Guide to traveling through the Northern Song Dynasty

In Xingzhou, the eastern and western armies of the Jin Kingdom met.

As soon as they met, Wanyan Zongwang asked: "I keep writing letters urging you, why don't you go south quickly?"

Wanyan Zonghan said: "Going south may not necessarily capture Kaifeng, but staying in Hebei can plunder more states and counties. The Song officials here have been frightened out of fear. They either abandon the city and flee, or open the city and surrender. A few hundred people can capture it." One city. I sent out troops to capture the city without taking any action myself. I only ordered the officials to collect grain from each city, totaling more than 300,000 dan."

"More than three hundred thousand stone grain? That's excellent!" Wanyan Zongwang was overjoyed. What he lacked most now was grain.

Wanyan Zonghan asked: "I heard that the Zhu bandits captured Kaifeng?"

Wanyan Zongwang nodded: "The Zhu Thief's army is quite powerful, and a thousand escort troops were eaten by him."

Wanyan Zonghan suddenly looked serious: "To be able to annihilate a thousand escort troops is indeed not to be underestimated. The Zhu thieves cannot be manipulated by the emperors of Liao and Song."

"I planned to set up another king in Hebei and let the emperor named Zhao rule the Han people," Wanyan Zongwang said, "but the man named Zhao ran too fast. He sent five thousand light cavalry to Daming Mansion, but not a single member of the Zhao and Song clan was captured."

Daming Mansion is close to the Yellow River, which has been flooding in recent years, and the Yongji Canal is often blocked, making it difficult to travel by horse or boat.

As soon as the Jin cavalry crossed the Yellow River, the clan of Daming Mansion fled after hearing the news and fled all the way to Liaocheng.

Wanyan Zonghan said with a smile: "I have a clan in my hands, captured in Baozhou, there are twenty or thirty people in total."

The Baozhou clan is the descendant of Zhao Kuangyin's cousins. They have long been marginalized and cannot even get official titles. It was after Song Huizong ascended the throne that the Zhao family in Baozhou regained his empty position.

"It is a big deal to establish a new emperor. We must go back and ask the emperor for his decision." Wanyan Zongwang was worried that the puppet emperor would be controlled by Wanyan Zonghan.

Sure enough, Wanyan Zonghan said: "I am just a Han fake emperor. I can make the decision without disturbing Your Majesty."

Wanyan Zongwang said nothing.

Wanyan Zonghan continued: "I plan to establish a new king in Dingzhou, and the main force of the West Route Army will also stay in Dingzhou to be prepared for the red bandit to come over at any time."

"Aren't the soldiers homesick for their homes?" Wanyan Zongwang asked.

"The Han people are rich and they won't miss home," Wanyan Zonghan said.

The two people seemed to be chatting, but in fact they were constantly exchanging words. Wanyan Zonghan did not abandon Wu Qi at all. For such a big matter as establishing a puppet emperor, they didn't even discuss it with the Emperor of Jin. Moreover, Wanyan Zonghan wanted to keep elite troops in Dingzhou.

However, it was said that the Jin soldiers were reorganized. Wanyan Zong hoped that the entire army would return to the Jin Kingdom, but Wanyan Zonghan led more than 10,000 elite troops to stay in Dingzhou.

Wanyan Xiyin, who founded the Jurchen script, also stayed in Dingzhou to take charge of the overall situation, and gave preferential treatment to the old officials of Zhao and Song Dynasties.

"The Baozhou clan has a thin bloodline, and it will be difficult to convince the people if they become emperor." Huang Qianshan reminded.

Wanyan Xiyin said, "As long as he is a descendant of the Zhao family, it is better than having a foreign surname."

Huang Qianshan also suggested: "If you want to establish a new king, it is best to make the capital Zhending. It is better than Dingzhou and can be connected to Hedong Road by Jingxing."

"This makes sense." Wanyan Xiyin accepted it humbly.

Wanyan Xiyin was a great admirer of the Han cultural system. In another time and space, Tokyo was captured, and other generals of the Jin Kingdom went to grab the property, but this person was the only one who devoted all his efforts to searching for books and classics.

The comprehensive Chineseization of the Kingdom of Jin was also promoted by Wanyan Xiyin.

That month, a Baozhou clan member named Zhao Guangde was established as a puppet emperor by the Jin people in Zhending.

The baby emperor who is only twelve years old!

