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Today, the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing is surrounded by the Liao army, and is anxiously waiting for the Jin army to go to relieve the siege.
The Kingdom of Jin was not yet ready for the large-scale attack on Liao, and it also failed to agree on the date of dispatching troops with the State of Song, so it was unwilling to betray the alliance and send troops to invade Liao alone.
However, the Liao army’s attack on Shangjing Linhuang Mansion, which has already surrendered to the Kingdom of Jin, is equivalent to fighting on the land of the Kingdom of Jin. This is not restricted by the covenant. Emperor Wanyan Aguda decided to send troops to rescue Shangjing Linhuang Mansion immediately after the princess’s wedding. .
This time, Emperor Aguda would not be able to drive himself to conquer, so he appointed his favorite son of the clan, Wanyan Zonghan, as the main general, and asked him to lead five thousand troops to relieve the siege of Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing.
Wanyan Zonghan told Ximen Qing that Ximen Qing should not be allowed to follow him on the west expedition when he was newly married.
However, this time Ximenqing won the martial arts competition and married Princess Jin as a Song person, which still made many conservative Jurchen nobles feel uneasy.
In order to resolve the potential conflict between the Jurchen aristocrats and Ximen Qing, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongxiong, and Wanyan Zongjun secretly discussed and believed that Ximenqing should be persuaded to follow Wanyan Zonghan in the westward expedition and make new contributions in Linhuang Mansion.
In this way, Ximenqing may be able to further accumulate fame in the Kingdom of Jin by virtue of his military exploits, and stop the mouths of the conservative nobles.
After hearing what Yan Zonghan and others had said, Ximen Qing immediately agreed.
Wanyan Zonghan is the future tycoon of the Kingdom of Jin. He personally proposed an invitation to give Ximen Qing a credit. How could Ximen Qing refuse?
Ximen Qing knew the direction of history, so Xiao Yixue and Yelu Ma were no match for Wanyan Zonghan, and the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing was never recovered by the Liao Kingdom.
Obviously, his western expedition this time is destined to be safe and sound, and he will follow Wanyan Zonghan to gain military exploits.
How could the official Ximen Qing let go of such a good thing of picking up cheap money?
Going to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing to make another battle exploit will not only silence the Jurchen nobles who are dissatisfied with him, but maybe he can also win more fiefdoms and expand his influence in Posu Road.
In this era of constant wars, having more land and more soldiers is the kingly way to survive!
Chapter 7: The Liao Army Sieges Linhuang Mansion
Under the city of Linhuangfu, Liaoguo Northeast Road Dutong, Shangjing left-behind Xiao Yixue, and the new East East Road Dutong and Zhongjing left-behind Yelu Mage attacked from north to south, encircling Linhuangfu City on all sides.
After Xiao Yixue's defeat in Ningzhou, he escaped by chance under the protection of the cavalry of Shiwei Department of Heiche, and retreated to the vicinity of Dayanluo in Shiwei Department of Heiche.
Because Xiao Yixue's government is lenient and fierce, he is quite popular in the Shangjing Road area. Therefore, after learning of Xiao Yixue's whereabouts, the stragglers of the Liao Army who were defeated by the Jin Army in Shangjing Road gathered from all directions to Dayanluo to join him. .
Although the Jin army captured Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing of Liao Kingdom and the surrounding states inhabited by Han people, the Shangjing Road of Liao Kingdom has a vast territory, from the Liaodong area in the east to the west of Jinshan in the west.Jinshan is the Altai Mountain in Xinjiang for later generations.There are also many tribal areas still under Liao control.
In a few months, Xiao Yixue collected more than [-] stragglers from the Khitan army in Dayanluo, together with the conscripted black chariot Shiwei cavalry and Zubu cavalry, the combined force was [-], and the momentum recovered.
Emperor Yelu Yanxi of the Liao Kingdom originally wanted to punish Xiao Yi and Xue for his defeat, and treated him like a Yelu Chi dog.After learning that Xiao Yixue had another [-] soldiers and horses in his hands, he instead gave Xiao Yixue the post of staying behind in Shangjing, and ordered Xiao Yixue to regain the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing within a time limit.
Xiao Yixue discovered that the main force of the Jin army had retreated eastward under the leadership of Wanyan Aguda, and the Linhuang Mansion in Beijing had only 1 soldiers and horses from Yelv Tabuye and Lu Yanlun, who ruled Zuzhou, Qingzhou, and Huaizhou. After more than [-] soldiers and horses in Mao Zilian's army, he immediately led his army over Yong'an Mountain in the north of Linhuang Mansion, down the Lang River, and approached Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing.
At the same time, in order to cooperate with Xiao Yixue's army to recover Shangjing, the Khitan general Yelu Mage, who was newly appointed as the governor of the East Road and stayed behind in Zhongjing, was ordered to send [-] troops from the Dading Mansion of Zhongjing to the north to the Huanghe River Basin to fight with Xiao Yixue. The army echoed from afar.
Xiao Yixue wrote personal letters to Yelu Tabuye and Lu Yanlun, the guards in the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, boasting of the strength of the Liao Kingdom's troops to them.
Yeluta Buye was originally from the Khitan tribe, and he had no choice but to surrender to the Jin army after the army was defeated.Now that he saw that the Liao army of Xiao Yixue and Yelu Mage was powerful, but the main force of the Jin army was still far east of the Songwa River, he immediately decided to betray the Jin State and return to the arms of the Liao State.
Lu Yanlun also replied readily to Xiao Yixue that it was an expedient measure for him to surrender to the Jin army, and he still did not forget the old Lord Tianzuo in his heart.Therefore, he is also willing to lead his troops back to the Liao Kingdom and break with the Jin Kingdom.
