[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them":3,"chapter-i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-314":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","I Transmigrated to the Northern Song with Them",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2319204,4535,"Chapter 314","i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-314",314,"\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Battle of Ulan Butong between the Liao and Jin ended in defeat for the Liao army.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even more tragic was that, prior to the battle, Yelu Chun and others had only envisioned victory and never considered defeat; thus, when defeat came, they were utterly at a loss, unsure how to salvage the situation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This led to the complete collapse of the Liao army’s front lines.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fortunately, the Jin army also suffered heavy casualties in this battle; they were simultaneously recruiting Liao soldiers to replenish their ranks and tending to their wounds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelu Yudu, following Wanyan Aguda’s orders, raised a banner to recruit defectors and absorbed many Liao stragglers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After incorporating these Liao stragglers, the Jin army’s strength did not diminish—it increased.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, this was merely a surface phenomenon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In reality, ten to twenty thousand Jurchens had died in this battle, a loss that could not be compensated by simply adding more foreign populations.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the way, after this battle, many Liao people who had once wished to restore the Liao state came to realize the brutality of war, and also recognized that restoring the Liao seemed impossible. Consequently, many Liao people regretted their earlier impulsiveness and decided it was better to remain loyal subjects of Great Song.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yu did not completely shut the door on these Liao people. After all, Zhao Yu had always sought only to deplete the steppe’s population—whether they died or were absorbed and fully sinicized made no difference.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, these Liao people now found it far harder to join Great Song as “Han people” than before. They must first serve as laborers for Great Song for one year, proving they truly wished to settle down, before being allowed to return as Han subjects.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>——During that year, Great Song would provide them food and pay them wages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, with the Liao army’s defenses entirely lost, cities still under Liao control fell one after another, forcing the Liao army to retreat beyond Songting Pass for reorganization.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Gan, Yelu Dashi, Zhang Jue, Guo Yaoshi, and others retreated southward while sending envoys everywhere, locating numerous scattered and directionless units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon learning that the Liao army had retreated beyond Songting Pass, these units overcame all difficulties and gradually withdrew to the regions along Songting Pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelu Chun counted the numbers and was astonished to discover that over two hundred thousand troops had retreated beyond Songting Pass!!!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This number revived Yelu Chun’s spirits; he visited the troops extensively, comforted the wounded and mourned the dead, conducted self-criticism, promoted capable officers to key positions, and gradually stabilized morale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the Liao army stabilized its position and regained momentum.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At the same time, Yelu Chun dispatched envoys into the pass to petition the Liao court, requesting that the Liao court ask Great Song for grain to stabilize troop morale.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This matter naturally fell to Empress Xiao Pu Xian and Empress Xiao Se Se, the two Liao empresses dowager.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After communication between Xiao Pu Xian, Xiao Se Se, and Zhao Yu, Great Song provided the Liao state with one hundred thousand shi of grain, along with numerous tents and essential supplies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, the two hundred thousand Liao troops settled temporarily beyond Songting Pass.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Song and Liao states began negotiating subsequent arrangements.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Originally, Yelu Aoluowan and his ministers had scripted a plan: the Liao army would march north to reclaim lost territory—at least partially—then offer Zhao Yu some favors, such as sending him beauties (since Zhao Yu favored them), and then propose that Liao and Great Song part ways; Yelu Aoluowan and the Liao court would leave Yanjing to establish their own domain, with Yelu Aoluowan becoming a true Liao emperor, uniting the entire Liao state to restore their nation…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Who knew that before even two months had passed, the Liao army suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of the Jin army, with total collapse and no strategic space remaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yelu Aoluowan’s grand ambitions, like a banner suddenly snapped by a gale, instantly lost their former vigor and upright posture. He gazed toward Songting Pass, where over two hundred thousand Liao troops still stood, yet his heart sank to the bottom, filled with resentment and helplessness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘Six to seven hundred thousand troops could not defeat the Jurchens—what use are these twenty-odd thousand broken remnants?’