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What about the situation on the front line of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

Jin Youdu Supervisor Pu Chazhen acted as the vanguard, and his ambitions were quite large, and his goals were Monk Yuan and Dasanguan. There were very few Han Chinese and Jurchens in his troops, and most of them were Tibetans. This Tibetan army is called Scarlet Beard and Feather Wings, all of them are short in stature, but they are extremely agile and good at walking in the mountains.

First of all, it is necessary to attack Fangshanyuan, which is the only way to reach the monk's plain. Pu Chazhen sent two deputy commanders to lead thousands of troops to ambush on the east and west sides of the mountain, and ordered a Wanhu to lead 500 scarlet bearded and feathered strong men, take the trail to secretly climb the mountain, suddenly appeared above the Song defenders, and shot at the Song army from a high down, the Song army was shocked, and hurriedly responded to the battle, the scarlet bearded feathered soldiers became more and more brave the more they fought, and the Xingzhou defenders were defeated and evacuated to the bottom of the mountain, and at this time, the ambush soldiers of the Jin army under the mountain attacked upwards, and Fang Shanyuan was lost.

At the same time as attacking Fangshanyuan, Pu Chazhen sent three troops to act separately, one led by two generals with 2,000 troops, from the west side of Huang'er Valley to attack the monk plain, the second, more than 1,000 people from the east out of Daning Valley, attacking the west cottage, the third, he personally went into battle, with only 700 people, from the middle of the road to attack Longmen Pass.

After Fang Shanyuan was captured, the two troops marched left and right, attacking Monk Yuan, and the other two played the role of blocking reinforcements.

The monk was originally surrounded by the Jin army, and the defending general Qu Changshi, the deputy capital of Jinzhou, fought according to the city and asked Cheng Song to send troops to rescue. Cheng Song's men had no soldiers to send, so he thought of Wu Xi's Xingzhou soldiers. Wu's garrison Hechi is two hundred miles away, and if he orders Wu to send troops to support, it will be difficult to say if Wu Li ignores him. Cheng Song was so anxious about this, and the senator gave him an idea. In the name of the Sichuan pacification envoy, he ordered Wang Xi, the commander of the Xingzhou Tabai Army, who was stationed near Taozhou, to lead troops to reinforce.

After Wang Xi received the order to pacify the envoy, he was a little embarrassed, and Wu Jieshuai once clearly said to the generals of the Xingzhou Metropolitan Command Department that without the order of my Wu Marshal, no one is allowed to move troops without authorization, and violators will be killed. Although there is no order from Wu now, the great seal of the pacification envoy is impressive, and there is a senator to supervise, and if it is not implemented, it will not be able to pass the test. So, he ordered 3,000 soldiers and horses to go to the monk's plain.

At this time, the striker sent by Wan Yan Chong of the right prison army found out and hurriedly reported to Wan Yan Chong, who ordered the forward officer to lead people to intercept in front.

When Wu Xi learned that Wang Xi led troops to aid Monk Yuan, he was furious and sent someone to stop him.

Wang Xi met the Jin army halfway through the road, and was about to engage in battle, when he received an order from Wu Xi and had to order a retreat and return.

In the face of danger, Qu Changshi was determined to defend to the end and sent people to burn the pavilion road leading to the pass.

The various teams under the command of Pu Chazhen have surrounded the monk Yuantuan. Sent people to repair the pavilion road, gradually advanced, and reached Xiaoguan, the Song army concentrated archery according to the danger, and the Jin soldiers could not advance.

Seeing this, Pu Chazhen ordered Pei Ying, the deputy commander, to lead the troops to feint from the front, and secretly sent a Meng'an to lead fifty soldiers to dare to die, go around to the back, and attack them from behind, the Song soldiers were in chaos, and the Jin army secretly climbed the highest peak of the monk by night, and the Song people fled in all directions.

The monk originally fell, and the Dasanguan not far to the west of it was in danger.

Sure enough, Shu Han pacified Wan Yan Gang and ordered Pu Chazhen, Wan Yan Luan, and Shi Mo Zhongwen to rush towards Dasanguan.

Guarding the Dasan Pass is Yang Zhen, the capital of Xingyuan Mansion, and more than 20,000 heavy soldiers are guarding here.

Entering the wax moon, the weather in Hangzhou is indeed a little cold, the wind is blowing, and the sky is gray. It snowed, and the snow flakes like poplar flocculation fluttered, and after a while, a layer of holly fell on the yard. Standing in front of the window, Han Yanxuan was a little stunned, feeling that he was like this snow, floating from nowhere, and not knowing where it was going.

Liu Lan walked over from the front hall, "King Pingzhang, Sichuan Cheng Song sent a report, the situation is not very good." ”

Han Yanxuan was a little surprised, the main forces of the Jin army are all in Lianghuai and Jinghu, Sichuan and Shaanxi should not have many heavy troops, what is Wu Xi doing with this kid, can't he win two battles and bring some joy to the imperial court? Another ungrateful thing.

Hurriedly motioned for Liu Lan to sit down, and said calmly:

"Ziyu, I don't want to see it anymore. You say come and hear it. ”

The Jin army dispatched nearly 30,000 horses to surround the monk Yuan, Xishanzhai and Longmen Pass, and more than 8,000 soldiers of the Jinzhou Metropolitan Division fought for four days and four nights, and finally lost the enemy, and the monk fell into the hands of the enemy, and our army suffered more than 2,000 casualties. At present, the Jin army is besieging Dasanguan.

"What about Wu Xi, what is he doing?"

"Wu Xi did not report the battle, Cheng Song said that Xingzhou did not send troops to support, Wu Xi burned the river pool, and retreated to Qingye Plain."

