Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

Early the next morning, before dawn, the 150,000 Jingyuan army had already risen and headed east.

Their entire team was extremely fast, and their formation was still very neat. During the whole team, only the sound of counting can be heard, and there is no slightest noise at all.

Almost all the men in the village stood aside and watched them go.

In fact, last night, none of the villagers could fall asleep at all! Even those little ones who are three or four years old, they can't sleep well! In troubled times, the army is a very terrifying existence, not only the enemy's army will rob ordinary people, even the army of our own country will rob people! In ancient times, rebellion was much more terrifying than banditry!

"Strange, this army didn't break into the village, didn't grab our things? They also avoided our farmland when they set up camp, and didn't destroy our farmland!" said a villager in his teens.

"They are masters of the king, they are different from the Jurchen Tartars, and they are also different from the rebel bandits!" An old man next to him scolded.

The so-called "Wang Shi" is the imperial army! Lu You, a famous poet in the Southern Song Dynasty, said when he was dying, "The king set the Central Plains day in the north, and the family sacrifices will never be forgotten." He hoped that the imperial army could recover the Central Plains, but unfortunately that was just an extravagant hope. But in this era, regaining the Central Plains is no longer a luxury.

"Even Master Wang wouldn't be like this." The ten-year-old villager next to him refused to accept it.

The old man snorted coldly and ignored him.

In less than a quarter of an hour, the army has set off! But not all the troops headed east, and dozens of people stayed behind.

These dozens of people are strong soldiers, and after a while, these soldiers actually walked towards the villagers.

The villagers were taken aback. Most of them had "fleeed back" to their homes, but there were more than ten people who stayed behind.

The remaining villagers were also trembling.

"Master Bing, what else is there?" the old man who met Zhao Zhe last night asked.

"Our general sees that you are living in poverty, so let us leave some grain! You go and hand over everyone in the village, each of you has 200 catties of grain!" a soldier said.

"Ah!" The old man stayed there, unbelievable.

"Master Bing, are you joking?" A villager next to him sneered.

"How could it be a joke? This is the general's order! The military order is like a mountain, and I will never dare to disobey it! You guys are here, and you can take the food back now!" The soldier said.

"This..." The villagers all stayed there at the moment.

After a while, several soldiers came from a distance pushing a cart with bags of grain on it.

"The food is a bit heavy, we will help you carry it back," said a soldier.

Now these soldiers carried the food and headed towards the surrounding villagers' homes. When the food was placed in the villagers' homes, the villagers couldn't believe it.

When the sun rose in the morning, all the villagers received food.

All the villagers were very excited. At this time, they no longer had the slightest fear of the soldiers who stayed behind. They came out one after another and asked about the situation.

These soldiers were already standing in the middle of the village. There were several old pagoda trees, and they were standing under the trees.

"Master Bing, why did you give us the food?" The old man from last night seemed to be the most prestigious person in the village, so he asked at this moment.

"We are soldiers, what we do is to defend our country and serve the people! Before we set off from Guanshan, the imperial decree of His Majesty has been handed down. His Majesty asked us to help the poor people along the way! You have suffered all these years. , I should help you a bit." A soldier laughed.

"This...how can there be such an army in the world?"

"This is a true teacher of benevolence and righteousness!"

"As expected of Master Wang!"

For a time, the village was full of praise.

"Actually, when His Majesty first came to Hanzhong, he could ask for a regent, bully the people and intimidate His Majesty. The Zhejia Army at that time was not like this." A soldier said.

"Oh? What was it like at that time? By the way, all soldiers, we have been here for many years, isolated from the world, and don't know what's going on outside now. Can you tell us about it?" the old man said.

"Okay! I'm going to tell you!" The soldier laughed.

Now these soldiers sat down under the big locust tree, and dozens of villagers also sat down nearby. They were very interested in what happened outside these years.

These soldiers began to talk about everything from the destruction of Kaifeng City to Zhao Gou's usurpation of the throne, Zhe Keqiu's right, the Battle of Guanshan, the Battle of Xixia, etc.! During this period, it is inevitable to promote some ideas of loyalty to Song Dynasty and Zhao Chen.

This time when the army entered the Central Plains, they not only shouldered the task of fighting, but also the army was also a propaganda team, responsible for propaganda tasks. Propaganda personnel in the army will go to all parts of the Central Plains to promote policies and win the hearts of the people in the shortest possible time.

The Guanshan Society has successively shipped food and grass to various parts of the Central Plains, not only to support the army, but also to help the people.

By the time the soldiers finished speaking, it was already noon.

The people talked again.

Some people praised the army and the new court, while others were puzzled.

