Yelujing's tone was inevitably sarcastic. Some details about the outcome of the Huainan War were spread outside the Great Wall. For the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Kingdom, they had more soldiers and horses than the Han army, and they also had the advantage of naval forces. As a result, within half a year
, losing more than 100,000 people in a row, and leading to the end of ceding half of the country to make peace, it is natural for people to despise it.
Yelu Wuzhi then said: "Your Majesty, I believe that no matter how weak the south of the Yangtze River is, if the Han army wants to pacify it, it will be necessary for a hundred thousand troops to cross the Yangtze River and march south. Just imagine, if a hundred thousand Han troops were transferred north to deal with the Liao Dynasty,
What a big trouble it is for our dynasty? Just Jiangnan can contain the 100,000 troops of the Southern Dynasty, and it has already played its role in our dynasty!"
Hearing what Yelu Wuzhi said, Yelujing said: "As you said, the Han Dynasty will need one hundred thousand troops to conquer the south of the Yangtze River. However, if the Liao Dynasty moves, the Han Dynasty will temporarily put aside the southern expedition and go all out to the north to deal with our army.
, leaving a partial division to defend in the south, with the strength of the Southern Tang Dynasty, can we send troops northward to contain the Han Dynasty for our dynasty? If so, how can the Southern Tang Dynasty contain 100,000 Han troops? In the end, it will still be between the Liao and the Han
All-out war..."
From the words of the Liao Emperor, I could hear concerns, but Yelu Wuzhi said very resolutely: "Your Majesty, if the war between Liao and Han begins, you should go all out and fight with the whole country. There is no possibility of leaving any force behind!"
Yelujing nodded, agreeing with what he said, and asked seriously: "All of you here are important ministers of Liao Bing who have implemented military affairs for many years. You are familiar with the national conditions. In your opinion, now is the time to start a full-scale war with the Southern Dynasty.
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In response to this question, everyone was silent, and it was difficult to answer the question for a while. Today, the Liao Kingdom is considered to have become rich. A country that is maturing will inevitably have some scruples, and major decisions are not made easily by the heat of the moment.
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At this time, a very young nobleman present stood up and said: "Your Majesty, all the princes say that the Southern Dynasty is powerful, are they afraid of it because of its power? Since the founding of the Liao Dynasty by Taizu and the founding of Taizong, we have been invincible in all directions.
Are you convinced that the Southern Dynasty is also a place where I can gallop around and take whatever I want? How come today, I have all kinds of scruples and hesitations? Since the Southern Dynasty must be a formidable enemy, why not simply attack it? Is our Daliao weak?
Warriors, don’t you dare to raise your sword to kill the enemy?”
This young nobleman was not yet 20 years old. His name was Yelu Dilie, and he was the fourth brother of Yelujing. Listening to his generous and generous remarks, it had an inspiring effect. Yelujing smiled and said: "Basuo.
Sumire's courage is commendable! But I am worried and have lost my courage!"
After saying that, Yelujing fell into deep thought for a while, and the ministers did not dare to disturb him. After a long time, Yelujing straightened up and said in a solemn and serious tone: "Throughout the thousands of years of history in the Southern Dynasties, whenever there was civil strife in the Central Plains, the North
It is the time to rise and dominate. It is also the case today. The Li and Tang Dynasties collapsed and the heroes were divided. I, Taizu and Emperor Taizong, led the Khitan men to rise up, dominate the four directions, fight southward, and establish their hegemony.
However, since ancient times, no matter how powerful the grassland is, has it been able to resist the unified dynasty of the Central Plains and finally achieve victory? From the Xiongnu to the Turks, which one was not prosperous for a while, but fell into decline and was replaced by others due to the confrontation in the Central Plains?"
Yelujing said calmly in a very rational tone: "If there is no civil strife in the Central Plains, then there is really no possibility for the Liao Dynasty to go south and swallow up the world. What's more, the ruler is a talented and strategic monarch. Now, the Han Dynasty in the south is heading towards
To unify, if the whole country fought against each other, with the strength of the Liao Dynasty, could it defeat the Han Dynasty? Even if it could be defeated, could it be destroyed?
In my opinion, in a major war, the Han people can lose three, five or even more games, but this is not the case for Daliao. If the two countries do not undergo unexpected drastic changes and the two sides confront each other, the best result for Daliao may be
In other words, both sides suffer losses.
And if the national power is greatly depleted, Daliao will definitely fall into crisis again! All of you knowledgeable people in Daliao should understand what I mean!"
Hearing Yelujing's words, several ministers present couldn't help but fell into deep thought. Yelvuzhi raised his head and noticed the solemnity among the gods of the Liao Emperor. He stood up and took a deep breath and said: "Your Majesty has far-sightedness and analysis is reasonable.
, surrender. However, it is precisely because of this that Daliao should take the initiative to attack the Southern Dynasty. As your Majesty said, there must be a war between Liao and Han, not for a temporary hegemony, but for the national destiny of a century, and there is no room for maneuver.
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"The Liao army has been resting for many years, and its national strength has gradually recovered. If it were not forced by the situation, I would be willing to nurture and nourish the people for another ten or eight years. However, I want to wait for it, but the world situation is not waiting for me!" Xiao Haili also stood
He came out and expressed his opinion: "Sooner or later, we have to deal with the Southern Dynasty. Instead of waiting for them to seize all the Jiangnan and deal with Daliao with all their strength, we should take the opportunity to attack, prevent their unification, and consume their national power. In this way, Daliao can always have this advantage!"
"The King of Nanyuan has been in charge of affairs in the south for many years, and he must be more familiar with Han affairs. Can you tell me about it?" Yelvjing looked at Yelvtalie again.
