Zhao Kuangyin led an army of 100,000 to rush to Ulzhou at night, but unexpectedly received a military order sent by Emperor Guo Rong.

"Order Zhao Kuangyin to lead his troops to quickly return to Yingzhou and return to the Chinese army, in case of emergency."

Just such a simple sentence, Zhao Kuangyin led the army to see that it was about to kill the capital city of Ulzhou, as long as he captured Ulzhou, it would be equivalent to cutting off the connection between the five continents in the west of Yanyun and Youzhou.

This is also the deployment in Guo Rong's original strategic concept.

How can you say that change is changed?

And there is no explanation at all, why did it suddenly change?

"Mr. Zeping, what do you think about this matter?"

Shen Yilun stayed in Kaifeng to plan for Zhao Kuangyin, and now there is only one person around Zhao Kuangyin who can give him ideas.

"General, the emperor said that he trusted you the most, but in fact, in the emperor's heart, I am afraid that except for the prince, the rest of the people, he doesn't believe anyone."

"This is why, since ancient times, the relationship between the emperor and the prince seems to be very delicate, the emperor is prosperous in the Spring and Autumn Period, how can he be so fond of the prince, all the military power in Kaifeng has been handed over to the prince, and even the trustworthy now has to listen to the prince's dispatch."

Zhao Kuangyin was also puzzled, and he couldn't guess what kind of medicine was sold in the emperor's gourd.

When he hadn't entered Yanyun yet, Zhao Kuangyin could also get news from Kaifeng through some channels.

After entering Yanyun, all the news about Kaifeng, including the territory of Dazhou, was suddenly cut off.

"The emperor left 10,000 Tianzi pro-troops in Sikou Pass, and all the personnel and baggage that come and go must be strictly checked, and it is estimated that Mr. Shen's side also took this situation into account, so the transmission of news was interrupted."

"This is not difficult to understand, after all, once the emperor knows that I am still exchanging news with Kaifeng, the emperor will inevitably be suspicious, especially when using troops, I can't say that the emperor will kill people."

"It's good that the general doesn't blame Mr. Shen, and he thinks that the emperor urgently recruited the general to lead the army back, not because he found anything, but because the emperor needs the general to stay with the emperor."

Zhao Kuangyin's eyes lit up, he thought for a moment, patted his thigh, and said:

"Thanks to Mr. Zeping, otherwise Zhao would not have thought of this, now Li Chongjin has become a pioneer, Yue Fei rushed to Ningzhou to fight with Zhang Yongde to attack the Liao army, and the emperor called me back at this time...... Could it be that the emperor is in poor health and is worried that he will not be able to personally lead the army to fight, so he ......"

"The humble position is basically the same as the general's guess, the emperor personally drove this expedition and brought out half of the imperial doctors of the Tai Hospital, saying that it was to be able to treat the injured soldiers in time, and the emperor also brought out General Manager Li, which can't help but make people think more."

"So, it might be a good thing to transfer me back?"

"At least it won't be a bad thing."

Zhao Kuangyin stood up, walked back and forth in the big tent a few times, and said with a smile:

"Zeping, it's actually useless for the two of us to discuss this, even if we know that the emperor is going to dismiss me or even cut off my head, Zhao doesn't dare not go back."

"General, you have great luck, and you can't be wrong about your humble position."

"Okay, I hope everything is as Mr. expected, send the order to the army, and return to Yingzhou immediately."

Guo Rong hurriedly transferred Zhao Kuangyin back to the Chinese army, and Zhao Pu really guessed it, he was worried that once the war suddenly changed, the Chinese army would face a tough battle, and if he suddenly fell ill when he was in command......

After taking over Yingzhou, Guo Rong ordered Li Chongjin to lead his army to continue to march towards Mozhou, and he led the Chinese army to garrison Yingzhou.

To the east, Zhang Yongde did not know if he had rushed to Yijin Pass, and Yue Fei's forward troops were said to have discovered the whereabouts of the Liao army and were looking for fighters.

Guo Rong's Chinese army played a role in the middle of the echo.

Under the careful care of the old lady Guo Wanche, Guo Rong's health has improved to a great extent, but Guo Wanche also said that once the emperor personally commands the troops to fight, everything before will be in vain.

Guo Rong doesn't care much about how long he can live, and living more is a matter of one or two years, and the old lady doctor will never be alarmist.

