When the sun was a little hot in the afternoon, the Zhao family, Xianggong Lu, and President Wang led everyone to leave the Luoyang Old Palace and return to the military camp outside the city.
Maybe it was because they had just sacrificed the last man, Wang Boyan, who had a pommel, horse, bow and sword to accompany him, so the atmosphere was a little dull. However, the group slowly walked along the stream, and when they were halfway there, considering Lu Xianggong's age, it was
We stopped directly at a roadside hut and took a short rest.
This hut probably used to sell tea, but now it is already empty. There are tables, chairs, and everything else there, and the owner obviously left in a hurry. As for Zhao Guan's family, Lu Xianggong, and Wang Jiedu, who had already entered the house, there were already the imperial guards who took it directly.
Something was hurriedly wiped and arranged in order for everyone to sit down properly. Then they went directly to the stove at the side and back, took firewood, and boiled some hot water.
Of course, there are no more people in the middle school room, so if you want to sit, there are no extra chairs, but you have to stand, but you might be able to get some hot water.
As everyone sat down, they naturally wanted to talk about the war, especially since Xianggong Lu came from the south and was not very clear about the many military arrangements in the north. He had been traveling continuously these days and had never been able to sit down and talk about the current situation.
"According to military reports, Han Shizhong should have crossed the river." Lu Yihao sighed, stroking his knees. "The left army of his imperial camp are all elite. After joining forces with Li Yanxian, there should be at least 60,000 to 70,000 people. I don't know if they can fight.
And go down to Hezhong Mansion?"
Since Xianggong Lu spoke, at least half of the people around him looked at each other in confusion... Although Xianggong Lu was courageous and decisive, and had always been good at pommel, horse, bow and sword, he was still far behind the professionals in military matters.
Even the Zhao Guan family heard this incorrectly.
"Ms. Lu is overthinking." Seeing that no one around him dared to respond, Zhao Jiu immediately laughed and responded. "Hezhong Prefecture has a big city like Hedong City. As long as the defense is tight and everyone works together, the number of soldiers in the city is really inferior.
Han and Li can also defend the city for a month or two until the cannons are fired on the city."
Lu Yihao nodded slightly.
At this moment, President Wang Yanwang couldn't bear it anymore, but he suddenly interrupted: "The official family, Mr. Han, there is actually quite a discussion in Guanxi about Prince Han..."
Zhao Jiu didn't say anything, but Lu Yihao instinctively twitched his beard and raised his eyebrows: "What's the discussion?"
Wang Yan hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said: "It's not that the official is talking about his colleagues without permission, but that there have been impeachments in Kansai for a long time. Even the official has heard about it in Kansai in the past... They all said that after the war in Yaoshan
, Prince Han had to be granted the title of Prince of the Prefecture, and he gradually started to slack off. During the Pingxia War, the officials used Yue Fei to defeat Wu Jie, but he did not have much merit. He seemed to feel that his merits were too high to be granted the title. The officials were deliberately
If you don’t want to use him anymore, you will become even more miserable. You will be complacent and perfunctory in military affairs, and you will be afraid of the current situation. You will wander in the forest, even think about retreating for safety, and start writing and writing..."
Lu Yihao didn't hear well and turned to face Zhao Jiu.
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"It's all just pretending." Zhao Jiu responded with a deadpan expression. "He has many secret letters in private. He regards the Northern Expedition as his lifelong wish, speaks sincerely, and even wrote a poem to express his ambition..."
"Your Majesty." Lu Yihao suddenly became solemn. "Every matter in the world must be handled by the one who has the upper hand."
Zhao Jiuqian laughed, but looked back at his surroundings.
Yang and Liu understood, and with a casual gesture, all the people standing retreated, which saved trouble.
"Han Shizhong did behave like this." Zhao Jiu confessed when he saw that only his confidants were left. "His usual fault is not only after Yaoshan, but also before Yaoshan, he slacked off when he returned to Kansai. It's just Yaoshan.
It’s just more obvious every time after summer.”
"Then why not withdraw this person?" Lu Yihao frowned. "And entrust a military force to him."
"Because it is Han Shizhong who is slacking off, not the left army of the imperial camp." Zhao Jiu tried his best to smile. "Han Liangchen has many shortcomings, but there are always two redeeming features. One is that he is loyal and brave to the world. No matter how difficult the military affairs are, he will not
He will not refuse and be perfunctory; secondly, he is very strict in running the army. Even if he is slack and has many faults, it will not prevent him from being very strict in controlling his subordinates. The left army of the imperial camp under his command is strictly disciplined, and all the soldiers dare to fight and can fight... Therefore,
It is enough to encourage them to be brave when faced with battle... The so-called courage of my waist, my people and my troops are worthy of the name."
Lu Yihao sighed after hearing this, and seemed to have remembered something, but he was still a little worried after all: "If the commander is so slack, can it really not affect the combat effectiveness of his troops?"
"Now that we have talked about it today." Seeing this, Zhao Jiu paused for a moment, but continued. "I might as well give Lu Xianggong a closer look... In August, Lu Xianggong and I left Nanjing and returned to Tokyo. Along the way,
I once responded to all the commander-in-chiefs, and then praised a few people and demoted a few people...Do you still remember, Mr. Xianggong?"
