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Volume One: The Country Breaks Down the Mountains and Rivers in Chapter 22: Casting Infinite Glory (Grand Finale)

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    After receiving the order from the court, Yue Fei, the highest commander in the Yanyun area and the vanguard of the Jin Kingdom, immediately commanded his nearly 100,000 elite cavalry to cross the Great Wall and enter the Jin Kingdom.  Because the Jin people were still gathering troops and were not fully prepared for the battle, Yue Fei's rapid attack achieved very good results. More than 10,000 Jurchen cavalry were gathered north of Yanyun, about 67 miles away from the Great Wall.  and more than 20,000 servants and horses, were almost wiped out by Yue Fei's men.  This battle was very fierce, but the situation was almost one-sided. The Song Dynasty army, which had an absolute numerical advantage, displayed super combat effectiveness under the leadership of Yue Fei, a fierce general.  They only paid less than 5,000 casualties and almost wiped out the more than 30,000 Jin army.  After winning the first battle, Yue Fei commanded the army and continued to attack the north, aiming directly at Beijing.  Because of the inconvenience in the transmission of information, the upper echelons of the Jin Kingdom did not quickly receive the battle report that our Song army had invaded their country. It was not until Yue Fei's tribe launched a second battle and annihilated about 20,000 Jin troops that the Song army went north.  The news of the attack spread back to Shangjing.  In fact, at this time, the upper echelons of the Jin Kingdom were debating how to respond to the Song army's crusade against Xixia and whether to rescue them, and a final decision had not yet been reached.  It's just that Emperor Wu Qimai gathered the army first just in case.  However, in the Jin court, the view of uniting with Xixia and resisting the Song Dynasty still prevailed.  After the defeat in the war with the Song Dynasty, the upper echelons of the Jin Kingdom worked hard to repair relations with Xixia. The two countries signed a secret alliance agreement, requiring that if one country was attacked by a foreign enemy, the other country should provide full support.  Because of this peace agreement, the Xixia people immediately thought of asking the Jin Kingdom for help after being attacked by the Song Dynasty.  Because the upper echelons of the Jin Kingdom were worried about their fate, they finally made the decision to attack the south with all their strength and join forces with Xixia to fight against the invasion of the Song Dynasty.  It¡¯s just that their actions were still a step slow. Before their troops were assembled, the Song Jingqi stationed on the Yanyun line had already adopted a preemptive approach.  Launched the attack first.  Because there was no sufficient preparation in advance, the Dajin army in the southern defense almost suffered a devastating blow. The Song Dynasty's elite cavalry advanced more than two hundred miles in a few days as if they were in an uninhabited land.  The upper echelons of the Jin Kingdom were naturally frightened, and they quickly mobilized urgently and sent all the assembled troops south to prepare to stop the invasion of the Song Dynasty army.  They are also the same as the Xixia people.  He sent an envoy to Youzhou and Kaifeng, hoping to accuse the Song Dynasty of betraying his faith, tearing up the peace treaty, and invading the Jin Dynasty.  But when the mission they sent had just left Shangjing, a letter of rebuke and a letter of challenge from the Song Dynasty court had already been sent to Shangjing.  The letter of rebuke sent by the Song Dynasty court bitterly stated the alliance between the Jin Kingdom and Xixia against the Song Dynasty.  And when the Song Dynasty counterattacked the invasion of Xixia, it also wanted to form an alliance with the Xixia army and attack our Song army from the east and west.  The Song Dynasty court could not tolerate this behavior, so it decided to suspend the peace agreement signed with the Jin Kingdom. In the future, the Song Dynasty and the Jin Kingdom would enter a state of war.  I received such a letter of rebuke and a letter of challenge from the Song Dynasty court.  The upper echelons of the Jin Kingdom knew that their arrangement had been discovered by Song Xizuo, and all they could do was to fight back with all their might.  Before the war started again, they had a certain understanding of the strength of the Song Army in the Yanyun area. They knew that the total strength of Qing Yanyun was only more than 100,000. No matter how powerful these 100,000 Song troops were, there was nothing they could do.  Competing with the hundreds of thousands of Daijin troops with outstanding combat power.  Therefore Wu Qimai also ordered.  The Kingdom of Jin fully mobilized to fight back against the invasion of Song Dynasty.  