Being able to ask this kind of question shows that Wanyanyong is not mature enough politically.
Li Shi thinks so.
"As you said, if Zhongdu is destroyed and the imperial court is destroyed, the Great Jin Kingdom will exist in name only, and the rest will be leaderless. At this time, it is necessary for a hero to step forward and take responsibility, shoulder the mission of continuing the Great Jin Kingdom, and ascend the throne. When it comes time to become emperor, at this moment, besides you, is there a more suitable candidate?"
Li Shi's face was full of enthusiasm: "Capture Yuguan, close the gate of Liaodong, ascend the throne and proclaim yourself emperor, strengthen your troops, and then fight to the death with the bandit army. If you advance, you can capture Yanyun, and if you retreat, you can keep Liaodong. Why not do it?"
At first glance, Wanyan Yong thought this was Li Shi's crazy talk. What kind of emperor did the Jin Kingdom want to be when the Kingdom of Jin was in this state?
It would be nice not to be a slave to the subjugation of the country.
But after calming down and thinking about it carefully, he felt that Li Shi's suggestion was not meaningless.
If Zhongdu is really destroyed, then the Kingdom of Jin will definitely have no emperor. Although it has lost the Central Plains, it still has its hometown of Liaodong and cannot give up.
As a member of the royal family, he also holds certain military power, has made military exploits, and has some prestige in Liaodong. As long as Wuyan Puluhun supports him, he can definitely proclaim himself emperor, recreate the Jin Kingdom in Liaodong, and ascend the throne as emperor. .
At that time, Emperor Taizu Wanyan Aguda relied on Liaodong to annex the Liao Kingdom, establishing the Jin Kingdom's overlord status and laying the foundation for the Jin Kingdom to control the Central Plains region.
Although Liaodong is bitterly cold and has difficult roads, it has a large population and a lot of output, and has the foundation to build a regional power.
According to Li Shi, even if the entire Central Plains is lost, as long as Liaodong is protected, the foundation of the Jin Kingdom will still be there, and the foundation will eventually sprout and grow, and the Jin Kingdom will not die.
However, Wan Yanyong could not relax.
"Having said that, nearly 500,000 troops were defeated, and the Jin Kingdom was shattered with all its strength. How could Liaodong alone be able to compete with the bandit army?
Uncle, I am not saying this in a depressing way. The emperor destroyed Shangjing before and migrated a large number of people to Yanyun and the Central Plains. The foundation of the Jin Kingdom has actually been transferred to the Yanyun area. Liaodong is no longer what it used to be. "
Li Shi was silent for a while, because he knew that what Wan Yanyong said was right. Although the land in Liaodong was still there, after Shangjing was destroyed by Wan Yanliang, Liaodong's heritage had long since deteriorated.
At that time, Shangjing of the Jin Kingdom, which had a large population and abundant talents, had become Huining Prefecture. It only had a simple local structure and no capital structure. In order to prevent the Jurchen people from returning, Wanyan Liang razed many buildings in Shangjing.
It takes a long time to build a capital, but only a day or two to destroy it.
But this was not the reason for Li Shi to give up persuasion.
"Even if Liaodong is no longer what it used to be, it is still the land of Longxing in the Kingdom of Jin. The people's hearts belong to Jin. It will not be easy for the bandit army to attack Liaodong. As long as we recapture Yuguan, we can gain at least three years.
Three years, Wulu, I believe that with your ability, you can definitely reorganize the rivers and mountains. There are still a large number of tribesmen in Liaodong, and there are also manpower and material resources that can be used. What Emperor Taizu could do back then, as a descendant of Taizu, you, Don’t you have the courage to do it?
Although the thief army gained an advantage for a while, they did not have enough foundation. Such a large territory needs people to manage and stabilize. Can the thief army do it? That's a bunch of bandits! They are just a bunch of thieves, what do they know about running a country?
At most, they only know how to rob families and their homes, and how to impose exorbitant taxes. Maybe by then, without us taking the initiative, the people of the Central Plains will rise up to resist the tyranny. By then, the Kingdom of Jin will return to the Central Plains in compliance with God's will. Isn't it possible? "
Li Shi's encouragement and trust gave Wanyanyong enough courage. The more he listened, the more Wanyanyong felt hot in his heart. He felt that what Li Shi said was very reasonable, so he decided to give it a try and win Yuguan.
Moreover, if Zhongdu is really destroyed and the emperor is really gone, then he will be the one to lead the Kingdom of Jin on the road to glory again.
So Li Shi made a detailed attack plan for Wan Yanyong, and decided to concentrate all his efforts on attacking Haiyang County first, and take a defensive position against the Liberation Army in Yuguan to cut off the connection between them and Haiyang County.
