In his decades of experience, he had never encountered anything so absurd.
He donned his armor, feeling uneasy, mounted the warhorse his men had brought him, and headed towards the city gate.
He suddenly remembered what Wanyan Zongpan had said to Wanyan Sheng in court years ago: "If the Great Jin does not follow the Song Dynasty's example and implement reforms, the Great Jin will be in grave danger!"
Wanyan Zongpan's new policy in the Jin Dynasty was to fully Sinicize the country and invest huge sums of money in the Academy of Sciences, schools, and commerce.
This was incomprehensible to Wanyan Zonghan. The Jin Dynasty should naturally invest its resources in military equipment, continuously expand its military strength, and march south to destroy the Song Dynasty. This was the most valuable thing.
But for some reason, Wanyan Zonghan felt a pang of regret today.
He walked towards the city gate, one hand gripping the reins tightly, his palm sweating profusely.
The closer they got to the city gate, the more chaotic the scene became.
The sounds of bombing outside gradually became clearer; to the uninitiated, it sounded like a bolt from the blue.
He rushed over, and surrounded by his personal guards, the crowd made way for him.
But just as he reached the city gate, a deafening roar erupted as a cannonball blasted the gate open, leaving a gaping hole and sending splinters flying.
The cannon flew close to Wanyan Zonghan, startling him so much that he fell off his horse.
"marshal!"
"Protect the Marshal!"
"..."
Wanyan Zonghan scrambled to his feet in a disheveled state and stumbled backward, while the soldiers in front of him surged forward, blocking the city gate.
Wanyan Zonghan's mind went blank, frozen on the moment the cannon had just grazed past him.
Time seemed to have passed for a long time, but in reality it was only a fleeting moment.
He snapped out of his daze and quickly said, "Go find the Emperor!"
He was halfway there when someone rushed up to him and said, "Marshal, His Majesty has disappeared!"
Wanyan Zonghan's expression froze on the spot, realizing that something was wrong and that Wanyan Dan must have taken advantage of the chaos to escape.
After Wanyan Zongbi's defeat, he lost his support in the Jin Dynasty, but he was still the emperor and nominally represented the Jin Dynasty.
At this moment, they are probably planning to surrender to the State of Song.
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