"It can't be!" Liu Guangyu shouted, "General Guo Kui, how could he be defeated so easily?!" ”

"Yuanzhang ......" Han Gang glanced deeply at the Taiyuan Mansion, and Liu Guangyu came back to his senses and hurriedly pleaded guilty, but his pale face couldn't change for a while.

Han Gang looked back at the messenger, and his calm attitude seemed to have not heard the bad news at all, "As Liutong said, Guo Zhongtong is a general, and he is a steady soldier, how can he be easily defeated?" Even if it is defeated, it will only be a failure to attack Yizhou, and Hebei will not be defeated. ”

"The Privy Secret Divine Trick is indeed defeated in Yizhou. Now the official army has retreated to Baozhou, and Guo Shumi personally led the troops to defend it. ”

When Han Gang heard this, he smiled at several of the staff members in the tent: "Look, I'm not wrong, right? ”

But no one laughed. Which of the guests from Han Gangmen doesn't know what to do, but the main general who attacked Yizhou is his cousin Li Xin!

Han Gang put away his smile and asked the messenger again, "How did you lose it?" Although my cousin is humble and low-ranked, he is the most steady, how can he be taken advantage of by Liao thieves? ”

"The Liao thieves have much more troops than expected, and even doubled. Yelu Yixin's dog thief Tokyo Dao's soldiers and horses were all transferred to Yuguan, and even the Jurchens were transferred to Nanjing Dao,"

Jurchen? Han Gang's expression froze.

This battle was in a hurry, and neither the Liao and Song dynasties were ready for war in advance. Just look at Xiao Shisan's command, they are basically soldiers and horses from Xijing Dao, otherwise once the tribal armies of Shangjing Dao and Zhongjing Dao are used, the pressure on Han Gang here will be much greater.

From the point of view of time, it is almost impossible for the Jurchen soldiers and horses to be mobilized after the start of the war, it must have been before this, and it may not even be for this battle - a group of robbers can be summoned to rob together. Disaster; and controlling a group of robbers to make them bow down to their ears are two different concepts entirely. Could it be that Yelu Yixin had already subdued some of the Jurchen tribes a long time ago? It's not going to be the end of the face, right?

"Also, there are only 8,000 tribal troops from the Flying Fox to come to the aid of Hedong Liaokou, instead of the 20,000 as previously detected. We were deceived by Jereyisin! ”

"I said, this side was beaten and shrunk in the city, and the other side knew the movements of the thieves clearly. It turned out to be a lie! Those dogs, where are the eyeballs!? Zhe Ke said angrily.

Han Gang also wanted to curse, and there was too much difference between the two numbers.

"In other words, from beginning to end, Yelu Yixin has put his mind on Hebei, not Hedong?" Huang Shang frowned

'Worthy of Jeruethin. Han Gang secretly sighed.

This Da Liao Shang Father is very wise, or rather, he sees it very thoroughly.

Regardless of the military disparity between Hedong and Hebei, only from the topography, the plains of Hebei will always be the safest terrain for the Khitans, who are good at galloping on horseback.

The lack of terrain requires a lot of manpower to make up for it, and no matter how the Great Song Dynasty strengthens its armaments in Hebei, it cannot be compared to the layers of love in Hedong.

The defense line created by people is easy to solve, and there will always be a way to break through. The mountains and rivers that can be generated naturally, no matter how capable the Liao people are, they will not be able to grow wings and fly over.

Fortunately, Yelu Yixin used the wrong Xiao 13. Han Gang secretly rejoiced. Xiao Shisan, if he didn't go south to Taiyuan because of greed at the beginning. Even more greedy to catch yourself............

Han Ganghu's heart moved, it seemed that something was wrong, it didn't seem to be Xiao Shisan's idea.

At least Yelu Yixin had asked someone to bring Xiao Shisan, 'Where is Han Gang', and Han Gang himself had heard about it from a Khitan soldier who belonged to the Fifth Academy.

Without Yelu Yixin's mistake, Xiao Shisan led the army south to Taiyuan, and then Taigu, and now, Han Gang only had one way to attack Shiling Pass and Chitang Pass.

He looked left and right, the atmosphere in the tent was a little depressing, and even Zhang Ji frowned tightly and was silent.

After all, the traitor who dared to kill the old and young of the Son of Heaven's family is a deep, insidious, and resourceful character in the eyes of anyone, and even in this era when everyone generally believes in the existence of gods and Buddhas, this demon-like character has a mysterious bonus - such as the reincarnation of Yelujing of Liao Muzong or something:

Among the emperors of the Great Liao, only Emperor Muzong Yelu Jing is the inheritance of Taizong Deguang, the second son of Taizu Yelu Abaoji, and the rest such as Shizong Yelu Ruan, Jingzong Yelu Xian, Shengzong Yelu Longxu, Xingzong Yelu Zongzhen, Xuanzong Yelu Hongji, and the little emperor Zhangzong Aguo who has just died now, are all descendants of Abaoji's eldest son, the emperor Yelu Bei. And Muzong Yelujing happened to be killed by people, died unexpectedly, and did not die rightly. This has put a light veil of karma on Yelu Yixin's act of killing the king.

"Don't think too much of Yelu Yixin, he's just a person." Han Gang said, "If he really has the ability to plan thousands of miles away, he won't let Xiao Shisan go south to Taiyuan." Not to mention that he didn't expect that the party members in Qingtongxia would aim their bows and knives at him. ”

Han Gang's words eased the atmosphere a little.

