The Mongolian army in the east seemed to be chopping melons and vegetables. Ding Haijun to the west shouted that they were ordered to come to the rescue and to suppress the rebels on behalf of the servants, but their intentions were clear.
The general who was ordered to take charge of the two directions originally sent people to rush to report the letter and ask for help, but soon there was no sound, only the broken troops were walking around in large groups.
Anzhen could only sneer. This situation was really ridiculous.
Not long after he arrived in Hebei, he organized his troops and went south to Shandong. Although the results were not satisfactory, he had a confrontation with Heding Haijun. Now I have been working hard for a year, thinking that I can show my military power. Unexpectedly, the army immediately fell apart at the slightest alarm.
After a year of military training, the results are not as good as before.
Is there anything more ridiculous in the world than this?
If you think about it carefully, it's actually not absurd.
The decline of the Jurchens was the inevitable result of the growing strength of the Jin Kingdom. With the stability of the country and the vast territory, the Jurchen nobles with high status were immersed in a state of stability and prosperity, while the Jurchens at the grassroots level were constantly integrated into the farming environment, losing the soil for hunting and practicing warfare, and at the same time they also lost their desire for war and plunder. Since the Sejong Dynasty, the Jin army has included the Liao and Han people and soldiers from foreign tribes. The proportion of Jurchens in the army has continued to decrease.
When the Great Mongol Kingdom emerged from the plateau, the Jin army lost consecutive battles with it, losing hundreds of thousands of troops. Among them, the absolute number of Jurchens is not high, but because the total population of Jurchens is limited, their relative proportion is quite terrifying. It can be said that among the Jurchens, all the vigorous and martial men who have served on the frontier for generations have been ruined by the imperial court.
Under this situation, Pusan Anzhen used forceful means to win over Bamengan in Hebei Province, and incorporated a large number of Jurchen men into the army and trained them strictly. During this process, there were riots in various military prefectures in Hebei, far and near. In some Jurchen households, if the men and women were all strong, they would immediately take away everything, so that the neighbors would cry and complain on the roads.
From the perspective of Pusan Anzhen, after his failure to expand to Shandong, he learned from the pain and followed Guo Ning's military household system to rebuild Meng'an Mouke, replacing the original Han soldiers with Jurchens who he felt were reliable, and added Strict training is necessary for the revitalization of the Kingdom of Jin.
But if you think about it from the perspective of ordinary Jurchens, times have changed, and it's all in vain to seek a sword, right?
When Guo Ning arrived in Shandong, he saw that the local Jurchens were trying to overcome poverty and barely survive by providing water to private merchants at sea. The same is true for most Jurchens in Hebei. They may be farmers, merchants, petty officials, or even poor people working as sharecroppers, but they are not warriors.
They haven't touched a weapon in generations.
Even if they undergo rigorous training and are forcibly molded into warriors, can they really fight? Do you really want to fight?
Can they be like the Mongols, with savage blood flowing and eager to plunder and slaughter? Can they be like the soldiers of Dinghai Navy who have suffered all the hardships in the world and are eager to fight to change their fate?
Pusan Anzhen believes that the answer should be positive. So he actually had the courage to lead his troops to fight and reach the central capital. But now he knows that the vast majority of Jurchens are not what he thought.
Obviously there were more Jurchens, and it was obvious that the narrow terrain east of the hillock was not difficult to defend. However, when the officers and soldiers of the Hebei Army saw the Mongols and Han people rushing towards them, they suddenly felt that they had no strength at all. They had no will to resist at all, and either screamed and ran away, or kneeled down in despair and begged for mercy. Some of them were lying on the ground, looking up at the sky, and posing as if they were going to kill at will.
The only ones who could barely maintain their formation were a small number of guards around Pusan Anzhen.
These people were not soldiers recruited by Pusan Anzhen in Hebei, but private soldiers who served as the core force of the Pusan family. Pusan Anzhen relied on this force to protect the fleeing Tu Danyi in Zhongdu City, and even Hu Shahu did not dare to move rashly for a while.
Pusan Anzhen felt that with this real elite in hand, there would always be a chance to escape.
Unexpectedly, the Jurchens who fled to both sides retreated repeatedly. Those frightened people lost their direction and subconsciously gathered towards where the general was. In the blink of an eye, countless people crowded around Shuai Qi and formed a group.
