Chapter 1: The Awakening of Shin Wang...

  "Great General..." The Jin army guards and cavalrymen cried out in shock, tumbling off their horses and swarming up to surround Wanyan Zheng. The distance was too great, the shot had not pierced the main commander of the Jin army, Zhao Ze looked on from afar, feeling that he had missed his chance.

  "Retreat, retreat, retreat..." Wanyan Zhen was heavily injured. At this time, the highest-ranking official, Guo Yao Shi, immediately ordered the troops to retreat. He no longer dared to stay and turned his horse's head, galloping away.

  Jin Jun quickly retreated and swiftly entered the city, with the righteous army following closely behind to kill them. Guo Yao Shi saw that the righteous army was tightly biting Jin Jun's tail and chopping at it, if he let his own troops all come in, then the righteous army would also enter Zhending City.

  Guo the medicine master hastily ordered the Jin soldiers to ignore the rear and immediately close the city gate. He was a red person of the Jin army's great general Wanyan Zongwang, so all other Jurchen generals had to listen to him. Therefore, the gate was closed.

  The gate was closed, and the Jin soldiers behind were frightened to death. Behind them were the righteous army who would slaughter them, they had hoped to escape into Zhending City to survive, but now they saw that the city gate was closed, it was simply cutting off their own path to survival.

  "Hurry up and open the door!" "Please, please open the door! Open it and let me in!" "I'm a Jurchen! You're killing your own kind! I'll tell our tribal leader!" "Please, just open it for once!" Below, all the Jin soldiers either begged or threatened to open the door, but the massive city gate didn't budge.

  "Bastard Guo the medicine master, you are a dog of our Jurchen people! You want to kill us Jurchens!" "Fellow Jurchens, don't be deceived by that Han traitor Guo the medicine master, open the city gate quickly......" A group of Jin soldiers at the foot of the city wall shouted.

  At this time, Guo Yao Shi ran to the front of Wanyan Zhen. After all, he was nominally Wanyan Zhen's deputy, so whether to give up Zhending still needed him to decide. At this time, with a long gun inserted into his abdomen, Wanyan Zhen, who was still bleeding profusely, pointed at the gate of the city of Zhending in front of him. With a face full of unwillingness, he said "Abandon Zhending and open the city gate" before slowly closing his eyes and dying.

  "Wanyan Shuai……" Guo Yao Shi cried out in a low, mournful voice, tears streaming down his face. Although Wanyan Zhen wanted to preserve the several thousand Golden Army soldiers at the city gate and give up Zhending, for Wanyan Zhen, the Golden Army officers and men were more important than Zhending. However, Guo Yao Shi was preparing to reorganize the army; he would continue to defend the city.

  However, Guo Ziyi was soon persuaded by a group of his generals. A number of Jin army generals suggested that he retreat and there was no need to force the Jin army to guard Zhending. After all, Guo Ziyi was not the commander-in-chief of the main force, and he first considered his own career and life.

  The outcome of today's battle directly affects his status and power in the Jin country. Now that Wanyan Zhen is dead, he can shift the blame for the defeat to Wanyan Zhen. However, if he himself loses the city again, everything will be over. As a Han person, he has slaughtered countless Han people. Moreover, it was his own idea to march south and attack Dongjing Bianliang, capturing the entire Zhao family. If Zhao Chen, who is determined to drive out the Jin army and rescue the Zhao family, catches him, he will definitely flay him alive. Therefore, he absolutely dare not continue fighting, risking his life and the danger of continued defeat.

  Since the decision to abandon True Definition was made, Guo Yao Shi no longer needed to send the several thousand Jīn troops outside the city gate as spoils of war to the Righteous Army. He immediately ordered a 3,000-strong infantry unit to form a rearguard at the city gate to prepare for battle against the Xīn Wáng Righteous Army, and then opened the city gates to let the external Jīn troops enter the city.

  The delivery of the withdrawal order coincided with the Jin army's despair outside the city, most of whom were heading towards the righteous army. The king's righteous army was just collecting Jin prisoners and preparing to attack the city again.

  Guo the pharmacist saw that only a few hundred Jurchen soldiers had entered the city, while the remaining several thousand were either killed or surrendered. He was secretly worried in his heart, and he blocked several thousand Jurchen soldiers outside the city and gave them to Zhao Yun's army as a meritorious service. Later, he abandoned the defense of Zhending because of his own future prospects. Would Wanyan Zongwang and other high-ranking officials of the Jin State severely punish him or suspect him after learning about this?

