Chapter 402: The Battle of Bianjing to Treat Low Blood Pressure

[On the seventh day of the first lunar month in 1126 AD, the Jin army approached the city of Bianjing. Song Prime Minister Bai Shizhong, Li Bangyan and others persuaded Song Qinzong to flee Bianjing and go to Xiangzhou (Xiangyang)]

【Li Gang, then the Minister of Rites, stood up to oppose the plan and stated the pros and cons. Emperor Qinzong of Song planned to manage the defense and appointed Li Gang as the governor of Tokyo and the "guardian of the four walls of the imperial camp capital" to be responsible for the defense of Bianjing.】

【But at the same time, he sent envoys to the Jin army to seek peace. 】

[On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the Jin army began to attack the city from all sides.]

……

The period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty
"Xiangyang County..."

I took a look at the territory map spread out on the ground.

Liu Che slowly stood up and walked forward.

Looking at the words "Xiangyang" written under my feet, I fell into deep thought.

Huo Qubing, who was standing aside, looked at this place and said:

"The Qinling Mountains and the Huai River divide China into two parts, north and south."

"There are three roads connecting the north and south."

"The western route of Shu Road from Hedong to Shu, the eastern route of the waterway from Huaihe River to Yangtze River, and the central route from the Central Plains through Nanyang County and Xiangyang County to Jingzhou."

"Xiangyang County is located in the middle of the road and is a place that must be fought for."

"If we withdraw our troops here... we can prepare for a counterattack."

"The emperor is the ruler of a country. Retreating to such a strategic location is not considered escaping."

Liu Che snorted lightly.

"You just fight too many battles."

"The people I met were all people who followed orders."

"Once the emperor withdraws, never mind what the reason is."

"The army line will collapse! And the collapse of the army will turn the civilians into refugees."

"The defeated soldiers and refugees will attack other areas."

“That’s how chaos happens.”

……

On the canopy.

On each of the four city walls of Bianjing, there were 12,000 imperial guards, with a team of soldiers deployed every hundred steps.

on the city wall,
Groups of baojia and xiangjun soldiers wearing leather armor were busy.

Build towers and turrets, hang up felt curtains, install barges, set up crossbow beds, move bricks and stones, distribute torches, lower wooden beams, and prepare kerosene.

All kinds of equipment to defend against the enemy were carefully prepared.

Cross the outer city and enter the inner city.

An official with a long beard and a resolute temperament was directing the other officials to allocate troops according to the areas.

There were 40,000 cavalry and infantry each, organized into five armies: front, rear, left, right, and center, with 8,000 men in each army.

The five armies were then stationed in sections.

The vanguard was stationed outside the East Water Gate, guarding the Yanfeng Granary, which contained more than 400,000 shi of grain.

The rear army was stationed outside Xingsong Gate and occupied Fanjiagang to prevent the Jin soldiers from advancing.

The left, right and center armies were stationed in the city.

Suddenly!

Dozens of fireboats sailed along the Bian River towards the Xishuimen!

The Jin army began to attack the city!

……

[The Jin army attacked the city for two consecutive days. They were not good at attacking strongholds. At the same time, the stronghold of Bianjing was not comparable to other capitals in Liao territory. Li Gang led tens of thousands of imperial guards to resist, and the Jin army failed to succeed for a while.]

[On the tenth day of the first lunar month, the Jin army finally stopped attacking after suffering thousands of casualties, and they began to agree to peace talks.]

[Wanyan Zongwang's conditions were: the Song Dynasty had to pay 5 million taels of gold, 50 million taels of silver, and 10 million pieces of silk and 10 million pieces of colored silk.]

【Ten thousand horses, camels, mules, and donkeys each.】

【Respect the Emperor of Jin as your uncle, and all the people of Yanyun in Song territory must return to Yanyun.】

[The Jin army would withdraw only if the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan and Hejian were ceded to the Jin Kingdom and the prince and prime minister were taken as hostages.]

……

Great Sui.

"An alliance under the city..."

Yang Jian looked at the conditions of the Jin army in the sky and made a quick judgment in his mind.

Agree or disagree?
Of course I disagree!

This amount of money is something that you cannot come up with even if the Sui Dynasty puts all its resources into it.

