Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

In mid-September, more than 30,000 people from Liu Renzhan's department (Jiangnan Army) and more than 20,000 people from Gao Yanchou's department (Jiannan Shu Army) arrived in Hebei one after another. Liu Renzhan took over the "new city" at the intersection of the old channel of Caoqu and Juma River; Gao Yanchou's tribe built another city at the intersection of Sanggan River and Caoqu in the east, and established a new administrative system "Jinzhou".

The Zhou army in Hebei has more than 100,000 infantry and cavalry.

Yeluxiu, the commander-in-chief of the Liao army in Youzhou, refused to go to battle, and Shangzuo went to Beijing to immediately increase his troops, because the strength of the Liao army in Youzhou area is far behind that of the Zhou army.

In the palace hall on the hill of Shangjing, the light is dim, and the fire in the copper basin is shining with orange light. At this time, the weather in Shangjing is already a little cold, and the doors and windows are closed, and everyone seems to be staying in a cave.

Yelvjing picked up the wine bowl with her thumb and forefinger and took a big sip, put it on the wooden table with a "bang", and looked at the people below.

The atmosphere was very strange, because the situation was too complicated, no one said anything easily.

Not long ago, the Emperor of Liao and the nobles heard that Brother Yeluxiu had won a great victory. They took advantage of the fact that the generals of the Zhou army set up a capital to show off their martial arts. They were very happy.

But now it has attracted a large-scale "invasion" by the Zhou army, which is also something Yelvjing is very unwilling to see. The Liao Kingdom is now unwilling to engage in large-scale wars.

Finally someone began to scold angrily: "The Zhou people are more brazen than the 'Southern people' in the past. They are not ashamed of being defeated again and again, and they still have the face to come here to cause trouble!"

"Brother Yeluxiu failed to cause the main force of the Zhou army to suffer losses. They were not beaten to the point of pain, so they didn't have to be in awe. You should kill the main force of the Zhou army. This is the effective way to make them obey!"

"Yes, yes. This time we have to find the right opportunity to destroy the main force of the forbidden army of the Zhou army..."

Yelujing had a green face with a blunt beard and a fierce look on his face, as if to say: There is a fart for saying this! He said, "What exactly do the people of Zhou want to do this time?"

A nobleman said: "I guess I still want to take Youzhou."

Yelujing said coldly: "Yang Gun reported that the Zhou army only annexed near the Juma River, but never approached Youzhou. Did the Zhou people change their approach, or did they not intend to attack Daliao?"

There was a lot of discussion among the people, and most of them believed that the former was the Zhou army's strategy of raiding Youzhou... Because the Khitan people had been in contact with the Han people for many years, and they still had a good understanding of everything in the Central Plains. The Han army would go out on a large scale, and mobilization would be very difficult and costly.

Yelujing asked: "The Zhou army occupied Zhuozhou and Gu'an County, and built two cities. What's so special about these places?"

General Yelu Xiezhen put his hands on his chest, bowed and said, "I am profusely sweating, it should be because of relying on the river.

The Liao army usually goes out for no more than two months, and the food and fodder are carried with the army, and then they can get food from nearby. The southerners are different. They usually rely on a large number of people and focus on decisive battles. They need a lot of food and fodder with a large number of troops. They have a lot of luggage, and they move slowly.

The land route requires a large number of civilians and consumes a lot of money; the water route transports a lot of grain and does not worry about the water source, so relying on the water route is the best route for the southerners. "

Yelvjing asked Zhuozhou and the rivers in the vicinity of Xincheng and the south, but no one could explain clearly, most of them could give a general idea, but they were vague. Many of the nobles present had never been to Youzhou at all, and those who had been to Youzhou did not know much about the southern terrain.

Yelu Xiezhen couldn't help but said: "Xiao Gong, deputy envoy of the Privy Council of the Northern Academy, has guarded Youzhou for many years, so he will know the details."

"Where is Xiao Siwen?" Yelujing asked. Everyone looked around, but Xiao Siwen didn't come today.

Emperor Liao was a little displeased, and shouted: "Go and find Xiao Siwen, let him see Ben Khan!"

After waiting for a long time, Emperor Liao drank a whole jug of wine in public, his face flushed, and Xiao Siwen was hastily brought into the hall. Xiao Siwen bowed: "The minister is late, please forgive me."

"Hmph!" After drinking, Emperor Liao's temper became worse than usual.

The surroundings suddenly became quiet, and everyone was worried. Everyone knows Emperor Liao's temper very well. This alcoholic person is usually pretty good. When he is drunk, he is unreasonable and irritable.

People felt that Yelvjing was almost drunk, and quietly looked at the empty wine bowl on the table, wishing him not to continue.

Xiao Siwen bowed very respectfully and said: "I heard that Da Khan summoned a group of ministers to discuss matters today, and guessed that it was about Zhou Jun's invasion of Youzhou. So I hurried to prepare at home. Otherwise, even though I am in the hall, Da Khan can't say anything when I ask, isn't it disrespectful?"

Yelujing heard Xiao Siwen's tone very respectful, so he didn't get angry, and said: "Ben Khan just asked someone about the river in the south of Youzhou, you have been preparing for so long, are you ready?"

Xiao Siwen immediately took out a roll of paper from his arms: "This is the graph of the main rivers in Hebei, including the flow direction and approximate width in the state of Zhou. Please take a look."

