Chapter 594: The Last Knight: The God of War Returns
On November 29th, the snow in Bianjing was majestic!
From the Qingtang Battle Report: Huangzhou, which was defended by 68 field battalions of the Song Army, officially fell, with two percent of the battle losses, and then collapsed and scattered in the ice and snow, being divided and missing each other.
This also officially announced that the "satellite reflection" of the Qingyi Ghost Chapter and the Song Army in the north was dispersed, and in the ice and snow, seeing that the deployment of the Xixia army seemed to be leakless, the Qingyi Ghost Chapter had no choice but to continue to the north and retreat to the distant Xiliang Mansion to defend it.
This is equivalent to the official emergency of Qingtang Fortress (Xining Prefecture), because Qingtang City has almost no armed forces, and it has officially become an empty city.
At this moment, the Great Demon King has been powerless to complain about their pig tactics.
Since it has come to this point, it can't be blamed for Qingyi's ghost chapter not daring to fight. Because of the actions of the army and the coverage of the ice and snow, food became the biggest problem in this period of the Qingyi Ghost Chapter.
It was he who changed Wang Yan, and he didn't dare to risk maneuvering in the direction of Xining Prefecture to break through. Because once the breakthrough failed, the army's maneuver was slow and there was no food and grass, and the Qingyi Ghost Chapter would completely lose the opportunity to hold on to Xiliang Mansion.
So now it's really passive!
The command and deployment from the beginning were wrong, and they all existed and depended on each other. is the truth that Wang Yan said: after becoming a gentleman, he forgot to be self-reliant, and at that time, not only did the main force of the Song garrison exist, but Qingyi also held 10,000 cavalry.
It is very difficult for a man with 10,000 cavalry to take only 1,000 men into attack. He happened to buy a Cayenne and wanted to go out to pretend to be forced with the nouveau riche in later generations, and his family said, "You better go out on a battery car", which must be in a hurry with him.
Mistakes at the beginning, mistakes at the beginning.
Now it seems that the Western Xia tactics are also quite strange, and they did not fight the weakly defended Xiliang Mansion at the beginning to recover the inherent lost territory. Instead, they used the method of surprise warfare, quickly cut into the central area of Qingtang, and went straight to the Huangzhou area defended by 80 field battalions of the Song army.
This was quite effective and unexpected to everyone. So although he was a little-known young commander, the Great Demon King was sure that this was from Zhuo Luolan's tactical guidance.
Zhuo Luolan didn't care why she didn't bring troops into Qingtang Dayan, but one thing was certain: if she couldn't fight against the war, she would try her best to carry out the most advantageous plan of the Western Xia army.
She is a student of the Great Demon King. This time, the tactics of the first battle of Qingtang, her intentions were the same as those of Suzhou Port in the Liao State at that time. Don't take a detour, since it is inevitable to pull hatred, then Song Jun is just a paper tiger, don't coward, go over and slap the tiger hard, depending on the situation, if the tiger's reaction is limited, then raise the bet, and stab the tiger to death by the way.
This is the art of deterrence. This is the same reason as the rumor in the movie that "after going to prison, find the most ruthless boss to beat him".
Since the victory of the Qingtang War commanded by the Great Demon King, no matter which number, as long as the Song army is in Qingtang, it is a symbol of the tiger. Zhuo Luolan's sword took the edge and deployed this tactic, and after the first blow allowed the Western Xia army to win the battles of Zongcheng and Tonghuang, it was not surprising that the entire Qingtang was caught by a tiger, and even the Song army itself was blinded? Because they can't figure out why they are slapped as tigers?
At this point, the defeated Western Xia army also came out of the shadows smoothly.
It was precisely because of this that he was able to bluff Qingyi and retreat to the north. Otherwise, he is a cavalry after all, after the defeat of the Song army in Zongcheng and Tonghuang, theoretically Qingyi Jieguizhang has enough maneuverability to counterattack, so it will not cause the fall of Huangzhou so quickly?
So these layouts are a big trap, all of which are psychological warfare in Zhuo Luolan's deployment.
