In October of the second year of Yuanchun, the Renaissance Army regained control of the southern states with lightning speed. The enemy surrendered as soon as the Renaissance Army arrived, or even before they arrived.
What really restricted the Renaissance Army's ability to regain the southern lands was not its military strength, but its transportation capacity. Except for a few tough battles at the beginning, it advanced faster and faster as it progressed, and the situation completely showed a one-sided trend.
Zhao Song has been suffering for a long time!
Especially the Xiangfan, Bashu, and Jianghuai areas. These war zones were originally the front lines of resistance to the Mongolian army. Decades of war in these areas have long been extremely eroded. Although the Mongols were later repelled by the Renaissance Army, the people gained a short-term victory. Rest and recuperation, but the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers should not take the initiative to provoke the Fuxing Army.
People who live in troubled times have very low requirements. If you have a stutter, you have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and half a piece of clothing to cover your body is enough.
The previous war with the Mongols was because the Mongols wanted to unify. It was a foreign invasion, and they were passively fighting because they were on the Mongolian side. However, in this war with the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court took the lead in attacking the other side and took the initiative. Provocation, 'because' it was on Song Ting's side.
The 'cause' is different, and the 'result' is naturally different. Except for some die-hard elements, everyone else almost surrendered. This is nothing new. Even before the war between the two countries, people from the Song Dynasty frequently fled north in the border areas. .
The New Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty were only separated by a river. Before the Mongols retreated to the grasslands, the relationship between the two parties had a short "honeymoon period." At that time, the Southern Song Dynasty did not explicitly prohibit the movement of people and commercial exchanges. The main reason was that the Fuxing Society occupied the The territory was too large, and the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty felt that the development potential of Fuxing Society was limited.
What's more, everyone is Han Chinese, and the Fuxing Army also accepted the false title of canonization in the Southern Song Dynasty. Not only official trade was frequent, but also private trade.
There were many exchanges between the two sides, and the people in the border areas naturally knew what the New Dynasty was like. As the saying goes, there is no gap without comparison. Even if the people were ignorant, they still had Bi Zhang in their hearts. Compared with the backward and decadent Southern Song Dynasty, the New Dynasty's All policies show that this is a vibrant and prosperous new dynasty.
Of course, the contribution of the Fuxing Society is indispensable in this. Sun Tzu's Art of War says that the first step is to attack the enemy with troops, the second step is to attack the enemy, and the third step is to attack the city. The people of the Southern Song Dynasty suffered greatly from the swords and soldiers. At the beginning of the formulation of the Fuxing Army's southward advance policy , that is, focusing on attacking the heart. If you can bleed less, you will bleed less.
If the surrender of the people in the Southern Song Dynasty was partly caused by the Fuxing Society at the beginning, but as the Fuxing Army advanced, the subsequent surrenders really had nothing to do with the Fuxing Society. It could only be the choice of the times, and the wheel of history was rolling forward. , anyone who tries to stop it beyond their own capabilities will be mercilessly crushed into mud.
Although the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty fled to Yashan in the dark, unlike in history, the reaction of the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty was not as intense as in history. There were not as many people who continued to follow Lizong as expected, hundreds of thousands. Of course, the tragedy of soldiers and civilians throwing themselves into the sea will not happen.
However, Lizong had been the emperor for decades anyway, and there were many ministers who sincerely followed him. His behavior when facing the Southern Song monarchs and ministers of his own race was completely different from that of foreigners, and his intention to express his will through death was not so decisive.
Historically, there were many reasons why hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians chose to jump into the sea in the Battle of Yashan.
First, for more than three hundred years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty has always adhered to the concept of working together with the scholar-bureaucrats and never killed a single civil servant. The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty fled all the way from Lin'an to Fuzhou, and then turned to Guangdong. Finally, there was no place to stand on the land. He chose to escape to Yashanhai.
The Mongolian leader who pursued the Southern Song Dynasty was Zhang Rou's son Zhang Hongfan. Although he was a Han, he was not merciless in dealing with the Southern Song monarchs and ministers. Almost all those who could follow the emperor to escape to Yashan were a group of hard-core people who sacrificed their lives generously and died to express their ambitions. determination.
Secondly, the confrontation between the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia spanned more than fifty years. Historically, Meng Ge Khan died in battle on the way to attack the Song Dynasty. Meng Ge's younger brother Kublai Khan who subsequently ascended the throne, regardless of whether he was trying to create panic No matter whether it was to avenge his brother or not, massacre of the city was indispensable, and at the same time, the blood of the Southern Song Dynasty royal family must be buried with him.
Thirdly, the Battle of Yashan was a naval battle, and most of the generals who fled here with the emperor were army generals who did not understand naval warfare, so that most of the ships were burned by the Mongolian army. On the vast sea, ships are life, and nothing is lost if the ship is lost. A fight to the death against the Mongols is just the difference between dying early and dying late.
Fourth, Lu Xiufu, one of the three heroes in the late Song Dynasty, realized that there was no hope of escape. Instead of surrendering and causing the emperor to suffer the humiliation of foreigners and lose his last trace of face, it was better to stick to justice and lead the emperor to death. Presumably, Lu Xiufu had no intention of escaping before he jumped into the sea. I have not considered the thoughts of the seven-year-old emperor. Even if I asked, it would probably not go as he wished.
Lu Xiufu also played a leading role in jumping into the sea with his son. Even the emperors jumped into the sea. Let's just follow him and show loyalty to the Song Dynasty one last time. At the same time, this is also a kind of relief. After a long period of escape, the king and the people have already been physically and mentally exhausted. Weary, death may not be a relief.
On the endless sea, Song Lizong stood on the flagship and looked at the armored ships tightly surrounding the fleet, and couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.
"Is it possible that Zhao and Song Dynasty will perish in my hands after three hundred years?"
In desperation, he couldn't help but use the word 'I' instead of 'I'.
"Your Majesty, this servant is incompetent! I have betrayed your Majesty's trust to the point that... to the point that..." The eunuch Dong Songchen fell to his knees on the deck with a plop, tears streaming down his face, and burst into tears.
Eunuchs are different from courtiers. Their power all depends on the emperor. If the courtiers who rebelled and surrendered could still be appointed by the other party, then it was completely impossible for eunuchs like them to be appointed by the other party, not to mention that there was no relationship between him and Lizong. No emotion at all
As Dong Songchen knelt down, people on the deck knelt down with cheers and cheers. Those who could board the boat with Lizong were all important officials of the court, and those who stayed here were all ministers loyal to Zhao Song.
"I am incompetent..."
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"I am incompetent..."
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"I am incompetent..."
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Song Lizong looked at the courtiers who were kneeling on the ground. When he thought that the country passed down by his ancestors was destroyed in his hands, and when he thought that he had become a king who had subjugated his country, he couldn't help covering his face and crying and murmuring.
"I was wrong...I was wrong..."
For a moment, the deck was filled with cries. Song Lizong walked step by step to the courtiers and helped them up one by one. This process was extremely long. When the last person was lifted up, Lizong seemed to have made up his mind and spoke every word through gritted teeth.
"As an official of the Great Song Dynasty, I issue the last order to all of you!"
“Raise the white flag!!!”
