Wanyan Liang didn't know which group of people he wanted to use to be truly at ease.

The Jurchens are not good, the Han people are not good, the Khitans are not good, and the Bohai people are not good...

Who can do it?

He doesn't know.

But this severe punishment still shocked everyone's hearts.

Whether he was dissatisfied with Wanyan Liang or not dissatisfied with Wanyan Liang, he had a new understanding of the emperor's cruelty from the bottom of his heart and became even more afraid.

They worked overtime, for fear that a slight mistake would be caught, and then they would end up like Gao Cunfu and Xiao Tula.

With their unremitting efforts, more and more troops gathered in Zhongdu, more and more food, more and more weapons and armor, and more and more large-scale engineering equipment.

And there are also a large number of soldiers and materials gathered from all directions to Zhongdu.

There are more and more of them all, and even the original warehouse can't be put down, and the new warehouse has been built.

Wanyan Liang personally inspected the warehouse several times and gave the highest instructions on the warehouse situation. He was very satisfied with it. He felt that it was no longer too late to go south.

At the same time, he received a report from Liaodong war, saying that Xiao Huaizhong led a large army to successfully defeat the Khitan Restoration Army that occupied Xianping Prefecture, defeated 30,000 enemies, recovered Xianping Prefecture, and is now further attacking towards Hanzhou.

Wanyan Liang was overjoyed and immediately sent someone to praise Xiao Huaizhong.

As soon as the pressure comes, people will immediately become different.

And this must not be fake.

Xiao Tula only talks about how many enemies were annihilated, and never talks about regaining the city. Xiao Huaizhong took action and regaining the city, which is a joyful congratulation.

By mid-to-late May, good news came again, and Xiao Huaizhong reported that he once again defeated the Khitan Restoration Army in Hanzhou and recovered Hanzhou. The army continued to advance and could soon quell the rebellion.

The effect of murder was immediate, and the resentment that Wanyan Liang had accumulated for a long time began to slowly dissipate.

Sure enough, the problem occurred to Xiao Tula and Gao Cunfu. After killing these two people, all the problems were solved and all the problems were solved!

War continues to advance, and victory is approaching.

And as the mobilization process continues to grow, he feels that it is coming to turn the situation around.

Although news came soon after that the Jin army on the southern front failed in the battlefields of Xiongzhou and Bazhou, and was captured by the Hebei rebels and stepped onto the north bank by the Yishui River defense line, directly threatening Yijin Pass and Waqiao Pass, Wanyan Liang was not particularly panicked.

Although the Yishui River was broken through, the two important military areas, Yijin Pass and Waqiao Pass, were still in hand, and the last line of defense was still there and had not been lost. The Han rebels could not enter Yanyun.

As long as the pass is still there, the Hebei rebels will not be able to break into Yanyun.

So, with gritted his teeth, Wanyan Liang continued to convey the order that the Jin army on the southern front was not allowed to attack, and added 10,000 troops to the southern front to strengthen the defense lines between Xiongzhou and Bazhou.

As long as the northern line wins, he can accept the rebels' offensive on the southern line no matter how fierce it is.

As long as Xiao Huaizhong can win, everything will get better and all losses will be acceptable!

However, Wanyan Liang's life never seems to have smooth sailing. Every time he reaches a new stage, many people will die and make repeated efforts several times before he can succeed.

On the first day of June, Wanyan Liang received the battle report.

The battle report was jointly delivered by Wanyan Yong, the left-behind leader of the Tokyo Left-behind Office and Li Yanlong, deputy left-behind leader.

The battle report said that Xiao Huaizhong was defeated and died in Xinzhou, and countless officers at all levels were killed in battle. Thirty thousand troops were annihilated and more than 20,000 were captured.

In short, the Jin army was defeated and defeated by the Khitan Restoration Army.

Thousands of remaining soldiers were divided into two groups and retreated to Linhuang Mansion. The news was not clear yet.

He retreated all the way back to Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo, and never dared to go out of the city to fight again, and hurried in the city.

The Khitan rebels were in full swing, breaking through Shinju, Hanzhou, and Xianping Prefecture, regaining all the previously lost territory and heading straight to Tokyo. Their vanguards had already arrived in the suburbs of Tokyo and began to fight with the Tokyo defenders.

Li Yanlong did not understand military affairs and was at a loss in the face of the crisis. He could only bite the bullet and ask Wanyan Yong to stay in charge to lead the Tokyo defenders to defend the city.

