Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

Zhao Chen and Wu Jie led thousands of soldiers and horses to walk forward.

A quarter of an hour later, they came to the town.

At this moment, the army has surrounded the place.

Because of the darkness, the town was quiet, only a few patrolling villagers were active in the village.

The army outside was lighting torches. When they saw the army outside, the villagers on patrol were startled. They ran back as fast as they could, beating gongs and shouting loudly!

Their shouts are not Chinese, but Khitan!

This small town is a small town of Khitan people, and all the people living in it are Khitan people!

The sixteen prefectures of Yanyun were originally the traditional territory of the Han people, like Yanjing, which was originally the capital of Yan State in the Spring and Autumn and Warring States Periods! The Han people settled in Yanyun sixteen prefectures two thousand years ago! Later, the Khitan people got the Sixteen States of Yanyun, and a large number of Khitan people also moved here, so there are also a lot of Khitan people here, and there are also a lot of villages composed of pure Khitan people like this.

Soon, lights were lit up in the small town, and there was a loud noise!

More than 200 Khitan youths came outside with torches and weapons, but when they saw the number of troops outside, these Khitan youths were suddenly stunned!

With a bang, they ran towards the village one after another. After a while, the village regained its calm.

Everyone extinguished the lights in their homes, and countless Khitans hid in the most hidden places of their homes, trembling for fear that the army would ransack the town.

"Go in and occupy all the important strongholds!" Wu Jie said.

At present, more than 2,000 soldiers rushed into the town, and they occupied all the important road intersections and important buildings in the town.

At this time, Zhao Chen, Wu Jie and other talents entered the town.

The world has been in chaos these years, but this small town may not have suffered many military disasters because it is by the sea. It seems that the buildings of this small town are still very complete, and the town shows no signs of being abandoned.

"Go and find some people!" Zhao Chen said.

The soldiers beside him immediately headed towards some surrounding courtyards.

Soon, terrified screams came from the surrounding courtyard.

After a while, more than a dozen Khitan people were pulled out, and they were brought to Zhao Chen and Wu Jie.

The dozen or so Khitans didn't dare to raise their heads to see who was standing in front of them. They already hurriedly knelt down on the ground, kowtowing continuously.

"Ask them where this place is?" Zhao Chen said.

A staff member next to him began to question these Khitan people in Khitan dialect.

"Your Majesty, this is the southernmost part of Jizhou. There is a Nanhe village in the west. There used to be Jurchen soldiers stationed there, but now it is empty." the staff said.

"Ask them if they have seen our Han soldiers passing by here." Zhao Chen said.

The staff member nodded.

"Your Majesty, our army passed by here two months ago! They didn't stay here, but went south to Cangzhou." The staff said.

"Your Majesty, to the south is Cangzhou, and to the west is Bazhou, Xiongzhou, Baoding Army and other places!" Wu Jie said aside.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, Hebei and Shandong were strategically important places to resist the Khitans. Bazhou, Xiongzhou, and Baoding Army were the first line of defense established in the Northern Song Dynasty; Zhending Mansion, Zhongshan Mansion, and Hejian Mansion were the second line of defense established in the Northern Song Dynasty; Handan, Daming Mansion, etc. were the third line of defense up. The current position where Zhao Chen and others are located is south of Tianjin in later generations. It is almost on the same line as Hejian and Zhongshan. To the south is Cangzhou, and to the southwest is Dezhou.

"Immediately send someone to inform the army generals in Jizhou, Cangzhou and other places, and ask them to send someone to see me! Please contact Yue Fei, Liu Qi, Li Xianzhong, Zhao Zhe and others, and ask them to report the situation in various places! The Jurchens don't know where they are now. Where, is it in Hedong or Hebei? If they come to Hebei, I'm afraid Qu Duan, Yu Yunwen and others will also go east, and send someone to contact them and let Yu Yunwen and others go to Yanjing City!" Zhao Chen said.

Zhao Chen came to the Sixteen States of Yanyun from the south of the Yangtze River. The first thing to do now is to rebuild the court and gather the main institutions and personnel of the court to his side, so that he can deal with the Sixteen States of Yanyun. , The situation in various parts of the Central Plains! Like now, only Wu Jie, Wang Shu and others are beside him, and there are several Zhang Jing from the military aircraft department following him. He doesn't know the other situations in Yanyun sixteen prefectures and other places in the Central Plains, as if he doesn't know his eyes and ears. , Now you must get in touch with various places first!

The dozen or so Khitans were still kneeling there, feeling extremely terrified in their hearts.

