The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

The Western Expedition Army rested for ten days, and after obtaining supplies, the troops were divided into two groups. One was Gao Chong led two dragon cavalry brigades and hunting cavalry brigades, two commanders of the desert army, artillery and the supporting teams of the equipment set out to capture Beiting. The other was the route.

The supervisor Zhao Li led two infantry brigades, two artillery commanders, and various departments assisted the army and the logistics detachment, and most of the remaining troops were left in Yanbo City to block the Western Liao army coming to aid. It is obvious that the strength of the two armies is very different. And everyone can see that

The Gaochang Army was weak, and the Western Liao Army was the main opponent of the Western Expedition Army. However, the deployment of troops in this way was really confusing.

However, the arrangement of troops in this way was decided after discussion between Zhao Li and Gao Chong, because the emperor said in advance that it is not advisable to have a forceful conflict with the Western Liao in the battle with Gaochang, and the problem should be resolved with peaceful means as much as possible, but Western Liao has force

Provocative behavior can be resolutely counterattack, but the intensity should be appropriate, leaving room for buffering. Zhao Jie's consideration is based on the current situation. Western Liao is on the edge of Central Asia and is a bridgehead to enter the West Asia region, but at this moment, the West Asia region is a subway

Rule of the Erju Dynasty...

The Seljuk people belong to one of the four major tribes of the Turkic Ugus tribe alliance. They first lived in the Kyrgyz grasslands in Turkestan and were named after their chief Seljuk. Around the mid-10th century, Seljuk led its nomadic tribe to the west.

Moved to the Chamdo area in the lower reaches of the Sir River, he was incorporated into the border guards of the Saman Dynasty, settled near Bukhara City, and converted to Islam. Later, he took advantage of the foreign wars and internal strife of the Ghassini Dynasty to expand his power.

Gradually rising.

During the Jingyou period of Emperor Renzong of Song Dynasty, Seljuk's grandson Tuglule led his troops to cross the Wuhu River to the west and seize Mulu and Neshapur, the territories of the Gassini Dynasty. Later, in the decisive battle of Dandankan, Seljuk was the sect.

The army defeated the Gaseni army and conquered several cities in a row. It occupied the entire territory of Khorasan. Tuglule established the capital of Neshapur and established an administrative agency. He called himself "Bak". After establishing the regime, he led his troops to continue to advance westward.

Annexed Midiya, occupied Rai and Hamadan, and moved the capital here after capturing Isfahan. Twenty years later, he conquered Azerbaijan, and the feudal lords in the area recruited land to the Seljuks. The following year,

The Abbasid Caliph Gaim summoned, Tugrule led his troops into Baghdad, deposed the Buvech Emir, and was regarded as a savior and protector by the Caliph.

Later, the Caliph was forced to give Tuglule the title of "Suldan". He was named "King of the East and the West" and became the regent of the Caliph. From then on, all the power of the Abbasid Dynasty was controlled by Sudan, and the Caliph was only a symbol.

The religious leader of sex. When Sudan Ailb Ailslan and his son Maliksha were in power, the empire reached its peak and had outstanding military and civilized governance. Over the past few decades, Ani, the capital of Armenian province of Byzantine, and Aleppo

, its power expanded to Jerusalem and Damascus, and recovered the holy places of Mecca and Medina from the Fatima dynasty.

After that, in the Battle of Manzikat north of Lake Van, the Seljuk Empire defeated the Byzantine army, captured the Byzantine emperor Romenius Deodgnis, and occupied the eastern part of Asia Minor. From then on, a large number of Seljuks moved to Asia Minor one after another.

.Islam was spread in Asia Minor. At the end of the last century, Maliksha moved the capital to Baghdad. At this time, the Seljuks' territory started from Central Asia in the east and bordered Liao. It reached Syria and Asia Minor in the west, and reached the Arabian Sea in the south. It reached the Arabian Sea in the north.

The Russian border in Kiev formed a powerful military feudal empire. During the prayer of the Gathering Day, Sudan's name was juxtaposed with the Caliph and became the new master of West Asia.

After Maliksha and Nizam Mulek died one after another at the beginning of this century, the royal family fought for the throne, the royal family strife, and the military and feudal lords in various places were the dominant rule. The Assassin tribe of the Ismayi faction occupied many fortresses in Persia and Syria.

Attacking the dynasty army and carrying out assassination activities, the Seljuk Empire began to disintegrate, and the Romasudan Empire was independent in Asia Minor. The latter empire was divided into cities such as Baghdad, Damascus, Conia, Mosul, and Diyabakir.

Many small Sitzun Sudan dynasties in the center fought each other, weakening their ability to resist foreign enemies.

Although the Seljuk dynasty has declined, the lean camels are bigger than horses, and they are still the overlords of West Asia. In theory, no matter who is weak and who is strong, it has nothing to do with the Song Dynasty, which is thousands of miles apart, but these Turks still do it.

The master of business. Whether it is joining forces with Persia or Byzantium, they have a very realistic purpose: to monopolize the Silk Road. They take advantage of the advantages and powerful conditions of occupying the channels of Central and Western Asia to plunder Eastern merchants and traffic them to Central Asia.

Silk, porcelain, jewelry, etc. were used to do business with Rome and Byzantium to make huge profits from it...

