Chapter 693 Meng Shanming is finally about to make a ruthless attack
As soon as these words came out, everyone's expressions changed drastically. Gong Lince was the first to say in a deep voice: "Shuai Meng, are you kidding me?"
Xu Jingyue smiled awkwardly, "Shuai Meng, the road to Da'an is still long, don't rush it."
Zhang Hu made it clear directly, "Commander, Da'an has no combat experience at all. Talking about war on paper and actual combat are two different things. How can we leave such a big war to him to command? It would be too childish!"
Faced with a lot of opposition, Meng Shanming understood that with his own prestige, he could not help Luo Daan in this matter in one step, and the people below him were dissatisfied.
He just said it tentatively and looked at everyone's reaction. The feedback he received made him make up his mind. Luo Daan was no longer suitable to stay by his side, and he was ready to find an opportunity to throw Luo Daan to the bottom...
As the Song army gradually approached Yanjing, and the war in Dongyujiang changed, the Yan army's successive victories stabilized the military morale of the princes. After Meng Shanming contacted Shang Chaozong and exchanged letters, Shang Chaozong's 100,000 cavalry began to move.
Nanzhou's 100,000 cavalrymen, who had been sitting still, began to approach the army led by Luo Zhao.
When he learned the news, Luo Zhao was marching with the army on horseback. The Nanzhou troops who had been motionless made some movement, which made Luo Zhao fall into deep thinking.
After careful consideration, Luo Zhao looked around at the mighty advancing army and ordered: "The forward troops should speed up and keep distance from the main troops to lure Shang Chaozong to attack."
He was going to create a loophole to lure Shang Chaozong into attacking. Once Shang Chaozong took the bait, his main force would immediately outflank him from both sides...
"Your Majesty, the Shang Chaozong's 100,000 cavalry are moving towards the Song Army, and they seem to have the intention of attacking the Song Army!"
In the Imperial Palace of Yanjing, Tian Yu, the chief internal officer who received the news, quickly reported the news to Shang Jianxiong.
Shang Jianxiong was overjoyed when he heard the news. He stood up suddenly from behind the case and asked, "Is the news really reliable?"
Tian Yu: "It can't be wrong. I didn't believe it at first. I have already confirmed that Nanzhou's 100,000 cavalry are indeed approaching the Song army."
The Song army was running rampant in the territory of Yan State, and the vanguard troops were almost always marching at a speed of two hundred miles a day, rapidly approaching Yanjing. Yanjing was already panicking, and the voice of abandoning Yanjing and evacuating was getting louder.
At this time, Nanzhou troops rushed to help, which gave Shang Jianxiong hope. He was surprised and said: "Pass the message to Shang Chaozong. As long as he can stop the Song army, I am willing to grant him the position of Grand Sima!"
Tian Yu was stunned for a moment, looked at the monks on the side, and hesitated to speak. Do you really want to give the position of Grand Sima to the Shang Chaozong?
After coming into contact with Shang Jianxiong's meaningful eyes, Tian Yu suddenly realized that he understood that this was to encourage Shang Chaozong. As for whether he would give it to him afterwards, was he afraid that those in the court would not be able to find an excuse to stop him?
"Yes!" Tian Yu immediately agreed and obeyed.
However, the reality disappointed Shang Jianxiong. The position of Da Sima seemed to be unable to impress the Shang Chaozong at all. The Nanzhou troops did approach the Song army, but they stayed with them and had no intention of intercepting and attacking the Song army.
Luo Zhao was also disappointed. No matter what flaws he revealed, Shang Chaozong remained indifferent and remained unmoved.
This feeling made Luo Zhao very uncomfortable. The Song army seemed to have become a piece of fat meat, and Shang Chaozong was like a hungry wolf, always staring at the side, but it just came and went like the wind, which made people helpless.
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"Your Majesty, the Song Army's 500,000 forward troops are only five days away from our capital at most. The 200,000 defenders here in the capital will probably be difficult to stop."
"Your Majesty, the capital can no longer be defended. Withdraw! If we don't withdraw, it will be too late. If it is too late, we may not be able to escape the Song army's pursuit. We must evacuate first and maintain a certain safe distance."
"The walls of our capital city are so high that they are easy to defend and difficult to attack. Is it really impossible to defend it with 200,000 troops?"
"Your Majesty, half a million are just the forward troops of the Song Army. Once the capital is besieged and the follow-up troops of the Song Army arrive, they will not be able to defend it. Even if it can be defended, the supplies entering the capital will be cut off. With such a large population in the capital, how can we hold on?
How long? Without reinforcements, we can’t defend it!”
"Your Majesty, once we wait until the Song army breaks through the capital, it will be a catastrophe!"
"Do you really want me to abandon the people of the capital and escape? If you really want to abandon the people and escape, how can I have the face to face the people of Dayan?"
This was the conversation between Shang Jianxiong and several important ministers in the imperial study. Evacuation was inevitable, and the key question was who should be left to guard the capital.
It is impossible for this side to hand over Yanjing to the Song army without taking any defensive actions. If that really happens, the emperor Shang Jianxiong will not do it, he will be spitted to death.
Not only must it be defended, but an important minister must also be in charge. It would be too perfunctory to let an unworthy minister guard the capital. What is the difference between that and surrendering it?
Which important minister should be left to guard the capital? This topic is very heavy and it is difficult to decide at the moment. Shang Jianxiong meant to let the ministers discuss it among themselves.
After the ministers left, Shang Jianxiong slumped back on his chair and called softly, "Tian Yu."
"I'm here, old slave." Tian Yu stepped forward.
Shang Jianxiong almost murmured: "There are too many women in the harem. If you abandon your subjects and take a group of women with you when you evacuate, it will be terrible!"
