When Guo Yaoshi and his henchmen were all ambushed, Wen Huanzhang sent his subordinates to pacify the people in the city. Although Xiao Tang and many leaders in Baozhou City have mobilized the Khitan tribe who have recently joined Baozhou, as well as other troops in Baozhou, in order to wipe out Guo Yaoshi and his gang in these days, and the good scene written and directed by other troops in Baozhou has alarmed some unknown people, but after all, it is only a false alarm, and after a few days, the city has slowly returned to calm.

A few days later, Xiao Tang received news from northeastern Liao: Yelu Chun, the commander of the Liao army who had been ordered to come to Jingping in various parts of Liaodong, saw that the Jurchen tribes had openly rebelled, and the rebels in various places were also showing a resurgence of the ashes. Led by Han Minyi (in the official history, after the resentment army was renamed Changsheng Army, he was also the leader of the army, and surrendered to the Song Dynasty with Guo Yaoshi, and then returned to the Jin State before Guo Yaoshi), and more than 3,000 Liaodong Han children were recruited to serve as the officers and soldiers of the Liao State in order to have no worries about food and clothing.

It's just that because Guo Yaoshi, Dong Xiaoclown and other resentful generals in the official history had already attracted most of the Han refugees from all over the country to Baozhou, the number of men and horses in the newly formed Han army under Ye Luchun has shrunk a lot.

Now that the Liao army is overwhelmed by the emerging Jurchen Alliance, Baozhou and other places that claim to occupy the border of the Liao State in the name of self-preservation have been given a few more years of development. And according to Xiao Tang's thoughts, the Liao State will gradually lose control of the entire territory of Liaodong in the next few years, so although Xiao Tang seems to be under the nose of the Liao army, risking being attacked by the Liao army, the actual concerns from this aspect will only become smaller and smaller, until they disappear invisibly.

However, after the Jurchens established the Jin State, and then wiped out all the forces in Liaodong with the momentum of destruction and decay, will the soldiers and horses stationed in Baozhou under Xiao Tang have to face the Jurchen soldiers before the Jin State invades south?

Not necessarily.

Because there were many young people in Korea in later generations who shouted that the past of Goguryeo and Balhae was the history of their country, and even claimed that the territory was their territory, which also made Xiao Tang very interested in that history, and he also told a Korean buddy who loved history and knew a lot about the belonging of various places on the border between China and the Korean Peninsula in later generations, so Xiao Tang also knew that Aguta and the Jurchen leaders under his command really didn't put their minds on this territory in the northeastern border of the Liao Kingdom.

When the Jin State was established, the Goryeo State saw that the barbarian tribal alliance that had beaten their own national army to the point that it was even possible to subvert the rule of their suzerainty at that time, Da Liao, in order to immediately send an envoy to the Jin State to win the favor of the Jurchens with the remarks that the Jurchens, Goryeo, and (and Goguryeo and Bohai, which they thought they thought were one family).

In the course of negotiations between the two sides, Goryeo agreed to pay tribute and attach himself to the Jin state, but on the condition that he falsely claimed that Goryeo also had sovereignty over the area east of the Yalu River, and asked the Jin state to give Goryeo the land east of the Yalu River. The appetite was so great that it annexed the entire Great Liao, and even invaded half of the Great Song Dynasty, perhaps because it coveted the Huahua world of the Central Plains, and actually agreed to the request of the Goryeo State, and gave this land that originally belonged to the Liao State to Goryeo, and Goryeo finally benefited from this territorial negotiation, which also greatly affected the demarcation of the border between China and Korea in later generations.

In other words, on the east bank of the Yalu River, Baozhou, Dingzhou, Xuanzhou and other places, although the regions divided into Cigang Province, Lianggang Province, and North Hamgyong Province in later generations later belonged to the territory of North Korea, at least in the current historical period, it is indeed a military state within the territory of the Liao State in the three dynasties of Saibei that China and the Song Dynasty coexisted, so it is not even considered that Xiao Tang had planned to invade the territory of some other small countries at this stage......

As the population of the Jurchen tribes gradually increased, their demand for living materials would also increase exponentially. Now Zengtou City has been leveled by Xiao Tang, and he also made an agreement with Wanyan Agu in the Jurchen territory at that time, and Xiao Tang can also provide salt, iron pots, cloth and other necessary materials for life through the mutual market with the Jurchen tribes, and reach a consensus with the Jurchens to live in peace in the short term, so as to strive to absorb more manpower to strengthen his own momentum.

In fact, even if I plan like this, there are still many hidden dangers...... Thinking of this, Xiao Tang couldn't help but sigh.

For example, with the collapse of Liao's ruling power in the north, the Goryeo state is bound to be ready to move, intending to encroach on the vast land in the Yalu River valley and even north of it; And when the Jin State was strong enough to attract the attention of the Song court, according to the original historical trajectory, four years later, at the beginning of the first year of Chonghe (1118), the Song Dynasty would also send envoys to discuss with the Jin State to jointly destroy the Liao. Now that Xiao Tang has a foresight, he must also think of a safe way to deal with it at that time.

