It is said that on this day, Zhao Guan's family came to Houtao and met Yelu Dashi, the lord of Western Liao, Hebule Khan, the king of the Mongol Khan in the east, and Hu'erzha Husi, the leader of the Kele tribe, the largest tribe in the central Mongol.
We even met an unexpected person - Bilugo, the Uighur King of Xizhou.
Considering that the western grasslands are still under the control of Xiliao, and Wushu is the actual military executor of the Dajin ruling group, it can be said that except for one Goryeo in Northeast Asia, the heads of major military entities have basically gathered in a small
On the Houtao Plain. Even in Goryeo, there is also a representative figure of the faction who travels here.
These people were divided into two, forming two distinct and opposing camps. Specifically, the other groups worked together to deal with the Jurchen family.
This is no coincidence. The performance of the Jurchens in the previous twenty years was too powerful and dangerous... But from another perspective, if Zhao Jiu does not come this time, the weakest and divided Mongol people are likely to be defeated by the women.
The real person to win over is Yelu Dashi. Even if Zhao Jiu provides him with sufficient logistics, it may collapse.
In that case, it would only be a failure in the later trap, but the most fatal thing would be to miss the opportunity to form a united front and delay the overall situation in the future.
Of course, as far as today's big words are concerned, Zhao Jiu did not go back on his word. He really wanted to have a fight with the Jurchens in this excellent terrain... If he won, with this kind of terrain surrounded by water
, basically the West Route Army was abolished, and the world affairs could not be finalized. In the same way, Yelu Dashi had no reason to let go of this opportunity, and he also showed great determination and execution in the subsequent deployment of troops.
force.
Now that Zhao Jiu and Yelu Dashi have made up their minds, it seems that it won't work if the others don't make up their minds.
Therefore, on the second day, under the arrangement of Yue Fei, the commander-in-chief of the Song Army, Han people, Khitan people, Dangxiang people, Mongol people, Uighurs, Xi people, and some people whose race could not be explained at all, all obeyed the instructions one after another, and the coalition forces marched towards
East.
Among them, the supplies brought by the Emperor of the Song Dynasty supplied the entire army, and the inexplicable party civilians were transformed into qualified auxiliary soldiers, not to mention the huge but famous imperial heavy infantry group beside this official.
, undoubtedly brings a great sense of security to all comrades.
Relatively speaking, although the armored cavalry force, which was eager to expand in this war, has grown in size, it has obviously not been sufficiently proven.
Therefore, this huge army was divided into two by Yue Fei. The infantry became the central army of this march, and the cavalry became the general reserve of the entire army.
At the same time, the Khitan people's complex assault cavalry came out in full force. Except for those who had to stay behind in Wu Lahai City, the rest of the army gathered on the north side of the Song army's formation and assumed the task of the left wing mobile troops.
Will be responsible for the deadly flank attack after the engagement.
As for the tens of thousands of Mongol light cavalry, they were all scattered to the southeast. Their mission was to find, harass, stick and pursue.
Even the camels of the Uighurs were integrated into the logistics column.
To be honest, this coalition army really does not have 200,000. The 200,000 is Zhao Jiu's boast, but there must be 150,000 or 60,000. Moreover, the quality of this army is probably the only one in the world.
Second only to the elite Jurchen cavalry... This is not to brag, but to say that the war has been going on to this day. Jin and Liao fought for eleven years, and then Song and Jin fought for another seven years. The eighteen-year war is enough to make everyone fight against each other.
Got to know the basics.
From the beginning, the Jurchens were less than 10,000, and they were invincible. Later, there were 200,000 households on the east and west sides. From the beginning, the army was defeated like a mountain, and later, the remaining soldiers were slowly picked up and defeated.
Now that things have happened, who doesn’t know who?
Is there any secret to war?
It is nothing more than fair rewards and punishments, sufficient logistics, proper equipment, sufficient depth, suitable terrain...and then courage, training, discipline, etc., etc.
There is nothing mysterious. Everyone's conditions are the same. Anyone who can do these can do it. Otherwise, why would the Xi people, Khitan people, Bohai people, and Han people be beaten by the Jurchens on the front feet, and be made into Meng'an on the back feet?
Can you defeat your compatriots in turn?
But now, nearly twenty years of all-out war have basically wiped away the mystery in everyone. Yelu Dashi fled to Kedun City and gathered ten to twenty thousand remaining soldiers, and he was still able to rise. Zhao Jiu was driven to the Huaihe River.