Yelu Talie's attitude was also very clear, saying: "Your Majesty, originally I regarded the Han as the great enemy, but I did not recommend hurriedly launching troops. However, the King of Beiyuan said well that if you want to win the fate of the country, you should be decisive and enterprising. The Southern Dynasty wants to do this.
If you want to do something, I will definitely stop it.
Furthermore, instead of waiting for him to attack us after he has pacified Jiangnan, we should take the initiative to attack him and introduce the war into the Han territory. Moreover, the Han army has been mobilized for many years, and its military and civilian financial resources have been exhausted even if we think about it, so we can attack it!"
"Everyone agrees. It seems that the war between Liao and Han is inevitable!" Yelujing suddenly stood up, looked around, with a relieved expression on his face, and chuckled.
Yelvjing raised his hand, his tone was calm but firm, and he made up his mind and said: "Then let's discuss how to mobilize the troops?"
"Your Majesty, the Liao Dynasty has not had a large-scale war for many years, but the Han army has not. I think that if you want to fight the Han, you should make more complete preparations and start the southern expedition again." Yelvuzhi said.
Obviously, although the hostages like Yeluwu were hostile to the Han and suggested war, they still maintained their rationality and did not want to act too hastily.
Yelu Talie said: "I believe that Daliao can secretly prepare for war, or suddenly launch an attack when the Southern Dynasty mobilizes troops south of the Yangtze River, causing it to fall into the dilemma of fighting on two fronts!"
Yelujing nodded in approval of the two suggestions.
But at this time, Xiao Husi spoke up: "Your Majesty, I have something important to report to you!"
"Say!" Yelujing glanced at him.
Xiao Husi looked around and showed a hesitant expression. Seeing this, Yelujing immediately said: "We are all ministers of the Liao Dynasty here. If you have nothing to say, there is no harm in speaking out!"
"Your Majesty, when I was returning north, I passed by Changping. General Zhao Siwan of Yan took the initiative to contact me, and I secretly went on a date with him!" Xiao Husi said.
As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of both the monarch and his ministers brightened up, and Yelujing became slightly more excited: "Zhao Siwan, the number one general under King Yan? Tell me, what exactly is going on?"
Xiao Husi immediately reported in detail the dialogue between Zhao Siwan and the Liao Kingdom to conspire for major events. With such a thing, the minds of the Liao Kingdom's monarchs and ministers couldn't help but diverge.
"What do you think of Zhao Siwan's request?"
Still Yeluwuzi, the old man showed a rare excitement in his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, it seems that there are many contradictions within the Yan Army! If Zhao Siwan can really be used to defeat the Yan Army and capture Youzhou, it will be a great blessing for the Liao Dynasty.
!
Youzhou and the Yan army were an extremely important part of the northern defense of the Han Dynasty. When the Liao cavalry went south, they would be restrained by this fortified city. If they could recapture it, then the Liao would definitely take the initiative in future wars against the Han.
Even if you occupy a strategic location, you can become almost invincible!"
Yelu Talie also said: "I believe that the war against the Han is not about destroying it, but about killing its troops and people, plundering its goods, destroying its production, and weakening its national strength. As for Youzhou, it should be
One of the goals that our army must defeat.
If Youzhou is with us, the Liao Dynasty can completely control the danger of Yanshan. If Youzhou is with the enemy, the Han army can stand here and fight against the Liao Dynasty in the north. If Han and Yan are always united, it will be even more difficult for our country to conquer it.
If we can use a rebel general to cause civil strife in the Yan army and give our army the opportunity to capture Youzhou, we must not miss it!"
Yelujing obviously had a certain understanding of the importance of Youzhou. She turned to stare at Xiao Husi and ordered: "Since Zhao Siwan has contacted Privy Bei, you will be responsible for contacting him and agreeing to all his requests.
Strengthen your determination. For those who have such ambitions, God will help Daliao!"
"Yes!" While responding, Xiao Husi showed a hint of hesitation.
Seeing this, Yelujing asked: "What are you worried about?"
Xiao Husi cupped his hands and responded with a cautious attitude: "Your Majesty, I see that Zhao Siwan is ambitious, has no loyalty, is arrogant and domineering, and may be acting in secret. I am worried that if this matter is delayed for too long,
, there will be problems on Zhao Siwan’s side..."
Xiao Husi's words immediately attracted attention. Yelujing looked at him: "What do you mean, you suggest launching troops now?"
"If you only want to seize Youzhou, I think you can give it a try!" Xiao Husi replied.
Hearing this, Yelujing thought for a while, looked at the ministers, then looked at Xiao Husi, and said calmly: "In that case, let's give it a try! After a night's rest, I would like to trouble you to secretly go to Tanzhou to contact Zhao Siwan.
, is fully responsible for this matter. At the same time, I ask Xiao Siwen to fully cooperate!"
"Yes!" Xiao Husi said immediately after being entrusted with the important task.
When it came time to actually make a decision, Yelujing didn't seem to want to listen to any more advice.
After thinking for a while, Yelvjing looked at Yelvtalie again: "The Han people's military art has a saying of attacking from the east to the west. Before the Youzhou incident, maybe they can make some moves in the west?"
"What do you mean, Your Majesty?" Yelu Talie asked.
"I heard you said that Yang Ye, the Han general in Yanmen, was a confidant of the Han Emperor. He was a good general and had many elite soldiers under his command. I intend to send a division south to attract the attention of Han and Yan, and also to
Let’s test the strength of the Han army. They say the Han army is strong, I want to see how it goes!” Yelujing said, bright colors bursting out of his eyes.