Chapter 630 0625 [Yelü Yudu Nanben]

On the bank of the Wuna River, the city of Ketun can be seen in front of you with the naked eye.

Yelu Yujian, Shi Jianu, and Ba Lisu led more than 10,000 cavalry to conquer Yelu Dashi.

Why let Yelu Yujian be the coach?

Because the Jin Kingdom sent troops in a hurry, there were not enough troops and insufficient military rations. It is necessary to use Yelu Yujian's fame 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 in front of Shi Jianu and said, "Marshal, the city of Kedun is empty, and there is no one in the nearby pastures."

"I know." Shi Jianu's face was expressionless.

Yelu Dashi has escaped. Where can I find him 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 Yelv 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 north.

However, the enemy cannot be found...

Yelu Dashi did not fight with the Jin soldiers at all, and even gave up the city of Kedun, the capital of Xiliao.

"Da da da da..."

The rumble of horse hoofs sounded, and Yelu Yujian led more than a thousand cavalry, 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 asked me to allocate food. I really don't dare to lead my troops to crush them." tribe?"

Yelu Yu saw and advised: "Suddenly attacking and killing the already attached tribes may cause chaos in the grassland again."

"Are they called surrender? During the war, 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 lead a tribe to fight. What a waste!”

Yelu Yujian was kneeling on the ground and 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 gold 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."

Yelu Dashi's situation 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 ministries of the Liao Kingdom's northwest recruiting division once rebelled for ten years, and the Liao Kingdom's century-old operation here was ruined. Although the Liao Kingdom successfully suppressed the rebellion, it fought for ten years and only killed Marcus, who led the rebellion. Even Marcus's children and grandchildren were not affected.

(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 could only rule Mobei in name only. In just a few years, how could Yelu 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 listen to the instructions but not the propaganda!

Therefore, Yelu Dashi can only win but not lose. If he loses, 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 Yujian and Shi Jianu returned to Datong and were soon punished by Wanyan Zonghan.

Spending food and fodder, returning without success, and failing to overwhelm the grassland tribes, all these crimes have been proven by Yelu Yu. Who made him the coach 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 has made many contributions to the Kingdom of Jin, but in exchange he has been suspected again and again.

When Aguda was still alive, he moved Yelu Yujian's wives, concubines, sons, and tribesmen to the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin to serve as hostages. This move provoked Yelu Yujian's subordinates to join forces to rebel against Jin. From then on, he was even more distrusted.

Now, all his military power has been wiped out!

"Father……"

Yelu Dongzhen pushed open the door and entered. He was the only son allowed to follow Yelu Yujian.

"Close the door." Yeluyu said depressedly when he saw his mood.

Yelu Dongzhen first looked out, then closed the doors and windows, and whispered: "Father, we can't stay in Jin, otherwise we will be convicted and killed sooner or later."

Yelu Yudu sneered: "If we can't stay in Jin, where else can we go? Go to Xixia or Yelu Dashi?"

Yelu Dongzhen said: "Father and Yelu Dashi are both fierce tigers. There is no place for two tigers in one mountain. We can't go to Mobei. Xixia is begging for mercy in front of Wanyan Zonghan. My father and I have no soldiers. If we go alone, we may not be accepted. Then there is only the Ming Dynasty in the south!"

"I don't know what kind of person the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is. There will be no way out after we go there." Yelu Yudu said doubtfully.

Yelu Dongzhen said: "Now only the Ming Dynasty is willing to accept us. We will go there with a lot of information about the Jin Dynasty. As long as the emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not stupid, he will definitely give us an official position."

The father and son discussed and began to make an escape plan.

First, he shaved his head and put on a hat to avoid being noticed, and then got two sets of monk's clothes.

They lived in the suburbs of Datong, and owned some land, servants and tenants.

The father and son called their concubines (their wives were all hostages in Liaodong), saying that they were going to the city, and rode their horses to the south halfway.

Wanyan Zonghan did not send anyone to watch a surrendered general who had lost his army. The concubines and servants of the father and son thought that they were going to visit friends in the city. The two rode away for more than ten days, and no one noticed!

They did not dare to enter the city along the way, and rode straight to Yanmen Pass. Before entering the mountain, they changed into monk's clothes, dressed up as two monks, one old and one young, and killed the horse and threw it in the ravine, and changed the rest of the journey to walking.

Due to the order of shaving hair and changing clothes last year, a large number of Han people pretended to be monks, and would rather shave their heads than keep the Jin Dynasty hairstyle.

