Chapter 40 Flaws
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On the third day of the August 19th, the rebel army captured Yi County, Yizhou Prefecture.
At the junction of Yizhou and the Song Dynasty, there were border guards stationed, but the commander-in-chief Yelu Dashi of the southern route retreated under the orders and garrisoned Yanjing. Yizhou's troops were empty and he went down in one go.
That afternoon, Dong Xiaochou, surrounded by a group of generals, entered the city. The first general Nian Junyu couldn't wait to ask about the time to attack Yanjing.
"We won't fight Yanjing." Dong Xiaohou smiled.
Don't fight Yanjing? A group of generals and deputy generals looked at each other in confusion. They couldn't help but secretly guessing in private, where would they fight if they don't fight Yanjing? Could it be that this time they came out to fight
The group entered the prefecture. Clown Dong waved to the entourages. Several entourages took out a map and spread it on the table.
Everyone surrounded and saw it, and was surprised. It was a military deployment map of Xijing Road. Should they go west to attack Xijing?
"This expedition is the target of Xijing, Xijing Road." Dong Xiaochou pointed to Datong Prefecture on the map and said with a smile, "The general's strategy is to use the fierce battle between the Liao and Jin armies in Zhongjing to raid Xijing with surprise troops and occupy Xijing Road, and then form a cross-bone attack on Yanjing with the left-behind army in western Liaoning to capture Yanjing. In this way, we can take Yanyun in the shortest time, stand with the Liao and Jin countries, and make three points to Liaodong."
The generals suddenly realized and their thoughts suddenly opened. They were full of curiosity and admiration for Li Hu's offensive strategy, and they asked questions one after another.
Deputy Commander Hu Jiayong explained the attack strategy in detail.
"The army set out overnight to attack Zijin Pass, then exit the Flying Fox Fortress and enter Weizhou. After capturing the Lingxian City of Weizhou Zhifu, they quickly crossed the Sanggan River, killed Datong Prefecture and attacked Xijing."
"The main force of Tuo Shuai and Yunshuo Army were both from the Jiuzhou in Shanhou. They had been a horse thief in Xijing Road for many years. They were familiar with the terrain of Xijing. So after taking down Zijin Pass, the vanguard of the Western Expedition Army was led by Tuo Shuai and his Yunshuo Army, followed by the resentful army and the Bohai Army. The general commander led the Tiger Lie Army, and the Feiyun Army and the Liao Xing Army followed."
Hu Jiayong pointed to the third general Zuo Chuanrong and the fourth general Lu Long, "You set out immediately, and before dawn tomorrow, take me the Purple Gold Pass."
Zuo Zhuanrong and Lu Long bowed to take the order and left in a hurry.
Li Hu received an urgent report from Dong Xiaochou that the forward had already conquered the Zijin Pass.
Although Zijin Pass has always been a place where military strategists must fight, during peacetime it is just a passage to enter and exit the mountain and behind the mountain. Especially now the army between the two places is frequently mobilized. The pass is very safe, so there are few troops garrisons. Before Yelu Dashi retreated to Yanjing, he did not expect that the rebel army would go thousands of miles to expedition to Xijing, so the number of defenders did not increase. At this moment, the resentful army suddenly arrived, and the defenders of the pass were panicked and surrendered without fighting.
Tuo Shuai Ying Qin took Yunshuo's army to the first to go out of the pass and headed straight to the Feihu Fortress. Gao Baolong led the Bohai Army to follow up. The resentful army guarded the old camp and the food and supplies will advance westward tomorrow and the day after tomorrow. Because the Feihu was in a dangerous terrain, the mountain road was difficult to move, and the transportation of food and supplies took time, Dong Xiaochou asked Li Hu to make a feint attack on the front line of Zhuozhou, thinking that it would be restrained.
"There is no need for feint attack. I can get enough time by marrying a Khitan land princess." Li Hu handed Dong Xiaochou's letter to Hou Guai, "Ship Yun, take Feiyun Army and Liaoxing Army to Zijin Pass immediately and cross the Feihu Fortress to reach Weizhou as soon as possible. Join Dong Shuai's main army to take down Weizhou first, then cross the Sanggan River, and seize the Qingpi Road in the northeast of Datong Prefecture to stop the Khitan reinforcements." Li Hu pointed to the map and drew a line along the northeast of Datong Prefecture. "The military strength of Xijing Road is empty, mainly refers to prefectures and counties within the Great Wall. There are foreign troops in the southwest and northwest roads outside the Great Wall, so they may go south to support at any time. However, the closest place to us is the Liao army in the direction of Zhongjing and Yanjing. If they come quickly, it will bring great difficulties to us in attacking Xijing."
"In the direction of Zhongjing, the Jurchens are attacking, and there should be no reinforcements to adjust." Hou Kuan said, "The only one who can really support Xijing is the Liao army of Yanjing. Yelu Chun may still have more than 100,000 troops on his hands. Even if he uses half of his troops to rescue Xijing, he still has enough strength to defend Yanjing."
