The first battle of Yue Fei
This is not just the reason why he hated these two people, but the expression of his nature. And this is just the beginning! In the 19th year of the Song Dynasty, only Song Gaozong Zhao Gou issued such an order, which also caused a major injustice: Chen Dong, Ouyang Che, Zhang Bangchang, and Yue Fei!
On the 5th, Chen Dong, a student of the Tai family, and Ouyang Che, were beheaded in the downtown area...
On the 0th, because Wanyan Zongwang died of illness, Emperor Taizong of Jin appointed Aguda's ninth son Wanyan Zongfu (the future father of Jin Shizong Wanyan Yong) as the marshal of the right Jin army, taking over Song Huizong Zhao Ji, and stationed in Yanjing to calm the hearts of the people of Liao and Song.
This month, Emperor Taizong of Jin selected scholars from north to south in the occupied Liao and Song areas. The person who presided over the imperial examination in the Song area was Liu Xiao, an official from the Great Liao who surrendered to the Jin Dynasty. Because he was angry that the Song Dynasty ignored morality and helped the Jin to destroy Liao, the Emperor of Song was unrighteous and the young emperor made a question. He was watching these Han scholars slander their emperors with great slander. Suddenly, he asked Chu Chengliang's former Jinshi to stand up and say seriously, "The faults of the king and father are not suitable for the ministers." After saying that, he did not talk nonsense with Liu Xiao, and bowed out. This action made Liu Xiao feel ashamed. Finally, the list was released, and 7 people were all people who did not seek to attract the flames and possess the power. This list was called the "Seventy-Two Sages List"
After Zhao Gou became emperor, he sent Zhou Wang and Zhao Zhe as the Jin envoy on the right to negotiate with Wanyan Zongwang who had not yet died of illness. On June 0, he sent Fu Yun and Ma Shiyuan as the Jin envoy on the left to negotiate with Wanyan Zonghan. In August, Fu and Ma people came to Taiyuan and waited for 6 days before they were summoned by the military inspector Wanyan Xiyin and Yelu Yuxi (Wanyan Zonghan escorted Song Qinzong and his party but had not yet returned). Fu Yun, who was kneeling below, was scolded by Wanyan Xiyin, which could be said to have lost all the face of the envoy of the Song Dynasty...
In September, Zhao Gou issued an edict saying that he would go to Yangzhou for vacation and would probably work there for a long time. If anyone dares to think about it and shake this resolution, he will behead all his heads! If anyone can report these random speakers, his official position will be promoted to 5 levels in a row!
Under the shock of this reward and punishment regulations, Zhao Gou got his wish...but is no one really opposed it?
In mid-June, Zong Ze entered Kaifeng City, which was only a short month. But Zong Ze devoted himself to the Kaifeng City this month, creating a miracle in a very short time! He actually turned the ruined Kaifeng City into an unprecedentedly powerful fortress! Not only was it enough to protect himself, but it also radiated to the entire enemy-occupied area of the two rivers. He fought with the Jurchens in every corner, and he actually won almost every battle. How incredible! You must know that just half a year ago, the Jin army easily destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty! He had just entered Kaifeng City.
What Zong Ze saw was a broken wall, a rubble street market, a ruined tower, a city defense where soldiers and civilians lived, thieves could be seen everywhere in broad daylight, and the people had no food or clothing. And just by the Yellow River, the Jin army was stationed, hanging over the heads of the Kaifeng people like a butcher knife, and they would cut them down at any time! Is there anything worse than this? But Zong Ze cheered up in this desperate situation! He firmly believed that his nation was powerful! As long as the people in power were a little rational and brave, a miracle would definitely happen!
At this time, there were 100 chariots in Kaifeng City, each with 55 soldiers. There were 4 defense points outside Kaifeng City, with tens of thousands of troops stationed, and organically joined forces with Kaifeng City Defense, building the first line of defense from the suburbs. The Wuzhang River was reopened to prosper Kaifeng's business. But after doing this, Zong Ze was still not satisfied. He thought that the Yellow River was the only natural danger in Kaifeng City. If there was no Yellow River, Kaifeng would only have a few artificial walls left. Then the Yellow River must be recaptured!
But he had no soldiers. This was the most severe reality. He could not apply to Zhao Gou, and the imperial camp would never be transferred to him by one soldier. So what kind of recruitment can be recruited? When he was a soldier, he had to eat food and pay, and Zong Ze had neither money nor food. He took a step back and said: Even if he had one, the civilian soldiers would not be interested in the Song Dynasty. It depends on himself to defend his country. Why should he surrender to the unreliable Song Dynasty?
