Chapter 16 Chapter 16 Seven Days in Suzhou, Blood Flows into a River

That's right, it was the former Khitan Xiao Qi who was the vanguard officer in the middle of the Jin army when Wan Yanliang invaded south, and led a hundred thousand Jin army across the two Huaihe Rivers and defeated Shao Hongyuan.Going back to the last war, after the battle at Caishiji, the Jin army moved to Guazhou Ferry. Li Xianzhong once led more than 10,000 Song troops to cross the river to challenge Huaixi Prefecture. Fight fiercely and return with great victory. The prestige of the Li family in Shaanxi immediately caused a sensation in the Jinying, causing many generals of the Jin army to fall into memory, including Xiao Qi.

Xiao Qi has always been a Khitan, and even if he is reused in the Kingdom of Jin, he still has a heart for his homeland.It happened that Wan Yanliang was killed at that time, and the Khitan National People's Congress rebelled. Xiao Qi had an idea, why didn't he secretly collude with the Southern Song Dynasty at the front line, cooperate internally and externally to bring down the Kingdom of Jin, and take the opportunity to restore the Kingdom of Liao?If it succeeds, there will be the Song Dynasty in the south, the uprising of the Khitan people in the middle, and the old land of Xiliao in the north, not to mention that the Jin Kingdom is still killing each other, so there is a great chance no matter what!

Xiao Qi secretly sent someone to contact Li Xianzhong to realize this plan. Li Xianzhong is very happy. He doesn't care whether Xiao Qi's wish can be realized or not. He only needs Xiao Qi to cooperate with him in crossing the Huaihe River and depositing gold. That's it.There, his prestige represents everything, and the Han people will respond immediately, and quickly gather tens of thousands of troops as they did back then. At that time, he alone could restore the Five Roads of Shaanxi. At the beginning of the Northern Expedition, Li Xianzhong's route was basically the same as the original idea. His ally Xiao Qi was in front of him. It depended on whether the Khitan man kept his word and whether he changed his mind before the battle.

Li Xianzhong felt that it was more likely to change his mind, the reason was time.If it had been operated at that time, Xiao Qi would have said nothing, and would have been a gold traitor. But at this time, the Khitan uprising was extinguished, and Wan Yanyong's emperor was firmly established. Xiliao probably didn't even know about Xin'er. Let Xiao Qi abide by the contract again, it is simply unreasonable. As he expected, Xiao Qi came riding a horse with a large group of kidnapped horses.The two sides fought in Dougou. To be honest, Li Xianzhong didn't have too many tricks in his arsenal. He was a man from Kansai.

He fought against the kidnapper horse in the steep ditch, and won a complete victory in the violent collision.After that, he tightly bit the retreating cavalry of the Golden Army, preventing them from gaining a foothold in the wild, and forcing them to retreat to the nearest base camp, Lingbi. Lingbi is the largest supply base of the Jin Army in this area. The city is tall and has sufficient food and grass. It is a nail that must be removed in the plan of the Northern Expedition.On the same day, Li Xianzhong chased Xiao Qi tightly with his tail in his mouth, drove the Jin army to Lingbi City, and started the second round of fierce fighting.

Combining siege and killing enemies into one, you can finish things at once. It was really done that day.The battle outside Lingbi City was Xiao Qi's second major defeat in a day. His kidnapper horse was maimed by Li Xianzhong just like Xixia's iron kite back then, and he didn't even have a chance to retreat into the city gate. Started running around. This made the human feelings in the city so embarrassing, the kidnapper horse was the trump card of the Jin army, and Xiao Qi was the leading general of the Jin army. These two pillars supporting the Jurchen's psychological bottom line were interrupted by Li Xianzhong in public, and they immediately collapsed.

The gate of Lingbi City was opened wide, and the Jurchens lined up to surrender. When Li Xianzhong entered the city, he promised the people in the city that as long as they supported the Southern Song Dynasty and maintained stability, he guaranteed that everyone would live well. This also applies to the Jurchens. Lingbi City became calm, as if it had been governed by Li Xianzhong for many years. At the same time, the Eastern Route Army of the Northern Expedition fell into an embarrassment rather than a hard fight.Shao Hongyuan led tens of thousands of heavy troops across the Huaihe River and attacked Hong County as planned.There are few short soldiers in Hong County, only a few thousand Jin troops. This is an obvious appetizer. Take care of the generals of the direct line, and get off to a good start, boosting morale.

Ordinarily, with Shao Hongyuan's toughness, the quality of Han Shizhong's subordinates back then, and the superior force several times higher, they would easily win anyway, and then catch up with Li Xianzhong's footsteps and join forces to besiege Suzhou. This is the veteran of the original Shenwu Zuojun! Unfortunately, things did not develop according to this law.With such an advantage, Shao Hongyuan fought the battle in a mess. He attacked for several days in a row, but Hong County remained unmoved. When the news came, Li Xianzhong was silent.It was like this at the beginning, can we still look forward to the future?But the Northern Expedition required coordinated operations. Even if a single regiment was as strong as the Yue Family Army back then, it would still return in vain, let alone him?

