Great time travel

In the Ruisi Hall of the Bianliang Imperial Palace, there seems to be always a gloomy and decadent atmosphere permeating it.

Behind the ornately carved imperial table sat the sad-faced Song Emperor Zhao Huan.

This is a 26-year-old young man. Although he has inherited Song Huizong's upright and handsome appearance, he does not have the vigor and vigor that young people should have. Thin and dry, with no momentum at all, to sum it up in one sentence, that is "I don't look like a gentleman".Even worse than his artist father.

In general, Qinzong Emperor Zhao Huan, who had only been on the throne for only one year, was not a decisive person.He was born in a deep palace and grew up in the hands of a woman. What he has learned in his life is not poetry, poetry, or moral articles.He seems to have a literary talent, but whether it is the judgment of the general trend of the world or the tricks in the world, they are only at the level of a layman-but at the beginning of his ascension to the throne, he caught up with this unseen man in a century. The turbulent times of war!
——It feels a bit like letting Hu Shi sit in Chiang Kai-shek's position to lead the war of resistance, to deal with the onslaught of the Japanese invaders and the betrayal of his own people...

In fact, so many bad news happened in the first year of Jingkang—the ferocious Jurchen iron cavalry, the useless officers and soldiers who have been defeated repeatedly, the unruly officials and scholars, the emperor who jumped out from time to time to make trouble, and those who have no good intentions. My younger brothers have already tortured this fragile literati emperor to the point of madness. They just want to let it go, don't see anyone, don't care about anything... However, this emperor still has to sit down.

Therefore, he still had to cheer up and work hard to cope with the current war situation, which was getting worse day by day.

——Since last autumn, the Jinlu iron cavalry that raged in the north like no one in the land has become the biggest nightmare of the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers.

In October last year, the Jin army went south to the Central Plains for the first time. At that time, the Liao rebel general Guo Yaoshi and others who guarded Youzhou and other places turned their backs again and joined the Jin army to counterattack the Song Dynasty.Immediately afterwards, the Jurchen Iron Cavalry swept Hebei, and quickly destroyed the front-line defenses of the Song people with their strong mobility and attack power, and deployed the Song Army to the east of the Taihang Mountains and north of the Yellow River. mass annihilation.

In just two months, from Hebei to Shandong, the whole front line collapsed, leaving only a lonely city of Taiyuan still struggling.The artist Emperor Song Huizong, who was famous for his calligraphy and painting, was so frightened that he lost his soul. He actually abdicated to Song Qinzong and fled south to Jianghuai to avoid disaster.Immediately afterwards, before the procrastinating Song court had time to think of a countermeasure, Jin Bing had already appeared outside Bianliang City. How terrified and helpless it will be when the army suddenly appears at the door of the home.

Fortunately, seeing the emperor in distress is the best time for the courtiers to show their loyalty.So an army of King Zhiqin rushed to Bianliang in a mighty manner, and it seemed that they would work together to drive out the Tartars. Unfortunately, the results were not satisfactory-in the first Bianliang defense battle, the Song Dynasty court took out With all their capital, the Western Army, the Forbidden Army, and the Rebel Army went into battle together. A total of more than 60 Song Army rescued Bianliang, but they were defeated by a mere [-] Jin soldiers on the battlefield within a radius of [-] kilometers centered on Bianliang. All were defeated, maimed, or defeated... In the end, Song Qinzong was completely desperate for the fighting power of the Song Dynasty officers and soldiers. He had to search for property and bribe the Jin soldiers, and begged them to retreat.

Next, the Great Song Dynasty, which had barely recovered its strength, still had the arrogance of a celestial kingdom. It did not just admit defeat, but like a gambler with red eyes, all the military forces that the entire country could gather He threw himself into the battlefield with all his brains - dispatched Zhong Shidao, Yao Gu, and Zhong Shi from the northwest to help the Hedong and Hebei front lines, betting all the bets on hand, and started the even more tragic battle for Taiyuan.

It's a pity that His Majesty, the newly promoted emperor, is still waiting for one fiasco after another fiasco.

