It's really amazingly frugal, but he still received a bitter scolding from a master thousands of miles away: bastard apprentice, you are too extravagant! So Wang Laozhi blamed himself, got sick, asked for leave... Zhao Ji allowed him to return to his hometown, Wang Laozhi walked all the way back to Puzhou, and was silent after returning to the old house, and now he is sick and dead...

In December, the Song and Xia wars, which had been quiet for more than 8 years, finally started again! This time, the cause was purely the Tangut people who took the initiative to make trouble. On the border between Song and Xia, a Chinese party member suddenly wrote a letter to his former fellow countryman. This person was Li Zhenduo, the leader of the party and the people's congress who had surrendered to the Song Dynasty for many years in the Dingbian village of Huanzhou, and wrote a letter to Liang Duoling, a general of Western Xia. He said that I had been in the Song Dynasty for 27 years and had discovered a big secret. Every year in spring, the winter grain is eaten up, and the new grain is not delivered. This period of time was the weakest time for the soldiers of the Song Dynasty, as long as they led the troops to kill, they would definitely win!

Liang Duoling didn't believe it. said that the Song army had no food, and the Western Xia had no food. Even if you kill it, you really win, so what does the Western Xia army eat? Do you want to march with a round-trip food stamp?

Li Zhen smiled, General Liang doesn't have to doubt that the party members have come to have food, and I have been saving it for you for 20 years, and it is all hidden in the cellar!

So Liang Duoling was overjoyed, and more than 10,000 Western Xia soldiers ran over happily. It's just too happy: to kill hungry enemies, to grab white flowers, and to cover food and lodging? When this kind of soldier fights this kind of battle, it is really the best life!

But after running to Dingbian Village, all of them were dried in the biting spring breeze. They were greeted not by the kind-hearted Li Duo and the grain in the cellar, but by the white expanse of the earth, and there was nothing on the surface or inside the cellar...

The local Song army has been staring at them for a long time! After knowing what Lu Dao was doing, the transfer envoy Ren forged, he did not ambush them in the cold weather, but took the first step to dig up all the food... Liang Duoling and his Xixia soldiers simply wanted to cry without tears! Don't bring it like this? In order to run faster, we didn't bring any food for the return trip, and now we have to go back, we will be hungry!

After the worst they went back. Even freezing and starving, non-combat attrition killed a lot. Seven days later, Li Duo returned to the Western Xia Kingdom with more than 10,000 people. I wonder how he is going to explain his letter to Li Qianshun and Liang Duoling?

In the case of Western Xia, it has suffered a lot. Looking back on the whole process, a typical chicken stealing does not become a counter-erosion. So they changed their approach and built a Zangdi River city on the border. But he didn't expect to provoke the anger of the Song Dynasty! Zhao Ji of Song Huizong personally ordered: appoint the great eunuch Tong Guan as the envoy of Shaanxi Economic Strategy, and the Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty will attack on all fronts, so that the people of Western Xia will know what is good or bad!

On January 1, the 5th year of Zhenghe (1115), the 48-year-old Wanyan Aguta announced the establishment of the Jurchen state, and he himself was the emperor! About the country name of the Jurchen Empire. Aguda said: The Khitan people take the iron as the name, which means that the iron is hard. It's a pity that iron also decays sometimes! Only "gold" in the world is unchanged and not bad, so in the five elements of the Jurchen Empire's national name "Dajin", gold is white, and the Jurchens also respect white... At the same time, the year name "Receiving the Country" A Guda himself changed his Han name to "Wanyan Min", and in this year, the Great Liao has been established for 208 years, the Great Song Dynasty has been established for 155 years, and the Western Xia has been established for 77 years.

This is the main theme of this year, and no one or thing in Song and Liao can compare with it, but there is still one person to mention in this year. This person is the 8th grandson of the Khitan royal family and the founding emperor Yelu Abaoji. This year he took the imperial examination in his country. And the champion of the high school Liao country! He can ride and shoot well, both civil and military, with a magnificent mind and a firm attitude. His name is Jerodashi! In a sense, this name is not inferior to Wanyan Aguda!

5th. After finishing Yan Agu's personal expedition to Huanglong Mansion.

On the 15th, the southwestern part of the Great Song Dynasty rebelled again. This rebellion is known in the history books as the "Bu Leak Rebellion", Lunan Yanzhou 6 counties, waterway 12 villages, and 10 prefecture 5 villages, Tuan Si'e Dong Zhushuyi, under the leadership of a chieftain named Bu Leak, set off a large-scale rebellion. The Zizhou Road transfer made Zhao Shu dispatch the culprit of the barbarian radical rebellion at the first time, Lu Shuai Jia Zongliang, to lead the army to quell the rebellion, but the result was a great defeat. Chengdu Road, Lizhou Road, Kuizhou Road, Zizhou Road. The entire land of Sichuan was calm for more than 100 years after the rebellion of Wang Jun of the Zhenzong Dynasty, and for the Nth time, it fell into continuous wars...