She also succeeded in restricting the Qingyi Ghost Chapter to the pocket of the north, if it is not unexpected, the second purpose of the Western Xia Army is to close the door and fight the dogs, and eat the "Qingyi Ghost Chapter Department that I choose to lock up in the castle", then the war behind Qingtang basically does not need to be fought, Qingtang's belief that the Song army has been defeated, and Qingtang's own main force is not right to be successfully wrapped up, of course, confidence collapses.
In a world war, losing tens of thousands of people is not a problem. What worries the Great Demon King is: If Qingtang falls so quickly, it means that after Xixia has the confidence and depth, it will soon be able to accumulate the courage to officially invade the Great Song Dynasty, which is the situation of the pill.
Pity...... Helpless...... Angry and indisputable......
The only favorable point is that in the earlier "Six-Point Proposal", Han Qi accepted part of it, and he had already issued a document in advance: The seed army will not enter Hedong, but will enter Qingtang to participate in the war!
This may be the last straw for Qingtang! If Qingtang does not fall in an all-round way for a day, then as long as there is no Qiang Pang to have the final say, the Great Song Administrative Region should not be attacked, and then there will be respite.
However, General Chong'e is also a very conservative person, and he has mobilized countless shipping resources earlier, bypassing the frontal war zone. Now he has just entered the Xining Prefecture area from the Jishi Army, and he has not yet entered Qingtang City.
It seems that General Chong'e judged that the Eastern Front could not be won, so he deliberately took a slow step before throwing himself into Qingtang, intending to help Dong Yu hold Xining Prefecture and survive this winter.
This line of thinking is not entirely wrong, but the sequelae are also very large. Because this may lead to the total annihilation of the Qingyi Ghost Chapter, further killing the overall morale of Qingtang.
But Wang Yan has no better way now. What tactics to adopt depends on who it is, since ancient times, the army has been good at fortress defense tactics, the scale of the army is very large, and the cavalry is insufficient, so this is the characteristics of the army. This is almost a relatively suitable tactic that he can adopt under the existing conditions.
He was not Di Qing or Wang Yan, his mode of thinking, as well as the size of the army, coupled with the lack of cavalry, made it impossible for him to adopt the path of the Great Demon King at that time: directly into the Huangzhou region.
If it hadn't been for the problems of the imperial court, they would have directly deployed the seed and Hubei to garrison in Huangzhou, and they would not have been so passive now.
It's a pity that the garrison in Qingtang is considered a "foreign affair", and Sima Guang is not used to this hooligan. And at the earliest, Wang Yan didn't trust the seed E, the old one was really ruthless, unless he predicted that there would be a war soon, otherwise put this kind of person in the Qingtang garrison, he was not gentle with his Han people, God knows how he would abuse the Qiang people and make contradictions?
So there is nothing new, and the reason why the plant was not deployed in Qingtang is: it is politically incorrect.
As for the later stage, it is unfortunate that Wang Yan himself has said that it will not be counted, and he will not be able to adjust these policies......
Mid-December is even colder, the weather is cold, and people's hearts are cold.
At the same time as fires broke out everywhere, the army of the first phase of the Liao State was also assembled. It was divided into seven routes and drove to the sensitive areas of the Song-Liao border, with a total of 360,000 Chen soldiers.
This is only the first installment, and many people think that there will be more and more to come.
Correspondingly, as early as a few months ago, Han Qi's so-called "response to the dispatch of troops and generals from Liao", but after going around in circles for several months, he was busy in vain, and there was not much Song army on the border of Hebei. In addition to the loss of some credibility of the Sichuan Army and the Western Army after a while, it seems to be very different.
At this point, this is the real pill atmosphere of the Great Song Dynasty: the world is shocked! Four million people in Bianjing have entered a panic mentality!
The Great Song Dynasty officially announced that it had entered the darkest hour 4.0, and there were even many people in the imperial court who mentioned the matter of moving the capital to avoid disasters many times.
Before this, although it was not a bloody atmosphere for the whole country, they were all anesthetizing the rise of their own great powers, and the dispatch of troops from Liao State was an internal act and would not go to the border.
But now, the tiger is really coming, right on the doorstep!
Some people predict that the spring will start soon. Some people also believe that Song Liao will go to war in the cold winter and the moon.