But what the upper echelons of the Jin Kingdom did not expect was that at this time, at least 400,000 Song troops were rapidly gathering south of Yanyun, and among the 200,000 troops led by Wu Jie, Chen Bing was at the junction of the Jin Kingdom and Xixia.  One hundred thousand cavalry and infantry also invaded their territory from the west.  A war related to the survival of several countries quickly started north of the Great Wall, on the north and south lines of the desert.  ??¡ª¡ª? Received constant battle reports from various places.  Most of them were news of victory, and Wang Chen was very excited.  It¡¯s the fiery month of May. The war has lasted for more than three months, and all aspects are progressing smoothly.  Wu Jie and Han Shizhong's troops have completely surrounded Zhongxing Mansion and defeated several Xixia King Qin's troops. The siege equipment is also in place, and a large-scale siege operation will be launched quickly.  Wang Chen believed that as long as the Xixia people refused to surrender, the Zhongxing Mansion would be breached, and the remaining Xixia resistance forces would be slowly eliminated in the future.  "Xiangong Li, our Song Dynasty is fighting on both sides with Xixia and Jin Kingdom. After the war, maybe our Song Dynasty's wealth will be consumed a lot, but as long as these two countries that pose the greatest threat to our Song Dynasty are eliminated, then our Song Dynasty will pay  We will not hesitate to pay more. Being able to eliminate border troubles once and for all is a great achievement that will last for a long time, haha!"Inside, Wang Chen exultantly complimented each other with Li Gang, "If we can recover Hetao, Qinghai, and the Western Regions after recovering Yanyun, then our territory in the Song Dynasty will be greater than that of the Han and Tang Dynasties, and even surpass the Tang Dynasty." Li Xianggong  , if this can be completed when we are prime ministers, then history will definitely remember our achievements, and you and I will be commemorated by future generations!" "Haha, Xiaochu, you are right, I hope that before I die,  One day," Li Gang also sighed with emotion, "I believe that with the strength of my current Da Song Dynasty, I should be able to do these things!" "Actually, my Da Song Dynasty has always been strong, but it was suppressed by us.  , It¡¯s just that the strength cannot be shown. With a population of 10 million, the number of soldiers that can be recruited is at least 10 million. This alone is completely incomparable to Liao, Jin, and Xixia, not to mention the wealth involved in society, but I am a big  The Song Dynasty has always pursued the policy of advocating culture and suppressing military power, which has destroyed its own strength! As long as it changes all this and achieves better military and simpler administration, the strength of the Song Dynasty, even if the Liao, Jin, Xixia, Mongolia, and Tubo are added together, will be  It's incomparable!" Wang Chen said more and more with emotion, "We are already changing these. I believe that as time goes by, everything will get better, and our Song Dynasty will be stronger during this expedition. Xixia will definitely be attacked.  Even if the Jin Kingdom cannot be destroyed, our war of attrition can bring down their national power. The land of Xixia and the Jin Kingdom will eventually be included in the territory of our Song Dynasty. I believe we will see this soon!"  When he was talking excitedly, there was an urgent call outside the door, and a sergeant, led by the palace staff, hurried in.  Panting heavily, he handed over an urgent military report marked with lacquer.  Wang Chen stepped forward to take it, and immediately opened it to take a look.  At first glance, he couldn't help laughing: "Ms. Li, here's the good news. Li Qianshun accepted the request of our army, gave up resistance, opened the city and asked to surrender." Hearing Wang Chen say this.  Li Gang jumped up with agility befitting his age, snatched the military report from Wang Chen's hand, and began to read it anxiously.  After reading it, he couldn't help laughing: "The Xixia people could not support it for only three months and chose to surrender. Haha, this is great!" "Ms. Li, we will report this immediately.  Your Majesty, let your Majesty tell the world that the Xixia people have surrendered to the Song Dynasty and are willing to return to the embrace of the Song Dynasty without waiting for the country's attachments and the Loop!" Wang Chen said, and immediately walked out without waiting for Li Gang's reaction.  .  Li Gang immediately followed and followed Wang Chen to the palace where Zhao Chen lived.  The next day, the imperial court announced to the world that the war against Xixia had been victorious, and the Xixia people were willing to incorporate the entire territory of Xixia into the territory of the Song Dynasty, except for domestic vassals.  This news naturally inspired people all over the world.  And soon it spread to the front line of Yanyun and reached the ears of Yue Fei and Zhe Yanzhi who were commanding the army to fight against the Jin people.  