Traveling back to the Northern Song Dynasty: Picking up a princess as my wife

Li Zhen ordered two thousand composite bows from Factory Director Ye at a price of three thousand each. In addition, he specially ordered two hundred reinforced multi-purpose crossbows. Factory Director Ye also offered to give away a large number of arrows and steel balls.

Fang Zhen contacted a security company and purchased a large quantity of riot shields and stab-proof vests. In addition to camouflage uniforms and security guard uniforms, he also purchased a considerable amount of other security equipment. Since Fang Zhen has now established a trading company, he has legal invoices and channels for purchasing these items, so he is not afraid of being investigated by relevant departments.

Rice, flour, noodles, pork, beef and other daily necessities were piled up in the rented warehouse. Li Zhen took advantage of the night when no one was around to store these supplies into his spatial storage.

On the third day after returning home, the wedding dress and Tang suit specially made for Zhao Yingluo were delivered to her home. Zhao Yingluo was so excited when she saw the exquisitely made wedding dress that she burst into tears.

During this time travel, Li Zhen discovered that time did not pause after he left, unlike last time. Although he didn't know where the difference lay, he was afraid that something might happen to the mountain stronghold in the Northern Song Dynasty after he left, so he quickly took Zhao Yingluo back with him.

After Li Zhen pushed open the door to his room in the mountain stronghold, he pulled someone over and asked, "How long has it been since you last saw me?"

The man scratched his head, somewhat puzzled, and said, "I just met the big boss this morning, and I haven't had dinner yet."

Li Zhen breathed a sigh of relief: It takes three days in modern times, but only half a day here. Fortunately, it's not several years.

He then gave Zhao Yingluo a few more instructions, telling her not to tell anyone about things happening in the modern world. Zhao Yingluo knew the seriousness of the matter, and she nodded in agreement.

The first thing Li Zhen did upon returning from the time travel was to summon Wang Changdao, Yue Peng, and the others. Pointing to the new composite bows, shields, and iron spears made of rebar on the open ground, Li Zhen said to everyone, "Through our battle against the Jin soldiers, I've realized that our soldiers' combat effectiveness is still too poor. I've decided that starting today, we'll train each soldier differently based on their individual strengths. Wang Changdao will be in charge of the spearmen, Yue Peng will be in charge of the archers, and Yue Ying will be in charge of the swordsmen and shieldmen. We must get the troops up and running as quickly as possible, otherwise we'll be in trouble if the Jin soldiers come again."

This wasn't just Li Zhen being overly worried. Ever since that hundred-man Jin army unit left Anyang Prefecture, they had been silent, and with the magistrate of Tangyin County also going silent, even a fool would know what was going on. So the Anyang prefect reported the matter truthfully to Wanyan Cong, the garrison commander of Daming Prefecture, requesting him to send elite troops to suppress the mountain bandits.

Although they didn't know that it was Li Family Village that was behind the attack, they knew the general area. In fact, although many areas in the north had fallen into the hands of the Jurchens, resistance from the people had never ceased.

After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, the people's resistance against the Jin army was widespread and intense. These activities not only demonstrated the indomitable spirit of the Northern Song people, but also posed a powerful obstacle to the Jin army's southward invasion.

In the Jianghuai region, civilian resistance against the Jin dynasty was also in full swing. Notable anti-Jin volunteer armies included the army led by Zhao Li, a former junior officer of the Xuzhou Imperial Guard; the Hengshan Village volunteer army organized by Liu Wei, a local tyrant in Sizhou; and the naval force led by Zhang Rong, a fisherman from Liangshanbo.

**Zhao Li's Rebel Army:** During the Jin army's southward invasion, Zhao Li repeatedly organized a rebel army to resist. He not only fought his way out of Xuzhou city in street battles, but also led his troops to recapture Xuzhou and repeatedly defeated the Jin army in Chuzhou and other places. His heroic deeds greatly boosted the morale of the anti-Jin forces in the Jianghuai region.

**Liu Wei's Volunteer Army in Hengshan Village:** During the Jin army's southward invasion, Liu Wei rallied the villagers to defend Hengshan, becoming an important force in the local resistance against the Jin. His volunteer army not only protected the safety of Hengshan Village but also launched numerous attacks against the Jin army, making significant contributions to the anti-Jin struggle in the Jianghuai region.

**Zhang Rong's Naval Force:** Zhang Rong was originally a fisherman from Liangshan Marsh. He gathered a group of people at Liangshan Marsh and possessed hundreds of boats, frequently launching attacks against the Jin army. With the support of the Southern Song government, he led his naval force to repeatedly defeat the Jin army's naval forces, becoming an important pillar in the anti-Jin struggle in the Jianghuai region.

Besides the aforementioned famous anti-Jin volunteer armies, there were many other civilian resistance activities against the Jin. These activities varied in form and scale, but all reflected the indomitable spirit of resistance of the Northern Song people. Some organized guerrilla warfare, while others utilized the terrain for defensive warfare; still others supported the anti-Jin struggle through intelligence gathering and supplying materials. Although these civilian resistance activities failed to completely stop the Jin army's southward invasion, they caused the Jin army enormous trouble and losses.

After the fall of the Northern Song Dynasty, widespread and intense resistance against the Jin army ensued. These activities not only demonstrated the indomitable spirit of the Northern Song people but also effectively hindered the Jin army's southward invasion. Although these civilian resistance forces ultimately failed to completely change the fate of the Northern Song Dynasty's demise, their heroic deeds are forever etched in the annals of history.

In truth, Li Zhen didn't want to directly confront the Jin army. As a modern person, he knew that the Jin dynasty would eventually be destroyed by the Mongols, but even if he revealed these facts now, probably no one would believe him. At this time, the Mongols were in internal turmoil, and Temujin was imprisoned by the Western Xia. The largest armed force in the entire northern region was the Jin army.

In addition to establishing a regular armed force to deal with the enemy, Li Zhen also decided to select a highly capable team to form a special forces unit. The number of personnel should not be too large, but it should be absolutely elite.

With the continuous influx of people from the surrounding area, Li Zhen's stronghold had grown to nearly a thousand people, and two hundred able-bodied soldiers had been selected from among them. In addition to the main stronghold, Li Family Stronghold had also established two branch strongholds to accommodate the newly arrived people and strengthen the security and defenses of the main stronghold.

If a large-scale enemy attacks the stronghold head-on, these two branch strongholds will be the first to bear the brunt, effectively adding an extra layer of defense to Li Family Stronghold and providing a buffer time to resist the enemy's attack.

After returning from this time travel, Li Zhen brought back a large amount of building materials such as cement and red bricks. In addition, he also mixed in some stones quarried from the mountains, making the entire Li Family Village as sturdy as a fortress. Not to mention the ancient era of cold weapons, even attacking with firearms would have taken considerable effort.

Although Li Zhen had a large food reserve in his spatial storage, seeing the growing number of people in the mountain stronghold, he decided to cultivate all the suitable land on the mountain into arable fields. Regardless of how much grain could be harvested, at least these thousand-plus people would have something to do; they couldn't just sit around and eat idly every day.

As for the selected soldiers, they did not have to participate in labor; their only task was training.

The first thing the leaders of Li Family Village did every day after meals was to lead their soldiers in various training exercises. The spearmen trained in bayonet fighting and battle formations. The archers naturally focused on accuracy, while the swordsmen and shieldmen practiced defense and close-quarters combat.