Some time ago, there was a Han army passing by. Those Han army were different, and they didn't invade them. They were all very lucky. Although there is also an army of Han people in front of them, they can't guarantee that the army of Han people in front of them will not burn, kill and loot, so they are very worried.

The Khitan people and the Han people are feuds, and this hatred has lasted for nearly two hundred years. They don't believe that the Han people will not take revenge!

Zhao Chen looked at the Khitan people under his feet with a faint smile on his face.

In the past, the Khitan people were the most powerful nation in East Asia, and the Liao Kingdom was also the largest country in East Asia, surpassing the Song Dynasty in terms of national strength and military power! Whether it is Xixia, Goryeo, or some countries in Central Asia, they respect Liao as their suzerain! In just 200 years, the Liao people were like China's past dynasties. At the end of the dynasties, they no longer had the courage and force they once had, and they were wiped out by the Jurchens! Now, they are going to accept the rule of the Han people!

From now on, the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun will once again belong to the Han people, not only that, but also the vast grasslands in the north, and the city groups such as Shangjing, Zhongjing, and Tokyo in the Liao Kingdom will also belong to the Han people!

The Khitan people have been in the Yanyun Sixteen States for nearly two hundred years. Before the Jurchen invasion, they were all high above them. They could enslave the Han people, scold and insult the Han people. They are the masters of the Han people! Now the Han people have become the masters of this land, they may not be able to accept this fact!

Zhao Chen can predict that there will inevitably be countless Khitan resistance in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, which is a challenge for him.

Even if the Jurchens in the Central Plains are completely wiped out, then the situation in Yanyun and the Central Plains will be stabilized, and the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun will be restored to prosperity, and the Central Plains will be restored to prosperity. These are all challenges!

It can be said that in the future, he will face countless challenges!

"I have lived a comfortable life in the south of the Yangtze River for almost half a year. Now that I have come to the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, I will face many challenges. This is the life I want! Before A Yao gives birth to a child for me, I will let Yan Yun Yun, calm down in the Central Plains!" Zhao Chen secretly said.

"Your Majesty, let's set up camp here and wait for news from Jizhou, Cangzhou and other places!" Wu Jie said.

"Okay!" Zhao Chen nodded.

At present, Wu Jie's army camped around the town, and Zhao Chen and others also lived in the camp.

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In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Chen, Wu Jie, Wang Shu and others led another thousand soldiers to the small town.

There is a relevant public temple in the town!

The belief in Guan Gong emerged from the Jin Dynasty and began to flourish after the Song Dynasty! Statues of Guan Gong were placed in the yamen of the Song Dynasty, and this tradition has continued to later generations. In the 20th century, the Hong Kong police still worshiped Guan Gong! As for the underworld, let alone, Guan Erye is the embodiment of brotherly loyalty! Wherever the Han people went, the belief of Guan Gong was also brought to that place.

Now this small town of Khitan people actually has Guan Gong Temple.

At the moment Zhao Chen, Wu Jie, Wang Shu and others sat down in Guan Gong Temple, someone went to "invite" the respected Khitan people in the town to come over.

After a quarter of an hour, more than 20 Khitan people were pushed to the front of Guan Gong Temple.

These more than twenty Khitan people immediately knelt down!

It was dark yesterday, and Zhao Chen did not "disturb" the Khitan people, but today during the day, he had nothing to do for the time being, so he happened to ask these Khitan people to learn about the people's conditions in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

He looked at these Khitan people, and saw that these Khitan people were all dressed in shabby clothes! There used to be landlords and rich peasants in any place, but the world is in chaos, and the Jurchens are doing all kinds of evil. The original landlords and rich peasants in the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun and the Central Plains have disappeared! Zhao Chen could see that these Khitan people were all skinny, so they definitely didn't deliberately wear old clothes to deceive themselves.

"Come on, give me a seat!" Zhao Chen said.

When the soldiers brought chairs, the Khitans hesitated for a while and sat down.

The Khitan people all lowered their heads, not daring to look forward, but a Khitan man in his forties secretly glanced forward.

His head was lowered, but his eyes frantically moved forward when no one was looking.

Finally, he saw Zhao Chen's appearance, and he didn't pay much attention to it, but he froze there after a while, with a shocked expression on his whole face.

"You recognize me?" Zhao Chen asked in surprise.

He had already seen that person's small movements, and didn't care too much.

"No, I don't recognize it!" the man hurriedly said.

The staff next to him hadn't translated Zhao Chen's words into Khitan dialect, and this person opened his mouth to speak, Zhao Chen was taken aback.

In the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, because Han people and Khitan people live together, most of the Han people can speak Khitan, but not many Khitan people can speak Chinese! Generally speaking, only Khitan nobles would learn Chinese in order to deal with Han people in the future.