The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

The general led the main force to the south to capture Beiting, and the military supervisor Zhao Li led the remaining troops to defend the Western Liao, but everyone found that the military supervisor seemed to be a little uncontrollable. He did not care about military affairs, nor did he repair the city to prepare for war, and only brought a dozen people with him every day.

The personal soldiers went out to hunt in the city, but their skills were really not very good. The only things they brought back were hares, wild ducks, etc., which were probably not enough for them to eat at a meal. But the military supervisor was still happy and went out early every day.

Those who come back late go out to hunt.

The military supervisor did not care about the affairs in the camp, and everyone let the sheep go, why did you like to do it? The Song army was a little better. After all, they were strictly restricted by military discipline on the first day of joining the army. They were used to it, so naturally they did not dare to do it.

The thing is to sneak out of the camp to have a drink, and learn from the army supervisors to hunt by the lake in groups. However, their courage in joining the army was much stronger. In their opinion, the robbery of the losers was just right.

What should be done is to eat and drink for free, and to force it to rob it is just a pediatric department. However, fearing the harsh military laws of the Song army, he did not dare to do the things of killing and setting fires, "Jianyin" plundering. Who knows if they will settle the score in the future?

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For a moment, the immortal land in the desert was chaotic by the occupied troops. The locals fled to escape, hoping that they would get out quickly. The caravans would rather go by than stay in Yanbo City than stay in Yanbo City.

How far away you can hide. Some of the "righteous men" of the Song army were deeply worried about the inaction of the military supervisor. At first, they also advised each other, but they did not expect that the military supervisor said that everyone was so guilty on the way westward.

After fighting so many battles, we should relax and don’t blame us too much.

The military supervisor's condonation of destroying military discipline has aroused dissatisfaction among some people in the army. They believe that this is precisely because Zhao Li lacks the experience of leading troops at the grassroots level. He is okay to talk about military affairs on paper, but once he goes to the battlefield, he reveals his lack of control.

The weakness of the powerlessness of the army can only be relied on indulging soldiers to gain the morale of the army. However, some people do not think so. They think that the military supervisor must have other intentions, and most of them are not holding back anything good. And they do this

The people who judged were basically middle and lower-level officers from Datong Martial Arts Hall and Xijing Martial Arts Hall, and they still retained great trust in the former instructors.

In today's Song army, the prestige of Zhao Qi, the founder of the new army and the undefeated war god emperor, is self-evident. In addition to him, there are Zhao Ren, Zhao Yong, Zhao Meng, etc. They are mostly soldiers who have won the battle with one shot and one knife.

The conviction of the soldiers in the sergeant, but the few who could compete with them were Zhao Li, who personally charged into battle, because at this time, more than half of the middle and lower-level officers in the Song army had to shout "teacher" when they saw him.

After Zhao Lizi expanded his army in Hedong, he began to preside over the military teaching team and later was responsible for establishing the Datong Martial Arts Hall. After the emperor took over Bianjing, he planned to build the Xijing Martial Arts Hall and served as the academic supervisor. He trained a large number of officers for the New Song Army.

But his prestige does not only come from this, he also has a rigorous academic attitude, especially his profound military theory foundation and the application of new tactics, so it is not an exaggeration to call him the No. 1 Confucian General of the Song Dynasty.

Naturally, it has won the respect of the students, and everyone believes that as long as there is a chance, their teachers will definitely become a famous general.

It is actually just a one-sided statement to say that Zhao Li did not have enough experience in the battle. It is true that he did not come to the front line in person, but he could not erase his achievements in assisting the emperor in command. In a series of battles carried out by the Song army, the emperor often set the questions, and from the beginning, the emperor often set the questions.

Many specific arrangements for the setting of the battle, specific combat plans and deployment of troops were from Zhao Li, a high-level consultant, which requires him to not only understand the characteristics of the enemy and us, but also to be able to determine the situation and arrange appropriate tactics.

and deploy troops.

It is precisely because Zhao Li has extensive "connections" and coordination and command capabilities in the army that Zhao Qi transferred him to Hedong as the governor of the Pacification Army during this personnel adjustment, because of the recapture of Dading and Linhuang.

Most of them are in the Hedong Army. Too many draws have led to unstable morale in the Hedong Army. He sent him to stabilize the morale and restore his vitality. Zhao Li did not let down the emperor's trust and completed the task, and formed the Western Expedition Army as the supervisor.

Not only because the troops are large in Hedong, but also because of the lack of high favors and prestige that has been airborne here is slightly insufficient. Zhao Li can make up for his shortcomings. Once there is change, he can stabilize the morale of the army and shoulder the important task of continuing to complete the Western Expedition.

During the leisurely days, when everyone was guessing whether their supervisor was "scattered" or incompetent, suddenly the horn of emergency gathering sounded, and the messengers in the general's mansion also rode their horses and ran towards the scattered outside the city.

The cooperative military camp at the office notified the leaders of each army to come to discuss matters, and suddenly the air in the city seemed to solidify. People almost guessed that the people of the Western Liao were coming...

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Xiao Hanlila, the King of the Sixth Academy of Western Liao, led his troops out of Alashankou to Gaochang again, but he was in a very heavy mood and lacked confidence in defeating the Song army, but this was definitely not afraid, but out of an instinct.

Xiao Hanlila followed Yelu Dashi to guard Liao Nanjing more than 20 years ago, and participated in the battle against the invading Song army. They defeated the Song army with less than 30,000 troops. They were simply vulnerable.

