Hearing Hu Yanqing ask about the plan to attack the Liao State this time, Yang Huaiyu did not answer immediately, because this is a high secret in the army, and there are many people on the school field, so it is really not a place to discuss these, so he and Hu Yanqing got on the horse together, and then beat the horse to a low mountain in the east of Gubeikou, from which you can see the vast territory of the Liao State in the north.

I saw Yang Huaiyu take Hu Yanqing to this low mountain, and then pointed to the vast land of the Liao Kingdom in the north and said: "Shiyi, you see, we used to occupy the land in front of us back then, and even His Royal Highness King Yue almost knocked down the Zhongjing of the Liao State, but unfortunately we were unable to occupy it even if we laid down the land on the opposite side, so we had to retreat helplessly." ”

Speaking of this, I saw a regretful expression on Yang Huaiyu's face, of course, if it weren't for the decline of the national strength of the Great Song Dynasty due to the change of law, maybe even the Zhongjing City of Liao would already belong to their Great Song Dynasty.

But regret is regret, I saw Yang Huaiyu speak again at this time: "But although we retreated back then, but we played the prestige of our Great Song Dynasty, after that war, our Great Song Dynasty pressed the Liao State under us in one fell swoop, and no longer have to worry about the Liao army going south, but the Liao State should always worry about our army going north, and although we can't use troops these years, but we have not been idle, and we have been working hard to attract the Han people of Liao to settle in the Great Song Dynasty, and the results are very significant, you see the land in front of you, On the long distance from our feet to Zhongjing, there is almost no decent city in sight, and even the border troops of the Liao State have withdrawn to the city of Anbei, which is dozens of miles away, and it can be said that as long as we want, we can occupy this vast land at any time! ”

When Hu Yanqing heard this, he couldn't help but feel a sense of enthusiasm, because of the competition for the land of Yanyun, he led his brothers to fight several battles with the Liao army. In the end, the Liao army was driven out of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, but many brothers fell on the battlefield, but now it seems that their sacrifices are worth it.

However, when Yang Huaiyu said this, his expression changed again, and he changed to a solemn expression and continued: "However, although the Liao State has been weakening over the years. But after all, it is still a big country, even if there is a Jurchen in the north, it is still not to be underestimated, not to mention that this time our strategic goal is to destroy the great enemy of Liao in one fell swoop, and then we can concentrate all our efforts to deal with the Jurchens who have just risen, so the plan to attack Liao this time is actually divided into three parts. ”

"Three parts?" Hu Yanqing couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, he had participated in the Battle of Annihilation of Xia and the Battle of Recovering Yanyun, but the battle plan of the two times was a whole, and he didn't expect that this attack on Liao would be divided into three parts. It seems that the imperial court really attaches great importance to the Liao State.

"Yes, to be exact, it should be a three-way army, but because these three-way armies are too far apart, it is difficult to form a coordinated operation, so each army has its own combat mission, so even if one of the armies does not complete its own task, it will not interfere too much with the other two armies." Yang Huaiyu spoke again at this time.

"Instructor, we must be the main attacking army this way. So where are the other two armies? Hearing this, Hu Yanqing asked again, Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures is the best entry point to attack the Liao State. Moreover, there are already 150,000 troops gathered here, so Hu Yanqing is sure that this is the direction of the main attack.

"Haha, yes, it seems that you haven't regressed in the past few years!" Yang Huaiyu couldn't help but smile with relief when he heard Hu Yanqing's words, but then he said again with a blank face, "As for the other two armies." One of them sent troops from the northwest, and the main force was the original Western Army, led by General Furukawa, whose combat goal would be to cut off the connection between the core area of the Liao State and the barbarians of the northern grasslands, and prevent the Liao State from fleeing to the northern grasslands after the defeat! ”

"The ancient general even led his troops out in person!" Hu Yanqing couldn't help but muttered to himself in surprise when he heard the name Furukawa. When the Western Xia was attacked, it was Yang Huaiyu's father, General Yang Wenguang, who personally led the troops, and the most important assistant of General Yang was the ancient general of Guhe, at that time Hu Yanqing was just a small capital, and the ancient general was a big man who could only look up to him, and later after the Western Xia was destroyed, the ancient general has been guarding there, and pacified the rebellion and bandits in the hometown of the Western Xia and the Western Regions, as a result, his efforts for so many years finally made the northwest of the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Regions settle down. The ancient generals were almost seventy years old, but they didn't expect him to participate in this battle to destroy Liao.