After regaining their morale little by little, they have now arrived in Yinshan. If the Jurchens have any advantages, it is nothing more than their rich war experience, psychological advantages, and the spirit of hard work and hard work inherited from the mountains and old forests before the war.
War experience can be erased, and the spirit of hard work and hard work is what the Jurchens have endured for several lifetimes. They can only rely on time to kill them, but today, the psychological advantage must be broken!
"Can the official family win?"
Under Long Yan, who had already started walking eastward, before Zheng Zhichang had yet to turn back, Lu Benzhong, who was wearing a leather shoulder armor, asked a question immediately with some anxiety.
The question is obviously inappropriate, but it makes sense.
Zhao Guanjia, who had put on the dazzling golden armor that Pujin had that day, rode in front. He didn't take it seriously when he heard this. Instead, he turned back and smiled at another attendant: "What do you think Renqing does?"
"The official's magic soldiers have descended from the sky. If I were the commander-in-chief of the goddess, I would definitely abandon the ground and run away." Ren Baozhong, who was in full armor, carrying a bow and a spear, and looked full of energy, immediately responded after hearing the words, with a loud voice.
It seems like I am ten years younger again.
"That's right." Zhao Jiu also nodded slightly. "If I were Wanyan Wushu, I would most likely abandon the ground and run away... Not only does my support come in time and my troops are powerful, but more importantly, in such a terrain,
If the heavy cavalry fights against mixed troops, it will be a disaster if it fails... No matter how aggrieved the Jurchens are, as long as they have any sense, they will not forcefully fight us in Hetao."
Lu Benzhong felt relieved, but slightly suspicious.
"However, military matters must not be left to chance."
Although Zhao Jiu didn't look back, he seemed to have eyes in the back of his head, and he immediately saw through Lu Benzhong's thoughts. "Everyone thinks that the Jurchens will leave, but what if they don't? It is more important at this time to be more courageous and prepared for a decisive battle.
Come on, if Wanyan Wushu and Wanyan Balisu dare not leave, I will really pin them to death on the river and take the opportunity to invade the east of the river!"
As soon as these words came out, Ren Baozhong puffed up his cheeks and nodded repeatedly, while Lu Benzhong nodded in panic, but he didn't know whether he really understood or lost his bearings after hearing that a big battle might really happen.
"Of course, there is another benefit to making a gesture, that is, even if the two sides have not fought, it can make the two to three hundred thousand soldiers of the two armies here and the people of the world think that the Jurchens are really afraid of us and were driven out by us!
Some things, if everyone in the world believes them, will be true even if they are not true!" Zhao Jiu finally added, maybe this is what he really wants to achieve.
But it didn't matter. On that day, surrounded by large rivers from the north to the south, especially since the two rivers in the north and south were only a mere hundred miles apart in a straight line, plus there were forts and reinforcements, the coalition troops marched for fifty miles without stopping. And the next day
Early in the morning, Zheng Zhichang, who went to look for the Jurchen camp, came back with a neat piece of news - Wanyan Wushu and Ba Lisu did not hesitate at all, and directly broke camp and headed east, as if preparing to retreat to the former Liao Kingdom east of Hetao.
Tian Dejun (later Baotou area), he did not see the Jurchens at all.
Judging from this speed, it is likely that the Sentinel Cavalry immediately abandoned the Hetao after detecting the Song army's arrival.
In other words, the Jurchens are indeed gone.
The news spread, and the army was excited. On this day, they continued to march eastward. Xiao Weili, the chief general under Yelu Dashi, also made a special trip during the march to meet Zhao Guan's family for a while.
"Your Majesty, what my king means is that if the Jurchens cross the river and the German army refuses to leave, we will lead a large army to confront them across the river... Our army has been confronting the Jurchens here for half a month. It is very clear that the Jurchens' logistics
In fact, we are a little weak. If we confront each other here, we can survive until the end of the autumn, but they cannot." Xiao Weili said simply and directly.
But Zhao Jiu did not respond directly. On the contrary, he just looked at the person and continued to say nothing. He just continued to ride his horse forward slowly, as if he ignored Xiao Weili's harsh words.
