Chapter 7 Chapter 7 Zongze, the Impassable River

Awed by such rewards and punishments, Zhao Gou moved from Shangqiu in Henan Province to Yangzhou City in Huainan as he wished, close to the Yangtze River. During this process, no one really dared to speak strange words.This gave him an illusion that a strong government is suitable for him, and he should be ruthless to the people!This point of view has always been with him, until a year and a half later, after the incident that drove him out of his wits, he understood a truth - even if you are the supreme emperor, you can't bully people too much! At this time, with the natural danger of the Yangtze River and the prosperity of Yangzhou, it was safe and comfortable. It was as if he was dreaming back to Bianjing, and he found the shadow of his former life again.This good life lasted for almost ten months.During these ten months, not only him, but almost the entire Central Plains has been quite peaceful and peaceful. The reason for this is entirely due to one person.

Zong Ze. He managed Kaifeng City wholeheartedly and created a miracle in a very short period of time.He actually turned the ruined city of Kaifeng into an unprecedentedly powerful fortress, not only enough to protect itself, but also shocked the entire Lianghe enemy-occupied area.The Song Dynasty and the Jurchens competed in every corner, and they won almost every battle.How unbelievable this is, you must know that just a year ago, the Jin army easily wiped out the Song Dynasty. Zong Ze arrived in Kaifeng City on the first day of June. What he saw was a ruined market, a city defense with ruined buildings and turrets, and soldiers and civilians living together.In broad daylight, thieves can be seen everywhere, and the common people have nothing to eat or wear. This is a deserted city, a dead city.

On the bank of the Yellow River two hundred miles away, the Jin Army has been stationed, hanging over the heads of Kaifeng people like a butcher knife, ready to be chopped off at any time. Could there be a worse situation than this?Zong Ze cheered himself up in this desperate situation. He firmly believed that his nation was strong, and as long as the people in power were more rational and brave, miracles would surely appear. He first arrested a few well-known thieves, and announced that the laws of the Song Dynasty would be restored from now on, and those who dared to steal and commit crimes would be subject to military law, no matter how much the stolen goods were.

That is beheading. Zong Ze did what he said, and as soon as a few bloody heads fell to the ground, the order in Kaifeng City immediately returned to its original appearance.Then, he built city defenses, repaired war weapons and rebuilt enemy buildings throughout Kaifeng City, and built more than 1,200 additional chariots.After that, he walked out of the city and into the suburbs.The two Tokyo defense battles taught Zongze a very painful lesson, that is, the Song Dynasty lost the facilities outside the city immediately every time. Zongze built twenty-four defense points in the precipitous area outside the city. These were organically combined with the defense of Kaifeng City itself, and this formed the first line of defense in the suburbs.After doing all this, Zong Ze was still not satisfied.

He thought of the Yellow River. The Yellow River is the only natural barrier to the north of Kaifeng City. Without it, Kaifeng would only have a few artificial city walls. Then, the Yellow River must be taken back. But he has no soldiers in his hands. This is a serious practical problem.He could not apply to Zhao Gou, and the troops of the imperial camp would never be transferred to him.So recruit, but what is the use?As a soldier, he had to eat and pay, and he had neither money nor food.Taking ten thousand steps back, even if he had it, civilian soldiers would not be interested in the Song Dynasty.If you rely on yourself to protect your family and defend the country, why should you seek refuge in the unreliable Song Dynasty?

At this time, in the vicinity of Kaifeng, whether it was militia or bandits, this kind of civilian armed force was astonishingly large, and hundreds of thousands of people gathered together at every turn.For example, Wang Shan, who was active in Puzhou (now Juancheng County, Shandong Province), claimed to have hundreds of thousands of people; Wang Zaixing and Li Gui, who were active in the Huaishui area, with about 70,000 people; Yang Jin, the hornless cow of 100,000 people.These people have risen rapidly in troubled times, each of them is not simple, and they have one thing in common. They hate the Song Dynasty, let alone let them submit, such as Wang Shan, he will take the initiative to lead people to Kaifeng City to rob.

Hundreds of thousands of troops rushed to the newly rebuilt city of Kaifeng, what should Zongze do?Fleeing or fighting, both are unrealistic, but between the two, Zong Ze chose to believe.He believes that his ideas are not wrong, and that his nation is not wrong.For this reason, he set off alone and went up to Wang Shan's troops. He said to Wang Shan: "The court is in peril and the country is in great trouble. If one or two people like you come forward, the Jin army will not be rampant. This is your opportunity to make contributions in danger. I hope you can grasp it." Are these words profound?Is it provocative?Not at all in my opinion.Zong Ze just told the truth and expressed his hope.Wang Shan's reaction was strong, he knelt down to thank him immediately, and said with tears, "Don't dare to die!"

Hundreds of thousands of people were immediately recruited and became Zongze's subordinates.This kind of thing happened again and again, and the aforementioned Wang Zaixing, Li Gui, Yang Jin and others all stood beside Zong Ze at this time and became his assistants. One is accidental, two, three?Everyone gave up their ego in this way and put aside their prejudices against the Song Dynasty.The reason for this can only be attributed to Zongze's personal prestige.And what is the basis of his prestige?I am reminded of what a man once said: "I have a large land and a large population in the Southern Dynasty, and I advocate integrity. There are many talented people. Since ancient times, I have never bowed to foreigners..."

