One Hundred and Eighty-Six The Countdown to the Beginning of the Life of the Great Song Dynasty (1)
At the end of September of the fifth year of Xuanhe, after a desperate battle, the Liao Yanyun Corps finally was unable to resist the rapid offensive of the Jin army after losing tens of thousands of soldiers, and on September 28 of the fifth year of Xuanhe, Juyong Pass fell, and the Jin soldiers invaded the Yanyun area, and swept away the remnants of the Liao army and marched towards Yanjing City, the current political center of Liao.
Yelu Dashi, the commander of the Liao Yanyun Corps, led the army to retreat, resisted all the way, retreated step by step, retreated to Yanjing City, closed the city gate, gathered 50,000 soldiers and horses in the city, levied 100,000 strong men in the city, and gathered 150,000 people to make the final resistance, but whether it was Yelu Dashi or the "Queen Mother" Xiao Bodhisattva, they all understood that the fate of the Liao State had come to an end, and the current resistance was just a dying struggle, and it was a dying struggle that was doomed to failure.
Yelu Dashi's heart was extremely painful, what Yelu Chun said to him before he died, he already knew that he couldn't do it, Da Liao would eventually lose Yan Yun and never come back...... Is it?
He suddenly felt extremely unwilling in his heart, although the Yanyun Corps was elite, it was mainly infantry, there were not many cavalry, and the main force was Han rather than Khitan, so he was defeated, he thought that if he could get the most elite Khitan iron cavalry of the Liao State, he would definitely be able to take revenge, recapture Yanyun, and clean up the Song by the way, so he was even ready to retreat to the west to rebuild the Great Liao.
The Jin soldiers no longer regard the Yanyun region as the main target, but divided a group of soldiers and horses to pursue the remnants of the Liao army, especially to capture the Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, who was generally recognized by the Liao State before, and the Liao royal family around him, as for the Yanyun area, to be honest, they really didn't expect that the Song army had not captured here, and from the mouth of the captured Liao army, they learned that the Song army launched two attacks, the first time the commander committed suicide, the soldiers and horses collapsed, and the second time was beaten away by Yelu Dashi, with tens of thousands of dead and wounded.
The generals of the Jin soldiers were stunned.
On the third day of the tenth month of the fifth year of Xuanhe, outside Yanjing City, in the marshal tent in the camp of the Jin army, the royal family of the Jin State and the high-ranking officials and generals held a special meeting.
"I said a long time ago, the Song people don't know how to fight at all, the Liao people have been wiped out by us to such a point, they can't deal with it, let alone us, we have always advocated going south to destroy the Song Dynasty, at least the Song is still very rich, Your Majesty has always suspected that the Song has great strength, and now it seems that the Song has no strength at all! I suggest that after I annex Yanyun, I will immediately lead the army south and destroy the Song Dynasty! Wanyan Zonghan slammed his fist on the map on the table, which was the place where the land of Song was marked.
"That's right! They can't even take Yanyun themselves, so why should we unite with them? If they win, they will give Yan Yun to them, and if they get Yan Yun, they will be able to use the Great Wall, and we will be in trouble in the future! The annual currency they gave to the Khitans was only 500,000, 5 million in 10 years, and 50 million in 100 years! This is in exchange for one of the sixteen states of Yanyun, where is there such a good thing in the world! Your Majesty! The last general asked to destroy the Song Dynasty immediately after the destruction of Liao! Wanyan Zongpan shouted angrily.
Represented by these two people, the generals who advocated the destruction of the Song Dynasty were in a great mood for a while, and the generals who were afraid of the super strength that the Song might have also began to support the destruction of the Song Dynasty.
It's not that he doesn't want to destroy his former benefactor Song, it's just for some reason......
"You are too risky like this, although we have defeated the main force of the Liao army, and the Song army has been defeated twice, but just this we can't conclude that we will definitely be able to defeat the Song, after all, the Song Dynasty has been established for more than a hundred years, with a strong heritage, a population of 10,000, and a large number of soldiers, and our clan has no more than a million people, and the soldiers are only 100,000, and the rest of the servant army are not their own people, I can't believe it, the land just occupied has not been straightened out, it seems that we have the advantage, but in fact, there is a lot of danger!" Wanyan Zongwang spoke at this time.
Wanyan Aguda put his admiring gaze on Wanyan Zongwang, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, no matter which aspect this second son looks at, his ability and vision and morality are above the eldest son Zonggan, among the many sons, Zongwang's ability is the strongest and his personality is the best, so Aguta also prefers Zongwang and doesn't like Zonggan.
Wu Qimai, the younger brother next to Ah Guta, saw this scene, and his heart sank slightly, looking at the aging Ah Guta, I don't know what he was thinking.
