Chapter 64: Chance of Survival
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That night, Hou Guai and Wu Chitian of Yun Haijun also rushed from Runzhou to Yuguan... They had just withdrawn from Yingzhou and heard that the main force of the rebel army had conquered Jinzhou and Li Hu had arrived at Yuguan. He was surprised and happy and rushed to the meeting.
This time, the rebel army was able to win Yu Pass, successfully break through, and successfully gain a foothold in Heishan. Yun Haijun made great contributions, so Li Hu personally welcomed him for several miles.
Li Hu has always been very curious about Wu Chitian. As a pirate, he is full of blood and mystery, so of course he wants to see his true face.
Wu Chitian's image did not disappoint Li Hu, and it was quite similar to the pirates he imagined in his mind. After a greeting between the two sides, Wu Chitian was not polite and spoke bluntly, "Don't say anything thanks. We are all Han people in Liaodong, and we all do bloody jobs with knives. We are all brothers of life and death, and we are all brothers who are both dead and slapping for each other. We are just brothers, the Tiger King must keep his word. You promised Yun Shuai to help us rescue the Bohai Army trapped in the Liaodong Peninsula. As long as you can help us rescue them, Yun Haijun is willing to go through fire and water for you in the future, and will never refuse."
Li Hu was very moved and agreed. This time, the rebel army fought from Longhua to Yu Pass for more than a thousand miles, and was exhausted. He just waited for a while to rest and stood firm in Heishan, and immediately sent troops to help.
Dong Xiaochou, who was standing next to him, was very confused. In the future, if the rebels want to gain a foothold in Heishan, the premise was to join the Jin Dynasty to attack Liao. You suddenly ran to attack the Liaodong Peninsula and turned against the Jin people. The consequences were very serious. He had been in contact with Li Hu for a short time and did not understand Li Hu's personality. Li Hu didn't have much truth in his mouth, and he usually cheated. If you believe his promise, you can only blame yourself for not being smart enough. Beside the basin, you sip and recall the events of the Hu Liechuan Alliance back then.
The six people here. Li Hu is the son of the king. The other five are veterans who participated in the Hu Liechuan Uprising. When it comes to the past, Li Hu can only listen to it and cannot get into it. After listening for a long time, he felt that these five people were full of confidence in the great cause of killing the enemy and restoring the Han Dynasty, the future, and himself, and especially touching him, he could feel that they were loyal to the king.
This feeling is very clear and very real. This loyalty can be felt from their smiles, from their eyes, and even from their hearts. They transferred their loyalty to the King of Han to themselves, and the reason is their own achievements and strength. Without these things, of course they cannot be convinced. Once they are impressed, they are frenzy about the great cause of restoring the Han Dynasty. That persistence and loyalty to the king are touching and admirable.
Li Hu's eyes moved back and forth on the faces of the five people. If the Liaodong Rebel Army was only a tripod, then these four people were the five pillars of the tripod. If the Liaodong Rebel Army accomplished great achievements in the future, these five people would definitely be Optimus Prime that supported the great cause. Without them, without their loyalty, without their persistence in the great cause of restoration of the Han Dynasty, there would be no great cause that shocked the past and the present.
After talking about Hu Liechuan, after talking about going south to break through. Then we talked about the real problems.
Dong Xiaochou mentioned the strategy of joining the Jin Dynasty to attack Liao.
Under the current situation, the rebel army is still in the encirclement. The Liaodong rebel army went south to break through the encirclement of Longhuadi. During the process of moving south, it continuously broke through the encirclement of Mount Targas, the encirclement of Chengzhou and Jinzhou. It seems that the breakthrough has been successful now, but if you look closely, it is just jumping from a lifeless encirclement to an encirclement containing vitality, but the encirclement is still an encirclement, and this fact cannot be changed.
Look at the Liaoxi Corridor. Its south is Youyan, the west is Zhongjing, the north is Tokyo, and the east is the sea. Among them, the south, west and north are dead ends. The only vitality is the sea in the east. The sea is the only way for the rebels to survive. This is because the rebels found the Fengciyun and Yunhai Army, otherwise even the sea in the east will be dead ends.
There are six states in the western Liaoning Corridor, plus three states from the north of Jinzhou to the Daling River. The rebel army currently actually controls nine states. These nine states cannot support the 100,000 army, and the 100,000 army requires salary, weapons, and food. Where did these things come from? The land area of the nine states is limited and the output is limited, and the sea route can only play a supplementary role and cannot fundamentally solve the problem. Therefore, in the short term, the rebel army must establish good relations with the Jurchens, and use the rebel army to restrain the Liao army as a condition to get the supplementary relationship with the Jurchens, so as to obtain food and grass weapons.
After the end of the Jinzhou War, the situation in Liaodong changed suddenly. In the short term, the Liao army was no longer able to deal with the attacks of the Jin army and the rebels at the same time. The Liao army will change from offense to defense, and in the defensive strategy, pulling one to beat another is the best strategy.