The situation requires that the West Route Army must go to pull a hand, otherwise it will affect the plan to besiege Suzhou.Li Xianzhong agreed, but he didn't send troops to support him. He just sent some soldiers from the Jin army in Lingbi City. In his opinion, this was enough. Li Xianzhong's eyes were like a torch, and he could see through the essence of Hong County at a glance.The Jin army there was able to withstand Shao Hongyuan with just one breath.The handle of Shao Hongyuan's knife was too soft, he couldn't keep chopping like this, but Li Xianzhong was different, he didn't need to do anything at all, he just needed to bring a message, and everything would be over.

This is indeed the case. As soon as Lingbi's soldiers arrived, the Jin Army of Hong County immediately collapsed.The gang went out of the city and surrendered, giving up resistance. It's finally over - Shao Hongyuan is so angry.It's embarrassing not to be able to get out of the city, and it's even more embarrassing to be helped, and the way of helping is to surrender the pawns to persuade him to surrender. This is simply slapping him in the face! His face was slapped by Li Xianzhong, and the whole barracks could hear it. People are losing their hair, but things still have to be done.The Eastern and Western Northern Expeditionary Forces had to act in unison, and the two chief generals had to communicate with each other. As a result, accidents occurred as soon as they met.

It was still a Jurchen, and one of the soldiers seemed to think that Li Xianzhong was very kind, so he took the time to report the situation, saying that Shao Hongyuan's men had robbed him of a saber.How should we understand this matter?Grabbing a saber seems to be considered a mistake in international practice. It is normal to confiscate weapons on the battlefield!Some people will say that there is a difference, because the Jin army in Hong County surrendered voluntarily. Hand in your gun and don't kill! The problem is that they didn't kill them, they turned them into robberies.Must these feuds and sworn enemies be allowed to keep their sidearms after they surrender?The above is my analysis of this matter.I just don't understand why this Jinjun soldier wanted to sue, why he felt he was wronged. What matters is Li Xianzhong's reaction. Li Xianzhong was furious, he immediately sent someone to ask Shao Hongyuan, is there such a thing?If there is, hand it over immediately! Shao Hongyuan handed over the man. It is said that this is very face-saving, and the army is protecting its weaknesses.Don't protect your weaknesses, which soldier is willing to sacrifice his life for you?Perhaps Shao Hongyuan felt that he was very embarrassing recently and couldn't hold his head up in front of Li Xianzhong, so he dealt with others obediently, even throwing aside the principle of protecting weaknesses. But he didn't expect Li Xianzhong to chop off that man with a single knife. From the previous analysis, we can know that it is not easy to determine who is right and who is wrong in this matter, so why beheaded?In particular, Li Xianzhong can be described as benevolent when dealing with Lingbi's surrender. Why is he so harsh and cruel to Shao Hongyuan's subordinates? Many predecessors interpreted it for military discipline. Most of the reason why the East Route Army was unable to start the situation and was delayed outside the small Hong County was the low morale of the army.Shao Hongyuan couldn't rectify it, so Li Xianzhong had to do it for him. Otherwise, the great cause of the Northern Expedition is doomed to nothing. Makes sense, but you can think deeper than that.Shao Hongyuan had the prerequisites for the battle, and he was unwilling to be inferior to him, so he had to be equal.This is provocation, and it is the most taboo thing in the army. There is only one way to solve it, and that is to subdue.Only after demonstrating personal authority can orders and prohibitions be followed. Li Xianzhong didn't bother with scheming, he used the method of generals, sending soldiers to break through the city, using their strength to humiliate them, and then killing them to establish their prestige.Just kill your subordinates, what's the matter? Shao Hongyuan was silent. He couldn't resist.Comparing the two, Li Xianzhong's reputation is incomparable to him, and his strength is even worse.As a result of the actual combat, Shao Hongyuan's face was slapped, and every step was a humiliation. Then simply shut up! Shao Hongyuan never spoke again.Li Xianzhong asked him what to do next, but he didn't say; asked him when he would act, but still didn't say; told him that the West Route Army would attack Suzhou as originally planned, but Shao Hongyuan still didn't say. It's not against the law, no matter how fierce you are, I can't keep silent, can you?Besides, after all, you can't order me, because we both have the same official position. Until now, Li Xianzhong saw Shao Hongyuan's true face clearly.This man is not a tough guy, but a hob meat, a soldier ruffian!In the army, whoever subdues whoever is strong, or like Yue Fei showed his favor to Han Shizhong back then, can immediately get a response. From then on, heroes love Han.It's a pity that things like heroes and heroes have nothing to do with Shao Hongyuan. Treacherous and sticky teeth, the hob is not rotten. Li Xianzhong had no choice but to act alone. He led his army from Lingbi City, sent troops