Chapter 61 Countermeasures
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The commanders in the North Shandong still have troops. //The novels are complete★But the number is small and the battle is low. And the prefectures also have wing troops. Each county also has township soldiers and local soldiers. They have weapons, armor, and dangers of cities. There is plenty of food and grass in the city. In comparison, the rebels have nothing. The hungry people are cold and hungry. They hold kitchen knives and axes, and iron and wooden sticks. They have no combat power at all. Although they are said to be more than 100,000 or even hundreds of thousands, the army that can really fight is only a few thousand people at most. There are even fewer weapons. So at the beginning of the uprising, these rebels were like locusts and ants. From one village to another, desperately devouring everything. Then the people who lost their homes also joined the rebels. As a result, the scale became larger and larger and powerful.
Such an army is difficult to conquer the city. If it cannot conquer the city, it will be impossible to plunder money and food. Therefore, the situation of the rebels of all walks of life is very difficult. They can only wander among the countryside, which leads to more people being displaced. At the same time, the generals of various commanders, states, and county chiefs of various counties calmed down from the initial panic. Everyone began to contact each other and began to gather troops to encircle and suppress the rebels.
In December, heavy snow covered the sky, all the officials and soldiers contracted in the city, and all the rebels looked for places to escape the cold and struggled to survive. As a result, the severe situation in Hebei and Shandong eased. Bianjing was relieved. The imperial edict ordered everyone to do their best to encircle and suppress rebellion. But this relief was temporary. Once spring flowers bloomed, the scale of the riots might be larger. The scale of the riots would be larger. More people became hungry people. Each war continued. Then spring plowing would be delayed. Without spring plowing and without people planting crops. Where did the autumn harvest come from? Without autumn harvest, where did the food come from? Without food, the situation would worsen. The riots in Hebei and Shandong might extend to Jianghuai, Jingxiang and even the capital. The days of the Song Dynasty would be even more difficult.
At this moment, Tan Wang Anzhong sent good news from Youyan. After receiving Zhang Jue's head, Zong Wang was very happy and immediately sent someone to Yanjing to show his kindness. He also sent two messages. One was that the jin lord Wanyan Aguda died. The Jin Dynasty hoped to maintain a long-term friendly alliance with the Song Dynasty. The other news was about Li Hu. Li Hu's resignation to the Song Dynasty was just a temporary solution. He had been secretly helping the Khitans rebuild the Liao Dynasty and established an alliance with the Xixia people. The reason why he was in the Western Expedition was that his real purpose was to use the Xixia people to consume the Northwest Army. Then he joined forces with the Xixia people to attack Shaanxi.
Zong Wang told Tan and Wang Anzhong. The Khitan emperor Yelu Yanxi was now in Li Hu's army. Li Hu would immediately return the previous trap to Xixia. Xixia would marry the princess to Li Hu.\\Use marriage to strengthen the alliance. He sued the Song Dynasty and beware of Li Hu. If Li Hu went south to Hedong and Xixia to attack Shaanxi, the situation in the northwest of the Song Dynasty would be very serious. Yelu Yanxi, with the help of Li Hu and the Xixia people, would not be conducive to the Jurchens' northern expedition to the desert in the future.
Zong Wang hinted that the Song Dynasty would have intentionally eliminated Li Hu. The Jin Kingdom was willing to help. Unconditionally helped. Zong Wang said, "I, the Jurchens, keep their promises and returned Yan to you. After recapturing Pingzhou Road, they did not destroy the alliance because you secretly accepted Zhang Jue. We deserve the trust. So as long as you agree, we will join forces to attack Li Hu. The faster the better. Because we need to seize Yelu Yanxi to completely destroy the Liao Dynasty.
Bian Jing is happy and worried.
The happy thing is that Wanyan Agu was killed. The new emperor of the Jin Kingdom needs time to stabilize the domestic situation. Youyan is not in danger for the time being. Bianjing can urgently transfer Liu Guangshi and Xin Xingzong to quell the rebellion in Shandong, Hebei.
If Li Hu, a confidant, formed an alliance with the Xixia people, it would be a disaster for the Song Dynasty. The war in the northwest may have lasted for years.
