King of Song

Chapter 707 Chapter Seventy-nine
The Song army's counterattack was very direct. In addition to the Khitan army's attack on the border on the eastern front, fighting also broke out in the Hetao area in the west.

Don't forget, the land of Northwest is the place where Song Emperor Zhao Zhao's Dragon flourished, where he had the strongest foundation and the most brave and skilled soldiers of the Western Army.

Zhe Kexing led the main force of Fuzhou, crossed the Yellow River, and directly attacked Hetaotian German Army in Liao Kingdom.

There are nine bends of the Yellow River, but one is rich, and the importance of the Hetao area is self-evident.In the past, it was the confrontation between Song, Liao and Xixia, but now it is only the competition between Song and Liao.

Once the Tiande army can't stand it, it is self-evident how dangerous it is if the gates to the west of the Liao Kingdom are opened.

This is the shortcoming of Yelujun. After the Liao Kingdom experienced the Jurchen Rebellion and the Yelv Yixin Rebellion, its forces were mainly concentrated on the eastern front and the central part.It is an inevitable fact that the western front is relatively empty, and the result gave the Song people an opportunity to take advantage of it.

It is impossible to rush for help from thousands of miles. Now we can only hope that the Tiande army can withstand the attack of the Song army, and then seek a breakthrough on the eastern front.After all, Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty, is in the front direction, and the entire Hebei Road to the east is a crucial area for the Song Dynasty.

Where there is gain, there is bound to be loss, Yelujun also figured it out.

However, the Song army also launched a counterattack on the eastern front, attacking the border passes under the control of the Liao State, as well as Yizhou and Zhuozhou.

Before regaining Yanyun Sixteen States, these two places must be recovered first.In fact, in the early years of the founding of the Song Dynasty, these places should still be in the hands of the Song Army, but after the Liao Shengzong, the Empress Dowager Chengtian and Song Zhenzong signed the Chanyuan Alliance after the next stop in Chanzhou City, the border line also occurred changed.

For no reason, some homeland was lost again, because the ponds and ponds used to defend Liao cavalry in the Song Dynasty were mainly concentrated in a slightly southerly area.So in the past many years, I have never thought about recovering these two cities.

Although many years have passed, this is definitely a great shame. You must know that Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin was from Zhuozhou.

But now, Zhuozhou is under the control of the Liao State.Just imagine, how ironic is it that the birthplace of the Song emperor was placed in an enemy country?If this matter is not resolved, it will be extremely embarrassing to introduce the emperor of Song Dynasty in the future, but his native place is in Liao Kingdom.

The humiliation that had lasted for many years, Zhao Zhao couldn't bear it, and mobilized the army to attack, trying to tear the defense line of the Khitan army.

But the strange thing is that there has been no action at Waqiaoguan, and no counterattack from the Song army has been seen.

Yelujun couldn't help thinking, what kind of tactics did Zhao Zhao use?Hit east and west, by surprise?Or besiege Wei and save Zhao?

However, regardless of any tricks, one principle must be adhered to, that is, soldiers come to block, water comes to cover.

The battle fell into a stalemate, and the Song army's morale was boosted for a while because of the investment of several famous generals such as Zhong Shidao and Guo Kui, and they had a slight upper hand.

Song and Liao are originally two countries that are evenly matched in power. It is normal to see a tug-of-war. It is by no means easy to decide the winner.

However, once caught in a protracted tug of war, the advantage may be biased towards the Song Dynasty.The huge national power absolutely guarantees logistical support, and when the war reaches a certain level, it is the national power that must be fought.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty was mostly on the defensive during the war, and was able to better deal with crises and be more tolerant.The Khitan soldiers are good at fighting on horseback, but they are also brave and impulsive. In such a situation, they are prone to chaos.

Zhao Zhao was waiting for such a result, but Yelujun did not want such a situation to appear.

Especially after being stimulated by Yelu Tri, Yelu Jun became more and more anxious.Strong hatred for Zhao Zhao surged in his heart again, and he wanted to deal with him as soon as possible to vent his hatred.

A quick victory is Yelujun's wish.It is best to find an opportunity, an opportunity to fight the main force of the Song Dynasty in a field battle.

Infantry combat and city guards are the toughness of the people of the Song Dynasty, but in field battles on the plains, that is the advantage of the Khitan cavalry.If you can take this opportunity to find the main force of the Song Dynasty and deal a heavy blow, the effect will be very good, and the outcome of the war may also be reversed!
But where to find this opportunity?Difficult, it is really difficult!
However, Huang Tian paid off, Yelujun paid close attention to the movements of the Song Army, and began to gradually discover some clues.

The first one is the discord within the Song Army. Zhao Zhao had just ascended the throne, and his supporters were mainly the Western Army.Zhao Zhao also took special care of the Western Army, the generals were promoted one after another, and the soldiers were rewarded more.

But the Hebei Army, the situation is not optimistic.In particular, Wu Chong, the Xuanfu envoy of Hebei Road in the Song Dynasty, heard that he had supported the Zhao Xu brothers, so he was left out in the cold.Now it is Zhao Zhao, the emperor of the Song Dynasty, who is not too harmonious. If he hadn't been afraid of the power in Wu Chong's hands, Zhao Zhao would have taken Wu Chong away long ago.

On the day it was heard that Waqiao Pass was lost, Wu Chong happened to go to Jizhou to meet Zhao Zhao, but the pass was lost.Zhao Zhao blamed Wu Chong indiscriminately, causing great resentment.As a result, recently, the Hebei Army under Wu Kong's control was in harmony with Zhao Zhao and the Western Army, and even Zhao Zhao's orders were not carefully executed.

Yelujun, who has a keen sense of smell, realizes that this is a godsend opportunity, which cannot be met by chance.Although there will be Khitan nobles behind me who object to the battle, but once they are on the battlefield, they will obey the order of the emperor, so that they can be united and victorious in every battle.

Zhao Zhao was the emperor of the Song Dynasty, who seemed to have unified the forces in the Song Dynasty, hehe... In Yelujun's view, this was just an appearance.Zhao Zhao's internal situation in the Song Dynasty will not be better than his own. In other words, the Song army is definitely not as united as it is now.

As long as there are gaps, they can be broken one by one.

Look, the various Song armies are now fighting on their own, with no cooperation at all.Even if they encountered any danger, they did not rescue each other.

Just yesterday, 2000 people from Wu Chong's troops were swallowed up by Liao General Yelujie's troops, and the nearby Guo Kui's troops didn't move out at all.

Unexpectedly, there is such a dirty thing inside Song Jun!Yelujun found out the news in his own way, and his heart was full of mocking sneers.

The discord between the Song army made Yelujun realize that he could defeat them one by one, but when he was thinking about how to attack one by one, an unexpected opportunity appeared.

The Song army attacked along the long border and attacked many cities, but they didn't know what strategy they had, and they still didn't know how to do it.

These are not important, Yelujun has long since cared about the gains and losses of the city and the place!
He discovered a problem, that is, Qingzhou, where the Song Dynasty emperor Zhao Zhao was located, had only a mere 8000 people left.The nearest Di Yong's headquarters is also three hundred miles away from Qingzhou.

The life and death of an emperor is enough to affect the outcome of a war and the fate of a country.

For Yelu Jun, this is an opportunity for revenge!

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