Han Shizu

Chapter 1560 Shiwei's Destruction
It is undeniable that the result of the third battle of Tie Li had a huge and negative impact. It was mediocre for King Liu Xu of Qin and for the imperial court.

This was the first time Liu Xu took the initiative to make a large-scale attack after arriving in Liaodong. After organizing so many troops, he was defeated very simply.Military failure brings political passivity.

Even if the casualties were local native barbarians, Master Wang didn't suffer much substantial damage. As for the loss of combat supplies provided by Liaodong, it was nothing, but the loss in face was hard to measure.

For those tribes who were originally in awe and gradually moved closer to the imperial court, it seemed that the imperial court's undefeated golden stature in the Northeast had been broken, and the Shiwei people had proved their qualifications as the overlord of the Northeast.This will inevitably make people suspicious and alienated. After all, the tribes in the Northeast are really not that close to the Han court.

Even the Wanyan tribe, who has always shown people the image of a loyal dog and running dog of the imperial court, is full of resentment after the tragic failure of Beishang Tieli Mansion.

In terms of misery, there is nothing worse than Wanyan's tribe. In two years and three wars, more than half of the troops were killed and injured, and most of them were the elite of the tribe. Even Wanyan Bahai lost two sons in the battle. It's so painful, it's really sad for those who hear it.

In such a situation, even in order to save the face of being trampled on the ground, the Han court should take some substantive measures.In addition, the Shiwei people were originally the number one target of the imperial court in the Northeast.

Therefore, from the winter of the 12th year of Kaibao, Liu Xu formally submitted a request to the imperial court to attack Shiwei. Regarding this memorial, Emperor Liu personally approved it: yes.

Naturally, Ma Renyu was in charge of the expedition. The Privy Council issued an order to set up the Northeast Front Battalion in Huanglong Mansion.

And throughout the winter of Kaibao's 12 years, the Liaodong generals headed by Ma Renyu began to make pre-war preparations and formulate battle plans for the crusade against the Shiwei people.By the spring of the 13th year of Kaibao, even the details of the mobilization of food and supplies, the route of the army, the attack target, etc., had been planned.

In terms of military affairs, King Liu Xu of Qin only played an auxiliary role, supporting in logistics planning and scheduling. He did not intervene in military decision-making and tactical execution. .

After all, he is the eldest son of Emperor Liu, King Qin of the Han Dynasty. If something really happens, it will undoubtedly cause a lot of trouble and distress to the general of Liaodong.

But Liu Xu is not idle either. The victory or defeat of a war is not only about the iron horse fighting on the battlefield. He gives up on things he is not good at, but he never relaxes on things within his ability.

Led by Liu Xu, he started a lengthy negotiation with the people of Shiwei, showing his willingness to make peace with his refusal and greeting, conveying to the people of Shiwei that the imperial court had already had some scruples about Shiwei's military might.

After Kaibao's 12 years of winter, Liu Xu said that he fully recognized the friendship between Da Han and Shi Wei, and he also highly recognized their proposal of "drawing the river to rule" as the main peace negotiation condition.

However, he does not have the power to make decisions, and has reported to Tokyo for the peace talks, but the specific results still need to wait.He also suggested that the Shiwei envoy go to Tokyo, and he will send someone to coordinate.

For Liu Xu's suggestion, the people in Shi Wei may really think it makes sense, or maybe they are a little proud after the third battle of Tie Li.Therefore, King Shi Wei prepared a generous gift to send envoys south to Tokyo. For this reason, Liu Xu also specially sent someone to lead the way and protect him. He was full of sincerity and the hospitality was considerate.

Shi Wei was apparently fooled into the ditch by Liu Xu.

While making false promises with the Shiwei people, the secret preparations for the Liaodong side are in full swing, without any relaxation.

On the other hand, Liu Xu organized a servant army of more than 5000 people for Ma Renyu, all of whom were selected from the routs of the Tieli Battle, and secretly trained in Tongzhou.

It was not easy to do this, because those tribes who were summoned had long been hesitant about the imperial court after being severely injured by the Shiwei people, and in order to dispel their doubts, Liu Xu also spent a lot of money.

For the tribes that participated in the war, they were all compensated with money, food, salt, iron and materials. There is nothing more touching and soothing than naked interests. In addition, His Royal Highness King Qin's kind eyes and gentle words really warm people's hearts. The kind that can melt the bitter cold of winter.

