Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 529

"The victory in the first battle was fought by Fort No. 1. They couldn't count the results of the battle, but visually estimated that the enemy's forward attacking force was about [-] people, and they were quickly repelled. The loss is not too big."

Zhao Shijian pinched his shoulder lightly with his right hand, and held the battle report she had summarized in his left hand: "Although it was a big victory, the commander of the No. [-] Fort said in the battle report that he saw a large number of Liao army troops behind. A probing attack.

It can be confirmed that the main force of the Liao army is at Beikou. "

"What's Li Chuyun's opinion?" Shi Congyun asked.

"General Li felt that the Liao army would go south after the test, but they knew the power of the artillery, so they would go all out. They either concentrated their forces to attack, or found a way to go south to Tanzhou under the artillery fire." Zhao Shijian immediately reported.

"How will he deal with it?" Shi Congyun got up and walked towards the map that had been placed on the shelf in front of him. Under the table in the distance, there was an old tree sprouting, a pool of spring water, and fish swimming from time to time. The gazebo was empty. Zhao Shijian is not used to the weather in Youzhou recently, and his speech is a bit dull. Youzhou is much colder than Daliang.

Zhao Shijian turned a page, and then reported: "General Li said that he will make two arrangements
First, he gathered elite cavalry near Liushugou in the northeast to guard the mountain pass, and at the same time sent boats along the river to monitor the battle situation. Give the Liao army a heavy blow.

Second, if the Liao army tried their best to break through and go south, there would be forts set up in the valley ten miles north of Liushugou, and the infantry camps of the Chinese army would be set up at the mountain pass to block them, in order to encircle and annihilate them. "

Emperor Shi listened and nodded, and didn't say much, "These things are up to him to decide, is there anything else?"

Zhao Shijian went on to say: "Lin Renzhao asked for instructions, whether they can attack north."

Emperor Shi thought for a while, and said to Zhao Shijian: "Remember, tell Lin Renzhao that they can go north. You can be sure that the main force of the Liao army is at Beikou, but they should also have a partial division there, so be careful."

Zhao Shijian nodded, picked up a brush from the table on one side, and quickly recorded his thoughts, which will be drafted into an official military order later.

"Guo Jin also has a battle report from Juyongguan. He said that he will send the Hedong army, two artillery battalions, and two iron cavalry battalions to ambush the possible Liao army in the valley to the north."

"Tell him and let him decide for himself." Emperor Shi said, Zhao Shijian took it down carefully, and then continued: "When the messenger arrives, Xiang Xunjun has captured Yunzhou. According to the family's will, we will move closer to Yanzhou and Juyongguan, and we have already arrived in Hongzhou when we sent the letter."

Listening to Zhao Shijian's report and looking at the map in front of him, Shi Congyun was recreating the situation of the war in his mind. At this time, the east and west fronts of this war had exceeded a thousand miles, and the combat troops invested by both sides had exceeded 30 at least. , If you add support personnel, there are at least nearly one million people serving the war on this long front.

If it is impossible to say that there is no pressure, he has not slept well in the past few days, and most of the time he is half asleep, because he is afraid of any sudden changes on the front line, and he has repeatedly told his servants and Zhao Shijian that no matter when and under what circumstances, as long as there is a battle report Come and wake him up.

When a war has reached this scale, the outcome may be determined by one or two battles alone, and it is impossible to have a result in a short period of time. Therefore, Emperor Shi often warned himself not to be impatient, but to be calm.

With the constant encounters with enemies everywhere and the various reports sent back by the forward scouts, he also had a general understanding of the movements and overall deployment of the Liao army.

Others are not sure, but he is sure that the main force of the Liao army is in Guanbei. Once the main force of the enemy is found out, the battle will be much easier.

If he didn't know where the main force of the Liao army was, he would not have allowed Guo Jin to take the initiative to attack and set up an ambush, nor would he have allowed Lin Renzhao to attack northward through the Hexi Corridor. The middle road needs to be steady.

This is Emperor Shi's adjustments to various routes, but on the issue of specific tactical implementation, he will not give advice to the generals, and let them play by themselves.

After that, Zhao Shijian told him some specific deployments of the frontline generals, and when he heard that Li Jilong was going to lay an ambush, his heart skipped a beat.

For this young man, Emperor Shi had a very good influence. When he was in Dongxiban, he thought he was a insightful and brave young man, and his father even personally guided him.

All the way to the north, he has been playing a forward, leading the way, and has made a lot of military exploits. The more he is like this, the more he cherishes it. After all, the older generation of Qin generals have also fought for decades. Some are old and some are dead. Good seedlings need to be cultivated.

