Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

The sky was gradually getting brighter. At this time, in a place tens of miles south of Zhongshan Mansion, the armies from all walks of life finally started to get up and return to Zhongshan Mansion.

The snow was still falling, and the soldiers walked in the snow.

The cavalry walked on both sides, not very fast, closely following the infantry.

All the soldiers had smiles on their faces, and the sound of singing could be heard from time to time in the army.

"Back when Xue Rengui quelled the Tianshan Rebellion, it was said that 'the general settled the Tianshan Mountain with three arrows, and the soldiers entered the Han Pass with a long song'. Today we are also walking with a long song!" Zhao Chen laughed.

"Yes! We finally regained the Central Plains!" Yu Yunwen said with an excited expression on his face.

"The next step is to go outside the pass, attack the Yellow Dragon, and completely wipe out Jurchen!" Qu Duan said excitedly.

The Huanglong Mansion outside the pass is one of the birthplaces of the Jurchens, and it was also the city that the Jurchens first occupied. Therefore, in the Song Dynasty, there was a saying that "go straight to the Yellow Dragon", that is to hit the birthplace of the Jurchens and completely exterminate the Jurchens! In history, Yue Fei had such great ambitions, but it was a pity that he never realized them in his life, but now, "go straight to Huanglong" is no longer a dream!

"We can't go outside the customs in the next step. There are still many places in the Central Plains that are unstable! Yanyun also has many places that are unstable!" Zhao Chen said.

"That's right, there are still Liu Yu's puppet troops in the Central Plains, and they haven't been completely wiped out yet! In addition, there are many bandits in various places! The Khitan people in Yanyun also don't obey our orders." Qu Duan was stunned and nodded.

"Let's have a good discussion on how to completely eliminate Liu Yu's puppet army and bandits from all over the place!" Yu Yunwen said.

"The sixteen prefectures of Hebei, Hedong, Shandong, Henan, Lianghuai, and Yanyun all have troops to go to eliminate bandits. Who should be dispatched and how many troops should be used? The headquarters of the general staff needs to have a good discussion! In addition, Juyongguan Shanhaiguan, Datong, and Xixia areas are weak, and the remaining troops should be sent to these places as much as possible, lest the Jurchens in the north take the opportunity to go south! When the Central Plains is completely stable and there is no hidden danger, then it is a good time for us to go north to deal with the Jurchens." Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty said so." Qu Duan, Yu Yunwen and others nodded one after another.

The snow kept falling and the world was dark, but everyone was in a good mood. Many people's legs hurt from walking, but they still didn't want to stop. They hurried to Zhongshan Mansion, which now belonged to their city up!

The army walked forward like this until noon, when they finally came to Zhongshan Mansion.

The city gate of Zhongshan Mansion was wide open, and at this moment thousands of people from Zhongshan Mansion had already come outside the city. Seeing the approaching army from a distance, these people hurriedly knelt down. They have already received news that the emperor of Song Dynasty is in the army.

"Cao Min waits to see Your Majesty! Long live Your Majesty!" Suddenly, such a voice came from outside the Zhongshan Mansion.

Zhao Chen galloped forward with dozens of personal soldiers. Seeing these common people, he hurriedly got off his horse.

He came to the people and helped the people in front of him up.

"Get up! Get up quickly! Flatten your body!" Zhao Chen laughed loudly.

"Is this the emperor of Song Dynasty? So young?"

"He is right! When Kaifeng City was destroyed that day, he was still the crown prince, only ten years old, and now he is only sixteen or seventeen years old!"

"He doesn't feel scary at all, but very amiable."

In ancient times, the emperors were superior, and there was a world of difference between them and ordinary people. Except for the founder of the country, most of the emperors did not have the temperament of being close to the people. Even if they came among the people, those emperors could not get along with the people. , Zhao Chen is completely different from those emperors.

"Get up, it seems that you also know the news that the Jurchens have been destroyed?" Zhao Chen said with a smile, supporting an old man in his sixties or seventies.

"Your Majesty, the Jurchens have really been wiped out?" The old man said, being supported by Zhao Chen, his heart was extremely excited.

"Of course they were all wiped out! The 200,000 Jurchen people entered the Central Plains, and now they are all wiped out! Some of them died in Hedong, some in Yucheng, some in Hejian Mansion, and some died. In Zhongshan Mansion! From now on, there will be no Jurchen in the Central Plains!" Zhao Chen laughed loudly.

