Han Shizu

Chapter 1263: Early Summer
Han Kaibao eight years, summer, April.

It has been a full month since Emperor Liu formally ordered the Northern Expedition. During this month, the entire north was full of wind and clouds. The originally dense battle clouds had already started to rain, bloody and bloody.

The almost undeclared war of the Han Dynasty completely brought the North and South of China back to a magnificent war era, and the border between Han and Liao, which had been silent for more than ten years, also began to fall into restlessness.

A peace agreement is too fragile for the Han and Liao parties, and any party has the ability to tear it up easily.Under the appearance of peace and stability, the contradictions and hatred accumulated for more than ten years also took the opportunity to burst out.

In the face of yet another massive Northern Expedition by the great Han, the Liao Kingdom also responded proactively and did not back down. Of course, they had no room to back down, only resistance.

The newly succeeded Liao Emperor Yeluxian, under the pressure of powerful enemies, had to abandon his reform and rectification plan for Daliao. He had to concentrate and unite to fight a patriotic war.

The "500,000-step ride" is huge enough and scary enough, which is almost one-eighth of the population of men and women under the rule of the Liao Kingdom. Just thinking about it a little bit can make your scalp tingle and your back feel chilly.

However, Ye Luxian is not an ordinary person after all, after the initial tension and fear, he quickly calmed down.It is true that the soldiers of the Han Dynasty are mighty and mighty, and their weapons are sharp. They can scare people, but they cannot scare people.

Yeluxian has the attitude of a wise master, and more importantly, he has capable ministers who work side by side with him to tide over the difficulties. In the current Liao Kingdom, there are many talented people, whether in the army or in politics, There are a group of Hu Han ministers who can be important tasks.

After discussing with several important ministers, facing the menacing Han army, the Liao Kingdom also quickly made a decision to deal with it. There was no other choice, just one word, fight!

With the analysis of Yelu Xianshi, Han Derang and others, Yeluxian also dispelled the worries in his heart. This is a life-and-death struggle, and there should be no timidity, let alone the slightest reservation.

In the eyes of the Liao monarchs and ministers, the Han army is certainly strong, but the so-called 500,000 cavalry is a bit exaggerated. It is not bad that an army that is actually worthy of a battle can have six achievements, and it still has to attack from multiple directions, causing it to disperse.

It has to be said that the judgments of the Liao monarchs and ministers are relatively accurate. The Northern Expedition army, less than 300,000 can be called a professional army, and only half of them can be called elite.However, even this number is strong enough, and the Liao monarchs and ministers dare not really underestimate it, but on the scene, they have to persevere and not be stage frightened.

After a period of tense discussions, the Daliao court under the leadership of Yeluxian showed an efficiency that was completely different from Yelujing's era, and quickly made targeted dispatch preparations.

It is not difficult to guess the strategy of the Han army's main attack on the East Road and the sword pointing at Liaodong, and the Liao court also made targeted arrangements.Yelu Xiezhen, the king of the Southern Academy, quickly returned to Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo to take charge of the defense affairs of Liaodong. Yeluxian even handed over the military and political power of the entire Liaodong Province to him, instead of beheading first and then playing.

In response to the actions of the big Han in other directions, the Liao Kingdom also decisively adopted a posture of shrinking defenses, not afraid of the Han army going deep into the grassland, this is their home field.

Of course, Liao's response was in fact in line with the intention of the Han army. Fighting a battle and a decisive battle in Liaodong was exactly what the big Han needed.

The key to this is that the Han army must take the land of Liaodong, and the Liao army must defend it. This is an unavoidable problem, and there is only a frontal offensive and defensive collision.

Yelu Xiezhen’s slogan used to boost morale, in addition to defending the country, is to make Liaodong the grave of the Han army, let the Han army follow in the footsteps of the army, and let Emperor Liu become the second Sui Yang emperor.
Obviously, there are quite a few people in the Liao Kingdom who are familiar with Chinese history, and they can easily associate them together, borrowing the past to teach the present!

While increasing troops from Shangjing to Dongdong Road, Yeluxian also issued an edict to recruit soldiers from tribes, counties, and slave tribes across the country to deal with the invasion of the Southern Dynasty. His attitude was extremely tough and his orders were unquestionable. I did my best.

Given the current population situation of the Liao Kingdom, it is not too much to describe it as one million. However, it is unrealistic to recruit so many troops at once.

