The first thousand and twenty nine chapters are defeated like a mountain
Under Li Qi's series of actions, the price of food finally dropped, and the prices of other commodities also dropped. This made the people of Tokyo happy. In fact, they are already used to this kind of price increase, so if you don't increase it,
To them, it was simply a gift from God.
Therefore, Li Qi often couldn't understand why the Song Dynasty could not satisfy the people who were so easily satisfied.
However, in order to prevent people from rushing to buy food, which would give some people an opportunity, the Commerce Bureau discussed with a grain dealer and decided to adopt a policy of limiting purchases to people. This was also Li Qi's way to avoid having no food available in case the war broke out in the capital.
I believe that after this incident, unless Li Qi faces a huge political test, these businessmen will not dare to pluck the tiger's head again. This is no joke.
Li Qi began to organize the army and the people to harvest grain. This was a race against time. He had to do it before the Jin army came, otherwise not a single grain of rice would flow out.
However, before the people in Tokyo could get happy, the battle reports from the north came one after another, but they were all bad news. The Jin army was like a tiger emerging from the cage, with overwhelming momentum. In just two months, the Jin army had wiped out the southwest of Yanshan Prefecture.
Prefectures and counties almost cut off the rescue route to Yanshan Prefecture, forming a semi-encirclement.
Yanshan Mansion is in danger.
Song Huizong's days were almost like years, but even so, he never thought about how to defeat the enemy. Instead, he pinned all his hopes on Li Ye, who was in trouble.
Cai You, the Privy Councilor, did nothing and practiced at home every day, praying for God's blessing.
Unknowingly, the New Year is approaching. However, no one in the entire capital is decorated with lights, and they are even less in the mood to celebrate the New Year. The people are panic-stricken. Under the influence of the situation, the entire New Year is destined to become very special.
Fortunately, the talks that should be discussed were completed last year, and there will not be many foreign envoys coming this year, even if they are already on the way. I am afraid that after hearing the news, they will go back home. After all, no one wants to pay for a few gifts.
Lives were lost.
But compared to the people in the north, the people in Tokyo are undoubtedly happy.
Just when Wanyan Zongwang was preparing to attack Yanshan Mansion, rumors were spreading in the area south of Yanshan Mansion and north of the Yellow River. Although the Jin soldiers had not yet attacked, people's hearts were already in chaos.
Rumors are being spread everywhere, saying that the Jin Army is about to attack, and they are shaping the Jin Army into the incarnation of the devil. If they are caught by the Jin Army, the result will be horrific!
Under this series of premeditated rumors, there was only one result, that is, people began to migrate on a large scale.
This is the first time in the history of the Northern Song Dynasty that such large-scale migration has been seen. Nowadays, groups of people carrying luggage can be seen everywhere in the north, walking on the road away from their hometowns.
In fact, it is not just the common people, but also the big landowners. There are even many petty officials who are among the common people. Of course they don't want to leave, but they will die if they don't.
Seeing that the Jin army was about to attack, these big landowners almost cried when they looked at the full granaries. After years of hard work, what should they do? If they leave with so much food, they will definitely not be able to leave. Of course.
, they also tried their best to sell it to the people, but the people also had to run for their lives. They still relied on their legs and didn't even have donkeys. How could they dare to sell too much food?
At this time, a group of businessmen suddenly appeared in the northern states and counties, buying large quantities of grain at low prices, which made these big landowners extremely happy. It didn't matter how low the price was, as long as you paid them.
As a result, this group of merchants wiped out all the food in the north almost instantly.
Among this group of people who migrated, there were some very special people. All of these people were eloquent. In a short time, they gained the trust of the people and became their leaders. They divided these people into
Two groups, those close to Tokyo, all fled to Bianliang, while most of the rest went to Deng and Laizhou, which was later known as the Jiaodong Peninsula.
Therefore, although the situation looks quite chaotic, due to the existence of this group of people, it is actually very orderly.
What surprised these people was that when they came to the edge of the Yellow River, which was the land of Jinan in later generations, they saw that the river was full of boats of all sizes. Zongze, the strategic envoy of Tokyo East Road, personally
Take command on the edge of the Yellow River and ask the boatmen to extradite them across the river.
Since this was all prepared long ago and there were enough boats, everyone crossed the river calmly. Then, Zongze ordered the local residents to adopt a one-on-one approach to quickly settle down the people.
Under Zongze's leadership, although there were many people, there was no turmoil at all. Everything was going on in an orderly manner, which showed how strong his ability to do things was.
During the two or three months at the end of the year, the area north of the Yellow River in the Song Dynasty was basically empty. Except for some important cities, many counties and towns were deserted, like dead cities.
Of course, all of this was arranged by Li Qi. He had already sent people to infiltrate the state capitals, waiting for this moment to come. The reason is that there is no defense in the north, and there are even few troops, and most of the remaining troops
They are all concentrated in the Yanyun area. Once Yanshan Mansion is lost, it can be said that the entire north has been lost. Moreover, Li Qi learned from Zhong Shidao that the Jin army relies on war to support war. The reason for their fast march is that,
Part of their military rations were obtained by looting. In order to destroy this strategy of the Jin army, Li Qi asked the people to take away all kinds of edible things. You can take the city. Anyway, I will guard it.
