Zhang Xian and Tian Shizhong each led Yue Fei, and Zhang Jun's troops came from the Nanluoshui trail on their backs, which really shocked the whole of Chang'an.
There are not many soldiers. The two families together only have six or seven thousand soldiers. It cannot be too many. Otherwise, the eastern front will be in danger of breaking bones. It will also be difficult not to attract the attention of the Jin army who are facing each other across the river, let alone
Among them, Yue Fei is planning to cross the river directly to Xiangzhou in the near future.
But in any case, the significance of the appearance of these two troops in Chang'an is self-evident.
First of all, at this sensitive moment, when everyone is settling accounts for the 'showdown', every increase or decrease in troops on both sides will cause the strategic balance to shake, and these six or seven thousand people are enough to make many people feel
Overweighting a certain trend.
Secondly, the name Beiwei Army itself originated from Xixia and was widely used in the Western Army. It was not until the reorganization of the imperial camp that it was promoted to the Central Plains by Han Shizhong. Therefore, almost everyone here in Kansai understands these two armies themselves.
They also understand the political declaration represented by their appearance here - this is the absolute obedience and support of the two commanders Yue Fei and Zhang Jun to the officials.
In the end, everyone had to re-evaluate and guess the young official hiding in the Prime Minister's Mansion.
After all, for most of the Western Army leaders, before this meeting in Chang'an, Zhao Guan's family had always been a political symbol that existed in legends, and the attitude of these people towards this official can be seen from the past.
A glimpse of it, but now, this official has demonstrated his authority in a straightforward way.
At the same time, although the Zhao Guan family responded strategically by entrusting a solitary person and sneaking to Chang'an, they still maintained a strange balance between passive defense and active attack in Kansai... Everyone said they were defensive.
At one point, he asked if he could attack and how many soldiers would be needed to attack. When most people tried to attack, he began to suppress the voices of going out.
Compared with his statement, you have to look at what this official has done. So with the increasing number of soldiers and horses in Chang'an City and the arrival of two back-wei armies today, there is no doubt that everyone is interested in this official's actions.
The determination to fight has been reassessed.
In early May, the heat is getting stronger, and the city of Chang'an is also becoming restless with the heat that is difficult to dissipate, because after the Dragon Boat Festival, the military situation emerges repeatedly, and people can't keep calm.
"According to Qu Duan and Wu Lin's reports, Wu Lin found four to five thousand people in Huanqing and Qingzhou, and Qu Duan found 10,000 people on Jingyuan Road... But where did so many troops come from?" On the seventh day of May,
On the evening of the same day, Zhao Jiu looked at the urgent report sent in his hand and couldn't help but frown and ask. "Shaanbei Third Road is so poor, has such a small population, has been defeated so many times, and so many people have died. How can we still find soldiers?"
Horse? And if it is a temporary recruitment, how can it be used?"
"I would venture to make a guess. If we say four or five thousand, it probably means the soldiers in the city walls are correct."
Liu Xi, the commander of Xisan Road, who has been very active recently, hurriedly stood up and answered seriously. "Since the rise of Xixia, the imperial dynasty has built many cities and fortresses along the border as a strategy for advancement and defense because Xixia is separated by a vast desert.
Among them, Huanqing Road and Jingyuan Road have the most military strongholds and military cities... As far as I know, when Quduan went to Yankun Road to face the enemy, Zhang Zhongfu was left in charge of the Jingyuan Road military stronghold, and Zhang Zhongyan was in charge of Huanqing Road.
These soldiers and horses should be in the military stronghold along Qing Road. In fact, after the traitor Wang Xie was attacked and executed, Prime Minister Yu Wen also dispatched more city lords, and the stronghold lords recruited generals, such as Qin Feng Road Soldier and Horse Supervisor Murong Wei, Xing Xing
Zhang Zhong, the military commander of the Yuan Dynasty, Li Yanqi, the military commander of my subordinates, Qiao Ze, the general, and Qiao Zhongfu and Zhang Jing, the military commanders of the imperial camp, were all from the city lords of these two roadside cities."
Zhao Jiu actually woke up when he heard half of it... Historically, the fortresses on the border of the Song Dynasty and Xixia were very famous. This was mainly because most of the wars between the Song Dynasty and Xixia took place in the Renzong Dynasty and the Shenzong Dynasty.
There are not too many historical celebrities in these two eras... But regardless of these, after Liu Xi rambled on, the meaning was already obvious. Qu Duan and Wu Lin had mobilized all the border guards.
This is of course a very feasible method, not to mention that anyone with any brains in Xixia should not help the stronger Jurchens at this time, even if they did so, they would not care much.
Don't make your priorities too obvious.
"What is the relationship between Qiao Ze and Qiao Zhongfu?" Zhao Jiu asked a strange question casually while listening.
"They are uncles and nephews of the same clan." Liu Xi responded quickly.
"You said that the four to five thousand people were probably the soldiers of the city wall. Where did the ten thousand people in Quduan come from?" Zhao Jiu continued to ask, unable to catch up.
