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For a long time, Zhao Ji only knew vaguely about how the Jurchens came to be, how they defeated the powerful Liao State and retreated, and Zhao Liangsi, Wang Shizhong, and the Liao State ministers could only say that they could probably not help Zhao Ji sort out the entire context.

No, Zhao Ji just asked casually today, and Cai still began to help him sort out the situation in Liaojin.

At this important moment when troops are about to be sent north to recover Yanyun, the importance of accurately understanding the situation in Liaojin is self-evident for a decision-maker.

Therefore, seeing that Cai still stopped talking about the founding of the Jurchen people, Zhao Ji hurriedly urged: "Aiqing continues to say, you want to tell me everything you know about Liaojin." ”

Cai still responded: "No." ”

Cai still pointed to Nong'an County, Chun City, a high-ranking official in the later Shiji, and continued: "After Yan Aguda led the Jurchens to establish the country, he immediately led his troops to attack the Huanglong Mansion here. ”

Cai still pointed to the northwest region of Fuyu, Jilin in later generations, and said: "When the Liao lord heard the news, he ordered the capital commander Yelu Liduo, the left deputy commander Xiao Yixue, and the right deputy capital Yelu Zhangnu to lead the cavalry with 200,000 cavalry and 70,000 infantry to the ancient city of Dalu, preparing to attack the Jurchens and send them to force the Jurchens to negotiate peace.

Wanyan Aguda led the army to meet the battle under the ancient city of Dalu, he saw that although the Liao army was numerous, but the formation was not in order, so he lined up in Gaofu, so that Wanyan Zongxiong attacked the Khitan left army with the right army, and ordered Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang to lead the left army to the Khitan right army formation, and ordered Wanyan Lou Room and Wanyan Yinshu to lead the army to attack the Khitan army, after the two sides started the war, the Jurchen army rushed into the Khitan army camp nine times, but the Khitan army still stubbornly resisted, Wanyan Agu saw that the Khitan army was tenacious and difficult to win, and urgently ordered Wanyan Zongxiong to set up suspicious soldiers to divide the Khitan armyWanyan Zongxiong seized the fighter plane to storm the Khitan right army, the Khitan was defeated, and the remnants of the army retreated into the ancient city of Dalu.

In the early morning of the next day, the remnants of the Khitan army broke through the siege and fled north, and the Jurchens pursued them to Alougang and annihilated the Khitan infantry. Soon after, the Jurchens attacked the Huanglong Mansion in one fell swoop, and Wanyan Agu ordered Wanyan Lou's room to be ten thousand households and defend the Huanglong Mansion. ”

After a pause, Cai still pointed to the later Jilin Da'annan, and continued: "At this point, the Lord of Liao finally realized that things were not good, so he personally led an army of 700,000 to go on the expedition, trying to defeat the Jurchens in one fell swoop. Wanyan Aguta also led the Jurchen army to attack Yara, preparing for a decisive battle with the Khitan. ”

Speaking of this, Cai still said with a little regret: "It's a pity that the main forces of the two sides have not yet faced each other, and Yelu Zhangnu launched a mutiny and wanted to establish Yelu Chun, the king of Yan, as the emperor. When the Liao lord learned of this, he was forced to return from the front line to the west. Wanyan Aguta took advantage of this God-given opportunity to lead the Jurchen army to take the initiative to pursue the Khitan army in the west, and the two armies met at Hubu Dagang. At that time, the Jurchens actually only had 20,000 horses, so Wanyan Aguta decided to concentrate his forces to attack the Chinese army where the Liao lord was located, and attacked with the left and right flanks. The Khitan hurriedly retreated, and the number of troops was too large to make the order passable, and as a result, they ran wildly, and the more they ran, the more chaotic they became, and they were defeated and fled. ”

After Zhao Ji digested it, Cai still pointed to the area of Liaodong and continued: "In the case of repeated defeats of the Khitan, rebellions continued to occur within the Khitan ruling class, and soon, Gao Yongchang, the Khitan general in Tokyo and a native of Bohai, supported his troops and occupied more than 50 prefectures in Liaodong. The lord of Liao successively sent Zhang Lin and Ye Luchun to recruit troops to suppress it. Gao Yongchang sent an envoy to ask the Jurchens for help, wanting to join forces with the Jurchens to eliminate the Khitan, but the Jurchens refused. Before long, Wanyan Agu ordered Wanyan Hulu to lead the internal and external armies to attack Gao Yongchang. ”

