Chapter 117 Second quarter

Jin Aizong Wanyan Shouxu was the ninth emperor of the Jin Kingdom. What he inherited from his father was a devastated and corrupt country. No matter how talented Jin Aizong was, it was impossible to reverse the fate of the Jin Kingdom.This seems to have been foreshadowed on the day of his succession... On the day when Emperor Aizong succeeded to the throne, before the throne was firmly seated, a strong wind blew outside, and the wind was so strong that the tiles of the palace were knocked down.When the ministers saw it, it was really an ominous sign. Could it be that the country was about to perish?My lord is the real dragon emperor, how could such a thing happen?Everyone's astonishment hadn't passed yet, when the guards guarding the palace came to report that there was a man standing in front of Chengtian Gate, the main gate of the palace.The guard asked him why, and he said that I laughed at the use of inhumane generals and prime ministers, and I cried that the Kingdom of Jin was about to perish.When the ministers heard it, the disgusting incident just now was not over yet, and there was such a crow's mouth again, he even said that our Dajin was going to perish.Therefore, the minister said to the emperor that this person should be executed in the street, so that the common people can see what will happen if they slander the current emperor.Ai Zong said that the national power has reached this point, the people should be allowed to speak out about political affairs, and the court must listen to sharp criticism, even if there is sarcasm in the words, don't bother him.The common people are not happy, is it not allowed to say a few words?If speech is suppressed, the common people will revolt.The ministers saw that the emperor was so kind-hearted, so let it go.But this person can't be ignored. From now on, everyone will wear sackcloth and filial piety and run to the gate of the palace to cry, and the palace will become a funeral parlor.After discussion, the officials of the Jin Guoyou Department finally said, you can cry, you can laugh, you can wear sackcloth and mourning, but you are not allowed to do such things in this area, and gave him a few sticks to drive him away.As for his saying that the Kingdom of Jin was about to end and that there were no more generals, he was not punished.After Emperor Aizong came to the throne, he did a lot of things. He punished traitors, set up Jingzhong Temple for the generals who died in the Anti-Mongolian War, and commended those who made contributions in the Anti-Mongolian War. Forgive the past and promote the rank of officials.

Aizong specially set up a famous armed force called the Zhongxiao Army. Although the number is not large, they are all from nomadic origin, good at riding and shooting, and have strong combat effectiveness.This loyal and filial army played the role of a firefighting team during the anti-Mongolian war in the late Jin Dynasty. Wherever there was danger, wherever the loyal and filial army rushed, everyone could fight desperately with the Mongols.But after all, at this time, the national strength of the Jin Kingdom was already very weak. After Emperor Aizong succeeded to the throne, he could only protect himself and was unable to restore the territory. Not only could it not recover, but it would shrink.According to historical records, at this time, the Kingdom of Jin "abandoned the passes of Hebei and Shandong, but defended Henan and Baotong Pass" (Volume 8 of "Minutes of Reading History and Fangyu").All of Hebei, Shandong, and Shanxi, and most of Shaanxi have given up, and they will not be able to defend it. As long as Tongguan is guarded, it will be fine to prevent the Mongols from entering Henan.At this time, the Jin Kingdom had a radius of less than two thousand miles, set up four provinces, recruited 200,000 troops, and defended Henan to the death.

In 1227 AD, the Mongols wiped out Xixia, and an anti-Mongol ally of the Jin Kingdom no longer existed.On the eve of the demise of Xixia, Genghis Khan died of illness. Before his death, he left a will and explained the strategy of destroying gold in the future: "The gold elite soldiers are in Tongguan, occupying the mountains in the south, and the big river in the north. It is difficult to break through. Let me. Then send troops to Tang and Deng, and go straight to Daliang. The gold is urgent, and Tongguan must be conscripted. However, tens of thousands of people will go thousands of miles to help. The men and horses are exhausted. Although they are not able to fight, they will be broken!" Taizu Benji") Genghis Khan told his successor, Wo Kuotai, to borrow the way from the Song Dynasty to destroy the gold. The elite soldiers of the Jin Kingdom are in Tongguan. If we attack Tongguan to death, we will get twice the result with half the effort. Go north from the Song Dynasty, attack Henan, and go straight to Daliang (Kaifeng).The Kingdom of Jin will definitely dispatch troops from Tongguan to rescue them. Tens of thousands of horses and horses will travel thousands of miles to help.Genghis Khan's will reflects the superb military art literacy, self-taught without a teacher, reaching perfection.

After Wo Kuotai succeeded to the throne, he kept in mind Genghis Khan's instructions and borrowed from the Song Dynasty.Although Song had a feud with Jin, he didn't believe in Mongolia either.The Song Dynasty no longer gives Jinsui coins, nor does it claim to be a vassal, but it still guards against Mongolia and insists that it cannot make a contract with Mongolia at this time.When Mongolia saw that it was too soft, it came to be hard. Now the Song Dynasty can't bear it, and even gold can't support Mongolia, let alone Song Dynasty.The Mongols invaded the territory of the Song Dynasty and used the way to attack the territory of the Kingdom of Jin.

The Mongolian army took advantage of the Song Dynasty and invaded Henan; the other way was still rushing from Gansu and Shaanxi to attack Tongguan.All the way to the north, all the way to the east, pinching Henan.When the Mongolian army attacked today's Gansu and Shaanxi, they suffered a major defeat.