Ranking Pass History: Inventory of the Top Ten Great Players in History

[In 979 AD, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi started his first Northern Expedition.

He led 15 troops to defeat the powerful army of the Northern Han Dynasty, broke through several states all the way, and killed the city of Yanjing.

Zhao Guangyi's Northern Expedition really caught the Liao State by surprise.

The defenders in Yanjing City were less than [-], and the guard general was Han Derang.

Zhao Guangyi wrote an eloquent letter of persuasion and shot it into the city, urging Han Derang to surrender.

Han Derang didn't even open the envelope, but wrote two words on it, "No Surrender!" Then he threw the letter down the city wall. 】

[Zhao Guangyi was furious and ordered the army to storm Yanjing City.

However, although the Song army was strong, it was exhausted.It took them more than five months to capture Taiyuan and defeat the Northern Han Dynasty. Without even a chance to breathe, they hurried to the city of Yanjing.

In order to increase the marching speed, many large siege equipment were not brought.

Although Yanjing's Khitan defenders had only ten thousand men, they withstood the Song army's attack for more than ten days under the command of Han Derang, a capable minister with both civil and military skills.

During the siege, the Song army killed the top of the city several times, but Han Derang led the pro-army to drive them down again.

More than ten days later, Yeluxiu, the privy envoy of the North Court of Liao Dynasty, led fifty thousand leather troops to the city of Yanjing, and the two sides fought a fierce battle by the Gaoliang River.

The Song army had the upper hand at first, but Zhao Guangyi, who was not well-versed in military strategy, did not leave enough defensive troops around him, so he was shot by the Khitan Tiejun and shot two arrows at his ass.

Zhao Guangyi was scared out of his wits and rode a donkey cart for 180 miles overnight. At dawn, he had fled to the territory of Xiongzhou.

Since then, I have been happy to raise the eternal name of Lianghe Chariot God. 】

[This is Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi's first Northern Expedition.Although it was very embarrassing, the Song Army's losses were not large, less than 2 people.For an army of 15, it is not to the point where it hurts.

If Zhao Guangyi had the courage, instead of fleeing all the way south, he fled to the city of Yanjing and joined the 13 army. The outcome is still unknown.

After all, this is a mighty army.Even though Zhao Guangyi was found missing after dawn, the generals of the Song army still blocked Yeluxiu's attack and brought the 13 troops back to the Song Dynasty. 】

[In 982 A.D., Ye Luxian died of illness in Yunzhou Palace.Before his death, Ye Luxian left a will, "Longxu, the king of Liang, is the heir, and the military and state affairs are under the orders of the queen", which gave Xiao Yanyan, who was only 29 years old, the right to regent the state affairs of Daliao. 】

[On September 982, 24 AD, his 12-year-old son, Yelu Longxu, succeeded to the throne and became the Emperor of the Liao Dynasty.

Mother is more valuable than child.

In 983 A.D., Xiao Chuo was conferred the title of "Empress Dowager Chengtian". 】

[At that time, Yelu Longxu was too young, the master of the country was suspicious, the clan prince was powerful, and the situation was very dangerous.

In this situation, Xiao Yanyan calmly won over Yelu Xiezhen and Yeluxiu, and arranged for Yelu Xiezhen to serve as the Privy Councilor of the North Court, managing internal affairs and strictly controlling some high-ranking Khitan nobles.

Yeluxiu was appointed as the left-behind in Nanjing, in charge of Yanyun's frontier defense.

After the situation was initially settled, Xiao Yanyan adopted the suggestion of Han Derang, the privy envoy of the South Court, and ordered the princes of all clans to return to their residences and not meet privately. He also took away their military power, completely solving the hidden worry of being seized by insiders . 】

[Shortly after Liao Jingzong's death, Xiao Yanyan told Han Derang,
"I was betrothed to you once, and I hope that the old days will be good. And the young master of the country will naturally be your son."

