After demolishing Taiyuan City, Zhao Guangyi left on the 22nd and came to Zhenzhou on the 29th. But he just stayed in Zhenzhou and refused to leave! A few days later, he announced a shocking decision: Expedition to Youyan!

The order shocked everyone because it was beyond everyone's expectations. They could not think of why His Majesty the Emperor issued such an order. Even a thousand years later, it would be difficult for us to analyze. Perhaps the ultimate reason is Zhao Guangyi's lofty ambitions and competitive heart.

But is it a good thing for a person to have such great ambition? At that time, no one in the Song army agreed to the expedition, but no one dared to say anything to Zhao Guangyi. Including Cao Bin and Pan Mei, they all watched Cui Han, the man in front of the palace, come out. "What should be taken is the momentum. What should not be lost is the momentum..." The emperor stood up and made a decision. He went on an expedition to Youyan today and expel the Khitan!

On June 13, Zhao Guangyi's army set out from Zhenzhou and began the first Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty! But as soon as he set out, he encountered difficulties. The army's fatigue seemed to have reached its limit. The emperor's imperial guards had already arrived in Zhenzhou, but the army that followed him did not arrive at the agreed time! Zhao Guangyi was furious and wanted to punish those soldiers with military law. But someone was dissuading him and was about to make efforts, so he should be more tolerant.

On the 19th, the army entered Jintaidun in Liao territory. On the 20th, Emperor Zhao Guangyi of the Song Dynasty personally put on his armor and arrived at Qigou Pass. Liu Yu, the governor of Dongyizhou in Liao Kingdom, surrendered. The vanguard of the Song army, Fu Qian, crossed Dongyizhou far away, and encountered the Khitan cavalry led by the King Yelu Xidi, Xiao Haogu, and the King of Yishi Sahe in Shahe, in the south of Zhuozhou. Fu Qian copied Guo Jin, who was in the Battle of Baimaling three months ago. In the field battle, there was still a single-soldier confrontation. Fu Qian completely defeated the King of the Northern Court of the Liao Dynasty! Yelu Xidi became the second in Yelu Sha, and threw down the dead bodies on the ground and fled back to Youzhou. More than 500 subordinates behind him were captured by Fu Qian!

On the 21st, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty came outside Zhuozhou City, and Liu Yuande went out of the city to surrender. Zhao Guangyi no longer stayed. In front of him was Youzhou City, which was the limit goal that his brother Zhao Kuangyin and Chai Rong had not reached at that time... The Song Dynasty army, which was marching urgently, finally arrived at the city of Youzhou in the early morning of the 23rd (Youzhou was called "Ji" more than 3,000 years ago, and it was the capital of Ji. Yan State destroyed Ji, moved the capital here, changed its name to "Yanjing". After that, the dynasty was replaced. It was also called "Zhongdu", "Dadu", "Beiping", and "Beijing". When Zhao Guangyi led his army to besiege it, its name was "Youzhou" and it was also Nanjing of the Great Liao Dynasty)

Okay! Zhao Guangyi calmed down his tired and excited nerves, sent a scout cavalry to all directions, and was alert to every move. Soon, information came back. Deshengkou found that there was a Khitan army, and their chief general flag was blue. Blue? The king of Yelu Xidi North Court? This kid is still nearby? There is a species! Then send troops to take him down! A large group of people killed him. At the beginning, everything was normal, and the Khitans escaped faster than rabbits. But as he chased him, he suddenly fell into the Khitan trap. The Liao army was unprecedentedly powerful in combat, and the Song army broke out to the death. Afterwards, he realized that the Qing King flag was purely a scam. The people under the flag were not Yelu Xidi at all, but a famous general, Yelu Xizhen, the king of the Southern Court of the Great Liao... After his small victory, he stationed in Qingsha Hebei to support Youzhou.

