Liao was in a position. Benchou rushed into the town. They all clinged to torches and quickly slashed Cambodia, "This sharp-eyed wounded soldier is here, isn't that Xu Zhizhou?" It turned out that today's battle was very difficult. The Jurchen horse army rushed back and forth for more than a dozen rounds. There has been no winner or loser for several days in a row, and the concubine is obviously in a hurry, and today she has pressed the heavy troops. Although the Jingyuan Army, the Tongzhou Army, and the Dingcheng Army also had more than 40,000 horses, they were also gradually exhausted in the frenzied attack of the Jin Army, and deserters began to appear. Critical time. Xu Yuan sent a small group of cavalry troops to enforce the law and kill those who escaped on the spot, but even so, the position was still unstable. The kidnapping horses on the left and right flanks of the Jin army seemed to have a grudge against the Song army for killing their fathers. It didn't fucking stop!

The generals had a premonition that something was not good, and some people had already persuaded them to quit. But Xu Yuan promised in front of Li Gang that he would keep the strategic place in Shaanxi and not let the gate of Chang'an City be opened. Persuade them all. Even if we withdraw today, Li Gang will not be able to do anything to us. This is Shaanxi, not Tokyo. Even when Xu Yuan was a little shaken, the family army came!

Although there are more than 20,000 horses in the hands of the breeder. It turned out that Qin Fengbing's proportion was not large. A considerable part of them are Hedong people. However, when the two armies are deadlocked, the morale of the side that receives reinforcements is often boosted, while the fighting spirit of the other side will quickly collapse.

The Jurchens, however, seem to be an exception. The self-serving soldiers are strong and strong, and they have no intention of retreating. He still ordered all his troops to fight to the death. He fought until his eyes were black, and he saw that there was no hope of defeating the Song army, so he stopped his troops.

Xu Sheng was hit in the right chest in the fierce battle, and after returning to the camp, he urgently called a medical officer. But the pro-soldiers sent out did not bring people back, but brought back a piece of news that surprised Xu Sheng. He couldn't even care about the arrow wound, and hurriedly rushed to the town in front of the temple. Under the guidance of their own soldiers, they quickly found the grass hut. Xu Sheng took the torch and looked around with his head down. The accumulation of wounded soldiers certainly made his heart ache, but the inability to find the man made him even more anxious. Finally. Outside a straw hut, he saw a spoon in hand. Zhang Jiujiu, who was churning in the cauldron. In a hurry and anger, he touched the wound, couldn't help but snort, and touched his chest with his hand.

At this time, Zhang Jiujiu also saw his brother arrive, quickly put down the spoon, stepped forward to give a salute, and when he saw that Xu Sheng was injured, he asked, "Fourth brother, is the injury tight?" ”

Xu Sheng didn't know how to speak for a while, glanced at her, and blamed: "You, you, aren't you nonsense?" "The ninth brother has no news so far, and the younger brother and sister have come to this army again, so how can he not be in a hurry? Anyway, she is also a dignified four-grade wife, although it is commendable to support the anti-Jin Qizhi, but is this where she came? In case the army retreats today, she will have a mistake, and when the brother returns, how will I be the elder brother? My Hun family is too, how can I let my younger siblings out of the city? Jiang Zhi is too ignorant!

"Fourth brother, I heard that there are many wounded soldiers in front of me. There is no one to take care of it," Zhang Jiujiu also wanted to explain.

Who knew that Xu Sheng waved his hand: "No need to say more!" It's not bad for you to save the dead, so go back to the city! ”

"Fourth brother," Zhang Jiujiu said again.

"Brother and sister! Hello I don't know anything! In case, the ninth brother comes back and asks me how I want to be a person. It's a shame that the eldest brother doesn't know about this, otherwise, it's strange if you don't scold me for being a bloody dog! Hurry back to the city, and I'll send someone to escort you." Xu Sheng said that, and indisputably ordered someone to escort her back to Tongzhou City.

Zhang Jiujiu was helpless, untied his apron, cleaned his hands, and asked again when he left: "Fourth brother." You said that he was a magistrate,"

Xu Sheng was silent for a while, and then said, "I believe in my brother." ”

Throughout the first month of the first year of Longxing, all parts of the Great Song Dynasty were in a battle. For thousands of years, the northern peoples can be said to be a sharp sword hanging over the head of the Central Plains Dynasty. And not every dynasty can be as powerful as the Han and Tang dynasties, let alone a dynasty like Zhao and Song that set the national policy of "advocating literature and suppressing martial arts". This dynasty, which should have lost most of its territory, was flapping its wings desperately by a small butterfly. and has been able to deal with the Jurchens to this day. Zhao estimated Zhao Huan, the two famous kings of the dead country in history. It has also been preserved until now. However, it seems that the little butterfly only wants to flap its wings for itself now.

