Once the city gates are breached, even if Lin'an has 200,000 troops, it will be in vain...
Under the leadership of the great masters of the Wulin Army and the Jianghu Army, the Green Forest Army, although a mortal imperial army, also burst out with astonishing combat power!
The vast city of Lin'an had already routed and captured all the troops in just three hours... Well, of course, the effectiveness of Zhao Yun's tiger talisman and his personal experience also accelerated the collapse of the imperial guards...
By nightfall, the fighting in Lin'an City had completely ended. Except for some royal palaces and noble residences that had committed many evil deeds on a daily basis, there was basically no fighting in the city anymore, and only the reckoning would be done tomorrow.
At night, in the Lin'an Palace, Zhao Yun walked in the hall with Xiaolongnu and others, feeling extremely complicated.
A month ago, he was still sitting here directing the affairs of state, and a month later, he personally led his men to capture this place...
Di Fan noticed that Zhao Yun was in a bad mood and teased him, "Brother Zhao, are you reluctant to leave your hometown and travel west?"
Zhao Yun shook his head and smiled, "Not really, I just feel a little emotional."
As he spoke, he walked to the Dragon Throne and stroked the extremely familiar chair...
"Do you have any regrets?"
Di Fan walked over and put his hand on Zhao Yun's shoulder...
"There's nothing to regret," Zhao Yun smiled. "I never liked being an emperor. I took the throne because Song Ningzong had no children, so I was pushed into the position..."
"Actually, Brother Zhao, you've done a pretty good job as an emperor..."
Wen Tianxiang hesitated for a moment, then walked over and said, "Back when we allied with the Mongols to destroy the Jin Dynasty and entered Luoyang during the Duanping period, we all thought that Brother Zhao was going to start a new chapter for the Song Dynasty... but what a pity..."
"It's a pity that we were ultimately held back by the literati."
Zhao Yun smiled bitterly and said, "If it weren't for them, General Wang and General Zhang wouldn't have won the battle against the Mongols, but at least they would have been able to gain a foothold in Luoyang, Kaifeng, Yancheng, and other places, and defend the river..."
"Yeah yeah."
Wang Jian, Zhang Yu, and the others also walked in, looking at the feng shui map in the center of the palace, their faces filled with regret... Back then, they fought fiercely for the Song Dynasty, but now, they were the ones who pushed the Song Dynasty to its demise...
Xiao Longnu walked over and looked at the dragon throne silently. Suddenly, her eyes turned to Zhao Yun...
"So, do you still want to sit?"
"No, no!" Zhao Yun shook his head frantically. "The throne is nothing, I've only sat on it once. I don't have the ability to bring happiness to the people of the world. This place still has to belong to the leader!"
Xiaolongnu chuckled, feeling a little disdainful of Zhao Yun's intense reaction.
"No need to do that. Sit down if you want. I don't want to be the leader of an alliance. I took the position of leader only to save the people of the world... After I unify the world..."
"Alliance leader, please don't say any more! If you continue, I will be too embarrassed to stay here any longer!"
Zhao Yun bowed solemnly... Wen Tianxiang, Huang Yaoshi and others also tried to stop him... Xiao Longnu was a little stunned. She was just speaking her mind, why did it have to be like this?
Until Di Fan's inner voice came over.
[Alas, it is feudal ideology that ultimately shackles these people... In fact, the hereditary monarchy will eventually become the common people's world...]
Even if the Wulin Alliance finally unites, I still have to advise my junior sister...it's better to abdicate the throne.
[The tactics of fooling the people must never be used again...]
[It's just that the country hasn't been unified yet, and the people are used to having an emperor. Right now, this isn't the time to bring up these things...]
Yes, just as my senior brother said, without enlightenment, it is not appropriate to propose the abdication system at this moment!
....................
Everyone chatted for a while and expressed their feelings about the general situation in the world. Huang Yaoshi and Huang Rong walked into the hall holding documents in their hands.
"Alliance leader, the battle losses have been calculated!"
Everyone immediately returned to their seats. Xiao Longnu sat upright on the dragon throne, supporting her head with one hand, and swept her cold eyes downwards... The rest of the people were divided into civil and military positions on both sides, while Huang Rong stood in the middle of the hall and began to report.
This is the unwritten rule of the Wulin Alliance... When talking about serious matters, one must not be too casual. Although the position may seem unimportant, it actually represents everyone's attention to the people of the world!
"read!"
"In this battle, the Wulin Army lost nearly a thousand men, primarily those who attacked the city walls and attracted the main force of the Song Army. The Jianghu Army lost 132 men, and the Green Forest Army lost 5,000..."
"This casualty ratio is quite high, especially for the Green Forest Army."
As Di Fan commented, Yue Shuo beside him said, "After all, the Green Forest Army came from the integrated Song Imperial Army. They've been poorly trained and are even inferior to the Mongolian Army in combat power. How could they possibly have suffered few casualties?"
Guo Jing snorted softly. As the person in charge of training new recruits among the senior management, he felt the most sorry for the casualties!
"After this battle, the Green Forest Army must train at the new recruit camp for a month and learn some basic martial arts before they can fight again!"
"Can!"
Xiao Longnu nodded, agreeing with Guo Jing's opinion! Once Lin'an was captured, the Jianghu Army was already competent for the subsequent siege battles. It was a good time to train the Green Forest Army and take on the responsibility of guarding the various prefectures!
"What about the spoils?"
Xiao Longnu asked again, and when Huang Rong mentioned the spoils, her pretty face lit up with joy!
"Lin'an is indeed the capital of the Song Dynasty. The royal family moved the capital so hastily that the treasures they left behind are truly innumerable!"
As she spoke, Huang Rong revealed her rough harvest!
"Let's talk about the military achievements first: a total of 1,000 Imperial Guards, 15,000 Heavy Armored Soldiers, and 30,000 Spearmen were wiped out! The remaining 150,000 troops were all captured, which will greatly expand the Green Forest Army's manpower!
Secondly, there are countless general weapons and armors, but there are 30,000 heavy and thick armors in total. They only need simple repairs and can be put into the battlefield. We can use them to form 30,000 heavy armored infantry!
In addition: The Lin'an treasury has taken in nearly 30,000 taels of silver, over 100,000 taels of gold, and countless antiques, calligraphy, and paintings... Moreover, there are over 10,000 wealthy merchants, gentry, and officials in Lin'an City. After an inventory, we can reap at least ten times that much, enough to support the Wulin Alliance's full-scale operations and expand its bases and academies!"
"Ten times? You really underestimate the officials' ability to extort money."
Wen Tianxiang interrupted Huang Rong's report with a sneer, "As far as I know, if all the officials in Lin'an were tried, we could get at least twenty times, or even thirty times the reward!
Without mentioning too much, the wealth of Jia Sidao alone could support the Song Dynasty to operate at full capacity for a year!"
Zhao Yun also nodded: "Yes, Prime Minister Jia's family background is richer than you can imagine!"
Huang Rong smiled and said, "We've already investigated this. When Jia Sidao was arrested, we first searched his house. However, there wasn't much silver left, only a few tens of thousands of taels... According to him, the rest of his wealth was spent on manufacturing heavy armor..."
"Wait, these 30,000 heavy armors cannot be successfully manufactured overnight..."
Zhao Yun suddenly came to his senses: "You mean, Jia Sidao, has already had the idea of rebellion?!"
"What else?" Huang Rong couldn't bear to expose the truth. "Including the 1,000 imperial guards, they were actually recruited from the people by Prime Minister Jia in the name of protection..."
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