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Wanyan Gao did not have the keen strategic vision of Wanyan Zonghan. He decided to complete the goal when he left the Kingdom of Jin step by step, capture the Zhongjing Road and consolidate his rule in this area.
Therefore, Wanyan Gao sent Benjian and Yilubao back to Bei'an Prefecture together, and said to Wanyan Zonghan: "I just received the emperor's imperial decree, ordering not to let them go to Shanxi immediately, to inspect in detail and discuss slowly."
When Wanyan Zonghan sent someone to report to Wanyan Gao, he had already rectified the army under his command, waiting for the date of raising troops.
When Ben Jian came, Wanyan Zonghan knew that Wanyan Gao was trying to be safe and had no intention of entering the army.
Wanyan Zonghan was afraid that he would go back and forth to discuss and wait for Wanyan Gao to make a decision. He might have lost his opportunity to fight, so he decided to attack Emperor Tianzuo alone.
Wanyan Zonghan sent Yibabao to report again to Dutong Yan Gao, saying: "When our army dispatched troops, although the emperor's order we accepted did not allow us to attack Shanxi immediately, we also allowed us to act according to the situation.
Now that Shanxi is empty, and the situation that the Liao people can be captured can already be seen, why is Dutong still hesitating?
Once this god-given opportunity is lost, it will be very difficult to attack Shanxi in the future.
Now I have decided to march, where should I join the army, I hope to reply. "
Wanyan Zonghan's toughness made Wanyan Gao, the commander of the North Route Army, unhappy.The road to Xijing is far away and the situation is unpredictable. The conservative Wanyan Gao is not willing to take risks.
However, although Wanyan Zonghan was one of Wanyan Gao's deputies, he had a high prestige in the Jin army, and Wanyan Gao could not restrain Wanyan Zonghan.
Wanyan Zonghan followed Wanyan Agu to conquer the east and west when Wanyan Agu fought against the Liao Dynasty, and made many military exploits.His bravery and skill in fighting made the Jin army admire him from top to bottom.
When Wanyan Aguda personally led the army, Wanyan Zonghan served as his right-hand man, often leading one of the three armies of Wanyan Aguda.
It can be said that although Wanyan Zonghan is a junior, his qualifications in the Jin Army are incomparable to others.
Wanyan Aguda once said to Wanyan Zonghan in front of the officials: "Now that we are discussing the Western Expedition, most of the plans you put forward before and after are in line with my wishes.
Although there are people older than you in the royal family, if you are appointed a marshal, no one can replace you.
You should organize your army and wait for the day when you will raise your army. "
Even though Wanyan Gao is the brother of the emperor Wanyan Aguda, he has never had such qualifications and honors.
During this expedition, Emperor Wanyan Aguda nominally appointed Wanyan Gao as the capital commander to lead the army.But in fact, when marching and fighting, it was mostly planned and decided by Wan Yan Zonghan.
Wanyan Zonghan is like the deputy commander of this North Route Army.
Chapter 776 Ending Yan Zonghan's Blitz
Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zonghan had a serious disagreement on whether to send troops to Xijing Road.
As the nominal supreme commander of the North Route Army, Wan Yangao, who was leading an expedition for the first time, was unwilling to listen to Yan Zonghan's plan in everything.
Furthermore, his elder brother, Emperor Wanyan Aguda also told him to act safely, and Wanyan Gao believed that his conservative strategy focused on the overall situation.
At this time, Wanyan Zongqian, who was also in the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, learned that the coach Wanyan Gao had a dispute with the general Wanyan Zonghan in front of him. After understanding the ins and outs, he persuaded Wanyan Gao: "Uncle, Brother Nian is both wise and brave, and sees things clearly." machine.
He insisted on sending envoys to ask for troops again, which must not have been hasty, but because he saw an opportunity to defeat the Liao army.
What's more, Brother Nianmuha has already dispatched troops, and this matter cannot be stopped, so please adopt his strategy and send troops to the Xijing Road of Liao Kingdom together. "
Wanyan Gao heard Wanyan Zongqian's words, but remained silent.
Wanyan Zongqian saw him and persuaded him repeatedly.
Wanyan Gao finally couldn't resist Wanyan Zonggan's persuasion, and made up his mind to march westward, and agreed with Wanyan Zonghan to meet and discuss at Xiwangling near Bei'an Prefecture.
Wanyangao and Wanyan Zonghan met at Xiwangling and agreed on a westward plan: Wanyangao led the army from Qingling, Wanyan Zonghan led the army from Piaoling, and agreed that the two armies would meet in Luoyang, Yangcheng, and attack the Liao Lord together.
Yangchengluo is located in Fengsheng Prefecture, Xijing Road, Liao State, in the northwest of Bei'an Prefecture, and is located in the upper reaches of the Luan River.It is separated from North Anzhou by high mountains.
