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They agreed to let Zong Ze lead 150,000 troops to Runzhou.
The Southern Song Dynasty had a total of only 200,000 troops.
We also need to defend against Lü Shinang to the south.
The 150,000 troops were practically all the troops the Southern Song Dynasty could mobilize.
Zong Ze has just led his troops into battle.
Then some soldiers began to desert.
Some entire teams even disappeared completely.
When 150,000 troops arrived in Runzhou,
It's less than 100,000 left.
Zong Ze also knew that the city walls could not stop the Liang army.
He led his troops directly to the foot of Beigu Mountain on the banks of the Yangtze River and set up camp.
They wanted to stop the Liang army from crossing the river.
Beigu Mountain is located on the banks of the Yangtze River.
The mountain walls are steep.
Together with Jinshan, Jiaoshan, and the other two mountains in the Yangtze River, they form a triangular formation.
Controlling the Yangtze River.
However, Zong Ze did not send troops to garrison Jinshan and Jiaoshan.
The newly trained 10,000-strong navy had mostly deserted before Zong Ze arrived with his troops.
Zong Ze had no choice but to gather all the remaining naval forces on the south bank.
So that when the Liang army arrives,
The online army has completely collapsed.
The Yangtze River stretches for thousands of miles.
There are many sections of the river where you can cross.
However, Zhao Yuan still led his troops straight to the section of the river guarded by Zong Ze.
In less than a month,
The army then arrived at the Guazhou ferry crossing on the opposite bank of Beigu Mountain.
The army set up camp.
Zhao Yuan then summoned his generals for a meeting.
There's also Li Li, the judge in charge of intelligence in Jiangnan.
After Li Li went up the mountain
It means opening a hotel outside the waters.
They welcomed and saw off people from the mountain stronghold and gathered intelligence.
After the main beam was built,
The four leaders in charge of intelligence gathering also formed an intelligence division.
Specially tasked with gathering intelligence for the imperial court.
Their influence also expanded rapidly.
Li Li was born on the banks of the Yangtze River.
It is not easy to make a breakthrough in the north.
So they headed south to the Yangtze River.
They established an intelligence network that spanned the entire Yangtze River region.
People arrived one after another.
Zhao Yuan saw that Li Li had brought a lean young man with him and laughed.
"Where is this hero from?"
The lean young man quickly clasped his hands in greeting and said...
"This humble man, Wang Dingliu, pays his respects to King Liang."
Li Li explained, "Wang Dingliu is good at wielding a staff in water."
"She moves and jumps extremely fast; people in the martial arts world call her 'Living Flash Granny',"
"He is a skilled intelligence gatherer within my Jiangnan Bureau."
"Just came from the other side,"
"A considerable amount of intelligence was gathered,"
"Therefore I brought him to see the King of Liang."
It turns out that after Li Li went south of the Yangtze River,
"They mainly recruit smugglers on the Yangtze River and hotel owners on both banks."
Because government-supplied salt was expensive.
Many hotels purchase smuggled salt from individuals who sell it illegally.
And hotels are places where people from all over the country can easily gather information.
Therefore, after Li Li went south...
They quickly gained the upper hand.
Wang Dingliu was recruited into the Jiangnan Bureau by a salt smuggler.
After entering the Jiangnan Bureau,
Wang Dingliu did not stay at the small inn in the village.
Instead, they ran around gathering information.
He quickly became one of Li Li's key lieutenants.
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Zhao Yuan heard it was Wang Dingliu.
In the Water Margin, Wang Dingliu met Zhang Shun by chance when Zhang Shun was visiting An Daoquan, and they went to Liangshan together.
However, when Zhang Shun went to visit An Daoquan the previous time...
They did not encounter Wang Dingliu.
Zhao Yuan originally thought that Wang Dingliu might have faded into obscurity.
Unexpectedly, he ended up under Li Li's command again.
"He looks like a real man."
"I don't want to stay in the intelligence agency anymore,"
"You can come and serve in the army."
Upon hearing this, Judge Li Li, the one tasked with bringing death, hurriedly replied...
"The army is full of fierce generals,"
"I don't have many capable people in my Jiangnan Bureau either,"
"King Liang, please don't try to poach my men."
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Since that's the case, then forget it."
"Everyone's here."
"Please tell us about the situation on the other side of the strait, Brother Wang Dingliu."
"King Liang wiped out the Western Xia,"
"The news of building the spaceship has spread throughout Jiangnan,"
"King Liang led his troops south,"
"The soldiers and civilians in Jiangnan began to consider surrendering."
"Zong Ze led an army of 150,000 to resist the King of Liang,"
"When we reached the Yangtze River, there were fewer than 100,000 left."
"After the army was stationed at the foot of Beigu Mountain,"
"The soldiers continued to flee,"
"If Zong Ze hadn't later closed the camp,"
"I'm afraid there are no soldiers left at the foot of Beigu Mountain at this time."
"The latter Runzhou is garrisoned by Zong Ze's son, Zong Ying,"
“Every five days, grain and fodder were transported from Runzhou to the Beigushan camp.”
"Most of the troops in Runzhou have also deserted,"
"There are at most three thousand soldiers in the city now."
"The Beigushan camp is heavily guarded; it's impossible to sneak in,"
"The amount of grain being transported has not changed,"
"It's impossible to determine how many troops are still remaining,"
"However, a large number of soldiers did desert a few days ago."
Zhao Yuan laughed and said, "Zong Ze truly lives up to his reputation."
Although Zong Ze did not hold a high official position,
However, he has a good reputation.
Everyone assumed that Zhao Yuan was referring to Zong Ze's good reputation.
Little did they know that Zhao Yuan was referring to Zong Ze's later fame.
During the second invasion of the Jin Dynasty,
Zong Ze strongly advocated resistance against Japan.
The Song Dynasty granted Zong Ze the empty title of General Commander of the Hebei Righteous Army.
He then sent Zong Ze to Hebei to resist the Jin army.
Zong Ze was not afraid.
He traveled to Hebei to assume his post with a dozen or so guards.
Summoning the Hebei militia to resist the Jin dynasty.
Many victories have been achieved.
Yue Fei earned his fame under Zong Ze's command.
He was promoted to a military officer in the Song Dynasty.
Xu Guanzhong said, "Zong Ze can also be said to be knowledgeable in military affairs."
"It's just that the King of Liang's reputation is too great,"
"The soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty had no will to resist."
"He locked all the soldiers in the camp,"
"Although the number of deserters has decreased,"
"But this only intensified the fear in the hearts of those soldiers."