After a summer and autumn of preparations, the time was ripe for war, and after deliberation, the Jin army set the time for the start of war in early December, and the reason why early winter was chosen was because the Jurchens were more familiar with this climate and experienced in winter warfare. Another point is that at this time, the large and small rivers have frozen, which is conducive to the rapid passage of the Jurchen cavalry.

It can be said that the Jin army has done enough homework on the planning of this battle, and has made careful arrangements in terms of the mobilization of the army, the organization of grain and grass, the selection of weather, strategic deception, troop containment, and tactics. A barbaric war that destroys civilization has opened the dark curtain!

The difference from the previous two times was that because the Jin State lost Fengshengzhou, and after arduous negotiations, Yinshu returned in vain, not only did he not want to come back, but even the borrowing road was refused, so that the Western Route Army lost the passage to the south. Even so, they did not give up their intention to attack the Song Dynasty, but decided to take Hebei through both the east and west, and set off from Yanjing Mansion together.

Zong Han led all the way from Hebei West Road, Han Li did not drive south from Hebei East Road, crossed the Yellow River and joined forces, will attack Bianjing, dispatch 110,000 troops, and leave 50,000 troops in Nanjing Pingzhou with Zong Gan as the capital commander, go south at any time to reinforce, and at the same time prevent the soldiers of Xijing from taking the opportunity to attack Yanjing Mansion.

At the beginning of the war, the Jin army launched a rapid assault with an absolutely superior cavalry cluster, and the Song army in Hebei was beaten by the Jin people and fled, losing and retreating, and the two Jin armies penetrated into the hinterland of the Northern Song Dynasty like sharp knives. When they encounter a fortified city, they make a detour and prepare to pass a round of sudden and violent blows. Capture Kaifeng in one fell swoop.

On December 10, Da Song had just made up the promised indemnity. The hostages were also on the road, but the Jin army suddenly attacked, which was like a slap on the Great Song monarchs and ministers in a daze, and they all had claws. Geng Nanzhong envied Li Bangyan, who he recommended, after receiving the edict, this kid did not immediately return to Beijing to take office, he was still grinding halfway, not only exempted from contributing his wife and children, but also did not have to block his gun.

Because Geng Nanzhong and others blindly pinned their hopes on peace. At this time, the capital was not prepared for any of the tools of war defense. They think that raising hundreds of thousands of soldiers under the capital, where can they get so much money and food? What's more, now that peace has been negotiated with the Jin State, why do you need to use troops again? Not only disbanded the soldiers of King Qin, but also ordered all troops to stand by and not be allowed to enter Beijing without authorization, so that a group of soldiers and horses of King Qin did not rush over, and he naturally became the object of complaints from officials and the target of loyal ministers.

The ministers of the Northern Song Dynasty court had a lot of discussions. When there was no difference, Wanyan Zonghan's West Road army was like a bamboo, and swept across the Hebei West Road like a madman, and most of the Song Dynasty officials who defended the city abandoned the city and fled along the way. The important town of Zhending was captured twice by the Jin army. However, in order to please the Jurchens, it has not been repaired, and it was easily captured by the Jin army. December 20th. In just ten days, Zong Han arrived on the north bank of the Yellow River.

Xuanfu's deputy envoy Zhi Yanzhi led 120,000 troops to be stationed on the south bank of the Yellow River to meet the enemy, and Li Hui, a member of the Privy Council, also led 10,000 cavalry to defend the Yellow River. After Jin Bing detective Ma found out the news. Returning to Zong Han, he said that there was a heavy army of the Song Dynasty gathered by the Yellow River. Do not cross the river lightly. Wan Yan Lou Room offered a plan: "Although the Southern Dynasty has a lot of troops, but there is no fear, just gather all the war drums in front of the battle tonight, beat the war drums all night long, and then see how the Song soldiers change at dawn." ”

The rumbling of war drums in the dark night made the soldiers and generals of the Song Dynasty suffer in fear. As dawn approached, the cowards began to flee one after another, and all of them ran away after the last. The sound of the war drums of the Jin soldiers actually scared away the hundreds of thousands of troops of the Song Dynasty.

