Three days later, Bai Hong, the eldest princess of Chu, passed through the door. The whole city is lively again, the fireworks salute rang off all night, and the colorful buildings are still set up in various parts of the city to sing operas, stepping on stilts and juggling festively, which is even more lively than the New Year.

There are guests of the banquet in the Leng family's house, and this time, it is more lively than the last time Zhao Guangyi married Cheng Luojie, because Leng Yi at this time has a higher power position than before. He is already a first-class master. The mother, his wife, Zhuo Qiaoniang, and the concubine Cheng Luojie, the taste of the sisters, and Queen Hua Rui all issued orders to improve accordingly.

Wedding candle night.

Leng Yi and Bai Hong ate the acacia wine and entered the mandarin duck tent hand in hand. Finally, after a difficult ordeal, they became a husband and wife who lived and flew together.

During their newlywed Yan'er's honeymoon, Leng Yi was summoned into the palace by Hua Rui's urgent decree that morning.

Hua Rui took out an urgent military situation and handed it to Leng Yi: "The Liao army attacked Waqiao Pass, and Cao Bin, the defender of Yizhou, sent Zhang Shi to lead the army to defend, but was defeated by the Liao army, and Zhang Shi died in front of the battle. The Song army suffered more than 10,000 casualties. Heyang Jiedu made Cui Yanjin lead the army to reinforce, and the Liao army retreated. ”

Leng Yi frowned and finished reading the battle report, and said: "We can't delay any longer, we must immediately send troops to the border to meet the Liao army!" ”

"But you've just gotten married."

Leng Yi smiled bitterly: "The war ahead is tight, where do I have any thoughts about spending my honeymoon here, I will swear to go on the expedition tomorrow." ”

"Oh well. Be careful in everything. ”

"This dispatch of troops will be a decisive battle with the Liao army, but it is impossible to conquer the entire Liao Dynasty in one battle, and the war with the Liao Dynasty will be a protracted war. We have to be patient. ”

Hua Rui smiled, "You are in charge." I won't be military, whatever you say is what you say. ”

Leng Yi smiled: "I need you to build a criss-crossing canal and river channel in the northern Xinjiang area." ”

"Okay! This is what you have said before, and I will implement it immediately. ”

"Hmmm! The construction of Jinmyeongchi was stopped. The vast majority of military spending has not yet been spent, and some of it can be allocated for the construction of water canals. Get into construction as quickly as possible. ”

"Good! Don't worry, I won't hold you back. ”

Leng Yi stayed with the stamen for a moment before leaving the palace.

He came directly to Sanya and summoned Yang Ye, Yang Jiajun, and Li Jilong, who had been dispatched, and other generals to discuss the battle plan.

Yang Yedao: "Judging from the last general's understanding of my Great Song Forbidden Army during this time, the combat effectiveness of the Song Army is actually very strong, but. In the face of the Liao army, there is no ability to win, especially our army and the horse army. The combat effectiveness is obviously inferior to that of the Liao army, and this is our weakness. The grasslands of the Liao Dynasty were vast, and if we drove straight in, it was easy to be outflanked by the fast and mobile cavalry of the Liao army. And caught in the siege. On the contrary, the combat effectiveness of our infantry army was somewhat stronger than that of the Liao army. Therefore, the last general thought that this time against Liao, we must not be impatient, we must fight steadily, and the most taboo is to rush forward, and the marshal must remind the leading officers of all walks of life to this point. You must not take the risk of taking the plunge. ”

Leng Yi said: "I don't understand the military, the key is up to you." ”

Yang Ye said: "The first line of Waqiao Pass. It is a saline-alkali land of rivers and lakes, sparsely populated, and the terrain is flat, there is no danger to defend, which is the easiest place for the enemy cavalry to play a role, and such a place is also a place where we should avoid a decisive battle with the enemy. ”

Li Longji said: "Then what should I do? If the enemy forces come in from here, how can we resist it? ”

Yang Ye smiled bitterly: "There is really no particularly good way to do this, our cavalry is too poor, and it is not easy to defend here." You can only let the enemy in and fight again. ”

Leng Yi smiled and said: "Introducing the flames of war into our territory, although we can use the geographical advantage to increase the chance of victory, but the flames of war are burning in our territory, and the lives of the people are devastated, in fact, even if we win, the loss is too great." Therefore, it is better to be able to keep the enemy out of the country. However, General Yang is right, our cavalry is not good, and it is not advisable to drive straight in, so it is necessary to introduce the flames of war into the territory of the Liao Dynasty, and to prevent the enemy cavalry from surrounding. This is the basic principle of our conquest of the Liao army. ”

Yang Ye hesitated for a moment and said in a low voice: "However, the cavalry of the Liao army is too fast, and there are many plains on the Song-Liao line, so it is difficult to stop the enemy from entering." ”

Leng Yi said: "I have already thought of a countermeasure to deal with this, - dig criss-crossing rivers and lakes in these places to block the Liao army's iron cavalry!" At the same time, it can also be used for water irrigation. ”

Leng Yi's trick was actually not something he came up with by himself, and the trick that the Song Dynasty came up with in order to deal with the Liao army's iron cavalry after several failed conquests of the Liao Dynasty did play an important role in history to block the Liao army from going south.

Yang Ye and the others all nodded slowly, they were all experienced in a hundred battles, and they knew that the cavalry was the easiest to play a role in the open grassland, but in a place where there were crisscrossing waterways everywhere, it was difficult to maneuver quickly. The effect is greatly reduced. However, such a project requires a lot of manpower and material resources. And it takes a long time.

