Not long after, an attendant came out of the palace and summoned Zhao Ding and the other three to enter the palace. These three important ministers of the court all prepared their speeches and entered the palace. But when he saw the Son of Heaven lying on top of the royal collapse, he went up and paid a big salute.

"Fang is in the palace, and you don't say anything, what do you understand?" As soon as Zhao Huan's words came out, Zhao Zhehe and the three of them were taken aback. At that time, the situation in the palace was so chaotic, and dozens of ministers tried to persuade them to evacuate, but I didn't expect the officials to notice us.

He Guan is a military minister, in this case it is inconvenient to pick his head, and Zhi Yanzhi does not speak, Zhao Ding gritted his teeth and said loudly: "Your Majesty, the Chinese Wuduo persuaded to evacuate, but the courtier secretly thought that if Zhenjiang was abandoned at this time, the consequences would be unimaginable"

Zhao Huan got up slightly, looked at Zhi Yanzhi and He Guan, and asked, "Zhe Qing He Qing also has this opinion?" ”

Zhi Zhonggu hesitated for a moment, bowed his head and said: "Official, judging from the current situation, it is not yet to the point of giving up. ”

These words attracted Zhao Huan's attention, and the waiter took a pillow and put it behind his back, half-sat up and asked, "Tell me." ”

Zhi Yanzhi was not in a hurry to speak, but took out the hidden military report, presented it with both hands, and said: "This is the battle report sent back by the front line." ”

The chamberlain took it and presented it to the saint, but the emperor had heard too much bad news these days, so that he had a sense of fear of the military newspaper, and waved his hand lightly: "I won't look at it, you can just say it." ”

When Zhi Yan heard this, he said stubbornly: "The Jin army has divided the road and captured Zhenzhou and Chuzhou, and is currently threatening Yangzhou and Zhou, trying to cross the river. ”

The emperor panicked and suddenly bounced up, lifted the brocade quilt on his body, and said sharply: "What? Are you saying that at the moment I speak, it is possible that the Jin army is already crossing the river? ”

He Guan saw that the Son of Heaven was panicked, and hurriedly comforted: "Your Majesty, don't worry about Yang and Erzhou gathering the main force of Zhao, the gold thief is difficult for a while." And there are still sailors in the river, which should be able to resist. ”

Where can Zhao Huan listen to these words at this time, he only cares that the Jin army and him are only separated by a Yangtze River, and he also expects that the two armies of Zhe Keqiu and Zhao Dian can block Beiyi and make them unable to get closer to the river. But now, this hope seems to have been dashed, and at the thought of Jin Jun, who might soon land on the south bank, his heart sank, his eyes wandered, and the six gods had no master

At this moment, there was a commotion outside, and Zhao Huan was like a frightened bird, and said in shock: "Who is making noise outside the palace?" What happened? Isn't it ......."

The attendant who was with him hurriedly went out to check, and reported back after a while: "The official family, it is Geng Nanzhong, Huang Qianshan and other ministers who ask to see. ”

Zhao Ding turned his head sideways and exchanged glances with Zhi Yanzhi and He Guan. Geng Nanzhong and the others came to the palace at this time to face the saint, obviously to fight with us and others, and we must stop this matter, and before they see the official family, we have to state our opinions clearly

"If the official family evacuates, the river defense is bound to collapse, at that time, the north and the south cross, invade the south of the Yangtze River, the imperial court can retreat, the only way to retreat is to fight to the death to prevent the enemy from crossing the river, once the retreat, there will be no return" Zhao Ding knelt on the ground, heartbroken.

The emperor lost his sense of proportion, and did not say a word.