"Dangerous? Danger, you say? No! What do you mean? What does it mean to be in danger? The Song people have read too many books, and they have become like the Song people? Wherever we wait for the army to hit, it will be attacked by us, and any resistance will be in vain, isn't that Yelu Dashi claiming that the 300,000 Yanyun army will definitely break us? The result?! When we started in the white mountains and black waters, there were only a few thousand people! Now there are 300,000 soldiers and horses, the world is so big, where else can we not go!? Zong Han was furious.
"Sticky Han! Calm down! We have won many battles, but we have not been defeated! What's more, we have been sending troops to fight for so long, even in the summer, and there is a plague, and the soldiers are eager to go home, and they are all hungry for cattle and sheep, instead of continuing to fight! Not to mention that the Liao Emperor has not yet been captured by us, there are still many Liao people in the west! There is also such a vast territory as the Song people, so many soldiers and horses, we only have these people, how can we fight down?
I'm not saying that I oppose the Song Dynasty, but we can't cut the Song Dynasty yet, the time is not right, the Liao State is not peaceful, and now the Song Dynasty will only unite the Song and the remnants of the Liao, and we will be more difficult! What's more, the failure of the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty must mean that the Song Dynasty will not fight? Haven't we ever failed? We don't know Song yet, we don't know its truth and reality, and we can't act rashly! We have few soldiers, Song soldiers are more, they can afford to consume, we can't afford to consume! If there is a war, we must win the battle, and now we are sure that we will win the war? "Zong Wang didn't give an inch.
"No! Are you afraid of this and that, let me ask you, is Dajin Kingdom out of your fear or is it out of us?! What does Dajin Kingdom rely on to get to where it is today? ! As soon as Zong Han said this, the generals shouted angrily, Zong Wang's face turned blue, but he was helpless, all the generals agreed with Zong Han's opinion, and Zong Wang had no choice but to turn his eyes to his father A Guda for help.
Ah Guda took a deep breath and shouted angrily: "Enough! This is a barracks, not a pasture! You are generals! Not a chattering woman! Pay attention to your status, and decency! ”
The prestige of Ah Gu Da is still extremely high, at least when he is alive, no one can go against his will, he is the god who leads the Jurchens from despair to glory, this is the unified consciousness of the Jurchens, Ah Gu Da is inviolable, Ah Gu Da is absolutely correct, he roared, everyone stopped arguing, and hurriedly bowed their heads to apologize, the majesty of Ah Gu Da made them feel terrified.
"We have already made a conclusion about the Song Dynasty, although the Song Dynasty has been defeated by the Liao army twice, but we have not yet contacted it, just with the news of the Liao people, it is not convenient for us to really understand how strong the Song is, so the matter of the Song Dynasty is not left aside for the time being, but the sixteen states of Yanyun can not be handed over to the Song in vain, according to the covenant, let the Song take the money to redeem, according to the covenant we made, we must not violate, there is only one, the important pass cannot be handed over to the Song for the time being, it must be in our hands, our main task at present is to completely annihilate the Liao people, wipe out all the rebels, straighten out our internal affairs, and then send troops to the outside world! Do you understand?! ”
Aguta's majestic voice and unquestionable attitude made everyone feel irreversible, and the fierce Jin army generals all bowed their heads in recognition of Aguta's resolution, Zong Han and Zong Pan bowed their heads helplessly, but they still felt dissatisfied in their hearts, but Aguta had already made a decision, and it could not be changed, their next task was to destroy Liao, eliminate the Yanyun Corps, and then march west to exterminate the remnants of Liao, and they could not start a war against Song.
Ah Guta was reluctant to attack the Song, he had a more friendly attitude towards the Song, but he gradually found that within his clan, and even his ruling class, there were not a few wealthy people who coveted the Song Dynasty, and he believed that the Song had too many people, too many soldiers, and too much land to be annexed by the Jurchens, and he considered it from a long-term perspective, and annexing the Song was a disaster for the Jurchens.
Wanyan Aguta has unparalleled influence and dominance, and his control over the entire Jurchen clan is also extremely strong, so no one can change the decision he made, but what about after him?
At night, Zong Wang walked out of his father's tent, took a deep breath, looked up at the moon tonight, with a smile and a hint of solemnity, and walked to his tent.
Then another person appeared beside him, bowing down, as if very respectful: "Your Majesty seems to have the intention of changing the second prince of Zongwang to be a powerful version." ”
Wu Qimai took a deep breath, his face was as calm as water, and he said in a low voice: "You haven't forgotten what I asked you to prepare, right?" ”
The man bowed deeply: "It's ready, the next order is given by you, and naturally you will not hesitate to pay everything for you, even if it is that kind of thing." ”
Wu Qimai nodded, and sighed slightly: "This matter has to be done, if it wasn't for my brother to do it first, I wouldn't be like this, arbitrarily change the rules of my ancestors, my brother has been the emperor for a long time, so I will naturally have such thoughts, for this kind of thing, we are all people who understand, if this kind of thing is missed, it will be over, so I can't be merciful." ”
The man bent his waist at ninety degrees: "Yes." ”