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Chapter 10 - Rolling Yellow River

Zhao Chen pondered about how he could bring the child into the palace, but no matter how he thought about it, he couldn't come up with an idea!

He was the crown prince, the master of the Eastern Palace! In the Eastern Palace, he would listen to everything! Unfortunately, the Eastern Palace was only a small corner of the Imperial Palace. In order to enter the Eastern Palace, one had to enter from other places within the Imperial Palace! He had no way of controlling the imperial palace's other guards, eunuchs, and maids! Moreover, even if he was in the Eastern Palace, it would be difficult for him to do as he pleased.

"With the Nvzhen surrounding Kai Feng, it will definitely be a huge mess. At that time, perhaps there will be a chance to bring the child into the palace? " Zhao Chen secretly thought.

"Your Highness, are we still going to learn martial arts today?" Wang De said.

"Of course I have to learn martial arts!" Zhao Chen nodded.

This afternoon, Zhao Chen was still learning sword techniques from Wang De! Wang De's sword technique had undergone a huge improvement on the basis of his military sword technique, it could be said to be his own creation! The sword technique was extremely exquisite, the killing intent was awe-inspiring, but there was still a gap between the sword technique and the Grand Righteous Sword Style that Zhao Chen was training in.

During the process of practicing martial arts, Zhao Chen's heart slowly calmed down! He knew that it was impossible to be anxious. There was nothing he could do about it! Right now, he could only wait and find an opportunity! In these few months within the palace, a huge crisis was coming down on him, but Zhao Chen's temperament had improved by a lot.

Outside, the autumn rain was still falling. The sky slowly darkened as candles burned in the East Palace.

That night, Zhao Chen invited Wang De to stay and eat dinner together with him.

These past few months, Zhao Chen and Wang De had practically been together every day. Although one was a crown prince while the other one was a low ranked general, there wasn't much difference between the two of them as master and disciple!

Of course, apart from master and disciple, there were other relationships between the two! Zhao Chen was the crown prince, the ruler, the commander of the imperial guards, the official in charge of the court.

In his heart, Wang De was actually very grateful towards Zhao Chen for her "kindness" towards him. Zhao Chen seemed to have completely disregarded him as a subject, and had treated him purely as a teacher, and even as a friend! Since ancient times, few kings had treated their subjects in such a manner! This caused Wang De to be both happy and a little terrified, afraid that he would not be able to repay the kindness of this monarch!

"The three towns in the north have already been destroyed. Tell me, when do you think the Jin Army will be able to break the seal?" After eating her fill, Zhao Chen said.

"With the Yellow River in the north, the Jin Army may not be able to get to Kaifeng!" Wang De said.

Zhao Chen shook his head, he did not believe those words! The history books had clearly stated that the Jin Army was really opened for battle! Be it the three towns in the north or the Heavenly perils of the Yellow River, none of them could stop the advance of the Jin Army! Right now, it was no longer a question of whether or not the Jin Army would come. It was a question of how she would escape after the Jin Army came!

"Just now, the Funing Hall's Eunuch Liu came. She said that Her Majesty had already sent Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanzhi to lead a 150 thousand strong army to the banks of the Yellow River to stop the Jin Army! This time, the Jin Army soldiers were split into two groups heading south, their overall strength was limited! With one hundred and fifty thousand Home Breaker blocking the other side, they will definitely not be able to come over! " Wang De said.

"Zhe Keqiu? Zhe Yanzhi? " Although Zhao Chen had not heard of these two people's names in his previous life, as the crown prince, he already had a certain understanding of them in the past few months.

The Zhuo Family was the same as the Zong Family; they were a family of generals in the northwest! Especially this Zhuo Family, it had a long history, and the history of this family was even longer than the history of the Song Dynasty! From the middle to late stages of Tang Dynasty, the Zhuo Family had been guarding the northwest side, generation after generation, with a history of nearly five hundred years! In the future, this Yang family would have a 'Matriarch She'. Actually, that wasn't Matriarch She, but Matriarch Pang! The marriage between the Zhuo Family and the various general families in the northwest had a huge impact on the northwest! Back when he was a seeded master, he did not dare to offend Zhoujia!

In these hundred years, the Western Xia had risen to prominence, and the Zhuo Family had played a huge role in resisting the Western Xia! However, the Jin Army is not the Western Xia, the Zhexiu Family cannot be a match for the Jin Army!

"I'm afraid even the Zhuo Family would find it hard to resist the Jin Army! General Wang, I have another request! " Zhao Chen said.

"Why should His Highness be courteous to this lowly general?" Wang De anxiously said.

"If... I mean, if the Jin Army really broke through the Yellow River and surrounded Kai Feng! Kaifeng City, can you protect my safety? " Zhao Chen said.

"Does that even need to be said? If it really comes to that, I will definitely protect His Highness and ensure that he leaves the palace! " Wang De said without the slightest hesitation.

"Thank you, General!" Zhao Chen nodded.

This Wang De was the number one expert of the Imperial Guards, he had advanced into the Innate Realm in terms of martial arts. With his protection, it would be easier for him to escape.

As the days passed, the war reports from the north continuously spread into the imperial palace. Almost all the war reports showed that the Jin Army was continuously moving forward! The Song Army at the north of the Yellow River was simply unable to stop the advance of the Jin Army!

At the end of September, news came from the north. The number one seeded master of Western Army had died from illness! The entire Kaifeng City no longer held any hope for the Hebei and Hedong armies. At this moment, everyone's gaze was focused on the banks of the Yellow River! The Song Dynasty's officials hoped that the army of the Song Dynasty on the south bank of the Yellow River would be able to resist the advance of the Jin Army!

