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Han Shizhong came from a poor family when he was young. He was known for his bravery, ability to ride a wild horse, love of drinking, and had a chivalrous spirit.

Someone once said that he would become one of the Three Dukes in the future, but Han Shizhong thought that this person was insulting him and beat him up.

Han Shizhong participated in the recruitment of the county at the age of eighteen. At that time, he pulled a strong bow and shot, and his performance was outstanding, and he was the bravest among the three armies.

In the fourth year of Chongning, Western Xia harassed the border, and Yan'an County dispatched troops to resist.

Han Shizhong arrived in Yinzhou with the army. The Xixia people were defending the city. He fought hard to break through the checkpoints, killed the enemy general guarding the city, and threw his head out of the city. The Song army took the opportunity to launch an attack and captured the city.

"The Western Xia army stationed a large number of troops at Haoping Ridge. Han Shizhong led his elite soldiers in a fierce battle and repelled them."

"Soon after, the Xixia attacked again from a small path. Han Shizhong was the only one who arranged his death-defying soldiers to fight to the death. During the battle, a knight in the enemy camp performed very bravely. Han Shizhong asked the captured Xia soldier and learned that this was the Xixia's military supervisor, the son-in-law. He immediately jumped on his horse and charged into the battle line and beheaded him."

"The Xixia soldiers were in chaos and fled in panic."

"After the war, the Jinglüe Division reported his achievements to the court and requested that Han Shizhong be promoted as an exception."

"Tong Guan, the eunuch in charge of border affairs at the time, doubted the authenticity of the report and only agreed to promote Han Shizhong by one level, which made all the generals and soldiers feel very unfair."

"In May of the fourth year of Zhenghe, Han Shizhong followed Liu Yanqing, the governor of Fuyan Road, to Tiandu Mountain to build a new city."

"At that time, the Xixia people built a city on the Zangdi River and occupied Tiandu Mountain. Liu Yanqing led his troops to attack the city but was unable to break it."

"Han Shizhong climbed the city wall at night, beheaded two of the leaders, and cut off the city defense felt to present to Liu Yanqing."

"The Song army returned, and the Xixia army came to support from Fokouling. Han Shizhong first killed several people and was promoted to deputy lieutenant of Jinyi."

"After crossing the Zangdi River, the Xixia army caught up with them. Han Shizhong killed three of them and was promoted to deputy lieutenant for his meritorious service."

"In the second year of Xuanhe, Fang La, a native of Qingxi in Muzhou, occupied Bangyuan Cave and launched an uprising, sweeping across Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and shocking the southeast."

"Tong Guan was ordered to fight Fang La, and Han Shizhong followed the commander Wang Bing as a general, and met the vanguard Wang Yuan at the Yan Bridge in the north of Hangzhou."

"Just then, the rebels swarmed in, and Wang Yuan was terrified and didn't know what to do. Han Shizhong ambushed 2,000 troops at Beiguan Weir and defeated the enemy."

"Wang Yuan praised Han Shizhong as a man who could defeat ten thousand enemies, gave him all his belongings, and made him his friend."

"Afterwards, Han Shizhong pursued the rebels to Qingxidong in Muzhou, asked a mountain woman for directions, crossed the dangerous path for several miles with a sword, and reached the rebel camp, killing dozens of people and capturing Fang La alive."

"But the commander of the front army, Xin Xingzong, led his troops to block the entrance of the cave and captured the prisoners, which was credited to Han Shizhong. When the commander of the right army, Yang Weizhong, returned to the court and reported the matter, Han Shizhong was promoted to Chengjielang for his merits."

"In the third year of Xuanhe, the Song Dynasty decided to retake Yanshan Prefecture and mobilized troops from all directions to attack, but they were all defeated."

"Han Shizhong went to meet Liu Yanqing. When he and Su Ge and 50 other riders arrived at the Hutuo River, they encountered more than 2,000 Jin soldiers."

"Su Ge was panic-stricken, and Han Shizhong calmly ordered them to line up on the high hill and not to move rashly. He also sent people to gather the Song army that had fled from Yanshan Prefecture on boats, and let them anchor on the river bank, line up, beat drums and shout to build momentum."

"Then Han Shizhong charged into the enemy formation on horseback and killed two Jin soldiers holding flags. Su Ge led the cavalry occupying the high ground to attack from above. The Song soldiers on the boats also beat drums and shouted. The Jin soldiers were in chaos. Han Shizhong led his troops to pursue them and made considerable gains."

"During the last years of Emperor Huizong's reign, bandits rose up in Shandong and Hebei."

"In the seventh year of Xuanhe, Han Shizhong followed Wang Yuan to hunt down pirates, annihilated the pirates in Daming Prefecture, and defeated the robbers in Tangcun, and was awarded the title of Bingyi Lang."

