One Piece of Song Dynasty

On the city gate of Xijin Mansion, Yelu Dashi had a melancholy look on his face. Since Emperor Tianzuo fled into Jiashan, he united with the ministers and the clan to do a major thing, which was to depose Emperor Tianzuo and establish Jin King Yelu Chun became the emperor, and Yelu Chun also appointed Yelu Dashi as the commander-in-chief, in charge of military and political affairs.

"Lin Ya, the Song army has begun to advance towards Xijin Mansion, what should we do?" General Xiao Weili asked, standing next to Yelu Dashi.

Yelu Dashi said: "The most important thing right now is to seek peace with Dajin and stabilize the situation. This is the most important thing."

"What about the Song army?" Xiao Yixue, who was left behind in Xijing, asked with some dissatisfaction.

Yelu Dashi said contemptuously: "The Song people are very powerful. After Tong Guan led an army of hundreds of thousands to Waqiao Pass, he stopped for a long time. He only started to advance now. This gave our army sufficient preparation time. Even now, even if If they come to attack, I won’t be afraid anymore.”

Xiao Yixue asked: "Then how do you plan to deal with Song Jun?"

Yelu Dashi asked: "General Xiao, how is the recruitment of Han people in Nanjing Prefecture going?"

Xiao Weili replied: "Twenty thousand people have been recruited, and the recruitment is still going on."

Xiao Yixue said: "Are the Han people still reliable now? You know that the Song army is coming. They are of the same clan."

Yelu Dashi chuckled and said: "If the Han people were part of the Northern Expedition of the Song Army more than a hundred years ago, they really need to be vigilant. But now more than a hundred years have passed, these Han people are already Liao people. The so-called longing for the return of Master Wang, then It was just the wishful thinking of the literati of the Song Dynasty. The Song Dynasty abandoned the Yanyun Han people for more than a hundred years. These Han people had long forgotten that they were still Han people. Moreover, we in Daliao used to treat these Han people pretty well. Their king master could only be Our Liao army."

Everyone was silent, and Yelu Dashi then ordered: "Polikuo, you lead the Han people to defend the city, Xiao Yixue, prepare food and grass, Xiao Weiliza, prepare an army of , follow me out of the city tonight, the first thing we have to defeat is Tong Guan's army of more than people. Although the Song army is large in number, most of them are infantry. After passing Waqiao Pass, it is our Liao army's world. After defeating Tong Guan, we will negotiate with the Song people. Sui coins You don’t have to, you can even give up Yan Yun in a few years, our main enemy is the Jin people.”

Everyone responded: "Yes, Commander."

At this time in Xijin City, Zhao Yun saw many Liao Han people on the street applying to be Liao soldiers. He had complicated thoughts and murmured to himself: "It seems that your Excellency was right at the beginning. The Liao Han people are not interested in the Song Dynasty." There is no feeling of nostalgia, and there is even some hostility. It seems that this battle will not be easy to win."

Huzi asked in a low voice: "Lang Jun, why do you think they are unwilling to return to the court?"

Zhao Yun said in a low voice: "You can't blame them for this. The imperial court has abandoned them for more than a hundred years. They no longer regard the imperial court as their own. There are no recruits for our people."

Huzi replied: "No."

Zhao Yun nodded and said: "That's good, let's go, let's go back first."

Zhao Yun came to Liang Xing's house in the evening. Liang Xing saw Zhao Yun sitting down glumly, picked up a cup of tea, drank it and asked, "Brother Zhao, what's wrong with being so unhappy?"

Zhao Yun sighed and said, "It's heart-breaking to see those Yanyun Han people recruiting themselves to be soldiers of the Liao Kingdom."

Liang Xing sighed and said: "I also saw this during the day. Your Excellency warned us when we left the Song Dynasty. At that time, I still didn't believe it. Now that we see this situation, we can't help but believe it. This can only be blamed on the court." The loss of Yanyun for more than a hundred years caused the Han people in Yanyun to lose hope in the imperial court."

Zhao Yun said: "Brother Liang, bring me some wine. Today I want to make an exception and drink some. I just feel bad. There is such a good opportunity to regain Yan Yun. Now it seems that the imperial court's Northern Expedition may not succeed. The people's support is not with the imperial court." .”

Liang Xing took out the wine and poured a glass of wine for Zhao Yun and said: "Okay, Brother Zhao, we will get drunk here today. Even if the imperial court fails in the Northern Expedition, it has nothing to do with us. This is not something we can stop. Our The main task is not with the Liao Kingdom, but with the Jin Kingdom, which is stronger and more barbaric than the Liao Kingdom, and that will be our Han people’s biggest enemy in the future.”

Zhao Yun raised his glass and drank it down in one gulp: "Brother Liang, you are right, but I feel sorry for you. Seeing those Yanyun Han people who have been recruited as soldiers of the Liao Army and are about to go to war with the imperial army, what is this called? This is called self-indulgence." Killing each other."

Liang Xing also drank a glass of wine and said, "This is not something we can change. Brother Zhao, forget all this after tonight."

Zhao Yun drank another drink and said, "Okay, let me get drunk all night. I really hope this is a dream and not reality."

Liang Xing said thoughtfully: "Reality is so cruel, and many cruel things may happen in the future. We must learn to accept it calmly." Then the two of them got drunk one cup at a time.

The army stretched for hundreds of miles. The troops came out of Waqiao Pass with great momentum. Tong Guan rode a tall horse and looked at the rolling army with a look of satisfaction on his face. The army he led this time can be said to be the most elite of the Song Army. This made Tong Guan very high-spirited and wished he could win over Yanyun and be crowned king immediately, because Song Shenzong once left his last words, "Whoever can regain the land of Yanyun will be crowned king and given fiefdom." Tong Guan's biggest goal in this life is Become a king.

In the army, Yue Fei and Wang Gui walked side by side. Wang Gui asked: "Brother, you said that we are also king's masters. Why do the Han people in Liao not seem to be enthusiastic about us? Some even run away from us."

Yue Fei said indifferently: "Every common person treats the army like this. Just wait until we capture Yanyun."

Just as he was talking, he heard several horses roaring past in the distance, shouting "Report, the envoy of the Liao Kingdom wants to see you", and headed towards the Chinese army.

Yue Fei snorted coldly: "Isn't it too late to ask for peace now? Our imperial army is about to approach the city before we ask for peace."

Wang Gui said: "Brother, I heard from people in the army that the Liao Kingdom has sent people to discuss peace talks with us a long time ago. They have come several times. Even the Liao people have agreed that they can give up Youzhou in the future, but the superiors I don’t seem to agree, and I also heard from others that the reason why the Privy Council insisted on fighting this time was to be crowned the king. In the early years, the late emperor seemed to have left a legacy, and whoever recaptured Yanyun can be crowned the king."

Yue Fei was surprised and said: "Oh, this matter still exists. No wonder the Privy Council did not agree to the peace talks. In fact, it would be good if the peace talks can win over Yan Yun. The military is a major event for the country, and every war will cause a huge drain on the country's power. , will also increase the burden on the people. It is the best strategy to defeat the enemy without fighting. It is a pity that the Privy Council gave up such a good opportunity for his own title and military exploits. It seems that this battle is not good. beated."