Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 141 Welcoming the bride

In April, the seventh year of Xuanhe.

For many tribes in the Yinshan Grassland, the grassland is like their generous mother, selflessly providing all conveniences, but after all, they are not true brothers from the same mother, so even if the Wanggu tribe calls for an alliance in the Yinshan Mountains, there are still many The tribe chose to submit to the Yan people.

The Zubu divisions are divided into two parts, one part is located on the Mongolian Plateau north of Yinshan Mountain, and a small part is located south of Yinshan Mountain. The latter was severely beaten by the rebellious Wanggu tribe grassland coalition forces.

However, since the troops of Han Shizhong and Liang Zhe entered Jiashan, the two armies attacked fiercely and severely damaged the grassland coalition forces several times. Quarrels began to break out within Wang Gu's tribe, and they planned to send envoys for peace talks.

"Some of the ancient Wang people met in Yinshan to make an alliance, and the other part came to us for peace talks." Han Shizhong wiped his sword, saw the sarcastic look in his eyes from the sword, and said with a smile: "It seems that they are not monolithic."

"Your army is like a hammer, and our army is like an anvil. If they attack each other, even if it is an iron plate, it will be broken."

Liang Zhe lifted the curtain and walked in. Han Shizhong didn't even raise his head and asked: "The military envoy said that you received the order, but still attacked in violation of the order. You have to explain this to the commander."

"It happened for a reason. At that time, our army lacked food, grass and horses, and the tribes in front of us were vulnerable, so we naturally adapted to the situation. Am I going to let the soldiers starve?"

Han Shizhong smiled noncommittally and was too lazy to say anything to Liang Zhe.

The two exchanged a few words of yin and yang, then they both got up and walked to the sand table in the handsome tent, carefully looking at the situation on the sand table.

The Yongqing Army and the Shengjie Army fought too fast. They had completed the attack and blockade tasks from the east and west sides. The Tatar, Zubu, and Shiwei tribes who were attacked were rescued and began to provide a certain amount of money for the two troops. horses and grain.

Han Shizhong meant that since the task was completed ahead of schedule, he should reorganize on the spot and wait for orders from the rear. Liang Zhe believed that it was time to continue the attack and face the Wanggu rebels head-on. As long as they achieved victory, the commander-in-chief might not punish them. .

The Tatar people in the north had a vague attitude. They neither surrendered to Liu Ling nor sent many troops south to support them. They seemed to be sitting on the mountain watching the fight between tigers.

Even further to the north is the original residence of the Liao Kingdom's Northwest Road Recruitment Division, which is the so-called Kedun City. According to official records and Liao Kingdom regulations, there should be a large Liao army stationed there. It's just that the journey is too far and the news is cut off. I don't know if the Liao army is still there.

Compared to Han Shizhong, Liang Zhe knew more about this area. He deliberately led his troops to attack many times. Naturally, he not only wanted to gain some military glory by destroying the enemy tribes, but also hoped to go as far north as possible, preferably to contact the Liao army recruiting troops on the northwest road.

The Emperor of the Liao Dynasty is dead, and now the only "old Liao orthodoxy" in the Yanyun land is Liu Ling. If enough benefits are promised, there is no reason for the Liao army not to surrender to the rebels on the northwest road.

Han and Liang each had their own thoughts, but they still maintained superficial friendship.

"Several tribes under the Wanggu tribe sent people to sue for peace. We have penetrated all the large and small tribes south of the Wanggu tribe. If we move forward, we can directly confront the Wanggu tribe's rebels. Why can't we go one step further?"

Liang Zhe said calmly: "I only bring three thousand cavalry, and leave the rest of the troops to you. If anything happens to me, you can retreat safely with most of the army."

"Liang Zhe, do you really think of yourself as a coach after becoming the governor?" Han Shizhong looked at him and said: "You don't obey the f*cking orders. If I promise you, I will have to follow you when I go back. Eat and die!"

The two people's eyes collided in the air, and several generals and colonels nearby hurriedly came over to persuade them. While they were talking, a colonel came in from outside and reported: "There is an envoy asking to see him, claiming to be an envoy from the enemy's martyrdom department."

"What is the enemy?" Yelu Dashi rubbed his heavy head. He had been sorting out the maps and information of the grassland tribes last night, but most of the maps were incomplete. Even if Yelu Dashi was originally from the Liao Dynasty, he felt a little uncomfortable at this time. Tricky.

"General, the commander is calling you."

