Zhao Guanjia's final proposal did not arouse too much opposition.
There are many reasons.
For example, the rulers who lack military authority are short-tempered when facing the Zhao Guan family on military issues; for example, this is not the first time that the Zhao Guan family has personally conquered the country; for example, there is a reason for the top commander to go to the front line, for example, the enemy's situation is unclear at this time.
But only by understanding the enemy's situation can we make a timely decision...
But in fact, the two most important reasons are that, as shown in the exchange between Qu Da and Zhao Guanjia, the front line was divided into two by Wanyan Loushi who occupied Tongguan. It was nothing to ensure that independent troops on both sides fought bravely together.
It is more effective than Zhao Guan's family going to the front line to attack; secondly, the current situation is different from the past after all. After several years of hard work, some troops and defensive measures have been put in place, and the Zhao Guan family's trip is to go to Luoyang to take charge. Although Luoyang
It was burned to the ground, but after all it was a capital city located within a defensive circle... It was very safe militarily, and it would not cause too much turmoil politically.
Therefore, the governors discussed it briefly with the six ministers, the Privy Council, and the generals in the capital, and finally agreed in principle to the official proposal under the guidance of Zhao Guanjia.
Of course, some remonstrances and warnings were unavoidable, probably telling Zhao Guan's family not to go to Shaanzhou City. At the same time, they should be careful to guard against a raid by the Jin Army's cavalry, and then sternly warned Yang Yizhong, the commander of the direct control of the imperial class, not to put the officials and family in danger.
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However, despite this, Zhao Jiu still encountered an unexpected but reasonable obstacle... That night, Zhao Jiu stayed at Pan Guifei's place, but was awakened by the sound of crying during the night.
After waking up, in the darkness of the night, Zhao Jiu originally wanted to get up and feel relieved, but after thinking for a long time, he chose to turn over, lie on his side with his eyes wide open, and said nothing, pretending not to know.
By the way, Zhao Jiu certainly understands what Concubine Pan is singing... To put it bluntly, it is the cry of the harem, but to put it more stingy, it is the love between children.
And whether it was the harem crying and remonstrating or the love between children, what should we say about this matter? At least Zhao Jiu's choice is unquestionable... Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are watching from the sky!
The current situation is like this. Either imitate Yuan Shao and follow the example of Yuan Shao, and end up being wiped out and looked down upon by everyone. Or you can imitate Cao Cao and behave like a hero all his life. When he dies, his children will love each other and be looked down upon by Su Dongpo.
Of course, no one looked down on Su Dongpo...otherwise he wouldn't have been demoted for half his life.
So, is there any need to say how to choose between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao?
It is impossible for Zhao Jiu not to go to the front line.
But back to the present moment, although Zhao Jiu had made up his mind, in the harem, under Yuanyang's warm quilt, feeling the other person's body temperature, smelling the fragrance on the other person's body, and listening to the undisguised sobs, he could not stand up and scold him.
The other party's fault... Because from the perspective of a person who slept together and had skin-to-skin contact, he understood Pan Fei's worries very well, and even felt a little pity for the other party.
Because he knew that this woman regarded him as an official as an absolute supporter, and her fear was a natural reaction after experiencing so many ups and downs.
Facing such a person, Zhao Jiu could not say such righteous and awe-inspiring words.
Ever since, after being awakened, Zhao Jiu simply turned aside without saying a word and remained motionless. After Pan Guifei noticed that the person next to her had woken up and turned over, she cried for a long time and saw that the other person was silent and finally gradually disappeared.
Not to mention this kind of episode that even a third person is unlikely to know about, everything is roughly settled. The next day, the fifth day of the first lunar month, without any delay, Zhao Guanjia started his Jinwu Huanhao, and in the thousands of people
, surrounded by the Imperial Banzhi who were well-equipped with horse and foot, they left Tokyo directly to the west and headed for Luoyang.
In the Taiping years of the past, it was unthinkable to conduct military expeditions in person, but now it is as direct and fast as eating and drinking, which also makes many newly returned soldiers and civilians inside and outside Tokyo sigh with emotion.
But no matter what happened, Zhao Guanjia marched westward in a majestic manner. At first, there were not many troops beside him, so it only took a day and a half. On the afternoon of the seventh day of the lunar month, they entered Zhengzhou. But from that day on, the imperial camp entrenched in the entire Henan area
Armies from all walks of life mobilized across the board following the news from Tokyo City and Yujia. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, with each unit ranging from two thousand to more than five thousand, acted separately under the leadership of their respective commanders. Regardless of others,
However, the 35,000 troops in the imperial camp gradually gathered around Zhao Guan's house, under the control of Wang De and Wang Yan respectively. Under the coordination of the accompanying Wang Yuan and Qu Duan, they marched in an orderly manner.