This news further boosted morale. When Yue Fei convened his generals for discussion, he howled at them, saying that Wu Jie and Han Shizhong had already captured Zhongxing Mansion, so their northern expedition must also capture Shangjing.  Otherwise it would be too embarrassing.  He told the generals that the subsequent 300,000 troops led by Zhe Yanzhi had crossed the Great Wall, and the 100,000 troops led by Wu Jie's younger brothers Wu Lin and Liu Qi were also attacking the Jin people from the west. Their last 100,000 troops  The troops who entered the Kingdom of Jin first.  It would be too embarrassing if we couldn't be the first to attack Shangjing City.  He did not want to imitate Han Shizhong and give Wu Jie the credit for conquering the Xixia capital. He wanted to take this credit into his own hands with his generals and not give it to Zhe Yanzhi or Wu Lin or Liu Qi.  Zhang Xian, who returned to command the troops under Yue Fei, was the first to stand up and said that he would fight with all his strength, never fall behind other Song armies, and would definitely win the first victory in the attack on Shangjing.  Then other generals expressed similar opinions.  Yue Fei was naturally overjoyed and immediately issued a new combat order. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? In fact, when the two armies of the Song Dynasty met at the gate of Zhongxingfu City, some ministers had already persuaded Li Qianshun to give up resistance and surrender to the Song Dynasty.  However, Li Qianshun and his loyal followers were not completely desperate at that time. They placed their hope in the arrival of King Qin's army and the arrival of reinforcements from the Kingdom of Jin.  However, King Qin's divisions were annihilated by the Song army one after another. After it was confirmed that the Song army had invaded the Jin Kingdom from Yanyun, they also fell into a state of despair. Finally, half a month after the Song army besieged the city, Li Qianshun made a decision.  Give up resistance, surrender to the Song Dynasty, and be willing to remove the imperial edict attached to the country.  Li Qianshun's decision to give up resistance prevented the Zhongxing Mansion from being devastated by the war, and also prevented the Xixia people from suffering more harm, and almost maintained the dignity and safety of the Xixia royal family.  The letter of persuasion sent by the generals of the Song Dynasty made it clear that as long as Xixia gave up resistance, the Song Dynasty couldIn order to ensure the personal safety of the Xixia royal family and all ministers, they will not be humiliated like the Jin people treated the Song royal family during the Jingkang period.  This is also the point that eliminates the Xixia people's will to resist. When the Jin people conquered Kaifeng, the various insults they did to the Song royal family were also their nightmare, and they were deeply afraid of suffering the same fate.  In the end, they surrendered with dignity and received courtesy from Wu Jie and Han Shizhong.  However, the surrender of the Xixia royal family does not mean that all the resistance forces in Xixia have been eliminated. There are still a few Xixia people who are unwilling to give up their resistance, and some powerful tribes are still struggling to their death.  These remaining destabilizing forces must be eliminated.  However, the situation in Xixia has progressed in an irreversible direction. There is no doubt that the Hetao will re-enter the territory of the Song Dynasty.  Li Qianshun and other members of the Xixia royal family will be taken to Kaifeng as prisoners of war, where they will spend the rest of their lives.  The Song Dynasty court issued an order to confer Li Qianshun the title of Prince of Xining County, establish a mansion with three divisions, and grant him the title of younger brother in Kaifeng.  Other members of the Xixia royal family and major ministers also received rewards after arriving in Kaifeng.  After Li Qianshun announced his surrender and the Song Dynasty took over Zhongxing Mansion, Wu Jie immediately led his army eastward and joined the battle sequence to attack the Kingdom of Jin.  Announced surrender in Xixia.  When they were willing to remove their domestic attachments, the battle between the Song Dynasty and the Jin army was fiercely going on.  The combat effectiveness of the Jin army is not comparable to that of the Xixia people. Their emergency mobilization ability is far better than that of the Xixia army. The territory of the Jin country is also much larger than that of the Xixia people. It is impossible for the Song army to completely destroy most of the Jin army in a short period of time.  After all, Yue Fei's troops, who entered the battle first, only numbered more than 100,000, compared with the Jin army.  Far at a disadvantage, their victory relied on unexpected speed.  But in the follow-up attack, they did not go so smoothly, and they also fought several tough battles.  