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After capturing the Xuanhua Gate, the Jin army continued to attack the Tongjin Gate (i.e., the East Water Gate of Bianliang City) eastward along the city wall.

Along the way, the buildings were all set on fire by the Jin soldiers.

The fire shone in the sky, illuminating the whole city red.

At this time, the snow was still falling.

The heavy snowfall has not stopped for more than 20 days - afterwards, many people said that it was this heavy snowfall that was rare in a century that buried the Northern Song Dynasty.

The wind swirled and roared like thunder.

Seeing that the fire was spreading rapidly by the momentum of the wind, the soldiers of the Song army guarding the East Water Gate still had the heart to fight, so they all abandoned the city and fled for their lives.

There is only one person who refuses to escape, and this person is the chamberlain Huang Jingchen.

Huang Jingchen, as the envoy of the Baode Army, was assigned by Zhao Huan to supervise the east wall.

Now that the east wall wall is lost, the soldiers are broken, Huang Jingchen looks at the majestic palace in the city, and can't help crying.

Huang Jingchen knew that he was powerless to save the Jiangshan Sheji of the Great Song Dynasty, so he threw himself into the fire and died.

Huang Jingchen was an old eunuch who was active in the Song Huizong era and had a close relationship with Tong Guan.

The eunuchs of the Song Huizong era bathed in the emperor's grace deeply.

However, there is only one person who can repay the country with death in this national disaster.

In the Song army defending the city, there were two commanders who refused to abandon the city and fled, fought bravely to kill the enemy, fought to the death, and finally sacrificed their lives for the country and sacrificed on the city wall, one of them was called He Qingyan and the other was Chen Keli.

There are many officials and generals guarding the four walls of the capital, and there are only two people who can repay the country with death at the most critical moment.

After the Jin army occupied the East Water Gate, they immediately sent a part of the Jin soldiers to the Liquan Temple inside the city gate.

Although the Jin army only had a few hundred people, the Song army was overwhelmed, and no one dared to come forward to fight it.

The Song army did not dare to kill the enemy, but it was unequivocal to kill its own people.

After the defeat of the army, more than 100 chamberlains and generals were killed by the Song army in a short period of time.

The most painful thing is that Yao Youzhong was also killed by the Song army's chaotic soldiers.

Yao Youzhong was born in Jiangmen, the third generation was loyal and filial, and his reputation was full of China.

Since guarding the Imperial Bianliang City, Yao Youzhong has worked hard at night and has no time to eat.

Among the generals, Yao Youzhong should be the most undefeated in the Song court, and his achievements are also the greatest.

Pity!

Such an anti-enemy hero failed to die under the enemy's sword and gun, but was beaten to death by his own compatriots!

Whose sin is this?

The Jin envoy Liu Yan originally came to negotiate peace on the order of Yan Zongwang, but he was also beaten to death by the rebels.

Such robbers are innocent of death, therefore, from another point of view, the rebellious army is not a good thing at all.

In short, no matter the good or bad people, no matter the Song people and the Jin people, on the day the city was broken, they were all swept up by this storm that no one could control.

Wanyan Zongwang commented: "At this time, the Southern Song Dynasty has no order, and it is not allowed to sin. ”

Wanyan Zonghan commented: "The country is broken and the people are in chaos, and it is the principle of nature. ”

After the Jin soldiers captured the East Water Gate, some people went down to the city without authorization to set fire to it and slaughtered all the residents next to the city.

After hearing the news, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang issued an order: Those who kill people in the lower city will be exterminated!

The Jin soldiers did not dare to go down to the city, and they all consolidated their positions in the city to prevent the Song army in the city from counterattacking.

