Chapter 692 Like meridians

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In mid-September, more than 30,000 Liu Renzhan's troops (Jiangnan Army) and more than 20,000 Gao Yanqi's troops (Jiannan Shu Army) arrived in Hebei one after another.

Liu Renzhan took over the new city at the intersection of the old Caokui Road and the Juma River; Gao Yanqi's troops built another city at the intersection of the Sanggan River and Caokui to the east, and established a new administrative system in Jinzhou.

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

Yelu Xiuge, commander of the Liao army in Youzhou, refused to go to war and submitted a report to the capital to increase troops immediately because the gap between the Liao army in Youzhou area and the Zhou army is too far away.

In the palace hall on Shangjingshan hill, the light was dim, and the flames in the copper basin shone with orange and yellow light.At this time, the weather in Shangjing was a little cold, with doors and windows closed, and everyone seemed to be staying in a cave.

Yelu Jing picked up the wine bowl with his thumb and index finger and took a big sip, then placed it on the wooden table with a bang, looking at the person below.

The atmosphere was very strange because the situation was too complicated and no one could say anything easily.

Not long ago, when the Emperor of Liao and the nobles heard the news, Yelu Xiu Ge won a complete victory. He was very happy to set up a Beijing temple to show off his martial arts. He praised Yelu Xiu Ge, who was first named Duke of Zhou, and for a while became a hero on the grassland.

But now it has attracted a large-scale invasion of the Zhou army, which is something that Yelu Jing is very reluctant to see.The Liao Kingdom is not willing to engage in large-scale wars now.

Finally, someone began to curse angrily: The people of Zhou were more shameless than the previous "Southern people". They were not ashamed of being defeated again and again, but they still had the face to come and cause trouble!

Yelu Xiuge failed to cause the main force of the Zhou army to suffer losses, and they were not beaten to the pain, so they were not awe.The main force of the Zhou army should be killed, this is an effective way to make them obey!

Yes, yes.This time we have to find the right opportunity to destroy the main force of the Zhou army's imperial guards...

Yelu Jing has a hard beard and a green face, and a fierce look on his face, as if he is saying: You can't say this!He said: What exactly do people of Zhou want to do this time?

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

Yelu Jing said coldly: Yang Gun reported that the Zhou army only annexed near the Juma River and did not approach Youzhou.Did the people of Zhou change their ways or did they not intend to attack the Liao Dynasty?

Everyone was talking about it, and most of the views were the former, and the Zhou army changed its strategy to raid Youzhou... Because the Khitans had been in contact with the Han people for many years and were still familiar with the matters in the Central Plains. The Han army had to go on a large scale, and it was not easy to consume a lot of money and was unlikely to spend a lot of effort just to harass them.

Yelu Jing asked: The Zhou army occupied Zhuozhou and Gu'an counties and built two cities. What's special about these places?

General Yelu Xizhen put his hand on his chest and bowed: The great khan should be because he leaned against the river.

When the Great Liao army set out for war, it usually takes no more than two months. The grain was carried by the army and then collected grain nearby. The southerners were different. They usually rely on a large number of people and focused on decisive battles. There were a large number of people and needed a large amount of grain. They had a large amount of baggage and slow movements. When it was unfavorable, they had to station for a long time to defend, so they relied heavily on the road to transport grain.

The land grain route requires a large number of people and consumes a lot of food; the water route transports a lot of grain, and there is no need to worry about the water source, so relying on water routes is the best route for the southerners.

Yelu Jing asked about the rivers near Zhuozhou and Xincheng and in the south, but no one could explain them clearly. Most of them could make a general statement, but they were vague.

Many of the nobles present had never been to Youzhou, and those who had been to Youzhou did not know much about the southern terrain.

Yelu Xizhen couldn't help but speak out: Xiao Gong, deputy envoy of the Privy Council of the Northern Court, had been guarding Youzhou for many years, so he must know the details.

Where is Xiao Siwen?Yelu Jing asked.Everyone looked around and found that Xiao Siwen didn't come today.

Emperor Liao was a little unhappy and shouted: Go and find Xiao Siwen and let him see my khan!

After waiting for a long time, Emperor Liao drank a whole pot of wine in public, his face turned red, and Xiao Siwen was hurriedly taken into the hall.Xiao Siwen bowed and said: I am late, please forgive me for your sins.

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

All around suddenly became quiet and worried.

Everyone knows the temper of the Liao emperor very well. This person who is addicted to alcohol is actually pretty good. Once he gets drunk, he is extremely unreasonable and irritable, and takes the opportunity to vent his usual forbearance. Perhaps he will express his annoyance after sobering up, but others can't do anything. After all, after drinking... there are excuses for doing something wrong.

People felt that Yelu Jing had almost drunk it, so they quietly looked at the empty wine bowl on the table, hoping that he would not continue.

Xiao Siwen bowed respectfully and said: I heard that the Khan summoned all the ministers to discuss matters today, and it was speculated that it was the Zhou army's invasion of Youzhou.So he rushed to prepare at home, otherwise even though he arrived in the hall, the Khan couldn't say anything when he asked. Wouldn't he be disrespectful?

Yelu Jing heard Xiao Si's warm and respectful attitude, so he didn't make any noise and said: I 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 main river pattern of Hebei, including the direction and approximate width of the Zhou Dynasty. Please sweat and read it.

