Haizhou, under Qushan City.
The flames of several city gates destroyed by bombs yesterday were extinguished, but wisps of black smoke still lingered over the once prosperous seaport city of Qushan County.
Inside and outside the city, above and below the city, there are still scorched marks and discarded armor, weapons, and flags everywhere. There were not many corpses of those killed in the war. They had all been collected and carried outside the city, waiting to be dug for burial. The total number was only one to two hundred. It is clear that although the city was attacked with gunpowder weapons, no serious fighting broke out.
But this port city where the Song Dynasty's Huaibei pacification envoy Jisi was located, with its back to the sea and the Haizhou city that could move forward and retreat freely, still fell into the hands of the army led by Wanyan Wulimei, the fifteenth prince of the Jin Dynasty!
The sun really came out from the west. Such a coward, Zhao Gou, actually got off to a good start and won his first victory in his life... Unfortunately, he won in the name of Wanyan Wulimei.
Of course, although he used the name Wanyan Wulimei, he did not have a Jurchen soldier under his command... He, the fifteenth prince, was a fake, and of course he would not get the corresponding conspiracy or even advice from Wu Qimai. Meng'an, but Wu Qimai still loves his godson very much. Therefore, three troops including Fan Qiong, Kong Yanzhou, and Li Cheng were extracted from the traitor armies in Hebei and Jingdong (among them, Fan Qiong led his troops to surrender after the Battle of Wannian New Dam, Li Cheng surrendered in Hebei, and Kong Yanzhou surrendered). Surrendered on the East and West Road of Beijing), a total of more than 30,000 people were assigned to the jurisdiction of Wanyan Wulimei.
Although Fan Qiong, Kong Yanzhou, and Li Cheng were all military leaders who rose up in troubled times, they did not dare to disobey the Emperor of Jin. They had no choice but to endure their unwillingness and serve as the younger brothers of Wuli Mei, a fake Jurchen, with a smiling face.
This time Wu Limei followed Wu Shu in his southern expedition, so naturally the three of them had to follow!
Not only do you have to follow, but you also have to be the vanguard, brave the enemy, rush in front when there is danger, and let the "Jurchen Taijun" go first if there are advantages. It is really frustrating.
But no matter how frustrating it is, you have to endure it!
Wu Limei, the fifteenth prince, is a fake, but Wu Shu, the fourth prince, is a fake. Anyone who dares to disobey will be chopped into pieces!
And this time they fight against Haizhou, it will be the first battle for the three of them following Wuli Mei!
Although Qushan City, the seat of Haizhou's administration, is a small city, its terrain is very dangerous - very dangerous for a party with a navy!
The city is adjacent to the North Sea, and there is Yuzhou Island, which is visible but not reachable, more than ten miles out to sea. Therefore, the Song army guarding Qushan City can face the Jin soldiers' offensive very calmly...With the continuous sea route, support will continue to arrive. If it doesn't work, they will retreat to Yuzhou Island. In short, it will not The entire army was wiped out.
This kind of city that is trapped and cannot be killed will give the attacking side a huge headache.
Fortunately, the fourth prince Wushu was relatively good at this time and gave Wuli sister a lot of explosive pots. When attacking Haizhou, the generals under Fan Qiong, Kong Yanzhou, and Li Cheng built dozens of cannons, pushed them outside Qushan City, and used the cannons to throw the explosive pots over in waves!
The city wall of Qushan was blown up to pieces! The bombing lasted until early the next morning, when the defenders could no longer stand it and sent people to ask for surrender.
But this thing was a bit beyond the expectations of Wu Limei, Fan Qiong, Kong Yanzhou, and Li Cheng - why should they surrender? Wouldn’t it be nice to escape to Yuzhou Island on a sea ship and continue to eat the food and wages of the Southern Song Dynasty? I heard that the court in the Southern Song Dynasty was extremely wealthy and could pay generous salaries to soldiers!
This thing... is a bit weird!
Therefore, Wu Limei, Fan Qiong, Kong Yanzhou, and Li Cheng did not dare to enter the city. Instead, they ordered the surrendered Song Dynasty officials and troops to leave Qushan City.
...
The person who single-handedly planned the surrender of the whole state was Liu Yu, the Huaibei pacifier of the Southern Song Dynasty and an expert on Haizhou affairs. It was Liu Yu who became the puppet emperor of Qi in history!
And the reason why he wanted to surrender this time was similar to that in history... He felt that he was an outcast in the Southern Song Dynasty officialdom!
Although he holds the official title of pacifier and governor of the state, the only territories that are really under his control are Haizhou and Lianshui Army.
Even though the territory is small, what's even more annoying is that this state's army is still located on the north bank of the Huaihe River, and the Jin people's territory is next door!
What made Liu Yu even more resentful was that Zhao Huan, the foolish king, did not give a new army, but asked him to find a way to recruit some rebels who were fighting against the Jin in the mountains of Jingdong... And these rebels entered Haizhou, After joining the Lianshui Army, they would not receive sophisticated equipment provided by the court, nor would they receive generous treatment from the new army, and there was no possibility of promotion.
In other words, these soldiers can only eat and die in Haizhou!
And Liu Yu, Commander-in-Chief, can only guard the isolated city in Huaibei with a group of weak soldiers who have no energy and good equipment... They are all abandoned in any case!
Although there is Yuzhou Island behind him to hide in, how can he be willing to die on Yuzhou Island in this life?
And... with such a bear like the Southern Song Dynasty, it was obvious that a group of Wu Jinshi who did not look at the target were allowed to train a new army. It was obvious that they would be finished!
When the Southern Song Dynasty is over, he will not be able to be the owner of the island anymore!
