Without the King of Han, the rescue of Zhongshan Mansion, Hejian Mansion, and Taiyuan Mansion became the driving force behind the burial of the Great Song Dynasty. Without a unified and efficient command, countless forbidden troops were relieved by the Jin army on the way to rescue, and countless rebel troops were crushed by the Jin national iron cavalry.

Hejian Mansion has been fighting fiercely, originally thought that the imperial court would not give up Hejian Mansion, but after receiving the imperial court's holy decree to hand over Hejian Mansion to Jin, Zheng Zhikai, the prefect of Hejian Mansion, and Yang Zhengkai, the capital of soldiers and horses, surrendered. On the night of the surrender, both committed suicide, and both ended their lives with infinite hatred and disappointment with the imperial court.

After the loss of Hejian Mansion, only Zhongshan Mansion was left on the entire Hebei Road. The Jin army trapped Zhongshan Mansion to the death, attacking day and night, and every day Zhongshan Mansion was fighting fiercely. An inch of mountains and rivers, an inch of blood, maybe the last person in the battle will fall in Zhongshan Mansion.

Heavy casualties, this word is used to describe the battle of Taiyuan Province, and it could not be more appropriate. Taiyuan Mansion, which had already killed the Jin army six times and attacked the city on a large scale, was already in danger, and now the only good thing was that the imperial court and the Jin State had reached an armistice agreement, and Taiyuan Mansion could be temporarily rested.

The new city walls of Taiyuan City are still standing, but the walls of the city walls have long been scarred by the trebuchets of the Jin army. Dilapidated. The female wall at the head of the city was smashed and tattered, and the corpses on the city had long been cleaned up, but it was still covered with blood. The soldiers on the head of the city were weak one by one, and the successive battles had made the soldiers exhausted and could no longer withstand the large-scale attack of the Jin army.

Most of the houses in the city near the city walls have no roofs, which were demolished before the start of the war, and they have long been unoccupied. The losses of each family were paid in advance by the royal family, and after the end of the war, the imperial court was responsible for compensation.

Zhang Chunxiao was not in a good mood, he looked at Wang Yu with a haggard face, and said unbearably in his heart: "The continuous battle to defend the city, General Wang, you have also worked hard, go back and rest early." ”

"Rest, if the Jin army does not withdraw for a day, I will not be able to rest for a day. Don't look at the Jin army temporarily giving up the siege, but it may come in at any time, so it is not allowed to be sloppy and careless. Although Wang Yu was extremely tired, he knew that he could not rest, and once he rested, Taiyuan City would have a new owner.

Wang Yu drank a piece of tea, probably accidentally, he actually burned his mouth, and after squirting out the hot tea, he pouted and said: "But my lord, you are a civil official, and you have broken your heart for Taiyuan City, so you should have a good rest." The Jin army's cessation of the siege was only temporary, and the siege behind it was estimated that it would become more and more intense. ”

Zhang Chunxiao did feel tired, but this prefect had no intention of resting, and he said angrily: "The reason why the Jin army stopped attacking the city was mainly because the official family and the Jin army reached an agreement to give Taiyuan Mansion to the Jin army. Since it is possible to take Taiyuan Mansion without blood through peace talks, of course the Jin army will not work so hard to attack the city, they are waiting for the agreement of the imperial court to be sent, and let you and me open the city and surrender. ”

"What, the imperial court asked us to open the city and surrender, my lord, aren't you joking with me!" Wang Yu was furious at that time, he slapped the table and said angrily: "We fought bloodily, shed blood and sacrificed every day, and those bastards in the political hall can let our blood flow in vain with their mouths open, and give up Taiyuan Mansion to the Jin people, I absolutely can't agree." ”

Zhang Chunxiao is a civil official, but a more upright civil official, he is unwilling to give up Taiyuan Mansion to the Jin people, and would rather die on the battlefield than live like this. Zhang Chunxiao said very depressedly: "It's not the meaning of the political affairs hall, but the meaning of the official family." The official family abandoned us and abandoned Taiyuan Mansion. Now we have to save ourselves, we must not give up Taiyuan Mansion, once we lose Taiyuan Mansion, then the entire Hedong Road will not be saved. ”

"My lord, how do you arrange, how do I come, we will definitely be able to kill the Jin army. Wang Yu is a pure soldier, and I can accept the fate of defeat, but I will never allow the imperial court to hand over Taiyuan Mansion to the Jin army. Wang Yu didn't have such a keen sense of smell, he couldn't think about it so much, and would rather fight to the last drop of blood than surrender.

