Chapter 577 The road is a long way to go, I will go up and down and seek
After Guo Yaoshi and his accomplices were all executed, Wen Huanzhang sent his subordinates to appease the people in the city. Although during these days, Xiao Tang and many leaders in Baozhou City wanted to kill Guo Yaoshi and his gang, and mobilized the Khitans who had recently joined Baozhou.
This good show written and directed by the tribe and other troops in Baozhou alarmed some people who did not know what was going on, but after all it was just a false alarm, so after a few days, the city slowly returned to calm.
A few days later, Xiao Tang received news from the northern part of Liaodong: Yelu Chun, the commander-in-chief of the Liao army who was ordered to quell the unrest in Liaodong, saw that the Jurchen tribes had openly rebelled, and the rebels in various places were also resurgent.
, so he decided to recruit refugees who had fled from various places in Liaodong to form a new army. Han Minyi (in the official history, after the Resentment Army was renamed the Changsheng Army, he was also the leader of the army, and he surrendered to the Song Dynasty with Guo Pharmacist, and then he
Led by Han people such as Guo Yaoshi (who had surrendered to the Jin Kingdom earlier than Guo Yaoshi), more than 3,000 Liaodong Han children were recruited to serve as officers and soldiers of the Liao Kingdom in order to ensure food and clothing.
However, because in the official history, the resentful generals such as Guo Yaoshi and Dong Xiujiao had already brought most of the Han refugees from various places to Baozhou, the number of the newly formed Han army under Yelu Chun had shrunk a lot.
Now that the Liao army is struggling due to the emerging Jurchen Alliance, it has claimed to occupy Baozhou and other places on the border of the Liao Kingdom in the name of self-protection. It has gained a few more years of development. And according to Xiao Tang's thinking, the Liao Kingdom will be in the next few years.
It will also gradually lose control over the entire territory of Liaodong. Therefore, although Xiao Tang seems to be under the eyes of the Liao army and risks being attacked by the Liao army, in fact, the concerns from this aspect will only become more and more serious.
Small, until it disappears into nothingness.
But after the Jurchens established the Jin Kingdom and wiped out all the forces in Liaodong with a devastating force, would Xiao Tang's troops stationed in Baozhou have to face the Jurchens directly before the Jin Kingdom invaded the south?
Bingfeng?
But not necessarily.
Since in later generations, there were many gangsters in Korea who clamored for Goguryeo all day long, the past of the Bohae Kingdom was their country’s history, and even the claimed territory was originally their territory. This also made Xiao Tang very interested in that period of history, and he also experienced it in later generations.
A Korean friend who loves history and knows the ownership of various places on the border between China and the Korean Peninsula told Xiao Tang that Xiao Tang also knew about Aguda and the Jurchen leaders under his command. Now they really don’t pay attention to this northeastern part of the Liao Kingdom.
On the border territory.
After the establishment of the Jin Kingdom, the Koryo Kingdom saw that the barbarian tribal alliance that had defeated their own country's army could even subvert the rule of Daliao, their suzerain country at that time, so they immediately sent envoys to curry favor with the Jin Kingdom and use Jurchen and Koryo
, (and what they thought were Goguryeo and Bohai) were one family, which won the favor of the Jurchens.
During the negotiation process between the two parties, Goryeo agreed to claim tributary status and become attached to the Jin Kingdom, but the condition was that Goryeo lied that Goryeo also had sovereignty over the area east of the Yalu River, and requested that the Jin Kingdom grant the land east of the Yalu River to Goryeo. It was so hungry that it could annex it.
The Jin Kingdom, which occupied the entire Liao Dynasty and even occupied half of the Song Dynasty, perhaps because it coveted the colorful world of the Central Plains, actually agreed to the request of the Koryo Kingdom and gave the land that originally belonged to the Liao Kingdom to Koryo, and Koryo finally
Benefits were achieved in this territorial negotiation, which also greatly affected the demarcation of the boundaries between China and North Korea in later generations.
In other words, although Baoju, Jeongju, Xuanzhou and other places on the east bank of the Yalu River, Cijiang Province, Yanggang Province, North Hamgyong Province and other areas that were later divided into regions later belonged to the territory of North Korea, at least in this historical period,
It is indeed a military state within the territory of the Liao Kingdom in the three dynasties of northern Saibei where China and the Song Dynasty coexisted. Therefore, it is not even considered Xiao and Tang. At this stage, they have already planned to invade the territory of other small countries...
As the population of the Jurchen tribes under their command gradually increases, their demand for daily necessities will also increase exponentially. Now Zengtou City has been wiped out by Xiao Tang, and he also fought with Wanwan in the Jurchen territory at that time.
Yan Agu made an agreement on mutual trade. At that time, Xiao Tang could also provide salt, iron pots, cloth and other necessary supplies for daily life with the Jurchen tribes, and reach a consensus with the Jurchens on peaceful coexistence in the short term, so as to strive to absorb more
More manpower will strengthen your momentum.
In fact, even if I plan like this, there are still many hidden dangers... Thinking of this, Xiao Tang couldn't help but sigh.
For example, with the collapse of the Liao Kingdom's ruling power in the north, the Koryo Kingdom was bound to be ready to encroach on the Yalu River Basin and even the vast land to the north; and when the Jin Kingdom became strong enough to attract the attention of the Song Dynasty, according to the original history
Four years later, in the first year of Chonghe (1118), the Song Dynasty would also send envoys to discuss with the Jin Kingdom the joint destruction of the Liao Dynasty. With frequent contacts between envoys from both sides, Xiao Tang supported the village in the green forest, and gradually
Plans such as the Liaodong Strategy are more likely to be exposed. Now that Xiao and Tang have foresight, they must also think of safe ways to deal with it.
