Wu Xi's Self-Reliance
The Song general He Ruli and Yao Gongzuoxin thought it was true and sent all the defenders to defend in Huayan Town. Pusan Kuizhe secretly ordered Wanyan Sabu to cross the Huai River in Baditan. The Song army suddenly collapsed in chaos and trampled on each other, and the dead were invincible. The Jin army quickly seized Yingkou, and then captured the Anfeng army on Huainan West Road. The Bingfeng pointed directly to Luzhou, the capital of Huainan West Road. On the 11th, the Jin army attacked Luzhou and was repelled by the defender Tian Lin.
On the 11th, Fu Chazhen captured the Tianshui Army on the West Road of Lizhou and attacked the Qiuchi Fort in Xihezhou. The Jurchen iron hooves plundered the steps of the West Road of Lizhou. The four states outside Xihe, Cheng and Feng, were determined to be the King of Shu. Wu Xi, who was determined to be the King of Shu, ignored this.
On the 1st, the Secretariat of the Jin Dynasty reported that due to the war, the officials and the officials who received the salary of the court should be reduced and exempted.
On the 19th, Heshilie Ziren conquered Chuzhou on Huainan West Road.
On the 0th, Fu Chazhen attacked Min County in Xihe Prefecture, and the garrison general Wang Xi fled.
On the 6th, Empress Dowager Xie donated 1 million copper coins to reward the soldiers. At the same time, Emperor Ningzong of Song issued an edict: All the troops recruited imperial guards, waiting for dispatch.
On the 8th, Fu Chazhen conquered Xihe Prefecture.
This month, Wanyan Kuang continued to attack Xinyang Army and Suizhou on the Southwest Road of Jingxi Road, and then besieged Xiangyang Prefecture, the capital of Jingxi Road. At this time, the front-line commander Pusankui received a handwritten edict from Jin Zhangzong. The edict first confirmed the recent achievements of the Jin army, and then changed his writing and asked Pusankui to stop when he saw it was good. "Zhao Kuo heard of it, and he was afraid that he would break his courage. He wanted to make peace as the best. He once wrote three things to pay him a letter to him, and he used the current situation to measure it. The Yangtze River was also at that time. Huainan was
I have it, and it is reasonable to draw the river as a boundary. If Zhao Kuo is asked to submit a letter to the emperor, and he will increase his tribute and send the thief's leading, and then he can also stop the troops. You should make a lot of crossing the river, so that he will have to worry about death. Follow what he asks and let it go, and live in silence. How dare you rekindle the other concerns! You are managing the north of the Yangtze River at this time, and work hard to gather together, eliminate the abuse of government and tyrants, use good officials to strove the people, and use elite troops to control the key points. Although it has not been tied to Zhao Kuo's neck, the three things I have drawn before have been accomplished. It is difficult to meet, so please encourage him."
On January 1, Pusankui attacked Hezhou on the West Road of Huainan, and it was difficult to capture it. In Ke'anfeng, Huoqiu, and attacked Huayan, the fierce general Muyansi Lata, who made countless contributions in the battle of attacking Huayan, was known as the "Primary Commander of Long Gun". At that time, 15,000 cavalry of the Song army were stationed in Liuhe County, Zhenzhou. Pusankui divided his troops to attack, and the Song army was killed 8,000 people, and the Waliang River was captured by the Jin army. This was the key place of Huainan West Road. You can go straight into the Yangtze River by going down the Waliang River. The news came, and Lin'an was frightened.
On the 4th, Wanyan Kuang besieged De'an Prefecture on the North Road of Jinghu and divided his troops to capture Anlu, Yingcheng, Yunmeng, Xiaogan, Hanchuan of the Hanyang Army, and Jingshan County of Yingzhou.
On the 6th, Fu Chazhen captured Chengzhou on the West Road of Lizhou. At this time, Wanyan Gang had already arrived at Shuilu County, Deshun Prefecture, Fengxiang Lu, and found a Wu clan named Wu Duan, named him the inspector of Shuiluo City, and ordered him to surrender Wu. Wu Xi turned against him and decided. However, because the commander Cheng Song was still in Xingyuan Prefecture, he did not dare to act rashly for the time being, so he pretended to have killed Wu Duan, but in fact he secretly ordered Wu Duan to surrender to Wanyan Gang. At this time, Chengzhou was captured, and Wu Xi set a fire in Hechi County, Fengzhou and retreated to Qingyeyuan.
Where is Hechi? It is the origin of the Wu family army, the base camp of Wu Xi’s grandfather Wu Jie! In order to make the Wu family army retreat, Wu Xi burned Hechi... The former glory of his ancestors and fathers also disappeared in this fire!
On the 7th, the Jin army withdrew from Hezhou. On the 8th, they attacked Liuhe County. Guo Ni sent Guo to rescue him and was defeated by the Jin army at Xupu Bridge. Guo Ni quickly abandoned Yangzhou, the capital of Huainan East Road and fled. When he escaped, he was crying and was mocked by his subordinate Peng Fa in person, "This is Zhuge Liang with juice." Then, Guo Ni was dismissed.