There are too many problems. One is that the territory of the Liao Kingdom is too large. Although there are border army Daozhou counties in the south and north of the desert, there are still a large number of tribes scattered and nomadic in various places. It is not easy to gather together and it will take time;
Two, if you really want to mobilize millions of troops, how to support them is a terrible problem. One can imagine the huge logistical pressure on the supply of millions of troops, which is definitely not something that the Liao Kingdom can afford, let alone It's still in this blue and yellow time.

Therefore, from the desert grassland, Yeluxian only recruited about 200,000 soldiers in the end, which is almost exhausting.While Ye Luxian was mobilizing the army in the country to fight, the collision between Han and Liao had officially begun.

On the side of Shanyang Road, it can be said that it was the first to attack. Han general Tian Zhongjin led [-] cavalry, went north out of the Great Wall, and completely brought the basin and grassland that had been discussed between the Han and Liao Dynasties under the control of the big Han.

The nomadic Liaomin tribe, although they felt the danger, fled north quickly after receiving the warning.However, things happened suddenly, the Khitans dragged their families with their belongings and livestock, and their movements were not fast enough. Faced with Tian Zhongjin's attack, many were captured.

Tian Zhongjin was determined to forge ahead, and after gaining some gains, he didn't give up, and continued to lead the army northward. After penetrating into the Liao territory for hundreds of miles, he encountered a large number of Liao troops.

It was the frontier army deployed by the Liao Kingdom at the southeastern foot of Yinshan Mountain. After the battle, facing Tian Zhongjin's perseverance, they gathered the surrounding troops with a total of more than [-] cavalry to meet the interception and cover the retreat of the troops.

This is the first large-scale battle between the Han and Liao armies after the Northern Expedition. Compared with the fierce battle of hundreds of thousands of troops, it is not big, but it is tit-for-tat and extremely fierce.

The Han army was well-equipped and well-trained, but they were few in number and traveled long distances. The Liao army was more numerous, and their morale was not low. In the end, they fought for more than two hours, and after each other suffered injuries, they withdrew from the battle circle.

The Liao army was to cover the northward withdrawal of the tribe, so as to prevent the Han army from continuing to kill and plunder unscrupulously. The goal was achieved without entanglement.Tian Zhongjin consciously went deep alone, the Liao army fought resolutely, and with the strategic guidance of the imperial court ahead, he did not dare to stay for a long time.

Of course, it was Tian Zhong who advanced and retreated quickly. After finding out the number of people, Han Kuangmei, the southwestern envoy of the Liao Kingdom, had already led reinforcements.

In one battle, 3000 people were killed and injured on both sides, which officially opened the curtain of this bloody and cruel war between Han and Liao.Intense murderous intent shrouded the north and south of the desert, and only blood can wash it away
Five days after the Shanyang army left, Yang Ye of Yulin Road also officially started. He and Wang Shenqi each led ten thousand cavalry, divided into two groups, and directly attacked the southwestern border of Liaoning.

Yang Ye led the army to attack the Liaotian German army, pulled out its stronghold, and killed and captured more than a thousand Liao soldiers. After that, he went north to Heishan and joined forces with Wang Shenqi at the northern foot of Yinshan Mountain, spanning more than [-] li.

The range of activities was large enough, and the run was not too close. However, only one basic goal was achieved, which was to remove more than a dozen garrison towns arranged by the Liao Kingdom at the front foot of Yinshan Mountain.

A small number of tribes such as Dadan and Zhugeshi who were active in this area saw the opportunity quickly and withdrew early, so the truth is that Yang Ye and Wang Shenqi's side is not too big.

But if you want to achieve greater results, you need to continue to march north, go deep into the desert, and go straight to the heart. For this, Yang Ye and Wang Shenqi dare not rush into the army.

Although the two armies of the Central and Western Routes did not make many achievements, they were still vigorous and vigorous, and they made great achievements in Saibei.In contrast, the East Route Army, the main attacking force, was rather quiet.

On March [-]th, the crown prince, Zhao Kuangyin, and Gao Huaide had already led their troops to Youzhou, and the ten soldiers from all sides and various armies organized under the East Route Army had basically assembled.

However, until the beginning of summer, there was still no major action, and there was no intention of marching troops to Liaodong.

(End of this chapter)