Chapter 117 Chasing the Ancestors

Suddenly killing the enemy in his heart, Shi Fang was happy and a little sad, and actually stood there and stunned.

Nan Yingyue looked at him with pity, but Hua Jiangnan was a little puzzled and frowned slightly. After waiting for a long time, he suddenly said, "We need to go to Zhao Kuangyi to ask."

"What do you ask?" Shi Fang finally recovered.

Hua Jiangnan said, "The Fengyue Fairy and the old demons have settled in the palace. As the owner of the palace - His Majesty the Emperor, they should know more or less about them."

At this time, there are many forbidden troops standing on guard from afar. These people know that they are not the opponents of the 'immortals' of the ten directions, but their responsibilities lie, and they have to stand in the distance with weapons in their hands.

Hua Jiangnan saw a tall forbidden army, walked over and said with a smile, "This little brother, do you still remember Jiangnan?"

The little brother of the Forbidden Army was also a little handsome, so he was impressed by Hua Jiangnan. He hurriedly said, "I naturally remember you."

Hua Jiangnan nodded and smiled, "It's really rare, little brother, what's your name?"

"The little surname is Zhang."

"Brother Zhang." Hua Jiangnan smiled and said, "Since I saw you last time, have you been all right?"

In fact, although the forbidden army surnamed Zhang has seen Hua Jiangnan many times, it is just a meeting. Their identities are heaven and earth. Zhang Jianjun is only responsible for guarding the palace. Sometimes he has seen Hua Jiangnan walking around in the palace, but in fact he has no friendship.

But Hua Jiangnan's gentle words make people feel like a spring breeze. The surname Zhang feels that the two seem to have a deep friendship, and even the fairy who looks like a fairy seems to like himself more.

Zhang Zunjun said flatteredly, "Since the last time I said goodbye, I have missed the fairy for a day. However, the years have been so long that I can't see the fairy return. This time, the fairy came to visit, which really made Zhang grateful. The ancients said: If the two love lasts for a long time, how can they be in the morning and evening? The so-called good deeds are resourceful. When the fairy and I meet this time, it can also be regarded as a lover and finally get married..."

There was also some pen and ink in Zhang's original chest. At this moment, he was lyrical and nagging endlessly. Not only Shifang and Nan Yingyue were stunned, but also Hua Jiangnan frowned and hurriedly interrupted him: "Brother Zhang, Jiangnan came back this time to ask for your majesty. I don't know where your majesty is now?"

"In the imperial study."

Hua Jiangnan hurriedly said thank you, turned around and left.

Seeing her turn around, Zhang Jianjun turned away and said urgently, "When will the fairy come back to get together?"

Hua Jiangnan turned around and smiled, "If you have a heart, why do you care about waiting for more time?"

Zhang Jianjun stayed there. Hua Jiangnan smiled in his heart and turned around and walked away.

The three of them walked out of the house and went straight to the imperial study.

"I'm afraid your words will hurt that little brother."

Shifang knows the charm of Hua Jiangnan, and even the practitioners can't resist it. Is it that the forbidden army and a mortal can resist it? I'm afraid that after this incident, the forbidden army will really commit lovesickness for the rest of his life. I don't pay attention to Hua Jiangnan's joke, but if the forbidden army is really a person in his personality, he will suffer for a lifetime.

Hua Jiangnan smiled and said, "How do you know this is hurting him? Some people have no pursuit in their hearts after living for more than 20 years. They spend their lives in a rigid and meaningless life. When they look back, it is blank. If that little brother is an infatuated lover, he will miss me all his life. When he is old, when he recalls his youth, he must also have some thoughts. If he is not a lover, but a playboy, he will look down on many girls from now on, and he will also hurt many people.

"Listen to you, are you doing good deeds?"

Hua Jiangnan looked back at Shifang and smiled, "Do you think?"

Shifang and Nan Yingyue looked at each other, and both of them shook their heads slightly and didn't think so.

