Chapter 2145 The last chance, the jade is not worth it
A large number of Qi Dynasty troops and horses have gathered around Hu Sigan'er, the capital of the Western Liao Kingdom, and have set up a company camp that stretches endlessly as far as the eye can see. Scouts and light cavalry are shuttled between the commander's tent and various camps, and the army has begun to prepare. Preparations for siege of the city and clearing out the remaining tribesmen in the surrounding areas.
With a large number of artillery and various siege equipment in place, the Qi Dynasty's armies were soon able to launch a shocking all-out attack on Husiqian'er. However, the only remaining Xiliao army and horses in the city only defended. The troops at the city gate are already stretched thin, and now there are no generals who can take charge of the overall situation. Before the Qi army's artillery fire was launched, the remaining soldiers of the Western Liao Dynasty had already been shrouded in gloom and mist, and the Qi army outside the city was preparing for the battle and siege in a step-by-step manner. , the defenders in the city were unable to stop it at all.
By now, the regent of the Western Liao Dynasty was very clear about Empress Dowager Xiao Ta Buyan. Although the king of the country also died and the heir was young, not only could he not be able to follow the example of the Empress Dowager Chengtian Xiao Chuo in promoting famous generals, The Northern Expedition army of the Song Dynasty was severely defeated and defeated. The current situation is even more dangerous than when the Jin people destroyed the Liao Dynasty.
After all, when my husband migrated westward, there were still Xizhou Uighurs, Naiman tribes and other forces that had good relations with the Liao Dynasty who could help him. But now that he is fleeing in exile, to the west are the people who were once invaded by the Western Liao Dynasty. Seljuk and other states, having suffered a huge defeat, were worried that they would not be able to take revenge.
It turns out that the time when Yelu Dashi built up the Western Liao regime was not that long ago. In the old Liao Dynasty, the number of direct henchmen who were of Khitan origin was limited. Nowadays, a large number of those who are good at fighting have been killed in the battle, and most of the rest have been terrified all day long. Nowadays, a large number of tribes have surrendered to the Qi Dynasty. Even if they insist on abandoning the capital and fleeing, they will probably be captured and killed by the tribes in various places to claim credit from the Qi Dynasty...
Today, in such a critical national crisis, Xiao Chuo, the Empress Dowager of Chengtian who was the regent to participate in national affairs, successfully eliminated political opponents and brought the Liao Dynasty into its heyday, would not be able to save the situation while she was still alive.
Finally, the artillery arrayed outside the city made a deafening noise in succession. The cannonballs rolled in the air and hit the city head with a heavy sound of breaking wind. They exploded immediately, causing the tiles and rocks to fly, and large swaths of walls torn apart. There were also some panicked and wailing city defenders who were affected by the explosion, and the swirling air waves were inevitably mixed with blood and flesh and blood stumps. Even if the remaining generals retreated to avoid, they could see the power of the Qi army's artillery fire in rows. They were all frightened and frightened. They also knew very well that the Qi Dynasty army was bombarded with such fierce artillery fire and the overwhelming enemy tried their best to defend the country. This was undoubtedly a fantasy!
However, when those Western Liao Khitans, who were already determined to resist the Qi army until the last moment with the city destroyed and people killed, roared wildly, they urgently ordered their soldiers to reorganize their ranks immediately, preparing to resist the enemy who might attack the city at any time. When the troops gathered, they found that the Qi army outside the city had ceased its activities and no longer launched its powerful artillery bombardment. After the gathered Qi troops showed off their power, they returned to their formation and did not launch a full-scale attack. The siege of the city...
In the next ten days or so, the Qi Dynasty fired artillery bombardments at the top of Husiqian'er City every day as usual, and then called it a day. It was obvious that they were still using force to intimidate them, and were not in a hurry to annihilate all the remaining Xiliao forces in the city. Xiaota Buyan also sent envoys to the Qi army's headquarters to express their willingness to beg for peace and stop the war, saying that Xiliao was willing to surrender as a sign of surrender, and was willing to be a vassal of the Qi Dynasty, pay tribute every year, and be a minister from generation to generation, and play a role in military and political affairs. Naturally, major matters such as diplomacy were completely subject to the instructions of the Qi Dynasty.
