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The situation in Yanjing is really so bad, Song Guozhen is at his fingertips?

Yes.

The situation in Yanjing is really bad, and on the surface, Song Guozhen is at his fingertips.

Now, people in Yanjing City are talking about it, saying that Empress Dowager Xiao is about to give an order to let Xiao do all the Han officials.

This is not unreasonable.

Xiao Puxian has always hated Han people, which is a well-known thing.

In addition, the Liangshan army and the Song army surrounded Yanjing in the west and in the north, and did not give the Khitan, Xi, Bohai and other tribes a way to live.

In addition, not long ago, Li Chuwen and his son wanted to kidnap Xiao Puxian's daughter to return to the south.

Xiao Puxian, who has a strong temperament, is not impossible if she really makes the decision to kill all the Han officials.

In fact, Xiao Puxian had already expressed a similar meaning, of course, at that time, Xiao Puxian was angry.

Later, Xiao Puxian was persuaded by Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi, and their reason was that the current Yanjing could no longer withstand the toss.

Yes, the current Yanjing can no longer withstand the toss.

There are now less than 50,000 horses in the entire Yanjing, a small half of which are Han soldiers, and after they are removed, they may not even be 30,000, which is really too small compared with Li Yan's 200,000 army and the 450,000 army of the Northern Song Dynasty.

The Han officials are all in danger and are looking for their own way out.

All kinds of news are like the wind, blowing from Yanjing to Zhuozhou, and from Zhuozhou to Yizhou.

Gao Feng, the governor of Yizhou, is a Han official, in his fifties, and dozens of people in his family live in Yizhou City.

After Gao Feng heard these rumors, he was restless and anxious.

Knowing that the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Great Song Dynasty had assembled and might be going north to capture Yanjing in the near future, Gao Feng thought: "Why not take the opportunity to sacrifice Yizhou City and break away from Daliao in order to protect yourself?" ”

Yizhou is in the southwest of Yanjing, there are about more than 200 miles of road, go to the mountains and mountains in the west, look at a horse Pingchuan in the east, get the name because of a Yi Shui, during the Warring States Period, Yan Prince Dan sent the strong man Jing Kenan to assassinate the King of Qin, just on the bank of the Yishui River here, say goodbye, the famous "wind Xiao Xiao Xi Yi Shui Han, the strong man is gone and never returns." That's where it was written.

After thinking about it for a few days, Gao Feng decided to talk to Wang Yi, who had a good relationship.

After some temptation, the two coincided.

Wang Yi is also a Han official, and his family also lives in Yizhou, and he is also worried about the way out.

Seeing that Wang Yi also supported Nangui, Gao Feng made up his mind.

Gao Feng said: "We should immediately send someone to Xiongzhou to contact the Xuanfu envoy Tong Guan, to show him the intention of returning to the south, and when the Song army goes north to Yizhou, we will kill all the Khitan people in the city. ”

Wang Yi said: "I completely agree. But who to send to Xiongzhou? This must be done in secret, and the person must be very reliable. ”

Gao Feng paced back and forth, he really couldn't find a person worthy of his trust by his side.

Wang Yi thought for a moment and said, "I have a monk friend named Mingzan, with whom I have a life-and-death relationship, and I think he can do it, and besides, monks entering and leaving the city will not attract attention or arouse suspicion. ”

Gao Feng asked, "Are you talking about the old monk of Jingjue Temple?" ”

Wang Yi nodded and said, "It's him, five years ago, he committed an accident in Yanjing Minzhong Temple, and I saved him." ”

Gao Feng said: "Okay, without further ado, you go to Taining Mountain early tomorrow morning to invite Master Mingzan." ”

Early the next morning, Wang Yi came to the Jingjue Temple of Taining Mountain to find Mingzan, and then quietly explained his intention to Mingzan.

Ming Zan was well aware of the righteousness and was very much in favor of attaching himself to the Great Song Dynasty, and he agreed that he was willing to go to Xiongzhou to convey a message to Tong Guan, the Xuanfu envoy of the Great Song Dynasty.

On September 15, Mingzan secretly came to Xiongzhou.

Tong Guanzheng and the staff officer Yu Wenxuzhong were discussing in the Xuanfu Division, and the guards suddenly came in and reported that a monk outside the door asked to see Tong Xuanfu by name, saying that he had something important to tell him.

Tong Guan felt a little strange, "I have never had any relationship with monks and Taoist priests, how can a monk ask to see me?" ”

Considering that it is an extraordinary time, Tong Guan said: "Invite him to the West Hall, and I will meet him in a while." ”

After the guards withdrew, Yuwen stood up and said, "I'll go see him first, see what he means, and then Xuanxiang decides to see him again?" ”

Tong Guan nodded in agreement.

