The opening of the Song-Mongolian War, in fact, under the deliberate preparation of some people of insight in the Southern Song Dynasty, compared with the Song-Jin War, the Southern Song Dynasty can be said to be relatively sufficient.

Because compared to the Jingkang Revolution that took place in less than four years at the beginning of the Song-Jin War, the Song-Mongolian War lasted for 46 years.

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The Song-Jin War did not evolve into the Jingkang Revolution at the beginning, but because the weakness of the Northern Song Dynasty was gradually exposed by the emerging Jin State, in the end, the emerging Jin State finally chose to attack the Song Empire in a big way, resulting in the Jingkang Change.

In August 1125, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Zonghan petitioned to attack the Song Dynasty on the grounds of the "Zhang Jue Incident". In October, Wanyan Zongwang led an army from Pingzhou to attack Yanshan Mansion. Han Minyi, the commander of Yizhou in the Northern Song Dynasty, surrendered.

On January 2, 1126, the Song army was defeated at Baihe and Gubeikou; two days later, the Song general Guo Yaoshi surrendered, and the defense of Song Yanshan Mansion collapsed; soon Song Zhongshan sent reinforcements of 30,000 troops, and on January 14, 5,000 Song soldiers were defeated in Zhending Mansion, and on January 22, Kexinde Mansion was defeated.

When the Jin soldiers invaded Zhongshan Prefecture, which was only ten days away from Tokyo, the situation became even more urgent. Huizong wanted to abandon the country and flee south. During the incident, Wu Min went to see Huizong, vigorously opposed the escape, advocated the appointment of prestigious officials, and insisted on sticking to it. Wu Min recommended Taichang Shaoqing Li Gang. Li Gang played the "Five Strategies of Imperial Rong". He also said, "The non-heir prince is not enough to attract the world's heroes", and asked Huizong to announce his abdication and "collect the hearts of the soldiers". Huizong appointed Wu Min as his subordinate and assisted the prince. The golden soldiers are getting closer and closer. Huizong panicked and annoyed, took Cai You's hand and said, "I didn't expect Jin Ren to be like this!" said and fell into a coma and fell in front of the bed. The ministers hurriedly poured medicine for first aid. After Huizong woke up, he asked for a pen and paper and wrote: "The crown prince can be the emperor and give the sect leader Daojun to retire to Longde Palace." ”

In December 1125, the crown prince Zhao Huan ascended the throne and changed his name to Jingkang. Huizong abdicated, and was called the head of the Daojun Emperor, called "Emperor Taishang". On the third day of the first month of the following year, Huizong, Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others heard that the Jin soldiers had crossed the Yellow River and decided to flee south overnight. Huizong only took Cai You and a few servants, and in the name of "burning incense", he hurriedly escaped from Tokyo, ran to Bozhou, and fled from Bozhou to Zhenjiang to avoid trouble. Tong Guan and the front of the palace both commanded Gao Yu to lead the Shengjie army and the Praetorian Guard, and caught up with Huizong in Sizhou. Cai Jing also led his family to flee to Gongzhou in the name of "Hu Cong".

The anger and hatred that had been suppressed in people's hearts for a long time burst out together. The government and the opposition have exposed the crimes of Cai Jing and Tong Guan clique. Chen Dong, a student of Tai, wrote a book, pointing out Cai Jing, Wang Hao, Tong Guan, Liang Shicheng, Li Yan, and Zhu Mian as the six thieves, saying that "the six thieves have different names and the same crime", please put them to death, and "pass on the heads of the Quartet to thank the world." Qinzong was forced to depose Wang Huang. Wu Min and Li Gang asked Wang Huang to behead, and Yin Nie Chang (Nie Shan) of Kaifeng Prefecture sent warriors to behead Wang Huang's head. Li Yan and Liang Shicheng died. Cai Jing and Tong Guan were demoted and exiled in Bozhou. Cai Jing died in Tanzhou during his exile.

