Chapter 152: The Royal Driver Returns to Beijing
The overall situation of the Third Song-Jin War has been decided.
The third prince, Wanyan Zongfu, rushed northward in a hurry, and his army of one hundred thousand troops was routed thousands of miles away.
Zong Fu was as frightened as a bird, he did not dare to stay on Jingdong East Road anymore, and immediately fled to the Yongjing Army, preparing to join Wan Yanchang at the Yongjing Army.
After the rendezvous, they sent people to regroup the defeated troops and turn around to counterattack the Song army.
Although he still didn't know which Song army was attacked, Zongfu already knew that there was a Song army pretending to be a Jin army.
He wanted to go to Yongjing Army immediately to find Wan Yanchang.
But he didn't know that Han Shizhong, following Li Gang's order, had already arrived in Yongjing Army's Wuqiao County. In Fucheng, a hundred miles away from Wuqiao County, there were thousands of troops left by Yue Fei.
The northern defense line is being repaired by Li Gang and is basically completed.
If he goes directly from Xuzhou to Dongping and then to Dezhou, instead of going around to Mizhou, he can cross Dongping and enter Qingping on the fourth day of March.
At that time, Yue Fei had just raided Wanyanchang, so Zongfu would definitely be aware of it.
But Zongfu took a detour.
The most direct reason for Zongfu's detour was Zhao Ji's cession of territory and the request for compensation.
Speaking of which, Zhao Ji actually made meritorious service?
At this time, Zhao Ji didn't know that Zongfu's army of 100,000 had collapsed. He sat in the Hall of Wende and admired his calligraphy and paintings.
Waiting for the fathers of the Jin Army to blast Zhao Ning and support him to ascend to power.
Of course, Zhao Ning didn't know that the armies of Wanyan Zongfu and Wanyanchang on the eastern front were actually defeated by Yue Fei.
A general is rising slowly in the eastern sky!
Zhao Ning was worried about the situation on the Eastern Front and wrote a letter to Zongze, asking Zongze to dispatch manpower to support the Eastern Front.
On March 14, the day after the collapse of Zongfu's army, Liu Yu, who set out from Xuzhou and headed north, arrived in Qufu.
Liu Yu originally planned to go directly to Jinan Mansion to succeed the throne and then announce it to the world.
But thinking of the mission given to him by Zongfu, he first went to Qufu, which was closer.
What he saw was Kong Duanyou, the current Duke of Yansheng.
Kong Duanyou was a little surprised when he heard that Liu Yu was coming. He had heard the recent rumors.
He still chose to see Liu Yu, but he couldn't do it without him because Liu Yu had brought troops.
"I didn't know that Liu Shangguan came to my humble residence and was not welcomed from afar."
Liu Lin said: "My father is now His Majesty the Emperor of Da Qi. Why don't you still be polite when you see His Majesty the Emperor?"
Kong Duanyou said: "Today, there is only one from Bianjing. Where did the Emperor of Da Qi come from?"
Liu Lin shouted angrily: "What a shame!"
Liu Yu stopped him: "You must not be rude to the blood of saints."
Liu Lin then retreated.
Liu Yu said: "Duke Yansheng, the Song Dynasty is over, and those who understand current affairs are heroes."
Kong Duanyou scolded angrily: "That's nonsense. As a minister of the Song Dynasty, if you dare to overstep your bounds, you will be punished by everyone in the world!"
Liu Yu's face immediately darkened: "Mr. Yansheng, I am giving you a favor. Please come out and serve me. I will not treat you badly."
"Rebellious ministers and traitors!"
"It seems you don't want to do it anymore?"
"What, do you still dare to attack me?"
"Come here, arrest Mr. Yansheng."
"you dare!"
"Catch him!"
Kong Duanyou was arrested, and the rest of the Kong family showed fear.
Liu Yu said: "Whoever among you is willing to be loyal to me, I will make him the Holy Duke of Yan."
At this time Kong Duanyou's nephew Kong Fan came out and said: "My minister Kong Fan is here to see your majesty, long live!"
Liu Yu laughed and said, "Okay, you will be Duke Yan from now on."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
On March 16, Zongfu was worried that there were also Song troops in Dezhou, so he crossed directly across Dezhou, entered the Yongjing Army, and marched quickly to the border of Wuqiao County.
