Qiming 1158

Chapter 339 Xiao Huaizhong's Death

Wanyanliang didn't know which ethnic group he wanted to use in order to truly feel at ease.

No Jurchen, no Han, no Khitan, no Bohai...

Who will do it?
he does not know.

But this severe punishment still shocked everyone's heart.

Whether they were dissatisfied with Wanyanliang or not, they all had a new understanding of the emperor's cruelty from the bottom of their hearts, and they were even more afraid.

They worked overtime, for fear that a little mistake would be caught, and they would end up the same as Gao Cunfu and Xiao Tula.

With their unremitting efforts, more and more troops gathered in the central capital, more and more food supplies, more and more weapons and armor, and more and more large-scale engineering equipment.

Moreover, a large number of soldiers and materials have been gathered from all directions to the Central Capital.

There are more and more of them all, and even the original warehouse can't be put down, and new warehouses have been built.

Wanyanliang personally inspected the warehouse several times, gave the highest instructions on the situation of the warehouse, and was very satisfied, feeling that it was not too late for him to go south.

At the same time, he received the Liaodong War Report, saying that Xiao Huaizhong led the army to successfully defeat the Khitan Restoration Army occupying Xianping Prefecture, defeated [-] enemies, recovered Xianping Prefecture, and is now further attacking in the direction of Hanzhou.

Wanyanliang was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to praise Xiao Huaizhong.

When the pressure comes up, people change immediately.

And it must not be fake.

Xiao Tula would only talk about how many people annihilated the enemy, and never talked about recovering the city, but Xiao Huaizhong recovered the city as soon as he made a move, which is gratifying.

By mid-to-late May, the good news came again. Xiao Huaizhong reported that he had once again defeated the Khitan Restoration Army in Hanzhou, regained Hanzhou, and the army continued to advance, and the rebellion could soon be quelled.

The killing effect was immediate, and the long-standing resentment in Wanyan Liang's heart began to slowly dissipate.

Sure enough, the problem appeared in Xiao Tula and Gao Cunfu, killing these two people, all problems were solved, and all problems were solved!

The battle continued to advance, and victory was imminent.

And as the mobilization process continued to grow, he felt the time had come to turn things around.

Although news came soon after that the Jin Army on the southern front had suffered defeats on the battlefields of Xiongzhou and Bazhou, and the rebels in Hebei had broken through the Yishui River defense line and set foot on the north bank, directly threatening Yijin Pass and Waqiao Pass, but Wanyanliang did not either. Particularly nervous.

Although the Yishui River had been breached, the two important military locations, Yijin Pass and Waqiao Pass, were still in their hands. The last line of defense was still there, and they were not lost. The Han rebels could not set foot in Yanyun.

As long as the pass is still there, it is impossible for the Hebei rebels to break into Yanyun.

So gritted his teeth, Wanyanliang continued to convey the order that the Jin Army on the southern front was not allowed to attack, and added another [-] troops to the southern front to reinforce the defense lines of Xiongzhou and Bazhou.

As long as the northern front is victorious, he can accept the fierce rebel offensive on the southern front.

As long as Xiao Huaizhong can win, everything will be better, and all losses are acceptable!

But Wanyanliang's life never seemed to be smooth sailing. Every time he reached a new stage, many people would die, and he had to struggle several times before he succeeded.

On the first day of June, Wanyan Liang received the battle report.

The battle report was jointly sent by the Tokyo Left-behind Division, left-behind Wanyan Yong and deputy left-behind Li Yanlong.

The battle report said that Xiao Huaizhong was defeated and died in Xinzhou, officers at all levels were killed in battle, [-] troops were annihilated, and more than [-] were captured.

In short, the Jin Army Crusade Army was defeated and defeated by the Khitan Restoration Army.

Thousands of remnants split into two groups and retreated all the way to Linhuang Mansion. The news is unclear for the time being.

All the way back to the Liaoyang Mansion in Tokyo, he never dared to go out of the city to fight, and huddled in the city.

The Khitan rebels became more powerful, broke through Xinzhou, Hanzhou, and Hampyeong all the way, regained all the previously lost territory, and went directly to Tokyo.

Li Yanlong did not understand the military and was at a loss in the face of the crisis.