Just when Xiao Yixue thought that he could recover Linhuangfu City in Shangjing without bloodshed, Lu Yanlun suddenly launched an attack in the city and led the Han army to attack the unsuspecting Khitan army.
Yeluta's unruly Khitan army was already weaker than the Han army, and they fought hastily. They were soon defeated by the Han army and were expelled from Linhuangfu City.
In order to prevent the spies from colluding with the Khitan army outside the city, the Khitan people who stayed in the city were slaughtered by Lu Yanlun's Han army.
From this, Lu Yanlun expressed to the Liao army Xiao Yixue, Yelu Mage and Yelu Tabuye that he broke with the Liao state and vowed to fight the Liao army to the end.
Lu Yanlun dared to stick to Linhuang Mansion and face the [-] Liao army directly, not only because he wanted to repay Wan Yan Zongjun's kindness, but also because he had the confidence to guard Linhuang Mansion.
When Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom led the main force of the Jin army to attack the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, Lu Yanlun had already clearly realized that the Liao army was far from being the opponent of the Jin army on the battlefield.
Yeluta Buye had an army of tens of thousands and the advantage of defending the city, but the city was broken by the Jin army in half a day.The huge disparity in combat effectiveness between the Jin and Liao armies made Lu Yanlun understand that Jin Xing and Liao's demise was irreversible, and only by sincerely surrendering to the Kingdom of Jin could one obey the destiny.
There was enough food and grass in Linhuang Mansion. When Yelv Tabuye was surrounded by the Jin army, he planned to hold out for more than half a year.
Now Lu Yanlun has [-] to [-] Han troops in his hands, which can be regarded as having enough soldiers and food.Facing the [-] Liao army, he thought he was strong enough to hold on to the city for several months until reinforcements from the Jin army arrived.
Another condition that is conducive to Lu Yanlun's persistence is that after the Kingdom of Jin captured the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, it adopted a policy of light corvettes and low taxes for the local Han people to recuperate, so it was quite popular and supported by the Han people in Shangjing Dao.
Compared with Yelu Yanxi, the emperor of the Liao Kingdom who was wanton and wanton, the Han people in Linhuang Mansion preferred the Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin who did not disturb the people.
It was precisely because the Han people in the city liked the rule of the Kingdom of Jin that Lu Yanlun dared to lead the Han army against the [-] Liao army outside the city with confidence.
The aspirations of the people, united will, can the Liao army with a hundred thousand mobs conquer it?
After Xiao Yixue was expelled by Lu Yanlun's plan to expel Yelutabu's army, his dream of lightly taking Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing was shattered. He suddenly became angry from embarrassment, and encircled Yelu Mage from north to south, and surrounded Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing.
However, the fighting power of the Liao army was not as strong as that of the Jin army, and the morale of the Han army in the city was high. Xiao Yixue, Yelu Mage, and Yeluta fought wildly for more than a month, losing many soldiers and horses, but failed to capture them. Shangjing Linhuang Mansion.
At the same time, the Maozilian army in the west also rejected Xiao Yixue and Yelu Mage's persuasion to surrender, and assumed a posture of wanting to fight the Liao army endlessly.
Xiao Yixue had to allocate [-] troops to Yeluta, and asked him to press close to Zuzhou City and monitor the movements of Mao Zilian's army.
Gathering an army of [-], even without the main force of the Jin army, they were still unable to regain the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing. How could Xiao Yixue and Yelu Mage dare to retreat at this point, so they had to choose to continue to besiege and attack Linhuang Mansion in order to wear down the defenders' strength. The will to resist.
Lu Yanlun stood on the city wall with his generals, looking at the Liao army camp outside the city, but his face showed contempt.
It has been two months since the Liao army invaded Linhuang Mansion. The Liao army tried their best, but it was difficult to conquer the city they held on to, so they could only eat and drink outside the city.
There is no doubt that it is not the Han army and the people in the city that are really in trouble, but the [-] Liao troops outside the city.
These Liao troops were unable to attack, and did not dare to retreat. It was a dilemma.
Lu Yanlun believed that when the main force of the Jin army arrived, what was waiting for the Liao army under the city would be another defeat.Whether Xiao Yixue or Brother Yelu, if you meet Lu Yanlun today, there is nothing you can do!
It's another new day, presumably the reinforcements sent by Emperor Aguda will soon arrive at Linhuang Mansion, right?Lu Yanlun turned his head and looked in the direction of Langhe.
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Lu Yanlun's judgment was not wrong, a heavily armed cavalry of the Golden Army had already passed Ningzhou, and was heading towards Linhuang Mansion in Beijing at full speed.
This elite cavalry was the reinforcements sent to Lu Yanlun by Wanyan Aguda, the emperor of the Kingdom of Jin. It was composed of five thousand elite soldiers from Wanyan Zonghan and three thousand elite soldiers from Wanyan Yinshuke.
In Wanyan Zonghan's army, the commander of a thousand cavalry was none other than Ximen Qing, consort of the King of Jin.
Chapter 7: Yelu Yanxi's Thoughts
Although the aristocratic meeting of various Jurchen ministries was still being held and they were not ready for a full-scale attack, Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin did not intend to abandon Linhuang Mansion this time, but sent a powerful reinforcement army.
To this day, the Jurchens have no reason to back down in the face of the Khitan attack.
The strategy of the Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Jin Kingdom was to use repeated seesaws with the Khitans of the Liao Kingdom to wipe out all the mobile forces that the Khitans had mobilized.
After receiving the emergency military information sent by Lu Yanlun, the guard of Linhuang Mansion, and Mao Zilian, the guard of Zuzhou City, Wanyan Aguda immediately formed an elite cavalry force of 5000 men and handed him over to the younger generation of clan talents Wanyan Aguda. Yan Zonghan, with him as the chief general, went west to rescue Linhuang Mansion.