Zhao Guangyi was not interested in the victory or defeat of a small ambush. On the 25th, the Song army began to siege the city: Song Wo attacked the south city, Cui Yan attacked the north city, Liu Yu attacked the east city, and Meng Yuanzhe attacked the west city. In other words, the city was besieged on all sides, leaving no way out for the people inside (note this point) and appointed Pan Mei as the prefect of Youzhou. From then on, you can be familiar with Youzhou affairs in actual combat.

At this time, the person who guarded the city of Youzhou in Liao was a Han Derang. When it comes to his grandfather, he was famous - Han Zhigu, the founding hero of the Liao Dynasty. He was born as a dowry slave of Empress Dowager Shulu, and the rules, customs and etiquette of the Liao Dynasty were all done by him. But although his son Han Kuangsi achieved the King of Yan, he was a top official position in Nanjing, which is probably safe? It is clearly stated in "History of Liao" - medical skills are superb. This is the only one. Associated with the fact that Yelu Xian, the Emperor Jingzong of the Great Liao Dynasty, was

I understand how sad and sickly I am, right? I think my grandson Han Derang seems to be even worse. I didn’t have any achievements before, but I was 39 years old. And Youzhou was his father’s responsibility, so he was just a temporary agent, which happened just for the right time. Is this typical yamen waste capable of? But this time Zhao Guangyi really missed it. Han Derang is a unique legend in Liao history.

The Song army "siege three times and advances to the ground" began to surrender. Not to mention that there were so many Han people in the city, even the Khitan soldiers defected to more than 600 "people with two hearts" is annotation of the war situation at that time afterwards in "History of Liao".

Yelu Xuegu dug a tunnel under the eyes of the Song army at the first time and sent Han Delang in the city that was more precious than gold to Han Delang. However, in the face of the Emperor of Song Dynasty, could Han Delang defend it? Next to him, Yelu Xizhen and Yelu Sha were always out of the matter and could not guess Han Delang's mood. Is he hated or despair, or has a clear understanding? On July 3, Liu Yansu of Shunzhou surrendered. On the 5th, Liu Shouen of Jizhou surrendered. Han Delang had been in Youzhou for 10 days. He was waiting for his reinforcements. But where were the reinforcements?

Reinforcements are coming! On June 30, the news that Youzhou City was besieged quickly reached the depths of the Mobei grassland. The whole clan was in danger, and the greatest hero of the Khitan tribe was born: Yelu Xiu Ge! Of course, he was not so convincing at this time, because he was originally a civil servant - the chief of Dati Yinsi (in charge of the political and religious affairs of the royal family). But the Khitan God of War will soon use his military achievements to prove that he is a well-deserved hero!

Yelu Xiuge's opinion is: Whether retreating or going to aid, it is basically a battle with the Song army. Then why retreat? If you want to fight, you only fight under Youzhou City! But this also requires a crucial premise, that is, Youzhou must stand until his reinforcements are killed! Otherwise, the host and guest will be transferred to the position, and the Song army will wait for a long time to rush to attack thousands of miles, and become the Khitans at the end of their power. The consequences will be unimaginable... So all the chances of victory and defeat are condensed on one person - Han Derang, the king of Nanjing, can hold on to Han! As long as Han can hold on, I can keep this glimmer of life! If he falls first, then the entire Yanyun area will fall to the Han people together, and the Khitans will completely return to their ancestors!

This is fate. The Battle of Youyan is a special period for making the strong famous. Some previously unknown names will be famous after being tested like purgatory in the past half month! Yelu Xiuge, Yelu Xizhen, Han Delang... are the best among them.

Yelu Xiuge was in the extreme movement. He had to rush the road as soon as possible, but he had to maintain the combat effectiveness of reinforcements to the greatest extent. He not only wanted to arrive, but also could fight and win if he arrived. But looking at his troops, I am afraid no one would give him any hope. Because there were only 30,000 people.

