In any case, the Liao Kingdom has basically reached a broad consensus, and dealing with the Jurchens has become the top priority. Yelu Zongyuan deliberately made it look like gathering troops on the border of the Zhou Dynasty, in order to give the Zhou Dynasty an opportunity to attack them with all their strength.
They were forced to come to peace talks under false pretenses. The Zhou Dynasty court also cooperated very well and sent envoys to hold peace talks.
After that, there was naturally a lot of bargaining. According to Han Desui's idea, he had to get some real benefits no matter what, and he had to cut off one or two border towns before he could give up. But Yelu Zongyuan and Han Yanshou felt that they couldn't.
They were forced to have no way out, and they could not let Zhou feel that the terms of the peace negotiation were unacceptable. If it were to cede territory, then it would be difficult for Guo Xu to explain to his subjects, which might not achieve his goal and would be counterproductive. In this case, Han Desui had no choice but to give up.
idea.
However, Han Desui still included something private in the peace negotiation, which was the invisible clause requiring Da Zhou to kill Yang Jun. In fact, this was even more difficult than asking the other party to cede territory. When Han Desui proposed to add this clause
, no one thought that Dazhou would accept such a clause, because everyone knew the importance of Yang Junzhi to Dazhou. However, Han Desui vowed to tell Yelu Zongyuan that the other party would definitely accept this clause. Han Desui did not know the specific reasons.
Explain that he just told Yelu Zongyuan to trust his judgment. If he can take this opportunity to get rid of Yang Jun, he will get twice the result with half the effort when attacking Zhou Dynasty. Yang Jun alone can defeat a hundred thousand soldiers, and he is still
The most prestigious figure in the Zhou army was the backbone of the Zhou army.
Although Yelu Zongyuan was worried that this condition would lead to the collapse of the peace talks, Han Desui vowed to insist on it, and Yelu Zongyuan could not completely ignore Han Desui's opinion. After all, if it really succeeded, it would be a great blow to the Liao's future attack on the Zhou Dynasty.
It was extremely beneficial. However, Yelu Zongyuan also told Han Desui that the main purpose of everything was to reach a peace agreement. If the other party reacted violently, this clause could be invalidated.
What Yelv Zongyuan, Han Yanshou and others did not expect was that the Zhou Dynasty court actually agreed to the invisible clause. When the news of Yang Jun's murder came, Yang Jun's head was sent to Yelu by the Zhou envoys.
When he was in front of Zongyuan and others, Yelu Zongyuan couldn't help but laugh up to the sky, and he was in a very happy mood. Han Yanshou only said one sentence: "The energy of the Great Zhou Dynasty has been exhausted."
Han Desui received great praise from Yelu Zongyuan, but Han Desui was not very happy because his plan to attack the Zhou Dynasty first was not accepted by everyone, so he was very unhappy. Therefore, when Yelu Zongyuan asked him to command the army to exterminate the Jurchens
During the battle, Han Desui chose to refuse. With this attitude, he expressed his disapproval of the plan to attack the Jurchens. Yelu Zongyuan and others had no choice. Han Desui's temper was stubborn. If he refused, he would not.
No matter how much he was persuaded, he would not agree. This was his stubbornness. Fortunately, Yelu Zongyuan did not insist on Han Desui leading the army. He had actually decided to personally command the army to exterminate the Jurchens. This could also be regarded as gaining some prestige and capital for himself.
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In just half a month, Yelu Zongyuan assembled almost all the troops and horses he could muster. This included 300,000 Daliao horse infantry and 180,000 cavalry from the tribal alliance. All the troops and horses were at Dading in Zhongjing.
They gathered at Fucheng and were ready to march eastward to recapture Tokyo Road and kill the Jurchen army. Large amounts of money as compensation from the Zhou Dynasty were being sent in a steady stream, enough to cover the expenses of this huge army. This time, Yelv Zongyuan knew
, he must completely annihilate the Jurchen soldiers and horses and completely quell the Jurchen rebellion. If this
If we don't succeed this time, I'm afraid we will never be able to exterminate the Jurchens.
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In Zhuozhou City in Dazhou Periphery Town, after the city was recaptured from the Zhou Dynasty, soldiers and horses gathered here. The tribal cavalry briefly gathered here, plus the remaining 50,000 soldiers and horses in the hands of Han Desui. All of this was of course for the purpose of bringing great benefits to Dazhou.
Zhou exerted pressure to build momentum for the peace talks.
However, after a short period of excitement, the place became quiet again. All the tribal cavalry had been mobilized to assemble on Zhongjing Road. Although Han Desui's 50,000 soldiers and horses were not mobilized, on the contrary, Yelu Zongyuan also responded to Han Desui's invitation.
, 30,000 infantry were transferred from Zhongjing Road to supplement the vacancy of Han Desui's troops who were lost in the war. But at this time, most of the troops followed Han Desui back to Xijin Prefecture to garrison. There are only more than 20,000 infantry in Zhuozhou City at the moment.
Stay here.
Han Desui withdrew his post in Xijin Prefecture and asked his youngest son Han Zongze to lead 20,000 troops to station in Zhuozhou. The reason for this was that Han Desui knew that under the current circumstances, Zhou Dynasty would no longer take any threatening actions against Zhuozhou.
He no longer needs to station all his troops in the crowded city of Zhuozhou, leaving only 20,000 troops is enough. The Xijin Mansion has been severely damaged due to the last war. It is Han Desui's home base, and he must move it as soon as possible.
