On the night when the war was about to begin, Xiao Sixian, the marshal and pioneer officer of the Liao Kingdom's campaign to suppress the Jurchens, did not take the Jurchens seriously at all. He was not prepared for possible attacks by the other party. Instead, he let them go as usual. body, ready to take a nap.
Xiao Sixian was young and had never led an army or fought in a war. He had no idea that the war was dangerous. Xiao Sixian believed that the Jurchens were just a small quarrel that could be easily suppressed, and the reason why his brother-in-law sent him to lead an army to conquer the Jurchens was simply to give him the opportunity to make meritorious deeds.
As the deputy vanguard, Xiao Wuna had been on the battlefield for many years and knew the importance of war. He was afraid that the Jurchens would come to rob the camp at night. He also saw that Xiao Sixian was careless and uneasy, so he went to Xiao Sixian's place in person to remind him to arrange troops and horses. , to prevent the Jurchen soldiers from robbing the camp. Xiao Sixian didn't think it was right and dismissed Xiao Wuna lightly. He also went to bed and slept peacefully.
That night, after a long journey, the Liao army, like their general Xiao Sixian, got up on their camp beds early and slept as if they were dead, unprepared for the Jurchens who might come back to steal the camp.
Only deputy pioneer Xiao Wuna was worried and could not sleep well.
Besides, Wanyan Aguda, after inciting the Jurchen soldiers, led more than 2,000 Jurchen soldiers from the Wanyan tribe to attack all night and arrived at the bank of the Duck River before dawn.
Across the Duck River is the Liao army's camp, which is quiet and defenseless inside.
Wanyan Aguda waved the golden-handled mountain ax in his hand and ordered to the soldiers around him: "Jurchen warriors, cross the river!"
The iron cavalry of the Wanyan tribe of the Jurchen tribe stepped on the solid ice and quietly crossed the Duck River.
After crossing the river, the Liao army barracks was in front of them. Wanyan Aguda waved the Jinbing mountain-breaking ax again and shouted loudly: "Jurchen warriors, kill the generals in!"
Suddenly, the Jurchens' iron cavalry roared loudly, shouting "Kill!" and rushed into the Liao army camp.
In the Liao army camp, the diligent ones were already getting up, while the lazy ones were still asleep.
The sudden neighing and shouting of death made Xiao Wuna jump out of bed in shock. Xiao Wuna conveniently took the spear and carried the green sword on his back, and rushed out of the tent. He saw the Jurchens coming to kill them like a tide.
The Liao army was unprepared and was suddenly charged by the Jurchens, killing numerous people one after another. They immediately fled in all directions like frightened birds.
Xiao Wuna jumped onto a platform and shouted loudly: "Calm down! Calm down! Don't run around!"
Xiao Wuna wanted to stabilize the morale of the army and reorganize his troops. However, at this time, the Liao soldiers were so frightened that they were killed by Jurchen soldiers and horses.
At this time, several sharp arrows flew towards Xiao Wuna at the same time.
When the Jurchens saw that Xiao Wuna was an official and stood on the platform to shout, they opened their bows and shot arrows to kill Xiao Wuna.
Xiao Wuna used his gun to knock down the flying arrow.
Seeing the Liao army running in panic, Xiao Wuna had no choice but to jump on his horse, fight with his gun, and rush out.
Xiao Sixian also woke up from his drowsiness, jumped up, and ran away without caring much.
Of the 10,000 soldiers and horses brought by Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna, half were killed or wounded, and the remaining half dispersed and fled to no one knows where.
Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna had no choice but to escape back to Shangjing and face the Emperor Tianzuo to plead guilty.
When Emperor Tianzuo learned about the situation, he was furious and cursed angrily: "Zhuo! Before setting off from the capital, I gave you two 10,000 troops. Why are you the only two who have come back together now? Where are my 10,000 troops?" "
The more Yelu Yanxi cursed, the angrier he became. He shouted loudly: "Come here! Push Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna out of the hall and behead them in public."
Immediately, more than ten guardsmen rushed in, twisted the arms of Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna, and pushed them away.
Among the ministers standing in two rows in the main hall, who doesn't know that Xiao Sixian is Yelu Yanxi's brother-in-law? ! Who doesn’t know the virtue of that guy? You were not the material to lead the army in the war, but it was because of your selfish desires, Yelu Yanxi, that you wanted to make your brother-in-law meritorious and promote him to a high official position, so you appointed your brother-in-law as the marshal and pioneer officer of the Liao army to suppress the Jurchens. , and as a result, ten thousand troops and horses were lost! Now, veteran Xiao Wuna is also being punished!
