At the end of the first year of Longxing. The anti-gold situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse! Happy... One

First of all, on the Hedong battlefield, the committee who originally planned to fight Pingyang to the end suddenly decided to besiege it with the "city lock method", and personally led the elite south to force Guanzhong. The reason was known only to high-ranking generals of the Jin army such as Yelu Ma Wu, who came from Hebei and informed him of the achievements of the Eastern Route Army led by the fourth prince Wanyan Wushu. When he learned that Wushu broke through Shandong, swept the big names, and had come to the city of Tokyo, the committee finally couldn't stay in Pingyang anymore.

The second was the Central Plains Battlefield, where Wanyan Benjian led tens of thousands of troops except for the elite of the Jurchen clan to attack Tokyo frantically. Yin Xu Shao, who stayed in Tokyo and Kaifeng Prefecture, stayed behind with Zhang Suo, the envoy of Hebei. Xu Hong was in charge of the capital, relying on generals such as Han Shizhong and Yue Fei to gather the Beijing camp, the Hebei army, and a large number of people who volunteered to resist the enemy to resolutely counterattack.

The first place attacked by the Jin army, which is also a coincidence, is where the late Taishi Xu Zhang's mansion is located, Xishuimen. Before the war began, he ordered the burning of rural towns on the outskirts of Tokyo. Then dozens of large boats went down the Bianhe River. Straight to the West Water Gate. The ship was loaded with a large number of fire-starters, in an attempt to burn down the wooden fortifications of the West Water Gate by means of a fire attack.

When Xu Shao heard the news, he came to the front line to supervise the battle as a privy envoy, a left-behind guard in Tokyo, and a respected person in Kaifeng Mansion. His son, Du Zhi Xu Hong, ordered Yue Fei's general Wang Gui to lead 2,000 people who dared to die to fight back on the spot. When the golden munitions ship sailed down the water, I saw a bright red light, and the sky-high flames not only made people unable to approach. Can't even force a look. At Xu Shao's order, Wang Gui led the dead soldiers to jump out, and they used a long hook common on the water to hook the boat, making it impossible to move forward. The defenders at the head of the city threw large stones. Dozens of them were almost sunk. The rest was also blocked in the river and burned itself. The Battle of Tokyo was won.

Finally, the Jianghuai battlefield, Wanyan Wushu led the Jurchen elite soldiers to chase from Tokyo, Zhao Huan just arrived at Yingchang Mansion, and there was an urgent military report behind him, saying that the Jin army was not far away. The emperor was shocked when he heard the news, how could the Jurchens come so quickly? How long have I been out of Tokyo? The ministers also panicked, in the past, but in case of emergency military situation, there is always a privy minister. He used to be a military general. He is good at fighting, but now Xu Shao is in Tokyo, how can this be good? At this time. Another person who was both civil and military stood up, either a bystander or the young privy deputy envoy Zhi Yanzhi. He is the son of a general of the Western Army, knows the soldiers and knows how to fight, and he also participated in the imperial examination and won the love of the officials. But Geng Nanzhong disagreed, but this time he didn't mean to get along with Zhe Zhonggu. The emperor retreated south with such a large group of people, and there were few ministers who were familiar with military affairs. It's good if he wins. In case there are three long and two short, who else do we count on?

Do you believe that without Zhang Butcher, you have to eat hairy pigs? Isn't it up to the military ministers to lead the troops to fight? Just when Zhao Huan was anxious, a Wenchen stepped forward. Yingchang prefect, Zongze Zong Rushuang. At the beginning, he led the army from Cizhou to King Qin, and Yue Fei was under him. Because of this merit, he was sent by He Li to Yingchang as the prefect. After hearing the news of the retreat of the official family, he gathered the troops in the territory and prepared to escort the Son of Heaven south.

Zhao Huan was very moved by Zong Ze's timely arrival, not only met him personally, but also encouraged him that as long as he blocked the Jurchen chasing soldiers, he would not hesitate to reward the imperial court if he could move to Xing Zuo safely. And took out ten real money on the spot and rewarded it to the Yingchang soldiers. After Zong Ze asked Zhao Huan to go first, he gave all the rewards to his subordinates, and said to the adjutants, "The king is worried about the ministers." The king humiliates the ministers to death, and covers the ears. Now the gold thief is coming from afar, and I will stop it, so I will put troops at Yingshui Ferry. Set up more strong bows and wait. Before the soldiers finished their preparations, the Jin army had arrived, when did the army of Nan'an fight with the Jurchens? As soon as I saw the Beiyi cavalry riding a tall horse and dressed strangely, there were hundreds of people who abandoned their weapons and ran away on the spot. The Jurchens took a look. As the fourth prince expected, the army south of the Great Song Dynasty was really vulnerable. Hit the river now!

