Chapter 472 Wang Lin is playing a big game of chess
Wang Lin couldn't help laughing.
Zhu Lian immediately realized that the emperor was teasing her, and she immediately became as reluctant as a little daughter, beating Wang Lin's chest hard with her little pink fist.
She acted coquettishly in Wang Lin's arms like a twisted candy, which aroused Wang Lin's anger again.
Zhu Lian's face changed with fright, and he quickly stopped.
At this time, a female official outside the house said respectfully: "Your Majesty, Concubine Xiao would like to see you."
The two of them were dressed neatly, and Xiao Duolilai came in. He saw a trace of lingering charm in the corner of Zhu Lian's eyes, and couldn't help but blushing and said: "I pay homage to the emperor, sister Lian'er!"
Zhu Lian smiled and walked over to help Xiao Duolilai up and said, "Sisters, please don't be heretic."
Xiao Duolilai looked at the emperor and said softly: "Your Majesty, I have thought about it again and again, and I am willing to go to Lingqiu with the prince of Henan Province, Yelu Yuliyan, to recruit the remaining Khitan tribes on your behalf."
This was the result of repeated discussions between Xiao Duolilai and Yelu Yuliyan.
The two women had some guesses as to what Yelu Ding wanted to do.
But Wang Lin was going to take advantage of his scheme, and they couldn't see how far he was going to go.
But no matter what, Wang Lin must have taken the opportunity to gather the remaining forces of the Khitan and even take the opportunity to regain the Yanbei region.
In this case, the two women wanted to do their part.
After all, with the two women here, as long as Wang Lin kills Yelu Ding and his best friends, the remaining Liao people will be grouped together, and the Liao people will be prevented from being completely slaughtered.
Wang Lin looked deeply at Xiao Duolilai.
He liked the shape of a ripe peach when she was kneeling on the ground.
To be honest, if Xiao Duolilai and Yelu Yuliyan also went to Lingqiu together, it would be helpful to Wang Lin's plan.
Zhao Gou, the former queen and princess of the Liao Kingdom, these three are enough to stir up the situation in the Yanbei region.
Wang Lin was silent for a while, then sighed and said, "How can I let you take risks?"
Xiao Duolilai said with tears in his eyes: "I was originally a slave to the subjugated country. If not for your Majesty's rescue, I would have been humiliated to death by the Jin army. Now that you are favored by your Majesty, I am like a new born. For the sake of tens of thousands of Khitan people,
Considering His Majesty's great cause, I am willing to use myself as bait."
Wang Lin fell silent again.
Xiao Duoli spoke so straightforwardly, what else could he say?
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Datong Prefecture in Xijing is one of the five capitals of Liao Dynasty.
Datong Fucheng has a circumference of 20 miles. It has watchtowers, sheds and oars and other defensive facilities. It has four gates: Yingchun, Chaoyang, Dingxi and Gongji.
The Jin Kingdom set up the Xijing Left-behind Bureau in Xijing. The Xijing Left-behind Secretary and the governor of Datong, Wanyan Zongqian, was the highest chief executive of the Jin Kingdom guarding the Yanbei Liao border area, commanding an army of 50,000.
Wanyan Zongqian's 50,000-strong army was the Jin West Route Army that had previously attacked Yandai but was blocked by Han Shizhong.
When a remnant regime of the former Liao people was established in the Hunyuan River Valley, Wanyan Zongqian originally wanted to send troops to conquer it to avoid future troubles.
But then I thought about it, the Jin Kingdom has not yet fully controlled the Liao territory, and there are still elites from the Yan and Hebei armies who are eyeing them. If he leads his army to fight with the remnants of the Liao people, it will inevitably be taken advantage of by the Yan army.
Just let it go for now.
Unexpectedly, the Liao people in the Hunyuan Valley took the initiative to send envoys to surrender.
The envoy turned out to be Guo Yaoshi, the leader of the Khitan Resentment Army who once took refuge in the Jin Kingdom.
Wanyan Zongqian, as the eldest son of Aguda's concubine and the eldest prince of the Jin Kingdom, had heard of Yaoshi Guo, but had never seen him.
But he knew that this man was capricious and not a loyal minister or good general.
Pharmacist Guo prostrated himself in the hall: "The last general, Pharmacist Guo, pays homage to His Highness the First Prince!"
Wanyan Zongqian sneered: "You were once a general of the Liao Kingdom and surrendered to me, the Jin Dynasty, but then you betrayed the Jin Dynasty and returned to the Liao Dynasty. You are really a capricious villain. How can you come to see me?"