The ministers watched helplessly as Yelu Yanxi got angry, and gloated over the misfortune, hoping that Yelu Yanxi would kill Xiao Si first in his anger. This would not be a bad thing; but it was a pity that the wise minister Xiao Wuna was implicated, which made the ministers feel reluctant to give up.
The ministers were full of contradictions. If they asked Yelu Yanxi to pardon Xiao Wuna, they would naturally save Xiao Sixian. If they didn't, they would see that such a versatile general in the whole dynasty would be killed by Yelu Yanxi. killed.
Seeing the guards twisting Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna and pushing them outside the palace, the other ministers were silent and said nothing. From the ministers' row next to them, a minister rushed out and opened his arms. With his arms, he stopped the guards and shouted: "Wait a minute! I have something to say to the Holy One."
The minister heading out of the train was Xiao Sixian's brother, Xiao Fengxian.
Xiao Fengxian rushed out of the line, stopped the guards, turned around and paid homage to Emperor Tianzuo, and then said repeatedly: "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down! Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna cannot be killed."
Emperor Tianzuo was furious. When he saw Xiao Fengxian leaving the squad to perform, he loudly rebuked: "What nonsense! Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna, the defeated generals, must be killed according to the law. Why can't they be killed?! I am going to kill them today!" He killed Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna as a punishment. I want to see if Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna can be killed?!" After Emperor Tianzha reprimanded Xiao Fengxian, he shouted to the guards: "Push them out! Behead Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna in public display!"
After hearing the order, more than a dozen guardsmen seized Xiao Fengxian and Xiao Wuna and pushed them out.
Xiao Fengxian could not see his younger brother being killed, so he said to the guards who were pushing Xiao Fengxian and Xiao Wuna: "Wait a minute! Wait a minute! I will ask the Holy Master again later."
The guardsmen came first to see that the uncle Guo had spoken, and secondly they knew Yelu Yanxi's character and knew that Yelu Yanxi was a person without ideas and would change his opinions at any time.
The soldiers and guards thought, Xiao Si was the Holy Father's brother-in-law first, and now the Holy One is so angry that he asked us to push his brother-in-law out and behead him in public. Don't wait until we push the Holy Brother-in-law out and behead him. After a while, the Holy Spirit regrets it again. , asking us for his brother-in-law, we have no place to find him another brother-in-law! If we can't find a brother-in-law for His Majesty, wouldn't it be an unjust death if His Majesty asks us to pay for his brother-in-law's life?
Therefore, when the guards saw that Xiao Fengxian was blocking them again, they held Xiao Fengxian and Xiao Wuna motionless, watching Xiao Fengxian and Yelu Yanxi, waiting for Yelu Yanxi to hear Xiao Fengxian's request and give the order.
I saw Xiao Fengxian bowing to King Yelu Yanxi, and then said eloquently: "Your Majesty, it is easy to kill Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna, just push them out and kill them. However, it is not easy to deal with the soldiers who have escaped. Your Majesty, just imagine that those soldiers who were defeated in the Eastern Expedition fled and robbed wherever they went, causing great harm. Now, if we cannot absolve them of their sins in order to win people's hearts, we should kill their marshal and vanguard first. And the deputy vanguard, I am afraid that the group of fleeing soldiers will become more desperate, so they will gang up as thieves and become a hidden danger. At that time, there will be Jurchens outside and soldiers inside, and things will be difficult to handle. "
Xiao Fengxian, the treacherous and treacherous minister, is still quite good. He knows how to deal with Yelu Yanxi when he is angry. He knows where Yelu Yanxi's shortcomings are at this moment. With just one click, he can immediately make Yelu Yanxi change his mind. Sure enough, Xiao Fengxian said something, which made Yelu Yanxi, who was extremely angry, stunned.
Yelu Yanxi became angry with shame, glared at Xiao Fengxian, and asked sternly: "If it is as you said, Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna cannot be killed, then tell me, what should we do?"
Xiao Feng bowed first and said calmly: "Your Majesty, in my opinion, it is better to absolve them all of their guilt and order them to return to their respective groups and make meritorious deeds. In this way, the problem of defeated stragglers will be solved and the problem of stragglers will be solved. It gave Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. Your Majesty, after all, we are facing a formidable enemy. We cannot kill generals or abolish our martial arts."
When Yelu Yanxi heard this, her anger gradually subsided, and she thought to herself: Xiao Fengxian said the same thing, why not just do what Xiao Fengxian said.
