Qiming 1158

Chapter 284 The Khitan Restoration Army

When an emperor, especially an emperor like Wanyan Liang who usurped the throne instead of inheriting the throne normally, his foundation is to protect the interests of those who support him.

Because of the support of these people, plus he mastered the army, mastered the most powerful force, and cleared out a large number of clans that threatened his throne, he was able to sit on the throne for more than ten years.

And once his performance is not so capable of safeguarding everyone's interests, it will even damage everyone's interests, and his deterrence by force will become somewhat less effective...

So whether he can still be the emperor is really open to question.

To be honest, it is impossible not to panic in such a situation.

No matter how good Wanyanliang's psychological quality was, he couldn't stand the throne and could not sit firmly on the throne. Everyone doubted his ability and questioned whether he could continue to be an emperor.

One person and two people are fine. If it is a group, it is very dangerous.

So he was very anxious.

Realizing that the threat to the south was greater, and the threat to the north was just starting, there was still something to do, so Wanyan Liang immediately ordered the Privy Council to come up with a combat plan, mobilize the army to first destroy the Khitan insurgents in the north, and take a defensive approach to the south.

Attack the North and Defend the South!

The Privy Council has no opinion on this, and after a period of mobilization, more than 4 troops have been concentrated in the entire Central Capital area, and it is not that there are no troops available.

It is not enough to attack the rebels in the south, but it should be possible to attack the Khitan rebels who are just starting in the north.

Therefore, the strategy of first north and then south is feasible.

The next step is the selection of the military commander. Wanyan Liang originally hoped that the two leaders of the Privy Council would choose one person to go out and lead the troops and horses gathered in different areas of the Central Capital as a privy envoy, which would facilitate unified command.

However, Pusanhutu was busy with the six states' defense line, and now he has urgently moved south for Su Yonglin's attack on Xiongzhou and Bazhou, and Heshi Lie Liangbi is also responsible for the implementation and review of the mobilization order, which is really inseparable.

So Wanyanliang had no choice but to send out the right guard general Xiao Tula, who was close to him, and asked him to lead [-] infantry and [-] cavalry to quickly march towards Hanzhou and Xianping.

Faced with this mess, Xiao Tulu had a reluctant expression on his face, repeatedly refused, and was reluctant to go on an expedition.

Presumably seeing Xiao Tula's reluctance, Wanyanliang became worried, so Wanyanliang then ordered Xiao Huaizhong to stay in Xijing and lead [-] troops to the front line to join forces with Xiao Tula to suppress the Khitan Uprising. .

There were a total of [-] troops, which was a large amount anyway, and the military expenditure was in the tens of millions, not to mention other expenditures, even Wanyan Liang couldn't take it out.

Paying so much can always suppress the Khitan uprising that just started not long ago, right?

After the military deployment was properly arranged, Wanyanliang felt uneasy about the political crisis again.

Facing the questioning and vague resistance of the ministers, Wanyan Liang thought about it and came up with a clever plan.

He personally put on the armor and rode a warhorse to the military parade outside Zhongdu. He let the army walk around the Zhongdu city for a week, and stood on the city wall to review the army.

Then he opened the treasury to give money to the army to boost morale, causing the army to make a very loud "Long live" sound.

Long live cheers resounded through the sky.

The cheers of the army made the younger generation in the city realize that Wanyanliang was still the emperor and could still get the army's allegiance. The person who had the powerful force was Wanyanliang, not anyone else.

So in any case, before the main force of the army was destroyed or turned their allegiance to others, they had to pinch their noses and admit Wanyan Liang's authority and dignity as the emperor.

The courtiers felt Wanyanliang's warning and threat to them, and had to suppress their dissatisfaction with fear, and did not dare to question Wanyanliang's grinning Xingshi again.

Some people had asked Wanyanliang to lift Wen Dunsizhong's house arrest order, and to invite a respected boss to preside over the situation and turn the tide. After the military parade, such voices gradually disappeared.

Obviously, although Wanyanliang's ruling foundation has been shaken, it is still not enough to change the fact that he is the emperor. He is still the emperor with powerful force, and no one dares to challenge him head-on.

