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Chapter 763 Gongsun Zhao and Wu Yong: We understand it, but we are still shocked!

"The imperial court is suspected of moving the capital?"

"It should be possible to remove the word 'suspected'. This official wants to move the capital and escape."

Inside the yamen, Li Yan stood with his hands behind his back. When he heard the news reported by Shi Qian, he only raised his eyebrows, and his reaction was very calm.

It might be a surprise to change to another emperor, but Zhao Ji is sitting on the throne!
In history, the Kingdom of Jin entered the Central Plains for the first time, and it went straight to the city of Bianliang. At that time, it was too late to move the capital. Zhao Ji hurriedly abdicated the throne to his son Zhao Huan, and fled south for refuge.

Then after the Jin people plundered wantonly, they retreated back. Seeing that the situation had improved, Zhao Ji actually returned to Bianjing.

Obviously, this official who has been the emperor for more than [-] years is not willing to become the Supreme Emperor who has lost power. In addition, after fleeing to Zhenjiang, he found that the tyranny of Hua Shigang in the south of the Yangtze River was not welcomed by the southern gentry and the people. So seeing the courtiers writing letters to persuade them, they took advantage of the situation and killed the carbine.

Surprisingly, the Jinren also killed the carbine, this time Zhao Ji couldn't escape even if he wanted to, and then there was the sheep-raising ceremony, the Five Kingdoms City, Guo Jing and Yang Kang had names.

In fact, the Jin people did not occupy any important military cities, but just used the mobility of their cavalry to plunder all the way south. They had no hope of destroying such a large and wealthy country, but they couldn't hold back Huizong and Qinzong's father and son.

Then for comparison, it is true that the momentum of the Liao army going south is more exaggerated now. If you don’t know what kind of virtue Emperor Tianzuo is, you will really be bluffed by seeing him go all the way. What’s the point of Zhao Ji running away? Strange?

"Things in the world really affect the whole body, from Zhao Ji's mother killing, all the way to the current situation..."

Standing in front of the specially drawn map, Li Yan looked at Hebei as the center, surrounding Henan, Hedong, Shandong and even Liao in the north. He pondered for a moment and changed his plan: "It seems that we have to do something in advance."

At this moment, Shi Qian went and came back again, and brought a person in: "Brother, let's see who is coming!"

Li Yan already knew who it was from his aura, but when he turned around and looked at Gongsun Zhao's weathered face, bloodshot eyes and grief-stricken look, he still sighed a little: "Don't worry, Judge Gongsun, with us here, we will never let Khitan Unscrupulous, ravaging our Han people!"

This sentence was worth tens of thousands of comforts, and Gongsun Zhao's heart immediately calmed down a bit. As if he had received an amnesty, he clasped his fists heavily: "I will follow my brother to the death!"

Gongsun Zhao's resourcefulness is extraordinary, and he is still from Jizhou. Li Yan was very happy to have this man who came to help at a critical moment, and soon there was another announcement from outside: "Mr. Wu is here."

Wu Yong didn't take the feather fan, he was dressed as a scholar, he brought Lei Heng and Zhu Dian, and came to salute: "Mr. Lin!"

Li Yandao: "Wu's army division came just when Judge Gongsun brought certain news. In order to avoid the edge of the Liao army, the officials are planning to move out of Bianjing and find another capital."

Wu Yong's expression suddenly changed, Lei Heng and Zhu Dian were stunned for a moment, and their faces flushed even more: "I'm waiting at the front to fight the Liao dog, how can the officials flee without a fight?"

Wu Yong knew that pure anger was useless, and now he could consider the problem from the overall situation, and immediately said: "Mr. Lin, do we want to rush to help the Daming Mansion?"

Li Yandao: "The Daming Mansion is currently guarded by the prefect Cai Jing and Tiju Gao Qiu. I believe that with their ability and will, and the support of the Zhending Wang family and the Xiangzhou Han family, the Liao people will definitely have to pay unimaginable sacrifices if they want to break through the Daming Mansion. The price...with the current Liao army's arrogant and complacent mentality, it is almost impossible to achieve!"

