The Khitans were also divided into three, six, nine and other categories for the Han people, and they were not treated equally.\\The vast majority of Han people who entered the Liao Dynasty mainly had two ways: one was the Han people who entered the territory of the Liao Dynasty in a passive or active form, and generally lived in Shangjing, Tokyo and Zhongjing; The other is to organize the Han Chinese, who were originally the mouths and vassals, into Xinlizhou County, and although these Han people often live in a small area, they are scattered in the vast 'hinterland' of the Liao Dynasty north of the Great Wall.

In the early days, the Liao Dynasty mainly identified talented Han people through the ruler's 'discernment', but with the inclusion of the sixteen states of Youyun into the territory, the Han people suddenly became the largest number of huge ethnic groups in the Liao Dynasty.

In addition to the imperial examination and the selection of officials, the Liao Dynasty also actively used other means to encircle the Han people and marry the Han people. Generally speaking, the Han and Khitan people of the Liao Dynasty mostly intermarried within their own ethnic groups according to traditional customs, but in order to shorten the distance between the upper echelons of the Han people and themselves, the ruling class of the Liao Dynasty also often promoted marriages between the Han and the Khitans. However, although a considerable number of Han people were able to rise to high positions and enjoy all the glory and wealth under the co-optation of the Liao Dynasty, the Han people still could not participate in the discussion of the 'military plan', and the soaring prosperity of a small number of Han people in the upper echelons was only a façade, and what was concealed by it was the reality that the Liao Dynasty was able to win over and use the Han people on the one hand, and on the other hand, it could not trust the Han people.

In addition, Han troops were also stationed in Shangjing and the passes of the Great Wall in peacetime. As for the royal tent army and the palace guard cavalry. Although there were many Han slaves and maidservants and 'Fan Han transfers', this part of the Han people mainly came from the Han people who entered the interior of the Liao Dynasty in the early days, and were not directly recruited from the Youyun region. The Han people of Yanyun can only serve as the lowest auxiliary soldiers such as the 'Wujing Xiangding', but they belong to the people who can be restricted from being used.

Because in terms of numbers, those who were reused accounted for only a small part of the Han people of the Liao Dynasty, and the Han people who entered the 'hinterland' region north of the Great Wall and the Han people in the Youyun region were not only difficult to be reused in the Liao Dynasty like their compatriots, but also faced heavy taxes and forced labor, plus the different conditions of the Han people in Youyun and the Han people in the interior. The contradictions between each other are even more acute

At the time of the crisis when the country was invaded by foreign enemies, the Youyun Han people now had a bloody case such as the murder of the lord and the riot, so this distrust was infinitely magnified, and they were worried that the Youyun Han people would kill them and take refuge in the Jurchens, so they chose a more drastic way of ruthless suppression, and slaughtered the Han people in the core area of their rule.

As the Han Chinese in one settlement after another were slaughtered, the news spread in all directions, and the Han people in the areas that had not yet been affected also panicked, and they spontaneously formed various organizations to protect themselves. There were even some places that took the lead and confiscated the property of the Khitans. Banish them. And their precautionary actions further intensified the Khitans' defense and hostility towards the Yanyun Han people, and the two sides quickly turned from enmity in the past to confrontation

The riots spread like a plague in the Texas region, the Khitan army frantically suppressed it everywhere, and the Jurchens also waited for the opportunity to take advantage of the fire to loot and plunder the city. The self-defense organizations that the Han people had barely organized were not only well equipped, but also lacked the necessary training, and in the case of fighting separately, they were opponents of the two armies, and the resistance provoked even more frenzied retaliation. Now they have only two paths in front of them, one is to climb the Great Wall to the south. Crossing the desert through Dongshengzhou, entering the Song realm from Shuozhou or continuing westward into the Xia Kingdom; The other way is to reduce the gold.

But neither road is so easy, although the Song State is of the same clan and has a certain sense of identity, but this road is really not easy to walk, even if the Song is willing to accept them, there are no enemy soldiers on the road to chase and intercept. The harsh climate and the treacherous way home will also kill many people. Reducing the money was the easiest way to do it, but now everyone saw the ferocity of the Jurchens, and it was rumored that they often distributed the surrenderers as slaves to the various ministries. Leaving his homeland and moving to the far north of Liaodong is no different from the practice of the old master of the Khitans, and the status is even lower.

And just when everyone was panicking and hesitating, there was suddenly a refreshing news: Qiao Kun, a big merchant of the Kulen Han nationality, scattered his wealth and recruited an army of nearly 10,000 people, called the 'Kryu Army', to protect the township and defend the people, and took in a large number of Han people who fled their homes, and sent troops to repel the Jurchen and Khitan armies several times, saving countless people of the same clan

Zhao Yong and Qiao Kun both sat in the back hall of the Dezhou Mansion, their bodies leaned back and stretched their waists, looked at each other and smiled, their faces were full of exhaustion and excitement, they finally lived up to the prince's orders, completed the first step of the task, and established a base area, but the hardships and dangers are only deeply experienced by those who have experienced them.

After the two defeats of the Jin army, Zhao Yong and the others hurriedly reported the details to the prince, and soon received the instructions of the prince to 'move at the right time, protect the Han and drive the gold, and establish a base area'. Zhao Yong was worried now, after the defeat of the Jin army, there was no situation where all the people came to vote, all he could get was the reserved support of the Han people around Kulun Town, and most of the people were still waiting to see if they could really gain a foothold here.

