When the news of Zong Han's promotion to Bojilie spread, the sturdy Jurchen warriors waved their weapons, let go of their throats, and roared like wolves.
This means that from now on, they will get better land, more people and more say in the clan.
The excited Jurchen soldiers and horses accelerated their march and kept attacking and capturing the Liao people along the way in preparation for the siege.
At this point, the Jurchens openly invaded the Liao territory and treated the peace talks as bullshit. As Yelu Dashi said, the peace treaty covenant between Song, Jin and Liao was already a piece of waste paper that no one believed in.
In Duanyun Ridge, in the jungle, a sound of horse hooves woke up the spy horse from far away.
Two Liao soldiers were lying on the tree and dozing off. When they woke up, they were shocked.
Groups of cavalry passed by here, with the leader looking around cautiously.
They had pigtails on their temples, and they looked like Jurchens at first glance. The situation in front of them was obvious: the Jurchen army was moving southward. These one hundred or so people were probably the Jurchens' vanguard sentries.
As expected by His Majesty the Emperor, the Jurchens said they were going to fight the Song Dynasty, but they still came to seek bad luck on the Khitans.
The two Liao soldiers' spies looked at each other and had a tacit understanding with each other. They were ready to wait for the Jurchens to pass by and then quickly go back to report the news.
The Jurchens' march south was another disaster for the Khitan. After all, the Song Dynasty had the confidence to fight them, but the Khitan was really unable to resist.
In particular, many Liao generals had soldiers who were afraid of gold, and they were too frightened to resist when they heard the name of the Jurchens.
These people were frightened out of their wits by the Jurchens' fighting style and ferocity. The Jurchen Tatars filled the roads with their lives and drove thousands of people to their deaths. The defenders in the city were often frightened out of their wits.
Because they really can't defeat the Jurchen soldiers and horses, once they break the city, they will definitely end up like this. It is better to surrender early to avoid suffering this sin.
When the Jurchens conquered the Liao Dynasty, more than half of them surrendered, so the Jurchens were able to miraculously conquer such a vast territory with such a small force.
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The night was dark, and dark clouds piled up in the night sky, pressing directly against the city. The stars in the sky were obscured and could not be seen at all. Inside and outside the city, only the whistling sound of the cold wind could be heard.
In Hongzhou City, Yelu Dashi summoned the generals. Under the light of the bonfire, the expression on his face was solemn.
"The Jurchens went south and headed straight for Hongzhou. They wanted to defeat the Liao Dynasty first...the attack on the Song Dynasty was just a pretense." Yelu Dashi did not show any cowardice. He had known the result for a long time and was prepared to meet it.
enemy preparation.
However, despite His Majesty's reputation, there are still a large number of Liao generals who, with a sense of luck, believe that the Jurchens will go to Youyan. No one wants to fight the Jurchens at this time, but now they have to fight.
As the last resistance force of the Liao Dynasty, one can imagine what kind of fate they will face after being captured.
In the Jin Kingdom established by the Jurchens, countless people were reduced to slaves, no different from cattle and sheep. Driven by the Jurchens, they were beaten, scolded, tortured and killed at will. If they did not go as planned, they might die.
Yelu Dashi looked at everyone's reaction and sighed secretly in his heart. The Liao people feared gold as much as tigers. How should they fight this battle?
Even if you have all kinds of strategies, you still need your men to implement them. It seems that improving morale is the first priority.
If you want to improve morale, you must win a battle first. If you want to defeat the Jurchen Tatars... Yelu Dashi suddenly asked: "General Yao Pingzhong, where are you?"
"Back to Your Majesty, General Yao has arrived at Yunzhou Mansion and is resting in Datong."
Yelu Dashi felt relieved, as if he had a backbone, and said loudly: "Go and ask General Yao to lead his troops to Hongzhou."
Sure enough, this sound was the most useful. The Khitan generals all breathed a sigh of relief. Yao Pingzhong once led them to stop Wanyan Aguda. Moreover, he ambushed several times and beat the Jurchens without any temper at all. They were the nemesis of the Jurchens in the hearts of the Liao people.
Although in fact, the Western Army under his command never had a direct confrontation with the Jurchens.
The Khitan people under his command had no courage to fight the Jurchens, so how could they win? Although Yelu Dashi looked down on Yelu Yanxi in every possible way, one thing was the same, that is, he regarded Yao Pingzhong as his savior.
I have to say that this is sad for a person like Yelu Dashi.
The soldiers and horses under his command are no longer of much use, and at critical moments they have to rely on soldiers from other countries to boost their confidence.
Yelu Dashi looked at the blazing bonfire and sighed in his heart, give me another year or two. As long as I can defeat the Jurchens this time, give me another year to win over this broken heart.
Only then will the Khitans be qualified to decide their own direction on this chessboard.
Now? It’s just a struggle between Song and Jin for hegemony...
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In Tanzhou, Han Shizhong looked at the Khitan vassal troops under the Great Wall with a trace of disdain in his eyes.
These people are really wasting their lives. Such a fierce attack is like being chased by a beast behind them.
The ruthless crossbow arrows harvested the charging soldiers and horses. Han Shizhong turned around and said to the soldiers beside him: "Immediately send people to Bianliang. It is a feint attack to say that the Jurchens are attacking Tanzhou and attacking Youyan. The real purpose should be
Khitan Yunzhou Prefecture. We, the generals, will defend Tanzhou first. We will decide how to decide. The court will arrange it ourselves."
The soldiers turned around and ran away to Bianliang to report the news.
The war situation has reached this point, and everyone involved in it has already understood the intention of the Jin Kingdom, which is to completely destroy the Khitan, become the undisputed overlord of the grassland, and dominate the entire grassland.
It seems that they also know the principle of maintaining peace within the country while fighting against the outside world. They also know that only by completely extinguishing the Khitan people's ambitions for national restoration can they have a stable rear area so that they can conquer the south with peace of mind.
"Commander Han, the enemy has been repulsed."
An excited voice came, and Han Shizhong scolded: "What's the point of being proud of repelling some vassal troops based on the terrain? What do these birdmen think I am here? They have confirmed that there is no main force of the Jin behind them, pass on the order
Gather your troops and horses and crush this cannon fodder under the Great Wall for me."
When all the generals heard this, they all cheered up. Who wouldn't like to beat up a drowned dog?
Everyone is gearing up, waiting to annihilate this cannon fodder that has completed its mission.
As soon as the horn sounded, countless soldiers and horses emerged from the Great Wall. The vassal soldiers and horses who had been forced to attack for days finally completed their mission. Before the people who escaped death had time to rejoice, death was already approaching.
The moment Han Shizhong issued the order, he had already turned back to Tanzhou. He was confident that he would turn back...
This battle is destined to be a massacre, and he needs to consider what to do next.
Bianliang's intention is ultimately Yang Shaozai's. Based on Yang Shaozai's temperament, how will he arrange it?
Han Shizhong frowned and thought to himself, the Jurchens are determined to destroy the Liao Dynasty, Shao Zai will never sit idly by and ignore it. Now that the main force of the Jurchens has gone to Yunzhou, Shao Zai...should he ask me to climb out of the Great Wall to attack?