"Go right away."

When Yelu Dashi walked out of the camp, he bent down and grabbed a handful of snow from the ground and pressed it on his face. He shivered hard and suddenly became more awake.

"General, meet the commander-in-chief!"

"sit."

Liu Ling looked at Yelu Dashi. A school captain took a stack of paper from Yelu Dashi and handed it to Liu Ling. "The grassland tribes are very different from each other. Now the frontline generals are fighting too fast. It is easy for them to feel threatened and have to unite with each other. However, the tribes to the south of the Wanggu tribe are either surrendering or being slaughtered. It is equivalent to the huge Wanggu tribe. It has been exposed in front of our army."

Liu Ling understood what Yelu Dashi meant. Originally, according to Cai Jing's strategy, the offensive should be slowed down and let the Wanggu tribe and various large and small tribes create conflicts on their own; but now, the latter has been directly defeated by the Han and Liang troops, and even Liu Ling did not predict the grassland tribes. To be able to do so without being beaten.

However, since it has been penetrated, there is no reason to withdraw, and it is just in time to suppress Wang Gu's request again.

"Tell the people in Wang Gu's tribe that I will only kill the first culprit."

Yelu Dashi nodded with understanding.

There is naturally no standard for the so-called "heinous crime". Who should be forgiven and who should be punished? Liu Ling gave the power of this decision to Wang Gubu.

"Most of the enemy troops are far to the north, and most of the Chubu tribes are stationed north of Yinshan Mountain. The Zubu people on the grasslands south of Yinshan Mountain only account for a small part of them, but they are not useless.

Looking forward to the future, we might as well support the divination people in the Yinshan grassland and let them grow stronger, just like raising a vicious dog at the door of the house. They can prevent the Wanggu tribe when they advance, and when they retreat, they can also be used as custodians to guard the grassland. . "

Liu Ling once wrote a private letter to Zhang Wu, asking him to find an opportunity to dedicate the reduction policy to the Emperor of Jin. But for Liu Ling himself, he will definitely not implement reduction on the grassland. He can even reduce the rated number of war horses as tribute goods from the grassland tribes.

The grassland will inevitably develop and grow in the future. Liu Ling is ready to solve this problem later. At least this year, he needs to keep the grassland tribes behind him as much as possible to beware of the Jin Kingdom that may move south at any time.

He walked out of the handsome tent, looked at the clear sky above his head, and stretched out comfortably.

In the middle of April, there was a bit of warmth in the clouds. A large number of civilians entered Yanyun from the Song Dynasty and were arranged to various places under the organization of Yan officials.

In addition to sending hundreds of blacksmiths and craftsmen from various trades to Liu Ling, the Kingdom of Jin also sent a sizable team to send off the bride.

Wanyan Yanmu stood with his hands behind his back. Two years of imprisonment had made him a lot thinner. He looked at a well-built general riding a horse, sighed in his heart, and took the initiative to bow to him and salute him.

"Wanyan Yan's mother has met Marshal Liu."

Liu Ling looked at the gray-haired Wanyan Yanmu. The latter was only forty years old this year, but according to historical records, he died in the past two years.

A wedding reception had been arranged outside Yunzhou City. Cai Jing was sitting not far away. Now the father-in-law and son-in-law had arrived. The three of them came together and greeted each other.

At this time, a Jin cavalry approached on horseback and shouted: "Liu Ling, the Prince Consort, come quickly to greet Her Royal Highness Princess Dajin!"

Wanyan Yan's mother's daughter is also a royal daughter of the Jin Kingdom. When the Jin Emperor married her, he would not begrudge the title of a princess, otherwise he would be inferior to the princess of the Liao Kingdom.

The three of them looked up at the same time. When Cai Jing saw Liu Ling motionless, a smile suddenly appeared in his eyes.

Liu Ling patted Wanyan's mother next to her on the shoulder and said with a smile, "Ask them to send my wife here."

　When I had free time today, I was looking up information on the Yinshan grassland tribes and the Mongolian plateau tribes. It was very complicated, and there were not many records on the small tribes.

　　As for the distribution of the Yinshan tribes in the book, I tried my best to follow the maps and historical materials I found. If I am wrong, just treat what I wrote as fictional history. Skip the Yinshan plot and it will be the Jin and Song Dynasties. At that time, it should be It will be much more accurate.

　　There is a distribution map of the grassland tribes in the group. If you really don’t know it, you can join the group to take a look.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)