The battlefield in Xinqiao Town has become clear, and the Jin army escort troops stationed there, under the blows of the Tiger Wing Army, have long been defeated, indicating that the tactical use is quite successful, and Li Chang commanded the troops to quickly establish a defensive line and plan to expand the results of the battle at sea. 『』

In the port, the swordfish boats of the Song army approached the big ships of the Jin army, and the sailors boarded the big ships one after another to drive away the remnants of the Jin army. Kill all those who dare to resist, and then count the people who are willing to submit with ropes, and organize sailors to sail to sea.

Since it is a lot of big ships that have been captured, of course they have to be brought back, and it is a pity that so many high-quality timber are burned on the spot, and it is not good to waste them.

Therefore, some Jin army sailors can be regarded as escaping, at least they will not die, because the Song army needs a large number of skilled sailors, even if these sailors are not very skilled, but after strict training, they can still master navigation technology.

For those sailors, except for some fishermen from the inland rivers, the others are seaside people, and their families are stationed in the camp with the army, as long as Li Chang stabilizes his position, he can still let these family members get on the boat, but it is a lot of trouble. As for the sailors from afar, they can only consider themselves unlucky.

Luanzhou, since it is an important place for shipbuilding, of course, there are still some soldiers and horses stationed, but the Song army compresses the defense line and actively prepares for battle. The Jin Army also has an elite horse army in Luanzhou, which is under the command of Gao Sheng, and the Tiger Wing Army also ushered in the first challenge.

south

As the Jin army continued to move south, rumors were already spreading, and people were panicking, and it was rumored in the streets of the market that the Jin army had hit Huaishang and was fighting fiercely with the Gongsheng army.

Nowadays, the war ahead is unstable, the line is opened at the pass time, and the internal and external forbidden troops are frequently mobilized, so that the people are more convinced of the authenticity of the rumors. Anyway, the terrain around Mingzhou and Fuzhou is complicated, and it is impossible for the Jin army to go too far.

"This bastard of Wushu is obviously going to consume my strength."

Under the powerful offensive of the Jin army, Wang De, Liu and others failed to counterattack several times, but instead lost their troops and lost their generals, but there was no news from the navy.

The main force of the Jin army went south on the road was a bloody storm, they attacked the city, did not care at all, took the pass, passed through the village is a massacre, killing is dark, as much as possible to destroy the local economy, the result is not a hundred.

If he didn't understand the purpose of the Jurchens, Wang Xiu would be in vain, and once the Wushu passed through the Huaishui, the rich lands in the south of the Huainan East and West Roads would be devastated, and he would never allow a tragedy to happen.

Of course, the cruel methods of the vultures also aroused his anger, even if he understood the other party's plan very well, he thought that the Jurchens had done the right thing, and he would kill them all, but he couldn't swallow this breath.

"Wenshi." Qin Hui's voice came from outside the public hall.

"It's the brother of the meeting, please." Wang Xiu hurriedly got up, suppressed his anger, and let out a long sigh of relief.

The important ministers of the two provinces sometimes work together in the Grand Ducal Hall and also eat public kitchens together, but they both have their own independent public halls.

Qin Hui pushed the door in, and said with a melancholy face: "Wenshi, I'm still busy."

Wang Xiu saw that Qin Hui's face was wrong, and said with a smile: "Brother Hui, please take a seat." Wait for Qin Hui to sit down and pour tea for him.

Qin Hui looked at Wang Xiu with a smile and quipped: "It's really a sin to let the prime minister wait for tea." ”

Wang Xiu's heart moved, and he seemed to taste Qin Hui's thoughts, and said flatly: "Brother Hui made fun of it, aren't you also the ruler of the two governments, and the prime minister might as well be happy with the shepherd, and it won't be annoying all day long." ”

"Wenshi, it's not like this, it's the people who are panicking, and many big families are carrying wealth to escape the disaster, so you should have an idea." Qin Hui picked up the teacup and slowly tasted the tea ceremony, but his tone was very heavy.

Wang Xiu understood Qin Hui's worries, the Jin army was moving south too fast, Ali, Pu Luhun, and Han Chang were the forwards, and the three teams of soldiers and horses were like three sharp arrows, directly inserted into Jianghuai, and there was no intention of stopping at all. Wushu led tens of thousands of troops to follow up, and there was no intention of the guerrillas to consolidate the occupied area, and they would kill for a while, and then the follow-up troops in the back did all kinds of evil, which was simply outrageous.

He felt that the situation was gradually getting out of control, even if the Jin army was repulsed, Jingxi Road was also a wither, and his loss of face was small, in case the Jin army crossed the Huai and approached the line, but it would shake the country's foundation, and he couldn't afford this responsibility.

Qin Hui saw that Wang Xiu was speechless and pondering, and seemed to be a little uneasy, put down the cup, and said worriedly: "If the captives pass through Huai, but you must guard the river defense, there is nothing you can do." But the capture of horses in the river is really detrimental to Wenshi's reputation. ”

Wang Xiu glanced at Qin Hui slowly, and understood that the other party had something to say, which had a long aftertaste, and only after a long time did he say slowly: "Brother who doesn't hide it, the younger brother has no plans in his heart, the captives are obviously weakening our country's strength, and their horse army is too fast." ”

He is quite resentful in his heart, but there is nothing about hatred, this is a between countries, the strong and the weak eat, and there is no way for people to beat you hard.

However, the success of Li Qiong's rebellion has something to do with him, it is he who let Li Qiong go to the point of rebellion, when the Jin army strides south, he still doesn't care, to be able to gather troops and horses in Xuzhou in time, enough to stabilize the situation in Jingdong.

Who would have thought that the Jin army, with tens of thousands of horse troops, would not attack the city at all, but bypassed the well-defended fortified military city, directly threatened Huaishang, and let him fight the taxi, and almost lost face, but the matter has come to this, what is the use of blaming himself.

"Brother Hui, people are not sages, who can expect the change, I miscalculated" Wang Xiu felt that it was difficult to justify himself, he was really shameless in the face of the princes of the court, thinking about how many people were gloating about him and watching him laugh at him with shame, embarrassment, and chagrin, he couldn't help but greet the female family members of the vultures again.

Fortunately, the Jin army went south with all its might, which means that those fortified cities with perfect defense systems were able to escape the clutches of the Jurchens, which gave him more confidence in the country.

Qin Hui originally thought that Wang Xiu would definitely defend himself, but when he saw that he only said half a sentence, he would blame himself for Wang Xiu's mistake in anticipating the enemy, so he came to comfort him in time to remedy the rift between him and Wang Xiu, and said softly: "What Wen Shi said is that people are not sages, and they are cunning and changeable, so Wen Shi does not need to blame himself." ”

Wang Xiu was not surprised Qin Hui comforted him, this guy has a strong sense of autonomy, he is by no means a willing person, his mind is unpredictable, he needs to take precautions. In the past few years, Qin Hui has not been idle, and the wings she has developed are also quite rich, so she has to be cautious, but fortunately, she has not yet had the strength to compete with him head-on