"Really! Is it true? I can see the recovery of the Central Plains in my lifetime?" The old man was very excited.

The people next to them were also very excited.

"Is the troubled times over?" a commoner asked.

"The troubled times are over! From now on, it will be a peaceful and prosperous world!" Zhao Chen said.

"Peace and prosperity? Is it the same as when the two Supreme Emperors were in power?" Another commoner asked.

"No, it's not the peaceful and prosperous times when the Supreme Emperor was in power, but the peaceful and prosperous times that far surpassed the Han and Tang Dynasties! When the two Supreme Emperors were in power, they established the Huashi Gang, and the people of the world suffered. I would never do such a thing! I want Let the people of the world be rich and happy, far better than ever before! My Chinese Heaven is famous all over the world, and the barbarians are overwhelmed! No more foreigners dare to invade my Central Plains land!" Zhao Chen said.

"If this is really possible, that would be great!" said the old man before.

"Your Majesty, it's time to enter the city!" Kang An came to Zhao Chen's side and said.

"Okay! Elders, I know that when the Jurchens were here, you all suffered a lot! Your families didn't even have any extra food, and many people would starve to death every winter! Now that the Jurchens are gone, such things will naturally not happen again , I will send someone to deliver the food to your homes." Zhao Chen said with a smile.

The people around immediately cheered.

On the other hand, Zhao Chen rode on the horse and led the soldiers and horses into the Zhongshan Mansion.

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Zhongshan Mansion was originally a military town, and there were countless barracks where soldiers were stationed. This time, the army could finally have a good rest.

Countless soldiers lay asleep in the house, and even in their sleep, they had smiles on their faces.

Zhao Chen came to the mansion, where a stove had already been lit, Zhao Chen was sitting by the stove, Yu Yunwen and others were also sitting by the stove.

"How many people are there in Zhongshan Mansion now?" Zhao Chen asked.

"There used to be more than 50,000 people in Zhongshan Mansion, but now there are only more than 20,000 people!" Yu Yunwen said.

"The population of the Central Plains is dying!" Zhao Chen said.

"Yes! There used to be 7 million people in the Hedong area, but now there are only less than 3 million left! The situation in Hebei is even worse, with only one-tenth of the population left! The situation in Shandong Road is slightly better, but the wealthy families on Shandong Road The house was ransacked by Liu Yu, and the people lived in bitter cold! As for Henan, Lianghuai and other places, they are the most miserable places, and there are still thieves raging now!" Yu Yunwen said.

"How is Yanyun's situation?" Zhao Chen asked.

"Yanyun now has a population of more than 6 million, among whom there are more than 4 million Han people, and the rest are Khitan people! In some small counties, the Khitan people even started rebelling and killing our soldiers!" Yu Yunwen said.

"Send troops to various places quickly, and stabilize the situation everywhere!" Zhao Chen said.

"Your Majesty, the Central Plains and Yanyun are so big and have a large population. To manage these places, countless officials are needed, but now we don't have so many officials! Hu Quan and others have led many young people into Yanyun before, but the manpower It's still not enough." Yu Yunwen said.

"The army is stationed in various places, let the army temporarily manage the place and implement military control." Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

"Military control?" Yu Yunwen was taken aback.

"That's right! Now the world has decided that only military control can quickly stabilize the place and restore order! However, military control must have a system, and it can't be managed blindly! How should the military control be? I still have to discuss it with your staff. Let’s discuss it! The purpose of military management is not to develop the region, but to stabilize order! Now that there is a military law in the army, you can formulate a military law similar to the military law!” Zhao Chen said.

"Implementing military control is indeed the only feasible way now, I understand." Yu Yunwen said.

"In a few days, I'm going to Yanjing, and you follow me to Yanjing." Zhao Chen thought for a while and said again.

"Yanjing?" Yu Yunwen was taken aback again.

"We Han people have lost Yanyun for more than 200 years, and now we finally got Yanyun again, and Yanjing is the head of Yanyun, I must go there! Moreover, if we want to deter Yanyun's Khitan people, we must also go there In the future, when Liaodong and other places are pacified, Yanjing may also become the capital." Zhao Chen thought for a while and said.

"The capital? Your Majesty, now that the Central Plains have been restored, do you want to return to the old capital Kaifeng?" Yu Yunwen asked.

"No need for the time being! Kaifeng is extremely dilapidated now, with only a few thousand people inside, and nothing, what are you going there for?" Zhao Chen asked with a wry smile.