When the situation was critical, Zong Ze was an old and weak minister. galloping in front of the shore, shouting to kill the enemy and serve the country. Swear to live and die with the soldiers. His subordinates were inspired. The arrows were shot indiscriminately, and the Jin army rode no more than 100 people. This blow to the head caused more than half of the drowning victims. Officers and soldiers at first sight. It turned out that Jin Jun was also raised by his father's mother. It's not three heads and six arms, and the morale is slightly boosted.

Zong Ze did not dare to be careless, and when the power of Allah did not arrive, the people who had been gathered long ago set up more camps to defend the dry water of the Ying River. On the second day, when the Wushu soldiers arrived, they learned that the main general of the Song army on the other side of the Ying River was his second brother who was trapped in Huazhou, and Zongze, the former governor of Cizhou who had participated in the siege of the city, and the new and old hatreds came to his heart together, so he waved his division and buckled it.

Although Zong Ze is loyal and brave, he has both talents, but after all, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, and there are only less than 1,000 forbidden troops stationed in Yingchang Mansion, and the others are all miscellaneous soldiers. Relying on the strength of the crowd, it is okay to deal with the Jurchen rangers, and once they encounter the main force of the Wushu, they can only break and flee. This is not to blame for being a soldier, because the total number of forbidden troops in the southern part of the Great Song Dynasty is not as large as that of Shaanxi.

After Zong Ze retreated to the city, Wushu didn't worry about being ashamed of his brother, the fourth prince was very shrewd. Zong Ze is fortified on the bank of Yingshui, that is obviously trying to hold me back, what does this mean? It shows that the young emperor is not far away! So ordered, chase!

This time, the Jin army marched southward on an unprecedented scale. So far, the three major battlefields are all violent. Although the commission was blocked in Pingyang for more than a month, and more than 20,000 people were broken, after using the "city lock method" to trap Xu Wei, he quickly stepped up. Go south through the Hedong Corridor and approach the entrance of the Guanzhong Plain, Hezhong Mansion! After the vanguard of the commission, Yelu Mawu, approached Guanzhong, he chose Gufeng to let the southern road march, intending to seize the pontoon bridge of Pujindu. Connecting Shaanxi and Hedong!

The winter wind is calling, in this cold weather. In the wild, thousands of mountains and birds should have flown away, and thousands of people would have disappeared. It can be on both sides of the Yellow River where Pujindu is located. But it is the roar of the horses and the neighing of the swords. There are four big iron cows in the eight towns and rivers, and the big river pontoon bridge is involved. These eight iron heads were cast in the Kaiyuan period of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, it is also called Kaiyuan Iron Bull. Over the centuries, they have witnessed many wars and wars. The wolf smoke is everywhere, but it still dominates both sides of the strait. Don't move a bit.

On the east bank, the war horses of the Jurchen army still foamed at the mouth from time to time, and kept paddling their front hooves. The knight on horseback also exhaled a white breath. Gripping the instrument tightly and staring at the other side. Jeruma turned over and dismounted, climbed on the back of the iron ox, and looked at the west bank. At the other end of this pontoon bridge, which is hundreds of steps long, is the Guanzhong Plain. As long as they can pass, the Jurchen Iron Cavalry can crisscross the plains and be invincible.

But Ma Wu knew that this mere few hundred steps was by no means easy to pass. Didn't you look at it, don't, the two scarves only built a long line of defense and six walls to lead the guard, and they can see the soldiers of Yun Xiaojun, who is the commander of the year. On the enemy tower at the other end of the pontoon, a battle flag hunted in the cold wind, and a huge "Xu" character on the flag made Ma Wu frown.

Why is it Xu again? In the past two months, the last thing the Jurchens want to see is this word! It can't be Xu Wei, right?

At this time, a centurion led a dozen men who were dragged in a group, and the centurion reported that they had been caught by a ranger in a nearby forest.