northward, and attacked Suzhou.Suzhou is the most important stronghold of the Jin army in Anhui. Because it is located in Huaibei, close to Henan, and it is also the border line of the military and political center of the Jin country. Once it breaks through here, it can immediately threaten a large area of ​​key areas. To the northwest is Henan; to the northeast is Shandong, and either side is enough for the Kingdom of Jin to drink a pot. The West Route Army quickly approached Suzhou, and the Battle of Suzhou began.Jin Jun is as arrogant as ever, this is a characteristic.It has been like this since the Golden Wushu era, no matter who they are facing or how they have lost, they will always silently say "I am the strongest" before going to war, and then go out to fight. Rarely will hide behind the walls purely defensively. This hit Li Xianzhong's heart, he wished that the battle could be resolved in the wild.On the same day, the two armies fought a decisive battle under the city of Suzhou. Li Xianzhong defeated the defenders without accident, but then encountered big trouble. Suzhou City would rather die than surrender. This is an important town in Anhui and the frontier of Henan. There are many Jurchens in the city and few Han people.And this was only the first step. When Li Xianzhong's West Route Army broke through the city wall and entered the city, they realized that they were facing a city full of swords and guns! Street fighting begins. This is really a complete war trilogy.As of this time, only the West Route Army was fighting alone.Where is Shao Hongyuan?Where is the Eastern Route Army?According to reliable information, they are still resting in Hong County. Li Xianzhong just pretended that they didn't exist, and just pretended that the Northern Expedition had only his own troops.But when things came to an end, he found that Shao Hongyuan was really talented, and what he did was more hateful than hiding behind and watching the excitement. He never appeared, but when the city gate of Suzhou was breached and the West Route Army rushed into the city, Shao Hongyuan miraculously appeared, and followed Li Xianzhong's troops and rushed in effortlessly. Who said that he didn't participate in the war, isn't this here? This is Shao Hongyuan's courage, so what if he picked peaches naked?If a soldier seizes a soldier's saber, you dare to behead him, but Lao Tzu takes your military exploits in front of you, so why don't you try beheading Lao Tzu too? The same military rank, one direct descendant, and one miscellaneous brand.If you dare to cut off my head today, even if you succeed in the Northern Expedition, don't expect any good results.How are you compared to Yue Fei? Did you get executed if you didn’t make any mistakes? ! Li Xianzhong could only endure this, and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the war.The street fighting that day was extremely tragic. The Song Army's death list included the commander-level officer Wang Gong, while the Jin Army suffered even more casualties, with thousands of deaths and eight thousand captured. Ten thousand. After the war, in the city of Suzhou, which was filled with corpses and seas of blood, the silent Shao Hongyuan finally spoke. He smiled at Li Xianzhong and said flatteringly, "The real general of Kansai." General Kansai, this is an extremely honorable title.For the Song Army at that time, all the ZTE generals except Yue Fei were Kansai generals!Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, every well-known name is deeply imprinted with the words of Shaanxi and Xijun.For later generations, General Kansai has become a kind of legend. Even after the country is destroyed and the whole territory is lost, it still carries the hope of the Han people. But at this moment, after Li Xianzhong became popular, Shao Hongyuan praised him as "General Guanxi", but his intentions were not pure.General Kansai is brave, um, you are so brave; General Kansai is very majestic, yes, you are very majestic-but is this admiration or resentment? Shao Hongyuan belonged to Han Shizhong, Han Shizhong was a general in Kansai, and Shao Hongyuan himself was a famous person in Hebei, and his friend Li Xianzhong happened to be from Kansai. When these are superimposed, Shao Hongyuan can still praise them calmly, and the content is the four characters of "General Kansai".The jealousy here shows how strong it is. Shao Hongyuan's nature is dark. Li Xianzhong should be able to feel these things, but he can't control them.The war is still going on, the journey has just begun, and he has no time to pay attention to these dark little thoughts. Not to mention that after a great victory, comes a great honor.A commendation order came quickly from behind, pushing the whole incident to another peak.Looking at the details, this victory in Suzhou is an unprecedented victory achieved by proactive attacks in the Southern Song Dynasty in the past 20 years. Order to reward the frontline soldiers.Li Xianzhong was promoted to Kaifu Yitong Third Division, Huainan, Jingdong, and Hebei three recruiting envoys; Shao Hongyuan was promoted to the inspection school Shaobao, Ningyuan Army Jiedu envoy and deputy recruiting envoy.All the spoils of prefectures and counties can be disposed of at will. Even Zhang Jun won the lottery.Zhao Yun wrote to him in his own hand, praising the great victory and affirming Zhang Jun's knowledge of people. These are all good things, but