xymnovel Chapter 47 Emperor Taizu of Jin, Wanyan Aguda
Chapter 47 Emperor Taizu of Jin, Wanyan Aguda
As for his personality, Cao Cao once commented: "He is outwardly fierce but inwardly weak, fond of scheming but indecisive, hesitant and timid when it comes to important matters, yet fearless when it comes to petty gains."
On the surface, this shows that Cao Cao looked down on Yuan Shao, but in reality, people overlooked the fact that Yuan Shao was already over fifty years old when Cao Cao made this assessment.
Can you expect a person in their fifties to be the same as they were in their teens?
In his youth, Yuan Shao was known for his upright character and fondness for associating with famous scholars. He quickly rose to the ranks of Luoyang's young talents, winning over a large number of heroes and guests, thus laying the foundation for his future rise to power.
He Boqiu was a man who helped people in distress and helped those in danger.
Yuan Benchu, a role model for all.
Such an evaluation alone is enough to prove just how high Yuan Shao's prestige was among the gentry at that time.
Now, Yuan Shao has become the grandson of Yuan You, the head of the Yuan family, whose wealth is several times greater than that of the Three Kingdoms period.
After the Battle of Guandu, it took Cao Cao seven years to quell the rebellion of the Yuan brothers, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang. If Cao Cao in this era were to confront Yuan Shao based on his family background, he would likely be taught a lesson.
Some people are born to stand at the finish line, and they also have endless confidence.
However, in this life, it will probably not be Cao Cao facing Yuan Shao, but Jiang Ce himself. He has never forgotten the pursuit he endured on the way from Laiyang.
When Yuan Shao emerged this time, he not only brought along talented members of the Yuan family, but also his subordinates from the original history.
For example, Tian Feng, Xu You, and Feng Ji are all genuine top-tier strategists. With their addition, the Yuan family's think tank will likely become even more powerful.
It should be understood that if a Heaven-level strategist can be effectively utilized, the value he generates will be no less than that of a God-level general, and may even be much higher.
After all, such a person can annihilate others with the flick of their wrist.
Of course, besides these few, only Yan Liang and Wen Chou are worth paying attention to.
Based on their battle records in the novel, they are basically all at the Heavenly level, and they are top-tier combatants, perhaps even at the peak of the Heavenly level.
Even though the Yuan family is a member of the imperial family with hundreds of years of history and has no shortage of Heavenly-level figures, they would probably view a Heavenly-level peak expert with the potential to break through to the Divine General level in a different light.
[Ding dong, the eighth balanced character, Emperor Taizu of Jin, Wanyan Aguda, with a command of 100, strength of 104, intelligence of 95, politics of 99, and charm of 92;]
Implanted identity: The new clan leader of the Jurchen Wanyan clan. Since taking the throne, he has been fighting with Nurhaci and has gained the upper hand many times. However, due to the obstruction of the Golden Horde, he has been unable to expand his advantage.
The group included 14 people: Wanyan Zonggan, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zongbi, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Zongxiong, Wanyan Jiamu, Wanyan Yinshuke, Wanyan Aliheman, Wanyan Zhong, Wanyan Pujianu, Wanyan Salihe, Wanyan Wulugu, and Han Qixian.
"Okay, I hope Aguda can do his best and wipe out this bunch of wild boars." When Jiang Ce saw Wanyan Aguda come out, he not only lost his mind but was also extremely excited.
This time, Wanyan Aguda brought out a large number of powerful figures, all of whom were meritorious officials in the early days of the Jin Dynasty.
They are all undoubtedly renowned generals; it can be said that there are at least five but no more than ten top-tier talents among them.
Moreover, among these accompanying figures was Wanyan Loushi, the first Jurchen leader. Judging from his military achievements in the founding of the Jurchen state, he was undoubtedly a true golden commander.
As for the remaining Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang, and others, they are all outstanding Heavenly-level commanders. Now, the strength and foundation of the Jurchen people will be strengthened once again.
Although Jiang Ce will definitely meet with them many years later, at least for now, the two sides are basically unrelated. On the contrary, it is Wild Boar Skin and his gang who will have a headache.
Of course, while these people are capable, they are generals who command thousands of troops, but not political talents who can govern a region and bring peace and stability to the country.
However, in this respect, Wanyan Aguda alone was worth several of them.
Moreover, Wanyan Aguda's military capabilities were also superior to those of these people.
When Wanyan Aguda first raised his army, he only had 2,500 elite soldiers under his command. In contrast, his opponent, the Liao Dynasty, had the strength of a million soldiers. Even though the Liao Dynasty was corrupt and incompetent, the disparity in strength between one against four hundred soldiers was enough to make people despair and lose the courage to fight.
But Wanyan Aguda did it. With only 2,500 men, he led his army to conquer Ningjiang Prefecture, a key outpost town for the Liao Kingdom to control the Jurchens. This made him famous, and many tribes came to join him, which increased his army to 3,700.
Subsequently, Wanyan Aguda led these 3,700 warriors to a great victory at the Battle of Chuhedian, defeating the Liao army of 100,000. Of course, this 100,000-strong army was just a figurehead; it was probably only 20,000 to 30,000 at most!
Nevertheless, Wanyan Aguda's great victory still inspired the various Jurchen tribes, and all of them submitted to the Wanyan clan.
Wanyan Aguda then established the state, named it the Great Jin, to unite the people of all directions. At that time, his army numbered just over ten thousand.
The prophecy of Emperor Taizu of Liao, Yelü Abaoji, that "the Jurchens are invincible if they number less than ten thousand, but if they number ten thousand, they are unstoppable," has since come true.
Not long after the founding of the state, Aguda personally led a large army to conquer Huanglong Prefecture of Liao. He successfully captured this important military location by using the strategy of besieging the city and attacking its reinforcements.
When news of the fall of Huanglong Prefecture arrived, Emperor Tianzuo of Liao was furious. He mobilized the entire nation's resources and personally led an army of what was claimed to be 700,000 men to the front lines, much like Cao Cao in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms. Although he claimed to have such a large army, in reality, it was estimated to be only a few hundred thousand.
Even so, the difference in combat strength between the two sides was still very large, but the final result was that Emperor Tianzuo was defeated by Wanyan Aguda's 20,000 troops.
Later, Wanyan Aguda further demonstrated his exceptional diplomatic skills by forging an alliance with the Northern Song Dynasty, known in history as the Alliance at Sea. The Song and Jin dynasties then launched a pincer attack on the Liao Dynasty from the north and south, leading to the downfall of the once-powerful Liao state.
After Wanyan Aguda, he also ended his own life.
[Ding dong, the ninth balanced character, Liu Futong, leader of the peasant uprising at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, with a command 92, strength 88, intelligence 80, politics 84, and charm 89;]
Implanted identity: One of the thirty-six rebel kings of the Southern Wu Dynasty, who successively invited rebel kings such as Zhang Shicheng, King of Gusu, and Chen Youliang, King of Southern Han, to form a rebel alliance to jointly fight against the Southern Wu Dynasty;
The group includes 16 people: Zhang Shicheng, Lü Ju, Chen Youliang, Han Shantong, Xu Shouhui, Han Lin'er, Chen Youding, Sesame Li (Li Er), Peng Yingyu, Zou Pusheng, Zhao Junyong, Bu Wangsan (Wang Quan), Meng Haima, Guo Zixing, Sun Deyan, and Gao Qing.