The cavalry of 100 cavalry, even if the equipment belonging to the Liao army is replaced, at night and in a state of chaos, it is still possible, but during the day, it will almost inevitably be blocked.

The fire was blazing at night, and everyone around knew that they had been attacked, and it was almost inevitable that it would be more severe, but fortunately, he adapted to the situation, and finally deceived the blocking army in the name of reporting the news, and successfully jumped out of the Liaodong Peninsula.

The loss of 5,000 people, which is very large for the Liao army, is not unacceptable, this time, it is unacceptable, direct 30,000 casualties, and finally more than 20,000 died, of which, 15,000 are the most elite heavy cavalry.

The heavy cavalry of the Liao State is divided into several grades, the leather room army is the strongest, that is the elite force that guards the Liao lord, the Tielin army is the second, this is the largest, and it is also the most powerful force of the Liao army, but among the four capitals, there are also some elites, in this town, the heaviest loss, is such a type, their losses, almost represent the most important force in Tokyo, almost lost.

This kind of major blow may not be comparable to Yuan Hao's destruction, but for the provocation of Liao, it is even more above, and the most important thing is that until now, no trace of the other party has been found.

However, the Liao State is not without capable people, after Liao Xingzong was furious and killed a series of people, he also sent a large number of elites to investigate on the Liaodong Peninsula, and finally found clues.

Perhaps, gunpowder and kerosene are not very high for the Liao State, but for the cavalry, it is engraved in the bones of the Liao State, and it is not generally easy to find some proficient cavalry combat from among the Liao generals.

Although the cavalry of the planting is as small as possible, it is impossible to clean up all the traces, after all, this is a large force of more than 4,000 cavalry, if you really deliberately come to search, you can still search for their traces.

Approaching more than 8,000 horses, if according to the calculation method of the Liao State, at best, that is, three or four thousand cavalry, but three or four thousand cavalry, can kill more than 5,000 elite heavy cavalry, this possibility is not very likely, in the end, the number reported is 8,000 people.

And their direction has also been determined, having jumped out of the Liaodong Peninsula and going further north.

At this moment, the center of the entire Liao State was in an uproar, they were a little worried before, these cavalry were nomads from the white mountains and black waters, and now, it seems to confirm this, there may be some doubts, but take this opportunity to sweep away the entire north, it is also necessary to do it, the loss of the Liao State is too great, to make up for this loss, only plunder is the best choice.

However, it is not completely without other opinions, some of the younger ones, or in terms of senses, are a little keen, they have seen something from the battlefield, whether it is 5,000 cavalry, or the town that sneaked up later, the weapons are extraordinary.

Although the battlefield of the 5,000 cavalry was cleaned, some weapons that were occasionally missed, some of which were almost cut into two sections, represented extremely sharp weapons.

It's a pity that there are not a lot of such weapons, which are not enough to form a powerful inference, and some people have also suggested that maybe these troops came from the Song army, and only the Song Dynasty had weapons superior to those of the Liao State.

But soon, such an idea was refuted, not to mention whether the Northern Song Dynasty had the courage to send troops to attack the Liaodong Peninsula at this time, even if there were, how to get out.

Similarly, although the Northern Song Dynasty had some weapons of the Gao Liao Kingdom, they were not comprehensive, and there was little difference between the general weapons.

On the contrary, they are nomads, although they are far lower than the Liao State in terms of smelting level, and even worse than the Northern Song Dynasty, but they are not unable to obtain divine weapons, the natural kind of meteoric iron, and those purchased from the Northern Song Dynasty, perhaps, it is these divine weapons that make them bold.

There are only a few weapons, not most of them, and those buried Liao weapons are regarded as captured by these nomads, and only the nomads who lack everything will be so greedy for everything and will not let go of any of them.

If Chong Ge knew that his arrangement had made the Liao State inference to the other extreme, he would definitely laugh out loud, he not only successfully completed the purpose, attracted the main force of the entire Liao State, and went to the northeast, but also let the Liao State begin to put heavy pressure on the nomads.

