Song Mingyue

Chapter 283

On the Gaoliang River, the white mist slowly rippled.

The Gaoliang River was originally the old course of the Yongding River. After the Eastern Han Dynasty, the course of the Yongding River moved southward, and the original course became the Gaoliang River.The Gaoliang River is also the place where the last river barrier outside the city of Yanjing is locked.

140 years ago, the two countries of Liao and Song had a war here. Yeluxiu, the famous general of Liao, led an army of [-] to reinforce the Liao army who was besieged by the Song army in Liao Yanjing, and fought against the Song army at Gaoliang River.Brother Yeluxiu and Yelu Huzhen divided their troops into two wings and defeated the Song army. Song Taizong fled south in a donkey cart.

140 years later, the Song army came to the Gaoliang River again.

Zhao Hao's army was dispatched unexpectedly quickly, and he didn't seem to want to stay in Zhuozhou for a day longer.It's not that Zhao Hao is eager to make achievements, but that he knows that he needs to compete with Zhao Ji for time.Zhang Di won't go back for a long time, the news here will spread to Bianliang sooner or later, what awaits Zhao Hao will be the thunderous wrath of the emperor Zhao Ji, he must capture the sixteen prefectures of Youyun before the relationship with Zhao Ji gets out of hand.

He forcibly detained Zhang Di and more than a hundred of his followers, and was guarded by Jin Yiwei. He led the army northward, and the soldiers pointed directly at Yanjing.

It was Yang Weizhong who stayed in Zhuozhou, and he was also very busy, desperately urging the follow-up supplies to keep up. He repaired carts in Zhuozhou city and recruited civilian husbands. Teams also set off one after another to establish a supply line after the brigade of soldiers.

Just after conquering Zhuozhou, they dispatched troops in a hurry. Although the Northern Expeditionary Army was in a hurry, their morale was so high that the soldiers of the Song Dynasty had never seen it in recent years.

In the entire Great Song Dynasty, who can be as fearless as the young master who is not afraid of swords and arrows, and always rushes forward?Who else can be as energetic as the young master, who is determined to regain the sixteen prefectures of Youyun and expand the territory?
More importantly, who can bring such a hearty victory like the young master?Even though it was the Battle of Western Xia that year, it seemed to be a victory, but it was just a tragic victory. General Liu Fa's entire army was wiped out, which was even more a shame in the Battle of Western Xia.The reason why the Xixia people were defeated was not because they were completely defeated on the battlefield, but most importantly because of their national power. The Xixia people's financial, material and human resources were no longer able to support the war.Looking back at the Battle of Baigouhe and the Battle of Zhuozhou, this was a happy victory. It only killed the Liao people to throw away their helmets and armor, and dare not look south.

And most importantly, the young master is not only the god of war, but also the god of heaven. Is there anything in this world that is more confident than a god, and makes people worship from the bottom of their hearts?
A good man should gallop on the battlefield and cross the world. This time, the fate of the Liao people has declined, and the collapse is just around the corner. It is time for a man to honor his ancestors and make great achievements!

Starting from Zhuozhou, we can only see the banners of the elite cavalry of the Song Dynasty facing each other, advancing like a dragon, rolling up smoke and dust in the sky.

After half a month of marching, the Northern Expeditionary Army finally arrived at the south bank of the Gaoliang River, stopped their advance, and camped on the spot on the south bank.

On the north bank, the Liao people are ready to fight.

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At dusk, surrounded by Zhong Shidao, Zhong Shizhong, Wang Ti, Yang Keshi and other generals, Zhao Hao led his horse and walked slowly on the north bank of the Gaoliang River, looking at the river in a trance.

The red light of the sunset glows through the gaps in the clouds, and there are layers of clouds.Just like a golden engraving, the rays of the sun shed bits and pieces of fine golden scales on the river surface, which is very spectacular.

Looking at the sunset on the line of clouds and water, Zhao Hao frowned slightly, thoughtfully.

140 years ago, that battle, as an important turning point in the relationship between the Liao and Song Dynasties, directly led to the consecutive defeats of the Song Dynasty in the future, until the Chanyuan Alliance. After that, the Song Dynasty was completely at a disadvantage against the Liao Dynasty, and the recovery of the Sixteen States of Youyun became a fantasy .