At this time, it was around Kaifeng City. Whether you say he was a militia or a thief, this kind of civilian armed forces grew amazingly, and hundreds of thousands of people gathered together. For example, Wang Shan, who claimed to be hundreds of thousands of people in Puzhou, Wang Zaixing, Li Gui, Wang Zaixing, Li Gui, and Yang Jin, who had 00,000 people in the Huai River area. These people rose rapidly in troubled times, each of which was not simple, and they had one thing in common: they hated the Song Dynasty, let alone let them surrender, if Wang Shan, he would take the initiative to lead people to Kaifeng City to rob! Hundreds of thousands of troops rushed towards the newly rebuilt Kaifeng City. What should Zong Ze do? Escape or fight? Both are not realistic, and between the two, Zong Ze chose to believe: Believe in his ideas and believe in his nation!
For this reason, he rode alone and greeted Wang Shan: the court was in danger and the country was in trouble. If one or two people like you stood up, the Jin Kingdom would not be rampant. This is your opportunity to make contributions in the face of danger, and I hope you can seize it!
This sentence is profound? Is it very sensational? No! Zong Ze just told the truth and expressed his hope! Wang Shan's reaction was fierce. He immediately knelt down and thanked him, crying and said "I dare not end my life." Hundreds of thousands of people were immediately incorporated and became Zong Ze's subordinates. Such things happened again and again, and Wang Zaixing, Li Gui, Yang Jin and others all came to Zong Ze's side in these plain words...
One was accidental, two or three? Each gave up on himself like this and put aside his prejudice against the Song Dynasty. The reason for this can only be attributed to Zong Ze's personal prestige! So what is his prestige basis? "I have a wide area in the Southern Dynasty and many people advocate integrity. There are many handsome men. Since ancient times, I have never bowed my knees to the foreign race..."
Moreover, Zong Ze was not blindly tolerant. On the contrary, his bottom line was very high. When he left Cizhou, he handed over the army and government affairs to the military commander of Cizhou Li Kan. For some reason, Li Kan was killed by his subordinate Zhao Shilong. Zhao Shilong seized Cizhou City and occupied one side in the war.
When Zhao Shilong learned about Zong Ze's actions in Kaifeng City, he brought his younger brother and tens of thousands of troops to join him. When he thought that this was a safe good thing, even thieves could become regular troops and contribute to the country, let alone him? He was a subordinate of Zong Ze, and he just made a small mistake.
But Zong Ze asked him a question, "Hebei is lost, is it because our Song Dynasty laws and disciplines between superiors and subordinates are also lost." The army mutiny and the following crimes are the death penalty convicted by Emperor Taizu of Song!
Zong Ze ordered people to pull Zhao Shilong down and behead him! At that time, everyone was surrounded by Zhao Shilong. Zhao Shilong's younger brother Zhao Shixing stood beside Zong Ze, and the man was carrying a knife. Zong Ze was very calm. After killing Zhao Shilong, he slowly turned to Zhao Shixing and said, "Your brother is dead. If you can lead this army to serve the country, I will hand it over to you. I hope you can wash away your brother's shame." Killing his brother and letting his brother leave it alone. In common sense, it is purely seeking death. Zong Ze buried a knife behind him, and he might be chopped down when it was cut down. But the strange thing is that Zhao Shixing actually accepted it sincerely. Soon after, the Jin army raided Huazhou. Zong Ze ordered him to rush for emergency assistance. He led this army to kill and won a great victory outside the city...
This is how Zong Ze made the army in Kaifeng City grow day by day, reaching more than 1 million in a short period of time, and at the same time the military discipline is strict. With these foundations, he swept away the Jinying on the south bank of the Yellow River. Kaifeng City is 7 miles away from the Yellow River. Zong Ze set up one county every 4 miles, with a total of 16 counties, and all of them dug moats. The south side of the county town is full of cavalry antlers...
At this time, Zong Ze began to write a letter asking Zhao Gou to return to Bian. But at this time, Zhao Gou fled south! But now it was war fire for three months, not fireworks for three months, so why are you going to Yangzhou! Zhao Gou, I despise you!
On the 1st, Wang Yan led Yue Fei and 7,000 people across the Yellow River and went north to counter the Jin army! This was the first time that the Song army took the initiative to counterattack after the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty! The Jin army was caught off guard and was defeated one after another. Wang Yan's army marched straight in. For a time, the Song people on the land of Hebei were very angry. However, they went deeper because of this. Don't forget that they had no support... The Jin army transferred nearly 60,000 heavy troops to encircle Wang Yan.
Nearly 1:10, Wang Yan felt a crisis and was forced to close the camp. This is correct in general. After all, there are many disparities, but Yue Fei did not think so. All the achievements of the great hero in his life were won by inferior forces! Yue Fei did not listen to Wang Yan's control and led hundreds of soldiers to break out of the camp to fight the Jin army! In the melee, Yue Fei fought across the battlefield, won the Jin army's flag, waved from all sides, and the morale of the army was greatly boosted, so he broke through the Jin army's encirclement, chased and seized Xinxiang County.
