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Volume 5 Spring, Summer, Autumn and Winter, Looking Northward Chapter 188 Chaos Rising

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    The Liao army's 150,000 infantry troops were stationed in the west of Kaifeng Fucheng. There were also 50,000 forbidden troops in Kaifeng Fucheng. Zhang Yongde was naturally the highest commander in charge of defending the city. King Cao finally ran back to Kaifeng Fucheng before the Liao army arrived.  .  When King Cao entered the palace, he naturally went to see Emperor Zhou. However, Emperor Zhou was in the Nuanting Pavilion in the back garden, with Zhao Pu. Emperor Zhou looked very bad. He had previously reported that the Duke of Jin colluded with the Liao army to rebel.  As expected, the Liao army's borrowing of the Xia Kingdom was indeed beyond the expectations of the Zhou Emperor.  King Cao asked for an audience outside Nuanting. The calm Emperor Zhou was shocked and asked King Cao to come in. King Cao came in and paid homage to Emperor Zhou, and then said urgently: "Father, the Liao army has 250,000 troops approaching Luoyang."  , Lu Tianfeng was defeated by the Liao army at Wangwu Mountain and retreated to Luoyang City. His son came here to report and asked his father to send troops to assist Luoyang. " Emperor Zhou stared at King Cao. King Cao was frightened by the sight and said hurriedly:  "Father, there are only five thousand troops in Luoyang. Lu Tianfeng led the remaining troops to retreat to Luoyang, so I came to ask for help." "You handed over Luoyang to Lu Tianfeng?" Emperor Zhou responded.  "Yes, because the troops retreating to Luoyang belong to Lu Tianfeng. I only have 5,000 troops, while Lu Tianfeng has 50,000 troops." King Cao said timidly.  Emperor Zhou lowered his eyes and remained silent. After a while, he said calmly: "You go ahead." "Yes." King Cao responded in fear, and then said: "I don't know when my father will send troops so that I can lead the army back to Luoyang." "You."  Go and wait for the letter," Emperor Zhou said.  "Yes, I will take my leave." King Cao left with a respectful farewell.  Emperor Zhou leaned back on the big chair and looked down in silence. After a while, he opened his eyes and said with a wry smile: "I, how could you have such a stupid and incompetent son? Luoyang is the western capital of the Zhou Dynasty. It is the center of military and political affairs. It has the power to  When the local military forces of the twelve states were mobilized, he timidly gave Luoyang to Lu Tianfeng. "Your Majesty, it is not appropriate to be upset. Your Highness, King Cao, is also concerned about the strength of the Liao army," Zhao Pu advised.  Emperor Zhou shook his head in disappointment and said: "I am disappointed with his stupidity. He does not even have the most basic judgment. Even if the Liao army is powerful, it cannot last long if it penetrates deep into the Zhou Dynasty alone. Moreover, the city of Luoyang is strong. How can it be the second one?"  More than 100,000 Liao troops were able to break through, but he was so lacking in courage." Zhao Pu said silently after a while, "Your Majesty, Lu Tianfeng may have had bad intentions when he retreated to Luoyang." "Even if there are bad intentions, his actions are also bad.  It is in line with the military strategy of luring the enemy in deep." Emperor Zhou said.  "But he can lead it westward." Zhao Pu said.  "Leading to the west, the Liao army will not pursue them, but will join forces with the main force of the rebels. If that happens, Han Tong's entire army will be annihilated. It can be said that Lu Tianfeng's luring the enemy completely made the rebels completely  The strategic significance of colluding with the Liao army has been lost, but I don't understand why the more than 200,000 Liao army did not join forces with the rebels. If the Liao army joined forces with the rebels, Kaifeng Mansion would be in danger now," Emperor Zhou said.  Zhao Pu was silent, and Emperor Zhou said again: "Lu Tianfeng retreated to Luoyang, and he shouldn't be able to contain the Liao army for long. The Liao army will soon attack Kaifeng Mansion, or attack Han Tong's army in Luzhou. Han Tong should be notified to prepare his army."  The preparations for retreating to Xiangzhou only need to be delayed for ten days, and the military strength from various places will be able to gather 500,000." Zhao Pu nodded and said: "If the Liao army comes from the east, Lu Tianfeng should be able to send troops to contain it." Emperor Zhou shook his head and said.  Lu Tianfeng will not send out infantry to contain it, but can only use cavalry to harass. Lu Tianfeng's tactics do not want to use the weak to attack the strong. If he cannot defeat the Liao army, he will just wait and see.  Two hundred thousand troops were dispatched to invade the border areas, otherwise Duke Ding would have been able to attack Luzhou in the west. " "Since the rebels have colluded with the Liao army, the Yan State's border troops are probably colluding with the rebels for their own ambitions.  It is absolutely insane to not hesitate to collude with foreigners," Emperor Zhou said coldly.  Zhao Pu nodded, paused, and then Emperor Zhou said: "I am tired, please go and rest." "I leave." Zhao Pu stood up and said goodbye and left.  After Zhao Pu left, Emperor Zhou looked worried. He looked outside the pavilion and said to himself for a long time: "Zhao Kuangyin." ***** The Duke of Jin colluded with the Liao army to rebel.  In the northern border area, two pieces of military information were quickly delivered to Jiangning, and Zhao Kuangyin and his brother Zhao Kuangyi had a dispute.  "Second brother, this should be a good opportunity to raise troops back to Jiangbei in the name of King Qin." Zhao Kuangyi saw the military situation and immediately suggested raising troops.  Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said: "These two military situations cannot shake the Great Zhou Dynasty. If we raise troops and return to the north of the Yangtze River, it is likely that before we cross the river, the rebellion of the Duke of Jin will be subsided. At that time, we will be in a dilemma.  " "Second brother, if we wait any longer, we will only become more and more passive. Our situation in Jiangbei isThe power will be eroded step by step. The second brother should know that this time the rebellion of Jin Guogong has given the emperor the opportunity to adjust the military strength. The emperor will definitely mobilize the ownership of various military forces. We must take the initiative to attack.  Climbing high and shouting, the close military forces gathered together.  " Zhao Kuangyi retorted. "No, if the emperor is still there, our rebellion can only be to marry others. It may also cause the Central Plains to fall into a torn war, and the consequences will be similar to the Duke of Jin.  "Zhao Kuangyin said worriedly. "Second brother, we can only take advantage of the chaos to get something out of the fire. We can't wait until the emperor is dead before moving. If we drag it on, we can only sit back and wait for death. We must show strength before we can get the military's support in time.  " Zhao Kuangyi raised his eyebrows to persuade. Zhao Kuangyin was silent, and Zhao Kuangyi said anxiously: "Second brother, the emperor has mobilized local military forces on a large scale this time. We must compete with the emperor for local military forces. My suggestion is that after crossing the river, occupy  After Jianghuai, don't rebel first.  " Zhao Kuangyin stood up and pondered for a long time before saying: "Let 200,000 soldiers from Jiangnan be recruited, and your 100,000 troops cross the river. King Qin will act according to the opportunity.  " "Okay, second brother, can't you just go to the river?  " Zhao Kuangyi said. "I need to defend Runzhou, which is now our foundation. Besides, if I can't cross the Yangtze River, I can refuse the emperor's call. If I'm in the north of the Yangtze River, it's inappropriate to resist.  " Zhao Kuangyin said. Zhao Kuangyi nodded. Zhao Kuangyin thought for a moment and said: "Lu Tianfeng has relatives in Shouzhou. Remember not to detain or force him. Those relatives cannot threaten Lu Tianfeng, so it is better to treat him kindly.  " "Second brother, don't worry. I understand that if Lu Tianfeng waits and sees, we will naturally be at peace with him.  " Zhao Kuangyi said. Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said: "Rise up the troops now and leave.  " On the way Lu Qi marched to Taiyuan Fucheng, the Zhao brothers in the south of the Yangtze River finally used King Qin as an excuse, and Zhao Kuangyi led an army of 300,000 to cross the river. After Zhao Kuangyi crossed the river, he quickly divided his army to take over Jianghuai Prefecture County, using King Qin as his  After being stationed outside the city for two days, Lu Qi launched an offensive against Taiyuan Fucheng, also known as Jinyang City. It was the northern capital of Longxing in the Tang Dynasty and was originally an ancient city across the Fen River.  Later, Emperor Taizong of the Tang Dynasty Li Shimin expanded the east and west cities, making Taiyuan City majestic and vast, easy to defend and difficult to attack. However, the rebellion of the Duke of Jin caused a rare defensive weakness in this majestic ancient city. Lu Qi mobilized his troops to attack.  The city in the west launched an siege. Hundreds of ladders were built against the city wall. Thousands of soldiers were like ants, attacking the city intensively. Although the remaining troops in Taiyuan City were mostly young and old, most of them were old.  A strong man, the Duke of Jin has ruled Taiyuan for many years and has accumulated great prestige. He is also good to the people of Taiyuan City, so there is no collapse. The defenders are brave and use their strength to throw down the rolling logs and stones, which temporarily makes the attackers defeated.  The city battle became fierce and cruel. Lu Qi frowned and looked at the city wall. The fighting spirit of the Jinyang City defenders was beyond his expectation. He thought that he would be able to succeed once he attacked the city, but a large number of casualties were suffered by the soldiers who attacked the city.  He gave me a blow: "Sir, let your subordinates go.  "Li Bao beside him asked for battle. Lu Qi nodded and ordered: "All archers will assist in the attack.  " Li Bao and a group of powerful generals led their troops to attack the city. The previous ones who attacked the city were all Zhou troops. Lu Qi intended to let the following Zhou troops perform meritorious deeds in order to gain their return, but now they cannot let the Zhou troops suffer too many casualties.  As soon as Li Bao and other powerful generals left, and Lu Qi personally assisted the attack with archers who were good at shooting, they immediately tore a hole in the city wall. The second son of Jin Guogong had no confidence in defending the city, so he immediately saw that the situation was not good.  As soon as the coach ran away, the defenders of Jinyang City collapsed, and the majestic ancient city of Taiyuan Prefecture belonged to Lu Qi.
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