After Zhe Keda met Lu Zhao, he asked him why his army was so weak, only to find out that half of his army had been transferred away by Huang Zhongyu. He couldn't help but cursed the incompetence of the civilian officials together with Lu Zhao, causing the generals to suffer and the three armies to die on the road.

Under the leadership of Lu Zhao, Zhe Keda quickly entered Yuyang and surrounded Jizhou together with the Anguo army Yao Lin sent by Cao Nan.

Huang Zhongyu refused to surrender. He also ordered the entire army to wear filial piety and scolded the Song army in the city wearing sackcloth. He believed that the Southern Dynasty raised an army to invade during the state mourning period in the Northern Dynasty and during the spring plowing. This was an unjust act that no other country in the Spring and Autumn Period could commit.

Lift.

The scolding made Zhe Keda and Yao Lin angry. Yao Lin had such a bad temper that he wanted to lead an army to attack on the spot, but Lu Zhao tried hard to persuade him.

That night, there was great chaos in Jizhou city. Lu Zhao's former deputy general Ma Chun opened the east gate to welcome the army into the city.

The army invaded the state capital and captured Huang Zhongyu who intended to commit suicide.

When Huang Zhongyu was caught in front of Yao Linzhe Keda, he still cursed and refused to accept it.

Yao Lin pulled out his mace and was about to send the stubborn old man to a dye shop and a water and land dojo, but he was held back by Zhe Keda. He ordered people to forge shackles and sent Huang Zhongyu to Bazhou to be dealt with by Situ.

A month later, the boat arrived at the Jiehe River. When Huang Zhongyu heard the news of the fall of Xijin Mansion, he stood up and shouted, "I will not join the Song Dynasty!" He threw himself into the water while the guards were unprepared.

When the news was sent to Bazhou, Su You couldn't help but sigh. Huang Zhongyu was an unknown and unknown figure in history. He had no method to deal with the current situation and could even be said to be extremely incompetent.

But in troubled times, you have persistence in your heart and risk your life for it. Although it is ridiculous, there is something worthy of respect.

In the end, Su You ordered Huang Zhongyu to be buried northward in Wuqing, which was still nominally within the Nanjing Road of the Liao Kingdom. He personally wrote the tombstone of "The Tomb of Huang Zhongyu, the Loyal Minister of the Liao Dynasty, Jizhou Prefecture", so that the Chao Valley could properly accommodate the Huang Zhongyu family.

His tomb is guarded there.

Of course, these are all things for later. After Jizhou was captured, all the Ping vassal of Jijinfu was lost and was already in danger.

Now Yelu Chun has only three choices - first, to fight to the death with the Song army in Jijin Mansion; second, to retreat to Tanzhou, join forces with Xiao Qian, and attack the Zhongjing Road; third, to retreat to Juyongguan, and fight with his father

The sons joined the army and went on a hunting trip.

As for Datong, Yelu Chun had given up hope.

At this time, Beiting's actions became the straw that broke the camel's back.

After Xiao Qian retreated to Tanzhou, the Song army's sharp offensive shocked Xiao Wuna and E Teqin of the Zhengtong Dynasty. After the two discussed, Xiao Wuna led the army to defend Bei'an Prefecture, and E Teqin led the army to defend Zezhou.

, to prevent the Song army from entering Zhongjing Road.

Ding Si, Zhe Ke advanced to Lu County and joined forces with Cao Nan.

Later, he ordered Yao Gu and Tian Yu to go north to capture Shunzhou, intending to cut off the connection between Tanzhou and Xijin Prefecture.

Xiao Qian was as slippery as a swimming fish. After failing to defend the Song army at Niulan Mountain, he immediately led his army to withdraw westward to Changping. At the same time, he urgently reported to Yelu Chun to withdraw from Xijin Prefecture, otherwise he would be besieged by the Song army.

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In Bianjing City, in the Chui Gong Hall, officials are discussing matters.

The five-pronged army used the power of Mount Tai to conquer most of Xijing and Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom in two months. Today, only Datong Prefecture of the Rensheng Puppet Dynasty was besieged by the two armies. Analyzing Jin Prefecture to Juyongguan in the northwest, Duanyunling

, a thoroughfare in Yehuling, and other places fell into the hands of the Song Dynasty. A total of 70,000 Zheng and Tibetan armies were annihilated and hundreds of thousands were captured and surrendered. It can be said that the results of the war were brilliant.

However, Kong Zhongwu and Zhang Shangying in the court still initiated the impeachment of Su You, believing that the pause between the first and second stages of the war led to Yelu Chun's timely adjustment of military strength, allowing the puppet emperor and prince to withdraw from Datong Mansion, and Xiao Qian to withdraw.

The defeat of the Zhongjing Road greatly reduced the results that should have been more glorious, and turned from a complete victory to an extermination of the invaders, which brought huge hidden dangers to the subsequent military operations of the Song Dynasty.

The Zhengtong Dynasty retreated into Yuanyangluo with two pieces of wealth and guerrillaed in the huge area between Yuanyangluo and Luanhe River. This was a big trouble.

This was a huge strategic mistake, and the commander must bear the responsibility. Even though Situ had made great contributions, he could not cover up this mistake.

Therefore, Yushitai initiated a formal impeachment of Situ based on the facts.

