After traveling through time, I became Han Zhang’s grandson?

At first, no one believed that this was true news. Everyone regarded it as a trick of the Song army and kept ridiculing each other.

As time went by, these news were gradually confirmed, and the military and civilians in Wanchunzhou and Tiandefu fell into panic.

In early April of the fourth year of Xining in the Song Dynasty, after a standoff of more than a month, the naval formations of Shen Qi and Liu Yi took advantage of the last stretch of the north wind and advanced madly into the mouth of the Red River.

Then spring came and flowers bloomed, and a gentle south wind took advantage of the situation. The Song Dynasty navy, like riding the wind and waves, quickly crossed the Nandian River and the Tuomu River and attacked Huangdian Pass, the last pass south of Thang Long City.

News of the Song army's naval movements came from Huangdian Pass. The Song army actually sent a naval fleet to bypass Wanchun Prefecture and attack Thang Long City from Huangdian Pass in the south.

This time, things got out of hand. Internal mutinies broke out in Tiande Prefecture and Wanchun Prefecture. Prince Hong Zhen and Ruan Gen were almost beheaded by their men.

They fled in panic, evacuated Wanchun Prefecture and Tiande Prefecture under the protection of their personal guards, and returned to Thang Long City.

Seeing this good opportunity, Gu Tingye, Yan Da and others sent troops to attack and at the same time sent people to ambush and kill.

The two sides killed each other in the Beijiang area, leaving corpses everywhere and blood flowing everywhere. The entire Li army became a lamb to be slaughtered and had no resistance at all.

In contrast, the Song army had been in a standoff for more than a month, recuperating and gathering strength. With the perfect support of logistics support troops such as Zhang Yu, very few people fell ill.

At this moment, he was like a tiger out of the cage, roaring and waving his long sword, hacking and killing Li Jun who offered no resistance at all.

They were covered in blood, like a legion of evil spirits from hell, which was terrifying.

As Li's soldiers and civilians were entangled together, the Song army, which was completely excited, did not stop at all. They mechanically raised their hands and swung their swords, separating the heads and bodies in one go.

The entire chase gradually turned into a massacre. By the time Gu Tingye, Zhao Xie and others reacted, the entire situation was completely out of control.

The killing-crazed Song army beheaded all the soldiers, civilians and people in Wanchunzhou and Tiandefu, resulting in the horrific "Beijiang Massacre".

Corpses floated on the Beijiang River, blocking the wide river surface, and blood continued to flow downstream along the bottom of the river.

Later generations recorded this event and used a sentence to indirectly describe the cruelty of the battle.

"Decades after the Battle of Beijiang, the land and water sources along the entire lower reaches were completely polluted, and no trace of human life remained..."

As soon as this happened, the entire Southern Expedition coaching team knew that something was going to go wrong.

Killing prisoners is acceptable, but killing civilians would cause all local people to unite and resist the Song army together.

If the situation is not handled properly, the Song Dynasty may be dragged into the quagmire of Jiaozhi!

. . . . . .

When the documents of the "Beijiang Massacre" were presented to the city of Bianjing, Emperor Shenzong was happily arranging a small tree in his bedroom.

Behind him, Empress Xiang was practicing calligraphy. Sitting on a table nearby, the four-year-old Princess Yanxi tilted her head and stared at her mother with her big eyes in confusion.

"Your Majesty, Deputy Privy Councilor and Vice Minister of State Affairs, Han Ming, Marquis of Anyang, requests an audience."

Outside the hall, a eunuch came forward in small steps and saluted Emperor Shenzong.

"Well, let him wait in the side hall while I take care of these last few things."

Emperor Shenzong did not look back and continued to tinker with the potted plants.

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The eunuch left the bedroom and took Han Ming to the side hall, then served him tea and left.

After a while, Emperor Shenzong walked into the side hall in casual clothes, full of energy and spirit, which showed how comfortable he had been recently.

However, when I saw Han's serious expression, my heart couldn't help but skip a beat.

"Why did you suddenly come to the palace? Is there something going on in the south?"

Emperor Shenzong took a deep breath, slowly sat down, looked at Han Ming and asked.

"Your Majesty, something happened in the south..."

Sure enough!

Emperor Shenzong was startled and immediately sat up straight to take the secret letter handed to him by Han.

As soon as I took a glance, I felt my heart stop, then my blood rushed and my head felt dizzy.

"His Majesty--!"

Han Ming slid forward and quickly supported the other person.

"Huhuhu..."

"Tell me, is there an order from Zhong Huai or someone else here?!"

Emperor Shenzong reached out and grasped Han Ming's wrist tightly, his voice becoming low.

"Zhong Huai wouldn't lie about something like this. It's probably because the Song army 'fell behind' some of the circumstances..."

