Chapter 107 The Liberation of Youzhou III

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This conclusion has the power of earth-shattering, weeping ghosts and gods. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 infoSince Shi Jingjiao betrayed the country and ceded the sixteen states of Yanyun to the Liao State, the people of Yanyun have been fighting endlessly, bent on opposing the oppression of the Liao State, wanting to expel the Khitans and return to the embrace of China.

It's a pity that for more than a hundred years, the people of Yanyun have not been able to get their wish. During Zhou Shizong's Northern Expedition, the people of Yanyun responded in groups, and at that time, the land of Yanyun was turbulent, and as soon as Zhou Shizong's army arrived, he would return to the embrace of China. However, it was the news that Zhou Shizong died of illness and that the Zhou army had to retreat, which made the people of Yanyun regret.

After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, it was set out to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun, and Song Taizong began to implement it. In order to recover the land of Yanyun, Song Taizong personally led a large army and launched a large northern expedition, at the beginning, the Song army progressed smoothly, all the way to the city of Youzhou. However, when they arrived at the city of Youzhou, the Song army never made any more achievements, and was defeated by the Liao State, and Song Taizong himself fled in a donkey cart.

Since then, although the Song Dynasty had the intention to recover Yanyun's heart, it has never been implemented. Until now, hundreds of years have passed, and the Song army has once again marched north to recover Yanyun, which in itself makes the people happy.

What made them even happier was that the Song army had defeated the Liao army, and it was a foregone conclusion that the land of Yanyun would return to the embrace of China.

What made the people most happy was that they saw with their own eyes that Wu Ji led the army to chase Yelu Hongji, the emperor of the Liao State, with no way to go to the sky and no way to enter the ground.

"Let's chase!"

"That's right! Let's go after it! ”

For the people of Yanyun, what made them happiest was nothing more than pursuing Yelu Hongji and capturing him. If you can catch Yeluhongji, it will definitely be a great joy.

"Chasing?" There was an old man, who saw quickly, and hurriedly stopped the people who were eager to try: "With Wu Du commanding to chase him, he can't escape from Yelu Hongji." If we chase after it, it will be useless. Instead of this, let's go and broadcast the news, so that more people know that Wang Shi defeated Liaogou, and we are ready to respond to Wang Shi, recover Youzhou, and recover the land of Yanyun! ”

It is desirable to catch up, but where they can run on two legs and four legs, they will definitely not be able to catch up. Rather than this, it is better to spread the news, and the people immediately responded: "Look at this appearance, Wang Shi has just defeated Liaogou, and the news of the victory has not yet spread, so let's spread it, and let all Yanyun's fathers and elders know about it!" ”

"Wu Du commanded the pursuit of Yelu Hongji, a thief, don't forget to say it."

"Who will forget?"

The people deliberated happily, and after determining their respective goals, they went to spread the news in a big way.

Thanks to their efforts, the news spread as fast as the wind, and the news of the victory had not yet arrived before the Song army arrived, which was really unexpected.

Besides, Yelu Hongji escaped, no matter what means he used, he would break Wu Ji and couldn't get rid of Wu Ji. Gradually, there are fewer and fewer leather room troops around him, if it continues like this, Yelu Hongji will definitely become a lonely man, and whether he can escape is still a matter of words. Even if he escaped, no one could say what would have happened if there were no soldiers around him.

"This Wu Ji belongs to a dog? Chase so closely! Yelu Hongji was so helpless, he really called the heavens and the earth to be ineffective, and he really wanted to cry loudly. However, no matter how sad he cried, Wu Ji would still chase after him, and he would never hesitate.

"Your Majesty, what are we going to do? Is it going to Youzhou? Xiao Lu thought about it and had to ask.

At this moment, for the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State, what is most needed is a new force, not too many, just a few thousand. You don't even need a few thousand, you can do it in hundreds.

Youzhou is the most important city in the land of Yanyun, and the Liao State has an army there, which is used to prevent the people of Yanyun, and Yelu Hongji did not bring it to Zhuozhou, thousands of people.

A large city like Youzhou, no matter what, could not be without an army. If you really want to do that, you won't give the people of Yanyun to take down the city of Youzhou and dedicate it to the Song Dynasty. Yes, Yelu Hongji left a few thousand people in Youzhou.

"So far, the only way to do this is to go to Youzhou."

In other places, it was impossible to get reinforcements, and Yelu Hongji had no choice but to go to Youzhou, preparing to mobilize the new forces that remained here to repel Wu Ji's pursuers. Only in this way can he have a way to live and take a breath.

The ministers were very approving of this proposal, and they rejoiced overjoyed, like a man who has fallen into the water grasping at a straw. After all, Youzhou is a heavy place, the city is high and thick, even if the Song army catches up, it is impossible to capture it in one fell swoop, and it will inevitably take some hands and feet. In that case, they can find a way to save the situation.

Only Han Ju frowned and was silent. Seeing this, Yelu Hongji couldn't help but raise his eyebrows and asked, "Han Ju, what are you thinking?" ”

"Your Majesty, the minister is thinking that the best plan today is not to go to Youzhou, but to go straight to Shangjing." Han Ju hesitated for a while, but still said his words.

"Don't go to Youzhou, go to Beijing?" Immediately, some ministers were very dissatisfied and shouted: "Shangjing is far away, Youzhou is near, why do you want to give up the near and seek the distance?" ”

"Keep talking." Yelu Hongji still trusts Han Ju.

