It turned out that after the guard of Xuande Mansion, Du Ji Sizhong, learned that Wusha Fort and Wuyue Camp were lost, he was also frightened, and immediately sent his general Guo Baoyu to lead 10,000 horses.

Guo Baoyu is a native of Zheng County, Huazhou, although his official position is not high, but his family background is not low, he is still a descendant of Guo Ziyi, a famous general in the Tang Dynasty. Not only proficient in the art of war, good at riding and archery, but also quite knowledgeable about astronomy. After listening to Duji Sizhong's order, he immediately said: "Lord Duji, although Wusha Fort is an important place, but now that it is occupied by the Mongolian Tatars, our army has no land, and the Mongolian Tatars are good at field warfare, so they are afraid that they will be taken advantage of by the Tatars, so it is better to ignore the Wusha Fort now, and concentrate the army, and the main force to hold Yehuling." As long as the Wild Fox Ridge is not lost, then there is still something to be done in the north. ”

In fact, the truth that Guo Baoyu said, Duji Sizhong did not understand, at least a simple truth is in front of him, that is, the Mongolian army sent 30,000 troops to attack Wusha Castle, and he only gave Guo Baoyu 10,000 horses, such a force is obviously impossible to recapture Wusha Castle.

But the loss of Wusha Castle, no matter how you calculate it, is the responsibility of Duji Sizhong, so he knows that it can't be done, but he also has to make a show. Even if it fails, it's nothing, and it can just be used to put the blame on Guo Baoyu. And this bad luck fell on Guo Baoyu's head, and there was no other reason for it, that is, because Guo Baoyu was a Han Chinese.

The Jurchens themselves were not a populous people. After defeating the Liao State and the Great Song Dynasty and entering the Central Plains, the Jin army also absorbed a large number of foreign personnel, of which the Han people were naturally the majority, accounting for the vast majority. However, the Jin State has always been very strict with foreign soldiers, who are Han soldiers, not only is it very difficult to promote, but also on the battlefield, the most dangerous thing is often to send Han soldiers to death. Although among the three generations of disciples accumulated in Huining Temple, several are Han and Khitan people, they have not been discriminated against, but their status is not low, but this is only a special case, so it is not surprising that this time this unlucky errand is Guo Baoyu's turn.

In addition, it turns out that Guo Baoyu's talent and merits are far above Duji Sizhong, and he has made a lot of contributions to resist the Mongol army's attack this time, but because of this habit, he can only be below Duji Sizhong. It was only after the succession of Yan Changzhi that he did not intend to modify this custom. But if the ability of the foreign generals is very outstanding, there is still a chance to come out, so Duji Sizhong is afraid that Guo Baoyu will climb on his head, and this time he just borrowed a knife to kill people and eliminate future troubles.

Therefore, after listening to Guo Baoyu's words, Du Ji Sizhong sank his face and said: "Guo Baoyu, you don't need to say it, the official's mind is determined and cannot be changed. ”

Du Ji Sizhong said this, Guo Baoyu naturally couldn't say anything, although he was angry in his heart, and he knew that he was going to die, but he could only accept the order and agree.

So on the next day, Guo Baoyu led 10,000 horses and set out to Wusha Castle. Sure enough, more than 20 miles away from Wusha Castle, Guo Baoyu was attacked by the Mongol army.

The Mongol army, led by four generals, Mu Huali, Borhu, Zhebei, and Butai, fought out from all directions and directly replenished the Jin army. The Jin army was originally inferior in number to the Mongol army, and in addition, it was in a hurry to meet the battle, and there was the opponent of the Mongol army, and it was suddenly scattered.

The Mongol army was originally good at field warfare, and at this time it was even more like a fish in water, one by one the Mongol knights controlled their own war horses, galloping across the battlefield, or shooting with arrows, or slashing with spears and bayonets, only to kill the Jin army fell to the ground one after another, screaming miserably.

Guo Baoyu originally wanted to take the Jin army to fight and retreat, but the rest of the Jin army saw that the situation was not good, so they didn't listen to Guo Baoyu's greeting at all, and scattered and fled. And Guo Baoyu was cut off by the Mongolian army because he personally broke off, but he was cut off by the Mongolian army and surrounded on all sides.

At this time, there were more than 2,000 people around Guo Baoyu, and everyone saw that they couldn't escape, so they had to form a circle on the spot under the command of Guo Baoyu and support it hard. Because now the Jin soldiers are desperate, and they all listen to Guo Baoyu's dispatch, but they are quite disciplined, and Guo Baoyu also personally bent his bow and arrows, and shot more than ten Mongolian soldiers in a row, which also lifted the spirit of the Jin soldiers, so the Mongolian army attacked several times, but they couldn't break the Jin army's formation.

Suddenly, the horn sounded in the middle of the Mongolian army's formation, and the attacking Mongolian soldiers immediately turned their horses' heads, and like a tide, quickly withdrew from the place where they shot at a shot, and temporarily stood still.

Guo Baoyu breathed a sigh of relief, counted his own men and horses, and saw that the Mongolian army was not only numerous, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, attacking and defending in an orderly manner, and it was definitely a well-trained elite army, so his chance of escaping was almost equal to zero. Thinking of this, Guo Baoyu couldn't help but feel desolate in his heart, could this be his home?

At this moment, I saw a horse leaping out of the Mongolian army, and the man on the horse raised his hands to show that he was not carrying any weapons. Guo Baoyu's heart moved, and he thought that it was the Mongolian army who came to persuade him to surrender? However, the two countries are at war, and they don't kill the envoys, and after Guo Baoyu is a famous general, this demeanor is still there, so there is no Jin Bing to order the arrows.