Moreover, Taiyuan, Zhongshan and Hejian are the barriers to the north. How can we establish a country if we cede them?
As for sending hostages... these are protons!

But we still have to talk.

Talk to the parties who agree.

As long as we can hold out until the troops coming to support the king can surround us, everything will turn around.

……

Tang Dynasty and Emperor Gaozu's period
“Where are the people?!”

Li Yuan hated alliances.

Especially this kind of alliance under duress!
"Didn't you say you were going to serve the king? Where are they?"

"Talk! Talk about your motherfucker!"

"Drag them until the army surrounds them! Then destroy them!"

Li Jiancheng, who was standing by, looked at Li Yuan who suddenly became angry and whispered:
"Why is Aye so angry all of a sudden? Weren't you the one who signed the peace treaty?"

Li Shimin looked unfriendly.

Li Jiancheng cleared his throat and said normally
"The Jin army came suddenly, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for the food in Bianjing to survive."

Li Shimin certainly knew this, and he also knew that the Song Dynasty would agree to these conditions.

Even if the army came to support the king, they would probably turn around and run away.

Apart from being able to scare the Jin army with its momentum, its actual effect is probably just to add fuel to the fire.

It doesn't help.

……

【Song Qinzong agreed to this extremely harsh condition.】

[On the tenth day of the first lunar month, he first issued an edict, saying that he would sleep on firewood and taste gall, avoid the main hall, and reduce his normal meals to set an example.]

[Then came the second edict, stating that in order to raise enough money to reward the Jin army, even the utensils in the ancestral temple had been taken out. For this reason, the princes and officials must follow the emperor's example and hand over the gold and silver utensils in their homes.]

【Then came the third edict, requiring the gold, silver, silk and satin of the kings, as well as the gold and silver of the various Dao officials, music officials, artists, and the five departments, to be paid into the national treasury as soon as possible.】

[On the twelfth day of the first lunar month, Prime Minister Zhang Bangchang and Huizong's ninth son, Prince Kang Zhao Gou, were sent to the Jin army as hostages.]

[In this way, the silk was delivered in full, but the amount of gold and silver was insufficient, with only more than 300,000 taels of gold and more than 12 million taels of silver.]

[On the 20th day of the first lunar month, Emperor Qinzong of Song issued another edict. The central idea of ​​this "famous" edict was: Hand over your gold and silver quickly, otherwise the Jin army will be angry and attack the city, and they will "kill all men, drive away women, burn houses, and take away all gold and silver. If you don't hand it over, you will be severely punished...]

……

Later Tang Dynasty: Zhuangzong Period
"First, there was a car sect."

Li Cunxu counted carefully on his fingers.

"Then I recognized a younger brother."

"Now I have another uncle."

"Will I have to recognize my father in the future?"

"wrong……"

Li Cunxu raised the corner of his mouth and laughed sarcastically.

"I'm afraid you won't have a chance to recognize your father."

……

Great Song.

"I'm going to fuck your mother!"

A teacup was angrily thrown high into the sky and gradually disappeared.

How could an emperor intimidate the people in his own capital like this!

Whose emperor are you?

"Bunch of bastards!"

"A countryless bastard!"

"Why doesn't God kill you both with a bolt of lightning?"

"Putting a pig there would be better than the two of you!"

"The emperor has done this! He might as well just slit his own throat!"

……

Song Taizong period
Zhao Kuangyi's eyes were gloomy.

Staring at the sky.

I will definitely find a way.

I must strangle you two to death with my own hands!

……

Song Zhenzong period
"Woo woo woo woo! Xiao'e!"

Zhao Heng threw himself into Liu E's arms and cried bitterly.

"Why doesn't he use this opportunity to mobilize the entire city's people to fight against foreign enemies together?"

"What kind of beast is this!"

Liu E held him and coaxed him softly.

"With a father like Song Huizong, it's no surprise that he has a son like this."

……

Song Shenzong Period
Zhao Xu looked at the round stone in his hand.

"I understand...I understand."

……

Song Dynasty: Zhezong Period
Zhao Xu smiled happily.

"Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha!"

Sima Guang on the side was wiping the sweat from his forehead.

This... this is really too much.

