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He is the last glory of the Jurchen race.

The vast grassland, the sky is clear, and it is the best choice for relaxing and enjoying the scenery. But for the regime that was established here, the impoverishment of the property to the point of having to "live in the water and grass" often made the rulers anxious and unable to sleep at night. Therefore, between the light clouds and the light wind on the surface, it is full of bloody competition and killing of the Jin Ge Iron Horse.

Mongolia and Jinguo, the two male lions on the grassland, once upon a time were a generation of heavenly pride, who was willing to be subordinate to others and willing to bow down to each other? The two sides are fierce and tense.

But the "Heavenly Khan" descended on Mongolia, and the offensive was like mercury, and the Jin army was defeated and retreated, no longer brave before.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and people often said that "one general is incompetent, and the three armies are exhausted". During the reign of Jin Xuanzong, who was the supreme ruler of the Jin State at that time, he blindly sued for peace with the Mongols, hoping to exchange a low profile for a temporary peace. The implementation of this ancient version of the "appeasement" policy directly led to the complete inability of the Jin army to fight back on the frontal battlefield, thus causing a chain reaction and the loss of large tracts of land north of the Yellow River. The livelihood of Jin Guomin is withering, and the wind and rain are shaking.

Faced with such a situation, Jin Xuanzong's sword went sideways, fantasizing about passing on the crisis of war, and his stupid and greedy eyes turned to the Southern Song Dynasty. The result backfired, forcing the Southern Song Dynasty to turn to Mongolia in disguise, which made matters worse, and the Jin State further fell into the dilemma of internal and external difficulties.

In 1223, after the new monarch Jin Aizong completed Yan Shouxu's accession to the throne, "once the power was in hand, he will carry out the order", changed the previous policy of non-resistance, and made up his mind to resist the Mongols with all his might. Compared with the previous emperor, Jin Aizong paid more attention to the study of military theory and skills, and knew how to "divide and attack" the enemy. On the one hand, he sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty, gave him a brocade silk token, and agreed to reconcile; On the other hand, he began to secretly prepare to build a new armed force to use to face the Mongol iron cavalry head-on.

Two years later, in 1225, with the power of the Jin State, an elite cavalry force of about tens of thousands of people was born, which was the "Loyal and Filial Piety Army".

Chinese culture stretches for thousands of years, among which the Confucian interpretation is sprinkled, and it is nothing more than the word "loyalty and filial piety". Although the Central Plains is called "Hua" and the remote places are called "Yi", these basic elements of building a cultural system are always the same. This shows the important position of this army in the heart of Jin Aizong and even in the entire political structure of the Jin State.

So, who will lead such an important army, which is undoubtedly carrying the mission of reviving the entire country?

The answer is actually self-explanatory, it is called the "Loyal and Filial Piety Army", and it should naturally be led by "loyal and filial piety people".

Well, with so much foreshadowing, we finally ushered in the heavyweight debut of the protagonist of this article, Monk Wanyan Chen.

Wanyan Chen monk, a native of Fengzhou. Wanyan, friends who are familiar with history know that it is a typical Jurchen royal surname. According to the patriarchal order, he came from the grandchildren of King Xiao. His father, Wanyan Qige, was awarded the post of military officer of Tongzhi Jiezhou by virtue of his rich military exploits accumulated in the repeated wars against the Song Dynasty. Later, after the Southern Song Dynasty gained power, the Jin Dynasty was greatly promoted, and the glorious Wanyan beggar died in the chaos of the army.

Monk Wanyan Chen grew up in the home of military generals since he was a child, and he set up a great ambition when he spoke lightly. Due to the family style of the seed brother's court, Monk Chen does not have the flashiness of a disciple, but is as simple and introverted as a secluded well. We often say that parents are their children's first teachers, and the same applies to Monk Chen.

In the early years of Jin Xuanzong's Zhenyou, that is, in 1213, the Mongol army invaded the Central Plains and plundered Fengzhou along the way. At that time, Monk Chen was in his twenties and was captured by the Mongol army as a strong man. He escaped by chance, but the commander of the Mongolian army saw that he was clever and dexterous, and made an exception to allow him to stay in the army to work.

The hatred of the family and the country is on his shoulders, and Monk Chen will naturally not be shaken by the small profits in front of him. With a flash of thought, he asked to return to his hometown under the pretext of visiting his mother. The commander of the Mongol army agreed to his request with half a doubt, but he still kept it in the dark - sending soldiers to monitor the truth in the name of protection.

