Chapter 1831: forced into the palace

If Zhongjie could accurately grasp many of his generals, he had a feeling that he didn't know how to describe Su You.

If I have to put it into words, well, when we first met, he was as refined and pure as the old three.

Everyone is fighting the current enemy, but he is fighting the future enemy.

Everyone saw him take the current step, but they didn't know that he already had sufficient plans in his mind for the next step or even the next few steps.

And there's more than one, usually three.

Even if he is fighting one out of ten, he will think carefully about what will happen if he wins, what will happen if he loses, and what will happen if he is not victorious or defeated...

Therefore, before sending troops this time, regardless of all objections, he just detained Su Lie, Wang Wenyu, and Yao Si, the three people who listened to him and himself the most, and did not try their best.

Sure enough, after Fan Longshan revealed the trap, Su You could immediately order Su Lie and Yao Si to attack and occupy the two places in Yi and Zhuo Prefectures that were not included in the "First Phase Plan".

Everyone below was surprised by Situ's foresight, but Zhong Ji knew that this boy had learned a profound lesson from Liu Changzuo's disobedience to the plan during the five-way peacetime, which caused the entire strategy to be affected.

Now we are ordering the east and west routes to take a steady rest. Firstly, we are ensuring the safety of our rear routes and consolidating the results we have already achieved. In fact, we are also arranging the next steps.

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Under the jurisdiction of Liaoxi Jingdao, Datong Prefecture has two states and seven counties: Hongzhou, Dezhou, Datong County, Yunzhong, Tiancheng, Changqing, Fengyi, Huairen and Huai'an County.

In addition, there are Yuzhou, Tonglingxian, Ding'an, Feihu, Lingqiu and Guangling.

Yingzhou, Zhijin City, Tong Hunyuan, Heyang.

Shuozhou, govern Shanyang, rule Wuzhou, Ningyuan, Mayi, Shenwu.

The war situation has developed so far that Shuo and Ying prefectures have fallen into the hands of the Song Dynasty, Yuzhou has been outflanked by Su Lie and Zhe Keshi, and even the northwest and southwest counties under the rule of Datong Prefecture have also fallen.

Datong is not only the largest city on Xijing Road, it also has another importance as the side guard of Yanjing.

Gu Zuyu, a descendant of another time and space, once pointed out this point in "Minutes of Fangyu Reading History".

"Shi Jin returned to his land in Khitan, and the Song Dynasty could not be restored, so Ji Jingkang provoked it.

The Jurchens conquered the Liao Dynasty, and the Mongols conquered the Jin Dynasty. They both went to Datong first, and Yanjing could not be restored."

This is the power of the Song Army's two big pliers this time.

Except for being captured by the Song Dynasty general Yang Ye for three months a hundred years ago, Datong has never been part of the Song Dynasty. But this time, the Western Army has been operating in Jiuyuan, Baotu, and Linfu for more than ten years, and the food and military needs are abundant.

, and Zhonge Zhongyi came from the northwest, using Yunnei Prefecture as a large logistics base, and there were no key points along the way for the Liao people to resist.

After the founding of the Western Liao Dynasty, Yelv Chun continued to mobilize troops from Datong to the front line to fight for the Zhongjing Road. There were no powerful generals in Xijing.

In several "big battles", they were all defeated by the Western Army. The Supreme Emperor and Lu Yi could only sit in Datong Mansion and watched the two armies approaching within a hundred miles.

Most of the generals and ministers who stayed in Datong Mansion were Han Chinese. The military affairs were under the control of Zhang Juedu, while the political affairs were under the control of Zuo Qigong, who participated in the political affairs. The central coordinator of military supplies was under the privy envoy Li Chuneng.

Now Zhonger Zhongyi has marched his troops to Jiaoshan in the north, and Zheke Shizheke has marched to Huairen in the south. The fall of Datong Prefecture is almost a certainty.

Zhang Jue, who was dressed in hard armor, bowed to He Luo, who was wearing a crimson robe, and said: "The situation has become urgent. There are many people in the city who have hidden connections. Please treat them!"

He Lubo said: "The situation is urgent and when we share the same enemy, it is necessary to deal with spies, but we cannot involve too many people."

Zhang Jue said: "There is no need to involve too many people, only one person's head is needed."

"who?"

"Privy Envoy Li Chuneng!"

"What?!" He Lubo couldn't help but be shocked: "Brother Li Chuwen is the emperor's horse bone. Although he has never been officially known as an official, and he is not an old minister of Qiandi, but is it not good to deal with it like this? Li Chuwen is still in Nanjing now.

How will you react when you hear the news?"

Zhang Jue said angrily: "State affairs are often defeated by the hands of this person! If Li Chuwen hadn't deducted the money, food and clothing from the resentful army, how could Guo Pharmacist have dedicated the two states of Luanping to the Song Dynasty, so that Zhe Ke could march straight in, occupy Luanhe River, and seize Yanshan Mountain?

throat?"

"Li Chuneng is corrupt and incompetent, and knows nothing about military affairs. The enemy troops are approaching the border, they are in a panic, and they surrender important territory thousands of miles away to the enemy!"

"Now I have repeatedly invited the Supreme Emperor to hunt for Jin Mansion, just to escape without a fight!"

