In the early morning of the thirteenth day of the first lunar month, in the heavy snow, Yue Fei led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to Xiazhou City.

Years ago, Yue Fei himself led 40,000 cavalry to the northwest, and on the third day of the first lunar month, Zhang Xian led the remaining 20,000 forbidden cavalry to also come here! After that, it didn't take long for Yue Fei to get the news from the Northwest Intelligence Office, knowing that the Jurchen and Western Xia armies were invading, and Yue Fei immediately sent Zhang Xian and Dong Xian over, and he took the remaining 20,000 cavalry and 30,000 Huanqing army infantry urgently mobilized from the Datong area, a total of more than 50,000 people hurriedly came here.

Originally, he was going to cooperate with Zhang Xian, Dong Xian, the Jurchen and Western Xia armies to fight, but the battle went smoothly beyond his imagination.

Along the way, he kept receiving battle reports from Zhang Xian and Dong Xian, which surprised him and made him feel relieved.

"After the Jingkang disaster, in a few years, the country has changed greatly! Our Great Song Dynasty was originally weak, but now it is strong! Yue Fei rode on the horse and said secretly.

He even had a plan to immediately lead his troops north to destroy Jin, but after thinking about it, he still suppressed this idea!

The Jurchens still have a certain strength!

Especially in the north, the Jurchens inherited the property and cities of the Liao State, and they owned countless fortified cities such as Shangjing, Zhongjing, and Tokyo!

Moreover, the intelligence department has received news from the north that the Khitans and Jurchens sincerely cooperate, and now many Khitans have willingly joined the Jurchen army, and the Jurchens have also given all kinds of promises, and the Jurchen army will no longer abuse the Khitans!

Even, Yue Fei got the news that the Mongols in the north also seemed to be recruited by the Jurchens!

Now that the Great Song Dynasty is not fully prepared, and it is brave to break into the north, it may not be able to destroy the gold, and it is very likely to encounter setbacks!

"The country's millions of soldiers, the generals are like clouds! Wait for another half a year or a year, the Central Plains and Yanyun will be completely stable, and then it will be the time to go north to completely destroy gold! Our troops were divided into routes, from Datong, Juyongguan, and Shanhaiguan respectively, and there were more than 100,000 and 200,000 people on each road, and the Jurchens were never our opponents! Now, we still have to be patient, we still have to continue to train our troops, continue to stock up on food, and continue to accumulate strength! Yue Fei said secretly.

However, along the way, the battle reports of Xiazhou also kept coming, and Yue Fei also had an understanding of the battle of Xiazhou.

"In the battle of Xiazhou, there were so many casualties? There are only a few thousand of more than 50,000 people left in Zhang's army? Even the 10,000 youths in Tucheng had to go to war, and now there are only a few thousand left? ”

"There are 30,000 soldiers in Zhang's army who were deserters before the war?"

"Zhang Jun himself even fled?"

When he got the last news, Yue Fei was directly stunned!

He never dreamed that something like this would happen!

Yue Fei led the army to rush towards the direction of Xiazhou, there was still a distance of ten miles from Xiazhou, and at this time, there were more than a dozen horsemen in the distance coming here, and it was Yue Yun who led the way!

In that day's battle, Yue Yun was seriously injured, and at this moment his shoulders were still wrapped in cloth, and his face was still pale.

"See the general!" Yue Yun and the others came to Yue Fei, and Yue Yun immediately saluted.

Yue Fei looked at Yue Yun's appearance, and there was a trace of concern in his eyes.

"Are you alright?" Yue Fei said.

"General Qiyu, I just suffered some flesh wounds, and I will be fine in a few days." Yue Yun said.

"I'll show you later." Yue Fei said.

"Thank you, General." Yue Yun showed a hint of excitement in his eyes and said.

He knew that his father was cold on the surface, but in fact he was still worried about himself.

"Tell me about the battle that day." Yue Fei said.

At that moment, Yue Yun began to speak in detail.

"None of you found the Golden Vulture in the end?" Yue Fei said.

"We still have hundreds of people out there looking for the whereabouts of the Golden Vulture right now! It was too dark, and there was a sudden battle in the east, and the Golden Vulture took the opportunity to flee, and it was really difficult for us to find him! Yue Yun said.

"That's it, it's just a prince of the Jin Kingdom, don't worry! Actually, now the whole country of Jin is not worried! Let me ask you, why did Zhang Jun flee? Yue Fei said.

"It's infuriating to talk about this! On that day, the soldiers of Shanying Village arrived, they brought an urgent military situation, they were going to notify Zhang Jun of the arrival of the Jurchen and Western Xia army, so that Zhang Jun could prepare early, who knew that after Zhang Jun got the news, he actually said that he would no longer be a guard general in Xiazhou, and would leave the seal in the Yamen, and then he left Xiazhou! As soon as he left, the Zhangjia army was in chaos, and the 30,000 soldiers of the Zhang family army fled from Xiazhou one after another! Fortunately, General Zhang Xian came in time, otherwise we would really risk losing Xiazhou! At that time, the Jurchens and Western Xia people went all the way south, and the entire Guanshan was likely to be poisoned. Yue Yun gritted his teeth and said.

"I know about it! Someone is coming, Zhang Jun is wanted immediately! Zhang Jun violated military discipline and almost lost his country, which must be investigated! Yue Fei said with a hint of coldness in his eyes.

Yue Fei was also angry in his heart! Since Zhao Chen came into power, there has never been such a bad thing in the army! How can a general abandon the territory, abandon the responsibility of defending the territory, and "hang the seal away" before the arrival of the enemy army?

