In the fifth year of Longxing, in September, the Jin army besieged Tokyo.

Since the end of the Xuanhe and the Song and Jin Wars, Tokyo, as the imperial capital of the Great Song Dynasty, has suffered several catastrophes. However, the military and civilians of Tokyo were desperately protected, and the city was never broken. After Wushu took the Henan Mansion where Xijing Luoyang was located, Tokyo was already in the bag. Wushu collected hundreds of thousands of Jurchen, Khitan, Bohai, Xi, and Han armies, built large artillery carts, goose carts, and cave houses, and used firearms for the first time to launch a fierce attack on the city of Tokyo.

As soon as the battle began, it was extremely fierce. Zhang Suo told the military and civilians in Tokyo that the city is in the people, the city is ruined, and the people are dead, and he is willing to live and die with the soldiers and civilians. The soldiers and civilians of Tokyo felt their loyalty and were willing to die, and as soon as the notice of the left-behind division recruiting people to defend the city was posted, 100,000 people came unexpectedly. The people volunteered to come to collect weapons and defend their homes, but they were not lost to Beiyi outside the city. But what can really be relied on is the army.

Han Shizhong was appointed as the imperial envoy of the four walls of the capital, in charge of the city defense, and Yue Fei was the deputy to defend the West Water Gate, which was the most fierce offensive of the Jin army. Thanks to Xu Shao's efforts in Tokyo, the city defense was very strong, and all kinds of equipment were properly deployed. When the Jin army swarmed in various chariots, they were greeted by a storm of arrows.

In the first battle, the vultures were not angry, and more than 1,000 artillery trucks were raised to violently bombard the defense of Tokyo. By mid-September, almost all the corner towers, enemy towers, and arrow towers on all sides of Tokyo City were destroyed, and the Jin army once attacked the city, but they were all defeated by the stubborn defenders. However, at this time, the Jin army changed its tactics from attacking from all sides to focusing on breakthroughs. This is the focus of Tokyo's water gates.

The Han generals under the command of Wushu suggested that the castle of Tokyo was tall and strong, and that the defenders were well-armed. If you attack from all sides like this, even if you win in the end, it will be protracted. It is better to use warships to attack the water gate along the Bianhe River. The ship was loaded with sulfur, gunpowder, dry firewood, etc., and as soon as it came close to the water gate, it was set on fire, and as long as the water gate was burned, it could be used as a breach.

This suggestion was swiftly implemented, and dozens of warships loaded with fire-burning objects entered the Bianhe River. The military situation was urgently reported to Han Shizhong, who came to the front line to peep at the enemy's situation, he ordered the soldiers to hang ropes on the bed crossbow, and the four-foot-long arrows were nailed one by one, and once they hit the warship, the soldiers pulled the ropes, so that the enemy ship could not move. At this time, the city was full of rockets, and the ship was loaded with something to ignite the fire, just one point! The raging fire turned the Bianhe River red, and the panicked Jin army jumped into the river and drowned.

Until the beginning of late September, Tokyo was still standing. Wushu was still not in a hurry at this time, because until now, no matter whether Shaanxi or Jiangnan were there, no soldiers and horses were sent to the rescue. He has a lot of time, and he doesn't have to worry about breaking through this fortified city!

At the same time, Shaanxi, thousands of miles away, was preparing for a counteroffensive.

But there are many questions in front of Xu Shao, how to get all the generals to work together to support his hasty decision this time? How to raise the food and wages needed for hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses? And even in the event of defeat, what will be the reaction? And how do you clean up the mess? These are all things he has to think about. However, these difficulties did not shake his determination, and in early September, he issued an order to the three major recruitment divisions to counterattack the Jin army.

The divisions were in an uproar! Whether it was Xu Yuan on the North Road or Wang Yi Yao Pingzhong on the West Road, they were all very stunned by this military order. In such a big military operation, Xuanfu Xianggong didn't even say hello in advance, let alone discuss?

Chang'an, South Shaanxi Road Recruitment Division.

Wu Jue, Zhang Qing, Yang Yan, Ma Kuo, Wu Lan, Zhang Xian and others will hug Xu Wei in the middle, and several of them will focus on one person. This person is about in his early forties, short in stature, with a roe deer head and rat eyes, and two yellow beards.

"It was reported that in July, troops from Hedong were stationed in Shaanxi. It is not known exactly where it was added, but it can be concluded that it was supposed to prevent the Western army from attacking. ”

After hearing this, Wu Jue shook his head and said: "The Jurchens are not stupid, they also expected that a large-scale attack on the Central Plains would inevitably attract the attention of the Western Army, and then take action, which is to reinforce Lou Su." ”

Ma Kuo immediately added: "But there is one point, this time the Jin army only went out all the way, that is, it has no intention of Shaanxi for the time being, so this reinforcement will not be too much." It is conceivable that Lou Su will definitely take a defensive position in an all-round way. Even, it can be boldly predicted that the first-line Jin army in Huazhou and Tongzhou is basically undefended, gathers its forces, and waits and sees what happens. ”

"There is also news that Ma Wu, who was originally guarding Yanzhou, was transferred back to Yan'an. In place of the guards of Dunzhou, it was Han Chang, the Han army, and Wan Hu. Li Guan said again.