Pharmacist Guo's face turned red and he said clearly: "My eldest prince, the fourth prince Wanyan Zongbi did not listen to the advice of the general in Huazhou and was surrounded by Wang Lin's army. When the army was defeated, the general had to flee back to Liao with his remaining troops.
As a last resort, he temporarily relied on Yeluding in the Northern Liao Dynasty.
This time, I have repeatedly persuaded Yelv Ding to surrender to the Jin Dynasty. This is Yelv Ding’s letter of surrender. I hope the prince will accept it."
Wanyan Zongqian smiled lightly. He took the so-called credentials without even looking at them. He just said condescendingly: "How many people are there in Bei Liao?"
Pharmacist Guo cupped his hands and said, "There are fifteen thousand soldiers and horses, and nearly fifty thousand people."
Wanyan Zongqian rolled his eyes and said coldly: "Gu can agree to Yeluding's surrender of the Liao people, and it is not impossible to recognize his title of Emperor Laoshizi, but what can Gu and Dajin get?"
Pharmacist Guo took a step forward and lowered his voice: "His Royal Highness, the final general and Emperor Yeluding of Northern Liao will design and present a certificate of dedication to Dai Jin!..."
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The fifth day of August, the first year of the revival of Dayan.
Yanmen Pass.
In the past, King Wuling of Zhao, riding and shooting in Hufu, defeated Linhu and Loufan's invasion, and established Yunzhong, Yanmen and Daijun. Later, Li Mu was ordered to stay in Yanmen to guard against the Huns.
The famous generals of the Han Dynasty, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing, Li Guang, etc., all galloped inside and outside the Yanmen Ancient Fortress, defeated the Xiongnu many times, and made great contributions.
The name Yanmen Pass dates back to the early Tang Dynasty.
Due to the rise of the Turks in the north and frequent internal invasions, the Tang army was stationed in Yanmen Mountain, and the city was guarded by iron-clad gates at the commanding heights.
"The rocks on the east and west are steep, with a road in the middle, winding and rugged, and a pass at the top. It is called Lixixing Pass, also known as Yanmen Pass."
Since the Song Dynasty, Yanmen Pass has been a strategic location in the Song-Liao war.
Guancheng is majestic and handsome, and the flags of Guancheng are fluttering.
At this time, there was a civil war at Yanmen Pass, with horses and drums thundering.
The door was opened wide, and 50,000 elite Western troops under Han Shizhong were ready to go.
Han Shizhong bowed to Zongze and said: "Prime Minister Zong, at the end of the day we will go to Xijing on the emperor's order, and the land of Yandai will be handed over to Prime Minister Zong."
Zongze nodded slowly: "The emperor ordered Liu Yanqing to lead the army to guard Hedong as early as a month ago. The prime minister will lead 50,000 troops to Yandai to replace the good ministers... I wish your army to spread the good news and triumphantly!"
Han Shizhong said with emotion: "How dare I not die for the Great Yan, your Majesty, and the people of Li after receiving the emperor's favor! This battle will not be the same as Xijing and Yandai Prefecture, and I swear I will not survive!"
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Han Shizhong did not know that on the same day, Guan Sheng and Yang Zhi led 50,000 Eastern troops out of Xiongzhou and Baozhou to attack Yuzhou.
The Dayan delegation headed by Zhao Gou, Prince of Dayan County of Henan, set off on time, left Zhending, and slowly traveled to Lingqiu.
Zhao Gou had five thousand soldiers and horses under his command. Among the envoys were the former Queen of the Liao Kingdom, Xiao Duolilai, and the last princess of the Liao Kingdom, Yelu Yuliyan.
Prior to this, on the first day of August, as early as the day when the Bei Liao mission arrived at Zhending, Yue Fei had already led 100,000 Eastern troops to cease their activities and secretly sneaked into Damao Pass.
On the third day of August, the Baode Army's military commander Wu Jie and his brother Wu Ga led an army of 50,000 men to wait on the front line in Ningbian for a long time. After receiving an emergency report from Hebei Province, they also raised their flags and invaded Pianguan, aiming at Xijing in Yanbei Province.
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Compared with Yaoshi Guo's trick of provoking Yelu's envoy to present a certificate of honor to the Jin people, Wang Lin was playing a big game and secretly began to deploy troops and generals as early as a month and a half ago.
The Jin people did not expect that Wang Lin's real target was the Yanbei region.
