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Chapter 437 0433 [Battle of Orthodoxy]

Han Zhen's infiltration into the northwest was almost blatant, and Zhao Song was naturally aware of it.

But nothing can be done.

In addition to the suppression of status, Zhao Song's restrictions on generals also included the transfer system.

The training of soldiers is carried out by instructors designated by the imperial court.

For example, Lin Chong, the chief instructor of the 800,000-strong Forbidden Army.

It sounds domineering, but in fact he is just a petty official. As Gao Yanei, if he wants Lin Chong to have a wife, he needs to resort to all kinds of tricks and directly send someone to take her back to the house.

If Lin Chong wants to be decent, let him be decent.

If it's not decent, let him evaporate.

He is just a military attaché the size of a sesame seed and a mung bean. If he dies, he will die and no one will care.

The seed master politely declined.

As for the Zhejia, there was nothing we could do. Since the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Zhejia had been rooted in the northwest, guarding the gates of the Central Plains Dynasty.

After Zhong Shizhong and Yao Gu were sent to Taiyuan, the officers and soldiers of the Qingzhou Army who escorted them returned home.

After several generations of hard work, these three families have a very high prestige in the Northwest Army, especially the Zhong family, which has almost reached the point where they can respond to a hundred responses.

When he saw the two of them, Taiyuan guard Wang Zhen couldn't believe it.

Is it so easy to escape from the Jin prisoner-of-war camp?

But Northwest Fifth Road is an exception.

Because Xixia invaded from time to time, and Zhao and Song were defeated repeatedly, we could no longer play the trick of "the generals don't know the soldiers, and the soldiers don't know the generals".

As a result, Tong Guan began to dominate the Northwest Fifth Road, ostracizing Yao Pingzhong and suppressing Liu Zhongwu, but Zhao Ji turned a blind eye.

"What are the two generals' plans?"

Wang Zhen looked at the two of them suspiciously.

He didn't need to bear the key blame, it was all shouldered by Tong Guan.

But even after the Qingli Peace Agreement was signed, frictions between the two sides continued.

Looking at the two people's brand new clothes, Wang Zhen didn't bother to point it out and chose to pretend to be confused for a while.

So, don't underestimate Zhao Ji, his political skills are very good.

His way of being an official is to mind his own business. As a general, he only cares about going into battle to kill the enemy, and there is no need to worry about the rest.

Yao Gu replied: "Yes, the two of us hid in the mountains, avoided the cavalry pursuit, and fled all the way back."

Lin, Fu, and Fengzhou were managed like iron barrels. Even if Zhao Ji wanted to take action, he would not have the slightest chance.

At this time, Xixia no longer poses much of a threat.

However, the prestige of the three families in the Western Army cannot be shaken.

The advantage of this is that the generals do not know the soldiers, and the soldiers do not know the generals. Naturally, the generals cannot become great.

"Escape?"

"General Zhong, General Yao!"

"it is good."

Zhong Shizhong said nonsense: "The two of us escaped while the Jin soldiers were not paying attention."

After Huizong succeeded to the throne, Xixia was beaten to the point of crying for father and mother by Yang Weizhong's fortress tactics. The fortress was almost built to the doorstep of Xixia's home.

The Xia people sent troops to Qinfeng and Jingyuan, raided familiar households, harassed the archers on the frontier, and killed and plundered tens of thousands of people and livestock.

It was against this background that the Zhong family, Liu family, and Yao family emerged one after another.

Wang Chen pondered and said: "We are going hundreds of miles to the northwest, so why not send a team of soldiers to escort us?"

He didn't think Zhong Shizhong and Yao Gu would vote for the Jin people. He still had some integrity. As for the unspeakable secrets, he didn't want to ask or know.

The two rushed to Taiyuan on foot.

The farmer said, "General Wang, please give me a few horses. After a night's rest, we will return to the northwest."

Zhao Kuangyin personally issued an order to ensure that the family would inherit the vassal town, which is equivalent to the country of China.

"General Wang has accepted his kindness and will not bother his subordinates any more."

Only in time of war will generals be dispatched to the army.

Massively attack Dashun City, divide the troops to surround Rouyuan Village, burn Quqi Village, Zhaduan Muling...

At the beginning of the founding of Xixia, several wars were launched, especially the three battles of Sanchuankou, Haoshuichuan, and Dingchuanzhai, all of which ended with Zhao Song being defeated and even forced to pay tribute to Xixia.

It was Zhao Ji's instructions behind this, and the purpose was to prevent these three companies from becoming bigger.

If he angered the Zhe family and directly defected to Xixia or Liao, Zhao Ji would be dumbfounded.

Moreover, even if they really escaped from the prisoner of war camp, Datong would be five or six hundred miles away. Can two legs still outrun the cavalry?

He is not stupid. Han Zhen did not meet them, which means that he does not want to take the Northwest Fifth Road yet.

Hearing this, Wang Zhen said no more and ordered his soldiers to send the two of them to the post.

Watching the two people leave, the deputy general frowned and said, "Commander, General Zhong and General Yao are a little weird."

"Shut up."

