The serious Jin army has rarely seen the ferocious momentum of Monk Wanyan Chen's troops.
After the defeat at Yehuling, the economic divisions of the Jin Kingdom were completely destroyed. Although the troops that were rebuilt after that often numbered in the tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands, in fact most of them relied on the prestige of the generals themselves, and they were private soldiers rather than officers and soldiers. In this way
First of all, it is difficult to avoid the generals from self-confidence. Therefore, in many wars since then, the generals of the Jin Kingdom have rarely tried their best. And the less they try their best, they will die when facing fierce enemies like the Mongolian army or the Ding navy.
The faster you get.
King Sui established Yuan Yuanguang in Kaifeng, and even at great cost, he wanted to establish thirteen captains outside the original system of generals, just to start anew and avoid this problem.
It's a pity that no matter what the military affairs are, they have to be settled on the battlefield. After the soldiers of the Thirteen Captains of the Kaifeng Imperial Court went south one after another, they got the benefits of plundering and learned the taste. As a result, the troops were constantly dispersed, and they suddenly collided with the Song Dynasty.
, it is difficult to get rid of it.
When they returned, more than half of the army had been reduced, and several important captains all sighed. Even Wanyan Congtan, who was the first to follow King Sui, personally urged Liao Liao to go to war, and Liao Liao still responded. Some people said that they should still guard Lincai Pass.
Some people even say that Kaifeng is safer in the city.
We all know how to fight, so why are we so crazy?
A confrontation between huge forces may be compared to a fight between two people.
If the two of them had a normal dispute, it would be nothing more than you punching me and punching me until my face is full of peach blossoms. My physical strength is exhausted, I almost cursed and then stopped. But if the two of them are in a life-and-death relationship, the physically weak person among them will be beaten.
When you are exhausted, you can only let yourself be slaughtered, so you must take advantage of your remaining strength to fight bravely in order to kill your opponent!
If you don't fight at this time and hide in the city, you will have no chance! The food in the city will not be able to supply the army for a long time, and the only result of entering the city is to be trapped to death!
Wanyan Congtan persuaded him repeatedly, but the generals were still hesitant.
The navy is sure to be getting closer!
Less than half an hour has passed since Ding Haijun left the camp. The two camps are only a dozen miles apart. In a few moments, they will be able to conquer Lincai Pass in one fell swoop!
With their well-trained training, it won't take long for them to switch from a field battle attitude to storming the city. By then, the army will be blocked and killed in Guancheng... Then they might as well go to Kaifeng City, where there is still a little room for maneuver.
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Wanyan Congtan was so anxious that veins popped out on his forehead and he was sweating profusely. He felt that the tent in the central army was as stuffy as a furnace.
At that time, Tu Shanyi mobilized the men he thought were reliable and available to accompany King Sui on his southward journey to Kaifeng. There were two military generals at the head, one was Wanyan Heda and the other was Wanyan Congtan.
However, compared to Wanyan Heda's fierceness, Wanyan Congtan was born in Shangshu Province and served as a local official. Although he was both civil and military, he was inevitably soft-tempered, so he was later sent to Tongguan to be in charge of economics.
Across Shaanxi and the Hezhong area, the main task is to search for more food supplies and maintain the Kaifeng court.
At this time, Monk Wanyan Chen, who had advocated the battle, left in anger. Wanyan Congtan, who was wearing armor but had the appearance and temperament of a scholar, stood in the tent and was unable to subdue the generals. He was a little embarrassed for a while.
Suddenly there was the sound of rapid footsteps outside the tent, and the soldiers on duty did not stop them.
Wanyan Congtan couldn't help but asked in a loud voice, "Who is that person?"
The person who came was actually a member of the Imperial Attendant, Feng Yu, who approached the emperor and said, "Commander, your Majesty has an edict here, and I would like you to read it to everyone."
Wanyan Congtan hurriedly knelt down, took the edict with both hands, and read loudly:
"I have been traveling south with you for three years, but the people there have destroyed their fields and houses, married their wives, and exhausted their energy and brains to support the army. Now that the army cannot resist the war, it can only protect itself. Even if the capital city exists, why do we have a country?
What do you call me? What do you call your kings? I have thought about it very well. Life and death are destiny. You kings will not let me down, and I will not let my people down!"
If you recite it loudly, all the generals in the tent will be embarrassed.
Wanyan Congtan, the commander-in-chief of Tongguan, was not the direct superior of the captains, so it was the subconscious instinct of the generals to deal with him and delay him.