A little less? Is this the reinforcements that the Khitans, who are known as 300,000 cavalry armor, can send? With such a small amount of troops, you want to rush thousands of miles to confront the Song Dynasty hundreds of thousands of ever-winning troops? Is Yelu Xiu Ge crazy? No! This is the limit. Think about how many reinforcements could Zhao Kuangyin send to fight against Liao, and how many reinforcements could be sent in an instant? 3,000! Rescues are like putting out fires, and the Khitans are doing their best. The Oluduo military system quickly gathers the strength of the army finally shows a huge advantage.

When they returned to Youzhou City, the Song army was exhausted. Not only was the physical fatigue of the summer, but the psychological boredom made them even more tired. Everyone's energy, passion, and even their desire to kill and set fire was vented in Taiyuan City half a year ago. At this time, they were tired of war and missed home, and they were empty-handed, and they had not received the prize money from the Northern Han Dynasty, so they could not find a reason to continue fighting. These emperors of the Song Dynasty knew everything. Even if they didn't know the soldiers, wouldn't they even know whether they were given the prize money? What's more, all the think tanks of the Song Dynasty, including Zhao Pu, who was ashes, were in the army. No one reminded the emperor? Zhao Guangyi wanted to retreat, but the ultimate temptation made him crazy and did not want to leave no matter what - maybe in the next moment, Youzhou City could be broken!

In this way, July 6, 979, the day finally came. This day was the fate of everyone in the Song and Liao dynasties. Zhao Guangyi suddenly received a military report, and a large Khitan troops appeared in the northwest of Youzhou City... The alarm spread throughout the camp, but the last person who led the army to meet the enemy was the emperor himself. What about Pan Mei? What about Cao Bin? Why did the emperor come to the battle? Because the morale of the army was slackened. Zhao Guangyi knew better than anyone else that only he could have the morale of the army and force the soldiers out of his resentment and fatigue.

The Battle of Gaoliang River broke out! This time, the Khitans were in charge of the attack. Since the war started, the Liao army that had been retreating and failed constantly, attacked the Song Dynasty people for some reason. What made the Song army unbelievable was that the commander of this Liao army was actually their defeated general Yelu Sha. This was the person Guo Jin had defeated in Baimaling? This was the coward who had been outside the matter and did not even dare to approach the border of Youzhou? The Song people were unbelievable. But on the edge of life and death, their combat power suddenly awakened. This was an unbeaten hero who had been accumulating the tradition of victory since the Later Zhou Dynasty. They did not summon the Song army to support the city, and with their own strength, they fought with Yelu Sha on the ground on the Gaoliang River beach! Until dusk, the Khitans suffered heavy casualties, and Yelu Sha ordered a retreat.

As night fell, the Song army began to pursue. But they ignored the existence of another Liao army - Yelu Xizhen! Suddenly, a large sea of ​​fire formed by millions of torches appeared in front of the Song army, and swept towards them from both sides. The Song army was stunned by the scene in front of them. Intuition, they found that the number of enemies was not inferior to them! After the sudden ambush, each of them felt panic. But in fact, the number of Liao soldiers on the opposite side was at least half less than they imagined! Because Yelu Xizhen ordered each soldier to hold two torches in his hand... He wanted this effect! He was waiting for the night!

Before the Song army recovered from their shock, Yelu Sha, who was fleeing in front of them, suddenly returned and joined forces with Yelu Xizhen to fight. The battle situation deteriorated instantly. What should I do? Zhao Guangyi made a quick decision and quickly dispatched the besieged troops to help the battle! So the entire Song army camp stood up and faced the Liao army to the northwest! But behind them, the Youzhou city gate suddenly opened! Can you imagine? The Youzhou defenders, who were besieged for more than 10 days and struggled on the line of death every day, dared to go out of the city to attack the Song army under the leadership of Yelu Xuegu!

In the war, the first time, the Song Dynasty's elite soldiers, who had been constantly selected and tempered for 17 years, still showed their strong nature! From the sudden ambush at dusk to the rising of the sun the next day, the entire night, the Song army was not in chaos, the establishment of the system was not dispersed, and they were always guarding the emperor tightly. They were only at a disadvantage, but they were far from defeat!

