Outlaws of the Marsh

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September.

Li Yan ordered to attack Japan to avenge his previous invasion.

In this battle, Li Yan did not personally go.

First of all, Li Yan knew that he was too heavy to command such a large-scale battle.

Secondly, a group of civil servants and military generals also strongly opposed Li Yan's personal risk.

Li Yan appointed Xu Guanzhong as Xuan Fu envoy, Liu Qi as Xuan Fu envoy, Zhu Wu as marshal, and Bian Xiang as deputy marshal to command the battle.

The right army of the Sun Never Set Fleet (Ruan Xiao Erbu) and the [-] troops led by Yue Fei attacked Japan's Kyushu Island for the right army, and then went north to target Kyoto on Japan's Honshu Island.

The [-]-strong army led by the Left Army of the Sun Never Set Fleet (Li Junbu) and Han Shizhong directly attacked Kyoto on Japan's Honshu Island as the Left Army.

In addition, in order to play the role of attacking the heart, Li Yan also asked the army to play the name of Yu Zaoqian.

This battle——

The route taken by the Right Route Army, passing through Tsushima Island and directly landing in Kyushu, Japan, is a very mature route, and many sailors know it.

However, it is precisely because so many people know about this route that the Right Route Army must fight tough battles one after another.

The route taken by the Left Route Army is a brand new route. They set off from Busan and went straight to Honshu Island, Japan, and attacked Kyoto on Honshu Island to behead them.

When formulating this surprise attack route, Li Yan had already described the location of Fukui Port to Li Jun as much as possible.

But even so, Li Yan was worried that the left army would not be able to complete this surprise attack. After all, the navigation technology of this era is so backward, and it is an unfamiliar channel.

Fortunately-

There are also a hundred samurai sent by Sakabe (the adoptive father of Tamazamo) to act as guides for the army. Even if Li Jun and the others cannot land at Fukui Port, they will definitely be able to land somewhere on Honshu Island. That's it.

No matter what, the left and right armies set off on time, and Li Yan, who was in Seoul, could only wait for the good news.

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Not long after Wanyan Wu begged to succeed to the throne, he ordered Wanyan's mother to continue the crusade against Zhang Jue.

After receiving Wanyan Wu's begging order, Wanyan's mother led an army quietly set off from Runzhou and marched towards Pingzhou along the rugged mountain road in the southwest-he planned to attack Pingzhou.

however--

What Wanyan's mother didn't expect was that Zhang Jue had already grasped his movements.

Zhang Jue quietly set up an ambush on Tuer Mountain in the west of Funing, and set up a net to wait for Wanyan's mother.

Rabbit Ear Mountain belongs to the remnants of Yanshan Mountain, so it is named because of the towering peaks resembling rabbit ears.

The terrain here is dangerous and it is a good place for ambushes.

Wanyan's mother didn't know that there was an ambush in front of her, so she stepped between the two peaks unprepared.

suddenly!

Zhang Jue led 2 people to fight out, and caught Wanyan's mother by surprise!
The Jin army was defeated.

Wanyan's mother led the remnant soldiers to break out of the siege, and fled back to Runzhou in embarrassment.

Wanyan Wu Qimai was very angry when he heard that Wanyan's mother was defeated by Tuer Mountain. Force continued to crusade against Zhang Jue.

In terms of seniority, Wanyan's mother is Wanyan Zongwang's uncle;

In terms of merit, Wanyan's mother's military exploits are also very prominent.

Therefore, after Wanyan Zongwang came to Runzhou, he did not punish Wanyan's mother, but let Wanyan's mother continue to lead the army and occupied Guangning (later Beizhen City, Liaoning) and other coastal counties.

Regarding Zhang Jue, Wanyan Zongwang stayed put on the surface, but secretly strengthened the espionage and reconnaissance work, paying close attention to Zhang Jue's every move.

At the same time, Wanyan Zongwang also ordered [-] elite cavalry to stand by, ready to attack at any time.

The Song Dynasty has also been paying close attention to the situation in Pingzhou.

Zhao Ji was very happy when he heard that Zhang Jue had won the victory in Rabbit Ear Mountain. He immediately issued a secret edict to Wang Anzhong, asking Xuanfu Si to reward him with tens of thousands of silver and silk. , Gao Ming and his imperial edict went to Pingzhou.

