It may be that the astonishing combat effectiveness displayed by the Ever Victorious Army made Wanyan Zongwang feel deeply afraid. After Guo Yaoshi surrendered to the Jin Kingdom, Wanyan Zongwang immediately separated him from the army.
When a newly surrendered general is deprived of military power, it cannot be too obvious, so some means must be used.
The predecessor of the Ever Victorious Army, the Resentment Army, was a miscellaneous army composed of rebels and refugees. There were many military leaders and factions in it. Even after killing Generals Liu and Zhang, and some generals were still semi-independent, Medicine Master Guo could completely
The only ones in control were the 8,000 elites (more than 6,000 were left after the war, and the number was increased to 8,000 through temporary selection).
Wanyan Zongwang used rewards to win over divisions, and some generals of the Ever Victorious Army began to turn their backs on Guo Yaoshi.
Even the eight thousand elites were not led by Guo Yaoshi himself, but by his son Guo Anguo. Guo Yaoshi was only allowed to lead a thousand cavalry as a pioneer to attack Hebei.
Pharmacist Guo said that one thousand horses was too few, so Wanyan Zongwang gave him another thousand horses.
Pharmacist Guo was deeply resentful. Among the two thousand cavalry, only half were the elite of his headquarters, and the other half were the victorious army cavalry who had been bribed by Wanyan Zongwang.
When leaving Yanjing, Medicine Master Guo said to his son: "You must be careful of the Jin people seizing military power. Never leave the military camp. Only soldiers have power. The Jin people are afraid of me, and sooner or later they will attack those thousands of soldiers."
Guo Anguo said in panic: "Then what should we do?"
Yaoshi Guo said: "You must fight hard and gain more military exploits before you can gain the trust of the Jin people."
It can only be said that he was too naive. During the war, Wanyan Zongwang certainly did not dare to do anything to him, but he would do it once the war was over. Who made him cling to the military power, and the combat effectiveness of his soldiers was terrifying, and he once rebelled.
After the Liao Dynasty, they rebelled against the Song Dynasty?
Historically, after the first attack on the Song Dynasty, Wanyan Zongwang found an excuse and disbanded the Ever Victorious Army.
The officers and soldiers of the Ever Victorious Army were complaining, and Wanyan Zongwang said that they were going to rebel, so he set up an ambush and killed all of the Ever Victorious Army. Then he asked Pharmacist Guo for the crime and confiscated all his property.
On the other hand, Guo Anguo, the son of Guo Yaoshi, later became very close to Wanyan Liang and was appointed as the Minister of the Ministry of War and the Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and became the general manager of the Wujie Army of the Jin Kingdom.
But when Wan Yanliang died, Guo Anguo was also killed.
Seeing Pharmacist Guo leading two thousand horses away, Wanyan Zongwang said happily: "Sir, what a great plan!"
"A little trick is nothing to worry about." Shi Liai said with a smile.
Shi Liai was a Jinshi of the Liao Kingdom and came from a wealthy family in Zhuozhou. When the Jin soldiers conquered Zhuozhou, he suggested Aguda to restrain his soldiers and treat the people well.
Later, the Song Dynasty also recruited this person, but Li Ai refused to recruit him.
This time Wanyan Zongwang led his troops to attack, and Shi Liai immediately brought his tribe to seek refuge. After some questions and answers, coupled with Aguda's original appreciation, Shi Liai had become Wanyan Zongwang's military advisor.
"I wanted to conquer those elites from Liaodong for my own use, but after sending people to contact them, they only listened to what Guo Yaoshi and his son said."
At this time, Wanyan Zongwang had not yet thought of killing all the elite members of the Ever Victorious Army.
Because the troops in his hands were so bad, the main force was the nephews and nephews of Aguda, and the rest were all the surrendered Liao army and Jin militia. There was also an elite Jin army, but it was in the hands of Wanyan Talan.
If all the generals on Guo Yaoshi's side can work together, they will actually be on par with the Jin Guo East Route Army.
If Wanyan Zongwang could completely conquer Guo Yaoshi's elite, his military strength would probably increase by more than 50%, not to mention doubling it.
The real elite soldiers of the Jin Kingdom are all in the West Route Army commanded by Wanyan Zonghan!
Shi Liai disliked Yaoshi Guo very much and suggested: "Now is the time to use troops. You can drive them to fight. If they can't be subdued, they should be eliminated after the class! Yaoshi Guo is unruly and capricious. He must not be defeated."
Trust reuse.”
