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If the troops are not withdrawn,

There wasn't enough food to return to Datong.

Several days after the Jin cavalry withdrew,

Yelü Dashi then personally led his troops back to Khatun City.

Ma Kuo and Yu Yunwen,

He also rode a horse and followed him.

Ma Kuo flattered, "The Jin invaders have returned empty-handed."

"The Khan's fame will surely resound throughout the grasslands."

Yelü Dashi shook his head and said, "We still need to win a few more battles."

"A Khan who only knows how to run away,"

"It won't win people's hearts on the grasslands."

Yelü Dashi's situation

It's not nearly as glamorous as it seems on the surface.

The Western Liao Kingdom he is now establishing

It has seven states and eighteen tribes.

But it was actually more like a loose tribal alliance.

The various tribes of the Northwest Pacification Commission of the Liao Dynasty

They had rebelled for ten years.

The Liao Dynasty's century-long efforts here were destroyed in an instant.

Although the Liao Dynasty successfully suppressed the rebellion

But they fought a full ten years of war.

Only kill Marcus, who led the rebellion.

Even Marcus's children and grandchildren were completely unaffected.

(This Marcus, who was killed for rebelling, later had a grandson named Wang Khan, who in turn had an adopted son named Temujin.)

From then on, the Liao Dynasty could only nominally rule the northern desert region.

Yelü Dashi in just a few years

Where can we truly subdue these tribes?

Once a major setback is suffered

The eighteen tribes under Yelü Dashi

It is estimated that more than 50% will rebel.

Another 20% will obey orders but not direct commands!

Therefore, Yelü Dashi could only win and could not afford to lose.

If they lose, they won't even be able to stay in the northern desert.

They could only bully those countries in the Western Regions.

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Meanwhile, Yelü Yudu and Shi Jianu returned to Datong.

He was soon punished by Wanyan Zonghan.

Wasting supplies and returning empty-handed.

Unable to subdue the tribes of the grasslands.

Yelü Yudu took the blame for all these crimes.

Who told him to be the head coach of this expedition?

Yelü Yudu's military power

Wanyan Zonghan took the opportunity to deprive him of his rights.

He lost all his Khitan soldiers.

He's all alone.

"boom!"

The wine glass was placed heavily on the table.

Yelü Yudu poured himself a drink and drank it.

He drank his sorrows away, one sip after another.

He was the emperor's brother-in-law of the Liao Dynasty.

Forced by political struggles, they sought refuge with the Jin dynasty.

Over the years, he has made many contributions to the Jin Dynasty.

What he got in return was repeated suspicion.

When Aguda was still alive

They then took Yelü Yudu's wives, concubines, sons, and tribes.

They were all relocated to the heart of the Jin Dynasty as hostages.

This move provoked Yelü Yudu's generals to conspire against the Jin dynasty.

From then on, he was even less trusted.

Now, they have stripped him of all his military power!

"Father....."

Yelü Dongzhen pushed open the door and entered.

He was the only son who was allowed to stay by Yelü Yudu's side.

"Close the door."

Yelü Yudu said, his emotions suffocating.

Yelü Dongzhen first peeked out.

Then close the doors and windows, and whisper:

"Father, the Jin Kingdom cannot be allowed to remain,"

"Otherwise, we'll be convicted and killed sooner or later."

Yelü Yudu sneered: "If we can't stay in the Jin Kingdom, where else can we go?"

"Should we surrender to the Western Xia or Yelü Dashi?"

Yelü Dongzhen said, "Both my father and Yelü Dashi are fierce tigers."

"Two tigers cannot share one mountain."

"You must never go to the northern desert."

"The Western Xia were begging for mercy from Wanyan Zonghan,"

"My father and I have no soldiers at our disposal,"

"Going alone, I fear I will not be accepted."

"Then only the Ming Dynasty in the south remains!"

"I wonder what kind of person the Emperor of the Great Ming Dynasty is,"

"There are no connections after that."

Yelü Yudu expressed his doubts.

Yelü Dongzhen said, "Now only the Ming Dynasty is willing to accept us."

"Take a lot of intelligence about the Jin Dynasty with you,"

"As long as the Ming emperor is not incompetent,"

"They'll definitely give us official positions."

Chapter 1948 The Escape Plan

The father and son discussed it for a while,

They began to formulate an escape plan.

First, he shaved his head.

Wearing a hat so no one notices.

Then they brought over two more sets of monk's robes.

They lived in the suburbs of Datong.

They owned some land, servants, and tenants.

The father and son summoned their concubines (their wives were being held hostage in Liaodong).

He said he wanted to go to the city.

He rode his horse south at breakneck speed halfway through the journey.

A general who surrendered after losing his army,

Wanyan Zonghan did not send anyone to keep an eye on things.

The father and son's concubines and servants,

Everyone assumed they had gone to the city to visit friends.

The two rode away on horseback for more than ten days.

Nobody noticed!

They dared not enter the city along the way.

We rode straight to Yanmen Pass.

Before entering the mountains, change into monk's robes.

They dressed up as two monks, one old and one young.

And they killed the horse and threw it into the ravine.

The rest of the journey was completed on foot.

Due to last year's shaving and changing of clothes order

A large number of Han Chinese pretended to be monks.

He would rather shave his head than have the hairstyle of the Jin Dynasty.

The father and son, dressed as monks, were completely inconspicuous.

There were no contraband items in the bundle.

They easily fooled the system.

At this time, Xinzhou

It was still occupied by the Jin Dynasty.

Chitang Pass was also in the hands of the Jin Dynasty.

However, Tianmen Pass had already been recaptured by Zhang Guangdao.

The two men circled around to the southwest of Xinzhou.

They traversed mountains and valleys, heading straight for Tianmen Pass.