Seeing this, Zheyan said again: "Your Majesty, Hezhou is an important town in the north of the Yangtze River, and it is garrisoned by the elite soldiers of the minister's father and son, and he can't say that he can repel the Jin people, but he can buy time to retreat 10,000 steps and say, that is, the minister's father can't resist it, and there are still sailors in the river." The northerners are not accustomed to water, although there are millions of people, why be afraid? In the past, Wei Wu Chen soldiers wanted to attack Wu with millions of soldiers, and Zhou Lang's soldiers were only tens of thousands, but with the benefit of the water division, the first battle of Chibi was famous and shocked thousands of stones. The Imperial Battalion Division still has 30,000 elite soldiers in the south of the Yangtze River, and it can take the opportunity to set up another line of defense, and if there are these three, the gold thief will not be allowed to land on the south bank."

He is the head of the Western Mansion, in charge of all the affairs, and he is the son of the Jiangmen of the Fold Family, so the weight of his words is naturally not light. Zhao Huan listened, calmed his mind slightly, and questioned: "Is this really the case?" ”

"The official family, the land of the water towns in the south of the Yangtze River, is no better than the Lima Army in the Central Plains of the Two Rivers. Although the Jin army is numerous, it is difficult to exert itself here. As long as the attitude of the imperial court is resolute, the mourning soldiers will be victorious, and the ministers will ask the Son of Heaven to follow the allusions of Emperor Sizong to the Zhouzhou, inspire the soldiers, and repel the Beiyi" He Guan was the only military minister present, and persuaded from his professional point of view.

Zhao Huan propped his hands together, his eyebrows were squeezed into a heap, and he didn't speak. The three ministers present were all leaders of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and they were also trusted by him. Since all three of them have this attitude, it means that there may be room for things to turn around. It's just that I'm not afraid of 10,000 in everything, just in case, the risk is really too great, if I can't hold the river defense, do I want to be a prisoner of Beiyi?

Zhao Zhehe took turns to go into battle, and tried every means to persuade him, but he didn't make a military order saying that if the Jin army crossed the river, he would behead the ministers. Zhao Huan still couldn't make up his mind, and retreated: "Qing and the others will retire for the time being, and Rong Zhen will think about it carefully." ”

Zhao Ding still wanted to speak, but saw that the Son of Heaven was lying down again. The three ministers had no choice but to quit the palace. Fang stepped out of the palace gate, and Geng Nanzhong and a group of mad dogs outside pounced on him, gossiping, all of them reprimanding the ruler for misleading the country and wanting to trap the Son of Heaven in danger.

Zhao Ding is a straight man, and he showed the demeanor of a tongue-fighting group of Confucians, and had a big war of words with the ministers who advocated evacuation, and the quarrel was so red that he couldn't get along

Zhe Yanzhi and He Guan stood aside, helpless. But the ministers still didn't let them go, and rushed to the front, with the left sentence "traitor" and the right sentence "misleading the country", and He Guan almost couldn't raise his head. Zheyan came up angry and roared loudly: "Why do you fight with such greedy people who are afraid of life and death?"

At this time, the waiter came out and summoned Geng Nanzhong and others to see him, and Zhao Ding and the other three got out.

"Geng Nanzhong is going here, and he will persuade the official family to deal with us, believe it or not?" Orihiko said as he walked.

"Hmph, he is also an old minister of the East Palace, flying and domineering," Zhao Ding said disdainfully. After finishing speaking, he was still angry, and said, "Back then, under the civil uprising in Tokyo, the military and civilian violence*, he beat and injured many important ministers, like Tang Ke, Li Bangyan and others, and was beaten to the point that Geng Nanzhong would have been in trouble if he hadn't had the official family to protect him."

"No matter how much they slander, we will do what we should do. Folding the privy council, the sailor has always been personally responsible for you, are you sure? He Guan asked.

