In the city of Danzhou, not far south of Gubeikou, after listening to the report of the spies, Yeluren waved him down, and then Yeluzhi, who was standing next to him, spoke first: "Third brother, the Song army stayed in Gubeikou and did not move, it seems that the commander of the Song army is not easy, it is estimated that they have already seen through our plan to ambush them on the road." ”

"Yang Huaiyu is the grandson of Yang Liulang of the Sixteen Prefectures of Weizhen Yanyun back then, and his father Yang Wenguang led the army to destroy the Western Xia, such a family background, it would be strange if he didn't have a little ability, and it wouldn't be unjust if he didn't lose in his hands!" Yelu Renxian said with a heavy face, when talking about his son's tart, his eyes also flashed a trace of grief, a few days ago he received the news of his son's defeat and suicide, although on the surface he was very calm, but behind the back of the cry was bitter.

Hearing his brother mention his nephew's tart, Yelu Zhixian's face also flashed a little sad, maybe in the eyes of others, the third brother in front of him was still very strong after his son's suicide, but he found that it was only a few days, and the wrinkles on his third brother's face suddenly increased a lot, and there were more gray hairs, and the whole person looked like he was ten years old.

"Third brother, what should we do next, do we directly attack Gubeikou to avenge Tart, or continue to attack other state capitals and force the Song army in Gubeikou to come back?" After his grief, Yelu Zhixian quickly spoke again, after all, now is not the time to grieve, everything must be done first.

"The Song army will not give us another chance to attack other state capitals, if we leave Danzhou, I am afraid that the Song army in Gubeikou will immediately evacuate, and then they will either attack us from behind or flee directly, which is not a good thing for us. So now for us, there is only one way to go, that is, to send troops to take Jizhou, and then turn around to attack Gubeikou, it seems that the Song army has made a decision and is ready to fight with us in Gubeikou! Yelu Ren said with a calm gaze. It's just that there is an air of slaughter in his tone, whether it is public or private, he has decided to annihilate the army led by Yang Huaiyu on the battlefield.

Hearing that he was going to fight a decisive battle with the Song army at Gubeikou, Yelu Zhixian became a little hesitant, and only after a while did he speak: "Third brother, since the Song army improved its firearms, its combat effectiveness has long been different from what it used to be, and it occupies the natural danger of Gubeikou, although our troops have a little advantage. But if you want to annihilate the Song army, I'm afraid it's not an easy task, right? ”

"Hehe, fourth brother, your concerns are also very reasonable, if it was in the past, I'm afraid I really wouldn't dare to fight a decisive battle with the Song army like this, but don't forget, what kind of changes did the young emperor of the Great Song Dynasty do in the country, and as a result, the people's resentment in the country is boiling, and there is instability everywhere. Although the new law has now been suspended, the situation in the Great Song Dynasty is far less stable than before. The national strength has also declined, so this time I am ready to encircle the Song army but not fight, forcing the Song army to take the initiative to attack us, anyway, we can afford it, but the Great Song Dynasty can't afford it! Yelu Renxian said with a confident expression.

"I see, it's the so-called military strategy. There is a third brother you are in the army, I think the Song army is in a catastrophe! Yelu Zhixian couldn't help but praise when he heard this, he had always admired his third brother, but at the same time he was a little worried. Because the third brother is now respected as the father, if he makes such a great contribution this time, I am afraid that the court will not be rewarded, which is not a good thing for a courtier, it seems that he will have to find time to persuade the third brother in the future, so that he can prepare for the rapid retreat.

Two days later, Yeluren personally led a large army to attack Jizhou, but when their army arrived in Jizhou, the Song army guards here had already received Yang Huaiyu's order and retreated with the defenders in advance, after all, they couldn't retreat, because Yang Huaiyu only left a thousand soldiers to defend the city before, with 1,000 to 100,000, there was no chance of luck at all, so it was better to directly give Jizhou to the Liao army to reduce unnecessary losses.

After the fall of Jizhou, the Great Song Dynasty led by Yang Huaiyu was suddenly sealed in Gubeikou, and Wang Shao, who stayed in the rear, was shocked after learning the news, he reported the news to the imperial court, and personally rushed to Yanzhou, that is, the Liao State Nanjing Xijin Mansion that was defeated before, and gathered the Song army in the rear to prevent Yelu Renxian's army from going south, but because the Song army left behind was limited, Wang Shao finally only gathered more than 10,000 troops, and he could barely protect himself with the help of the city.

Wang Shao's urgent recital was sent to the capital quickly, the messenger who sent the letter did not care about the horsepower, and did not know how many horses were disabled along the way, and finally arrived in the capital, the messenger was also tired and vomited blood, and then Wang Shao's recital was quickly sent into the palace, at this time it was already the third watch, but Zhao Ji was still under the lamp to correct the recital, but when he saw the recital sent by Wang Shao, and learned that Yang Huaiyu's army was cut off by the Liao army, the whole person also stood up in shock, and then urgently ordered several prime ministers to enter the palace to discuss matters!

