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News of the great victory at Southwest Wangyuan Bridge, and the chaotic retreat of Zong Han's troops, had spread throughout Jiangnan and the Central Plains by April.

This war, which could be said to determine the fate of the world, now took a different turn than most people expected. The combat power and tenacity of the Huaxia Army astonished many. Some were stunned, some were terrified, some felt invigorated by such results, and others were wary. But regardless of their attitude or mood, anyone with the slightest qualification to dance on the stage of the world could not remain indifferent or apathetic to it, which was beyond dispute.

Even thousands of miles away, the two forces on Liangshan were invigorated. Mountain bandits flocked from all directions. There were even two small-scale frictions and brawls between the Huaxia Army led by Zhu Biao and Liu Chengzong and the Guangwu Army led by Wang Shanyue and Xue Changgong because of this great victory, which was both laughable and exasperating.

Wanyan Chang, far away in Baoding, strengthened his defenses in the Central Plains because of the restlessness on Liangshan, guarding against these people in Shandong taking risks and causing trouble, encouraged by the Southwest battle situation.

Further away, within the Jin Kingdom, large-scale influence was gradually brewing. In Yunzhong, the first round of news was not made public after it arrived, but only quietly circulated among some high-ranking families of the Jin Kingdom. After learning of the defeat of the Western Route Army, some of the founding families of the Great Jin pulled out their Han slaves, killed a batch, and then straightforwardly went to the yamen to pay the fine.

More tragic news about the Western Route Army's retreat would take more time to travel back from the southwest thousands of miles away. At that time, a huge wave would appear within the Jin Kingdom.

Jin.

As the horse team passed through the rolling hills and turned towards the small basin on the side of the mountain range, Lou Shuwan opened the curtain in the middle carriage and saw faint black smoke and remaining fire below.

Flames ravaged villages and wheat fields, and nearby troops had arrived, salvaging what could still be salvaged from the wreckage. The closer the horse team got, the clearer the sound of crying in the wind became.

"...Beasts."

She clenched her fist and cursed like that.

This was a scene in March.

If it hadn't been for what started happening this spring, Lou Shuwan might have been more encouraged by the intelligence from the Southwest War. But at this moment, Jin was plagued by sudden attacks, and was in a state of chaos for a while.

The winter snow melted in the second month of the lunar calendar, and the battle for Jin, led by Lou Shuwan's side and Liao Yiren's side, was reignited. This time, the alien reinforcements that suddenly appeared on Liao Yiren's side uprooted two counties and towns on Lou Shuwan's side with various means. The other side was cruel and killed many people. After an investigation, it was confirmed that those involved in the attack were likely grassland people who had been killing their way from Xixia.

This newly emerging alien mercenary force had flexible combat skills and a strong desire for combat and slaughter. They captured cities twice, disguised as merchants, contacted the guards in the city, and seized the city gates with a small number of elites after obtaining permission, and then launched massacres and arson. Judging from the battle of capturing the city gate alone, it can be determined that this unit is indeed a combat elite not to be underestimated in this era.

The capture of the city in February had already aroused the vigilance of Lou Shuwan and Yu Yulin's side. By the end of February, the other side's operations were hindered. After being seen through once, in early March, this army successively attacked two small counties and towns by means of ambushing patrols and sending false news. At the same time, they also launched more inhumane attacks on the civilians in the Tiger King's territory.

Using flexible small groups of cavalry and elite hunters to intersperse into the villages and towns on this side, attacking villages under the cover of night, the most important thing was to burn down houses and wheat fields. In previous wars, even Liao Yiren would never dare to use such a combat strategy, but in March, this side had suffered more than a dozen such crazy attacks.

Winter wheat is often sown in August or September of the previous lunar year and harvested in May of the following year. For Lou Shuwan, it is the most critical batch of harvests for the restoration of Jin. Liao Yiren is also a local big family. The battlefield is a life-and-death struggle, but they always point to defeating the other side and being able to live a good life. No one would set fire to the wheat fields of the people, but the arrival of the grassland people opened such a precedent.