Also exile to Lingnan.

……

{I thought of... measuring China's material resources...}
{The situation is a little different. Cixi was forced to compromise under the absolute suppression of the opponent's military strength, while the defense of Bianjing in the late Northern Song Dynasty did not have a clear disadvantage.}
{The final contract under such circumstances included ceding territory (or military strongholds), paying compensation, increasing annual tribute, and sending hostages. Nothing was lost.}
{We were not prepared in the first place. Bianjing was already short of food, and the army outside coming to support the king... Zhong Shidao brought only a few thousand people!}

{If the Jin army had not yet learned to use bluffing tactics such as filling the stoves and beating drums, it would be hard to say whether these few thousand people on the plains would be enough to fill the gaps between the 60,000 cavalry of the Jin army.}
{Forget it, Song Qinzong had intended to negotiate from the beginning! He never thought of holding out! If Li Gang hadn't intervened, the Jingkang Shame would have happened earlier.}
{You're still washing him, what the hell!}
{Actually, there are many things going on here, but overall, it is still weak and no one is available. That is why the diplomatic relations have become like this.}
{As the deputy envoy, Zheng Wangzhi dared to argue with the Jin people, while Li Fen, the chief envoy, was submissive and did not dare to speak, and was mocked by the Jin people as a woman.}
……

Liu Song.

Liu Yu couldn't stand this.

"What a waste..."

"Not to mention the money to satisfy the gold man's demands."

"Just agreeing to negotiate with the Jin people when the situation is not bad is too..."

"For the Jin army, time is of no use. If they fail to capture Bianjing, they will be considered a failure."

"For the defending Song Dynasty, as long as the city was not breached, it would be considered a success."

"The troops outside who are supporting the king don't need to launch a large-scale attack. We just need to keep harassing them and at the same time fortify the surrounding counties and cut off their food supply."

"This confidence that was hard to come by is about to be shattered by the peace talks."

……

Datang.

Li Shimin’s eyes suddenly widened!
He grasped the point at once!
"What...what is the Jingkang Shame?"

"Does this mean that signing a peace treaty with the enemy at the gates is not a shame?"

Li Chengqian reminded quietly:

"Aye, you forgot, it's dead."

Li Shimin narrowed his eyes again.

"Yes, the destruction of the country... is not right either!"

“That should be called difficult!”

"What is shame?"

Difficulty and shame have completely different meanings!

……

Song Huizong Period
Zhao Ji rubbed his forehead.

Wang Fu and others stood in front of him without saying a word.

"Chen Dong and Gordon... forget it, find a reason to send them away."

"What do you think we should do now?"

Bai Shizhong stepped forward and said:

"Your Majesty, we should deploy defenses to Zhending as soon as possible." "As for Yanjing..."

I can only give up by default.

They still didn't trust Pharmacist Guo.

Even though he was still doing his job at this time.

……

Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
Zhu Di snorted coldly.

"He was forced to stay and resist, trembling with fear."

"The victory in defending the city only made him feel that he finally had a chance to beg for mercy, so that he would not be beheaded before he shouted surrender!"

"How can a weak person be a king? How can he be a ruler?"

"Then Li Gang should kill him!"

"Even Zhao Gou at that time was better than him!"

……

Qing Dynasty Yongzheng Period
Yongzheng looked at the sky and said in a deep voice:

“Once you have made up your mind, you should carry it out to the end. Don’t waver or hesitate.”

"Studying history is an excellent course for rulers."

"Many pitfalls have been faced by people before you."

Hongli also looked at the sky.

"So, blindly giving in will not get the desired results."

……

[On the 28th day of the first lunar month, a total of 517,000 taels of gold and 14,320,000 taels of silver were looted.]

[They also used rare pearls, jade, rhinoceros horns, ivory and other treasures as collateral. ]

[On the first day of February, Li Fen and Zheng Wangzhi were sent to the Jin army camp with the treasure.]

……

On the canopy.

The bright moon hanging high in the sky wants to look down at the earth.

But it was lightly obscured by the clouds in front of it.

It seemed as if it didn't want the moon to see the stupid scene below.

Fengqiu Gate in Bianjing.

A team of armored cavalry rushed out of the city.