"I remember that officials praised Yue, Wang, and Li, but reprimanded Wu and Erzhang." Lu Yihao blurted out, and then thought thoughtfully. "Didn't you mention Han, Qu?"
"Yes, sir, do you know why?" Zhao Jiu asked immediately.
"Didn't you just come here randomly?" Lu Yihao suddenly laughed. "There are criticisms and praises, so naturally there should be neither criticisms nor praises."
"Having said that, I really don't know how to praise or criticize." Zhao Jiu finally told the truth. "Han Shizhong's army is strong and will be defeated, and Qu Duan's is a handsome figure that is rare among all military officers from him on.
Duan himself is both civil and military, Liu Qi is the only Confucian general among the generals who has withstood the test of war, and Li Shifu, who comes from a loyal and brave family, is Zhang Zhongfu, and the Zhang Zhongyan brothers are also rare brave generals with political talents... But the Imperial Cavalry Army is indeed
The shortcomings of our entire army cannot be changed by manpower, but we have to invest huge efforts and countless military resources into it."
Lu Yihao was startled for a moment, and then he came to his senses: "Yes... the imperial cavalry army was hastily assembled, and most of them relied on the Fan cavalry... Even if the generals are excellent, how can they form an army in three years and be on par with the Jurchen cavalry?
But since we are going to fight the Jurchens to the death, we must have a sufficient number of cavalry and excellent equipment."
"Same reason." Zhao Jiu looked up at the grass hut above his head and narrowed his eyes slightly. "Here at the Imperial Camp Zuo Army, no matter how lazy Han Shizhong himself is, his troops still have the old foundation gained from the deadly battle at Yanling.
He is rich in experience and has sufficient military supplies. He himself has been in the army for decades. He knows the importance of military affairs and does not dare to mess around in the army. In addition, I can directly override him to mention Wang Sheng and Jieyuan so that the army can train.
, promotions and transfers cannot cause trouble, only then can the imperial camp Zuojun still be relied upon by the country... If he is really messing around in the army, how can I tolerate him? "
"Having said that, it's better to rely on a strong army and a strong general." Wang Yan reluctantly added another sentence.
"It's difficult." Zhao Jiu withdrew his gaze and shook his head. "The current system of generals leading troops is dictated by the current situation. If these people do not rebel, do not attack each other, and are willing to obey orders to fight against the Jin Dynasty, it is a rare good thing. How can it be done?
It’s too much to ask for... Yue Fei and the Imperial Army are considered to be strong military commanders, so I gave him the real responsibility."
The few people around were thoughtful... Yue Fei was a veritable official, which meant that Han Shizhong was not. In fact, considering that Zhao Guan's family came in person, it seemed like the officials were leading Xianggong Lu along the way.
President Wang personally supervised the army.
And this can be regarded as a combination of soft and hard tactics. He gave President Wang a hard blow. Don't keep hinting at Zhao Guan's family. If something happens, he can go out and take charge of the Eight-Character Army... I really don't know why I left the army.
Ah? Are you not satisfied with your current position?
but……
"How are Wu Jinqing and the imperial army?" Lu Yihao suddenly asked again. "If Han Liangchen is a false commander, is Wu Jinqing a real commander?"
"Wu Jie is one of the few people who can be as upright and talented as Yue Fei. It is even more obvious than Han Shizhong. The imperial army is not bad... but neither he nor the imperial army can escape.
The old problems of the Western Army..." Zhao Jiu answered frankly. "He can only be considered a half-real commander, just like Han Shizhong. I have to watch and hammer him, otherwise all kinds of tricks will come out."
"Where's Zhang Rong?"
"Of course Zhang Rong is not far behind the Yuying navy. Zhang Rong is also a rare candidate for me to appoint as a new member. But the navy is just a specialist after all... It may still be useful to control the Yellow River and attack Damingfu... But when it comes to the decisive battle,
Even if I want to use him, I’m afraid I won’t be able to use him.”
"There is no need to mention Zhang Jun, Li Yanxian, Ma Kuo, Wang De, and Li Qiong." Lu Xianggong sighed slightly. "Zhang Jun is like Han Shizhong, but his men and his subordinates are worse. Li Yanxian is like Qu Duan, but he is not.
It is slightly better than Quduan, but its troops are too rough, so we can only wait and see the effect. Ma Kuo is also used exclusively by Taihang, and Wang De and Li Qiong are directly under the official family."
At this point, just when Wang Yan was about to say something, Lu Yihao thought for a moment and came to an interesting conclusion:
"In this way, this situation of generals and the system of this dynasty are somewhat in line with the emperor's wishes... As the saying goes, 'the one who can general but does not control the king will win'... The officials entrusted Yue Fei with the responsibility, and then personally visited the frontline governor
We should take care of these defective generals in various departments, learn from their strong points to make up for their shortcomings, make overall arrangements, and then delegate power at the right time without interfering with specific commands... right?"
Zhao Jiu couldn't laugh or cry, and it was hard to say yes or no.
Fortunately, although there were not many close ministers left around, there were some such as Fan Zongyin and Ren Baozhong, who immediately took over the words and began to flatter him.
Then, because the commander-in-chief was no longer involved, most people were able to interrupt. For a while, people like Yang Yizhong, Liu Yan, Yu Yunwen, and Mei Yue also took advantage of the situation and started talking.