Before, attacking the Northern Song Dynasty, plundering in the territory of the Northern Song Dynasty, and gaining the upper hand, now, revenge, sweeping the entire nomadic people, and reducing some hidden dangers of the Liao State have become the mainstream.

In addition to the mobilization of the troops that originally belonged to Liao Xingzong and the troops in Tokyo, the Liao State also mobilized the troops belonging to the north, and the king of the Northern Courtyard himself shouldered the responsibility of suppressing the ethnic groups in the north.

Where there is oppression, there is resistance, not to mention the ethnic minorities that are widely distributed in the north, especially the Jurchens who have begun to rise.

When Yelu Abaoji, the founder of the Jin State, was not born, the entire Jurchen tribe was still scattered under the premise that the total number of Jurchen tribes was also very large, and they were more scattered, forming small tribes and groups, but under the heavy pressure of the Liao State, these tribes must resist in order to survive, which dragged down the army in the north. The foundation was laid.

The last time he passed the news was near Tokyo, and he passed the follow-up information back at several of the agreed locations according to the request of the Imperial City Division, and I don't know if he could receive it, but he had to go.

Although the northeast of the north is very vast, with more than one million square kilometers of land, this era is even more extensive, and the whole of Siberia is also a vast fertile land, but the map on his hand is limited, and it is impossible to continue to go deep into the north, so he must rely on the northeast to evade and intersperse, find an opportunity, and then return to the Liaodong Peninsula, but that is at least a month later.

This piece of information was not transmitted back at the first time, although, according to the previous arrangement, there was no need for joints, but it was just placed in a few places in the field, but now, up and down the Liao State, hundreds of thousands of troops, are searching, even if it is the personnel of the Imperial City Division, they can't come out casually, almost a week later, they got these things, and it took half a month to pass them back.

Fortunately, this is not an urgent message, but only a report on the current results and the direction of action, and there is no need to directly send people to rescue.

For the Northern Song Dynasty, the Northern Expedition was a major event, and in this strategy involving the whole country, whether it was the blocking force of Shanhaiguan or the cavalry of the plant, they were all partial divisions, and they belonged to the kind of partial divisions that were not very important.

Since it is a partial division, or a small number of partial divisions, it is not so important, even if the 1,500 people intercepted, and the 4,000 people who went to the Liaodong Peninsula, they are all dead, and it will not affect the overall situation, as long as the goal is achieved.

It sounds so cruel, but in the army, it is necessary to make such a trade-off, Ci is not in charge of the army, under the premise that the strength of the two sides is about the same, if one side uses three or five thousand people to contain most of the main force of the other party, it can free up a large part of the main force, encircle and suppress other forces, in order to achieve regional advantages, and then transform from advantage to victory.

The north, what can be done, with the help of the Ding Navy, has been basically done, whether it is the fortress built in Shanhaiguan, or the mobilization and traction, has been basically completed, a large number of troops began to be in the Liaodong Peninsula, and even further north, the three passes have also been blocked, even if they attack now, they will buy a certain amount of time, not to mention, the blockade of the passes, delaying the time for the Liao State to get information

This is already the best opportunity and must be seized.

Baozhou, which has become the headquarters of the Northern Expeditionary Army, itself should be a little more south, if you talk about the conditions in all aspects, it should be a little better for the Daimyofu, which is the core of the entire north.

But for the Northern Expedition, the closer it is, the easier it is to grasp everything ahead.

Directly increasing troops in Sanguan is easy to attract the attention of Liao, and Baozhou, which is a little behind, has become the best choice.

Han Qi arrived in Baozhou 10 days ago, and when he revisited the old place, he couldn't care about his feelings, so he threw himself into the intense work.

It's only been a few years, at that time, because he was dragged down by Fan Zhongyan, he had to come down, and under the entrustment of Renzong, he ended up with Zhao Xin, a rebellion caused by the prince, even if it was just a small place like Baozhou, the loss of more than 10,000 forbidden troops was huge.

