Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 741 Thicker and Longer
I'm afraid Aguda still doesn't know the news about Goryeo's attachment to the Central Plains. Of course, he can't help it even if he knows.The current affairs have left him with more than enough energy, let alone worrying about the Qi army advancing from the peninsula to Liaodong.

Yanjing's army and horses' offensive in the Jinxi Corridor is still in full swing, and the Qi army's navy's offensive in the Liaodong Peninsula is also in full swing.The Dajin Kingdom, which was attacked on both sides, was not only forced to divide its military strength into two parts, but its strategy against the enemy was also wavering.

The group of forces headed by Nian Meihe is mainly the faction of the Minister of State, Sagai.As mentioned in the previous article, the unification of Wanyan Jurchen began with Wanyan Wu Gunai.

This Wugunai liked the courage and bravery of his second son Wanyan Gailibo (Agu beat his father), so Gailibo's descendants dominated the politics of Wanyan Jurchen.When the sons grew up, according to Jurchen custom, they should move to different palaces [tribes] to live. However, Ugunai let the eldest son Qi Zhe and the second son Qi Libo share the same residence, with Qi Zhe taking care of the housework. Impeach Libo to master foreign affairs.This is why Wanyan Sagai and Wanyan Nianmeihe, the sons of the impeachers, served as Guolunbojilie (equivalent to the prime minister of the country) for a long time, and Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Wubei, the sons of impeachers, became emperors. a reason.

Due to historical reasons, he had to respect his uncle's family, Wanyan Aguda. When he first took over the position of Wanyan Jurchen patriarch, he and Wanyan Sagai divided and ruled the Jurchen tribes.The north of Pituoshui was ruled by Wanyan Aguda, and the area around Lailiushui was ruled by Wanyan Sagai.

If such a situation can last for a hundred years, it is hard to say that Wanyan Jurchen will really be divided into two parts.But the time for Wanyan Jurchen to be divided into two was too short, so when A Gu fought against the Liao Dynasty, the whole Wanyan Jurchen was involved.It is also for this reason that Nian Buhe's position among the Jurchen is so important and holds a decisive weight.That's because Sticky Budou is Jurchen's major shareholder!

Now Nian Weihe advocated concentrating his forces to defend Jinzhou. The Qi army wanted to open the passage into Liaodong, so it was necessary to capture Jinzhou.Nian Meihe felt that although the Jin Army's strength had been weakened a lot after last year's war, it still had the strength to fight.Then we should defend Jinzhou City, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack - Jinzhou City faces the Xiaoling River in the south, which is also the Xiaoling River. The river is several miles wide and goes straight into the Liao Sea.There are mountains on the left and right of the city. The Xiaoling River flows through the mountains on the east side and flows into the coastal plain. Although the latter is a plain, it is more of puddles and swamps. Because sea water often flows in here, Jinzhou City flows from south to north. , it’s really difficult.Nian did not drink because he saw the geographical advantages of Jinzhou City and felt that the Jin Army could fight.As for the Liaohai Sea coast, it is only necessary that there is no major chaos. No matter how joyful the warships are, they will not be able to reach the shore.After all, it was just harassment.

And you must know that the Liao army attacking Jinzhou City this time is full of Yanjing soldiers and horses. How many people can there be in the army in one place?
In this way, the gate of Liaodong can be kept intact, and the spirit of the Jurchen soldiers can be boosted.Afterwards, the Jurchens closed their doors and defended themselves. In three to five years, when the Central Plains Haner completely wiped out the Khitan remnants in the north, even if the strength of the Jurchens could not be restored, would it be much better than it is now?

And Wu Qimai and Wan Yanxie also represented the "Aguda faction" [both born from the same father and mother, so to speak], but they didn't think it was a good way to stick to Jinzhou, and they even prepared to give Liaoyang Mansion lost.Because the enemy is strong and we are weak, the situation is clear, the Han people can't win in one blow, and they can still have the second, third, and fourth. They even raised troops ten times and couldn't succeed, and they still have the strength to raise troops No. 11 times...