Cai still pointed to the Liaoyang area first, and said: "Hulu led the army south, met the Khitan in Shenzhou, and then defeated the Khitan army and conquered Shenzhou. He pointed to the Liaoshui area and said: "Gao Yongchang led the army to form a formation here to resist the Jurchen army. The Jurchen general Wanyan Yanmu led his army to forcibly cross the river, defeated the Yongchang army at Shoushan, and Gao Yongchang led the remnants of the army to retreat into the city of Tokyo. The next day, Gao Shuichang sent a decisive battle with the Jurchen army, and was defeated again. The Jurchens took advantage of the victory to capture Liaodong. ”

After pointing out to Zhao Ji on the map the state cities occupied by the Jin army so far, Cai still concluded: "After the Jurchens occupied Liaodong, they absorbed the mature Jurchens here, and finally accumulated enough strength to fight a decisive battle with the Khitan. ”

After this, the Jurchens quickly led their army westward, preparing to capture Liaoshangjing. The Liao lord ordered Yeluchun to lead an army to counterattack Liaodong, but was defeated by Wanyan Digunai, Wanyan Loumu, Wanyan Po Luhuo and Wanyan Hulugu. In order to stop the Jurchens from advancing westward, the Liao lord ordered Yeluchun to be the commander of the capital, recruited 20,000 hungry people in eastern Liaodong, organized them into eight battalions, known as the "resentment army", and entered the Tribulus Mountain from Qianzhou for defense, in an attempt to prevent the Jurchens from entering Liaozhong Beijing and Liaoshang Beijing. It's a pity that the Jurchens at that time were already in power, and the Khitan was also broken by the Jurchens, and as a result, Yeluchun led the "resentful army" to attack at night and was defeated by the Jurchens, and the Jurchens took advantage of the situation to pull out Xianzhou. Subsequently, Hui, Cheng, Hui, Qian, and other seven states successively descended to the Jurchens. Cai still pointed out the approximate locations of the eight prefectures of Xian, Hui, Cheng, Hui, and Qian.

Speaking of this, Cai still slowed down his tone and said, "Your Majesty should already know the rest." Wanyan Agu led the Jurchen army to the Khitan capital Liaoshangjing Linhuang Mansion, arrived at Shangjing, and sent envoys to surrender. Liaoshangjing stayed behind and was not wild, relying on the strength of the capital pool, and the accumulation was abundant, trying to hold on to the city. Wanyan Aguta personally came to the city to supervise the battle, and the Jurchen general Wanyan Yanmu led the army to the city first. In less than half a day, the outer city of Liaoshangjing was attacked by the Jurchens. The tart knew that the city was difficult to protect, so he led the army to surrender. Zhao Lianghe, Lord Zhao, they witnessed that battle with their own eyes. ”

Cai still picked up a pen, drew a large piece from the territory that originally belonged to the Liao State, and said: "This part of the territory of the Khitan now belongs to the Jurchens. ”

Zhao Ji looked at the map and digested it for a long time before he raised his head and asked Cai Ying: "How can Aiqing know so much about the situation between Liaojin and Jin?" ”

Cai still said: "Don't dare to hide Your Majesty, five years ago, the minister accidentally heard my father say that His Majesty intends to recover Yanyun, since then, the minister began to pay attention to the situation of Yanyun, every time he knows that someone is coming back from the Yanyun area, the minister will personally go to ask for advice, and then the minister simply sent two henchmen to Yanyun and Liaoshangjing to collect intelligence, and now the minister's two henchmen are still sending a steady stream of information to the minister in the Liaojin region. ”

Cai is still half-true, the false aspect is, of course, that he began to collect information about Liaojin five years ago, and the true aspect is that he really sent people to Yanyun and Liaoshangjing (including Liaozhongjing and Liaodong) to collect intelligence, and this information is being sent back in a steady stream through carrier pigeons.

