The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 519

"General Huyan, what are the casualties of our army?"

Zhao Gou asked in a low voice with a dignified expression, this time in the Youzhou War, he did not count the death toll in detail, but occupied Nanjing City immediately.

After all, Nanjing City is a very important city in the Liao Dynasty, and its geographical location is extremely special.Moreover, the victory in the Youzhou War can be said to be something unprecedented in the Song Dynasty since the founding of the country.It is difficult to count how many Song Dynasty generals died here, and how many Song people were killed or injured.

"Twenty thousand soldiers in our army died, and another 1 were seriously injured to varying degrees." Hu Yanzhuo said in a very heavy tone.

"What are the casualties of the Liao army?" Zhao Gou then asked.

"The Liao army killed 4 people, seriously injured [-] people, and captured [-] prisoners." Guan Sheng said in a deep voice, "In addition, our army also captured [-] horses, [-] bows and arrows, and [-] pieces of luggage. "

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "There are ten thousand horses. We can use the captured horses to train a group of cavalry. I will leave this matter to you and General Huyan."

Guan Sheng and Hu Yanzhuo replied in unison: "No!"

"As for the arrows, luggage and other things, we will distribute them." Then, Zhao Gou passed down an order to let all the soldiers rest and recuperate.

As the cold winter was approaching, Zhao Gou asked everyone to rest and did not plan to march in large-scale.However, he is not prepared to sit still, or do nothing.Instead, give the soldiers time to rest and let them recharge their batteries.

This time, the battle in Youzhou resulted in more than half of the casualties, yet it won a huge victory.In the battle between Song and Liao, this victory is a real elation.

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Thousands of miles away in the imperial palace of Bianjing, the capital of the Great Song Dynasty, the current Emperor Song Huizong received the good news from Zhao Gou, and his face was filled with great satisfaction.

Since the founding of the country, the Song and Liao countries have fought several times, and they were evenly divided when they were at their strongest, not to mention that the Song Dynasty was always regarded as a failure in the later battles.

Now that Zhao Gou captured Nanjing City and captured one of the "Five Capitals" of the Liao Dynasty, this is already great news, and it is really a national celebration.

Song Huizong showed a long-lost smile, and those ministers who were not optimistic about this war all shut up because of Zhao Gou's victory, and they dared not say anything more.

If you still say that Zhao Gou is wrong at this time, you are really not sensible.Now Zhao Gou's achievements have surpassed anyone else's. This military exploit is enough for him to gain a foothold in the court. Who dares to say anything wrong about him.

However, there are still some people in the DPRK and China who strongly oppose the use of troops.Even though the Song army had few defeats, the ministers in the court still felt that it was unreasonable. Those people were stubborn and stubborn.

Song Huizong Longyan was furious, and immediately dismissed them all, and asked them to contemplate their mistakes behind closed doors in the mansion.Since then, the DPRK and China have become a little more stable, and there has not been much opposition.

Zhong Shidao and others who were originally opposed to sending troops also changed their minds and began to support Zhao Gou's march.Because of this, Song Huizong asked the Zhong family army to go to support.

Zhong Shidao is not the kind of stubborn person, he knows how to be flexible, and seeing Zhao Gou win one after another, his heart is relieved, and he invites Yingying to fight many times, and finally agrees to his request.

"Brother Huang, it seems that Gou'er has exceeded our expectations. Even the unfinished business of our ancestors may be completed in his hands."

Zhao Si's sincere admiration made Song Huizong smile even more. He was indeed elated. The Song Dynasty had won a big victory. As the king of a country, he should be ecstatic.

"Haha!" Song Huizong's hearty laughter was especially resonant in the palace, and he said, "I never thought that he is so powerful, far exceeding my expectations."

The great victory in Youzhou was an inspiring event that inspired the entire Song Dynasty.It not only declares the powerful combat power of the Song Dynasty, but also the brave generals, which made Song Huizong, the emperor, look radiant.

"Brother Huang, since Gou'er has achieved such a great achievement, isn't it..." This is not the first time that Zhao Si has mentioned this matter, and he brought it up again just taking advantage of the opportunity of Longyan Dayue.

However, Song Huizong restrained his smile and said in a deep voice: "There is no need to discuss this matter, just do it as before. As for the result, everything will be arranged by yourself."

Zhao Shi shrugged resentfully, he really didn't understand why his imperial brother would do this.If it was before, he would understand.It's just that Zhao Gou's achievements can cover up everything, but Song Huizong insisted on going his own way, and it is not yet known whether the result is good or bad.

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"Lord Wolf, the Song Army defeated the Liao Army in Nanjing City and captured Youzhou at the cost of 3 people. Now about half of the territory of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun belongs to the Song Dynasty. If our army goes south again, it may be difficult. "

Wan Yancheng said in a low voice, he was really not reconciled to the fact that the good city of Nanjing was captured by the Song Army.The Song Army's victory disrupted Wanyan Sheng's plan. He originally wanted to use Youzhou as a springboard to invade the Great Song Dynasty southward.

Fortunately, Nanjing City was captured by the Song Army and completely occupied the most central position.If you want to invade again, you may have to pay a heavy price.Now, the Liao army was retreating steadily under the iron hooves of the golden soldiers, and they had no power to fight back. But this happened again at this time, which made the ambitious Wanyan Sheng furious.

"It seems that we have underestimated the Song Dynasty!" Wanyan Aguda frowned, and said in a deep voice, "I'm afraid that the future will have to be discussed in a long-term way. If we attack rashly, it may be more dangerous than good! Now, we still focus on the Song Dynasty. In terms of attacking Liao, it is beneficial and harmless for us to have the Song army restraining the troops in the south of Liao, the only way is to break through Shangjing as soon as possible."

"Song people don't have our strong physique, but their moves are really powerful, so we have to guard against it. Now that Nanjing City is occupied by the Song army, the news must have made the Liao emperor restless. If the Liao army sends troops to support, then our army There will be fewer obstacles, and it will not be far to break through Shangjing."

Wanyan Sheng thought about it, and he also thought that this matter was not a bad thing.Although it disrupted my plan, it basically had no effect.

"Let's wait and see!" Wanyan Sheng recalled that the eyes of Zhao Gou and the others were full of murderous intent, wishing to kill them all immediately, and silently thought: "Don't worry now, after Liao is destroyed, you guys Wait!"

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"What? The city of Nanjing has fallen?"

When Emperor Liao heard the news, he was completely dumbfounded. He thought he could resist for a while, but why did he fall like this, as if everything was a dream.

"What is the governor of Youzhou doing? The Song army is not as strong as our army, and the time and place are favorable. How could it be defeated? How could it be lost?"

Liao Emperor Longyan was furious, and cursed: "What a bunch of idiots, let him see me quickly, and see if I don't kill him!"

"Return to Your Majesty, the governor of Youzhou has died in battle!" The ministers hurriedly replied.

"What? It's dead, it's good to die!"

Emperor Liao didn't have any regrets, but thought it was a normal thing. He was still immersed in his emperor's dream, and he still didn't realize that the crisis was coming.

When the ministers saw their emperor say this, it chilled them very much.The generals killed the enemy bravely on the battlefield, and even the emperor didn't remember their achievements, so they took it for granted that they died in battle.

A sense of powerlessness naturally rose in the hearts of the people. They did their best for the country and the king, but they were not respected, let alone all their achievements were denied, and their hearts fell to the bottom.

(End of this chapter)