After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

Just when the "Wutai Mountain Hulu Valley Ambush" was in full swing in Daizhou, the Songxi Army troops, which had passed through Shizhou and entered the (Liao) Xijing Road, finally crossed the Huoshao Mountain and arrived near Datong Prefecture.

Looking at Yunzhong City, the capital of Yunzhou, which had once belonged to the Central Plains Dynasty, Guo Kui sighed with emotion. Then he waved his hand and whispered, "All troops, attack."

"Remember, we don't have extra time to stay. After entering the city, the first thing we must do is seize the military documents in the garrison, and then send an urgent message, requesting the garrisons in Xijing Road to come to the rescue of Datong Prefecture!"

"Second, place gunpowder at the corners of the city to blow down all of Datong City's walls. Now that we have such a good opportunity, let's make the Khitans work hard to rebuild the city's defenses!"

As soon as Guo Kui finished speaking, all the generals in the army burst into laughter. They looked at each other and felt that their commander-in-chief had some bad intentions.

"When Xiao Yi came back, he saw that his own nest had been destroyed. I wonder what he was thinking?"

Zhe Jishi was somewhat excited and wanted to see the other person's expression.

"I think he wants to die. In Datong Prefecture, there is the Huayan Temple built by Yelu Hongji, which contains statues of emperors from past dynasties."

"I heard that Yelu Hongji put a lot of effort into supporting these temples, donating a lot of money for incense and gold-built Buddha statues every year."

Zhong Zhen described the situation in Datong Prefecture with an air of anticipation.

"I forgot about this. Jishi, you lead the troops and search the land within Huayan Temple several times. Confiscate all the gold and silver."

"There are quite a few merchants in Datong Prefecture. Let's see if they have any. We can exchange them for some beef and mutton products to improve the soldiers' food."

Guo Kui's words were truly shocking. After all, the ancients were very respectful of places like temples and Taoist temples.

Even in times of war, people would not easily invade temples and Taoist temples, so many war refugees would convert to Buddhism and become monks to preserve their reputations.

In addition, the ancients were superstitious and always felt that doing so would damage their own karma, so they would show mercy to Buddhist temples and Taoist temples.

After all, the "Three Wus and One Zong Destroyed Buddhism" incident happened before, and the end of these four emperors was not good. Therefore, many people still believe that they should not provoke Buddhist temples easily.

"Marshal, is this okay?"

Although Zhe Jishi was born into the Tangut tribe, they also had their own beliefs. Isn't it too much to destroy people's beliefs?

"War has its own laws. It is the key to the fate of a nation and a clan. In front of these things, no matter how exquisite the fate is, it cannot compare to the words of national peace and people's contentment!"

"If there is any retribution for today's destruction of the temple, it will be entirely my fault. No one else will be held responsible!"

Guo Kui brought out Han's words to stop everyone from talking, and now no one said anything.

"Since this is a matter concerning the fate of our nation and our people, how can we let the Marshal bear it alone? I, a humble general, am willing to share this responsibility with the Marshal."

Yao Si clasped his fists and bowed, then spoke solemnly.

"We are all willing to share this cause and effect!!!"

All the Song army generals saluted collectively to express their support for Guo Kui.

"With the support of the people and the will of the army, why worry about the failure of the great cause and the rise of the Song Dynasty?"

"With all of you encouraging each other, even the gods and Buddhas in heaven will not be afraid—!"

Guo Kui took the lead and drank a bowl of cold wine, then fell down heavily.

The generals followed suit, drank a glass of cold wine, smashed the bowls and led the troops to attack.

. . . . . .

Just a few days after the Song army captured Datong Prefecture with great fanfare, the news spread throughout the Liao Kingdom.

It was said that at the Eastern Army camp on the front line of Baigouyi, Yelu Hongji received the news that Datong Prefecture had fallen and Huayan Temple had been destroyed. He was so angry that his old injury relapsed and he collapsed in the camp.

Xiao Boyu and Yelu Liang took over the military and political responsibilities at the same time and issued orders one after another.

On the one hand, he strictly ordered the garrisons around Datong Prefecture to stay in the cities and not to go out to rescue Datong Prefecture easily.

On the other hand, it required the border troops of Shuozhou, Yingzhou and Weizhou to launch an all-out attack to pull and contain the Song army's troops in various places.

Finally, there was an urgent order urging Xiao Yi to withdraw his troops. Unfortunately, this news did not reach Xiao Yi until the end of the Song-Liao War.

After finally stabilizing the overall situation, Yelu Hongji woke up and listened to the reports from Xiao Boyu and Yelu Liang, nodding in praise.

"You did the right thing. The Western Army's surprise attack on Datong Prefecture was clearly intended to encircle and attack the reinforcements. They wanted to transfer the remaining troops from Xijing Road to the vicinity of Datong Prefecture."