The court continued to expose Tong Guan's crimes, and Qinzong had no choice but to send a supervisor to behead Tong Guan. In September, Zhu Mian, Cai Jing, and Cai You were all exiled. After that, the court officials discussed one after another, saying that the three were not punishable, and all three were beheaded in the penal colony. Cai Qian was also exiled and died of illness. The thieves who brutally oppressed the people, slaughtered the people, and were full of evil all got the end they deserved. In addition to the extermination of the people and thieves, the people's hearts were excited, and the Northern Song Dynasty, which was on the verge of extinction, showed a glimmer of opportunity.

However, the changes that occurred at this time were no longer enough to maintain the combat capability of the Northern Song Dynasty army.

Wanyan Zonghan, the left deputy marshal of the West Road, led the army to attack Taiyuan from Datong, but Yan Zongwang did not finish it. On December 29, 1125, Shuozhou was conquered, on January 6, 1126, Daizhou was broken, Zhongshan surrendered on January 13, and Taiyuan was besieged on January 15, but was blocked in Taiyuan. As a result, he delayed the military plane, and did not stop the army until he learned that Yan Zongwang had made peace with Song.

On January 27, 1126, Wanyan Zongwang's army crossed the Yellow River and captured Xiazhou the next day. On January 31, it besieged Bianjing, the capital of the Northern Song Dynasty. Because of the strong resistance of Li Gang, the envoy of Bianjing, the city was not able to break the city.

The Jin army approached the city and sent envoys to ask Prince Song and the prime minister to go to the army to negotiate peace. Li Gang asked to go, but Qinzong refused to allow it, saying that "Qing is rigid and can't go past." In addition, Li Di was sent as an envoy and Zheng Wangzhi as a deputy. Li Gang retired from the dynasty, and Qinzong secretly told Li Di and Zheng Wangzhi that he could increase the number of coins by 35 million taels, and the army silver was 35 million taels to negotiate peace, and he ordered to bring 10,000 taels of gold and wine and fruit to give to Zongwang. When Zong Wang met with the Song envoys, he proposed: 5 million taels of gold, 50 million taels of silver, 10,000 horses of cattle and horses, and 1 million horses of silk and silk; the Song Dynasty ceded the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan, and Hejian, and took the prince and the prime minister as hostages before agreeing to make peace. Li Di, Zheng Wangzhi and other echoes. Li Bangyan, Zhang Bangchang and other ministers advocated accepting them all.

Li Gang said: "There are too many gold coins, and even if we exhaust all the world's wealth, we will not be able to do so, not to mention the capital? The three towns of Taiyuan, Hejian, and Zhongshan are the barriers of the state. He suggested that it be delayed, wait for the four episodes of the GI, and then discuss it. The ministers are not allowed. Qin Zong's younger brother Kang Wang Zhao Gou was in Beijing, asked for Jin, and said to Qin Zong: "The enemy must have the prince pledged, and the minister is the sect's plan, how can he resign!" Qin Zong sent Kang Wang Zhao Gou as the pre-military planning envoy, and the prime minister Zhang Bangchang as the deputy envoy to the Jin camp.

But Li Gang didn't realize one thing at that time, that is, in addition to the fact that Taiyuan City was still struggling to support, Zhongshan surrendered without a fight, and Hejian had already been breached, even if Li Gang fought on his grounds, he could not change the fact that these barriers could no longer provide protection for Bianliang.

In February, the Song Dynasty of Jinwaki took King Kang Zhao Gou and Dazai Zhang Bangchang as hostages and ceded the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan, and Hejian to negotiate peace.

At this time, only the East Route Army of the Jin Kingdom participated in the siege of Kaifeng. Wanyan Zonghan's Jinguo Western Route Army was not only tripped in Taiyuan, but also rejected Wanyan Zongwang's proposal to cut off the deployment of the Western Army, so that the 100,000 Western Army led by the Seed Master Dao successfully arrived in Kaifeng, and Wanyan Zongwang passively retreated to Mengyang, a remote suburb northwest of Kaifeng, and camped. Some people point out that the surrender faction Li Bangyan and Li Yan were deliberately or unintentionally revealed to the spy Deng Gui in order to force the main battle faction Li Gang and the seed master to negotiate peace.