"I would venture to guess that the remaining few thousand people are probably Tibetan soldiers." After all, Liu Xi was a general of the Western Army and knew the military of Kansai very well.
"Tibetan soldiers?" Zhao Jiu thought thoughtfully. "Tubo people or party members?"
"If I am stationed on Xihe Road, there will naturally be more Tubo people, but on Huanqing and Jingyuan Road, there will naturally be Dangxiang people." At this point, Liu Xi glanced at his immediate boss Zhang Jun, who had been silent, and thought about it for a moment.
After a while, he continued. "In fact, to be honest with the officials, the Tubo people are wild and difficult to tame, and the Qingtang area to the west is vast and sparsely populated, making it difficult to control them. Therefore, it has always been easy to trade, but difficult to recruit. On the contrary, Huanqing Road, Yan
To the north of the three roads of Fu Road and Jingyuan Road, due to the long-term war with the Xixia people, the Dangxiang tribe lives among them, either belonging to Xixia or Huangsong Dynasty. It is difficult to sway, so there are many Tibetan soldiers there who admire Wang Hua.
I have been operating there for twenty years and am quite famous. It is normal for me to find some tribesmen to live at the foot of Hengshan... This is a great good thing and it is indeed a wise decision made by the officials."
Zhao Jiu nodded... not in agreement with the 'wise decision', but in recognition of Fanbu's explanation, because he just remembered that Mrs. Yang Weizhong and Yang should be leading the imperial camp rear army to the northern front.
Lieutenant, as the oldest member of the Western Army in existence today, is said to have been born as a Tibetan on the border of Huanqing Road, and just changed his name to Han.
How should I put it? From this perspective, the Song Dynasty still has war potential, but the premise is that you have to do your best to squeeze out the last strength.
"The official family." Seeing Zhao Jiu, he just asked about some details, but Zhang Jun couldn't help it. "The official family had gathered elites from various ministries along the way and used them together. In addition, the Imperial Banzhi had already gathered six thousand people, and
Now that the two armies carrying Wei are here again, there are already twelve thousand elites in Chang'an City. These are soldiers and horses comparable to those of the Jin people. In addition, Qu Duan has rounded up ten thousand people, and there are still ten thousand people.
You can use Wu Lin to guard Fangzhou instead of Wu Jie, and let Wu Jie go south, which is another four to five thousand...here in Guanxi, a hundred thousand people are already far beyond the limit!"
"So we are going to attack in the field?" Zhao Jiu glanced at Zhang Jun, still showing no emotion or anger.
"Yes!" Under the light, Zhang Junzhan stood up and spoke sincerely. "I think I can go to war and should go to war. Moreover, as the five-way transport envoy from Bashu to Bashu, I must remind the officials that it takes time to gather troops and horses, and it also takes time to transfer logistics.
Time and fighter planes are fleeting... And what's more, Wu Lin's report at this time is not only a routine report after contact, but also a request for instructions. If the officials want them to go south to gather the army, they should hurry up.
Decisive."
"I agree with Zhang Yunshi's analysis." Before Zhao Jiu could speak, Liu Ziyu stood up proudly. "Qu Duan, Wu Lin's move is to ask the officials how to use troops, and the officials should make a quick decision.
But I think that the officials should issue an order to let them go eastward from the Baoan Army (later Zhidan County) along the Beiluoshui River and out of the Diaoyin Pass, in order to distract the Loushi army from behind!"
The two had clear stances, and Zhao Jiu did not express his position for a while.
"Officials." At this moment, Wang Yuan, the commander of the imperial camp, also took advantage of the situation and spoke. "I thought it was the right time to send troops. Yesterday, deputy commander Wang reported that the Lou family led the army to cross Baishui on Dragon Boat Festival, but stopped.
Camping on the lakeside between Pucheng and Miyuan, it seems that they are afraid of the heat and want to escape the summer heat at the lake. At this time, they took advantage of the enemy's unpreparedness and separated from the living female troops, quickly surrounding them, just in time to block the Jin army.
Lakeside!”
"I just thought that Jin Jun was not just escaping from the summer heat, but also trying to seduce us." Liu Ziyu repeated yesterday's position without hesitation.
"So what about temptation?" Wang Yuan responded immediately. "How could the Jin army know that we have so many soldiers and horses? He has only 20,000 real prisoners among the 30,000 people. With our 100,000 people, we can defeat them in one battle. As for the
After attacking Loushi, it is useless. Because Danzhou has been captured by Huonv, and is separated by Longmendu to the north of Liangshan and Baishui City that has fallen. In fact, it is already difficult to defend. If the northern Luoshui channel is cut off
, Lou Shi can also calmly take the Longmen Ferry upstream as a grain road. Besides, with Lou Shi’s talent, it may not be possible to evade the road."
Liu Ziyu did not hesitate and immediately refuted it again: "If you can't scratch the back road, you can only swallow the front army?"
At this point, Liu Ziyu turned to Zhao Guanjia again and said: "Guanjia, please don't forget what Qu Duan said before leaving. When he asked him to go north, he asked him to mess with Lou's family."