On the 1st, Heshilie Ziren, under the order of Pusankui, sneaked into Zhenzhou. More than 20,000 Song army were killed, and more than 100,000 scholars and civilians fled across the river. Yuwen Shaojie, the governor of Zhenjiang on the south bank of the Yangtze River, hurriedly prepared ships and grain to serve.
Only Chuzhou in Huainan has been defending for nearly a month but has not been conquered, because the one who defended the city was Bi Zaiyu! At this time, Bi Zaiyu knew that the Jin army could not conquer Chuzhou in a short period of time, and the most important thing at the moment was to protect the Yangtze River defense line! The most important thing on the Yangtze River defense line was Liuhe County in Zhenzhou. So Bi Zaiyu left Chuzhou and rushed to Liuhe. At this time, the Jin army was stationed in Zhuzhen, 5 miles northwest of Liuhe County. Bi Zaiyu quickly entered Liuhe County, stopped the drums and laid the ambush. As soon as the Jin army arrived at the city, the Song army fired tens of thousands of crossbows, beat drums continuously, and raised the flags, and the Jin army fled in a panic.
Afterwards, Pusankui ordered Wanyan Tula and Heshilie Ziren to join forces of 100,000 troops, stationed in Chengjia Bridge, west of the north of Liuhe County, Ma'anshan, east of the north of Liuhe County, and surrounded Liuhe County, burning dams and wood, breaking the Hao River, and trapping Bi Zaihui. However, Bi Zaiyu was beaten to flee! At this time, the Jin army siege fiercely, but the Song army's bows and arrows had been used up. A generation of famous generals staged a real "grass man borrowing arrows" to capture more than 200,000 arrows! The Jin army increased its troops to siege, and the camp was 0 miles long. By Bi Zaiyu's surprise attack, the Jin soldiers fled. Bi Zaiyu chased westward to Chuzhou. After luckily encountering heavy rain and snow in winter, they had to escape.
Then, Bi Zaiyu went north again and lifted the siege of Chuzhou.
During the Kaixi Northern Expedition, all the generals were defeated. Bi Zaiyu, a famous general who was only 60 years old, made many outstanding achievements. He was promoted to the governor of Zhenjiang and Shandong, and was acting as the governor of Jingdong.
Due to the struggle of a generation of famous generals Bi Zaiyu, the situation of the Southern Song Dynasty on the battlefield of Jianghuai finally stabilized. Seeing that this year would begin in turmoil and end with confrontation, the situation suddenly changed! News came from the southwest: Dasan Pass, the gateway of Shuchuan in the Southern Song Dynasty, was lost!
This is definitely unexpected and impossible! Dasan Pass, in the history of the Song and Jin war, was the "Iron Horse Qiufeng" that did not break through the heroic pass. Not to mention the Jin army that had deteriorated severely at this time, even the first generation of Jin army stopped at the pass, and there was nothing we could do!
Lin'an really couldn't understand this matter! Soon, the answer finally came: Wu Xi proclaimed himself king in Shu, rebelled against the Southern Song Dynasty, and defected to the Jin Kingdom! Dasanguan was his letter of fame for selling the country and seeking honor!
At that time, the commander of Xingyuan, Wu Si led heavy troops to guard Dasan Pass. As a result, he was attacked by Wu Xi behind the back and Wu Si's army was defeated. After that, Wu Xi retreated to the site of Qingkou in Xingzhou. Wanyan Gang sent Zhang Zai to meet Wu Xi. At this point, the Jin Kingdom was still not satisfied with Wu Xi's sincerity. It was not until Wu Xi said he was willing to give up the four states outside the pass, and there were Cheng and Xihe Prefectures that had been captured by the Jin army. Wu Xi also said he didn't want it. The Jin Kingdom agreed to be his backstage, support him to rebel against the Southern Song Dynasty and establish himself as king! The Jin envoy Ma Liangxian came to Qingkou with the edict and seal, and enthroned Wu Xi as King of Shu on the spot.
Li Haoyi was unwilling to become a traitor, so he defeated the Jin army at Qifang Pass in Jiezhou. Wu Xi ordered Li Haoyi to return to Xingzhou immediately! That night, the sky was as red as blood, and the ground was as bright as daytime. The next day, Wu Xi summoned all his staff members, "The southeast has been lost, and the emperor has fled to Siming. Now we should act expediently to avoid the people of Shu." Wang Yi, Yang Qizhi and others strongly opposed it. "Where did the deputy envoy get this news? Even if Lin'an is lost, we should work hard to be loyal! Otherwise, the general's 80-year loyalty and filial piety gate would be swept the floor." Wu Xi said stubbornly, "My intention has been decided. You should not say much." Then he sent Guo Cheng to Xianren Pass, sent Ren Xinfeng to the Jin camp, and presented the "Shu Map Records" and "Wu Genealogy".
