The Song army invaded the Liao border again, and this time they met Yelu Hugo on the way.

Something happened! The people in the Song army who had a little brains sank in their hearts. Previously, Yelu Hugo had to stand up in Youzhou City, blocking Cao Bin in front and rejecting Pan Mei. But now that he dares to rush out and single out Cao Bin, the situation behind the mountain can be imagined. That's right! Just as Cao Bin retreated and advanced, Yelu's troops had been reinforced.

So Jeruhukgo came. It is more than 100 miles south of Zhuozhou. The two armies of Song and Liao met. The god of war immediately scattered his cavalry in all directions, attacking in a fluttering manner. Faced with a difficult situation, Cao Bin's response was to move on. There are two advantages to this: 1. The first 100 miles in front is Zhuozhou City, and after entering the city, you are not afraid of the opponent's cavalry; 2. Stationed in Zhuozhou, the original strategic deployment can also be continued. Drag Yelu Hugo in front of the mountain and create a chance for Pan Mei and Tian Chongjin behind the mountain to win. In order to prevent the Khitan cavalry raid, the Song army's methods were unprecedented. Dig trenches as you advance. Where the trenches are dug, they go. Strong! But this really stumped Jeruxiu. He can't jump into a pit and kill someone, can he?

So the Song army finally walked to the city of Zhuozhou, which had been captured by them. It's just that in this short journey of more than 100 miles, they walked for more than 20 days. However, Zhuozhou City still arrived. And there was no Liao army defending the city in the city. The Song army then swarmed into the city. If nothing else, rush to the well first! This is the North China Plain in the second half of April of the lunar calendar, and everyone dug a trench all the way to the sun. How lucky. Zhuozhou City is rich in water sources. The huge corps of more than 200,000 people of the Song army was able to take a breather in the city. But immediately after, there was an astonishing battle report - the Great Liao reinforcements led by the Queen Mother and the Emperor have arrived! Will attack Zhuozhou at any time!

Cao Bin smiled bitterly. A hasty order was given, and the whole army immediately withdrew from Zhuozhou for the second time! At this time, God helped, and suddenly it began to pour down. In this way, the power of the Khitan Iron Cavalry will be greatly reduced. What are you hesitating about? Run! Cao Bin ordered Lu Bin to take all the people of Zhuozhou City away and retreat south along Wolf Mountain. And after all the main forces of the Eastern Route Army were cut off by him personally, he fled south in the rain! Perhaps Cao Bin hoped that Yelu Hugo would first recapture the plundered people of Zhuozhou, so that the Song army would gain time that was hard to buy.

But... On May 3, as soon as he withdrew to Qigou Pass, Yelu Hugo suddenly killed! It was raining heavily. The ground was muddy. Cao Bin's last moment has finally arrived! The main armies of the two countries of Song and Liao fought a decisive battle at Qigou Pass! But this is no longer a fair duel. One side has been running thousands of miles back and forth in circles, exhausting himself half to death. The other side waited for work, and just replenished the Mobei elite soldiers brought by Empress Dowager Xiao. Two famous generals face off to the death! Is there still suspense about the outcome of the outcome?

The Song army used the grain cart as a camp fence and surrounded the front of the formation to cushion the onslaught of the Khitan cavalry. Defeated but not chaotic, they held out until dark, and the Liao army besieged them.

At night, Cao Bin made one of the most humiliating moves of his military career. He abandoned the whole army, escaped from the encirclement of the Liao army with a small number of personal soldiers, and crossed the Juma River at night. Set up camp on the south bank.

The next day, the Song army was left without a master and fled to the Juma River. The river that day was full of corpses of Song soldiers... In the midst of the crisis, Li Jixuan stepped forward and fought Yelu Hugo on the bank of the Juma River, so that the remnants of the whole army could cross the river.

The Song army continued to flee south, and the destination was Gaoyang. But Yelu Hugo chased after him, and the battle of Shahe was defeated again. Eventually, the Song army fled into Gaoyang City... But there is no doubt that the Eastern Route Army has been completely defeated.

May 9th. Wang Jien flew from Yizhou and rode into Kaifeng. Zhao Guangyi learned of the defeat of the Eastern Route Army and urgently ordered Tian Chongjin and Pan Mei to withdraw their troops. Tian Chongjin did not hesitate and immediately retreated, and the Central Route Army returned to China unharmed. But Pan Mei's Western Route Army was unwilling. They want to pk with Yelu to see who is stronger!

