Chapter 591: The Whole Territory Recovered
The three Jurchen envoys didn't care about the long list of titles reported by Wang Shu, they only heard the last two words clearly. After he finished his introduction, the hall fell into a brief silence, and the three golden officials were stunned. They didn't expect to meet Xu Hu'er here!
How could he be in Sichuan? He should be in Shaanxi! Don't! Is the war in Shaanxi over? About 100,000 troops were eaten clean by him? Damn, he shouldn't be called Xu Hu'er, he should be called Xu Tao! The shock in the hearts of the three of them was indescribable, although they probably knew that the battle situation in Shaanxi was unfavorable before they came, they never expected it to be this step!
The official of the Jin State headed by him was the Privy Council of the Jin Court, surnamed Tang Minggong, and was a Yanyun Han man, and he was the leader of Shaanxi this time. After a moment of distraction, he didn't know why he stood up, and when the two colleagues saw it, they also got up. The three of them faced Xu Wei, Tang Gong gave a salute, and whispered: "I have heard Xu for a long time, Xu Xuanfu is a big name, fortunately, fortunately." The other two also gave a salute.
Xu Wei looked as usual, got up and hugged his fist and saluted, without any extra words. After each of them sat down, Tang Gong also glanced at each other, this was the first time he saw the true face of Zijin Tiger, and secretly said in his heart, he began to hear Xu Wei's reputation more than ten years ago, and after such a long time, he had the impression that the other party should be a middle-aged man in his forties and fifties, but he didn't want to be much younger than he imagined! Looking at his appearance, he is quite dignified, although he didn't say a word, and he was quite polite, but the momentum of commanding thousands of troops like a snap of a finger is undoubtedly revealed! It is worthy of being the old enemy of the Jin Army!
Xu Wei inserted this lever, and the three Dajin officials didn't know what to say for a while, and even forgot what they said before. Tang Gong coughed dryly, and had to start from the beginning: "This time, I came to Sichuan and Shaanxi with the envoys of your imperial court, just to stop the war and promote peace." This, this, I also want to ask Wang Xuanfu, Xu Xuanfu to cooperate vigorously, today is a little tight, I will leave for Shaanxi tomorrow, you see ......"
Wang Shu looked at Xu Wei, the latter also looked at him, Wang Xuanfu understood, ignored the golden envoy, and said to the two envoys: "The two of you can report the reason for the matter to Xu Xuanfu in detail." ”
As soon as the words came out, the official with the title of Tianzhang Pavilion stood up and said, "Xu Xuanfu, it's like this......"
Xu Weiyi stretched out his hand and motioned for him to sit down. After the official sat down, he explained: "This time, the Dajin Kingdom once again sent a delegation to Jiangnan to start peace negotiations with our court. The Holy Lord and the Minister have agreed on several major premises. Now the five of us are going to Sichuan and Shaanxi together to urge the Western Army to stop its march and maintain the current situation. Therefore......"
When the official said this, he nodded to Tang Gong, who immediately took over: "Therefore, I want to ask Xu Xuanfu to order the Western Army to stop its actions on the west bank of the Yellow River." ”
Zhang Jun already knew the situation before, and also explained to Xu Wei at this time: "The premise of this peace negotiation is that the Dajin State recognizes Shaanxi as the inherent territory of our dynasty. ”
Hearing this, Xu Wei finally spoke, but he didn't express any opinion, but said to Wang Shu: "Xuanfu Xianggong, what do you think?" ”
Originally, as soon as Xu Wei arrived, he made the previous three high-flying golden envoys at a loss, although Wang Shu was a sincere gentleman and a loyal elder, but his heart was a little unpleasant. Now Xu Wei took the initiative to ask him as an equal, which made him very happy, and then said: "The front-line defense, Xu Xuanfu has always been in charge, and the imperial court has a clear order, you can watch it." ”
Xu Wei nodded, and said loudly: "Since the two countries have negotiated peace and asked for a truce to stop the war first, as a border commander, how can I not follow it?" In this way, if you are not afraid of hard work, how about entering Shaanxi with me today? ”
When Tang Gong heard this, he was right in the middle, of course, the sooner the better! said continuously: "Yes, it's the best today!" ”
Xu Wei asked Wang Shu and Zhang Jun again: "In this case, then the department should send a member of the official to accompany you." ”
Zhang Jun didn't think about it: "Then the next official will leave?" ”
"It's perfect to be virtuous. Then it was agreed, and the official will not talk about those false courtesies, let's finish the official business first, and then wait until we come back to Mianzhou, and then set up a banquet for the golden envoy. Wang Shu said. Despite the bitter enmity between the two countries, this diplomatic etiquette still needs to be spoken.