Seeing Hu Yanqing's surprised appearance, Yang Huaiyu couldn't help but smile and said: "The ancient general was raised by my father, and his personality is most similar to my father, he is a person who does not accept the old, and he also said that he participated in the battle of destroying Xia back then, and this time he will participate in the battle of destroying Liao no matter what, so that even if he dies on the battlefield, he can be blinded." ”

Hu Yanqing can also understand the thoughts of the ancient general when he hears this, it is estimated that he also wants to have a vigorous war in the last few years of his life, and when this war is over, the ancient general may also withdraw from the army and go home to retire. Thinking of this, Hu Yanqing couldn't help but sigh and said: "That's okay, the ancient general has rich experience, and he has always been known for his steadiness in the use of soldiers, and with him in charge of the army in the northwest, there is no need to worry about being greedy for merit." ”

"I also agree with this, and it is estimated that the reason why the imperial court agreed to let the ancient general lead the troops is also based on his steady use of troops." Yang Huaiyu also nodded at this time.

"By the way, where is the other way to march from, probably from the sea?" At this time, Hu Yanqing suddenly thought of something, and asked again at the moment.

"Haha, you are still as smart as before, you can guess the other half half, the other army is indeed coming from the sea, and it is also the horse Xu Yuan personally leading the troops, and your cousin Hu Yanping is also on the ship, they will launch an attack on the Liao State from the sea, mainly to occupy the coastal areas of the Liao State, and even when necessary, they will cooperate with us to fight together." Yang Huaiyu smiled again when he heard this.

"Sure enough!" Hu Yanqing also showed a smile of understanding at this time and said, "Instructor, you praise me too much, in fact, it's not that I guessed this, but when I received the order, I also received an order from the imperial court, but he refused to say the content of the order." I guess it was related to the attack on Liao, and now it seems that it is so! ”

When Hu Yanqing said this, he suddenly paused and then asked curiously: "Instructor, our middle route army alone has already used 150,000 troops, if you add the west and east route armies, how many troops are you going to mobilize to attack the Liao court this time?" ”

"The number of troops used this time is not unprecedented. But for our Great Song Dynasty, it will be the largest war in history, we have 150,000 troops in the middle as the main direction of attack, and the West Route Army needs to use more troops to block the connection between the Liao State and the grassland barbarians, reaching an astonishing 200,000, as for the navy on the East Road, except for the necessary stay in the south, almost all the rest have been transferred to the northern coast, and the strength is at least 15. In this way, the number of troops directly used in the war alone has reached an astonishing 500,000, if you add the auxiliary soldiers in the army and some box soldiers who transport materials, etc., the number of people mobilized in the end will definitely exceed one million, and the materials are expected to be consumed innumerable, it can be said that our Great Song Dynasty will also destroy the Liao State at all costs! ”

"An army of millions?" Hu Yanqing's eyes couldn't help but light up when he heard this, since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, I am afraid it is the first time to mobilize so many troops. Thinking of the magnificent scene of a million troops entering the Liao State, Hu Yanqing couldn't help but feel a sense of blood boiling. I even can't wait to command the army to enter the Liao State now and establish the first merit of destroying Liao.

"Huh? No, if it was when the Liao State was strong and prosperous, it would be understandable for us to mobilize so many troops, but now the strength of the Liao State is extremely weak, and there is a Jurchen restrain in the north. Let's mobilize so many troops at once, I'm afraid it's not just to destroy the Liao State, right? Hu Yanqing was not carried away by the excitement, and soon found the abnormality in it and asked.

"Haha, I knew I couldn't hide it from you!" Seeing that Hu Yanqing finally came to his senses, Yang Huaiyu next to him couldn't help laughing at the moment. Then he told the purpose of why the Great Song Dynasty used a million troops.

