Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

When Gao Yongchang rebelled in Liaodong and proclaimed himself emperor and established his own country, a large group of Liao generals surrendered.

When Gao Yongchang was attacked by the Jin Kingdom, his generals paid him more gold and captured his wife and children for reward.

Later, the Jin soldiers went to Yanjing. Along the way, the Liao generals scrambled to escape, or simply led their troops to surrender to the Jin Kingdom.

Now the situation is changing, and the same drama is happening again.

At this moment, Wanyan Talan, who was guarding Jinzhou, finally realized the despair of Emperor Tianzuo and Gao Yongchang.

These bastards have all switched sides. Whoever wins and who helps will be defeated!

After resting for about half an hour, Wanyan Talan was afraid that Yan Ping would ask something from the captives, so he led the cavalry down the mountain from the other direction.

But the cavalry led by Yan Ping was also stuck in a narrow place and had to kill all the enemies in front of them before they could pass.

Three directions, shooting arrows together, after the break, the golden soldiers fell one after another.

After defeating several enemies with his own hands, Xiao Baoxian's horse speed gradually slowed down.

The soldiers were so grateful that they sped away.

Yan Ping has been following the Jurchen cavalry, while Li Shifu is on the other side of the river from the Jurchen cavalry.

After chasing for several miles, the Jurchen cavalry responsible for breaking up the rear were completely annihilated by the Ming cavalry and the Xi cavalry.

Wanyan Tarlan is getting older and is extremely tired from all the hard work.

Wanyan Talan quickly gave the order, and then the horn sounded and the flags were waved one after another.

Wanyan Xiyin shouted.

Just by forcibly accelerating and sprinting, the horse will be crippled by the end of the battle.

Gao Jianu is very loyal. Wan Yan is lazy and is his god. No matter what he is asked to do, he will do it.

After taking a short rest, Wanyan Tart lazily led his horse over the mountain.

A cavalry general immediately slowed down and led his soldiers to face the pursuers. This man was a slave that Wanyan Tarlan rescued in the early days. He kept him as a soldier for several years and only promoted him to a general five years ago.

The distance was too close, and Xiao Baoxian easily dodged the stone before it could roll out of speed.

Wanyan Xiyin pulled out his waist knife again and chopped off the top of Xiao Baoxian's head as he crawled over. Xiao Bao didn't dodge at first, but he had a helmet and shoulder armor to resist him, so he reached out and grabbed Wanyan Xiyin's ankle.

With a sudden tug, Wanyan Xiyin fell down and was pulled in front of Xiao Baoxian.

Wanyan Tart lazily fled to the west valley, and Li Shifu could only dismount his entire army and cross the river.

Immediately afterwards, three directions charged together. A few golden soldiers continued to move forward, but most of the golden soldiers turned around and fled the battlefield. Not everyone is willing to die!

Xiao Baoxian, the general of the Xi tribe, shouted and led the Xi people's cavalry to sprint at full speed to pursue them. They were bullied so badly by the Jurchens, and this time they wanted to not only make meritorious service in the Ming Dynasty, but also want to avenge the blood feud for many years.

Otherwise, it would be difficult for the Jurchen soldiers to escape from Jinzhou City.

About two miles into the valley, the east bank where Li Shifu was located became increasingly open, while the west bank where the Jurchen cavalry was located quickly narrowed.

Wanyan Tarlan continued to run for four miles, but there was another small river blocking his way. It is a tributary of the Erdao River in the east of Jinzhou City.

After all, Wanyan Xiyin was old and had not been active much in the past few years. He was out of breath after climbing a mountain. He first abandoned his helmet and threw it at the Xi soldiers at the bottom of the mountain, and then took off his armor belt while climbing up the hill.

What will happen if a horse suddenly pulls on the reins while running at high speed?

Wanyan Talan also shouted: "I am willing to surrender to the Ming Dynasty. If any city has not been captured yet, I can help the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty to persuade the defenders to surrender!"

Just as Wanyan Xiyin continued to disarm, Xiao Baoxian had already crawled a few meters behind him.