"What if the Jurchens continue to retreat after crossing the river?" Ren Baozhong and Lu Benzhong, who had been observing the situation for a long time, both agreed. However, Lu Benzhong really didn't know how to intervene in the military affairs, so Ren Baozhong took the initiative and faced it boldly.
"If the Jurchens cross the river, of course the coalition forces will also cross the river." Xiao Orila urged his horse to follow him, feeling a little frightened and angry in his heart, but he did not dare to visit Zhao Song's official house, so he could only seriously talk to his side.
A conversation with an old man named Xiang.
"But if we cross the river to pursue them, will the Jurchens lure the enemy deep enough to counterattack?"
"There is no danger until I go to the Recruitment Department in the southwest of Daliao (later near Hohhot)!"
"How to say?"
"To the east of the Hetao, although the terrain is no longer the so-called death zone for cavalry, but to the west of the Daliao Southwest Recruitment Division, the Daliao Tiande Army, and the Yunnei Prefecture area are still between the Yinshan Mountains and the river, which is a long and narrow area. The coalition forces are so powerful
, enough to advance properly... Therefore, if the Jurchens retreat this time and abandon the confrontation across the river, they will most likely have to retreat to the Southwest Recruitment Division (Hohhot) or simply retreat to Xijing (Datong)."
"General Xiao." Ren Baozhong secretly glanced at the back of Zhao Guan's family, and then continued to fight with horses and march while facing each other seriously. "You must remember one thing. The army of 200,000 people depends entirely on the supply of food and grass from the Song Dynasty, and the main force here is
It’s also my soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty... once we cross the river to the west, the supply line will be stretched, and what we will recover is your Liao Kingdom’s hometown, but we are required to pay for actual military rations. Is there such a cheap thing in the world? "
"My king has something to say..."
"If Dashi Linya wants to talk to His Majesty my Majesty, he should let him do it himself." Ren Baozhong saw no reaction from Zhao Guan's family and simply interrupted him. "Now it's General Xiao who wants to talk to me about some military ideas...
…Why do you need to carry out big stone forest teeth to suppress people at every turn?”
Xiao Weili also glanced at the back of Zhao Guanjia, who showed no reaction, and then lowered his face to face Ren Baozhong:
"General Renduo, of course we know that the Song Dynasty is the main force, but we only marched to the Yunnei Prefecture area, and the logistics line has not been extended much, and we are not prepared to go further. As for the benefits, if the army can arrive
In front of our Daliao Southwest Recruitment Department, not only have we, Daliao, regained the core prefectures and counties, but the Mongols have also loosened their shackles on the sides. Can't your country also sweep all the land outside the Yellow River?"
Ren Baozhong was about to say something more, but Xiao Weili suddenly sneered: "What's more important is that once this happens, the Jurchens will shrink to Hedong and Hebei, and will no longer be able to easily touch the Xixia land that your country has conquered this time. You Song Dynasty
People no longer have to worry about the half-heartedness of those party dogs!"
Ren Baozhong was not angry when he heard this, but Zhao Jiu finally turned around at this time. He was so surprised that Xiao Orila suddenly reined in his horse, and then his mount neighed for a while, but he soon returned to normal and continued to ride with him.
"General Xiao." Zhao Jiu smiled and faced each other on horseback. "Why doesn't Dashi Linya come over in person for such a big event?"
"Your Majesty." Xiao Weili bowed his head and explained sincerely. "It's not because my king is deliberately neglecting you. It's really because he is in a bad position in the army."
"I understand." Zhao Jiu Zhuangruo said indifferently. "I will tell Yue, Wu, and Qu what you just said, and let them make their arrangements. I won't ask about the specific battle. But, you really
Don’t you want to take back Xijing?”
Xiao Orila was silent for a moment, and then responded: "Who doesn't want to? But the ability to march here this time is already blessed by our ancestors. If we force the march to Xijing, if something goes wrong, I am afraid that all the hard work before will be in vain."
Zhao Jiu turned his head and looked at Lu Benzhong with a smile: "Let me just say that Da Shi Linya is a great hero and will not let me worry about some messy things."
Not talking about military affairs, Lu Benzhong reacted very quickly and immediately nodded.
"Thank you for your understanding, Your Majesty." Xiao Orila breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly responded, as if he was a little disappointed because he could not march to Xijing and was preparing to leave.
"It doesn't matter." Zhao Jiu nodded in response, and then, just as Xiao Orila had turned the horse's head, he suddenly spoke again. "General Xiao just called Dashi Linya the king?"
