Soon everyone arrived.
Ugunai sat high in the main seat, and the people below sat scattered around, cross-legged on the ground, maintaining the casualness of the Jurchen tribal civilization.
Seeing this scene, Ugunai frowned slightly.
But before he could say anything, Tushan Helan, the leader of the Tushan tribe, asked, "Your Majesty, the army is at its peak and should be marching south to destroy the Liao people. Why are you suddenly withdrawing?"
Wanyan Wugunai said, "It's not that easy to destroy Liao. They have many artillery pieces in Shangjing and Zhongjing. Our army hasn't gathered enough food and supplies yet. If we attack the city rashly, we'll probably suffer heavy casualties. So, we should first gather enough food and supplies."
"I see."
"I wonder why you defeated the Liao people but didn't continue the pursuit."
"What a pity! If we had enough food and supplies, perhaps we could have captured Shangjing, or at least taken Ningzhou."
Everyone sighed and had no doubts about the reasons given by Wanyan Wugunai.
Because that's the truth.
Although the Northeast is rich in natural resources, due to the existence of Liaoze, there is almost no agricultural civilization, which means that the tribes can only survive by fishing and hunting.
Fishing and hunting are not as stable as farming, and it is common for tribes to lack food and clothing. In addition, the Liao Kingdom has been exploiting them for many years, and they have to hand over all kinds of food and resources, so the tribes are actually very poor.
If they had not been able to transport large quantities of gold, silver and copper ores to Liaoyang and sell them to local Song merchants in exchange for food and weapons and equipment, the Jurchen tribes would never have been able to grow stronger over the years.
So everyone present knew that Wanyan Wugunai was telling the truth.
"The reason I summoned you all this time is not only because I hope to return to Huanglongfu to organize food supplies and stockpile them so that we can defeat the Liao Kingdom in one fell swoop next time, but I also have another matter to discuss."
At this time, Wanyan Wugunai's cousin Tangkugut said.
The Tangku tribe was a staunch ally of the Wanyan tribe, because Wanyan Ugunai's mother was the sister of the leader of the Tangku tribe, and his wife was his cousin.
Therefore, the Tangkuo tribe has always been one of the descendants of the Jin Dynasty.
Hearing Tangkugut's words, everyone was puzzled. Someone asked, "What's the matter?"
"Han people value righteousness and justice. We are fighting against the Liao people because they often oppress us. However, the power of our tribe is not strong enough. If we want to defeat them, we need to unite our forces."
"How can we gather our forces? We've already brought all the troops, horses, and food from each tribe. Isn't that enough to unite us?"
"Yes, all the able-bodied men in our tribe are here now. There are only the elderly, children, women and children in the tribe."
“That’s not enough.”
Tangkugut said: "I just said that we must have a righteous cause and replace Liao. Only then will God bless us."
"Replace it?"
Everyone opened their eyes wide.
Someone quickly looked at Wanyan Wugunai with intelligence.
Then I saw Ugunai silent.
Then someone shouted, "I am willing to support the king to become emperor and establish a country!"
"I do, too!"
Several tribal leaders shouted quickly.
The rest of the people, unless they were extremely stupid, understood the reason.
Everyone looked at each other. After six or seven years of fighting against the Liao Kingdom, Wanyan Wugunai's prestige had become very high and he was revered as the king by all the tribes.
And now it seems that many tribes have been won over by him. If they oppose it, they may not end up well.
So after a brief hesitation, everyone quickly and loudly said, "We are willing too."
Many tribal leaders agreed.
Wanyan Ugunai finally smiled and was about to say something.
Wulinda Shixi of the Wulinda tribe said, "Your Majesty, establishing a country and proclaiming yourself emperor is naturally a good thing, but isn't it a bit too hasty?"
"oh?"
Wanyan Wugunai looked at him indifferently and asked, "Why?"
"The Liao Kingdom is now in decline, with only a few places left, such as Shangjing and Zhongjing. If we want to defeat them, we may be able to do it before next year."
Wulin Dashixi saw that he looked unhappy, and he was startled. He pointed to the south and said, "It's just south."
south?
Wugunai understood what he meant and said thoughtfully, "I have certainly considered the south. The Song people seem to have no interest in the north. If we are willing to accept the title bestowed by the Song people, perhaps we can be safe and sound."
This is why Ugunai did not consider establishing a country until the Liao Dynasty was about to be destroyed.
Historically, his grandson Wanyan Aguda did not even reach Changchun Prefecture. He only reached Huanglongfu and began to establish a country and proclaim himself emperor. At that time, his territory only included Jiangzhou and Xianzhou, and he had only more than 10,000 soldiers and horses.
Now Ugunai's power is much stronger than that of his grandson. He has 40,000 to 50,000 soldiers and horses, and his territory occupies most of Tokyo Road. He has also captured Changchun Prefecture and is approaching the center of Liao.
In addition to the fact that Ugunai had always been afraid of the Liao's firearms, he could only secretly develop his territory and strength in these years, surrendering and rebelling from time to time, making sufficient preparations, so that once the rebellion broke out, he could capture a large area of territory.
The most important thing is that Ugunai must understand the attitude of the Song Dynasty.
He knew very well that both the Liao Kingdom and their emerging Jurchen tribe were as ridiculous as two children fighting in front of the Song Dynasty.
So he had to know whether the Song Dynasty had any intention of invading the north.
If there is, we can only make other plans.
However, Ugunai discovered that although the Song people were powerful, they had no intention of destroying the Liao Dynasty, nor did they suppress their emerging Jurchens, so he believed that the Song Dynasty had no interest in the north.
As long as he destroyed the Liao Kingdom and replaced it, he could completely assume the role of the Liao Kingdom and be an honest younger brother of the Song Dynasty. Wouldn't he be able to achieve an imperial career?
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