Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

"That's Baili's poor background..."

"Yeah, if it wasn't for that, I would have a wife and son by now."

"My lady... don't talk about him..."

"Okay, okay, let's not talk anymore." Concubine Di smiled, "Go and drink some tea to cool down your little red face, haha"

Concubine Di took a bath and went back to the house, Defang took Baili to the stone room, took off his clothes and sat in the water to soak, Baili scrubbed him and said, "My lord, how long will the imperial army be able to attack the sixteen states?" come down?"

"At present, seven states have been won. Judging from the situation of the battle, we can successfully capture them in another three to five months, but..." Defang leaned against the barrel and said, "At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, His Majesty summoned the Northern Expeditions. General, it is said that General Pan will be the first to reach Yunzhou and Yingzhou along the way. At the same time, General Cao Bin will take back Xincheng, Gu'an, Zhuozhou, etc., and then attack Youzhou directly. The enemy's siege was summoned for a moment of wealth. Youzhou is an important defensive town for the Liao army, and they will inevitably concentrate heavy troops here. In this way, they will hardly have elite soldiers to take care of most of the mountains. We must seize the opportunity to capture Huanzhou, Shuozhou, Yunzhou, Yingzhou, Feihu, Lingqiu, Weizhou and other states behind the mountain."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is really powerful. Now General Pan, General Cao, and General Mi have really broken through these states."

"That's right, every time a victory report enters the capital, His Majesty is very surprised at the speed of General Cao's march, but at the same time, he is also extremely worried that the Liao army will bypass the main army and cut off the main transportation route of the imperial army."

"Then... it will be troublesome."

"If the two roads are really cut off by the Liao general, it will not be a trouble, but a catastrophe. Now General Cao's army has to abandon Zhuozhou and go south to protect the grain road, and the Liao general Yeluxiu leads the army to take back the city again. However, due to the small number of troops attacking the city, he did not go out easily. It is said that Yeluxiu would send light cavalry to harass every night, and at dawn he would line up elite soldiers in front of the city to boost morale. According to reports, he was already in the mountains. Set up an ambush, once the food team arrives, there is a risk of food loss."

"Then what should we do? Where are the reinforcements?"

"Other armies from all walks of life are in the process of attacking and fighting, and it may be difficult to rush to help. Brother Yeluxiu has blocked the south gate for several days, but General Cao's army is not in danger of shortage of food. The food and grass are enough to last more than a hundred days. It can be said in the report. , General Cao will immediately abandon Zhuozhou and retreat to Xiongzhou. His Majesty was very angry when he learned about it, saying that there is no army that would not attack the city but abandon the city to protect food. The army will retreat due to lack of food, and its momentum will plummet, and the defeat will be difficult to resist, so Kuai Ma immediately sent a special envoy, ordering General Cao not to abandon the city and retreat south, but to leave a heavy army to defend the city, and then lead the army to march along the Baigou River. After General Mi Xin's army reunited, let the soldiers recharge their batteries and contain the enemy. At the same time, they can also build momentum for General Pan Mei. Division, when the time comes, the strength of the army will be multiplied, the morale will be like a rainbow, and if we take Youzhou directly, the news of success will surely spread to Beijing. Our Great Song Dynasty will build a strong fort in Yanyun and garrison heavy troops, and we will no longer fear the northern enemy in the future."

"Your Majesty is right, right."

Defang looked at Baili, stretched out his hand and pinched his ear, "Does Your Majesty still say something wrong? Everything Your Majesty says is right."

"Oh, oh, yes, the little one made a mistake, my lord, it hurts..."