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Volume 2 Chapter 855 Cage (Part 2)

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    Before the war, Wang Ju and Zhang Kai both made repeated deductions in their minds.  If you want to defeat the Liao army Yi, as long as the Liao army comes to Xiazhou carelessly, they are doomed to defeat, let alone the subsequent division of troops into Youzhou, Hongzhou, and Yanzhou.  But it¡¯s hard to beat them to their core.  Because this section to the north is the famous Nanhetao. It is thousands of miles wide and its area is almost equivalent to most of Hedong Road.  Therefore, when Li Jiqian was defeated by the Song army, he ducked into the river, and then the Song army was dumbfounded.  The Liao army is not Li Jiqian, but the nomads in Nanhetao are relatively loyal to Xixia. The Liao Kingdom is here to support Xixia, so they have a high favorability towards the Liao army.  Including this line, the Liao Kingdom invited many herdsmen from the Hetao area to be guides. If we go deeper, it is the contradiction between farming civilization and nomadic civilization.  The Song Dynasty was an agricultural and civilized country. How could we expect the nomads to have much loyalty to the Song Dynasty?  Unless the Song army was strong enough to crush any opponent, they would be honest due to the majesty of the Song Dynasty.  In this context, the Liao will suffer heavy losses, but which group of people will suffer the losses? ??????????????????? But these civilians are all organized from the back of the mountain. They are basically Han people. Let them go. They have no deterrent effect. You can't kill them either. Regardless of your national stance. With this killing, all the Han people in the back of the mountain will completely turn to the Liao.  country.  Because the main force of the Liao Kingdom was led by local herdsmen and cavalry, and it was in an extremely wide place, they would quickly enter Nanhetao and then withdraw.  But the problem is not over yet. In fact, from the time the Liao Kingdom actually sent troops to the northwest, the two countries were basically embarrassed. The war was over. It was impossible for the Song Dynasty to deploy hundreds of thousands of troops here, like Tiemen Pass and other places. At most, they could station one  Battalion officers and soldiers, that is, in Hetao, apart from organizing some border soldiers to save financial resources, the regular garrison can only count officers and soldiers.  The best example is that originally, the twelve generals and eight generals in Hedong took turns to garrison at Fulin Road, that is, they were divided into two squads of four generals each to defend Linzhou and Fengzhou. The remaining four generals were divided into two generals each.  Defend the Daizhou Volcano Army.  This is the normal defense strength, but the problem arises. Because of this war, the nomads in Nanhetao are entangled with the Liao Kingdom, and if the area is large, if they lead it, there will be loopholes everywhere.  Then the Nanhe Hetao was lost, which seriously threatened the rule of the entire northwest.  Therefore, in this battle, the Liao Kingdom must be chilled, so that they will immediately become silent when they mention the northwest.  That¡¯s why this cage tactic came into being.  "Safe navigation for inland river vessels depends not on the size of the river, but on the depth of the river. Big boats can be used on big rivers, and small boats can be used on small rivers.  A factor that endangers the safety of ships is the large drop in the river. For example, the river above Qingtong Gorge and all the way to Yingli Zhongwei is wider than the river below. However, because of the large water level drop in Qingtong Gorge, it is not conducive to navigation.  But it depends on how to use it. It is because of this water level difference that we used it to build Hanyuan Canal, Tanglai Canal, Hanbo Canal, Seven-Level Canal and other water conservancy projects. During the Yongzheng period, we also used it to build the Huinong Canal.  After liberation, the Donggan Canal and Qingtong Gorge were built, creating 90% of Ningxia's water conservancy and irrigation projects.  Secondly, there should not be too many reefs. The famous Three Gorges has a large water level difference, which leads to turbulent water flow and many reefs, so accidents are frequent.  The water level cannot change too much. For example, in Lanzhou, in fact, if you are not afraid of danger, the entire upstream navigation does not reach Qingtong Gorge, but all the way to Lanzhou. However, the water level of the Yellow River in Lanzhou changes greatly, the bottom of the river is rocky, and there are some precipitous river sections.  Therefore, it is not conducive to larger ships, and the navigation risk is high.  This time, Wang Ju deliberately brought many craftsmen from some shipyards in the Wei River Basin during his expedition to the Xia Dynasty. He also trained some navy troops in Guanzhong the year before last, but he never thought about building ships in Lanzhou to save transportation costs.  