One Piece of Song Dynasty

After crossing the river, Medicine Master Guo immediately captured Huazhou, and then led the cavalry advance troops to pursue He Guan all the way. When Guo Yaoshi pursued him to the flooded area, He Guan's soldiers were frightened and collapsed. He Guan had no choice but to lead the remaining troops back to the capital.

He Guan went to the city and asked for an audience, hoping to report Liang Fangping's escape. Since the imperial court was in chaos at the time, it could not bother to trace the loss of the Yellow River. Song Qinzong didn't have time to see him, so he just ordered him to guard the west corner of the capital.

After the Jin soldiers crossed the flood, they marched vigorously with drums beating. With great force and momentum, a large group of cavalry rushed towards Tokyo City. Prefectures and counties along the way sent people to Beijing to report the incident, which "shocked both China and foreign countries".

After Song Qinzong received the report, he immediately made adjustments to the leadership structure in order to cope with the extraordinary changes. First of all, the post of personal expedition envoy was abolished and Li Gang was appointed as the imperial envoy to guard the four walls of the capital. Then Bai Shizhong was dismissed from the post of Dazai, and Li Bangyan was appointed as Dazai and Minister of the Secretariat, Zhang Bangchang as the Shaozai and Minister of the Secretariat, Zhao Ye as the Minister of the Secretariat, Wang Xiaodi as the Minister of the Secretariat, and Cai Mao as the Minister of Zuocheng and Tongzhi Privy Council. . Wu Min continued to serve as the envoy of the Privy Council, and Geng Nanzhong was promoted from signing the Privy Council to Shangshu Zuocheng.

At the same time, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty sent one of his servants to each road in the country, asking them to represent the court, supervise the commanders of all roads, and quickly lead King Qin's troops to Beijing for reinforcements.

Starting from the day when Song Qinzong came to Xuande Tower on the fifth day of the first lunar month, Li Gang was officially ordered to take full responsibility for the deployment of Tokyo City's defense. He knew well that he had a heavy responsibility and did not dare to neglect it in the slightest. He used the hundred-step method to divide his troops and divided the outer city wall into four defense zones: east, west, north and south. Each defense zone sent more than people as frontal combat troops, as well as auxiliary teams such as Baojia, militia, and Xiangjun. For each of these four defense areas, Li Gang arranged for a member of the emperor's clan and a military minister to serve as the promotion officer of the defense area, and also arranged for an emperor's attendant to supervise each area. Each city gate was the focus of defense, and Li Gang sent eunuchs to serve as envoys, "dividing areas and guarding them" according to their positions.

At the same time, Li Gang ordered the army and civilians in the city to take active actions and prepare for war in an all-round way. They repaired oars, hung felt curtains, installed gun mounts, set up crossbow beds, transported bricks and stones, set torches, hung wood, prepared kerosene, and all other things needed for defense. The equipment was fully prepared.

In addition, Li Gang also quickly summoned more than cavalry and infantry troops, divided them into five armies, front, rear, left, right and center, with people in each army. He also established an organizational system of control, commander, general, team general, etc., which was carried out every day. Military training to improve military quality and combat effectiveness.

Li Gang arranged for the former army to be stationed outside Tongjin Gate to protect Yanfengcang, the granary in the city. There were more than shi of beans and millet in the warehouse. Later, King Qin's army gathered outside Tokyo, thanks to this batch of food for military rations. The rear army was stationed outside Chaoyang Gate to control the shallow Hao River in Fanjiagang area, so that the enemy cavalry did not dare to approach the city wall. The left, right and center armies are all stationed in the city as strategic reserves for emergencies.

