Yelvshi is not a hypocritical person, and this is actually what he has wanted to say for a long time. His mission in Zhuozhou this time is not to welcome the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty, but to prevent the soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty from moving northward. In the past few months,
, Yelv Zongyuan went through several iterations, and finally he suddenly realized that his move to ask for help from Dazhou left huge hidden dangers. Dazhou was not worthy of his trust. If Dazhou's soldiers and horses did not come to reinforce him, but
If you come just to add insult to injury, things will get very bad. Yelu Zongyuan went back on his word and gave the task of tearing up the agreement to his son Yelv Shi.
Originally, the two parties agreed to discuss the plan to cross the Sangqian River and go north in the border town of Zhuozhou, but suddenly they changed to stopping the Zhou soldiers and horses from going north, which made it difficult for Yelvshi to open his mouth. Therefore, he deliberately delayed for more than an hour before coming out to greet him.
It was because he didn't think about what to do. But now, since the other party threatened to withdraw troops, it was playing into Yelvshi's hands. So he immediately made his attitude clear.
"You bastards, are you teasing me, Da Zhou?"
"How dare you be so hasty about such a big thing? I, Zhou, have been preparing for this for months, and you want us to leave just by withdrawing our troops? What do you think of us?"
All the generals started to curse loudly.
"I'm extremely sorry. Regarding the silver cost of dispatching your troops and horses, we can discuss and Daliao can compensate part of it. But... this is not the result we want to see. In fact, if you are willing to follow our previous agreement,
, only sent 100,000 soldiers and horses for reinforcements, and promised to abide by the military orders of the Emperor of Daliao, then we still welcome you to help us suppress the rebellion."
Yelvshi is clumsy and clumsy. He lacks the speaking skills that a negotiator should have. He could have expressed his meaning well, but when it came to his mouth, the words changed. He didn't mean to do this, he was just too smart to use it.
That’s all.
"Fart! It's like we are begging to help you. I don't know who shamelessly came to ask me, Dazhou, to help suppress the rebellion last autumn. The Liao people are unfaithful, as expected. Without further speculation, Prince Yelu, we
There is nothing more to say. Tomorrow we will lead our army back to Dazhou. But you need to remember that today, you Liao people will definitely pay the price for humiliating me, Dazhou." Han Gang said coldly and walked away.
Yelvshi said continuously from behind: "Master Han, please don't be angry, we are still grateful to you, and we...will compensate for the losses. This is not to humiliate you."
Who listened to his explanation? Han Gang and others left the city without looking back. Yelvshi sighed, waved his hands, and led the people back to the city. In any case, he finally spoke out and completed his father's explanation. The other party
Maybe he was annoyed, but there was nothing he could do about it. Why did my father suddenly regret it? He didn't know what he was thinking.
Han Gang ordered 80,000 troops to camp outside the city. That night, Han Gang summoned the generals to discuss matters in the tent. When the generals entered Han Gang's tent, they found Master Han sitting upright, fully armed and armored.
Everyone was a little puzzled. Although the military meeting was serious, they did not need to be so neatly dressed in armor. Unless the enemy situation was urgent, the soldiers could generally be looser when the army was camping. There was no need for heavy things like armor.
Just wear casual clothes. But Commander Han made this
It looks like a powerful enemy is giving orders right now.
Before anyone could ask to understand, Han Gang spoke in a deep voice.
"Generals, you have witnessed what happened today with your own eyes. The task assigned to us by Marshal Yang is to enter Zhuozhou City and make preliminary preparations for crossing the river, so that the subsequent troops, horses and baggage can cross the Sanggan River and go north. However, now we
Being refused access to the city of Zhuozhou, the only crossing on the Sanggan River is in the north city of Zhuozhou. If you can't get into Zhuozhou, you can't cross the river. What do you think we should do?"
Everyone was confused. What did Master Han mean by these words at this time? Others have already rejected the assistance of Zhou's soldiers and horses. What else can they do now? They can only go back home. Why is Master Han still talking about how to cross the river?
What? Is it possible that others don’t need Da Zhou’s help, and our troops have to go up to the pole to help them?
"Master Han, since the Liao people refused rudely, shouldn't we lead our army back to the Zhou Dynasty? Why are we still thinking about crossing the river?" someone asked doubtfully.
Han Gang stretched out his hand to stroke his beard, and suddenly burst into laughter: "Retreat the troops? Is it so easy? It's easy to ask the gods to send them away, but it's hard to send them away. Do the Liao people think that I, Zhou, am a clown who is being played at will? They don't want our help, but we still prefer it."
We need help. They invited us here, how can we leave?"
The generals responded in astonishment, and one deputy general said in a low voice, "Master Han, are you saying... we are not here to help them?"
Han Gang burst out laughing violently again, shook his head and said: "Who are you helping? Help the Liao people? Have you forgotten how the Liao people insulted me, the Zhou Dynasty? The Yanyun Alliance is our century-old shame of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Who can talk about the military and civilians of the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Isn’t this a matter of shame? In this way, Yelv Zongyuan still tore up the covenant and demanded more annual contributions. Have you also forgotten that the Liao people sponsored the Qingjiao to cause rebellion, intending to take the opportunity to destroy us in the Great Zhou Dynasty. The people of the Liao Dynasty are like tigers and wolves, and they will die.