"I know this too." Wanyan Zongwang thought of Pharmacist Guo's bravery that day and the sinister look in Pharmacist Guo's eyes when they first met. To be honest, he felt very uncomfortable.
It's like having a tiger next to you!
However, it was said that Medicine Master Guo had provided the Song army's defense plan for Hebei, and Wanyan Zongwang was unwilling to attack Xiongzhou, which was heavily defended, so he led his troops straight to Baozhou (Baoding).
The Song army defended Baozhou and the Jin soldiers could not defeat it.
Wanyan Zongwang walked around the city, leaving behind an elite force to protect the grain road and prevent the Baozhou defenders from leaving the city to rob grain. He personally led the main force to attack Dingzhou.
Dingzhou has been upgraded to Zhongshan Prefecture, with Xin Xingzong serving as the general manager.
Xin Xingzong had returned to Beijing long ago, but his troops had been formed and 30,000 reinforcements had been obtained.
Guards Wang Yan and Liu Bi led 2,000 troops out of the city to lure the enemy. Wanyan Zongjun led 300 light cavalry to engage in battle. The 300 Jin cavalry were ambushed and the entire army was annihilated.
Wanyan Zongwang personally led the main force to attack and killed all the Song troops before they fled back to the city.
After a day of siege and no progress, Wanyan Zongwang walked around the city again.
This guy completely ignored the grain road and transferred the elite troops from Baozhou back. They took as much grain as they could with the army. They conquered the county towns along the way and directly grabbed grain. The countryside was too lazy to take care of it. It would waste time to send troops out to grab grain.
The defense line arranged by Tong Guan was broken through, or bypassed!
Wanyan Zongwang led more than ten thousand elites and a group of miscellaneous troops to cross a state in an average of three days.
He was too lazy to attack even some county towns, because Shi Li Ai advised: "The Song State is corrupt. Once it approaches Kaifeng, it will be at a loss. If we attack the cities one by one until Kaifeng, there will not be many soldiers left, and the Song State has time."
Mobilize all armies to serve the king."
The Song army's defense line map provided by Guo Yaoshi also let Wanyan Zongwang know that as long as the Jin soldiers broke through Dingzhou, the Song state would not have any decent troops.
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Tokyo, Bianliang.
"What? The Jin people have passed Xingzhou (Xingtai)! How come they came so fast?" Song Huizong was shocked.
He thought that the northern army was completely destroyed, and he never dreamed that the Jin soldiers would dare to go south unless they captured the city.
The current situation is more dangerous than when Zhang Guangdao captured Nanyang. At least at that time, Tong Guan's army was still defending Yingchang.
Now, from Kaifeng to Xingzhou, there are no decent troops at all!
Song Huizong did not summon Tong Guan, but Cai You called Yu Wenxuzhong to discuss the matter: "Come and draw up the decree!"
Yu Wenxuzhong didn't think much and started pouring water and grinding the ink.
Just listen to what Huizong of the Song Dynasty said: "Order the army in each state to recruit soldiers and kings, and knowledgeable people at home and abroad can directly admonish the imperial court for its mistakes. Those who are reckless and foreign among the people, who can come up with strange strategies to defeat the enemy, or who can be envoys to the Jin Dynasty to negotiate peace will be heavily rewarded.
The goods in the Xicheng Office were delivered to the officials for military use. The Xicheng Office seized the unowned land and returned it to the tenants. The daily expenses of the palace were reduced, and the monthly salary was reduced for all attendants and above. Taoist officials and palace officials were dismissed.
Granted land, abolished Dasheng Mansion, teaching and music institute, Xingxing residence, stone quarry..."
Yu Wenxu was writing this, but suddenly he froze and looked up at the emperor.
It turns out that this foolish king knows all the bad things he has done. He has always been pretending to be stupid and pretending to be deceived by his treacherous ministers, but now he has "changed his past".
After writing an edict, Song Huizong said: "Draft another edict to offend yourself..."
The content of Sinji's Edict is very similar to Ju Ming's "Excuse Zhao Ji's Prosecution", which is a retelling of the bad things done by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty.
It was not enough to just take the blame himself. Song Huizong said to Yu Wenxuzhong: "Write down Cai Jing's sins, remove Cai Jing from all official positions, and order him to leave the capital immediately!"
Although Cai Jing is idle at home, he still has honorary titles such as Grand Master. Now these honorary positions have also been taken back.
Although Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty issued an edict to punish oneself and ordered all regions to serve the king, the Jin soldiers arrived too quickly.
