When the soldiers of the Liberation Army saw that Wanyan Yiying was well-dressed and protected, they thought he was a big fish, so instead of killing him, they swarmed up and pulled him off his horse, captured him alive, and presented him to Su Yonglin.
Su Yonglin had no time to pay attention to who he was at this time. He just asked the soldiers to keep an eye on him, and then personally led the troops to kill Yanshan County.
Along the way, Su Yonglin ran into several groups of defeated Jin troops, killing them all. Finally, he ran into a group of people who were not cavalry, and did not kill them. He just surrounded them all and captured them all alive.
When he arrived at Yanshan County, Xin Qiji was already sorting out the battlefield. The gates of Yanshan County were wide open and there was no sign of being defended.
The several thousand cavalrymen of the Jin Army did not fight much. They mainly fled and surrendered, and they surrendered in large areas.
Su Yonglin was very happy and couldn't wait to have people search for Wan Yanliang's traces, and at the same time began to identify the identities of the prisoners he captured.
Catch Wan Yanliang!
He really wants to catch Wan Yanliang!
Then, about three quarters of an hour later, Su Yonglin learned a shocking news.
"What? Wan Yanliang is already dead?!"
He was shocked to learn that Wan Yanliang had died before the Jin army retreated.
The person who gave this news was Yelu Yanshou, the Minister of Household Affairs of the Kingdom of Jin, who was captured alive. He was the first captured official to cooperate with the Liberation Army. After he confessed, more and more officials also confessed, and Su Yonglin was able to know The causes and consequences of this matter.
The Jin Army learned about the disruption in logistics earlier than they expected, but the news was well sealed and was never known to the lower-level soldiers, so there was no turmoil in the Jin Army camp.
The unrest stemmed from infighting among the top brass of the Jin army.
Wan Yanliang originally agreed to withdraw his troops after learning that logistics was cut off, but for some unknown reason, he suddenly went back on his word and did not allow the army to withdraw.
He firmly stated that he would capture Licheng before the food and grass were exhausted, eliminate Su Yonglin, and seize the food and grass from the Liberation Army for his own use, and the crisis would be resolved immediately.
The top brass of the Jin Army, headed by Wanyan Benjian, felt that Wanyan Liang was crazy and tried to persuade him several times, but Wanyan Liang remained unmoved and insisted on a life-or-death showdown with Su Yonglin in Licheng.
However, Wan Yanliang was not crazy, but their interests and the consequences they would have to bear after defeat were completely different.
But it is difficult for human beings to understand each other, and it is also difficult for monarchs and ministers to understand each other.
Wan Yanliang's decision threatened the vital interests of all the senior officials and would destroy them and the main force of the Jin Army here. They felt that they could not continue to sit back and watch Wan Yanliang die.
They are tired of Wan Yanliang's arbitrary and reckless crazy behavior, they have had enough, and they don't want to continue to bear the consequences of Wan Yanliang's chaos.
Therefore, they decided to launch a mutiny, control Wan Yanliang, abolish his power, and then retreat with the Jin army.
This was the plan, but when it came to execution, there were still quite a few problems.
In short, they tried to use military remonstrance to solve this incident, but they did not harm Wan Yanliang's life and allowed Wan Yanliang to live well. They only abolished his status.
But accidentally, they killed Wan Yanliang.
Wan Yanliang was killed by a random arrow. He left no last words and did not have time to do anything. All his closest subordinates were killed, and all the personal guards were also killed.
However, the news of his death was tightly blocked by the top brass of the Jin Army, along with the news that the army's logistics were cut off.
The original intention of Wanyan Benjian and other senior officials of the Jin Army was to exchange more than 200,000 signed troops and strong men for the successful return of less than 100,000 Jin Army elites and the lives of half of the court officials, so as to maximize the preservation of the Jin Kingdom. military strength to prepare for the subsequent Yanyun Battle.
However, something unexpected happened. I don’t know what happened. The siege camp and the signing army camp were suddenly penetrated by the Liberation Army.
Their original plan was to retreat when the siege camp launched an attack, and go all the way north. Not only would they have a greater chance of returning, but they could also appease the army's mood and prevent it from causing chaos.
