Reborn Yue Feizhi returns my rivers and mountains

Arriving outside the Jinluan Hall, Zheng Wangzhi first went to the court and told Emperor Qinzong what the Jin army had requested. He also told Emperor Qinzong that the Jin envoy had come outside the palace to wait for an audience. Emperor Qinzong ordered him to announce the Jin envoy into the palace.

Wu Xiaomin came to the Jinluan Hall, bowed and saluted Emperor Qinzong, and then said that he would cut the river as a boundary and transfer the three towns to the Jin people. Emperor Qinzong remained silent.So Wu Xiaomin also proposed that the ministers from the DPRK and China be sent to the Jin camp to discuss the peace treaty. Emperor Qinzong approved the report and ordered his people to be led into the post house to rest, while he discussed with the ministers about his mission.

After Wu Xiaomin left, Emperor Qinzong asked: "In the current situation, peace negotiation is the first choice. I wonder who among all my beloved ministers is willing to take the plunge and make peace with the Jin people?"

Li Gang stepped out of the courtroom and said, "I am willing to go!"

Emperor Qinzong glanced at him and said, "I have a heavy responsibility, so there is no need to go." Then he looked down and saw Li Yue among the ministers, and said, "You can go to Jinying for me to discuss. ." After that, he ordered Zheng Wangzhi and Gao Shize to accompany him as his deputies.

After everything was decided, Emperor Qinzong announced his withdrawal from the court, and all his ministers left, leaving only Li Gang who refused to leave.He stepped forward and asked, "I wonder why your Majesty does not allow me to go to Jin Camp?"

Emperor Qinzong said impatiently: "Your temperament is fierce and you are afraid of conflict with the Jin people, so you can't go."

Li Gang quickly said: "The enemy's morale is strong, and King Qin's troops have not yet assembled, so temporary peace negotiation is a good strategy. However, the people who go to negotiate peace still need to be carefully selected. If we can take the upper hand in the negotiation, then our court can An, if we don't get the opportunity, I'm afraid there will be disasters left. The safety of the country depends on this, but Li Yuerou is cowardly and embarrassed, and may interfere with state affairs. The Jin people are greedy, and they are like Guo Yaoshi, an old minister of Yanjing who is familiar with our dynasty. They acted as helpers for the tigers and made plans. Therefore, the Jin people must make great noises and demand excessively. If the court is unmoved and the envoy's words are appropriate, then the Jin people will not do anything when they see things happening. They will definitely restrain their minds and withdraw their troops. If the court is threatened by his words, everything will be done. If the Jin people are willing to grant their requests, they will know that there is no one in our court, and they will definitely covet our Central Plains land even more. By then, I am afraid that the worry of war will continue."

Emperor Qinzong didn't say anything after hearing what Li Gang said, but turned his head and left for the harem.Li Gang had no choice but to exit the hall and go to the military camp.

After Li Gang left, Emperor Qinzong returned to the Jinluan Hall, ordered Xuan Li Yue and Zheng Wang to go up to the hall, and said: "I think the Jin people want nothing more than gold and silk. When you get to the Jin camp, I can give you an additional thirty to five million taels of coins." , but the cession of territory in the three towns of Taiyuan is not allowed. If the Jin people mention the matter of rewarding the army, they can grant 500 million taels of silver to make peace." After that, he also ordered Li Yue to accompany him to deposit a deposit of 300 taels and give sweet wine and fruit as a gift to Wanyan Zongwang.

Li Yue and others came to Jinying, and Wanyan Zongwang was discussing with them in the tent. Before he could say anything, Wang Rui, the surrendered general of Yanjing, and others said: "Now our army is so powerful that if we attack the city for days, the city of Tokyo will be destroyed." At this moment, the reason why we withdraw our troops now and negotiate peace with the Southern Dynasty is because our Erlangjun remembers the old friendship between the Jin and Song Dynasties and is willing to protect the Zhao family clan. Therefore, the reward for the troops required for the peace negotiation should be tens of millions in gold, silver and silk each. For the sake of planning, there are tens of thousands of horses, camels, donkeys and mules each. The emperor of the Southern Dynasty respected the Emperor of Jin Dynasty as his uncle. All the refugees in the Yanyun territory were sent back and the three towns of Taiyuan, Hejian and Zhongshan were ceded. In addition, the Southern Dynasty betrayed its trust and must Take the prince and prime minister as pledge."

