Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 533 Strategic Turnaround
"The Liao army in Beikou is still gathering, and it seems that they are preparing to launch a big battle. They have launched several small-scale attacks but were repelled." Zhao Shijian sorted out the battle report and reported to Emperor Shi.

Emperor Shi wore a red and black round-neck official uniform with a jade belt around his waist. Under the high platform outside the palace, green willows had new hair. A sudden heavy rain washed away the dust in the air and made the fresh green in the distance fresh.

But the wind and rain have just stopped, and the mountains and rain are about to come in the distance.

"Can the supplies be delivered?" Emperor Shi asked a question he cared about.

"Yes, the fleet along Hebei can easily deliver supplies to Lotus Fort. The enemy has nothing to do, and has already organized two supply deliveries."

Emperor Shi nodded. Three of the six Lotus Fortresses were built on Gushui to transport ammunition and other supplies from the water, while the three on the east side were connected by tunnels to the riverside and the three were connected underground in twos. The reason why many people went to stop the tens of thousands of troops is that as long as the supply is constant, shells, fire mines, gunpowder, food and energy are continuously sent to the fortress, in theory it is not a problem to stick to it.

"The soldiers on the front line said that the Liao army seemed to be using a cauldron to boil talisman water in front of the formation. There were Taoist priests and the like. They seemed to have come up with some other methods." Zhao Shijian couldn't help laughing.

His daughter-in-law also believed in Buddhism before, and she often went to Daxiangguo Temple with her second sister to pray and burn incense for him, but now she no longer believes in him under the persuasive teachings and temptations of Emperor Shi.

"Are you afraid of being beaten?" Emperor Shi asked.

"No, the Liao Kingdom boiled more. At the beginning, only three large pots were prepared to make talisman water. Now it has been urgently increased to more than 100 pots. I heard that the number is still increasing." Zhao Shijian said with a playful smile.

Emperor Shi was a little confused, and pulled her over to sit on his lap, because he inherited his father and was too tall, and the husband and wife were used to such small movements.

Zhao Shijian said with a smile: "The frontline soldiers said in the battle report that the Liao army used small-scale troops to test and it was impossible to fight, so they deliberately fired some empty artillery to reduce enemy casualties."

Shi Congyun immediately understood why the Liao army became more and more effective in practicing talisman water. Although there were still casualties, the casualties were greatly reduced after drinking the talisman water!This created a kind of superstition for them, making them associate the significant reduction in casualties with drinking the talisman water, and self-righteously established a causal relationship.

After hearing this, Emperor Shi couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "As expected of the soldiers brought out by Lao Tzu, they are really clever!"

It is conceivable that if the Liao army built up their confidence and then drank all the talisman water to launch a large-scale attack and use their flesh and blood to attack the bastion cannon, the tragedy would be unimaginable.

"It's all because the officials allowed them to make their own decisions." Zhao Shijian is not like in the past, and everyone knows to speak well of him: "It is said that the general's military orders are not accepted, and they are said to be unsuspecting, but they can really do it. There are a few, and the officials believe that they can naturally let go of their hands and feet and use their second thoughts."

"You are right. It is indeed my credit to think so." Emperor Shi said proudly.

Zhao Shijian couldn't help pinching him, "Never humble." Then he continued: "In the west of Liao, General Lin Renzhao sent a letter saying that they found signs of Liao army activities in the north of Yuguan. Go north slowly."

Emperor Shi thought for a while: "Tell him, Jinzhou is enough to fight at most, the land of Liaodong is not the priority, as long as the frontal battle goes well, cut off the Liaoxi Corridor, and isolate Liaodong, it is not difficult to win.

On the contrary, Jinzhou and others are guarding the important areas of the West Liao Corridor. They must be held in their hands. The Liao army in the west is the biggest threat. For the most important land, we must not engage in meaningless competition because of our eagerness to make contributions.

At the beginning of the battle of Huainan, the wind was smooth, and the generals fought for merit. The important town of Shouzhou did not go down. . "

Zhao Shijian stood up and wrote down his words. Emperor Shi did not restrict how they fought, but he had to remind these generals strategically.

The reason why Lin Renzhao was reminded of the Huainan Battle was because Lin Renzhao was newly attached to the imperial court, and he definitely wanted to make meritorious service the most.

The Battle of Huainan was fought for more than two years, and it was indeed a good lesson. If the troops were concentrated to fight Shouzhou at the beginning, it would be difficult for the Southern Tang Dynasty to make any waves. But the state has been slow.

