I became the son of Renzong

Thinking about future generations, the unification war after a thousand years will be a matter of millions of troops, and it is still a war on an incomplete territory.

Thinking that in this era, Yi Guochao's millions of soldiers would encircle and suppress such a vast territory of Beiliao... Zhao Xi knew it was impossible.

Moreover, the mobility of the Northern Liao cavalry cannot be resisted by Guochao.

This is also the reason why Zhao Xi has not launched a full-scale war, and has been waiting for the loss of Beiliao itself.

What Zhao Xi thinks is not only to regain Yanyun...~

The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun are a natural defensive barrier, and this is also the defense line for the Central Plains dynasties to resist foreigners.

Zhao Xi believes that recovering the Yanyun Sixteen States is only the most basic strategic goal.The country has a considerable number of cavalry loyal to the court, so that it is possible to realize his idea...~

With the wool and cotton industries, Zhao Xi felt that it was not impossible to use both kindness and power, and suppression and appeasement, to bring the tribes of the grassland back to their hearts.

The first obstacle to achieving this goal is the Beiliao dynasty, which is decaying day by day, but can still survive.

Now, after all, it is still so close, it is not enough to make those tribes attached to the Beiliao Dynasty completely give up...

Yelu Yixin's rebellion, civil strife in the entire Northern Liao Dynasty... Zhao Xi has always regarded this matter as a catalyst.

Sending troops at this time...Zhao Xi really didn't think it was a good time.

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Guochao didn't fight with all his strength, and this battle was really uncomfortable.

Not only Wang Shunchen, Zhou Tong, and Zhe Kexing thought this way, but even Zhong Jianzhong felt that the battle was not going smoothly.

If the land is lost, the land is lost, and if the land is lost, the land is lost.This is the core of the war theory left by the officials in the lecture hall.

This kind of construction has a deep understanding.

But in the current war, there is no way to give full play to the official war guidance theory.

The earliest battle of Haoshuichuan, the later Hedong, and the destruction of Xixia, the grand strategy of the officials, and the final results of the battle have all realized the official war thinking.

But this time the battle made Jianzhong feel that it didn't seem to have any effect.

Nearly 20 troops marched northward, and the battle line advanced fifty miles northward, which seemed to be very effective, but in fact, since the battle, there has not been a decent battle on the entire battlefield.

Putting aside the previous battles, basically both sides gather forces at a certain point, in a certain city, and the outcome of one or more battles determines the overall situation of the battle.

However, this time, Beiliao obviously changed its tactics...~

Beiliao gave full play to the mobility of the cavalry, and did not encounter Guochao's troops at all.

As we advance northward, we have to be on guard against the cavalry of the Northern Liao Dynasty at all times, but when the imperial court lined up with chariots, the cavalry of the Northern Liao Dynasty immediately fled away...

However, the chasing chariots of Guochao couldn't compare with the cavalry of the Northern Liao Dynasty at all, and they always couldn't catch up.

At the same time, during the pursuit, the Northern Liao cavalry was attacked by a small number of cavalry from time to time.

The war is not going well, even extremely bad.

The number of Northern Liao cavalry that was wiped out was even worse than the loss of gunpowder and ammunition consumed by Guochao.

This is not fighting, it's like playing hide and seek...

"Report...to the commander-in-chief, thirty miles away from Yizhou. According to the scout investigation, there is no Beiliao army stationed in Yizhou city, and even the yamen has been evacuated..."

This is the status quo. They have already reached Yizhou, but they have not experienced a major battle so far.

"Camp up ten miles outside the city, and the scouts send out fifty miles..."

It doesn't make any sense to enter Yizhou, at least Zhong Jianzhong thinks so.

Speaking of which, I have captured Yizhou, but did I really capture it?

The original Northern Liao garrison in Yizhou was [-], and even [-] were not wiped out.The entire Yizhou garrison is still fully organized.

Stationed in Yizhou, there is no other benefit except that the security needs to be better than that of camping in the wild, and it needs to prevent secret operations.

This kind of feeling gives a feeling of going deep into the enemy's hinterland.

"What about the other roads?"

"Back to Commander, it's all the same. Throughout the advance, several armies did not encounter a major battle, but the scouts' investigations all showed that there were no less than 20 Beiliao cavalry on the front line."

That's it...it's a war without a fight.

Beiliao has shrunk?This kind of construction knows that it is impossible.According to the report of the scouts, the cavalry of the Northern Liao Dynasty were just broken into pieces, and they were on the huge plain of Hebei Road.

"Report... Commander, there are thousands of riders approaching from the north, fifty miles away from the camp..."

The lieutenants were all gearing up, thinking that there should be a big battle.

But Jianzhong feels that this should be the support force going south from Zhongjing Road and Nanjing Road...~ They still won't fight against the army.

"Get ready to fight!"

Is it really coming, or you have to follow the rules.

Chariot combat already has a fixed process in the country, and every lieutenant general knows it, and even every soldier in a different position knows it.

This is a defensive battle, there is no special arrangement.

"Report...~At thirty miles, the Northern Liao cavalry scattered and did not advance towards us..."

The generals who had just been excited in the handsome tent became discouraged in an instant.

"How is this battle going to be fought?"

"The imperial court should increase its troops, advance step by step, and surround the entire Hebei Road with an iron wall, and see how the thieves from Beiliao escape?"

"There are a million soldiers in the whole country, and [-] chariots. Even if they are all placed on Hebei Road, they can't be surrounded by water, and they still can't prevent the Northern Liao cavalry from fleeing."

"The linkage between cavalry and chariot is the key to victory!"

"The coordinated combat between Fanqi and chariot infantry still needs time to adapt, and the martial arts hall is revising the operation manual..."

This is probably the reason why the imperial court has not decided the decisive battle so far?

Chapter 890 Retracement

The battle line was too long, and even the contact of the several armies they advanced northward was not timely.

It wasn't until the next day that Zhong Jianzhong realized that there were soldiers and horses going south to support the entire front, and they all avoided the main force of the Guochao and disappeared without a trace on Hebei Road.