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Chapter 325: Can this battle determine the master of Kyushu? Is it a direct king versus king battle?
Nowadays, most of the senior military and political leaders, including Huang Shang, have their destiny determined by the stars and are full of energy.

The surrendered generals on Fang La's side are all high-ranking members of the Ming Cult and are very powerful.

Although the meeting was held in the middle of the night, everyone arrived at the Golden Throne Hall in less than half an hour.

Upon hearing the news that the Jin people were invading on a large scale and burning, killing and looting along the way, all the generals started cursing. They finished their discussion in the time it took them to stick an incense stick and were ready to go to war.

Although, the Northern Song Dynasty is now considered Liangshan's enemy...

But everyone felt that if anyone wanted to attack the imperial court, they should do it themselves, and it was not the turn of the foreign races to be so presumptuous.

At worst, after defeating the Jin people, we can destroy the imperial court and trample all the officials and ministers to pieces in the streets.

This kind of efficiency and unity is unimaginable in the civil service courts of all dynasties.

It can be seen that being a rough person also has its advantages. When encountering such things, they can face the outside world in unity and are too lazy to weigh the pros and cons.

The next morning, apart from Song Jiang, Wu Yong, Gongsun Sheng and other leaders who were left to guard Jiangnan...

The rest of the soldiers, led by the little empress Huang Rong, marched north in a mighty force.

Speaking of which, leading the army in person is still a rather abstract concept for the Song Dynasty today.

Before Zhao Kuangyin became emperor, as the supreme commander of the imperial guards, he often went on expeditions, needless to say.

But after he ascended the throne, he only led the army to war three times in person.

The first two times were fine, and the two major military governors loyal to the Later Zhou, Li Yun and Li Chongjin, were pacified.

But when they attacked Northern Han for the third time, they were unable to capture the city for more than three months, supplies were insufficient, and morale was low.

The Liao Kingdom took the opportunity to send troops to rescue the Northern Han, resulting in a great defeat for the Song army.

To some extent, this can be regarded as the end of Zhao Kuangyin's reputation.

A few years later, the ambitious Zhao Kuangyin died mysteriously when he summoned his younger brother Zhao Guangyi to drink.

The following year, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi stabilized the political situation. Eager to prove his authority with a brilliant victory, he personally led an army to attack Northern Han.

This expedition was actually quite successful and wiped out the Northern Han forces.

If the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun are not taken into consideration, it can be considered as the unification of the Central Plains.

If he stops when he sees the good...

In fact, the historical evaluation will be much higher.

But at that time, Zhao Guangyi saw that as soon as he went out to fight, he could easily accomplish the things that his brother had failed to accomplish back then.

As a result, I became a little bit cocky and really thought that I was a peerless hero.

Therefore, despite the opposition of his generals, he decided to pursue the victory and announced that the entire army would continue the attack.

He planned to destroy the Liao Kingdom directly, conquer the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun in one fell swoop, get rid of his brother's shadow, and become an emperor of all ages.

But the subsequent development was somewhat bleak.

In the end, the Song army collapsed across the board in the Battle of Gaoliang River, with countless casualties.

Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi was shot in the thigh and limped away on a donkey cart.

Lao Zhao was no slouch either. With his superb driving skills, he drove at least two hundred miles through the mountains in one night.

As a result, the elite cavalry sent by the Liao Kingdom actually failed to catch up with the donkey cart...

After this incident, Zhao Guangyi's wish to become an emperor of all ages was shattered.

But it was a blessing in disguise as he was given the nickname "Gaoliang River God of Cars".

It echoes and complements the "God of War of Tumu Fort" in later generations.

As the saying goes: How fast is Zhao Er? Just like Lu Bu riding Red Hare!
Fortunately, Zhao Guangyi seemed to realize his problem of being a weakling.

I feel that being an emperor is good enough, there is no need to seek death!

Although he mentioned several times later that he would lead the army in person, it was just pretense and he never fulfilled his promise.

After the disastrous defeat of the Northern Expedition during the Yongxi period, there was no mention of the emperor leading the army in person.

Later, when Empress Dowager Xiao sent troops to attack the Song Dynasty, the situation became extremely dangerous.

