When Zhao Gou recovered Yingzhou, he ordered the military advisor Wu Yong to send a large army into the territory of the sixteen states of Yanyun. Zhao Gou also left a full 10,000 troops to garrison in case the Liao army attacked. At the same time, Zhao Gou was discussing the next action plan in the capital of Yingzhou.

"Marshal, our army has completely captured Shuozhou, and even Shanyang City, the capital of Shuozhou, has also been occupied by our army, and six counties including Wuzhou, Ningyuan, Mayi, and Shenwu. Today, our army has completely captured three states, and even Jincheng, the capital of Yingzhou, has been occupied by our army. ”

"Now, our army has these three states echoing each other from afar, and even if the Liao army attacks, it is still fearless. In addition, the people in the city no longer rejected us, just as the people welcomed the Song army back then; Next, we need to pay attention to Yunzhou. ”

Zhao Gou nodded and praised: "What the military advisor said is reasonable, now we have to focus on Yunzhou!" ”

Lu Junyi said: "Our army has attacked three states in a row with great vigour, and the generals are a little overwhelmed. Besides, Yunzhou is far from being compared to these three states. If Ye Luming, the general of Yingzhou, is in charge of Shuozhou and Huanzhou, then Yunzhou is in charge of three states. Whether it is the strength of the army, or the grain and grass, etc., it is far superior to the other three states, and if you want to attack Yunzhou, you must be cautious. ”

"General Guo, the two of you have been operating in Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures for many years, you should know something, you might as well speak up and discuss it together!" Zhao Gou looked at Guo Zhiquan and Guo Zhimin.

Guo Zhiquan said in a deep voice: "Yingzhou Guard General Yelu Ming is a wine bag and rice bag, if it weren't for the waste of military affairs over the years, he only knows pleasure, and he wouldn't have taken the city so quickly." However, the Yunzhou guard is not such a simple character, he can be regarded as a real prince. ”

"Yunzhou is set up by the Jingdao of Liaoxi, that is, Datong Mansion, there are many famous generals in Yunzhou, it can be said that the people there are still martial, and the generals can't hold it down without a few brushes. In addition, Yunzhou, as another name of Datong Prefecture, has jurisdiction over 'two states and seven counties', namely Hongzhou, Dezhou, Datong County, Yunzhong, Tiancheng, Changqing, Fengyi, Huairen, and Huai'an County. ”

"The garrison of Yunzhou is mostly Hongzhou and Dezhou, and these two states are close at hand; In addition, there are also a lot of troops in the seven counties, and the Yunzhou garrison will station the army in Huairen County, which is the core area. Whether there is a war in Hongzhou or Dezhou, or an enemy army in other counties, it can be replenished in time. ”

"Our army is attacking three states in a row, just because all the large armies are stationed not far from the capital, they come quickly, and it will be difficult to retreat."

"If you attack Yunzhou, there are more troops, and you can't be defeated, only outwitting is the best."

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Now that Yingzhou and others are all occupied by our army, it is expected that the Yunzhou army must be guarded against, and outwitting is also a way to reduce casualties." ”

Guo Zhimin answered: "General Yunzhou is the prince of Liao, with a hereditary title; The ancestor is the king of the North Courtyard, it can be said that one person is above 10,000 people, and he has a heavy army, even Emperor Liao has great trust in him. ”

"Who is this person?" Zhao Gou asked.