  However, at this time the Jin army had already suffered heavy losses. In this battle outside the city, they lost more than 40,000 Han soldiers and nearly 10,000 Jurchen soldiers and elite Han troops from outside the pass. Now even if they defended the city, it was uncertain whether they could hold on. Even if they held on, the loss of military strength would be irreparable. Moreover, this was already the main force of the Jin army in True Prefecture, and there were no reinforcements around. Such an isolated city would eventually fall under the siege of the rebel army.

  After careful consideration, Guo Yao Shi decided to withdraw his troops and do so immediately. Having been defeated in battle, Guo Yao Shi needed a scapegoat to excuse himself for the defeat of True Prefecture and its third fall into Song hands. The death of Wanyan Zhen at the Battle of True Prefecture provided just such an excuse.

  Although the Golden Army retreated, all the firearms were ignited by Guo Yishi during the retreat and exploded with thunderballs, leaving a pile of ashes for the Righteous Army.

  The vanguard army is killing its way into the Golden Army at the city gate. At this point, the battle has no great suspense.

  At this time, Zhao Kuang led a group of righteous army leaders to the front of the ashes, what kind of weapon did the Golden Army use? None of the righteous army leaders knew.

  Wang Jin and Xiao Deli were leading the cavalry to attack, while Liang Xing and Zhao Yun were also leading the infantry to open up a narrow battle. The remaining few main generals of the righteous army were all present. Except for Zhao Chen who came from the future, no one else knew about it. And Zhao Chen didn't know what level the firearms had reached in this era either, so he didn't dare say more.

  Zhao Zhu did not say much more, now the Golden Army has firearms and he does not, worried that if he says anything it will disrupt the morale of the troops. As for artillery, Zhao Zhu is naturally extremely familiar with it, if given enough materials, he might even be able to make simple missiles. However, limited by the high-end technology and basic science of this era, he can't do anything at all.

  Zao Ju knew how to make missiles, but all the materials in this era couldn't be made, so it was all empty talk. For now, gunpowder weapons are divine instruments, the enemy of ten thousand people, the most powerful weapon.

  Zhao Ke was thinking about how future weapons would develop, when Gao Yunfei spoke up. "Those weapons are called firearms, and the troops that use those firearms are called the Artillery Army. In the entire Jin Dynasty, there is only one Artillery Army. They were originally the artillerymen of the Liao State's Ye Lu Chun, but were reorganized after being captured by the Jin army." Gao Yunfei was indeed a master of intrigue, and he knew many secrets that high-ranking officials knew.

  A group of rebel leaders looked up at Gao Yunfei, eagerly waiting for him to continue. "Are you familiar with firearms? What's the story with the artillery troops?" Zhao asked.

  "I also knew about the existence of a firearms-wielding artillery corps in Jin by chance," said Gao Yunfei: "In the past, when the Jin army attacked Emperor Taizong of Liao, Ye Luyuan used this kind of weapon. The Jin army's cavalry was as fearless and undaunted as our own, not intimidated by that huge and terrifying weapon. So although they suffered heavy losses and their cavalry fell into chaos, in the end they still defeated Ye Luyuan's Liao army. I also once invited a Jurchen nobleman's son to drink wine, and he suddenly mentioned the artillery corps. It is said that manufacturing this kind of weapon is very difficult, requiring skilled craftsmen, special materials, and specialized workshops. Moreover, troops using firearms also need to undergo special training. The Liao people knew about the Song dynasty's firearms very early on and tried every means to steal them, but ultimately had to give up due to a lack of craftsmen."

  "The Western Xia and the Song Dynasty were constantly at war, so they formed an alliance with the Liao people to provide support. To gain the trust of the Liao people and obtain their assistance, the Western Xia gave some of the firearms captured from the battlefield during their battles with the Song Dynasty to the Liao people. With these actual firearms, the Liao people made a major breakthrough in firearm manufacturing, but many years later, they still abandoned it because not only was it difficult to manufacture, but its combat effectiveness was also very limited."

  "The production of firearms was difficult, preservation was difficult, and use was also difficult. Its cost and actual combat effectiveness were far less than that of the crossbow, so it was naturally impossible to replace the crossbow. Therefore, the Liao people immediately gave up. However, Yelü Chong was very concerned about firearms and invested a lot of money in them. He even used all kinds of means to steal several craftsmen from the Song Dynasty and produced fire bows, fire crossbows, fire lances, and thunderfire balls." Ga Yunfei said continuously: "The explosion sounds on the battlefield tonight and the ashes in front of us must have come from these firearms."

  Gao Baoshan, Gan Guduo, Meng Shou, Fu Xuan and Jiao Wentong thought of the intense explosion on the battlefield tonight, and they all had lingering fears. If it weren't for Xiao Deli and Wang Jin being fierce generals, determined to kill the enemy, and later avoiding the range of artillery attacks.

