Chapter 147: Riot

Second, when Guo Yaoshi was frightened. I want to remind you to leave from time to time, and I suddenly heard that people outside the big tent know Diao. Floundered. Everyone in the tent turned sideways, and after the curtain was lifted, I saw a person rolling in. As soon as I looked at the people, there were ten ** people in the tent who suddenly got up! It's not that this person's identity is special, but his description! It seems that he should be a general of the Jin Army, wearing a coat of armor and a pointed hat and braids, to everyone's surprise, he was covered in blood at this time, even his face was also stained with blood, and he couldn't see his true face. On the armor, a deep mark on the left rib is clearly visible! After crawling in, he fell to his knees and reported to Xuan Li breathlessly. A group of Han and Liao officials suffered from language barriers, so they could only wait for others to explain.

"After dark. The Song army suddenly robbed the camp, and the crowd was overwhelming and menacing.

When Guo Yaoshi heard this, he stared at the official who turned to him, with a look of disbelief on his face. Camp hijacking? The Song army dared to rob the camp? How is this possible? Tokyo is already in the hands of our army, and the Song army is just a turtle in an urn, a dog guarding the household, and sooner or later they will be captured, and they dare to take the initiative to attack? Who is it? Could it be Xu Wei again? If so, things are tricky. I only hope that the second prince will not be rash, otherwise, these tens of thousands of invincible Jurchen elites are afraid,

Look at the separation. Seeing that his face was pale, his eyes flashed, his right hand was tightly probing the hilt of the knife, and his cheeks could not help agitating, obviously he was extremely angry, and the wrath of thunder was about to be done.

"It's eight feet long. An extremely majestic general, make an iron gun, invincible! Stabbed to death the centurion in the army one after another, and several thousand-commanders, no one could stop them! Our army quickly counterattacked and repelled the incoming enemy, but because it was already dark and we did not know its reality, we did not pursue it. Counting the casualties, more than 1,000 people were lost.

Pharmacist Guo sighed when he heard this. The Jurchens are very self-serving.

The former army was robbed by the Song army, and they did not immediately report to the battalion for reinforcements. In the eyes of the Jurchens, the Song army was all a wreck, and even if they were in a passive situation, they still wanted to defeat them alone. Now they have repelled the attacking enemy, but haven't the generals of the former army thought about it if they reported to the battalion in time. The second prince sent elite iron cavalry to attack, what will be the outcome? Even if he came with an army of 100,000, he was rushed by the Jurchen elite in the night, scattered in all directions, and his brother pursued and killed, expanding the results of the battle, it would make the Great Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers frightened!

Suddenly there was a loud bang! I can't leave the table in front of him, and he kicked it away! With a choking sound, he pulled out the scimitar at his waist and swung it forward!

Guo Yaoshi's heart was unconsciously tight, at this time the enemy army had retreated, if the second prince was angry and waved his army to attack, it would only make the situation stalemate. The only way to do this is to go straight to Tokyo and lure the snake out of the hole! Just as I was about to admonish, I only heard the second prince's hysterical howl!

"The second prince's military order, early tomorrow morning, soldiers in Tokyo!"

On the morning of the next day, in the house where Xu Wei lived in Chenliu County, Zhang Qing, Wu Jie, Yang Yan, Ma Tai, Li Guan and others were dressed in military uniforms, with solemn expressions, huddled behind Xu Wei, and looked at the map on the shelf. And one more. It was about thirty-five or six feet long. The face is black and the beard is short, extremely lean, and the whole body is covered in iron armor, and at this time he holds the hilt of the knife, silent. For several days in a row, there was no beacon fire in the counties, and Xu Wei ordered all departments to be careful. Don't be careless. He knew that the Jurchens would not retreat because of small setbacks, and they would inevitably readjust their strategies. Sure enough, early this morning, Li Guan's subordinates reported that the two large battalions of the Jin Army's forward were being opened, of course, they were not retreating, but attacking. Straight to Tokyo! The world is impermanent. But there is a certain number of them, and it will come sooner or later. You can't hide. I just didn't expect it to come so soon!

