Chen Kangbo said: "Since the enemy army is in civil strife and retreats in a big way, why can't you take advantage of the victory to pursue?" As for the supply of grain and grass, it is necessary to immediately mobilize it to Jiangbei and Huaihe, and can the advance speed of each army be faster than the speed of grain and grass transportation? ”

"You can't say that, the art of war has clouds, the soldiers and horses have not moved, the grain and grass go first, there is no grain and grass, you can win a moment, but not for a long time, now the results of the various armies are already unexpected, they are recovering dozens of cities along the way, the troops are at the forefront, it is impossible to divide how many troops to defend Gaoyou, Xuyi, Sizhou, Anfeng, Shouchun, Yingzhou and other places, some of the counties are likely to have no soldiers left, and if they force the north, once a certain way of attack fails, the enemy counterattacks, all the way back, Other armies were also affected, and it is highly likely that all the gains will be lost quickly, as has happened more than once more than twenty years ago, and it is time to learn the lesson. Yang Cunzhong retorted vigorously and did not agree to continue to advance.

Chen Kangbo said: "At this time, the enemy army is not in harmony, and there is no time to take care of it, it is a God-given opportunity to go north to recover the lost territory, if you don't seize the opportunity, I am afraid that there will never be such a good opportunity in the future!" If you don't move north quickly, once the enemy resolves the internal contradictions, or divides the forces, it will be difficult to capture another city. Now it is easy to take the city, we should take more cities, when we are ready, the enemy is also ready, then 350,000 people may not be able to take a city, if we try our best to take the city, we really can't take it, and we can't defend it! ”

Seeing that the two important ministers of the main battle faction were arguing over whether they were attacking or sticking to it, the main and faction took the opportunity to coax and began to support Yang Cunzhong one after another.

After a dispute at the court, Zhao Gou quickly had an answer in his heart.

On the same day, it was announced that Yang Cunzhong would be appointed as the envoy of Jiang, Huai, Jing, and Xianglu, and Yu Yunwen would be the deputy to jointly preside over military and political affairs.

However, this appointment was rejected by Liu Heng, who gave the matter to Jin Anjie and Zhongshushe.

In the end, Zhao Gou retreated and ordered Yang Cunzhong to plan the affairs of the two Huai.

The next day, the Jingwu army was rewarded for their exploits in Taipingdu and Guazhoudu, and Yang Congyi, Su Zhong, Pan Cheng, Xue Wang, Yuan Hua and other generals had their own promotions and rewards, but none of them were present.

On the ninth day of the first lunar month, detailed battle reports from Suzhou, Bozhou and other places were sent to the camp of Jiankang Mansion, and Yang Congyi, Su Zhong, Pan Cheng, Yuan Hua, Xue Wang and others were rewarded again.

Ren Yang Congyi was appointed as the commander of the Suzhou capital, Bozhou and Suzhou defense envoy, Su Zhong was appointed as the commander of the Bozhou Left Army, Xue Wang was appointed as the commander of the Bozhou Right Army, Pan Cheng was appointed as the commander of the Suzhou Central Army, and Yuan Hua was appointed as the commander of the former army of Suzhou.

On the twelfth day of the first month, the Huaixi War reported that the Jin people counterattacked, captured Chenzhou and Yuncheng, and the loyal general Liu Tai was killed in battle.

On the fourteenth day of the first month, the battle report of Suzhou showed that the Jin people invaded Yongcheng and Linli and were repulsed.

On the fifteenth day of the first month, Caizhou reported that the Jin people invaded Caizhou and repelled the enemy army.

On the sixteenth day of the first month, the Huaixi War reported that the Xinyang Army and the Caizhou garrison recaptured Yuncheng, and the Bozhou defenders marched westward, defeated the enemy army, and recaptured Chenzhou.

On the seventeenth day of the first month, Xuzhou reported that the Jin people attacked Jia Wang, and the defenders were defeated and withdrew to Xuzhou.

On the eighteenth day of the first month, Li Xianzhong, the commander of Jiankang, led the army to return to Jiankang from Huaixi, and the Jin people invaded Yuncheng again, the defenders were defeated, and Yuncheng was lost.

On the nineteenth day of the first month, the Jin people invaded Tangzhou, and the defenders were defeated in battle, and Tangzhou was lost.

