[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-from-special-forces-to-the-multiverse":3,"chapter-from-special-forces-to-the-multiverse-from-special-forces-to-the-multiverse-chapter-136":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","From Special Forces to the Multiverse",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2315186,4527,"Chapter 136: Han Tuozhou","from-special-forces-to-the-multiverse-chapter-136",136,"\u003Cp>“Order three infantry divisions to relieve these three cavalry divisions from their encirclement of Zhongdu; instruct them not to rush the attack, but wait until the headquarters of all major military commands have redeployed their forces, so that the Dabie Mountain Military Region and the Shandong Hills Military Region can launch their operations.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Immediately launch campaigns to seize the property of tyrannical landlords and redistribute their land; severely crack down on landlords who train private militias, confiscate their assets, and immediately hand them over to local courts for trial—this is especially critical for the land reform teams in Hebei, Henan, and Shandong regions; make sure the local people understand we are fighting for their happiness.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Lastly, the troops of the Taihang Mountain Military Region must deliver a powerful strike against all invading enemies.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After issuing combat orders to the military regions, Zhang Chu’an felt greatly relieved; in this era, with his current resources, using telegraphs was still very difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So he specifically exchanged for the Wang family’s divine technique—this method of transmitting messages over a thousand li was crucial and convenient for deploying combat orders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Within just one month, two hundred thousand troops emerged from the Taihang Mountains to encircle Zhongdu and annihilate the Jin forces in Hebei; the core of the Jin regime within Zhongdu had become a fish in a barrel, unable to command or redeploy its forces across the empire.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>During this period, the seven hundred thousand revolutionary troops of the Shandong Military Region could swiftly liberate all of Shandong; as a revolutionary base area, the Shandong Hills possessed broad popular support and could rapidly expand their forces to two or even three hundred thousand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Meanwhile, the Southern Song court, upon learning of the uprising within the Jin Empire and the encirclement of Zhongdu, was overjoyed; Chancellor Han Tuozhou immediately received the negotiators sent by the rebel forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the chancellor’s mansion, the negotiations proceeded smoothly; although the revolutionary negotiator was young, he showed no arrogance whatsoever, giving the chancellor every proper respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Excellency, our revolutionary army’s leader has not yet declared himself king or emperor, but only calls himself a Standing Committee member—precisely because we are devoted to the Great Song and long for the imperial army to march north; our leader has pledged that after the Jin are destroyed, we hope the Song emperor will grant us proper rewards.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let us enjoy the honor and wealth we deserve; in return, our revolutionary army is willing to lay down our arms and surrender all territories we have seized to the Great Song.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After Zhang Haoran finished speaking, Han Tuozhou paused, then asked: “Your forces have advanced so swiftly—within a single month you’ve encircled Zhongdu—why propose such humble terms?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The low demands made him suspect whether they would honor their promises—but to his surprise, Zhang Haoran’s eyes turned red and he burst into tears: “Your Excellency, our rebellion against the Jin was purely because Wanyan Honglie launched a coup, imprisoned the emperor, and launched a crackdown on us—we were forced to rise up; our encirclement of Zhongdu was only possible due to proximity. Now, the entire Jin army is mobilizing, yet we still cannot capture Zhongdu. At this moment, our righteous forces are on the brink of annihilation.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This… Old General, what do you think of the envoy’s words?” Han Tuozhou hesitated, turning to Xin Qiji, whom he had just summoned out of retirement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Excellency, the envoy speaks without error. Though sudden uprisings can achieve astonishing results, the righteous forces remain fundamentally weak; internal traitors are easily planted, and against the Jin’s regular army, they are merely a disorganized mob. Moreover, this opportunity—the Jin capital under siege—is one we cannot afford to miss. When else will we ever avenge the Jingkang Humiliation?” Xin Qiji wept bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had joined the rebellion as a youth, returned to the Southern Song at twenty-three, and waited forty years for the chance to march north and avenge the Jingkang Humiliation; now he knew his body could not wait much longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In his lifetime, he longed to see the imperial army reclaim the Central Plains.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Han Tuozhou rubbed his forehead; this old man always became ecstatic at the mention of a northern expedition—whenever the court needed him to take a stance and commit troops, all he had to say was “I want to march north.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he could always later retract it by claiming there was no funding.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But a northern expedition was still very important to Han Tuozhou, for as chancellor who seized power through a coup, he needed a great military achievement to prove himself.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The glory of avenging the Jingkang Humiliation would erase all his stains; now that the Jin Empire was in turmoil and its capital besieged, could there be a better opportunity?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moreover, the rebel leader was quite sensible.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Your Excellency, our rebel forces are now under siege, and your imperial army cannot reach us in time; I humbly beg you to provide financial and grain support to our northern righteous forces, and also, since we have just risen, we lack craftsmen to forge weapons.” Zhang Haoran cautiously voiced his request.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I, as chancellor, agree to this. The Great Song has always been prosperous; we have no shortage of military supplies, grain, or craftsmen. Tomorrow, take my personal edict to the Ministry of Revenue and the Ministry of Works to collect them.” Han Tuozhou agreed without hesitation, knowing the rebels were blocked from the Song by Jin forces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>How much support could they possibly receive? As for craftsmen—ha, the Song had plenty.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After meeting with Han Tuozhou, Zhang Haoran returned to his residence and wrote down the details of today’s negotiations; Zhang Chu’an, far away in the Taihang Mountains, simply wrote “Well done” and paid no further attention to the Southern Song’s affairs.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, he never intended to honor the promises made to the Song; moreover, the Song’s military strength wouldn’t last until he destroyed the Jin. He recalled that just one month before the Kaixi Northern Expedition began, Wu Xi, vice inspector of Sichuan, colluded with the Jin, plotted rebellion and secession, and sent his guests to the Jin army to secretly agree to surrender the four prefectures beyond the pass—Jie, Cheng, He, and Feng—in exchange for being made King of Shu.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then the Song was driven back in defeat after defeat; Han Tuozhou sought peace, but the Jin refused unless they received Han Tuozhou’s head; enraged, Han Tuozhou paid for the war himself—but as expected, the surrender faction in court caused trouble again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Under the orders of Shi Miyuan and others, Xia Zhen, commander of the central army and acting director of the Palace Guards, launched a surprise attack on Han Tuozhou as he entered court, assassinating him in a hidden wall at Yujinyuan; only afterward did they report it to Emperor Ningzong. Han Tuozhou’s assassination placed all military and political power in the hands of Empress Yang and Shi Miyuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon after, they executed Su Shidan. The surrender faction fully complied with the Jin’s unreasonable demands: they severed the heads of Han Tuozhou and Su Shidan, sent envoy Wang Nan to deliver them to the Jin, and accepted all Jin conditions: annual tribute increased to three hundred thousand, war indemnity of three million taels of silver, and the Jin army withdrew from occupied territories. The Southern Song once again knelt before the Jin, completing the “peace agreement.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So, Chancellor Han, your generous donation of supplies and craftsmen will not be forgotten by our revolutionary army; after we destroy the Jin, we will destroy the Southern Song and execute every surrenderist to avenge you.\u003C\u002Fp>",1273,"2026-06-20T13:48:22.834Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","1d5885e915c85f54cfd9a89d76a278ef4d8810be0aa730de1117aad9bc63c0c8","from-special-forces-to-the-multiverse-chapter-137","from-special-forces-to-the-multiverse-chapter-135",205,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Ffrom-special-forces-to-the-multiverse-cover.jpg"]