Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 511: Xie Zhen Rises His Army (Special thanks to book friend Tangtanger for his 2 monthly tickets!)

On the afternoon of October 25, the 38th year of Kaixi, Taiwei Yelu Xizhen, who had returned to his palace after another big quarrel in the court, sent someone to invite General Yelu Moge to come for a talk.

In a moment, Yelu Moge arrived. The two men dismissed their attendants and held a secret meeting in the hall.

Yelu Xizhen said angrily:
"The late emperor was resolute and resolute, and he created such a vast foundation. If we hand it over to the Zhou people, we will have no one left in the Liao Dynasty!"

Yelu Moge said:
"What the commander said is absolutely right!

The Queen Mother should not have defended Shangjing, which gave the Zhou army's artillery the opportunity to show off its power.

Although the Zhou army's firearms are powerful, the Liao people are all skilled in horseback archery. As long as we don't fight the Zhou army in a defensive battle, but only fight them in the wild, attack them when it is advantageous, and fly away when it is not, how can the Zhou army catch up with us?"

Yelu Xizhen hesitated and said:
"The general's guerrilla tactics are a good strategy for maintaining a long-term stalemate with the Great Zhou.

But if we adopt guerrilla warfare, we will no longer have a city as a base, so how can we make Your Majesty and the subjects follow us?"

Yelu Moge said:
"Captain, the Queen Mother has no choice but to surrender the Zhou Emperor. As long as there is a glimmer of hope for us to defeat the Zhou army and restore our country in the future, the Queen Mother will definitely help us.

These common people have families to support them and move slowly. Even if they follow the army, it will be of no benefit and will only add to the burden.

After these days of debate, it has become clear that all the ministers in the court are cowards. It is impossible to ask them to follow us warriors, sleep in the open air, charge into the enemy's path and kill them!

It would be better to let these ministers and people temporarily submit to the Great Zhou, so that they can reproduce and prosper, and preserve the vitality of our Great Liao.

The Maya continent is vast and sparsely populated, with abundant resources. Where can our army not find food and drink in the wild? Moreover, we can also rob the Zhou army and the Maya tribe of food and supplies from time to time! "

Yelu Xizhen slammed his palm on the table and said:
"Okay! Since the general is also determined to resist the Great Zhou, this general is determined to fight to the death for our Great Liao country!
Tonight you and I will lead our troops into the palace and advise Your Majesty to resist the Great Zhou and let Your Majesty follow our army out of the city to conduct guerrilla warfare.

As long as Your Majesty is here, even though we are leading guerrilla warfare, the orthodoxy of the Liao Dynasty is in our hands!"

After discussing the details for a long time, the two went down to prepare.

That night, when the Liao emperor Yelu Longxu was in his study in the palace considering whether to surrender or not, a personal eunuch suddenly ran into the palace and reported in a shrill voice:
"Your Majesty, this is bad!
The Grand Marshal and the General have led their troops to surround the palace and are heading towards the study!"

Yelu Longxu was shocked and angry, and said:
"The Grand Commandant and the General are the pillars of the Liao Dynasty. They have always been loyal to the country. Could it be possible that they would rebel?!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a large number of footsteps were heard not far away. A moment later, Yelu Xizhen and Yelu Moge led thousands of armored soldiers and strode into the study.

When Yelu Longxu's heart trembled, the two generals had already paid their respects to him.

Yelu Longxu said angrily:

"The Grand Commandant and the General led their troops into the palace late at night, but they were planning a rebellion!"

Yelu Xizhen said:
"Your Majesty, I am guilty of death!
The previous emperor overcame many difficulties and finally established a foundation in the Maya continent. How can Your Majesty just hand it over to the Zhou people? !
I have discussed this with the general and all the troops. Rather than surrendering to the Zhou and escaping in humiliation, it is better for us to rise up and resist!
We Liao people are skilled in riding and shooting. Even a three-year-old child can ride a horse. As long as we don't fight a city defense battle with the Zhou army, our army will be able to gallop wherever the heaven and earth allows!
Your Majesty is the ruler of our Great Liao. I hope Your Majesty will stay with the army and strengthen the soldiers' resolve to resist the Great Zhou!"

After hearing this, Yelu Longxu felt relieved. At least these two people were not here to rebel.

