Chapter 58 Section five

In November of the seventh year of Xuanhe, the Kingdom of Jin officially launched a war against the Song Dynasty. The Jurchen army was divided into two groups. The East Route Army was led by Wanyan Zongwang (Han Libu) as its commander, and led 60,000 troops. It entered Yanshan from Pingzhou and plundered vast areas of Hedong and Hebei; ) as the commander-in-chief, led 60,000 troops, entered Taiyuan from Yunzhong, and went down to Luoyang to stop the Northwest Army of the Song Dynasty from aiding Kaifeng and prevent Zhao Ji from fleeing to Shu. The progress of the battle was completely beyond Jinren's imagination. The first thing he didn't expect was that the west army was dragged down by the lone army in Taiyuan for so long, and the second thing he didn't expect was that the east army would go so smoothly.

Because in Yanshan Mansion, Guo Yaoshi, who the Song people relied on the most, has already lost his mind. On November 26, the Jinren's Eastern Route Army captured Chanzhou and approached Yanshan Mansion. Yanshan pacifier Cai Jing sent Guo Yaoshi, Zhang Linghui, and Liu Shunren to lead 45,000 troops to Baigou to resist the Jin soldiers. On December 6th, after Wanyan Zong saw the east bank of Baigou, he had some scruples about Guo Yaoshi's troops, so he didn't dare to attack rashly for a while, and camped on the east bank to wait and see. Guo Yaoshi believed that the Jin army was victorious all the way against Liao and Song, so he certainly would not have thought that he would take the initiative to attack, so he made a bold decision to attack the Jin army.

It's a pity that Zong Wang had already taken precautions. When Guo Yaoshi's troops crossed the east bank, Jin Bing was already ready. What followed was a head-to-head fierce battle. The two sides fought fiercely and the battle lasted for more than 30 miles. When the battle was in full swing, Wanyan Zongwang found that only Guo Yaoshi's Changsheng army was still fighting him, while Zhang Linghui's and Liu Shunren's troops had already begun to retreat. Not to miss the opportunity, Zong Wang decided to give up the deadly relationship with Guo Yaoshi, and turned to pursue Zhang and Liu Bu.

As a result, Guo Yaoshi's department occupied the camp of the Jin army, but Zhang and Liu fled with huge losses. Guo Yaoshi led his troops back to Yanshan Mansion, the battle was so fierce that Guo Yaoshi's own 300 guards only had a hundred or so left. Just when he was depressed about having two pig-like comrades-in-arms, he received news that Zhang and Liu were going to surrender to the Jinren and sacrifice their heads. At this point, Guo Yaoshi decided to surrender to the Jinren ahead of Zhang and Liu. On December 10, Guo Yaoshi took Cai Jing to open the gate of Yanshan Mansion, and led 70,000 defenders to surrender Wanyan Zongwang.

As soon as Guo Yaoshi surrendered, the Yanshan Mansion no longer had any military power to fight against the Jurchens, and the six prefectures of Yanshan soon fell. After a lot of work, the empire almost exhausted its own financial resources and military strength, just for the six states of Youyun. As a result, a surrendered general ruined all of this. Later, "Golden History" commented on Guo Yaoshi, saying that "Guo Yaoshi is the remnant of the Liao Dynasty, the Liao Dynasty of the Song Dynasty, and the hero of the Jin Dynasty". But the Jurchens are different from the people of the Song Dynasty. Although Guo Yaoshi's troops can fight, the Jurchens don't need them (because the Jurchens can also fight, and Guo Yaoshi doesn't need to worry about fighting, the Jin people will do it themselves).After surrendering gold, Guo Yaoshi basically acted as a guide and military advisor.On the way of the Eastern Route Army’s attack, Wanyan Zongwang heard that after Huizong dismissed get out of class and Qinzong came to power, he was worried that the Song people were ready and wanted to retreat. Having all the silver and treasure, he told Zongwang what he had seen and heard in Tokyo, which re-attracted Zongwang's desire.After the East Route Army arrived in Bianjing for the first time, Guo Yaoshi took Jin Bing to Moutuogang in the northwest of the city, throwing away 20,000 horses and a large amount of fodder here, which greatly benefited the East Route Army. Strategic Supplement.

Since then, Guo Yaoshi has disappeared from the war history of the Song and Jin Dynasties. He was later deprived of military power by the Jurchens and appointed as the governor of Pingzhou. In the tenth year of Tianhui (AD 1132), he offended Wanyan Zonghan for unknown reasons and was taken away. He was sent to prison for his official position and was released shortly afterwards, but all his family property was seized by Wanyan Zonghan, and he only saved his life for the rest of his life. The Jurchen finally achieved a trace of humanity, unlike Guo Yaoshi's former boss who left a reputation for killing and surrendering.