After demolishing Taiyuan City, Zhao Guangyi left on the 22nd and came to Zhenzhou on the 29th. But he just stayed in Zhenzhou and didn't leave! A few days later, he announced a shocking decision: an expedition to Youyan!

The order shocked everyone, because it was beyond everyone's expectations. They couldn't think of any reason why His Majesty the Emperor would give such an order. Even after a thousand years, it is difficult for us to analyze. Perhaps the ultimate reason lies in Zhao Guangyi's ambitious and competitive heart.

But is it good for a person to have that much ambition? At that time, no one in the Song army agreed to the expedition, but no one dared to say anything to Zhao Guangyi. Including Cao Bin and Pan Mei, they all watched in front of the palace and wait for Cui Han to come out, "The person who is the passenger is also powerful." Those who cannot be lost are also timely. When this situation is broken..."The emperor rose up and made a decision. Expedition to Youyan on the same day to expel the Khitan!

On June 13, Zhao Guangyi's army set off from Zhenzhou and began the first Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty! But as soon as I set off, I ran into a problem. The fatigue of the army seems to have reached its limit. The emperor's royal car has arrived in Zhenzhou, but Hu Cong's army has not arrived at the appointed time! Zhao Guangyi was furious and wanted to punish those soldiers with military law. But some people dissuaded and asked the soldiers to contribute, so it is better to be more tolerant.

On the 19th, the army entered Jintaiton, in the territory of Liao. On the 20th, the Great Song Emperor Zhao Guangyi personally put on armor and arrived at Qigou Pass. Liu Yu, the assassin of the Eastern Yizhou Prefecture of Liao, surrendered. Fu Qianji, the vanguard of the Song army, crossed the East Yizhou far beyond the city of Dongyi and encountered the Khitan cavalry led by the kings of the Great Liao Northern Courtyard, Yelu Xidi, Xiao Qigu, and King Sahe of the Second Chamber, at the Shahe River in the south of Zhuozhou. Fu Qian copied Guo Jin in the Battle of White Horse Ridge 3 months ago. It's still a field battle, and it's still a single corps duel without reinforcements. Fu Qian completely defeated the king of the Northern Courtyard of Da Liao! Yelu Xidi became the second of Jerusha, and left the dead corpses all over the ground and fled back to Youzhou. More than 500 subordinates behind him were captured by Fu Qian!

21st. The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty came to the outside of Zhuozhou, and Liu Yuande went out of the city to surrender. Zhao Guangyi no longer stayed. In front of it is Youzhou City, which is the ultimate goal that his brother Zhao Kuangyin and Chai Rong have not reached... The Great Song Dynasty army, which marched rapidly, finally came to the city of Youzhou in the early morning of the 23rd (Youzhou was called "Ji" more than 3,000 years ago, and it was the capital of Jiguo. Yan country exterminated thistle. Moved the capital here, renamed "Yanjing" after the change of dynasties, it successively called "Zhongdu", "Dadu", "Beiping", "Beijing", when Zhao Guangyi led the army to besiege it, its name was "Youzhou" and also Nanjing, Liao)

All right! Zhao Guangyi calmed down his tired and excited nerves a little, and sent scouts in all directions, always alerting every movement. Soon intelligence returned. The victory mouth found that there was a Khitan army, and the flag of their main general was blue. Cyan? The king of the North Courtyard of Yelu Xidi? Is this kid still around? Balls! Then send troops to take him! A large group of men and horses killed him. Everything was normal at the beginning, and the Khitans fled faster than rabbits. But after chasing and chasing, he suddenly fell into the trap of the Khitans, and this Liao army was unprecedentedly strong in combat. The Song army desperately broke out. Only later did I know that the cyan Wang Qi was purely a scam, and the person under it was not Yelu Xidi at all, but a generation of famous generals, Yelu Xian, the king of the Great Liaoning Southern Academy... After his small victory, he garrisoned Qingsha Hebei to support Youzhou.

