The rise of the prince

Chapter 593 God General Yelu Dashi + Dilemma
The Privy Council still had a lot of fast horses coming and going, but Li Xingzhou was not so busy.

After the army entered the territory of the Liao Kingdom, the average number of news exchanges in the north became more than 20 days. It was summer, and the wind and rain came and went erratically. When it was good, it could last within ten days. No news.

The emperor specifically called him to the Imperial Study Room to inquire several times, but Li Xingzhou was at a loss as to what to do. Now that there was no telephone or telegram, by the time he could receive the letter or telegram, basically the matter had passed for more than 20 days.

In the initial stage of the war, the Privy Council can still do some reference or accountability. After the army actually sets out, the Privy Council can only collect intelligence.

It takes about a month for the courier to send the letter back and forth. It is absolutely impossible to intervene in the war, and it is absolutely impossible.

This is the reason why the so-called generals are not allowed to accept orders from foreign rulers, and it is based on the experience of objective facts.

If the monarch or the Privy Council far away in the capital leapfrogs the command and has no rules, then what will happen is that the front line executes the rear order, but the rear order is judged based on the situation more than a month ago, which is completely wrong and will lead to Delayed fighter planes and other issues.

There are many such situations in history, and they have caused many tragedies.

The representative in this regard is Da Song, especially Zhao Guangyi who thinks he is better than his brother.Maybe it’s because he thinks he’s awesome after fighting so many battles with his brother, and because he’s worried about the forbidden army. Zhao Guangyi’s favorite thing to do is to leapfrog command. He does it in the capital and commands the army remotely. If there is a good formation, the army will fight according to his orders.

As a result, Zhao Guangyi fought all his life and was defeated all his life. He was still defeated. He lost to Liao State twice in the Northern Expedition, once to Jiaozhi (Vietnam), and lost to Xixia successively in the three major battles of Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan and Dingchuanzhai.

It caused a huge blow to the Northern Song Dynasty, which was originally managed by Zhao Kuangyin and had a strong military front.

In ancient China, there was indeed the saying of military formation, but in fact, it was not so important before the Northern Song Dynasty. The formation of the army needs to be adapted to local conditions, and the generals should lead the army to adapt to the situation, rather than rigidly follow any formation plan.

After he turned down, Li Xingzhou took a map of the north and looked at it carefully, and wrote all the information he knew so far with charcoal.

Guo Yaoshi and others raided Nanjing and temporarily controlled Nengjing.

To the north of Nanjing, Shanhaiguan has long been controlled by the Jin people. To the south, Yang Hongzhao's army is heading north and should have reached the city.

Further south, Qigouguan, where Taizong's army was defeated, was also controlled by Wei Chaoren, and further south was Yizhou.

In fact, Yizhou City is not important. The important thing is that this is the Qigou Pass between Yizhou and Zhuozhou. Yang Hongzhao is still a veteran, let the East Route Army elite guard Qigou Pass, and the rest guard Yizhou.

To the east of Nanjing is the sea, and Jiayuguan in the northwest is also blocked by Jin people. In the southwest, there is Yang Wenguang's army from Weizhou, who went north. Today's Nanjing city has been heavily surrounded by Jin and Jing, and he can't see Liao at all. Where is the victory, even if you give another [-] troops to the Liao Kingdom, it will be a dead end.

Even in the worst case, as long as Yang Hongzhao and Yang Wenguang work together to cut off the roads outside the city, the city of Nanjing will be trapped to death. Over time, it will be defeated without a fight.
This is also what reassures Li Xingzhou. In the previous life, the Northern Song Dynasty also made the Northern Expedition when the Liao Kingdom was in a weak state. As a result, two troops were sent out, and hundreds of thousands of troops were defeated by the surviving Liao Kingdom.

Guobajinguo is obviously not the original Northern Song Dynasty. Let’s say that the three-way army commander Wei Chaoren, Yang Hongzhao, and Yang Wenguang have no conflicts. Yang Wenguang and Wei Chaoren are still family friends.In addition, Lien Chan Lian Jie also shows Jing Jun's combat effectiveness.

