Soon after Liaoyang Mansion was captured by the Song army, Zhao Gou, Gao Chong and more than a dozen guards arrived at Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, and their group did not go, but waited in Dading Mansion. Because the Song army was going to break through the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing, Zhao Gou didn't want to delay the army's itinerary and went back and forth.

The news of the emperor's arrival soon came, and Zhao Yougong, Yue Fei, Wu Luan, Wu Yu and others sorted out the army and went straight to Dading Mansion. Zhang Jun, Li Shifu and other generals were injured, and Zhao Gou also went to visit in person, and the military doctor said that he could recover after some time of recuperation.

"Weichen is injured and can't salute, please ask the emperor for forgiveness!" Zhang Jun was lying on the bed, struggling to get up, but he still barely sat up with the help of Gao Pet.

"Marshal Zhang is loyal to the country, resisting the Jin people, and even being seriously injured, how can I blame it, this is a great achievement!" Zhao Gou praised Zhang Jun's behavior in resisting the Jin soldiers, and he didn't care whether he saluted or not, these were not things, his eyes looked at Li Shifu again, and said with a smile: "General Li really didn't disappoint me!" ”

"Weichen can get what he wants today, thanks to the emperor's support, it's nothing!" Eight years have passed since Li Shifu last met the emperor, and he has stayed at the border to resist the Jin soldiers, and has never returned to the court, let alone seen Zhao Gou again.

Zhao Gou smiled and said: "I know that you have made a lot of achievements in resisting the Jin soldiers over the years, and today I will give you the title of envoy of the mighty army, and give you the name of 'show loyalty', I don't know if the general is satisfied?" ”

"Wechen thank the emperor for the reward, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

Li Xianzhong was very excited, Zhao Gou knew that he had made countless meritorious contributions over the years, and he had never had the opportunity to be rewarded, and it happened that Zhao Gou came in person this time, and he would be awarded a title to reward Li Xianzhong for his achievements for the imperial court. Zhao Gou didn't stay here for long, told Zhang Jun to rest well, and left.

"Wechen has seen the emperor!"

"Wechen has seen the emperor!"

Everyone bowed down in unison and said in unison: "Long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

"Okay, these courtesies are still exempt in the barracks!" Zhao Gou stepped forward with a smile, and saw that Yue Fei, Han Shizhong and others were still there, and he felt a lot more relieved, he hadn't seen each other for eight years, and this time he came to break through Shangjing, and he didn't have much time to talk.

"Yan Qing and the military advisor, where are they?" Zhao Gou glanced at it, and Yan Qing and Wu Yong were missing, which made him a little strange.

Yue Fei said in a deep voice: "The military advisor was killed in battle, and Brother Yan Qing was also seriously injured, but he didn't have to worry about his life!" ”

Zhao Gou nodded heavily, he knew that many people would die in the war, and no one knew whether he would die or die on the battlefield, and he didn't know if he could still see the sun tomorrow, only by constantly moving forward. Zhao Gou ordered to go down and take good care of Yan Qing, while the others also gathered.

"How's the battle going now?"

"Back to the emperor, Tokyo, Xijing, and Zhongjing are all in the hands of our army, and at present, only Shangjing Linhuang Mansion, and other states are just at your fingertips in front of our army, and the only thing I am worried about is that Goryeo will send reinforcements to disturb the rear of our army."

"Don't worry about it for the time being, if they don't know what to do and what is wrong and join the Jin people, then send a large army to attack. In terms of the current situation, the defeat of the Jin Dynasty is an inevitable trend, unless the head of Goryeo is not in his right mind and cannot see the situation clearly. ”

Zhao Gou said in a deep voice: "I will send someone to talk to Gao Li in detail to test their attitude." Now we are still focusing on exterminating the Jin soldiers, smashing the Yellow Dragon, and occupying the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing. In addition, you should pay attention to the news of the second emperor of Huiqin, these Nianjin people have not sent envoys to come, and even I have not found out what the situation is. ”

"If the Jin people take the second emperor of Huiqin as a hostage, then how should they decide?"

"One step at a time!" Zhao Gou was a little helpless, but also said a little resolutely, "If they release the Second Emperor of Huiqin and return to the Great Song Dynasty unharmed, they will naturally retreat." However, they were unwilling to release them, so they were completely annihilated in one fell swoop, so that there would be no more Jin Dynasty in this world. ”

"Yes!" The people bowed down and agreed.

