One Piece of Song Dynasty

Liu Guangshi sent Wang De and Li Qiong with light troops to rescue Chuzhou. The two arrived at Gaoyou, Chengzhou, on the th of the month, but were blocked by an ambush from the Jin army for reinforcements, and never moved forward again.

Yue Fei sent troops from Taizhou to rescue Chuzhou on September th. He traveled miles in two days, fought three battles and won three victories on the way, and captured more than Jin soldiers. He arrived at Sandun east of Chengzhou on September th. , here is still miles away from Chuzhou, but at this time Yue Fei's troops and horses only have a few thousand people. They have neither backup nor food supplies, and are unable to continue advancing. So Yue Fei became the same as Wang De and Li Qiong from now on. , and never moved forward.

On the other side, Li Yanxian's troops rescued Chuzhou. Li Yanxian was previously appointed as the governor of Haizhou and Huaiyang military towns and the magistrate of Haizhou. Li Yanxian's troops were placed under the control of Liu Guangshi by the imperial court to rescue Chuzhou. Li Yanxian knew that the lips were dead and the teeth were cold. Reason: After the fall of Chuzhou, Haizhou would be next, so he personally led the navy southward, marched westward along the Huaihe River to rescue Chuzhou, and fought fiercely with the Jin Kingdom's blocking troops on the Huaihe River.

September th is such an unfortunate day. On the day Yue Fei left Taizhou to send troops to rescue Chuzhou, Liu Yu ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor in Daming Mansion, Hebei. The country was named Daqi, and he officially became a puppet of the Jin Kingdom.

On September th, the city gate of Chuzhou was opened amidst the roar of cannons, and Zhao Li galloped out of the city with six cavalry in a majestic manner. Because Zhang Jun was showing off his troops in the northwest, Marshal Lou Su of the Jinxi Route Army was in a tight situation. At this time, Wu Shu had already led the main army to leave Chuzhou and rushed to Shaanxi via Suqian at starry night to participate in the upcoming Fuping Battle. The only ones who attacked Chuzhou Wan Yanchang's Jin soldiers and Hebei signed troops. Wan Yanchang was directing the Jin army to attack the city. When he saw Zhao Li leaving the city, he hurriedly stopped the attack. Zhao Li was like a god. He came to the front of the formation and said with a thunderbolt: "I am Zhao Li, the governor of Chuzhou, a brave general of the Jin Army. Who dares to fight?"

Wan Yanchang hurriedly warned the people around him that Chuzhou had been without food for many days, so Zhao Li was helpless and could not accept the challenge at this time. Before the words were spoken, the two golden generals were not angry and had already rushed to the front of the formation on flying horses. Zhao Li was facing away from the Jin army at this time, and the two Jin generals rushed over on horseback. With both guns out, they attacked Zhao Li from behind. It was too late, but it was too late. Zhao Li took advantage of the situation and grabbed the two spears. The two gold generals fell off their horses and fell to the ground. Zhao Li turned around and killed the two golden generals, seized the two knights and slowly returned to the city gate. Dozens more Jin generals rushed out from the Jin army formation and chased after them. Zhao Li returned to his horse, stood still, and yelled with angry eyes: "Who dares to step forward?"

All the gold generals were frightened and stopped immediately. Zhao Li entered the city in a hurry, followed by six cavalry, and the city gate was closed again. Wanyan Changrao was a Bodhisattva general, so he couldn't help but get angry and ordered the cannons to be fired. Zhao Li had just climbed onto the city tower when suddenly there was a loud sound of cannons and flames soaring into the sky. Zhao Li was hit by the cannon fire and his head was broken. He finally said: "Zhao Li can no longer defeat the enemy for the country. Don't say that I am dead. I can still protect Chuzhou for dozens of people." The day can be kept."

It was not until the end of September that Chuzhou fell. Wan Yanchang captured Chuzhou, but the soldiers and civilians of Chuzhou still preferred death over surrender. They followed Zhao Li's deployment before his death, and all men, women, and children formed formations and started a ruthless street fight. Some women hugged Jin Jun and drowned together at the bottom of the river, and an old woman used scissors to die with Jin Jun. This move caused thousands of casualties to Jin Jun, which showed the awe-inspiring righteousness of a true warrior who would rather die than surrender. When Wan Yanchang heard that Zhao Li had been dead for several decades, he couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: "Our army took most of the famous cities in the Song Dynasty like a bag of treasures, but Zhao Li in Chuzhou is truly a famous general in the world."