The problem is still Yelu Dashi, he warned Yang Hongzhao to guard against this person, but how to guard against him?have no idea
The battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is thousands of miles away. He doesn't even know where Yelu Dashi is, what he looks like, how old he is, or what he is doing. Everything can only be relied on by Yang Hongzhao himself.

Li Xingzhou himself felt that this kind of worry was metaphysical, or unreasonable, but Yelu Dashi was indeed not an ordinary person, who defeated the [-] army of the Northern Song Dynasty.After that, hundreds of horses started to beat and kick the countries in Central Asia. Even the Turkic Seljuk Kingdom, where the Pope and the Crusaders were trembling, was beaten to the ground by him. Europeans called him the legendary "Priest King John".

The probability of this kind of character being able to shine is too high, but how and where is he going to shine?God knows.
"Are you still thinking about the north?" Shiyu brought him iced lotus seed porridge and put it on the stone table in front of him.

Li Xingzhou nodded, and said with a smirk: "Your husband, I have a backache after a busy day today, so come and feed me." He stretched out his hand and pulled her over.

Shiyu was about to break free, but seeing no one around, and seeing that he was indeed tired, he didn't break free.

"Just this time, don't be so shameless and make an inch of it."

"I know, I know, I have the longest memory." Li Xingzhou chuckled.

Shiyu sighed and did not refute him, knowing that bickering was not his opponent, "Didn't Sister Yubai say that Yelu Dashi has no reputation, and in terms of military achievements, his qualifications are not comparable to those of the older generation of Liao Kingdom such as Han Derang and Xiao Qian. I see you worry too much."

"I also hope that I'm thinking too much. More than [-]% of the Northern Expedition is stable. With the Yanshan Mansion, the northern enemies will not dare to go south easily. The more I look forward to its success, the more afraid I am, understand." While talking, I comfortably ate the iced lotus seed porridge that Shiyu delivered to my mouth. Summer is here, and the weather is getting hotter every day.

Since Wangfu bought saltpeter and made saltpetre, making ice has become a trivial matter. Ice cream, sorbet, and popsicles have all become high-end desserts in Wangfu Restaurant, and they are still very popular.

Many people may not know that the cold drink industry has actually sprung up in the East in this era. For example, there are several stalls selling cold drinks in "A Picture of Rising the River during the Qingming Festival".In the Song Dynasty, the common people mixed water and brown sugar in a basin in winter, then let it freeze naturally, stored it in an ice cellar, and cut it up for sale in summer.

However, these drinks are naturally incomparable with Wangfu's, because Wangfu can directly make ice, and under his guidance, the seasoning methods are better. Ice cream once became the favorite dessert of the girls in the courtyard.

For Li Xingzhou, natural things like lotus seed porridge are even rarer for him.

"When the army triumphs, you won't think about your situation." Shiyu said while feeding him, she is smart and can always see farther.

"It doesn't matter, it's a good thing to win. There is no Yanshan Mansion in Jingguo, so I can't sleep peacefully."

In Nanjing of the Liao Dynasty, the Yanshan Mansion named by the emperor, which is the later Beijing, is the gateway to the northern important town, with Jiayuguan in the southwest, Shanhaiguan in the north, and Qigouguan in the south. It is an absolute strategic location. With such a place in hand, Jinghui will be much more stable. .

In this way, he can make a fortune with peace of mind and promote the development of the palace.
Just thinking about this, shamelessly stretched out his hand to Shiyu's buttocks, Shiyu blushed, and gently pressed his big hand, but did not use force, at this moment.
"Hey, is the little girl disturbing the two of you?" Suddenly there was a laughing sound from the gate of the small courtyard, Shiyu stood up in panic, and almost smeared the remaining porridge in the bowl on his face.

Li Xingzhou knew who it was when he heard the voice, Qi Fang
He said helplessly, "If I know I'm bothering you, I can't come later."

"I don't like to please people, but I like to be hated. Sister Shiyu!" She wasn't ashamed at all.

