Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

However, this time, Ximen Qing was not going to follow Wanyan Zonghan and the others into battle shirtless and fight thousands of miles away.

Ximenqing decided to find another way to solve problems for his father-in-law Wanyan Agu in other places, and eliminate his worries.

Now that Jin and Liao are fighting, the Song Dynasty behind the Liao Kingdom has formed an "Alliance on the Sea" with the Jin Kingdom. Although the Song Kingdom's monarchs and ministers are hesitant and have not responded to the Jin Kingdom's request for joint troops in time, Wanyan Aguda is not worried about the Song Kingdom Rescue the Liao Kingdom.

Although the Xixia Kingdom has a nephew relationship with the Liao Kingdom, the relationship with the Liao Kingdom is very good, and there is a possibility of aiding the Liao Kingdom, but the Xixia Kingdom is far to the west of the Xijing Road in the Liao Kingdom. Hydrolysis can not be near thirsty.

Therefore, neither the Song State nor the Xixia State will become an obstacle for the Jin army to capture the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing.

Today, the greater threat to the elite Dajin Kingdom is the bordering Dajin Kingdom, the Koryo Kingdom in the southeast and the grassland ministries in the northwest.

Koryo State was once a vassal state of Liao State, and the leaders of various tribes in the grassland also received official positions in Liao State. Both forces were inextricably linked with the Khitan people of Liao State.

Although these two major forces have maintained a neutral wait-and-see attitude during the battle of Liao and Jin, they have to be wary of their sudden participation in the war and directly attacking the territory of Jin.

Wanyan Sagai asked Ximen Qingbu to help defend Posu Mansion because of this hidden worry.

Although Ximenqing's troops were not deployed much, the other Jurchen tribes in Posulu were fully armed and entered a state of preparation for war.

Wanyan Wulu had already informed Ximenqing of the situation on Posu Road in his letter.

Ximen Qing believed that the northern border of the Kingdom of Jin must also be heavily guarded against the Mongolian tribes and other grassland tribes.

Ximen Qing decided to seize this opportunity, and when his father-in-law Wanyan Aguda was worried about the various tribes in the grassland joining the war, he "resolved his worries and problems" and "helped" the Dajin Kingdom win over the Mongolian tribes, so as to relieve Wanyan Aguda's worries.

Bo'er? Alan once proposed to Ximen Qing that he wanted to go back to the grassland to visit his parents and brothers.

This time, Ximen Qing just took the opportunity to travel through the Kingdom of Jin, took Bo'er Jijin? Alan back to her natal family, and established her own alliance with the Mongolian Ministry.

Under the arrangement of Ximen Qing, Bor Jijin? Alan and Ulunzhurige disguised themselves as men, and brought a few Mongolian subordinates into warrior uniforms, mixed with the guards led by Jiao Ting, and followed Ximen Qing to the north .

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When Ximenqing set off to go north, in the left-behind mansion of Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, Liao Kingdom, Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army, was convening the generals of Dading Mansion to discuss the emergency military situation.

After the famous Liao army general Yelu Mage who was stationed at the northern gate of Dading Mansion in Zhongjing was captured and killed in Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, the Liao Kingdom has not been able to send powerful people to garrison in Raozhou, Shangjing Road.

Therefore, after the North Route Army of the Jin Army reached the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, it quickly wiped out the defenders left by Brother Yelu Ma in Raozhou, and entered the Zhongjing Road from the north.

Xiao Yixue, who had been appointed as a live horse doctor by the dead horse of Emperor Tian Zuo, was appointed as the left-behind in Shangjing, but failed to gather a large army to attack the city of Linhuang Mansion and restrain Wanyan Gao's Northern Route Army.

Xiao Yixue, who is good at escaping to save his life, is also very helpless.It's not that he is not dedicated to his duties, but that the ministries in the grassland don't listen to him very much now.

The Mongolian tribe of the Wugu Dilie Commanding Army has long been separated from the Liao Kingdom. During the battles of Changchun Prefecture and Taizhou, they watched from the sidelines and watched the Jin army conquer the two places.

After the Battle of Hunhe River and the Battle of Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, the Mongolian Tribal Army of the Ugu Dilie Command Army Division did not send a single soldier to participate in the battle.

It can be said that the declining Liao Kingdom has lost control of the Mongolian tribes, and the Ugu Dilie Commanding Army Division exists in name only.

Facing the Jin army's attack, Xiao Yixue was too busy to take care of himself, so naturally he couldn't send troops to the Onan River to restore Liao's rule over there.

Although the Heiche Shiwei Department and the Blocking Department had good relations with Xiao Yixue, they sent troops to support Xiao Yixue.However, after successive defeats in the Battle of Hunhe and the Battle of Linhuang Mansion, a large number of young and strong people in these two parts died in battle, and their vitality has been seriously injured.

After Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongjun occupied Linhuang Mansion, they sent envoys many times to appease the Heiche Shiwei Department and the Zub Department. These two departments have also wavered now and seem to be following in the footsteps of the Mongolian Department.

