After everyone slaughtered all the wild beasts in Langwogou, they did not change places to hunt. A dozen fierce men teamed up to hunt wild beasts, just like killing chickens and pigs. There was no suspense and no fun at all. />
The group of people returned to the camp. The guards from the two countries had collected a lot of firewood. They roasted beast meat and drank wine at the camp. They ate and talked. When they were full of wine and meat, Chao Yong negotiated the national boundary with Wanyan Agu.
After the banquet was over, the soldiers and horses of the two countries took advantage of the warmth in the afternoon to go their separate ways.
Chao Yong led his troops to Datong Mansion in Xijing, while Wanyan Aguda led his troops to Zhongjing Road.
Wu Shu said unwillingly: "Your Majesty, why did you give the road to Beijing to Liang Guo?"
Wanyan Aguda said: "Most of the Shangjing Road was occupied by grassland tribes. What we conquered was only Shangjing Linhuang Mansion and a dozen border state capitals. Those grassland tribes were barbaric and good at fighting, and the Liao Kingdom did not conquer them even when it was at its peak. , we can¡¯t conquer them either. Since Prince Liang wants to conquer the grassland tribes, let him conquer them. If he conquers the grassland tribes, it will save us the need to be wary of the grassland tribes coming to rob us.¡±
Wu Shu said: "But if Daliang really conquers the grassland tribes, there is no guarantee that they will not use those barbarians to attack us."
Wanyan Agu shook his head and said: "The grassland is different from the Central Plains, and those barbarians will not be conquered so easily. The Liang Kingdom might be beaten to death. In the vast grassland, the power of firearms is limited, and they may not be able to scare them. Grassland barbarians. Moreover, if the grassland tribes on Shangjing Road are given to us, we will not be able to conquer them. If they are given to Liang, they will not surrender easily. If Liang is warlike, they will attack the grassland tribes first. After all, they are the grassland tribes. It belongs to their territory. And we can digest the Tokyo Road and the Zhongjing Road. Only when the rear is stable can we compete with Daliang."
As for the division of national boundaries between the two countries, Nanjing Road and Xijing Road belong to Daliang, Tokyo Road and Zhongjing Road belong to Jin State, Shangjing Road is divided into two parts, Linhuang Mansion and more than a dozen state capitals near Zhongjing Road and Tokyo Road belong to Jin State. All other countries belong to Daliang.
Wanyan Zongwang said: "Just like what Prince Daliang said, Yelu Yanxi should have fled to Xijing Road or Shangjing Road. If the Liang Kingdom wants to occupy Xijing Road, it must capture Yelu Yanxi. Or conquer all the tribes on Shangjing Road, Otherwise, Yelu Yanxi may lead troops from Shangjing Road to attack Xijing Road at any time. It will take a lot of effort for Liang to capture the capital of Xijing Road, let alone Shangjing Road. "
Wu Shu heard his father and second brother¡¯s explanation and nodded: ¡°In other words, we just threw the bones that can¡¯t be chewed to Liang Guo. We have to chew up the things in our mouths first.¡±
Wanyan Agu nodded and said: "Yes. We have already eaten Zhongjing Road and Tokyo Road, but there are still many people who resist. We have to chew them up and swallow them in our stomachs. Only then can we become stronger. , with more warriors, we can grab more things."
"I see."
In the other direction, Chao Yong led his troops behind Datong Mansion. The Suochao Department was included in the Hedong Army, and Xijing Road was included in the Hedong range.
After staying on Xijing Road for one day, he led 40,000 troops from Hua Rong, Zhu Dian, Zhang Qing, and Liu Tang to Jiashan. Dong Ping from Ningxia Road also led 10,000 cavalry from his headquarters and 50,000 party vassal troops to Jiashan. Come.
In the first year of Tianqi, Chao Yong led his troops to wipe out Xixia. Ningxia Road was established, and Zhong Shidao was appointed as the commander-in-chief of Ningxia. He successively recruited and surrendered various departments on Ningxia Road. After pacifying the Ningxia Road, Zhongshidao made close contacts with distant enemies and joined forces with the Shangjingdao and Xijingdao tribes of the Liao Kingdom to wipe out several tribes who took the opportunity to plunder the Ningxia Road. Every time we send troops. The soldiers and horses of Daliang did not want any spoils of war, and all the cattle, sheep, and population were given to the tribes that sent troops from the Liao Kingdom. Back and forth. The tribes on Ningxia Road, Xijing Road and Shangjing Road have also established some friendships.
