The scene of corpses at the entrance of the Qingshi Valley seemed particularly tragic. There were also some sergeants patrolling around. When they saw the injured soldiers lying on the ground, the defeated Liao soldiers who were still alive had to go over and give them a stabbing blow. From time to time, there were shouts of curses and screams.
sounded.
As for the soldiers who surrounded and intercepted the entrance of the valley, some of the soldiers who were temporarily resting on the spot lowered their heads and closed their eyes. They did not turn their heads away. They could not bear to look at the tragic scene in front of them, because even though they had obeyed the orders of the Jin Kingdom and came here to pursue the Liao army who refused to surrender,
However, the original identities of many of them were officers and soldiers who had served in the Liao Kingdom.
Emperor Tianzuo of Liao, Yelu Yanxi, was indifferent to political affairs, fond of sycophants, and far too loyal and straight. It seems that this was because he was almost assassinated by the then powerful official Yelu Yixin when he was young. At the critical moment of the country's fall, he had no regard for his own power.
The control was still extremely sensitive, and when some of his ministers began to plot to depose him, Yelu Yanxi even listened to the advice of the powerful minister Xiao Fengxian and executed his own flesh and blood, King Yelu Ao and Lu Ao of the Jin Dynasty, who had no intention of usurping the throne. This also made the Liao royal family
Many people in the country felt deeply chilled and thought of rebellion. successively, Yelu Yujian and other members of the Liao clan defected to Wanyan Aguda and surrendered. Now the Jin Kingdom has almost settled down after destroying the Liao. Under the current situation, there are also a large number of Liao soldiers.
He had no choice but to accept his fate and lowered his once high head to the Jurchens of the Kingdom of Jin.
Wanyan Aguda is indeed worthy of being a heroic leader. Now he is leading the Jurchen tribes to turn around and build a new business. He has also begun to restrain the tribesmen under his command from launching crazy and bloody ambitions against the Khitans who have enslaved their own people for generations. Especially among them.
If those figures in important positions in the Liao Dynasty and the Liao army were willing to surrender, Aguda would not take the blame and would still be willing to give them important tasks. He also knew very well that leading his people to overthrow the rule of the Liao Dynasty could achieve what he wanted, but if he wanted to take over a
The long-term peace and stability of a huge empire cannot be achieved by relying solely on his Jurchen lineage.
Today's Liao army has indeed been defeated by the Jin army and is afraid of killing them. In addition, there are precedents of the dynasty's generals surrendering and defecting and being re-employed. The determination of a large number of Liao army soldiers to fight to the death has collapsed. They are no longer willing to insist on fighting this war.
It was a war that could not be won at all, and he cost his own life needlessly. The general trend of changing dynasties was unavoidable, and even the soldiers who were originally from the Khitan ethnic group wanted to pay. Regardless of whether the country was ruled by Khitans or straight women, the emperor was
The person with the surname Yelu or the person with the surname Wanyan... still has to tuck his head in his waistband and work for others. In this case, he has no choice but to vote for the stronger side.
So when things came to this, the remaining troops of the Liao army were completely divided into opposites. Those who surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, whether willingly or not, now had to turn their weapons to face the generals and soldiers of their former colleague Pao Ze.
Not a few.
This was the case with General Li Ji, Zuo Zhijinwu, the Huangmen minister of the Liao Dynasty, and Taizhen Xuqing, the original consort of the Yelu royal family. They gathered their troops and were planning to lead their troops to conquer the remaining resistance forces in Qingshi Valley.
The Jin and Liao armies were completely wiped out. Even among them, Yelu Guozhen and Yelu Guobao, who led the army, were both royal relatives of the Liao Dynasty, and they had had some friendship with each other in the past.
"Li Jinwu, Taizhen Xu Qing, you Yanjing court officials are like Liu Yanzong, Zuo Qigong and others. They were all summoned by the father and honored, and were named Zuopushe and wore gold medals. They are civil servants. If they can't do anything in the war, they can be free.
They are also needed to stabilize the country. But you, the Liao Dynasty's surrendered generals, are sent as military personnel. I, Dajin, will not blame you. I will still allow you to be sent as ministers. I just want you to be useful. Since there are still remnants of the Liao Dynasty resisting on the Nanjing Road, the Qing Dynasty will wipe them out.
, no delay. When our Jin army moves south in one fell swoop, there will be no peace around Yanjing, but our Jurchen warriors will be required to go out and wipe out the remnants of the stubborn resistance. How can you, the surrendered generals of the Liao army, be worthy of my important position in the Jin Dynasty? A certain family
Even though I intend to promote you, you still have to convince others, right?"
The first one to send his army southward through Juyongguan and take over Yanjing under the orders of Aguda. Wanyan Orulubu, the second son of the Jin emperor and respectfully called the Bodhisattva Prince by the Jurchens, still remembers the words of advice that day. Li Jinwu, Taizhen Xuqing
I knew that although Wanyan Orulubu treated me politely and courteously, his words also conveyed a sense of majesty and oppression.
