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Chapter 433 Hu Ma went south to the Yellow River North

Between Liao and Jin, an armistice agreement was reached in secret, and it has not been made public until now.

After all, the Jurchens had just destroyed the Khitan and conquered four of the five capitals of the Daliao Dynasty. If Yelu Yanxi openly negotiated peace with the Jurchens, then the Liao people who resisted in the remaining mountains and rivers would completely alienate him.

In the remaining Khitan territory, there is still a court established by his son, which is even stronger than the Pian'an court in Yunzhou Prefecture.

The Jurchens also killed too hard, which led to the fact that the voice of resistance in the land occupied by Khitan is still very strong.Don't look at the speed of conquering the city faster than marching, it's probably because the Khitan nobles surrendered without a fight, and they were in a hurry to send people to surrender before they even fought.

After they really started to resist, the huge size of the Khitan, the ethnic population base accumulated over hundreds of years, and the accumulated wealth could still bring a lot of trouble to Jurchen.

After Yao Pingzhong returned to his division and went north, the small court in Yunzhou City had a rare moment of hardening. Xiao Sixian proposed to give a halo to the Qin Feng Army of the Great Song Dynasty, and called it "Shanhe Army", which meant restoring the old mountains and rivers of Khitan.Yelu Yanxi was mixed with joy and sorrow, and he was delighted that it was rare for the soldiers of the Song Dynasty to give their all to fight for him in the capital.He was more worried, and he was afraid that the Song army's defeat would attract Jurchen's crazy revenge, and he was also afraid that his kindness would not be accepted by the Song army, and he would lose face

After the Liao people caught up with the Song army with the wine and meat from the comfort army and the banners of the Shanhe Army, many generals in the Western Army, which consisted of the Qin Feng Army and the Shenwu Army, scoffed.

Yao Pingzhong was very polite, not only accepted everything, but also immediately asked his subordinates to raise the banner of the Shanhe Army bestowed by the Liao Emperor.

Just kidding, this is a gold-lettered signboard, which is the royal title of Yelu Yanxi, the orthodox emperor of the Daliao Dynasty. When it comes to the hinterland of the Daliao Dynasty, this is the magic weapon to unite people's hearts.

Yao Pingzhong stroked the banner of the Shanhe Army, his heart was full of joy, which moved the Liao people's envoy to tears.On my side, I quietly tricked the Song people, but I didn't expect them to be so arrogant, and instead of getting angry, they went to help Khitan regain Shangjing.

The 13 old Western Army, Qin Feng Army, and the old divisions of Shenwu Army set off from Yunzhou Mansion, with cars rumbling and horses rustling, leaving Changqing and Tiancheng, and arriving in Huai'an seven days later.

In the name of the Liao Emperor, the soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty who restored the Khitan mountains and rivers walked to the rear of Jurchen step by step.

Yizhou Prefecture, the camp of the Jin Army.

The Jurchen soldiers set up camp on the mountain outside the city, relying on Baima Mountain. The gate of the camp is heavily armored and there are many soldiers.

Aguda has divided his troops to attack Juyongguan, and wants to join forces with Wanyan Zonghan's army in Changping, and then go straight to Yanjing City.

It's a pity that Yan Zonghan was stopped in Tanzhou by Han Shizhong, and Wanyan Loushi was unable to break through the Juyong Pass guarded by Zongze for a long time.There was no suddenness, and what he was facing was the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty who had been arranged for a long time, and the Jurchen cavalry who were invincible in the siege and defense battles that Song people were most familiar with. Yan Dadi can't take advantage of it at all.

Wanyan Zongwang in the camp was in the tent. He was bare-chested in hot weather, and mutton was roasting on the bonfire in the distance outside the tent. From time to time, someone would cut it and bring it in and put it in front of him.

Kneeling in the tent was a middle-aged man with a bruised nose and a swollen face. He was beaten to a bloody mess, his eyes were covered with blood, and he could only make the sound of wheezing and wheezing.

"It seems that this bird village is really out of food." Wanyan Zongwang took the meat-cutting knife, went to the tent, looked at the inhuman man tortured by them, and said with a grin: "Then we have to think of something else." way."