The river cannot suddenly become narrower. The navigation mentioned by Wang Ju refers to Lingzhou in the upper reaches and Hekou Ferry in the lower reaches. Crossing the Yellow River from the mouth of the river belongs to the middle reaches. In fact, this section of the Yellow River has many gorges and is not dangerous. If you cross from Hukou  If the waterfall is diverted, the waterway can be extended to Yumenkou of Longmen.  But the problem is that from the mouth of the river, the river suddenly shrinks and the water flow becomes turbulent. With the technology of the Song Dynasty, navigation is still very dangerous, so Wang Ju never considered it.  Finally, there are many rivers and bays. Ship navigation relies on the inertia of the water flow to move forward. Unlike on land, we have to brake suddenly. The boatman must make predictions in advance when he sees the bay.  At the same time, there will be backflow in the bay, causing many uncertainties in the hydrological characteristics. The most famous one is the mainstay of Sanmenxia. According to the inertia of the water flow, the ships leaving Sanmen will hit that mainstay. I use the rudder to  I try hard to turn the rudder, but it often still causes accidents.  So what are the characteristics of this section of the Yellow River?  It is wide, has gentle water flow, and has many bays, so it is called a meander, especially the horizontal line above the characters. It is not straight. The section of the river in Jishijun is called nine meanders, but that horizontal line has at least ninety-nine meanders!    There are not many songs, but because the river is wide and the water flow is gentle, the navigation risk is still very small.  But it creates a phenomenon of frequent diversions.  The Yellow River leaves the Helan Mountains, with desert and Gobi on both sides. When the wind blows, the sand flies up to the Yellow River.  But because the water flow is gentle, the river sand will settle immediately. For example, the southern section of the river has an inlet, which creates a backflow. The river water does not go downstream, but rushes to the middle of the river. So the river sand will accumulate quickly in this area, but the river water must  As the river flows downward, the river becomes more rapid and plunders the sediment from the north bank, thus changing its course.  The most famous one is that in the 24th year of Jiaqing in the Qing Dynasty, the Baotou South River Section was moved one and a half miles south. In the second year of Guangxu, the Baotou South River Section was moved southward on a large scale.  Now there are two very good ferries, Heshuo crosses Tuoketuohekou Town, and Maodai crosses Saraqi. Because of the prosperity of the ferries, two prosperous towns have been created.  However, after the Yellow River moved south, it lost the ferry bonus effect. Saraqi was a little better and became part of the Tumed Right Banner County Government. As for Hekou Town, there are so many Hekou towns across the country that this Hekou Town cannot be found.  , because it has become a bayou village!  Then Baotou Nanhai Zidu began to prosper. However, these two diversions were considered the largest scale diversions of this section of the Yellow River. Although the remaining diversions were frequent, their scale was often less than a few dozen meters, and they were sparsely visited places, so they were not recorded in history books.  However, it is precisely this kind of diversion of terrain that creates more and more bay roads.  Over time, river courses have changed a lot. For example, the Wuga River in Fengzhou in the Tang Dynasty and later in the north of Wuyuan was only a subsidiary river of the Yellow River, but now it is the main river of the Yellow River. Later, the main river of the Yellow River is now just a small bay.  Then there is the middle reaches of the Yellow River, from the river mouth crossing, there are mountains on both sides and the river is fast. However, it is restricted by the mountains on both sides and the river sand is not easy to settle, so the river channel has always been stable.  And then to the crossing of the river by the three armies.  ????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????¡­  Building bridges over water refers to this kind of bridge. It is impossible to build bridges on the Yellow River and Yangtze River.  If you are not in a hurry, you can use a ferry to cross the river slowly.  If they are in a hurry, the Xixia people use Huntuo to cross the river. There is another way to build a pontoon bridge. The most famous one is the pontoon bridge built on the Yangtze River when the Song Dynasty destroyed the Southern Tang Dynasty. The boats were connected with iron chains, and wooden planks were laid on them. The army crossed  !  But if the army is large, it will be very picky about this ferry.  First of all, the flow of water at the ferry must be gentle to ensure the safety of the three armies. Secondly, the ferry must be large to accommodate many ferries ferrying at the same time. Otherwise, if one boat is ferrying slowly, like Otala leading more than 100,000 soldiers and civilians this time, how long will it take to ferry over?  Only then can we finish the journey?  