The defeated army encountered Han Shizhong's 10,000 troops who were building a defensive line.
Han Shizhong had no idea that the other party was the main force of the Jin army. When he heard that the Jin army had been discovered, he immediately gathered his troops and started fighting.
Never thought that the Jin Army would be so invincible!
Han Shizhong himself was shocked.
Zongfu's remnant troops were in shock. More than 10,000 people who originally escaped with him surrendered thousands more in Wuqiao County.
Zongfu continued to flee north.
Only then did he realize that he might have been tricked by Wan Yanchang.
There are actually a large number of Song troops in Yongjing Army in Wuqiao County.
To the east is Cangzhou, where Li Gang is heavily guarded. Now of course we should go west.
Wanyan Zongfu: To the west is Fucheng County, which is Yang Jin’s territory. No problem, just go to Fucheng.
After crossing the Yellow River from Fucheng and entering Hejian Mansion, don't even think about joining forces with Wan Yanchang now.
As a result, after arriving in Fucheng, the frightened Jin army, which had no fighting power, was chased and killed by the Song army in Fucheng.
Finally, Zongfu crossed the Yellow River with difficulty and arrived at Hejian Mansion with only fifty people.
The rest were killed: those who were killed were killed, those who were caught were caught, and those who fled in chaos fled.
There were one hundred thousand troops during the expedition, but now only fifty-three people are left to return to Hejian Mansion.
More than half a month ago, Zong Fu also received a letter of credence from Zhao Ji to cede territory and seek peace.
Now, he suspected that Zhao Ji had tricked him!
On March 18, Liu Yu arrived at Jinan Prefecture. Before he entered the city, he immediately sent people to various counties in Jinan Prefecture to deliver his proclamation.
But he didn't know that Yue Fei was still in Jinan Mansion at this time, and Song Jun hadn't even dried the blood on his knife.
Also on the same day, Zhao Ning, who had been in Shangdang for about the same time, seemed to finally remember the cheap emperor in Tokyo, crossed the Yellow River south, and arrived at Gyeonggi Road.
The sun was exceptionally bright today. After crossing the Yellow River, Zhao Ning saw farmers working in the fields.
Gyeonggi Road was not damaged this time, and people's livelihood is slowly recovering and becoming more vibrant.
Zhang Shuye finally breathed a sigh of relief. He repeatedly urged Zhao Ning to return to Beijing immediately, but Zhao Ning stayed in Shangdang, saying that in order to appease the morale of the army, he must deal with the remains of the soldiers who died in battle before he could return with peace of mind.
The Emperor acted like a monster in the capital, but the Emperor looked indifferent in Shangdang, which made Uncle Zhang anxious all night.
Now that Zhao Guan's family has finally returned, Zhang Shuye said again: "Your Majesty, the political situation in Tokyo is currently in chaos. From here to the capital, there may be people from the Supreme Emperor stationed there."
Zhao Ning said calmly: "The Emperor's people? My sons and daughters are not even afraid of gold thieves, how can they be afraid of the Emperor's people?"
He rode a horse, surrounded by imperial guards, and moved forward quickly. He did not forget to say to Zhang Shuye: "Mr. Zhang, the people of the Supreme Emperor are all paper tigers!"
When Zhao Ning arrived near the former New Army barracks, the troops there immediately became vigilant.
When the army there learned that His Majesty the Emperor had returned from the expedition in person, in order to show respect for the Emperor, they immediately threw away all their weapons and laid out the roads.
"Long live my emperor! Long live my emperor!"
Loud shouts came and went.
Zhao Ning smiled happily and said: "Ms. Zhang, you see, what it means to win people's hearts, this is it!"
"Even if the Supreme Emperor is sitting in the Hall of Wende, what can he do?" Zhao Ning felt unprecedentedly relaxed, as if he had begun to feel like an emperor, and continued, "Those people who are attached to the Supreme Emperor are just greedy and unjust.
The villain who is afraid of death will definitely wake up when people know the true situation."
"My resistance to the Jin Dynasty is the general trend and the will of the people. It is the great road. Those who follow it will prosper, and those who go against it will perish!"
Zhang Shuye said: "Your Majesty's holy virtue shines brightly all over the world."
Chapter completed!