In mid-November, the mountains of Funiu have been covered with heavy snow, and it has become a white world. It has been more than a month since Lin Jue and the others returned to the mountains, and since the departure of Xijin Mansion, Lin Jue has not continued to stay in the territory of Liao. The soldiers and horses were broken into pieces and returned to Funiu Mountain.

But in the past month, all kinds of news have come from outside the mountain, and in just over a month, the world has been turned upside down outside the mountain.

First of all, the news of the defeat of the Liao army's 500,000 army in Liaoyang made Lin Jue feel incredible. When he first knew that the Liao army was attacking Liaoyang, Lin Jue thought that Wanyan Aguda should only be a symbolic resistance, and would definitely not fight hard with the Liao people. Because whether in terms of troops or strategy, it is not a good choice to fight hard. Lin Jue privately made a transposition thinking, he thought that if he was Wanyan Aguda, he should save his strength and retreat, and wait for the opportunity to annihilate the Liao army in the movement war. In that case, although Liaoyang Mansion was lost, the strength of the Jurchens would not be weakened.

However, Lin Jue underestimated the ferocity of Wanyan Aguda. This person actually put his bet on the battle of Liaoyang Mansion, and took the onslaught of the other party, and came to a hard-fought battle. Lin Jue naturally thought that Wanyan Aguda's move was unwise, but the final result was that Wanyan Agu won the big bet, which made people speechless. However, even if Wanyan Agu won the big bet, Lin Jue still insisted on his own ideas, because Wanyan Agu's victory was actually very accidental. If it weren't for Yelu Zongyuan's arrow, it would have been a sure thing that Liaoyang Mansion would have been breached, and the Jurchen army's 200,000 troops would have been killed or wounded, and they were afraid that the final result would be beaten back to their original form and hide in the mountains and forests to be savages.

Lin Jue was quite emotional about the outcome of the battle. This is probably the best explanation for the so-called 'planning is in man, and success is in heaven'. God won't let you win, you will never win. It seems a bit against the heart to think so, but there seems to be a number of days in the dark. Yelu Zongyuan's fate is afraid that the qi is exhausted. This guy actually ran to the battlefield to watch the battle, and was actually shot in the body by Wanyan Aguda with a wooden stick as a crossbow arrow, and died in the barracks that night. Such an invincible figure should not have made such a low-level mistake. And his death not only led to the failure of the Liao army, but also led to a split within the Liao State because of the seizure of the throne.

Yelu Zongyuan's second son, with the support of several tribal chiefs of the Liao State, went on a killing spree, and it is said that even the famous Liao minister Han Yanshou and the eldest prince Yelu Cai were killed, which led to a great division within the Liao State. As a result, Lin felt that he couldn't laugh or cry after knowing it. It is really people who have the same heart and the same reason, and the world is as black as a crow. In the face of power, Yeluchun of Liao made the same choice as Guo Xu, the prince of the Great Zhou. In the face of supreme power and honor, everything can be given up and anything can be done. This actually didn't surprise Lin Jue.

According to the news, Han Yanshou's nephew Han Zhang was in that night

Although he was defeated in the firefight, he merged with Han De, who was defeated from Xijin Mansion, in Dading Mansion. They elected Yelu Pingshan, the son of the eldest prince Yelu Cai, to be enthroned as emperor in Dading Mansion, and announced to the world that Yelu Chun had made public the evil deeds of killing his brother and father. And Yeluchun did not dare to attack Dading Mansion, and after they transferred from Liaodong to Linhuang Mansion in Beijing, they also immediately announced their accession to the throne and announced another so-called truth. Yeluchun's proclamation said that Yeluchun woke up from a coma on the night of his injury, leaving behind a holy decree for Yeluchun to succeed him. Prime Minister Han Yanshou, the eldest prince Yelucai, colluded in an embarrassed manner, intending to tamper with the will and let Yelucai succeed to the throne. As a last resort, Yeluchun purged the traitors with the support of the tribe's soldiers and horses. In the midst of the firefight, the eldest prince and Han Yanshou knew that they were invincible, and committed suicide in fear of crime. The traitor Han Zhang broke through and came out of the clouds.

No matter which of them is telling the truth, there is one fact that cannot be changed, and that is that the powerful Liao State has fallen apart. The split caused by the two Liao courts, even if there is no external force involved, their internal friction will cause the Liao State to fall apart. Not to mention, the Jurchens who won a great victory in the first battle of Liaoyang Mansion are still there, and they are still eyeing up and preparing to do it. I'm afraid the Liao State won't last long.

These things are not the most surprising and shocking to Lin Jue, what really makes Lin Jue feel shocked and cry and laugh and have to know what to say, is the attitude of the Great Zhou Dynasty on this matter.