Xiao Orila's expression changed slightly, but he did not dare to hesitate. He immediately turned around and said, "It's exactly... Before going to Hexi this time, the envoy sent by His Majesty informed the late Emperor of his death. In order to gather people's hearts, my king made a sacrifice to heaven and earth.
Temporarily called King Khan."
"Oh!" Zhao Jiu raised his head as the horse jolted and responded, looking thoughtful.
However, Xiao Weoli stabbed him repeatedly and followed him for a long time. Seeing that Zhao Jiu had no intention of continuing to speak, he suppressed his complicated emotions and turned back to the Khitan army.
In this way, without further ado, in the next few days, the coalition forces marched eastward, and the Jurchens, as Yelu Dashi had judged, realized that they could not confront the coalition forces in the narrow passage between the Yinshan Mountains and the Yellow River.
Withdrew to Xijing (Datong) in one breath.
In this regard, Yelu Dashi, Yue Fei, Wu Jie and others all concluded that the Jurchens did this deliberately to lure the coalition forces to continue their pursuit. Once the coalition forces fall into the trap and cross Yunnei Prefecture and lose the protection of Yinshan Mountain, they are likely to
You will be surrounded by Jurchens.
These people made a judgment. Of course, Zhao Jiu would not go too far and directly ordered the army to advance to Yunnei Prefecture, Dongsheng Prefecture, and the main force of the army was not allowed to cross the Jinhe River that flows through Yunnei, Dongsheng and other places.
Half step.
However, even so, as the armies continued to leave the Yinshan Mountains, and the Jurchen forces withdrew to Datong Mansion, the entire Hebei River and Hedong were also shaken. Especially the areas outside the Hebei River where the Jurchen forces could no longer reach, they had already sent large armies to secretly fight with the Song Dynasty.
The Zhe family responded and cooperated with the army and publicly repeated it. Fengzhou, Fuzhou, and Linzhou directly hung up the banner of the Song Dynasty; the three prefectures and counties of Heqing Army, Jinsu Army, and Ningbian Prefecture that originally belonged to the old Liao Dynasty also had Khitan legacy.
They also raised troops to respond, but were directly attacked by Zhe's soldiers and horses who were eager to make meritorious deeds. As for the defenders of Yunnei Prefecture and Dongsheng Prefecture, the so-called Yunnei Jiedushi Commander Yerunuge, who faced the army directly, did not wait for the arrival of the army and opened the door directly.
defection.
At this time, as the traffic in the vertical folds of the Yellow River was opened, Zhao Jiu just knew that as early as late May when he marched to the Hetao, Wanyan Huonv and Wanyan Salihe took the initiative to cross.
The Yellow River returned to the east of Hedong. Han Shizhong officially recovered Yan'an, Suide, and Jinning at the end of May, and sent his army north to respond.
Time came to the second day of June. Thanks to the strong suppression of Zhao Jiu and Yelu Dashi, the coalition forces stopped at Jinhebo at the intersection of Jinhe and Yellow Rivers under the rule of Dongsheng Prefecture. After all, they did not cross the Yinshan Safety Zone even half a step.
By now, everyone knows that after half a year of the chaotic war in the northwest caused by Yelu Yujian's escape, with the current victory and the successful grand march, it is time to come to an end.
In fact, seeing that the coalition forces were no longer moving forward, and the Jurchens and the coalition forces were unable to support each other, they quickly made a tacit understanding and tentative disbandment, and separated small groups of troops to alleviate the logistical pressure.
But at the same time, as the saying goes, the military should return to the military, and the political should return to politics. After the military victory, before the army is disbanded, some things should be done, especially these high-end matters that can only be done by him, an official of the Song Dynasty.
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The sixth day of the sixth lunar month is the date set by Zhao Guanjia for the Song-Liao Mongolian and Uighur alliance. The location is on the bank of the Jinhe River between the Yinshan Mountains and the Yellow River. According to the agreement, the three parties and four places will worship heaven and earth here, and then witness the 200,000-strong army.
Next, a formal, all-round anti-gold alliance including military, economic, and diplomatic was established.
On this morning, before the official start of the noon sacrificial ceremony, Yelv Dashi, Hebule, Huer Zahusi, and Bilge arrived at the Song Army camp on the bank of the Jinhe River... It was impossible not to come.
