nashuaworldcup Chapter 350 The Beginning of the Battle of Kaifeng
Chapter 350 The Beginning of the Battle of Kaifeng
"In this battle, Commander Wang Dan was killed in action. Later, with the support of Yao Youzhong, they fought several fierce battles against the Jin army before finally repelling them."
"From the 11th to the 13th, the Jin army prepared to use siege ladders to attack the city. These Jin soldiers first carried siege ladders and pushed siege engines."
"Under the cover of archers and catapults, they launched an attack on the city. This wave of firepower is quite fierce. Let's see how the Song army responds!"
"Seeing the Jurchens advancing menacingly, the Song soldiers on the city walls did not flinch, using long poles to block the Jurchen siege engines."
"When the Jurchens got close, they used grappling hooks to pull down the siege ladders and set them on fire, thus burning many Jurchens to death."
"Then, they used crossbows with nine oxen to fire at the Jin army, killing three men with a single shot. The Jin army launched several attacks but gained no advantage, and the Song army repeatedly repelled them."
"However, the Song Dynasty is famous for its economy, but its technology should also be quite advanced. Judging from the wars at that time, it was necessary to develop weapons and equipment!"
"If a powerful enemy attacks, these can also be useful. After all, in the late Song Dynasty, the signing of humiliating peace talks was due to the fact that the military advisors were not strong enough, which allowed others to take advantage of the situation!"
"In short: If you're bad at the game, don't blame the opponent for being too strong!!!"
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: Actually, Miss Lin is right. The saying "If you fall behind, you will be bullied" applies to any dynasty!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: If Lao Zhao had taken it to heart earlier, things wouldn't have turned out like this!
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: The Song army is not invincible. If we can maintain this momentum, it won't be bad!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: Alas! Too many tears to recount! Consider it experience gained for later dynasties!
An official from the Sui Dynasty said: Let's let the dynasties before us take a look and learn from their mistakes!
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Lin Ke's words were etched in the minds of emperors throughout history, especially the line: "If you fall behind, you will be attacked!"
The Song court's incompetence stemmed from its inferior military strength compared to others!
If they were to encounter such a predicament one day, then frankly, there's no guarantee they wouldn't miss out on opportunities like the Song court did!
After all, they were looking at it from an outsider's perspective, but those two worthless emperors, Huizong and Qinzong, were really incompetent!
They certainly don't want a grandson like that!
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Lin Ke continued, "To boost morale, Emperor Qinzong of Song has been going to the front lines these past few days, standing on the city walls to reward the soldiers who are fighting."
"For example, sending them treasures, wine, and meat would provide them with enough to eat and make money, which boosted the morale of the soldiers in the city."
"Shortly afterward, Chancellor He Su proposed to Emperor Qinzong of Song that Prince Kang, Zhao Gou, lead the troops from Hebei back to defend the emperor."
"So Zhao Gou wrote eight letters and gave them to eight highly skilled martial arts graduates to break through the encirclement in different places. These were the people we mentioned earlier!"
"It's clear that the person who walked up to Prince Kang was quite formidable, but he was probably at his last gasp at the time. If the Jin soldiers had been any fiercer, he probably wouldn't have made it!"
"From the 14th to the 24th, the struggle between the Song and Jin dynasties had reached a stalemate."
"First, on the 14th, the Jin army attacked Tongjinmen again. The Song army attacked with cannons. One of the Jin generals was hit by a cannon and died. His comrades abandoned him and ran away!"
"But when it comes to escaping, they're experts at spotting the Jurchens running away. They don't need anything extra, they just run away!"
"A few days later, on the 19th, the Jin army attacked Shanlimen, Tongjinmen and other places again. However, this time they were smarter and used cannons to bombard the Song army. Because of this, the Song army suffered heavy losses!"
"The next day, the Jin army crossed the river and attacked southward. The Song army's encirclement failed, and they lost several hundred men."