If Guo Wanche dares to lie to him, then it's okay, two years later, I don't die, that is the day when you Guo Wanche is guilty of bullying the king.

What Guo Rong thought was that he must not fall down when fighting the enemy, so he must keep a reusable general by his side.

Yue Fei's department had already discovered the traces of the Liao army, and a big war was about to break out, so it would definitely be inappropriate to transfer Yue Fei back.

Li Chongjin and Zhang Yongde are not within Guo Rong's consideration.

Wang Xianqi of the rear army was a personal choice, but unfortunately he was not qualified enough.

Guo Rong also thought about transferring one of the three people who stayed in Kaifeng, Han Tong, Cao Bin and Shi Shouxin, among these three, only Han Tong can use it, and Cao Bin and Shi Shouxin are still not qualified enough.

Originally, there were two candidates, Xiang Xun and Li Jixun, but unfortunately these two people had just been belittled by Guo Rong, and it couldn't be now if they wanted to be reactivated.

After thinking about it, Guo Rong had no choice but to order Zhao Kuangyin to be transferred back, which was also something that could not be helped.

can only stabilize the victory first, first defeat the 300,000 main forces of the Liao State and then continue to advance forward.

"Alas...... I can't wait, I really want to be able to personally lead the army to fight a decisive battle with Liaogou, and now, I am really annoyed to let you two old goods be pestered all day long. ”

Guo Rong had more than a dozen silver needles inserted in his body, and the old lady doctor Guo Wanche still twisted a few of them from time to time, making Guo Rong feel that his body was itchy and unbearable.

"Your Majesty, the old minister thinks that it is enough for you to sit in the Chinese army, the emperor should no longer regard himself as a general who takes the lead, your role in the army should be to rest the soil, and to replenish the heavens."

"Your Majesty, the old slave also agrees with Guo Wanche's old man's statement, Your Majesty, you are the backbone of my Great Zhou army and the symbol of my Great Zhou's military soul."

Guo Rong looked at these two old things angrily, feeling very warm in his heart, but he was still angry on his lips.

"Treat me as auspicious, as the mascot of the Great Zhou army, you two old goods, you are getting bolder."

"Your Majesty, if the minister can cure your dragon body, even if the emperor cuts off the head of the minister, after the minister dies, he will become an immortal, because even the emperor's serious illness can be cured, this does not mean that the minister's medical skills are comparable to that of immortals."

Guo Rong's face darkened again, he had given Guo Wanche a strict order, about his physical condition, he must let him know truthfully, and he must not hide it.

Guo Wanche was afraid that the emperor would not let him tell the truth, but with the emperor's strict decree, he strictly followed it.

"I hope that your medical skills can be comparable to those of immortals, and I have a dragon spirit and a fierce body, but I hate that old bull nose Chen Tuo, I really thought that he knew what immortality and the art of turning gold and silver, but I didn't expect that it was also a wolf ambition."

"Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never made any move on the Daomen, could it be that he is waiting for the emperor's will?"

"I will not give the crown prince an order to interfere in these matters, including that Qin Li, I believe in my son, I believe that he will definitely do better than me."

"Your Majesty, when you say this, the old slave doesn't dare to answer."

"What are you afraid of, you just say that the emperor is wise, I won't blame you, I ordered the destruction of the Buddha at first, but it was also not well considered, but instead let the Buddha run away to the Liao State, I am afraid that after a long time, the Buddha Gate will help the Liao State completely conquer the Han people in the land of Yanyun, so that they are willing to be enslaved by the Liao dog and do not want to admit that they were once Han."

"Your Majesty, you are compassionate and compassionate, which is also the reason why the Emperor immediately used troops against the Liao State after you stabilized Siyi."

"That's what I think, it's been more than 20 years since the land of Yanyun fell into the hands of Liaogou, and after two generations of Hanmin, I don't know how many people still have their homeland in Yanyun now."

"Your Majesty, don't worry, the old minister firmly believes that my Han people are all cherished of their homeland, and as soon as the emperor's army arrives, won't this Yingzhou assassin immediately raise the city and surrender?"

Guo Wanche began to pull out the silver needles from Guo Rong's body one by one, and today's treatment is over.

"This is indeed a gratifying thing, I have ordered someone to send Gao Yanhui to Kaifeng, and told the prince to treat him well, if this person is available, he might as well use it as an example, and let the world see the mind of my Chinese Han people."

