Chapter 1: The Awakening of Shin Wang...

  Muri ate, his war knife broken, at this time several Jin soldiers thundered, knives and axes fell. Muri ate angrily shouted, holding half a war knife to stab the Jin soldier, Muri ate beheaded one Jin soldier, himself was also hacked by many weapons.

  "The men of the Khitan tribe, kill the Jin dogs......" After being hacked down by many Jin soldiers with knives and axes, Muli fell to the ground in a pool of blood, his body collapsing......

  A long spear swept through the air, killing as if it were a divine weapon, bringing wind and thunder with it, unstoppable. At this moment, the long spear had already smashed into two Golden Soldiers, those two Golden Soldiers suddenly flew backwards and rose up, like they were made of straw, a gust of wind blew them away.

  Two more Jin soldiers came. A sturdy figure with an iron spear in his hand viciously stabbed one of the Jin soldiers in the chest. The newcomer's name was Shi Tou, a descendant of the Bohai people.

  Seeing the fierce generals in the righteous army, all the golden soldiers were stunned. This man is so skilled, born with divine power, the strongest and most ferocious killer, too formidable. They actually became afraid, one by one avoiding this Bohai person, choosing to fight other less powerful righteous army soldiers instead.

  "It's no use, we can't hold on, let's retreat quickly." Stones and long guns flew about, as he swung his spear and shouted to the commander Xiao Deli beside him: "General, there are more and more Jin soldiers, if we don't run now, we'll all be killed!"

  Wanyan Wenzhong deployed all of his over 10,000 troops, and the Jin army grew larger and larger, instantly overwhelming the Righteous Army. At this time, Xiao Deli looked up towards the distance, searching for Gao Posheng's large banner.

  Gao Bao Shan's black dragon banner was still waving in the front, Gao Bao Shan and his guards were fighting desperately. But the casualties were too great, under the command of Wan Yan Wen, the Jin army began to go crazy. The follow-up Jin troops came up one after another, launching a comprehensive attack.

  "Fall back behind the trenches and give me fire, fire...!" Gao Baoshan ordered decisively. The middle array of the Righteous Army saw the flag waving and immediately retreated to the rear of the trenches to block the enemy. After waiting for the troops to retreat, the archers immediately lit the arrows in their hands and fired a barrage of flaming arrows at the front trench.

  The dry grass, sulfur and oil in the trench were immediately ignited, and the entire trench was set on fire. In an instant, a huge flame burst into the sky, with flames dancing and thick smoke billowing. The wooden planks laid across the trench for people to cross fell into the sea of fire.

  The Jin army that had charged into the trenches in front of the righteous army's formation suddenly fell into disarray. Escape? There was no order, and unauthorized retreat meant death. Not escape? The rear route was blocked by a huge fire, and those behind could not provide support; everyone here would be trapped to death.

  "Beat the drums, forward! Forward! Kill the enemy, kill the golden dog......!" Gao Baoshan shouted loudly, leading his personal guard troops to launch a counterattack.

  "Boom, boom...!" The war drums beat like raindrops, the middle array of righteous army rushed out, killing their way into the front array, surrounding the Jin soldiers trapped in flames and chopping them wildly.

  Wanyan Wen's eyebrows were tightly locked, his eyes staring at the large fire in front of him, deep in thought. The resistance of the righteous army was already very strong, and this fire had made him somewhat fearful.

  Tonight, the Khitan general Jin Bing suddenly suffered a disastrous defeat. The flames on the nearby Mount Float and the mountain itself were soaring into the sky. He estimated that the Khitan troops had also been attacked by the rebel army's fire. Wanyan Wen's intention was to let the Khitans and the rebels both suffer losses, not to let the rebels defeat the Khitan troops. Now he saw how formidable the rebels were, and indeed felt a bit that he was no match for them. At this moment, he began to regret his decision to sit back and watch the fight between the two sides. If he had coordinated well with the Khitans, they would not have been defeated so quickly, and the rebels would not have become so powerful.

  At the same time, Wanyan Wenzhong also secretly hated Xiao Gan. In fact, he didn't need to take the initiative to attack, and tens of thousands of people defended Fushan, but no one could win without hundreds of thousands of people attacking. However, the Khitan people looked down on the righteous army, thinking that the righteous army was not worth mentioning, so they took the initiative to attack and suffered a disastrous defeat.

  However, Wanyan Wen had already assembled all the troops from nearby Pingding to fight against the righteous army. If they lost, the entire Pingding Prefecture would fall under the control of the righteous army. Moreover, he knew that Wanyan Chao-lan in Shouyang was leading a large army to provide support, so he had confidence. Thinking of this, he immediately gave the order: "Pass on the order, launch a fierce attack."