Other than Zhe Keqiu, Zhe Yanzhi, the Song Chin Zong also appointed the bihuai Guardian General Wang to be the Yellow River's deputy defense envoy! Zhe Keqiu, Zhe Yanzhi and his son led one hundred and fifty thousand Home Breaker s to defend the western troop of Jin Army that was led by Wanyan Zonghan.

Kang Wang Zhao Zhuang was appointed "Field Marshal He Bei," by the Song Chin Zong, who was in charge of mobilizing four armies under the heavens to serve the King.

As the beginning of October approached, the weather gradually became colder!

Wanyan Zonghan had finally led the army to the southernmost area of the river, the Pu zhou Palace!

Ahead was the Wind Tomb Crossing. This was the most important crossing point on the Yellow River! According to ancient Chinese myths and legends, Nuwa's surname was "Feng", and she died of exhaustion and was buried here. This place was called "Wind Tomb", and the crossing point here was known as "Wind Tomb"! This was the main road of Henan, Henan, and Guanzhong. Since ancient times, it had always been a place where all the armies fought. "Cloud Mountain's contiguous border, the smoke tree enters Qin Creek!" Only through this could the Jin Army enter Henan Province from the south!

Wanyan Zonghan stood at the Mausoleum of Feng Ling Ferry and looked towards the other side. It was just that the Yellow River was misty and watery, even if he was a peak expert, he could only see a rough outline. Vaguely, there were countless barracks, countless Song soldiers guarding there. Wanyan Zonghan could not help but reveal a look of worry!

A middle-aged Nvzhen stood beside him and asked: "Is the marshal worried?"

Wanyan Zonghan nodded his head, and said: "The Yellow River is so turbulent, it would be hard for us to get there! Now, the Song people have placed heavy troops on the opposite side. How are we going to get there? Wo Liyan, tell me, what should we do now? "

The tall and lanky middle-aged man by her side was called Warrick Wo Liyan, who was also a valiant general of the Jinguo. Back then, he was the one who caught the Liao Country Emperor Ye Lvyanxi alive in the midst of thousands of troops and horses, creating an unrivaled achievement for the female True Allianz! Other than being brave and fierce, this person was also the intelligent general of the Jinguo. Right now, Wanyan Loushi was the strongest general under Wanyan Zonghan, the right-hand man under Wanyan Zonghan.

Now that he heard Wanyan Zonghan's question, Wanyan Loushi revealed a wry smile and said: "Marshal, the situation before us is indeed not a good one to deal with! If our Jinguo has a water army or a battleship, we can still rush over! But we don't have the navy, or warships, so how can we break through the defense line of the Yellow River? "

"Go call all the Chieftain over. We will discuss this together and see how to cross the Yellow River." Wanyan Zonghan thought about it and said.

The arrangement of the troops in Jinguo was like that of centurion, Chieftain, centurion, and the 10 Company Leaders. One centurion commanded the 10 Chieftain s, another commanded the 10 centurion s, and so on! This was the first time Wan Yanaguda created this military system. After the future Cheng Jisihan rose to power with the Mongols, he praised Wan Yanaguda as a military genius and followed the military system of the Jinguo. This military system looked simple and crude, but it was extremely efficient. It was the most advanced military system in this era! Such a military system was also one of the reasons why the female true essence's combat power was so high!

The military systems of Liao Country and Song Dynasty were abnormally chaotic, especially those of Song Dynasty! Back then, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty relied on the support of the army to win the world over. After he obtained the world over, he prevented the army from rebelling again in the Song Dynasty. Within the Song Dynasty's army, there were restrictions upon restrictions. There were many high level officers, such as envoys, control envoys, defense envoys, declaration envoys, and so on. As for the lower level officers, there were even more of them. This kind of military system was enough to guarantee that the Song Army would achieve the ultimate goal of "I don't know how to fight, I don't know how to fight". Of course, it also guaranteed that there would be no powerful officials in the army, and no rebellion in the army! Throughout the entire year of the Northern and Southern Song, there were almost no rebel generals in the Song Dynasty! Zhao Kuangyin's goal was achieved, but the Song Dynasty's army was also completely destroyed! The Song Dynasty's army was not a match for the Liao Country, and was not even a match for the small Western Summer Country. As for the newly risen Dajin that was like the sun in the sky, they were even more not a match for him!

At this moment, Wanyan Zonghan summoned all of the Chieftain over to discuss about how to cross the Yellow River! But facing the surging Yellow River, facing Song Army who was several times more powerful than them, these Chieftain still couldn't think of any way!

After going through the consumption from the Taiyuan City, Wanyan Zonghan only had fifty thousand soldiers and horses, but on the other side of the Yellow River, he only had one hundred and fifty thousand Home Breaker! The number of enemies was three times higher than them, and they were also in danger of crossing the Yellow River.

The first time Jin Army went south, she was not prepared so they could easily go to Kaifeng! But this time, the Song Army was on guard, it was extremely difficult for them to cross the Yellow River.

"Could it be that my female army has been blocked by the banks of the Yellow River?" Wanyan Zonghan clenched his teeth and said!

Three days had already passed. Wanyan Zonghan had already ordered the soldiers to build the raft and prepared to use it to cross the river. But he also felt that it was unreliable! The Yellow River's current was extremely swift. Who knew how many people would die if they used a wooden raft to cross the river? Furthermore, even if Jin Army arrived at the other side, the opposing Song Army s would all be waiting in leisure. But right now, Wanyan Zonghan really couldn't think of any other way!

Just that night, Wanyan Zonghan was sleeping soundly, when Wanyan Loushi came to report, saying that a scholar from the Han Dynasty was requesting an audience!