Zhang Chunxiao said helplessly: "The Jin Army is too strong, we are not the opponent of the Jin Army at all. The success of defending the city this time was due to the fact that King Han built the outer city of Taiyuan Mansion, otherwise it would have been impossible to hold on. It is precisely because of King Han's precautions that he was able to ensure that Taiyuan Mansion was not lost. There is enough food in the city to last for more than half a year, and weapons and armor are also abundant, which is enough to fight the Jin army. But that's how it goes. If the name is not right, if the word is not good, we will lose external support, and we will all have a hard time in the days to come. It would be nice if King Han was here. ”

"Yes, the king of Han defeated the Jin army outside the capital, as long as it is a blow, he will definitely be able to drive the Jin army to the north, but I don't know why the court finally chose the humiliating peace negotiation conditions, and finally reached an agreement, willing to deliver five million guan, and at the same time the prince, the prime minister as a hostage, and also cede Hejian Mansion Zhongshan Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion, this kind of humiliating treaty is a shame for the soldiers, I refuse to implement it."

Wang Yu is a soldier does not have so many twists and turns, he almost roared: "Obviously, the King of Han has already defeated the Jin army, why does the imperial court still do this, why do you still accept such a humiliating treaty." If it is understandable for the minister of the political hall to do this, those old things are greedy for life and afraid of death, but why did the official family do this, is it not that the money for these compensation is not from the imperial court, and it is not his own brother who got King Yun, Zhang Bangchang is not an important minister of the imperial court, is it not his territory to Hejian Mansion, Zhongshan Mansion, and Taiyuan Mansion? ”

"Hey, it's really not, at least the officials don't think so." Zhang Chunxiao knew that a rough person like Wang Yu couldn't understand it, so he explained: "King Yun and the official family have been fighting for many years, and they are no longer brothers, and it is better for the official family that King Yun is dead." Zhang Bangchang is not a cronie of the official family at all, and the official family spares no effort to attack the courtiers of the emperor, and it is already good not to kill Zhang Bangchang. As for the five million, which the King of Han used to reward the forbidden army defending the city, the official family took it out and gave it to the Jin people, of course they didn't feel distressed. Hejian Mansion, Zhongshan Mansion, and Taiyuan Mansion are surrounded by the Jin army, and in the eyes of the officials, it is only a matter of time before they are lost, and it is better to push the boat down the river and give it to the Jin people. Hey, the official family would rather lose these than let the King of Han be the savior. ”

"Why?" Wang Yu was angry, how could the official family be so absurd, he would rather seek skin with the tiger than believe in the King of Han, why is this, he is a military general, and he doesn't know much about the court situation, but Jin Junbin is invincible, this is clear.

"Why, you asked well, because of the yellow robe." Zhang Chunxiao's face showed a sneer, and he said in an extremely sarcastic tone: "Back then, the great grandfather was in the yellow robe of Chenqiaoyi, and it can be said that the throne came in the wrong way, and it was taken away from the orphans and widows of other people. After that, he was always afraid that others would add another yellow robe, so he was extremely wary of the generals who led the troops, for fear that the yellow robe would appear again, so he had the right to release the army with a glass of wine. After that, they were all military generals leading the troops, civil officials fighting, military generals commanding troops, and eunuchs supervising the army. Didn't Di Qing, the god of war, end up depressed like this? How could the official family let the King of Han become the savior and give the King of Han a chance to add to his yellow robe? ”

"However, the King of Han is an upright and loyal minister!"

"Who dares to say that Grandpa Tai was not upright back then, and Grandpa Tai was not a loyal minister?"

In terms of the battle of words, the ten kings are not Zhang Chunxiao's opponents, but one thing is clear to Wang Yu, that is, the Great Song Dynasty is indeed a military general who is only responsible for charging into battle, and it is indeed a civilian official who really commands the war, and the king of Han is a civilian official, not a military general.

Wang Yu said a little unconvinced: "The King of Han is a civil official, and he is my concubine, and he is a relative of the emperor." This can always reassure the officials. ”

"No, the King of Han was raised by the Emperor Taishang, he is the son-in-law of the Emperor Taishang, and the protégé of the Emperor Taishang, the official family not only has to prevent the military generals from plotting to usurp the throne, but also to prevent the official family from reigning in the world again, so the official family would rather sign a treaty of loss of power and humiliation of the country, and also abolish the King of Han."