it's a pity that I'm not afraid that there will be no good things, but I'm afraid that there will be no good people.The bad ones have a talent for screwing up any good thing, like Shao Hongyuan. Facing the reward, Shao Hongyuan was furious.Why do you want me to be Li Xianzhong's deputy again?Why, why? Any sensible person would throw a brick at his head and tell him to wake up.Look at what you did, you brought down Hong County?Did you capture Suzhou?What have you done since the Northern Expedition?To be promoted and get rich, and to be ashamed to be a deputy, do you think you are Zhao Gou's illegitimate son? None of these questions appeared in Shao Hongyuan's mind.This person embarked on a road of no return without hesitation, determined to fight Li Xianzhong to the end at all costs. In terms of position, he continued to protest to Zhang Jun, his immediate superior, that he must be transferred to a position on the same level as Li Xianzhong, especially in terms of independent authority, and he would never tolerate anyone's jurisdiction. Zhang Jun thought gloomily, do you agree or not? Over there, Shao Hongyuan has already started to do practical things.The first is the housing problem. Although Suzhou was not the terminal of the Northern Expedition, it took a long time to fight and run for a long time. Now that the city has been breached and there are a large number of houses inside, it is very necessary to take a comfortable rest! Shao Hongyuan decided to pull his East Route Army into Suzhou City. Li Xianzhong objected, the Northern Expedition had just begun, how could it be arrogant.There are all kinds of temptations in the city, and the iron blood's military discipline will be scattered immediately, and it will be very troublesome to put it back together at that time. This is equivalent to not being able to bring family members with you when you go to war, and you are not allowed to fall in love next to the station. Everyone is an old military officer, and Shao Hongyuan knew that he was wrong, so he moved on to the next topic.He said that he wanted to give a reward, but Lin'an was far away in the south of the Yangtze River, and it took a lot of time and effort to transport the reward to Huaibei due to the exhaustion of travel and boats.Therefore, Zhao Yun's order was very flexible, saying that the spoils captured by the front line could be disposed of at will.This made Shao Hongyuan very happy. Suzhou is the largest stronghold of the Jin army in the Lianghuai area, where the military resources are important, and the money, food, gold and silk are piled up like mountains, and the amount of oil and water is unimaginable.If you come to the front line to share the spoils, I believe you will be very happy.Moreover, there is an imperial decree as a shield afterwards, and the court has nothing to do with them, so why not do it? So when he proposed this point, Shao Hongyuan really felt at ease. Unexpectedly, Li Xianzhong objected again.His decision turned out to be that the frontline officers and soldiers were treated equally, and every three people shared a thousand coins equally.In other words, only about three hundred and thirty Wen per person. The order came out, and the whole army was disappointed. The practice of the army in the Song Dynasty was to reward every victory, big rewards for small victories, and big victories—there was danger, and it was very likely that they would be dismissed from office and go to jail. For examples, see Han Shizhong and Yue Fei. The Northern Expedition has come to this point, to be honest, any reward is enough, especially without the court spending money.Everything is loot, why not give it?Could it be that Li Xianzhong wanted to take it all for himself? This idea was quickly generated within the Northern Expeditionary Army, and then fueled by Shao Hongyuan, it became out of control.The West Route Army was better. The officers of the East Route Army stood on the side of the road with the reward money and threw the money into the ditch by the roadside in public. This is a serious challenge to the prestige of the coach.Li Xianzhong was furious, because when he was in Shaanxi in the past, this kind of subordinate had no other way to deal with it except to kill him immediately. This damn Shao Hongyuan, what on earth is he trying to do? In anger, Li Xianzhong decided to be tough. Whether it was going to the city or rewarding money, he ordered Shao Hongyuan to obey orders.Because now he is the envoy and Shao Hongyuan is the deputy, so he must listen to him! The two had a big fight, and Shao Hongyuan had to obey orders.On the surface, Li Xianzhong won, but a soldier ruffian has enough means to spoil the victory. Li Xianzhong's order was carried out, but in return all the soldiers were full of resentment towards him.On the contrary, everyone felt that Deputy Marshal Shao was a good man, full of human touch, and a caring person for Da Bing. So far, the West Route Army has fought bloody battles and conquered passes. Since the Northern Expedition, all the achievements have come from Li Xianzhong who led them, but Shao Hongyuan, who was holding back his legs, stood out in another way, dominating the emotions of the soldiers.Many people will say that this is because Li Xianzhong's leadership skills are not enough, and because of some non-principle issues, he has driven the team apart. Things can't be seen that way. Is Yue Fei's army greedy for