After some thinking, Zhao Gou found that this possibility cannot be said to be very high, or even very small, but it cannot be said to be completely absent.
This group of rebels was said to be thieves, but they took Hebei and Shandong from the Jin Kingdom and threatened the central capital of the Jin Kingdom. Their combat effectiveness could even be said to be off the charts.
Except for Yue Fei, no one in the Southern Song Dynasty posed such a big threat to the Jin Kingdom.
But these thieves did it.
Are they really just a flash in the pan?
Or is there the possibility of a carp leaping over the dragon's gate?
Thinking of this, Zhao Gou suddenly felt a headache.
If everything returns to its original state after the war, it is undoubtedly what he wants to see most. He doesn't want to bother, he just wants to maintain the original state before death. As for what will happen to him after death, he doesn't care, no matter how he loves it.
But he is still alive now!
Can't you bunch of traitors wait until I'm dead before causing trouble? !
Is there any suffering or sin that cannot be endured until after I die?
Do you have to do this while I'm alive? !
asshole! asshole! asshole! Just like those idiots who always think about the Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, they are all bastards! asshole!
Zhao Gou rubbed his head in pain.
After a while, after venting his emotions, Zhao Gou finally thought helplessly about what they would do if the Liberation Army really performed a miracle and pushed back against the Jin Kingdom.
Will these thieves establish another country in the Central Plains?
Will they be hostile to the Song Dynasty?
No one knows.
In the following days, the Privy Council integrated intelligence from all parties and conducted a systematic understanding of the Liberation Army occupying Hebei and Shandong.
As a result, more than a year after the Liberation Army uprising, the top decision-makers of the Song Dynasty finally had a comprehensive understanding of the Liberation Army, an armed group of Han Chinese in the Central Plains, for the first time.
According to intelligence, the Liberation Army was established between March and April last year. As soon as it was established, it became an enemy of the Jin Kingdom and began an expedition. It has been fighting with the Jin Kingdom all the way to this day, seizing Shandong and Hebei, and defeating the Jin Kingdom. Big defeat.
The first leader of the Liberation Army was Zhao Kaishan from Linyi. He called himself Kaishan Zhao and led the Liberation Army to become bigger and stronger, expanding its power to Shandong, Damingfu and Hebei. He was the main founder of the Liberation Army.
The second leader was Zhao Xiang, who was also a member of the Zhao clan. He was a clan brother of Zhao Kaishan. They were not very close, but he was relatively favored by Zhao Kaishan.
However, there is also intelligence that shows that there is a mystery behind Zhao Xiang's ascension. It was Zhao Kaishan's son Zhao Yucheng who was supposed to ascend the throne, but in the end it was Zhao Xiang who ascended the throne. The inside story is unclear, there are many folk rumors, and there are all kinds of bizarre speculations. .
However, this situation gave some Southern Song officials a strange sense of déjà vu...
Then there is today's third leader, named Zhao Zuoliang, who is Zhao Kaishan's clan uncle and has been holding important positions beside Zhao Kaishan for a long time.
But later, he was dismissed from his post because his son was involved in a corruption case, and he fell silent for a while. Later, he overthrew Zhao Xiang's rule, established himself as the leader of the Liberation Army, and became the supreme commander of the Liberation Army.
The inside story is also quite complicated.
Since the Southern Song Dynasty did not care much about the Liberation Army from the beginning to the end, their understanding of them was limited to military operations, and they were not interested in other trends and internal situations. Therefore, they did not realize the lack of information until they really needed to know about the Liberation Army. The sources are wide-ranging, the content is disorganized, and the authenticity is difficult to distinguish.
After spending a lot of time sorting out and identifying the authenticity, the Privy Council officials finally determined that in addition to the rulers of the Zhao family, there was a relatively powerful force within the Liberation Army.
The leader of this force is called Su Yonglin, whose nickname is Yuting. I don't know where he is from, but it is said that he is very young. He is the son-in-law and father-in-law of Zhao Zuoliang, the current leader of the Liberation Army.
This Su Yonglin was also one of the veterans of the Liberation Army and one of the first people to participate in the great uprising of the Liberation Army.
Although he was young, he was promoted very quickly. Within a few months of the uprising, he became a hussar general of the Liberation Army. After Zhao Xiang came to the throne, he became a general. It is said that he has great military exploits and high prestige. He is regarded as the number one in the Liberation Army for military exploits. He was called the first general of the Liberation Army.
Many Privy Council officials disapproved of this title, thinking that it was about choosing the taller one among the dwarfs and the general among the cripples. It was no big deal, just the middle one.
