Seeing Fang Liang coming up, Pan Ji said: "I received a notice from my family that our forbidden army in the city has defected to the Han Kingdom as a whole, and the Emperor of the Han Dynasty has demanded that as long as it is held for three months, we will definitely be reused." Brother, you know that the Song army can't defeat the Jin army, but the Jin army has never won a single victory against the Han army. It is true that the Jin army is now surrounding Bianliang City, but there are still 500,000 Han troops on the periphery of the Jin army, and the ninth day of September is the end of the Jin army. You and I are both descendants of Yan and Huang, both Han Chinese, why do you have to follow the Jin army to work hard. ”

"There's no going back."

"As long as you surrender today, I will definitely ensure that you serve in the Han army, of course, if you want to unload your armor and return to the field, you will be given 10,000 taels of gold and 1,000 hectares of fertile land. You know, the crown prince and queen of the Han Dynasty are all from our Pan family, and I am talking to you today on behalf of the Pan family. As long as you surrender today, I promise that you will not blame the past, you can choose to die for the Jin army, but the six thousand brothers below are innocent, can you bear to let them die, you see that there are our archers all around, it is impossible to break through, whether you live or die, you choose for yourself. ”

Fang Liang is not afraid of death, but the ants are still stealing life, and when there is a glimmer of life, how can they choose to die, besides, they are not regarded as human beings at all in the Jin Army camp.

After pondering for a long time, Fang Liang said: "I can surrender, even if I am beheaded after surrendering, I have no regrets, but these brothers who have followed me for many years are innocent, I hope you treat them well." ”

"It's a deal."

After Fang Liang got down from the city, he shouted loudly: "Brothers, we are Han people, fight for the Han Dynasty and kill these golden dogs." ”

The 6,000 signing army turned back at the critical moment and began to charge towards the 3,000 Jin State cavalry.

In the narrow Xincao Gate, the cavalry of the Jin Kingdom became infantry on war horses, and they couldn't give full play to the slightest advantage, and even worse, they became the live target of the archers at the head of the city.

Half an hour later, the battle ended, all the 3,000 Jinguo cavalry were hunted, and the more than 2,000 surviving war horses became trophies.

Fang Liang walked in front of Pan Ji with his younger brother Fang Yong, and he said, "After I leave, I hope you can treat my brother well." He is brave and good at fighting, brave and strategic, and should be able to have a foothold in the army. ”

"Why are you in trouble?" Pan Ji knew that Fang Liang had the intention of entrusting Gu, and he didn't want to keep it, after all, if he surrendered to the Jin State, he would have to pay the corresponding price, otherwise, more Song troops would surrender in the future.

"Second brother, after my brother leaves, you must swear allegiance to the big man, and don't follow my brother's old path. We are Han Chinese, and we would rather die in battle than be traitors and traitors. Brother has taken the wrong path in this life, you don't want to go wrong. ”

Fang Liang swung his sword and killed himself, and the corpse fell to the ground.

Fang Yong knelt on the ground, holding his brother's corpse and crying.

"I will report it to the court, your brother is also a loyal martyr, and the court will give him praise, as for the shame of the Kong family, you still need to wash it away personally. The iron law of the Han army is that you would rather die in battle than surrender, and I hope you will remember not to follow your brother's old path. ”

Fang Yong swore with his brother's soul: "Since I Fang Yong, everyone in the family has been loyal to the Han for generations, even if the last drop of blood is shed, they will fight for the Han." ”

Fang Yong eventually became a generation of famous generals, and when the Han Iron Army swept through Annan, he made great achievements, of course, this is all a later story, at this moment, the first day of the bloody battle of Bianliang is the first victory.

The first battle was successful, but on this night, the Jin army and the Song army did not rest peacefully, but summed up the experience of the first battle and prepared for the bloody battle the next day.

For ten consecutive days, the Jin army attacked non-stop, and the siege battle became more and more tragic day by day, but in ten days, the Jin army suffered more than 150,000 casualties, Bianliang City was still unable to overcome, and the Song army defending the city suffered more than 70,000 casualties, which was more dangerous for the Song army defending the city.

The Song army defending the city was less than 25 full, and it only took ten days to save more than 70,000 casualties, and there were still 80 days to defend it. This is indeed a very headache for Zhang Shuye, he knows that if he persists like this, he will not be able to reach the ninth day of the ninth month of September, at most the end of July, Bianliang City will be conquered.

The Jin army's bravery and good fighting are not comparable to the weak Song army on weekdays. At this time, Zhang Shuye had to admit that the battle of Mengjin was purely a fluke victory, if the Han army did not participate in the battle at a critical moment, let alone annihilate the 100,000 Jin army, and the more than 200,000 Song troops could be completely annihilated by the Han army.

