Regarding the new situation, the Khitan Restoration Army urgently discussed and decided to lead part of the army to pursue the enemies of Linhuang Prefecture, while Sa Baqin led the main force to pursue Liaoyang Prefecture.
They tried to seize the two important towns of Linhuang Mansion and Liaoyang Mansion in one fell swoop, and use them as the center to establish a sphere of influence. They tried to separate the core area of the Jin Kingdom in the Yanyun area from the Jin Kingdom's home base in the Liaodong area, and cut off their contact. This creates greater confusion.
Cut off the arm of the Kingdom of Jin again!
This is the situation. The Khitan Restoration Army won a great victory, and the Jin Army was defeated. Now Linhuang Mansion and Liaoyang Mansion are facing heavy attacks from the Khitan Restoration Army. Seeing the crisis in Liaodong, Wan Yanliang finally couldn't sit still. .
He even planned to personally conquer Liaodong before the southern expedition and kill all the Khitan Restoration Army in order to stabilize the rear.
He found Privy Councilor He Shi Lieliangbi and Privy Council Deputy Apostle Shan Zhen and consulted them on this idea. This question frightened these two people.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty is the Emperor! The Emperor cannot move lightly!"
"Your Majesty, the thieves in Liaodong are far less of a threat than the thieves in Shandong and Hebei. If Your Majesty leads the army to march eastward, it will only let the thieves in Shandong and Hebei know that Zhongdu is empty, and they will become even more unscrupulous!"
The two of them tried to dissuade Wanyanliang, which made Wanyanliang very annoyed.
"Seeing that the thieves are about to capture Liaoyang Mansion and Linhuang Mansion! Liaodong is the place where the great golden dragon thrives! How can we lose it! If Liaodong is lost, how can I have the face to meet Emperor Taizu in a hundred years!"
Wan Yanliang gritted his teeth and said: "They are all rubbish! They are all rubbish! They are just rubbish competing against each other! Isn't there a general who is good at fighting in such a big country?!"
Heshi Lieliangbi and Tu Shanzhen looked at each other.
Well, there were originally some, and there were many more. Didn’t you kill them all for power?
Many of those generals who have made great military achievements in all directions have died in your hands. If they could survive until now, with their prestige, they probably wouldn't have so many difficult things to deal with.
But then again, with Wanyan Liang's status and method of ascending the throne as emperor, it would be really sick not to kill this group of Wanyan who hold military power and have made great achievements in war.
They will definitely die, so it is very regrettable.
That's what they say, but how can they say anything wrong about the emperor?
The emperor will not make mistakes, so the mistakes must be made by those wastes. Those wastes are not capable enough, so they make mistakes.
So now the problem arises, who can stand up and share the emperor's worries without making mistakes?
First of all, it cannot be from the clan. The emperor does not like clan members to lead troops, unless they are from his own branch...
No, it's best not, the surname can't be Wanyan, and there shouldn't be any kinship by marriage.
It must be someone who is of humble origin, loyal, and has a certain prestige and ability, with a high probability of winning the battle.
It is best to be relatively senior, to be mature and prudent, not to engage in pretense, not to bully superiors and deceive subordinates without scruples, and not to have offended the emperor.
Jin Guo really felt like he couldn't afford to lose at the moment, and Wan Yanliang looked at him like he couldn't afford to lose either.
The two of them thought about it for a while, and Heshi Lieliangbi suddenly thought of a candidate.
"Your Majesty, Wuyan Puluhun, the chief minister of the Sentence, has been in the army for a long time. He is familiar with military affairs and is mature and prudent. Perhaps he can be appointed as a commander to take your Majesty's place to go to Liaodong to exterminate the Khitan rebels."
"Uyen Puluhun?"
When Wan Yanliang heard the name, he thought about it for a while and felt a little moved.
Wuyan Puluhun is one of the few veterans who has lived since the days when the Jin Kingdom was founded.
When he was very young, he followed Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Wu to attack Liao and Song. He participated in many wars and was also a pioneer when they attacked Kaifeng.
