During the Song Dynasty, who was the first founding general who personally ruined the national fortune of the Great Song Dynasty?

Speaking of the founding star of the Song Dynasty, especially in the process of unifying the South, one person made the greatest contribution. He personally destroyed Houshu and Nantang, which can be said to be the first hero of the founding of the Song Dynasty.

However, it was this famous player who was the best in the world at that time, but he was defeated in a strategic decisive battle that decided the national movement.

What the hell is going on here?

This man is Cao Bin, a famous player in the Northern Song Dynasty. The key battle that was discredited was the battle of Qigou Pass in the Song and Liao Dynasties.

Cao Bin was discovered by Zhao Kuangyin, Song Taizu in his early years and was promoted to the rank of army commander. The biggest feature of Cao Bin's war is that he attaches importance to military discipline, is cautious and can bear the burden of humiliation.

Cao Bin stabilized the Chengdu Rebellion in the Battle of Pinghou Shu, and saved the royal family of Nantang and Jinling City through intercession in the process of Pingnan Tang.

Because of this contribution, Cao Bin was appointed as an envoy, proofreader and loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty.

After Song Taizong acceded to the throne, he also reused Cao Bin. At that time, he was the tallest and biggest star in Song Jun, and was called "the first in the world".

However, embarrassing things are about to happen.

Song Taizong is a military dwarf. In the Battle of Gaolianghe, the northern expedition to Qidan was defeated, and he rode a donkey south, which was very embarrassing.

Unwilling to fail, he made another northern expedition in 986 AD seven years later. This time, he divided his troops into three ways, sent Cao Bin as the main force, led the elite of the Northern Song Dynasty as the main attack, and vowed to seize Youzhou.

Cao Bin attacked all the way from central and eastern Hebei and went straight to Beijing today.

Originally, Cao Bin led the army with the most soldiers and the best soldiers, and they were invincible all the way. He won several battles and arrived in Zhuozhou, where the situation was good.

However, at this time, the crisis appeared.

The initial strategy of the Northern Song Dynasty was the three-way Northern Expedition, which was divided into two ways to attack and take Beijing directly. However, the progress of Cao Bin is so fast that the Pan Mei Department on the flank can't keep pace and can't assemble at the same time.

At this time, the main force of Liao has reached the front line of Zhuozhou, and its commander-in-chief is the famous Yelvxiuge who was breached seven years ago.

Seven years ago, Yelvxiuge cut off the route for providing foodstuff in Song Jun with the advantage of cavalry, and then violently attacked and defeated Song Taizong. Now he is doing the same thing again, sending cavalry to cut off the route for providing foodstuff in Cao Bin, causing Cao Bin to be in a dilemma and forced to retreat to Xiongzhou to get food.

In military operations, the whole body is affected by one event, and the Khitan cavalry is more mobile than Song Jun. Cao Bin's behavior was severely reprimanded by Song Taizong. Song Taizong ordered Cao Bin to leave Xiongzhou, meet Pan Mei and others near Zhuozhou, and then seize Beijing.

However, the soldiers in Cao Bin thought that the troops and equipment of the other two roads were not as good as their own, and now they are so timid all the way, so they asked Cao Bin to take the initiative to attack Qidan and build an army.

Cao Bin could not restrain his men and took the initiative to attack the Khitan.

The result was a fiasco. Under the siege of the Khitan main force, Cao Bin and his men were completely annihilated in Qigou Pass and fled back to the capital of song dynasty.

The battle of Qigou Pass was the largest in the Song and Liao Wars, and it was also the heaviest loss in Song Jun. The loss of this defeat even exceeded the previous disastrous defeat of Gaolianghe.

This failure directly led to the announcement of the first general of the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty, the loss of elite troops in the Northern Song Dynasty, and the national prestige plummeted. Since then, the Song Dynasty has never been able to launch a large-scale northern expedition against the Khitan, and it was completely passively beaten strategically until the rise of Xu Jin Guo.