Chapter 16: The Dust Settles (Part II)
Ask the lotus root, how much silk is there, and who does the lotus know is suffering?
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Wars are waged by the will of kings, but they do not end because of the will of kings.
Wan Yanliang had no way to retreat at this time, these Song people were not at all as timid and afraid of war as he imagined, and the number of deserters in the barracks was increasing day by day.
In what was supposed to be the most serious military meeting, there were two generals who said that they were sick in the future.
He gradually felt a sense of weakness.
In order to resist this feeling, he used harsher military methods, but the result of this only seemed to make more deserters, what's the matter, these people are not afraid of death? He couldn't figure it out.
The Southern Song Dynasty is just around the corner, but there are many changes.
He used almost all the troops, material resources, and financial resources he could mobilize to attack the Song Dynasty in the south, plus the conscription of other nationalities, which could have been successful.
However, he ignored that Wanyan Wushu was known as the god of war of the Jin Kingdom, and went south with the best troops such as Tiefutu and Kidnapping Horse, but he almost fled back alone.
The battle reports at the front were frequently defeated, and the Khitans were unwilling to become soldiers, so they killed the officials of the Jin Dynasty, seized 3,000 pairs of armor, and held an uprising.
Wan Yan Yong was in the end, and there was even a secret guard who was quietly building armor.
After he received the secret protection of Gao Cunfu who stayed in Beijing, he secretly told him to pay attention to Wan Yan Yong, and if necessary, he could directly execute him, but Gao Cunfu did not know how to govern the family, and he made the brothers in the family close the wall, and in the end, it was his family who went to tell Wan Yan Yong.
After Yan Liang was furious, he slapped Mou Lianghu to take Yan Yong's life.
The battle situation ahead is urgent, and there is no room for mistakes.
Wan Yan Yong's uncle, Li Hongyuan's younger brother Li Shi, was a man who could distinguish timing, and at his suggestion, Wan Yan Yong summoned the Tokyo officials to a meeting at Qing'an Temple, where his mother was a monk, under the pretext of discussing the matter of preparing for the "thief". Gao Cunfu didn't dare to come, Wan Yanyong sent people to summon him many times, and he came. Wan Yanyong arrested Gao Cunfu and Li Yanlong on the spot.
After some discussion, it was decided that on the third day of the first month of October, Wanyan Fushou and others led 20,000 Jin troops from Shandong, and Wanyan Mouyan led more than 5,000 troops from Chang'an (now northeast of Shenyang, Liaoning), and they all came to Wanyan Yong. On the 7th, all kinds of troops entered the city and jointly killed Gao Cunfu and others.
The next day, the officers and their subordinates came to Wanyan Yong's mansion to ask for a meeting. Wan Yanyong had just walked out, and all the officers and subordinates shouted long live in the court. Wan Yan Yong pushed and gave in, and the generals and officials repeatedly persuaded him to advance.
So, Wan Yan Yong personally went to the Taimiao to pay tribute to his ancestors, and then came to the Xuanzheng Hall to ascend the throne of the emperor, which was for Jin Shizong. After Jeon Sejong ascended the throne, he changed the Yuan Dading and announced the deposition of Hailing Wanyan Liang. Thus began his 29-year reign.
Wan Yanliang was furious when he heard the news.
He immediately prepared to return to Beijing directly, kill the traitors, and regain the throne.
But it was at this critical time that someone suddenly sent a letter.
After reading it, Yan Liang pondered for a long time.
The next day, the military order was issued.
Continue south.
Everyone thought he was crazy. Maybe he thinks so himself.
In November, the army led by Wan Yan Liang crossed the Yangtze River at Quarry Rock Xitu, but was defeated by Song Yu Yunwen.
He then led his troops back to Hezhou (now Hexian County, Anhui) and went to Yangzhou, planning to cross the river from Guazhou.
At this time, there were successive defeats, and the army had almost begun to mutiny.
Wan Yanliang forcibly controlled the situation with violence and went straight to Guazhou.
He stood in this position, back then, here, there was a person, with the same expression, looking at the rolling water.
When he arrived in Guazhou, there was no fortification, and he handed over the defense arrangement to Wanyan Yuanyi, and went straight out by himself.
Wanyan Yuanyi's face was full of sincerity, and when he couldn't see his figure, there was a hideous smile on his face.
No one knows where Wan Yanliang went or what he did, they don't care, they care about what happens after Wan Yanliang comes back.
But this night, when he was approaching, Wan Yanliang did not come back.
Wanyan Yuanyi couldn't help but be a little anxious, and asked the conspirators, "Didn't he notice it?" ”
Another scheming veteran shook his head: "No. We are only connected by eye contact, and there is no other trace, and even if there is suspicion, it does not mean anything. ”
Suddenly there was a scream, followed by chaos.
Wanyan Yuanyi's face changed greatly: "Yingxiao?!" ”
The rest of the generals are all people who lead troops on weekdays, and the way of nature is terrifying.
The so-called camp roar can often be just a soldier's nightmare scream, so everyone is infected with this hysterical madness, and begins to go crazy, fighting each other, and even biting each other, all kinds of terrifying madness erupts. Because he completely got rid of the shackles of military discipline and vented wildly. Some clear-headed guys began to copy up the guys to repay grievances, revenge, because many of the soldiers relied on the relationship of their fellow villagers to form gangs, so they began to fight, at this time those officers who usually oppressed the soldiers became the number one target, in the chaos everyone was settling their own accounts, and those who should repay their debts could not run.
Therefore, after the battalion roar, the soldiers often died in large numbers.
Wanyan Yuanyi was about to lead someone to suppress it, when suddenly a small soldier came to report: "The emperor has returned to the camp." ”
He immediately had a spirit: "Where? ”
At the moment, he didn't care about the camp over there, and went straight to Wanyan Liang, and when he got out of the big tent, he realized how terrifying it was outside, and there were countless soldiers who slashed and killed each other, and the stumps and broken arms were scattered everywhere.
And among these crazy people, it seems that only Wan Yanliang is normal, he walks in despair, completely ignoring the surrounding scene.
Wan Yan Yuanyi shouted, raised the knife and pounced, but Wan Yan Liang didn't react.
He stabbed down a few times, he seemed to wake up, and began to resist, and the rest of the people saw that Yan Yuanyi was invincible, so they pulled out their knives and stepped forward, and Wan Yanliang was finally cut to the ground.
At this time, Wanyan Yuanyi suddenly asked everyone to stop, and he took out a roll of rope from his arms: "It is the glory of a soldier to die on the battlefield, you are not worthy." ”
As soon as he finished speaking, he rushed straight over and tightened the rope.
Wan Yanliang's face gradually turned red and purple, but there was a difficult smile on his face, he stretched out his hand as if he was in his arms, and a soldier thought he was going to take out some murder weapon, so he kicked it over, and took out his hand together, but it was a long curl of hair.
His hand finally hung limply, but it didn't let go.
This year, he was forty.
Lan Congjiu, who was far away in the medical hall, was combing Janeway's hair, she was lying in the coffin, and her rouge face seemed to have a moving color.
His voice was low, as if he was speaking to himself, and as if he was talking to Li Yu, who was kneeling in front of Janeway's coffin.
"I'm sorry, for the sake of the Southern Song Dynasty, only he died. Die for him, only you die. ”
As if hearing these words, the woman in the coffin had a relieved expression on her face.
Perhaps, this is the best ending for them.