It is clear that I, the Great Zhou, have a clear heart. Now they are in dire straits due to the Jurchens, and I, the Great Zhou, come to help them? Then what has become of me, the Great Zhou? Helping them destroy the Jurchens, and then they come back to bully us? It is simply a joke."
The generals were even more frightened. Although when the imperial court agreed to send troops to help the Liao people, there was an uproar in the army, thinking that this move was simply too much. However, under the military order, everyone could only follow the orders. But they were worried.
. Now listening to what Han Gang said, it seems that there is a hidden secret in this, and that is not the case at all.
"Master Han, what's going on? What on earth is the court going to do?" Everyone asked one after another.
Han Gang chuckled and said: "Now, I won't hide it from you. Our soldiers and horses of the Great Zhou Dynasty are not here to help them, we are here to destroy them. They are so sick that they seek medical treatment, and they actually ask me for help from the Great Zhou Dynasty. We
He took advantage of his illness to kill him. To be honest with you, I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, have concluded a maritime alliance with the Jurchens. We and the Jurchens will join forces from the north and the south to attack the Liao Kingdom. Think about it, if we only help the Liao people to destroy
When the Jurchens came, how could we prepare for three full months and mobilize so many troops? Select an army of 300,000 people? The Liao people only wanted us to support 100,000 soldiers and horses. In addition to these 300,000 troops, there were also various
Growing supplies and equipment can be said to be a nationwide effort. Are the Jurchens worth this? Hahaha."
When everyone heard this, they felt as if they were enlightened. The preparations for this war were rigorous and the scale was huge.
Big, beyond everyone's imagination. Therefore, many people have always had doubts in their hearts, feeling that the imperial court is making a fuss out of a molehill. On the one hand, it seems unworthy to devote all its efforts to the Liao people, and secondly, it is unreasonable to mobilize troops like this for the Jurchens who cannot be beaten with eight poles.
It seemed that too much emphasis was placed on it. Until this moment, the mystery was revealed. It turned out that the imperial court wanted to use a trick to attack the Liao people from the north and the south with the Jurchens. All of this suddenly became clear at the moment when the mystery was revealed. It was all a cover and a conspiracy.
The emotions of the generals were instantly ignited. The imperial court was so ambitious to destroy the Liao Kingdom? This is simply unbelievable. Although the new emperor was questioned and his reputation was corrupt, his actions were really ruthless. The emperor had a great heart.
It's so big that it makes people think it's a bit too much. But this is for the Liao people, and it seems that no matter how cunning and ruthless it is, it's not too much.
After Han Gang laughed, he put away his smile. He reached out and punched the table, and said with some annoyance: "The commander-in-chief originally hoped that we could cross the Sanggan River before taking action and directly threaten the Xijin Mansion. However,
, it can be seen from today’s situation that the Liao people are suspicious. Yes, how can the Liao people not be suspicious if they mobilize troops like this? Even if the maritime alliance is unknown, how can the dispatch and preparation of my army escape them?
eyes. That's why today's incident happened. Yelu Zongyuan was still cunning and kept us out of Zhuozhou because they knew that if we wanted to threaten Xijin Prefecture, we had to cross the Sanggan River.
To cross the ferry of the Sanggan River, we must make a false trip to Zhuozhou. Keeping us outside the city of Zhuozhou is actually keeping us out of the gates of the Liao Kingdom and destroying the coordinated operations between us and the Jurchens."
Everyone nodded. There are many hills and mountains on the Zhuozhou line. Zhuozhou guards the pass. After Zhuozhou is the chokepoint leading to the Sanggan River ferry. As long as the army is kept out of Zhuozhou, it can be guaranteed that Xijin Prefecture will not be threatened. Unless
The soldiers and horses of the Zhou Dynasty changed their attack route, but that would require a detour of hundreds of miles. Moreover, Xijing and Datong were guarding the key points in the west, and there were large flooded tidal flats across the east. This was not a good strategy at all. But it could not threaten the key core of the Liao Kingdom, Nanjing, and Zhongjing.
The land will not have much impact on the Liao Kingdom. It is also impossible to form a pincer attack with the Jurchens towards the northeast. The Liao people will have the opportunity to defeat them one by one.
"...Everyone, what do you think we should do now? If Marshal Yang learns that we have been turned away from Zhuozhou City, he will definitely be very disappointed. Therefore, I have called you here to ask you questions.
What do you think?" Han Gang said in a deep voice.
"Master Han, tell me what you want to do, brothers just do it."
"Yes, since your Excellency has called us here, he must have already made a decision. All we have to do is follow your orders."
All the generals shouted.
Han Gang smiled slightly and said: "Okay, now that you have said that, there is nothing more to say. What I, Da Zhou, have launched this time is to destroy the Liao Kingdom. How could we give up halfway? Since the other party is aware of it, we don't have to act.
. If we can't do it in secret, we will do it openly. I don't want us to stay in the mountains with a sad face when Marshal Yang arrives, telling him that we have been rejected. Therefore, I decided to capture Zhuozhou immediately, and today
Even if the Liao people know our intentions, what will happen? We don't care. My 80,000-strong army is enough to lay waste to Zhuozhou and clear the passage."
