The Battle of Sindh House kicked off the war, the Jin army marched south, and the clouds of war hung over the capital.

Liang Fangping witnessed this tragic situation, he knew that Tong Guan's Shengjie army was beaten by the Jin army, and the 80,000 army under his command would be even more vulnerable. Moreover, with the long fortification of the Yellow River, the 80,000 army is not much, and there is even a feeling of being overstretched.

What to do, this is the biggest problem in front of Liang Fangping, if you want to be sure, you can't hold it, but if you escape, the problem will be serious, and the court will definitely investigate it.

When Liang Fangping was in a dilemma, the strategist Li Zun said: "Envoy, even if you are guarding the Yellow River all night, you still can't stop the Jin army from crossing the river." You might as well retreat to Liyang, and then dispatch in the center, in that case, even if the Jin army crosses the Yellow River, it is also the responsibility of the generals below, and it has nothing to do with the envoy, in addition, Liyang City is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is okay to stick to the city, and it is okay to abandon the city and return to the capital. However, it is best to apply to the DPRK to transfer a general who will command the three armies, so that the defense of the Yellow River will also be more effective. ”

Throwing the pot to the generals and rushing to the front, this is what the civil officials of the Great Song Dynasty loved to do, and this may also be the reason for the rapid demise of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Liang Fangping felt that Li Zun's suggestion was good, and he said: "Then who do you say is more suitable?" ”

In any case, Liang Fangping is just a eunuch, and he can't talk about a civil official in the strict sense, and he can't talk about a military general.

Li Zun said with a smile: "Envoy, this matter should be considered by the Privy Council, if you mention it like this, it will be a bit overstepping, but it is not good." You proposed that the imperial court send people to garrison Huazhou on the south bank of the Yellow River, so that if the north bank could not be defended, you could retreat to Huazhou. Of course, it is better to be a person who can command the three armies in Huazhou, otherwise it will be even more troublesome. ”

At this time, Liang Fangping began to think that the level should not be too low, too low to carry the black pot, and the level should not be too high, otherwise he would not be able to control it. After thinking about it, he thought of He Guan, who was known as the first divine arrow of the Great Song Dynasty, this person was just right, and it was good to command an army of twenty or thirty thousand. Too much, it's hard to control.

How could the Privy Council be easily swayed, Liang Fangping sent someone to find Sun Fu, the secretary of the military department, and at the same time asked Pan Jing for help.

Whether it is for Sun Fu or Pan Jing, they don't think Liang Fangping is reliable. However, Liang Fangping's proposal was still very recognized, and the two clearly wrote to the official family, asking He Guan to serve as the envoy of Xiangzhou to guard the south bank of the Yellow River, which echoed Liang Fangping, who guarded the north bank of the Yellow River.

After the 40,000 troops of Sindh Mansion were annihilated (30,000 Shengjie army, 10,000 forbidden army), the clouds of war shrouded over the capital. How can the official family not be worried in this situation?

Before, it was only the Jin army that occupied the prefectures and counties of Hebei, but after the battle of Xindefu, the Emperor of the Jin State declared war on the Song State, and the battle documents were issued.

The battle to destroy the country, this word keeps the official family awake at night, in this case, Sun Fu and Pan Jing proposed to strengthen the defense of Huazhou, how could it not be allowed?

The official family ordered He Guan to serve as the envoy of Huazhou on the spot, and led 30,000 forbidden troops to garrison Huazhou.

At this time, a very funny thing happened, and the official family didn't know how many forbidden troops there were in the capital at all. Of course, I won't know that the people below are eating empty salaries, and if I knew, I might collapse directly.

Tong Guan ran back, this time it really made the court lose face, in order to ensure that this guy did not die, he actually made the court lose 40,000 troops. At this time, the death of the official family was really intolerable, and on the second day after Tong Guan ran back, the official family issued an order to remove the king of Guangyang County, the privy envoy, and the Hebei Xuanfu envoy, and directly put Tong Guan under house arrest in the mansion.

was placed under house arrest in the house, which was already the best ending for Tong Guan. As long as you can save your life and stay in the capital, you will definitely have a chance to make a comeback.

