Beheading twelve levels and expelling a boat of fifteen people, although it was a rare victory against Jin, and five or six of them were confirmed to be real Jurchen soldiers, which greatly boosted morale, but in the face of tens of thousands of troops,
The situation of cross-regional confrontation between cities, mountains and rivers is still a trivial victory, not worth mentioning... Celebrating this victory will be recorded in the history books and laughed at.
As for Wang De's promotion to the position of commander, it is not a happy event worthy of celebration. It is not even a bonus of Wang De's combat ability, but it is something that has been discussed.
After all, after Liu Guangshi's death, his subordinate Wang De now has the highest official position, the strongest subordinates, and the most seniority. He himself is the rare person with experience in fighting against gold; and although Zhao Jiu officially served as Prime Minister Wang Boyan
He regained his original position as Generalissimo of the Army and became the nominal direct leader of Liu Guangshi's old army of three thousand Western troops, but it was impossible to actually command the war.
On the contrary, there are now 3,000 Western Army troops led by Qiao Zhongfu and Zhang Jing, divided into left and right wings at the Bagong Mountain Camp in Huainan; 3,000 Fu Qing tribes; 1,000 Huyantong tribes; hundreds of Yuqian Banzhi; and
There are two thousand Wang De's tribe; there are also five or six thousand civilians who were withdrawn from Huaibei but were left to build the camp... Throwing away the helpless salary and lack of personnel, there are a total of fourteen to five thousand people, including nearly eight combat soldiers.
Thousands of people, no fewer than five thousand in armor, and seven or eight hundred horses in each army!
This was all data that Zhao Jiu found out through rewards. This was also the reason why he insisted on supervising the rewards in person. He needed to write down this number in a small notebook in his imperial account, and he did write it down...
In short, with so many soldiers and horses, if Zhao Jiu, an inexperienced person, is allowed to command them, Zhao Jiu will definitely be destroyed! There must be someone who can really capture the commander-in-chief! And Wang Taiwei really let Zhao Jiu take the command.
It's hard for Jiu to believe it.
So as I said, it is natural for Wang De to ascend to the throne, and there is no way to celebrate it.
On the contrary, at this time, Wu Shu, the fourth prince of the Jin Dynasty, led the main force of the Jin army to arrive. The approximate figure of just over 20,000 was far more relieved than the previous 100,000, but it was still invincible in a field battle and was still intimidating to the Song army.
, not to mention Liu Guangshi’s fire before crossing the river, which turned Xiacaicheng into an isolated city.
Who knows if Xia Caicheng will open the city and surrender in the next quarter of an hour? Then let the Jin army calmly cross such an important town, collect ships from somewhere in Huaixi, cross the Huaihe River, and then conduct a search of the mountains and seas.
However, having said all that, after the reward was given on this day, that is, a few days after the arrival of the Jin Army, the Huainan Bagong Mountain Camp still continued to have an untimely feast, even with lanterns and colorful decorations... The reason
It couldn't be simpler, it's the New Year! Lin Jingmo, the magistrate of Shouzhou who was previously ordered to take the Huaibei people to the south, happened to bring the goods from the south that Zhao Jiu had been waiting for from the southeastern states, including a lot of wine and meat!
It's freezing cold, I've left my hometown, it's a festive season, and I'm facing a powerful enemy. There's still ready-made food and wine, so there's no reason not to send it out to boost morale.
"My role as an official is really..."
In the curtain in front of the imperial tent on the top of the mountain, under the flying Jinwu scroll, the Zhao family looked at the "special diet" specially purchased for them by Lin Zhizhou, but it was rare for them to smile.
And the important ministers and close ministers who were having the banquet around him rarely smiled apologetically.
It turns out that just as in Jiegou that day, just because a chamberlain happened to buy a bucket of ginger soybean, the prefect prepared several buckets of ginger soybean for the officials when delivering supplies. This time, it was probably because Zhang Jun and Lieutenant Zhang were in Fei.
When Zhao Guan’s family prepared dishes, the Guan family only kept a few kinds of ducks, so Lin Jingmo actually prepared a bunch of Huai’s famous saltwater ducks for the Zhao Guan family!
If word spreads about this, will the nickname of "Emperor Jiang Xiang" and "Duck Official" be acceptable?
Of course, everyone just smiled, because after all, ginger black beans and saltwater duck are not luxuries. It does not hurt to wear them out, but it makes the official family more approachable. In the past few days, in order to boost morale, Zhao Guanjia also brought them with them every day.
Ban Zhi and the officers from the two western armies went out to shoot wild ducks everywhere along the Huaihe River!
It’s just that the more accustomed I am to eating duck, the more difficult it is to swallow today’s saltwater duck during the Chinese New Year.
In fact, after Zhao Jiu made a joke, he only ate one duck leg. He did think it tasted great, but after all, this thing was too greasy and too salty. It was too much to use, so the rest
Almost the whole one had to be left alone. Instead, it could only be eaten with some rice porridge, fried pork, etc., and often cast envious glances at Hu Yin, a member of the Zhongshu House. The latter almost ate all of it.