He stabbed the knife inch by inch into the neck of the man kneeling on the ground, and the blood spurted out. Zong Wang pressed his fingers on his lips, and ordered: "Let Xiyin go to the south to plunder some, or else you will get some blood." We're running out of food."

The one he killed was the owner of a fortress in Yandi. He also had more than 2000 strong men in his hands, and he had already surrendered to Yang Lin.But the Jin soldiers came in menacingly, and Yang Lin ordered to fortify the walls and clear the country. At first glance, the owner felt that the Song army was not good enough. Sooner or later, the land of Yan would belong to the Jin people.

It's a pity that he didn't surrender at the right time. When Agu fought to conquer Liao, it went so smoothly that he developed a tradition of eating wherever he fought.

They attacked Youyan from two directions. It was rumored that the army of the Song Dynasty was weak and was not as good as the defeated Khitan. No one doubted that they would return to the ten military states that quickly captured Youyan.

In addition, it is a surprise attack again, and speed is the most important thing, so the troops of Aguda's journey did not carry much rations.After the division of troops, a large part was taken away, and Zongwang had even less food in his hands.

Originally, they could have looted some Han people who were unwilling to evacuate or enter the city. Who knew that Yang Lin became angry and beat a few guards with their sticks. to grain.

The messenger arrived at Xi Yin's tent, opened the curtain and Xi Yin was drawing a map of Yizhou's mountains and rivers.

"Dutong, the Second Crown Prince ordered you to lead your troops to the south to plunder some military supplies."

Xi Yin raised his head and frowned slightly. He had thought about the military rations a long time ago, and indeed he could only go to the Dasong East Road in the south to grab some.

However, in this critical time, the territory behind the Song Dynasty is so large, it is a well-deserved big country, how can there be no heavy troops in the Hedong area.Thinking that the food on my side is getting less and less, the ordinary Mo Kemeng'an is okay, barely having two meals a day, but those vassals already have one meal every two days, even if there are Song soldiers in Hedong, I have to go.

He nodded slightly, and said: "I see, you go back and report to the second prince, and I will lead the army to set off immediately."

Wanyan Xiyin walked out of the big tent, he is the Dutong, he belongs to the upper-level generals among the Jurchen, and he is already a top figure in the Kingdom of Jin.

Under his command, there were 50 Jurchen elite soldiers, a total of more than [-] Moukes.Mouke is similar to the hundred households of the later Ming Dynasty. Among the Jurchen, every three hundred households is one Mouke, and four Moukes are one Meng'an. Each Mouke has one person from Pu Nian and five people who are responsible for the banners and drums. people.These people are attached to Wanyan Xiyin's family. Once Wanyan Xiyin dies in battle or is convicted, his subordinates will be divided and bullied by other Jurchens, and become second-class Jurchen fighters.

Therefore, every Jurchen general's Mouk is very loyal to him.

The war drums were beating, and within a short while, he had gathered [-] Jurchen elite soldiers and [-] Khitan vassals.

Wanyan Xiyin was apprehensive, riding on the horse sank like water, so he led the army of less than [-], set off from the Yizhou Camp, and went straight to the east of the Great Song Dynasty

Chapter 434 All calculations are in vain

Under the city of Yizhou, in a temporarily requisitioned restaurant close to the city wall, the tables, chairs and benches were all emptied, and a large sand table was placed in the middle.

Yang Lin and more than a dozen guards around Yizhou pointed around the sand table. This time, Hand Youyan refused to give up an inch of ground. There were small-scale encounters almost everywhere.

Yang Lin looked around, and all the generals present were a little tired. In order to inspire people, he pretended to smile relaxedly: "As soon as we meet, we will risk our lives. This battle will cost a lot, but don't be intimidated by it. We lose Big, the Tartars are also attrition. Behind us is the Song Dynasty. They are just a small tribe in a mountain nest. We have tens of millions of Han family sons. They have killed and injured tens of thousands. The Khitan people behind us dare to rebel against them You remember, we are not afraid of a protracted war, no foreign country can fight a protracted war with our Han Dynasty, they do not have our background."