Now that the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty are making a comeback, they will surely be ashamed for a hundred years!
He slowly raised his head, narrowed his eyes, and looked across.

On the other side of the river, there are densely packed Liao army water villages and company camps, stretching for ten miles, and Liao boats patrol the river from time to time.

On the other side of the river, all the fishing boats had already been wiped out by the Liao people. Although it was the dry season, the shallowest part of the river was as deep as a person, and the only way to cross the river was to build boats.

In the Lingxiao Pavilion, there are warships that can be exchanged for. It is not difficult to cross the Gaoliang River.The difficulty is how to cross the river and approach the Liao army water village without anyone noticing.

On the river, the ships of the Liao army shuttled back and forth and patrolled all over the place. If they wanted to cross the river without being noticed by the Liao army, it was impossible.Once Zhao Hao's army starts to cross the river, the enemy's army will definitely be covered with strong bows and crossbows on the other side of the river. I'm afraid they will be injured by the strong crossbows before they get close to the case. Once mounted on the wooden stakes, it would be difficult for warships to get close to the shore, and they became the real targets of the Liao people, which was tantamount to death.

Yanjing is the Nanjing of the Liao people. If Yanjing is lost, it means that the entire Nanjing Road will be lost, and the six states of Yanjing will fall into the hands of the Song people.There are only three capitals left in the five capitals of the Liao people. How can they give up the land of Yanjing?
Therefore, in addition to Yelu Dashi and Xiao Qian who led the remnants of the defeated generals to continue to sit in the town, Yelu Yanxi transferred [-] troops from Xijing Road to aid Yanjing. Among them, there are thousands of cavalry.

With [-] infantry and more than [-] fine cavalry, there is not much disadvantage to the army of [-] infantry of the Shang Song people.If it had been in the past, according to Yelu Dashi's character, he would have lined up on the south bank of the Gaoliang River for a tough battle with the Song people.

It's just that Yelu Dashi, who has always been conceited, has to be cautious after losing consecutive battles recently, and it is related to the national destiny of the Liao people, and he has to be patient and concentrate on defense.

Zhao Hao turned his head slowly, looked at Wu Yong behind him, and showed a look of asking for advice.

Although Wu Yong's IQ of 93 is much lower than that of Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi, Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Liu Bowen and other semi-immortal-level counselors, he can still be regarded as the number one think tank of the Northern Expedition Army, and there must be a way.

Otherwise, could it be that my [-] troops from the Northern Expedition were so powerful that they were going to be stopped by a river?
Wu Yong frowned, shook his head, and asked, "Have you measured the depth of the river? How wide is the river?"

Fang Baihua at the side replied: "In the middle of the river, the shallowness is four or five feet, and the depth is seven or eight feet. The widest part of the river is more than twenty feet, and the narrowest point is only about ten feet."

In addition to guarding Zhao Hao, Jin Yiwei's more duty was to spy on the enemy's situation, and Jin Yiwei had already investigated the water condition of the Gaoliang River ten days ago.

Wu Yong thought for a long time, and suddenly said: "What if we waded across the river at night and attacked the enemy's camp?"

Zhao Hao was taken aback for a moment, showing an incredulous look, looking at Master Zhong, and asked, "Wade across the river?"

Five feet to seven feet, shallow enough to reach the chest, deep enough to cover the roof, and in addition to this cold winter season, the temperature drops below zero at night, if you are soaked in the icy river water for half an hour, you will be intoxicated immediately Die, there is no way to fight at all, just surrender and let the Liao army help to burn a fire to keep warm.

Wu Yong was not at all moved by Zhao Hao's disappointed expression, pointed to the north direction, and said with a faint smile, "The river is no more than twenty feet wide, and the narrowest part is no more than ten feet. Seven feet, if it is a few miles to the north, avoid the eyes and ears of the Liao army, choose a narrow place in the river bed, and order the soldiers to fill the river with soil, and fill the river bed to a depth of two feet, only need to fill in a distance of twenty feet, and then Order the white stiletto soldiers and the death camp to sneak across the river, pick up the bells from the horses, wait until they get close to the Liao army camp, and then charge forward on horseback. In this way, the army will cross the river one by one, the front army will set up a defensive array, and the rear army will set up camp, even if the enemies in Yanjing City come out in full force, there will be no danger."