At this time, the capital has become a mess, prices are soaring, and they are rising every day, almost to the market where money can buy a stone of rice, which was unimaginable before, not only that, but the price is climbing every day. Of course, there will be ups and downs, a large number of shops have changed hands, and house sales have become the mainstream, and the original 300,000 yuan mansion is now priced at 50,000 yuan.

Rumors are flying all over the sky, at this time, the official family has lost the romance of the past, and the whole person is sullen, for fear that the Jin people will cross the Yellow River. What to do, what exactly should be done? At this moment, the official family has no idea, he doesn't know who else he can count on, who can be relied on. I knew that there would be such a day, and I wouldn't let Liu Zhenglong go to the northwest if I said anything, but now it's too late to say anything, because the battle of Hedong Road has broken out in full swing, and I can't transfer it if I want to, unless I give up Hedong Road.

At this moment, the most critical aspect of the war is not Hebei Road, after all, most of the states and counties on Hebei Road have fallen into the hands of the Jin State, leaving only Zhending Mansion and Zhongshan Mansion, these two cities are facing the attack of Jin soldiers every day, and it can be said that the situation is very tense. But in other places, the fighting has basically ended, and the army has approached the Yellow River, especially Wanyan Yanmu, who is shouldering the task of crossing the river, is ready to attack Liyang. Ten days after the reorganization of Sindh, the army will move south.

The most dangerous thing is Hedong Road, which is now stretching hundreds of miles south from Yunzhou, and there are wars everywhere. In the north, the Jin army went south to block the Jin army, and although Tian Hu in the south did not publicly state that he wanted to defect to the Jin state, at this time, he attacked the prefectures and counties controlled by the imperial court, which was undoubtedly cooperating with the military operations of the Jin army.

The two-front battle is not a headache, and now there is an even more headache, that is, the problem of Yunzhou, because Liu Fa finally refused to withdraw from Yunzhou, so that it triggered the Western Liao army to attack Yunzhou, so that for Liu Zhenglong, it is a three-line battle, fortunately there is no chaos in Western Xia, otherwise it will be a four-line battle, in which case it will definitely collapse on the whole front. Despite this, the burden on Liu Zhenglong's shoulders is still as heavy as Mount Tai, and it may be crushed at any time.

After the disaster relief, as soon as Liu Zhenglong returned to the capital, the battle of Hedong Road broke out in full swing. After thinking about it, Liu Zhenglong decided to settle the inside first, first delay the speed of the Jin army's attack as much as possible, and then make every effort to solve the threat of Tian Hu, and then fight a decisive battle with the Jin army.

After making up his mind, Liu Zhenglong summoned Wang Yu, Zhang Chunxiao and others.

The situation is serious, Liu Zhenglong doesn't plan to go around in circles, he said straight to the point: "Tomorrow is the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15, but everyone has a bad time on this festival, so don't go around in circles, now the Jin army is pressing, I want to leave Taiyuan Mansion, I leave, can you hold it?" ”

"What, Tong Guan's Hedong Road Xuanfu envoy left before the army came, and you, the Hedong Road Xuanfu envoy, are also leaving, is it rare for the imperial court to raise you all to eat dry food?" Zhang Chunxiao became angry all of a sudden, he patted the table and said, "You all go, even if I am left alone in Taiyuan Mansion, I will not leave." ”

Wang Yu seemed to have noticed that something was wrong, he pulled Zhang Chunxiao and said, "Lord Zhang, calm down, listen to Guogong's words, don't be so excited." ”

"Hmph." Zhang Chunxiao was furious and wanted to go into battle immediately to kill the enemy.

Liu Zhenglong had a smile on his face, and he said unhurriedly: "Governor Zhang, you are indeed a loyal minister, but why do you think that others are greedy for life and afraid of death?" You are the prefect of Taiyuan, and you have the responsibility of defending the land, and it is incumbent on you to protect Taiyuan. However, his national government was the ambassador of the Hedong Road, and at the same time, he was also the ambassador of the Western Front. I want to make sure that the whole Hedong Road can't be lost. Besides, the Jin army is attacking on the east and west fronts, the west front is at most containment, and the Wanyan Zongwang on the east front is the biggest enemy, once the Yellow River is crossed and the capital is besieged, then you Zhang Chunxiao will go to King Qin's rescue, or me? ”

"As far as I know, along the Yellow River, there are 20,000 Xiang troops in the hands of Zhang Rui of Mengjin, 30,000 forbidden troops in the hands of He Guan in Huazhou, 20,000 Xiang troops in the hands of Leng Junji in Lanzhou, and 10,000 cavalry in the hands of Yue Fei, and Liang Fangping, the supervising army, has 80,000 troops in Liyang, a total of 160,000 troops, do you think the Jin army can cross the Yellow River?"

