The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

Zongze still failed to retain the prince. When the situation in Cizhou City stabilized and the people dispersed, Zhao Tong would embark on the journey to Daming Mansion.

"Your Majesty, it's getting late, why don't we go tomorrow?" Zongze saw that night was coming, the north wind was howling, the sky was getting dark, and a snowstorm seemed to be coming.

"I have accepted Lord Zong's kindness, and I have asked them to leave a thousand taels of gold as a weapon for war!" Zhao Tong said, "Now the country is in troubled times, and we need loyal and virtuous ministers like you, but things have twists and turns.

, People have no choice but to be more open-minded, so that more people with lofty ideals can join their ranks and serve the country!" Zhao Tong thought for a while and said a few more words.

"Your Majesty's teachings have been recorded by me!" Zongze was stunned after hearing this. Although the Prince didn't say it clearly, he obviously saw through his intentions. He blushed and said, "Your Majesty, the Jurchen team's reconnaissance team has been active recently and has been close to it several times.

Cizhou seems to have received information from the prince and is looking around. Isn’t it too dangerous for the prince to be escorted by only a hundred cavalry now? I’d rather send troops to personally escort you there tomorrow!”

"Haha, Mr. Zong, don't worry. Mr. Wang and Mr. Nie are not far away. Even if the Jurchens attack, they can quickly come to support. Besides, I have gone through hundreds of battles in the northwest, and have thousands of troops to go back and forth.

Are you afraid of those Jin Army reconnaissance teams?" Zhao Tong smiled.

"Your Majesty is more courageous than others, and I admire you, but this time... Oh, please take care of yourself, Your Majesty, I am here to wait for good news!" Zongze sighed and said, in the court, young and promising people like Prince Yan, who are brave,

There were too few knowledgeable people, and the emperor was too confused. He actually sent him to Jinying as a hostage, but the Jurchens hated him to death. How could he return home once he left?

"Haha, Lord Zong, do you also think that I am going to die?" Zhao Tong looked at the old man with a concerned look on his face and laughed. "My lord, just listen to the good news in Cizhou. In less than ten days, the Jurchens will definitely return in embarrassment!

"After that, Zhao Tong got into the car and left, leaving Zongze with a stunned look on his face, unable to calm down for a long time...

Zhao Tong and his party circled the city and turned to the southeast. He originally planned to rush to Ye Town to camp, but not long after they left, it quickly became dark, the wind did not stop, and it started to snow again. The road became increasingly difficult.

At Shenshi, the wind and snow got stronger, making it difficult for people to open their eyes when the snowflakes hit them, and the visibility became lower and lower, making it difficult to see the road clearly.

They reluctantly walked for a while, but there was still no trace of Ye Town. The road was unfamiliar and the wind and snow made them lost their way. Zhao Tong realized that he could no longer walk, so he decided to find a leeward place on the side of the road and camp in the wild. He would wait until dawn tomorrow before leaving. At this time,

Gao Chong in front sent people to deliver the news that they had arrived at Linzhang to set up camp.

"Second Master, we are fifty miles away from the brigade. If something happens, rescue is not urgent. If something happens, why don't we return to Cizhou!" Jianxi said, they now have no way to reach the village and no store behind, and Detective Jin Jun

Riders often come and go. It's really dangerous.

"When we return to Cizhou, will Zongze let us go after he realizes what he's doing? And it's getting late. We're not familiar with the road. If we go astray, it will not only delay things but also make things more dangerous. It's better to camp here. Besides, we have a lot of obstacles ahead of us.

With a large army and a fortified city behind it, the Jin army dare not send out large groups of troops easily. The small Jin army is not enough to fill our teeth, so don't worry!" Zhao Tong said with a smile.

Jianxi knew that since the prince had made up his mind, there was no point in trying to persuade him. The guards who were exploring the way found a forest not far ahead, and the convoy stopped there to set up camp. Everyone was no stranger to camping in the wild, and soon they

The carriages surrounded a simple camp, and the carts were connected end to end to form a circular formation, protecting the prince's carriage, ammunition carts and supply carts in the middle.

The guards erected horse stakes in the stable, tied the horses with legs, put material bags on them after drinking, and put blankets on the horses' backs to protect them from the cold. They all knew that when they were out, these horses had to be cared for like their ancestors, otherwise

As soon as he fell down and fell down, he became miserable

After arranging the horses, they took turns to enter the carriage, change out of their wet shoes and socks, and put them on the fire cage to bake. Although the carriage was a little crowded, it was still more comfortable and warmer than sleeping in a tent. At least they didn't have to get up in the middle of the night.

Tear off the snow on the tent for the first time.

Taking advantage of the time to set up camp, Zhao Tong got out of the car and walked around. Firstly, he stretched his legs and feet. Secondly, it was his old habit. Whenever he went to a strange place, he had to look at the terrain and familiarize himself with the environment. To the north of the camp was a piece of land.

The dense forest blocks the howling north wind and is not conducive to the passage of cavalry, reducing the defensive surface a lot. There is a foot-high earth beam to the east, which is the only commanding height in this wilderness, blocking people's sight from a distance.

Their campsite is difficult to see at night.

To the south of the camp is an official road. In this time of war and chaos, it is difficult to see people walking even during the day, let alone at night. Not even a ghost can be seen. To the west is a wilderness, now shrouded in wind and snow.

Even under the snowy light, no one could be seen thirty steps away.