Zhi Yanzhi did not stop, and said honestly: "In front of the Son of Heaven, it is natural to speak bigger. The sailors originally existed, but they were negligent in training, and after moving south, they expanded their armaments and selected generals who were familiar with water warfare to step up training. It's also the same, but if it really works, you have to fight to know. But there is no doubt that the Jin army is not accustomed to water warfare. ”

He Guan nodded: "I am in charge of the defense of Jiangnan in the Imperial Camp Division, and the 30,000 elite soldiers are well arranged. However, the Central Plains rout army is estimated to be unable to be resettled at this time, or I will personally rectify it? ”

Zhao Ding is the prime minister, Zhi Yanzhi is the prime minister, the two important ministers immediately stopped, glanced at each other, and said in unison: "Okay"

"He Shaobao, now that the situation is chaotic, everything is simple Since the true phase and the folding privy have nodded, you go to do this matter immediately, the relevant espionage, and then make up for it" Zhao Ding said on the spot.

He Guan hugged his fists and saluted, without saying a word, and strode out of the palace.

"The family is poor and thinks of a good wife, and the country is difficult to show loyalty and goodness." Zhao Ding looked at his back and sighed.

"I hope the emperor will bless you and pass this pass, otherwise it will ......" Zheyan's words are even more profound.

Not to mention that the DPRK and China are in chaos, and the ministers are divided into various factions, and the demons are dancing wildly. However, it was said that on the north bank of the Yangtze River, after the Jin army took Zhenzhou and Chuzhou, it was already across the river from Zhenjiang Mansion. It's just that the Jin army didn't have boats, and there were no large ferries for the troops to pass through. Wushu listened to the opinions of the generals of the Song army, and the troops were divided into two routes, all the way to Yangzhou, all the way to Guazhou, all the way to Hezhou, and all the way to Baiqiaodu. And agreed that no matter which way is taken first, directly cross the river to attack, there is no need to wait.

Among them, Yangzhou and Zhenjiang Mansion are the closest, and Wushu personally led a large army to attack. In Hezhou, where the Zhejia army was stationed, Wushu sent a fierce general, named Wuyan Puluhun, this person may not be famous, but his brother is a famous general of the Jin State, Hu Shahu is on all fronts of the Great Jin State, sticky Han and Zhu Li, and now Wushu, responsible for the Song Dynasty. Hu Shahu, on the other hand, has been responsible for dealing with Yelu Dashi.

Pu Luhun led a partial division to attack the important town of Hezhou in Jiangbei, and the morale of the Jin army at this time was high, and the top and bottom were red-eyed. Because of this southern expedition, they rarely encountered decent resistance. In addition to the fact that it took some effort to break through Tokyo, the vast Jianghuai region of the Central Plains can be described as a wasteless effort.

But as soon as he entered Hezhou, Puluhun found that this place was really not a good place to go. The Jianghuai region is completely different from the Central Plains and the two rivers, and rivers and streams of water can be seen everywhere. Forget about these, the most terrible thing is that Nanshui is widely planted with rice, and after the rice is harvested, in addition to the rice stubble, the paddy field is rotten mud. One foot down, all the way down to the belly of the leg. This caused great trouble to the march and advance of the Jin army. In particular, the cavalry troops can only choose to take the official road post road, and other places cannot go at all. The Song army that opposed it was the Zhejia army that withdrew from the Linfu Road in the northwest to the south of the Yangtze River. This is an elite division that is not only good at field warfare, but also offensive and defensive. It's just that due to the restrictions imposed by the imperial court on the folding family, the number of troops has been maintained at about 20,000 or 30,000, and it has not been able to become a big climate.

After Zhe Keqiu entered Hezhou, he searched the terrain and finally gave up the northern part of Hezhou, trying to lure the Jin army into the Hengjiang Canal and Yuxi Valley in the southern part of Hezhou. The area was hilly and the water was so dense that it was impossible for large corps to deploy.

Under the guidance of the local people, Puluhun marched forward with great triumph, repelled many Song troops along the way, and it did not take long to arrive at Qingxi Town in Hezhou. This town is backed by Wansui Ridge, with Hengjiang Canal in front, Yuxi on the right, and the direction from which the Jin army came on the left.

