HLnovel Chapter 298 Qing Tang
Chapter 298 Qing Tang
"What Wang Hou did next turned the tide of the battle, perhaps because he was quite familiar with the area."
"Upon learning of the initial defeat, he immediately led his troops to provide support, using powerful crossbows to blind one of the chieftain's sons, and then had him struck in the head by a stray arrow before fleeing."
"As the saying goes, strike while the iron is hot. Under these circumstances, the Song army soon defeated the enemy and captured the city of Biaogao. They also killed the leader's other two sons, Alingjie and Siduoma, and received the surrender of more than 500 households."
"Subsequently, the Song army continued to advance towards Huangzhou. Within a few days, the Song army had reached the outskirts of Huangzhou, and the enemy forces on the other side were truly in a critical moment of survival."
"In the end, the Song army fought fiercely with the Tibetan tribes in Huangzhou for three days, forcing them to abandon the city and flee. It seems the Song army's fighting strength is not bad!"
An official from the Ming Dynasty said: "It's a pity that this was Emperor Huizong's last moment of glory."
A spoiled young man from the Tang Dynasty: Alas, if Emperor Zhezong had lived a little longer, perhaps things wouldn't have turned out this way!
Emperor Zhezong of Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu: Thank you! I'm still alive!!
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: I just think the places they lived in during the Song Dynasty must have been poisonous!!! They all died so young!
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"On another note, the enemy had another force that was supposed to provide support (led by Xiao Longza), but they had already warned us that Huangzhou had fallen, so they retreated to Longzhi City."
"Wang Hou is stationed in Huangzhou. Because Wang Shan had previously made a rash advance into Qingtang, Wang Hou has learned from that lesson and plans to submit a memorial to temporarily suspend the attack on Huangzhou."
He believed that the main approach should be to persuade the enemy to surrender near Huangzhou, since at that time, Qinghai still possessed some strength that could rival the Song Dynasty's army.
"The city of Huangzhou is located in a strategic location. The Zhangxia Gorge in the northwest of the prefecture is a dangerous place to enter Qingtang. The north of the prefecture is close to the Western Xia. If the Western Xia wanted to launch a surprise attack, they would most likely come out from this road."
"Therefore, Wang Hou submitted a memorial with this suggestion, and subsequently Wang Hou sent troops to Zhangxia and built a city there, which later became Suiyuan Pass."
"Then, in order to ensure the smooth advance and retreat of the army, especially at the Yellow River crossing, Wang Hou sent two groups of people to guard Jingyu Pass and Anxiang Pass. At this time, the enemy troops who had previously retreated also sent people to sue for peace."
"Wang Hou eventually agreed to the request for peace. Under his policy of both threats and surrender, the tribes around Huangzhou began to soften their stance and submitted to the Song Dynasty."
"For example, Dangbiao City, Yigong City, and Nanzong City in Huangzhou were all incorporated into the territory of the Song Dynasty at that time."
The heir of a military general in the Ming Dynasty: Perhaps the most powerful one is not Emperor Huizong of Song, but this general.
A romantic scholar from the Tang Dynasty: But as long as the emperor doesn't manipulate things, I feel the odds of winning are very high!
Judy, the Great General Who Conquers the North: Hahaha, what nonsense are you spouting?!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: ?_?!!
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In another timeline, Emperor Zhezong of Song, Zhao Xu, frowned deeply. If he remembered correctly, the largest territory of their Song Dynasty was during the reign of Emperor Huizong!
I just don't know if this is related to the battle against Huangzhou!?
He remembered Wang Hou!
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Back to the live broadcast room.
Lin Ke continued, "After resolving the Hehuang region, Wang Hou and Tong Guan decided to deal with the Qingtang tribe."
Therefore, on April 7th of the third year of Chongning, Tong Guan and Wang Hou planned to divide their forces into three routes to attack the Qing Tang tribe, agreeing that the main army would meet at the foot of Zongge City on the 9th.
"And the original Xiaolongza of Huangzhou was located in Zongge City. This place is closely connected to Qing Tang, so when he learned of Qing Tang's crisis, he planned to lead his army to provide support."
"Historical records say that there were 600,000 government troops. Wang Hou and others used the prestige of the imperial court to persuade him to surrender, but he refused. Thus, the decisive battle with Qing Tang was about to begin."
"At the beginning of the battle, Wang Hou first sent five vanguard generals to scout the situation. After they crossed the river, they saw that the Tibetan forces in Qinghai had set up a considerable formation. So the Song vanguard submitted a report to Wang Hou."
