Chapter 409: Cross the River! Cross the River! Cross the River! (Part )
[In 1126 AD, after the Jin army invaded the south, the -year-old Zong Ze led his army to fight alone in Hebei and was appointed as the deputy commander of the army by Emperor Qinzong of Song.]

After Emperor Qinzong of Song ceded Hedong and Hebei, the soldiers and civilians of the two rivers rose up to resist the Jin army. In early 1127, Zong Ze bravely fought against the Jin army in Daming and Kaide, and won thirteen consecutive victories.

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Song Dynasty: Emperor Qinzong
Li Gang pointed at the sky and shouted angrily:

"Look! Look carefully!"

"The Jin people are not invincible!"

"No one is invincible!"

"As long as we have firm faith, we can resist the Jin army!"

"Recover our homeland!"

A minister said dejectedly.

"But the country cannot be without a ruler for a day...Now..."

"He...we...ah!"

The group of people in the back hall who looked like neither humans nor ghosts were still being tortured, and their screams could still be faintly heard.

King Kang...

Judging from the appearance of the sky, it doesn’t look that good.

Li Gang felt somewhat helpless when he heard this.

With this wave of heavenly punishment, the entire center is almost empty.

If it weren't for this group of people in front of us who granted amnesty in the name of the Crown Prince Kaifeng to calm the people's hearts.

Bian Jing must be free that day!

Suppressing his emotions, Li Gang looked around and said in a deep voice:
"Now, we must first welcome the crown prince to the throne, and then ask Queen Meng to take charge of state affairs!"

"at the same time……"

Li Gang looked at this group of people, with a fierce look in his eyes.

"Ren Zongze, you are in charge of important military and national affairs!"

A bang!
There was a burst of noise in the Chuigong Hall!

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【After Emperor Gaozong of Song ascended the throne, Li Gang recommended Zong Ze to be the prefect of Kaifeng, and later he was appointed governor of Dongjing. Zong Ze then led his army back to Bianjing from Hebei and was responsible for defending the old capital. 】

[At this time, Kaifeng City was in ruins, and the number of garrison troops was seriously insufficient. Most of them were "loyalty" troops from various places, and their combat effectiveness was low.]

【Zong Ze contacted the rebel forces in various places and used his sincerity and influence to unite these miscellaneous divisions. 】

[Many rebel leaders, such as Wang Shan, Ding Jin, Wang Zaixing, Li Gui, Yang Jin, etc., all joined his army.]

[At one time, the number of the rebel army and militia reached more than one million, and their momentum was greatly boosted. ]

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Period of Emperor Guangwu of Yanhan Dynasty

Liu Xiu stroked his beard slightly, smiled and nodded.

"To be open-hearted is to be tolerant."

Liu Zhuang sighed as he let out the anger in his chest:

"If you abandon literature and take up military service, you can still gather millions of people."

“It shows how benevolent he is!”

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Yanhan·Lingdi Period
Liu Hong placed his hands on his raised legs and slowly sighed.

"The country has loyal warriors, but no wise ruler!"

"This Song Gaozong... is a cowardly rat!"

……

Ji Han.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao both looked at Sun Quan.

Sun Quan stroked his short beard in a pretentious manner.

I'm afraid this rat really guessed it right.

Liu Bei and Cao Cao thought about it secretly.

Judging from Zhao Gou's performance, if the "Petition to Return to the Palace" could really bring him back...

The one who came back must not be Zhao Gou!

It must be an unknown ghost!
……

On the canopy.

The old man with white hair is still writing.

"Since I took office in July last year, I have been working hard day and night."

"Repair towers and city walls, clean up the palace, set up forts, train soldiers, and teach chariot formations..."

……

[In order to defend Kaifeng, Zong Ze worked hard to plan various defensive fortifications. ]

【Twenty-four fortifications were built outside Kaifeng City, with tens of thousands of soldiers stationed there.】

[Many camps were set up along the Yellow River, and the Wuzhang River was opened to facilitate transportation.]

[Expand the defense zone, and let the sixteen counties within 72 miles of the river near the capital to defend against the enemy. Each county dug a moat and placed various obstacles to prevent the Jin soldiers from moving south.]

[Increase the mobility of the army and build 1,200 chariots, each of which can carry 55 people. ]

[The burned-down city of Kaifeng miraculously became an impregnable fortress.]

……

"Everyone stretched their necks and stood on tiptoe, waiting day and night for the Holy Emperor to return to the palace."

"I implore you to drive your carriage westwards and grant amnesty at Xuande Gate, so that the whole world will know that your majesty has said that you will return to the old capital and rebuild the royal family."

"The two emperors will return to the throne soon, and the two rivers can be at peace. Your Majesty's achievements in restoring the country far exceed those of the Zhou and Xuan dynasties."

"I am a dog and a horse, and I am seventy years old this year."

"I have tried my best, I am so loyal, and this is what I see."

