The red army marched on the green fields in summer. From the moment they left the territory of the Ninghua Army and entered the Jin Kingdom-controlled area, the progress of the 120,000 red scarf Song Army led by Zhao Kai was already unstoppable!
Zhao Kai is really getting better and better at using troops now. He can always catch his opponent by surprise and make them dizzy.
This time was no exception. He did not follow the advice of the North Road Army Joining Department and make Wanyan Zongfu, who was stuck in Datong, the primary target to attack. Instead, after capturing most of Shuozhou, they turned to the northwest and attacked Hebule violently. They also joined forces with the Liao soldiers of Yelu Dashi and Xiao Heda to attack the Mongols!
Okay, two hundred thousand troops!
It is still an army with a mixture of hot and cold weapons, well-equipped horse and infantry soldiers, well-trained, high morale, and almost no shortcomings. Let alone Hebule, if you ask his good great-grandson Temujin to come, even if Temujin had unified Mongolia, became Genghis Khan, and had 95 thousand households, he might not be able to withstand it.
And Hebule was not mentally prepared at all... He felt that he was just a fat wallflower. He was not a Jurchen. He was just a chief of a prairie tribe who was banned by the Jurchens. Just use it. He is not the only Jiedu envoy like him on the grassland!
Therefore, Hebule never expected that he would attract so much hatred and be targeted by the 200,000 Liao-Song Allied Forces, so he was not prepared for a deadly battle.
When Zhao Kai and Xiao Heda's cavalry entered the prairie at the foot of Yin Mountain, Hebu Le had just issued an order to gather troops and horses from various ministries - the Mongols now combined their troops with herding, serving as soldiers and herding sheep. It is a group of people, and it is impossible to gather together every day to stay on guard. The standing army only has a small number of timid soldiers. So once the enemy's superior force raids the nest, it's really a dead end!
Although Hebule ran away with two to three thousand Xue Ji and more than a thousand core tribesmen, it was difficult for his Mongol tribe to revive because the tribe was gone!
Those Mongol warriors and their families who had no time to gather were either killed, annexed by Yelu Dashi and Xiao Heda and became part of the Khitan people, or they became common people under the Song Dynasty and became Han people.
In short, it is impossible for them to return to being Ughuls under Hebul.
After losing these Mongol people, Hebule also lost the qualification to become a prince of the Jin Kingdom. Even if he could escape the pursuit, he would have to work as a mercenary for the Jin people in the future. A mercenary leader dared to say that he What kind of golden family is it?
Can the great-grandson of a mercenary leader still have a chance to establish great achievements in a grassland tribe that pays attention to blood?
By the way, if Hebule became the leader of the Jin mercenaries, most of his descendants would not live on the grassland...
Therefore, the opponent who was defeated by Zhao Kai in the battle of Yinshan Grassland was not only Hebul, but also the Great Khan who was said to be invincible, Bo'er was only a catty. Temujin!
After defeating the invincible Temujin with the "space-time strike" method, Zhao Kai immediately led the "Heavenly Soldiers" who defeated Temujin and went straight to Wanyan Zongfu in the Datong Palace Castle.
Perhaps the victory over Temujin's "Heavenly Soldiers" looked too scary, so Wanyan Zongfu, who was hiding in Datong Castle and shivering, didn't even have the courage to resist, so he simply ran away!
After Zhao Kai regained the Datong Mansion abandoned by the gold thieves without any bloodshed, he did not stop the march of troops. After making some arrangements, he immediately went north to enter Qingpi Road, then crossed Qingpi Mountain and entered the Yanghe Basin. , after capturing Huai'an Fort at the foot of Qingpi Mountain and on the bank of the Yang River, they headed straight for Xuande County along the Yang River, which belonged to the Xijing Road of the Jin Kingdom.
Under the early summer sunshine, the mighty marching team moved forward rapidly as if they had wings, rolling up smoke and dust all over the sky on the dry road. On the official road on the bank of the Yang River, all dangerous intersections had been occupied by the Khitan "Returning Regiment" cavalry led by Xiao Heda before the Song army arrived.
Although this generation has been Han since ancient times, it has always been the territory of the Khitans since Shi Jingtang ceded the territory to his father and until the Jurchens came over. There are many Khitans under Xiao Heda who come from Jingdao in western Liaoning and are very familiar with the terrain of Qingpi Road and Yanghe Road... For them, this is their dream hometown!
With these Khitan people leading the way, Zhao Kai didn't worry about being ambushed by the Jurchens who were fleeing, let alone getting lost.
Under their guidance, Zhao Kai's army just marched with their heads covered. Behind this army was a team of mules, horses and carts, as well as cattle, sheep and horses that almost filled the road. These cattle and sheep were robbed from the Mongol tribe in Hebul, oh, they were captured!
These Mongols had been grazing on the grasslands at the foot of the fertile Yin Mountains for several years. The cattle, sheep and horses they had worked so hard to save all returned to Zhao Kai's army.
The five-day forced march lasted about six hours each day. The leading troops have occupied Yehuling north of Xuande City, cutting off the passage from Juyongguan to Linhuang Mansion. The infantry and artillery attacking Xuandezhou City have already arrived outside the city and can begin to attack the city immediately.