On the tenth day of the lunar month, Zhao Guan's family entered Henan Prefecture, where Luoyang was located, and on the twelfth day they entered the old city of Luoyang. At this time, together with the Dazhai, Xiaozhai and Niugao troops who were already stationed around Luoyang, Zhao Jiu already had four soldiers on his side.
There are more than ten thousand auxiliary soldiers or civilian men.
At the same time, Li Yanxian, who had returned to Shaanzhou, also sent good news:
It turned out that on the day of the New Year, Li Yanxian learned that the Jin army was heading south, but he did not rush back to Shaanzhou. Instead, he continued to let Pinglu guard Shao Yun take charge of the situation while personally leading thousands of people who were originally going to withdraw to Henan to rush to China.
At the foot of Tiao Mountain, a night counterattack was launched against Wanyan Saba, a partial division of the Jin Army with only 5,000 troops.
Wanyan Saba did not expect that Li Yanxian would be so bold, so he was caught off guard. In addition, his footing was not stable, so he rushed to fight. Although he defended Jijin, he was burned by Li Yanxian and his crowd.
Half of the baggage was taken away, and seven to eight hundred war horses were taken away.
After defeating the Jin Army's spirit and wiping out half of its branch, Li Yanxian retreated to Pinglu and calmly crossed the river back to Shaanzhou from here. Furthermore, according to his report, he took the opportunity to stay in the Zhongtiao Mountain stronghold.
A beloved general, called Zhao Cheng, led two thousand soldiers... to act as a surprise force when necessary.
In response to this, Zhao Jiu naturally wrote with a stroke of his pen, issued an order to encourage and praise him, and re-informed the other party that Han Shizhong had detoured from Wuguan to support Chang'an, and that he was now leading the entire imperial camp to come to the rescue.
One of the two parties was in Shaanzhou and the other was in Luoyang. They were very close and the roads were smooth, so Li Yanxian soon received a reply, asking Zhao Guan's family to immediately divide their troops into Shaanxi.
His reasons are simple:
First of all, although Wanyan Loushi was not idle for more than ten days, the Jin people had also successfully conquered many important towns around Tongguan. It is said that they took Huayin on the left, entered Hucheng on the right, went to Chaoyi in the north, and blocked Taihua in the south.
Generally speaking, the Jin people are just stabilizing their retreat and providing necessary strategic support. However, the main force brought by Wanyan Loushi's southward movement is still roughly entrenched near Tongguan, and the strategic direction is unclear.
Secondly, although Wanyan Loushi seems to be a bit slow in his actions, it does not mean that he cannot act quickly. Once this person is determined to conquer Shaanzhou, he will most likely attack Shaanzhou City.
At the same time, the area between Shaanzhou City and Luoyang City, that is, the area on the south side of Sanmenxia, has been a single road sandwiched between valleys since ancient times. The so-called Confusion and Miangu Road has narrow roads, numerous checkpoints, and large numbers of troops.
It is difficult to pass at full speed.
Therefore, Zhao Guan's family should first send half of the imperial camp's reinforcements across this section of the road and come to Shaanzhou to follow Li Yanxian's orders, while the remaining half should sit in Luoyang Plain to protect the official's family as a backup.
Otherwise, once Wanyan Loushi suddenly advances, it is very likely that a small group of elite troops will block the route and abandon the old route, leaving Luoyang's tens of thousands of troops empty.
"Official! Li Yanxian is domineering!"
In Luoyang City, which was much cleaner than Tokyo City, Qu Duan was furious and impeached Li Yanxian on the spot. "Not to mention that the front line has not yet engaged in battle, and even the Jin army has not decided on the main direction of attack. Wherever there are Jiedu envoys come up and demand the emperor's side.
Why should nearly half of the army be used for one’s own purposes? And one should also point it out clearly and let him take command?”
Wang Yuan couldn't bear it and agreed on the spot: "Li Yanxian has gone too far! As a general of the imperial court, he was ordered to garrison Shaanzhou. He was not short of weapons and supplies. How could he ask the officials for troops and horses directly under the central government in the face of war?"
How is this different from a fire in the city, but the soldiers fighting the fire locked the mouth of the well and asked for favors from the people?"
