Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

At the beginning of August, the Qin army took full control of Shangjing. Emperor Shi did not go to live in the imperial city. He lived in Xiao Chuo’s house by himself. He only sent Zhang Qixian to lead troops to seal up the treasury and search all the finances. The gold powder has to be scraped off and taken away. It is not easy for him to come to Beijing after a battle.

Afterwards, confiscated all the "unfortunate" family members of the former Liao Kingdom, nobles, and Khitan nobles who were "unfortunate" in the flames of war. The news was released to the outside world. These people did not understand the general situation and refused to surrender. In the end, they were all wiped out by the Qin army.

Afterwards, Ye Luxian was ordered to go to the country, and Li Chuyun, the commander-in-chief of the army, was ordered to personally lead the army to destroy the suburbs of the capital of the Liao Kingdom, declaring that the Liao Kingdom was destroyed.

After that, Zhenzhou Jiedu envoy Meng Xuanzhe took the place of the emperor and led the rest of the officials of the Liao Kingdom to worship the Confucian Temple near the Xi'an Guosi Temple in the inner city, and renovate it. , enough to save lives.

The Qin army successively took control of several prefectures around Shangjing. Because of the large area and sparse population, the prefectures and counties here are much sparser than those in the south, and because of the lack of city walls, they are no match for the Qin army even if they want to resist.

In mid-August, the work was almost finished, and more than 100 vehicles were loaded with the property seized in Shangjing. Emperor Shi ordered that Shangjing be changed to Huangzhou, and Han Derang was the authority to know Huangzhou affairs and manage government affairs.

Later, Li Jilong was used as the defense envoy of Huangzhou, and the [-]th Battalion of the Tongda Army was temporarily stationed in Huangzhou. Emperor Shi gave him several tasks, one of which was to ensure the safety of Huangzhou, and the other was to connect the grasslands in the north and northwest of Huangzhou In order to strengthen the imperial court's control over these places, the Lotus Fort was built in the main road of the valley.

As for the labor force, the tens of thousands of Liao troops captured along the way were ready-made labor.

Of course, there were too many captives along the way, Emperor Shi ordered some to be released, and those younger than 25 were allowed to be released.

The reason why this matter was handed over to Li Jilong was also to train him.

Emperor Shi personally summoned Li Jilong and had a banquet at the princess's mansion: "You performed very well in this battle, and I am very relieved. Among the young people, you and Zhang Qixian are all talents."

In fact, Emperor Shi was not much older than Li Jilong, but no one thought it was inappropriate for him to say such things in an elder tone.

Li Jilong's face turned red with excitement, and he immediately expressed his loyalty: "It's all the officials who take care of the overall situation and raise all kinds of funds. What the general does is just the work of courage, and it's the duty of a courtier."

Emperor Shi laughed, poured wine for him, and then shook his head: "Duty, if everyone can do what you do, I, Daqin, would have wiped out thousands of miles a long time ago, and everything will be in order. The word "duty" is also true. Easy, very little done."

As he spoke, he pointed to the wine glass in front of Li Jilong, had a drink with him, put down his chopsticks and took a piece of fatty mutton, "Try it, I taught Yuchu the scallion fried mutton."

Seeing Li Jilong moving his chopsticks, he went on to say: "The so-called peace in the world, peace in the country and peace in the country, not picking up lost things on the road, not closing the door at night, is also the duty of the emperor, but since Yao and Shun thousands of years ago, how many emperors have done this?"

"The official family must be one of them!" Li Jilong said confidently without hesitation.

"Hahahaha." Emperor Shi was very happy, but only for a while, and then sighed after laughing: "Back then, Emperor Shizong of the Zhou Dynasty and I fought against the puppet Han in the north. The style is similar.

When we arrived at Xinkou and faced the tens of thousands of troops of the Liao Kingdom, we realized what it means to be exhausted. The situation is stronger than humans. Even if our thousands of soldiers die in a fierce battle, we can stop the tens of thousands of troops of the Liao Kingdom. To retreat, we can only withdraw our troops.

Once Xinzhou was withdrawn, the siege of Taiyuan would come to naught. At that time, I felt disheartened. The imperial court’s 10,000+ army could not take down a Taiyuan, and the Liao army was too powerful to stop.

I promised my father that I would help him take back Yunzhou, and I can only say that my children and grandchildren will never give up their determination to go north. "

Speaking of this, even Emperor Shi himself felt that the world was uncertain, "However, nearly 20 years later, I not only recaptured Yunzhou, but also arrived in Shangjing to cut off the Liao Kingdom. I really did not expect it."

Li Jilong was so engrossed that he even forgot to eat the delicious food. He said excitedly: "Father once told me that the official family is full of talents, and the culture and martial arts. These years, it is not limited to the Liao Kingdom. The official family will be destroyed!"

Emperor Shi couldn't help laughing when he heard his words, but he understood Li Jilong's thoughts. Perhaps in their eyes, he was no longer a human being, but the destiny of heaven, the carrier of destiny, and what he did was also acting on behalf of heaven. success.

But in fact, looking at these years, he has often been in dangerous situations, and his soldiers have made dangerous moves. Sometimes he has to travel to the front of the mountain and the boat to the bridge, and many of them are lucky to get to where they are today. .