In a blink of an eye, in front of the imperial study, he saw that Wei Zhenren was closing his eyes and cross-legged at the door. When the three of them came, he opened his eyes and said, "What do you want to make a scene in the palace this time?"

Shifang bowed his hand as a salute: "The three of us want to see your majesty. We have something important to ask."

Wei Zhenren said, "Just ask outside if you have something to do. Long live, you can hear it in the house."

Hua Jiangnan said loudly, "Your Majesty, don't you know Jiangnan?"

"Alas..." Zhao Kuangyi's sigh came from the room: "What happened to the fairy coming to the palace this time?"

Hua Jiangnan said, "Jiangnan is here to greet your majesty. Last time I said goodbye in a hurry. I haven't seen you for a long time, which makes Jiangnan miss you so much. Recently, when I heard that the wind and moon demon and the demon came to harass your majesty, Jiangnan was very worried. Second, I want to ask your majesty, do you know the wheres of the ancestors? What are the plots of Fengyue Fairy and him in the palace?

Zhao Kuangyin sighed, "Thank you, the fairy, who still remembers me. The ancestor has volunteered to lead troops to fight against the State of Han. As for the wind and moon fairy and his stranded in the palace, I don't know. After they came to the palace, they did nothing. They just dedicated themselves to serving the court and were willing to serve the country and fight against the four directions.

The three of them looked at each other and wondered what the Wind and Moon Fairy and the ancestors had done.

Hua Jiangnan said, "Thank you for telling me. Jiangnan knows that your majesty is on guard against us. In fact, Jiangnan is not an merciless person, and the two friends beside me are even more affectionate and good people. Your Majesty is really worried too much.

"You! ..." Zhao Kuangyi suddenly shouted, then sighed and complained, "Why did you hurt my royal brother?"

Hua Jiangnan snorted coldly, "Zhao Kuangyin's delusion is unfavorable to Jiangnan, which is his own fault. If your majesty holds a grudge against Jiangnan for this, Jiangnan will also understand. When I leave, it may be difficult to see your majesty again in the future. Please take care of yourself.

The three of them turned around and were about to leave when the door of the imperial study suddenly opened. Zhao Kuangyi stood at the door, looking at Hua Jiangnan infatuatedly and saying for a long time, "You... take care."

Hua Jiangnan suddenly felt inexplicably sad, but she instantly swept away this feeling and smiled, "Your Majesty and I are not predestined. After that, Your Majesty will no longer have to worry about Jiangnan, otherwise it will add regrets. Goodbye."

After she finished speaking, she flew to the moon in the air with clouds under her feet.

"The emperor is very infatuated." Shi Fang recalled Zhao Kuangyi's look and couldn't help saying.

Hua Jiangnan was silent, and Shifang suddenly felt a little funny in his heart. Does this Hua Jiangnan fairy also have an emotional time?

In a blink of an eye, the three of them flew outside Bianliang City and stayed in a customized inn for one night. In the early morning of the next day, he came out of the city.

Hua Jiangnan took out the firecrackers from his arms and threw them into the air. The practitioners were strong, and the firecrackers were thrown into the sky. Suddenly, there was a loud bang in the air, bursting out a spark. The sparks were colorful, forming a flower shape, which lasted for a long time before disappearing.

The three sat in the woods and waited for the other practitioners. In less than two hours, the practitioners from all walks of life came to the woods to gather.

When everyone asked about the three people going to the palace, Shifang said, "The wind and moon fairy is dead."

"Dead?!" Tang Da asked again and laughed, "This mother-in-law is dead. How did she die? Let's talk about it quickly.

Shifang frowned and said, "Although the Fengyue Fairy is confused, she has done many annoying things. But at least she was a hero when she was born. If she died, we shouldn't insult her too much.

Tang Da looked embarrassed. Tang Er smiled and said, "Yes, yes, our son is kind and considerate."

Hua Jiangnan said, "We have heard about the wheres of the ancestor. At this time, he is leading 100,000 soldiers to the north to fight against the Han Dynasty. It's not too late. Let's go and kill him.