Even Wanyan's soaring resentment dissipated a lot with the support of spirits, ironware, cloth, and salt tea.Faced with the court's call, Wanyan Bahai, who was bedridden, gritted his teeth and dispatched [-] Wanyan soldiers, led by his son Wanyan Suike, to participate in joint training and obey the dispatch.

Just when the Shiwei envoys arrived in Tokyo, confidently, calmly, and full of expectations, they were preparing for peace talks with the big man, but they encountered serious setbacks.

It took nearly a full month before I saw Prime Minister Zhao Pu, probably because of the previous snub. When meeting Zhao Pu, the Shi Wei envoy was very rude, and put forward the terms of the talk in a circular tone, and asked Emperor Liu to come down. Only by marrying the princess and the king of Wei can we stop the army.

Facing Yelang's arrogance and ignorance of the so-called Shiwei envoy, Zhao Pu just said lightly: "The imperial court has decided to send troops to Shiwei, and the crusade army will soon go north!"

After saying that, someone invited the astonished Shi Wei envoy out of the Guangzheng Hall and sent him back to the hotel.

Shi Wei's envoy is also an interesting person. When he realized that he had been deceived and came to the conclusion that the Han Empire had no intention of living in peace with Shi Wei, he did not rush.

The mission has not returned, and even knowing the huge crisis Shi Wei is facing, he is not anxious at all.Instead of going north and returning to Shiwei, he bought a house in Tokyo with his entourage, lived in it safely, visited Tokyo frankly, and felt the prosperity of the Han capital that only existed in rumors in the past.

This performance aroused some people's curiosity, and as far as Shi Wei's emissary said, he needs to wait for the result of the battle in the Northeast.

The Han army crossed Hebei in the spring and February of the 13th year of Kaibao. Regarding the actions of the Han army, the Shiwei people were not completely unresponsive. However, compared with fighting with Jurchen and other indigenous tribes, they directly confronted the Han army. , are completely two concepts.

Including the 40,000 tribal troops of the servants, the Han army has nearly [-] people. It is mighty and mighty, and it crosses the Yazi River in the north.Ma Renyu's target was not the Tieli area, which had been the center of battle between Shiwei and Jurchen in the past two years, but directly rushed to the Niranagu tribe and Turbub Shiwei, which were active in the western valley of the Yazi River, to attack their lair .

In the face of the powerful Han army, Shi Wei was unable to resist at all. They were defeated in the first battle, defeated in the second war, and there was no third battle.

The goal of the Han army is to defeat all the organized and large-scale resistance of the Shiwei army, and the task of clearing the Shiwei tribe is handed over to the servant army. Ruthlessness, cruelty and killing, barbarism and ferocity are vividly reflected in these indigenous servants, especially Wanyan Jurchen is the most active.

After defeating the Niranagu tribe and Tulu Bu Shiwei, Ma Renyu continued to lead the army and went up the Nahe River, aiming directly at the Shiwei Palace in the upstream area.

Faced with the menacing Han army, King Shi Wei also panicked, and made the most stupid choice. He gathered the strength of all the tribes and faced the Han army in the south. The decisive battle of the Han army.

After learning of King Shiwei's movements, Ma Renyu was overjoyed, and his intuition was right in his arms. If the people of Shiwei chose to flee or go on a guerrilla attack, it would be really not easy to kill them.

Even, in order to give the Shiwei people more time to mobilize their troops, Ma Renyu deliberately slowed down the speed of the northward advance.The two sides fought about a hundred miles south of Shiwei Palace and east of Nahe River, just like the third battle of Tieli, but the result was reversed, and it was Shiwei's army that quickly collapsed.

There is no way to fight at all. In terms of weapons and equipment, in terms of the quality of soldiers, in terms of military appearance and discipline, and in terms of command in battle, there is a gap between the two sides like a gap, but the people of Shiwei dare to head-on.All unfavorable factors have befallen the Shiwei people, and they have made the worst choice, the result can be imagined.

Back and forth, in just two months, in the past few years, the Shiwei people, who had been so powerful in the northeast and beat up Jurchen and other tribes, were easily defeated by the Han army.King Shiwei died on the battlefield, was found by Hou Renju, and his head was sacrificed to Ma Renyu. The city of Shiwei King was also occupied by the Han army, and the territory of the Han Dynasty expanded thousands of miles from Huanglong Mansion to the north.

(End of this chapter)