This was originally the best opportunity for the Great Zhou to abolish the humiliating peace of inequality and make no excuses to the Liao people, but the final result made people laugh and cry. Han Gang's death was something Lin Jue had long expected, and when he learned the news of Han Gang's suicide, Lin Jue had no accident except for regret. Lin Jue is just not worth it for Han Gang. But after Han Gang's death, the news of the internal strife in Liao came, and the original idea of the Great Zhou court wanting to use Han Gang's head to ask Yelu Zongyuan for an explanation became a little overwhelming. Yelu Zongyuan actually died during the attack on Liaoyang, and the Liao State was divided into two courts, so which court did Han Gang's head give to? That's a big problem.

After some weighing, Han Gang's head was sent to Dading Mansion and to Han Desui's hands. Perhaps the Great Zhou court thought that Han De had lost the Xijin Mansion, and he may have been even more dissatisfied in his heart. That's why Han Gang's head was given to him to appease his anger. Han Gang's death can be described as worthless, in fact, the two Liao courts were worried that Da Zhou would turn against them, and they were both afraid of a situation where there were wolves in front and tigers in the back, but Da Zhou's performance made the big stone in their hearts fall to the ground.

The Great Zhou court not only did not have any intention of tearing up the peace negotiations and taking advantage of the fire to rob. On the contrary, he has always complied with the previous peace agreement and provided materials and grass to Da Zhou to offset the compensation. The clever Great Zhou court came up with a way to not offend, and divided the compensation materials, grain and grass into two parts, one to Linhuang Mansion and one to Dading Mansion. Impartial, fair and just, in this case, the two Liao Emperors are afraid that they will not have an opinion.

I learned that the Great Zhou court did it

After the news of such an act, Lin Jue couldn't cry or laugh, but also had an indescribable disgusting feeling in his heart. The current Great Zhou court is already like a leper dog with a broken backbone, and it has reached the point of shamelessness and courage for Gou An. Such a big week does not collapse, it is simply intolerable.

The question of the ownership of Xijin Mansion is also a difficult problem, and the Great Zhou court also showed a very "wise" side in this matter. They directly withdrew the soldiers and horses of Xijin Mansion and Zhuozhou, making Xijin Mansion and Zhuozhou two ownerless cities. They did not inform Yeluchun's court or Han Desui and the others, because it seemed that notifying either side would offend the other. So, they withdrew their troops quietly. Before the Liao people did not have any demand to take back the Xijin Mansion, the Great Zhou court took the initiative to give up this city that the previous Great Zhou emperors dreamed of to be able to open the southern gate of the Liao State, and completely retreated back into the border town. That also means that the Great Zhou completely gave up the opportunity to destroy the Liao State when the Liao State fell apart.

Three days after the Great Zhou soldiers and horses left Xijin Prefecture, Han De took the lead in leading his army to occupy Xijin Mansion and Zhuozhou. As a result, the Great Liao formed a situation of confrontation between the north and the south from this moment. From west to east, the court of Yelu Pingshan, assisted by Han Desui and Han Zhang, occupied Xijing, Datong, Nanjing, Xijin Mansion, and Zhongjing Dading. Yeluchun in the north occupies a large area of land in Linhuang Mansion and Shangjing Road. In terms of the balance of power, the southern court seems to have some advantage, because they occupy the land of Sanjing in the south, which is a densely populated and rich and fertile land. Although Yeluchun's territory is large, it is mostly dominated by the bitter cold of the desert Gobi.

It's just that with the advent of the winter blizzard, the entire Liao country has entered a time of severe cold. Whether it was between the two imperial courts of the Liao State, or between the Jurchens and the Liao State, they all fell into hibernation. There can be no war in this season. But each side is gearing up and gathering strength. It is conceivable that when the spring flowers bloom next year, it will be the time of war.

For Lin Jue, the situation outside the mountain has collapsed, and all he has to do is to expand the army and train with all his might. Lin Jue had a premonition that chaos was coming, and it was only a matter of time before the wild goose army came out of the mountain.

During this period of time, a large number of soldiers and horses from the original Great Zhou who fled from Xijin Mansion and came to defect in accordance with Han Gang's wishes arrived one after another. More than 8,000 people have already arrived. Lin Jue naturally received them warmly and asked Ma Qingshan to reorganize them into the army. The more than 20,000 soldiers and horses under Han Gang may not all come to Funiu Mountain to take refuge in themselves, but even if they can only come half, it will be a great increase in strength for Lin Jue.

Their arrival actually conveyed Han Gang's last regret before his death. He actually regretted that he didn't listen to himself at the beginning, and he still had illusions about the court. In the end, he let these people come to him, which actually expressed his attitude. Han Gang finally came to his senses before committing suicide, and now this Great Zhou court is not worthy of his allegiance at all.