Obviously, Zhang Chunxiao was not convinced, in his opinion, there were heavy troops hoarded around the capital, and there were 160,000 troops along the Yellow River, and the Jin army would definitely not be able to reach the capital.

Wang Yu didn't think so, he said: "Perhaps, Guogong is right, no matter whether the 160,000 army is full or not, the Jin army will definitely not be able to resist if it wants to cross the Yellow River." First of all, Liang Fangping, the superintendent of the army, did not move the military at all, and he would not say whether he would be greedy for life and afraid of death. If there is no strong military commander to coordinate the drama on the long Yellow River, it will be difficult to stop the Jin army from crossing the river. Besides, even if the Yellow River is held, it does not mean that everything will be fine, and if the Jin army breaks through from the side of Jingdong East Road, it will be very bad. Therefore, from the perspective of overall planning, it is understandable that Grandpa Guo left Taiyuan Mansion. ”

It's one thing to understand, it's another to accept it. In terms of the overall situation, Wang Yu understands that Liu Zhenglong coordinates the overall situation and does not bet on Taiyuan. But from a personal point of view, Wang Yu is absolutely unwilling to give up Taiyuan, and he can't accept Liu Zhenglong's failure to stick to Taiyuan.

Wang Wei, the governor of Taiyuan Mansion, said: "What General Wang said is not right, Grandpa Guo has never thought of giving up Taiyuan, you must know that Taiyuan is the capital of Hedong Road, if you can't hold Taiyuan, then Hedong Road will eventually fall." Grandpa Guo doesn't want to defend Taiyuan, in that case, once the Jin army encircles the point and sends reinforcements, then our casualties will be too great. Taiyuan held on, and the outside blocked the Jin army, which could not only relieve the pressure of Taiyuan Mansion to defend the city, but also break the blockade of the Jin army's encirclement and reinforcements. If everyone is trapped in Taiyuan City, it is only a matter of time before the city is finally destroyed. ”

At this time, Zhang Chunxiao's mood eased a lot, although he was a civilian official who didn't know anything about military affairs, it didn't mean that he couldn't hear good and bad words. The current situation is like this, and sticking to Taiyuan Mansion may not be the best choice. Moreover, now that the entire Hedong Road is full of war, how can Liu Zhenglong, who is the Xuanfu envoy of Hedong Road, be trapped in Taiyuan Mansion. Besides, Liu Zhenglong is the god of war of the Great Song Dynasty, and he is destined to lead the Great Song Forbidden Army to fight against the Jin army to the south, how can he be trapped in a city?

Zhang Chunxiao said apologetically: "Liu Yuanjun, I'm sorry I was rude just now, you can give an order, we will definitely be able to defeat the Jin army together." ”

Seeing that Zhang Chunxiao's mood had eased, Liu Zhenglong said: "The three of them are united, and they will definitely be able to defend Taiyuan City." I will now replenish your army and ensure that 50,000 soldiers will go into battle. In addition, start to arrange tasks, General Wang, you are responsible for the defense of the whole city, and you must ensure that there is no leakage, and you must pay attention to the fact that you must strictly investigate the spies and there can be no civil strife. Governor Zhang, you coordinate the overall situation, the transfer of personnel, the coordination of major families, and the distribution of materials. Once the city is under siege, food and material control must be implemented, and distribution is crucial. Wang Tongzhi said that the work of purchasing grain should be accelerated, and it was necessary to dig deep wells. As for the construction of the city walls, you need to speed up. I personally led the army to stop the Jin army outside, to ensure that the Jin army would not be allowed to attack the city until the city wall was built. Try to transport stones and timber from a radius of 20 miles or even more from Taiyuan City to the city. From today onwards, Taiyuan City will begin to check the people who have entered it, try to recruit the people around Taiyuan City, and arrange accommodation, this is a big matter, and Governor Zhang will bother. ”

"We will not fail in our mission."

When everyone dispersed, Liu Zhenglong left Zhang Chunxiao alone.

