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Chapter 694: The Last Stand



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The important Jurchens who invaded the south all gathered in the Wanyan Zonghan tent.

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

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

After hearing the words, a group of Jurchens sat around the brazier.

After everyone sat down, Wanyan Zonghan was silent for a while before saying, "Do you know why I just asked you not to ask outsiders to attend this meeting?"

Without waiting for others to answer, Wanyan Zonghan said to himself: "Because now it is time for our Jurchens to survive and die."

As soon as Wanyan Zonghan said this, the expressions of the Jurchens suddenly became serious - the unfavorable situation was there. Even if they did not see far from Wanyan Zonghan, they knew that what Wanyan Zonghan said was definitely not exaggeration.

Wanyan Zonghan said again: "Last time we sent someone to negotiate peace with China, and the Lord of the Central Government gave us eight unsincere conditions. At that time, we all thought that the Lord of the Central Government did not want to negotiate peace. Now it seems that it should be the bottom line of the Lord of the Central Government. If we do what the Lord of the Central Government said, then the Lord of the Central Government should leave us a small way of life, allowing a small number of Jurchens to return to the Jin Kingdom."

Wanyan Zongjun jumped up and said, "He can't imagine that I, Jurchens, are all warriors, and I would rather die in battle than beg for surrender!"

Wanyan Zonghan signaled Wanyan Zongjun to sit down first, and then said, "Even if we want to accept the harsh conditions of the Zhongzhu, it is no longer possible, because the current situation is no longer the same as before. I dare to use my head to guarantee that what the Zhongzhu thinks now must be to wipe out all our 40,000 to 50,000 people."

After listening to Wanyan Zonghan's judgment, all the Jurchens' faces became very ugly.

Wanyan Zonghan seemed to feel that his words were not heavy enough, and continued: "From the perspective of an outsider, there are currently 150,000 and 60,000 central troops chasing us. Including Yue Fei's troops guarding the Yellow River, there are more than 200,000 central troops, and the central troops in Tokyo have at least 50,000 or 70,000 troops. They can support the pursuit and suppression of our central troops at any time. By this calculation, the number of central troops is at least five or six times that of ours."

After pausing, Wanyan Zonghan said again: "Five or six times the enemy is nothing to our Jurchen warriors. At that time, the Liao Kingdom's troops were dozens of times that of our Jurchen warriors, and were also defeated by our Jurchen warriors..."

Some Jurchens, when they heard this, regained some confidence, because they had been really brilliant and had defeated dozens of times their enemies.

But Wanyan Zonghan's next words shattered the confidence that these Jurchens had finally gathered together.

Wanyan Zonghan continued, "But the Central Army is not the Liao army. The Liao army is corrupt, the government orders are not fulfilled, and the achievements are not rewarded, and the mistakes are not rewarded. When the Jin warriors arrived, the Liao army was frightened from top to bottom. The Central Army is different. The Central Army soldiers are not afraid of war from top to bottom. Even if there is only one person, they dare to take the initiative to charge against our Jurchen warriors. If the Central Army soldiers only dare to fight, it is actually not scary, because we can be smart. But the key is that Liu Qi, Han Shizhong, and Zhang Xian are all famous generals in the world. They are well versed in military tactics and have a keen battlefield intuition. When they should fight, they do not hesitate to take action. When they should be stable, they never advance and do not give us any chance... If I say that the Central Army is the life enemy of our Jurchens, you should not be dissatisfied, right?"

Most of them have tried the power of the Central Army. Since the retreat of Tokyo, they have fought with the Central Army for seven times. They have not won these seven battles once, with great casualties. Even the escaped ones were over half. It can be said that the losses were extremely heavy. Even their god of war Wanyan Zongwang was broken into the hands of the Central Army. Wanyan Jamu and Wanyan Olu were also among the few outstanding generals among the Jurchens, and they also broke into the hands of the Central Army.

Let me ask, in this case, how could they deny the strength of the central army? If they deny it, it would be a slap in the face.

Wanyan Zonghan concluded: "The number is several times that of us, and it is extremely elite, with good generals and commanders, well-equipped, advanced weapons and advanced tactics. On the other hand, we will not say anything with few people. The key is that the morale is low, and those foreign races may defect at any time or even counterattack. So I said that now is the critical moment for our life and death."

No one spoke.

Obviously, everyone agreed with Wanyan Zonghan’s statement.

Wanyan Zonghan knew that the emotions and morale of the Jurchens had fallen to the lowest point, and it was time to encourage them, otherwise they would collapse. So, Wanyan Zonghan changed his tone and said excitedly: "Do you still remember when the last time we Jurchens fell into such a field?"

Without anyone else's answer, Wanyan Zonghan asked and answered: "It was the eve of our rebellion with Taizu. At that time, if we did not fight against the enemy, we would have to destroy the clan and the race. At that time, we had only two or three thousand troops, and the Liao Kingdom had a 100,000 army and a huge empire behind it. No one thought that our Jurchens would win, but in the end, we were united and put ourselves to death and survived, and finally defeated the Liao Dynasty and established the Jin Dynasty, which would lead to the powerful northern country now!"

Wanyan Zonghan looked around and continued, "It's the same this time. As long as we Jurchens can unite and fight with the enemy, we will definitely be able to die and make a comeback!"

Speaking of this, Wanyan Zonghan stood up and said, "I know, you are blaming me for provoking this battle to the south, discussing the removal of my position as deputy marshal, right or wrong, right or wrong, right or wrong, no matter how you judge, I have no objection, and I don't ask you to give me another chance. I just say, if you are willing to let me lead the troops, I will personally lead the rear of the army to win you the opportunity to go home... I promise that I will never go back alive!"

After hearing Wanyan Zonghan's deceased ambition, everyone was moved. Wanyan Yinshuke immediately said: "The Prime Minister does not need to be like this. This is something that no one expected from the sky. It is not the Prime Minister's crime."

Wanyan Loushi said: "As long as we work together, we will definitely be able to overcome this difficulty. There is no need for the general secretary to take risks."

Wanyan Xiyin also said: "The snake cannot do without a head. If the country is the queen, who can lead us home?"

“…”

Everyone persuaded Wanyan Zonghan not to personally guard the palace.

But Wanyan Zonghan was unmoved and said, "Don't say anything more. I have decided and there is no possibility of change. Now let's discuss the specific plan."

At this moment, someone came to report: "The Prime Minister, the big thing is wrong. Thousands of Khitans, Xi tribes, Bohai soldiers, and Han'er soldiers carried General Yelu Yuji and General Liu Yanzong to fight out of the camp and fled to the central army. They also drove away hundreds of cars. In addition, many Song ministers and Zhao Songzong fled with them!"

Upon hearing this, the Jurchens stood up one after another, wanting to chase 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 you. If you are willing to leave, let them leave. It will be even worse to leave these people who already have the second aspirations at this time. You may be stabbed in the back by them. Let them leave. In addition, you should hurry up and find a secret place to hide all the things we can't take away, and find a way to transport them back to the big gold one day."

There is no way to do this. They have less than 40,000 troops left now, and there is not enough war. How can they free up people to transport these things?

Wanyan Zongxian's eyes flashed with fierce light and said, "What should we do if those royal family and Zong members of Zhao Song do? Kill them all?"

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

Wanyan Zongxian said inexplicably: "What's the use of them? The Lord of the Central Master doesn't want them, and King Kang of Song doesn't want them either, he's just a bunch of waste."

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

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