The topic also shifted from the gains and losses of Hezhong Prefecture to Taiyuan, the reinforcements of Longde Prefecture, and the response of the Jin Army.
Moreover, as the withdrawal order was lifted and more people gathered around, it was further extended to whether Eastern Mongolia would participate in the war, whether Goryeo would participate in the war, and which side the two would take in the war, which would have a real decisive impact on the war situation.
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As well as Yangqu City, the capital of Taiyuan Prefecture, how long will it take to win Yuancheng, the capital of Daming Prefecture?
These are serious but interesting topics.
For example, although the Northern Expedition has officially begun, in fact there is not even a message... Although Prime Minister Zhang reportedly made one, he did not dare to send it out after the controversy came out... So the Song Army was more like a surprise attack
.
In particular, the Song Army set up dense military stations along the Yellow River after the Yaoshan War to ensure that information transmission could be as smooth as possible in this era and to ensure the mobility of troop dispatch. This would obviously give the Song Army a further first-mover advantage.
In fact, many of the accompanying officials and Banzhi officers believed that the Jurchens' main force in Hedong was probably unaware of the Song Army's comprehensive Northern Expedition until now.
The reason is very simple. The third prince died in Qinghe, north of Daming Mansion, and there are three possible ways to transmit the message from Daming Mansion to Hezhong Mansion:
The first way is to walk 900 miles to Yanjing, and then Yanjing will forward the message to Zhending Prefecture, which is 500 miles away. Zhending Prefecture will send a message to Longde Prefecture and Taiyuan Prefecture at the same time, and wait until they arrive in Taiyuan Prefecture or Longde Prefecture.
Defu will then pass the message to Hezhongfu through Zhiguanxing or Fenshui Channel.
The distance between the two latter roads is almost the same. If you take Taiyuan, you will first take the 350-mile mountain passage, and then the 700-mile open passage. If you take Longde Prefecture, you will take the 600-mile main road, and then the 300-mile Taihang passage.
The whole journey is 2,340 miles, half of which is in the densely mountainous Hedong area.
The second possible way is that Daming Prefecture, while reporting to Yanjing, can directly send the news of the third prince's death to Taiyuan via Zhending Prefecture or Longde Prefecture, and then send it to Hezhong Prefecture from Taiyuan.
Doing this can directly save about a thousand miles of distance and more than one-third of the time.
If this is the case, Taiyuan or Longde Prefecture should already know the news at this time, but Hezhong Prefecture may not.
There is also a third way of transmission, which is the most direct and simple one. While Gaojingshan is reporting to Yanjing, the message is sent directly to Longde Prefecture. Longde Prefecture notifies Taiyuan on one side and Hezhong Prefecture on the other.
Each of the three possibilities exists, but many people think it is the first one, because Gao Jingshan is the East Route Army, Taiyuan's Wanyanba Lisu is the West Route Army, and the Third Prince is a king who takes charge of the front line.
There was no reason for him to pass the news of sudden death privately to Ba Lisu in a different system. Instead, he should report it to Yanjing quickly.
Regarding this, although Zhao Jiu was very eager in his heart and thought it was the first type, he still did not express an opinion like Lu Xianggong and President Wang. It was not that the front line would give feedback in a few days, but that he, as a
Officials must maintain this calm and composed posture, as if everything can be expected.
For the same reason, Zhao Jiu also had suspicions about Eastern Mongolia and Korea, but he also did not interrupt.
In Eastern Mongolia, probably because of the wariness of the surname Bor Jijin, even if the brothers of Hebule and their sons patted their chests here to express their loyalty, it did not delay Zhao Jiu to have figured out a final plan on his own*
*oss, the image of the final victor in this battle.
This official has no reason to believe that Hebu Le is likely to make a self-interested choice based on the development of the war situation. He will be like Soochow in the Battle of Chibi, uniting with the weaker party to participate in the final battle.
As for Gaoli, Zhao Jiu felt that those people would never take action until the Song Dynasty finally broke out of the border, but they would never turn against the Song Dynasty and would only deal with it carefully.
The reason is very simple... The conflict between the North and the South of the Koryo people, that is, the opposition between Pyongyang Yangban and Kaesong Yangban, is itself a kind of uneven distribution of spoils.
With the collapse of the powerful ministers, it was the group led by Kim Fu-sik of the Kaesong Liangban that gained the greatest political benefits.
The rapid rise of the Jurchens has greatly reduced the scope of Korean activities in the north. The direct economic losers are the Pyongyang Yangban in the north.
Therefore, Pyongyang's yangban, whose politics and economy are being exploited by others, frequently make troubles and shout about cutting money.
But now, with the unexpected expansion of entrepot trade, no matter who it is, including the initiator Zhao Guanjia, they have underestimated the scale and potential of this trade. As a result, Pyongyang Yangban, as the connector of the north, has made a lot of money from the trade.
The advantage is that this makes them lose their basic ability to find trouble with the two squads in Kaijing.
This is not to say that there is no more party struggle, but that no one in the north or south of Korea is willing to destroy the status quo of reaping the dividends of re-export trade.
In fact, the rapid rise of Eastern Mongolia in recent years has also had the stimulating effect of this kind of entrepot trade between the Song and Jin Dynasties... Even the Zhao Guan family themselves are reluctant to stop this kind of trade until now.
Because the benefits are too great.
