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The battle of Qigou Pass was an important battle between the Northern Song Dynasty and Liao State. In the spring of the third year of Yongxi (the fourth year of the unification of Qidan in 986), the Northern Song Dynasty attacked Liao. Cao Bin of Zhudong Road is eager to work. After entering Zhuozhou (now Zhuozhou, Hebei Province) alone, he was forced to withdraw to Xiongzhou (now Xiongxian East, Hebei Province) because of lack of food and grass. Soon, although wrapped in food and grass, the troops were exhausted and their combat effectiveness declined. Liao army tried to deal with Song Jun on the East Road earlier and earlier.

For Song Taizong and Zhao Guangyi, the history books say: "Shen Mouying is determined to break the sky." "Take frugality as treasure, take the clothes of Huan Zhuo, destroy kit kat, but offer female music and realize the right and wrong of swimming. Far away, restrain Fu Rui, benefit farmers, and test merits. Giving lectures is to learn more. Don't be crazy and rebellious to persuade scholars, lament regrets, be diligent and self-motivated, and forget to eat every day. "

He still looks like a wise king, but he is not. This man is suspicious, mean and ungrateful. What's more, he is obviously a military idiot and has to tell the front line what to do. In order to achieve his own selfishness, he forced the son of Mao in Wugong County to death and killed the king of Fuling (his brother). The defeat of Gaolianghe was the result of his own will. Before the war in the whole city, he was given a map of frontier generals. Thanks to the flexibility of the generals, they didn't fight according to his wishes, and they won a great victory. People like this who don't understand the military but always think they are very smart in the military are really hopeless. The supreme leader of Song Jun is such a person. No wonder he failed.

On the other hand, Xiao Taihou is a real woman, an outstanding representative of ancient female politicians and military strategists in China. Judging from his role in a series of activities such as refusing to accept internal peace, defending powerful enemies from abroad and personally collecting enemies, this man's talent was generally the best at that time. In terms of employing people, Han Derang, Yelvxiuge and Yelvxiuge all tried their best. Compared with her opponent, Zhao Guangyi, a useless and self-righteous person, is really a hundred times stronger.

So what abilities did the generals in Liao and Song Dynasties have?

Song: Cao Bin, Cui, Tian, Yuan Jizhong, Pan Mei, Yang Ye, etc.

Let's start with King Cao. In the battle of Qigou Pass, he was Song Jun's "land and water disposal in front of Youzhou Daoxing camp", that is, the coach of East Road. The Eastern Route Army is the main force of this campaign, with about10,000 people, and the "Northwest Route Deployment" Mi Xin is used as the horn, so Song Taizong put most of his bets on Cao Bin, so what about Cao Bin as the commander in chief?

Cao Bin mainly participated in two wars in the period: one was the battle to attack Shu, when he was the governor of Guizhou Province; One is the battle to destroy Nantang, and he is the coach. Looking at his role in these two battles, it is not difficult to find that this man is a Confucian general, and his tactics are not strange or strange, and he can't control it. Such a person is obviously not a commander in chief. In this way, in the battle of Qigou Pass, his series of wrong decisions, coupled with his inability to suppress generals, were almost wiped out in the end.

And Cui are out and out war generals. Mi Xin (Xi) is a living lout, and he was even appointed as a coach all the way; Cui was one of the generals who fought the most in the early Song Dynasty. He is experienced, brave and good at fighting. He served as Cao Bin's lieutenant in the battle of Qigouguan, but it didn't play much role.

Tian he yuan Jizhong. One is the deployment of Dingzhou Road, and the other is the supervision of Dingzhou Road. The two men did fight some beautiful battles at the beginning of the battle of Gou Gou Guan, but not when Liao reinforcements arrived. But on the whole, Yuan Jizhong is still a useful talent.

Pan Mei was very trusted in the era of Song Taizu, and his reputation was created by the Battle of the Southern Han Dynasty. Pan Mei commanded Song Jun to conquer Nanhan and defeated it, dripping with joy like running water, in which he skillfully used tactics to win with wisdom and win with less. But in the battle of Qigou Pass, Pan Mei seems to be a completely different person. At the beginning, he led the army out of Yanmen and took Yunyun, Yingying, Huan and Shuozhou. In fact, the Liao defenders were weak and everything they did was not commendable. After the defeat of Cao Bin in East Road, the Liao army of 100,000 troops marched westward, and Pan Mei and Yang Ye were ordered to cover the border people and evacuate to Yanmen. Pan Mei didn't listen to Yang Ye's advice, listened to Wang Shu, who boasted, and broke the contract and didn't save Yang Ye, which led to the defeat of Langya Village and Chen Gugu, and Yang Ye was captured and died of hunger strike.