It was at this time that the situation changed abruptly, and there was a large-scale bloody conflict between the Han and the Khitan, and the Khitan launched a brutal suppression of the Han people. Qiao Kun and Zhao Yong immediately saw the opportunity, Qiao Kun quickly used his appeal to unite the Han people in several towns near Kulun to drive out the Khitans, set up a joint defense system with the Krüd army as the main body, and then drove away the duplicitous Xuande Zhi County, and preemptively controlled the land of a county, at this time the reinforcements of the second and third brigades also arrived, and quickly stabilized the situation.

As the situation deteriorated, the Han people in the neighboring Tiancheng County either took refuge or asked them to send troops to protect them, so Zhao Yong and the others had an excuse and immediately sent troops in the name of 'protecting the Han'. After entering Tiancheng, the Liao army was defeated in a row, and all the Khitans in Tiancheng County were driven out of the border of Dezhou, and at this time, the Han people in the two counties were threatened by the Khitans and Jurchens, whether they were forced by the situation or sincerely surrendered, they had to be attached to the protection of the Kryu army.

After nearly a month of fighting, the Khitan forces in Texas were basically cleared, and the Kryu army turned to focus on dealing with the Jurchens who still controlled the city of Texas.

Dezhou Mansion is located in the 'Golden Triangle' area of Yunnei Prefecture, Fengzhou and Datong Prefecture, with jurisdiction over Tiancheng and Xuande counties, surrounded by mountains and Zhonghuaitan River, with a length of more than 150 miles from east to west and a width of more than 140 miles. The northern part is the Manhan Mountain system, which is narrow and steep; In the south is the Matou Mountain Range, which is wide and gentle; The central part is the Daihai Basin, which is embedded in it, and the residents are mostly concentrated in the area around the beach. This place is mountainous, hilly, rivers and rivers, known as 'seven mountains, one water and two beaches', as long as the two mountain passes are controlled, it can block the invasion of the enemy, it can be said that it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, it is a good place to establish a base area.

Dezhou City is the place of governance of Dezhou Prefecture, located in the fortress, there are mountains in the northeast and southwest, in the flat area surrounded by mountains on three sides, and there are rivers in the north. Here you can reach the Yinshan Mountains in the north, and you can go to the Datong Mansion in Xijing in the south, which can be said to be an excellent passage to go south to Hedong and Shaanxi, and to go north to Jiashan and agricultural and pastoral areas. After the Jin army pursued Yelu Yanxi all the way to no avail, they left an army to garrison the city of Dezhou and control this transportation artery.

The city of Dezhou is basically rectangular, the city gate is located in the middle of the north wall, the north and south are 300 steps long, the east and west are 200 steps wide, the rammed earth city wall, the thickness is three zhang, the height is more than four zhang, there are corner towers, horse faces, it can be regarded as a strong city in the hinterland of Liao. Originally, there were more than 30,000 Jin troops and Liao troops stationed here, 8,000 were killed by Zhao Yong, and there were no less than 20,000 people. But a while ago, the commander Wan Yan Xian was also ordered by A Gu to return to Zhongjing to prepare to participate in the battle of Liaoning, and Dezhou left the deputy marshal Wan Yan Pu Jianu, a wounded soldier, to lead 3,000 gold troops and 6,000 troops to defend the city.

Zhao Yong analyzed the situation in front of him, only by capturing Dezhou City can he completely control this area, establish a reliable rear base, and create a stable rear for future development, but he can only fight more than 6,000 people in these three brigades, if the loyal and brave army is there, it is not difficult to capture this city, but now he has no artillery in his hands, although he can also defeat it if he attacks strongly, but his team is mostly cavalry, and he is good at field warfare, and siege casualties are inevitable.

Now that Zhao Yong is in charge, he has also learned to settle accounts, he is deep behind enemy lines, and the replenishment of ammunition and soldiers can only be supplemented by the prince, which is to fight a little less, die one less, and the transaction of losing money cannot be done, so the most difficult way is to lure the Jin army out of the city to fight, but he didn't expect that after he came to the city, the Jurchen army, which has always been belligerent, would close its doors and become a turtle with a shrunken head.

In fact, Zhao Yong didn't know what to do, and Wan Yanxian also made preparations for Texas to be attacked when he withdrew his troops, but the enemy he expected was the Khitans. In Wanyan Xianye's opinion, his nephew Wanyan Pu is affectionate and righteous, brave in battle, and quite strategic, and now he is injured and not suitable to travel far away, so he is a good candidate to stay behind. But after selecting Yan Pu Jianu, Wan Yan Xian was still not very relieved, and appointed Liao Guotong, the vanguard officer who pursued Emperor Liao, Wan Yan Yu as the deputy marshal, and cooperated with Wan Yan Pu Jianu to guard Dezhou.

Before leaving, Wan Yan Xian was still not at ease, and told his nephew a thousand times, saying, 'The city of Dezhou has thick walls, plenty of grain and grass, there is a river in front, and there are mountains on both sides, as long as you hold on to it, you can't go to war, hold on for ten days, and reinforcements from Fengshengzhou and Xijing can arrive'. Wanyan Pu Jianu patted his chest and promised, saying that ten days, even ten months, the Liao army would not want to capture Dezhou. At this time, Yan Xian was also relieved, and took the men and horses to escort the plundered people away.

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