Knowing that Xuanhua Gate and East Water Gate were lost one after another, Zhao Huan cried loudly and said: "I regret that I don't need to say the words of the planter, so that's it!" ”

Seed Master Dao had made many suggestions to Zhao Huan, at least three of which were very important - one was that when the Jin army retreated north at the beginning of spring, it was recommended to take advantage of its half-crossing of the Yellow River to carry out a flanking attack to hit the Jin arrogance fiercely, so that they would be afraid of the Great Song Dynasty, otherwise they would be in trouble one day. Second, after the Jin army retreated north, it was recommended to dispatch troops and horses from Guanzhong, Hebei, and Hedong to concentrate superior forces and fortify along the line of Cang, Wei, Meng, and Hua, so as to prevent the Jin people from moving south again. Third, after the loss of Taiyuan, it was suggested that Song Qinzong evacuate Tokyo and go to Chang'an, Shaanxi, to avoid the enemy's edge.

Regrettably, Zhao Huan did not adopt any of these three suggestions.

Now, Zhao Huan regrets it, but I don't know which advice he regrets not listening to the seed master?

This evening.

He Li and Sun Fu blamed themselves for breaking the city, and they entered the palace together and kowtowed to Zhao Huan to ask for death.

Zhao Huan let out a long sigh and waved his hand at them, indicating that there was no need for this.

He Li prepared to lead the remnants of the army and the people to fight with the Jin people, and Sun Fu agreed.

Zhang Shuye and Liu Yanqing then entered the palace and persuaded Zhao Huan to hurry out of the city to avoid danger.

But until this time, Zhao Huan was still hesitant.

Seeing this, Liu Yanqing said: "The situation is urgent, and the minister will lead the troops to rush out first and seize a city gate for His Majesty." The minister waited outside the door. ”

As a result, Liu Yanqing and his son Liu Guangguo led some palace guards and Shaanxi soldiers as the vanguard to capture Wanshengmen.

After some fighting, the gate of Wansheng was opened, and tens of thousands of defeated soldiers and people poured out.

Liu Yanqing and his son waited for Zhao Huan outside the city gate for a long time.

But Zhao Huan never appeared, so Liu Yanqing and his son could only lead the troops to kill.

Later, Liu Yanqing was chased and killed by Jin Bing, and Liu Guangguo, in desperation, killed Wang Hao's concubine Zhang and hanged himself.

Liu Yanqing made a lot of meritorious contributions in this battle to defend Bianliang City, and he was very sober from beginning to end.

If Guo Jing had not inserted this lever, Liu Yanqing would probably wash away his previous shame.

You must know that at present, there is no one in Bianliang City who knows more about the army than Liu Yanqing, and if the two sides continue to fight, Liu Yanqing, who has outstanding performance, will definitely be reused by Zhao Huan.

If Liu Yanqing could lead the Song army to resist the attack of the Jin army and keep Bianliang City, then he would be able to save his reputation.

Moreover, if Zhao Huan is willing to escape from Bianliang City with Liu Yanqing, Liu Yanqing will also have the opportunity to escort and assist Zhao Huan to resist the invasion of the Jin, and then wash away the previous shame.

Pity...... These are just ifs!

Liu Yanqing and Uncle Zhang persuaded Zhao Huan to flee out of the city quickly, and He Li and Sun Fu persuaded Zhao Huan to make up his mind to fight with the Jin people in the inner city, but Zhao Huan himself felt that these two options were very risky, and it was best to negotiate with Jin He, so that he might be able to save the Great Song Dynasty and save his life, so Zhao Huan did not go to join Liu Yanqing and his son in the end.

At this time, there were still more than 10,000 guards of the four armies in the palace, thousands of military horses, and 2,000 elite horses specially prepared for escort.

Most of these soldiers want to break out of the way.

If Zhao Huan can effectively organize these forces and merge the palace guards and Shaanxi soldiers in the hands of Liu Yanqing and his son, it is very promising to break through and succeed.

However, Zhao Huan is not such a figure at all, and there is no such figure among the ministers trusted by Zhao Huan.

Only outstanding people can turn things around and rewrite history at critical moments.

Li Yan learned a day later that Bianliang City had been breached by the Jin army.

Li Yan immediately ordered the army to march out and chase the Central Plains......

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