This sentence made me think deeply. "Large land and many people" and "talented people" are the most uncommon in China. In every era, this has not changed at all.For example, at the darkest and most humiliating time in modern history, China had as many people and talented people as brilliant stars.But why have there been at least three kneeling aliens? Because of "advocating integrity", as long as the integrity is lost, the Chinese will lose everything.If they can walk together because of integrity like Zong Ze, Yang Jin, Wang Shan and others, then the situation will naturally improve.

Zong Ze is not blindly tolerant, on the contrary, his bottom line is very high.That year, when he left Cizhou, he handed over the army and government affairs to Li Kan, the commander of Cizhou soldier Ma Qian.For unknown reasons, Li Kan was killed by his subordinate Zhao Shilong. Zhao Shilong seized the city defense and occupied one side in the chaos of war. This is a local emperor, but when he knew Zongze's actions in Kaifeng City, he brought his younger brother and 30,000 soldiers to join him.In his mind, this is a good thing for safety.Even thieves can become a regular army and contribute to the country, let alone him?He himself is Zong Ze's old subordinate, but he just made a small mistake.

Zong Ze only asked him one sentence: "Hebei is lost, is it true that even the laws of our Song Dynasty and the discipline between superiors and superiors have been lost?" He ordered Zhao Shilong to be pulled down and beheaded for public display. At that time, Zhao Shilong's people were all around.Zhao Shilong's younger brother, Zhao Shixing, was standing beside him with a knife.Zong Ze was very calm. After killing Zhao Shilong, he slowly turned his head to look at his brother and said, "Your brother is dead. If you can lead this army to serve the country, I will give it to you. I hope you Can wash away the shame of your brother." Killing his elder brother and serving as his younger brother, according to common sense, is purely courting death.He buried a knife behind himself, and he could not tell when it would be cut off.But the strange thing is that Zhao Shixing actually accepted it sincerely.Soon after, the Jin army raided Huazhou, and Zong Ze ordered him to rush to the rescue. He led the army to kill the past and won a complete victory outside the city. Zongze is like this, so that the army in Kaifeng City increases day by day, reaching more than one million people in a short period of time, and at the same time strictly enforces military discipline.With these foundations, he leveled the Jinying on the south bank of the Yellow River, and built Lianzhu Villages like fish scales around 16 counties along the bank. Jin Guo couldn't sit still when he did this.A behemoth like the Song Dynasty must not let it have a chance to breathe.In order to destroy Zongze, the Kingdom of Jin deployed the highest military force it could mobilize. Wanyan Zonghan sat in the former Liaoxijing (now Datong, Shanxi) and confronted Zongze.Around December, he dispatched the most famous general in the history of the Kingdom of Jin. Wanyan Zongbi appeared. Wanyan Zongbi, whose real name is Wochu, Wochu, Huangwochu, or "Wushu".That's right, he is the well-known Wanyan Wushu, and it is an honor to be called "Golden Wushu". He is the Wushu of the Kingdom of Jin.Taking the country as the surname was a respectful title for the most important and remarkable soldier at that time.In other words, the people of the Kingdom of Jin love him.Check his family tree, they are all top dignitaries, he is the fourth son of Wanyan Aguda, the founding emperor of Jin Kingdom, known as His Royal Highness Fourth Prince.Then, think about it, the eldest prince and the second prince have been fighting north and south all these years, destroying countries and cities, and gaining great reputations. Why did he appear at this time? Because his second brother died. Wanyan Zongwang suddenly died of illness in June of this year, after Zongze arrived in Kaifeng.This is an immeasurable loss to Jin Guo, at least in terms of the military, nearly half of the military system has no leadership.How to make up for it?First, like Wanyan Zongwang, he must have the purest blood of the clan; second, he must have military exploits. Military exploits are Wanyan Zongbi's weakness. Up to now, he is just an entourage in the army.For example, when hunting down the emperor of the Liao Kingdom, he followed Wanyan Zongwang to Yuanyangbo; when he invaded the Song Dynasty, he followed the large army to the city of Kaifeng.According to the historical data, his name has never appeared in so many personnel transfers, and his status and power can be imagined. To put it bluntly, this warrior of the Kingdom of Jin is a model set up, and he himself is nothing.At this time, he was sent out to attack Zongze, and just after crossing the Yellow River, he turned around and ran back without even seeing Zongze's face. Zongze just sent two troops around to his rear, occupied Huazhou and Zhengzhou, and quietly cut off his retreat, he couldn't stand it anymore. This is the first battle that Jin Wushu led the army alone, he got a