Chapter 378: The infighting begins

After the grain road was robbed, Wanyan Zongbi was only going on, it was obvious that the Han army was out, and he was very angry when the Han Emperor rebelled, but there was nothing to say and believe on the battlefield. What to do is the most urgent issue that the Jin army should consider, if it is not possible to restore the grain route as soon as possible, then the withdrawal of the Jin army will be put on the agenda.

Withdrawing the army, obviously, the generals of the Jin Army were not psychologically prepared, they did not admit defeat, after all, they had already surrounded Bianliang City, countless gold and silver treasures, countless beautiful women and wine, how could they give up the fat in their mouths?

Generals such as Wanyan Yanmu, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Yinshuke, and Wanyan Lou called on Wanyan Zongbi to resist the pressure and continue to attack Bianliang City, striving to break the city as soon as possible.

In fact, Yan Zongbi, the main battle faction, did not want to withdraw his troops, but as the commander-in-chief, he thought more about it, that is, once the food was cut off, it would not be a question of withdrawing the army, and if the army was not withdrawn, it would be a question of whether the whole army would be wiped out.

In the end, Wanyan Zongbi decided to fight against the water, so an emergency military meeting was held.

At the military meeting, Wanyan Zongbi did not deliberately hide anything, he said straight to the point: "Our grain route has been destroyed, which indicates that the problem of food shortage is becoming more and more serious, leaving us with a maximum of seven days, tomorrow to start the final siege, at any low price, three consecutive days of continuous siege, if we can't enter Bianliang City after three days, then we will withdraw our troops directly." ”

"The grain road has been destroyed, we should find a way to recapture the grain road, after all, it is not easy to attack the city in three days, the casualties are too large, and it is not easy to take Bianliang City." The first siege of the city, Wanyan Yanmu has no confidence in taking Bianliang City, this city is too tall, the Song army defending the city fought against the water, and broke out with unprecedented fighting spirit, in this case, it is not easy to take Bianliang City, in this case, three days to break the city, is not a fool's dream.

Wanyan Zonghan shook his head, he had been captured by the Han army, and knew the strength of the Han army, although he thought that the Jin army was stronger than the Han army, but every time the Han army sent troops, it was carefully prepared, and it was always strategically stable and the army was raised with his head raised.

Seeing Wanyan Zonghan shaking his head, Wanyan Yan's mother became angry, and he said angrily: "If you have something to say, let it go, what kind of master are you like this, you are a waste." ”

Obviously, Wanyan Yan's mother was sarcastic, and Wanyan Zonghan was captured, and she was so angry that Wanyan Zonghan wanted to go up and fight with the other party.

Seeing that there was going to be infighting, Wanyan Zongbi patted the table and said: "If any of you think you are very powerful, then lead a cavalry to capture the Han Emperor, if you don't have this ability, shut up the commander." ”

Shut up, everyone shut up, after all, the enemy is at present, and no one wants to provoke civil strife.

After everyone stabilized, Wanyan Zongbi said: "Wanyan Zonghan, you seem to have something to say, so let's say it!" ”

Wanyan Zonghan said a little deflated: "If you don't win, you will lose first." Regardless of whether we can take Bianliang City in three days or not, we should plan the withdrawal of troops. After all, the Han army is eyeing the enemy, and if we withdraw our troops without careful deployment, once we are chased by the Han army behind, the losses will be very heavy. ”

Hearing Wanyan Zonghan mention the withdrawal of the army, Wanyan Yanmu's fire came up again, not only this hot-tempered guy was angry, but even Wanyan Lou, who had always been steady, couldn't bear it, and wanted to go up and fight with Wanyan Zonghan.

"Shut up Ben Shuai, shut up." Wanyan Zongbi was so angry that he slammed on the table, he was calmer than everyone else, after all, he had to plan the overall situation, this was an army of hundreds of thousands, how could it be a mess?

After pondering for a long time, Wanyan Zongbi said: "Yes, if you don't win, you will lose first." There is no 100 percent victory in the military, and the battlefield is changing rapidly, and something may happen. For example, at the most critical moment when we are about to enter Bianliang City, and the Han army suddenly kills out, in that case, taking Bianliang City has become a luxury. You know, commitment is the most unreliable thing on the battlefield. So we have to prepare with both hands. ”

At this time, everyone was much calmer, this military meeting, all of them were Jurchen generals, and the lowest was a thousand-commander, after all, it was a matter of the safety of hundreds of thousands of troops, and at the most critical moment, Wanyan Zongbi had to rely on Jurchen generals.

