The Jin army besieged the city, and the Song emperor’s daughter died

Chapter 58: A close friend also knows the enemy
After staying up until the end of the day, after finally squeezing out the few things in his mind, Zhao Fujin suddenly became sad.

If the Jin Army's first invasion to the south was purely for a chance to gain some traction, and if it could cheat a little bit, it would not be able to cheat the ball, then the Jin Army's second invasion to the south half a year later was really to risk their lives.

Therefore, in the first Kaifeng defense battle, Zhao Fujin was not worried from the beginning...

But Zhao Fujin was not sure what the situation would be like in half a year.

Although she has placed everyone in the Song Dynasty who can currently be beaten in the right position, how can a century-old illness be cleared away overnight?
I know my own problems, but what is the strength of the Jin Jurchen?

How could the Jin Kingdom, which had only been founded a few years ago, rub the Liao Dynasty, which had been founded for more than 200 years, and the Song Dynasty, which had been founded for more than 100 years, on the ground?
Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy can win a hundred battles!
Zhao Fujin is planning to have a brainstorming session on this issue.

You may not necessarily get an accurate answer, but you can at least provide yourself with some ideas to solve this problem.

The next day, Xuanhe Hall discussed matters.

The reason why we are in the Xuanhe Hall is that this hall is spacious enough. All the officials who used to be able to discuss matters in front of the hall participated, and many people who were not qualified to come to the hall to discuss matters in the past also came.

The top leaders of all the yamen in Kaifeng City, no matter how big or small, were all present, and even people from Ma Zheng were called over.

This is an enlarged meeting of the Song Dynasty!
"Young ministers don't have to stick to their official positions. You can speak freely today. Your words are guilt-free and deserve to be rewarded!"

After saying that, he waved and a dozen officials from the Secretariat Department came out and sat on both sides of the Xuanhe Hall: "Everything that all the ministers said today must be recorded for me word for word."

"I will obey your orders!"

After arranging the secretary for the meeting, Zhao Fujin asked: "I couldn't sleep last night, thinking hard about something. Today we, the monarch and the ministers, will only discuss one thing: Where is the strength of the Jin army?"

For those who often participate in discussions in front of the palace, when they hear Zhao Fujin's question, they first think not about the answer to the question itself, but habitually think: "Why do officials ask this question?"

Among this group of people, who is the most active person besides Li Bangyan?

In just a moment, Li Bangyan felt that he understood what the officials meant: "The gold thieves retreated, and the officials should take the first credit. It is our duty to praise the officials highly. Otherwise, why would we call so many officials here?"

Li Bangyan came out of the queue with a smile, and his face was full of teasing and ridicule: "Is the Jin army strong? Haha... I thought otherwise. Half a decade ago, the Jin army besieged the city, and our Song Dynasty building was about to collapse. I and others were incompetent and panicked, but... Official The family is mandated by heaven, with a high-rise building, strategizing, and the majesty of the emperor..."

"Shut up!" Zhao Fujin slapped the seat, stood up, pointed at Li Bangyan and shouted: "I called you here to discuss matters, not to listen to your flattery. Don't get your salary this month. Got it!"

Li Bangyan was stunned for a moment: "The official...didn't you say...that the speaker is not guilty?"

Zhao Fujin was speechless, pointed at Li Bangyan and sneered: "Xing... I will reward you later!"

Li Bangyan stood back dejectedly: "Have you guessed the official's thoughts wrongly again? I really deserve to die!"

"The strength of the Golden Army lies first in its war horses!"

The breeder said: "Most of the Jin army's war horses are Sanhe horses, which are sturdy and carry heavy loads. In the past, our army's war horses could also buy Hequ horses from the Liao Kingdom. Now that the Liao Kingdom has died, most of the war horses added now are Sichuan horses." Horses are small in size and lack endurance. If the cavalry is equipped with heavy armor, these horses cannot bear the weight at all."

