Chapter 283 288, Destroy Jin and Defeat Song
"Sixth Prince, it's cold outside, please come inside and rest."
In Chang'an, at the Honglu Temple Posthouse, Wanyan Honglie, who has not yet reached adulthood and is still a teenager, stands under the porch, looking at the sky in the distance. His mood is as gloomy and dark as this cloudy winter day.
He was talented in both civil and military affairs since childhood, resourceful and ambitious, and had the ambition to revive the Jin Dynasty, destroy the weak Song Dynasty, and unify the world.
But he didn't expect that before he could take power and realize his ambitions, the world suddenly changed.
The Ouyang clan of Baituo Mountain rose from the distant Western Regions that the Jin Dynasty could not reach, just like the Jin Dynasty that rose on the banks of the Yazi River. They used their small size to overwhelm the large, first occupied Gaochang and then destroyed Western Xia. After accumulating for several years, they brazenly invaded Guanzhong.
Less than a year after occupying Guanzhong, they divided their troops into two groups and attacked Jin again.
Their military force was like a torrent and wildfire, unstoppable and irresistible.
In several battles, the Jin army was completely wiped out in every battle.
They wanted to rely on the fortified city to resist, but no matter how dangerous the pass or how solid the city was, they could not hold out for half a day in front of the terrifying dragon knight.
Judging from the current situation, what determines the survival of the Jin Dynasty is just the speed of the advance of the Dayong Army!
Up to now, although the Great Jin still had vast territories and a population of tens of millions, it could no longer provide a decent army.
Due to several major battles, coupled with a series of city defense battles, as well as the losses incurred when Dayong attacked Guanzhong last year and the Jin Kingdom's counterattack on Guanzhong, the original elite troops of the Great Jin Dynasty have almost been completely wiped out.
Even if they could raise hundreds of thousands of troops, they would not have enough weapons and equipment, nor enough time for training.
If this kind of ragtag group of people were dragged onto the battlefield, a flying dragon could spit out fire, or the wolf riders could just charge at them, and no matter how large the army was, it would collapse in an instant, or all of them would simply kneel down and surrender.
There is no hope in fighting.
The Great Jin could only hope for peace.
But even if the Great Jin Dynasty disregarded its dignity and begged for peace in humiliation, how could the unstoppable Yong State let go of the Great Jin Dynasty, which was already at the end of its rope?
As an important member of the peace delegation, Wanyan Honglie knew before coming to Chang'an that this peace talk would probably not produce any results.
But he still had some fantasy.
But after arriving in Chang'an, Wanyan Honglie's fantasy was soon completely shattered.
It turns out that Dayong had no intention of negotiating.
After the Jin Dynasty delegation arrived in Chang'an, except for a minor official from the Ministry of Rites who came to receive the delegation on the first day and arranged for them to stay in the Honglu Temple Posthouse, no official of any importance showed up for several days. Even the minor official from the Ministry of Rites disappeared. The only people who dealt with the delegation were a few polite but cold clerks from the Honglu Temple.
They did not lack food and drink, but the letter of credence submitted by the Jin envoys fell on deaf ears and received no response.
The envoys sighed and groaned all day long, looking worried, and none of the majesty and domineering they had when they were on their mission to the State of Song.
Wanyan Honglie also felt like a trapped beast.
I can only sit trapped in this small inn, feeling full of resentment but unable to vent it.
When his attendants asked Wanyan Honglie to go inside to avoid the wind again, Wanyan Honglie could not help but say:
"If the request for peace is rejected, does the Yong Kingdom want to make an agreement with my Great Jin to be uncle and nephew or even father and son?"
The attendant was dumbfounded and dared not respond.
Wanyan Honglie was stunned for a moment, then suddenly shook his head and sighed deeply in despair:
"If I were in the same situation, and if I had the military strength of Dayong, even if it was uncle and nephew, father and son, or even grandfather and grandson, I would not agree to stop the war and must fight in one go to destroy the enemy country."