Before Han could finish his words, he was interrupted by Emperor Shenzong.

"'Individual'? Could an individual case lead to the entire Beijiang massacre?"

Emperor Shenzong's low and suppressed voice made Han feel helpless.

He really wanted to help the Southern Army escape punishment, but it seemed that Emperor Shenzong was a little uncomfortable.

"Tell me, how do we calm things down now..."

"If Jiaozhi gets entangled, the imperial court's plan for the Northern Expedition will be ruined!"

It seems that Emperor Shenzong is still concerned about the situation in the north.

Mr. Han calmed himself down and said something that was totally inconsistent with the mentality of people in later generations.

"The entire population of the Jiaozhi Ly Dynasty was a soldier, resisting the Song Dynasty and refusing to surrender..."

Emperor Shenzong was shocked when he saw Han Ming saying this with a cold expression, and his eyes turned cold in an instant.

"I don't want Jiaozhi to become a quagmire that hinders the progress of the Song Dynasty..."

Han Ming instantly understood the meaning of Emperor Shenzong's words, then bowed without changing his expression and left the side hall.

. . . . . .

The aftermath of the "Bac Giang Massacre" had not yet begun to brew, but the Song army directly surrounded Thang Long City with the power to destroy cities and capture strongholds.

At this point, the Song-Yue War entered a white-hot stage.

The high-ranking officials of the Song army, who had been in a state of panic, also received a secret letter from Han Ming in reply.

After seeing the meaning expressed in it, Gu Tingye convened a secret meeting. Outsiders did not know what was discussed in this meeting.

All we know is that Zhao Xie, who was born as a civil official, was furious and denounced Gu Tingye and others as "executioners" and "butchers".

A few years later, Zhao Xie was dismissed from office by Emperor Shenzong for his mistakes in governing the southwest and was demoted to Qiongzhou to go fishing.

In mid-May of the fourth year of Xining in the Song Dynasty, the Song army surrounded Thang Long City and, without any notice or persuasion from the Ly Dynasty's top leaders, took away the firearms of the entire Southern Army and its logistics troops.

As May approached, the weather became increasingly hot, and the "Bac Giang Massacre" was brewing in Thang Long City.

The military and civilians of the entire Thang Long City united together, ready to fight a fierce battle with the Song army and live and die with the capital.

They did not dare to surrender because the events of Wanchun Prefecture and Tiande Prefecture were still vivid in their minds, and they would not believe that the Song Dynasty would let them go.

And this is indeed the case. After the Battle of Beijiang, the Song army came to their senses and realized the seriousness of the problem.

The top brass of the Southern Army simply said "keep it secret" and did not give any additional orders.

This frightened the 200,000 troops and they strictly guaranteed not to let the news out.

At the end of May, after maintaining the firearms, the Song army dumped all the firearms of the entire army without saying a word.

After nearly half a day of heavy bombing, the walls of Thang Long City, the capital of the Ly Dynasty of Jiaozhi, completely collapsed.

Gu Tingye immediately ordered that no one should escape and that the city of Thang Long be surrounded...

. . . . . .

"The Battle of Thang Long City is considered by later generations to be the most mysterious battle in the history of the Song Dynasty. There aren't many records of it, but it was the direct cause of the fall of the Ly Dynasty of Jiaozhi."

"From historical records, we can see that when the Song army entered the Jiaozhi region and fought to recapture Annan, they encountered resistance from the local people."

"Everyone is a soldier, women, children, the elderly..."

"As a result, the Song army suffered a huge setback. Although there are no specific statistics on the magnitude of the losses, it can be roughly estimated from the Qin and Han wars to open up Jiaozhi."

"Thang Long Imperial Citadel was built in the 11th century during the Li Dynasty of Vietnam and is a symbol of Dai Viet's independence."

"But with the Xining War between Song and Yue, Jiaozhi was once again incorporated into the Central Plains dynasty and became an inseparable part of Chinese history."

"For thousands of years since then, it has always been an important foreign trade port gathering place in my country."

“If any of you have been to Vietnam, you should have seen this imperial city in the provincial capital, Hanoi.”

"..."

"Alright, students, this concludes today's lesson on the history of the development of ethnic minority regimes in the southwest."

"If you are interested, you can read the Zizhi Tongjian compiled by Sima Junshi in the Song Dynasty."

"It records how Han Ming, then Deputy Privy Councilor and Vice Minister of State Affairs, expounded on the 'Song-Yue War'."

"These are good arguments for those of you who study the history of the development of the southwest."

An old professor put away his textbook with a smile and slowly walked out of the classroom.

In the textbook tucked in his arm, a piece of paper was blown up by the wind, and the student seemed to vaguely see a few large words.

"Analysis of the Bac Giang Massacre and the Thang Long Massacre..."