"Wang Houze gave the order for each side to engage the enemy, so Song Jun was caught in the melee again, while Xiao Longzha, who was involved in the fighting, led dozens of cavalrymen and watched the battle from a high place."
"However, the historical records about this guy climbing to a high place to observe the battle are quite funny, saying that he had the aura of a king, hahaha!"
"The battle was very intense at this time, but just as the two armies were locked in a stalemate, a strange wind suddenly arose, followed by a torrential downpour."
"It seems that the Northern Song Dynasty was quite lucky at the time. The torrential rain directly disrupted the Tibetan army's formation, so the Song army launched a fierce attack."
"After a pursuit of more than 30 miles, more than 4,000 people were killed and more than 3,000 were captured."
"As soon as the battle situation became clear, Xiao Longza immediately fled to Zongge City, where the two armies were fighting east of the city."
"So when he ran to Zongge City and begged them to open the gate, he was refused! He then tried to go to Qingtang City, but it was too late."
"Not long after, the Song army's momentum was too strong, and Xiao Longza was ultimately no match for them. However, he did put up a stubborn resistance, but at that time, none of the surrounding tribes chose to follow him!"
"It is clear that by this time, his power had waned, and the Hehuang region had become the territory of the Song Dynasty."
A Qing Dynasty official: It's a pity it was just a flash in the pan...
A romantic and talented scholar from the Tang Dynasty: It's such a pity!
A farming expert from the Song Dynasty: Those guys from the Ming Dynasty were captured too, and so were we—it's just different!!
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: ...My family's emperor was just taken away to study abroad...Your family's city gates have been opened!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty (heartbroken): ...Thinking about it, I should just start my own business!!!
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Upon hearing this, the people of Emperor Huizong's era grew increasingly disheartened. Ever since they learned of their impending doom, they had suffered greatly!
Damn it! The city gates were opened by order of the emperor because of a shamanistic ritual! That's outrageous!!
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The live broadcast continues.
Lin Ke sighed, "Next, we'll talk about the main event of this trip—the Jingkang Incident."
"General Yue Fei once wrote a poem called 'Man Jiang Hong,' which contains the lines: 'The shame of Jingkang has yet to be avenged. The hatred of the subjects, when will it end?' This vividly illustrates the humiliation that this upheaval brought to the people of the Song Dynasty."
"But a great deal of responsibility should at least lie with Emperor Huizong and Emperor Qinzong of Song."
"First, let's introduce the Jin Dynasty and how it rose to power!"
"At that time, the Song Dynasty was not a unified dynasty. Other regions had forces such as the Western Xia, Liao, and Jin dynasties."
"The Jin Dynasty was established by the Jurchens who were active in the Northeast region, and its founding emperor was Wanyan Aguda."
"At that time, the Liao Dynasty was relatively strong, otherwise the Song Dynasty would not have sent them money. But every dynasty has its decline, so the later emperors of the Liao Dynasty were rather incompetent and greedy."
"They also made great demands on the Jurchen tribes, and even humiliated their chiefs. If this continued, Wanyan Aguda would get angry and decide to rebel against the Liao Dynasty."
A scion of a prominent family in the Song Dynasty: ...Others have the An Lushan Rebellion and the Tumu Crisis...but we have shame?!
Li Erfeng of the Tang Dynasty: Thank you! No need to mention that!
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: Let's not even mention this @Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty! You weak Song Dynasty! It makes me so angry just thinking about it!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty (lacking confidence): ...
"So in September 1114, Wanyan Aguda officially mobilized the troops of the Jurchen tribes and launched the war against Liao. This was only a year after he became the leader of the Jurchen tribes."
"Afterwards, the Jurchen army defeated the Liao army in the great victory at Ningjiang Prefecture and the Battle of Chuhedian. This war against Liao lasted for a total of ten years."
"Just one year later, Wanyan Aguda proclaimed himself emperor in the 'Emperor's Village' and named the country the Great Jin, becoming Emperor Taizu of Jin."
Emperor Tianzuo of Liao: No, brother!? You're serious?!
"In fact, at this time, the Liao Kingdom was already in turmoil. Facing the Jin Kingdom's aggressive advance and the rapid occupation of half of its territory, the Liao Kingdom was still in turmoil!"
"Next, it will be the Song Dynasty's time to shine."
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: ...I want to see how these two bastards will cause the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty!
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: ...In my experience, that's incredibly infuriating! I suggest you add an imperial physician!
Emperor Zhezong of Northern Song Dynasty, Zhao Xu (holding a small leather whip): I've prepared an attendant to give him a good massage.
An official from the Ming Dynasty said: "Thinking about this record makes me so angry! What a pity for his General Yue Fei!"
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