Li Shi believed that the Liberation Army lacked cavalry and could not compete with the Jin Army in the field, so attacking Haiyang County could also force the defenders of Yuguan to attack and support Haiyang County. This would drag the Liberation Army into field battles and greatly consume them. of military strength.
Wanyanyong adopted Li Shi's suggestion and decided to capture Haiyang City first and then attack Yuguan. Without any worries, he could pull out the nail that the Liberation Army had nailed behind them.
But although the plan is good, it is very difficult to execute.
The Haiyang defenders don't seem to have many people, but compared to defending a small city, there are already a lot of people, and they also have very powerful defensive weapons, spherical firearms that can explode and hurt people, and they have a long range and can also Explosive long-rod firearm.
Because of the sophisticated firearms of the Liberation Army, the Jin Army suffered particularly heavy casualties when the group charged and tried to attack the city. The firearms exploded in the crowd, which not only sounded like thunder, but also had great lethality. People who were close to the firearms would be killed. The explosion was bloody and bloody, and it was extremely intimidating.
After several charges, the Jin army was frightened by the firearms of the Liberation Army. They were vaguely afraid of battle and did not dare to form a formation and move forward.
Wanyanyong and Li Shi did not expect this and were very surprised.
"How come the thief's firearms are so sophisticated? Are their firearms so powerful?"
The two monks Wan Yanyong and Li Shizhang were confused and encountered the same problem as Wan Yanliang before.
At that time, Wan Yanliang relied on the strength of his numbers to force the army to form a formation and move forward. He tried all means and failed to capture Hejian. He suffered a bloody blow to his head under the Hejian City.
Nowadays, Wanyanyong's troops are far less powerful than Wanyanliang's, but the Haiyang garrison led by Lu Tang has made relatively sufficient preparations. It is normal for Wanyanyong to suffer a bloody blow.
Not to mention the tenacity of the Haiyang defenders, the Yuguan defenders have not attacked even once for so long. They sit firmly on the Diaoyutai and remain motionless, as if the friendly forces are in trouble and are as immovable as a mountain.
This made Li Shi very angry.
However, he firmly believed that his tactics were correct, so he continued to defend Yuguan and attack Haiyang.
Until mid-March, Wuyan Puluhun's condition improved slightly and he led 30,000 troops to come to support. Wanyanyong still failed to capture Haiyang City. He only attacked Haiyang City a handful of times, and each time he just attacked it. It was beaten down, and the effect was very poor.
The intensity of the battle for more than ten days was not high, but Wanyanyong's troops also lost nearly a thousand people, and more than two thousand people were injured. The seriously injured ones have been transported back to the rear, while the slightly injured ones are still on the front line.
On the day Wuyan Puluhun arrived, the Liberation Army sent someone to deliver a letter to the Jin Army coach, who was Wuyan Puluhun.
The letter stated that Wanyan Liang was dead, Zhongdu had been surrounded by the Liberation Army and had become a turtle in the urn, and Yanyun Prefecture had defected in large numbers. They had no hope of restoring the Jin Kingdom. Instead of continuing to fight to the death with the Liberation Army, it was better to sacrifice Liaodong. And descending, wouldn’t it be beautiful?
After reading this letter, Wanyan Yongrao was mentally prepared but also confused for a while.
Wuyan Puluhun simply fainted on the spot and only woke up the next day.
After waking up, Wuyan Puluhun was in a daze. He held Wanyanyong's hand and kept crying about how much care he had received from Wanyanliang, how many promotions he had received, and how he was trusted. As a result, he didn't have time to tell her. Victory was dedicated to Wanyanyong, and Wanyanyong died.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! Your Majesty!!!"
Wuyan Puluhun cried and wailed incessantly for three more days. In grief, Wuyan Puluhun decided to continue the bloody battle with the Liberation Army and never surrender until he died in the battle, otherwise he would be sorry to Wanyan Liang. His trust!
Looking at Wuyan Puluhun's appearance, Wanyanyong's face was full of confusion.
Logically speaking, Wanyan Liang's rule was very cruel and unpopular. As a veteran, Wuyan Puluhun was also hit and humiliated many times by the Han and Khitan people promoted by Wanyan Liang.
In terms of trust, the first person to lead troops to put down the rebellion was not Wuyan Puluhun. Wuyan Puluhun was a spare tire, a choice made out of desperation. He should not have such deep feelings for Wan Yanliang anyway. ?
Wanyanyong didn't understand, so he asked Li Shi privately.
Li Shi searched for a while and felt that there was something different about what Wuyan Puluhun did.
"Wulu, why don't you go and test what Wuyan Puluhun thinks about you becoming emperor?"
