Inspecting Gaoyang Pass, Tong Guan knew that the generals of the Hebei Forbidden Army were arrogant and lazy, and did not practice the enemy, and knew that relying on such an army would suffer a big loss sooner or later.

In early May, most of the Western Army reached Hejian.

Seeing that the sergeants under his command had arrived, Tong Guan began to launch an offensive against Yan You as planned. In Hejian Mansion, Tong Guan divided the 100,000 troops under his command into two routes, east and west, with Xiongzhou and Guangxin armies as the east and west armies as defense areas.

The East Route Army is under the control of the Seed Division, and the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army is the leader of the army, stationed in Baigou, Yang Keshi leads the front army, Wang Yu leads the left army, the seed division leads the right army, Wang Ping leads the rear army, and Zhao Ming leads the Xuanfeng army.

At this time, the Western Army under the command of the Seed Master Dao changed the formation of the five armies that was commonly used in the front and rear and left and right armies to the formation of the six armies that joined the Xuanfeng Army.

The selection of the front army, in the words of later generations, is to select the most elite soldiers in the army to form a commando, or called a death squad.

The Western Route Army was led by Xin Xingzong, with Liu Yanqing as the control, stationed in Fancun, Wang Yuan commanded the front army, Jiao Anjie commanded the left army, Liu Guangguo and Ji Jing commanded the right army, Qu and Wang Yu commanded the rear army, and Wu Zihou and Liu Guangshi commanded the Feng army.

When Fang La was extinguished, Xin Xingzong fought with Han Shizhong and Song Jiang for Fang La, snatched military merits, and was escorted by Lotte to Biandu for disposal; As a general who was pulled up by himself, how could Tong Guan watch Xin Xingzong be punished, and personally neglected Zhao Ji, so as to seek mercy, the Son of Heaven saw Tong Guan's face, and punished Xin Xingzong by staying in his post to be investigated.

The five road marshals of the Western Army, Liu Fa, Chongshidao, Liu Zhongwu, Yao Gu, and Liu Yanqing, because of the battle of Tong'ancheng, Liu Fa and Tong Guansheng had a discord; Yao Gu and the master of the Tao are general, they were both born in the giant room of Shanxi, and they look down on Tong Guan, so Su and Tong Guan are also not harmonious, so Tong Guan did not use the two, and the court ordered the two to be responsible for the defense of Lingxia.

Liu Zhongwu was seriously ill and could not go on the expedition, Tong Guan could only use his cronies Liu Yanqing and Seed Master Dao as generals, because of Liu Yanqing's command ability, Tong Guan specially transferred Yang Keshi and Wang Yuan to Liu Yanqing's army.

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Xiongzhou, Hebei Province, is also a Xiongxian county that has gained fame in later generations.

In the five dynasties called Waqiao Pass, before the Zhao Song Dynasty, Zhou Shizong Chai Rong Northern Expedition captured the three passes, Waqiao Pass was changed to Xiongzhou, as the base camp and supply of the East Route Army, the generals of the East Route Army were stationed near Xiongzhou, waiting for the arrival of the commander Tong Guan.

Ma Qi, a soldier on the East Road, waited for several days, and in the waiting of many generals, Tong Guan, as the supreme commander of the Northern Expedition, belatedly arrived in order to highlight his dignity.

The Xiongzhou Prefecture was set up as a temporary marshal's office.

The drums of the gathering generals sounded, Tong Guan summoned all the generals to discuss the march into the army, and the generals of the East Route Army gathered in the hall, and He Xu, who was the governor of Xiongzhou at that time, also sat in the hall.

When Tong Guan was discussing the invasion of Liao, the seed master Dao was still thinking about what Lotte had said before, and said from the side: "Tong Shuai, today's things, such as stealing into the neighbor's house, cannot be saved. and multiplied by it, and divided its chambers. And the teacher is unknown, the matter is solid, and it is advisable to lose at the beginning of the trace, please think twice! ”

This is the second time that the master has said this to Tong Guan.

Shenzong will die, and the one who restores Yan Yu can be the king.

Tong Guan, who was intoxicated with the longing of the king, was suddenly discolored by the words of the seed master, squinted his eyes and said tired: "The kingdom of the Liao people is gradually collapsing, today's military, the Son of Heaven is a success, and it is also to borrow the prestige of your seed master Dao, let you serve as the commander of the capital, and also send a credit to you, appointing you as the commander of the capital is the edict of the Son of Heaven himself, how can you resign from the Dao of the planter?" ”

The planter was speechless, Tong Guan was bent on cutting Liao, it was not something he could dissuade, and he retreated to the side.