Then he followed Wanyan Zongbi down to the south of the Yangtze River, searching the mountains and seas to catch Zhao Gou. He chased Zhao Gou into despair and made a lot of achievements.
Later, the Song and Jin Dynasties negotiated peace and the war ended. Wuyan Puluhun began to serve as the local leader, and then retired. After Wanyan Liang usurped the throne and ascended the throne, he was appointed to local positions.
He has served as a military commander and a civilian official, and there were times when he was involved in government affairs, but he still did not forget to exercise. He is still in good health at almost seventy years old. Not long ago, he accompanied Wanyan Liang on hunting and obtained a lot of prey. Wanyan Liang also praised his sword for not getting old.
Such a veteran who has little relationship with the Jin Kingdom's royal family is indeed a good candidate to lead the army, but he is old after all. If there is someone who has three strengths and two weaknesses, is it really okay?
With such worries, Wan Yanliang looked at He Shi Lieliangbi.
"Uyan Puluhun is indeed a good candidate, but he is old after all. I am worried that his body is not strong enough to last until the end of the war. What do you think?"
"Although he is old, his ambition is still the same as before. He is still in good health and can still bend a bow, mount an arrow, mount a horse, ride and shoot."
Heshi Lieliangbi said: "What's more important is that Wuyan Puluhun is rich in experience, has fought many victorious battles, and is well versed in military affairs. In the current situation, our country needs such experienced veterans to save the situation and reverse the defeat."
After hearing this, Wanyan Liang was silent for a while, and then asked Wuyan Puluhun to be summoned and told him the matter.
"The old general is old. If it is inconvenient for him to go on an expedition, I will not force him."
Wan Yan appeared a little more polite to the meritorious veteran, even though he was in a bad mood.
Wuyan Puluhun was not thinking about his age, but whether he could win the battle after going out, or what the consequences would be if he couldn't win.
He is older, which is a huge advantage, which means that even if he rejects Wan Yanliang, Wan Yanliang will not do anything to him.
But if you can win and make meritorious deeds, it is also a good thing to accumulate virtue for future generations.
So after weighing it up, he decided to first understand the battle situation and the current situation before making any further considerations.
Wanyan Liang agreed and asked Tu Shanzhen to explain the current battle situation to Wuyan Puluhun.
After listening, Wuyan Puluhun frowned.
"Missed opportunity! Missed opportunity! If we can advance as early as possible, we will be able to catch the thief army by surprise. When the thief army gains a firm foothold and then fight again after January or February, the situation will be completely different. At this moment, the thief army's morale is strong. We The army can only avoid its edge, but cannot compete with it head-on."
After hearing this, Wan Yanliang finally managed to hold back the dissatisfaction and anger in his heart.
"How many troops does the old general think our army needs to wipe out this bandit army?"
"Your Majesty, the Khitan rebel army is currently at its peak. For our army, the key issue is not the number of troops, but the elites and persistence."
Wuyan Puluhun said: "After the Khitan rebels won the battle, their reputation increased greatly and their troops continued to flow. The more they won the battle, the more people turned to them. In this case, no matter how much we increase our troops , it is difficult to reverse the situation.”
"What the old general means is..."
"Switch from offense to defense."
"how do I say this?"
Wuyan Puluhun pointed at the map.
"After the Khitan rebels won this victory, they divided their troops into two groups and targeted Liaoyang Mansion and Linhuang Mansion. Their intention was obvious, which was to cut off the communication between Yanyun and Liaodong and isolate Yanyun. If allowed to succeed, the Han rebels in the south are likely to take advantage of the situation and move north to contain the main force of our army, thereby forming a pincer attack from the north and the south."
"What the old general means is that the Khitan rebels and the Han rebels may have united?"
"Probably."
Wuyan Puluhun nodded and said: "The Han rebels in the south have occupied Shandong and Hebei. They have seriously threatened the Yanyun land and have cut off our arm. If the Khitan rebels are allowed to occupy Liaoyang and Linhuang Mansion, If you break my arm again, I will be in real danger."