After Wan Yanchang occupied Chuzhou, he immediately assembled all the main forces to attack Li Yanxian on the Huaihe River. Li Yanxian was attacked by the Jin army on water and land routes, and died fighting in Beishen Town. His whole family was also killed. Soon, Haizhou was also attacked by the Jin army. Capture.

After Li Yanxian died in the battle, only Yue Fei's army was left in the Huaihe River in the Southern Song Dynasty. Wan Yanchang gathered an army of and rushed towards Chengzhou. Yue Fei was unable to support it alone, so he retreated to Tong and Tai.

News of Chuzhou's fall reached Quanzhou. Li Xin was deeply saddened by Zhao Li's sacrifice, so he ordered the court to observe two days of silence for Zhao Li's resignation. He also posthumously presented Zhao Li to the three divisions of Jiedushi and Kaifu Yitong, with the posthumous title of Zhonglie, and ordered him to visit his remains and provide official burial services.

Regarding the fall of Chuzhou, Liu Guangshi and Yue Fei started a legal battle after the war. Liu Guangshi reported to the court that he had urged Yue Fei to send troops to rescue as early as September, but Yue Fei repeatedly disobeyed, leading to the fall of Chuzhou. . Yue Fei reported to the court, saying that Liu Guangshi was derelict in his duties. As the commander-in-chief, he refused to lend troops to his subordinates, which resulted in unfavorable objective results for his rescue of Chuzhou.

In order to prove that what he said was true, Yue Fei also showed the court copies of two official letters sent to Liu Guangshi. The first letter was sent before the troops were sent out in Taizhou. It was obviously a reply to Liu Guangshi's order to urge troops to advance. The main message was as follows: "After the restoration of Jiankang, all the soldiers and horses were in a state of devastation, and the disadvantages were so severe that we could not immediately return to them." The king's affairs are important to carry out. The urgency of Chuzhou is worse than falling upside down. We cannot live in peace for a while, so we should move forward. This is the autumn when Zhengfei and others sacrifice their lives for righteousness."

Another official letter asking for help was to the effect: "Yu Wangjunci paid tribute to Liu Guangshi by donating one or two thousand people, and provided him with food for more than ten days, so that Feide could inspire the soldiers and go straight to the bandit base to relieve the siege of the two states. , wipe out the traces of dogs and sheep", or "don't send one of the commanders to come and show off the horns, so that they can achieve great success and not interfere with state affairs", otherwise "Feigu Military Commission will really be unable to support Wu".

Yue Fei's passion to sacrifice his life for the country was beyond words, but Liu Guangshi did not reply to such a sincere and minimal request, which shows that Liu Guangshi is not a thing. But according to Liu Guangshi's understanding: You Yue Fei has more than soldiers. Although the food is difficult, it is not inferior to me. In fact, I didn't give you military food. Didn't you persist until October th? So didn't you borrow it? With one or two thousand soldiers and less than ten days of rations, your Yue Fei's men will no longer be able to inspire their fighting spirit to fight the enemy bravely. If I, Liu Guangshi, do as you ask, you Yue Fei will really be able to relieve the siege of Chuzhou.

Liu Guangshi came to the conclusion without thinking: Either you, Yue Fei, were dazzled by the small victories against the Jin Army in the past few times, or you are making excuses for disobeying my command and bargaining with me. Since you used these two official documents to talk to me, I won't be polite to you, so Liu Guangshi reported to the court again in late October, reporting that Yue Fei's aid to Chuzhou was "delayed for more than fifty days, and he used clever excuses to arrive at Chuzhou". Refusing to join command", thus leading to the fall of Chuzhou.

Zhao Ding had a straightforward temper and was very angry at the actions of the armies for not saving Chuzhou. He insisted on pursuing Liu Guangshi and other rescuing armies for their crime of disobeying orders and not saving Chuzhou. He drafted an imperial comment for Li Xin and said: "Officials But for personal reasons, he was not concerned about national affairs, and ordered the people who pursued the Jin to cross the Huaihe River to atone for their mistakes."

Li Xin, on the other hand, was not interested in the written lawsuit between Yue Fei and Liu Guangshi. In fact, the main reason was that Li Xin was not ready to eliminate Liu Guangshi.