrily: "Tao Dayong can defend for three months with more than [-] soldiers. We have a lot of chips in our forehand, so why can't we hold on for three months? As long as Guiyi City is still in our hands, tens of thousands of Liao people can be restrained. Why should we retreat? Abandoning the city and throwing the soil, I will not do it. "

"That's what the Dingwu army can hold. When did these bastards in Bianliang fight such a battle? Once they are surrounded by the Liao people, they will collapse psychologically before they fight!" Xia Jie said. The old man pounded loudly: "Cui Wangzhi, if you don't order the troops in Guiyi City to retreat, there will be no chance."

"I am the appeasement envoy of Hebei Road. I will decide on important military and political affairs!" Cui Ang decided not to show Xia Jie any more face. The army must take advantage of the enemy's unstable foothold to counterattack in an all-round way and regain the lost ground. As a transshipment envoy, I order you to raise [-] dans of food and grass and various military supplies to the front line within ten days. If there is any slack, I will definitely The upfolding is for you."

Xia Jie gasped and looked at Cui Ang and said, "Cui Wangzhi, you will regret it."

"Please Xia Dafu follow orders!" Cui Ang said coldly.

Xia Jie sneered and walked away.

He could almost see the fiasco coming.This time the Liao people's sudden large-scale attack was obviously planned for a long time, and Cui Ang, who was the appeasement envoy, was unaware of Yelujun's big military move, and was caught off guard by the opponent. It can fully explain the incompetence of this appeasement envoy.Thinking back when King Jing was here, how did such a situation happen?
And when the situation is corrupt, you can't stop the loss in time, and you are still thinking about saving your official face, your own face, and refusing to give up your pawns to save your car, let alone what a qualified commander should do.

This Cui Wangzhi had completely flooded his head.

The fierce argument he had with Cui Ang today will probably reach the Bianliang officials in a few days. His attitude is already here, and the defeat on the battlefield will be fully borne by the stubborn Cui Ang , and himself, it seems that he is ready to take over the post of comfort envoy of Hebei Road to wipe Cui Wangzhi's ass.

Some things that should be done must be done immediately, otherwise they will be in a hurry.

When he walked out of the appeasement mansion, Xia Jie turned his head to look at this majestic mansion. It won't be long before he can move here.When the battle is successfully ended, he can rely on this credit to return to Bianliang.

It's been too long since I've been away from there.

At this time, the commander-in-chief of the Liao people on the opposite side, Yelujun, the governor of Nanjing Road, had already reached Zhuo County, and tens of thousands of troops were also crossing Zhuo County, and were rushing towards Guiyi City in a steady stream.

"Zhao Zheng in Guiyi City really didn't retreat?" Yelu Jun smiled happily after receiving the report. Urugu and Yeluzhen had already succeeded as planned, and Zhao Zheng didn't run away in time. When the two armies turned left and right, This big fish is the meat on his felt board. "Great!"

Biting off the thousands of Song troops in Guiyi City in one bite, and then taking Suicheng, Rongcheng, and Baxian into his arms is the main goal of Yelujun's battle this time. In the middle, if the Song Army is hit hard again, the strategic goal of this time has been achieved, and then it is generally necessary to ask for other rewards at the negotiating table.

After all, the Song army on Hebei Road is also very strong. As long as the opponent's coach does not mess up, there is only so much he can get, but this is also a brilliant victory, enough for him to return to Shangjing next time. After returning to the emperor's side, he was radiant, and compared some other competitors to life.

Of course, if the opponent suddenly loses consciousness and makes a big mistake, Yelujun doesn't mind bringing back some extra things for Daliao.The confrontation between the two countries can weaken each other's chances, and of course it must not be let go.

This time there was also trouble in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, which was a good opportunity to make a big deal out of it.

"Brother, I'm afraid you will be sent to Bianliang again in a short time!" Yelujun said with a smile.

"It's okay to go to Bianliang as an envoy, but just don't go to Xiao's house to give gifts for you!" Lin Ping joked: "Last time, Minister Xiao drove me out with a thick stick. "

"If you say that, I really have to get ready!" Yelujun laughed.

(End of this chapter)