The cowardly Emperor Zhenzong of Song originally planned to move south to avoid the enemy's attack.

At that time, Prime Minister Kou Zhun, against all odds, strongly opposed the migration to the south and even forced Emperor Zhenzong of Song to lead the army in person.

Under Kou Zhun's arrangement, the morale of the Song army was greatly boosted and they turned defeat into victory.

In the end, Xiao Chuo gave in and signed the Alliance of Shanyuan with the Song Dynasty.

Agree to let the Song Dynasty pay tribute every year in exchange for peace between the two countries.

After learning that the Song Dynasty needed to pay 300,000 silver and silk to the Liao Kingdom every year, Song Zhenzong was overjoyed and rewarded the negotiating envoys generously.

Kou Zhun was almost pissed off to death...

This was also the last time that the emperor of the Song Dynasty led an army in person.

It has been more than a hundred years since then.

Therefore, the entire history of the Northern Song Dynasty, from the strong desire to attack at the beginning, to defense instead of attack, and finally to paying tribute in exchange for peace...

It is not difficult to see that the ambition and courage of the Song Dynasty emperors were becoming smaller and smaller, and their military bravery was also declining with each generation.

Huang Rong's current posture displayed an imperial martial virtue that had not been seen in hundreds of years.

***
Bianjing City and Northern Song Dynasty Court

A while ago, the Song Dynasty court was immersed in joy because of the demise of the Liao Dynasty.

After all, the Liao Kingdom was an old enemy of the Song Dynasty.

During the reigns of Taizu and Taizong, the Song Dynasty was at its peak of military power.

But they didn't gain any advantage against the Liao people.

But now, the Liao Kingdom was destroyed by the Jin people without anyone noticing...

The director of the Imperial Observatory made some divination and said that it was because of the benevolence of the Emperor that the Liao people were punished by heaven.

Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in the court were immediately overjoyed, and under the leadership of Li Bangyan, Qin Hui and others, they praised the emperor's virtues.

Song Huizong was naturally very pleased and smiled all day long, secretly planning a plan of "making up for the loss in the south and the loss in the north".

Well, our Song Dynasty is a country of etiquette, and we still need to behave like a gentleman when doing things.

He would give the Jin people some benefits, confer the title of a vassal king on the Jin ruler, take over the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, and recover the territory occupied by Fang La.

If the Jin people do not appreciate the favor, we will send out more troops to drive them back to their hometown to herd sheep.

In the past few days, Song Huizong has considered the matter roughly and even selected the diplomatic envoys.

But then, a stream of battle reports, stained with blood, came from all over the country to the Bianjing court...

"On September 15, Wanyan Loushi, the general and deputy marshal of the Jin Dynasty, captured Taiyuan. The 200,000 defenders were wiped out, and Yuzhou collapsed across the board."

"On September 17, Wanyan Zongwang, the second crown prince and the Grand Marshal of the Jin Dynasty, defeated Guo Yaoshi's 50,000-man army at the Battle of Baihe. Guo Yaoshi led the remaining troops to surrender to the Jin people."

"September 18th..."

Looking at these shocking battle reports, all the civil and military officials were dumbfounded, and the original cheerful atmosphere was gone.

At this time, Song Huizong, Li Bangyan and others realized that our Song Dynasty couldn't even defeat the Liao Kingdom...

We certainly cannot defeat the Jin Dynasty which was able to easily destroy the Liao Dynasty!

What's even more bizarre is that apart from some clashes with Western Xia a few years ago, the Song Dynasty has not had any war for a long time.

The border troops with the strongest military quality were defeated so miserably, so the other soldiers can be imagined...

Before anyone knew it, the imperial court had begun to seriously discuss the issue of moving the capital.

Then the civil servants discovered that the Fang La forces that had dominated the south of the Yangtze River had been destroyed by Liangshan without their knowledge.

Thinking about how the Song Dynasty had repeatedly conquered Fang La, but was defeated every time.

Since Liangshan was able to destroy Fang La, it is definitely not something the imperial court can challenge at the moment.

Even if the capital had to be moved, it could only be moved to the Bashu area.

