She Song

Chapter 238 The Fall of the God of War
An hour after Jiang Queer and Zheng Liang recaptured the Gubei Pass, the two arrived at Yingzui Cliff. The two-mile journey was covered with the corpses of Jurchen soldiers.

Faced with stones and trees thrown by the mountains on both sides, and the uniform crossbows of the cavalry brigade, in order to cover senior generals such as Zong Wang, Xi Yin and Wu Shu, more than 1000 Jurchen cavalry did not leave alive in the end.

Although the temperature in Yingzui Cliff has not dropped yet, the Zhenguo Army is pursuing them urgently, so Zong Wang decides to pass through the scorched mountain road in advance.

The mountain road at Yingzui Cliff is not long, and the twists and turns are only two or three miles.

When the Jurchen soldiers stepped onto the road where the fireworks had not subsided, they felt like they were in a bonfire. They were sweating like rain and breathing quickly, and the horses under their crotches couldn't bear the heat and neighed.

"Just rush over!"

This time, Zong Wang took the lead into the narrow Yingzui Cliff Mountain Road, followed silently by Xi Yin, then Meng Anmou Ke, and finally Wu Shu led the soldiers to hold down the formation.

At the critical moment of life and death, Zong Wang no longer has the intention to deal with anyone.

However, Zong Wang overlooked one thing. The fire started burning from the southern end of Yingzui Cliff. Although the southern end was passable, the temperature of the road about one mile to the northern end was not only frighteningly high, but also the oxygen was extremely thin, and there were still open flames in many places.

If you want to see it, you have to go out of the mountain trail, but most of the nearly [-] people in the team have symptoms of dizziness due to lack of oxygen and dehydration.

While walking, a cavalryman fell off his horse, and then another fell off his horse. No one dismounted to help, and they all reached their limit, like a school of fish exposed to the sun.

As a result, Zong Wang, Xi Yin and others vaguely heard the continuous falling sounds, each of which meant the death of an elite Jurchen.

They should have shed blood and died on the battlefield, but they were buried in the vast mountains in vain, blending with the ashes of vegetation.

At first, every sound of falling made Zong Wang's heart beat like a knife. However, the more he heard it, the more he gradually became numb. However, the hatred for Han Xiaoyao and the Zhenguo Army in his heart and bones soared to an unprecedented height.

However, just as he was about to reach the exit, a gust of mountain wind picked up the remaining ashes on the ground and hit Zong Wang. As soon as the sparks touched the dry clothes and hair, they rekindled instantly.

Zong Wang suddenly woke up from the pain, fell off his horse in a panic, and let out a shrill cry of pain in the ashes.

Xiyin, who was only five steps away from Zong Wang, was dumbfounded as Zong Wang was suddenly swept by fire, and he was stunned.

Where did the fire come from? !
However, Zong Wang's personal guards reacted quickly, struggled to fight the flames, and urgently dragged Zong Wang out of the north entrance of the mountain road.

The Jurchen soldiers who survived the disaster were on the ground as soon as they came out of the fire scene, breathing in fresh air.

When Xiyin came forward to visit Zong Wang, he found that he was in extremely miserable condition. His whole body was burned, not a single hair was left, and the skin was burned off in many places on his face. What's more, sadly, his left foot, which was originally sprained, was completely transformed. Shattered... broken.

Xiyin looked at his broken right hand and stepped forward helplessly and asked: "Second Prince, how are you?"

Zong Wang struggled to open his eyes and asked in a hoarse voice: "How many...how many sons survived...survived?"

Xiyin looked around and roughly calculated that there were less than a hundred cavalry. Then he looked inside the mountain road. No one came out for a long time, so he replied: "A hundred cavalry..."

Zong Wang closed his eyes sadly, and after a while he coughed and said: "I shouldn't...should have gone south, it's all...it's my fault...it's wrong!"

Xiyin said softly: "Second Prince, stop talking and rest in peace..."

However, Zong Wang coughed violently, as if he wanted to tear his heart out. After the cough, Zong Wang's tone was low, and it took him two or three times to finish a sentence, and his words were sometimes confused.

Seeing that Zong Wang's situation was not going well, Xi Yin couldn't help but worry.

But at this time, a person suddenly jumped out of the mountain path, with sparks on his clothes, his whole body was so dark that his eyebrows and eyes could not be seen clearly.

A group of soldiers thought that the Zhenguo army was chasing them, and they were so frightened that they clenched their swords and guns and gathered together.

But that man was tall and burly, and the obvious rat tail on the back of his head made people feel a little reassured.

"Wushu? You're still alive! That's great..." Seeing Wushu, who had a dark face and red eyes, Xiyin was surprised and happy.

Zong Wang, who was originally as angry as a thread, suddenly became clear at this moment, and said quietly to Wu Shu with a calm expression: "Brother, come here, I have something to tell you."

Wu Shu had never seen such a kind and friendly elder brother, but Xi Yin said in a low voice: "I'm afraid the second prince will die..."