Shiyu is thin-skinned and doesn't talk back to her when she is caught.

"Okay, okay, what do you want me to do?" Li Xingzhou interrupted quickly, afraid that they would quarrel, although Shiyu said that he would not quarrel with her when Qifang came back, but Shiyu was thin-skinned, Qifang was too strong, and the two As soon as people meet, they can quarrel with each other with just three or five sentences, and he is also very helpless.

"This is the bill for the sale of glassware last month. You said you wanted to see it, so Guanshi Yan kept a separate copy for me to bring to you." She said and handed over a bill.

It is the first time to eat crabs, so naturally it is impossible for the palace to be given up to others
Qifang and his party secretly returned to the capital eight days ago, avoiding people's eyes and ears along the way. After arriving in the capital, Li Xingzhou rewarded everyone, and the emperor was very happy to visit the palace privately and meet everyone in person.

But they were so excited that they couldn't speak easily. Except for Fang Xin, he was excited, but it was more incredible than admiration or love. Li Xingzhou felt that he was a middle-aged man with a story.

Then the emperor issued an imperial edict to add their official titles of "Wen Lin Lang", and added Fang Xin as "Chaosan Doctor" separately, and added Fang as "Chaofeng Doctor". The royal favor, and at the same time they will be officials in the future, and they will have a certain salary.

Especially Qifang, even if she is a Wensan official, she is the first woman in Jingguo to be promoted to an official position. She was so happy that she couldn't sleep that night and got drunk. Far beyond the efforts of ordinary people.
But after waking up from the drunkenness, she seemed to be upset again, she shook her head and said to him: "It was hard for you to owe me so much, but the emperor paid it back for you."

Li Xingzhou was baffled.

"I am in the kingdom of heaven, and I am a martial artist. I have clearly ordered the king to go north. Wherever he goes, no one can beat him, hahahaha."

"Brother, you've said it quickly! It's so imposing. I've said it before. This time Yang Dianshuai is in charge, and the remnants of the Liao Kingdom are nothing to mention! This series of battles and victories, in my opinion, the overall situation must be settled!"

"Needless to say, the emperor has already issued a decree to change Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom to Yanshan Mansion and set up Yanyun Road. Naturally, the emperor will not be confused when facing such a major event. Since everything has been decided, it must be a great achievement!"

"Ha ha ha ha."

There was another burst of joyful laughter. Many scholars sat around, far away from them. There were also four or five wealthy ladies who covered their mouths and laughed together.

"I don't think it's just Yang Dianshuai's contribution this time. Wei Chaoren and Master Wei's East Route Army broke Yizhou's vanguard army and besieged Yizhou City, captured Qigou Pass, and opened the way for the Chinese army. Although the Changsheng army surrendered in the end, Yizhou Kaicheng surrendered, but without Master Wei surrounding Yizhou, the Changsheng army would not have surrendered so easily." Someone said.

"The young master's words are reasonable, and I think so too. Although Mr. Wei is not in the Chinese army, he has made great contributions." A rich lady interjected.

"Yes, yes, I feel the same way."

"There is also the West Route Army. Although General Yang of the West Route Army did not fight any battles, he could cut off the back of the Changsheng Army and make them helpless, so they had to surrender. This is also true."

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Listening to the heated discussion downstairs, the prince sat comfortably on the chair, slowly shaking the folding fan in his hand.

"Congratulations, Your Highness, congratulations, Your Highness!" Cheng Jin cupped his hands next to him and said, "This time the army is making a triumphant return, Your Highness will definitely gain power!"

The prince narrowed his eyes, "Tong Guan will come back this time, and I will try my best to ensure that he is the commander in front of the palace. With such a military exploit, no matter how biased the father is, he will not be able to refuse! And Yang Hongzhao, no matter how he can be promoted to the privy envoy, he will be able to push Li Xingzhou down. ! At that time, I will see how he fights with me!"

"Your Highness is really far-sighted. If you think that ordinary people can't think about it, you can't do it for ordinary people. Before the army comes back, let's think clearly and clearly about the things that will happen in half a year. In this way, all the military power will fall. His Highness." Cheng Jin praised.