Jin Jun copied the town to the bottom, and someone reminded Pu Luhun at that time, saying that we came along the way, no matter how big or small the villages and towns, there were always more or less people. There is not even a ghost in this town, beware of the Song army's ambush.

As a result, as soon as the words fell, there was a shocking shout of killing from the Long Live Ridge behind Qingxi Town, and the three thousand warriors who were ambushed under the ridge were killed together. The god arm bow, stepping on the crossbow to greet each other, shot countless enemy soldiers. The Jin people were suddenly attacked, but they were not chaotic, and they poured out of the town one after another, wanting to annihilate this group of Song troops.

But they soon discovered that there was more than one ambush. On the edge of Yuxi, the young general of the Zhe family, Zhi Yanye, led 4,000 men and horses to kill. For a while, the arrows were shot indiscriminately, and the sound of killing was everywhere.

The Pulu army knew that it was in ambush and strictly ordered the whole army to counterattack. But in the paddy fields outside Qingxi Town, where there is no edge in sight, the Jin army mostly wears leather boots, and when he steps down, the shoes are torn up, affecting the action. On the other hand, in the Song army, in addition to those crossbowmen who desperately released arrows, many soldiers actually rushed up barefoot, holding their trouser legs, and rushing up as soon as they picked up the guys.

The Jin army, which was attacked on both sides, was in confusion for a while and scattered in all directions. But this time they made them cry bitterly, the Hengjiang Canal was in front of them, and they couldn't open at allAt the same time, the people of Qingxi Town, who had retreated to the Wangang Ridge, regardless of men, women, and children, shouted in unison, making it difficult for the Jin army to distinguish between fiction and reality.

Puruhun considered himself unlucky and ordered to retreat from the road he came. But how could they outrun the Song army? Most of the leather boots and horses' hooves were stuck in the mud, and they hesitated to act, and the barefoot Song army's spears and broadswords swarmed up, and they started a bloody battle in the narrow open space of Qingxi Town

The invincible Jurchen army that went all the way south has never been so embarrassed. The corpses were all over the field by the Broken Family Army, and the wails were everywhere. When Pu Luhun retreated to Hanshan County, which was dozens of miles away from Qingxi Town, he still had palpitations. This is simply not the place to fight

Counting the soldiers and horses, he actually folded more than 5,000 people This kind of loss, but he really appeared under the city of Tokyo, which is considered a good fate, the complex terrain restricts the Jin army, and also restricts the Song army, so that it is impossible to ambush too many soldiers. In addition, there is a huge disparity in strength, and the Zhejia army did not dare to chase and kill too fiercely, otherwise, Pu Luhun would have to cut off the entire casualties.

After this battle, Puluhun did not dare to advance carelessly, and stationed his army around the city, groping the terrain in detail to find a road to Baiqiaodu.

This way, the Jin army's partial division was blocked in Hezhou, and the main force led by Wushu, except for departing part of the troops to attack the nearby prefectures and counties, the others concentrated their forces on Yangzhou.

Yangzhou has been a prosperous and prosperous place since ancient times, and the city is both high and large. The original Qin Fengshuai Zhao Dianfeng guarded here. He had more than 18,000 Qin Fengjun under his command, all of whom were warriors born in the land of Qin Long. In the past battles against Xia and Jin, Qin Fengjun accumulated military exploits, and even in the Western Army, it can also be called elite.

It's just that now there is no Qin Fengjing to pacify the Division, and the subordinate troops are also divided into two. One was assigned to Xu Wei's command and became the famous Hu'er Army in Shaanxi. The other one is in the hands of Zhao Dian. With such an elite, it is said that Zhao Dian should be ambitious and turn the tide.

But the truth was not as expected, Zhao Dian repeatedly excused himself when the prime minister and the prime minister ordered him to guard the Jiangbei defense line. His reason was that Qin Feng's army was a force that fought in the mountains and attacked and defended the city without authorization, and it was difficult to resist if it was not subject to the land in the south of the Yangtze River.

