The great victory that Zhi Yanchong achieved in the Liao River valley was not so much a military victory as a political victory. Because before the Han army entered this area, Yang Yingqi had already prepared favorable conditions in many aspects such as population, transportation, and popular support.

Since ancient times, the reason why the Northeast region has been difficult to conquer is not all due to the lack of military strength. At the beginning, the Tang Dynasty was prosperous in the world, but it failed to gain a firm foothold in this place, because at that time, it was sparsely populated, most of the people were of different races, and the traffic situation was extremely bad.

However, the large-scale migration of Hermes-Epitek over the past decade has completely changed the demographic composition of the region. Nowadays, there are no Han people in the northeast, and the Han population accounts for more than half of them in the Liao River valley.

The process of Hermes-Epitek's migration is also a process of economic prosperity, and economic prosperity and the smooth flow of trade routes are two things that cause and effect each other. Over the years, both the Jin government and the people in Northeast China have the desire to improve transportation, and the gold lord has called on local governments to build bridges and roads in order to facilitate taxation and rule, while the people are for the convenience of trade. Therefore, the process of Hermes-Epitek's relocation is also a process of making the transportation in this area more and more developed! If the Tang Dynasty army was almost a fog about the geography beyond the main roads, then the Han Dynasty already knew the geography of the Northeast before launching the attack! And the roads today were enough for the Han army to reach most of the Northeast. Just as when Ah Guda went south to southern Liaoning, he felt that the road was easy to walk, and this time Zhiyan Chong went north to have the same good traffic conditions!

By the time the Han launched an attack, at least the Liao River valley had become the domain of the Han people, and the economic and social conditions here were similar to those of Shandong, and some of the more developed areas were even comparable to those of Jiangnan. The Jurchens were a rising people, and their own economy and culture were far behind the Han society, so the Huining government's governance of the Liao River valley was to adapt while groping. The government of Jinmen is different, and the government led by Yang Yingqi has been at the forefront of the times in terms of governing concepts and administrative systems. If the Huining government is passively adapting to the Han people-epicenter society, then the Jinmen government is actively guiding. As far as social development is concerned, the Jurchens are taken away by this Han-Ming society, and the Hanbu is led by the Han-Min society! Therefore, although Huining has gained the right to rule the Northeast over the years, the atmosphere of the whole society is only Shangjinmen!

It is precisely because the people of the entire Liao River valley are more inclined to accept the rule of the Han than the oppression of the Jurchens, that the early march of Zheyan Chong can be so smooth. Although Zong Jun's assassination made the advantage of the Han Department more obvious in the battle situation, even if there was no such incident, it was expected that Zhi Yanchong would be able to gain an advantage in the Liao River Valley.

However, this situation has completely changed after arriving in the Huanglong Mansion area. Although the influence of the Han Dynasty is great, it also has its limit, which can be geographically bounded by the Huanglong Mansion - south of the Huanglong Mansion, the Han Dynasty's civil power has already gained the upper hand, so Zhi Yanchong can not only get the advantage of almost local combat in the battle, but also quickly take over the governance of this place after the victory; In the north of Huanglong Mansion, the power of the Jurchens has greatly overwhelmed the power of the Han people, even if there are nearly thirty percent of the Han people in this area, but most of these Han people are also very Jurchenized, and they only recognize Allah and do not know the dignity of the Chinese.

Therefore, when the Han army advanced to this place, the resistance encountered was completely different from that encountered in the Liao River valley. Compared with the attack on Liaoyang Mansion, the Han army doubled its strength when attacking Huanglong Mansion, with more than 50,000 defenders in Liaoyang Mansion and less than 20,000 defenders in Huanglong Mansion. But after more than a month of fierce battles, Zhi Yanchong and Aruban could only sigh at this earthen city. It took less than a month for the Han Department to pacify the thousands of miles of mountains and rivers in the Liaohe River Valley, but it was delayed for dozens of days by this small city of less than one-third of Liaoyang! What's worse is that as we enter November, the weather is getting colder and colder!

Some of the Han troops besieging Huanglong Mansion were mountain people who were accustomed to living a hard life in Changbai Mountain and other areas, so they were hardy and war-resistant, but some of them were recruited from the coastal areas of southern Liaoning. The climate in southern Liaoning is similar to that in Shandong, so the people who come from there can't bear the cold in the Huanglongfu area! Even though the logistics supplies such as military uniforms and fuel of the Han Department are relatively good, it cannot offset the difference in the living environment, especially those recruits, as soon as the north wind blows in November, many people begin to shrink their heads before they meet the Jin soldiers. At this time, the Jurchens, who are active in Huanglong Mansion and even further north, are not less flexible than usual.

