Lin Jue asked Tian Guilin about the situation on Hebei East Road in detail, and Tian Guilin answered in detail.
"Since the middle of last month, the Jurchens have marched eastward to attack. They have broken through the three prefectures of Dezhou, Qizhou, and Qingzhou. They have gone in a big circle and swept a large area on Hebei East Road and Jingdong East Road. Our Bohai County belongs to Binzhou.
They did not let go of the nooks and crannies near the Bohai Sea. There were not many soldiers and horses in several state capitals. Last year, in order to resist the Jurchen attack, the imperial court issued an order to summon soldiers and horses from various states to gather in the capital, Dezhou, Qizhou and Qingzhou.
Most of the troops and horses from the three divisions were transferred to the capital, and were completely lost in the Battle of Baimadu in the north of Beijing. Therefore, they were unable to stop the Jurchens' attack. Let alone Binzhou, there are only 3,000 naval troops, which are usually just to prevent sea bandits.
. Moreover, the imperial court had not allocated funds to purchase weapons and equipment for who knows how many years. The navy could not provide enough salary and silver, let alone resist. Binzhou Navy Commander Qi Delong took the navy and ran away by boat without any resistance. The Jurchens
The number of the cavalry was only ten thousand, but they were swept across two areas."
Tian Guilin frowned and sighed.
"This group of Jurchens is also strange. They captured the state capital all the way, but did not occupy it. They only looted supplies and captured young men and took them away. It is said that they captured seven or eight thousand young men and grain from three state capitals in Qingzhou, Texas, and Qizhou.
Hundreds of carts of supplies and other supplies were taken away. It was the same after the occupation of Binzhou, where people were arrested and looted everywhere. Not only were people arrested and looted in Binzhou, but they were also arrested in my small seaside county on the Bohai Sea. I couldn't sit back and watch, so I
Gather together the county government officials and all the young men in the city to fight with them. Young people like Ah Sheng and others were summoned by their lower officials to join the regiment for training. Everyone knew that being captured by the Jurchens would lead to death, so they all
I was willing to follow the lower officials to fight against the Jurchens and got more than 700 men. I knew that I couldn't fight them head-on, so I caught them off guard at Hutou Bay in the north of the city. The Jurchens sent two thousand cavalry to our Bohai County.
We killed more than 400 people in Hutou Bay, and the rest ran back to Binzhou in despair."
Tian Guilin waved his arms and his expression was bright. When he talked about the battle, his eyebrows were dancing and he was in high spirits.
"Well done, Magistrate Tian, you are so brave." Lin Jue shouted.
Tian Guilin sighed and said with a gloomy expression: "Hey, it's not useful. Although they killed more than 400 of them, they came with more than 5,000 cavalry the next day and surrounded the county. Have you ever been to Bohai?
County, we know that the city defense of our county is completely undefendable. Fortunately, the east gate of Bohai County is right next to the sea, and the people in the city make a living by fishing. I calculated that if the city is destroyed, the people will definitely suffer, so
Let the people go directly to the sea by boat and go to Haizi. The Jurchen cavalry is tyrannical on land, but they are useless in the sea. They can only stare and worry, and there is nothing they can do to us."
Lin Jue nodded and said with a smile: "Good idea, the Jurchen soldiers and horses don't have boats. But you can't get to the shore even if you get into the sea. Where can you stay?"
Tian Guilin said: "We can only hide on deserted islands. There are several small islands in the sea, and there are still places to hide. The people are all fishermen, so they don't have to worry about starving to death. There are many fish and shrimps in the sea.
Yes. But it’s true that it’s hard to go back to your home. No, you don’t even have your home anymore.”
Lin Jue said in shock: "What?"
"The Jurchens and these thieves may be angry. Not long after we went to the sea, the county town burst into flames. They must have burned down the county town. Hey, although my Bohai County is in a remote area and the houses are dilapidated, it is home after all. Dog thieves
They burned down our home. After I settled the people, I thought of coming to the capital to find you. First of all, I have no place to go, and hiding on the island is not an option. Secondly, I also want to ask you.
When will the Jurchens be driven out? The new emperor has ascended the throne and the civil strife has been calmed down. How can we still allow the Jurchens to act recklessly in our land? So I selected more than a hundred people to come to the capital with me, and the remaining few
In fact, they all wanted to come, but they were all young and strong, and they were needed for fishing at sea. Otherwise, women, children, the old and the weak would not be able to survive, so we had to leave them on the island. I took more than a hundred brothers with me and secretly went ashore in a boat.
So I rushed all the way to the capital." Tian Guilin said solemnly.
Lin Jue couldn't help but be in awe after listening to Tian Guilin's words. In fact, there are many people like Tian Guilin in Dazhou. It is precisely because of the existence of these people that Dazhou can survive. Compared with Tian Guilin and Bohai County
For these common people, the powerful and high-ranking officials in the Zhou Dynasty were worthless. At the critical moment, the officers and soldiers of the Zhou Dynasty fled, even worse than ordinary people.
"Magistrate Tian, I have great admiration for you. From you, I see the hope of reviving the great Zhou Dynasty. The officials of the Great Zhou Dynasty are only half as good as you, so why do we, the Great Zhou Dynasty, suffer such misery?" Lin Jue handed over his hand sincerely.
The way.
