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- After the court meeting, Guo Fen issued two or three orders:
The first one declares that the entire territory under the direct jurisdiction of Yanjing, the eastern part of Hebei, and the 24 coastal states of Shandong have entered a period of war. The clans in various places will guard their hometowns, their townships will be brave to guard their counties, and their caravans will guard their roads. If they are attacked by barbarians, they will be killed with credit and no guilt. , if bandits take advantage of the chaos to rob, they will be regarded as thieves. Censors, gentry and business owners in various places must do their best to help prevent bandits. Those who dare to spread unfavorable rumors will be punished as collaborators. ?
The second route was to deprive An Chongrong and Li Shouzhen of their titles and send them to Yanjing with their original official titles. Huaibei soldiers and horses retreated across the board.
Third, Yang Yi was appointed as a bachelor of the Hanlin Academy.
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When the news came out, there was another uproar in Youzhou City, but after this uproar, everyone felt awe-inspiring. These three orders are full of offensive posture in defense externally, but extremely tough internally. They do not give any room for imagination to the remaining two vassal towns in the Central Plains. Moreover, this tough posture, which is not afraid of the rebellion of the two vassals at all, appears domineering and confident. Perfect! If Zhang Mai was still in Yanjing, it would not be surprising at all that he would issue such an order, but now that Zhang Mai is on tour to the west, it is unexpected that the central government can still have such a tough attitude.
As for the appointment of Yang Yi as a bachelor, according to the system, the Hanlin Academy is the emperor's think tank, and the bachelor is the emperor's general adviser, so he can be directly appointed by the emperor. Guo Fen sent the edict appointing Yang Yi as a bachelor to the correction station , with the strong support of Wei Renpu, Feng Dao was very tactful and smooth. Seeing that the political winds had turned, he immediately restrained his wings and did not object, so the appointment was quickly passed.
After this day, the direction of public opinion in the Yanzhao area changed rapidly. The main focus on war, main attack, and main strength quickly became the mainstream, and all kinds of miscellaneous voices quickly converged.
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It has to be said that Feng Dao has a very keen sense of politics. At the beginning, he predicted that if the emperor did not trust the position of bachelor, it would be just a decoration. If he gained the emperor's trust, it would be just a decoration. It doesn't matter whether he is the emperor or the prime minister.
Guo Fen has great trust in Yang Yi, especially when he is currently facing a war. He almost obeys Yang Yi's military advice, and Zheng Wei is also willing to cooperate. As for Cao Yuanzhong and Lu Jialing of the Privy Council, in front of Yang Yi He couldn't even utter a single rebuttal. Therefore, the rhythm of Tang Jun's actions suddenly became smoother.
Yang Yi arranged a complete military layout, and the Privy Council dispatched troops and generals according to the plan. The Tang army had ample horsepower and smooth roads, so the military operations were extremely fast. In only two days, all the troops in the Yanjing area were assembled. , what should be in place is in place.
According to Yang Yi’s plan, the combat strength is roughly arranged into eight to meet and two to defend - the frontal attack troops are assembled near Xianghe County, a hundred miles east of Youzhou, and the guard troops are coordinated by infantry, auxiliary and workers. The four counties of Yuyang, Zunhua, Anci, and Wuqing were strengthened, and the remaining places were abandoned and not defended.
Yuyang is in the northeast of Youzhou, Zunhua is in the northeast of Yuyang, Anci is in the southeast of Youzhou, and Wuqing is in the southeast of Anci. The four counties plus Youzhou form a reverse goose-shaped structure, with Youzhou as the head. . The north wing is Yuyang Zunhua, and the south wing is Anci Wuqing.
In addition, they stationed their own cavalry in Zunhua and Wuqing. The elite light cavalry was stationed in Zunhua, and the heavy cavalry was stationed in Wuqing. The army facing the front included cavalry from twenty prefectures, infantry from twenty prefectures, and engineering troops from eight prefectures.
