Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

It has been Xuanwu six years since these rebel soldiers invaded and joined the army from the Jurchen invasion in the first year of Jingkang!

During these six years, they went from hope to despair. They originally hoped to expel the Tartars and restore their homeland, but they were later arranged to fight a civil war. They were completely disappointed with their army. Moreover, the military is extremely dark, and officers bully their subordinates, occupying their military pay and military exploits everywhere. They have long been bored, and have long been unwilling to stay in such an army.

However, the military system in ancient times was extremely strict. Once you join the army in ancient times, you will be a soldier for life, and you will never get rid of it.

The ancients said in the poems that "the army marches at fifteen and returns at eighty." This is by no means a fiction made by the poet, but a real thing! One can imagine the pain of joining the army at the age of fifteen and not being able to return home until the age of eighty! Even Zhao Chen implemented the new military system in Guanshan, but he didn't talk about the length of service. According to the tradition of the ancients, Guanshan is a lifetime thing, and the soldiers in Guanshan just joined the army with enthusiasm. In the past, they never dared to think about future problems.

After many years, these hundreds of thousands of rebels have gradually become regularized. They also practice the ancient military system, and it is difficult to withdraw now.

At this moment, everyone was looking at Xue Ming. They wondered if Xue Ming could give them an answer.

"Actually, it's not difficult to leave the army! I've already received news that the people in Guanshan have already said that as long as we want to leave, we can leave, and they won't stop us!" Xue Ming said.

"How do you know such news?"

"The news of Emperor Jianyan's death just came today. How dare you say such a thing?"

The rebels below were pleasantly surprised at first, and then immediately questioned.

"When you get there, you will naturally know that what I said is correct!" Xue Ming didn't explain, just laughed.

"Really?" someone asked again.

"It must be true! If you want to go back, you can go back!" Xue Ming said.

What he said was so certain that the rebel soldiers below gradually began to doubt Xue Ming's identity! Over the years, many personnel from the Guanshan Propaganda Department and the Intelligence Department have infiltrated the rebel army, and many rebel soldiers have heard that there are undercover agents sent by relevant Shaanxi around them! The way they look at Xue Ming now has changed! However, Emperor Jianyan was dead, and the world would belong to Zhao Chen. Under such circumstances, even if they guessed that Xue Ming was an undercover agent, it would not be against Xue Ming.

"There is still news from Guanshan. As long as we return to our hometown, everyone will be allocated ten acres of land! You also know that the world has been in chaos these years, and people everywhere have suffered heavy casualties. The remaining land area is positively large! These lands can be distributed to Let's!" Xue Ming said again.

"Ah! There is such a good thing?"

"Is this impossible? It is said that after the war, this land should be taken back by His Majesty, and belong to His Majesty Xuanwu!"

For a moment, surprise expressions appeared on everyone's faces.

They couldn't believe it, and they hoped it was true!

"However, only the brothers from Henan and Huaihe Rivers can return to their hometown! Hedong, Hebei, and Shandong are still under the occupation of the Jurchen. We will not be able to go back until Emperor Xuanwu expels the Jurchen! Moreover, we may have to Help Emperor Xuanwu expel the Jurchens from these places!" Xue Ming said.

"It's natural to help Emperor Xuanwu! He is now the emperor of our Great Song Dynasty, so naturally we listen to him in everything! Moreover, we hope every day and every night to go back! In order to be able to go home, we are willing to fight !"

Immediately, some soldiers said! The surrounding soldiers nodded one after another! They didn't want to fight a civil war, but they wanted to fight to get home.

"I still have some important news to tell you! Emperor Xuanwu's army had gone north a few months ago and took down Datong, Yanmen and other places! The Jurchen army withdrew from Guanshan precisely because of the accidents in Datong and Yanmen. The reason!" Xue Ming laughed loudly.

"Great!" Excited smiles appeared on the faces of the rebel soldiers.

They are Han Chinese, they have a life-and-death enmity with Jurchen, and they also hope to regain their homeland in their hearts! Now that Datong, Yanmen and other places have been recovered, it is a good thing to celebrate anyway.

"Emperor Xuanwu's troops are extremely powerful, and the Jurchens are no match for them! If Emperor Jianyan hadn't perverted and forced us to fight against Emperor Xuanwu, Emperor Xuanwu would have entered the Central Plains to destroy the Jurchen! Now it's all right, Emperor Xuanwu and our forces will join forces! Get up, we will definitely be able to expel all the Tartars!" Xue Ming said.

The surrounding soldiers cheered again.

Similar phenomena are happening everywhere in Chang'an City! The personnel of the Propaganda Department and the Intelligence Department lurking in various parts of Chang'an City had already received the news that Emperor Jianyan had been killed, and they had also received orders from above, and they did not start to act until now.

*** ***

It was already dusk, and the earth was still hot.

Han Shizhong led more than a hundred soldiers to leave Chang'an City and headed for the military camp in the north.

He didn't return to the barracks until after dark.

Liang Hongyu was practicing spear skills on a hill, and when she saw Han Shizhong's soldiers and horses appearing in the distance, she immediately led people down from the hill.

"Husband, why have you stayed in Chang'an City for so long?" Liang Hongyu asked in surprise.

"A major event happened in Jiangnan." Han Shizhong said with a gloomy expression.

