Chapter 56 Genghis Khan captures Zhongdu

The first great change was caused by Wanyan Xun.When Wanyan Xun's southward migration team reached Liangxiang, they camped and rested.Wanyan Xun called Shuhu Gaoqi into the tent with a heavy heart, and said solemnly: "The Red Army is a bunch of beasts." Shuhu Gao Qi was taken aback.Wan Yanxun gasped: "Without organization and discipline, it's a long way to go to Nanjing. Once they rebel, wouldn't we die on the way?" The Red Sword Army is Shuhu Gao Qi's capital, so he firmly disagrees with Wanyan Xun's evaluation of the Red Sword Army.Wan Yanxun persuaded Hu Gaoqi from the perspective of nationalism: "After all, they are Khitan people and they have hatred for us Jurchens. You are now the commander-in-chief of the three armies, and all the troops in the world are in your hands. Now is the time of life and death. Don't set yourself a bomb, I think the Red Army is a bomb, once it explodes, you and I will fly into the sky."

Shuhu Gao Qi thought that Wanyan Xun's words had profound truths, so he recklessly ordered: the Red Knight Army handed over their horses and weapons and waited for the next step. Upon hearing this order, the Red Army immediately exploded their nests.Several middle-level officials with deep scheming among them got together to discuss and said: "If we want us to hand over our horses and weapons, the next step must be to massacre us. We can't just sit and wait for death, it's against the mother." Someone asked: "It's easy to reverse his mother, but where do I go after that?"

Those who had already established leadership positions replied: "Let's attack Zhongdu first while the city is empty. If they are ready, we will vote for Genghis Khan or our compatriot Yeluliu." The idea was good, the group of Khitans turned against what they said, killed the commander of the Red Knight Army who was still loyal to Shuhu Gaoqi, and then marched towards the central capital at a fast speed. Their speed was indeed fast enough, but Wanyan Xun's speed was even faster, so he sent someone to inform Wanyan Fuxing of the news of the rebellion of the Red Knight Army.Wanyan Fuxing and his assistant Mo Nian devoted themselves to discussing for a long time, and decided to fight the Red Army.

Wanyan Fuxing personally led the team to deploy defenses at the Lugou Bridge, and the Red Riders arrived in an instant, and the two sides fought fiercely.If they use this fighting spirit to fight the Mongols, the Mongols may not be as powerful as a bamboo.In the end, Wanyan Fuxing was defeated and returned.But the Red Army did not pursue, because they knew that the capital city was on guard, so they lurked and wrote letters to Genghis Khan and Yelu Liuge at the same time, asking for surrender. After Genghis Khan got the news that Wanyan Xun had moved the capital, he was furious and said, "Since the peace has been negotiated and the capital has been moved again, this is lying to me, how unreasonable it is!"

Genghis Khan's words are simply gangster logic. The terms of the peace negotiation between the two parties did not stipulate that the Jin Kingdom does not allow the capital to be moved. It is their business to move, not your business.The reason why Genghis Khan made such a big fuss is that he used himself to save others. Genghis Khan has always liked to play the trick of "advancing through retreat". He thought it was the same when Wanyan Xun moved his capital. He used Nanjing as a base for revenge and made a comeback many years later. Of course, he also immediately realized the following problem: Zhongdu was abandoned by the Jin government, and now is a great time to take it down.

He sent Alaqian to Zhongdu to inquire about the crime.Wanyan Fuxing received Alaqian warmly. Probably Alaqian also knew that there was no reason for this questioning, so the conversation was always carried out under the condition of peace of mind on both sides. When the conversation was about to end, Alaqian said to Wanyan Fuxing: "Prepare for war. Well, we Khans are going to fight again." Wanyan Fuxing smiled helplessly and said: "If you want to commit a crime, there is nothing wrong with it, so hit it!" Wanyan Fuxing was biting the bullet to express his position. At that time, Zhongdu City had no strength to resist Genghis Khan's army. Wanyan Xun had already taken away the main force when he left. There were less than 10,000 defenders in Zhongdu City, and the food was only enough for one month.Wanyan Fuxing shed tears for Mo Nian, who had been alone in Xijing for three years. He said: "The city of Zhongdu depends entirely on you and me. I will let you have the military power. I hope you will not disappoint the great trust of the emperor and the empire." .”

