Chapter Eighty-Eighth
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The battle in the palace tent will not be over, and the expedient measures in front of us will not know whether the expected results can be achieved. If the development of the situation goes against the expectations of the palace tent, the Great Liao will be even more dangerous.
The more Dashi thought about it, the more he felt sad, and he was in a very bad mood. Since the war in Liaodong, the Liao Dynasty has been defeated repeatedly. In fact, it was not defeated on the battlefield or the emperor, but the palace tents and ministers who were fighting for power and profit. For their own interests, they were like hungry wild wolves, madly devouring the great Liao Dynasty. If this continues, the Khitans will not be far away.
Han hesitated for a long time, but he stopped talking.
"Pubmei, what do you want to say?" Dashi asked.
"I heard..." Han hesitated for a moment and whispered, "I heard that Li Hu sent someone to the Song Dynasty."
Dashi's expression frowned, his brows immediately turned on, and the situation immediately deduced in his mind. Gradually, his eyes were filled with horror, "Who said that?"
Han didn't say anything. This was what he heard in a chat with several friends in the rebel army. Who said it was irrelevant. The key issue was that the King of Yan might backfire and make things more complicated.
The Jin envoy came, and Yang Pu and Wuyan arrived together.
As early as the Jurchens decided to give up peace talks, they had already thought of what happened today.
The Khitans failed to negotiate peace. In order to reverse the situation, their only way was to recruit Li Hu. For Li Hu, there was no capital to be called king and establish a country. Survival was the top priority, which could be seen from his request to establish a vassal state. The Khitans could meet this condition, so Li Hu was very likely to change his course. He was dependent on the Liao people, and joined forces with the Liao army to attack Jin, trying to develop into the third force in Liaodong, and stand in a squad with Liao and Jin.
The situation is constantly changing, the Khitans' strategies are constantly changing, and the Jurchens' strategies are also changing, and the Jurchens have to take the initiative, so when they receive the Liao emperor's determination to recruit Li Hu, they immediately send an envoy.
Yang Pu did not come to negotiate, but to marry. In other words, the Jurchens used this method to recognize Li Hu's status as a vassal state. In comparison, the Emperor of Liao did not hesitate to be the king and established vassal state in order to recruit pacification, while the Emperor of Jin could only marry a princess, which took too much advantage.
Yang Pu congratulated Li Hu and then made a small request that Wanyan Xingxing was the princess of the Jin Kingdom. After marrying, she must be a full wife.
This request is very reasonable. Yang Pu thought that Li Hu would agree, but Li Hu's reaction was much better than he expected.
"I am a Han, and my wife must be a Han Chinese," Li Hu refused.
Yang Pu was stunned, and then anger gushed out. This thief is so amazing. He really wants to turn against him. If he turns against him, he turns against him. Do you think you are really invincible in the world? This time you were able to break through Longhua and go south because you got the help of the Jin army, otherwise you would have been defeated long ago. Since you are self-righteous, you must fight. Then fight.
When you joined forces with the Jurchens, it was because you had common interests and needs. So there was still a tacit understanding, but you and the Khitans had a deep hatred. You rebelled and made a rebellion by the Khitans. There was no trust between you at all. As long as the Khitans got the opportunity, I would definitely take action. I want to see how you join forces to attack Jin.
Yang Pu left without saying a word.
Wuyan was very surprised and hurriedly persuaded Li Hu. Whether it was Luo Sinan or Wanyan Xingxing, they were all your women. Is it important for who is the wife? Even if you like Luo Sinan very much, it doesn’t matter if you insist on her being your wife. You have the final say in this kind of housework? If you become strong in the future, you can make anyone you want to be your wife. Besides, things in the world are impermanent, and you will never have only two women in your life. With your identity, you may also let other women be your wife in the future. Therefore, there is no need for you to have a quarrel with the Jurchens on this small matter.
"For the Jin Dynasty, this may be a small matter." Li Hu smiled, "But see how I got to this point today? I rely on Luo Qinghan and the Heishan Army to reach today step by step. If I marry a princess in Jin Dynasty as my wife, what I lose is prestige and morale of the army, and these are the foundation of my survival. The Jurchens thought they were very smart and thought that they could destroy me with just one woman. It was a joke. Go back and tell Aguda that I will never agree to this condition."
Wuyan sighed and shook her head and smiled bitterly, "Are you determined to turn against the Jurchens?"
"I have arrived at Youyan's gate, of course I will turn against the Jurchens." Li Hu said a pun.
Wuyan thought for a while but didn't understand, but it was hard to ask again. He was like most generals in the rebel army, and he was very impressed by Li Hu. Although Li Hu was young, he was too powerful. No one knew what he was thinking in his mind. He was also used to his wonderful ideas. Many impossible things made him a reality. So since he was about to turn against him, he must have a reason to turn against him and a purpose.
