One of the old monk's subordinates had a personal relationship with one of his subordinates from the same hometown.
The two have a very good relationship. After joining the Khitan Restoration Army, they have taken care of each other and will communicate with each other about everything.
This person couldn't bear to see his friend being implicated, so he secretly informed him to leave the old monk for refuge, at least to save his life.
Logically speaking, that would be the end of the matter.
However, the old monk had always been kind to his subordinates. This subordinate was favored by the old monk and could not bear to abandon him and run away, so he secretly told the old monk about the incident and asked him to prepare in advance.
The old monk was shocked when he learned about this. He never expected that Yi Lawo'o would actually kill him. He was not only disappointed but also very angry.
He worked wholeheartedly for the future of the Khitan people, but in the end he ended up like this?
He wanted to do something, but his power was far inferior to that of Qi'an Wowo. He would definitely not be able to fight hard. He was also desperate in this place. There were dead ends to the east, west and north, and he could not survive.
In desperation, the old monk reluctantly made a decision. He would not stop doing anything and surrendered the Jin army!
If you want to kill me, I won’t let you have an easy time!
The old monk then secretly summoned his cronies and asked them if they were willing to follow him south to invest money. If they were not willing, he would not force it. If they were willing, he would take them with him.
The subordinates looked at each other and felt that once the old monk invested money, they would die if they stayed, so they all nodded in agreement in desperation.
So taking advantage of the dark night, the old monk and his party of more than a hundred people bribed the city gate guards, left Linhuang City, ran all the way south, and arrived at Fengzhoupu, the Jin army's defense area. They voluntarily handed over their weapons and asked the Jin army generals to convey the news to the Jin army. Army commander.
The officers guarding the border did not dare to slack off and immediately informed Wuyan Puluhun, who was inspecting the troops in Fengzhoupu to prepare for the expedition.
"The Liao Prime Minister is here to surrender?"
Wuyan Puluhun was very surprised when he learned about this. He immediately followed the guard, saw the old monk, confirmed his identity, and was overjoyed. He took his hand to his residence and entertained him with exquisite food.
The old monk ran all the way. He hadn't eaten anything good in the past few days. He was very hungry. He ate the exquisite food directly. The food looked ugly, but Wuyan Puluhun didn't take it seriously.
"As one of the prime ministers, you don't even have enough food supplies? Are the Khitan rebels in such a desperate situation?"
The old monk knew what Wuyan Puluhun meant, so he shook his head.
"It's not that the Khitan army is short of food and has a lot of food. The main reason is that I have been restless these days and haven't eaten much, so I am very hungry. The Khitan army has a lot of food and grass through seizures and self-storage. If It is impossible for the general to expect the Khitan army to collapse without fighting due to lack of food."
Wuyan Puluhungao glanced at the old monk.
"Really? Then tell me, how can I defeat the Khitan rebel army?"
The old monk put down the food in his hand and sighed deeply.
"I really don't want to see the entire army we finally raised being annihilated like this..."
"Then why did you come to surrender to me?"
Wuyan Puluhun smiled and didn't care.
The old monk was silent for a while.
"Because there are always people who put internal fighting before fighting foreign enemies. If not, how could I be here? If he hadn't wanted to kill me, I think I would have been willing to fight and die for the Khitan people. I believe that General I must understand."
This is true. After so many years of military career, Wuyan Pulu, who has a deep understanding of the overt and covert struggles in the military, and understands the truth, sighed.
"Every family has its own difficulties. If you are like this, why am I not the same? But since you choose to surrender to me, you should do something, otherwise it will be difficult for us to do business."
"I know."
The old monk shook his head: "The biggest weakness of the Khitan army at the moment is nothing more than its eagerness for quick success. Yi Lawo'o rejected my suggestion and was unwilling to go west. Instead, he insisted on going south. He wanted to attack Liaoyang and Huining, hoping to fight here. situation."
Wuyan Puluhun nodded.
"What's your advice for him to go west?"
"I think the gold thieves in Huining Mansion and Liaoyang Mansion...the imperial army's strength is already very strong, and they have established a firm foothold, and they have done a good job in defense, so we were unable to move forward in the previous attack, so I It is not recommended that he go south again.
I think that if we continue to the west to the Yanyun area, because a large number of strong men have been recruited by the imperial court, the local defense is weak and there is almost no resistance. If we move there, we can capture a few states and defend them, so as to form a north-south formation with the Han Liberation Army in the south. The potential of a pincer attack. "
The old monk told Wuyan Puluhun his suggestion.