"An important event happened in the south of the Yangtze River? What event?" Liang Hongyu hurriedly asked when she saw Han Shizhong's expression was wrong.

"His Majesty Jianyan has passed away!" Han Shizhong said.

"What?" Liang Hongyu was stunned. She thought she had heard it wrong, and said, "Husband, what did you just say? Emperor Jianyan passed away?"

Han Shizhong nodded silently.

"How could this be? Is he seriously ill?" Liang Hongyu said.

"It's not a serious illness! In February, Emperor Xuanwu led an army of 100,000 troops from Sichuan and Shunan into the south of the Yangtze River. In March, Emperor Jianyan was killed. We only got the news today." Han Shizhong said.

Liang Hongyu was stunned for a moment, without saying a word! In fact, she had a lot to say, but the news was too shocking, and she was still thinking and reminiscing about it.

"What should we do?" Liang Hongyu finally asked after a long time.

At this moment, they were not far from the barracks, and Han Shizhong and his party had already stopped here.

"What else can we do? Naturally, we have to surrender to Emperor Xuanwu! Besides, do we have any other options?" Han Shizhong said with a wry smile.

"This..." Liang Hongyu was taken aback, with a wry smile on her face.

Indeed, they have no other choice! The people of the world are against each other. Although there is a dispute between Zhao Gou and Zhao Chen, the rule of the Song Dynasty is still deeply rooted in the hearts of the people! When the Jurchens invaded and the world was in chaos, only Dongting Lake was in turmoil, but the influence of the Dongting Lake turmoil was also very small, and the people in other places in the south of the Yangtze River did not rebel along with them! As for the officials, generals, and soldiers all over the place, they all recognize the rule of Song Dynasty. Even if Zhao Gou is dead, but Zhao Chen is still there, they will follow Zhao Chen!

Apart from surrendering to Zhao Chen, Han Shizhong has no other way to go! Even if he rebelled, those soldiers might not rebel with him, and officials and people everywhere did not approve of their rebellious behavior.

"The two of us follow Emperor Jianyan, and we are his confidantes! Emperor Xuanwu controls Jiangnan, so I'm afraid he won't spare us?" Liang Hongyu said again.

"I met Yu Yunwen of Guanshan before I came back. He said that as long as we surrender, he will ensure our safety! If we promise to be loyal to Emperor Xuanwu, we can even continue to control the army! Emperor Xuanwu wrote a letter from Jiangnan, saying that the Song Dynasty has been unified From now on, there will be only one emperor, and it is impossible for us generals to rebel, so as long as we are loyal, we can still control the army, so he is very relieved of us." Han Shizhong said.

Liang Hongyu smiled wryly again.

Both of them were silent, and after a while, Liang Hongyu said again: "Husband, I just heard you say that Emperor Jianyan was killed by Emperor Xuanwu. What is the specific situation of the battle? Emperor Xuanwu led an army of 100,000 to go south. Didn't Emperor Jianyan escape?"

Han Shizhong said: "First Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan rebelled..."

He spoke slowly, and Liang Hongyu sighed.

On May 15th, Han Shizhong's 12-year-old eldest son Han Yanzhi rushed from Lin'an to Guanshan! Han Yanzhi brought the news, confirming that Zhao Gou was dead, Jiangnan is now stable, everything is normal in the Han family, and has not been invaded by rebels!

Two days later, several friends of Zongze also came from Jiangnan to tell Zongze the news about Jiangnan.

Wang Yan is the leader of the rebel army in the north. He has no relatives and friends in the south of the Yangtze River, but through Han Shizhong's son and Zong Ze's good friend, he has already confirmed that Zhao Gou is dead and can't die anymore!

Zhang Jun still doesn't want to believe it! But on May 20th, Zhang Jun's old father came from Jiangnan and personally told Zhang Jun about the situation in Jiangnan and the situation at home, and Zhang Jun had no choice but to believe it.

*** ***

It was already dark, Zhang Jun came to the city wall with a few soldiers, and he looked towards the south of the river.

Although the mutiny in the south of the Yangtze River was undoubted, Zhang Jun was still unwilling to accept the news.

He is very loyal to Zhao Gou! Back then he was born in a bitter cold, and he has made countless contributions in the Western Army for more than ten years, but he has never been rewarded. It took him sixteen years to become the "Third Class Sergeant", and he was also in the Western Army. Because of his noble background, Liu Guangshi was personally conferred the title of "Three Class Servetary" by the emperor when he was a baby! It can be said that it took him sixteen years to obtain the military positions that those children of the military family can get at birth. It was not until the world was in chaos and he defected to Zhao Gou that he was reused and became a general in the south of the Yangtze River, alongside Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi and others.

He was one of the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty. He was quite capable in military affairs, but he was cruel and not liked by the generals. Over the years, many soldiers have complained about others, and many words even reached Zhao Gou's ears, but Zhao Gou did not pursue it and trusted him very much.

"What should I do? How did this happen? His Majesty is dead, and so is His Majesty's prince! Where should I, Zhang Jun, go?" Zhang Jun murmured.

When the evening wind blew, his clothes kept swaying.

"No! I want to lead the army into Jiangnan, and I want to avenge His Majesty! Yes, I want revenge!" Zhang Jun roared violently.