Yu Wenxu came to the west hall, and then said to Ming Zan: "Master Tong is busy with official business now, and he can't spare his time, so the special dispatch will come to receive him first...... I don't know where the master came from? What do you have to say? ”

Ming Zan smiled and said: "The old monk Dharma name Ming Zan, from Yizhou, entrusted by others, has something important to tell Tong Xuanfu. ”

As soon as Yuwen Xuzhong heard that Mingzan was from Yizhou, he immediately reacted, maybe something good was coming, so he said: "Please sit down for a while, Master Tong will come in a while." ”

Yuwen Xuzhong immediately reported Mingzan's situation to Tong Guan, and Tong Guan ordered Liu Yanqing to immediately investigate Mingzan and find out his true identity.

Liu Yanqing quickly sent people to the Iron Buddha Temple in Xiongzhou to inquire about the relevant information of Yizhou Mingzan.

After a while, Tong Guan came to the west hall, hugged his fists and said: "Forgive forgiveness, forgive sins, a certain family is late, please forgive me...... I heard that the master is from Yizhou? What is the current situation in Yizhou? ”

Mingzan stood up, clasped his palms together, bowed slightly, and said, "Mingzan greets Tong Xuanfu...... Now, the Hanmin people in Yizhou are looking forward to each other day and night, stretching their necks and heels, waiting for the arrival of the heavenly soldiers, and they have been waiting for a year. Gao Feng, the governor of Yizhou, and Wang Yi, the governor of Tongzhou, specially sent old monks to tell Tong Xuanfu that they were willing to sacrifice the city of Yizhou and return to the Great Song Dynasty. The old monk came, specifically for this matter, asked Tong Xuanfu to make an appointment to send troops, and when the army arrived in Yizhou, they were willing to lead the army to kill the Khitan in the city, and the inside should be combined with the outside, and the city should be returned to the land. ”

After Tong Guan heard this, his expression was very calm, and his mind was also very calm, and he still had some doubts about this good thing that was suddenly sent to the door.

Tong Guan smiled and said in an official tone: "Now, there are no less than 1,000 people who come to return to the dynasty every day. ”

At this time, Liu Yanqing quietly walked into the West Hall, and then whispered to Tong Guan: "This person's situation is true, and there is no falsehood. ”

Tong Guan believed that what Ming Zan said was true, not a trick of the Liao State, Tong Guan was overjoyed and asked: "How many military horses are there in Yizhou?" ”

Ming Zan replied: "There are 5,000 men and horses, and they are all willing to obey Tong Xuanfu's command. ”

Tong Guan said: "Okay! Then please go back to Yizhou immediately, and tell Kochizhou and Wang Tongshou that on the 20th of this month, our army can arrive at the city of Yizhou, and ask them to open the door to dedicate the city. ”

On September 17, Xuanfu Si sent a message to Liu Guangshi of the Western Route Army, ordering him to immediately raise troops and march to Yizhou, demanding that the Western Route Army led by Liu Guangshi must be under the city of Yizhou on September 20.

After receiving the order, Liu Guangshi immediately deployed, sending Ji Jing, Zhao Ming, and Zhai Jin to each lead a team to form a vanguard army, with himself and Yang Weizhong leading the Chinese army, and Zhang Sizheng leading the rear army.

The Guangxin army is in the south of Yizhou, and the distance between the two places is not too far.

On this day, the vanguard soldiers and horses quietly entered the territory of Liao State and advanced to Yizhou.

At first, the march went quite smoothly.

On the 20th of September, on the road not far from Yizhou, Tanma suddenly came back and reported that the road ahead was dusty, and he found a team of soldiers and horses galloping from a distance.

Ji Jing, Zhao Ming, and Zhai Jin judged that this was probably the team sent by Gao Feng, the governor of Yizhou, to pick them up, so they did not order any preparations for battle.

But they were wrong, this was not Yizhou soldiers and horses, but a bullpen army killed from the ancient city.

The so-called bullpen army refers to the army under the command of the Bullpen Commander.

As early as the period of Liao Shengzong, in order to defend the Song State, the Liao State set up a "Niulan Capital Commander Division" in Niulan Mountain, which was subordinate to the Nanjing Marshal's Mansion, and was under the jurisdiction of the "Supervision Army Zhai Commander Division" and "Shimen Commander Division", the two armies were each other's horns, and the defense scope was more than 700 miles east and west along the Song-Liao border of the Baigou River.

The Bullpen Supervisor Army Commander Division, commonly known as the Bullpen Supervisor.

Now, Xiao Jilu, the deputy commander of the Southwest Road, concurrently serves as the supervisor of the cattle pen, commanding this team.

Xiao Jilu was the main commander of the Song Liao front, he was originally stationed in Xincheng, not long ago he was ordered to retreat to the ancient city, which is located between Zhuozhou and Yizhou, he heard that the Song army had crossed the border and went north, so he immediately led more than 1,000 Niulan troops out of the city to face it.

The vanguard army led by Ji Jing, Zhao Ming and Zhai Jin was caught off guard by the Niulan army and finally defeated.

When Liu Guangshi heard the news, he urgently ordered the Chinese army and the rear army to stop advancing and prepare for battle on the spot - he wanted to stabilize the ranks to prevent the whole army from collapsing.

