Chapter 356: Ambush
Zhao Ta felt that the biggest improvement in his life compared to his previous life was that his eloquence had grown greatly, and he began to persuade Huang Jingchen and others to seize power and take charge of the family at the age of six or seven, and then instigated the villagers in Zhuangzi to dig canals and repair rivers. After that, he did business, fought Wang Huang, fooled his father and mother, and incited tens of thousands of people to set up a flag and build an army with him. As the number of people under him continued to increase, the territory increased, until he ascended to the throne, and the most coaxing people in the world to follow him, his eloquence grew day by day, and now it is more than enough to fool a few wives.
Zhao Ta talked about the ups and downs of a bland battle without swords and swords, and the bloody rain and bloody wind. Gao Zhong used the market in the west of the city to spread the news of the defeat of the Western Liao army to Beiting City, and also had contact with the people in the city. He ordered people to spread the news in the market, claiming that the Song army had not attacked the city and opened the market to allow the people to trade, because the Great Song Emperor was merciful, and after learning that most of the people in Beiting were descendants of the Han people, they could not bear to be harmed, but the Gaochang people did not surrender, and the army could not stay for a long time, and the market would be closed in the near future, and they were ready to attack the city.
As soon as the news was released, people in the north court were really panicked, and someone contacted Song Juncheng that he was Han and didn't want to turn against his brothers of the same clan, so he asked if there was a good way to avoid fighting in the same room. Gao Zhong ordered someone to tell him that as long as the people in the city can prove that they are the remnants of the Han people, it will be like the ancestral scrap copper and rotten iron, broken pots and bowls, as long as it is the things of the Han people in the past. There is really nothing to pass down, as long as you can tell the surname of the ancestor and where you are from, in short, the conditions are relatively broad, and of course the censorship is relatively lax, as long as you are not born with a Uighur yellow-haired and blue-eyed person, you can basically pass.
For those who are identified as people of the same race, Gao Pet will give them an apricot yellow flag, telling them that when the city is broken, they only need to plant the flag on the door of their home. The Song army would not go to harass, let alone rob things and kill people. If someone in the family is conscripted into the army, they are forced to become enemies of the Song army. It didn't matter, and pinned the apricot yellow flag above his head when he fought with the Song army. The Song army would not shoot at them to save their lives, they just had to bluff and fool the Gaochang people with arrows.
The Song army protected the same clan and issued the 'life-saving flag' in the Han people in Beiting City. And every change of ownership is a genocide and ethnic integration, and how many people can still retain pure Han blood may be even rarer than the current giant pandas, and even fewer can preserve the ancestral relics. There are many people who make their surnames and ancestral hometowns clear, after all, it is still an old tradition of Chinese not to forget their ancestors.
But the problem is that over the years, various ethnic groups have intermarried with each other, and the DNA has inevitably changed, and some people's appearance has taken on the characteristics of other ethnic groups. It's easy to say that this black-eyed and yellow-haired person only needs to dye his hair to get the life-saving flag; Those with blue eyes and black hair were a little more difficult, and there were no discolored contact lenses at that time, so they couldn't pick out their eyeballs and be blind, so some people went to the 'pure' Han people's homes to climb relatives. Married family, just to get a small flag. Eventually, even some Uighurs were involved, and of course the 'scalpers' were born.
"Hehe, this reselling flag must have been made up by the official. Whoever picks up and sells the things that are hard to get, do they want to die with money! Li Xiaoxiao was amused by the emperor's story. She slapped the emperor and said when she heard this.
"I don't think that's going to happen, he can't do such a thing with a handsome person. If the official family leads the troops, then maybe! Yu Liyan looked at the emperor and chuckled.
"Huh. This is not nonsense, the war report clearly said that 'the banner will get more than 10,000 pieces of silver to supplement the army', how can it be faked in black and white! Zhao Ta took the battle report and gave it to several wives and said.
"Well, it's really written, I didn't expect Gao Shuai to learn to do business!" Zhi Meiluan nodded after looking at it.
"Near Zhu Zhechi, when Gao Shuai followed Master He to Xiangyi, he was still an honest and simple person who only knew how to talk about military affairs, but he couldn't help but have a good junior and always want to pull him to make a fortune together, this kind of 'making a fortune in the country' is the simplest, how can he let it go. Moreover, a few of the generals from Xiangyi under his command can't do business, and even if Gao Shuai doesn't want to do it, he can't hold their picks, I'm afraid they will also make a lot of profits in the mutual market outside the city! Zhao Xin glanced at the emperor who was sitting in a precarious position, and gave him some dishes and said.
"What's wrong with that? Military strikes and economic plunder complement each other in war, so why not weaken the enemy's war potential, break the hearts and minds of the enemy's army, and replenish the needs of your own army. Besides, this is much more civilized and elegant than the forcible plunder of open fire. Zhao immediately raised the trading to the level of the state and defended himself.
"What the official family said is that he stuck our neck in Daxia with only food, so that his father was obedient, and he was full of benevolence and righteousness to support the feudal kingdom, in fact, the hidden conspiracy is to control the reins of Daxia, and this time he only slightly retracted the reins to let his father agree to send troops to Gaochang!" Li Xiaoxiao pouted.