Even if it’s dark, this is so conspicuous!
Servant Anzhen repeatedly ordered the flag to be lowered, blew out the pine torch, and then took off his brocade robe and blended into the ranks of the guards. But the clear and majestic formation of the guards was the best target in itself. The defeated soldiers turned back and saw them at a glance, and they continued to gather.
"Fuck them all! Get together like this, are you afraid that the enemies on both sides won't be able to attack you?" Pusan Anzhen cursed angrily, then pointed at the subordinates around him and ordered: "Go and let them disperse." , Don’t block me from going down the mountain! Let’s leave quickly, and if anyone blocks the way, we’ll kill them immediately!”
The subordinates looked at each other.
It is true that they are private soldiers who have followed the Pusan family for many years, but precisely because they are close confidants, they can increasingly see the problem with Pusan Anzhen.
This son of one of the few generals in the Kingdom of Jin had outstanding talents in both military and political fields. When it came to strategizing, he did have insights that ordinary people could not match. It's a pity that he has enjoyed wealth since childhood and rarely experienced hardships. Therefore, no matter how heroic he is on weekdays, he often falls unconscious at critical moments.
Under the growing darkness, thousands of Jurchen soldiers were being driven back to the top of the high slope. The energy and spirit of these people have all collapsed. They have regarded the last elite in this army as their last support. How can they obey the order and disperse? If he kills people with a sword at this time, how can he know that these soldiers will not react violently?
Now there are Mongolians like wolves and tigers to the east, and the Dinghai navy to the west is fierce and fierce. Seeing that these two families are rushing up the high slope, it is a matter of front and rear.
The Mongols were naturally a terrifying and powerful enemy, and no one thought that the loss of those thousands of men just now would seriously weaken the powerful regime that dominated the grasslands. The strength of the navy is beyond everyone's imagination. They can even defeat Qie Xue's army! Such a powerful army is in Shandong, and my servant San Xuan has planned their territory?
No soldier is a fool, no one thinks that it is possible for his side to repel the enemy and disperse the envoys to escape. At most, we can keep the servants and messengers from dying in the hands of the defeated troops. If we can sell them at a later price, maybe everyone will have a chance to survive.
To put it ten thousand steps back, even if you protect the Pusan envoys and break through the flanking attacks of the two armies, do you still have to run into the wilderness in the hope of escaping the pursuit of the light cavalry?
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I have seen the Mongolian cavalry, the Dinghai navy cavalry, and the guards!
Everyone's thoughts changed rapidly. Several guard commanders wearing fine armor did not move at all, so the other guards did not move either.
At this time, the important generals in the Hebei army did not know where they were. Those who worked hard on their own could only stay home.
This fierce general of the same clan as Fusan Anzhen fought back and forth for a while around a collapsed ancient tower on the edge of Liaoshi Gang, as if he could not run out of strength. His left arm was slashed with a machete, and a huge bloody gash immediately opened up. The muscles and tendons inside the gash were severed, and the pale bones could be seen, and blood gushed out like a waterfall. But he shouted at the top of his lungs and slashed at the Mongols trying to rush up below the mountain road with one knife after another.
The Mongolians below suddenly threw a torch up, and the firelight illuminated his entire figure.
Then several arrows flew at the same time, piercing his head, abdomen and shoulders. Pu Sanliujia dropped the straight knife and fell to the ground. He looked at the sky, but the sky was dark and he couldn't see anything.
Beside him, there were the shouts of Mongolians, the crash of cavalry, and even the neighing of horses. The reins of one horse were pulled hard by its owner. Somewhat unwillingly, he took a step forward, took two steps back, and stepped across the ground. The servants on the slope stayed home, completely dissipating his consciousness.
The Mongolian man who came up with the horse was covered in blood and looked fierce. He was Shiji Hutuhu who had previously commanded the Xue army to attack.
His previous failure made him face unbearable humiliation. Fortunately, Genghis Khan gave him a second chance, which he had to seize firmly.
When he led his troops past the obstacle of Pusanliujia and stood on the platform at the top of Liaoshi Hill, all the Jurchens who saw him fell silent. And Shi Ji's gaze went beyond them to the east of the platform. In that direction, Admiral Ding followed a beard general and appeared almost at the same time.
