The struggle of the reborn prince

Yelu Dashi fled to the Western Regions. His purpose was to accumulate strength and revive the Khitan's glory so that one day he could defeat the Jurchens and restore the country.Of course, Da Song's treachery back then secretly colluded with Jin Guo and stabbed them in the back, which also kept him in his heart. In his heart, the Song Dynasty was also his enemy.The competition for Gaochang is to curb its meddling in the affairs of the Western Regions, but they still chased here after a long distance.

At first, Yelu Dashi was not afraid of the Song Dynasty. After all, he used more than 20 remnants to defeat [-] Song troops and killed them all over the field.However, with the establishment of commercial routes in the past few years, news from the Central Plains has also continued to spread. When the Song Dynasty collapsed, King Yan, who had been famous for a while but fell silent, suddenly rose up. Sitting on the throne, married the princess of Daliao.

In the next few years, under his leadership, the Song Dynasty gradually recovered, and fought against the Kingdom of Jin several times in the Central Plains and Northwest. Beijing, the Jurchen forces were compressed to Liaodong and Mobei.Among them, there are endless rumors about the new emperor of the Song Dynasty, saying that he is the reincarnation of a god, who can call wind and rain, predict things like a god, and the Song army uses all the artifacts he brought from the heaven, which is extremely powerful.

For all kinds of rumors, Yelu Dashi still doesn't take it seriously. As the overlord of one side, he certainly understands that many of them are just fabricated by people for the purpose of building momentum. Didn't he also engage in some scams about the heaven-granted kingship in order to prove that he is the orthodox of the Liao Kingdom?However, he was very interested in the sudden increase in the combat effectiveness of the Song army. After all, he had also fought against the Jurchens for many years.The result was repeated defeats and even being captured by it.Although it has its own reasons, he still knows the fighting power of the Jurchens.

However, the manufacture and use of new weapons in the Song Dynasty were in a semi-open state.The details have been kept secret, and the Jurchens who 'beneficiary' the most are even more silent about it.Therefore, outsiders cannot understand the details. The specific data of the Song Army's new weapons are mostly from the descriptions of bystanders.This made Yelu Dashi think that the secret of the Song Army's invincibility was nothing but lies and exaggerations of passers-by, but he no longer took the improvement of the Song Army's combat power lightly, and regarded it as a potential opponent.For this reason, he also launched an expedition, trying to create a fait accompli when the Song forces entered Mobei, but he returned without success.

For a period of time, Song and Xiliao did not border each other.They are far away from each other, and they live their own lives, so it can be said that they live in peace.It wasn't until Gaochang State formed an alliance with Song Dynasty and asked to send troops to help expel Liao, which attracted the Song and Xia allied forces to enter Gaochang for the first time. Because Xiliao was unprepared for this, they suffered a dumb loss.Due to the fact that he was marching westward at that time, Yelu Dashi did not use troops and horses to retake it. Instead, he used a counter-measure and sent people to secretly lobby Bi Lego, making his confidence explode.As a result, he became hostile to Song.

Bi Lege is a person who has the courage to cause trouble, but has no courage to resist it. Sure enough, as soon as Song Chao said that he would send troops to punish him, he immediately faltered.He hurriedly sent gifts to Yelu Dashi for help, so that Xiliao soldiers regained control of Gaochang without bloodshed, and gained more benefits.Song Xia's busy schedule is equivalent to making a wedding dress for Xi Liao.But Yelu Dashi didn't believe that the Song Dynasty would really send troops to Gaochang, the road was long and difficult, and it was difficult to make up for it.The Western Liao Army, which was capable of conquering and fighting, had to give up in the end. He concluded that the expedition was an impossible task for the "pampered" Song Army.

But Song Jun quickly gave Yelu Dashi a surprise.They not only came, but also seized the city and defeated the two big tribes of Zub and Naiman who had occupied Mobei for hundreds of years, and crossed the Altai Mountains into Gaochang in winter.When he wanted to take advantage of his exhaustion to send out troops to wipe it all out, the Song army gave him a loud slap in the face, and defeated his [-] cavalry with only some supplies and miscellaneous troops. If they hadn't been merciful, they would have captured and released It's really hopeless, but it also let him know from his soldiers that the Song Army does have a magic weapon in hand, and there is only one way to move mountains and seas...

At this moment, the news of Gaochang King Bi Lege's surrender had spread to Xiliao, and the Song army had divided up and captured Yanqi city, and was marching towards Kucha, less than [-] miles away from the border of Xiliao.What makes people angry is that the other West Liao Army is still fighting fiercely along the Tarim River. When the two countries sent troops, they had agreed that all their needs would be supplied by the Gaochang Army. Now that bastard Bi Lege is abdicating in order to please the Song people. At the same time, he ordered to cut off all the military supplies of the Xiliao army, and once the Song army occupied Qiuci and turned southward, they cut off their return to the country, which put them to death.

