The main battle factions include: Zhao Fan, Zhao Kui brothers, and Prime Minister Zheng Qingzhi. The main peace factions include: Zhao Fan's senator Qiu Yue, Shi Songzhi, Du Gao, the judge of Huaixi Yun, Qiao Xingjian, the chief commander of the Privy Council, Wu Qian, the general leader of Huaixi... Although there are so many people who oppose it, it is useless! Because the final decision is always the emperor!

What supports the views of the emperor and the pro-war faction is the recent strange movements of the Mongolian army. They quietly moved to the north further north and turned a blind eye to the large swathes of land in the Central Plains...

Mongolia is the most vast country in human history, and the chess that its leaders want to play is too big. The Yellow River and the Yangtze River Basin are indeed a large tract of land, but they cannot always focus on this area!

The Jin Kingdom, the main enemy, was destroyed and the macro intention of Mongolia had fulfilled. Now, they had to look at other areas: Qinzha, Goryeo...

I don’t know what kind of mentality it is, but maybe it’s all because of the grassland landscape? The Mongolians’ interest in Central Asia and Qincha areas is significantly higher than that in the Yellow River and Han settlements in the Yangtze River Basin…

To this end, Ogedei had to make an unprecedented decision! In order to conquer the distant Qinzhai, all the branches of the Mongolian Golden Family, all Nayan's eldest sons gathered to go to the expedition! To quote the original words of "The Secret History of the Yuan Dynasty" are "The kings, Batu (Badu) are the chiefs, and the scholar Yuke (Guiyou) are the chiefs. All the kings, son-in-law, thousands, and hundreds of households who entered the expedition also taught their eldest sons to go to the expedition. This is why the elder sons went to the expedition, because my brother Cha Ada (Chagatai) said in the future: If the eldest son went to the expedition, there would be many people and great power! I heard that the enemy was very tough, and my brother Cha Ada was cautious, so he taught his eldest son to go to the expedition. The reason is this."

Therefore, the second Western Expedition of the Mongolian Empire had another resounding name that was immortal in human history: the eldest son’s Western Expedition! The eldest son Badu, the eldest son of the eldest son, was the head coach, and the former army commander swept across Europe and Asia. Not long ago, he followed Genghis Khan to capture that land. Su Butai, one of the "Four Heroes" Mongolian generals!

This unprecedentedly powerful Western Expedition and the Eastern Expedition to Goryeo will not be officially launched in 15 years of the following year. However, the preparations must be much ahead of schedule, at least the troops are gathering in the north!

The Southern Song Dynasty, far away in the south of the Yangtze River, may not be able to quickly know these secrets? But as Mongolian troops gathered northward, the fact that the entire Central Plains became empty was clearly presented to them!

Zhao Yun exclaimed and said, "The Central Plains is a good opportunity." Song Ting made up his mind: implement Duanping and entering Luoyang! Based on Guanshouhe, and recover the three capitals!

Zhao Yun ordered Zhao Fan to move to Huangzhou on Huainan West Road and prepare to advance north immediately!

This month, the last Northern Expedition of the Song army: Duanping and entering Luoyang started! Quan Zicai, the magistrate of Luzhou, led more than 10,000 troops from Huaixi, and his destination was Kaifeng, the former capital of the Northern Song Dynasty!

Along the way, it was like hell on earth! There were no more towns with the legendary "city crowds" in the legend. The towns with a population of between 100 and 100,000 people in the statistics have long disappeared! There are only "lustre grass and forests, white bones are facing each other, flies are rushing to the face, and no one is missing." The Song army advanced north in such an environment, which was unpleasant, but without any obstacles, and regained the Nanjing Guide Prefecture of the Northern Song Dynasty!

There were no enemy troops along the way! The Mongolians seemed to have disappeared, allowing the Song army to enter Henan... Quanzi did not stop and led his army straight to the final target of Kaifeng City! Behind him, the commander Zhao Kui also raised all the elite troops of the two Huai Rivers, brought many armored war equipment, and moved towards Kaifeng...

First recover the three capitals, then follow the Guanshouhe... This is an inevitable step determined by geography!