rewards?Strict military discipline and the integrity of soldiers are the prerequisites for being able to travel thousands of miles and be invincible.As for whether to go to the city to rest and reorganize, there is no need to discuss it. "Don't demolish houses to death from freezing, and don't plunder to death from starvation." This is the famous saying of the God of War in the Song Dynasty.Li Xianzhong's request was not too much. Why did Li Zicheng fail? After his army broke through the capital of the Ming Dynasty, they all returned to the battlefield with huge sums of money. Almost every soldier brought gold pancakes. Who would fight like hell again? They all want to save a life to enjoy. This is why it is not possible to give real rewards to the army during the war, but to remember the merits and cash them out after returning home.So now it is very clear that it is not that Li Xianzhong can't be a man, but that Shao Hongyuan successfully took advantage of the fucking habits that the Southern Song army had developed over the past two decades, and he insisted on pulling the army back into the mire of corruption. As for whether it will lead to the failure of the Northern Expedition, everyone should understand that Shao Hongyuan has no such concept in his mind after seeing this.But at this moment, the danger was rapidly approaching the Song army, and Jin Guo finally responded. To be fair, since the beginning of the Northern Expedition, the Southern Song Army has achieved great success. It has crossed the Huai River and seized a large area occupied by the Kingdom of Jin. . The Jin Army's troops in the Lianghuai area are empty, and the sea is empty. This is definitely an opportunity to take advantage of, and Zhang Jun keenly grasped this point.Li Xianzhong's execution ability perfectly guaranteed the realization of his combat intention.Since the start of the war, the Song army has conquered one city after another like lightning, and advanced to the junction of the three roads of the Kingdom of Jin. But this is already the limit. The vast border line is destined to use all the space as long as it is a war of destroying the country.Whether it is a southern invasion or a northern expedition, you have to advance in several ways and echo each other in order to win. At this time, both Sichuan and Ezhou were unable to fight, which allowed the Jin army to quickly judge the main attack direction of the Song army and transfer troops without pressure.From this perspective, Zhang Jun's strategic intentions have come to an end. This is just a partial assault battle, and it is impossible to restore the Song Dynasty and destroy the Jin Dynasty.Unless Zhang Jun's army can defeat all the challenges of the Jin army head-on on the battlefield with an overwhelming advantage, the Northern Expedition will never be successful.And the hard victory of such a one-way challenge was only theoretically achieved by the Yue family's army with more than ten years of accumulation, which was close to the actual combat of the main general. Although Li Xianzhong is strong, there is still a big gap between him and Yue Fei. The Jin army moved quickly, and the first forward troops were led by the general He Shi Lie Zhining.This person is an outlier in the Jin Kingdom's army, and he should have died many times long ago. He comes from a famous family, his father is Kaiyuan Jiedu Envoy Heshi Lie Saba, and his father-in-law is famous all over the world, he is Wanyan Zongbi known by everyone on earth, also known as Jin Wushu. In the storm of cleaning the royal family launched by Wan Yanliang, the Jurchen God of War Wanyan Zongbi's family was one of the important targets, and all his immediate family members died.But Heshi Lie Zhining escaped, and the route he took was very similar to that of Wan Yanyong, they both went to the frontier to stand guard.Afterwards, the situation changed, and Wan Yanliang's invasion of the south was frustrated, which caused a fire in the backyard. Wan Yanyong took advantage of the momentum and called on all oppressed people to resist, but Heshi Lie Zhining just didn't support it.This is very strange, Wan Yanliang is the public enemy of the Jurchen, causing the whole people to rebel, why does He Shi Lie Zhining seem to support him? I can't even pass my wife's test when I go home! But when the reason was revealed, every official in the Kingdom of Jin became silent.Heshi Lie Zhining's reason is that Wan Yanliang is the emperor, and the emperor cannot be violated.As long as Wan Yanliang is still alive, he will never rebel, at most he will remain on the sidelines. He did what he said, no matter how bad the situation was, he didn't give his allegiance to Wan Yanyong until Wan Yanliang was killed in Jiangbei.Later, he was entrusted with the important task of suppressing the Khitan uprising. From this resume, it can be seen that He Shi Lie Zhining is not simple.He has a firm belief that is rare in the Jurchen, and he will never change what he believes in. He is a lifeless and single-muscle animal.And also has actual combat experience in a relatively peaceful era.Putting down the Khitan uprising was not as easy as attacking the Yangtze River defense line in the Southern Song Dynasty. Blood flowed like a river, and there were twists and turns. Heshi Lie Zhining led an army of 10,000 gold as the vanguard, and predicted the outcome of the battle to Wan Yanyong before leaving.He said, Your