Chapter 1727 Between countries, there are only eternal interests
In the following days, reports of encounters with the Jin Army came in from the areas under the jurisdiction of Yu Yongxing Army, Fu Yan and other roads. Although there were injuries to each other, none of them suffered any injuries. Wanyan Nian was not injured.
Oddly, the small group of light cavalry troops dispatched by Wanyan Loushi at the same time as his troops gathered together were also aggressive. It seemed like a fierce offensive. In fact, judging from the location of the battle on the map, although the Jin Army deployed several troops to spread out,
But it is also convenient to close at any time. Xiao Tang and even Liu Fa and others can also see that this is the strategic intention of the Jin people, and they are deliberately provoking their own troops to gather their troops and horses to launch a general attack and fight with them.
This is exactly what Xiao Tang wants. A big battle can end it once and for all. It will not only completely eliminate the hidden dangers of the Jin army behind its own forces, but also be able to intervene in the northwest of the Song Dynasty to take root and strengthen its forces. And the two
Both armies intended to defeat each other in a decisive battle, and the commanders of each other were not in a hurry to immediately mobilize heavy troops to start a big battle, because both sides were also waiting for the other side's reply, but they both believed that they could use the same sharp knife to stab in.
The opponent's weakness...
Until Lehe and Duan Jingzhu were first brought from the north, they reported to Xiao Tang the results of the negotiations with Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xia Kingdom.
With Han's transfer order, he assembled a large number of domestic troops to assist the Jin army in conquering Xiao and Tang Dynasties.
On the eve of the war, the two countries of Jin and Xia would naturally decide on the date and place to lure Xiao and Tang's rebels to a battle. When the decisive battle was stalemate, they would suddenly attack southward. After all, they were a northwest country that had been at odds with the two great powers of Song and Liao for hundreds of years.
Gathering heavy troops, regardless of whether it is Wanyan Nianhan or Xiaotang, is enough to change the situation of the war. The key deployment of the Xia Kingdom's main force is centered on Xingqing Prefecture, connecting Xiping Prefecture and Helan Mountain.
Within the triangular area, after the Jingkang Disaster, the Xia State took advantage of the situation to recapture the dangerous Hengshan area that had fallen during the last war, and intended to encroach on the northwest territory of the Song Dynasty. In addition to the previous small-scale military conflict with the Jin Army, if they wanted to go east,
Sending troops to the south can also quickly assemble the army. Since "obeying" Wanyan Nianhan assisted the Jin army in pursuing Xiao Tang's will, the Xia army will definitely exchange information with the Jin people during this period, and generally know Wanyan Nianhan in advance.
Weird, Wanyan Lou's military deployment. Of course, if they really take action, which party the Xia Kingdom really wants to be ruthless with, that's another story...
Even Wanyan Nianhan's side might not doubt whether Xiao Tang would send envoys to win over Xia Kingdom, but he didn't have much choice. In a decisive battle with Xiao Tang alone, it was still unclear who would win and who would lose.
Even if they were lucky enough to win a tragic victory, their troops would inevitably suffer heavy losses. By then, the Xia Kingdom, which was unscathed in the north and had conflicts with its own country due to territorial disputes, and the Song Dynasty, which had a temporary truce and peace talks with its own country due to territorial disputes, would also be thinking about the Song Dynasty, which wanted to regain its territory.
The army... Instead of doing this, they can only use Jin Guoyu to intimidate Xia Guo to be willing to help, and use this agreement to hand over the territory, which can stabilize the situation in Guanxi, Longyou and even Hehuang.
As for Li Qianshun, the leader of the Xia Kingdom who is very good at using foreign policy, Xiao Tangxin said that he has been trying to take advantage of the current situation to expand his national power. It is precisely because of his appearance that he can restrain the Jin Kingdom from growing uncontrollably. As for his previous exchanges with each other.
The most loving Queen Yelu Nanxian, and the most loving and caring eldest son Li Renai, Xiao Tang could also predict that even if Li Qianshun was an emperor who did not care about family ties for national affairs, his lover and beloved son would die due to the destruction of the Liao Dynasty by the Jin Kingdom.
Death will probably affect Li Qianshun's decision to some extent.
However, there was a life-and-death fight with Xia Guo back then. Xiao Tangxin said that whether it was himself, Li Qianshun or Brother Cha, the two sides were able to temporarily reach an agreement. It was by no means a hard-core alliance, and it was entirely driven by their respective interests. As Yu Lehe recounted, in the early stages of negotiations with the Xia monarchs, Li Qianshun would certainly make excessive demands at first, and the initial terms were: if the gold request is successful, the Xia Kingdom will occupy the west to Luxury. Yanshui, east to Shanxi Pianguan, west to Ningxia, the entire Hetao area more than 2,000 miles east to west, and now occupied by the Jin Army, about several thousand miles north of Shaanxi, Xi, Qinhe prefectures, Qinghai Huangyuan, Even the eight halls in Hedong currently occupied by Xiao Tang's rebel army were all ceded to the Xia Kingdom...