Ma Wu jumped off the back of the ox, glanced at it, and saw that these people were all in the prime of life in their thirties, so he asked in fluent Chinese: "Who are you waiting for?" ”

The group of men seemed to be frightened, and none of them dared to answer. Ma Wuyi waved his hand, the centurion pulled out his saber and swung it violently, and a man was slashed to the ground, screaming miserably. The others were pale, trembling. Ma Wu asked again, "Who are you waiting for?" ”

Judge. People are charcoal workers on the charcoal wells in Xie County. Finally, a man in his early thirties with a short black beard replied in a trembling voice.

"Charcoal? What is it doing here? Ma Wu stared at him and asked.

"I heard that the Jin army was moving south, and all the charcoal wells in Qianjie County were closed and withdrawn to Dingrong last month. The villain waited for a month without movement. I want to transport a few carts of charcoal back," said the charcoal worker, and his voice looked up more and more at Yerumawu, and his face was full of horror.

Ma Wu's face changed, and when the centurion saw this, he swung it over again with a bloody knife!

"On the other side of this pontoon bridge, Song Jun has obviously blocked the passage, you dare to deceive me! Execute them all! As soon as Yelu Mawu's words came out, the remaining dozen or so people were shocked and shouted for mercy. One person knelt on the ground and pleaded: "We are from Shaanzhou, not the people of Dingrong in the river!" ”

The Yellow River is in Hehe Town in the territory of Dingcheng Army, and the area around Yongle Town is diverted, and it flows northeast again, and Shaanzhou is located on the north bank of the Yellow River. Therefore, there is no need to cross the Yellow River to reach Xie County.

Yelu Ma Wu snorted coldly and asked again: "Let me ask you, which is the Song army on the other side of the river?" ”

"Return, back to the official's words, I heard on the other side that it is Xu Siguan's troops," the man begging for mercy said in a low voice.

"Xu Si? What is the relationship with Xu Wei, the purple tiger? Yeruma's heart moved, and he immediately asked.

"It's a brother from the womb! There is also a Xu Da, Naijing Yuan Shuaishou! He is Xu Si Xu Jiu's cousin! Another person hurriedly replied, probably hoping that his performance would allow Jin Jun to let him live.

Yeluma was silent on May Day, so that the Xu family can now be regarded as a major general in the Western Army. Zijin Tiger has a lot of means, I don't know how his brother is? Turned around and stared at the other side for a long time. The centurion waited for a while, but did not see what to do. So he asked, "These people."

Ma Wu concentrated on thinking about countermeasures, waved his hand impatiently, the centurion understood, and ordered the soldiers to escort more than ten people away, and suddenly mourned.

"After crossing the pontoon bridge, it is Guanzhong, I will lead two Meng'an, and take the lead first." The Dragon and Tiger King came to Yelu Ma Wu's side and took the initiative to ask for battle.

Ma Wu shook his head, pointed to the other side and said: "You see the Song army barrier, condescending, not only sharp bows and crossbows, but also can be used to roll stones, and this pontoon bridge has a narrow deck, if it is attacked, it will inevitably cause great casualties." In the battle of Pingyang, our army has been weakened, and there must be no more mistakes. In front of it, the elite soldiers of Shaanxi Zhulu will be careful. There was another layer of meaning, which he didn't say. Xu Wei is the ninth in the family, whether he is the last one is unknown, but a little brother can have such ability, his brothers think it shouldn't be a wine bag and rice bag, right? At that moment, he ordered to set up camp on the east bank, and sent scouts to look around for a suitable place to cross the river.

Fang Cai, the charcoal worker said, on the other side of the river is Xu Siguan. That is, Xu Sheng's troops. But didn't Xu Sheng go out with Xu Wei and sit in Zezhou to buy grain and grass for military supplies? Why here again? It turned out that when Xu Wei was holding on to Pingyang and fighting a bloody battle with the Jurchens, Li Gang had recalled Xu Sheng and instructed him to "take measures for the defense of Shaanxi and China", which was not an official position. It wasn't even a send, but the Shaanxi Xuanfu Division ordered him to temporarily act as the commander in a written manner. At this time, Qu Duan had been transferred to Jingzhao, and anyone who was in charge of the Irrigation Division was under control. So, strictly speaking. Now the marshal of Shaanxi should be Xu Wei, who was directly appointed by the imperial court and "the same section of Shaanxi Hua soldiers and horses".

