After a fierce battle all night, they returned with gold medals.
After dawn, the camp was already full of soul-calling flags and flags, and it was all pure and plain.
"All the soldiers and horses suffered heavy losses, but Han Shizhong's men suffered only minor losses."
"Continuous rains have made the roads muddy, making it difficult for the cavalry to move. The epidemic has spread, and treatment cannot be controlled. Although Han Shizhong has a military medical camp, it can't save people from afar. Between them and us, there is a powerful female force blocking the road, and there is no way to communicate with each other."
Yang Lin was wearing a suit of armor and tied with a silk cloth, and was listening to several generals describing the current battle situation.
The Zhong family's ancestral home is in Xijing, but since Zhong Shiheng, it has taken root in Shaanxi. Over several generations, many of the Zhong family's men died fighting for the Song Dynasty.
Zhong Shidao's two sons, Zhong Hao and Zhong Xi, one died in front of the battle against Xixia, and the other died early due to overwork in the army.
There is only one grandson, Zhong Yanchong, who is still serving in the army and is now a partial general.
Almost all the generals of the Western Army who could come were present and had been waiting by the roadside for a long time. A group of 100 people were all soldiers who had followed Lao Zhong to fight for decades. They were carrying scars and disabilities, and they wanted to send the ashes to the deceased.
and the tablet were sent back to the Zhong family mausoleum in Weicheng.
Xu Shuwei and his men began to boil the decoction, burn the corpses and bury them, but the land in Yunnei was still a dangerous place where people could die at any time.
Yang Lin stood up, looked at the soldiers in the camp, and waved Xu Shuwei over.
"Can these infected soldiers be saved?"
Xu Shuwei nodded and said: "With timely use of medicine, some less serious cases can be saved. However, a large amount of medicinal materials are needed, not only for treatment, but also for prevention."
Yang Lin nodded and said: "The medicinal materials are easy to talk about. You can just make a list. This time I have broken the old strategy. The whole Western Army is as heartbroken as me. Yunnei is already like this. It is really not suitable to gather so many soldiers here.
I am ready to... have peace talks with the Jurchens."
Everyone present was refreshed. No one wanted to gamble their lives here anymore. Going back to Qinlong as soon as possible was the right way.
With so many people concentrated in military camps, it is really easy to spread the disease.
As soon as Yang Lin arrived in Yunnei, he commanded the army to attack the Jurchen camp at night in order to show his strength.
Now that the strength has been demonstrated, it is the turn of the Jurchens to express their stance. Wanyan Aguda is not a fool. With such a high casualty rate, Yang Lin can't bear to leave the soldiers of the Song Dynasty. Wanyan Aguda dare not compete with the Song Dynasty for losses.
In the Jurchen camp, since they decided to withdraw their troops, there was no delay. After all, so many young men were killed and injured every day in vain.
The plan to destroy Liao this time has been completed, Yelu Dashi fled to the horizon, and did not dare to appear again.
The Khitan people in the vast territory should also have calmed down a lot. Their resistance has weakened a lot during this period.
Now, it depends on what price the Song people are willing to pay to buy back this ominous land.
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The day after the night attack, Yang Lin sent the first group of envoys to the Jurchen camp.
The leader was Yao Gu, a heavy general of the Western Army. When he arrived at the enemy camp, Yao Gu discovered that the fighting spirit of these people was really weak.
After several battles, both sides have a general understanding of each other's strength. The outcome of a real fight is still a matter of doubt, and it is not certain that one of them can defeat the other.
The person sitting at the top had cold eyes, like the solid ice north of Huanglong Mansion that had not melted for years. His face looked a little tired, but he still had a heroic spirit.
Astonishingly, it was Wanyan Aguda, the leader of this generation of Jurchens, who had just led this small tribe to overthrow the arrogant Liao Dynasty.
"What brings you to my camp?"
There was a chill in his voice. The emperor of the Jin Kingdom was indeed a group of ferocious leaders. His imposing manner made people unable to breathe.
