"Marshal, is it a bit hasty for us to send troops to attack tomorrow?" Military advisor Wu Yong asked again, he was a little worried. After all, less than a day after they arrived, they were ready to attack, but they were afraid that their brothers would be physically exhausted and would not be able to keep up, and the fighters would be delayed.

Zhao Gou said with a smile: "Now, the Khitan doesn't know that our army has arrived at Yanmen Pass. If it was later, I am afraid that they would have been prepared. As a result, it will be difficult for our army to seize the city. Now it's who is faster, you have to know that the soldiers are fast! ”

"I waited for the stars to come day and night, but to regain lost territory. The army is already stationed here, and it has long been accustomed to the environment here, so we need to rest first, take care of our spirits, and send troops to attack tomorrow. ”

Wu Yong nodded and said, "Then how should we attack, attack from Huanzhou, or go around to Chenjiagu to attack Shuozhou?" ”

"Divide the troops into three ways and attack together!" Zhao replied loudly, "Huanzhou was originally the land of Shuozhou, and it was separated later. Besides, Shuozhou and Huanzhou are not far from each other, and they can take care of each other, and although Yingzhou is some distance, they can also dispatch troops to help. ”

"Therefore, the most important thing for the three-way army is to attack Shuozhou and Huanzhou; As for Yingzhou, it only needs to resist the defenders and send troops to come to the rescue. As long as Shuozhou and Huanzhou are broken, then Yingzhou is not a problem, and naturally there are no worries. ”

Wu Yong then asked: "Marshal, Guo Zhiquan, the general who defends the city in Shuozhou, is also a person who can fight well, so it is better to be careful!" ”

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "This Guo Zhiquan is also a famous general, and he can become the guard of a city under the jurisdiction of the Khitans, and his cousin Guo Zhimin is also a guard of Huanzhou, it can be seen that the two of them have a certain ability, according to the regulations of Liao, 'non-royal family can not be the master', they have done it, they must have something outstanding!" ”

Wu Yong said in a deep voice: "Liao has always had the king of the north and south courts, and the king of the south court has long been abolished, and there is only the king of the north court. It can be said that in addition to the emperor of Liao, the king of the north and south courts is the most. Now the king of the North Courtyard is the younger brother of Emperor Tianzuo, this person was originally brave and strategic, but later fought too much, and finally left the patient, and he had no intention of managing it, so he could only watch the Khitan weaken! ”

"If he hadn't been sick, I don't think the Khitan would have been bullied by the Jurchens like this, let alone been defeated repeatedly, and Emperor Tianzuo was really a little incompetent. However, the sixteen states of Yanyun are the barrier of the Central Plains, and the strategic location is needless to say, and it is equally important for the Khitan, so it is impossible not to arrange heavy troops to guard it! ”

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Judging from the information obtained, there are many connections between the various garrisons in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and the deployment of troops is quite heavy. Because of this, we must fight quickly in this battle, and it is the best strategy to catch them off guard! ”

"I don't know when my brothers are sleepy and tired, and when they won't treat me. If you miss a good opportunity, you will inevitably encounter desperate resistance if you want to attack other cities. In this way, our army will definitely suffer heavy casualties, and only a surprise attack can win the first battle, and then slowly plan for it in the future! ”

Wu Yong then asked, "How is the battle arranged?" ”

Zhao Gou stood up, walked to the topographic map, pointed to Chen Jiagu, and said: "General Lu, you lead 10,000 people to set off from here and set off to attack Shuozhou overnight, Lin Chong, Yue Fei, Zhang Xian, Tang Huai, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, and the six of you will assist from the side." ”

"General Song, you led 15,000 people to set off from Yanmen Pass, set up an ambush in the middle of Yingzhou and Huanzhou, and cut off their back road. In addition, Hu Yanzhuo, Dai Zong, Chai Jin, Guan Sheng, Li Kui, Ruan Xiaoqi, the six of you will assist from the side, be sure to guard it! ”

"I led more than 20,000 people to set off from Yanmen Pass to Huanzhou to cut off the retreat of the Shuozhou generals; General Lu, if you take Shuozhou City, immediately join me and gather forces to attack Huanzhou! As for the military advisor, you will lead the remaining generals to stay in Yanmen Pass as a backup! ”

Lu Junyi was surprised: "Dashuai, are you going alone?" ”

Zhao Gou shook his head and said with a smile: "Gao Pet can be with me!" ”

"Just the two of you? Dashuai, you're not joking! Song Jiang looked at Zhao Gou in surprise.

Zhao Gou replied confidently: "You soldiers don't have to worry, the two of us are enough." In this battle, we can only fight quickly, only to capture Huanzhou and Shuozhou, then Yingzhou will be isolated and helpless, and it will inevitably become something in our pocket! ”

Everyone agreed, and Yang Yizhong said in a deep voice: "Marshal, there will be something to ask for in the end!" ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it!"

"Chenjiagu is the place where the ancestor Yang Linggong died in battle, as a descendant of the Yang family, it is the responsibility of the last general to fulfill the unfulfilled wish of the ancestors!" Yang Yizhong said firmly, "The last general hereby asks for orders to go to Chenjiagu with General Lu to attack Shuozhou!" ”

"Then you should go with you!" Zhao Gou nodded and agreed, while Yang Yizhong followed Lu Junyi to attack Shuozhou City.

For this history, Zhao Gou is also clear. It was Emperor Taizong's northern expedition and a large-scale attack on the Liao State, which caused a generation of generals to die in Chenjiagu. If it weren't for the defeat of the Eastern Route Army under Cao Bin's command at Qigou Pass, the Liao army attacked the Western Route Army on a large scale, and the Western Route Army retreated and escorted the people of Sizhou to move south.

In such a situation, Yang Ye was forced to send troops, and once persuaded Pan Mei not to send troops, but Pan Mei did not take his advice and still sent troops; The general who sent the army with Yang Ye was Wang Yu, who was narrow-minded and treacherous.

He wanted to compete for military merit and didn't want Yang Ye to win, so he led his troops out of Chenjiagu, so that Yang Ye was isolated and finally defeated and captured, and died on hunger strike. At that time, Pan Mei tried her best to let Wang Yu come to the rescue, but the power of the prison army was greater than that of the commander, so she could only obey and retreat.

Pan Mei led the army to retreat twenty miles south, only to know that Yang Ye's situation was critical and he had been defeated. If you want to rescue, you have no choice but to let Yang Ye fend for himself. Yang Ye was already scarred in the fierce battle, his horses were also dead, all the soldiers were dead, and even his son Yang Yanyu was also killed in the battle, and in the end, the whole army was wiped out, and no one survived.

Yang Yizhong is a descendant of the Yang family, and Yang Ye's heroic deeds, as well as his resentment and hatred, are all remembered in his heart. Now that Yang Yizhong is participating in the battle of Liao, as a descendant of the Yang family, it is his duty to take on the unfulfilled wish of his ancestors and completely recover Shuozhou.

Although Song Jiang and the others were reckless heroes, they had also heard of the deeds of the Yang family's loyal martyrs. If it weren't for the Yang family guarding the border and resisting the Liao army, I am afraid that the battles between Song and Liao would continue to increase. Now the reputation of the Yang family has declined a lot, but their former glory is spread in the hearts of everyone, and the torch is passed on!

After Zhao Gou arranged the troops, he asked everyone to go down to rest first, eat what they should eat, and drink what they should drink. Because, tomorrow is about to usher in a big battle, and this battle is of great significance. If it is victorious, it is an encouragement to the army; If it is lost, then the battle will be extremely difficult.

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