The Liao people needed time to adjust their national policies, recruit troops, and accumulate strength. If nothing unexpected happens, after the Liao and Jin peace talks, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom would send envoys to seek revenge and seek help. The Liao army lost 100,000 troops on the battlefield of Jinzhou, but if the rebels were entrusted, they would get another 100,000 troops from Jinzhou, which was a very cost-effective transaction.
The Jin people were obviously worried about this. The Jurchens' psychology is probably very contradictory now. They need the Rebels to go south to help them restrain and consume the Liao army, but they are worried that the Rebels will be lenied, so they join forces with the Liao people to attack the Jin Kingdom. Therefore, their strategy for the Rebels is to use and contain them.
Both the Liao people and the Jurchens needed us, but they were afraid of us. This was our chance to survive.
We should not expect the Liao people to give us the supplies we need. The Liao people are just a dying tiger, and their remaining power is still there. Even if it comforts us, it will not lower its arrogant head. Its original intention will still be used and will kill it after it is used. Similarly, we should not expect the Jurchens to give us the supplies we need. The Jurchens are just a fierce tiger eyeing them. Its goal is to devour the Khitans and overthrow the Liao Kingdom. As for us, it is just a tool for it to devour the Great Liao.
Therefore, if we want to obtain supplies from the Liao people and the Jurchens, we must first join forces with Jin to attack Liao, further attack the Liao people, force the Liao people to agree to our conditions, and then join forces with Liao to stop the Jin people, and use this as a threat to force the Jurchens to agree to our conditions. However, the Liao people and the Jurchens are not fools. They will not watch the rebels grow and then threaten their safety. They will also come up with countermeasures. After all, they have negotiated peace and are allies. If they join forces to attack us, then we will be miserable. Therefore, the implementation of this plan is extremely difficult and the results are extremely limited. If you want to develop, you must continue to move south and attack Youyan. The most urgent goal is Pingzhou Road, which is to occupy the three prefectures of Ping, Luan and Ying.
Now the emperor of the Liao Kingdom is in Yanjing, and the main army of the Liao Kingdom is on Nanjing Road and attacking south, which is equivalent to reaching the capital of the Liao people. The fierce battle can be imagined.
Our attacks south are a need for survival, but it is also in the interests of the Jurchens and is also necessary for them. Only in this way can we get the actual help of the Jurchens, and the turning point is here.
Once we captured Pingzhou Road and occupied the three eastern prefectures of Nanjing Road, the survival of the Liao people was in crisis. Due to the pressure of the situation, they could only agree to our conditions and join forces with us. This is the so-called alliance with Liao and Jin. Only in this way can we survive and develop. There is no shortcut to our survival. We have to fight bloody battles on our own, and we have to cut it out with one knife and one knife. Just like the Jurchens, we have to survive with our own strength.
In the final analysis, the Liaoxi Corridor is a dead land, and the rebels must continue to break through and continue to move south.
Dong Xiaochou's opinion was recognized by everyone.
Hou Jiao is also a smart man. He struggled in Liaodong for five or six years and is no longer the same as before. He is no longer the horse thief of Zhongjing Road back then. He came to a conclusion from Dong Xiaochou's words that in the short term, Li Hu was unable to help him rescue the Bohai Army. However, there were 10,000 or 20,000 people in the Bohai Army in the mountains, which were the most powerful and loyal army of the Bohai Kingdom back then. If they were rescued, the rebel army would be like a tiger, especially the strength of the horse army, which would have an amazing leap.
Hou Gui once again mentioned the attack on the Liaodong Peninsula. In Liaodong, in terms of population, in addition to the Han people, even if the Bohai people are the largest, if the rebel army gets the Bohai army, it will not only get the support of the Liaodong Han people, but also get the support of the Bohai people in Liaodong, which will be of great benefit to the survival and development of the rebel army.
Luo Qinghan and others could understand Hou Ge's mood, comfort him together, ask him to relax, and wait until the time is right, and they will definitely cross the sea to save him.
"I will definitely do what I promise you." Li Hu was determined, "I will rescue the Bohai Army within this year. You can send people across the river to Qianshan and Changbai Mountain to contact the Bohai Army, and ask them to prepare and wait for the orders, just wait for our army to break out immediately."
Luo Qinghan, Dong Xiaochou, Tieying and Zhang Guanyu were stunned, not understanding why Li Hu dared to make such a promise. The role of Feng Juanyun and the pirate fleet on the rebel army was self-evident. If the promise failed, the trouble would be great.
Hou Guai was surprised and happy and thanked him repeatedly. He believed in Li Hu. This son of the king was much better than his father. He brought hundreds of thousands of people at a young age, from Longhua to Yuguan, and also built a place for the rebel army to survive. The promise of such a person is completely trustworthy and expected.
"I will send someone to contact them immediately and ask them to complete the assembly before early summer so that they can break through at any time."
Li Hu nodded and smiled, "After the Taohua Island is captured, it will be the garrison of Yun Haijun, and don't wander around anymore."
Chapter completed!