Chapter 652 is broken

The news of the Song Army's Northern Expedition shook Yanjing, because it should be regarded as the first real southern counteroffensive. After many bloody coups, the power of the Dajin Kingdom is still not in the hands of the Jin Emperor Wanyan, he must rely on his fourth uncle, lead the three provinces, and the vulture of the marshal of the capital.

At this time, Wushu seemed a little helpless, attacking Xianghan in vain, Western Xia was inward, Xu Wei jumped up and down, and now the Song army launched a counterattack as expected. What was in front of Dajin Guo and him was really like a lump of hemp. This is not counting the movement in the country, as well as the civil uprising in the land of the two rivers.

Although, Zong Bi knew in his heart that since he decided to withdraw his troops, the hope of the Dajin Kingdom to destroy the Song Dynasty was basically unrealistic during this period. However, there are a few recent news that make him a little better, first of all, the civil rebellion in the Western Xia has basically been suppressed, Pucha Huzhan led the troops to attack Linfu, and the siege of the city was not left for more than a month, and then the Yan Yan army sent troops to reinforce, but fortunately he was repulsed, and the Fengzhou defenders were exhausted of food, and finally broke the city, all of them died. At present, Hu Chan is attacking Fuzhou and Linzhou.

After the news of the Song army's counteroffensive spread in Yanjing, some people advocated that the Central Plains and Shandong should be returned to the Southern Dynasties, and that Song and Jin should be bounded by the Yellow River. But only a very small minority of those who agree with this view are in the eyes of the Jin, who are accustomed to a position of hegemony and who see the Southern Dynasty as a féi sheep to the slaughter. It's just that recently this sheep has made a mistake and always loves people.

It was on the basis of this general perception that Wushu did not intend to show even the slightest "goodwill" to the south, although he himself was worried that the countless troops left in the Henan territory were of high quantity and quality, and he was afraid that it would be a little difficult to fight with an opponent like the Zhejia army. Even, he has no way to send troops across the Yellow River for reinforcements now. Years of reckless military force have overwhelmed the Dajin Kingdom......

He gave a death order to Wuyan Puluhun and Zhan Zhanhui, I don't ask you to achieve any brilliant military exploits, just give me the land to defend, especially Tokyo can not have any mistakes, once the Southern Dynasty recovers the old capital of Tokyo, the impact on the Dajin Kingdom will be too bad.

In late August, Pu Luhun and Chi Zhanhui combined more than 50,000 troops, and after forcing Yue Fei to retreat, they went to the king of Zhejun, who was attacking Caizhou. It is not difficult to imagine how annoyed Zhi Yanzhi was, because He Ji didn't take his orders into account at all, otherwise, how did such a large-scale reinforcement come?

At this time, there were less than 40,000 Orihiko soldiers. If it was the last time that the Wushu personally led the army, he would definitely avoid it, but this time he didn't plan to do so. First of all, the return of Wushu, the elite of the Jin army must have gone back a lot, and the troops left behind in the Central Plains are not only not many, but also the combat power cannot be compared, and the Zhejia army has the need to fight; Secondly, as Zhao Chen said, there must be brave men under the heavy reward, when he heard that the emperor promised to "take charge of Jinghu and the army of He Guan", the king of Zhejun was indeed moved. Jiangnan West Road is small, and it is not as rich as Jinghu, if you can manage Jinghu at the same time, then life will be better. Jinghu Lake, including Jinghu North Road and Jinghu South Road, is easy to see from the name that this place is roughly the two places of Hunan and Hubei in later generations. Being able to govern most of the three provinces of Jiangxi, Hubei, and Hunan in later generations is still very yòu people.

Because of this, the king of Zhejun decided to fight Queshan in the second war, hoping that the Zhejia army could repeat the situation of the last time that Queshan repelled Chizhan Hui.

The two armies met in the Queshan, and Puluhun personally led the rangers to peep, watching the military of the family at its peak, and Bu Defa, knowing that it was a vicious battle. Despite his superiority in strength, he was not sure of victory. In order to take the lead in the first place, he ordered his soldiers to drag wood and raise dust, and for a while he saw that half of the sky was shrouded in dust, and under the background of this huge smoke and dust, the Jin army marched like cháo.

Seeing this, the soldiers of the Zhe family thought that the Jin army was powerful, and they were somewhat afraid. When the two armies faced each other, Pu Luhun ordered Chi Zhanhui to personally command the cavalry, and he himself commanded the infantry army and launched an attack on the Zhejia army.