Tian Guilin hurriedly waved his hands and said: "Prime Minister Lin, please don't praise me. Compared with Lin, the matter of Xianguan is like a firefly to the moonlight. It is not worth mentioning. If I, the Great Zhou Dynasty, had not turned the tide and raised troops to pacify the world, I would have
People like us would have died long ago. Speaking of which, when did Prime Minister Lin plan to drive the Jurchens out of our Zhou Dynasty? I know that I shouldn’t ask about such things, but I watched helplessly as the Jurchens ruined the people of our Zhou Dynasty.
, I feel really angry in my heart.”
Lin Jue pondered for a moment and said softly: "I originally wanted to delay the resolution of the Jurchens' affairs for a while. To deal with foreign affairs, we must first settle the internal affairs. To drive away the Jurchens, we must first coordinate the internal affairs of the Great Zhou Dynasty. We cannot.
It’s a mess. The affairs of the court and local governments must be smooth and orderly, all affairs must be on the right track, and the people’s hearts must be settled. But now it seems that we may have to send troops in advance.”
Tian Guilin said in a deep voice: "Prime Minister Lin, please don't act hastily because of what I said. I didn't mean to urge Prime Minister Lin to send troops as soon as possible. I just asked."
Lin Jue smiled and said: "How can the important matter of military affairs be changed just because of a few words from you, Mr. Tian?"
Tian Guilin's face turned red and he was a little embarrassed. Lin Jue said it euphemistically, but the implication was: You don't have that much face. But although he was a little embarrassed, he felt relieved.
"As you just said, the Jurchens invaded all the way, arresting people and grabbing materials everywhere, but they were not interested in the city and territory. This shows one thing, the Jurchens are still evil, and they are actively preparing for war. Capturing the people will naturally replenish their troops.
, and used the people of Zhou Dynasty to work hard for them as cannon fodder. Naturally, they looted supplies and food to prepare for war. This is all my fault. I was busy with court affairs, and finally
I have not paid attention to them recently. I should have expected that they would attack Hebei East Road and Jingdong East Road eastward. These two roads were not disturbed when they went south, so the people did not flee and there was a lot of supplies and food.
.Now that they are at the end of their rope, they will naturally attack these two routes eastward and plunder men and supplies. Damn it, this was my negligence." Lin Jue punched the desk hard, feeling extremely regretful.
Tian Guilin suddenly realized that it turned out that Lin Jue had an insight into the Jurchens' purpose and intention from their military operations, and that's why he decided to send troops in advance. The news he brought was useful to Prime Minister Lin, which made Tian Guilin very happy.
Lin Jue continued: "I only stared at the main troops of Wanyan Aguda before. Their main troops withdrew from the capital and were stationed in Xingren Prefecture and Kaide Prefecture. There was no movement of the main troops. They must have been secretly transferred.
10,000 cavalrymen attacked eastward, but the troops remained stationary, so we did not get any news of their dispatch. Wanyan Aguda is really cunning, and this is a trick to deceive me. He did not move his troops on the surface, but behind his back.
Looting food, supplies and manpower, and actively preparing for war. Very good. It is true that I will not shed tears until I see the coffin. There is obviously a way out, but you have to go to the dead end, so that can only help you. I originally thought that after several defeats,
If you can be more sober and retreat to the north, occupying the territory of the Liao people may not be an achievement. But in the end, you insist on seeking death, can you still blame me?"
Tian Guilin did not dare to interrupt. From the tone of Prime Minister Lin, it seemed that he had some connection with Wanyan Aguda, and even hoped that he would retreat to the north and stop pursuing the matter. It was as if he was having a conversation with Wanyan Aguda from a distance.
Lin Jue came back to his senses, looked at Tian Guilin and said: "Master Tian, since you have come to the capital, don't leave. The imperial court is in urgent need of capable officials now, and it is the time to show off their talents. Let's go to court tomorrow morning.
I will take you to the palace and tell the emperor and your lords about your affairs in Bohai County. I recommend you to serve in the Political Affairs Hall. There are currently many vacancies in the Political Affairs Hall, and you should take charge of the position. The person you brought, Ah
If you give birth to them... they will be incorporated into the army. If you achieve military merit, you can also get an official position. What do you think?"
Tian Guilin stood up excitedly, bowed his head and said repeatedly: "Thank you very much, Prime Minister Lin. I will do my best to serve the imperial court."
Lin Jue waved his hand and said with a smile: "You don't have to thank me. If you want to thank me, thank yourself. If you are not someone the court needs, even if you let me go, I will not recommend you. Work hard, Da Zhou."
In the future, we need to work together to revive China. The people have suffered enough, and we cannot let them suffer any more."
Tian Guilin nodded and said: "I will keep this in mind and don't dare to slack off."
The two talked again. Seeing that it was already noon, Lin Jue personally led Tian Guilin, Asheng and more than a hundred people to the street for a sumptuous banquet. He then ordered people to arrange a place for Tian Guilin to live and called
Liang Qi took Ah Sheng and others to settle in the military camp. After the arrangements were made, Lin Jue asked Sun Dayong to inform Ma Bin, Ma Qingshan and other Forbidden Army generals to go to the Privy Council Room to discuss matters, and inform everyone of the news he got from Tian Guilin.
When everyone heard the Jurchen's actions, they all cursed, and they all understood that the commander was preparing to fight Wanyan Agu to the death.