At that time, he had thought a lot, and some of his thoughts were quite dark, but fortunately, Zhao Xin made the most correct choice.

faked his death and escaped, lost his identity as a prince, gained peace, and brought about the current thriving development of the Northern Song Dynasty.

In addition to Zhao Xin's detachment from his identity and the political stability of the Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Xin's Dinghai seems to have changed a lot in the Northern Song Dynasty in many ways.

As a military general, Han Qi mainly understands the military, and he was a little surprised, why there are so many innovations in Zhao Xin's mind, and some seemingly simple innovations have made the Northern Song Dynasty strong step by step to the current state.

Fortress and longbow, these were invented when they were in Baozhou, and now they have become the most standard equipment of the Northern Song Dynasty Forbidden Army, and the subsequent improvement of steel has also directly increased the combat effectiveness of the Northern Song Dynasty's Forbidden Army.

From the arrival of Han Qi, in fact, it represents the establishment of the entire command, and almost all the 200,000 troops currently prepared, up to 350,000, need to be under Han Qi's control, and almost the entire army in the north is under Han Qi's control, so it can be said that Han Qi has become the highest in the military.

The Imperial City Division, as well as other channels, obtained the information, and all of it was summarized in Baozhou, and then Han Qi set up a huge headquarters to analyze and summarize.

Previously, the Northern Expedition, which should have started half a month ago, was also analyzed here, and the decision to postpone the Northern Expedition was finally made.

Although it has been postponed, the work that needs to be done must also be done, and we will continue to compile all kinds of information, mainly information on the positions of various armies in Shanhaiguan and Liao.

Han Qi has been waiting, if he is just waiting for the Liao army, it will be enough for Liao Xingzong to enter the Liaodong Peninsula, from going to the Liaodong Peninsula and then returning to the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, in the middle, more than 2,000 miles will be wasted, even if it is a cavalry, the distance traveled more than 2,000 miles will become exhausting, not to mention, there are still battles.

However, Han Qi hoped that if the first battle was successful, it would be like the occupation of the northwest, and he would take advantage of the battle of Liaoxia to draw a big vote and directly kill Xixia.

The geographical location of the sixteen states of Youyun is very good, the same, it is also a whole, if it can be taken down at one time, it will definitely save a lot, it has really become a tug-of-war, even if it is the future, it will be taken down completely, not to mention consumption, it is said that the sixteen states of Youyun have been abolished, which is not a good thing for the Northern Song Dynasty.

In addition to waiting, Han Qi let the Liao army consume more, and even a little farther, he was also waiting for the fortress of Shanhaiguan.

The 6 fortresses sealed the 3 areas, almost making the surrounding mountains hundreds of miles, or even hundreds of miles, unite into a whole, not that they can't be passed, but for the army, they have to make a detour of hundreds of miles, which is almost a nightmare when the war comes.

Among all the levels, the most important, in fact, the most stressful, is still in Shanhaiguan, where is suitable for the large corps to enter, and recently, the two fortresses can only be delayed slightly, and the two behind are the key, once completed, they can lock here, even if there are only one or two thousand people, it will become a meat grinder, consuming the strength of the Liao State.

Now, according to the information passed back, the Liao State has deployed troops on the Liaodong Peninsula for more than 10 days, and has begun to pull back, this is not to come to Youyun, but to the north further north, which means that the purpose of planting has been basically achieved, the Liao army has been mobilized in large numbers, and the continuous operation of ten days has been quite exhausting.

In waiting for two days, let them continue to the north, this can be started, the same, where is Shanhaiguan, the two fortresses have been basically completed, although they have just been completed, the cement has not yet dried, but they already have the ability to protect, as long as they are sent up 1000 elites, the entire defense line can be improved.

Han Qi knew that he had been waiting for almost half a month, and in three directions, a large-scale mobilization of troops, and even a risky landing, he had basically succeeded, and the time for the Northern Expedition to Liao had finally arrived.