At the same time, under the careful care of the four lovely wives Tang Kuohui'er, A Xina, Nalan Agu, and Xiao Pu Xianhui, Wanyan Wu Qimai's injury recovered quickly, and he was back to normal in more than ten days. He immediately ordered his soldiers to send the letters of credence of the maritime alliance between Song and Jin to Duning, the capital.
After Wanyan Aguda saw the certificate of credence written in black and white, he was as happy as an old man in the market. After excitedly taking a few sips of wine and swallowing a few pieces of meat, he said loudly:
"Preach my will, march eastward, and destroy Liao in one fell swoop."
Three days later, Wanyan Sagai and Wanyan Xiyin stayed in Huining to preside over state affairs. Wanyan Aguda, together with Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Yinshuke and other Jin generals, led one hundred thousand elite troops to the east.
Since the armistice peace talks between the Liao and Jin Dynasties failed, Yelu Yanxi seemed to have regained the momentum of a great king. He ordered the few famous officials of the Liao Kingdom, such as Dagong Ding and Xiao Wuna, to recruit new soldiers, train soldiers, and build castles to prevent the Great Jin Empire. The cavalry is attacking.
After receiving the personal conquest of Wanyan Aguda's imperial commander and raising all the troops from across the country to attack Shangjing, we considered that Shangjing was the former capital of the Liao Kingdom and was the permanent residence of the Daliao clan and Khitan nobles.
Therefore, there was no room for error in going to the capital. Yelu Yanxi immediately organized a court meeting to discuss the retreat strategy, and plausibly said in the court hall:
"Dear dear friends, now that the troops of the Jin Empire are invading the country, the capital city of Shangjing, where the Khitan people are prosperous, is in danger. If the upper capital is lost, the central capital cannot be protected, and the Liao Dynasty will be destroyed. Therefore, there is no room for failure in the defense of the upper capital."
At the critical moment of life and death, Yelu Yanxi's favored ministers Xiao Fengxian and Zhang Lin were speechless, and the court hall was filled with lifelessness. Yelu Chun, Xiao Qian and others who once "victorious in every battle" have long lost the courage to send troops to fight against the Jin since the defeat of the Resentful Army.
Yelu Dashi was ready to make a move, but the Song Dynasty had formed a maritime alliance with the Jin Empire. Although he was only an envoy to raise the army, he and even the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun were also facing the eager eyes of the Song Dynasty's hundreds of thousands of troops, and they could not tolerate any lose.
Therefore, after seeing that his immediate superiors, Princes Yelu Chun and Xiao Qian, did not speak at the court meeting, Yelu Dashi remained silent.
Yelu Yanxi looked at the mute Manchu ministers. He finally made the right decision, which was to hand over the important task of defending Shangjing to Xiao Wuna, who was against his cronies Xiao Fengxian and others. Then Yelu Yanxi opened his mouth and said:
"According to my decree, Xiao Wuna was made the king of Lanling County. He went to the capital to stay and led the Liao army of 200,000 to go north to defend against the enemy. Xiao Ta was also made the deputy capital commander to assist Xiao Wuna in the fight against the Jin Dynasty. , If there are any opponents, they will be killed without mercy.”
After Yelu Yanxi finished speaking, Xiao Wuna, who was white-haired and leaning on a cane, had to unite his troops to fight against the Jin Dynasty. His legs and feet were weak, but his spirit was good. After Yelu Yanxi finished speaking, he slowly knelt down and said:
"Veteran Xiao Wuna respectfully obeys the emperor's order. Long live the emperor. Long live the emperor."
Xiaota also accepted the order to thank him.
Although Xiao Wuna was old, he still had the desire to regain the Liao Dynasty. Therefore, just after taking office, he immediately mobilized the Khitan nobles and people such as Shangjing and Zhongjing to contribute money and efforts, forming a situation where all the people were on the border of Liaodong.
At the same time, the soldiers of the Dajin Empire who were good at grassland field battles were not very good at attacking cities and demolishing strongholds. Therefore, facing the cities such as Shangjing and Zhongjing with strong city walls, even if their emperor Wanyan Aguda personally took command and waved the flag in person, he could not let the soldiers of the Jin Empire board the towers of Shangjing.
Wanyan Aguda had no choice but to ask Wanyan Sagai to urgently recruit new soldiers and continuously send troops and food to the front line in Beijing. An army of 150,000 pressed on the border and set up camp on the border to fight a protracted war with Xiao Wuna.
Wanyan Wu, who learned about the battle situation in the capital city, urged the Song Dynasty to send troops to Nanjing City of the Liao Dynasty, regardless of the fact that he was recovering from his serious injuries, forming a pincer attack from the north and the south to jointly destroy the Liao Dynasty.
However, despite repeated urgings, the Song Dynasty court failed to send troops northward. Wanyan Wu Qimai had no choice but to meet with Song Huizong to put pressure on the Song Dynasty court to relieve the pressure of the war in Beijing. After he came to the Song Dynasty court, he said loudly:
"Foreign Minister Wanyan Wu begged to see His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, long live long live long live long live."