Since the Song Dynasty, Yang Ye has been deployed to Yunzhou to observe and make envoys from general Wei, Daizhou and special envoys, and has been guarding Yanmenguan. Repelling the invading Liao soldiers many times, the most wonderful one was the Battle of Yanmen in 980. That year, Liao sent 100,000 troops from Yunzhou south to invade the Song Dynasty to the front of Yanmenguan. There were only a few thousand defenders in Yanmenguan. Knowing that they were outnumbered, Yang Ye led the cavalry through the western suburbs and detoured to the north gate of Yanmenguan, where they were hunted by the Liao army. Liao army wanted to attack, but was attacked from behind, not knowing the truth, and was in flight. Xiao Duh, Li and Xu's assistants, were all killed, and he told them to regret being captured. This campaign, Yang Ye moved to Yunzhou for observation, which won the trust of Emperor Taizong.

In the battle of Qigou Pass, Yang went out of Yanmen, collected the atlas, crescent moon and clouds, and returned them to Yanmen through four states. Cao suffered a crushing defeat in Gouguan, Tian Chongjin and Pan Meiwei retreated after the defeat, and Pan Mei and Yang Ye were ordered to protect the people of Sizhou to retreat. Yelv Xie Tie's army chased him, and Yang Ye suggested avoiding his front and being sharp. The result was ridiculed by Wang Shu and stimulated to play. Langya village was defeated and retreated to Chenjiagu. Seeing no reinforcements, he was captured and died.

Generally speaking, Song Jun's generals were born in the Five Dynasties, and they didn't lose the Khitans in bravery, but there were few great strategies. Among the generals who participated in the war, only Pan Mei had some accomplishments in tactics, but this time he didn't play it out at all, and his performance was the same as that of other mediocre generals.

In Liao Dynasty, there were Yelvxiuge, Yelvxiezhen, Yelvxiumei and Yelvxiedi.

Yelvxiuge, whose real name is Xunning, is a general of Qidan, and is called "God of War".

As early as 979, Brother Hugh defeated Song Jun's main force in the Battle of Gaoliang River, which made him famous.

In the battle of Qigou Pass, Cao Bin enlisted hundreds of troops, with a mighty voice and a dense cloud. Brother Hugh handled it well, confronted Cao Bin, knew the serenade, and didn't fight him. He often sends a light horse to harass him and cut off Song's way. Cao Bin was ordered to retreat to Xiongzhou because of his low salary, but was stopped by Song Taizong. Before he was wrapped in food, he joined the Mi Xinjun. At this point, Xiao Taihou led reinforcements to Zhuozhou. Cao Bin couldn't suppress his men's greed for work, so he had to storm Zhuozhou, was attacked by Hugh and Hou Yaozong, and retreated south in the rain. Brother Hugh led the fine rider to chase after him and chased him to Qigou Pass. Cao Binjun suffered a crushing defeat, and Cao Bin and Mi Xin rode away. Song Jun retreated to the Juma River, scrambling to get involved, trampling on himself, losing more than 10,000 soldiers, causing rivers of blood and blocking the river.

Yelvxiuge played the role of the savior of the Qidan army in this battle, just like in the Battle of Gaolianghe. Yelvxiuge participated in the early battles between Song Jun and Liao Army. And victorious, the real failure is only once, that is, the battle of Xu He lost to the "black-faced king"-Song Jiang Yin Jilun.

History calls it "wise and far-reaching, expecting enemies as gods." Every victory is a meritorious service, and foot soldiers are happy to use it. I've fought more wars and never killed an innocent man. "

This is what the Khitans have to do. What can a husband ask for?

Yelu Xietie, a famous Han Yin, was an important official of Qidan.

In 979, Song Taizong levied Taiyuan, and then you Ji. He rescued Yelushi before Baimaling, and then defeated Songshi with Hugh in the battle of Gaoliang River. Xiuge and Jieti were the two pillars of Liao army at that time.

