Chapter 809 - 52: Harnessing the Last Five Generations’ Might, Kyushu Unites (Part 2)

The Western Xia has fallen.

For this result, the whole world is unsurprised, yet the commotion it sparked is not small either.

Gu Lin rushed to Xia Territory almost immediately.

Not to claim any spoils of victory, nor to mock the losers of this battle, but to stabilize the hearts of the people in Xia Territory, including restraining the Song Army soldiers.

Of course, this is not a case of turning on allies once the work is done.

——The unity of Kyushu comes first.

Gu Lin must focus on the bigger picture and cannot allow too many variables to arise in Xia Territory.

The major families within Xia Territory; including the anxious and needy citizens.

All these need Gu Lin to handle personally.

Only he, as the current Grand Tutor, can suppress everyone to prevent this chaos from continuing.

This is also Gu Lin’s strength.

He is different from the previous generations of Gu Clan disciples.

Gu Lin has no particular mastery of military strategy, rather his talent lies in governing the world, which is why he continues along the path laid down by Gu Rui.

But this ability is already sufficient for the current situation.

He does not need to do much.

Just needs to properly arrange everything to maintain overall stability.

And just wait until the Liao war concludes.

Everything would become irreversible!

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First year of Huanji, September.

Liao.

Unlike the war with Western Xia.

Liao’s territory already predetermines that this battle cannot be concluded simply.

And unlike Western Xia, most of Liao’s nobles are from foreign races, these people are filled with fear at the mention of the Gu Clan.

For them.

With the current state of affairs marked by so many misdeeds, it is impossible for them to entrust their lives entirely to the Gu Clan descendants, that is impossible.

And this also sets their resolve to resist.

Even with the Jurchen rebellion, the war is still in a tug-of-war.

Worth mentioning——

The news of Western Xia’s fall has long since spread, causing a significant blow to Liao’s morale.

Of course, Gu Lin’s act of stabilizing the situation in Xia Territory naturally aids in regaining the people’s hearts.

But for Liao’s core forces, it still doesn’t work.

In the eyes of Kyushu’s people.

The Gu Clan is a saintly family.

But in the eyes of many foreign races, the famous descendants of the Gu Clan are considered murderers.

Because of this, merely relying on such gestures will evidently not completely sway the morale of these Liao people.

For months, the battle rages on.

Zhong E leading the Song Army’s main forces, after defeating Yelv Yanxi’s palace camp army, was unsuccessful in completely sweeping through Liao.

Yelv Yanxi retreated northward but was not captured, gathering remnants and retreating to Zhenzhoou State’s Cotun City, using it as a temporary residence, leveraging the depth of the grassland to engage in a stalemate with the Song Army.

Most critically, Liao’s institutional framework remains.

Both North and South Court ministers continue to serve under Yelv Yanxi, constantly conscripting troops from various tribes to harass the Song Army’s long supply lines.

While in Liaodong, the battle is also at an impasse.

Song Army’s Denglai Navy captured Liaoyang Prefecture, yet Liao’s foundational control in Tokyo Path endures.

The remaining Liao forces combined with local Bohai and Jurchen clan armed groups, relying on the complex terrain of Changbai Mountain’s remaining veins, constructing strongholds and resisting step by step.

Additionally, after September, continuous autumn rain in Liaodong made roads muddy and significantly delayed the Song Army’s progress, also causing interruptions in marine supplies.

Meanwhile, the Jurchen Alliance Army led by Wanyan Aguda, after initial rapid advances, encountered difficulties.

Liao’s Northern Court Director of the Secretariat Xiao Yixue gathered a group of Siriwe and Wugu tribe troops loyal to Liao in the Taizhou line, stabilizing and engaging in a brutal tug-of-war with the Jurchen.

The Jurchen are brave but with limited troops, lacking the ability to assault fortified positions, progressing slowly against the Liao forces based in fortified settlements.

Yet all this is merely superficial.

Though from a macro perspective, Liao seems to be at a deadlock but still has considerable maneuvering space.

Essentially, everything is predestined.

These people’s resistance indeed used all their strength, but ultimately their capabilities are limited.

As time continues to pass, no matter how tirelessly they fight, they cannot withstand this momentum because their strength is ultimately limited, unable to resist the current Great Song.

No matter how well they perform now, ultimately it is all in vain.

Second year of Huanji, January.

——As time passes, this situation becomes increasingly apparent.

Facing constant attacks from the Song Army.

Liao’s army is increasingly weakened.

Even as Yelv Yanxi empties the entire royal family’s resources to stabilize public morale, yet he cannot change this plight.

The pressure from the Song Army leaves all Liao army soldiers utterly exhausted.

——The most crucial is still the Jurchen!

It is worth mentioning that Wanyan Aguda is indeed extraordinary.

Although there are some old generals in the Great Song nowadays whose abilities have been tested, compared to someone like Wanyan Aguda, who can establish a nation relying on his strength in history, they still have a gap.

Facing the Liao forces relying on fortresses defending Taizhou, Wanyan Aguda’s purpose is clear.

He intends to break through Taizhou.

Then completely join forces with Song Army troops on the Liaodong Peninsula, forming a line!

Unlike the Song Army completely unfamiliar with the northern terrain.