It may not be convincing for another person to do this, but this is the head coach Lin who has seen the movement of the Liao army clearly, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief: "As long as the Daming Mansion can defend, the Liao army can be restrained, and there is still a chance to turn defeat into victory! "

Li Yandao: "Of course, if you stay for a long time, you will lose. We can't let the Daming House bear the pressure alone. We must do something to reduce their burden."

Wu Yong immediately pricked up his ears.

The relocation of the capital is a major change that has not been seen in a century, and it has further strengthened his idea of ​​​​a sign of troubled times. Today's Baishawu seems to be flourishing in Hebei, recruiting heroes from all sides, but the root is still relying on The Township Corps is in front of the Liao Army's offensive, so this strategic change is crucial.

Li Yan came to the map, and his eyes fell on the bottom of Xiongzhou: "The next goal of the Township Corps is to conquer Bazhou and Mozhou."

Before Lei Heng and Zhu Dian could respond, Wu Yong's pupils were already dilated, and Gongsun Zhao's brows immediately raised: "Mozhou?"

He has just arrived and doesn't know much about the current situation, so he doesn't express his opinions easily, but what does Mozhou represent?It is the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun that Song and Liao must contend for!
Yes, this important prefecture that originally belonged to the Great Song Dynasty but was now occupied by the Liao people, and Yingzhou, which was captured by Xiao Wuna himself before, belonged to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun ceded by Shi Jingtang.

Therefore, it is not accurate for the Northern Song Dynasty and Liao to compete for the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. The state regained back.

Chai Rong also recovered Waqiao Pass and Yijin Pass in the northern part of the two prefectures at the same time, and established Yukou Pass. From then on, they were collectively called the Three Passes, and the Northern Song Dynasty also inherited them.

The three gates are the horns of each other, and they cooperate with each other to defend each other. They have become the fortresses on the border of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Under the normal route, after the Liao people break through the three passes, they will enter Yingzhou and Mozhou, which are called "the land of Guannan", and Gaoyang Pass is set up in Yingzhou, which is the second line of defense.

Further down is the third line of defense that was later promoted to accompany the capital of Beijing, and it is also the last checkpoint before the city of Bianjing, Daming Mansion.

It seems that there are layers of defenses, but it is a pity that these lines of defense actually do not have very good mountain and river barriers, and they can be bypassed. Back then, Empress Dowager Xiao and Liao Shengzong first bypassed three passes, and then failed to attack Yingzhou. Still hit all the way to Chanyuan, only one step away from Bianjing.

The golden cavalry in history mentioned above also came all the way south, directly killing them under the city of Bianjing...

Therefore, the real natural barrier is the complete sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, including Yingzhou and Mozhou. If that area is in hand, no matter how elite the cavalry of the foreign race in the north is, it is impossible to drive straight into the hinterland of the Central Plains.

As a result, there were only two of the states in the Northern Song Dynasty. They took a corner and barely built several lines of defense.

Of course, having corners is better than nothing. For the Song Dynasty, Yingzhou and Mozhou were already the two most important cities in the northern frontier fortress. The sharp knife under his ass.

Because from these two prefectures, it is very convenient to attack the remaining sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

In view of this, Wu Yong was naturally terrified when he heard that Li Yan was going to take Bazhou and Mozhou.

The Xiongzhou that the Township Corps has taken back now is Waqiaoguan among the three passes, and Yijinguan is Bazhou. If you only take Bazhou and re-establish the defense line of the three passes, there is nothing wrong with it, but even Mozhou wants it. What are you going to do?
Gongsun Zhao asked directly: "Brother, if you take back Sanguan and Mozhou, you can go south to regain Yingzhou, and if you go north, you can also attack the land of Yanji in the Liao border?"

Li Yan's answer was equally straightforward: "I have this idea, you are from Jizhou, and you are here because of luck!"

Gongsun Zhao frowned slightly. Although Wu Yong admired this man's strategic vision, he still felt that this move was too crazy: "Mr. Lin, now we in Hebei are too busy to take care of ourselves. How can we counterattack Yanyun Fourteenth of Liao Kingdom?" State possibility?"

Li Yan smiled: "Military division Wu thinks that if the township corps regains Sanguan and Mozhou, the main force of the Liao army will turn around and attack us?"

