In May of the second year of Kaixi (AD 1206), Emperor Ningzong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to launch a northern expedition against the Jin Dynasty.
Song armies attacked one after another. Guo Ni, the "Jingdong ambassador" from Shandong, sent troops to attack Suzhou; Li Shuang, the commander of Jiankang Prefecture (now Nanjing, Jiangsu), led his troops to attack Shouzhou (now Fengtai); the deputy capital of Jiangling Prefecture (now part of Hubei) He commanded 'Huangfu Bin' to attack Tangzhou (now Tanghe, Henan); he commanded 'Wang Dajie' from Jiangzhou (now Jiujiang, Jiangxi) to attack Caizhou (now Runan, Henan).
In the same month, Temujin personally led an army to attack Jin on the pretext of avenging his ancestors (Mongolian leaders such as Bahai Khan were nailed to wooden donkeys by the Jin Dynasty). The main force of the Mongolian army broke through the road wall in the northwest of Jinxi and attacked Wushabao (now northwest of Zhangbei, Hebei) and Wuyue Camp.
Facing the attack from the north and the south, the Jin Dynasty suddenly became panic-stricken and unstable.
Prince Zhao's Mansion, inner room.
Wanyan Honglie took the information handed over by his subordinates, glanced at it, and smiled.
"Kang'er, people outside think that I, Dajin, are going to die. What do you think?"
Next to him, Wan Yankang, dressed in plain clothes, frowned when he heard this. With his knowledge, he didn't know how to solve this dilemma.
Come and try it quickly. 】
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That day Wan Yankang was released by Guo Jing and found out that his adoptive father, to whom he was so grateful, was actually the enemy who destroyed his family. He never returned to Prince Zhao's Mansion.
Because he no longer knew how he should face Wanyan Honglie.
As he walked, he thought about going back to Niujia Village to live in seclusion. Unexpectedly, when he returned home, he saw a young girl working: Mu Nianci.
The confused and helpless two people came together unknowingly.
But after a while, the two discovered an embarrassing thing: they couldn't do farm work at all. If they can no longer make money, they may even go hungry themselves, let alone raising their children.
In desperation, the two had no choice but to return to their original profession: traveling around the world and performing arts.
With Wan Yankang's current strength, he is considered a good player in the world. In addition, Mu Nianci is wearing a smart outfit, heroic and high-spirited, which attracts many people to watch.
The lives of the two of them gradually became better. But as a performer, naturally you can't stay in one place all the time. They were just doing the same tricks back and forth. People got tired of seeing them in a few days, and many of them insisted on coming because they wanted Mu Nianci to look good.
Wan Yankang naturally felt uncomfortable and had no choice but to move to another place.
After a while, he hated this wandering life, and sometimes he even asked Mu Nianci to go out and perform to make money because he was not feeling well. Mu Nianci was very happy to be with the person she loved. No matter what she was asked to do, she felt happy.
Even if she was teased by some gangsters while performing outside, she would not say anything when she went back. She would only share some interesting things with Wan Yankang to make him happy.
But what puzzled Mu Nianci was that, for some reason, Kangdi's temper was getting worse and worse, and he often got sulky for no reason, leaving her at a loss.
When the two were walking on the roadside again that day, they heard the sound of fighting. Although Mu Nianci thought they should not get involved in such a thing, Wanyankang still ran to watch.
After a while, Wanyan Kangkang came back alone. Mu Nianci took a closer look and saw that it was Prince Zhao of the Kingdom of Jin: Wanyan Honglie.
Not to mention that King Zhao destroyed her family, but they were from the Song Dynasty. Why did they want to save a King of Jin? Mu Nianci didn't understand.
Then Wanyankang explained to her: "Although Wanyan Honglie was at fault, he had the kindness to raise him for eighteen years, and his parents were still alive, and he had no revenge for killing his father.
In this situation, if I don't save him, am I still a human being? "
Mu Nianci believed it, and then went out to make money alone, leaving Kangdi to take care of his adoptive father at home.
Soon, Wanyan Honglie woke up and asked Wanyankang to take his seal to the Shaolin Temple to ask for a Great Return Pill to save his life. Although the Shaolin Temple has been closed now, it is still within the borders of the Jin Dynasty. How could it dare to disobey Prince Zhao?
After another period of rest, Wanyan Honglie finally recovered as before. I don’t know how he told Wanyankang that Wanyankang was suddenly willing to recognize his adoptive father and continue to be his little prince.
Of course Mu Nianci objected fiercely.
"Wan Yankang, if you insist on being your little prince, then we will be strangers from now on and never see each other again!"
Wanyan Kang said: "Nianci, listen to me, if I were the young prince, you would be the princess. Follow me, and from now on you will be rich and prosperous, and you will have endless enjoyment!
Moreover, my father has promised me that from now on, the people of Jin and Song under his rule will be equal.
Let us do something for the thousands of Song people who lived in the Jin Dynasty, okay? "
"Go away! You should be your little prince, the dog of the Jin Dynasty!" Mu Nianci was furious, packed up his things and was about to leave.
