Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

"Your Majesty, if the Yellow River breaks its embankment, people will die. I don't know how many people died in the Yinchuan Plain. And not only the Yinchuan Plain, but people may die in many places downstream." Yu Yunwen was shocked and said.

"In order to completely destroy Xixia, this is the only way. I can't tolerate the existence of hidden dangers in the northwest. I can only completely destroy Xixia. Only in this way can I free up my hands and concentrate on dealing with Jurchen and King Kang in order to restore the Central Plains and rejuvenate the Great Song Dynasty. " Zhao Chen said.

"However, Your Majesty, have you ever considered how people in the world will view Your Majesty? If His Majesty does this, how will the history books of later generations record His Majesty? They must say that His Majesty is cruel, and compare His Majesty to people like Qin Shihuang and Han Wudi." Yu Yunwen road.

Emperor Qin, Han and Wu were both well-known tyrants in Chinese history. In ancient times, it would be extremely vicious to say that an emperor was "Qin Huang, Han and Wu". Although they made outstanding achievements, they did not meet the standards of Confucian "sage kings", so they were not liked by ancient Confucian ministers.

"********,********! For the future of our Great Song Dynasty, for the future of our Han people, I can only do this! If the Central Plains can be restored and the Great Song Dynasty rejuvenated, I am not afraid of any gossip. I am not afraid of what future generations will think of me. Even if they say that I am cruel, so what? If I can make my Chinese people live a better life and avoid disasters, I would rather be cruel to outsiders." Zhao Chen said flatly.

"I understand! The breaking of the Yellow River's embankment is not only the decision of His Majesty, but also our joint decision." Yu Yunwen said abruptly after being silent for a long time.

"It's good that you have such a mentality! For the future of Song Dynasty, we must not be afraid of anything, not only the enemy, but also any slander, and not afraid of damage to our reputation." Zhao Chen said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your guidance. My minister has been taught." Yu Yunwen nodded and said.

They left more than a thousand people on the banks of the Yellow River, and then headed south together.

The army of more than 200,000 is mighty, and the team is extremely long. Among them, there are 200,000 regular troops and tens of thousands of young people from the Production and Construction Corps.

When they first came to Xixia, many soldiers marched lightly, and they came here with only a few days of rations. Even the supplies delivered by the youths of the Production and Construction Corps were not very large.

But now when they go back, they have countless supplies.

Including the five million taels of gold and five million taels of silver as compensation from the Xixia people, including all kinds of wealth looted from various cities in Xixia. Including various weapons left over from the Xixia army.

In addition to these, there are war horses!

Xixia is located in the land of Hetao, which has been a place of horse production since ancient times. Tangut people in Xixia were also nomads at first, and they were also good at raising horses. When they conquered Hongzhou, Youzhou, and Yanzhou, they got tens of thousands of horses. After defeating the main force of Xixia, they got more than 100,000 horses. In April, the army raged all over the Yinchuan Plain, destroying countless towns and villages of the party members, and obtained many war horses from those places.

Now there are nearly 200,000 war horses going south with the army.

For the first time since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the Han people obtained so many war horses.

"The Hetao area has been my horse breeding ground for the Han people since ancient times. In the Han Dynasty, Lingzhou and Liangzhou were set up here. In the Tang Dynasty, it was also our horse breeding ground. We have lost these places for many years, and now we have finally taken these places again. Come back. This time we have 200,000 war horses, and we will have more war horses in the future. From now on, we will never be short of war horses." The night was rainy, and when he heard the sound of horseshoes coming from beside him, Zhao Chen smiled.

"Yeah, we don't need horses anymore! Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, we have been passively defending because of the lack of horses. But after we have horses, we can take the initiative to attack the enemy." Qu Duan followed Beside Zhao Chen, Qu Duan was stroking the fur of the war horse under him at this moment, and said very excitedly.

The Song Dynasty lost the Yanyun Sixteen States and the Hetao area, and the Song Dynasty army had almost no organized cavalry. Without cavalry, the mobility of the army will be greatly reduced. Once there is a war on the frontier, it is extremely difficult to get reinforcements. It is even more difficult to fight deep into the enemy's territory. This is also an important reason why the military strength of the Song Dynasty was far inferior to that of the Han and Tang Dynasties.

And now, they will once again own the Hetao area and have war horses.

"Your Majesty, how will the 200,000 horses be distributed?" Yu Yunwen asked.

"We want to form a real cavalry! I think it's better to give all the 100,000 horses to the imperial army. The remaining 100,000 horses are divided among the armies. I really want Yue Fei to form a real army. When I was in the palace, I was not yet enthroned, and I once talked with Yue Fei, Wang Gui, and Zhang Xian about the strategies of some foreign tribes on the grassland. Those foreign tribes’ cavalry and archery are truly invincible in the world, and I hope Yue Fei can practice for me. Send out such an invincible cavalry." Zhao Chen said.