Tang Gong and others thanked them, and after the agreement, the five envoys of Song Jin returned to the pavilion to clean up. As soon as they left, Zhang Jun immediately said: "Xu Xuanfu, Yan'an has been besieged for a long time and is in a desperate situation. ”
Xu Wei had already figured out this question before, and said with a smile: "Xuanfu Xianggong, Brother Deyuan, the strength of Yan'an Dongcheng has never been seen before." Han Chang is also a famous general who is good at defense, if he is surrounded to the end, the Jin army will definitely run out of food. But before that, Han Chang must have struggled by all means. Now that the Jin envoy has come here and recognizes Shaanxi as my territory, Han Chang has only one way to go by handing over the city. In this way, many casualties among our soldiers and soldiers have been spared, and many troubles have been saved, and the people in the city can also get rid of the sea of suffering as soon as possible. The fly in the ointment is that there are still a lot of Jin troops in Dongcheng, and now they can only withdraw to the east of the river. ”
Wang Shu heard this and said with a smile: "Our army is determined to regain the lost territory, and he is alone, so what if he spares him once?" Then, Ziang and Deyuan will go together, and this matter will be done as soon as possible, and the whole territory of Shaanxi will be recovered, and I will be equal to the court and the people, and I will also have an explanation. ”
Xu Wei agreed: "This is natural, Deyuan, you pack up, and we will leave later." ”
In the afternoon of the same day, the officials of the Song and Jin dynasties left Mianzhou, entered Fengxiang via Hanzhong, and then transferred to Chang'an. At this time, the troops in the west with relatively large losses had withdrawn to the areas of Jingzhaofu and Yaozhou to rest, and Yao Pingzhong's Xihe Army was still on guard in Tongzhou. Xu Wei led the crowd to Tongzhou, and after ordering the Xihe Shuai Si to make corresponding preparations, he let the Jin envoy go north to Yan'an.
Everywhere they passed, the three officials of the Jin State saw that although the war was over, the initial recovery and reconstruction of these recovered areas had begun, and they could not help but be impressed by the efficiency of the Southern Dynasties, Sichuan and Shaanxi institutions. After entering the boundary of Yan'an, they were even more surprised to find that the Song army did not forget to Tuntian in the process of besieging the Jin army, and there were few barren fields in Yan'an, and the wheat that grew well could be harvested in a few months! Seeing this, it is not difficult for them to understand why the Jin army led by Han Chang failed.
April 20, Yan'an Dongcheng.
Low walls, ditches, pits, antlers, and horses form a tight ring of encirclement, trapping the city. But it is still not difficult to find that there are traces of fighting in the obstacle belt, and it has not happened for a long time. Looking at the head of the city again, the battle flag of the Jin Army is still gently waving in the breeze, and under the banner is a forest of soldiers, and there has been no slackness.
Although besieged for several months, the Jin army still had the confidence to hold on to the eastern city of Yan'an with a strong city and sufficient supplies. It's just that the long-awaited reinforcements have not arrived, and the soldiers are going day by day in anticipation, and at the moment, they are a little desperate. There began to be rumors in the army, saying that we can only live and die with Yan'an, and no one will come to save us.
But today, the person who saved them really came.
The guards on this wall south of the city found that the Song army was demolishing some of the obstacles, as if they were trying to clear a way. The officers defending the city immediately reported the news to Han Chang, who rushed to the city with fire.
Looking over the city, I saw that the western soldiers had cleared a narrow road, which extended beyond the range of the bow and crossbow. If the other party wants to attack the city, he will not only clear such a narrow road, but should want to send someone to contact the city. Han Chang's first reaction was, didn't Xu Weimo want to persuade me?
As he expected, at this moment, a rider slowly entered from outside the wall. However, when the distance was closer, the people in the city were surprised to find that the person who came was actually dressed as a Jurchen! This sudden occurrence caused an uproar in the city, and the soldiers were all talking about what was going on.
Han Chang's expression was complicated and he didn't say a word. It is already very telling that this Jurchen dressed person can come to Yan'an, and he can come to the city under the siege of Xu Wei's army...... After a while, the man crossed the remains of the moat, raised his head at the foot of the city and shouted: "Guards of the city, please Han Chang Han Jing come out!" ”
When Han Chang heard this, he asked loudly, "Who are you?" ”
"I am the privy council of the Dajin Kingdom to promise Tang Gong, with the edict of the Son of Heaven, to summon you to return to the country!" Tang Gong replied.
