One Piece of Song Dynasty

On the st, Emperor Qinzong of the Song Dynasty reassigned Huiyou Pavilion to wait for Wang Yun, and as the Minister of Rites, he was appointed as the peace envoy to the Kingdom of Jin Dynasty. Liu Cen was appointed as the peace envoy to the Kingdom of Jin Dynasty. All planning envoys were renamed peace envoys. On the th, Li Ruoshui was appointed as the minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs and appointed as the peace envoy to the Shanxi Army, and Wang Lu served as the deputy envoy as the observation envoy to Xiangzhou. On September , Li Ruoshui and Wang Lu left Tokyo and went to Zong Han's army.

On August , Zong Han sent troops from Yunzhong all the way south, aiming directly at Taiyuan. He is determined to capture Taiyuan this time, and he has made full preparations to attack the city. He wanted to completely destroy Taiyuan City and open a passage south to the Yellow River.

Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Zhen, who were stationed in Taiyuan City, did not know that the Jin army had launched a large-scale attack, nor did they know that the Song army's troops and horses rescuing Taiyuan had failed one after another. Before the Jin army launched a general attack, Zhang Xiaochun sent people to lower the city and submitted a last letter asking for help to the court: "Taiyuan has been besieged for more than eight days. Nine out of ten residents in the city died, and the defenders were killed. Food has been exhausted, and it has been more than twenty days since we had enough armor to feed ourselves. Many of the soldiers are tired and sick, and the thieves know that the offensive is very strong. There is no trace of the reinforcements, and the city is in danger. I feel deeply responsible for the heavy responsibility, and I am uneasy, although I can force it for the time being. Support, but judging from the situation, if the reinforcements do not arrive for a few days, the plan will be ruined. I will die at the end of my life, and I have already made preparations to cut myself off. However, today, I meet your majesty’s unborn master, and I am not allowed to join the group of ministers. , but there is no way to repair one ten thousandth of the ancestral temple, and there is no way to protect the whole city. The loyal and righteous people, looking at the palace and enduring death, looking forward to the imperial court to make extensive visits, thinking long and hard, for the sake of the country and the world, it is extremely unfortunate."

After finishing the letter, Zhang Xiaochun felt that he still had more to say, so he added in yellow: "I heard that Xuan Fu Zhi, Zhi Zhi, and other groups gathered troops, and they may have planned a foolproof plan. They will not only relieve Taiyuan, but also recover all the lost territory. But because of this, The situation in our government is critical, and it is impossible to wait. I have reported to the Xuan Fu Zhi and others. If the king's army advances together, and if the victory has been won, please command the generals not to worry about the survival of Taiyuan, and come to take advantage of the victory. I still insist on holding on. , I still covet the coming of Master Wang."

Then, Zhang Xiaochun wrote to his son Zhang Hao: "The situation in the city has been reported to the imperial court, and a declaration has been made to announce the appointment of governors. The situation here is just like sweating in a critical illness, and life and death are in a matter of seconds. But the doctor has not arrived. It is conceivable that the disease is desolate and urgent. The doctor has not arrived for a long time, and now the disease is terminal. However, there is no choice but to wait for death. I still hope that the spiritual pill will be administered quickly to cause this dangerous syndrome.

On the th, th and th of this month, the bandit soldiers were found heading north from the southeast side of the city. At that time, they thought that reinforcements were approaching and forced them to come. On the th, dozens of thieves were spotted riding in. On the th, another twenty or thirty cavalry soldiers came north from the direction of Jinci Yuci. The bandits and soldiers were coming and going intermittently in the past few days, but there was no news about Wang's division's distance. The soldiers and civilians in Hecheng have been short of food for a long time, and there is no way to escape. People are extremely uneasy. The situation is becoming more and more critical, and death is approaching. You can quickly go to Xuanfu and set up an envoy to urge the army, hoping that they will come to relieve the siege at starry night.

Today, several groups of bandits and soldiers came to the east of the city. They brought a letter from Nianhan, saying that the army had been stationed in Taiyuan, and that all the officers and soldiers in Fenzhou, Nanguan, Pingyao, Shouyang and other places had withdrawn. Although the gold thief is cunning and his words are arrogant and cannot be trusted, the people in Hecheng are even more worried and suspicious because the reinforcements have repeatedly missed appointments and there is no definite news. However, I realized that the situation in my government was critical and people's hearts were turning against me, so I quickly urged the soldiers to come to relieve the crisis. "

Soon, Zong Han led his troops to the Marshal's Mansion outside Taiyuan City and ordered a general attack. They first bombarded the tower with thirty heavy stones. The stone is a kind of stone cannon, which is very powerful. As soon as the war drums sounded, thirty gates of stone were fired at once. Flying stones fell like rain, and large stones were thrown into the city. All the oars that were hit were damaged.

