Chapter 507 The confidence of the British Duke
Zeng Gongliang was not only worried that the soldiers would know that the rebellion occurred in the Central Plains and the morale of the army would be in turmoil.
He felt even more that this battle could no longer be fought.
Even if the Central Plains rebellion can be quelled, the rebels can sway the people and destroy them everywhere.
After the pacification, a large number of people need resettlement, all of which require food and grass.
If the court continues to fight, it will be difficult for the court to bear it.
This is no longer a problem that money can solve. There are only so many fields in the world, and grain production is always limited, so how can we withstand such troubles?
Emperor Wu of Han attacked the Xiongnu due to the years of accumulation of the two emperors Wen and Jing.
Emperor Yang of Sui conquers Goguryeo because of the accumulation of Emperor Wen of Sui.
Even so, a man ended up with a strong reputation for being a powerful soldier.
Another one is even more cruel, and the country is destroyed directly.
Although Emperor Wu of Han and Emperor Yang of Sui fought for many years, the Song Dynasty did not accumulate much.
On the contrary, the Song Dynasty left the national treasury empty.
The Song Dynasty produced so much grain every year. Although many of them were in the hands of landlords and gentry, last year several states near Jiangzhou suffered floods and then rebelled.
The court spent money to collect food among the people.
This time, nearly 600,000 troops were dispatched to the Northern Expedition, which also relied on purchasing grain.
How can there be so much food among the people?
There is another more serious problem, and private grain prices are growing.
If you keep winning, you can temporarily suppress these problems.
But now that we have entered a stalemate and rebellion has occurred in the Central Plains, this issue has to be considered.
"I know, I have ordered it to be prepared." The British Duke nodded. "Duke of Britain, you can't prepare now. You have to wait until dark, otherwise it will be easy to be discovered by the Liao army. You just recalled Zuo Qiang directly, and you were a little anxious." Zeng Gongliang shook his head and said.
He was worried that the Liao Kingdom would be noticed, and the Liao Kingdom would attack him when the Song Dynasty withdrew its troops.
The British Duke smiled and said, "I know the concerns of Privy Councilor Zeng. I am doing this to lure the Liao Kingdom to attack!"
"Duke, you can't fight anymore!"
When Zeng Gongliang saw that the British Duke actually wanted to plot against Liao, his tone increased a little, and emphasized.
"Now the Song Dynasty has to fight!"
The British said fairly: "This time we retreat, we can only take the defensive next. But the Liao Kingdom will not give up such a good counterattack. Opportunity, unless the Song Dynasty is willing to give up the territory that has been captured! "
"But once you give up, all your previous efforts will be in vain. Even the Liao Kingdom will counterattack the Song Dynasty, and the border will not be stable." >
"Did the Privy Councilor Zeng think about the consequences under internal and external troubles?"
"This..." Zeng Gongliang opened his mouth. He just wanted to retreat, and he didn't think so much in a hurry.
But the British Duke's concerns did exist. The Song Dynasty did not want to fight, but the Liao Kingdom would not give up.
As long as the border is unstable, it will be a trouble for the Song Dynasty.
Gong Liang was silent for a long time and said, "The British Duke wanted to lure the Liao Kingdom to attack, weaken the Liao Kingdom's strength, and force the Liao Kingdom to rest after the withdrawal of the army in the Song Dynasty. The British Duke suddenly recalled Zuo Qiang, deliberately letting the Liao Kingdom know about the Great Devil. Song wants to retreat."
"But the Liao Kingdom did not know about the rebellion in the Central Plains. In the eyes of the Liao Kingdom, this was just to lure the enemy and would not be fooled."
"If this were the case, the Liao Kingdom would indeed not be fooled." The British Duke nodded and said, "But the Supreme Emperor did not send a message to the official family at the first time. Since the official family has received the news, it will not take long for the Liao Kingdom to receive the news."
The Liao Kingdom must have spies in the Song Dynasty. Unless the rebellion occurs, the Supreme Emperor will send a message to Zhao Xing as soon as possible, so that he can get news before the Liao Kingdom.
But the Supreme Emperor did not do this. The reason why he learned the news before the Liao Kingdom was that wars broke out in the north, which affected the Liao Kingdom's spies to convey the news.
Calculate the time at this time, and the Liao Kingdom should know it too.
He urgently recalled Zuo Qiang and even made a stubborn look on his way to retreat, which would indeed make the Liao Kingdom suspicious and worried about fraud.
But once the Liao Kingdom learned that there was a rebellion within the Song Dynasty, everything he did seemed normal.
Because he was anxious to withdraw his troops before the Liao Kingdom heard the news, it was normal to be anxious.
Everything that the British man did was betting that before he withdrew from his troops, the Liao Kingdom would know that there was a rebellion within the Song Dynasty.
"Since that's the case, why didn't the British Duke deliberately delay and ensure that the Liao Kingdom could get the news?" Zeng Gongliang said. "That's too deliberate. The Liao Kingdom will inevitably think that we are delaying and preparing, and it is impossible to be fooled." said the British Duke.
