armyinform Chapter 1227 Liao and Dangxiang
Chapter 1227 Liao and Dangxiang
Chapter 1227 Liao and Dangxiang
Han Zhen's attendant reported to Han Zhen: "Zhang Dayanei did not go back to the headquarters, but went to the teahouse to have tea!"
Han Zhen opened his eyes and asked, "Didn't he go straight back to the headquarters? Instead, he went to the teahouse? Why didn't you follow him?"
The other party said: "At that time, the city was in chaos, and I asked the shopkeeper and the clerk, and Mr. Zhang was fine."
Han Zhen's suspicion faded a little and he said, "Don't take it lightly. There has never been a prosperous family for thousands of years. My Han family has come to this point, so we need to be careful."
Speaking of this, Han Zhen thought of the defeat in Weizhou and couldn't help but feel angry.
It was thought that after the battle of Liangzhou, the Dangxiang people were shaken and their morale was low, but they did not expect that they would win the battle of Weizhou first and then lose, suffering heavy casualties.
He had just told the envoy that the Tanguts were vulnerable and that there were treacherous officials in the court who did not want him to achieve great success. As a result, he was ambushed by the Tanguts and suffered a defeat in Weizhou.
Why was it that Zhang was able to win the battle against the Dangxiang three times, but he himself was defeated?
This was something Han Zhen couldn't understand no matter how hard he tried.
When times are bad, heroes lose their courage.
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The people who presided over this battle were the new commander of the Dangxiang army, Weiming Amai, and the military supervisor, Mailedubu.
The Liao ruler Yelu Hongji forced, or it could be said that the Dangxiang ruler Li Bingchang used the power of the Liao to poison Empress Liang to death, and imprisoned Liang Yi's entire family and exiled them to Heishui Town.
Although the ministers have always said that they want to kill the Liang family to avoid future troubles.
Li Bingchang thought of Empress Liang drinking the poisoned wine in one gulp, and in the end he did not do such a cruel thing.
After eliminating the Liang family, Li Bingchang agreed to marry a Khitan princess, and the alliance between the Dangxiang and the Khitan was formally reached.
After eliminating the threat to his inner circle, the leader of the Tangut state, Li Bingchang, immediately ordered the royal family member Weiming Amai to replace Liang Yibu and serve as prime minister and commander of the left wing.
Upon hearing the news that the Song army was attacking Weizhou, the Dangxiang people were in chaos. Was the sudden dispatch of the Song army to Weizhou a war to destroy the country? If they rushed to rescue at this time, would they run into the Song army?
After the Song army captured Liangzhou, they could threaten the Dangxiang hinterland at any time, or attack Lingzhou from Jingyuan Road. Many old officials even brought up the previous proposal to move the capital, and persuaded Li Bingchang to move the capital to Dingzhou, or even to Keyimen to avoid the limelight.
This place is relatively close to the Liao Kingdom, so if the front is exhausted, we can also escape to the Liao Kingdom.
Hearing this argument, Li Bingchang was furious. The Song Dynasty wanted to attack Weizhou, not Lingzhou. The Dangxiang had not yet declined to this extent.
Fortunately, the new commander-in-chief, Weiming Amai, believed that the Song Dynasty's attack on Weizhou was a test of whether the Dangxiang had the strength to fight after the defeat in Liangzhou. With the national strength of the Song Dynasty, it was impossible for it to fight another war to destroy the Dangxiang after the battle of Liangzhou, which consumed so much energy.
Regardless of the Song Dynasty's intentions, it is only possible to make peace if it can fight. From ancient times to the present, there is no reason why it is possible to make peace without fighting.
Li Bingchang immediately ordered Weiming Amai to lead six troops to rescue Weizhou.
After Weiming Amai left, in order to calm the people in Xingqing Prefecture, Li Bingchang led the Dangxiang warriors to hunt at the foot of Helan Mountain outside the city. In fact, he was also prepared to hunt in Dingzhou in the north after Weiming Amai was defeated.
Looking at the towering Helan Mountains, Li Bingchang also often visited this place. The galloping horses on the rock paintings on the mountain walls were painted by no one hundreds or thousands of years ago, but they were very much like the free and unrestrained nature of the Dangxiang people.
If a nation wants to survive under powerful neighbors like the Khitan and the Han people, the price and effort it has to pay is enormous.
Thinking of this, Li Bingchang closed his eyes and couldn't help but think of Queen Liang after she drank the poisoned wine.