Zhao Guangyi has no interest in caring about the outcome of a small ambush. 25th. The Great Song army began to besiege the city: Song Wu attacked the southern city, Cui Yan attacked the northern city, Liu Yu attacked the eastern city, and Meng Yuanzhe attacked the western city. That is to say, the city was besieged on all sides, leaving no way for the people inside to live (pay attention to this) and appointing Pan Mei as the prefect of Youzhou, from this time on, he could be familiar with Youzhou affairs in actual combat.

At this time, the Liao State was guarding the city in Youzhou by a Han man named Han Derang. mentioned his grandfather, it was a famous man - Han Zhigu, the founder of the Great Liao. Born as a dowry slave of the Empress Dowager Shulu. The Liao State rules and regulations, customs and etiquette are all from him. But although his son Han Kuangsi has achieved such a superb official position as King Yan and Nanjing Stay, what can he do? "History of Liao" clearly states that the medical skills are superb. That's all. Think about what kind of sentimental and sick Emperor Yeluxian of Daliao Jingzong was at that time, and you can understand how the favor came about, right? and then to his grandson Han Derang, it seems to be even worse. I haven't had any results before. I'm 39 years old. And Youzhou was originally his father's responsibility, and he was just a temporary agent and a meeting at the right time. Is there anything that is capable of this typical kind of yanai waste? But this time, Zhao Guangyi really looked away. This Han Derang is a unique legend in the history of Liao.

The Song army "besieged the city three turns, and advanced from the caves" began to surrender. Not to mention that there are so many Han people in the city. Even the Khitan soldiers defected more than 600 people, and "people have two hearts" is a commentary on the war situation at that time in the "History of Liao" after the fact.

Yelu Xuegu dug a tunnel under the nose of the Song army for the first time, and sent Han Derang in the city a fortress that was more valuable than gold. However, in the face of the Great Song Emperor's ambition, he must win. Can Han Derang hold it? Next to him, Jerod and Jerusha stayed out of the way. There is no way to guess Han Derang's mood. Is he hateful or hopeless, or is he understanding? On July 3, Liu Yansu of Shunzhou surrendered. On the 5th, Liu Shouen of Jizhou surrendered. And Han Derang has been in Youzhou City for 10 days. He was waiting for his reinforcements. But where are the reinforcements?

Reinforcements are coming! On June 30, the news of the siege of Youzhou City quickly spread to the depths of the Mobei grassland. The whole clan is in danger, and the greatest hero of the Khitan tribe is born: Yelu Huge! Of course, he was not so convincing at this time, because he was originally a civil official, the prefect of the Great Tiyin Division (in charge of the political and religious affairs of the imperial family). But the Khitan God of War is about to use his exploits to prove that he is a well-deserved hero!

Yelu Huge's opinion is: Whether it is retreating or going to help, it is fundamentally to engage the Song army. So why do you want to retreat? If you want to fight, you can only fight in Youzhou City! But this also has a crucial premise, that is, Youzhou will definitely survive until his reinforcements are killed! Otherwise, the host and guest will be transposed, and the Song army will wait for the Khitans who have rushed thousands of miles and become the end of the crossbow to send them to the door. The consequences of that would be unimaginable... So all the opportunities for victory and defeat are condensed in one person - Nanjing Quan stayed behind Han Derang! As long as Han can hold on, I can keep this line of life! If he falls first, then the entire Yanyun region will fall to the Han people together, and the Khitans will completely return to their ancestors!

That's fate. The Battle of the Swallow is a special time for the strong to become famous. Some previously unknown names. After this half-month purgatory-like test, it will be famous and awe-inspiring the earth! Jeruxiugo, Jeruh, Han Derang... It's the best of them.

Jeruxiugo is in extreme sports. He had to hurry as soon as possible. However, it is necessary to maintain the combat effectiveness of the reinforcements to the greatest extent. He not only wants to arrive, but also to be able to fight and win. But look at his strength. I'm afraid no one will give him any hope. Because there are only... 30,000 people.

Less, right? Is this the reinforcement that the Khitans, who claim to have 300,000 cavalry, can send? With such a small number of troops, you want to run thousands of miles to fight against the hundreds of thousands of victorious troops of the Song Dynasty? Is Jeruhügo crazy? No! This is the limit. Think about how many reinforcements Zhao Kuangyin sent Tian Qinzuo to fight against Liao back then? 3 thousand! Saving soldiers is like fighting fire, and the Khitan people have gone all out. The strength of the rapid build-up of the army finally showed a huge advantage.

