The number one scholar of the Song Dynasty

The news of the fall of Shangjing City spread, and the whole Song Dynasty was startled. It turned out that his old neighbor, the mighty Daliao Kingdom, was really about to end.

The Khitan has been strong for too long, from the Tang Dynasty to now, so long that the people of the Song Dynasty have become accustomed to the feeling of the Khitan pressing on top of their heads.

In the battle between the Liao and Song Dynasties, Da Song hardly took advantage of it, and until today Da Song is still paying the annual old coins.

10 taels of silver and 20 horses a year are not a small amount.But if you compare it with the money and food needed for the war, this deal is actually not a loss, because before the Chanyuan Alliance, the Song Dynasty spent 3000 million yuan for the Song-Liao War that year.

Moreover, the Song Dynasty did not have the strength to deal with Khitan and Xixia at the same time. If it continued to fight Khitan to death, the Central Plains might be lost.

This commercially prosperous Central Plains dynasty had too many persistent illnesses, and it could be said that it was terminally ill.There must be a complete change, otherwise it will be like the Song Dynasty in the original time and space.History gave the Song Dynasty two opportunities, but it failed to grasp it.

Regardless of whether it was Jin Mie Liao or Meng Mie Jin, the Great Song Dynasty always held a god-given good card in their hands at the beginning, and it became a mess.

The two sides were used to the false peace that Song and Liao looked down on each other, and suddenly a Jurchen came out and beat Khitan into such a state, which caught the Song court full of monarchs and ministers by surprise.

Liang Shicheng has been yelling about Fa Liao for several years, but when the sword is on the verge of breaking out, he is silent instead.

The heavy atmosphere made people breathless, the mighty Khitan, the Khitan who had overwhelmed the Great Song Dynasty for a hundred years, just like that was brought down to the capital.

In the eyes of the Khitan people, the current land of Youyan is the land of hope for their own comeback; in the eyes of the Song people, it is the homeland and the gateway to the Central Plains that must be regained; in the eyes of the Jurchen, it is a piece of meat on the chopping board.

There is Yeluchun, King Yeluchun of the Daliao Liao Dynasty, and hundreds of thousands of Khitan soldiers and horses. No matter it is Song, Jin, or Liao, they all want to occupy Youyun.

Seeing the dull atmosphere, Zhao Ji asked, "Yang Aiqing, what do you think?"

Yang Lin took a step, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, the grasslands in the north are now in a state of turmoil, with ups and downs, and constant attacks. If we, the Great Song Dynasty, do nothing, and wait until the disputes in the north are settled, we can only face the powerful enemy directly and be in a passive position. .

What's more, this is a god-sent opportunity, and only when the sea is flowing can we show our heroic qualities, and if we miss the opportunity, we will be blamed.

The minister proposed to go to Datong Mansion to contact Yelu Yanxi, the ruler of the Liao Dynasty, and negotiate with Khitan to re-conclude the alliance, firstly taking the land of Youyan as the top priority. "

Wang Ning stepped out and said with a smile: "Young Zai's words are wrong. Now the Jin is strong and the Liao is weak. The Liao Lord fled to the country. The soldiers were defeated again and again, and the country was almost wiped out. Send envoys to fight against Liao, why should we abandon the strong and lose the weak?

The minister proposed to form an alliance with the Jin people to attack Khitan together and take back the land of Youyun. "

When Zhao Ji heard it, it made sense, and he was entangled.

Yang Lin said in a deep voice: "Wang Shang, I believe you should have heard about the mighty Jurchen soldiers nowadays. Since ancient times, there is no alien race in the north who does not covet the thousands of miles of rivers and mountains in the Central Plains. Since you propose to conquer Liao with Jin, then if you change The Japanese and Jin people went south to attack the Song Dynasty, are you willing to bear this crime?"

"I..." Wang Ning blushed and went to see Liang Shicheng, only to find that the old eunuch was there and had no intention of coming out.

Wang Ning snorted coldly and remained silent. If Liang Shicheng didn't take on this burden, he certainly wouldn't take it up.After all, everyone deserves the credit for my charge and fight, and Liang Shicheng is responsible for most of it. But if the boat really capsizes in the future, I will be 100% withdrawn and shoulder the burden.

As soon as he retreated, there were whispers in the main hall, some of them looked down on Wang Ning of the Ministry of War.

Yang Lin straightened his back, swept his sharp eyes around, and the hall suddenly fell silent.

"My minister, Yang Lin, is willing to issue a military order in the Tongting of the Yudian, and must take the homeland of Youyun, and dedicate victory to the officials."

With a bang, the hall became chaotic again. Cai Jing looked at Yang Lin with complicated colors.

It seems to be saying, little brother, there is no need to fight so hard, right?

Now the power is not low, living a chic and comfortable life, enjoying the boundless romance and splendor of Bianliang, what are you planning?

Even if you win the Sixteen States of Youyun, you are a civil servant, and you have already achieved less slaughter at this age, can you go further?

From the perspective of a powerful minister, Cai Jing couldn't figure out Yang Lin's purpose, but some people, from the perspective of serving the country and the people, suddenly realized that Yang Lin was the least of the people who had been criticizing and insulting him. Big things seem to be the first to rush forward.