Hearing this, the generals cheered up. This battle was indeed a bit cruel, but Shao Zai seemed to be really reasonable when he said it.After such a protracted battle, Da Song's own hematopoietic function was far stronger than that of Jurchen.Too many of their elite soldiers really died, so how should they suppress the Khitan men on the vast land of Daliao that was just conquered behind them.You know, Khitan is also known as a warrior on horseback, not a group of lambs.

The continuous supply of soldiers, population, money and food is enough to make Youyan a quagmire in the Jurchen war, trapping them to death here.

The generals whispered to each other, and when they were getting excited, a small soldier came in, clasped his fists and said, "Young master, there is news from the front sentry that a large number of enemy troops gathered and left Taining Mountain, heading south."

Yang Lin and a group of generals jumped to the ground, gathered together on the sand table, followed their gazes, and they all fell silent.

"The Tartars are going down to the east of the river!" Wu Jie exclaimed.

"They came from a long distance to fight, and no food and grass arrived. We have solidified the walls and cleared the fields. Their supplies should be difficult to support them going south to invade. From this point of view, there is only one possibility for this golden soldier going south, which is to go to the east of the river without the fire. where they plundered food and supplies."

"That's not bad."

Yang Lin nodded frequently, and said with a smile: "It's okay, the imperial court has dispatched 20 imperial troops from the Beijing camp, plus the soldiers and horses from the prefectures in Hedong, the strength of the troops is already ten times that of the enemy. Cai You, haha, although the battle is not very good, I wrote A letter taught him what to do. It is nothing more than to fortify the walls and clear the country, stick to the fortress city, and once a small group of Jurchen troops are found alone, they will come out from the city every now and then to fight, haha."

Yang Lin was really happy. The Jurchens split up and went south, indicating that they could no longer hold on.It must be that the food in the army has been stretched to the point where otherwise, if the battle here is so stalemate, the Jurchen troops will not be left at all, and they will definitely not divide their troops to go south.

There was a burst of laughter in the tent, it has become a joke that Cai You led the troops, but he stayed in the Daming Mansion.The generals of Youyan waited for the 20 reinforcements that the court said, and when the flowers all withered, there was no one in sight.

Now that Jurchen has come to find them by herself, it can be regarded as these 20 friendly troops, sharing some pressure for herself.Thinking about what Shaozai said just now, the Jurchen couldn't afford it, and now it seems that there are signs of being unable to afford it.

Although the war will still be brutal and bloody, there are signs of hope, and it is showing a growing trend.We generals just need to grit our teeth and drag on for another month, and we will eventually drag this group of savages to death on the land of Youyan.

Yang Lin was in a good mood, rolled up his sleeves, and said loudly: "Bring a pen and paper, I will personally write a letter to our little Mr. Cai, and teach him how to fight! He just needs to follow the prescription and grab the medicine. Sickness, storage is medicine until the disease is cured, haha ​​first release

After laying out the pen and paper, Yang Lin splashed ink and wrote eloquently and in great detail.

I just wanted my subordinates to pretend to take him away, but then I thought, Cai You is a stick.Although this matter is simple and clear, I am afraid that he will have other ideas.

Yang Lin sighed, threw the letter aside, and wrote a new one.The content of this letter is still the same, but the words are very polite, and they even lift Cai You up a bit.No matter how much you look down on him in your heart, you should coax him to fight the battle first.No matter what method Cai You used, he was always the direct commander of the 20 Imperial Guards in Beijing. Yang Lin had no choice but to coax him, show him the way, and use military merit to induce him to do a good job of dividing up the army. internal affairs.

All of this was under the eyes of the generals, and everyone couldn't help admiring secretly, the Shaozai's status was so noble, he was almost on an equal footing with Cai You's father, and he had to go all out to please Cai You for the sake of military affairs.

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The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the outskirts of the ancient city of Wangdu, and the corpses scattered all over the place made the stench rise to the sky for a radius of ten miles. From the dilapidated city gate, there were heart-piercing wailing faintly.

After the Jurchen ravages, the city is like a purgatory on earth, and the rivers in the Red City are stained with blood.