The fall of the North Bank quickly spread to the capital.
After Li Qi learned about it, he was helpless. Even though he already knew, the famous prefect did not obey his order and organize the soldiers and civilians to escape. Instead, when the enemy attacked, he dispatched soldiers to flee south, leaving Wanyan Zongwang with nothing to lose.
He bought a lot of military supplies, but he didn't feel angry because they were all within his expectation. Whatever he got was what he earned.
In the country of the Song Dynasty, once there was a war, the only person you could trust was yourself.
In fact, he doesn't know the importance of Daming Palace. He has tried to control Daming Palace many times, but unfortunately all failed. The key is that Daming Palace is all relatives of the emperor, and the corruption system is quite complete. It is impossible to control Daming Palace if it is monolithic.
If you step in, think about it, it's so difficult to do it if Dengzhou is so far away from Feng, let alone Daming Mansion.
And he can't do it too obviously, otherwise others will definitely think that he has other intentions.
By the time he really took control of the military, the Jin army had already reached Damingfu City, giving him no chance to make amends. All he could do was to resign himself to his fate. The only thing that made him sad was the hundreds of thousands of people. But
, isn’t that what war is all about, people are going to die, innocent people will be implicated, no matter how powerful you are, you can’t stop it from happening at all.
Since thinking about these things would cause him pain, Li Qi simply stopped thinking about it. It would not help anyway. He quickly summoned all the soldiers and convened the first highest-level military meeting of generals since he took up the position of supreme commander of the Kaifeng Defense War.
The purpose of the meeting was how to defend Kaifeng Mansion.
Li Qi was sitting in the main seat, and below him sat a group of generals, large and small. Although it was the highest-level general meeting, most of the people below were young officers. The leaders of the Forbidden Army were the main ones. This was also deliberately arranged by Li Qi, because
The veteran generals in the capital are all highly respected, and they are either Tong Guan's people or Cai You's people. He has very few military achievements and it is difficult to convince the public. He simply does not use these people and allows the power he has cultivated to come to the fore.
, in fact, this disaster undoubtedly gave him the best opportunity.
Li Qi took a sip of tea and said seriously: "I believe everyone knows that Daming Mansion has fallen, we have also lost control of the Yellow River area, Kaifeng City is completely exposed to the enemy's sight, and it is only a matter of time before the enemy troops approach the city.
I wonder if you have any strategies to defend against the enemy?"
The fall of Daming Mansion was a very demoralizing news for Kaifeng. The soldiers looked at me and I looked at them, not daring to say anything nonsense, because they all felt that the enemy's momentum was like a rainbow. Kaifeng Mansion has already
Life hangs on a thread, and the slightest difference may cause a devastating blow.
In the end, Yue Fei stood up and said: "Reporting to the commander-in-chief, I think that the enemy's morale is at its peak, so our army should avoid its sharp edges and rely on the high walls and thick walls of Bianliang's outer city and the 150,000 forbidden troops inside the city to defend resolutely.
Go out to fight. Keep the walls strong and clear the fields outside, and fight a war of attrition with them. As long as they can't get in, they will retreat sooner or later."
Although Yue Fei had no experience, he was a proud disciple of Zhongshi Dao. Faced with this situation, he made the most accurate judgment.
Niu Gao and other generals also felt that there was no other way but to fight the Jin army and wear each other to death, so they all expressed their agreement with Yue Fei's point of view.
Although Li Qi is the supreme commander, and these generals obey his orders, these generals also know that Li Qi is a cook after all. Although he is extremely smart, he is not civilized or martial. In this matter of fighting, he still has to
Listening to their opinions, and all Li Qi's deployments in the past few days seemed to indicate that he would strictly defend and defend, they all felt that this combat strategy was definitely correct, so they fought like this.
Unexpectedly, Li Qi suddenly shook his head, somewhat dissatisfied, which left the soldiers a little confused.
Li Qi said seriously: "Although I have said more than once that as long as we can defend Kaifeng Mansion, we will win, but I have never said that we must strictly guard against death, which is the so-called defense of the city."
Yue Fei looked surprised and asked curiously: "What does Bu Shuai mean by that?"
The corner of Li Qi's mouth raised slightly and he said: "I think we should not just close the outer city wall. We should push out the defense line and place it on the outskirts of the city to form an offensive defense and be ready for counterattack at any time."
As soon as these words came out, all the soldiers were shocked and went out to fight. They had never thought about this.
Liang Xiong, the commander of the guards' horses, said quickly: "Commander Bu, this move is absolutely inappropriate, absolutely inappropriate. Now the enemy is taking advantage of the situation, and their cavalry is very brave. If they go out of the city to meet the enemy, they have less than a chance of winning."
become."
All the soldiers disapproved of Li Qi's approach. If you leave the city wall undefended and go outside to fight, aren't you looking for death? Do you know how to fight?
Niu Gao was absolutely obedient to Li Qi. Li Qi pointed out where to attack, but at this time he was a little confused and said: "Commander Bu, if that's the case, then why don't we stick to the Yellow River in front of us."
Li Qi explained: "The Yellow River is still some distance away from Feng. If the front is too long, it will be difficult for us to look at each other head to tail. The enemy is mainly cavalry, and their mobility is much better than ours. It is difficult to deploy. In addition,
Daming Prefecture has fallen into the hands of the enemy, and we have no time to set up defenses. Therefore, I chose to abandon the Yellow River, but I never said that I would give up one acre of land in Kaifeng Prefecture. Since we want to defend Kaifeng Prefecture, we must defend it.
Every inch of Kaifeng Mansion is not just a city."
Yue Fei said: "I wonder what Bu Shuai's intention is?"
