Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 698 Last Stand (Please Subscribe!)

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The important personnel of the Jurchen who invaded the south were all gathered in Wanyan Zonghan's big tent.

Except for the Jurchens, even Yelu Yujian, Liu Yanzong and Xiao Qing were not summoned by Wanyan Zonghan to attend this meeting.

After everyone arrived, Wanyan Zonghan said, "Sit down and talk."

Hearing this, all the Jurchens sat down around the brazier.

After everyone was seated, Yan Zonghan was silent for a while before he said, "Do you know why I only ask you not to invite outsiders to attend this meeting?"

Without waiting for anyone to answer, Wanyan Zonghan continued on his own: "Because it is now the time when our Jurchen lives and dies."

After hearing Yan Zonghan's words, the expressions of all the Jurchens suddenly became serious-the unfavorable situation is there, even if they don't have the far-sightedness of Wanyan Zonghan, they still know that what Wanyan Zonghan said is by no means Alarmism.

Wanyan Zonghan said again: "Last time when we sent people to negotiate peace with China, the Lord gave us eight conditions that were not sincere. It should be the middle lord's bottom line, if we follow what the middle lord said, then the middle lord should leave us with a small way of life, allowing a small number of Jurchens to return to the Kingdom of Jin."

Wanyan Zongjun jumped up and said, "Don't even think about it, I Jurchens are all warriors, I would rather die in battle than beg for surrender!"

Wan Yan Zonghan signaled Wan Yan Zongjun to sit down first, and then said: "Even if we want to accept the harsh conditions of the Lord, it is impossible, because the current situation is not the original situation, I dare to guarantee with my head, What the Lord is thinking now must be to wipe out our 5 or [-] horses."

After hearing Wanyan Zonghan's judgment, all the Jurchens' complexions became very ugly.

Wanyan Zonghan seemed to feel that his words were not serious enough, and continued: "Looking at it from an outsider's point of view, there are currently 20 to 7 Chinese troops chasing behind us. Including Yue Fei's troops guarding the Yellow River, the Chinese army exceeds [-]. Moreover, the Chinese army still has at least [-] to [-] troops in Tokyo, ready to support and suppress our Chinese army at any time, so the number of the Chinese army is at least five or six times that of ours."

After a pause, Wanyan Zonghan said again: "Five or six times as many enemies are nothing compared to our Jurchen warriors. At the beginning, Liao's soldiers and horses were dozens of times larger than our Jurchen warriors, and they were also defeated by our Jurchen warriors." ..."

Some Jurchens regained a little bit of self-confidence when they heard this, because they were really brilliant, and they really defeated enemies dozens of times their size.

But Wanyan Zonghan's next words shattered the self-confidence of these Jurchens who had finally gathered.

Wanyan Zonghan went on to say: "But the Chinese army is not the Liao army. The Liao army is corrupt, the government orders are incomprehensible, meritorious deeds are not rewarded, and demerit is not punished. Once my Dajin warrior arrived, the Liao army was frightened from top to bottom. The Chinese army is different. The soldiers of the Chinese army are not afraid of fighting from top to bottom. Even if there is only one person, they dare to charge us Jurchen warriors. If the soldiers of the Chinese army just dare to fight and fight hard, there is nothing to be afraid of, because we can outsmart them. But The point is that Liu Kai, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Xian are all famous generals in the world, well versed in the art of war, and have a keen sense of the battlefield. When it's time to fight, they don't hesitate to take action. Don't give it to us... If I say that the Chinese army is our Jurchen's lifelong enemy, you shouldn't be dissatisfied, right?"

The Chinese army is powerful, and most of them have already tried it. Since the Tokyo retreat, they have fought against the Chinese army seven times. In these seven battles, they have not won a single battle, with heavy casualties, and even fled It can be said that the loss was extremely heavy. Even their god of war Wanyan Zongwang fell into the hands of the Chinese army. Wanyan Jiamu and Wanyan Wulu were also rare outstanding generals among the Jurchens. It was also folded in the hands of the Chinese army.