"I hope that Your Majesty will issue an edict to return to the throne as soon as possible to win the hearts of the people of the country."

……

[Zong Ze was fully convinced that as long as Emperor Gaozong of Song could return to Bianjing and raise his arms to call for action, everyone in the world would respond! ]

[With millions of volunteers united as one, why should we worry about not being able to recover the lost territory and welcome back Emperors Huizong and Qinzong? ]

【But he overestimated Song Gaozong. Not only did he not return to Kaifeng, he also moved the capital from Nanjing to Yangzhou. 】

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Great Qin.

Ying Zheng felt so depressed after watching this!

The biggest mistake these loyal and brave men made was to place their hopes on an emperor who was complacent, incompetent, and cowardly.

So their ideals are destined to not be realized!
Destined to be a fate of sadness, anger and depression!

"It's amazing."

"When faced with my Great Qin, I will rise up."

"When facing Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, the Yellow Turbans swept in."

"When facing the last emperor of the Tang Dynasty, there was a sky-high incense formation."

"How come you are so silent in the face of the Song Dynasty?"

"It's against him!"

Fusu heard these four words as soon as he stepped over the threshold.

He is now thinking, should he step in with the other foot?

Or should you withdraw your foot that has already stepped in?
……

Datang.

Li Shimin was amused.

"This person is really... really..."

"Compared to him, even Emperor Wu seems to be a hero of the world!"

"Since ancient times, the rulers of the revival of the country started from the northwest, and then took control of the Central Plains and the southeast!"

"If we start from the southeast, we will not be able to recover the Central Plains and have the northwest!"

"Because the best soldiers and horses in the world are in the northwest, if we abandon the Central Plains, the Jin people will take advantage of the opportunity to invade the north!"

"What an emperor!"

"They've handed over half of the world to others!"

……

[At the same time, the Jin Kingdom launched another invasion to the south, with its troops divided into three groups and marching towards the Central Plains.]

[In November 1127, Wanyan Loushi, a Jin general in the Eastern Route Army, captured Tongzhou and Huazhou successively. Zheng Xiang, the Song Dynasty's pacification envoy along the river, committed suicide after his defeat.]

[The Jin troops in the west broke through Tongguan, and Wang Xie, the governor of Hedong, abandoned Shanzhou and fled to Shu.] [After Wanyan Yinshu, the Jin general in the middle, captured Dengzhou, he divided his troops and successively captured Xiangyang, Jun, Fang, Tang, Chen, Cai, Ru, Zhengzhou and Yingchuan Prefecture.]

【The eighth day of the twelfth month of the year 1127. 】

【Wanyan Zongbi (Jin Wushu) of the Eastern Army wanted to attack Bianliang first, and then divide his troops to attack the residence of Emperor Gaozong of Song.】

[Zong Ze ordered to strengthen the defenses and build strong fortifications and clear the fields a thousand miles outside the city.]

[Liu Yan and Liu Da, the commanders, were sent to lead 200 chariots and 20,000 soldiers to aid Huazhou and Zhengzhou in order to divide the Jin army’s forces.]

[“The enemy heard this and cut off the river bridge at night and fled, capturing many people.”]

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Liu Song.

"Isn't this a war?"

Liu Yu was angry, disgusted and regretful!
"It's not easy to resist the enemy, we can't hold our ground at this time!"

"Each of the two armies is equipped with 200 tanks. They are preparing for field battles and offensive operations!"

"The Song army's soldiers are not weak!"

"The reason we suffered the loss was due to the confusion in command!"

"The leader is like a stray dog!"

"Look, we can win!"

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Northern Zhou Dynasty: Emperor Wu Period
Yuwen Yong suddenly asked:

"Did you see it?"

Little Li Yuan said hesitantly:

"Arrogant?"

Yuwen Yong stroked his beard with satisfaction:

"It seems that your giving birth to Li Shimin was not entirely due to luck."

Little Li Yuan's face fell.

Yuwen Yong looked up at the sky and sneered.

"Regardless of whether the land of the two rivers has not been completely occupied or not, there is no consideration of how to concentrate the troops, but only to divide the troops and attack."

"They believe that the Song army is weak and cowardly and cannot withstand a single blow, so they want to use the greatest momentum and military power since the Liao Dynasty was destroyed and defeat the Song Dynasty to achieve success in one fell swoop!"

“But they miscalculated.”

"Just because you are incompetent doesn't mean the people of the world are incompetent!"

Little Li Yuan secretly rolled his eyes.

It’s already fatal that you are incompetent!

The people of the world are no longer capable of...

What dynasty could be so blessed? !

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On the canopy.

Yellow dust covered the sky, and the sun hanging high in the sky was dim as the moon.

Outside Bianjing City.

The sound of drums and shouts of killing shook the earth.

The defenders on the city wall ran down the wall in panic and ran all the way into the government office.

In the lobby, Zong Ze was playing chess with someone.

