Chapter 773 Expedition

This year is really unfavorable, first Zhao Kai brothers disturbed Suzhou Mansion, then the rise of the Chai family in Luoyang, followed by the chaos in Guangnan, the situation has been difficult to clean up, and now such a big thing has happened in Liaodong. Zhao Yougong never imagined that things would develop into this situation anyway, why would Murong Fu and Wanyan Zongwang put aside their suspicions and complete the "Yellow Dragon Alliance"?

It's not surprising at all, although Zhao Yougong has been sending people to keep an eye on Liaodong, but after all, he has not personally experienced Liaodong, so he can't judge the accurate situation. Originally, everything was going according to Zhao Yougong's plan, and the Dingguo army had been watching Liaodong for a day and a half, so since Yan Zongwang returned to Huining Mansion after the battle, the Liaoyan soldiers and horses under Murong Fu began to die down. As Zhao Yougong expected, in order to prevent the Dingguo army and avoid both defeats, the two sides seem to have agreed to take the demarcation line ten miles north of Huanglong Mansion as the dividing line, and not to invade each other, the situation is so weird, the previous was full of fierceness, and Wanyan Zongwang, who was not willing to give in at all, also acquiesced in the fact that Huanglong Mansion belonged to Liaoyan. In order to avoid fighting each other and let the Dingguo army benefit, both sides can be said to be enduring it. However, the situation is only limited to this, if you want to talk about cooperation, there is nothing possible, Murong Fu and Wanyan Zongwang actually understand that the peace and quiet in front of them are all fake, they are all forced by the Dingguo Army, if there is no Dingguo Army, the big enemy, the two sides would have started a fight near Huanglong Mansion long ago. No one trusts anyone, so how can they cooperate?

Don't fight, don't cooperate, maybe this is the best situation, Zhao Yougong didn't expect the two sides to kill you to the death, those two are not fools, this snipe clam is competing for the benefit of the fisherman. They won't do it yet. But it's enough to keep each other at bay. Pity. The plan could not catch up with the changes, after entering July, the sea breeze invaded Liaodong, and the entire Goryeo Peninsula was seriously flooded, especially the people near Nanpu could no longer survive, and the entire southern Goryeo Peninsula was in turmoil, and the Liaoyan just established by Murong Fu also began to become unstable. Although Murong Fu's power expanded rapidly, his foundation was too shallow after all. Disaster relief needs money and food, so a large amount of money and food is used to help the victims, and what can be used to feed the army. Murong Fu didn't think about it for too long, he would rather starve to death hundreds of thousands of people in the south than let go of the precious money and grain in his hands. Without money and food, the situation in Goryeo is becoming more and more difficult to control, and Murong Fu has to be afraid at this time, because the Dingguo army is eyeing him, and if he attacks at this time, he will have no ability to resist at all. The situation is erosive. forced Murong Fu to make a choice, in order to protect himself. He consulted with his subordinates for a long time and made a major decision.

Liaodong does not fight and does not cooperate, this situation may have to take a step forward, he and Wanyan Zongwang do not trust each other, to break this situation, there must be someone who shows sincerity first. So Murong Fu sent someone to send a letter to Huining Mansion, agreeing to negotiate peace, and then Liao Yan would give up Huanglong Mansion. Sacrificing the Huanglong Mansion, it can be said that Murong Fu is full of courage, because the Huanglong Mansion is the strongest fortress in the entire northern Liaoyan to resist the Jurchens, and if the Huanglong Mansion is lost, a large area of land behind him will lose its barrier. Murong Fu was full of sincerity, and Wanyan Zongwang would of course be suspicious, because he didn't think that anyone would be willing to give up the Huanglong Mansion. But on the day of the alliance, the city gate of Huanglong Mansion was opened, and the spies inquired in many ways to determine that most of the soldiers and horses had left Huanglong Mansion, and at this point, Wanyan Zongwang had to believe everything in front of him. Looking at the city of Huanglongfu, Wanyan Zongwang could think of Murong Fu's purpose for doing this, maybe Murong Fu was forced by the situation in Goryeo, but if the alliance could really be successful, wouldn't it be good for the Jurchen?

Murong Fu showed sincerity, Wanyan Zongwang was a hero in the world, and naturally he also had courage, he immediately ordered the army to retreat thirty miles, and he led more than a dozen knights into the Huanglong Mansion. The Yellow Dragon Alliance, which changed history, happened in this way, and the cooperation that the two heroes and bandits who could never come together thought of, and the first goal of their cooperation was to storm Dading Mansion.

Murong Fu needed money and food, and Wanyan Zongwang needed to avenge the Yongding River, so the two sides hit it off and immediately formulated a plan to attack Dading Mansion. The original Liaoguo city in the north, the easiest to break is still Dading Mansion, and Yelu Dashi himself is in charge of Xijin Mansion, I am afraid that if all the soldiers and horses in Liaodong are dispatched, it may not make Yelu Dashi frown. As soon as the news of the Yellow Dragon Alliance came, he ordered Yelu Sha and Tang Ning to rush to Dading Mansion, and redeployed his troops, and the military report also spread to Bianliang.

