When taking stock of Ming Taizong at the beginning, Lao Zhu was stunned!

Chapter 177 How could he have the courage to confront Daliao when the later Jin Dynasty had not completed its unification?
[He sent the infantry commander Guo Jin to lead troops to Yunzhou to set up defenses in preparation for Khitan invasion and Qingzhou rebellion. 】

[Subsequently, Cai Xingyu, the general of the left-leading army guard, was sent to increase his troops in Yunzhou, and officials were sent to inspect the area from the south bank of the Yellow River to the mouth of the Yellow River. 】

[At the same time, in response to the Khitan invasion that might occur at any time, Shi Chonggui also summoned a number of Jiedu envoys and generals from Hebei Province and Henan Province to Beijing for planning, including Fu Yanqing, Gao Xingzhou and others, to jointly discuss the situation with the Khitan combat matters. 】

[At the same time, Shi Chonggui also sent Bian Guangfan and Guo Yanwei as envoys to the Khitan, not only to obtain information from the Khitan, but also to express their attitude, hoping that the Khitan would not send troops to interfere with the struggle in the Central Plains. 】

[However, when the two arrived in Hengzhou, they found that Yelu Deguang's army had begun to fluctuate, and eventually returned without success. 】
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Ming Dynasty, Hongwu period.

Looking at this series of troop deployments by the Later Jin Dynasty, Zhu Di felt that something was unexpected.

Although he has not yet become the invincible military god of the Ming Dynasty at this time, he still has military talent.

According to his perspective, Shi Chonggui at this time could already mobilize the military governors and generals of Hebei Province and Henan Province.

So at least he has enough control over the Jiedushi.

And this was just something he did not long after he took the throne. Maybe this person really has some means?

Furthermore, in terms of military affairs, not only the additional troops stationed in Yunzhou were considered, but also the contact between Yang Guangyuan and Yelu Deguang was taken into consideration, and the inspections from the south bank of the Yellow River to the estuary were strengthened.

Therefore, overall, Shi Chonggui's response measures are still very complete, and there are no major flaws.

This time, the Later Jin Dynasty may indeed be able to block Yelu Deguang and make him return without success.

Zhu Yuanzhang on the throne nodded, confirming Zhu Di's answer.

Zhu Biao also looked at the history books and added: "Although Yelu Deguang's first trip south did cause harm to the later Jin Dynasty, he has to admit that it did not achieve the desired results."
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[The first person to take action was Yang Guangyuan. In December, news came from Zizhou that Yang Guangyuan rebelled, sent troops to attack Zizhou, and robbed Zhai Jinzong, the governor, to Qingzhou. 】

[The first day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of Huitong is also the first year of good luck in the Later Jin Dynasty. 】

[Zhao Yanshou and Zhao Yanzhao led the East Route Army forward with [-] cavalry as the main force and stationed in Renqiu (Renqiu, Hebei Province). The general direction of this East Route Army was to go south to meet Yang Guangyuan and at the same time to Bianjing. near. 】

[Subsequently, the West Route Army, which was used as a diversion, sent troops to Yanmen Pass under the leadership of King Yelu Anduan. The troops were directed at Xinzhou and Daizhou and surrounded them, preparing to attack Taiyuan Prefecture in Beijing in the later Jin Dynasty. 】

[On the sixth day of the lunar month, Zhao Yanshou surrounded Beizhou, and then the generals who defended Beizhou opened the city gate and surrendered. Beizhou fell, and the prefect Wu Luan committed suicide. 】

[At the same time, the East Route Army divided into several branches and attacked several important cities on the East Route, including Hengzhou, Cangzhou, and Xingzhou. 】
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Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Kuangyin sighed again and said unwillingly: "If they hadn't surrendered early, Beizhou would have been able to hold on for a few days. Why did the Liao Kingdom fall so smoothly?"

Beizhou in the Later Jin Dynasty was not an ordinary city that can be seen everywhere, but a major reserve of grain and grass. At the same time, the southeast of Beizhou was adjacent to the Yongji Canal, which was an important land and water area.

