Chapter 1646: Jin Guo's embarrassment, Pu Sanzhuo proposes
Chapter 1646: The Jin Kingdom’s embarrassment, Pusanzhuo’s suggestion
Above the imperial court of the Jin Kingdom, Wan Yanyong's face was gloomy, and the civil and military officials below had different expressions! Without him, just now, the report of the southwest war had just arrived.
The West Route Army was defeated, Shan Kening retreated to Fengxiang Road, and the entire Lintao Prefecture fell into the hands of Xia Liao. This was definitely bad news for the Jin Kingdom.
And that's not all! Starting last year, the Xia and Liao armies attacked the Jin Kingdom in three ways. The northern Mongolian cavalry also invaded the Beijing Road from time to time. The area around Puyu Road put the Jin Kingdom under unprecedented pressure!
Heshi Liezhining from the north mobilized soldiers and horses from all sides and gathered hundreds of thousands of troops to suppress the Khitan rebellion internally and resist the invasion of Mongolian troops externally. Although he could hold on for the time being, it would not be easy to win a big victory.
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In addition, the other two Xia and Liao coalition armies invaded from Xijing Road and Hebei Road respectively, and the Jin Kingdom dispatched troops to deal with them!
Xijing Road was undefeated and most of it was occupied by Xia and Liao soldiers and horses. The Jin Kingdom's soldiers and horses could only rely on the Great Wall and Xijing to resist. Huanzhou and Dongshengzhou were all surrendered!
Another group of soldiers and horses, the Jin Kingdom originally deployed defenses along the Great Wall, but the border between the two sides was long. The Xia-Liao coalition forces divided their forces and pretended to attack the Tuwei River area, but they launched a sneak attack in the dark night area of Shenmu Village, a hundred miles to the north! Here is not only the Jin Dynasty.
This is a weak point in the defense of soldiers, and it is difficult for soldiers and horses in other positions to support them in a short period of time.
Shenmuzhai changed hands, and Xia Liao soldiers and horses successfully entered the Great Wall!
The loss of the Great Wall defense line forced the Jin soldiers to give up only one line of the Great Wall, and then Jiazhou, Lanzhou, Shizhou, and Guanzhou were all lost. The Xia and Liao allied forces continued to advance and now have arrived in Taiyuan Prefecture.
The reason why the Jin Kingdom retreated continuously was not because the Jin Kingdom's troops and horses were weak! On the contrary, the Jin Kingdom's troops and horses were still strong, and they even won great victories in local battles!
The most important reason for the current situation is that no one thought of Xia Liao and Mongolia's determination to send troops!
According to the previous plan, the secret agents of the Jin Kingdom instigated the internal affairs of Mongolia, causing the various tribes to conquer each other and unable to jointly attack the Jin Kingdom.
However, the effect of the Jin Kingdom's provocation was not obvious! Only some small tribes were hostile to each other under the Jin Kingdom's instigation, but some fighting tribes remained unmoved. Even the unrest of some small tribes were suppressed by the large tribes.
It is naturally unrealistic to say that the Mongolian grasslands are monolithic, but now at least the tribes have reached an agreement on the surface, mainly targeting the Jin Kingdom.
At the beginning, Mongolia only sent 30,000 to 40,000 troops, but as time went by, more and more troops were gathered from various Mongolian ministries, and now they have reached 100,000! This is why Heshi Liezhining also had an extremely difficult time dealing with it.
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Next is the Xia and Liao sides. Originally, the two sides only gathered less than 100,000 troops. However, at the beginning of this year, the Liao side actually mobilized many troops from the vassal countries again. Troops from the important border defense towns of Xia
They all moved together, causing the Xia and Liao coalition forces to directly exceed the number of 200,000.
Why did Tu Dan Kening only use the West Route Army and local government troops to face Zhang Hua?
It's not that the imperial court doesn't support it, but that all the troops in the western part of the Jin Kingdom are tense, and there are not many troops that can be dispatched to support.
"Your Majesty!"
A minister went out to report.