Because Wang Lin has always deployed heavy troops in Hebei, eyeing Youyan Prefecture, and is ready to attack at any time.
From this, Wang Lin's strategic offensive posture is clear at a glance.
Han Shizhong left Yanmen and headed north to Xijing, while Wu Jie and Wu Gao left Linfu and took a roundabout way.
If Wanyan Zongqian takes the bait and surrounds Lingqiu with a large number of troops, then even if Yue Fei and Guan Sheng cannot defeat all the 50,000 Jin troops, they can at least give Wanyan Zongqian a heavy blow.
If Wanyan Zongqian fails to take the bait, then Han Shizhong, Wu Jie and Wu Kuo are on the left, and Yue Fei and Guan Sheng are on the right, and they will launch an encirclement and fierce attack on Xijing with lightning speed.
This time, Wang Lin vowed to take Xijing and bring the entire Yanbei region into his territory.
Deploy an army of 250,000 to conquer Yanbei in one fell swoop!
The Yanbei region is rich in fine horses, which is a very urgent strategic resource for Dayan.
With the acquisition of Xijing, the Yanbei region was completely included in the Yanbei region, and it was connected with Xixia. The strategic depth of the Yanbei's resistance to the Jin Dynasty was infinitely stretched, and it could advance and attack, and retreat and defend with ease.
In fact, Wang Lin's move was intended to significantly move Dayan's Hedong defense line forward.
Ruzhou, Xinzhou, Guizhou, Wuzhou, Yuzhou, Yingzhou, Huanzhou, Shuozhou, Yunzhou and Jiuzhou in the Yanbei region will serve as the military frontier of Dayan.
The 200,000 Western troops originally guarding Hedong can all march into Yanbei and divide their troops to garrison several strategic fortresses. If the Jin army invades in the future, only Hebei will be left.
And as long as Dayan can maintain a foothold in the Yanbei region, the land of Youyan will be the main battlefield in the national war between Yan and Jin.
As long as the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are recovered, we can rely on the Great Wall to defend the border and continue the Northern Expedition to the Kingdom of Jin.
Taking Yanbei as the first step, recovering Youyan as the second step, and the northern expedition to destroy Jin as the third step.
This is Wang Lin’s preliminary three-step strategy.
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A few of the remaining Liao tribes live in Yingzhou, most live in the Hunyuan River Valley, and a few live in Lingqiu.
Xiao Wan stood on Lingqiu City and looked toward the Hunyuan River Valley not far away, with a complex expression on his face.
How could he not know that Yelu Ding and Guo Yaoshi ambushed all the soldiers and horses of the Northern Liao Dynasty on one side of the river valley, and Wanyan Zongqian of Xijing also personally led 30,000 Jin troops south to Guangling, preparing to wait for the Yan State envoy to enter Lingqiu, with armies on both sides.
They all came out together, besieged the Yan people in the small city of Lingqiu, and annihilated them.
The bargaining chips including the Yan State envoy, the former Song prince, the former Liao queen, and the princess had already aroused enough to make Wanyan Zongqian tempted.
Wanyan Zongqian's original intention was to destroy the Yan State envoy, and then quickly go south to Hebei via Lingqiu, plunder some of them, and then return to Xijing.
Song Lan stood beside Xiao Wan and sighed: "My emperor mistakenly believed in the slanders of capricious villains like Guo Yaoshi and took refuge in the Jin people. But if he designs the Yan Kingdom in this way, he will definitely become a mortal enemy of Dayan."
Xiao Wan also sighed: "I, the rest of the Liao tribe, have been trying to survive in the cracks between Yan and Jin. The emperor's actions have blocked the people's way of survival. I really don't believe that the Yan people will be fooled so easily...
And even if the Yan people were fooled and lost thousands of soldiers and horses, it would not hurt Yan's bones and muscles, but after this, Wang Lin will definitely fight with us until death."
Xiao Wan said again: "Prime Minister Song, someone has an unknown premonition..."
Song Lan looked back at Xiao Wan. The two looked at each other for a long time, both of them silent.
Song Lan suddenly said: "General Xiao, in this situation, is there any way out?"
Xiao Guan angrily stamped his feet and said: "I swear that I will not surrender the gold. If my emperor insists on having his own way, then Xiao can only lead his troops to fight to the death with the Jin!"
Song Lan shook his head but said no more.
Since there was nothing he could do, he had already begun to think about quitting.
He didn't think that the thousands of men and horses under Xiao Guan's command would cause any trouble. They were just sending snacks to the Jin army.