The Zhejia town has guarded Fuzhou for hundreds of years, and has fought countless battles with the party members and Khitans. Regardless of the attack and defense of the city, the field war is very familiar. Seeing the Jin army's foot soldiers swarming in, he ordered the whole army not to move, first relying on strong bows and crossbows to kill in turn, and most of the vanguard part of the Jin army's attack fell on the way to charge. The rest were intercepted and killed by the broken army!

Without blinking an eye, Pu Luhun sent another wave of infantry to attack. Repeated like this three times, I can't help but wonder how many troops this guy has, and how dare to be so extravagant? The king of Zhejun was also shocked, and in order to test it, he ordered a counterattack! The three waves of infantry of the Jin army fought extremely hard, braving the rain of arrows and rushing to the front of the Song army, but they couldn't move. Once the Song army counterattacked, it immediately retreated.

This part of the Jin soldiers who retreated and fell back rushed into the main formation of the Jin army like Hong Cháo. Immediately afterwards, the scene that the king of Zhejun was most willing to see appeared, the main formation of the Jin army was rushed by the rout! On the battlefield, the fighter plane is fleeting, and if you can seize the opportunity, you can build miraculous feats! Zhe Yanzhi gave an order, and the Zhejia army attacked on all fronts! Seeing the prospect of victory, the soldiers scrambled and rushed towards the gold thief with a loud roar! Under the strong pressure of the Song army, the Jin army, which had the advantage of troops, could not resist, the large array became more and more dispersed, and the abducted horses lined up on the two wings did not come forward in time to block the attack, and the final result was that the Jin army was defeated on all fronts.

Seeing that the main formation had dispersed, the Ma army did not cover the retreat, but turned around and ran away! As soon as the horse army ran away, the infantry army had no reason to stay at all, and they left the Song army with the back of the majestic shore, pushing each other and running westward!

"Cover up! Cover up! The excited King of Zhejun waved his knife and shouted!

A funny scene was staged in the territory of Caizhou, and more than 50,000 Jin troops were chased by more than 30,000 Song troops and fled. Weapons, armor, and banners were thrown all over the ground. This is tired of the soldiers of the Broken Family, and they have to chase and kill the fleeing enemy, and they have to snatch the profits of war. After chasing for more than ten miles, the soldiers were distracted by looting supplies and failed to deal a fatal blow to the Jin army. Ahead, a bulge suddenly appeared, not high, at most three or four feet. The Jin army's foot soldiers climbed up in panic, because there were too many people, and their speed naturally slowed down. When the soldiers of the Zhejia Army saw it, they stepped forward again.

But just then, the unexpected happened!

Those soldiers of the Jin Army who rushed to the heights actually scattered to both sides, leaving a large section in the middle. The soldiers of the Song Army, who were in a hurry to pursue, didn't think much about it at all, and rushed up with their brains! Suddenly! A row of horse's heads appeared on that height, and in the blink of an eye, the cavalry had crossed the high place and swooped down!

They were all heavily armoured, and they couldn't even see the knight's face, it was the armor and cavalry equipment that the vultures relied on very much, Tiefutu! When an army does not have a dense formation, without the support of bows and crossbows, in the face of heavy cavalry that dives down, although the opponent has only a few hundred horsemen, they also have only one choice, run!

But it's too late! The soldiers at the forefront haven't even reacted yet, and the Iron Floating Slaughter has already attacked with the overwhelming momentum of Mount Tai! The weight of a man and a horse, plus the weight of the armor and equipment, plus the inertia of running, is enough to crash into a wall! Not to mention the blood of the body?

Perhaps only "overwhelming" can describe the scene at this time. The cháo-like soldiers of the Song army couldn't retreat, and they were rushed to pieces by the Iron Floating Massacre! Any soldier who is hit by a heavy cavalry will either be killed or wounded! The screams, the screams, the shouts of the officers, were drowned out by the loud noise of the iron hooves trampling the earth!

Hundreds of horsemen of the Iron Floating Massacre, in the midst of ten thousand armies, like entering a no-man's land! Sweep away the folded army with the power of destroying the withering and decaying!

Disaster is yet to come! Before the Iron Float had passed through the sea of people, the Jin Army's abducted horses swooped down from the high post again! And the Jin infantry, closely following the cavalry, turned around again, and used swords and spears as scythes to harvest heads......

The tragic situation of the Zhejia army is indescribable, the soldiers trampled on each other while suffering the onslaught of the cavalry, and countless casualties were killed. When the king of Zhejun, who was far behind, saw a scene, he didn't have time to think about what kind of situation he would face in the future, he could only think about one thing, if the loss was minimized.