Wushu passed through Haozhou, Suzhou, and Sazhou, and pursued Zhao Huan. No one could stop him all the way, if it weren't for Uncle Zhang's father and son, the Great Song Tianzi would have been almost captured several times. When the Jin army pursued Yangzhou, the Great Song royal family, ministers, and part of the Song army were preparing to cross the river to the south. When it was critical, Zhao Huan sent He Guan's son He Ji to lead Chang Jie's army to break off. Wushu knew that if Zhao Huan escaped the Yangtze River. It would be difficult to catch him again, so he attacked with humility. The two armies fought in Jiangbei, and the place where the battle broke out was less than forty miles away from Zhao Huan! In this battle, the fourth prince of Dajin Kingdom personally participated in the battle, and the Jurchens were unstoppable. He Ji knew that if the emperor was wrong, he would not be able to exonerate his guilt, and he also knew that this was his opportunity, so he desperately resisted. In the melee, a tiger general of Chang Jie's army, surnamed Liu Mingquan, made a mace, led dozens of horses through the Jin army's formation, and hit the Wushu war horse with a stick! Because of the hard work of Chang Jie's army, the fleet carrying the emperor, ministers, and concubines was able to cross the Yangtze River safely. When the dragon boat docks. Zhao Huan raised his hand slightly. Shout out for joy. The civil and military officials were very frightened, and there were even those who wet their official robes. Arriving at Zhenjiang Mansion, Song Huan led the army to greet him and invited the official family and the Emperor Taishang to settle in the line. The Southern Retreat of the Great Song Dynasty has just come to an end.

At this time, the battle for the defense of Tokyo was in full swing. Under the leadership of Xu Shaozhang, relying on the hard work of Xu Hong, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and other generals, the Jin army could not detain the city for more than a month. When the east gate was once broken by the Jin army, the city was in danger, and the people surnamed Dong showed the mountain, and the tattoo was brave and. The person who received the equipment armor Cai Warrior came like Lechuan Chengshi. Yue Fei led the army to fight, and the people resisted the enemy, and even women climbed on the roof and threw them with roof tiles. Eventually, drive the enemy out of the city.

In the case that Zhenjiang Xing and the Tokyo Left-behind Division are trying to protect themselves, it is impossible for Shaanxi to receive any instructions. As the supreme governors of Shaanxi, Li Gang and He Guan must shoulder the heavy responsibility of defending the western region on their own. For Li Gang, who has been a strong advocate of the War of Resistance since the outbreak of the Song-Jin War, this was a great opportunity. However, although he is famous all over the world, he may not be able to eat in the land of Shaanxi. Since the Han and Tang dynasties, the Qin and Long scholars have formed a fierce and war-like and uninhibited style, and in the more than 100 years since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, there have been continuous wars in the west. The "Western Army" is a special ethnic group. After many generations in the army, fathers, sons and brothers have replaced each other as generals, forming one general after another. In the Western Army will "change the law." After grinding into waste paper, the imperial court divided a Shaanxi into six routes, although it prevented the Western Army from sitting on the throne, it was also very easy to cause the consequences of fighting separately and making it difficult to unify the command. How can the six economic and pacification divisions be under the command of a propaganda and pacification division?

In the first month, the concubine army fought a bloody battle with the Song army in Tongzhou. After a modest tentative offensive in the early days, both sides were heavily pressed. The timely arrival of the seed master stopped the decline of the Xu brothers.

After temporarily retiring from the commission, the planter and the two descendants of the Xu family discussed, and the same state was located in the Guanzhong Plain. The territory is a smooth road, there is no support, and our army has suffered so many casualties. It can't be spent here for long. The strength of the concubine's army. I will never give up. Even if it's just consumption. It will also exhaust the Song army. Here we are. Gathering all the troops of Shaanxi Hua and Jingyuan and Qin Feng, Concubine Su could not defeat our army, and also contained the two and a half roads of Shaanxi Sixth Road. Langzhou has been given up by Liu Guangshi, and it is impossible to know how the war in Yan'an is going now. If our army is lost, will the remaining Huanqing and Qin Feng be able to block the other way of the Jin army? As for Xihe Road, the distance is too far to consider for the time being. Therefore, the planter suggested that he should abandon Tongzhou and enter Huazhou or Dingrong to contain the cavalry of the Jin army according to the mountain danger.

It is undeniable that as a veteran in the breeder, his proposal is not only from the tactical level, but also from the strategic consideration. But on the same day, Li Gang came from Jingzhao Mansion to give a strict order. said that Xu Yuan wanted the ordnance and equipment, and he had already sent it to the Dingcheng army, and asked the troops in Shaanxi and China to block the Jurchens no matter what, and never give up the important land in Tongzhou.