Tian Yu understood that those women were accompanied by servants who were waiting for them, so he leaned over and said, "Yes, there are countless women in the army. They cannot move around and are not good for the morale of the army."
Shang Jianxiong: "Draw up a list of people who will evacuate the harem together. You can make your own decision."
Tian Yu tried to ask: "How many noble people are suitable to be taken away?" He could draw up the list, but he could not decide the specific number of people to be taken away.
Shang Jianxiong asked: "Ten? Thirty?"
Tian Yu looked at him and hesitated to speak. There were more than ten children who had given birth to the emperor.
Shang Jianxiong himself seemed to realize that there was something wrong. He took too few women with him. It was not that he needed those women, but that many of them had bad family backgrounds. Their fathers and brothers were working hard for you or guarding one side. You took them away.
My daughter was abandoned?
Finally, he sighed to himself and changed his mind, "Let's keep it within a hundred people!"
"Yes!" Tian Yu agreed and tried to ask again, "How will the other nobles arrange it?"
Shang Jianxiong closed his eyes, said nothing, and seemed to have fallen asleep leaning on the chair.
Not speaking is an attitude. Tian Yu's heartstrings trembled, and he understood that the Emperor's woman could not fall into the hands of the enemy and be desecrated.
There are three thousand beauties in the harem, that's just a folk saying. Shang Jianxiong doesn't have so many women that he doesn't have the energy to get in touch with, but there are still hundreds of them, and when you reach a certain status, it's hard to refuse the kindness!
There are hundreds of beauties in the harem, all the emperor's women. Tian Yu's heart is heavy, he can only be the villain!
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Yanjing fell into panic and uneasiness. Luo Zhao, who had taken a break from the army and was standing in front of the map, also fell into great uneasiness.
The Yan army and horses that invaded the Song Dynasty were walking Wu Qunlie's Jiang defense troops here and there like dogs. This is very abnormal!
"Grand Governor, here's the news from Wu Qunlie." Wen You walked in quickly outside the inn and greeted him as he came in.
Luo Zhao was indifferent to the map. He stared at the map and asked coldly: "Has the enemy's food and fodder situation been found out?"
Wen You: "We have found out that the enemy's troops and horses are in motion, and they are easy to observe. They are no different from the Governor's expectation. They will not be able to hold on for long."
Luo Zhao stared at the map and gritted his teeth and said, "What on earth is Meng Shanming doing?"
Wen You understood what he meant. Previously, it was Meng Shanming who wanted to walk Meng Shanming's men and horses because he knew that Meng Shanming didn't have much food and grass, so he wanted to kill him. Now the situation has been reversed, and it is Meng Shanming who is walking the crowd.
Fierce men and horses.
The crux of the problem lies in Meng Shanming's food and grass. If he is still consuming food and grass like this when he is clearly running out of food and grass, is he seeking death? Abnormal, this is very abnormal! This is where the governor's uneasiness comes from. He has been paying close attention to Wu Qun recently.
The situation of Lie Jiang Fang’s troops and Meng Shanming’s troops.
Su Yuanbai on the side tried to ask, "Are you trying to be mysterious?"
Luo Zhao turned around and asked, "As a commander, do you think it is possible for Elder Su to risk the lives of more than two million people to make a fool of himself?"
Because of this, he truly understood the advantages and disadvantages of Meng Shanming, and he couldn't understand it at all.
Su Yuanbai said: "But what on earth is Yan Jun doing going around like this?"
Luo Zhao turned back and stared at the map, "One thing is certain, he must be thinking of ways to annihilate the main force of our Jiang Defense Force. Without pacifying the Jiang Defense Force, it will be difficult for him to achieve anything in the Song Dynasty. Wen You, remind Wu Qunlie again,
Spies must be widely deployed, pay close attention to the movements of every troop of the Yan army, and must maintain a certain safe distance appropriately, and must not give the Yan army a chance to kill them! Also, he must report the movements of the enemy and our armies every hour.
I want to keep track of the status of the armies on both sides at all times."
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In Qi State, the lights are brightly lit in Fenglei Hall.
A chair was placed in front of the map, and Huyan Wuhen sat there facing the map all night.
Cha Hu, the housekeeper of the Huyan family, came in, stood next to Huyan Wuhen, looked at the map, and said with a smile: "General, you stayed up all night again, and you are almost confused by this map. Is that so?"
Eat something and take a rest."
Logically speaking, servants are not allowed to enter this military base, but he is an exception and Hao Yuntu personally approved it.
Huyan Wuhen glanced at him, stood up, walked to the map, and tapped a position with his finger, "After crossing the river, there is room for action. Meng Shanming is finally going to be cruel. The Song Dynasty is here."
Maybe Meng Shanming will beat him to the ground, and the Song Dynasty's Jiang defense troops will probably be wiped out!"
"Qunluo Mountains?" Cha Hu walked to the map, looked at it, and asked, "Do you want to have a decisive battle here?"
Huyan Wuhen nodded: "Meng Shanming is indeed a top master in strategy and tactics. The mobilization of men and horses is a wonderful thing. The action that almost dazzled people is just a cover-up to confuse the Song army. At present, it seems that Luo Zhao is not
If I haven’t seen through Meng Shanming’s intention, even if I react now, it will probably be too late, and a good show is about to happen!”
Cha Hu said with some surprise: "Didn't Luo Zhao fight against Yingyang Wu Liewei back then? I heard that he could still escape unharmed despite being outnumbered, so why was he so unbearable?"
Huyan Wuhen snorted coldly, "It depends on who he is facing. At that time, Meng Shanming had already retired. There were no tigers in the mountains, only monkeys were the kings. This time he was facing a real tiger, and the two
People are not opponents of the same level at all. Luo Zhao has been successful at a young age and has been very high-spirited all these years. I am afraid he will be severely punished this time!"