In a sense, this is the trade between the two largest and richest countries in the world... It is enough to make a country prosper or decline... Otherwise, how could the Zhao Guan family make up the financial gap for the Northern Expedition that seemed out of reach back then.
A war is a war, and a business is a business.
In this way, everyone talked a lot, rarely speaking freely, and it also gave Lu Yihao and Mr. Lu a little more understanding of the situation and geography in the north, which was considered to have played a predetermined role.
After talking for more than half an hour, everyone's interest was still unabated. Suddenly, there was a burst of horse hooves and the sound of bells in the distance. Liu Yan gestured with his lips to several Mongolian princes in the Red Heart Team who had already lost their footing.
They rushed out quickly, and after a while, a messenger was brought, and then through Liu Yan's hands, he carefully sent an urgent military information document to Zhao Guan's family.
After opening it and scanning it, Zhao Jiu handed the document in his hand to Lu Yihao beside him, then his expression remained unchanged and he spoke in a deep voice:
"Li Yanxian replied, he did not go to Hezhong Mansion."
Lu Yihao went to read the document without saying anything. Wang Yan, the commander-in-chief of the imperial camp, immediately expressed his dissatisfaction: "The imperial court has been planning for many years, and these strategies were also overridden by the commanders themselves. How come they have to do their own thing as soon as the war starts?"
"It's because the military situation has changed." Zhao Jiu looked around at everyone and responded casually, as if he didn't care about the matter. "He said that he had planned to close the door and beat the dogs, sweep Jiezhou first, and then enter Jiangzhou.
By then, with Tieling Pass in hand, we can seal Zhiguanxing and block the reinforcements from Longde Mansion in the southeast. We can also organize a defense line on the spot to resist the reinforcements from Taiyuan in the north. Then we can go back and slowly take care of the river. Unexpectedly, the order arrived.
Later, as soon as he launched his troops, he received a request for help and a warning from Ma Kuo, saying that the main force of the Jin army in Taiyuan had been mobilized, and at least 30,000 households around Taiyuan had suddenly arrived, but he didn't know if there would be a follow-up...
So we simply mobilized the whole army and headed towards Jiezhou, hoping to quickly break through Jiezhou and join forces with Ma Kuaibo to stop the Taiyuan Jin Army."
Hearing the words of Zhao Guanjia, not only Wang Yan, but also the rest of the entourage also changed their faces several times... They said that the military situation had changed and they wanted to close the door and beat the dogs, so they calmed down. When they heard that the main force of the Taiyuan Jin Army was coming so quickly,
But they all became frightened again.
"Why are you so pretentious? Isn't this the intention of the officials who just talked about supervising at home, but asking the commander-in-chief to make decisions on camera?" After Lu Yihao read the document, he didn't mean to give Wang Yan and others a look, but
He directly put it away and handed it over to Liu Yan, who was in charge of the military aircraft, and spoke plausibly. "From outside the river to the East China Sea, the front line between the two countries stretches for three thousand miles, but where is the line in these three thousand miles? Each has depth behind its predecessors, cities and markets.
, dangerous passes, rivers and mountains, all different. Moreover, the Luliang Mountains, which are hundreds of miles away, cannot support the logistics of the army at all, and the Taihang Palace has isolated the Jin Army's east and west routes, and now it is bound to isolate us...
The one who is able but does not control the ruler will win... Across a big river, if the military situation is so urgent at this time, the commanders and ministers on the front line should make decisions on the fly, and they must not be pursued easily."
"That's what Lu Xianggong said." Zhao Jiu showed no expression and nodded directly before Wang Yan.
"On the other hand, Li Yanxian was right to seize Tieling Pass... If you think about it, you will know why the Jin Army stationed a large army in Longde Mansion. It is not the most convenient place between the east and west roads for support.
"Lu Yihao continued to sigh. "If you go to Hezhong Prefecture, you can reach Zhiguanxing. If you go to Daming Prefecture, you can go directly to Huguan in Longde Prefecture. Then you can reach Pingchuan. Even if the front line is slightly out of tune, you can easily retreat to Taiyuan in the northwest and return to the truth in the northeast.
Determining...the weather, the right location, the right people, everything must be considered when deciding the outcome of a national war."
"Something is still wrong." Wang Yan, who definitely knows the geography of that place better than Lu Yihao, frowned even more when he heard this. "It's not unthinkable that Taiyuan will support Hezhong on a large scale. It's nothing more than what I just mentioned.
, Taiyuan directly knew about the death of the Third Prince, and guessed that we might officially launch a large-scale Northern Expedition. In addition, Hezhong Prefecture was the first place to bear the brunt, so they desperately sent reinforcements southward... But since Taiyuan Prefecture knew about the Third Prince
There is no reason for the Longde Prefecture not to know about the death, right? Taiyuan Prefecture has sent reinforcements, so there is no reason for the Longde Prefecture not to do so, right?"
As soon as Wang Yan said these words, everyone around him was also thoughtful, but soon, everyone around Yujia was divided into two. Half of them almost thought of something quickly, while the other half was as confused as Wang Yan.
Puzzled.
Perhaps because he felt that the atmosphere was better today, and Wang Yan had maintained respect and restraint, or because it was a bit embarrassing for Jun Qian to talk about this topic, Lu Yihao hesitated and finally said nothing more.
Zhao Jiu did not explain directly, but glanced at Ren Baozhong.