"At that time, never thought that Wu Jie would be so useful?" Wang Yuan was also unceremonious. "Liu joined the army. The situation is changing day by day. We should also adapt to changes. The old strategy may not be stable! We are really in a war now.
Of power!”
Liu Ziyu was silent for a while, but then quickly shook his head: "The Jin army is coming from afar, but it cannot last long. After the summer heat and the autumn rain, he will definitely retreat."
"How do you know that he will definitely retreat?" Wang Yuan is a general with many years of experience, and he has the same qualifications, but he is pressing forward step by step. "If he has rested for a while and has been able to retreat from Tongzhou Han without haste,
Good ministers, I gathered the Jin army from Hedong and conquered the Wei River. Then I found out that the official family was in Chang'an. I risked the lives of 100,000 Jin troops to capture Chang'an. So what if I ruined the future of the Song Dynasty?! How did you know that the Lou family was trying to seduce Chang'an?
Enemy? Do you know that the Jin Army cannot last long? You said that we are gambling. If you are so stubborn and sit back and watch the Jin Army calmly move around, isn't it a gamble?"
Liu Ziyu's expression changed slightly, but he still shook his head slowly: "Admittedly you and I don't know whether the Jin Army is real or not, and what the Lou family is thinking. Admittedly, they are just guesses... Using this argument, I cannot convince Wang Dutong, nor Wang Dutong."
You can’t convince me.”
"So, no matter what, you don't agree to fight?" Wang Yuan asked coldly.
"Of course." Liu Ziyu shook his head. His tense body seemed to relax suddenly. Then he raised his head again, turned around and looked around at the powerful civil and military officials in Chang'an City who came to listen to the daily report tonight, and finally turned back.
In the direction of Zhao Jiu, he just bowed his hands and gave a serious greeting. "In the official family, the ministers and the Privy Council all accept the decree and take charge of the affairs. When they are appointed as the imperial staff and military advisers, they should do their best, but what I want is to be cautious and not say four words."
That's it... the official family, in charge of hundreds of officials and the people, may have made a decision, but no matter what, I should honestly present my opinions, that's all!"
Zhao Jiu nodded slightly and was about to speak.
But at this time, Liu Qi, who had rarely spoken for a long time because his brothers were all sitting together, suddenly stood up and said, "I have a few words from the official family, which may solve the current problem."
"Come on." Zhao Jiu raised his hands to face each other.
"You can let Qu Jinglue and Wu Dujian (Wu Lin) temporarily go to Ningzhou to gather together, then cross Ziwu Mountain, leave Fangzhou via Jushui, and join forces with Wu Jinglue (Wu Jie). In this way, if the official family wants to attack when When the army goes to the Baihe River to fight in the field, they can also go south from the south of Fangzhou to provide support. If the officials want to frustrate the enemy, they can also unite their troops to attack the Jin Army's camp at the mouth of the Luoshui River in the north... That's a living thing It will also be dangerous for women to occupy the roads of Danzhou, and the Lou family will have to retreat." Liu Qi spoke slowly, but gave a purely military opinion that sounded good. "And the officials can also take the opportunity to issue decrees, Ask Qu Jinglue and Wu Jinglue about the war and defense."
Moreover, Zhao Jiu and everyone in the hall heard clearly, and naturally knew the true intention of Liu Qi's strategy... to continue peace with Xini by delaying the order to Qu Duan.
Of course, for many shrewd political minds in the hall, Liu Qi's disagreement may have another layer of consideration regarding his leadership position.
Regardless of whether it is rumored that the Zhao Guan family will personally go to the front line once they decide to go to war, or that Yu Wenxuzhong takes command, but no matter what, just as Yue Fei could only take command in Yanling before, the front line always needs a military commander. The one responsible for taking over the command, and the importance of this military commander's position is naturally needless to say. It is very likely that a successful battle will require the addition of a military commander.
So, when Han Shizhong cannot leave Tongzhou easily, Liu Qi's eldest brother Liu Xi, Qu Duan, and Wang Yuan are the three theoretical candidates for the actual head coach... Wang Yuan's outstanding performance today almost overwhelmed the only opposition Liu Ziyu, as Liu Xi's younger brother, the tribe went southward at this time, which naturally arouses people's imagination.
But having said that, except for Liu Ziyu, who is usually merciless, no one will directly point out these things that are not on the table, and at this time, it is indeed necessary to make peace with the mud. However, Liu Qi's idea is considered a good idea from a military point of view. It was a good idea, so even Liu Ziyu surprisingly didn't say anything. Zhao Jiu also immediately followed his advice and directly asked Xiao Lin to write a few letters on the spot to divide the troops and send them to Qu Duan, the Wu brothers' "Edict to Prime Minister Jun".
And while Academician Xiaolin kept writing and the "Daily Military Discussion" continued, there was a sudden commotion outside the hall.
Everyone didn't care about this and seemed to have become accustomed to it.
After all, it was already quite late, and soldiers and horses gathered inside and outside Chang'an City, and the defense was tight. There was a curfew at night. The commotion at this time could only be due to emergency military intelligence. In fact, similar situations have been encountered many times before, such as the Dragon Boat Festival After the festival, the main force of the Jin army left Baishui City and crossed Xiaobaishui to go south. At that time, officers from all walks of life on the front line were busy sending messages.
