Xiao Chuo trusted Yelumin very much.

The two met at the lowest point in each other's lives.

Compared to Yelumin, Xiao Chuo's situation is much better, so Xiao Chuo has always played the role of rescue and support.

Of course, Yelumin did not live up to Xiao Chuo's expectations at all. In fact, he even did better.

He is a truly capable person.

Under Xiao Chuo's guidance, he transformed the empress's Shan army, which was originally a facade, into a tiger and wolf army that everyone talked about. But at this time, only

But it only took twelve years.

It is only in the past few years that the Shushan Army has become famous all over the world, but a few years ago, it was already a team in the Liao Kingdom that could stop children crying at night.

Not long after Xiao Chuo ascended to the throne, and then when Xiao Chuo began to rectify domestic affairs while Yelu Jun was touring the world, most of the forces that wanted to challenge Xiao Chuo's authority fell under the sword of Shan Shan's army.

ghost.

They accomplish each other.

But this does not mean that Xiao Chuo will let Yelu Min go.

On the contrary, Xiao Chuo paid more attention to Yelumin.

If anything bad happens to Yelumin, the missing arrow in the attack will definitely take Xiao Chuo with it.

The two of them were bound together from the beginning.

This kind of binding is completely different from the support Yelvzhen, Yelvhuan and others gave to Xiao Chuo.

Their relationship with Xiao Chuo is more of a political alliance.

Yeluzhen hoped that Xiao Chuo would exist so that Daliao could remain strong and suppress the surrounding forces.

It is said that the Song Dynasty was destroyed, but now the remnants of the Song Dynasty have established a new court in the south. This is not something that can be underestimated. And as a knowledgeable Confucian general, Yeluzhen is also very aware of the internal shortcomings of the Liao Dynasty.

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The great victory on the battlefield has covered up many problems, and Xiao Chuo's reforms over the years have not yet touched the core of the problem.

If we relax here, the achievements of more than ten years may be wasted.

There shouldn't be too many incidents in history where people try their best to save a mountain but fall short of success.

That's why a group of Liao elites like Yeluzhen betrayed Yelujun's deathbed arrangements in the end.

Instead, he chose to support Xiao Chuo.

Because they understood that Prince Yelvxian would never be able to do such a thing.

If it drags on for more than ten years, it may be too late.

As for Wanyan Bage, it is purely because of the continuation, survival and better living of the Jurchen tribe.

Don’t read it until you see that Yan Bage has a very high status in Daliao and can call the wind and rain, but the entire Jurchen tribe,

In the Liao Kingdom, they have always been the object of oppression, suppression, and exploitation. The Jurchen tribe is impoverished. The only better way out is to become a member of the Liao army. But there are too few such people. It is not because they are not capable.

However, it was the deliberate suppression of Liao State.

The Liao Kingdom was merciless towards the Jurchens, and would swipe a large blade at the slightest displeasure.

No matter how good the Jurchens are at fighting, most of them are still in the era of slash-and-burn farming, and there are many conflicts between tribes. When they encounter the organized Liao army, they can only clean their necks.

Xiao Chuo made Wanyan an offer that Bage couldn't refuse.

Compared with loyalty to Yelujun, the survival and development of the tribe are obviously more important.

The difference between these people is that the relationship between Yelumin and Xiao Chuo is definitely that of helping each other but not taking care of each other.

He doesn't ask about conditions or price, and he doesn't care about the consequences. As long as Xiao Chuo gives an order, he will execute it without hesitation.

But now, Yelumin's mind has changed.

With the demise of the Song Dynasty, this psychological change had actually already occurred.

And as he destroyed the Cui clan and killed Cui Ang with his own hands,

Yelumin, who had avenged his great revenge, had fallen into a confused person with no hope for a future.

In Tuanshan, a fight with Wang Zhu,

In Chenqiaoyi, a battle with Zheng Yong,

If we want to go back further, when crossing the Juma River, he killed An Ming without hesitation, but in the end he showed mercy to a little camp general named Ren Zhong and let him go.

, even Ren Zhong scolded him when he left, saying that he would never give up fighting with him because of these small favors from him.

Just because this man is his old subordinate.

In the south, Yelumin has shown signs of softening of heart.

And such a sign is definitely not a good thing when it appears in a general who is commanding an army.