The Jin soldiers in Shandong and Hebei were obviously very weak and were paper tigers, but this person exposed this fact.
But Chen Chengzhi and Wang Lun were very interested in this title.
Judging from the current fragmented intelligence, Su Yonglin is really good at fighting.
The Liberation Army's occupation of the two territories of Hebei and Shandong was not given away for free. They were really won. Small towns, big cities, and field battles were all won.
The Kingdom of Jin was not without any reaction, and also resisted vigorously.
He was stationed in Hejian Prefecture, Hebei Province. It is said that he was responsible for the battles when the Liberation Army marched from Shandong to Hebei. He defeated the Jin Army in Hebei, thus occupying Hebei and threatening Yanyun.
Since the current leader of the Liberation Army, Zhao Zuoliang, is Su Yonglin's father-in-law, Chen Chengzhi and Wang Lun agreed that Zhao Zuoliang's rise to power was inseparable from Su Yonglin's support.
It was even Su Yonglin who helped Zhao Zuoliang launch a mutiny, kill Zhao Xiang, and seize the leadership of the Liberation Army.
"According to this, the person who really holds the real power in the Liberation Army may not be Zhao Zuoliang. It is very likely that it is Su Yonglin."
Chen Chengzhi put down the document in his hand and looked at Wang Lun: "The earliest participant in the Liberation Army, the first general of the Liberation Army, stationed in Hebei, defeated the Hebei Jin Army... Deyan, I feel that this Su Yonglin is not an ordinary person. .”
"Looks like a famous general."
Wang Lun also put down the document in his hand: "Facing the Jin people, the record cannot be forged. The Jin people cannot give up Shandong easily, let alone Hebei. Only when they are truly defeated will they flee. Otherwise, this Su Yonglin Why garrison Hejian Mansion?
Hejian Mansion and Zhending Mansion are two important towns in Hebei. Occupying these two important towns, as long as they cross Xiongzhou and Bazhou, they can threaten the land of Yanyun. In this case, it is impossible for the Jin Kingdom to not respond, but he still Established a foothold in Hejian Mansion. "
"Yes, it has been more than a year since the uprising, and yet he was able to occupy an important town like Hejian Mansion. This person is probably very talented... Why didn't we notice this person until now?"
Chen Chengzhi rubbed his temples and slowly said: "Since this person can defeat the Jin Army many times in Shandong and Hebei, if the Jin Army goes south this time, this person will definitely fight to the death with the Jin Army and win. It’s hard to say defeat, right?”
"After all, we don't know him, and we don't know how many troops there are in the Liberation Army and how elite they are. Moreover, nothing can happen between the battle formations, so we can only wait until the battle is over."
Wang Lun shook his head and smiled helplessly: "But no matter what, we finally have to say no to the Kingdom of Jin this time. Really, don't you feel heartbroken when the great Song Dynasty becomes a vassal to a barbarian country?"
Chen Chengzhi was stunned for a moment and shook his head.
"Be careful with your words. This is not what officials want to hear."
"The officials are not willing to listen, but I have to say that I am not happy."
Wang Lun sighed.
Chen Chengzhi hesitated again and again and sighed.
"There is a problem with being happy, but what can we do in the current situation? Can the Song army defeat the Jin army? Can the civil and military forces of the entire dynasty be united? We haven't even started the Northern Expedition yet, and our own people are starting to fight... Huh! Can we go on the Northern Expedition just like this?"
Chen Chengzhi smiled bitterly for a while, looked at Wang Lun and said: "What's more, the officials may not want to go to the Northern Expedition at all. They didn't send troops when there was such a good opportunity before, not to mention that now the sponsor may gather hundreds of thousands of troops to go south. Many people I’m afraid I’m scared out of my wits.”
"well……"
Wang Lun let out a long sigh: "The country has no good generals and few good ministers. When will we be able to regain the Central Plains and return to the old capital? Ziming, do you think we will be like Zhuge Wuhou, who spent his whole life thinking about returning to the old capital, but failed to do so all his life? Can’t we return it to the old capital?”
Chen Chengzhi was speechless after hearing this.
Zhuge Wuhou, Zhuge Liang, a tragic legend through the ages.
Reviving the Han Dynasty and returning it to its former glory was his lifelong wish, and it was also a goal that he could not achieve in the end.
The population status and military strength of the Southern Song Dynasty were far stronger than that of the Jihan regime, which only occupied Sichuan. Is it impossible to return to the old capital from the beginning to the end?
Chen Chengzhi had a very ominous premonition——
From ancient times to the present, there has never been a unified political power in the world from south to north. All political powers unified in the world have always been from north to south.
Can the Song Dynasty break this cruel curse?
