Chapter 35 of the first volume of the Shao Song Dynasty talks about military strength. Hu Mingzhong, the chief minister of the imperial censor, took the initiative to ask Ying to advise him not to go to Xiangyang. He showed his loyalty and inevitably made it impossible for everyone else to come to Taiwan... Oh, you are the only loyal censor Tai.
Geng Geng, advancing and retreating together with the official family?
And everyone knows that this guy is a fool. If it weren't for the fact that Zhao Guanjia had not been following him all the time, he would have been regarded as one of his own. Moreover, the former Yushi Zhongcheng Zhang Jun, regardless of personal grudges, specifically recommended him before leaving office, and he also had the internal qualifications of the Yushi.
, how to achieve this prominent position?
Of course, fortunately, the official was a sensible person and did not comment. He just smiled and left, which prevented everyone from inviting themselves to the front line.
However, fortunately, Hu Mingzhong's statement made everyone stop trying to persuade the officials to consider the matter in the long term, and this was what the Zhao officials admired about Hu Yin.
Back to the present, the Emperor of the Jin Kingdom issued a decree at the end of June. This public decree was passed to Nanyang through the hands of the Hebei Rebel Army in early July, and the Zhao Guan family was about to return to wartime mode in mid-July.
It was only at this time that the Zhao Guan family had some understanding of their family background.
"There is no need to worry about grain and fodder. Although Xianggong Liu's hoard in Nanyang has been sent to various cities in the west of Beijing, the Jin people have not yet crossed the river at this time, so it should not affect the autumn harvest transportation in various places. Jinghu's own grain and fodder should be supplied.
"In the evening of the same day, in the military building of the Yushan camp, Lin Qi, the Minister of Household Affairs, began to continue his report, but he seemed to no longer mention the matter of Prime Minister Zhong. "So the military supply is sufficient. I am afraid that if there is a war, the front line will be destroyed in a short time.
It collapsed, countless troops retreated, and the people went south one after another..."
"There's no need to think about it." Zhao Jiu shook his head to stop the other party from continuing. "If it really comes to that point, the central government can't do anything. It can only protect itself by defending Nanyang and Xiangyang. Talking is useless..."
"Yes." It might be because he was transferred to the military camp, so although he was only in a small military building, Lin Qi was obviously much more careful when he spoke. "Then the food and grass are enough for use."
"That's right. Unless reinforcements don't arrive for more than two hundred days, I've rarely heard of the word "running out of ammunition and food".
Zhao Guanjia sat sideways in the middle of the military building, clasping his hands and sighing. To his left and right stood Lan Gui, the chief security officer, and Yang Yizhong, the commander of the Imperial Ban Zhi. As for Liu Yan, he was inspecting and supervising the two thousand Ban Zhizhong who had just settled in the military camp.
, but he has never entered it. "What's the number of soldiers and horses?"
"Reporting to the officials," Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp who had been prepared for a long time, came out to confront him. "Based on the roster of the imperial camp's troops, the right army of the imperial camp in Huaidong, the left army of the imperial camp in Huaixi, and the imperial camp in Nanyang
The Central Army, the rear army of the imperial camp in the southeast, totals about 120,000 people. However, it is not clear enough that the Tokyo sect's left-behind office, Nanjing Zhang Zhi's office, Shaanzhou Li Jingluo office, as well as the Western army, Xijing and Xiao Zhai, and the Hebei rebel army are not clear enough.
Well, we can only roughly estimate that it is no less than 300,000."
"This is no less than 400,000 troops." Hu Yin, the censor Zhongcheng, was slightly surprised.
"Unless the Hebei Rebel Army can cross the river to return reinforcements, no matter how large it is, it is meaningless." Lu Yihao, the deputy envoy to the Privy Council, turned pale at the young Hu Mingzhong. "As for Shaanzhou Li Yanxian and the Western Army units in Guanzhong, no matter how large they are, it is just
As for the role of containing the Jin's Western Route Army, let's see how much they can involve and how long they can involve them. As for Zhang's location, most of his troops were bandits. They were defeated and surrendered, and they didn't have much combat power. It's hard to say that once the Jin came,
They will immediately flee..."
"Yue Fei can always trust Zhang Suo." Zhao Jiu suddenly interrupted. "There are more than 10,000 people in Yue Fei's place."
"That position only has 20,000 usable troops at most." Lu Yihao said immediately, but after a pause, he continued. "Besides, Li Boji's rear army cannot be counted on."
Not only Lin Qi, Li Guang, but also the other ministers crowded in the military building also raised their heads and stared at the new prime minister who had only been in office for a few days, or to put it simply, he had only been in Nanyang for a few days, and then looked at
He looked towards Zhao Guan's house, who looked as normal under the lights.
However, the Zhao Guan family did not show any surprise or shock.
"Is it because we want to defend the Queen Mother?" Wang Boyan asked bravely. "Or is it because the rear army is not strong enough and may not be able to travel long distances to the front line to support her."
"It's not that." Lu Yihao said simply. "It's because Li Boji failed to lead the army well."
