Chapter 1033 Infighting broke out
If a long battle is not good, it will cause internal troubles. This famous saying will work no matter which army it is used, the same is true for the Jin soldiers. Wanyan Xie has also attacked Daming City for a long time, and suffered heavy casualties, which has caused strong dissatisfaction among tribes, including the Jurchen tribe.
Wanyan Xie also couldn't afford to suffer internal and external troubles, and eventually died of illness under Daming City.
As Wanyan Xie died of illness, the conflicts within the Jin soldiers began to intensify. The conflicts between Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyan Jiemu have been made public. Whether to withdraw from Hebei was originally the source of the conflict between the two, but now the struggle for dominance of the army has become a new conflict between the two.
Wanyan Jiemu has a high qualification and a high status, and has won the support of the Wanyan Xieye faction and the Bohai, Goryeo tribes. The important thing is that Wanyan Jiemu is not from the Wanyan Xieye faction. He was sent by the wolf lord of the Jin Kingdom to replace Wanyan Xieye. When Wanyan Xieye died, Wanyan Jiemu naturally believed that she should take over the power.
What's more, he also received support from the two major tribes of Bohai and Goryeo. However, the reason why these two tribes really supported Wanyan Jiemu was the plan proposed by Wanyan Jiemu to "take away his own spoils". This plan was to plunder Hebei in an all-round way and then retreat northward.
However, Wanyan Zongfu was the deputy commander appointed by Wanyan Xieye, the main general of the attack, the second largest figure in the army, and belonged to Wanyan Xieye's direct line. Wanyan Zongfu faithfully implemented Wanyan Xieye's order and immediately gave up Hebei and withdrew back to Yanshan Prefecture.
However, this plan was boycotted by most people, including Wanyan Xie's own tribe, who also opposed the plan, and they also strongly demanded compensation for the spoils.
However, Wanyan Zongfu was not completely isolated. In addition to receiving support from the tribe's army, he also received support from the Khitan and the Xi people.
In this battle to attack Daming Prefecture, the Khitans and the Xi people suffered heavy casualties. The 25,000 Khitans and the Xi people are now less than 10,000. They are eager to return and firmly support Wanyan Zongfu's plan to immediately withdraw Yanshan Prefecture.
In the central army's tent, Wanyan Zongfu glared and said, "The 250,000 Song army has begun to cross the Yellow River, and the Hedong Song army is also eyeing Hebei. At this time, if you don't withdraw the army back to Yanshan, you will continue to stay in Hebei, and you will ruin the entire army!"
Wanyan Jiemu also said angrily: "You know, the wolf master has made a clear promise to the Bohai tribe and Goryeo. This time they send troops to let them plunder slaves and wealth in Hebei. The Bohai tribe and Goryeo tribe are willing to send 20,000 troops to follow us south. Now if you throw away Hebei, go back. Do you ask them if you want them to do it? If you make the wolf master lose faith, do you still want this covenant?"
Wanyan Jiemu threw the secret decree of Wanyan Sheng, the wolf lord of the Jin Kingdom, in front of him, "This is the will of the wolf lord, you can see it yourself!"
Wanyan Zongfu ignored the order on earth. He gritted his teeth and said, "Before Marshal Du passed away, he told me repeatedly that he wanted us to withdraw his troops. This is Marshal Du's last order. Do you dare not obey?"
Wanyan Jiemu said coldly: "It is indeed strange that Marshal Du passed away. I asked the military doctor and his personal soldiers. They all said that Marshal Du had no problem with one or two months, but if you enter the tent, Marshal Du passed away. It is really doubtful. I will report this to the wolf master according to facts!"
Wanyan Zongfu was furious, "Are you saying that I killed Marshal Du?"
"It is hard to say that you are determined to seize the military power of the Marshal of the Capital, and it is hard to guarantee that you have no murderous intentions."
Wanyan Zongfu was furious and drew his sword and slashed at Wanyan Jiemu. The two generals hurriedly hugged him, "Deputy Commander, no!"
Wanyan Jiemu was also furious and drew his sword and roared: "My Wanyan Jiemu has also killed tigers and fought bears. Will I be afraid of you?"
"Let me go, I'm going to kill this bastard!"
The generals on both sides tried their best to hold them back and pushed Wanyan Zongfu out of the tent. Wanyan Zongfu turned over and ran towards his military camp. On the way, he met the Khitan commander Yelu Feng and the Xi commander Xiao Jianshi.
Seeing Wanyan Zongfu's face full of anger, Yelu Feng asked, "Deputy Commander, what happened?"
"I'm going north now. Are you going to follow me or stay?"
Yelu Feng sighed, "Brothers are so eager to return home, so I don't want to stay. I am willing to follow the deputy commander to return north."
"Where is the Xi man?" Wanyan Zongfu asked Xiao Jianshi again.
Xiao Jianshi clasped his fists and said, "I have decided to leave!"
