It is undeniable that the outcome of the Third Tieli Battle had a huge and negative impact, both on King Liu Xu of Qin and on the imperial court.
This was the first time Liu Xu took the initiative to take action on a large scale after arriving in Liaodong. He organized so many troops, but his defeat was extremely simple. The military failure brought about political passivity.
Even though the casualties were all local indigenous barbarians, the Wang Division did not suffer much actual damage. As for the loss of combat materials provided by Liaodong, it was nothing, but the loss in face was difficult to measure.
For those tribes who were originally in awe and gradually moved closer to the imperial court, it seemed that the imperial court's undefeated golden status in the Northeast had been broken, and the Shiwei people had proved their qualifications to be the overlord of the Northeast. This inevitably made people suspicious and centrifugal. After all, the Northeast
The tribes were really not very close to the Han Dynasty.
Even Wanyanbu, who had always presented himself as a loyal lackey of the imperial court, was full of resentment after the tragic failure of going north to Tieli Mansion.
In terms of misery, nothing is more miserable than Wanyan's tribe. In three battles in two years, more than half of the tribe's soldiers were killed or injured, and most of them were the best of the tribe. Even Wanyan Bahai lost two of his sons in the battle.
It is so tragic that it really saddens those who hear it.
Under such circumstances, even if it was to save the face of being trampled to the ground, the Han Dynasty court should take some substantive measures. In addition, the Shiwei people were the court's first priority in conquering the Northeast.
Therefore, in the winter of the twelfth year of Kaibao, Liu Xu formally submitted a request to the imperial court to attack Shiwei. This memorial was approved by Emperor Liu himself: approved.
The person in charge of the expedition was naturally Ma Renyu. The Privy Council issued an order to set up the Northeast Forward Camp in Huanglong Mansion. Ma Renyu served as the capital commander and mobilized 30,000 Han troops from various parts of Liaodong, including the rotating garrison and cavalry.
Throughout the winter of the 12th year of Kaibao, the Liaodong generals headed by Ma Renyu began to prepare for the war against the Shiwei people and formulate battle plans. By the spring of the 13th year of Kaibao, even the mobilization of reserves of grain, grass and baggage
, the advance route, attack targets and other details have been planned.
In terms of military affairs, King Liu Xu of Qin only played a supporting role, providing support in logistics planning and scheduling. He did not interfere in military decision-making and tactical execution. He was aware of his own military disadvantages and also wanted to win the favor of Ma Renyu and other generals.
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After all, he was the eldest son of Emperor Liu and the King of Qin of the Han Dynasty. If something really happened, it would undoubtedly cause a lot of trouble and distress to the generals of Liaodong.
But Liu Xu was not idle either. The victory or defeat of a war was not just determined by fighting on the battlefield. He gave up on things he was not good at, but never relaxed on things he was capable of.
Led by Liu Xu, he launched a long negotiation with the people of Shiwei. He showed his willingness to negotiate peace even if he refused, and conveyed to the people of Shiwei that the imperial court had some concerns about Shiwei's military power.
After the winter of the twelfth year of Kaibao, Liu Xu expressed that he fully recognized the friendship between the Han Dynasty and Shi Wei, and he also highly recognized the peace conditions they proposed based on "dividing rivers and governing them".
However, he did not have the power to make the final decision. He had also reported the peace talks to Tokyo, but the specific results still had to wait. He also suggested that Shiwei's envoy go to Tokyo and he would send someone to coordinate.
Regarding Liu Xu's suggestion, the people of Shiwei may really feel that it makes sense, or maybe they are a little proud after the third Tieli Battle. So King Shiwei prepared a generous gift and sent an envoy south to Tokyo. To this end,
Liu Xu also specially sent people to guide and protect the people. He was full of sincerity and his hospitality was considerate.
The Shiwei man was obviously deceived into the ditch by Liu Xu.
While the people in Shiwei were making excuses, the secret preparations for the war in Liaodong were going on in full swing without any relaxation.
On the other hand, Liu Xu organized a servant army of more than 5,000 people for Ma Renyu, all selected from the defeated soldiers in the Battle of Tieli, and they were trained secretly in Tongzhou.
This matter was not easy to do, because the tribes that were summoned had already been hesitant about the imperial court after being severely damaged by the Shiwei people, and in order to dispel their doubts, Liu Xu also spent a lot of money.
To the tribes that participated in the war, they were compensated with money, food, salt, iron and supplies. There is nothing more touching and comforting than the naked benefits. Coupled with the kind eyes and gentle words of His Highness the King of Qin, it is really heart-warming, almost
The kind that can melt the bitter cold of winter.
