Chapter 184: Rushing to paraphrase the storyteller's words, two flowers bloom, one on each branch. I have just introduced the confrontation between Guo Rong and Yelu Tart Lie in the area of ** and Nanjing (now **), and at the same time, a major event that was enough to shake the whole world was born in Shangjing (at the time of the Five Dynasties, China can be said to be the most powerful force in fact, and it is not an exaggeration to say that what shook China became something that shook the world).

"Back to the handsome, there is the Heihe River in front of you, and after crossing the Heihe, you will reach the capital of the Khitans in another twenty miles!" The scout was tanned and swarthy, as if he had crawled out of a coal pit, but his expression was full of excitement. After wearing ** on the vast **plain for half a month, he finally arrived at his destination, can he not be excited?

Zhao Kuangyin, who was originally bronze-skinned, was also swarthy and swarthy. . . It was as if it had climbed out of another coal pit. However, his face was still calm, but his originally cold eyes also flashed with a faint joy: "Okay, give the order to go down and rest for half an hour, and wait for the Tai** West to fall and immediately enter the army!" ”

Isn't Zhao Kuangyin in Hexi? How did he come to the vicinity of Shangjing? This matter can be summed up in a simple sentence: war needs. In the entire strategy of Wang Pu's "Northern Expedition", the elite cavalry of the white-clothed army under Zhao Kuangyin's account was a crucial link. Judging from whether the food is sufficient, the number of Zhou troops and the degree of fatigue are inferior to the Khitans. Especially last year, from Guanzhong to Henan, from Henan (referring to the area south of the ** River) to Hedong, and from Hedong to Hebei, there were wars everywhere, and it was no wonder that the Zhou army was not tired.

Therefore, in Wang Pu's design, since the Northern Expedition is to be carried out, it must be done with all his might to win. The main force ** must also dispatch about 150,000 men and horses, otherwise there is no way to compete with the main Khitan force that is approaching in a flash, but on the other hand, Zhou State can't afford to drag it down, his own economic strength is insufficient, and there is not enough food ** to support it to fight for a long time, so Zhou State can only fight. But fighting is easier said than done, after all, the Khitans have always boasted that they are invincible in the world, and if they are beaten by themselves with such a stick, I am afraid that they will also be in a hurry to fight with themselves. But how to ensure that the battle can still be won, there is a lot of attention to this.

Da Zhou's capital is not much, not to mention the business of "losing the wife and the army", and even a lose-lose war cannot be fought. So Wang Pu came up with the idea of a sneak attack for thousands of miles, and asked Zhao Kuangyin to fight from Liangzhou in Hexi like the big man Huo was sick back then, and sneak attack on Beijing. This action was very bold, which made Guo Rong sink for a long time, and also attracted Zhao Kuangyin to discuss in person. Zhao Kuangyin led the army to the west, and the right to conquer the west was very great, but it was a little marginalized in the political situation of the entire Zhou State. He stabilized Liangzhou, took the bridgehead to the west, formed an alliance with the six Tibetan tribes, and eliminated the threat of the flank of Hexi, which was a great contribution to the Great Zhou court, but unfortunately this credit basically fell on Wang Pu's head, Wang Pu became a privy envoy because of his meritorious recommendation, and Zhao Kuangyin himself was only rewarded by the emperor with a knighthood. br/>

Zhao Kuangyin, the head of the camp on West Road, but the deputy manager is a die-hard fan of the Guo family, Han Tong, this guy's six relatives don't recognize anyone's account, and he doesn't sell anyone's account; And the grain transport manager is also Guo Rong's old subordinate Cao Ying. He, Zhao Kuangyin, has a lot of power, but he is still far from the king of the northwest? What's more, the next Ganzhou Uighurs are not easy to deal with, and it is more difficult to make more military exploits, and after a long time, the officials in the court will only think of him, Zhao Kuangyin wasted food ** and forgot his great military exploits. Just like the stars of later generations, Zhao Kuangyin, who lives in a remote place, needs a chance to shine again. Of course, he can't hype up the scandal, and he can't * can only make real achievements!

Wang Pu's suggestion made Zhao Kuangyin extremely excited in his heart, as if someone suddenly handed him a pillow when he wanted to sleep; When I wanted to ** someone, someone suddenly gave a ****** baby. The two hit it off at the time.

So the Zhou army went all the way north from Hebei, and all the way east from Hexi, and the two armies went out at the same time. Compared with Guo Rongjun, who has been victorious every day, Zhao Kuangyin has been unfazed along the way. First, the vast ** plain is sparsely populated, and I often walk for half a day without seeing a single figure; Second, the elite troops from the ** have been transferred away, and the various tribes have settled down. This is the same as the feeling of having money in people's hands, when you have money, you always want to buy something, but once the money is spent, you will live honestly. This elite unit was taken away, but the people in the tribe felt that they were safe, and their vigilance was lowered a lot. Third, "Ci is not in charge of the army, and righteousness is not good", the handsome guy Zhao Kuangyin killed people with three words: don't blink four words: don't frown; Five words: be the executioner. When he encountered the Khitans, he couldn't help but kill them, and if the tribe was close, he rushed over and slaughtered all the people in the tribe. So along the way, he actually kept the secret. People came to the bank of the Black River unconsciously.

