The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

The Khitans also divided the Han people into different levels and did not treat them equally. The vast majority of Han people entering the Liao territory had two main ways: one was the Han people who entered the Liao Dynasty in a passive or active form, and generally lived in the Han people.

In the three roads of Shangjing, Tokyo and Zhongjing; the other is to organize the Han people who were originally Shengkou and Enquiries to establish new prefectures and counties. Although these Han people often live in a small area, they are generally in the form of

Look, it exists in the vast Liao Dynasty's "inland" north of the Great Wall.

In the early days, the Liao Dynasty mainly used the ruler's "sighted eyes" to identify talented Han people, but with the addition of the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, the Han people instantly became the largest ethnic group in the Liao Dynasty's number one.

Therefore, driven by the two purposes of winning over the Han people and obtaining talents, the Liao Dynasty learned the system of the Central Plains dynasty, and set up imperial examinations to take office. The imperial examinations were carried out simultaneously with the imperial examinations, which was to win over the Han people in office.

In addition to imperial examinations and official selection, the Liao Dynasty also actively used other means to win over the Han people and marry Han ethnic groups. Generally speaking, the Han people and Khitan people in the Liao Dynasty intermarried within their own ethnic groups according to traditional customs, but in order to bring the upper class of the Han people closer.

From its own distance, the ruling class of the Liao Dynasty often promoted marriage between the Han Dynasty. However, although a considerable number of Han people were able to rise to high positions and enjoy all their wealth and glory under the Liao Dynasty, the Han people still could not participate in the "military and national plan"

The discussion was that the success of a few Han people in the upper class was just an appearance, and what was concealed by them was the reality of the Liao Dynasty, on the one hand, using the Han people, but on the other hand, unable to trust the Han people.

In addition, Han troops were stationed at the passes of Shangjing and Great Wall. As for the imperial tent and palace guards, there were many Han slaves and "Ban Han" who were transferred to households, but these Han people mainly came from the early days.

The Han people who entered the mainland of the Liao Dynasty were not recruited directly from the Youyun area. The Han people in Yanyun could only serve as the lowest-level auxiliary soldiers such as "Wujing Township Ding", but were only those who could be restricted from using it.

Because in terms of quantity, those who were reused accounted for only a small part of the Han people in the Liao Dynasty, and the Han people who entered the "inland" area north of the Great Wall and the Han people in the Youyun area were not only difficult to be like those of their compatriots in the Liao Dynasty.

He is highly valued and faces heavy taxes and labor service. In addition, he treats the different situations of the Han people in Youyun and the Han people in the Mainland. The conflicts between them are even more acute.

When the Liao Kingdom was in crisis when the country was invaded by foreign enemies, the Youyun Han people had another bloody case, such as the riot of the Lord, so this distrust was infinitely amplified. They were worried that the Youyun Han people would kill them and surrender to the Jurchens, so they chose to

The ruthless suppression of this more intense method was to massacre the Han people in the core area of ​​his own rule.

As the Han people in the settlements were slaughtered, the news spread everywhere, and the Han people in areas that had not yet been affected became panic. They spontaneously set up various organizations to protect themselves. Some places even took the lead in confiscating the Kitan.

Their property expelled them. Their actions to prevent problems before they arise even worsened the defense and hostility of the Khitans towards the Yanyun Han people. The two sides quickly turned from hatred to confrontation.

The riots spread like a plague in the Texas area, the Khitan army suppressed wildly everywhere, and the Jurchens also waited for an opportunity to take advantage of the situation to rob cities and plunder. The self-defense organization that the Han people barely organized was not only equipped, but also lacked the necessary training, and they fought each other.

In the case, there are no rivals between the two armies, and resistance brings even more crazier revenge. Now they have only two roads to go in front of them, one is to cross the Great Wall south, cross the desert through Dongshengzhou, enter the Song territory from Shuozhou or

Continue to go west into Xia Kingdom; the other way is to descend Jin.

But both roads are not that easy. Although Song is of the same race and has a certain sense of identity, this road is really difficult to walk. Even if Song is willing to accept them, there are no enemy soldiers siege and block them on the road. The harsh climate and dangerous

The way back will also cost the lives of most people. Reducing gold is the easiest way, but now everyone sees the ferocity of the Jurchens, and it is rumored that they often distribute the surrendered people as slaves to various tribes and leave their hometowns to move to Liaodong

In the extreme north, this is no different from the practice of the old master of the Khitans, and its status is even lower.

And just when everyone was in panic and hesitant, a sudden message came from the rejuvenation: Qiao Kun, a great merchant of Kulun, spent all his money and recruited an army of nearly 10,000 people, saying that the Kru Army

', guarding the village and guarding the people, took in a large number of Han people who fled their homes, and sent troops to repel the Jurchens and Khitan troops several times, saving countless tribes of the same tribe. The Han people in nearby towns and villages all went to surrender. People immediately found a savior and rushed to the scene.

The enemy army asked for help, hoping that they would send troops to protect the villagers of the same ethnic group

Zhao Yong and Qiao Kun sat in the back hall of the Dezhou Prefecture Office, both of whom leaned back and stretched, looked at each other and smiled, their faces were full of fatigue and excitement. They finally did not humiliate the prince's order.

, completed the first step of the task and established a base, but only those who have experienced it personally have a deep understanding of the hardships and dangers.

After defeating the Jin army, Zhao Yong and the others hurriedly reported the details to the prince, and soon received the instructions from the prince that "acted in time to protect the Han Dynasty and drove the gold and established a base." Zhao Yong was worried and defeated the gold.

