In the Southern Song, I Contest the World with the Mongols

The emperors of the Song Dynasty were truly unlikable. Ever since the "God of Chariots" of Gaoliang River learned to race, they never truly stood up again. They were either paying tribute or begging for peace. As for Ninth Sister, it was as if fate had arranged it all. The few Song Dynasty emperors who were worth mentioning didn't seem to live very long. Ironically, the longest-lived emperors in the Song Dynasty were some incompetent rulers. It seemed like even God disliked the Song Dynasty!

The author is engaging in military adventure; how dare he launch a surprise attack on a target 2,000 kilometers away with only 60,000 soldiers and 150,000 horses? It's important to understand that to ensure marching speed, wagons are unsuitable for traversing the grasslands, meaning supplies had to be transported by horses.

The author actually claims that Song Dynasty farmers had the best lives of all dynasties. What a ridiculous joke!

Honestly, the characters are a bit underdeveloped. The older brother's personality is one-dimensional and clichéd. The main character's personality is also a bit off, especially that line about "Sister Xiaotao." Couldn't you have maintained the original character's basic traits and gradually changed them? Why take such a drastic leap? Excuse me, author, I'm a stickler for logic.

To be frank, the Song Dynasty wasn't destroyed by the Mongols, but by the northern people who resented it. I don't care if it was the Mongols or the Jin Dynasty; all I know is that the Song Dynasty treated me badly. Just like when the Eight-Nation Alliance invaded Beijing, the Chinese sent them bullets and helped fight. The Song Dynasty had already lost the hearts of the people. What use are impressive statistics on the surface? You may look powerful, but can you actually use them?

Wanting to unify the country and become the emperor of the Liao Dynasty is no better than being the ruler of the two small states of Jin and Song.

The word "step" often appears multiple times in historical novels. Let me explain: Stand with your feet together, then step out with one foot; this is called a half-step. Stand with your feet together, step out with your left foot, then step out with your right foot; this is called a step (one step). Therefore, without accumulating small steps, one cannot reach a thousand miles.

The story before and after the power grab is like two different books. The first part, while not focusing on the main events, is at least well-developed with distinct characters. However, after the power grab, the focus shifts to general strategies and military matters. The female lead and male supporting characters from the first part disappear, and the later part becomes tedious and exhausting to read.

Many comments section is full of praise for the Mongols, claiming they were invincible to the Southern Song Dynasty. Are they still living in a dream world? History has proven that in the face of firearms, even the most advanced cold weapons are useless.

The Southern Song Dynasty's realistic choices as the Mongols were about to destroy the Jin Dynasty. The Southern Song Dynasty focused its efforts on supplying the Jin Dynasty with provisions and weapons to maintain the Jin army's strength. The aim was to allow the Jin army to deplete the Mongols' manpower and, ideally, cripple a portion of the Mongol forces (preferably Tolui), ultimately…