Yelu Longxu pondered and said:
"My mother has already ordered the army and civilians of the whole country to surrender to the Great Zhou. If I join you in raising an army, and Emperor Chai Zongxun of Zhou finds out, wouldn't that be a disaster for my mother?

And what should these subjects do? If they only fight in the wild, without a fixed place to stay, how can they survive without the big cities and ponds that are their foundation? "Yelu Moge said:
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother was forced to surrender to the Great Zhou only because of the situation. If we can persist in resisting, how can we not be loyal to the Great Liao?

The Emperor of Zhou has never killed innocent people indiscriminately. It was the two of us who strongly advocated the rebellion. I believe that he will not hold the Queen Mother accountable!

As for the subjects and common people here, we think it would be better to let them temporarily follow the Queen Mother and surrender to the Great Zhou, so that they can recuperate and preserve their strength."

It was definitely not what Yelu Longxu wanted to do, from being an emperor of the Liao Dynasty who was expanding its territory to surrender to the Zhou Dynasty and become a vassal, and then worry about his life day and night from then on.

Hearing that the empress dowager and the people would not be harmed, the young and passionate Yelu Longxu began to become ambitious.

After a while, Yelu Longxu said excitedly:
"We Liao people have thrived for thousands of years, and there are many heroes in history!

My father worked hard and overcame countless difficulties to build a great foundation in the Mayan continent. I cannot just become a king who loses his country!
The future of the Liao Dynasty is now in the hands of the two generals!"

Generals Yelu Xizhen and Yelu Moge were overjoyed and said with tears in their eyes:

"We, your Majesty, and the country, will do our utmost to serve you!"

The emperor and his two ministers discussed and decided that, considering that the Zhou army might arrive at any time, they would take action immediately and order the soldiers to carry a large amount of food, fodder, gold and silver from the city to escort Yelu Longxu, Queen Xiao Ya and several concubines out of the city and temporarily settle down in several newly established bases in the mountains and forests.

After everything was ready, Yelu Xizhen issued an edict in the name of Emperor Yelu Longxu, announcing to the world his determination to continue the Liao Dynasty.

At the same time, he ordered Prime Minister Han Derang to lead the Liao subjects to wait for the Zhou army to arrive in Nakbei and surrender at that time.

On November 15, the 38th year of Kaixi, Chai Zongxun received the intelligence sent back by Longxiangwei at his temporary residence in Xinshangjing.

Upon learning that Yelu Xizhen and Yelu Moge had taken Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu hostage in rebellion against Zhou, Chai Zongxun was furious and immediately summoned all his ministers to the main hall in the front yard of the imperial palace to discuss the matter.

After greeting, Chai Zongxun said angrily:

"In order to reduce the killing of soldiers and civilians of both countries, I will forgive the past of the Liao people who surrender, and I will also confer the title of "King of Liang" on Yelu Longxu, a hereditary title.

Yelu Kezhen and Yelu Moge were both dukes, so the rewards were quite generous!

I never thought that the two generals would take Yelu Longxu and 200,000 Liao troops away from Nakbe City and hide in the mountains, vowing to resist our Great Zhou to the end! "

The commander of the imperial guards, Chen Jixing, came out and said:

"Your Majesty, Yelu Longxu and others must be unwilling to lose the throne and power, so they are not tempted by your Majesty's reward.

As the saying goes, everyone has his own aspirations and cannot be forced. Since they have already rebelled against our Great Zhou, I am willing to lead the army to attack and destroy them as soon as possible!"

Generals such as Zhang Ning and Cao Kefan also volunteered.

Ding Wei, the assistant minister of the Ministry of Revenue, came out and said:
"Your Majesty, the Liao Emperor Yelu Longxu has refused to surrender, which is a big problem. I am afraid that the Liao subjects who have surrendered to our Great Zhou will have the idea of ​​restoring their country in their hearts. Once they have the opportunity, they will rebel against our Great Zhou. It is better to follow the example of the Jurchens and the Shiwei and slaughter all the Liao subjects including Xiao Chuo!"

Chai Zongxun was shocked. If he wanted to kill all the Liao subjects who surrendered now, there would be at least two million people, right?
(End of this chapter)