"Hehe, isn't that good? It's better than our two countries fighting endlessly, with countless dead and desolate land! Zhao Ta took a sip of wine and said.
"Alas, no one can calculate the official family, even the generals under their command have all become good sellers, this time the release of Xiliao does not seem to have achieved much results, but let Xiliao taste great, understand that he is by no means the opponent of the Great Song Dynasty, dare not use troops without authorization, and leave room for future negotiations, it is really fame and fortune!" Yu Liyan poured the emperor full of wine and said.
"It's not that simple, we want to form an alliance with Xiliao to jointly operate the West Asian market and earn more gold and silver!" Zhao Ta took a piece of meat and munched on it.
"I'm off topic, let's finish the matter of Beiting first!" Zhi Meiluan continued to urge the emperor to speak quickly.
"Do you need to talk about the results? Gao Pet led the army to attack the city, only one round of artillery was fired, and the big Burke in the north court found that there were apricot yellow flags everywhere in the city and the city, how do you say this battle will be fought! can only open the city gate and surrender, otherwise I am afraid that his subordinates will tie him up and sacrifice the city! Zhao Ta said with a smile.
"Official, just now you said that you want to unite with Western Liao to jointly manage West Asia, this is the purpose of your expedition to Gaochang, and Western Liao will agree?" Yu Liyan asked again, after all, after she led Xijing up and down to the Song Dynasty, only Xiliao inherited the Khitan, and it was also her homeland.
"Yes, the attack on Gaochang is to open up the western section of the ancient Silk Road and control this node in our hands. However, the distance between Gaochang and the lack of land suitable for cultivation determined that it was impossible for us to emigrate from the Central Plains on a large scale and station a large number of troops, and only an alliance with the Western Liao was the most economical and effective strategy. Zhao said.
"Official, our Great Song soldiers are strong and strong, why don't we send troops to pacify Western Liao?" Li Xiaoxiao said.
"Hehe, there is still the Seljuk Kingdom in the west of the Western Liao, its territory is wider than our Great Song Dynasty, if we pacify the Western Liao, we will have to face the Seljuks, they are different from our Central Plains religion and beliefs, representing another civilization, the two countries will be neighbors will continue to conflict, which will lead to a protracted war, even if our Great Song Dynasty is rich will be dragged down by the continuous war!" Zhao Ta said that he knew that the West Asian region has been the meeting point of Eastern and Western civilizations since ancient times, and that countless wars have broken out due to conflicts of religion and belief, and he does not want to get involved in this hot spot and launch jihad wars again and again.
"The official family means to use the Western Liao as a barrier to resist the invasion of foreign races, and the Great Song Dynasty will give it the necessary assistance to maintain the smooth and prosperous trade routes of the Western Regions, and achieve the effect of long-term peace and stability!" Yu Liyan said with a deep groan.
"Talking to smart people is effortless, that's what I plan!" Zhao Ta nodded in praise.
"The official family, the Great Song Dynasty and the Western Liao have an enmity to destroy the country, they must be hostile to us, although the official family has avoided further hostility between the two countries this time, but if you want to form an alliance, I am afraid it will not be easy!" Zhao Xin thought about it and analyzed, and the others nodded and looked at the emperor.
"Hehe, this is an opportunity to bridge the gap between the two countries, Western Liao has defeated a vassal state of the Seljuk Kingdom, and now their boss is sending troops to prepare to attack Western Liao. And if the Western Liao still insists on being our enemy, no matter how strong they are, I am afraid it will be difficult to resist the attack of the two great powers in the east and the west. If you want to avoid a two-sided war, you have to form an alliance with one of them, so who will Yelu Dashi choose? Zhao Tan said confidently.
"Well, Lin Ya Dashi is proficient in Sinology, has lived in the Central Plains for a long time, and has the face of a noble concubine, who must be in my heart for the Great Song Dynasty!" Zhao Xin looked at Yu Liyan and said.
"Yes, the Seljuks have been entrenched in the Western Regions for a long time, not only dominating the land trade routes, but also sending troops to rob our merchant ships at sea, doing some businessless business, we must teach them some lessons!" Zhao Ta nodded.
"The officials still want to march by sea and control the Persian Gulf? Can our trolls do it! Zhao Xin asked in surprise, the emperor really dared to think!
"Why not, I have thousands of warships of the Great Song Dynasty Navy, well-trained, and I have just fought with the Jin Navy, and I have accumulated rich experience, and the sailors of the Navy's warships have traveled to the surrounding countries, so there is no problem in completing this voyage!" Zhao said.
"Even so, this expedition is more than 10,000 miles, the message transmission is even more inconvenient, if the situation changes, it is difficult to deal with it in time, now Gao Zhong and Zhao Li are outside, Zhao Yong has just returned to China, Zhao Ren is busy with affairs, and it is not easy to choose a general with both military and political skills!" Zhao Xin frowned and said.
"Because of this, I am ready to drive the expedition in person, lead the naval army to level the Persian Gulf, and raise the prestige of my Great Song Dynasty!" Zhao Ta drank the wine in the cup.
"Your Majesty must not be ......," several people were shocked when they heard this, but they also figured out that the emperor was so tormented that he was ambushing again...... (To be continued......)