There is Xixia in the distance, and Tubo in the near.

Among the ministers, there were some who were a little moved.

In this officialdom, it is a scheming place, Vanity Fair.The young master Yang Lin played well with his strategy, defeated Han Zhongyan, defeated Zeng Bu, killed Wang Fu, and suppressed Liang Yinxiang who was in full swing.

Unexpectedly, not only did they play tricks well, but they also had the courage to plead for their lives for the country.

The people in the hall had mixed feelings, but Zhao Ji on the dragon chair was not surprised at all, he figured it out instantly.

Yang Aiqing is a star king from the sky who came down to earth to assist her, the immortal emperor of the Divine Firmament Palace. It is quite normal to be able to do this. It seems that this time I have another chance to sacrifice to the Taimiao.

Zhao Ji smiled and admired Yang Lin as the deputy marshal of the army and horses. He proclaimed and pacified Shaanxi, Hedong, Hebei, and Yanshan, and presided over the recovery of Youyun.

Although Zhao Ji was fooling around, his father, Emperor Shenzong Zhao Xu, was ambitious. He first launched Wang Anshi's reform, and then he was determined to regain Xixia and Youyun.

Emperor Shenzong was indeed a good one. He was impressive just after taking the throne, and the first edict he issued was to simplify the funeral of Emperor Daxing.He also kindly explained that when Emperor Renzong was in Bintian, the first emperor did not dare to cut down because he was not Renzong's own son to avoid suspicion.But I don't have such worries, I was born of the late emperor, so I happen to inherit the late emperor's behest and practice strict economy.

A very simple and honest image of the emperor came out. During his 16 years in power, he used troops abroad three times: Xihe opened up the frontier and expanded the land for thousands of miles. Although the Jiaozhi self-defense counterattack did not destroy the enemy country, it also defeated the enemy army. It also covers thousands of miles.

Shenzong was unlucky enough to be born at the time when the civil service group was at its strongest. He failed to do this group of bad guys, and was forced to die of grief and anger by Sima Guang, the Queen Mother and other birds.

Before his death, Zhao Xu, whose ambition was not fulfilled, reluctantly left a legacy: Whoever regains the land of the whole Yan will be rewarded with a fief and a prince!

What kind of expectation and obsession is it that can even take out the king and fief.It's a pity that I, Emperor Shenzong, didn't see a glimmer of hope before I died, and now the dawn has appeared.

He seems to have left all his luck to his naughty son Zhao Ji.

Now the opportunity is in front of Yang Lin, although it is very difficult, but if he succeeds this time, maybe he can become a king.

Chapter 355 We are about to fight to the death, why does Your Majesty escape first?

Three consecutive waves of raw cannon fodder made Ta Buye and his soldiers almost desperate.

After Ta Buye ordered the golden juice to be poured down, he had lost all means of defending the city, and could only rely on the city wall of the capital to resist the Jurchen Tartars.

At Wanyan's mother's order, the Jurchen Tartars went into battle in person. They first shot and killed the Khitan students under the city with a rain of arrows, and then began to attack the city using the ladders and chariots they had brought over with their lives.

The bows and arrows of the defenders on the city did not have the penetrating power of shooting ragged raw mouths. Many of the bows and arrows shot by the exhausted defenders hit the thick animal skin armor of the Jurchen Tartars. to no avail.

The Jurchen Tartars all carried a big rope with them. After tying it up, several of them worked together to shake and pull out the deer stronghold inserted into the frozen ground to stop the siege soldiers and horses. I don't know how many times faster.

Push away those tattered cars, push the corpses down the ditch, and fill the passing road more densely.

The Jurchen soldiers kept advancing to the bottom of the city, and the Jurchen heavy cavalry in the rear were already cheering, as if the outer city of Shangjing was about to succumb to the might of the Jurchen army!

In fact, unlike in film and television dramas, siege is often a battle of soldiers and horses advancing into the city.A real siege battle must be fought repeatedly in the outer defense system, even if the mobile forces in the city are exhausted one after another.

Only the timid defenders, or those whose strength differed too greatly, would be beaten in the city.

For example, in the most famous battle of defending the city of Xiangfan, the Mongols fought for several years in the dangerous area outside Xiangfan, even though the back was surrounded by a moat nearly 200 meters wide. Will not easily return to the city to defend.

There are 20 soldiers and horses in Khitan's upper capital, as well as private soldiers from various families, no less than the Jurchen Tartars outside the city, there is no reason to hide and be beaten.

If no one comes up, hand over the bottom line to others, and the same is true for Tart Buye. He was soaked in blood, and shouted at the top of his voice, "Damn, why haven't the soldiers and horses in the city come here after guarding for so long? The deer villages are piled up, so let the Tartars ride on their faces and beat them?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a soldier came outside and shouted, "Dutong, it's not good, Your Majesty fled the city with Xiangguo and concubines."

With a bang, the weapon that had been fighting for a whole day fell on the top of the wall, and the expression on Tan Buye's face was ashamed.