"Generals, we have traveled thousands of miles with so much effort to get to Shangjing. Whether you can make a contribution to Da Zhou depends on your next performance. Running thousands of miles and only attacking the enemy chieftain, how many people in history can have such great courage. If we go south to Beijing, the names of all people are indispensable in this history book. Of course, this is a bit far, let's talk about the near, now the Khitan army and our army are facing off in the Yanyun area, if we take Shangjing, catch the Khitan royal family, and kill them one**two clean, do you think the Khitan people can still sit still in Yanyun? They will only take the initiative to come forward and fight a decisive battle with our army, as long as our army does not hold out, the Khitans will no longer be able to sit still, he can only divide his troops all the way north and continue to confront each other all the way. In this way, let's sneak back to Yanyun to raid the Khitan Army, and the sixteen states of Yanyun can return to my Great Zhou! His Majesty the Emperor will never forget you with such great military achievements! Zhao Kuangyin said vigorously.

"The last general will obey the orders of the commander!" Seven or eight generals bowed down in unison and said.

"The situation in Shangjing has been ascertained. The Khitan army has already moved south, and there are only more than 100 guards in Chongde Palace, 6ooo people and horses, and the guards of the four gates in the capital! Zhao Kuangyin smiled and glanced at everyone.

"We have always won more with less, and one against hundred. But now the enemy is gone, and there are only 6,000 men, but we are not at all, brothers, you will not have too many people to fight, and if you have few people, you will forget how to fight! Zhao Kuangyin joked.

Everyone also laughed and said embarrassedly: "Then how can we definitely win!" ”

"Good! Han Lingkun! Zhao Kuangyin said loudly.

"The last general!"

"You lead three hundred men and horses, put on the Khitan people's ** clothes, disperse into the city, and wait for Tai ** to go down the mountain** in Shangjing, suddenly rush to kill and seize the west gate, and then set off wolf smoke. It only takes a quarter of an hour for Ben Shuai's army to arrive in Shangjing. Do you have the confidence to hold out for a quarter of an hour at Simon? Zhao Kuangyin stared at Han Lingkun with blazing eyes.

Han Lingkun took a step forward and saluted under the envious gaze of everyone: "The last general will send a military order far away!" ”

"Ben Shuai doesn't want a military order, I just need the West City Gate!" Zhao Kuangyin said majestically.

"The last general swears to protect the west gate!" Han Lingkun said without hesitation.

Zhao Kuangyin nodded, and then transferred another 7,000 people to follow him into the city, and after entering the city, the 7,000 people were divided into two**one** people, and Zhao Kuangyin personally led the attack on the Khitan Palace, and the other group of people and horses set fire to the Khitan City to create momentum! In order to ensure that nothing goes wrong, he also ordered 3,000 men and horses to be on guard outside the eastern city to prevent the Khitan ** from breaking through!

"His Royal Highness King Yan, His Royal Highness King Yan is not in a good situation!" Yelu Xianshi, the commander of the guards of Chongde Palace, hurriedly rushed into the main hall of Chongde Palace and said to this seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man.

"What the hell is going on with the noise outside General Hyun-shi?" Yan Wang Yeluxian asked puzzled. Today, as usual, he was chatting with Han Kuangsi, a Han companion. Although he is not the biological son of Emperor Yelujing, Yelujing raised him since he was a child**, and invited Khitan and Han masters to teach him Kung Fu and Han Confucianism. It's really good for him, although he has not been clearly appointed as the crown prince, and the entire Khitan has regarded Yeluxian as the heir of the emperor. So after there was an accident in the capital, Yelu Xianshi first looked for not the queen, but the crown prince. It is already an open secret that the emperor does not like ** people, and the status of this queen in the eyes of his courtiers is also plummeting.

"Hui Yan King Zhou Jun rushed in!"

"What?" Han Kuangsi jumped off the chair with his eyes, stared at Yelu Xianshi tightly, and said in disbelief: "You... What do you say this 、、、 this can't be! Wasn't the Zhou army far away in Shannan (south of Yanshan)? ”

Ye Luxian was also a little stunned and repeated: "Yes, aren't they in Shannan? ”

"King Yan this... There are also cavalry in this Zhou army, presumably from the middle of the road. This... Without further ado, you should prepare early, and I will rush out of Beijing with Your Highness! Yeluxian said anxiously.

"How many men does the Zhou army have?" Han Kuangsi calmed down and hurriedly asked.

"This... The black rumbling can only be heard, there are shouts and killings everywhere, and the city is full of firelight and smoke. . . I really don't know how many enemies there are! Yelu Xian said hesitantly. There were shouts of killing everywhere outside, and none of the men who wanted to know how many enemies there were, but none of them returned. Therefore, Yeluxian was in a hurry, he didn't dare to divide his troops to rescue everywhere, so he could only concentrate his troops in the palace and try to persuade Yeluxian to hurry up and leave.