Liu Zhenglong said to Zhang Chunxiao: "There are things that you can only know, that is, you may defend the city for a long time this time, and you must be mentally prepared to defend the city for a year." Food, material preparation is one thing. The pacification and mobilization of the people in the city is another matter, and these need to be worried about by you, the prefect. In addition, the houses of the people around the inner city may need to be demolished in advance, and you will need to do all this work. The compensation of the people refers to the highest standard, and I will pay the money, which can be paid to the people in advance. And promised that after the war, the eight major families came forward to rebuild for free, and hundreds of thousands of people outside the city entered the city, and the settlement work was also a big deal, and I would pay for it, but you must settle it properly, this is a top priority, if it is not handled well, the Jin army has not yet entered the city, and there will be chaos in Taiyuan City. It's all up to you to defend the city, discuss with Wang Wei if you have any questions, after all, in Taiyuan Mansion, the power of the Wang family is not what you imagined. In addition, there is a specialization in the art industry, and you fully cooperate with General Wang Yu in defending the city. After the end of defending the city, I will step down as the envoy of Hedong Xuanfu, this position is reserved for you, I will ask the imperial court to let you be the doctor of the fourth grade, so that it is logical for you to serve as the envoy of Hedong Xuanfu, and the county prince will definitely not be able to run. ”

There must be a brave man under the heavy reward, this truth has always been tried and tested since ancient times. Of course, this time was no exception, Zhang Chunxiao was so excited that he knelt down and thanked him. You must know that the jump from the sixth grade to the fourth grade, many people can't cross this hurdle in their lives, and they are still the actual Hedong Road Xuanfu envoy, which is definitely not something Zhang Chunxiao can think about, how can he not be excited in this case?

Whether Taiyuan Mansion can hold it depends on Zhang Chunxiao and others, Wang Yu is a pure soldier, and he is destined to go all out to defend the city, and there is no need to mobilize at all. As for Wang Wei, for the sake of the entire Wang family, he will definitely defend the city at any cost. The only thing that needs to be mobilized is the prefect Zhang Chunxiao, which is why Liu Zhenglong made a promise to this guy.

Liu Zhenglong has no time to think about the affairs of Taiyuan City, he now has to deal with two things as soon as possible, that is, he must solve Tian Hu's rebellion as soon as possible, otherwise it will be difficult to go all out to deal with the Jin army, but now the only advantage is that the 100,000 new army has come to Hedong Road under the leadership of Heberon, not only that, but the 20,000 cavalry is also in place, and now it depends on how to fight.

In the war room, Liu Zhenglong saw that all the generals had arrived, and he said straight to the point: "All of you here are my cronies, and my national duke will not go around in circles, we are defending the country and annihilating the Jin army, but at the same time, we are fighting for ourselves." From today on, this Liu family army will officially break away from the imperial court, annihilate the Jin army, protect the family and defend the country, but it doesn't matter if the court is good, do you understand. ”

"The ministers swear to follow the lord to the death."

Every general present was waiting for this historic moment, there was no Chen Qiao mutiny, no battle documents, and nothing like overthrowing the imperial court, the only thing was to fight for the lord.

Liu Zhenglong waved his hand and said: "It's wartime, so there's no need to be polite." Now I have to assign combat missions, and before that, you must do a good job of mobilizing the army, and only in this way can you win the battle. ”

"Yes." Fold can take the lead in expressing a position.

Liu Zhenglong picked up the military order and said: "The first military order, Zhe Yanlong, Zhe Yanhu, the two of you lead the men and horses of the headquarters to control the Western Xia, you must not make any trouble, and you must strictly prevent the Western Liao army from entering the Western Xia." ”

"Yes." At this time, there was no longer the word "Folding Jiajun", only Liu Jiajun. The two brothers Zhi Yanlong and Zhi Yanhu are the future uncles, of course, they are concerned, their task is the most arduous, on the one hand, to deter the tribes of Western Xia, and on the other hand, to strictly prevent the invasion of Western Liao.

This is the first time to let go of the two sons, these two brothers are indeed the time to stand alone, if this level cannot be passed, they are destined to not make great achievements.

