One Piece of Song Dynasty

Lu Yundi also shoulders another mission, which is to go to Taiyuan Mansion to deliver the emperor's edict to the guardians Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen. The imperial court has decided to cede Taiyuan Prefecture to Daijin to stop their resistance. The full text of Song Qinzong’s edict is as follows: “The edict says:

Decree to the guardian of Taiyuan Prefecture: Zhongshan, Hejian, Taiyuan Prefecture and the counties and towns to the north and the state army to the north have agreed in the oath to combine the delivery and Dajin. Yesterday, Dajin used the imperial court to recruit rebels, and there was an oath from the Chongqing Alliance, so he raised a large army as far as the capital. Considering that the ancestral temple and the state were very important, he cut off the three prefectures in order to seek happy alliances, and to eliminate the worries of war and revolution, so as to consolidate the good relationship between the two dynasties. The canines and teeth were not in the same place, and the two were exchanged in an equal manner, and the oath was implemented in accordance with the oath. If any state army fails to obey, this edict will be circulated throughout the country to tell everyone to obey. If the mother refuses to disobey, it will be a disaster for herself.

The two dynasties closed the border and shared the same family. Each lived in peace and harmony to ensure trust and harmony. Among them, Shan, Hejian, and Taiyuan prefectures are all counties and towns, as well as those who serve as sojourners in the northern state army and are not from the mainland or sent from the mainland, are not subject to delivery.

Now I have sent you a scholar from the Imperial Palace to sign a letter to Privy Councilor Lu Yundi, and send an edict to you. I will give you my sincere advice, so I hereby send you an edict. I think it would be better to know about Chunxuan. Everyone is safe. I don't know if I can send you a letter. "

At this time, Taiyuan City was still under the control of Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen. Taiyuan City was surrounded by the Jin army on December last year. It has been more than a month and it still remains unmoved.

Because Taiyuan City could not be captured for a long time, the march of the West Route Army was greatly delayed. Zong Han could not give up Taiyuan City. He appointed Yin Shuke as the siege commander, leaving some troops to continue the siege, while he personally led the main force all the way south. At this time, Zong Han had already reached Gaoping in the southeast of Henan Province.

At the imperial meeting on February th, Wu Min, the Privy Councilor, proposed that Li Bangyan should be re-appointed as Dazai. Because after the young prime minister Zhang Bangchang was promoted to the grand prime minister, he still had to stay in Jin camp and serve as hostages together with Su Wang Zhao Shu and his consort Cao Sheng, and was unable to go to court to handle political affairs. Wu Min believed that the positions of the two prime ministers, Dazai and Shaozai, were empty, which was inappropriate for the court to handle government affairs.

What is puzzling is that Song Qinzong actually agreed to Wu Min's proposal. In this way, it only took five or six days for Li Bangyan to go from being dismissed to being reinstated. Could it be that Song Qinzong no longer remembers Chen Dong’s letter to Fu Que?

Li Bangyan was a minister who was favored by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty. Currently, all the ministers who were favored by Emperor Huizong of the Song Dynasty, such as the so-called "Six Thieves", have either been demoted or killed. Only Li Bangyan is still an official in the court and holds a high position. . Li Bangyan now has a bad reputation among the people, and Wu Min should be aware of this. However, why did Wu Min propose to reinstate his position as Dazai? Did Wu Min have other intentions? The ministers of the imperial court were often helpless in dealing with foreign enemies, but they were quite strategic in fighting internal battles and seeking power to retain power.

Li Bangyan was from the peace faction and was incompatible with Li Gang and other war factions. Wu Min knew this very well. Wu Min once admired Li Gang's talents and tried his best to recommend Li Gang to Song Huizong. Now, Wu Minjian proposes to re-appoint Li Bangyan, which shows that he and Li Bangyan have the same position, but there have been differences in political views with Li Gang.