After discussing with the ministers, the emperor immediately issued an order to ask Prince Yun Zhao Kai to return to Beijing quickly. At the same time, he urgently sued the Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy Zhe Yanzhi and Hedong General Zhang Xiaochun to defend the border with all his strength to prevent Li Hu from betraying him. He joined forces with the Xixia people to invade south.
The Western Expedition gave up halfway.
The people in the northwest became a strong war. When there was a turmoil, they immediately withdrew. The speed was very fast. Zhe Yanzhi was the commander of the Northwest Army. He had power on the battlefield. He ordered the withdrawal of troops on the pretext that there was insufficient food and grass. This was within his authority. As for the Northwest Marshal's Office, he received an imperial edict for withdrawal. Prince Yun was once worried that the withdrawal would cause losses. Not only did he fail, he did it.
The Northwest Army was advancing smoothly in this battle. As long as there was no loss during the retreat, it was a victory. Everyone had made contributions. Although they did not achieve the expected goal, it was not the fault of Prince Yun or the soldiers on the front line. So when Prince Yun received Zhe Yanzhi's report, he said that the troops were withdrawing successfully and were safe and sound. He was very happy and ordered the reward again.
Prince Yun told Li Hu about his letter and asked him to gather in Taiyuan to celebrate his achievements. In fact, his real purpose was to take this opportunity to discuss the dispute over the imperial rule. Unexpectedly, the emperor's imperial edict arrived soon. Li Hu became a major concern of the Song Dynasty in a blink of an eye. The Northwest Army not only could not be mobilized, but would gather to guard against Li Hu's betrayal.
Prince Yun believed that this was a plan of discord in Bian Jing. Some people in Bian Jing used the mouth of the Jurchens to differentiate the relationship between Li Hu and the Northwest Army, and then achieved the purpose of defeating each one. The ultimate goal was to prevent themselves from entering the Eastern Palace.
Yuwen Xuzhong smelled a bloody smell from this imperial edict. He had a premonition that the Jurchens were going south. A group of birds with birds but no birds in Bianjing knew that the Jurchens had ulterior motives. But because they needed to attack Li Hu and the Northwest Generals at this moment, they actually used the trick and jumped into the Jurchens' trap without hesitation.
It's right.
Yuwen Xuzhong offered a plan for Prince Yun to postpone his return to Beijing. The number of garrison troops in the capital was limited. Although it was claimed to be more than 100,000, the real number was less than 50,000 or 60,000. If the rebels in Hebei and Shandong merged into a torrent, the capital would be in danger. It would be better to stay in Taiyuan. Prince Yun understood this. Yuwen Xuzhong meant that if something happened to Bianjing, Prince Yun could rely on the Northwest Army and the Hulie Mansion to ascend the throne in Taiyuan. This kind of thing also existed in history. Although there may be two emperors in the Song Dynasty. Whoever has greater strength is the boss. The other one can only stand aside.
Yuwen Xuzhong was eager to write to Li Hu.
In his opinion, the court is currently unable to suppress the rebellion. By next spring, the rebels in Hebei and Shandong will form a larger scale and their combat effectiveness will be significantly improved. This can be seen from the uprising of Fang La in Songjiang. As long as time is given to the rebels, the strength of the rebels will suddenly expand in a short period of time. The scale of the rebels will become larger and larger. The damage to the country will increase exponentially. The destructiveness is immeasurable. In this way, the Jurchens have the opportunity to go south to plunder.
The Jurchens went south from Hebei and they must solve Li Hu in Daibei. There are only two solutions. One is to restrain and the other is to eliminate. Hu Lie is very strong. The Jurchens may not eat it in one bite. But it can alienate the relationship between Bian Jing and Hu Lie Mansion. Then they join forces with the Xixia people to attack Li Hu. In this way, Li Hu was dragged to Daibei.
Yuwen Xuzhong suggested that Li Hu change from passive to active. On the one hand, he formed an alliance with Xixia and on the other hand, he coerced Bianjing. Xixia suffered a heavy blow this time. Although the army suffered not much loss, the financial consumption was amazing. With its national strength, it would be difficult to recover in the short term. Therefore, the people of Xixia urgently needed to form an alliance with Hulie Mansion to win the time to breathe.
