"Daliang is a political power that has appeared in the north in the past ten years! They are also Han people and originated from Liangshanbo in the Central Plains. After that, they occupied Goryeo. Then they entered Liaodong and destroyed the Khitan and Jurchen until they occupied the entire north! Then they destroyed Xixia!
Some time ago, I also
After receiving the news, they seem to have wiped out countless barbarians on the northern grasslands! Now they have entered the Central Plains from the north, and they are currently competing with the Song Dynasty in the Central Plains for world orthodoxy! However, they do not know where they entered our Dali, and now they want to
Use troops against me, Dali.
Welcome to the reading. "Duan Heyu is the ruler of Dali after all. He knows a lot about world affairs, far more than Zhao Bo, the governor of Shanju County.
After Duan Heyu finished speaking, Duan Zhengchun stayed there.
"In ten years, so many things have happened in the world? Daliang? A new northern power has appeared, and it is Han! What is the difference between Daliang and the Song Dynasty? Tell me." Duan Zhengchun said.
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"Daliang is completely different from the Song Dynasty. Daliang governs the country with the army. They are called a military country and all the people are soldiers! In Daliang, military merit is the first! They do not advocate culture and education. Later they introduced new learning, but they were denounced as fallacies and heresies by the Song Dynasty in the Central Plains!
When the Confucian scholars of the Song Dynasty talked about Daliang, they felt that Daliang was somewhat similar to the violent Qin Dynasty! However, their military power was really strong. The Khitan, Jurchen, and Xixia were all vulnerable to them.
! The Song Dynasty fought with them, but they were defeated again and again! At the earliest, they occupied Hedong, and even the strongest Western Army in the Song Army was no match for them! In the past year, they have entered the Central Plains, and now it is said that Hebei and Shandong have all been conquered
They defeated them! For more than ten years, they have not lost a single defeat. I think the Song Dynasty is no match for them. As for us in Dali, I am afraid we are no match for them." Duan Heyu said.
"Do you know how many troops they sent now?" Duan Zhengchun asked.
"This... is not very clear yet," Duan Heyu said.
Duan Zhengchun sat there and pondered, and after a while he said: "They should be from Xixia."
"Xixia?" Duan Heyu was stunned.
"They came from Xixia, passed through Tubo, and entered Dali. From Dali, they entered Sichuan, and then went down the Yangtze River to destroy Jiangnan! Then they sent troops from the north and Jiangnan at the same time to destroy the Song Dynasty in one fell swoop!" Duan Zhengchun said.
He was very knowledgeable. Although he didn't guess correctly, he guessed almost right.
"This..." Duan Heyu stayed there.
"Since they have such a grand plan, the destruction of Dali is inevitable! The troops they use must be very important, at least more than 100,000 people, and may even reach 300,000 or 400,000... You just said, Khitan,
The powerful northern tribes like the Jurchens are no match for them. We in Dali are a small country in Nanzhao and we are definitely no match for them." Duan Zhengchun sighed.
"Is it true that I, Dali, will perish?" Duan Heyu asked anxiously.
"It should be." Duan Zhengchun said calmly.
"Father doesn't seem to care at all?" Duan Heyu said in surprise.
"Whether Dali is destroyed or not, what impact will it have on my Duan family? As of today, our Dali royal family has long ceased to exist in name only! It's okay not to be a puppet!" Duan Zhengchun said with a bitter smile.
From the founding of Dali to the present, the power of the Gao family has grown stronger and stronger. Almost all the prime ministers are held by members of the Gao family! The Gao family is nominally a minister, but in fact is the real leader of Dali! The Duan family does not dare to disobey at all.
Under their orders, even Duan Zhengchun was forced to marry a woman from the Gao family as the emperor.
Later! Because of this, all the Dali emperors were angry and abdicated to become monks, just to stop being so idle! Duan Zhengchun was no longer willing to be a puppet after only ten years in power, so he gave up the throne to the then only more than ten
Year-old son! Now, he really doesn't care whether Dali Kingdom is destroyed or not.
