Chapter Eighty-Three: The Situation Is Deteriorating

The Liao army defeated the Goryeo Kingdom with nearly 3,000 iron cavalry in a battle, and the news of the forced landing of the Goryeo Kingdom reached Liaojing, and the Liao monarchs and ministers raised their hearts and minds. To be honest, the top leaders of the Liao State, including the Liao Emperor Wanyan Shengcong, did not have much hope for this risky military operation. Before Wan Yan Haiya left the school, Wan Yan Shengcong secretly summoned Wan Yan Haiya and Chen Yankai and told the two that if they could fight in this battle, they would fight, and if they couldn't, they would withdraw. It can be seen that the monarchs and ministers of the Liao State only had an attitude of giving it a try to make a forced landing on Goryeo.

Goryeo was one of the largest countries in the vicinity of Dazhao, with nearly 10 million people and nearly 200,000 soldiers under its rule. The annexation of Goryeo not only ensured the security of the two wings of the Liao State, but also greatly enhanced the military potential of the Liao State. The Liao State was able to get a respite after the Great War.

On the day of Yan Haiya's triumphant return, the Liao Emperor Wan Yan Shengcong went out of the city thirty miles to welcome Yan Haiya into the city, and the people of Liao lined up on both sides of the road to look at the heroic prince of Liao.

The Phoenix City, which was isolated in the eastern part of Liaodong, was incorporated into the territory of Liao, Menggu and Liao were married and allied, and Goryeo was annexed, which made the form of Liaoguo in Liaodong very good. Now in Liaodong, Zhao and Liao are not just offensive and defensive transposition, but Liao has an absolute advantage in Liaodong.

Zhao's power in eastern Liaodong was compressed to the western Liaoning corridor and the land of the three states of Gaifu Jin in southeastern Liao, which was quite embarrassing. The emerging Liao State is like a Haidongqing with wings spread in Liaodong, ready to fly south at any time and release the Central Plains.

The surrender of Goryeo made the confidence of the Liao monarchs and ministers rise sharply, and the two wings were no longer threatened, and the Liao monarchs and ministers began to plan to further encroach on the remnants of Liaodong in the Great Zhao Empire, and then incorporate the entire Liaodong into the territory of the Liao Empire.

Emperor Wanyan Shengcong summoned Zaifu Chen Yankai overnight to discuss the next step against Zhao Fanghua and brew a new round of military action.

Just when the Liao Kingdom was jubilant, the temples of the Great Zhao Jingshi City thousands of miles away were lifeless. The news of the Liao State attached to the Goryeo Kingdom reached Jingshi City, and the Goryeo Kingdom terminated its vassal relationship with the Great Zhao Empire, and the fact that the Liao State, which had just been established for less than a year, as the suzerainty of the Liao State was even more shocking to the Great Zhao Empire than the marriage and alliance between the Menggu tribes and the Liao State.

In the eyes of the Zhao people, Meng Gu was a barbarian, and the marriage alliance between Meng Gu and the Liao State was just an alliance between two barbarians, which only increased the national defense pressure in the north for Da Zhao. However, the Goryeo Kingdom was different, the Goryeo Kingdom was the number one vassal state of the Great Zhao Empire, and the Goryeo Kingdom had long been the king and regarded itself as Little China. Every time a tribute was paid, the envoys of Goryeo always stood at the head of the tributary ranks. The annexation of the Goryeo Kingdom to the Liao State was tantamount to announcing to the outside world that the authority of the Great Zhao Empire's (Tian) (Dynasty) (Shang) (State) had been severely challenged.

The envoys sent by the remnants of the Goryeo Kingdom have arrived at the city of Gyeongshi, asking the Great Zhao Empire to send troops to help Goryeo Jingjing as the suzerain, kill the Goryeo tyrant Li Hao, expel the Liao power in Goryeo, and restore Goryeo, and the Goryeo Kingdom will re-enshrine the Great Zhao State as the suzerain.

The government, the opposition and even the people are calling for sending troops to Goryeo more and more. The cabinet is busy with this, and the outer court is making a fuss. The Great Zhao Empire has always attached great importance to face, and the annexation of the Goryeo Kingdom to Liaodong is something that has not been done for more than 200 years since the founding of the country, from the founding of the country to the abandonment of Zhao Fengliao as the suzerain, only foreign envoys have ever entered Zhao to request the suzerainty of Dazhao, and it is the first time that they have encountered it when they break away from Dazhao and serve other countries as suzerain. This is tantamount to a national shame for the Great Zhao Empire!