"Your Majesty, if you take the imperial expedition in person, then I, the marshal, will step down and become the deputy marshal, and everything will be decided by the emperor. Besides, the position of marshal is still not very good, I think it will be exempted in the future! Zhao Yougong breathed a sigh of relief, Zhao Gou came in person, then he could step down from his position as marshal, and his mood was unprecedentedly relaxed.

"It's been hard these days, second brother!" Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Now half of the territory of the Jin Dynasty is in the hands of my Great Song Dynasty, and our army has the initiative. Marshal Han had obeyed the order and headed for Gyeongju, but there were still some surrounding states and counties that had not yet been completely captured. ”

"Passing on my will, the two generals Wu Ling and Wu Yu each led an army of 10,000 to attack Xianju and Jeju. I was worried that Yan Sheng and his gang would take advantage of the chaos to escape and return to Huining Mansion. If Jeju is captured, it will cut off their retreat. ”

"In addition, you should remember that you don't have to join the army after conquering Hamju, just go straight to Jeju. If we break through Sanggyung, we will also go to Jeju at that time, and we will naturally join you. Therefore, Jeju can be said to be the key, while Jungyong is guarded by Jang Jun, Lee Hyun-chung and others. ”

"Emperor Qiqi, it is not far from the cold winter season now, if you attack in the cold winter season, I am afraid that there will be great danger!"

"I know about this, so we must take down the Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing before the cold winter comes. As for the other nomadic tribes, leave them alone. Even if they have some horses, their combat effectiveness cannot be compared with our army. ”

Zhao Gou personally drove the expedition and personally commanded the army, and Zhao Yougong stepped down from the position of marshal and returned all power to Zhao Gou. When he arrived in Zhongjing, he hurriedly summoned the generals and told all the details, and the purpose of this time was to besiege Shangjing and make Wan Yansheng bow down.

Han Shizhong led a large army north, and when they arrived in Shuizhou, they encountered stubborn resistance, but it took half a month to completely break through. When the news of the fall of Shuizhou reached Wanyan Zongwang's ears, he knew that the Song army was not far from Shangjing.

Wanyan Sheng led an army of 100,000 Wanyan to leave Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing and fled to Huining Mansion, and few people knew about it. Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang secretly deployed everything, pretending that Wanyan Sheng was still in Beijing, and attracted all the troops of the Song army.

Wanyan Zongwang is not a fool, he also knows that this matter can't be hidden for long, so he finds a replacement from the royal family who looks and figures similar to Wanyan Sheng, Li Daitao. Han Shizhong broke through Shuizhou, and Zhao Gou led a large army to join them.

After a few days of rest, the Song army marched again and approached Beijing. Wanyan Zongwang gathered all the troops in Shangjing together and decided to use this battle to decide the life and death of the Jin Dynasty. If Shangjing is lost, Wanyan Sect will look clearly, and the Jin Dynasty will not be far from destruction!

This time, the Jin Dynasty army had 300,000 troops, which was the strength of the Shangjing Road army and various tribes combined, and the Song army was only more than 100,000 troops. However, the commander of the Song army was the emperor of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Gou, and his prestige was even more powerful than that of Yue Fei.

At the beginning, Wanyan Zongwang led 200,000 to fight with the Song army, as long as the Gubeikou was broken, then the Jin soldiers could go straight into the territory of the Great Song Dynasty, without any scruples, but he encountered the stubborn resistance of the Song army led by Zhao Gou, and that battle also made him suffer heavy losses, and his body was not as good as before.

The news of the Song Dynasty emperor's personal expedition, the Jin people have already found out the truth, and Yan Zongwang ordered that as long as the Song army attacks Shangjing, no matter what the price is, they must be blocked, and he ordered an army of 30,000 people to attack the place where Zhao Gou is located.

As long as Zhao Gou, the emperor, is killed, then the morale of the Song army will plummet, and it will naturally win. Wanyan Zongwang's abacus played very well, Zhao Gou was not a fool, he knew that after the imperial expedition, he would definitely become the main target of the enemy, he did not wear any dragon robes, it was not a war at all, but he was wearing the same armor as an ordinary general, fully armed.