In the face of hundreds of thousands of Han troops, to be honest, no one is sure of victory. Now the initiative is in the hands of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, if the Han army really stabs the knife in the back, then the casualties of the bloody battle are huge, and there is a danger of annihilation, in this case, everyone agrees with Yan Zonghan's proposal.

Wanyan Zongbi saw that everyone had no objections, so he said: "Siege the city, the big policy remains the same, only fine-tuning." Put the Jurchen warriors at the back as much as possible, you are responsible for the siege, and the commander is responsible for guarding against the sneak attack of the Han army. Three days later, in the evening, the army was withdrawn overnight, and when the time came, Wanyan Zonghan led the men and horses of the headquarters to rush forward, take Qi County with lightning speed, and then continue to open the way north, Wanyan Yinshuke, you led 30,000 cavalry, cleared the obstacles, and ensured that the army was unimpeded. Wanyan Yanmu, you lead the people of the headquarters to take Yao County and continue to move forward, and you lead the people of the headquarters to take Hui County and continue to move forward. The distance between the left, center, and right armies was maintained at about 50 li, and each other sent the troops to transmit information in a roundabout way, and cooperated to cross the Yellow River. After finishing the Yan Yinshu, you have to prepare the boat to cross the river, so travel quickly and don't get entangled with the Song army. When the time came, Ben Shuai personally pushed back to prevent the Han army from sneaking attack. ”

After the generals withdrew, Wanyan Zongbi left Wanyan Yinshuke, and he said bluntly: "You yourself personally led the army to do a two-day siege, and on the second night of the siege, you will lead the people of your headquarters to the north, remember to get ships, otherwise you won't be able to bring back so much loot." As for the siege on the third day, it was commanded by Han Chang, the commander of the Han army. ”

Wanyan Yinshu can understand at this time, in fact, the fourth prince does not have much hope of capturing Bianliang City, and in this case, he can't say anything, so he has to agree.

Wanyan Yinshuke's mentality has changed, when he deployed the siege, he was not so resolute, he wanted to ensure the safe survival of the Jurchen soldiers to the greatest extent, and the will to siege the city was not so resolute. This change doomed the siege of his army to become a siege show, and it was no longer possible to conquer the city gate.

The Jin army's grain road was robbed, and the news was spread by the scouts of the Han army as soon as possible, and the news spread quickly to the Jin country as if it had grown wings, causing an uproar within the Jin country.

It was also at this time that Wanyan Zongqi finally took power again, although he did not become the minister of state, but he was clearly going to the position of prime minister.

The robbery of the grain road caused the most fierce dispute in the upper echelons of the Jin State, and a faction led by Wanyan Zonggan supported the increase of troops to repair the grain road, creating the best conditions for the soldiers in front to conquer Bianliang City, and providing the strongest guarantee. One faction, led by Wanyan Zongqi, opposed the dispatch of troops, and strongly recommended that His Majesty order the withdrawal of the army, after all, the grain route was destroyed, and if the hundreds of thousands of troops faced the Han army, they would be wiped out.

The quarrel between the two factions became more and more intense, in this case, the emperor of the Jin State Wanyan Wu begged to buy a little haggard, he knew why the two factions quarreled, and also knew what the consequences of the quarrel would be, so he had no choice but to meet Chai Jin, the envoy of the Han State.

The Emperor of the Jin State was not willing to make any diplomatic rhetoric, he said coldly to Chai Jin: "What do you Han want to do, you have no promise, do you have to fight a decisive battle with Dajin?" ”

"No, no, Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emperor, your words are not understandable to the foreign ministers." Chai Jin had already thought of the wording, and he said with a smile: "The Han army has always strictly abided by the previous agreement between the two countries and did not dare to trespass. The Jin army invaded the Song Kingdom, burned and looted everywhere it went, and it was already angry and resentful, in this case, it was normal for the rebels to oppose the Jin, and this time the Jin army's grain road was robbed, on the one hand, it was the Jin army's own problem, and there was no good protection of the grain road, on the other hand, the rebel army's sneak attack came too suddenly, which caught people off guard. However, Your Majesty, you can rest assured that the Han Iron Cavalry is a teacher of benevolence and righteousness, and will never do anything to take advantage of the fire to rob. ”

"You really won't take advantage of the fire?"

"Absolutely not, not only not, on the contrary, maybe they will provide necessary help to the Jin army on the side of the Yellow River."

"What is the necessary help, what is the necessary help in your envoy's mouth, can you say it directly?"

