At the foot of Runan City, Meng Gong's army was setting up camp. Seeing the Song army stretching as far as the eye could see, the Runan officials on top of the city all had solemn faces and did not dare to breathe.
In the evening, Zhang Jingxuan, the deputy commander of Runan City, came to the magistrate's office and asked to see the magistrate, saying that he had a good strategy to defeat the enemy.
The prefect Tang Kuowen was overjoyed and hurriedly welcomed Zhang Jingxuan into the government office and asked him about countermeasures.
Zhang Jingxuan then began to talk, attracting Tang Kuowen's attention. Unexpectedly, during the conversation, Zhang Jingxuan suddenly drew a knife and put it against Tang Kuowen's throat to control him.
Tang Kuowen was shocked and asked tremblingly: "You, you, you,,,, what are you doing? I have no grievances with you."
"snort."
Zhang Jingxuan snorted coldly and said: "You Jin Kingdom destroyed our country of Song Dynasty and enslaved my descendants of the Han family, but you still have the nerve to say that there is no injustice or enmity. Today, the Emperor of Song Dynasty is launching an army for the Northern Expedition. As a Han Chinese, how can I, Zhang Jingxuan, not
Respond to affiliation?”
After that, Zhang Jingxuan took Tang Kuowen hostage and left the yamen. Then his men and like-minded people, a total of more than a hundred people, also arrived. However, there were also many golden soldiers who came, and the golden soldiers surrounded Zhang Jingxuan and others.
Seeing that Zhang Jingxuan and others were surrounded, Tang Kuowen regained his confidence and said: "Zhang Jingxuan, my people are everywhere here. As long as you put down the knife, I will not kill you. Don't be stubborn anymore."
Zhang Jingxuan's eyes were sharp, and with a fierce move, he pulled the knife in his hand and killed Tang Kuowen. This scene shocked everyone.
Then I heard Zhang Jingxuan shouting loudly to the Jin soldiers: "The Han family has 600,000 soldiers. How can you resist? Now that Tang Kuowen is dead, as long as you follow me and surrender to the Song army, I will live and you will live. If you die, I will too."
Die. I, Zhang Jingxuan, cut off my fingers and swear here that I will never break my promise."
After saying that, Henry Zhang cut off one of his fingers again, and blood was like a column, but Henry Zhang did not cry out in pain, but looked at the golden soldiers with firm eyes.
Seeing this scene, the Jin soldiers knew that the city would be defeated sooner or later. Now that Tang Kuowen was dead, they had no need to resist anymore, so they put down their weapons one after another and followed Zhang Jingxuan in surrender.
Soon, Zhang Jingxuan opened the city gate and went to meet Meng Gong with Tang Kuowen's head in his hand.
Meng Gong learned the news and went out to the camp to greet him personally.
"The criminal, Zhang Jingxuan, pays homage to General Meng."
"I have the great Song Dynasty in my heart. Anyway, I acted righteously, killed the enemy and dedicated the city. I have made great contributions to the country. How can I blame you? Please come to me quickly."
Meng Gong sent Zhang Jingxuan to him, and then comforted him, "Please rest assured, the official is benevolent, and you are a wise king who has not been seen for thousands of years. You will have a bright future in the future, and those who join you will also be properly accommodated. No one will be allowed to suffer."
Chilling."
Zhang Jingxuan was very pleased to receive the promise, and Meng Gong quickly took over the city defense of Runan, and Runan fell without a fight.
When the news spread that Zhang Jingxuan had killed Tang Kuowen and was treated kindly by Meng Gong, a wave of killing officials and vassals arose in nearby counties, which allowed the Song army to easily regain a large area of territory.
When the news that one state after another surrendered to Meng Gong reached Wanyan Zhongde's ears, Wanyan Zhongde also looked sad.
Wanyan Zhongde was ordered to lead 50,000 troops to resist Meng Gong. As a general and a member of the royal family of the Jin Kingdom, he had no choice but to lead the army.
But he knew very well that the Jin Kingdom would never be able to withstand the Song Army's Northern Expedition, so just in case, he planned to have his home stolen and secretly arranged it in the army.
"Father, everything is ready."
When his son Wanyan Shetu came to him, Wanyan Zhongde nodded and said: "Shetu, you must take good care of your mother, my wife, and your younger brothers and sisters. Promise your father."
"Yes, father, the child swears that as long as the child lives for one day, he will never let them be in danger."
"Okay, please leave quickly."
Wanyan Zhongde asked his son to take the family papers and leave quickly, but Wanyan Shetu obviously did not understand why his father did this, and at the same time he was not willing to leave like this.
Wanyan Shetu couldn't help but said: "Father, even if the Song army has strong soldiers and horses, I, Dajin, am not a vegetarian. As long as the court is given some time, I believe that the court will be able to mobilize the entire country's troops to fight the Song army. We will not be without victory."
hope.
Moreover, when Monk Wanyan Chen defeated 8,000 Mongolian troops with only 400 men, his father had 50,000 men under his command. What kind of miracle cannot be repeated? Why was my father so pessimistic? If we left, wouldn't this be betraying our ancestors?
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"Why,"
Wanyan Zhongde sighed feebly, and finally said: "In the battle of Jingkang, our country of Jin humiliated the Song Dynasty, which is unparalleled in the history books and has no equal. Now the Song Dynasty is working hard and sending 600,000 troops to attack our country of Jin.
An army of 600,000 is enough to cover the sky and the sun, and is unstoppable. The predecessors planted trees for others to enjoy the shade, and the predecessors committed evil and the latter will bear the consequences. This time, the karma will repay us, and our Kingdom of Jin is destined to perish. My child, take them away with you.
When you are gone, even if your father dies, you can still miss him a little bit."
Wanyan Shetu had no choice but to kneel down and kowtow to Wanyan Zhongde, and finally secretly left with a team of guards to protect Wanyan Zhongde's family records.
After arranging the family documents, Wanyan Zhongde led an army of 50,000 people directly towards Meng Gong's army, in order to fight Meng Gong for the dignity of the Jin Kingdom.
"Report, general, one hundred miles ahead in Fangjia Town, Wanyan Zhongde's army has been found marching in the direction of our army."
"How many enemy troops are there?"
"About fifty thousand people."
"Explore again."
"yes."
After Tan Ma went down, Meng Gong also immediately came to the map to check it. He looked at it very carefully and did not dare to miss anything.
Liu Yi, a confidant general, said: "General, this Wanyan Zhongde suddenly appeared with 50,000 troops. Judging from his posture, he seems to be fighting to the death with our army. This seems a bit abnormal."
General Zhang Zuo also said: "Wanyan Zhongde is a famous general of the Jin Kingdom. He has a reputation of being cautious. He has always avoided fighting with our army before, but now he wants to fight decisively. There must be a deceit in it. General, please be careful."
Several other generals also expressed their concerns one by one, saying bluntly that they should not be careless.
Meng Gong looked at the map with sharp eyes and listened to the generals' words with a serious expression on his face.
Meng Gong walked back and forth in the tent, and finally he said solemnly: "It doesn't matter, my master, the King of the Song Dynasty, is an upright master. All the schemes of the Jin Kingdom are in vain. We just sweep them all the way. Since Wanyan Zhongde wants to fight, we will
I will accompany you to the end, pass on my orders, and prepare to fight."
"Yes, General."
The generals didn't say much after hearing this. They all followed the orders and left, as if what they said in the beginning to advise Meng Gong to be careful was not what they said.