After the failure of the robbery, Li Gang and Chongshidao were revoked from military power. When the Jin soldiers returned to Kaifeng City, Song Qinzong was terrified and sent an envoy to say: "I don't know what happened at first, and I will offend him." ”

Li Bangyan also ordered Song Qinzong not to offend the Jin soldiers, and a thunderbolt gunner was executed by the head of the spearhead after firing the cannon. Wanyan Zongwang was repulsed by the Western army when he attacked the city again, so he stopped the attack and changed the king of Su Zhao Shu as a hostage, and the king of Kang, Zhao Gou, was able to return.

After Yan Zongwang's Jin Guodong Route Army besieged Kaifeng for the first time without success, before leaving, he sent people into the city to resign, and sent a letter of resignation, saying that it was "not not unwanted, less sorrowful, in the army, not to fulfill his wishes, I would like to send a certain and so on as a substitute for the resignation of the deputy, some less gifts, with other banners, I would like to write a speech." ”

When Yan Zongwang retreated, the elite Qin Feng army of the Western Army led by the younger brother of the seed master Dao drove 30,000 people to Kaifeng, Tokyo.

Li Gang also suggested using the story of the Yuan Yuan to "escort" the Jin army out of the country, and told the generals to pursue them when they had the opportunity. Song Qinzong also agreed with Li Gang's ostensible suggestion and sent 100,000 troops to "escort" him tightly. However, Wu Min, Tang Ke, Geng Nanzhong and other capitulation factions finally overwhelmed the main battle faction, sent people to set up a banner on the edge of the Yellow River, and strictly ordered the army not to bypass the banner to drive the Jin army, otherwise they would all be executed.

Later, the planting master proposed a method to make up for the dead, and suggested that a large army be assembled on both sides of the Yellow River to prevent the Jin army from crossing the river again, which was a plan for the next "autumn prevention". Song Qinzong was put into practice, but was soon pressed by Wu Min, Tang Ke, Geng Nanzhong and other surrender ministers, believing that if the Jin army did not come, this huge military expense would be wasted, and refused to adopt the words of the teacher. Later, the planter became angry and became ill, so that he fell ill and died.

Li Gang was transferred to Hebei and Hedong to Xuanfu envoys, did nothing, and was finally expelled to Jiangxi.

Not long after Li Gang was demoted, the Jin soldiers went south again to besiege Kaifeng. On the eve of being captured, Song Qinzong thought of using Li Gang and appointed him as a scholar of the Imperial Palace and the leader of the Kaifeng government, but to no avail. By the time Li Gang learned of this fate in Changsha, the Northern Song Dynasty had already perished.

After the royal family of the Song Dynasty crossed to the south, King Kang Zhao Gou established another imperial court in Yingtianfu in Nanjing. On May 5 of the first year of Jianyan (1127), Song Gaozong once used Li Gang as the right servant of Shangshu and the servant of Zhongshu.

In the imperial history, Cheng Yanqi said: "Li Gang is hated by the Jin people, and it is not appropriate to be a prime minister." Fan Zongyin, the right counselor, said: "Li Gang's name is real, and he has the power to shake the Lord, so he can't be phased." ”

Li Gang was on his way to Kaifeng, and when he received the appointment, he rushed to Nanjing, and did his best to plan for Gaozong to reorganize the dynasty, organize the anti-Jin, and launch a sharp struggle against Wang Boyan, Huang Qianshan and other surrender factions around Gaozong. He opposed surrender and advocated "all peace talks" and severely punished Zhang Bangchang and other Song Dynasty officials who served the Jin soldiers.

In order to strengthen the strength of the anti-Jin struggle, he recommended Zong Ze, a veteran minister who resolutely resisted the war, to stay in Tokyo and go to Kaifeng to renovate the defense facilities; he also strongly advocated the establishment of the Hebei Zhaofu Department and the Hedong Economic System Department to support the anti-Jin struggle of the army and the people of the two rivers, and recommended Zhang Suo and Fu Liang to be appointed as Hebei Zhaofu envoy and Hedong deputy envoy respectively. In view of the corruption of the military and government since the Northern Song Dynasty and the lack of clear rewards and punishments, he promulgated the 21st article of the new military system, set about rectifying the military and political affairs, and suggested that marshals' offices be built along the rivers, along the Huai, and along the rivers to practice in-depth defense.

