Is it really wise to burn the food that can't be delivered?

When the car was ignited, suddenly, one after another explosions, suddenly the flames soared into the sky, and the soldiers in the Jin army camp found out that it was the direction of Wanyan Zongzhi's troops.

"It's over, fooled, it looks like these five thousand cavalry can't come back."

The earth-shattering explosion and the flames of the fire made Wan Yan Zonghan know that he was deceived, but he had no plan to send troops to rescue Wan Yan Zongzhi, because since the Song army had set up an ambush, sending troops to aid could only increase casualties, and it was very stupid to risk rescue in this case.

Stupid, Wanyan Zonghan is indeed very stupid, in fact, Liu Zhenglong did not send an army to set up an ambush at all, after all, there are only 12,000 soldiers under his command, and it may not be possible to go out to set up an ambush, and the camp will be raided. He calculated that Yan Zonghan would not send troops, so he did not set up an ambush, but just asked Pang Wanchun to lead two thousand Han kings to ride and plunder war horses, and Wang Tan's two thousand soldiers would also join them.

When the explosion sounded, the two thousand Han kings rushed over, and the two thousand Song troops who had fled before were killed.

The goal of the Han Wangqi is very clear, that is, to kill the Jin army, and the task of the two thousand Song troops is even more clear is to grab war horses.

Of the 100,000 stone of grain, 80,000 are fake, and in them are sulfur, saltpeter, gunpowder, and oil. Immediately, the battlefield turned into a sea of fire, and the war horses disturbed by the sound of explosions scattered and fled, becoming the objects of robbery by the Song army. And those Jin soldiers who had already dismounted from their war horses and pushed carts were burned to death, and the rest were brutally killed by the Han kings.

In the end, only two or three hundred Jin troops escorted Wanyan Zongzhi back, and the rest were either burned to death, blown up, or killed by the Han Wang. Wang Tan finally snatched more than 3,000 war horses, which can be regarded as a complete victory.

Wang Tan originally wanted to pull the war horse into Taiyuan City, but when he saw that the Han Wang cavalry was unfriendly, he knew that once there was a conflict, these cavalry would not show mercy, and finally obediently sent the war horse to the Han army camp.

The King of Han appreciated Wang Tan's wisdom very much, and once again prepared 20,000 stone of grain, and asked Pang Wanchun to lead the King of Han to personally escort it, this time, it was obvious that the Jin army would not intercept it. You must know that in the case of a hard encounter, it is difficult to carry two thousand Han King Riders, even if it is five thousand iron floats, it may not be able to be stained, this is the most domineering place for Han King Riders.

King Han Cavalry, this heavy investment, the most elite heavy cavalry of that era, far surpassed Tiefutu in combat effectiveness. It has the mobility of light cavalry, the impact and defense of heavy cavalry, which is not comparable to Tiefutu.

After Wang Tan returned to Taiyuan City, he told Wang Yu in detail what had happened, and finally he said: "The war horses should have been transported back at that time, and they should not have been returned." Those people call themselves the Han army, and they no longer call themselves the Great Song Jin Army, and I think they have all become the private soldiers of the Han king. ”

"It's a good thing you didn't do that, otherwise, you won't be able to come back, the army under the command of the Han King is highly disciplined, and it belongs to the spoils of the Han army, and it is a capital crime to rob without permission, not only you, but even your two thousand soldiers will be beheaded."

"What, the men of the King of Han will kill two thousand soldiers without authorization, aren't they afraid of impeachment by the Privy Council?" Wang Tan was a little confused, and he asked puzzledly, "Big brother, why do you call it Han Jun?" ”

"It was originally the Han Army, but outsiders don't want to admit it!" Wang Yu glanced at his younger brother and said: "The army of the King of Han has not taken a penny from the imperial court since the day it was formed, it can be said that the King of Han paid for the private soldiers himself, it is not an exaggeration to call it the Han army, the reason why the Han army is invincible is inseparable from the strict military discipline." From the king of Han down, no matter who violates military discipline, he will be executed, this is an iron law, and no one can violate it. ”

"But, but, we're not Han Army!"

"It doesn't matter whether it is the Han army or not, in the concept of the Han army, it is either the Han army or the enemy, whether it is the Jin army, or the Western army, the Great Song Forbidden Army is the same. As long as it reaches the standard of the Han army's killing, it will be killed without hesitation. The Han army lost 20,000 stone grains, and the captured booty certainly belonged to the Han army, and if you bring it back without authorization, you will definitely be hunted down. ”

Speaking of this, Wang Yu said a little deflated: "The 20,000 stone grain is only lent to us, and it must be returned sooner or later, otherwise Taiyuan City will become the target of the Han army's attack." Don't look at us, we have defeated the Jin army seven times, but as long as the Han army attacks the city, we can't bear it for a day. ”

"No, the Han army attacked the city without authorization, is that equivalent to a rebellion?"

