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The Jin State did not inherit the territory of the Liao State, apparently referring to the Mongolian steppe of the Northwest Zhaoji in the central and western regions. Under the leadership of A Bone Da, the Jurchen Yan clan rose violently in the black waters of the White Mountains, almost defeating Daliao and capturing the Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi alive. After capturing the rich eastern core region of Daliao, the Jin State could not wait to attack the weaker and richer Da Song. But did not expect to be fiercely resisted, and eventually had to fight with the Southern Song Dynasty. The state of Jin for more than 100 years has always been a narrow north-south and has not inherited the territory in the northwest of the Liao state. The reasons for this are manifold.
The Jurchens were not recognized
Although the Khitan has its own legend of green bull and white horse, it comes from Donghu-Xianbei from historical origin. So in essence, it belongs to the steppe nation, and the characteristic of the steppe nation is to obey the strong. Didn't the steppe peoples have any other tribes except the Xiongnu, Xianbei, Rouran, Turks, etc.? No, it's just that when these peoples are strong, they all submit. Therefore, after the founding of the Khitan state, after a long period of conquest, they unified the tribes of the steppe and established the Northwest Recruitment Department for garrison management.
Although the Jurchens who established the Jin Kingdom were also good at riding and shooting, they were an authentic fishing and hunting people. Therefore, the habits of the Jurchens and steppe nomads were completely different and were not recognized by the western steppe peoples. The simple example comes from the fact that the fishing and hunting peoples in the northeast generally respect shamanism, while the grassland peoples respect the immortal sky and wolf totem. What's more, the more than 200 years of rule of Daliao has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, and it is very difficult for Jin Guo to easily shake it.
The Northwest Recruitment Department of the Liao State is still functioning
The land of Liao is narrow from east to west, and the central and eastern parts are the richest core areas of Liao. As for the ethnic minority gathering areas in the northwest, southwest and northeast, the Northeast Recruitment Department, the Southwest Recruitment Department and the Northwest Road Recruitment Department are respectively set up for management. Because the Jurchens rose too quickly, they gave priority to occupying the rich and prosperous central and eastern parts of the Liao Kingdom. Occupying this part not only completed the occupation of the essence of the Liao state, but also captured the last Tianzuo emperor of the Great Liao, Yelu Yanxi. Fundamentally, the Liao state has perished. Therefore, according to the limited strength of the Jurchens, it is obvious that the rich and weak Great Song is more tempting than the desolate and barren northwest steppe.
However, Jin Guo thought too much, although the Tianzuo Emperor of the Liao State had been captured, the Northwest Road Recruitment Division of the Liao State was still functioning. The rule of Daliao for more than two hundred years has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, so the Northwest Road Recruitment Department was still operating stably before the complete collapse of Daliao. The eighteen grassland departments such as Da Huang Murwei, Enemy Ra, Wang Ji Ra, Cha Chi Ra, Ye Xi, Nose Gude, Nira, Da Ra Qi, Damili, Mierji, Hezhu, Uguri, Zhubu, Pusuwan, Tang Gu, Kumusi, Xi'er, and Jiao Erbi are still enshrined as the orthodoxy of Daliao. This is also the strength of Yelu Dashi to collect troops in Duncheng with only 200 cavalry and create a Western Liao team. Jerudashi trained his army in the city of Kotun, and supplies were provided by local tribes. When the army was expanded to more than 100,000, he bid farewell to the ministers and sought to establish Western Liao.
According to the "History of Liao, Volume 30, Book 30", it is recorded that Dashi established himself as the king and led the iron horse to escape for 200 nights. As far west as the city of Ketun, there will be eighteen kings, and the oracle said: "My ancestors started a business with difficulty, and the nine lords of the past life, and the year was two hundred." Jin Yi's subordinates forced the mainland family, crippled my Lishu, and slaughtered our prefecture, so that our Tianzuo Emperor was covered in dust and pained day and night. I am fighting righteously and to the west today, and I want to use my strength, my enemies, and restore my territory. But there are also mainland families who worry about our society, think of saving the monarch, and help the people in distress? "Then there were more than 10,000 elite soldiers, put up officials, stood up in armor, and equipped with weapons.
Compared with the Liao State, the rich and weak Great Song was the priority target of the Jin State
The Great Song was originally regarded as a behemoth by the Jin Kingdom, so there would be the Golden Song Sea Covenant. But the tragic situation during Tongguan's Northern Expedition was seen by Jin Guo. Da Song is like the donkey in "Qian Donkey Skill Poor", except for calling, he has no great skills. After Jeruch Yanxi fled to Jiashan, the kingdom could not live without such a king. Therefore, Yelu Dashi and others supported Yeluchun as emperor and established Northern Liao. The nascent small court of Northern Liao faced the attack of Jin and Song, and Yelu Dashi planned to reconcile with Song against the Jin state. However, the Great Song monarch actually thought that the Liao State was afraid, so Tong Guan led an army of 200,000 to the north to recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun.
But the ideal is plump, the reality is skinny. Yelü Dashi led only 20,000 remnants to defeat the Song army at the Baigou River, and after Yelüchun's death, the Song army attacked again and was defeated. The Northern Song Dynasty's brief recapture of Youyan was redeemed by the Jin State after spending money to recover it. Can such a weak Northern Song not become a target of the Jin Kingdom? Because the Northern Song Dynasty was weaker and richer than the Liao State. Like a child with golden pimples, can Jin Guo not salivate? Therefore, the Jin State, with a limited army, decided to launch a war to destroy the country against the Song Dynasty.
Mongol power gradually rose
As the westward migration of Yelu Dashi continued to continue the state of Liao in the Western Regions, the rule of Daliao in the Mongolian steppe had collapsed. The steppe ministries: the Krei department, the contemptuous beggar, the Mongol department, the Tatar department, etc. are basically in a state of independence, and the Jin kingdom has no ability to unify by force in the face of the tough Mongol tribes. Therefore, the Jin State can only provoke infighting among the various departments of the grassland by wooing and dividing. By the time of Genghis Khan's great-grandfather Zheng'er Zhengjin Hebule, he had repeatedly defeated the invasion of the Jin army. In order to attack the Song Dynasty with all his might, the Jin State had to temporarily woo Hebul Khan, and Hebule was therefore named the "King of Monghu".
Author: With the rapid entry of the Jurchens into the Central Plains, the Jurchens quickly corrupted and degenerated because of the life in the Central Plains. Directly led to the plummeting combat effectiveness of the Jinguo, not to mention the initiative to attack Mongolia, because of the fear of Mongolian attack, he built a golden Great Wall thousands of kilometers on the Jin-Mongolian border. At this step, the offensive and defensive posture of Jin and Meng changed hands, where did they dare to mention what to capture the Khitan homeland.
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