Wang Zhen scolded: "Don't meddle in other people's business. I will tell the Xuanfu envoy truthfully about this matter."

As for how Xuanfu will deal with it, that's none of his business.

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Zhongjing.

The Kingdom of Jin had a large territory but a small population.

At its peak, the Liao Kingdom had a total population of just over nine million.

In the past few years, military disasters have continued, and the population has dropped sharply to more than 8 million. The actual number of soldiers who died in battle was more than 100,000, and the rest were poor people who died of starvation or freezing, among which Han'er from the Liao Kingdom accounted for the majority.

More than eight million people scattered over such a large territory are obviously not enough.

Dading Mansion, once the central capital of the Liao Kingdom, seemed a bit depressed at this time.

Today, this is Wanyan Zongwang’s territory.

Even if he is the best among the young Jin people, barbarians are still barbarians, and how can they know how to manage civil affairs.

Still playing the same tribal system as Meng An Mooke.

Each and every one of his subordinates, Meng'an Muke, is equivalent to each large and small tribe. The people of Liao, Bohai and Han under his command are all slaves.

The Liao people worked as minor officials, the Bohai people herded cattle, and the Han people farmed.

As for commerce and handicrafts, what are they?

In the government office, Wanyan Zongwang was handling government affairs, and there was another Liao rebellion in Bei'an Prefecture. Although there were only a few thousand people, the commotion was huge, and Bei'an City was almost completely burned down.

"Order Xiao Zhonggong to lead three hundred cavalry to suppress the rebels. No rebels will be left alive!"

Just after the order was given, Liu Yanzong was seen hurriedly entering the hall and reported: "Dushuai, there is a man who claims to be the envoy of the Song Dynasty and wants to see you."

"Envoy from Song Dynasty?"

Wanyan Zongwang was stunned for a moment, frowned and said: "Song has not submitted its credentials, so where did the envoy come from?"

Liu Yanzong lowered his voice and said: "This person claims to be a secret agent of the Imperial City Department of the Song Dynasty. He has important matters to discuss with the commander-in-chief."

Imperial City Division!

These three words made Wanyan Zongwang's eyes freeze, and he immediately ordered: "Bring him to the study to see me!"

If an Imperial City Secret Service agent reveals his identity on his own initiative, the matter he is talking about is definitely not trivial, so it is best to be cautious.

Not long after, a man dressed as a waiter was led into the study by Liu Yanzong.

"I've met the second prince!"

The spy bowed.

Jin people are not very particular about etiquette. Even if the current emperor is Wanyan Wu, some people still call the heir of Wanyan Aguda the prince.

The Jurchen name was difficult to pronounce and difficult to remember, so people in the Song Dynasty simply called him a certain prince.

Wanyan Zongwang looked the other person up and down and asked, "Are you a secret agent of the Song Dynasty?"

"Yes."

The spy nodded.

Wanyan Zongwang slammed the table and said in a cold tone: "You are so brave, you dare to come to our country of Jin to spy on intelligence!"

The spy trembled with fright and hurriedly held up his hands and said: "Second Prince, please forgive me. I am not here to spy on information, but to discuss important matters."

"Humph!"

Wanyan Zongwang snorted coldly. Seeing that his power was at stake, he said in a deep voice, "What are we discussing? If you dare to lie to me, I will personally twist off your head."

"Second Prince, please be patient. I will never dare to tell lies."

The spy swallowed and said tremblingly: "My Majesty, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, wants to form an alliance with your country and join forces to defeat Qi!"

Join forces to defeat Qi!

As soon as these words came out, Wanyan Zongwang sneered: "Song is weak and its soldiers can only run away. What's the use of joining forces?"

Previously, the Jin and Song Dynasties also signed a maritime alliance and jointly conquered the Liao Dynasty.

The results of it?

The Song Dynasty could not even defeat a small Yanjing, and its army of 500,000 was beaten to pieces by tens of thousands of people from Yelu Dashi.

The Qingzhou Army under Han Zhen was several times more fierce than the Liao people. Even if they joined forces, it would be of no use. In the end, wouldn't it be a fight between them and the Jin Kingdom?

The disastrous defeat a few months ago made Wanyan Zongwang hold a grudge and always wanted revenge.

But after all, he is not a reckless man, and he knows very well that now is not the time for revenge.

The Qingzhou army is strong, and with the help of firearms, a wild victory is unlikely.

"This……"

The spy was speechless for a moment.

Wanyan Zongwang waved his hand: "You go back first."

"I'll take my leave, little one."

The spy had no choice but to turn around and leave.

After the spies left, Wanyan Zongwang asked, "How true do you think it is?"

"Eighty percent!"

Liu Yanzong pondered.

Wanyan Zongwang asked: "Why?"

"Song has always regarded itself as orthodox in the Central Plains, but the emperor of Qi not only occupied the Central Plains, but also received the imperial seal, which made him even more orthodox. Therefore, for the sake of face, Qi must be destroyed."

Liu Yanzong saw clearly that the battle for orthodoxy was more important than the loss of his homeland.

(End of this chapter)