Back at the foot of Youzhou City, the Song army was exhausted. It was not only the physical fatigue of midsummer, but also the psychological tiredness that made them tired. All the energy, passion, and even the desire to kill people and set fires were vented in Taiyuan City half a year ago. At this time, they were war-weary and homesick, and they were empty-handed, and the bonuses for winning the Northern Han were not in place, and they could not find a reason to continue fighting. These Great Song Emperor Zhao Guangyi knew it. Even if a person does not know the soldiers. Don't you even know how to pay bonuses? What's more, all the think tanks of the Song Dynasty at that time, including the backbone-level Zhao Pu, were in the army. No one reminded the emperor? Zhao Guangyi wanted to retreat, but an ultimate temptation drove him crazy and made him not want to leave no matter what—maybe in the next moment, Youzhou City would be able to break through!

And just like that, the day of July 6, 979 finally arrived. This day is the fate day of all people in Song Liao. Zhao Guangyi suddenly received a military report that a large number of Khitan troops appeared in the northwest of Youzhou City... The alarm spread throughout the battalion, but it was the emperor himself who led the army to meet the enemy. What about Pan Mei? What about Cao Bin? Why do you want the emperor to be in battle? Because the army's spirit is slack. Zhao Guangyi knew better than anyone that he was the only one who personally went out at this time. can barely cheer up the morale of the army and force the soldiers out of the state of resentment and fatigue.

The Battle of the Sorghum River broke out! This time the Khitans were the main attackers. Since the beginning of the war, the Liao army, which has been constantly retreating and failing, does not know why, regardless of life and death, to attack the Song Dynasty. And to the unbelievable of the Song army, the commander of this Liao army was actually their defeated general, Yelusha. This is the person Guo Jin defeated in Baimaling? This is the coward who didn't even dare to approach the edge of Youzhou before? The Song people were unbelievable. But on the verge of life and death, their combat effectiveness also suddenly awakened. This is an undefeated hero who has been accumulating a tradition of victory since the Later Zhou period. They did not summon the besieging Song army for support. With his own strength, he fought a bloody battle with the Yelu Shaliao army on the beach of the Gaoliang River! Until dusk, the Khitans suffered heavy casualties. Jerusha ordered a retreat.

As night fell, the Song army began to pursue. But they ignored the existence of another Liao army - Yelu Xuan! Suddenly, a large sea of fire condensed by thousands of torches appeared in front of the Song army. From the left and right sides swept towards them. Song Jun was stunned by the scene in front of him. Intuitively, they found out that the enemy was not below them in numbers! After the dramatic battle, he was suddenly ambushed. Each and every one of them panicked. But in fact, the number of Liao troops on the opposite side was at least half less than they imagined! Injerus ordered each soldier to carry two torches in his hand... He wants this effect! All he was waiting for was the night!

Before the Song army could recover from the shock, Yerusha, who was fleeing in front of them, suddenly returned and joined forces with Yelu to kill him. The tide of battle deteriorated instantly. What to do? Zhao Guangyi immediately made a decision and quickly dispatched the besieging troops to help in the battle! So the whole battalion of the Song army rose up and attacked the Liao army in the northwest! But behind them, the gate of Youzhou suddenly opened! Can you imagine? The defenders of Youzhou, who had been besieged to the death for more than 10 days and were struggling on the death line every day, actually dared to go out of the city to attack the Song army under the leadership of Yelu Xuegu!

The war, for the first time, showed Zhao Guangyi's hideous and terrifying true colors! But that's it, the elite soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty who have been continuously selected and honed by Zhao Kuangyin for 17 years still really show their strong nature! From the sudden ambush at dusk to the rising sun the next day. Throughout the night, the Song army was not chaotic, the establishment was not scattered, and it was closely guarded around the emperor. They are only at a disadvantage, but they are far from defeated!

