Zhao Heng was surprised and said, "What are your tricks?" Kou Zhun said, "You can just go to the imperial army to personally." Zhao Heng said, "The enemy is very powerful, and it may not be able to win if you personally attack. Now some people ask, some say they should go to Jinling, and some say they want to go to Chengdu. Do you think it is feasible?"

Kou Zhun said loudly: "Who is the one who planned this plan for Your Majesty? His crime can be beheaded. Now Your Majesty is a mighty emperor of gods, and both military generals and civil officials are united. If you lead the troops to fight in person, the enemy will naturally escape. If you do not, then send surprise troops to disrupt the enemy's plans, stick to the position and destroy the enemy's morale, and make the enemy tired. Judging from the fatigue and comfortable situation of the enemy and us, we have the confidence to win. Why should we abandon Taimiao Taishe and go to a remote place like Chu and Shu? The question is that people's hearts collapse and the enemy takes advantage of the situation, can the world be saved?"

After hearing this, Zhao Heng was still hesitant. Bi Shi'an was beside him and also reported, "What Kou Zhunzhun said is very reasonable, please agree!" Zhao Heng then said, "Since the two ministers agree, I will issue an edict to fight in person!" Kou Zhun also reported, "The Liao army invaded the south, and the Tianxiong army is the most important town. If it is captured, Heshuo will become the territory of the enemy. Please choose the minister and go out to guard it." Zhao Heng asked, "Who do you think you can do it?" Kou Zhun replied, "The political participation king Qinruo is the most suitable."

Wang Qinruo withdrew from the court. After hearing Kou Zhun's words, Zhun was so angry that his face turned blue. He hurriedly stepped forward and was about to kneel down to report. Kou Zhun said to him: "The Lord personally fights, and the ministers are not allowed to refuse difficult matters. Now I have recommended to participate in politics and go out to defend Tianxiong Army. I will take the order to start."

Wang Qinruo asked, "Are Kou Prime Minister guarding?" Kou Zhun said, "The old minister should be the vanguard of the emperor, how dare you live in peace by yourself?" Zhao Heng also said, "Wang Qing should be good at understanding my intentions. I ordered you to guard the Tianxiong Army and also deploy the capital. Don't refuse!" Wang Qinruo did not dare to say anything again, so he had to kowtow to accept the order and leave. Kou Zhun finally eliminated Wang Qinruo's influence on Zhao Heng.

Kou Zhun sent spies to the front line to reconnaissance and formulated a strategy to fight the enemy based on the analysis of the enemy situation. He said: "At present, the enemy has reached Shenzhou, east of Qizhou, our army is in Dingzhou and Weilu, and there are no other garrisons on the east side. On the one hand, he transferred 10,000 infantry and cavalry in Tianxiong Army to guard Beizhou, and sent Sun Quanzhao to command it. On the other hand, he recruited militias, went deep into the enemy's back, attacked the enemy's strongholds, and reported the enemy's situation. This can boost the military's power, calm the people's hearts, disrupt the enemy's military deployment, and form a horn with the military strongholds in Xingzhou and Zhuozhou to attack Beizhou. If the enemy cavalry goes south to attack Beizhou, he should reinforce Dingzhou, attack the northeast, and restrain the enemy's rear, so that the enemy's troops dare not fight in depth."

At the same time, Kou Zhun emphasized that in order to boost morale and strive for greater victory, the emperor must cross the Yellow River and visit the front line in person. On the one hand, Kou Zhun fought with ministers who wanted to escape, and on the other hand, he actively prepared for war. He sent people to Hebei to organize young and middle-aged farmers, train and develop teams, and stipulated that if the Hebei military and civilians killed the enemy, the official army should provide support. If anyone who killed the enemy and made meritorious contributions in the militia, he would also be rewarded. Kou Zhun also sent people to bring money and goods to comfort the Hebei garrison, and paid 300,000 taels of silver to the Hebei Transportation Envoy to purchase military rations and enrich military funds.

The Liao troops captured Qizhou, advanced southeastward, passed Beizhou, and rushed directly to the city of Chanzhou. In this way, not only did a large area of ​​Hebei fall into the trap.

The enemy, and the capital Bianjing, which is only one river, was also exposed to the threat of the Liao cavalry. Under the supervision of Kou Zhun, the cowardly Zhao Heng finally decided to personally expedition and appointed Yong Wang Yuanfen as the left-behind.

