According to the military and political chiefs of the border states, this change happened very suddenly.
Within a few days, fierce fighting broke out in Dengzhou, Tangzhou, Caizhou, Yingzhou, Shouzhou, Suzhou, and Sizhou. After the war, these areas all belonged to the Liberation Army.
The Liberation Army took over the defense areas and defenses that originally belonged to the Jin Army, established a new defense line in an all-round way, and maintained a defensive posture to the south without further military operations.
The military and political officers of the armies of the border states in the Southern Song Dynasty were frightened by this and asked the court how to deal with this matter.
However, when they received the news, the Southern Song Dynasty court was also in extreme shock. They could not understand this unexpected situation at all, and there were many people who said anything for a while.
Some people say that the Liberation Army was defeated by the Jin Army. This was because the Jin Army used the banner of the Liberation Army to deceive the Song Army. It was a precursor to attacking the Song Dynasty, and the emperor should be careful.
Some people say that the Guangfu Army was defeated by the Jin Army and fled all the way from Shandong and Hebei to the Song and Jin border to seek refuge with the Southern Song Dynasty.
Others simply said that the Liberation Army surrendered to the Jin Army and came to play a double act with the Jin Army under the banner of the Liberation Army in order to lure the Song Army into Nanjing Road so that it could be annihilated in one fell swoop.
All in all, there are all kinds of theories, no matter how weird or strange they are, someone can come up with them, and someone can think of them.
Only no one said that after the Liberation Army defeated the Jin Army, they marched to Nanjing Road and drove away all the Jin Army on Nanjing Road. The Jin Army escaped.
It’s not that no one says this, it means that some people think so, but they don’t dare or don’t want to say it.
But no matter how you put it, this is the fact. In addition to the several states in the southeast of Shandong that have long been bordered by the Southern Song Dynasty, the seven states along the Nanjing Road of the Jin Kingdom were also occupied by the Liberation Army and bordered the Southern Song Dynasty again.
The Southern Song Dynasty court could not ignore such a situation. Zhao Gou immediately convened an enlarged meeting in front of the imperial court and summoned all fourth-rank and above officials in Lin'an City into the palace to discuss the matter with him.
This is a very formal meeting.
At this moment, Zhang Jun was even more embarrassed.
Many people looked at him with strange expressions, thinking about how he kept inciting Zhao Gou to fight with the Kingdom of Jin, and suddenly felt that this matter was full of black humor.
If this happens, the Kingdom of Jin will be destroyed...
"Deyuan, please tell me what is going on in this situation now?"
Zhao Gou looked at Zhang Jun with an unkind expression.
The ministers also looked at this soul of the warring faction with various thoughts.
In the silence, Zhang Jun felt that his embarrassing cancer was coming again.
"Your Majesty, I... I don't know enough about the situation in Huaibei, and I don't estimate it well. Things may happen in Huaibei that the Song Dynasty has never thought of before. I think it must be treated with caution."
Zhao Gou's heart tightened, and he didn't even notice that his body was trembling slightly.
"You mean...the gold master is really dead, and the Jin army is really destroyed?"
"I dare not say for sure, but judging from the current situation, it is impossible for the Liberation Army to divide its forces and attack Nanjing Road without defeating the main force of the Jin Army, let alone seize the seven states along the border while fleeing, so I think... Think……"
Zhang Jun really didn't dare or was unwilling to express that inference.
However, based on the analysis of the current situation, the only logical possibility is that the Liberation Army achieved a decisive victory over the Jin Army. The Liberation Army defeated the Jin Army's 500,000-strong army. Otherwise, it would be impossible to divide the troops and advance towards Nanjing Road.
He couldn't say his words for a long time, but Zhao Gou asked with inexplicable emotions: "Do you think the Liberation Army has defeated the 500,000 Jin army and has won the victory?"
As soon as Zhao Gou's words came out, the entire hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop.
Zhang Jun was speechless, and the officials were speechless.
After a long time, Tang Situi stood up and expressed his confusion.