The sun on July 7, 979 illuminated the battlefield, and the Huangluo umbrella cover of the Great Song Emperor was clearly seen by the Khitans...

Jerecius made a crazy decision at this point. He desperately rushed to the location of the Great Song Emperor - Huangluo Umbrella Cover! He stunned everyone, including the Khitans. But Hugh Ge himself knew that this was the only chance for the Khitans to win. If they don't succeed, all that awaits them is failure and death! Han Derang, Yelusha, Yelu Xianzhen, and Yelu Xuegu, they did everything they could. However, the hundreds of thousands of Song troops were completely organized, and the formation was not dispersed, and they could not be taken down. Once they are allowed to see the reality of the Khitans after dawn, the victory or defeat will be reversed.

Victory or death! A hero is born! Brother Yelu Xiu rushed to the heart of the enemy like Chai Rong 25 years ago, bringing hope to his own nation, and at the same time bringing Zhao Guangyi the possibility of winning the decisive battle - as long as he can kill Brother Yelu Xiu who is desperate at this time, the victory will be the Great Song Dynasty!

History proves that the hero's fate really hung by a thread at that time. With 3 serious injuries in his body, he could barely ride a horse, and he miraculously split the camp of the Song Army, which was guarded by 10,000 people, and rushed to the cover of the illustrious Huangluo umbrella! But the moment he arrived, Jerexiugo's whole body was cold, and despair enveloped him. Because he found that the person who fell under the umbrella was just an ordinary umbrella Song soldier, and he was not the Great Song Emperor at all... Hit the trick? Scammed? But he immediately found that the Song army's formation was violently turbulent, and the chain reaction spread in all directions. What's wrong? The Song army actually collapsed?

At this time, his men suddenly cheered: victory! The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty fled—Yelu Hugo couldn't believe his ears. Can anyone believe it? The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty actually fled...

Zhao Guangyi never dreamed that he would escape, but he was really on the way to escape now. Glory, shame, greatness... Life, these things that usually swirled in his mind, instantly became a blank slate. He only remembered that Yelu Huge's Liao army suddenly rushed to him, arrows were like flying locusts, and the sound of killing was like a tide, and they wanted to kill him! In the middle of that, the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty were still continuing his life with flesh and blood, and the last moment was far from coming. But the big slut was stunned. Is this war? Is this the feat he has always wanted? Previously, he envied Tian Khan, disobeyed his brothers, and wanted to do better than them, but he was never in danger on the battlefield!

He fled, and as he fled, he had been struck by two arrows. It is impossible to determine whether he fled when he was shot head-on or if he was hit by an arrow when he turned to flee. According to records, the middle arrow part is the "hip" or "thigh", and the direction of the two is very different. But it doesn't matter anymore. The important thing is that he fled and did not dare to look back. Because it was a nightmare for him. From then on, something in his heart was completely away from him... And under the city of Youzhou that day, the Song army finally collapsed...

Zhao Guangyi was alone, endured arrow wounds, rode wild for a day, and arrived in Zhuozhou on the 8th. But before he could enter the city, Jeruxiu, who was also seriously wounded, arrived, forcing him to flee for his life again. It was dark again, and Zhao Guangyi panicked and fell into the mud. He didn't deserve to die. At this time, a Song army that did not know the battle situation and still transported military rations to Youzhou found him. The leader was Liu Jiye, a famous general of the Northern Han Dynasty. At this time, the Song Dynasty had been lowered, and his surname Yang was restored, that is, the first generation of the Yang family's old Linggong Yang Ye. Yang Ye killed the pursuers and sent the emperor back to the army in a donkey cart carrying grain.

However, the Liao State was unable to pursue the Song army to the end, so they withdrew their troops and returned to China. The First Northern Expedition of the Great Song Dynasty ended in a fiasco. But no one expected that the real loss of Da Song was the person lying in the donkey cart. He lost something in his heart, and the two arrow wounds on his legs...

At the same time as the battle of the Gaoliang River, Li Jiyun died in the Dingyan Army, and his brother Li Jisheng succeeded him. About to rise another power in the northwest frontier of the Great Song Dynasty... (To be continued......)