"The foreigners on the grassland? Who are they?" Yu Yunwen asked.

"Mongols, do you know?" Zhao Chen said.

Zhao Chen didn't know if there was such a term as "Mongolia" at this time. He thought Yu Yunwen was unclear, but Yu Yunwen nodded. It turns out that the word "Mongolia" has a very long history, and there are records of "Mongolia" in the books of the Later Tang Dynasty, but the Han people mostly call the Mongolians "Mengwu Shiwei people". The word "Mongolia" was not widely known until Genghis Khan led the rise of the Mongols.

"The Mongols mentioned by Your Majesty have also been heard by the last general. They used to be vassals of the Khitans, but now they are the vassals of the Jurchens. There are quite a few of them, and there are countless tribes, but they often fight among the tribes. And their lives are extremely difficult. During the Liao Dynasty, the Khitans did not allow any iron weapons to enter the northern grasslands, and it is said that all they used were bone arrowheads. Your Majesty, are their cavalry really powerful?" Qu Duan said.

"They may not be very powerful now." Zhao Chen was taken aback, then smiled.

Now Genghis Khan has not yet appeared, Genghis Khan is the number one figure in ancient military exploits, no one in the world can compare to Genghis Khan. The Mongolian cavalry also underwent major changes under the hands of Genghis Khan, making them invincible across Europe and Asia. Now Genghis Khan has not yet been born, and Zhao Chen doesn't know how the current Mongolian cavalry is.

When Zhao Chen said this, Qu Duan and Yu Yunwen were also stunned.

Zhao Chen laughed loudly, and rode his horse forward.

They traveled all the way without stopping.

On the fourth day of May, they arrived in Jingzhou City.

This Jingzhou city has long been turned into an empty city, and the party members inside have been expelled towards the north.

"Leave a thousand people to guard here!" Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

This is a city after all, it is best not to abandon it. In the future, when the Han people are stronger, they will immigrate here sooner or later.

On the afternoon of the fifth day of May, they finally arrived at Lingzhou City.

The army has not rested since the third day of May, and Zhao Chen ordered the army to enter the city to rest.

Zhao Chen himself has already boarded the city wall of Lingzhou City at this moment.

He was looking at the scenery in the distance. There used to be a lot of farmland in the distance, but now they have been destroyed. In fact, it was a pure military city in the Han and Tang Dynasties. There was no farmland outside, only grasslands. After the Xixia people stole Lingzhou and other places, they gradually changed from a nomadic people to a semi-nomadic and half-agricultural people, and countless farmlands appeared here.

"The last general, Zhao Wu, sees His Majesty!" At this moment, a voice came from behind Zhao Chen.

"Let's live! From today onwards, you will be the guard of Lingzhou, and you will lead an army of 10,000 to garrison here! In addition, there will be 50,000 young people from the Production and Construction Corps staying here! This place is far away from Xingqing, the capital of Xixia The mansion is very close, so keep an eye on the mansion of Xingqing! Remember, never let the party members develop again, and destroy them at all costs. You must gallop on the grassland, no one can stop you. Not only Xingqing The government, as well as the Xixia city in the north, tried every means to weaken them. Don't let them graze, don't let them farm, drive them to the farther and barren north, or force them to accept our rule." Zhao Chen said.

"The general understands." Zhao Wu nodded.

"Lingzhou, we once lost this place, but from now on, we will never lose it again." Zhao Chen said with a smile on his face.

That night, everyone rested in Lingzhou City.

On the morning of the sixth day of May, they left Lingzhou and headed east.

The rain in the sky gradually disappeared, and the weather finally cleared up. It must have been hot in the Central Plains at this time, but on the grassland, it is still extremely cool.

On the eighth day of May, the army came to the Gobi again.

Although it is the Gobi, but here can also see a lot of grass. Many places are lush.

The army entered here in the first month, and it has been less than half a year without knowing it.

The sky is extremely blue, with white clouds in the distance.

When the breeze blew, Zhao Chen's mood suddenly became unusually cheerful.

He was galloping on the grassland, the wind was blowing on his face, he suddenly thought of many people.

He thought of Song Qinzong, his relative in this world. When he was in Kaifeng Palace that day, Song Qinzong treated him very well. Although he and Song Qinzong only stayed for half a year, he had a real father-son affection for Song Qinzong. Now Song Qinzong is definitely still in Wuguo City in the north, so I don't know what kind of treatment he will encounter. Historically, Song Qinzong's experience was extremely miserable. He suffered from cold and starvation every day, and was trampled to death by chaotic horses in the end.

Soon he thought of Empress Zhu again, and when he thought of Empress Zhu, his heart began to feel sad. Empress Zhu is his mother, who truly loves and cares about him, but Empress Zhu has already died in the hands of the Jurchens.