The next day, Zhao Heng's carriage drove away, and the generals followed him, and the soldiers and left the capital in a mighty manner. Zhao Heng ordered Li Jilong, the governor of the East Road of Shannan, to be the commander of the formation in the east of the front, and Shi Baoji, the governor of the Wuning Army, to be the commander of the west of the front, and the generals and generals walked forward.

When we arrived in Weicheng, the Liao army was getting closer and closer, flying from the front like snowflakes. Zhao Heng heard that the Liao army was powerful and wanted to retreat. Kou Zhun said seriously: "Now that the enemy is approaching and the situation is critical, we can only advance one foot, not one inch. Our army in Hebei is waiting for Your Majesty to arrive day and night. Advance has strengthened the morale of our Hebei army a hundred times. Retreatment will cause the morale of the army to be dispersed and the people will be disappointed. The enemy will take the opportunity to attack. Your Majesty may not even be able to protect Jinling." Zhao Heng reluctantly agreed to continue his march, and the car finally headed north to Chanzhou. At this time, the Yellow River flowed through Chanzhou, dividing Chanzhou City into two.

The Liao army had arrived near the North City at this time, and Zhao Heng did not dare to cross the river, so he was only willing to station in the South City. Kou Zhun strongly asked to cross the river, but Zhao Heng was still hesitant. Kou Zhun said to Gao Qiong, "The Taiwei has received the kindness of the country. Do you plan to repay something today?" Gao Qiong said, "I am a soldier, and I am willing to die for the country." So Kou Zhun discussed with Gao Qiong and went to see Zhao Heng together.

Gao Qiong, whose ancestor lived in Yan land, moved to Mengcheng during the Five Dynasties. Gao Qiong was brave and mighty, and left home to join the army at the age of 1999. First, he became a general under the command of King Shenqi of Later Zhou, and made military achievements in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Zhao Guangyi succeeded to the throne, and Gao Qiong was promoted to the commander of the Dragon Direct.

The Song army fought northwards for the fifth route. He served as the commander-in-chief of the fifth route and led the Louchuan Navy to the sea from Cangzhou, attacked Pingzhou in the north, and conquered Qinhuangdao, Jinzhou and other places. Later, he served as the marshal on behalf of the two prefectures to guard the three passes of Yanmen, Ningwu and Pitou.

In the second year of Xianping, the Liao soldiers invaded. Zhao Heng ordered Fu Qian, the capital of the cavalry and infantry, to lead 80,000 troops to meet the enemy. Fu Chiang retreated, and the Liao soldiers advanced to the front. Emperor Zhenzong urgently ordered Gao Qiong to replace Fu Qian as the commander. Gao Qiong was over 60 years old at that time, and he still led the army in every battle. Relying on Yang Yanzhao and other famous generals, he won all the battles at Wang Yijin, Yukou and Waqiao. In less than a month, he won the entire line and was appointed as the chief magistrate of the procuratorate and the governor of the Zhongwu Army, and transferred the capital to serve as the commander of the front commander of the palace.

Kou Zhun and Gao Qiong, after seeing Zhao Heng, Kou Zhun said, "Your Majesty thinks that my words just now are not worth trusting, you can ask Gao Qiong." Before Zhao Heng could speak, Gao Qiong said, "Kou Zhun's words are not unreasonable. The parents and wives of the soldiers who accompanied the army are in the capital. They will not be willing to abandon their families and move to the south of the Yangtze River alone." Then Gao Qiong asked Zhao Heng to set off immediately to cross the river.

Feng Zheng, the Privy Councillor, scolded Gao Qiong for being reckless to the emperor. Gao Qiong angrily refuted: "You Feng Zheng is just because you can write articles and become a minister of the two governments. Now the enemy soldiers are provoking me, and I advise the emperor to go to war, but you blame me for being rude. If you have the ability, why don't you write a poem to retreat?" Gao Qiong ordered the guards to turn Zhao Heng's car to the north city to march.