After he sent the drawings up, he said: "At this time, the place occupied by the Zhou army is in a horizontal and horizontal situation ("Z" shape). The Laishui and Liuli rivers flow eastward in the north of Zhuozhou, and then flow eastward and southward, and merge into the Juma River; Zhuozhou and Gu'an respectively control the banks of the Laishui, Liuli River, and the north bank of the Juma River. The waterway on the west line can be controlled by relying on the two cities;

There are still two places in the west where troops can be stationed, Jintai and Qigouguan, for the depth and support of the Zhou army's front line.

The east line is the Juma River (Baigou River) flowing from east to west. To the south of this line, there are two intersections... From west to east, the first is the 'Xincheng'. The Cao Canal running north-south is the confluence of the Yongji Canal and the Juma River, which was built in the Sui Dynasty. When Zhou Jun built a new city here, he controlled the important gateway for the transportation of grain and grass from the south to the north by the waterway.

The second place is 'Jinzhou', which is close to the East China Sea and is the easternmost opening of the Zhou army's front. This is the confluence of Sanggan River and Caoqu in the north; the two rivers merge into the East China Sea in the east, enter the south of Youzhou City along the Sanggan River in the north, connect with the Juma River in the west, and open up the waterway to the south.

Zhou Jun built "Jinzhou" in the northeast of the intersection, echoing the east and west of the new city, and controlled the southern section of Sangqian and the northern section of Yongji Canal. "

After Xiao Siwen finished speaking in detail, his expression was a little dignified, and he frowned and said: "It can be seen that Zhou Jun did not just chase Brother Yeluxiu to go north this time, but came here with deliberation and preparation! They quickly established a very tight front, and pushed Yi, Xiong, and Ba, which were originally along the Juma River along the border, to the north for a section; and established a complete waterway."

After hearing this, everyone fell into deep thought, and the atmosphere became more and more urgent.

"What I was worried about finally happened." Xiao Siwen sighed, bowed and said, "Khan, our Daliao has to prepare for a big battle again."

Yelujing didn't dare to play games at this time, and asked: "Brother Yeluxiu wrote to ask for reinforcements, but now Youzhou is not in a hurry, and Daliao wants to mobilize troops?"

Xiao Siwen said: "It would be fine if the Zhou army rushed to attack Youzhou. The situation is similar to that at the beginning of the year. Your Majesty will send reinforcements from the capital to the south, and the siege will be resolved."

Yelvjing was silent in thought.

Xiao Siwen bowed and said: "You can order Yeluxiu to send out light cavalry to harass and lure the enemy, and lead the Zhou army to the city of Youzhou."

Yelujing said: "Brother Yeluxiu is short of troops, and I don't want to go south at this time."

Xiao Siwen frowned and said: "If the Zhou army sticks to this line, the Palace Tent Army and the Youzhou Army will not be able to fight against the Zhou Army's main cavalry; they may fall into a situation of encirclement.

Only by gathering the tribal armies, and maybe ordering some Jingzhou armies in the five capitals and the national armies to move south, can the unbuilt city of Zhou State be used as a breakthrough point and tear their battle lines apart.

It will take two months to gather troops to Youzhou in this way. At that time, the river was frozen, but it was also conducive to the galloping of the Liao army. "

Yelujing was a bit puzzled and hesitant: "According to Brother Yeluxiu's report, the Zhou army only has at most 50,000 elite cavalry, plus some surrendered cavalry, there are a total of more than 100,000 people in Hebei. It is necessary to mobilize the tribal army and the Jingzhou army?"

Xiao Siwen said: "In my opinion, the strength of the Zhou army on this line may increase to 300,000 to 400,000 in a few months! The current signs of the Zhou army are that the whole country is going to fight us desperately! Daliao only sends out some light cavalry, and it is impossible to resolve the crisis."

Yelvjing bowed her body, looking a little restless. But he might also suspect that Xiao Siwen's alarmist words... Can the southerners do anything for the sake of Youzhou?

Xiao Siwen said again: "I think that if Daliao does not use all its strength, the next target of the Zhou army is the confluence of the Wenyu River and the Sanggan River! Khan, let's look at the blueprint presented by the minister. This place is on the east side of Zhuozhou by the East China Sea.

The Sanggan River goes straight to Youzhou, and the Wenyu River goes straight to Xishan, Deshengkou and Juyongguan. The two rivers attacked Youzhou, forming a situation of encirclement! If Zhou Jun is allowed to control this place, the situation will be very bad. "

A nobleman muttered, "Fortunately, Duke Xiao is not from Zhou."

Xiao Siwen shook his head and said: "Southerners are better at making use of the situation of mountains and rivers, and attacking and defending strategies. If you know Go, you will know a thing or two."

He looked back to the left and right: "Youzhou is related to the fate of the Daliao Kingdom! Guo Tiejiang, an ambitious man, will do such a thing sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

A strategy is a strategy, and in the end it depends on their respective operations. Zhou Guo's internal affairs are not so stable and simple. They spend nothing regardless of the cost, and accidents may happen. In the future, what we will fight is not strategy, but management.

From now on, all ethnic groups in Daliao should unite as one and overcome difficulties together! Whoever has ulterior motives at this time and keeps his privacy private is the eternal sinner of the people of the Daliao and Daqitan tribes! The minister was the first to be the pioneer of the Great Khan, let him die without a place to bury him! "

Yelujing was very satisfied with Xiao Siwen's attitude. After all, he said it in front of the most powerful nobles in Daliao. If Xiao Siwen came to deal with the Khan soon, he would definitely not be trusted by all ethnic groups.