In the abandoned palace in Luoyang that was too empty, Zhao Jiu's expression remained unchanged and he just looked at the envoy: "Xueshi Li, what do you think?"
This time the envoy, Li Ruopu, who had gone to Shaanzhou with a gold medal before, looked a little embarrassed at this time: "Although I am an official envoy, I am not knowledgeable in military matters, otherwise I would not have been so embarrassed just after Li Taiwei returned to Shaanzhou."
, and sent the minister back."
Zhao Jiu nodded, but calmly went to look at Wang De who was standing in the palace. Wang Yan asked, "Are the two Wang Qings willing to go to support Shaanzhou and listen to Lieutenant Li's orders?"
Wang Yan, who had a slightly higher status, had no choice but to give it up: "If the officials send me, I will naturally go, but although Li Yanxian is the commander of the army in the imperial camp, he is quite rude, and I am afraid that I cannot hide my anger.
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Wang De didn't say he didn't want to listen or go, nor did he say he was willing to listen or go. He just sneered and bowed his hands: "Officials, I am at the disposal of the officials."
Zhao Jiu also laughed, but then he looked past the two kings and looked at the dozen or so commanders standing in the hall: "Which of you is willing to cross Mianchi and go immediately to the foot of Shaanzhou City to listen to Li Taiwei's military order?"
Those who spoke before were embarrassed for a moment, and many of the commanders in front of the palace looked at each other, but four more people stood up directly, namely Niu Gao, Zhai Xing (Da Zhai), Zhai Jin (Xiao Zhai), and Li Qiong.
After hesitating for a moment, Zhang Jing, who was born in the Western Army, also stood up.
Zhao Jiu nodded, knowing full well... Niu Gao, Dazhai and Dazhai were stationed in Luoyang and were under the jurisdiction of Li Yanxian. It was natural for them to step forward. As for Zhang Jing, this person was a time-honored figure in the imperial camp in the so-called Nanyang era.
Among the military commanders, he was second only to Wang De in terms of reputation and merit. He later stepped forward, obviously in order to obtain a semi-independent power to command the army.
In fact, as soon as Zhang Jing came out, Wang De was a little panicked.
But Zhao Guanjia was too lazy to pay attention to these small thoughts, and pointed directly at Li Qiong: "Li Qing, why are you willing to support me?"
"Officials, I think Lieutenant Li is indeed rude, but what he said in his letter is also reasonable... I went late, I'm afraid I might get confused, and the old road will be blocked!" Li Qiong handed over his hand.
Zhao Jiu nodded repeatedly and looked at Qu Duan, who had been out of the queue at the beginning. At this time, because of the obvious attitude of the official, he was quite worried: "Qu Da... you have made meritorious contributions in Tokyo before, so you should take credit for your achievements."
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Qu Duan was baffled, and so were the others.
"If it weren't for your words, how could I have seen such a ridiculous thing." Zhao Jiu, who was dressed in military uniform, laughed on the spot. "You see... the deputy commander of the imperial camp, Qu Duan, led the army of the imperial camp for me for more than ten days.
I am reluctant to let go of my military power. If I hadn't listened to your words and come to Luoyang to take charge personally, I would have almost done what you said and just sat back and watched this fight, leading to a catastrophe."
Everyone in the hall was panicking, and Qu Duan was even more stunned, not knowing how to recover.
But Zhao Jiu suddenly became solemn and ordered directly in the audience: "Since both the commander-in-chief and the two deputy commander-in-chief are depressed, let you, Li Qiong, lead the army, leading Niu Gao, Zhai Xing, Zhai Jin, Xin Yongzong
As well as the Jiao Wentong Division of the Eight-Character Army, they quickly passed through the confusion and followed the old route to Shaanzhou. After passing by, they were all under the control of Li Yanxian and Lieutenant Li, and there must be no mistakes!"
The palace immediately became awe-inspiring. After hearing the decree, everyone came out to salute and listen to the order. Several high-ranking generals were panic-stricken. They just looked at each other and winked at each other, preparing to step forward to plead guilty.
Li Ruopu was also a little flustered.
But Zhao Jiu didn't bother to look at these Song army generals who needed to be beaten, and only looked at Li Ruopu again: "Xueshi Li, you can draft a decree yourself, scold Li Yanxian for my rudeness to you this time, and then take it back yourself.
Give it to him! By the way, tell him what I said today, word for word!"
Li Ruopu was relieved and quickly handed over his hand.