Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 675 Complex situation

From Shangdang County to Linzhang County, it is Fukouxing in the Eight Xings of Taihang.In Taihang Baxing, this road is relatively flat, and it is not far from the center of Daming Mansion on the east side of Taihang Mountain, which is a great threat to the puppet Qi.After Xie Linong entered Longde Mansion, Liu Yu had to consider moving.

The next day, accompanied by Xie Linong, Wang Xiaolie went north along Fukouxing.It was only when they reached She County that they stopped.

Arriving at the tower of Shexian County, Wang Xiaoli looked at the high mountains on all sides and a stream of water, and said to Wang Ruohai, "This place is really dangerous by nature, and you can control everything. If it wasn't for the insufficient number of Jin troops and their inability to attack and defend the city, how could they abandon this place?" Don’t defend? Xie Li Nong crossed the Yellow River, and there was no major war along the way, so he easily took the party. I heard that until now when our army is on the border, the puppet Qi is still not in danger of going to Fukouxing. Alas, so many fights in the past few years It makes people feel like a joke."

Wang Ruohai said: "There are many unbelievable things in the Jin army's siege of Kaifeng. How can there be such a thing as a war between the two countries?"

Wang Yandao: "Eight hundred li Taihang, towering mountains, many dangers. Thinking about a few years ago when I led the Bazi Army to fight here, everything is still vivid in my mind. Now that I think about it, not to mention the dangers, there are many cities where the Golden Army bypassed and did not fight. Straight to the Kaifeng mansion. Since ancient times, has there been a war like this? But the Jin army did it like this, and it really did it. It really makes people speechless."

Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes. In this battle, the performance of the imperial army is really disappointing. Millions of forbidden troops were defeated one by one by less than one hundred thousand gold troops. The capital fell and the people suffered. Thousands of years later, it is still a kind of war. Shame. Now that we're back here, let's hope it doesn't happen again."

Several people nodded and looked at the majestic mountains around She County together.

This is the main way to communicate with the east and west of Taihang Mountain. In peacetime, it is a commercial route for merchants, and in wartime, it is a battlefield for armies to fight.Since ancient times, countless wars have occurred on this road.However, when the Jin army committed crimes southward, it traveled south along the great plain at the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain.Not to mention these dangerous passes, even many cities have not been captured, and they are approaching the city of Kaifeng.

During the Jingkang period, Song Jun's performance was extremely embarrassing.It can neither block the Jin army head-on, nor even harass the enemy's rear.When the two countries were at war, it was rare in history to behave as shamefully as the Song army.

Coming down from the tower, Wang Xiaolie walked in the city.Seeing that there are few pedestrians on the street, most of the shops on both sides are closed, and the market is extremely depressed.To Wang Ruohai: "This is the main way to communicate with Taihang. It was so lively in the past. Now it is so deserted, merchants can't do it."

Wang Ruohai said: "In this year and month, it is already difficult for the common people to survive. How many people can do business?"

When he arrived at the county government office, Xie Linong ordered the officials to set up a banquet, and he must drink alone under the tree in the back office.

Wang Xiaolie said to Xie Linong: "The Yellow River is the boundary between the Jin people and the puppet Qi. Cizhou, Xiangzhou and other places are to the west of the Yellow River, and they are under the jurisdiction of the Jin people. Your army came north, and the Jin army could not resist it, so it took the initiative to retreat early. Now Are there any Jin troops in the area east of the Taihang Mountains and west of the Yellow River?"

Xie Linong said: "There are only a few hundred defenders in one state. We haven't moved eastward, and the Jin army is still there."

Wang Ruohai said: "That is to say, if your army marches westward, it will not be difficult to occupy several states?"

Xie Linong nodded.He laughed and said, "I have an army of more than [-], why can't I deal with an army of thousands of gold!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I think that you will not need your army to fight in Taiyuan in the future. You will mainly deal with the east of Taihang Mountain in Longde Mansion, including Jin and Puppet Qi. As long as you can advance eastward at any time, the Jin army will not dare to follow along on a large scale. Use troops at the eastern foot of the Taihang Mountains. If you want to commit crimes in the south, you must go to the territory of the Puppet Qi."