"Abolish the King of Han?" Wang Yu's news is too closed, and he doesn't know about King Han's house arrest at all.

"Let the King of Han live in the palace of King Yun, and then frame the king of Han for his own high merits, occupying the magpie's nest, occupying the palace of King Yun, forcibly occupying Princess Yun, desperately smearing the king of Han, so that everyone in the world knows that the king of Han is lustful and domineering, and the king of Han is placed under house arrest in the palace of King Yun, I am afraid that he will not be able to get out until he dies."

Speaking of which, Zhang Chunxiao is helpless, he is just a small prefect, what can he do? To tell the truth, Zhang Chunxiao is not sympathetic to the King of Han, the key is that the King of Han promised that as long as he guards Taiyuan Mansion, he will promote himself as the Xuanfu envoy of Hedong Road, which is in vain.

Hearing this, Wang Yu really couldn't sit still, he wanted to hurry to the palace and ask the old man what to do next. Wang Yu is actually just a distant branch of the Wang family, but he has meritorious service in defending the city, and is recognized as a righteous son by the old man.

After listening to Wang Yu's story, the old man showed a strange smile on his face, and he asked with a smile: "If one day, the King of Han ascends the throne, will you be a minister of the King of Han, or will you fight for the Great Song Dynasty to the end?" ”

"Father-in-law, why are you still in the mood to joke? Now that the King of Han has been placed under house arrest and his life is in danger at any time, how can he ascend the throne? ”

"House arrest, King Han is the number one master of the Great Song Dynasty, if he wants to leave, who can be trapped? Obviously, the fierce generals under the command of the King of Han are like clouds, and they can overthrow the Zhao family at any time, why did they take the initiative to live in the palace of King Yun, and did not refute the accusations in the newspaper, and the entire meritorious family did not refute them? "The king is the old man who reads the newspaper every day, although it is now during the war, Taiyuan City is blocked, and he can't read the newspaper, but from the past Han King's behavior, he can still see the clues, thinking that the Han King is under house arrest, and it is the Han King who dug a pit for the official family to jump, paving the way for the future king to rule the world.

Wang Yu was speechless, he was silent for a long time and then said: "I don't know, I know, I'd rather die in battle than let the Jin army enter Taiyuan City." ”

"This is the old man's good son, although you are only a righteous son, but the old man has high expectations for you. Remember one sentence, the Zhao family has exhausted its strength, and it is no longer able to return to the sky, and it is the general trend for the king of Han to reign in the world, and no one can stop it. The Wang family has already bet on King Han, where to go, you decide for yourself, the old man will not hinder you. As for defending the city, the old man believes that with you, the Jin army will never be able to enter Taiyuan City. ”

Although the Jin army besieged the city, the city of Taiyuan was still orderly and orderly, which had to be said that the prefect Zhang Chunxiao had the ability, of course, this was related to the cooperation of the eight families headed by the Wang family, which was in stark contrast to the panic of other besieged cities.

The prefect Zhang Chunxiao was worried, although he firmly believed that Taiyuan Mansion was impregnable, but the imperial court had abandoned Taiyuan Mansion, and the Han King was also under house arrest, and it was a matter of time before Taiyuan Mansion was lost. Once the city is broken, Zhang Chunxiao is psychologically ready to commit suicide, but what about a pair of children, they are still young, they are innocent. Thinking of this, Zhang Chunxiao's heart was like a knife, and he secretly thought in his heart, if King Han is the emperor, then Taiyuan Mansion still has to work so hard?

Taiyuan Mansion was surrounded by the Jin Army, and in this case, Zhang Chunxiao was able to understand the dynamics of the capital through the flying pigeon, which shows how well-connected this guy is.

On the fourteenth day of the first month of the second year of Jingkang, Lu Yundi, the minister of propaganda sent by Zhao Huan of Song Qinzong, finally came to Taiyuan Mansion after countless hardships.

Aggrieved, Yan Zonghan was too aggrieved during this time, the East Road army was like a broken bamboo, everywhere he went, the Song army fled, but after the West Road army led by himself came to Hedong Road, it was blocked everywhere. This Taiyuan City is simply an impregnable wall, and almost all the methods of siege have been exhausted, but Taiyuan City is still immovable. Every siege will result in heavy casualties. From the first day of siege to the present, there have been more than 50,000 casualties, including 10,000 Jurchen warriors, which has given Wanyan Zonghan a headache.

