Traveling through time and space to become a child, supporting the family by catching fish and shrim

The Jurchen man returned to his base camp, covered in snow, knelt on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, the Liao army... one hundred thousand..."

"Perhaps, there are more than 100,000..."

Wanyan Aguda, the Jurchen chief and emperor of the Jin Dynasty, sat on a chair covered with bear skin, his face looking extremely ugly.

The Jurchen generals in the tent all looked as pale as death.

A general named Wanyan Lu stood up and said, "Aguda, how about we... surrender?"

"If we're not fighting 20,000, but 100,000 Liao soldiers, it's impossible to win."

Wanyan Aguda clenched his fists and looked at the others: "What do you think? Do you surrender too?"

Everyone was silent.

Wanyan Aguda smiled bitterly and said, "It seems that you all think you can't win this battle."

"But have you ever thought that even if we surrender, given the character of that old woman, Empress Dowager Xiao, will she let more than 10,000 of us go?"

"Even among the entire Jurchen people, how many people will survive?"

"Since I've chosen this path, I have no choice but to stick to it. There's no turning back."

Wan Yanlu whispered, "What Empress Dowager Xiao wants is your head, not ours."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked.

"Wan Yanlu, what do you mean?"

"You're going to betray Aguda?"

"Have you forgotten how the Liao angel humiliated your entire female family? Your wife's ghost is still watching you from heaven!"

"You're a fucking spy! Why did Hubu Dagon lose? Did you betray us?"

Wan Yanlu loudly refuted: "Stop talking nonsense here. I am a Jurchen, how could I possibly be a spy for the Liao Kingdom?"

"I just don't want to see the Jurchen people suffer. When Aguda wanted to rebel and establish a country, I was firmly against it."

Before he could finish his words, the curtain of the tent was suddenly lifted, and a figure rushed in with the wind and snow. The next moment, Wanyan Lu's head was separated from his body.

The gushing blood dyed the ceiling of the tent red.

"Anyone who shakes the morale of the army during a major battle shall be killed!" The killer, holding a scimitar, shouted sternly, "Who else wants to surrender?"

When Wanyan Aguda saw this person, he felt relieved instantly.

Because this person's name is Wanyan Loushi, known as the Jurchen God of War!

Seeing no one speak, Wanyan Loushi sheathed his sword, knelt on one knee, and said, "Your Majesty, although the Liao dogs are numerous, they are not invincible."

"I am willing to be the vanguard and fight a decisive battle with the Liao dogs!"

"Even if we lose, we Jurchens will lose on the battlefield."

"Besides, in my opinion, the probability of losing this battle is extremely small!"

Wanyan Aguda stepped forward and helped Wanyan Loushi up, saying, "Loushi, why do you think we will win?"

Wanyan Loushidao said, "Your Majesty, news has come from Shangjing that Empress Dowager Xiao... is dying."

"His sons are all ready to fight for the throne. When Empress Dowager Xiao dies, there will be chaos in the capital."

"By then, Xiao Huaiyi will most likely lead his army back to Shangjing. We can take advantage of the situation and attack, taking down Darugu City in one fell swoop."

Wanyan Aguda said, "But the weather is getting colder and colder, and it's hard to keep food and clothes."

Wanyan Loushi said: "Your Majesty, Dayan has sent us supplies from the sea."

Wanyan Aguda was overjoyed and asked, "Have they received the letter I sent to Dayan?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, and the Emperor of Great Yan is very interested in our proposal. The Emperor of Great Yan clearly stated in his letter that if we can contain the Liao Kingdom in the north, Great Yan will send troops to Youyun to recover our former territory."

Wanyan Aguda's expression froze for a moment, and he asked, "They want the entire Youyun?"

"That's great horse breeding land."

Wanyan Loushidao said, "Your Majesty, there is no need to worry. The Great Yan army does not have much combat effectiveness. Although they captured the capital of Western Xia, they paid a huge price."

"In the entire Great Yan, apart from Zhu Sui'an, there are almost no capable generals. Zhu Sui'an's Dingbian Army suffered heavy losses during the previous expedition against Western Xia, and the number of elite troops has been reduced to 30,000."

"Even if 30,000 Dingbian troops were deployed to the Youyun battlefield, they wouldn't have much of an impact. Furthermore, once the Dingbian troops leave their base, the Liao Kingdom's Southern Court will undoubtedly send troops to attack Dayan's Qinzhou Road."

Wanyan Aguda immediately gave the order to open the map.

Ancient maps were relatively simple, especially those involving "foreign countries". They basically just marked a few place names, and at most added some rivers and mountains, and nothing else.

But even such a simple map requires a huge amount of manpower to complete.

Wanyan Aguda took Lou Shi's hand and walked to the map, saying, "Where is the Dingbian Army stationed?"

Wanyan Loushi scanned the map and pointed to a blank area. "This is Linshui County on the Qinzhou Road. It's less than a hundred miles from the Liao border, and the entire area is flat. The Liao cavalry could reach Linshui City in just two hours."

Wanyan Aguda said, "It seems the Dingbian Army can't move. That's great! This way, we don't have to worry about the Youyun region being taken back by Dayan."

At this time, the only Han Chinese in the tent stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan."

Wanyan Aguda said, "Mr. Yang, please speak."

This Mr. Yang, whose full name is Yang Pu, is a Han Chinese living in the Youyun area. He used to be a minor official in the Southern Court of the Liao Kingdom. Later, he was forced to flee because he offended his superiors.

After arriving in Liaobei, he had the chance to meet Wanyan Aguda, and from then on began his career as a counselor to Wanyan Aguda.

Yang Pu had an extremely high IQ and quickly gained Wanyan Aguda's complete trust. Wanyan Aguda asked Yang Pu for his opinion on all matters, big or small, even the matter of establishing a country. It was only after Yang Pu nodded that Wanyan Aguda made up his mind.

Many Jurchen generals were quite dissatisfied with Yang Pu's favor, but Wanyan Aguda ignored the gossip and even severely punished several of his clansmen who maliciously humiliated Yang Pu.

Yang Pu said, "Your Majesty, we can make a formal request for an alliance with Dayan."

"We can include a clause in the alliance agreement: if we drive the Liao dogs out of the Youyun area in the future, we can return Yanjing Road to Dayan."

Wanyan Loushi glanced at the map and frowned. "Mr. Yang, are you kidding me? Yanjing Road includes eight of the sixteen states. Are you going to give them to Great Yan just like that?"

Yang Pu smiled slightly and pointed at the map, saying, "General Lou Shi, the Yanjing Road I mentioned is here..."

When Wanyan Loushi took a look, he was surprised to find that it was a small area in Yanjing.

This place is indeed called Yanjing Road, but it is completely different from the Yanjing Road that everyone knows.

"The scholars in the Southern Dynasty are so insidious..." Wanyan Loushi sighed in a low voice.

Wanyan Aguda said, "Let's do as you say. I'll leave this treaty to you to draft."

Yang Pu said, "Your Majesty, the alliance is easy to draft. The key lies in whether we can defeat Xiao Huaiyi's 100,000-man army."

Wanyan Loushi said in a deep voice, "Mr. Yang, just go and write the covenant. I will take care of the battlefield affairs."

"We will never lose this battle!"