Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Defang looked at the imperial decree, "Yes, one is to be proclaimed, and the other is for the king."

"For you, my lord? Has His Majesty rewarded you?"

"A reward? Well, that will have to wait until after returning to Beijing."

"Back to Beijing?" Baili blinked, "Are you going out of Beijing?"

"Yes, I'm going to Zhuozhou to comfort General Cao's army on behalf of His Majesty."

"Zhuozhou...Your Majesty, didn't you hear that the Liao Army is near Zhuozhou? If you want to go...would it be dangerous?"

"That would not be the case. General Cao has already occupied Zhuozhou, but he has already reported to His Majesty that he has decided to abandon the city to protect the grain road. His Majesty's deployment is to let General Cao leave the guards and soldiers, and then join General Mi. There will be no problems, so maybe, in this way, Brother Yeluxiu will not dare to attack the two armies rashly, besides, this king is only going to comfort the soldiers, and nothing will happen."

"Then, will you take the little one with you, my lord?"

"Take you? That's a battlefield. If you encounter Liao soldiers," De Fang waved his knife, "I'll cut you down with one blow."

"The little ones are not afraid."

Defang looked at Baili and smiled, "If your head is lost, who will serve this king in the future, who will be the chief steward of Nanqing Palace, hehehe"

Defang returned to the mansion to arrange to clean up. Concubine Di was very reluctant to give up, but the emperor's order was also helpless at the moment, so she sent Defang out of Beijing after thousands of orders. Shang En and fifty imperial guards rode to Zhuozhou on horseback.

At this time, Cao Bin's army had already withdrawn from Zhuozhou City, and the remaining troops were pitifully small. Brother Yeluxiu soon recaptured the city. Cao Bin's generals heard that Pan Mei and Tian Zhongjin's army had won consecutive battles, and they captured the city. There are more and more cities, but in comparison with his own army, which is so strong but has little military exploits, and even gave up the captured cities, they were very anxious and proposed to Cao Bin the strategy of attacking Zhuozhou again. Eager to fight, Cao Bin saw that he could not restrain himself, so he had to agree to march into Zhuozhou again, but this time the army only brought less than [-] days of rations. Just when Cao Bin made his decision, Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu led the army to reach [-] miles east of Zhuozhou When he learned that Cao Bin abandoned Zhuozhou and retreated southward, he immediately ordered generals such as Yeluxiu and Pu Ling to lead Qingqi to pursue Cao Bin quickly. Cao Bin's army encountered the Liao army shortly after turning back, so they had to join the army to fight and went to Zhuozhou. It was less than a day's journey, but it took four full days to arrive in Zhuozhou because of continuous fighting with Liao soldiers. At this time, more than ten thousand people from the north and Zhuozhou city gathered near Zhuozhou. In the Song Dynasty, Cao Bin ordered Lu Bin to lead an army of [-] to escort the residents of Zhuozhou to retreat southward along the Wolf Mountain into the territory of the Song Dynasty.

Brother Yeluxiu immediately sent troops to seize the people when he learned about it, but Cao Bin's army stopped them. The Liao army's offensive became more and more fierce, and the number gradually increased. After several days of fighting, he looked very tired, the men were exhausted, and the only food and grass became a burden, so the officers and soldiers were ordered to take only ten days of rations each, and discard all the rest. Brother Yeluxiu bit Cao Bin tightly and continued to attack. Three days later, Cao Bin's army arrived at Qigou Pass and was overtaken by Brother Yeluxiu. At this time, heavy cavalry from the Liao army gathered. Rushing into the Song army, the army fell into melee for a while. The soldiers could not hear the command order, and were attacked by heavy cavalry. Watching the Liao soldiers slashing and killing, they immediately lost morale. Cao Bin was defeated in the battle of Qigou Pass, and Cao Bin hurriedly gathered the remaining troops , Crossing the Juma River at night, the Liao army pursued again. Because the officers and soldiers were eager to survive, they scrambled to cross the river. She dismounted from his horse to rescue each other, and both father and son died in battle.Liu Baoxun has a pure character and is rigorous in dealing with affairs. He is a capable official and willing to do good deeds. He has thoroughly implemented government orders and never had any disputes with his colleagues.At the same time, Kong Yi, the prime minister of the palace, and Chu Su, the governor, also drowned in the Juma River.