Guo Zhimin replied: "Dashuai's strategic map must be detailed, but Yunzhou and other state guards have made mistakes. After all, the Yunzhou guard takes great care of the people, and has been operating there for a hundred years, so it can be said that as long as he wants, he can be called the king and emperor at any time. ”

"The defender of Yunzhou is Yelu success, not Yelu City! Jerod is the son of Jerod's success, and he is the true prince. ”

Lu Junyi asked, "What is the difference between the two?" ”

"As his name suggests, Yelu has been marching and fighting with his grandfather since he was a child. Even his father is inferior, and there are few who can match him in the military court, but he has a noble status, even if he sees the prince, he doesn't have to luggage, just because his ancestors have great achievements, and Yunzhou has been in charge for generations. ”

Guo Zhimin continued: "His grandfather was Yelu Xiuge, the king of the Northern Courtyard, who was invincible in the southern and northern wars, and the most famous battle was Emperor Taizong's personal conquest of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and finally defeated, and that battle made the Great Song Dynasty lose a tiger general. ”

Yang Yizhong said word by word: "Yang Ye! ”

Guo Zhimin was stunned: "Yes, it is Yang Linggong." At the beginning, Marshal Yang led the Yang army and swept the Liao army, and the Liao people were frightened, and defeated the Liao army in the battle of Yanmen Pass, beheaded tens of thousands, and led the army to cross the Sangqian River and approach Yunzhou. ”

"At this time, Yelu Xiuge came by order to attack people, not only let the Song army withdraw from the sixteen states of Yanyun, but also captured Marshal Yang, and finally Marshal Yang was isolated, resolutely refused to surrender, and died on hunger strike."

Song Jiang said: "In this way, the reason why Yelu succeeded in succeeding the Yunzhou guard can also be said to be due to his grandfather's merits. ”

Guo Zhiquan nodded and said: "It can also be said that Yelu Hugh fought only one battle, became famous in one battle, and was awarded the throne; On the other hand, this person is really talented and learned. Although he is more than half a hundred years old, he is still brave and invincible, and the weapon he uses is also the Danfeng Chaoyang Yanxiang Three Stop Knife used by Yelu Huge. ”

Guan Sheng said: "He is also a sword?" You can give it a try! ”

Guan Sheng made the Qinglong Yanyue Knife, and he happened to hear that Yelu Chenggong was also a master of the sword, which couldn't help but make him a little itchy.

Wu Yong asked, "Does General Guo know the strength of Yunzhou?" ”

Guo Zhiquan shook his head and said: "I don't know the specific troops, the deployment of troops in each state is only known to the king of the North Courtyard, and the states and counties guarded by me and my second brother together are just about the same as Yunzhou, and Yunzhou has a special location, which is more important, and there are more than 15,000 troops. ”

Zhao Gou said: "Military Division, in the current situation, how to attack? ”

Wu Yong pondered for a moment and said: "Yunzhou has two states and seven counties, which means that the army is strong, and it is best to use the tactics of entrapment. ”

"Divide our army into three main armies, attack all the way frontally, attack all the way to the west of Yunzhou, and attack all the way to the east, and the eastern route army must have more troops to prevent reinforcements from other states from coming."

"In the present situation, we are unable to defeat it, so we can only observe and besiege it, cut off the rivers, cut off their food and grass, cut off the back roads, and force them to fight against our army."

Yue Fei said: "Strategist, in this way, aren't we very passive?" And if you do that, it's a long war. If there is enough grain and grass in Yunzhou, it will be difficult to do. ”

Wu Yong said with a smile: "Brother Yue's worries are not unreasonable. Therefore, we still need to dispatch and find their granaries, and only by completely cutting off the grain and grass can we have a chance to win this battle. ”

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "As for burning the enemy's grain and grass, I will arrange this, you don't have to worry." ”

Everyone was stunned, and when they saw Zhao Gou's confident appearance, they really didn't understand. Zhao Gou didn't say much, to say that it was a bit difficult to burn the grain and grass, but in order to win, he could only fight.

Therefore, Zhao Gou adopted Wu Yong's suggestion and divided the army into three and attacked from the front, west, and east at the same time, while Zhao Gou of the Eastern Route Army directly let Lu Junyi lead, with a total of 20,000 troops.

The frontal army of 10,000 was led by him; The army on the western route was led by Song Jiang, with 10,000 troops, and the rest of the troops guarded the rear and escorted grain and grass.