In the battle of Waqiao Pass, the Song army was victorious, and the Liao army was once again annihilated.

At the same time, when the army led by Zhao Gou entered Mozhou, the army led by the master also captured Yingzhou, killing more than 5,000 people at the head of the enemy army and injuring 3,000 people, which can also be said to be a beautiful battle. The seed army led by the seed master Dao, under his command, is also invincible.

Zhao Gou did not go south again, but waited in Mozhou for the army led by the Seed Master Dao to come and converge.

After the seed master dao captured Yingzhou, he did not immediately return to the imperial court, but reported the news to Zhao Gou. Because Zhao Gou is the commander of this Northern Expedition, any order needs to be nodded by Zhao Gou. If it is reported in private, then the commander will be at odds, which is not conducive to the next big war.

"Big brother, why are you so anxious to go to Mozhou?" The seed master looked at his brother in confusion, this battle took a lot of effort, and he should rest and march again. However, the cultivation master did not let the army rest and recuperate, and marched directly to Mozhou, which made him very incomprehensible, this was beyond the scope of the military book.

Seed Master Dao didn't stop, continued to walk forward, turned his head, and sighed: "Second brother, can't you see the mind of the handsome?" ”

The second monk in the seed master was confused, and he didn't understand the meaning of his brother's words, which made him very incomprehensible. As for what Zhao Gou was thinking, he really hadn't thought about it, he had been thinking about how to break the enemy these days, and where did he have the heart to speculate on Zhao Gou's thoughts, so he shook his head.

"Dashuai's mind is already very clear!" The Seed Master paused and said, "Regain the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun!" ”

"Recovering the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun?" The seed master didn't understand it, he knew this thought, but he felt that what his brother said was more than just this.

"In fact, the recovery of the sixteen states of Yanyun is the wish of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, and it is also the last words of Emperor Taizu when he passed away. Because of this, Emperor Taizong launched the Northern Expedition twice, but they were both defeated. As for the reasons for the failure, leave it alone for the time being! ”

The seed master said as if telling history, and the seed master listened attentively, "Today's saint is a descendant of the Zhao family, and he has always wanted to fulfill the wishes of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, so since the commander set out on the expedition, the emperor has not refuted it, but has gone all out to support it. ”

"Because the saint believes in the ability of the county king, I believe that he will definitely be able to fulfill the last wishes of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong. Until I was sent back to Bianjing, the emperor didn't say anything, which already showed the emperor's intentions, and no one could stop his determination to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. ”

"In Bianjing, the county king has won many victories, which has never happened since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty and the confrontation with Liao, and now it has happened in front of our eyes, which makes me have to believe that His Royal Highness the county king has such ability. Even some people in the DPRK and China are still in a wait-and-see attitude, and they have closed their mouths one after another. ”

"Now that Shangjing and Central Kyoto have been broken by the Jin soldiers, as long as Liao is destroyed, then the Jin soldiers' forces will lose their containment, which will have a great impact on our recovery of the sixteen states of Yanyun. The king of the county continued to attack and did not stop for long, in order to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun before the complete destruction of Liao. ”

"In terms of strategy, I am inferior to Your Highness; In terms of military strategy, I'm still not as good! ”

Seed Master Dao recalled the opposition in the past, and his face was embarrassed, and he was really guilty. If it is said that he is old, or has combat experience, the Seed Master Dao can throw Zhao Gou over more than a dozen streets, but the Seed Master Dao himself understands that he is short-sighted and difficult to compare with Zhao Gou, which makes him a little ashamed.

The words were divided into two ends, Zhao Gou occupied Mozhou, and got the news from the Seed Master Dao that he was rushing to join the army, which made his tightly knit brows relax slightly. Because of several consecutive battles, the Song army lost a lot of soldiers.

Originally, there were more than 50,000 soldiers and horses, but they lost more than half of them in these major battles, and there were only more than 20,000 troops. If it is only these soldiers and horses, it will be difficult to continue to expand the scope of the war, and it will also affect the progress of the entire battle. If the two armies met, the Song army would have 80,000 troops.

Now the sixteen states of Yanyun only have Ji, Tan, Fu, and Shun, and these four states have not been recovered. The others are all under the control of the Song army, and now more than half a year has passed since the day of dispatch, and there are still two months to go, which is more than a full year.

Conquering twelve states in a row in one year was beyond everyone's expectations, and it was even more unexpected.

"Dashuai, the old man is here!"

Zhao Gou was overjoyed and said, "Come quickly!" ”

"I've seen the big handsome!" The two of them bowed down and shouted.

Zhao Gou hurriedly got up and said, "The two generals have worked hard all the way!" ”

Everyone nodded with the two of them one by one, and then the two of them also sat down. Because the status of the seed master Dao in the army is higher than that of Zong Ze's, and he is the oldest, he sits on the left hand side of Zhao Gou, and on the right hand side is Zhao Yougong, the king of Chu.

"Now that the two armies are round, it's time to discuss the Northern Expedition next!" After everyone greeted each other a few times, Zhao Gou got back to business, and he said in a deep voice: "There are still four states that have not been captured, and our army has more than 80,000 troops, and the combined strength of the four states is only less than 60,000. ”

"As the period of Liao's destruction is getting closer and closer, our army must also speed up the siege and quickly take the remaining four states. Now if you have any good strategies to break the enemy, you might as well say them together. ”

Wu Yongdao: "Tan, Fu, Shun, these three states are one place, if they attack, they should attack at the same time." As for Jizhou, it is still far away, so it can be left to attack at the end. The subordinates thought that we could disperse the large armies and attack them separately, so that they would not have a chance to rescue, so that they could be broken one by one, and then the large army would besiege Jizhou. ”

Zhao Gou pondered for a moment, then turned his head to look at the seed master, and said, "Seed elder, you are an old commander in the army, I don't know if you have any suggestions?" ”

The seed master was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Back to the big handsome, my subordinates think that the method of military division is still feasible. However, our army's strength is far superior to that of the Liao army, which is a major advantage. After a series of major battles, the morale of our army was high, and the morale of the enemy army was low, so the generals of the Liao army must have been terrified. ”

"If our army disperses all its forces to attack the three states of Tan, Fu and Shun, then Jizhou will be isolated. In fact, Jizhou could choose to surrender and submit to the Jin Dynasty. After all, Zhongjing has already been occupied by Liao, and it will be very troublesome if this is the case. ”

"Therefore, the subordinates thought that they could pretend to attack the three states, but the real intention was to turn around and attack Jizhou and catch them off guard. As long as Jizhou is breached, then these three states will also become turtles in the urn, and it is impossible to escape. After Jizhou is breached, our army can also fortify at the border pass to prevent the Jurchens from rebelling. ”

(End of chapter)