With such a complete configuration, it is clearly a military powerhouse. Even if it is surrounded by enemy forces for several days, it can still be self-sufficient and wait for reinforcements to arrive. It can resist foreign enemies for a long time.

If the situation is favorable, we can even support other states through the Yongji Canal, or let other reinforcements support Beizhou through the Yongji Canal.It's a pity that he was stabbed by his own family in the end and opened the city gate to surrender. It's really a pity.
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Liao Dynasty, the first year of Huitong.

Yelu Deguang looked at Beizhou's voluntary surrender with a smile on his face: "Sure enough, my strategy of treating the Han officials well and co-ruling the world with the people of the Central Plains is right!"

Otherwise, how could there be so many people willing to surrender to Daliao when he attacked the Central Plains?
Do you really think they are loyal to me, Daliao?

In the final analysis, a person's life is just about seeking wealth and power. Even the Khitan nobles who have always supported him only support him because the interests of both parties are deeply bound.

So many Han people had taken refuge in him before, and their lives were no worse than where they were before, or even better!
As long as this continues, more and more people will naturally want to seek refuge with him.

Even though many of these people came to seek refuge with him because they failed in the internal struggle in the Central Plains and did not gain an advantage.

But he didn't mind these. Although one or two of them declined, when they gathered together, their help to the development of Daliao was obvious.

Of course, the most critical thing is that Shi Chonggui's succession time was really too short.

The Later Jin Dynasty was in disarray. How could he have the courage to break with the Liao Dynasty before unification?
I didn't send troops before, but I just didn't find enough loopholes and opportunities.

Judging from the situation in Miracle, at that time I probably felt that passive waiting would be fruitless, and I had to take the initiative to seize more opportunities.
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[Reports of the Khitan's march southward continued to come. On the ninth day of the lunar month, the Central Committee of the Later Jin Dynasty finally gathered most of its forces and began to resist the Khitan. Shi Chonggui also issued an edict and decided to personally lead the army to the north on the [-]th. 】

[As for Tokyo, that is, all matters of Kaifeng Prefecture and Bianjing are temporarily entrusted to Li Zhou, the former governor of Pizhou (Bin County, Shaanxi Province). 】

[At the same time, Shi Chonggui deployed Gao Xingzhou as the camp capital in the north, Fu Yanqing and Huangfu Yu as the cavalry army's left and right wing formation envoys, Wang Zhou and Pan Huan as the infantry army's left and right wing formation envoys respectively, and headed for Chan. Prefecture (Puyang, Henan) fought with the Khitan on the Yellow River line. Jing Yangguang was also accompanying him and served as a general. 】

[On the [-]th, Yelu Deguang arrived with a large army and stationed himself in Yuancheng. 】

[Zhao Yanshou, who led the vanguard, was stationed in Nanle and was named King of Wei. He besieged Yedu. After capturing Yedu, Zhang Yanshou sent troops to Liyang again. 】
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Han Dynasty, the fourth year of Yuanshou.

Liu Che, known as Emperor Wu, was naturally quite sensitive and knowledgeable about war-related matters. Looking at Yelu Deguang's series of arrangements, he really couldn't find any major faults.

At this time, the Khitans were playing really well. Even though their own strength was outstanding, their intelligence work was still so good. Their mentality was not arrogant, and they had good results one after another.

On Shi Chonggui's side, military matters were entrusted to the right people, which was good. He, Liu Che, had always done this, but in the end, he really couldn't figure out Jing Yanguang.

Although this person can be regarded as a confidant by Shi Jingtang, his ability is not too useless.

But can he seize the critical opportunity in this battle?How to turn things around is really unknown.

Yang Guangyuan previously revealed information about Hou Jin. Did they take precautions?
Furthermore, natural disasters and empty national treasury are not trivial matters. When there is no surplus food everywhere, can the logistics of the army be guaranteed?

These are big questions!
(End of this chapter)