But why did the captains become captains? It was because of the promotion of His Majesty the Emperor of Kaifeng!
Why did the captains come here? It was because the enemy troops suddenly attacked, and all the troops rushed back to King Qin in a hurry!
How shameful is it that the people who have been brought down to humble status by Your Majesty, who are called the King of Qin’s army, actually ask Your Majesty to personally destroy the battle?
The emperor started his career in Kaifeng, and practiced military training with the generals many times. Although he was young, he had prestige in the army, and he was also kind to the generals! The emperor's words were so sincere, who would dare to violate them?
There was silence in the military tent for a while.
Wanyan Congtan had just received the edict. In the corner of the tent, someone said with a bit of bitterness: "It is easy for the emperor to speak while sitting guarding the city. We are the ones who want to fight decisively!"
After Wanyan Congtan heard these words, anger arose in his heart and he could no longer control it.
He strode over and saw that the person speaking was a Qianhu under the command of Captain Zhechong, Jia Guze.
Jia Guze's Jurchen surname was given by the emperor. He himself was a Han son, with the surname Fan. These thousand households also had the surname Fan. They seemed to be relatives of Jia Guze, and they had hundreds of cavalry on hand.
Wanyan Congtan couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pull Fan Qianhu out of the queue.
Jia Guze thought Wanyan Congtan was about to kick or hit him, so he quickly followed him to persuade him.
Before he could say anything, Wanyan pulled out the short knife from his waist and stabbed it, piercing Fan Qianhu's neck. He used all his strength, and the blade penetrated through, cutting off all the muscles, veins, bones and blood, and there was a muffled sound.
ring.
Fan Qianhu struggled twice, and Wanyan Congtan suddenly drew the knife.
A large amount of blood spurted out from the two wounds, turning Wanyan Congtan and Jia Guze's faces and body armor and stomachs red. Fan Qianhu collapsed on the ground and twitched, and soon became motionless.
Wanyan Congtan looked at Jia Guze fiercely, blood dripping from his eyes, and he said without blinking: "Your Majesty wants to fight, who dares not to fight!"
Jia Guze took half a step back, bowed and said, "Since your Majesty has your will, let's fight!"
Wanyan Congtan held the knife, strode back behind the table, glanced at everyone, and asked again: "Your Majesty wants to fight, who dares not to fight?"
Several captains responded loudly: "We will launch troops now!"
Wanyan Congtan shouted sternly: "Then send out the troops immediately! Let me beat the drums three times here, and the whole army will be dispatched to fight the enemy to the death. If there are any more patrollers..."
He crossed the bloody blade and cut off the little finger and ring finger of his left hand. Then he flicked the blade and threw the two severed fingers into the hall:
"From now on, from the captain down, anyone who hesitates on patrol or is too timid to fight will be killed by me immediately! If I, Wanyan Congtanruo, stay on patrol and are too timid to fight, the generals can also come and kill me! Watch carefully.
I'll cut off two fingers first as a warning to others!"
At this point, there was no room for retreat. As soon as Wanyan Congtan finished speaking, all the generals rushed back to the base camp, shouting to urge the troops to move out.
As soon as the first war drum sounded, Monk Wanyan Chen led his elite cavalry and flew out of the camp like a strong wind.
Monk Wanyan Chen is not the kind of person who hesitates.
The fact that he abandoned the Daxing Emperor of the Jin Dynasty in Zhongdu does not mean that he is not loyal enough to the Jin Dynasty; when he fought against the Song people, he was shaken because his army was hostile to the people, but it did not mean that he would be loyal to the Jin Dynasty on the battlefield.
Hesitant and timid.
After all, he has a pure military temperament. It doesn't matter how he is in normal times. As long as he is on the battlefield, he is like steel. The harder the battle, the more tenacious and aggressive he will be.
The hundreds of cavalry who followed him loyally were either Uighur, Naiman, Qiang, or Tuyuhun deserters, or sinners among the Han people in the Central Plains, and some of them had recently defected from other captains' subordinates to stay with Monk Wanyan Chen.
Ruthless characters. They have been away from home for a long time, are accustomed to living under great pressure, and often kill people. They are all ruthless and violent, with lawless ferocity in their gloom.
It was precisely because he had such power in his hands that Monk Wanyan Chen dared to speak out in a military meeting with an army of 30,000 to 40,000 men with only 500 men. When the generals refused to listen, he turned back and planned to join the battle himself.
At this moment, the war drums of the Chinese army were beating wildly, which showed that the generals were determined.
The war is about to begin, and Monk Wanyan Chen is only ecstatic!