The latter received the signal and quickly responded with a smile:
"Wang Jiedu, based on the humble opinion of his subordinates, just as the Taiyuan Mansion probably knew about the death of the third prince, so it desperately sent the army southward, the Longde Mansion probably did not dare to send troops because it knew about the death of the third prince.
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Wang Yan was stunned for a moment.
When Ren Baozhong saw the official looking at the roof of the shed again, he continued to smile:
"Wang Jiedu thinks about it, the route is the route, and the message is the message. Although Taiyuan and Longde both have the main force of the Jin army, and they both know the death of the third prince of the Jin Dynasty, are they basically the same thing? Taiyuan stayed behind and marched
Si Dutong Wanyan Balisu was a veteran of the Jin Army, and his close brother in silver skills was the actual general manager of the West Route Army. So much so that the Jurchens did not dare to grant him a king, just for fear that he would live up to his name.
, when this kind of person heard the news of the death of the third prince, of course he made a decision, and of course he dared to send troops south quickly."
Wang Yan finally realized something.
Although Ren Baozhong knew that the other party had already understood, since he had received the order from the emperor, of course he had to make it clear: "But where is Longde Mansion? Not to mention that the 40,000 households in Longde Mansion belong to the Eastern Route Army, but Longde Mansion is just
Today's Marching Department Commander Wanyan Benjian, this year is only thirty-five and six, and the north has always been compared to Yue Jiedu... But in fact, this person's position is partly because he is a close clan member, and he was raised in Aguda, Taizu of the Jin Dynasty since he was a child.
In the account, there is a so-called golden man, a trusted confidant recognized by the three ruling kings of the Jin Kingdom in the past. Similarly, there is Wanyan Lu Guan who stayed in Xijing of the Jin Kingdom of Datong... This kind of people heard about the death of the third prince, and there was no order from Yanjing.
, there was no order from the king, how could he make the decision without authorization and send a large army to Hezhong Mansion? He later heard the news that our Song Dynasty was sending the entire army to the Northern Expedition, and was preparing for rescue. He was afraid that he would first focus on the biggest battle, and the internal fundamentals.
Connected, Damingfu, which also belongs to the Eastern Route Army, takes the lead."
Wang Yan nodded repeatedly.
In fact, it's not that he doesn't understand, it's just that he hasn't changed his mind. He woke up as early as Ren Baozhong started... This is the strategic opportunity given to him by the so-called third prince.
Thinking about the fact that Yuliduo was just a person, and he was not a famous general, someone could come out from Yanjing to replace him at any time. Why would the death of one person force the Song Army to rush to the Northern Expedition half a year in advance?
The current situation can already illustrate the problem.
On the other side of Hebei, Gao Jingshan did not dare to gather troops to launch a decisive battle without authorization, so he could only watch helplessly as Yue Fei and his troops calmly swallowed Dizhou, Dezhou and Bozhou in the two forks of the Yellow River's east road, and pushed the battle line to Daming Mansion.
.Hedong here, the east and west routes are not well coordinated... Otherwise, with Ba Lisu's keen sense of the battlefield and smooth command, I am afraid that Longde Prefecture and Taiyuan Prefecture will have a total of ** million
Hu Ji quickly went south and rushed into Jiezhou. By then, the Song army might really have to retreat directly to seek protection like it did in previous rounds of battles.
The death of this third prince was priceless, priceless in a literal sense.
"Both Ba Lisu and Gao Jingshan are not cowardly people."
Zhao Jiu's expression did not change, but he continued to speak a little. "I was still lucky before. I just felt that Gao Jingshan might not dare to directly send the news of Yinliduo's death to Taiyuan as quickly as possible, but only to Yanjing... But
Now it seems that Gao Jingshan is still conscientious of his duties. And Ba Lisu is calm and dares to make decisions."
"But it's too late for the officials." Ren Baozhong quickly flattered him. "After all, it was Li Jiedu who blocked it."
"It may not be in time, and it may not be able to be blocked." Zhao Jiu replied expressionlessly. "The Taiyuan Marching Department under Ba Lisu's command is almost the most powerful among the four major marching departments of the Jin Army. He can also control everything.
It's not just a mere three ten thousand households, the three ten thousand households are just the first batch of combat forces hastily summoned from around Taiyuan. Although Li Yanxian is outstanding, the troops under his command are mixed, and they may not be able to stop them at such a pass.
The successive attacks of the Jin army... Moreover, Han Shizhong had not crossed the river, so he did not dare to send all Pinglu troops across."
"It's not just that." Wang Yan also stood up immediately to remind him. "In the official family, Han Shizhong has always been arrogant, and Li Yanxian has always been arrogant. I'm afraid these two will compete for credit and cause trouble, and don't remind each other..."
"Not only that." Lu Yihao also immediately spoke up. "The Jin Army's quick response is really unexpected. Officials and ministers think that from now on we must be lenient to the enemy. If we are lenient to the enemy, count the time."
, Yinli Duo has been dead for eighteen days. If Yanjing can make a prompt decision, they will immediately hold a meeting to decide the candidate after receiving the message, and then immediately rush south to Zhending Mansion, and then send a gold medal messenger south to Lunde. At this time, Lunde
The people in the government are about to take action even if they can’t help it.”
Zhao Jiu was frightened continuously in his heart, but after all, it was tempered, but he still maintained a calm appearance.