When Wu Jue heard this name, he frowned and said, "Han Chang? But the last time the Jin army attacked Chang'an, that person? "At the beginning, the Jin army stormed Chang'an, but it didn't work at first, and then changed generals and used cave houses to connect and dig the city, which made the defenders have a false alarm. Later, I heard that this tactic was developed by Han Chang, who was known for his good offensive and defensive skills in the Jin army.

"That's the man." Li Guan nodded.

Xu Wei hugged his arms and muttered: "If Han Chang guards Dunzhou, it seems that Lou Su also expected that if the Western Army marches, Dunzhou will be a must-take." And the transfer of horses and five departures should not be to defend Yan'an, but to guard against the Guanzhong Plain. ”

"Immodestly said that the transfer of horses and five backs was precisely to deal with our army. The last time we attacked Juzhou in vain, it was all because of this person, and Lou Su probably wanted to take advantage of this. Wu Jue further explained.

"The Jurchens have been planning for a long time, and now they are afraid that everything is in place. The enemy is prepared, and our army is in a hurry,......" Ma Kuo shook his head.

Xu Wei glanced at him, waved his hand and said, "That's it, there is an order from above, we can only obey it, let's go and prepare separately." Jin Qing and Zichong stayed. ”

The generals said goodbye and left the account, leaving only Wu Jue and Ma Kuan.

Xu Wei has always felt that something is wrong in the past two days, and he thought about it until he figured it out just now. That is, the current situation in Shaanxi is very similar to the historical "Battle of Fuping". In the original history, Zhang Jun was sent by Zhao Gou of Song Gaozong to control Sichuan and Shaanxi, and he insisted on launching the Battle of Fuping on the grounds of relieving the pressure on the southeast, regardless of the opposition of the generals, and finally suffered a crushing defeat and lost all of Shaanxi.

And now, Xu Xuanfu's situation is very similar to Zhang Jun in the original history. All to relieve pressure in the South, also for political purposes. Compared with the original history, there has been no fundamental change in the officers and men of the Western Army, and it can even be said that the situation is more concrete.

First of all, Huanqing's mess has not been resolved. Quduan's old department is an uncertain factor, I heard Wang Shu say that there were still people in Huanqing who tried to provoke a mutiny last month, but the eldest brother found out early and suppressed it in time. From this point of view, the North Shaanxi Road Recruitment Division is not very good. Relying only on his own South Road Recruitment Division and Wang Yi Yao Pingzhong, who was far away in the west, wanted to recover the whole of Shaanxi and march to Hedong, the third uncle was really in a hurry.

Secondly, it turns out that in history, Zhang Jun launched the Battle of Fuping, no matter how you say it, people borrowed five years of grain from Sichuan and Shaanxi, and the money and grain were fully prepared. However, in Shaanxi now, various innovations are still being promoted, and food and salaries are still being prepared, and rashly launching a major campaign is really not the way to use troops.

"The conditions in all aspects are not sufficient, but Xu Xuanfu insists on using troops, what can he do?" Xu Wei asked his two cronies.

"Dissuade! Strongly discouraged! Marshal, with all due respect, in the current situation, if you insist on launching an offensive, the consequences are unpredictable! Although Ma Kuo's words seem to be a bit "sensational", they are true.

Xu Wei shook his head: "If dissuasion is useful, there will be no today." As early as on the way back, Ben Shuai had been persuaded again and again. You don't know that at that time, Xu Xuanfu also strongly advocated entering the Central Plains, and this counterattack on the Jin Army was already a step back. ”

When Wu Jue heard this, he sighed: "No wonder the marshal said something like that in the Xuanfu Disposal Division, it turned out that in Xu Xuanfu's view, counterattacking Yan Yan was already conservative." ”

Xu Wei was also very embarrassed, clearly speaking, Xu Shao was his third uncle, as if he had been stained with a lot of light and taken advantage of it. But in fact, if there is no relationship between relatives in this matter now, it would be easier for him to handle it and go straight to death. On the contrary, because he is an uncle, it is inconvenient to say some things.

Ma Kuo tugged at the beard on his chin, buried his head in thought for a while, and then raised his head to look at Xu Wei, as if he had some doubts. But this matter has a lot at stake, and even he, who has something to say, thinks he should be cautious about what he says. was full of thoughts, so much so that he didn't pay attention to what Da Shuai and Wu Jinqing said.