Hearing Cai still say that he had begun to pay attention to the intelligence of the Yanyun region when he was fourteen or fifteen years old, Zhao Ji's heart turned upside down, and he said in his heart: "Is Cai Bian's son so demonic? Why haven't I heard of it before? ”

Zhao Ji looked at Cai Ying quietly and asked, "Why did Aiqing devote himself to collecting intelligence in the Yanyun region at such a young age?" ”

Cai still said with a blushing face and a heartbeat: "The famous generals in history are like carp crossing the river, but the ministers only worship the champion Hou, and the minister's wish is to follow the example of the champion Hou Feng Wolf Juxu, so that the territory of my Great Song Dynasty surpasses that of the Han and Tang Dynasties." ”

Listening to Cai Ying's "wish", Zhao Ji suddenly realized, and said in his heart: "It turned out that he wanted to be the second Huo Quai, no wonder he was so motivated at a young age." ”

Zhao Ji thought again: "If he is Huo Quai, then isn't I Liu Che?" ”

Thinking about it like this, Zhao Ji's mood suddenly became extremely comfortable, and he even thought: "No! What is Liu Che, I want to surpass Liu Che, recovering Yanyun is only the first step for me to surpass Liu Che, after I recover Yanyun, I will recuperate for a few years, and then send a large army to sweep the party, Jurchen, and Dadan, so that my Great Song Dynasty will surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties! ”

After a long while, Zhao Ji suppressed his excitement, then looked at Cai Ying, and said, "Huo Quai, but he only lived to be twenty-four years old, I think Aiqing might as well change to someone he admires." ”

I don't want to, but Cai still shook his head directly and said: "Life is not about the length of life, but only whether it is wonderful or not, if Cai can still seal the wolf Juxu, and can make my territory of the Great Song Dynasty surpass the Han and Tang Dynasties, Cai is still willing to live to only twenty-four years old." ”

Looking at Cai Ying's resolute eyes, Zhao Ji praised: "Aiqing is really the champion Hou given to me by God!" ”

After walking back and forth for a few steps, Zhao Ji stopped, looked at Cai Ying, and said: "I promised Aiqing that if he makes great contributions to Aiqing in the future, I will give Aiqing the title of champion!" ”

Cai still stretched out his hand and said, "A word is a certainty." ”

Zhao Ji was stunned, only to realize that Cai still wanted to high-five him as an oath, and then laughed, high-fived Cai Yi, and said, "A word is a decision." ”

Cai still hugged his fists and said: "In this life, the minister will definitely sweep Hu Lu and expand the territory for the official family!" ”

At this point, Zhao Ji no longer doubts Cai Ying's motives, in his opinion, Cai is still a loyal minister with dreams and ability.

Zhao Ji likes such loyal ministers.

Zhao Ji and Yan Yuese said: "In this way, Aiqing should be in favor of Lianjin to destroy Liao?" ”

Cai still pointed to the map he had drawn and said: "Your Majesty, please see, there are five capitals in Khitan, the upper, central, eastern, western, and northern five capitals, and now Tokyo and Shangjing have been lost, and Zhongjing is also under the iron hooves of the Jurchens, and sooner or later it will be in the Jurchens' pockets." ”

Cai still pointed his finger around the Wujing region of the Liao State, and continued: "Although this area only accounts for one-third of the territory of the Khitan, except for here, most of the territory of the Liao State is desert and grassland. ”

After a pause, Cai still continued: "Desert and don't talk about it first, just talk about the grassland area, yes, this is also the territory of the Khitan, but it is not the Khitan people who live there, but the Dadan people, the Khitan heyday can still suppress the Dadan people, so that the Dadan people obey the rule of the Khitan, now, even if the Dadan people do not rebel, they will definitely break away from the control of the Khitan and stand on their own, therefore, the grassland area is no longer the territory of the Khitan, at least not completely." ”

Cai still pointed to the Yanyun area for the last time, and said: "Now, only the area of Yanyun is completely under the control of the Khitan, but this is only a temporary situation, the Jurchen and the Khitan have formed an endless enmity, and they are bound to destroy the Khitan. Therefore, the demise of the Khitan is inevitable. ”

Speaking of this, Cai still raised his head and looked at Zhao Ji, and said: "If our Great Song Dynasty does not recover Yanyun, if the Jurchens destroy Liaozhongjing and continue to go south, Yanyun will either return to the Jurchens, or to the Western Xia, or to Dadan, and the minister dares to assert that no matter which side Yanyun belongs to these three parties, our Great Song Dynasty will inevitably repeat the nightmare of the Khitan going south to plunder every year at the beginning of the founding of the country, and then we will have to send a large army to fight with Hu Lu every year, so it is imperative to recover Yanyun......"

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