Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 582 Loyal and traitorous (please subscribe!)

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Wanyan Zonghan strictly guarded his troops, cleaned up the weapons and armor, and led the West Route Army to advance cautiously towards Daizhou.

In Wanyan Zonghan's view, this time their West Route Army must have several tough battles. Wanyan Zonghan even told his deputy commander Wanyan Xiyin and Yeluyu: "Today in Daizhou, there must be several battles with the Southern Army. It may be smooth sailing, you have to be prepared."

However, what Wanyan Zonghan never imagined was that they were so powerful all the way, that they didn't encounter much resistance at all.

When he was in Shuozhou, the guard Sun Yi was loyal and brave, and led the army out of the city for a decisive battle with the Jin army. As a result, as soon as he left the city with his front foot, the men with his back foot surrendered.

When the Jin army arrived in Wuzhou, Han'er was also the internal response, and Wuzhou was easily occupied by the Jin army.

In just three days, Wanyan Zonghan led the West Route Army to the city of Daizhou.

Daizhou is also known as Yanmen County, facing Yanmen in the north, and the danger of mountains and rivers. It is known as high risk, water control by mountains, and solid terrain.

Wanyan Zonghan thought that a big battle should be fought here.

But what Wanyan Zonghan never expected was that the Han sons of Daizhou would capture the general of Daizhou, Li Siben, the commander of the Yisheng Army, and then surrendered directly.

Who are these men?Why have they surrendered?

In fact, they are the Yisheng Army, a Yisheng Army composed of Yanyun Han people.

The Yisheng Army was recruited by Tan Zhen. The original purpose of forming this army was to defend and contain the Ever Victorious Army.

But the Song people insulted these Yanyun Han people face-to-face as Fan people, and regarded them as not my race, which made it impossible for the Yanyun Han people to find a sense of belonging with the Song people.

It can be said that the rebellion of these Yanyun Han people has a lot to do with Song people's distrust of them. This is the evil result of Song people's consistent discrimination against them.

In addition, after the Song State obtained Yanyun from Li Yan, the policy it implemented made the Song Dynasty lose the hearts of the Han people in Yandi.

Cai Jing's wife and younger brother Xu Cai, when reflecting on the lessons of the Song Dynasty's governance of Yanshan, pointed out that there were three reasons why he lost the hearts of Yan people: first, changing officials, second, granting land, and third, salt law.Changing officials loses the hearts of the scholars, granting land loses the hearts of the people, and salting the law loses the hearts of the scholars and the people.

On the surface, the change of officials seems to be reusing those Han officials. In fact, they do not trust them and dare not let them continue to serve as officials. The consequence of doing so is to lose the hearts of the original Liao Han officials. Those who went to the court to change officials also fled across the border, such as Zhao Gongyan, Zhao Gonglun, Yao Qiwang and others.

To grant land means to give the land of the Yan people to the Changsheng army. Later, when the Yan people came back, they had no land or property, and many wealthy people were reduced to begging in the streets.

The Salt Law refers to the economic failure of the Song Dynasty in the Yanshan area. When Li Yan controlled Yanyun, there was no tax in the Yanyun area. Salt was one yuan and two hundred catties, which was the tax in the Yanyun area in the late Liao Dynasty. It's not serious. I always get 120 catties of salt with money. As a result, when the Song State controlled the Yanyun area, the people in power in the Song State did not consider the actual situation. Salt costs 250 or even 280 liters per catty, making Yan people unable to afford salt.

In addition, since the Song Dynasty took over Yanyun from Li Yan, the Han people in the Yanyun area, especially Yundi, fell from heaven to hell at once, and later even changed their sons to eat.

This made the Han people not only miss the rule of Shuibo Liangshan infinitely, but also hated Song State to death, thinking that Song State was not as good as Jin State, not to mention Shuibo Liangshan.

Therefore, as soon as the Jin army arrived, Han children from all over the country opened their cities and surrendered.