After he sent the drawings up, he said: At this time, the area occupied by the Zhou army was in a horizontal and horizontal situation (the shape of the ‘Z’).Laishui and Liuli River flow eastward from north Zhuozhou, flow eastward and southward, and flow into the Juma River; Zhuozhou and Gu'an respectively control the banks of Laishui and Liuli River, and the north bank of Juma River.The water route on the western front can be controlled as much as possible with the two cities; in this area, as long as the Great Liao army approaches the water route, it is under the threat of the Zhou army's city.

There are two places to station troops in the west, Jintai and Qigou Pass, which are the depth and support of the Zhou army's front line.

The eastern line is the Juma River (Baigou River) flowing east-west.

This line is located south and has two intersections... From west to east, the first is the "New City". The canal facing north to south is the Yongji Canal and the confluence with the Juma River that began to be built in the Sui Dynasty.

When the Zhou army built a new city here, it controlled the important barrier for transporting food and grass from the southern waterway to the north.

The second place is ‘Jinzhou’, close to the East China Sea and is the easternmost entrance of the Zhou army’s front.

This is the intersection of the Sanggan River and the Cao Canal in the north; the second water flows eastward into the East China Sea, northward along the Sanggan River and into the south of Youzhou City, connecting with the Juma River to the west, opening up the waterway to the south.

The Zhou army built the "Jinzhou" in the northeast of the intersection, echoing the east and west of the new city, controlling the southern section of Sanggan and the northern section of Yongjiqu.

After Xiao Siwen finished speaking in detail, his expression was a little solemn and he frowned: From this we can see that the Zhou army did not just chase Yelu Xiuge north this time, but came with a careful and prepared look!They quickly established a very strict front, pushing the Yi, Xiong and Ba directions that were originally along the border of the Juma River to the north; and established a complete water transportation.

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 and bowed and said, "Shan, our Daliao is ready for a big battle again."

Yelu Jing didn't dare to have sex at this time and asked: Yelu Xiuge wrote a letter to ask for reinforcements, but now Youzhou is not in a hurry. Daliao wants to mobilize troops?

Xiao Siwen said: It would be fine if the Zhou army rushed to attack Youzhou. The situation was similar to the beginning of the year. Your Majesty sent reinforcements from Beijing to the south to rescue the siege.

Yelu Jing pondered and said nothing.

Xiao Siwen bowed and said: You can issue an order for Yelu Xiuge to attack and lure the enemy, and lead the Zhou army to the city of Youzhou.

Yelu Jing said: Yelu Xiuge is short of troops and is unwilling to go south at this time.

Xiao Siwen frowned and said: If the Zhou army defended this line to the death, the palace tent army would go south immediately, and there would be no way to deal with them.The Gongtou Army and the Youzhou Army were unable to fight the main cavalry of the Zhou army; and they might be trapped in a siege.

Only by gathering the tribal troops, perhaps we can order some of the five Beijing Jingzhou troops and vassal state troops to move south, and then we can use the unbuilt cities of Zhou State as a breakthrough point and tear their front line.

It would take two months to gather troops to Youzhou like this.At that time, the rivers were frozen, which was also conducive to the Liao army's galloping.

Yelu Jing was quite confused and hesitant: According to Yelu Xiu Ge, the Zhou army had only a maximum of more than 50,000 elite cavalry, and some surrendered infantry and cavalry, with a total of more than 100,000 people in Hebei. Is it necessary for the Liao Dynasty to mobilize all the generals and tribal troops and Jingzhou troops to mobilize them?

Xiao Siwen said: In my opinion, in a few months, the Zhou army's troops on this line may increase to 300,000 to 400,000 people!The current sign of Zhou army is that the whole country is fighting against us!The Liao Dynasty only launched some light cavalry, which could not resolve the crisis.

Yelu Jing owed his body, looking a little unsitant.But he might also suspect that Xiao Siwen is exaggerating... Did the southerners make a mistake for Youzhou?

Xiao Siwen said again: I think that if the Liao Dynasty does not send out all its strength, the next goal of the Zhou army is to the intersection of Wenyu River and Sanggan River!Khan, please look at the drawings presented by me. This place is located east of Zhuozhou and the East China Sea.

The Sanggan River reaches Youzhou directly, and the Wenyu River reaches Xishan, Deshengkou, and Juyongguan.The two rivers attack Youzhou in a siege!If Zhou Jun was allowed to control this place, the situation would be very bad.

Some nobles muttered: Fortunately, Mr. Xiao is not from Zhou.

Xiao Siwen shook his head and said: In terms of using the situation of mountains and rivers and fighting for destiny, the Southerners are better at it.If you understand Go, you will know one or two.

He looked back: Youzhou is related to the fate of the Great Liao Dynasty!The ambitious man Guo Blacksmith will do such a thing sooner or later, but he didn't expect it to be so soon.

Strategies are strategies, and ultimately they have to depend on their respective operations.Zhou's domestic situation is not that stable and simple. They spend money regardless of the cost, and something may happen.In the future, we will not fight for strategy, but management.

From now on, all ethnic groups in the Great Liao Dynasty should work together to overcome difficulties!Whoever wants to have ulterior motives and have private privacy at this time will be the eternal sinner of the Daliao and the Dakian people!The first person to drive the Khan to let him die without a place to bury him!

Yelu Jing was very satisfied with Xiao Siwen's attitude. After all, it was said in front of the most powerful nobles in the Liao Dynasty. If Xiao Siwen came to deal with Dahan soon, he would definitely not be trusted by all races.