In the deserted fields on the north side of the road, riders shuttled back and forth, delivering orders and military reports from the front line.
"Officials, Dong Tongzhi of the First Army sent an envoy to report the victory. The First Division of the First Army has entered Xuande City at noon today!"
Zhao Kai was sitting in a tent on the bank of the Yanghe River, enjoying the delicious roasted Yinshan lamb with Yelu Dashi, Han Shizhong, He Ji, and Guo Tiannu, when Zhang Xian, a member of the North Route Army, came with him just now The good news came in.
"Hahaha..." Zhao Kai burst out laughing when he heard the news. It's hard to describe how proud he is now - he defeated Genghis Khan, that's really awesome!
When Yelu Dashi, Han Shizhong, He Ji, and Guo Tiannu saw Zhao Kai's complacent look, they all thought of the words "a proud soldier will be defeated".
Zhao Kai didn't know which tendon was wrong. After beating Hebule so hard, he became so proud that he almost raised his tail to the sky.
Isn't he just a chief on the Mobei grassland? He is basically the bottom of Daijin's ten festivals. What's the big deal about defeating him?
Zhao Kai didn't care at all about the suspicious looks of people around him. He took Dong Jingang's military report with a smile, unfolded it, looked at it, and said with a smile: "It was the gold thief who gave up Xuande Dezhou on his own initiative, and he gave up in a hurry. Xuande The houses in Dezhou City are basically intact. King Kong has already arranged for his palace to be decorated..." As he spoke, he glanced at Guo Tiannu again, "We can sleep in the palace in Xuandezhou tonight."
Well, Zhao Kai worked really hard these days to defeat Temujin. Apart from marching and fighting, he never had a good rest at all.
Now we are back in Xuande, north of Juyong Pass, and we can finally have a good rest for a few days... Although there is no Ming Great Wall guarding the entrances of Yanshan Mountain, there is still one at Juyong Pass. If the golden thief is really determined to set up defenses, It's not that easy to defeat.
Therefore, Zhao Kai's army can rest in Xuande for a few days, and at the same time send out ranger detectives to explore the various entrances of Yanshan. Zhao Kai already has the topographic maps of each entrance of Yanshan, and they were drawn by Guo Yaoshi. , more accurate. However, Zhao Kai did not know how many defenders there were at these mountain passes.
In addition, Zhao Kai still doesn't know much about the situation of Yue Fei's South Route Army. The communication between him and Yue Fei was through Jingxing Road, which was more than 1,000 miles one way, and the road was not easy to walk. It would take two to three days to deliver the message using a fast horse, making coordination impossible.
Therefore, Zhao Kai also hopes to send hard detectives who are familiar with the terrain of Yanshan Mountain to cross Yanshan Mountain into Daxing Mansion, find Yue Fei's army, and establish direct contact.
With direct contact, Zhao Kai could coordinate with Yue Fei from north to south and break through a Yanshan Pass.
If Zhao Kai's army can cross Yanshan Mountain and enter the plains of Daxing Prefecture, then the city of Daxing Prefecture will be in Zhao Kai's possession.
Zhao Kai smiled and said to the people who were eating with him in the tent: "Yue Fei has already won a great victory at Baigou River. The gold thieves advanced by land and water, and dispatched an army of 100,000 people. However, they still could not shake Yue Fei, and Yue Fei killed and captured more than 100 people." 20,000, and captured 80 ships... Its decline has become complete, and it should not dare to fight Yue Fei to the west of the Sanggan River.
If this is the case, even if our army cannot enter Juyong Pass, it can still find a breach at the western foot of Yanshan Mountain. As long as my army goes south to Yanshan, Yanjing will be in my possession! After Yanjing is recovered, I plan to change Yanshan Prefecture to Shuntian Prefecture and make it the Beijing of the Song Dynasty. "
Of course Beijing should be south of Yanshan! How could it be in Daming Mansion? It's not north enough!
Hearing his words, Yelu Dashi felt an indescribable feeling in his heart - Nanjing of the Liao Dynasty has become Beijing of the Song Dynasty?
However, the smile on Yelu Dashi's face did not change at all.
Zhao Kai glanced at him, and then continued to talk about his plan: "Yanjing is close to Haikou, and there are Sanggan River-Baigou River waterways leading to the Bohai Sea. After the southeast is pacified in the future, the goods and grain from the southeast can be transported to Yan by sea. Beijing. In addition, Yanjing can control the grasslands in the north, connect Liaodong in the east, and guard the gateway to the northeast of the world, so it is more suitable to serve as the residence of the emperor than Luoyang!
Therefore, from now on, I will live in Yanjing forever and build the Shuntianfu New City as the basis for my control of Yanshan, grassland, and Liaodong! "
He wants "the emperor to guard the country"!
This is an extremely huge project. Not only does it have to build Shuntianfu New City, but it also has to renovate Beijing and Hebei, move in a large number of soldiers, and sweep Yanshan Mountain. If he doesn't want his descendants to be "trapped" in Beijing, he must completely control this huge mountain range that can protect Beijing and provide it with a lot of resources.
Once Zhao Kai controls Yanshan, it also means that Daliao's living space will be severely squeezed...