The government and the opposition were in a mess, but what was valuable was that Emperor Zhao Song Yuren, the supreme ruler of the Great Zhao Empire, still maintained a rare calmness at this time. The resurgence of the Liukou in the Jin and Shaanxi areas, and the extermination of the Japanese and Haikou in the southern Zhili and Zhejiang areas has not made progress for a long time, and the Qin army, the most capable elite of the Great Zhao Empire, has been transferred to Liaodong to stop the iron hooves of the Liao army from moving south. The Qin army is the only force in Dazhao that has any hope of defeating the Liao army at the moment, and the two sides are in a stalemate on the front line of Jinzhou and Yingzhou at the moment. At this time, the Qin army was rashly transferred to aid Goryeo, and the stalemate between the two sides was very likely to be broken, and once the stalemate was broken, the western Liaoning corridor was in danger, and it was very likely that all of them would fall into the hands of the Liao army.

No matter how corrupt the situation in eastern Liaodong is, the Great Zhao Empire can still rely on the fortresses and cities of the Western Liaoning Corridor to build defensive depth and form a relatively active defensive posture. As soon as the Liaoxi Corridor was lost, the Great Zhao Empire could only hold on to the Great Wall on the first line of Haimen Pass, relying on the weak Great Wall defense line and the passive defense of Yanshan Mountain. Therefore, the Qin army must not move lightly. Sending troops to help Goryeo restore the country is just a scholar's opinion!

"Speak! It's noisy on weekdays, why don't you make a noise now?! Song Yuren knocked on the table and roared. The state affairs were struggling, and the cabinet's inaction greatly annoyed Song Yuren.

The cabinet ministers were still silent, and the second assistant Lu Zongcheng hesitated for a while, and then said: "Your Majesty, the ministers advocate sending the Qin army to help Goryeo restore the country and restore my great Zhao Guowei." ”

"How many troops? The lonely land of Phoenix City has been taken by the pseudo-Liao, how to send troops, and what is Qing's opinion, just talk about it. I'm listening. Song Yuren sneered.

Lu Zongcheng was about to continue, but Xu Hongqian immediately stepped forward to stop him: "Your Majesty, don't do it!" The Qin army is the only remaining elite of my Great Zhao at the moment, and the Liao Governor Peng Chaodong is still bedridden, and he sent a division to help Goryeo restore the country, who is in charge? ! Goryeo is no longer bordering our Dazhao, and it is not easy to turn over ordnance, grain and grass. ”

Xu Hongqian's words are quite pertinent, Song Yuren is still more inclined not to send troops to Goryeo, and at present, Da Zhao really has no ability to help Goryeo recover. In contrast, it is undoubtedly more important to stabilize the situation in Liaodong. Thinking of Peng Chaodong, Song Yuren couldn't help but feel a little inexplicably sentimental, and the matter of peace with Meng Gu was revealed, Peng Chaodong was sick and took all the blame together, calmed down the discussion in the court, and gave Song Yuren a step down. And Peng Chaodong also broke up because of the peace negotiation, and the matter of privately negotiating peace with the Meng Gu people has become a black spot that can never be erased in Peng Chaodong's eunuch career.

The country is difficult, and what Song Yuren needs most now is a responsible and capable minister like Peng Chaodong to save the situation. But looking at the entire imperial court, there are very few such people. The country lacked capable ministers, and Song Yuren felt quite helpless.

"Couch?!" Lu Zongcheng sneered and said coldly, "I'm afraid that I can't afford to be afraid of crime, Peng Chaodong has been out of Liaodong for less than a year, and his salary is more than one million!" However, the situation in Liaodong is getting worse and worse, and the Qin army blindly guards the city and does not know how to share the worries of the country, what is the use of the country raising the Qin army! ”

A year ago, Xu Hongqian forced Gao Guang to rush the Northern Expedition, and Gao Guang's Northern Expeditionary Army was completely annihilated. Lu Zongcheng naturally will not forget the old hatred of the past and let go of the opportunity to fall into the grave for Peng Chaodong.

"Peng Guoliang went out of Liaodong to clean up the mess for Gao Guang, and the situation in Liaodong has been eroded to this point, all thanks to Gao Guang!" Xu Hongqian was not annoyed, and said leisurely.

"Xu Hongqian! You! Lu Zongcheng's face was red, pointing at Xu Hongqian speechless, Xu Hongqian mentioned the old incident of Gao Guang's defeat in Liaodong, which was clearly insinuating in front of Song Yuren that he recommended Gao Guang and poured dirty water on him, can Lu Zongcheng not be angry?

"Noisy! Noisy! Noisy! Trouble! Trouble! Trouble! This is the Imperial Cabinet! It's as noisy as a shrew scolding the street, what kind of system! "The court council discussed that the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty blindly clamored to help North Korea restore the country, but no one came up with a practical plan to send troops, the cabinet deliberated, and the first and second assistants attacked each other.

The cabinet deliberations once again broke up unhappily. The matter of sending teachers to help Goryeo restore the country was then over.