One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zhang Hui was a contemporary. During the Xuanhe period, his father served as an official in Baozhou. He was also in Baozhou and witnessed the actual war between Song and Jin Dynasties. These comments of his were made with emotion many years later. The military situation was urgent at that time. Perhaps Sun Yi and Zhe Keqiu set off in a hurry without giving them much time to think. Perhaps they also knew in their hearts that going straight to the clouds would be more effective than rushing to Taiyuan for rescue, but they had no decision-making power and they had to obey military orders.

At this time, there were only more than residents in Taiyuan City, and the only soldiers were Shengjie troops led by Wang Zhen and some Xiang troops. The Shengjie Army was originally Tong Guan's personal army, a very effective team recruited by Tong Guan from the northwest. Before Tong Guan left Taiyuan, he appointed Wang Zhen as the deputy general manager of the capital, and left a part of the victory army under Wang Zhen's command, making him responsible for guarding Taiyuan. Wang Zhen was a native of Kaifeng with the courtesy name Zhengchen. He was born into a family of generals. His grandfather and father were both generals of the Western Army. When the Fangla rebellion was quelled, Wang Zhen served as the commander of the infantry and had accomplished military exploits. Later, he followed Tong Guan in the Northern Expedition. Later, he was promoted to the commander of the capital of Xuanfu Division in Hedong, and he followed Tong Guan to station in Taiyuan.

In order to strengthen the city's defense and make up for the lack of troops, Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen ordered that all men over the age of fifteen and under sixty in Taiyuan City be included in the defense. Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen were determined to fight to the death with the Jin army and stood firm to wait for reinforcements.

Zhang Xiaochun said to the soldiers and civilians in the city: "Although the Jin people are under the city, they can do no harm. Taiyuan has been a powerful vassal since ancient times. The city is strong and well-supplied, and the soldiers are brave. I don't want to leave the army. I will wait until the Jin people have run out of food and energy, and the arrogant soldiers will become inert." The reinforcements are nearby, and the internal and external forces are corresponding, so that Hu Qi and his horse will not return. The superiors will avenge the imperial court, and the subordinates will protect your blood relatives. Is that okay? "Everyone is obedient to the promise.

After the Jin army captured the surrounding counties of Taiyuan, they tightly besieged Taiyuan City with the "city lock method". "The method of locking the city is to build a fortress outside the city where the arrows cannot reach, and defend it separately. The inside and outside are not connected." "There is a trail in the middle, and the dogs are on guard." Zong Han believes that Taiyuan City has not been captured, and Hedong The Song army would definitely attack from behind, so they did not dare to divide their forces and go south. Zong Han built the Marshal's Mansion in the old city of Taiyuan as a command center, "showing that he must take it", and ordered the Jin army to attack Taiyuan.

The Jin army on the west route led by Zong Han was stubbornly blocked by the Song army at the gate of Taiyuan City. However, the -strong East Route Jin Army led by Zong Wang had already occupied Yanjing without a fight. Because of Guo Yaoshi's rebellion, Yanjing surrendered without a fight.

On the afternoon of December , the day Tong Guan left Taiyuan, Yaoshi Guo sent someone to invite Cai Jing, Lu Yihao, Li, Quan Shenguan and other key officials of Yanshan Prefecture to come to his home to discuss matters. Cai Jing and others came together. They didn't know that Yaoshi Guo had decided to surrender to the Jin people and had planned an ambush at home.

As soon as Cai Jing entered, Pharmacist Guo said to him: "Zhang Linghui had no intention of fighting the Jin people at the beginning. He stole the military seal and submitted a surrender form to the Jin people. Although I have sent people to chase him back, but now The situation is very critical. The Jin army is approaching very soon. We are desperate. Why don’t we surrender?"

When Cai Jing heard that Yao Shi Guo was about to surrender, he said angrily: "Jing swears to die to serve his country. Why do you mean that the evil minister wants to betray the emperor Ye Jing and repay you with his death? How can we surrender?" After saying this, he took off his sword and was about to commit suicide. Pharmacist Guo immediately "held Cai Jing in his arms", officer Zhao Heshou went up to "grab him", and all the officers swarmed forward and "scattered and grabbed him".