Bian Su Suqi said, "He fought against Han? He is a veteran of the Xiuzhen world. How can he work for the court? Have you become as stupid as the Fengyue Fairy?

Hua Jiangnan shrugged his shoulders: "Who knows? Anyway, that's what the emperor said.

Shifang is also puzzled. It is said that if there is nothing else to do, most of them practice at ease. Why did the ancestor start a war everywhere as soon as he was born? There are casualties in the war. What exactly do they want to do?

No matter how you think about it, several people can't think of the reason, but no matter what the reason is, there is only one result: kill the ancestors and decompose the power of the heavenly king in their mouths.

This power is so powerful that even the ancestor and the Fengyue Fairy worship at his feet. If he continues to develop, it is hard to imagine what kind of enemy Shifang and Hua Jiangnan will face in the future.

Everything was ready, and everyone discussed for a moment. This time, it was no longer divided into two groups, but slowly drove the clouds to chase the army of the ancestors. No matter how fast his army is, after all, mortals will walk and catch up sooner or later. Moreover, since the old ancestor practiced the magic skill of the strange red fog, his cultivation has not increased a little. He is not as good as the wind and moon fairy. Although his cultivation has risen, he is so confused that he can kill him. The cultivation of the ancestors has risen, but his mind is clear. Therefore, Shifang and Hua Jiangnanjue still act together, which is much safer.

From Bianliang to Han, it passes through many towns. After flying for three days, I finally saw the Song army on the ground in the air.

The army marched along the official road, leading the way, riding a tall horse and wearing a gorgeous brocade suit. Looking at the situation, it was the ancestors.

Hua Jiangnan said, "It's not too late for us to sneak up when he camp at night."

The plan was made, and everyone stopped flying and fell into a nearby town to rest.

At night, he gathered in a place to drive a cloud and flew along the official road.

After flying for a moment, I saw many temporary tents sitting in the fire at the foot of the mountain in front of me. Most of the officers and soldiers have rested, and many hold torches and patrol inside and outside the tent.

Tang San pointed to the largest tent in the middle and said, "The old devil must live there. Let's rush there together. Even if he cultivates the sky, he will be beaten into mud."

These more than 200 practitioners flew into the clouds above the largest tent. The soldiers on the ground saw a layer of clouds floating above their heads, and they could not see that someone was coming.

Everyone dispersed and formed a circle. The practitioners with higher cultivation gathered in the circle, waiting for an order from all directions to rush to the tent.

Hua Jiangnan said, "Just wait."

Everyone looked at her, and Hua Jiangnan said, "If the ancestors guarded us and used a fake tent as bait, wouldn't many of us rush down? I think we'd better divide it into two groups, and attack first. The other group is the backup. If there is indeed an ancestor in the tent, the second group will also rush down. If there is no ancestor in the tent, the second group of people can also be a backup.

Nan Yingyue nodded and said, "This plan is very appropriate."

The ten sides carefully divide the manpower into two groups. In the first group, there were Hua Jiangnan, Nan Yingyue, and many high-ranking practitioners and dozens of fox girls. The second group of people are the Three Saints of Mount Tai and Bian Susu, who led some people with weaker cultivation to stay in the air as backup.

The distribution was proper, and Shifang, Hua Jiangnan, Nan Yingyue and others nodded and shouted, "Kill~!"

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In the history of Song Taizong and Zhao Kuangyi's Northern Expedition to the Northern Han Dynasty, friends who are interested can have a look. It's very interesting.

Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi's position is not right, and he really wants to establish immortal achievements to establish the foundation. This idea is very similar to the situation after Tang Taizong killed his brother. The southern ceded countries have been pulled out, and the Northern Han Dynasty was naturally the first target of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty. Of course, this piece of meat is very difficult to cut. Although the Northern Han Dynasty is a small country, there is a powerful Khitan behind it.

