EBE Chapter 309 Jin Army Marches South
Chapter 309 Jin Army Marches South
Upon hearing this, the people in Wanchaozhong sighed silently. Time really flies!
When Miss Lin appeared, he was still thinking about what to do in the future, but he didn't expect that by the time he came to his senses, it was already the present.
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"We also mentioned that the Song Dynasty had acted too ruthlessly and heartlessly, so all the soldiers who surrendered to the Song were extremely heartbroken."
"You must understand that if a person betrays their promise, they will absolutely be despised and will find it difficult to make close friends again. Nobody wants to be the next one betrayed."
"Therefore, after the Zhang Jue incident, the morale of the Ever Victorious Army was low, and no one was willing to fight for such a court. The Jin Dynasty also had an excuse to provoke the Song Dynasty."
"What caught the Song Dynasty off guard was that in the seventh year of the Xuanhe era (1125 AD), Guo Yaoshi rebelled and joined the Jin army. This move exposed the Song Dynasty's northern border to the Jin, putting it in a very dangerous situation."
"To put it simply, Guo Yaoshi is a very shrewd person, somewhat like a weather vane. When the Liao Dynasty fell, he led two prefectures to surrender to the Song Dynasty, which shows that he is not loyal to any one country."
"But Emperor Huizong of Song, Zhao Ji, truly bestowed upon Guo Yaoshi immense honors. When Guo Yaoshi previously paid homage to the emperor, Zhao Ji even gifted him a residence, beautiful concubines, treasures, and so on."
"In addition, other court officials were very attentive to him, and the Ever Victorious Army also treated him with great courtesy, providing him with good warhorses and plenty of food. His forces were expanded from 10,000 to 50,000."
"Even Zhao Ji wanted to make Yanshan Prefecture his fiefdom and appoint Guo Yaoshi as the King of Yan, but he never expected that all of this would be in vain!"
Judy, the Grand General Who Conquers the North: ………
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: So it was because we treated him too well that he betrayed us!?
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty: Well, they did give me one, but I never expected them to be so fickle!
A romantic scholar from the Tang Dynasty: To make matters worse... I trusted the wrong person... It was all for nothing.
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"The Ever Victorious Army may have been plagued by internal strife, discord, and demoralization due to Zhang Jue's incident, but Guo Yaoshi's reasons for rebelling were not only that, but more so because he realized that the Song Dynasty was no longer capable of fighting against the Jin Dynasty."
"However, after Guo Yaoshi defected to the Jin, the Jin people knew he was a fence-sitter, so they immediately stripped him of his leadership in the army. Old Guo certainly wouldn't have agreed, and it was only after Wanyan Zongwang added some cavalry that he finally agreed."
"The difference between the seventh year of Xuanhe (1125 AD) and the first year of Jingkang (1126 AD) is only one year."
Lin Ke suddenly felt that the time jump was very abrupt, as if it was still in the early Xuanhe period. She did not expect that it was already so close to the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty.
"But in the seventh year of Xuanhe, the Jin people had long harbored the intention to destroy the Song Dynasty. So, using Zhang Jue's rebellion and surrender to the Song as a pretext, Emperor Taizong of Jin, Wanyan Sheng, divided his troops into two routes, east and west, to jointly attack the Song Dynasty."
"The eastern route was led by Wanyan Zongwang to attack the Yanjing area, while the western route was led by Wanyan Zonghan to directly attack Taiyuan."
"Halfway along the eastern route, Wanyan Zongwang heard that Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty had abdicated in favor of Crown Prince Zhao Heng, and he immediately felt a little timid. At this time, Guo Yaoshi said: 'Just because he has experience as an official in the Song Dynasty, he should put his mind at ease!'"
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: This Pharmacist Guo is a bit shameless!
A spoiled young man from the Tang Dynasty: He was never a very loyal person to begin with, and was entirely driven by self-interest.
A Han Dynasty official: I wonder if all this constant barrage of banners will get him what he wants in the end!?
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During the reign of Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty
At this time, the Song Dynasty was in the fifth year of the Xuanhe era, which was only a few years away from the first year of the Jingkang era.
Lin Ke's words kept echoing in the ears of the Song Dynasty's emperor and his ministers. They couldn't believe it, their faces turned pale, and their bodies trembled slightly, as if they could be knocked to the ground with just one word.
Impossible! The Northern Song Dynasty was destroyed just like that!?
The court officials didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Were they already preparing to flee south?
At this moment, Zhao Ji's mind went blank, and he was stunned for a while. He didn't understand how the Northern Song Dynasty had reached such a critical moment!
He's only been on the throne for a little over twenty years, how could he have turned the prosperous empire under his father and brother's rule into this state?!
He had even considered how to continue his father's and brothers' work! How could this happen!
And then there's the king who lost his country... He can't take the blame for that!
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"When the Jin army marched south, Tong Guan, whom Emperor Huizong of Song greatly valued, was in charge of the Taiyuan region. When he learned of this news, he was extremely surprised." (From "The Alliance of Three Dynasties")
"However, the Jin army's desire to destroy the Song Dynasty was foreshadowed, especially when the Liao Dynasty was destroyed. Without their suppression, it would have been difficult for them not to target the Song Dynasty."
"After Wanyan Zonghan's army approached Taiyuan, Tong Guan himself was well aware of the strength of the Song army. At this time, he was in Cao Cao's camp but his heart was with Han. If there were no restrictions, he probably would have returned to Bianjing."
"But he didn't hold out for long. He insisted on leaving, and Zhang Xiaochun, the former local official of Taiyuan, desperately tried to dissuade him, saying, 'What official would flee when the enemy is at the gates!'"
"It's no use. This guy doesn't want to fight at all. Maybe after the previous two campaigns against Liao, he's lost confidence in his ability to fight."
"But putting everything else aside, how much impact did Tong Guan's desertion in the face of battle have on the morale of the Northern Song army?!"
The optimist Su Dongpo: Is he out of options right now?!
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: This record is infuriating! A bunch of bastards have brought chaos to the country!
Judy, the Great General Who Conquers the North: There's no limit to how bad it can get...
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty (furious): Zhao Ji, what you're saying... [cute]...! ? %...idiot...
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"Therefore, with no other choice, the heavy responsibility of defending Taiyuan could only fall on Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Bing, the commander of the Pacification Commission."
"This commander of the Pacification Commissioner Wang Bing was a famous general in the late Northern Song Dynasty. He was a national hero who resisted the Jin Dynasty with excellent military capabilities. He had also been a hero in the Fang La Rebellion."
"In 979 AD, Emperor Taizong of Song, Zhao Guangyi, led 200,000 troops to personally conquer Jinyang in Taiyuan."
"Although this battle was naturally won by the Song Dynasty, Taiyuan has produced quite a few emperors."
"For example, during the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, Liu Zhiyuan, the founding emperor of the Northern Han, and Liu Chong, the founding emperor of the Later Han, were both from Jinyang (Taiyuan)."