On December 21, Wanyan Stickyhan's army crossed the Yellow River and drove straight in, and the Yong'an Army and the defenders of Zhengzhou opened the door and surrendered, and they were close to Tokyo. The 50,000 defenders stationed in Huazhou and Junzhou by Xuanfu Xuanfu on the east road crossed the Yellow River through Guyu in Enzhou and went straight to the Daimyo's mansion. At this time, the Jin and Jin armies had crossed the Yellow River, and Tokyo was in danger...

Seeing that the Jin army was approaching the city, Zhao Huan remembered to summon the soldiers and horses of the king of Qin from all walks of life to rush to the rescue, and also sent a decree to worship Zhao Gou, the king of Kang, as the generalissimo of Hebei soldiers and horses, and ordered him to summon soldiers and horses from all walks of life in Hebei to help the Beijing division. But these are too late, since Bianjing was besieged by the Jin army, except for Zhang Shuye, the governor of the southern province, who brought 30,000 soldiers and horses into Beijing Qinwang, there has never been an army of Qinwang, and the only thing that can be relied on in the city is only 70,000 guards and archers who were originally stationed in the capital.

The emperor was plotting without stopping, and there was also a mess below, Zhao Huan's heart was full of fear, and he summoned the ministers one by one to ask for good advice. Tang Ke, the young ruler and Zhongshu squire, has always advocated peace, but the discussion has brought the Jin army to the bottom of the city, and he has nothing to do at this time, so he persuaded Zhao Huan to follow his father Zhao Ji's example, leaving the crown prince to guard the capital, and leading the people to flee west to Chang'an.

Zhao Huan also began to want to escape, but Jin Bing was already under the city, could he escape? Then, He Li entered the meeting. Zhao Huan asked whether to move the capital, and He Li thought that moving the capital was the biggest mistake. Zhao Huan thought that He Li's words were reasonable, and changed them, and said: "Today, we should defend the country and the society." ”

The next person to see was Zhang Shuye, the head of the southern province who had just arrived in the capital of King Qin. Zhang Shuye thought that the army of the Jin State was fully prepared this time, and the troops were very sharp, and he was afraid that he could not stop it, so he suggested that Zhao Huan move south to Xiangyang Mansion first. Zhao Huan also thought that his words were reasonable, and between advancing and retreating, he had no idea at all.

At this time, it was already rumored that the Jin people had crossed the river, and the palace commander sent people to investigate, and the report was that it was not just the rangers, but the main force of the Jindong Road Army had crossed the Yellow River. The ministers of the court still didn't believe it, how could the Jin people come so quickly? So he sent another 300 infantry to investigate in detail, and he was rewarded that day: the Jin soldiers had arrived at Chenqiao.

Zhao Huan Junchen was greatly shocked and immediately ordered martial law in the capital, Gyeonggi Qingye, and residents outside the city moved into the city and lived in the temple. Qingye ordered, but he didn't expect that the suburbs of Tokyo suddenly fell into chaos, and the soldiers and guards of the Song Dynasty took advantage of the situation to make a rebellion, looting the money and property of the residents of the nearby city, and burning the houses. The Northern Song Dynasty court couldn't maintain order and couldn't control the situation.

Two days later, someone suddenly came from Heyang to report: It was the fleeing soldiers of Zheyan's subordinate who crossed the river, not the Jin soldiers. When the courtiers heard the news, they immediately ordered the purging of the wilderness to be stopped, and all the residents outside the city went home. But in the midst of this cheer, the Jin soldiers really came, and at this moment, the four gates of Tokyo were closed, and the residents outside the city became prisoners of the Jin army... (To be continued......)