At the same time, under the leadership of Lu Yihao and Wang Yan, many of the surrounding officials had changed their expressions and stood up seriously, preparing to bow their heads and obey orders in the thatched shed.
"In this case, don't wait for the results of Hezhong Mansion... Don't worry about Taiyuan and Longde Mansion's plans. Anyway, at this time, the brave will win when we meet on a narrow road. We must not show our cowardice... Let the Eight-Character Army cross the river first to support
Tielingguan area!" Zhao Jiu held the riding whip and sat on the bench in the straw shed and hesitated to give the order. He spoke slowly and even had many pauses, but his words did not mean the slightest reply. "Tell Han Shizhong about the situation here quickly.
Let him make his own decision... Then notify all the ministries. After crossing the river, follow the order of Han Shizhong, Li Yanxian, Ma Kuo and Li Qiong... The military situation has changed. We don't have to worry about an isolated city in the middle of the river. We will fight for Linfen first."
Wang Yan immediately responded... The Eight-Character Army was his old unit after all, and now that he had left, he felt closer to them.
Lu Yihao originally wanted to suggest that Zhao Guanjia should be the first to launch the cavalry as soon as possible, but when he thought about the imperial camp cavalry mentioned before, he did not say anything.
After the edict was issued, naturally there were accompanying bachelors, Shiren and other ministers who hurriedly wrote the edict and handed it to the Imperial Guard's Chixin Team. The latter also did not stop for a moment, forming a team of several people, each holding a waist badge, and flew away on horseback.
After all the messengers had left, everyone was heavy-minded and no one was interested in talking, so Xianggong Lu came forward and asked Zhao Guan's family not to be delayed on the road any longer and to return to the Beimang Mountain camp as early as possible.
Zhao Jiu was naturally obedient, but when he finally stood up, he paused again, then pointed to the upper part of the hut and signaled to the accompanying Ban Zhi:
"Take it off for me, be careful not to damage other people's things."
The people around him listened blankly to the order, and then the slender prince Tuoli of Ximengu was lifted up with the help of several Banzhi, and went to touch the wooden beam on the top of the thatched hut pointed by Zhao Guan's family. Sure enough, he found something, but unexpectedly
It's a small cloth bag.
When I opened it, I found a few grains of silver and seventy or eighty copper coins.
Zhao Jiu opened his pocket and turned to Yang Yizhong like a debt collector. The latter understood, and immediately took out a few copper coins from his waist and put them in... Lu Yihao originally wanted to give advice to officials, and a monarch should do this.
It’s better to spend more time on big things instead of doing meaningless little things.
But thinking about what I just said, "He who is capable but not chastised will win." In addition, Zhao Guan's family may have seen the tense atmosphere and pretended to be calm, but they didn't want to make such a statement, so they simply took it from a banzhi.
Take out a penny and put it in the bag.
People around me followed suit and hurriedly put money inside.
After a while, Zhao Guan's family collected dozens of money for the shed owner who was probably taken away to serve as a corvee, and then asked Tuoli to go up again and hide the bag, and then led everyone on the road back to Mang Mountain.
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However, what this official didn't know was that just when he was pretending to be benevolent and pretending to be calm, he was criticized over there for being "complacent in taking credit, perfunctory in military affairs, afraid of the current situation, wandering in the forest, thinking about retreat and seeking perfection, and dancing around in writing".
Why didn't Zhao Guanjia come and see that Han Shizhong, who was suffering from ailments and unable to function, had already ended the battle long ago.
The combat process was lackluster.
The bridgehead of Hedong, the flat land several miles wide from Hedong City, the capital of Hezhong Prefecture, to Pujin, Hu Yantong put on a cautious look on the beach, formed an array, and then moved forward.
As soon as they left the beach, the four Meng'an who were hiding behind the city couldn't bear it anymore and immediately laid out the typical formation of the Jin army. The infantry in the middle came up to meet them, and the cavalry on the left and right came forward one after another to attack.
They didn't notice anything strange at first, but they just felt that the formation of this early Song army was dense, and they were afraid it would take some time and energy to swallow it.
So they specially divided their troops and went to the beach to stop the Song army that was advancing later.
However, he never expected that what came ashore immediately was the famous army that destroyed the enemy forces. The dense crossbow bolts were fired from the boat, giving no opportunity for the Jin army to attack, so that the second army was easily defeated.
Set up a formation in front of the river beach.
At this time, Jin Jun was already a little nervous, and two of the four men who made the decision began to try to discuss, but the result of the discussion was some hesitation... Because Wen Dunsizhong is a bastard, and I'm afraid he will be punished if he goes back like this, so why not
Just keep fooling around for a while, no matter what happens or not, and leave when the time comes.
After such hesitation, Cheng Min, who was the third shooter, led the Wei army cavalry on his back and landed calmly under the cover of the destroying army and the Huyantong Department. Then he and the Jin army cavalry directly staggered each other on the river beach.
It would be difficult for the army to leave.
Frankly speaking, the Jin Army had four strong troops and twenty-five Mou Ke, that is, 2,500 cavalry and 1,500 infantry. This configuration was already very powerful. The Song Army's cavalry arrived in a hurry.
So at the beginning, the four Meng'an were still a little confused and even secretly happy.
