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Being an Emperor in the Five Dynasties Volume 27: Hunting for the Prodigy and Guarding Huo Chapter 5: Bai Shanshan

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    The four gates of Yunzhou, the capital of Datong, Xijing of the Liao Kingdom, were tightly closed. On the city wall with a circumference of 20 miles, the city guards were neatly arranged, and the garrison at the top of the city was fully prepared, ready to deal with Zhou Junshu, who was rushing towards the south not far away.  Uploaded by friends

    Shuozhou fell, Yingzhou fell, and although the Guangwu Walled City blocking the ancient Gouzhu Road was carefully built, it could not stop the Zhou army. The entire Sanggan River Valley area opened its arms to the Zhou people. The south of Yunzhou  Although there is still a Huairen County, no one in the Liao army on Xijing Road has any illusions about that small county - the valley area near Huairen County is still quite spacious, and it would be difficult for the Zhou army to attack the city.  The space for movement is quite large, and there are not many defenders in the county seat, and they are not good at defending the city. Since Guangwu Walled City did not hold out for a few days, it is difficult for Huairen County to play a blocking role.

    If Daliao wants to continue to maintain the Xijing Road, Yunzhou must be defended, and it can only count on Yunzhou's city defense and the defenders within the city.

    Fortunately, Yunzhou City has been managed by humans for thousands of years and can be called a golden city. Although Pingcheng, the capital of the early Northern Wei Dynasty, has long been turned into a ruins during the Six Towns Rebellion, the management of the successive generations since the Sui and Tang Dynasties has been quite good. At that time, Shi Jingtang asked  When the Khitans handed over the territory, the Yunzhou army and the people supported Wu Luan, the judge of the Datong Army, to resist the Liao army. They held on for half a year without reinforcements. The Khitans were helpless. In the end, Shi Jingtang summoned Wu Luan to return to Que, which allowed the Khitans to surrender.  was able to collect Yunzhou

    Although the Khitan soldiers were not good at defending the city, and Yelv Xiezhen could not rest assured about the loyalty of the Han'er army, most of the soldiers and horses on the Xijing Road had withdrawn to Yunzhou. At this time, Yelv Xiezhen had almost three or four troops.  In terms of the strength of Yunzhou City and the storage and savings in the city, it is not difficult to defend it for a year and a half. Of course, the premise is that the Zhou army does not use large-scale gunpowder to blow up the city.

    However, at this time, the Yunzhou City does not look like a strong army. The defenders at the top of the city plus the resting people in the city are only ten thousand people. Together with the young and strong people in the city, they will be able to meet the basic needs of defending the city. Because of this,  The Datong Army's military commander Yelu Shanbu led the army to prepare troops in the city.

    At this time, the main force of the Xijing Dao Liao Army was stationed at Baidengtai in the east of Yunzhou City.

    "The Zhou army is coming fiercely, and this battle is not easy to fight The Guangwu Walled City was built specifically to restrain the Zhou army's method of bombing the city, but it could not last longer. Although the Yunzhou City is tall and strong, it is  We may not be able to reach the Guangwu Walled City, but Your Majesty has entrusted me with the military operations in the southwest. If we abandon the defense of Xijing without a battle, I will really feel uneasy. I only hope that the enemy will win consecutively and I will be arrogant so that our army can  I have chosen the opportunity to win for a while"

    On the Gangfu south of Bai Dengtai, Yelu Xizhen stood on his horse and stared at the smoke and dust rolling in from the south. He couldn't help but feel worried. Although the authorities in Beijing did not order him to hold on to the city, they even asked him to abandon the city to save it if necessary.  The hint of military strength and he himself was mentally prepared for this, but when actually faced with this choice, Yelv Xiezhen still couldn't help but feel regretful.

    I don¡¯t know since when, the Khitan cavalry, which used to be able to travel freely in the Central Plains, actually tied up their hands and feet when facing the Southern Dynasty army. It can be said that they cannot attack and defend. There may be a winner or lose in small-scale conflicts involving more than a thousand people.  In the past ten years or so, there has been no victory in the battle. Today, when the dignified King and Prime Minister of the Southern Branch of the Liao Dynasty, the important minister and general of the Shanxi Army of the Liao Dynasty, faced the enemy with heavy troops, the first thing that came to his mind was not a head-on attack.  It is not to hold on to the city and let the enemy army encounter a bloody blow, but to preserve strength and be ready to escape to the grassland at any time.

    Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong lost their illustrious reputation to the Khitan cavalry through successive battles. Unknowingly, they have disappeared without a trace.

    No matter what, he had to fight for victory for a while, even if it was to turn in immediately. Yelu Xiezhen was secretly angry in his heart, but he was not sure about it, because the smoke from the past speculated that the forwards of the Zhou army were clearly in formation.  The orderly march is very lawful. If you drive the main force of Xijing Road to leave Qingpi Road and invite an attack to the south, the chance of victory is quite slim.

    Xiao Weili drove his horse forward, looked up to the south, and then squeezed out a smile and said: "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry too much about the fall of Guangwu City Walled City. It must not be because the defense of the city wall is not good enough. According to Shuozhou  What Yingzhou's defeated troops said was that Yang Wudi was extremely cunning. Instead of attacking Guangwu City from the front, he went out of Shijie Valley and detoured back to the side of the wall. This trick can never be repeated. Yunzhou City Wall  Although it is not as good as the Guangwu Walled City, it has been reinforced based on Huangfu Jixun's advice. It will not be easy for the Zhou army to break the city. Here, the king is commanding the strong troops of Xijing Road to support him. I expect that our army will win  The hilltop the king is stepping on is called Baishan Mountain. Thousands of years ago, the emperor of the Han Dynasty personally led his army out to attack the Xiongnu Chanyu. He was once besieged here for several days, and was saved only by sending envoys to offer treasures and ask for help.  What comes now is just a little Yang Wudi, the king will definitely be able to use this blessed land to defeat him."