The so-called plan is in the people. It's up to the sky. Xu Wei would never have guessed that he tried his best to drag the Jurchens and wait for the kings from all walks of life to go to Tokyo. And Yao Pingzhong was anxious to make a contribution, so he sent troops to attack the Jin Army's forward camp at night. Originally, there was nothing wrong with doing this, but when the enemy and us were in a stalemate, it was a common trick of soldiers to win by surprise. The problem is that he is trying his best to drag the Jurchens into the vicinity of Tokyo and not to force the emperor. Yao Xiyan's robbery of the camp not only failed to dampen the morale of the Jin army, but instead provoked a great deal of anger. It's just that this time he didn't have the second prince of Jin Guo who was confused, but he woke him up in a hurry.

Yao and Xu are stationed in the suburbs of Tokyo, and they are not subordinate to each other, you do yours, I will fight mine. This is also a trick of the court's regular envoys, so that the generals can contain each other. As a result, the orders could not be unified, and each fought separately. Originally, there was a Gyeonggi system envoy who was pressed on the top, but Yao Gu was defeated in Huazhou and was relegated to Guangzhou. This is also one of the reasons why Yao Pingzhong is eager to make contributions. Now he has taken the situation by surprise and put the situation in crisis again. However, a crisis is often a turning point.

After receiving the news, Xu Wei urgently summoned Yang Yan, who was stationed in Xianping, to return to Chenliu to discuss countermeasures. At this time, a group of generals were staring at the map, looking for the route of the Jin army's march.

"Yao Xiyan's success is insufficient, and there are more failures! Brother Jiu tried his best to drag the golden dog, but he was good, and hit it with a stick, causing the dog to jump off the wall in a hurry! The more Yang Yan looked at it, the more angry he became, and he couldn't help but scold.

Xu Wei didn't say anything. Wu Jie glanced at him and said with a smile: "Commander Yang is wrong to blame Yao Dutong, he doesn't know that our side is delaying the Jin army." When stationed in the six counties, the commander of the capital once said that the key to the victory or defeat of this defensive operation lies in the coordination between the two armies of Xu Yao.

"Don't blame him, who is to blame? This guy has always looked down on us, and when he saw that our army was really meritorious in resisting the Jurchens, he must be red-eyed, so he couldn't wait to send troops to rob the camp. Yang Yan stiffened his neck and argued.

Wu Jie no longer answered. Because it is undeniable that Yao Pingzhong sent troops to rob the camp, and the concubines more or less have this reason.

Xu Wei was fascinated. At this time, Fang turned around and said: "Look at it, the Jin army's combat habit has always been to sweep the periphery first. After the siege. now

"Worried and slight, go straight to Tokyo, what is the intention?" When the generals heard this, they were stunned, intentions? Needless to say? Intentions Tokyo! Is it possible to pull a team of tens of thousands of people to visit the famous places of Songdu?

Wu Jie looked at the map for a long time, and then clenched his fists and said to Xu Wei: "Commander, forgive me for being blunt, this move of the Jin Army is not for Tokyo, but for me!" Speaking of this, he paused and added, "Or Yao Pingzhong."

As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked! Figure me? If its purpose is to attack our army and Yao Pingzhong directly, why bother to move westward? When Xu Wei heard this, he nodded slightly and said, "Go on."

Wu Jie, who used to be just a general under Xu Yuan's command, switched to the Hujie Township Army, first served as the head of the capital, and then promoted to command, with thousands of elite soldiers under his command, which was very important to Xu Wei. Therefore, whenever Xu Wei is called, he will come to hear the wind, know everything, and say everything. Listen to all the commands and envoys to ask! After a while, he pointed to the map and said, "Everyone, please see, there are heavy troops stationed on all sides of Tokyo. Our department and Yao Pingzhong guarded the southeast and southeast sides, and the palace marshal's troops were stationed in the northwest and west. And recently, Uncle Zhang of Nazhou led 30,000 troops to help, and the stronger our army's lineup is! If you want to try Tokyo, you must first clear the periphery, even if the Jin army is strong, he can't get around this strategy! After attacking the city for days and finding nothing, the Jin army suddenly pounced on Tokyo, seemingly intending to attack the city, but in fact, luring the snake out of the hole."