After the Jin army occupied Daizhou, it continued to move south.

A few days later, the Jin army arrived in Xinzhou.

Xinzhou is also a strategically important place, known as "the key to northern Shanxi" since ancient times.

The prefect of Xinzhou was named He Quan, and he was also a soft bone. Seeing that the Jin army was so powerful that it seemed irresistible, he gave up resistance and opened the door to surrender.

Wanyan Zonghan was overjoyed and ordered that all soldiers camp outside the city to rest if they did not enter the city.

The next goal of the Jin army is Shiling Pass.

Shiling Pass, also known as "Baipi Pass" and "Shiling Town", is located in the north of Taiyuan and is the only place in the cloud leading to Taiyuan.

This pass has a steep terrain, with mountains running from east to west and roads running from north to south. It guards the main roads from Taiyuan to Xin, Dai, Yun and Shuo.

Faced with the aggressive attack of the Jin army commander, Zhang Xiaochun was very anxious, and he eagerly sought someone who would guard this dangerous pass.

At this time, someone recommended Ji Jing to Zhang Xiaochun, saying that Ji Jing could guard the gate.

Ji Jing conquered and suppressed Tian Hu, Wang Qing, and Fang La. He served as a front-selected general during the second Northern Expedition to recover Yanjing, and he has rich practical experience.

Judging from his resume, Ji Jing is indeed a suitable candidate.

Zhang Xiaochun ordered Ji Jing to go to Shiling Pass to guard the pass.

But Ji Jing refused to go on the grounds of insufficient troops.

Zhang Xiaochun had no choice but to order Wang Zongyin to lead the officers and soldiers to bravely follow Ji Jing to Shiling Pass. At the same time, he ordered the returnee Geng Shouzhong to lead [-] righteous victorious troops to assist him.

Seeing this, Ji Jing had no choice but to go to Shiling Pass.

However, Ji Jing distrusted Geng Shouzhong very much, because Geng Shouzhong was a Han son, a surrendered general of the Liao Kingdom, and the deputy commander of the Yisheng Army.

Therefore, Ji Jing asked Geng Shouzhong to be the front pick, walking in the front of the army-he was worried that Geng Shouzhong would attack him.

Geng Shouzhong traveled to Xinkou, returned suddenly, and said to Ji Jing: "Shouzhong's troops are all infantry. If you borrow the brave army and horses, gold will not be able to pass."

Ji Jing then ordered that the brave army temporarily lend some horses to Geng Shouzhong.

Geng Shouzhong wanted half of the brave army, thinking that otherwise, he could not resist the Jin army.

Ji Jing felt that Geng Shouzhong's behavior was abnormal, and he seemed to have a rebellious heart, so he led his followers to abandon the pass and escape.

Geng Shouzhong led his army to Shiling Pass, but he was defeated and sacrificed.

When Ji Jingwen heard that Geng Shouzhong had defected to the enemy, he dared not return to Taiyuan and fled to Fenzhou.

As the last natural barrier and important pass to the north of Taiyuan, Shiling Pass was easily lost in this way, so the Jin army entered Taiyuan as if entering a land of no one.

Wanyan Zonghan knew that the Song Army's combat effectiveness was relatively poor, but he didn't expect it to be so vulnerable.

From then on, Wanyan Zonghan gradually developed the idea of ​​overthrowing the Song Dynasty regime.

In fact, at the beginning of the invasion, the Jin army did not have a strategic plan for two armies to join forces in Tokyo and destroy the Song Dynasty. Its combat goal was only to occupy the Yanshan area and Shanxi. And rule.

Of course, it doesn't mean that there are no ministers who died in battle in Song Dynasty.

Wen You is a member of the Ministry of Officials, Wailang Fucha.

Wu Youwu Yilang played a mission to inspect Daizhou West Road, Li Yi and Zhejia's Zhejia.