Seeing that a major turning point in his life was coming, Monk Chen showed a thunderous method of acting vigorously and decisively. first used tricks to earn "protection" the lives of the soldiers, then took more than ten horses from these soldiers, and then took his mother to gallop all the way in the direction of Jinguo. I thought that the sky would be high and the sea was wide from now on, but I was unexpectedly discovered and chased by the Mongolian soldiers.

In desperation, they played hide and seek with the Mongol army in the dense forest, but fortunately they finally got rid of the Mongol cavalry. The two brothers took their old mother together and walked south step by step, and finally got their wish and crossed the Yellow River to return to Jinguo.

Jin Xuanzong himself is very valued by them, and if such a glorious deed is properly publicized, it is undoubtedly very suitable for boosting the sluggish morale of the Jin army. So with a wave of their hands, the two of them became official court officials. Once the carp jumped over the dragon gate, the joy of the two went without saying.

The soldiers and horses are ready, and the grain and grass are saved; Good will be on the side, ** is imminent. The stormy and magnificent Mengjin War is about to usher in a new protagonist.

In 1228, the Mongol army, which had calmed down the aftermath of Genghis Khan's death, took the lead in igniting the flames of war, and the general Chi Lao Wen personally led 8,000 men and horses to raid the Jin Kingdom, and the horse's hooves were directed towards Dachangyuan.

The entire Jin government and opposition were shaken, and Wanyan Heda, who was the central brain of Jin's ** command, convened the generals to discuss countermeasures. Wanyan Heda asked who could be the striker, but no one in the huge court dared to look at the commander-in-chief's eyes. Just as the commander-in-chief was angry, Monk Chen spoke out. At that time, he was in charge of the Loyal and Filial Piety Army, and his eyes were resolute, and he expressed his willingness to personally lead the "Loyal and Filial Piety Army" to fight to the death with the Mongolian army.

For a time, the needle drop in the court could be heard. Many of the old ministers looked at this young man in disbelief. Because no matter from which point of view, this will be a battle with a huge disparity in strength, because the loyal and filial piety army under the command of monk Wanyan Chen is only 400 people, and he has to face Chi Lao Wen, who is known as one of the "four masters" of Mongolia, and dozens of times the enemy.

The disparity is so great that if you blindly fight for your life, it is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. If the strong attack fails, it should naturally turn to outwitting. Monk Chen was neatly dressed, with 400 warriors, like a sharp blade cutting through the night sky, taking advantage of the cover of night, quietly killing the enemy.

The Mongol army did not wake up from a dream until the Jin army was killed, and in the panic, they had already ignored the order of the battle array, and they were pouring into each other, and the situation was chaotic. The Jin army was full of momentum, pursued by victory, and won countless victories, not to mention the complete victory.

The Battle of Daechangwon, if we look at the macro situation, was only a partial victory in a war that had nothing to do with the whole. However, in the past few years, under the consistent decline of the Jin ** team's defeat, it was able to achieve such brilliant results. It not only weakened and dealt a certain blow to the enemy strategically and tactically, but also played a tremendous role in boosting the morale of the army. The spiritual gains brought about by this battle are far from being able to be described clearly in words.

More importantly, the monk Wanyan Chen used Chi Lao Wen as a stepping stone and made a perfect performance to the world, so that the Mongolian army had to start paying attention to this fledgling young man. And an epic and magnificent picture is unfolding by his own hands.

The first attack failed, and the Mongols certainly did not stop there. After the question of the heir to the throne left by Genghis Khan was resolved, the new Mongol Great Khan Ogedai reorganized his army and led his army south to attack Jin again. Ordered the general to lead part of the Mongolian army according to Zha'er and the general Shi Tianze to join forces and attack Weizhou with all their might. This move is a great disadvantage to the Jin country in terms of strategy and timing, first, the military strategic significance here is extremely great, and once it is lost, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Second, at this time, the main force of the Jin army was still far away from here, and it was difficult to arrive in a short time. Jin Aizong reacted quickly, and immediately dispatched the loyal and filial piety army of the monk Wanyan Chen as the first army to rush to the aid of Weizhou. The Mongolian army couldn't believe that Monk Wanyan Chen was so quick and unprepared, and he threw his armor and unloaded his armor in front of the heavenly soldiers, and the danger of Weizhou was lifted.