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The Liao ruler Yelu Hongji was stationed in Yunzhong, and 100,000 Pi Shi troops were stationed there.
As Xiao Derang traveled, he saw countless armored cavalrymen marching along the way, weapons rubbing against iron, and war horses neighing and stamping on the ground. Xiao Derang felt at ease, for there was nothing in the world more reassuring than his own cavalrymen.
He heard that the envoys from the northwest had subdued several rebellious tribes in Zubu and had reached an alliance with the Dangxiang, and everything was going smoothly.
At this time, Xiao Derang, who had been on a diplomatic mission to the Song Dynasty, also returned from Bian Jing.
At this moment, Yelu Hongji was sitting in the big tent, drinking from a golden cup while listening to Xiao Derang's report.
Xiao Derang said to Yelu Hongji: "Your Majesty, although the Southern Dynasty has repeatedly denied it, the traitor Yelu Yixin is most likely in Song territory."
Xiao Derang's words made Yelu Hongji frown and said, "It's just as I expected."
"Yelü Yixin must be sent back to his country and punished!"
Xiao Derang said: "The Song people have just taken Liangzhou, and they are quite strong in both military and cavalry. Their Prime Minister Zhang Du, whom I have seen, is a figure no less powerful than Yelu Xiu'ge and Yelu Renxian."
Yelu Hongji said: "The Central Plains cannot be underestimated, especially since the Song Dynasty has had a powerful ruler in recent years. Wang Anshi and Zhang Yue, who were both great figures, were appointed by him."
Xiao Derang said: "This time I went to the Southern Dynasty to observe the customs of the people. The people are determined to revive the country and to conquer the lands of the Han and Tang dynasties. In my opinion, within a few years, there will be a war between Song and Liao!"
Yelu Hongji said: "It's good that you are not blinded by the prosperity of Bianjing. I can see that you intend to go south to take the initiative, but Yelu Podi and other ministers opposed it, saying that my Liao country also has hidden worries, and I can't go against the will of the people."
Xiao Derang was unwilling to risk a war between Song and Liao, so he said, "In fact, although the Liao Dynasty has risen in the past century and its army is stronger than that of the Southern Dynasty, its foundation is not as strong as that of the Southern Dynasty. Otherwise, our ancestors would have ordered that no matter how far the Liao Dynasty has advanced, the 20,000 cavalrymen in Duncheng will not be allowed to move south."
Khatun City was the headquarters of the Northwest Route Recruiting Office, which had 20,000 cavalrymen and hundreds of thousands of horses.
Yelu Hongji said: "This is a retreat left by our ancestors for the Liao Dynasty."
Xiao Derang said: "Besides, in recent years, Gaoli and Jurchen have not been as submissive as before."
"If there is any failure in the conquest of Song, there will be a rebellion."
Xiao Derang thought that the Liao Kingdom's suppression of the four directions was all based on the word "momentum". They used the momentum of their strong soldiers and horses to suppress others. Once this momentum was broken, everything would be ruined.
This is unlike the Song Dynasty, so Yelu Hongji has always wanted to imitate the Han system, and this is also the case.
Yelu Hongji said: "We in the Liao Dynasty have many elite soldiers and brave generals, but we lack capable officials who can govern the country."
Yelu Hongji thought, the ministers are unwilling to go to war with Song, and I can't force them. But Yelu Yixin must take it back. In the Spring and Autumn Period, the successor of Wei would rather use a city to exchange for the escaped prisoner Xumi, not to mention the King of Wei of the Liao Dynasty.
"We will discuss this later, but no matter what, we must get the King of Wei back, alive or dead. I will send another envoy to the Southern Dynasty."
"Xiao Derang, you did a great job this time. You probed into the Southern Dynasty's true strength and confirmed my suspicion that the Southern Dynasty intended to advance northward. Very good. I didn't expect that I would still encounter such a strong enemy in my old age. However, my Liao Kingdom was established by defeating powerful enemies from all directions!"
The courtiers on both sides said.
"Yes, Your Majesty, since the Han people are unwilling to submit, Your Majesty will lead our Liao cavalry to conquer the 300 military states of the Southern Dynasty and seize the throne of the Song Dynasty emperor."
"Let the Emperor of the Song Dynasty serve me wine. As for Zhang Yue, if he is willing to surrender, he can be appointed an official to help him drink and write poetry!"
Xiao Derang listened to the courtier's words and thought to himself that Yelu Hongji still liked to listen to flattery after so many years.