On April 12, in the center of the Zhuozhou camp of the Jin soldiers, in a huge felt tent, Wanyan Zongbi's roar suddenly came out.
"Xie Bao, what kind of battle are you fighting? Sixty thousand households plus four armies of artillery, cannons, pots, and water, a total of 80,000 people! I asked you to defend for ten days, but you can defend for seven or eight days. No, you can defend for four or five days! How come you were defeated in two days? And more than 20,000 people were killed, and 80 ships were lost..."
It turns out that Wanyan Zongbi was training his cousin Wanyan Xiebao!
Wanyan Xiebao had already led the defeated army back to the Zhuozhou camp where Wanyan Zongbi was located. There were 80,000 people when he left, but there were still 57,800 left when he came back... Actually, it was okay, it was just defeated. More than 20,000 people. Among them, he was really not to blame for the destruction of the navy. He didn't understand the navy at all, and he didn't build that nonsense ditch fleet.
As for the 70,000 land divisions he was responsible for, he only defeated more than 10,000 people, and 89% of them were Khitan, Bohai, and Han'er. Not many real Jurchens died. Even the Khitan Ten Thousand Houses, the Bohai Ten Thousand Houses and the Han'er bodyguards were not wiped out. Wanyan Xiebao was still on the right track. He saw that the Song army first used artillery to inflict heavy casualties on the Khitan, Bohai, and Haner armies, and then launched a counterattack with "armored grenadiers" and defeated Liu Xiao (Nian Kuo) and Bai Gao. (Nian Ga) and Brother Yelunu were about to collapse, so they did not continue to press, but ordered the withdrawal of troops - these three dogs were still useful, and forcing them to death all at once was not enough.
So when Wanyan Xiebao saw Liu Yanzong's son Liu Yan being surrounded by Song grenadiers, he sent his own Tiefu Tu soldiers to fight back and fished Liu Yan out.
However, Yue Fei did not have enough cavalry and only had one general, so he could only use infantry to pursue him. When he reached Qigou Pass, he encountered tens of thousands of troops led by Wanyan Zonghan to support Xiebao. Yue Fei, whose military strength was relatively weak, had to retreat to Xincheng (Baigou Hebei and Liuli Hexi) to garrison.
After Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Xiebao met, they did not go south to find a place. Instead, they returned to Zhuozhou on the south bank of the Zhuoshui River. They then fortified the village along the Zhuoshui River and blocked the intersection of the Zhuoshui River and the Liuli River to prevent the Song army from attacking. Use the captured ditch fleet to advance toward Daxing Fucheng along the line "Liu Li River-Zhuo River-Sanggan River".
Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Xiebao had just set up their defenses when God poured down a heavy rain. It had been raining continuously since the eighth day of the lunar month until now.
Moreover, the scope of the rainfall this time was very large. Almost the entire northern part of Nanjing Road and Hebei Road was covered with heavy rain. The roads were muddy and there were floods in many places.
Because the muddy roads limited the Jin Army's cavalry, and the heavy rain for days restricted the Song Army's artillery and grenades.
Therefore, the Song and Jin armies on the Nanjing Road battlefield had to rest and recuperate while waiting for the weather to clear.
As for the Jin Army, apart from resting and reorganizing the entire army, Wanyan Zongbi and Wanyan Xiebao's uncle and nephew were quarreling and playing every day.
Wanyan Zongbi was quite dissatisfied with Wanyan Xiebao's performance in the battle at Baigouhe! As long as this guy persists for two more days, he can wait until it rains heavily. By then, the Song Army's firearms will be unable to function. The Jin Army can at least force the Song Army to the south bank of the Baigou River, right?
But this kid Xie Bao couldn't fight a tough battle, and he wanted to run away after a slight setback... So in the past two days, Wanyan Zongbi got angry when he saw Xie Bao, and scolded him when he couldn't get angry.
And Wanyan Xiebao was the eldest grandson of the Wanyan family. He was also a prince, and he was made based on his ability. How could he take Wanyan Zongbi's account? Of course you have to retaliate after being scolded.
"Uncle, 20,000 people died on the Baigou River side in two days. How can we still fight for four or five days? We can't send out 40,000 or 50,000 for four or five days? There are not enough Khitans, Bohai people, and Han people in the army. Damn it, how many female confidants have to die?"
Wanyan Zongbi became angry when he heard this, "The southerners have forced themselves to Nanjing Road. If Nanjing Road cannot be defended, we will have to fight in Liaodong and Beijing Road (Linhuang Mansion). By then, all the nationalities will die." Only more!"
Wanyan Xiabao chuckled: "Uncle, how many times have I told you... This world is so big. As long as we have strong guys and good skills, how can we not go anywhere?" What is Liaodong? What Linhuang Prefecture is guarding? What did we Jurchens do to get started? We started by burning, killing, and looting. We settled in Liaodong and Linhuang Prefecture not to guard the land there, but to rob the gold and silver of the Han people. Woman. It’s hard for the Han people to rob her now. The guys in their hands are too hard, and the soldiers’ kung fu is not weak. We can’t rob her at all!
And there are many things that are easy to grab elsewhere. See how happy the party members are now? With just a few explosive pots, we were able to blow up so much gold and silver, and we also grabbed so many good horses and foxes... We are better than the party members. If we don't grab what's easy to grab, how can we still defend it? Farming in Liaodong and herding sheep in Linhuang Mansion? "
Wanyan Xiebao's words were not meant for Wanyan Zongbi, but for the Jurchen Wanhu and Meng'an who came to persuade them to make peace.
