When Bianjing was surprised, the Supreme Emperor, surrounded by Tong Guan and Gao Qiu, was riding a cruise ship in the Qinhuai River. On the bank of the Qinhuai River, a horse team came galloping and arrived at the same place as the Emperor's cruise ship. They first shouted to the Emperor Zhao Ji from a distance to say hello, and then ordered Tong Guan to go ashore to receive the order.
On the cruise ship, Zhao Ji, who was in high spirits, saw a cavalry galloping in the distance. He frowned and turned to ask Tong Guan and Gao Qiu beside him: "You two gentlemen, who are here? What are they here for? But? Was it appointed by the two ministers?"
Neither Tong Guan nor Gao Qiu assigned soldiers to protect the Supreme Emperor. The soldiers they brought were all on several nearby cruise ships. Tong Guan and Gao Qiu were also puzzled by the horse troops galloping on the shore. Immediately, I heard the leader of the horse army greeting the Supreme Emperor, and ordered Tong Guan to go ashore to receive the order.
Zhao Ji heard that the soldiers were greeting him and ordered Tong Guan to wait for me to receive the order. Knowing that the cavalry troops coming were sent by Zhao Huan from Bianjing, he ordered the cruise ship to dock.
The cruise ship docked, Zhao Ji was sitting on the bow, Tong Guan and Gao Qiu stood on both sides, like the two generals of Heng Ha. Behind Tong Guan and Gao Qiu were the concubines and civilian girls brought by Zhao Ji. Around the cruise ship, there were six or seven more cruise ships rowing to the shore. They were filled with soldiers with knives and guns. These soldiers were to protect the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji, Tong Guan, Gao Qiu and others.
On the shore, the cavalry soldiers jumped off their horses, knelt on the ground, and shouted to the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji: "Long live the Supreme Emperor! Long live the Supreme Emperor!"
The Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji waved his hand and said: "No courtesy!" The soldiers got up and one of the leading generals shouted loudly: "The Holy One has an edict. Privy Tong Guantong has come ashore to receive the edict!"
Tong Guan heard the shouting and hurriedly landed on the shore and knelt on the ground.
The leading general unfolded the imperial edict and read loudly: "By the fate of heaven, the emperor issued an edict: At present, the Jin people have invaded the country and Bianjing is in danger. He ordered the privy envoy Tong Guan to return to Bianjing as soon as possible when receiving the edict. To commemorate Bianjing’s major defense events.”
Tong Guan kowtowed and shouted: "I, Tong Guan, will obey the imperial edict."
Immediately, Tong Guan took over the imperial edict from the general who announced it.
On the cruise ship, he asked anxiously: "You general, let me ask you a question."
The generals of the horse army knelt on the ground and waited for Zhao Ji to ask questions.
Zhao Ji said: "This is a place for leisure and entertainment. There are no rules in public. You can stay safe." The general of the horse army then got up and looked at Zhao Ji on the cruise ship and bowed.
Zhao Ji asked: "What is the situation in the capital now? Are there any troops from King Qin rushing to Bianjing?"
The general of the horse army replied: "Reply to the Supreme Emperor. The Jin people are besieging Bianjing tighter and tighter. The situation in Bianjing is critical. Fortunately, Master Zhong Shidao, commanding tens of thousands of Western troops, has arrived in Bianjing and is dealing with the Jin people. Bianjing City There are also more than 100,000 imperial soldiers and horses, and Bianjing City is safe for the time being."
"Okay! Okay!" Zhao Ji nodded and said: "Why did the new emperor return Privy Tong to the capital? Do you want Privy Tong to take charge of the soldiers and horses defending the city and fight against the Jin people? The new emperor didn't know that Privy Tong and Lieutenant Gao were protecting him. Me?"
The general of the horse army replied to Zhao Ji: "Replying to the Supreme Emperor, I really don't know about this. I just want to announce the emperor's decree."
Zhao Ji said, feeling slightly unhappy.
On the shore, Tong Guan looked at the Supreme Emperor Zhao Ji and bowed to him: "I am going to tell you the Supreme Emperor. Your Majesty has decreed that I have to return to Bianjing. I can no longer serve the Supreme Emperor. Please take care of yourself." As he said this, Tong Guan shed tears in his eyes.