Wanyanliang strongly suppressed the bad thoughts of the younger generation, and quickly completed the military strategic deployment.

On the other hand, the development progress of the Khitan Uprising is very rapid.

Saba adopted Su Yin's strategy and widely publicized two things among the Khitans.

The first is Wanyanliang's conscription order. This unlimited conscription of strong men and horses will bring disaster to the Khitans. If they don't resist, they will die.

The second thing is the rapid development of the Han Chinese Liberation Army in the Central Plains.

The Khitans soon learned that their Han brothers had occupied Shandong and Hebei, which had dealt a heavy blow to the Jin Kingdom's rule, and were marching toward the central capital of the Jin Kingdom. The situation was very good.

As a result, the Khitan crowd was furious, and they rose up to respond to Saba's call for an uprising.

Shan Saili, the apostle of the Dior group in the Jin Kingdom, and Heshou, the shepherd of the Yaluwa group, were all killed by the rioting Khitans.

The old monk from the department of the fifth academy also killed the Jiedu envoy Jiawu in response to Saba.

The eight meng'an of the Jin Kingdom in Huining were grazing horses in the area behind the mountain. The rebellious Khitans took away all their horses and organized a larger cavalry force. The number of cavalry quickly exceeded 1.

The Ten Brothers of Thousand Households and the others killed Ugudile’s recruiting envoy Ulindapulhu, and led their tribes to the location of Saba and Saba reconciliation.

Kuo Li, the head of Moke in Hampyeong, also brought his subordinates to meet Sa Ba.

The wind was surging north of Zhongdufu, and people who were dissatisfied with Wanyanliang himself or the rule of the Jin Kingdom rose up to resist and responded to Saba's call. The national sentiment of the Khitan people was completely mobilized.

In less than two months, Saba organized an uprising army of more than 2 people, and the number of Khitans from various tribes who followed him to rebel was countless, and the number was still increasing.

The only thing that restricts the number of Khitan rebels is probably the equipment problem. Swords, guns, bows, crossbows, armor, etc. are really lacking, and the overtime work has not been able to keep up with the increase in the number of people. It takes time to accumulate.

This can be improved gradually, but the army cannot. Once the number of soldiers increases, a clear organizational form is needed, so that more people can be organized together to facilitate unified command.

Regarding the looming uprising chaos, Sa Ba also adopted Su Yin's suggestion, accepted the bugle of the Restoration Army, and adopted the establishment of the Restoration Army to lead the Khitan Restoration Army.

He believed that the Restoration Army had a good reputation, and adopting the bugle name of the Restoration Army would help unite all the non-Jurchen ethnic groups in the north, just as the Han Restoration Army could obtain the effectiveness of the Khitans and Xi people.

So the Khitan Restoration Army was established in this way.

Saba claimed to be the general manager of the Khitan Restoration Army, and appointed those who followed him in rebellion or who took the lead to defect to him as the general manager, and unilaterally declared Su Yonglin as his brother.

So the momentum of the Khitan Restoration Army became very loud.

So at the end of February, Saba officially launched an attack on Xianpingfu, Xinzhou, Longzhou and other places, ready to expand the base here, build weapons, and after accumulating enough strength, attacked Linhuangfu and recaptured the hometown of the Khitans.

He wanted to take advantage of the fact that the Guangfu Army was engaged in affairs in Hebei and Shandong and diverted the attention of the Jin Kingdom to expand his strength, and develop the power of the Khitan people under the eyes of the Jin Kingdom. The Han people's Restoration Army destroyed the Jin Kingdom together.

After this reputation spread, it really played a very good effect.

Not to mention the Khitans, many Han and Xi people living in the north also joined Saba's troops and helped Saba deal with the Jurchen together, making Saba win consecutive victories and continue to win victories.

The local army of the Jin Kingdom was caught off guard, and was even more intimidated by the mighty momentum of the Khitan Restoration Army.

In early March, when Xiao Tula and Xiao Huaizhong joined forces and led [-] crusades to Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo, the Khitan Restoration Army had even posed a great threat to Liaoyang Prefecture in Tokyo.

(End of this chapter)