After the army, there was no situation where all the people came to surrender. All he could get was the reserved support of the Han people around Coulon Town. Most of them were still watching to see if they could really make a stand.

At this moment, the situation suddenly changed, and there was a large-scale bloody conflict between the Han people and the Khitans, and the Khitans launched a cruel suppression of the Han people. Qiao Kun and Zhao Yong immediately saw the opportunity, and Qiao Kun quickly used his appeal to join forces.

The Han people from several towns near Kulun drove away the Khitans and established a joint defense system with the Kru Army as the main body. Then they drove away the two-faced magistrate Xuande and took the lead in controlling the area of ​​the county. At this time, the second and third brigades were reinforced.

It has also arrived and the situation has quickly stabilized.

As the situation deteriorated, the Han people in the approaching Tiancheng County either surrendered or asked them to send troops to protect them. Zhao Yong and the others had an excuse and immediately sent troops in the name of "protecting the Han Dynasty". After entering Tiancheng, they defeated the Liao army in a row and led the Qidan of Tiancheng County.

All the people drove out of the territory of Dezhou. At this time, under the threat of the Khitans and Jurchens, the Han people in the two counties had to rely on the protection of the Kruel Army, whether they were forced to surrender under the circumstances or sincerely.

After nearly a month of battle, the Khitan forces in Texas were basically eliminated, and the Kruel Army turned to focus on dealing with the Jurchens who still controlled the city of Texas.

Dezhou Prefecture is located in the "Golden Triangle" area of ​​Yunneizhou, Fengzhou and Datong Prefecture. It governs the two counties of Tiancheng and Xuande. It is surrounded by mountains on all sides and is located in the middle of the river. It is more than 150 miles long from east to west and more than 140 miles wide.

.The north is the Manhan Mountain System, with narrow and steep mountains; the south is the Matou Mountain System, with wide and gentle mountains; the middle is the Daihai Basin, with Daihai inlaid in it, and most of the residents are concentrated in the areas around the beach. There are many mountainous areas and hills,

The rivers are crisscrossed and are known as "seven mountains, one water and two beaches". As long as you control two mountain passes, you can block the invasion of the enemy. It is easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it is a good place to establish a base.

Dezhou City is the capital of Dezhou Prefecture. It is located in a fortress, with mountains and ridges in the northeast and southwest. It is located in a flat area surrounded by mountains on three sides, with rivers passing through the north. Here you can reach the Yinshan areas to the north, and to the Datong Prefecture of Xijing, it can be said that

Going south to Hedong and Shaanxi, and north to Jiashan and the excellent passage for agricultural and pastoral areas. After the Jin army pursued Yelu Yanxi all the way without success, it left an army stationed in Dezhou City and controlled this important transportation route.

The city of Dezhou is basically rectangular, with the city gate located in the middle of the north wall, three hundred steps long from north to south and two hundred steps wide from east to west. The rammed earth wall is three feet thick and more than four feet high. It has a horned tower and a horse face, which is located in the hinterland of the Liao Kingdom.

It can be regarded as a strong city. It turns out that the Jin army and the Liao Kingdom surrendered more than 30,000 troops were killed by Zhao Yong, and there were no less than 20,000 people. But a while ago, the head coach Wanyan Xie was also

Under the order of Aguda, he returned to Zhongjing to prepare to participate in the battle to capture Liao and Nanjing. Only the wounded soldier of Dezhou, Wanyan Pujianu, led three thousand Jin troops and six thousand surrendered troops to defend the city.

Zhao Yong analyzed the current situation. Only by capturing Dezhou City can this area be completely controlled, a reliable rear base can be established, and a stable rear base will be created for future development. However, the only three brigades can fight are more than 6,000 people.

, If the loyal and brave army is here, it will not be difficult to capture the city, but now I do not have artillery in my hands. Although I can still attack, my team is mostly cavalry and I am good at field battles, so it is definitely not possible to suffer casualties in the siege.

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Now Zhao Yong is in charge of the family and has learned to settle the accounts. He goes deep into the enemy's backbone, and can only rely on the prince to supplement ammunition and soldiers. That is to fight a little less, and one less die a little less. The business of losing money cannot be done, so the final solution is to lead the Jin army out.

The city came to fight, but he didn't expect that after he came to the city, the always warlike Jurchen army would stay closed and become a turtle.

In fact, Zhao Yong didn't know that Wanyan Xie was also preparing to be attacked in Texas when he withdrew his troops, but the enemy he expected was the Khitans. In Wanyan Xie's view, his nephew Wanyan Pu's slave had feelings and righteousness.

Warriors and strategy, but now if you are injured, you should not travel far. However, Wanyan Xie is still not relieved to choose Wanyan Pu's slaves, so he appointed Liao Guotong, the vanguard who pursued the Liao emperor.

Wanyan Yuxi cooperated with Wanyan Pu’s family slaves to guard Dezhou together.

Before leaving, Wanyan Xie was not at ease, so he repeatedly told his nephew, saying, "Dezhou City is strong and thick, with sufficient food and grass, there is a river in front and mountains on both sides, as long as you stick to it, you can't fight, hold on for ten days, follow the court

Reinforcements from Shengzhou and Xijing can arrive. Wanyan Pu’s slave patted his chest and promised that even ten days, the Liao army would not even be able to capture Dezhou for ten months. Wanyan Xie was relieved and brought him with him.

The men and horses took away the looted people.