——In May, Yao Gu led his troops to Weisheng, and when he heard that Nianhan's soldiers were approaching, the crowd was shocked and there was a great earthquake in Hedong.During this period, the defense line built by the Song Army along the Taihang Mountains completely collapsed. In August, Zhang Hao and the Jinren fought in Wenshui and were defeated miserably.Ding Wei, Woli no longer attacked Guangxin Army and Baozhou, but if he couldn't, he committed a crime.In Wushen, all controlled Zhang Sizheng and others to attack the Jin people in Wenshui County at night, and won a small victory.In Jiyou, Zhang Sizheng led the troops to resume the battle, and soon his division was defeated, with tens of thousands of dead, Sizheng went to Fenzhou.The division that can be found under the control of the capital collapsed in Zixia Mountain.Weisheng, Longde, Fen, Jin, Ze, and Jiangmin all crossed Henan and ran, and the prefectures and counties were all empty.The Jinren took advantage of the victory to attack Taiyuan again.In September, Taiyuan fell, and Zhang Xiaochun, the pacifier, was captured, and Wang Bao, the deputy governor, and Fang Ji, the general judge, were all killed.So far, the situation on the battlefield in Hedong (that is, modern Shanxi) has completely collapsed, and the strategic situation facing the Song Dynasty has become even worse.

With the failure of the battle for Taiyuan and the destruction of hundreds of thousands of elite field troops, the imperial capital Bianliang was completely exposed to the attacking arrows of the Jin army.In October, the Jin people fell into Fenzhou, and Zhang Kejian, the governor of the prefecture, and Jia Dan, the governor of the army and horses, died in battle.The Jin people immediately took advantage of the victory to capture Pingyang Mansion, and then fell into important strongholds such as Weisheng, Longde, Zezhou, and Zhending.The Song Army's strategic maneuvering space was further suppressed.In November of the first year of Jingkang, the Jin army forcibly crossed the Yellow River again, and the 12 Song army guarding the river were frightened by a drum, and all of them collapsed. At this point, the imperial capital Bianliang was surrounded again, and the Huanghuang Song Dynasty fell to the edge of life and death!

As a result, Emperor Zhao Huan of the Song Dynasty had to start the second battle to defend the capital during his first year on the throne.

However, the situation facing the Song army defending the city at this time is much worse than the situation in the last Bianliang defense battle in Tokyo ten months ago.

——At this moment, the counties in the east of the Great Song Dynasty have been surrendered or destroyed, and they have been completely lost. There are only a group of stragglers left in Hebei.The Song army on the outskirts of Bianliang hardly posed any threat to the Jin soldiers.The master of Sifangqin Wang was sent back without authorization by the treacherous ministers of the Lord He faction, and Bianliang, Tokyo has completely become an isolated city!
Compared with the military failure, the more serious problem for the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty was the devastating blow to their confidence.

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There is such a comment in later generations: The 40-year Cold War between the United States and the Soviet Union was essentially a psychological warfare. When the Soviets lost confidence in defeating the United States from top to bottom, even if their army was still large and powerful, It has also been unable to prevent the internal collapse of the country.

——In the same way, when the emperors and officials of the Song Dynasty and the common people were faced with the unprecedented bad news of undefeated battles for a year, they cast a psychological shadow from top to bottom, and completely lost confidence in defeating the Jinren. If it is solid, it will be difficult to win this defensive battle.

Before the Jin army entered the bandits, the citizens of Bianliang were quite proud—in any case, the Great Song Dynasty is the most affluent and civilized country in the world today.Bianliang, on the other hand, is the most prosperous city in the world. Countless literary talents, poems and songs can be seen everywhere in the market... This huge psychological advantage at the level of civilization far exceeds the imagination of future generations.Just like the United States in the future is called the lighthouse country.

Although the super self-confidence of Han scholars and people who looked down on the world and the world in the heyday of the Han and Tang Dynasties has disappeared, the general mentality of the people of the Song Dynasty is far from falling to that of the late Qing Dynasty and the Republic of China. The degree of deplorability—probably more similar to the psychological state of the "old European" people after World War II. They think that not only their ancestors were rich, but they are still the center of the world, and their national pride is not inferior.

But the problem is that the successive defeats and unprecedented fiascos during the Jingkang period made the residents of Bianliang, Tokyo, who used to think highly of themselves, discover to their surprise that the seemingly colossal Song Empire had already turned into an embroidered pillow, which looked like a colorful flower on the outside. , but inside is just a bale of straw.

During the first Kaifeng defense battle, the common people believed that the reason why the Song Dynasty was defeated was only because there were treacherous ministers in the court.However, the new and old emperors changed, the emperor's prestige was not revealed, and the government was in chaos. That's why he was beaten to shame by the Jin people, and had to sign an agreement under the city for land cession and compensation.