Mo Yan Jinzhong's face was full of loyalty, and he promised Wanyan Fuxing that he would live and die with Zhongdu. In September 1214, Genghis Khan divided his troops into two groups, determined to completely eliminate the rule of the Jin Kingdom.The commander-in-chief of the First Route Army, Samuhe, and the deputy commander, Shi Moming'an, marched towards Jinzhongdu.Mu Huali, the commander-in-chief of the Second Route Army, conquered the last base of the Kingdom of Jin in western Liaoning. Shi Moming'an, the deputy commander in chief of the First Route Army, took the lead and joined up with the rebellious Red Army of the Kingdom of Jin early on, and under the guidance of the latter, they approached the city of Dadu.Shi Mo Ming'an's thinking was quite clear. After besieging Zhongdu City with the main force, the troops were divided into groups to sweep the outer defenses of Zhongdu. Within a few months, Shi Mo Ming'an flattened the Jin Army's defense lines in Shunyi and Miyun in one go.However, this did not complete the absolute encirclement of the center.The grain depot of Zhongdu is in Tongzhou to the east of it. If you want to take Zhongdu in a short time, you must cut off its grain supply.

In the first month of 1215, Shimo Ming'an launched a fierce attack on Tongzhou.This has never happened since Genghis Khan besieged Zhongdu. In the past, the Mongolian army always attacked from the north and west, and never launched an attack from the east.Tongzhou defender Pucha Qijin resisted tenaciously for three days, and wrote to Wanyan Fuxing: Tongzhou can no longer be defended, I have tried my best. Wanyan Fuxing yelled that it was not good, and hurriedly wrote to Pucha Qijin: "Support for a few more days, and reinforcements will arrive soon." Pu Cha Qijin looked at this unreliable letter, spit out a mouthful of blood, and said to the people around him: "Even if reinforcements do arrive, I am already a dead body. It doesn't matter if I am a dead body. The people of Tongzhou are so innocent, I must immediately Surrender before the Mongols slaughter the city."

The white flag was erected in Tongzhou City, and Shi Momingan led the Mongolian Corps to station in Tongzhou City.Shi Moming's attack on Tongzhou is a strategy of locking the throat, and Zhongdu is in danger. As the grain depot of Zhongdu, Tongzhou was the spiritual and material pillar of Zhongdu at that time. Once Tongzhou was lost, people in Zhongdu were in chaos.Wanyan Fuxing said in his distress letter to Wanyan Xun: Now that the seven catties have fallen, there is no fighting spirit in Zhongdu.Although I am determined to defend the city to the death, all ghosts know it won't last.Anyone with a little brain can foresee that if the capital is lost, Liaodong and Heshuo must not be owned by me. I ask the emperor to send a large army to support it, maybe there is still a possibility of recovery.

There is no need for Wanyan Fuxing to say such things, Wanyan Xun and his senior advisor Shuhu Gaoqi know it well.After Wanyan Xun received Wanyan Fuxing's letter, he paused and sighed, "I really shouldn't have disarmed the Red Army!" Shu Hu Gao Qi said sourly: "Yes, I wanted to remind you at the time, but I was frightened by your arbitrary majesty." Both of them pretended not to understand one thing: even if there was no Red Rider Army to lead the way, it would be inevitable for the Mongols to clear the outskirts of Zhongdu City, or take Tongzhou. But Wanyan Xun had to send reinforcements because his son was in Zhongdu.Because of this, he decided to take two steps.The first step is to mobilize a very bluffing reinforcements.The commander-in-chief of the reinforcements was General Wanyan Yongxi, and Qingshou served as the supervisor of the army. The two led a mixed infantry and cavalry regiment of 40,000 people to march towards Zhongdu.At the same time, Li Ying, the vice president of the Overwatch Council (Censor Zhongcheng), was ordered to serve as the logistics minister to deliver military rations to Zhongdu.