"Afterwards, Han Shizhong followed Liang Fangping, the commander of the capture and killing envoys, as a lieutenant general to attack Shandong. He defeated several thousand troops of Yang Tianwang and Toushouhua in Weishi, and defeated tens of thousands of Wuhu rebels in Linyi at Hanwangdian. He also participated in defeating Xu Jin of Yizhou, Zhang Xian of Qingshe, Liu Dalang of Shuigu, Gao Tuoshan of Wangxian, Jia Jin of Jilu, Xu Dalang of Juxian, and Zhang Kui of Donghai. After the Shandong bandits were pacified, he was promoted to Wujielang for his meritorious service."

Su Shi: Han Shizhong followed Liang Fangping to guard Junzhou. When the Jin army approached, Liang Fangping thought they were the Red Turban bandits and did not take any precautions.

When the Jin army approached Tunzi Bridge, Liang Fangping escaped and fled, causing the army of tens of thousands of people to be defeated. Han Shizhong was surrounded by the enemy, fought hard with his sword, broke through the siege, burned the bridge and retreated to Kaifeng.

When Emperor Qinzong heard about Han Shizhong's bravery, he summoned him to another hall and asked him about the details of Liang Fangping's violation of military discipline. Han Shizhong reported in great detail and was promoted to the rank of Wujie Daifu.

In August of the same year, the Jin army attacked the Song Dynasty for the second time. Zhang Shizheng, the general of the Shengjie Army, was defeated and beheaded by Li Mi, the deputy envoy of Xuanfu. Colonel Li Fu instigated the soldiers to rebel. The responders from Zibo and Qingzhou totaled 40,000 to 50,000 people, and Shandong fell into turmoil again.

Li Mi ordered Han Shizhong to lead his troops to attack. When they reached Linzi River, there were less than a thousand soldiers. Han Shizhong divided them into four teams and laid caltrops to cut off their retreat. As a result, the soldiers fought desperately, defeated the rebels, killed Li Fu, and the remnants of Li Fu fled in all directions.

Han Shizhong took advantage of the victory and pursued the rebels northwards. When they reached Suqian, there were still 10,000 rebels. He rode alone into the rebel camp at night and said that the army had arrived and he could save everyone's lives.

As a result, the rebels knelt down and begged for mercy. Han Shizhong was promoted to the rank of Zuo Wu Daifu and Guozhou Tuanlianshi because of his merits.

Afterwards, Han Shizhong came to the court to surrender. Emperor Qinzong summoned him, gave him armor and a gun badge, and appointed him as the commander of the Shanzhou militia, ordering him to garrison on the Hutuo River.

In October, Zhending fell. Han Shizhong thought the situation in Hutuo was unfavorable. He also learned that Wang Yuan was defending Zhaozhou, so he immediately went to assist Wang Yuan.

When the Jin soldiers attacked Zhaozhou, they learned that Han Shizhong was also there, and their attack became more fierce. There were few soldiers and food in the city, and the morale of the army was unstable. Some people advocated abandoning the city and fleeing, but Han Shizhong refused to listen.

That night, it snowed heavily. Han Shizhong immediately dispatched 300 death-defying warriors to raid the Jin army camp. The Jin army leader was wounded and died. The soldiers were terrified and in chaos, and all fled at dawn.

After the war, Han Shizhong was transferred to the defense of Jiazhou, and later returned to Daming, where he was appointed as the commander of the front army by the general manager Zhao Ye.

In February of the first year of Jianyan, Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou retreated to Jeju as the Grand Marshal of the Army. Han Shizhong led his troops to surrender and wrote a letter to persuade Emperor Gaozong to ascend the throne.

In April, Zhao Gou arrived in Nanjing. The Jin army sent troops to attack the city frantically, and people were panicked. Han Shizhong occupied Xiwangtai and fought a fierce battle to force back the Jin army.

The next day, the Jin army chieftain Baima Saburo led tens of thousands of troops to attack. Han Shizhong had only a thousand men under his command, so he rode alone into the enemy camp, killed Baima Saburo and returned. The Jin army quickly dispersed and the siege of Nanjing was lifted.

After Zhao Gou ascended the throne, he appointed Han Shizhong as the Surveillance Commissioner of Gwangju and gave him the imperial weapons.

Han Shizhong requested to move the capital to Chang'an and send troops to recover the Mesopotamian region, but his suggestion was not adopted.

When the imperial camp was rebuilt, he was appointed commander of the left army.

In July, Han Shizhong was ordered to attack the Shanzhou rebel Yutai. After defeating Yutai, he assisted Liu Guangshi in defeating the rebels in Liyi. After the bandits were pacified, he was appointed as a guard in the imperial court for his merits.