Zhao Ji also felt uncomfortable in his heart, and said to Tong Guan: "Since the new emperor has decreed that you return to the capital, you can go back to the capital. I have Gao Taiwei to accompany you here, so you will be safe. In addition, when you return to the capital, you must choose elite soldiers. I will escort you all the way back to Beijing with one thousand."
Zhao Ji was worried about Tong Guan's safety on the road, so he said this.
Tong Guan bent down and replied: "Thank you so much for your concern, Your Majesty. Long live Your Majesty!"
Immediately, Tong Guan said goodbye to the Supreme Emperor and returned to the Nanjing barracks. He fired up an army of more than a thousand horses and followed the incoming general to gallop towards Bianjing.
Under the city of Bianjing, Wanyan Zongwang was very angry because of Yao Pingzhong's night attack on the barracks. In addition to ordering Wang Rui to sell silk and satin and all the generals to attack the city with all their strength, he also took it out on Kang Wang Zhao Gou and Dazai Zhang Bangchang.
Kang Wang Zhao Gou's face was stern, neither arrogant nor humble, and extremely calm. Compared to Kang Wang Zhao Gou, Zhang Bangchang turned pale with fear in front of Wanyan Zongwang, trembled all over, and stammered in his speech, which made him look even more aloof than Kang Wang Zhao Gou.
Upon seeing this, Wanyan Zongwang suspected that Kang Wang Zhao Gou was not a prince of the royal family, but a descendant of a Song general, so he ordered Wang Ru to propose to the Song Dynasty court that another prince should be sent to Jinying to replace Kang Wang Zhao Gou.
Wang Ru proposed this request to Qinzong Zhao Huan, and Zhao Huan sent his fifth brother, Su Wang Zhao Shu, to the Jin camp as a pledge in exchange for Kang Wang Zhao Gou, who was not wanted by the Jin people. When Su Wang Zhao Shu heard that he was asked to go to Jinying as a hostage, he was so frightened that he shed tears and looked at Qinzong pitifully.
When Qinzong saw this, he became even more sad and comforted Zhao Shu: "King Su, don't be timid. There are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses from the imperial court, and the Jin people don't dare to do anything to you. Fifth brother! Now the clan is in crisis, and the Jin people have designated you. The disciples of the sect are the hostages. As I look around, you are the only one who belongs to me. Go ahead and I will ensure your safety."
Zhao Shu had no choice but to go to Jinying.
Arriving at Jinying, Zhao Shu met Wanyan Zongwang and Kang Wang Zhao Gou. When he looked at Wanyan Zongwang, Zhao Shu trembled all over; when he looked at Kang Wang Zhao Gou, his eyes filled with tears again. Zhao Gou patted Zhao Shu on the shoulder and said softly: "Fifth brother, please take care, I'm going to go." Then he left the Jin camp.
Through the observation of King Su Zhao Shu and King Kang Zhao Gou, Wanyan Zongwang determined that King Su Zhao Shu was a child of the royal family, because King Su Zhao Shu was so frightened that he trembled all over. At first glance, he looked like a royal child soaked in a honey pot. He was weak and docile, and had royal children. temperament.
Now Wanyan Zongwang was satisfied and felt that he had grasped the pain of the Song royal family. He withdrew his troops at this time. The Song court considered the safety of the hostages and would not dare to attack him, so that he could safely withdraw across the Yellow River.
Wanyan Zongwang was preparing to withdraw his troops at this time. Firstly, the troops of King Qin of the Song Dynasty continued to arrive; secondly, the West Route Army commanded by Wanyan Nianhan was unable to conquer Taiyuan. If he stayed in Bianjing, he might be surrounded and annihilated again.
For Wanyan Zongwang, what he was most worried about was that he would be attacked when crossing the Yellow River. In that case, the entire Jin army would be annihilated. Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang suspected that Zhao Goufei was a descendant of the royal family. After replacing him with Su Wang Zhao Shu, he Make up your mind to withdraw your troops quickly to avoid unexpected consequences.
Wanyan Zongwang secretly arranged his troops and prepared to withdraw.
Over in Taiyuan, the battle to defend Bingzhou has been going on for more than thirty days.
Because they were worried that Bingzhou would be captured, Yang Keshi negotiated with Chai Jin and others and decided that Chai Jin would lead 5,000 elite troops to assist Bingzhou Wang Zhen in defending the city. After Chai Jin arrived at Bingzhou City with 5,000 elite soldiers, he was immediately arranged by Wang Zhen to lead many generals and soldiers to guard the east gate.