In order to show sincerity, each soldier in the rescue army only carried three buckets of rice. Even the superintendent Qingshou and the logistics minister Li Ying also set an example by carrying three buckets of rice outside the cumbersome official uniform. As for whether to eat or not, that is another matter . In March 1215, the rescue army arrived in Bazhou (now Bazhou, Hebei Province) and stationed there to observe the situation.In Yan Yongxi's words, they were waiting for Li Ying's transport troops. The reason why Li Ying's transport troops fell behind was because he was busy.This man who always boasted of his superior wisdom recruited rebels from various places along the way. When he arrived in Yongqing (now Yongqing, Hebei), the number had reached tens of thousands.He couldn't help being passionate, looked at the blue sky and white clouds and said: "Why do we need reinforcements? Look at how patriotic our people are. As long as we unite them, the Mongols will have already gone back to their hometown." He only paid attention to the quantity, but did not observe the quality of the rebel army.The rebel army was undisciplined, and their combat ability was extremely poor, but their appetite was outstanding.Therefore, Li Ying's army rations became scarce day by day, and when he reached Yongqing, he stipulated the amount of food for the rebels.This aroused the dissatisfaction of the rebels, because they plausibly said that they could not fight without food.Li Ying was very depressed about this difficult problem. For many years, he had a wonderful way to solve his depression, drinking. Li Ying is a heavy alcohol addict. When he drinks, he drinks water like a donkey thirsty. After drinking, he goes crazy with alcohol.When he was drunk to the point of darkness, Shi Moming'an's mobile troops were already approaching him. In fact, Shi Moming'an has been paying close attention to the reinforcements since he received the news of the reinforcements from Henan.He found that the reinforcements were stationed in Bazhou and stood still, so he knew they must be waiting for food.His scouts soon told him that a transport force had arrived in Yongqing and was moving in the direction of Bazhou. Shi Mo Ming'an is good at drawing fire from the bottom of the pot, and believes that people are like iron and steel, as long as the enemy has no food to eat, everything can be solved easily.So he personally led a mobile unit of 500 Jingqi to Yongqing. Li Ying, who was so drunk, was half sober after receiving the news that the Mongols appeared in front of him. He hurriedly asked the number of the Mongols.When he learned that there were only 500 people, he ordered an attack.The group of rebels who were waiting for food dispersed when they heard that there was going to be a war.Li Ying had no choice but to take his 3,000-man transport troops to attack Shima Ming'an. After the attack, Li Ying was overjoyed, because the Mongols were really vulnerable and fled. Alcohol started to take effect, and he lost his ability to think, so he chased after him bravely.When chasing to Qinggezhai in the north of Bazhou, the soldiers ambushed by Shi Moming'an rose in all directions. Li Ying's soldiers had never been caught in such an ambush before, and the whole army was wiped out. Li Ying was also trampled to death by the rebels in a drunken state. . Shi Moming'an got thousands of carts of rations from the Jin reinforcements without any effort, which was a huge victory.But for Wanyan Yongxi and Qingshou, it was a bolt from the blue.What hit them hard was not only the loss of military rations, but also the strength of the Mongolian Corps. They were able to seize the military rations so easily, and their combat effectiveness was not in vain. Wanyan Yongxi's hands trembled involuntarily, Qingshou tried his best to keep calm.The two looked at each other, hoping to see hope in each other's eyes.But the two were disappointed at the same time, Qingshou asked Wanyan Yongxi cautiously: "The military rations have been lost, so what if we enter the capital?" Wanyan Yongxi patted his thigh and said: "Your words are exactly what I want, retreat, retreat to a safe area, observe the situation before making a decision." After the news of Li Ying's death and Wanyan Yongxi's escape to safety reached Kaifeng, Wanyan Xun patted the dragon chair and roared.In anger, his second plan was immediately thrown among the officials: let the prince return to Kaifeng. The ministers were in an uproar, and some objected that the prince's presence in Zhongdu would help his momentum, but once the prince leaves, the city of Zhongdu will be lost. Wanyan Xun was