For a long time, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang have been regarded as the imperial twin walls of the Jin Kingdom, and the two compete with each other, and neither of them obeys the other. But this time, Wanyan Zongwang wants to go with the wind, and Wanyan Zonghan can only go around outside Taiyuan City aggrievedly, so it's no wonder that he is not depressed in this situation?

Lu Yundi arrived, but Wang Yu didn't dare to open the city gate to greet him, for fear that the Jin army would take advantage of the situation, so he asked the soldiers to pull Lu Yundi up with a hanging basket.

After all, Lu Yundi is a high-ranking official of Zhengsanpin, and he is unwilling to be a hanging basket, so he insists on entering the city from the city gate, but the situation is stronger than people, and after persisting for a long time, this guy reluctantly sits on the hanging basket and goes to the city.

Zhang Chunxiao saw Lu Yundi coming up, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "Zhang Chunxiao, the lowly prefect of Taiyuan, has seen Shangguan, and the situation is special, so Shangguan has suffered, and I hope to forgive me." ”

"Hmph." Lu Yundi, who was angry in his heart, couldn't wait to turn around and leave, he was supposed to read the holy decree in the prefect's hall, but now he was furious and read the holy decree directly at the head of the city that opened the far gate, and finally this guy said: "Governor Zhang, take the order, hurry up and open the city gate to welcome the Jin army into the city." In the future, the people in the city will be the people of the Jin Kingdom, and you can stay and be the prefect of the Jin Kingdom, or you can go back to Beijing and wait for the imperial court to settle down. ”

Lu Yundi deliberately humiliated Zhang Chunxiao to vent his inner dissatisfaction, but this guy didn't know that after such a stupid thing was made, it would be difficult to end.

Zhang Chunxiao is a civil official, and the fire in his heart will not attack on the spot, so insulting Sven, but Wang Yu, this short-tempered guy is different, he took back the holy decree and threw it to the ground, while viciously stepping on it, he said angrily: "The monarch should protect the country and love the people, and the subjects should be loyal to the monarch and keep the righteousness. ”

"You, you, you dare to resist?" Lu Yundi was angry, but he was helpless, after all, he couldn't do anything in the face of the tall and powerful Wang.

"It's not that I want to resist the order, it's the Taiyuan soldiers and civilians who swear to defend Taiyuan Mansion to the death, I'm afraid that there will be one person left, and I won't let the Jin people enter the city, get out, you guy who has lost his power and humiliated the country."

The soldiers and civilians in the city all held weapons in their hands, raised their arms and shouted: "We are willing to follow the king to stick to the state, coexist with the city, and never retreat!" ”

The public was angry, Zhang Chunxiao signaled Wang Yu to appease the army and the people, and he said to Lu Yundi: "Shangguan, please calm your anger, we are not disobeying the order, but we have made up our minds to defend the land for the Great Song Dynasty, Taiyuan Mansion Since the prefect's mansion, everyone will fight for Taiyuan Mansion until the last moment, and I hope that after Shangguan returns to the imperial court, he will make it clear to the official family." ”

"I will."

Lu Yundi didn't know how he left Taiyuan City, he just knew that after he left, the seventh siege of the Jin army kicked off, and the cruelty of this battle was far greater than the previous six.

Wanyan Zonghan didn't expect this kind of result, and said that the Great Song Dynasty was the king who ordered the minister to die, and the minister had to die. Now it is found that this is not the case, and the soldiers and civilians of the Great Song Dynasty dare to resist the holy decree.

Angry, Wanyan Zonghan was so angry that he felt like a bachelor had an appointment with a top-notch beauty, the bachelor was ready for everything, and he had eaten a few blue pills, but the beauty came and said not to play with you, the gap between this expectation and loss made this guy crazy.

"Zhang Chunxiao, Wang Yu, I want you to pay for your stupidity."

Siege, after nearly two months of truce, Wanyan Zonghan ordered preparations for the seventh siege, and this time he was bound to win. For these two months, the siege equipment, giant logs, and stones were prepared for the most ferocious battle. Now wait for the next day to launch an attack, this time Yan Zonghan is bound to win, and he must take Taiyuan City in one go.

This time, Wanyan Zonghan gave the commander of the thousand commanders below and the commander of ten thousand commanders a death order, especially Han Dapeng, the general of the signing army who was at the forefront of the charge, was forced to make a military order, if he could not capture Taiyuan City, all the generals of the signing army led by Han Dapeng would be executed, and no one would be left.