Zeng Gongliang, Chen Shengzhi, Sima Guang and Lu Huiqing, these four people are the four prime ministers appointed when Zhao Ji was in the court, and they did not dare to have any delay when they received the news from the palace, and rushed to the palace in a carriage.

"The battle report sent by Wang Shao last time was still going well, and there was only one Gubeikou defense line left in front of Yang Huaiyu and them, but now the Gubeikou defense line has been overcome, but I didn't expect Yelu Renxian to go around their backs and cut off Yang Huaiyu's retreat, and now Wang Shao has lost contact with Yang Huaiyu, and I don't know if they have fought with Yelu Renxian, what do you think about this?" Zhao Ji saw that no one spoke, so he took the initiative to ask.

Hearing Zhao Ji's inquiry, Zeng Gongliang and Chen Shengzhi were both old gods with half-squinted eyes, standing there motionless, speaking of the good old man Zeng Gongliang took the initiative to hand over power after Wang Anshi's change, Chen Shengzhi wanted to fight, but he couldn't compete with Wang Anshi, and finally simply said that he was sick and couldn't go to the court, and he didn't "recover" until Wang Anshi dismissed the prime minister, but he rarely expressed any opinions on the affairs of the court.

Only Sima Guang turned his head to look at Lu Huiqing and snorted coldly, and then he didn't open his mouth either, because the proposal to attack the Liao State was first put forward by Lu Huiqing, and he was resolutely opposed, but unfortunately Zhao Ji didn't listen at all, and now that the army attacking the Liao State has a problem, this kind of matter naturally has to be handled by Lu Huiqing.

Lu Huiqing also knew that he would definitely not be able to get out of the matter of attacking the Liao State, so he finally thought about it for a while, and finally stood up and said: "Your Majesty, I think that although Yang Huaiyu's army has been cut off, the strength of my Song army is not too much different from that of the Liao army, and with the help of firearms, it is enough to fight out of the encirclement, and Your Majesty does not need to be too nervous about it!" ”

"Hmph, Lu Xianggong is really optimistic!" As soon as Lu Huiqing's words fell, his nemesis Sima Guang stood up with a sneer on his face and said, "Let's not talk about how much Yang Huaiyu lost in the previous battle, just after such a long campaign, I'm afraid that the Hebei army he brought is already very tired, and the consumption of firearms is definitely not small, in this case, I'm afraid that Yang Huaiyu and others can only barely protect themselves under the attack of Yelu Renxian, where is there any strength for counterattack?" ”

"This is just your speculation, Yang Huaiyu led the army before, the Liao army could not stop their offensive at all, although there were many reinforcements led by Yelu Renxian, but in a hurry, I am afraid it would be difficult to organize any elite!" Lu Huiqing argued again that he could only stand up to Yang Huaiyu at this time, otherwise it could only show that his previous proposal to attack the Liao State was wrong.

"Oh? According to Lu Xianggong's meaning, Yang Huaiyu's army doesn't need to send reinforcements at all, can they fight their way out of the encirclement by themselves? Sima Guang seized the loophole in Lu Huiqing's words at this time and pressed again, Wang Shaodu had already sent an intensified battle report, which showed that Yang Huaiyu's situation was definitely not optimistic, if they didn't send reinforcements, I am afraid that Yang Huaiyu's 70,000 troops could only die in Gubeikou.

"I didn't say that there is no need to send reinforcements, although Yang Huaiyu and they are all the way to the ground, but the Hebei Army is a new army after all, and this is the first time to face such a fierce battle, even if there are experienced generals like Hu Yanqing, I am afraid that the soldiers will feel tired, plus the number of the Liao army has an advantage, so for the sake of insurance, it is better to send a support army to support!" Lu Huiqing said without changing her face, not blushing at all because of her inconsistent words.

"Alright, don't make any noise!" At this time, Zhao Ji finally showed an impatient look, he called Lu Huiqing and the others to discuss countermeasures, not to listen to their quarrels. Hearing Zhao Ji speak, Lu Huiqing and Sima Guang finally stopped arguing, which made Zhao Ji also nod with satisfaction, and then spoke again, "The back road of Yang Huaiyu's army has been cut off, and Yelu Renxian is not an easy person, so reinforcements must be sent, but where should the army be drawn to form reinforcements?" That's what you're going to think about! ”

Hearing Zhao Ji ask where the reinforcements were drawn from, Lu Huiqing, Sima Guang and others all frowned, although there were many troops in the Great Song Dynasty, most of them were box troops that could not go to the battlefield, and among the remaining three forbidden armies, the Hebei army had been evacuated, although the combat power of the Western Army was strong, but it needed to guard the northwest and the Western Regions, and it was difficult to draw out enough troops, as for the forbidden army in the capital, there was no need to mention it, and letting them go to the battlefield was simply sending them to death. So for a while, the four prime ministers, you look at me, I look at you, and no one spoke. (To be continued......)