furious, pointed at the officials and said: "You guys, your sons are all by your side, you can't push yourself against others and make fun of other people's lives. If anyone dares to stop me from recalling my son, I will kill his son!" No one is willing to sacrifice his son's life for the benefit of the country. Wanyan Xun found a weakness in human nature, so he succeeded.Therefore, the prince Wanyan Shouzhong came to Kaifeng after a complicated makeup.When father and son meet each other, they hug each other and cry. At this critical moment, Wanyan Xun fully demonstrated the greatness of fatherly love.In his words, the fall of Zhongdu City cannot be decided by a prince.So it is reasonable for him to recall his son, and he has a clear conscience. Wanyan Yongxi and Qingshou did not have such a strong psychological quality, and they were in a trance in Bazhou.One morning while celebrating his birthday, he said to Wanyan Yongxi, "We have a heavy responsibility and we should do our duty. I want to attack the Mongols." Wanyan Yongxi shook his hand, the teacup fell to the ground, his whole body trembled violently, he stared at Qingshou, and said in an apocalyptic tone, "Are you crazy?" Qingshou's eyes dimmed immediately, and he said dejectedly, "Once I say it, once you hear it, why bother to be serious." The two feared for a month, and finally reached a consensus: it was meaningless to enter the capital, it was better to preserve their strength and return to Kaifeng. When this decision was made, the two were relieved, and both had long-lost smiles on their faces.That night, the two broke camp, left Bazhou anxiously, and ran back to Kaifeng. After Wanyan Fuxing and Mo Nian Jinzhong heard the news that the reinforcements had returned the same way in Zhongdu, they sat down in their chairs, patted the table and said, "It's over, everything is over." Mo Nian Jinzhong quickly recovered from despair, and reminded Wanyan Fuxing: "Please ask the emperor for help! Without help, the city of Zhongdu will never be saved." Wanyan Fuxing let out a long sigh: "There are no rescuers, it's all up to us!" Mo Nian Jinzhong was furious: "Damn it, food shortages have already occurred in the city, and the phenomenon of changing children to eat is too numerous to enumerate. Soldiers can only eat one meal a day. If this continues, we can only surrender!" Wanyan Fuxing suddenly opened his eyes angrily, staring at Mo Nian Jinzhong: "Say it again." Mo Nian Jinzhong smiled coldly: "There is no need to do this, everyone knows what is about to happen." Of course Wanyan Fuxing knew, so his vicious gaze dissipated immediately, and his dead gray eyes looked at the sky outside the window, the sky was dim.Mo Yan Jin Zhong saw a strangeness in those dusty eyes, like hope, like relief, like looking down on life. A few days later, Mo Nian devoted himself to recalling this scene, and finally understood what was going on. Wanyan Fuxing did have a plan. Once a person has an idea in his heart, all the difficulties in front of him will be nothing to mention.He changed into his private clothes and walked to the streets of Zhongdu City. Hungry people can be seen everywhere in Zhongdu, buying and selling their own children. Wanyan Fuxing seemed indifferent to the tragedy in front of him. After walking a long distance, he suddenly found himself standing on the street full of starving people, and he couldn't help being stunned.Just as he was pondering why he got into this situation, a bearded man came up to him, supported his trembling body, and said softly, "My lord, take care!" Wanyan Fuxing was taken aback. He looked at the young man. The young man had a pale face, but his eyes were piercing, and he was full of aristocratic air. He asked, "How do you know my identity?" A smile appeared on the corner of the young man's mouth: "My lord, don't you remember me? I am Yuanwailang Yelu Chucai!" Wanyan Fuxing smiled wryly and shook his head: "I forgot, I can't remember everything." Going around the young man and walking forward, he heard the young man shout: "My lord, think twice!" Wanyan Fuxing did not understand the meaning of this sentence, and he was not in the mood to think about it, because he had more important things to do.He returned home, found Mo Nian to show his loyalty, and said confidently: "You and I have received the great grace of the emperor, so we should die for our country." Seeing the murderous look in Wanyan Fuxing's eyes, Mo Nian Jinzhong couldn't help being moved, and hurriedly agreed: "Of course, I'll go back and prepare." An hour later, someone came to report Wanyan Fuxing that Mo Yanzhong was packing up his