The struggle of the reborn prince

Upon receiving the news from Pingzhou, Zhao Tun was filled with emotion. Wushu, a war madman, was willing to put down his arrogance, abandon the ideal of fighting for half his life, seek peace with the former conquered, and release Zhao Huan, a super prisoner. His behavior and courage can be compared with Rabin and Shaolong in Israel in later generations, that is, Nobel was born several hundred years later, otherwise Wushu would be the winner of this year's "International Peace Prize".

But Zhao Tun was not happy, because although he lost a strong opponent on the battlefield, he gained a strong political opponent.This also marks that Wushu has completed the transformation from a soldier to a politician. Considering the problem is not purely from the military point of view, but from the overall perspective.If I want to defeat him, I need to spend more energy and die more brain cells.

Jin Guo has now made a huge concession, which has cleared away the biggest obstacle in the peace talks, and Da Song has no reason to continue to procrastinate, and the negotiations are just starting.First of all, the gold side proposed that the two sides should achieve a comprehensive ceasefire, and the Song army would withdraw from Liaoyang City and Kaizhou and Xuanzhou on the north bank of the Yalu River, temporarily using the Yalu River as the ceasefire line.This time the Great Song Dynasty was also very active and promised to stop military operations in the Kingdom of Jin, but the premise of withdrawing troops was to release the royal family members who were taken away during the Liao King and the Jingkang Incident, as well as the detained Song Dynasty officials and people.

The Kingdom of Jin quickly responded to Song Fang’s request, because many captured officials of the Song Dynasty had already served as officials at all levels in the Kingdom of Jin; Moving south again, and these people belong to the category of prisoners of war, and the fighting between the two sides has not stopped, this issue should be discussed and resolved after the war.As for Zhao Huan, they can handle special matters.But it also needs to be returned after the Song army withdraws from the ceasefire demarcation line.

The question was kicked back again, and Zhao Tang understood it very well.Since the Song and Jin countries signed the maritime alliance to jointly destroy the Liao Dynasty, they have signed seven or eight contracts successively.Among them, there were Song Dynasty who deceived the Kingdom of Jin, and Jurchens who deceived Song Dynasty. The two sides had deep grievances, and there was no trace of trust for a long time.He immediately proposed a compromise plan. Jin Guo first sent Zhao Huan and his family to Liaoyang Mansion and handed them over to the Song Army, and then the Song Dynasty Navy took them back together with the Tiger General from Liaohe North by boat, so that the Liaoyang Mansion could be completed at the same time. withdrawal work.

Wu Shu thinks the plan proposed by Zhao Tun is feasible, but he is still worried that Song Shuijun will take the opportunity to go north.To launch a large-scale attack, the warships of the Song Navy must sail away from Liaodong Bay. Only medium-sized ships are allowed to enter the Liaohe River, and they are not allowed to be equipped with heavy weapons such as artillery. Each ship must have no more than 30 sailors and cannot go ashore. .In order to dispel Song Fang's vigilance and fear of being attacked after entering Liaohe, he is willing to send important officials to accompany Tianshui County King to enter Liaoyang City as a hostage, and leave after the ship enters the sea safely.

Liaoyang and Zhao Huan are the two most important trump cards in Wushu's hand.Playing together now can be said to have cost a lot of money.He was betting on Zhao Tun's character. If he was a man of his word, he would definitely understand his determination to negotiate peace.The next negotiation will go much smoother; if he gets a cheap price and behaves well, I really have no way to restrain him now, the most I can do is to talk about it.His end will certainly be miserable.So this time, in order to achieve peace, Wushu put his future and fortune on everything...

Zhao Tang naturally knew that Wu Shu's response had already shown [-] points of sincerity.If he puts forward other conditions, he will appear petty, and besides, doing anything will be risky.It was worth taking this risk, so he agreed to the exchange method of Wushu. At the same time, he ordered Zhao Shu, King Zhengsu of the Great Zong, to go to Kaizhou with his clothes and a guard of honor as his envoy, and Zhang Suoxiang, the deputy envoy of Heyi, to accompany him to Liaoyang to meet him with the imperial decree. King of Liao.He did this to look formal, and secondly, he could verify his integrity and prevent Jin Guo from cheating, so he didn't have to spend a lot of time to get a counterfeit product back.

Wu Shu was relieved to learn that Zhao Tun had agreed to his proposal. He had been uncertain about Zhao Tun's pulse, and was worried that it was a lie for him to ask for Zhao Huan, and that the delay was true so that he could assemble an army to attack again. Now it seems that Worrying is unnecessary.He immediately entered the palace to take the imperial decree, and sent people to Wuguo City to pick up Zhao Huan for Liaoyang.The messengers of both sides have been running and breaking their legs these days, but they are not busy in vain, and the matter finally has a result.

