"No, no!" Emperor Liu argued loudly in the Chongzheng Hall. Perhaps sensing the impatience in Emperor Liu's voice, the ladies holding fans subconsciously increased their waving strength to calm Emperor Liu down.
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Emperor Liu stared at the increasingly heroic Wei King Liu Min in front of him, pointed to a sand table in front of him, and said: "There are more than 30,000 people in Shiwei, and less than 5,000 people in Wanyan Jurchen. The gap is six to one, and they attacked the city again."
, even if two of them are exchanged for one, they can annihilate the Jurchens, how can they not take down a mere Tieli City?"
In front of the father and son, there was a square sand table, which showed a large area of mountains, rivers, forests, fields, and cities. It was the Tieli area in the northeast. And surrounding Tieli City, there were some small red and yellow flags.
, represents the two forces of Shiwei and Jurchen that are wrestling in the Tieli area at this time.
Emperor Liu and his son were engaged in a game of military flag deduction in the war against the Shiwei and Jurchens. Emperor Liu obviously dominated Shiwei, who had the majority, while Liu Min naturally dominated the relatively weak Jurchens. However, after this deduction,
Disputes are inevitable.
Seeing that Emperor Liu was anxious, Liu Min said calmly: "Although Tieli City is small, it is still where the former Tieli King's City was, and there is a certain amount of defense that can be relied on. The Jurchens defended the city and prepared a large amount of food, grass and weapons in the city.
, Shiwei people mainly use cavalry, so they can fight in the field, but they may not be able to attack the city!"
"If Shiwei's cavalry can't attack the city, can the Jurchens be good at defending the city? Furthermore, didn't Wanyan Jurchens capture Tieli City with only three thousand cavalry?" Emperor Liu retorted.
Liu Min: "According to reports from the Liaodong Military Intelligence Department and the Wude Department, Wanyan Jurchen's troops have been specially trained in infantry combat. They are basically proficient in using various ordnance supported by Liaodong. Their city defense capabilities are naturally incomparable to our Han army.
Comparatively, but compared to Shiwei people, it should still be much better.
As for getting off the iron to leave the city, it was because of the unexpected effect. The Shiwei people were unprepared and lacked the experience of city guards, so the Jurchen cavalry took advantage of it!"
"Okay, even if what you say makes sense!" Emperor Liu pointed out: "But after all, Shiwei has nearly 30,000 people. We can still ask for help from Prince Shiwei's palace. Wanyan Bahai's Jurchen coalition only has more than 10,000 people.
, the superiority in military strength is not so easy to eliminate! Even if Tieli City cannot be captured for a while, they will be trapped to death!"
Why did Emperor Liu want to occupy Shiwei's side? It was because the Shiwei people were now the largest force among the foreign tribes in the Northeast. They used force to suppress others and relied on numbers to win. This was what Emperor Liu was best at most of the time in the past.
Although Emperor Liu claimed to be the Emperor of Ma, except for his actual participation in the war when he left Hedong before the founding of the People's Republic of China, the series of wars experienced by the other Han Dynasties did not give him the opportunity to truly display his "military capabilities". The Battle of Luancheng has already
It was his peak, and the only thing worthy of special mention. Even so, the fame of that battle was achieved by many coincidental factors.
When it comes to real military capabilities, Emperor Liu is obviously not as good as the sixth son in front of him. Liu Min said unhurriedly: "Siege may be a way, but it is cumbersome. This time the two sides are fighting, Wanyan Nu
It was really deliberate, but the people of Shiwei responded passively and did not have enough preparations. They could counterattack to Tieli City with just a large number of people.
Moreover, Wanyan Bahai had clearly prepared a response. He left 5,000 troops to defend the city, and led his own cavalry to roam outside, constantly harassing people, and cooperating inside and outside. Although there were few people, the initiative of the battle was in their hands. And there were Jurchen cavalry.
How could the Shiwei people, who were planning outside and not good at attacking the city, take the risk of being attacked and attack the city with all their strength?
Therefore, we can be sure that the Shiwei people will not be able to take Tieli City by force. Unless they wait for the Jurchens in the city to run out of food and grass, but that will take time, and the Shiwei people may not be able to sustain it for that long.
, the Three Wanyan Nuzhen should have some backup plans!"
After listening to his analysis, Emperor Liu thought for a while and pointed out: "The Jurchens' military strength is already weak, so they are divided into two groups. The intention is obvious, the idea is also good, and the internal and external echoes are consistent. However, if the strength of the Jurchens is thin, as long as there is a problem with one of them, then
It means failure and heavy losses.
The people of Shiwei cannot attack the city. They can leave a force to leave the city and concentrate their strength to destroy the Jurchen cavalry outside. You also said that they are capable of fighting in the field, and many of them are cavalry. In the plains and fields, they are still afraid.
Can’t beat the Jurchens?”
Liu Min: "If you can't beat him, why can't you run away? From my perspective, Wanyan Bahai is still a bit cunning, and naturally he won't fight head-on with the Shiwei people. As long as they are not forced into a head-on confrontation, the Shiwei people want to
It is not easy to defeat the Jurchens on the outside first.