Majesty need not worry, this battle must be won, all he is looking forward to is whether Li Xianzhong can be captured alive. Wan Yanyong was silent.Li Xianzhong's legendary life was unique among the three kingdoms of Jin, Xia and Song at that time.No matter in the era of the Western Army in the Northern Song Dynasty, the Jin Dynasty, the Puppet Qi Dynasty or the Xixia Dynasty, he was invincible in all directions, and wherever he went, there was a bloody storm.At that time, it even broke the defense line of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, and pushed into the old capital of Henan. From any point of view, it was frightening. Want to capture alive? Many people have had this dream for decades, but when they wake up, they have a bruised nose and a swollen face, covered in cold sweat. About a day's journey behind Heshi Lie Zhining is the main force of nearly 100,000 gold troops led by the coach Bosa in Henan.With this configuration, Wan Yanyong's mood became more stable. The emperor of the Kingdom of Jin began a long wait. It is true that the Kingdom of Jin has a great cause, but every corner must be guarded by soldiers. The south of the Yellow River is rich in products, and it is the wealth of the Kingdom of Jin. It must not be lost, but there are only these troops that can be dispatched.The situation at this time is already similar to that of Yue Fei's Northern Expedition. All the troops in the Kaifeng area have been dispatched to the front line. If they are defeated by the Song army again, a vacuum will be formed. If the army of the Southern Song Dynasty drove straight in and restored the old capital to the south bank of the Yellow River, it would be a consequence that Wan Yanyong, who had just established a firm foothold, could not afford, and the impact would quickly spread to other areas of the Jin Kingdom. On May 21 of that year, Heshi Lie Zhining arrived in Suzhou.The emperor in the rear was anxious to death, but he was very steady, as if he had forgotten that he was a vanguard official. He didn't challenge him, and only cared about setting up the camp firmly, waiting for the main force from behind to arrive. Stable, a single muscle that will never waver if you look for it. On the second day, Heshi Liezhining went to battle after Bosa's 100,000 troops arrived, and he did not bring his own 10,000 troops alone, but the whole army mobilized to encircle Zhuzhou City from all sides. A large formation was formed outside the gate, and Bosa, the lord general, came to battle. It is completely different from the previous Jin Jun who felt good about himself and was contemptuous and arrogant no matter who his opponent was! Li Xianzhong went out of the city to fight. This is the general practice of Kansai, and it is Li Xianzhong's style.Having dealt with the Jin Army for many years, he knew very well that most of the records of the two armies when they first met would dominate the victory or defeat of the entire battle. In a word, to deal with the Jurchens, you must win the first battle. Outside the south gate of Suzhou City, Jin Army cavalry charged Li Xianzhong's West Route Army.This is a classic tactic in the history of Jurchen warfare. Wave after wave of endless impact, even if it cannot be broken, it will consume the opponent. What's more, at this time, the Jin army's troops are several times larger than Li Xianzhong's. They can take turns to fight and consume the West Route Army combat power.When it comes to impact, let's talk about numbers. The cavalry of the Golden Army generally charged more than ten times in a row, which was enough to end the battle.Often this is their limit as well. The battle situation on this day was that the Jin army charged dozens of times in a row. This number was rarely seen in the first generation of Jurchen troops.The effect of taking turns to fight is remarkable, the cowardice of the generals in the Southern Song Dynasty came as expected, and the officers Li Fu and Li Bao led the troops to escape.Li Xianzhong arrived on a leaping horse, swung his saber and beheaded the two men at once, and then stabilized his position. Those who retreat die! Li Xianzhong used the bloody heads of generals to tell the whole army that this was a battle where there was no room for life and death, and only victory could leave the battlefield safely.There is no more powerful order than this, and every Southern Song soldier, brave or cowardly, was either inspired or intimidated into amazing courage. A big victory in the first battle. In the situation where the Jin army charged for dozens of rounds with an absolutely superior force, the Northern Expedition and the West Route Army won an overwhelming victory.When Li Xianzhong returned to the camp that day, he should have been in a happy and relaxed mood. Judging from the history of the Song and Jin wars in the past, things will be much easier afterwards.First of all, the Jin army will retreat, and secondly, the difficulty of the next battle will drop sharply, and it will not be as difficult as the first battle. But he was wrong, only one night later, when the sun just rose the next day, the Jin army arrived in the city to challenge again.Li Xianzhong felt that something was wrong, the situation of the battle was changing abnormally, and his West Route Army alone might not be able to solve the problem.To be on the safe side, he bit the bullet and went to Shao Hongyuan. He suggested that the