She had now completely seen this man's face. She can tolerate laziness. As long as she works hard, her martial arts skills are not bad. As long as she works hard, she will definitely make enough money to support her family.
But if a man doesn't even have justice, she won't be surprised by what such a man will do in the future.
If you love her now, will you abandon her for the same reason in the future?
Of course Wan Yankang would not let her go, so he directly stopped her when she wasn't paying attention.
"Nianci, don't leave. I will treat you well all my life. If you violate this oath, you will be punished by heaven and earth!"
"You bastard!"
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"Kang'er, Kang'er!" Wanyan Honglie shouted.
Wanyankang finally came back to his senses: "Father."
"Why, are you still thinking about that girl? She is indeed good, just like your mother. When I ascend to Dabao in the future, I can make her the crown princess." Wanyan Honglie said with a smile.
"Father?" Wanyankang asked in disbelief.
According to the rules, their family has no right to inherit the throne.
Wanyan Honglie continued to smile and said: "Those trash in the court, they only know about intrigues, drunkenness and fighting all day long? None of them dare to get involved.
Now I have the right to control the country's military, and after years of operation, the generals are willing to listen to me.
In this case, why don’t we do our best! "
Wanyankang was a little hesitant: "Father, but now Temujin and Da Song are attacking me, Da Jin, can we stop them?"
Wanyan Honglie was very confident: "No problem! There is a saying in the Song Dynasty: Know yourself and your enemy and you will be victorious in any battle. What do you think this is?" Wanyan Honglie took out a stack of letters.
Wanyankang accepted the letter doubtfully, and then was shocked: "This is actually the Song Dynasty's troop deployment and offensive route."
"Hahaha, although our country, Dajin, is in a state of decay, the Song Dynasty is also good at internal strife. With this route and troop arrangement, it will be easy to deal with the Song Dynasty.
As for the Great Mongolia, this kind of nomadic cavalry is the easiest to deal with, and there is nothing more than four words: strong walls and clear fields.
They are all traveling with light vehicles, and their logistics cannot be supplied at all. As long as they are exhausted, I, Daijin, will win! "Wanyan Honglie said proudly.
Wan Yankang was a little hesitant: "But if we implement the strategy of erecting walls and clearing out the wilderness, what will my father do to the people living outside the city?"
Wanyan Honglie smiled and patted Wanyan Kang on the shoulder: "This is what I want to teach you today. Those who achieve great things do not stick to trivial matters. Some trivial sacrifices are necessary!"
Wanyankang felt a chill in his heart, is it insignificant? That's the lives of tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands of people with big gold!
Moreover, today the father can sacrifice those people. In the future, if the father becomes emperor, takes concubines, and has a biological son, will his adopted son also be that insignificant victim?
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Great Song Dynasty, Zhongying camp.
Han Kanwei looked at the Jin Army's defense map on the map and was also full of confidence. The Jin Kingdom is really doomed. As long as he spends some money on the Jin Kingdom's defenders, he can buy this extremely detailed defense map of each city.
After watching for a while, Han Kanwei turned to Xin Qiji and asked: "Master Xin, with this defense plan, wouldn't our army be able to get it at our fingertips?"
Xin Qiji frowned: "Master Han, the so-called centipede is dead but not stiff. Although the Jin Kingdom is weak now, I think some people are very reasonable: our army's knights are not familiar with it, the food supply is not abundant, the situation is not solid, and the cottage is If it is not repaired, there will be no fortress.”
"So I still suggest that we should be steady, train troops, prepare food and grass, build fortresses, and advance slowly. If the Mongolia is still in the north to contain it, within five years, we will exhaust our national strength and destroy the country.
It is said that the first step is to attack the enemy with troops, then the second is to attack the enemy, the second is to attack the army, and the third is to attack the city. "
Han Kanwei sighed after hearing this: "Master Xin, do you know how many troops we have used this time? One hundred thousand elite soldiers, together with the civilian workers who provide support, add up to close to one million people.
With so many people, the daily consumption of food and clothing is an astonishing amount.
And according to what you said, in five years, not to mention the reasons why the sergeants were homesick and war-weary, have you considered the feelings of the officials? "
Xin Qiji fell silent immediately. With the suspicion of the emperors of the Southern Song Dynasty, how could they trust a general who had been in charge of the army for a long time.
After all, the Zhao family relied on mutiny to obtain the position of emperor.
But with the current situation of the Song Dynasty, can it win?
Although the Song Dynasty was strong and prosperous, it had not fought a war for forty years. Moreover, the training of soldiers was not enough. He once secretly inspected logistics granaries in various places. Those officials were filling their own pockets and neglecting management. The food in the granaries was not edible at all.
The most important thing, as far as he knew, the generals who led the army this time had basically no experience in leading troops. Among them, Wu Xi from Sichuan actually spent a lot of money to bribe Han Kanwei to become the commander of the Northern Expedition in Sichuan.
He had hinted at these issues with Mr. Han, but he was ignored. Obviously, Mr. Han said that although the Song Army was a bit bad, the Jin Kingdom was even worse.
