The struggle of the reborn prince

In fact, capturing Liaoyang Mansion was not one of the goals of this aid to Goryeo at first, but Zhao Yong's impromptu intention.After defeating the Jin army and capturing Helandian, he thought that most of the main force of the Jin army had been wiped out, and the defense in western Liaoning was weak, while the Song army had suffered little losses, and the troops were in full swing. Rich and densely populated, you can just take the opportunity to earn a ticket.

After Zhao Yong reported the new battle plan, he quickly got a reply.The emperor considered that western Liaoning was the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin, and it had always been one of the important settlements of Jurchen ethnic groups. It was cited by the Kingdom of Jin as its own backyard. His backyard is no longer safe, and it is an important place of wealth for the Kingdom of Jin. Destroying it can further hit the economy of the Kingdom of Jin, so he agreed to Zhao Yong's battle plan.

However, the emperor also set the principles for Zhao Yong. The main purpose of this war is to deter and harass, to destroy the economy of the Jin Kingdom, and to continuously seize land.However, Liaoyang Mansion is [-] miles away from Baozhou, and it is already deep into the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom. If a lone army goes deep, it is easy to be cut off by the enemy and fall into a heavy siege.Therefore, the entire battle should be decided quickly for a period of one month. The purpose of the battle should be completed before the weather warms up and the snow melts and the ice breaks.

After getting approval, Zhao Yong launched the second phase of the battle, dispatching the imperial army of three generals, led by the army of [-] kingdoms, to attack northward along the main road, and successfully reached Liaoyang Mansion all the way.Along the way, they destroyed the local regime of the Kingdom of Jin, looted the treasury, and dealt a devastating blow to the local tyrants and Jurchen aristocratic forces.Confiscate their property and liberate the captive Han slaves.It has created enough momentum, but in general it is still restrained.

But the Five Kingdoms, who are also Jurchen tribes, don't have so many scruples.They are familiar with geography and people's sentiments, and played a big role in the battle, and more importantly, they are black hands.Those who refused to surrender, especially those who were close to the Wanyan clan, were purged by them. All the clan members, old and young, were slaughtered and all their property was taken away. Wherever they went, there were often corpses strewn all over the place.Rivers of blood flowed, flames blazed into the sky, everyone's horses were laden with treasure, and behind them were tied chains of captives, their trophies.

Although Zhao Yong knew that the wanton burning, killing, and looting of the Five Kingdoms would bring negative effects to the Song army, he had to understand that that was how the Wanyan tribe treated other tribes back then. .The emperor also issued a "lore order" back then, beheading all the Jin troops who had participated in the attack on Bianjing, and would not accept surrender.Another advantage is that the bloody massacre of the Ministry of Five Kingdoms still has a deterrent effect, and the counties along the way heard that they had arrived.Either abandon the city and flee, or open the city and ask for surrender.

When the Song army captured Liaoyang City, what appeared in front of them was a treasure house, which was originally one of the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom.Close to the Liaohe River, the water and land transportation is convenient.Needless to say, the business is prosperous and rich.After the Kingdom of Jin was occupied, a large number of weapons were needed for fighting everywhere.Thus mining and smelting kept Liaoyang prosperous.At the same time, a large number of people from the Central Plains who were taken captive were resettled around the city, and a large area of ​​wasteland was reclaimed. After nearly 20 years of operation, it has become the main grain production area of ​​the Kingdom of Jin.

The development of land, the development of handicrafts and agriculture, and the increase in population made Liaoyang prosperous. At the same time, as a transit point for the conquest of Goryeo and the Southern Dynasties, the city hoarded a large amount of military supplies and food, but it was relaxed because it felt that it was located in the hinterland of the country. The loss of vigilance led to the relaxation of armaments, and they were easily captured by the Song army and became their spoils of war. It can be described as a good harvest both politically and materially.

After conquering Liaoyang City, the purpose of the campaign has been achieved, and the weather is getting warmer. When it is time to grab a handful and leave, Zhao Yong ordered people to send the property and captured craftsmen back to Baozhou in batches. Seeing that they were about to leave, the people of the Song Dynasty who were taken captive also asked to return to the country.But Zhao Yong knew that he went deep alone, and the battle went so smoothly only because he was caught off guard by the Jin army. At this time, the scouts came to report that the Jin army had come from Jinzhou and Shangjing to Liaoyang. If he brought so many people with him The marching speed must be slow. If the return route is cut off by the Jin army, the consequences will be unimaginable, but these people are all abandoned by the people of the Song Dynasty and have a bad conscience.

Just when Zhao Yong was in a dilemma, the emperor's imperial decree arrived, and the situation has changed now, ordering him to divide his troops to guard Liaoyang, and the navy reinforcements will arrive as soon as the ice melts.Now I can’t leave even if I want to leave. Zhao Yong immediately convened the generals to discuss, and finally decided that Zhao Yong led the lion generals, leopard generals and the rest of the five-nation army to escort the supplies and population back to Baozhou; One stayed behind in Liaoyang City, commanded by the supervisor Zhuge Hong, and drove a nail into the stomach of the Kingdom of Jin!