bad start and slipped away. His approach is very classic!Of course, it can also be said that this was a temptation, because after more than half a month, he made a comeback.This time, he acted swiftly and treacherously, crossing the Yellow River, crossing Zhengzhou, entering Baisha, and soon rushed to the vicinity of Kaifeng City. The faster he ran, the worse he was beaten, because he ran away patronizingly.By the way, the characteristic of his fighting is that he rushes super fast and furiously, and he never cares about what happens behind him.This time it was like this, and it was like this again later, but every time I was beaten to the point of being disheveled and covered in hair.This time, he didn't expect, let alone notice, that the people Zong Ze sent out to cut off his retreat last time were still there, waiting for him. With Song soldiers blocking the front and ambushes in the rear, Wanyan Zongbi was completely defeated and fled for the second time.This is the beginning of the legendary military career of the great soldier who is second only to Wanyan Zonghan in the history of the Kingdom of Jin.What he didn't know was that Zong Ze had not only defeated him twice, but also caused him an eternal nightmare during this time. Zong Ze’s greatest achievements in his life can be summarized into three points: First, when the mountains and rivers were broken, he was extremely keen to see through the fake peace talks and real threats of the Jin army, and kept Zhao Gou in Cizhou, preserving the only bloodline for the Song Dynasty.Of course, whether this one is right or wrong, and whether he regrets it is another matter. Second, he rebuilt Kaifeng City, integrated the Lianghe area, and revived the Song Dynasty's military power in a very short period of time. One year after the country was destroyed, he blocked the enemy's soldiers at the door, which is simply incredible. Third, he released a young soldier who violated military discipline and was about to be executed, and gave the other party a chance to let this young man go to the battlefield and fight for the country. He has done countless such things. At that time, he would never have thought of the significance of this trivial matter to the Song Dynasty and the Han people. Because this young man is called Yue Fei. Yue Fei finally met Zong Ze and finally arrived in Kaifeng.From the time he was expelled from the army in Yingtian Mansion to here, he was displaced, covered in war sores, and it can be said that he escaped death. He not only fought bloody battles with the Jin army, but also suffered massacres by his superiors twice. Back to Yingtianfu - this city had special significance in the Song Dynasty.It is Nanjing among the four capitals of the Northern Song Dynasty. It was originally called Guide Mansion, and it was the residence of Zhao Kuangyin, the Jiedu envoy of the Guide Army in the Later Zhou Dynasty. Therefore, it was the place of Longxing in the Song Dynasty.Zhao Gou ascended the throne here in times of crisis, and put another layer of sacred cloak on it.The people of the Song Dynasty yearned for it, and when they came, they didn't want to leave. After Yue Fei was fired from the military, he did not leave.During the wandering days, Yue Fei witnessed the ridiculous actions of the Jianyan Group. He was resentful, depressed, bored, and anxious, and was affected by various negative emotions.In the vast world outside the city, there are countless armed forces formed spontaneously by the people, and he can definitely devote himself to it and do what he likes. However, he has a responsibility. When he left the house to join the army, his mother tattooed four words on his back with her own hands—serve the country with loyalty.This is the ideal of his life, and all his efforts are aimed at realizing it.The country is supreme, and neither the invasion of foreign enemies nor the mutiny of internal thieves can be tolerated. Not to mention joining the Thief Organization. The people Yue Fei came into contact with were all regular officials of the Song Dynasty.Fortunately, he was able to get along with a man named Zhao Jiuling. Zhao Jiuling was a subordinate of Zhang Suo. Under his recommendation, Yue Fei had the honor to meet Zhang Suo and became a member of Hebei Recruitment Department. From then on, Yue Fei walked to the forefront of anti-golden war. Looking back on the past, who can say that the incident of the letter was wrong or bad?Without it, Yue Fei would still be just a small soldier, drifting with the tide, dawdling around, how could he hold on to his destiny as he is now, and meet the golden soldier? He was assigned to Wang Yan's subordinate as the commander. Wang Yan, courtesy name Zicai, was a member of Shangdang in Hanoi.This person is both civil and military. When Huizong was in Beijing, he went to Beijing to apply for martial arts, and tried out martial arts in front of Zhao Ji.He once followed Zhong Shidao into Xixia twice, and made great military exploits.At this time, the Jin army invaded, and he resolutely left home to join the army. Instead of entering the imperial camp, he went to Zhangsuo and went to the enemy-occupied area in Hebei to find work. To sum up, Wang Yan is also a ruthless person, and he and Yue Fei complement each other perfectly.It's a pity that before this powerful pair could show their power, an order came suddenly. Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan brought down Li Gang, and the counterattack plans in Hebei and Hedong were immediately stranded. Even Zhang Suo went home after class and was demoted to Lingnan for self-reflection. Many people were disheartened, and the Hebei Daying that had just gathered scattered all of a sudden.However, Wang Yan, Yue Fei, Bai Anmin and others did not waver. They assembled more than 7,000 horsemen, crossed the Yellow River north, entered the enemy-occupied area, and declared war on the Jin army.This was the first active counterattack by the Song army after the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty.The Jin army was caught off guard and was defeated again and again.The head of Wang Yan's office drove straight in, and for a while, the morale of the Song people was greatly boosted.However, they also go deep alone because of this. Don't forget that they have no backup. The Jin army dispatched nearly 60,000 heavy troops to encircle Wang Yan. With an army strength close to ten to one, Wang Yan felt a sense of crisis. He was forced to build a stronghold, and he could not get out after closing the base.This is correct under normal circumstances, after all, there is a great disparity between the enemy and ourselves.But Yue Fei didn't think so. He was a unique person, and all his victories in his life were achieved with inferior forces.In other words, if you can only win the few with the more, what do you need to do with the art of war? Yue Fei didn't listen to Wang Yan's restraint, and led hundreds of soldiers under him to rush out of the camp to fight a decisive battle with the Jin army.During the melee, Yue Fei won the golden banner and waved it in all directions, boosting the morale of the army.He not only broke through the siege of the Jin army, but also chased and killed him all the way, occupying Xinxiang County. The Jin army rushed to gather troops to Xinxiang County, but they were too late. Yue Fei didn't think about defense at all. He abandoned Xinxiang and continued to advance north.The next day, when he marched to Hou Zhaochuan, he met Jin Jun. The war started, Yue Fei had no troops, no geographical advantages, and this army could not rely on any other force except himself.He rushed to the forefront, with more than ten injuries on his body, and he did not retreat from the bloody battle.Inspired by him, "all soldiers fight to the death" and once again defeated the Jin army. Since the war between the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, the regular army of the Song Dynasty has been completely destroyed.Gradually, they summed up the tactics of the Jin soldiers. In fact, there are no tactics, but the quality of the Jin soldiers is too amazing.During the Song and Xia wars, the two armies confronted each other. After a few rounds, the outcome would be decided. Even when it was dark, the two armies would withdraw their troops tacitly and rest for a night.Wait until dawn the next day, and call after dinner. This is not the case with Jin Bing, they charge unsuccessfully for the first time, then come for the second time, and if they are not successful for the second time, they come for the third time, this kind of attack will continue all day and night, it is truly endless. What kind of courage and fighting power is needed to defeat such an army, and to defeat it continuously in difficult situations with hundreds of troops?From this, we can see the characteristics of Yue Fei's lifelong battle. He is brave and decisive, he is eclectic, he dares to do what others dare not, and he advances rapidly on the battlefield to deal continuous blows to the enemy. It's a pity that they have few people after all, and they have no food, which is a headache.He was originally in his own country, but he couldn't find supplies.The reality forced Yue Fei to go back and ask Wang Yan for help. In Yue Fei's mind, in most people's minds, they are the same army, even if they are just friendly troops, isn't it a common thing to support some food and grass in the war of resistance?But Wang Yan didn't think so.A few days ago, Yue Fei disobeyed his orders and rushed out of the camp to fight the Jin army. In his opinion, it meant splitting his team and weakening his prestige.No matter from which point of view, Yue Fei violated the military law. If you break the military law, you have to do it according to the military law.At that time, someone suggested that he kill Yue Fei, and Wang Yan was really moved.He is a famous general and a staunch anti-gold hero, it is true, but his mind is narrow, Yue Fei deeply angered him.Fortunately, although he is narrow-minded, he is a sensible person. He rejected Yue Fei's request for help and let Yue Fei leave safely.This is equivalent to letting Yue Fei fend for himself and has nothing to do with him.Since then, the rift between Wang Yan and Yue Fei has never ceased, and the two famous anti-gold generals have embarked on their own