Afterwards, Xiao Yanyan asked Han Derang to lead the imperial army and be in charge of the guards of the capital.After that, Han Derang entered and exited the palace tent, and fell in love with Xiao Chuo as husband and wife.When they go out, they share the same car, and when they enter, they share the same account. Even when they meet foreign envoys, they don't shy away from it.

Liao Shengzong Yelu Longxu did treat Han Derang as his father.

Han Derang is a truly capable minister.

It was under the assistance of Han Derang that Xiao Yanyan carried out a series of drastic reforms to the system and customs of the Liao Kingdom. These reforms not only transformed the Liao Kingdom from a slavery country into a feudal country, but also improved the relationship between the Khitan and Han peoples. tension between.

Pushed Liao to the peak of prosperity. 】

[However, when the national power of the Liao Kingdom reached its peak, Zhao Guangyi, who knew nothing about the customs of the Liao Kingdom, launched the second Northern Expedition. 】

[In 985 AD, He Lingtu, the prefect of Xiongzhou in the Northern Song Dynasty, and He Huaipu, the governor of his father-in-law state, and others heard about the affair between Empress Dowager Xiao and Han Derang. State affairs depend on his mother. His mother and Han Derang are ambiguous and immoral, which must be hated by the people of Liao. The current Liao country must be full of internal strife and discord. After all, which big man would be willing to listen to a woman who corrupts women's morals Command? Wei Chen believes that now is a good time to use troops against Liao."

Both Zhao Guangyi and the Manchu rulers and ministers believed that He Lingtu and others were justified, and immediately dispatched an army of 20, divided into three groups, and launched the Northern Expedition again in March 986 AD.

The East Route Army has 10 people and is commanded by General Cao Bin.

The Central Route Army has 6 people, commanded by Mi Xintian again.

The West Route Army has 4 people, with Pan Mei as the commander and Yang Ye as the deputy commander, going north from Yanmen Pass, trying to capture Yunzhou and attack Yanjing.

At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the Song army was in full swing.Every Song army broke the Liao army and advanced very fast. 】

[However, Zhao Guangyi never dreamed that the Liao Kingdom at this time was the most powerful time in the hundreds of years since the founding of the country.The reforms of Xiao Yanyan and Han Derang strengthened the national power of Daliao.

As for the private affairs between the two of them, the Khitan people didn't care at all.

The feudal Confucianism is just a joke among the grassland peoples.

On the contrary, Xiao Yanyan did not forget her old love and maintained a husband and wife relationship with Han Derang. On the contrary, the Khitan people thought Xiao Yanyan was a loving and righteous woman. 】

[Facing the large-scale Northern Expedition of the Song Army, Xiao Yanyan and Han Derang made arrangements to deal with it calmly.

Zhao Guangyi's plan was to let Cao Bin, the most powerful Eastern Route Army, contain the main force of the Liao Army, and let the Central Route Army and West Route Army capture Kyushu behind the mountain.

In order to contain the main force of the Liao army, the famous generals of the Song army were all in the East Route Army.

Xiao Yanyan, however, knew that there were tigers in the mountains, so she went towards the mountains.

She concentrated most of the elite soldiers of the Liao Kingdom and tried her best to deal with the Eastern Route Army. 】

【Xiao Yanyan and Han Derang led tens of thousands of elite cavalry to Tuoluokou to defend against Cao Bin's advance, and sent Brother Yeluxiu to infiltrate the north of the Song Army and harass the Song Army's grain road.

At the same time, Yelu Xiezhen was sent to lead an army to support Yunzhou and block the eastward advance of the other two Song armies.

More than ten days later, Brother Yeluxiu cut off Cao Bin's food.

Cao Bin's army had only stayed in Zhuozhou for more than ten days, and they had eaten up all their rations.

The mature and prudent Cao Bin hurriedly led his troops back to Xiongzhou.

At this time, the Eastern Route Army had no losses.

However, at this time, the Central Route Army and the West Route Army were victorious in successive battles, and Cao Bin's generals felt ashamed that their own army retreated, and they clamored to attack Zhuozhou again.