After the Jin Kingdom invaded Xijing Road, some tribes were unwilling to surrender to the unfamiliar Jin Kingdom and surrendered to Daliang. Therefore, Yelu Yanxi's traces were quickly discovered on the Ningxia Road.
Jiashan is a section of the Yinshan Mountains. The mountain range is not very high, but it is very wide. The south slope is steep and climbs south, while the north slope is gentle, connected to the vast grassland to the north.
Yelu Yanxi chose Jiashan to escape, firstly because Jiashan is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and secondly because the Liao Kingdom mined gold mines at the foot of Jiashan, and Yelu Yanxi could use the mined gold to recruit troops.
Another reason is that Jiashan has lush vegetation and numerous wild animals, allowing Yelu Yanxi to hunt to his heart's content. Although he was facing the destruction of his country and his family, Yelu Yanxi's interest in hunting did not diminish at all. The routes he took along the way were places he liked to hunt, such as Yuanyangbo, Baishuiluo, and Jiashan.
The 50,000 soldiers and horses gathered by Yelu Yanxi fought with the Jin Kingdom for several battles. When they fled back to Jiashan, there were only more than 10,000 soldiers left. However, Yelu Yanxi became more and more courageous with every setback. While hunting in the Yin Mountains, he continued to recruit troops. A few days ago, Yelu Dashi and the Queen Mother Xiao led five thousand Khitan soldiers and horses to defect to Yelu.Yelu executed Empress Dowager Xiao to death. Everyone begged for mercy, and Yelu Yanxi spared Yelu Dashi.
Yelu Yanxi led his people to hide in Jiashan, and kept sending people to inquire about the Xijing Road. He hoped that the Jin Kingdom and the Liang Kingdom would go to war over the Xijing Road, so that he could reap the benefits.
"I just didn't expect that the Jin Kingdom, which had always been cruel and brutal, actually reached a peace agreement with the Liang Kingdom and returned the Xijing Road to the Liang Kingdom. One day after the Prince of Daliang entered Xijing Road, he led his troops to Jiashan.
When the news came that Daliang sent troops from two directions to besiege Jiashan, Yelu Yanxi hurriedly summoned his generals for discussion.
Yelu Dashi said: "The 20,000 soldiers and horses in Jiashan are our hope for the comeback of the Eastern Mountains of Liao Dynasty. Liang Guo attacked with 100,000 soldiers and horses, which is five times as many as mine. I think I cannot confront Liang Guo head-on."
Dutong Xiao Telie said: "If Daliang wants to enter Jiashan, it must first pass Yuyang Ridge. Yuyang Ridge is winding and winding for dozens of miles, making it an easy-to-defend but difficult-to-attack place. We only need to defend Yuyang with five thousand soldiers and horses. Ridge, even if the Liang Kingdom has 100,000 soldiers and horses, they can't cross Yuyang Ridge."
Yelu Dashi said: "Don't forget the battle of Daliang to destroy the Southern Song Dynasty."
The story of Daliang's spaceship crossing the river and the fire and thunder array had already spread throughout the world through Di Bao.
Hearing this, Xiao Telie also thought that Daliang could use a spaceship to fly to Yuyang Ridge to bomb the defenders.
On that day, Yelu Yanxi was preparing to lead his troops to invade the south. In Hebei, Chao Yong used gunpowder to blow up the underground Great Wall and captured more than 10,000 people. He has always been afraid of Liang Guo. Later, I found out that Prince Liang had invented a spaceship that could allow people to fly into the sky, so he no longer had any intention of confronting Daliang.
If the Jin Kingdom came to attack, he would definitely lead his troops to resist. Of course, if the war went bad, he would run away again. But now that Daliang is attacking, he doesn't want to face Daliang's firearms and spaceships at all.
"Yel¨¹ Dashi, tell me what you think."
Seeing that Yelu Yanxi didn't want to fight, Yelu Dashi said, "I thought we could temporarily avoid the enemy and retreat to the northwest of Shangjing Road to attack Si, and temporarily give up Xijing Road to the Liang Kingdom. The Liang Kingdom and the Jin Kingdom are both tigers and wolves. They will definitely fight. We can rest and recuperate in Shangjing Road and wait for the opportunity to fight back. "
Xiao Telie said: "If the Liang army directly pursues Shangjing Road, what should we do?"
