The 30,000 Jurchen cavalry almost slaughtered the 20,000 Song troops in only half an hour, except for hundreds of people who escaped from the Bianhe River, the other 20,000 people were all slaughtered, and all the heads were cut off and hung under the necks of the Jin soldiers' war horses.

Zhang Qu helped Sun Fu to climb up from the wet Bianhe River, they found a few logs, and swam to the river with it to escape with their lives, when Sun Fu went ashore, the scene in front of him frightened Sun Fu into fainting, 20,000 headless corpses piled up in the field, and the blood flowing out of the neck cavity pooled together, forming a blood pond of several acres, which was like hell again.

Zhang Qu and two soldiers brought Sun Fu, who was almost stupid, back to the capital, and as soon as he entered the city gate, Sun Fu knelt on the ground and cried loudly, crying out indistinctly: "O sinner! I am a sinner through the ages, all finished, all the army finished! ”

Soon there was news that the 100,000 army led by Yao Pingzhong was broken into the military camp by 30,000 Jurchens, the camp was full of bloody storms, the Song soldiers cried for their fathers and mothers, ran for their lives, the 100,000 army was defeated, the Jurchen cavalry did not leave prisoners of war, the blades were rolled up, the spears were broken, and the pursuit was more than 30 li, nearly 80,000 people of the 100,000 army were slaughtered, and the 30 miles of wilderness became a sea of corpses and blood, and the horses of each Jurchen cavalry were full of human heads under their necks.

Yao Pingzhong escaped with his life, galloped 750 miles in a day and night, and ran to Shu for his life, he was completely disheartened, and finally became a Taoist priest in Bashu.

The Jurchen cavalry changed their weapons and turned around to kill in the southeast direction, where there were 80,000 troops led by Dong Ping, who were rushing towards Zhongmu........

Just when the Jurchen cavalry wantonly slaughtered the soldiers of the Song army, Wanyan Xian also personally led an army of 150,000 to cross the Yellow River in Baima, covering the sky and the sun to kill Bianliang in Tokyo, and ordered Liang Zhongshu, the prefect of the Daimyo Mansion, to be a special envoy to come to Tokyo to persuade him to surrender first.

Bad news came to the capital one by one, the next day when the morning was about to dawn, Xu Ning, who guarded the Nanxun Gate, received the talisman and sword sent by Dong Ping, the army led by Dong Ping got the news that the Song army was bloodily slaughtered at night, overnight, 80,000 new soldiers fled to the ground, Dong Ping had no face to return to Beijing to meet the Son of Heaven, willing to resign for the people, and return to his hometown to farm.

Dong Ping's evil news is still fermenting, and another big news shocked the government and the opposition, the emperor was captured by Jin soldiers in Yongcheng County on the way back to Beijing, this news was like a thunderbolt in the sky, so that Zhao Huan, the son of heaven, fainted on the spot.

At this time, there was chaos in the governor's hall, Zhao Huan did not come out, Sun Fu not only fell ill, but was also dismissed as prime minister, and Geng Nanzhong took over as privy envoy and deputy minister of political affairs.

The main battle faction is only left with He Li, and it is difficult to support it alone, while the main peace faction led by Bai Shizhong has completely occupied the court.

"Everyone, be quiet! Be quiet, please! ”

Bai Shizhong shouted a few times, the council hall fell silent, and Bai Shizhong said: "The main force of the Jin soldiers will be killed in the capital tomorrow at the latest, but the official family is closed, let us make up our minds ourselves, we must make a decision overnight, how to deal with it?" Geng Xianggong, let's talk about it! ”

As the second person in the Privy Council, Geng Nanzhong took over as the superior and became the governor of the Privy Council, but it was not because he was aware of the privy council that he was valued, but because he had just talked to Liang Zhongshu, the envoy of the Jin State, and he knew the latest requirements of the Jin State.

Geng Nanzhong slowly said to everyone: "Wanyan Xian also advocates the division of the north and the south, with the Yellow River as the boundary, the north is assigned to the Jin State, and the south is ruled by the Great Song Dynasty, in addition, Shaanxi Road, Qinfeng Road and Xihe Road are also under the Jin State, in addition, the Song Dynasty needs to compensate 30 million taels of silver for the military expenses of the Jin State, which can be paid in three years, but the premise of realizing this condition is that we must hand over Li Yanqing to the Jin State, and the two sides can negotiate, otherwise the Jin soldiers will directly break through the Bianliang Massacre City, and there will be no chance to talk. ”

"Let's talk about it! What are we going to do? Bai Shizhong asked.

At this time, Li Bangyan gritted his teeth and said: "Li Yanqing is the bane that led to today's turmoil, if he hadn't ruined the life of the old wolf lord of the Jin State in Yanshan Mansion, the Jin State would not have attacked the Song Dynasty on a large scale, regardless of the other party's conditions, hand over Li Yanqing to alleviate the anger of the Jin soldiers, and it will be beneficial to our follow-up negotiations." ”

Geng Nanzhong said: "Li Xianggong is right, 30,000 Jin soldiers can slaughter 200,000 Song troops, we only have 50,000 troops in the city, and 200,000 Jin soldiers came, the capital will definitely not be able to hold it, hand over Li Yanqing first, we will have a basis for negotiation, otherwise the Jin soldiers will enter the city, and your whole family will be slaughtered, everyone, raise your hands and vote!" ”

Thinking that his whole family was about to be slaughtered by the Jin soldiers, there was silence in the council hall, and after a moment, Bai Shizhong raised his hand and said, "I agree to hand over Li Yanqing." ”

"I agree!" Li Bangyan and Geng Nanzhong raised their hands together.