Zhai Jin led the vanguard army and moved to Gufeng Taixi, which was very close to Yizhou City - Zhai Jin planned to move closer to the city after dark.

Gao Feng and Wang Yi learned that the Song army had arrived in Gufeng Taixi, so they ordered the guard general Zhao Bingyuan to start slaughtering the Khitans in the city according to the predetermined plan, especially those surnamed Yelu, all of them were killed, leaving no one behind, and cutting down the grass and roots.

In Yizhou City, although the population of Khitan is not very large, it is also bloody and bloody for a while, and the atmosphere is terrifying.

Soon after, spies came again to report that the Great Song army had been defeated by the Niulan army and had retreated south.

Gao Feng, Wang Yi and Zhao Bingyuan were stunned when they heard the news and were at a loss.

Fortunately, Ming Zan was very calm-headed at the critical moment, and he suggested: "The matter has come to this point, and we have no turning back, so hurry up and close the city gate and hold on, the Song army should come again." ”

In the evening, Xiao Jilu led the Niulan army to the city of Yizhou - he wanted to enter the city to rest.

Seeing that the gate was closed, Xiao Jilu ordered the soldiers to shout loudly to open the door.

But no matter how Xiao Jilu's soldiers called the door, the city gate was always closed.

Xiao Jilu concluded that there had been internal changes in the city!

In this regard, Xiao Jilu was angry, and at the same time, he also suspected that the Song army's southward retreat just now was a fraudulent defeat, and he was worried that the Song army and the army in the city should join forces with the outside world and attack him from the north and south, so he hurriedly led the army to leave Yizhou and run to the ancient city.

Seeing Xiao Jilu leading the Niulan army away, Gao Feng and the others who were hiding on the city tower breathed a sigh of relief.

Gao Feng said to Mingzan: "Master Mingzan, I have to ask you to go to Xiongzhou overnight, and report to Tong Xuanfu that the Khitan in Yizhou City has been wiped out by us, and the Niulan army has also run north, so I ask him to send troops and horses to Yizhou as soon as possible." ”

Zhao Bingyuan then sent more than a dozen cavalry to escort Ming Zan out of the city.

After Ji Jing and Zhao Ming returned to the Chinese army, they pleaded guilty to Liu Guangshi.

Liu Guangshi was very angry that his three generals and thousands of elite cavalry were defeated by a thousand Liao cavalry.

That night, Liu Guangshi issued a secret order to Feng Xuanqing, a farewell general, and asked him to lead five hundred elite horsemen, take advantage of the night to quietly set off, and march to Yizhou City.

Liu Guangshi thought to himself: "I must complete the combat mission of the 20th soldiers in Yizhou City. ”

Feng Xuanqing led his army north along the road, and happened to meet Ming Zan and his party on the way, and both sides were pleasantly surprised.

So, Ming Zan acted as a guide and led the five hundred cavalry led by Feng Xuanqing to the city of Yizhou when the sky was twilight.

When Gao Feng heard the news, he hurriedly went out of the city to greet him, but when he went out of the city, he saw that the Song army had only come with more than 500 horses, and he couldn't help but be a little disappointed.

Feng Xuanqing stepped forward and explained: "Kochishu, we are the vanguard army, and the 100,000 army is still behind, and the troops will soon be under the city. ”

Hearing Feng Xuanqing say this, Gao Feng's heart let go.

Feng Xuanqing immediately sent someone back to report to Liu Guangshi: "Our army has entered the city, and Yizhou has been controlled by our army. ”

Liu Guangshi was overjoyed, so he immediately ordered the army to set off to Yizhou, and at the same time sent someone to report to Tong Guan.

Tong Guan, Cai You, and Liu Yanqing were delighted to learn that the Song army had occupied Yizhou.

Cai You said with a smile: "In this way, it won't take long for Yanjing to be recovered by our army." ”

Tong Guan said very calmly: "I'm afraid it's not that simple, Xiao Gan and Lin Ya Dashi have not yet appeared, which shows that the main Khitan force has not yet gone into battle, how dare you assert it like this?" ”

Cai You restrained his smile and said, "It's a little strange, where are the main forces of the Liao army?" ”

Liu Yanqing said: "The main force of the Liao army is likely to be deployed around Yanjing, Yanjing is an ancient city, the city defense is very strong, if you want to quickly defeat it, I am afraid it will cost a lot of money." In my opinion, the army should advance slowly, and after the Jurchen soldiers and horses enter Gubeikou, let them first defeat Yanjing, and then we will redeem it with more coins, which is a foolproof strategy to recover Yanjing. ”

Tong Guan and Cai You were noncommittal about Liu Yanqing's statement.

Liu Yanqing was personally selected by Zhao Ji to be in charge, and Liu Yanqing had met Zhao Ji before taking office, and received a lot of rewards from Zhao Ji, so they all thought that Liu Yanqing's ideas should represent Zhao Ji's ideas, so Tong Guan and Cai You did not want to interfere more with how Liu Yanqing marched and how to recover Yanjing.

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