In front of it was a simple camp that was unusually quiet.

"Commander Yao, something doesn't seem right."

Looking at the camp gate with no chevaux de frise or trenches, a general talked in a low voice with the leading general.

"The gate of the Jin army camp is so unguarded... I'm afraid there must be a trick."

The leading general chuckled and said:
"What's the trick? They'll definitely scramble to get all the treasures they see."

"Maybe there will be a banquet to celebrate."

"What knowledge can a barbarian have?"

"The camp gate is wide open, which shows that the military discipline is not strict!"

“It’s our great opportunity!”

"Get your swords and guns ready! Make achievements!"

……

[On the night of the first day of the lunar year, Emperor Qinzong of Song ordered Yao Pingzhong, the commander of the Xuanfu Division, and Yang Kesheng, the general of the Western Army, to lead 7,000 soldiers and horses to attack the Jin army camp at night.]

[Li Gang had originally planned to have the 200,000 soldiers under the city cut off the Jin army's food supply and defend the city without fighting.]

[When the Jin army ran out of food and their strength was weakened, they were allowed to return north and attacked along the way.]

[However, in the subsequent discussion, the idea of ​​a secret attack on the Jin camp prevailed, and Song Qinzong decided to launch a surprise attack on the Jin camp on the first day of the new year.]

【This incident became known to the whole city during the day. 】

[The time of the sneak attack was divined by a sorcerer. At the same time, Emperor Qinzong of Song Dynasty set up three large flags at Fengqiu Gate, with inscriptions such as "Reporting victory to the emperor" and other words celebrating the victory.]

[Outside Fengqiu Gate was the Jin army camp, so of course the Jin army knew about it.]

[Yao Pingzhong and Yang Kesheng led 7,000 elite soldiers to attack the Jin camp at night. They broke into two camps but found no one there. When they reached the third camp, the Jin soldiers were waiting in full battle array.]

[At this time, a Jin army came out from behind the Song army...]

【Finally, Yao Pingzhong led 300 cavalrymen to break out, and Yang Kesheng was captured and martyred.】

[Li Gang led his troops to support them, and many of them were captured.]

……

Great Qin.

Ying Zheng smiled.

Laughed angrily.

"A brand new tactic, an open sneak attack?"

……

The emperors of the Han Dynasty all decided to give up thinking.

There's no way. People with smart minds can't understand what mentally retarded people are thinking.

So just don’t think about it anymore.

……

Ji Han.

Liu, Cao and Sun looked at each other.

They all mean the same thing.

Why don't you do this!
……

Northern Qi Dynasty: Cultural and Propaganda Period
Gao Yang took a look and then rolled on the ground.

Pounding the floor.

"How stupid! How stupid!"

"Why did you let me see such a stupid person!"

"I don't want to be killed by stupidity!"

……

Great Sui.

"What's going on in his mind?"

Yang Jian was confused.

"If you want to launch a surprise attack, why don't you contact the army outside to support the king?"

"The foreign envoy has already entered the military camp. Why are you launching a surprise attack?"

"Why did we have to make the sneak attack known to everyone?"

"You put up a banner to report your victory in front of the emperor? If you are so sure of victory, why are you still plundering the people?"

Yang Jian covered his head with his hands as he spoke more and more confused.

"Why?! Why!"

"What on earth are you thinking!"

"My head hurts!"

……

Tang Dynasty...The emperors of Tang Dynasty also decided to give up thinking.

They can't understand, and they give up trying to understand.

……

[On the second day of the second month, Zhong Shidao suggested that we send more troops to attack from different directions. If we cannot win, we should send thousands of people to harass the Jin camp every night. Within ten days, the Jin troops will retreat.]

【Song Qinzong rejected it without hesitation.】

[At this time, Li Bangyan and others reported that the Western Army and the expeditionary camp led by Li Gang were annihilated by the Jin army.]

[But in fact, the Western Army lost more than a thousand people, while Li Gang's personal expeditionary camp lost only more than a hundred people. ]

【Song Qinzong didn't know this, and he was even more frightened. On the one hand, he issued an edict to forbid further fighting, and on the other hand, he sent envoys to explain to the Jin Kingdom.】

[He said that this military expedition was an act of Li Gang and Yao Pingzhong without their knowledge, and that the court was seeking peace! ]

[In order to show his sincerity, Emperor Qinzong of Song dismissed Li Gang. ]

[On the fifth day of the second month, the Jin army sent a letter to Song Qinzong, mocking him, and then obtained a contract to cede three important towns.]