If he could, he wouldn't want to bet, but if he didn't act eager to retreat, even if the Liao Kingdom heard the news, it wouldn't be fooled.
Gong Liang was silent for a while after hearing this, and said, "The British Duke is far-sighted and admirable."
Gong Liang smiled when he heard this, not because he was praised by Zeng Gongliang. Zeng Gongliang said this, but agreed to his plan.
Although he is the head coach appointed by Zhao Xing, he does not want to have a conflict with Zeng Gongliang.
Gongliang Zeng agreed with the British Duke's plan, but he still proposed to report it to Zhao Xing.
The British Duke naturally would not refuse this.
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The British Duke suddenly recruited Zuo Qiang, which really made Yelu Yixin confused.
Soon, the people who were monitoring the Song army camp reported that the Song army seemed to be packing up their things and wanted to withdraw.
Yelu Yixin heard this and believed that the Song army was setting up a situation and ordered people to continue monitoring, without any other actions.
There were hundreds of thousands of troops on the Song army, and it was not that easy to withdraw troops. It was not until late at night that the troops were quietly withdrawn.
But all this was under the surveillance of the Liao Kingdom.
Yelu Yixin frowned after hearing the news.
He was a little confused about what Da Song wanted to do.
If it was a trap, the Song army should just act and lure the Liao army to rob the camp at night.
But the Song army really retreated.
Is it to be more real?
Yelu Yixin shook his head and denied this conjecture.
According to the spy who was surveillance, the Song army looked like they were really retreating.
It would be fine if the soldiers were tortured at such a high price. If they were tortured like this, they would inevitably have complaints in their hearts, which would have been a big blow to the generals.
Is the Song Dynasty really going to retreat?
Yelu Yixin suddenly had an absurd idea.
The reason why it is absurd is that the Song army clearly has an advantage, so why did it suddenly retreat?
Unless something major happened in the Song Dynasty.
But he has no news now, so he still dares not act rashly.
"Your Majesty!"
At this moment, an eunuch hurried in and saluted, "The spies from the Song Dynasty have received urgent reports!"
>"Take it over!" Yelu Yixin said anxiously.
Although he didn't know the content of the urgent report, he had a premonition that this urgent report could tell whether the Song Dynasty had really withdrawn due to a change, or was it a trap.
After reading the urgent report, Yelu Yixin was overjoyed. After thinking for a while, he said anxiously: "Hurry up, come to Yelu River!"
The urgent report said that the Central Plains of the Song Dynasty happened in the Song Dynasty. Large-scale rebellion has affected more than a dozen states.
The urgent report also stated that before the Song Dynasty, the old and young were laid off the army, and the wing troops from the Central Plains were transferred to make up for the vacant amount in the army due to the empty salary.
This time, many wing troops were transferred from the Central Plains.
It can be said that at this time, except for the near Bianjing, other prefectures and counties were empty in the Central Plains.
In this case, the Song Dynasty could not mobilize troops to suppress the rebellion in a short time, so the rebels developed rapidly and had already headed towards Bianjing. He also knew about these news, and it was precisely because he knew that he also understood why the Song army was so anxious to retreat. "No wonder I deliberately retreated in panic, revealing such a big flaw. This is not to lure me to go to the camp, but to make me doubt that I dare not send troops." >
When Yelu Yixin thought of this, he became even more angry.
I was almost cheated.
However, he suffered losses one after another, and he thought that the Song army would definitely be on guard against him for sending troops.
But this time was a god-given opportunity for him. Even if the Song army was prepared and could not cause much damage to the Song army, he would have to delay the time for the Song army as much as possible.
The rebellion was quelled a little later, and the damage caused to the Song Dynasty by this rebellion was even heavier.
He even thought that it would be even better if the rebels could defeat Bianjing.
But he also knew that this was a bit delusional.
Although the Central Plains of the Song Dynasty was empty, there were still many soldiers and horses near Bianjing.
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Simply relying on some untrained people, no matter how many people are, they cannot conquer Bianjing.
"I pay homage to Your Majesty!"
Yelu River was summoned and rushed to Yelu Yixin's camp.
Yelu Yixin waved his hand, briefly said, "I will give you all the cavalry in the army, and you will immediately lead the troops to chase the Song army."
"Yes!"
Yelu He was very excited, bowed and prepared to go and order troops.
If we can defeat the 300,000 soldiers of the Song Dynasty, we can establish the victory.
Then he made great contributions and he would have a chance to be crowned king at that time.
Although Yelu He was a royal family member of the Liao Kingdom, his lineage had a little far-reaching relationship with Yelu Yixin.
After Yelu Yixin ascended the throne, he did not confer his title as king.
"Wait!"
Yelu Yixin called Yelu He and asked, "What are you going to do when you catch up with the Song army?"