Coercing Bianjing is the only way to ensure the North. Li Hu must keep Prince Yun. Any method can be used. Prince Yun stayed in the northwest. Not only can he firmly connect the Hulie Prefecture and the Northwest Army, but he can also effectively alleviate the conflict between the two. The Hulie Prefecture and the Northwest Army can rely on their own strength to help Prince Yun become independent in the northwest and build another Song Dynasty. This will give Bianjing a great threat. Bianjing is under this threat. He will bow his head to the Northwest Army. In this way, the Northwest Army can force the emperor of Bianjing to drive away the traitors, modify national policies, reduce taxes, and livelihoods. In this way, the problem of hungry people's riots can fundamentally solve the problem of hungry people.
In addition, once the northwest formed a solid whole, it would surely shock the Northern Territory. At that time, not only did the Jurchens dare not go south, but even the Xixia people did not dare to stroke the tiger's beards lightly. This would give Song Dynasty time to restore national strength.
December. In the clouds.
Yelu Yanxi was indeed in Li Hu's army.
In October, Yelu Yali, the new emperor of the Liao Kingdom, suddenly died. Then Yelu Dilie proclaimed himself king. Many people suspected that Yelu Yali was assassinated by Yelu Di. Yelu Mage led his army to attack. Yelu Dashi also arrived. Yelu Dashi borrowed troops from the foreign tribes during his escape. Finally, he gathered more than 500 people. The two of them joined forces. Yelu Dilie killed them. Then he led the crowd to move to Yinshan to look for Yelu Yanxi.
Han had been chasing Yelu Yanxi at the collapsed ridge. Yelu Yanxi was in a mess. Just when he was desperate, he met Yelu Mage Yelu Dashi. The weather was bad at this moment. The first snow in winter had begun to fall. The Liao army was short of clothes and food, and could not hold on at all. Yelu Dashi suggested to go to Yunnei for a temporary escape. Li Hu was in Yunnei to ask him for money, food and weapons for war horses.
The group arrived at Yunnei. Brother Ma and Dashi rushed to the Han King's tent to visit Li Hu. Li Hu heard the news and said nothing. He gave him whatever he wanted. Li Hu once again suggested that Ma Ge be the king and rebuild the Great Liao. Brother Ma refused. He was already discouraged. Not to mention rebuilding the Great Liao, he even lost his thoughts of living.
Li Hu couldn't convince Brother Ma. Instead, he persuaded Dashi. Dashi remained silent. Finally, he asked, "Will you fulfill your promise?" Li Hu nodded. "I swear. I must help the Khitans rebuild the Daliao. So as long as you speak, I will do my best." Dashi thought for a long time and sighed and left without saying a word.
Han chased Yunnei and launched an attack. Yelu Yanxi was shocked. Under the protection of Yelu Dashi, Xiao Yixue and others, he broke through and walked straight to the collapsed ridge.
Yelu Mage led the crowd to block the attack, and the entire army was wiped out. He was captured alive by Zong Han.
Li Hu came forward and asked Yelu Ma Ge back.
Han held a banquet to entertain Li Hu and told him that Wanyan Aguda had died. He died as early as mid-August.
Li Hu was ready. However, he was still very frustrated when he heard this news. He was very frustrated. Now all his efforts have been setbacks. The Western Expedition was abandoned halfway. The reconstruction of the Great Liao failed. The death of Wanyan Aguda will definitely affect the national policy of Huanglong Mansion. The Jurchens may have to go south. Look at the general trend of the world. The survival of Hulie Mansion has indeed encountered an unprecedented crisis. What should Hulie Mansion do next?
"Our emperor said that as long as you come here, you are the vassal king. The square of Daibei has been your vassal for generations." Zong Han asked sincerely, "Do you think about it?"
Li Hu smiled and shook his head. He reached out to hold his hand. "We are brothers, but we are enemies. We were in the past and in the future."
Chapter completed!