"Fighting a war is just about who makes fewer mistakes." He continued, "This time in the Song-Liao War, the Great Song Dynasty made a lot of mistakes, and the Liao people also made a lot of mistakes. It's just that by now they are a little less than us...... However, this battle is not over yet, and in the future, as long as we make fewer mistakes, we will definitely win the final victory. ”

"The privy councillor is right, it must be my Da Song who wins." Liuguangyu was the first to echo Han Gang. Next, the rest of the staff also agreed.

Han Gang smiled slightly, with a little self-deprecation, he was just talking in the vernacular. It's just that his prestige and track record can give people confidence.

"Li Xin."

It was only then that Han Gang asked about his cousin's situation.

"When Li Jianshi attacked Yizhou, he was always on guard against reinforcements from Liao thieves. It's just that there are too many people, and the last thing is to retreat. When he retreated, Li Jianshi led the army to the palace, and after the most difficult battle, he was able to get rid of the army, and he suffered some injuries, but he was still unharmed. ”

Victory and defeat are commonplace, just save your life. Han Gang was relieved. Maybe this time the history of the Haruka County Assassin that he just got may be deprived, but as long as the person is still there, there will be a comeback one day.

But Li Xin's defeat also made Han Gang more vigilant.

After all, the Liao State is a big country on an equal footing with the Great Song Dynasty, and now it has a little advantage in Hedong, which is also because the Liao army facing it has no intention of fighting, not how strong the Song army is, if it is in the best state, the victory or defeat is not yet known.

However, strategic planning, in the words of this time, is originally to weaken the enemy's strength and strengthen his own strength before the war begins, so that the enemy can fight the wrong war with the wrong opponent at the wrong time and in the wrong place. Han Gang felt that he had done a good job in this regard.

Now it seems that the situation in Hebei is now biased in favor of the Liao people again, but here in Hedong, after all, it is he Hangang who has the advantage.

"Privy, what's next?" Zhang Qi asked the leader.

The staff looked at Han Gang, and when Hebei was defeated at the moment, Han Gang's judgment even directly determined the battle situation in the entire north.

"Go and take down Xinkou Village." Han Gang said, "Only by taking Xinkou Village can the situation in Hedong be truly opened." ”

Xinkou Village, a key pass between Daizhou and Xinzhou, can only stabilize Xinzhou and continue to attack Daizhou by recovering here.

Two days later, the Song army regained Xinkou Village, but to put it more precisely, it was just that you lost it and I picked it up, and after only a few skirmishes between scouts, the Liao army retreated.

"That's too obvious, isn't it?" Han Gang's side, Huang Shang scolded in a low voice.

The staff members are very soberly aware of this, and the Liao thieves are not good at acting, their specialties are all advancing and retreating in a hurry, not to lure the enemy deep.

But many of the generals below were not so sober, and they were clamoring one by one to pursue the Liao army and recapture Daizhou.

"Have you ever fished? Just two bites of bait, and I can't wait to send my neck under the hook?! ”

Han Gang was a rare reprimand. In other words, if he is an ordinary commander from a military general, maybe these generals from the Beijing camp dare to disobey the yang and send troops to pursue on their own. But Han Gang was naturally different, and the generals died down when they boarded, and they didn't even dare to slander themselves.

"Don't care what the thief thinks, be ready for us."

Be steady, you have to be steady. Han Gang reminded himself.

Yelu Yixin mobilized the soldiers and horses of the fishing and hunting tribes in the northeast, and of course he could also mobilize the nomads on the grassland. The Khitan cavalry, which was originally full of bags and could not even carry their horses, will be replaced by a group of red-eyed new bandits.

"Mian Zhong. What is the name of the palace value that I asked you to check for the Liao thieves under the city of Xinzhou? ”

Sitting in the city of Xinzhou, Han Gang, who had reprimanded the generals, asked Huang Shang.

The scout who was brutalized by the Liao army under the city of Xinzhou used his life to boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians in the city. It was also the last straw that broke the camel's back, completely dispelling Xiao Shisan's wishful thinking of sticking to the two passes, and then solving the defenders of Xinzhou City, so as to stabilize the rule of Dai and Xin. After the Liao army retreated, his remains were packed up for the officials and people in the city and parked in a temple in Xinzhou City. Of course, the deeds also reached Han Gang's ears.

"This palace is surnamed Wang Xuanqing, he is the Marquis of Yu in the Fuzhou army, running under the account of Zhefu Prefecture, and this time he was ordered to accompany him by Zhe Keren's side. Chinese New Year's Eve, 17 years in the army, his wife is broken, and the family has two sons and a daughter, all of whom are in their infancy. ”

Huang Shang probably inquired about the news from Zhe Keren and answered in detail.

"It turned out to be the son-in-law of your family." Hangang folds in half.

Zhe Ke whispered, "Wang Xuanqing is usually just ordinary, and I can't see that he is so loyal and brave." ”

"The wind knows the strength of the grass, the board knows the honest minister, and the virtue of faithfulness, how can you usually see it?" Han Gang sighed, "Arrange for someone to set up a shrine for him, and I will worship him in a few days." He said to Huang Sheng again, "Mian Zhong, Yiwen will trouble you." ”

Huang Sheng bowed his hand: "It is the glory of Huang Shang to show the virtue of loyal ministers, how dare you regard it as trouble?" The privy counsel can rest assured that Huang Shang will do this with his heart. ”

Han Gang nodded with satisfaction.

Take a break for a few days, and then, of course, Daizhou!