After saying this, he suddenly felt relieved.
The road to peace is over.
It is meaningless for the delegation to continue staying here.
"I want to go back."
Wanyan Honglie gritted his teeth, his eyes showing a look of determination:
"No matter what the other members of the delegation think, I will return to Zhongdu and live and die with Zhongdu!"
After making a decision.
Wanyan Honglie asked for the opinions of other members of the delegation, and only two were willing to go back with him.
The other members of the delegation, perhaps still harboring some hopeful illusions or perhaps just trying to escape reality, all planned to continue waiting until Dayong gave a formal response.
"There will be no response."
Wanyan Honglie said coldly:
"Perhaps the only thing you can wait for is the news that Zhongdu has fallen and the Yong army is spending the New Year in Zhongdu."
He took his personal entourage and two members of the delegation who were willing to leave with him, and found the clerk of the Honglu Temple and explained their intentions. He thought that the Honglu Temple would make things difficult for them and not let them leave, but he did not expect to get the pass so quickly.
Wanyan Honglie and his entourage immediately left Chang'an and rode at full speed eastward.
However, even though they traveled day and night, hurrying as fast as they could, by the time they arrived at Zhongdu, the flag on the city wall, which still bore traces of the blazing flames, had been replaced.
Wanyan Honglie guessed wrong.
Before the New Year, the Yong army had already captured Zhongdu.
As for the Jin court, it had already fled in a hurry to Tokyo Liaoyang ten days before the Yong army arrived at Zhongdu.
Wanyan Honglie had the status of an envoy and a pass issued by the Yong Dynasty court, so he entered Zhongdu smoothly.
But now Zhongdu is no longer the capital of the Great Jin, and his palace no longer belongs to him.
Without time to mourn or mourn, Wanyan Honglie stayed in the city for a day to rest and inquire about some public information. Then he and several of his entourage rode out of the city on horseback and headed for Liaoyang.
He wanted to tell the Jin court, which had moved its capital to Liaoyang, that it was absolutely impossible to hope that Dayong would not be interested in the bitter and cold land of Liaodong.
Because Dayong was determined to unify the world and restore the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties.
Liaodong is the homeland of the Han and Tang dynasties. How could Dayong give it up?
The ice and snow in the bitterly cold land could not stop the rampant dragon riders and wolf riders of Dayong!
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When Dayong invaded Guanzhong last year and fought a fierce battle with the Jin Kingdom, and annihilated tens of thousands of Jin troops in the battle, the Song Kingdom was overjoyed and celebrated when it received the news.
At that time, some people even proposed to send envoys to congratulate Dayong and to form an alliance to attack Jin together with Yong.
Although the proposal of "allying with Yong to attack Jin" was rejected by most court officials based on the lessons of the previous "allying with Jin to attack Liao", the people of Song Dynasty were still happy to see the strong rise of Yong.
After all, what Dayong annexed was Guanzhong of the Jin Dynasty, and it did not invade an inch of land of the Song Dynasty.
Given the temper of the Jurchen barbarians, it is impossible for them to swallow such a huge loss. They will definitely prepare their military and take revenge.
In the future, there will be continuous wars between Yong and Jin.
The State of Song only needs to settle down in the south of the Yangtze River and watch the fight between tigers from the mountain.
When the two countries are exhausted from fighting, there may even be hope of reaping the benefits and regaining their homeland.
however.
After the autumn harvest this year, Dayong actually took the initiative to send troops to attack Jin again. They captured cities and territories like a hot knife through butter and autumn wind sweeping away leaves. There were also reports that several major battles had seen tens of thousands of Jin troops annihilated in each one.
The court of the Song Dynasty began to panic and even terrified.
They finally realized that the Yong State, which rose in the west and destroyed the Western Xia, would not be satisfied with a three-way balance of power.
They want to swallow up the world and unify the universe!