Yang Keshi, known as the "10,000 enemies", is Tong Guan's favorite general, knowing that what the master said is very true, and he also bowed forward: "Tong Shuai, this year's visit to Ping to destroy Fang La, the army from the south to the north is already the division veteran tired, in the hurry to go out to the Liao State, has not been carefully strategized, a number of two armies fought, in the rush of defeat, my generation of life is not a pity, but I am afraid that there is no danger, insulting the national prestige, the last general asked Tong Shuai to think carefully, and then act. “

Fang is the way of the master, and now it is Yang Keshi again, Tong Guan is silent, and his heart is angry, but the horse is going to use soldiers, and he knows that it is not appropriate to scold his subordinates.

Tong Guan didn't speak, and Xiongzhou Zhizhou and Xu, who were sitting in the middle, looked at Yang Keshi and laughed for no reason.

When the laughter fell, he said hely: "General Yang, you usually boast that you can defeat 10,000 people, and you are extremely courageous, and you regard the dignified teacher as if you are devastated. ”

The Great Song Dynasty respected Wu Bei, and in the face of He Xu, who was an official, Yang Keshi was not good at refuting anything, so he was silent.

"Hexuan!" At this time, Tong Guan spoke.

"The lower official is here!" And Shu got up.

Tong Guan said: "The marshal appointed you as the deputy commander-in-chief of the Eastern Route Army, and you are willing to be the commander of the army?" ”

glanced at Yang Keshi, and said with a meaning: "Serving the country, how can a minister be willing to live behind others!" ”

After discussion, Tong Guan made a final decision: "Pass the order, order the recruited soldiers to gallop back and forth with Bian Dark, and distribute the surrender of the Liao people, and the army must not cross the border to provoke, just wait for the Liao people to vote!" ”

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On May 25, Yang Keshi, the former commander of the Western Route Army, received a report that the Yan people had already prepared to welcome the arrival of Wang Shi, and if Wang Shi entered the country, he would eat pot pulp to welcome him. So he led thousands of light horsemen, and wanted to take it.

Tong Guan had said before that the Han people of Yandi had been looking forward to the arrival of Wang Shi for a long time, but Yang Keshi was not prepared for it, and was killed by the Liao clan Yelu Dashi in Langoudian, and because the Son of Heaven and Tong Guan were not allowed to kill the Liao people, they were defeated and returned.

On May 29, the Seed Master Dao led the East Route Army into the Baigou Jiehe, and sent scouts to report the military situation in Hebei.

At this time, Yang Keshi's former army Zhao Ming's department had become a confrontation across the river with the border country in Baigou, Zhao Ming occupied the bridgehead to surrender to the Liao army, and sent someone to send the Huangbang flag to the Liao army.

After reading the bar, the Liao army did not think so, and immediately launched an attack on the Song army, Zhao Ming's department held the order of not killing one person and one horse of the Liao army, and did not dare to fight back, and the casualties of the department were not light.

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"Marshal, the former army of the Western Route Army, Zhao Ming's department and the Liao army, Zhao Ming's department retreated, and there were many losses in the department!"

The commander's account, the master and the generals were discussing, and I saw a captain enter the tent.

"Why don't you fight back?" After receiving the report, the planter said angrily.

The lieutenant said in a low voice: "The Son of Heaven and Tong Shuai have an order not to hurt the Liao army, one person and one horse!" ”

The seed master snorted coldly, "Since the two armies are fighting, how can they be tied to death?" Fight back. ”

Hearing the commander's order to fight back, the generals became excited and thought that the time for meritorious service had come, and they all said: "If the soldiers don't fight Yanjing bloodily, what do you want us people to do?" ”

"When the time comes, I'm afraid that the credit will go to these officials, they are eating and receiving rewards there, and we will still be our big soldiers."

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After receiving the order of the planter, Yang Keshi, the former army of the Western Route Army, ordered the soldiers of the army to set up a formation near the river, and dispatched Zhao Ming to fight back, while the Liao army waved the military flag across the river bank to direct the army to fight, and the cavalry galloped west in the direction pointed by the flag.

Looking at the map of Baigou, Yang Keshi said to the generals of the former army: "There must be a place to wade and cross the river downstream, and the troops must be divided." ”

After meeting with Zhao De, the general of Jingyuan Road who was sent to support by the Seed Master Dao, Yang Keshi ordered: "Go to meet the enemy immediately." ”

The Liao State is stationed in Baigou all the year round, and the Song army knows the terrain of Baigou, and Zhao De, who has received the order, has not yet had time to go, and the Liao army has crossed Baigou to cover and kill.