The 50,000 fine cavalry led by Wanyan Zongbi were the strongest opponent Yue Fei's tribe had ever encountered. In the end, Yue Fei paid a heavy price.  After receiving the assistance of Zheyan Zhibu, he defeated Wanyan Zongbi's tribe, forcing Wanyan Zongbi to flee eastward with less than 10,000 remaining troops.  Subsequently, the army led by Zhe Yanzhi and Yue Fei's tribe started a decisive battle with Wanyan Zonghan's troops. The sudden addition of Wu Lin and Liu Qi's troops finally changed the outcome of the decisive battle, and Wanyan Zonghan was defeated.  And our Song Dynasty army also suffered relatively heavy losses.  The campaign to conquer the Jin people did not go as smoothly as expected. However, a large part of the Jin Kingdom's territory was occupied by the Song army, which directly led to changes in the domestic political situation of the Jin Kingdom. Many tribes rose up in rebellion, especially those conquered by the Jurchens and others.  The tribes conquered by force became allies of the Song army.  The blow to the Jin people was huge. What they feared most was chaos in the backyard.  "But the house leaked and it rained all night, just when the Jin army and our Song army were fighting hard.  Emperor Wu Qimai of the Jin Kingdom fell ill and died.  Although Wanyan Quan succeeded to the throne quickly with the support of Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongjun and others, his appeal could not be compared with Wu Qimai.  Wu Qimai's death from illness at the critical moment was almost the last straw that crushed the Jin people's will to resist. The Jin army's performance on the battlefield underwent earth-shaking changes. The Jin army surrendered to our Song army.  The number increased significantly.  Even the Jurchens surrendered in thousands to our Song army.  After Wanyan Zongbi encountered Yue Fei's tribe again, he was defeated and captured by Yue Fei, and finally chose to surrender.  Wanyan Zongbi, Aguda's son, was captured and surrendered.  The chain reaction was huge. Wanyan Zongpan also chose to surrender after being surrounded by Zheyanzhi.  But this was already at the end of the third year of Jianye, and nearly seven months had passed since the war with the Jinren began.  At the end of the third year of Jianye's reign, Concubine Shu gave birth to a son.  At the suggestion of the ministers, Zhe Yueru was made the queen, and her son Zhao Jun was made the prince.  As the war continued, in the fourth year of Jianye, Shangjing was finally captured by our Song Dynasty army. Jin Emperor Wanyan Dan was captured. Wanyan Zonghan committed suicide after his defeat. The Jin Kingdom was declared destroyed! However, many Jurchen tribes still persisted in resisting until Jianye.  It was not until the end of the fifth year that all Jurchen resistance was eliminated, and in several consecutive years of war, the number of soldiers killed in the Song Dynasty reached 200,000.  But the strength of the Song Dynasty's army has not been greatly affected. Because of the training in actual combat, the army's combat effectiveness is still improving.  When the Jin Kingdom declared its demise, Wang Chen was already planning to conquer Tubo.  Most of Qinghai is still in the hands of the Tubo people. Wang Chen must take back this beautiful and rich place. ? ¡ª¡ª In the same month that the Jin capital was captured, Zongze died of illness in Yiwu, and the imperial court made a large-scale posthumous donation to him.  After receiving the news that Shangjing was captured by our army, that Emperor Wanyan Quan of the Jin Dynasty was captured, and that Wanyan Zonghan was defeated and committed suicide, Wang Chen happily responded to the news that Li Gang was replaced in the prime minister's rank due to his illness.??Zhang Suo said: "Haha, the Jin people's power is over. Their remaining strength will not last long. The so-called Great Jin Kingdom will eventually be wiped out under the conquest of our Song army." Zhang Suo responded with infinite emotion.  : "Your Highness, it seems that our decision to take the risk this time is indeed correct. We will destroy Xixia and Jin in one battle!" "Xixia and Jin were destroyed by our Song Dynasty, but new enemies will appear again.  , the journey of our army of the Song Dynasty to open up new territory has just begun!" Wang Chen said, patting the military map hanging on the wall hard, drawing a circle with his hand and saying: "The territory was so huge in the prosperous Tang Dynasty, we  Compared with it, the Song Dynasty is still far behind. We must also eliminate the threats of Tibet and Mongolia, and the areas they occupy must also be included in our territory of the Song Dynasty!" "Your Highness, I will definitely do it!" Zhang Suo said very much.  optimism.  "I hope we can all see that our Song Dynasty has infinite territory, and our Song Dynasty army has repeatedly created infinite glory for China!" (End of the book)
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