different paths. Yue Fei returned to the hundreds of hungry soldiers.There was a dead end before them.There is no food, no reinforcements, and there are nearly 60,000 Jin troops around. It is not easy to retreat even if you want to escape. This is also where Yue Fei refused to forgive Wang Yan. Although he didn't do it himself, it was not much different from killing someone. Yue Fei, who was in a desperate situation, did not retreat to the south. His courage was unparalleled. He actually led the hungry and wounded soldiers to continue to advance north.They fought all the way and reached the Taihang Mountains.Stretching for more than 400 kilometers, Taihang Mountain is a natural boundary mountain in Shanxi, Hebei, and Henan. It is an ideal battlefield with numerous ravines and dangers. The most difficult and intense battle of Yue Fei's trip took place here.He first met a group of Jin soldiers, the two armies fought fiercely, and Yue Fei captured the leader of the Jin army, Tuoba Yewu, alive.A few days later, he encountered the enemy again.This time, Yue Fei's subordinates were extremely exhausted and could no longer hold on, the situation forced him to take risks. Yue Fei rode out alone, wielding a zhangba iron spear, and assassinated the leader of the Jin army, King Heifeng, causing the Jin army to flee in a hurry. So far, Yue Fei's army went deep alone. With hundreds of people, he was surrounded by tens of thousands of Jin troops.This is a record never seen before in the Song Dynasty, even Han Shizhong pales in comparison.Han Shizhong relied on every battle, either with a large army in the vanguard, or with the city as the backing, but Yue Fei had nothing to rely on on this trip, and he traveled thousands of miles, unstoppable, and broke through the encirclement of the Jin army.Such determination and combat power, even without the brilliant achievements later, are enough to make Yue Fei unique in the list of Chinese generals. However, his physical strength has also reached its limit, so he has to consider returning.After Yue Fei stayed in Taihang Mountain for a while, he retreated towards Kaifeng.History books do not record his return process, making it impossible to guess what happened to him. If he doesn't fight again, it means that his action has changed so fast that the Jin army can't stop him; if he meets the Jin army on a narrow road, then Yue Fei's road to return will be even more difficult. With such an exhausting journey, how much effort would he have to make to enter Kaifeng to meet Zongze? Yue Fei finally entered the city of Kaifeng, Zong Ze took him in, and didn't care about his disobedience to the military order before.He has his own subordinates and has certain authority.However, his bad luck was not over yet.Soon after, he was actually tied to the execution ground. Yue Fei was about to be beheaded, and various historical books did not record what he had committed, but judging from his early experience, it was very convenient for him to want to commit a crime.His character is too stubborn. In many cases, it is more appropriate to say that he is violent rather than fierce. The thing is, he has enough strength to vent his anger.A little later, he once had a verbal quarrel with a superior officer at the wine table.Yue Fei was furious, and punched the boss unconscious on the spot. This is no accident.Compared with other ZTE generals, Yue Fei has an essential difference.Liu Guangshi grew up in the army. Zhang Jun, Han Shizhong, and the Wu brothers joined the army since they were young, and they are used to being bound by military law. Sulked. What about Yue Fei? Yue Fei found that Wang Yan was not brave in battle, strictly speaking, he was just not as brave as him, so he refused to restrain himself and led an army away.Believe it or not, he can stab Xin Xingzong who dared to take credit for him with a single shot? The early Yue Fei had various flaws, which were all caused by his being a monk halfway through and going to the battlefield without special training in the army.This is very dangerous, if it continues like this, Yue Fei will become an epiphyllum that blooms in an instant, even if it is very gorgeous, it will end sadly.The reason why he was able to create the legend behind and become the leading soldier of the Chinese nation is because he can correct mistakes. Yue Fei was addicted to alcohol by nature, but later he didn't drink at all; Yue Fei was unrestrained and had no military discipline, but later the Yue Family Army was the most disciplined army in the Song Dynasty for more than 300 years. What an astonishing contrast. And all of this can only be achieved by leaving the execution ground alive.At the critical moment, Zong Ze arrived. He saw Yue Fei's majestic appearance and burly figure, and felt that it was a pity that such a strong man would die on his own execution ground instead of going to the battlefield.It just so happened that a golden army of several thousand men attacked Sishui, and Zong Ze allocated five hundred cavalry to Yue Fei, ordering him to perform his crimes and meritorious service. Five hundred vs. thousands... "Jurchen soldiers are less than ten thousand, and