nashuaworldcup Chapter 351 Battle of Kaifeng
Chapter 351 Battle of Kaifeng
Hongwu period of the Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, and his depressed mood seemed to be relieved.
But his brows remained furrowed, as if a thousand worries awaited him to resolve.
He never expected to hear the news of the Ming Dynasty's demise. Although he had accepted it in his heart, he still felt a tightness in his chest and shortness of breath!
Sigh... We don't even know what to say about the Song Dynasty. It only lasted for a little over a hundred years before it split up.
At the same time, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a lingering fear, realizing that his Ming Dynasty had almost ended up like his Song Dynasty!
It's all thanks to that kid Zhu Qiyu and Yu Qian!
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During the reign of Emperor Taizong of Tang Dynasty
Li Shimin felt a terrible headache just hearing about the disasters that had befallen the Ming Dynasty. His eyes reddened and his heart ached. The Tang Dynasty was gone by then!
Alas, life must have been very difficult for the people back then, especially during the chaotic period of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms!
I wonder what kind of countermeasures are in place for natural disasters?
It can be used in the future!
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Back to the live broadcast room.
Lin Ke sighed, "The morale of the Song army is steadily declining, while the Jurchens on the other side are becoming more and more excited as the battle progresses, after all, this is practically their home ground."
"The previous battles against the Liao Dynasty may have taken place in this kind of weather, so they are quite used to it. But what can they do? They can only blame their bad luck!"
"So on the 23rd, the Jin army filled the moat and attacked again. To boost morale, the commander led his elite troops out of the city gate to meet the enemy."
"Just as their feet touched the bank, before they even reached the other side, the ice broke, and they fell directly into the river, causing the Song army to suffer another significant loss of troops."
"The remaining troops retreated to the city of Dongjing, a result that made the Song army dare not leave the city gates to fight the Jin army again."
"Sometime in the past, Zhong Shidao once told Emperor Qinzong of Song that the Song army was not good at fighting in the field. So looking at their past battle records, it was found that the Song army's success rate in taking the initiative to attack was very low, but they were quite good at defending cities!"
"In the battle between Song and Jin, both sides suffered casualties, but the Song army suffered more. Their elite troops were almost wiped out, and the militia were not strong and could easily become cannon fodder."
"Therefore, this gave the Song court a real headache. But after thinking it over, they realized they had neither a military strategist to command the battle nor a capable general. So, they thought of Guo Jing, the great immortal!"
A Han Dynasty official: This is a desperate measure, like trying to revive a dead horse!
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: "The problem is, it's impossible just thinking about it! There's probably no way to solve it!"
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: If Prince Kang leads the Hebei troops to come to the aid of the emperor, then perhaps we can delay things for a while!
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: Who would have thought that all the civil and military officials would choose between fighting and not fighting!
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: This is outrageous...
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The first year of the Jingkang era in another timeline.
At this time, only a few months had passed since the Jin army besieged Tokyo again.
When Emperor Qinzong of Song, Zhao Huan, and his ministers heard Lin Ke's words, they looked at each other in disbelief. They never expected that they would choose a charlatan to solve the Song Dynasty's predicament.
Clearly, this method failed. The charlatan opened the city gates, and the Jin soldiers entered the city smoothly and captured them alive!
This is terrible! This is terrible! If they hadn't told anyone, who would have known they were the ones who did this?!
What should we do? We don't know which method will work. Do we really have to flee south?!
However, whatever the choice, a decision must be made quickly, especially since His Majesty is such an indecisive person!
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Back to the live broadcast room.
"The Song army is at its last gasp now. Although we can't understand it, we respect that!"
"On the 25th, the Jin army once again pushed those siege weapons to attack Xuanhua Gate. When the Song court saw these things, they immediately ordered Guo Jing and his Six Armor Divine Soldiers to fight the Jin people in the field!"
Guo Jing is a tough guy; seeing the situation, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and go on stage. His mental fortitude must be pretty good!
"So Guo Jing climbed the city wall and took out a flag with the image of a general printed on it. It was said that planting the flag would make the Jurchens tremble with fear."
"Afterwards, Guo Jing opened Xuanhua Gate and went out to meet the enemy. Everyone in Kaifeng was hoping for his victory. It seems that the situation in the city is much more serious than we thought!"
"Guo Jing, as soon as he stepped out of the city gate, he ran into the Jurchen army. The Jurchens were quite confused, but they still rushed forward."
"The battle unfolded quickly. Guo Jing and his men chanted some strange incantation, scaled the trenches, and the Jurchens immediately charged into Guo Jing's Six Armor Divine Soldiers."
"In this way, the vanguard of the Divine Army was quickly wiped out by the Jurchens. The soldiers behind tried to run back, but fell into the moat. As for the remaining soldiers, they were simply beaten mercilessly."
"Alas, the Jin army pressed their advantage and scaled the city walls with ladders, but the Song army was exhausted and powerless to resist, and some soldiers even fled."
"As for Yao Youzhong, who was mentioned earlier, he originally wanted to organize a counterattack, but he was stabbed in the back by the defeated army. Unfortunately, he spent the whole month working hard to defend Kaifeng."
"Yet this very general, who did not die at the hands of the Jurchens, but at the hands of his own people, isn't that too absurd and too ridiculous!?"
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty (furious): Bah! These defeated soldiers actually…! ? % (swearing profusely)
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: What a tragic general! He was still trying his best to continue fighting the enemy! But he was caught off guard by the fleeing troops and got stabbed in the back!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: He probably never expected that entrusting his back to the other party would lead to his own death.
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: Holy crap... Are these Song Dynasty soldiers out of their minds?! If you're going to run away, fine, but why kill your own allies?!
Judy, the Grand General Who Conquers the North: Alas, what a pity! It seems quite a few of them died at the hands of their own people!
Emperor Kangxi of the Qing Dynasty: It's the last moment, but the soldiers I've recruited are simply not capable enough!
Empress Qing of the Great Han Dynasty: It's unbelievable that soldiers from later dynasties would act in this way!
Zhu Houzhao, the number one troublemaker of the Ming Dynasty: His death was somewhat tragic... and somewhat unjust... Who could have imagined!
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