There is no need to worry about the economy when Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty attacked the Northern Han Dynasty. In the era of Zhao Kuangyin, "Taizu did not set up a pile warehouse, and tried to say that the close minister said: 'Shi Jin cut the swallows to buy Qi Dan, so that the people on one side were limited to the outside world. I am very sorry for it. If you want to accumulate three or five hundred thousand yuan, you can send an envoy with Khitan to return to our land and people, you should use this gold and silk to redeem it. If it is impossible, I will scatter my wealth and recruit warriors, so that I can attack my ears.'" Such a large amount of wealth was just used by Song Taizong as soon as he came to power. He changed the pile storage set up by his brother to an internal storage library, saying that this move was not a "self-supply hobby", but to be stored for the time to run out. Of course, Emperor Taizong of Song saw "gold and silk like a mountain" in the pile vault, and he was very trembling about his brother's "storage is too much". "It's wrong for the former emperor to worry about money!" In addition to Song Laosan, he sighed that so much wealth and silk could be exhausted. Obviously, he didn't know the price of firewood and rice. As long as there was a war, gold, silver, grain and silk would flow out like water. Song Taizong's handwriting

Before Zhao Guangyi's expedition to the Northern Han Dynasty, he was quite suspicious. He asked the minister Cao Bin, "Zhou Shizong and the Taizu emperor of this dynasty, both personally conquered Taiyuan. Is it because their city is too strong to approach?" Cao Bin, an experienced veteran, replied: "At the time of Zhou Shizong, the general Shi Chao was defeated in a battle at Shilingguan. He was so shocked that he had to return to the army. Taizu camped in the licorice field, and the soldiers had to return to the army because of water and soil, so he had to return. Although the city of Taiyuan is complete, it is not as incomprehensive as imagined. As a result, Song Taizong's intention of the Northern Expedition was decided. The prime minister Xue Juzheng and others advised and did not listen. Therefore, the Song Dynasty sent Pan Mei, Cui Yanjin, Li Hanqiong, Cao Han, Liu Yu and other generals, and led all kinds of soldiers to Taiyuan.

At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, there had been a peace treaty with Khitan. At first glance, when I heard that the Song Dynasty attacked the Northern Han Dynasty, the Khitan princes and ministers really jumped. They quickly sent an envoy to ask, "What's the name of the attack?" Emperor Taizong patted his chest and said, "Hedong is against his life, and he should be guilty of the teacher!" If the Northern Dynasty does not help, the peace treaty will be the same as before; otherwise, only the soldiers will meet!" This kind of bold words has never been heard in the Song Dynasty for nearly 300 years since Emperor Taizong!

In the fourth year of Taiping and Xingguo, Song Taizong drove his car from Bianjing and personally conquered the Northern Han Dynasty. On the way, there was a "tidbit" that could be shown: Shiji in Qianzhou, a county-level civil official gave advice on the road, and this person's surname was Song Mingjie. Song Jie, Song Jie, Song Dynasty victory!" Taizong was happy to see this name and decided to be in the Northern Han Dynasty.

The "emperor" of the Northern Han Dynasty was Liu Jiyuan at this time. At the beginning, Song Taizu founded the country. At that time, Liu Jun, the lord of the country, once had a delusion. He wanted to regain the old rivers and mountains of the Later Han Dynasty and united with Li Yun. As a result, he was defeated and returned. Song Taizu once sent someone to tell him: "The Jun family and the Zhou family are enemies, and it is reasonable to fight for each other. I didn't have any quarrel with you in the Song Dynasty. Why do you have to be trapped by one family because of one surname? If you are interested in the Central Plains, you can lead the army to Taihang Mountain to fight with me. Liu Jun was also well-behaved and sent someone to reply, "Hedong's land armored soldiers are not enough to be China. My Liu Jun family is not a traitor. I'm just worried that there will be no one to sacrifice in this area." Such a low-hearted pretending to be a grandson made Song Taizu have to "pair his words" and have a compassionate heart. He said to the people, "Tell Liu Jun for me and let him live." Therefore, when Liu Jun was alive, the Song Dynasty did not send troops to attack. Liu Jun's life was very sad. He was afraid that the Song soldiers would come to fight in the south, and he was afraid of Khitan in the north. "Finally, his power was weak and his anxiety and anger became a disease." He died soon. It can be said that he was scared to death, or he died in a hurry. He was only 43 years old. Liu Jun himself has no children, and his nephew Liu Jien succeeded to the throne. Liu Ji'en's surname is Xue, and he was raised by Liu Jun when he was young. In just two months, Liu Ji'en was assassinated, and his brother Liu Jiyuan was pushed up by everyone. Therefore, the current heir of the Northern Han Dynasty is actually no longer the real descendant of the Shatuo Liu family. Liu Ji'en's biological father, Xue Zhao, was a reckless military man and married the daughter of Liu Chong, the "high ancestor" of the Northern Han Dynasty. Once he was drunk, he almost chopped off the "princess" to death. After waking up, Xue Junye knew that he had made trouble and died for fear of his own crime. The princess married another surnamed He and gave birth to Liu Jiyuan, so the original name of the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty should be He Jiyuan. The princess was really a big star. Soon, Master He Jun also died of illness, and Xiao Jiyuan also raised Liu Jun as a son.