This Wanyan Xianbao was really an eye-opener in the Western Region! Before he went to the Western Regions, he thought that the people in the Southern Song Dynasty were the most cowardly people in the world. But when I arrived in the Western Regions, I realized what it means to be cowardly without end. What a coward!
And in Wanyan Xiebao’s view, if the Great Jin Kingdom wants to live a good life, then it must be snatched!
If the Kingdom of Jin stopped being a bandit and turned to herding sheep and farming, what would the court of Jin do? How do so many Jurchen nobles live their lives? Relying on the Jurchen and Bohai tribes below to herd sheep and farm to support themselves? is it possible? Those people have become accustomed to eating and drinking over the years. If they just rely on farming and herding sheep, it will be difficult to support themselves!
By exploiting the Khitan and Liaodong Haner? Are you kidding me? How many people do they have? I’m exhausted and can’t afford it!
Moreover, most of the Khitan people are nomadic. If they are exploited too harshly, they will definitely run away and throw themselves at Yelu Dashi.
Although the Han people who farmed the land could not escape, they could not defeat the Jurchens. But they were forced so hard that they even took refuge in the Jurchens as tenants and managed to survive. In a few years, they would have disappeared from the Jin Kingdom’s household registration... If Zhao Kai had not fought before If you come here.
Therefore, once the Kingdom of Jin loses the "oil and water roads" such as Nanjing Road, Hebei Road, and Jingdong Road, and then becomes neighbors with a powerful Northern Song Dynasty and a Liao Kingdom that is willing to be the lackey of the Northern Song Dynasty, it will be beaten every once in a while. You have to go down to see the hell.
Therefore, in Wanyan Xiebao's view, there is only one way out for the Great Jin Kingdom... Go west along the northern line of the Silk Road, cross the grassland, enter the Western Regions, and become the second in the Western Tang Dynasty!
Of course, this road is not easy to walk. Because the Jurchens are not nomadic, and they have to pass through the territory of Yelu Dashi (actually Yelu Dashi's control there is also very weak).
But it's not impossible to leave, because they have allies in the Western Regions. As long as they survive the more than 3,000 miles of grassland, they can get help from the Western Tang Dynasty.
Now the Western Tang Dynasty is relatively isolated in the Western Regions. It is at war with the Great Food Kingdom (Seljuk), and has a tense relationship with a group of Tianfang Sect local snakes in the Western Regions. The east is also under pressure from the Song Dynasty.
So when Wanyan Xiebao returned to Daijin, Prime Minister Cao told him that he hoped he could bring more people to the west so that everyone could conquer the country together. Anyway, there are many countries in the West, some of which are weak and can be conquered.
However, Wanyan Xiebao's idea of moving westward did not get the support of Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongbi, Wanyan Zongfu and other big figures of the Aguda sect. Because the Great Jin Kingdom established by the Jurchens has not yet gotten rid of the tradition of military democracy... If the country wants to move westward, then the Jurchens need to elect a new, strong leader. Because Wanyan Wu begged to buy a sick man who was bedridden from a stroke and was dying, and Wanyan Liang, a child, could not bear the responsibility of leading the Jurchens to move westward.
The leader who can shoulder this responsibility is undoubtedly Wanyan Xiebao, the eldest grandson of the Wanyan family. He is also the oldest of his generation, has the strongest military ability, has experience in the Western Expedition, and The extremely favorable condition of excellent relations with the Western Tang Dynasty. And not long ago, he also brought back many Persian and Oceanic horses from the Western Regions to give to the Jurchen nobles...
Therefore, once westward migration becomes the national policy of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Xiebao will definitely be elected as the master of banbojilie!
Although the idea of moving westward was rejected by Aguda's group, Wanyan Xiebao did not give up. Instead, he began to promote the benefits of moving westward among a group of Jurchen men.
Before the Battle of Baigouhe, there were not many Meng'an who supported Wanyan Xiebao. After all, everyone didn't know that Zhao Kai was so powerful again!
But now the thousands of Jurchen households and Meng'an gathered in the big tent, after listening to Wanyan Xiebao's words, most of them nodded slightly, and it seemed that they all began to support the westward migration.
Seeing this scene, Wanyan Zongbi's face turned blue with anger. He even suspected that Wanyan Xiebao deliberately lost the battle at Baigouhe...
However, he has no evidence of this now, and his reasoning can’t explain Xie Bao—isn’t the Great Jin Kingdom the country that was snatched away all the way? Who among the people in this big tent has never done anything like burning, killing, and looting?
But in recent years, the robbery business of Da Jin Kingdom has indeed gone downhill... Not only can't they grab Zhao Kai's territory, they don't even dare to grab Zhao Huan's territory.
Because Zhao Huan's Southern Song navy was too powerful! If it weren't for Zhao Huan's efforts to suppress it, the Southern Song Dynasty Navy's bobbin boats would probably have come to seize the Jingdong and Liaodong territories of the Jin Kingdom.
In this case, the income of the Jurchen nobles and national warriors is not very good. I’ve basically been resting on my laurels these past few years!
And this time in the war with the Northern Song Dynasty, it seems that we will lose blood again... If we really lose all our capital, how will we live in the future?
Just when Wanyan Zongbi didn't know what to do, the curtain of the big tent was suddenly opened, and a warm and moist wind blew in. Then he saw a young man who looked somewhat similar to Wanyan Zongbi striding in. As soon as he came in, he shouted: "Dad, Marshal Du's Mansion just sent an order. Marshal Du asked us to return to Daxing Mansion immediately!"
