Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 231: I'm Going to Die Today (2)

The next day, Zhao Xingde took Du Chuijiao and other ten soldiers to Huanglong Mansion, which is the center of the power of the Jin Kingdom and where the power of the Liao Kingdom is beyond the reach.Before leaving, Zhao Xingde summoned Jin Changtai, Wang Tongdeng, Jian Cheng and other generals, and asked them to seize the time before the Liao people could react, and go all out to gather the Liaodong people. Don't conflict with the Khitan people for the time being, but they can attack the Yalu River Jurchen and other tribes .After the other camps of the Han army have crazily engulfed the people for a period of time, they are now a little tired of dealing with the troubles caused by the large number of people. Because of the Khitan and Jurchen struggles, the Han army camps have been active everywhere, and Liaodong is now in a state of panic. Situation, the nearby Han family refused to surrender some time ago, and began to entrust someone to convey their sincerity to Chengyingying, hoping to find a backer. Zhao Xingde told Jin Changtai and others not to refuse people thousands of miles away, and Give them a small amount of bows, crossbows, iron swords and the like to clear up their doubts and end their hearts.

Xu Detai took Zhao Xingde together, and walked forward in the winding Taibai Mountains. This journey was in deep mountains, dense forests, high mountains and canyons. In the camp, the Han soldiers in ragged clothes are holding bows, crossbows, knives and swords and staring at tigers. Sometimes when they camp, they hear tigers roaring and wolves howling, and they seem to be right next to them. Splendid, from the high mountain to the bottom at the moment, sika deer, ferret, golden pheasant and other rare birds and animals roam among them. The soldiers of the Han army sometimes ate dry food for several days, and sometimes they ate a meal of wild game.

Zhao Xingde observed carefully all the way, such that Xu Detai and other Han troops were very capable of making a living in the mountains and forests. They could easily judge the traces of people and animals from the small traces left by trees and soil, and use the terrain to set traps and traps to catch animals and birds Skills such as catching fish are all excellent, and he couldn't help but secretly staggered, asking the Han army for advice, and admiring him at the same time.

"It's just to make a living." Xu Detai said with a wry smile, "Tens of thousands of us retreated into the Taibai and Xianbei Mountains, and now only a few thousand men are left. If we don't learn how to do this, the whole army may have been wiped out." After a pause, he sighed, "To tell you the truth, General Zhao, the ancestor was an official residence Jiedu envoy. When he first entered the mountain, he couldn't even tell which mushrooms were edible." The rest of the Han army lingering in the mountains and forests, like Xu Detai, is already the second or third generation of Han people after entering the mountains. The memories of the grandparents' prosperity and wealth have long been blurred, and only the deep-rooted hatred for the Khitan people remains.

Xu Detai is very familiar with the paths in Taibai Mountain. He can often find shortcuts in the valleys and dense forests.Zhao Xingde thought to himself, fortunately the Marching Army Division had already set the direction of cooperating with the Han army, otherwise it would be difficult to gain a foothold based on the words of Chengyingying, not to mention opening a mountain and establishing a stronghold.

Along the way, the leaders of the Han army’s cottages continued to join in. In fact, it’s not that there are more tribes and bandit villages in the Han army, but it’s always necessary to give the Han army some face. Specifically, Xu Detai seems to be very human in these villages in Liaodong Guang, as long as he plays the banner, someone will sell him.Zhao Xingde had no choice but to let go of his contempt for him at first.

Huanglong Mansion is now the largest city in the Kingdom of Jin, bigger than the capital Huining.Huining prefecture doesn't even have an imperial city, so Wanyan'agu set up a tent and called it the emperor's village.But Huanglong Mansion is densely populated, with villages everywhere facing each other.There are Khitan people, Bohai people, Han people, Jurchen people, Bohai people, Shiwei people and other ethnic groups here. When the market is held, the customs and languages ​​of various ethnic groups are mixed. However, in any transaction, the language of each ethnic group cannot understand, and at the end they must Use Chinese to communicate with each other.

Huanglong Mansion is also an important town where the Kingdom of Jin and the Kingdom of Liao faced each other. Wanyan Aguda personally led 23 meng'an troops to besiege it for more than a year. It was only captured with the help of the Southern Dynasties' artillery. Now Huanglong Mansion is permanently stationed with [-] meng'an soldiers and horses. , Wanyan Zongbi, the fourth prince of the Kingdom of Jin, sits here.During these days, people from all over the place reported that Han people from the south were haunting Huanglong Mansion, and Wanyan Zongbi suppressed them.He is more concerned about the movements of Yelu Dashi, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom.