So after much deliberation, Liu Yu decided to find an opportunity to surrender to the Kingdom of Jin! And not long after he decided to surrender, the opportunity came... Two princes from the Kingdom of Jin came with a hundred thousand heavenly troops to attack Zhao Huan, this foolish king!
One of them, Wu Limei, the fifteenth prince, also brought 30,000 people to attack Haizhou.
After hearing the news, Liu Yu was so happy - although he didn't know when the fifteenth prince would take his turn to be emperor? But it's always good to be able to curry favor with a big golden prince. From now on, he will be the prince's party!
However, Liu Yu did not surrender immediately when the Wuli sister soldiers arrived... This seemed too cowardly. The prince of Jin Kingdom must not like to be cowardly, so Liu Yu was prepared to resist for ten or eight days before surrendering.
But he never expected that the Kingdom of Jin actually had a powerful firearm, which was the same as the divine thunder falling from the sky, and it exploded the top of Qushan City into a sea of fire!
Although the explosion didn't kill many people, it made Liu Yu admire the Jin Tianbing so much... I originally thought that the Jin people were just fierce and good at fighting, but I didn't expect that they are now so powerful with firearms!
This time it’s not Zhao Huan who’s going to be finished, but also that Zhao Kai!
So Liu Yu didn't wait any longer and summoned the civil and military officials in Haizhou City last night to discuss surrender.
There were quite a few civil servants in Haizhou who were unwilling to surrender. Liu Yu did not kill them, so they all managed to escape on sea ships. The military attachés in Haizhou City were all recruited by Liu Yu from Jingdong, and they had no future at all with Zhao Huan... Those from the Zhong family have all retired! What else can these "good guys" do if they are gone? I’m afraid no one will even give you pension money!
So at this moment, most of the military attachés followed Liu Yu and left the city dejectedly... There were also a few who, like Liu Yu, were eager to give their allegiance to the new master!
Liu Yu has already seen the new master. He is a tall and powerful young man, wearing a Jurchen white robe and a mink hat, riding a tall Jurchen horse... He looks familiar, but he can't remember it. Where have you seen it?
A "general" who accompanied Liu Yu told him that this was the fifteenth prince. So Liu Yu took a few steps forward, but was blocked by several Jurchens (actually all traitors) with their teeth and claws arrogant. He hurriedly bowed to the ground and said, "Liu Yu, the guardian of Haizhou, welcome the King of Jin. Your Highness, it is too late to surrender, and you are worthy of death!"
Liu Yu bowed again and again, but the Dajin Prince said nothing and just looked at him with complicated eyes.
Oh, I can't understand Chinese... Liu Yu quickly went back to find the "general" and wanted to ask him to translate. At this moment, the fifteenth prince suddenly spoke, and his voice was Bianliang Yin.
"Liu Yu, do you still recognize Gujia?"
Liu Yu was stunned and looked up at Prince Dajin in front of him - this prince spoke good Chinese and had Kaifeng pronunciation. Could it be that he had lived in Kaifeng Mansion?
"Liu Yu!" The fifteenth prince of Dajin said again, "Why don't you speak? Are you here to surrender?"
"Yes, I'm here to surrender..."
"Who surrendered?" The fifteenth prince of Dajin asked next.
"Of course I am surrendering to Dajin and to you, the fifteenth prince!"
"This is not possible!" Zhao Gou (Wuli sister) shook his head, "You can't surrender to Dai Jin."
What? Can't surrender? Is this going to... kill him?
Liu Yu was immediately frightened and looked at the murderous Crown Prince in front of him in horror.
Zhao Gou snorted: "Liu Yu, you have only two options now. First, be a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty! Second, die for the rebellious ministers of the Song Dynasty!"
What does it mean? Does the fifteenth prince of Dajin speak Kaifeng dialect? Why can't you understand?
Liu Yu almost fainted!
I just want to betray my country and surrender to the enemy. Why is it so difficult to become a traitor?
Seeing that Liu Yu was almost fainted by Zhao Gou, Fan Qiong finally couldn't stand it anymore and opened his mouth to help Liu Yu clear his doubts, "Liu Yanyou, take a closer look...this King Kang of the Song Dynasty!
Because he stayed in Dajin, he was adopted by the Emperor of Dajin as his adopted son. He was given a national surname and the name Wulimei... This time he heard that there was a traitor in the Song Dynasty who was holding the officials hostage, so he asked The Emperor of Jin Dynasty requested the order and led his troops southward to Jinling Qingjun's side!
Liu Yanyou, are you now a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty, following His Highness King Kang to the side of the Qing Dynasty, or are you going to die for the rebellious ministers of the Qing Dynasty? "
What? Is there such a thing?
Liu Yu didn't even know what to say... He was stunned for a long time, and then he said dryly: "No, I wonder who the traitor His Highness Prince Kang wants to eliminate?"
Zhao Gou said coldly: "The traitor the lonely king wants to clear is the emperor's younger brother Zhao Kai!"
It turns out that Zhao Gou led his troops south to Huaidong to defeat Zhao Huan in the name of crusade against Zhao Kai... It sounds a bit confusing, but in the name of justice, it actually makes sense. Zhao Huan did admit that Zhao Kai was the emperor's younger brother! And Zhao Kai, the emperor's younger brother, is indeed a bit rebellious!
And if Zhao Gou himself wants to be the crown prince, doesn't he have to find Zhao Kai's crown prince? If he wants to conquer Luoyang, he won't grab the crown prince's throne, but directly grab the official throne.
But Liu Yu was still speechless. Zhao Kai was the emperor in Luoyang! If you want to clear this "jun side", you have to go to Luoyang. You can go to Huaidong to clear it out! You three brothers are really capable of doing anything!