The father and son pretended to be monks and were inconspicuous, and there was no contraband in their bags, so they easily passed the customs.

At this time, Xinzhou was still occupied by the Jin Dynasty, and Chitang Pass was also in the hands of the Jin Dynasty, but Tianmen Pass had been recaptured by Zhang Guangdao.

The two of them went around to the southwest of Xinzhou, crossed mountains and ridges and headed straight for Tianmen Pass. They were caught just after they arrived at the pass.

Yelu Yudu was exhausted from climbing the mountain, and let the soldiers tie him up. He said calmly: "My father and I are not spies. I am Yelu Yudu, a general of the Liao Kingdom. This time I came to surrender to the Ming Dynasty with important military information. Take me to Taiyuan quickly. I want to see your senior officials!"

Several soldiers guarding the pass looked at each other, let the father and son have a good meal, and then arranged for a fast horse to set off.

Two days later, they met Zhang Guangdao.

"Are you Yelu Yudu?" Zhang Guangdao looked at him carefully.

Yelu Yudu hurriedly recounted his experience, and said: "Wanyan Zonghan set up the Yunzhong Privy Council in Datong, and its jurisdiction only included the Liao Kingdom's Xijing Road, the Song Kingdom's Daizhou, Xinzhou, Ninghua Army, and the large grasslands in the north. These places have insufficient food production and it is difficult to feed Wanyan Zonghan's army."

"The Jin court was afraid of Wanyan Zonghan's military strength and dared not not provide military rations, but also dared not provide too much military rations. Therefore, Wanyan Zonghan's military rations have always been insufficient, and the gentry and the people are all unbearable to be exploited by him. Once the Ming Dynasty soldiers go north, the people from all over the country will certainly welcome the king's army with food and drink!"

Zhang Guangdao asked: "Will Wanyan Zonghan go south this year?"

Yelu Yudu said: "He has always wanted to invade the south, but the military rations are insufficient. He has urged the Jin court to provide food many times, but the Jin court has been dragging it out."

"Do you think the Jin court will give it?" Zhang Guangdao asked.

"It will definitely be given," Yelu Yudu said, "Wanyan Zongwang also wants to invade the south, and has sent people to Datong to contact Wanyan Zonghan. The two of them have a large number of troops. If they work together to put pressure on the Jin Dynasty, the court will have no choice but to agree. But the time to send troops will not be too early. If they delay, it will probably be autumn when the military rations are transported to Datong."

This information is too important. Zhang Guangdao is very satisfied and said to Yelu Yudu: "The Jin people are all barbarians. They don't know how to use talents, and even go back on their words and treat surrendered generals poorly. I will immediately send someone to escort the general and his son to Kaifeng. With your talents, you will definitely be relied on by the Ming Dynasty court!"

"Thank you, general!" Yelu Yudu was overjoyed.

The father and son were quickly sent to Tokyo. After Zhu Guoxiang met them in person, he sent them to Shandong to see the prince.

Zhu Ming traveled all the way west from Dengzhou. Before he arrived in Jinan Prefecture, he received the news that Yelu Yudu had surrendered, and they also brought detailed military information.

"Congratulations, Your Highness. The Jin Dynasty will surely be defeated!" Fu Zhirou flattered.

Zhu Ming asked with a smile: "How do you know that the Jin Dynasty will definitely fail?"

Fu Zhirou said: "There are powerful ministers in the Jin Dynasty, and military generals outside the Jin Dynasty. The power is divided into three parts, and the country is already doomed. Now they dare to go south, but they are just relying on their spirit. Our army does not need to go out of the city to fight in the field, but only needs to defend the cities and prevent the Jin Dynasty from plundering too much money and food. When the Jin soldiers return without success, the food in the country will be extremely scarce, and civil strife will inevitably occur."

"That makes sense." Zhu Ming nodded.

In history, the Jin Dynasty was able to successfully survive the crisis because Wanyan Zongwang died too coincidentally.

He did not die early or late, but died suddenly immediately after the destruction of the Northern Song Dynasty.

This broke the three-party balance of the Jin Dynasty, allowing Wanyan Zonghan to dominate the family, and he was so powerful that he dared to punish the Jin Dynasty emperor, which solved the hidden danger of civil strife at once.

When Zhu Ming read history books before, he even suspected that Wanyan Zongwang was poisoned to death, and the time of his sudden death was too perfect.

Not only did Wanyan Zongwang die at a convenient time, but his deputy Liu Yanzong also died at a convenient time.

Wanyan Zonghan easily annexed the troops under the command of the two men.