"It's a rebellion, it's not a rebellion, depending on what the court says, in the end, the court will acquiesce, these 20,000 stone grain is a hot potato, and you can't get rid of it when you get it."

Wang Yu knew that the imperial court was now unable to resist the Han army, and if the Han army attacked Taiyuan City under the pretext of 20,000 stone of grain, the imperial court could only acquiesce, because the imperial court could not provoke the Han army at all.

"We can resist the Jin army's seven sieges, why can't we withstand the Han army's attack for a day?" Wang Tan was a little unconvinced, after all, he was a general of the Great Song Dynasty, and he was still oriented to the imperial court in his bones.

Wang Yu said helplessly: "Because, the expenses in the city come from the Eight Great Families, and there are thousands of soldiers who are the family members of the Eight Great Families. The leaders of the city, large and small, have been favored by the Eight Great Families, or they are all loyal to the Eight Great Families, not to the imperial court. ”

"Big brother, what about you?"

"I don't know, and I don't want to think about it." Wang Yu said with great disappointment: "As a soldier, I have the responsibility to defend the land, even if I die in battle, I will not let Taiyuan City fall into the hands of the Jinren." In the face of the King of Han, perhaps only the King of Han can fight against the Jin army, and the court will not be able to bear it, I know this better than anyone else. ”

Wang Tan had an indescribable disappointment, is the man in front of him still the big brother he is familiar with, or the anti-Jin hero who led the army and civilians to defend Taiyuan against the Jin army? He said with great disappointment: "Big brother, are you worthy of the imperial court by doing this?" ”

"Worthy of the imperial court?" Wang Yu's face was full of helplessness, and he said very indignantly: "We have worked hard to hold on to Taiyuan City, almost to the point of running out of ammunition and food, but what is the will of the imperial court, is it to cede Taiyuan to the Jin State, is it worthy of the imperial court to accept the holy decree and hand over the Taiyuan Mansion to the Jin State?" It's rare to sacrifice his life for the country like Liu Fa, even if he is worthy of the imperial court? I am worthy of heaven and earth. As a soldier, I have the responsibility of defending the land, and I would rather die in battle than lose Taiyuan City. King Han is indeed not orthodox, but he will never grovel to the Jin Kingdom, he will only fight to the end, and the world still needs such a god of war to protect him, not the son of the Zhao family who is afraid of the enemy like a tiger. The grandfather of the year also realized the dragon flying for nine days through Chen Qiaoyi's yellow robe, just ask him if the old man is worthy of the imperial court, you must know that Zhou Shizong is his eldest brother who married Jin Lan, and he still seized the throne from the hands of orphans and widows. ”

"Big brother, you disappointed me so much, what's the difference between you and a rebel and a thief." Wang Tan saw that he couldn't convince his brother, so he went out angrily.

Wang Yu looked at his younger brother's back, and felt a chill in his heart. At this time, a young man who was no longer ordinary in appearance walked in and said in an extremely flat tone: "Your brother is too presumptuous, something will happen if he goes on like this." ”

Of course, Wang Yu knew what the other party meant, and at this time, his brother's life was in his own thoughts. He pleaded helplessly: "I hope that the envoy will give him a chance, and I will guarantee with the lives of my whole family that nothing will happen to him." ”

"Don't take it as an example."

For the same thing, everyone's starting point is different, and their ideas are very different. Prefect Zhang Chunxiao is a civil official, and like most civil officials, he still rejects people like Liu Zhenglong in his bones, but he is very flexible and flexible, which can be accepted by almost everyone.

When the Han army appeared under the city of Taiyuan, the prefect Zhang Chunxiao knew that this was not as simple as rescue, he could vaguely guess the intention of the king of Han, but what could he do, now it is obvious that the king of Han has the intention of splitting the earth and sealing the king, and the court has no way, so what can he do?

Zhang Chunxiao knew the wolf ambition of the Han King, but because there was no evidence, this kind of trumped-up false accusation was difficult to pass in the imperial court. Besides, now the imperial court can't afford to provoke the king of Han, even if he knows that the king of Han may tear the earth and seal the king, so what, you can't go directly to strangle it, besides, if a civil official has no soldiers in his hands, how can he fight against the king of Han who has a heavy army?

Loyalty to the monarch and patriotism is the ethics of every civil official, but every time the dynasty changes, the first to defect is still the civil official, the so-called reason is for the common people in the world, for the sake of the country. In a word, the truth is always in the mouth of the civil official. Zhang Chunxiao, who is full of poetry and books, is no exception, not that he is not loyal to the Great Song Dynasty, but that he knows better what state the country is in, and it is not a word of loyalty and patriotism that can resist foreign humiliation.