The Jurchen cavalry turned around and shot arrows from time to time. Although they shot down a few of the scoffers, they were bitten hard and rushed in.

Wanyan fled so lazily that he completely lost his direction. He finally made it down the mountain, and it was already dawn.

The war horse jumped in pain and accelerated in an instant. Wanyan Xiyin's legs could not hold the horse's belly, and he was immediately lifted up and out of the saddle. When he fell again, his position was a little crooked. As his body shook, he subconsciously held on to the reins.

Xi Ren has gone crazy and has no sympathy for the war horse.

After only two miles of galloping, they rounded a river bend and saw countless Ming troops drinking their horses by the river.

Historically, this guy failed in the factional struggle and even planned to defect to Zhao Gou and Qin Hui.

"Quickly retreat!" Wanyan Talan was so frightened that he lost his mind.

Li Shifu was still shooting arrows across the river.

Wanyan Talan even had to be grateful to Xiao Zhongxuan, because the other rebels were attacking the Jurchen soldiers, and only Xiao Zhongxuan's Khitan soldiers did not come over.

This time, it was Yan Ping who caught up first. When he saw fresh hoofprints on both sides, he said to a soldier: "You stay and show General Li the direction. I will chase the left side and let General Li chase the right side. Who can catch him?" It all depends on everyone’s luck to become the enemy’s coach!”

Wanyan Tarlan led his troops along the river and ran for more than ten miles to the valley.

They led their troops out of the east gate, but they did not dare to continue eastward because there were Ming troops in the stronghold ahead.

Li Shifu was overjoyed and shouted: "Those who are captured alive will be sacrificed to the prison!"

Even to die!

A unilateral massacre, the fleeing Jurchen cavalry had no time to even turn to meet the enemy. The Ming cavalry had rushed behind them, stabbing them in the back with their spears.

It was all in the dark, and he could no longer figure out the direction. He was afraid of encountering the Ming army when he went down the mountain, so he spent the night on the mountain.

It’s also possible to make the horse charge faster!

Wanyan Xiyin's war horse was out of control. It had been hit by an arrow, and its head was twisted by the reins, causing the horse to compete with its owner. It ran diagonally and accelerated in the direction of the reins, almost colliding with its own people along the way, and finally left the flat ground and rushed towards the hillside at the entrance of the valley.

Yan Ping waved his arm to the left, and the flag soldiers behind him followed suit. The Ming cavalry on the left wing immediately turned around and circled the flank of the Jin soldiers behind them.

Not only did the rivers fork, but the valleys also forked.

"Catch those alive and take them to Kaifeng to offer prisoners to the palace!" Yan Ping was overjoyed.

As Li Shifu rode his horse, he shot an arrow at Wanyan Xiyin on the other side.

The horse stumbled, and both the man and the horse fell down.

The Jurchen soldier who killed his war horse and ate its meat was hesitant to speak and didn't know what to say. In the end, he said nothing and fled in another direction on foot.

On the other side of the river was the Ming Dynasty cavalry led by Li Shifu. Both sides kept shooting arrows across the river.

Yan Ping and his cavalry galloped past, pursuing the fleeing enemy in front.

He also picked a war horse that was so tired that it was foaming at the mouth, tied its mouth and led it to a nearby place to kill. Then, Wanyan Tarlan and his soldiers drank horse blood, cut off the horse meat with a knife and ate it raw.

Then he took the knife from his hand and held Wanyan Xiyin down. Xiao Baoxian shouted excitedly: "I caught Jin Guobo Jilie, and the Xi clan has made contributions to the Ming Dynasty!"

In panic, Wanyan lazily galloped on his horse. Just after rushing out half a mile, the war horse stepped on the gravel on the river beach.

The father and son each led a group of remaining soldiers and fled in different directions.

There are all Ming troops at the foot of the mountain...

The east city gate slowly opened, and Wanyan Talan, Wanyan Shengdu and his son rushed out with the Jurchen cavalry.

By the time the war horse stopped, it had already carried Wanyan Xiyin halfway up the hillside.