In Kaifeng City, Li Boyuan, Li Qi, Li **** and others began to conspire to kill Cui Li and surrender to the Southern Song Dynasty. First, they burned Fengqiu Gate at night, making the illusion that the Song army had arrived. The next day, they asked Cui Li to inspect the fire together. Cui Li did not doubt that he was there, so they rode a horse with Yuan Xiu and Zhe Xiyan to the meeting. Li Boyuan pulled out his dagger and stabbed him to death. Yuan Xiu, who came with him, was also killed. Then, Li Boyuan took Cui Li's head and went to Chengtian Gate to pay tribute to the Jin Ai Zong Wanyan Shouxu... After that, he opened the door to welcome the whole son before entering Kaifeng City...

Kaifeng has long been a dead city. After investigation, the huge Kaifeng city has a miracle of millions of residents, with only less than 00 people left! This is the result of the Jin Dynasty's 100-year operation, and this is the situation after the Mongol invasion...

The Mongolian army was still missing. It is said that Quan Zi should continue to march straight to the south bank of the Yellow River to achieve the set goal? But he stopped moving... At this time, Zhao Kui had led 50,000 Huaixi troops from Chuzhou on Huainan East Road and captured Sizhou on Nanjing Road. After he had no obstacles, he arrived all the way to Kaifeng! Zhao Kui was furious, and then furious, and then frustrated...

The furious was because of the whole son. He missed such a good opportunity and was killed according to military law! But after Zhao Kui inspected, he found that the Song army entering the city had long been out of food! He only ate cakes made of wormwood and noodles for more than half a month. How could he go to war like this?

Furious is to transport grain! The planned grain transport from Jinghu area has not been delayed. After investigation, it was a small action of some people: Shi Songzhi! He was indifferent to the grain transport, and he should really kill him!

But in a flash, Zhao Kui became depressed again! Regarding the transportation of grain, perhaps Shi Songzhi was stumbling in the dark. But he himself walked north and knew more than anyone else what path he was walking: that was not the way people walked at all!

During the Mongolian and Jin war, the Mongols used all their best. They opened the golden dike of the Yellow River. The Yellow River flooded and the roads were flooded. The waters of the roads were deep enough and sometimes even flooded their necks. It was very difficult for strong soldiers to walk with weapons, let alone the grain trucks pulled by cattle, horses and manpower? This is not an obstacle that Shi Songzhi could achieve if he violated the grain in the Yin and Yang, nor is it a difficulty that anyone could overcome with the beheading of his head!

Can you continue to advance north? Be more rational, the army should be rested! But the three capitals are second, and the Yellow River is near, and when you kick it, who can bear this opportunity for a thousand years?

Zhao Kui ordered: Progress into Luoyang immediately and recover Xijing! Occupy all the fortresses on the south bank of the Yellow River, and it is not too late to rest! Fan Yongji, Fan Xin, Ji Xian, Hu Xian led 1,000 troops, Xu Minzi was the supervisor, and went west to recover Luoyang; Yang Yi led 15,000 troops from Luzhou to support him... and plundered the whole army in Kaifeng City, preparing 5 days of rations for the entire army...

Food once again became the most important strategic material!

In July, the Mongolian Khan Ogedei summoned all the ministers, "The late emperor started a great cause, and has been in the forty years. Today, Central Plains, Western Xia, Goryeo, and Uighur countries have all been attached to them, but the southeast corner still blocks the voice and education. I want to practice heaven's punishment, what do you think?" Tas, the grandson of Mu Huali, said, "My family has received kindness for many generations, and I want to repay them today! I am willing to rely on the power of heaven to clear the Huai River and Zhejiang, why do you come here in person?" Ogedei was very happy. "Although Tas is young, his achievements in the British style and American will eventually achieve great things for my family." Tas was ordered and led his army south...

This month, Zhang Di led 00 vanguards of the Song army to the city of Luoyang. That night, more than 00 civilians in the city surrendered, and Zhang Di and Xu Minzi led their troops into the city. At this point, the Song army tried their best and finally approached the set goal. The only thing they were left is Tongguan! But they could no longer move forward, and it was difficult to survive in the same place. There was no grain of rice in Luoyang! The day after Xu Minzi entered Luo, the food was finished!

There is no food. Some are various signs of the Mongolian army just withdrew... A wave of uneasiness passed by the Song army: Where did the Mongolian army in Luoyang City go?

Soon the news came: Yang Yi, as a support force, was sneak attacked by Tachaer's forward Liu Xiangan, 0 miles east of Luoyang City! 15,000 people were killed or injured, and nearly half fell into the rolling Luo River. Yang Yi himself was spared only...