Orihikono, the number one general in the Ori army, once again played an important role. He was supposed to lead his cavalry to cover the enemy, but because the incident happened so suddenly, the infantry swarmed to pursue the fleeing enemy, and snatched the profits along the way, so that the cavalry could not be used at all.

When the Iron Float rushed down, the commander commanded his cavalry troops to rush out of the city, not caring about trampling on his comrades. It was because of this that his troops were not trampled by the Iron Float. When the Jin army's heavy cavalry rushed forward like a bamboo, he led the cavalry to chase after him.

After the Iron Float completely rushed out of the sea of people, before he could stop, he was caught up by Orihino. The Folded Horse Army intercepted the Tiefutu and made it impossible to turn back and rush again. The main role of the heavy cavalry is to charge into battle, and if you fight with the light cavalry, it is obviously not advantageous.

But Orihiko was able to intercept the Iron Float, but he couldn't take care of the kidnapping horse. Just when they were chasing Tiefutu, behind them, the army was already defeated. What happened to the Jin army just now turned to the Song army, and the soldiers discarded the spoils of war, and even threw away the heavy equipment in their hands and the armor that was in the way of their bodies, and fled for their lives with all their might.

Seeing that the general trend had gone, Zhi Yanwen was unable to return to the sky, so he hurriedly persuaded the king of Zhe County to evacuate the battlefield quickly. As the coach, Zhi Yanzhi knew his responsibility for this defeat, and he couldn't bear to abandon his comrades, but the scene was out of control, and under the persuasion of his brothers, he only fled to the Huai River with hundreds of personal soldiers. As soon as he left, the Zhejia army was leaderless, and it was impossible to organize resistance, so they fled one after another. The Jin army pursued all the way and was invincible, only two people, Zhi Yanruo and Zhi Yanye, led 3,000 horse troops to cover behind, so that the Zhi family army was saved from annihilation.

chased all the way to Zhenyang County, because of the break between the two brothers of Yan Ruo and Yanye, and because they didn't know the reality of the Song army, and because of the strategy of defending the land by Wushu, the Jin army gave up continuing the pursuit.

The losses of the Zhejia army were huge, close to 40,000 horse infantry troops, and less than 20,000 people fled to the Huai River, and the military supplies and weapons and equipment were all abandoned! The king of Zhejun did not dare to stay, and commanded the remnants of the army to pass through the Huai River quickly. After crossing the river, it was suggested that the pontoon bridge should be burned to cut off the Jin's attack on Huaixi.

Fortunately, the king of Zhejun was not carried away by the failure and rejected the suggestion. From the evening of that day to the next day, troops were returned one after another, and finally the number of troops was counted, and 27,000 were obtained, that is to say, in this battle, the Zhijia army was killed, missing, and captured, amounting to more than 10,000 people! This is a huge loss, not to mention the fact that the material and equipment are almost completely broken! This time, the family army is really broken.

After the defeat, the army's spirit fluctuated, and the people had no solid will, so in order to prevent Huaixi from being attacked, he arranged defense by the Huai River. However, the Jin army did not seem to have any intention of attacking Huaixi, and after cleaning up the battlefield, they settled in Caizhou.

At this time, a grim form was placed in front of the king of Zhejun. How to explain? How to explain to the imperial court? How to explain to Zhao Guan's family?

Just imagine, the Son of Heaven bypassed the courtiers this time and directly issued the Northern Expedition order to him, which shows that the Son of Heaven has high expectations, and at the same time, it is not difficult to imagine the attitude of the courtiers. When they hear the news of the defeat at the front, what a fierce dispute it will be! The Son of Heaven is bound to fall into passivity, and the ministers are bound to attack in groups! Once the responsibility is investigated, the Son of Heaven will not be wrong, and the fault can only be the minister!

Who bears this responsibility? Of course, it's the king of Zhejun! It is almost foreseeable that all the spearheads will be pointed at him!

At this time, it was too late for Orihiko to regret it, and he had to come up with a countermeasure immediately! But just thinking about it gives him a headache, because he doesn't seem to have any excuses to find. The defeat in this battle was not due to how strong the Jin army was and how much scheming it was, but to the underestimation and carelessness of the king of Zhejun, who should be mainly responsible.

Just as the king of Zhejun was about to excuse himself from pleading, one of his staff, an officer, gave him an idea. Speaking of the responsibility for this defeat, you can't pull it on yourself at all, you have to let others carry it! Who is this person? The Shenwu Houjun is under control of He Ji!

Originally, the king of the county ordered him to send troops at the end of July and the beginning of August, but he has not yet come. It was precisely because he delayed the military plane that the Jin people mobilized heavy troops to attack, so the responsibility for the defeat of the pursuit was first of all to deal with him strictly!

