In November of the third year of Jingkang, the land east of the river, the sky was gray, the field was gloomy, covered in the vast snow white, the northern land was lonely, and the heaven and earth were full of images of slaughter.

Countless black dots appeared from the northern slopes, the black dots were bigger, and it was clear that they were piles of Song troops, in groups of three or five, and the cavalry was mixed in, and there was a mess, there was no queue, and the armor was abandoned, and everyone was dazed and frightened, and they went to the south.

Dejected, soulless, lifeless, disheveled, and disorganized, at this moment they looked not like a team, but like a group of beggars, a crowd of thousands of beggars.

From their tattered military flags, it can be seen that they are the Song army, the loyal and righteous army guarding the three passes of Shiling. And now, they abandoned the three passes and retreated to Taiyuan City.

Is this still the invincible and invincible heroic division that terrifies the Jurchen Iron Cavalry? A few months ago, the same team, they recovered Taiyuan City and broke the city overnight.

What happened to make this invincible iron army so disgraced and like a water dog?

Jerod sat on horseback, mingling in the midst of the rout, and his expression was like a walking corpse.

A war horse followed, walking side by side with Yelu Gan, seeing Ye Lu Gan bowing his head and saying nothing, the knight on the horse also sighed, and his face showed pain.

"Brother Jerry, don't be sad in your heart. Time has changed, thirty years in Hedong, thirty years in Hexi, and now it is a traitor in charge, you and I can't control anything, so let's do it ourselves. ”

Wanyan Yinshu can lead his troops to storm Shiling Pass, the new general of the forbidden army, Du Xiong, the guard general of Shiling Pass, could not resist for long, seeing that the casualties were not small, he actually ordered to abandon the pass, and took advantage of the night to retreat without a fight.

Fortunately, the siege of the city was all Jin soldiers, and the cavalry of the other side did not follow, otherwise, it was difficult to predict how many people would go back.

When has the Loyal Army fought such a battle? These newly appointed generals, all of them are above the top, they don't understand fart, they command blindly, there is a reason to be undefeated!

No need to ask, Yelu Yan and him Lin Feng, two "Fanren" generals, this time, the two of them have decided on their backs.

"In the absence of Wang Xianggong, everything has changed. When he returned to Taiyuan City, he was either demoted or imprisoned. I don't know how to survive the hard days ahead!"

Yelu Yan muttered to himself, as if he had lost his soul, and his eyes were full of bitterness.

"Brother Jerry, let's be patient! When the prince returns, everything will be bright, and the brothers will see the light of day again. ”

Lin Feng said this in his mouth, but his heart was up and down. Wang Song only led 20,000 people to the expedition, and in the face of an army of more than 100,000 Jurchens, he was afraid that it would be more than lucky. If Wang Song had an accident, wouldn't they have become lonely ghosts and let these ministers in the court slaughter?

"Brother Lin Feng, if it weren't for my father, mother, wife and children in Tokyo City, I would have fled to the Northland and never returned to the Central Plains. These civil and military ministers of the imperial court can't tolerate these Liao people the most. Staying in the Southland, sooner or later you will be in a different place, and it makes people shudder to think about it! ”

"Brother Jerry, it's better to say less of these words. The wall has ears, and if it is heard by those who have a heart, it will be a prison sentence, or even a disaster. ”

The two were talking in a low voice, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, and a group of Song troops surrounded a big, white and fat Song general, and quickly moved forward from behind.

"Yelu Gan, Lin Feng, you two are talking about how to escape from Taiyuan City?"

Seeing Yelu Yan and Lin Feng, the grown up Song General slowed down his horse's speed, the horsewhip in his hand pointed obliquely, and the expression on his face was extremely disdainful.

"Du Xiong, you dog-like mongrel, what kind of bullshit are you putting here, you deserve to talk to grandpa!"

Yelu couldn't bear it any longer, his eyes were round, and his eyes were full of anger.

