One Piece of Song Dynasty

On December , Ma Kuo evacuated Taiyuan together with officials from the Xuanfu Division. Tong Guan led the officials of the Xuanfu Department to go south and returned to Beijing to go to Que. Ma Kuo went east to recruit soldiers and horses in Zhongshan and Zhending Mansion. As Ma Kuo walked, he thought about the things that needed to be done at the moment, wrote them down one by one, and sent someone to Tong Guan.

. Request armor and equipment for the men and horses. Ask Tong Guan to order Zhongshan and Zhending prefectures and counties to collect worn-out armors and organize manpower to process them. Hundreds of collars can be made in about a day, which can be used within ten months.

. Request for horse support. It is estimated that there are thousands of war horses to choose from in Zhongshan and Zhending Mansion.

. Request Tong Guan to give an order to the prefectures in Hebei, ordering them to "each recruit loyal and brave warriors, select officials and commanders, and support each other." At the same time, "those returning to the court who are brave and brave should be encouraged to form troops and make them For the vanguard, move his family closer to the southern state army and give him generous subsidies."

. Request Tong Guan to dispatch one of Shaanxi's five elite troops to Hebei and Hedong via the original route to "envoy to help defend".

. Ask Tong Guan to allocate a thousand soldiers from the victorious army to Zhending to act as yamen soldiers for him, "thinking this is the basis for recruiting troops and horses."

. If something unexpected happens, "captives are transported south and the border defenses are lost", then Tong Guan is asked to "follow the story of the Tang Dynasty and march into Shu with a great emperor, and appoint a minister to stay in the capital to try to overcome it."

Regarding the six points mentioned by Ma Kuo, Tong Guan wrote back and said, "I will follow them all."

However, Ma Kuo could not read Tong Guan's reply, because Ma Kuo and his entourage had not yet reached Baozhou. As soon as they arrived in the Shouyang area, they were robbed by someone while eating on the roadside.

The person who kidnapped Ma Kuo was Wang Wenlong, the shopkeeper of Tianxiang Tower in Luzhou Prefecture. Ever since Li Xin ordered Tianxiang Towers in Luzhou, Tokyo, and Cangzhou to kidnap Ma Kuo and Zhao Liangsi, the shopkeepers in the three Tianxiang Towers have been While paying attention to the whereabouts of the two, although Zhao Liangsi was demoted, he was still in Tokyo and had not been assigned to a place, while Ma Kuo was running around looking for opportunities to kidnap, but it was not easy, but this time Wang Wenlong finally caught Ma Kuo and his party. Few opportunities.

Zong Han led the Western Route Army out of Xijing and headed south, first targeting Shuozhou. The guard general of Shuozhou was named Sun Yi. He was "brave and loyal. He went out to fight with him. Before the battle was decided, Han'er opened the door and offered himself to the Jin people." The Jin army entered Wuzhou again. "Han'er also acted as an internal response, so he lost Shuo, Wu."

Shuo and Wu prefectures both belong to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, and were originally under the jurisdiction of Xijing of the Liao Kingdom. After the Jin people destroyed the Liao Dynasty, according to the agreement between the Song and Jin Dynasties, the Jin people returned Shuo and Wu states to the Song Dynasty. Now, the Jin Army has occupied Shuo and Wu Prefectures without any effort, mainly due to Han'er's rebellion.

Subsequently, Zong Han led the West Route Army to advance towards Daizhou. He "strictly disciplined his troops and rectified their weapons and armor." He judged that Jiaji Village was Daizhou's "definitely controlled place" and would be difficult to capture, so he divided his troops and detoured to Hugu Village to attack from both sides. He said to Xi Yin and Yu Jian: "Today when we get to Daizhou, there will be several battles with the Southern Army. It will not be without labor. The rest can be defeated by victory."

However, the Jin army was not blocked at Jiajizhai, which greatly exceeded Zong Han's expectation. The Jin army quickly crossed Jiajizhai, and there was no battle along the way, so they quickly moved forward. Three days later, the Jin army arrived at Daizhou City.

Daizhou is also called Yanmen County. It faces Yanmen to the north and has dangerous mountains and rivers. It has the same strategic position as Yunzhong and Shuozhou. The guard general of Daizhou was named Li Siben. He was the commander-in-chief of the Yi Sheng Army. He was unexpectedly captured by the Han people. After Kaicheng surrendered, he "led the officials and the people to ask for orders from the thieves." The "solid" Daizhou was easily lost.