They are all ministers with integrity, and they died in the battle with the country.

The former, regardless of Wanyan Zongwang's coercion and lure, surrendered, bowed down to Wanyan Zongwang, and died generously.

At that time, people wrote a poem for him, titled "Member of the Ministry of Officials, Foreign Minister Fu Gong": Greedy Hu Hanmeng, soldiers suddenly surpassed the frontier.The public holds the Han Festival and visits the world.When Kong Xianyan came, the plants and trees were shocked.Hu Chu is arrogant and arrogant.Public oath not to be intimidated, death without worship.Kill one's life and become a benevolent, sowing beauty for thousands of years.

Another person praised and said: "Fang's thief from the beginning to the end, when things happen unexpectedly, don't you have to be stunned, look out for the wind and hide, and be gracious, not afraid of death, and think that loyalty is advocated, is it not discipline?"

The latter led his army to defend Nao County in a bloody battle with the enemy, and later lost the city because of Cui Zhong's rebellion, and would rather die than surrender.

The day before the county town of Nao County was captured by the Jin army, Li Yi was already mentally prepared to die for the country. He asked his son Li Zongzhou to say four things: "If the city is destroyed, I can't live and obey the Jin people. I heard that Daizhou Shi Anfu has broken through, and the battle officer Xin gradually scolded the thief and killed himself. This is a role model for my generation. After I die, you must find a way to return to the village and sue my death to the court so that my death will not be obliterated. Later generations will say that I am a loyal minister of the Song Dynasty, and you are a filial son. In the future, the court will extend favor to your uncle's widowed orphan. Your stepmother married me just a few months ago, and I put state affairs first. How can you care about her? After I die, you should serve her like your own mother. If you are all unfortunate enough to fall into the enemy, you should not abandon her. After I die, if you can return to your hometown, you will bury my bone camp in the first row, It enables me to serve my ancestors in Jiuquan after death, so why not hate me after death!"

After Li Yi and Zhe Ke were captured, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyin sent people to persuade them many times, but not only did they not surrender, they even scolded Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyin.

Li Yidao: "I am a courtier of the Southern Dynasty. I was captured because of the traitor's internal response, which caused the city to be broken. If I was killed, I would be killed. How can I worship you as a dog?"

The translator admired Li Yi's integrity, and tactfully translated it to Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Xiyin, hoping to save Li Yi's life.

But Li Yi didn't appreciate it, and said: "Unfortunately, I was robbed and humiliated by a fan dog today, how can I be a survivor!"

Zhe Keyu also said loudly: "I have guarded the family for 80 years, how can I bear the responsibility of the country and ruin the reputation of the family, ignorant beasts, why don't you kill me!"

The golden men were angry with Li Yi and Zhe Keyu for insulting them, so they rushed up and beat Li Yi and Zhe Keyu with sticks. Li Yi was hit on the forehead with a club, and Zhe Keyu had one eye broken, but they still kept on cursing.

Wanyan Zonghan lamented that Li Yi and Zheke could keep the festival, and sent someone to tell him: "You are all dead together. I think of your loyalty, and I want to borrow it all. How dare you speak ill and insult your lord."

Li Yi replied: "If my generation has an inch blade, I should kill you, how can I scold you?"

The Jinren knew that Li Yi and Zhe Keyu would not give in in the end, so they drove them to Nao County in a carriage and paraded around to show the public.

Not long after entering the city, while walking on the street, Li Yi suddenly saw Cui Zhong, a Han son from Xiancheng, and immediately cursed Cui Zhong!

Cui Zhong was ashamed and speechless, hid his face and fled.

When he was killed, Li Yi made a request to the guarding Jin soldiers: "Ji Shaoxuan, if you can worship in the south, you will die without regret!"

Jin Bing refused.

Li Yi then turned his head to the south, and shouted loudly: "Officials, officials, my ministers are weak, and I can't kill this thief to repay the country's favor!"

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(End of this chapter)