What’s even more terrifying is that the Yong Kingdom seems to really have this strength!
The Song Dynasty, which had awakened, was forced to start building checkpoints and preparing for war.
The war machine, which had not been running for decades, finally began to restart with difficulty.
Unfortunately, they didn’t know that Yong Kingdom didn’t have much time left for them.
Even if we give Song enough time, what would happen?
The Jin Kingdom could not withstand the dimensionality reduction attack of the Yong Kingdom. Even though the Song Kingdom had the geographical advantage of many mountains and rivers, it was not as easy to attack as the Jin Kingdom, which had most of its land flat. This advantage was far from enough to offset the absolutely overwhelming military power of the Yong Kingdom. No matter how hard they tried to prepare for war, they could only die a little more decently.
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Before the Chinese New Year, except for Liaodong, all of the Jin Dynasty's former territory had been occupied by the Yong Kingdom.
Due to seasonal reasons, the Yong State temporarily suspended its war and will not attack Liaodong this year.
However, Wang Wu still braved the wind and snow with Ma Yue, Dong Yun and other dragon riders and flew to Liaoyang, the eastern capital of the Jin Dynasty, and washed all the city walls of Liaoyang with dragon flames.
This almost caused the Jin Dynasty court, which had fled to Liaoyang, to collapse.
Many noble ladies brought up the old topic again and suggested hiding back by the Yazi River or even in the deep mountains and forests.
But even if this proposal is passed, it cannot be implemented.
Among the Jurchen nobles who had enjoyed a hundred years in the Central Plains and whose bones were softened by wealth and luxury, which one could still live a fishing and hunting life like Wanyan Aguda and his companions, sleeping on ice and tasting snow, fighting tigers and hunting bears?
The Jurchen nobles generally fell into despair and began to throw away their jars. They seized this last opportunity, feasting and reveling day and night, numb themselves with wine and beauties, and waited for the final moment to arrive in a drunken state.
Wanyan Honglie wanted to cheer up and fight to the end. Even if he died, he wanted to die with dignity.
But he could no longer find like-minded companions.
The Jurchen nobles, frightened by the invincible Dayong army and terrified by the unstoppable dragon cavalry and wolf cavalry, no longer wanted to resist.
Even the emperor had become desperate. He hid in the harem, living a life of drunkenness and dreams, and stopped attending court meetings and ignoring state affairs.
Even though Wanyan Honglie had easily seized the military power of Liaoyang, by now not only were the Jurchen nobles in despair, but there were also only a few Jin army soldiers who had the courage to fight against the Yong army.
In this desperate atmosphere where everyone is united in despair and waiting to die.
Unable to save the situation, Wanyan Honglie committed suicide in the Liaoyang Ancestral Temple on New Year's Eve.
He didn't want to be burned to charcoal by the dragon flame and die without any dignity, nor did he want to surrender and live, watching the demise of the Jin Dynasty.
So he chose this way to die.
Before he died, he even hoped that his death could arouse some bloodiness in the court.
But he was destined to be disappointed.
After Wanyan Honglie's death, the court of the Great Jin Dynasty was still living a life of drunkenness and debauchery. The blood of Wanyan Honglie, which was sprayed on the ancestral tablets, did not cause any ripples.
The death of Wanyan Honglie was also the last symbolic resistance of the Great Jin.
In the spring of the following year, when the Yong Dynasty led its troops to Liaodong and approached the city of Liaoyang, the Jin emperor committed suicide by taking poison. The royal family, Jurchen nobles, and court officials did not resist and opened the city to surrender.
The Jin Dynasty was completely destroyed.
……
A paradise on earth, Forget-Sorrow Villa.
"You are so carefree." Huang Yaoshi strolled in the colorful flower forest, admiring the elegant courtyard with a stream and corridors. "I worked hard to plan and manage the military and political affairs, and destroyed the Jin Kingdom in one year. But you quietly built such an elegant garden here and lived a fairy-like life."