  Jin Bing was launching a fierce attack on the Black Dragon Army's position when suddenly, from the flank of both the Black Dragon Army and Jin Bing, the sound of galloping horses burst forth.

  Seven thousand cavalry rushed to the front of the two armies, and the black dragon army's cavalry flag, the dragon wolf army's military flag, and the central army's Xing Wang flag were all fluttering in the wind. At this time, Zhao Jing personally led the team, personally holding the Xing Wang flag, the war horse stood up straight, neighing loudly towards the sky. Zhao Jing tightened his reins, raised the large flag in his hand, and shouted loudly "Kill Jin Gou......!" The seven thousand iron cavalry shouted in unison, "Kill Jin Gou......!"

  The king of the letter galloped forward, his horse's hooves pounding the ground, and then soared into the air, whistling as he went. Seven thousand iron cavalry followed closely behind, like a whirlwind sweeping away the remaining clouds.

  Behind the Black Dragon Army, countless righteous army soldiers rushed to the battlefield, shouting as they ran: "Kill the Golden Dog! Return my home...!" The cries were mournful and majestic, making one's heart tremble with fear, their soul taken away.

  "Kill the Golden Dog...! Kill!" More and more righteous troops swarmed from the direction of Fushan towards the battlefield, their shouts growing louder and more fervent, "Kill the Golden Dog! Return my home!"

  Countless righteous army warriors all ran up, in one direction, towards the battlefield, charging forward without hesitation. Fierce fighting unfolded.

  King Xin personally led the troops into battle, and the morale of the righteous army was greatly boosted. The soldiers fought bravely, and Xiao Dao charged forward in front of King Xin, his long spear piercing a Jin soldier's chest. With a loud roar, he used all his strength to throw the Jin soldier high into the air. Seeing King Xin's great banner, the Jin troops swarmed up, determined to kill him first, thinking that if they killed King Xin Zhao Chen, this battle would be won and the righteous army would surely be defeated.

  Xin Wang's personal guards fought to the death to block them. The Vanguard led by Xiao Dao was in front, and Xin Wang's personal guards were willing to sacrifice their lives, fighting with all their might, determined not to let the Jin people get close to Zhao Chen.

  The warriors, with a fiery passion, followed the king's great banner and fought to the death. The rebel army had only one goal: to annihilate this group of Jurchen people, to cut them down with swords, to pierce them with spears. To eradicate these uncivilized beasts, to eradicate these Jin soldiers who occupied their homeland.

  As reinforcements arrived, the righteous army continuously broke through from both wings of the Jin army, and the battlefield began to devour lives on a large scale. The Jin army, facing the superior forces of the righteous army, was unable to withstand them and retreated in disarray.

  Wanyan Wenzhong charged to the forefront, leading his personal troops in a desperate bid to block the enemy, but soon he too was exhausted. After striking with his sword several times, he felt as if it weighed a thousand catties and could no longer lift it. He struck again, chopping at a soldier's long spear, but failed to cut it off. Instead, the spear shattered the hilt of his sword, causing him to lose his grip on it. The sword flew out of his hand.

  At this time, Wanyan Wen's soul flew away and he cried out in horror: "Withdraw, withdraw quickly...!" The righteous army soldiers had long since set their sights on him. A group of righteous army long spear men exerted themselves to surround the Jin army guards, five long spear men formed a phalanx and advanced, their spears raised high, shouting loudly as they charged forward. Wanyan Wen held up his shield with both hands to resist the long spears, but finally he was exhausted. He fell to the ground with a thud.

  The rebel army was overjoyed, and the five long spears struck down at the same time. The Jin soldiers' personal guards were shocked out of their wits, disregarding life and death, sacrificing themselves to save others, but it was too late, the five long spears were already within inches.

  "Whoosh! Whoosh......" Five long spears pierced through the back armor, passing through the body, and then collided with the chest armor on the other side, stopping there.

  Wanyan Wenzhong was killed, pierced by the five long spears of the righteous army. The righteous army shouted and rushed up, and Wanyan Wenzhong's body quickly sank into the crowd.

  "Wanyan Wenzong is dead, surrender and you won't be killed......" At this time, Zhao Ke immediately let the soldiers shout loudly after receiving the news of Wanyan Wenzong's death.

  The Jin army, upon hearing that their commander had fallen, was immediately attacked by the endless rebel troops and collapsed. The Jin soldiers threw down their flags and weapons and began a frantic retreat, like dogs fleeing in defeat.