Wuyan Puluhun nodded slightly.
"If this goal can be successfully achieved, it will indeed be a difficult problem for our country. However, there are many things that are difficult to say in the middle, but it will definitely be much better than you going south directly."
"well……"
The old monk shook his head repeatedly: "Yi Lawo is narrow-minded, intolerant, unable to listen to correct opinions, and insists on going his own way. How can he not fail? It's just a pity that so many tribesmen will become his victims."
"I don't see that you care about your people."
Wuyan Puluhun sighed: "So, as long as I wait for work, I can wait for Yi Lawo'o to attack me?"
"Maybe. I don't know if my escape will give him any warning, and it's not certain that he will change his mind. So I suggest that you send an army to guard the only way they can go west as a safe measure. .”
"It makes sense. We need to send an army to guard the road they must pass."
Wuyan Puluhun nodded, looked at the old monk's desolate expression, and patted his shoulder: "Now that the matter is over, don't think too much about it. Destroy the Khitan bandit army as soon as possible. I will ask for credit for you. Let's Your Majesty will absolve you of your crime and allow you to become an official and rise to prominence."
I would rather not step on the corpses of my clan members and achieve success...
The old monk looked happy on his face, but in his heart he was extremely miserable, feeling that his ending would not be too good.
However, he had no other choice.
On the other side, Yi Lawo and others were shocked when they discovered the news that the old monk had disappeared. They immediately sent people to search and offered a large reward. Then someone finally told Yi La Wo that the old monk and others had left the city at night and headed south. turn.
Yi La Wo Wo was furious and scolded Yi La Niao for his unreliability and ordered a thorough investigation into the matter.
Then rumors spread that the old monk was forced to surrender to the gold thief. Suddenly, people in Linhuang City were panicked. Everyone looked at this matter with their own thoughts and opinions.
When people's hearts were in a state of uncertainty, Yi Lawowe was quite uneasy, fearing that this incident would affect his status, so he decided to use the method of deflecting conflicts - yes, he also learned the method of deflecting conflicts without any teacher.
On August 21, Yi Lawo'ou announced that he would send his army to the south three days later to seize Hampyeong Prefecture, the place where they started, and further seize surrounding areas to restore their strength.
On August 24, the Liao army set off for an expedition, with 60,000 troops heading south in three groups.
Yi La Wo Wo himself took control of the road, the Chen family led the team, and Yi La Niao led the team. They used all their elites and vowed to fight a hearty and victorious battle.
On the other side, the old monk had told Wuyan Puluhun all about the actual situation of the Liao army, including the number of infantry and cavalry, whether the combat effectiveness was strong, the weaknesses of each unit, as well as military equipment problems and combat habits, etc.
With the existence of this guy who was well versed in the reality and reality of the Liao army, Wuyan Puluhun suddenly understood what it means to know oneself and the enemy, and never slack off in a hundred battles.
So he smiled at Wan Yanyong beside him.
"A surrendered enemy is far more useful than a hundred mediocre people here, and a hundred Xiao Tula are not as good as an old monk."
Wan Yanyong deeply agrees with this and feels that it is really important to divide, disintegrate and appease the enemy. Sometimes it is very beneficial to use the advantageous position to do such things.
With the guidance of the old monk, Wuyan Puluhun commanded the army to stick to the fortress and refused to engage in field battles with the Liao army. He used fortifications to polish their spirit and make them lose their spirit.
All three armies of the Liao Army encountered the Jin Army's tenacious defensive counterattacks, and their attacks were thwarted.
Yi Lawo was impatient and could not adopt the suggestions of some generals to "temporarily withdraw and wait for opportunities". He continued to fight against the Jin army's solid fortress, which greatly depleted the army's combat effectiveness.
So on the first day of September, the Jin army counterattacked across the board. The long-tired Liao army finally could not resist and collapsed completely. The entire army was disintegrated and defeated miserably. Linhuang Mansion was directly lost to the Jin army's counterattack.
Yi Lawo's wife, children, concubines, and relatives were all captured. Ministers, generals and soldiers ran to death, and a large number were captured. Yi La Wo'o went there in embarrassment with only a few hundred soldiers. Fleeing north.
In this battle, the new Liao Empire did not prosper, but fell. How long its remnants can sustain is a question worth exploring.
But it is undeniable that the Liao Empire, which was established less than two months ago, is almost here. Even if its remnants can continue to fight, they will not be able to return to the state before their defeat.
People's hearts are scattered.