Therefore, everyone just kept silent. Except for Academician Xiao Lin who continued to write, everyone just waited for Yang Yizhong to go out and hand over the documents in person.
After a while, Yang Yizhong hurried back and indeed brought a document. Zhao Jiu took it and opened it. His heart moved, but he laughed on the spot and said directly:
"Does any of you recognize Li Yongqi?"
Many people in the audience looked at each other, and then almost everyone with a Western Army background, from brothers Liu Xi and Liu Qi, to Tian Shizhong who was sitting inside the door, to Yang Yizhong who was standing next to Zhao Jiu, almost all raised their hands. Make a sound.
Even Yu Wenxuzhong also twisted his beard and said: "I also know that this person is from the Suide Army. He is a big tycoon in the local party. After the Lou family occupied Yan'an last time, his entire family was isolated in the rear, so he directly led his troops.
He voted for Xixia because he was a member of the Tangxiang family, so he was highly regarded. The Lou family also did not investigate Nianhan because of his ambiguous relationship with Xixia. However, not long after that, Li Yongqi had people hide silk in wax pills and send the document to the minister.
, it is said that he cares about the country, but because the officials have a decree not to drop gold, he is afraid that we will not be able to see each other in the future, so he followed Huang Quan and defected to Wei Yunyun... I had previously requested Xixia to send troops through him, but Xixia did not agree. "
Zhao Jiu nodded slightly and asked Yang Yizhong to forward the document to Yu Wenxuzhong, who was the first on his left, but he said with emotion:
"Xixia didn't agree, so he agreed without authorization. Hu Yin rushed to write a document here, saying that Li Yongqi saw that Xixia had no intention of sending troops to attack gold, so he simply falsely conveyed the decree of the Xixia king, took more than 4,000 local war horses, and took them with him.
There were more than 2,000 subordinates in the headquarters, and then they circled westward along the Hengshan Mountain and went south. They dispersed their wealth along the way, while recruiting the Hengshan tribe and resisting the pursuing troops. By the time Qingzhou was relieved by the Wu Lin tribe, the number of soldiers and horses had reached 4,000.
There are several, and they are all cavalry... Do you think this person can be trusted?"
The whole hall was silent.
On the one hand, there is shock, on the other hand, there is doubt.
Of course, the consternation is understandable. This kind of story of returning home is almost a plot from the history books. It happened to someone I know, and I always feel a bit absurd and unbelievable. The doubts are also understandable. The Dangxiang people surrendered to Xixia.
, and was given the grace of Lou Shi not to kill him, but suddenly turned back at such an important pass, what if he was a spy? Who can bear the responsibility?
In fact, Li Yanxian had done something similar in Shaanzhou that day. When he was raiding Shaanxi in Loushi, he asked some of the Song troops who were going to join him in the mountains to fight guerrillas to pay money. Then these people became the Shaanxi people.
The result was that as soon as the Lou family moved into Guanxi, Li Yanxian directly relied on the internal forces to enter the city.
So if Li Yongqi is a spy arranged by Lou Shi, who is responsible?
But if not, can the mathematical problem of the decisive battle of Guanxi between the Song and Jin Dynasties be recalculated?
"I think you are trustworthy." After a while, Liu Ziyu was the first to speak out as a guarantee. "When employing people, it is a good reward, and if you use them boldly, you can buy the bones for a thousand pieces of gold."
"Why is Yanxiu so sure?" Zhang Jun asked his friend seriously.
"Two reasons." Liu Ziyu responded seriously. "One, when the Jin army surrendered, Zhe Keqiu had the intention of establishing a vassal in Guanxi. This is why Zhe Keqiu was able to preserve the military power of the three states. However, later in the battle of Yanling,
Too lazy to go north, this time he only established the Puppet Qi... I dare to ask, given the situation at that time, if Li Yongqi really had the idea of dropping gold, the Jin people would have given him the entire Suide Army without any mistakes, so why bother?
The whole family went north to Xixia? And is Lou Shi an immortal? Does that mean that the Yanling army was defeated and the last major invasion ended in vain?"
This analysis is well-founded and convincing. In fact, from a rational point of view, Zhao Jiu and many people here have already believed it.
But Liu Ziyu did not stop because everyone nodded in approval, but continued to speak with difficulty: "Secondly, the move of Li and his son may seem amazing, but is it true that there are no loyal ministers and good generals in the world who are dedicated to serving the country?
I want Na Ma Kuo to be imprisoned for his father and son, but he was acquitted by the Jin people, and made good friends with the nobles of the Jin country. He could have been rich and peaceful, but instead he abandoned his family and his son, and went to Wuma Mountain to fight against the Jin people for five or six years.
, The true heart has not changed... Compared with this, isn't it an ordinary behavior of the Li family and his son? Besides, since ancient times, the only way to die was in hardships. This move of the Li family and his son is compared to those who died in Jingkang, those who died in the Taiyuan battle, and those who died in the Huaishang battle.