"Erwa, set up a position on the earth beam. Once there is an enemy attack from the east, you can provide early warning to support the camp and cover our breakout!" Zhao Tong said, pointing to the faintly visible earth beam.

"Yes, Second Master, I will place two machine guns there, a force of one group!" Erwa immediately responded.

"Be careful not to get frostbite. Change your post every half an hour. You can drink less wine to keep out the cold!" Zhao Tao estimated that it was about minus 15 degrees. It is very dangerous for people to be exposed in the wild for too long without exercising.

So he warned with worry.

"Don't worry, Second Master, I will make arrangements!" Erwa nodded.

The two of them walked and watched. Zhao Tong impatiently warned Erwa about what he should pay attention to, how to deal with any situation, and even chose a few retreat routes. Erwa listened carefully, he knew

Although the prince is fearless, it does not mean that he will relax his vigilance. On the contrary, he will be more careful, which makes people think that he is a mother-in-law. But it is precisely this that allows him to avoid dangers one after another and win every victory.

When the two came back, everything had been arranged. The horse lanterns raised from the car illuminated the entire camp, and a strong aroma floated in the courtyard. Sangou commanded several fire troops of the internal security team who were working hard to prepare for everyone.

For dinner, whenever we go out, we will have a meal together inside and outside. He, the 'royal chef', also has to prepare meals for hundreds of people.

"Sangou, you need to put more meat, don't be stingy, only when you eat enough can you withstand the cold weather!" Zhao Tong walked over and stirred it with a spoon and said.

"Second Master, please don't cause trouble. I know what to eat and how much to eat. I have enough meat every day. How many days can I eat with the food in reserve? It's up to you to do the big things. Don't worry about these small things. I've appointed

Just let everyone eat well!" Although it was cold, Sangou was sweating, and he turned around and said impatiently.

"Okay, okay, your temper is getting bigger and bigger, and I can't afford to offend you!" Zhao Tong put down his spoon and said with a smile, causing everyone around him to laugh.

"Why are you laughing? The second master works hard every day and does big things. He is distracted by such a small thing. Isn't it the real job of us people? Hurry up and do it!" As he said this, Sangou himself laughed,

This is the prince. If anyone else dared to 'reprimand' the master like this, his skin would have been peeled off long ago.

Zhao Tong returned to his car amidst everyone's good-natured laughter. Seeing Xi, he immediately got up and swept the snow off his body, put on dry boots, and handed him a cup of hot tea. Zhao Tong spread out a map of Hebei East Road on the table.

, found the Daming Mansion where they were going, and marked the respective positions of the enemy and our armies.

Daming Mansion was an important military town north of the Yellow River at that time. It had the potential to "control the river and the north gate and lock the key." That is to say, it controlled a large area of ​​territory north of the Yellow River and guarded the north gate of the Song Dynasty. It held on to the name of the Song Dynasty.

, thus blocking the enemy's passage south to cross the Yellow River.

In the second year of Qingli after the Tanyuan Alliance, Emperor Renzong of the Song Dynasty adopted Lu Yijian's proposal and built Daming Palace as the capital. He also added repairs to the Daming City Gallery and named it "Beijing". He added inner and outer cities and repaired the inner city.

For the palace city, Luocheng was reduced to a circumference of 48 miles and 206 steps.

The perimeter of the imperial city is 3 miles and 198 steps. Although the perimeter of the outer city is not as high as the 80 miles in the Tang Dynasty, it is still 48 miles. The perimeter of the outer city is only 27 steps shorter than the circumference of Kaifeng City, the capital. The perimeter of the palace city is 3 miles.

, the layout is modeled after Bianliang, Tokyo, the capital, and the construction is quite majestic.

It is said that this city has "high ground and dangerous terrain, wide and deep chasms"; "majestic drum towers" and "prosperous people"; "thousands of dancing pavilions and singing platforms, tens of thousands of Buddhist temples"; "thousands of fierce generals commanding the city,

"Millions of people live in this country", it should be said

It’s no exaggeration at all. Daming Mansion served as a companion capital for more than seventy years, and it played a huge role in consolidating its rule and resisting the Khitan’s southern invasion. The Khitan heard that the Song Dynasty established a companion capital in Daming, so they gave up the idea of ​​​​invading the south again...

After the Jurchens invaded the south for the second time, Zhao Huan set up the North Road General Manager's Office in Daming Prefecture, with Zhao Ye, who stayed behind in Daming, as the general manager. However, this majestic city did not play its due role. Because Daming was an important water transportation center in Beifu, and the storehouse was

After accumulating a large amount of food and grass, the Jin army, which was short of food, took it as a target for plunder. They adopted the strategy of only besieging but not attacking the daimyo, and successively conquered Quzhou and Wei counties. They collected food and grass to prepare to seize the Yellow River ferry and march south to Henan.

Because Han Li did not play the trick of "peace talks to promote attack and war", although he was not very clever, he frightened Zhao Huan and the officials in the court. "Tang Ke and Geng Nanzhong were in charge of the peace talks and urgently stopped the armies.

"Don't go forward." "All the generals have negotiated peace and cannot come out." Han Li Bu Bu

This diplomatic strategy greatly reduced the pressure on the city to attack the city. At the same time, through this false information, it also completely disrupted the Song Dynasty's defense. Daming Mansion had tens of thousands of soldiers but did not dare to go out of the city to fight. Watching the surrounding states and counties

One by one they were breached.

And Zhao Tong needs a good excuse at this time, not only to get out of the crisis of being a hostage, but also to find a reason to fight against the Jurchens... (To be continued...)