It can be said that the miraculous monk Wanyan Chen once again relied on his wisdom and perseverance to defeat the Mongolian army besieging Weizhou, adding another stroke to his military career.

Before waiting for the celebration banquet to begin, after two successive halberds, Wokotai obviously refused to give up, and sent his trump card - the famous Mongolian general Subutai to lead the army to break through the small pass, and there was a tendency to swallow the Jin country in one gulp.

Seeing that the crisis was coming again, Monk Wanyan Chen put on his horse and led thousands of loyal and filial piety troops to rush thousands of miles to help, and fought with the famous general Subutai who swept across the Eurasian continent at the mouth of the valley. It was an unexpected encounter, but it turned out that Monk Wanyan Chen had the upper hand first. For no other reason, the terrain of the valley is narrow, which is especially unfavorable for the heavy cavalry to put up a combat formation, and the loyal and filial army successfully seized the opportunity with its brave and unmatched combat style. But unlike the main generals of the two battles fought by the monk Wanyan Chen before, Subutai has always been known for its rigorous management of the army, and no matter what kind of situation it encounters, it is not easy to judge the direction of the battle.

Sure enough, in the face of an unfavorable start, Subutai did not panic, but quickly stabilized his position, and even completed ** with the advantage of troops. For a time, the two sides were at a stalemate, and it was difficult to solve. If this development continues, the loyal and filial army, which does not have an advantage in troops, will be defeated sooner or later. So will the mouth of the valley become a sad place for Monk Wanyan Chen? The answer is no, because the follow-up reinforcements arrived in time at the critical moment, and the balance of momentum was reversed in an instant. The Mongols knew they were outnumbered and wanted to retreat, but it was too late. Monk Chen seized the opportunity to pursue the victory and continued to expand the results. In the end, Monk Wanyan Chen defeated the Mongol army again and achieved a brilliant record of three consecutive victories.

At this point, Monk Wanyan Chen quickly completed the transformation of his identity, from the previous obscurity but a grass people, and now he can be called a generation of famous generals. When I think about it, I can't help but sigh at the unpredictability of fate, from the prisoner of the Mongols, step by step, with his extraordinary wisdom and courage, he seized the opportunity given by fate again and again, and completed the class leap of his life. While we marvel at his brilliant achievements, his keen ability to seize opportunities is undoubtedly something we can learn from.

Fate is jealous, and always stingy to give the world eternal prosperity and wealth. After all, the number of loyal and filial piety troops is limited, and the total number of troops invested in the three battles is only a few thousand. In the context of the Jurchen Dynasty being in turmoil and the edifice was about to collapse, this limited number of troops alone could not turn the tide. Even if they did prove that they had the strength to rival a certain number of Mongol armies; Even if the monk Wanyan Chen fought in succession and won the three armies, it is likely to be only the last chapter of the glorious achievements of the Jin Kingdom.

From a purely military point of view, Monk Wanyan Chen greatly improved the cavalry combat effectiveness at the end of the Jin Dynasty by virtue of his military and military training talents, and was an important figure in the short-term "Zhongxing". But his eventual defeat also shows that any human change and resistance can be considered insignificant in the inevitable progress of the wheel of history when military resources have been exhausted.

At this point, the victory and defeat are set, the superiority and inferiority have been divided, and what remains is the cliché plot of the boring winner *** the loser who will never recover. But the final choice made by Monk Wanyan Chen in the context of the general trend has moved countless hot-blooded men, and it has also made my pen pause.

In a series of previous battles, although the Jin army was victorious, it also lost a considerable part of the strategic fortress as a price. In the later stages of the war, in fact, the Jin army had completely lost the ability to launch large-scale battles, and could only implement the strategy of shrinking and defending. This led to the fact that in 1231, the Mongol army began to encroach on the territory of the Jin State step by step, and the Jin State could only be beaten passively, with more than enough heart but not enough strength. Soon after, Wokotai agreed not to give the Jin Kingdom a chance to breathe, and offered a three-way strategy to attack the Jin in the south. At this point, the fortunes of the Jin Kingdom have been exhausted, and Rao is monk Wanyan Chen has a genius to learn, and he is also powerless to return to the sky.