Ouyang Feng smiled and said:
"I didn't build this. I'm just reaping the benefits."
"When the world is at peace, I will also build a garden in this blessed land. You must pick a good place for me then."
"Of course. There won't be any room left for you."
Huang Yaoshi nodded with satisfaction and said:
"After the autumn harvest this year, we will attack Hanzhong and Bashu."
"They just destroyed the Jin Dynasty, which occupied such a large area and had a population of tens of millions. How could they manage it in less than a year?"
Huang Yaoshi said proudly:
"Since I am the prime minister, within a year, I can at least ensure that all places are in order, if not great peace. Even if the newly occupied territories are not enough to recruit soldiers for war, at least they will not cause chaos and affect the conquest."
After a pause, he said again:
"Of course, if there are disasters such as floods and droughts, you still have to lend a hand."
Ouyang Feng nodded and said:
"Of course. I heard from Hong Qi that the Song State is already preparing for war?"
Huang Yaoshi sneered:
"What's the point of preparing for war now? We haven't fought for decades. There aren't many warriors in the Song army who can wear armor, and there are no generals who can lead a large army. How can they resist our army? If we can defeat Hanzhong and Bashu this year, we can destroy Song next year!"
He looked at Ouyang Feng and said solemnly:
"The world will be unified again, and the glory of the Han and Tang dynasties will reappear. The wild dream you told me back then will be realized!"
Ouyang Feng nodded with a smile:
"That's right. But unifying the world is just the beginning. There is still a long way to go in the future."
……
The following autumn.
Dayong mobilized troops again, crossed the Wei River and attacked Dasan Pass.
At the beginning of Jinxing, it wanted to take Hanzhong and Bashu, and attacked Dasan Pass several times, but it was repeatedly beaten to a bloody pulp under the strong wall of Dasan Pass and never succeeded.
The majestic Dasan Pass has also appeared many times in the poems of patriotic poets.
Later, Song and Jin negotiated peace. Dasan Pass had not been fought for many years, and its military equipment gradually declined.
It was not until the Song Dynasty realized Dayong's ambition that it fully prepared for war. As the first line facing Dayong Guanzhong and the barrier of Hanzhong and Bashu, Dasan Pass was naturally fully strengthened.
Thanks to the powerful productivity and abundant manpower of the Song State, in just one winter, Dasan Pass was transformed back into a seemingly indestructible iron wall, with crossbows and stone cannons lined up like a forest throughout the city.
It’s a pity that there are no longer any famous generals like the Wu Jie brothers who have fought in hundreds of battles, nor are there any iron-blooded soldiers who have experienced long wars.
The most important thing is that the military strength of Dayong is far beyond that of Jin.
That is totally unreasonable. No natural barriers can stop the divine generals and soldiers. Throughout history, no army can compare to them.
When the flying dragon descended from the sky, it shot at the Song army's magic crossbows and spewed out flames that were enough to melt gold and iron, turning the top of Dasan Pass into a sea of fire. The Song army collapsed instantly.
In less than half a day, Dasan Pass, which had stood since the beginning of Jinxing and firmly guarded the gateway to Hanzhong and Bashu, was declared to have fallen.
Afterwards, the Yong army was unstoppable, captured Hanzhong, and then invaded Bashu.
The majestic passes on the Shu Road failed to stop the Yong army.
In Ouyang Feng's previous life, the Bashu army and civilians, who had shown great bravery and tenacity in the anti-Mongol war and even caused "God to break the whip", did not show too strong a will to resist the arrival of Dayong.
After all, Dayong was not Mongolia. Not only did it not massacre or plunder, but it also had policies that were extremely popular among the people.
Before the winter solstice, Dayong occupied all of Bashu.
After one year of governance the following year, the people of Bashu were greatly settled.
The Song Dynasty, which had lost Bashu, also entered the countdown to its demise.
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