The Jin army quickly gathered troops to Xinxiang County, but what they didn't expect was that Yue Fei did not consider defense at all. He gave up Xinxiang and continued to advance north! The next day in Hou Zhaochuan, the encounter started! Yue Fei had no troops and no place to be good. Except for himself, this army probably could not rely on anything else. Yue Fei rushed to the forefront, with more than ten injuries in his body, and he did not retreat! Under his inspiration, "all the soldiers fought to the death" the Jin army was defeated again!
But Yue Fei was short of people and had no food. Reality forced Yue Fei to go back and ask Wang Yan for help. Yue Fei thought that we were the same army, and I was your subordinate. Isn’t it common for the commander to support some food and grass during the War of Resistance? But Wang Yan didn’t think so. Yue Fei disobeyed his orders and rushed out of the camp to fight the Jin army. In his opinion, it was to split his team and weaken his prestige. From which point of view, Yue Fei violated military law!
... So was the military law involved? At that time, someone really suggested that he kill Yue Fei. Judging from all the clues, Wang Yan was really moved. He was a famous general and a hero against the Jin Dynasty. It was true, but his mind was not magnanimous. Fortunately, he was not magnanimous, but very innocent.
He rejected Yue Fei and also allowed Yue Fei to leave safely. This was equivalent to letting Yue Fei die on his own... After this time, Wang Yan and Yue Fei had a lifelong rift, and the two famous anti-Jin generals embarked on their own different paths...
Yue Fei returned to the hundreds of hungry soldiers, and there was almost a dead end in front of him. There was no food and grass, no reinforcements, but there were tens of thousands of gold soldiers around him. It was not easy to retreat, right? I guess this was exactly where Yue Fei could not forgive Wang Yan. Yue Fei, who was in a desperate situation, made a more courageous choice: continue to go north and fight all the way, and target Taihang Mountain! The Taihang Mountains stretched for hundreds of kilometers, and were the natural mountains in Hedong, Hebei and Henan. The gullies were everywhere and dangerously, and it was an ideal battlefield!
On the 5th, Zhao Gou issued an order: to kill Wang Shiyong and Zhang Bangchang! Zhang Bangchang hangs himself on the Pingchu Tower of Tianning Temple in Tanzhou City. Regarding his death, I personally think that it is the four major unjust cases of Emperor Gaozong Dynasty, which are ranked alongside the death of Chen Dong, Ouyang Che, Qu Duan, and Yue Fei! If you want to ask the cause of Zhang Bangchang's death, four words are enough to summarize "sacrifice yourself for others". No matter whether the people in Kaifeng City live or die, how could there be so many helpless humiliation afterwards!
What is even more infuriating is that the official charge given by the Song Dynasty was that Zhang Bangchang, a concubine named Li, gave him a palace maid. He... slept with that palace maid at night. Please note: it was not sleeping in the palace. Because Zhang Bangchang did not step into the Kaifeng Palace except ascending the throne!
Sleeping outside with a palace maid for a few nights... This crime is actually more fatal than usurping the throne! We must understand this logic. 14 years later, another crime in another major injustice will be even more jaw-dropping, making it a classic!
After Yue Fei left, Wang Yan's situation became more severe. There were 7,000 people, and Yue Fei took away hundreds of them, which hurt some vitality and shook some of the morale of the army. Tens of thousands of Jin troops outside the village surrounded him, and Wang Yan decided to break through immediately. The battle of the siege was tragic. When he broke out of the siege and summoned the remnants, he found that there were only more than 700 people, nearly 10 times the reduction in personnel... So Wang Yan made the same choice as Yue Fei: Go to Taihang Mountain!
Yue Fei first met a Jin army. The two armies fought fiercely. Yue Fei captured the chief general of the Jin army Tuoba Yewu alive. Then he arrived at Taihang Mountain. Yue Fei's subordinates were probably exhausted to the limit and could no longer support him. The situation forced him to take risks: Yue Fei rode alone and fought alone! Assassinating the chief general of the Jin army with the eight-four iron spear in his hand to shock the Jin army to flee in panic!
At this point, Yue Fei went deep into the army alone, and used hundreds of people to siege tens of thousands of Jin troops, conquered cities and fought in a row, and fought in an endless battle. This was a record that the Song Dynasty had never seen before, and even Han Shizhong was dwarfed by Han Shizhong. Because Han Shizhong had support in every battle, either as a vanguard in front of the large army or a city behind, Yue Fei had no support in this trip, and he actually traveled thousands of miles away, and was unstoppable, piercing the numerous iron curtains of the Jin army! Such determination and combat power, even if it did not have the glory of later, would be unique on the list of famous Chinese generals!
However, he reached his limit and had to consider returning. After a short stay in Taihang Mountains, Yue Fei retreated to Kaifeng. Historical books did not record his return, so it is impossible to guess what kind of effort Yue Fei had to make to come to Kaifeng to meet Zong Ze?
Yue Fei finally entered Kaifeng City and met Zong Ze. Zong Ze took him in, not caring about his previous disobedience to military orders.
Chapter completed!