Chapter three hundred and eighty second wine drinking and watching the soldiers under the city
After gaining control of Bazhou and Yizhou, the Song army marched forward step by step while building fortifications without any obstacles along the way.
At such a fast speed, the Song army approached Zhuozhou. Han Shizhong personally led the 100,000-strong Western Army on the left, Zongze led the 50,000 weaker Hebei Army on the right, and the Shengjie Army was in the rear. They formed a large formation.
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The Qingqi sentries of the Song Army from all walks of life even crossed the Gaoliang River and arrogantly spied on information on the outskirts of the Jin-Liao battlefield. This is now the place of the Fourth War. Everyone's purpose is very clear, and no one wants to hide it.
To do so is to capture Youyan and hold the initiative for future war and peace in our hands.
Small-scale conflicts have not never happened. It is common for sentries between the Song and Jin Dynasties to meet and shoot two arrows at each other. However, large-scale encounters have not happened yet. The Jurchens are not very arrogant yet and have rarely maintained a trace of restraint.
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The Khitan guard in Zhuozhou City was a confidant of King Yelv Chun of Yan, and he could not surrender at all.
Moreover, Zhuozhou is not an ordinary place. It is an important town in the Yan region. It was called Fanyang in the Tang Dynasty and was a famous Junzhou feudal town.
The military governors of the past dynasties repaired and strengthened the city walls, making Zhuozhou quite easy to defend and difficult to attack. If it were not for the fact that it was quite far away from Yanjing City and blocked by five rivers, Yelv Chun would certainly not have mobilized most of the defenders.
Yang Lin sent people several times to contact Xiao Qian in Zhuozhou City, but he was expelled all times. Xiao Qian was the king of the six tribes of the Xi tribe and the general manager of the military affairs of the East Road. He was the king of the Xi people.
Xiren is the transliteration of Xianbei, which means "sha" in Mongolian today. It is a different tribe from the same tribe as Khitan.
In the Khitan country, the Xi people have always occupied a great deal of power. The earliest Xi people were on par with the Khitan in terms of military strength, and sometimes even exceeded it. They were also called the "two good people" in the Northeast by the Tang Dynasty. It turned out that the Xi people "liked to fight with the Khitan"
In 847, they started to rebel against the Tang Dynasty because of a fever in their heads. They were pinned to the ground and completely knocked out of their spirits. The Khitan people, supported by the Tang Dynasty, took advantage of the situation and started to plunder the Xi tribe.
Later, the Khitan came out with a Yelu Abaoji, and fought several personal expeditions so that the Xi people did not dare to resist, so they had no choice but to surrender. From then on, the Xi people completely lost their independent status and became a tribe under the rule of the Khitan aristocracy.
But the Xi people were a big family after all. After that, the Khitan nobles treated him by "pacifying their accounts and planning for the nation"; they ranked the Xi people under the control of Prince Xi's Mansion with the Khitan Five Academy Department, Sixth Academy Department, and B Chamber Department.
As the four major tribes; the Xi Wu royal family is allowed to marry Liao people for "lifetime".
Xiao Qian is now the guard general of Zhuozhou. His status is no less than that of Yelu Dashi and second only to Yelu Chun. He also has Xi Ren soldiers under his command. They are following him wholeheartedly. Naturally, he does not want to surrender early. The country of Daliao is
It was about to be broken, and heroes from all walks of life appeared one after another. The Jurchens, with only less than 20,000 warriors, dared to rebel against the Liao.
The Xi people now occupy a large state with tens of thousands of elite troops, so why can't they take advantage of the situation? Xiao Qian didn't care about the fate of the Bohai people. He just wanted to restore the Xi people's kingdom and establish the Xi people's country on this ancient land.
Yang Lin and Chen Bing are outside the city of Zhuozhou, and they are trying to intimidate you. Let Xiao Qian see that I have a strong army and a strong horse. If you don't surrender, you will be dead. Gao Bing has already arrived in Rongzhou. As long as Rongzhou is captured by him, Zhuozhou will be completely surrounded.
Guess, no matter how hard you try, you will still be nothing more than a trapped beast.
Unlike King Xi Xiao Qian, the local tycoons are all people who are aware of current affairs, and their strength cannot support their ambitions that they should not have. After Yang Lin led the troops, they all came to join him. They had the confidence in their hearts.
He had already contacted the commander-in-chief of the Song Army and received a promise that he would be protected.
Sure enough, after the Song army entered the Yan region, they did not commit any crimes against Qiu, who they had already contacted, and took great care of them.
