Chapter 020 Hebei

Xiangzhou, which belongs to Hebei East Road, Zhiyang, is located in the west, and borders Shanxi in the west; The Daimyo's Mansion on Hebei East Road in the east is an endless plain; It is bordered by coal, iron, geomagnetism, and Handan to the north, and Tokyo is across the Yellow River to the south.

Anyang is a famous historical city, one of the centers of Chinese civilization, there have been Cao Wei, Hou Zhao, Ran Wei, Qianyan, Eastern Wei, Northern Qi and other six dynasties built their capitals here, so Anyang is known as the "ancient capital of the seven dynasties".

In the north of Anyang City, Huanshui flows into the Neihuang River to Fanyangkou in the east, with a total length of about 300 miles. After entering the Wei River, the Huanshui flows northward, and finally joins the Haihe River.

Li Hu stood lazily on the north city wall with a spear, looking forward boredly, but he couldn't lift any energy in his heart.

Since the Jin people went south, thousands of refugees poured into Xiangzhou City, and the Jurchen Fanzi's rangers plundered in all directions, and the Jurchen army besieged Xiangzhou City for two months.

Now that the Jin people have retreated, although the refugees in the city have dispersed somewhat, they are still on the road and bustling. Everyone is inseparable from their homeland, and until the last moment, no one wants to abandon their families and embark on the road of exile.

At the gate of the city, layers of refugees were watching at the stickers outside the city, crowded and bustling, Li Hu couldn't help but shake his head.

In the past few days, not only outside the city, but also everywhere in the city, there are also such recruitment notices, saying that the Lianghe Xuanfu Division wants to recover the lost territory, and a group of soldiers will be recruited. However, the monthly salary was only 500 Wen, and the military exploits were all calculated according to the head of the Jurchens.

500 Wen, it's not enough to eat, and only those with broken brains will go!

Li Hu snorted coldly in his heart, unless it was 5 yuan, he would definitely not go.

However, he admired the prince of the Xuanfu Division. This person has an iron gun of dozens of catties, dares to fight with the Jurchen Fanzi, and kills a lot of Jurchen Fanzi, and won the title of "Race Overlord", which also makes Li Hu, a Han man, feel that his face is bright.

It's just that Li Hu has some regrets that he hasn't seen this legendary hero, and he doesn't know when he will be able to feast his eyes.

Suddenly, a group of centaurs came into his eyes, and he involuntarily opened his eyes wide and looked forward.

I saw a group of cavalry in helmets and armor all over the mountains, jumping over the water, like a black line, spreading towards the north gate of Anyang City.

The cavalry lined up neatly and marched unhurriedly on the official road, with strict military discipline, and did not make any noise.

"Jurchen cavalry?"

Li Hu was taken aback, and just wanted to knock on the fight in his hand, but his movements stopped.

I saw that many people along the way, whether they were refugees or local villagers, knelt down one after another, kowtowing to the passing knights and cheering. Some people even kowtowed again and again, crying bitterly, as if they had seen relatives who had been absent for a long time.

The knights in front dismounted, lifted up the people, and after some conversation, the knights mounted their horses and continued to come.

Li Hu couldn't help but wonder in his heart, when did the Great Song Dynasty also have such a fierce cavalry?

When he got closer, Li Hu could see clearly that this was a pair of cavalry of about 1,000 people. On the big banner waving in the wind, the three big characters of "Loyal and Righteous Army" are clearly written, and on the front is a big "Song" character.

No need to ask, this is the elite of the Great Song Dynasty, the loyal and righteous army under the Privy Council of the Great Song Dynasty and the Lianghe Xuanfu envoy Wang Song and Wang Xianggong.

The Loyal and Righteous Army is now famous in the east of the Great Song River, Hebei and around Gyeonggi. If nothing else, just by virtue of his courage to fight with the Jin people and fight head-on, it is not something that any Great Song army can compete.

From a miscellaneous rebel army, it can be upgraded to a forbidden army like the Shenwu Army and the imperial army of the Great Song Dynasty, which is enough to explain its elite situation.

When the other party walked to the city gate, Li Hu felt a burst of killing intent rushing towards him. It is worthy of being the elite of the imperial court, and this kind of momentum is only available to those who have crawled in the pile of dead people.

