Chapter 598: Burning City (2)

When the sentinels of the victorious army on war horses appeared in the sky, the warning bells in the capital rang in the sky. **

Most of the Jurchen soldiers who had been dispersed from the battlefield had returned to Shangjing, the only place they could go. But these sergeants who have experienced a crushing defeat have completely lost the ** of battle and the determination to win. One by one, they wandered around the city all day as if they were lost in their souls. Raiding homes and robbing houses, picking quarrels and provoking trouble. Spend all day getting drunk for a living.

And the Emperor of the Jin State, Wanyan Wu Qimai, rested on his laurels after returning to Shangjing. Hiding in the palace every day to drink and have fun, he doesn't care about anything in the outside world at all. Whoever wanted to see him ignored him.

Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zonggan died on the battlefield, and they didn't know what happened to the speed and Wanyan Po Luhuo. The last elite of the Jurchens was swept away, and the victorious army, the enemy of life and death, approached step by step. At this moment, the battle situation of the Jurchens has reached the point of no further difficulty.

As for the soldiers of all ethnic groups who were still attached to the Jurchens' wings to make a fortune, they no longer knew where to run at this moment. The entire Shangjing City was panicked, and those Jurchens didn't know where they should go.

The magnates of the entire Jurchen clan wanted to find a smart person who could make up their minds. However, Wanyan Wu begged for a passive retreat that made everyone extremely disappointed. In desperation, some people remembered Wanyan Xiyin, who was placed under house arrest.

Those magnates remembered this last remaining smart man of the Jurchen clan after Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Wushu and others died in battle one after another. On the day he attended a meeting of the Jurchen magnates, Wanyan Xiyin made an offer that was unacceptable to almost everyone.

"We have to go back. Return to the deep mountains and old forests where the tiger water is pressed. Otherwise, when the army of the victorious army besieges the city, our Jurchen clan will disappear into history forever! This was the point that Wanyan Hee-yin put forward at that time.

At this moment, the Jurchens cannot win the ever-winning army. Even the most stubborn Jurchen magnates know this. However, as the saying goes, it is the most painful thing to lose after you have gained. That feeling is almost inseparable!

If it was when the Jurchens had just come out of the mountain, they might have really gone back. However, how could these powerful people who had already enjoyed themselves in the prosperous world at this moment abandon all this so easily. How about going back to the deep mountains and old forests to live a hard life again?

These Jurchen magnates had a large number of slaves who cultivated vast areas of land for them. There are gorgeous mansions in Shangjing City. There are countless strong slaves and delicate women in everyone's home! As for the gold, silver and jewelry snatched from all over the world, it is even more like a mountain and a sea!

All this, how can they easily abandon it!

A good life and a prosperous world can corrode the human psyche. The Jurchen warriors who were originally brave and fearless, there are few who can really let go of everything at this moment. Even Wanyan Xiyin himself is equally reluctant. But they had no choice.

Wanyan Xiyin, who was still sober-minded, asked everyone to evacuate here and return to rest and recuperate. Wait for a hundred years to see the general trend of the world. Doing so can buy a glimmer of life for the Jurchens, who are already close to running out of oil.

However, almost all the Jurchen magnates were on his opposite side. There are no people who can really leave everything behind. No one can so easily give up what they have at the moment. Especially if they have other options.

These Jurchen magnates proposed two proposals. One is to surrender to the Changsheng Army and Gaoyang. In whatever name it is, as long as you can keep everything you have now. There is nothing remarkable about surrendering to Gaoyang. Originally, the Jurchen clan had been a Khitan slave for hundreds of years, but now it is unacceptable to change to Gaoyang and the southerners.

Wanyan Xiyin pointed out at the time that they were delusional. In this situation of absolute dominance at this moment. Unless he Gao Yang broke his brain, it would be absolutely impossible for him to agree! Even those who are inclined to surrender give away countless treasures of all kinds and many beauties of all races. It will definitely not touch Gao Yang's heart! This can be seen from Gao Yang's actions in the past, Gao Yang is not a person who can be easily moved!

The result is also the same as Wanyan Xiyin's guess. The treasures and beauties that had been sent were kept, but the messengers were driven away. Only bring back one sentence: "Life or death!" ”

Gao Yang's meaning is clear. Either you will escape back to press out of the tiger water to save your life, or you will completely exit in the capital!

The Jurchen magnates, who were cornered, broke out into the fiercest large-scale controversy, and even used knives. In the end, I made up my mind to live and die with Shangjing!

At the same time, in order to avoid the fall of the capital city, everyone will be killed together. The Jurchen magnates also decided to let some of the women and children return to press the tiger water under the escort of a group of sergeants.