When the generals heard this, they looked at the map carefully. I feel that my words are reasonable. The strength of the Song army is to attack and defend the city, and the strength of the Jurchen lies in the field of poisoning. Now that it is far away, in order to win, it is reasonable to promote strengths and avoid weaknesses.

"What I'm worried about now is that the Jin army rushed to the capital to force us to fight. Even if we have insight into its intentions and can't stick to it, what about the imperial court? Once they learned that the Jin army was advancing, they would inevitably force our troops and Yao Pingzhong to go out of the city and retreat from the enemy. It's just that. By that time, the Jin army had the upper hand, and it was not in my favor. We can't let the Jurchens lead us by the nose. Xu Wei clasped his hands and said loudly.

But what can be done? The Jin army drove straight into the capital and fought until the capital, and the Great Song Dynasty was already very passive. And at present, the main force of the Hujie Township Army is in two places in Xianping, especially Yang Yan's hoplites are all in Xianping, how to resist the pace of the Jin people's march?

"Then ambush this bunch of birds! Straight sissy thief. Treat my tens of thousands of troops as nothing, I've never seen such madness! Yang Yan shook his fist and shouted.

As soon as he finished speaking, all the generals on the spot looked at each other, and everyone knew that Commander Yang was brave, and his department was indeed the main force of the Hujie Township Army. But this man has a violent temperament, brave and unscrupulous. Ambush? It's easy to say! Is there still a few examples of stealing chickens and rice, and painting tigers and anti-dogs?

Unexpectedly, Xu Wei actually showed approval on his face when he heard this, and Wu Jie nodded frequently: "Yes!" What Commander Yang said, to the point! ”

In this way, even Yang Yan himself felt a little incredible, and asked tentatively, "Really?" ”

"Not bad! Ambush! Since the Jin army intends to lure me to the hook, it will definitely not move forward completely! Moreover, according to my estimate, I am not sure that the bait will be sent first, and the tiger and wolf will be the last. As soon as the vanguard encountered the enemy, he swarmed up, relying on the superior cavalry to charge and chase after him. If our army wants to ambush, we can't pay attention to the bait Wu Jie. All the generals are secretly frightened, God! It's a risky move! At present, the Hujie Township Army has a total strength of more than 40,000 people, and it is stationed in six counties, and it is not bad to be able to gather 20,000 horses in a hurry. 20,000 people to ambush the main force of the enemy army? And he is also a brave Jurchen! If you make a mistake, there is no return! All command the envoys to agree to such a risky proposal?

"What do you mean, directly intercept and kill the main force? . Xu Wei's eyes were sharp, and he asked in a deep voice.

"Yes, only in this way can we achieve the effect of deterring the enemy. If you ambush the forward, you will be self-defeating. Wu Jie replied. When Xu Wei heard this, he didn't respond for a while, and there were several difficulties in ambushing Han Li. First, there is a shortage of troops. The cavalry of the Jurchens can be said to be the best in the world at this time, and the infantry against the cavalry, winning and not being able to catch up. If you lose, you can't run away, it's really not, count; Second, the route of the Jin army's march is not clear, and in order to ambush the enemy, it is necessary to determine the route of the march before predicting the ambush location; Third, the climate is harsh. Although the snow has stopped and the snow has begun to melt, it is still abundantly cold, which is a good thing for the soldiers. A severe test.