The general trend has gone, the world is destined to be the Han Kingdom, and the Great Song Dynasty has been in turmoil, and it is not something that can be changed by oneself. Yielding, Zhang Shuye finally chose to give in, he personally found Gongsun Sheng, and personally promised to hand over Bianliang City to the Han and his younger brother, brother, and son to the Han. Of course, he himself wants to unload his armor and return to the field, and no longer pay attention to the disputes in the world.

Gongsun Sheng wanted this result, and he said to Zhang Shuye: "Your high style and bright festival are admired by the poor Dao." The time was not yet ripe for a decisive battle between the Han and the Jin state, and the Han army would not take the initiative to attack the Jin army, but would expel it to the north bank of the Yellow River. It's just that there is one thing that you still need to do. ”

"Say it." Zhang Shuye knew that this was to let himself submit a petition for his name, since he had made a choice, he had no regrets, for the sake of the world, for the sake of future generations, he could only do this.

"Mei Zhili, Li Dui, Xu Bingzhe, Wang Shiyong and other surrender factions, there is really no need to stay, their heads and your letter will be handed over to the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty."

"You, you, Da Song doesn't kill civil officials, how can you do this?" After all, Zhang Shuye is also a civilian official, and he is extremely angry at the conditions put forward by Gongsun Sheng, although he thinks that those surrenderers deserve to die, but the rabbit is sad and the fox is sad, which is still unacceptable.

Gongsun Sheng shook his head, the meaning was obvious, this was a condition that could not be changed. It is the intention of the Son of Heaven to kill these surrendering factions, but this black cauldron can only be carried by Uncle Zhang at night, this is the mission, it is the fate of Uncle Zhang, and it cannot be avoided, nor can it be avoided.

Uncle Zhang pondered for a long time and said, "Can you let these people die violently, but can you leave a little dignity." ”

"Yes, but these people must die, and if you cheat, the heads of your children and grandchildren will take their place. You can do it yourself, the iron law of the Han Dynasty, those who violate it will die. Although you don't want to be a courtier of the Han Dynasty, you are still a subject of the Han Dynasty and deceive the court, but it is a serious crime to destroy the three clans, so you'd better think about it carefully. ”

Gongsun Sheng saw Zhang Shuye's careful thoughts, and only then did he warn, he said coldly: "The iron law of the Han Dynasty, the military generals fight to the death, the civil officials are admonished, and the officials of the imperial court must be psychologically prepared to die for the Han at any time, no matter what the circumstances, there can be no idea of defecting to the enemy, and it is absolutely not allowed to be a traitor." ”

"But they didn't really join the enemy!"

"The real surrender to the enemy is to destroy the three tribes, not to atone for their sins by dying. This is what the iron law of the Han Dynasty looks like, without exception. The Han Dynasty established the country with military force, which may be different from the world of Song Guowenchen, you may not be able to adapt to it, I believe your family will adapt to it. ”

Unable to choose, Uncle Zhang had no choice but to agree.

After completing the task, Gongsun Sheng returned to the Han army camp and reported the situation in Bianliang City to the Han Emperor.

"You mean, the Song army held out for less than the ninth day of the ninth month?"

"At the end of July, it was a problem, the Jin army was fighting more and more bravely, although the casualties exceeded 150,000, but it was still like a tiger descending from the mountain, frantically attacking the city, and if it went on like this, the Song army could not withstand it."

This time, the battle of Bianliang to defend the city, Gongsun Sheng witnessed it with his own eyes, he understood that the strength of the Jin army was not something that the Song army could resist, if it were not for the rise of the Han Dynasty, the Song State would have been destroyed by the Jin army long ago, the mountains and rivers were broken, the society was humiliated, and the people were in trouble. But judging from the combat effectiveness shown by the Jin army now, the bloody battle between the Han army and the Jin army is absolutely tragic, and the Han army wants to annihilate the Jin army and dominate the world, which is by no means a year or two deliberately completed, that is, at this time, Gongsun Shengji understood the great wisdom of the Han Emperor, why he has not launched an offensive war against the Jin State until now, but has strengthened the strength of the Han army little by little, and disintegrated the Jin State little by little.

The bravery of the Jin army, Liu Zhenglong has long known this, but it is a generation of Confucian generals Zhang Shuye who defends the city, but he still can't resist the attack of the Jin army, which makes him very annoyed.

What to do? Originally, Liu Zhenglong wanted to take advantage of these three months to complete the rectification of the army, complete the coercion of the Southern Song Dynasty, and solve the problems of the Southern Song Dynasty in the coming year.

After pondering for a while, Liu Zhenglong said: "Aiqing, then what is your clever plan, you must know that I have a three-month agreement with the Jin State, and if I rush to send troops, I will not lose my trust in the world." ”

Seeing that His Majesty had blocked his words, Gongsun Sheng had no choice but to reorganize his thoughts and said: "Your Majesty, without our Han army participating in the war, the Song army would be 100% unable to resist the Jin army's siege." Moreover, now that Zhang Shuye has promised the army of the whole city to be loyal to His Majesty, the minister means that he hopes that His Majesty can enter Bianliang City as soon as possible. ”

"Why?"