The strength of the Jurchen has declined, so head-to-head with the Han army in the Central Plains will only bleed continuously, which is not what a wise man does.

They felt that there was nothing wrong with bringing people back to Huanglong Mansion as soon as possible.Although it is very discouraging and frustrating to do so, whoever calls the Han people tyrannical, although this is a helpless move, it is also the most realistic move.

After the Jurchens returned to their lair, the people from the Central Plains came to attack and kill again, which would be to their advantage and the Han army's disadvantage.The latter is firstly unfamiliar with geography, and secondly, the distance is long.Moreover, in the north of Liaoyang, it is winter for half of the year, and the right time, place and people are all in Jurchen.If the Central Plains soldiers and horses come to attack and kill again, they might not be able to repeat the battle of guarding Dagang.

When you are weak, you take the initiative to go to a place farther away from the enemy. This is a very simple reason.

What's more, after returning to their lair, they can still manage the prairie westward...

For now, both factions are holding their ground.

Time entered the beginning of May, and a large number of Qi troops were already in place.Lei Heng, Zhu Dian, Li Jun, and Hu Yanqing in Liaodong responded by land and water, and the infantry was about to march towards the north.In the Jinxi Corridor, Song Gongming was stationed at Yuguan, and Hua Rong and Shi Wengong led the horse army to enter the Liaozhongjing grassland to the north to contain the Khitan soldiers and horses in the north. Hu Yanzhuo and Yelu Mawu joined forces with Wen Zhongrong, Cui Ye and Liu Shunren's army is approaching outside Jinzhou City.

The battle has already begun, and Aguda once again held an imperial meeting to discuss the current situation and countermeasures.

The result is still no one can convince anyone.

Some advocated sticking to Jinzhou, while others advocated taking the opportunity to return to the north. The surrender of Liaodong to the Han also made the Han less able to pay attention to them, so they hurriedly went all out to fight the Khitan.

Even Wu Qimai thinks that when the people return to Huanglong Mansion, they can send people to discuss with the Han people, and I will serve you as a minister, and then you, Emperor Lu, have a lot of people, so let them go.

The important ministers were arguing and arguing endlessly, and no one wanted to let it go.How to choose?Aguda couldn't decide.Otherwise, this will make the differences between the two factions deeper and heavier.

"Your Majesty..." Wu Qimai looked at Aguda in puzzlement.This is the time, why not take the opportunity to act arbitrarily?
If this drags on, it will be difficult to retreat calmly.

"The news I just got, Wang Bolong, is unstable!"

A Guda gave Wu Qimai a piece of news that shocked the latter.Wang Bolong, this is an old courtier of Jurchen.

"Not only Wang Bolong, but also Nayelu Yujian."

After Wanyan Xie also fled to the prairie from Xijing Road, Aguda trusted Yelu more than ever.Yelu Yujian didn't lose the chain at the critical moment.

But after he received the news of Wang Bolong's instability, his trust in Yelu Yujian was suddenly broken.Make people keep a close eye on Yelu Yujian, although you can't get a clue for a while, but when you have doubts about a person, it is to look at people with colored glasses, and you will feel suspicious when you look at what he does.Especially after Yeluyu's niece Dalibo became Emperor Lu's concubine, Aguda thought he was suspicious.

Wu Qimai's expression turned serious.The Jurchen's current soldiers and horses are composed of the real Jurchen, the Liaodong Han'er, the Khitan who surrendered, and the Bohai people.

Now, the leaders of Liaodong Han'er and Khitan people are actually unstable, and this matter is serious.

"Your Majesty wants to..."

"Murder with a knife!"

A Guda would not send Wang Bolong and Yelu Yujian to Jinzhou or Liaodongnan, but he would send the Han'er army and Khitan army to go there and finish the job.Besides, these people are mostly related to the sticky party.

The Jurchen in the official history, because Wanyan Xie also died early, directly ignited the battle for the throne of the Kingdom of Jin. The entire Jurchen high-level was divided into two, one was the reformist group who wanted to be fully Sinicized, and the other was the old-fashioned faction who stuck to the Jurchen tradition.