If you want to build a pontoon bridge, it will be even more picky. Just like the pontoon bridge on the Yangtze River in the Song Dynasty, Fan Ruoshui drove a boat and pretended to fish on the Yangtze River. He chose a place in Caishiji, and then used a silk rope.  After measuring the width of the river, the Song Dynasty erected the floating bridge based on the information he provided.  These are rather complicated to talk about, but they are immediately related to the following cage operation plan. For now, Wutela is still in the valley, but Yanzhou City is so difficult to deal with, which makes him feel that something is wrong.  So he first set his sights on the southern part of the Seventh Level Canal, where the Song army had built a huge dock. There were not only court officials and craftsmen, but also tens of thousands of Xixia prisoners of war and civilians.  Now we have begun to move from chaos to governance, and we can no longer use the bloody methods of the past. However, after repeated torture in Xixia, the people can't even feed and clothe themselves, but we can't let them starve to death, not starve to death. Once they are starved to death, then  would take the initiative to rebel, so Wang Ju adopted a work-for-relief measure, including those prisoners of war in the construction industry in Hexi. Everyone worked, and the Song Dynasty brought grain, grass and cloth from the rear to distribute materials through work.  There are many people, but the Song army needs many, many ships immediately.  If a cavalry is sent to attack this dock, it will definitely have a huge deterrent effect. However, soon the scouts sent a message that the Song Dynasty still retained a huge army in Yaode City and other places.  Sending out too few troops is ineffective. Sending out too many troops will first cause headaches due to the difficult terrain of the vast sea. Even if all cavalry is sent, Wutela is worried about ending up like Lingzhouchuan.  Once the cavalry suffers a devastating blow, this troop of soldiers and horses will usher in a tragic fate.  Then he stared at the west side of the ancient Great Wall, but the problem was how to cross the Yellow River beyond this section of the ancient Great Wall. It was impossible for the Song army to just watch the Liao army build the ship. Besides, he didn't bring much this time.  A craftsman who is good at shipbuilding.  Then he set his sights on Hengshan. Outela knew how difficult Hengshan was, but Hengshan didn't have many troops now. But doing so would be tantamount to formally declaring war on the Song Dynasty, and the consequences were unpredictable.  Forced by helplessness, he sent a large number of rangers to Hengshan for activities. The Song army in the Hengshan fortresses had no intention of doing anything.Ignore them, we don¡¯t dare to leave the fortress, but if we want to capture our fortress, there is absolutely no way.  For so many years, Song Xia relied on Hengshan and launched many tug-of-wars and defensive battles.  Then Wutela received news that the Song army suddenly sent troops to Jinsu City.  "Ote La is a little confused. We didn't attack your Song Dynasty. Why did your Song Dynasty attack our Liao Kingdom?"  But here comes the problem.  ¡° If Outela takes these hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians to wander around Nanhetao, the Song army will really have no way to deal with them. ????????????????????? But how to deal with this stroll, food, drink and clothing?  Therefore, the Liao army had to go back, and they had to cross the Yellow River when they returned. Forget about the section of the river west of Muna Mountain, which was all occupied by the Song Dynasty, who began to build forts and garrison troops.  Moreover, there were a large number of soldiers patrolling the Yellow River by boat, so how could the Liao army cross the river.  So if the Liao army wants to go back, there are only two places. One is Baotou. It is not called Baotou now, but is called Yunneizhou, also called Jiashan or Xishan area.  That section of the Yellow River is wide and flat, and there are many ferries suitable for crossing the river.  However, the problem is where to cross the river, you have to cross the entire Nanhetao and cross more deserts.  Logistics immediately became a big problem.  In fact, even if they chose this way, they would not be able to go back successfully. Although Liao Xingzong's expedition to Xia was a huge defeat, the people in Xixia were in dire straits. Li Yuanhao did not take the opportunity to take back the Jin Su army and the He Qing army, and then went north. Above Muna Mountain is the Black Mountain  area, that is, the area where the city was surrendered in the middle of the Tang Dynasty. Yelu Abaoji defeated the Dangxiang tribes, occupied this area, and established the Tiande Army.  Due to this pressure, Xixia had to build some forts in Muna Mountain and four castles in Henan to guard the Yellow River.  We are not afraid that the Liao army will come from the desert, but we are afraid that the Liao army will build ships and come from the Yellow River.  Now all these forts have been taken over by the Song army, and Wang Ju asked a large number of soldiers to take the logistics to the east by boat. The Song army flanked them on land and patrolled the waterways with ships.  "At least the Liao army would not build a boat to cross the river, or build a pontoon to cross the river. It would take a while. Moreover, this area is mainly dry plains, and the trees are short and drought-resistant. It is very difficult to find wood suitable for shipbuilding.  Even if it is built, it will still face the attack of the Song Dynasty navy.  Therefore, there is only the second road, which is also the ferry where the Liao army crossed the Yellow River. It is the Junzijin Ferry and the Horn Bay Ferry east of the Jinsu Army. The river surface in this area is relatively straight and wide, and the water flow is gentle. It is also the best ferry coming down from the Yellow River at the mouth of the river.  There are other small ferries, but this is the retreat ferry for hundreds of thousands of troops. Are those small ferries suitable?  However, now that the two armies and one state have all been captured by the Song army, can Wutela not be in a hurry?  He didn¡¯t care whether Xingzhou City was captured by the Song army, and immediately led his troops to retreat.  Poor Zhong Shidao and Liu Changzuo were afraid that he was mentally ill, so they sent some additional troops to Hengshan. However, without firing an arrow, Wutela retreated.  But what pleased him was that the people in these states heard that the Liao army was retreating, and many soldiers and civilians spontaneously requested to follow the Liao army to the Liao Kingdom.  There is no population crisis in the Liao Kingdom for the time being. On the contrary, after the Liaodong Rebellion, many young people died.  And there are many nobles among these people. Although they are not as good as before, they still have a lot of wealth in their hands.  So they gathered all the way, and in the end the number of soldiers and civilians in this march reached almost 200,000.  After Wutela withdrew, almost none of the people left behind in the three states were loyal to Xixia. Gyeongju and Yanzhou sent troops at the same time, easily regaining the three states, and then quickly repaired city walls and built forts, including Baekji Fortress and Iron City.  Important pass towns such as Menguan, Sanchakou, Zuocunze, Naiwangjing, and Wuyancheng, but also some important places in northern Xiazhou, such as Huangyangping, Qiliping, Anqingze, Dashadui, Wangting Town,  Dejing Town ignores them because they are not important. Once they are further repaired and connected, they can become the best northern gate of Xiazhou. Moreover, this area was also the most important farming and animal husbandry area in Xixia.  , these towns must be rebuilt to protect the development of this area, but now there is no time, and individual construction will become an undefendable trend, so it is better to leave it alone.  Wutela went all the way north, and when he arrived at Huangyangping, he had already received news of the fall of Xingzhou, but because of the heavy patrols on the Yellow River, the scouts did not find out the details.  However, he still believed that the main force of the Song army was behind him, either going down the waterway. Not to mention how many troops the boat could carry, it could carry a lot of troops. The river in this section was gentle, and there was almost no gap between upstream and reverse.  , and there are many twists and turns, which means that the shipping is prolonged, and then it has to go ashore, which is a long distance. Therefore, even if the Song army wanted to fight the Liao army at Jin Su's army, it was too late.  Or cross the Yellow River, not afraid of hard work, and follow this section of the ancient Great Wall to Yanzhou, and then to Hongzhou, Yinzhou, Linzhou, Fuzhou, and enter the Liao border, but it is also too late!  Therefore, as more and more people join in, theyThe marching speed was getting slower and slower, but because of this illusion, Outala was not in a hurry.  On the contrary, these common people will be used in many ways in the future, including counterattack. This is the territory of Xixia, why not counterattack? With these common people, the Liao Kingdom will have the right time, place and people.  Moreover, because these people left their homes and brought with them all their valuable materials, as well as food and livestock, the logistics of this line was very sufficient, and because many tribes in the Hetao gradually joined in, they provided many livestock water bags and brought enough water, and the water source was also  No shortage.  His soldiers and horses set out for Jin Su's army. Many "civilians" came to Jin Su's army to carry out construction in order to build more forts and checkpoints before the Liao army arrived. At the same time, they persuaded the people to harvest the unripe bean millet.  , handed over to each fort as green fodder, and relevant materials will be distributed in the future based on the weight they send.  Those that are close to the Song Dynasty are directly burned with fire, and then the people are allowed to go south to Linzhou to eat.  The main reason is that there are two advantages here. This area belongs to the Shengzhou area of ??the Tang Dynasty. During the Houliang Dynasty, the Liao State sent troops and captured all the people in Shengzhou to the Liao State.  