On the afternoon of 12 August, the rain did not stop.

At this moment, the family members of those Jurchens also felt that something was wrong, even if they went out on an expedition in the past, there would be defenders left here. But now, Taiyuan City is really empty, and there is not a single defender.

Some Jurchen family members came to the city wall with curiosity and looked at the surrounding scenery here.

In the past, it was impossible for them to land on the walls, and the defenders would stop them, but now there is no one to stop them.

"Look, there's a lot of soldiers over there!"

"Daddy, are they back?"

"Daddy, they're all cavalry, why are they all infantry now?"

At this moment, several teenagers were looking into the distance, and suddenly someone exclaimed.

These teenagers are about ten years old, if they were in the deep mountains and old forests, ten-year-old children may also have to hunt and fight, but after coming to the Central Plains, they live a rich life, but they don't have to fight at the age of ten! And when the Jurchen army withdrew from Taiyuan City, they did not take them with them.

"Look at their dress, it's not good, it's Song Jun!"

"Ahh It's really Song Jun, how did they get here? What to do? ”

"Get out of here!"

These Jurchen teenagers had frightened expressions on their faces, and they hurried towards the city of Taiyuan. Originally, there were some Jurchen women standing on the city wall, and at this moment, these women also hurriedly came down from the city wall and ran towards their homes.

The entire Taiyuan City fell into chaos in an instant, and there were voices of crying and shouting everywhere!

Qu Duan led an army of 100,000 to five miles away from Taiyuan City, where Qu Duan stopped.

Most of the surroundings were infantry, and only a few generals such as Qu Duan rode on horseback.

Looking at Taiyuan City in the distance, Qu Duan was excited.

He had come to Taiyuan City ten years ago, but Taiyuan City at that time was much more magnificent and prosperous than now! This is the first city in Hedong, where people come and go, and commerce is unusually developed! The fortification of the walls here is also rare in ancient and modern times, so it can resist the Jurchens! It's just that after several wars, the Taiyuan city wall has become dilapidated, and the population of Taiyuan City has also decreased by half, and now Taiyuan City gives people a feeling of decay!

"Taiyuan City! Here are the three northern towns of our Great Song Dynasty, the Jurchens were the first to occupy here, and then they went south to invade the Central Plains and occupy Kaifeng! Now let's take Taiyuan City back! The Jurchen army has left here, and we can be regarded as recovering Hedong! "There was a feeling of tears in his eyes.

"Yes! Let's recover Hedong! Yu Yunwen followed Qu Duan's side, and he was also excited at the moment.

Yu Yunwen came to deal with the Jiangnan army in Guanshan, and after almost three months, most of the rebel army has been dispersed, and hundreds of thousands of people have already gone towards their hometowns, ready to return to their hometowns! As for Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, Wang Yan, Zong Ying and others, they led more than 100,000 troops to Western Xia to prepare to help defend the Datong area! Yu Yunwen came to escort the military rations this time, and by the way, he also stayed in the Quduan army.

"Hundreds of years ago, Tang Gaozu and Tang Taizong raised troops here to occupy the world! At the time of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, it was also the capital of the Later Han Dynasty! There have been countless heroes and heroes here, and Yang Wudi, Hu Yanzan and others have defended here! The descendants are unfilial and lost Taiyuan, but now, we have taken it back! Qu Quduan laughed.

The soldiers around them are constantly moving forward, and their faces are also full of excitement, and their mood is also extremely excited!

For any country and any nation, being able to recover the lost land is a major event that can lift the hearts of the entire country and nation, and the feelings of the soldiers can be imagined.

"It's a place where it's going to be in the midst of war, people are suffering heavy casualties, and the economy is in decline, and it's going to be difficult to recover." For a long time, Qu Duan suppressed the excitement in his heart and said.

"It won't be difficult! This is in the middle of the east of the river, extending in all directions, and in the future, it will even be necessary to contact the grassland, and a large number of merchants will pour here, and it will not be long before this place will be restored! In fact, after going through this ordeal, our Great Song is better than before! In the past, our Great Song Dynasty only emphasized culture and education, not martial arts, although our civilization was prosperous, but it was bullied by foreigners, but now, we pay equal attention to civil and military, we are no longer introverted, but dare to fight, dare to open up, plus our hundreds of millions of people, thousands of years of inheritance of civilization, we are far better than in the past! The edge of the sword is sharpened, the fragrance of plum blossoms comes from the bitter cold, after the war, our former weaknesses disappear in the war, and the whole nation will really take off! Yu Yunwen laughed.

"Not bad! Let's go, enter Taiyuan! I want to see what the Jurchens have made this place look like, and how it will be restored in the future! Qu Duan nodded.

"Shall we immediately pursue the Jurchens?" A general next to him said.

"No, the Jurchens still have an army of 200,000, and they are all cavalry! We have only 150,000 men, all infantry, and on the plains, we are no match for them! Even with the addition of the 100,000 troops from Datong and Yanmen, we are not their opponents! Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Lou are all famous Jurchen generals, and their ability to use troops is also extremely strong, better than Wanyan Chang, Jin Wushu and others, we only need to force them to Hebei now, and then they will become real turtles in the urn! No need to chase them now! Yu Yunwen said.