In fact, the reason why the Great Song Dynasty used so many troops is also very simple, according to the discussion between Zhao Xu and Zhao Yan, they hope that after destroying the Liao State, they can also destroy the newly established Jin State in one go, so that the threat of the Great Song Dynasty can also be completely eliminated, of course, this is not a goal that must be completed, but after destroying the Liao State, they will definitely face the Jin State established by the Jurchens, so even if they can't destroy the Jin State, they must give the other party a hard lesson, They can't expand their power with all their might.

"I see, after dealing with the Liao State, we have to deal with the Jin State, speaking of which, the Jurchens who established the Jin State are really a group of small strong people who can't be killed, the school governor has always wanted to destroy them, and even formed an alliance with the Liao State for this reason, but unfortunately because of the incompetence of the Liao State, but still let the Jurchens slowly become bigger, but the good luck of the Jurchens also stopped there, and when I meet them on the battlefield, I will let them know what a real strong army is!" When Hu Yanqing said to the end, his eyes flashed with an inexplicable cold light, in the past few years, when he was in the south, those tribes who did not obey the Great Song Dynasty had always had no good end, and most of them would be exterminated, this Jurchen was so valued by the imperial court, he could only use the methods of the Nanyang side to the Jurchens.

understood the main plan of this attack on Liao, and then Hu Yanqing asked Yang Huaiyu some detailed questions, to which Yang Huaiyu also patiently answered, after all, Hu Yanqing is his most important assistant, only let him fully understand the details of the entire battle plan, can he better cooperate with himself.

At the same time as the Great Song Dynasty was on this side, the Liao Emperor Yelu Jun led an army of 100,000 to cut gold, and the Aguta, who had just been called the emperor, did not show weakness at all, and led all the troops of 20,000 people to take the initiative to meet the enemy, and the two sides met in the Hubu Dagang area, but for this war that determined the national fortunes of the two countries, both sides were also very cautious, and did not immediately start a decisive battle at the beginning, but sent a small force to test each other.

Although the Jin State had just been established, they had won more with less against the Liao army many times, so their morale was high, and they had an innate psychological advantage in the face of the Liao army. However, this time the Liao army was personally conquered by Yelu Jun, and the number of their army was several times that of the other party, so in the previous tentative battle, they fought with the Jin State vigorously, and the two sides also won and lost each other.

In the camp of the Jin Kingdom, A Guda is carefully observing the sand table in front of him, the sand table is a secret in the Great Song Army, but there is no impermeable wall in this world, not to mention that the sand table has been applied in the Song Army more than ten years ago, and the difficulty of imitation is not high, so it was known by the Liao State a few years ago, so the Liao Army also began to make a large number of sand tables, the sand table in front of A Gu Da was obtained when he attacked the Huanglong Mansion, and he is now carefully observing the terrain on the sand table. Something seems to be being studied.

"Big brother, are the Liao dogs on the other side crazy, and now they don't want to die in a fight, we lost another one today!" At this moment, I saw that the tent door was opened, and a sturdy young general strode in, it was Wu Qimai, Aguta's most trusted brother.

Hearing Wu Qimai's voice, Ah Gu turned his head to look at his angry appearance, but said with a calm smile: "It's just a tentative confrontation, it doesn't matter if you win or lose, the important thing is that we know the current situation of the Liao army, and then study a way to defeat them according to the situation of the Liao country, so you don't need to be angry because of these at all." ”

Wu Qimai actually knew that a tentative confrontation could not explain anything, but he did not have the kind of city that Ah Gu beats, and he couldn't control his anger, so he threw off the iron helmet on his head, grabbed the kettle next to him and drank a few sips, and then sat down and looked at the Liao army camp on the sand table, his eyes were also full of anger, and it seemed that he wanted to use the anger in his eyes to ignite the Liao army camp.

Ah Guda also ignored the angry Wu Qimai, and continued to lie on the sand table to study his thoughts, after a while, Wu Qimai finally woke up from his anger, and then finally spoke: "Big brother, after these few days of testing, the strength of the Liao army is far better than back then, let's try to win them easily, it's simply impossible, do you have any good way?" ”

Seeing that his younger brother finally couldn't help but ask himself, he saw that Ah Guda smiled, then stood up straight and said: "I naturally have the way, and I have already been prepared, calculate the time, it is estimated that there will be news soon, and then there will be no return for the 100,000 army of Yelujun!" (To be continued.) )

PS: Four thousand words, finally made up for the missing words in the previous chapter.