As soon as the words fell, the city was in an uproar! There were those who were shocked, those who were happy, those who were angry, and those who were sad, Han Chang gritted his teeth, punched him on the city wall, and said hatefully: "Open the door, let him in!" ”
When the heavy gates of the two rooms were opened, Tang Gong entered the city, and what he saw were faces of different shapes and blank eyes. This made the heart of this Jurchen envoy sink, thinking that among all the envoys sent by the Dajin Kingdom, I am afraid that only he is the most unlucky. Because what I brought was not good news.
In late April, the climate in Shaanxi was enough to make people shirtless. But Han Chang is still dressed all over his body, and there are a lot of armor and helmets. He stood behind the city gate cave, above the market, surrounded by more than a dozen civil and military generals, all eyes on Tang Gong.
"Han Jingluo, colleagues." Tang Gong dismounted, gave a slight salute, and called in a deep voice.
"Where are you from? Hedong? Han Chang asked.
"Coming from the south of the Yangtze River, the north and the south have begun to negotiate peace, as a precondition, I and two colleagues entered Shaanxi to urge the Song and Jin armies to stop fighting." Tang Gong said.
As soon as the words were finished, the crowd suddenly boiled!
Han Chang raised his hand to stop the noisy subordinates and asked loudly: "Since the two countries are at peace, how should Shaanxi deal with it?" ”
Tang Gong's lips moved, and after a moment he replied, "The emperor's edict will naturally be made clear. ”
Hearing him move out of the emperor's edict, Han Chang didn't dare to make a mistake, so he and the officials welcomed him into the marshal's mansion, and in that hall, he took the edict of the Golden Emperor and read it out in the hall. Wan Yan Kang made it clear in the edict that Dajin recognized Shaanxi as the territory of the Southern Dynasties, and all the Jin troops in Shaanxi would abandon the city pass and the military fortress when the edict arrived.
"Han Jingluo, take the edict." Tang Gong held the edict in both hands and said.
Han Chang didn't give full salute because he was in armor, so he stood with his head bowed, and when he heard this, he took a few steps forward, but he didn't stretch out his hand. It wasn't until Tang Gong reminded him again that he accepted the edict. For a while, I had mixed tastes! Since the end of the year Yan Lousu led the Western Route Army to attack Shaanxi, the Jin State has occupied half of Shaanxi for many years, during this period, the Song and Jin armies have experienced dozens of battles, winning and losing each other, but today, Shaanxi is in my hands, all returned to the Southern Dynasty!
Thinking of this, Han Chang couldn't help but grit his teeth and said, "Why didn't the imperial court send reinforcements!" There are still 30,000 soldiers in my city! Food can last for months! If the imperial court sends troops to aid in a big way......"
Tang Gong shook his head and interrupted the other party: "It's useless to say this, Han Jingluo, execute it." ”
"Just give the city to Xu Wei?" A Jurchen general shouted loudly.
Tang Gong understood the Jurchen language, and immediately replied: "Do you know that Xu Wei cut off the big river and controlled the pontoon crossing, and the imperial court sent Yelu Ma to lead the elite troops to help, but he was always blocked in the east of the river!" ”
"Even if the east of the river is not passable! Why don't you come to the aid from Henan! Han Chang clutched the edict and shouted.
"Henan? Han Jingluo, you know better than me! Before Xu Wei counterattacked, he had already captured Henan Mansion! Strangled the Tiger Prison! Block all the passages to aid Shaanxi! He's prepared! Do you know that if it weren't for the two countries to negotiate peace and restrain Xu Wei, he would have been ready to march into Hedong by now! Facing the angry generals, Tang Gong was also a little angry.
Entering Hedong? The hall was suddenly silent!
Han Chang's shock was written on his face! In this way, except for Yan'an Dongcheng, the entire territory of Shaanxi was taken by Xu Wei? Yanzhou is also lost? What about the living girls in the same state?
His group had been trapped in the city, cut off from the outside world, so he didn't know how the situation was developing. When he asked these questions, Tang Gong just shook his head: "Don't ask, Xu Hu'er has limited you to leave the city within two days, and you must withdraw from Shaanxi within this month." Han Jingliu and everyone, let's hurry up and prepare. ”
Suddenly, there was a lot of insults in the hall...... On April 22, the Jin army, which was trapped in the eastern city of Yan'an, went out of the city under the leadership of Han Chang. Because they were ordered to retreat, not surrender, they were still allowed to carry equipment and equipment. However, Xu Wei forcibly ordered the Jin army not to take any supplies except for weapons, equipment and rations. Because Shaanxi is our territory, and the people are our fathers, those things are the blood of the people, can you take them away?