  Wang Jin led the cavalry, galloping and killing the fleeing Jin soldiers. "Surrender and you won't be killed!" The Jin soldiers saw a large number of horsemen chasing after them and immediately knelt down, raising their hands above their heads. The Jin soldiers began to surrender in droves, instantly kneeling down in a dense black mass.

  The Jurchen people in the Jin army were actually very few, and the others were Bohai people, Khitan people, Xianbei people and Han people from Liaodong. In order to survive, they had to go to war. At this time, facing death, they had to kneel down to fight for their last chance of survival. What is the value of life when it comes to grasshoppers and ants?

  As soon as the Jin army's commander flag fell, the Jin army's battle formation was lost in an instant. Their defensive formation was broken, and they fled in all directions. The Jin soldiers were in a state of utter chaos, pulling and dragging each other as they fled for their lives. The Jin generals and soldiers fled in disarray.

  "Boom, boom, boom..." The righteous army's war drums thundered, shaking the heavens. "Rumble, rumble!" The sound reverberated throughout the sky, as row upon row of cavalrymen galloped out like a mighty tidal wave from behind the enemy lines, roaring all the way, with an aura that was awe-inspiring.

  The war drums sounded, the bugle sounded, and the cheers broke through the vast dusk. In the face of a column of iron cavalry, a storm suddenly rose, and the mountains and rivers changed color.

  The desperate Jin soldiers surrendered one after another, and those who did not surrender became corpses. More than 10,000 Jin soldiers instantly turned into prisoners of war and corpses, and the battle ended quickly.

  The normal idea is to rest the troops after a victory. However, Zhao Ze didn't wait for the battle to be completely over before sending Gao Bao Shan to lead the Black Dragon Army's troops to attack Pingding City.

  At this time, Gao Bao Shan pulled the reins to stop his horse and looked up ahead. Pingding City was bathed in the dark night, indeed a main city of a prefecture. If they wanted to withstand Wanyan Zonghan's 50,000 Jurchen troops, they had to capture this city before Wanyan Zonghan arrived from Shouyang. This city was the first obstacle to withstand the main force of the 50,000 Jurchen troops and also a shield for the Jurchen army to resist the righteous army. If they could take down this city, the righteous army would be able to advance or retreat at will.

  However, although his mood was urgent, he had few troops in hand, and could only sigh in vain. Attacking a city is different from a field battle, attacking a city requires an army, requires military strength. Without it, one can only gaze at the city and sigh.

  It is uncertain whether the city can be conquered. At this moment, the Jin army's reinforcements are rushing over quickly, and the fate of the righteous army is still in question, so everyone's mood is very heavy. The joy of conquering Fushan has gradually dissipated, and now the leaders of the barbarian troops are all solemn and silent.

  Gao Bao Shan turned his head to look at a small general who was originally a Jin soldier but later surrendered to the Righteous Army and asked: "Some time ago, when the Jin army marched south, they took this road through Pingding Road. How did you get past?"

  "That young general pointed to the mountain range on the right and said, 'That mountain is not high, we'll go up from there and then cross the mountains...' Everyone looked up together."

  At this time, the volunteer army and the 100,000 Han people who came to help worked hard. After a day and night of work, the floating mountain stronghold was repaired. During this period, they had to clean up the battlefield, bury the dead, transport the wounded, and repair defensive facilities, which was very tiring. Many people did not sleep or rest, working day and night.

  Xin Wang's righteous army began to head towards Pingding City. In fact, Zhao Chen didn't think that he could take down Fushan so quickly this time, and defeat the Jin army reinforcements so quickly.

  But what Zhao Jun did not expect happened. Heaven was not thin to Zhao Jun, and in one night, Zhao Jun took down Fushan and defeated the Jin army led by Wan Yanwen himself to support.

  At this time, the war drums sounded. Zhao Xun sent troops to escort more than 17,000 captured Jie people under the city, demanding that the people in the city surrender, otherwise he would kill the Jie people.

  At this time, Xiao Gan was the commander of the highest gold army in Pingding. In order not to lose Pingding City, everything can be sacrificed. So there is no intention of rescuing the Khitan captives outside the city.

  The Xianbei people outside the city are not fools. They see the Jin army's strict formation on the city wall, and there is no sign of compromise with the righteous army at all, and they are all frightened to death.

  The Xianbei prisoners of war cursed loudly and angrily, wishing they could swallow Xiao Gan alive. When you wanted us to risk our lives, we didn't even blink, sacrificing ourselves for you to charge into the fray. Now that we're in trouble and need your help, you bastard won't lift a finger, not only refusing to rescue us but also striking us when we're down. Since you deliberately pushed us onto the path of death, you are heartless, so I will be ruthless too - I'll turn against you and fight to the death!

