Zhao Defang's road to the virtuous king

德芳29岁 王妃30岁 长子12 次子10幼子8-女儿6

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In August of the first year of Duangong, Wu Shengjun Jiedushi and Deng Wang Qian Chu died at the age of 59. Taizong abolished the dynasty for seven days, gave him the posthumous title Zhongyi, and was buried in Luoyang. (Qian Chu was originally the king of Wuyue Kingdom, and he surrendered to Song Dynasty in the third year of Taiping Xingguo.)

At the beginning of September in the first year of Duangong, Emperor Taizong appointed Li Jilong as the capital of Dingzhou. In the middle of the month, Emperor Yelulongxu of the Liao Dynasty led his army to invade the south. Zhuozhou city was attacked from all sides at the same time, but the defenders in the city resisted very tenaciously, and the Liao army suffered heavy casualties, but the Song army finally lost to the fierce attack of the Liao army.Xiao Qinde, consort of Liao Kingdom, and Grand Master Xiao Darin were both wounded by arrows during the battle. Xiao Qinde was seriously injured, Emperor Yelu Longxu of Liao Dynasty hurriedly drove him back to the camp for treatment.Seeing that the Liao army seemed to be retreating, the rushing reinforcements began to return to the original station. When the Liao army heard the news of the withdrawal of the Song Dynasty army, they immediately sent general Yelu Sezhen to pursue it. The imperial army was caught off guard and was defeated by the Liao army.

At the beginning of October, the Liao Army continued to invade the Song Dynasty in the south and broke through the Shadui Post. In the middle of the month, the Liao Kingdom reorganized the surrendered Song Army into seven legions, named Guisheng.However, Ma Dechen, Liao's marching staff officer, reported to Yelu Longxu that he worried that the Song army who had surrendered to Liao would not serve Liao in combat, and suggested that the surrendered Song army should be sent back to the Song Dynasty.But Yelu Longxu didn't approve what he played.At the end of the month, Xi Wang Shouning, the leader of the Xi tribe of the Liao Kingdom, defeated the border guards of the Song Dynasty at Yijin Pass. The Liao Army took advantage of this to march to the Great Wall.

In the same month, Taizong specially appointed the commander of the four chambers of the Dragon God Guard of the Mabu Army, and the commander of the four chambers of the Tianwu Temple in front of the temple.

At the beginning of November, Yelu Longxu personally led a large army to attack the entrance of the Great Wall. The Liao army launched a fierce attack from all directions. The defenders of the Song Dynasty were unable to resist. Persuading the general to surrender, but the general refused, Yelu Sezhen was furious and beheaded all the defenders of the Song Dynasty.

At this time, above the court hall of the imperial city of Bianjing, Emperor Taizong was discussing countermeasures against the Liao Dynasty with his ministers. Most of the courtiers proposed not to confront the Liao army head-on and stick to the city for now. "

"What's the current situation in Mancheng?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Liao army has broken through Mancheng, the defenders have been killed, and the defenders have withdrawn from Mancheng to seek help from Qizhou."

"What! The whole city fell!" Taizong's hand tightly held the armrest of the dragon chair. "Damn it!"

"Your Majesty," a minister said, "At present, the Liao army is in full swing, and our army has no complete countermeasures. If the defenders of the cities rush to send troops, they may lose more cities. Please also issue an order to order the border guards to stick to the cities. Do not fight on your own."

Taizong thought about it for a long time, and suddenly thought of the battle of Junziguan. The imperial army wore thin military uniforms in the cold winter due to lack of preparation, and their hands and feet were frostbitten. It was difficult to draw their bows to fight against the Liao cavalry. The entire army was annihilated, and the young and strong men in many cities such as Shenzhou, Sucheng, and Wen'an were massacred by the Liao army. Such a painful lesson made Taizong very worried, so he looked at the officials under his rank and asked, "What do you think? Woolen cloth?"