After Xu Sheng returned to Shaanxi, it can be said that there are a lot of problems. First, the ninth brother went to Hedong and took more than 10,000 troops. And the Zhang brothers in Hezhong Mansion and Kang Sui in Huazhou are all cronies of Qu Duan, even if Qu Duan is transferred, he will not be able to really command. In a hurry, he could only gather his Tongzhou army and Dingrong's Hujie Township Army, and urgently went to Hezhong Mansion to defend the pontoon barrier.

Fortunately, not long after, the boss of the Xu family rushed to Shaanxi and China from Jingyuan with 30,000 elite soldiers to help in the war. At present, Xu Sheng is in charge of Hezhong Mansion, and Xu Yuan is in Tongzhou, guarding the military and political center of Shaanxi, Chang'an. Xu Wei originally put forward three conditions, one of which was that the defense of Shaanxi and China must be presided over by the Xu brothers. The reason why he dared to make this request. The reason why Li Gang agreed with his mouth is that he is full of answers. Li Gang has no other choice, he can't control the other Western Army, and even if he listens to his command, can he rest assured? Shaanxi was an important line of defense to block the Jin army's attack on Chang'an. Especially in the same state. The terrain on the south bank of Weishui is narrow, and it is not easy to deploy heavy troops, while Tongzhou is located on the north bank of Weishui east of Chang'an. Go to attack Chang'an or defend an important town in Chang'an. In addition, it is also an important support point for the defense system of Huangguan and Pujin pontoon bridges, and its strategic location is extremely important! Looking at the Sixth Road in Shaanxi, the only ones who can make Li Gang feel at ease to hand over such a strategic point to him are the Xu family brothers.

Chang'an, a large city known as the "imperial capital". At this time, I didn't know that the Jurchen army of more than 100,000 had approached Guanzhong. The market is still bustling with activity. What should the people do, sit in front of the stall, and nibble on a meat bun. There's nothing more pleasant than drinking a bowl of mutton soup and warming your belly.

A Puma army, about a dozen horsemen, galloped into the city. disturbed the calm of the streets. As a military and political center. It is also the material distribution place of the entire Xia front, and the residents of Chang'an have long been accustomed to this kind of battle. Nobody took it seriously. When those soldiers who were in a hurry to reincarnate passed, the one who nibbled on the meat and steamed buns blew off the dust on them and ate them with relish. As everyone knows, the catastrophe is getting closer to them step by step.

Xuanfu Division, Shaanxi's most brother military and political chief, Li Gang is meeting with Jingyuan Road Jinglu to pacify the envoy and the heart of the Soldier and Horse Mansion Xu Hall, Li Gang is dressed in a purple official uniform, wearing a black veil, binding the seat, oh also, listening with a solemn expression.

In the guest seat, Xu Yuan, who was dressed in military uniform, was reporting to him on the preparations for the war. Speaking of which. Although Li Gang is a senior member of the military and political affairs, he is less than 50 years old, a few years younger than Xu Yuan.

This Xu family brother, although he is related by flesh and blood. But the physiognomy is very different. Xu Yuan was born with the demeanor of a general, with two thick eyebrows straight into the sideburns, and a high nose bridge. The face is thin and has a scar. A short beard under the chin, the end is mighty and intimidating.

"Right now, Xu Sheng personally guards the Pujin defense line, and gathers troops in Tongzhou, and the Jin people are like peeping into Jingzhao. It will be a head-on blow! Xu Yuan has a very loud voice, and he usually speaks like a quarrel.

When Li Gang heard this, the gloomy clouds on his face still did not disperse: "Ziang led the army to recruit Hedong, so that the Shaanxi and Chinese forces were empty. Although Yide is now leading the Jingyuan army. I'm afraid there is still a huge gap with the Jin army, can you stop it? No wonder he was so worried, Xu Wei sent news that it was the Jin Army that claimed to be 240,000. This is naturally an exaggeration, but it is estimated that there should still be about 100,000.

Xu Yuan smiled: "At this point, please rest assured." This cousin left a sufficient supply of soldiers in Dingrong! ”

Li Gang frowned. Xu Wei's Hujie Township army gathered a total of more than 20,000 and took the elite to Hedong. How could Dingrong still have a sufficient supply of troops?