But they didn't understand and couldn't listen to it, so they said: "I want to say, things in this world may look difficult, but as long as you persevere and work hard, you can always do it.

Now it is difficult to stay in Huangzhou. To the east, we must blockade Liaodong and force Yelumo in Liaodong to surrender. In the northwest, we must guard against the tribes of the grassland and accept their tribute every year.

The most important thing is to build the Lotus Fort in the northwest river valley first, so that you can resist the tribal cavalry going south with fewer soldiers. I will give you two years at most for this matter. "

"No!" Li Jilong cupped his hands.

Just as Emperor Shi was about to get the jug, Li Jilong had already poured wine for him, and then continued to explain: "Shangjing is a northern stronghold built for us by the Liao people, and we can use it to monitor and contain the grassland.

This is the danger of crossing the border in the north. I have thought about it for a long time. After China is strong, it will not let the soldiers enter the country. Only by occupying the enemy outside the country can the people be peaceful and the world be cleared. Now the strong city of Huangzhou plays such a role. effect.

Among the juniors, you are a talented person that I value, so I entrust this matter to you, do you understand what I mean. "

Li Jilong put down his chopsticks, and knelt down on one knee beside the table: "Your Majesty's kindness will be worthy of your Majesty's grace!"

Emperor Shi nodded in satisfaction: "Get up, I have given you this glass of wine to show your merits in advance. I hope you will manage this place well in the next few years. As a general, you can't just fight wars. You are a great talent with both civil and military skills like your father." .”

"Follow the teachings of the officials!"

In late August, Shangjing was completely under control, and began to promulgate the laws of the Qin State, and the personnel arrangements were almost done. Generally speaking, the Han family, which was deeply rooted in the Liao State, was still in charge of political affairs and weighed all parties, while the Liao State Almost all the royal family and Khitan nobles were killed by Emperor Shi, and his pressure was greatly reduced.

At the same time, Li Jilong led troops to stay here temporarily as a military guarantee, and built a lotus fort with the northwest to deter the grasslands and let them maintain the relationship with the former Liao Kingdom.

This is Emperor Shi's temporary arrangement for Shangjing and its surrounding areas.

Then the focus will be on Liaodong. At this time, Liaodong has been blocked by Lin Renzhao's army, and Yelumo, who stayed behind in Tokyo, only sticks to Liaoyang. It is only a matter of time before it can be taken down.

So in mid-August, Emperor Shi mobilized 2 soldiers and horses from the [-]th Battalion of his headquarters, led by Wang Shenqi, and set out from Huangzhou to reinforce Lin Renzhao eastward and strengthen the blockade to completely trap Liaodong to death.

So Wang Shenqi was sent, not only because he was capable and trustworthy, but also because Wang Shenqi was originally from the west of Liaoning, and he took refuge in the Central Plains, so he was familiar with that area.

With the fall of the Central Committee of the Liao Kingdom, there is a high probability that Liaodong will not be able to defend alone, and it is only a matter of time before surrender.

However, Emperor Shi already had a plan in mind, first he sent envoys to persuade him to surrender, and if the lone army in Liaodong did not surrender after a year, he would send troops to attack.

Then there is the problem of Hetao. In fact, the problem of Liao Kingdom has been solved, and the land of Hexi is not so complicated.

Now the main control of Hetao is the later royal ancestor of the Xixia Kingdom, Li Guangrui, who was pro-appointed by him as the inspector and Taibao, and the Jiedu envoy of the Dingnan Army. In Wubao village in the Northern Han Dynasty, [-] levels were beheaded, and thousands of cattle and sheep were obtained, and the village master Hou Yuxian was captured and the court.

Generally speaking, in history, the Li family took the initiative to go to Beijing to face saints and hand over military power during the Song Taizong period, but now Li Jiqian is just a ten-year-old junior.

The biggest reason why Xixia can grow bigger step by step is the military failure during the Song Taizong period.

Repeated defeats in the battle against the Liao Kingdom consumed a lot of national power and prestige, so that they had no time to look around, and also made some forces in Hexi who were originally subject to the central government feel that the court was weak and they might as well stand on their own hills.

If the Northern Song Dynasty did not talk about annexation during Taizong's period, at least it could defeat the main force of the Liao Kingdom, and it would also make the military governors in the Northwest afraid to use left and right to survive.

After all, when the military is in place, the problem will be solved and simplified, and many machinations and tricks will be useless.

The Qin army broke through Shangjing and wiped out 50 Liao troops! (Emperor Shi’s statement) The news of the sweeping away of the northern overlord must have spread all over the world. Emperor Shi has already estimated that with this victory, the strong enemy in the north will be wiped out. will become much easier.

And it is also very beneficial to the national power. After Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty sent Huo Qubing to seize the Hexi Corridor, he could immediately reduce the number of soldiers at the northwest border by half.However, the border between the Northern Song and Ming Dynasties was much shorter than that of the Han Dynasty, yet nearly a million troops had to be stationed in the northwest, which cost a lot of money and became a spectacle.

In military affairs, offense is often the best defense.