All Heavens and Worlds Modified History System

Chapter 275 Catching a turtle in a urn
There are eight passes in Taihang Mountains, and there is a village at each pass.

On the road that leads from Hedong to Hebei, there is a fortress at regular intervals.

Standing in a fortress only a hundred miles away from Taiyuan Prefecture, Chen Ran looked at the empty valley in front of him and couldn't help but frowning.

"The Jin people wouldn't be so careless, would they?"

We were almost reaching Taiyuan Prefecture, and we hadn't encountered any Jin people along the way.

To Chen Ran, this was simply unbelievable.

For a large army with tens of thousands of people, it is normal to set the restricted line two hundred miles away.

Moreover, the Jin people were in an unclear environment in Han territory, so they should be placed farther away.

Chen Ran has always regarded the Jin people as a strong enemy, and believes that among all the barbarian threats throughout the ages, the Jin people can be ranked among the top three.

As for the so-called Later Jin that pretended to be our ancestor, it was only fit to carry shoes for the Jin people.

The performance of the Jin man in front of him puzzled him.

"Is it because he is too arrogant, or is it because the commander is too incompetent?"

No matter what the reason, the army's advance will not stop.

Two days later, the vanguard cavalry appeared near Yonglijian, south of Taiyuan City, and finally encountered the Jin troops.

Wanyan Zonghan, whose name was Puluhu in the Jin Dynasty, was the son of Wanyan Sheng (Emperor Taizong of Jin), who was also known as Banbojilie (Crown Prince).

He was a close relative of the Wanyan clan and held a very high status.

In history, Wanyan Zonghan had outstanding political ability. He used all means to dominate the country and killed Nianhan to seize power.

Yue Fei's lifelong opponents Jin Wushu and Wanyan Talan were just his deputies.

There is no perfect person in the world. Buluhu has excellent political ability, but his ability in fighting is very average.

In the past, when I served as a deputy and followed others in battles, it didn't show up.

But when he was alone blocking the garrison of Taiyuan City, his shortcomings were fully exposed.

Puluhu put all his energy into blocking Taiyuan City and being vigilant about the areas in Hedong Road in the south.

When the news of the Fifth Prince's death in battle arrived, he was even more determined to take advantage of this opportunity to enhance the power of his own line and consolidate his father's position as the Crown Prince.

The deputy in charge of filling vacancies, Yelu Yudu, was a surrendered Khitan general.

Even if he noticed an oversight, he didn't dare say too much.

If something really happens, the credit will not be attributed to him.

If nothing happens, then having offended the nobleman of the Wanyan family will bring no benefit except scolding and suspicion. Why bother to meddle in other people's business?

As a result, by the time they realized that a large number of troops were approaching, it was too late to respond.

"Yelü Yudu." Puluhu on horseback shouted, "Go stop the Song people!"

After saying this, he waved his whip and turned around to run away, followed by the Jin soldiers and horses led by him.

What Yelu Yudu found most unbelievable was that Puluhu actually ran all the way south!
".Run to the south, betray the Du Yuanshuai in the north as bait, and bet that the Song people will not pursue with all their strength. If the main force of the Song people pursues, they will say that they took the initiative to attract the Song army. What a cruel heart."

Yelu Yudu was a surrendered general who surrendered to the Jin people in order to save his life.

Seeing the Song, Khitan, Xi, Shiwei and other armies coming like a tsunami, how could they possibly die for the Jin people?

He immediately led his men to kill the Jin military supervisor in the army and sent an envoy to take the initiative to contact for surrender.

However, among his soldiers, Yelu Ma Wu and some of his men escaped, galloping northwards apparently to look for the commander-in-chief.

“This traitor!” Upon learning that Yelu Yudu wanted to surrender, Yelu Yanxi immediately shouted angrily, “He still has the nerve to surrender?! Let him chop off his own head!”

Chen Ran smiled at the terrified messenger and said, "Your Majesty has drunk too much, don't worry about it. Go back and tell your general that those who abandon evil and join the light will be forgiven."

Yelu Dashi chimed in, "Your Majesty, you are joking. The past is in the past. We will still be family members in the future."

Chen Ran was thinking that since he had several thousand extra cannon fodder, he would of course use them if possible.

What Yelu Dashi meant was that now that they had finally acquired a large-scale Khitan army, they would naturally try every means to win it over.

They are both typical pragmatists. As long as it is useful, anything is fine.

Not to mention being a slave of three surnames, even if he is a slave of five surnames, what difference would that make?

As for the Liao emperor Yelu Yanxi, he was obviously emotional.

As a person in a high position, being too emotional is not a good thing.

Yelu Yudu, with a nervous look on his face, came over, bowed deeply, and admitted his guilt.

Yelu Yanxi had a bad look on his face and stared at Yelu Yudu as if he wanted to skin him alive.

This is understandable. After all, how could an emperor of a fallen country have a good face when he encounters a traitor who betrayed him?

Yelu Dashi obviously wanted to win over Chen Ran with words. He was more ambitious than the Liao emperor and had long wanted to break free from Chen Ran's control.

But Chen Ran just gave him a half-smile sidelong glance, and he instantly shut up.

"General, please stand up." Chen Ran's gaze fell back on Yelu Yudu. "Let's talk about the situation of the Jin people first."

Yelu Yudu, who had been observing carefully, had already realized that the Han man in front of him was the one whose words really mattered, so he quickly recounted the Jin army's deployment.

Chen Ran nodded and asked, "General, do you understand the customs of the Han people?"

Yelu Yudu was a little confused and quickly responded, "I know a little bit."