Li Qi stood up and said loudly: "My reason is very simple. It only took the enemy more than a month to cross the Yellow River. In addition, the Liao Kingdom was destroyed in the front and the momentum was strong. If we blindly defend the city, we will be passive.
Being beaten will undoubtedly increase the enemy's arrogance and make us appear weak, which is absolutely undesirable.
Not only that, although we have hundreds of thousands of troops and millions of people on our books, we have been passively beaten for a long, long time in the past, and most of these hundreds of thousands of troops have never fought in a war.
, mostly new recruits, with low combat capabilities and little combat experience. The results of all past battles against the Jin Army must have cast a shadow on their hearts. Although I know that everyone's determination to resist the war is unquestionable, but if
Don't dare to go out to fight. If you stay in the city and fight, no one can control the situation. Once the morale of the army is shaken, the situation will definitely get out of control."
A group of soldiers heard that Li Qi's words had some truth, but most of them still felt that Li Qi's move was too risky. Liang Xiong said: "Commander Bu, although what you said makes sense, I always think that this move is like gambling."
Generally speaking, it’s just too risky.”
"This is actually the safest approach." Li Qi waved his hand and said confidently: "You must remember that soldiers are not trained, but beaten. They are bled. A real soldier must be bloodthirsty.
It is instinct rather than kindness. Fighting against the Jin Army gives us a valuable opportunity to improve. There is a key difference between the willingness to fight, the courage to fight, and the desperate fight. We must first build momentum.
, allowing soldiers to complete transformation in the flames of war is also the fastest way to progress. I want my soldiers to go from being afraid, fearful, to willing to fight, to daring to fight, and finally to being fearless and determined to die.
Facing the Jin army, only in this way can we see the dawn of victory and the future. There is a saying that when we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win. Sun Tzu's art of war also says that courage and timidity lead to strength. If you have the courage to leave the city for a decisive battle, then this battle,
How can you still fight?
Even in the middle of a war, if we just defend blindly, the enemy will easily block us and cut us off from all reinforcements. If the enemy encircles us for reinforcements, they can still kill us in field battles. We have some ideas.
None. In addition, there are granaries and pastures in the suburbs. These cannot be lost. Instead of this, we might as well push out first and fight the enemy to the death on the outskirts of Kaifeng, even if it costs us 100,000 troops to train.
It is worthwhile to build an army of 100,000 that can compete with the Jin Army. We can still find opportunities to annihilate the enemy. Although there are risks, risks are always accompanied by benefits. I think this battle must be fought either not at all, but to fight it must be mustered.
Have the courage to fight.”
It is true that he has never fought in a war, but he is good at understanding people's psychology. He understands that the Song Army has been frightened by the Jin Army. Facing the Jin Army, he has psychological flaws, so he must improve the soldiers' self-confidence.
He never wants his soldiers to fight with a fearful attitude, which will make the Song army fall into infinite passivity. This "infinity" also includes the future. Obviously, he will never be satisfied with the victory of this battle. He wants more
Considering the overall situation, he mentioned the word "courage" more than once.
Liang Xiong and others have read military books, and of course they understand the principle of "bravery and cowardice". When two armies fight, momentum is what matters. Once the momentum is overwhelmed, it will have the most direct impact on the outcome of the battle, but they are facing
When they attacked the Jin Army, they were filled with fear. The subconscious in their hearts told themselves that they would never be able to defeat the Jin Army. Therefore, their first thought must be to defend.
"Say good, haha!"
Accompanied by a burst of hearty laughter, I saw one person coming in from outside the house, it was the Regent Zhao Kai. As soon as he came in, he said: "If we meet on a narrow road, the brave will win." Commander Bu is right, we cannot hold on to the heart of winning.
We should fight this battle with the intention of annihilating the enemy. Not only must we win, but we must also show the momentum of our Song Army and make the Jin Army pay a heavy price for their contempt."
In the palace, he faced a group of ministers who wanted to seek peace. They would always call for escape or send people to sue for peace, which gave him a headache. Li Qi rarely went to court, and he was even more helpless. He could not even speak a common language.
He couldn't find anyone, and if he stayed any longer, he would definitely suffer from depression, but he still liked to be with these generals.
The faces of these generals felt hot and ashamed. A prefect who had never been on the battlefield and a pampered prince both had such courage and dared to go out for a decisive battle. However, these soldiers who were fighting on the battlefield seemed
Afraid of hands and feet.
Where have the wars that have been fought over the past few years or even more than ten years gone?
Yue Fei was very angry with himself, and even more ashamed of his complacent strategy just now. He really felt more alive now. He stood up and clasped his fists and said: "The general is willing to go out of the city and fight to the death with the enemy."
Niu Gao and other soldiers also stood up one after another, showing their determination to fight to the death. They would rather die than retreat a step to defend every inch of Kaifeng Mansion.
Under Li Qi's encouragement, he quickly unified his combat thinking and completed his first mission.
The next step was to order troops and generals. Li Qi directly deployed more than 100,000 troops in the suburbs to express his determination. In addition, he ordered people to step up training of militiamen to guard the outer city wall. He also ordered the sixteen roads outside the city of Kaifeng Prefecture.
The gate is divided into sixteen areas, extending fifty miles outside the suburbs. The towns and villages in the suburbs, as well as those fortresses, high ridges, and bridges are used to form a defense system. The north is heavy and the south is light, and the layers are advanced.
A chief general guards the area and takes care of each other. Yue Fei serves as the deputy commander and directs the military and civilians to deploy defenses.
Li Qi himself was in charge of Kaifeng Mansion, dispatching troops and generals. As for Zhao Kai, of course he was arranging logistics work and dealing with the ministers.