The timing of this impeachment was also very clever. Zhang Shangying took advantage of the resumption of war ahead, and it was impossible for Yi Shuai to impeach Su You at this time. He had his own considerations.

Not only have we fulfilled our duties as Taiwan Advocates and gained fame, but they will not affect the war ahead, hello, me, everyone.

Sure enough, Huang Shang, Minister of the Ministry of War, was the first to point out this problem. Situ was in charge of Xiongzhou and coordinated the overall situation. In two months, he conquered as much territory as the former Shu and the Southern Tang Dynasty combined.

The rear should not interfere too much with the strategies of the commanders at the front. Now that the war is raging, it is even more important not to change the commander's position before the battle.

Although Situ Shangzhang took all the blame on himself, war is like this and there are many accidents.

Even if Sun Wu is reincarnated and Zhuge is reincarnated, they cannot prevent the enemy from detecting our intentions and formulating countermeasures.

Taiwan's impeachment was obviously too harsh.

Right Minister Su Yuanzhen pointed out that Situ Qingzhong's proposal was issued when the Western Army was approaching Datong and he complained that the entire army was rebelling.

At that time, the two species had marched nearly a thousand miles, and although the second group had marched 700 miles, there were natural chasms along the way.

The resentful army first rebelled against Xiao Fengxian and then against Yelu Chun. Their nature was repetitive and they were not handled well, which made it difficult for them to have a safe road back to the Luanhe River.

Regarding the safety of the retreat, this is an issue that every commander should pay attention to. There was nothing wrong with Situ's decision to advance slowly at that time.

The enemy's adjustment of deployment is also an inevitable move for them to respond to the offensive. Now of course everyone can impeach Situ for the crime of "missing an opportunity", but who could have predicted it at the time?

If Situ followed Tai Jian's method and there was a real problem in the future, then should Tai Jian impeach Situ for being "radical" again?

There was a lot of discussion, and there was no consensus.

Seeing that Zhang Kai was silent, Zhao Xu asked, "Xiaojun Zhang, how come you don't say a word?"

Zhang Kai said slowly: "I have something to think about."

"What are you thinking about?"

"I think of the alliance of Chanyuan."

All the ministers were shocked. The Chanyuan Alliance was a great humiliation for the Song Dynasty for hundreds of years. Now Academician Xiao Zhang is bringing up the old matter again, but why?

Zhang Kai then said: "At the time of Kou Lai Gong, how could it be that it was a desperate plan? Watch the Khitans invade the invaders, plunder the Wei captives, and secure the Shun army. Wei Neng and Shi Pu will be defeated. If they attack the Beiping stronghold, Tian Min will attack."

Go away; attack Dingzhou, but Wang Chao and others will reject it; surround Lanke's army, and Jia Zong will leave; attack Yingzhou, and Li Yanwo will defeat it; attack Tianxiong, and Sun Quanzhao will defeat it; arrive at Chanzhou, and Li Jilong will defend him

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"The roads were not yet determined, and the light army penetrated deeply, so they rushed to the general Xiao Dalin after thousands of miles."

"Zhenzong's northern expedition led to a peace treaty. If the Liao army at that time were like Situ today, they had to hold one city and hold all the way. The border between Song and Liao didn't stop at Baigou?"

"Therefore, Zhenzong and the Northern Dynasty's official letter stated that the troops of King Qin from all directions were rising, and the peace talks were not only for the Song Dynasty, but also for the Liao Kingdom. They were delayed in the Central Plains for a long time, and our army blocked their way back, making it difficult to return to the north. "

"After weighing the pros and cons, Empress Dowager Xiao finally agreed to peace."

"Today's Situ's way of marching is completely opposite to that of the Liao army back then. Isn't this his consistent cautious style and the fundamental reason why His Majesty places so much emphasis on the four fronts?"

"According to the censor's opinion, the Song Dynasty may gain great profits, but this great gain comes at the expense of increased risks."

"Success can be compared to that of the champion, Li Wei Gong, whose merits will last through the ages and who is a hero among military officials."

"But what if we fail?"

Well, although it is not stated explicitly, everyone knows that it is the Gaoliang River, a good river, and there is no other river in the Song Dynasty. There should not be too many such examples.

In the end, the imperial court decided not to investigate the changes that occurred in this war. Zhao Xu issued an edict asking Situ to continue his efforts, seize the opportunity to seize the opportunity, and strive for complete victory.

In the third month of the third month, Gengchen, the ban on mountains and forests in Liaodong was released, and the people were allowed to collect firewood on their own.

Scholars were selected to study at the Imperial College in Bianjing.

Monk Tong Yitian, the founder of the Goryeo Dynasty, and Elder Daoheng of the Sutra Collection Hall of Daxiangguo Temple, led a group of monks to Liaodong to teach the meaning of sutras.

A public library was set up to print the Thirteen Classics, and a forest of steles was built in Taixue. Each of them set up a "Song of the Classics" to spread Confucianism.

Bian Guan wrote a letter to Ma Renwang of Lushan Academy, hoping that he could visit Liaodong and then take up the post of bachelor of Fuwen Museum and minister of wine in the Imperial College.

The letter did not talk about high-ranking officials and generous salaries, but only emphasized the scholar-bureaucrats' responsibility to uphold benevolence and righteousness and defend civilization. It also included a general outline of "Ethics".
Chapter completed!