Lu Yihao turned around and wanted to escape, but the officers stepped forward to stop him.

Pharmacist Guo said in a stern tone: "No one needs to leave here." So Cai Jing and others were "locked together in the pharmacist's house."

After a while, Pharmacist Guo came over, sat down with Cai Jing and others, and explained: "The Pharmacist has no choice but to end the relationship with the princesses." As he said this, he covered his face and cried hypocritically. From then on, Cai Jing and others "all stayed in the pharmacist's home".

After the third watch that night, a fire suddenly broke out in the city of Yanjing, and "the victorious army's food and supplies were scattered and looted". When the Jin army invaded Shunzhou for the first time, Cai Jing ordered the Yanjing city guards to mount the city wall to defend. The military orders were very strict. It’s self-suffering.” On the evening of the eighth day of the lunar month, Cai Jing "sent a group of fleeing soldiers from Jizhou, but none of the halls could change their appearance. It was a night of fire, and these soldiers looted wantonly, even though all the horses and saddles were left behind in no time." Obviously, this At that time, Cai Jing could no longer control the situation in Yanjing City.

On the evening of December , someone reported to Pharmacist Guo that the second prince of the Jin Kingdom had arrived on the outskirts of the city and was about to enter the city. Pharmacist Guo then quickly led all the officers out of the city to greet him. Later, Pharmacist Guo returned home and said to Cai Jing and others: "The prince has an order, but the officials of the Southern Dynasty did not kill him. He ordered him to leave the city and surrender."

Cai Jing said: "We have been detained, why should we use any etiquette when we surrender? If there is no humiliation, I will die. If I die, my family members, please hang them all and bury them in a pit."

Cai Jing also told his son Cai Songnian to be brave and unyielding. Everyone asked Pharmacist Guo to avoid seeing the prince. Pharmacist Guo said, "We must meet him."

The next day, the Jin army officially entered the city of Yanjing and planted the Jin flags on the walls of Yanjing. At this time, it was less than two years since the Jin army withdrew from Yanjing City.

In order to regain and govern Yanjing, Song Huizong and the Song Dynasty began to operate after five years of self-government. After ten years, they spent countless efforts and money. On April , the fifth year since Xuanhe, the Song Dynasty took over Yanjing from the Jin people, less than two years and seven months ago. Without any resistance, Yanjing was easily reoccupied by the Jin army. The culprit was of course Guo Yaoshi, who was in charge of Yanjing's defense. However, looking at the deeper level, Song Huizong, the Song court and Yanshan Mansion all have unshirkable responsibilities.

On December , Zongwang sent Xiao Sanbaonu, Wang Rui, and Zhang Yuangong to Guo Yaoshi's house to meet with Cai Jing and the officials of the Yanshan Prefecture Supervisory Department. Xiao Sanbaonu was a Khitan, and Wang Rui and Zhang Yuangong were both Han. They were originally Liao officials and later surrendered to the Jin. They said to Cai Jing and others: "The prince's message, don't be alarmed. What happened today is due to the Southern Dynasty's breach of trust." Then they talked about the Song Dynasty's breach of contract and the acceptance of the traitor Zhang Jue, and how they often deceived the Jin people in matters such as paying annual coins. On other issues, there were words criticizing the Emperor of the Song Dynasty, saying, "This is unacceptable."

After hearing this, Cai Jing immediately argued: "Emperor Zhao was the king of Yao and Shun, but he was misunderstood by his subordinates."

Wang Ru said: "We have the imperial pen to prove it."

Cai Jing asked: "You know it's not a scam."

Wang Ru didn't answer. In fact, after the Jin army entered the city, Liu Yanzong compared the imperial brush he found from Zhang Jue's home with the imperial brush in Guo Yaoshi's hand, and confirmed that the handwriting of the two was exactly the same and that both were written by the emperor of the Song Dynasty. l0ns3v3

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