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Zhao Tun suddenly changed the battle plan and ordered Zhao Yong to defend Liaoyang City. In fact, the reason is very simple because of the peace talks between the two countries.He saw that Jin Guo's proposal of a peace agreement and Zhao Xie's "force the palace" was obviously a trick of Wushu. They "joined forces" to push the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty to the moral judgment seat, so that they had to accept the peace agreement. It's very uncomfortable.

Now that the Song Dynasty is on the offensive with strong soldiers and strong horses, it is only a matter of time before the Kingdom of Jin is conquered. It is simply a joke to negotiate peace with the Kingdom of Jin. Negotiations that have not yet started are passive.But Zhao Tun is the one who is willing to suffer. Since you gave me a punch, of course don't blame me for kicking back. He wants to win the round and let Da Song take the initiative again.

The negotiation between the two countries is nothing more than three aspects, the first is money, the second is land, and the third is status.Everyone talks about these bargains, the process is no different from doing business, but you have to look at your own capital if you want to talk, and you don’t have enough confidence if you have an empty pocket. Now the Song Dynasty is suppressing Jin Guo in all aspects. , There are not many cards that can restrain Da Song, but Zhao Tun has enough trump cards in his hand, so it is not so easy to get cheap.

Now that Wu Shu has made a move, Zhao Tun has to take it!He first played his first card. He ordered the Dengzhou navy to go to sea again, but this time the target was no longer Koryo, but Liaoyang Prefecture, which the two countries were fiercely competing for. With an extra bargaining chip, you have to pay a price if you want to go back, and you can't give it back for nothing...

The envoys of the Kingdom of Jin who had stayed in Pingzhou for many days returned home immediately after learning that the emperor of the Southern Dynasty had approved the peace talks and sent his envoys to Kaifeng for negotiations.Wushu immediately sent Xiao Yi, the minister of the household department, and Xing Juzhan, the servant of the Hanlin, to the Song Dynasty for negotiations.For this peace talk, Wu Shu had already prepared a draft of the peace talk, just as Zhao Tang expected, it was about three issues of money, land and status.

Regarding the issue of status, Wu Shu dare not expect to make Emperor Yier of the Song Dynasty proclaim his vassal as before. He only hopes that the Southern Dynasty will agree to refer to the example of the alliance with Khitan. Brothers can be commensurate, and they will send people to the Kingdom of Jin to have a look during the festivals. A little gift is enough.In terms of money, Wushu’s asking price is open to discussion in Song Dynasty. Every year, he pays Jin Guo 10 taels of silver and [-] pieces of rolls. This price has more than doubled from before. Of course they won't take it to heart, but it can solve a big problem for Jin Guo, who is struggling financially. Of course, since they are brothers, they can no longer be called "Sui Gong". As for the name, they can be discussed.

The key issue is the land. Wu Shu has used his brains a lot. He understands that the current military situation is very unfavorable to Jin.The Southern Dynasties not only regained the pre-war territory of the two countries, but also acquired all the old land in the Central Plains south of the Great Wall, and even "occupied" a large area of ​​the Jin Kingdom. Now even Liaoyang, the first major city liberated by the Jurchen Grab it, and then enter the house as a guest.

Wu Shu also thought that it would be impossible for Nan Chao to spit out all the food he ate in his stomach, and taking the Yellow River in the Old Testament as the boundary is even more idiotic and unrealistic.So he thought of the "Sea Alliance" signed by the two countries the first time, dividing the Central Plains with Yanjing.If you suffer a little more, Yunzhou will also give them Datong Mansion with the Great Wall as the boundary, then you should return Dading Mansion and Linhuang Mansion to Jin Kingdom in the Southern Dynasty.Wu Shu deliberated for a long time, and felt that his conditions were not too much. Compared with the old agreement signed with Da Song, he had made a lot of concessions. It would be useless if Zhao Er refused to accept it.

Afterwards, Wu Shu summoned Xiao Yi and Xing Juzhan to give them an opportunity, and explained it to them, making them understand that this mission must not be a disgrace to the mission, and they must try to reach a peace agreement.After listening to the lesson, the two hurriedly arrived at Kaifeng in the middle of March day and night, but this time it was different. In the past, when a low-level official came from the Kingdom of Jin, the Song Dynasty would send a prime minister to greet him. An order from the Ministry of Rites took them to Dutingyi.

And the embassy envoy was also a 'snobbish eye', so he arranged a small courtyard for them to live in, and looked at the neighbors, all of them were envoys from the vassal states of the Song Dynasty.The envoys on the mission represent a country. Now that the Song Dynasty arranges itself to live with the envoys of the vassal state, it can no longer be explained by indifference. It is obviously an embarrassment to the Jin State, and the Jin State it represents is also treated as a vassal state. The two of them could only smile awkwardly, both of them had a premonition that this trip was not going well.

The next day, Zhang Suo, deputy envoy of Yihe of the Song Dynasty, received the two envoys of the State of Jin and Yihe. Although they knew that what they said was useless, they still protested to the envoy of Song Dynasty about the accommodation issue, and then handed over the letter of credence.The two never expected that Deputy Envoy Zhang of the Great Song Dynasty would refuse to accept him. He only told them that since the Kingdom of Jin had failed to fulfill the agreement to release the King of Liao in the previous two negotiations, they must first send the King of Liao back for this negotiation, otherwise there would be no discussion... (To be continued..)