, because the date arrangement of the Zhao Guan family is too urgent, and some relatively sensitive matters must be communicated and agreed before the covenant is signed. Otherwise, what will happen if the Zhao Guan family, who is leading the covenant, comes to force the overlord to attack?
Breach of contract?
In the army camp where the Song army had an absolute advantage? In front of the Jurchen soldiers who were only a few hundred miles away and were still eyeing them?
"Dashi Linya wants all the prefectures and counties north of the Yellow River?" Zhao Jiu, who was sitting at the head of a hurried banquet on the bank of the Jinhe River in a warm weather, asked with a smile. "In addition, he also wants Heqing and Jinsu.
,Yongbyon Sanju?”
"Your Majesty's words are interesting." Yelu Dashi, who was sitting in the first place on the left hand, held up a cup in response. "North of the Yellow River, there are only three states: Houtao and Daliao's hometown Tiandejun, Yunnei Prefecture, and Dongsheng Prefecture. How can we start from Your Majesty?
It sounds like he is talking about some great territory? And Heqing, Jinsu, and Ningbian are also the hometowns of the Liao Kingdom. Therefore, what I just said is nothing more than asking for a river hook. Or is it your majesty?
We, the Khitans, clearly have an alliance with us, but are we planning to annex the homeland of the Liao Kingdom?"
After saying this, Yelu Dashi, who was dressed in fresh cloth and came alone, took a drink from the cup and then laughed.
Moreover, although similar topics had been anticipated during the banquet, as Yelu Dashi got straight to the point, the atmosphere was still a little tense, especially when the other party laughed wildly after questioning, which immediately attracted a group of arrogant soldiers on Zhao Jiu's right.
Will be unable to hold back.
Qu Duan took the lead and sneered: "Dashi Linya, if you follow your words, the Song Dynasty will give you all the six prefectures in Hexi, the four northwest military divisions, the Hetao, and the hometown of the Liao Kingdom... The Song Dynasty dares to give it,
Do you dare to ask for it?"
Yelu Dashi smiled again, but suddenly became serious, and faced Qu Duan proudly: "Why don't you dare?"
It's hard to get stuck at the end of a curve.
"Dashi Linya." Lu Benzhong also frowned. "If you put it this way, the Song Dynasty sent 100,000 troops and provided so much food and grass to fetch Hetao and the six states of the Liao Kingdom for you... You must have something in return, right?"
"The Song Dynasty has fulfilled its contract properly and provided a lot of help. Of course I am grateful and willing to repay this kindness." Yelu Dashi immediately responded sincerely. "But at this time, my Daliao Committee is really in trouble... If this is better, why not ask Lu She?
People can calculate it clearly and write down a bill, or directly quote a figure. No matter how much it is, I will accept it directly. Then we in Daliao are just selling iron, and we will pay it back slowly in the future... We will never be a defaulter!"
Lu Benzhong turned pale and felt embarrassed for a moment.
At this time, Zhao Guanjia, who had been looking at the dazzling lights on the lake beside him, finally turned around, picked up his wine glass and said: "Big Stone Forest Teeth... The Golden Lake is dazzling and the scenery is very beautiful. Let's have a drink."
Yelu Dashi smiled back, raised his glass and drank it in one gulp. Zhao Jiu also raised his glass and drank it. The rest of the people waited and saw the two oldest drinking together, including the two who had been watching the fun.
Everyone, including the Mongolian leaders, also raised their glasses to drink.
After everyone put down their wine glasses, Zhao Jiu shook his head and exclaimed: "What a pity for such a grand scene. If today, if the covenant is in place, Dashi Linya will return to Gaochang westward, four thousand miles apart, and thousands of miles back and forth, but I don't know where we will meet again next time."
It's time... As the saying goes, among the thousands of miles of Yinshan Mountains and thousands of miles of sand, who will fight with the green temples and frost? When I think of saying goodbye, and maybe never seeing you again in this life, I really can't bear to part with the big rocks and teeth."
Yelu Dashi was stunned when he heard this. After waiting for a while, he sneered, but he didn't know whether it was self-deprecation or what he meant:
"I wonder if your Majesty has any plans for this time? Dashi is willing to listen first."
PS: Thank you to classmate Xia Hou Ningyuan for being the second most adorable, and thank you to classmate Di Lie, the sniper, for being the most adorable. This is also the 143rd most adorable character in this book.