When Wanyan Wushu saw two of his generals stabbed to death by Cui Ren with spears, he became furious, brandished his two axes, and shouted: "General Nan! Look at the axes." After roaring, he shouted loudly and rode his horse to kill. Arriving in front of Cui Renma. Cui Ren opened his eyes angrily, shouted: "The golden dog looks at the gun," and then poked with the gun. When Wanyan Wushu saw Cui Ren's spear stabbing him in the chest, he hurriedly stepped aside, swung his axe, and struck Cui Ren's spear shaft with a click. Cui Ren's spear shaft was cut off by Wanyan Wumu's axe.
Two horses passed each other.
When Cui Ren saw that the spear shaft had been cut off, he threw down the spear shaft in his hand, turned his horse's head, pulled out an iron whip from his waist, and shouted loudly: "Golden dog! Look at the whip!" Then he rode over. Because Wanyan Wushu cut off Cui Ren's spear with an axe, he no longer valued Cui Ren. He also turned his horse's head, rode the horse to relax, and raised his ax to chop Cui Ren. When the two horses were crossing each other, Cui Ren waved his whip and knocked Wanyan Wumu off his horse. With that whip, Cui Ren used all his strength and almost broke Wanyan Wumu's neck. Wanyan Wumu's head was hanging on his shoulders with only a little flesh attached.
Cui Ren immediately burst into laughter, then opened his eyes angrily and shouted loudly: "Golden dog! Who else? Fight with horses!"
In front of the Jin army's formation, Wanyan Loushi was furious. He rode his horse and brandished his sword to fight Cui Ren. Dozens of generals under Wanyan Loushi also rode their horses and surrounded Cui Ren. Cui Ren fought vigorously and whipped two more golden generals to knock them off their horses. However, he was outnumbered. Cui Ren was stabbed from the chest to the back of his heart with a spear by a golden general and was knocked off his horse.
Cui Ren, who was carried off the horse, rolled on the spot and stood up again.
Many golden soldiers gathered around him. Cui Ren laughed twice and fell to the ground.
The Jin soldiers surrounded him and shot Cui Ren randomly, leaving holes all over Cui Ren's body and blood flowing all over the floor.
Wanyan Loushi brandished his sword and shouted: "Kill!" After shouting, Wanyan Loushi led his gold soldiers and generals and rushed to the gate of Bingzhou City.
On the top of Bingzhou City, the prefect Zhang Xiaochun ordered the soldiers to fire arrows together. Arrows flew towards the Jin army like leeches. A sharp arrow hit Wanyan Loushi in the shoulder. Wanyan Loushi shook a little and almost fell off the horse. Wanyan Loushi lay down on the horse. Several golden generals hurriedly stood in front of Wanyan Lou's horse.
On the top of the city, Zhang Xiaochun shouted an order: "Fire the arrows! Fire the arrows!"
The Song army's arrows flew towards the Jin army like leeches.
A large number of Jin Army soldiers were shot down.
Wanyan Loushi ordered: "Withdraw! Withdraw the troops!"
The Jin army retreated like a tide.
In Bingzhou City, Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Xun vigorously praised the soldiers who defended the city. Then he ordered the people, soldiers and civilians in the city to build a heavy city inside the city and dig trenches outside the city in preparation for the war. In order to ensure that Bingzhou would not be captured by the Jin army, Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen mobilized all soldiers and civilians in the city to defend the city. The people in the city were greatly encouraged when they saw the prefects and general managers coming to the front line and charging into battle, and they joined the battle one after another. For a time, all the men in Bingzhou City who were over fifteen years old and under sixty years old flocked to the gate of the prefect, received weapons, and participated in the battle to defend Bingzhou.
Wang Xun jumped to the high platform in front of the magistrate's gate and said to the people, soldiers and civilians: "People of the Song Dynasty! Bingzhou is our homeland on which we depend for survival. The golden dog wants to seize our Bingzhou, destroy our homeland, and ravage our land." People, I will definitely not agree! I solemnly promise that as long as I am here, Bingzhou will be there! As long as Bingzhou is there, the people, soldiers and civilians will be there! Do you have the confidence to defend Bingzhou in the Song Dynasty!"