As Zhong Shidao said, Zhao Fujin had also thought about why the Song Dynasty could not build heavy armored cavalry to compete with the Jin army. Now he has found the answer.

"Where is Ma Zheng?" Zhao Fujin asked: "Can the more than a thousand war horses left by Wanyan Zongwang be maintained?"

The Horse Administration Secretary came out: "Back to the official house, these horses need to be grazed around Kaifeng..." "I'll give you Yujin Garden. Raising it well is the foundation. You have to breed it for me. Give birth to more and raise more. If there is a place If it’s not enough, you can also take it from other royal gardens outside Kaifeng City. If you need it for raising horses, feel free to tell me!”

When Ma Zhengsi heard this, he was almost moved to tears.

A few years ago, in order to get some funds, Ma Zhengsi went to the Zhongshu Province to ask his grandfather to sue his grandmother. The result was only one sentence: "No money! Don't buy the official stones? Are they all going to raise horses for you?"

"I have something to report!" Zongze then came out: "In addition to war horses, the Jin army's siege weapons should not be underestimated."

Zhao Fujin could understand Zongze's words, but many ministers in the palace did not understand. Half a decade ago, everyone had witnessed the Jin Army's funny performance outside the Jujube Gate. The ladders and ladders were not working, the catapults and catapults were not working, and the standing Acting like a fool by the moat!

"I think the reason Wanyan Zongwang was in such a bad situation this time was because he was not completely prepared. Do the officials know about the battle in Beijing?"

Zhao Fujin nodded and suddenly thought of someone: "Where is Zhao Liangsi?"

Ministers, look at me and I look at you. It seems that this person has disappeared since Zhao Fujin ascended the throne.

"Li Xiangguo, where is he?"

"Back at the official's house, Zhao Liangsi tricked the emperor into forming an alliance with the golden thief, which led to the current serious trouble. I have detained the thief at the Yushitai, waiting for the official's death."

Zhao Fujin sighed softly: "Bring it with you, I have something to ask him!"

After a while, Zhao Liangsi came and Zhao Fujin ordered someone to remove the shackles: "Zhao Liangsi, I remember you have seen Wanyan Aguda attack the Liao Kingdom and go to Beijing?"

Zhao Liangsi swallowed his saliva, nodded and said: "I watched Agu attack Shangjing. In less than two hours, Shangjing was defeated. I was horrified..."

"How did you fight?"

Zhao Liangsi thought about it for a moment and recounted what he saw that day in detail: "The Jin army was filling in the moat under Shangjing City. Thousands of arrows were fired from the top of Shangjing City, and stone cannons were bombarded. However, neither stones nor arrows could reach them."

Zhao Liangsi paused and continued: "After filling in the moat, the Jin army camped on the spot and set up more than a hundred artillery poles. They fired in unison and rained down. Every time the artillery hit the city, everything on the city was destroyed. But the Liao army's cannons, stones, arrows, and fire were all inferior to those of the Jin army."

Zhao Fujin frowned and muttered in his heart: "This is a proper range issue."

Zongze asked: "Mr. Zhong, can our stone cannons and arrows and crossbows reach the Liao Kingdom?"

Zhong Shidao thought for a while: "Except for the bed crossbow, the others... are about half a pound."

There was no need for Zongze to explain to Zhao Fujin, she could figure it out on her own. Although the bed crossbow had sufficient range, it was extremely difficult to operate. It only had range but no attack speed. It was not a living target in front of the trebuchet.

As for other city defense equipment, since the Liao Kingdom was not as good as the Jin Army, the Song Dynasty should not be much better.

After hearing this, all the ministers in the palace fell silent.

Zhao Fujin suddenly realized that in terms of military technology for attacking and defending cities, the Song Dynasty did not seem to have any advantages over the Jin Kingdom, and was even slightly inferior.

This is a little embarrassing.

(End of this chapter)