Yelu He was stunned, but said: "Although the Song army was eager to retreat, the rear would also arrange troops. All my leaders were cavalry and could not hide their traces. I planned to divide the troops from both wings and launch an attack directly."
"You are considering it thoroughly, but the British public soldiers of the Song army may not be unprepared. You divide the cavalry into several stocks and launch a surprise attack from multiple sections. If a certain team encounters resistance, it will focus on restraint. "Yelu Yixin said.
The Song army retreated and would definitely be prepared to prevent the Song army from sending troops, and divided into multiple groups to restrain the Song army's defense.
As long as there is a raid into the Song army, the Song army will be in chaos.
At night, once chaos occurs, a chain reaction will occur.
After suffering several losses, Yelu Yixin is becoming more and more cautious now.
Even though he felt that the Song army was unlikely to set up an ambush, he still made many preparations.
And he will launch a counterattack next, and he doesn't want to lose too much troops now. "Yes! I understand!" Yelu He replied.
"Go!" Yelu Yixin waved his hand.
Yelu He bowed and retreated, and ordered people to beat drums and light soldiers.
The Liao army had 200,000 cavalry, and had lost more than 20,000 before, and some were wounded.
The cavalry can be used about 170,000.
After Yelu River was targeting all the troops, he led his troops out of the camp and went to chase and kill the Song army.
At this time, the Song army had been walking for more than two hours, but because they were mostly infantrymen and were carrying baggage, they had only walked dozens of miles.
The current Ma Explosion reported that when it was only more than ten miles away from the Song army, Yelu He divided the cavalry into eight branches according to Yelu Yixin's instructions.
I personally led 30,000 cavalry to launch multiple raids on the Song army.
The Song army had 300,000 people. When they withdrew, the marching route was very long.
Even if there are only 20,000 people, as long as there are no cavalry intercepting them, even if the infantry takes precautions after hearing the sound of horse hooves, they will not be able to stop the cavalry in a hurry.
The Song army had only 100,000 cavalry, and he launched multiple raids, but he could not defend himself at all.
Yelu He also admires Yelu Yixin's method, but unfortunately this method was not thought of by himself. Even if he wins, the credit will be greatly reduced.
So Yelu He was preparing to lead his troops to the front and intercept the Song army.
He believed that the chief general of the Song army must be at the forefront. If he could catch or kill the chief general of the Song army, it would be a great achievement.
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The British Duke left spies in the rear, and when the Liao army pursued him, he learned the news immediately.
When the British Duke also learned that the Liao army dispatched all the cavalry and divided them into multiple strands, and walked around from the flanks and wanted to raid multiple times, the British Duke also admired the Liao army's generals.
If he sets a trap, there is nothing to worry about in the Liao army's approach.
But this time he really retreated, with an army of 300,000, which lasted more than ten miles?
In the darkness, even with torches, there are limited places to see.
There are more than 100,000 cavalrymen launching multiple raids, and no matter how much they are prepared, they cannot defend themselves.
Once a cavalry breaks into the army, there will inevitably be chaos on our side.
But since the British Duke is rushing to do this, he naturally has the confidence.
When hearing cavalry approaching, the British Duke arranged for people to carry a huge gunpowder bag, leave the army, and head towards the direction of the sound of horse hooves.
Yes, the British Duke’s confidence is gunpowder.
When Zhao Xing told him how to use gunpowder, he once told him that the loud noise of gunpowder could deal with cavalry.
The Song Dynasty had been using gunpowder to bomb the city before, and had never used it in other aspects.
The Liao Kingdom also ignored this point, or the Liao Kingdom believed that gunpowder could only be used to bomb cities.
The war horses were suddenly frightened in the darkness. No matter how good the cavalry of the Liao army was, it was difficult to control the war horses.
The Song army did not need to be chased by the war horses. Just being frightened can cause countless losses to the Liao army.
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Zhao Xing was worried about the situation in Bianjing and did not fall asleep until late at night.
When I woke up the next day, I received an urgent report from the Duke of England.
The British Duke said in an emergency that the Central Plains was in turmoil, and most of the soldiers in the army came from the Central Plains. When the news spread, the army would inevitably be in turmoil, and it was no longer suitable to continue to fight.
When he retreated, he would lure the Liao army to attack and make the Liao army suffer huge losses as much as possible, so that the Song Dynasty could counterattack and defend.
As for whether it can be achieved, he was not sure.
After reading the urgent report, Zhao Xing sighed. In fact, he knew that it was no longer suitable to continue fighting.
But this time the progress was so smooth that he was still very unwilling to retreat.
That's why I sent a letter to the British Duke and asked him to make a decision.
Now that the British Duke believes that he wants to withdraw his troops, it seems that he can only withdraw his troops.
Zhao Xing also hopes that the Duke of England will succeed, otherwise the territory he had previously captured would have to be given up.
After all, these cities were ruled by the Liao Kingdom for many years. Even if most of the cities were Han people, the people's hearts were not towards the Song Dynasty and it was difficult to defend them for a long time.
(This chapter ends)