On the twentieth day of the first month, the Jin people invaded Dengzhou, the defenders were defeated, and Dengzhou fell into the hands of the Jin people.

On the twenty-first day of the first month, the Jin people re-attacked Caizhou, and Zhao Hui led the army to fight and repelled the enemy army.

On the twenty-second day of the first month, the Jin people re-invaded Chenzhou, and Su Zhong fought hard to repel the enemy army.

On the twenty-third day of the first month, the Jin people invaded Bozhou, and the enemy army was defeated and returned in vain.

On the twenty-fourth day of the first month, the Jin people re-attacked Caizhou, and Zhao Hui once again repelled the attacking enemy army.

On the twenty-fifth day of the first month, the Jin people invaded Yongcheng in a big way, and the defenders were defeated and the defenders were lost.

On the twenty-sixth day of the first month, the former army of Suzhou commanded Yuan Hua, defeated the enemy, and led the army to recover Yongcheng.

On the twenty-seventh day of the first month, the Linyi Jin army invaded Haizhou and was repelled by Li Bao.

On the twenty-eighth day of the first month, the Jin people invaded Chenzhou again, and Su Zhong defeated the enemy army again and held Chenzhou.

On the same day, the Jin people invaded Bozhou, and the right army of Bozhou repelled the enemy.

On the 29th day of the first lunar month, the envoys of the Jin State arrived in Yangzhou to discuss the renegotiation of peace between Song and Jin.

On the same day, the Xiangyang armies captured Dengzhou.

On the thirtieth day of the first month, the Xiangyang armies captured Tangzhou.

On the same day, the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers debated the matter of war and peace in Jiankang for two or three hours, and the main battle faction led by Chen Kangbo and Zhang Jun won completely.

On the first day of February, Yu Yunwen was appointed as the secretary of the military department and the envoy of the Sichuan-Shaanxi Propaganda Envoy to plan the recruitment of soldiers and the purchase of military horses, and discussed with Wu Lin.

On the third day of the second lunar month, the Jin people attacked Bozhou again and retreated in defeat.

On the sixth day of the second month, the Jin invaded Ruzhou, and the defenders repelled the enemy.

On the eighth day of the second month, the envoys of the Jin State asked about the meaning of war and peace, and the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty had different opinions, Chen Kangbo and others fought the main battle, demanding the expulsion of the envoys of the Jin State, and asked Zhao Gou to move to Yangzhou to show his determination.

On the ninth day of the second month, Zhao Gou left the front line Jiankang and led the courtiers back to Lin'an.

On February 11, Liu Jian vomited several liters of blood in Zhenjiang and died.

On February 12, the envoys of the Jin Kingdom crossed the river and came to Zhenjiang Mansion.

On February 14, the meritorious service of recovering Caizhou was rewarded, and Zhao Hui and other generals were promoted.

On February 16, the Jin people attacked Caizhou again, and Zhao Hui defeated the enemy.

On February 18, the Jin people continued to invade Caizhou, and Zhao Hui defeated the enemy again.

On February 19, Zhao Gou, Chen Kangbo and others returned to Lin'an.

On February 20, the Jin people invaded Chenzhou and were repelled by Su Zhong.

On February 21, the Jin people invaded Bozhou and were repelled by Xue Wang.

On February 22, the Jin people invaded Xuzhou and were repelled by Shao Hongyuan.

On the same day, the Jin people invaded Haizhou and were repelled by Li Bao and the loyal general Wei Sheng.

On February 23, the Jin invaded Ruzhou and Yongcheng and were repulsed by the defenders.

On February 24, the Jin people invaded Linlian, Bozhou, and Chenzhou, and retreated without success.

On 25 February, the envoy of the Jin State arrived in Lin'an and handed over his credentials, saying that the Jin and Song Dynasty were the countries of uncles and nephews, and that they could not afford to be angry for a while and cause the people to suffer, and that if the Song army retreated to the south of the Huai River, it would still be limited to the border drawn 20 years ago, and Dajin was willing to renew peace negotiations with the Song Dynasty and continue to maintain peace and stability between the two countries.

The ministers of the main war faction led by Chen Kangbo angrily reprimanded the Jin envoys, the Jin State tore up the peace negotiations first, and invaded the Great Song Dynasty later, so that the Great Song Dynasty and Huai encountered unprovoked wars, and the responsibility was all on the Jin State, since the war had been provoked, there was no reason for a truce!