"The Great Song Dynasty, which has suffered many disasters and difficulties, can't imagine that the good times will be like this again in a few years. Will it calm down like the abyss this time? ”
"If you want me to say that it's all like this, as soon as you die, Da Song might as well take the initiative to attack in Layue and not let them prepare."
"You've been kicked in the head by a donkey, and you've missed the opportunity to take the initiative. There is gossip that as early as the moment when the Liao State sounded the rallying call in Shangjing in a high-profile manner, the Great Demon King had a remark: The Song army quickly attacked, and before they were ready to complete, they quickly destroyed the richest areas of the Liao State such as Datong Mansion in Nanjing Province, and disrupted their assembly number plan. ”
"Yes, I heard about this rumor too, but at that time these rumors were reconciled. If the Great Demon King talks nonsense again, he will check the water meter. ”
"The Great Demon King is the Great Demon King, he has made mistakes, but only he can not be confused at the critical moment. If he was the ruler at the beginning, why did he drag my Great Song to this situation? ”
"It's too late to say these now, a catastrophe is coming, let's go if you have no land and no industry, and go to the south to avoid trouble."
"The south is even more chaotic now, the clan sages and the leaders of the cult have all fought each other's brains, and the weak people have suffered. Now it's quite xenophobic over there, and if you don't know the place, you will believe it or not. ”
"It makes sense, as long as the Great Demon King is here, stay here, and there is still hope of finally seeing the sunrise."
"Great Demon King! The Great Demon King! ”
"The Great Demon King...... The Great Demon King......"
At this point, it is really not instigated by someone, the prestige of the past has determined that the storm is coming, and now, more and more people are raising their hands and shouting "Great Demon King" as if marching, demanding that the divine machine be used again to go out of the mountain and lead the Great Song Dynasty through this difficult moment.
During this period, Zhang Fangping also felt that the Great Demon King was hateful. But there's nothing wrong with it, just release it and use it when it's useful as a capable minister, and it's a big deal to cross the river and tear down the bridge afterwards to drive him away. So as a left-behind guard in Tokyo, Zhang Fangping is also absolutely opposed to moving the capital, and if the first row is allowed to mess around, Lao Zhang thinks that he really wants to cut off the country.
In this regard, Zhang Fangping released the water, not prohibiting the march of the people, but on the contrary, using the reputation of the government to fuel the flames and encourage the behavior of the people.
In fact, Liao's behavior of displaying more than 300,000 soldiers on the border is too nerve-wracking. The nation's fear is spreading like a virus!
No matter how wrong the Great Demon King is, no matter how hateful the Great Demon King is, but the past qualifications determine the critical moment, from the powerful to the commoners, they are willing to accept some strict management, and now they almost unanimously believe that the emperor is no longer able to govern, the prince is inexperienced, and Han Qi's policy has a continuous strategic mistake, and the Great Demon King must be ordered to lead the Great Song Dynasty out of the darkness at this darkest moment.
This was the largest parade in the history of the Great Song Dynasty, and Zhang Fangping only lasted until the third day without taking action to maintain stability, and nearly 300,000 people gathered at Donghua Gate to petition in 10,000 words: asking for the comeback of the Great Demon King.
This momentum is amazing, so shocking!
It doesn't matter whether the comeback of the Great Demon King can lead the Great Song Dynasty out of the darkness, but now that the people in the southeast have been in turmoil, this situation has also appeared in Bianjing, Fu Bi beware that if he suppresses and discusses the relocation of the capital at this time, I am afraid that there will be chaos among the people in Gyeonggi.
As a last resort, Fu Bi, who hadn't spoken for a long time, went to the privy mansion to confess to Han Qi, and said simply and rudely: "Han Shumi, it's not okay to go on like this." I'll retreat completely, you will retreat halfway, can you get out of the way? ”
This couldn't help but make Zhao Zongshi's mouth half open, it was hard to imagine that Fu Bi would be able to make such a request one day?
This has already given Han Qi a lot of leeway and steps, and for this reason, Fu Bi is willing to "retreat", which is actually to give Han Qi a buffer, so that Han Qi can have a face-saving position and continue to transition for a period of time. so as not to form a situation in which he "resigned" and denied his life.
