Chapter 559 130,000 Steps! Counterattack!

Sure enough, just as Xu Shao was worried, the Jin envoy came south and conveyed the message of the prime minister of Dajin State. Seeing this situation, the Emperor Taishang personally went to see his son and told him that since the north took the initiative to propose peace and said that he could consider returning part of the land, the imperial court could take this opportunity to return the Jiangzhun Prefectures, so that Jiangnan would have a buffer room.

Somehow, Zhao Huan also knew about Xu Churen's performance, and he also showed the emperor that Sichuan-Shaanxi Wenwu was determined to recover, which was of course a good thing, and it was also a manifestation of loyalty to the country, and he should be comforted. However, now that the situation has changed, the imperial court should act according to the situation and not be strong. Let Xu Wei quit the army, if the peace talks fail, let him fight again.

It's just that as the former emperor and the current emperor, Zhao Huan obviously ignored a fact. Peace talks, as soon as they are discussed, they will be protracted, at least a few months, at most a year and a half, if one side deliberately delays, it is not impossible to talk for two or three years, and you let the Western Army wait? You know, a few months is enough time to mobilize troops

Xu Wei had no choice but to go east, which had already made the Jurchens perceive that the Western Army had recovered its vitality, and the other party was not a fool, and now that the Xianghan War was over, they would definitely have to prevent the Western Army from defeating Yu Wei to recover Shaanxi. Taking the opportunity of the peace talks to reorganize Shaanxi's defense, if this fighter plane is lost, if you want to fight it in the future, how many soldiers' lives will have to be sacrificed?

Take 10,000 steps back and say, the Jurchens are sincere and peaceful, and they happen to be willing to return Shaanxi to you. But people only need to destroy the city for you, and the people will move all of them eastward, leaving a mess for you, what should you do? Moreover, the Jurchens have no faith to talk about, and it is not impossible to make peace this year and turn against each other next year, so will you be led by the nose? You obviously have the strength to recover Shaanxi, why do you take such a big risk?

Zhao Huan didn't understand these truths, or pretended not to understand, but Zhao Chen gradually understood in the repeated remarks of Xu Shao and Xu Han and other important ministers, and even Prime Minister Zhu Shengfei, who advocated peace talks, admitted that although there may be victories and defeats in sending troops, peace talks are not foolproof.

The dispute continued, Xu Shao was a little angry, and pointed out that Longde Palace should not interfere in politics. You abdicate, just have fun, don't always come to insert a bar, the saint has passed the year of the weak crown, and he is in charge of government affairs, and he doesn't need anyone to give him regent

Zhao Ji was furious when he heard the news, and put a big hat on Xu Shao, saying that he provoked his father-son relationship. This crime is definitely not light, if it is confirmed, it will definitely be a far end in the face of several pressures from his father, Zhao Chen verbally reprimanded Xu Shao, but it was only that, he did not obey Zhao Huan's orders at all, and removed Xu Shao's phase.

They quarreled until June, and the Emperor Taishang and the emperor's father and son had their own hearts, and in this case, they gave Daojun a sixtieth birthday. It is said that the whole court, civil and military officials, together with Zhao Huan and Zhao Chen, all wanted to whitewash the peace by celebrating their birthdays, but Daojun only showed up on his birthday and accepted everyone's congratulations, and then still returned to Geling to cultivate.

However, Daojun took the opportunity to show this side and asked about something. How is the Imperial Tomb repaired? Zhao Chen replied that he had sent Qin Hui, the former governor of the political council, to judge Henan Mansion, and allocated a special fund for him to preside over the repair. Then Daojun asked again, how did the loyal ministers soothe? Zhao Chen replied that he had been awarded the envoy of the three towns and the major of the inspection school, and the deputy envoy of Xuanfu in Sichuan and Shaanxi. Zhao Ji expressed his satisfaction and said, "Erxu, the Great Wall of the West, the pillar stone of Sichuan and Shaanxi." ”

The day after Daojun said this, Zhao Chen summoned Prime Minister Zhu Shengfei and Vice Minister Xu Shao into the ban, and secretly stated, "The Western Division moves, and I will not be in the middle of the system." What do you mean? The so-called "Chinese system" is the national policy of the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, "the middle is from the emperor", and the military generals should be directly controlled from the central government, and the specific performance is that the former military generals went out to fight, and the emperor instructed you on strategy and tactics, told you how to fight this battle, and even gave you a formation map, and ordered you to how to lay out the formation when the two armies faced each other. If you are flexible, I'm sorry, you're breaking the edict and changing the formation, you won't kill the head, and the dispatch will definitely remove you.

