Youzhou, Songshan.
As Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Jindanzi were dismissed from their military posts by Wanyan Aguda and driven back to Liaodong, the morale of the Jurchen army plummeted.
Moreover, without the help of the first fierce general Wanyan Jindanzi, Wanyan Aguda was old and experienced the pain of losing a son. Without the support of Wanyan Zonghan, he was unable to do his best. He suffered a lot of losses in several battles with the Sui army.
This time, war weariness suddenly spread among the Jurchen army, and the traitors headed by Fan Wencheng were on tenterhooks. Why? Because the Jurchen army was defeated, in order to show the demeanor of a great power, they would not necessarily kill them. They might also follow the old practice of the previous dynasty and support a pro-Sui sect as the Jurchen Wolf Lord and accept the canonization of the Sui Dynasty.
But they are not Jurchens, they are out-and-out Han Chinese who have abandoned their own country and become dogs for others. With the temperament of the emperor of the Sui Dynasty today, it is a good thing that they are not skinned, cramped, and executed late.
"well!"
Fan Wencheng stared into the distance and sighed involuntarily.
"Why did Mr. Fan sigh?"
At this moment, a voice came, and Fan Wencheng turned his head to look, only to see two generals wearing old armor from the Youzhou Army striding over.
Fan Wencheng took a closer look and found that it was Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, the old generals of the Youzhou Army who had accompanied Wu Sangui to surrender at Linyuguan to surrender the Jurchens.
These two people were King Jingnan and King Pingnan, who together with Wu Sangui were known as the three vassals of the early Qing Dynasty. Like Wu Sangui, they were the heroes of the Qing Dynasty's control of the Central Plains. They killed the Nanming Dynasty, suppressed the rebels, and their hands were stained with the blood of Han compatriots. Especially Shang Kexi, who caused a horrific massacre in Guangzhou, killing everyone on sight, regardless of men, women, or children. There were countless casualties in the city, and those who managed to escape from the city had no way out. The Qing soldiers chased them all the way and forced them to death on the seaside. As many as 700,000 compatriots died. After the incident, there were almost no survivors in Guangzhou.
Here, it is good news that Geng Zhongming was brought into the world by Wu Sangui and implanted as Wu Sangui's deputy general. When Wu Sangui surrendered at Xianguan, the two men were ordered to garrison the pass and stay at Linyu Pass. Later, Wu Sangui died in battle and the two men were ordered to take over Wu Sangui's remaining troops. Before that, the two men had not appeared on the battlefield fighting the Sui army.
Because Wu Sangui was recruited by Huang Taiji and Fan Wencheng to surrender, Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, who were Wu Sangui's generals, had good personal relationships with Fan Wencheng. Now that the Jurchens were in a bad situation, their contact became even closer.
Seeing the two approaching, Fan Wencheng gave a helpless smile and whispered: "I thought that the Sui Dynasty was over and the world was in chaos. The Jurchens had strong soldiers and horses. Even if they could not take over the Central Plains, they could still separate themselves and become kings. But who would have thought?"
Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming were silent for a while after hearing this, worried about their future.
"Lao Shang, Mr. Fan."
Geng Zhongming swallowed, looked around carefully, and lowered his voice and said: "Looking at the current situation, it is difficult for the Jurchens to achieve great things. It is better to consider that path. I heard that Hong Chengchou followed An Lushan and Shi Siming to surrender to the Turks. Anyway, later on with Li Ling, Hong Chengchou died in battle and was posthumously awarded the fourth rank of governor. Li Ling seems to have followed Qin Qiong and Di Qing south to Bashu, and is now a general as well."
"What are you talking about?"
Shang Kexi rolled his eyes, "Back then, that old thief Luo Yi tried every possible means to suppress us officers who were not directly related to us. When I followed Wu Sangui and surrendered to the Jurchens, I swore that I would never serve the Sui army again."
"But in this situation, we have to consider our options!"
Geng Zhongming was glared at by Shang Kexi, and his voice became softer.
"Of course we have to consider our options, but if we are asked to surrender to the Sui Dynasty and work for the Sui Dynasty, I, Fan Wencheng, will not do it!"
Fan Wencheng also held his neck high, his eyes full of resentment towards his own dynasty. He paused and changed the subject: "But now the Jurchens are losing consecutive battles, and the situation is not good. I have an idea. I wonder if you two are interested. ?”
"Mr. Fan, please speak."
Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming came to Fan Wencheng because they believed that Fan Wencheng was smarter than these two rough guys so they could give them some ideas.
Fan Wencheng smiled, raised his hand and pointed to the west, and said in a deep voice: "Although the Turkic Khan and the Great Yuan King Temujin defeated Youzhou, the Turks are different from the Jurchens. The Turks have a history of nearly a hundred years and still have hundreds of thousands of controls. The soldiers of Xian have strong soldiers and strong horses, and they will definitely march south again when the opportunity comes."
"But when Wu Sangui took refuge with Wanyan Aguda, he was able to convince Temujin."
Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming heard what Fan Wencheng meant, but they made people a little worried.
"Don't worry, you two!"
Fan Wencheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "To be honest, I have exchanged letters with Temujin's eldest grandson Kublai Khan many times. This young Khan admired Han culture and Confucian literature very much, and believed that only by promoting Han law can the Central Plains be ruled. . He has invited me many times to go to Turks to help him."
Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming were overjoyed when they heard this, and immediately said to Fan Wencheng: "Since Mr. already has this door, my two brothers are willing to go to Turks with Mr. to serve Kublai Khan the Little Khan!"
Fan Wencheng narrowed his eyes proudly. He had long thought of joining Kublai Khan, but as a scholar, he could not get out of the Jurchen camp. Now that he had two generals as companions, his safety along the way could be somewhat guaranteed.
As soon as the three people gathered together, they immediately made an appointment and each went back to their tents to pack some supplies. Over the past few days, they secretly saved a lot of dry food through their relationship with the Huotou Army, and secretly spent some time on a dark and windy night. He ran out of the Jurchen camp and headed west.
Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming were both veterans of the military, and Fan Wencheng did not receive superior treatment in Jurchen. Although his physique over the past few years could not be compared to that of Shang Kexi and Geng Zhongming, he was by no means a Confucian scholar who could be knocked down by the wind.
The three of them took care of each other and walked across the mountains and ridges to escape the Sui army and the Jurchen sentries. They walked like this for two days and two nights.
On this day, three people had just crossed a mountain when they suddenly heard the ringing of horseshoe bells in front of them. The three people quickly knelt down and looked intently, only to see a Sui army messenger galloping towards them with whips.
The three of them looked at each other, but their eyes were fixed on the horse under Sui Bing's crotch. At that moment, Shang Kexi roared loudly and jumped down from the forest. The messenger was caught off guard and was immediately cut off his horse with a knife.
Geng Zhongming followed Shang Kexi, and when he saw this, he quickly stepped forward and held the horse that was still running forward. Fan Wencheng also stood up and walked to the Sui army messenger and groped around to see if there was anything valuable. But he took out a letter.
Without saying a word, Fan Wencheng immediately opened the letter and read it. After reading less than three lines, his eyes suddenly straightened up and he said in a voice: "Okay!"