In February and March, Yu Yulin gathered troops and regained two towns, but the periphery of the army, near the plains, was also harassed by the grassland cavalry. They relied on their superb archery skills to attack weaker troops, firing a round of shots and turning around to run, and then firing another round of shots after pulling away. They only pinched soft persimmons and never gnawed hard bones, causing Yu Yulin a certain degree of trouble.

As a general who has led troops for many years, Yu Yulin and many others can see that the combat effectiveness of the grassland people is not weak, they are just accustomed to adopting such tactics. Perhaps because the survival of Jin has nothing to do with them, Liao Yiren invited them over, and they kept stabbing knives at everyone's weaknesses. For them, this is a relatively straightforward and easy battle, but for Yu Yulin, Lou Shuwan and others, there is only a feeling of indignation.

The only thing that can comfort this side is that, due to the lack of popular support, Liao Yiren's power on the frontal battlefield is completely unmatched by Yu Yulin's offensive. But the other side is adopting a defensive posture, and even if everything goes smoothly, it will take nearly half a year to defeat Liao Yiren and restore the entire Jin. But no one knows how many crazy things these grassland people will do in half a year, and it is difficult to fully confirm what will happen if these guys are determined to launch an offensive in Jin.

In the friction and investigation after the two sides came into contact, the battle situation in the southwest was transmitted one by one. Zhan Wu, who was in charge of the affairs here, once reminded Lou Shuwan that although after killing the northwest into a white land, not many people paid attention to the situation in Xixia and other places, Ning Xiansheng once took people to Xixia before coming to Jin to investigate the movements of these grassland people.

A force that would make Ning Yi secretly pay attention is itself a signal and hint. Lou Shuwan also paid more attention to it, so she asked Zhan Wu what Ning Yi thought of these people, whether there were any countermeasures and backhands. Zhan Wu was a little embarrassed.

"...When Mr. Ning came over that time, he only arranged for the Tiger King's affairs. Perhaps he did not expect that these people would extend their hands to the Central Plains. He did not mention his experiences in Xixia to anyone..."

Lou Shuwan was in a bad mood, and her brow furrowed when she heard such an answer: "Get out! You Black Flag Army are just like that Ning Yi. We feed you well, but you are useless!"

She cursed a few words whenever she encountered something about Ning Yi, sometimes vulgarly, and Zhan Wu was helpless. Especially after receiving the other party's aid last year, the Huaxia Army were short-mouthed and soft-handed in front of her, and could only leave in disgrace. What is face? It doesn't matter anymore.

There was no way to know Ning Yi's views on the grassland people, so Zhan Wu had to write a letter temporarily and report the situation here back. Lou Shuwan summoned Yu Yulin and others, asking them to be vigilant and prepare for a tough battle. For Liao Yiren, they should try to plan to resolve it as quickly as possible. Although the grassland people's tactics are slippery for the time being, they must also have the psychological expectation of fighting a tough battle with them. All methods to restrain the other side's guerrilla tactics must be implemented now.

So the fist was pulled back, and the overall operation schedule for the Liao family was postponed to April. During this period, Lou Shuwan and others carried out conservative defenses on the periphery of the territory, but the scene of villages being attacked was still reported from time to time.

Every burned wheat field and village was like a knife cutting into Lou Shuwan's heart. Under such circumstances, she even took her subordinates' guards and moved the center of administration to the front line. There was still some time before the planned offensive, and private persuasion and lobbying of Liao Yiren's side were also in full swing. The beacon fire in Jin was surging, and by early April, the atmosphere was solemn, because people suddenly discovered that the grassland people's interspersing harassment had stopped for some reason since the end of March.

A long period of silence may be to prepare for the next round of offensive. Realizing this, Lou Shuwan ordered the army to strengthen its vigilance, and at the same time asked the people in front to inquire about news. Soon after, extremely strange news came from the Liao family's army...