When the news came to Lin'an, Han Tuozhou's first reaction was: Isn't it the throne? It can be given to the Southern Song Dynasty! He wrote a letter to Wu Xi, recalling his past friendship and ensuring his future. The Jin Dynasty could give it to him. The Southern Song Dynasty would never be stingy! Why do you have to be a traitor for being useless?
Of course this is just a temporary measure. While Han Tuozhou was appeased, he ordered the commander of Shuchuan Cheng Song to fight on the spot! The steps were very right, but unfortunately the speed was too slow...
His messenger was still running on the road, and Cheng Song had already rushed out of Sichuan! At the beginning, this man trusted Wu Xi extremely, even if Wu Xi directly arranged his personal guards, even if someone always said in his ear that Wu Xi would rebel, he didn't care at all. So when Wanyan Chuoha attacked the last remaining Fengzhou of the four states outside the pass, Cheng Song was still asking for help from Wu Xi. Wu Xi had actually wanted to pack the four states outside the pass and give it to the Jin Kingdom in exchange for his position as King of Shu. So Wu Xi deceived Cheng Song and said that he would personally lead three thousand cavalry to rescue, and Cheng Song continued to believe it.
At this time, the real news finally reached Cheng Song's ears! The Jin Kingdom had secretly enthroned Wu Xi as the King of Shu. The Jin Kingdom's enthronement was that it must obtain the four states outside the pass! Wu Xi ordered Cheng Song to give Fengzhou as soon as possible!
Wu Xi really rebelled! The generals under Cheng Song all said: Don’t wait for the imperial court to order and send troops to quell the rebellion immediately! Cheng Song gave everyone a generous gift and gave them out of Sichuan. Don’t cause trouble for me here or cause trouble for me!
He did not delay himself. On the 9th, Cheng Song hurriedly fled from Xingyuan Mansion, crossed Micang Mountain, came to Langzhou, and then fled along the Jialing River to Chongqing Mansion. He suddenly realized that he was running too fast and the travel expenses were not enough! What should I do? He was wise in a hurry, so he wrote a letter to Wu Xi. In the letter, Cheng Song called Wu Xi the King of Shu, hoping that the King of Shu would send some money so that I could buy a boat and continue to escape! Wu Xi did not disappoint him, and sent a wooden box as fast as possible!
But Cheng Song was shocked and ran away! Because he believed that the wooden box was a sword, and Lord Shu asked him to commit suicide! The Wu family army who sent the box pulled him back and forced him to open the wooden box, only to find that it was full of money... Cheng Song escaped from the Three Gorges day and night, and after entering Jinghu North Road, he turned to the west and cried bitterly, "This time he saved his head."
He turned his attention back to the front battlefield: When Pusankui saw that he was ready, he stopped and began peace talks with the Southern Song Dynasty. He specially found Han Yuanjing, who claimed to be Han Qi's fifth-generation grandson and Han Tuozhou clan's brother, and asked him to go south. He was caught by Qiu Jun. Han Yuanjing told Qiu Jun that the Jin Kingdom was willing to negotiate peace. Qiu Jun secretly sent someone to escort Han Yuanjing back north and ordered him to bring the actual conditions for peace talks. At the same time, Qiu Jun reported the news to the court.
At this time, the powerful ministers of Han could no longer stand up! The foundation of the founding of the Song Dynasty - money, was finally in a hurry! The treasury was empty, and the royal family began to use private money. Empress Dowager Xie donated 1 million guan to reward the army, and Han Tuozhou himself also donated 00,000 yuan of money for his family. But it turned out to be a swear word! Countless people in the country said that he pretended to be a pretentious person! In the era of peace, the dictatorship established by political means was finally shaken under the general trend of military failure! Helplessly, the powerful ministers of Han decided to send people across the river to negotiate peace!
Under his rational analysis, the Southern Song Dynasty was not having a good time, and the Jin Kingdom was also on the eve of the collapse! So if each step back, would it be acceptable to both sides or even expected?
Therefore, the front-line commander Qiu Jun sent Chen Bi as an envoy to meet the Jin army commander Pu Sankui, and proposed to make peace. Pu Sankui proposed three conditions for peace talks: to surrender, cede land, and offer to the ministers who are in charge.
Cut the land and surrender? The Southern Song Dynasty will never agree! The person who tied up the conspirators? Qiu Jun sent Wang Wen to envoy and launched three scapegoats: Su Shidan, Deng Youlong, and Huangfu Bin. These three have been demoted now.
Pusankui laughed: If Han Tuozhou hadn't insisted on using troops, how could Su Shidan and others dare to be special?
As a last resort, Qiu Jun sent another envoy to propose that the people who fled to the Southern Song Dynasty in Huaibei could be returned and the annual monies for this year were also replenished. Pusankui agreed to stop the army. On the other hand, all the Jin army retreated to Xiacai in Shouzhou, and only Haozhou left a Jin army on the south bank of the Huai River.
Chapter completed!