Wanyan Yong showed some military talents, personally went to the city to command the defense, and repelled the siege troops of the Khitan Restoration Army several times. The current battle situation is in a stalemate.

The Khitan Restoration Army is constantly increasing its troops, and it has the potential to besiege and conquer Tokyo.

Li Yanlong was really helpless, so he had to report the matter to the emperor and asked the emperor for reinforcements.

If no reinforcements come, Liaoyang Mansion is really dangerous.

At the same time, according to the latest exploration report, the Khitan rebels not only attacked Tokyo, but also divided their troops to attack Linhuangfu, hoping to capture the hometown where the Khitans flourished.

The Jin State's repressive offensive failed, and the situation deteriorated in an all-round way.

Wanyan Liang was stunned on the spot, the battle report fell from her hands, and she sat on the throne with a face full of incredulity.

"How could this be?"

Liang Hao, who was waiting beside him, heard Wanyan Liang repeating these words all morning.

Indeed, not only Wanyanliang, but even Liang Wei thought it was incredible, why did Xiao Huaizhong, who had been playing triumphantly and marching all the way, died in such a battle?

It's only been a month.

why?

The reason is of course very simple, because Xiao Huaizhong's victory was basically caused by the active retreat of the Khitan Restoration Army.

The Khitan Restoration Army did not engage Xiao Huaizhong head-on, but retreated all the way to avoid his edge.

Xiao Huaizhong did win, but he failed to annihilate the living forces of the Khitan Restoration Army, and instead scattered his own forces.

When he reported the situation of the battle, he made "modifications". Obviously, he only defeated the Khitan Liberation Army's army of hundreds of thousands of people, so he multiplied the number by three, or five, or seven. .

So no one in the entire command system realized what kind of risks lurked behind Xiao Huaizhong's triumphant progress.

If Xiao Huaizhong told the truth and annihilated the enemy's number and aggressive speed to Wanyanliang, Wanyanliang would be able to find something wrong and tell Xiao Huaizhong to be careful, this is likely to be a trick of the Khitans to lure the enemy.

But Xiao Huaizhong was too eager to win and survive.

Even though some of his subordinates asked whether the progress was too fast and whether there was a problem, Xiao Huaizhong did not follow the advice of his subordinates.

Every time they attacked a place, they had to divide their troops to defend, and a large number of people were required to repair roads and bridges.

All kinds of military taboos were committed by Xiao Huaizhong at one time, but he only wanted to win, he just wanted to survive, and he didn't care about other things.

He desperately needs victory, nothing else matters.

So in the battle of Xinzhou, the long-saved troops of the Khitan Liberation Army were superimposed with the long-held resentment, and they poured out to the Jin army in one breath.

The infantry on both sides fought against the infantry, and the cavalry against the cavalry. From the morning to the afternoon, the battle was very fierce.

It was the cavalry of the Khitan Restoration Army who fought the situation. Under the leadership of Yilawohu, the old monk, Bo Tebu and others, the Khitan cavalry attacked quickly and fought with the Jin Army cavalry in many rounds. In the end, it's all about stamina and willpower.

There is no doubt that the Khitan cavalry prevailed in this area.

In the afternoon of the battle, the Jin Army cavalry was weak and was defeated by the Khitan cavalry. The Khitan cavalry took advantage of the situation to copy the back road of the Jin Army infantry formation, cooperated with the infantry, and attacked back and forth. .

Xiao Huaizhong was very desperate. In desperation, he rejected the suggestion of his subordinates to take him to escape. He led his personal soldiers to fight fiercely, begging for death, and finally got his wish and died on the way of the charge. One survived.

As long as he died, or died in battle, then even if he was defeated, at least his family didn't have to die.

This is also the last thing Xiao Huaizhong can do for his family.

The generals died in battle, and the Jin army became more chaotic. The officers could not control the soldiers under their hands. The soldiers fled, pushed and trampled each other, causing a large number of casualties.

More Jin soldiers died at this stage than were killed by the Khitan Restoration Army.

The main force of the Jin army was completely wiped out in this battle, and only a small number of defeated soldiers were divided into two groups to flee, one way to flee to Liaoyang House in Tokyo, and the other way to flee in the direction of Linhuang House.

This massive crackdown was a complete failure.

(End of this chapter)