Chapter 35: Heavy Snow
Zhang Bin's urgent performance was sent to Xiangguo, and Cheng Yao, Zhang Jing and others took the opportunity to hand over small words in front of Shi Le, saying: "Taifu is a talent for strategizing, and if he is not a general who is in battle to destroy the front, how can he lead the three armies?" Your Majesty should not send a heavy general to resist the Jin Kou. However......
"Taifu is respectful, before he made Tai Lieutenant generals, Tai Fu supervised him, there is still something to say; Now Taiwei has entered Henan, and Taifu has stayed in Hebei alone, if he is ordered again, who can live above Taifu? should also summon the Taifu to return to the court. ”
Shile asked them, "Who do you think can do this?" ”
So Zhang Jing recommended Jiao'an, and Cheng Yao suggested coming back from Youzhou.
Shi Le shook his head and said: "Kong Chang faces all the Xianbei directly, and he must not move lightly. As for the ...... I'm afraid it's not Zu Li's opponent. Then he raised his eyebrows and said: "I fought against Zu Ti in Hanoi before, and I know that this person can fight, and there is a rare match in the world. And if I am in person, then Taifu will not have to return to the court. ”
Cheng Yao and the others were shocked, and hurriedly persuaded them, saying that the king of heaven could not move lightly? Schler stood by his opinion. Cheng Yao asked: "The prince is still young, if His Majesty is far away, who will be in charge of the country?" Your Majesty think twice! ”
Shi Le's eldest son, Shi Xing, has been a hostage in the Hu Han Dynasty for a long time, and he was not born to his wife Liu, so he is not valued by the generals. Later, Cheng Yao offered his sister to invite pets, which was quite loved by Shi Le, and gave birth to the second son Shi Hong, under the planning of Cheng Ziyuan and others, Shi Hong was still in infancy as the son, and then became the prince.
——In the original history, Shi Hong was canonized only after Shi Xing's death.
When the monarch goes on an expedition, it is customary for the crown prince to supervise the country, but now that Shi Hong is only five years old, it will inevitably be difficult to take on important responsibilities. So Cheng Yao asked, who should be appointed to supervise the country? Let Shi Xinglai, who is about to become an adult? Is there a suspicion of re-entrusting the crown prince to him? Even if you don't have this kind of thought, it will inevitably lead to speculation between the government and the opposition, which is not good for the stability of the country!
Shi Le smiled: "Let the Heavenly Queen and Queen Prison the country also." ”
It is not customary for the empress to supervise the state, and as far as the Confucian tradition is concerned, it is not advocated to do so—it is called "Ji Si Chen"—and the empress dowager is more institutional in supervising the state. However, Shile's wife, Wang, was seriously ill, and she was a country woman with no knowledge, so it was naturally impossible for her to manage state affairs, even if only in name.
But Shi Leben is not Chinese, if according to Hu customs, housewives can not only run the house, but also in special cases, so in his opinion, this is a natural thing.
This naturally triggered the bitter admonition of Confucian ministers such as Cui Xuan and Pei Xian. But Shiler's reuse of them was originally intended to be a façade, and there was no intention of handing over the heavy responsibility—oh, the heavy responsibility of making the rules and ceremonies, it must be them—and naturally he refused to listen to him. So he overrode the public opinion, ordered the queen of heaven to supervise the country, Cheng Yao and Xuan An assisted him in the civil and military roads, and left Xiangguo with more than 3,000 people, and went straight to Ji County.
It's just that although Shi Le also knows the truth of the speed of soldiers, after all, now that his identity is different, it is impossible for the emperor to pat his ass and leave, in addition to arranging the aftermath, there are also a lot of honor guards to prepare, and a large set of ceremonies to be carried out. Shi Le was deeply disgusted by this, but in order to be the master of China, he had to pinch his nose and admit it. Fortunately, according to his judgment, although Zhang Bin is not an excellent battlefield commander, if he relies on the strong city to defend it, he will not easily fight a decisive battle with Zu Li's main force, and he can still bear it after a month or two.