"Your Majesty, I am really confused. Although the name of the Liberation Army is resounding, at the end of the day, it is just a group of rebels from the Jin Kingdom who have only been in rebellion for two years. Even if they are huge, they can still gain an advantage against the Jin Kingdom's partial troops. It’s not that I can’t understand it.
However, they were attacked by the main force of the Jin Kingdom, a main force of 500,000, including at least tens of thousands of soldiers, or even close to 200,000. Who in the world dares to say that such a huge army can compete with it?
Not only does such an army sweep across the world, it is also so powerful that ordinary people dare not even look at it. With such power, what ability can the rebels of the Liberation Army have to defeat them? Colleagues, Your Majesty, I am at a loss for words! "
It can be said that Tang Situi's words touched the thoughts of all the courtiers in the palace and all their doubts and confusions.
They just felt that it was impossible for the Liberation Army, which had only been in rebellion for two years, to defeat the Jin Kingdom's 500,000-strong army. It was impossible no matter what, it was just impossible.
Although the reality of what happened told them that their idea might be wrong, they were unwilling to believe that this thing really happened unless Wan Yanliang's head appeared in front of them.
Although the Song State and the Jin State were essentially enemies, the Shaoxing men manipulated them so that the Song State and the Jin State, who should have hated the Jin State to the core, were not clear about it.
The ambiguity is tinged with hatred, and the hatred is tinged with ambiguity. It makes them just like the male and female protagonists in third-rate romance dramas, with incorrect views and extreme cruelty.
Therefore, many Southern Song officials had a rather vague attitude towards the Jin Kingdom.
On the one hand, they were unhappy and angry that they despised the Song Dynasty and themselves. On the other hand, they were afraid of their strength, fearing that they would lead their troops south to seek more benefits.
With the passage of time, a considerable number of people in the Song Dynasty have gradually accepted the existence of the Jin Kingdom and accepted the existence of the Jin Kingdom as their "superior country". From the bottom of their hearts, they gradually do not feel that there is anything wrong with this.
People tend to take things for granted that they have known since they were sensible.
Therefore, as the confrontation between the Song Dynasty and Jin Dynasty prolongs, more and more new generation Song people will only think that the Central Plains is the land of the Jin Kingdom, and the Han people in the Central Plains are the subjects of the Jin Kingdom, rather than their own homeland and compatriots.
He even fully accepted the status of Jin State over Song State and felt that Jin State could not be defeated.
At present, this trend has gradually appeared in the Southern Song Dynasty court.
Many courtiers were at a loss as to what to do about the destruction of the Jin Kingdom. They felt that this was impossible and felt that it was very strange and abnormal.
The Jin Kingdom was so powerful, how could it be destroyed?
The abnormal silence in the court continued for a while, and Zhang Jun suddenly felt that the atmosphere was a bit abnormal.
"Your Majesty, although I made a mistake in judgment, isn't what Mr. Tang said a bit too strange?"
"What do you mean?"
Before Zhao Gou spoke, Tang Sidei looked at Zhang Jun with an unkind expression.
Zhang Jun stared at him without showing any signs of weakness.
"The meaning of what you just said makes me think that you are complaining about the Jin Kingdom. Are you feeling sorry for the Jin Kingdom? Is that so? The Jin Kingdom is an enemy of the Song Dynasty! Something happened to the Jin Kingdom and it was destroyed. As a minister of the Song Dynasty, why are you unhappy?"
Zhang Jun's question not only stunned Tang Si, but also the other civil servants and generals in the court.
It can be said that Zhang Jun's words confused many people, including Emperor Zhao Gou.
Yes, the Jin Kingdom is clearly an enemy country. Why do they think that the news that the Jin Kingdom will be destroyed is false?
Many ministers reacted and were shocked that they had such thoughts.
Tang Situi reacted faster and immediately knelt in front of Zhao Gou to apologize to him.
"Your Majesty! I have no second thoughts! I am just doubtful, just doubtful! I have absolutely no other ideas! Your Majesty, please be aware of it! Please be aware of it!"
