The Jurchen tribes scattered throughout the Jin Kingdom gathered in the capital from all directions during this period. This was a major measure taken by Wanyan Wushu against the Jin Kingdom after he learned the lessons of the disastrous defeats on Zhongyuan Road and Shandong Road.
The various tribes are scattered in various places, and they are simply unable to resist the encirclement and suppression of the Western Army. Instead, they will be defeated and wiped out one by one by the Western Army.
In Yan Wushu's words, all Jurchens must be gathered together and clenched into a fist to severely attack the intruders.
His fist theory won the applause of the imperial court, and the Jin Kingdom began a large-scale operation. This operation was implemented from the beginning of spring, and Chen Qing's army had already been implemented for half a month before heading north.
Of course, Wanyan Wushu could not mobilize Nianhan's sphere of influence, and he could do nothing for the people in Liaodong.
Except for Liaodong, all Jin Kingdom cities responded to Wanyan Wushu's call and abandoned their cities and villages. People supported the old and the young, drove carts loaded with belongings, and marched towards Beijing from all directions. There were huge crowds along the way.
It’s a steady stream of teams.
Every Jurchen was afraid from the bottom of his heart. They were afraid that the cruel fate of the massacre of the Song people would also fall on them. After receiving the call, they did not hesitate to move their families to Beijing. Only in Beijing could they have enough troops to protect themselves.
Shangjing City was also overcrowded. Only Shangjing City, which could accommodate more than 100,000 people, had a population of more than 300,000 people. This did not include the army and war horses. The streets and alleys were full of tents. Later, it was really unable to accommodate the large number of people.
They can gather outside the city, and the tents outside the city can't be seen at a glance.
This was unexpected by Wanyan Wushu. He did not plan in advance and consider the city's population capacity. In the end, nearly a million Jurchens came from all directions, and the capital was so full that it could no longer accommodate it.
In fact, there are many negative consequences that Wanyan Wushu has not considered. The first is the epidemic of diseases. Spring is the season when various infectious diseases break out. People and animals live together, feces and urine are everywhere, mosquitoes breed, and the dirty and deteriorating urban environment has become a problem for all.
A breeding ground for viruses to multiply.
Secondly, the public security has deteriorated. The Jurchens have violent personalities and advocate force. In order to compete for resources or because of the narrow living environment, various conflicts have led to frequent fights and even murders. Fights are common in the city.
Ten thousand security soldiers were running around to quell disputes, and they were extremely busy every day.
In addition, fires are also common. In less than a month, more than 20 fires broke out in the city, killing more than 100 people. Fortunately, they were all small fires and no serious continuous fires occurred.
That night, Wanyan Wushu was discussing the recruitment of soldiers with several senior officials. The problem now was that there were people, but not enough soldiers.
Zuo Xiangguo Wanyan Xiyin said: "Your Majesty, I have made an inventory. We can still recruit one hundred thousand Jurchen young men to join the army. In fact, every Jurchen man has a sword and a horse. The key is that there is no armor or spear. I have seen the weapons."
There are still a lot of spears in the library. The iron armor is gone, but there is leather armor. I think leather armor is no problem."
Wanyan Wushu was a little worried and said: "Maybe the training is not enough!"
Next to him Wanyan Shigunai said: "Your Majesty, even if there is no training, they are all very good at riding and shooting. They are much better than the Goryeo soldiers. It is a wise move to use them to replace the 100,000 Goryeo soldiers."
Shangshu Zuocheng Wanyan Xu also said: "Goryeo soldiers can be used to consume the Western Army, and death is not a pity, but to truly defend the Jurchen people, you have to use your own children. All the Jurchen people have soldiers, and there is no problem in organizing an army of 100,000.
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Wanyan Xu was Wanyan Chang's brother, but the relationship between the two brothers was not harmonious. Wanyan Chang died at the hands of Wanyan Wushu. Wanyan Xu was not dissatisfied and remained loyal to Wanyan Wushu.
Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Since everyone agrees, I don't object. All the Jurchen people are soldiers, and men should stand up to defend their homes and the country. Shi Gunai, Aqian Lan, you two are responsible for organizing them, each of you
Take 50,000 people."
"Follow the order!"
At this time, a civil servant walked in quickly and whispered a few words to Wanyan Xiyin. Wanyan Xiyin frowned and said, "I'll be there right away!"
"Xi Yin, what happened?" Wanyan Wushu asked.
"Reporting to the prince, dozens of people in Shali District suddenly died of illness. It's a bit strange. Cai Shangshu suggested that I go and have a look."
It was indeed strange that dozens of people suddenly died of illness. Wanyan Wushu said: "Let's go and see!"
The Shali District of Shangjing is in the southwest corner. This was originally a cemetery where the dead were buried. Too many people poured into the city. They knew that the poor had no place to stay, so they all flocked to the Shali District. The dead were no longer taboo, and countless tents were erected.
Thousands of poor people live here.
The disease occurred in an area close to the city wall. There was a large stagnant pond next to it. The feces, urine and domestic sewage of tens of thousands of people flowed into the pond. The water was black, smelly, and extremely dirty.
The more than 20 tents where the disease was reported have been sealed off by soldiers, and people were crowding outside, whispering and worried.
"Get out of the way, the prince is coming!"
The people moved out of the way, and a large group of officials and soldiers came. Wanyan Wushu came holding his nose. It was his first time here, and he never expected that there was such a smelly place.
Cai Songnian, the Minister of Household Affairs, came forward and said, "Your Majesty, I have just conducted a careful investigation and found out that these families who are sick are all from Xinzhou."
"What happened to Xinzhou?" Wanyan Wushu didn't understand.
"Last year, a plague broke out in Jue'an Temple in Xinzhou. More than a hundred monks in the temple and people in more than a dozen surrounding villages died."
Wanyan Xiyin knew about this, and he quickly said: "Isn't the plague in Xinzhou over?"
Cai Songnian shook his head, "It has never ended. Because the population is small and winter has entered, there are only sporadic infections, so the court does not pay attention to it."
Wanyan Wushu was shocked, "Cai Shangshu means that they all died because of the plague?"
"The doctor is not sure. He said it may be caused by the Shinshu Plague, or it may be because the environment around them is too dirty and they are infected with other infectious diseases."
Wanyan Wushu took a look at the surrounding environment and said, "I think it's the latter, it's too dirty here."
"But what if it's really a plague? Your Majesty, we have to be careful."
Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Pass my order. The army will isolate the Shali area with barracks. No one is allowed to come out. Anyone who escapes will be shot without mercy!"
Just when a suspected plague appeared in Shangjing, a major operation was also carried out in Laibin County in the Western Liaoning Corridor. As soon as it got dark, the south city gate opened wide, and nearly 50,000 Korean soldiers rushed out of the city, shouting and shouting at people several miles away.
The Western Army camp rushed forward.
The team rushed out of the city like a torrent that broke a dike. They didn't even need to form a team formation. They brandished swords and spears and rushed to run in the wilderness.
There were too many soldiers in the city, and the food could only last for five days. Wanyan Nianhan ordered the Korean soldiers to take the lead in attacking the northern camp. If the Western Army's camp was overrun, his 40,000-plus Jurchen army would also break through and go north.
If the Goryeo soldiers were completely unable to break into the Song army's camp, then they would not care about the lives of the Goryeo soldiers and would be relieved of a huge burden.
Wanyan Nianhan made it clear to all the soldiers that there was not enough food and they would starve to death if they stayed in the city. If they could break out of the encirclement, they would be allowed to go home.
The desire to go home stimulated the hearts of every Goryeo soldier, and they rushed to the Western Army camp regardless of life or death.