At first glance, it is a short-lived court with no future...

Not to mention the civil and military officials, even Emperor Huizong of Song felt a little disgusted with him.

What’s the difference between moving the capital like this and losing the country?
***
At five o'clock in the morning, civil and military officials entered the hall one after another.

Nowadays, people are in a panic. More people are sick than before, and everyone is hiding at home pretending to be dead.

He pondered over how to make a small mistake and was exiled by the emperor to a barren land to take refuge.

With this mentality, everyone became more and more lazy at work, and even the attendance rate at the morning court was much lower than before.

Even those model workers who were still willing to attend court had heavy hearts and grim expressions.

"If you have anything to say, please report it. If not, please leave the court."

After all the officials took their positions in order, the great eunuch Liang Shicheng, who was known as the "hidden prime minister", stepped out and shouted.

After Gao Qiu died, he inherited the post of Grand Marshal of the Imperial Guards and the Third Official of Kaifeng Prefecture, which meant he had great power in the court.

Originally, Liang Shicheng was authoritarian and cruel, and he was always thinking about disgusting things.

But the situation changed suddenly in the past few days, exposing the corrupt status quo of the Song Dynasty.

The more Liang Shicheng thought about it, the more panicked he became. He began to seriously consider how to plan a way out for himself and no longer had the mind to show off.

"I have an urgent matter to report!"

At this moment, a man in a green official robe hurriedly ran outside the Golden Palace and knelt on the ground.

"This is the place where the morning court discusses state affairs. How can a lowly official like you enter without permission?"

Liang Shicheng snorted coldly: "Who let you in? You have no manners!"

In the Song Dynasty, purple robes represented officials of the third rank and above, red robes represented officials of the fourth and fifth ranks, and green robes represented minor officials of the sixth and seventh ranks.

According to the rules, only those above the fifth rank are qualified to attend court.

If you come uninvited, you will be punished.

"Replying to the commander, it was Minister Li of the Ministry of War who ordered me to report the military situation."

The official was a little afraid of Liang Shicheng and spoke quickly.

"Li Gang? Didn't I ask him to guard the capital? What military intelligence could he have?"

Song Huizong Zhao Ji, who was sitting high on the dragon throne, was stunned for a moment, his expression a little dull: "Tell me, what bad news do you want to tell me?"

Within a few days, Song Huizong's originally jet-black hair turned gray, as if he had aged ten years.

Legend has it that before Huizong was born, his father Shenzong went to the Secretariat to view the portrait of Li Yu, the last emperor of Southern Tang, and then gave birth to Huizong.

Shenzong was also quite wicked, saying something like: "When I was alive, I dreamt that Lord Li came to visit me, so my son's literary talent is a hundred times better than Lord Li's." This legend of Li Yu's reincarnation is certainly not credible.

But there is indeed the shadow of Li Yu in Zhao Ji.

He is well-informed about poetry, songs, exotic flowers and rocks, horse riding and football.

In calligraphy and painting, he can be regarded as a master of his generation.

If we rank artists of all dynasties, even if Song Huizong cannot be in the first tier, he can definitely be ranked in the second tier.

Unfortunately, Song Huizong Zhao Ji's current occupation is emperor...

With the same sentimentality and poor ability to withstand stress as Li Yu, it is difficult to be considered a qualified emperor.

"Your Majesty, under the guidance of Grand Tutor Tong Guan, the Emperor of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Aguda, is well aware of the strengths and weaknesses of the Song army. He has avoided the main garrison all the way and has already arrived at the gates of Bianjing."

"Just now, Minister Qin Hui falsely passed on the imperial edict, claiming that reinforcements had arrived, and ordered the city guards to open the city gates and let the Jin soldiers in."

"In the darkness, it was difficult for the city guards to tell the real from the fake, so they succeeded."

The official said in a hoarse voice: "Minister Li, General Huyan, General Guan and others led the imperial guards to fight to the death. I have ordered this official to inform the emperor first. I hope your majesty will make a decision."

"What! Qin Hui actually did something so disrespectful to his father and his king!"

Song Huizong was horrified and said tremblingly: "This, this, this..., what should I do?"

"..."