Or, there are those who died in the battle at Baihe in Nanyang, and those who died in the battle at Yanling City, what is there to be surprised about?"
Zhang Jun was about to speak but stopped. Many civil and military officials in the hall who had experienced those things were awe-inspiring, and even the generals in Guanxi were silent.
Even Zhao Jiu stared at Liu Ziyu and nodded slowly:
"That's it, let Li Yongqi go with Wu Lin. Lin Qing, please add a decree to upgrade Li Yongqi to three levels according to his original martial arts rank, and add him as the commander to know the security army."
Everyone was naturally speechless, and Academician Xiaolin kept writing... In order to minimize the chance of Zhao Guan's family coming to Chang'an to be exposed, daily meetings of this level usually do not have attendants, so Academician Xiaolin can only work hard alone.
.
However, hard work pays off. After Wu Jie's victory, the news around him was mostly good news. Everyone gradually lost the strong sense of tragedy and solemnity that they had at the beginning because the officials were entrusting the orphans, and the sense of panic that was caused by the pressure of the Jin army.
, is also true.
In a word, no matter what, compared to the original pessimistic premonition, the situation is always getting better, otherwise most people would not be gradually inclined to send troops, and then only Liu Ziyu, an important minister, still adheres to the conservative strategy.
And it was in such an atmosphere that everyone gradually realized that the official's attitude was the final decision, and a few of them even realized that the official had actually made a decision long ago and was just waiting for something other than the two.
It's just something other than supporting Weijun.
Before that, it seemed difficult to get the official to finally express his position.
Of course, there are still a few people in today's hall who understand what Zhao Guan's family is waiting for. Both Yang Yizhong and Zhang Xian, who has just arrived, know that the Guan family is waiting for the result of Yue Fei's crossing the river, and Zhang Xian even knows that his brother has been preparing to do so.
Cross the river in these days.
"What happened today?" Just when everyone was almost ready to end this ordinary "daily military meeting", the noise came from the prime minister's residence again, and Yang Yizhong also went out to deal with the situation again.
, Prime Minister Yuwen laughed first. "Could it be that there are thousands more soldiers somewhere?"
Before everyone could apologize, they saw that Yang Yizhong had indeed hurriedly brought a sweat-stained document, and they waited in silence again.
But this time, under the eyes of everyone, Zhao Jiu opened it, and his expression changed as soon as he took a look. When his expression returned to normal and he tried to adjust his posture to read carefully under the lamp, he found that the letter in his hand was not secure.
, landed on the spot.
The letter was thin and swaying slightly in mid-air, but it floated to one side. Zhang Jun took the lead and picked it up before Yang Yizhong. When he took a look, his expression suddenly changed.
Let's say that the civil and military officials in the hall were panicked before because of the official's difficult-to-cover gesture. Now they were even more panicked when they saw Zhang Jun lose his composure.
"I lost my composure." At this moment, Zhao Jiu sighed before Zhang Jun could. "Actually, it should have been expected... To be honest with you, this is Li Yanxian's urgent report. Pinglu just fell today."
The civil and military officials in the hall each sighed, but also felt relieved:
The fall of Pinglu meant that the only large stronghold of the Song Army on the north bank of the Yellow River had also disappeared. It also meant that the main force of the Jin Army of hundreds of thousands in the east of Hedong had completely cleared the road behind them and would soon be able to advance westward. Since ancient times, advancing from the east of the Hedong
Guanzhong was unstoppable, and Han Shizhong could only delay for a moment or two.
However, the fall of Pinglu was expected, but the Hedong side, which had been holding back until now, suddenly unleashed its strength and broke through in one battle, made people have to face up to the level of Third Prince Yin Liduo.
Yang Yizhong took the letter from Zhang Jun, who was silent, and carefully handed it back to Zhao Guan's family, who was calming down. The latter took the letter from the seat, grabbed it, and stopped looking at it. He just shook his head repeatedly, as if unwilling to do so.
That’s it:
"I thought Pinglu could hold on for a few more days... But since Pinglu was lost, the Hedong army could cross the river in large numbers at any time, so we had to make plans in advance... It is the Lou family. Looking at it at this time, some of them are waiting for reinforcements.
It means that if we delay it any longer, changes will indeed occur."
Everyone's hearts moved slightly, many people wanted to take the opportunity to say something, and Liu Ziyu also wanted to speak, but by some strange coincidence, he actually looked at Zhang Jun first, while Zhang Deyuan just returned to his seat in a daze, which made Liu Yanxiu immediately stunned.
, and then thoughtfully.
"That's it!" At this moment, Zhao Guanjia obviously lost his patience, but he raised his hand and waved everyone away. "That's it for today... Lin Qing will show me his decree! Zhengfu (Yang Yi)
(center) to find the messenger, let him settle down well, and do not spread the news about the failure ahead."
After the defeat at the front, the officials were in a bad mood and everyone had no choice but to leave. Yang Yizhong even went out early to find the envoy.
