Han Shizu

Chapter 1306 The First Settlement of Liaodong
"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince went south from Shenzhou to supervise the battle on the [-]th. Facing the siege of An Guogong's [-] troops, external aid was cut off, and internally the army's morale was in turmoil. The Liao army was overwhelmed.

The last time he persuaded him to surrender, Yeluhai, the enemy defender, refused. On August [-]th, An Guogong ordered a general attack, and at the third quarter of the first day, Liaoyang City was broken.

After conquering Liaoyang, most of the soldiers and civilians in the city surrendered in response to the situation. Only the Liao general Yeluhai led [-] enemy soldiers to resist the trapped beasts in the inner city.

At the same time, the defenders of Guide (Fushun) in the northeast of Shenzhou surrendered to the battalion, and Liaoxi Prefecture in the west was also broken by Zhang Yongde.

So far, except for the cities of Nankai, Mu, Bao, and Ding (Dandong area) in Liaodong, Liaodong has basically fallen under the control of the Han Dynasty.The southeast of Liaodong is densely covered with mountains and criss-crossed by hills. After the Liaohe War, they just guarded their own land, and His Royal Highness has sent envoys to appease them."

"Okay! Very good!" After listening to Cao Bin's detailed report, Emperor Liu was in a good mood, almost wrinkled with a smile on his face. The ministers: "Since Liaodong is under attack, doesn't it mean that the first strategic goal of our Northern Expedition has been achieved?"

As soon as the words fell, all the ministers were startled, and then they realized that there was obviously a fierce attack and defense before, but people ignored this point.

"As Your Majesty said, this is nearly two months earlier than what I expected. It is now the height of autumn, and with the support of the Liaodong cities, at least for the time being, there is no need to worry about the danger of fighting in winter!" Cao Bin has always been calm and serious. His face also stretched out, and he clasped his hands in response.No one is not happy for the brilliant results on the Liaodong battlefield.

"Since this is the case, the strategic plan formulated before should also be adjusted in time to cope with the new situation in Liaodong!" Emperor Liu quickly suppressed his smile, regained his composure, and looked at Cao Bin with clear eyes: "Also We need to listen to the opinions of the generals on the front line, what's your opinion on the next step in the camp?"

Emperor Liu's change was natural. Obviously, in the situation of collecting Liaodong in advance, Emperor Liu was not satisfied, and wanted to go further, chase and annihilate the Liao army, and collect greater results.

Noticing the little joy in Emperor Liu's expression, Cao Bin frowned a little. He felt that although the emperor was calm, his attitude revealed impatience.

With a solemn voice, Cao Bin said: "Your Majesty, report to the camp. After the eastward advance, there have been successive battles. Although there was a great victory in the Liaohe River and the restoration of the cities, all the armies were exhausted after more than a month of marching, fighting, and attacking the city. .

Right now, what our army needs to do is to rectify the soldiers and horses, recuperate the soldiers, replenish food and weapons, sort out the city defense traffic, consolidate the results of the battle, and then plan to enter the army! "

Hearing Cao Bin's words, Emperor Liu didn't respond, he just raised his hand and continued.

Cao Bin's expression became more fluent: "According to Duke Rong and his generals, Liaodong has been fighting fiercely for more than four months. The Liao army suffered huge casualties. Its elite soldiers were almost completely destroyed. During the battle of Liaohe, it was It has been found that the combat power of the Liao army's soldiers and horses has declined seriously.

Today, Yelu Xiezhen, the commander of the Liao Dynasty, led only [-] to [-] remnants, retreating to the Xian and Tong areas, with few soldiers and low morale.More importantly, due to the chaos of the Bohai, Shiwei, and Jurchen tribes, it was difficult for the Liao army to suppress it. It had lost its rear and was powerless to succeed.

Now, Yelu Xiezhen's army is nothing to worry about, as long as the king's division is finished resting and reorganizing, and then move the soldiers to the north calmly, and fight steadily, they can be defeated in one fell swoop! "

"Don't be impatient, keep winning, Zhao Kuangyin is still so old-fashioned!" Emperor Liu pondered for a while, and smiled a little: "Do the other generals have any objections?"

"Return to Your Majesty, the generals of the battalion have reached a consensus on what I said above!" Cao Bin replied.

After saying this, Emperor Liu subconsciously frowned, his eyes flickered, his meaning was unclear, and he looked at Liu Xu, Li Ye, Cao Bin, Chu Zhaofu, Song Xiong and other internal and external ministers present: "What do you think?"

Now, everyone can feel the strange attitude of the emperor. They looked at each other and dared not speak for a while. It was Qin Guogong Liu Xu who came out and said: "After receiving the report, I will discuss with Li Xiang and Cao Shumi. However, I also feel that we should be safe, and let the soldiers take a rest!"

Nodding his head, Emperor Liu's voice suddenly became louder, and he asked, "What's the prince thinking?"

Hearing the question, Li Ye stood up and bowed to report: "His Royal Highness reported that after several months of fierce fighting between the Han and Liao Dynasties, the Khitan launched an aggressive army, and the entire Liaodong was brutally slaughtered.

Although the cities in Eastern Liaodong are in the hands of Master Wang, the people are in chaos and there is no order. Because the Khitan wantonly expropriates food, horses and livestock, all ethnic groups in Liaodong are already starving for food.

