The Song Dynasty boasted a population of 126 million and a military force exceeding 1.5 million, far surpassing the Jin. With their entire army united, refusing to surrender to the enemy and fearing no death, what was the Jin? A single spit from each of them could drown them!
The Song Dynasty is a country of science and technology. The Firearms Bureau has developed new types of firearms that can strike the Jin army from a distance, engage in wars of attrition, surprise attacks, city defenses, and long-range and close combat. What is there to be afraid of?
The cold winter has arrived and heavy snow is falling. You are well fed and warmly dressed in the city, while the Jin soldiers are sleeping in the open air outside the city. We are not afraid of them at all. The longer we hold on, the weaker the Jin army will become.
Two hundred thousand troops are on the way to support the king. They are working together from inside and outside, attacking from the front and back. Who is stronger and who is weaker? Is it not clear to you?
The third is risk diversification. The retired emperor and the crown prince will go to Luoyang after the new year under the escort of Marshal Zong Ze.
Luoyang is an important place in the world. Its central location can be used to deploy troops to contain the Jin Kingdom's eastern and western armies, thus reducing the pressure on Taiyuan and Tokyo.
Even if the city of Bianliang was captured, the Song Dynasty would not perish, because the retired emperor and the crown prince were in Luoyang, Zong Ze was there to protect them, and the royal army would arrive later. A good warrior would be in an invincible position and then seek battle.
The second letter was written to the common people.
The meaning of the imperial edict is very simple, that is, eat well, dress warmly and don't be afraid.
No matter if you are a local citizen of Bianliang or a refugee, as long as you are a citizen of the Song Dynasty, you are on the official list of the court.
Free accommodation, free clothing, and free three meals a day were provided. If you were willing to do some work within your ability, such as carrying supplies, digging trenches, making firearms, etc., you would also be paid 50 copper coins a day.
Don't worry about money. The Song Dynasty has plenty of money, and it will never pay tribute to other countries again. The annual tribute of 2 million taels signed in the previous contract will be distributed to the people of the Song Dynasty on a per capita basis in the future.
We are grateful to Grand Tutor Cai for his generosity in times of national crisis, donating three million taels of silver to provide porridge and shelter to the common people.
If you are broke, brave, fearless, and want to try your luck and turn your bicycle into a motorcycle, you can join the city defense army or the vanguard camp. A Jin soldier's head is worth 20 taels, and you can exchange it at any time.
In addition to money, an ordinary Jin soldier's head can be exchanged for 10 merit points. The higher the status of the Jin soldier, the more merit points he will get.
500 merit points can be exchanged for a centurion, 5000 merit points can be exchanged for a thousand-man captain, and 10,000 merit points can be exchanged for a ten-thousand-man captain. If you don't want to serve, you can also use it to exchange for a title, the lowest level of county merit.
The third decree was a bit provocative.
The Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty severed diplomatic relations and no longer conducted any trade. However, any Jin people who appeared in the territory of the Song Dynasty, whether civilians or ambassadors, would be treated as enemy troops and could be exchanged for merit.
Although it was not very benevolent, there was nothing that could be done. At present, the people in Bianliang were indignant, and many of them were suppressing their anger. Some were angry at the emperor, some at the officials, and some at the rich and unkind gentry. It was like a powder keg, which would explode if it was not properly relieved.
Whether it is the devil leader or the Japanese devils, they have used bloody lessons to tell the world that when internal conflicts are serious, they must set up a target outside to divert firepower.
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