At the beginning of June, the Song Mission headed by Zhao Shu successfully entered Liaoyang City. This is his second trip northward as an envoy, but his mood is quite different.The last time he was taken as a hostage by his elder brother and sent to the Golden Camp, he was scared three times a day in the enemy camp, lest he offend the Jurchens, and even more worried about whether he could return to the Song Dynasty.This time, they were sent to the Kingdom of Jin by the order of the second brother, but the Jurchens were replaced by the Jurchens who were frightened along the way. They were worried that their lack of care would annoy the prince of the Song Dynasty and break up the negotiation, so they always accompanied him carefully.

Zhao Shu, who had a pleasant journey all the way, was welcomed by the Song army after entering the city, and everyone was relieved. They were ready to die for the country when they learned that the navy was blocked in Liaodong Bay and could not come for reinforcements. Fear of death, and willing to sacrifice for the emperor and Song Dynasty, but no one wants to die.The fact that the emperor has now sent his own brothers here shows that the emperor has not forgotten them and is trying to rescue them.

The next day, Marshal Wanyan of Jin Guozuo rushed into Liaoyang City with only two relatives and his bare hands as hostages, which also marked the official truce between the two sides.Song Jun didn't make things difficult for him, and specially arranged a courtyard for him to live in, and specially arranged for several Jurchens to serve them, but forgot to send guards, and did not restrict his freedom.And this also allowed Tuhesu to move around.

Tu Hesu is a veteran, and he is used to looking at the current city that has experienced war with the eyes of a soldier. He found that the closer to the center of the city, the less damage to the houses, and most of the damage was caused by the artillery fire of the Song Army. The Miyagi in the center Little to no damage.This shows that the battle between the two armies only took place around the city wall. The Jin army only defended and did not attack. After the Song army broke through the city gate, it quickly collapsed. It did not rely on the houses and streets in the city to start street fighting, so there was almost no damage to the center of the city. , Even the warehouses were not burned when they retreated, and they were left intact to the Song Army.

He walked along the street and came to a residential house at a high speed. He walked through a few houses and found that there was almost nothing in the house except crude household items, but it was not as messy as he imagined. It seemed that a family had tidied it up calmly Thin soft to go on a long journey, so that some people still have time to lock the room.He pulled the lock, and there was no sign of damage.This shows that the Song army did not plunder the house. Although the owner was forced to leave, he was able to take away the family's treasures, and thought they would come back one day.

Once broken into countless sudden and close speeds, the more he looked at it, the more he felt uncomfortable. He went to the street and met a group of patrolling soldiers. Who is this show for?But he, a veteran, understands that those soldiers have formed a habit, no matter whether there are people or no one, it will be like this. Come suddenly and relax.

Although Tuhesu was repeatedly questioned by Song army checkpoints and patrol soldiers, although those soldiers showed resentment and surprise at his appearance as the enemy leader, as long as he showed his waist card and showed his identity, he would be let go, and there was no embarrassment. And hurt him, not even with bad words.Obviously, they have all received the order and strictly carried out the order, showing restraint to him, the chief culprit of the siege.

It was not until the evening that Tuhesu returned to his courtyard after wandering around the city for a day. He felt very uncomfortable, and he couldn't tell whether it was disappointment or worry.What he saw and heard today made him feel that the gap between Jin Jun and Song Jun was too great.But the gap between the two armies is not only reflected in the weapons and equipment, but also in the overall quality.The current Jin army no longer has the spirit of fighting to the end, nor the spirit of enterprising.He knew that even if the two countries reached a peace agreement, it would be extremely fragile. Sooner or later, the hatred between Song and Jin would need a decisive battle to resolve, and with the current state of the Jin army, it would undoubtedly be defeated...

Three days later, Song Shuijun's transport fleet went upstream and arrived at the wharf outside Liaoyang City. They strictly abided by the agreement. Each ship had no more than 50 sailors, and was not equipped with heavy weapons, and all personnel remained on board.They quickly got in touch with the Song army in the city, formulated an evacuation plan, and began to load excess supplies and spoils.

Five days later, Zhao Huan's car arrived at the city of Liaoyang, and the two sides began to handle the handover the next day.Zhao Huan, who entered the city, was still in shock. When he left the Five Kingdoms City, although the Jurchen told him that Song and Jin had started peace negotiations, he was about to be sent back to the country now.But Zhao Huan couldn't believe it after repeated disappointments. Even though he saw a group of soldiers of the Song Army in front of him, he didn't know it was true until he saw Zhao Shu's appearance.

Although he hadn't seen him for more than ten years, Zhao Shu still recognized at a glance that the old man in front of him was his real big brother, the former imperial brother Zhao Heng.The humiliation of prisoners of war for many years and the harsh living environment have severely damaged his body, and he no longer has the vigor and vigor that he had when he first ascended the throne, and what is left is only the remaining survival instinct.

In Zhao Shu's heart, he hated his elder brother very much. Regardless of his brother's feelings, he forcibly sent himself on the road to the north as a hostage. He also wondered why the second brother insisted on getting him back at any cost.But the moment he saw his eldest brother, those dissatisfaction seemed to disappear without a trace, leaving only the gushing tears... (To be continued...)