Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

Zhao Pu stepped forward and said, "Your Majesty, if someone breaks into the house of ordinary people, they will fight with their lives with sticks and drive them away with all their strength, not to mention the family and country's door? Now the Liao army invaded our dynasty, and the enemy soldiers entered the battle and retreated. What should be done is that the Weilu army is an important town in the north of the Song Dynasty. It has repeatedly defeated the Liao people's capture and occupation. It has not been allowed to succeed for more than 20 years. If today, it is only because of a few threatening words from the Liao people that they abandon Liangmen, wouldn't it be successful? How can I, Da Song, suffer such a great humiliation when I become the laughing stock of others."

"Father!" Yuan Xi clasped his hands and said, "Today it is the Liao people who invaded our Song land, how can they abandon the important town because of the enemy's threats! My son thinks what brother Wang, the two prime ministers and Mr. Kou said is very true. The Welu army must not be abandoned!"

Yuan Kan and Yuan Yan also stepped forward, "My son and minister are absolutely invincible and the captive army must not be abandoned!"

Taizong looked at the people in the court, then stood up and said, "I know everyone's views. The Weilu Army is an important town in northern Xinjiang, and it is also the barrier of our Great Song Dynasty against the Liao people. There were countless soldiers who fought for the border. Sprinkling the soil of the Song Dynasty, they resisted the northern iron cavalry with their flesh and blood, and guarded the people of their homeland with their lives. Now the Liao people have crossed the border and invaded our dynasty south. If they retreat without a fight and abandon their important town, the Liao people will be even more arrogant because of this For the sake of arrogance, the enemy invaders can easily occupy Suicheng, not to mention that it will put northern Xinjiang in danger. If we abandon Liangmen today, it is tantamount to opening our own door and attracting tigers and wolves into the house." Taizong walked to Defang and patted him on the shoulder and said, " It was difficult for me to create a country in the Song Dynasty. Every city and town was bought with the lives of soldiers. The land that was defended in every battle was covered with their blood. I am the emperor of the Song Dynasty. Kill them with your own hands, and let tens of thousands of people become the cattle and sheep of the Liao bandits!"

Defang cupped his hand, and Taizong pressed his hand and continued, "Suicheng and Liangmen are the iron walls of our Great Song border gate, why should we open them with our own hands and let tigers and wolves devour the people? Today, the Liao bandits have entered the Song Dynasty, so we will We must close this door of life and death, and teach him to come and go!"

"Your Majesty is holy!" Defang bowed first

Zhao Pu, Lu Mengzheng, Kou Zhun and Yuan Xi Yuan Kan also knelt down and said, "Your Majesty (Father Emperor) is holy!"

The military generals were very happy to hear this, and they all knelt down and prostrated and shouted long live, and some civil servants had no choice but to kneel and prostrate themselves. Taizong nodded when he saw this, "All you are in peace."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" The officials stood up and returned to their seats.

Taizong sat back on the dragon chair, "Since we have decided to send food to the Weilu army, can all the lovers have any countermeasures?"

Defang got up and said, "Your Majesty, the delivery of supplies to the Weilu Army must pass through Zhenzhou Zhending Mansion, Dingzhou and Gaoyang Pass in Baozhou. Our Song Yong generals are all in it. Zhenzhou Deputy Commander Fan Tingzhao and Dingzhou Commander Li Jilong , the deputy capital deployed Kong Shouzheng, Li Jixuan, the governor of Zhen, Ding, and Gaoyangguan. The state temporarily protects the town of Zhou, and then Dingzhou soldiers and horses will take over. The soldiers and horses of Shun'an Army in Hebao Prefecture will send supplies to the Weilu Army in Suicheng. Last year, more than [-] soldiers and horses in Dingzhou defeated the elite of the Liao Army and their morale was high. The Liao bandits will definitely hit their power again."

Taizong nodded, "Very good, the emperor's nephew is very thoughtful, and multiple large armies will undertake the food protection, so as to avoid the danger of the exhaustion of the army and the decline in combat power, and the north and the south will rush to help each other. Once the supplies of the Weilu army are sufficient, they will be able to stick Living in a border town in the northern border, the Liao people will definitely not be able to resist the attack, and they can only retreat northward when they are defeated."