During this period, although Kaifeng newspapers were still updating the battle situation on the front line every day, the people of Bianliang were no longer as concerned as they were at the beginning.
Fan Zhongyan sighed and said, "If I were a Liao person, I would definitely find a way to force us to pursue."
But there has been no movement in the past two years.
"The Liao people suddenly abandoned the city and fled. It seems that it is really as Liu Liufu said. This is a strategy of risking one's life in order to survive."
"Yes, what my husband said is very true."
Even though the scene was not as grand as last year, the New Year of the sixth year of the Qingli period of the Song Dynasty came to an end.
If they were to defend the city, the Song army could slowly dig trenches, or at least attack the city by siege or hiding cannons in trenches.
"That's exactly what happened. I also think this plan is brilliant."
"I'm just afraid that the Liao people will be destroyed along with us."
Obviously this is the worst option.
When the generals below heard the analysis of several civil servants, they were all surprised, and then they all admired Fan Zhongyan's resourcefulness.
The soldiers below still didn't quite understand.
If things go as expected, the Liao army would have already deployed artillery positions in Shunzhou and Huairou, and was now waiting for the Song Dynasty to fall into their trap.
By the time the Song army discovered that they were retreating, and more than 200,000 Song soldiers had reorganized their troops, formed their battle formations, and launched a pursuit from their camp, the Liao people had probably already left successfully and set fire to the city.
Zhang Kang explained briefly, then said, "Sir, please give the order."
The snow in the Yanyun area has melted long ago, but there is still some cold air. The temperature is about 12 or 13 degrees during the day, and occasionally drops below zero at night.
If you encounter Liao people, shoot them from a distance. If you encounter Liao artillery or large troops, harass them and you can evacuate at any time.
Just like after the high-speed rail was opened, ordinary trains and passenger cars still have a market.
"Forehead"
If they were organized into military units, every 5,000 men would go into the wilderness, roam around in the wilderness, and fight against the retreating Liao army.
"Um."
"The siege has dragged on, and Di Qing has blocked the Liao army's supplies and equipment outside Yumen Pass. As long as we dig our trenches down to the city walls, it's only a matter of time before they fall. How could the Liao army not know?"
Obviously, the Liao people also understood this, and knew that Fan Zhongyan had a steady character, so they abandoned the city calmly without any hesitation.
In the past, Qingtang was most concerned about paying tribute and sending envoys to celebrate, but now Qingtang has been destroyed by Li Yuanhao, and the court has established Xiazhen as a puppet. Now Xiazhen is gathering the scattered tribes, so naturally he has no way to send people over.
"Aren't they also forced into a corner by Mr. Fan?"
Fan Zhongyan sat in the main seat, with Zhang Kang, Wang Su, Wei Huanzhi and others sitting on both sides in order.
Second, if the Song army still did not pursue the Liao army but instead put out the fire on the spot, the army would inevitably be in chaos and busy putting out the fire, and the Liao army could take the opportunity to launch a counterattack.
As for Western Xia.
Therefore, the Liao people's tactic of abandoning the city was actually to lure the Song army into an open area. Without the trenches to restrain them, the Song army could not bring heavy artillery when pursuing them, causing them to lose a lot of advantages, thereby increasing the Liao army's chances of winning.
But if the army's order is to be maintained, the Song army will have to advance steadily, and Xijin will be completely destroyed.
Moreover, Fan Zhongyan had already broken through Shicheng and was attacking Yingzhou and Luanzhou with Di Qing. It was believed that it would not be long before the two Song armies would be able to join forces and form a two-sided encirclement around Xijin.
The truth of the news can be judged through a series of actions taken by the Liao people.
The annual leave ended in early January and the Constitutional Yuan continued to work.
First, if the Song army chose to occupy Xijin and not pursue the enemy, then the fire would make it impossible for them to occupy the city and they would have to give chase.
Shooting everywhere is the correct way to use firearms.
"Report, the Liao people from Yuhe and Wanping have also opened the city gates and are now preparing to break out."
If they don't please the Song Dynasty and maintain good relations with it, those poor guys in white robes in the Middle East will have nothing to lose.
The current situation is that the Liao army is helpless against Fan Zhongyan's tactics of building strong camps and fighting stupid battles, and is not completely sure of a decisive battle with the Song army.
During this period, there were three new prime ministers on duty in the Constitutional Council. The only thing they had to do every day was to deal with war reports from the front line and send people to escort food and fodder.
The generals stood in line below.
On New Year's Eve, Zhao Zhen held a grand celebration to celebrate the arrival of the New Year.
"Report, the Liao people are leaving Xijin City one after another."
So with only a few countries around, most of the diplomatic envoys were gone all of a sudden.
Fan Zhongyan seemed to have made up his mind, and then he spoke out his analysis: "The Liao people have evil intentions and are very likely to burn Xijin. If we want to keep Xijin, we have no choice but to advance immediately."
January 24th, Xijin Prefecture of Liao State.
After the beginning of spring, the snow melted quickly. By late January, Henan, Hebei and other places were already sunny and full of spring.
Now the Liao people are indeed as the intelligence said, which undoubtedly proves the accuracy of the intelligence and verifies his guess.
Therefore, the Song Dynasty might as well fall into this trap and give it a try.
After the Western Xia War ended, Zhang Kang was sent to Hebei again. Except for several chief officers of Hebei Road, all the people in the tent were officials above the level of general manager and deputy general manager of the troops of various routes and states.
But now this situation has come ahead of schedule. At this time, Japan's domestic economy is almost completely monopolized by the Song Dynasty. The Fujiwara family, which is in charge of the current Japanese government, has always wanted to cut off ties with the Song Dynasty and tried to close the country to the outside world.
This statement is very confusing.
As a result, more than 30,000 people are currently besieging the Goryeo capital of Kaesong, and even the western capital of Pyongyang is occupied by the Liao people.
Goryeo wanted to send people, but it couldn't get away because the capital was surrounded by Liao people.
Wang Zhongbao, deputy general manager of Chanzhou, said hurriedly.
"Sir, should we discuss this further? If we march immediately, wouldn't we have to abandon all our baggage and advance lightly?"
The seventh year of the Qingli period arrived.
Anyone who has traveled back to ancient times and fought in a war knows that not only does food and fodder have to be sent before troops move, but troops also have to be deployed and battle formations arranged.
Even if it is a three-stage formation, a few thousand people would be enough. An army of more than 200,000 would seem even more crowded, making the spearmen at the back useless.
Zhang Kang squeezed out a few words from between his teeth.
There are two benefits of burning the water.
"yes."
Everyone bowed and filed out, returning to the camp to lead their troops and horses. Without making any arrangements, they went straight into battle.
(End of this chapter)
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