"Actually, I'm an orphan, struggling alone in this world. My mother is dead. Although my father is still alive, this father still needs me to rescue him. As for the parents in the previous life, they are separated by eternity, and they will never be able to get back together. We meet." Zhao Chen sighed softly.

He galloped his horse, letting the wind blowing on his face wash away the sadness in his heart.

Not long after, he thought of Zheyue Tathagata again. Zhe Yueru was Zhe Keqiu's daughter, Zhe Keqiu bullied herself, became domineering and domineering, and was eventually killed by herself. As for Zhe Yueru, although she is a daughter who can be sought after, she is kind, gentle, and pure-minded like a lotus flower. She is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting and female red embroidery. She was once a well-known talented woman in Guanshan. I don't know what kind of emotion I have for her, I love her and pity her, even though she is the enemy's daughter, I never killed her. But Zhe Yueru, she really treats herself as her husband. She was too bound by the ancient three obediences and four virtues, and she lived in the imperial palace in Hanzhong, so she must be extremely lonely.

Thinking of this, Zhao Chen felt a little heartache.

He shook his head, thinking of Song Qingyao again. The woman dressed in white, who looked like a handsome young man, came. She is extremely beautiful, and Zhang Ziqiu admires her immensely. She has a quack air about her, and she does what she decides to do without hesitation. She said that she likes herself, so she disregarded the safety of everyone in the White Lotus Sect, and revealed the fact that the White Lotus Sect had framed her. In addition, Zhao Chen only had some memories of her in the palace when she was a child. Back then, she regarded "A Yao" as a sister and a good friend.

"Strange, how could she like me?" Zhao Chen said.

Then came Xue Susu, a girl in red. Zhao Chen was also obsessed with ghosts that day, and even kissed her on the mouth, but was bitten severely.

Thinking of this, a smile appeared on Zhao Chen's face.

"One hundred years of life, one spring of grass and trees! When you come to this world, you should have no complaints or regrets, and do what you want to do! Across the world, galloping in the rivers and lakes, I am the only one, this is so satisfying!"

Zhao Chen burst into laughter.

He galloped forward all the way, and countless imperial soldiers followed him closely behind him.

Many things flashed before Zhao Chen's eyes, his speed became faster and faster, and he suddenly entered an ethereal state. He felt that he had a better understanding of life and this era.

This time the Northern Expedition to Xixia killed 300,000 main forces of Xixia, almost completely destroying Xixia. He saw that the soldiers under his command went forward regardless of their own lives, one after another, sacrificing their lives, for the destiny of the country and the nation, they did not hesitate to do anything! He also saw the precious side shown by the women of Xixia when Xixia fell, and he also saw the heroic temperament of Brother Li Cha, Wei Ming Anhui and others who were not afraid of dying!

He suddenly let out a long howl, and danced his sword on top of the horse!

Waves of sword energy emanated from his body!

This sword energy is extremely fierce, as if it wants to destroy everything, destroy everything, it is irresistible!

"I shall conquer everything and overcome everything with supreme courage, perseverance, and wisdom, and lead my Great Song Dynasty to flourish, so that our Han people can live and work in peace and contentment, and let our Han civilization flourish! Let our nation be proud To stand in the world and to be admired by all races! And to achieve all this depends on the sword in my hand!"

Dazheng swordsmanship emerged from his hands one by one, and this swordsmanship carried the sword intent of looking down on everything and being invincible in the world.

This is exactly the sword art and sword intent that Zhao Kuangyin comprehended in his peak days, and now Zhao Chen has finally comprehended these sword arts and sword intent.

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On May 17th, the army came to Yanzhou City!

They rested here for a day, left a thousand soldiers and horses here, and then moved on.

On May 22, they arrived at Hongzhou City.

Here, they left another 1,000 soldiers and horses, and more than 3,000 youths from the Production and Construction Corps.

After that, they moved forward all the way without stopping. On May 25, the army came to the Yan'an mansion.

The Forbidden Army of Northern Shaanxi stopped here, and this is their garrison.

Just as Zhao Chen led the rest of the army to leave, he immediately heard the cheers of mountains and tsunami behind him. It must be that the people of Yan'an Mansion already knew the result of the Xixia War, and they were cheering at this moment.

On May 27th, the army came to Danzhou, Fangzhou and other places, and the Huanqing Army stayed here. This is where the Huanqing Army is stationed.

The Northern Shaanxi Forbidden Army and the Huanqing Army are two important lines of defense to prevent the Jurchens from going north! After they came here, at least they didn't have to worry about Jurchen going north.

On May 29, the remaining soldiers of the Jingyuan Army arrived at Wugong County.

In the morning, they were still more than 30 miles away from Wugong County, and they first saw a huge crop field.

These crops are lush and growing very well.

Zhao Chen got off his horse and came to Tianzhong.