The Holy Emperor of Ming

Chapter 295: Beyond Imagination: Bianjing City Falls
What Zhu Houzhao said was also what the middle and high-level officials of the Ming Dynasty believed.

Faced with the 400,000 cavalry of Jin and Liao, no one in the Ming Dynasty court believed that the Song Dynasty could defeat them.

However, the Song State has a strong foundation, especially in terms of masters, and the Taoists are also very close to the Zhao family.

Moreover, although the Jin and Liao cavalry were powerful, they did not dare to divide their forces easily, otherwise the martial arts masters would not let go of the scattered small troops.

Unable to divide their troops to rob, logistics became a big problem for the Jin Liao.

In this way, as long as Bianjing could be defended, the Jin and Liao kingdoms could be driven back.

Zhu Houzhao thought this made sense, so he only mobilized troops and supplies to Shaanxi just in case, and never launched any further major military action.

"Your Majesty." Wang Shouren retracted his gaze, looked at Zhu Houzhao solemnly and said: "Some people's actions may be worse than you can imagine.

After I made the breakthrough, I have been deducing the situation in all directions.

The State of Song is exactly the place I consider to be the most unreliable.

The vacant space for a celestial being that I mentioned is also for the State of Song."

"Beyond my imagination?" Zhu Houzhao frowned, somewhat unimaginable. How else could it be beyond his imagination?

He wondered, "Even if we can't defend Bianjing after a fierce battle, as long as we can continue to fight a war of attrition with Jin and Liao, it should be okay, right?"

"I am not sure of the details, Your Majesty needs to wait and see.

The most urgent task is to transfer the 13th Army back to the border." Wang Shouren said solemnly.

"Okay, then I'll wait and see what Temujin does." Zhu Houzhao nodded.

Hundreds of miles away, just over an hour later, Temujin received news that Wang Shouren had allegedly broken through to the realm of heaven and man.

Suddenly, his face became extremely ugly and gloomy, he clenched his hands, shattered the news, and his eyes flickered.

Even with his cunning personality, he couldn't help but feel unwilling and angry at this moment.

After so much preparation and great effort, and with the right time, place and people, we have finally pushed the situation to this point.

The Ming Kingdom was firmly imprisoned in the country, unable to move.

But man proposes, God disposes, and Wang Shouren actually made a breakthrough at this time!

This breakthrough may very likely lead to a break in the current situation.

I forced myself to calm down and think.

After a while, he looked to the east.

After hesitating for a moment, he immediately gave up the idea. No, he must not go to war with the Sui Dynasty.

If a war is started with the Sui Dynasty and a quick victory is not achieved, the Mongols will likely be mired in a quagmire.

He turned his head and looked to the west, his brows furrowed.

Ultimately, it depends on the situation in Song State.

However, we have to hold on during this period before major changes occur in the State of Song.

After making up his mind, he immediately gave the order for the army to retreat two hundred miles.

The Thirteen Wings began to move, and the Xiao brothers, the Eighth Division Ba and others immediately rushed over to inquire about the situation.

Temujin did not hide anything and told the truth, including his plans.

"Is this okay? What if Zhu Houzhao comes to kill us at all costs?" Xiao Ao Shi frowned.

"Don't worry, Brother Xiao, Wang Shouren is a Confucianist, and the army is his nemesis.

Under the might of my Thirteen Wings, his strength was greatly reduced.

As long as we don't engage in direct combat with him when he leads the army, there is nothing to worry about.

As for the question of mobilizing all the strong men of the Ming Dynasty, it depends on whether Zhu Houzhao wants to fight a decisive battle with me, the Mongols, at all costs now?

And I will order some Mongol masters to come here, just in case." Temujin said calmly.

The Xiao Jingtian brothers nodded slightly and didn't say anything else.

Zhu Houzhao quickly received the news that the Thirteen Wing Army had retreated two hundred miles, and he felt a little regretful.

Temujin had obviously received the news of Lao Wang's breakthrough. Just in case, he did not want to fight with the Ming army, so he chose to retreat two hundred miles to free up more buffer time for retreat.

What he regretted even more was that Temujin did not rush to the Sui Kingdom immediately.

Otherwise, it would be a very good thing to drag the Mongols to death in the Sui Dynasty.

Just when Zhu Houzhao was feeling regretful, the outside world was already buzzing with rumors about whether Wang Shouren had made a breakthrough.

For some reasons, Zhu Houzhao did not immediately acknowledge or publicize it.

at the same time.

Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty, is thousands of miles away.

This most prosperous city in the world lost its hustle and bustle and luxury on this day.

Because the Jin Kingdom's 200,000 cavalry had already arrived at the city.

The air was filled with a murderous aura that covered the entire sky and the fierce killing force of the army made countless people in the city tremble with fear.

His Majesty Zhao Ji, the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, is the one he fears the most.

"Ask for peace, continue to send envoys to ask for peace, and tell the Kingdom of Jin that as long as they can withdraw their troops, I will agree to whatever they want and give it to them." Zhao Ji said loudly in the hall with forced calmness.

There was silence in the court, and many officials nodded in agreement.

There were also many officials with disappointed looks on their faces.

"Your Majesty, the Jin Kingdom is ambitious and we can no longer seek peace. The only option is war!"

"Your Majesty, our Bianjing is a great city in the world, and now the troops from all over the country who are loyal to the king, as well as martial arts masters, are still coming here.