Although Yu Yunwen is a literati, he is good at resourcefulness, although he is ostensibly in charge of logistics, but in fact the entire staff headquarters is under his control, even Qu Duan often listens to his ideas.

"Yes, we don't have to rush after us! After the situation in Hedong is stable, we will enter Hebei from Taihang Mountain! There are also Wang Gui, Fu Xuan and others in Taihang Mountain, they will harass the Jurchens in Taihang Mountain, and the Jurchens will not feel good! Qu Duan said.

Qu Duan, Yu Yunwen and others rode forward, and soon after came to the gate of Taiyuan City, and when they arrived here, they were even more excited.

From here, they entered the city of Taiyuan and came to the city wall.

Inside and outside Taiyuan City, countless soldiers had already knelt down involuntarily at this moment, each with tears in their eyes.

Looking at such a scene, Qu Duan and Yu Yunwen were also emotional, since the Jurchen invasion, countless people have been looking forward to recovering the lost land, and now this day has finally come!

"General, there are still a lot of Jurchen family members in the city, how should these Jurchen family members be handled?" A general ran over and said.

"It's just some old and weak women and children, just take care of them! Of course, if anyone resists, they will be killed! Qu Duan thought for a moment and said.

"The houses and courtyards that they have taken possess do not belong to them, and they are driven out of them! Also, the gold and silver and the money do not belong to them, and their property is deprived! Yu Yunwen said.

Wanyan Lou thought that the Han people were "cowardly" and did not dare to kill the family members of the Jurchens, Qu Duan and Yu Yunwen did not order the killing of the family members of the Jurchens, they did not dare, but they did not want to! This is not cowardice, but benevolence, only with benevolence can there be tolerance, and only with tolerance can there be a Chinese civilization that has been continuous for thousands of years and will never be extinguished, which is something that foreign barbarians like Wanyan Lou can never understand.

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Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Lou led the army to the east, and the number of soldiers and horses gathered along the way became more and more, and when they arrived near Niangzi Pass, their number of soldiers and horses had reached 180,000, and most of the Jurchen soldiers in Hedong came here.

In front is the endless high mountains, where is the famous Taihang Mountain on the North China Plain, cutting off Hedong, Hebei, across Yanyun, Henan and other places, is the largest mountain range in the Central Plains.

In front of it is the continuous Great Wall, which is a section of the Inner Great Wall of the Central Plains, where a huge gate stands there, which is the Niangzi Pass!

There are countless attics, arrow towers, and door openings on Niangzi Pass, which is called "the ninth pass of the Great Wall", and it is the only way to enter Hebei from the east of the river.

"Fortunately, this lady is still under our control, otherwise it would be difficult for us to enter Hebei even if we want to!" Wanyan Zongwang pointed forward with a horsewhip and said.

"Yes! Lady Guan is still under our control! The Han people are really ridiculous, they actually call this Guancheng 'Niangzi Pass'! Wan Yan Lou laughed.

"Hu Liyan, it seems that you don't know the origin of this lady's pass! At the beginning, Li Yuan was cavalry from Taiyuan, and there was Dou Jiande's army in Hebei! Li Yuan went south, occupied the entire east of Hedong, and then entered Guanshan, where he wanted to establish the imperial industry! The Hebei army tried to invade Hedong, when this Niangzi Pass was still called Weize Pass, and Li Yuan's third daughter, Princess Pingyang, led tens of thousands of troops to garrison Niangzi Pass, making it difficult for Hebei soldiers and horses to enter Hedong! In those days, this Niangziguan was not so majestic, she built countless buildings here, which is what it is today! After she died, she was also buried according to military etiquette, which is very different from ordinary princesses! Therefore, this place is called Niangzi Pass. Wanyan Zong said.

"I see, I thought that Han women were very incompetent, but they only paid attention to chastity, and it turned out that there were also women who dared to lead the troops to fight." Wan Yan Lou said in surprise.

"Li Yuan can become the emperor, and the efforts of his children are inseparable, if we Jurchens want to occupy the world, we also need everyone to work hard and forge ahead! After we conquered the Central Plains, the sons and daughters only knew how to enjoy happiness, and were unwilling to continue to charge and kill the enemy, which is the reason for our failure! Wanyan Zong said.

Wan Yan Lou nodded his head!

"After I arrive in Hebei, I will unite Liu Yu's hundreds of thousands of troops and rule countless lowly Han people, and at that time, all of us will work hard and forge ahead, and it will not be impossible to counterattack the Central Plains again in the future! The Han people are still the same as before, but we Jurchens have become weaker, so they can win! In the future, we will be strong again, they are not our opponents, and they will be enslaved by us again! Wanyan Zong said.

"Not bad! We Jurchens are the most powerful race in the heavens and on earth, and we can conquer the powerful Khitans and the Han people! Wan Yan Lou said.

"As long as you don't lose faith, that's fine! Go, pass through Niangzi Pass, and go to Taihang Mountain! Sooner or later, I will come back after Yan Zongwang! Wanyan Zongwang laughed.

He led thousands of pro-soldiers through Niangzi Pass without looking back, and the more than 100,000 troops behind him also passed through Niangzi Pass one after another and headed towards Taihang Mountain.