He caught the duck in front of him with such speed and good appetite that everyone including Zhao Jiu was secretly envious.
But let's not mention these ducks. After all, it is the Chinese New Year. After all, we have survived two major crises with the help of Zhao Guan's family. After all, supplies have been replenished. After all, the Jin army has not yet been able to cross the river. After all, Xia Caicheng has not surrendered yet...
…According to the Chinese people’s rules of carpe diem, the atmosphere of the banquet was still very good.
However, after drinking for three rounds, the drunkenness gradually becomes apparent. According to the Chinese rules of the wine shop, some messy things are inevitable:
Wang Yaksha, who had just been promoted, probably wanted to express his gratitude and insisted on playing drums and dancing for the officials... Even if he played drums in the army, dancing was still allowed;
Then, Wang Yuan and Wang Boyan each 'recalled' the past experiences of sharing the joys and sorrows with the officials in Hebei, one cried and the other sighed, which was another expression of loyalty;
Then Qiao Zhongfu and Zhang Jing suddenly burst into tears after receiving a few words of comfort from Zhao Jiu. They didn't know whether it was because they were veteran generals of the Western Army and had been unable to fight under Liu Guangshi before, so they always felt wronged.
That day, I was between up, down, left, and right. I was really frightened and worried. I was released today;
However, the real climax occurred when the sky that had been clear for several days began to snow again... Hu Yin, who was particularly good at eating ducks, was probably really drunk. Regardless of getting up and writing a poem, he summarized New Year's Eve
, while remembering Zhao Jiu for the "Second Saint" who had no idea where he was at this time, and finally with tears in his eyes, he encouraged Zhao Guan's family to fight against the Jin Dynasty as soon as possible, go straight to Huanglong, and welcome back the Second Saint!
This is an irrefutable political slogan. It cannot be easily changed before Zhao Jiu establishes absolute authority. Moreover, it is more or less anti-gold. He wants to go straight to Huanglong Mansion. It is definitely the right way, that is, to welcome back the second generation.
The Holy Spirit could silence many scholar-bureaucrats. Of course, Zhao Jiu had to stand up with a serious expression and lead the civil and military personnel of the Huainan camp to accept the invitation solemnly!
After this incident, the snowflakes became heavier, and Zhao Jiu specifically ordered the army to take precautions. Sufficient manpower must be allocated to patrol the camps and river banks to keep an eye on supplies.
Now that this order has been issued, there is no intention to move to the small village tent on the top of the mountain to continue the banquet. However, it is rare to celebrate the New Year and the ban is lifted in the camp. If these civil servants want to drink in private, they can return to the camp and drink again. It will not be a problem.
As a result, among the snowflakes, everyone gradually focused their attention on Lu Haowen, Zuo Cheng, the leader of the ministers, waiting for the husband to lead everyone to say goodbye.
And the good-tempered Xianggong Lu did not let everyone waste time. After drinking for a while, he stood up with a slight drunkenness, and then slowly came to the table where Zhao Jiu was sitting in the curtain and bowed his head:
"Officials, tonight, New Year's Eve, is supposed to be a feast for the emperor and his ministers to enjoy together. However, the enemy is in front of us, and we are in the military camp. We are enjoying ourselves in Huaihe River. We really shouldn't drink too much... I am elderly and cannot bear the power of alcohol. Please return to camp.
Let’s take a rest, be a bit of a bad guy, and ask you all to stop the banquet and return to camp.”
Since the prime minister spoke, all the other civil and military officials also left the case and followed the prime minister to ask to stop drinking.
Of course, Zhao Jiu had nothing to say, so he stood up and left the case. However, he supported the staggering Lu Haowen, and actually wanted to personally send the prime minister to the new wooden barracks next to the small village on the top of the mountain.
This is a great encounter, and there is harmony between the monarch and his ministers.
However, just as the two of them walked slowly in the snow in front and finally moved to the barracks on the other side of the village, and many generals behind them finally breathed a sigh of relief, Lu Xianggong, who was about to enter the room, suddenly turned around and touched him.
He took off the official sleeves, then shook his head and sighed:
"When an official wears a robe, he has to tie up the sleeves. Isn't it too tight?"
Zhao Jiu didn't react for a moment and just answered casually: "It is indeed much more convenient to tie the sleeves."
Lu Haowen had no choice but to touch the official's waist again: "Then I haven't seen the official wearing a futou or a jade belt for a long time. Why? Are all the things lost?"
Zhao Jiu was startled for a moment, and finally realized what the other party meant, but he smiled slightly and pushed back: "Xiangong Lu is drunk. The emperor is the commander-in-chief of the world. When going into battle, he must be prepared to wear armor at all times, right? Jade belt and futou are out of date now.
"
After hearing this, Lu Haowen finally let go, but he pointed at the futou on his head and smiled awkwardly: "So, it seems that my head is out of place."
At this time, Zhao Jiu felt a little embarrassed, but he had to laugh to cover it up, and asked the chamberlain to take Lu Haowen and send him into the room. He then turned around and waved to the ministers to disperse, and then slowly returned to the imperial tent in Beiluan.
Went forward.
ps: Continue to wish everyone a happy new year...and...