After the death of Emperor Jing Zong of Liao Dynasty, Xiao Taihou proclaimed himself emperor, which made people uneasy, with internal and external troubles. Yelv Xie Tie and Han Derang tried their best to assist the Empress Dowager, and the Khitan stabilized the internal affairs.

In the battle of Qigou Pass, Song and Shi went hand in hand. Xiao Taihou personally signed aid to Youzhou, handed over the war on the western front to Yelu Xiezhen, and worshipped him as the commander-in-chief of Shaanxi Road.

Ye Lvxie lived up to expectations and skillfully defeated Song Jun in Yuzhou. Song Juntian Chongjin and Pan Mei both lost. Soon, "Yang Invincible" was forced to fight. Yelv obliquely ambushed in Langya Village, defeated Yang Ye, pursued Chen Gugu and captured him alive. Yang Ye died of hunger strike.

After Yelv Xie Yan swept the mountain, all the states behind the mountain occupied by Song Jun were recovered.

Yeluchuchucai, whose word is hidden, is a general of the Qidan royal family.

In 979, Song Taizong levied Hedong. Liao sent troops to help at the request of the Lord of the Northern Han Dynasty. He condemned Fu Nan, the prime minister of Jerusalem, and the king of Lu Ye as the main generals of the enemy. Lu Ye, the deputy commander of the Tang Dynasty, only led troops to help the army. In Baimaling, he was blocked by a big stream, and Guo was waiting for the Song Dynasty. Yelusha advocated waiting for the rear forces to arrive before attacking. Both sides believe that a quick attack can wipe out Guo Jin in one fell swoop. As a result, after two battles, Yeleshi's enemies and his five sons were killed, and Yelusha and Yelusha were in a desperate situation. If Yelu Xie Zhen hadn't come to the rescue in time, the two Khitan generals might have died.

The battle of Gaolianghe was not only to help Hugh break the Song Division, but also to make amends and make meritorious deeds.

In the battle of the whole city, the Liao army was defeated. Only when the troops were not chaotic, the whole division retreated and was rewarded by the imperial edict. Later, I went to Tokyo to stay.

In the battle of Qigou Pass, Ma only led Tokyo (Liaoyang Prefecture, Liaoning Province, now Liaoyang, Liaoning Province) to help Nanjing (Youzhou) and moved to the east of Zhuozhou with Hugh Gekesong's army.

Yeluma's position in Qidan was not very high at that time, but he was as famous as Yelusha. The history book says, "If Gaoliang Shuozhou wins, the gods will be discredited like yellow sand. Because of Xiuge Qi Xie, they will see their merits. The so-called loss of the east corner will reap mulberries."

Yeludi, the general of the Khitan royal family, is brave and good at archery.

This man is a war general, and he heard about the battle of Qigou Pass under the account of Yelu Xie Zhen. In the battle of Chen Gugu, an arrow hit Yang Ye, causing him to fall and be captured. Nothing else has been completed.

To sum up, General Khitan can unite with the outside world, which is better than General Song who is greedy for work. As far as personal ability is concerned, Brother Hugh is as famous as any general Song at that time. Beating around the bush, there are small achievements inside and great achievements outside. Among the Song generals at that time, it was also rare. People like Mawei and Xidi are ordinary soldiers, and such generals can be found everywhere in the Song army.

In terms of strategy and tactics, Song initially took exterior attack, while Liao took interior defense.

Song Jun's intention is to take Cao Binjun as the main force, stall the speed, so as to attract the attention of the Liao army, so that it can't take care of Song Jun's other two-way attack, and wait until Tian Chongjin and Pan Mei achieve the states behind the mountain, and then win the Youzhou in one fell swoop.

How can the three armies know each other like the back of their hands when they are hundreds of miles apart? Besides, the cavalry of the Liao army is fast, and it doesn't need time to reinforce. The troops of the East Road are slow, and the Liao soldiers are already ready. Are they guaranteed to win?

Without unified command of the three armed forces, Zhao Guangyi stayed away from "remote control" and made the mistake of "being with the three armed forces and not knowing their rights". Personal expedition of Xiao Taihou!

In the face of Song Jun's three-way success, the Liao army made several choices.

Taking defending Youzhou as the primary goal, after Song Jun lost his spirit, he fought back one by one.

Tactically, when Hugh took the defensive posture at first, he exhausted the enemy's methods and skillfully used them, which made Song Jun unable to advance or retreat and was wiped out in the chaos.