"Why are you so flustered?"

The defender knelt on one knee and saluted with his hands crossed:
"Stay here! A large group of Jin troops are charging at the gates of Bianjing."

Zong Ze nodded and thought for a while.

He placed the white piece in his hand to the star position and said calmly:

"Order all the soldiers to disarm and return to the camp."

"Notices were issued in all markets, and lanterns were lit for five days. The night ban was temporarily relaxed, and the movement of troops and horses was no different from normal days."

The defending general was confused and took the order to leave.

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[On the seventh day of the first lunar month in 1128, Jin Wushu "knew that Wang Xuan of Huazhou was good at fighting and did not dare to invade his territory, so he sent troops from Zhengzhou to Baisha, which was only a few dozen miles away from the capital, and the people in the capital were very frightened."]

[Zong Ze was stationed in the Tokyo Garrison, calmly dispatching troops and deploying battles.]

[He also selected several thousand elite soldiers and sent a general to lead them to go behind the enemy lines and ambush the Jin army on their way back.]

[When the Jin army arrived at the gates of Bianjing, they saw that the city gates were wide open and the soldiers and civilians were in their normal state, so they did not dare to advance.]

[At that time, Liu Yan was still leading troops outside. When he encountered the Jin army, he started a fierce battle. Thousands of reinforcements came quickly and attacked the Jin army from both sides. The Jin army was defeated. He pursued the Jin army to Huazhou, where Jin Wushu's Jin army was defeated and fled.]

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Eastern Jin Dynasty and Emperor Ming Dynasty
Sima Shao gritted his teeth and held the scroll.

"This is a great situation..."

He thought of Zu Ti.

It is impossible for him not to think of Zu Ti!
"A great situation..."

……

Sun Wu.

Sun Quan looked at the sky expressionlessly.

He hates it so much!
This kind of person is loyal, capable of fighting, and able to defend the territory!

He is in urgent need!
It would be great if you could come and help me!

I fully support all your decisions!
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Ming Dynasty Yongle Period
Zhu Zhanji touched his chin, thoughtfully.

"Imitate Xie An?"

Zhu Di, who was drinking tea, couldn't help but spit out the water in his mouth.

"Ahem! What are you thinking about, you little ahem bastard!"

"This calmness and composure comes from his military courage and confidence!"

"How can you tell that he is imitating Xie An? Just because of playing chess?"

"Look at that open gate."

Zhu Di took a breath and pointed at the sky.
"That open city gate is a trap!"

"The Jin people also knew it was a trap! But they didn't dare to gamble!"

"Because once they enter the city, their skills of charging into the streets will be useless, and they will be surrounded and annihilated!"

"And this is what Zongze wanted!"

"He sent Liu Yan to roam outside, but it's not just Liu Yan who's out there. As long as we guard the Jin army's return route, no matter which Song army we encounter, we'll be able to attack from both sides!"

“That’s his confidence!”

"Once we enter Bianjing, it's up to Zong Ze to decide how to fight!"

"Oh... great timing..."

Zhu Di looked at the sky and sighed.

"This kind of situation would probably make Sun Wu and others in the Eastern Jin Dynasty envious to death."

……

[On the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Wanyan Yinshu led the Jin army to attack Huazhou.]

【After Wang Xuan's army was defeated, Liu Yan's army recaptured Huazhou. 】

[On the second day of February, Wanyan Zonghan, the commander of the Central Army, captured Xijing, held a stalemate with Zongze, and invaded Dongjing.]

[Zong Ze ordered Guo Junmin, Li Jingliang, Yan Zhongli and others to lead more than 10,000 troops to rush to Zhengzhou for assistance. They met the enemy and were defeated. Zhongli died in the battle, Junmin surrendered, and Jingliang escaped.]

[On the fourth day of the second month, Liu Yan led his troops from Huazhou back to Bianjing.]

[On the tenth day of February, Wanyan Zonghan led 50,000 Jin troops to attack Huazhou.]

[Zong Ze's general Zhang Hui led 5,000 men to reinforce.]

[Because of the huge disparity in military strength, Zhang Hui's subordinates advised that the enemy was strong and we were weak, so we should avoid their attack.]

[Zhang Hui said with deep emotion: "If I retreat and try to survive, how can I face my master?" So he led his troops to rush to the rescue.]

[After Zong Ze learned of this, he quickly sent his general Wang Xuan to lead 5,000 cavalry to support him, but it was too late when they arrived. Zhang Hui was outnumbered and died in battle.]

【Wang Xuan summoned up the spirit of a warrior and defeated the Jin soldiers, who abandoned Huazhou and fled. 】

[At this time, Zong Ze had already become the backbone of the Southern Song Dynasty. ]

[Under his defense, Kaifeng City stood tall and firm. Zong Han and Wu Shu could only sigh at the sight of the city and dared not to attack Kaifeng City directly again.]

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(End of this chapter)

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