There was a pause in the tent, and countless people were breathing heavily.
However, Lu Yihao suddenly turned around and raised his hand towards the official who was about to speak, and then continued:
"A good instructor knows that I come from the southeast, and I have a very clear view of the situation there and Mr. Li's behavior. I always know that this person's political strategy, personnel, and logistics are all in good order. But after many years, despite the lessons from Tokyo and Taiyuan
, there is a new example of Fan Qiong, but he is still very crude in the military... Before the Southeast Army Rebellion, there were military chaos in Jianzhou, Hangzhou, Tanzhou, and Mingzhou. It seemed that he was easily put down, but in fact it was just his blind pursuit.
The southeast is quickly stabilized, so I will pardon countless rebels and thieves and continue to give them preferential treatment. These are all hidden dangers... I dare to assert that once the Jin people come, military chaos will inevitably resume in the southeast.
There will be chaos within the army behind the camp, how can we support the front line?"
Everyone was silent, but when they saw that Zhao Guanjia was thinking thoughtfully and nodded slightly, Lin Qi, the Secretary of the Ministry of Revenue, had no choice but to protest again:
"This statement by Prime Minister Lu is ridiculous! Gongxiang Li's behavior is exactly the same as that of Zong Liushou. Didn't Zong Liushou also focus on beauty and beauty in Tokyo? Didn't Zong Liushou also use his tactics to recruit the rebel army and defeat it to save Huazhou?"
"So Li Gang is rough." Lu Yihao didn't even look at him, he just looked at him coldly. "Zongze is magnanimous, but people also know that they have to pick out some chickens and kill them as a warning to others, but Li Gang just indulges the warriors blindly.
, how can it be compared with it? Not to mention, Zongze has always known generals, and the people he appoints are loyal and loyal people, so what about Li Gang?"
"It's good to teach Xianggong Lu to know, and Xianggang Li has always known people."
As a royal censor in the palace, Li Guang really didn't want to confront a husband-in-law over trivial matters unless he had to, so as not to lose his power to intimidate his husband-in-law. But when it came to his benefactor, Li Boji, how could he endure it.
"Of course I know that this person first won a great reputation in Jingkang, and then the officials gave him such honor and authority. In addition, he himself can be regarded as a polite and virtuous corporal, so the outstanding scholars in the southeast are willing to follow him, and he is in the background.
It’s enough to say that all the talents are perfect. And once the personnel are grasped, all government affairs will naturally be opened at once... But are literati and military men the same thing? I’m talking about knowing generals, not knowing people!"
At this point, seeing Lin Qi and Li Guang want to say more, Lu Yihao was probably tired of confronting these Li Gang's followers, so he simply faced Zhao Jiu again: "Guan family, I am willing to use my head as a guarantee.
, there will be chaos in the southeast, and the imperial army and the rear army cannot count on it at all. You must not make any plans between the southeast and the imperial army, which will cause the situation to be very bad!"
As soon as these words came out, countless people in the military building felt their scalps go numb. Even Lin Qi and Li Guang turned pale and did not dare to say anything anymore, because they suddenly realized that it was already wartime and what was being discussed involved countless people.
People's lives, including their own lives.
And Lin Qi even thought about Lu Yihao's previous visit to Nanyang, and what his Enxiang said about him in a letter to him: "This person is extremely rude, and he can be used for other people for a while, which is insignificant. He only cares about collaborating with the official family, and there is no way to control him."
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"Prime Minister, what did you say about the heads on the neck? As for the southeast, I have no idea at all. However, this is not to blame for Mr. Li's carelessness, but because others cannot learn from the sect's staying behind." In the midst of panic, Zhao Guan's family suddenly laughed.
Relative. "You must know that just as Li Gongxiang is good at using people, once the personnel affairs are opened, the government affairs will naturally go smoothly. It is said that he is naturally a prime minister with three tastes, and Zong Liushou is also a natural commander with three tastes... As far as I know, he is in the army.
He never cares about his status and age. Once he marches, he will carry the blame, sit on a cart, sleep in the open with straw as his pillow, and everyone in the army will know where he is at a glance, and then fall in love with him. He can do this.
A little bit, whether it's a favor or a prestige, it will naturally open up as soon as it opens."
Everyone paused for a moment, many of them thoughtful.
"In short, the rear army cannot be counted on. It should be Zhang Jun's right army of the imperial camp, Han Shizhong's left army of the imperial camp, and the middle army of the imperial camp in Nanyang, plus the big and small Zhai of Xijing, Zhang Suo, Yue Fei, and Zhang Rong, a total of ten
There are more than ten thousand people, and then Zong Liu will guard over there." Zhao Guanjia easily concealed the fact that he treated the southeast and imperial army as a garbage dump, and immediately returned to the topic. "The problem now is that everyone said that Zhang
The headquarters only has some troops available, so how many troops are available to Zong Liugong? What is the combat strength of the remaining 100,000 people?"