"When we join, we have to give a pledge of allegiance." Chen Ran smiled. "Since you are here to join, you have to show some appreciation. How about you be the vanguard and go north to take over Yangqu County?"

Yelu Yudu secretly complained. There were tens of thousands of Jin soldiers gathered in the north. They were asking him to die. "Is it difficult?"

Chen Ran, with a sincere look in his eyes, kindly tried to relieve his worries. "If it's difficult, you can take a thousand golden heads."

"Your Majesty." Yelu Dashi wanted to save some vitality for the Khitans, so he immediately persuaded them, "The Jin people are powerful and have many soldiers and horses."

"Don't say these useless words." Chen Ran waved his hand immediately. "If you want to be an ally, you have to show your strength. I never make friends with losers."

"Yangqu County, or a thousand golden heads, it's your choice."

After Yelu Yudu staggered away, Yelu Dashi looked at him sternly, "Why did you have to do this?"

Chen Ran smiled meaningfully, turned his horse's head and headed straight for Taiyuan City. "You know."

Yelu Dashi really understood that it was killing two birds with one stone, as the other party had no intention of hiding anything at all.

At this moment, he deeply felt the pain of being weak.

Without strength, you don’t even have the qualifications to bargain.

Looking at the indignant Liao Emperor, Yelu Dashi spat, "It's all your fault!"

"Greetings, Great King~~~"

Outside the city of Taiyuan, Wang Bing led the generals to pay their respects.

"You have done a good job. You have defended Taiyuan City. You deserve a reward." Chen Ran glanced at everyone and finally landed on Wang Bing. "Choose half of the defenders and follow me north!"

The scale of the army was too large, stretching northward for more than ten miles.

On the second day, Wu Jie's vanguard troops arrived at Hubikou, and on the third day they arrived at Sanjiaozhai.

The next day, Wu Jie sent a messenger to deliver military intelligence: "The Khitan defeated soldiers were captured, and it was said that Yelu Yu was attacked under the city of Yangqu, and he was killed in the battle, and the rest of his troops were scattered."

"Sure enough, those who surrender are all trash."

Chen Ran didn't think much about this. He regarded them as cannon fodder, so it would be fine even if he could consume some of the Jin people's armor, weapons and arrows.

The Jin army's western army reacted quickly.

They had previously launched a series of fierce attacks on Shiling Pass, using methods such as firing cannons to smash walls, and driving people to fill the gullies.

But Shiling Pass still stood there, and even though they attacked the city walls many times, they were always driven out again.

Wanyan Xieye and others including Nianhan were all shocked.

"I didn't expect the Song people to be so powerful~~~"

The fighting spirit of Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others really shocked the Jin people.

Wanyan Xieye and others even witnessed many times that the defenders fell from the top of the city together with the Jin soldiers.

At that time, Wanyan Xiyin said with emotion, "If the Khitans could be half as brave as the Song people, we would not be able to come here."

Nianhan's response was even more outrageous: "The Song people are so strong and the Khitan people are so weak. Why haven't the Song people destroyed the Khitan people after so many years?"

What he didn't know was that the Middle-earth men's strong will to fight has only been a thing of the past two years.

As long as the benefits are given, some people are not afraid of life or death and dare to fight.

Originally, the Wanyans felt that they could no longer fight and planned to retreat.

When Yelu Ma Wu came to report that people from Song, Khitan, Xi, Shiwei, etc. had appeared under the city of Taiyuan, they became really scared.

The mountains here are high, the forests are dense, and the roads are rugged. If tens of thousands of troops are blocked from both sides, they would be caught in a jar.

Wanyan Xie also personally led his troops and rushed back to Quyang County, where he defeated the traitor Yelu Yudu who wanted to attack the city.

But before he could catch his breath, a tide of Song people surged up.

Yangqu County is located between the Xinding and Jinzhong basins.

There are many mountains but few rivers, and gullies are everywhere.

It is surrounded by mountains on three sides, with only some flat land near the county town.

Most of the food and military supplies looted by the Western Army were stored here. Faced with the surging troops, Wanyan Xie could only bite the bullet and resist.

At the beginning, the two sides were evenly matched, and the Jin people could even use cavalry to charge back and forth.

But as more and more reinforcements arrived, the already scarce flat land was almost completely blocked by troops from both sides.

The Yangxing River meanders through the narrow plain between the stone mountains and earth and stone mountains on the east and west sides.

On both sides of the river, Han people, Jurchen people, Khitan people, Shiwei people, Xi people, Bohai people and others crowded together and fought each other. The scene was extremely chaotic.

Under such geographical conditions, any strategy is meaningless and the only option is a head-on fight.

"Nianhan!" Wanyan Xiyin and Yin Shuke gathered around Nianhan and asked anxiously, "What should we do now?"

"Buluhu deserves to die!" The person Nianhan hated the most at this time was Buluhu.

If he hadn't escaped, how could tens of thousands of troops be blocked in such a narrow place, with the power of cavalry and archery unable to be fully utilized!

"Why mention him now?" Yin Shu was really angry. "What should we do now?"

"Let's go!" He is worthy of being the future controller of the Western Route Army and the powerful minister of the Great Jin Dynasty.

Nianhan made a quick decision: "The enemy is too numerous and they dare to fight desperately. We don't have enough food and military supplies, so we can't hold out."

"Where should we go?" Wanyan Xiyin asked immediately. "The north and south are blocked, and there are mountains on both sides!"

"I will never go into the mountains again in my life!" Nianhan spat, turned his horse's head and galloped towards Shiling Pass. "Go to Baijing Village! Abandon the horse and cross the mountain!"

(End of this chapter)