Later, they occupied this place, but the people who migrated here were all Han Chinese from the states behind the mountains.  I don¡¯t expect these Han people to have much favorable impressions of the Song Dynasty, but they won¡¯t be too repulsive.  At the same time, the army is mainly stationed here, and there are not many people. The total number of households is only four to five thousand, so it is easy to relocate.  At the same time, the camp leaders personally came forward and promised them various benefits from the Song Dynasty in the future to make up for their losses. But those who still refused to migrate used strong methods and forcibly burned their crops and houses.  When the army of Wutela arrived at the Jinsu Army, all the people in the two armies and one state were relocated, and the crops were also burned completely. This meant that the Song Dynasty was about to implement the strategy of strengthening the wall and clearing the field.  This is also a common tactic, and it has not aroused the alarm of Wutela, so when he arrived at Jin Su's army, he did three things.  The first thing is to send an envoy to question Zhang Shouyue.  You Song people are so brave, you actually dare to openly invade our country.  Don¡¯t you know that our Liao country is a tiger?  Zhang Shouyue also replied. Since Li Jiqian, Xixia has been a group of scoundrels and dishonest traitors. Needless to say, there is too much evidence. Like Li Jiqian, he surrendered when he couldn't win, and then rebelled after settling down.  The Song Dynasty watched helplessly as he grew stronger.  After Li Jiqian's death, Li Deming was a little better, but Li Yuanhao came again, and then each generation became worse than the last.  Last year, after repeated mediation by your country, our country agreed to negotiate peace. However, the Liang family's traitors sent a large number of scouts to sneak into the border of our country, spread rumors and prophecies, and alienate our kings and ministers. Therefore, our country launched an attack on Xixia.  Moreover, these scouts and evidence were gradually sent to the border and handed over to your country for explanation.  However, regardless of morality and right and wrong, your country first sent 30,000 cavalry to attack our imperial supplies. You then led hundreds of thousands of troops into the northwest, fighting Qiliping first, then Xiazhou City, and then Yanzhou City.  This resulted in numerous casualties among our soldiers.  Your country was unkind first, so don¡¯t blame my country for being unjust later!  ??If you were in the first year of junior high school, don¡¯t blame us for being in the fifteenth year now!  Therefore, Hantara began to mobilize his troops and launch attacks on some forts.  Then they sent elite cavalry to Junzijin Ferry, because the scouts had discovered that in order to prevent them from crossing the river, or to prevent reinforcements from arriving, the Song Dynasty blasted the mountains and took out rocks. The river beaches on both sides of the ferry were covered with stones, making it impossible for ships to cross.  This problem is not too big, because Otela has too many subordinates or people in his hands, so he first occupied the key points around the ferry and controlled the ferry. Then the army arrived and moved stones to build ships, or forcibly built pontoon bridges with small boats.  However, this was not for the sake of retreat, but to ensure the retreat before launching a counterattack against the Song army.  In addition, the Xijing left-behind affairs office in the east, middle and south capitals of the Liao Kingdom was home to the Prime Minister's Office, which was divided into left and right ministers or left and right chapters. The following were the left-behind affairs officers or co-presidents in each capital. Because the emperor of the Liao Kingdom traveled everywhere, each capital had a palace or imperial palace.  There is also the Department of Internal Affairs, and at the same time, there are various ministries and envoys, such as the Household Department, Duzhi, Third Department, Salt and Iron Department, Accounting Department, Transportation Department, etc., as well as the General Administration Office, the Du Yuhou Department, the Police Patrol Court, and the Disposal Department.  The five capitals have the Imperial Academy. In addition, there is the Imperial City Department in the upper capital. In Tokyo, there are the Admission Officers, the Metropolitan Governor's Office, and the Appeasement Envoys Department. In the Xijing, there are the Wensi Yuan, the Inquiry Envoys Department, the Patrol Envoys Department, and the Metropolitan Deployment Department.  Nanjing has the Xuanhui Academy, the Disposal Envoys Department, the Military Envoys Department, and the Liyuan Department. Coupled with the north-south official system of the Liao Kingdom, the official system is several times more complicated than that of the Song Dynasty. After Yeluna heard about it, he also sent a department.  The soldiers and horses came to Junzijin and began to move the accumulated stones in preparation for receiving Wutela.  This is also the reason why Wutela was not nervous. If we talk about his mood, he was just angry. Even though he worked hard on the expedition, the Song Dynasty still successfully destroyed Xixia.  