Saba's idea is very clear.
Since the Jin soldiers are so good at fighting, I will avoid their sharp edges and resolutely confront the opponent head-on. The Khitan army is not as elite as the Jin soldiers. This is something Saba is willing to admit.
Retreat, don't be shabby.
I am willing to retreat, since I have nowhere to retreat anyway.
And Jin Bing cannot always be in full swing.
Saba still understands the principle of making great efforts and then failing again and again.
He could retreat, lengthen the Jin Army's supply line, use long-distance marches to consume the Jin Army's morale, wear down their will and physical strength, and try to make the Jin Army generals make bigger mistakes.
For such a plan, it is not impossible to even abandon Pingguo County, which has been operating for a long time.
Of course, even if he gave up, he wouldn't be able to leave anything useful to Jin Bing.
Saba gave an order, and the whole city began to prepare for retreat. All important objects were moved in advance, and people were also moved along with them. The army turned to stand firm and refused to engage in field battles with the Jin army in order to buy time.
In order to encourage the army to truly resist the Jin army's attack, Sa Ba personally went to the front line to boost morale, distributed money and rewards, stimulated the morale of the soldiers, and made them fight bravely.
So in the next few days, the Jin Army's offensive did not achieve such great results, and they only conquered one camp a day on average. Most of them were given up by the Khitan Restoration Army on their own initiative.
The Khitan Restoration Army began not to engage in field battles with the Jin Army, nor to compete with him for a camp, nor to care about the gain or loss of a camp.
After Pingguo County completed the task of strengthening the walls and clearing the country, Sa Ba ordered the army to begin an orderly retreat. Yi Lawo'o took the initiative to ask Ying to be the rear guard of the army. Sa Ba deeply praised him and asked him to command an army of 5,000 to cut off the rear of the army.
When the Jin soldiers discovered that the Khitan Restoration Army was showing signs of retreat, it was actually relatively late. Most of the main force of the Khitan Restoration Army had retreated during the night. When the Jin soldiers discovered it at dawn, all the people in Yiliwowo began to lead the rear. The troops retreated in an orderly manner.
Xiao Huaizhong was happy at first, and then annoyed.
Of course, he was happy because his Jin-Yuan offensive greatly boosted morale, made the Jin army explode, fought many victorious battles, and successfully forced the Khitan Restoration Army to retreat and hand over Pingguo County.
What's annoying is that this army has been standing in front of him for so long, and they have been at odds with him, and now they actually want to retreat without any injuries?
Beautiful thought!
Xiao Huaizhong immediately ordered the cavalry to attack and pursue the retreating Yilawo'o headquarters. Yilawo'o fought and retreated, using cavalry to fight against the cavalry. Finally, at the cost of losing more than a thousand soldiers, he successfully withdrew into Hanzhou and stabilized his position.
The Jin cavalry gave up the pursuit and withdrew to Pingguo County.
This was undoubtedly a victory, and it was great news for Xiao Huaizhong. However, when he entered Pingguo County, he realized that this victory might not have such high gold content.
Not to mention that the population and supplies in the city were basically transferred away, leaving him with an empty city. The roads in the city were seriously blocked, the wells in the city were also blocked badly, and the houses basically had no doors or windows. Yes, it's just an empty shelf.
This is probably the strong wall and clear field, right?
Judging from various signs, the losses of the Khitan Restoration Army were not very serious. The retreat should be a proactive and planned retreat. It was not forced to retreat due to lack of combat power. It was most likely to avoid the sharp edge of the Jin army and did not want to fight with the Jin army with high morale. The army engaged in a head-on battle.
How cunning!
Xiao Huaizhong secretly scolded the Khitan for the restoration of the army, but he wrote the victory report very quickly.
The story about the minister Xiao Huaizhong defeating 10,000 Khitan thieves in Xianping Mansion is very beautiful, and in a matter of minutes, a victory with little practical content was transformed into a hearty victory.
The emperor holds the key to the life and death of his family, and he must let the emperor know that he is different from Xiao Tula. He is working hard to attack and doing his best for him.
So, Your Majesty the Emperor, please spare me, okay?
Xiao Huaizhong's attitude was very humble, as if he was crawling at Wan Yanliang's feet, begging him for forgiveness, and trying his best to prove that he was a useful person.
To be honest, if he could have contributed like this earlier, he wouldn't have fallen to this point.
But now, Wan Yanliang was so angry that he couldn't even control his emotions.
When he saw Gao Cunfu and Xiao Tula, the two liars who deceived him, he couldn't hold back his emotions. He punched Gao Cunfu to the ground, then punched and kicked him, leaving Gao Cunfu's nose and face swollen. It's like having a paint shop on your face.
Then he ordered Gao Cunfu's chariot to be torn apart, and he would do so at the court meeting, so that all the courtiers would watch the scene of Gao Cunfu's chariot being torn apart.
Let them see with their own eyes the consequences of deceiving the emperor and betraying the emperor.
So at the court meeting the next day, Wan Yanliang personally directed the construction of Gao Cunfu's execution site, selected five tall horses, and then sat at the top to watch Gao Cunfu's execution.
Gao Cunfu's pitiful begging for mercy, his shrill shouting, and the sorrow in his voice almost became mental pollution, constantly echoing in everyone's heads.
After the five horses started to move, Gao Cunfu's voice exceeded the limits of human beings. Before his body was completely torn into pieces, many people even covered their ears and closed their eyes, not daring to look directly at him.
Wan Yanliang watched the whole process with her eyes open as usual, including Gao Cunfu's broken body and the blood spraying when he was dismembered by five horses.
The strong fishy smell swept through the scene, making many people feel nauseous, and their bodies and minds were severely impacted.
Obviously, this is the emperor's trick to scare the monkeys.
I killed my confidants in front of everyone to tell everyone that I treat those who betray me equally.
The head should be beheaded, the car should be cracked, if Ling Chi is really too angry, it is not impossible.
Gao Cunfu died, a miserable death.
Xiao Tula didn't escape either. After being forced to watch Gao Cunfu's death, he was cut in half.
Subsequently, neither Gao Cunfu's family and clan members nor Xiao Tula's family members and clan members escaped Wan Yanliang's murderous hands.
The men were executed and the women sold, completely ending these two powerful families.
How can one be so miserable?
After Wan Yanliang succeeded to the throne, he did not like to use Jurchens, but liked to use Khitans, Bohai people, Han people, Xi people, etc., and granted them great power.
Gao Cunfu and Xiao Tula were representative figures promoted by him.
And now, these two powerful men have paid with their lives for this.
Looking at Gao Cunfu's broken body, Wan Yanliang covered his eyes and sighed.
After he ascended the throne, in order to consolidate his power, he massacred the Jurchen nobles and seized their power, and then appointed a large number of Khitan, Bohai and Han people, etc., in order to make his position unique and allow these outsiders to surround him and be loyal.
But now it seems that whether it is a Jurchen or anyone else, it is possible to deceive him.
Who does it take to really feel at ease?
Wan Yanliang fell into confusion.