"Du Tongzhi, you refer to the deer as a horse, fabricated out of thin air, aren't you afraid of chilling the hearts of the soldiers? Even the prince would not talk to my brother like this. Is your official position higher than that of the king? ”

As soon as Lin Feng's words fell, Du Xiong's triangular eyes widened angrily, and he pulled out his knife with a "cang" sound, and scolded loudly in his mouth.

"You two pickled things, you dare to insult Lao Tzu! Brothers, chop up these two thieves, Zhang Xianggong and Qin Xianggong have me to bear it!"

Yelu also took off his spear and shouted:

"I see who dares to come up, the gun in Lao Tzu's hand is merciless!"

Yelu bravely crowned the three armies, and was famous among the loyal and righteous army, and the sergeants held spears in their hands, and no one dared to come up.

Lin Feng's face was gloomy and cold. This Du Xiong is afraid of the enemy like a tiger on the battlefield, but he is ruthless when dealing with his own people, and he is a real traitor. He humiliated the two of them, obviously trying to confuse the public and find a blame for his defeat.

"Du Tongzhi, you still have to think about it, how to explain to the crown prince after you go back. It's up to you, not my brother's opponent, if you don't get it, you can weigh it yourself. ”

Lin Feng was neither humble nor arrogant, grabbed the horn bow on his back in his hand, slowly pulled out the feather arrow, and put it on the bowstring.

Du Xiong's eyes were as cold as a poisonous snake, his face was cloudy, and he and Yelu were in a stalemate for a long time, and finally inserted the knife back into its sheath.

"Yelu Gan, Lin Feng, Lao Tzu doesn't care about you. When I go back, you two will suffer!"

Du Xiong beat the horse and left, Yelu Yan was indignant, and wanted to chase after him, but was stopped by Lin Feng.

"It's an eventful season, it's better to have more than one thing to do, be patient."

Yelugan's chest was depressed, and he couldn't help but cry.

"You and my brother, when have you ever been so humiliated?"

Lin Feng was also sour in his heart, and wanted to persuade something, but finally he just sighed.

In Taiyuan City, in the prefect's yamen public court, Zhang Xian glared at Qin Hui and the others, and his eyes were about to erupt fire.

Qin Hui and others did this, did they want to destroy the loyal army?

Since his request for more troops was rejected, he begged bitterly more than once, and even knelt outside the prefect's yamen where Zhao Chen stayed overnight.

Wanyan Yinshu can storm the three passes of Shiling, and he has obviously sensed Wang Song's intention to advance west to reinforce Fuzhou. Shiling Pass was easily captured by the Jin soldiers, and the situation of Taiyuan City without a leader was clearly seen by the Jin people.

If he wants to increase his troops, Wanyan Yinshu will definitely try his best to obstruct it, and the Jin people have occupied the three passes of Shiling, how many soldiers and horses does he have to lead before he can go north?

The situation, which was already somewhat loose, became a backwater pool again with the loss of Shiling Pass. In such a situation, who can rest assured that he will lead a large army and ignore the safety of the crown prince?

"Shameless! Incompetent! Do you know that by doing so, you will put the king in danger and the life and death of 20,000 troops?"

Zhang Xian's roar immediately provoked a collective counterattack from the people in the hall, whether it was Qin Hui or Zhang Jun, even Li Ye, a small military senator, immediately jumped up.

"Zhang Xian, as the commander of the first army, you will not escape the blame for the defeat and loss of land. You don't think about it, but instead make a lot of nonsense here and attack the important ministers of the court, don't you know that the national law is strict? ”

After Li Ye finished speaking, Qin Hui also immediately reprimanded Zhang Xianlai angrily.

"The battle of Shiling Pass was due to the ineffective command of Yelu and Lin Feng, which gave the Jin people a chance. The soldiers suffered heavy casualties, and Du Xiong had to withdraw his troops, which was a helpless move. As the commander of the first army, you are incompetent and stupid, shouldn't you reflect on yourself? ”

Zhang Xian was dumbfounded, these people are so shameless, reversing black and white, it can really be said that it is shocking the past and the present. If he was the commander of the first army, wouldn't he know that he would lead the army north to reinforce Wang Song?

"What a sharp mouth!"