So in July, Ulzhou and Huanzhou were successively recovered by Yelu. It seems that it really can't be retreated. However, the emperor still had the task of asking the Western Route Army to move the residents of the four prefectures of Yun, Shuo, Huan, and Ying to the south. In Shuozhou Langya Village. Yang Ye proposed a way to "get out of the big stone road first, make an appointment with the generals of Yun and Shuo in advance, and move the people to Shijie Valley." Send a thousand crossbowmen to ambush at the mouth of the valley, and then use cavalry to support in the middle. It is estimated that the task will almost be completed," but Wang Yu of the prison army sneered, "I can't think of it!" Rate tens of thousands of elite riders but be so timid! We are going to march from the Beichuan Road in Yanmen Pass, and we want to go to Mayi to meet the enemy with great momentum" Yang Ye shook his head, so that it was defeated" Wang Yu sneered: "Aren't you an invincible general?" led tens of thousands of soldiers but just wanted to escape, shouldn't he want to defect to the enemy" Speaking of this, Yang Ye had nothing to say, and immediately agreed to fight. Before leaving, he said to his old boss Pan Mei, "I lost this time." I'm a Taiyuan general, and I should have died a long time ago. The Lord asked me to command the army, and today I will repay it with a battle to the death! I only ask you to ambush the archers on both sides of Chenjiagu. When I am defeated, if you don't answer me, I'm afraid I'll wipe out the whole army."

Pan Mei looked solemn, agreed on the spot, and acted immediately. Yang Ye led his troops north to take the initiative to attack Yelu Xianzhen, Pan Mei and Wang Yu and personally led troops to ambush at the mouth of Chenjia Valley. But from the time of Yin to the time of Si, Yang Ye has not been seen... All the officers and men of the Western Route Army thought that a miracle had happened. But... Knowing that they would be defeated and die, the soldiers went all the way north, deep into the enemy's territory, only to prove their loyalty. So by the time the defeat was retreated, it was too far away from Chenjiagu...

Yang Ye's opponent is a generation of famous general Yelu Xuan. He was quickly recalled from the front line of the conquest of the Jurchens. But when he just came back, he didn't dare to immediately challenge Pan Mei and Tian Chongjin. There are so many reinforcements, no matter what, you have to guarantee Yelu Xiuge and his Youzhou City first! But now it's different, Cao Bin has completely collapsed, and the heavy forces of the Liao State have been transferred to him. But the Song army also began to retreat, and he took the initiative to pursue without waiting for reinforcements to arrive. At this time, reinforcements had been obtained, and Yang Ye's lone army came to attack him again!

So what are you waiting for? But the cunning Yelu was defeated all the way and lured Yang Ye far away from Langya Village, only to suddenly ambush Yang Ye and surround Yang Ye!

Yang Ye's time has come! This fight is your blood and honor! You have to prove that you are not an invincible general, at least not a traitor, and you are not double-minded!

On that day, Yang Ye led his troops to fight a bloody battle, and until he could no longer support it, he walked while fighting, and wanted to introduce Yelu to Chenjiagu. It was already evening when we set out in the early morning, fought at noon, and returned to Chenjiagu. The whole army is sleepy and tired, and they have reached the limit... But Yang Ye looked at it at a glance, it was empty, and there were no reinforcements... Yang Ye stroked his chest and cried bitterly: Your Majesty, Yang Ye did his best!

The bloody battle after the most demurrage. Yang Ye's son Yang Yanyu, his general Wang Gui and the soldiers were all killed in battle... Yang Ye's war horse was injured and hid in the dense forest, and Yelu Xidi vaguely saw the shadow of his robe and shot it with an arrow. Yang Ye fell from his horse and was captured.

The Khitans won, and Yang was invincible, an honor they never dreamed of, and it became a reality. But all they got was Yang Ye's corpse. The hero died of a hunger strike for 3 days...

Go back to the battlefield and find out the cause of the hero's death. In history, Pan Mei and Wang Yu thought that Yang Ye had been defeated, so they rushed forward along the same road to fight for Yang Ye's credit. Halfway through, they knew that Yang Ye was defeated, and they turned around and retreated. Not a single reinforcement was left behind... Speaking of responsibility, Pan Mei can't get rid of it no matter what, after all, he is the boss! But we all know that as the commander of the Song Army, many times there are only two words - helpless.

