One Piece of Song Dynasty

Zong Wang, who was stationed in the north of the city, was a little uneasy when he learned that the West Route Army had successfully filled the Dragon River in the south of the city and that soldiers had climbed onto the city wall. Although the soldiers who climbed the city were shot down by the Song army again, Zong Wang judged based on this that the capital probably could not hold on for long. Because he knew that the Western Route Army generals Yin Shuke and Lou Shi were both good at attacking the city, and he also knew that Zong Han was determined to attack the city.

However, Zong Wang did not want the capital to be captured by Zong Han. He hoped that the Song Dynasty would send the prime minister and prince out of the city to negotiate peace. On the one hand, Zong Wang did not want Zong Han to make more contributions than himself in the war against the Song Dynasty. On the other hand, he did not want to see the Song Dynasty subjugated.

Zong Wang did not want to see the Song Dynasty fall, and he probably had something to do with Liu Yanzong and other Han officials. At the beginning, Liu Yanzong and others tried their best to encourage Zong Wang to send troops to attack Yanjing. The main purpose was to recapture Yanjing and not to let the treacherous Song Dynasty get Yanjing. Because Yanjing is the hometown of the Yanyun Han people, where they have their relatives, their land and wealth. In fact, when Zong Wang and other Jin army generals first attacked the Song Dynasty, they did not make a plan to destroy the Song Dynasty. They just wanted to get the land north of the Yellow River, and they just wanted to get more wealth from the Song Dynasty.

However, things are changing now. Zong Wang had a premonition that if Zong Han's Western Route Army invaded the capital, the Song Dynasty might really face the danger of subjugation. Therefore, on the afternoon of November th, Zongwang sent Liu Yan into the city again, asking him to go and persuade the Song Dynasty, and quickly sent the prime minister and the prince out of the city to negotiate peace.

After Liu Yan entered the city, Song Qinzong ordered Mo Chou and others to come out to receive him and arranged for him to be sent to Dutingyi. Liu Yan said to Mo Chou: "The prince, Marshal, ordered Yan to enter the city in a hurry, and there was no time to repair the book. I heard that our army has attacked the city in the south of the city. Do you think you can hold it? If you think you can't, report it to the emperor quickly and send the prime minister and prince out of the city to meet you early. To protect the ancestral temple and the country, so as not to fall into passivity after the city is destroyed."

After a pause, Liu Yan added: "The actions of the defenders on your city are not very good. Even if the rockets and other fires burn the city tower, there is no need to panic. If there is no time to build the city tower, you can use big wood to block the city wall and send more troops to the city." He is waiting with a spear, and once he spots someone coming up the ladder, he will stab him or her to make them fall."

Even the enemies couldn't stand the way the Song army defended the city, and the enemies began to make suggestions for them. This can be regarded as one of the great spectacles in history. It also shows the fierce competition between the top brass of the Jin army.

Mo Chou felt that Liu Yan's words were reasonable, so he immediately entered the palace and asked to see the Holy Emperor.

However, Song Qinzong had no time to meet Mo Chou at this time. Knowing that the situation in the south of the city was critical, Song Qinzong was planning with He Lisunfu and other ministers whether to use the Liujia magic soldiers to fight.

He Li believed that now was the critical moment and ordered Guo Jing to lead the Liujia magic soldiers out of the city early tomorrow morning. The Liujia Divine Weapon was regarded by them as a secret weapon of the Song Dynasty. They hoped that as soon as the Liujia Divine Soldiers left the city, they could deal a fatal and devastating blow to the arrogant Jin people in the south of the city.

November th was a very sad day for the Song Dynasty and for Song Qinzong and his ministers.

This morning, the sky was full of wind and snow, and the vision was blurry. Zong Han looked at the Tokyo city standing not far away and said happily to his subordinates: "The snow is so strong that it's like adding new soldiers."