"Your Majesty."

After the treatment, as soon as Guo Rong tidied up his clothes, a scout came to report.

"Emperor Qi, there is news from General Yue's headquarters that the 300,000 troops of the Liao State have also discovered the whereabouts of the Hanzi Army and have turned the direction, General Yue guesses that Liaogou wants to break through the encirclement of the Hanzi Army and return to Youzhou, and General Yue is trying his best to deal with it and look for an opportunity to fight with it."

When Guo Rong heard this, he immediately asked:

"What about Zhang Yongde, has the 100,000 army under his command rushed to Yijin Pass?"

"Your Majesty, General Zhang's headquarters also rushed to Yijin Pass, and the Khitan guards of Yijin Pass have surrendered."

Hearing the news, Guo Rong was even more excited.

"Okay, the Khitan guards have all taken the initiative to surrender, Li Tongjie, pass on my will, the Khitan people have finally contributed to Tinghui, and I have authorized him to bring his family to live in Kaifeng, just like Gao Yanhui, let the prince use it as appropriate."

"The old slave obeys."

It is impossible for Guo Rong to entrust these Yanyun generals with important tasks immediately, so he can only send them back to Kaifeng first and hand them over to the prince for proper placement.

"Order Zhang Yongde to tell him the movements of the main force of Liaogou, and let him immediately lead the army to find the main force of Liaogou, and form a north-south attack with Yue Fei's department, and I will personally raise the army to help."

"The emperor thinks twice, the battle of the Liao conquest has just begun, and the emperor will go into battle in person, it's too early."

"The fighter plane is fleeting, I can't wait for Zhao Kuangyin to come back, I have made up my mind, you two old people don't stop it."

At this time, Zhang Yongde was immersed in the joy of winning the first battle.

"This general also took Yijin Pass without bloodshed, Yijin Pass is much higher than Sikou Pass, and the following is Ningzhou, presumably the main force of Liaogou is now on the front line of Youzhou and Mozhou, so let Yue Fei and them have a headache."

"General Zhang's divine power is overwhelming, Liaogou is invincible, and we will follow General Zhang's left and right, and we will be honored."

A group of generals and officials also tried their best to praise, Zhang Yongde was happy, waved his hand, and the whole army stayed in Yijin Pass to rest for two days, and they could drink happily tonight.

The 300,000 Liao troops stationed in Ningzhou, led by Xiao Yuanli, are considered to be the best among the royal families and descendants of the Liao generation who can lead troops to fight.

He was ordered by the Liao Emperor Yelu Shulu to lead an army of 300,000 to garrison Ningzhou.

In order not to expose his whereabouts in advance as much as possible, Xiao Yuanli's army was neither stationed in the capital city of Ningzhou nor near the border pass, but in a valley about a hundred miles northwest of Yijin Pass.

Even the Yijin guard general Zhong Tinghui didn't know about the existence of this army.

Otherwise, when this Khitan general faced Zhang Yongde's 100,000-strong army, he was afraid that he would definitely fight to the death and resolutely refused to surrender.

When Xiao Yuanli learned that Zhong Tinghui actually gave up resistance and surrendered directly, he was furious.

"Come on, quickly send someone to inform the emperor that Gao Yanhui and Zhong Tinghui surrendered one after another, because their families were by their side and were not sent to Liaoyang Mansion, and they surrendered to Zhou without the slightest worries."

"Pass on the general's order, raid Yijin Pass overnight, and the general will take the heads of Zhang Yongde, the chief general of the Zhou State, and the rebel general Zhong Tinghui to sacrifice the flag."

"General, the northwest direction has discovered the Yue Fei Department of the Zhou State's Hanzi Army, and they seem to have discovered us as well, for the sake of today's plan, the last general thinks that we should find a way to get rid of the situation of being attacked by the enemy."

"This is exactly what General Ben meant, according to General Ben's idea, as long as Zhong Tinghui can hold Yijin Pass for ten days, General Ben will be sure to defeat the enemy's fierce army Yue Fei's department, and then turn back and rush to the aid of Yijin Pass......"

Listening to Xiao Yuanli shouting loudly, Han Zhao lowered his head and sneered.

Previously, General Xiao didn't say that, he wanted to break through the barrier of the enemy's fierce army, and quickly fled back to Youzhou, once he couldn't beat it, he could still escape from Youzhou to Liaoyang Mansion through Gubeikou.