When the Liao Dynasty learned that the Song Dynasty had sent troops, it immediately sent Yelu Xidi, the king of the North House, to lead the troops to guard Yandi, and Ye Lusha, the prime minister of Nanfu, and others led the army into the Northern Han Dynasty.

The observation of Yunzhou in the Song Dynasty made Guo Jin, a general in the battlefield, and had already led the army to guard the south of Shiling. Yelusha of the Liao Dynasty led the front man to Baimaling, across a wide stream, and happened to see that the Song army was waiting. Yelusha wanted to wait for the rear army to arrive before attacking, but Yelu, the king of the Liao Dynasty, was greedy and determined that they would attack immediately while the Song army's foothold was unstable. Therefore, Yelüsha had to order the Liao soldiers to attack. If in the plain, the Liao army, who is like a fierce tiger and a horse, suddenly charges, it will definitely take advantage. The mountains are rugged, and there is a big stream in front of them. The Liao soldiers lost their sudden momentum, or dismount, or move forward while testing the depth of the water. Before these Liao army, whose lower body was wet, came ashore, Guo Jin led the Song army to attack head-on and defeated the Liao army. The father and son of Jerüd and the son of Jerüsha were killed, and Jerüsha himself managed to escape. The Song army was reluctant to give up. If it hadn't been for Yelu Xie, the king of the Southern Courtyard of the Liao Dynasty, who led the troops in time and shot back the Song soldiers with a strong crossbow, Yelusha and others would have been cut off their heads by the Song army.

In this battle, all the Liao army was depressed and retreated one after another. In panic, Liu Jiyuan sent a secret envoy to stuff the urgent beggar's letter into the wax pills into his bun, and sneaked out of Taiyuan City and rushed to the Liao Dynasty. Halfway, the secretary of the Northern Han Dynasty arrested Guo Jin, "At the bottom of the city, the spirit in the city begins to be seized." Soon after, Lu Jun, the emperor's son-in-law of the Northern Han Dynasty, sent people from Daizhou to the Liao Dynasty in an emergency, "After the defeat of the Liao people, they can no longer send troops."

The Song army was unforgiving, and Lianke Taiyuan's surrounding important towns and strategic places. In late May, Song Taizong himself rushed to the city of Taiyuan to comfort the generals and command the siege.

"First of all, the emperor elected hundreds of warriors and taught sword dance. They can all of them tosss swords in the air and jump to the left and right. Those who see it are afraid." When the Khitan envoy came to Song Ting, and the banquet was given by the convenience hall, these hundreds of "Acrobatic" sergeants were "pretly impatiated, waved their blades, jumped to take over, and performed their best." Khitan, who was so scared as a literary minister, "dare not to face it". This team of acrobat heroes was taken to the city of Taiyuan by Song Taizong. Before attacking the city, they threw a sharp blade in the open space, flashed left and right, either with a scabbard, or picked it by hand, and flew a sharp blade all over the sky. "The courage of the people in the city look at."