Before Zong Wang withdrew his troops, he sent out seventeen cavalrymen and asked them to return home quickly to report the peace agreement between him and the Song Dynasty. When the seventeen cavalry passed through Cizhou, they were intercepted by Li Kan, the commander of Hebei Road soldiers and horses.

Li Kan did not know that the imperial court had negotiated peace with the Jin people. Previously, he had received the emperor's "cover-up order." The so-called "cover-up order" was an edict issued by Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty to the armies of Hebei provinces when the Jin soldiers first arrived in the capital. The book said: "Zhongshi Dao and Yao Pingzhong came from far away to bring Western troops to help Heaven's crusade. We are deeply afraid that The Jin people escaped at night, so the troops from all the states in Hebei were ordered to cover up and kill the Jin people when they encountered them."

Li Kan thought that as a soldier, he could not retreat when encountering the enemy, so he led a team of about people composed of the imperial army and militia, rushed forward, and surrounded the seventeen Jin men.

A leader of the Jin soldiers quickly explained: "There is no need to use troops. The city has made peace. I was sent by Prince Langjun to work in the country." Li Kan didn't believe it and refused to order the withdrawal of troops.

These seventeen Jin soldiers were not afraid when faced with the siege of more than two thousand Song troops. They quickly dispersed and formed a battle formation. The seventeen cavalry were immediately divided into three groups: "Seven cavalry are in the front, five cavalry are divided into left and right wings, and those closer to the rear are slightly behind." Obviously, these golden soldiers have combat experience. Very rich, and mentally prepared for combat.

The seven cavalrymen in front galloped forward and charged towards the Song army. The Song army did not expect that these Jin men would dare to face them, so they retreated slightly. At this time, the Jin soldiers on the left and right wings took advantage of the situation and suddenly came to cover them up. They galloped away while shooting at the Song army with their bows.

The Song army was mainly composed of infantry. Although they were large in number, they had not been rigorously trained. They could not withstand the collision of the rushing horses and the flying arrows, and the team was suddenly in chaos. People scurried around with their heads in their hands, and in the blink of an eye, almost half of them were trampled to death.

Generally speaking, in field battles on the plains, if the infantry does not have protective fortifications, it is difficult to stop the iron hoofs of the cavalry. This is not a question of whether you are brave or not, this is an obvious fact. However, two thousand infantry could not stop seventeen cavalry. What is the problem? This is a very confusing question.

Some generals of the Jin army were worried that when they retreated, they would be chased by the Song army or be ambushed by the Song army on the way. Because after all, they went deep alone, isolated and without support, traveling thousands of miles away from home. In order to stabilize the morale of the army, Zong Wang convened a meeting with all the generals. He said: "It is expected that the discussions in the Southern Dynasty will take many months before a decision can be reached."

Zong Wang seems to have a good understanding of the internal situation of the Song Dynasty. He does not rule out the possibility of the Song army launching an attack, but he also believes that the Song Dynasty has always been slow to make decisions. He requires the army to act quickly to get out of danger before the Song Dynasty makes military deployments. . At the same time, in order to prepare for the pursuit of the Song army, the Jin people also made appropriate adjustments to the structure of the marching army: "Place the women of jade and silk in the middle army, and guard them with soldiers from all countries. The soldiers who drove away the captives are on the left and right, and the soldiers and cavalry are used as palaces."

On February , the Jin Army on the East Route began to formally withdraw from outside the capital, and Su Wang Zhao Shu and other hostages accompanied them. The main cavalry force of the Jin army came to the rear. They "pressed the bridle and marched slowly without any fear."

The news of the Jin's withdrawal soon spread throughout the capital, and people were all rejoicing. The court ministers generally believed that the critical situation facing the country was over, and the capital should immediately lift martial law and return to normalcy.

After Zhong Shidao learned about it, he went to the palace and suggested to Song Qinzong: "The thieves will not be equipped when they return. Please invite the rivers and wait until they are halfway across the river to attack them. After three battles, there will be no slugs. If you let them go, there will be disasters in the future." Measurement."

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