Xiao Yixue, who couldn't recruit tribal troops around Linhuang Mansion, tried his best, and only managed to gather [-] tribal cavalry in the Northwest Road recruiting department.

When Xiao Yixue bluffed towards Linhuang Mansion, Mao Zilian's army blocked him in the middle, failing to pose a threat to Wanyan Gao's Northern Route Army.

Because of the helplessness of Xiao Yi and Xue Jun on the Shangjing Road, after entering the Zhongjing Road from the north, the North Route Army of the Jin Army defeated the three cities of Gaozhou, Enzhou and Huihe City like a broken bamboo, defeated the Liao army along the way, and directed their troops at Dading, Zhongjing Fucheng.

At this time, Xiao Qiancai, the king of the Fourth Army, was able to lead the reinforcements to the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing and take over the command of the defenders of the Dading Mansion.

Looking at the Khitan, Xi, Han and Bohai generals in the hall, Xiao Qian also felt a big headache.

Ever since Yelu Yujian was forced by the emperor to go to the Kingdom of Jin, and Yelu Mage was captured and killed by the Jin army in Linhuang Mansion, the morale of the Liao army in Zhongjing Road was very low and almost collapsed.

If not, even though the Jin army is strong, how could it conquer three cities in less than half a month, opening the door to the north of Zhongjing Dading Prefecture?

The defenders of Enzhou and Huihe City barely put up a decent resistance, so they abandoned the city and fled.The Gaozhou defender directly surrendered to Yelu Yujian, the leader of the Jin army.

Now that the people in the city are panicked and morale is low, can they really defend Dading Mansion?

Chapter 752

At this time, the South Route Army of the Jin Army was blocked by the Yelu Dashi Army outside Jinzhou City, and failed to form a pincer attack on the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing.

However, the Yelu Dashi Army was also entangled by the Jin Army's Southern Route Army because of this, and could no longer support Xiao Qian.

Xiao Qian had to rely on the defenders in the city to face the North Route Army of the Jin Army alone.

Xiao Qian came to sit in Zhongjing Dading Mansion this time, and brought an army composed of [-] Khitans, Xi people, and Han people from Nanjing Road. There are also [-] Khitan troops in Zhongjing Dading Mansion, and they fled back from the front. There are more than [-] defeated troops, and the total strength is also [-].

However, the generals of these armies are not united in their opinions, and they all hold their own opinions on whether to fight or defend, or to abandon Zhongjing Dading Mansion.

The morale of the original defenders of Zhongjing Dading Mansion and the returning troops was low, and they lost confidence in defeating the Jin army. The generals of these armies asked to withdraw from Zhongjing Dading Mansion and retreat to Nanjing Road or Xijing Road to preserve the combat power of the Liao Army. Waiting for a comeback.

Regarding the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, these generals suggested fortifying the walls and clearing the fields, and burning the food and property that could not be taken away.

They believe that the Jin army is short of food and grass, and they will be forced to withdraw their troops after staying in Jingdao for a long time.In this way, the crisis will resolve itself.

However, the [-] new troops brought by Xiao Qian from Xijin Mansion in Nanjing were determined to fight.The generals expressed that they had accepted the emperor's order to guard the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing. How could they abandon the capital?

In the eyes of these generals, there are [-] troops in the city, which already exceeds the number of the Jin army, and occupying a favorable location, they can definitely defeat the Jin army under the city.

There are even a few radical generals who think that the Jin army's forward strength is not large, and the Liao army should take the initiative to attack and wipe out the Jin army's forward in one fell swoop, giving the rampant enemy a blow.

The generals of several factions couldn't stop arguing, and they all turned their attention to the chief general Xiao Qian.

Xiao Qian sighed inwardly, quite disappointed with Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi.

If the emperor listened to the advice of the ministers and led the main force of the Liao army to rescue the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, the morale of the soldiers and civilians in this city would definitely be boosted, and it might be impossible to fight the Jin army.

However, the Xijin Mansion in Nanjing, where the emperor was hiding in the rear, had no aggressive intentions, so it was no wonder that the defenders of the Zhongjing Road had lost their morale.

The emperor took the lead in fleeing to avoid the war, so how could he expect the defenders here to be loyal to the country?

For the Liao army that retreated from the front, Xiao Qian could have beheaded several generals to stand up.However, after careful consideration, Xiao Qian still gave up the practice of killing chickens to scare monkeys.

Because Emperor Tianzuo Yelu Yanxi and the Northeast Road Commander, and Xiao Yixue who stayed behind in Shangjing all retreated and retreated. How can we be harsh on these generals?

For Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army, there is another reason why he does not choose to kill people to stand up.

Xiao Qian himself has no doubts about whether he can defeat the Jin army and defend the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing.

Today he beheaded the generals who fled back at will, so when he abandons Zhongjing Dading Mansion in the future, will he be beheaded for the reason of consent?

As a famous general of the Liao Kingdom and a hero of the Xi people, Xiao Qian, with an army of [-] in his hands, could not do the trick of abandoning the city and fleeing.