    ??Yelu Xiezhen's eyes flashed with disgust for a moment, but he did not say anything, but quietly looked at the terrain around him.

    This is indeed Baishan Mountain. Even though Yelv Xiezhen doesn¡¯t like reading Han history books like Xiao Weili, Khitan nobles who are interested in military affairs will more or less understand the major wars that took place between the grasslands and the Central Plains in history.  How could he not know about some examples of battles in which the grasslands had the upper hand, such as "the Xiongnu Chanyu surrounded the Han emperor here"?

    However, Yelv Xiezhen chose to camp on the north side of Baishan Mountain, not to win a favor or to choose a blessed place. He is not as superficial as Xiao Weli.

    Baishan Mountain is not high, nor is it very steep, so they can now drive their horses up to the top to see the Zhou army's movements. This kind of terrain is just a general commanding height. However, near Yunzhou City, Baishan Mountain is indeed somewhat special -  - The Sanggan River turns eastward in the south of Yunzhou, and the valley changes into an east-west direction, making the south of Yunzhou City a smooth road, while the north and west of Yunzhou City are surrounded by mountains, and the east and west sides of Yunzhou City are surrounded by mountains.  The front is blocked by Muddy Waters and Baishan Mountain. When the Zhou army comes to attack, in fact, only the south is the place to use force. There is a passage in the northwest and northeast of Yunzhou City that passes through the mountain and is connected to the vast grassland.  It is the Baidao Road that leads out of Leigong Pass. To the northeast is the Qingpi Road, which is covered by Baishan Mountain.

    Therefore, Yelv Xiezhen chose to station the main force at Baidengtai, precisely in order to advance, attack, retreat and defend. He guarded the Qingpi Road connected with the grasslands of the mainland of Liao, and was always watching for the weakness of the Zhou army to attack.

    As for Xiao Weili¡¯s remarks, in Yelu Xiezhen¡¯s view, they were just a fluke after the person made repeated mistakes.

    His deputy military envoy Huangfu Jixun had a good idea to build the Guangwu Walled City. However, as the military governor, Xiao Weili himself was so careless that he neglected the defense of Shijie Valley and let Zhou Jun  This detoured back to the back of the Guangwu Walled City, making the previous measures of carefully building the city and defending it all a joke.

    What's irritating is that the loopholes of his secretary-general Shi Jiegu are unforgivable. That secretary-general Han'er has won the trust of Xiao Weili, so he is responsible for the defense of Shuozhou City. As a result, he just heard that Zhou Jun has appeared.  This man abandoned the city and the defenders and fled without a trace. The defenders of Shuozhou City were unable to organize a decent defensive operation at all, which led to the rapid fall of the city. This triggered the uprising of Yingzhou City and Guangwu City.  The chain reaction of the collapse of the Walled City in one fell swoop can really be said to be a failure of more than success.

    Like Han'er, like reading Han Chinese books, like Han people's life these are not sins, but Xiao Weili's love does not help Daliao in the slightest, and when it comes to it, all that is left is lip service.  If it weren't for Xiao Weili being the brother-in-law of the current emperor, Yelu Xiezhen would really want to bring him out to establish his authority.

    "Yao Sheng is responsible for the defense in the city. Only Liu Yin and you can take charge of the duties beside me" After thinking about it, Yelu Xiezhen still turned to look at Xiao Wuli and said, "I think the people coming from Zhou's army are not good. They march according to the law."  Rigorous, I am afraid that there will be no chance to take advantage of Yunzhou City in a short period of time. We cannot allow it to attack wantonly. Qingpi Road cannot be controlled without military control. For the current plan, I must stay here to deter the enemy's flanks. You can stay with me.  Yinge led an army across the muddy water to cruise along the Zhou army's food route, seizing their baggage and disturbing their retreat"

    Although Shuozhou and Yingzhou fell one after another, the two military governors Xiao Weili and Yelu Haili led the main force to retreat to Yunzhou in advance. At this time, Yelu Xiezhen felt that he was not sure of facing the Zhou army head-on, but he was unwilling to retreat, so  I just want to try the strategy of using rangers to cut off the enemy's food road. Although the Zhou army's food road has not been stretched too long, they can finally give it a try. Even if the two men attack without success, they can use the infantry as their main force.  In front of the Lord's Zhou army, he can still easily escape from the battlefield, and there shouldn't be too bad results. Moreover even if something unexpected happens, doesn't it just give him a reason to enforce military law?

    "Of course, the Sanggan River Valley is not spacious and difficult to travel as much as you want, and the Zhou army's food road is only two or three hundred miles long, so there may not be any gaps in it. If it is found that the enemy is well-prepared and difficult to attack, it cannot be  "Strengthen yourself and ask for a fight"

    After a slight pause, Yelv Xiezhen finally added, although in his heart he wished that this superficial Hanertong would die like this, the troops under his command were also Khitan soldiers after all, and they were valuable troops of Xijing Road, so they should not be wasted.  Throwed

    Even if there are not enough conditions to start a decisive battle with the Zhou army near Yunzhou, there may not be no chance in the future If it is not possible to defeat them head-on, then wait for Yelu Shanbu and the others to defend Yunzhou City for a few days, and then make a futile attempt.  With a flick of the gun, he retreated through Qingpi Road to Shangjing Road, slowly sucking the Zhou army deep into the grassland. I can¡¯t believe that the Zhou army, inspired by Lien Chan and Lianjie, didn¡¯t take the bait. To be continued)

    Volume 26: Being an emperor in the Five Dynasties, but driving down from Luan to Liaodong Chapter 5: Baishan Mountain

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