And Yang Ye's death was very popular among the generals of the Song Dynasty. Yang Ye himself knows this. In fact, if he does not die, the fate that awaits him will be even more tragic... For example, Guo Jin, who was also forced to commit suicide by the prison army Tian Qinzuo 7 years ago. And what is even more coincidental is that when Tian Qinzuo forced Guo Jin to death, Wang Yu was present. Everything is familiar.

As for Pan Mei, what could he do when Wang Yu forced Yang Ye? The commander and deputy marshal unite to rebel against the prison army? The battle had already been lost. Do you believe that after returning to China, the debriefing report of the military supervisor will make your life worse than death? Thereupon... That's all there is to it. It's a pity that I don't know who wrote a "Romance of the Yang Family", the first brave general of the Northern Song Dynasty, Pan Mei, was transformed into a white-faced traitor, and the uncle Pan Renmei of the country fell into a jealous and jealous person, and the infamy of cruelty to Zhongliang...

Open the "History of the Song Dynasty" again, and pay attention to this passage: when Cao Bin advanced by leaps and bounds at the beginning of the war. Zhao Guangyi was surprised that it was too fast, for fear that the Khitan would rob the grain road. When Cao Bin ran out of food and retreated, Zhao Guangyi was stunned, "How can there be an enemy in front, but the army is transporting food with aid" and waiting for Cao Bin to advance again. Zhao Guangyi said again, don't rush forward, go and meet Mi Xin first... He is a peerless master, with insight into all opportunities. He counted all the factors for failure. It's just that Cao Bin didn't listen to his orders, and he failed at the last time.

Even if this is true, it will invisibly reveal the truth - the big slut is commanding the war at any time! How is it all done? The big slut knows the way, and Cao Bin also knows the way. But can Cao Bin reveal it to the public? Cao Bin chose to carry everything down, including the infamy of battlefield waste. As a courtier, you must maintain the glorious image of the emperor.

Many clear-eyed people scolded Cao Bin for his shamelessness and Zhao Guangyi's cheekiness. But empathy, do you want Cao Bin to tell the truth, and Zhao Guangyi to make an edict for himself? At a time when the country is in an unprecedented defeat and the enemy is about to retaliate, then to reduce the emperor's public image and appeal to the bottom? It's not easy for everyone! Number one, I understand you!

In February 968, before the start of the Yongxi Northern Expedition, Li Jiqian, who had been driven out of desperation by the Song army, surrendered to Liao, and was appointed by the Great Liao as the envoy of the Dingyan Army. Go to his brother, the Great Song Dynasty's Dingyan Army Festival envoy Li Jizhuo (Zhao Baozhong) PK.

Let's talk about the response of the Great Song Dynasty after the failure of the Yongxi Northern Expedition and the handling of the generals of the defeated army.

In June, Zhao Guangyi replaced all the guards of the Great Song Frontier. The experience of these people is unparalleled in the world, far higher than Pan Mei and Cao Bin. But no one knows how useful it can be. Because he is too old - Zhang Yongde, Song Hao, Liu Tingrang, Zhao Yanpu. The real hardcore people, some of them are even Zhao Kuangyin's old superiors. These people reappeared in the rivers and lakes, and the truth of the Song Army was miserable.

Cao Bin, the most important person responsible for the failure of Yongxi's Northern Expedition. The charges were disobeying the emperor's orders and violating battlefield discipline. As early as June 8, Zhao Changyan wrote that there was no need for a retrial, and he directly pulled out Lu to behead him. But Zhao Guangyi still pretended to interrogate it. After Cao Bin returned to the court, on the 21st, the court was held in Shangshu Province. On July 1, the result of the trial: Cao Bin, Mi Xin and other nine generals were executed. But 2 days later, the emperor's fine came out: Cao Bin was demoted from the Jiedu envoy to the right Xiaowei general, and by analogy, Cui Yanjin is the right Wuwei general, Mi Xin is the right Tunwei general, all of them are exempted from capital crimes, everyone is demoted, and this matter is over... From this point of view, it seems that it is quite good to be a military general in the Song Dynasty, right? At least there is no need to worry about being convicted and killed. But listen to the wise words of the only famous general who was unjustly killed in the Two Song Dynasty: "Civil officials do not love money, and military generals do not hesitate to die, then the world is peaceful"