I always felt that compared with those spears and crossbows, it would be easier for this cavalry, who wanted to bite their own troops at all costs, to achieve victory, and then hand over to Wen Dun Sizhong.
However, Han Shizhong's Beiwei cavalry may be more powerful than Yue Fei's Beiwei cavalry, especially since Han Shizhong personally led hundreds of personal guards to join them.
The Jin army soon realized that something was wrong, and realized that they had bitten the fishhook... It was impossible not to discover it, because this Song army cavalry who dared to cross the river to bite the Jurchen cavalry of the Jin Kingdom in a melee, equipped
He is better than his own family, his war horses are better than his own, and even his knight's equestrian skills are better than his own.
At this time, this group of people looked back at the copper-faced shields that they had disapproved of before, but now they seemed to be warning and joking, and they just woke up from a dream.
What kind of leopard guts did I eat to get 4,000 soldiers, including only 2,500 real traditional Jurchen cavalry, to come to the wilderness to fight against the 40,000 Han army?
But it was too late. From the city down to the wild fields between the rivers, the Wei army spread out to bite the Jin army's cavalry, then destroyed the partial army and advanced calmly from behind. The Huyantong troops stood firm and motionless. At the same time, Wang Shengda
The left army of the imperial camp was sent to cross the river in order, so that the number of Song troops increased, bronze-faced soldiers were everywhere, and the scene became more and more terrifying.
After fighting for about half an hour, seeing that Wen Dunsizhong in the city had no intention of sending reinforcements to rescue, the 4,000 Jin army was completely defeated, almost all the 1,500 Han soldiers surrendered, and the 2,500 Jurchen knights scattered in all directions.
Of course, it is impossible to try to enter Hedong City... but a small number of people directly escaped into the early winter wilderness, and more of them went to their respective stations according to their instincts... Although Hedong City is very large, it is impossible to fill it with 10,000 horsemen on weekdays.
These soldiers and horses are usually stationed in military camps and branch cities around Hedong City, even facing Jin in the north and Yuxiang in the east.
In this regard, it is natural that the Song Army's cavalry, which had been prepared in advance, purposefully followed the tactics and followed them.
In a daze, a beachhead blocking battle, or the originally planned demonstration battle came to an end quickly, and the Jin army was defeated.
Of course, the Song Army didn't take this seriously, because it was the elite left army of the imperial camp who rushed to cross the river to defeat the partial army and carried the Wei army on their backs. These two armies with the same lifeblood as the left army of the imperial camp went into battle, and even Hanjun
The king himself also went into battle... In such a chaotic battle involving thousands of people, whenever Han Shizhong went to battle, there would be no one who would not be able to defeat the enemy.
It would be strange not to win.
Of course, some people still find it difficult to accept.
For example, Wen Dun Sizhong, who was left behind in the river, was a frontline traveler of Aguda. He had always been arrogant, both internally and externally, but it was obvious that he was especially arrogant towards the Khitans and Song people. This arrogance also followed the Song army's advance in Hedong in the previous few years.
The city repeatedly ran into walls and turned back, making it more exposed and obvious.
In fact, even within the Jin Kingdom, few people regarded him as a normal person... that is, Arrogance, who had taken a fancy to him, knew that this person disdained the Song Army and would never waver, so he arranged to stay in Hezhong.
Wushu, the fourth prince, personally told him that every time the Song army came, he should stand guard and wait for reinforcements.
So every time he could see tens of thousands of Song troops retreating in an orderly manner under the command of Li Yanxian, leaving without a fight.
But today, I saw four Meng'an and twenty-five Mou Ke. In the past, they could have dispersed the Song Army's 100,000 troops. However, they were swallowed up by the Song Army across the river with their claws exposed.
But he lost his mind on the spot.
It’s not that no one wants to persuade this person to stay behind in Hezhong. One moment and another... In Yaoshan, one against two could not be defeated. It has been five years since Yaoshan. Not to mention one against one, it is still one against two.
, the Song army has 40,000, you have 4,000... Although the other party's cavalry attacked our side first and did not respond, I am afraid that they will be bitten and take down Yuxiang and Linjin. That is indeed a trap, but is it possible that one
Did you really expect victory from the beginning?
No matter how arrogant you are, looking at the overall situation of the confrontation between the North and the South, you must feel a little bit wrong?
At this time, we should think more carefully, why did the Song army suddenly risk their lives? Why did Han Shizhong's imperial left army only leave a few supporting troops and cross the river with almost no care? It seems that this is a posture that wants the entire army to cross the river!
Did something happen?
But why didn't anyone tell Hezhong Mansion?
Did the people in Taiyuan have some intentions in not telling Hezhong Mansion?
However, no one dares to say this.
Because Wen Dun Sizhong is a real villain, and if you make him unhappy, you will really die.
Moreover, everyone believed that this person had some faults, but he also had a talent. With his gentle and loyal talent, he must have thought of these questions a long time ago and even came up with the answers.
"Inappropriate."
Han Shizhong took off the copper plate, put down his bag, sat on his horse, looked at the generals, and frowned. "It has only been a few years, and the Jin army can't help but fight like this?"
"When the prince goes to battle, he will be captured easily." Wang Shixiong, who saw blood for the first time in battle, quickly praised him sincerely... Although he had already secretly given in to Han Shizhong in normal fights, but when he actually went into battle, he realized that this was not the same as the usual test of strength and martial arts.
