Chapter 101: Qi Number
An autumn rain and a cold, entering late autumn, the Song army besieging the city, the offensive suddenly became fierce.
In fact, for nearly a month, the Song army's offensive had not been too violent, but now it suddenly became ferocious, as if it had been forced to attack because it had found that the Jin army showed no signs of surrender.
The cannon rumbled in the sky, the shouting and killing shook the sky, and more than ten days passed, and more than ten battles were fought large and small, and both sides suffered a lot of losses, and the Jin army suffered heavy casualties. The corpses under the city wall are stacked on top of each other, both Song and Jin, and the city walls are bombed and dilapidated, many battlements have collapsed, and scorched black traces are everywhere.
As for those city gate towers, without exception, they were all destroyed by the artillery of the Song army.
The Song army's flowering shells were really terrifying, and those shells often exploded in the air at the head of the city, each time they could take the lives of a considerable number of Jin soldiers, and countless wounded soldiers.
The Song army continued to bombard, but the siege was thunderous and rainy, as if they wanted to trap the Jin soldiers in Bianjing City.
After all, today's Bianjing City has a population of more than 1 million, and people can eat horses and chew for a few days.
The original area was the Yellow Flood Area, coupled with years of war, natural disasters and man-made disasters, the city was already short of food, and now the Song army is attacking the city, and the soldiers and civilians are not allowed to go out in the city, which has increased the food shortage and panic.
For the people in the city, the soldiers defending the city may have food, but they can only starve to death, and there is nothing they can do, so that the people who secretly leave the city are endless.
On the west wall of Bianjing City, Cui Li, the chief general guarding the west wall, looked at the Song army camp outside the city, and frowned.
The Song army besieged but did not attack, but only shelled, obviously waiting for an opportunity to break through Bianjing City in one fell swoop.
Turning his gaze to the city gate, dozens of people were arguing with the soldiers guarding the gate, and then several of the people were stabbed down, and the others dispersed in a hurry.
"Yao Anguo, what's wrong? What happened? ”
Cui Li frowned and asked loudly.
"General, the people want to get out of the city, they have been cleaned up, and there are no deaths, don't worry!"
The general of the Jin soldier who called Yao Anguo replied loudly under the city.
Cui Li nodded and waved his hand impatiently.
"Get those guys out of here! It's bad to watch! ”
Since the Song army attacked the city, there has been an endless stream of people who want to go out of the city, piling up at the gate of the city every day, and they have become commonplace, and it has become the norm to drive the people away.
Cui Li returned to the city wall and looked outside, the Song army did not attack the city for the time being, but seeing that they were carrying ammunition and sorting out the gun carriages, Cui Li's face was much gloomy.
If there is another round of shelling, I don't know how many people will die.
Several generals came up from under the city wall, and seeing that there was no one on the left and right, the general who called Yao Anguo whispered in Cui Li's ear:
"General, the emperor has fled, do we want to live and die together with Bianjing City?"
Outside Bianjing City, the emperor's personal army led the elite of 10,000 cavalry Jin soldiers out of the city to sneak attack, and wanted to break the camp outside the city of the Song army in one fell swoop, but who knew that the sneak attack could not succeed, but the whole army was annihilated, and even the Shifting Pua was killed and martyred. The Song army attacked the city fiercely, the emperor led the remnants of the loyal and filial piety army to flee to Guide Mansion, the new governor Wan Yan Nushen, the privy deputy envoy Wan Yan Xi pinched Abu to stay in Nanjing, and Cui Li was appointed as the chief general of the west wall of Bianjing City because of his bravery.
"Yao Anguo, how is the morale of the army in the city?"
Cui Li glanced at his henchman and asked casually.
"General, this needs to be said. Since the emperor fled, several other main generals secretly let the people out of the city every night, and many soldiers also secretly ran away, and there were many powerful families. Do they still have the heart to defend the city? ”
Han Duo, another confidant general, followed suit.
Cui Li was stunned for a moment, then suddenly raised his leg and kicked several generals in a row.