"A clever plan, it really is a clever plan!" Zhong Shidao on the side couldn't help admiring, "The river bed of ten feet can be filled in the middle of the night with only [-] troops and horses. This plan is great."

Zhao Hao finally heaved a sigh of relief when he heard what Zhong Shidao said. The IQ of 93 was really useful at critical moments.

But the masters said worriedly: "This plan is very clever. The most worrying thing is the Liao people's far-reaching scouts. Once they are discovered, all previous efforts will be wasted!"

Yuanlanzi from the Liao Dynasty are all masters out of a hundred. They are proficient in bows and horses. scope of investigation.It is almost impossible to fill the river with stones under Yuan Lanzi's nose without being discovered.If the place where the river is filled is too far away, it will not have the effect of a surprise attack.

Zhao Hao thought for a while, with a look of determination in his eyes, and said in a deep voice, "This is easy. The narrow part of the river must be upstream. Let Yang Zaixing choose a cavalry unit to hunt and kill the Yuanlanzi of the Liao people in the downstream. Killing him for a few nights, attracting all the Liao people's attention to the downstream boundary, and then filling the river upstream, maybe it will work."

I don't have anything else, but capable people with a force of 75 or more can form a team. As long as they gather together, it should be as easy as a cat catching a mouse to deal with the distant barriers that are scattered and patrolling around.

The teacher Zhong nodded and said, "Just according to the young master's opinion!"

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The river is rolling, the north wind is howling, and the land of Youyan looks extraordinarily cold in the night.

In the big tent of the Liao army, the lights were brightly lit, and the chief general of the Liao army, Po Likuo, was sitting in front of the desk in the middle, listening to the news from the small school's report from the far barrier.

Sitting next to him was Lieutenant General Yelu Aguzhe, who was also listening attentively to the news reported by the small school.

Poly Kuo is Yelu Dashi's confidant general, while Yelu Aguzhe is Xiao Qian's favorite general. They each send a confidant to guard the north bank, in order to control each other and avoid chaos.

In the Battle of Zhuozhou, Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi still had lingering fears about the inexplicable appearance of the well. It would be best if they could stop the army and horses of the Song people to the south of the Gaoliang River. The two attached great importance to Gaoliang River's defense.

The people in the south are afraid of the cold, if they can hold out until the snow and ice come, I'm afraid the people in the south will retreat without fighting, and return to Zhuozhou obediently.

After the small school left the tent, Yelu Aguzhe saw Polikao's worried look, and couldn't help laughing jokingly: "Why is the general so worried? We wiped out all the boats on both sides of the bank, and the river is five feet shallow. The depth is seven feet. In such a cold winter, when dripping water turns into ice, how dare the southerners dare to cross the river? Even if the southerners have an army of [-], we just need to stick to the water village. !"

Po Likuo shook his head and said with a wry smile: "It's about the fate of the country, and the enemy should not be underestimated. I would like to ask Dashilin Yajia to send a few teams to stop and strengthen the patrol on the north bank to prevent the Song people from crossing the river secretly."

Yelu Aguzhe rolled his eyelids, showing a look of disapproval, and did not speak.

　1) I resigned on October 2018.10.15, 11.1, and was called back to work by my old employer on November [-]. There were too many things to do when I came back, so the update was delayed for a few days.

　　2) It seems that it is unrealistic to write books to support a family. It is serious to work and earn wages to support a family. Writing books is just a hobby, and the financial aspect is just an auxiliary. After all, the author has to support several women.

　　3) In fact, it doesn’t matter if you are working, if you are writing a book full-time, the correct way is to eunuch this book, and then quickly open a new book. After all, readers have been lost, and there is no recommendation. The attendance bonus and half-year bonus are gone. In terms of income The future is very gloomy... But now that I am working, I don't have to think too much about income. I can write this story quietly without forgetting my original intention, so please rest assured.

　　


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