At this moment, several images quickly flashed through Zhao Yun's mind.
He seemed to have seen the scene when the Song Dynasty sent troops to Yanyun and the army was defeated miserably.
I also saw a few years later, the Jin army went south to conquer Kaifeng, the two saints of Huiqin hunted north, the Jin army entered the south of the Yangtze River, searching the mountains and seas to capture Gaozong.
Although Zhao Tai is a Han and a member of the clan, in Zhao Yun's heart, there is no difference between Zhao Tai and the Jin people. They are all here to seize his kingdom.
"An army of three hundred thousand, my army of three hundred thousand!" Zhao Yun sat on a chair and suddenly burst into tears.
Many ministers in the political hall looked at each other, their bodies instantly eroded by fear.
Everyone looked at the officials' expressions and showed fear. Could it be that the attacking Qi army was defeated?
Ding Daquan boldly stepped forward, picked up the military newspaper that fell on the ground, and took a look at it.
There seemed to be something terrifying in the military newspaper, which made Ding Daquan's head buzz and his body trembling.
Qiao Xingjian had already realized what was written in the military newspaper, but still took a chance and asked, "Ding signed the book, what did the military newspaper say?"
Ding Daquan stabilized his body, his face was pale, he glanced at the wailing Zhao Guan family, and then said to everyone in pain: "Prime Minister Qiao, the entire Qi army was destroyed, and Shi Zhaizhi, the commander of the Lianghuai system, only escaped with his life. "
Lin'an had just learned that the army's food route had been cut off, and was preparing to organize an army to rescue them. Before the troops and horses could be assembled, the Song Dynasty's 300,000 elite soldiers were all gone.
Who can bear such news?
Many ministers in the political hall suddenly felt their eyes darken, and then they were in an uproar.
At this time, Zhao Yun's mind was filled with the image of Qi's army marching south, and he would be pulled off his horse by Zhao Tai, and he was extremely frightened.
"The 300,000-strong army has been destroyed, and the Jianghuai troops are completely empty. If the Qi bandits go south, what should we do?" Zhao Yun clapped his thighs red in anxiety.
"There are not many troops in Huainan and Jiangnan. I'm afraid we can't stop the thieves from going south!" The civil servants were confused. They talked about it, but not only did they not relieve Zhao Yun's worries, they only added fuel to the fire, which frightened Zhao Yun. Enough.
Shi Songzhi was indeed a relatively capable prime minister in the history of the Southern Song Dynasty.
A group of elite soldiers and generals appeared under him. At this time, all the ministers were in confusion, but Ding Daquan, who was promoted by Shi Songzhi, quickly calmed down.
"Your Majesty, although the Qi army has been defeated, our Song Dynasty is not without the strength to fight. Your Majesty, please cheer up!" Ding Daquan went out to persuade.
Zhao Yun seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, "Ding Qing, what countermeasures do you have?"
Ding Daquan said: "Your Majesty, the first is to dispatch and recruit troops to deploy defenses. The second is to contact Mongolia and ask the Mongolian army to continue attacking the Qi army so that the Qi thieves will not dare to go south. The third is to send envoys to ask Zhao Tai for peace. The fourth is, Deal with the ministers in the court who are close to Zhao Tai to prevent them from collaborating with Zhao Taili."
The failure of this attack on Qi was a huge blow to the main peace faction. Ding Daquan not only shared Zhao Yun's worries and proposed countermeasures, but also further attacked the ministers who had good relations with Zhao Tai to prevent them from coming back.
Qiao Xingjian calmed down after hearing this, "Your Majesty, I think it's feasible."
Zhao Yun nodded repeatedly, "Then do it quickly."
In the political hall, everyone moved separately, but Zhao Yun left Qiao Xingjian behind and said, "Mr. Qiao stays."
At this time, when everyone left, Zhao Yun said with fear on his face: "My dear, the Qi thieves are as powerful as the golden thieves in the past and today's Mongolia. Lin'an is probably not safe. What if the Qi thieves cross the river to attack? How should I respond?"
Qiao Xingjian heard what Zhao Yun meant and knew that something was wrong. He would use the traditional skills of the old Zhao family and run away directly.
This Zhao Tai is no better than the Jin Kingdom back then. The Jin people were unpopular and untenable in Jiangnan. Zhao Tai was a member of the clan. If he entered Jiangnan, he would most likely not leave.
If Zhao Yun escapes at this time, he will give up Jiangnan.