two armies go to war at the same time. Shao Hongyuan refused, and the reason he gave was that according to the observation of the Eastern Route Army, the Kingdom of Jin would have reinforcements from a huge army in the near future. In addition, the number of enemies outside Suzhou City had far exceeded the capacity of the Northern Expeditionary Army.We should be more sensible and consider—retreating. Not only do not fight, but also want to retreat! Li Xianzhong's anger rose, and he endured and endured before restraining his impulse.When he reflected on all this many years later, what he hated the most was why he had to endure at this moment, and those who retreat will die!He should have chopped off the scum like Shao Hongyuan just like he chopped off the heads of those two cowards on the battlefield yesterday, so that the more fucking things that will happen later will not happen. But at this time, he had no way of knowing the future, and could only say angrily: "I only know that I am advancing, but I don't know how to retreat!" He led people out of Suzhou City, and led the West Route Army to a decisive battle with the Jin Army. The intensity of the battle on this day was higher than that of the previous day.Driven by Heshi Liezhining and Bosa, the Jin army set a record in the history of Song and Jin battles. They actually charged for more than a hundred rounds in a row! This was just done in one morning. This is an unprecedented intensity. The 110,000 Jin army took turns to go into battle, while the West Route army was less than 40,000. As a result, the Jin army was cut off from the left wing, and the left wing included thousands and thousands of households. About 5,000 Jin army corpses Cross the battlefield. Near noon, the sun was scorching, the air was sultry, and everyone on the battlefield was panting violently. The Jin army launched a charge for the last time.According to historical records, this time Li Xianzhong withdrew, his troops pushed back against the city wall, and drove back the Jin army with long-range shots from the enemy bow. Obviously, the West Route Army has almost been squeezed out, and there is not much combat power left.Fortunately, the same was true for the Jin army. They retreated, and there was a brief calm on the battlefield. The West Route Army did not return to the city, so they rested outside the city.At a glance, tens of thousands of people were disarmed and sitting on the ground, covered in battle wounds, covered in sweat, panting with difficulty under the scorching sun. The fighting spirit is still there, but the physical strength is exhausted. This is the time when reinforcements are urgently needed, and everyone is paying attention to the gate of the city behind them. It would be great if an East Route Army recharging their strength rushed out there. Unexpectedly, what he wanted came true, the city gate opened, and soldiers really ran out from inside, followed by Shao Hongyuan himself!To my surprise, all the focus on the battlefield was here, and Shao Hongyuan was the center. I saw this person riding a horse, patrolling around the battlefield, watched for a long time, and after the attention reached the peak, he finally said a word: "In this midsummer, it's unbearable to shake a fan in the coolness, and it's hard to fight under the scorching sun? " In such a scorching sun, it is too late to shake a fan to enjoy the shade, but there are still people wearing armor and fighting endlessly! This sentence spread across the battlefield in an instant. Every soldier of the Southern Song Dynasty who was so wounded and vomited blood was dizzy with anger. Before they fought bloody battles and were unyielding, the braver they behaved, the more stupid they felt, and no one was more serious than themselves , but being ridiculed is even more frustrating.And some so-called "careful people" even heard the meaning behind the words. It's so hot, there are so many people out there, and they still go out to fight in the city, what is the reason for it?If it weren't for the coach Li Xianzhong who only relied on his own passion and was greedy for temporary success, how could he ignore the lives of the soldiers like he is now? Reminiscent of the fact that the troops were not allowed to go to the city to rest and not distribute the spoils, the soldiers looked at Li Xianzhong with strange eyes, and the invincible image of the heroic and stalwart God of War was greatly reduced. After saying this, Shao Hongyuan Shi Shiran rode back to the city.The sun outside was still scorching, and under the bright sun in May, the Jin army regrouped and once again rushed towards Li Xianzhong's West Route Army. People, or those people.In the morning, the blood pierced the pupils and killed without fear, allowing the Jin Army to set a record, and they broke the record.They are well-deserved tough guys and iron troops in the history of the Southern Song Dynasty. But after noon, everything changed.The iron soldiers were listless, and the heart made of iron and blood was covered with a dark and shameful curtain, becoming hesitant, dull, and even rebellious. Shao Hongyuan's words had a very important impact on the battle situation.At this moment, he was really not fighting alone. Many people believed that Grand Master Qin must be possessed, which made him do the job of traitor so well. Li Xianzhong had no good idea, he had no choice but to charge himself, and he wanted to