Something happened.
The King of Han Commandery usually boasts of being "one in the world", and the official conferment of "unparalleled in the world" is really not just a rumor.
"That's not what I meant." Han Shizhong shook his head and became more serious. "The Jurchens are really not as good as in previous years... I don't know how many of them are old soldiers and how many are new..."
"They are quite capable of fighting." Deputy Commander Xie Yuan came over, causing Wang Shixiong to immediately get out of the way. "Brother, think about it, we are dispatching the back Wei army to destroy the side army, and we have several times more troops to join the battle.
, but they were able to struggle with us for more than half an hour. Counting the time during the previous flanking attack on Huyan, it was a full hour or two... Isn't this enough to fight? It's just that they don't know that we are going to use all our strength and underestimate the enemy.
It’s just that you’re caught in a net... This kind of example is just a mouthful.”
"That's not what you mean." Han Shizhong shook his head and sighed. "I mean, this Jurchen can finally fight one against one, one against two. It is no longer invincible in the past, when a dozen people scattered thousands of people in Hebei.
I looked like a Xiangjun. At that time, I was naturally not afraid, but others could not count on it at all. And to put it this way, the Northern Expedition could not really wipe out the two rivers in one fell swoop and return to the homeland in one battle. I could really
He has earned a reputation both before and after his death."
Jie Yuan was silent for a moment, and Wang Shixiong next to him was also startled. Although these two people knew what a 'name before and after death' was, the idea came to them at the same time - how dare they love themselves, the King of Han County, at first.
Don’t you think the Northern Expedition can be accomplished?
"There is still something wrong." Han Shizhong finished sighing, still frowning. "Why does Wen Dun Sizhong despise me so much? Look at his arrangement, throwing out four fierce An at once, do you really think he can take a bite of my flesh? Could it be that he can take a bite out of me?"
Do you think I will not even send the entire army like in previous years? Doesn’t he know that a large-scale war has begun?"
"It must be so." Jie Yuan turned around and looked at the head of the city east of the river. It can be imagined that the Jin Kingdom guard in the river must be lost in the city at this time.
"Then that makes sense." Han Shizhong thought thoughtfully. "This person doesn't know that our officials are launching a large-scale Northern Expedition. Li Yanxian's guy is nowhere to be seen...either Taiyuan doesn't know about it, or Taiyuan knows about it and abandons it."
Either Taiyuan has sent reinforcements so there is no need to tell him, but the Taiyuan reinforcements did not arrive in time, or they were blocked by Li Yanxian... Kindness (ziyuan), you are a kind person, don't you think so?"
"It can only be like this." Jie Yuan listened to the frivolous joke that he had not heard in decades, endured the discomfort, and tried his best to answer.
"Then do you think Hezhong Mansion is still a place where I can show my abilities?" Han Shizhong asked eagerly.
Even though Jie Yuan and Jie Shanshan asked themselves whether they had known each other for decades as a brotherly relationship with Marshal Han, he couldn't help but become completely confused at this time - before you thought that the Northern Expedition might not be successful, you were still thinking about writing poetry.
, so much so that he almost delayed crossing the river, why did he suddenly seem like a different person?
No, why do you suddenly feel like you are twenty years younger and full of curiosity about the whole world?
What did Zhao Guanjia write to you?
Is there another level of marriage? The queen is definitely from the Han family?
Suppressing all the distracting thoughts, Jie Yuan tried his best to answer: "Brother, what do you mean? Just give the order!"
"How many soldiers are there in this city?" Han Shizhong asked, pointing to Hedong City.
"If there are no reinforcements, the maximum number is six thousand..." Jie Yuan blurted out.
"Where's the rest?"
"There is only one ten thousand household in the entire Hezhong Prefecture!"
"Let Wang Sheng lead 20,000 people to lock the city!" Han Shizhong suddenly ordered with a solemn expression. "Xu Shi'an, Dong Min, and Chen Jue quickly divided their forces to sweep away the surrounding officials. You, Hu Yantong, and Cheng Min will join me and join forces.
Twelve thousand, go grab Tieling Pass!"
Jieyuan, Wang Shixiong quickly handed over his hand and said yes.
In other words, soldiers are very fast. Since Han Shizhong realized the current situation in Hezhong Mansion, he either abandoned the ground, or the Jin army had no time to react and was blocked by Li Yanxian's troops in the Linfen area. Anyway, the key place on the battlefield is not here, but Huan.
It was a fool's errand to let Wang Sheng take credit for Hezhong Mansion's achievements, but without hesitation, he directly ordered his elite troops to gather together, and then hurriedly marched on without any hesitation.
As soon as the unparalleled Dahu in the world crossed the river, he threw it down the Hezhong Mansion and went eastward.
At this time, Wen Dunsizhong, who was left behind in Hezhong to watch the battle on the city, witnessed the defeat of his headquarters and witnessed Han Shizhong himself directly throwing down his big banner and heading east, but he finally recovered and became furious.
Then he suddenly lost his composure and hid his face in the city and cried loudly:
"Ba Lisu abandoned me! Li Yanxian abandoned me! Han Shizhong abandoned me too!"
PS: Thanks to all the big fishermen for their cute comments.
By the way, did I forget about the cuteness of Hanyu Yi Nong and Linghu Taizhong... or did you change their names?