  The cavalry had been brainwashed by Zhao Jun's various ingenious ideas and vowed to fight to the death, but today the cavalry retreated in disarray, and with the retreat of the cavalry, the righteous army would probably fail.

  "Tonight was an eye-opener. Firearms can not only be used for defending cities, but also for field battles. Can the Jin army win every battle with these firearms?"

  Jiao Wentai's words made the several rebel generals change color. If the Jin army used these firearms everywhere, how could the rebels be their match?

  "This is absolutely impossible." Gao Yunfei's words restored everyone's confidence. "These firearms are extremely difficult and dangerous to manufacture due to the severe shortage of craftsmen. I heard that noble young master say that the arsenal in Nanjing, Jin country often has explosions, and deaths are a common occurrence. If firearms could be mass-produced like crossbows and equipped with troops on a large scale, would the Song army still be repeatedly defeated by the Western Xia? Would the Liao army still be defeated by the Jurchen people?"

  In fact, Zhao Kuang was the most clear about this matter. Ancient people did not have precise formulas and did not know the exact amount of gunpowder that would be both safe and powerful. They were also unclear about some hidden dangers that could be avoided in the future, so it was common for firearms to explode, gunpowder stores and workshops to blow up.

  These things are useless to think about, and do not help solve the current problem. The top priority is to quickly capture True Definition, establish a solid foundation for the army in the northern part of Hebei Province, the eastern part of Hedong Province, and the Taihang Mountains.

  At dawn, when a red sun rose in the east, the true flag of Xing Wang was inserted on the top of Zhending City with a faint black smoke. The Jin army did not stubbornly defend the city, but retreated and withdrew to the line of Wo Zhou.

  Of course, Guo Ziyi's retreat was also normal. In the Battle of Zhending, the Rebel Army had already won a decisive victory. The Jin army suffered heavy losses, and Guo Ziyi did not have any reinforcements. If the Rebel Army surrounded Zhending on all sides and continued to attack the city, Guo Ziyi would undoubtedly be defeated.

  Now Guo's only choice is to retreat, he will never sacrifice his own life in a city that doesn't mean much to him.

  Zhending Prefecture has fallen, this is the first prefectural city occupied by Xinyang's righteous army. The commanders of the righteous army were all excited and joyful. This news quickly spread throughout the army, and the soldiers cheered and jumped for joy, people shouted "Xin Wang!" to celebrate the victory.

  In their view, the Jin army was defeated and the righteous army was the winner. The True Prefecture has been taken down, and the annihilation of all Jin armies and the expulsion of the Tartars to recover our rivers and mountains are imminent. King Xiang is invincible, and those who block him will be crushed.

  Zhao Jun is not in the central army this time, he wants to personally lead the vanguard, taking the front army to attack and capture cities, directly killing Wu State and taking down Zan Huang. At first, his own army's place of origin had a different meaning, it must be taken down. He was forced to leave at that time, this time he wants to lead the elite soldiers to come back and kill again.

  Historically, Zhao Kuang was defeated at Zanhuo Wuma Mountain and captured by the Jin army. He was eventually imprisoned in the Five Nations City with Emperors Huizong and Qinzong, where he died in silence. Now, he is about to change history, occupy this place, and finally mark his occupied territory as a single piece of defeating the Jin army. Zhao Kuang prepares to engage in a bloody battle of encirclement and counter-encirclement with the main force of the Jin army that will surround him in the future.

  "It won't be long before the Jin army's main force advances east and changes its direction of attack. If the Jin army changes its direction of attack, it will definitely dispatch part of its main force to march north. Once they reach the line of Wo Prefecture, they will inevitably launch an offensive against Weizhou and Jingxing, dividing our territory in two and attacking separately, surrounding and isolating us." Zhao Song stood in front of the map, pointing at the territories of Zanhuang and Wo Prefecture on the map.

  "We must unite the land, before the Jin army's main force divides and heads north. We must rush to Wozhou at top speed and occupy Zanhuang. Then use Wozhou's depth to block the Jin army." Zhao Ke looked around at the generals in the tent and immediately gave the order.

  After Zhao Yun finished dispatching his troops, he personally led the Dragon Wolf Army and Black Dragon Army cavalry, riding double horses day and night, heading south to battle.

  Commander-in-Chief of the Righteous Army Xinfeng Wang Zhaoxun led two armies and the Imperial Guard, a total of about 11,000 troops, all with double horses, rushing southward.