In addition, you can't say to the imperial court that the war is defeated and the Northern Expedition is over. On the one hand, you have to report the news of the defeat, and on the other hand, you have to ask the imperial court to allocate food, salaries, ordnance, and gather troops for another battle. We don't care how many troops are left in Jiangxi, but this posture must be sufficient. Although the emperor and ministers will never agree to continue the Northern Expedition again, you must be full of this gesture. There are few people in the DPRK who understand military affairs, so you can't make them feel that the Northern Expedition is bankrupt.

This method, although it is not above board, but the king of Zhejun feels that the clouds will see the light of day. The officer was rewarded, and immediately followed his advice and went to the court. In addition to reporting the news of the defeat, he also sued He Ji fiercely, accusing him of violating moderation and delaying the military aircraft, which led to the lone division of the Shenwu former army fighting and achieving a great defeat. At the same time, he asked the imperial court to allocate more ordnance and materials to prepare for another northern expedition.

In September, Hangzhou was in line.

With the efforts of the emperor and the prime ministers, the "strike" of the ministers gradually calmed down, and most of the courtiers had returned to their respective departments. Only a small number of people still hold on and continue to clamore for a truce to stop fighting, so as not to cause trouble. Needless to say, the Yanguan danced the most happily, and Luo Ruji was the most!

Zhao Chen finally couldn't bear it anymore, and asked Zhu Shengfei to give an order to announce Luo Ruji's crime of "slandering the king", exempt him from all dispatches, and hand it over to Dali Temple for punishment. Dali Temple is the highest judicial organ in the country, and officials who commit crimes must be examined and determined by Dali Temple.

Luo Ruji was arrested and detained in Dali Temple, which immediately made waves in the court. The first to make trouble were his colleagues in Taiwan. Those who can be speech officials are generally more upright, strong, and dare to speak. In order to rescue Luo Ruji, who was convicted for his words, the speech officials exonerated him one after another. However, Luo Ruji slandered the emperor, the evidence was conclusive, and it was obviously impossible to defend his innocence.

So the officials found another way and asked for Luo Ruji to be taken out of Dali Temple and locked up in "Wutai". Wutai is the Yushitai, because outside the Yushitai in the Han Dynasty, cypress trees are planted all over, and many crows build nests on the trees, so it is named. During the Yuanfeng period of Song Shenzong, there was a time, and the protagonist was the famous Su Dongpo. Mr. Dongpo was a conservative faction opposed to the reformers, and in his recital to the emperor, he ridiculed the officials who had been newly promoted by Wang Anshi to help the reformers. As a result, these people were annoyed, so they accused him of slandering the new law, and searched word by word from his past articles, taking them out of context, proving that Su Dongpo has always been a bad element. As a result, this great master, who has been famous for thousands of years, was arrested and imprisoned in the Imperial History Observatory for four months, and was bī explained problems and wrote materials every day.

Now, the officials of Taiwan have requested that Luo Ruji be transferred from Dali Temple to Yushitai, which is borrowed from this story. Because, they think that Luo Ruji is a standard conviction for his words, and it should be dealt with by the Yushitai first.

Obviously, it was impossible for Zhao Chen to agree. As a result, Luo Ruji was imprisoned in Dali Temple, and someone bī confessed to him every day, asking him to write why he wanted to slander his father. If it is said, Luo Ruji can be righteous and awe-inspiring, persevere to the end, and refuse to admit his guilt. Then, no matter what he did right or wrong, Zhengshao is still a bit hard-boned.

But once Luo Ruji was arrested, he lost his senses. He didn't expect that as a speech official, he criticized the emperor a few words, although it was in front of the emperor, but he ended up in such a fate. As soon as he entered Dali Temple, He Zhu, the new secretary of Dali Temple, was polite to him, and did not throw him into prison, let him live in a miscellaneous room, and entertain him with good wine and food every day. But the panicked Luo Ruji didn't think about tea and dinner, and was panicked all day long.

The day after he was arrested, he pleaded guilty. It is really a crime to honestly confess that he has nothing to say and slander his father. He Zhu was not embarrassed when he saw him admit his guilt, and after comprehensive consideration, he sentenced Luo Ruji to a "Guangzhou resettlement", which is residential surveillance. It is a punishment for officials who have made mistakes.

But when the results of the trial were reported to the emperor, Zhao Chen was greatly dissatisfied. He thinks that He Zhu's sentence is too light, how can Luo Ruji's crime be just "slandering the king", he has a more serious problem! What's the problem? Zhao Chen personally qualified him and provoked the two palaces!