When crossing the floating bridge, Gao Qiong was driving the guards forward. When the Huanglong Banner appeared on the northern city tower of Chanzhou, the soldiers and civilians of the Northern Song Dynasty immediately cheered and thundered, with a hundred times more momentum. Zhao Heng went to the northern city of Chanzhou and symbolically inspected, but he still returned to the palace of the Nancheng City, leaving Kou Zhun in the northern city to command the battle. Zhao Heng

Several times, he sent people to visit Kou Zhun. Kou Zhun and Yang Yi, the chief eunuch, drank and played chess on the city tower, were very calm. Kou Zhun's confident look made Zhao Heng no longer panic.

When Zhao Heng arrived in Chanzhou, the Liao commander of the army, Xiao Talan, was brave enough to set up a formation outside the city to challenge and prepare to attack the Song army directly. Li Jilong heard the news and reported to Zhao Heng, and immediately stepped forward to fight. Before the two armies had yet to fight, Xiao Talan led several cavalry out of the formation and looked around to check the terrain.

Li Jilong's general Zhang Huan was guarding next to the crossbow. There was a mechanism on the crossbow. As soon as the mechanism was touched, hundreds of arrows were fired at once. The Song army relied on it as a weapon. Zhang Huan saw a yellow-robed general running out of the Liao army formation. He knew that he was not an ordinary person, so he didn't report it. He immediately moved the crossbow and shot it one after another. As soon as he hit Xiao Talan's vital point, he fell down in response. The other cavalry followed him, half shot to death and half injured. In the Liao army formation, soldiers hurriedly rushed out to help the wounded and saved the death, and ran away. When Zhang Huan reported to Li Jilong, he was driving the soldiers to kill him, and the Liao soldiers had already gone away.

At this time, the Ansu army, Wei Neng and Guangxin army, Yang Yanzhao were all attacked by the enemy. The enemy soldiers repeatedly besieged, but they could not capture them. So they were called Tongliangmen and Tiesui City. Liangmen was the territory of Ansu army, and Suicheng was the territory of Guangxin army. Wang Qinruo was helpless in his guarding Tianxiong army. He practiced vegetarianism and recited Buddhism all day long, and prayed silently behind closed doors. Fortunately, the Liao soldiers did not attack and had to support the past.

When the Liao army was shot to death by Xiao Talan, everyone was snatched away. When Zhao Heng came to supervise his army, he couldn't help but feel angry. Only Empress Dowager Xiao refused to give up and ordered thousands of cavalry to attack Bocheng. Kou Zhun replied: "This is here to test the strength of our army. Please issue an edict to the soldiers and attack them for a while, so as not to despise our army!" Zhao Heng said: "All military affairs are left to you, you can dispatch me for me." Kou Zhun then received the order to send troops and open the city to fight. After several battles, the Liao soldiers retreated. The Song army chased and captured most of them, and the rest escaped.

Soon, Cao Yong came back and brought the Liao envoy Han Qi to ask for a meeting. Zhao Heng immediately introduced Cao Yong. Cao Yong performed a kneeling ceremony and replied: "The Liao Kingdom wants to get the land in Guannan, but I have refused. It is just a piece of gold and silk. I have not agreed easily." Zhao Heng said: "If they insist on us cede the land, we would rather fight to the decisive battle. Gold and silk might as well agree as appropriate. This is not harmful to the country's body. My original intention was like this, and now it is the same."

Zhao Heng ordered Han Qi to come and see him. After Han Qi knelt down and bowed to the ceremony, he presented the letter of the country, saying that he was ordered by the lord to ask for the land in Guannan, and the two sides could form an alliance. Zhao Heng said, "This is not possible, the letter of the country is temporarily left!" Then he said to Cao Yong: "When the foreign envoy arrives here, my court will always treat him with courtesy. Take him to the banquet, and wait until I agree, and then send him back!"

Cao used the order to withdraw Han Qi. Zhao Heng summoned Kou Zhun and others to discuss, and Kou Zhun reported: "If your Majesty wants the Liao people to submit to you for the long-term peace and stability, and you will not be allowed to pay any annual tributes. At that time, the Liao people were afraid of obedience and could not make any trouble for a hundred years. Otherwise, decades later, he would have a strange intention and still attacked."

Zhao Heng said: "If you say it is natural to fight. But the outcome is difficult to predict. Even if you win, many soldiers and civilians will have to be injured and killed. I can't bear it. Decades later, if the descendants are wise and can defend outsiders, I will temporarily agree to negotiate peace. As long as the border is the same, I might as well make the matter."
Chapter completed!