Chapter Ninety-Nine: North and South

Regarding Chen Cheng's proposal, Gao Yongchang reluctantly agreed after thinking for a while. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. ｂiquge。 info He naturally knew that Chen Cheng didn't have any good intentions when he threw him to an overseas island, but now he had no more choice.

To live or to perish, this is an easy conclusion to draw.

As a result, the Han army's expedition ended in a hurry. After collecting tens of thousands of remnants of the Bohai Sea, Chen Cheng embarked on the road back to Korea with thousands of troops. After occupying Liaoyang, Jin Bing spent a while arranging various things. Rao is they are now handling things very resolutely, and when they free their hands and want to send someone to contact Gao Yongchang, the emperor, they are stunned to find that this troublesome character that they will get quickly has disappeared.

Not only did Gao Yongchang disappear, but even the Bohai people who were scattered outside also ran cleanly. The vast expanse of the earth is really clean. In addition to these people, there are also Han people, Xi people, and even Khitan people who have been soaked clean.

In the Northeast, there is a rumor that these golden soldiers are all blue-faced and fanged and like to eat human offal. Those Khitan people who had a grudge against the Jurchens naturally ran away, and the people of other ethnic groups who were frightened also ran away. Only those local heroes, families and the like, with luck in their hearts, still stayed.

Although he stayed, there were also actions to expand his power by taking advantage of the chaos. In the current land of the Northeast, there are soldiers who are the king of grass. There are many defeated troops scattered in the countryside, and it is impossible to survive in this chaotic era without mastering some force.

Chen Cheng was quite satisfied with this expedition, the Jurchens occupied Liaoyang City and got the greatest benefits, and the population he got was not too bad. With such a small cost, tens of thousands of people can be harvested, which is beyond his expectations.

Moreover, even if Liaoyang City is captured, what can it be? Relying on these, I have only been training for more than a year, and the elite troops of no more than 10,000 people go to fight with the Khitans, and the Jurchens are consuming?

It is definitely an unreliable idea to divide the troops to garrison, and if the troops are divided, the forces of Liaoyang and Korea will be insufficient, and it will only break through the enemy individually. In such a situation, the best thing to do is to take the initiative, if he has 30,000 elites, he can do that. But the only people in his hands who can be pulled out to fight in the field are more than 10,000 people.

Moreover, the road from Liaoyang to North Korea is too difficult to walk, and it is difficult for one side to react in a short time when it is attacked, as evidenced by this rescue operation that ended without a problem. At present, the Northeast has not been fully developed, except for those few big cities, other places are basically in a state of wilderness, and there is no figure for dozens of miles.

Tsk, the behavior of opening a base in North Korea seems to be a good idea. Looking at the large blank part of the map, Chen Cheng shook his head and said to Wuhua who was struggling to correct the official document on the side: "You say, we are on the side of North Korea, even if we can claim the king and hegemony, it is probably not interesting, right?" ”

Wuhua was distracted for two purposes, and while reviewing the official documents from all over the country, he said, "Hasn't the Holy Emperor given up the idea of entering the Central Plains?" ”

"Hey, since I've set that goal, of course I have to do it well, and I won't give up halfway through." Chen Cheng said: "If my way is crooked, I will be spurned by the sky!" ”

".......", Wuhua paused his hand, and then picked up the next official document casually, "Is that going to war with the Jin State first, or with the Liao State first?" ”

"Although the Jin Kingdom is still on the rise, it has not yet reached its strongest time. Liaoguo has already begun to go downhill, what is the fun of killing a tiger? Chen Cheng supported his cheek with his right fist and said with a smile: "Anyway, it's not convenient to fight now, so it's better to wait a few more years." ”

"What are you waiting for?"

"Of course it's a gale of wait." Chen Cheng said: "Only in the wind that can turn the world upside down, can Dapeng soar into the sky!" ”

“..... Is it because of the road? ”

"Haha, you found out!" Chen Cheng laughed and said, "It's too troublesome and inconvenient to attack by land, so I decided to change the way of attacking." ”

"Are you going to attack by sea?" Wuhua temporarily stopped what he was doing and said, "But we don't seem to have enough big ships, and we don't know the route, so if we act rashly, we may encounter strong winds and waves at sea." ”

"Well, I've been thinking about that for a long time." Chen Cheng said in a very confident tone: "Don't worry, everything is under my control." There will be big ships, and there will be nautical charts. ”

“........ But I don't know where it came from. ”

"Naturally, someone will send it."

"Send it over?" Wuhua doesn't understand, but he doesn't need to understand, he doesn't want to understand.

"Yes, counting the time, it's probably already on the way now."

Wuhua smiled, put away a large stack of my official documents, put them on the desk in front of Chen Cheng, and said, "These are all things that need to be signed and sealed by Your Majesty." ”

Seeing these official documents, Chen Cheng's eyelids jumped, as if he had been dealing with these things a long time ago. And it's definitely not a good experience.

When the Liao Kingdom in the north underwent great changes, the Great Song Dynasty in the south was not idle. As early as a few years ago, Tong Guan used troops to fight in Hehuang, had a small victory, and also had a slight upper hand in the contest with Western Xia, so he started the idea of the Liao State and took the initiative to ask the Liao Dynasty to explore the truth.

In the first year of Zhenghe (1111), Zheng Yunzhong, a scholar of Duanming Palace, was sent by the Hui sect to be the birthday envoy of He Liao, and Tong Guan was the deputy. Tong Guan made Liao with eunuchs, and he was greatly despised by the monarchs and ministers of the Liao Dynasty, and said with a smile: "The Southern Dynasty is so lacking!" The Song Dynasty also had a slight complaint about sending Tong Guan, and Song Huizong had to claim that it was the Liao State that heard about Tong Guan's exploits in using troops in Western Xia, so he wanted to see him.

When he was in Liao, Yan Ren Ma Zhi got acquainted with Tong Guan. Ma Zhi was originally a big clan of the Liao State, and the official was Guangluqing of the Liao State, and he saw the Liao Emperor in the Liao State being mediocre and tyrannical, politically corrupt, and the people were not able to make a living, plus the rise of the Jurchen tribe brought great pressure to the Liao State, and felt that the future of the Liao State was gloomy and in danger, so he had the idea of taking refuge in the Song Dynasty.

He hit it off with Tong Guan and corresponded secretly. In the second year of Zhenghe (according to the "Song History Chronicle" said that in the winter and October of the first year), the horse was implanted in the Song Dynasty, first changed his surname to Li, the name was good, and he was secretly hidden in the Tongguan Mansion, and from time to time he discussed the affairs of the Liao people to move the imperial court. According to the "Feng Chronicle", the good heir was in power for five years, and secretly sent wax bullets to Tong Guan, saying that the Liao people were devastated, the Zongshe was in danger, and the Song Dynasty could take the opportunity to send troops.

And Huizong let Cai Jing and Tong Guan discuss, thinking that there was something to do, before allowing Li Liangsi to enter the country, which should be in the summer of the fifth year of April Gengzi Shuo night, Huizong appreciated his refuge, gave him the surname of the country, and changed his name to Zhao Liangsi.