"Now that Datong Prefecture has fallen, we can't afford to lose the rest of the cities just for this one. The loss will outweigh the gain."

Yelu Hongji slowly rubbed his chest, which felt a little stuffy.

"However, Xixia must be held accountable for the Song army's use of the western border to launch a surprise attack. How could they dare to let the Song army pass through so easily?"

There is a hint of cowardice in Yelu Hongji's words. If he can't bully the Song Dynasty, can't he bully a small Xixia like you?

Western Xia: Bad luck and bad luck!

"What's the current situation of Xiao Yi's Western Route Army? What happened to them? Why haven't you replied to my letter in these days?"

Yelu Hongji asked three questions in a row, leaving Yelu Liang and Xiao Boyu at a loss for words. After all, the current situation was a mess.

They, the Liao Dynasty, are likely to lose control of the Xijing Road, and this is the most important thing.

Yelu Hongji sighed helplessly. He didn't expect the war to turn out like this.

Not only did the Song Dynasty fail to surrender as it had done before, but it suffered successive casualties and even lost Datong Prefecture.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. Datong Prefecture is located in the heart of the Liao Dynasty. The Song army is now isolated and deep in the enemy's territory. They dare not use any unnecessary measures."

Yelu Liang could only comfort the other party in this way, but unfortunately, compared to Xiao Yi who went deep into Song territory to face the main force of the Hedong Army and the main force of the reinforcements, the Western Army led by Guo Kui could come and go freely in the empty enemy territory.

At the end of February, battle reports and military intelligence from various places finally reached Yelu Hongji.

Seeing the news that the Western Army of the Song Dynasty began to evacuate Datong Prefecture in an orderly manner and head south, he suddenly felt an impulse and a feeling of panic filled his heart.

"Why did they suddenly give up Datong Prefecture? What else do they want to do? Could it be that Han Ming has some other plans?"

Yelu Hongji has been led by Han by the nose. Whether he admits it or not, he is indeed no match for the cunning young man opposite him.

"Investigate! Send out all the Long Xijins and investigate the movements of the Song army!"

"Also, tell that loser Xiao Yi to withdraw from Song territory. Completely withdraw from Song territory. I don't care what method he uses. Bring my 80,000 troops back to the country!"

"If he couldn't do that, there would be no need for him to come back alive..."

Yelu Hongji's defense was completely broken. In a series of head-on and side confrontations with Han Ming, he could be said to have been completely defeated.

Now he just wanted to quickly withdraw Xiao Yi's 80,000 western troops from Daizhou, and then find out the movements of Guo Kui's army of the Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me for being blunt, but the movements of Guo Kui's troops from the Song Dynasty could be related to Xiao Yi's 80,000 troops."

Although Xiao Boyu was worried about Yelu Hongji's health, he could not pretend that he did not notice anything. He had to say what he should say in advance so that the other party would be mentally prepared.

Yelu Hongji's dragon eyes widened instantly and stared at Xiao Boyu.

Then he leaned over and stared at the map on the table, seeing that the straight-line distance from Datong Prefecture to Daizhou was only a few hundred miles.

If the enemy moves to the northeast and garrison in the Pingxingzhai defense line, then Xiao Yi's 80,000 troops in the west will be dead and there will be no possibility of survival.

Yelu Hongji seemed to realize the crux of the problem. His face turned pale instantly, and then a flash of blood passed across his face.

"puff--!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Yelu Hongji spat out a mouthful of blood, which splattered all over the central military tent.

"His Majesty--!"

"His Majesty--!"

Yelu Liang and Xiao Boyu were furious and rushed forward to support the staggering Yelu Hongji.

"Asu...Asu..."

Yelu Hongji's eyes were distracted and he kept pulling at Yelu Liang's sleeves.

"Your Majesty, I am here... I am here... You say..."

Yelu Liang gritted his teeth, his face showing panic and discomfort.

"Protect the Western Route Army... Tell Xiao Yi... They can't leave... They can't leave... Han Ming... The Song Army is well prepared..."

"Eighty thousand troops... cannot be lost... otherwise... the Liao Dynasty will be in chaos..."

Yelu Hongji's consciousness was in complete confusion, and Yelu Liang could only vaguely guess the meaning.

"Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely pass the news to Xiao Yi. You must take care of yourself!!!"

Yelu Liang looked at Yelu Hongji who closed his eyes peacefully, and his expression turned extremely ugly.

After carefully handing it to Xiao Boyu, Yelu Liang suddenly stood up and was about to walk out of the tent.

"What are you going to do?" Xiao Boyu asked with a bad look while holding Yelu Hongji.

"I will go to Daizhou myself and bring out the Western Route Army!"

Yelu Liang did not look back and quickly walked out of the tent. He first called the military doctor, then gathered his Long Xijin men and prepared to go to Daizhou to rescue the Western Route Army and deliver the message.