Xie Linon said yes.

Wang Xiaolie said: "In the Hebei area, the Jin army and the puppet Qi bordered along the old course of the Yellow River. It is nothing if there is no war. Once there is a war, there will be no depth. Your threat to the Jin army in Longde Mansion is to go east. Linzhang County is directly approaching Daming Mansion. The second is to go north along the Taihang Mountains and occupy the Pingding Army. From there, go out of Jingxing to the east and threaten Zhending Mansion. You must pay special attention to these two routes and prepare early. When our army goes north, we will arrive at After Hebei Road, in addition to the Jurchens, they also have to face the Khitan, Bohai and other foreign armies. Their attitude has special meaning to us, and you should get in touch with them as soon as possible."

Xie Linong said yes.He also said: "The people in the area of ​​Yanshanfu Road are called Yan people by the Jin people, which is different from other places. There are mixed places of Hu and Han, and they were not owned by the Central Plains for hundreds of years. The people are different from other places. During the Jingkang period, Guo Yaoshi attracted gold. It can be seen that the army is going south."

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Is there any way? It has been 200 years since the land was cut off from Shijingtang. Why do the people want the Central Plains? These things can only be blamed on the court, not the people. You are in the Longde mansion. Pay extra attention to these things. All in all, Hebei is different from other places, so pay extra attention.”

In fact, before Shijingtang ceded the land, the Youzhou area was already a place where Hu and Han were mixed.After it was ceded to Khitan, not only the Han people were converted, but also more and more foreigners entered these areas.To a large extent, these places are already different from the Central Plains, with a large number of alien races.

The Song Dynasty regained Youzhou, thinking that these places were the old places of the Central Plains, and the people must have their hearts towards the court, which was often wishful thinking.Without a long period of rule, how could the people in these places turn to the court?Not to mention that the local Han people have been officials of other races in all dynasties, and this is even more so.

Wang Xiaolie was not so naive, he would think that as soon as his army arrived, the people would welcome Master Wang.A large number of Khitan people and Bohai people in the north, as well as some Han people who have been converted into Hu, would never be so devoted to the court.

When the Khitan Kingdom was destroyed, the Song Dynasty violated the covenant with the Khitan and joined forces with the Jin Dynasty to destroy the Liao Dynasty.The Khitans couldn't beat the Jurchens, but they were not afraid of the Song people.After surrendering to the Jin Dynasty, the Khitan army was an important part of the Jin Dynasty army.The farther north the battle line was, the stronger the Khitans would be.In the eyes of many Khitan people, Song people are more hateful than Jin people.

Of course, a very important reason is that the Song Army could not beat the Jin Army.The Jin army was strong, and the Khitans of course surrendered to the strong.When the Song army overwhelmed the Jin army, the situation would be different.But what changes will happen, who can say for sure?

Attacking Hedong Road, Wang Xiaolie did not intend to use Linong's army.This army is stationed in Longde Mansion, and its main function is to suppress Hebei Road.

Wang Xiaolie's army is not the Song army in Jingkang period.If the Jin army invaded south from the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain again, Xie Linong could advance eastward and cut off his return.At that time, in the vast Central Plains area, the Jin army could be encircled and suppressed.

However, when they arrived in the north, they had to face a complicated ethnic situation.Now that the Jin army is powerful, it is natural that the forces relying on the Jin army have the upper hand.Once Wang Xiaolie showed a tendency to overwhelm the Jin army, there must be some foreign generals who were dissatisfied with the Jin army and came to join Wang Xiaolie.How to treat them is also a test for Wang Xiaolie.

It is Xie Linong's strength to deal with these complex relationships.It is not as suitable as Xie Linong to change all of them.In the days to come, Xie Linong will establish an intelligence center in Longde Mansion to spy on intelligence and handle these relationships.

Doing these things well is the value of Xie Linong.The more than [-] troops under him also serve this purpose, not the other way around.

(End of this chapter)