The location of the decisive battle that the brothers have been speculating for a long time is right here!

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The army returned north along Jindong Road, including hundreds of thousands of troops. After resting for three days in Zhending Mansion, they set off on the road again on April 29th.

On the third day of May, we entered Zhongshan, took a short rest and then continued onward.

On the seventh day of the fifth lunar month, they arrived in Baozhou and the army stayed in Baozhou City for two days. They were supposed to set off on the ninth day of the lunar month, but unexpectedly a sudden heavy rain delayed the Jin army for three full days. It was not until May 11th that the weather cleared and the ground

It was also hardened by the sun, and then hundreds of thousands of troops were able to stagger off.

It was this heavy rain that caused a major reversal in the fate of these hundreds of thousands of troops and many senior generals of the Jin Army.

Perhaps there is God's will in the dark. The heavy rain a month ago added to the injustice of countless women in the Song Dynasty. A human tragedy lingers on the banks of the Huanshui River. And another heavy rain a month later will give these...

What did the initiator of the tragedy bring?

Heading north from Baozhou, passing through Guangxin Army, passing Ansu Army, and then exiting the Great Wall Entrance, this journey is not long, only seven to eighty miles. But even in this short few dozen miles, there are many

There are several large rivers, such as Xu River, Cao River, Bao River, etc. Due to continuous heavy rains, many of the original wooden bridges on these rivers were washed away by the surging river water.

Under normal circumstances, before the Jin army travels, they will send a forward force to explore the road, and then send an Alixi auxiliary force to use mules, horses or ox carts to load various tools for building bridges and paving roads, and set up pontoon bridges or bridges for the army in advance.

Arrange the roads so that the whole army will not be delayed.

However, there was a slight difference at this time. The Jin army was eager to get on the road because it had been delayed for too long. Therefore, not long after they sent out forward sentry cavalry and auxiliary troops, the army set off in a bustling manner. When the army reached the Xu River, due to the surge in the river water,

, the difficulty of erecting the pontoon bridge increased, and it was not completed yet. As a result, the hundreds of thousands of troops had to camp on the spot to rest. After waiting for a long time, the pontoon bridge was finally erected, and the army continued to set off. Just stop and go, seven,

The eighty-mile journey actually lasted three days.

On May 14th, at the quarter of the hour (about eight o'clock in the morning), the Jindong Road army, which had left the entrance of the Great Wall, marched north for more than ten miles and arrived at the bank of Yishui River.

Speaking of Yishui River, almost all Chinese people know that the saying "The wind is blowing and the Yishui River is cold, and the strong men will never return once they are gone" has been echoed for thousands of years.

But from a geographical point of view, Yishui is just an ordinary river. The river is divided into three sections. The one south of Yizhou in the north is called Beiyishui, and the section flowing eastward to Juma River is also called Zhongyishui.

, and the section that turns south and flows into Xiongzhou is called the Nanyi River. In history, when Jing Ke attacked Qin Dynasty, he took the Beiyi River. The Yishui we usually refer to refers to this section.

However, when history moved forward to the Northern Song Dynasty, this ordinary river in terms of geographical location took on extraordinary significance.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty by Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty, the Northern Song Dynasty has been fighting with the Liao Kingdom to fight for the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures. The cause of the collapse of the Northern Song Dynasty was also because of the Sixteen Youyun Prefectures. And Yizhou is the Youyun Ten Prefectures.

One of the six states. Yishui, which is only five miles south of Yizhou, is one of the northern boundaries between Song and Liao.

To put it simply, to the south of Yishui is the traditional boundary of the Song Kingdom; and once you cross the Yishui and reach the north bank, you are the hometown of the Liao Kingdom - of course, it has now been fully taken over by the Jin Kingdom.

One water and two countries refers to this situation.

When the Jin army arrived at the south bank of Yishui, a spacious pontoon bridge that could accommodate four horses had been erected on the rolling river. The official of the Jin State who erected the pontoon bridge, Lord Wang Jian of Yizhou, also personally brought a large number of horses with him.

Drink and eat to welcome the king's army from the Kingdom of Jin.

Zong Wang sat high on his horse, looking at the vast mountains on the north bank of Yishui River, and sighed with emotion: "I'm finally home..."

Following the Jindong Route Army coach were all the important generals of the Jin Army: Wanyan Xiyin, Wushu, Saili, Sheyema, Xiebao, Wanyan Yaoshi, Atiji... and a large number of fierce men.

An, Mou Ke.

Wanyan Xiyin couldn't help but sigh: "Yes, our army has been dispatched since September last year. After countless battles, we finally defeated the Song Dynasty. The right deputy marshal has accomplished such a world-famous feat. It is worthy of recognition."

I comfort Taizu’s spirit in heaven.”