If we don't stop, many people will die.
In the blink of an eye, New Year's Eve came slowly. After annihilating the Song army outside Pingyanshan Prefecture, Wanyan Zongwang personally took command of Sanhe on the last day of 1125 and launched a general attack on Yanshan Prefecture from the southwest.
Wanyan Zongwang knew very well that if he wanted to attack the Song Dynasty, he had to capture Yanshan Mansion. One of the reasons was that if you bypassed Yanshan Mansion, you might be attacked from two sides when you went deep into the hinterland. Yanshan Mansion's military strength was very considerable.
, since their predecessors were the Liao Army, they still have some combat effectiveness and cannot be ignored. Secondly, Yanshan Mansion is still a treasure house with countless weapons and armor, which is also urgently needed by the Jin Army.
Equipment and supplies.
Therefore, originally Wanyan Zongwang could have attacked a long time ago, but just in case, he made full preparations before the battle, and after all potential factors were resolved, he would attack Yanshan Mansion.
Historically, the defense of Yanshan Mansion at this time should have been under the sole control of Guo Yaoshi. However, due to the arrival of Li Qi, the situation has changed. Now the defense work of Yanshan Mansion is handled by Zhen Wuchen. Although Guo Yaoshi returned to Yanshan Mansion,
He still succumbed to Zhen Wuchen.
This Zhen Wuchen was defeated by Wanyan Zongwang before, and it goes without saying now. Wanyan Zongwang and the old Liao general Liu Yanzong each commanded 10,000 soldiers and horses. They attacked from both sides and defeated Zhen Wuchen's 50,000 Song army at Baihe.
, this battle was like the autumn wind sweeping away the fallen leaves.
This defeat of Zhen Wuchen announced that the defense of Yanshan Mansion had collapsed. It is said that the house leak happened to rain all night. On the third day after Zhen Wuchen was completely destroyed by Wanyan Zongwang, another general Guo Yaoshi who was responsible for the northern defense of Yanshan Mansion
Open the city gates and declare surrender.
Although Pharmacist Guo also surrendered in history, the reasons were very different. Pharmacist Guo always resented Li Qi's overt and covert treatment of him and wanted to put him under house arrest in Tokyo. If he hadn't been clever, he would never have come back in his life.
At that time, he had already vaguely realized that Li Qi regarded him as a traitor and did not want him to serve as the commander-in-chief of this important area of Yanshan Mansion. This made him heartbroken.
But that's not all. After he returned to Yanshan Mansion, he was constantly ostracized by Zhen Wuchen. You know, he was above Zhen Wuchen before, but now he still has to obey Zhen Wuchen. How did he accept this?
But then again, this Zhen Wuchen really didn't know how to behave. He was very afraid that the arrival of Guo Yaoshi would take away his position, so he arranged for Guo Yaoshi to lead his own soldiers to guard the north, that is, to guard the border, because
He knew that once the war started, the Jin army would definitely attack from the north, which meant that Guo Yaoshi would take the lead.
But how could Zhen Wuchen have expected that Wanyan Zongwang would go around the north, move diagonally south, and attack from the southwest, aiming right at him? He really shot himself in the foot.
Guo Yaoshi's heart was like a mirror, but he had to bow his head when he was under the eaves. However, the resentment in his heart accumulated more and more. Now when he saw that Zhen Wuchen was defeated, he saw that the Song Dynasty was gone, so he decisively chose to surrender again.
When Guo Yaoshi rebelled, it was an announcement that Yanshan Mansion had completely lost the capital to resist. Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhen Wuchen led the remaining troops to try to break out several times, but they were all defeated by the Jin army. The last time, Zhen Wuchen was also killed.
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Wanyan Zongwang was overjoyed for Guo Yaoshi's surrender, because according to the strategy he formulated, this war must be fought quickly and go straight to Kaifeng. This is called catching the thief first and catching the king first, catching the Song Dynasty by surprise. If
All reinforcements from the Song Dynasty were in place, so even if he won, he would probably have to pay a heavy price.
Therefore, Wanyan Zongwang treated Pharmacist Guo with courtesy. That night, he held a candlelight conversation with Pharmacist Guo until dawn. Pharmacist Guo saw that Wanyan Zongwang valued him so highly that he thought he had met the Master of the Ming Dynasty. He knew everything.
, there are endless words to say. Since he had stayed in the Forbidden Army for a long time, he knew the situation of the Forbidden Army in Tokyo very well, and he told all about Wanyan Zongwang without any reservations.
For Wanyan Zongwang, this was like adding more power to a tiger. Although he had arranged a lot of detailed work in Tokyo, he could only detect some superficial things and could not get as detailed information as Guo Yaoshi. He was very happy.
In order to express himself, Guo Yaoshi also made suggestions for Wanyan Zongwang, telling Wanyan Zongwang the deployment of the Song army's troops in Yanshan Prefecture and the best route of attack.
Although it was only one night, it was really a valuable asset to Wanyan Zongwang. He quickly adjusted his plan based on the information provided by Medical Master Guo, and must capture Yanshan Mansion as soon as possible.