Yelu Dashi smiled and said: "Liang Guo's soldiers and horses have a two-thousand-mile journey from the nearest Ningxia Road north to the Northwest Road to recruit divisions. The middle way is the territory of the Zubu tribes. The Zubu tribes have always been poor and it is impossible to provide them with food and grass. If Liang Guoqiang If we try to seize the grain and fodder of the various ministries, they will fight to the death. If we attack from the side, we will be able to defeat Liang's troops. If Liang's troops carry their own grain and grass, their number of soldiers and horses will be limited to only 10,000. , 20,000 soldiers and horses, without us taking action, I am afraid that the various ministries will target them. "
Yelu Yanxi clapped his hands and said: "Lin Ya is indeed a pillar of our Liao Dynasty. Then we will retreat to Shangjing Road and let Liang's soldiers and horses be defeated."
Taibao Yelut's mother brother said: "There are many rebellions in Zubu. Let's retreat to Shangjing Road. We must beware of them taking the opportunity to cause rebellion."
Yelu Dashi said: "In the past few years, we suppressed the Mogus rebellion, and Zubu's vitality has been greatly damaged. This time the emperor comes in person, accompanied by 20,000 Khitan cavalry, which should make Zubu dare not to do anything without permission."
Yelu Yanxi had no confidence in the Shangliang Kingdom, but he was full of confidence in the various ministries of the Shangprairie. He smiled and said: "There is no need to worry about blocking the divination. Pass on my will. The whole army will set off tomorrow and follow me to patrol the northwest road to recruit the division."
When Chao Yong led his troops to Jiashan, Yelu Yanxi and his party had already been walking for several days.
When Chao Yong was sending people to inquire about the whereabouts of Yelu Yanxi, a sudden heavy snowfall, and the snow more than a foot deep completely stopped Chao Yong from pursuing the pursuit.
Chao Yong summoned the leaders of the Yinshan tribe, Bai Dadan (Wanggu) tribe, Moge Shi and other tribes in Jiashan.
Under the invincible power of the Prince of Daliang, the leaders of various ministries stepped on the snow to pay homage to Jiashan, offering tributes of cattle, horses, camels, sheep, mink skins, and green mouse skins. Chao Yong also rewarded various ministries with grain, cloth, and a small amount of ironware. Chao Yong regarded the small amount of hero wine carried by the army as a rarity and rewarded it to the leaders of various ministries.
It was already cold in October, and the cold wind was howling on the top of Jiashan Mountain. After the leaders of various tribes tasted Haohan Wine, they immediately asked how to buy Haohan Wine.
On October 20th, Chao Yong led Hua Rong's troops to go south. As the Hebei Army, Zhu Tongbu returned to the newly renamed Yanshan Prefecture (Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom) to guard against the Jin Kingdom. At the same time, Liu Tang's tribe was assigned to the Hedong Army, and Zhang Qing's tribe was assigned to the Hebei Army. After Hedong annexed Xijing of the Liao Kingdom, and Hebei annexed Nanjing of the Liao Kingdom, its jurisdiction expanded and bordered foreign ethnic groups, so the border troops had to increase.
With the war horses contributed by each department, the Hua Rong Department has all been reduced to one person and three horses. Even so, it took Chao Yong and his party half a month to return to Bianjing from Jiashan.
Daliang has abolished the name of the four capitals in the Song Dynasty, and only?Kaifeng can be called Bianjing. Although the four capitals of the Song Dynasty were very prosperous, they were all crowded in the Central Plains and lacked the magnanimity of a great country.
The Han people had been looking forward to taking back all the sixteen states of Yanyun for two hundred years, and the whole city was mobilized to welcome the prince's teacher.
When Chao Yong frightened Yelu Yanxi and fled, Wanyan Aguda also led the savages of the Jin Kingdom to brutally suppress the rebellious tribes in Zhongjing Road. Xiao Qian was captured alive by Wanyan's mother, nailed to a wooden donkey and beaten to death.
After Yelu Yanxi went to the Northwest Road to recruit Si, he took advantage of the remaining power of the Liao Kingdom and began to conquer the various tribes in Shangjing Road, hoping to truly bring them under his rule.
The Three Kingdoms entered a brief period of calm.