Chapter 048: Persuasion
"Great officials, the brothers have suffered heavy casualties!"
Dong Ping said in a low voice: "More than 400 brothers have been broken, plus the seriously injured, almost 600 people, and the remaining brothers are less than 700 people." If this continues to be fought, I'm afraid our brothers will all be left here to kill Xiongling!"
Wang Song nodded, with a heavy heart, and walked in front of a rebel army with a broken wrist. The soldier was young and handsome, and his childish face was full of worry.
Wang Song patted him on the shoulder and said solemnly, "I know what you're worried about!" Don't think about anything, just carry it, and I'll carry you back too! ”
The soldier's face was red, full of gratitude, ignoring the pain in his wrist, kneeling down and kowtowing to Wang Song.
Wang Song felt uncomfortable, helped him up, and said to the dozens of seriously injured people in front of him: "Brothers, I have already said just now, you don't have to think about anything, I will not leave any of our brothers behind!"
He made his way through the crowd, and the loud voice continued:
"I promise everyone that as long as I, Wang Song, have a bowl of rice to eat, the big guy will definitely have a bowl! If I have the life to go back, I will definitely take care of everyone's family!"
Some people knelt down, some wept, and some choked up and said, "Great official, you are really benevolent!"
"Brothers, take a good rest, recuperate when you should recuperate, and eat when you should eat! Wait a while, let's bury the brothers who died in the battle and continue to play with Fanzi! ”
Seeing that the soldiers had regained their vitality and morale, Wang Song nodded with satisfaction.
He looked up the hillside and saw that the planter was looking at him. The two looked at each other for a moment, and both nodded.
More than a dozen iron pots on the hillside were already steaming, and the aroma of horse meat filled the entire hillside. In the ranks of the Western Army, which had been silent for a long time, there were noises and banters again, and the vitality of this team returned.
It is recorded in history that the soldiers of the Western Army dispersed for the sake of making money and rewards, so that there were only 100 people around the planters, and finally died of exhaustion.
In Wang Song's view, the biggest possibility is that because of the lack of food, the planters felt hopeless about the future, so they ordered the soldiers to disperse on their own. As for the hundred people who refused to leave, they must all be the henchmen of the planters, and they have already made up their minds to sacrifice their lives for righteousness.
After all, people are iron, rice is steel, and if you don't eat for two or three days, even an iron man can't hold on.
A horse has at least two or three hundred catties of meat, and the four hundred or so dead horses on this mountain road add up to at least 100,000 catties of meat.
Seeing the planter, Wang Song knelt down on one knee, the planter waved his hand, and the planter helped him up and asked him to sit down on the side.
"Erlang, don't be polite, you saved the old man today, and there are five or six thousand brothers in the Western Army, and the old man thanked them on their behalf!"
The planter looked at the young man in front of him and nodded slightly.
"Xianggong is running for the country, it is a thousand years of righteousness, and the villain is far behind. Xianggong called the villain over, I don't know what is going on, please say it clearly!"
Wang Song clasped his fists and saluted, not knowing what happened when the prime minister called him over.
The seed master looked at Wang Qing on the side, and said in a deep voice: "Wang Qing, come here!"
Wang Qing walked over, hugged his fists and said, "I don't know what the matter is?"
The seed master nodded and said solemnly: "Wang Qing, the old man ordered you to quit the Western Army, follow your family Erlang away, keep your useful body, and loyally kill the enemy in the future!"
Wang Qing was taken aback, hurriedly clenched his fists, knelt down on one knee and said, "The villain is willing to swear to follow Xianggong to the death!"
Wang Song couldn't help but be stunned. I can't imagine that there is such a high wind and bright festival among the seed masters, but they are just too stubborn and loyal.
Wang Song groaned for a while, stepped forward and hugged his fists and said, "Xianggong, can you listen to the villain?"
The seed master nodded and waved his hand, and Wang Qing hurriedly stepped aside.
"Xianggong, this is not the time to talk about life and death lightly! You need to know that you are in danger of the world, and you must not talk about life and death! ”
Wang Song said slowly: "We have resisted Fanzi's attack, and we have food, so we can retreat calmly." The so-called lost land and people, people and land are saved, people and land are lost, people and land are lost! Xianggong did not bring heavy grain and grass, from Jingcheng to Taiyuan, he has made a big mistake! Could it be that Xianggong wants to make mistakes again and again, and let the seed army sink in the long river of history?"
The surrounding sergeants were all shocked, but they didn't expect Wang Song to be so bold and dare to openly accuse the seed master.
The Privy Council Governor Xu Han urged the division to march into the army, and rebuked him for holding heavy troops and staying and watching. The planter then left behind the heavy grain and grass, rewarded the things, and set off lightly, and asked Yao Gu and Zhang Hao to go their separate ways.
The central part of the seed division was attacked by the main force of the Jin army in the east of Taiyuan, and the seed division led the army to the death, winning three of the five battles.
Yao Gu's general Jiao Anjie panicked to report the military situation, saying that the main force of the Jin army, Wanyan Zonghan's department, had arrived, causing Yao Gu and Zhang Hao's armies to stop patrolling and failing to meet with the central part of the division as agreed.
The lonely soldiers in the middle of the seed division had no food, retreated to kill the bear ridge, the soldiers had no food and no pay, and fled in all directions, and the seed division led the remaining more than 100 soldiers around him to continue to fight desperately, and finally the seed division was seriously injured everywhere in the body, and hated the territory.
After the defeat and death of the famous general in the army, the morale of all units of the Song army was no longer there, and Yao Gu and Zhang Hao were all defeated, and finally formed the "shame of Jingkang".