"In the following two days, the Song army went out of the city to meet the enemy. They were cautious in killing the enemy, and the exact number is unclear, but it is estimated to be around several thousand."
"Although the Song army repelled the Jin army every time, their losses were actually quite large, after all, they had few elite troops and not many soldiers available."
"On the other hand, although the Jurchens suffered repeated losses of soldiers and generals, their advantage lay in their large numbers and the high quality of their troops!"
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: ...
Emperor Zhao Zhen, the greatest benevolent ruler of all time: Alas... it was also due to a lack of elite troops, and the soldiers in the rear were not well trained, otherwise they would not have fled!
General Judy, the Northern Expeditionary General: The enemy outnumbers us, so the probability of winning in this situation is very low, unless a giant meteorite falls from the sky!
Liu Xiu, the Chosen One of the Great Han Dynasty: However, the Song court has shown signs of decline, so I feel that the possibility is slim!
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: Even so, the Song Dynasty survived for about three hundred years, which is quite impressive!
Emperor Shenzong of Song, Zhao Xu: ...No need for forced praise!
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"As mentioned earlier, the Song army fought during the dead of winter. Snow began falling on the 21st, which was undoubtedly a heavy blow to the Song soldiers at that time!"
"The soldiers guarding the rear mostly lacked willpower and determination. In such weather, fighting against the ferocious soldiers was another opportunity for the Song Dynasty to make matters worse."
"This whole situation seems to indicate that the Northern Song Dynasty's fortunes have run out, with the Jin people consistently in control. From the time the Song Dynasty allied with the Jin to destroy the Liao Dynasty until now, it seems to have been plagued by misfortune."
"Now, with heavy snow blocking the city walls, the soldiers are poorly clothed, lacking food and clothing, and some of their weapons and equipment are no longer operational."
"The Jurchens have lived in such an environment since childhood. There is a saying that people cannot change their environment, so they adapt to it."
"The weather right now is like a godsend for the Jurchens; they don't feel the cold at all, and might even be excited!"
"So the soldiers on the city wall could only watch helplessly as the Jurchens below, like idiots, provoked and shouted."
"However, in addition to the corruption of the court and the problems of land annexation, there was another reason for the late Ming Dynasty: the Ming Dynasty was in the Little Ice Age at that time."
"To put it simply, natural disasters were rampant, and the Chongzhen era of the Ming Dynasty saw an extremely cold winter."
"The north suffered from locust plagues and droughts, while the south was hit by both floods and droughts, leading to frequent peasant uprisings. Therefore, the Ming Dynasty was plagued by external and internal troubles, coupled with natural disasters."
"Such periods also existed in three other historical periods: the end of the Shang Dynasty to the beginning of the Western Zhou Dynasty, the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the Western Jin Dynasty, and the end of the Tang Dynasty to the beginning of the Northern Song Dynasty."
Zhu Bajie of the Ming Dynasty: ...With natural disasters and man-made calamities occurring simultaneously, it would be difficult for the dynasty not to perish! But alas, our old Zhu might have already been reincarnated by then, so he can no longer see it!
Judy, the Grand General Who Conquers the North: Who can argue with that! But it seems like these were all people who couldn't survive in the late years of the new dynasty, so they chose to rebel!?
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: So the late Tang Dynasty was also in such a period. Alas, I had already passed away by then!
Liu Zhuzhu from the Great Han Dynasty: I didn't expect that the Great Han Dynasty also had this. The end of the Han Dynasty refers to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, right?
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: Just think about this weather, it must be really cold during battle! Why are the Jurchens so resistant to the cold?!
The chubby Crown Prince Zhu Gaochi: I grew up in that frigid region, how could I not be resistant to the cold! We can't do that, we live in different places, summer is much more comfortable!
Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu: ...No wonder these people always like to fight in the autumn and winter; they don't feel comfortable in the summer!
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty: It's not just the Jurchens, it seems the Liao and Xia dynasties were like that too, and even the Oirat region was like that!
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