All the civil and military officials in the court were terrified and remained silent.

Although, they had also made plans to escape and were transferring their assets one after another.

But now, the Jin people's speed was so fast that it was unbelievable, and they didn't give anyone any chance to prepare.

What the hell, the city was breached before we even started...

What the hell are you running for!
"Could it be that today, our Great Song Dynasty... is not right!"

Song Huizong calmed down and said, "Quickly summon the crown prince to the palace. This ancestral foundation must not be destroyed in my hands no matter what."

"Your Majesty, wait!"

At this moment, thunder fell from the sky, and the starlight gathered together and transformed into a middle-aged Taoist with an ethereal temperament.

The Taoist hesitated for a moment, then bowed to Emperor Huizong of Song with a look of disdain.

"Master Lin, you are here!"

Song Huizong was overjoyed and quickly jumped off the dragon throne and ran towards Lin Lingsu: "The Jin invaders are coming with such force this time that the capital is probably lost. Please, Taoist priest, save me."

"Your Majesty, don't panic. I am here to protect your safety."

Lin Lingsu said calmly: "Now the Jin army has withdrawn and stationed outside the city, facing the 100,000-strong army of the Southern Dynasty from a distance. Your Majesty, please go up to the city and take a look."

"Southern Dynasty army?"

Song Huizong's eyes showed confusion: "Who is coming to save me? Is it from Dali?"

"Your Majesty, this is the elite division of the Queen of Liang."

"The Empress of Liang? Who is this?"

"This matter is somewhat complicated. Your Majesty, please come to the city and take a look."

Lin Lingsu said proudly: "Your Majesty, let it go. Zhang Jixian, the Heavenly Master of Longhu Mountain, and Sa Shoujian, the Heavenly Master of Biyun Sect, are now in the capital. We will sacrifice our lives to protect Your Majesty from falling into the hands of the Jin people."

"Then...thank you very much, Master Lin."

Song Huizong felt a little relieved and said through gritted teeth: "Then I will go and take a look."

"Your Majesty, please be careful!"

"We are willing to accompany Your Majesty!"

"If Your Majesty and the Imperial Master never return, who will be entrusted with the country's most important treasure?"

"Old man, don't talk nonsense!"

"I don't want to see this day either, but I have to be prepared for this kind of thing..."

Seeing Song Huizong and Lin Lingsu hurriedly leaving the hall, all the civil and military officials hurriedly trotted after them.

They also don't know what the "Female Emperor of Liang" is.

But they were not on the same side as the Jin people, so the officials still had some expectations in their hearts.

Anyway, the Jin people have now surrounded the city, so there is no way to escape.

Everyone must quickly clarify the situation and see who is the new boss.

Even if the other party doesn't want it, at least you can be an understanding ghost.

***
"If I die in this battle, the army will be handed over to Mr. Huang Shang for leadership. The rest of the court affairs will be decided by you all!"

"The Jin people are brutal. Look at what happened to the Liao royal family and officials. Don't be complacent."

"Besides, both Yanyun and the Song Dynasty are Chinese territory. How can we hand them over to the thieves?"

"I will not stop until the Jin thieves are defeated this time!"

Huang Rong put on armor and glanced at the soldiers in front of the battle. He said coldly: "From now on, anyone who talks about ceding territory, becoming a vassal, or negotiating peace will be killed without mercy! Please bear witness to this!"

"The last general takes command!"

Huang Shang, Chao Gai, Lin Chong and others bowed their heads and accepted the order, then returned to their respective ranks.

"These few words have some of the aura of an empress."

Lin Xuan looked at the battleground in the distance: "Wanyan Aguda is a great overlord, and he also carries the destiny of the mountains and rivers. If you can kill him, you will be able to achieve the supreme position. But this man's momentum is a little beyond my expectations, so don't underestimate him."

From afar, one can see the endless and boundless military force opposite the position.

The sky and the earth were filled with murderous aura. Streams of blood rose up like wolf smoke, gathered in the air, and turned into blood-colored clouds, covering the sky and the earth.

In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, the general of the Jin Dynasty, Wanyan Zongbing (Jin Wushu), possessed extremely strong willpower, tenacious perseverance, first-class strategic insight and execution ability.