Although Xu Han, the governor of the Privy Council, was extremely stupid, ignorant of the army and daring, but as the commander of the first army, he was so rash and rash in order to obey the will of the imperial court, so that the army was defeated and died, which is foolish and loyal.
Don't you know that he was defeated and died, and it was thousands of people of the Great Song Dynasty who suffered, and it was the golden people with human faces and beast hearts who were happy. It is clear which is more important at a glance.
Seeing that Wang Song spoke without scruples, Wang Qing frowned and said loudly: "Erlang, what are you talking nonsense?" In front of the princess of the small species, no nonsense! ”
The planter shook his head, he waved his hand, stood up, and said softly: "The old man has indeed done a lot wrong!" What a "people and land exist, people and people are lost, people and land are lost"! Without the generals, who will deal with the iron cavalry of Fanzi!"
Immediately, his brows furrowed: "It's just that if the old man withdraws the army, how will the court and the people of the world view the old man, and how will the old man explain to the court?"
"If the Xianggong soldiers are defeated and die, how will the people of the world view the Xianggong?"
Wang Song took a step forward and said in a deep voice: "Xianggong, if the family army collapses from now on, do you think the Holy Lord and the imperial court will take you seriously?" If you don't have a family army in your hands, what will you do to fight against Fanzi, who cares if you are alone? ”
Zhai Liang also came over at some point, and bowed to the seed master:
"What Jiro said is very true! Xiang Gong is in danger of the Great Song Dynasty, if Xiang Gong has any mistakes, it will be a great blow to the morale of the world's anti-Jin! The Jurchen fans are like wolves and tigers, and the people of the Great Song Dynasty are devastated and displaced, is the reputation of the Xianggong more important than the safety of the Great Song Dynasty? Isn't it really clear that Xiang Gong has such a powerful relationship?"
In Wang Song's opinion, the planter was too obsessed with Yuzhong and the will of the imperial court, and the urging of the imperial court could make him give up his baggage, and he had not yet realized the impact of his own confrontation with the Jin situation.
The Jurchen Fanzi just wanted to destroy the seed army and break the anti-gold banner in the seed division to deter the Song court and the people. But he still didn't know, but wanted to be foolish and loyal to the whole autumn.
Don't you know that he wants to be responsible for the imperial court, who is responsible for the tens of thousands of soldiers under him, and who is responsible for the people of the Great Song Dynasty!
Li Gang, Xu Han, and a group of scholars sat in the court to command the march and fight, which is really ridiculous! After the defeat of the war, but he put the responsibility on the emperor, don't you know that the emperor has no master, and he still has to listen to the opinions of these ministers!
These clear streams are impeccable in terms of personal ethics and character, but it is difficult for laymen to guide insiders, and all kinds of selfishness are troubled.
The planter's face was red and white for a while. Now that there is no problem with the grain and grass, and there are more than 1,000 war horses, the possibility of breaking through is greatly increased for his five or six thousand soldiers. Although the young man spoke badly, he was on the point, and he couldn't help but think about it carefully.
As soon as he thought of withdrawing the army, the mind of the planter immediately came alive. If you withdraw to Pingding first, and then to Jingcheng, all the way is mountainous, and it is difficult for the Jin cavalry to deploy, which greatly reduces the risk of retreat, but the imperial court is on the side......
Seeing that the seed master was still hesitant, Wang Song stepped forward and said: "Xianggong, history books are written by later generations, and heroes are always judged by success or failure!" If the family army is wiped out from now on, and future generations will only regret it, what hope will there be for the country and the family? Xianggong should leave a trace of vitality for the family army and a hope for the world!"
In the end, Wang Song was in tears, obviously moved by his true feelings.
The shame of Jingkang left the Han people with an unspeakable sting and shame! It can be said that there are very few people who say that Jingkang's shame is not sad and angry, and the famous sentence of "Jingkang's shame, it is still snowing, the courtiers hate, when will it be destroyed" has been passed down for thousands of years.
The veteran general of the battlefield in the division was resolute and decisive, and when he saw the ragged subordinates around him, he especially noticed the light of survival in the eyes of the soldiers, and he couldn't understand the truth.
He slowly stood up and said loudly: "If the old man doesn't leave, I'm sorry for these hundreds of brothers who died in you!" Order the three armies, eat quickly, and after a short rest, we will immediately march eastward, withdraw to Pingding, and then go straight to Jingcheng, collect the rout, and then fight to the death with the Jurchen Fanzi!"
"Xianggong Shengming! The villains and others obey the orders of the army!"
The surrounding pro-soldiers also had their faces lit up, and quickly passed the order.
The soldiers of the Western Army in the woods all erupted in a loud cheer, and some of the soldiers shouted: "Xianggong is wise!" ”
There was a period of relaxation in the center of the planter, and the soldiers had morale, which was the foundation of the army.
Wang Song said cautiously: "Xianggong, why don't you retreat south and join forces with Yao Xianggong's army, so that the strength is not greater?"
The seed master laughed, "Erlang, it seems that you really don't know how to fight!" Wang Qing, tell your Erlang about it!"
"Don't blame Xianggong, my brother has never been out of the house, and he has never been out of the world, and he smiled when he saw it!"
"From Killing Bear Ridge to Pantuo, it is the closest and most important pass in the south, and it is more than 200 miles away from here, and it is a flat river."
Wang Qing turned his head, his eyes full of warmth.
"Second brother, our army only has hundreds of cavalry, most of them are foot soldiers, if you go south, you may not be able to wait for our army to meet with Yao Xiangguild, and you have been caught up by the Fanzi cavalry and wiped out. From this place to Pingding, the hills and ravines are crisscrossed, and it is difficult for the cavalry to deploy. Now you get the idea!"