Wanyan Nianhan, who had been attacking Bingzhou City for more than 30 days, was as anxious as a mad dog when he saw that the small Bingzhou City could not be conquered. Every day he led his elite soldiers to shoot arrows at the top of Bingzhou City and organized troops and horses to build ladders. , forcibly siege the city. Chai Jin ordered his generals and soldiers to throw rolling logs and rocks downwards, and shoot arrows at the golden soldiers attacking the city. The Jin soldiers attacked the city several times, but were repelled by the Song army. Gradually, the food in Bingzhou City was poor, and the arrows, rolling wood and stones used for defense were not enough.
Chai Jin ordered the soldiers to keep watch. He hurriedly went to the prefect's Yamen and reported the situation to the prefect Zhang Xiaochun and the manager Wang Li. Zhang Xiaochun, Wang Zhen, Chai Jin and others immediately started discussing.
Zhang Xiaochun looked at Chai Jin and asked: "General Chai is the Liangshan Tiger General. When you were in Liangshan, you repeatedly defeated the imperial court's suppression campaigns. Do you have any good strategies to resolve the crisis of annexing the state?"
Chai Jin's face turned red when he mentioned the incident in Liangshan.
Seeing this, Zhang Xiaochun hurriedly said: "General Chai, don't mind. I have no other intentions. I am just asking for advice on how to defend the city."
Chai Jin stood up, looked at Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen and bowed: "The last general was confused for a while and went astray. Thanks to the court's kindness, he was able to recruit him. However, the last general was not greedy for wealth and honor, so he abandoned his official position and returned to his hometown. Now he is here to defend Bingzhou." , I also know that the magistrate has no other intentions, why should I mind." After saying that, Chai Jin looked at Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Cun and bowed and said: "The magistrate and the general manager, in an emergency, take extraordinary measures. In the end, it will be dealt with. See, all the people in the city should be summoned as soldiers, food and grass should be distributed uniformly, some houses should be demolished, the beams should be made into rolling logs, the stones should be transported to the city head, and all iron objects should be processed into arrows for the purpose of defending the city. Two adults , if the soldiers and people of Bingzhou unite as one and unite as one, they will definitely be able to protect Bingzhou as a fortified city, and the golden dogs will not be able to capture my city of Bingzhou, and the people, soldiers and civilians in the city will be protected from the ravages of the golden dogs."
Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen were overjoyed to see each other. Wang Zhen stood up and said loudly: "Guarding the city and defending the territory of the imperial court are our sacred duties as soldiers. We soldiers should coexist and die with the city. When people are in the city, when the city is broken, people will die. There is nothing to say. With the order passed down, the army and horses in the city will be kept in a unified pen unless necessary, and they will be slaughtered when there is insufficient food and grass. For the rest, just do as General Chai said."
Zhang Xiaochun then ordered the people in the city to demolish their houses and prepare to roll wood and stones.
At the foot of Bingzhou City, Wanyan Nianhan commanded the Jin soldiers and attacked the city again. Arrows flew towards the city head like leeches. Wang Zhen came to the city in person and ordered the soldiers to hide under the battlements to prevent them from being shot by the Jin army's arrows.
The soldiers of the Jin Army carried the ladder, rushed to the bottom of Bingzhou City, put the ladder on the city wall, and climbed up. The soldiers of the Song Army appeared together in the gap in the battlements, shot arrows down, threw stones and torches, and overturned the ladders of the Jin Army under the city wall.
When the generals of the Jin army saw this, they shouted angrily and ordered the soldiers to step up the attack on the city. The Song army led by Wang Zhen and Chai Jin once again repulsed the Jin soldiers who attacked the city.
At the far gate of the city, Chai Jin saw a Jin army general galloping back and forth under the city wall, commanding the Jin army to attack the city. He then put an arrow in his bow, drew the bow to full, and shot with one arrow, knocking the Jin army general off his horse. Down, shot to death. That general was a descendant of the royal family of the Jin Kingdom. When the situation was reported to Wanyan Nianhan, Wanyan Nianhan was furious and shouted loudly: "Attack the city! Attack the city! When Bingzhou is captured, I will cut Wang Zhen's body into thousands of pieces and avenge the blood feud that killed my clan." "
For several days, the Jin army stepped up its attack on Bingzhou City. The situation in Bingzhou is getting more and more serious.