Zhao Chen's statement also means that the central government does not interfere in Sichuan and Shaanxi, how did Erxu plan it originally, and how he is still doing it now. Soon, the Jin envoy came to resign and wanted to get a reply from Jiangnan. When Zhao Chen met with the Jin envoy, he said that if the Dajin Kingdom sincerely negotiated peace, of course it would be good, and I wonder if we can return Jianghuai and Shaanxi to us? When the Jin envoy heard this, he knew that the south also wanted to negotiate peace, so he hurriedly rushed back to Yanyun and reported to Emperor Jin.

Zhu Shengfei expressed his concern afterwards, saying that it was untrustworthy for us to express our intention to give the Kim envoy a willingness to negotiate peace, and on the other hand, to let the Western army counterattack. "The benevolent and righteous are the great handle of the world, and China holds it, and the outside world will obey and respect China." If you want to fight, you can, you should explicitly refuse to negotiate peace and tell them that we are going to fight. Now pretending to want to negotiate peace, and secretly using swords, this is unkind and unjust. Zhao Chen praised him, and he still did the same.

Having said that, do the Jin people really want to negotiate peace this time? Really

Wushu mobilized hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in an attempt to capture Xiangyang, which took a year and ended in failure. This caused a great shock in the country of Jin, and the first person to jump out to accuse was Prime Minister Wanyan Zongpan, who accused not only Wushu, but also Wanyan Zonggan, who actively supported Wushu.

Who is Wanyan Zonggan? Jin Taizu's eldest son, who is the eldest brother of Wushu. These three cousins are all heroes who support the establishment of Yan Yan, and lead the three provincial affairs, and the first-class ministers.

Wanyan Zongpan accused the two cousins of taking power and being poor, which led to this defeat. He advocated stopping the attack on the Song Dynasty, turning the military struggle into political appeasement, and as long as Jiangnan was willing to submit, we would return some land to them, so that everyone would be at peace and sound, and we could also deepen the reform. Zong Pan's opinion represents a considerable part of the powerful people of the Jin State. Because over the years, the Jin people gradually felt that they were unable to destroy the Song Dynasty. Look at it, from the third year of Tianhui to the present, more than ten years, right? Didn't Zhao Song still occupy a large area of land in Jiangnan, Jinghu, Liangguang, Fujian, and Sichuan-Shaanxi? If we want to continue to fight, don't Zhao Song is not destroyed, we are done first Now in the country of Dajin, the Khitan people are constantly rebelling, and the yellow-headed Jurchen is also unwilling to be attached, that Yelu Dashi has also become a fine in the Western Regions, the most headache is the two rivers, there are civil uprisings everywhere, and it has shown a trend of sparks burning the plains, why can't Zonggan Zongbi see it?

Zong Pan is the prime minister, with a high position of power, and as soon as he takes the lead, the party members all jump out and accuse the two brothers of Zonggan and Zongbi. This vulture was defeated, and he didn't speak hard, and he was very passive. But in this predicament, he still insisted, accumulated strength, and tried to Xianghan again. With the exception of Xianghan, your seizure of any region will not lead to the rapid defeat of Zhao Song.

Zong Pan finally gained the upper hand, and he asked the Jin envoy to lend him an envoy to Jiangnan, giving the Emperor of Zhao Song the opportunity to congratulate the emperor on his birthday and convey the intention of the peace talks. In July, the Kim envoy returned to China and reported on the views of the South that were also interested in peace talks. The two brothers of Zonggan and Zongbi saw that the matter had come to this point, and it was meaningless to oppose it, but the two brothers had another abacus. If peace is negotiated, there is one place that must not be returned, and that is Shaanxi. However, considering the victory of the Song army this time, Jianghuai can return it to them, and in addition, the whole of Henan can also be returned.

Isn't Tokyo, the former capital of Zhao and Song, in Henan? Let's return the whole territory of Henan to them, so will the Song army guarding Xianghan have to divide their troops to garrison? After a year or two, Lao Tzu will go south from Hebei to see how you will defend Xiangyang even if you disperse your forces

As soon as the two of them pouted, Zong Pan really planned to return the two regions of Jianghuai and Henan as a condition for peace talks. But obviously, Zhao Song had to pay the price, first of all, he was a minister, no longer an uncle or nephew, and the refreshing one was a monarch and a minister, and then he was a tribute.

Just when the Jin State sent a high-level mission to the south, Shaanxi was already ready to fly

By June, all the grain, forage, ordnance, and silver needed by the Western Army had been transported to Fengxiang Mansion. In order to support the western army's eastward advance to recover the old land, hundreds of thousands of people in Sichuan and Shaanxi worked hard day and night. On the side of the Jialing River, shirtless men stretching fibers are in an endless stream from morning to night. When I entered Hanzhong, donkey carts, mule carts, and wheelbarrows covered the road and walked endlessly.

