Zhu Si did reach a consensus with Liu Pi's special envoy half a month ago, and the two sides formed an alliance to attack the Jin army from the north and the south. This matter was led by military counselor Liu Sigu. After the two parties reached an agreement, Liu Sigu persuaded Zhu Si,
Zhu Si immediately sent 80,000 troops southward. Currently, the army is deployed in the Ye County area. They are waiting for news about Liu Pi's army crossing the river. Both sides launched an offensive at the same time.
At present, the situation of the garrison in Xiangyang has also changed. Pei Xin's 30,000 cavalry have returned to Chang'an, and the cavalry general Liu Guanghui has led 30,000 troops to station in the eight states of Jingbei. Of course, the combat effectiveness of these 30,000 troops cannot be as fast as Pei Xin's 30,000.
The attack force was comparable, which was Liu Sigu's confidence in wanting to recapture Jingbei.
In the palace, Liu Sigu continued to persuade Zhu Si. He had already seen that Zhu Si wanted to retreat, and it was necessary for the emperor to maintain confidence.
"Your Majesty, the reason why I must insist on recapturing Jingxiang is because Jingxiang's strategic position is too important. It is not important to us, but to Guo and Song. The Jin army has captured Bashu. If we capture Jingxiang again, then
Guanzhong, Bashu, and Jingxiang are connected into one. Next, Guo and Song will definitely use Jingxiang as the foundation to launch an offensive south of the Yangtze River, seizing the Jiangnan East Road, Jiangnan West Road and the Liangzhe Road, and eventually forming a full encirclement situation for us.
As long as we firmly control Jingxiang, Guo and Song's southward strategy will not be realized."
Zhu Si sighed and said: "It is precisely because Jing Xiang is important to Guo Song that he will try his best to keep it. Although Pei Xin has quickly returned to Chang'an, will he not come again? Once our army reaches Xiangyang, he will not come back again.
If they come out of Wuguan and attack us from behind, we will be attacked from both sides."
"Your Majesty, if Guo Song really had this strategic intention, he would not have put pressure on us on three sides. Wouldn't it be better if he just let us attack? I am sure that Pei Xin's army has other arrangements and will not come to Jing again.
Xiang."
Liu Sigu's analysis also made sense, and Zhu Si was a little tempted again.
At this time, a eunuch reported: "Your Majesty, Prime Minister Liu wants to see you!"
"Announce him to come in!"
"Your Majesty has a decree to announce that Prime Minister Liu Feng will pay an audience!" a guard shouted.
Not long after, Liu Feng, wearing a first-grade purple robe, hurried in. He bowed and saluted, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty!"
Zhu Si nodded slightly and asked, "Did Liu Xiangguo come to attack Jingxiang?"
"Exactly, Wei Chen thought about it all night last night. Wei Chen believes that our financial resources do not allow us to fight on multiple fronts at the same time. We should avoid this situation from happening. Wei Chen's attitude is very clear. We should withdraw our troops from Ruzhou immediately.
"
Liu Sigu suddenly had a long face. He really despised this ignorant fat man. He knew nothing but bullshit! Wouldn't talking to him about military and national affairs be like playing the piano to an ox?
"Liu Xiangguo, I have made it clear to your majesty the importance of Jingxiang. I remember I told you yesterday, please don't mislead your majesty again."
"The military advisor is surprised by this statement. As the prime minister, of course I have to make my case and be responsible for your majesty's country and the court. Is it misleading for me to oppose it? Isn't it misleading for the military advisor to bet on the country?"
Liu Sigu was a little surprised. This fat black man usually couldn't speak clearly, but now he could actually use his own loopholes to refute. There was a master behind him!
Liu Sigu did not dare to look down upon him anymore. He cheered up and said: "The reason why I said that Guo Song and Li Na will not really attack is because they have no preparations for war at all. They are just pretending to scare us and do us harm."
Pressure, as long as our army quickly goes south and quickly seizes Jingxiang Prefecture, the other side can only defend the isolated city of Xiangyang. We only need to leave 30,000 troops to confront Xiangyang, and quickly withdraw the 50,000 troops, and then deal with the three-sided threat from the enemy. This kind of
An attack without a foundation is as fierce as smoke, but it dissipates as soon as the wind blows."
"I was wondering yesterday if the military advisor was too wishful thinking. Now it seems that he deployed troops based on imagination. Although I don't understand military affairs, I know that only by knowing yourself and the enemy can you win a hundred battles. I would like to ask the military advisor, since Jing Xiang is against Guo
Song Dynasty is so important, will he let us take it away? We have deployed troops in Ruzhou for seven days, haven't the reinforcements from Chang'an gone south? Does the military advisor know the situation inside Wuguan? Is there not a single soldier there, or has it been stationed there?
You have accumulated tens of thousands of reinforcements and are just waiting for us to go south?"
Liu Sigu was about to refute, but Zhu Si waved his hand and said, "Let Xiang Guo finish speaking!"