"Yelu Dashi is a man who makes decisions before making moves. He has endured for many years, and if he doesn't strike, he will hit. Just look at when he launched a rebellion, all the soldiers from Nanjing Road and Xijing Road will be attached to him, and go to Beijing Road to Zhongjing Dao also raised an army as his internal response, which must be the result of years of arrangements. This person usurped the throne and became the throne. He was suspicious from all over, and his army was not attached. Sit back and watch the Huanglong Mansion fall, and only defend but not attack in Liaodong. The population of the Liao Kingdom is ten times that of our dynasty. Every day the two countries are at odds with each other, Yelu Dashi's rectification of people's hearts and his subordinates is better than my dynasty's. Given time, when he is united in one mind and the whole country is in the same hatred, he will attack with an upright and upright army, and it will be the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai, and he will surely win."

Wanyan Zongbi stood in front of a large map with his hands behind his back. The mountains, rivers and rivers on this map were scaled down to their original size. Compared with the Jurchens who originally drew a few arcs to symbolize the rivers, and another few arcs to symbolize the mountains, there was nothing wrong with it. The difference between heaven and earth.Wanyan Zongbi was overwhelmed by Mr. Han Da's magical skills and worshiped him as his master.

"Sir, what if we preemptively attack the Liao Kingdom?" Wanyan Zongbi's eyes narrowed, and he slid his fingers towards Shenzhou and Liaoyang. After taking these two places, the Kingdom of Jin will include the land of Liaodong. If the Liao people want to counterattack Liaodong , it is not so easy.Now these two cities are like the two nails nailed by the Liao Kingdom in Liaodong, making Wanyan Zongbi feel uncomfortable sleeping and eating.On the contrary, other relatives of the Wanyan tribe thought that Yelu Dashi was just a coward who conspired to usurp the throne, eager to conquer Shangjing, and persuaded his father Khan to destroy the Liao Kingdom every day.

"Four princes, Jurchen is a small country, while Liao is a big country, with different strengths and weaknesses. The victory of our dynasty depends entirely on the defeat of Liao. If Liao is invincible first, and I want to defeat it, it is Kill yourself." The voice was slow, as if he knew the situation of the Liao Kingdom like the palm of his hand, "Although Yelu Dashi did not crusade against Liaodong, he never stopped in the country. The best talents among the people are ready to be used, and the elite soldiers return to their hearts, and the south is the heartland of the Khitan people. At the beginning, Han Chang was strong," the voice paused, "the defeat of Duanax Mountain is still unavoidable. It’s just a good place to save Yelu Dashi’s food and grass that has been laborious for a long time.”

"Mr. Han, is there no other way?" Wanyan Zongbi said angrily, "People often say that the Jurchens are less than 50 and invincible. Now we have more than [-] meng'an and more than [-] elite soldiers. Still can't fight to the death with the Liao Kingdom?"

"The Jurchen's theory of being invincible is nothing but Yelang's arrogance. The fourth prince is a man who has experienced many battles, so you should know that this statement is not true. As for whether the Liao people have the power to fight to the death, the fourth prince, dare to ask, Liao Kingdom Although there is no large army to attack, now we are attacking the stronghold of the Liao people, what is the victory or defeat? How is the damage?"

Wanyan Zongbi's expression darkened, and he remained silent.It turned out that when Yelu Yanxi was in power, the Liao army was much weaker against the Jurchen. Some retreated before fighting, and some mutinied and surrendered.Ever since Yelu Dashi came to power, the Khitan villages in eastern Liaodong were often attacked by the Jurchens and would not surrender. Even if the camps were broken, the Jurchens would suffer heavy casualties. The Jurchens are about to die.

"The current plan, what should I do, sir, please teach me." Wanyan Zongbi unexpectedly also learned a school of polite language, and bowed in front of him, "The Liao Kingdom has oppressed our Jurchen clan for many years, and we have different hatreds. If the campaign against Liao fails, our family will be in danger of perishing, so I ask Mr. Han to teach me!"

"Don't share the mortal hatred?" The voice on the other side was a little strange, and then turned to normal, and said slowly, "Four princes, I have taught you the history books of the Southern Dynasty. When King Yanzhao wanted to conquer Qi, Yan was weak and Qi was strong. , So Lixian corporal, recruited general Le Yi, Le Yi said, "Qi, the rest of the hegemony is also, the land is large and the people are numerous, it is not easy to attack alone. The king must want to attack, it is better to be with Zhao and Chu, Wei. So King Zhao sent Le Yi to connect the countries , will make an alliance to attack Qi, and conquer more than [-] cities."

Wanyan Zongbi turned away when he heard his sudden speech, and couldn't help but doubt: "Mr. Han, for the present plan..."

"For today's plan, we will communicate with the Song Dynasty far away, and connect with the Han army nearer. Use the cloudy land to persuade the Song Dynasty and I to attack the Liao Kingdom from the north to the south, hold back its back, use the Han army to 'disrupt' its hinterland, and cut off its food and grass. People are exhausted and running for their lives. I will recharge my energy, train my soldiers, and provoke Yelu Dashi to send troops out of his capital to attack from afar, while I will wait for work and attack with all my strength.