Moreover, although there are a large number of surrenders this time, they are only forced by the might of the Han army.Therefore, His Royal Highness the Prince believes that not only the soldiers need time to rest to relieve the fatigue of the months and days of fighting, but also the people of Liaodong need time to appease.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked His Majesty for instructions, hoping to quickly mobilize a group of capable officials, and urgently dispatch Liaodong to take over the civil affairs of Zhucheng, establish rule, and restore law and order.

In addition, it is necessary to lose money and food to relieve the local people of all ethnic groups and win the hearts of the people.Wait for Liaodong to settle down a bit, and then raise heavy troops and go north to conquer the disobedient ministers! "

After Li Ye finished speaking, Emperor Liu showed a little smile again, and said: "The crown prince's suggestion is good. Raise soldiers and support the people to build a solid foundation. The battle situation in Liaodong is established, and the big man naturally doesn't need to be impatient. Although it is inevitable to recover Liaodong, life and death and injuries are inevitable. The people were killed, but now that this step has been achieved, it is time to consider the issue of treatment! I don’t want Liaodong to be completely reduced to ruins!”

Emperor Liu's preference for the crown prince was obvious. A similar suggestion would be said to be indifferent to others, but Liu Yang played it with a lenient and understanding face.Of course, with Emperor Liu's attitude and style of dealing with war, even if he can't be satisfied with seeking security, at least he will not lose his mind.

When Emperor Liu said this, Liu Xu and other ministers naturally echoed in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"

Waving his hand, Emperor Liu thought for a while, and gave instructions: "I will agree to all requests from the camp! For the allocation of relief food, order Han Hui and let him arrange it. In addition, if it is urgent, you can ask the camp to allocate military rations in a timely manner. Relief."

"As for dispatching Liao officials!" Emperor Liu looked at Li Ye and Chu Zhaofu's two ministers again, and said, "To dispatch officials nearby, select officials from Yanshan and Hebei, and go to Liaodong to serve. They must be capable and capable. This matter is up to the state." My uncle is in charge of coordinating, and the envoy of Chu is also here. You two can start this matter later!
In short, I don't want the people of Liaodong to submit quickly, but I want to see the effect in the shortest possible time in rebuilding the ruling order! "

"Obey!" Li and Chu Erchen immediately responded.

Moreover, the two exchanged glances, and they both sensed a little joy in the other party. This kind of power is often the most attractive.Liaodong is new, even if some old officials are retained, there will be a large vacancy. This is a good opportunity to promote and get close, and to install people.

The only shortcoming is that the matter is urgent, and it is limited to Yanshan and Hebei.Especially for Li Ye, who knew the emperor's temper, if he made a big discount on this matter, he would definitely be punished.

Regardless of the careful thinking of the second minister, Emperor Liu pondered for a while, and then ordered Cao Bin: "Master Wang is victorious, and Liaodong is initially settled. It is all thanks to the hard work of the soldiers. Cao Bin, you will go to Liaodong on behalf of me to comfort the soldiers. Mid-Autumn Festival is almost here, no matter if you make it or not, I will bring my blessings and expectations to the soldiers!"

"Yes!" Cao Bin responded immediately.

Regarding this, Liu Xu couldn't help looking at Emperor Liu, hesitated to speak, thought for a while, and finally lowered his head, and didn't take the initiative to ask for orders.

As for Emperor Liu, still immersed in the overall situation of the Northern Expedition, he walked up to the route map of the Northern Expedition hanging in the imperial tent, pondered for a long time, and asked, "Eastern Liao has been conquered, and the Northeast is in turmoil. The Liao Kingdom has lost half of it. However, this has not hurt the fundamentals, the strength of the Liao Kingdom still exists, what will the Liao Dynasty do next?"

No one can give a definite answer, the traffic is inconvenient, and the news channels are even more blocked. Under limited conditions, it is too difficult to make an accurate judgment on the enemy's situation.

After a long silence in the imperial tent, it was still Cao Bin who responded cautiously: "Your Majesty, looking at the response of the Liao Kingdom, the situation in the Liaodong War has been corrupted to this point, and the old general Wang Yanchao has entered Raole. They should not go to Liaodong again. Reinforcements are being dispatched!"

"What's the situation in the Monan area? Is Liu Tinghan still entangled with the enemy army? The hundreds of thousands of people conscripted by the Lord Liao are still standing still?" Emperor Liu turned his attention to Li Chongju.

"Except for adding [-] troops and driving Liu Tinghan's army back to Monan, there is no other change. According to the news from Shangjing, because of the threat from Mobei and Wang Yanchao's army, the Liao army did not dare to move lightly, so they hesitated!" Li Chongju said.

"That's not enough to procrastinate to such an extent!" Emperor Liu frowned.

"Is there anything wrong with the Military Intelligence Department?" Emperor Liu asked Cao Bin again.

The Military Intelligence Division is still an intelligence agency subordinate to the Privy Council, and has the power to picket military discipline. However, when it comes to the deployment of internal and external spies, there is still a big gap compared with the Wu De Division.

Therefore, Li Chong was unable to give clear information from here, and the Military Intelligence Department naturally had difficulty.Facing Emperor Liu's questioning, Cao Bin could only reply frankly: "Not yet!"

"Don't relax too much!" Emperor Liu immediately instructed: "Continue to strengthen the spying of military intelligence!"

(End of this chapter)