"People are letting people out of the city, you are hurting the people, do you think Lao Tzu died fast enough?"
Several generals endured and kept silent, and the murderous aura in Yao Anguo's eyes flashed, but Cui Li looked at it in his eyes, and his heart was furious.
This medicine An Guo turned out to be just a prisoner, and he almost starved to death when he came out of prison, if he didn't save himself, he would have been a dead corpse a long time ago. I promoted him and reused him, but I didn't think that this guy had no heart to repay his kindness.
Cui Li's heart immediately had a killing intent.
"General rest assured, now the city is in chaos, people are panicking, and no one cares about these things."
Han Duo endured the pain and reported to Shangguan, who had a perverse personality.
"The will of the people cannot be violated, and caution is the best."
Cui Li's face became gentle, and he looked at a few henchmen and admonished.
"Hit you for your own good. Do things with a long mind, otherwise you don't know how to die. ”
The generals nodded yes one after another, and Brother Lu asked with a smile:
"General, what do you say? Brothers, you are the only one! ”
"General, the Song army is strong and strong, I heard that they have recovered Lianghe and Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and the Tatar army has been beaten. Let's hold on here, this family, old and young, can't all starve to death! ”
Han Duo smiled with a smile on his face, and said with a look at his words.
Although Yao Anguo did not speak, he also meant the same thing.
The Song army was so elite that the Mongol army was not an opponent, so what resistance could it take? Besides, the emperors have run away, and they are still guarding a fart city, isn't this self-defeating?
"Yao Anguo, are you ready?"
Cui Li was silent for a moment, and his eyes looked at Yao Anguo.
"General rest assured, the five hundred dead soldiers are ready, just waiting for the general's order!"
Yao Anguo's eyes lit up, and his expression was excited.
"Good! Brothers, let's start early tomorrow morning, and when the time comes, we will return to the Great Song Dynasty, take Bianjing City as a vote, and protect the glory and wealth of the brothers! ”
Cui Li nodded and said in a deep voice.
I want him to accompany the funeral of Dajin Kingdom, but there is no door!
"General, Princess Wen and Emperor Song have a reason, and they also have a son. Therefore, after you do it, try not to kill the Dajin royal family, so as not to blame Princess Wen and cause unnecessary trouble. ”
Brother Lu was on the side and reminded softly.
"Of course I know! When I took refuge with Prince Yan Kai that day, I already knew the love history of Princess Wen. Everyone remembers, don't hurt the Dajin Sect until you have to. ”
All the generals listened to the order, and Han Duo continued:
"General, if we control Bianjing City, we can send an envoy to negotiate peace with the Song army, and on the basis of sacrificing the city, property and the palace of Jinguo, we can support the general to be the emperor of the Central Plains, just like Liu Yu, the emperor of the Great Qi back then."
Han Duo's words made Cui Li hesitate for a moment, and finally shook his head.
"Haven't you seen that the Northern Expedition of the Song Army restored the Lianghe and Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, and did it still allow a country within a country to exist? The Tatars are really useless, and they are defeated too quickly! ”
If the Song army's northern expedition was not successful, the two rivers and Henan in the middle of the Southern Song Dynasty could be used as a buffer between the north and the south, and negotiate terms with the Southern Song Dynasty or Mongolia to become a prince.
But now the Southern Song Dynasty is unified in the north and south, from the south to the north, from the east to the west, all under the rule of the Great Song Dynasty. I'm afraid it's impossible for such a thing to happen in a country within a country.
Cui Li looked at the Song army camp outside the city and felt a little regretful.
"It would be good if Emperor Song was here, maybe we could ask for more rewards, and it would not be in vain for us to take such a big risk."
"General, Bianjing City has returned to the Great Song Dynasty, and Emperor Song should be about to go north."
Han Duo whispered, Cui Li's eyes lit up, and everyone looked at each other, and they all laughed knowingly.
"Whether it's success or failure, it's up to tomorrow!"