Zhang Jue was overjoyed when he learned about it, and personally led a large group of officials out of the city to greet him.

This matter was quickly learned by Jin Guo's intelligence personnel, and they quickly reported it to Wanyan Zongwang.

Wanyan Zongwang felt that the opportunity had finally come, so he personally led more than a thousand elite riders to gallop here.

Facing the sudden attack of the Jin army, Zhang Jue was unprepared, and was caught off guard by the Jin army.

Zhang Jue hurried back to the city, but was intercepted by the Jin army in the east of the city. He was defeated and could not return to the city, so he could only flee to Yanjing along the small road.

Since then, the Jin Army has surrounded Pingzhou City and attacked day and night.

but--

Because Zhang Dungu and others stood firm in the city, the Jin army could not attack for a long time.

Zhang Dungu was Zhang Jue's cousin, and Zhang Jue's nephews were also guarding the city at that time, while Jiedu's deputy envoy Wei Fu, staff officer Zhao Minyan and others had all fled from the city—they led dozens of people under their command , carrying the jewels and treasures in the official treasury, they all fled to Yanjing, and then fled in all directions, leaving Zhang Dungu alone to defend Pingzhou with the army and the people.

While persevering, the people of Pingzhou hoped to be rescued by the Song State.

Although Song Guo wanted to get Pingzhou, but faced with the Jin army's fierce offensive, he did not dare to openly fight with Jin Guo.

To put it bluntly, Song Guo's attitude towards Pingzhou is actually just to seek, not to gain.

Zhang Jue's mother, wife and other family members are not in Yanjing, nor in Pingzhou, but in Yingzhou.

Yingzhou was soon captured by the Jin army, and Zhang Jue's mother and wife were captured by the Jin army.

Zhang Jue's brother, Zhang Jun, is a dutiful son. Hearing that his mother was captured by Jin Jun, he rushed to Jin to rescue her.

After arriving at Jinying, Zhang Jun dedicated the Taining military badge that Zhao Ji gave to his brother Zhang Jue, the edict, imperial order, and the imperial edict written by Zhao Ji, all of which he carried to Wanyan Zongwang, hoping to exchange for his mother's life.

Wanyan Zongwang was furious after reading the Taining military plaque, imperial edict, imperial edict, and imperial imperial edict written by Zhao Ji himself—he hated the treachery of Song State very much.

Wanyan Zongwang returned to Shangjing in person, and reported the Taining military plate, imperial edict, imperial edict, and imperial edict written by Zhao Ji to Wanyan Wu for begging.

Wanyan Zongwang also suggested to take the opportunity to teach Song Guo a lesson.

Wanyan Wu Qimai was also very angry after seeing these things. These things can be said to be the ironclad evidence that Song State colluded with the traitor Zhang Jue.

But Wanyan Wu Qimai has a political vision and a calm mind. According to the current situation, he doesn't want to tear up his face with Song Guo, because Emperor Tianzuo hasn't been captured yet, and Zhang Jue hasn't been captured yet. Li Yan is also a huge threat, Jin Guo can't make enemies on all sides.

Wanyan Wu Qimai told Wanyan Zongwang his thoughts.

Wanyan Zongwang thought about it, and felt that it was really not the right time to fight Song. They hadn't fully grasped Song's military strength, especially Wanyan Zongwang was still afraid of Guo Yaoshi and the Changsheng Army.

After returning to the front line of Pingzhou, Wanyan Zongwang suppressed his anger and sent someone to Yanshan Xuanfu Department to send a letter saying that since China has formed an alliance with our country, then when we come to crusade against the rebels, you should lend our army food and salaries.

Wang Anzhong hurriedly reported the matter to the court.

Although Zhao Ji kept making small moves, he didn't want to break the relationship with the Kingdom of Jin. Therefore, although he felt that Wanyan Zongwang was making trouble for no reason, Zhao Ji still ordered Yanshan Xuanfu Department to send some food to Wanyan Zongwang as military pay.

however--

How did Zhao Ji know that the Taining military badge, edict, edict, and imperial edict he gave to Zhang Jue had already fallen into the hands of Wanyan Wu Qimai, and those things had already become a handle.

And this handle will become an important reason for the Jin army to go south to invade Song State in the future.

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(End of this chapter)