The same is true for the battles in western Liaoning and eastern Liaoning. There are no other lands that can be conquered. As long as the important towns in the western Liaoning corridor, such as Jinzhou, Yuguan, Pingzhou, and Yingzhou, are under the control of the Liao army, no amount of land can be defended. Sooner or later To lose.

This is the strategic direction, and Emperor Shi, as the highest decision-maker, must check this aspect.

"As far as it is concerned, although there are a few small victories, there is still no breakthrough in strategy." Emperor Shi got up and glanced at the huge map that had been hanging in the hall.

Troubled in his mind, he pulled the written Zhao Shijian over again to soothe his soul.

At this moment, the clerk outside hurried over and saw him hugging Zhao Shijian and stepping over his face. Zhao Shijian blushed and wanted to get up, but was held by Emperor Shi and couldn't break free.

"If you have anything to say, just say it." Emperor Shi's old face was thicker than the city wall, and he didn't care about such trivial matters.

The officials even lowered their heads and turned around, not daring to look up, and said loudly: "Officials, a great victory behind the mountain!" As they spoke, they handed out the battle report.

Emperor Shi had always listened to Zhao Shijian, the little secretary who accompanied him, summing up, and the officials were used to it. Now she finally got up in a hurry, took the battle report pretending to be calm, and looked at it immediately.

The clerk also retreated tactfully.

After being quiet for a while, Zhao Shijian showed joy, "Great victory behind the mountain, Yang Jiye and Li Jilong set up an ambush near Yanzhou, defeated the Liao army, wiped out more than [-] enemies, captured more than [-], and killed the Liao army general Yeluxiu!

According to the account of the Liao people, Brother Yeluxiu is the commander of the West Route Army. The Liao Army has more than [-] people in the west, and they are almost wiped out! "

Zhao Shijian finally made a summary for him: "The west of the Liao army is empty!"

Emperor Shi also stood up at once, walked to the map in a few strides, glanced at the position behind the mountain, suppressed his inner excitement, and asked, "What do they think?"

"A request from Xiang Xun, Guo Jin, Yang Jiye, and Li Jilong to take Xiang Xun as the main force and go straight into the area of ​​King Xi's Yazhang from the back of the mountain to cut off the retreat of the main force of the Liao Central Army." His wife summed up the opinions of the front-line generals in one sentence.

"Send fast horses immediately. We must go to Yanzhou today and tell them to give permission. After marching north, we don't need to ask for instructions. We can make our own decisions." Emperor Shi said, after all, it was a matter of mobilizing tens of thousands of the main force. Now that they are close to Youzhou, they asked the emperor for instructions. If possible, we have to go northward, the mountains are high and the roads are far away. We can’t ask the emperor about everything before making decisions, because it’s too late to deal with the rapidly changing war.

Whether it is the two veterans Xiang Xun and Guo Jin, or the two rookies Yang Jiye and Li Jilong, he can trust them and believe in their abilities.

Soon, Zhao Shijian drafted the imperial edict and ordered Kuaima Qibali to send it out urgently.

Later, Emperor Shi asked about the specific battle process, casualties, credits, etc. He was deeply moved when he heard that it was the Hedong soldiers who desperately held up the Liao army to complete the annihilation. That's fine, let Zhao Shijian write it down too.

Gradually began to conceive the situation on the long front of more than a thousand miles in his mind. In the afternoon, Emperor Shi sent an edict to Li Chuyun, the Chinese army, asking them to attack the Chinese army of the Liao Kingdom more proactively, thinking that it would attract attention , Create more opportunities for the West Route Army.

"Now the situation has changed, this is a strategic turning point!" Emperor Shi suppressed his inner joy, and calmly commented that no matter how the future war situation goes, this battle behind the mountain that killed brother Yeluxiu with one shot will definitely last forever. In the annals of history.

Emperor Shi lamented, Brother Yeluxiu, I never thought that he would be recorded in the annals of history forever in such a way.

Apart from emotion, he is more happy that Qin State has lost a great enemy. He was still worried at the beginning. There are many generals in Liao State. Among them, Brother Yeluxiu is one of the people he fears the most because of his great reputation in history. It is said that the spies of the Liao Kingdom have brought a lot of news about him these years. Yeluxiu has quelled tribal rebellions for the Liao Kingdom these years.

But no matter how brave the flesh and blood is, it can't stop a shell!
(End of this chapter)