Since the Jin country has the intention of making peace, it should negotiate peace as soon as possible, and return the people of the world to peace, and if peace is not negotiated, the Jin people will attack today and tomorrow, how many people will die, and how much food and people's power will be spent? It is the time when spring plowing and farming are busy, a large number of people are requisitioned, the fields are barren, the grain production is reduced, and the famine is together.

On 27 February, the imperial court ordered all armies to focus on defense, and not to attack lightly if they had no chance.

On February 28, the imperial court sent an envoy to the north with a letter of state to inquire about the truth and truth.

From the eighth day of the first month of March, from Haizhou and Xuzhou in the east, to Tangzhou, Dengzhou, and Ruzhou in the west, the Jin people did not invade southward again, and the Song army no longer attacked northward, and maintained a tacit understanding between the two armies, and did not continue to fight, and the offensive and defensive battles that lasted for nearly three months stopped, and Haizhou, Xuzhou, Suzhou, Bozhou, Chenzhou, Caizhou, Tangzhou, Dengzhou, Ruzhou and other places where the Song and Jin met entered a period of peaceful recuperation.

There was no war on the front line, far away in Lin'an, the Great Song Dynasty and the ministers fought and peaced, and immediately went north to recover more old land, or step by step to stabilize the defense of the Yangtze River, all parties had different opinions, the main battle faction and the main peace party fought, and there were huge differences within the main battle faction, and there were constant disputes every day, and a quarrel was several hours, and it was never possible to solve the problem.

Fortunately, the grain, grass and military materials needed for the front line were not delayed, and they were continuously transported to Jiangbei and along the Huai River, and then the armies carried them themselves, and the front line was temporarily stabilized, and there was no longer a major war.

In mid-April, the state officials sent by the imperial court to Xuzhou, Suzhou, Bozhou, Chenzhou and other places were in place one after another, and the prefectures began to gradually resume normal operation.

After a few months of offensive and defensive battles that were not too intense, a large number of new troops and rebels recruited by Suzhou quickly became veterans, and Yang Congyi, who had more than 60,000 troops, became the commander of the capital with the largest number of troops on the front line for a while.

At the beginning of catching up with the retreating Jin army from Xuyi, the army led by Yang Congyi marched all the way, anticipating the enemy's opportunities everywhere, encircling and intercepting the retreating Jin army, and achieved great results, and the trophies were countless, not to mention the grain, grass and ordnance, there were 30,000 or 40,000 war horses, mules and horses alone.

It was precisely because of the large amount of booty obtained that tens of thousands of new troops and rebels could be quickly recruited, so that the Zhenjiang front army, which originally had only 24,500 people, became a Suzhou army with more than 60,000 troops.

After the Jin people stopped attacking, under the leadership of Yang Congyi, the defenders of Suzhou, Bozhou, and Chenzhou began to reorganize their armies, and the new army and the righteous army were systematically trained, and after being dispersed, they were integrated into the regular army, and at the same time, ordinary soldiers over the age of 40 were persuaded to leave the army.

After a month of rectification and training, the entire army took on a completely new look.

Later, Yang Congyi moved the garrison of the Marshal's Mansion from Suzhou to Bozhou, and ordered the transfer of elite forces from various armies to reorganize the elite army, including 1,000 people from Chenzhou, which was guarded by Su Zhong, 2,000 people from Suzhou, where Pan Cheng was located, 1,000 people from Linzhou, where Yuan Hua was located, and 1,000 people from Bozhou, where Xue Wang was located, for a total of 5,000 people.

The reorganized Jingwu Army, one man and one horse, set up a separate camp outside Bozhou City, and selected the soldiers who were good at cavalry warfare among the Jin soldiers in Bozhou City as the head of the sect to teach the ability of riding and archery.

This new group of elite troops is temporarily led by Yang Congyi himself, so he is on the training ground for two or three hours every day, and the Bozhou City Marshal's Mansion, which is ten miles away, rarely goes back.

One day, after sunset, the soldiers who had trained for a day returned to the camp to rest, Yang Congyi rode his horse, and suddenly saw a horse galloping in front, and the soldier waved a spear into the air on his horseback.