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At this time, Yelu Lihu's Chinese army had arrived at Yuguan. After capturing Shicheng County, Xiao Shaili continued to advance westward and captured Yutian County. Yutian County was not an important stronghold. After the Khitans moved eastward to the Yan people, it became It became an empty city with only defenders. But taking another city is also a morale booster for the Khitans. Li Yan received Yang Yi's order to retreat to Zunhua before he was defeated.
Yutian County is at the southern foot of the Yanshan Mountains - geographically speaking, it is located southwest of Zunhua County. Li Yan retreated to Zunhua. If Xiao Juli ignored Zunhua and continued to advance westward, the Tang Army's cavalry could go south and cut it off at any time. There is a way back, but if you want to go north to attack Zunhua first, it will inevitably affect the speed of the westward advance.
While Xiao Shali was hesitating, Du Chongwei from the south was also faced with a dilemma.
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After the surprise attack on Jing Town. Relying on the rapid advance of his troops, Du Chongwei quickly forced himself to the edge of the Haihe River, only a water away from Tianjin. At that time, he thought that crossing the Haihe River and conquering Tianjin would be just around the corner. Unexpectedly, the Haihe River turned into an insurmountable gap for him!
The Tianjin garrison only had one town, but Du Chongwei's 20,000-strong army was unable to advance. What was even more troublesome was the inland river patrol warships patrolling up and down the Haihe River, and the cooperation of some offshore naval forces - Han Deshu was right. Tianjin's navy is indeed fully deployed, but there are still a minimum number of garrisoned watermen to defend the port. In addition, as one of the two most important ports in Tiance Datang, Tianjin also has many sailors. Under the deployment of the Tianjin Government Affairs Department,Next, more than 2,000 sailors joined the defense team, and dozens of commercial ships were temporarily converted into river patrol vessels. They patrolled day and night in sections, guarding a Haihe River without any flaws.
As for the harassment troops sent by Du Chongwei, their effectiveness quickly declined after the early intimidation effect. After the political situation in Youzhou stabilized, the people of Yanzhao also came out of the initial panic and attempted to enter Hebei. Large groups of harassment troops Encountered the encirclement and annihilation of the military towns and military mansions in Hebei, and the small group of troops were blocked by the guards of the rural clans and caravans, and it was difficult to play the initial role.
Du Chongwei set out from Jingzhen, but could not plunder Tianjin, and the food and grass he brought was not enough to support a long-term battle. Just when he was considering whether to abandon Tianjin and attack Hejin instead, a cavalry force was launched from the direction of Wuqing, northwest of Tianjin. The cavalry were all fully armored. Their weapons were steel knives and heavy swords. Their horses' heads were wrapped in copper, their hooves were wrapped in black iron, and their bodies were wrapped in leather armor. After setting off from Wuqing, they headed south directly to Haihe River, where they camped by the river at night. There were ships on the river to provide supplies. This heavy cavalry did not move very fast, and could only travel thirty miles a day. However, they encountered cavalry and infantry, and marched eastward along the Haihe River, crushing them in a straight line - their destination was obviously Du Chongwei!
When Du Chongwei heard the news, he did not dare to stay any longer and retreated northward overnight to join forces with Xiaoxiali.
The Tang army did not rush into pursuit, but gradually regained the lost ground. Tianjin Military Town sent an infantry across the river to coordinate operations, and the cancer in Jing Town was also eradicated.
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Seeing Du Chongwei running hastily to join him, Xiao Shali could smell that the smell ahead seemed to have changed. Tang Jun's current situation has obviously launched a formal counterattack. When thinking of the disastrous defeat on the front battlefield of Linhuang Mansion, the senior generals felt uncertain.
Du Chongwei said to Xiao Juli: "In the current situation, the most important thing is not to let the Tang people cut off our retreat. Yutian is too small to defend, and Zunhua's cavalry can go south at any time to cut off our supplies. It is better to retreat to Shicheng. With Luanzhou at your back, you can advance or retreat."