He immediately thought of Li Chuyun avoiding suspicion, tapped his fingers on the table, and wanted to transfer Li Jilong back from the front line several times, but finally gave up such an idea.

"Lu Duoxun also made a memorial for the transfer in Taiyuan. He said that there are more than [-] troops in the front line. There are sea transportation in the east, and the Haihe River and Sanggan River in the middle. Only the mountains in the west are dangerous and the roads are obstructed. After the army passes Yanmen Pass Resupply is even more difficult, and he wants to ask the government to allow another [-] farmers to be recruited, and the western front is really tight."

Emperor Shi thought for a while, "The main force of the West Road went northward from Huanzhou and Yingzhou, and then moved closer to the east. It is true that the supply line is too long.

Take me to write a letter and tell him that it is okay to increase the manpower, but we must be prepared for the Liao army to attack the grain road. food road. "

Zhao Shijian nodded, and Emperor Shi seemed to think of something and added: "Tell Guo Jin and the others that if you want to set up an ambush, you can try to attract the Liao army with food."

In the afternoon, the sun was setting, and the Youzhou Palace was setting like a fire. This palace of the king of the South Court of Liao Kingdom now seems to have a unique vicissitudes. Although it is not as magnificent as those palaces in the south, it is full of a unique sense of heaviness.

Zhao Shijian put on a fur coat for him, and Emperor Shi took her hand and looked into the distance: "Based on my years of experience, once the main forces of both armies appear, the war will enter the most critical stage.

This time, from east to west, there are more than 1000 miles of fronts, but the most important thing is still in the middle. "

"What do the officials think?" Zhao Shijian said softly, leaning on his shoulder involuntarily.

"I have a [-]% chance of winning, but I don't dare to say victory lightly. The most important thing is, as long as I can win a big victory this time, I won't have to travel around in the future, and I can be sensual and sensual every day in Daliang!"

Zhao Shijian pinched him lightly: "Will you speak?"

"Everyone has their own aspirations, that's my dream!" He said, holding her in his arms, "We can still have a litter of babies, without the Liao Kingdom making trouble in the north, no matter whether it is Liaodong, Northwest, or Southwest, we are invincible. It's just a matter of time, those wise and mighty monarchs like us don't have to do everything personally, that's overkill, and I dare to trust them."

Zhao Shijian leaned quietly in his arms: "I just hope that everything will be fine for you, don't be so anxious."

"Don't worry, I won't be in a hurry. People in Liao Kingdom are in a hurry to be anxious at this time." Emperor Shi said firmly, his eyes had already passed through the mountains and the deep twilight.

In the palace tent at the foot of the Great Xianbei Mountain, the news of the striker's attack had been thwarted, and an atmosphere of anxiety permeated the tent silently, whether it was the accompanying officials or the young new king Ye Luxian sitting high above.

The accompanying Daoist Lingxu had been escorted to the front line by troops to seek a solution to the threat of the Qin army's artillery.

The Liao Kingdom respected Buddhism and Confucianism, and there were many Buddhist temples and Taoist temples all over the country, but Taoism did not have the status of a state religion like Buddhism in the Liao Kingdom.

And this Taoist priest named Lingxu is a Taoist priest who practiced in Black Mountain, and he has some contacts with the royal family on weekdays, so he is quite famous.

So after the defeated army described the situation on the banks of the Sanggan River, he immediately pointed out excitedly that this is very similar to the Leifa in the legendary Taoist law, and he also heard from his masters that it can be cracked!

The reason why he was excited was that if it could be proved that the Qin army used Taoism to sweep the world, and Taoism's cracking method was useful, then he would surely be able to overwhelm the Buddhism that had been riding on their heads for a long time, become a national teacher himself, and let Taoism become a national teacher. State religion.

Most of the high-level people in the Liao Kingdom believed in Buddhism. They never had the opportunity to fight against Buddhism before.

What's more, there is another very important reason, whether it is Buddha or Taoism, they are very comfortable in Liao Kingdom, life is easy, and they are very rich.

In the south, a large-scale "destroying Buddha" was carried out during the period of Emperor Shizong of the Zhou Dynasty. Bloodshed.

After the emperor Shi Congyun usurped the throne, he still maintained Sejong's previous policy of restricting and governing religion. If the Qin army won and came to Shangjing, Lingxu felt that neither they nor the bald donkey would have a good time.

Therefore, in the matter of hindering the Qin army, their Buddhism and Taoism are unified. If the Qin army comes, their good days will come to an end, so no matter how they fight against the Qin army, they decide to help the situation. Qin Jun, just don't let Qin go to Shangjing.

These are all the considerations that Daoist Lingxu stood up for without hesitation at the time, and he didn't know whether he was going to work or not.
(End of this chapter)