The common people, soldiers and civilians raised their weapons and shouted loudly: "Swear to defend Bingzhou to the death, and swear to live and die with Bingzhou!"
Magistrate Zhang Xiaochun also climbed to the high platform, lowered his hands and clasped his fists, and said loudly: "I have no power to restrain a chicken, but I am willing to work with Manager Wang to stick to Bingzhou and never retreat! As long as I am here, we will There are people from Bingzhou here!"
The statements of Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen greatly moved the people, soldiers and civilians of Bingzhou, and their will to defend the city was as strong as steel.
Based on the severe situation, Wang Zhen divided the more than 10,000 soldiers, horses and civilians available in the city into more than ten defensive units. He also divided Bingzhou City into more than ten defensive positions and sections, and organized personnel to defend day and night. In order to ensure long-term persistence, Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen discussed and decided to implement military control over the grain stocks in the city. Regardless of the rich or poor, all grains would be supplied on a per capita basis every day. In order to ensure that the order of the city defense was strict and no omissions were made, Zhang Xiaochun was in charge of the palace, and Wang Zhen was on the city wall every day to supervise the defense of the city.
Because the Bingzhou city was too small to station a large number of troops, the Song army stationed a large number of troops in Taiyuan City, under the command of General Yang Keshi.
In Taiyuan City, Yang Keshi, Chai Jin, Dong Jie and other generals were very anxious after learning about the situation in Bingzhou. After some discussion, it was decided that Chai Jin and Dong Jie would lead five thousand soldiers and horses to Bingzhou to strengthen the defense of Bingzhou.
Chai Jin and Dong Jie were ordered to lead an army of 5,000 horses out of Taiyuan City, break through the Jin army's encirclement, and enter Bingzhou City. Chai Jin and Dong Jie reported to Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Chen. After Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen inquired about the situation in Taiyuan City, they arranged for Chai Jin and Dong Jie to lead troops and horses to join the defense of Bingzhou.
Outside Bingzhou City, in the main tent of the Jin Army, Wanyan Nianhan was pacing back and forth, his heart burning with anxiety.
Before the invasion of the Song Dynasty, Wanyan Wu begged to make Wanyan Zongwang the commander-in-chief of the East Route Army and Wanyan Nianhan the commander-in-chief of the West Route Army. They led 60,000 and 120,000 troops respectively to attack the Song Dynasty in two directions: east and west. Considering that the West Route Army commanded by Wanyan Nianhan was far away and had heavy combat tasks, it was assigned twice as many troops and horses as Wanyan Zongwang's East Route Army.
Before departure, Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Nianhan agreed to meet at the foot of Bianjing City. Both of them wanted to take credit for being the first to arrive in Bianjing.
Wanyan Zongwang was the second prince of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda; Wanyan Nianhan inherited the post of state minister from his father Wanyan Wanyan Zacchaeus. As far as the relationship between Wanyan Aguda and Wanyan Sacchaeus is concerned, originally Wanyan Sacchaeus was the eldest son and should inherit the Wanyan family's long-term hereditary position as the Jiedushi of the Zhenzhen tribe. However, this position was inherited by Wanyan Aguda. Because he felt ashamed of Wanyan Zacchaeus, after Wanyan Aguda established the Jin Kingdom, he went to Wanyan Zacchaeus to serve as the state minister. Wanyan Zacchaeus and his family played an important role in the Jin Kingdom.
For this reason, Wanyan Nianhan wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to invade the Song Dynasty and compete with Wanyan Zongwang to see who was the most powerful warrior and hero of Dajin today. What Wanyan Nianhan didn't expect was that Wanyan Zongwang successfully arrived at Bianjing City. The 120,000 Jin soldiers and horses he led were blocked at the small Bingzhou City and were unable to break through Bingzhou. He captured Taiyuan and marched south to Bianjing to fight with Wanyan Nianhan. Wanyan Zongwang joined forces.
