In October of the second year of Yuanchun, the Renaissance Army regained control of the southern states with lightning speed. It swept across the country at a speed that was so fast that people were overwhelmed. As soon as the Renaissance Army arrived, or even before it arrived, the enemy surrendered.
What really restricted the Renaissance Army's ability to regain the southern territories was not its military strength, but its transportation capacity. Except for a few tough battles at the beginning, it advanced faster and faster as it progressed, and the situation completely showed a one-sided trend.
The world has been suffering from Zhao and Song for a long time!
Especially the Xiangfan, Bashu, and Jianghuai areas. These war zones were originally the front lines against the Mongolian army. After decades of fighting, these places had long been extremely corrupted. Although the Mongols were later repelled by the Renaissance Army, the people gained a short-term victory.
Rest and recuperation, but the Southern Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers should not take the initiative to provoke the Fuxing Army.
People who live in troubled times have very low requirements. If you have a stutter, you have a place to shelter from the wind and rain, and half a piece of clothing to cover your body. That is enough.
The previous war with the Mongols was because the Mongols wanted to dominate the world. It was a foreign invasion, and they were passively fighting because they were on the Mongolian side. However, in this war with the Ming Dynasty, the imperial court took the lead in attacking the other side, and it was proactive.
The provocation was 'because' it was on Song Ting's side.
The 'cause' is different, and the 'effect' is naturally different. Except for some die-hard elements, everyone else is almost surrendering. This is nothing new. Even before the war between the two countries, people from the Song Dynasty frequently fled north in the border areas.
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The New Dynasty and the Southern Song Dynasty were only separated by a river. Before the Mongols retreated to the grasslands, the relationship between the two parties had a short "honeymoon period." At that time, the Southern Song Dynasty did not explicitly prohibit the movement of people and commercial exchanges. The main reason was that the Fuxing Society occupied the
The territory was too small, and the emperors and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty felt that the development potential of Fuxing Society was limited.
What's more, everyone is Han Chinese, and the Fuxing Army also accepted the false title of canonization in the Southern Song Dynasty. Not only official trade was frequent, but also private trade.
The two sides had a lot of exchanges, and the people in the border areas knew what the New Dynasty was like. As the saying goes, there is no gap without comparison. Even if the people were ignorant, they still had accounts in their hearts. Compared with the backward and decadent Southern Song Dynasty, the New Dynasty
All the policies of the dynasty all show that this is a brand-new dynasty that is full of vigor and prosperity.
Of course, the contribution of the Fuxing Society is indispensable. Sun Tzu's Art of War says that the first step is to attack the enemy with troops, the second step is to attack the enemy, the third step is to attack the city, and the third step is to attack the city. The people of the Southern Song Dynasty suffered greatly from the swords and soldiers. At the beginning of the formulation of the Fuxing Army's southward advance policy
, that is, focusing on attacking the heart, and bleeding less if possible.
If the surrender of the people in the Southern Song Dynasty was partly caused by the Fuxing Society at the beginning, but as the Fuxing Army advanced, the subsequent surrenders really had little to do with the Fuxing Society. It can only be said to be the choice of the times, and the wheels of history are rolling.
Moving forward, anyone who tries to stop it beyond their own capabilities will be mercilessly crushed into mud.
Although the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty escaped to Yashan in the dark, unlike in history, the reaction of the monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty was not as intense as in history. There were not as many people who continued to follow Lizong as expected, hundreds of thousands.
Of course, the tragedy of soldiers and civilians throwing themselves into the sea will not happen.
However, Lizong had been the emperor for decades after all, and there were many ministers who sincerely followed him. His behavior when facing the Southern Song monarchs and ministers of his own race was completely different from that of foreigners, and his intention to express his will through death was not so resolute.
Historically, there were many reasons why hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians chose to jump into the sea in the Battle of Yashan.
First, for more than 300 years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Song Dynasty has always adhered to the concept of sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, and has never killed a single civil servant. The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty fled all the way from Lin'an to Fuzhou, and then turned to Guangdong. Finally, there was no place to stand on the land.
I chose to escape to Yashanhai.
The Mongolian leader who pursued the Southern Song Dynasty was Zhang Rou's son Zhang Hongfan. Although he was a Han, he was not merciless at all when dealing with the Southern Song monarchs. Almost all those who could follow the emperor to escape to Yashan were a group of hard-core people who sacrificed their lives generously and died to express their ambitions.
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Secondly, the confrontation between the Southern Song Dynasty and Mongolia spanned more than fifty years. Historically, Meng Ge Khan died in battle on the way to attack the Song Dynasty. Meng Ge's younger brother Kublai Khan who subsequently ascended the throne, regardless of whether he was trying to create panic
No matter whether it was to avenge his brother or not, the massacre of the city was indispensable, and at the same time, the blood of the Southern Song Dynasty royal family must be buried with him.
Thirdly, the Battle of Yashan was a naval battle, and most of the generals who fled here with the little emperor were army generals and did not understand naval warfare, so most of the ships were burned by the Mongolian army. On the vast sea, a ship is life, and nothing is lost if it is lost.
Coming to fight the Mongols to the death is just the difference between dying early and dying late.
Fourth, Lu Xiufu, one of the three heroes in the late Song Dynasty, realized that there was no hope of escape. Instead of surrendering and causing the emperor to suffer the humiliation of foreigners and lose his last trace of face, it was better to uphold justice and lead the little emperor to death. Presumably Lu Xiufu had no chance of escape before jumping into the sea.
I have never considered the thoughts of the seven-year-old little emperor. Even if I asked, it would probably not go as he wished.
Lu Xiufu also played a leading role in leading the emperor to jump into the sea. The emperor had already jumped into the sea, so he might as well jump with him and show his loyalty to the Song Dynasty one last time. At the same time, this was also a kind of relief. After a long period of escape, the king and the people had already been mentally and physically exhausted.
We are all exhausted, and death may not be a relief.
On the endless sea, Song Lizong stood on the flagship and looked at the armored ships tightly surrounding the fleet, and couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.
"Is it possible that Zhao and Song Dynasty will perish in my hands after three hundred years?"
In desperation, he couldn't help but use the word 'I' instead of 'I'.
"Your Majesty, this servant is incompetent! I have betrayed your Majesty's trust, so much so... that..." The eunuch Dong Songchen fell to his knees on the deck with a plop, tears streaming down his face, and burst into tears.
Eunuchs are different from courtiers. Their power all depends on the emperor. If the courtiers who rebelled and surrendered may still be appointed by the other party, then it is completely impossible for eunuchs like them to be appointed by the other party, not to mention that there is no relationship between him and Lizong.
It's not that I don't have any emotions at all.
As Dong Songchen knelt down, people on the deck knelt down with cheers and cheers. Those who could board the boat with Lizong were all important officials of the court, and those who stayed here were all ministers loyal to Zhao Song.
"I am incompetent..."
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"I am incompetent..."
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"I am incompetent..."
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Song Lizong looked at his courtiers who were kneeling on the ground. When he thought that the country passed down by his ancestors was destroyed in his hands, and when he thought that he had become a king who had subjugated his country, he couldn't help but cover his face and cry and murmured.
"I was wrong...I was wrong..."
For a moment, the sound of crying on the deck was loud. Song Lizong walked step by step to the courtiers and helped them up one by one. This process was extremely long. When the last person was lifted up, Lizong seemed to have made up his mind and said every word through gritted teeth.
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"As an official of the Great Song Dynasty, I issue the last order to all of you!"