[On the sixth day of the second month, Emperor Qinzong of Song replied to the letter, telling everyone that tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians were causing trouble in the city, scolding the prime minister, killing several eunuchs, many prime ministers resigned, and appointed some officials.]

……

{Isn't this the same as revealing all of one's assets, giving the enemy more options? I really don't know whether to call him incompetent or stupid!}
{I am convinced! It turns out that the biggest enemy spy is you, the emperor!}
{He dared to reveal everything when he was so empty inside. This emperor has an unusual way of thinking.}
{No normal person would do this.}
{I really don’t know how to describe this Emperor Qinzong of Song.}
{Emperors Huizong and Qinzong were indeed father and son, so there was no need for a paternity test.}
{I don't know what to say.}
……

[On the eighth day of the second month in 1126 AD, all the strategic goals of the Jin army had been perfectly achieved.]

[The imperial edict and map for the cession of three towns, a large amount of money for rewarding the troops, and a safe passage back to the army obtained by holding the prince hostage.]

[On the tenth day of the second month, the Jin army broke camp and left.]

……

Great Song.

Zhao Kuangyin panted, held his knees and looked at the land in front of him.

Although I was extremely angry, I also felt a little relieved.

I don't know what else this idiot can do.

But at least now I can breathe.

Take this opportunity to deploy defenses.

You can also take it step by step.

After taking two deep breaths, Zhao Kuangyin looked up at the sky.

It’s his mother’s fault!

Don't you even take a breath?

You evil creature! What have you done again?
……

On the canopy.

A scroll slowly opens, revealing a prosperous scene.

On both sides of the Bian River, grain transport ships were parked at the docks.

A group of shirtless men carrying grain bags as tall as a person unloaded the goods from the boat to the side.

Next to the grain pile, a group of laborers sat and drank tea.

Between the streets of the city, gatehouses were built in front of the shops with bamboo poles, and the three-story gates were surrounded by colorful silk.

Diners were walking around the building, carrying food boxes in their hands.

Opposite the restaurant, vendors were setting up stalls and hawking their wares between the logs.

Groups of women and girls were arm in arm, picking and choosing at the stalls selling daily necessities.

A group of middle-aged men with their sleeves rolled up were walking back and forth in front of the stalls selling fish and shrimp. Occasionally, some of them would hold up fish gills and bargain with the boss.

There were also people pushing small carts, selling foods such as steamed pear dates, yellow cake, steamed cakes, and fermented beans.

A group of little children gathered around a cart, chewing their fingers. The old man selling cakes would pick out a few that didn't look good and give them away.

A group of children gathered together and shared a piece of steamed cake.

There are also some small vendors walking around the streets, using "drum music" to attract children and women to watch, and selling some candies.

The camera wanders among the busy traffic.

Cross the Hongqiao Bridge and enter the city tower.

The streets are densely populated, with shops, workshops, inns and houses all nearby.

People came in droves, riding on horses, sitting in sedan chairs, pulling carts, and carrying loads.

Cars, boats, sedan chairs, cows, horses, donkeys and camels, scholars, farmers, merchants, men, women, old and young.

In a flash, it was dark.

But Bianjing is still brightly lit!

Every restaurant lit up lanterns with colorful gauze and strange shapes.

The vendors between the trees have been replaced by a new wave.

The street food, braised meat, and dried meat are placed on a long board...

Chicken skin, kidneys, and chicken mince roasted on the iron rack...

The plum-red boxes contained fragrant sugar fruits, candied lychees, Yue plums, and golden-threaded party plums...

People walked through the night market, holding food wrapped in parchment paper.

A peaceful scene.

The next moment, the colorful picture froze.

Color faded to black and white.

A flame rose from the middle and spread to the surroundings.

The prosperity was burned to ashes, leaving only four big words made of ashes.

"The Shame of Jingkang"

……

(End of this chapter)

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