"Your Majesty, the minister is worried that the news of this battle will reach Youzhou before us. If that's the case, our soldiers and horses in Youzhou may not be the best thing. Han Ju expressed his doubts and said: "You must know that the Han people hate us to the core, and if they get unfavorable news about the Great Liao, they will definitely rise up, seize Youzhou, and dedicate it to the Southern Dynasty." ”

How much the Han people hate the Khitan people, the Khitan people know better than anyone else, as soon as they heard the words, Yelu Hongji's brows were furrowed very tightly, and he said hatefully: "Since Da Liao got the land of Yanyun, there has been no peace, and the Han people are always thinking about their roots, always thinking about returning to the arms of the Han people." In that year, Emperor Taizong marched into the Central Plains, entered Bianjing, and destroyed Emperor Houjin'er. was just a groom, and he became the emperor because of this. ”

Liao Taizong Yelu Deguang entered the Central Plains, invaded Bianjing, proclaimed himself emperor in Bianjing, and destroyed the Later Jin Dynasty. At that time, the Khitan people were strong and strong, and the world was terrified, and those who dared not resist it. Liu Zhiyuan, who was born as a horseman, raised the banner of righteousness and called on the world to fight against the Khitans, so he won the hearts of the people and became the emperor of the Later Han Dynasty.

"That's not even the best." Yelu Hongji's eyebrows lifted, his voice turned higher, and said: "The most resentful thing is that after Chai Rongbing collected the three passes without blood, the power of the Later Zhou army was greatly boosted, and the march to Youzhou was imminent. God blessed Da Liao and let Chai Rong die early, which extinguished the enthusiasm of the Han people. ”

These are all historical facts, and they are also the hateful things of the Liao State, Yelu Hongji hated it, as if the Han people should be willing to fall, kneeling in front of the Khitans and begging them to take them in.

"According to the surname of the Han people, it is very possible to kill the officials of the Great Liao, create a rebellion against the Great Liao, and take refuge in the Southern Dynasty." At this point, Yeluhong's brows furrowed even tighter, and his face was extremely ugly.

He also had the most crucial sentence that he did not say, that is, now that the Liao State has been defeated, the army has been lost, it is difficult to confront the Song Dynasty, and it is a matter of time before the loss of Youzhou is lost.

Zhou Shizong's Northern Expedition, he suddenly fell ill on the way to Youzhou, it stands to reason that as long as he holds his breath and then marches, he will successfully recover Youzhou. However, instead of marching, he ordered a retreat, why?

The reason is that Zhou Shizong did not annihilate the army of Liao, and if he boldly marched into Youzhou, the consequences would be unimaginable. If he dies of illness suddenly, the Liao army will fight back, which will bring a disaster to the next week. It was from this point that Zhou Shizong decisively decided to retreat.

And now it's different, the army of the Liao State is gone, and it is very easy to recover Youzhou, there is no need for a large army, only a brigade of partial divisions, or even an envoy, can let the people of Youzhou kill the officials of the Liao State, seize the city, and dedicate it to the Song Dynasty.

In this case, if Yelu Hongji rushes to Youzhou, it is tantamount to throwing himself into a net. However, if you don't go to Youzhou, you won't have a new army, you won't be able to repel Wu Ji's pursuit, you won't be able to get supplies, and no one can say if you can escape.

It's a difficult choice, and the question is, do they arrive first, or do they lose first? If the news of Liao's defeat arrives first, Youzhou will inevitably be unprotected. If they arrive first, there is still a little hope, although it will not last long, but it will be able to resupply them and let them rest.

They are sleepy and tired, and they need supplies and rest the most.

"Did the news spread so quickly?" This is a key question, and the ministers are not sure, so they look at Han Ju and wait for him to answer.

"If we use horses to deliver news, the Han people may not be as fast as us." Han raised his brows and said in a deep voice: "However, if the Han people can fly eagles and pass on books, it will be much faster." If there is the Qiyun Society, as well as the fine works planted by the Southern Dynasty in Youzhou, they will inevitably get the news and make more use of it. The emperor and the ministers thought that it was better to go to Youzhou to throw themselves into the net, or to go to Beijing. ”

There are many resistance forces in the land of Yanyun, and Qiyun Society is the most famous. If there is a fine work of the Song Dynasty, it is very likely that the news will reach the head. Yelu Hongji was suddenly deflated: "Go to Beijing!" ”

"Your Majesty, if the news doesn't reach the head, we won't be ......" Some ministers are very unwilling. It's also good to go to Youzhou to catch your breath.

"If you want to die, you go to Youzhou, and I will never stop you." Yelu Hongji snorted coldly, ignored the minister, pulled the reins of the horse, and galloped in the direction of Shangjing.

The ministers were extremely unwilling and had to follow behind.

"Youzhou! Ay! The ministers sighed, what a good world of flowers, it seems that it will not belong to the Liao State.

"Wu Du commanded, our flying eagle has been released, and the news must be rushed to the head. If Yelu Hongji rushes to Youzhou, it will be a self-defeating net! Zhou Wei was overjoyed, panting and reporting to Wu Ji.

"Throwing yourself into the net?" Wu Ji raised his eyebrows and said, "I don't think so." We can think of using the Flying Eagle to pass the book, and ask Qiyun Society and our meticulous work to mobilize the people, seize Youzhou, and dedicate it to the imperial court, and Yelu Hongji can also think of it. Not good! Yelu Hongji went to Beijing. Pursue! Chase! ”

As he was talking, he saw Yelu Hongji change direction, Wu Ji had to praise, Yelu Hongji was really too bright when he saw things.

(To be continued)