Zong Wang looked back at the endless army behind him and shook his head slightly: "Compared with my achievements, I am more gratified that after destroying a dynasty, I was able to bring back so many Jurchen men safely.

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Wu Shu couldn't help but interjected: "Brother Erhuang is right, our Jurchen population is not large, but we cannot withstand major damage. Unlike the southerners, just one person in the area is worth the entire Jurchen population."

The clan has a population." At this time, Wu Shu was less than thirty years old, with a resolute face and a brave personality, and was Zong Wang's extremely satisfied deputy.

Saili spat on the ground contemptuously and said: "No matter how many pigs there are, a pig is still a pig! The southerners are weak, and a hundred people can't defeat a Jurchen. There are so many of them? Then they can be slaves for us, hehe.

, the more slaves we have in the Great Jin Kingdom, the better.”

Wanyan Xiyin looked at Zong Wang and Wu Shu and said with a smile: "The two princes are worthy of being brothers, and they are worthy of being our Jurchen heroes, just like what the southerners say, 'Heroes see the same thing.' Haha.

Ha ha……"

What needs to be explained here is that in some historical materials and later literature, film and television works, Wanyan Zongwang (Han Libu) and Wanyan Zongbi (Wushu) are often called the "Second Prince" and the "Four Prince". This is obviously a misunderstanding.

Nondescript names are all incomprehensible things created by the Mongolian Tatars ("History of the Song Dynasty" and "History of the Jin Dynasty" were both compiled by the Yuan Dynasty). If they were called that in the Central Plains Dynasty, that person would have been called such a long time ago.

The whole family has been killed. The prince is the heir to the throne, and there must be only one. Before this prince dies, there cannot be a second prince.

In the Jin Kingdom, a foreign dynasty, it is also impossible to have any theory of a prince. Although the two brothers are indeed the sons of Wanyan Aguda, they have never been qualified to inherit the throne. In the early days of the founding of the Jin Kingdom, the throne of the Jurchens

The inheritance method is still the traditional "brother ends with younger brother". For example, after Aguda died, his brother Wu Qimai succeeded to the throne, which is now Jin Taizong. At this time, the crown prince was another of Aguda's

Younger brother: Wanyan Xieye.

Wanyan Xieye was the leader of the Jin Kingdom at that time, and this "Consultant Banbo Jilie" was second only to the emperor of the Jin Kingdom, Du Bojilie. He was considered to be a high position below one person and above ten thousand people. Moreover,

This "Experience Ban Bo Ji Lie" is very special. It is equivalent to the position of crown prince in the Central Plains Dynasty. Only the crown prince can hold it. Otherwise, it would rather remain vacant than let unqualified people take the position. In other words, any person from the Jin Kingdom

The next successor to the throne must take up this position. Just like the British crown prince, he must have the title of "Prince of Wales".

In fact, among the sixteen sons of Jin Taizu Wanyan Aguda, none of them eventually became the emperor of the Jin Kingdom. This can not but be said to be a strange thing.

When they saw the sparkling Yishui, not only the senior generals of the Jin Army sighed, but even the ordinary soldiers of the Jin Army couldn't help cheering.

This is what soldiers on an expedition feel like when they return home.

Although the Jin army fought so fiercely against the Song Dynasty, they attacked from the east and west, attacking the Song Dynasty's Hebei East, West Road, Hedong, Jingji, Jingxi, Jingbei, Yongxing Army and other roads, and captured the entire Central Plains region.

, and hunted rabbits, and easily destroyed a dynasty. However, the top officials of the Jin Kingdom had no interest in the territory of the Song Kingdom. In other words, they might have some interest, but they lacked enough manpower to occupy and rule it.

Therefore, the Jin army did not regard the places they conquered along the way as their own territory. They still regarded the north bank of Yishui as their home, and the south bank as the enemy's territory.

Home was in sight, there was a smooth road, and there was plenty of time. At that moment, Zong Wang gave an order, and the entire army began to cross the river.

Crossing a river has always been a time-consuming and labor-intensive task for armies in the Middle Ages, especially for a large army. Although there is a wide and stable pontoon bridge with strong cowhide ropes blocking both sides of the bridge, it is so huge

The flow of cars, horses and people inevitably leads to chaos and crowding, so from time to time people, horses, cattle and livestock lose their feet and fall into the water. In such rolling rapids, once they fall, it is impossible to save them - of course, neither did the Golden Man

I went to rescue him with enthusiasm, but the gains from this robbery were so great that this loss was insignificant.

It lasted until the second quarter of Shenshi (five o'clock in the afternoon), and most of the hundreds of thousands of horses and baggage had crossed the bridge. After crossing the bridge and continuing northbound, Yizhou was twenty miles ahead.

At that time, the sun's shadow was slanting to the west, the dusk clouds were gathering, and another dusk came...
Chapter completed!