However, when everyone dispersed, Academician Xiao Lin came forward with the decree. Zhao Jiu's expression did not change, but he directly said something shocking: "Qing Lin, tear up the decree and rewrite it several times, so that Hu Yantong, who is stationed at Weiqiao, can
Head south to Lantian overnight! Send a message to Li Yanxian again, telling him that I know that Pinglu has been lost and let him handle it by himself, but he must be careful with his words in reply to the Kansai side in the future!"
Lin Jing remained silent and immediately tore up the paper in front of him, then sat back down to write a new decree. At this time, Yang Yizhong also hurriedly left and returned.
"Wait for a quarter of an hour and summon Mr. Yu Wen and Zhang Xian back. If anyone who went out before comes back, let them in directly without making any noise! Then send a qualified officer to Lantian to page Yantong and directly receive all the Guandong documents there.
, and then forward it over." Zhao Jiu said directly, so shocked that Yang Yizhong didn't even dare to answer the question, and turned around to leave.
In this way, Zhao Jiukong sat for a while, but as expected, someone turned back in a hurry. It was Zhang Jun, the Bashu Fifth Route Envoy who had accidentally seen the content of the letter.
"What can the official do?" Zhang Jun came in again, and Zhang Jun's panic did not lessen.
"You will only make people laugh like this." Zhao Jiu replied seriously. "Lao Su said that Mount Tai collapses in front but remains unchanged, and elk thrives on the left without blinking. Almost no one can do such things.
, but as a minister of the country, it’s okay to be a little frightened when I first heard the news, but the deal has been done, why are you still panicking now? If the generals below see it, they will be even more confused."
Zhang Jun immediately blushed, but he tried his best to collect himself. After taking a few deep breaths, he handed over his hands again in the empty hall: "Officials, may I ask how to deal with this? I will never give up!"
"I don't want you to refuse even if you die," Zhao Jiu shook his head. "As for how to deal with it, I have to confirm one more thing before I can explain it to you."
Zhang Jun was slightly startled, confused for a moment, and was about to ask again, but unexpectedly there was a slight movement behind him. When he looked back, it was Yang Yizhong who led his friend Liu Ziyu away and back again.
"Guan!" Liu Ziyu faced each other as soon as he returned. "I have always known Deyuan. I saw him losing his temper just now, so I made some speculations. Please tell me frankly, where is the military situation?"
"Waiting for Mr. Yuwen and Zhang Xian." Zhao Jiu shook his head again.
Liu Ziyu had no choice but to stay with Zhang Jun and try to be patient.
But just when the two were about to take their seats, Yang Yizhong ushered in a third person, and this person was really beyond Zhao Jiu's expectation.
"His Majesty!"
Lizhou Road Route Commander Liu Qi knelt down on one knee in front of the hall and paid homage. "I am presumptuous...but if there is anything wrong with the situation, I am a military official and should serve the country. Your Majesty will die at your service!"
After saying that, without waiting for Zhao Jiu to speak, he stood up and stepped back, then walked directly out of the hall... Obviously, he knew that he had no need or qualification to participate in the final decision.
Seeing this situation, Zhao Jiu sighed.
After waiting for a while, Yang Yizhong finally brought Yu Wenxuzhong and Zhang Xian back.
"Zhang Xian." Zhao Jiu was extremely straightforward. "I only want to ask you one thing. Please answer it as best you can. Do you think Yue Pengju has crossed the river at this time?"
Hearing this, except for Yang Yizhong, Xiao Lin, and Zhang Xian himself, everyone else's expression changed.
"Good instructors know..." Zhang Xian took a deep breath and reluctantly responded. It was obvious that he was caught off guard because of the suddenness of the question. "I guess I have already crossed the river!"
"How do you say that?" Zhao Jiu kept asking.
"I don't know the specific situation, but before setting off early, he probably mentioned that he would cross the river in early May..."
"The note he gave me said it was early May."
"That means that we will completely cross the river to Xiangzhou within the first ten days of this month and launch an attack." Zhang Xian was suddenly shocked when he heard this. "Because brother Chen...because Yue Shuai never wastes time or does anything with his troops." Don’t do things that are redundant or vague.”
"But today is the seventh day of May..." Zhao Jiu couldn't help but hold her forehead and face each other. "Tomorrow morning will be the eighth day of May."
"If I have to tell you, I'm afraid there will be more crossings on the Dragon Boat Festival on the fifth day of May." Zhang Xian also looked helpless. "But if the officials really want to ask seriously, I can only make a rough guess."
"Let's go!" Zhao Jiu raised his hand to face each other. "You are not allowed to tell others what happened today, and you should keep a low profile on the way back to the military camp."
Zhang Xian immediately understood and left.
"Guan family!" Liu Ziyu was extremely serious. "What happened? What happened when Yue Fei's tribe crossed the river?"
Zhao Jiu, who did not receive a definite answer, held her forehead and remained motionless, saying nothing.
But Zhang Jun, who gradually calmed down, stood up helplessly, but said something to the incomprehensible Yu Wenxuzhong and the serious-looking Liu Ziyu:
"The Jin army did not capture Pinglu, but successfully crossed to Changquan!"
"Where is Changquan?" Liu Ziyu didn't react for a moment.