To have so many people come to vote, Yang Lin's identity helped him a lot. First of all, he was not a military commander, he was the young prime minister of the dynasty.
If this person is just a military general, even if he is the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, these people will not trust him because a military general cannot be the leader of the court.
There is a question mark as to whether the military commander can implement the conditions he agreed to. But it was different with the young prime minister at that time. He was the top civil servant in the Song Dynasty, so his words naturally carried more weight.
Yang Lin did not stay in Bazhou City, but ignored everyone's objections and came to the military camp outside the city in person.
The commander-in-chief of the three armies, at this time, it is necessary to give reassurance to Yan Dihaoqiang. Tell them clearly that I, Yang Lin, am not a timid person, and the army of the Song Dynasty is not afraid of fighting with anyone.
Nowadays, the Jurchens are so powerful that many people, holding on to their founding achievements and the idea of becoming a founding noble, defect to the unstoppable Jurchen army.
Just near the border of the Song Dynasty, there were many powerful people who were unwilling to defect to the Song Dynasty. It is conceivable that north of Yanjing, more people still chose to believe in the Jin Kingdom, which had a strong army and an astonishing record.
The more this happened, the more favorably Yang Lin treated those who defected to the Song Dynasty, often with great courtesy.
It had just rained lightly last night, and Liao Qiao was cold. A ray of light shone on the body, but there was no warmth at all, and the chill was still chilling to the bones.
Yang Lin wore an official uniform with a blue, rusty gold jade belt, which not only showed his identity, but also reassured the powerful men who came to seek refuge.
The place where the army was stationed was a vast plain, with more than a hundred majestic guards in brocade robes standing at the gate of the camp, holding swords.
Yang Lin held a banquet in the camp to entertain the heroes who came to join him, and also let them get to know the generals of the Song Dynasty.
For a long time to come, there will inevitably be bloody battles one after another on their native territory. Unless the Jurchens, who have worked hard and mobilized many troops, suddenly withdraw their troops, the competition between the two sides will not stop.
Yang Lin and even the entire Song Dynasty were determined to win the land of Youyan, and they would never retreat this time.
That is to say, there is still Yelu Chun, sandwiched between the two powers, who can be regarded as a buffer.
Once Yelu Chun and his Khitan soldiers and horses were defeated, it was a battle between the Song and Jin Dynasties, with armies facing armies and generals fighting against each other.
In the tent next door, groups of guards wearing various armors escorted their masters out and came to salute Yang Lin one after another.
Yang Lin smiled and exchanged greetings with them one by one. He just asked about the people's sentiments in Yan land and said a few words about how hard it was for them to live abroad.
When the banquet started, Yang Lin seemed a little absent-minded and kept looking around. No one knew why and didn't dare to ask, after all, they had just met him not long ago.
Although the person in front of me is young, he is already the top civil servant of the Song Dynasty. In the future, everyone will have to gain a foothold in the Song Dynasty. This is a natural thigh, and we must seize the opportunity to strengthen it.
Otherwise, when he returns to Bianliang, there will be no chance for local gentry like him to easily see Shaozai.
In the military camp just outside the big tent, there were two long tables separated to the left and right. There were some drinks and wine glasses on them, and some stools on each side.
After everyone sat down, each two soldiers carried a sheep and filled the long strip.
Yang Lin said with a smile: "Come, it's not very convenient in the army. When we arrive in Bianliang in the future, I invite you to taste the flavor of my motherland. This time I will make do with it. Please use it."
Everyone was cutting and eating meat with knives, and there was a certain alien style, so-called roasting under one's subordinates. This was the scene.
The new arrivals were not very familiar with Yang Lin, but they had occasionally heard some interesting stories about him.
After drinking for a while, they slowly discovered that this young master didn't have much airs. He looked scary but was actually quite kind. He didn't have that condescending feeling. He would occasionally make some vulgar jokes, making him more approachable.
Everyone slowly let go and said some words of allegiance, some of which inevitably expressed personal loyalty to Yang Lin. If there was no such thing, he would not scold him and just added with a smile, "It is mainly for the official family and the Song Dynasty."
When the wine was intoxicating and my ears were warm, suddenly there was a loud sound of drums and the sound of trumpets, which was particularly loud and far-reaching on this flat and wide land.
Everyone was shocked and turned over many wine glasses and jars. Yang Lin stood up and said with a smile: "Don't be shocked, everyone. Zhuozhou refuses to surrender and resists the heavenly soldiers. Today, while you are drinking, come with me and watch the soldiers attack Zhuozhou."