"Only His Majesty entered Bianliang City and stayed in the Imperial Palace. The Han Dynasty will be regarded as orthodox by the world, and the Song State will become a small country in the Southern Song Dynasty in a corner of peace, to put it bluntly, it is a vassal state of the Han Dynasty. The world is in the heart, and in the future, you can unify the world without Your Majesty going south. The south of the Yangtze River and the north of the Yangtze River are the people of the Han Dynasty, and I believe that His Majesty does not want the beautiful and rich Jiangnan to be ruined. ”

This time, Gongsun Shengzhi said that the heart of the emperor of the Han Dynasty was on the line, and the people of Jiangnan were also his own people, and it was obviously not a wise move for the Han army to conquer Jiangnan. After pondering for a long time, Liu Zhenglong said: "I can relieve the siege of Bianliang City, but if you ask for leave, should you tell me how to solve the problem in Jiangnan." ”

If Gongsun Sheng can put forward a plan to be able to send troops to the south of the Yangtze River, then the Han army can drive the Jin army, otherwise, the Han army will not send troops before the city of Bianliang is broken.

Gongsun Sheng already had a mature plan before he came, and he said: "Your Majesty, the minister feels that although Zhao Gou successfully escaped to Lin'an, most of the civil and military generals are not 100% loyal to Zhao Gou. As long as His Majesty enters Bianliang City and enters the palace, then there will be civil strife in Jiangnan. The minister was willing to go to Jiangnan in person to persuade those generals to launch a mutiny and force Zhao Gou to abdicate. ”

"What if you can't do it?"

"The minister personally took off Zhao Gou's dog head."

Speaking of this, Gongsun Sheng said proudly: "It is rumored that Wang Yin and Lin Lingsu are the twin walls of the Great Song Empire, in fact, the two of them are not my opponents when they are tied together, maybe I am not sure to persuade the Jiangnan generals to mutiny, but I am sure enough to take Zhao Gou's head." ”

"Very well, I promise you." In fact, the emperor of the Han Dynasty originally had a plan to peacefully solve Jiangnan, but it was not mature now, and now Gongsun Sheng volunteered, and it seems that this plan can be implemented in advance. Liu Zhenglong motioned for Gongsun Sheng to sit down and said, "Do you have any mature plans for solving the crisis in Bianliang City?" The Han army can attack, and I can also lose my trust in the world, but after all, the casualties in a head-to-head duel are too large, and it is not a good strategy. Moreover, now the Han Dynasty does not have enough strength to destroy the Jin State, and once the war starts, it will be a continuous war. ”

"The minister has three strategies, and now I will come to Your Majesty one by one, and hope that Your Majesty's Sacred Heart will ruling."

Gongsun Sheng knew that this was the time to reflect his own value, and he said very firmly: "Your Majesty, the first strategy is that the Han army will go to Shandong and take Jeju, Qingzhou, and Yunzhou, which is equivalent to cutting off the sea route of the Jin army, so that the Jin army feels that the back road is cut off, and takes the initiative to withdraw the army, after all, how many soldiers and horses are in Bianliang City, and how long they can hold out, the Jin army is not clear." If they refer to Wang Yu to hold on to Taiyuan City for nine months, they will not have the intention to continue to attack the city, the east, west, and south of Bianliang City are under the control of the Han Dynasty, once Puzhou, Xiangzhou, and Kaide Mansion in the north are taken by the Han army, then the Jin army is embattled, and it has become a luxury to withdraw to the north bank of the Yellow River. ”

"Yes, I agree with your plan, Wanyan Zongbi doesn't have the courage to fight against me, he will definitely flee north in a hurry, it is feasible to take Shandong, so what is the second plan?"

Liu Zhenglong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, originally planned to take Shandong, so that the Han army could echo the Han army stationed in Goryeo, which was equivalent to threatening the Jin State from the rear, so that it would not dare to send troops south. Strategically, the Han Dynasty has completely occupied the initiative, and the Jin State will be completely passive.

The Jin State destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty in a short time and coerced the Southern Song Dynasty, on the one hand, because the Jin army was brave and good at fighting, and completely crushed the Song Dynasty militarily. On the other hand, Marshal Du Wanyan Xianye, Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai were all great strategists, and they always crushed the Song Dynasty in terms of strategic planning, so that so many generals in the Song Dynasty were powerless to turn the tide of the war.

Liu Zhenglong is not a military strategist, and he can't even talk about leading troops to fight, far from being able to catch up with Wanyan Zongwang, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Yanmu, Wanyan Lou Room, Wanyan Zongbi, and even Wanyan Zongqi. However, with more than 1,000 years of knowledge than these people, he crushed the entire Jin State in grand strategy, so that the powerful Jin army was suppressed by the Han army everywhere, but the prosperous Jin State could not win the Central Plains.