Start fighting.
A famous general, a savior who saved the country in troubled times. You can be a tyrant, a tyrant. You can be licentious and unjust, you can be violent and cruel.
But as long as you know how to use people well, the world will be yours.
At first, Zhao Huan pretended to share the hardships with the soldiers for a few days, but then his true nature was exposed.
The war situation at the front was tense, and generals came to report one after another. Zhao Huan just said one sentence: Ask General Yue.
Then he took Li Sisi and Nangong Lian'er to the tent to drink and chat.
Yue Fei was a skilled fighter with a keen understanding of the battlefield. Consequently, the Song army, under the command of Yue Wumu (of course, it was publicly claimed that they were under the leadership of Zhao Huan), achieved an almost one-sided victory.
The reason why Zhao Huan was so eager to attack was to capture Shangjing as soon as possible to prevent the Jin capital from falling into the hands of the Mongols.
"Your Majesty, the Imperial Guards have recaptured Guangning Prefecture, and the Jin soldiers have fled in all directions."
"Your Majesty, the Eastern Army has captured Xiazhou and Gaizhou.
Two places."
"Your Majesty, the Jin soldiers in Liaoyang Prefecture and Chenzhou have surrendered, and the vanguard of our Yue Family Army has arrived at the southern line of Changchun and Longzhou."
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty is overjoyed! Zong Ze's troops have decisively defeated Wanyan Gao in Huanzhou, and Deputy Commander Han Shizhong has killed 3,000 enemies at Changyangpo in Bei County and captured countless war horses."
Zhao Huan was overjoyed. The battle reports came in one after another, all reporting victory. He kept shouting, "Great, great! Pass the order down. I'm going to reward the three armies."
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Wanyan Gao's troops were defeated and fled by Zongze Hebei's army, especially the strong crossbow army led by Han Shizhong, which wiped out his elite cavalry at Changyangpo.
Wanyan Gao had long heard of the power of the Song army's Shenbi crossbow, and this time he witnessed it for himself. What was even more fatal was that Wanyan Zonghan's usurpation of the throne dealt a heavy blow to Wanyan Gao.
Wanyan Gao and Wanyan Zonghan had always been at odds with each other in the court, and this guy somehow became the emperor.
Wanyan Gao decided that returning to the capital would be disastrous for him, so he simply led his remaining troops westward, into Western Xia, to join Wanyan Zongjie.
Even if the Jin Dynasty wins or loses, he will not go back. He will carve out a kingdom for himself in Xixia and become the king.
Fortunately, Wanyan Zongjie's army was like a fish in water in Western Xia, and they conquered several cities in succession, and their military power was at its peak.
Wanyan Zonghan was sitting in the capital, feeling very uncomfortable as the emperor. The king of the fallen country was originally Wanyan Sheng, who had usurped the throne in an attempt to turn the tide, but ended up letting the enemy reach his doorstep.
There is no wall that is impenetrable, and the news that Wanyan Zonghan murdered the emperor and usurped the throne still spread throughout the capital.
There was originally a cry of rebellion in the court, but Wanyan Zonghan killed Guo Tianxiang and his father-in-law Tangku Buge, and the situation stabilized instantly.
Many people in the capital, whether ordinary citizens or imperial guards, had complaints against Wanyan Zonghan. However, fearing Zonghan's tyranny, no one dared to vent their anger for the time being.
By this time, the news had spread throughout the capital that the Song army had already entered Liaoyang and Chenzhou, and was very close to Longzhou. Once Changchun and Longzhou were captured, Shangjing would be effectively lost.
After all, Changchun and Longzhou were the last lines of defense against the Song Dynasty. Yet, it was here that the Song army endured an unprecedented bloody battle. Yue Fei suffered his heaviest defeat of his military career, and the Jin army displayed their highest tactical prowess. However, the wheel of history still sealed the fall of the Jin Dynasty.
In order to stabilize the people's morale in the capital, Wanyan Zonghan ordered Yerubahu to be executed by slow slicing.
When the country was in danger, unlike Zhao Huan who was incompetent and tyrannical, Wanyan Zonghan implemented a reign of terror.
Whether it was against the enemy or himself, Wanyan Zonghan wanted to use terror to maintain his own order.
The Jin Dynasty was vast and sparsely populated, and even its capital was not half as prosperous as that of the Song Dynasty. However, countless heads were gathered at the execution ground in Shangjing.
There were huge crowds of people, almost the entire city was out because today the court ordered the execution of a senior official by slow slicing.
Some people were reluctant to come, believing lingchi to be too bloody. But Wanyan Zonghan ordered his soldiers to force the people to watch, hoping to instill a sense of terror in them. This is the fate of those who rebel against themselves.
Chief Censor Yerubahu was crucified. That's right, he wasn't tied up. Wanyan Zonghan was extremely vicious. He ordered his men to sever Yerubahu's tendons in his hands and feet, then nailed his limbs to the wooden frame with iron nails.
The Jin people were barbaric. There was no such thing as execution at three quarters past noon, nor was there any cumbersome procedure like reading out the criminals' evil deeds.
There was a team of soldiers holding weapons on the stage to maintain order, and two executioners were waiting on the side with torture instruments.
With a command, the executioner took out a dagger from the box.
The short knife is extremely thin and sharp, making it perfect for cutting.
The executioner started cutting from Yerubahu's legs, and the crowd below exclaimed in surprise.
The execution was so bloody that many people vomited on the spot. However, the people were forced to watch it to the end.
Yerubahu remained remarkably steadfast, not even uttering a single scream from beginning to end. Everyone present was deeply moved, and many soldiers secretly admired him.
The execution was over. After two days of cutting, Yerubahu was cut a total of 1,500 times. At the end of the cutting, it is said that the flesh cut from his body continued to tremble, which shows how much pain he had endured.
When Yerubahu died, there was no intact flesh left on his body; he was almost just a skeleton.
One of the two executioners who participated in the execution eventually went crazy. He went crazy late one night and kept shouting "There are ghosts, there are ghosts." The other one went back and died of shock not long after.
Wanyan Quanshi was chased and beaten by Hebula's army and fled all the way to Puzhou and Heilongjiang area.
But the Mongols seemed to have taken medicine, they worked tirelessly, conquering cities along the way, and were finally caught up by Kublai's army at the Ussuri River.
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