As a result, all this was broken by the sudden arrival of the Liberation Army. In desperation, this group of people fled first with this army under Wanyan Benjian's arrangement.
They can be said to be the essence of the entire Jin army. In addition to the elite cavalry, there are also half of the officials of the imperial court and Wan Yanliang's disposed body.
In order to hide his whereabouts, Wan Yanliang's body was not placed in a normal coffin, but in a large box that seemed to contain a large amount of paperwork.
Su Yonglin got the big box and opened it surrounded by everyone. He saw Wan Yanliang's body curled up and placed in the box. The box was padded with soft cushions to prevent his body from being damaged twice. harm.
Looking at Wan Yanliang's disposed body, and then at the captive officers and civilian officials kneeling in a circle behind the box, Su Yonglin let out a long sigh.
As a heroic figure, Wan Yanliang once dominated the world and commanded the wind and rain. He enjoyed unparalleled power among thousands of people.
But now, the only place left for him is a box like this, which cannot even let him lie down safely. He can only curl up and be placed like a baby.
He once sat on the throne and controlled the life and death of the people in the world, and executed a large number of dignitaries and common people to maintain his status.
But in the end, what was left of him?
"Originally, I had a lot of things I wanted to talk to him about. After all, I had been an enemy for so long, but I hadn't even seen him. I had a lot of things I wanted to ask him. But in the end, he died. All I could do was Saw his body.”
Su Yonglin looked at Xin Qiji with regret, and said helplessly: "You'an, isn't it a bit regretful that he died like this? I really want to talk to him."
Xin Qiji was stunned for a moment, then laughed dumbly.
"Su Shuai, at this point, it doesn't matter whether Wan Yanliang lives or dies. What matters is that we won. In this battle, we won a great victory."
Xin Qiji straightened his clothes and knelt down on one knee facing Su Yonglin in a military salute.
"My subordinate Xin Qiji congratulates Commander Su on his great victory and annihilating all the gold thieves!"
Starting from Xin Qiji's congratulations, long and excited shouts resounded through the sky, and this small space was filled with the laughter and laughter of the soldiers of the Liberation Army.
This day is February 11th in the 30th year of Shaoxing and the 5th year of Jin Zhenglong in the Southern Song Dynasty.
With this as the final outcome, in the unexpected cold spring, the four-month-long southern expedition of Wanyan Liang ended with a complete victory for the Liberation Army.
The Jin Army's three armies, a huge military group totaling 480,000 people, were completely annihilated, and the Jin Kingdom as a country's main military force was declared destroyed.
In contrast, the Liberation Army achieved a complete victory. Facing this victory, the Liberation Army will have an unlimited future.
As if to reflect this conclusion, at this moment, the rain that had been falling for four consecutive days stopped, and a ray of sunshine after the rain broke through the heavy rain clouds and shone on the earth.
Su Yonglin looked up at the long-lost ray of sunshine, listening to the cheers of the soldiers in his ears, and couldn't help but smile.
For the great cause of resisting the Kingdom of Jin and overthrowing the rule of Jin Ting, reaching this point is half completed.
But for Su Yonglin's ideal, this is the second step in a long march of thousands of miles.
Therefore, his smile and cheerfulness only lasted for a short time before he regained his composure again.
He still has many, many, many things to do.
After the fighting here ended, Su Yonglin quickly arranged for the army to withdraw southward, and sent out extensive liaison cavalry to announce the news of Su Yonglin's victory and Wanyan Liang's death.
Su Yonglin asked the leaders of each army and city to immediately send all their information back to Licheng, Jinan Prefecture, so that Su Yonglin knew what they were doing, especially Sun Ziyi and Su Jue's troops in northern Hebei. Su Yonglin also needed to know what they were doing. What.
Under the urging of the horse and whip, Su Yonglin spent four days leading the prisoners back to Licheng.
At the Licheng base camp, the people who stayed behind were working day and night to count the seizures, settle the prisoners, and collect intelligence from all parties. They were busy for seven or eight days, and they didn't even have time to celebrate their victory.
Similarly, Su Yonglin didn't have time to celebrate, so he took everyone who was trying to celebrate and sorted out everything that happened after the war.
