"Look, isn't this making a sound?"

Liu Chan chuckled, and his smile gave people the feeling of being in the cold.

"Siege the city!"

"Your Majesty, the Jin army in Yanzhou City must be united now. If we attack now, our army will suffer heavy losses."

"I said to attack the city, didn't you hear me?"

Liu Chan glanced at Yue Fei coldly.

"It is the duty of the army to obey orders. Now I am the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition. Why don't you disobey orders on the battlefield?"

"I don't dare."

"Then obey the order."

"yes."

The Jin army in Yanzhou was furious because of Liu Chan's killing and surrender, and the resistance was fierce. The Song army attacked the city twice and was beaten back, but the fall of Yanzhou was just around the corner.

How can the 40,000 defeated generals withstand the 170,000 army that had just won a great victory? No matter how angry they are, they are helpless in the face of absolute strength.

"General, you shouldn't have spoken to His Majesty like that just now."

Seeing that Yanzhou was about to be captured, Wang Gui persuaded Yue Fei not to act out of anger.

Yue Feiruo looked at Wang Gui thoughtfully, and he had begun to doubt Wang Gui's true identity. After all, His Majesty actually asked such important information to be handed over to Wang Gui, who was also his deputy general, so it was much more interesting.

"General, I know what you want to say, but I can't tell you now. But please rest assured, I will never do anything that is not good for you or the Yue Family Army."

Yue Fei laughed: "I know, otherwise how could I let you continue to be the commander of my Chinese army?"

"Hey, you are too upright. Everyone knows that killing someone to surrender is a bad thing, but look at who is trying to persuade His Majesty!"

"What's right is right, and what's wrong is wrong. If we kill all the captives of the Jin army, then the Jin army we will face in the future will not be afraid of death one by one. If things go on like this, it will definitely be very detrimental to our attack on the Jin Kingdom."

"What you said makes sense, but I think what Your Majesty said is also reasonable. Even if our army defeats the Jin Army on the battlefield, General, do you think the Jin Army will be afraid of us?"

Yue Fei shook his head. How could it be possible? In the eyes of the Jin people, they were invincible. How could they be afraid of the Song people?

"So I think what your Majesty did was not wrong. Killing these prisoners and making the Kingdom of Jin fearful is not necessarily a bad thing."

Yue Fei wanted to say something, but saw that the gate of Yanzhou had been breached. He immediately ordered the entire army to attack and capture Yanzhou.

Unfortunately, Zongxian escaped long before the city gate was breached.

The biggest achievement of the Song army this time was lost again, but fortunately they killed 30,000 Jin soldiers. Not a single Jin army surrendered, and every one of them died under the sword of the Song army.

In this battle alone, the Song army suffered more than 50,000 casualties, which was the largest casualty in the Northern Expedition.

"The five thousand soldiers left behind will be stationed here, and the remaining soldiers will follow me back to Bianliang."

You can't fight again because it's meaningless.

Only less than 10,000 of the 100,000 Jin soldiers escaped. The Jin Kingdom's national strength was greatly damaged this time, and it would be unable to invade the south for decades. Most of the northern areas recovered by the Song Dynasty were already sparsely populated, and the people were impoverished.

So the most important thing right now is to restore the lives of the people in the north. As for the crusade against the Jin Kingdom, that can only wait until later.

"yes."

"On a good day, lead the Han family army to Daming Mansion. Eliminate the puppet Qi bandits, the Shan Dawang and all the rebel forces quickly. If Liu Yu is obedient, treat him with the etiquette of a prince. If he is disobedient, you know what to do."

"I understand."

"I hope you can make meritorious service this time and don't let me down again."

"I would like to thank Your Majesty for your kindness."

Return the timeline to the morning meeting in Shangjing

"Tell me how Zong Bi failed and how he sent 50,000 troops to the Song Dynasty." Wanyan Sheng said angrily as he looked at the soldiers behind Zong Xian.

These soldiers were the luckier ones among the fifty thousand elites led by Jin Wushu. After going through untold hardships, they finally escaped from the Song Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, when we followed General Wanyan to attack Luoyang, we found that the Song army there was very restrained by our army's iron pagoda. Later, later, General Wanyan heard that the emperor of the Song Dynasty was in Lincheng and was about to capture it.

Luoyang gave up again. Then he took us to Yancheng, but who would have thought that the Emperor of the Song Dynasty actually burned the city, and we were unprepared, and that's why we suffered such a big defeat."

"You said the Song army in Luoyang restrained the Iron Pagoda?"

"Yes, that's right. General Wanyan sent two thousand iron pagodas to fight with them, but they were all destroyed by the Song army."

"What!"

All the ministers in the dynasty couldn't believe it. You must know that Tiefu Tu is an existence that is said to be invincible in the world, and it is an army carrying the empire on its back.

"How much did the Song army lose?"

"Same as the Iron Buddha Tu, it's probably about two thousand."

Wanyan Sheng rubbed his aching head. What he was most worried about happened. The Song Army began to become stronger and had a faint tendency to surpass the Jin Kingdom.

"What are your countermeasures?"

"Your Majesty, why don't you send an envoy to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty. I heard that the reason why the Song Dynasty sent troops this time is because their queen was captured by us. If we send her back to the country as a gift, the Song Dynasty will definitely agree to negotiate peace."

Wanyan Sheng glanced at Zong Xian: "Is it okay with Zhao Gou's queen at your place?"

"I took her under control before the Northern Expedition and arranged for servants to take care of her. But the doctor said that she is not in good health and may not live long."

"Let the imperial doctor go over and treat her personally. She must not die now, you know."

"I understand."

Then Wanyan Sheng looked at the minister again: "Can one queen really make the Song Dynasty retreat?"

The ministers looked left and right, and one person came out and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you return all the land of the Song Dynasty to the Song Dynasty? It is of no use to us anyway. Rather than handing it over to the puppet Qi, we should pay the price for it.

Peace talks with the Song Dynasty."

"good."

Wan Yan Sheng looked at Wan Yan Chang and said, "Talan, you are on good terms with most of the ministers of the Song Dynasty, so I will let you handle this matter. In addition, you can check with that person first."

Both Wanyan Sheng and Wan Yanchang knew who that person was.

Qin Hui!

Now they are all right-hand ministers of the Song Dynasty. I thought it was just a casual move, but I didn't expect to achieve today's achievements.

bianliang

After the war, Bianliang was in a state of depression. Because of the Jin soldiers, the people of Bianliang were already suffering terribly. Now there is another war, and they can hardly survive.

"Has all the food been distributed?"

"Your Majesty, everything has been paid out. It's just a drop in the bucket. All the systems in Bianliang have been destroyed by the puppet Qi. I don't know how to deal with many things."

"Declaration."

"First, abolish all the heavy laws enacted by the puppet Qi and Jin countries, and act in accordance with the laws of our Song Dynasty."

"Secondly, all areas in the north are exempt from tax for three years, and officials at all levels are not allowed to levy any miscellaneous taxes."

"Thirdly, if any soldiers of the Qi army are willing to return to the countryside or join the army, they will be allowed to do so."
Chapter completed!