Yao Gu calmed his mind and said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "The plague is rampant and our armies have suffered heavy losses, so we have come here to discuss peace."
"Haha, what's the matter, you don't dare to fight?" Wanyan Zongwang came out laughing and said.
All the Jurchens in the tent laughed together with him, even Aguda smiled a little.
"Why bother to talk about it? It's just a plague. You and I can't stay in Yunnei for long. We know it well. Let's go back and raise the soldiers and fatten the horses. Let's fight again someday!"
Yao Gu's words silenced the tent. He never imagined that the Song Dynasty had such heroic generals.
"How do you withdraw your troops and give up Datong?" Zong Han asked with a sneer.
"If you give up Datong, I will give an order to make way for the Song people who are besieged in the city and let them return in full force." Aguda glanced at Zong Han approvingly and continued what he said.
Yao Gu had been prepared for a long time. Yunnei must get it. The Jurchens were just a small tribe and it was already very difficult to control the territory of Daliao. Their ambitions for Yunnei and Youyan were not big.
In later history, Tong Guan bought back the entire Youyan for only one million guans.
One million guan, which was the amount Yang Lin bribed Cai Jing back then, was not too much for the Song Dynasty. In any war in the Song Dynasty, the money and food consumed would not be less than this amount.
It's a pity that Tong Guan bought it back, but he couldn't hold on to it. Once the war started, it was immediately taken back by the Jin people, and the money was wasted.
Now that he has a strong army and a strong horse, and the Jurchens cannot afford it, Yang Lin will definitely not spend this unjust money again.
Moreover, although the Jurchens are now tough-talking, they actually want to leave quickly. The reason why they insist on holding on to Datong City is just to gain more benefits.
Yao Gu was doubtful in his heart, but after thinking about what Shaozai had told him when he came, he still said: "Datong City is the old place of the Han family. If we don't take it back, we will be sorry for our ancestors. We generals will be exhausted and die in the clouds.
It must also be taken away."
The Jurchens in the tent frowned angrily and were about to come forward and yell and curse. Yao Gu raised his voice and said loudly: "If the Jin Kingdom withdraws from Yunnei, we can give Yelu Yanxi to the Jin Kingdom."
As soon as these words came out, the tent became quiet again. Yelu Yanxi... was actually the last straw that forced the Jurchen to rebel.
Obtaining Yelu Yanxi will not only help eliminate the Khitan rebellion in the Jin Kingdom, but also complete the declaration when the army was launched.
In terms of legitimacy, this person is more upright than Yelu Dashi.
Many Khitan people regarded Yelu Dashi as a traitor. After all, he ascended to the throne through a coup and spilled blood on the court.
When Yao Gu saw everyone's reaction, he secretly praised in his heart, Shaozai is really amazing...these Tatars are really tempted. From his perspective, he can see very clearly that Song and Jin still have one more stop, and Yunnei is very important. If
He is a golden man, so he is definitely not willing to make this deal.
How much Yelu Yanxi, the last Liao emperor, was worth, was worthless to the Song Dynasty. For the Jurchens who conquered the large empire with small tribes and established the Jin Kingdom, his role was very important.
Abandoning a piece of Yunnei where the plague was rampant and littered with corpses, in exchange for long-term peace and stability in a vast territory. Song and Jin hit it off immediately, and both parties, who were eager to withdraw, quickly finalized the details of the peace negotiation without any hesitation.
In the Song camp, Yang Lin sighed and said, "Go to Bianliang quickly and invite my nephew Wangchen."
Wangchen was Yelu Yanxi's Taoist name. After taking Yunnei back, he became worthless.
Houses in Bianliang are expensive and rice is expensive, so I don't want to support this idle man. You must know that this foolish king's expenses were not low when he arrived in the Song Dynasty.
Those who originally planned to use him to deal with Yelu Dashi did not expect that it would be more useful this time.