I am Da Song

Chapter 35 The Threat of Massacre
After the rewards were over, Li Bao led a group of soldiers and civilians to pay homage to the top of the city again, then left and disappeared into the streets.

But their deeds have inspired the enthusiasm of other Tokyo soldiers and civilians.

Groups of militiamen came to the gate of Suzaku, respectfully kowtowed to Zhao Huan on the city, and then presented golden heads one by one.

At nightfall, there are as many as 210 six golden heads piled up in front of Suzaku Gate, forming an objective-scale Beijing Temple.

This terrifying scene had completely different effects on the two warring parties.

The soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty were very happy. There is nothing more gratifying than the aggressors being punished and dying tragically under the city.

Seeing the heads of so many comrades piled up under the city was also a deterrent to the Jin army, which would not only increase their fear, but also reduce their will to fight.No one is not afraid of death, and so is the Jinren.

It's just that this scale of Jingguan is not enough to deter all Jin people, so after learning that the Song Dynasty established Jingguan, the Jin army rushed into the city angrily and rushed to Longjin Bridge to burn it down.

It's just that the arrows and stones rained down on the city wall, and the Jin people suffered heavy losses.The defenders moved Jingguan to the north of Caihe, closer to the city wall.At the same time, 34 new heads were added.

After failing to burn the Jingguan, the angry Jin army walked down the four walls and sent troops to wash the city, wanting to retaliate.

The city was full of flames, and the screams were endless, like purgatory on earth.

Now it is late winter, and the night covers the earth early, but the fire reflects the sky, making the night as bright as day.

Under such circumstances, the princes of the inner city gathered in Mingtang, anxiously waiting for the emperor to preside over the overall situation.

The plan that Zhao Huan conceived in the daytime to be tender with the peerless queen can only go to waste.

When Zhao Huan stepped into the Ming Hall, all the ministers swarmed around Zhao Huan, and said anxiously: "The officials, the officials, the Jin army has begun to massacre the city! What should we do?"

"I said before that we should not be enemies with the Jin army. The life and death of millions of people in Tokyo depend on the Jin army's thoughts. If we fight the Jin army, we will trap the people to death."

"Officials, do you want to open up the inner city and admit the common people? It's good to save a batch."

"What are you panicking!" Zhao Huan yelled, stopping the panic of all the ministers, and then calmly walked to his seat and sat down calmly.

After being scolded by Zhao Huan, everyone stopped talking and looked at Zhao Huan worriedly.

Could it be that the officials have completely ignored the life and death of the people in the outer city?
This is in line with the official style. When there is a war, everyone will die for the country.Maybe the officials think that these people in the outer city died in the right place?

Zhao Huan glanced at the towering flames outside the city, and said calmly: "It is impossible for the Jin army to slaughter the city, this is just a means of intimidation. I refuse to negotiate a peace, but tomorrow the Jin army will take the initiative to send people to negotiate a peace."

Sun Fu quickly said: "But the official family, the outer city is already on fire, and the Jin army has walked down the four walls, and the people have suffered heavy casualties."

Zhao Huan raised his head, glanced at Sun Fu, and asked, "Did you see it?"

Sun Fu was speechless, and it was impossible for him to go to the front line to take a look. How could he see the Jin army slaughtering the city?Isn't the housekeeper making unreasonable words, calling a deer a horse?

Zhao Huan looked at Zhang Shuye, the privy envoy who was actually in charge of the military, and asked, "How many people does the privy minister think the Jin army has?"

"This...according to the Hebei army's inquiries, the Jin army has about 30 soldiers." Zhang Shuye replied after a moment of deliberation.

"There are hundreds of thousands of Jin people, and more than forty miles of joint operations" is the inherent perception of the number of Jin troops by the civil and military forces of the Song Dynasty in this era.

Whether it is the soldiers defending the city or the King Qin's army, many people believe this statement.

Zhao Huan looked directly at Zhang Shuye, and said firmly: "During the Yuanfeng period of Shenzong's reign, the Western Xia was attacked five times, and 30 troops were mobilized to cover the ancient and modern finances with our crown. Even if the logistics supply is insufficient, the entire army collapsed."

"A group of savage barbarians of the Jin people, who just founded the country the year before last, can supply 30 troops to invade year after year and besiege Tokyo for thousands of miles?"

"I tell you that the Jin army only has about 10 people, of which the Jurchen Meng'an has only about [-] to [-]. Knowing this, you can understand why I concluded that the Jin army could not slaughter the city."

All the ministers in the hall were in an uproar, all showing doubts, this is simply a fairy tale!Could it be that the Jinren West Route Army only used 60 to [-] Jurchens to defeat the Song Dynasty's nearly [-] Forbidden Army?
"This is absolutely impossible!" Countless people said in unison.

Zhao Huan hammered the chair with his fist and said: "Nothing is impossible! The combat power of the imperial army has been verified in the city of Youzhou. I don't want to argue too much with you gentlemen. From now on, all military deployments will be calculated based on the size of the Jin army of [-]. .”

Talking about the Northern Expedition to Yanyun, all the ministers lost their faces and kept silent.

After all, in the Northern Expedition of the most elite 20 Imperial Guards in the Song Dynasty a few years ago, when the Liao State was at the end of its road, the mere [-] remnants of the army were defeated and returned home in a crushing defeat for hundreds of miles.

Even if the officials say that there are only [-] gold troops under the city, all the gentlemen have no basis to refute.He could only be defeated in disgrace, and was forced to accept what the officials said.

As for the number of Jin soldiers, the figures given by Zhao Huan are of course very accurate. After all, Zhao Huan has seen the data recorded by the Jin people themselves in later generations.

Zhao Huan opened the history plug-in, Song and Jin countries can only sigh in vain.

When the number of Jinjun was set at 10, Zhang Shuye quickly agreed with what the officials said.It is impossible for the Jin army to really slaughter the city. Setting fire outside the city is just a bluff.

Unlike other slaughtered cities, Tokyo City was not an isolated city from beginning to end.

King Qin's army from all directions is marching towards Tokyo City, and even the King Qin's army in Hebei has a tendency to cut off the Jin army's retreat.

When the Jin army went south, many cities were not conquered, so they were forced to choose a detour.For example, the well-known Beijing Daming Mansion of the Great Song Dynasty was not conquered until December of the second year of Jianyan, two years after the establishment of the Southern Song Dynasty.

Under the city of Tokyo, the two Jin armies went deep alone, deeply trapped in the hinterland of the Song Dynasty. The Jin army had to allocate more than half of its troops to guard against the attack of Qin Wangyi's division.

For example, Zongze has won consecutive battles in Hebei, and the Jin army must divide divisions to prevent it.

There are only a few tens of thousands of people left, all scattered in the city of Tokyo to massacre the city?During the burning, killing and looting, the establishment of the Jin army was completely chaotic.

In case the Song army in the inner city attacks, the big victory won by the Jin army will turn into a big defeat.

What's more, Tokyo is so huge, the people are already ready for street fighting, privately forged a large number of swords, and formed a large number of rebels.This is not a city that is caught without a fight and gives up resistance.There must be a large number of casualties in the Jurchen massacre.

"Besides, the intimidation of the Jurchens this time is just as I wish." Zhao Huan glanced at the crowd and said slowly: "I need the threat of the Jin army to hang over the heads of the people at all times."

"Because I intend to change the art of recruitment!"

(End of this chapter)