"It seems that the Central Plains is really about to be recovered! But after the recovery of the Central Plains, can we return to the previous prosperity? After the Anshi Rebellion, the Tang Dynasty was completely destroyed, and never returned to the former prosperous scene! Our Great Song Dynasty Will it be the same as the old Tang Dynasty?" said the old man.

"We are completely different from the original Tang Dynasty! Your Majesty's implementation of new policies in Guanshan, Hanzhong, and Sichuan and Sichuan will surely bring back the glory of the Central Plains, and even surpass them before." The soldier said.

At present, the soldiers once again talked about the new policies in Guanshan, Hanzhong, Sichuan and Sichuan, changes in people's livelihood, etc., to appease the hearts of the people, not to mention this.

Zhao Zhe's army went all the way, but never encountered a complete village. It turns out that the further north you go, the more you will be robbed by the Jurchens. The people in these places were either killed by the Jurchens or have all fled to the south. No one survives in such places.

It took five days until Zhao Zhe's army arrived at a place more than two hundred miles west of Liyang City.

Here, water is everywhere on the ground, almost reaching people's knees. This is because of the flooding of the Yellow River!

In ancient times, the Yellow River often flooded, and there were disasters almost every year, and there was a major disaster every three years. This was still under the control of people. However, since the Jurchen invasion, no one has managed the Yellow River, so both sides of the Yellow River have suffered devastating damage within a hundred miles. Historically, until the later modern times, the ecological environment was completely destroyed, the Yellow River was cut off all year round, and the Yellow River floods disappeared.

The 150,000 troops marched like this, and when they were more than a hundred miles away from Li Yang, 20,000 cavalry were already heading towards Li Yang! There are still 5,000 Jurchen troops in Liyang. The 20,000 cavalry are not for attacking Liyang City, but to block the way out of Liyang City and prevent the 5,000 Jurchen troops from fleeing! After all the 150,000 troops arrived, it was time to really attack Liyang City.

Liyang City stored a large amount of food and grass, which the Jurchens obtained from Kaifeng.

After getting the food and grass, the Huanqing Army will cross the Yellow River to Hebei to complete the battle plan of the three-way army of the General Staff Headquarters to advance to the Central Plains.

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At this moment in Lin'an in the south of the Yangtze River, all kinds of incidents such as Miao Liu's mutiny, the killing of Zhao Gou, and Yang Shi's rebellion have already completely subsided, and the former prosperity has been restored here.

Zhao Chen is now at the foot of Lingyin Mountain, west of Lin'an, and he is heading towards Lingyin Temple, a well-known temple in the south of the Yangtze River.

There is no tourist here at all, because the emperor is coming, and the mountain has already been closed.

Numerous guards were densely distributed at the foot of Lingyin Mountain, and Zhao Chen was followed by more than a dozen ministers.

One of the ministers was in his forties, with a ruddy complexion and three long beards. He looked very elegant and extraordinary. He was Zhang Jun (not Zhang Jun) who had just served as the servant of the Jiangnan Ministry of Officials. Zhang Jun is also a famous figure in history. In the early Southern Song Dynasty, he served as Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shanxi, and commanded several battles, but he lost more than he won. In history, he once served as a privy envoy, a prime minister, and a military commander of all walks of life. He originally worked in the Ministry of Rites, but when Yang Shi rebelled, he did not rebel with him. After Zhao Chen had a few conversations with this person, he sent someone to examine him, and after confirming that he was quite talented, he finally appointed him as a Minister of the Ministry of officials.

There was another person in his fifties, who looked a bit old, but his eyes gave people a feeling of rebelliousness. This person was also a famous figure in history, Yuhang County Magistrate Chen Dong. This person was originally a student of Taixue. At the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others made a disaster for the world. Song Huizong abdicated and Song Qinzong succeeded. Cai Jing, Tong Guan and others were still powerful. Chen Dong was the first to stand up and wrote to Song Qinzong, suggesting Song Qinzong killed the "six thieves" including Cai Jing and Tong Guan. He was famous for his integrity and outspokenness. Zhao Gou succeeded to the throne in the south of the Yangtze River. At that time, Chen Dong was already the magistrate of Yuhang County. He wrote to Zhao Gou several times, saying that Zhao Gou violated the ethics and should abdicate. Zhao Gou just cared about Chen Dong's reputation, so he did not kill Chen Dong, but Chen Dong has also been unable to get promoted, and served as the magistrate of Yuhang County for six years.

One of these ministers turned out to be Huang Qianshan! Huang Qianshan was originally the magistrate of Jiangling. When Zhao Chen went south, Huang Qianshan took refuge in Zhao Chen. Now Huang Qianshan has also been recruited to Lin'an.