Emperor Taizong of Song personally rubbed his armor, did not avoid the arrow stone, and personally commanded the siege. When the Song army saw that the emperor was in charge, "a hundred people are brave, and they all risk their lives to climb first." Many of the generals under Liu Jiyuan's account surrendered over the city, and the defenders of the Northern Han Dynasty gradually failed.

Emperor Taizong of Song personally advised: "The king of Yue and the king of Wu offer their land to return to the court, or give them a great vassal, or rank as a general. The officials and children all enjoy the official title. If they follow Yuan but fall quickly, they will always be rich and noble!"

In order to prevent the Song army from slaughtering the city due to casualties and anger, Song Taizong also commanded the army to suspend the siege. To the extreme poverty, Liu Jiyuan, the lord of the Northern Han Dynasty, had to surrender in person in the north of the city. Zhao Guangyi did not eat his promise and did not kill him. He awarded Liu Jiyuan the imperial teacher and sealed the county magistrate of Pengcheng. "It's a great gift." So far, the Song Dynasty destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty and gained more than 35,000 households in ten states.

Although Liu Jiyuan was a tyrant who often killed his family, he lived well after surrendering. Chunhua died of illness for two years and entrusted his three-year-old son Liu Sanzhu to Song Taizong to take care of him. At that time, Liu Sanzhu was only six years old. Song Taizong was "rely sad" and gave the three pigs the name "Shou Jie". He was awarded the deputy envoy of the Xijing workshop, and he was given a home salary and raised them well. Liu Jiyuan was a weak and mediocre person, so he died well in the world of Taizong. After conquering Taiyuan, Zhao Guangyi gave an edict to destroy the strong city of Taiyuan and change it to "Pingjin County", and sent troops to set fire to burn the Taiyuan house. "The old and the weak are not as good as the city gate, and there are many people who burned the dead." It can be seen that there is still a big evil fire in Taizong's heart for the rejection of the soldiers and people in Taiyuan.

At first glance, the destruction of the Northern Han Dynasty was a great success of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty. In fact, blessings and misfortunes, you can't just look at the gains and losses of the moment. In the Song Dynasty, the great enemy of the Northern Han Dynasty was the Khitan Liao Dynasty. If Song Taizong personally conquered the Northern Expedition, he would first attack Youzhou and pact the Yandi. The Northern Han Dynasty would be the thing in his palm. If the bows and arrows were not sent, he might get it in one fell swoop. For this strategy, Song Taizu had reached a consensus with Zhao Pu and other literary ministers when he was alive. "Taizong forgot his original plan for a day and was eager to attack the Han Dynasty. Under the strong city, he could only defeat it. The teacher is old, reconsidering the attack of Yan. At the end of the so-called strong crossbow, he can't wear Lu. If you fail, you will be depressed in the world, and if you fail again and again, it will be because Taizong does not know the general trend of the world, so that he will turn it upside down. It can be seen that Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty was eager to achieve success. He gave up the original and took the end. The gains outweighed the losses of the Northern Han Dynasty, which had laid a great foundation for the future failure of the conquest of Liaoning.