Nearly 30,000 advancing troops rushed towards Junzijin, including thousands of Xixia soldiers.  It¡¯s not too far, three hundred and dozens of miles away, the Liao KingdomThe troops are all cavalry. Although they bring some supplies, it does not hinder the speed much. If there are no accidents, they can quickly reach the ferry and occupy the important position in one and a half days.  On the evening of the first day, the three armies rested in a valley. Moreover, Outela learned more about Wang Ju's tactics through the Xixia people and repeatedly told them to be careful. Therefore, although they camped here, the Liao army sent many soldiers to patrol and guard.  Regardless of whether it was useful or not, this night was safe and sound, and maybe it was because the Song Dynasty had few troops now. The poor troops only ensured the safety of the cities and fortresses, so no Song soldiers came to harass them along the way.  The next day, they continued to send troops. The terrain of Jin Su's army was half hilly and half Liangmao. The small stone mountain was hilly and the small earth mountain was Liangmao. It ran east-west along the river, and mostly north-south in the central and western parts. But it was not very regular, and overall it was crisscrossed.  A dozen miles below Jinsu City, there is a large ravine running east-west, and then following a slightly north-south ravine, it leads directly to Junzijin along the east side of Jinsu City. It is relatively flat and becomes the most important road for the Jinsu Army and the Liao Army.  This is the path taken by the former army.  Seeing that they were about to reach Junzijin after walking a few dozen miles, suddenly a group of cavalry came from the south and cut the Liao army in half.  It was not an ambush. The Liao army was very careful on this trip. Before the front army arrived, the scouts went ahead. If they wanted to ambush on both sides of the road, they would be discovered. So the Song army sent a huge army to march on both sides of the road at night, but far away from this main road.  The road is very far, a full ten miles, and then let Liu Fa lead the cavalry first, split the Liao army into two, and drag them here alive.  Liu Fa did not have many troops, but due to the terrain, the forces from the east and west of the Liao State were never able to gather together.  The battle lasted for nearly an hour, and Liu Fa's men suffered nearly half casualties. However, Liu Fa never retreated, and the ambush troops behind him surged up.  Not without troops, the strength of these two Song armies alone reached 40,000 to 50,000 troops.  After fighting Liu Fa for such a long time, plus forty to fifty thousand elite horse infantry troops from the Song Dynasty came to attack, and the Liao army was cut in half. Soon the Liao army began to collapse.  It has nothing to do with field battles, because the terrain here is Liangmao and the advantages of cavalry cannot be fully utilized. The infantry of the Song Dynasty are armed with sharp weapons and are mostly a group of veterans who have been on the battlefield. Their combat effectiveness is no weaker than that of the Liao cavalry.  The Liao army in the west was defeated and fled westward. Miao Lu led a group of officers and soldiers to pursue them. Zhe Keke led the remaining officers and soldiers to continue to kill the Liao army on the east route.  They fought all the way to the edge of the Yellow River. Some Liao soldiers jumped directly into the Yellow River with their heads covered.  The remaining Liao troops were killed on this river beach and ran away with their heads in their hands, which frightened the Liao soldiers and horses who were moving stones on the opposite side.  Zhe Ke pointed at the Liao army on the other side with his sword, and then returned with the prisoners of war.  The Liao army in the west continued to flee. After escaping for nearly a hundred miles, Lin Guang, Jia Yan and other generals once again led nearly 30,000 officers and soldiers to fight out.  In the end, only more than 10,000 Liao soldiers were able to escape safely.  "Then the Song army suddenly surged out like heavenly soldiers descending. Countless officers and soldiers guarded the dangerous points of each road and set up military camps. Even if the Liao army broke through one line of defense, there would be a second line of defense and a third line of defense behind it.  Then a group of soldiers and horses brought artillery and bombarded the Liao army on the other side who was moving stones, causing thousands of Liao soldiers on the other side to flee eastward one by one.  The truth came out. It was not that the Song Dynasty had no soldiers here, but that there were countless troops. From Fengzhou to the Yellow River, there were 200,000 Song Dynasty soldiers and civilians stationed. In fact, the so-called civilians were also soldiers, at least they could be regarded as a militia.  And from Fengzhou down to Youzhou, there were nearly 100,000 soldiers and civilians stationed in the Song Dynasty.  This road is blocked!  Please go back to the desert.  To be continued.  
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