Leng Yi said: "Regarding the construction of a canal to block the Liao army's iron cavalry, you don't have to worry about it, I will report to the queen and make arrangements." All you need to do is make a battle plan. ”

Yang Ye said: "Okay. However, the general can be responsible for how to fight, but the general idea of where to start the war depends on the marshal! ”

"What do you think?"

"Our army is superior to the Liao army in numbers, and we can meet the Liao army head-on, strive to annihilate its main force, and the battle behind it will be easy to fight. According to what I saw along the way to negotiate with my son Yang Yanpu earlier, it is estimated that the main force of the Liao army should still be deployed in Youzhou, so we can choose this area to fight a decisive battle with the Liao army. ”

Leng Yi nodded and said, "Where you fall, you have to get up!" The official army defeated Youzhou, and we will defeat the Liao army in Youzhou! Moreover, this time, it will be fought hard, and it will hit their vitality hard! We have now mobilized 70% of the country's military strength, with 400,000 troops! And the Liao army has only 200,000 troops at best, so it can fight them face-to-face! Of course, our cavalry is not good, and the cavalry of the other side is very powerful, and the main battlefield of the decisive battle cannot be chosen in the plain area, where the cavalry of the Liao army is best at. Therefore, it is up to you to decide where to fight the decisive battle, and how to make the enemy fight a decisive battle with us in such a place! ”

Yang Yedao: "The idea of the last general is to first seize important passes such as Gubeikou, Baimakou, Juyongguan, and Deshengkou in Yanshan, and then surround the defenders of Youzhou and catch turtles in an urn. ”

"Excellent! You immediately draw up a plan to send troops to report to me, and you will go to battle tomorrow! The commander of all the soldiers and horses will be served by your Yang generals. ”

Yang Ye clenched his fists and arched his hands: "Yes, Marshal Xie's trust!" ”

After Yang Ye discussed with his sons, he quickly drew up a plan to send troops.

The target of the battle was Youzhou City, Nanjing, which was heavily guarded by the Liao army.

First march to the Yizhou line as a whole, and then divide the troops into three routes: west, middle and east. The Eastern Route Army was stationed in Xiongzhou, the Middle Route Army was stationed in Yizhou, and the Western Route Army was delayed in Baozhou.

Subsequently, the specific battle plan was: the western route was 150,000 infantry troops of Dalang, Erlang, and Sanlang, and sent troops from Baozhou, secretly crossed the Taihang Mountain, and advanced northeast along the northern foot of the Taihang Mountain. It has been around to the north gate of Youzhou behind Juyong Pass, captured Ruzhou, relying on Ruzhou, conquered Yanshan Juyong Pass, Deshengkou, Huoluokou and other passes, cut off the retreat of the Liao army in Youzhou, and at the same time blocked the reinforcements of the Liao army, and completed the encirclement of the west and north;

The eastern route was Shiro led 50,000 horse troops to capture Bazhou of the Liao army, crossed the Wenyu River to capture Shunzhou, and completed the encirclement in the east;

The middle road is Leng Yi, Yang Ye, Wulang, and Liulang, who led the main force of 200,000 Song troops into Yizhou and conquered Zhuozhou; Crossing the Laishui and Sanggan Rivers, capturing Liangxiang County, Anci County, and Sanhe County, and completing the encirclement of the south and east of Youzhou. And together with the East Route Army, he conquered Danzhou and captured Baimakou and Gubeikou in the north of Yanshan. Cut off the Liao army reinforcement channel on the back.

Leng Yi didn't understand military affairs, so he didn't put forward any opinions, but just asked Yang Ye and them to rest assured that they were bold in using troops and fully believed in their command skills. This made the Yang family very moved.

After the initial plan for sending troops to the army was formulated, Leng Yi returned home and told his family about the Northern Expedition the next day. Zhuo Qiaoniang and the others were naturally very worried.

Bai Hong said: "I want to go with you!" ”

Zhuo Qiaoniang and other women all said good ideas, Bai Hong's martial arts are very high, and with her, she can protect Leng Yi's safety.

Leng Yi was also reluctant to part with Bai Hong, so he agreed immediately, and said, "Okay, with the princess as my bodyguard, then I will be more confident in defeating the enemy!" ”

The next day, Leng Yi and Yang Ye led their troops to the battle, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty came to see them off, and Empress Hua Rui and the new emperor Zhao Heng naturally also came. There were also people all over the city who came to say goodbye.

Zhao Hongyu also came to see him off, but when he saw Bai Hong beside Leng Yi, he was stunned and asked, "What are you going to do?" ”

Bai Hong said lightly: "I want to follow my husband on the expedition." ”

"What? You can't go! It's too dangerous! ”

"It's because my husband is in danger that I'm going." Although Bai Hong had already recognized Zhao Hongrust's father, his tone was still light.

Seeing her expression, Zhao Hongyu knew that he couldn't persuade her, so he said, "Okay!" Then I'll go too! ”

"What are you going to do!" Bai Hong said.

"You go to protect your husband, I'll protect you! My precious daughter, ah no, granddaughter, must not miss anything! ”

"Whatever you want!" Bai Hong didn't bother to talk to him.

Zhao Hongyu immediately ran to tell Hua Rui that he would also follow the expedition. Hua Rui smiled bitterly and asked him to ask Leng Yi. After Leng Yi learned about it, he said: "Father-in-law, you are always responsible for the imperial city envoy, and you can't leave." ”

"What can't you leave!" Zhao Hongyu spread his hands and said: "The old way comes and goes freely, no one can control it, besides, don't you want Yang Qilang, he just cares." (To be continued......)

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