Qiao Xingjian is one of the leaders of the scholar-bureaucrat class, and the old Zhao family and the scholar-bureaucrats rule the world together. The entire scholar group is not willing to let Zhao Yun give up Jiangnan.
Because the main interests of the civilian group were in Jiangnan, they did not want an emperor who was a warlord and relied on the military group to rule them.
This was not in the interests of the scholar-official class of the Southern Song Dynasty.
When the Mongols come, Zhao Yun can escape, and he will be the emperor wherever he escapes. But when Zhao Tai comes, if Zhao Yun escapes, the situation will be difficult to predict.
By then the Song Dynasty will probably split, and Zhao Yun will probably lose Jiangnan.
"Your Majesty, the people of Jiangnan all support your Majesty. As long as your Majesty gives the order, the gentry and the people will protect you and will never let the Qi thieves attack Jiangnan." Qiao Xingjian said with relief.
Zhao Tai destroyed Zhao Yun's 300,000 troops. Zhao Yun was already frightened. He didn't listen to these lies at all. What he wanted was to ensure his own safety. "What if all the thieves come to Lin'an? Aiqing thinks that I will stay in Lin'an." It won’t be too dangerous.”
Faced with such a blatant hint, Qiao Xingjian had no way to avoid it. He knew what Zhao Yun meant, so he could only say: "If the Qi thieves really attack the Yangtze River, it is not impossible for Your Majesty to hunt Ezhou westward and occupy the upper reaches."
"This method is good. If the bandits go up the river, I can continue to retreat westward into Shu." Zhao Yun clearly arranged his retreat.
Zhao Yun heard what he wanted to hear and immediately said: "Just in case, Aiqing, please make arrangements for me in advance, but remember to keep it secret!"
Qiao Xingjian could only salute, "I accept your order!"
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In the battle of Pizhou, the Southern Song Dynasty's attacking Qi army was destroyed, which shocked the world.
After Wokuotai learned that Zhao Tai had defeated the Song army and captured hundreds of thousands of Song soldiers, he was so frightened that he withdrew from Shandong.
All the Mongolian troops in Hebei also retreated north to the Yanyun line, almost giving up most of the Hebei Plain.
When the Southern Song Dynasty learned that the army was defeated, Song Emperor Zhao Yun was frightened and had secretly planned an escape route.
At this time, Zhao Tai, who had won a great victory under Pizhou City, was actually in trouble.
In this battle, the Qi army captured too many prisoners, and hundreds of thousands of mouths quickly consumed the Qi army's meager rations.
Outside Pizhou City, inside the Chinese army's tent, Zhao Tai stood in front of the map with his hands behind his hands, waiting for news from Wuxian about the war in Hebei.
At this time, the curtain was raised, and Zhao Hu came in to report, "Your Majesty, the troops from Hebei have arrived."
Zhao Tai turned around and reached out quickly, "Bring it here!"
Zhao Tai took the military report sent by Wuxian and started to read it, with a smile on his face.
Seeing this, Li Fen couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, what's going on in Hebei?"
Zhao Tai laughed and said: "Haha~ Wo Kuotai has retreated!"
After the Qi army defeated the Song army, they should have continued southward to expand their results. However, Zhao Tai did not dare to act rashly after receiving the news that the Mongolian cavalry had appeared in Jibei.
Zhao Tai was worried that the Qi army would move south and the Mongolian army would launch a massive attack on Shandong, so he stayed in Pizhou to reorganize the captured Song army.
Now news came from Wuxian that the Mongolian army was withdrawing northward, and Zhao Tai had the opportunity to go south.
At the end of August, in order to obtain food, Zhao Tai sent Qi's 30,000 troops and surrendered 100,000 generals. He claimed that his army would be 200,000 and calmly crossed the Huaihe River.
In order to attack Qi, both Huai and Song armies were mobilized, and Huainan's defense was extremely empty. In addition, Zhao Tai surrendered to the Huai army to open the way. As soon as the Qi army entered Huainan, they captured various prefectures and counties like the autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.
In mid-September, in just half a month, the Qi army captured Xuyi, Haozhou, Anfeng, and Guangzhou in the west. The front troops arrived at Jinghu North Road. The Qi army captured Gaoyou, Taizhou, and Tongzhou in the east, and fought southward along the canal. Arrive at Yangzhou-down to the city.
For a time, Zhao Tai owned 70% of the prefectures and counties south of the Huaihe River and north of the Yangtze River, causing a great earthquake in the world.
