The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 469
"Marshal, is it a little hasty for us to launch an attack tomorrow?" military adviser Wu Yong asked again, he was a little worried.After all, they had just arrived less than a day before they were ready to attack. They were afraid that the brothers would be exhausted and unable to keep up, which would delay the opportunity of the battle.

Zhao Gou said with a smile: "Now, the Khitans don't know that our army has arrived at Yanmen Pass. If it is later, they may be prepared. In this way, it will be difficult for our army to seize the city. Now the competition is who is faster , You must know that soldiers are precious and fast!"

"I waited for the stars to come here day and night, all I want is to regain the lost ground. The army is here to garrison the army, and I have already gotten used to the environment here. I need to rest first, recover my spirits, and send troops to attack tomorrow."

Wu Yong nodded and said: "Then how should we attack, should we attack from Huanzhou, or go around to Chenjiagu to attack Shuozhou?"

"The troops are divided into three groups and attack together!" Zhao Gou replied loudly, "Huanzhou was originally the land of Shuozhou, but it was separated later. Besides, Shuozhou and Huanzhou are not far apart, and they can take care of each other. Although Yingzhou is a little far away, we can still send troops to help."

"So the most important thing for the three-way army is to attack Shuozhou and Huanzhou; as for Yingzhou, it only needs to resist the defenders and send troops to rescue. As long as Shuozhou and Huanzhou are attacked, then Yingzhou will be no problem. Naturally, there are no worries."

Wu Yong then asked: "Commander, Guo Zhiquan, the general defending the city of Shuozhou, is also a man who can recruit and fight well, so it's better to be careful!"

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "This Guo Zhiquan can be regarded as a famous general. Under the control of the Khitan people, he can even become the guard of a city, and his cousin Guo Zhimin is also the guard of Huanzhou. It can be seen that the two of them have a certain relationship. According to the regulations of the Liao Dynasty, 'non-royal family cannot be the master', if they have done it, they must have something special!"

Wu Yong said in a deep voice: "There have always been Kings of the North and South Courts in the Liao Dynasty, and the Kings of the South Court have long been abolished, and only the Kings of the North Court. It can be said that apart from the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, the Kings of the North and South Courts are the most important. Now the King of the North Court He is the younger brother of Emperor Tianzuo, this person was originally brave and resourceful, but later he killed too many people, leaving behind sick people, and he has no intention of taking care of him, he can only watch Khitan weaken!"

"If he had no patients, it is expected that Khitan would not be bullied by the Jurchens like this, and would not be defeated repeatedly, and Emperor Tianzuo is really incompetent. However, the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are the barriers of the Central Plains, and the strategic position Needless to say, it is equally important to Khitan, it is impossible not to arrange heavy guards!"

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "From the information we have obtained, there are many connections between the garrisons in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and the deployment of troops is quite heavy. Because of this, we must make a quick decision in this battle to defeat them. Being caught off guard is the best policy!"

"I don't know that my brothers are poor and weak, so they won't wait for me. If you miss a good opportunity, if you want to attack other cities, you will inevitably encounter desperate resistance. In this way, our army will definitely suffer heavy casualties. Only a surprise attack can win the first battle , I will draw it slowly in the future!"

Wu Yong then asked: "Then how will the battle be arranged?"

Zhao Gou stood up, walked to the topographic map, pointed to Chen Jiagu, and said, "General Lu, you set off from here with 1 people and set off overnight to attack Shuozhou. Lin Chong, Yue Fei, Zhang Xian, Tang Huai, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, the six of you will assist from the side."

"General Song, you lead 5000 people, set out from Yanmen Pass, set up an ambush in the middle of Yingzhou and Huanzhou, and cut off their retreat. In addition, Hu Yanzhuo, Dai Zong, Chai Jin, Guan Sheng, Li Kui, Ruan Xiaoqi, the six of you will assist from the side, just be careful!"

"I led more than [-] people and set off from Yanmen Pass to Huanzhou to cut off the Shuozhou general's retreat. General Lu, if you capture Shuozhou City, join me immediately and gather your forces to attack Huanzhou! As for, Commander, you lead the rest of the generals to stay in Yanmen Pass as a backup force!"

Lu Junyi asked in surprise, "Marshal, are you going alone?"

Zhao Gou shook his head and said with a smile, "Gao Chong can come with me!"

"Just the two of you? Marshal, are you joking?" Song Jiang looked at Zhao Gou in surprise.

Zhao Gou replied confidently: "Soldiers, you don't have to worry, the two of us are enough. In this battle, we can only fight quickly. Only by capturing Huanzhou and Shuozhou, then Yingzhou will be isolated and helpless. And become ours too!"

Everyone agreed one after another, and Yang Yizhong said in a deep voice: "Marshal, there is one thing I will ask you at the end!"

"But it doesn't matter!"

"Chenjiagu is the place where our ancestor Yang Linggong died in battle. As a descendant of the Yang family, I am duty-bound to fulfill my ancestor's unfulfilled wish!" Yang Yizhong said firmly, "I hereby request to go to Chenjiagu with General Lu to attack Shuozhou!"

"Then you go too!" Zhao Gou nodded in agreement, and Yang Yizhong followed Lu Junyi to attack Shuozhou City.

Zhao Gou is also clear about this period of history.It was Emperor Taizong's northern expedition and a large-scale attack on the Liao Kingdom, which led to the death of a generation of generals in Chenjiagu.If the East Route Army under Cao Bin's command had not been defeated at Qigou Pass, the Liao Army would have aggressively attacked the West Route Army, and the West Route Army would have retreated and escorted the people of the four prefectures to move south.

In such a situation, Yang Ye had no choice but to send troops. He once persuaded Pan Mei not to send troops, but Pan Mei did not accept his suggestion and continued to send troops; the general who sent troops with Yang Ye was Wang Yi, who was narrow-minded and extremely treacherous. .

He wanted to compete for military merits, but he didn't want Yang Ye to win, so he led his troops to leave Chenjiagu, so that Yang Ye was isolated and helpless, and finally defeated and captured, and died on a hunger strike.At that time, Pan Mei tried her best to get Wang Yu to rescue her, but the supervising army had more power than the commander, so she had to obey and retreat.

Pan Mei led the army to retreat to the south for twenty miles, only to realize that Yang Ye's situation was critical and he had already been defeated.If he wanted to rescue him, he had no choice but to let Yang Ye fend for himself.During the fierce battle, Yang Ye was already covered with scars, his horse was dead, and all the soldiers were dead, even his son Yang Yanyu was killed in battle.

Yang Yizhong is a descendant of the Yang family, and Yang Ye's heroic deeds, as well as his resentment and hatred, are all in his heart.Now that Yang Yizhong, as a descendant of the Yang family, is participating in the battle against Liao, he is duty-bound to take on the unfulfilled wish of his ancestors and completely recover Shuozhou.

Although Song Jiang and others are reckless heroes, they have also heard about the loyal deeds of the Yang family.If it weren't for the Yang family guarding the border to resist the Liao army, I'm afraid the battles between Song and Liao would continue to increase.Now the reputation of the Yang family has declined a lot, but their past glory is passed down in everyone's hearts, and the torch is passed on!
After Zhao Gou arranged the troops, he asked everyone to go down to rest first, eat what they should eat, and drink what they should drink.Because tomorrow is about to usher in a big battle, and the significance of this battle is extraordinary.If it wins, it will be an encouragement to the army; if it loses, then this battle will be extremely difficult.

(End of this chapter)