If this war is won, then come back. If they lose, then they will continue to survive as the seeds of the Jurchen clan. Wait for the comeback. Revenge for the Jurchens!

Wan Yan Xiyin strongly opposed this approach at the time. His exact words were: "It is absolutely impossible for us to defend the capital!" How do these children and women live when they go to press out the tiger water? Without the men, they were either starved to death, or swallowed up by the victorious army that followed them and the savages in the deep mountains and forests! Go together or neither! Separated like this. In the end, it can only be the end of everyone together! ”

Wanyan Xiyin's words made a lot of sense, but no one listened to him. Those Jurchen magnates were all like gamblers who had lost their red eyes, and they all pressed their net worth and lives in the capital, and they pinned all their hopes on time.

The victorious army was all made up of southerners, but the capital city was in the far north. The sergeants of the victorious army traveled thousands of miles. When I went all the way north to Shangjing. The time has entered the end of June and the beginning of July. And here in the capital, it usually snows in November!

For these Jurchen magnates, the cold weather is their last hope!

For an army that is as large as hundreds of thousands, it is almost impossible for a large army to be out all year round. Let's not talk about the sergeants who have been away from home for a long time. A heavy blow to the morale of the military. The logistics and transportation line that is thousands of miles away alone is completely capable of dragging the entire army to death!

Hundreds of thousands of people eat and drink every day, an astronomical amount. And relying on men and carts to deliver supplies to the front line on extremely bad roads is almost an impossible task. There's no Grand Canal here!

According to the past practice, at least half of the grain during transportation was eaten by the people who were responsible for transporting it. There are not many that can really be sent to the front line. This is also the reason why it is difficult for agrarian peoples to continue to fight long distances for a long time.

Another reason why the Jurchen magnates believed that the victorious army could not continue to fight was that. Shangjing is very remote here, and the surrounding area is very empty, and there are no decent towns. It cannot be compared with the rich and prosperous Central Plains. Because it's empty, you can't even rob it. And after the Jurchen magnates made up their minds to defend the city, they had already burned all the farmland outside the city with a fire!

If it weren't for the dense forests and tall trees everywhere, the victorious army would not have lacked opportunities to obtain siege equipment. The Jurchen people would even burn the mountain directly.

These Jurchen magnates selectively forgot that they were not good at defending cities. And the Terror Attack capability of the Victorious Army is not only reflected in field warfare. When it comes to siege warfare, the ever-winning army is very good at it. A city built on the plains, no matter how strong it is, can it be compared to Bianliang City? They just don't want to give up.

The distance to the battlefield is too long, the late-stage supply lines are stretched by the limit, and the cold weather can come as long as you hold on for a few months. These are the hopes of the Jurchens to persevere.

Tens of thousands of troops and horses gathered in the city, more than 100,000 Jurchen people, backed by the river and enough food for everyone to eat for a year, have been continuously reinforcing and repairing the tall city wall since the occupation of this place. These are the confidence of the Jurchens!

If you are unwilling to run away and surrender is not accepted, then you can only fight.

The Jurchens organized all the aliens in the city, strengthened the city walls day and night, and stockpiled supplies. Before the arrival of the victorious army, the Jurchens had already collected everything that could be collected nearby. All the people and supplies were taken back to the city. Quietly waiting for the arrival of the enemy who was destined to come.

Although it seems to be very well prepared. But the real discerning people can see that the hopes of the Jurchens are pinned on a very helpless delaying tactic. They tried to delay until winter, when the cold weather would soon force the victorious army from the south to retreat. The crisis in Shangjing was naturally lifted.

However, all this hope is based on the fact that the mighty and victorious army will not be able to capture the city within this time!

Is this possible?

Since the beginning of the army, it has always been an invincible and victorious army, which time in the previous battles has not been to destroy the opponent? It is as strong and steep as Songting Pass, and it has not been able to hold on for long. What's more, at this moment, this Shangjing City, which is built on the edge of the plain river, has no danger to defend at all!

There are not many clear-eyed people among the Jurchens at the moment. Most of the people who could see the danger were dead. And a smart person like Wanyan Xiyin, in the case of hard persuasion to no avail. In the end, one night before the arrival of the Chang Shengjun, he quietly left Shangjing with his family. He has not been heard from since.

Some people said that Yan Xiyin went to Mobei, some people said that he went to Goryeo, and some people said that he went to the deep mountains and old forests. But no one has actually seen him since. The Jurchen celebrity disappeared from everyone's sight. No matter how much time has passed, no one knows his whereabouts.

Wanyan Xiyin's disappearance is nothing more than an insignificant matter in this era. After he left, no one would continue to care about him. More important things have befallen them.

The victorious army is coming. (To be continued.) )

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