Wanyan Yong showed some military talents, personally climbed the city to command the defense, and defeated the siege troops of the Khitan Restoration Army several times. The battle situation is currently in a stalemate.

The Khitan Restoration Army is constantly increasing its troops, and it is siege to conquer Tokyo.

Li Yanlong was helpless and had to report the matter to the emperor and ask for reinforcements from the emperor.

If reinforcements are not coming, Liaoyang Prefecture will be really dangerous.

At the same time, according to the latest investigation report, the Khitan rebels not only attacked Tokyo, but also divided their troops to attack Linhuang Mansion, hoping to capture the prosperous hometown of the Khitans.

The Jin Dynasty's suppression offensive failed, and the situation deteriorated in all respects. The Khitan Restoration Army was so powerful that it seemed to be uncontrollable.

Wanyan Liang was stunned on the spot, the battle report fell from his hand, and sat on the throne with incredible face.

"how so?"

Liang Qing, who was serving him, heard Wan Yan Liang repeating this sentence all morning.

Indeed, not only Wanyan Liang, but even Liang Qi felt it was incredible. Why did Xiao Huaizhong, who had been playing the roar of triumphant songs before, die in battle like this?

It's only been less than a month.

Why?

The reason is of course very simple, because Xiao Huaizhong's victory was basically caused by the voluntary retreat of the Khitan Restoration Army.

The Khitan Restoration Army did not fight head-on with Xiao Huaizhong, and avoided his edge and retreated all the way.

Xiao Huaizhong did win, but failed to annihilate the vital forces of the Khitan Restoration Army, but instead dispersed his troops.

He made "modification" when reporting on the war situation. He obviously defeated the Khitan Restoration Army's army of hundreds or thousands, so he multiplied the number three, five, or seven, and the number was so watery that it was impossible to annihilate the enemy.

So no one in the entire command system realized what risks were hidden behind Xiao Huaizhong's rapid progress.

If Xiao Huaizhong told the truth, he would annihilate the number of enemies and the speed of advancing Wanyan Liang at high speed, Wanyan Liang could find something wrong and told Xiao Huaizhong to be careful. This is likely to be the Khitans' trick to lure the enemy into depth.

But Xiao Huaizhong was too eager for victory and life.

Although some subordinates also proposed whether this progress was too fast and whether there was any problem, Xiao Huaizhong did not follow his subordinates' suggestions.

Whenever a certain area is captured, there are troops to defend, and a large number of people have to repair the road surface and bridges. The continuous advancement has caused excessive fatigue and insufficient combat effectiveness in the army.

All kinds of military taboos were violated by Xiao Huaizhong at one time, but he only wanted to win and survive, and no longer cared about other things.

He urgently needs victory, nothing else matters.

So in the battle in Xinzhou, the long-established military forces of the Khitan Restoration Army were superimposed on the long-established resentment and poured out towards the Jin army in one breath.

The infantry on both sides fought against the infantry, and the cavalry fought against the cavalry. From morning to afternoon, the battle was very fierce.

The cavalry of the Khitan Restoration Army was defeated. Under the leadership of Yilawowo, the old monk, Botebu and others, the Khitan cavalry attacked quickly and fought many rotations with the Jin cavalry. The two sides won and lost each other. In the end, the battle was physical strength and willpower.

There is no doubt that the Khitan cavalry had the upper hand in this area.

In the afternoon of the battle, the Jin army cavalry was exhausted and defeated by the Khitan cavalry. The Khitan cavalry took advantage of the situation to capture the rear of the Jin army's infantry formation, cooperated with the infantry and attacked the front and back. The Jin army's morale was shaken, and the military formation was in chaos, and then it was broken.

Xiao Huaizhong was very desperate. In despair, he refused his subordinates' suggestion to take him to escape. He rushed and fought fiercely with his personal soldiers, begging for death. In the end, he died on the way to charge as he wished. All the personal soldiers around him died in battle, and none of them survived.

As long as he dies, he will still die in battle, even if he is defeated, his family will at least not have to die.

This is also the last thing Xiao Huaizhong can do for his family.

The main general died in battle, and the Jin army became even more chaotic. The officers could not control the soldiers under their command. The soldiers fled in scattered and pushed each other and trampled on each other, causing a large number of casualties.

More Jin soldiers died at this stage than were killed by the Khitan Restoration Army.

The main force of the Jin army was wiped out in this battle, and only a small number of defeated soldiers fled in two groups, fleeing to Liaoyang Prefecture, Tokyo and Linhuang Prefecture.
Chapter completed!