Outside the city, the Jingyuan Army and the Liangxing Army were already in full array, and they wanted to "escort" the Jin Army all the way out of the country. In order to prevent an "accident", according to Xu Wei's instructions, the Jin army was to be evacuated. In Han Chang's army, there are not a few Jurchen troops. These barbarians started from following Ah Gu to fight the army, which time was not arrogant and invincible? When did you receive such a bird breath?
But even if they had "ideas", they were helpless, the troops were scattered, and the divisions were withdrawn. The Western Army is eyeing the tiger at any time and "escorting" all the way.
When Han Chang was out of the city, he rode on his horse and glanced back at the fortress he had painstakingly managed. This is where his hard work is condensed, and this walk was given to Xu Wei in vain. In the future, even if the Jin army returns, in the face of such a strong city, I am afraid that it can only lament...... At the end of April, the 30,000 Jin Army withdrew into Hedong through the Pujin pontoon bridge under the strong watchful eyes of the Qinfeng Army, Jingyuan Army, Liangxing Army, Yongxing Army, and Xihe Army in Shaanxi. There is only one Huanqing army left, and the Western Army will have a family portrait.
On April 28, on the west bank of the Pujinguan pontoon bridge, the Xihe soldiers lined up in formation and saw off the Jin army from the country. To the east of Chaoyi County, the Jingyuan Army and the Liangxing Army troops responsible for escorting were also in good standby, and the Jin Army only had the slightest movement, and they could all respond quickly, and Xu Wei had already authorized several generals.
"After so many years, what I've been waiting for is today." Yang Yan stared at a one-eyed and was very emotional.
"Yang Jingluo's ambition is this? You don't want to be on the other side of the river? Wu Jue asked with a smile.
"Aren't you carrying it? What I'm saying is, hey, you know in your heart. Yang Yan snorted.
Ma Kuo took over the conversation, pointed his finger in front and said: "You see, the Jurchens are Jurchens in the end, they are equivalent to being escorted out of the country by our army, but these people are like winning a battle!" ”
"Phew! If it weren't for the imperial court to negotiate peace with them, Han Changtie would be finished! Count him lucky on donkey day! Yang Yan scolded.
"What does it mean to make peace with them? It was the Jin people who took the initiative to negotiate peace with me! To put it mildly, this is the credit of our Western Army! Wu Jinqing said loudly.
The generals laughed, and Xu Wei also smiled: "Jin Qing's words are very fair, I can testify." ”
"Hey! Here it comes! Here it comes! Yang Yan suddenly called.
Everyone looked for prestige, only to see a military flag held high by the flag bearer, and countless soldiers surrounded it from the north. Xu Wei, a high-ranking official from Shaanxi, came to the scene today, firstly, to witness this important moment, and secondly, to send some old friends. They learned that Han Chang and the officials of the Jin Guoyan Economic Strategy Division were the last to go, so they rushed to the meeting.
"Fuck it! I saw Zhang Shen's handful of birds! Yang Yan scolded.
Xu Wei's face sank, urging the war horse, and Wu Jue, Yang Yan and others followed closely. At the head of the bridge, the last part of the Jin army was crossing the river one after another, and although the Jurchen warriors were defeated, they didn't know if there was an order from above or what, they all held their heads high, and they didn't look discouraged at all. This can't help but make the generals of the Western Army itch to see it! Fuck it! I really want to order the soldiers to push all these birdmen into the Yellow River!
Han Chang and Zhang Shen were both under that military flag. Han Yuanji didn't look at the Western army formation gathered around him, his eyes looked straight ahead, and he followed the horse slowly. Zhang Shen was behind him, his head bowed, as if he was afraid of being recognized by his former comrades.
Suddenly, there was a commotion ahead. Han Chang raised his eyes and looked over, only to see that the troops of the Song army raised their horses and blocked the bridge, not allowing them to pass. His heart jumped, and an ominous premonition rose, could it be that Xu Wei thought...... The soldiers all clenched their rear weapons, although they were surrounded by heavy surrounding, but the Song army really wanted to come to Yin, we will accompany them to the end!
"Han Jingluo, Zhang Jingluo, don't get me wrong, our army has no other meaning! It's just that the chief asked the two of you to stay, and there are a few words to say! A Song army officer shouted loudly outside the Jin army column.
"Don't go! Don't go! Xu Wei definitely didn't have any good intentions! As soon as we go out, we will be poisoned by him! Zhang Shen shouted!
Han Chang stared at the other party with an incredible look, snorted coldly, and ordered the soldiers to dodge the way, urged the war horse, and came out of the way. Seeing this, Zhang Shen only shrank in the team and did not come out.