Why did General Xiao suddenly become so big?

"Han Zhao listens to the order."

Han Zhao was slandering, not wanting Xiao Yuanli to be the first to name him.

"The last general, please give the general's orders."

Xiao Yuanli looked at Han Zhao and pulled out the first Golden Skin Order.

"Han Zhao, General Ben ordered you to lead a thousand infantry troops, a thousand crossbowmen, and immediately go north to meet the enemy's fierce army Yue Fei's department, no matter how you beat General Ben, as long as you can drag Yue Fei for three days, even if you make meritorious contributions, General Ben will reward you for meritorious deeds, if you can't complete it, then come and see you."

As soon as Xiao Yuanli's military order came out, there was silence in the military tent, and several generals who were related to Xiao Yuanli looked at Han Zhao with a dead look, and their eyes were full of mockery.

"The last general will take the order."

Han Zhao didn't dare to hesitate, if the general didn't take the order or hesitated, he could be immediately beheaded in front of the tent according to military regulations, no matter whether it was Xiao Yuanli who wanted to kill himself, he could only take it first.

"Han Zhao, although you are a Han Chinese, but your father is an official of my Great Liao, but you also grew up eating the money that the Emperor of Great Liao sent to your family, this general has entrusted you with such a difficult task, which shows the trust of this general in you, Han Zhao, I hope you will not let down my Great Liao royal family."

Xiao Yuanli laughed, this Han Zhao, last year Liaoyang Mansion held a martial arts competition, whether it was equestrian or foot combat, whether it was military strategy or battle formation, he Xiao Yuanli won the first place very smoothly, except for archery, which was won by Han Zhao.

For the Khitans, who have always admired force, horse archery is their housekeeping skill, but they were defeated one by one by a Han boy who was less than 20 years old in the martial arts arena.

This is a great disgrace.

Today, Xiao Yuanli finally found an opportunity to take revenge on Han Zhao.

"General, Han Zhao is willing to take the general's order, but I ask the general to send some more men and horses to the last general, and it is best to have a thousand cavalry."

After Han Zhao received the order, he also knew that Xiao Yuanli deliberately rectified him, according to the scout's report, the enemy army Yue Fei had at least 100,000 troops, and let him lead a thousand infantry troops and a thousand crossbowmen to block Yue Fei, this was a fatal task.

I have to find a way to block it for three days, which ...... It's just impossible.

"Han Zhao, you have disappointed General Ben too much, you have not yet started a war with the enemy army and you are cowardly, and General Ben did not let you lead the army to raid Yijin Pass, that is very dangerous, but let you stop Yue Fei for three days, and you did not let you fight Yue Fei to the death, you just sa girl to lead Yue Fei's army to run for three days, hahaha."

The generals in the camp also burst into laughter, laughing at Han Zhao one after another.

Han Zhao's clenched fists relaxed again, and after he bowed and saluted, he took the order and prepared to withdraw from the military tent.

"Stop, did General Ben let you leave, Han Zhao, you remember to General Ben, the two thousand people you led are all selected from the Han Min, and the Khitans will not obey the command of the Han dog, okay, Han Zhao, you can get out now."

Han Zhao withdrew from the big tent, and the wild laughter in the tent continued.

Han Zhao, who was gloomy, walked all the way back to his camp, and several teams were surrounding him.

"Commander, I see that you have a big order in your hand, but what kind of military order did General Xiao give us?"

Han Zhao was originally a 2,000-strong team leader, and his men were all crossbowmen.

"Command the brethren, a thousand men put on swords and shields, and a thousand men carry bows and crossbows, and send men to receive ten days' worth of military rations, and we are ready to set off, and where we are going and what we are doing is a secret, and I cannot tell you now."

Han Zhao was afraid that he would tell the truth, he was going to take the brothers to death, he was going to be cannon fodder, the brothers would blame him, once the soldiers escaped, he would inevitably be dealt with harshly by military law.

The thousand-person team, except for Han Zhao, who can ride a horse, the rest are all infantry troops, Han Zhao knows that this time he is going to fight a blocking battle, and he is more mobile with his horse, and he will have a greater chance of escaping at least by himself while riding a horse.

"The horses are gone, the goal is too obvious, we are going on a classified mission this time, and everyone is ready......"