The Cold Moon Blade in Zhao Gou's hand is a treasure knife, with this knife in his hand, ordinary people can't rely on his surroundings, and in addition, the Song army will also do his best to protect it. Half a month later, the Song army arrived in Gyeongju, the soldiers came to the city, surrounded by regiments, Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, and Gao Chong were the vanguard generals of the battle, and each of them commanded 14,000 soldiers and horses to wait for them.

"Report to the general, the army of the Song Dynasty is here, and it has surrounded the city of Gyeongju!"

Wanyan Zongwang nodded expressionlessly, frowning, he knew that Song Jun came quickly, he never thought it would be so fast. When he stood on the city wall and looked down on the Song Dynasty army, he didn't see any fatigue from them, knowing that the Song army had gone through several battles and the situation was very tragic, which made him a little suspicious of whether the Song people used stratagems.

"Yue Fei is here, come and die quickly!"

"Gao Pet is here, why don't you come down and fight with me quickly, aren't you afraid? Ha ha! ”

Wanyan Zongwang did not immediately open the city gate to fight a decisive battle with the Song army, and he has not been able to hold out, he is delaying time to give Wanyan Sheng time to return to Huining Mansion. Yue Fei, Liu Guangshi, Gao Chong, and Han Shizhong constantly called for battle in front of the city gate every day, constantly stimulating Wanyan Zongwang and forcing him to open the city gate to fight a decisive battle with the Song army.

In terms of the strength of the two countries, the strength of the Song army is insignificant in front of the Jin Dynasty's troops, even if the Song army's combat effectiveness is amazing, it is impossible to really achieve one enemy and ten on the battlefield, this is the strategy used by Zhao Gou, so that the Jin Dynasty's 300,000 troops become decorations, so that they dare not come out.

Therefore, they went to call the battle, which was also a way to hit the morale of the Jin soldiers, and after continuous shouting, the Jin soldiers were a little frustrated, and some were even afraid of the Song army. It just so happened that Wanyan Zongwang was trying to delay time, and it was difficult to speak, which also made Zhao Gou's plan successful.

The Song army called for seven days outside the city gate, and Zhao Gou decided that if he didn't go out of the city again, he would attack it. If it drags on any longer, the cold winter season is coming, and it is not suitable for using troops at all. When Zhao Gou was preparing to attack in a few days, the Jin soldiers would open the city gate and fight a decisive battle with the Song army.

Wan Yan Zong wanted to calculate the time, Wan Yan Sheng should arrive at Huining Mansion to take precautions, and saw that the morale of his soldiers had plummeted, and he would be defeated without a fight if he continued like this. Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang decided to make a decision on this day, and he gathered all the 300,000 troops together.

"Song Jun, don't be arrogant, let's see if you die or I die!" Wanyan Zongwang held back his anger and shouted: "Kill!" ”

Zhao Gou also ordered an attack, and the soldiers of the two sides fought together again, and Wanyan Zongwang sent another 30,000 horses to besiege Zhao Gou, intending to kill him and solve the crisis in front of him. It's a pity that he overestimated the combat effectiveness of his own soldiers and underestimated Zhao Gou's resourcefulness.

When 30,000 horses attacked, they were ambushed by a group of men and horses led by Yang Yizhong before they arrived, and 30,000 people quickly died thousands, and those who remained were also frightened, without any formation or morale, infinite fear surged in their hearts, and they fled in the wilderness.

Zhao Gou ordered the pursuit again, and there was a sound of fighting, and the two armies were fighting together again!

"The Jin Dynasty is really going to die!"

Wanyan Zongwang led the Jin soldiers to fight with the Song army, the Song army became more and more courageous, and the morale was greatly boosted, not to mention the low morale of his own side, the more he fought, the more cowardly he became, and even some soldiers simply stopped fighting, and fled directly, or surrendered, the thirty armies fell apart in an instant, and the combat effectiveness was not as good as the Song army of more than 100,000 people, which made Wanyan Zongwang's heart bitter, as if he saw the future of the Jin Dynasty, his heart was very lost, and he was a little helpless, the defeat was decided, and there was no way to return to the sky, this bitter fruit made his heart unprecedentedly empty, Mu Ne watched the unilateral attack of the Song army, but his own soldiers blindly fled or surrendered.

(End of chapter)