In recent years, although he was far away in the Western Regions, he had heard some news from the Song Dynasty intermittently. Not only did he break the rampant Jurchens, but he also recovered the Central Plains and captured the four capitals of his homeland, and his power continued to expand to the surrounding areas.

What Xiao Hanlila even more could not understand was that the Song army was able to launch a western expedition, crossing the thousands of miles of Gobi desert, defeating the obstruction of the Zubu tribe and the Naiman tribe, and crossing the frozen Altai Mountain in winter. And this road was

He had been through many years ago, and he had a deep understanding of the difficulties. At that time, the 70,000 cavalry he led to march eastward to the Jin Dynasty to restore the country, but encountered a storm in the desert, and another plague occurred in the army, and most of the cattle and horses died.

, the materials were exhausted, so I had to retreat halfway, and I didn't even see the Jurchens. In Xiao Hanlila's view, the Song army was able to successfully reach Gaochang. Although there was a component of luck, the strength and combat effectiveness it showed were enough to show that it was

It is no longer the vulnerable Song army in the past.

The situation facing Western Liao is also very tense. Yelu Dashi left the Central Plains and decided to establish a new gateway, establish a base in Keduncheng and become king. Then he developed westward and named "Juer Khan" in Yemi, which was the founding of the country.

Later, the western expedition was launched to expand to Central Asia and West Asia, and finally established the capital in Husiorudo. However, their neighbors were not welcomed by their arrival and were full of hostility. This not only came from their expansion strategy,

There are also differences in faith.

The Khitans originally believed in primitive shamanism. After they came into contact with the Han area, the Khitan Khitan's upper class gradually accepted Buddhism. In the Middle, Islam was prevalent in West Asia, and now a Buddhist country suddenly emerged, and all Islamic countries of all sizes were large.

Because of anger, but he could not defeat the Liao army, he could only discredit the Western Liao army and call them "Hala Khitan" or "Black Khitan".

As the continuous expansion of Western Liao, Sultan Sanjar, the Seljuk Empire, felt a huge and fundamental threat from Western Liao. So this year, he prepared to send troops to attack Western Liao on the grounds of helping his vassal state restore his country, and called on the same beliefs.

Neighbors launched wars against Liao. The kings of Khorasan, Sigistan, Gazna, Mazanland and Gur, who were also threatened, accepted the invitation and led their troops to join the coalition forces of the Sultan of Sanjar

, a powerful cavalry army of more than 100,000 people was assembled to prepare for war.

At this moment, he received a request from Gaochang for help, saying that the Song army had crossed Mount Altai and entered Gaochang and captured Yanbo City, and went south to attack Beiting. The situation became even more serious, and the Seljuk Empire had sharpened its swords and was

, if the troops were divided to rescue Gaochang, they would inevitably disperse their troops. If they win, it would be fine; if they were defeated, the Song army would definitely not give up, and they would inevitably use this as an excuse to send troops to attack. In this way, the Western Liao generals would face the dilemma of being attacked from both sides, and in the two powerful countries

Under the attack, whether you can continue to gain a foothold here is a question.

Accordingly, at the court meeting to discuss whether to provide assistance to Gaochang, Xiao Hanlila suggested that the dispatch of troops was temporarily suspended and delay time, and that the Seljuks would be repelled before sending troops to expel the Song army. Some people also thought that although there were conflicts between the Song and Liao countries in the past,

But there was also a period of peace for a hundred years. Now the Emperor of the Song Dynasty married the Princess of Shu of Liao, and treated the royal family of Liao well and valued the remains of the ministers. The two countries also had common enemies, so they could join forces to destroy Jin and restore the country, and should not be for Gao Chang

Tear apart and fight each other.

But Yelu Dashi rejected the suggestions of the court officials. He believed that the Tuque people's Zubu tribe and Naiman tribe had great help during the founding of the country, and the Tuque people had great power in the court, especially the military.

The soldiers in the city were all mainly Tuque people. The Song army defeated two units in succession on the Western Expedition, putting them on the verge of extermination. If they insisted on a peace talk with the Song Dynasty, it might cause dissatisfaction among Tuque people and lead to civil strife.

Furthermore, although Gaochang has been betrayed repeatedly, it is weak after all and is not enough to pose a substantial threat to Western Liao. However, Song is different. Whether in the past or now, it has always been a big country. After its resurgence, it is even more at its peak. It is always a neighbor.

At the same time, in Yelu Dashi's impression, the Song Dynasty was not a good thing. They could destroy the century-old brother alliance for their own selfishness and unite the Jurchens in the back when the Liao Kingdom needed help the most. Now they are powerful.

Who can guarantee that they did not have the intention to annex their own efforts this time?

Finally, Yelu Dashi believed that the Seljuks were still in the stage of mobilizing troops to demonstrate to them, and the cold weather was not good for the war, and the two sides would not fight for a while. It would be better to take advantage of the fact that the Song army had not been able to rest and the food and grass could not be replenished.

, at the weakest time, fight against them, quickly defeat them, and then concentrate their forces to fight against the Seljuk invasion.

So Xiao Hanlila was ordered to lead 30,000 troops to fight. According to the information provided by Gaochang people, the main force of the Song army had left Yanbo City and went to Beiting. Only some tribal troops remained behind. The military discipline was scattered and they were neglected to prepare for war. This was the one who annihilated them.

Good time...