Qiming 1158

Chapter 931 Zhao Tan is obviously already a mature emperor who has learned to throw the pot

After sighing with emotion, Zhao Yucheng ordered that all the more than 5000 frozen Song soldiers be cremated.

Then he decided to erect a monument here to record this tragic event, so that future generations will remember the cruelty of war, the cold blood of generals and the hateful bureaucracy.

As for the more than 500 people who survived by chance, they were no longer willing to go back. They all knelt in front of Zhao Yucheng and asked to join the peasant army, vowing to fight for him to the death.

"If you decide to change your ways, it means that there is still salvation. We will not give up on you, but you must remember that you should not fight for me, nor do you need to fight for someone, you need to fight for an idea. , this concept, you will understand later."

Although Zhao Yucheng's words were a bit like a riddle, there is no doubt that these 500 people would never want to return to that terrible group of Song Jun.

Nothing is more educational than the imminent hell.

Having experienced cruel abandonment, they have been completely disappointed with Song Jun as a group.

With Wu Gong's full retreat, this "suppressing bandit battle" on Jiangnan West Road once again ended with the defeat of the Song army and the victory of the peasant army.

Although the information obtained before also included the appearance of Yao Zhong, the general of Sichuan and Sichuan, but according to the information of the intelligence personnel who have spread out, Yao Zhong has arrived at the Jinghu Theater, but he has no intention of continuing to advance. I think that because of Wu Gong's retreat, this Even if Daluo Jinxian came, it wouldn't change anything.

So very simply, Yao Zhong did not move on.

After the war, Zhao Yucheng cleaned up the battlefield, counted the losses, and counted the results of the battle. He learned that he had paid almost 5000 casualties on his side, and among them, there were a lot of casualties. It can be said that the casualties were heavy.

The combat effectiveness of the elite Song army can still bring great damage to the peasant army, which must be admitted.

But maybe it was God's mercy, or maybe their own bones were too hard, their lives were too hard, and Wu Gong, who had the advantage in combat power, failed to destroy them in the end, and he also lost his troops and lost his generals.

In the end, this battle was won, and Zhao Yucheng finally defeated Wu Gong.

After the battle situation on his side stabilized, Wu Gong began to pay attention to the battle situation on Xu Tong's side in the south, worried that the water was too deep and Xu Tong was too young, and he wondered if he could control the battle line well.

But that's pure overthinking.

Soon, news came from the south.

Qi Fang was captured, and Qi Fang's 4-strong army was basically wiped out. There were many casualties in the battle, and more than 2 were captured alone. Xu Tong's second division achieved fruitful results.

Zhao Yucheng even got further news that Xu Tong launched a major counter-offensive, and learned that Xu Tong had led his troops to Jinhua County, and only [-] troops and horses had won a complete victory. The hinterland of the Southern Song Dynasty was directly penetrated by Xu Tong, and the Southern Song Dynasty The local government has no resistance at all.

Zhao Yu was very surprised and surprised at this.

Of course, the surprise is that Xu Tong, who he single-handedly picked up, did not live up to his expectations, and played even better than him. He was only able to draw a tie with Wu Gong, and it could even be said that he fell behind. God and the bad Southern Song bureaucrats helped. him, let him win.

However, Xu Tong won a huge victory, and took the initiative to counterattack, penetrating the hinterland of the Southern Song Dynasty in one go.

He unfolded the map to observe Xu Tong's marching trajectory, and when he looked at it, he suddenly had a very bold idea.

This kid, is he going to fight all the way to Lin'an?
Don't say it, it's really possible!
At this time, Zhao Yucheng didn't know that this was not a real possibility, and he should remove the "possible".

Xu Tong had already reached Lin'an, and he circled around the city like a demonstration three times, then turned around and left, leaving Zhao Tan with a bunch of messes and messes.

After Xu Tong left for a long time, Ye Yiwen and Zhou Linzhi synthesized all the information, and basically deduced the cause and effect of this incident, which was pretty much the same.

They deduced that the peasant army started a counter-offensive from Guixi County, and penetrated Xinzhou and Quzhou one after another, and caught the local by surprise at an extremely fast speed. The officials and armed forces of the two prefectures had no way to respond or confront them. Overwhelmed, defeated like a mountain.

Soon, they began to attack Wuzhou again and captured Jinhua County, but because Jinhua County was prepared in advance, the thief chief gave up and continued to attack eastward along the route, but turned the road to the north, attacked Yanzhou, and took the The defenseless Jiande County was captured.

Then they followed the Zhejiang River all the way to the northeast and attacked Tonglu and Fuyang one after another. The first people to enter Lin'an City to spread terrible news were the people of Fuyang, and the one who reported the most important news was the Fuyang County magistrate who fled to Lin'an on foot.

As a result, the trajectory of the 4000-strong peasant army has roughly been restored. How they acted, how much damage they caused to the Southern Song Dynasty, and how much face they lost to Zhao Xuan and Zhao Gou, these things are all There are traces to follow.

There is no doubt that this is a complete adventure. Only 4000 people galloped across the Southern Song Dynasty, which had a standing army of 40. They broke through five states and traveled thousands of miles. They arrived at Lin'an City, the capital of the Southern Song Dynasty, and gave the emperor Zhao Wei a big blow. insult.

As a big country, the Southern Song Dynasty was not only unable to cope with the actions of these 4000 people, but also made troubles like the subjugation of the country because of the actions of these 4000 people.

The Emperor Taishang fled, the emperor advanced and retreated, and the empire was so large that it couldn't even defend against four thousand pirates, and it lost the face of the country and the royal family.

Of course, the faces of those officials who fled to Lin'an City ahead of time were almost lost, and even their political careers might end early.

How can people not be angry?

Zhao Tan was extremely annoyed after being extremely frightened. After being extremely annoyed, he thought of his own series of actions, and was extremely annoyed and angry.

He realized that this time, he needed another scapegoat.

A blame bearer who must take full responsibility for him and attract doubts and anger from the court and the people for him.

The weight of this person must be heavy, and he must be the type who has made a big mistake and must be dealt with severely.

Zhao Tan is obviously already a mature emperor who has learned to throw the blame.

In this matter, he had to be completely thorough, so that he could not be recognized as an incompetent prince, so he let the enemy army attack Lin'an City twice in a row within two years.

Someone has to be held accountable for this.

And who this person is, the answer is also obvious.

The last trace of warmth in his heart has been completely wiped out by the cruel current situation and bad situation, and Zhao Tan has nowhere to go.

So he convened a court meeting as quickly as possible, summoned all the ministers who could be present, and exploded in rage in front of them. Before they pointed the finger at him, he was furious, fell and beaten, and put all the responsibility on Shi Hao. .

Shi Hao, the privy envoy, became the only and necessary person who took the blame.

So at the court meeting, the furious Zhao Tan pronounced the end of Shi Hao.

Shi Hao was dismissed, lost all status and power, and was sentenced to death himself. The only consolation is that his family does not have to bear joint and several responsibility, but he himself is going to die.

Rao is so, enough.

Shi Hao's face was ashen, his eyes were blank, his body was stiff, and he didn't show much.

It seems that he has realized his ending.

Some people stood up to speak for him, some people stood up and fell into trouble, and many more people maintained a dead silence, without any unnecessary movement.

Of course, Shi Hao's ending hasn't changed.

He must die, in order to bear this huge black pot, he must die.

His death was for Zhao Tan, for the imperial court, and for the entire Southern Song Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)