Zhao De knew that the situation was not good, and immediately led his troops back. Seeing this, Yang Keshi shouted: "Husband, how can you retreat in the opposite direction, how can you serve the country." ”

The scolding stopped, Yang Keshi gave up guarding the bridgehead and went to meet the battle in person.

The cavalry of the Liao State was overwhelming, and soon surrounded Yang Keshi's troops on the left and right flanks, and the former army Zhao Ming's soldiers were defeated, and the chaotic army fought separately.

As a former army general, after this battle, Yang Keshi was covered in wounds, with an iron thistle arrow in his chest and abdomen, fortunately he was wearing thick armor and had no worries about his life, two teeth were also knocked out, and his boots were full of blood.

The Liao army won the first battle, and the Liao army was still preparing to carry out a surprise attack that night, and the master saw that the Song army was frustrated, and saw that the Liao army had the intention of attacking, so he ordered the soldiers to beat the drums around the army all night, so that the Liao army suspected that the Song army was going to attack, so it did not move.

It wasn't until dawn that I knew that I had been deceived, and I wanted to attack again, and the Song army at this time had already formed an iron bucket array, and I didn't know where to start.

On May 30, Xin Xingzong garrisoned Fan Village on the West Road, and the Liao army launched a fierce battle, the former army Wang Yuan's gun almost fell off his horse, and the victory or defeat was unresolved Xin Xingzong sent Yang Wei to aid him, and he personally went out of the army to supervise the battle......

Seeing that the battle situation of the east and west armies was unfavorable, the division road decided to retreat back to Xiongzhou overnight, and the baggage was carried first, and the elite of the division road was broken, but it was still discovered by the Liao army, and the Liao army commander Yelu Dashi sent light cavalry to pursue, and the Song army was immediately in chaos. When he returned to Xiongzhou, the Liao army suddenly arrived again, and Xuanfu was afraid that the Liao army would take the opportunity to attack the city, so he ordered the troops not to enter the city.

The Liao people arrived suddenly, and there was a great chaos inside and outside the city, and Yang Keshi led the men and horses to meet the Liao army, and the pro-army guarding the safety of Tong Guan, and the Shengjie army that stayed in Xiongzhou also came to help.

On that day, the sky was gray, the north wind and rain in Russia, and the hail rain was falling, and the Song army could not look at each other in person, and the wind and rain were more urgent from noon to evening. In this battle, the dead bodies from the south of Xiongzhou to the north of Tangbo in Mozhou, and the area of Zhending in the west of Baozhou in Xiongzhou were incalculable.

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The defeat of Xiongzhou quickly spread to Biandu, and the government and the opposition were in an uproar.

In less than two months, the Song army was defeated and returned, but fortunately, the Liao people focused on guarding against the Jin people, and did not want to completely tear the skin with the Song Dynasty, so they did not lead the army south. Although the Liao State was victorious, it still asked the Great Song Dynasty for an armistice and peace

Zhao Ji, who got the report, was shocked and hurriedly ordered the class. As the master of the capital, Dao also suggested that the opinions of the Liao State be adopted to cease the war and seek peace.

The defeat of the Liao army, the dream of seizing the king of Yanyou was shattered, it was not for Tong Guan to go crazy, what really made Tong Guan crazy was how to escape the responsibility of being unfavorable.

When he was anxious, Tong Guan saw the sparse content of the Seed Master's Dao, and immediately sparse the heavens.

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Tianxiang Building.

"Tong Guanshu impeached the breeder Dao Tianzi is easy to kill, and he is in the battle, helping the thief to plot, and frustrating the holy will. He Shu does not follow the military method of temperance and begging......" Li Gang said with a wry smile.

Lotte on the side sneered: "Tong Guan, the envoy of Hebei and Hedong Road, is really very beneficial, he can lead the troops and appease the people, and when he wins the battle, he is the commander of the army, and he is meritorious; When he was defeated, he was the magistrate who pacified the people, and he put the responsibility for the defeat on others, and there was no fault; This golden cicada shelling is really good. ”

Yu Xuan also sighed: "The officials of this dynasty have always been like this, winning battles is the credit of officials, and losing battles is the fault of military attachés who do not obey orders!" ”

Lotte asked, "How did the Son of Heaven deal with Tong Guan's recital?" ”

Chen Lingyuan shook his head and said: "According to Qian Liyan, Your Majesty has already prepared a will, and the edict is sent to the Privy Council to appoint the right guard general Zhishi, and the deputy envoy of the Bozhou regiment to resettle the ......."

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