On October 11, the land was in golden autumn, and the yellow year enveloped all, and the Liaodong coalition army rushed to the peaceful Dading Mansion with rumbling steps. Jerusha had been waiting for this moment for a long time, and he strictly ordered all his troops not to go to war, and to guard the walls, and thus the first great battle began. Wanyan Zongwang didn't seem to have any intention of feintting, and at the beginning, nearly 20,000 troops rushed to the head of Dadingfu, but Yelusha was a brave general in the world, and it was not so easy to be defeated.

The battle in Dading Mansion is in full swing, but there is no movement at all on the part of Xijin Mansion, and sometimes the quieter it is, the more frightening it is. Wanyan Zongwang knows Yelu Dashi's ability, this old fox does not move, who knows what the hell is going on?

Yelu Dashi is forbearing, now the hinterland of the Central Plains is full of smoke, most of the domestic troops have gone to the Central Plains to fight the fire, and the northern forces are very limited, and it is too difficult to defeat the enemy army in a frontal battle. However, Yelu Dashi soon found a breakthrough, that is, the baggage of the Liaodong rebel army. As far as he knows, the situation in Liaodong is not very good, last year the cold snap in the northeastern part of Liaoning, countless cattle and sheep died, and this year there were two floods in Goryeo, and the situation was also very miserable. Therefore, Murong Fu and Wanyan Zongwang are both big farmers with a shortage of grain, and the weight of grain and grass is already insufficient. Usually, Liaodong is too close to Dading Mansion, and there is no point in attacking grain and grass, because if you destroy a batch, the rear will soon be able to transport it, but now it is different, Murong Fu and Wanyan Zongwang are both poor peasants and cannot afford to lose.

On October 12, the Liaodong coalition army continued to attack Dadingfu, and at this time, Yelu Dashi, who had been holding his troops, ordered 5,000 cavalry to set off from Jizhou and go straight to Huangzhou County in the northeast. The cavalry acted with great fanfare, and it didn't seem to have the intention of covering up their whereabouts, and Murong Fuzheng's command was in full swing, and he galloped over. "Newspaper. King. News came from Huangzhou that thousands of cavalry from Xijin Mansion were heading in the direction of Huanglongfu. ”

Murong Fu was trembling when he heard this, his family knew his own affairs, don't look at the soldiers and horses, but in fact, the food used by the soldiers and horses was very pitiful, if the baggage transported by the Huanglong Mansion was destroyed, the 100,000 army would be hungry to fight. Helpless, Murong Fu hurriedly found Wanyan Zongwang. "King Wanyan, things have changed, Yelu Dashi seems to be intent on intercepting the baggage convoy from the Huanglong Mansion."

"What?" Wanyan Zongwang was discussing with Wanyan Zongbi and others how to lure Yelusha out of the city, and when he heard Murong Fu's words, his eyes were about to pop out. Wanyan Zongbi even slapped the table and scolded, "Yelu Dashi, this old fox, has a chance, this king has to kill him alive." Hmph, brother, please give me the order. The younger brother personally led the troops forward, but he wanted to see how capable Yelu Dashi was. ”

Put it in the usual place. Wanyan Zongwang would definitely agree, but this time he refused, shook his head, and after signaling Yan Zongbi to be calm and calm, he pondered for a while, and said in a deep voice, "Order all departments, soldiers and horses to retreat twenty miles, give up the siege for the time being, and ensure that the baggage is okay first." ”

After listening to Yan Zongwang's words, most of the soldiers and horses of the Dingguo Army were pinned down in the hinterland of the Central Plains, so it was okay for Dading Mansion to fight two days late, but the baggage was different, if the baggage was lost, it was estimated that it might not be able to make up for it in a month. Retreating to protect the baggage, is a steady move, do not retreat only send a small part of the soldiers and horses to protect, Bao Qi will fall into the plan of Yelu Dashi, and be swallowed by others little by little. Now, the so-called Liaodong Coalition Army can't bear the slightest loss, so it can only be how to be steady.

The Liaodong coalition army withdrew, but Yelu Dashi breathed a sigh of relief, he really didn't have much confidence if he really wanted to come hard. Now that time has been bought for the Dading Mansion, it is up to His Royal Highness the Regent next.

In Yanfu Palace, Bianliang, Zhao Yougong is in a dilemma, the situation in Liaodong is becoming more and more difficult to control, should he send troops to solve the trouble? The Xuanzheng Palace is the old department of the Qin Palace, at this time everyone's face is ugly, originally thrown out of the land of Jingxiang, leading the two tigers to fight, it seems to alleviate the current situation for the time being, but even if the land of Jingxiang is thrown, it is impossible to reduce the soldiers and horses, because there must be enough soldiers and horses to prevent the chaotic army from rushing out of Jingxiang. The nearly 200,000 troops in the Central Plains can't move, so what kind of soldiers and horses will be used to conquer Liaodong? If the land of Hebei is good, relying on more than 100,000 border troops in Hebei, some can still be drawn, but since the Jurchens go south, the Hebei border army will exist in name only, let alone transfer troops, and the conscription will not be able to be recruited.