Liu Sigu had to hold back a breath and looked at Liu Feng coldly.
Liu Feng continued: "The Prime Minister said that the Jin army had no logistics for deploying troops north of the Yellow River, which is even more ridiculous. The north bank of the Yellow River has always been the top priority of the Jin army's defense. How could there be no material reserves? The military advisor also said last year that Liyang County must have stockpiles.
We have a large amount of food, grass and weapons. The Jin army will attack us at any time, so we should not take our defense lightly. Now we say that the other side has no preparations. Isn't this contradictory?"
Of course Liu Feng did not have the ability to say these words. These words were taught to him by Yang Mi, and Yang Mi learned them from the letter Jiang Min gave him. That letter was actually a letter written by Guo Song himself.
The letter taught Yang Mi how to reason with Liu Feng.
This was actually Guo Song debating with Liu Sigu. Liu Sigu was speechless for a moment. He didn't expect that what he said last year would be used by Liu Feng to refute him.
Liu Feng saw that the other party was speechless. He was extremely proud and continued: "Li Na is also ambitious. He has long wanted to cut off our flesh and blood. In the past, it was difficult for him to be independent and he did not dare to act rashly. Now that he has the support of the Jin army, how can he
Will he miss this opportunity? He will definitely send troops to capture Puzhou and Caozhou. Once we attack him, will the Jin army put military pressure on us? Am I watching Puzhou and Caozhou change their surnames to Qi?"
Liu Sigu shook his head and said: "You are overthinking. Guo Song will never put pressure on us for Li Na. He wants us and Li Na to kill each other and both sides will suffer."
"That's right. If Li Na is stronger, our cannibalism will be even worse. Once we fight with Li Na, does the military advisor think Guo Song will secretly support Li Na with money, food and weapons?"
"This..." Liu Sigu was speechless again.
Liu Feng stopped paying attention to him, and bowed to Zhu Si again: "Your Majesty, my opinion is very firm. Since the other party is putting pressure on all sides, we should withdraw our troops immediately. We cannot take risks. It is very likely that Guo Song has dug a big trap.
Wait until we jump down!"
Zhu Si had originally intended to retreat, but now he was completely convinced by Liu Feng's words. He nodded and said to Liu Sigu: "Military advisor, I think what Xiangguo said makes sense. I know Guo Song very well. He is extremely cunning.
, likes to use various strategies to weaken us. I also believe that Guo Song and Li Na will definitely send troops, and reinforcements from Wuguan will definitely arrive early. We do not have the financial resources to fight on multiple fronts, let alone fight with Li Na.
So I decided to withdraw the 80,000-strong army immediately."
Of course Liu Sigu didn't know that the master behind Liu Feng was Jin Wang Guo Song. He never imagined that he would be defeated by an extremely rude and unlearned pig butcher.
After Zhu Si said that he should withdraw his troops, Liu Sigu suddenly became extremely angry. He couldn't get rid of the bad breath in his chest. His eyes became blurred, his throat became sweet, and he spat out a mouthful of blood and fell down on his back.
"Strategic advisor! Military advisor! Quickly announce the imperial physician!"
Liu Feng also pretended to shout: "Don't be angry, military advisor. I'm just a butcher. I haven't studied for a few days. I'm not worthy of being angry."
These few words were not taught by Guo Song. As Liu Feng himself said, he was a butcher and was best at removing the knife and removing the heart.
...........
Zhu Si finally ordered the withdrawal of the 80,000-strong army and completely abandoned Jingxiang. When he learned that Zhu Si's army was withdrawing to the north, Liu Pi, who was about to cross the river and go north, was so angry that he cursed, but he was helpless. With his strength, how could the Jin army defeat him?
Opponent? He had no choice but to withdraw his troops and return to Jiangling, continuing to wait and see how the situation would change.
Just when the tense situation in Jingxiang subsided, 60,000 cavalry, led by Li Bing and Kang Bao, were rapidly advancing towards Cangzhou. Their destination was Hekou Port.
According to Guo Song's deployment, General Kang Bao led an army of 30,000 to Lingnan and served as the military governor of Lingnan. This is why Guo Song, after repeated consideration, decided to send Kang Bao, the most loyal man to Lingnan, to avoid Ma Weijiang's broken leaves again.
tragedy.
Of course, this possibility is no longer high. Guo Song learned from Ma Weijiang's lessons and strengthened the ideological control of middle and low-level generals. Most of the middle- and low-level generals have undergone rotation training in the martial arts hall and are generally loyal to the King of Jin. Even if Kang Bao
He wanted to support his troops and stand on his own feet, but his generals would not agree.
Li Bing led 30,000 troops to the south of the Yangtze River. He had to take one step first. After controlling the south of the Yangtze River, he established a relay camp in Mingzhou to give Kang Bao's army rest and supplies.
The 60,000-strong army marched non-stop. They passed through Weizhou and entered Cangzhou...