Meng De shook his head slightly, his face full of sarcasm. As soon as they returned, Lin Feng and Yelu Gan, who served as the deputy generals of Shiling Pass, were demoted, while Du Xiong, the chief general who guarded Shiling Pass, did not have any punishment and was as stable as a rock.

He couldn't help but suspect that someone had secretly made a mistake, lost Shiling Pass, cut off the way for reinforcements to go north, and made Wang Song's old department in the army degrade, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

The state affairs are so difficult, and the traitors of the Great Song Dynasty are in charge, which can be said to be self-inflicted.

"If there is something wrong with the prince of the king, if the army has three longs and two shorts, I think how you will face the people of the world and the king? Your wish may come true, I wonder if the king will spare you!"

If Jiao Wentong was weak, Zhang Shuye, Qin Hui and the others all changed their faces.

"Jiao...... Wentong, the ...... I can't ...... It's going to be that bad, right? ”

Uncle Zhang's face turned pale, and cold sweat broke out. Once Wang Song has three longs and two shorts, he, the Xuanfu judge, will definitely not be able to eat and walk around.

"20,000 people, more than 100,000 Jurchen elites, trekking in the field. Judge Zhang, do you think Wang Xianggong is in a worrying situation? ”

Meng De said with a sneer. At this moment, he had lost the patience to talk to these ministers, and he wasted talking to these people without saving some effort.

"Meng De and Jiao Wentong, you two don't chase after the wind and exaggerate. Wang Songxi went to Fuzhou, that was his own fault, and what did he have to do with me. The most important thing now is to guard Taiyuan City and protect the safety of the crown prince!"

Qin Hui's words, Meng De and Jiao Wentong seemed to be deaf, both of them closed their eyes and stopped talking.

Zhang Xian was sad and indignant in his heart, clasped his hands into fists, and bowed.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the last general is busy with affairs, so he will retire first."

Zhang Xian strode away, and Meng De, Jiao Wentong and others stood up and followed behind. Qin Hui and Zhang Jun shouted loudly, and everyone turned a deaf ear.

Wang Yan stood up and bowed solemnly: "Ladies and gentlemen, the lower officials will retire for the time being." If you have something important, you can just let me know. ”

Uncle Zhang nodded and said softly: "Wang Tong, after you go down, appease the generals." The Jin people are afraid that they will go south to attack the city, and the safety of Taiyuan City depends on your brothers. ”

Wang Yan agreed, said goodbye and left, leaving only Zhang Shuye, Qin Hui and Zhang Jun in the hall.

"Qin Zhongcheng, Zhang Tongzhi, you say, won't Wang Xianggong really be in danger?"

Uncle Zhang's heart was up and down in the night, and he couldn't bear it anymore, so he asked loudly.

"Zhang Xianggong, don't be impatient. With the ability of the prince to command the army, and the elite of the loyal and righteous army, who can be worthy of the thunderous blow of the loyal and righteous army! Zhang Xianggong put his heart in his stomach and waited for good news. ”

As soon as Zhang Jun finished speaking, Qin Hui also continued:

"What Zhang Jun said is very true! Besides, even if Wang Song is not the opponent of the Jurchens, no one can help if he drills into Fuzhou City!"

Uncle Zhang nodded slightly, sat back in the chair, and suddenly felt lost.

He, Qin Hui and others tried their best to eliminate Wang Song's influence in the Hedong Loyal and Righteous Army, but who knew that things were self-defeating, not only lost the dangerous places of Shiling Pass, but also put Wang Song and 20,000 troops in danger.

"Now, I can only look at Wang Song's creation. I hope he is safe and sound, and when he returns triumphantly, the old man's heart will be put down. ”

Uncle Zhang was talking to himself, and Qin Hui and others on the side looked at it. Everyone glanced at each other, and they all snorted coldly in their hearts.

Wang Song is a martial artist with heavy troops, unruly, and difficult to discipline. I hope that he is ruined, and it is better not to come back, and he can no longer show off his power above the court and endanger the court.

This Great Song Dynasty is still the world of scholars.