The city walls and gates have been repaired and order has been restored. Moreover, the convoys of food and supplies that Zhou used to offset the compensation are passing through Xijin Mansion day and night. He wants to intercept some of them to rebuild Xijin Mansion. But except him, no one can
Dare to do this.
The autumn night was slightly cool, and after the second watch, the entire Zhuozhou City was completely dark. At this moment, a candle was still burning in the dilapidated city lord's palace in Zhuozhou City, and the guard Han Zongze was leaning on the soft couch, holding up a
The wine cup stared at the dancing candlelight in a daze.
This Han Zongze has been familiar with military books since he was a child, and he has learned a lot. He is Han Desui's favorite son. Whenever he debates with others, Han Zongze is eloquent and eloquent. He is familiar with all kinds of military books, and his mind seems to be as unfathomable as thousands of hills and valleys.
He originally stayed in his hometown of Linhuang Mansion, but this time after the battle of Jijin Mansion, he specially came to work under his father, hoping to officially come out and make contributions. Han Desui also did not avoid relatives when employing people, and he also had great expectations for this younger son.
In order to meet his expectations, he decided to give him a chance to practice. So Han Zongze was asked to lead his troops to station in Zhuozhou.
Of course, this is also because there has been no war in the surrounding town for a while, and there is no danger in Zhuozhou City except for repairing the city wall. Therefore, Han Desui specially allowed his son to be stationed here to give him the opportunity to become the city lord and lay the foundation for his promotion.
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But Han Zongze was very unhappy with the job of garrisoning Zhuozhou City. He actually hoped to go to the east and make contributions on the battlefield with the Jurchens. However, his father was very stubborn and refused to accept the emperor's invitation to command the troops and horses.
As the Jurchens fight, they naturally have to stay here with their father. There is no battle to fight here, and they face the ruins of Zhuozhou City. Apart from urging the soldiers and people to rebuild the city every day, there is really nothing to do.
Fun. You can only use wine to relieve your worries. When you are drunk, you can think about nothing.
Han Zongze held the wine glass and looked at the candlelight, thinking to himself: The war on the Tokyo Road front line must have been in full swing. Unfortunately, he could only drink wine here under a solitary lamp, which was really annoying. He drained the wine from the wine cup in one gulp.
He reached for the jug on the table to pour wine, but found that the jug was empty. Han Zongze cursed dissatisfiedly, this was the third jug of wine he had drank tonight.
.The night is so long and the wine is drunk so easily. It’s really not interesting.
Han Zongze thought for a while, and finally restrained the urge to ask for wine to continue drinking. He still had the most basic self-discipline, and he didn't want to let himself drink a pile of mud. In fact, three bottles of wine was already his limit. At this moment,
He was already drunk. If he drank any more, he would become drunk.
"Let's call it a day tonight." Han Zongze thought, struggled to get up, and staggered toward the inner house. Suddenly, he stopped and pricked his ears, because he seemed to hear something coming from around him.
The faint noise, if you listen carefully, seems to be the sound of killing.
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of armor scraping and weapons clashing, as well as the sound of rapid footsteps and a harsh pig-killing cry.
"Is General Han sleeping? Is General Han sleeping? Get him up quickly, it's serious trouble."
Han Zongze's face changed drastically and he was half awake from the wine. He walked towards the door, but saw figures shaking in the corridor. In a moment, several generals appeared in front of him with pale faces and panting.
"What happened? What's the fuss outside?" Han Zongze asked with a frown.
"General Han, something bad has happened. The enemy has invaded the city. Put on your armor quickly and I will escort you out with low-level ranks." Several generals shouted hurriedly.
"What? Enemy? Where did the enemy come from? What are you talking about?" Han Zongze, who was mostly awake from the wine, asked sharply.
"We didn't know either. In the blink of an eye, the enemy entered the city. It was overwhelming and there were probably tens of thousands of people. Our people were very tired during the day and fell asleep. The night sentry didn't give a warning for some reason. Suddenly
Then they rushed in." A general replied quickly, his voice still trembling.
"You bastard, you don't even know that the enemy has entered the city. What do you do for food? Who can have so many soldiers and horses here? I'm afraid it's only the soldiers and horses of Zhou Dynasty. Great Zhou Dynasty, you fooled us again
Da Liao, they say they have reached a peace agreement, but in fact they are deceiving others. My father has long said that the people of Da Zhou cannot be trusted, but they just refuse to listen..." Han Zongze said angrily.
"Yes, yes, yes, General Han, now is not the time to talk about this. Get dressed quickly and mount your horse. I will escort you out of the north gate with a low-level rank. Evacuate immediately." Several generals said anxiously.
"Nonsense, how can we escape? They are attacking the city, so we have to defend it. Do you want me to escape? Our 20,000-strong army is a vegetarian? Give me the order immediately. No one is allowed to escape. If anyone takes a step back,
Military law. You guys, kill the enemy with me immediately." Han Zongze sobered up and shouted loudly as he went to get the armor from the weapons rack and put it on.
"General Han, they have already entered the city, and their troops are much larger than ours. Our soldiers and horses have suffered many casualties. We are outnumbered, so it is best to evacuate. This Zhuozhou City cannot be defended." A general
shouted.
"Bastard, what are you talking about? My father told me to station here, but he didn't teach me to run away when I encounter the enemy? Doesn't this ruin my image as a heroic soldier of the Liao Dynasty, and will I still have the face to see others after people know about it?
Don't say anything and just follow me. Unless you don't want to live anymore, you are absolutely not allowed to do this."
Han Zongze scolded righteously, picked up his weapon, put on his armor and walked out quickly. Several lieutenants looked at each other, and finally sighed helplessly, chasing Han Zongze away.