After careful consideration, Xu Yuan ignored this military order, and first ordered Tongzhou City to withdraw into Dingrong. After the army was broken, all the troops were transferred to Xu Wei's territory. This sudden fighter plane, how can such a famous general as Concubine Wanyan not be able to catch it? With his son Wanyan Huonu leading 4,000 iron cavalry to chase and fight, Xu Yuan's troops behind the palace were completely defeated! However, the commissioner misjudged Xu Yuan's intentions, and he thought that the Song army was going to retreat. A strategic retreat is the most difficult to command, and if you are not careful, you will be wiped out. But Song Jun only "temporarily retreated" at this time. "Tongzhou is just north of Dingrong. Siqian Town, the battlefield of the Song and Jin armies, is only a few dozen miles away from Dingrong City.

When the living girl led the army to chase into Dingrong, she was ambushed outside the town of Kansai. It is naturally impossible for him to plot against him, nor is it Xu Yuan Xu Sheng's troops, but Wang Yan. As soon as he returned to Dingrong and armed a force of 15,000 with the equipment sent by Li Gang, he received the news that Tongzhou had been transferred to Dingrong. So he set up an ambush outside Guanxi Town, waited for work, and beat Yan Huonu with a dull stick.

After retreating into Dingrong, the generals appeared. Not only did they assemble a large army of 80,000 men, but they also entered a shelf.

Dingrong City has probably never been so lively. In the past, An was called Huayin County, and since it was a county, the scale was certainly not too large. However, because of its prominent strategic position, it has always been highly valued.

After the people of Tongzhou moved here, although more people went west to Chang'an, the rest also made a county seat like a market. For an army with a sea of people, it is customary for the people to become a common man. Since Xu Zhijun took office, it is not strange that the people have not seen their wives and children, but if they can't see the soldiers, it is called rare.

The Zhijun Yamen has been temporarily changed to the Marshal's Mansion, after Xu Wei's original public case of sitting in the court. The senior planter of the Western Army, whom he had never met, and his eldest brother Xu Yuanquan sat for him. At this time, Wang Yan was leading the newly formed Hujie Township Army of 15,000 people and the original thousands of people to garrison Guanxi Town, Xu Yuan also sent troops to Fushui Town, and the main force of the army was stationed in Dingrong.

Xu Sheng hurriedly entered from outside the hall, and as soon as he came in, he couldn't stop shaking his head: "I was next to the ninth brother, but I didn't know that he was doing such a big thing in Dingrong!" ”

"Oh? What do you mean by that? Xu Yuan asked.

Xu Sheng saluted, sat down directly, took a breath and said: "Then the two towns of Guanxi and Fushui are protected in front of Dingrong City with the strength of horns. In these two places, the ninth brother didn't know when two barriers were erected, the scale was large, and the prison was built, which was not comparable to the camp. As long as the Jin army does not raise the robe and chariot and guards these two barriers, it is almost the same as the moat. ”

In fact, the barrier Xu Sheng said was just a military camp built by Hu Maochang for the Hujie Township Army. Xu Wei warned the craftsmen at the beginning of construction. I don't want you to follow the standards of city defense, but at least give me a permanent fortification. In this way, in addition to the barracks, a low wall was also built outside, and the camp was equipped with watchtowers, enemy towers, fences, etc., no wonder Xu Sheng was so happy.

When the planter heard this, he was also very happy, and said loudly: "Beiyi is coming." Kansai water two towns. A number of troops can be garrisoned. With the pace of the stumbling gold army. "If you know that the old tends to be fixed by the army, then the two towns can be reinforced, and if the two towns are attacked, the army can respond."

Xu Sheng waved his hand and said, "That's not all. According to Wang Yan, in Huashan, there is also the camp of Dingrong. The township army trained by the ninth brother has already formed a combat force, and it can fight with weapons. According to my estimates, there are now 100,000 soldiers in Dingrong! ”

Xu Yuan was a little excited after hearing this, and I said it. This is my family's thousand-mile horse! Ninth brother, ninth brother, you are really reborn! The small Dingcheng Army not only makes you feel like an impregnable wall, but also accumulates so many reserve troops! How did you do that? What the hell is going on in your little head? As a big brother, I can't help but admire you a little!

The planters are more emotional than excited, thinking that when the planters will be at the peak, who will not bow down to the roads in Shaanxi? But now it is not only the time when young generals emerge, but also the rise of new generals. Xu Jiajiang. It's already formed! A little Xu Jiu, he has won a great reputation in the past few years! The Jurchens all called him the "Tiger of Purple Gold", and the heroes of the two rivers pushed him to the little cardinal minister, "No wonder the elder brother praised him in the letter before he died." It is also said that there are successors to the Qingjian planters. Looking at it now, this statement is not false.