We will definitely be able to defend Bianjing, and then we will fight a war of attrition with the Jin and Liao countries, and they will surely retreat. " "Your Majesty, I beg to fight to the death. "

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"Enough, I have made up my mind, no need to say more." Zhao Ji interrupted these voices with irritability and fear, stood up and left, leaving behind many ministers with grief-stricken faces.

Zhao Ji's insistence on seeking peace further weakened the morale of the imperial guards in Bianjing City, who already had little fighting spirit, and the martial arts masters from all over the country.

Subsequently, news spread that the Jin army refused to negotiate.

Some ministers, soldiers and martial arts masters immediately looked towards the palace, thinking that the Jin army has rejected them again, so you should change your mind, boost morale, unite the people, and resist the Jin army, right?

They were right. After Zhao Ji heard that the Jin army had again refused to negotiate, his mind did change.

Jin Guo thought about it all night, and at the court meeting the next day, he issued an edict on the spot to abdicate the throne to Crown Prince Zhao Heng, and he himself became the emperor emeritus.

In order to show that the Jin army's siege had nothing to do with him, he forced the year name to be changed this year.

The reign title was changed to the first year of the Jing Kang period by Zhao Heng, who had just ascended the throne.

This move left countless people stunned.

It became a recognized fact that Zhao Ji was frightened. The high-level officials were in chaos, the morale in the city dropped again, and people were in panic. Countless people wanted to escape.

Some people with lofty ideals gritted their teeth, barely holding on to the situation, and looked at the new emperor Zhao Heng, feeling a little hope again.

It would be fine if Zhao Ji passed on the throne, at least there would no longer be such a deceiving emperor.

On the day Zhao Heng became emperor, the Jin army began to attack the city.

"Boom~!"

This battle was so earth-shattering that the entire Bianjing was shaking.

On the Song side, several grandmasters at the highest level and several powerful grandmasters fought against Wanyan Aguda, Wanyan Zongmou and Wanyan Zongbing, who commanded 200,000 cavalry.

The strength of the Song State was also fully demonstrated in this battle.

There are several grand masters who have reached the ultimate level, and several powerful grand masters, from Taoism, Confucianism, Buddhism, eunuchs, and martial arts.

Even after Wanyan Aguda took command of the army and unleashed a celestial-level power, it was still blocked.

The battle lasted for several hours, with rivers of blood flowing and both sides suffering heavy losses.

During this period, Zhao Heng was so frightened that he stayed in the palace, trembling, and then he claimed that he was ill and unable to manage affairs.

That night, a team mainly composed of concubines, eunuchs, palace maids, and a few officials and their families, left Bianjing under the protection of some experts.

Because of the presence of Emperor Zhao Ji and the current Emperor Zhao Heng, the soldiers guarding the city did not dare to stop them and could only open the city gates and let the troops leave the city.

Then, they were captured by the Jin army, who took the opportunity to break through the city gate.

The city of Bianjing, which had just calmed down, exploded in an instant.

The Jin army's cavalry rushed into the city, launching a massive massacre, burning, looting and spreading throughout the entire Bianjing in an instant.

Those people with lofty ideals still wanted to stop it, but their morale had completely collapsed. The morale of the Jin army reached its peak and its military force was extremely powerful.

After Wanyan Aguda killed a Taoist grandmaster and another great grandmaster, there was no more effective resistance in the city of Bianjing.

Except for a very small number of strong men who escaped with some people, the entire Bianjing was completely taken by the Jin army.

Including the two emperors Zhao Ji and Zhao Heng, their harems, thousands of officials and their families.

Almost all the high-ranking officials of the Song Dynasty court were caught in one fell swoop.

The countless amounts of food and wealth made the Jin army go wild.

That night, the most prosperous city in the world truly became a city that never sleeps.

The Jin army vented their bestial desires in this city.

More than a hundred miles away.

An old man as sharp as a sword looked towards the city of Bianjing with murderous intent, and his swordless hands trembled slightly.

"Hahaha."

Indra, still wearing the ice sculpture mask, laughed out loud.

"The city of Bianjing has been destroyed. The emperor of the Zhao family is still such a loser."

"Your smile is really annoying." Old man Ru Jian glared at him fiercely.

Emperor Shitian's laughter froze, and he snorted coldly: "Dugu Qiubai, I am not interested in fighting with you, you and I should just stay here."

"Now, I want to kill you." The old man Ru Jian was filled with murderous intent, and it seemed that endless sword energy appeared between heaven and earth, killing towards Emperor Shitian.

"Hmph, what can you do to me?" Indra's figure suddenly disintegrated and retreated into the distance.

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In less than two days, the news that Bianliang was captured by the Jin army spread across the world like an earthquake or tsunami.

It was more than three days later when Zhu Houzhao received the news. The Jinyiwei delivered the message directly to him at the border at the fastest speed.

After reading the detailed news, Zhu Houzhao was stunned, no, he was simply dumbfounded.

He was stunned for a moment, and looked at Lao Wang, Zhang Sanfeng and others in confusion.

"So this is beyond my imagination!"

A thought suddenly popped up in my mind.

After taking a few deep breaths, Zhu Houzhao came to his senses and his face suddenly turned red, as if he was angry.

"Zhao, Ji!"

Gnashing teeth is not enough to describe the anger contained in these two words.

Even if one wishes to cut him into pieces, it would still not be enough to reflect one tenth of his will.

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