After a long time, he finally made up his mind and said: "Dashuai, there is a word for his humble position, I don't know whether to say it or not." ”

Xu Weizheng discussed with Wu Jue, if he had to enter the army, how could he be more secure, and when he heard him say this, he nodded and said, "There are only three of us here, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Wu Jue also set his eyes on him, I want to see what you think of again?

Ma Kuoxiang was still a little worried, and he wanted to stop talking. Seeing this, Xu Wei frowned and said, "Brother Zichong, this is not your style, right?" If you have something to say, just say it! ”

Ma Kuo took a breath, put down his hand, and asked softly: "As far as I know, the three brothers Xu Xuanfu and Ling Zun used to lead troops in Shaanxi, right?" ”

Xu Wei didn't understand why he mentioned this, so he could only nod and say, "Yes, the three brothers of my late father all held martial arts positions in Shaanxi back then, what does it matter?" ”

"Since Xu Xuanfu was born as a military attache and later transferred to the literary rank, then he should be familiar with military affairs. How did you make such a decision? Listening to the words of the marshal before, Xu Xuanfu insisted on entering the Central Plains before, to say something disrespectful, even a civil servant who does not understand military affairs also knows that this move is extremely dangerous, but Xu Xuanfu actually insisted again and again, and he had to persuade the marshal to do everything possible to give up? As a result, he gave up on aiding the Central Plains, and immediately proposed to enter the army again? Isn't this a little ......" Ma Kuo's words did not come out, but the meaning was already clear.

When Wu Jue heard this, he also felt strange, and his mind suddenly lit up, right! When I was thinking about whether to say it to Xu Wei, I heard the big marshal say: "After all, Xu Xuanfu has not been in Shaanxi for a long time, and the situation has not been fully understood. That's it, it's here, take one step at a time, you go first. ”

As soon as Wu Jue Ma Kuang's front foot left, Xu Wei slapped it on the case. Ma Kuo's words just now woke him up and made him finally understand something.

From the beginning of Xu Xuanfu's trip to Zhenjiang, he said the words "aid to the Central Plains", and he talked about Shaanxi all the time. At that time, I also thought that this was the third uncle's concern for the country and the people, and he was out of proportion, so he tried every means to persuade him. When he gave up this proposal and turned to counterattack Yan Yan, although he knew that it was not feasible, it was no longer good to fight.

But now I understand that the third uncle did not really want to support the Tokyo Left-behind Division. Instead, like doing business, he deliberately shouted a high price first and waited for himself to cut it. He proposed to aid the Central Plains, just so that he would not be able to say anything when he proposed a counterattack!

And now in the Sanlu Western Army, the eldest brother was already a bit like a hunchback and fell on his back, arched and cocked, he didn't listen to his calls, and he had a good relationship with himself. Although Wang Yi of the West Road has no friendship, Yao Pingzhong has some connections with him. Both of these roads are staring at me Xu Jiu, and my actions are their reference. As long as I obey orders, they will have to at least act like if they have ideas.

And now that I think about it, the third uncle let himself be in the Xuanfu Disposal Division, and in front of the officials, he said that he would march into Yanyan. It's not because of anything, he is a military minister, and it is more credible to say it. It's all about blocking my back road and not giving me room to regret it!

Just imagine, as a solicitor on the southern route, in front of your colleagues in Shaanxi, you said that the Western Army only had one way to counterattack Yanyan, and you regretted it afterwards, is this appropriate?

Alas, third uncle, what do you tell me to say?

Xu Wei was indeed a little depressed and a little angry at the moment. He was not angry with Xu Shao and using methods with him, but angry with himself. You said that you were originally a person who ran on the rivers and lakes, and you have seen a lot of cheating. For the sake of profit, even relatives also cheat, nothing unusual, and relatives are better to deceive! But after crossing by himself, he is already a human being in two lives, why is he still suffering from this? Although, the third uncle did this, not to harm himself, but to let people take advantage of it, which felt uncomfortable.

Hey, didn't Zhenjiang Xing say that Shaanxi should "judge the situation and move with the camera"? This gives us enough freedom, why does the third uncle have to counterattack Yanyan, and even say something like marching into Hedong? If he is an ordinary civil servant, I will assume that he does not understand military affairs, only thinks politically, and is blindly enthusiastic. The question is, he had already done martial arts, and he knew that the water was deep and shallow, so he plunged headlong without hesitation? That doesn't make sense.

Is he afraid that the Central Plains will fight too badly, and the Western Army will not act, and he will not be able to explain to Zhenjiang Xing? So it's hard to get on it too? This is not like the third uncle's style of acting, right? In his own impression, he has always been a clumsy and clumsy, very deep character in the city, and he would not be so reckless.

Now that I am riding a tiger, I have said it in front of so many colleagues in the Xuanfu Disposal Division, which is called being difficult to recover, and then turning my face against it, it is to make myself uncomfortable. But if you just follow the third uncle to attack Yan Yan, it will be useless to do it, after all, this time the Jurchens are fully prepared.