Because of the hurry and the high labor intensity, many of these people died of exhaustion on the side of the road. Moreover, in order to ensure victory, Xu Churen also borrowed Sichuan for two years to pay taxes in advance in the name of wanton expropriation and extortion when the finances could cope with it. You must know that in history, tax advances were by no means the act of benevolent government.

Sichuan has worked hard enough to support the Western Army, and now it is still coming to borrow it for two years, and the pressure can be imagined. Now, Sichuan has contributed money, grain, and manpower, and it is said that the contradiction should be rather acute. But what is the truth?

There were certainly complaints, but from the time the Xuanfu Disposal Department ordered the action to June, there had been no civil rebellion or resistance, and not a single contingent of people had fled, or been delayed. Because although the people of Sichuan live deep in the interior and are pampered in the country of abundance, they understand that Sichuan and Shaanxi are cold in their lips and teeth, and the Western Army is not only trying to recover, but also to protect Sichuan.

As a densely populated and rich land, Sichuan should shoulder a greater responsibility in the fight against gold than other regions. Based on patriotic feelings, but also in line with the concept of protecting Shaanxi and Sichuan, Sichuan people do their best even if they complain.

Witnessing this situation, Xu Churen, the supreme governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, was deeply moved, and he said in a private message to Xu Wei that the people of Sichuan and Shaanxi have made great efforts and sacrifices for the war, and if you can't win, first of all, I'm sorry for the court, then I'm sorry, and finally, you're sorry for the Sichuan and Shaanxi fathers.

The pressure Xu Wei could feel was already so great, not to mention, there was something he didn't know. In Jiangnan, in Xingchao, there were originally people who wanted to stop his counteroffensive. But through the efforts of all parties, the imperial court did not interfere. If he is victorious, it goes without saying that from him and Xu Churen, down to ordinary soldiers, they will all contribute to the country. If he is defeated, he is one and Xu Churen is the other, and he will definitely come out to stand up to the thunder.

Zijin Tiger is well aware of the heavy responsibility and does not dare to be sloppy in the slightest. In May, he issued an order as the deputy envoy of Xuanfu and the envoy of the system, ordering the main forces of the four commanders of Xihe, Qinfeng, Liangxing, and Yongxing to rush to Jingzhaofu to assemble, and Jingyuan, as the most powerful commander of the Western Army, dispatched the elite to enter Qingyang Mansion and prepare to leave the country from the security army; Huanqing Shuaisi also mobilized troops to strengthen Fangzhou's defense.

By the end of June, Guangjing Zhaofu alone had gathered 80,000 elite Western troops, including more than 60,000 infantry troops and 17,000 horse troops. Jingyuan Wang Yu and Xu Cheng were guarded by two commanders, and 35,000 elite soldiers were dispatched to enter Qingyang. Huanqing Liu Dashuai also dispatched 14,000 troops.

Added up, the Western Army can be described as elite this time, with a total of 130,000 infantry and cavalry, if you count the township soldiers who fought with the regular army, Xu Wei used more than 200,000 horses this time, if you count the people who support logistics, then the number is endless.

Such a big move by the Western Army had already alarmed Han Chang, the commander of the Shaanxi Jin Army. In May, he had a premonition that something was wrong, and in June, he observed a massive build-up of the Western Army in Gyeongzhao Province. Based on this, Han Chang judged that the Western Army was going to counterattack. The Shaanxi Jin Marshal could not sleep well, and while admonishing the troops everywhere to strictly guard against death, he quickly reported to the Jin Ting, requesting the Jin army stationed in Hezhong Province to enter Shaanxi. He bluntly said that relying only on the Jin army west of the Yellow River, it may not be easy to block Xu Wei.

When Jin Ting had not responded, he was anxious to play again, saying that the war situation in Shaanxi was inevitable, and begged the imperial court to send reinforcements quickly.

However, when his recital was sent to Yanshan Mansion, he was running into Zong Pan presiding over the government and wanted to negotiate peace with the south. Zong Pan held that the south had already expressed its willingness to hold peace talks and was unlikely to attack on a large scale, which was also not in line with the consistent style of the southern dynasties. However, for the sake of prudence, he still agreed to allow the Jin army in Hezhong Province to enter Shaanxi to set up defenses.

But what is the Jin army in Hazhong Province doing now? Banditry.

The Hedong Rebels had already received Xu Wei's order to launch an offensive in various places after the beginning of spring to contain the Jin army in Hezhong Prefecture. Among them, the rebel army of Taihang Mountain and the Red Turban Army active in the area of Longde Mansion in Zezhou moved the most. The four went out to attack the states and counties, and the call issued was "In the land of the Three Jins, those who are bald and braided, and those who dare to carry out the army will be killed", which is almost the same as the famous "killing Hu Order" in history

As soon as the rebel army came out, the people rushed to greet it, where did the people of Hedong get so much resentment? Is it just that the homeland is unforgettable? Of course not. In the past, when Li Zhi seized Hedong, although he did many bad things, such as exploiting the people and suppressing the people's rebellion, Li Zhi was Han in the end, and he was also bad. But once the Jin people abolish the puppet Han and manage the place by themselves, there will be a big mess.

