vrcanaries Chapter 445 Li Bao 2.0
Chapter 445 Li Bao 2.0
"As for the other Jurchens, they didn't hold out for long before being defeated by Li Bao, thus annihilating the entire Jurchen navy!"
"Only the commander-in-chief, Su Baoheng, was able to escape because his ship was at the rear. The vice commander and six others were killed. And the supplies the Jurchens brought this time were truly plentiful!"
"Li Bao saw that there were so many supplies that he couldn't move them all, so he ordered them to be burned. The fire burned for four days before it was extinguished!"
Li Bao: (??????????) It still has to be our Yue Family Army! Ah!
"But then I remembered, the Jurchens were so rich, wasn't it because of the support they received from the Song Dynasty? They were given hundreds of thousands every year! It would have been hard for them to be poor!"
At this moment, Song Chao felt as if he had been stabbed in the heart: ...
Zhao Kuangyin felt equally heartbroken upon hearing this; after paying money, they still wanted to attack the Song Dynasty!
What are the Zhao family if not suckers? There's no such logic in this world!
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"When Zhao Gou heard that the Jin navy had been completely wiped out, he was very happy and appointed Li Bao as the military governor of Jinghai Army."
"On the other hand, the Song and Jin dynasties were fighting at Caishi. Although Yu Yunwen, a secretary in the Imperial Secretariat, was just a civil official, he mustered up the courage to command the battle for the safety of the Song Dynasty."
"He ordered the infantry and cavalry to organize their troops and deploy along the river. He then divided the Song army's ships into five groups: one group in the river, two groups on the east and west banks, and the last two groups hidden behind the mountains."
"Afterwards, Yu Yunwen ordered his general Shi Jun to lead the infantry to attack. He brandished his double swords and led the charge into the enemy ranks. The Jin army had never encountered strong resistance since they marched south, and for a time they were no match for them."
"In particular, the Song army, whose morale was boosted, was united and highly motivated. Coupled with Yu Yunwen's effective command, the two armies fought until the next day before achieving a great victory over the Jin army."
"Wanyan Liang never expected that he would fail and be forced to retreat to Hezhou, and then flee to Yangzhou."
"However, Wanyan Liang was still young at that time. If it had been Wanyan Zongbi, he might have known."
"His navy ran into Li Bao, so bad news kept coming one after another, which made Wanyan Liang furious!"
"In a fit of rage, Wanyan Liang ordered the entire army to cross the river within three days, or else they would be punished according to military law."
"What happens next, do you all think the Jurchen army will advance at full speed, charging forward recklessly?!"
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: What else?
Emperor Taizong of Tang: So... that's not how it's done!?
A spoiled young man from the Song Dynasty: Aren't you afraid of being chopped up if you refuse to move forward?!
A bystander in the Ming Dynasty commented: "Li Bao, one of General Yue's subordinates, continued to perform consistently, and twenty years later, he too became a military governor!!"
Xu Da of the Ming Dynasty: Yu Yunwen, a scholar, was no less capable than a military general when it came to commanding troops!
Du Ruhui of the Tang Dynasty: Even in their twilight years, heroes still have lofty aspirations. Liu Qi and Wu Lin, though old and seriously ill, were still willing to go to the battlefield!
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Emperor Jing of Han Dynasty
Upon hearing this, Liu Qi, having finished dealing with official business, raised an eyebrow, showing some curiosity about what would happen next.
Putting everything else aside, he also had some understanding of the Song Dynasty's mysterious luck!
Until the final Battle of Yamen, the Song Dynasty managed to turn several crises into opportunities!
As for Wanyan Liang, even if he's abnormal, does that mean the entire army wouldn't dare to fight him? Would he still be a leader of troops then?!
So, Liu Qi, whose curiosity had been piqued by Lin Ke, continued listening:
"Wanyan Liang issued the military order, but unexpectedly it backfired. The Jin army quickly realized that eliminating you, this unstable factor, would be much better!"