Soon, the Jin army took advantage of the heavy snow to launch an attack on Xuanhua Gate. At this time, the Dragon Guard River was filled up. They placed more than cannons under the city and fired them together. There are seven cannons that can throw stones weighing a hundred kilograms, star cannons that can throw several stones at the same time, and more than a thousand strong bows and crossbows that can fire at the same time to assist. For a moment, arrows and stones were flying all over the sky like rain, and they were all thrown towards the tower. The violence was unprecedented. More than Song officers and soldiers were unable to escape in time and died from cannon stones and arrows.

After Song Qinzong learned of the situation, he immediately ordered all his guards to go to the city for reinforcements. He Li and Sun Fu also quickly transferred many reinforcement teams from other city gates. "On the city and in the empty shed, there were people with swords and halberds."

Yesterday, more than Jin soldiers were killed in a fierce battle. The corpses were originally lying under the city, but in one night, the Jin army had carried them all away and hid them. However, no one collected the bodies of the Song soldiers who were killed by artillery fire in the city. Their corpses were still lying on the city, "with broken brains and bones, lying in blood." Many soldiers felt frightened when they saw this and wanted to retreat.

The combat effectiveness of the Song troops defending the city varied, ranging from high to low. Because many of the Forbidden Army soldiers were temporarily selected from the various Sixiang armies, there were too few Forbidden Army soldiers in the city. These soldiers who served as the imperial army were assigned to the four walls of the capital together with the guards of the upper and fourth armies, and Xuanhua Gate had the most people here. In addition, there are many temporarily appointed officers who are from the Southeast Yingfeng Bureau. They are all relatives of powerful people. Their purpose of guarding the city is only to obtain rewards.

Song Qinzong, He Li, Sun Fu and other ministers had considered that relying on these people to defend the city might not be able to defend the enemy, so they selected more than Shaanxi Hedong soldiers with the captain of the guard as the chief minister. This team has great combat effectiveness. Qiang, as a reserve team, put Wang Qiong and Yao Youzhong in charge of command to cope with the crisis on the city walls.

Wang Qiong led more than a thousand Linfu soldiers and made meritorious deeds in many battles. The day before yesterday, when he was reinforcing the Songmen, he was injured in the foot by the Jin army's cannon. He was bleeding and was helped down to the city. As soon as Wang Qiong left, the more than a thousand Linfu soldiers did not listen to other people's orders, and even Wang Zongliu could not command them. Yesterday, Wang Zongliu saw that the Jin army was in a hurry to attack the city. This team was the only one in front of him that had fighting strength, so he offered him a reward and said: "Anyone who dares to kill the thief with a long spear will be rewarded by Jie Cheng Jie Lang, five bounty bowls, and officials." Turn to the third official."

Seeing that there was a heavy reward, the soldiers of Linfu rushed to serve first. Therefore, more than Jin soldiers were killed in yesterday's battle. However, after the battle, when he went down to the city to rest, Wang Zongliu's promise of surrender and the golden bowl were not fulfilled, and the soldiers "all complained."

Mo Chou listened to the Jin envoy Liu Yan at Dutingyi. Five days ago, that is, on the twentieth day of the eleventh month, Zong Han had issued a death order to his subordinates: the city must be destroyed within five days, and the city must be conquered on the twenty-fifth day of the eleventh month. day is the deadline.

Mo Chou was shocked when he heard this. He also heard that the Jin army attacked the city very fiercely at Xuanhuamen, and he was worried that the city might not be able to hold it.

Mo Chou was the number one scholar in Renchen Branch in the second year of Zhenghe. He was only years old when he won the number one title. Mo Chou was worried that once the city was breached, the Song Dynasty would not be protected. So, he quickly introduced Liu Yan into the palace to see the emperor.

Liu Yan conveyed Zong Wang's views and suggestions on the situation to Song Qinzong, hoping that the emperor could seize the last opportunity and send the prince and prime minister out of the city to prevent the city from falling into passiveness.

Song Qinzong was silent for a long time and did not make a clear statement. He just gave Liu Yan a golden belt to thank him for his kindness. Finally, Song Qinzong asked Mo Chou to go to the capital hall to find He Li and ask He Li and other officials to make a decision.