Wanyan Orulubu was right. The Liao Dynasty was about to fall. If they, the defeated generals, could still enjoy the honors and honors and not be enslaved by the Jurchens, they must let the Jin Kingdom know that they were still useful. Since
As a surrendered minister, it is natural that he cannot disobey the military orders of his new master. What's more, it is an important time when Wanyan Orulubu and other important officials of the Jin Kingdom are observing him coldly?
Li Ji and Taizhen Xu Qing looked at each other and sighed again. Although it was a long time ago, according to the family tradition, Li Ji knew that his ancestor was Li Ling, a general who belonged to the Huns during the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty. Although he was also a Han Dynasty for generations.
They call themselves descendants, but their family has gone through the rise and fall of the Xiongnu, Di, Xianbei, Rouran, Turks, Shatuo, Khitan... I have seen so many northern ethnic groups rise and fall, but now they are just changing owners and switching to new ones.
Li Ji was just a Jurchen. Li Ji secretly dealt with the ups and downs of his ancestors for generations, and finally was reused in the Liao Dynasty. In the past, the officers and soldiers in the south of the Liao Dynasty respectfully called themselves "Li Jinwu", but now the Liao Dynasty has been destroyed.
It was a foregone conclusion, and Li Ji knew that if he wanted to still be reused by the Jin people in the Northland where political power overlapped, he must also be aware of current affairs.
At this time, someone behind Li Ji and Taizhen Xu Qing suddenly said: "There are only more than two thousand remnants of Liao dog soldiers. It has been three days, but they still can't wipe out the remnants guarding the Qingshi Valley. You guys
These Liao people are indeed cowardly! Do you think Zhe Mo still wants my Jurchen Jurchen to take action? But Prince Bodhisattva is too accommodating to you Liao dogs who risk their lives and beg for surrender. If you ask me, what's the use of keeping you?"
Anger suddenly arose in his heart, but when Li Ji and Taizhen Xu Qing turned around again, they did not dare to show the slightest resentment towards the Jurchen seeking peace. This time they came to pursue the four people who were scattered in exile, but they refused to pay the money.
Among the more than a thousand pursuing troops and horses, in addition to the surrendered troops of the Liao Dynasty and the military services of various ethnic groups in Liaodong, there were only more than 200 Jurchen cavalry. A mere Jurchen conspirator could only control a population of two to three hundred ethnic groups.
Fan Ye only supervised the war like driving animals and urged the Liao people to kill each other. However, under the current situation, it was enough to insult Li Ji, Taizhen Xu Qing and other former Liao officials like Li Ji.
Facing the disdainful looks of the Jurchens in front of them, Li Ji and Taizhen Xu Qing had no choice but to swallow their anger, and bowed their waists to plead guilty: "It was us who refused to fight to the death, and led the remnant army to Yelu Guozhen. The Yelu national treasure was originally the royal family of our dynasty.
Clan. I originally wanted to persuade the two emperor's nephews to lead their troops to surrender, but they were stubborn and stubborn, so they were delayed. We selected the elite to be the vanguard and swept Qingshi Valley within two or three days and captured Yelu.
Two nephews of the emperor, capture them and offer them to the nobles!"
The Jurchen Mian An sneered disdainfully, then stretched out a finger and said: "Within one day, we must wipe out the remnants of the Liao dogs in the Qing Valley! You guys are now my Jurchen's flying birds."
If you can't exert your strength, what's the point of keeping the eagle lackeys? What's the use of keeping them? What kind of nephew of the emperor of the Liao Dynasty? When I followed Xie Mao Meng'an and led more than a hundred cavalry to scare you back and kill tens of thousands of your Liao army, I killed so many dignitaries that no one knew it.
Fan Ji, since they are pigs and dogs that refuse to surrender, according to the order of the Bodhisattva Prince, they must be killed! If you guys are still in trouble, let us Jurchen son Lang take over, and you will bear the blame for your inability to fight!
"
Li Jiqiang suppressed his anger and had no choice but to complain to the Jurchen repeatedly. Then he turned around and shouted loudly: "Only Fulang, Cave Immortal Wenrong listens to the order. You two will lead the troops and charge first."
, we must use our lives to fill in the enemy's defenses and must break through the enemy's defensive formation in the valley. I will immediately lead my troops to cover up the attack, and must defeat Qingshi Valley within today!"
Seeing Li Ji and Taizhen Xu Qing being so groveling in front of the Jurchens, the surrounding Liao generals all looked very ugly. However, no one dared to show the slightest dissatisfaction at this time, so they had no choice but to follow Li Ji's instructions.
The military orders go their own way, but they have to kill their former military colleagues in Qingshiyu...
With Qingshiyu Pass as the boundary, the remnants of the Liao Army inside and outside had completely opposite attitudes towards the Jin Kingdom. Although the country's destruction was unavoidable, the Liao Army participating in the valley would still insist on their own
Proud, until he died on the battlefield, he was determined not to accept the fate of being ruled by the Nvzhi people. At this time, he was gathering all his military forces to break through and intercept the valley. Whether it was the Jurchens of the Jin Kingdom or the soldiers of the dynasty who surrendered.