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

Chapter 39 caught me off guard.

Regarding this Northern Expedition, Zhao Guangyi thought that he had thought of all the unexpected possibilities.

He believed that the reason why his last northern expedition failed was because he went deep alone.Once something goes wrong, it's easy for the whole thing to collapse.

For this reason, he decided to divide his troops into three groups during this Northern Expedition. At the same time, he marched slowly, eroding the effective strength of the Liao Kingdom step by step.

He appointed Tian Chongjin as the commander of the middle route, Pan Mei as the commander of the west route, and Cao Bin as the commander of the east route. The three routes set off at the same time.
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Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan.

A map has been placed in front of Li Shimin, and the ministers below are also thinking about it.

Changsun Wuji first raised the question: "The purpose of dividing the troops into three groups is to cooperate with each other and put pressure on the Liao army."

"But the journey is not a straight line. During the march, some roads are destined to be too far. News spreads slowly. Once there is an emergency, it is difficult to cooperate in time."

"They set off at the same time, but their marching routes are different. If they want to meet up, it may take a long time.

"Besides, for such a large-scale military operation, the transportation of grain and grass is also a big problem."

"After all, they are ordinary people. They seem to have well-planned plans, but in fact they are just wishful thinking." Li Shimin commented next.

Wei Zheng added: "Of course, maybe they had a very detailed understanding of the Liao Dynasty before formulating such a plan."

"The miracle didn't say it, and it's not possible."
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Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't see where he was coming from, and thought Zhao Guangyi had chosen a good person this time.

This is not his fault, you must know that Cao Bin has repeatedly made extraordinary achievements on the battlefield since he started.

Pan Mei is even more knowledgeable and good at fighting.The number one choice to lead troops in war.

As long as he doesn't do anything like pre-taught array diagrams or remote operations this time, it's hard to imagine that the Song Dynasty will fail.

[In March, the three Song armies began to leave the customs. At first, the battle went smoothly.

All three armies reported good results one after another, but then the situation took a turn for the worse. 】

[The Liao army has already responded.Brother Yeluxiu, who was guarding Youzhou, did not charge head-on with the Song army and lost his troops. 】

[Instead, they constantly sent light cavalry to go around the rear and side of the Song army, cut off their food routes, and burn their food and grass. 】

[The news was transmitted back to the Liao Dynasty, and Empress Dowager Xiao Zhuo quickly made arrangements and ordered that she would go on a personal expedition. 】

[Arrived in Youzhou in April.At this time, Brother Yeluxiu had cut off most of the food routes in the Song Dynasty. 】

[A few days after Cao Bin captured Zhuozhou, he realized that the food and grass were exhausted, so he had no choice but to withdraw from Zhuozhou. 】

[Zhao Guangyi became suspicious of Cao Bin when he learned that he was marching so fast. 】

[Now that he knew that his food and grass could not be replenished and had no choice but to retreat, he directly ordered to retreat to Xiongzhou and mix with Mi Xin's army. 】
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Ming Dynasty, Hongwu 13th year.

Generals such as Tang He were also studying the Song Dynasty's failure in the Northern Expedition and wanted to gain experience from it.

He spoke first: "Cao Bin, like in the last Northern Expedition, led his troops too deep into the enemy camp, making it difficult for food and grass support to arrive in time. He will inevitably be vigorously targeted by the Liao army. It is not undesirable to temporarily retreat to Xiongzhou at this time.

If we can redeploy our troops and replenish food and grass in time, there is still hope of victory."

The only premise is that Song Taizong doesn't do any weird things, and don't take out his formation map again!Of course, he didn't say these words.
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Ming Dynasty, Yongle 16th year.

Zhu Zhanji also said: "I have been studying history books recently. According to records, Cao Bin was cautious, obeyed his superiors, and did not greedy for merit."

"Although he understood that he would not accept his military orders abroad, he always obeyed the emperor's orders." "I'm afraid this is also the reason why he was able to die a good death in the Song Dynasty and leave a good name after his death."

"After all, I can't do anything good or bad under such a narrow-minded monarch!" Zhu Di sighed with emotion.

[Cao Bin naturally listened to Zhao Guangyi's words and led his army to join Mi Xin, but his internal generals had other ideas. 】

[Cao Bing’s generals heard about the good news on the west and middle routes and made military exploits one after another.I obviously think that I am the main force, but the credit is taken by others! 】

【What are you doing?Do you want to celebrate by yourself when someone else wins a big victory?This voice is getting louder and louder within the army, and many generals are discussing this matter. 】

[But Cao Bin did not suppress these generals and could only obey their words and attack Zhuozhou again. 】

[Due to the emergency situation of food and grass, he only ordered the soldiers to bring fifty days' rations. 】

[But the Liao army had already anticipated this situation and kept sending light cavalry to harass them. 】

[The soldiers fought and advanced all the way, and it took them a full month to reach Zhuozhou. 】

[Then they captured Zhuozhou again, but the weather was already getting hotter, the soldiers were exhausted, and food and grass were once again cut off. 】

[The grain and grass in Zhuozhou were burned early by the Liao army.In desperation, Cao Bin could only withdraw from Zhuozhou again.But just as he was retreating, something unexpected happened. 】

[The main force of the Liao army had already ambushed the Song army by this time, catching the Song army off guard. 】

【at this time., Zhao Guangyi's pre-taught formation chart appeared again. He asked the Song army to form the formation he said to prevent the Liao army from pursuing. 】

[But in fact, the formation formed by the Song army was useless at all. Instead, it was directly broken up by the elite cavalry of the Liao army led by Brother Yelvxiu. 】

[In the end, most of the soldiers just wanted to escape from the battlefield and dispersed one after another.Cao Bin and others had no choice but to lead their guards to break out of the encirclement. 】
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Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Guangyi was a little stunned. He naturally knew what Cao Bin was capable of. He acted steadily and had made great achievements since he followed him.

But now something like this happened and such a serious command error was made!

Cao Bin participated in important battles such as the destruction of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the conquest of the Northern Han Dynasty, and the attack on Hou Shu. Why couldn't he suppress the generals below?Coerced by them!
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The Song Dynasty brought peace and prosperity to the country.

At this time, Cao Bin had already returned from the war and saw the displeasure in Zhao Guangyi's eyes.

Although it was already mentioned in the miracle that it was useless due to the pre-awarded formation chart, do they dare to say that it was the emperor's fault?

Zhao Guangyi looked unkind and said, "Cao Aiqing didn't use the formation diagram in time!"

Cao Bin quickly raised his hand and said, "I didn't make good use of the formation map at the beginning. I didn't have time to form a military formation. So I was scattered. Therefore, I was defeated. I am willing to accept the punishment."

There was a dead silence among the officials in the palace, and everyone knew that Cao Bin's failure was not entirely his fault.But at this time, who will take the blame if he doesn’t take the blame?

At this time, someone else stood up and changed the topic: Judging by the miracle, Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom was indeed very capable, and her ability in governing the country was extraordinary.

He is my great enemy of the Song Dynasty!
Be treated with caution and caution.
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Liao Dynasty, five years of unification.

The cold atmosphere in the Song Dynasty was naturally festive in the Liao Dynasty.

At this time, the people of the Liao Dynasty were celebrating. They remembered their pride and pride when they defeated the Song army under the leadership of the Queen Mother and reversed the situation.
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Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan.

Fang Xuanling said thoughtfully: "I'm afraid we are going to lose this time. We have to withdraw from the middle and west routes. Otherwise, it will be difficult to contact us and we will be fighting alone."

"And this time they returned with another big defeat, Song Taizong may have no intention of fighting again."

(End of this chapter)