Looking at it now, it is like half of the hair after the good water river, Han Qi is now completely white, his eyes are red and he thinks for a long time, and sighs: "What is the old man's face that has half retreated now?" He is smarter than me, more prestigious, more decisive in decision-making, and more executive than me...... He has abundant wings, and it is time for him to come out and do things. The old man should also retire. ”
Fu Bi thought for a while and said: "Overall, it's true, but he still has problems, he is still arrogant, why don't you leave some old guys to watch him, otherwise you don't worry about me, even the officials won't worry." ”
Zhao Zongshi was silent about this.
Han Qi reluctantly nodded in response. It's really Han Qi's heart is in turmoil, and he can't do anything if he continues to stay here.
In the early years, everyone's evaluation of him was right, Han Brain Shell was true love for Da Song, no matter how strong his resentment was against the Great Demon King, now he wouldn't joke about the question of life and death......
On January 1, Fu Bi, as a member of the Zhongshu Sect, invited Empress Cao to come out and participate in the resolution.
This must be a day that will go down in history. At the "Renming Palace Conference" that decided the fate of the Great Song Dynasty, when the emperor was unable to serve the council, Zhang Fangping, who stayed in Tokyo, participated in the supervision of the whole process, and officially set the tone: remove the crown prince Zhao Zongshi from the post of supervisor of the state, and Empress Cao temporarily took over.
Resolution 2 of the Renming Palace Conference: In the autumn of this Cheng crisis, in response to the suggestions of the people and the courtiers, Wang Yan was appointed as the commander of the Great Song Dynasty and the Privy Council.
Resolution 3 of the Renming Palace Conference: Reject Han Qi's request for retirement, and during the national crisis, Han Qi was forced to continue to serve the country.
Resolution 4 of the Renming Palace Conference: Ouyang was appointed as the pacification envoy of Guangdong, and immediately went out of Beijing to educate the people in the south. Han Jiang filled the vacancy and served as the middle of the imperial history.
Resolution 5 of the Renming Palace Conference: Fu Bi was not in office in the book, and set off to the Daimyo's Mansion, where he was appointed as the transfer envoy of the Hebei Metropolitan with the Daimyo's Mansion as the governing office, but he did not have military command.
Resolution 6 of the Renming Palace Conference: There will be no privy deputy envoy for the time being, and Wang Anshi will instead be suspended as the "Standing Counselor and Governor" to preside over the daily work of the Zhongshu Sect.
There were many disputes during the two-day meeting, but there was a general consensus. It is only that there are objections to the final Article 6 resolution and the arrangement of Wang Anshi's work. The opponent is Wang Anshi himself.
The secretaries of more than a dozen different party departments who participated in the minutes of the meeting remembered that Wang Anshi said with a slight vicissitudes of life at that time: "At this moment, it is not that the minister shirks his responsibility, but that the minister cannot continue to hold office." As a father to be a subordinate of his son, there will inevitably be embarrassment in the relationship between people, and if there is a dispute over policy issues at a critical moment, there are serious hidden dangers in politics, human feelings, and national security. Since the son was used instead of the minister, the minister decided to retire and asked the queen to approve the resignation. ”
For this reason, there were many remarks to save Wang Anshi, but after many disputes, Wang Anshi did not budge. Set the tone on this: there is no governor to participate in political affairs, and in principle, Wang Anshi retains his official title and temporarily retires. The Great Demon King is in full charge of state affairs during wartime.
The military state is theoretically the highest honorary position of the Great Song Dynasty, but it is generally only in theory and will not become an actual position. In the case that Wang Yanjia held this position during the National War, and was sentenced to the Privy Council, not the Privy Council, and did not participate in politics, there is only one explanation for this: Qiangang was arbitrary, and even surpassed the peak of Emperor Taizu's power in the Great Song Dynasty.
From the fifth year of Huangyou to the eighth year of Jiayou, eleven years of spring breeze and autumn rain, the political golden body of the Great Demon King was officially cast, and he concentrated power in an unprecedented peak state, and was ordered to make an official comeback after the second half-cool......