Liu Zhenglong picked up the second military order and said, "Hebron, you lead 60,000 cavalry to the north to block the Jin army. Don't care about the gains and losses of one city and one place, don't worry about too much entanglement of the Jin army, and don't fight a decisive battle with the Jin army. Your mission is to ensure that the Jin army cannot besiege Taiyuan City before the end of the year, even if the entire army is annihilated. ”

"Don't worry, my lord, I will definitely complete the task." Hebron is a fanatic of war, he likes to attack, he doesn't like to defend, and now he can only defend, not attack, which is obviously not a good task, but this guy still gladly accepts.

The reason why it held on until the end of the year was that the outer city wall of Taiyuan City had not been repaired. Liu Zhenglong didn't dare to take risks, so he could only use Hebron to delay the speed of the Jin army's march, and the rest could only take one step at a time.

Liu Zhenglong didn't pick up the third arrow, he said categorically: "The Duke of China personally went out to exterminate Tian Hu and other rebels, and then waved his army to the east to rescue the imperial court." ”

None of the generals thought that the lord was going to drive the expedition in person, and everyone was stunned, and they didn't know what to say for a while. Everyone looked at the folds and begged, hoping that this prince could come out and persuade the lord.

Zhe Keqiu knew that it was not appropriate for him to come out, but he couldn't do it without saying it, so he stubbornly said: "Lord, little Tian Hu, you don't need to drive the expedition in person, so let the old minister go out to quell the rebellion." ”

"The old general's words are wrong." Liu Zhenglong smiled, and he said: "Lone knows what you mean, but you must know that Liang Fangping's bastard can't hold the Yellow River, once the Jin army crosses the Yellow River, it will go straight to the capital, and at that time, the imperial court will definitely order me to go to King Qin to save me." You may disobey the Divine Decree, but I can't, because I don't want to be infamous as a rebel and a thief. The point is, the four major families are all in the capital, and if I don't obey the holy decree, they will be uprooted. ”

At this time, Sun Sheng, the Duke of Zhuyun Long, said: "Everyone don't persuade the lord, at this moment, the Great Song Dynasty is not exhausted, the lord still has to Taoguang to raise obscurity, the capital still needs to help, the key is to see what kind of bargaining chips the court opens." ”

Liu Zhenglong smiled, it seemed that Sun Sheng, the Duke of Longyun, understood himself, and he said: "Hua Rong, you lead the First Army of the Longwei Army to attack Fenyang, and Zhang Xian, you lead the Second Army of the Longwei Army to attack Jinyang County with the Duke of Guo. Wang Yin, you lead the first army of the Longxiang army, ready to drive to Xiangyang at any time, ready to go to the capital to rescue King Qin. Li Zhuyou led the Second Army of the Long Xiang Army in a detour in the direction of Luoyang and stationed near Laojun Mountain. Lu Junyi, you led the Third Army of the Longxiang Army to clean up the rebels in Jiangnan, and after a year, there can be no more rebels in Jiangnan. ”

This arrangement, in fact, Liu Zhenglong has only one purpose, that is, not only to fight against the Jin army, but also to let the world know that in the Great Song Kingdom, only he Liu Zhenglong is the savior. The Great Song Dynasty left Liu Zhenglong, which was vulnerable. Let the whole world look up to this savior.

Li Jun didn't know why there was nothing wrong with the water army, he was embarrassed to ask, so he could only be in a hurry. This guy's urgency was seen by Liu Zhenglong, and he said with a smile: "Now that the navy is getting rich, from now on, the navy will be responsible for escorting the people south." The common people will symbolically receive a little. For the wealthy and powerful, the cost of shipping will be increased by 10% now, and by 10% every month, after May of the next year, it will increase by 20% every month, and from August onwards, it will increase by 30% every month. The money collected is even the salary of the navy. There is a saying, Gu has to talk about the front, that is, if a sergeant dares to take the opportunity to extort the people, take the opportunity to abuse power for personal gain, take the opportunity to rob, and take the opportunity to make a fortune, all will be executed, including you. ”

Although Liu Zhenglong said with a smile, Li Jun knew that this was a holy decree, and once he violated it, he was destined to be executed. Li Jun knelt on the ground and said very seriously: "Don't worry, my lord, Weichen personally grasped this matter, and absolutely did not allow any soldier to abuse his power for personal gain, and absolutely let everyone in the world know that Liu Jiajun is a righteous army." ”