There are no soldiers and horses, but Liaodong can't ignore it, let those two occupy Dading Mansion, with the courage of Wanyan Zongwang, they will inevitably enter Yunzhong Mansion in the west, attack the Mongolian tribes, and then occupy the newly built castle in the west that they have just occupied. Murong Fu and Wanyan Zongwang can only be in Liaodong, no matter what these two do in Liaodong, it's okay, because just a piece of Liaodong can't support them at all, but if they rush out of Liaodong, Zhao Yougong can't bear it, and he is not willing to do the thing of raising tigers.

Everyone said a word, and in the end, the opinions formed were very unanimous, that is, Liaodong must be sealed, and even Murong Fu and Wanyan Zongwang must be directly destroyed, but where did the soldiers and horses come from? Now is the predicament, it is the time for people to come forward, seeing that everyone is silent, Niu Gao can't help but think, he is the righteous brother of King Qin, at this moment, if he doesn't stand up, who will stand up? Thinking of this, he immediately got up and said, "Your Highness, let Niu go this time, you only need to allocate 10,000 soldiers and horses to Niu, and put the Mongolian and Western Barbarian armies under Niu's command." ”

The Mongol and Siberian barbarian armies sound good, but in reality? Those Mongolian tribes are not subordinate to each other, and the western Lia barbarian army is even more uncivilized, it will be hellish if this kind of army can be the main force, especially those barbarian army, who have been living a life of drinking blood, and once they come to Liaodong, it is estimated that they will be regarded as flowers, and it will be good not to become a group of bandits at that time. Let those barbarian troops who have been trained for less than a year go to the battlefield, and they can be as reliable as they are. Of course, Zhao Yougong knew Niu Gao's intentions, but he wouldn't watch his brother go to death in vain, so he frowned, raised his hand and said, "Brother, sit down, don't mention this matter." ”

Niu Gao was very helpless, if this still didn't work, then what should be done? Zhao Yougong had an idea in his heart, but it would be a little risky, and after whispering a few words with Dongfang Jin, he frowned and said, "The matter of Liaodong has been decided by the king, and Liaodong must be conquered this time, otherwise it will be to see the tiger grow up." This time we will not start from Liaodong, but will be the main battle of the navy, starting from the Korean Peninsula, so this king decided to start from Shandong this time, and the soldiers of various prefectures will be assigned to the command of Li Bao, who will be under the command of the naval army, and go to Goryeo with the king. ”

What the? After listening to Zhao Yougong's words, everyone was shocked, what kind of virtue are those soldiers on Jingdong East Road? It is estimated that even 40,000 people can really be used, plus Li Bao's 10,000 naval army, relying on 50,000 people to conquer Liaodong, it is conceivable how big the risk is, not to mention that the regent personally led the troops to issue the certificate. Everyone got up in unison and said hurriedly, "Your Highness has taken back your life, Your Highness's body of ten thousand gold, why did you personally go out to fight, wouldn't it make people say that there is no one in my Qin Palace." If you want to conquer Goryeo, please ask Your Highness to sit in Beijing, Han is willing to go! ”

"Your Highness, the last general Yue Fei is willing to go!"

For a while, there were endless people who recommended themselves, looking at the current care of the soldiers, Zhao Yougong was also satisfied, but he would not change his mind, now he really knows a little bit about Goryeo, and others are put in Goryeo, it is estimated that they will not be able to play, not to mention that everyone can say that they don't understand the navy at all, how can they do it? Stretching out his hands, he motioned for everyone to be quiet, "No need to say any more, this matter has been decided." After the king left Beijing, all the affairs in Guanzhong were entrusted to the princess, and all the affairs of the Beijing division could be handed over to Concubine Xiao and Prime Minister Zhang, and all matters in the army could be asked to Mr. Dongfang. The soldiers and horses of all the troops were restrained by General Niu, and everything acted according to the original plan, and ordered Tuoba Qingyun to enter the bamboo forest of Yulin Prefecture, and Zheng Biao led the troops to Xunzhou! ”

The order was passed down, but everyone was silent, and at this time, Zhang Yi waved his sleeves and walked out, frowning and saying unhappily, "Why, look at you one by one, but you are in a high position, and you don't even obey His Highness's orders?" ”

was yelled at by Zhang Yi, how dare everyone refute, and hurriedly bowed their heads and handed over, "Obey the will of His Highness, we will definitely protect the Jingshi and kill all the rebels!" ”

Zhao Yougong closed his eyes gently, no one could predict how this expedition would end. Chai can say, Chai can say, in the final analysis, all the chaos is because of this woman. (To be continued.) )