There was a delay for a while, and when he was about to set off officially, suddenly the red sun fell and rose. There were a few Confucian ministers who were not bright-minded, saying that this was a great omen, and asked His Majesty to give up the plan to conquer in person, but they were reprimanded by Shi Le in court, and then before they returned home, they were taken to Tingwei Prison in the middle of the road......
Therefore, Pei Xian and others had no choice but to praise the saints, saying: "The sun sets, indicating that Jin Zhi will die; One day rises, it is a sign that I Zhao will be prosperous. If the sky shows auspicious signs, then Your Majesty will be able to kill all your enemies and win the victory! "They have the same idea as Wang Gong, that is, they think that what falls and what rises again are probably not the same sun......
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Besides, Zu Ti was in Tongguan, and when he heard that the imperial court had recruited reinforcements from Guanzhong, he was first annoyed: "The Chinese army is enough to break the enemy, why bother to recruit foreign troops from Guanzhong?" Is this the Son of Heaven who does not trust me? After thinking about it again, he turned his anger into joy, saying that since Guanzhong sent troops, let them help defend Chang'an, and I happened to transfer the Chinese troops left in Chang'an to the front line one after another.
The key is that the army is powerful, but he refuses to come out and fight with Zu Ti again, then Zu Shizhi Chen soldiers are in Tongguan, wasting time and food and grass in vain. As far as the battlefield situation is concerned, it is actually unfavorable to the Jin army, but the room for maneuver is too narrow, and the only way to transport grain from the river will be slightly less, which is considered an advantage.
If the Karma army is smaller, then Zu Ti can divide his troops to the east, or west, and capture one or two more cities, in order to open up the situation, or even mobilize the Karma army and fall into his own trap. However, the current strength of the Jin army is slightly more than that of the Jin army, and the number of guerrilla troops sent by Zu Ti is not too much - if you really want to send 10,000 people, you have a great chance to conquer and win Jia, but I am afraid that Zhang Bin will lead the division to attack, and the main force of my own army will not be able to withstand it first.
However, Zhang Mengsun faced off head-on, not Zu Shizhi's opponent, but he expected the enemy to be the first to mobilize troops and horses, but his talent seemed to be even higher than Zu Ti. Zu Ti divided the army into the west or east, and tried several times, all of which were expected by Zhang Bin in advance, and they were forcibly blocked back, and the Jin army gained nothing, and the losses were heavier than the Jin army.
Zu Ti consulted with the generals day and night on how to break the deadlock. Although it is so consuming, in fact, in terms of the overall strategic situation, it is beneficial to the Jin side - the Jin army is numerous, the consumption of grain and straw must be huge, and the transportation route is longer than that of the Jin army, if it is really a confrontation for three or five months, each retreats, the losses suffered by the Zhao side will inevitably be greater. But Zu Shizhi personally led the army forward, if nothing was found, even if there was no dissent in the court, there would be no light on his own face after all.
Besides, if Lu Zi is broken, Huan Xuan Death Festival, even if Zhao Fang wins first, if I can't take the initiative in the Hebei battlefield and make some gains, in the eyes of others, although I am victorious, I am still defeated. And Shi Hu is still in Henan, it is difficult to say whether Wei Ce can always stop him to death......
Sure enough, a few days later, bad news came, and Zhou Jian, the general of Zhou Mo, the minister of Ren City, suddenly turned his back and occupied Fan County to echo Shi Hu!
Zhou Jian and Zhou Mo are both Peiren, their family backgrounds are not high, they are born as local tyrants, and they gather people to build docks in troubled times, and their strength and fame are not equal. Later, Zu Ti entered Yuzhou, Zhou Mo went to the same place first, Zhou Jian was a step slower, and was sent as Zhou Mo's general, and he had already secretly resented in his heart. Cheng Yao sent someone to meet with him secretly and promised that once you betrayed Jin and followed Zhao, you would be given the guard of the big county, and Zhou Jian was tempted.
