Chapter 902 Watching the fun and hoping for big things
It's really hard to judge the outcome of some things before they happen. This is the case with this troop dispatch.
Before sending troops this time, Zhao Xi did not expect that it would end in this way. In Zhao Xi's judgment, the civil war in Northern Liao should be stopped, and then the troops should be concentrated southward to fight for peace on the border for decades.
After all, with the current strength of the country, it is possible to start a war at any time.
What's more, under the premise of having an alliance, the country and the DPRK take advantage of the situation and rob it. This kind of behavior is the most irritating.
I didn’t expect it to be like this...
Such a result made Zhao Xi inclined towards the possibility that Bei Liao was setting up a trap in an attempt to completely wipe out a certain army.
There is an advantage to this. This behavior of withdrawing the troops before they are about to achieve success is an obvious act of weakness. The army is approaching the city, but it withdraws on its own. For the Northern Liao Dynasty, what should be seen is that the country's lack of confidence·
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It can be regarded as a hit-and-miss. With such a foundation, according to the fighting habits of Bei Liao, the war of the capital and the imperial court will be somewhat relaxed. After all, Bei Liao still dares to claim that it cannot see its opponent. This also laid a certain foundation for the decisive battle between the two sides in the future.
Base.
If in the future when the Guo Dynasty decides to go to war, the Northern Liao Dynasty will still adopt the current tactics, resulting in the Guo Dynasty being unable to annihilate the effective forces of the Northern Liao Dynasty. Even if the Guo Dynasty regains Yanyun, it will be a borderland that will never be peaceful.
This time, it will be beneficial to the next decisive battle...~
Regarding war, Zhao Xi has always pursued the elimination of living forces, especially in this era where ethnic groups are the basis.
The imperial dynasty ceased its activities, and Beiliao's reaction was quite interesting... there was almost no reaction at all.
This battle was as if it had not happened. It was equivalent to the imperial garrison in Hebei Province wandering a hundred miles north.
As for the result of beheading less than 10,000 people, the Guo Dynasty no longer regarded it as a victory. And the Northern Liao Dynasty did not seem to take it seriously either.
The two sides returned to the status quo before the war.
The Guo Dynasty still had 200,000 troops in Hebei Province, while the Northern Liao Dynasty had almost no troops mobilized.
The civil wars on the Nanjing Road and the Zhongjing Road in the Northern Liao Dynasty continued as usual.
What has changed is that Yelu Yixin's power is still no longer comparable to the counter-rebellion team of the Northern Liao court. The base that was originally occupied by Lengzi was regained by the Northern Liao court.
As for the Jurchens, there were tens of thousands of people shouting and drinking. After Yelu Yixin threw a lot of money at them, new and old grudges piled up, and there were actually a few decent wars.
It is precisely because of this that Yelu Yixin has the opportunity to continue the great cause of rebellion.
Relatively speaking, the Jurchen's fighting power in attracting Bei Liao was stronger than that in dealing with Yelu Yixin.
There is a saying in later generations that Jurchens are worth no more than ten thousand and cannot be fought if they are more than ten thousand. Zhao Xi can’t remember who said this.
Now looking at the battles between Bei Liao and Jurchen, although it is a bit exaggerated, it also verifies this statement to a certain extent.
According to the report from the Imperial City Department, the total number of Jurchen tribes among the four Jurchen tribes could not exceed 5,000.
Although they have geographical advantages, these few thousand people can contain a large part of the Northern Liao imperial court's combat power for Yelu Yixin, and they have to admit the fear of the Jurchens' combat power.
Fortunately, Zhao Xi asked the fourth prince to design and kill Wanyan Keribao and Wanyan Aguda. Otherwise, based on this contact between Yelu Yixin and the Jurchens, Beiliao might really change the world.
Speaking of the Fourth Prince, he has made quite a lot of achievements. It’s incredible when you think about it.
Zhao Xi compared the sand table with Suzhou in Northern Liao Dynasty, which was probably Dalian in later generations.
It was such a wonderful place in later generations, but I didn't expect that Beiliao only used this place as a place to place prisoners.
It’s no wonder that Salmon Island in China also has the same effect.
Since most residents of Suzhou came from Suzihe, they were basically people who were forced to migrate by the Northern Liao court.
After that, whether the Northern Liao fought against Xixia or the Song Dynasty, most of the prisoners were placed in Suzhou.
At the same time, due to its geographical location, merchants from Korea, Fusang, and even Persia, Dashi, and some exiled nobles all settled in Suzhou.
This resulted in a complicated situation among Suzhou forces.
The team of the fourth princes, relying on their strength to gain a foothold in Suzhou, joined forces in the city of Suzhou, causing the originally stable situation to become restless from the moment of the civil strife in Northern Liao.
As a result, Suzhou was in chaos, not only in the city of Suzhou, but also clamoring for an advance.
Therefore, while Bei Liao was busy suppressing the rebellion and suppressing the Jurchens, there was an unexpected anti-Liao team in Suzhou.
"Taking advantage of the situation, strength, and sword, the fourth prince planned this step very well. Although it is a scabies disease for Bei Liao, at this time, it will undoubtedly make it worse for Bei Liao."
Suzhou is not a Jurchen, and does not have the fighting power of the Jurchen. The rebellion of hundreds and thousands of people does not matter to the Northern Liao Dynasty.
However, such a rebellion was a bad start for Beiliao.
When the Khitan established the Liao Dynasty, they forcibly moved the residents of South Sumudi City to Suzhou. In other words, Suzhou was, to a certain extent, one of the many small tribes in the Northern Liao Dynasty, and it was the kind of small tribe that had no place in the court.
Of course, the status of this tribe of the same ethnic group is much higher than that of the Jurchens.
Similarly, because Suzhou functions as a port and has relatively developed commerce, it has become a major tax revenue center in Beiliao.
It is also for this reason that the local forces in Suzhou have deep resentment towards the Northern Liao court for their accumulated experience.
I'm not sure if Yelu Yixin did something, but it was Suzhou that rebelled.
Suzhou's rebellion will inevitably cause many forces in Northern Liao to be ready to move...～
Xi, Shiwei, Zubu, Bohai, etc. were not completely destroyed when Khitan established the Liao Dynasty.
Moreover, Yelu Abaoji, Taizu of Northern Liao Dynasty, was originally the leader of the tribe.
It is difficult to achieve evenness in a bowl of water, so there is naturally a current situation of internal disputes in the entire Northern Liao Dynasty.
Starting from Suzhou and the Jurchens, and now the Northern Liao court is fighting with Yelu Yixin for a long time...
I think too much and think too optimistically.
However, now the cabinet of the Guochao, and even the entire court, seem to be very optimistic about the future of Northern Liao. This optimism is for the Guochao to regain Yanyun, not for the stability of Northern Liao.
"Should the court pay more attention to the Fourth Prince's team?"
"That's not necessary. Judging from the current situation, the Fourth Prince's team did not participate...~ It is very likely that the Fourth Prince will assess the situation and it will be difficult for Suzhou to participate."
"Such a rebel force would probably be hard-pressed to cause harm to Beiliao."
"The key is to make a start. If we learn from others, maybe other tribes in Northern Liao will also be able to make a difference...~"
This is the current tone of the court.
This has never changed. In the early years, I was afraid of Liao and Xixia, so I hoped that Northern Liao and Xixia would fight endlessly.
The idea of being a fisherman is actually a kind of thinking of a weak person.
Now that the country is considered powerful, this kind of thinking still exists...~
It was purely leisure, watching the excitement in Bei Liao, but I could only watch, but the chaos was related to me... The current Song Dynasty court was in such a state.