"This son of a bitch, why is he cowering?"

This is another reason why Liu Lan came to him. Xin Jiaxuan told him that Xie Yuanming from Chengdu Mansion had a letter, citing some examples, suspecting that Wu Xi had a disobedient heart. Based on what Wu Xi has done in the past six months, this person is indeed abnormal.

Liu Lan said cautiously: "King Pingzhang, now that the two Huaijing Lakes are burning their eyebrows, there can be no more accidents in the northwest." ”

"What Ziyu said is," Han nodded, "However, if Wu Xi has any changes, Cheng Song can know nothing?" You see that up to now, in all of Cheng Song's reports, although he didn't say how good Wu Xi was, he didn't say anything bad. Wu Xi, this kid, I know, his eyes are above the top, and he is a little arrogant, but several generations of the Wu family are loyal to the imperial court. ”

"However, you still have to be careful, otherwise, you will regret it."

"Prevention is to be prevented. In this way, you send two official documents to Sichuan. One was given to Cheng Song, let him keep an eye on it, and report any abnormalities immediately; Then he ordered Wu Xi to keep the Dasan Pass, and then send troops to take the monk back. Sichuan and Shaanxi cannot lose a single place, and it is best to occupy one or two states.

Pay attention to the wording, both to put pressure on him, but not to blame him too much. ”

Liu Ling bowed his head, "I know, I can't let him take the lead, now is the time to employ people, and there is no one to replace him in that place in Sichuan for the time being." ”

Seeing that Liu Lan had no intention of leaving, he asked, "What else is going on?" ”

"Do you know about Qiu's secrets?"

When the Jin army invaded Huainan, Qiu Zhongqing organized people to try to recapture Luzhou and Hezhou, opposed the retreat to the Yangtze River, and openly said: "If you give up Huainan, you will share the danger of the Yangtze River with the gold thieves, and there is no way to retreat." Instead of retreating to the Yangtze River, it is better to stick to it and survive with Huainan. "Two days ago, Qiu Zhongqing specifically asked for instructions: after the counterattack of the Jin army, the Xuanfu Division only collected more than 30,000 troops, Sizhou was isolated, in case the Jin people went south out of the Qinghekou and the city of Tianchang, then the end was interrupted, and the enemy was on the back of the abdomen, therefore, it was recommended to abandon Sizhou and garrison the army in Xuyi. After discussion, the speed room personnel felt that it made sense and replied accurately.

Liu Lan learned about such a thing from private channels, and felt that it was not trivial, so he specially reported it to King Pingzhang.

A person from the north went to Yangzhou to find Qiu Xuanfu in the camp, called Han Yuanjing, claiming to be the fifth grandson of Han Qi, asked him why he came here, and replied: "Song Xiangbei used troops, and the ministers of Jin said that it was the idea of Han Taishi, and now the tomb of the Han clan in Xiangzhou is about to be lost, so I came to ask Taishi to strike the army." After talking with him for a while, I learned that Jin Jun had revealed the intention of peace. In order to find out the truth of what this person said, he sent someone to escort him back to the north. Han Yuanjing came back again, took out the official paper of Jinhe Nanxingtai, and Qiu was about to report the matter to the imperial court, so he sent Wang Wencai to Bianjing with the Xuanfu envoy with the paperwork coin. Wang Wencai brought back Marshal Jin's letters, which did mean reconciliation.

The day before yesterday, Qiu Shuai sent someone to deliver a letter to Li Shizhang. Li Shizhang couldn't make up his mind, so he discussed it with me again. Qiu Shuai said: "The Jin people are willing to reconcile and want us to show sincerity." ”

Yesterday, Qiu Zongqing secretly played to the emperor, asking the imperial court to transfer the letter to the Jin court, hoping to continue to implement the previous covenant, and said that the Jin people had determined that Han Pingzhang was the mastermind of the war, and if they wanted to transfer the credentials, they should answer that they had removed Han from his title.

Hearing this, Han Yanxuan was furious and called out to the Zhongshu people: "You go and find Li Shizhang for me." ”

Li Shizhang came to explain the reason and show his attitude. In the early years of Longxing, the conditions for the Northern Expedition were not mature, and peace could only be taken as an expedient measure. As long as it is beneficial to the society and the country, there is no need to stick to one policy. ”

Han Yanxuan said angrily: "As long as it is for the Great Song Dynasty, the strategy is okay." But why didn't Qiu Zhongqing tell me first, there was no one in his eyes, and he still had to do my business. The situation is big, I will tell the emperor and ask him to get out of my way. ”

Li Shizhang hurriedly persuaded: "King Pingzhang, at a critical moment for the country, it is best not to change people at every turn. Moreover, Qiu Shuai is prestigious. ”

Han Yanxuan changed color and said: "What's wrong with prestige, I don't believe it, under the whole world, you can't leave his surname Qiu?" ”

Li Shizhang had nothing to say and walked away silently.

Liu Ling said softly, "King of the Plains, Qiu Xianqing's approach is indeed inappropriate, but it is also a feasible strategy to negotiate peace. In addition to facing the enemy bravely and calmly, we also need corresponding wisdom and flexibility. It is difficult to predict what the outcome will be if the fight continues like this. Then why don't we change the way and ease the situation through peace talks, buy time, and find another good opportunity. ”

Han Yanxuan thought for a while, "Ziyu's idea can be considered." But who to send is a question. ”

"Since many courtiers want peace, let everyone recommend it."

"And who do you recommend?"

"Xiaoshan County Chengfang Xinru is a calm and eloquent young talent."