In the second year of Jianyan, Han Shizhong was promoted to the commander of Dingguo Army. He led his subordinates to follow Emperor Gaozong in fleeing south to Yangzhou, recruited 10,000 scattered soldiers, and was ordered to capture and kill domestic and foreign thieves in the west of Beijing and other places.

In April, the Jin army invaded Henan again. Han Shizhong and Zhai Jin attacked Wushi Barracks at night. Because other Song troops fled first, they were taken advantage of by the Jin army. Han Shizhong fought hard and managed to escape. "Soon after, Han Shizhong was recalled to the court and appointed as the deputy governor of Fuyan Road, the left general of Jiaping Kou, and stationed in Huaiyang."

"Wanyan Zonghan, a member of the Jin Dynasty royal family, heard that Han Shizhong was guarding Huaiyang, so he personally led the main force to attack Han Shizhong. Han Shizhong could not resist and retreated at night."

"The enemy pursued and Han Shizhong's troops were defeated in Shuyang."

"In the third year of Jianyan, Han Shizhong's army was defeated and fled to Yancheng on the coast. The Jin army pursued the troops and drove south. Song Gaozong hurriedly crossed the river from Yangzhou to Qiantang."

"Han Shizhong gathered thousands of scattered soldiers in Yangcheng. After hearing that Emperor Gaozong had fled south to Qiantang, he headed for Qiantang via the sea route."

"At that time, the generals Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan launched a mutiny, killed Wang Yuan and the eunuch Kang Lu, and forced Emperor Gaozong to give up the throne to his three-year-old son Zhao Bing."

"Commander-in-chief Zhang Jun was organizing generals such as Zhang Jun to discuss how to quell the rebellion. Upon hearing that Han Shizhong had arrived, Zhang Jun was very excited."

"In March, Han Shizhong led his troops to set out from Pingjiang. Zhang Jun was worried that Han Shizhong had too few soldiers, so he lent him Liu Bao's 2,000 soldiers."

"After Han Shizhong arrived at Xiuzhou by boat, he feigned illness and stopped advancing, but in fact he was secretly preparing to attack the city."

"At that time, Han Shizhong's wife Liang and son were taken hostage by Miao Fu."

"Prime Minister Zhu Shengfei pretended to submit to Miao and Liu and persuaded them to send Liang to persuade Han Shizhong to surrender."

"Miao and Liu really sent an envoy to follow Liang to see Han Shizhong."

"Liang returned to her husband. When the messenger arrived, Han Shizhong burned the imperial edict, beheaded the messenger, and ordered the troops to advance faster."

"Han Shizhong stationed his troops in Linping. The rebel generals Miao Ling and Ma Rouji blocked the river with mountains to resist the attack, and set up deer horns in the middle of the river to block the boats."

"Han Shizhong abandoned his ship and fought hard, followed by Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi. Due to the rugged terrain, Han Shizhong and his troops were forced to retreat."

"Han Shizhong abandoned his horse and rushed forward with his sword in hand. The rebels lined up and drew their bows to wait for him. He stared and shouted, thrusting his sword forward. The rebels dodged and were defeated before they could shoot arrows."

"Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan led 2,000 elite soldiers to open the Yongjin Gate and escape."

"Han Shizhong rode into the court on horseback to rescue Emperor Gaozong. At Emperor Gaozong's request, he beheaded Wu Zhan, the commander of the Central Army who was in collusion with Wu and Miao, and also captured Wang Shixiu, the chief strategist of the rebels, and handed him over to the government for punishment."

"Han Shizhong was therefore promoted to the military governor of Wusheng Army and the commander-in-chief of the left army of the imperial camp."

"Afterwards, he volunteered to lead troops to hunt down the fleeing Miao and Liu, and successfully captured Liu Zhengyan and Miao Yi, the younger brother of Miao Fu, in his capacity as the governor of Jiangsu and Zhejiang. "

"Miao Fu was captured while on the run. The Miao-Liu Rebellion was thus put down."

"Emperor Gaozong personally wrote the words 'loyalty and bravery' on the flag and gave it to Han Shizhong, and also appointed him as Junior Guardian and Military Governor of Wusheng and Zhaoqing armies."

"In August of the third year of Jianyan, the Jin army's Marshal Wanyan Zongbing led an army of 100,000 soldiers to invade the south, breaking through the natural barrier of the Yangtze River from Majiadu."

"When Zhao Gou heard the news, he asked his generals for countermeasures. Zhang Jun and Xin Qizong advised him to flee to Changsha, but Han Shizhong opposed fleeing. So Zhao Gou appointed him as the governor of western Zhejiang to defend Zhenjiang."

"In November, Wanyan Zongbing defeated the commander Chen Cui at Majiadu, crossed the river at Caishi, and advanced in several directions. The Song troops stationed in various places were defeated."

