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Chapter 178 How can a traitor live well?
Song Dynasty, Kaibao period.

Looking at so many lessons learned from the past, Zhao Kuangyin once again strengthened his idea of ​​​​strengthening foreign intelligence work.

Intelligence work is so important!

Especially a dynasty like the Song Dynasty, which has not yet completely unified the world and is firmly established in the country, needs sufficient intelligence to prevent various accidents.

If you want to stabilize your rule and go further, you must strengthen the collection of intelligence about the Liao Kingdom, so as to know the appropriate time and place to send troops, as well as various key figures who can be instigated to rebel!

This is the greatest help that miracles can give them.

Not to mention anything else, look at how much help Yelu Deguang received from the people in the Later Jin Dynasty who were arranged by the Liao Kingdom or who instigated rebellion when Yelu Deguang went south this time!

Even the subsequent wars against the Later Jin Dynasty, and even the final successful elimination of the Later Jin Dynasty, were indispensable for Yelu Deguang's control of various key figures in the Later Jin Dynasty and the help of spies in the Later Jin Dynasty.

Although there are also later Jin Dynasties, the internal itself is extremely chaotic and the people are discordant, but this cannot deny the excellent intelligence work of Yelu Deguang.

At the very least, Zhao Kuangyin did not want someone similar to Zhao Guangyi to appear in the future Emperor of the Song Dynasty. When he saw "orphans and widowed mothers", he felt that the other party was weak. He wanted to send troops and even if he won, he would be defeated, but he still lost!
It's really embarrassing for him, the great ancestor.
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[Subsequently, Yelu Deguang led the main force back to the court, leaving Zhao Yanzhao to guard Beizhou, and moved the captured households to Khitan territory. He also asked Zhao Yanshou to postpone the attack and look for opportunities to capture cities and territories in Beizhou, Jizhou, and Shenzhou. 】

[On April [-], Yelu Deguang returned to his army and was stationed in Nanjing. 】

[The conflict between the Khitan and the Later Jin Dynasty finally came to an end. Even though there were many frictions and conflicts between small groups of troops during the period, there was never a large-scale campaign. 】

[As for Yang Guangyuan, after Yelu Deguang retreated, Shi Chonggui sent Li Shouzhen and Fu Yanqing to attack him. 】

[Qingzhou was trapped for many days. Yang Guangyuan’s eldest son Yang Chengxun imprisoned Yang Guangyuan with several brothers, killed his cronies, and surrendered in Kaicheng. Finally, Yang Guangyuan was killed by Li Shouzhen. 】
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Seeing this, many people felt happy and felt like they had seen the ending of the story - Yang Guangyuan was dead!
They did not put themselves into Shi Chonggui's role, hoping that the traitor would die sooner. What made them happy was Yang Guangyuan's identity as the traitor.

How can a traitor live a good life? ——
Tang Dynasty, Zhenguan period.

Li Shimin asked about the prince and said to Li Chengqian: "Gao Ming, what do you think, when will Taizong of Liao choose to start the second war?"

That's right, Li Shimin didn't ask whether there would be a second war, but when the second war would be.

Yelu Deguang will inevitably start the second war. This is something that does not need to be discussed.

The Khitan's nature of conquest and aggression will not let them stop, not to mention that the Central Plains has never been able to form an effective unity, so the Khitan will inevitably start a second war.
Unless there is a sudden major change within the Khitan, such as his own death, he will definitely go south.

The only question is when to go south.

Li Chengqian kept estimating the loss of troops on both sides and the time for the troops to return to the court. He kept thinking about various situations, and finally said: "Taizong of the Liao Dynasty returned to Nanjing in Khitan on April [-]th. If there are no accidents, he should go south again." Within this year..."

The Khitan itself also needs to develop its production. The last time was at the end of the year, and the second time should at least wait until the grain harvest and other things for this year are settled before going south.

Li Shimin nodded and asked: "What problems do you think there are in the later Jin Dynasty?"

"I doubt that their food and grass supplies can support their long-term war with the Khitan." Li Chengqian said directly without much hesitation.

You must know that the miracles have been mentioned before, and natural and man-made disasters occurred one after another in the Later Jin Dynasty. Is the treasury of the Later Jin Dynasty sufficient?