Why! Xin Qiji sighed again, and he suddenly had an ominous premonition.
Every time he wanted to be alone to turn the tide, he always felt like there were countless people behind him pulling him back. Even so far, he has been pulled off every time.
Da Song, something seems to have gone wrong.
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Yangzhou.
During a spring trip to Yangzhou's Slender West Lake, with its peach-red willows and green waters, the visitors shuttled into the gallery.
Guo Jing led the little red horse and walked slowly north with Huang Rong. There was nothing important now and he was not in a hurry. He wanted to take a good look at the mountains, rivers, land, customs and customs.
In addition, he also had to think about some things.
From childhood to adulthood, everything he did was arranged by his elders, and his wish was very simple, which was to make his mother happy and his elders happy.
But now that I suddenly have no goal, I feel a little confused.
During the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty, the government and the public were in jubilation and everyone was excited. Even Mr. Xin, whom he admired, had already rushed to the front line. But these days when he went to the countryside and villages, he found that many people actually didn't care about regaining lost land or expanding territory.
They just want a stable life, enough food, and warm clothes.
But even this desire is too much for them. The Northern Expedition was a heavy blow to common people like them. First, they had to collect a large amount of tax, and then they had to perform corvee service. Many of the only men in the family were even drafted to fight on the front line.
A good family suddenly fell into pieces.
Some families are suddenly left with only orphans and widowed mothers. How can they farm? How to live life? Not to mention that in some villages there are big families who oppress them and push them to desperation.
Why can these wealthy people live so comfortably? Why can they feel comfortable bullying those loyal queens who sacrificed their lives for the country?
Guo Jing was puzzled.
"Brother Jing, brother Jing, come and catch crabs." The girl shouted from the creek.
Guo Jing lowered his head, Ronger was playing in the water by the stream, the little yellow cat was sleeping soundly in her arms, the cool breeze was blowing in the willow silk, the straps of the girl's clothes were fluttering slightly, the flowing water was gentle, and it was quiet.
After smiling, Guo Jing also walked over to help.
Some things, if you can't think clearly at the moment, just think about it slowly. Sooner or later, you will understand it for yourself.
After a while, the two caught many crabs.
Huang Rong stretched out a slender finger, carefully touched one of the tightly tied big crabs, and suddenly asked: Brother Jing, do you think the crab's family will be anxious if it can't return home?
Guo Jing was stunned, even trying to clean up the crabs.
Ronger is really simple and kind.
And kindness is contagious. Guo Jing had a lot of thoughts in his heart, and his eyes when looking at Huang Rong became softer and warmer.
"How about, Brother Jing, go down again and catch their whole family?" Huang Rong continued before Guo Jing could speak.
Guo Jing:......
Miao Le:......
Mengxian Tower.
Guo Jing handed the crabs to the chef, and then waited in the hall with Huang Rong for the food to be served.
No matter how poor the people at the bottom live, the largest restaurant in Yangzhou is still bustling with people wearing various brocade clothes, as well as dignitaries exchanging cups and drinks, making it very lively.
"Hey, have you heard? The battle on the front line is going very smoothly!
General Bi Zaiyu (son of Yue Fei's general Bi Jin) and General Chen Xiaoqing, the commander of Zhenjiang, were victorious and captured Sizhou. After that, our army took advantage of the victory to attack. General Chen Xiaoqing marched to capture Hong County. Jiangzhou's "Xu Jin" command captured Xinxi County. The Guangzhou militia also recovered Baoxin County. The situation was excellent. "
"It's so good! Come on, let's take a sip from this cup!"
"Dry!"
"Speaking of which, during this Northern Expedition, Mr. Lu Youlu also wrote a poem: There was a locust drought in the Central Plains, and Hu's fortunes were declining. The king's division passed the imperial edict during the Northern Expedition. When he heard the war drums, he was full of energy, and he could still bring peace to Yan and Zhao for the country.
You must know that Mr. Lu is already eighty-three years old and still wants to fight for the country. He is really a role model for our generation! "A scholar sighed.
"Yes, if I have the chance, I also want to be like Mr. Jiaxuan and go into battle to kill the enemy and regain the country! Unfortunately, last time I thought about secretly signing up to join the army, my father almost broke my leg. Hey!" Another person! The richly dressed scholar was very sorry.
"Hey, brother, it doesn't matter if you can't join the army. It's the same for us in the rear to boost morale on the front line! Come on, cheers, practice for the brave soldiers on the front line, do it!"
Guo Jing looked on amusedly. Some people have no other merits and are only as good as their mouth.
Suddenly a scholar rushed in from outside, his face was pale and he shouted.
"No, Wu Xi, the deputy envoy of Xuanfu in Sichuan, rebelled against the Song Dynasty and surrendered to the Jin Dynasty. With the cooperation of Wu Xi, the Jin soldiers concentrated their forces and rushed to fight on the eastern front.
Except for the general who met him again, all our troops were defeated! "
The whole restaurant fell silent for an instant.
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