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In the spring of the first year of Longxing (1163), Song Xiaozong took Zhang Jun as the president, and Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan as the leading generals, and began the first Northern Expedition to the Jin Dynasty in the history of the Southern Song . The combat plan formulated this time is that the two generals each take Lingbi and Hongxian, and then the two armies work together to capture Suzhou.
Li Xianzhong captured Lingbi and took advantage of the victory to lead his army to advance towards Suzhou, and took Suzhou in one go. At this time, Shao Hongyuan was still dealing with the Jin army in Hong County. When news of the victory in Suzhou came, Shao Hongyuan had just been able to escape from Hong County.
Shao Hongyuan is not very capable at all, and he led his troops to become famous this time. At this moment, Li Xianzhong became the number one hero. His heart was full of cowardice and he was even more resentful of Li Xianzhong.
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No matter what, the Song army won a great victory, and Xiaozong was naturally very happy. Xiaozong first awarded Li Xianzhong with an commendation order , promoted him to , Huainan , Jingdong and Hebei recruitment envoy, and appointed Shao Hongyuan as the deputy envoy. Shao Hongyuan, who was angry, suddenly felt relieved.
Zhang Jun first explained to Shao Hongyuan with reason, moved him with emotion, and persuaded him with kind words. However, unexpectedly, Shao Hongyuan was not only a small belly but also a stubborn donkey, and he didn't listen to advice at all.
Zhang Jun had no choice but to negotiate terms with him patiently. As a result, Shao Hongyuan was interested and he was waiting for Zhang Jun's words. "As on par with Li Xianzhong." It is estimated that Zhang Jun was confused by Shao Hongyuan at this time, and he actually agreed to his unrestrained conditions.
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Li Xianzhong was blinded by victory. Since he conquered Suzhou, he has stopped moving forward. Neither defend nor rectify the army, and immersed in the joy of celebrating the achievements all day long.
Not only did Shao Hongyuan not dissuade him, he also watched the fun from the side. It would be a fantasy to expect such a general to win a battle.
Just as there were many internal problems in the Song army, the Jin army had woken up from failure. The Jin army was ready to rectify its military equipment, dispatch troops and generals, and the counterattack began. The Song army had no combat power at all, and they had to flee one after another in the face of the Jin army.
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Li Xianzhong was still a little rational, and he hurriedly led his subordinates to resist, but at this time most of the Song army fled. At this critical moment, Shao Hongyuan still refused to let go of his personal grudges and cooperated with Li Xianzhong. Li Xianzhong was alone in fighting and abandoned the city and fled.
The news of the defeat reached the court. Xiaozong and Zhang Jun and the king and his ministers sighed and lost all their faces in front of the ministers. This is the best time for the Lord and the Sect to stand up and speak.
The disastrous defeat of the Northern Expedition seriously frustrated Emperor Xiaozong's ambition to recover the Central Plains. Under the pressure of the peace faction, he first issued an edict to punish himself, and then removed Zhang Jun from his post as an envoy of the Privy Council. Then Lu Zhongxian was sent to Jin Shang to negotiate a peace plan. Xiaozong's request was not to cede land or surrender, how to discuss peace talks.
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Lu Zhongxian arrived in the Jin Dynasty. As soon as this condition came out, Wanyan Yong immediately slapped the table, was furious, and swept Lu Zhongxian out. Lu Zhongxian came back with the conditions of Jinren , and finally saved his life.
Jin people won this battle and of course they have a great appetite. In addition to changing the relationship between the monarch and ministers of the two countries to the relationship between uncle and nephew, they are all determined according to the terms of Shaoxing Peace Discussion .
The cemetery of land was completely outside the bottom line of Xiaozong, and the Jin people really underestimated Xiaozong. In this case, Emperor Xiaozong refused without hesitation and handed Lu Zhongxian to Dali Temple for processing.
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However, the problem arose, and the peace agreement was not reached, and the two sides could only go to war again. However, judging from the current situation, the Song Dynasty 's confidence in winning the battle was very slim. The current situation is a mess, and Emperor Xiaozong couldn't help but hesitate and had no idea how to start.
Just when Xiaozong was bored, the Jin people went south again, but he had no troops to adjust at this time because the lord and sect were filled with the court and did not obey his orders. Under the military coercion of the Jin people, Xiaozong had no choice but to accept the peace agreement proposed by the Jin people.
At the end of the second year of Longxing (1164), Song and Jin signed a contract, known in history as " Longxing Peace Agreement ".The content is summarized into three aspects: 1. Song and Jin no longer refer to the monarch and ministers, but changed to the relationship between uncle and nephew. The Song Lord called the Jin Lord the uncle; 2. Song Xiangjin paid 50,000 taels of silver and 50,000 pieces of silk every year; 3. Song gave up the recaptured six prefectures of Hai, Si, Tang, Deng, Shang and Qin.