Xiao Jali said: "You and I join forces. In addition, there are no less than 30,000 troops coming later. Are we going to retreat without a fight?"
Du Chongwei said: "So what if we have 30,000 troops! This is the nest of the Tang people! We caught them off guard at first, but now they have realized it. Even if we have 100,000 troops, we don't necessarily have a chance of winning!"
At this moment, a troop of soldiers and horses in Humanity escaped from the defeat in the west. When Xiao Jiali went to the city to see, it was Brother Yelvxiu who escaped - there were only more than thirty riders left, all of them were gray-headed and bruised, with red spots all over their bodies. One piece is black, one is green, and one is yellow. The blue ones are swelling, the red ones are blood, the yellow ones are pictures, and the black ones are gunpowder smoke!
As soon as Brother Yelvxiu entered the city, he couldn't hold himself up and fell off his horse. Xiao Shali stepped forward to help him up. Before Xiao Shaili could ask, Brother Yelvxiu grabbed his hand and said: "Go quickly! Go quickly! Come back quickly." Go to Liaodong!"
Xiao Jali said: "What? The Tang army has gathered?"
Brother Yelvxiu said: "The Tang army is gathering in the west. There are about 30,000 to 50,000 people."
Xiao Jali hummed, "It's just thirty to fifty thousand people, they may not be able to make me run away."
Brother Yelvxiu’s face suddenly twitched. While the Tang army assembled on a large scale in the east of Youzhou, they also cleared out all places where the enemy might be hiding. Brother Yelvxiu was forced to show up. In order to try his best to gather intelligence for the main force, he launched a probing attack before leaving, but the result was not When we arrived at the formation, we heard several loud rumbling noises. Dozens of fireballs fell from the sky, followed by a rain of arrows. A group of infantrymen with spears marched in, and at the same time two cavalry moved to outflank him. That battle was a nightmare that Brother Yelvxiu didn't want to remember in this life!
The enemy has many soldiers. He had few soldiers, so it was not a pity to lose the battle, but what Brother Yeluxiu found unacceptable was that in that battle, none of his men had the power to fight back. Anyone who could not escape would be killed in a matter of seconds once they fell into the spear infantry formation. Was killed.
Brother Yelvxiu couldn't calm down when he thought of what he saw before escaping. The size of the army of thirty to fifty thousand people was really not that large, but the Tang army was divided into camps and marched forward in a rigorous and domineering formation. But it gave him a huge shock.
With his extraordinary military intuition, he realized that this was not a gap in the number of soldiers, but a gap in comprehensive combat power!
Seeing that formation, Brother Yeluxiu knew that the Tang people were not planning to use any roundabout tactics, but were preparing for a real decisive battle with the Liao army - force against force! Head-to-head!
"You can't beat it!" Brother Yelvxiu grabbed Xiao Haili's hand, tried to stay calm, and lowered his voice and said, "Don't talk about you, you won't be able to beat it even if the subsequent army comes! Return to Yuguan quickly!" After saying this Then, he fainted due to exhaustion.
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The news brought by Brother Yelvxiu made Xiao Shali extremely troubled.??, but he knew that a person like this who dared to use three hundred cavalry to surprise Yanjing would never have said such depressing words if he had not suffered a major stimulus!
After weighing for a long time, Xiao Juali finally ordered the withdrawal of Yutian County, the entire army broke out of camp and retreated to Shicheng County.
Yelu Lihu's army had just left Yuguan and had not yet reached Luanzhou. On the way, he heard that Xiao Juli was retreating. He was furious and said: "You can say that the enemy's army is powerful, but they only have 30,000 to 50,000 people. He himself Do you also have 30,000 people on hand? As a vanguard, retreating without fighting will destroy the morale of our army! We should be killed!"