Inexplicably, Li Hu prayed in his heart, fortunately this is not the team of Jurchen fans, otherwise, the people will be bad!

"It turned out to be under the command of Wang Xianggong, no wonder it was so majestic!"

"People are now the guards of the Son of Heaven, the dignified Shenwu Army, the horse army and the foot soldiers, they are very good!"

"Zhong Yijun is here, finally there is a good look of the golden people, and we can live a comfortable life for a few days!"

The sergeants on the city walls also had complicated expressions. At first, many people were pale and had trembling legs and stomachs. Later, his face became ruddy, and he was full of interest and chattered about it.

Wang Boyan, the governor of Xiangzhou, and Zhao Buxian, the general judge, waited in front of the city gate with a complicated mood, and the surrounding refugees, including the common people, were driven away from afar, so as not to clean up the Yaxing of the Zhizhou Lord.

Wang Song, the Xuanfu envoy of Lianghe and Shaanxi, had already sent someone to send a note that his army would be stationed in Xiangzhou, and his marshal's mansion would also be temporarily located in Xiangzhou City.

Originally, the Beijing Daimyo Mansion was the residence of the Xuanfu Division, but I don't know what this prime minister thinks, so I chose here.

Seeing the young man who came down immediately, Wang Boyan and Zhao Buqian had a look of surprise on their faces, they couldn't imagine that this Lianghe Xuanfu envoy was so young.

"Wang Xianggong, Wang Boyan, the governor of Xiangzhou, and Zhao Bu tried to meet Xianggong!"

The two stepped forward and bowed to Wang Song.

"There are two ministers!"

Wang Songsu bowed and replied: "The Beijing Daimyo Mansion was besieged by the Jin people, and the official had no choice but to temporarily station the army outside Xiangzhou City, and asked the two ministers to make proper arrangements!"

Wang Boyan and Zhao Buqian glanced at each other, and they were both relieved.

As long as this prime minister's man does not enter the city to disturb the people, everything is easy to say.

Wang Boyan replied: "Don't worry, the lower officials will definitely do their best to help arrange the station."

If it were an ordinary military general, Wang Boyan and Zhao Buqian would definitely not be so respectful. However, the military general in front of him is not only high and powerful, but also outstanding and talented.

It has become a poem in seven steps above the main hall, and all of them are amazing masterpieces, which can always be passed down through the ages and passed on to future generations.

Just like Wang Boyan himself, to Wang Song's poem "Fortune Operator. Yongmei» is full of admiration, including the two sentences "I have no intention of fighting for spring, and I am jealous of the group", which is even more about his heart, so that he can figure it out day and night, and play with it in every way.

As for Zhao Butry, the son of the sect, Wang Songli kept the capital from losing, but maintained the Zhao family's social and bloodline, and he was naturally grateful.

What's more, I heard that Emperor Roufu is fond of this person, and the two of them are already like glue, which is equivalent to half a royal person, so he naturally wants to be hospitable.

Wang Song didn't know much about Zhao Buxian, and he didn't know his reputation in history. But he knows a lot about Wang Boyan. This person is not only the teacher of the traitor Qin Hui, but also together with Huang Qianshan, he is the two most famous traitors under Zhao Gou.

Historically, when Jingkang was in trouble, Wang Boyan was reused because he greeted Zhao Gou by the Yellow River. Zhao Gou ascended the throne, and Wang Boyan was also appointed prime minister, which can be described as a smash hit.

Wang Boyan and Huang Qianshan didn't think about the strategy of war and defense when they were in phase, and they only knew that they were autocratic. and the mastermind moved south to Yangzhou, and he was a well-known capitulation person.

It's just that now, history has taken a turn, the Jingkang disaster did not happen, and Zhao Gou's Hebei Generalissimo's Mansion was immediately canceled, and Zhao Gou himself returned to Beijing to resume his life. The Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty would never allow his younger brother to hold heavy troops and keep an eye on him.

With Zhao Gou's performance of not advancing by the Yellow River and fearing the enemy like a tiger, although Zhao Huan did not do anything to him, he would never spare him easily.