Before Han Zhao could finish arranging, the brother who was responsible for leading the army and needed supplies came back.

"The military chief, the quartermaster said that he had not received a military order from General Xiao to prepare food for us, let alone ten days, not a day."

Han Zhao turned his head and returned to the Chinese military tent.

"The last general, Han Zhao, asks to see General Xiao."

Xiao Yuanli is leading people to discuss how to raid Yijin Pass, and now, there is Yue Fei's Fierce Army in the north, and Zhang Yongde's Right Army in the south, although the number of people in the front and rear is only more than 200,000, but I am afraid that they will not be able to care about each other.

"Yue Fei's department has been looking for an opportunity to start a decisive battle with us, at this time it should be temporarily avoided from its edge, but Zhang Yongde, the soldiers took Yijin Pass without blood, it should be really proud, and the defenders of Yijin Pass have just surrendered to the enemy, at this time, our army launched a surprise attack, maybe it can achieve unexpected results."

After Xiao Yuanli recovered from the panic, he immediately began to think about countermeasures, after all, he was the best of the Liao Kingdom's generation of generals, if he was all thin, then there would really be no hope for Da Liao.

As a result, he really thought of a countermeasure, that is, to clean up the Right Route Army led by Zhang Yongde first, then gather the Great Liao Army in the Ningzhou area, and then notify the troops of Waqiaoguan and Youzhou to rush to reinforcements.

It is best to attract the Chinese army of the Great Zhou Emperor to come over, so that another Great Liao army ambushed north of Gubeikou can wait for the opportunity.

"Order, the whole army will march overnight, be sure to rush to Yijin Pass before dawn, and after arriving at Yijin Pass, immediately launch an attack, and Zhang Yongde must be caught off guard."

Xiao Yuanli was arranging the task, and Han Zhao's voice sounded outside the tent again.

"Let Han Zhao in."

After Han Zhao entered the big tent, he bowed down and saluted Xiao Yuanli and said:

"General Xiao, the last general has come to ask for instructions, and I implore the general to allow our troops to bring enough grain and grass for ten days."

Xiao Yuanli sneered a few times and said:

"Han Zhao, if you don't know what it is, you will eat the enemy, and if you don't know what the enemy is, it is ours, no wonder you Han people are always plundered by our Khitans, this is nature."

Although Xiao Yuanli was extremely sarcastic about Han Zhao, what he said was the truth.

The Han people were afraid of being robbed by the Liao, and the Liao people were used to robbing the Han people, so they all formed a psychological advantage.

"General, but the last general is leading the infantry army, and he can't confront the enemy head-on, even if he launches a surprise attack, it will be difficult to play the advantage of my Daliao army, and the last general intends to resist the danger and defend to the death, but there must be some food and grass to support it."

Xiao Yuanli thought about it, nodded as well, and said:

"What you said is not unreasonable, we Khitan people all know that if you want the horses to run fast, you must feed the horses until they are full, okay, General Ben promised you, just give you a day's rations, save a little food, hold on for three days, and your task will be completed."

Han Zhao was completely disappointed, he never expected that the dignified commander of the three armies of the Great Liao, in order to take revenge on him, could be so despicable.

"The last general thanks the general for his generosity, the last general takes the first step, and I wish the general a victory and success in Yijin Pass."

Han Zhao returned to his tent again and ordered to a thousand soldiers:

"Send someone to receive a day's ration for a thousand people, and in addition, all the remaining rations of all people will be handed over and kept by those appointed by the general, and from now on, the food in the army will begin to be uniformly distributed."

Han Zhao usually doesn't have a good hand with his brothers, at least he, the brother of the Thousand People's Team, is still willing to listen to him.

After some preparations, Han Zhao led a thousand infantry troops, and he himself walked out of the barracks.

Behind him, there was the laughter of the Khitans:

"Han dogs only deserve to be sent to death, and our Khitan warriors can go to attack the city."

Han Zhao led a thousand infantry troops on a day's march, and finally arrived at a valley in the evening.

"Scout, go check if this is called Desperate Valley."

The dozen or so people who had been temporarily appointed as scouts scattered and ran out, and Han Zhao led all his soldiers up the hillside on the left side of the valley.

Taking advantage of the twilight, Han Zhao confirmed the terrain and sighed in his heart:

"Brothers, I, Han Zhao, Han Xianming, am sorry for you, this is where we are buried......"