Yuanyangluo, where Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi was stationed, was also in Fengsheng Prefecture, west of Yangcheng Luo and north of Yehuling Great Wall.
Yehuling borders the desert and grassland in the north and Yanshan Mountain in the south. It is a fortress pass to defend against nomadic tribes in the grassland.
Historically, about 90 years later, the battle of Mengjin Yehuling took place in the area of Yuanyangluo and Yehuling.
In that battle, Temujin's 40 Mongolian army defeated the Jin Kingdom's [-] troops with fewer troops and defeated the Jin Kingdom's [-] troops.
The Jin army, which is now in an emerging and powerful period, wants to capture Emperor Tianzuo of the Liao Kingdom in Yuanyangluo, and end the history of the Liao Kingdom in one fell swoop.
The two armies of Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zonghan crossed the mountains and entered Fengsheng Prefecture. After meeting in Luoyang City, Wanyangao let the two generals, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zonggan, who were in the main battle, lead [-] elite soldiers to attack Yuanyangluo.
Wanyan Zonghan led the army day and night, and marched to Yuanyangluo in just one night. How did he know that Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi got the news that he heard that the Jin army was approaching, so he led his troops to flee to the southwest of Fengsheng Prefecture, north of Datong Mansion of the Western Army Baishuiluo.
Wanyan Zonghan led the army to advance thousands of miles, and pursued Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi closely.
Knowing that Jin Jun was following behind him, Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, who was cornered by Jin Jun, was panicked. He hurriedly called his favorite minister Xiao Fengxian to his side, and complained to him: "You once told me that Jin Jun would not work hard for teachers. I came to Shanxi on an expedition, but now I have no way to go to heaven and nowhere to go to earth! The situation is critical now, what should I do?"
It turned out that after the Jurchen army captured the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, Xiao Fengxian once flattered and comforted Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, and swore to him: "Although the Jurchen can attack our country's Shangjing and Zhongjing, it is expected that their main force will return to the Kingdom of Jin soon. Although the Jurchens are brave, they can't stay away from their lair after all."
However, at this time, the Jurchens of the Kingdom of Jin marched three thousand miles straight into the clouds, as if they would not give up until they caught Emperor Tianzuo.
Xiao Feng first saw the emperor asking him where to go, but there was nothing he could do, so he had to ask Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi to continue to escape westward, leave Fengsheng Prefecture, and go to the sparsely populated Jiashan in the northwest of Fengzhou.
The location of Fengzhou on the Xijing Road in the Liao Kingdom is Hohhot, Inner Mongolia, before Ximenqing crossed.
Jiashan is in the Yinshan Mountains in the northwest of Hohhot.
Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi panicked and made no choice. After listening to Xiao Fengxian's words, he abandoned his luggage and fled to Jiashan in Fengzhou to the west on Qingqi.
As for the Zensheng of the Datong Mansion in Xijing, Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi couldn't care about it.
Wanyan Zonghan led the army to chase Baishuiluo, learned that Emperor Tianzuo had fled westward, and once again keenly captured the opportunity of the war.
Wanyan Zonghan sent Wanyan Xiyin, Wanyanchang and others to continue to pursue Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, but he himself led the army suddenly went south, crossed the Great Wall, and approached the city of Datong Mansion in Xijing.
Xiao Cha, who stayed behind in Xijing, saw that the emperor was missing, and heard that Xi Wang Xiaoqian was also surrendering gold in Bei'an Prefecture, so under the persuasion of Wanyan Zonghan and Yelu Yujian, he surrendered in Kaicheng.
Datong Mansion in Xijing, Liao State easily fell into the hands of the Jin army.
Of course, Xiao Chala didn't know at this time that Xi Wang Xiaoqian, who was of the same clan as him, was not dead against gold, and he was only feigning surrender in Bei'an Prefecture.
Taking advantage of the opportunity of the main force of the Jin army to go west, Xi Wang Xiaoqian got rid of the Jin army who was monitoring him, and fled from Gubeikou back to Xijin Mansion in Nanjing, Liao.
When Wanyan Zonghan surrendered to the Datong Mansion in Xijing, Wanyanchang, who was chasing Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, captured Xiao Fengxian, the Privy Envoy of the Liao Kingdom and the Prime Minister of Beifu, and his son on the way.
On the way to escape to Jiashan, the guards around him complained, which made Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi finally wake up.
The treacherous minister misled the country, and he was blinded by Xiao Fengxian, and he came to this step that was about to destroy the country.
Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi who was riding on the horse turned around and scolded Xiao Fengxian: "Your father and son have misled me to this point, so what's the use of killing you! You go, don't follow me. I'm afraid the army will be angry and angry. If you create a mess, it will definitely implicate me."
Xiao Fengxian and his son did not expect to be abandoned by the emperor, so they had to leave crying bitterly.
On the way, his father and son were tied up by the left and right guards who had long been dissatisfied, and sent them to the Jurchen soldiers who were chasing them from behind.