In addition, Wanyan Zongwang sent people one after another, either urging or ordering them to rush to the city of Bianjing to complete the occupation of Bianjing. Wanyan Zongwang meant that if Wanyan Nianhan failed to march to Bianjing City as scheduled and failed to capture Bianjing, the responsibility would be on Wanyan Nianhan. This was unacceptable to Wanyan Nianhan.
Wanyan Nianhan was anxious, so he stepped up his attack on Bingzhou City. 120,000 soldiers and horses took turns to attack the city, and they attacked the city non-stop for more than ten days. They were all repelled by the Bingzhou soldiers and civilians led by Wang Zhen.
When the offensive and defensive battle in Bingzhou was intensifying and the fighting continued, Qinzong agreed to cede the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan and Hejian to the Jin Kingdom.
That was when Li Chao was ordered to go to Jinying where Wanyan Zongwang was sent and brought back Wanyan Zongwang's conditions. Qinzong stayed behind in Bianjing and Li Gang and other ministers agreed to Wanyan Zongwang's offer.
In addition to agreeing to cede the three towns of Taiyuan, Zhongshan and Hejian, Qinzong also agreed to send a prince to the Jin camp as a hostage in order to allow the Jin army to retreat safely. As for which prince should be sent to the Jin camp as a hostage, Qinzong Zhao Huan was so troubled that he could not decide. When Qinzong Zhao Huan was worried about this, Zhao Gou asked to see him.
Zhao Gou was the ninth son of Huizong Zhao Ji, and he was the king of Kang at that time.
After Zhao Gou entered the palace, he bowed to Qinzong and said loudly: "Your Majesty. I heard that the Jin army asked a prince to go to the Jin camp as a hostage to ensure that the terms of the peace talks can be fully implemented. I request to go."
When Qinzong saw this, he said: "The Jin people are arrogant and cruel and do not respect credibility. When King Kang goes, I feel very uneasy. I might as well wait for some time and see the attitude of the Jin people before making a decision."
Zhao Gou said: "I am going to report to you, Your Majesty. The Jin people will definitely ask the prince to be a hostage for their own plans. For the sake of the clan and society, how can I ignore the country and the country just because of my personal safety? Please allow me to go to Jin Dynasty for your permission." Camp as a hostage."
Before this, Zhao Huan thought for a long time but couldn't decide which Qin king to let go to Jinying as a hostage. Now Kang Wang Zhao Gou volunteered to go to Jinying, and he said it righteously, so he was overjoyed. Immediately, the Qin sect sent Kang Wang Zhao Gou and Dazai Zhang Bangchang to Jinying.
Zhao Gou then said goodbye to Qinzong, left the palace, and prepared to go to Jinying.
After Zhao Gou left the palace, he happened to meet Li Chu who had been on a mission to Jinying.
After Li Chao saluted King Kang Zhao Gou, he asked Zhao Gou: "I respectfully ask King Kang, but the emperor sent King Kang to Jinying?" Zhao Gou said: "That's right. How do you know?" Li Chao replied: "Previously. The person who sent the envoy to Jinying was Xiaguan. The Jin man personally told Xiaguan that he asked the imperial court to send a prince to Jinying. Seeing King Kang coming out of the palace, Xiaguan thought, it must be the emperor who asked me to give way. King Kang is going to Jin Camp." Zhao Gou said: "It is not the Holy Emperor who wants me to go to Jin Camp, it is me who took the initiative to ask to go to Jin Camp." Li Chu said: "King Kang! It's not the lower officials who want to ask about this matter. The Jin people are cruel, untrustworthy, and arrogant. Does King Kang know that the reason why the Jin people asked the court to send a prince to the Jin camp was actually because they were worried that the court would lose their trust and asked to use the prince as a hostage until the court escorted them across the Yellow River? Only then did the prince come back." Zhao Goujian said, and replied with a serious face: "When the court and the people are in danger, as a prince, it is right for me to die for the country! There is nothing to hesitate about this."
Zhao Gou ignored Li Chao and returned to the Prince's Mansion. After sorting things out, he went to Jinying with Dazai Zhang Bangchang.