"Hahahaha!" The prince was very happy: "They thought I didn't know, didn't understand, especially the one surnamed Fang, who ran away! I just...just let my head go for a while. When I cleared up, I thought farther than him , think more thoughtfully than him! Even if it’s just myself, I have learned a lot and improved a lot.”

"Yes, yes, Your Highness is extremely talented. As long as you learn, you can master everything!" Cheng Jin continued to say good things. He didn't know who the surname the prince mentioned was Fang, but he heard that he seemed to be an aide of the prince's mansion, and then he left. , the prince was very angry and concerned about this matter.

The elite cavalry led by Yelu Dashi chased and killed them all the way, non-stop from morning till night.

Caught off guard, Yang Hongzhao's army was defeated like a mountain. The army chased out of Zhuozhou, passed Qigou Pass, and was supported by Wei Chaoren's defenders before repelling the Liao army's pursuit.

Along the way, the army threw away their helmets and armor, and fled everywhere. In the end, less than 2000 people passed through Qigou Pass.

Fortunately, in ancient times, with limited communication technology, it was difficult to fight a war of annihilation. Almost [-]% of the enemy was wiped out, and more soldiers fled and scattered.

The reason why Zhao Kuo will bear the eternal infamy is because under his command, Qin State fought a war of annihilation in just two months.

Annihilation wars in the era of cold weapons can be said to be rare, not to mention such a large-scale annihilation war, compared with the lives of 40 soldiers of the Zhao army, the notoriety of a war on paper is insignificant.

This time Jingguo's central army was defeated. Although Yelu Dashi won a big victory, it was still not an annihilation battle. After the Jing army fled everywhere, the Liao army's kills were limited.

In the next two days, Yang Hongzhao, who was still in shock, sent people north to collect the remnants and recall deserters, and slowly gathered an army of more than 3 people south of Qigou Pass, and the number continued to increase.

According to the final rough statistics, under the surprise attack of Yelu Dashi, more than [-] people were killed and more than [-] were injured!But it still doesn't affect the general situation.

Yang Hongzhao had no time to think about other things, and after discussing with Wei Chaoren, he decided to concentrate his forces south of Qigou Pass and fight back again.

They think that Yelu Dashi also understands that although the Liao army won a game, it is not a victory in the overall situation and can only delay time.

Afterwards, Yelu Dashi will retreat to Nanjing City. Because of this lesson, Jing Jun will be more careful, and he will never have a chance to attack.

Therefore, Yang Hongzhao and Wei Chaoren ordered to concentrate the superior forces of the two armies to attack and take Nanjing in one fell swoop.

This time, we just need to be more careful in marching, and don't let Yelu Dashi take advantage of it.

Yang Hongzhao also thought that before he left, King Pingnan repeatedly reminded him to beware of the Liao general Yelu Dashi. Now it seems that this man is really extraordinary. He was caught off guard.

But they still didn't lose. Yang Hongzhao didn't even have time to care about the life and death of his son who hadn't heard from him for a long time, so he quickly reorganized the army, and left Qigou Pass five days later to march north.

As a result, not long after they entered Zhuozhou, a shocking news came from the west. Yelu Dashi led tens of thousands of people to raid Weizhou to the west, united with the local uprising army, and defeated Yang Wenguang's West Route Army!

When he got the news, Yang Hongzhao was dizzy and almost fell off his horse.
Yelu Dashi was not prepared to stick to it at all. The surprise attack on the Central Route Army was to attack the East and West, but his real goal was the West Route Army!

Yang Hongzhao finally realized, yes, what's the use of Yelu Dashi repelling the middle army?Qigou Pass to the south is still in the hands of the Eastern Route Army.

But if the West Route Army is defeated, the encirclement on all sides will be split open. If it is not guarded, the Liao Army will die, and they will go directly from Weizhou to Jingguo Shanxi, and then escape westward!
All of a sudden, on the contrary, they became a dilemma.
(End of this chapter)