Because according to the Jurchen tradition, after Wu Qimai died, Wanyan Xie also died early, so the one who should take over is Wanyan Wu Yashu's [Big Brother Aguda]'s son.At that time, the three sons of Aguda were all dead, and that was Wu Qimai's son—the core figure of the conservative school, but there were still alive.

This is a battle for the throne.In the end, the eldest grandson of Aguda, who was a supporter of the reformists, Wanyan Hesai [that is, Jin Xizong Wanyanquan] was appointed as the heir to the throne of the Kingdom of Jin.The inheritance of the throne of the Kingdom of Jin has also changed from brother to brother in the early days to father-son inheritance.

But now this scene may not happen again, and the Jurchen upper class has no differences in ideas, and everyone is willing to divide their own forces.Nian Meihe was not small in strength. When marching and fighting, he was often the commander of an army, attacking cities and looting land, forcing countless prisoners to surrender.It is inextricably linked with forces other than the close relatives and clans.

His first confidant is the dead Wanyan Xiyin, who is proficient in many languages ​​and is the number one polymath among the Jurchens.Naturally, it has connections with Khitan, Han'er, etc., and there is also a descendant of Gao Qing from Bohai.In addition, there are so many talents emerging from the Jurchen clan, so crowded that outsiders have to hug each other to keep warm.That sticky man is a natural leader.

A Guda let out a long breath, the heaven and the earth all work together, and the hero is not free when transported.This is really true.

All the way to victory earlier, all the disputes in the Jurchen that swept over were covered up by the victory.Now, when the victory is far away from the Jurchen, a rift like it is also emerging.

A year ago, why should Aguda care about these 'minutiae'?At that time, he was the ruler sitting on the head, in charge of everything.But now he has fallen into the 'mortal world'.

The next day, when he didn't know whether to stick to drink or not, he received A Guda's order.Aguda named him Marshal of Youdu, and led 2 troops to reinforce Jinzhou.Although most of the [-] people are the Haner Army and the Khitan Army.

A little later, Aguda took Wanyan Xieye as the Marshal of Zuodu and led thousands of troops out of Liaoyang Mansion and into Yaozhou.

The Qi army on both sides did not know the Jurchens' reaction at this moment. On the Liaodong Peninsula, after Lei Heng and Zhu Dian captured Hue City, their troops had already touched Zhenhai Mansion further north.

In this era, the development of the Liaodong Peninsula is still at a very low level.The simplest example, on the huge peninsula, the geographical map shows only seven cities.

The Liaodong Peninsula is like a dagger piercing the sea. The east and west bordering the sea are flat, like the edge of a sword.In the middle, especially in the north-central region, the rolling mountains cut off the traffic on both sides of the peninsula like a sword ridge.

Therefore, the Qi army had already made up its strategy when it attacked the Liaodong Peninsula.The navy mostly disturbed the Liaohai, while the land division focused on attacking the east side of the peninsula.

Under Jinzhou City, Hu Yanzhuo and Yelu Mawu, who arrived at the front line, felt even more depressed looking at the solid outer wall of Jinzhou City.

Jinzhou City and its army faced each other across the Xiaoling River. Because of their limited strength, even though they had the assistance of naval warships heading straight for Jinzhou along the river, they did not dare to send troops across the river easily.To effectively attack the Jinzhou defenders, they can only rely on the power of naval warships.

It's a pity that the navy's existing artillery can't hit Jinzhou City at all. I really don't know how much the Jurchens have increased the thickness of the city wall. After the Jin army was defeated in the battle of entering the pass, they began to raise people's strength to strengthen Jinzhou City.

The latter was originally a small city that couldn't withstand even stone cannons for a few days, but now the Jin army is building rammed earth inside and outside the city wall, and the walls at the end of the city don't know how thick they are.Anyway, three to five catties of cannons hit the city wall, giving Qi Jun the feeling of scratching an itch.

"Cannon, you must have a thicker and longer cannon if you want to win Jinzhou!" Yelu Mawu said irritably, looking at the warship on the Xiaoling River, playing the battleship with the banner of giving up today and fighting tomorrow.

(End of this chapter)