Among the six great dynasties that had once stood in the Divine Land, the Great Song Dynasty had not actually been weak.
Nothing else needed to be said: its wealth alone, ranked first among the six nations, had been enough for Great Song to look down proudly upon the world.
With money, it could recruit soldiers and buy horses, forge equipment, and afford to maintain its armies.
Moreover, Great Song had once had an invincible god of war to hold the fort.
That man was Yue Fei.
Twenty years ago, the Song State had not only possessed the greatest wealth under heaven and formidable armies, but also Yue Fei, its invincible god of war. Its strength had once ranked among the very best of the six nations.
The Yue Family Army under Yue Fei had fought decisive battles against the foreign peoples of the north, repeatedly battering Liao-Jin and other nations until they dared not cross Great Song's borders and trembled at the mere mention of his name.
Unfortunately, the Song State's Imperial Court had already rotted to the bone.
Just as Yue Fei's name shook the world and cowed the many foreign peoples, he had suddenly been recalled by twelve gold plaques, then framed by the Song State's chancellor, Qin Hui, and his accomplices. Zhao Gou, the King of Song, had executed him on fabricated charges.
The incident had shaken the world.
Countless commoners throughout Great Song had wept in grief, while the entire Yue Family Army had rebelled.
The Imperial Court had deployed most of its troops to suppress the rebellion, and had ultimately succeeded in quelling the internal strife.
But afterward, the Song State's strength had plummeted, never to regain its former glory.
Before long, Liao-Jin and the other foreign peoples had invaded again, repeatedly violating Great