The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 530
The battle of Waqiaoguan was won by the Song army, and the Liao army was wiped out again.

At the same time, when the army led by Zhao Gou entered Mozhou, the army led by Zhong Shidao also captured Yingzhou, beheading more than 3000 enemy heads and injuring [-] of their own. It can also be said to be a beautiful battle. battle.The Zhong family army led by Zhong Shidao is also invincible under his command.

Zhao Gou did not go south again, but waited in Mozhou for the army led by Zhong Shidao to come to join.

After Zhong Shidao captured Yingzhou, he did not immediately report to the court, but reported the news to Zhao Gou.Because Zhao Gou was the commander in chief of the Northern Expedition, any order needed Zhao Gou's nod.If it is reported in private, then the generals will be at odds, which is not conducive to the next big battle.

"Brother, why are you so anxious to go to Mozhou?" Zhong Zhong looked at his brother in confusion. This battle took a lot of effort, so he should take a break and march again.However, Zhong Shidao did not let the army rest and marched directly to Mozhou, which made him very puzzled, and this was beyond the scope of the book of war.

Zhong Shidao didn't stop, and continued to walk forward, turned his head, and sighed: "Second brother, don't you see what the commander-in-chief is thinking?"

Monk Zhang Er, Zhongshi Zhongshi, couldn't figure it out, he didn't understand the meaning of his brother's words, which made him very confused.As for what Zhao Gou was thinking, he really hadn't thought about it. He had been thinking about how to defeat the enemy these days, so he shook his head where he had no intention to guess what Zhao Gou was thinking.

"The commander-in-chief's mind is very clear!" Dao Dao, the teacher, paused, and said, "Recover the sixteen states of Yanyun!"

"Recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun?" The teacher Zhong didn't understand, he knew this thought, but he felt that what his brother said was not only referring to this.

"Actually, it was Taizu and Emperor Taizong's wish to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, and it was also the last words of Emperor Taizu when he passed away. Because of this, Emperor Taizong launched the Northern Expedition twice, but all failed. As for the failed Regardless of the reason!"

Teacher Zhong seemed to be telling history, and the teacher listened attentively, "The current emperor is a descendant of the Zhao family, and he has always wanted to fulfill the wishes of Taizu and Emperor Taizong. Therefore, since the commander-in-chief went out, the emperor has not made any objection." , On the contrary, I went all out to support those who slandered people, or the ministers who opposed the Northern Expedition were either demoted, or they stayed at home with nothing to do."

"Because the Holy Majesty believes in the ability of the king of the county, and believes that he will be able to fulfill the last wish of Taizu and Emperor Taizong. Until I was sent back to Bianjing, the emperor didn't say much. This has already shown the emperor's mind. No one can Block his determination to regain Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures."

"In Bianjing, the king of the county has repeatedly won. This is something that has never happened since the founding of the Song Dynasty after the confrontation with Liao. Now it has happened before our eyes, which makes me have to believe that His Highness the king of the county has such ability. .Even some people in the DPRK and China are still in a wait-and-see attitude, and they all shut up."

"Now Shangjing and Zhongjing have been attacked by Jin soldiers. As long as Liao is destroyed, the strength of Jin soldiers will be lost, which will have a great impact on our recovery of the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun. The king of the county continued to attack and never stopped. The goal is to recover the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun before Liao is completely destroyed."

"From a strategic point of view, I am inferior to His Highness; in terms of military strategy, I am still inferior!"

Zhong Shidao recalled the previous objection, with a look of embarrassment on his face, really guilty.In terms of age, or combat experience, Zhong Shidao can beat Zhao Gou by more than a dozen blocks, but Zhong Shidao himself knows that his vision is short-sighted, and it is difficult to compare with Zhao Gou, which makes him a little ashamed.

The words were divided into two parts, Zhao Gou occupied Mozhou, and got the news from Zhong Shidao that he was coming to join the army, which made his frown slightly loosen.Because of several consecutive battles, the Song army lost a lot of soldiers and generals.

Originally there were more than 5 soldiers and horses, but more than half of them were lost in these few battles, and there were only more than 8 troops.If it is only these soldiers and horses, it will be difficult to continue to expand the scope of the war, and it will also affect the progress of the entire battle.If the two armies meet, the strength of the Song army will reach [-].

Now the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun only have Ji, Tan, Gui, and Shun, and these four prefectures have not been recovered.The others are all under the control of the Song army, and now more than half a year has passed since the day of dispatching troops, and there are still two months to go, which is more than a year.

Conquering twelve states in a row within a year, this has exceeded everyone's expectations, and it is even more unexpected.

"Master, Zhong Lao is here!"

Zhao Gou was overjoyed and said, "Please come quickly!"

"I've met the commander!" Zhong Shidao and Zhong Shizhong bowed and shouted.

Zhao Gou got up quickly and said, "The two generals have worked hard all the way!"

Everyone nodded to Mr. Zhong and Mr. Mr. Zhong one by one, and then the two of them also took their seats.Since Zhong Shidao's status in the army was higher than Zong Ze's, and his qualifications were the oldest, he sat on Zhao Gou's left hand side, while Chu King Zhao Yougong was on his right hand side.

"Now that the two armies have returned, it's time to discuss the matter of the Northern Expedition!" After a few pleasantries from everyone, Zhao Gou returned to the subject, and said in a deep voice, "There are still four states that have not been captured. There are more than [-] people, and the combined strength of the four states is only less than [-]. It can be said that our army has an advantage in numbers, but they have a geographical advantage, and this is what we really need to pay attention to."

"Because the end of the Liao Dynasty is getting closer, our army must also accelerate the speed of the siege, and quickly win the remaining four states. Only when these four states become the place of the Song Dynasty, can we really feel at ease Come down. Now if you have any good strategies to defeat the enemy, you might as well say it together.”

Wu Yongdao: "Tan, Gui, and Shun, these three states are one place. If they want to attack, they should attack at the same time. As for Jizhou, it is still far away, so we can attack at the end. The subordinates think that we can send the army Scatter and attack separately, so that they have no chance to rescue, so that they can be defeated one by one, and then the army will besiege and attack Jizhou."

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment, then turned his head to look at Mr. Zhong and said, "Mr. Zhong, you are a veteran in the army. I wonder if you have any suggestions?"

Zhong Shidao was taken aback for a moment, and then said: "Returning to the commander, the subordinates think that the method of military division is still feasible. However, our army is far superior to the Liao army, which is a big advantage. After repeated battles, our army's morale is high. The morale of the army is low, and the generals of the Liao army must be terrified."

"If our army disperses all our forces to attack the three prefectures of Tan, Gui, and Shun, then Jizhou will be isolated and helpless. In fact, Jizhou can choose to surrender and submit to the Jin Dynasty. After all, Zhongjing has been occupied by Liao. It's very troublesome."

"So, the subordinates thought they could pretend to attack the three prefectures, but their real intention was to turn around and attack Jizhou, so that they would be caught off guard. As long as Jizhou is breached, these three prefectures will also become turtles in the urn, and it is impossible to escape. After the attack of Jizhou , our army can also set up defenses at the border to prevent the Jurchens from going back on their word.”

(End of this chapter)