Chapter 710: The Price of Transcendence
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Yelujun was excited, Emperor Zhao Zhao of the Song Dynasty was in Qingzhou, but there were only 8,000 guards around him. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Are artists bold? I heard that Zhao Zhao had a soldier named "Great Song Blade" under his command, which was very elite. However, the number of people is only a few thousand, and in the face of the equally powerful Liao State Iron Cavalry, it will not play a decisive role.
Zhao Zhao sent all the people out and attacked the border line in an all-out way, what was it for?
Yelujun looked at the map for a long time, and heard that Zhao Zhao made a thing called a sand table, which can be said to list mountains, rivers, and cities, which is very intuitive. Liao is already imitating, but so far, no qualified finished products have come out, and Yelujun can only look at the map.
However, after some careful scrutiny, Yelujun still discovered its core intention, Zhuozhou!
This is also sad, the hometown of the Zhao royal family in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Zhao also publicly stated that he wanted to recapture this place, which makes sense. In a hurry, Yelujun seemed to have forgotten what the greatest wish of the Song Dynasty people in the past hundred years was.
His eyes were completely attracted by Zhao Zheng, and there were only 8,000 people left around the emperor of a country. Do you think it's safe to see in Cheongju?
I also underestimated the power of my Khitan elite cavalry!
Yelujun immediately mobilized his troops and horses, and gathered the most elite cavalry of the Liao State, such as the Leen Room Army and the Fifth and Sixth Courts, to form an elite team.
At the same time, the forces of the Liao State on the border line began to shrink, and the Song army saw such an opportunity, and the troops and horses from all walks of life immediately advanced. However, no one dared to advance lightly, and they cooperated with each other, fought steadily, and pushed the de facto border line of Song Liao forward for dozens of miles.
Yizhou, in particular, has been exposed to the Song army. This made the soldiers of the Song Dynasty a little excited, and the Great Song Dynasty lost a tile bridge pass. But in comparison. The value of Yizhou is higher. If it can be recaptured, the situation will inevitably change.
More and more troops were gathering near Yizhou, and although the Khitan army held on, it seemed that the troops were insufficient, and it was very hard to hold on.
However, the Khitan reinforcements did not arrive for a long time, on the contrary, there were more and more follow-up troops of the Song army, and the situation was at a critical juncture!
Of course, there will be no reinforcements, and I received a military report from Yizhou asking for help. Yelujun was torn to pieces on the spot.
Yizhou may be a key city, but it is no longer important.
How can the gain or loss of a city be more important than the victory or defeat of a battle?
In early September, autumn fog began to shroud the plain south of Yanshan.
It was on such a night that the elite 30,000 iron horsemen of the Liao State set off, and their target was Qingzhou.
At the same time, at least 100,000 troops were preparing for the follow-up and marched south in the direction of Waqiao Pass.
The fog became an excellent cover, which greatly reduced the range of activities and the detection effect of the Song army's horses, and the movement of the Liaoguo iron cavalry was not detected at all at first.
Until they broke through the Waqiao Pass. After passing the defensive line on the periphery of Xiongzhou, Tanma realized something. It's just that for the time being, the size and movement of the Khitan army are not clear. To make matters worse, there was a problem with the delivery of the message.
The pyrotechnic communication is definitely not available, and it is quite troublesome to rush back in time to report the news in the dense fog.
To make matters worse, the Song scouts misjudged the direction, believing that the Khitans were heading in the direction of Mozhou to the south.
But when the Mozhou defenders received the news, they found that the Khitan army had disappeared again.
The general stationed in Mo is called He Mingxiang, a general under Wu Chong, but in fact, as early as when Wen Yanbo controlled Hebei Road, he had already worshiped under Wen Xianggong.
Since the fall of Waqiao Pass, the pressure on Mozhou has been much greater, and He Mingxiang has been doing his best and being very careful. The loss of Xiongzhou was a big blow to morale, especially the face of the official family.
As the de facto descendant of the official family, He Mingxiang worked extremely hard and kept Mozhou airtight, leaving no chance for the Khitans. After receiving the summons today, he was also ready for battle, but the Liao cavalry suddenly disappeared.
Where to go? Bypassed Mozhou, Dayingzhou? When he was suspicious, He Mingxiang received news that the Khitan army suddenly changed to the east, and there was no trace in the fog.
East......
He Mingxiang thought for a while, suddenly bounced up from the chair, looked at Dongfang in amazement, his body began to tremble a little, and his eyes were unprecedentedly frightened.
Cheongju, that's the direction where Cheongju is located, and the official family is there.
If there is a mistake, the sky of the Great Song Dynasty will collapse!
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Yelu Jun rode his horse and galloped, the mist had already wet his hair, and even the placket of his clothes began to be a little damp, even if he was in a hurry, the bones of his body were about to be torn apart, and there was no complaint.
On the contrary, there is excitement, excitement that has never been seen before.
Raiding Cheongju, their plan is halfway complete.
It was really a godsend, the fog gave them shelter, making the process of operation more secretive, and it was already very close to Cheongju, where Zhao Zhao was.
Sneaking up on the enemy country in the middle of the night and fighting deep inside the territory stands to reason that Yelujun should not have personally participated in it, and should not have been suspected of it.
But no matter how the courtiers persuaded him, Yelujun just didn't listen to the advice, and he must personally lead the army south.
Because of Zhao Zhao, he can go head-to-head under Cheongju City. What's even more rare is that you can have the opportunity to defeat him, you can ravage him, and take crazy revenge, so that he kneels in front of him and begs for mercy.
This is what Yelujun dreams of, how can he give up easily? Especially at a time when the psyche is so fragile.
So, a strange scene appeared.
An emperor drove into the enemy's territory with an elite man, risking his own life for the sake of another emperor.
Although some courtiers emphasized that such an approach was dangerous, Yelujun did not care.
From a factual and planned point of view, there was no danger at all, and he didn't want to give up a chance to face Zhao Zhao head-on.
An opportunity to completely trample him under his feet, to vent his anger completely, and to snow his shame.
In fact, he has another plan in his heart, what will it mean if this thing succeeds? The Liao lord personally captured the Song Emperor, and he will write a big book in the history books in the future.
He Yelu Jun will surpass his ancestors, fathers, and even surpass Emperor Shengzong, Yelu Longxu's reign is not intended to be the most powerful time in the Liao State.
Emperor Shengzong has also become a monument in the history of the Liao State, Yelujun has always been pretentious, and he has a great ambition in his heart, that is, to surpass Emperor Shengzong.
The reason why he is so interested in drinking horses and the Yellow River and so persistent is here. At that time, the Empress Dowager Chengtian and Emperor Shengzong were blocked in Lanzhou and failed to cross the river.
And himself, as long as he can lead the Khitan army across the Yellow River, he can erect a new monument.
Yelu Longxu is the royal driver, then he must be like this, this is the price that must be paid for transcendence!
Now, with such a great opportunity in front of him, how can Yelujun give up so easily? (To be continued......)