In short, in the eyes of the Song people at that time, the Jurchen Tartars just seized the opportunity to pick a bargain.Although this battle was defeated, the national power of the Song Dynasty is still there, and the loyal ministers and good generals are still there.Once cheered up, what's the point of the little Beinu?At the beginning, with the strength of the Song Dynasty, even if Tong Guan, a traitor, led the army, he could win a brilliant victory in the conquest of Xixia.Now that the new monarch has sat on the throne, the court situation has initially stabilized, and there are loyal ministers and generals such as Li Gang, Wu Min, and Zhong Shidao in the court.

But something unexpected happened.The imperial court tried its best to rescue Taiyuan three times, and more than [-] elite Western troops were wiped out by a young general of the Jin army, Yinshu, who could divide [-] soldiers and horses!Zhong Shizhong was killed in battle, Zhe Keqiu was defeated, Zhang was defeated, Zhong Shi Min was killed in battle, Yao Gu was defeated, Zhong Shidao died of illness, and Li Gang, who was in charge of the military, was exiled-the defeat of the Great Song Dynasty was a mess!The record has been so bleak that it is impossible to look at it!

When the enemy came under their noses again, the Song people who were once extremely confident discovered that the seemingly powerful and prosperous Song Dynasty had been reduced to the point of being bullied by others. A so-called "battle faction" can easily solve the problem.

No one knew what to do, everyone was confused, panic and despair hung over the city, as if the end of the world was coming.

——In the bustling Bianliang City of Tokyo, beacon smoke is everywhere, and the streets are full of rioting crowds... Countless people frantically rushed towards the gate of the city with their families and their families.He tried to leave the city that was about to be destroyed by the war before the city was destroyed, but was blocked by the imperial court's martial law order to seal the city. He could only yell wildly, running back and forth between the city gates, Three surprises, the whole city was thrown into chaos.

Facing the Jin people's approaching the city again, Emperor Zhao Huan's performance was not much better—sometimes he was terrified of the Jin people and wished he could move the capital immediately to avoid disaster; People seem to have schizophrenia, and they are not normal anymore.

Psychologically speaking, he has always wanted to run away from the front for a while, but if Zhao Huan really left the ancestral temple and abandoned the city to run away, it would be impossible-the home of the banzhi imperial army around him is in Tokyo, If the emperor forced them to abandon their wives and children to escort and break through, believe it or not, the whole army would collapse immediately?

Amidst the emperor's dilemma and courtiers and gentry dismantling each other, Bianliang, the capital, was soon crumbling under the onslaught of the Jin army.

A cowardly emperor without assertiveness and perseverance is so sad, ridiculous and despicable in this chaotic world.

In this desperate and helpless atmosphere, immortals like Guo Jing suddenly became popular in Bianliang City, and were regarded as life-saving straws by everyone including the emperor, and they did not hesitate to reward and promote them.Many scholar-bureaucrats who claimed to be rationalists were very worried about this, and wrote letters to protest against it, saying: "...the humble rule from the common people, the counseling from the witchcraft, and the generals from the merchants, the disadvantages are absolutely insurmountable. Words. It’s really a child’s play to lead troops to and from the city. People of insight are quite worried about the court, while the foolish people think they can make a plan. We are very troubled by the court because of the turmoil during the period." It seems reasonable and reasonable.

It's a pity that they underestimated the subtleties of the human heart after all—in this darkest time, people will instinctively grab whatever is at hand that can give them hope, even if it's just an illusory hope. The relatives of the state, down to the common people in the market, are no exception.

——Despair, despair, either erupts in despair, or perverts in despair: for example, the collective becomes fanatics or something.

Therefore, Emperor Qinzong Zhao Huan still ignored the advice of those "loyal ministers" and put most of his hopes on those immortal Taoism.

In real history, Guo Jing led the "Liu Jia Shenbing" to attack and failed, which eventually led to the fall of the capital and the "Shame of Jingkang". The Immortal Jingguo gave His Majesty the Emperor an unexpected surprise.

"...Officials! Officials! Overjoyed! Overjoyed!"

A servant suddenly stumbled into the hall and announced the good news to Zhao Huan, "...Guo Zhenren just set up an altar at Dongshuimen to cast spells. It is God who blessed me, Da Song! The scholars, the people, and the people are all cheering!"

"...Is this really true?" Zhao Huan stood up from behind the imperial case, and he saw the golden sunlight shining on the ground outside the hall.

——Although the battle situation on the outer city wall cannot be confirmed yet, the bright sunlight shining on the stone steps outside the hall cannot be faked!

As a result, the only doubt in Zhao Huan's heart disappeared without a trace, and he only felt boundless joy filled his chest.

"... Hurry up and pass the decree! Quickly summon the real person Guo! This real person really has great supernatural powers, and I want to ask him about fairy arts!"