Even the Wanyan Department's soaring resentment dissipated a lot with the support of spirits, iron tools, cloth, and salt tea. Facing the imperial court's call, Wanyan Bahai, who was bedridden, gritted his teeth and sent out
Seven hundred soldiers of Wanyan's tribe, led by his son Wanyan Suike, participated in joint training and obeyed the deployment.
Just when the envoy from Shiwei arrived in Tokyo, confident, calm, and full of expectations to prepare for peace talks with the Han Dynasty, he encountered a serious setback.
It took nearly a month to meet Prime Minister Zhao Pu. He was probably angry at the previous snub. When meeting Zhao Pu, Shiwei's envoy was very rude and asked Emperor Liu to negotiate terms in a briefing tone.
Only by marrying the princess to King Wei can you stop fighting.
Faced with Yelang's arrogance and ignorance of the so-called Shiwei envoy, Zhao Pu just said indifferently: "The imperial court has decided to send troops to Shiwei, and the crusade army is about to cross north!"
After saying this, he asked people to take the astonished Shiwei envoy out of Guangzheng Hall and back to the hotel.
The envoy of Shiwei was also an interesting person. When he realized that he had been tricked and came to the conclusion that the Han Empire had no intention of living in peace with Shiwei, he did not panic.
Before returning from the mission, even after learning about the huge crisis facing Shiwei, he was not anxious at all. Instead of going north to return to Shiwei, he bought a house in Tokyo with his entourage, lived there peacefully, and visited Tokyo openly.
, feel the prosperity of Handu that only existed in rumors in the past.
Such a performance aroused the curiosity of some people, and according to the Shiwei envoy, he needed to wait for the results of the war in the Northeast. If there was anything to talk about then, he would not have to travel back and forth.
The Han army crossed the river and headed north in the spring and February of the 13th year of Kaibao. The Shiwei people did not react at all to the Han army's actions. However, compared with fighting with the Jurchen and other indigenous tribes, they were in direct confrontation with the Han army.
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Including the 5,000 tribal troops of his servants, the Han army totaled nearly 40,000 people. They were mighty and powerful and crossed the Yahe River northward. Ma Renyu’s goal was not the Tieli area, which had been the center of the war between Shiwei and Jurchens for the past two years. , but went directly to the Niranagu Tribe and Turubushiwei who were active in the western basin of the Duck River to attack their old nests.
Facing the powerful Han army, the people of Shiwei were completely unable to resist. They were defeated in the first battle and the second battle. Without the third battle, the two major Shiwei tribes were wiped out in the front of the Han army.
The goal of the Han army was to defeat all the organized and large-scale resistance of the Shiwei army, and the task of clearing the Shiwei tribe was handed over to the servant army. Ruthlessness, cruelty and killing, savagery and ferocity are vividly reflected in these indigenous servants, especially Wanyan Jurchen, who is the most active.
After defeating the Niranagu tribe and Turübu Shiwei, Ma Renyu continued to lead the army and went north along the river, aiming directly at the palace of Shiwei in the upper reaches.
Faced with the fierce incoming Han army, King Wei of Shiwei also panicked and made the stupidest choice. He gathered the best of all tribes and went south to fight the Han army. He wanted to win the battle at the same time just like in the battle of Tieli. The decisive battle of the Han army.
When he learned about King Shiwei's movements, Ma Renyu was overjoyed. His intuition was exactly what he wanted. If the people of Shiwei chose to escape or guerrilla, it would be really not easy to destroy them.
Even, in order to give the Shiwei people more time to mobilize their troops, Ma Renyu deliberately slowed down the speed of the northward advance. The two sides fought about a hundred miles south of the Shiwei Palace and east of the Na River. It was just like the third Tieli Battle, except that the result was reversed, and it was Shiwei's army that quickly collapsed.
There is no way to fight. In terms of weapons and equipment, the quality of the soldiers, the military appearance and discipline, and the command before the battle, there is a gulf-like gap between the two sides. However, the Shiwei people still dare to fight head-on. All unfavorable factors have befallen the Shiwei people. , and made the most wrong choice, and the consequences can be imagined.
Back and forth, in just two months, the Shiwei people, who had shaken the Northeast in the past few years and defeated the Jurchen and other tribes, were easily defeated by the Han army. King Shiwei died on the battlefield and was found by Hou Renju. After cutting off his head and offering it to Ma Renyu, the royal city of Shiwei was also occupied by the Han army, and the territory of the Han Dynasty expanded thousands of miles northward from Huanglong Mansion.