  At this time, several mobilization generals cultivated by Zhao Xun came to persuade the people of Xi to say: "You don't have to beg Xiao Gan, that traitor who betrayed the Xi people, anymore. Begging him is useless, and Xiao Gan Sergi won't save you. If you want to keep your head, just beg King Xin. Of course, begging King Xin to spare your lives is also conditional, and the condition is to kill the Jin army.

  "I am willing to be a slave for the King of Xin, to charge into battle and capture cities." Someone shouted at the top of their lungs. This shout was quickly spread around, with everyone responding in unison. In an instant, more than 17,000 Khitan people all knelt down and shouted together. If they didn't shout, it wouldn't be good - the surrounding area was filled with the murderous aura of the righteous army's soldiers, who were waiting for a single order to charge forward and chop off their heads. For this rice-eating creature, never mind being slaves, even if they had to kill the Golden Army and become oxen or horses, it would be fine. First, they just wanted to keep their heads intact - everything else could be discussed later.

  For this group of Khitan people, changing their allegiance is nothing new. In the past few years, the Liao and Jin dynasties, as well as the Song and Liao, and Song and Jin dynasties, have been at war with each other. The Khitan, Jurchen, Han, and Balhae peoples have all betrayed the Liao dynasty and surrendered to the Jurchen people, willingly becoming their slaves. Otherwise, how could the Jurchen people have risen to power in just a few short years? How could they have destroyed the Liao dynasty's national strength in just over a decade?

  The Jurchen people were just a minority group in Liaodong, with a smaller population than the Bohai people, the Xianbei people, and the Khitan people, not to mention the Han people. What made them rise to power? To put it bluntly, the Jurchen people were fierce and had good luck, winning every battle they fought, and their strength grew with each victory.

  The Xi people now want to survive, of course, they must seize the opportunity and surrender to the new master. Following Xiao Gan, who can't even lift his head in front of the Jin people, the lives of the Xi people will be wasted by the Jin people, and Xiao Gan is an accomplice. Following such a leader, there is no future or hope, so they naturally rebelled against him.

  Xiao Gan is also like this now, having fought for over a decade, with the exception of repeatedly winning battles against bandits, all his battles against the Jin army and the Song army ended in defeat. With such a poor record, he still acts arrogant and looks down on everything, thinking he has some ability. As a result, even when he had an absolute advantage, he was defeated by the army of Xin Wang and left to pick up the pieces. Following this kind of leader is also hopeless, so the Xi people should change their allegiance and surrender to a new master.

  Xiao Gan forced more than 17,000 Xi people to a desperate situation, and the Xi people were about to surrender to resist the Jin. At this time, Zhao Chen was naturally willing to accept them. His policy was to use captives to kill captives, using the Xi people to attack the Jin army that had occupied Pingding City, with his own troops suffering minimal losses, while the enemy was badly defeated.

  Zhao Xun immediately ordered the Jie people to be taken to the rear. One hundred men formed a team, when attacking the city, one team went up, was given weapons, and was allowed to fight first. In order to prevent them from rebelling on the spot, each team took people from one tribe, sent one team up, and pressed another team under the city wall. If the people of the city rebelled, all the people in the other team would be killed.

  Zhaodu's method is called "guilt by association", and he really didn't trust these Xianbei people. Zhaodu still had strict control over the Xianbei. At this time, many of the Xianbei were from the same tribe, so they had some emotional connection, and this guilt by association should be effective.

  Just as Zhao Kui was about to order the attack, a scout brought an urgent report that the main force of the Jin army had already entered the territory of Pingding Prefecture under the leadership of Wanyan Zonghan. The main force of the Jin army is approaching, and this time the Jin army is all elite, many of whom are Jurchen people. At this time, the time for the righteous army was running out, and they prepared to defend their position to the death.

  Zhao Yun gritted his teeth and made a decisive move, sending orders to the various generals to capture Pingding City at all costs.

  Seeing the Xianbei people turning back to deal with the Jinyi soldiers on the high platform, Xiao Gan was furious and almost vomited blood. Who would have thought that at the critical moment of the battle, such an unexpected thing happened, and the Xianbei people were going to kill each other. More than 17,000 people rebelled before the battle, which was equivalent to slapping the face of this Xianbei king hard, losing all dignity.

  He shifted all the blame to these Yi people, and they have become captives, like fish on a chopping board. You had the chance to save them but didn't; what do you expect them to do? Sacrifice themselves for you, the Yi king? When everyone is an idiot? Of course, they will rebel against you.