"The envoys from Daliang are coming to the capital soon. They want to surrender us. What should we do?" Duan Heyu said after being silent for a long time.
"On the surface, we listen to the Gao clan in everything! If they want to resist, we will resist. If they want to surrender, we will surrender! But secretly, we have to secretly contact the envoys of Daliang, hoping that in the future we can
Please keep my Duan family in Dali safe." Duan Zhengchun said.
"Yes!" Duan Heyu agreed.
Zhengchun has been practicing Buddhism for more than ten years and has a clear mind. Although he only heard a few words from his son, he was able to make such a judgment. It is really extraordinary! It is a pity that a person like him has to devote himself to the Buddhist temple.
This is also a tragedy.
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To the north of Dali City, there are large stretches of continuous buildings. The luxury of these buildings is far superior to that of the Dali Imperial Palace.
This is the residence of the Gao family and the real administrative center of Dali!
Gao Liangcheng, the current patriarch of the Gao family of the Prime Minister of Dali, is fishing in the back garden at the moment.
Although it was already December, the scenery in the garden was still good, but Gao Liangcheng's brows were slightly frowned.
There is a young man sitting next to Gao Liangcheng. This young man is Gao Zhenshou, Gao Liangcheng’s nephew! Historically, Gao Zhenshou once took away the rights of his uncle, and he can be regarded as a heroic figure! Of course, now,
, he is far inferior to his uncle.
Soon, a big fish took the bait, and Gao Liangcheng showed a smile on his face. He put the big fish into the fish basket and said, "We have fish to eat today!"
Gao Zhenshou also laughed. After laughing for a while, his face became serious again and said: "Uncle, Daliang's army has entered our Dali. We should go all out to destroy them."
Gao Liang Chengdao: "I'm afraid Dali is no match for them!"
Gao Zhenshou said: "Uncle, you are a man of great talent and strategy, and your military skills are like a god! When the thirty-seven tribes of Wuman rebelled, you were able to put down the rebellion! Now you will have no problem dealing with Daliang!"
The Dali Kingdom is divided into eight prefectures, four counties, four towns, and thirty-seven tribes. Among them, the eight prefectures, four counties, and four towns are all under the direct jurisdiction of the Dali Kingdom, while the thirty-seven Wuman tribes are equivalent to vassal towns. They are nominally
Belonging to Dali country, it is actually very free!
Twenty years ago, thirty-seven tribes of Wuman suddenly rebelled together! Thirty-seven tribes rebelled at the same time. Soon the eastern capital of Dali Kingdom was breached and the important town of Shanchan fell! At that time, Gao Liangcheng was only sixteen years old.
The third uncle Dingyuan General Gao Mingqing died in the conquest of Wuman. His grandfather Gao Taiyun and his uncle
Gao Mingshun was fighting for power again! So Gao Liangcheng, who was only sixteen years old, led the army. He spent ten years conquering thirty-seven tribes step by step. During the war, he took control of the military and finally won the
The clan power of the Gao family became the prime minister of Dali and the real master of Dali.
So at this moment Gao Zhenshou said that Gao Liangcheng was "talented and strategic, and used troops like a god". He felt that his uncle was able to defeat the thirty-seven Wuman tribes, and now he will definitely be able to defeat the Han people in Daliang!
"The Han people are different from the thirty-seven tribes of Wuman! The thirty-seven tribes are just a mob, while the Han people of Daliang are the real elite troops! I'm afraid I am no match for them either!" Gao Liangcheng shook his head.
"Uncle, don't let others have ambitions. We will definitely be able to destroy Daliang's army!" Gao Zhenshou said disapprovingly.
"I heard that the Han envoys are coming soon. I want to see the Han envoys first! By the way, you must assemble the army immediately. I want you to assemble the entire army in Dali within ten days!" Gao Liang became enlightened.
"Yes!" Gao Zhenshou said excitedly.
He is quite ambitious. His uncle came to power by conquering the Thirty-seven tribes. Now he also wants to rise to the throne by conquering Liangshan, and even replaces his uncle! Such ambition of his can be achieved with great success.