After becoming emperor, Wanyan Aguta soon received a letter. The letter was written by his former superior, the Great Liao Emperor Yelu Yanxi, and sent a monk to send it to him. Based on the current situation, Yelu Yanxi put forward a suggestion - complete face. You're a country, aren't you? It's a pity that you didn't ask your superiors, and the procedure was not legal. Now I will give you a chance to make you an official vassal of my Great Liao. How? Kowtow and thank you...

What a blessing this is? Let the savage tribe, which was still semi-primitive and semi-slave not long ago, leap into the realm of civilization. What a big change this is, the Jurchens before couldn't even think of it! But now Wanyan Aguta's reply to Paisira is - yes! But there are conditions. 1. Return Ah Shu. 2Give me the Huanglong Mansion...

Huanglongfu is a place that is famous in Chinese history. It appeared in history books, circulated in poems, and even became a well-known idiom after years of precipitation - go straight to Huanglong! However, what is certain is that before the restoration of Yan Aguda, it was unknown in the long river of history, and it was a small land on a barren land. But Wanyan Aguda's eyes were fixed on it, it was a stumbling block in the direction of progress. But at the same time, it was also the ideal center of the empire in his mind...

This kind of reply naturally made Yelu and Wanyan talk down. In Yelu's heart, giving Wanyan a country name and officially becoming his own retainer is already the bottom line of the most embarrassing thing. It's disgusting that these "retainers" still dare to negotiate with him!

Still a Shu? It is equivalent to losing dignity! To Huanglong Mansion? It's not a pity to lose that little place, but I can't afford to lose that person! Neither want to give, nor do you want to fight hand-to-hand with barbarians on the battlefield? After thinking about it, the Liao people, who have a deep background, finally came up with a rational way - to send 200,000 cavalry and 700,000 infantry to the northern frontier. This time to send troops, Yelu Yanxi undoubtedly made a considerable amount of blood. With such a force to approach the emerging Jin country, the intention is very obvious: to strangle it in the cradle and let the miracle of Dehedian not repeat itself!

But after this heavy force is deployed, it is impossible to see through. The corps, which is dominated by 200,000 cavalry, is actually as slow as an old ox and a broken cart, and this huge army formation is slowly moving northward, dragging the family with a mouth? That's right! This military formation is like a super town in the migration, and it is full of daily necessities such as cattle, sheep, and farm tools. This is the shrewdness of the Liao people! They want to create a pure military city out of thin air in the north, surviving there and resisting the Jurchens! This approach may seem negative, but it's really sensible. This time, with absolute superiority in troops and a purely defensive posture, they finally used the trick of the superpower to bully the newborn small country. It is to use money, people, and time to crush you and drag you to death! It's not fair at all, but it works!

When this great army went north. Yelu Yanxi was once again immersed in a joyful banquet and exciting hunting ground. In his mind, for at least 10 or even 20 years, the annoying Jin Guo will never let him worry about it again, and use these nearly a million people to exhaust the spirit of Jin Guo's generation, and then he will have peace of mind!

It's a pity that after thousands of calculations, Yelu Yanxi miscalculated the timing! If you do this before the battle of the river, you will definitely get your wish. At that time, the Jurchens had to use myths and threats to go to the battlefield, and the number was very small... But after the Battle of Chuhedian, the Dajin Kingdom was established, and the Jurchens had something to rely on. The most important thing is that they have an army of 10,000 men. "Invincible" is an iron law, no one can break it...

On the 29th, this million-strong Liao army arrived in the ancient city of Dalu under the leadership of the capital Yelu Liduo, the left deputy capital Xiao Yixue, and the right deputy capital Yelu Zhangnu. The big war begins! Wanyan Aguda sent Wanyan Zongxiong to attack the left army of the Liao army with the right flank and defeated the left army. But then it met stubborn resistance from the Liaoyou Army. Seeing that the situation was unfavorable, Wanyan Aguda made several wonderful layouts one after another: first, let the future Jurchen invincible warriors Wanyan Lou Room and Nichuhe (known as Yinshuke in the Jin History) 2 people rush to the strong! Nine in and nine out, killing ghosts and wolves. Secondly, after sending Yan Zonggan to arrange suspicious soldiers. After the last, Yan Zonghan led the main force of the Chinese army to kill! After 2 invincible generals, follow up with a large soldier! Then after Yan Zongxiong defeated the Liao Left Army, he joined Zong Han. Finally defeated a million Liao army!

In this battle, the million-dollar Liao army collapsed! Not only did they lose their positions, but they also looted all the farm tools such as ploughing cattle. Those who were able to escape back were so frightened that their faces were pale! They saw the terrifying fighting power of the Jurchens. Face an army of millions. The Jurchens, who only had 10,000 people, rushed up desperately! The Chongjian of Wanyan Lou Room and Nichuhe is a nightmare for the Liao army (including the future Song army)! More than 10,000 people are chasing nearly a million people to fight, what kind of scene is this?