A sly smile appeared on Chai Jin's face, and he said with a smile: "A certain number of ships to ensure that the Jin army can transport the plundered spoils back to the north of the Yellow River. ”

There is no need to go around in circles again, Wanyan Wu Qimai sneered and said: "Tomorrow the peace treaty will be concluded, and your envoy will be able to return to the country. Tell him that in three years, I will definitely visit the imperial capital in person. ”

"The Han Million-Dollar Hero, looking forward to hunting with His Majesty." Chai Jin did not show weakness, he knew that after three years, the Jin army would not send troops, and the Han Iron Cavalry would also kill them, and this contract was only to ensure peace for three years, and both countries would recuperate and prepare for the final decisive battle within three years.

The contract was concluded smoothly, and Chai Jin returned smoothly.

Emperor Wanyan Wu Qimai personally led an army of 100,000 to the north bank of the Yellow River to meet the Jin army heading north.

It is a fantasy to take Bianliang City in three days, this battle of the Jin army fought extremely hard, it can be said that the siege of the city day and night, the soldiers died one after another. The soldiers in the back stepped on the corpses of the soldiers in front of them and attacked. The non-stop attack maximized the Jin army's ability to attack the city, and there were dozens of attacks on the city, but unfortunately after each attack, it would be knocked down.

In the face of the Jin army's extremely ferocious siege, Zhang Shuye did his best, he knew that as long as he resisted this wave of attack, Bianliang City would be defended, so he not only suppressed the army, but also grabbed the young and strong in the city.

In the three-day siege battle, the Jin army lost more than 100,000 troops, and finally when the army was withdrawn, it only took away 200,000 Jurchen warriors and 100,000 vassal troops. At this point, the Jin army marched south for the second time, and the heavy price of losing 300,000 soldiers was declared a failure.

The battle of the Jin army to invade the Song Dynasty was finally shattered under the intervention of the Han army, which lasted half a year, and Marshal Wan Yan Xian was also killed in battle, which can be said to be a great injury to the vitality of the Jin State. Suddenly unable to go south to launch a campaign, if there is a harvest, it is to take the entire Shandong region, consolidate the rule of the Hebei region, and recover a lot of spoils.

In this battle, the Great Song army lost more than 400,000, and it can be said that the entire army was almost wiped out, and there was no longer a Song army north of the Yangtze River. The Central Plains region was officially included in the territory of the Han Dynasty.

On the eighth day of the eighth month of the fifth year of Shenlong, Liu Zhenglong, the son of heaven of the Han Dynasty, officially entered Bianliang City, and the Great Song Dynasty was declared to be overthrown.

The only remaining 50,000 Song troops in Bianliang City experienced the baptism of war, and they proved that they were qualified to be members of the Han army with their heroic battles, and at this moment the Song army became a historical ranking in the Central Plains.

Uncle Zhang left Bianliang City with infinite sorrow, and the two brothers, Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong, visited the Han Dynasty and handed over their father's letter.

The emperor of the Han Dynasty knew that Zhang Shuye actually represented a large group of literati, and in his bones he was still loyal to the Song Dynasty, which was a civil official, and he was resistant to the Han Dynasty, which established the country by military force. This is also a matter of no way, the Han Empire was established in a special period, facing the problem of survival, and the military establishment of the country was forced by the situation, otherwise how to fight against the wolf-like Jin Iron Cavalry.

Staying in the palace, sitting on the dragon chair, sleeping on the dragon bed, sleeping with the woman of the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, these have become the standard configuration of the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, he has slept with Song Huizong, Song Qinzong, Song Gaozong, the women of the three generations of Song Dynasty kings, for the Great Song Dynasty, Liu Zhenglong is an out-and-out Song super bully.

Bianliang City is the largest city in the world, but Liu Zhenglong, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, did not mean to build a capital in Bianliang, which caused unprecedented controversy in the Han court.

In order to safeguard their vested interests, the military generals led by the four major families insisted that His Majesty ensure the status of the imperial capital in the form of legislation, because almost the entire capital was under their control and had a very strong foundation. As long as the capital is still the imperial capital, then the status of the military generals cannot be shaken.

Zhao Ding, a scholar of the Yuwen Xuzhong civil official group, looks down on those military generals in their bones, their power in the imperial capital is weak, but in the vast Central Plains region, the literati have a strong mass base, they think that Bianliang City is the largest city in the world, representing orthodoxy, must be the capital of Bianliang City.

There was a lot of chatter in the court, and every day when they met, these civil and military generals were arguing, and there was a debate in the newspapers, and even the ordinary people in the streets and alleys, and even the army participated in the discussion.

These are not much for the emperor of the Han Dynasty, but the palace fighting in the harem is constantly escalating, which makes him very annoyed, and even a little angry. There is no day of stability, no matter which palace you go to, no matter which concubine, this issue is discussed every day.