Moreover, if possible, Xiao Tang did not want to buy time by exchanging markets with the Jurchens, and then expand the strength of the territory under his rule. But since the first encounter with Wu Song in the Water Margin in Xiao Jiaji, Xiao Tang has carefully analyzed the limitations and constraints of the uprising in the environment of the Song Dynasty, according to the strength of Liangshan's one hundred and eight generals and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the original work, if it is put into the official history that they will definitely be able to swallow the Song Dynasty and destroy Liao, and then go to the Jin State Iron Cavalry, which has reached the peak of luck, this is not a difficult challenge of the hell level, then it is purely a personal YY-style daydream. Therefore, while Xiao Tang strengthened the strength of the rebel armies in the green forest, he also had to take advantage of the fact that the Liao State had subverted the regimes in various places in the past few years before the Song State to expand the territory of Junzhou and Haizhen outside the Green Forest Cottage.

Although Xiao Tang is indeed on the wrong side of the sword now, he must also continue to walk.

And after the dust settles on Guo Yaoshi's rebellion and the situation in Baozhou and other places is finally completely stabilized, it is finally time for Xiao Tang and Xu Guanzhong, Yan Qing and others to return to the Song realm.

The day before leaving for Liaojing, Xiao Tang and Yan Qing, Yuan Lang, Yi Lacheng, Xi Sheng and other leaders rode horses to a valley on the south side of Baozhou City, in the valley in the south foot of a mountain called Liti Peak, there is a clear waterfall from the strange stone cliff pouring down, in the upstream area of the waterfall there are dragon rock, screen rock and other strange rocks and strange rocks, and in the downstream area is a natural reservoir called Longtan, now it is also used to irrigate the farmland of Zhuanghu under the rule of Baozhou City, and this waterfall and the surrounding cliffs, pine oak dense forest is integrated, and the scenery is beautiful. It is also one of the eight scenic spots in Kansai, North Korea.

Just as Xiao Tang was looking at the scenery of the waterfall here, Yi Racheng beside him reported to him: "Wolf Lord, not far from the northwest of this Donglin Waterfall, is Zhuang Town under the rule of Xuanzhou. I heard that the officials of Xuanzhou, Dingzhou and other places were also expelled by the mob and the chaotic party, and according to the wolf master's intentions, they took the opportunity to seize those two military states, and it was not difficult to think about it. ”

Xiao Tang nodded and said, "The chaotic parties on the border of eastern Liaodong are mostly rabble, and they are not a problem. However, after I returned to the Song court, the southern Goryeo Kingdom must also take advantage of the civil strife in Liaodong to get a piece of the pie, although it was repeatedly defeated by the Jurchen tribes in that year, but Goryeo is also a kingdom that has been established for nearly 200 years, and if you really want to meet each other in arms, you must be extremely careful.

It is true that the seizure of Xuanzhou and Dingzhou can accommodate more displaced people, but the most important thing is to protect a corner of Baozhou. Because as long as Baozhou is not lost, it can be opened up through the Bohai Sea and the East China Sea to Liaodong, Liaoguo Nanjing Road and even all parts of the Song Dynasty...... Although the Goryeo official army is far from being as good at fighting as the Jurchen tribes, our army is now the time to be vigorous and strong, and if the Goryeo army attacks with a large number of troops, it must also pay attention to preserving the strength of our army. ”

Yuan Lang, Yi Lacheng, Xi Sheng and others also responded in unison, and at this time Xi Sheng also said: "The two brothers Wen Zhongrong and Cui Wei also took advantage of the waterway and sea trade, and successively sent boatmen to the Changshan Islands in the east to explore, the largest island in the archipelago also has nearly 50,000 acres of land, plus among the more than 200 islands around, it has also been found that there are more than a dozen places for the people to live in peace. Now that the situation in eastern Liaodong is turbulent, the Liao Dynasty can also control those overseas places, and it can set up villages and towns in those places. ”

Xiao Tang bowed his head and said: "Mr. Wen has also made a thorough analysis of the current situation in Liaodong, and he will decide on the matter of sorting out the household registration and moving the displaced people in Liaodong one after another." As for the construction and purchase of sea ships, I also instructed people to take care of them on Jingdong Road and Liangzhejiang Road. Let Mr. Wen think about how to make the people who have suffered from the war disaster and the new people who have come to live and work in peace and contentment. ”

Xiao Tang discussed with Yi Lacheng, Xi Sheng and others for a while, but Yuan Lang, who was originally thoughtful on the side, couldn't help laughing, he shook his head and said: "Brother, you have made a big fuss in my Great Song Dynasty, and you are the master of one side in the border of this Liao Kingdom, but now you are going to return to our Great Song Dynasty to be a big official, although I also know how to care in my heart, but every time I think about it, I still feel very rare!" ”

Xiao Tang couldn't help but smile faintly when he heard this, this is not something he can do to pursue new changes, but in the current situation, he doesn't want to sit and wait for death when the national disaster comes, this is also after Xiao Tang's repeated scrutiny, he can come up with the most suitable way to accumulate his strength.

It's just that the road is long, and I will go up and down to seek. As Xiao Tang rose step by step in the imperial court, he had to be more careful to deal with the traitors in the Great Song Dynasty led by the six thieves and Gao Yu, and as the Jurchens became stronger and stronger, the tests that Xiao Tang and his Juyi brothers had to go through will become more and more severe.

(The end of "Volume 4: Northland Wind and Cloud", previewing "Volume 5: Western Xia Wolf Smoke", "Volume 6: Jiangnan Smoke and Rain"...... ）