The Mongolian army finally appeared! The Song army entering Luo was divided into two sections: the painted lands entering the city were jails, and all those in the wild were annihilated, and they were in a dilemma! Every Song Dynasty soldier knew the situation in front of him. The reason why the Mongolians withdrew large numbers of troops and allowed the entire Henan region to advance north was completely because they dug a big pit! Is there a chance for a thousand years? No, that was more than two hundred years of hope, who would be willing to do it? If you want it, it would be like in front of you, with a long front and unable to supply, so you took the initiative to let the Mongolian army defeat them! The Mongolian army only needs a very small unit, which is enough to implement this plan!

On August 1, Mongolian soldiers set up camp outside Luoyang City. The Song army in Luoyang City finally lost food! The food left to eat means that everything you can eat, including the war horses! As a last resort, Xu Minzi decided to retreat!

Luoyang is not far from Kaifeng and is very far from the border of the Southern Song Dynasty, but Xu Minzi dared not retreat to Kaifeng at all! Because it would lead the war to its own large troops, and the so-called large troops were already exhausted! Xu Minzi led his troops to break south, and the Mongolian army pursued more than a hundred miles. The Song army suffered heavy casualties. Many of them were not so much killed in battle, but rather they died of fatigue and starvation! Xu Minzi was injured in an arrow. She fought hard for seven days under the protection of more than 00 remaining soldiers, and finally fled back to Guangzhou on the west road of Huainan, the Southern Song Dynasty...

The news quickly spread to Kaifeng, and the coach Zhao Kui's initial decision was to reinforce immediately. But his subordinates advised him to face the reality: Not to mention how much combat power the Song army in Kaifeng City has, the conditions of Luoyang City alone will turn it into a pit that is unfilled! While we are not hungry to Xu Minzi, we should retreat immediately! The meaning immediately is: set off immediately the next morning!

On the way the Song army retreated south, the Mongolian soldiers broke the water of the Yellow River in the golden lake, and countless Song army drowned...

On the 8th, Zhu Yangzu and Lin Tuo returned from visiting the tomb in Luoyang and reported their experiences in detail to the emperor with the "Eight Tombs Picture". Song Lizong was reluctant to sigh while listening...

When it comes to Zhu Yangzu, Lin Tuo can successfully complete the task when the Song army is in a major collapse in front of the Song army, it is thanks to Meng Gong! When the two arrived in Xiangyang, the Mongolian vanguards had already arrived at the Mengjin Ferry of the Yellow River. The Mongolians added garrisons and set up ambushes everywhere in Shaanxi Prefecture, Tongguan, and Henan. Therefore, Zhu Yangzu was afraid and refused to move forward. Meng Gong resolutely said, "The army from Huaidong went from Huaixi to Bian, and could not arrive within more than ten days! My cavalry galloped and could be completed in less than ten days. When the Mongolian army arrived, I had already returned." So Meng Gong personally went with the two envoys day and night, came to the tombs of Luoyang, and returned with the imperial edicts.

This month, the acting priest Wang Ye of the Shaowu Army on Fujian Road pacified the thieves in Jianyang County, Jianning Prefecture.

On September 6, Zhao Fan submitted a letter to impeach Zhao Kui, Quan Zicai, Zhao Kai, Liu Zicheng and others, and were punished by the removal of rank and dismissal of Yang Yi. He was also held accountable for the defeat, and Xu Minzi and Fan Yongji were also implicated. In addition, Shi Songzhi, the commander of Jinghu, was also dismissed and Zhao Fan replaced him.

In October, Song Lizong summoned Zhendexiu as a bachelor of Hanlin and Wei Liwengzhi Bachelor's College.

Meng Gong recruited more than 15,000 elite Central Plains soldiers in Xiangyang Prefecture, and divided into Hanbei, Fancheng, Xinye, Tang and Deng to prepare for Mongolia and named Zhenbei Army. On November 17, the court officially named Xiangyang Prefecture's Imperial Front Zhongwei Army, which was led by Meng Gong.

On January 15, the Mongolian envoy Wang Shi came to Lin'an and accused the Southern Song Dynasty of defeating the alliance. On the 7th, Zou Shenzhi, Li Fuli, Qiao Shi'an, Liu Pu and others were ordered to go to Mongolia to explain.
Chapter completed!