"There must be a hundred thousand people guarding Zong Liu, right?" In the dullness, it was Wang Yuan who said something fair and honest. "As for combat power, I think the defense of the city can still be effective. As for leaving the city,
Field battles...not to mention whether there are even half of the soldiers and horses who dare to fight in the field. Let me just talk about one thing. The terrain of the Central Plains is flat. From Tokyo to Nanyang, the enemy cavalry is flying back and forth. It is difficult to fight in the field. "
Zhao Jiu nodded slowly. Wang Yuan's words were similar to his thoughts.
In other words, if the Jin people do not change their general strategy, the west side will probably be left to its fate and no one can control it, while the east side and front side will be 200,000 versus 100,000... There may be discrepancies, but it won't be too big.
big.
Among them, the Jin's 100,000 soldiers and horses are more clear due to their fierce security system. They are nothing more than 50,000 to 60,000 Jurchen, Khitan, Xi, and Bohai cavalry, and 40 to 50,000 Beidi cavalry.
Han soldiers.
Even the specific generals could be guessed accurately after Wang Yuan produced the official translated roster. After fighting for three or four years, everyone was familiar with the names of those ten thousand households.
However, the more they knew about the contrast in strength between the enemy and ourselves, the more bored everyone became. Moreover, this boredom became even more obvious as Liu Ziyu, who was in charge of the Fang Division, began to discuss their rough strategy.
In fact, after Liu Ziyu finished speaking and Zhao Guanjia asked a few questions casually, Hu Yin, the censor Zhongcheng who seemed to understand, couldn't help but ask directly: "If we follow the arrangement of the Privy Council, wouldn't it mean that 200,000 troops would be sitting there waiting to be killed? The Jin people
Hundreds of thousands of people are marching south, like mud and sand rising from the ground. Can we stand up to them, but cannot we collapse and let them fend for themselves?"
"This can only be done in the early stage." Liu Ziyu said in a deep voice. "With hundreds of thousands of Jin people pressing down on them, we can only rely on the city to resist, dividing their troops layer by layer. After the Jin manpower is exhausted, we can then send out troops to fight calmly..."
"Should we send out more soldiers and horses to calmly escort the Jin people out of the country?" Hu Yin was furious. "This is how the imperial army collapsed in Jingkang."
"After all, there are 200,000 soldiers. Can't we resist steadily while gathering the army to look for opportunities to annihilate one or two?" Lu Yihao was also extremely dissatisfied with the general design of Zifangsi.
"Zhongcheng doesn't know about military matters, and he shouldn't talk about them. Please don't talk nonsense." Liu Yanxiu raised his head and said this to Hu Yin first, then turned around and raised his hand to Lu Yihao. "As for the Privy Council Deputy Envoy,
This is the right question to ask, but this is the only strategy I can offer you...and, please forgive me for saying it bluntly, the enemy will not be exhausted for a day, so we should not look for opportunities to fight, otherwise we will be defeated!"
Hu Yin was sprayed back and could only mutter. But Lu Yihao's face was ashen and he was about to have a seizure on the spot.
"What Ziyu said is absolutely true." At this moment, Zhao Jiu suddenly said. "I just mentioned that Xijing and Luoyang are in ruins, which is a big loophole. Should we let the big and small Zhai evacuate to Ruzhou when necessary?"
"The Privy Council had this intention." Liu Ziyu surrendered to the officials again. "But a few days ago, Xiao Zhai happened to have an official document sent to the Privy Council, saying that a red scarf army had recently arisen in Hedong, with a large number of people, and they had contacts with them.
I am willing to be restrained by them. The Zhifang Secretary thinks that the Shaanzhou direction is still too weak for Li Jinglue, but he intends to let them cross the river to receive this force of troops, so as to help Li Jinglue a little... However, this matter still needs to be decided by the officials!"
"Just let him go." Zhao Jiu responded simply. "Just let Lu Qing take Niu Gao, who was born in Ruzhou, back to Ruzhou."
Liu Ziyu immediately bowed his head. Lu Yihao, Wang Boyan, and Wang Yuan all wanted to speak, but they could only hold their hands.
"Urge Zong to stay behind and ask him to immediately determine the personnel to garrison in the cities north of Yingchang Mansion... We can't wait any longer." Zhao Jiu thought about it again, but finally had nothing to say. "Right now.
Apart from waiting for the golden men to attack, is there anything else necessary?"
It was Liu Ziyu who faced each other again.
"Tell me."
"Guan family." Liu Ziyu said seriously. "Actually, Zifangsi has been worried about one thing, and that is that the Jin people are coming with great force. What if they use the power of their troops to induce them to surrender? It should be noted that our army comes from the east.
To the west, from south to north, 200,000 troops are stationed at key points. Of course, it is to resist continuously, but it also leaves each city to the generals... Do you want to send supervisors to each city and army?
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"No need!" Zhao Jiu replied simply before Hu Yin, who was interested in making a move. "This battle is a big wave. We are not strong enough. Don't do these things that will only be self-defeating! Let's sit back in Nanyang and wait for the enemy's situation to be known.
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Everyone was startled, and then they all raised their hands and said yes.