The Seljuks' unsubstantiated businessmen caused huge losses to the merchants of the Song Dynasty, and angered Zhao Qi, the emperor of the Song Dynasty's wealth-minded emperor. The Song Dynasty is now an outward-oriented economy, using exports to drive the domestic economy and increase fiscal revenue to alleviate the

The domestic economic crisis. Cutting off people's and wealth routes is equivalent to killing parents. They did this to cut off the wealth routes on the Song Dynasty. How could Zhao Qiong swallow this?

In the past few years, Zhao Qi was busy rectifying internal affairs, attacking the Jin Kingdom, integrating the forces around him, and unable to deal with them for a while. It has been different in recent years. Goryeo surrendered, and the Jin Kingdom could not make any trouble. Southeast Asia

Regional trade has also become prosperous, and countries send envoys to the court every year, so there is no more trouble in the east, so you can turn your energy to the northwest, and you can also punish the Seljuk Dynasty and cannot avoid a strong enemy, that is,

They were not very friendly, and even had the Western Liao Dynasty, which had been revenge.

In recent years, the Song Dynasty's pace of expansion has been a little fast, which has aroused the vigilance of neighboring countries, including the Western Liao. When the Song and Xia coalition helped Gaochang expel the Western Liao forces, Yelu Dashi felt uneasy. Once the Song Dynasty controlled it, it was controlled by the Song Dynasty.

Gaochang, then the Western Liao will inevitably be neighbors with a strong country. This is definitely what they do not want to see and is not in their interests. Therefore, it tried its best to prevent the entry of the Song Dynasty and rebel against Gaochang, so that they could devote themselves to themselves again.

The embrace.

And the Western Liao Dynasty is not the bandit who was so anxious that he had only a few hundred people and was chased by the Jurchens to a land of no standing. Now they are already a regional power with vast territory. Their emperor Yelu Dashi is undoubtedly the same.

A qualified ruler is not only a firm character, but also has a flexible wrist and a generous heart. His rule is extremely efficient and can become a model among rulers. He knows how to make progress and also knows how to recuperate.

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With the management of Yelu Dashi for more than ten years, all industries in Western Liao were prosperous and livestock were strong. The army was growing stronger and stronger at this time, and it was invincible to fight all over Central Asia. The business travelers and the common people who farmed,

Its reputation was praised at that time. Although the Song Dynasty has become the most powerful country in East Asia at this moment, and its military and economic strength are far superior to that of Western Liao, it is obviously not the best choice to confront such an emerging empire that is at its peak.

It will consume a lot of national strength and will have another powerful enemy on the road to westward.

Therefore, when Zhao Jie decided to advance westward, he did not treat Western Liao as an enemy, but hoped that they could become their own ally to advance westward. The reason was not only because Song and Liao had been friendly for a hundred years, but he married a Khitan princess.

, and the Khitan was deeply influenced by Han culture and the Central Plains regime rules and regulations. After the establishment of the Western Liao Dynasty, although it was remote in the Western Regions, Yelu Dashi still imitated the old system of the Liao Kingdom, adopted the Han system to give priority to the title, changed the era, and used Chinese as the

The official language does not give up tradition because of this.

On the other hand, the Song and Liao countries have common potential enemies. Yelu Dashi is an ambitious monarch like Zhao Qiong. He thought that even if he could not return to the east, he would spread the reputation of the Khitans all over the world and establish the Khitans.

The new great dynasty. Summoned by this great ideal, Dashi decided to move westward to open up new territory of the Khitans. He set his goal as the declining Western Karakhanate, which was also a rule by the Seljuk Dynasty.

The vassal states also made them inevitably fight against the Seljuk Empire.

The facts also proved the correctness of Zhao Qi's judgment. In the fourth year of the Kangguo Kingdom in the Western Liao Dynasty, the Liao army entered the Fergan Valley and headed west. Near Huzhen, the army encountered a legion led by the Khanma Hemu of the Western Karakhanate. Both sides fought for the

Under the battle, the Western Liao army launched a fierce attack. The main component of the Western Karakhan team, the Gelulu people were unwilling to work hard for Mahemu and scattered one after another. In the end, Mahemu's army was completely defeated by the Western Liao army.

Under the military front of the Western Liao Dynasty, the Western Karakhanate was quickly defeated, and Mahemu led the remnants to escape back to the city of Samarkand. In a panic, he sent his master Seljul Sultan Sanjar to seek rescue

The letter prayed to his master to save his destiny. In the letter, Mahemu exaggerated the threat of the big stone, saying that the kingdom had encountered an unimaginable disaster. He asked Sanjar to fulfill his duties as the sword of Allah, under the crescent moon flag

Gather the soldiers of Allah to start a new war and defend your faith.

But at that time, Seljuk Sultan Sanjar was busy dealing with Khwarezm and had no time to take care of Mahemu. Khwarezm was also a vassal of the Seerjuk people, but at this time, it was rebellion under the rule of Ajis.

The wave of the Seerju people made Sanjar anxious. The Khwarezm army once invaded Bukhara City and executed the Governor who was stationed here.

However, Yelu Dashi did not take advantage of the victory to continue to advance westward. In his heart, the opportunity for a decisive battle with the Seljuk Dynasty was still there. After the Battle of Huwu, the Western Liao army stopped to consolidate their new occupation in the Sir Valley.

Land. But Dashi knew that the decisive battle with him would come eventually. He watched coldly, waiting for the arrival of that day, and finally let him wait this year, Sanjar finally freed up his hand to Yelu, the ruler of Karakhitan.

Dashi decided to win and lose. Unfortunately, the army of the Song Dynasty also arrived... (To be continued...)