"I agree!" Wu Min raised his hand.

"I agree!" Tang Ke also raised his hand.

"Agreed!" The other officials in the chamber raised their hands.

At this time, Bai Shizhong glared at He Li, "Does He Xiangguo have any objections?" ”

He Li let out a long sigh, "You are no longer the Lord and the faction, but a complete surrender faction, what language do I have in common with you?" ”

He turned and strode out.

"I don't know what to do!"

Bai Shizhong scolded, and said to everyone: "Since everyone agrees, then without further ado, please Geng Xianggong immediately lead the army to arrest Li Yanqing." ”

..........

At present, there are two armies in the city, one is the New Northern Army of 30,000 people, after Sun Fu fell ill, he Li was in charge, Xu Ning and Zhang Qing were the deputy commanders of the left and right, this army was responsible for guarding the outer city, and the inner city was guarded by the 20,000 forbidden troops in front of the palace, and Wang Shiyong, the squire of the military department, concurrently served as the commander of the front of the palace, Zhao Huan in order to balance the power of the army, and gave the Zhizheng Hall the power to mobilize part of the forbidden army in an emergency.

In the dark night, Geng Nanzhong led two thousand forbidden troops to Cao Mansion, he gave an order, and the two thousand forbidden troops immediately surrounded the vast Cao Mansion, dozens of soldiers smashed open the gate of Cao Mansion with giant trees, and five hundred soldiers rushed in.

In just a moment, a partial general ran back and reported to Geng Nanzhong, "Qiqi Privy Envoy, Cao's Mansion is empty, and there is no one!" ”

Geng Nanzhong was taken aback, Li Yanqing and more than a hundred people lived in Cao Mansion, closed doors, why were they gone, did they all grow wings and fly?

No, it must still be in Caofu, he immediately ordered: "Dig three feet into the ground for me, even if you hide in the ground, dig it out for me!" ”

"Obey!"

The general ran back, and the soldiers began to search the underground, and after half an hour, the general came back to report: "Still nothing!" ”

Geng Nanzhong couldn't stay stunned, and immediately returned to the imperial city to report to Bai Shizhong.

Hearing that Li Yanqing was missing, Bai Shizhong was also stunned, but he immediately reacted that if Li Yanqing ran away, they would not be able to negotiate peace with Jin Guo, and Li Yanqing must be found.

"Give me a city-wide search!" Bai Shizhong gritted his teeth, whether he was public or private, he must catch Li Yanqing.

"But the whole city is searching, and we don't have that many troops?"

The prefect can only use a maximum of 2,000 troops, and if you want to search for the whole city, you need at least 10,000 troops, and you must get the consent of the Son of Heaven.

As for the 30,000 New Taipei Army in the outer city, Bai Shizhong didn't expect it at all, maybe Li Yanqing would hide in the New Northern Army, and he had to let the Son of Heaven put pressure on the New Northern Army by the way, and they were not allowed to harbor Li Yanqing.

"Everyone, let's go meet the official family together!"

.........

Under the double blow of the annihilation of the 200,000 Song army and the capture of his father, Zhao Huan's weak and timid side was completely exposed.

But because of the repeated pleas of the prime ministers, Zhao Huan still came out with a strong spirit.

In the Qilin Palace, Zhao Huan sat on the dragon couch with a gloomy expression, listening to Bai Shizhong talk about his strategy to protect the city.

"Your Majesty, 200,000 Jin soldiers are coming to the city, we only have 50,000 troops, and we can't hold the capital at all, the only way to protect the city is to meet all the conditions of the Jin soldiers, and Song Jin will rule by dividing the river."

How much land will be lost by rowing the Yellow River, Zhao Huan couldn't help but burst into tears, "The land of the ancestors was lost in my hands, so how can I face the ancestors and the ancestors?" ”

"Your Majesty, land can be negotiated, but if it doesn't work, we will exchange silver for land, the Jurchen population is sparse, if there is not so much land, we will exchange wealth and them for land, and the Jin soldiers invade the south, isn't it just for profit?"

Zhao Huan wiped away his tears and said: "If negotiation can solve the crisis, of course I am willing to negotiate." ”

"But... If they want to negotiate, they must hand over Li Yanqing to Jin Bing, which is a prerequisite for their negotiations, and if they don't hand over Li Yanqing, they won't even have a chance to negotiate. ”

Zhao Huan was stunned for a long time, and finally sighed and said: "If sacrificing one person can be exchanged for the peace of the Great Song Dynasty, then I have no opinion." ”

"Your Majesty, the problem now is that Li Yanqing has been hidden, we must search and arrest the whole city, we must bring the holy decree to negotiate with the Jin soldiers, please ask Your Majesty to temporarily hand over the military power and the power of the Imperial Decree to the Zhizheng Hall, Your Majesty, this is our last chance, in order to keep the Great Song Dynasty Sheji, for the stability of Your Majesty's throne, Your Majesty can no longer have the kindness of a woman."

Zhao Heng thought of the annihilation of the 200,000 army, and he was also desperate in his heart, he trembled and took out the tiger talisman and jade seal of the forbidden army in front of the palace, and said in a trembling voice: "What needs to be done, you look at it, I have only one request, to keep the Great Song Sheji, to keep my throne, and I can agree to the rest." ”