On the bank of the Wuna River, the city of Ketun can be seen in front of you with the naked eye.
Yelu Yu saw that the slaves of the Shi family and three people from Lisu led more than 10,000 cavalry to attack Yelu Dashi.
Why let Yelu Yujian be the coach?
Because the Jin Kingdom sent troops in a hurry, there were not enough troops and not enough military rations. It was necessary to use Yelu Yujian's reputation and connections to get the grassland tribes to send troops to cooperate and provide food and grass along the way.
Several cavalrymen rushed back, knelt down in front of Shi Jianu and said: "Marshal, Kedun City is empty, and there is no one in the nearby pastures."
"I know." Shi Jianu's face was expressionless.
Yelu Dashi has disappeared. Where can I find it in the vast desert?
Because they contacted the Ming Dynasty and sent troops together, Yelu Dashi launched his attack earlier than in history and attacked the Jin Kingdom's Northern Second Battalion.
That was the stronghold of the Jin Kingdom that controlled the Hulunbuir Grassland. After it was pulled out by the Yelu Stone, it could no longer actually control the place and could only indirectly control it by bribing the grassland tribes.
The current situation in the Jin Kingdom is that Wu Qimai and the court in Harbin control the entire northeastern region.
Wanyan Zonghan's Yunzhong Privy Council controlled the grasslands of Inner Mongolia and northern Shanxi.
Wanyan Zongwang's Yanshan Privy Council controlled the Yanshan area and northern Hebei, and had access to grain supplies from the Northeast.
When Yelu Dashi pulled out the Second Camp in the North, it was not the Jin court that was angered, but Wanyan Zonghan who was entrenched in Datong, Shanxi!
Wanyan Zonghan was angry and raised troops. He sent a message to the court in Harbin and immediately sent elite cavalry to Mobei to conquer.
The elite Jurchen cavalry are indeed invincible, and they are invincible all the way to the north.
However, the enemy cannot be found...
Yelu Dashi did not engage in battle with the Jin soldiers at all, and even gave up the city of Kedun, the capital of Western Liao.
"Da da da da..."
The rumble of horse hoofs sounded, and Yelu Yujian led more than a thousand riders, running quickly from the southeast.
When he saw the deputy marshal Shi Jianu, he, the marshal of the Liao Dynasty, knelt down on one knee and said, "Consort, all the grassland ministries are willing to send troops, but they say there is insufficient food and ask the court to allocate military rations first."
"Bang!"
The slave of the Shi family kicked over the table, and the anger he had accumulated for more than two months couldn't stop venting out: "I asked them to give me food, but they actually asked me to allocate food. I really don't dare to lead my troops to crush them."
tribe?"
Yeluyu saw and advised: "A sudden attack on the tribe that has been attached to the tribe may cause chaos in the grassland again."
"Are they called surrender? During the war, if they don't send troops or provide food, what's the use of them?" The slaves of the Shi family became more and more angry, and even kicked Yelu Yujian, "And you, you keep saying that you are
You can subdue all the tribes, but you can't even bring a tribe to fight. What a waste!"
Yelu Yujian was originally kneeling on the ground, but was almost knocked down by the kick. He was filled with aggrievedness and anger and did not dare to show it. Instead, he kowtowed to the slaves of the Shi family: "Consort, please calm down."
This consort is the son-in-law of Wanyan Aguda.
"Withdraw troops tomorrow!" Shi's slaves walked away with a puff of sleeves.
If we don't withdraw our troops, we won't have enough food to return to Datong.
A few days after the Jin cavalry withdrew, Yelu Dashi personally led his troops back to Kedun City.
Ma Kuo and Yu Yunwen also followed him on horseback.
Ma Kuo said flatteringly: "The golden thief returns without success, and the reputation of the Khan will resound throughout the grassland."
Yelu Dashi shook his head and said: "We have to fight a few more battles to win. A khan who can only run away will not be able to convince the people on the grassland."
The situation of Yelv Dashi is far from being as good as it seems.
The Western Liao Kingdom he established now has seven states and eighteen tribes, but it is actually more like a loose tribal alliance.
The various tribes in the northwest of the Liao State rebelled for ten years, and the Liao State's century-old operation here was destroyed. Although the Liao State successfully suppressed the rebellion, it fought for a full ten years and only Maku, who led the rebellion, was defeated.