"Northwest of Luoyang, south of Wangwu Mountain, at the crossing of the Yellow River." Yu Wenxuzhong, who had been hanging out between the two capitals for decades, turned pale and blurted out. "Luoyang is in danger!"
Liu Ziyu's figure swayed, his face was pale, and he finally lost his voice for half a day and said: "No wonder hundreds of thousands of troops gathered in the east of the river, but they couldn't even attack Pinglu, and they didn't increase their troops from Longmen. I'm afraid it will be too late." I was spying at the foot of Wangwu Mountain..."
"They saw Long Yan and thought I was there." Zhao Jiu, who had not responded for a long time, suddenly said with his eyes closed. "Everyone in the world thought I was there!"
"The key is how to respond?" Yu Wenxu suppressed his inner panic and responded seriously.
"There are only two ways." Liu Ziyu also calmed down. "One is to send troops to rescue Luoyang; the other is to pretend not to know and go to Baishui to find an opportunity for a decisive battle... the officials!"
"What do you think we should do?" Zhao Jiu simply responded.
"Actually, the Jin army may not be able to overcome many soldiers." Liu Ziyu thought for a moment, and then persuaded. "Because they are short of ships! It is better to send troops to rescue! But Yue Pengju..."
"If the enemy army is small, the Zhai brothers can resist it. If the enemy army is large and the Mianchi passage is narrow, once the Jin army is blocked, they will not be able to send troops from Shaanzhou in time. Therefore, they can only roughly rely on the soldiers and horses around Tokyo to send troops from Sishui."
Pass to rescue." Zhao Jiu raised his head and faced each other. "But the question is, has Yue Pengju made it through at this time? How many soldiers are left?"
"If we cross over, we won't lose anything!" Zhang Jun gritted his teeth and said. "Most of the East Route Army came from Hebei. Knowing that Hebei was being raided, I'm afraid they would be as frightened as us..."
"That's not right." Yu Wenxu shook his head. "If Yue Fei crosses the river, Tokyo will be empty."
"Guan Jia, what happened when Yue Pengju crossed the river?" Liu Ziyu also thought of the key.
"It's not that he thought in a hurry and sent troops without authorization, but the last time Zhang Rong burned Xiao Wu, before Lou Shi went south, I had some discussions with him about taking the initiative to cross the river." Zhao Jiu told him frankly. "This is
Before leaving this time, I decided to defend Guanxi and even talked to him. At that time, I thought that if he succeeded in leaving Hebei, he could work with Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian and Ma Kuo to contain the Jin army in Hedong on three sides, while I was in Guanxi.
If we can gather strong troops, we can simply win in one battle; even if we can't fight here in Guanxi, his departure from Hebei will be enough to shock the Jin army and lead the Jin army in the east of Hedong to split up and face each other... Just like the Beiwei army, I have never fought with them.
Others have talked about this matter, and he mentioned it briefly in the daily newspaper before, but I kept it secret."
Liu Ziyu didn't know what to say for a moment... Because this plan was certainly not in line with his stubborn thoughts, and it was dissatisfying that the Zhao Guan family hid many things from their subordinates, but he had to admit that this was really a good plan. Because once it succeeds, it will indeed
It's enough to share the pressure here in Kansai and also make the most of Zhang Rong's water advantage.
"I'm afraid," at this moment, Academician Xiao Lin, who had been lowering his head to write the decree, suddenly stood up. "I thought that Lieutenant Yue might have already crossed the river."
Zhao Jiu and the others looked at each other in astonishment:
"How did you find out?"
"Officials, I would venture to make a guess." Academician Xiao Lin raised his hands to each other. "After Xiao Wuxi, the Jin army ran out of ships, and Changquan Ferry is the westernmost point in Jingzhao and is on the edge of the patrol of the imperial navy. If you can sneak across this time,
I’m afraid it’s because Captain Yue is using Captain Zhang’s boat to cross the river.”
Everyone was silent for a moment, but no one could refute it.
And Zhao Jiu had a sense of absurdity. The enemy's plan was successful because his own plan was successful. What does this mean, are they trying to make each other miserable?
They all hit home.
Everyone gradually calmed down, but focused their attention on Zhao Guan's family.
"So, this matter can't be called a gain or loss, it's just that the battle is getting more and more intense and it's not controlled by manpower?" Zhao Jiu thought for a long time, and could only stand up from his seat, sigh slightly, and then walked away with his hands behind his back.
Outside the hall.
Several ministers who can be called the real decision-makers in Kansai at the moment quickly followed.
By the way, Zhao Jiu walked out of the hall with his hands behind his hands, walked into the courtyard, looked up, and saw that under the night, the Milky Way stretched across the sky, and there were stars. In the summer evening, the night breeze was blowing, and it was much more comfortable than indoors...
It actually made him crazy for a moment.
The official blew the wind for a while and looked at the Milky Way for a long time. After half a day, he looked at the sky and sighed: "This is Chang'an and Guanzhong. Since ancient times, whoever wins Guanzhong will win the Central Plains, and then win the world! So there is no room for loss in Guanzhong."