If you put Yelumin in the south again, something might happen.

The best way is, of course, to transfer him away.

Let him stay away from his homeland, his past environment, and his past people and things.

Just now, the Ugu Enemy Lieutenant Army Division rebelled, and their main force was wiped out, but there were still a large number of affiliated tribes and remnant troops who fled. In the north, a strong general was needed to take charge and stabilize the northern border.

Xiao Chuo believed that when facing these people, Yelumin would definitely become that cruel general again.

Today's Daliao has no ambitions for territory.

At least that's the case with Xiao Chuo.

She firmly remembered the things her second brother told her when she was a child.

Territories that you cannot effectively rule are all redundant, burdensome and troublesome, and all you have to do is ensure that you have enough influence on them.

In fact, the influence Xiao Cheng talks about is not based on brutal suppression based on weapons, but is based on a series of comprehensive means such as culture and economy.

But at that time, Xiao Chuo couldn't understand this, so Xiao Cheng just explained it in one word.

Xiao Chuo firmly remembered the first point, but did not know the specific measures behind it.

Therefore, in her opinion, the so-called influence is of course using a knife to let the other party know how powerful Daliao is.

"These tribes in the north, and even some barbarian countries further north, are afraid of power but not moral." Xiao Chuo tapped his finger on the table and said, "So, you have to be more decisive."

"clear!"

"Although the next domestic political reform has achieved a general consensus at the central level, the opposition will become stronger the further down, because for the central government, such reforms have little impact on their own interests.

It’s big, but for the middle and lower levels, it’s a major matter that affects their own interests.”

"Yes, so I'm a little worried, Queen Mother, why do you need to do such a thing? If you don't do it well, it will easily cause trouble." Yelumin advised.

"It has to be done, because if we don't do it, Daliao will slip back to the old road. Over the years, I have tried my best, but I have only managed to reverse the direction of the big ship Daliao. But as soon as I relaxed a little, they

He will habitually slide back and row against the current. If he doesn't advance, he will retreat." Xiao Chuo said with a smile: "The second brother has already started in the south, and he is painting on white paper, which is much easier than me."

The rectification of redundant officials, redundant officials, and redundant soldiers is now in full swing in the south. In this competition with my second brother, I am lagging behind now!"

Yelumin couldn't help but laugh: "There is no need for a giant to compete with a baby."

"We are giants, but we are not young anymore. On the side of the old and second brother, we are not just a baby now, but at least we are a big boy. You have fought against them in Xiangfan and Xinye, at least in the military.

They're not bad, are they?"

"That's true!" Yelumin nodded: "But there are too few such troops."

"Once political matters are sorted out, things in the army will fall into place." Xiao Chuo said, "So I can't stop, but how can we resolve the situation when the interests of many small and medium-level officials are touched?"

Seeing Xiao Chuo looking at him, Yelumin suddenly understood: "So the Queen Mother needs to win one victory after another."

"Not only victory, but also a large amount of loot that can be transported back in an endless stream." Xiao Chuo said: "In this way, I will have enough financial resources to appease and compensate those whose interests have been harmed, so that they will not resent the court or look for opportunities.

Make trouble so that they can do what I want them to do, but this all requires money!"

Yelumin said easily: "I understand, Queen Mother, there is a big country to the northwest called Huacizimo. I heard that it is very rich. I will go and bring the treasury of this country back to the Queen Mother first."

"You take 30,000 Shan troops. In addition, let Wanyan Yujian take 3,000 Jurchen troops to follow you, plus Guo Xie's 5,000 heavily armored cavalry." Xiao Chuo said with a smile.

Wanyan Yujian must follow him, Yelumin understands this, because Wanyan Bage and Wanyan Yinshu have fully surrendered to the Queen Mother, Wanyan Yujian's usefulness as a tool is almost over, so follow

Establishing your own meritorious service is another way of comforting Wanyan Yujian.

But Guo Xie’s five thousand heavily armored cavalry!

"Queen Mother, can you not let Guo Xie come with me?"

"Why?"

"It's difficult to raise!" Yelumin spread his hands and said, "It costs too much. If I raise one heavy cavalry, I can raise several light cavalry. Next, I will pacify the north, where there are only some remnants of the army. Heavy cavalry will be needed there.

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Xiao Chuo smiled and said nothing.