The fall of these important places was all caused by the rebellion of the Yisheng Army. At this point, the consequences of the Song people's discrimination against the Yanyun Han people when they first formed the Yisheng Army began to show up.

After the Jin army occupied Daizhou, they continued southward. On December , they reached Xinzhou. Xinzhou is a strategic location and has been known as the "Key to Northern Shanxi" since ancient times. The name of Xinzhou is said to be related to Liu Bang, the founder of the Han Dynasty. At that time, Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty led his army north to fight against the Xiongnu, but was defeated and trapped in Pingcheng, now Datong. Later, they escaped from the siege and retreated to the south. When they arrived at Xinkou, they had completely escaped the pursuers. Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and the Sixth Army smiled happily because "Xin" connected with "Xin", hence the name.

The magistrate of Xinzhou was named He Quan. He "was unable to defeat the enemy", so he gave up the resistance and "opened the door to escape." Zong Han was overjoyed and ordered that "no troops should enter the city" and all camped outside the city to rest.

The next target of the Jin Army is Shiling Pass. Shiling Pass, also known as "Baipi Pass" and "Shiling Town", is located in the north of Taiyuan and is the only place to pass from Yunzhong to Taiyuan. The terrain is steep, with ridges running east and west, and roads running north and south. It guards the key routes from Taiyuan to Xin, Dai, Yun, and Shuo. "One man can guard the pass, and ten thousand men cannot open it." It is a must-have for military strategists of all ages. At that time, Song Taizu conquered the Northern Han Dynasty, and the Liao Kingdom sent troops to Jinyang Taiyuan to reinforce the Northern Han Dynasty. Song Taizu ordered He Jijun to lead troops to Shiling Pass to stop the attack. The Song Army and the Liao Army launched a bloody battle to compete for Shiling Pass. In the end, The Song army achieved a great victory, "capturing two assassins alive, more than a hundred of them alive, beheading more than a thousand people, more than horses, and a lot of weapons and armor."

Now, facing the aggressive offensive of the Jin army, Zhang Xiaochun, the prefect of Taiyuan, was very anxious. He was eagerly "looking for people to guard the pass."

At this time, someone recommended Ji Jing to Zhang Xiaochun, saying that Ji Jing could guard the pass. Ji Jing conquered Fangla. During the Second Northern Expedition to recover Yanjing, he served as a pioneer general and was rich in practical experience.

Zhang Xiaochun then ordered Ji Jing to go to Shiling Pass to guard the pass, but Ji Jing refused to go because of insufficient troops. Zhang Xiaochun had no choice but to order Wang Zongyin to lead the brave army of officers and soldiers and follow Ji Jing to Shiling Pass. At the same time, he ordered Geng Shouzhong, a returnee from the court, to lead Yisheng troops to "help" him. "The scene has no choice but to go."

Ji Jing was very distrustful of Geng Shouzhong because Geng Shouzhong was a "Haner", a surrendered general of the Liao Kingdom and the deputy commander of the Yisheng Army. Ji Jing ordered Geng Shouzhong to be the vanguard and walk at the front of the army. He was "afraid of being attacked from behind."

Geng Shouzhong went to Xinkou, but suddenly returned and said to Ji Jing: "Shou Zhong's troops are all infantry. If we borrow soldiers from the brave family, we will not be able to get enough money." Ji Jing then ordered that the troops be sent to Gan Yong. Yongjun temporarily lent some of his troops and horses to Geng Shouzhong. Geng Shouzhong, however, "several took half of it, and some were unwilling to lend it. However, the loyal people took it arbitrarily and violently, to the point where they could not control it."

Ji Jing felt that Geng Shouzhong's behavior was abnormal and he seemed to be rebellious, so he led the troops to "follow the others, abandon the pass and escape". Geng Shouzhong led his army to Shiling Pass, and as expected, "defeated and surrendered."

When Ji Jing heard that Geng Shouzhong had rebelled and surrendered to the enemy, he did not dare to return to Taiyuan, so he "went to Fenzhou instead."

Shiling Pass, as the last natural barrier and important pass north of Taiyuan, was easily lost. "Xinzhou and Shiling Pass rebelled upon hearing the news, so the Jin army seemed to be in an uninhabited country until they reached Taiyuan." l0ns3v3

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