Huang Qianshan was named prime minister and was responsible for winning over northern officials and scholars.

There are indeed officials and scholars who are willing to serve as officials in the small court of Zhending because they are afraid of the power of the Jin people and greedy for glory and wealth.

Especially in the cities that Wanyan Zonghan attacked, many civil servants and generals had surrendered once, and now they were just recognizing the puppet emperor.

Nowadays, Zhending Prefecture, Dingzhou, Baozhou, Guangxin Army, Ansu Army, Shunan Army, Yongning Army, Xiongzhou, Bazhou, Qingzhou, and Hejian Prefecture are all afraid of the Jin people and accept the puppet emperor. rule.

In addition to Zongze, Yue Fei and others, there were other martyrs resisting in Hebei.

Ouyang Xun, who was sent to Shenzhou (Shenxian) to order the garrison to surrender, immediately ordered the city to be defended after entering the city. Now he has led the Shenzhou prefect to resist the Jin.

Li Miao, the prefect of Zhending, was betrayed by a traitor, so he cooperated with others to open the city gate. After Zhending was lost, Li Miao led the remaining soldiers to break through. When he learned that the prefect of Zhaozhou had abandoned the city and fled, he led his troops into the city to defend Zhaozhou.

On the Shanxi side, not only Zhang Xiaochun and Yang Weizhong defended Taiyuan, but also Ji Ting, Zhao Bangjie, and Ma Kuo defended the Pingding Army (Pingding County, Yangquan City).

If Ju Ming had not changed history and caused the Jin people to go south early, there would still be people clinging to Zhongshan (Hejian Prefecture) today - Chen Tuo, who founded the economic system to increase fiscal revenue, refused to carry out the court's surrender order and clung to Zhongshan for more than half a year. In the end, All seventeen members of the family died for the country.

Zhaozhou.

Yue Fei led his troops and galloped over, and successfully entered the city to see the prefect Li Miao: "Zong Zhizhou has been appointed by Marshal Zhu as the general manager of Hebei, and is fully responsible for the anti-gold affairs of the two roads in Hebei. If Grand Administrator Li is willing to submit to Marshal Zhu, he can appease Hebei West Road." make."

Li Miao muttered: "The Supreme Emperor is still here, so Zongze is now a thief?"

Yue Fei said: "The Supreme Emperor is far away in Zhejiang and Zhejiang, so he may not be able to preside over the overall situation of fighting against the Jin Dynasty. I would like to ask Governor Li to think twice about this matter."

Li Miao asked: "If I surrender to Marshal Zhu, will I have money and food supplies, and will reinforcements be sent north?"

Yue Fei said: "The Jin people have retreated, and there is no war in Zhaozhou for the time being. If the Jin people come again, Marshal Zhu will send troops to help, and we only need to hold on for two or three months. As for money and food, Marshal Zhu promised to send money, but the food needs Prefect Li raised his own money."

Li Miao did not think about it for too long because he had no other choice: "I am willing to submit to Marshal Zhu."

"I'll camp outside the city, ready to be dispatched by the prefect at any time." Yue Fei said, cupping his hands.

Yue Fei now had 3,000 soldiers, and Zongze assigned some troops to his command. As for his generals, there are only three fellows from Xiangzhou: Wang Gui, Xu Qing and Yao Zheng.

Niu Gao was under Ju Ming at this time, and he was the captain of the army and civilian husband team, not even a regular army...

Liang Xing was still a bandit in Taihang Mountain and once ambushed Jin soldiers.

After setting up camp outside the city, Wang Gui asked, "When will Marshal Zhu send his soldiers?"

"It should be delivered after spring." Yue Fei guessed.

Xu Qing said: "When the snow melts in the spring and the armor is obtained, I will take the initiative to kill Zhending and show the little emperor who is standing in the Jin Dynasty a little color."

Yue Fei pondered: "The Jin people have heavy troops staying in Dingzhou and Zhending. We have few soldiers and cannot attack the city. But during the summer harvest, we can attack the enemy's soldiers and officials sent to the countryside to collect grain, so that they cannot easily collect grain taxes." .”

"Marshal Zhu cherishes his brother Wu Yong. As long as he fights hard, we will definitely be able to become our wives and children in the future." Yao Zheng said with a smile.

Everyone likes to hear this. Firstly, it can avenge the country and the family, and secondly, it can earn a future for oneself.