The generals in the army have a great deal to do, and not everyone can leave if they want to! Especially for a general like Zhang Jun, if he resigns, he must first send someone to report to Yue Fei, and Yue Fei must also send someone to report to the staff headquarters, and then wait until the staff headquarters has a resolution, and the new general is sent, and Zhang Jun can leave! This is by no means to say that Zhang Jun himself "hung up the seal and left", he can leave, and he can not be responsible for the subsequent war.

"Daddy, that Zhang Xin is a warrior, thanks to his help, otherwise we will be defeated." Yue Yun thought about it and said again.

"Zhang Xin is Zhang Xin, Zhang Jun is Zhang Jun, Zhang Xin is meritorious, and the court will naturally reward him! But Zhang Jun is so big, he must be severely punished! If it is not punished, what should military law do? Yue Fei said.

Yue Yun nodded and said no more.

Yue Fei led the army into Xiazhou City, and then sent people to repair Xiazhou City and deploy defenses here, not to mention.

It wasn't until the fifteenth day of the first month that Yue Fei got the news that Zhang Jun had gone to Yinzhou City, and now he was in Han Shizhong's mansion.

Yue Fei stood in front of the window all night, and handed over the affairs of Xiazhou to his generals in the early morning of the second day, while he led a thousand cavalry towards Yinzhou.

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Zhang Jun is indeed in Han Shizhong's mansion now, he was going to Jiangnan, but then he changed his mind and decided to give Yue Fei a bigger "surprise"! Not only did he want to "hang the seal and leave" at the critical moment, but he also wanted Han Shizhong and Wang Yan to "hang the seal and leave" together, so that the Western Xia defense line would completely collapse, and when the time came, Yue Fei would be unable to escape the blame!

Late at night, in Han Shizhong's house, there was a warm atmosphere.

Han Shizhong was holding a banquet to entertain Zhang Jun, and Liang Hongyu and Wang Yan were accompanying him.

"In the bitter cold land of the northwest, General Han still has such a fine wine here, it's really rare." Zhang Jun took a glass of wine and said.

"Actually, you are not allowed to drink alcohol in the army! It's just that this is the territory of my Han family's army, and it's nothing to drink some wine. Han Shizhong also drank a glass of wine and said with a smile.

"Han Jiajun? I'm afraid that it won't be long before your army can't be called the Han family's army! Zhang Jun sneered.

"What does General Zhang mean?" Wang Yan frowned.

"Humph! Didn't you keep asking me why I left Xiazhou for the past two days, I'll tell you now! Yue Fei, that farmer, he actually sent his generals to Xiazhou City, and he let them take over my army! Zhang Jiajun was originally trained by me, but in the past six months, the people of the imperial court have been advocating loyalty and patriotism in my army, and now the people in our army are no longer obedient to me, and this Zhang Jiajun is no longer the Zhang Jiajun, but has become the army of the imperial court! As soon as Yue Fei's people came, there were many generals who secretly contacted Yue Fei's people! I was really angry, so I hung up the seal and left Xiazhou. Zhang Jun said.

"There is such a thing?" Han Shizhong was incredulous.

When he met Yue Fei, he felt that Yue Fei was sincere and didn't have much scheming, and he really didn't look like a person who took away people's military power.

"General Zhang, I think you're thinking too much, right? General Yue sent someone over, but I was afraid that there was something else, and he definitely didn't want to take away your military power! Besides, if that's the case, you can also confide in the imperial court, and you don't need to hang the seal and leave, right? Wang Yan said.

"Humph! In short, staying in this bitter cold place in the northwest, I have been wronged! The three of you and I are all generals under Emperor Jianyan, and we should each lead an army, but now we have all become subordinates of Yue Fei, a farmer! How can this be? Don't you feel wronged? Zhang Jun said.

"I am under Emperor Jianyan, and our combat strength is extremely poor, and the combined strength of our three families is only afraid that they are not the opponents of the forbidden army, and now we are under Yue Fei, it is nothing! The skills are not as good as others, and we are not the descendants of Emperor Xuanwu, so it seems inappropriate for us to be on a par with Yue Fei. Wang Yan said.

"Just be kind! If we let the people of the court continue to fight in our army, we will not have the slightest private soldier in our hands! In that case, what's the point of being a general? Zhang Jun said.

"This ......" Han Shizhong had a thoughtful expression on his face, and Wang Yan didn't speak.

"I see you guys returning to Jiangnan with me! Don't suffer such a bitter cold again! Over the years, we have amassed a lot of wealth! Zhang Jun said.

"No! A few days ago, General Yue sent someone over, saying that the Jurchens and Western Xia people had signs of southern invasion, and the target was likely to be the area of Xiazhou and Yinzhou! He told us all to be on our guard, we must not leave now! Zhang Jun, I also advise you, return to Xiazhou now! If there is really an invasion of the Jurchen and Western Xia armies, and Xiazhou is lost, you can't explain it. Han Shizhong said.

Zhang Jun's right eye picked at it, and he forced a smile: "It is impossible for Jurchen and Western Xia to invade at this time!" Even if they want to invade, it will be to attack Datong, and then enter the Central Plains from Datong! ”

Han Shizhong said: "That's not for sure! ”

Zhang Junwei was afraid that the more he talked, the more he would show his feet, and then said: "It's already late at night, let's rest first, you all think about it!" Tomorrow I will leave the Northwest! You'd better leave the Northwest sooner too! ”