Li Gang's rectification of military and political facilities helped the Song court to support the situation, and it was still acceptable to Song Gaozong. However, his advocacy of resolute resistance to Jin and opposition to surrender was not tolerated by Song Gaozong, Wang Boyan, and Huang Qianshan. Therefore, they tried to expel Li Gang again.

First of all, Li Gang was transferred to serve as the left servant of Shangshu and the servant of the door, and Huang Qianshan was appointed to take over as the right servant and the servant of Zhongshu to contain Li Gang. Subsequently, he dismissed Zhang Suo and Fu Liang, abolished the Hebei Zhaofu Division and the Hedong Economic and System Division, deliberately sabotaged Li Gang's anti-gold deployment, and forced Li Gang to resign.

Li Gang reigned for only 75 days, and on August 18 of the first year of Jianyan, he was dismissed as a scholar of the Guanwen Palace, and promoted the Dongxiao Palace in Hangzhou.

On October 8 of the first year of Jianyan, he was impeached by Zhang Jun, the palace servant, and dismissed the scholars of the Wendian University, and still stayed to promote the post of Dongxiao Palace and live in Ezhou. In October of the second year of Jianyan, the imperial court ordered him to move to Lizhou. In the imperial history, Wang Xuan impeached Li Gang for "not going to the degraded place for many years", and on November 4 of the same year, he was demoted to Wan'an Army.

On November 25, the third year of Jianyan, he and his son Li Zongzhi crossed to Qiongzhou in the south, and was pardoned and released on the 29th.

After four years of Jianyan, after being degraded and exiled and pardoned, he lived in seclusion in Danxia Rock, Taining. In the first month of the ninth year of Shaoxing, Song Jin negotiated peace, Song Xiangjin called the minister to pay tribute, Li Gang became angry and became ill, Gaozong wanted to raise Li Gang as an official again, but he did not accept it.

On the fifteenth day of the first month of the tenth year of Shaoxing, Li Gang died of illness in the apartment of the Yanjing House in Cangqian Mountain, and was posthumously presented to the young master. In the sixteenth year of Chunxi, he gave the founding prince of Longxi County a special gift, nicknamed "Zhongding".

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Soon, the Jin State sent Xiao Zhonggong to the Song Dynasty, and Yelu Yu saw the prison army. Song Qinzong thought that these two people were former nobles of the Liao State, and they could be tempted to use them, so he sealed a letter with wax pills and asked Xiao Zhonggong to send Yelu Yu to see them, so that they could be used as internal responses. Xiao Zhonggong hurriedly ran back to Jin Guo to see Yan Zongwang and offered him a letter with wax pills. In August, Zongwang used this as an excuse to gather troops to re-attack the Song. The second attack on Bianjing was still a match between Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang.

In the first stage, Wanyan Zonghan of the West Road set out from Datong on September 5, 1126 A.D. and the first attack on the Song Dynasty, and broke the Song Dynasty Zhang Hao's army in Wenshui on the second day, and Ketai on September 21, 1126. Wanyan Zongwang set out from Baozhou on September 8, 1126, and broke the Song soldiers in Xiongzhou and Zhongshan on the same day. On September 15, 1126, Xinle was captured. On September 26, 1126, the general of the Song Dynasty planted in Jingcheng, took the Tianwei army, and Ke Zhending.