What's more, although there are many people in Shiwei, the origin of the tribe is complex and it is difficult to get orders. Although there are few Jurchens, Wanyan Jurchens are the main ones. In terms of orders and prohibitions, the Jurchens have a certain advantage!"
"Then in your opinion, this time Wanyan Jurchen went north, could she really defeat the many with less, the weak with the strong, and successfully occupy the Tieli area?" Emperor Liu was a little anxious, and his words were angry.
Seeing this, Liu Min chuckled: "That's not necessarily the case. It's just based on the military flag deduction. If the son holds the Jurchen flag, it is natural to explore the Jurchens' advantages..."
Hearing what he said, Emperor Liu was stunned and couldn't help but laugh. This was just a dramatic deduction, how could he take it seriously? However, what he was talking about were military aircraft.
Looking back, he looked at the standard military situation on the sand table and pondered. After the rebellion of the Goryeo Kingdom was put down, the surrounding areas of the Han Dynasty had basically returned to basic peace. Even the Khitan people in Mobei were also very peaceful.
Although some disputes, conflicts and even rebellions are unavoidable everywhere, they are all minor disputes. Therefore, the Tieli dispute between the Wanyan Jurchens and Tulu Bushiwei in the Northeast is somewhat eye-catching.
Wanyan Nvzhen sent troops northward in the late spring of this year. Wanyan Bahai personally led tens of thousands of troops to cross the Huntong River north to attack the Shiwei people who had spread to the north of the Huntong River.
Wanyan Bahai sent 3,000 Jurchen cavalry as the vanguard, marched for more than 300 miles, and directly penetrated the original Tieliang City, drawing the Chinese army behind. This time, Wanyan Jurchen was risking his life. He was very determined and must win.
The expansion of territory included the Tieli area promised by the imperial court.
Tieli was originally a vassal state of the Liao Kingdom. During the Second Northern Expedition of the Han Dynasty, the Liao Kingdom's rule over the Northeast collapsed, and took the opportunity to rise up the Shiwei, Jurchen, Bohai and other ethnic groups.
As for the Tieli Kingdom, most of its troops were mobilized during the Khitan's war against the Han Dynasty, leaving them without the ability to resist when the Shiwei people advanced eastward. Even the Tieli people raised the rebels in time.
The banner still failed to avoid the end of destruction and was annexed by Tulu Bushiwei in the western grassland.
The land under Tieli's jurisdiction is considered vast, with an area of more than 30,000 square kilometers. It is mainly plains, surrounded by mountains and rivers, and has excellent soil quality, suitable for farming and grazing.
Although in Wanyan Bahai's eyes, the Huanglong Mansion in the south was more valuable, after all, the Han Dynasty occupied it, and he did not have the courage to fight with the imperial court.
Therefore, it is still acceptable to get the imperial court's commitment to the Tieli area. It just needs to be fought with the powerful Shiwei people in the north, and the only shortcoming of the Tieli area is probably that it occupies the western grassland to stay in Tulubu Shiwei.
However, if you want to develop and expand, you will always have to face enemies. For Wanyan Jurchen, she has a certain amount of confidence by relying on the imperial court, occupying great righteousness, and having some ordnance and weapons supported by the imperial court.
In fact, Wanyan Bahai had prepared the worst plan. If it failed, he would ask for reinforcements from the Han army and completely take shelter under the wings of the imperial court. At the same time, because the people in Shiwei had never paid much attention to the Han Dynasty, Wanyan Bahai also
Knowing this, the imperial court would not let his Wanyan Jurchen be wiped out by the Shiwei people. Based on this, there were not many scruples, one word, do it.
This time, the Wanyan tribe came out in full force, bringing with them the most powerful tribal armed forces in the tribe. At the same time, Wanyan Bahai also used his social attributes to recruit people from the surrounding Jurchen tribes such as Dalugu and Huanglong.
More than 3,000 people came to help, with the promise of huge profits. You must know that in the process of fighting against the Liao Dynasty, there were conflicts among several people.
From this, the Wanyan Jurchens launched their attack on the Tieli area. Moreover, the initial stage went very smoothly. Even though there were unkind instigations from the imperial court, the people of Shiwei were forewarned of this, but they still did not expect the speed of the Jurchens' advance.
, when the Jurchen cavalry raided Tieli City, they didn't even react.
After Wanyan Bahai captured Tieli City, he immediately started building city defenses and stockpiling grain, grass and weapons to prepare for the Shiwei people's counterattack.
At the same time, they also recruited the local Tieli people. Under the rule of the Shiwei people, the life of the original Tieli people was not easy at all. Naturally, Wanyan Bahai successfully persuaded a group of people to join forces with Wanyan Jurchen.
Together they fight against the Shiwei people. In addition, in the name of the support of the Han Dynasty, they are somewhat of a deterrent to the foreign races in the Northeast.
As for the Shiwei people, they resisted the Khitan in the past, and after being beaten, they reluctantly surrendered, and they rebelled at times. When the Han defeated the Khitan, regained Liaodong, and advanced into the Northeast, they still had the same unruly attitude.
Even the Han Dynasty court was afraid of it. Facing the mere intrusion of Wanyan Jurchen, it could not bear it. Soon, the Shiwei tribe army from the western grassland counterattacked with a retaliatory attitude.
The war between the two has been going on for almost three months.