"Alas-" Looking at the not-so-high city walls of Huanglong Mansion, Zhi Yanchong sighed softly. Behind that city wall, there are thousands of Han soldiers and civilians who defend the city and help defend the Jin people, and the Huanglong Mansion can defend it so well, and these Jurchenized Han people have a lot of credit. The Han and Jurchen have been in contact with the Northeast for such a long time, and it is not only the Han who has benefited, but the Jurchens are also enjoying quite good results, especially in population and technology.

"Big brother, why don't we divide the troops into two routes, you continue to besiege the city, and I will lead the light cavalry to bypass the Huanglong Mansion and go straight to Huining."

The advantage of cavalry is galloping, but this advantage is shared by the cavalry of Aruban and the cavalry of Hoeryong. Now the Jin army in Huanglong Mansion is only 20,000 people, and it is estimated that there are still 50,000 or 60,000 soldiers and horses on the Huining side, Zhi Yanchong thought about it for a long time, and finally shook his head and did not agree.

"Big brother, are you afraid that if I go deep alone, I will fall into the trap of the Jurchens?" Aru said, "Actually, you don't have to worry about it. Even the road north of Huanglong Mansion is very familiar to me! ”

Zhi Yanchong sighed and said: "I'm afraid that you will go deep alone is just one of my worries, what I'm more worried about is that after you leave, this place will immediately become the object of the other party's calculations!" ”

Aru said: "I didn't take most of the people away, just take away the headquarters of ten thousand horses!" ”

"Headquarters 10,000 cavalry ......" Zhi Yan Chong said hesitantly: "Old Five, don't you know that in our 100,000 army, the only ones who can support the scene now are my direct veterans and your headquarters 10,000 cavalry?" That group of new troops lacked experience and could not be used at all now! Even the veterans who were recruited from Liaonan couldn't stand the cold wind! As for the surrendered troops, if the situation changes, I doubt how long they will be able to hold out. Although we have gathered nearly 100,000 people now, we are afraid that we can still fight in this hellish yin wind, but I am afraid that less than 30% of them will be killed! ”

Aru said: "But if it weren't for the division of troops to attack and disturb, wouldn't it be possible to spend it here?" You see, the wind is getting stronger and stronger! ”

"Wait a little longer." Zhi Yan said: "Our grain road has not been broken, and we should be able to hold on." Hopefully things will turn around. ”

Things did turn around, but not for the better, but for the worse!

The military situation in the Central Plains actually wants to change its strategy without authorization and take the initiative to attack! After receiving the news, Zhi Yanchong was so angry that he rushed out of the tent, rushed back from outside the tent, and pointed to the south to scold, but he didn't know where to start!

"Quick!" Orihiko roared: "Please five generals!" ”

It took a long time for Zhi Yan Chong to calm down, knowing that it was too late to stop Cao Guangbi and Zong Ying's decision.

Aru said: "Now the battle situation on our side is not very favorable, if something goes wrong in the Central Plains......"

Zhi Yanchong said categorically: "We can't reach the whip on the Central Plains, but we can't go wrong here anyway!" ”

Zhi Yanchong and Aruban were very familiar with the combat habits of the Jin army, and knew that as soon as their own troops were exhausted, Zong Pan and the others would be swept down with their backs to the north wind, just as they had dealt with the Liao people back then. He consulted with Aruman all night, and finally decided to retreat south before the coldest north wind arrived. The Han army announced a strategic shift under advantageous circumstances, and there was an Aru Barbarian Palace in the north, so this round of southern retreat did not cause the disastrous consequences of fleeing and rout.

The Huining Jin army originally planned to launch a counterattack when the cold wind was at its strongest, but he didn't expect Zhi Yanchong to be able to endure the edge of breaking the city and withdraw his troops in advance, and the strategy of the Huining Jin army's counteroffensive could not succeed. The two sides of Jin and Han returned to the situation of north-south confrontation in the northeast, but the battlefield changed from Liaokou-Liaoyang to Tongzhou-Huanglongfu, and this battlefield happened to be located at the midpoint between Liaoyangfu and Huining.

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