ten thousand are invincible." When these two sentences are read together, what do people think?Does it mean that Yue Fei's chance of surviving is very slim? The answer is that Yue Fei has become a skilled worker in killing the Jurchens. He took five hundred cavalrymen, scattered thousands of gold soldiers, and then returned with the head of the general of the gold army to give orders. Zong Ze was overjoyed. He had millions of soldiers under him, and there were brave generals who were not afraid of death. For example, General Zhang Wei died for his country with outnumbered enemies in the Battle of Huazhou.However, people like Yue Fei who, outnumbered and outnumbered, can still cause the people of the Kingdom of Jin to die miserably, are rare.He immediately promoted Yue Fei, and at the same time stepped up investigations.Not long after, he found Yue Fei and took out a book. The following dialogue is a classic. Zong Ze said: "Yue Fei, your intelligence, bravery and talent are comparable to those of good generals in ancient times. However, you like to fight in the field, so this is not a perfect solution. Now, you are just a side benefit, so it's okay to do so. You can become a general in the future." , how can it work like this? You have to study this "Formation Diagram" carefully, and you will use it later." "Array Map" refers to the things that Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi used to command the army and torture Pan Mei and other first batch of generals of the Song Dynasty after he was shot in the thigh under the city of Youzhou by an arrow.Over the years, when torture became a habit and habit became a tradition, this kind of thing was deeply imprinted in the minds of the generals of the Song Dynasty.As a civil servant, Zong Ze had a keen eye for observing things, and he saw Yue Fei's weakness.Don't you come from a major?Then, please read the career handbooks of senior generals in the Song Dynasty. This shows Zong Ze's painstaking efforts towards Yue Fei. He wants to train Yue Fei into a high-ranking general and leave anti-gold treasures to the Song Dynasty.However, after Yue Fei read the "Array Map" carefully, he answered with a few words: "Array and then fight, the common law of soldiers and the clever use of them are all in one mind." What is this "heart" can only be answered in the official language of the Song Dynasty.Many years later, Song Xiaozong mentioned in his speech posthumously awarding Yue Fei the official title: "...Fei Zhilue is not specialized in ancient methods, and Shen Xiong almost got it from his talent." Talent, everything about him is innate, the so-called unconstrained style and eclecticism, he only needs to constantly dig himself in the war, and he doesn't have to learn from anyone. It's just that at this time, he has no chance and ability to be alone.He is a sharp weapon in Zong Ze's hands, he can cut gold and iron, and has excellent killing skills, but he is not very useful in the overall confrontation between Song and Jin. What really worked was his former boss, Wang Yan, who seemed not brave enough. Wang Yan's great achievements are really because he is not brave enough.The matter started after Yue Fei left him.At that time, Wang Yan's situation was very bad. Originally, he had more than 7,000 people, but Yue Fei took hundreds of people away, which hurt a little bit of vitality and shook the morale of the army.There are tens of thousands of gold troops outside the village, Wang Yan decided to break out immediately.The battle of the siege was tragic. When he broke through the siege and gathered the remnants, he found that there were only more than 700 people. Only one-tenth of the troops remained. At this point, Wang Yan's fighting spirit became even stronger. He did not take the opportunity to cross the Yellow River north and return to the vicinity of Kaifeng, but led the team quietly to the West Mountain in Gongcheng County (now Hui County, Henan Province).He set up a camp there, sent people to contact the militia in the Lianghe area, determined to expand the anti-gold troops, and deal with the Jin army on the north bank to the end. How similar Wang Yan was at this time to Zu Ti in the Eastern Jin Dynasty.Also with a team of less than a thousand people; also went to the north to fight against the invading alien race; also would rather die in battle than return across the river and sea. The difference is that Wang Yan crossed the Yellow River and Zu Ti crossed the Yangtze River. In the Xishan camp, Wang Yan was in a very dangerous situation.Jin Jun offered a huge reward for his head.For safety reasons, he has to change several places to sleep every night. By doing so, he was obviously guarding against his brothers.One can imagine how his seven hundred soldiers felt when they witnessed this.What's the matter, thieves? This will really break the hearts of the brothers. On the contrary, it is an incident when Yue Fei asked Wang Yan for food during the battle of Hou Zhaochuan.At that time, when he was stationed at the foot of Shimen Mountain at night, there were more Jin troops around than Wang Yan, but fewer brothers around him than Wang Yan.That night, there