If Si was killed, not even Marcus's children and grandchildren would be able to do anything.
(Marcus, who was killed in rebellion, later had a grandson named Wang Khan, and Wang Khan had an adopted son named Temujin.)
Since then, the Liao Kingdom has only been able to rule Mobei in name only. In just a few years, how could Yelv Dashi really make these tribes surrender?
Once they suffer a major setback, it is estimated that more than 50% of the eighteen tribes under Yelu Dashi will rebel, and the remaining 20% will follow the instructions but not the propaganda!
Therefore, Yelu Dashi can only win but not lose. If defeated, he will not be able to stay in Mobei and can only go to bully those countries in the Western Region.
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However, Yelu Yu saw that the slaves of the Shi family returned to Datong and were soon punished by Wanyan Zonghan.
Yeluyu was accused of wasting food and fodder, returning in vain, and failing to overwhelm the grassland tribes. Who made him the commander-in-chief of this expedition?
Wanyan Zonghan took the opportunity to deprive Yelu Yujian of his military power, and all the Khitan soldiers in his hands were gone.
A polished commander.
"boom!"
The wine glass was placed heavily on the table, and Yelu Yu saw him pouring himself a glass of wine, drinking sip after sip.
He, the uncle of the Liao Dynasty, was forced to defect to the Jin Kingdom due to political struggles. Over the years, he made many contributions to the Jin Kingdom, but in exchange he was suspected again and again.
When Aguda was still alive, he moved Yelu Yuji's wives, concubines, sons and tribesmen to the hinterland of the Jin Kingdom to be used as hostages. This move provoked Yelu Yuji's generals to join forces to rebel against the Jin. From then on, he was even more distrusted.
Now, even more of his military power has been wiped out!
"Father……"
Yelu Dongzhen pushed open the door and entered. He was the only son allowed to stay with Yelu Yujian.
"Close the door." Yeluyu said in a depressed mood.
Yelu Dongzhen first looked out, then closed the doors and windows, and whispered: "Father, we cannot stay in the Kingdom of Jin, otherwise we will be convicted and killed sooner or later."
Yeluyu sneered: "If you can't stay in the Jin Kingdom, where else can you go? Go to Xixia or Yelu Dashi?"
Yelu Dongzhen said: "My father and Yelu Dashi are both ferocious tigers. It is difficult for two tigers to be accommodated in one mountain, and there is no way to go to Mobei. Xixia is begging for mercy in front of Wanyan Zonghan, and my father and son have no soldiers in their hands. If they go there alone, they may not be taken in."
.Then only the Ming Dynasty in the south is left!"
"I don't know who the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty was, and he has no way to get there." Yeluyu said doubtfully.
Yelu Dongzhen said: "Now only the Ming Dynasty is willing to accept us. Bringing a lot of information about the Jin Kingdom, as long as the emperor of the Ming Kingdom is not stupid, he will definitely grant us official titles."
The father and son discussed it and began to formulate an escape plan.
First, he shaved his head and put on a hat so that no one would notice. Then he got two sets of monk robes.
They lived on the outskirts of Datong and owned some land, servants and tenants.
The father and son called their concubine (the main wife was a hostage in Liaodong), said they were going to the city, and rode horses halfway towards the south.
Wanyan Zonghan did not send anyone to keep an eye on a surrendered general who had lost his army. However, the concubines and servants of the father and son thought that they had gone to the city to visit friends. The two of them fled on horseback for more than ten days, and no one noticed!
They did not dare to enter the city along the way, so they rode horses straight to Yanmen Pass. Before entering the mountain, they changed into monk robes, dressed up as two monks, an old man and a young man, killed the horses and threw them in the ravine, and walked the rest of the way.
Due to last year's shaving and changing of hair regulations, a large number of Han people pretended to be monks and would rather shave their heads than wear the Jin Dynasty hairstyle.
The father and son pretended to be monks inconspicuously, and they did not bring any contraband in their bags, so they easily got through.
At this time, Xinzhou was still occupied by the Jin State, and Chitang Pass was also in the hands of the Jin State, but Tianmen Pass had been recaptured by Zhang Guangdao.
