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After capturing Xuanhua Gate, the Jin army continued to attack Tongjin Gate east along the city wall (that is, Dongshui Gate in Bianliang City).

The towers along the way were all set on fire by Jin soldiers.

The fire shines across the sky, making the city red.

At this time, heavy snow was still falling.

After more than twenty days of heavy snow, many people said that it was this heavy snow that was rare in a century that ruined the Northern Song Dynasty.

The wind whirls, making waves of roars, like the sound of thunder.

Seeing the fire spread rapidly with the strong wind, the Song army soldiers guarding Dongshuimen had no intention of fighting, and they all abandoned the city and fled.

The only person who refused to escape was the eunuch Huang Jingchen.

Huang Jingchen was appointed as the envoy of the Baode Army and was appointed by Zhao Huan to supervise the East Wall.

Now that the east wall is lost, the soldiers are storming. Huang Jingchen looked at the towering palace in the city from afar, and couldn't help crying.

Huang Jingchen knew that he was unable to save the country and country of Song Dynasty, so he jumped into the fire and died.

Huang Jingchen was an old eunuch active in the era of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty and had a close relationship with Tong Guan.

The eunuchs in the era of Emperor Huizong of Song Dynasty were extremely grateful to the emperor.

However, this is the only one who can serve the country by death in this national crisis.

Among the Song army guarding the city, two commanders refused to abandon the city and fled. They fought bravely and fought to the death. In the end, they sacrificed their lives for the country and died on the city wall. One of them was He Qingyan and the other was Chen Keli.

There are many officials and generals guarding the four walls of the capital. There are only two people who can serve the country with death at the most critical moment.

After the Jin army occupied the Dongshuimen, they immediately sent a portion of Jin soldiers to Liquanguan inside the city gate.

Although the Jin army had only a few hundred people, the Song army was defeated, and no one dared to come forward to fight with him.

The Song army did not dare to kill the enemy, but it was unambiguous to kill his own people.

After the defeat, more than 100 eunuchs and generals were killed by the Song army's rebels in a short time.

What is most painful is that Yao Youzhong was also killed by the Song army's rebellious soldiers.

Yao Youzhong was born into a general and was loyal and filial to three generations, and his reputation was full of China.

Since defending the city of Bianliang, Yao Youzhong has worked hard all night and has been busy with food and rest.

Among the generals, Yao Youzhong should be the one who is the one who is the most in defeating the Song court and has made the greatest achievements.

pity!

Such a hero who was able to die under the enemy's swords and guns, but was beaten to death by his own compatriots!

Whose crime is this?

The Jin envoy Liu Yan originally came to discuss peace under the order of Wanyan Zongwang, but was beaten to death by the rioters.

Such a robber is worthy of death, so from another perspective, the rioters did not do anything good.

In short, no matter whether the good or bad people, no matter whether the Song or Jin people, on the day when the city was broken, they were all involved in this storm that no one could control.

Wanyan Zongwang commented: "At this time, the Southern Song Dynasty had no orders, so there is no way to punish me."

Wanyan Zonghan commented: "The country is ruined and the people are in chaos, and it is natural."

After the Jin soldiers captured Dongshuimen, someone went down to the city to set fire without authorization and massacred all the residents next to the city.

After hearing the news, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang passed the order: Those who go down to the city will destroy the clan!

The Jin soldiers did not dare to go down the city, and they all consolidated their positions on the city to prevent the Song army from counterattacking in the city.

When Zhao Huan learned that Xuanhua Sect and Dongshui Sect had both lost one after another, he burst into tears and said, "I regret not using Master Zhong's words, so that I can do this!"

Zhong Shidao once made many suggestions to Zhao Huan, at least three of which were very important. First, when the Jin army retreated north in early spring, it was recommended to take advantage of the time when it crossed the Yellow River and severely attacked the Jin people, so that they would be afraid of the Song Dynasty, otherwise they would be in trouble in the future. Second, after the Jin army retreated north, it suggested to dispatch troops from Guanzhong, Hebei and Hedong to concentrate their superior forces and defend along the lines of Cang, Wei, Meng and Hua to prevent the Jin people from going south again. Third, after Taiyuan fell, it was recommended that Song Qinzong evacuate from Tokyo and go to Chang'an, Shaanxi to avoid the enemy's edge.

Unfortunately, Zhao Huan did not adopt any of these three suggestions.

Now, Zhao Huan regrets it, but he doesn’t know if he regrets not listening to any advice from Master Zhong?

That night.

He Li and Sun Fu were deeply guilty of the city's destruction. They entered the palace together and kowtowed to Zhao Huan for death.

Zhao Huan sighed and waved at them, saying that it was not necessary.

He Li was preparing to lead the remaining soldiers and the people to fight the Jin people in the street, but Sun Fu agreed.

Zhang Shuye and Liu Yanqing then entered the palace and advised Zhao Huan to leave the city to take refuge.

But until this time, Zhao Huan was still hesitant.

Seeing this, Liu Yanqing said: "The situation is urgent, I will lead the troops to rush out first and seize a city gate for Your Majesty. I am waiting for the gate outside."

Therefore, Liu Yanqing and his son Liu Guangguo led some palace guards and Shaanxi soldiers as vanguards to cut passes and seize Wanshengmen.

After a lot of hard battles, the Wansheng Gate opened, and tens of thousands of defeated soldiers and the people surged out like a tide.

Liu Yanqing and his son waited for Zhao Huan outside the city gate for a long time.

But Zhao Huan never appeared, so Liu Yanqing and his son had to lead troops out to kill.

Later, Liu Yanqing was chased and killed by Jin soldiers. Liu Guangguo was desperate and killed Wang Fu's concubine Zhang and hanged himself.

Liu Yanqing made great contributions in this battle to defend Bianliang City, and he was very sober from beginning to end.

If Guo Jing had not interfered with this strife, Liu Yanqing would have probably washed away the previous shame.

You should know that there is no one in Bianliang City who understands the army better than Liu Yanqing. If both sides continue to fight, Liu Yanqing, who performed outstandingly, will definitely be valued by Zhao Huan.

If Liu Yanqing could lead the Song army to resist the attack of the Jin army and protect the city of Bianliang, he would be able to save his reputation.

In addition, if Zhao Huan was willing to escape from Bianliang City with Liu Yanqing, Liu Yanqing would have the opportunity to protect him and assist Zhao Huan in resisting the invasion of the Jin people, and then wash away the previous shame.

Unfortunately... these are just if!

Liu Yanqing and Zhang Shuye advised Zhao Huan to escape from the city and escape quickly, He Li and Sun Fu advised Zhao Huan to make up their minds to fight with the Jin people in the inner city, but Zhao Huan himself felt that both choices were risky, and it would be better to have peace talks with the Jin people, so that they might be able to save the country and country of the Song Dynasty and save his life. Therefore, Zhao Huan did not go to meet with Liu Yanqing and his son.

At this time, the four guards in the palace still had more than 10,000 troops, thousands of horses, and two thousand elite troops prepared specifically for the protection of the harem.

Most of these soldiers wanted to get out of the door and break out.

If Zhao Huan could effectively organize these forces and combine the palace guards and Shaanxi soldiers in the hands of Liu Yanqing and his son, there would be a great hope of breaking through successfully.

However, Zhao Huan was not such a person at all, and there was no such person among the ministers Zhao Huan trusted.

Only outstanding figures can turn the world and rewrite history at critical moments.

One day later, Li Yan learned that Bianliang City had been defeated by the Jin army.

Li Yan immediately ordered the army to set out to compete for the Central Plains...

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Chapter completed!