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Once, Yelu Aoluowan truly believed he could carve out a future for Liao in this chaotic age, reviving the former glory of the Great Liao. He and his ministers meticulously planned the northern campaign to reclaim lost territory, dreaming that upon success, he too would become a revered emperor, remembered through history.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had even imagined that once Liao grew strong, he would turn back and settle accounts with Zhao Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But reality struck like a heavy slap, shattering all of Yelu Aoluowan’s dreams. He knew that with the current state of the Liao army, marching north to reclaim lost territory was pure fantasy. Yet he could not bear to abandon his cause, could not bear to watch Liao perish under his hands.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yu summoned Xiao Pu Xian, Xiao Se Se, Yelu Aoluowan, Yelu Chun, Yelu Hulüwa, Li Chuwen, Xiao Fengxian, Liu Yanzong, Xiao Gan, Yelu Dashi, and others to discuss Liao’s future.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was clear that Yelu Aoluowan and Yelu Chun were disheartened and had nothing to say.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi were unconcerned; one declared that with a little time to rest and regroup, they could fight again; the other insisted that though the Liao army had suffered defeats, its spirit was not broken, and given the chance, they could still turn defeat into victory.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps this was the difference between false heroes and true heroes?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi desperately wished to carve out a Liao world within the gap between Great Song and Jin. This was their dream, their goal. Even if they ultimately failed, they would never regret it or retreat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yu thought, ‘No wonder historically, one founded the Great Xi Empire and the other the Western Liao, while Yelu Chun and Yelu Aoluowan accomplished nothing.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yu looked at Xiao Gan and Yelu Dashi and said: ‘Since the Great Liao wishes to fight, I shall grant it one more chance.’\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing this, the Liao officials all bowed to thank Zhao Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At that moment, Song Jiang from Pingzhou suddenly reported that Wanyan Aguda had dispatched envoys Wuxie and Gao Qingyi to visit.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yu guessed that Wanyan Aguda must now be sending envoys to gauge his stance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yu appointed Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo as host envoys to receive them, bringing Wuxie and Gao Qingyi to Yanjing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wuxie was a Jurchen, tall and broad-shouldered, with thick eyebrows and large eyes, his demeanor bold and straightforward; upon meeting Zhao Yu, he instinctively bowed and grinned sheepishly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Zhao Yu would not underestimate Wuxie because of this, thinking him merely a crude, thoughtless brute. On the contrary, Zhao Yu knew that in this turbulent age, anyone entrusted by Wanyan Aguda as an envoy must possess exceptional abilities.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Qingyi was a Bohai man, deeply familiar with Great Song culture and sharp-witted; he was an old acquaintance of Zhao Liangsi, having served as interpreter beside him during Zhao Liangsi’s negotiations with Wanyan Aguda in the Liao capital the previous spring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Yu knew that Gao Qingyi was a formidable figure; historically, he had served as an advisor to Wanyan Zonghan, offering him countless stratagems.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon arriving in Yanjing, Wuxie and Gao Qingyi presented Wanyan Aguda’s letter to Zhao Yu, in which he wrote:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>‘The Emperor of Great Jin writes to the Emperor of Great Song:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Khitan are unjust: their governance imposes heavy taxes and corvée, leaving the people destitute; their military has no discipline, border garrisons neglected. My Great Jin arose from the white mountains and black waters, originally a vassal of the Khitan, yet the Khitan treated us as slaves and servants, demanding endless tribute and repeatedly humiliating us.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>I could endure no longer, and raised righteous troops to punish them—not out of personal grudge, but to uphold Heaven’s will and relieve the people from their suffering.’\u003C\u002Fp>",1356,"2026-06-20T15:06:50.687Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","44a9818d11e7a3d753cfe5de0e992a1a0183998a2e5651b5333b4ef1d5c764c3","i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-315","i-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-chapter-313",348,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fi-transmigrated-to-the-northern-song-with-them-cover.jpg"]