Cui Li slapped the city wall hard, and his palm ached faintly.
In the early morning of the next day, the official residence of Shangshu Province, located on the west side of the Imperial Palace in Bianjing, suddenly broke into countless armor soldiers armed with guns and knives, and surrounded the various official groups.
"Cui Li, what are you going to do?"
In the hall of the official office of Shangshu Province, the privy deputy envoy Wan Yan Xi pinched Abu and pointed at Cui Li and a group of warriors who broke into the hall, scolded sharply, and pulled out his sword.
After Pingzhang finished his political affairs, Yan Nushen saw the posture in front of him, and he also drew a sword to protect him, and asked:
"General Cui, the Song army is attacking the city, and Bianjing City is in danger, what do you want?"
The officials in the hall looked at Cui Li and the other soldiers, and everyone was frightened.
"What do I think? What do you want? You want to die, I don't have time to play with you! ”
Cui Li's eyes were hideous, and he waved the long knife in his hand.
"Kill them all! Not a single one to stay! ”
Cui Li gave an order, and the generals of Elder Brother Lu Shulu, Han Duo, and Yao Anguo couldn't wait, leading the armor soldiers and rushing forward.
When the shouting and killing ended, blood flowed all over the hall, and more than a dozen corpses were scattered all over the place, including several ministers, including the privy deputy envoy Wanyan Xi pinching Abu, Pingzhang political affairs Wanyan Nushen, the imperial historian Pei Man Ahudai, the counseling doctor Wugu Sun Nushen, and the household department Shangshu Wanyan Zhu, none of them survived.
"General, what now?"
Yao Anguo was covered in blood and excited, and his eyes were full of murderous energy.
Although he did not kill the palace of the Jin Dynasty, there was no way for the diehards who resisted, and it is estimated that Emperor Song would not blame him.
"Hurry up and surround the palace, and no one is allowed to enter or leave! posted a notice to reassure the people, saying that the courtiers were incompetent and tried in vain to use the people of the city as burial objects. General Ben killed them today to save the lives of the people of a city! ”
Cui Lizhi was complacent and immediately issued a military order.
"General, do you want to loot the city, gold, silver, jewelry, silk and satin brocade, otherwise, it will all belong to the Song army."
Yao Anguo whispered in Cui Li's ear.
"It's fine, but remember, it's best not to kill anyone. Especially those clans, don't be careless! ”
Cui Li ordered, Yao Anguo went away in high spirits, and Cui Li came to the walls of the imperial city to watch, full of ambition.
A complete Bianjing City, this one votes, but I don't know, what kind of reward will be given by Emperor Song?
Suddenly, earth-shattering cheers rang out from all sides of the city, and people poured into the streets, Cui Li couldn't help but be surprised.
Could it be that there was some kind of riot that didn't happen?
"General, when I heard that the city was going to surrender to the Song army, the people were overjoyed and all went out to the streets to celebrate!"
Han Duo said excitedly.
"This is the will of the people! No one has worked hard for the Yan clan! ”
Cui Li nodded and suddenly asked.
"The harem and the clan, are they all under control?"
"General Hui, the Queen Mother, Queen Tudan, concubines, Liang Wang Wanyan Congke, Jing Wang Wanyan Shouchun and other clans, including concubines, a total of more than 500 people, are under control."
"Good! You prepare, go out of the city, and ask the Song army to surrender. More than 500 people from this sect were brought with them. These people are our votes and greetings. ”
Cui Li solemnly told Han Duo.
In the early winter of the fourth year of the Great Song Dynasty, on October 20, 1233, Cui Li, the general of Bianjing, sent more than 500 members of the clan such as the Empress Dowager of Jin, Empress Tudan, concubines, King Liang, and King Jing to the Qingcheng camp of the Song army, and surrendered Kaicheng the next day.
Since the shame of Jingkang in the Northern Song Dynasty, the city of Tokyo, which fell to the Jin Dynasty for a hundred years, once again returned to the hands of the Song people.