Furthermore, if possible, Xiao Tang did not want to buy time by trading with the Jurchens to expand the strength of the territory under his rule. But since he first met Wu Song, the first character in Water Margin, in Xiaojiaji, Xiao Tang had
We have carefully analyzed the limitations and constraints of the uprising in the general environment of the Song Dynasty. According to the strength of Liangshan's one hundred and eight generals and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the original work, if it were put in the official history and said that they would definitely be able to swallow up the Song Dynasty and destroy the Liao Dynasty, it would also be necessary.
If we were to resist the Jin Kingdom's iron cavalry who had reached the peak of their luck, this was not even a hell-level difficulty challenge. It was just a personal daydream. So Xiao Tang was strengthening the strength of the various rebel armies in the green forest.
At the same time, it is also necessary to take advantage of the few years when the Liao Kingdom overthrew the political power in various places before the Song Kingdom, to expand the territories such as Junzhou and Haizhen outside the Green Forest Village.
Although Xiao Tang is indeed taking a wrong approach now, he must continue to move forward.
After the dust of Guo Yaoshi's rebellion was settled and the situation in Baozhou and other places was finally completely stabilized, it was finally time for Xiao Tang, Xu Guanzhong, Yan Qing and others to return to the Song Dynasty.
The day before leaving for the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Tang, Yan Qing, Yuan Lang, Yi Lacheng, Xi Sheng and other leaders rode their horses to a valley south of Baozhou City. There was a place in the valley called the inner tire.
Deep in the southern foothills of the peak, a clear waterfall pours down from the strange rock cliffs. In the upstream area of the waterfall, there are dragon rocks, screen rocks and other strange rocks with strange shapes, while in the downstream area there are
The natural reservoir known as Longtan is now also used to irrigate the farmland of farmers under the control of Baozhou City. This waterfall is integrated with the surrounding cliffs and dense pine and oak forests, and the scenery is extremely beautiful. It is also the Kansai region of later Korea.
One of the eight scenic spots is a tourist destination.
While Xiao Tang was looking at the scenery of the waterfall here, Yi Lacheng beside him reported to him: "Lord Wolf, not far to the northwest of Donglin Waterfall is Zhuang Town under the rule of Xuanzhou. I heard that Xuanzhou, Dingzhou The officials in other places were also expelled by the mob and rebellious parties, and according to the Wolf Lord's wishes, they took the opportunity to seize the two military states. It is not difficult to predict. "
Xiao Tang nodded and said: "The rebellious parties in the border areas of Liaodong are mostly rabble, and they are not a problem. But after I return to the Song Dynasty, the Goryeo Kingdom in the south will definitely take advantage of the civil strife in Liaodong to get a share of the pie. Although it was repeatedly defeated by the Jurchen tribes back then, Goryeo was a kingdom that had been established for nearly two hundred years. If they really wanted to fight each other, they had to be extremely careful.
After capturing Xuanzhou, Dingzhou can certainly accommodate more refugees, but the most important thing is to preserve a corner of Baozhou. Because as long as Baozhou is not lost, it can be opened to Liaodong via the Bohai Sea and the East China Sea, and the Liao Kingdom's Nanjing Road and even The sea routes in various parts of the Song Dynasty... Although the official army of the Goryeo Kingdom is far less skilled in fighting than the tribes of Shengnuzhen, our army is now in full swing and keeping a low profile. If the Goryeo army relies on its large number of troops to invade, it will still We must pay attention to preserving the strength of our army."
Yuan Lang, Xi Sheng and others all agreed in unison after hearing this. At this time, Xi Sheng also said: "The two brothers Wen Zhongrong and Cui Ye also took advantage of the waterway to trade and sent boatmen one after another. After exploring the Changshan Islands to the east, the largest island in the archipelago has nearly 50,000 acres of land. In addition, among the more than 200 islands around it, it has been discovered that there are about a dozen places where people can live. The current situation in Liaodong In the event of turmoil, the Liao Dynasty could also control those overseas places, so it could set up strongholds and towns in those places."
Xiao Tang nodded again and said: "Mr. Wen has already made an in-depth analysis of the current situation in Liaodong, sorted out the household registration, and decided to move the refugees in Liaodong one after another. As for the construction and purchase of sea vessels, etc., on Jingdong I have also asked people to take care of the two Zhejiang roads. I asked Mr. Wen to think about how to make the people who have suffered from the military calamity live and work in peace and contentment."
Xiao Tang discussed with Yi Lacheng, Xi Sheng and others for a while. Yuan Lang, who was thinking thoughtfully at the side, couldn't help laughing. He shook his head and said: "Brother, you are in my realm of Song Dynasty." After making a big fuss, and being the master of one side on the border of Liao Kingdom, now he has to return to our Great Song Dynasty to become a high official. Although I know how Xie cares about it, I still feel very sad every time I think about it. Rare!"
Xiao Tang couldn't help but smile lightly when he heard this. This was not something he could do to try something new and different, but under the current situation, he didn't want to sit back and wait for death when the national crisis came. This was what he could come up with after repeated deliberation by Xiao Tang. The most suitable way to accumulate your own strength.
It's just that the road is long and long, so I will search for it. As Xiao Tang rises up the court, he has to be more careful about dealing with the powerful traitors in the Song Dynasty, led by the Six Thieves, Gao Qiu and others. As the real person becomes stronger and stronger day by day, the test that Xiao Tang and his sworn brothers will have to go through will become more and more severe.
(The end of "Volume 4: Storm in the North", preview of "Volume 5: Smoke in Xixia", "Volume 6: Smoke in Jiangnan"...)