...

North of Fenyang, Huixian, the location of Liao Yiren's ancestral home, chaos continues here.

The grassland people launched a sudden attack.

The time was in the evening of March 28th. A dinner party hosted by the Liao family was held in this mansion. Soon after, the Mongolian cavalry attacked the nearby barracks, captured the general of the troops, and seized the commanding heights of the Liao family's inner courtyard. Since then, the Mongolians controlled the Liao family for four days. Due to prior arrangements, the nearby military supplies were looted, and a large number of grassland people came and dragged away the gunpowder, iron cannons, ammunition and other things they valued most at this time.

Although it seemed premeditated, the Mongolians still showed many hasty aspects in the entire operation. At that time, it was difficult to determine why they chose such a time to launch an attack on the Liao family. In any case, in the next four days, all kinds of inhumane things were staged in the Liao family's mansion. Liao Yiren had not died at that time, and no one sympathized with him in later generations. But in the early April, he and some of the Liao family were once in a state of missing. Because the Liao family's power fell into chaos, no one at that time paid attention to the whereabouts of the Mongolians after they looted the Liao family.

On April 2nd, the Mongolian cavalry left the Liao family, and the nearby barracks were massacred. By the 3rd, the first group of people who came over found corpses all over the Liao family. Starting from the 5th, people gradually conveyed the idea of surrendering to Lou Shuwan's side. At that time, people were still in chaos and did not understand why all this happened, and they still could not see the impact it would have on the future situation. Where did the Mongolians go? Conscious tracking only began after the 5th, and the shocking feedback was only transmitted after the 10th.

Many years later, people will be able to sort out a rough outline of what happened in Jin from the mouths of survivors...

No one knows that in the afternoon of March 27th, when two Mongolian generals named Zhamuhe and Chilaowen were discussing matters in a room in Jin, what startled the window outside was a bird flying by, or a Liao family relative who happened to pass by. But in short, the order to prepare to act was issued soon after.

During the three months of coming to Jin, the Mongolians fought while learning in detail about the situation of the entire world at this time. At this time, they already knew that there was a more powerful enemy in the southwest who had defeated Wanyan Zonghan. What Zhamuhe and Chilaowen were discussing was what they were going to do next. The matter was advanced due to the movement outside.

When the Mongolian army escorted a group of Liao family members like livestock to the north, they had already tortured enough information.

The key to the action lies in several managers and direct relatives who participated in the Liao family's business in the past. On the 7th, a merchant caravan with the Liao family's banner arrived at the northernmost part of the Central Plains... Yanmen Pass.

After the Jurchens controlled Yanmen Pass and substantially controlled the Central Plains, due to the decline of the Central Plains, there was not much commercial traffic between the two sides. But there is always some. The Liao family is one of the forces with commercial qualifications, and after launching a resolute confrontation with Lou Shuwan, Yu Yulin and others, the Liao family's position among the local warlords has become very high.

This is a large team of more than two hundred people, bringing a lot of goods. More goods also mean that the army guarding the pass will have more benefits. So the two sides conducted friendly consultations: the Jurchen team guarding the pass made a series of difficulties, and the Liao family leader could not wait to throw out a lot of treasures to bribe the other party - such eagerness was originally unusual, but the Jurchen general guarding Yanmen Pass had been soaking in the tributes and benefits from all sides for a long time, and did not notice the abnormality for a while.

More than two hundred people entered through the gate of Yanmen Pass. Among these more than two hundred people, there were many Mongolians who would make a famous name in the future, namely: Zhamuhe, Chilaowen, Mu Huali, Zhebie, Boershu, Tuolei, Hesageer and Borjigin-Temujin...

More cavalry are quietly waiting in the mountains south of Yanmen Pass...

This is the moment when the Jurchens' rear is empty.

The tiger showed its fangs. The Mongolian military force will soon penetrate the entire Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun and reach Yunzhong...

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