The imperial court did not allow it, and strictly ordered him to cross the river to set up defenses. Zhao Dian couldn't resist, so he could only execute. But after he was stationed in Yangzhou, he only did one thing, to strengthen the city defense. Yangzhou City is indeed tall, and Qin Fengjun is indeed good at attacking and defending the city, if it is managed well, it can indeed cause considerable trouble to the Jin army.

But Zhao Dian forgot one thing, behind him is the Yangtze River, once Yangzhou City is besieged, he will be in an isolated and helpless situation. If you confine yourself to the city as soon as you come, you will cut off the way out.

When Wushu led the army and stepped into the territory of Yangzhou, he was pleasantly surprised to find that there was no resistance along the road, and he even suspected that he was mistaken, and specially consulted the generals and local people to confirm that Yangzhou and Xing were only separated by a river

At this moment, the most elite tens of thousands of Jin soldiers scrambled to be the first, and they were so happy that snot bubbles came out. Rushing to the city of Yangzhou

Wushu asked, who is the guard? The officials who surrendered told him that it was the original Qin Fengshuai Zhao Dian, and more than 10,000 Qin Fengjun were raised to guard the city. For Qin Fengjun, he was very unfamiliar with the Wushu who had never led the Western Road, but the general told him that a considerable part of the Purple Golden Tiger's army was the original Qin Fengjun.

As soon as he heard this, Wushu didn't dare to be careless. Since the other party is an elite division, then we also have to take out the ability to take care of the house, so we urge the three armies, set up artillery trucks, and don't care about anything, bombard him for a few days, and then the artillery flew like raindrops on the head of Yangzhou City for two days, destroying countless houses, but the losses caused to the defenders were quite limited.

When the Jin army began to attack the city closely, Qin Fengjun, as the elite of the Western Army, showed the courage to fight to the death and superb combat skills. With sharp instruments, the Jin army suffered heavy casualties. They attacked for several days, but not even a single gate was breached.

Wushu personally supervised the battle, broke the city within a limited time, and the Jin army used all means to attack head-on, dig tunnels, and even want to divert water to flood the city. But almost all of the Qin Long warriors are masters of offensive and defensive warfare, and no matter what means you play, they can't shake the city in the slightest.

This is the first time that Wushu has learned the power of the Western Army, and he will learn it many times in the future, of course, this is not to be mentioned later.

The attack could not be carried out for a long time, and it coincided with the report of Wuyan Puluhun that he was ambushed by the Song army in Hezhou and had not been able to seize Baiqiaodu so far. In a fit of rage, Wushu summoned Pu Luhun to attack Yangzhou City.

The Jin army will be under the city of Yangzhou, and the power of the army will be greatly shaken, and the city can not be broken with all its might. At this time, Wushu also moved his mind, and sent his henchmen to lead thousands of elite soldiers to advance to the riverside to test the reaction of Zhenjiang Mansion on the other side. Entering Guazhou, the Song army defending the ferry saw the arrival of the Jin army, thinking that Yangzhou had been lost, and was defeated without a fight, so they seized the boat and fled across the river.

Without difficulty, the Jin army occupied the most important ferry on the Yangtze River and obtained a large number of ships. This was originally intended for Qin Fengjun, in case the battle situation was unfavorable, he could enter the Jiangnan crossing. Guazhou is located at the mouth of the Grand Canal, which is the heavy plug of the Yangtze River that controls the canal and the necessary place to cross the river.

The fall of Guazhou means that Yangzhou City is in a desperate situation of isolation and helplessness, and after the rout troops crossed the river and landed, it directly caused Zhenjiang to travel in a great panic in Zhenjiang City, and both officials and people spread rumors, saying that Yangzhou has been broken, and the Jin army will flee as soon as they cross the river

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