Chapter 291: Destroy Goryeo

In fact, Japan’s domestic political struggles are also very serious.

For example, Fujiwara no Norimichi’s position as regent can almost be said to have been taken away from his brother.

Moreover, he also wanted his son to inherit the position of Chancellor at that time.

But you haven’t made any contribution at all, so it’s definitely not possible to let your son be the regent.

therefore……

This is why Fujiwara no Kyomichi asked Fujiwara no Nobunaga to go out and gild his reputation.

As for what you said, what if you haven’t had the fight.

If they can’t defeat this, then Japan may be destroyed. What else can they do?
All you can do is wait for death.

winter.

The Song Dynasty is trying to train a new group of troops as quickly as possible, in a little over a year.

can only say……

The training time of the new army of the Song Dynasty is getting shorter and shorter.

but……

It doesn’t mean that there is no possibility of training.

At least for now, the morale of the recruited soldiers is still very high.

“Why did you join the army?”

“To achieve great things!”

“Why did you join the army?”

“To make a living.”

“Why did you join the army?”

“I don’t want to mine coal anymore.”

“Are you afraid of death?”

“Forehead……”

“I’m not afraid!”

“Once you arrive at the military camp, you must follow orders in all your actions. Even if an enemy on a warhorse charges straight at you, you cannot hide. Do you think you can do it?”

If such a harsh question were asked in the past, it might have scared many people away.

But everyone knows that the government has never lost a war.

The Song Dynasty cannot lose.

and so……

Many people think that this is just to scare them and to scare away those timid people.

Zhao Xin’s third son, Zhao Heng, was also observing everyone’s expressions.

Anyone who showed even the slightest fear or hesitation in their expression would be rejected by him.

of course!

That’s not all.

Some hesitated at first, but then became determined, so they can still be given another chance.

It’s even better to say…

This is the reaction a normal person would have.

If it were any other time, it would be really hard to recruit these soldiers.

But what can I say now?

Firstly, Hebei is overcrowded, and secondly, famines have frequently occurred in recent years.

If you can become a soldier, you won’t have to worry about wealth and glory.

At least, the annual income of fifty strings of cash can be put directly into the pocket.

of course!

In fact, many of those who come to apply for the job are pursuing the third purpose.

That means you might be able to accomplish something great.

If you can become an official or something, even a small one in the army, it is better than being a commoner.

The reason why they have such an illusion is that they feel that the Song Dynasty has won almost every battle in the past twenty years.

Just ask yourself, who doesn’t want to follow a victorious army and get some benefits along the way?

The Song Dynasty’s victory rate in foreign wars is the best guarantee of their confidence in joining the army.

In addition to the above problems.

Next…

Zhao Heng would also ask questions such as, do you know what the duties of a soldier are, and do you know why the government’s Li Yuan army wins every battle?

However…it’s obvious!

There are very few people who can answer these questions.

But it doesn’t matter if you can’t answer it.

because……

Zhao Heng would tell the other party the answer directly.

For example, the duty of a soldier is to defend the country and protect the people of the world from being invaded by foreign enemies. The reason why the Li Yuan army was victorious in every battle was that no one in the Li Yuan army was afraid of death, and they would not retreat even if they had to fight to the death.

When these prerequisites are met.

Next…

Training them again will be much easier.

Because when you first joined, you already promised, and I recruited you only because you can do this.

By the time……

For those who are unqualified, there are also reasons to dismiss them.

To prevent some people from taking advantage of the situation.

in……

There are actually some educated people.

But to be honest, I can tell at a glance that he is not good at studying. If he were good at studying, he wouldn’t have joined the army.

For those who have been educated, it is especially important to discern whether the other party is trying to be sneaky or not.

Because the other party may just use joining the army as a stepping stone to get to know some higher-level people.

of course!

Actually, you can also go to the Scholars, Farmers, Merchants and Industrialists Hall for this.

only……

In this school of scholars, farmers, merchants and industrialists, you have to have some special skills.

and……

The Institute of Scholars, Farmers, Merchants and Artisans actually preferred recruiting craftsmen.

Last year, when people learned that a craftsman was rewarded with one thousand strings of cash, many were shocked.

After all, that’s one thousand strings of cash!
If calculated based on the average monthly income of three strings of coins for an ordinary person, one thousand strings of coins is equivalent to the income of an ordinary citizen of the Song Dynasty for twenty-seven years.

So nowadays, many people are asking how to become such a craftsman.

But the problem is…

The Academy of Sciences’ recruitment currently tends to be conservative.