However, at first, he didn't dare to act rashly, but when Zhou Mo was ordered to lead the army north, he pretended to be sick and stayed in Fan County, refusing to obey. Zhou Mo was inconvenient to force each other—and he didn't dare to force him—so he had to do it.
When the news came that Shi Hu had conquered Lu Zicheng and forced Huan Xuan to death, Zhou Jian finally made up his mind, so he brazenly raised the anti-flag. In his mind, Shi Hu was the nephew of Zhao Guo Taiwei and Emperor Zhao, so since he went deep into the enemy territory, there would be a steady stream of reinforcements arriving later, and Wei Ce and Xu Gong would most likely not be able to hold Gucheng. And Zu Ti has already killed the main force to Hanoi - the news is lagging behind - not to come to the rescue, I heard that Xu Gong is guarding against Sanjin, and he does not dare to come, so he will do it at this time, and he has a great chance to advance with Shihu in the north and south, and swallow the four counties of Yanbei in one gulp!
It's a good idea, but it's a pity that he himself has a low hand, and after the rebellion, he first attacked the city and the country, but he couldn't overcome it, and he wanted to go north to meet Shihu, but he killed Dongping Lu in Dongping Kingdom, and was blocked by death. Sent someone to ask Shi Hu for help, but Shi Hu ignored it - just kidding, the enemy is in front, how can I have the spare strength to go two or three hundred miles south to save you? If I have the strength to go south, do I still need to spend it all the time in front of Gucheng?
However, Rencheng and Dongping were ravaged by the rebels, and people's hearts were unstable, resulting in Xu Gong and Zhou Mo in Gucheng being like ants on a hot pot, and they were so anxious that they were in turmoil. Xu Gong suggested, saying that it is better to let me lead my headquarters to return south, and I will be able to kill Zhou Jian's traitor in one fell swoop, but Wei Ce finally stopped him.
In addition to the 5,000 Chinese troops brought over by Wei Ce, Xu Gong's Dongping soldiers have a certain combat effectiveness, how can they be allowed to return temporarily? As for Zhou Mo...... He and Ren Chengbing are of little use, and they can be repatriated temporarily, but does that guy have the strength to defeat Zhou Jian quickly?
So he hurriedly reported to Zu Ti and Cai Bao. Cai Bao's garrison in Liqiu did not meet a strong enemy, but he had to prevent Shi Hu from leading the elite to harass him nearby, so he didn't dare to move; As for Zu Ti, he was shocked, but he couldn't spare any manpower to reinforce Henan for the time being......
I have to wait, when will the Guanzhong Army arrive in Luoyang? I can send the remaining Chinese army to the east to quell the Zhou Jian Rebellion.
Zu Shizhi felt the burden of insufficient troops...... To say that he has a lot of soldiers and horses under his command, the total number may exceed the three armies of Da Sima in Guanzhong, but the problem is that the two states of Yan and Henan are separated, and a large piece is cut off - these two states are different from Yong and Qin, the population is relatively dense, and there are many local armed forces that have not been completely leveled, God knows if anyone will follow Zhou Jian's example, so it is difficult to gather all the soldiers and horses left behind.
Then another part was dedicated to the imperial court, and the five schools were rebuilt, and then the Xun group wanted to revive the Seventh Army, leaving all the newly recruited soldiers. After all, the Son of Heaven is in Luoyang, and it is impossible to basically let go, otherwise even if Sima Ye does not speak, the elders of the DPRK and China will not be at ease to let Zu Yi lead the Chinese army on an expedition.
Therefore, he finally selected more than 30,000 people, plus the 5,000 people handed over to Wei Ce, who were the backbone of the Chinese army. Zu Lixin said to give me another 10,000...... No, with a strong army of 5,000, why am I so stretched?
Originally, he wanted to take charge of the Eastern Front alone, and he didn't ask Pei for help, but now he can't say it, and he has to stretch out his hand...... Fortunately, it was the imperial court's edict first, but it didn't damage my face. However, when will you arrive in Luoyang?