Before the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty could speak, the furious Wanyan Wu Qimai continued:
"Your Majesty, Song and Jin have formed a maritime alliance and agreed to send troops to destroy the Liao Dynasty. Now, our Jin Empire's 150,000 elite soldiers have gone to war with the Liao Dynasty and will attack Shangjing and Zhongjing of the Liao Dynasty in the near future."
"However, as a brotherly country, the Song Dynasty court should follow the agreement of the maritime alliance between the two countries and send troops north to attack Nanjing of the Liao Dynasty to relieve the war pressure of the Jin Dynasty."
"Therefore, the foreign minister Wanyan Wu Qimai came to see the Holy One and asked the Holy One to send troops to help."
After Wanyan Wu finished begging for money, Song Huizong, perhaps influenced by the rumors coming from the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, or perhaps influenced by the civil strife in the Song Dynasty, directly refused to send troops to go north, so he said without thinking:
"Master Imperial Advisor, it's not that the Song Dynasty court is unwilling to send troops to the north, but that Fang La, a pariah in the Song Dynasty, has gathered people to cause chaos and really can't get away. When the war in the south subsides, we will immediately go north to attack Liao. I hope your Majesty the Imperial Academy will Tell this to His Majesty the Emperor of your country."
"Ah, ah, this happened. But you, the Song Dynasty court, cannot ignore the alliance between our two countries just because of the chaos of the people. Your Majesty, your country's move is tantamount to setting our Jin Empire on fire. What is the difference between baking and treachery?”
After Wanyan Wu Qimai finished speaking unceremoniously, Gao Qiu, who had met him several times, came out to smooth things over. After a few words of greeting, Gao Qiu said calmly:
"My lord, the rebellion in the south of the Song Dynasty is strong. If it is not stopped in time, it may shake the foundation of our country. To be honest, Lord Tong Guan and Dutong Liang Shun, who you are familiar with, have already sent their troops to fight south. Our great army The Song court is really unable to get away, so we ask for your understanding from the Master of the State and His Majesty the Emperor of your country."
"Yes, Sir, our two countries have formed an alliance, and we should indeed help your country when it is in difficulty. However, our country is also in difficulties. However, Sir, you can rest assured that when the chaos in our south is put down, we will lead 200,000 The army goes north to destroy the Liao Dynasty together with your country."
After Gao Qiu and Song Huizong finished talking, Wanyan Wu Qimai was very angry, but he was asking for help after all, so he resumed his begging attitude. Kneeling down politely again, he straightened his clothes and said:
"Your Majesty, we, the Jin Empire, are approaching the city with overwhelming force. However, when the Liao Dynasty is on the verge of life and death, all the people are in the army, and my brother is leading the expedition himself. It has been unable to attack for several months, and it really needs the assistance of the Song Dynasty."
After finishing speaking, Wanyan Wu was still indifferent when he saw Song Huizong, Gao Qiu and others, so he continued:
"Your Majesty, the foreign ministers know that there is a war in the south of the Song Dynasty, and it is indeed very difficult. The foreign ministers really do not dare to embarrass the Song Dynasty. Therefore, I kindly request the Song Dynasty court to send more than 10,000 soldiers northward under the guise of an army of 200,000 troops going to Liao Dynasty. It's good to bluff and scare Daliao."
Song Huizong continued to be silent, Gao Qiu continued to be silent, and all the civil and military officials of the Song Dynasty continued to be silent.
After a while, Wanyan Wu Qimai immediately stood up, glanced at the Great Song Dynasty Hall, and said angrily:
"I thought that the Han people of the Song Dynasty were familiar with the teachings of Confucius and Mencius and knew how to keep their promises, but I didn't expect that they turned out to be treacherous people. Without your help from the Song Dynasty, our soldiers of the Jin Empire could still take over the Liao Dynasty."
After Wanyan Wu finished speaking, he immediately turned around and was about to leave. At this moment, Gao Qiu, the Taiwei of the Song Dynasty, suddenly said:
"Master, please stay. The Song Dynasty court is unable to send troops now, but I, Gao Qiu, have organized martial arts masters from the Central Plains to go north to help His Majesty the Emperor of your country attack Shangjing."
"Hahaha, Lieutenant Gao. That's not necessary. Without you, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, and Lieutenant Gao, our master can still command the world's martial arts heroes."
After saying that, Wanyan Wu Qimai left angrily. After he left, Gao Qiu and others said:
"Your Majesty, if that rumor is false, it would be a pity that our Song Dynasty would miss the perfect opportunity to regain the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun."
Just after Gao Qiu finished speaking, Li Gang immediately said:
"What Lieutenant Gao said is wrong. Regardless of whether the rumors are true or not, Wanyan Wu Qimai is a well-known member of the Great Jin Empire and the future emperor of the Great Jin Empire, so he must die."
After everyone discussed for a while, Song Huizong said loudly:
"It's a pity, it's such a pity. But what Lord Li Gang said is absolutely true. Lieutenant Gao, just let Master Li take action."
Half a month later, Wanyan Aguda received a letter from Wanyan Wu begging for money. Like Wanyan Wu begging for money, he cursed the Song Dynasty's monarchs and ministers for their betrayal, so he tore up the maritime alliance's credentials and swore to heaven that he would not let the Song Dynasty assist. We must also conquer Shangjing and Zhongjing.