In the second stage, after rest, Yan Zonghan attacked from Taiyuan to Bianjing on November 18, 1126, captured the Weisheng army on November 22, 1126, and crossed Mengjin on the 29th. Song Xijing, Yong'an Army, and Zhengzhou all surrendered. December 4, 1126, Wanyan Zong Hankeze State. On November 20, 1126, Zongwang attacked Bianjing, on December 4, 1126, Zongwang's army crossed the river in 1126, and then captured Linhe County, Daming County, Deqing Army, and Kaide Prefecture, and on December 10, Kehuaizhou and reached Bianjing. On December 16, 1126, Song sent troops to refuse the battle and was defeated by Wanyan Zongwang and others. On December 17, 1126, Wanyan Zonghan arrived at the foot of Bianjing City, and was preempted by Wanyan Zongwang.

In this case, the Song army may have not recovered from the wounds suffered by the Jin army under the second attack of the Jin army, and the Jin army's offensive was smoother than the first southward attack.

The original Taiyuan City could no longer be supported and was broken by the Jin army:

Wang Yu led the Taiyuan army and people to hold on, from the beginning of spring to summer, and from summer to late autumn, the Jin soldiers attacked the city nine times before and after, and were repelled by Wang Yu nine times. But in the end, there were no reinforcements from the imperial court, and there was no food to receive them, and the food in the city was cut off, and the defenders were so hungry that they could not hold their weapons. The cows, horses, donkeys, and mules in the city were all eaten, and then the tendons on the bows and the hides on the armor were boiled over a high fire to satisfy their hunger. The green leaves on all the trees in the city and the chaff in the granary were all eaten, and gradually even the bark and grass were used as rations.

One day, Wang Yu ordered his subordinates to slaughter their horses to satisfy the hunger of the soldiers and civilians defending the city, and the guards dissuaded: "My lord gallops every day, and there is no mount, how to meet the enemy." Wang Yu looked up to the sky and sighed: "I can't keep the city of Bingzhou, even if I have thousands of family properties, what is the use." In a few days the horses and the leather from the saddles were eaten up in the city.

The soldiers and civilians of the city of Bingzhou held out until September of the first year of Jingkang, which had reached more than 250 days, and the soldiers and civilians in the city had suffered eight or nine out of ten casualties. On September 13, Wang Yu led the crowd to patrol the southern city wall, and the Jin soldiers continued to reinforce the northern city, and rushed all the way into the city.

When the signal came, Wang Yu led his troops to the north of the city to support. Someone reported that the prefect Zhang had been captured, and Wang Yu led a team of only 100 people to the prefect's yamen. The Jin soldiers had rushed to meet the defenders led by Wang Yu, and Wang Yu led the crowd to engage in street battles with the Jin soldiers. Dozens of people supported each other and supported each other, their shabby robes were almost stained red with blood, some lost an arm, some broke a leg, and they were still supported by weapons, and they fought with Jin Bing step by step in the streets and alleys with Wang Yu......

The guards saw that the Jin soldiers were gathering reinforcements and there was no hope of retreating from the enemy, so they persuaded Wang Yu to retreat quickly, and Wang Yu reprimanded: "There are no people in the military and people of Bingzhou who are greedy for life and afraid of death. "This tired army of death fought from the city to the Kaiyuan Gate in the south of the city. Wang Yu had dozens of swords and spears in his body, but he still waved his sword and led the crowd to fight hard.

The elite soldiers mobilized by Zong Han galloped into the Kaiyuan Gate from outside the city and surrounded Wang Yu's people. Zong Han was in the middle of the battle, and sent a messenger to shout to Wang Yu and persuade him to surrender.

Wang Yu looked at the dozens of bloodstained soldiers and civilians around him, and said slowly: "I have been loyal to the country and have done my duty for the people, what do I want in my life." So he turned around and stood, picked up his blood-soaked robe, wiped his sword that had been a little curled, and then raised it and pointed it at Zong Han and shouted: "Sticky Han barbarian dog, if you dare to slaughter my Taiyuan people, I will ask for your life after I die." Then he put his sword across his neck and slashed it......

Dozens of Taiyuan soldiers and civilians who fought hard with Wang Yu, some killed themselves, some stabbed each other, all committed suicide in front of the battle, and none of them stole their lives. Zong Han was stunned and angry, slapped his horse and trampled on Wang Yu's body, and ordered the soldiers to chop it into pulp, his methods were brutal and outrageous.

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