Let me ask, under such circumstances, how could they deny the strength of the Chinese army—if they denied it, they would also slap themselves in the face.

Wan Yan Zonghan concluded: "The number is several times that of ours. They are extremely elite, have good generals, well-equipped, advanced weapons and advanced tactics. On the other hand, we don't say anything about the lack of people. The key is that morale is low. , Those foreign races may defect at any time, or even fight back, so I said that now is a critical moment for our survival."

No one spoke.

Obviously, everyone agreed with Wanyan Zonghan's statement.

Wanyan Zonghan knew that the mood and morale of the Jurchens had reached the lowest point, and it was time to cheer them up, otherwise they would collapse, so Wanyan Zonghan changed his tone and said passionately: "The last time our Jurchens fell Do you remember when it was like this field?"

No one else could answer, Wanyan Zonghan asked himself and answered: "It was the eve of our rebellion with Taizu. At that time, if we did not fight back, we would die. At that time, we only had 3000 or [-] troops, while Liao had [-] troops. The army has a huge empire behind it. No one thinks that we Jurchens will win, but in the end, we Jurchens insisted on being united and put them to death to survive. Finally, we defeated Daliao and established Dajin. North!"

Wanyan Zonghan looked around, and then continued: "It's the same this time, as long as we Jurchens can unite and fight with our backs, we will definitely be able to die and come back to life, and we will definitely be able to make a comeback!"

Speaking of this, Wanyan Zonghan stood up and said again: "I know, you are blaming me for instigating this southward war, and are discussing to remove me from the post of deputy marshal, right and wrong, right and wrong, how do you judge? I have no objection, and I don’t ask you to give me another chance. I just say, if you still allow me to lead the army, I will personally lead the army to the rear and fight for your chance to go home... I promise, I will never live go back!"

After hearing Wanyan Zonghan's death will, everyone was moved, and Wanyan Yinshu immediately said: "There is no need for the Prime Minister to do this, the sudden fall of the Chinese army from the sky this time is something that no one expected, and it is not the crime of the Prime Minister. "

Wanyan Loushi said: "As long as we work together, we will surely overcome this difficulty. There is really no need for the state minister to be in danger."

Wanyan Xiyin also said: "Snakes can't do without a head, if the Prime Minister is the queen, who can lead me home?"

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Everyone rushed to persuade Yan Zonghan not to go to the rear in person.

But Wanyan Zonghan was unmoved, and said: "Don't say any more, I have made up my mind, and there is no possibility of changing it. Now let's discuss specific strategies."

At this moment, someone came to report: "Minister of the country, something is wrong. Thousands of Khitan, Xi, Bohai, and Han'er soldiers surrounded General Yelu Yujian and General Liu Yanzong and rushed out of the camp and fled to the Chinese army. , They also drove away hundreds of vehicles, and many Song Chen and Zhao Songzong escaped with them!"

Upon hearing this, all the Jurchens stood up one after another, wanting to hunt down these defectors and recover the good things they robbed and blackmailed!
However, he was stopped by Wanyan Zonghan.

Wanyan Zonghan said: "Don't chase after it, let them go if they are willing to go. At this time, it will be even worse to keep these people who have two ambitions, and they may be stabbed in the back by them, or Let them go, and besides, you quickly find a secret place and hide all the things we can't take away, and it will find a way to transport it back to Dajin in the future."

There is no way around this. They have less than 4 horses left, and they are not enough to fight the war. How can they free up manpower to transport these things?
Wanyan Zongxian's eyes flashed fiercely, and he said: "What about the Zhao Song royal family and Zong's personnel? Kill them all?"

Wanyan Zonghan looked at Wanyan Zongxian and said, "They are still useful, they cannot be killed."

Wanyan Zongxian was puzzled and said, "What's the use of them? The middle lord doesn't want them, and Song Kangwang doesn't want them either. They're just a bunch of trash."

Wanyan Zonghan said leisurely: "It is precisely because of this that they are useful."

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(End of this chapter)