Fenghou

Chapter 1490 The Great Enemy
In Shangjing City, the Jurchen tribes scattered all over the Kingdom of Jin gathered in Shangjing from all directions during this period of time. This was a major measure Wanyan Wushu took against the Kingdom of Jin after learning the lessons from the fiasco of Zhongyuan Road and Shandong Road.

The various tribes are scattered all over the place, and they are basically unable to resist the encirclement and suppression of the Western Army. Instead, they will be defeated and wiped out by the Western Army one by one.

In the words of Wanyan Wushu, all the Jurchens must be gathered together and squeezed into one fist to strike down the intruders severely.

His fist theory won the applause of the imperial court, and Jin Guo began a large-scale operation. This operation has been implemented since the beginning of spring, and Chen Qing's army has been implementing it for half a month before going north.

Of course, Wanyan Wushu couldn't mobilize Nianhan's sphere of influence, and he couldn't do anything about the people in Liaodong.

Except for Liaodong, the cities of the Kingdom of Jin all over the country are responding to Wanyan Wushu's call, abandoning cities and villages, people helping the old and the young, driving carts, full of belongings, and marching from all directions to Beijing. It is a steady stream of teams.

Every Jurchen was afraid from the bottom of their hearts. They were afraid that the cruel fate of massacring the Song people would also fall on their heads. After being called, they did not hesitate to march to Beijing with their families. Only Shangjing had enough troops to protect themselves.

Shangjing City is also overcrowded. Only Shangjing City, which can accommodate 10,000+ people, has squeezed in more than [-] people. This is not counting the army and war horses. Gathered outside the city, the tents outside the city could not be seen at a glance.

This was also unexpected by Wanyan Wushu. He didn't plan in advance and considered the population capacity of the city. In the end, nearly a million Jurchens poured in from all directions.

In fact, there are still many evil consequences that Wanyan Wushu has not considered. The first is the prevalence of diseases. Spring is the season for the outbreak of various infectious diseases. breeding ground for viruses.

Secondly, the law and order deteriorated. The Jurchens had a violent personality and advocated force. In order to compete for resources, or because of various conflicts caused by the narrow living environment, incidents of fighting and even murder occurred frequently. Ten thousand security soldiers ran around to quell disputes, and they were extremely busy every day.

In addition, fires are also common occurrences. In less than a month, more than 100 fires broke out in the city, killing more than [-] people. Fortunately, they were all small fires and no serious contiguous fires occurred.

That night, Wanyan Wushu was discussing with several senior officials about conscription. The problem now is that there are people, but there are not enough soldiers.

Zuo Xiangguo Wanyan Xiyin said: "Your Majesty, I have made an inventory, and we can recruit [-] Jurchen young men to join the army. In fact, every Jurchen man has a saber and a horse. The key is that there is no armor or spear. I have seen weapons. Ku, there are still a lot of spears, the iron armor is gone, but there is leather armor, and the humble staff thinks that leather armor is no problem."

Wanyan Wushu was a little worried: "Maybe the training is not enough!"

Wanyan Shigunai of Wanhu next to him said: "My lord, even without training, all of them are good at riding and shooting. They are much better than the Korean soldiers. It is wise to replace the [-] Korean soldiers with them."

Shangshu Zuocheng Wan Yanxu also said: "Goryeo soldiers can let them consume the Western Army. It is not a pity to die, but to really defend the Jurchen people, you have to use your own children. The Jurchen people are all soldiers. It is no problem to organize a hundred thousand troops. .”

Wanyanxu is Wanyanchang's brother, but the relationship between the two brothers is not harmonious. Wanyanchang died at the hands of Wanyanwushu. Wanyanxu is not dissatisfied and remains loyal to Wanyanwushu.

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Since everyone agrees, I have no objection. The Jurchens are all soldiers, and men should stand up to defend their homes and the country. Shi Gunai and Ahulan, you two are responsible for organizing them. Take 5 people."

"Follow the order!"

At this time, a civil servant walked in quickly and said something to Wanyan Xiyin in a low voice, Wanyan Xiyin frowned, "I'll go right away!"

"Xi Yin, what happened?" Wanyan Wushu asked.

"Reporting to the lord, dozens of people in the Shali District suddenly died of illness. It's a bit strange. Cai Shangshu suggested that I go and have a look."

Dozens of people died of illness suddenly, it was really strange, Wanyan Wushu said: "Let's go and see!"

The Shali District of Shangjing is in the southwest corner. It was originally a cemetery for the dead. There are too many people pouring into the city. Knowing that the poor have no place to stay, they all flock to the Shali District. The dead are not taboo. Countless tents have been set up. Tens of thousands of poor people live here.

The disease occurred in an area close to the city wall. There was a large pond next to it. The feces, urine and domestic sewage of tens of thousands of people flowed into the pond. The water quality was black and smelly, and it was extremely dirty.

The more than [-] tents where the disease occurred have been sealed off by soldiers, and the people outside were surrounded by people, whispering and worrying.

"Get out of the way, the prince is coming!"

The common people moved away one after another, a large group of officials and soldiers came, Wanyan Wushu walked over holding his nose, it was his first time here, so he never thought that there would be such a smelly place.

Cai Songnian, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, came up to him and said, "Your Majesty, I have just conducted a careful investigation and found that the affected families 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 100 monks in the temple and people in more than a dozen surrounding villages all died."

Wanyan Xiyin knew about this, he hurriedly said: "Isn't the plague in Xinzhou over?"

Cai Songnian shook his head, "It hasn't ended yet, because the population is small and winter has entered, there are only sporadic infections, so the court doesn't pay much attention to it."

Wanyan Wushu was startled, "Cai Shangshu means that they all died because of the plague?"

"The doctor couldn't be sure. He said that it might be caused by the Shinshu plague, or it might be because the surroundings where they lived were too dirty and they were infected with other infectious diseases."

Wanyan Wushu glanced at the surrounding environment and said: "I think it should be the latter, it's too dirty here."

"But what if it is really a plague? Lord, we must be careful."

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Pass my order, the army will isolate the Shali area with barracks, and no one is allowed to come out. Anyone who escapes will be shot to death!"

Just when a suspected plague appeared in Shangjing, Laibin County in the western Liaoning Corridor was also carrying out a major operation. It was just getting dark, and the south gate was wide open. Nearly [-] Korean soldiers rushed out of the city, shouting and shouting at the people several miles away. The Western Army camp rushed forward.

The team rushed out of the city like a torrent breaking the embankment, without even the formation of the team, brandishing swords and spears, scrambling 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 Goryeo soldiers to attack the northern camp first. If the Western Army's camp was disrupted, his 4 Jurchen army would follow to break through and go northward.

If the Goryeo soldiers could not rush into the Song army's camp at all, then they would not care about the life and death of the Goryeo soldiers, and they 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 through, they would be allowed to go home.

The longing to go home stimulated the hearts of every Korean soldier, and they rushed towards the Western Army's camp regardless of life or death.

(End of this chapter)