The nearly one million Liao troops have not yet run away, and after nightfall, the situation formed is actually - the Liao soldiers are surrounded! Nearly a million people were surrounded by more than 10,000 people! And failed to break through all night. In the early morning of the next day, the Jurchens attacked, and they took advantage of the chaos to escape partially! All the cavalry that ran out were cavalry, the exact number is unknown. It's just that the history books say in a definite, definite, and definite word, "the infantry was completely annihilated", that is, at least 700,000 soldiers died in this battle?

What does it mean that just one day and one night of fighting has formed such a situation? The Jurchens can't be restrained anymore! The Great Liao Kingdom has missed their most vulnerable embryonic period! After the battle of Izukawadian, even if the correct way of using the superpower to bully the fledgling small country was used, it became useless! After all, strength is everything!

But how can we test our strength? With this victory alone, do you want to prove that the Jin army has comprehensively surpassed the Liao army and become the largest in East Asia? That's too much of a thought! The Khitans don't admit it, I'm afraid even the Jurchens themselves can't believe it... Otherwise, there would have been no further events.

Let's look at the battle of Song and Xia: in this battle, Liu Fa led 150,000 cavalry out of Huangzhou with a slight pass on the Xihe Road, and Liu Zhongwu led 50,000 elite soldiers out of Huizhou through the Qinfeng Road. Attack Western Xia from the west and south! And Tong Guan was stationed in Lanzhou, and the two sides responded... Liu Fa fought a big battle with the Western Xia army in the Ancient Bone Dragon, beheading 3,000 levels.

On February 5, Song Huizong's eldest son, Zhao Huan (the future Song Qinzong), was made crown prince.

On the 30th, the moment that Tong Guan dreamed of had arrived! This time, he got what he wanted most. The emperor ordered: With his commander-in-chief, Yongxing, Yanyan, Huanqing, Jingyuan, Qinfeng, and Xihe all the northwest 6 routes, control all the Jingluo pacification divisions in Shaanxi! From this moment on, the Northwest Army, the strongest army of the Great Song Dynasty, was the great eunuch Tong Guan alone! Judging from that time, Tong Guanzhi was full of pride, and there was no doubt that he would do his best to win this battle, thus establishing his glorious image as the god of war of the Great Song Dynasty. But from what happened in the back...

This month, inspired by Yan Aguta's beating, the Bohai people, who are closest to the Jurchen ethnic origin, also rose up! Gu wanted to rebel in Raozhou and proclaimed himself king. Yelu Yanxi could only put out the fire on both sides, and sent Xiao Xie Fuliu to lead the army to quell the rebellion of the Bohai people who rebelled against the ancient desire.

In March, after the collapse of the million-strong army, Yelu wrote another letter to Wanyan. The attitude in the letter was worse than the previous one, this time there were no conditions, and there was no even a salutation, and he directly asked Wanyan to surrender. Wanyan was very depressed: What is this for? Did I win the fight the other day? In a fit of rage, Wan Yan replied to the letter, the content was almost the same as Yelu's letter, and the only thing that had changed was the payment. After saying that, Yan didn't mention the title of Yelu, and asked Yelu to surrender!

In the same month, the Great Song Emperor Zhao Ji also received a letter. The writer of the letter was a Liao Chinese named Ma Zhi. Ma Zhi was born in a famous family in the land of Youyan (Han Derang's Han, Liu Liufu's Liu, Ma Zhi's Ma, and Zhao Yanshou's Zhao, which is the 4 major surnames of the Han people in Youzhou, Liao) Guangluqing of the Liao State at the time, and was regarded as a national-level middle- and upper-level cadre. In the letter, he listed some of the events that had just happened in the northeastern part of the Great Liao Kingdom. Due to geographical restrictions, those places were inaccessible to the Song Dynasty, even if it had been two or three years since the incident, the Song Dynasty people were blind...

After seeing this letter, Zhao Ji quickly issued an order: Border Pass must make every effort to quietly and quickly summon Ma Zhi into Kaifeng, and I want to talk to this person face to face!

And Tong Guan immediately invited Ma Zhi out. This person has already been in Kaifeng City for a long time? There is evidence that Ma Zhi has been hiding around Tong Guan since October 1111! October 1111 was the night of the Lugou Bridge that changed the history of the Northern Song Dynasty. And the person who had secret contact with Tong Guan was Ma Zhi!

After more than three years, what he said at the beginning has been confirmed. On that night of the Lugou Bridge, Ma Zhi said to Tong Guan: The Great Liao Kingdom will perish, and it will collapse very quickly!

At that time, Tong Guan's first reaction was probably that he was stupid, and his second reaction should be to be angry! The Great Liao State, the first power in East Asia, you say that if you die, you will die? Look at me as a eunuch and easy to deceive, right? Is this a new trick played by your Liao? So he was happy and vaguely looking forward to it, but at the same time he brought Ma Zhi back to the Song Dynasty! (To be continued......)