"If Datong is lost, Yanjing will not be able to defend it. I have found out that Li Chuneng has been very close to the wealthy businessmen in the city recently. He wants to offer Datong as a way to advance, but he has kept the Supreme Emperor in the dark!"

"How is this possible?" He Luo couldn't help but said: "Brother Li Chuwen has received such kindness from my father and son, how can this be possible?"

Zhang Jue took a step forward, and the clanging sound of the armor resounded in the palace: "Yesterday, I was able to sell Yanxi to serve my emperor. Why can't I sell the Supreme Emperor and Song Dynasty today to get rich salaries from high-ranking officials?"

"What are you going to do?!" A clear child's voice sounded from behind the dragon chair, followed by a **-year-old child who stood next to He Luo: "Zhang Zhizong! Do you want to force the emperor?"

Zhang Jue was startled, then realized that he had overstepped his bounds, and quickly took two steps back: "I was so excited that I lost my manners. I am guilty."

"The imperial prelude is right, pay attention to the rules of advance and retreat." The child looked at Zhang Jue and said without fear: "Zhang Jue is a loyal minister, don't fall into the trap of being a traitor because of this."

"Yes..." Zhang Jue couldn't help but break into a cold sweat: "I thank King Yan for reminding me."

"Why don't you ask the ruler to go to the side hall and wait for a while, so that Grandpa Huang can think about it for a while?"

Zhang Jue bowed again: "Yes, my loyal words are hard to hear. Thanks to King Yan for reminding me, I...please step aside for now."

"Please wait in the side hall of the capital and don't leave." Although the child was not old, he had a kind of magnanimity that made Zhang Jue dare not disobey.

After Zhang Jue bowed and exited the hall, he and Lu Wen took the child over and said, "Dashi is so brave, he is really a descendant of Taizu!"

That child was Yelu Dashi, the current crown prince of Xiliao, who was named King of Yan by Yelu Chun.

Yelu Dashi said to He Luo: "Grandpa Huang, we can't wait any longer. Zhang Jue has domineering ambitions."

"How can I see it?"

"Just now he said that Prime Minister Li had deducted military resources, which led to the betrayal of the resentful army. Regardless of the truth or falsehood, he only talked about the news from the emperor. He is seven hundred miles away and the emperor still doesn't know it. How can he know it so clearly?"

"This is his daily excuse to confuse the sergeants under his command, in order to seize the military power of Datong from Privy Li."

After being reminded by his grandson, He Luo immediately responded. Now the only people in the army knew about the rebellion were the resentful troops, but no one knew the specific details.

The war situation in Daming Mansion in the past three months can be said to be a mess. There were complaints from all over the court. Privy Councilor Li Chuneng himself was corrupt and incompetent, his command was improper, and his foundation was not solid. There had been complaints among the army for a long time.

He was indeed the best scapegoat. Zhang Jue's move clearly demonstrated that he had secured the public opinion of Datong Mansion and launched a campaign to force the imperial court to convict.

However, looking at their nine-year-old grandson, he and Lu Bo also found it incredible: "Did the grandson come up with these by himself?"

Yelu Dashi nodded: "Actually, even if Privy Li is wrong about everything, there is nothing wrong with the withdrawal of the army."

"What's the meaning?"

Yelu Dashi asked: "Grandpa Huang, it's clear that Daming Mansion cannot be defended, so why do we still defend it?"

He Lubo said: "Your father is conquering Zhongjing, and Xijin Mansion is the rear area. Now the Song Dynasty is attacking Datong, and the two fundamental places of Xijin and Jin are lost. Once they are lost, we will become a tree without roots."

Yelu Dashi was a little confused: "But isn't my Khitan based on nomadic riding and shooting? Why don't you bring your tribesmen from the east and west, as well as the royal tents inside and outside, to Feng Sheng Prefecture first. Later, the emperor may take care of your father.

, retreating from Yehuling to Yuanyangluo, or having my father pick up the emperor and leaving Gubeikou for the paddock, wouldn’t it work? Why must we fight head-on with the Song Dynasty and the Beiting in Zhongjing, Datong, and Xijin? "

This... and Lu Bo couldn't help but ponder.

Li Chuneng's previous intention was to march the army to Xijin Prefecture, reduce its strength, resist the two armies at Juyong Pass, and then work with the defenders of Xijin Prefecture to defend Nanjing to the death and capture Zhongjing.

If nothing can be done, if the army retreats past Tanzhou, there will still be a force that can counter the north and south without losing the advantage against Beijing.

But all of this is based on the four words "money and food are the foundation". Now Dashi proposes another idea, which is to take the wealth of the two mansions, abandon Xijin and Datong, go to Yuanyangluo or the paddock, resume the nomadic life, and transfer the meat of Zhongjing

The bones were left to the Song Dynasty and Beiting to fight for.

This is more feasible militarily. Firstly, the Datong Front Army only needs to retreat three hundred miles, reducing the journey by half. Secondly, it can occupy the dangerous places of Yehuling, Duanyunling, and Juyongguan for them to rely on.

Advancing can support the battle in Xijin and Dading, while retreating can effectively protect Yelv Chun's retreat.

First, we have secured several dangerous points in Yanshan, and then whether we are advancing or retreating, we will be much more comfortable than the current situation of being trapped and waiting for death.
Chapter completed!