He even wanted to mobilize Pei Pi stationed in Henan County for a while, but after all, he agreed with Pei Cai, that the soldiers and horses were to guard Luoyang, in case of chaos in the court, and they could not be moved lightly, even if he gave the order, Pei Pi may not be willing to obey - there is no need to refuse, as long as the yang is disobeyed and the yin is disobeyed, procrastinating, then the call is no different from not calling.
What Zu Ti can do now is to order Li Ju in Hanoi to launch an attack on Wang Yang and other troops and increase the pressure on Shi Zhao; At the same time, he asked Su Jun to go west as much as he could and force Cao Wei - if Cao Wei dared to go out of Guanggu to fight, you would destroy his main force through field battles; If he doesn't dare to come out, you can get as close to Licheng as possible, and maybe you can force Shi Hu to return to the army.
After the two instructions were transmitted, Zu Shizhi still couldn't sleep all night. In the early morning of the next day, I got up in my cloak and had just opened the curtain when I suddenly felt a cold wind coming, and I couldn't help but shiver, followed by three or four big sneezes. His son, Zu Lian, was on his side, and hurriedly untied his cotton clothes, put them on his father, and admonished:
"Adults are the pillars of the country, and they should also take good care of their noble bodies - after all, it is the year to know the destiny of heaven, no more than juniors such as me."
Zu Ti smiled slightly, returned the cotton clothes, and said, "My muscles and bones, forged in a hundred battles, are as strong as steel, how can I easily get sick?" However, it was quite cold today, and unlike the previous days, I couldn't get used to it for a while...... Sure enough, the light snow has passed, and the heavy snow is coming......"
Zuna said Oh, father, I didn't pay attention to it if you didn't mention it - pinched his fingers and said: "The day after tomorrow is the heavy snow season, but I don't know if there will be snow this winter, and it is not easy to fight in the snow." ”
When Zu Ti heard this, he frowned, and thought for a moment, but just as Zuna persuaded him to return to the tent first, he suddenly ran a few paces to the side of the camp, held on to the fence, and looked at the Yellow River, which was surging and rushing, and felt even more chilling.
Zu Shizhi's face changed suddenly, and when he turned around, he ordered Zu Na: "Hurry up and beat the drums to gather the generals, I have something to say!" ”
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Two days later, Shi Le led his army into Ji County, and immediately heard Zhang Bin's report that Zu Ti had evacuated Tongguan with his entire army.
The Jin army abandoned Tongguan and went east, that is, from Sanjin to the crossing, and retreated to Puyang. When Zhang Bin heard the report, he hurriedly sent Guo Heiluo, Wang Fudu, Zuo Fusu, Guo Quan and other generals to lead their troops to chase, and Zu Ti made his subordinates Han Qian and Feng Tieyu set up an ambush on the road. Fortunately, the other three generals arrived immediately, and it was not easy to repel the Jin army, but after all, they failed to stop the Jin division's southern crossing.
When Shi Le first arrived, he couldn't help but be at a loss, so he asked Zhang Bin: "Why did Zu Ti retreat?" ”
Before Zhang Bin could speak, Guo Hei next to him was a little busy patting his ass and said, "I think I know about the Heavenly King's personal conquest, how dare he meet with His Majesty?" Thus the embarrassment retreated. ”
Shi Le glanced at him: "He retreated and chased after you, I don't know who is the one who is embarrassed in the end?" ”
Guo Hei retreated slightly, and Zhang Bin explained to Shi Le: "If the minister wants to come, there is only one possibility for the retreat of the Jin Division." ”
"Mrs. Fu, please speak."
Zhang Mengsun said: "The festival has come to the heavy snow, and the weather is suddenly cold, even if it really snows, Zu Shizhi will not retreat if he wants to come." However, if he comes up from the river, and the road is only the great river, if the river is frozen, and if the back road is cut off, how dare he not retreat? ”
Shi Le suddenly realized, stroked his palms and said: "I see, what Taifu said must be the true meaning of the ancestor to withdraw from the army......" When he said this, his eyes suddenly widened, and he exclaimed: "In this way, Ji Long is in danger, and he should be ordered to return to the army urgently, and he must not be delayed in Henan any longer!" ”
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