After thinking for a while, Wu Yong replied: "According to what Emperor Liao is doing now, if the official family really wants to move the capital and flee south, he will definitely ignore me!"

Li Yan nodded: "On one side is the extremely prosperous Kaifeng Bianjing with a population of one million, and on the other side are the border towns of Xiongzhou, Bazhou, and Mozhou..."

"Let's not talk about Emperor Tianzuo. Any Liao emperor here will not turn around and fight back. Instead, he will take the opportunity to go south and invade Bianjing to plunder the huge wealth that the Liao people may not even imagine!"

"So everything has advantages and disadvantages. There are ninety-nine disadvantages in moving the capital. The only advantage may be to make the movement of the Liao army easier to predict."

Wu Yong nodded, but he was not completely convinced, because there were huge difficulties in going north to counterattack.

Gongsun Zhao said, "Brother, although the land of Yanji belongs to the Han people, it has been oppressed by Khitan for many years. If you want the local people to welcome the Song army, I'm afraid it won't work."

Li Yan understood: "I understand that the Liao Kingdom has occupied the land of Yanyun for [-] years, and the local rule is deeply rooted, and the common people's vision is to live a good life, and the country's major events are too far away from them. It is obviously a very natural thing to want to attach the local area in the name of Song Dynasty."

"However, the common people of the Han people often turn to the kings of the Central Plains because of the ruthlessness of the alien race and the tyrannical rule. Perhaps this is the moment."

Gongsun Zhao's complexion changed slightly, and he subconsciously looked at Shi Qian behind him.

Shi Qian was a little at a loss, he hadn't spread his manpower to the border of Liao Kingdom, how could he know what's going on there?
Li Yan said: "I'm not relying on intelligence, but based on the analysis of the current battle situation, how effective is the blockade of food and grass in various places?"

Wu Yong got it right, and immediately understood this guy's thinking: "The effect is very good. Not only the Hebei East Road, but now the counties and counties on the West Road also have town soldiers and green forest heroes to resist the Liao soldiers. It is really a last resort. I would rather burn the food and grass than let the Liao people take it."

Gongsun Zhao thought for a while, and then took a deep breath: "Brother, what do you mean, the Liao army's food and grass are collected from the land of Yanyun?"

Li Yan sighed: "The Liao people are mainly cavalry. They don't bring too much food and grass when marching, but rely on looting supplies along the way. In addition, the harvest is not big, but at this time, Emperor Tianzuo also personally conscripted."

"This person came to Hebei, naturally he did not come alone, but with a huge guard team, similar to Banzhi in the Song Dynasty, who was called Oruduo in the Liao Kingdom. Many of the imperial guards protecting the Liao Emperor were nobles. My son, you are used to having fun, so of course you won't go hungry."

"So since they can't grab it in Hebei, they have to be transferred from Nanjing Xijin Mansion in Liao Kingdom, that is, Yanzhou in Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures. Naturally, the people of Yanyun are suffering!"

Gongsun Zhao clenched his fists and hated the Liao Emperor who started the war. Wu Yong was good at provoking conflicts and making use of them. He realized that now is indeed a good opportunity to attack Yan Yun, but he still didn't understand: "If you want Where did the soldiers come from in the Northern Expedition to Liao?"

The number of township corps is growing, but there are not many soldiers who can compete with the Liao army. Even if the training is stepped up, after winning several border states and guarding all over the country, it will be great if they can mobilize thousands of people.

It is too arrogant to rely on thousands of troops who barely have the combat power of the regular army to attack the Yanyun Fourteen Prefectures. Even if they can defeat the defenders of the Liao people, it is impossible to occupy the ground and pose no specific threat.

After hearing this question, Li Yan's eyes first moved from Xiongzhou to the west, returned to Cangzhou, the headquarters of the Township Corps, and finally turned to the southeast of Cangzhou: "I need the help of Wu Junshi in this matter, and I will go there personally." Go here!"

Following Li Yan's gaze, Wu Yong saw his hometown, Shandong, which was also attacked by the Liao army, and finally understood the overall thinking of this man, and then couldn't help but look at Gongsun Zhao.

I get it, but it's still shocking!
Under the unfavorable situation of the imperial court moving the capital, could the war still be fought like this?

(End of this chapter)