The change of dynasty is a matter of taking sides, but foreign invasion involves basic human norms. Zhang Chunxiao was a little upset, but in the end he chose to visit Mr. Wang overnight.

Wang Ji was not surprised by Zhang Chunxiao's arrival at all, on the contrary, he seemed to be looking forward to it. He asked the maid to pour tea for Zhang Chunxiao and said with a smile: "Zhang Fujun has been in Taiyuan for six or seven years, and today seems to be the first time to come to the door, which really makes the palace shine!" ”

"It's the rudeness of the juniors, and they didn't pay a visit to the seniors early." Zhang Chunxiao knew that the king was not blaming himself, after all, as an official of the imperial court, it was not a righteous and bright thing to take the liberty of visiting the wealthy and powerful, and it could not be said that he was rude if he did not come to visit. He picked up the teacup and took a sip gently, put the teacup down and said, "The richness of the big red robe makes people feel refreshed. It seems that in the entire Taiyuan Mansion, it can only be drunk here by the old-timers! ”

"Zhang Fujun is welcome to come and taste it often." The king knew that Zhang Chunxiao had something to say to himself, so he spoke first: "Taiyuan Mansion came to the land of Longxing, and today it suffered a catastrophe. On behalf of the people in the city, the old man thanked the prince for his dedication. ”

"If there is no support from the old man, the Wang family's efforts will not be able to defend Taiyuan City even if ten Zhang Chunxiao can't defend Taiyuan City!" Zhang Chunxiao is a civil official after all, and if he is too much, he is still embarrassed to speak, so he can only go around in circles here.

Seeing that Zhang Chunxiao did not get to the point, Wang was ready to help the other party, and he said unhurriedly: "I heard that the will of the imperial court is to hand over Taiyuan Mansion to the Jin State. The prince of the mansion did not respect the decree, so as to get the Taiyuan Mansion without losing. Since ancient times, the king has called the minister to die, the minister has to die, the father has to call the son to die, and the son has to die. You must know that the official family is the monarch's father, and I don't know what makes the monarch have the courage to disobey the monarch's father, aren't you afraid of losing your office? ”

"Military generals have the responsibility of defending the land, and civil officials should have compassion for the heavens and people." Zhang Chunxiao's face was full of firmness, and he said categorically: "Even if you kill your head and lose your head, this official will still stick to the original choice, as the parent official of Taiyuan Mansion, I will never give up Taiyuan City to the Jin people, if the city is broken, then let the Jin army step on my corpse into the city." ”

Wang shook his head and said: "It's a pity, Hejian Mansion and Zhongshan Mansion don't have such a good life as Zhang Fujun, one obeys the holy decree and opens the city gate, the prefect, the garrison commits suicide and martyrdom, and the other can't get any support from the imperial court because of the resistance to the decree, and finally the city is broken, the whole city is slaughtered, and a good city has become a hell on earth, with corpses piled up like mountains and rivers of blood." Hey, these people insisted on resisting gold, and finally got such a fate. In the end, in the comments of the imperial court, it was still disobedience and disrespect. ”

Compared with Hejian Mansion and Zhongshan Mansion, the people of Taiyuan City are undoubtedly happy. Zhang Chunxiao's heart was unusually uncalm, and he said helplessly: "Hejian Mansion, Zhongshan Mansion and Taiyuan Mansion are up and down the whole process, and the army and the people are united in resisting the Jin army. The difference is that there is one less palace, and without the support of your predecessors, Taiyuan Mansion will not be able to hold it. Without the perseverance of the Wang family, the younger generations did not have the courage to resist the will. ”。

"Wrong, it's not that there is one less palace, but the support of the King of Han." Wang was not ready to go around in circles, he said in a firm tone: "The million-strong forbidden army of the Great Song Dynasty, facing the iron cavalry of the Jin Kingdom, can be said to flee in despair, and the army will not be defeated. In just one year, at least 600,000 troops were lost, which can be said to be a misfortune for the country. If there is no King of Han, the capital will not be able to hold it. If you can't hold the capital, can Taiyuan Mansion hold it? ”

"Yes! The King of Han is the savior of the Great Song Dynasty, but unfortunately the ministers in the court don't think so, but think that the King of Han is a rebellious minister and thief. I really don't know what those people think. It is better to cede three important military towns. The city that the Jin army could not defeat by force was given to the Jin people with a stroke of their pen, and if it goes on like this, I really don't know what the situation will be like the next time the Jin army goes south. Zhang Chunxiao finally said the words that had been suppressed in his heart for a long time. He said with a little dissatisfaction: "Those people who fought bloodily died in vain one by one, not even a pension, not even a word of affirmation from the court, those civil officials know that they are fighting for power and profit, they know that they are fighting each other, and they know that they are unscrupulously attacking military generals who lead troops to fight, and if this continues, the Great Song Dynasty will be in danger." ”