"Lintao Road in the southwest fell, and Fengxiang Road and Qingyuan Road were also under the attack of Xia Liao's troops. I thought that Wanyan Hao was ordered to dispatch soldiers and horses from Henan and Shandong to support!"
"This is inappropriate!"
Someone immediately stood up to object, "Although the Song Dynasty is holding back its troops, it is also gathering troops and horses at the border. If Henan and Shandong draw troops and horses to make the two places empty, the Song Dynasty may not send troops northward! By then, Shandong and Henan will lose.
Then we cannot look at each other from the beginning to the end, and the situation will be even more serious than now!"
"There are still hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses stationed in Zhongdu City. These are all our elites. Why not send some of them there?"
"presumptuous!"
Someone else stood up to refute, "Zhongdu is still where the imperial city is, how can we allow it to be touched lightly?
These hundreds of thousands of elite troops are the last line of defense. Once something unexpected happens in Beijing, Xijing, and Datong Prefecture, what will happen if the central capital is empty?
Therefore, no matter what, the troops and horses in Zhongdu cannot be moved!"
Now the Jin Kingdom is indeed somewhat stretched. Most of the troops and horses in other places have been mobilized. Only those in Shandong, Henan, Hebei and Zhongdu have not yet been mobilized.
However, although there is no war in these places, they are of vital importance.
Once the border is compromised again, the opponent's troops and horses can penetrate and raid these important areas at any time. Therefore, no one dares to dispatch the troops and horses in these places easily unless it is absolutely necessary.
The southwest is lost, and although the other two groups of Xia and Liao troops have maintained a balance for the time being, no one knows whether there will be any changes next.
"Deploy some troops and horses from Daming Prefecture, Shandong, and Hebei East Road, and gather 100,000 troops. 50,000 of them will go southwest to return to the command of Dan Kening, and the rest will be divided into two to garrison in Taiyuan Prefecture and Xijing!"
Wan Yanyong, who was sitting on the dragon throne, raised his hand to suppress the noisy voices in the hall, and then conveyed the order!
"Your Majesty, I think that we need to make further considerations! By sending these 100,000 troops to the border, we can at most stabilize the situation, but it is difficult to achieve a complete relief!"
Pusanzhuo came out of work and spoke.
"Do you have any idea!"
Wan Yanyong asked.
Pu Sanzhuo bowed and said loudly, "I am willing to send an envoy to the Song Dynasty and let the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty join forces. This will not only relieve the danger on the border of the Song Dynasty, but also free up a large number of soldiers and horses in Henan and Shandong. In this way,
We can continue to increase our troops at the border, and with the help of the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty, this disaster can be solved!"
"Haha, Lord Shangshu may be just wishful thinking!"
Someone sarcastically said, “Who doesn’t know that the Song Dynasty is eyeing me, the Jin Dynasty?
In this case, how could they send troops to help us?"
Pu Sanzhuo ignored this person and said to Wanyan Yong, "Your Majesty, I think that the world is bustling with people for profit and gain. Isn't it because the Song Dynasty is in a critical situation, so it thinks it is profitable?
Were you just waiting for the opportunity?
If we give enough benefits to the Song Dynasty, why can't they join forces with me, the Jin Dynasty?"
"Master Pusanzhuo, I heard that the Xia Kingdom sent an envoy to the Song Dynasty before, and the two sides had signed a peace agreement, and both Xia and Liao also provided part of the military pay and food to the Song Dynasty, so that they could send troops to help! In this case, how could the Song Dynasty do this?
Betray Xia Liao and join forces with us?"
"Peace negotiation?"
Pu Sanzhuo sneered, "Xia Liao already sent troops last year. So far, although the Song Dynasty has stationed troops, it has not sent troops north to help Xia Liao. Isn't this enough to explain?
For the Song Dynasty, there is no difference between us and Xia Liao, and it would not be surprising even if the Song Dynasty takes the initiative to send troops to Xia Liao!"
"Pu Sanzhuo, please draft your thoughts into a memorial and submit it to me tomorrow. I will make a decision after reading it!"
Wan Yanyong said.
Pusanzhuo immediately responded, and the others did not speak.