Chapter 273 Weakness of the Golden Kingdom, Night Cavalry
Chapter 273: Weaknesses of Jin Kingdom, Night Cavalry
The reason why Shen Tang had the confidence to tell Zhao Shen that he wanted peace was certainly not based on his own will. His greatest confidence came from his understanding of the history of the Jin Kingdom. He came from a later generation, and many people in this era seemed It was a secret matter, but he knew it clearly.
For example, with the rise of Jin Shizong and Wanyan Yong, the Kingdom of Jin has indeed become unprecedentedly powerful. However, this does not mean that the Kingdom of Jin is peaceful. On the contrary, the Kingdom of Jin now also has its own hidden worries.
In terms of external enemies, the Mongolian tribes in the northern part of the Jin Kingdom are rising. Although the Mongolian tribes are now scattered, their fighting power is extremely powerful. Although the scattered Mongolian tribes are difficult to pose a fatal threat to the Jin Kingdom. However, this nation on horseback is enough to make the northern land of the Jin Kingdom uneasy. Just like the Liao and Jin countries, they would come to the Song Dynasty border to clear grass and valleys from time to time. The same is true for the border between the Jin Kingdom and the Mongolian tribes. However, It's just a change of offensive and defensive positions.
What's more important is that just last year, a terrifying figure who would blind everyone in the world in the future, Temujin, was born on the grassland and was ready to lead another legendary life.
To the west of the Jin Kingdom, the Xixia Dynasty established by the Dangxiang tribe was far from the majesty of when Li Yuanhao was in power. However, Xixia and Xiliao maintained a vague alliance in order to resist the military front of the Jin Kingdom. As for Needless to say, there was animosity between the Western Liao and the Jin. Therefore, on the western border, the Jin had more than 100,000 troops to guard against the Western Xia and Western Liao.
The Tubo tribe on the Tibetan Plateau is now divided into more than a dozen small countries, large and small. Just like Mongolia at this stage, although it is chaotic, it cannot be underestimated. For the Jin Kingdom, the newly rising big brother, the Tubo tribe The country also lacks the most basic courtesy and reverence. Some small border countries often come to the Jin Kingdom to beg for some food after they are extremely hungry.
Therefore, the external enemies and situation of the Jin Kingdom are not much better than those of the current Song Dynasty. However, the Jin Kingdom is now at its peak and has strong combat power, so some potential dangers have not yet emerged. Once the Jin Kingdom declines, these The guy will soon turn into a pack of wolves and come to the Kingdom of Jin to bite off a piece of meat.
In addition to external troubles, the Jin Kingdom is also not stable internally.
There was hatred between Wanyanyong and Wanyanliang for seizing their wives. Therefore, when Wanyanliang was conquering the Song Dynasty in the south, Wanyanyong directly proclaimed himself emperor in the north and quickly cleared Wanyanliang's plot in the north. power, and sent troops to cut off Wanyan Liang's retreat. Although Wanyan Liang did not die in his hands, he was inseparable from him.
After Wanyan Yong became emperor, although he used very spicy methods to kill all Wanyan Liang's men, Wanyan Liang had been in power for more than ten years anyway, and he was also a powerful figure. Therefore, various places in the Jin Kingdom also Some people rebelled, claiming to avenge Wanyan Liang. These uprisings were basically wiped out by Wanyan Yong. However, there were still people in the Jin Kingdom who wanted to completely eliminate Wanyan Liang without a few years of management. The impact is simply impossible.
Including this time in response to the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty, the leader argued for a long time in the court before he was determined to be He Shiliezhining. He was a direct lineage of Wanyanyong, and the reason why Heshiliezhining was ordered to send troops was for the purpose. After a great victory over the Song Dynasty, he returned with the power of victory and helped him stabilize the domestic situation. However, due to the unexpected participation of Shen Tang in this battle, Heshi Liezhining not only failed to conquer, but also made Shandong The land is in chaos. You don't even have to think about it to know how lively the Jin Kingdom's court is now.
Under this situation, if the Song Dynasty had a proper strategy, it might not be impossible to achieve the goal mentioned by Shen Tang. Unfortunately, everyone in the Zhuhe Sect was too afraid of the Jin Kingdom and did not dare to risk the consequences of angering the Jin Kingdom. , put forward any "harsh" requirements.
After Shen Tang and his party left Lingbi, due to the desolation of Shandong, their forward speed was much faster than in the Song Dynasty. In just five days, they passed the Xuzhou border and entered Tengzhou. If everything goes well. , and in two days, we can turn to the west, cross Jeju, and enter the territory of Damingfu.
Compared with the Song Dynasty, it was much more difficult for the team. There were very few inns in the Jin Kingdom, and apart from the prefectures and counties, the small towns were extremely desolate. Therefore, sleeping in the wild became a helpless thing.
The same is true tonight, too. They have just crossed Weishan Lake and entered Weishan. Originally, Weishan was just a small town. But now, the people have already moved away, leaving only the remaining adobe city walls. , you can barely see what the Weishan City once looked like.
It was getting dark, and there was only Teng County a hundred miles away to the north, so we had no choice but to sleep in the wild again.
Fortunately, although there were many of them, they were well prepared. Therefore, although everyone was a little depressed, it was not unacceptable.
A group of soldiers quickly set up camp and buried pots to make rice! Afterwards, everyone simply filled their stomachs and had no desire to talk at night, so they fell asleep each other.
However, just as they fell into sleep, the ground suddenly shook violently. In an instant, everyone woke up. When everyone walked out of the tent in a daze, they were horrified to find that, A large swath of torches was running towards them at great speed. This heart-stopping tremor undoubtedly showed that the coming people were a cavalry team.
Shen Tang's face was also a little flustered, but he managed to remain calm, while the other envoys looked even more frightened. The ceremonial guards were tremblingly hiding at the end, and even the five hundred guards were in a mess at this time.
Not long after, a cavalry force of more than a thousand people appeared in the sight of Shen Tang and others. Mixed with the neighing of war horses and the long roar of knights, the scene became even more chaotic.
"He...they are Jin soldiers!" Suddenly, a junior official who understood the Jin language shouted in horror.
Shen Tang hesitated for a moment, then stepped forward with a banner in hand, and shouted loudly: "Where are you from the Jin soldiers? We are an envoy on the order of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty to visit your emperor in Zhongdu, Beidi... ...You have to retreat quickly, otherwise it will cause misunderstanding between the two countries, and neither of you can bear this responsibility."
However, those golden soldiers ignored Shen Tang's shouting, and Shen Tang's words were directly drowned in the sound of horse hooves.
"No..." The clerk who understood the Jin language shouted again, "Run quickly, they said they will kill us all. If we don't run, we won't be able to escape..."