However, his tactical command ability was extremely mediocre, and he was defeated many times by Yue Fei and others. He was known as the "Song Dynasty's famous general-making machine."

But at this time, Wanyan Aguda's army was an unprecedentedly powerful force in Northeast Asia.

So, they raised an army of 2,500 people, and within ten years they were able to conquer Liao and defeat Song, becoming an invincible army all the way.

Even if we leave Wanyan Aguda aside, Wanyan Loushi, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongmou, Wanyan Yinshuke and others can also be considered brilliant generals.

Historically, after reaching their peak glory, these famous generals encountered an invincible enemy - life span.

After the destruction of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty also lost its famous generals and its military fortune declined over the next few years.

Well, using your lifespan to outlast your opponent is quite Huang Shang’s method…

But at this time, everyone must not consider such a bad idea, and can only fight with all their strength.

"I know. I have always thought that Wanyan Aguda is the leader of a foreign race second only to Temujin."

Huang Rong smiled and said, "This guy is quite proud. When he saw our army, he actually gave up on breaking into the city and waited for us to fight him."

"Most people think that Bianjing City can be conquered in a snap, so it doesn't matter if it's a little earlier or later."

Lin Xuan said calmly: "We have the destiny of the stars and great military luck, so we are naturally completely different from the Northern Song Dynasty court."

"Yeah, it's exciting to meet the opposing boss directly."

Huang Rong said with a smile: "Everyone has made up their mind to fight. The outcome will be decided in one battle."

"The Jin people are good at horse fighting, and their cavalry is mostly superior to ours."

"But our infantrymen have learned the Tian Gang Bei Dou formation, so we are probably stronger than them in terms of military formation."

"As for military commanders, we are naturally not afraid of foreign enemies."

Lin Xuan said calmly: "The loss is definitely not small, but the butterfly will emerge from the cocoon today."

"Okay, I believe you!"

Huang Rong smiled and said, "You and Sister Qing will be invincible when you join forces."

"Together we are invincible."

"Hehe, yes."

***
"How is the preparation of the Imperial Master?"

Wanyan Aguda slowly rode his horse out of the camp and came to the front of the army.

"The Imperial Master said that the bandits in Liangshan are nothing but a bunch of chickens and dogs. He has already made a good plan, so it will be foolproof."

A gentle voice sounded, and Han Wusha appeared beside Wanyan Aguda, smiling charmingly.

"Well, I am naturally confident in the ability of the Imperial Master."

"I never thought that the Queen of the Southern Kingdom would have such a powerful army and would dare to fight me."

Wanyan Aguda nodded and looked at Huang Rong who was also standing proudly in the main battle formation of Liangshan in the distance: "It's quite beautiful."

"It's quite nice. Your Majesty, are you attracted to it?"

"Well, there are too few women like this. It would be a pity if they died like this."

Wanyan Aguda said with a smile: "With such courage, no matter how ugly you are, you can be my concubine, give birth to excellent descendants for me, and become the future master of this world."

"The Lord said that the Empress has the fate of Greedy Wolf, so it may not be easy for her to give birth to a child."

Han Wusha felt that Wanyan Aguda was a little humbled and chuckled.

"The greatest pleasure in life is to conquer and kill."

Wanyan Aguda looked at it a few more times and laughed, "The more difficult it is, the more interesting it is."

After becoming emperor, Wanyan Aguda no longer really served as a commander and led the troops personally.

Even if the emperor led the army in person, he would just pretend to crush the enemy casually.

But his military level has not declined at all over the years.

He is still a brave and invincible general.

Even Wanyan Loushi, who was known as the Jurchen God of War, was far inferior to him.

"Then your majesty, are you sure?"

"I have conquered the world, how could I fail?"

Wanyan Aguda suddenly drew the sword from his waist and shouted: "All troops, attack!"

Before he finished speaking, an extremely strong blood light burst out from Wanyan Aguda's body, and he rushed towards Huang Rong's main camp at an unimaginable speed.

Behind him was a black tide of Jurchen cavalry.

Thousands of horses are galloping, the earth is shaking!
(End of this chapter)