Will there be cases of people being plundered to support the war?

Furthermore, in every war, Yelu Deguang led the army to the south, so the war mainly took place in the south, in the territory of the Later Jin Dynasty.

Can the later Jin Dynasty sustain such damage?
Li Shimin affirmed Li Chengqian's idea, but he did not speak and continued to look at Li Chengqian, waiting to see if he had any other ideas.

After Li Chengqian finished speaking, he added: "There is also disunity within them. It is not just a question of whether the generals can fight resolutely and whether some people have second thoughts, but also if Shi Chonggui orders various places to collect grain and grass, will anyone take advantage of the opportunity?" To oppress the people and enrich their own treasury?”

This is not nonsense. Since the appearance of miracles, there have been many such things, especially in a country like the Later Jin Dynasty with a lot of internal chaos.The impact of such a thing is naturally extremely significant. The villain enriches his pockets, but the turmoil caused within the later Jin Dynasty cannot be compensated.

I'm afraid that without the Khitan successfully conquering it, the Later Jin Dynasty would be in chaos.
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[After Yelu Deguang retreated, Shi Chonggui made some arrangements for the army and strengthened the defense of the northern army according to his own wishes. 】

[He appointed Liu Zhiyuan, who stayed in Beijing, as the commander of the northern camp. 】

[Du Chongwei, the governor of Zhenzhou, recruited envoys for the camp capital in the north. 】

[Zhang Congen, the governor of Yunzhou, was appointed as the governor of the Ma Army. 】

[Jing Yanguang, who stayed in Xijing, served as the capital formation envoy of the Ma Bu Army. 】

[Hezhong Jiedushi An Shenqi was the commander of the Ma Bu Army. 】

[Heyang Jiedu envoy Fu Yanqing served as the commander of the left wing of the horse army. 】

[Huazhou Jiedu envoy Huangfu Yu was appointed as the commander of the right wing of the Ma Infantry Army. 】

[On the right, Zhang Yanze, the commander of the Shenwu Army, is the envoy of the Ma Army. 】

[As for the command of the northern camp, Shi Chonggui handed it over to Du Chongwei and Zhang Congen. 】

[October 23rd is the Heavenly Grant Festival of Khitan. All countries sent congratulatory gifts to Yelv Deguang, but only the Later Jin Dynasty did not send congratulatory gifts and blessings. 】

[This is undoubtedly a good reason to start a war. 】

[So, after the Tianshou Festival, Yelu Deguang issued an edict to recruit soldiers and horses from all walks of life, preparing to go south again. 】

[This time, it is scheduled that the troops from all walks of life will meet north of the Wenyu River on the first day of the twelfth lunar month, and then send their troops southward. 】

[On the 26th, he led troops to Gubeikou (Beijing). 】

[On the first day of the twelfth lunar month, we reviewed various troops and horses at Wenyu River, and then headed south. 】
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The early years of the Han Dynasty.

Liu Bang looked at Shi Chonggui's series of appointments and dispatches of generals, constantly weighing their roles in his mind.

The vast majority of official appointments in Miracles are made uniformly, and such large-scale appointments rarely occur.

But every time he appears, he must be a core role in subsequent events, or a person who plays a key role.

Shi Chonggui's appointment of general this time was naturally the main force to resist Yelu Deguang's march south.

Could it be that some of these people performed exceedingly well or started to rebel in the subsequent war?
He did all kinds of unexpected things and finally left his name.

"Fu Yanqing and Huangfu Yu, these two have fought before,"

One name after another flashed before his eyes, "Jing Yanguang, this was also the core figure before, but this time he didn't have much power... Liu Zhiyuan was the one who repelled Yelu Deguang's West Route Army, commanding The power is not in his hands."

It is not surprising that Jing Yanguang lost the core power of the army. After all, his previous words and deeds made it difficult for an emperor to feel at ease with him.

It was only a matter of time before Shi Chonggui dealt with him. Now I am afraid that the big reason is the existence of foreign enemies, otherwise he would not be allowed to live so freely, so the current weakening of power is inevitable.

(End of this chapter)