Basically, it is not open to the public, unless you are a craftsman yourself. Otherwise, you only have the second way, which is to join the army, make great contributions, or die in battle. Then your son will be recruited into the Academy of Sciences, with free food and accommodation. The government will support you until you are 18 years old, and your son can be accompanied by famous teachers every day.

That’s a nicer way of putting it.

In fact, it means helping out and being an apprentice.

but……

There is definitely a lot to learn as an apprentice.

in fact……

The scholar-official class of the Song Dynasty had long noticed the group of craftsmen.

It can be said that this is the most irresistible group under Zhao Xin.

If many scholars and officials had not felt that being a craftsman was too hard and tiring, many people would probably have already thought about how to get in.

In addition…

The businessmen under Zhao Xin are also very eye-catching.

It can be said that these businessmen have contributed a lot behind the scenes.

For example, the promotion of this banknote.

If they didn’t have their goods to endorse the banknotes.

Most people will not trust that a piece of paper from you is worth a copper coin.

of course!

Zhao Xin himself is the largest grain and silk merchant, so he doesn’t actually need them, he can also promote paper money.

only……

If it was just Zhao Xin alone, it would definitely not be enough.

More people need to join in to make this market more prosperous.

Today, the use of paper money is very common.

Although Zhao Xin did not use gold to anchor paper money.

But Zhao Xin produces millions of pieces of silk quilts every year, so why would it need your little gold?

Zhao Xin’s granary and silk shop are actually the best anchors.

The former can meet the daily consumption of the people, while the latter can be given to merchants and distributed throughout the country.

Food and clothing are the two things that people need at all times.

You will only complain about not having enough, never too much.

However, this also made Ouyang Xiu and others feel that Zhao Xin was competing too much with the people for profit.

Zhao Xin could only say that food and clothing are the foundation of a country.

If I don’t keep a close eye on it, other businessmen will just make money from it.

At least……

During the years when he asked Wang Anshi to build granaries and lend money in Hebei, the price of grain in Hebei remained stable.

Not only is there less hoarding by merchants.

even……

Now he had to start recruiting people to smelt iron and dig coal for him, instead of taking advantage of their labor for free and just giving them a meal as he did before.

of course!

In fact, it’s good for professionals to do professional things.

after all……

If everything is recruited on a temporary basis, you will have to train those who lack experience, which will be less efficient.

In addition, when professionals do professional things, the probability of accidents is much lower.

After the efforts of Zhao Heng and others.

Two months later.

More than 7,000 people were also recruited.

After that, the next step is to form troops, train queues, obey orders, and use muskets and artillery.

The soldiers were stunned when they saw these weapons. All I can say is…

I have seen perverts, but never such perverts.

No wonder the Li Yuan army was invincible.

Don’t you have to wear at least three layers of armor to be able to block this musket?

Even wearing three layers doesn’t really help.

Because there is still huge inertia.

Even if it was blocked, it would probably leave bruises all over.

With the huge destructive power of muskets and artillery as a guarantee, the soldiers were further encouraged to gain greater courage.

Next…

All they need to do is train them so that they won’t be scared and run away even when facing the enemy’s warhorses.

But when you join the Li Yuan Army, you need to learn more than just these.

Further ideological education must be carried out on them.

Someone will explain to them the cases where the Song Dynasty had failed.

Whenever there were new recruits, people like Ge Huaimin and Ren Fu would be taken out and whipped.

It is even about to be compiled into a textbook.

As for singing, it is even more indispensable.

However, in recent years, Zhao Xin has rarely added new military songs.

Mainly what can be copied, basically everything has been copied.

Zhao Xin had also thought about asking someone else to write a song specifically for him.

only……

You said Ouyang Xiu was indeed a very talented writer.

But I always feel that the things compiled by these Song Dynasty literati are not very good.

All I can say is let’s talk about it later.

I trained intensively every day, and looked forward to the sun setting as soon as the sun rose.

I don’t know how much time has passed.

Anyway…

I can only see my family once every two months.

We probably met seven or eight times.

at last……

On this day, His Highness asked them to have a good rest and prepare to go north.

Everyone finally mustered their energy.

Make great contributions!

Only in the present moment!

Morale reached its peak.

of course!

There are only 7,000 people, which is definitely not enough.

to this end……

Zhao Xin also asked Zhong Yi to draw another 20,000 cavalry and infantry from the Northwest Recruiting Office, Southwest Recruiting Office, and Ugurdile and other places, and asked the Jurchens of the Bohai Kingdom in Tokyo Liaoyang Prefecture to help. The army then officially declared war on Goryeo.