The sun on July 7, 979 illuminated the battlefield, and the Huangluo umbrella of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was clearly seen by the Khitans...

Yelu Xiuge made a crazy decision at this time. He rushed towards the Huangluo Umbrella Gai, the place of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, regardless of everything! He shocked everyone, including the Khitans. But Xiuge himself knew that this was the only chance for the Khitans to win. If they were not successful, all those waiting for them would be failure and death! Han Derang, Yelu Sha, Yelu Xizhen, and Yelu Xuegu did everything they could. But the Song army of hundreds of thousands was in complete structure and the formation was not dispersed, and they could not take it down. Once they could see the reality of the Khitans after dawn, the outcome would be reversed.

It is better to die than to win! A hero is born! Yelu Xiuge rushed to the heart of the enemy like Chai Rong 25 years ago, bringing hope to his nation, and also bringing the possibility of winning the decisive battle to Zhao Guangyi - as long as he can kill Yelu Xiuge who fought to the death at this time, victory will be from the Song Dynasty!

History proved that the hero was really hung in a thread at that time. He was seriously injured in three places and could hardly ride a horse, miraculously splitting the central camp of the Song army guarded by ten thousand people and rushed under the extremely prominent Huangluo umbrella! But the moment he arrived, Yelu Xiuge was cold all over and over, and despair enveloped him. Because he found that the person who fell under the umbrella was just an ordinary umbrella Song soldier, and he was not a great Emperor of Song... Being trapped? Was he deceived? But he immediately found that the Song army's formation was violently turbulent, and the chain reaction affected all directions. What's wrong? The Song army collapsed?

At this time, his men suddenly cheered: Victory! The Emperor of the Song Dynasty ran away - Yelu Xiuge couldn't believe his ears. Can anyone believe it? The Emperor of the Song Dynasty actually ran away...

Zhao Guangyi never dreamed that he would run away, but he was really on the way to escape. Glory, shame, great cause... life, these things that usually circulate in his mind, instantly turned blank. He only remembered that Yelu Xiuge's Liao army suddenly rushed to him, arrows were like locusts, and the sound of killing was like tides. They were going to kill him! In the middle, the soldiers of the Song Dynasty were still continuing his life with their flesh and blood, and the last moment was far from here. But the big bitch was shocked. Is this the war? Is this the great achievements he always wanted? He had envied Tian Khan before, and was unwilling to accept his brother, and wanted to do better than them, but he had never been in danger on the battlefield!

He escaped, and when he escaped, he was hit by two arrows. It is impossible to verify whether he escaped when he was shot in front of the enemy or when he turned around and ran away. Because it is recorded that the direction of the arrow is "butt" or "thigh". But this is no longer important. What is important is that he escaped and dared not look back. Because it was a nightmare for him. From then on, some things completely left him... And under Youzhou City that day, the entire Song army finally collapsed...

Zhao Guangyi was alone, enduring the arrow wound, and rode wildly for a day. He arrived in Zhuozhou on the 8th. But before he could enter the city, Yelu Xiuge, who was also seriously injured, came and forced him to escape again. It was dark again, and Zhao Guangyi was in a panic and fell into the mud. His life should not be lost. At this time, a Song army, who was still transporting military rations to Youzhou, found him. The leader was Liu Jiye, a famous general of the Northern Han Dynasty. At this time, he had surrendered to Song and restored his original surname, Yang Ye, the first generation of the Yang family general, Yang Ye. Yang Ye, killed the pursuers and used a donkey cart to transport grain to send the emperor back to the army.

Because the Liao Kingdom was unable to pursue the Song army to the end, they withdrew their troops and returned to China. The first northern expedition of the Song Dynasty ended in a crushing defeat. But no one expected that the real loss of the Song Dynasty was the man lying in a donkey cart. He lost something in his heart, and the two arrow wounds on his leg...
Chapter completed!