The city of Tokyo was peaceful in the wind and snow, but suddenly a man rode into the city quickly.

"Urgent report from 800 miles east of the river! Urgent report from 800 miles east of the river!"

The messenger braved the severe cold, and his voice penetrated the wind and snow and echoed everywhere.

Some people couldn't help but poke their heads out of the wine shop and look over curiously.

"Urgent report from eight hundred miles east of the river! Master Wang has conquered Taiyuan! Master Wang has conquered Taiyuan! Wu Jie has restored Taiyuan!"

When he passed by the Zhonglie Temple near the Imperial College, Bai Lian in front of the Zhonglie Temple seemed to be inspired and began to fly.

There are tablets of Wang Zhen and the names of many soldiers who defended Taiyuan and died for their country.

Several people couldn't help but come out and watch the messengers whizzing by.

"He said that Master Wang has recovered?"

"He is indeed talking about Master Wang conquering Taiyuan!"

"And it was Wu Jie who returned to Taiyuan."

"Wu Jie conquered Taiyuan! Taiyuan was recovered! Taiyuan was recovered!"

Someone shouted excitedly.

Several scholars came out and heard these words. One of them said: "Wu Jie regained Taiyuan?"

Another scholar said: "Wu Jie's ability is still a little behind, and he has only recovered Taiyuan now."

The news spread to the palace, the East and West Mansion, and the officials of the Military and Political Council vaguely heard the voice.

Qin Hui looked at the direction from which the sound came from, feeling a little surprised.

"Mr. Zhao, it seems there is a report from Hedong Army."

Zhao Ding put down his pen and asked doubtfully: "Is it possible that there will be results so soon?"

At this time, the messengers had already arrived outside Wende Hall.

Zhao Ning was stunned, Taiyuan military report?

"Quick pass!"

After saying that, Zhao Ning couldn't wait any longer and rushed out in a few steps.

It was snowing heavily outside, but he didn't care.

When the messenger saw Zhao Guan's family, he was stunned for a moment and said excitedly: "Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Hedong that Wang Shi has conquered Taiyuan!"

After saying that, he handed the general report to Zhao Ning with both hands.

The hands were red from the cold and trembling.

Zhao Ning's heart was beating wildly, but he still said politely: "Thank you for your hard work. Someone, come and take him down to have a good rest."

The messenger was taken down.

Zhao Ning quickly opened the battle report and found two copies.

One was written by Wu Jie to the General Construction Department of Daming Prefecture, and the other was written by Zong Ze to Zhao Guan's family.

Both military reports have one characteristic: this is a victory report written with blood!

Reading between the lines, Zhao Ning seemed to have seen with his own eyes the mountains of corpses and seas of blood in Taiyuan City, and heard the pleas and screams of countless defenseless people.

After the Battle of Taiyuan on the first day of December, the Jin army in Taiyuan City sent people out to negotiate. Wanyan Hujia was willing to open the city and surrender on the condition that they would not be killed.

If the Song army did not accept their surrender, they would kill everyone in the city and bury them together.

Wu Jie agreed.

On the night of the first day of December, the Divine Guards actually entered Taiyuan City.

When the Divine Guards entered the city, they discovered that the streets were filled with corpses.

It turned out that the great turmoil in Taiyuan City resulted in the death of more than 30,000 people in the city.

Some families were even wiped out by the brutal Jin army.

For this reason, countless people asked for orders to kill all the Jin troops who surrendered.

However, they were all suppressed by Wu Jie.

It's not that Wu Jie said nonsense like "killing and surrendering is ominous", but that there were still thousands of Jin troops who surrendered before they were initially controlled, and he didn't want to start another war in Taiyuan City.

Even if they were to be killed, they would be tricked out after a while and they would all be buried alive.

Of course, Wu Jie's thoughts on how to deal with the surrenderers were not written in the military newspaper, so Zhao Ning did not know.

After reading this military report, Zhao Ning was happy, but also felt a little heavy.

He suddenly asked: "What year and month is it today?"

