Reborn in Liangshan: I built the strongest lineup

Emperor Tianzuo, Yelü Yanxi, fled on his way to the front lines at Hubudagang.

Yes, they ran away.

He abandoned all his soldiers and fled back to the capital in a panic with only his confidants!

After he left the army, the Imperial Brother, King Yelü Dezhong, was appointed to take command of the army in a time of crisis!

Under his command, hundreds of thousands of Liao troops set off again, heading towards Hubudagang!

However, the news that the emperor had fled still affected the morale of the army!

In particular, the 300,000-strong army at the front line of Hubudagang was once again defeated by the Jurchens, suffering tens of thousands of casualties and retreating dozens of miles!

If Yelü Dezhong hadn't arrived with his troops in time, the situation would probably have been even worse!

But after all this turmoil, the Liao people had not even officially started fighting, yet their 700,000 troops had already lost nearly 70,000 to 80,000 men, and their morale was severely low!

Yelü Dezhong was indeed capable, but his ability was not enough to change the situation. Although the 600,000 Liao troops still looked very intimidating, the 100,000 Jin troops on the other side were now like they were on drugs, extremely fierce!

"We've scared away the Liao emperor! What are you all afraid of?!"

"That's right, that's right! So what if there are 600,000? Our Jurchens have 100,000 men, enough to conquer the world!"

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The Jurchens were so excited because when Wanyan Aguda learned that Yelü Yanxi had fled, he immediately ordered his generals to inform the entire army that Yelü Yanxi had been frightened away by the bravery of the Jurchens!

Anyway, it's a fact that you, Yelü Yanxi, ran away. What can you do to us if we say that?

As a result, the Jurchen soldiers were quite naive. They all believed Wanyan Aguda's statement and thought that the Mandate of Heaven was now in Jin's hands. Otherwise, why would even the emperor on the other side have run away?

What? The Liao Kingdom also lost their capital, Tokyo?

That only proves that the Liao Dynasty was incompetent. They even lost one of the Five Capitals. They were really too weak!

The Mandate of Heaven has indeed departed from Liao! May Heaven bless my Great Jin!

Therefore, inspired by this sentiment, the Jurchen soldiers were united in their resolve, despite being outnumbered and surrounded!

As a result, during this period, they actually took the initiative to attack repeatedly, charging into the Liao people's camp time and time again!

Yelü Dezhong had tried his best, but even with all his might, he could not withstand the overwhelming onslaught of the Jurchens!

Wanyan Zhe, Wanyan Xie, Wanyan Wuqimai, Wanyan Loushi, Zeng Sheng... The Wanyan family is full of brilliant generals, with many capable fighters.

On the Liao side, only Yelü Dezhong stood alone against the odds. The rest either paid lip service, protected themselves, or simply ignored Yelü Dezhong's orders!

In their words, "Who do you think you are, Yelü Dezhong?"

Are you the emperor? If not, what gives you the right to demand that we risk our lives for you?

What? For the sake of the Liao Dynasty? Well, sorry, we're doing just fine, we're perfectly happy even without the Liao Dynasty's help!

Wanyan Zhe, a great Jurchen general, once charged into Yelü Dezhong's face in a battle and delivered a heavy blow to Yelü Dezhong's chest!

If Yelü Dezhong hadn't dodged that blow at the last second, and if his guards hadn't risked their lives to save him, he probably would have died on the spot.

This made things even worse for the Liao people. The vanguard had fled, the emperor had fled, and the emperor's younger brother, the king, who had temporarily taken over, had been severely wounded! How could they possibly fight like this?

Because morale was extremely low, and many people were even taking advantage of the chaos, the 600,000-strong Liao army suffered defeat after defeat and had been driven back more than 100 miles away from Hubudagang. The amount of grain and supplies they abandoned along the way was countless!

Ultimately, it was Wanyan Aguda who benefited from these things. The Jurchens not only did not suffer any major losses in this battle, but it seems that they have actually made a huge profit!

However, Wanyan Aguda's plan to completely annihilate the Liao army was also thwarted, because while they were pursuing the Liao people, another army suddenly rushed in from the west of the battlefield! This army blocked the Jurchens' continued southward advance, giving the Liao people a chance to catch their breath.

The general leading this army was nine feet tall, wearing triple armor, with an iron mace hanging at his waist and wielding a halberd in his hand!

Behind this man were several generals, and the fighting strength of his men was incomparable to that of ordinary Liao people. They actually managed to hold off the Jin army head-on!

This man was no stranger to the Jin army; he was none other than Wuyan Guang, the Liao Kingdom's top general, who had recently been subjected to twelve imperial edicts!

After thirty rounds with him, Wanyan Zhezhe realized he was no match for Wuyan Guang. Disregarding his reputation, he quickly fled the battlefield under the cover of his soldiers!

"Commander!"

Upon learning of Wuyan Guang's arrival, Yelü Dezhong finally relaxed and fainted. Wuyan Guang, on the other hand, rallied the Liao army, which had suffered five or six consecutive defeats, and once again halted the decline in the battle!

"Wuyan Guang? He's back?"

Wanyan Aguda never expected that Wuyan Guang would return to the battlefield; he had thought that Wuyan Guang had already established his own power base.

"It's alright, Father. Yelü Yanxi probably still dislikes Wuyan Guang. You just need to spread the news in the Liao camp..."

After learning about the situation, Zeng Sheng said that although Wuyan Guang had returned, he was no longer the Liao general he had been before. The current Wuyan Guang was definitely the master of another force.

Therefore, all we need to do is make all the Liao people understand that they now have several emperors!

This tactic proved effective. At the victory banquet hosted by Yelü Dezhong for Wuyan Guang, countless eyes were fixed on Yelü Dezhong and Wuyan Guang, and everyone was whispering among themselves.

"General Wuyan, didn't you betray us?"

"That's right, that's right, Commander Wuyan, you damned traitor, how dare you show your face here?"

"How could Princess Tianshou possibly fall for someone like you!"

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Various insults came, which greatly displeased Yelü Dezhong, who was even about to curse on the spot! It was Wuyan Guang who personally stopped him.

"General, you..."

"It's true, they're right. I can't really be considered a member of the Liao Dynasty anymore."

Although only a short time had passed, Wuyan Guang felt as if he had been in another world when he saw Yelü Dezhong.

"General, what do you mean? You don't want me anymore?"

Yelü Dezhong's heart sank; he felt abandoned once again.

“I have already married Daribött, and she should be pregnant with my child, so I cannot entrust my life to the Emperor.”

Wu Yanguang said that at first, he was not used to the change of identity, but after a while, he got used to it very well!

“I have also established a Liao Kingdom, which you can call Western Liao. If you are unhappy in the Liao Kingdom in the future, then come to my Western Liao.”

"General...you..."

Yelü Dezhong was speechless. Had the Liao Dynasty really fallen apart like that? And why was there still a Western Liao?

"My son carries the blood of both me and Tianshou. If nothing unexpected happens, he will become the successor of the Western Liao Dynasty. Dezhong, our Western Liao has always reserved a place for you..."