Not to mention this, the Xia State also demanded that if Xiao Tang became "overtly autonomous" and became king, he would become a minister to Xia. Although he would perform tribute, pilgrimage and other obligations, he would also retain the autonomy of the territory under his control; if it really involves establishing an independent emperor, In terms of the relationship between the two countries, they should also be regarded as uncles and nephews to the Xia Kingdom, and each should fulfill their diplomatic obligations. The army of Xiao and Tang must withdraw from the territory claimed by the Xia Kingdom and stay in the neighboring states at the border between the two sides. No troops are stationed, and military fortresses are not allowed to be built near the border. No matter which side has wars and disputes with the Jin and Song countries, each other sends envoys to and from each other to discuss matters, and can also rescue each other depending on the situation...
Lehe recounted what he said, which even aroused some impatient brothers in the tent to hurriedly scold him with red faces, saying "Xia thief Di Rong", "he is one of his eighteen generations of ancestors", "so shameless" ", first I was a slave of Liao and Jin, but I dare to try my best to become bigger". When Xiao Tang heard this, he just smiled lightly and said in his heart that the relationship between the two countries should be based on seniority and age according to their respective kings. This is really normal, Li Qianshun It’s not that he deliberately wanted to take advantage of himself. At least, the Xia Kingdom still had some self-awareness and did not complain about the two emperors Shi Jingtang of the later Jin Dynasty and Liu Zhiyuan of the later Han Dynasty who supported the Liao Dynasty. But even if they achieve hegemony one day in the future, what kind of "nephew emperor" is that? Although he was called a general, Xiao Tang still did not intend to disgrace this person.
Heroes must be able to bend and bend even if they want to achieve great things, but they have not been forced to that point yet. Of course, Xia Guo cannot be the one who helped Xiao Tang in vain, and it is clear that he wants to be a strong party at the negotiation table. , even if they want to teach Xiao Tang to make a meaningless surrender gesture, they can still take the initiative whenever they have any negotiations with each other in the future. But even if they fight for this breath, Xiao Tang will not give any room for it. Because you first established a country and proclaimed yourself emperor, but then successively submitted to the Song, Liao, and Jin dynasties. Even your great-grandfather Li Yuanhao, Li Qianshun, once claimed to be the son-emperor of Song Renzong Zhao Zhen. You have been a vassal state for a long time. Now you want to experience the addiction of being a sect master with me?
Live your mother’s spring and autumn dream.
Yue He also recounted that during the dispute over diplomatic status, Xu Guanzhong was taught a sentence at the negotiation table: "Although my lord is now in charge of civil affairs, finance and military power, he is still nominally the vassal commander of the Song Dynasty. In what name does he stand on his own territory?" , the matter is of great importance, and it is too early. As the saying goes, we can reach a consensus with your country by sharing the interests of each other, but it is not based on the establishment of diplomatic relations between countries. I will wait for my master to be in harmony with the will of heaven and the will of the people below, and accept the seal and ribbon. When we take control of our own country...it will not be too late to establish a name with your country" was resolved.
As for the conditions required by the Xia Kingdom to divide the territory, the other party demanded a sky-high price, so Xiao Tang entrusted all the negotiations to Xu Guanzhong and Chai Jin. They also stuck to the bottom line and refused to make too many concessions. They went all out for each other, and Dy Mei Bijiu bargained hard. The matter involved huge interests for both parties. Although Xia Guo was still demanding too much, Xiao Tang could not grasp the key point and had no choice but to give in. Later, Xu Guanzhong and Chai Jin also made statements: The worst is for my family. The lord then led his army back to the east of Hedong to defend and recuperate. However, the Jin army led by Wanyan Nianhan is still arrogant under the eyes of your Xia Kingdom. In addition, there is a Song army in the south looking at it... not to mention that the Jin army now has my family. My lord, this powerful enemy, is unable to invade the Song Dynasty from the south. Of course, he will not worry about the future, but he is willing to give up some territory to your Xia Kingdom as an appeasement. How can he trick you by then? How can your Xia Kingdom benefit from it? Any benefit?
Li Qianshun carefully considered the situation and knew that what Xu Guanzhong said was true. In desperation, he probably figured out the trump card that the other party could finally accept. Although he still could not avoid the cession of territory, a condition of Xia's power struggle, the two sides had basically reached an agreement. Conditions for secretly coordinating to discuss the Jin Army: After the war, the territory now occupied by the Jin Army includes Lezhou, Jishi Prefecture, Kuozhou and other Huangshui River Basin territories, as well as Dingbian Army, Zhenwucheng, Huaide Army in When the Song Dynasty invaded the Xia territory in Guanxi, the seven to eight hundred miles of Longyou also belonged to the Xia Dynasty.
When Xiao Tang heard this, he calculated that because the emergence of his own forces restrained the Jin army in the northwest court, the territory that the Xia Kingdom could occupy seemed to be greatly reduced compared to the territory gained during the Jin and Song attacks in the official history. What's more... ..Now that we have reached an agreement to teach the Xia Kingdom to make progress, sooner or later, we will teach them to take back all of them.
