On the evening of April 16th, after dinner, it was getting dark.

You can see the bright lights in the Jinjun military camp.

But there was actually silence all around.

If you look closer, you will find that there is no one there.

That's right, the Jin army began to retreat.

This is a helpless move.

By the evening of April 17, Song Army scouts discovered a large number of horse hoof prints in the surrounding area.

Information was sent to Han Shizhong intensively.

The Jin army retreated?

Han Shizhong was not sure whether the Jin army really retreated or whether it was deliberately retreating in order to advance.

In other words, the Jin army really retreated, but it was also true that they retreated in order to advance.

As long as the Song army pursues them, they may encounter an ambush from the Jin army.

Han Shizhong ordered all ministries not to move arbitrarily, and asked people to send a message to Huyantong to ambush carefully. Only ambushes were allowed, and no pursuit was allowed.

Both sides maintain a high degree of vigilance while maintaining necessary restraint.

On the evening of April 18, Zhang Rong received a military order from Han Shizhong. He led eight large ships and set out from the port of Duli City and started heading north.

On April 20, the information about Zongfu's request for help first arrived at Liaoyang Prefecture, and then was sent to Yanjing from Liaoyang Prefecture.

On the afternoon of April 24, the day before the Jin Army arrived in Gaizhou, the Song Army's naval division arrived in Gaizhou.

The Jin army never expected that the Song army could move north faster than them.

The Song army arrived in Gaizhou, quickly landed, and launched a sudden attack on the unsuspecting Gaizhou area.

On April 25, when Zongfu and Wanyanchang arrived and retreated to the border of Gaizhou, the scouts reported that a large number of Song troops had appeared in Gaizhou.

This news shocked Zongfu.

Why are there Song troops in Gaizhou?

Jin Jun, who had already relaxed, immediately became vigilant again.

Amidst the nervousness, the Jin army cautiously retreated to Liaoyang Mansion.

Finally, Zongfu fell completely ill.

Early in the morning on April 26, Wanyan Aguda's third son, Wanyan Zongfu, died of illness on the way back to Liaoyang Mansion.

Wanyanchang kept secret and continued to retreat northward with the Jin army.

By the evening of April 27, the 800-mile shipment from Liaoyang Prefecture to Yanjing was hurriedly placed on Zong Wang's desk.

Zong Wang's face was extremely gloomy.

Without any further hesitation, he ordered the deployment of 50,000 elite troops from Yanyun that day to retreat to Liaoyang.

At the same time, he wrote a letter to Wanyan Wu Qimai regarding the internal strategic adjustment of the entire Jin Kingdom.

I hope Wanyan Wu Qimai can allocate another 30,000 horses from Shangjing to Liaoyang.

The Kingdom of Jin had no choice but to start stationing heavy troops in Liaoyang Mansion, and spent time to find out the details of the Song army in Fuzhou before making plans.

The withdrawal of Yanyun's troops and the changes in the war situation in Liaodong meant that in the sixth year of Jingkang, the Jin Kingdom's military deterrence against the Song Dynasty temporarily failed.

Zongwang's army gathered in Yanyun, Zhending, Zhongshan, and Hejian. The direct purpose was actually very simple. To use force to coerce, they wanted to have sufficient bargaining chips in the negotiations with the Song Dynasty regarding the Taiyuan Prefecture.

Things that cannot be obtained on the battlefield become more difficult at the negotiation table, or in other words, are almost impossible to obtain.

What exactly do the leaders and factions of the Jin Kingdom want to get?

Absolute trade rights to the Song Dynasty, and zero tariffs on commodity exports to the Song Dynasty.

What benefit does this have to the Kingdom of Jin?

If trade between the Song and Jin Dynasties was fully opened, what impact would it have on the Song and Jin Dynasties respectively?

If a person in the 21st century saw this question, he would probably raise his hand immediately: I know this question. The Jin Kingdom is too stupid to even think about opening up trade. I, the Song Dynasty, directly dumped the Jin Kingdom's goods and killed the Jin Kingdom.

Already.

This is the result of only endorsement.

The concept of commodity dumping was completely unplayable in the 12th century.

The manufacturing industry of the Song Dynasty was obviously more developed than that of the Jin Kingdom, so opening up would be good for the Song Dynasty, right?

That’s what it looks like at first glance!

So why did the Song Dynasty in history strictly control trade on the borders between Song, Jin, Song, Xia, Song, Gaoli, and Song and Japan?

The reason is simple, because the populations of all countries surrounding the Central Plains Dynasty are limited.

Moreover, I have to admit that in this era, the people who had the best life were the people of the Song Dynasty.

The powerful Liao and Jin countries had an advantage in terms of military force, but their people lived a much worse life than the people of the Song Dynasty, let alone Xixia.

The private sector neither has a sufficient population nor consumption power, so how can we talk about commodity dumping?

Besides, there are four necessary conditions for commodity dumping:

First, the production cost must be low enough.

Second, transportation costs must be low enough.

Third, the business environment must be stable enough.

Fourth, the consumer group is large enough.

None of these four points existed in the Jin Kingdom in the 12th century.

If we have to talk about who will sell more things after the two sides open up, I'm afraid it really is the Kingdom of Jin.

The Song Dynasty transported things there, and maybe only a few counties in the Jin Kingdom had enough money for consumption.

Unless it is supplied to a fixed point, for example, it is supplied to a densely populated area of ​​​​Jin State to be traded by some people.

In other words, they use the market to sell directly to Jinguo officials, but the demand is definitely not large.

When the Jin Kingdom transported their things south, they faced a massive and capable consumer market.

It’s the same reason as the Jin Kingdom exported sheep and green and white salt to the Song Dynasty the year before last.

Changbai Mountain is extremely rich in products, and products from beyond the Great Wall are extremely popular in the Central Plains.

This is also the situation that the conservatives of the Jin Kingdom have always wanted to establish.

Moreover, the Kingdom of Jin was short of copper coins.

But now, due to the passive strategic situation, the Jin Kingdom may not have so much leverage in the subsequent negotiations between Song and Jin.

After arranging reinforcements to support Liaoyang Prefecture, Zong Wang turned around and sent another envoy to the Song Dynasty.

On the evening of April 28th, Zhao Ning was finishing his meal when Gao Qiu came.

"Your Majesty, something is urgent."

"Say." Zhao Ning has been in a good mood recently.

The situation in Liaodong is moving forward, and he is waiting for good news from Han Shizhong.

The purchase of horses in the northwest is also progressing smoothly, and the supply of horses in Shaanxi has reached a scale of 20,000.

Both Li Yanxian and Liu Qi are deploying large-scale cavalry regiments.

Moreover, Zhao Ning also wrote a letter to Yue Fei, asking him to select a few capable fighters from the Shenwu Army's cavalry regiment and go to the northwest to provide them with cavalry training.

Once Shaanxi's cavalry regiment is established, Xixia will prepare the coffin.

Gao Qiu hesitated for a moment and said: "There was another private fight in Jiangling Mansion. This time more than 3,000 civilians participated, and as many as 1,000 people were killed or injured."

When Zhao Ning heard the news, he was so angry that he slapped the rice in the bowl on the table and said angrily: "Does Tang Ke not want to do it anymore?"

Gao Qiu said quickly: "Your Majesty, please calm down."

"Three thousand people!" Zhao Ning suddenly stood up, "You are too courageous! This is a rebellion!"

"Your Majesty, I believe that this matter is related to the large-scale land reclamation on Jinghu North Road. Every private fight is because of the competition for fertile land!"
Chapter completed!