As the capital city, Tokyo was the political, economic, and cultural center of the Northern Song Dynasty, as well as an important military base. Tokyo City is composed of three parts: the outer city, the inner city and the palace city. The city defenses are mainly distributed in the outer city and are very solidly built. There are 14 gates on all sides of the outer city, including 7 water gates. There are iron gates across the river at each water gate. Every night, the gates must be opened and closed to prevent enemies from sneaking into the city along the river. The city gate is the main entrance and exit for transportation, and also the focus of defense and attack. A circular or square urn is installed at the entrance of each city to strengthen the protection of the city gate entrance. There is a war shed on the urn city for defense and rest for the soldiers defending the city. There is a horse face on the outer city wall every sixty or seventy steps. The horse face protrudes outside the city wall and can be used for cross shooting to protect the city wall from enemy damage. There is a warehouse approximately every meters, containing various weapons and military supplies. In order to strengthen the city's defense, a moat was dug around the outer city. Elms and willows were planted on both sides of the river, which could also pose an obstacle to enemy troops attacking the city.

While the entire city's military and civilians were actively preparing for war, Tai student Chen Dong suddenly submitted another letter. His letter was not to suggest how to fight against the Jin soldiers or how to defend Tokyo. What he is concerned about is not external troubles, but internal ones. He said in the memorial: "I secretly learned that the emperor had already set up a village in Boshe, and that Cai Jing, Zhu Meng and his son, Tong Guan and others had led an army of . I thought deeply about these thieves, so I led the emperor to meander south, in case something unexpected happened. It's really heart-breaking. Covering the southeastern land, there are thousands of miles of fertile soil. The supervisors, state and county officials, and their subordinates are all thieves and disciples. They are all attached to them. Except Song Huan, the shipping envoy, there is Jingzi You. Wives gang. Yesterday I attacked the Fang bandits, and there were many benefactors. I also heard that I was raising dead soldiers privately, so I prepared for them. I am afraid that after a few thieves cross south, they will pretend to be the emperor's power, raise their arms and shout, and the evil people will respond and alienate Your Majesty. Father and son, there will be things that are unspeakable. I hope you can quickly pursue the thieves and learn the canonical punishments. Don't choose people who are loyal and trustworthy. Follow the emperor like Bo, and I will honor the kindness of your majesty, father and son, in order to secure the ancestral temple."

Chen Dong's worries cannot be said to be unreasonable. At that time, not only did Tong Guan lead victorious troops to follow Song Huizong south, but Gao Qiu also led Imperial Guards out of the city to pursue Song Huizong. The two almost fought over the opportunity to become Song Huizong's retinue.

Chen Dong's memorial expressed the worries of some ministers, and also touched on Song Qinzong's hidden uneasiness. Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty "ran it" after reading it. But Song Qinzong knew clearly that he could not take care of dealing with these internal problems at the moment. The Jin army was about to attack the city, and the top priority was to solve the problem of foreign troubles.

On the seventh day of the first lunar month, Zong Wang led the Jin cavalry to arrive outside Tokyo. They did not launch an attack immediately, but went straight to the northwest suburbs of the capital, seized a place called Moutuogang, and set up camp there.

Moutuogang was the birthplace of the Tiansi Prison in the Northern Song Dynasty. It was a place where horses were raised. There were more than horses raised there, and there were mountains of grain and fodder in the warehouse. Moreover, the terrain there is steep, surrounded by water on three sides, like a sandbar, with the foggy slope at the back as a barrier. Occupying this place is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Seizing Moutuogang was obviously suggested and guided by Yaoshi Guo. A few years ago, when Pharmacist Guo came to Tokyo to meet Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, Song Huizong arranged for someone to accompany him to play several polo games here, so he was familiar with the situation there. The Jin army's occupation of this place can be said to kill two birds with one stone, one is the geographical advantage, and the other is military supplies, which laid a good material foundation for the upcoming siege.

On this day, all city gates in Tokyo were closed, martial law was implemented throughout the city, and the officers and soldiers guarding the city stood ready in their respective positions. Outside the city, within a radius of hundreds of miles, people fled their homes one after another. Some lawless people took advantage of the chaos and formed gangs to intercept and rob people on the road. Some even pretended to be gold men. Before the city gate was closed, tens of thousands of residents ran out of the city from Dongshui Gate. They carried the old and the young and ran along the Bianhe River. Unfortunately, they were attacked by these gangsters and "most of the robbers were killed." The gangsters set fire to houses outside the city, and the flames burned into the sky all night long. The people in the city thought it was done by the Jin people, so they were very scared.