"Yanjing may not have so many troops." Li Hu smiled, "Think about it, if the emperor of the Liao Kingdom had enough troops, would he need to be humble and delay our attack on Yanjing with marriage? After the Jurchens got Yelu Yu's eyes, they suddenly added 100,000 troops, and they were all elite troops who had been fighting for a long time. In front of the two armies, the Khitans attacked the Khitans, and the attack on the morale of the Liao army can be imagined, so the main forces of the Liao army should be in the direction of Zhongjing. This time we were surprised and attacked them unprepared. As long as the speed was fast enough, we would be able to take down Xijing."
Hou Gu took the order and left.
Li Chuwen, the Prime Minister of the Southern Prefecture, visited Li Hu first. Before getting married, he got the conditions and agreed to the agreement, but he could not compensate his wife and his troops. Li Chuwen proposed three conditions: one was to accept the title of King of Han, that is, to admit to being dependent, the second was to withdraw troops immediately, and the third was to use the main force to rush to the battlefield of Zhongjing, attack Wanyan Zongwang from the Daling River, defeat the Jin army in the southern route, and relieve the danger of Zhongjing.
Li Hu refused to accept the title of King Han. I am the leader of the thief. The Emperor of the Great Liao Dynasty is unwilling to marry the leader of the thief. If you feel that he has lost face, then let me down. Let us meet on the battlefield. If you give me the princess, I will consider withdrawing the army, but since my army has come out, I cannot withdraw the army just because of a woman. This cannot be explained to my subordinates, unless you give me enough money to appease my subordinates. As for the third point, it is too difficult and very simple. You can't beat the Jurchens, why should I offend them? Unless you give me a piece of territory and give me Youyan, we will divide the Liaodong three times, then the conditions for me to beat the Jurchens Li Hu are simply blackmails. Shameless blackmails, and the Khitans certainly cannot agree.
Li Chuwen's mission is to try every means to withdraw Li Hu's army. There is no way, everything is caused by the emperor. If he can handle the matter of the imperial rule properly, if he can tolerate and kill Concubine Wen, if he can comfort Yelu Yuji first, how could the Daliao fall into the abyss in a short time? How could he let the Jurchens bully and the rebels be rampant?
Li Chuwen swallowed his anger and retreated to the next best. He first married the princess to Li Hu, and then gave Li Hu a batch of money and food. In any case, Li Hu retreated first to prevent the Liao army from being attacked on both sides and fighting on both sides, and finally both capitals were lost.
Li Hu immediately noticed that something was wrong with the Daliao Palace tent.
If Li Chuwen is a little tougher and fights against Li Hu, Li Hu will definitely make concessions. His purpose is to deceive Yanjing so that he can get time for the army to advance westward. Who knows that Li Chuwen can't stand it. He is not confident enough. What is the situation now? He is in a state of trouble, and his country is about to overthrow. How dare he provoke Li Hu? As a result, he has revealed a flaw.
Li Hu knew nothing about what this princess looked like and its name. Things were too hasty, and both sides kept things simple in order to achieve their respective goals. It felt like the Khitans did not marry the princess, but gave a gift, and Li Hu did not marry the princess, but robbed the woman.
Li Hu had a casual social event and hurried back to the tent. He was also very curious about what kind of princess the Emperor of the Great Liao gave him, but it turned out to be a big beauty who was so beautiful.
Yelu Mingyue sat there motionless, her eyes were empty and unsightly, like a sculpture that exuded nobility and elegance. Although it was vital, in a sense, she had no soul and was just a erotic body.
Seeing that she ignored him, Li Hu couldn't help but feel anger in his heart.
Suddenly, she remembered Wanyan Xingxing. On the wedding night, she threw Wanyan Xingxing aside and let her stay alone in the empty room. Wanyan Xingxing was very angry. Later, she deliberately teased herself and asked if she was too inferior to the thief leader and ran away on the wedding night. She always wanted to hear Wanyan Xingxing's voice, but the first sentence she heard was ridiculous. Fortunately, her voice sounded very nicely, like a bird singing in the valley, which made people feel very comfortable after listening to it, and her irritable mood could calm down immediately. She and Wanyan Xingxing were destined to be together. From getting to know each other, it was really a strange fate, and there was no stranger after being together. It seemed that the encounter that year connected the hearts of the two. It was really a wonderful feeling, happy and happy.
Thinking of Wanyan Xingxing, Li Hu's anger gradually dissipated, and he suddenly felt a little pity and sympathy for the Khitan princess in front of him. Born in the imperial family, he was destined to be a victim, especially a woman. It would be better to be a bird and fly freely in the sky. Li Hu sat opposite her and looked at her for a long time, while Yelu Mingyue was silent, as if she was dead.
Li Hu suddenly felt an ominous feeling that this woman would not kill me and then commit suicide, right? If she had a lover, but she was a victim, she couldn't think about it, so... I heard of this kind of story before, and it was very miserable. The more Li Hu thought about it, the more she felt that it was possible. It would be better to be careful not to die on the woman's belly.
Li Hu stood up, took a few steps back, and then said coldly: "If you die, I will attack Yanjing immediately."
Chapter completed!