family and preparing to escape.Wanyan Fuxing was furious, and scolded Mojiu Jinzhong as inferior to pigs and dogs.But he has nothing to do, because the military power is in the hands of Mo Nian Jinzhong, and he has no right to mobilize any troops. He couldn't deal with Mo Nian's loyalty, but he could deal with people who were weaker than Mo Nian's loyalty, so he called his confidant, Aunt Wanyan, and asked, "Mo Nian's loyalty promised me to die for the country with me, but now he is going to run away without permission. Do you know something?" Aunt Wanyan was in a daze, and replied: "I know, he will leave tonight." Wanyan Fuxing asked again: "Is your luggage ready?" Aunt Wanyan was unlucky and replied: "It's ready." Wanyan Fuxing's face darkened, and he put his hand on the scabbard: "What about Sheji?" Aunt Wanyan noticed that there were murderous intentions everywhere, but there was no possibility of defending herself, so she immediately fell to her knees and shouted for mercy.It was impossible for Wanyan Fuxing to spare him, so Aunt Wanyan was dragged out for execution. Executing a minor character will not save Zhongdu City, let alone stop the loyal fleeing.Wanyan Fuxing drank his sorrows with wine, and invited his good friend Zhao Siwen to take care of a posthumous matter on his behalf. Zhao Siwen is not only Wanyan Fuxing's friend, but also his teacher. Wanyan Fuxing's good Confucian education is all due to Zhao Siwen.Regarding Wanyan Fuxing's martyrdom, Zhao Siwen analyzed it from a Confucian perspective and made a positive judgment.Wanyan Fuxing wrote a long letter to the emperor Wanyan Xun. In the letter, he earnestly persuaded Wanyan Xun to be close to gentlemen and far away from villains. This Confucian cliché was deeply appreciated by Zhao Siwen. That night, Wanyan Fuxing pressed a high-quality sword to his neck, wiped it hard, and died heroically for his country. That night, Mo Nian Jinzhong took his wife and children and a carload of gold and silver out of the city. Before leaving the city, Wanyan Xun's wives grabbed his thighs and begged him to take them with them.Ma Nian Zhongzhong was worried that it would be troublesome to walk if there were too many people, so he lied to the group of beautiful women: "I will go to the front to find the way, and I will come back to pick you up." This group of beautiful women would never have thought that General Mo Nian Zhongzhong would deceive them, so they gave way one after another, and Mo Nian Zhongzhong drove off. My own wisdom said complacently: "If we take them with us, how can we escape, haha!" After being Yan Xun's subordinate, there is a special advantage, no matter how outrageous things you do, you will not lose your life.After Mo Nian fled loyally to the Central Capital, he was actually greatly valued. This can only prove one thing, Wanyan Xun has no distinction between right and wrong, and does not possess human wisdom. Wanyan Fuxing committed suicide and escaped with all his loyalty. The central capital has no leader, and it is only a matter of time before it falls.Although it was a matter of time, the Mongols were still hit hard. The soldiers and civilians in the central capital spontaneously organized resistance. The four isolated castles played a huge role. They first led the Mongols to the main city gate. The defenders of the city gate unreservedly used all kinds of siege equipment on the heads of the Mongols below the city. The most powerful thing was kerosene, pouring it on their heads, and the Mongolian soldiers howled like killing pigs. Even the women who could move freely in the city of Zhongdu climbed the city wall. Before the city fell, a large number of women jumped off the city wall in order not to be humiliated. The cries of women who committed suicide can also be heard. There has never been an impenetrable city in the world. In May 1215, Zhongdu City finally fell under the fierce attack of the Mongols.The two sides fought fierce street battles in the city. The Mongols paid a price for every step, and the Jin people paid ten times that price. The battle finally came to an end after a week of brutal fighting.Someone persuaded Genghis Khan to enter the city to show its power and enjoy the beauty of the city. Genghis Khan said with a smile: "It is already mine. There will be many opportunities to enter the city in the future. Why rush? Besides, the current appearance is not what I like. .” Just like that, he stood solemnly far away from the city of Zhongdu, glanced briefly, and then uttered a cold voice: "Let this city disappear!" The Mongolian Corps knew what "disappeared" meant, For a while, robbery, massacre