was news that the Jin army would attack at night, and all his troops were awakened. Only he himself lay on the ground and fell asleep, motionless. Thus, the army's morale was stable. In contrast, Wang Yan's situation is very bad, but his fate is good.One morning, he woke up, probably aching and dizzy.I don't know how many places he changed, so that when he saw a few cronies around him, he couldn't believe his eyes. There are eight more words on the faces of the cronies - serve the country with all your heart, and swear to kill the gold thief.This is stabbed up, which is equivalent to tattooing on the face.Everyone knows that tattoos are used on prisoners and soldiers to prevent them from escaping. Wang Yan's subordinates saw that he was guarding day and night and were worried, so they stabbed him spontaneously in order to reassure him.They used this method to tell Wang Yan that they would never defect and would live and die with him. From then on, people called them the "Bazi Army". Wang Yan was deeply moved. He opened his arms and treated his subordinates more sincerely, and treated the folk heroes in Lianghe area with this.His army expanded rapidly, and nineteen leaders came to join him.His army has reached more than 100,000, and within a few hundred miles, everyone listens to his orders.What followed was the increase in combat effectiveness. The Jin army sent someone to attack Wang Yan's camp. This has never happened since the war between Song and Jin. Tomorrow was not enough, the Jin army attacked Wang Yan's food road, but was attacked by Wang Yan, and many people died.Wang Yan gained a firm foothold on the north bank of the Yellow River.At this time, he decided to launch a large-scale northern expedition to regain the former national borders.For this reason, he wrote a letter to Zongze, hoping that Zongze would cooperate with him. The situation suddenly improved, which meant that he built a bridge for Zongze to the north bank of the Yellow River.According to Zongze's original idea, this should have been done after the improvement of Kaifeng's surrounding area and gradual expansion. But Wang Yan gave him a surprise, which made the plan many steps ahead.So, take advantage of the counterattack?After Zong Ze calmed down, he thought of a very crucial question. Want the Northern Expedition, want to restore the country, in what name?Now, Kaifeng City is still the capital of the Song Dynasty. If he is allowed to govern, the title will be "left behind", which means that he will temporarily take care of Zhao Gou's home and guard the courtyard.This is barely justified in a special period, but the Northern Expedition and the Restoration of the Country are actually decided by two courtiers privately. Isn't it overstepping their authority and being too presumptuous? Zong Ze is a Confucian minister, he has a clear mind, and he sticks to the most fundamental way of being a minister in everything he does.So, he wrote back a letter to Wang Yan, asking Wang Yan to come to Kaifeng for a detailed discussion. Before the conversation, he asked Wang Yan to strengthen the defense system around Kaifeng to the greatest extent, such as bringing the Bazi Army to the south bank of the Yellow River and deploying defenses along the bank to form the first barrier. Only by doing this can Zhao Gou believe that Kaifeng City is safe and the emperor dare to come back to preside over the Northern Expedition. Wang Yan fully agreed with Zongze's plan, and he led the Eight-Character Army to cross the Yellow River and return to the south bank.Along the way, the Jin army sent heavy troops to follow him, but they never dared to attack.This army returned from the enemy-occupied area, and the morale of the Kaifeng area was immediately boosted. Wang Yan handed over all the troops to Zongze.Zong Ze gave him a new mission. Wang Yan was both civil and military. Before he joined the army, he was a well-known scholar in Heshuo. Zong Ze asked him to meet Zhao Gou, report to him the situation in Lianghe, Kaifeng and other places, and persuade Zhao Gou to come back. This task is too important, and only after completing this step can the following actions be carried out.Wang Yan did not delay, and set off with a small number of personal soldiers.At this time, his mind was filled with the plan of the Northern Expedition and the arduous experience of the war of resistance over the past year.His blood is boiling, and he wants to awaken the fighting spirit of those cold-blooded and cowardly Zaizhi.The rise and fall of the country, in one fell swoop. He met Huang Qianshan and Wang Boyan with this mentality... It was a collision of icebergs and flames.Wang Yan's hot blood poured onto Huang and Wang's heads, but two mushroom clouds of pain and madness poured out.These two chief executives are about to go mad with anger, why do people always come to disturb their hard-won peaceful life? This Wang Yan said that the people of Lianghe are in dire straits, and they look forward to the Song Dynasty regaining their lost ground.This in itself was a mistake. You must know how trustworthy the Jin people are. Since they left Kaifeng, they have been honestly staying