In the matter of Pingbei Han, we still need to explain Guo Jin, the general of the Song Dynasty who defeated the Qidan army in the Shilingguan area. Guo Jin has been "unpretious" since he was a teenager. He served as a soldier under the account of Liu Zhiyuan, the ancestor of the Later Han Dynasty, and made a fortune with military achievements. After the establishment of the Song Dynasty, Guo Jin has been entrusted with heavy responsibilities and connected with the Northern Han Dynasty. Although General Guo is talented, he said, "Although he likes to kill, the soldiers will die if they disobey the order, and so will the domestic maidservants." Therefore, every time Song Taizu told the generals sent to Hedong, he always warned: "You must be careful to obey the law. If you break it, you may be forgiven in my hands, and it will be difficult to live in the hands of Guo Jin!" A small school offended Guo Jin and fled to the capital to falsely accuse Guo Jin of rebellion. Song Taizu sent someone to escort this person to Guo Jin for disposal. Guo Jin "being able to serve people with power" and said to the small school, "You dare to go to Beijing to sue me. It's really bold. I won't kill you now, and let you return the army. If you can break the bandit, I will immediately recommend you to enter the court as an official; if you fail, you can also join Hedong to live. When the school heard the words, he "enthusiasticly obeyed" and led a team to stand out. As expected, he defeated a large number of Northern Han troops and killed many enemies. Guo Jin did not tick his promise and immediately recommended him to be promoted to Bianjing. Taizu followed it." Such a strict and powerful general was the first achievement of the Liao army in the Northern Han Dynasty, but he was repeatedly bullied by Tian Qinzuo, who was in charge of the army at that time. He is a martial artist with a strong nature and high combat skills. He can't be reconciled and besed to death. The great general was so angry that he was hanged by the "political commissar", which was really not worth it. At the beginning of the Song Dynasty, the supervisor of the army was not a eunuch. This Tian Qinzuo also made a lot of contributions in the Taizu Dynasty. However, "the nature is cunning, and there are many criminals. It is good to insult the same rank, and everyone is evil." Tian Qinzuo lied that Guo Jin died of a violent illness, "Taizong mourned for a long time." Later, when Guo Jin was forced to be killed, Tian Qinzuo was demoted to the regimental envoy of Fangzhou, and then went to Lingnan, which was full of miasma. Song Taizong Cuju picture

The defeat on the banks of the Gaoliang River - Song Liao's first main battle

Although the Song army led by Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty destroyed the Northern Han Dynasty, "the siege of Taiyuan for many months, the feed is exhausted, and the sergeant is exhausted." After the destruction of the country and the capture of the king, the Song army still had the habit of five generations of soldiers, " everyone has a hope for appreciation." Song Taizong himself wanted to take advantage of the great victory and attack the land of thistle. All the generals are unwilling to act, but there is no one who dares to speak. Only Cui Han, the Marquis of Yu, in front of the palace, soloed: "This thing can't be done again. Taking advantage of this momentum of breaking bamboo, it is very easy to take, and you can't lose it." In the arms of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty, he immediately ordered Cao Bin, the secret envoy, to send troops to prepare to collect the inherent territory of the Han people lost by "Emperor" Shi Jingying.

In midsummer and July, Zhao Guangyi led the brigade to the northward expedition of the Song army, which was physically and mentally exhausted. He himself had driven to Zhenzhou. Because the sergeant's sluggishness, "there are those who don't come immediately from the six armies". With such morale, Song Taizong still insisted on attacking Liao.

After the Song army entered the Liao territory, the army began to march smoothly. The governor of Dongyi Prefecture and the judge of Zhuozhou of the Liao Dynasty successively surrendered with the city. The Song army can be said to be a bloodless blade, and military important places such as Qigouguan have fallen into the hands. This scene is very similar to Zhou Shizong's attack on Liaoning. Soon, the Song army surrounded the "Nanjing" of the Liao Dynasty - Youzhou City. Song Taizong himself stationed in Baoguang Temple in the south of the city and commanded the battle.

Before that, the Song army defeated the soldiers and horses led by Yelu Xidi, the king of the Northern Courtyard of the Liao Dynasty, in the Battle of Shahe, and captured more than 500 Liao soldiers alive, which can be said to be a good start. The king of the North Courtyard is a coward, and the king of the South Courtyard Yelu is intelligent. He knew that the Song army looked down on Yelu Xidi very much, so he ordered his army to hold high the cyan flag of the king of the North Courtyard, pretending to be defeated and wandering around Deshengkou. Zhao Guangyi learned that there were still many "residual soldiers" of the king of the Northern Courtyard of the Liao Dynasty. He immediately attacked with his troops. At first, he was very easy to kill many Liao soldiers, but soon fell into the ambush circle of Yelu and returned with frustration. After Yelu won a small victory, he did not enter the army easily. He stationed troops in Qingsha Hebei and "resoned for Nanjing". As a result, the Liao army restrained many Song troops who were preparing to attack Youzhou City.