Yelumin thought for a while and finally understood.

He found it difficult to raise, and the Queen Mother must have also found it difficult to raise him!

In the past, the Queen Mother was rich because she did not need to devote all her efforts to state affairs, and had to spend money to rectify her own affairs.

But now, no matter how rich the Queen Mother is, she can't help but spend it, because the entire Liao Kingdom belongs to the Queen Mother.

Therefore, the Queen Mother saved as much as she could and threw this burden on herself.

"I understand!" Yelumin scratched his head and decided to take on this big burden.

"You don't need it now, but after defeating Huazizimo, if you go west again, you will definitely encounter heavy armored cavalry." Xiao Chuo said with a smile: "You can try it then, we are powerful.

They are still great."

"Queen Mother, speaking of weapons, this time in the Battle of Xiangyang, Liu Zheng's navy fought with the Wujiang Navy, and the other party used extremely powerful gunpowder weapons." Yelumin shook his head and said: "According to Liu Zheng

Speaking of, there was a loud noise, and more than half of the elite soldiers he had gathered on the ship to engage in hand-to-hand combat to seize the ship were killed or wounded in an instant. It was precisely because his flagship was quickly defeated that this led to his

The water battle was a crushing defeat. I had never heard of such a powerful gunpowder weapon. At first, I thought it was Liu Zheng who was trying to find an excuse for the failure, but later it was verified by many parties that Liu Zheng did not tell lies. We need to pay attention to this matter.

Get up!"

"I know, I know!" Xiao Chuo shook his head and sighed: "That's a cannon!"

"h?" Yelumin was a little confused.

"Fire is the edge, artillery, gunpowder cannons!" Xiao Chuo said: "I have known about this for a long time. The late emperor was injured by the explosion of this kind of gunpowder. Now, he actually even made cannons.

Are you there? I thought he was just joking with me? Are there really such powerful weapons in this world?"

"It's not necessarily that powerful." Yelumin shook his head: "It was just a surprise. If we were prepared, it wouldn't be like this. And afterwards, I sent a large number of spies to check this thing, and finally figured it out.

It’s actually made of wood, I think we can give it a try.”

"The key is gunpowder!" Xiao Chuo said: "I kidnapped all the master craftsmen in this field from the craftsman camp in Tokyo City, and got a piece of land for them. I am studying this thing specifically. And the spies also came from the Western Army.

I got some samples back there, and I hope I can achieve success soon!"

"I heard that Xiao Cheng has always attached great importance to craftsmen. Do you plan to do the same?"

"You can learn from the same thing!" Xiao Chuo giggled: "Anyway, with our size, as long as I find out what the second brother is studying, we will also study what he has ten people doing.

, I will send a hundred or a thousand people to do this. If you don’t believe me, I can’t defeat him. Oh, by the way, I also need money. This matter will be pointed at you. I want to hope that money will be allocated from the treasury.

Those old-fashioned people won’t agree to do these seemingly frivolous things.”

"Cannons are no longer ethereal things!" Yelumin said.

"Yes, the wooden cannon you mentioned is just the most rudimentary thing. If they come up with bronze cannons or iron cannons in the future, but we don't have them yet, it will be terrible."

Yelumin nodded in agreement.

Thinking about those days, uukanshu.com www.uukanshu.com What did the Song Dynasty do to compete with the Liao cavalry?

Infantry.

Why can infantry hold up cavalry?

The most important ones are their divine arm bows and various types of crossbows.

The overwhelming divine arm bows and arrows can penetrate iron armor and penetrate war horses. They refused to fight when the Song army was in formation, and it became a golden rule for the Liao army's cavalry.

If Daliao had the kind of artillery that Liu Zheng encountered, how could the Song army's infantry phalanx be able to hold on if they fired ten cannons and hundreds of cannons?

They will definitely fall apart. Once they do, they will become the prey of the cavalry!

But I don’t have to worry about such things next time, just go north!

They are all barbarians, I will kill them all if I don't.

Thinking of these things, Yelumin's face showed a rare smile of satisfaction.

He subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief as he no longer had to run into people like Wang Zhu and Ren Zhong.

I hope I will never encounter it in the future.

He didn't want Wang Zhu to come up with the knife again and ask him why!

He couldn't answer.
Chapter completed!