vrcanaries Chapter 433 Sichuan and Shaanxi
Chapter 433 Sichuan and Shaanxi
During the reign of Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty
Zhao Zhen, who had just posted the comment, suddenly felt dizzy and was helped to sit down. He felt that he had been angered by the people of the Southern Song Dynasty again!
Imperial Physician: When will this part of the Song Dynasty be over? He's been working himself to death!!!
Since the end of the Northern Song Dynasty, the Zhao family seems to have gone down a path of no return through one bizarre act after another!
Zhao Zhen was furious just thinking about this. What dynasty hasn't had its share of near disasters?
The Tumu Crisis of the Ming Dynasty, the An Lushan Rebellion of the Tang Dynasty, and Wang Mang of the Han Dynasty—why is it that the Song Dynasty, after its fall, could never get back up?!
The imperial physician on the other side, who seemed hesitant to speak, glanced at the emperor's face and, in a moment of impulsiveness, advised, "Your Majesty, anger is bad for your health..."
He regretted it as soon as he said it. How could he forget the imperial physician's rule of being careful with his words!
Upon hearing this, Zhao Zhen sighed. How could he not know that anger was harmful to his health?
He also wanted to find some way to save the Song Dynasty from Lin Ke, so that things could be changed in case the Jurchens caused trouble in the future!
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Back to the live broadcast room.
Lin Ke continued, "The Huaihe River battlefield came to an end with Wanyan Zongbi's retreat, but the Sichuan-Shaanxi battlefield was still engulfed in flames."
"As mentioned before, in the tenth year of Shaoxing (1140 AD), Zhao Gou ordered the various Song Dynasty troops to withdraw, but due to underdeveloped transportation and delayed information, the Sichuan and Shaanxi regions fell behind others."
"Not only did they not stop, but they also launched wave after wave of offensives against the Jin army."
"Of course, the firepower in the Sichuan-Shaanxi region was very strong, and at one point they even reached the outskirts of Jingzhao Prefecture in Shaanxi. As a result, Hu Shijiang, who was then the Deputy Pacification Commissioner of Sichuan and Shaanxi, wanted to launch a counterattack and recover the lost territory!"
"Obviously, a normal person in the Song Dynasty wouldn't choose to stop when the Song army was in a good position, and instead leave it for the Jin to prepare for the next time, making them the fools to get beaten up!"
"So, Hu Shi submitted a memorial to the court, expressing his thoughts. However, at least nine out of ten memorials submitted to Zhao Gou on the recovery of lost territories would be rejected!"
"Therefore, Zhao Gou naturally did not agree to Hu Shijiang's request. Are you kidding me? Is he the kind of person who would want to escalate the war?!"
"It's truly a pity that, even though there were so many brilliant generals and talented individuals at the time, those sitting on the high platform were all corrupt and incompetent!"
"Therefore, it was extremely difficult for the Southern Song Dynasty to recover the Central Plains and reclaim all lost territory in one fell swoop!!!"
"The Jin cavalry were good at fighting on flat ground, and the Sichuan and Shaanxi regions were mostly rugged terrain, so the Song army's advantage continued until they captured the city of Jingzhao Prefecture."
"Due to the change in the combat environment, the Song army's advantages gradually became less obvious, and the Jin army once gained the upper hand!"
"Sometimes, when faced with a problem, we should try to find a solution instead of just running away. If we do that, will the trouble follow us? It will still be pressing down on us, making us tremble with fear!"
At this moment, Zhao Gou, who was watching the screen, suddenly felt like he was being watched by something. He even sneezed a few times, thinking to himself, "Why does Lin Ke's talk seem to be directed at me?!"
Zhao Gou, who was being chased south by the Jurchens and eventually fled into the sea: ('?')!!!
Lin Ke's voice continued:
"The state of the Song and Jin soldiers in the Sichuan and Shaanxi regions infuriated Wu Lin. He refused to believe that he couldn't come up with a way to deal with the Jin cavalry, such as setting up some kind of battle formation!"
"On the other hand, Hu Shi, the deputy envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi, summoned his generals at Xianrenyuan and planned to send troops to attack Qin and Long."
"For Wu Lin, who has researched the formation and is eager to put it to use, this conference is like a pillow delivered to his sleepy head—a perfect coincidence!"
"Immediately, he told Hu Shijiang that if given 30,000 elite troops, he would definitely be able to recover Qin and Long; if he failed, he would bring his head upon himself!!!"
Zhu Baba of the Ming Dynasty: His brother was also a ruthless man, but unfortunately he died of illness in his forties!! However, looking at the later situation of the Southern Song Dynasty, he may not have been happy either!
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: If you look at it this way, no one lived as long as Zhao Gou. He ascended the throne at a young age and held power for most of his life. By the time his adopted son became emperor, all the military generals he could use had grown old!
Da Ming Lan Yu: Wow! All the good deeds accumulated by the previous emperors have been used up on him!!
Emperor Zhao Kuangyin of the Song Dynasty: (ー_ー)!!...Speechless!
Liu Zhuzhu, the Great Han: No matter how capable your generals are, it's useless if Zhao Gou doesn't approve. They're all given away for nothing. Luckily, he's not a grandson of the Liu family, otherwise he wouldn't have been born!
Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty: Wu Lin, who sounds just as good as his brother, outlived one general after another. It's sometimes quite difficult for the Jurchens to lose!
Zhao Xu, who had been stabbed again, thought: "Damn it... This father and his three sons ruined the family business he had worked so hard to build. Who even chose him to be emperor?!"
The optimist Su Dongpo said: "Prince Duan is frivolous and unfit to rule the world. Now it seems he was absolutely right!"
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