Therefore, Yelu Yanxi said to the personal guards who were obsessed with Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna: "Let these two people go for now, and let me take care of them slowly."
After hearing the order, the guards quickly released Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna, and then retreated outside the palace. The guards who retreated outside the palace looked at each other and said in their hearts: Fortunately, we didn't drag Xiao Fengxian and Xiao Wuna out to behead them, otherwise, the Holy Master would want these two people from us now! Where can we go to hand over the two of us to the Holy Master!
Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna, who were let go by the guards, bowed to Yelu Yanxi and said loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for not killing."
Yelu Yanxi glared at Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna and said: "You two will be spared from the death penalty, but you will not be spared from the living crime! Xiao Si was removed from the post of marshal and vanguard officer in the first campaign to suppress the Jurchens, and Xiao Wuna was removed from the post of governor of Ningbianzhou and deputy commander of the campaign to suppress the Jurchens. As a vanguard, you two will be sent to the army to make meritorious deeds."
Xiao Sixian and Xiao Wuna paid homage to Yelu Yanxi again to express their gratitude.
All the ministers had already expected such a result, so they shouted in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
Let’s put aside the situation on the Liao court’s side first, and then talk about the situation on Wanyan Aguda’s side.
Wanyan Aguda led the Jurchen soldiers and horses, broke through the Yahe camp of the Liao army, killed countless Liao soldiers, pursued them all the way, and successively attacked Binzhou, Xiangzhou, and Xianzhou in the Liao state. The Jurchen soldiers and horses gained great momentum.
The news of Wanyan Aguda's victory immediately spread to the Jurchen tribes, and the Jurchen tribes immediately became excited. The leaders of each tribe sent people to congratulate them, and the subjects of each tribe also came in droves to defect to Wanyan Aguda.
When Wanyan Sagai learned about this situation, he went to the front line in person regardless of his old age. Firstly, he congratulated Wanyan Agu, and secondly, he persuaded Wanyan Agu to declare himself an emperor and establish a country.
Elders such as Wanyan Wu Qingbu and Wanyan Cibuhue also tried to persuade him to join. Wanyan Aguda still felt that the time was not ripe for proclaiming himself emperor and founding a country, so he refused to proclaim himself emperor.
Later, Wanyan Sa Gai asked Wanyan Liheyi, Wanyan Pujianu and others to continue to persuade them to advance, in order to create a scene that everyone wanted. Wanyan Liheyi and Wanyan Pu's slaves obeyed the order, so they also advised Wanyan Aguda to proclaim himself emperor. Wanyan Aguda still refused to proclaim himself emperor.
At this time, Wanyan Nianhan spoke.
Although Wanyan Nianhan is the nephew of Wanyan Aguda, he is not much younger than Wanyan Aguda. Moreover, Wanyan Nianhan is good at fighting, and he is also a Jurchen general, and has high prestige among Jurchen soldiers. .
In addition, Wanyan Nianhan is the son of Wanyan Sagai, representing another faction of the Wanyan family. Wanyan Nianhan's words naturally carry more weight than others.
In fact, the reason why Wanyan Aguda did not rashly agree to proclaim himself emperor was because he was waiting for Wanyan Nianhan's opinion. In the end, Wanyan Nianhan said what he said, and he hit the point.
At that time, in front of everyone, Wanyan Nianhan stood up suddenly and said to Wanyan Aguda: "Second uncle, I am not following the crowd and insisting on persuading you to become the emperor. This is actually a necessity. , and now is actually the best time to proclaim the emperor. Why? Firstly, we have won consecutive victories against the Liao Dynasty, and our morale is high; secondly, if the second uncle does not proclaim the emperor and establish the country, everyone will have no backbone and the people will be scattered. What should I do? Second uncle, think about it, why do you guys follow you to rebel against the Liao Dynasty? Since we don’t found a country and you don’t claim to be emperor, why do you guys follow you? After all, everyone wants to have a bright future!"
What Wanyan Nianhan said was righteous and stern, and it touched the hearts of other people, as well as Wanyan Aguda's heart.
In such a situation, everyone unanimously recommended that he should proclaim himself emperor, especially Wanyan Sa Gai and his family who fully supported it. What reason did he have for not proclaiming himself emperor?
Seeing Wanyan Nianhan's words, Wanyan Aguda naturally had nothing more to say and immediately agreed to found the country and proclaim himself emperor.
In the first month of 1115 AD, the Jin Dynasty was officially founded. Wanyan Agu ascended to the throne of emperor and was named Taizu of Jin Dynasty.