"In order to avoid the enemy's attack, Han Shizhong loaded his boats with supplies, burned the town, and led his troops to retreat from Zhenjiang to Jiangyin."

"Wanyan Zongbing captured Guangde and entered Lin'an, and Zhao Gou fled to eastern Zhejiang."

"At that time, Han Shizhong stationed the front army in Qinglong Town, the middle army in Jiangwan, and the rear army in Haikou. He knew that the Jin soldiers could not wreak havoc for long, so he built a large number of warships, intending to intercept the enemy when they retreated."

"When the Lantern Festival came, Han Shizhong heard the news that the Jin soldiers had retreated. He first lit up lanterns in Xiuzhou City to celebrate, and then suddenly led his troops straight to Zhenjiang."

"When the Jin soldiers arrived, Han Shizhong's troops were already stationed at Jiaoshan Temple, and Jin general Li Xuan surrendered."

"Wanyan Zongbing sent an envoy to challenge Han Shizhong and set a time for the battle."

"Han Shizhong agreed. The two sides fought for nearly ten rounds. Madam Liang personally beat the drums with a stick. In the end, the Jin soldiers could not cross the Yangtze River."

"Before the battle, Han Shizhong believed that the enemy would definitely climb the Dragon King Temple on Jinshan Mountain to observe the strength of the Song army, so he ambushed 100 soldiers in the temple and by the water."

"As expected, five Jin soldiers rode into the temple on horseback. The ambush troops launched an attack, but only captured two people. Three people escaped. One of them, who was wearing a crimson robe and a jade belt, fell off his horse, got back on again and ran away. It was Wanyan Zongbing."

Li Qingzhao: After the Battle of Jiaoshan Temple, Wanyan Zongbing led his troops to retreat into Huangtian Dang, with no way to advance or retreat. He sent envoys to negotiate peace with Han Shizhong, but Han Shizhong refused.

Tala was in Weizhou and sent Bojin Taiyi to Huaidong to assist Wanyan Zongbing. Then, Bojin Taiyi stationed his troops in the north of the Yangtze River and Wanyan Zongbing stationed his troops in the south of the Yangtze River, and they agreed to attack Han Shizhong's fleet at the same time.

Han Shizhong was the first to anchor the sea vessels at Jinshan. When the enemy ships charged, they split into two groups and went around the back of the enemy ships. They used large iron hooks to hook the enemy ships. Every time they hooked out, they would sink an enemy ship, leaving the Jin army without the ability to fight back.

Wanyan Zongbing was in dire straits and asked for peace again. Han Shizhong demanded that the Jin Dynasty return the two emperors Huizong and Qinzong and the occupied territories. Wanyan Zongbing was speechless.

The two armies fought for forty-eight days in Huangtian Dang. Someone suggested to Wanyan Zongbing that a canal leading directly to Jiankang could be dug in Huangtian Dang so that they could escape by water.

Wanyan Zongbing sent people to dig a 30-li canal in one night. They also loaded soil onto the boat and spread it evenly on the planks. They also placed wooden oars in the boat holes and waited for the wind to die down before sailing out of the Yangtze River.

Without wind, the ships could not sail out of the Yangtze River. The wind stopped the next day and the Song army ships could not move. The Jin people set fire with small boats and rained arrows, burning many Song army warships. In this way, they were able to escape from Huangtian Dang.

Wanyan Zongbing was overjoyed and carried out the plan. It worked. Many Song army ships were burned, and generals Sun Shixun and Yan Yun were killed in the battle. The Jin army took the opportunity to rush out of Huangtian Dang, escape northward across the Yangtze River, and withdraw to the area north of the Yellow River.

In the Battle of Huangtiandang, Han Shizhong besieged the Jin army of 100,000 with only 8,000 troops for 48 days. Emperor Gaozong praised Han Shizhong six times and after the war appointed him as the Junior Guardian, the Commander-in-Chief of the Left Army of Shenwu, and the Jiedushi of Wucheng and Gande towns.

In the second year of Shaoxing, Han Shizhong was appointed as the deputy envoy of Fujian, Jiangxi and Jinghu, and suppressed the Jian'an Fan Ruwei uprising. He also surrendered Cao Cheng, a bandit from Guangxi who occupied Chenzhou and Shaozhou, and then moved his troops to Changsha and defeated Liu Zhong's uprising army in Baimian Mountain.

After Hunan was pacified, Han Shizhong was appointed Taiwei. He led his troops back to Jiankang and established the Beiwei Army.

In September of the same year, Han Shizhong was promoted to the post of Xuanfu Envoy of the East and West Routes of Jiangnan, and his office was established in Jiankang.

Han Shizhong was promoted to Kaifu Yitong Sansi, and was appointed as the envoy of Huainan East and West Roads, with his office in Sizhou. (End of this chapter)