Sacchu, the deputy commander of the Western Expedition this time, hurriedly advised: "I am not a coward in my jurisdiction. There must be a reason for doing this. His daring to cross the sea to make a surprise attack is proof of this. At the same time, he also captured Luanzhou and Shicheng. He also just established the Great merit, it would be unlucky to kill a general in battle, please give him a chance, Your Majesty."
Han Deshu said: "Luanzhou and Shicheng are not far apart. It's not too late to wait until we enter Luanzhou and ask more about it."
Yelu Li hummed: "If he gets to Luanzhou, if he can't give me an explanation, no one can save him!"
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Jinzhou.
Yelu Chage smiled as he listened to his men calling out their names one by one.
This series of names are all the names of dissidents who have recently been purged from the Liaoyang Prefecture. Although there are many southern officials among them, there are also some dignitaries from the conciliation faction, and even some Shu Luping people!
After Yelu, Li and Hu invaded the west. Entrusting the rear to him, Yelu Chage took the evidence presented by Han Yanhui and went on a rampage inside and outside the imperial court. In the name of catching corruption, he uprooted a string of southern officials and pulled out the turnips and brought them out of the mud. Officials from the Southern faction were corrupt, and people from the Conciliation faction had always been close to the Southern faction. It was inevitable that they would be implicated, and even the class was dragged into the water. Because these people were corrupt and perverting the law, Yelv Chage wanted to take action, and even Shu Luping lost the sense of intervention.
For a while, people in the entire southern Liaoning region were panicked. Yelu Chagong took the opportunity to deploy people and assigned his cronies and people who relied on him to various key departments. Some officials could not avoid it even if they saw it. He had no choice but to secretly bribe Yelucha to show his loyalty. Yelucha only wanted to take advantage of others, and let go of anyone who was useful and could be controlled. In just over half a month, the whole atmosphere in Liaodong changed drastically, and power gradually fell into the hands of Chage. It was expected that by the time Li Hudong returned, the country would have changed greatly.
Lala Jieli said from the side: "Everything is going well in the country, but the Western Expeditionary Army is blocked. I heard that the Tang Dynasty recruited Yang Yi again. Du Chongwei failed to capture Tianjin, and Xiao Jieli has retreated to Shicheng. Obviously the Tang Dynasty is already counterattacking. ——No matter how powerful Li Hu is, I'm afraid he can't beat Yang Yi!"
Yelucha laughed and said: "The failure of the Tang Dynasty was expected. That is to say, only a brain like Li Hu's head would be aroused by a small surprise attack. After a large-scale westward advance, all he could think about was to conquer the Tang Dynasty. Even if I can defeat the late Emperor, I don’t even think that Linhuang Mansion can’t defeat Tiance despite all the efforts of the clan. How can Li Hu’s ability turn things around!”
He paused and then said: "Now we have even taken advantage of him in class. He has secretly taken refuge with us. Once Li Hu is defeated, his reputation in the country will plummet! No one in the army or within the clan will be convinced. He, then it is time for us to sideline Li Hu and take control of Daliao."
"Even so, you have to be careful. Don't let the Tang people kill them all at once," said Lala Jieli. Lala Jieli was not a reckless man like Lala Duokuo, and he also had some motives.
"What are you afraid of!" Yelucha said: "Xiao Shali's several years of operation in Yuguan have already made it look like it was made of iron. If you lose the field battle, you will be defeated. As long as you retreat to Yuguan, your vitality will not be harmed. , Besides, there is me. Li Hu is our best puppet to control Daliao. We can kill him, but we cannot let him collapse. I will deal with the aftermath for him."
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June of the eleventh year of Tiance.
Zhang Maizheng, Guo Luo and Xue Fu were riding horses on the southern slope of Tianshan Mountain. They received a letter from the East. After opening it, he nodded slightly. Guo Luo asked: "How is the situation in Yanjing?"