Li Yue and others were stunned when they heard the Jin's conditions. They woke up after a while and looked at the strong horses of the Jin's soldiers in the tent. They couldn't help but feel frightened. They didn't dare to reply. They just said: "I am a pilgrim who has given you thousands of gold." Both are delicious wine and fruit, please be kind to your husband." After hearing this, Wanyan Zongwang ordered Zheng Xiaomin to accept all the gifts, but he did not mention a word about the peace negotiation.

The first negotiation between Li Yue and others failed. On the second day, Wanyan Zongwang only sent his general Xiao Sanbaonu to see Li Yue and said: "There are many unfaithful people in the Southern Dynasty. The prince must be taken as a pledge and the land must be ceded with the river as the boundary." He said with embarrassment: "Your Majesty will only allow us to get 300 million taels of extra coins." After hearing the conditions, Xiao Sanbao Nu had a dark look on his face and left without saying anything.He came to the big tent and reported the conditions proposed by the Song envoy to Wanyan Zong.

Wanyan Zongwang was furious and immediately ordered troops to attack the city gates of Bianjing. For a while, the sound of cannons roared from the city walls, shouting to kill the sky.

When Li Gang saw the Jin army attacking the city, he quickly went to the court to ask for a fight. He also asked for a thousand people from the imperial army who were good at shooting, and Emperor Qinzong agreed.Li Gang led the imperial army to the top of the city. He immediately ordered everyone to go to various city gates and shoot downwards. He put on armor and went into battle in person.

At this time, a Jin soldier climbed up the city with a ladder. When he was in front of him, Li Gang took out his mace and smashed his head into pieces with one blow.It turned out that the Jin army had been attacking the city for several days, and Li Gang had lost several of his swords. Therefore, he found it inconvenient to wear a sword, so he ordered someone to make a four-sided iron mace weighing seven or eight kilograms and wear it on his body. He also carved "" on the handle of the mace. "Li Gang made it in the first year of Jingkang" and used it as a portable weapon.

Li Gang held an iron mace in his hand and smashed the heads of several golden soldiers in succession. The imperial army was also brave, and their arrows were all fired. When the strings sounded, some golden soldiers fell from the ladder in response.Li Gang's personal supervision of the formation greatly boosted the morale of the Song troops defending the city. They all fought bravely to take the lead. When they saw the Jin soldiers approaching, they killed them with hand cannons and wood sticks. Those who were farther away were shot with bows and arrows, and those further away were shot with arrows. Attack and kill with bed crossbow and thunder.Therefore, some Jin soldiers were hit by falling rocks and drowned when crossing the river, some climbed to the ladder and fell to their death, some were shot by arrows, and so on, there are countless others.

Li Gang also selected hundreds of dead soldiers, sat on bamboo baskets and fell down the city, set fire to the ladders of the Jin army, hacked the Jin soldiers from behind the city, beheaded dozens of enemy generals in a row, and hung their heads on the city wall to give orders.This situation is the same at every city gate.Emperor Qinzong in the court was very happy when he heard about the victory at the city gate. He sent people to send wine, silver and silk to reward the soldiers guarding the city. As a result, the Song troops guarding the city cheered thunderously, and their morale became stronger.

This siege battle lasted for several hours, and the Jin soldiers retreated without success after leaving thousands of corpses behind.

At this time, the guard outside the city was Taiwei He Guan. The Song army he led resisted the Jin army for several days and suffered heavy casualties. The Jin army was too powerful to resist, so he sent a letter to the city, requesting to enter the city for rest.Emperor Qinzong received the letter and was not allowed to enter the city, and ordered He Guan to lead his army to defend the west wall.

He Guan had received the imperial edict and had to retreat to the camp. He summoned his eldest son He Ji, his left and right lieutenants Han Zong and Lei Yanxing, and said, "Now that the Jin army is powerful and our army is small, it is difficult to hold on for a long time, so we have to back up the city." Fight. I am already sixty-two this year. I sacrificed my life for my country and died a worthy death. Are you willing to fight to the death with me?"

Han Zong and Lei Yanxing knelt on the ground and said, "The Taiwei has been as kind to us as a mountain. There is no reason to abandon him and run away. We are willing to fight to the death with the Taiwei and we will have no regrets!"

He Ji also said: "Commander Father, we are of the same mind as father and son. The only thing we can do is to die. Why should we be afraid of the Jin people? But if we don't stand firm, I'm afraid the court will blame us for being lazy. It's better to meet with the Jin army for a while before we talk."

He Guan heard what his son said was reasonable, so he opened the gate of the camp and raised his troops to call for formation.

When the Jin camp heard that He Guan was coming to attack, Wanyan Zongwang asked who could fight. Wu Shu came out to ask for a fight, so he opened the camp gate, led his troops and horses, and went to the front to attack.