Spoiling History: Starting from the Three Kingdoms

[Caishiji was victorious, but there are many doubts surrounding the outcome of this battle.

Yu Yunwen's own battle report stated that he killed two thousand and seven gold, killed one ten thousand household and two thousand households, killed tens of thousands of gold in the water battle, and burned one hundred and fifty gold boats.

After this achievement came into the hands of student Yu Yunwen, it became the capture of five people from a thousand households and the burning of 180 warships.

After Yu Yunwen died of illness, the Shinto monument doubled this record and increased the Jin's military strength to 700,000.

But in fact, regarding the victory of Caishiji, the Southern Song Dynasty scholar Zhao Zongzhi did research in his "Zhongxing Legacy" and came to the conclusion that it was too watery.

Zhao Zongzhi was an activist at the time. He went to Caishiji for a field trip and recorded that the ferry here was "dry and shallow in winter, and only a single boat could export it." This means that no matter how many Jin warships there were at that time, it would be difficult for them to leave in full force.

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By the way, Zhao Zongzhi also checked with the Jin people for research. The Jin people said that the only troops that crossed the river on the day of the Battle of Caishiji were 500 warriors selected by lot and 17 small boats made of "minshe folding boards". , and the capacity of this kind of small boat is indeed similar to that of a sampan, "each boat can carry twenty people."

Comparatively speaking, the record in "The Biography of Li Tong" may be closer to the truth, "The water was too shallow to enter, and those who fought against the Song soldiers for a long time, and all the arrows in the two boats were captured, and one Meng'an was killed and more than a hundred soldiers were captured." people."

This statement can also be mutually corroborated with "Biography of Wuyan Puluhun", "Jinren's Defeat of the Alliance", "Zhang Tao's Journey" and "Huiqu Lu".

In fact, looking at the history of Jin Dynasty, there are two reasons why Wan Yanliang retreated in Caishiji.

First of all, the weather made the ferry here dry and shallow. If more than 100,000 troops crossed the river here, they would be able to survive the New Year.

Secondly, the news came that his good brother Wanyanyong had proclaimed himself emperor in his hometown, which made people's hearts fluctuate, so there was no need to waste time with the Song army in Caishiji.

In fact, the wisest choice at this time is of course to go back to his hometown and give his younger brother a good beating to stabilize his position first.

But of course Wan Yanliang would not make this choice. I am going to destroy the Song Dynasty with a million troops. Now I am going back empty-handed. I don’t want to lose face.

Under such circumstances, Guazhou, overlooking the Jiankang River and the vast sea, became Wan Yanliang's best choice for a desperate attempt to cross the river and destroy the Song Dynasty.

However, along the way from Caishiji to Guazhou, people from the Southern Expedition army kept secretly leaving the army and choosing to go north and go home to be loyal to Wanyan Yong. This situation made Wanyan Liang furious. After arriving in Guazhou, he issued the order since the Southern Expedition. The heaviest military order: Those who dare will die.

He even gave a detailed explanation of this military order: If a soldier dares to escape, he will kill his Pu Liyan (Captain of 50). If Pu Liyan escapes, he will kill Mou Ke (Commander of Centurions). If Pu Liyan escapes, he will kill him together. Kill Meng'an, and if Meng'an escapes, he will kill the manager.

What would happen in this situation is obviously predictable: the Jin Army's military commander, general manager, and Meng'an joined forces with Wanyan Liang's personal guards to collectively rebel that night, and Wanyan Liang was murdered. Commander Ma and his subordinates pledged their allegiance to Wanyan Yong, and Wanyan Liang's million-strong army went south without any success.

For the Kingdom of Jin, everyone was happy when Wanyan Liang, the lecherous and bloodthirsty man who controlled the government and was determined to be Sinicized, died.

For the Song Dynasty, the record of repelling a million gold troops was a lifetime achievement! Everyone is happy.

Looking back at Zhao Liang's life, he not only purged the war criminals who invaded the Song Dynasty, but also ended the Shaoxing peace talks.

Being able to lead a million-strong army and defeat the Southern Song Dynasty made the young man stand up straight and be a good man, and he was also able to make the Jin Kingdom PTSD choose to recuperate and recuperate that was completely opposite to his governing policy.