Two days later, Wanyan Zongwang had reached Mingzhou.
Song Huizong was completely frightened. If he continued to stay in Tokyo, he would definitely not be able to wait for King Qin's troops to come, but would have to deal with the Jin soldiers first.
At this time, Song Huizong did not want to pass on the throne to the prince, and did not even let the prince supervise the country. He only appointed the prince as Kaifeng Mu. However, according to the system, Kaifeng Mu did not have the power to command the army and could not command the various armies of the Qin King. Maybe there would be no power in Tokyo.
La.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty called the ministers and ministers to the capital hall for a meeting and asked them what strategies they had. All of them were at a loss.
Completely disregarding dignity, everyone from Tong Guan to Cai You, from Bai Shizhong to Li Bangyan was scolded by Song Huizong!
After leaving the palace, Bai Shizhong said: "It may be difficult to save Tokyo, and we must relocate the southeastern defenders."
This guy's intention is very obvious. He immediately arranged for a few cronies to do the job for the local officials in Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas, and asked his family members to flee quickly with their belongings, so that they could have someone to take care of them when they got to Jiangsu and Zhejiang areas.
Li Bangyan was hesitating whether he should run to the southeast or to Nanyang.
Can Zhu Chenggong's army defeat the Jin soldiers?
Regardless of whether the Sichuan soldiers could defeat the Jin soldiers, they could definitely defeat the Song soldiers. It was safer to go to Ju Ming's side than to the southeast.
However, if he goes to seek refuge with Ju Ming now, he will no longer be able to dominate.
If he fled to the southeast, he could live happily for a few more years until the end of the Song Dynasty.
After thinking about it, Li Bangyan finally came up with a good idea. He asked a brother to take his belongings to Ye County, which was close to Ju Ming's territory. The whole family could take refuge with Ju Ming at any time.
He also asked a brother to go to Zhejiang to serve as a naked official, so that his property could be collected temporarily to support his escape to the southeast.
The entire city of Tokyo has fallen into chaos, and even the people know that the Jin soldiers are coming soon.
The prime ministers and ministers began to make arrangements for the funeral, and large ships and small boats carried countless goods and transported them to the southeastern region along the Bianhe River.
During the incident, Wu Min took the initiative to go to the palace to see the emperor, and said to Song Huizong: "The Jin bandits are rampant, and the clan society cannot be protected. Your Majesty may have the intention of hunting in the south, but the Central Plains must retain human race. Kaifeng Mu cannot gather people's hearts, how can he appeal to the world?
Heroes guard it? Your Majesty, please pass the throne to the crown prince!"
Song Huizong was extremely embarrassed and angry when his secrets were revealed. But this was about his family and life, and it was not easy for him to deal with Wu Min, so he asked: "Can the prince supervise the country?"
Wu Min asked back: "Does your Majesty still remember the Anshi Rebellion?"
Song Huizong certainly remembered that if he let the prince supervise the country, even if he could return to Tokyo in the future, he would definitely become Tang Xuanzong who lost his throne.
Another day later, Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty summoned the ministers from the three provinces to the capital hall to discuss matters and asked them to provide a legitimate reason for passing on the throne to the crown prince.
The ministers buried their heads in silence, not wanting to get involved in this matter.
Song Huizong was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood. Now he just wanted to get down the stairs and pass the throne smoothly, but these favored ministers didn't even give them a step up.
You just have to figure it out yourself!
Song Huizong had an idea and made an angry gesture: "I was born with a strong temperament, but I didn't expect the gold thief to become so rampant..."
boom!
Song Huizong suddenly collapsed and fell to the ground with his chair.
"Quickly call the imperial doctor, your majesty is so angry that he has fainted!" Cai You shouted.
The emperor suffered a stroke. After drinking two bowls of decoction, half of his body finally recovered and he could write with a pen, but he still couldn't speak.
Song Huizong's acting skills were superb, probably from his daily practice of singing and opera. He called his important ministers to his bed, tilted his mouth and drooled, and wrote with a trembling pen: "I don't have half my body anymore, how can I cope with such a big event?
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All the ministers looked at each other.
Song Huizong also wrote: "Given the current situation, what can we do?"
The ministers still didn't speak and still refused to step down. Anyone who dared to express his position at this time would most likely be liquidated in the future.
Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty had no choice but to write: "The crown prince can succeed to the throne of the emperor, and I, the master of Taoism, will retire to Longde Palace."
The ministers were relieved and ran to make arrangements for the succession.