So after I arrived in Chang'an, I didn't look at the secret deployment of troops and generals, but I was just preparing for when necessary. In fact, I really had Yan Xiu's thoughts inside, preparing to spend and drag out the Jin army.
, compare the bottom strength to see who can't hold on first..."
"Official family." Hearing this, Liu Ziyu was not happy but was shocked.
"But what happened today made me realize that this is a national war, and both sides have already tried their best to fight a national war. Although both sides have not yet fully engaged in the war, they are still just being careful, but they can take a little action.
, but they are destined to get involved with each other, and then lead to a mess..." Zhao Jiu continued to look at the sky and said. "My lords, some things have laws, just like the fall of the fruit and the replacement of the sun and the moon, we can't escape it.
of!"
"His Majesty."
Liu Ziyu's face became increasingly serious, but at the same time, Yu Wenxuzhong, Zhang Jun, Lin Jingmo, and Yang Yizhong were all silent, just looking at the young official's back seriously and listening to the lecture.
"I have said more than once before that if you want to defeat the Jin people, you must have the mentality of protracted fighting." Zhao Jiu ignored Liu Ziyu, but finally turned around to look at several important ministers. "This is still the same view today. But the problem is that once
Once again, the Jin Army came face to face. How could it be sustained by consumption? If consumption continues, that is a national-level strategy and should not be a choice during war... The war has progressed to this point, and we have some wealth.
, there are some troops who dare to fight, why do you think that you should just stick to it and wait?"
Liu Ziyu has stopped talking. He has said all he can say, while the other people have already looked serious. Only Zhao Jiu is chattering:
"The current situation is that Luoyang, as the middle section of the defense line, has probably been broken through by the Jin army, and Guandong will definitely be shaken. But Yue Pengju is also likely to have successfully crossed the river to Hebei, forming a strategic clampdown on the main force of the Jin army in Hedong. And Guanxi
Here, we have a temporary strength advantage... So if the local battlefield is favorable, why should we waste it and wait passively? What are we waiting for? When the situation gets worse, Lou Shi will take the initiative to lead the army to attack the city, or should we wait for Lou Shi himself?
Suddenly died like Zhuge Liang?"
At this point, Zhao Jiu laughed himself, but the laughter stopped immediately:
"Wang Yuan wants to be a marshal. Not to mention, his words actually make sense, and Yan Xiu's words also make sense. Everyone is just guessing, and they don't know what the other party can do. So, as Yan Xiu said again and again
Like that, going out in the field is a gamble on the fate of the country. I think it is absolutely correct. It is a gamble. A gamble on the fate of the country is a gamble on one's own life! But the question is, can we not afford the gamble? Or do we dare not gamble? Shouldn't gamble? The gamble has failed.
How about death?"
"Others don't know it, but this time I am really not afraid of death, let alone gambling!"
"You are all settling accounts for me, one person at a time, but are we the only ones who have an account in mind? We always talk about strategy and military strength these days, but have we ever asked the people of Kansai about their military strength?
Ask the sons of Guanxi in the army, ask the refugees from Hebei in the army, and ask the ghosts who were massacred in the Central Plains, if they are willing to wait any longer? Do they want to see us go gambling?!"
"You always want to know how the accounts in my mind are calculated, and you always feel that the accounts in my mind should be for the people of the world, how subtle, how righteous, and how considerate of the overall situation..."
"Not that many things! I have already settled this account in my mind clearly in Tokyo, and I have made it clear... that is, for me, just a mere person, what kind of Song Dynasty should I leave for future generations? Again
What kind of image should I leave to my descendants? That’s all!”
"Let me tell you the truth, my thoughts today are the same as those on my escape... I would rather die and be called Zhaolie than sit back and enjoy the name of Gaozong... I hope you are the same as you were then."
Hearing this, Liu Ziyu, Yu Wenxuzhong, Zhang Jun, Lin Jingmo, and Yang Yizhong all wanted to speak.
But Zhao Jiu had already stopped for a moment and continued to speak solemnly:
"I have made up my mind and will send out troops to fight today!"
After saying this, he turned around directly, passed through several close ministers who had already been silent, and tried to return to the back hall.
But at this time, a gust of summer wind blew, and Zhao Guanjia, who had been said to be confused for a long time, clearly woke up a little, but as if he suddenly thought of something, he sneered, turned around and said to several ministers
: "No matter what, our army in this battle is more than 100,000, and the Jin army including the living women is only 40,000. The advantage lies with me!"
ps: First of all, I would like to thank the classmates from the 80th Meng Aston District Officer, and then thank the classmates from the 81st Meng Linghu No. 1 Middle School. Thank you all for your support.
I'm sorry for the past few days. It's mainly because I got sick the day before yesterday when I blew the air conditioner. I had a headache and stuffy nose for two or three days. It's an uncomfortable feeling that never gets better or worse. It's hard to maintain that kind of tiredness. I'd like to give it to everyone.
explain.
Finally, I will add a patch. I was reminded by the book friend Xiang Wang. In the late Northern Song Dynasty, Xiaxi Road was split.
, I have corrected it and will pay attention to it in the future. Everyone is welcome to continue to help me point out mistakes.