It can be said that Zhao Liang's contribution to the Southern Song Dynasty is too numerous to describe, and he will probably be considered an honorary Zhao family member under Jiuquan. 】

"The two countries of Jin and Song are really indistinguishable."

Li Shimin lay on the couch and sighed, not even interested in standing up. He also wanted to apologize for what he had just thought:

"I just thought that Wan Yanliang's defeat might be like Fu Jian's defeat in the Feishui River."

"At this time, it seems that this person does not know how to fight, especially Fu Jian."

It was inevitable that Li Shimin would think so. After all, Fu Jian himself was not from a Han family. He was just as self-reliant in attacking and killing, and his rule was also a mixture of Han and barbarians.

However, Fu Jian was able to overthrow the tyranny, bring peace to the Li Yuan, and the barbarians and the Di, prospered agriculture, cultivated water conservancy, promoted Confucianism and scholarship, and created a peaceful scene in more than ten years.

On the other hand, this Wan Yanliang had no literary talents and great ambitions. He could not calm the country at the top and help the people at the bottom. He was defeated by a million troops and made the world laugh. He was named Zhao Liang by later generations, but he really did it for himself.

But then Li Shimin's face became a little strange: Why did so many brothers fight against each other in later generations and cause problems?

There were Zhao Dazhao and Zhao Er before him, and Zhehui and Zhehui from the Song Dynasty were behind him. Now there is Wan Yanliang and his followers.

However, Li Shimin kept his thoughts about this in his heart and did not say it out loud. As for the reason... well, to avoid suspicion, to avoid suspicion.

Qin Qiong did not comment on the others, but he was also very excited about Wan Yanliang's military order:

"If you have never heard that military law is so brutal, wouldn't it mean that you are driving away the military's morale?"

Moreover, it is not unheard of for such generals to rebel, but it is indeed rare for soldiers to conspire with generals to rebel.

"Such a southern expedition can be called a farce."

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"What a ridiculous and chaotic thing!"

Zhao Kuangyin was more excited than scolded.

When he looked at it, Jin Guozhen seemed to have punched him half to death, which was something he had never heard of before.

But it was precisely this ridiculous Jin Kingdom that easily destroyed the Song Dynasty that he had finally created. Therefore, at this time, Zhao Kuangyin could not laugh or cry, but could only sigh quietly.

"Brother, that is considered a great victory no matter what, and the benefits mentioned by the younger generation are all realized. Why can't we be happy?"

Zhao Guangyi found a deed that he thought was safe and appropriate, and gave what he thought was a sincere suggestion to Zhao Song's official family.

As a result, this statement aroused Zhao Kuangyin's unabashed ridicule:

"I broke one of your legs, and then I fell while walking. Do you think it was a great revenge?"

Zhao Guangyi didn't know whether to say yes or no for a moment, and was stunned here.

As a result, such a reserved attitude made Zhao Kuangyin even more angry:

"The golden knot is the hatred of destroying the country. If you want to express this hatred, you must at least go straight to Huanglong Mansion like what Yue Fei said. The younger generation is mocking it with words and deeds, why should it be taken seriously?"

"When you govern a country, you should remember to strive for strength. The sage Confucius once said, repay evil with straightness and repay kindness with kindness."

"The hatred of destroying the country can only be solved by pacifying the ancestral temple and the country."

Zhao Kuangyin was full of murderous intent when he said this, which Zhao Guangyi was not used to, so he asked habitually:

"But Lao Tzu also said that repaying evil with virtue is a virtue, and he also said that I will be kind to those who are not good, and I will also believe in those who do not believe. Only in this way can we call it virtue, goodness, virtue and faith. If resentment and resentment are all directly opposed, how can we expect a world of great harmony? "

Unfortunately, Zhao Guangyi thought this could be regarded as a matter of ethics, but Zhao Kuangyin didn't think so at all.

After a while, Zhao Guangyi's other eye socket also turned black and blue, and Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said to him:

"In this case, I will repay my resentment with kindness, and you must remember that although I am not good, you need to be good."

"Come, show me how you repay evil with kindness."