and arson were carried out one after another, and the proud capital of the Jin Kingdom and the most prosperous capital in the world at that time quickly disappeared. First the robbery.Looting was accompanied by massacres. A large number of innocent citizens were killed because they did not donate treasures or donated too little treasure. The imperial palace in Zhongdu City was a place that Mongols paid special attention to when they robbed. Genghis Khan had a strong interest in looting or confiscating spoils. So as soon as the capital city fell, his special envoy entered the city and went straight to the palace. A dramatic scene that can show the laws of Genghis Khan appeared. Three people were sent to collect the spoils. Genghis Khan’s brother-in-law, Shi Jihu, refused the gift from the treasury of the Jin Kingdom’s surrender, while the other two accepted it frankly. .Genghis Khan later asked Shijihu: "Why didn't you accept the gift?" Shijihu said in an exaggerated tone: "Before the capture of the central capital, a rope and a handkerchief here belonged to the emperor of the Jin Kingdom. Now When we occupy this place, everything belongs to Genghis Khan. How can the courtiers of the Kingdom of Jin give away things from Genghis Khan? So I don’t want anything, and I shouldn’t want it.” Genghis Khan also said to the officials in an exaggerated tone: "When you lose your luck, you ignore the general situation!" Then he severely reprimanded the other two and asked them to spit out what they had eaten. When the spoils were distributed, they got nothing. Genghis Khan has always believed in one thing, anyone can become a talent through education, and anyone must receive education anytime, anywhere.He has long said the principle of distribution of spoils, and until now there are still people who violate it, which he cannot tolerate anyway.He didn't punish the two of them physically, that's what Khan had done. No one knows how much wealth Genghis Khan took from Zhongdu.There is a phenomenon that can prove that he has definitely become a super rich man. The caravan of camels and ox carts transporting gold and silver treasures stretches for hundreds of kilometers from the central capital to the Mongolian grasslands. There is no place to transport a large amount of silk, so they have to be used to bind treasure boxes.All valuable things in Zhongdu City were loaded by Genghis Khan on the backs of bullock carts and camels, like a river flowing slowly and long to the Mongolian plateau. Historians say that Genghis Khan completely emptied the capital, even the perfume for women.The more trophies he has, the more enthusiasm the soldiers will continue to fight, and the higher the enthusiasm of the soldiers, the greater the possibility of fighting.It is an important reason why Genghis Khan was able to achieve great achievements by stimulating the soldiers' ambition to expand their territories with huge spoils of war. After the property in Zhongdu City was emptied, Genghis Khan ordered the city to be massacred and set on fire.Perhaps because he was worried about being scorched by the flames soaring into the sky, he withdrew to the vicinity of Duolun on the outside of the Great Wall.The imperial city of Zhongdu City was in flames, and the raging fire lasted for a month.If it wasn't for Shi Moming'an's persuasion, the whole city would be reduced to ashes. Shimo Ming'an had already seen the punishment of the Mongols on a city.Under normal circumstances, after the Mongols captured a city, they would drive the residents there to the outskirts, kill them, and then return to the city to burn down the houses.This is because the cities in the Central Plains will hinder their return speed and increase the difficulty.Genghis Khan also had a profound idea. He wanted to create a vast and open area as a pasture in the place he passed.This kind of thinking still has a place in the minds of Genghis Khan's successors later. After Mengge seized most of the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty, he wanted to drive out the local people and then planted grass, trying to turn the entire Jiangnan into a pasture. Shi Mo Ming'an said to Genghis Khan: "Once the city is slaughtered, other cities will tenaciously defend it. If the city is not slaughtered, and even the city is protected, the effect of spreading the message can be achieved." This was a new idea, which refreshed Genghis Khan. He agreed to Shi Moming'an's suggestion, and asked Shi Moming'an to be the top leader of Zhongdu City, and asked him to manage Zhongdu City smoothly. Giving the right to survive after destruction is what Genghis Khan did.