  In fact, before the Battle of Zhending broke out, under Zhao Chen's command, Zhao Bangjie led two armies to take a shortcut and arrived at the foot of Zanhuang Mountain. On the surface, they entered Zanhuang Mountain, but in reality, 500 people had already entered Zanhuang City ahead of time.

  The officers and men of the Wuma Mountain Righteous Army were recruited in Yizhou, although most of them were refugees from Hedong Road and Hebei Road who had fled due to famine, but there was also a part of the local people of Zanhuang. Therefore, General Zhao Songyong was very arrogant, he and 500 soldiers wore civilian clothes, entered the city of Zanhuang in batches with great fanfare, and entered the city openly and aboveboard.

  Zhao Songyong led the 500 soldiers into the city, and immediately gathered at the Jin army commander's headquarters. With a single order, the warriors rushed in like wolves and tigers. There were only a dozen or so guards inside the Jin army commander's headquarters, who dared not resist, and they were captured one by one. Zhao Songyong seized the Jin general and officials, put his knife to their necks, and ordered them to open the city gate.

  The city gate opened, and the Golden Tiger Army soldiers who suddenly rushed over from Zanhuang Mountain occupied Zanhuang City without bloodshed. Of course, this was also because the Jin army had withdrawn all the troops in Zanhuang City to support other directions.

  Because of the fear of leaking news, Zhao Bangjie again let Zhao Songyong lead 5,000 cavalrymen and take a group of Jin officials to deceive various cities and towns. Before long, Zhao Songyong occupied the entire northwest part of Hezhou and the southern part of Zhending Prefecture. Tens of thousands of strong men and thousands of Jin soldiers were captured, and the Jin army in various places was annihilated by Zhao Songyong's elite cavalry.

  After passing Gaoyi, it is Pinggu City. Now the entire Wozhou army and Guo Yao's defeated soldiers are all gathered in Pinggu City. At this time, Zhao Bangjie had no strength to attack, and could only set up camp far away and wait for Zhao Chen's large army.

  Only two days later, Zhao Chen arrived with the vanguard army. Hearing that his son-in-law, King Xing, had already led the army to conquer Zhending, Zhao Bangjie was overjoyed and immediately prepared to attack Pinggu City, but Zhao Chen's next sentence suddenly stunned Dong Zhongsun, and his enthusiasm dissipated into thin air.

  "The Pingzhou has a Jurchen army of 50,000." Zhao Bangjie immediately changed his mind and decided to defend the camp, waiting for the arrival of the main force. The armies of Zhao Chen and Zhao Bangjie were mostly cavalry, with a total of over 10,000 to 20,000 horsemen. However, although Pingzhou City had an army of 50,000 Jurchen soldiers, most of them were Han Chinese who had surrendered to the Jin Dynasty and were the weakest in combat power. They could defend the city, but they were not good at field battles. Faced with the righteous army's cavalry, they didn't even dare to come out of the city to fight.

  Soon, the main force of the righteous army arrived. Faced with the high city wall of Pinggu City, Zhao Xun did not launch a strong attack. He directly surrounded but did not attack, and instead attacked Ningjin, Licheng, Baiyang and other cities, grasping the entire Wozhou in his hands.

  There were 50,000 Jin troops in Pingzhou City, some of whom were gathered from all over the country, and others were remnants of Guo Ziyi's army. Guo Ziyi's army had abandoned all their baggage and grain, which was seized by the rebel army. Moreover, since the rebel army arrived quickly, the grain in Pingzhou City was hastily collected, only enough for 50,000 Jin soldiers to eat for three days.

  The Jin army was besieged for three days and began to plunder the food of the civilians in Pingyang City, and then cut off the grain supply to the Han people's garrison. This immediately triggered a frantic resistance from the Han people's garrison and civilians, and soon caused chaos in Pingyang City. At this time, the east gate of Pingyang City was opened by the Han military general Cui Qing, who led his troops to mutiny and welcomed the Xining Army. Then, Zhao Chen led his troops into the city and occupied Pingyang. Meanwhile, Guo Yao Shi took more than 10,000 Jin army remnants and fled hastily to the southeast again.

  Cui Qing, a surrendered general of Xinfeng, introduced his subordinates to Zhao Chen. In the minds of Cui Qing's men, each had an image of Xinfeng. Now that they saw him in person, although he looked only 17 or 18 years old, their first impression was that the slightly immature face bore a fierce and bloody aura.

  Zhao Yun seemed like a fierce beast that had just emerged from the wolf pack, his eyes revealing a terrifying ferocity and strength. This ferocity was matched by his armor stained with blood, and the confident smile on his face gave people a strong shock.

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