Yue Fei is still confused. How could he, a small person, fall under the eyes of Marshal Zhu? His mother, wife and children are still in Hanzhong, but they were taken away by Marshal Zhu long ago.

Yue Fei and Wang Yan both had positions and belonged to the old Song Dynasty system.

Yue Fei served as the commander of Hebei West Road and led his troops to station in Zhaozhou.

Wang Yan served as the commander of Hebei East Road and led his troops to station in Shenzhou.

Now it is probably the Shijiazhuang, Raoyang, and Hejian areas, which are the front lines of the battle between the two sides.

However, Wang Yan is sending a large number of soldiers back to his hometown to send a message to the state and county officials under the puppet emperor: as long as these officials are willing to correct themselves, the mistakes they have committed will be forgotten and they will be rewarded according to their merits after reforming.

Not everyone is willing to be a dog for the gold man. Some officials want to carry gold and give Zhu a favor.

In particular, those assistant ministers must have been flirting with Wang Yan in private behind the backs of the prefecture and county officials.

As the Jin people withdrew their troops, the situation in Hebei temporarily stabilized, but Shandong continued to fight.

Gao Qiu wanted to continue leading troops, but was directly trapped by Zhang Bor, who forcibly removed the armor of thousands of forbidden troops. Then, the armor was handed over to the soldiers Gao Qiu had recruited locally in Xuzhou, and they were organized into an army.

Gao Qiu's contribution was not only "gifting" soldiers and armor, but also helping Zhang Bor recruit a fierce general.

This man's name was Zhao Li. Historically, he defended Xuzhou. He was shot with six arrows and still fought bloody battles. He was knocked unconscious by Jin soldiers in a street fight. When he woke up, he snatched the general's body and buried it.

He also raised a rebel army to fight against the Jin Dynasty and was ordered to rescue Chuzhou. He fought seven battles and won seven victories along the way. He was still fighting with arrows in his cheeks. He only pulled out the arrow clusters after entering the city. He went out to the city many times to defeat Jin Wushu, and even defeated hundreds of iron pagodas head-on.

Eventually, the city ran out of food and could only survive by eating leaves and bark.

Many troops, including Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi, sat back and watched Chuzhou being besieged without rescuing them. Zhao Li was hit by a thunderbolt and died while defending the city.

Zhang Boring sent Zhao Li to Yizhou to suppress the bandits. This man was really desperate for his life in the war.

In the first battle, he was hit by two arrows, four spears, and one knife. He still took the lead and frightened the bandit leader to death. He turned around and ran for his life without caring about anything.

In the second battle, he led his troops to ascend first, with six wounds all over his body, and fought on the Yizhou city wall in blood.

A group of Xuzhou rural soldiers who were temporarily recruited by Gao Qiu were infected by Zhao Li and even fought without their lives.

Moreover, military discipline was extremely strict, and Zhao Li set an example. He ate and slept with the soldiers, and they were willing to listen to him despite clear rewards and punishments.

When Ju Ming captured the city of Tokyo, Zhao Li, with more than 2,000 rural soldiers, had already captured the entire territory of Yizhou, dismissed and reorganized prisoners, and quickly expanded the army to 5,000.

In the late Northern Song Dynasty, there was really no shortage of heroes, and fierce men emerged in droves.

Li Cheng can also be considered a hero, if he does not rebel against Song Dynasty.

"Marshal Zhu sent an official document asking me to submit to him. What should I do?" Li Cheng asked his brother.

Li Gong said: "Marshal Zhu is a well-known hero. I heard that he invaded Tokyo and destroyed the Song Dynasty. He will definitely become the emperor in the future. If we submit to him, we may become the founding generals."

A small man who was born as an archer now occupies the territory of three states. Li Cheng is a little reluctant to give up the power in his hands: "If we surrender to Marshal Zhu, what should we do if he sends people to seize military power? He will definitely send civilian officials, and then we will listen to those The one with the turban.”

"Submit first and then talk about it," Li Gong said. "If the civil servant is polite, we will be polite. If the civil servant behaves randomly, we will not be polite to him."

Li Cheng nodded and said, "Alright."

The so-called propaganda depends on it, that's it.

With Li Cheng's defection, Shandong is nominally Ju Ming's territory, but how many people are willing to obey is hard to say.

Of course, Ju Ming is also aware of this situation, but he must stabilize the situation now. When he frees up his hands and feet in the future, he may have to fight Shandong again.