Wu Jie saw that Xu Wei was silent, knowing that he still had concerns, if it was someone else, he would have said it all. But Xu Wei treated him very well, and after thinking about it, he still persuaded: "All the commanders, now there is a huge disparity between the strength of the enemy and us." If the Jin army does not cross the river in the west, it is not difficult to imagine the result. What the Jurchens relied on. It's its elite cavalry! But now that the snow is melting, the roads are muddy, and the mobility of its cavalry will be greatly reduced. If you don't fight at this time, you won't come again'

Xu Wei put out the three difficulties together. Wu Jie pointed out that the Jurchens did not understand the terrain of Tokyo, and the six counties under the jurisdiction of the Hujie Township Army repeatedly intercepted and killed the Jin army rangers because of strict precautions. If you don't leave the army, you will definitely not take this road. Yao Pingzhong's troops are also stubbornly defending, and the Jin army will not be in danger. In addition, since the other party wants to lure the snake out of the hole, in order to promote its strengths and avoid its weaknesses, it is necessary to choose an open place. Looking at the southeast and southeast sides of Tokyo, except for the defense areas of the two armies of Yao and Xu, there are not many options to walk in the open field. As for the cold climate, encouraged by the repulsion of several attacks by the Jin army, the morale of the Hujie Township army is currently high, and it can overcome difficulties, so there is nothing to fear. The lack of troops can also be solved by gathering elite troops from several counties. In a word. The impermanence of the army, the lack of normality of the water, the surprise and the unpreparedness of the attack, the key to victory!

As he was talking, he suddenly heard the noise outside, Xu Wei was extremely strict, the place of such a military meeting was naturally strictly forbidden to make noise, who was so bold that he dared to defy the law? When all the generals frowned, they heard a rush of footsteps getting closer and closer, and there was a sonorous sword collision! For a long time. A few people strode into the old four-eyed four-eyed, early thirties. The body is tall, the clothes and armor are distinct, the face is like a crown of jade, the eyes are like stars, except for the shallow beard on the mouth, the appearance is quite similar to Xu Wei.

"Fourth brother?" Xu Wei was surprised! It was not someone else, it was his own brother of his mother, Xu Sheng and Xu Qinchen! The fourth brother was transferred to the class by the official family, why did he suddenly appear in Chenliu? Go up immediately. Two brothers, you beat my chest, I patted you on the shoulder, so you don't have affection. Under Xu Wei, Yang Yan and Ma Tai have been to Xu Fourth Brother Gao Jiang since he was a child. Yangzhi, they all came up to pay respects, and the other generals also heard Xu Sheng's name for a long time, and saluted in turn.

"Come, let me introduce you, these two are colleagues in Banzhi, Chen Hu, Song Da Xu Sheng pointed to the two generals behind him.

Xu Wei hugged his fists in salute. The two of them were also very polite, and said with a smile: The prestige of Xiao Xu Guanren has long been heard of and admired for a long time. ”

The gossip is over. Xu Wei asked, "The fourth brother is not in Beijing, how did he get to Chenliu?"

Xu Sheng's expression was solemn, and he said: "The imperial court knows that the Jin army is very anxious to detain the city, and understands that your troops are insufficient and the pressure is the greatest, so the official family has issued an edict and ordered me to lead two thousand cavalry to help Ban Zhi has already mentioned that it is the division of the guards around the Son of Heaven. Among the squads, there are elite cavalry. Once upon a time, it was called "clan royal horse straight." When Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty changed his name to "Clan Yulongzhi", he changed his name to the current name.

The hall was shocked for a while! Since the formation of the Jingsui battalion, Xu Wei has attached great importance to the cavalry, but he is helpless and limited to the conditions. During the Jingsui camp, the cavalry under his command was only hundreds of horsemen under Ma Tai, which were captured from Wang Shan. Xiangzhou fought with the Jin army in the field, obtained more than 300 horses, and then entered Tokyo, expanded the army and reorganized, and transferred 2,000 good horses to him from Tianchi. Therefore, although Xu Weihujie's township army had 26,000 people, the cavalry was only 3,000. Even if the remnants of the army were reorganized this time, and Chang Jie 7,000 created by Tong Guan were obtained, all the cavalry were added up. There are only more than 3,300 riders.

Now, the imperial court actually sent the Banzhi cavalry above the "Upper Fourth Army" to help in the battle, calling this group of generals of the Hujie Township Army. How not to be overjoyed?

Although Xu Wei was also overjoyed, he had actually reached an unusual taste. The emperor even sent his own guards and pro-army, and it was not because of his iron heart to resist the war. Something must have changed dramatically in the city of Tokyo! He had long seen that instead of expecting the emperor to be tough on Jin, it was better to expect the iron tree to blossom and the sow to go up the tree. Capriciousness and hesitation are the style of this great Song emperor.