The Battle of Sanfeng Mountain can be called the "last dance" of Monk Chen's military career. In the face of heavy encirclement and heavy snow, the Jin army was already desperate. The final outcome is self-evident, and the Jin army is completely annihilated. Only a small number of soldiers and horses led by Monk Wanyan Chen broke through and fled into the city.

In such a situation, Monk Wanyan Chen knew better than anyone that the situation was irreversible. But the pride of being a famous general burned by the flames of war will never allow him to flee like a refugee, let alone allow him to surrender as a country.

He made an astonishing decision, there was no need for the Mongol army to dig three feet into the ground to search, in order to protect the soldiers and civilians in the city, he took the initiative to appear. In the face of the fierce and vicious Mongolian army, he was fearless and stepped into the camp of Tuolei.

Since ancient times, he is the most heroic and cherishes heroes, and Tuo Lei, who is also a famous general, only admires and understands Monk Wanyan Chen, and he understands that Monk Wanyan Chen's command is blameless, even if he is replaced by himself, it is impossible to do better than him.

Since ancient times, it is the hardest time to see women aging and heroes twilighting, and they have dragged their hearts to love talents. If he can get this general, he is better than getting 300,000 heroes.

However, Monk Wanyan Chen only used one sentence to pour a basin of cold water on the thunder.

"When I die in the army, people will call me a country. Understand death today, and there will be those in the world who know me! ”

But such a strong iron bone is extremely hateful in the eyes of some opponents who are not broad-minded. The Mongols revealed the reckless nature of the people who drank blood, first cutting off their hands and feet, and then cruelly cutting open the face of Monk Chen. Monk Chen was in great pain and screamed to death at the age of 41. Tuo Lei couldn't bear to look at it anymore, and prayed with wine"Good man, he will be reborn one day, and I will have it. ”

At the end of the song, Monk Chen's magnificent life movie came to an end. He will always be remembered as a hero of the Jurchen people, his classic victories in battles are destined to be written into military lessons, and most importantly, the brilliance of loyalty and filial piety reflected in his short life makes him highly rated even if he is retrieved by the Confucian evaluation system. In history, many villains who bought glory for a while were nailed to the pillar of shame in history forever, and it also set off the demeanor of countless loyal ministers like Monk Chen.

In the process of resisting the Mongol army, he shouldered the responsibility of his family and country again and again, and realized the value of his life on the battlefield where the sun was like blood. True heroes too.

Let's put aside the difference between Huayi and look at this Wanyan Chen monk who seems to be a member of the big family of the Chinese nation from a modern perspective. History says that he is "elegant and good at literature and history", and when he was in the forbidden place, he had the reputation of showing talent. Wang Wu taught him to study the classics of literature and history, and if he had divine help, he would learn everything. When he has nothing to do on weekdays, he practices calligraphy under the window, as if he is not a bloody general on the battlefield, but a scholar who spends his time before and after the moon. But presumably with his personality, he should be disdainful.

In his opinion, when a man "shoulders morality with iron shoulders and writes articles with skillful hands", how can he be a child. It turns out that he thinks so and does so. At the beginning of the establishment of the Loyal and Filial Piety Army, due to the mixed mix of soldiers and soldiers, a plate of scattered sand. Although the individual combat effectiveness and willingness to fight have reached the standard, if they are not twisted into a rope and gather centripetal force, then their fate is no different from that of other troops in the Jin Kingdom.

After Yan Chen took office, the new official took office with three fires, and the military discipline was rectified at the beginning, so his mental outlook was completely new. Whenever there is a war, the monk Wanyan Chen takes the lead and is not afraid of death. The coach is still like this, can the soldier be killed? Therefore, everyone fought bravely to be the first, forming a unique combat style. In addition, during the march, Monk Chen strictly affirmed military discipline, and did not commit any crimes wherever he went, winning unanimous praise and gratitude from the people. Perhaps, this is the greatest compassion that Monk Wanyan Chen can do for these people who are suffering from their lives.

The smoke of the war between Mongolia and Jin has long since dissipated, but the deeds of Monk Wanyan Chen still shine brightly. We may not be able to reach his heights in our lifetime, but his spirit is undoubtedly always worth learning from. When we are staggering in our work and study, and when we are discouraged by failure, I hope that the deeds of Monk Wanyan Chen can give us some inspiration.