The stunned Wu Shu couldn't believe his ears.

What? !Is the invincible Jurchen God of War about to fall?So what will Jin Jun do in the future?Who will lead the army to conquer the world?

Although his thoughts were overwhelming, Wu Shu tried his best to suppress the grief in his heart, threw himself in front of his brother and picked him up, but tears could not stop pouring out.

Zong Wang did not scold his younger brother as usual, but instead said with a smile: "I took you to hunt bears ten years ago, and I gave you a good beating because you were so scared that you cried. Do you remember?"

Wu Shu's tears became even more intense, and he choked with sobs and nodded: "Second brother, I know you are doing it for my own good, and I will keep it in my heart."

Zong Wang reached out and gently wiped away the tears on his brother's face, and said: "The Jurchen's life is earned from God. If you don't kill the bear, you will starve to death and freeze to death. Do you understand?"

How can Wushu not understand, because the Jurchens oppressed by the Liao Kingdom could not survive, the father rebelled desperately, otherwise, where would the Dajin Kingdom come from?

"Understood, Wu Shu has been kept in mind!"

Zong Wang used his last breath and said: "There is one thing... Regarding the King of Zhenbei, you cannot fight him unless you are sure of his complete annihilation. Please... remember..."

Wu Shu burst into tears and nodded repeatedly.

Zong Wang had a smile in his eyes and begged intermittently: "I really want to see the old forest again..."

After saying that, Wanyan Zongwang, the Jurchen God of War, lowered his proud head and closed his eyes forever.

Suppressing the grief, Wu Shu carried his brother's lukewarm body on his back, tied it up with ropes, and got on the horse.

"Second brother, I'll take you back to press the tiger water!"

When Jiang Queer and Zheng Liang passed through the narrow Eagle Beak Cliff Valley, they could only vaguely see the backs of the Jin Army, which numbered less than a hundred people.

Looking at his subordinates who were also exhausted, although they were very sorry, both he and Zheng Liang knew that they could not catch up.

Only the drunk man with red eyes spat fiercely in front of him: "Those golden dogs are destined to die!"

They didn't know that Zong Wang was dead. Although they were almost completely wiped out, there was always a shortcoming.

It wasn't until five days after they returned to Yanjing that they learned the specific news about the death of Zong Wang, the Jin Army's war god.

At this time, with the help of artillery, Han Xiaoyao had already captured Jinzhou easily. Of course, he accepted it as soon as he saw it, and the Zhen Guojun did not continue to attack north.

At the same time, Xiao Qian also agreed to submit to the Yanyun Management Committee and bring all the Xi clan to Jinzhou.

At this point, the Yanyun Army's first self-defense counterattack against Jin finally came to a successful conclusion.

After the war, careful statistics showed that more than 1 Jurchens and more than 1 subordinate soldiers were annihilated. The total casualties of the Zhenguo army were more than 2, and the battle loss was [-]:[-].

Among them, Zhang Cheng suffered the greatest losses when he intercepted the Jin Army's reserve forces in Shunzhou, with nearly 3000 casualties.The most tragic and majestic ones were Gubeiguan and Horse Thieves Camp, where only Drunken Arhat survived.

But the significance of this battle was extraordinary. First of all, it broke the myth that the Jurchens were "invincible." At the same time, the self-defense counterattack captured Jinzhou, an important Jurchen town, greatly enhancing the depth of defense.

This battle not only greatly inspired the people of Yan's sense of identity and honor, but also gave birth to a group of heroic generals, trained a large number of troops, and gave birth to a more powerful Hanji military industry.

Moreover, news came back from Shangjing that Aguda had died of illness and Wu Qimai was preparing to take over the throne.

Learning that Zong Wang's expedition south to punish Yan suffered an unprecedented defeat, and even his own death, instantly triggered a debate among the top brass of the Jin Kingdom. The main combatants clamored: They vowed to send the troops of the Jin Kingdom south to crush Yanjing!
However, conservatives believe that the internal situation is not stable yet, and the Khitan people and grassland people are causing riots everywhere, and they advocate: before fighting against the outside world, we must first settle the internal situation!
The two factions almost insisted on their own opinions and were so noisy that they almost started fighting.

In order to prevent the split, Wu Qimai, wearing filial piety, summoned Xi Yin and more than ten Meng An Mou Ke who were lucky enough to survive.

Seeing Wu begging for money, Xi Yin gave a half-kneeling salute: "Your Majesty, the guilty minister Xi Yin asks for punishment!"

The senior officials of the Jin Kingdom in the hall all showed disdain.

He actually lost to the Southerners, and he still has the face to live?shameful!
Wu Qimai looked at his old subordinate with a normal expression. Knowing that the other party was very resourceful, he asked: "Zong Wang has always used his troops like a god and won every battle. Why did he suffer such a disastrous defeat this time?"

(End of this chapter)