Before this, Japan’s Fujiwara Nobunaga was also a little fed up. Wasn’t Goryeo fooling them?

He extorted some money from the King of Goryeo, Wang Hui, and then planned to take a ship back to Japan in June or July of that year.

And that was four months after Fujiwara no Nobunaga left.

The Song Dynasty suddenly launched an attack.

This caught Goryeo off guard.

Immediately sent people to Japan to ask for support.

But it’s too late!
after all……

Fujiwara no Nobunaga has returned to his country, so even if he wants to come, it will take at least a month.

As for the Song army…

Now that the river is frozen, it is easier to travel.

Naturally, we were unstoppable all the way.

Considering that the officials on the Goryeo side have the habit of surrendering first, and then surrendering and rebelling again after you withdraw your troops.

to this end……

Zhao Heng also followed Zhao Xin’s advice. Every time he captured a city, he would directly drive away the officials and nobles in the city.

Things like soldiers’ weapons and armor can be destroyed somewhere, so just destroy them.

You can just bend and break the weapons, or burn the armor and turn it into armor plates.

Anyway…

Just don’t give the other party any chance.

Both sides also engaged in field battles.

Unfortunately……

In recent years, Goryeo has always valued culture over military affairs and liked to learn Confucianism. This has led to the fact that military generals are not actually taken seriously. In addition, there have been no serious wars for many years.

This led to some generals underestimating the enemy, thinking that fighting was nothing more than lining up and then fighting each other.

And this is exactly what Zhao Heng wanted to see.

After a battle between the two sides, the 100,000 field reinforcements of Goryeo were chased and killed for 80 miles by Zhong Yi.

The speed of its defeat far exceeded the imagination of Wang Hui and his ministers.

and……

The Song Dynasty is too unethical!

What about loving peace?

after that……

It only took two and a half months for the army to reach the city of Kaifeng.

The royal support troops from all over Goryeo were also immediately mobilized.

only……

No use.

Just as the Song Dynasty’s army was useless at the beginning, the other troops transferred from other places to support the king would be even more useless.

It would be more practical for you to find those Jurchens on Changbai Mountain.

At least these Jurchens still retain some of the wildness of primitive people.

In fact…

Wang Hui did the same.

only……

The day before the war, Zhao Xin sent people to warn the Jurchen tribes.

Therefore, the Jurchen tribes did not dare to act rashly for the time being.

At this moment, I can only pretend to be dead.

It’s not that I don’t want to save Gao Li, but…

In fact, they are also powerless.

After all, they only have a few sets of armor.

This battle cannot be fought at all.

Open Beijing.

The Song Dynasty army guarded every city gate.

As usual, before starting a fight, we still have to persuade the enemy to surrender.

Wang Hui expressed his willingness to submit.

But the Song Dynasty was obviously not satisfied with this.

but……

It was a tactful way of saying that the other party could go to the Song Dynasty to retire.

When Wang Hui heard the word “elderly care”, his heart skipped a beat.

Because before this, he had never thought that he would become a king who lost his country.

Then he was also tough and decided not to surrender.

But the Song Dynasty advised him to surrender early and save the people from being slaughtered, which would also make him look like a benevolent and enlightened monarch.

In fact, Wang Hui is still a little soft-hearted.

However, with the insistence of his ministers, he regained his courage.

It was not until the Song army had already captured the imperial city that he saw that there was really no other way out, and his ministers were speechless.

This is why they had no choice but to surrender.

the second year.

Early February.

Zhao Xin received the report.

Goryeo took it.

really!

The Korean Peninsula is only easy to fight in the winter when it is frozen.

If you go fishing in the summer, you will also need to prepare your boat.

Because there are still some wider rivers inside.

If you don’t have ships, your army won’t be able to get through.

But it’s an old problem!

That’s why it’s difficult to station troops there.

Because once the winter is over, you’re isolating your army.

That way you will lose contact with Zhongyuan, and the other party will find an opportunity to deal with you.

Especially those who had previously pretended to surrender can now continue to rebel.

Even though Goryeo is so close.

but……

To better control the local area.

The only option was to send a son to be the local king.

Zhao Heng heard that Wang Hui liked Bianjing very much and even dreamed about Bianjing, so he said: “I heard that you like Bianjing of the Song Dynasty very much. Now, your wish has finally come true.”

Wang Hui didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

Zhao Heng asked again: “Do you have a daughter?”

of course!

He doesn’t want anyone who’s not good-looking.

Wang Hui did have one, but she either died young or got married.

All we can say is that Zhao Heng came too late.

(End of this chapter)