Yan Yun 16 cities, the north that those who point to is Shanxi, north of Heibei is taken, add Beijing and Tianjin these a few areas, tang Chao period is differentiated to be 16 cities. Yan Yun position of 16 cities strategy is all in all, the Yan Shan of Beijing north can serve as natural protective screen, can hold back north nomadic south below, can say the natural protective screen that is Central Plains dynasty. Regrettablly a so main strategic area, was given distant state by Shi Jingtang of puppet emperor of great-great-grandfather of the later han dynasty however.
After Song Chaojian stands, beginning cloud of hand recover swallow namely 16 cities. The Christian era 979 years, what Song Chao finishs the recover of pair of north Chinese is afterwar, justice drive drives light of Song Taizong Zhao to be asked for in person, on June 21, forward of army of the Song Dynasty reachs easy city. Why does the bottom lead law of Ye of king of courtyard of distant country north army nick Song Jun, the result is distant army defeat utterly, ye law why did the bottom escape secret state city, this battle still caught Song Jun captive of 500 distant army. Song Jun next the task is to need to capture secret state city. Secret state city is secret administrative division of Tang Chao period govern place, roughly the position is before the Xuan Wu area of Beijing city. Belong to town of military importance of northward military affairs, strategic position is all in all. Distant country is occupational after secret state city, natural deploy a large number of forces, want to capture it also is by no means easy thing.
On June 23, song Jun comes to secret administrative division suburban, distant army gives city accept a challenge. Zhao Guangyi is directed personally, morale of officers and soldiers of army of the Song Dynasty is rising, song Jun sweeps the Qidan barback with secret suburban administrative division and empty, 10 thousand person controls distant army casualty, had not begun to attack a town right now. On June 25, zhao Guangyi gives orders encircle a city. Song Jun surrounds secret state city watertightly. This thinking that the Song Jun that can take next secret state cities quickly is disappointed however, they attack a town ten days continuously, do not have any propulsion however. Be in charge of those who defend a city is a youth, call Han Derang, be by no means the generation of aimlessly. His father is the Han Kuangsi of distant country, battle-scarred. Saying path, tiger father does not have a dog child, han Derang's defend to the last, add the weather of burning hot intense heat of summer, let soldier's morale of army of the Song Dynasty began to shake.
And the reinforcements of secret state city, the reinforcements of distant country also is adding rapid march on the road. On July 6, zhao Guangyi receives battlefield report, northwest of secret state city appears distant army is big army, ye law rests the reinforcements that elder brother leads arrived. Very fast, 2 army in broomcorn river (the river always is decided formerly outside Beijing Xizhimen today) launched a fight, after a fight closely passes, distant sergeant gas was occupied windward. Day slowly black come down, be in right now, 2 firedrake appeared before Song Jun, it is distant army was lifting firebrand to come over. Song Jun sees so much link, most person of Na Liaojun. Think of this, arms of sergeant of the Song Dynasty begins beat a retreat. Actually, distant army does not have how many person at all, it is chief commander lets each Qidan arms only there are two links in the hand, the face looks distant army is more, go up from imposing manner crushing Song Jun.
Battle fight closely overnight, the following day after day break, song Jun already casualty number, song Taizong Zhao is smooth on justice body medium 3 arrows, cart of a donkey is taken to escape hard all the way in fluster, distant army chased after Zhuo city to just stop all the time pursue and attack. The battle of broomcorn river, stopped Song Chao to unite countrywide pace, and allegedly Zhao Guangyi later dead, also bring about because of the arrow injury that suffers this. (article keyword: The history, chinese history, chinese ancient time history, song Chao, distant country, martial history)