"When are you planning to attack Tokyo?" Wuyan asked bluntly.
"I'm waiting for someone." Li Hu smiled, "When he comes back, if everything goes well, I'll launch an attack."
"What if it doesn't go well?" Wuyan continued to ask.
Li Hu smiled and was very confident, "It must be very smooth."
The Jin envoy came and left in a hurry.
After hearing the news, Yelu Dashi and Han couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. Although they couldn't guess why Li Hu turned against the Jurchens, no matter what, the purpose of this trip to recruit people was achieved, and Li Hu would not attack Youyan for the time being.
That night, Li Hu invited Dashi and Han to the coach's mansion. Luo Qinghan, Dong Xiaochou and Huo Liuge were there.
Dashi and Han thought the two sides wanted to discuss the details of the recruitment, but Li Hu opened his mouth and scared the two.
"I want to attack Tokyo." Li Hu said, "The two of you must know the situation in Liaodong, so I won't say it. I will only say one thing. If my Liaodong rebel army wants to survive, it can't rely on anyone, and must rely on itself. Now Your Majesty admits that I am a vassal state and admits that I am the third force in Liaodong, then I cannot miss this opportunity. I want to take this opportunity to grow and grow."
"With my current power, if I want to grow stronger, of course, I will first fight the weakest, that is, the Jurchens." Li Hu's eyes slowly swept across Dashi and Han's faces. "You have a clear idea of the situation of Daliao. We will continue to fight, just to get the advantage of the Jurchens. Its strength will become stronger and stronger, and we will become weaker and weaker, and finally become the prey in its mouth."
"So..." Li Hu said word by word, "We join forces to attack Tokyo."
Dashi looked at the map on the table and said nothing. He had to think clearly about the purpose of Li Hu's attack on Tokyo and what was his real intention? In fact, it was very simple. Li Hu had already made it clear, weakening the Jin Kingdom, and further weakening the Liao Kingdom, and then developing and strengthening himself in order to form a tripod.
Judging from the current situation, the joint efforts of the Rebel Army and the coalition forces to launch an Eastern Expedition can indeed weaken the strength of the Jin and Liao countries. However, how can he grow stronger? What ways can he think of to grow stronger? Only by thinking about this question clearly can the Liao Kingdom take advantage of the situation and weaken the strength of the Jin and the Rebel Army, and prepare for the future revitalization of the country.
Dong Xiaohou stood up and walked to the big map on the hanging side.
"At the end of last year, the Great Liao planned to expedition the east." This is no longer a secret. The rebel army first seized Xiao Gan's letters and files in Chengzhou, and later seized Xiao Bao's letters and files in Jinzhou. The matters about the expedition were clear.
"We will follow this plan for the Eastern Expedition."
Dashi smiled bitterly. This is really a great mockery. Last year, the failure of the Eastern Expedition was because the rebels went south to disrupt all deployments. This year, the rebels became the vanguard of the Eastern Expedition and used this attack strategy.
"The Eastern Expedition was divided into three routes to attack. Shangjing Road was to restrain the attack, and the Liao army was responsible. Zhongjing Road was divided into two routes, and one route was to attack from Chengzhou. This was also to restrain the attack, and the Liao army was responsible; the attack was launched from Jinzhou and directly killed Tokyo. This was the main attack battlefield, and the rebel army was responsible."
Based on this Eastern Expedition strategy, the Rebel Army formulated a detailed offensive plan and made a request to the Liao Kingdom to supply certain money, grain and weapons. These materials could be allocated after the war began. However, if the Liao Kingdom betrayed the faith, the Rebel Army would withdraw to Jinzhou and launch a retaliatory attack on Nanjing or Zhongjing.
Dashi was moved, but he didn't know what to say.
He hoped that the Eastern Expedition would be true, although he had no trust with the Rebels, Li Hu had a true saying, his goal was to be a three-legged tripod, which was a very realistic goal that the Rebels could achieve. Therefore, Li Hu's Eastern Expedition strategy could be trusted. The Liao army could take this opportunity to fight a battle and severely damage the Jin army, and first let the Liao army change from passive defense to active defense, thereby reversing the current unfavorable situation.
Unfortunately, the emperor and the palace ministers were fighting fiercely, and the rebel army was just a bargaining chip for their game. The purpose of recruiting was to stabilize the current situation and to make a result wholeheartedly. In other words, no matter how tempting Li Hu's strategy for the Eastern Expedition was, no matter whether this battle had a great chance of winning, the emperor and ministers of the Liao Kingdom would not launch the Eastern Expedition.
Chapter completed!