The Song army used the letter from the princess of Shu to form a bond with Xiliao before, and after the victory, they released more than 2 soldiers under Xiao Hanli's assassination, and returned all their swords, guns and horses, which fully expressed their goodwill.But Yelu Dashi didn't see it that way. How could he forget that Song people's favorite thing to do was to call themselves brothers on the surface and attack secretly, so he thought that the Song army was just using a strategy of slowing down the army, so as to avoid fighting on both sides and fight for Gaochang for himself. Time, everything is forced by the situation.Facts have proved that Song Jun has succeeded, and it is time for them to start!

"Order all the troops in Gaochang to withdraw to the country immediately, and closely monitor the Song army to see if they have any intention to attack us!" Yelu Dashi knew that he was now in an unprecedented crisis, and he said to Xiao Hanli.

"Khan, Xia Jun and our army are now entangled. If they retreat rashly, they will suffer huge losses. They should send troops to support them!" Xiao Han said after thinking about it.

"We are now facing enemies on three sides. To send troops to respond, we need to draw troops from the Seljuk army. At this moment, the war is imminent. If Sanjar takes the opportunity to attack or the Song army invades the country, we will have no soldiers to use!" Yelu Dashi did not wait for him to speak. At that time, the deputy privy envoy Xiao Chala was inconvenient to object to sending troops into Gaochang again.

"Then are we going to watch them being chased and killed by the Xia army, and they are completely lost? That's an army of [-]!" Xiao Han said angrily. Retreat is the most difficult, especially when the opponent's strength is still there. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the retreating party to retreat completely.

"Your Majesty, forgive me for offending you. It's not that you gave up your robes on purpose, but that even if we send troops to support and the Song army has already reached Yanqi, if they suddenly send troops to cut off our retreat after the reinforcements arrive, they may die one by one. If you can’t even retreat, you still need reinforcements!” Xiao Chalaabu saluted him.

"This..." Xiao Hanli was at a loss for words, he knew that the situation he said could happen, but he was unwilling to give up like this, "Khan, they have no reinforcements outside, and there is no chance of breaking through alone when the food and grass are cut off. , can we and Song Jun..."

"Negotiate with Song?" Yelu Dashi frowned and said, he knew the current situation very well in his heart. If he resisted the attack of the two big countries with his own strength, he would undoubtedly lose; If they don't help each other, they will sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but they will definitely be injured. If Song Jun makes a move at this moment, they will also be defeated.Then there is only one way to solve the two-sided enemy, form an alliance with Song or Seljuk, and use two against one to avoid the threat of the enemy on the back, and face the enemy with peace of mind.But who to form an alliance with is a difficult choice, otherwise not only will the crisis not be resolved, but it may also lead wolves into the house and threaten the fundamental interests of Xiliao.

"Khan, I think that's the case, there is no better way!" Xiao Han saluted.

"Is the king scared by the Song army, and wants to negotiate with our enemies? Have you forgotten the villain's behavior of breaking the century-old alliance, and repeat the same mistakes to seek skins from tigers!" Yelu Yanshan, the king of the Southern Academy, heard. He suppressed his anger and sneered.

"Great Khan, I am not afraid of the Song army, but the disparity in strength between the two armies, it is impossible to fight against each other!" Xiao Hanli did not pay attention to Yelu Yanshan's bad words, but expressed his thoughts to Yelu Dashi again.

"Yeah!" Yelu Dashi looked at Xiao Hanli and hummed. He knew what kind of person he was. Since he left, he followed him to fight everywhere. He was brave and good at fighting. He made great contributions to the founding of the country. Being able to say such frustrating words is also out of helplessness.

"Khan, I think it's feasible to negotiate with Song Dynasty!" Tongzhi Privy Council envoy Yelushu Xue said at this time.

"Oh, tell me the reason!" Yelu Dashi turned his gaze to him and said, although his expression didn't change, he was secretly happy. In fact, he had already made a decision in his heart, but he was worried that the ministers would object and it would be inconvenient to speak out. Of course, it would be appropriate for someone to stand up. meaning.

"Great Khan, the Seljuks are cruel and tyrannical. Sanjar is greedy and arrogant. He regards himself as the leader of Islam. He wants to treat our country as a heretic. Religion, return the newly occupied land, the two countries will find it difficult to coexist, and war will break out sooner or later." Yelu Shuxue said, "The Song Dynasty is different. We are in the Central Plains, have lived in peace for a hundred years, and have a common enemy. The new After you came to the throne, you have been kind to our Khitan people, and married the princess of Shu as your concubine, which shows that his lord has no hostility towards us. Although he fought with us for Gaochang, he voluntarily backed down. I have shown great goodwill and shown that it does not want to be our enemy!"

"Well, the analysis is good, you continue!" Yelu Dashi smiled and motioned for him to continue.

"Great Khan, I think that the purpose of the Song army's western expedition to Gaochang is not to open up trade routes in the Western Regions. Compared with the Central Plains, this place is too barren. If we turn against us, it is necessary to maintain a large army here, food and grass. All weapons need to be settled in the interior, this is not a long-term solution, so they must be willing to form an alliance with us, instead of the Seljuks who often rob the Song Dynasty caravans and collect heavy taxes!" Yelushu Xue Yan said... (To be continued. .)