If we still want to keep Guozuo on our own side, there is no need to talk about it. The Western Liao envoys were immediately sent back, telling Xiao Ta Buyan that now he had no choice but to fly out of the Western Liao Kingdom and die together with the descendants of Yelu Dashi. After moving back to the homeland of the Liao Kingdom and waiting for the emperor of the Qi Dynasty, Xiao Tang, to settle down, he could still live in peace and quiet in a fiefdom. If the monarchs and ministers of the Western Liao Dynasty were stubborn, it would be impossible for the Qi Dynasty armies to come to Husi Qian'er'er City and end the war. Stop the troops.
Empress Dowager Xiao Ta Bu Yan, a strong-willed regent, could not accept that the restored Liao Dynasty, Zuo Zuo, would be ruined in her own hands. However, now that she was at the end of her rope, Xiao Ta Bu Yan knew that whether she would surrender or not, it would be up to her own family. After all, the entire country established by her husband could not be saved. What made her hesitate and unable to make a decision now was whether she, her beloved son, and the remaining ministers and soldiers in Western Liao could only resist until the last moment and fight to the death. And die for the country?
It was not until more than ten days later that the Qi army, which had already surrounded Husi Qian'er, sent envoys to negotiate. Xiao Ta Buyan also thought of ordering the soldiers to chop up Qi's envoy Luanbian to express his gratitude. The king and ministers in the city are determined to coexist with the country. However, she also knows very well that if she does this, then I am afraid that her life, especially her beloved son Yelu Yile's life, will be completely blocked...especially when Xiao Ta is not smoking. After hearing the name of the envoy who came to see the envoy, she had mixed feelings, but she finally nodded in agreement. Not only did the two of them have important things to talk about, they could even talk about their old friendship.
Because this envoy sent by the Qi Dynasty was also a descendant of the Yelu clan of the old Liao Dynasty, but he also became the Yelu national treasure who was a hero in the founding of the Qi Dynasty in the Xiaotang Dynasty.
At first, Yelu Guobao did not want to get into trouble between his benefactor Xiao Tang and his blood brother Yelu Dashi, so he chose to return his official title and live in seclusion temporarily. However, as the hundreds of thousands of troops led by Yelu Dashi were easily wiped out, he himself also Unfortunately, he died on the way to escape. The situation of the national war between Qi Dynasty and Xiliao Empire has become completely clear. The national treasure of Yelu is summoned by Xiao and Tang again, and he simply expresses his willingness to follow the order to recruit his bloodline clan. , he also made up his mind to risk being executed by Xiao Ta Buyan and others as a traitor to the Liao people, in order to preserve the flesh and bones of his brother Yelu Dashi as much as possible.
After all, since the battle was defeated, there was no need for any more unnecessary casualties, whether it was the Khitan Erlangs or other ethnic groups who belonged to the Qi Dynasty or the Western Liao Dynasty.
What's more, Yelu National Treasure was reminded by Xiao Tang's words: Even if the Liao Dynasty restored by Yelu Dashi can still continue for a while, from the standpoint of the Qi Dynasty, it will never support this country that is bound to regain its old territory and become powerful again. As the Qi Dynasty grew bigger, the Khitan ethnic group who followed Yelu Dashi to move westward was already thin in population, and now it is even more vital. Even if the Qi Dynasty just let it go, there are now more than ten or two hundred thousand ethnic groups in Western Liao who are affiliated with the state and tribes. Among them, the population of the Khitan ethnic group is even more meager. Now the national power is declining, and there are many independent countries such as the Seljuq Empire, Western Kara Khanate, and Khwarezm coveting it. Surrounded by a pack of wolves, the Yelu Dashi How long can the country and its flesh and blood last?
The Yelu clan of the Liao Dynasty has been closely related to the Xiao family of the imperial family for generations. It is said that today's Queen Mother Xiao Tabuyan of Western Liao Gantian called Yelu Guobao "brother" before. Moreover, she was still a young girl at that time. Xiao Ta Buyan had several contacts with Yelu Guobao and even his brother Yelu Guozhen when they were children. The pair of Yelu clan brothers who were good at jumping horses and bending bows had a good impression on Xiao Ta Buyan at first. However, now they meet old acquaintances under such circumstances, and the two of them can't help but sigh, until Yelu Guobao confesses his heart to Xiao Ta, revealing the current situation of the Khitan tribes who are still living and thriving in the old territory of the Liao Dynasty, it turns out that Xiao Tabuyan, who had already risked his life to die for his country, seemed to have gradually softened his expression. She remained silent, and her thoughts began to change involuntarily...