drive the discouraged soldiers behind with his actions.He firmly believed that the Northern Expedition was an opportunity for him to take revenge, and it was also an opportunity for these soldiers behind him to take revenge. He didn't believe that they were all as selfish and despicable as Shao Hongyuan! He was right. Inspired by him, enough Southern Song soldiers rushed up to help him resist the Jin army's offensive again.And this is the limit of the Jin army. After a while, the confrontation that occurred at noon reappeared. The two armies confront each other, and no one is able to take the initiative to challenge.The sun gradually moved towards the west until dusk fell. Seeing that the day was about to pass, the change happened suddenly. Song Jun is still on the side of the Southern Song Dynasty.Behind Li Xianzhong suddenly there was a loud and harsh sound of gongs and drums, followed by more chaotic sounds, as if many people and horses were moving rapidly. Li Xianzhong didn't know what happened next.Looking up the information, it was Zhou Hongming, the commander of the Chinese military, who spread rumors that a large number of new reinforcements from the Jin army were coming soon.All of a sudden, people in Suzhou were screaming and screaming, and the most prestigious group of people started to run away. What a strange scene, with Suzhou city wall as the boundary, the troops outside the city confronted the Jin army, fighting to the death without retreating; the troops inside the city wall that hadn't even thrown a brick started to run away! Among those who escaped was Shao Hongyuan's son Shao Shiyong. The escape quickly spread outside the city wall, and the West Route Army, who had already felt that they had been cheated, immediately bombed the camp.The soldiers were in a mess, and the officers reacted differently. The commander Zuo Shiyuan and the commander Li Yanfu just patted their horses and left, and they didn't forget to take their troops with them before running away.Seeing that the collapse of the army was about to happen, and it would be out of control in a moment, Li Xianzhong made a decisive decision and ordered the whole army to return to the city. This order was the most correct choice that could be made at that time. Only by letting the panicked soldiers enter a relatively stable area can it be possible to prevent the possibility of all escaping. Commands can always be executed out of shape.This time, a large number of mid-level officers, nineteen in total, disobeyed the order. They refused to enter the city on the grounds that the chief general was at odds with each other and could no longer fight. They abandoned their subordinates and fled for their lives.The chaos of the West Route Army suddenly increased. The soldiers who lost their organizational command only knew to run. Some of them ran to other places, and some rushed into the city, blocking the gate of the city almost instantly. Crowded and trampled corpses in a mess, the West Route Army, which was originally a complete front, collapsed like a nightmare.The Jin army on the opposite side was overjoyed. They didn't know what happened, but it didn't prevent them from taking advantage of the fire. More than 100,000 Jin troops approached the city wall, wanting to put the West Route Army to death.At this time, Song Jun's special ability came in handy.The Han people are all animals living inside the city walls. The armies of each dynasty are very proficient in defending and attacking the city, especially the Song army. Their wall-climbing skills are absolutely beyond the reach of the Liao, Jin, Xixia and even the later Mongolian armies. Jin Jun only had time to release arrows and shot to death some Song Jun who were climbing the wall, watching the West Route Army collectively climb up the city wall of Suzhou.Things went from bad to worse when the Golden Army started to climb. Li Xianzhong was furious, it was a shame for him to fight the war to this point!进城之后他立即开始防守，这时他的兵力比原来更少了，可是有了这道城墙，也足以消除刚才造成的劣势。 他仍然冲在了第一线，手举大刀连续砍断金军的攻城梯。他的部队这时最需要的就是感召，他一定要做出表率来，主将越勇猛，士兵才会越镇定。 事实如他所料，西路军渐渐地恢复了过来，当天夜里他们打退了如潮水一般的金军，等战斗结束，金军的尸体在某些地段堆得和城墙几乎一样高！ 深夜，金军暂时退去，李显忠终于见到了邵宏渊。这是经典的一幕，杀得血染战袍精疲力竭的人站得很直，要求并肩与敌决战。盔明甲亮，整整一天摇扇乘凉无所事事的那个却萎了，说啥都不同意。 好吧，那么帮忙一起守城行不？ 仍然不行，邵宏渊振振有词：“金添生兵二十万来，倘我军不返，恐不测生变。”这人一定要逃跑，且理直气壮。二十万金国生力军啊，就算皇上站在跟前，这个理由也天公地道。 李显忠大怒，还有比这个更丑陋的吗？他再也无法控制了，发泄一样说出了下面一番话：“若使诸军相与掎角，自城外掩击，则敌兵可尽，金帅可擒，河南之地指日可复矣！” 这是他的抱怨话，也是这次战争的争议点。就在宿州城外尽歼金军河南的军队，这是不可能完成的任务吗？战争打到了这份儿上，谁都知道李显忠能做到，只要兵力多一点点就成。 而整个东路军一直袖手旁观，坐视不管。这已经不是渎职了，而是叛国！身为高级军官，邵宏渊不会不知道，可他就是干了。 对了，他儿子早就先于他干了。 面对这样一对父子，李显忠能怎么办呢？难道他能执行战场纪律，立即杀了这个腌臜泼皮，夺东路军军权为已有吗？ 这种事在整个宋史里都没发生过。 李显忠只能仰天长叹：“天未欲平中原耶？何阻挠如此1”他所能做的，只有让理智迅速回归，趁着战争间隙，立即率军后撤。 宿州城外的金军达到了十万之众，城里的宋军也在四五万之上，如此规模的撤退哪怕再静默，也没法不让敌方察觉。 北伐军后撤的方向是符离（今安徽宿县北符离集），那里有大批的辎重，一来必须带走；二来可以凭借之稍作抵抗。这在理论上是当时的最佳选择，可是在执行中才发现这是个更大的错误。 西路军久战疲惫有心无力，东路军全体软蛋一溃千里，这样的兵想脱离危险，只有片刻不停地全速逃跑，才可能有一线生机。 至于辎重与防守，难道符离会比宿州更有利吗？ 金军与北伐军脚前脚后赶到了符离。仓促之间，北伐军只来得及组织一些薄弱的防线，金军趁势四面合围，把符离围得水泄不通。 只支撑了一个白天，夜晚降临时北伐军的极限就到来了。事实上早在宿州之战时的下午，北伐军的极限就已经到了，能支撑到这时，完全是由于李显忠的个人感召力。而到了符离，身在绝境中，东路军不仅没能置之死地而后生，迸发出临死前的反抗，反而动摇了北伐军的阵脚。 这帮人继续抢先逃跑。 黑暗中全军溃散不可收拾，将领们扔下部队独自逃生，士兵们丢铠弃甲，怎么方便怎么逃。一个个“奋空拳，挥赤臂”，四散逃生，“蹂践饥困而死者不可胜计”。 到天明后，战场一片狼藉。 北伐军全不见了，连同随军民夫在内的十三万人被金军横扫一空，损失殆尽。符离储备的大批战械物资，包括一万二千匹绢，六万余石粮食，十七万条布袋，五万缗现钱，数万两金银，数额巨大的军衣铠甲、酒等，全部被金军缴获。 唯一幸运的是，黑暗中不辨敌我不知方向没有随从，北伐军的两位主将李显忠、邵宏渊都安全逃脱，没有被金军生俘。 战争结束，南宋输掉了能输的一切。这不同于金国方面的两淮失守、宿州失守，那时金军有巨大的纵深空间可以撤退，有编制健全的生力军，而南宋的北伐军至此损失所有，再没有翻身的机会。 这时距离宿州大捷，才仅仅过去了七天而已！