On October 17, the Song army that landed from Yingzhou occupied and controlled Yingzhou, Yuguan and Pingzhou and its northern counties with swift movements. That night, taking advantage of the rising tide again, the navy's large transport fleet moved in for emergency repairs.

On the trestle, the entire army mobilized to transport horses, supplies and ammunition ashore overnight, and unloaded them in the early morning.

The completed fleet returned to the deep sea again. Then the troops were divided into two groups. One group was mainly composed of transport fleets and returned to Dengzhou; the other group was composed of warships and carried the 4th Marine Brigade to Liaodong Bay.

, they will undertake the task of intercepting the Jin navy and harassing its coastal states and counties to contain the Jin army in Beijing.

Zhao Tao ordered Ma Wei to lead three marine brigades to stay in Yingzhou and guard Yuguan. He led the Leopard General and four Dragon Cavalry Brigades to Pingzhou. At the same time, he ordered the Wolf General to pacify the various states and counties and then gather troops to Pingzhou. Pingzhou City's

Most of the troops were transferred by Wu Shu, leaving the rear empty. The Song army seemed to be in an uninhabited country. Except for Pingzhou, it encountered no decent resistance. However, the Song army still massacred Jin officials and tribal leaders, beheading officials big and small.

Almost exhausted.

The army was rolling forward. In order to cover up people's eyes and ears, Zhao Tong only brought the inner guard brigade to accompany him when he boarded the ship in Mingzhou, while most of the accompanying guards stayed in the south of the Yangtze River. Zhe Meiluan and Jianxi held a ceremony of honor and pretended to be the emperor driving north.

Return. Now for the safety of the emperor, all the generals unanimously requested the emperor to follow the large group of troops. Now that all the armies were deployed, there was no need to worry about the news being leaked. They simply raised the banner of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty and raised the apricot-yellow imperial flag.

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"Your Majesty, our army has massacred the officials of the Jin Kingdom. Isn't it too much to eradicate the powerful ones? I am worried that the officials in the DPRK and China will gossip again!" Zhao Xin said worriedly in the car while looking at the battle reports sent by the ministries.

"Calling me a tyrant, a bloodthirsty and murderous person, is harmful to heaven's morality and the reputation of our country of etiquette!" Zhao Tong said with a smile. Although Zhao Xin said it tactfully, he could already hear the subtext.

"Just...even if it is!" Zhao Xin sighed. She also knew that the Song Dynasty strictly prohibited the harem from intervening in politics. Although this matter could not shake the emperor's status, it would leave a stain on history.

"Now that the war is urgent, every soldier has his own mission. I don't have time to persuade them to surrender, let alone to appease them. Only by killing them can I stop them from causing trouble behind their backs. And these people have several good things. Kill them."

Killing them will eliminate future troubles. The gains and losses involved are beyond the comprehension of those in the court!" Zhao Tong said with a sneer.

"Your Majesty, this will cut off the retreat of those who intend to surrender. They will definitely fight us to the end and may provoke a civil uprising!" Zhao Xin persuaded again when he saw that the officials were determined to go their own way.

"Haha, what you said is not unreasonable. But things are special and should vary from place to place and cannot be generalized!" Zhao Tong said with a smile. He is not an ordinary person. He is not only proficient in military affairs, but also once presided over a party.

In military and political affairs, he is quite talented. However, he is restricted by his status and gender and cannot serve in official positions. Otherwise, he will definitely become an official.

"What's different about this land of Youyan?" Zhao Xin also knew that the officials were not easy to kill. When they were in Datong, they showed mercy to the princes of the Song Dynasty's old enemy Khitan, and the ministers patiently persuaded him to take them for his own use. Now he is killing them.

There must be other ideas besides the above reasons.

"People are different!" Zhao Tong said with a twist of his face, "This place was originally the place where Han people lived. After Shi Jingtang dedicated the land to Khitan, more than two hundred years later, the Han people here are different from the Han people in the Central Plains. Although they still retain some

part of the Han culture, but also

Influenced by the nomadic people, they are different from the Han and the Khitan, but should be their own tribe." Zhao Tao said that the Han people in the land of Youyan have been changed by time. In order to survive, they had to succumb to power and change.

own cultural traditions.

"Well, what your Majesty said is true. A hundred years have made them forget their identity. They no longer identify with their homeland, but succumb to the strong. They value interests but despise justice. They returned to the rebel army, but the victorious army rebelled.

Maybe this is an example!" Xin Zhao nodded.

"This can't be entirely blamed on them. Youyun has been at the bottom of the entire society since returning to Liao. The Bohai people, who are both conquered people, have a higher status than the Han people. If you want to change your life, you have to learn these things, so that

They have become "fence-riding factions". Whoever has the biggest fist will give them advantage.

The best thing to do is rely on whomever you want!" Zhao Tong said, during the Xuanhe period, when he was conquering the Liao Dynasty, Tong Guan used his great righteousness to persuade the Youyan Han people to surrender, but it had no effect. He only recruited Guo Yaoshi, Zhang Jue and other Han generals after offering rewards. However, in the Song Dynasty,

But they have always been unable to stand up, and they still stumble at every turn, so one can imagine their loyalty.

"Now that the Jurchens have been fighting for years, their population has dropped sharply. They have classified all the Bohai and Xi people into the Jurchen tribe, but they still use the Han people as slaves. This shows that they do not trust the Han people in Youyan, but they are still willing to do it.

Drive, how pitiful! Your Majesty killed the Jurchen officials just to scare them?" said Xin Zhao.

"That's half right. Now the situation in the land of Youyan has changed again. It's different from before!" Zhao Tong said after taking a sip of tea to refresh himself. He had barely slept for three days now.

"What's the difference? Are they also dissatisfied with the Jurchens?" Xin Zhao asked.

"Do you know how many people were lost in Hebei, Henan, and Hedong during the Song Dynasty when the Jin army went south three times?" Zhao Xin asked rhetorically. Zhao Xin shook his head and said he didn't know. "During the Xuanhe period, the population in the northern part of the Central Plains was about 3,970.

After Jingkang, there were more than 28.3 million reported by various state governments, and the population dropped sharply by 1,100.

400,000, of which about half moved to the south of the Yangtze River. The rest either died under the iron hoof of the Jin army or were taken captive to the Kingdom of Jin. Most of them were resettled in the Youyan area. The people of Anxi and Wangdu counties twenty miles ahead

, these are the Central Plains people whom the Jurchens plundered from Anxi and Wangdu counties in Zhongshan Prefecture. After they were resettled, they still named them after they came from there!"

"Oh, I understand. What your Majesty means is that there are still millions of Central Plains people in Youyan. They have only been away from the country for a few years. They must miss their homeland, care about the Song Dynasty, and hate the Jurchens. Now your Majesty will send these Jurchens and

The local tycoons were all killed, which not only gave the original Youyan Han people a disincentive, but also made them

They know who is powerful. And they tell the captive people of the Central Plains that the Song army has come to Youyan to rescue them. Killing the Jurchens is just to inform them of their determination. Then we can get the support of millions of Central Plains people out of thin air.

, has become a big help to us, killing two birds with one stone!" said Xin Zhao.

"Yes, as long as these people are used by us again, we can protect the rear and attack the enemy with ease!" Zhao Tong nodded... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.
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