Because the horse was too tired, he led his troops to lead the horse all the way back, cursing and complaining about his bad luck.

Wanyan Talan led nine soldiers and rode into a valley.

As for the Jurchen cavalry general Gao Jianu, he died during the charge. He had six arrows inserted all over his body, and was stabbed twice by the Ming cavalry. He finally fell off his horse and was trampled to death.

"Let the slaves of the Gao family lead the troops and cut off the rear!"

"For meritorious service, follow me and kill the enemy with meritorious service!"

After running for about five or six miles, the valley ahead bifurcated again. Wanyan Talan said to his son: "Escape separately. Who can survive depends on luck!"

"Go east!"

Li Shifu failed to pursue Wanyan Sheng. There were forks in the mountains, and he lost track of the enemy as he pursued him.

"kill!"

Wanyan Talan said to the remaining soldiers: "Lead the horse into the mountain and don't make any noise!"

Yan Ping took the opportunity to lead his troops to catch up, slashing at the Jurchen cavalry who were slowing down.

Xiao Baoxian, the general of the Xi tribe who led the rebellion, led a group of Xi cavalry and inserted themselves against the other side of the Duanhou Jin soldiers along the river bank.

On the mountain ridge opposite this mountain, Li Shifu was leading his horse back.

Xiao Shun had already abandoned his horse and rushed forward. Wanyan Xiyin hurriedly dismounted and climbed the mountain to escape.

This old guy was very bad, so he led ten soldiers, led the horses up a gentle hillside, and hid in a small forest that was not dense.

"Father, take care!" Wanyan Shengdu shouted.

Yan Ping didn't pursue him on the right because he was too lazy to dismount and cross the river.

The Xi people dismounted one after another and no longer chased into the valley, but followed the general to climb the mountain to arrest people. They all recognized Wanyan Xiyin, one of the most powerful men in the Jin Kingdom, who was equivalent to the deputy prime minister in the Song and Liao Dynasties.

Looking at the scenery in the valley, Wanyan Talan felt a little familiar. After walking for a while, he encountered two corpses.

There were only more than thirty people left around Wanyan Talan. Many Jurchen soldiers or horses had been shot across the river by Li Shifu's troops before, and they gradually couldn't hold on during the escape and fell behind.

Xiao Baoxian had already caught up with the Jurchen cavalry and rushed forward desperately.

Is this coming back again?

Wanyan turned his head to look at Chaoyang lazily. After confirming the direction, he shouted: "Hurry up and go north!"

He was very lucky, because the left side was Wanyan Talan's escape direction - Wanyan Talan didn't want to waste time crossing the river.

After he turned around a river beach, he selected ten soldiers to stay, and said to the remaining soldiers: "You continue to run forward, and I will stop the enemy!"

Wanyan Xiyin saw a stone next to him and pushed it down with all his strength.

Why can't I surrender?

Li Shifu led his troops to surround him: "Tie this guy up. Hahahaha, grandpa has the merit of making a marquis today!"

It is possible to brake suddenly.

After galloping two miles north along the river, I saw Ming cavalry chasing after me on the other side of the river. Then the sound of horse hooves sounded again behind him, but it was the Ming cavalry leading Xi Qi in pursuit.

Then, throw the belt down the mountain as well.

It didn't hit anyone, but it hit the horse's hind leg.

Yan Ping and Li Shifu have already chased into the valley.

Li Shifu was stunned and suddenly reacted: "Mount your horse and kill the enemy!"

Wanyan Xiyin is over fifty years old and has been a civil servant for several years. His riding skills are inevitably rusty and his physical strength is not as good as before.

The Jurchen cavalry could not deploy, and those at the back had to slow down.

Chasing from afternoon to night, both sides were exhausted.

Wanyan was lazily kneeling on the ground, letting the soldiers of the Ming Dynasty tie him up, and asked to please him: "What's your surname, general?"

Li Shifu said: "Your grandfather's surname is Li. Begging for mercy now? It's too late! You're a straight thief, you made me suffer all night, and I almost let you escape."