After talking for a while, it was nothing more than praising Xu Wei for his foresight and talent. Among the seed divisions, he is the deputy envoy of the Shaanxi Sixth Road system, and the official worships the captain, and the rank is naturally the highest. Then they will be deployed, and the commission will chase after them tonight at the latest, and there will be another big battle at dawn tomorrow. You have to be careful. After the command is finished. The seed master went by himself, leaving the two brothers of the Xu family to sit in the hall.

Xu Yuan glanced at the lobby, shook his head and sighed: "My family's old nine, the Yamen hall is so shabby, but it is a big danger in Dingrong, this guy,"

Xu Sheng didn't answer his words, strode to the door of the yamen, and ordered the guards to strictly prohibit others from entering. Only then did he turn back and say to the elder brother sitting on it, "Big brother, come down and speak." Xu Yuan saw the mysterious appearance of the god and doubted in his heart. Then he walked down the hall. The two brothers sat side by side.

Before Xu Sheng spoke, he glanced out again, and then he saw that Xu Yuan didn't know what to do, and asked, "Fourth brother, what are you doing?" ”

"Big brother, do you know who I took to take measures for the defense of Shaanxi and your Jingyuan soldiers to enter Shaanxi?" Xu Sheng's unprovoked question confused his cousin. Isn't that nonsense? That is naturally the strategic policy of the Xuanfu Division and the Establishment Division, what is Li Gang's idea, why bother asking?

But since the fourth brother asked, there must be something else hidden, so he asked, "Is it suffering?" ”

"This is the idea of the ninth brother." Xu Sheng's words were astonishing.

Xu Yuan shook his head again and again: "Impossible!" According to his brother's reputation, he is only a Dingrong Zhijun, how can he influence the two divisions? ”

"Listen to me, before the ninth brother recruited Hedong, Li Xuanfu asked him to control the situation. And he also put forward three demands, one of which is that I want to take over the defense of Shaanxi and China, and if I want to rush to the aid of Shaanxi and China, I must send Jingyuan soldiers. Xu Sheng whispered.

Xu Yuan was speechless for a long time. This little cousin of mine is not simple, not only can he fight, but he also has a good brain. Shaanxi Hua is all Xu Jiajun, he has no worries, and he can rest assured that he will block the Jurchens in Hedong. Haha little thing, it's still very ghostly. Just thinking like this, I heard the fourth brother say again.

"In front of the lieutenant, it's inconvenient for me to say it clearly. Actually, when the army drove to Zezhou. The ninth brother talked to me privately for a long time. He told me that Dingrong is not only a place to compete for power, but also tens of thousands of township soldiers he trained to prepare, and there are also a number of grain and grass materials in Dingrong City.

Although he can recruit troops on his own, there is no fixed quota. But in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, he did not compile these tens of thousands of brave men into Hujie. But. It was normal times, once the Jin army hit Guanzhong, these tens of thousands of people were our capital! When Xu Sheng said this, he suddenly saw the eldest brother raise his hand and motioned him to shut up.

The smile on Xu Yuan's face had long since disappeared. At this time, he stared at Xu Sheng with sharp eyes, and asked in a deep voice, "Capital?" What do you mean by that? Ninth brother, what is he going to do? Xu Sheng was stunned, and suddenly smiled: "Big brother, where do you want to go!" How could the ninth brother be that kind of person? ”

Xu Yuan thought about it when he heard this, too, our Xu family has been in the army for several generations to protect the country and defend the people. The second uncle was loyal all his life, and he died of illness in the journey, how could the ninth brother be that rebellious? As soon as he thought of this, he asked, "What is the purpose of the ninth brother?" ”

"The ninth brother estimates that as soon as the Jin army enters the customs, it will inevitably turn the six roads of Shaanxi upside down today. But Li Xuanfu has worked hard in the past few years, and the Western Army is strong and strong, even if it fights separately, it will be difficult for the Jurchens to swallow Shaanxi in one bite. He was not worried about Shaanxi's loss, but worried about the Jin army's stirring. Disrupt the original rules, and some people will take advantage of the situation and fish in troubled waters. Therefore, our brothers must know in their hearts. Don't let us fight to the death against the Jurchens. On the contrary, he let others cut off the way back. ”

When Xu Yuan heard this, his first reaction was, this is what the ninth brother came up with? How long has he been in Shaanxi? Just know so much about the situation of the Western Army? However, frankly speaking, judging from his experience in Shaanxi for decades, the ninth brother's prediction is not groundless, but very likely to become a reality. Either way, it's always necessary to guard against one hand! (To be continued)