In the same month that the news of Chenjiagu's defeat came, Zhao Guangyi also punished the Western Route Army: the commander Pan Meilian was demoted by three levels and continued to stand guard on the frontier. The two superintendents Wang Yu and Liu Wenyu were cut to the people, one was exiled to Jinzhou and the other was exiled to Dengzhou, and they never wanted to be officials again... Posthumously presented Yang Ye as a lieutenant and an envoy of the Datong Festival. His remaining five sons were all promoted to knighthood and continued to serve the country.

Pan Mei, Cao Bin, Song Jun's once proud, the strongest Gemini constellation has been ruined... In its place was the enemy of the Great Song Dynasty, the twin pillars of the Liao army - Yelu Xiuge, Yelu Xuan...

As the revenge of the Khitans is imminent, a casual arrangement by Zhao Guangyi will play a big role. On July 21, he sent a man named Zhang Qixian to Daizhou to be the governor of Daizhou, and guarded Yanmen Pass with Pan Mei. It is from this person that the Great Song Border Pass will go out of another way...

Zhang Qixian's family has been poor for generations. The hope of all the poor children in rural China in life lies in studying for exams and going to the city to become civil servants. But he is different, he dares to take risks.

Song Taizu Zhao Kuangyin returned to Luoyang to worship his ancestors a year after the end of his life, and Zhang Qixian's first adventure opportunity arrived. Suddenly, he rushed out of the palace and stopped the holy driver. With a cloth on the body of the table, ask for an interview. Zhao Kuangyin agreed, brought this bold young man to the palace, and let him finish his words. Zhang painted the ground with his hands and told his ten strategies for governing the country. The emperor felt that 4 of them were okay. That's a 40% winning rate. It should be said that Zhang's adventure has been successful. His edict, along with himself, would soon be adopted by the emperor, and wealth would be upon him. But Zhang Qixian took a bigger risk at the critical moment, and he argued with the emperor - my 10 articles are all very good, and they should all be adopted and implemented! As a result, Zhao Kuangyin became angry, swept this stubborn country boy out of the house, and threw it out of the house along with his 10 strategies...

But in history, after Zhao Kuangyin returned to Kaifeng, he said to his younger brother: I got a talent in Luoyang, but I don't need it, I'll leave it to you. As a result, in the first scientific examination after Zhao Guangyi ascended the throne, Zhang Qixian was on the list, but his ranking was not high. In order to use him, Zhao Guangyi ended up admitting more than 130 jinshi who had grades ahead of him, but who were also not qualified to be officials, just to give Zhang a starting step (this is also the reason why the 'Long Fei List' has a high proportion of 500 people admitted at once)

And the reason why Zhao Kuangyin didn't use Zhang Qixian at that time was to grind off his stubbornness, so that he could be obedient and easy to use in the future. He didn't expect Zhang Qixian to become more and more frustrated. At this time, the regular army was busy withdrawing from the frontier to the interior, but he, a civilian official, took the initiative to ask to sit on the front line, so he became the governor of Daizhou...

In this way, the Great Song Dynasty ushered in the revenge of the Great Khitan...

On November 12, Empress Dowager Xiao and the little emperor drove in person. The next day, the god of war, Jelu Huge, was appointed as the vanguard. On the Western Front, the king of the Northern Courtyard, Pu Nuning, garrisoned Fengshengzhou and suppressed Pan Mei and Zhang Qixian in Yanmen Pass...

On December 8, the 1,000-volume literary book "Wenyuan Yinghua" was completed. This book is compiled by Prince Zhaoming, which includes more than 2,000 writers and nearly 20,000 works from Xiao Liang to the Five Dynasties, divided into 39 categories. At the moment when the war clouds were thick, Zhao Guangyi did have the leisure to repair books. So far, the 500-volume novel book "Taiping Guangji", the 1,000-volume encyclopedia book "Taiping Yulan", and the 1,000-volume literary book "Wenyuan Yinghua" were all completed by Zhao Guangyi. When his son Zhao Heng completed the 1,000-volume historiography book "Shufu Yuan Turtle", this can be called the four major books of the Northern Song Dynasty. (To be continued......)