"As a result, the military commander and the guards rebelled. They all refused to stand by and joined forces to stage a mutiny. In the end, Wanyan Liang was strangled by the rebel general."
"Thus, the Jurchen invasion of the south ended in a half-hearted manner, and the threat to the Southern Song Dynasty was eliminated. In later generations, Wanyan Liang was known as Zhao Liang."
"The reason is that after he came to power, he massacred his own royal family members. Isn't that a different kind of resistance against the Jin dynasty?!"
"Moreover, his southward journey not only extended the Song Dynasty for more than a hundred years, but also passively returned some of the land that had been taken back in the Shaoxing Peace Treaty to the Song Dynasty."
"Some say he was comparable to Emperor Yang of Sui, both usurping the throne, both indulging in debauchery and lust, both having lofty ambitions but being ambitious and eager for quick success, etc."
"Therefore, in later generations, some people jokingly referred to Zhao Gou and Wanyan Liang as 'Wanyan Gou in the south and Zhao Liang in the north!'"
Yang Guang: This son is just like me!
The comments section at this moment:
General Judy, the Conqueror of the North: I'm so jealous! LOL! It actually fits the description, hahaha! Zhao Liang, hahaha!
Everyone in the Song Dynasty: Sometimes, we really don't know what to say!
Big Han Liu Zhuzhu: Pfft! Hahaha! They can actually call someone that? People in later generations really love giving nicknames!
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty commented: "Looking at it this way, Zhao Gou's personal achievements don't seem as good as Zhao Liang's, hahaha. Who is a good person who slaughtered his own family members!"
The First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, whose son betrayed him in a show of righteousness: ...
The live stream is still ongoing:
"With the crisis over, Zhao Gou was exhausted, both physically and mentally. Since his ascension to the throne, he had either been on the run or living in constant fear!"
"Time is a cruel mistress. Look at him, this young man from Bianjing went south to work, and now, after 31 years in Shaoxing, he's already 55 years old, Uncle Zhao!"
"So at this time, Zhao Gou had the idea of retiring, in other words, he wanted to abdicate. The throne of the Zhao family is not like that of the Tang, Ming and Qing dynasties. It is not popular, and the ministers are used to it!"
Emperor Zhao: ...Why does it sound like the spot under my butt doesn't smell so appealing anymore!
"After careful consideration, Zhao Gou abdicated. Not only did this eliminate the worry of the Jurchens invading the south, but since he wasn't the emperor anymore, he could leave this mess to Zhao Yuan (Shen) to handle!"
"And he can continue to enjoy himself, do whatever he wants, and no one will nag him anymore."
"The most crucial point is that when the Jin army attacks, as the retired emperor, he can still flee at any time. No one can mention that he is the emperor; he must stay behind to resist!!!"
Wanyan Gou: Stop babbling! What kind of resistance is this!
"So in that year, the thirty-first year of Shaoxing, Emperor Xiaozong of Song, Zhao Shen, ascended the throne, honoring Zhao Gou as the Retired Emperor, and retired to the Deshou Palace, which was converted from Qin Hui's former residence!"
"From then on, they lived a leisurely retirement life. After all, Qin Hui's mansion was quite large, with pavilions and towers, and many exotic flowers and plants."
"This kind of life is wonderful! He really is Zhao Ji's good son; he's learned all of this!"
"In the end, Zhao Gou and Zhao Shen were not from the same family. From this perspective, bloodlines are indeed amazing. After Emperor Xiaozong of Song ascended the throne, he showed a different attitude."
"He did not want the Southern Song Dynasty to be confined to a corner of the country. He wanted to recover the Central Plains, and the first thing he had to do was to exonerate Yue Fei."
"To be honest, as early as the 31st year of Shaoxing, people were already trying to exonerate Yue Fei, especially the common people and the soldiers of the former Yue Family Army were very excited."
"However, Zhao Gou still had no intention of exonerating Yue Fei, perhaps because he also knew the truth of the case."