Zhao Gou could not be the Song Gaozong in history, and Wang Boyan naturally lost the opportunity to be promoted from the dragon and the carp to jump into the dragon gate.

However, this person is talented, when he was studying at home, he was favored by Wang Ben, the magistrate of Qimen County, and specially built a "Talent Hall" to invite him to be a teacher. Wang Ben took his nephew Qin Hui from Jiankang to Qimen and studied under Wang Boyan. When Qin Hui was studying in the "Talent Pavilion", there was a prediction from another person: Qishan Xiaoyi, one academy has two prime ministers. I don't know if anything like this will happen on this plane.

The Generalissimo's Mansion in Hebei was canceled, and the soldiers and horses of the various departments were firmly guarded in various parts of Hebei, and the remaining 20,000 soldiers and horses of King Qin were under the veteran Zong Ze, and they were stationed in Nanjing Yingtianfu and Huazhou, and they were guarding the south gate barrier of Tokyo.

The Jurchens surrounded Kaifeng, and although Zong Ze failed to enter the city, he fought more than a dozen battles with the Jurchens, and his loyalty was beyond doubt. Therefore, the Jin people retreated, and the veteran also got the title of the prefect of Yingtianfu.

Now, the defense of Tokyo City, with the 20,000 Shenwu Army led by Li Yanxian and Zhang Xian as the main force, supplemented by the 20,000 recruits who are being trained, plus the original more than 10,000 surviving elites in Tokyo, these sergeants constitute the defense force of Tokyo City.

Xijing is dominated by the subordinates of the Zhai Jin brothers, and Zong Ze is the main force in Xijing. As for the land of the two rivers, it can only be the states and roads, each fighting its own war.

Hedong has fallen, Hebei has also lost half of the wall, but the Jin people only have more than 100,000 troops, after a year of continuous fighting, although the Song people suffered heavy losses, but if the Jin people want to divide the troops and attack, the strength is already stretched.

"Xianggong Wang, how is everything going for the official family now?"

A few people sat down in the hall, and the frightened people poured tea up, and Zhao Butry asked.

"Lianghe, Shandong, Shaanxi, all the places are erosive, and the officials are sad every day, and they are getting thinner and thinner."

Wang Song was telling the truth. Zhao Huan was indecisive and cautious. In such a big battle, there are many losses and few wins, and he can't help but feel uneasy all day long.

"As courtiers, we can't share the king's worries, report to the Son of Heaven, and appease the people, it's really ashamed!"

Wang Boyan greeted Zhao Gou by the Yellow River, originally wanted to be opportunistic, and his goods were liveable. Who knew that the city of Tokyo was safe and sound, and the Jin people retreated. He was in a state of panic all day, but the court did not have any will.

I don't know if the emperor let him stay in this eroded land of Hebei, can it be regarded as a punishment for him?

"Wang Xianggong's words are wrong!"

Wang Boyan shook his head and said: "Wang Xianggong broke the Jin people in Tokyo City, killed countless Jin people, and even caused Chief Hu Wanyan Zongwang to die of serious injuries, he is the minister of the humerus of my Great Song Dynasty. Wang Xianggong doesn't have to be too humble!"

Wang Song nodded, this Wang Boyan spoke elegantly and in an orderly manner, if he could use his heart to govern the country and secure the country, he could definitely become a generation of famous ministers.

It's a pity that these people are all public and selfish, and when they use their wisdom in evil ways, they become traitors.

"How much does the imperial court ask the prince to recruit, but there is a fixed number?"

"Shaanxi, Hedong, and Hebei, 30,000 each, and the two rivers cannot exceed 70,000."

Wang Song Zhengse said: "Sergeant recruitment, I hope the two ministers will take care of it!"

That night, the Zhizhou Yamen set up a banquet to entertain Wang Song and his party. Wang Song couldn't help but sigh secretly when he saw that the generals and officials were still staggered and talking and laughing.

Outside the city there were refugees, and the bones in the fields were unkept. The Jin people have just retreated, and the officials and generals are already horses in Nanshan, the lights are full of wine and wine, and there is a scene of singing and dancing.

No wonder he trained tens of thousands of elite soldiers and released two rivers, but he couldn't hear a sound. With these people on it, no matter how elite the fighters are, it's!