on the north bank of the Yellow River.Is not it good?Why do you have to seek death?Why? On that day, their words were not speculative, and both sides gritted their teeth.In the end, Wang Yan offended these two people, and he couldn't proceed to the next step. Soon, the imperial decree was issued, and two orders came: First, Wang Yan does not need to meet with His Majesty; second, Wang Yan does not need to return to Kaifeng. The first one is that Wang Yan can't even see Zhao Gou's face, so he can't go to the palace to ask to see him, right?The second point is even worse. The Jianyan Group thinks he is too belligerent, too radical, and too disobedient, especially since he still has so many troops directly under him.Let him go back to Kaifeng City, let him collude with Zongze, can Jianyan Group still control everything? Therefore, they must keep Wang Yan by their side and guard him strictly.They gave Wang Yan an official position, Wu Yilang and Gemen Xuanzan, as the commander of the imperial camp and Pingkou.His immediate boss is actually - Fan Qiong. That's right, it was the dog that held Song Qinzong hostage, captured Song Huizong, and hunted down the royal family members of the Song Dynasty after the Kaifeng city was broken.Such a thing, no matter what, is Zhao Gou's sworn enemy.The strange thing is that he dared to report to Jianyan Group, and Zhao Gou really took him in. What's especially interesting is that when Li Gang killed Zhang Bangchang and cleared Kaifeng City of rebels, Fan Qiong became uneasy, and he felt that his life was in danger.Zhao Gou actually issued an order to comfort him, saying that it's okay, he will definitely not be killed, so he can be an official with peace of mind. This is something I can't understand anyway, even if the reason given in "Song History" is that Fan Qiong has soldiers in his hands, Zhao Gou is afraid that he will rebel, so he can't justify himself! At this time, asking Wang Yan to be the dog's subordinate was simply a public mockery of Wang Yan.Aren't you engaged in anti-gold?Don't you want to contribute to the country?Very good, let's make this Jin Guogou a subordinate. Wang Yan was furious, resigned from office, and threw back all the titles given by the Song Dynasty.I'm going home to study and farm, so I won't mess with you dogs anymore.After he left, he would devote himself to the anti-golden cause again soon, and even meet Yue Fei.However, his mission this time completely failed, and he didn't see Zhao Gou, which intensified the conflict. When the news spread to Kaifeng City, Zong Ze felt a chill in his heart. He was really disappointed with Zhao Gou, but he didn't expect that Zhao Gou would be so indifferent.Not to mention anything else, just because Wang Yan survived his death and insisted on resisting gold in the Lianghe area, wouldn't it be okay to meet and say some comforting words?All of a sudden, many past events surfaced, making Zongze more aware of the facts, and his mood became even more desolate. When he first arrived in Kaifeng, an envoy from the Kingdom of Jin came suddenly.这人姓牛，表现也很牛，他大模大样地走进开封城，说是来探望一下女真人的好朋友——大楚国皇帝张邦昌。 宗泽一听就火了，这明明是来试探虚实的，摆明了宋朝不敢动他。那好，逮捕入狱。结果没几天，不等金国方面有反应，赵构的圣旨到了，要宗泽立即释放这个牛大使，安排宾馆，好生款待。宗泽不服，说：“这是奸臣在蛊惑你，让你搞什么和谈，事实上是卑躬屈膝、摇尾乞怜，怎么能说得上谈判？我很笨，不敢奉诏，让金国人觉得宋朝懦弱。” 赵构回信说：“爱卿你弹压强梗，保护都城，给朕分了大忧。但是，你抓了金国的使者，这不合我意。” 这些话很正常，看下面一句：“朕之待卿尽矣，卿宜体此。”我对你已经够好了，你要明白这一点。 联想到陈东之死，这就是赤裸裸的威胁。对你好到极点了，你还不知进退，这是在逼我杀你！ 能在刚刚亡国，身边只有几万近卫军，随时会被异族人灭掉，安全保障全在宗泽一个人身上，而宗泽坐拥百万兵力的情况下，说出这样的威胁话语，这说明了什么呢？ 又蠢又横又残忍？ 残忍是一定的，蠢就不见得，以赵九弟一生业绩来看，他非但不蠢，还相当聪明，那么，为什么他会做得如此离谱呢？ 问题出在宗泽身上，谁让他在刚刚有点灭国危险时，就把赵构留在磁州，没让赵构遭点罪呢？谁让他非得把开封城搞成一堵铁墙，挡住了金兵，让赵构觉得局势大好，可以吃喝玩乐呢？谁让他一直写信劝赵构回京城，没用点别的手段呢？ 河北五马山上的信王殿下某天随口说了句话，说要在近期回开封城祭祖。赵构马上就慌了，他用最快的速度下诏书，说立即就回京城，绝对不耽搁！ 他怕赵榛抢他的帝位。 总而言之，宗泽像是一个失职的父亲，忘记了一条真理——娇养忤逆儿，棒头出孝子。赵构这样的人，必须得让残酷的现实去教育教育，这样，他才能懂事。不然的话，他的本质仍然是一个公子哥，一个遗传了赵佶个性的追求顶级享受的纨绔。 可惜的是，宗泽永远不会这么做，他的力量来源于内心的操守，而这操守，就代表着他绝对忠诚于他的君主。所以，他会埋怨，在奏章里写“……信凭奸邪与贼虏为地者之画……弃北方七路千百万生灵，如粪壤草芥，略不顾恤……不忠不义者但知持宠保禄，动为身谋，谓我祖宗两百年大一统基业不足惜，谓我京城、宗庙、朝廷、府藏不足恋，谓二圣、后妃、亲王、天眷不足救……谓巡狩之名为可效，谓偏安之霸为可述”。 用词激烈尖锐。 也会抱怨，如“……臣犬马之齿已七十，于礼与法，皆合致其仕，以归南亩。臣漏尽钟鸣，犹仆仆不敢乞身以退者，非贪冒也，实为二圣蒙尘北狩，陛下驻跸在外，夙夜泣血，唯恐因循后时，使天下自此失我祖宗大一统之绪”。 他从来就没想过用手段逼赵构做什么，永远都是劝说、感召。 在宗泽留守开封、稳定北方的十三个月里，这样的奏章有二十四封，它们是宗泽生命里最后的印记，记载着他是怎样一步步走向死亡的。 奏章里的急迫心情，与他日渐衰弱的身体成正比。 第一到十四封里，宗泽谈论时事，论述哪些事是对的，哪些事是错的。比如赵构曾经突然脑残，和他爹一样宣布解散勤王部队，理由是两河地区的民兵们假借勤王的名义，实际上都是些盗贼。 还有比这更白痴的吗？两河地区还是宋朝的吗？那是金国的土地。哪怕那些民兵真的去偷、去抢、去杀人放火，碍着姓赵的什么事了？ 杀得越多，抢得越多，越光荣！ 宗泽为这事和赵构书信往来辩论了好久，告诉这傻孩子千万别这么干，失去民兵，北方就会立即崩溃。别说保两河了，连开封都会出事。 之后，宗泽的实力迅速壮大，连战连胜。他的奏章里大多记录着部下的战绩、形势的好转，如拥有十多万部下的丁进，愿负责开封的城防；李成愿在赵构回京之后扫平两河敌寇；实力最强的杨进会率领百万大军迎回徽、钦二宗。 最著名的是第二十一封奏章，他写道：“……京师城壁已增固矣，楼橹已修饰矣，龙濠已开浚矣，器械已足备矣，寨栅已罗列矣，战阵已阅习矣，人气已勇锐矣，汴河、蔡河、五丈河皆已通流，泛应纲运，陕西、京东、滑台、京洛北敌，皆已掩杀溃遁矣……但望陛下千乘万骑，归御九重，为四海九州做主耳。” 话说到这一步，真不知道宗泽还能再说什么，而赵构想拒绝的话，又得怎样说。事实上，赵构真的没法回答，他刚开始还赞赏、勉励了几句，后来干脆一句话都不说，让宗泽不停地写信，不停地发问。每一次，宗泽都呕心沥血，集聚了全身力气，可总是会面对空气。 空荡荡的……像坟墓一样憋闷！ 宗泽终于承受不住了，他是一位老人，一介文官，身体本来就一般。近两年以来，先是金军灭宋，接着独自抗争，进开封城恢复两河，这些不仅使他劳累，更让他忐忑、震惊、激愤，各种复杂的情绪涌上心头，无止无休。 人老了，活的不仅是身体，更是心情。宗泽在这种困境中，还得面对皇帝对自己的冷漠，他的报国热情变成了忧国伤痛，之前有多么热，这时就有多么冷。他病了，忧愤成疾，后背发疽……临终前，诸将围绕在宗泽的病榻边，听他说出最后一句话：“我以二帝蒙尘，愤愤至此。汝等如能歼敌，则我死亦无恨！” 众将痛哭失声，齐声回答：“敢不尽力。”这些人里就有年轻的岳飞。他们听到宗泽微微叹息道：“出师未捷身先死，长使英雄泪满襟……”弥留之际，他突然三声大叫：“过河！过河！过河！” 宗泽死了，没有一句话是说自己家里的事的。