Zhang Mai said: "Some things are worse than I imagined, and some things are better than I expected. Generally speaking, the situation is not out of control. I probably don't need to go back to deal with the aftermath."
Guo Luo sighed: "What a pity! I have never had the opportunity to participate in such a grand event. Thinking about it, I am not only ashamed of my ancestors, but also ashamed of myself. In the future, I will not say that I can stand shoulder to shoulder with A Yi, even if I am Xi Sheng , Prince Xue and the others, I am far behind."
Zhang Mai smiled and said: "You also care about this? Haha, there is still a chance. This world is not just a big country like Khitan! In the past ten years, you have been my rearguard. In the next ten years, why not let me do it?" How about your rear?"
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Bohai Sea, Modao.
This is an island that is not on the existing sea trade route. A fleet that was considered huge in this era stayed between Mo Island and Wuhu Island. Under strict orders, tens of thousands of people did not dare to camp or light a fire. Sleeping in the dug cave, I couldn't vent my pent-up anger.
"Aren't you going to go on an expedition to Japan? Why did you stay on this broken island for so long!"
"Yes, it is necessary to be so mysterious when conquering a mere Japanese country?"
On this day, a fishing boat came through the waves, and a fisherman dressed as an adult landed on the shore and rushed into the largest natural cave on the island.
In the cave, there were more than a dozen generals from the Tiance Tang Army. Gao Xingzhou, Zhao Zan, Yang Xin, and Zhe Congshi were all among them. The letter flew in. Yang Xin took it, opened it, and circulated it to the generals. The generals who saw the letter were all happy. The young general Gao Huaide finally got it. After taking a quick look, he laughed and said, "Okay, okay! It's finally our turn! I've been really suffocated these days!"
Yang Xin said to Gao Xingzhou: "Please ask Marshal Gao to give orders."
Gao Xingzhou hurriedly said: "I don't dare."
Yang Xindao: "The marshal has an order. For this operation, the navy will be led by General Zhao, and the army will be led by the three of us. Once the action is agreed upon, the commander-in-chief will give the order. This is the order. There is no need to be polite, commander-in-chief."
"In this case, it is an overstep." Gao Xingzhou said: "Liaonan's coastal defenses are empty, and the Liaojin city defense layout map is also in hand, so General Zhao will control the shipping schedule. As long as the weather permits, he will take action immediately to attack Liaodong. Occupy Liao and Tianjin in the shortest possible time. After occupying Liao and Tianjin, the troops were divided into two groups. All warships that could enter the inland rivers took advantage of the trend and used the Marine Corps to besiege Liaoyang Prefecture. The army moved westward to wait for the Khitan to return reinforcements."
The generals received their orders at the same time. Gao Huaide was extremely excited and said, "Does this count as beating the dog behind closed doors?"
Zhe Congshi chuckled and said: "The terrain of the Western Liaoning Corridor is long and narrow. As long as the east and west ends are switched, the Khitan people will either jump into the sea or climb mountains."
Yang Xin smiled and said: "If hundreds of thousands of Khitans jumped into the sea together, the scene would be quite spectacular."
All the generals in the cave laughed together when they heard this.
There was only one blond young man with a murderous look on his face. He was Xi Zhong, Xi Sheng's adopted son. He had a mixed-race appearance. However, he was raised by Xi Sheng since he was a child. Although Xi Sheng treated him like his own son, Zhang Mai also treated him like a nephew. He was limited to He was physically unable to practice Mo Dao, so Zhang Mai let him join the engineering corps after the battle on the Huanma Highlands, promising to give him a chance for revenge one day.
Yang Xin patted him on the shoulder and said: "The opportunity for revenge has almost arrived, but national affairs are greater than family feud. The closer to war, the more calm you must be!"
"Brother Yang, don't worry!" Xi Zhong said: "I will not let the marshal down, let alone my late father's spirit in heaven!"
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