The two went around to the southwest of Xinzhou, over the mountains and ridges, and headed straight to Tianmen Pass. They were caught as soon as they reached the pass.
Yelu Yujian was half exhausted from climbing the mountain and allowed the soldiers to tie him up. He said calmly: "My father and son are not meticulous. I am Yelu Yujian, the general of the Liao Kingdom. I have come to join the Ming Dynasty this time with important military information. Take me there quickly."
Taiyuan, I want to see your senior official!"
Several of the guards looked at each other, let the father and son have a good meal, and then arranged to set off on horseback.
Two days later, they met Zhang Guangdao.
"Are you Yelu Yujian?" Zhang Guangdao looked at him carefully.
Yelu Yujian quickly recounted his experience, and added: "Wanyan Zonghan established the Yunzhong Privy Council in Datong, and its jurisdiction only included the Xijing Road of the Liao Kingdom, Daizhou, Xinzhou, Ninghua Army of the Song Dynasty, and the large grasslands in the north.
In these places, the food production is insufficient and it is difficult to feed Wanyan Zonghan’s army.”
"The imperial court of the Kingdom of Jin was afraid of Wanyan Zonghan's military strength, and did not dare not to provide military rations, nor did it dare to provide too much military rations. Therefore, Wanyan Zonghan's military rations were never enough, and the powerful gentry and the common people could not bear their exploitation. Once the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty went north, the people everywhere would inevitably
Eat a pot of slurry to welcome the king!"
Zhang Guangdao asked: "Will Wanyan Zonghan go south this year?"
Yelu Yujian said: "He has always wanted to invade the south, but the military rations are insufficient. He has repeatedly urged the Jin court to provide food, but the Jin court has been delaying."
"Do you think the Jin court will give it?" Zhang Guangdao asked.
"I will definitely give it," Yelu Yujian said. "Wanyan Zongwang also wanted to invade the south and sent people to Datong to contact Wanyan Zonghan. The two of them have heavy troops. If they join forces to put pressure, the Jin Dynasty court can only agree. But.
It won’t be too early to send out troops. If we drag it back and forth, by the time the military supplies arrive in Datong, I’m afraid it will already be autumn.”
This information was so important that Zhang Guangdao was very satisfied and said to Yelu Yujian: "The Jin people are all barbarians and do not know how to reuse talented people. They even betrayed their promises and treated the generals poorly. I immediately sent someone to escort the general and his son to Kaifeng, with the two of them
Your talent will surely be relied upon by our Ming Dynasty!"
"Thank you, general!" Yeluyu was overjoyed.
The father and son were rushed to Tokyo. After Zhu Guoxiang personally received them, they were sent to Shandong to meet the prince.
Ju Ming patrolled westward from Dengzhou. Before he arrived at Jinan Prefecture, he received the news that Yelu Yujian had come to surrender, and also the detailed military information they brought.
"Congratulations, Your Highness, the Kingdom of Jin will definitely be defeated!" Fu Zhirou flattered him.
Ju Ming smiled and asked, "How did you know that the Kingdom of Jin would be defeated?"
Fu Zhirou said: "The powerful ministers in the Jin Dynasty are in charge of the government, and the military generals outside are self-reliant. The power has been divided into three, and the country has been destroyed. Now they dare to go south, but only with a strong spirit. Our army does not need it.
When going out to fight in the field, you only need to hold on to the various cities and prevent the Jin Kingdom from looting too much money and food. When the Jin soldiers return without success, there will be a severe shortage of food in the country, and civil strife will inevitably occur."
"It makes sense." Zhu Ming nodded.
Historically, the Jin Kingdom was able to successfully survive the crisis because Wanyan Zongwang's death was a coincidence.
He died sooner or later, but he died suddenly immediately after the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.
This broke the tripartite balance of the Jin Kingdom and allowed Wanyan Zonghan's family to dominate. They were so powerful that they dared to punish the Jin Kingdom's emperor, and the hidden danger of civil strife was solved in one fell swoop.
When Ju Ming was studying history books, he even suspected that Wanyan Zongwang was poisoned to death. The time of his sudden death was so damn perfect.
Not only Wanyan Zongwang's death was a coincidence, but his deputy Liu Yanzong's death was also a coincidence.
Wanyan Zonghan quickly annexed the troops under the two men without any effort.