Before the statehood, the Jurchens were slavery. From Jin Taizong's Wanyan Wu begging to buy it, to today's Wanyan Kang, they are absorbing the Central Plains civilization and implementing the Han system, but it takes a long time. Now the Jin people personally manage Hedong, on the one hand, appointing the governors, prefects, pacification envoys and other people to manage the army and the people, and on the other hand, they implement their Meng'an Mouke system. The Jurchen Meng'an and Mouke and other prefects wantonly squeezed the fields of the Han people, drove the Han people as slaves, and implemented the policy of shaving their hair and making them easy to wear, which caused serious social and economic regression and aggravated ethnic contradictions.

Moreover, although the Jurchens learned the Han system, they could not change some bad habits. Someone summed up the politics of the Jin State, just one sentence, "The politics of the Jin State are divided into Han people, and they do not change the housekeeping, favor the private race, and alienate the Han people." "The Great Song Dynasty, although it is the world of the Zhao family, except for the emperor, the Zhao clan does not participate in the government politics, but appoints ministers with foreign surnames to manage the country. On the other hand, the Jin Kingdom is definitely the monopoly of the Wanyan clan.

Therefore, the invasion of the Great Song Dynasty by the Jin State was an invasion of the advanced productive forces by backward productive forces, and an invasion of the feudal system by the slave system, which was an act of turning back the clock on history, and it was by no means a war between feudal dynasties, and some later generations wanted to use this to characterize the Song and Jin wars, so as to prove that the sages represented by Yue Fei were not national heroes, and even said that they resisted the integration of the people, how ridiculous and shameless it should be

To sum up, the perverse behavior of the Jin people in Hedong created conditions for the Hedong Righteous Army. The swarming of the rebel army led to chaos in Hedong, with war raging and wolf smoke billowing out, and the Jin army of Hezhong Prefecture, which was originally guarding against the western army, had to turn around at this time and assist in suppression. But Xu Wei's instructions to the Hedong Righteous Army were to fight if they won the battle, and run away if they couldn't win, and don't care about the gains and losses of one place or one city, just to contain them.

In this way, the Jin army of Hezhong Prefecture increased its troops one after another, and it was tired of running for its life, so how could it be idle to reinforce Shaanxi. When Jinting's order was delivered, the garrison of Hezhong Prefecture hastily gathered less than 20,000 men to cross the Yellow River and enter Tongzhou to assist in the defense.

The actions of the Western Army made the Wushu in the court deeply uneasy. Not long ago, Xu Wei's Eastern Expedition made him realize that the Western Army had eased up and was even stronger than before. Now Han Chang's report has proved that the Western Army is indeed about to launch a large-scale counteroffensive. Although Zong Pan let the troops of Hezhong Province enter Shaanxi, I am afraid that it is still difficult to ensure that nothing is lost.

If Xu Wei recovers the whole territory in one fell swoop, then from now on, Hedong will be directly threatened. What if one day the Purple Gold Tiger goes crazy and marches to Hedong and fights from Linfen to Taiyuan? To put it more seriously, what if Hu'er pounces from Taiyuan to Yanyun? Hedong, the land of the Three Jin Dynasty, is no stranger to the Purple Golden Tiger

In view of this concern, Wushu proposed that troops should be transferred from the Yanyun area to urgently reinforce Shaanxi. Moreover, because the opponent was the most elite unit of the Southern Dynasty, and its commander was Xu Hu'er, the fierce rival of the Jurchens, we had to make targeted arrangements. Re-use the nemesis of the Purple Gold Tiger, the Khitans, Yelu Ma Wu, and let him lead the army to aid Guanzhong

Yerumawu was a close confidant of Stickyham, and because of Stickhan's downfall, he was inevitably implicated. When Zong Pan killed Muhan's henchmen, Yelu Ma Wu was also considered. But some people in the court said that although Yelu Mawu was a Khitan, he had always made brilliant achievements, and he also defeated the Western army in the Battle of Dunzhou, which made Xu Hu'er suffer a disastrous defeat for the first time and had merit in Dajin State, and although this person was a close confidant of Sticky Han, he had never participated in politics and could not kill him. In this way, he saved his life and became an idle official.

Wanyan Zongpan, who is gaining power, where does he pay attention to the proposition of vultures? He believed that it was enough to rely on the Jin Army of Shaanxi and the Jin Army of Hezhong Fu to block the offensive of the Western Army. Moreover, he also believes that the actions of the Western Army are probably due to the selfishness of the generals of the Southern Dynasty who support the troops abroad, and not from the resolution of the Zhao and Song courts......