Wang Zhen had already taken precautions against this. He set up many virtual gates on the city wall in advance. The Jin people did not know the truth and thought they were all city defense facilities, so they bombarded them fiercely. Moreover, Wang Zhen also stored a lot of bran bags in advance, so that if the oars were damaged, they could be repaired immediately. Therefore, although the stone bombardment was violent, it did not cause a devastating blow to the Song army.

After the bombardment, the Jin army began to organize an siege. To scale the city wall, you must first break through the moat. Jin Jun took great pains to do this. They prepared fifty carts in advance, loaded with huge logs, built in the shape of a house, covered with rawhide, and then wrapped with iron sheets so that even the God's arm bow could not penetrate them. This kind of equipment is similar to an armored vehicle, and the Jin people call it Dongzi. People hide in caves and push carts forward. The car is loaded with filling materials, which are divided into three layers. The lower part is a bracket made of tied big branches, the middle is a fine straw mat, and the uppermost layer is soil. Filling the moat in this way will prevent the filling from spreading and slowly sink into the river. By continuing this process, the moat can be filled in.

However, Wang Zhen also had a plan to deal with it. He sent people to dig tunnels and holes along the city wall in advance, and hid the firewood inside. When there were more straw mats and branches in the river, he would place lamps on the water, and the lights would ignite the firewood. The fire grew stronger, and the flames illuminated half of the sky.

After the Jin army broke through the moat, they brought another siege equipment called a goose chariot. As the name suggests, it is shaped like a goose, with wheels underneath and an iron sheet on top. Hundreds of people push it forward, and soldiers can use it to climb the city wall directly. At the same time, the Jin army also brought a large number of siege equipment such as cloud ladders and fire ladders, and launched fierce charges against the tower again and again.

On September , the Jin army broke through the last line of defense in the inner city and quickly advanced towards the center of the city. After Wang Zhen heard about it, he hurriedly ran into Tongping Hall, took down the imperial statue of Song Taizong, and tied it on his back with silk and satin. Then, he led his weak soldiers to start a street fight with the Jin people. He was shot dozens of times and broke through the siege, trying to leave the city through the west gate. Unfortunately, the rope on the west gate's flapper broke and the gate could not be opened for a while. At this time, the Jin Army cavalry was chasing after them. In a panic, the soldiers were all scattered. The guards on the left and right persuaded Wang Zhen to surrender. Wang Zhen sighed and said: "The city has fallen, the soldiers have no fighting spirit, and the city gates are blocked. This is the death of God. How can you regret dying and betray the imperial court against the destiny of heaven?" After that, he jumped down He jumped into the Fen River and committed suicide.

Wang Zhen died heroically for his country, and his deeds are touching. Xiaoya of Jingkang wrote a poem praising: "The tiger ministers have been trained to defend the city. They have sacrificed their intelligence, and they are running like whales. The attack lasts for more than nine months, and the thieves cannot take advantage of them. Without food and help, hundreds of pheasants are falling. Carrying an image to the water. , Live with unswerving righteousness. Great festivals, bright future for thousands of years."

After Taiyuan fell, Zong Han sent troops into the city. The Jin soldiers killed everyone they saw, young and old, and set houses on fire. The city smelled of blood and was filled with thick smoke.

Peng Xuan and his men could only hold back the anger in their hearts when they saw the tragic situation in Taiyuan City. Tears rolled in their eyes but could not shed.

Peng Xuan clenched his fists and ordered to the guards around him: "Let our people search carefully. If you encounter someone who is still alive, try to hide them. Remember not to let others discover you when you are doing things."

The guard wiped the tears from his eyes and said, "Yes, sir."

After the search stopped, the guard came back and reported in a low voice: "Sir, we rescued three babies, two boys and one girl, as well as several injured and unconscious men and women, and helped them escape the search. What happened to these three babies?" manage"

Peng Xuan thought for a while and said: "Take it with you first, see if you can get some goat's milk in the city, and wait until you catch a few women to feed the children."

The guard cupped his fists and said, "Yes, sir."