When he got closer, Guo Baoyu saw the person clearly, and couldn't help exclaiming: "Brother Yira, is it you?" "I immediately thought in my heart, could it be that I also surrendered to the Mongol army?

He and Guo Baoyu have several acquaintances, and know Guo Baoyu's background well, so he saw that he was trapped and had no way out, so he took the initiative to ask Mu Huali for orders to recruit Guo Baoyu. And Mu Huali saw that Guo Baoyu could defend with two thousand lone troops until now, and he also knew that he was a general, and the Mongolian army was not afraid to ambush foreigners, and he heard that Guo Baoyu was a Han Chinese, and he also thought that it was not bad to be able to recruit Guo Baoyu, so he agreed to move and let him give it a try.

He came to the front of the Jin army's formation, clasped his fists with both hands, and said, "Brother Guo, don't come to harm?" ”

Guo Baoyu also returned the courtesy: "Brother Yira, why are you here?" ”

Yira'er dismounted and said, "Brother Guo, please take a step to speak." ”

Guo Baoyu hesitated for a moment, then invited Yira'er to the formation, and then ordered the soldiers around him to disperse, and then said: "Brother Yira, can you talk about it now?" ”

Yira'er smiled slightly, and said: "Brother Guo, I think you can also see that I surrendered to Mongolia with the scriptures, and now I am here to persuade Brother Guo to surrender to Mongolia as well." ”

This was expected by Guo Baoyu, so he did not react excessively, but was silent.

Yi Ra'er continued: "Brother Guo is well versed in the art of war, how can he enter the danger with 10,000 horses and horses, and attack the crowd with outnumbered. If my guess is correct, I must have been dismantled, and Brother Guo was used as a scapegoat, right? This is also the usual practice of the Jin Kingdom, never taking us and other non-Jurchen people seriously, and it is for this reason that I did not want to go out with the Jin Kingdom. Brother Guo is also suffering from it now, even so, what is he doing to protect Jin Guo? ”

Guo Baoyu was silent for a moment before he said: "What Brother Yi said, although it makes sense, but I have already been born in the Jin Dynasty, and now I have rebelled against Jin and surrendered to Mongolia, haven't I become a disloyal minister?" ”

When he heard this, he couldn't help laughing, and said: "Brother Guo is still a Han Chinese, and I am a Khitan, and the Jin State is a Jurchen country, not the state of you and my parents, so what is there to rebel and what is loyal." If Jin Guo treats Brother Guo with a national soldier, Brother Guo should repay him with a national soldier, if it is a puppet to Brother Guo, why should Brother Guo be nostalgic. What's more, the state of you and my parents was destroyed by the Jin State, Brother Guo abandoned Jin and Mengmeng, it was to avenge the state of his parents, this is still abandoning the darkness and turning to the light, the righteousness is the direction, why should Brother Guo care about some small sections? ”

In fact, Guo Baoyu was already a little tempted when he saw that Yira'er was coming, but he was a civilian, and it could be said that he defected to Mongolia, but he was the general of the Jin State, and he surrendered on the battlefield, so it was not good to say, so he had to take it easy, and he couldn't say that he would surrender. But he carried out the national righteousness, and just moved a ladder for him, and he went down the ladder to the wall. He added, "I just don't know if Mongolia will be able to serve us foreigners." ”

As soon as he heard this, he knew that Guo Baoyu was moved, and immediately said: "Brother Guo, please rest assured, although I have not met the Mongolian Khan Temujin, but I have heard of this person, and I know that he is thirsty for talent, and he is addicted to materials, and even the enemy generals who hurt themselves can be taken under his command, and the generations of such as Zha Ba'er Huo, Yelu Chucai, Yelu Ahai, and Yelu Bald Flower are not Mongolians, but they are all hired according to their materials, can they not tolerate my generation?" What's more, Brother Guo is a talented learner, are you afraid that you won't be able to reuse it? ”

Speaking of which, Guo Baoyu couldn't hesitate any longer, and immediately agreed to surrender to the Mongolian army.

Before coming to the Mongolian army, Guo Baoyu was also warmly welcomed by Mu Huali, Borhu, Jebe, Butai and others, and Mu Huali also assured Guo Baoyu that Temujin would never treat Guo Baoyu coldly, and would definitely use the materials, which also made Guo Baoyu feel at ease.

After Guo Baoyu surrendered, Wusha Fort and Wuyue Camp were also further consolidated, and both Yira'er and Guo Baoyu persuaded Mu Huali to march as soon as possible and take Yehuling. After the occupation of Yehuling, Xuande Mansion was also breached, and the door to the south of the Mongol army was completely opened. Therefore, Mu Huali also followed their advice and immediately dispatched a large army to attack Yehuling.

But Du Ji Sizhong is not a stupid person, he already knew that Guo Baoyu would fail, and the Mongol army would attack Yehuling next. If you lose the Wild Fox Ridge again, you don't have to wait for Yan Changzhi to do it, and you can wipe your neck. Therefore, as soon as Guo Baoyu left on the front foot, Du Ji Sizhong mobilized all the horses of Xuande Mansion to garrison Yehuling. And at this time, Yang Woyan, who was guarding Datong Mansion, sent Wan Yan Jiujin to lead 30,000 horses and horses to aid Xuande Mansion, and the two combined troops, about 60,000 people, all stationed in Yehuling.

Therefore, after the arrival of the Mongol army, the Yehu Ridge was heavily guarded. Mu Huali did not dare to attack rashly, so he had to set up a large camp under the Wild Fox Ridge and discuss with the generals the way to capture the Wild Fox Ridge.

At this moment, someone came to report that Temujin's army had arrived in Huanzhou and was marching towards Wusha Fort.