Chapter 593: Contributions Are Too Numerous to List

[The victory at Caishiji was a victory, but there are many doubts about the outcome of this battle.

Yu Yunwen's own battle report said that he killed 2,700 Jin people, killed one Wanhu and two Qianhu, shot and killed tens of thousands of Jin people in the naval battle, and burned 150 Jin ships.

When this record was handed over to Yu Yunwen's students, it became capturing five Qianhu people and burning 180 warships.

When Yu Yunwen died, the record on the stele doubled the record and increased the number of Jin troops to 700,000.

But in fact, the Southern Song Dynasty scholar Zhao Shenzhi did research on the victory at Caishiji in his "Remaining History of the Restoration" and concluded that it was too watery.

Zhao Shenzhi was a man of action at the time. He went to Caishiji and recorded that the ferry here was "dry and shallow in winter, and only a single boat could exit", which means that no matter how many Jin ships there were at that time, it was difficult for them to come out in full force.

By the way, Zhao Shenzhi also asked the Jin people to investigate. The Jin people said that the total force that crossed the river on the day of the Caishiji Battle was only 500 warriors selected by drawing lots, and 17 small boats made of "folded boards from civilian houses", and the capacity of this small boat was indeed similar to that of a sampan, "each boat could carry 20 people".

In comparison, the record in "Biography of Li Tong" may be closer to the truth, "the water was shallow and they could not move forward. They shot at the Song soldiers for a long time. The arrows in both boats were exhausted, and they were captured. One Meng'an and more than 100 soldiers were killed."

This statement can also be verified by "Biography of Wuyan Puluhun", "Record of the Defeat of the Jin People", "Biography of Zhang Tao", and "Huishu Lu".

In fact, looking at the history of the Jin Dynasty, there are two reasons for Wanyan Liang's retreat at Caishiji.

First, due to weather reasons, the crossing here is dry and shallow. If more than 100,000 troops cross the river here, they can cross until the New Year.

Secondly, the news that his good brother Wanyan Yong proclaimed himself emperor in his hometown came, and people's hearts were unsettled, so there was no need to waste time with the Song army in Caishiji.

In fact, the wisest choice at this time was of course to go back to his hometown and beat his cousin to consolidate his position first.

But Wanyan Liang would certainly not make this choice. I proposed a million troops to destroy the Song Dynasty. Now I am going back empty-handed. Do I have no face?

In this case, Guazhou, which overlooks Jiankang, connects the sea and faces the Yangtze River, became the best choice for Wanyan Liang to cross the river and destroy the Song Dynasty.

But on the way from Caishiji to Guazhou, people from the southern expedition army kept secretly leaving the team and chose to go north to go home to be loyal to Wanyan Yong. This situation made Wanyan Liang furious. After arriving in Guazhou, he issued the heaviest military order since the southern expedition: dare to die.

He even gave a detailed explanation of this military order: if a soldier dared to flee, his Puliyan (the captain of fifty men) would be killed; if Puliyan fled, his Mouke (the captain of a hundred men) would be killed; if Mouke fled, his Meng'an would be killed; if Meng'an fled, his Zongguan would be killed.

What would happen in this situation was obviously predictable: the Jin army's military commander, Zongguan, and Meng'an, together with Wanyan Liang's personal guards, collectively rebelled that night, and Wanyan Liang was killed. Then, under the leadership of the military commander, the army of the southern expedition returned to pledge allegiance to Wanyan Yong, and Wanyan Liang's million-strong army went south without success.

For the Jin Kingdom, everyone was happy that Wanyan Liang, who controlled the government, was lustful and bloodthirsty and determined to be sinicized, died.

For the Song Kingdom, the record of repelling a million Jin troops was something that could be boasted for a lifetime! It was even more happy.

Looking back on Zhao Liang's life, he not only cleaned up the war criminals who invaded the Song Dynasty, but also ended the Shaoxing Peace Talks.

He was able to lead a million troops to defeat the Southern Song Dynasty and let his younger brother stand up straight. He was also able to make the Jin Kingdom PTSD choose to rest and recuperate, which was completely opposite to his ruling policy.