Zhang Shuye, who followed him out, said: "Your Majesty, let's go in first and talk later. Be careful of catching a cold."

"What year and month is it today?"

"Today is the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month in the fifth year of Jingkang's reign."

"How long did we set for Wu Jie to regain Taiyuan?"

"If I remember correctly, it will be three months, that is, before January next year."

"Wu Jie completed it two months ahead of schedule."

"Yes."

Zhao Ning added: "What will the Jin people do next?"

Zhang Shuye replied: "The Jin people will be very angry. They may be preparing their troops to go south, but at the same time they are sending envoys to ask whether the accusations are false and to find out information and to delay us."

Zhao Ning's eyes became firm: "Before the Jin people come to question the crime, I will send someone to question the crime first."

On the high mountain of Dayi, there is an excellent position that cannot wait for the enemy to snatch it.

Zhao Ning's brain began to spin rapidly.

He has already thought of his next strategy.

On this day, news of the recapture of Taiyuan spread throughout Tokyo.

For the first time, the name Wu Jie became so dazzling in the ruling and opposition parties in Tokyo.

Everyone knows the strategic significance of regaining Taiyuan.

Since Zhao Guangyi and Yongxi's Northern Expedition ended in haste, in order to defend against the Liao Dynasty, the Song Dynasty built three important military towns in Hebei and Hedong, commonly known as the three towns in the north.

The three towns in the north are Taiyuan Prefecture in Hedong Province, Zhongshan Prefecture in Hebei Province, and Hejian Prefecture in Hebei Province.

They helplessly replaced the Great Wall and became the northern border defense line of the Song Dynasty.

Taiyuan Mansion, located in the hinterland of Hedong Province, has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times.

Most of the land east of Hedong (Shanxi Province) is filled with towering mountains, but there are two roads that can lead you quickly south.

One is from Taiyuan, walking along the west side of Taihang Mountain to Dang, going south to drink in the Yellow River, overlooking Luoyang on the opposite side.

One is to go from Taiyuan to the foot of Luliang Mountain, pass through Fenzhou, and go south to Jiezhou (Yuncheng), the center of salt production in the Song Dynasty. This place is not far from Chang'an in Guanzhong.

Taiyuan Prefecture fell in the Second Battle of Song and Jin Dynasties. By the time of the Third Battle of Song and Jin Dynasties, the Jin Army stationed troops in Taiyuan and sent troops southward from Taiyuan without any pressure. The hinterland of the Central Plains and Guanzhong were almost exposed to the iron hoof of the Jin Army.

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For this reason, Zhao Ning had to station a large army in Longde Mansion, that is, in the Shangdang area to defend the Jin army.

But now that Taiyuan is back, the Song Dynasty's defense line has once again been pushed to the front line of Taiyuan Prefecture, and it is only three hundred miles away from Yanmen Pass and only four hundred miles away from Fugu.

All of these places are military fortresses.

As long as Taiyuan is there, if the Jin army wants to go south again, they can only go south through Zhending Prefecture and Hejian Prefecture.

This also means that once the Song and Jin Dynasties go to war, it will be difficult for the Jin army to threaten Shaanxi. This greatly reduces the probability that Shaanxi will be attacked from both sides when the Song, Jin and Xia kingdoms go to war at the same time.

It can be said that with Taiyuan firmly in his hands, the pressure to extinguish Xia has been reduced by at least half.

The government and the opposition were shocked, and at a time when the New Deal was being fully rolled out, for the first time, good news of recovering lost territory came from the front.

This was undoubtedly a reassurance for the Song Dynasty, which had just experienced a great purge.

December 11th, morning.

The ministers first congratulated His Majesty the Emperor, and then began to express their opinions on the strategy of managing Taiyuan.

"The recovery of Taiyuan is the result of the joint efforts of Wu Jie and all the soldiers of the Divine Guards, as well as the army and people of Taiyuan. There were heavy casualties in Taiyuan City. The people in the north are all looking forward to the king day and night. My heart is very sad. The imperial court should use its discretion to distribute special funds to the people who died in the war.
Chapter completed!