"Okay! Get rid of the war horses and head north immediately, without delaying for a moment."
All three of them turned their horses and returned to the camp. In less than half an hour, Wanyan Zongfu led his 10,000 troops from the headquarters, as well as the nine thousand troops of the Khitan and the Xi people, and left the camp and quickly headed north."
The news soon reached Wanyan Jiemu's ears. Wanyan Jiemu sneered, "I'm afraid that he won't leave, so I'm openly violating the will of the wolf master. Go back and ask him to explain to the wolf master!"
After squeezed away Wanyan Zongfu, Wanyan Jiemu became the de facto commander. He took out the Golden Wolf Head Order and slapped the table, shouting: "Tell the commanders of all ten thousand men from all departments to come to the Central Army to obey the orders."
This was the long-awaited moment for the Jurchen tribes and tribes such as Bohai and Goryeo. When Wanyan Jiemu ordered the captive of people, wealth and property from Hebei to go north, the Jin army camp was filled with joy.
That night, various Jin soldiers dispatched to other counties except Daming City, as well as Enzhou, Bozhou, Mingzhou, Guide City and other places, and began to plunder people, property and set fire to the city. The entire southeastern Hebei fell into a tragic wind and rain.
Gao Qingyi was completely marginalized. At that time, he led an army of 50,000 to Daming Mansion. He originally wanted to seize Daming Mansion and become his new capital, but the development of the situation was completely beyond his expectations. The Jin soldiers went south to occupy their military rations and barracks, and forced them to continue to attack the city. The Ji army had only 20,000 troops left, and they were forced to live in a large tent. They ate extremely badly, not only with crude food, but also half hungry and half full.
As for military salary, there is no need to think about it. Gao Qingyi has owed three months of military salary. He originally agreed to capture Daming City and make up for it. Now that Daming City cannot be captured, Gao Qingyi no longer mentions military salary, and he has no intention of perfunctory, which makes everyone feel desperate.
The Hebei army had a low morale and a low morale. If it weren't for the close surveillance of the Jin soldiers, they would have fled on a large scale long ago.
The Jurchens, Bohai, and the army of various tribes of Goryeo went out to loot property and slaves, but the Ji army was ordered to continue to siege Daming City.
At the same time, five thousand gold soldiers were also left behind. Their mission was to guard the military ration camp and monitor the Hebei army.
In a large tent, dozens of Hebei generals gathered together to drink. The crowd was excited and scolded the Jin soldiers for treating them as beasts.
"I thought the Jin soldiers would really give Hebei to us, but now it seems like they are delusional. I'm too stupid to think about it. How could the Jin soldiers hand over such a big piece of fat meat to us!"
"Bah! I still want to rule Hebei, dream! I don't even pay my military salary now."
"No way!"
Several generals were frightened, "They knew that the Jin soldiers would pay them the military salary they owed, which would be one or two hundred trump cards!"
The general lowered his voice and said, "Don't you see it yet? The Jin soldiers wanted to steal all Hebei and return it to their nests. Will the money they robbed us? Dreaming! Maybe in the end, they treated us as scapegoats. What should we do if they return to their nests? Will the Song army let us go?"
The generals were very scared when they thought about it carefully. The more they thought about it, they became more and more scared. They started to make trouble, "Go to find the prince, they must give us an explanation."
Dozens of generals ran to the tent that surrounded Gao Qingyi with alcohol. The general who aroused everyone's fear was called Zhu Neng. He immediately sent someone to report the situation to the city secretly, and the army was about to mutiny.
Yan Qing was standing at the top of the city and silently staring at the military camps several miles away. Of course, he knew that the Jin soldiers had gone to loot the states and counties. As a Daming Mansion, he was very angry about this, but as a soldier, he must put the overall situation first and he cannot throw away Daming City because of his anger. What's more, there are nearly one million people in Daming City who have gathered after implementing a solid wall and clearing the wilderness. He must also ensure the safety of these millions of people.
However, Yan Qing had obtained Du Shuai's authorization two days ago, allowing him to attack according to the opportunity and give him the autonomy to attack. To a certain extent, Yan Qing had completed his mission of restraining the Jin soldiers.
At this time, a soldier rushed over and knelt down on one knee to report, "Report to the governor, Zhu Neng has sent someone."
"Bring him to see me!"
After a moment, a soldier was brought up and bowed and said, "General Yan, dozens of generals went to Gao Qingyi to ask for an explanation. Gao Qingyi stabilized the general, but on the other hand, he sent to inform the Jin soldiers to suppress him. The mutiny of the Ji army was about to break out."
Of course, Yan Qing knew that Gao Qing's army was in a state of extreme stance and would break out at any time. It was not surprising that Zhu Neng asked him to surrender, so he asked, "What signal will be there if the mutiny?"
"My general said that if there is a mutiny, he will lead his army to ignite the tent of Gao Qingyi's central army."
Chapter completed!