It can be said that Zhao Liang's contribution to the Southern Song Dynasty is innumerable, and he will probably be regarded as an honorary Zhao family member in the afterlife. 】

"The Jin and Song dynasties are really evenly matched."

Li Shimin sighed while lying on the couch, not even interested in standing up, and wanted to apologize for what he had just thought:

"I just thought that Wanyan Liang's defeat might be similar to Fu Jian's defeat at the Battle of Feishui."

"Now it seems that this man knows even less about military affairs than Fu Jian."

It was inevitable that Li Shimin would think so. After all, Fu Jian himself was not of Han descent. He also attacked and killed himself, and his people were also a mixture of Han and Hu.

But Fu Jian was able to abolish tyranny, comfort the people, make peace with the barbarians, promote agriculture and water conservancy, advocate Confucianism, and rule the country for more than ten years.

On the other hand, Wanyan Liang had great literary talent and ambition, but he could not protect the country and comfort the people. He led a million troops and was laughed at by the world. He was nicknamed Zhao Liang by later generations. It was really self-inflicted.

But then Li Shimin's face became a little strange: Why are there so many brothers fighting and causing problems in later generations?

There were Zhao Da and Zhao Er before, and the two emperors Zhehui of the Song Dynasty later, and now there are Wanyan Liang and his Congdi.

However, Li Shimin kept his thoughts about this in his heart and did not say it out loud. As for the reason... well, avoid suspicion, avoid suspicion.

Qin Qiong did not comment on other things, but he was also very sad about Wanyan Liang's military order:

"I have never heard of such a cruel military law. Isn't it driving away the morale of the army?"

And it is not unheard of for such a general to rebel, but it is rare for such a general to rebel with his own soldiers.

"Such a southern expedition is enough to be called a farce."

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"It is really a ridiculous and rebellious thing!"

Zhao Kuangyin sighed rather than scolded.

When he looked at the Jin Kingdom, it seemed that he was beaten half to death with a punch, which was something he had never heard of.

But it was precisely this ridiculous Jin Kingdom that easily destroyed the Song Dynasty that he had created with great difficulty, so at this time Zhao Kuangyin could not laugh or cry, and could only sigh.

"Brother, it is a great victory anyway, and the benefits mentioned by the younger generation are all in reality, how can we not be happy?"

Zhao Guangyi found a deed that he thought was safe and appropriate, and gave what he thought was a sincere suggestion to Zhao Song's official family.

As a result, this statement aroused Zhao Kuangyin's unabashed ridicule:

"I broke one of your legs, and then I fell while walking. Do you think it was a great revenge?"

Zhao Guangyi didn't know whether to say yes or no for a moment, and was stunned here.

As a result, such a reserved attitude made Zhao Kuangyin even more angry:

"The golden knot is the hatred of destroying the country. If you want to express this hatred, you must at least go straight to Huanglong Mansion as Yue Fei said. The younger generation is mocking it with words and deeds, why should it be taken seriously?"

"When you govern a country, you should remember to strive for strength. Confucius once said, repay evil with straightness and repay kindness with kindness."

"The hatred of destroying the country can only be solved by pacifying the ancestral temple and the country."

Zhao Kuangyin was full of murderous intent when he said this, which Zhao Guangyi was not used to, so he asked habitually:

"But Lao Tzu also said that repaying evil with virtue is a virtue, and he also said that I will be kind to those who are not good, and I will believe in those who do not believe. Only in this way can we call it virtue, goodness, virtue and faith. If resentment and resentment are all directly opposed, how can we expect a world of great harmony? "

Unfortunately, Zhao Guangyi thought this could be regarded as a matter of ethics, but Zhao Kuangyin didn't think so at all.

After a while, Zhao Guangyi's other eye socket also turned black, and Zhao Kuangyin smiled and said to him:

"In this case, I will repay my resentment with kindness, and you must remember that although I am not good, you need to be good."

"Come, show me how you repay evil with kindness."