However, with the addition of Banzhi, the combat power of the Hujie Township Army will reach a new level. Historically, the Jin army attacked the city of Tokyo, and tens of thousands of defenders could not support it, so Li Gang asked the emperor to send 3,000 people to participate in the battle, which repelled the Jin army. The combat effectiveness of Banzhi can be seen. This piece of good steel must be used on the blade! At that moment, Xu Wei temporarily interrupted the military meeting due to the arrival of Xu Sheng. When leading troops outside, you can't just bury your head in battle. Be sure to keep an eye on the movements of the Tokyo Imperial Court at all times. It is a place where the direction of national policy and the life and death of military generals can be decided. The congregation will withdraw later. Xu Sheng didn't need his younger brother to speak, he had already spoken directly.

First sentence. Hearing Xu Wei's eyebrows, he stirred: "Tokyo is in chaos!" ”

Geng Nanzhong and others advocated peace, and they were attacked by public opinion. Recently. Somehow, more than 700 students from the capital gathered under the Xuande Gate, with Chen Dong as the leader, and wrote to the Son of Heaven, asking for the removal of the four thieves Geng, Tang, Li, and Zhang, unite the army and the people, boost morale, and fight with the Jurchens to the end to restore me.

Zhao Huan heard the news. It was not taken seriously and handed over to the prime ministers of the three provincial capitals to deal with. Who is the current prime minister? Isn't that the four thieves? Geng Nanzhong was bold, and first sent an official from the department to persuade the students not to make trouble. These days the pride of the sky is very resentful of him, and when he is a fart, he doesn't pay attention to it at all. Geng Nanzhong was furious and actually sent Kaifeng Mansion to take people. This stabbed the hornet's nest, and on the second day, tens of thousands of people in the capital flocked to Xuande Gate to petition collectively, among them, there were officers and soldiers guarding the city! Ask the court to call the peace talks, boost the hearts of the army, and strike a blow at the invading enemy.

Just at this time. The news that General Yao Xu had repelled the Jin army in front of him spread in Tokyo, and the soldiers and civilians of Little Tokyo were even more indignant. Because the Son of Heaven refused to come forward, the people angrily beat the "Dengwen Drum" and asked the officials to receive them. Zhao Huan was frightened and resolutely did not come out. sent an unlucky man to call Zhu Gongzhi's eunuch out of the palace to inspect the situation. As a result, more than 20 eunuchs were torn to death by the angry people on the spot, and there was no blood left, and more than 20 eunuchs were torn up by the people that day! Forbidden to shake!

What's even more bad is Li Bangyan, who was urgently summoned by the Son of Heaven to pass by Xuande Gate, and was still secretive, but he didn't know what was going on, but he was seen by the people. The military and civilians all scolded him for being a "prodigal son" who misled the country by taking power, and committing a heinous crime! For a while, the bricks and tiles flew together, and the rotten vegetables and mud danced together, making Li Langzi a rat. Regardless of the prestige of the prime minister, he rode into the palace and escaped. Otherwise. Under the wrath of the public, this guy will not escape death!

Tang Ke is the most moldy. Zhao Huan originally sent Geng Nanzhong to persuade and appease the people on behalf of the emperor, but the surnamed Geng knew that he had offended the public. If you can't get sick, let the "honest and honest" Tang Ke come to the thunder. I didn't know that he didn't say a word, and the angry soldiers and civilians rushed up, grabbing and tearing and beating, if it weren't for the first aid of the forbidden samurai, he was afraid that he would also have "no blood and bones". Only when he was rescued from the palace did he appear, standing unsteadily, his right leg was broken, and two ribs were broken. The people of Tokyo are surging, and they are out of control.

This rebellion recorded in the history books, if it was in the past, could not change the fate of the fall of the Great Song Dynasty. But now, it has become a turning point, not only for the Great Song Dynasty, but also for Xu Wei.

End of this volume. (To be continued)