Seeing him like this, Xu Yuan explained: "After the Jin army invaded and withdrew from the south for the second time, Hedong was in chaos. Thieves swarm. Dingrong not only poured in a large number of displaced people, but was once occupied by strongmen. After Xu Wei suppressed the bandits, he organized the rebel army that had surrendered and the displaced people who had entered Shaanxi into the township army, and disposed of the camp in Xie County and Dingrong. Plough when it's busy. Exercise in your spare time, to this day. As long as these tens of thousands of horses put on armor and equipment on their chairs, they can fight directly! "At the beginning, when Xu Wei first arrived, Dingchengjun was in a mess. He consulted Li Gang. After getting the approval of the imperial court, about 70,000 people from Hedong were placed in Dingrong. More than 40,000 brave and strong soldiers were selected as township soldiers and divided into Tunhua County and Xie County. These tens of thousands of horses have always been trained by Wu Phosphorus and Zhang Xian. In the past few years, it has already formed combat power. The reason why Xu Wei did not incorporate them into the Hujie Township Army was because he didn't want to attract too much attention. Just imagine, if you have a small army with 50,000 or 60,000 armor, or even the scale of a strategy to pacify the division, then you still have it? Not to mention Tokyo, even Li Gang is afraid to be suspicious, Xu Jiu, what do you want to do?

When he went to Hedong, he asked to hand over the defense of Shaanxi and China to his brother, one of the reasons was that he thought that these tens of thousands of reserve troops would never fall into the hands of Qu Duan. This marshal even dares to move the rebels, not to mention the township soldiers of your Dingrong? Don't let me be busy for a while, but make a wedding dress for others.

"Oh? If so? Li Gang asked in surprise. Without waiting for the other party to answer, he remembered that there was such a thing, when Xu Wei asked for instructions, he reported it to Tokyo and got the approval of the imperial court. In the end, it is Xu Wei, this foresight is which one of the handsomes there are

Prepare?

"Prime Minister Xuan, I am here to ask Jingzhao to allocate a batch of equipment. Arm the Dingrong Township Army. Make sure that Jingzhao is foolproof! Xu Yuan only talked about the main topic of this trip at this time.

Li Gang thought for a while, and decided on the spot: "This prime minister will give you 15,000 equipment, and the military rations, grass and salaries will also be compared to this amount." Don't rush to thank you. Your two brothers must keep Jingzhao safe! In case of loss

"I am willing to take all the responsibilities!" Xu Yuan got up angrily and said.

Li Gang was overjoyed and praised: "In the end, it is a child of the Xu family, a tiger general." ”

As he was talking, he suddenly heard footsteps outside the flower hall. When the two looked at each other, they saw one of the generals hurrying in, and when they crossed the threshold, one of them was careless, and almost kicked to the ground. Li Gang frowned when he saw it. Drink asked, "What's the alarm?" ”

"Report! Xuanxiang, the Jin army has approached Guanzhong. It is camping on the east bank of the river, and the river is only in the evening! The general shouted.

A word full of surprise! After Xu Yuan was stunned, he suddenly stepped forward, grabbed the general and asked, "What did you say!" The Jin army is on the river? That Pingyang,"

"Ping, the situation in Pingyang, for the time being, I don't know for the time being." That will be Xu Yuan stunned, stammering in reply.

Li Gang sighed in his heart and sat down on the chair. The Jin army entered Hezhong Mansion, so wouldn't Xu Wei ......

The hall fell silent for a while, Xu Yuan was a veteran of the battlefield, and he came back to his senses after a while. No, although the ninth brother did not bring many soldiers and horses, he was the head of the Hedong Righteous Army, and he had enough manpower to enrich the city defense. It is said that he also seconded Wang Yu, a famous general who defended the city under the command of the old minister, and Pingyang will be fine! It is estimated that the Jin army will not be able to attack for a long time, and follow the example of Taiyuan that year, and wave its army south after besieging the city.

When he told Li Gang about this conjecture, the latter would be suspicious, he definitely didn't want Xu Wei to have an accident, but the Jurchens had all hit Hezhong Mansion

"Xuanxiang? Xuanfu Xianggong? Xu Yuan saw that Li Gang was stunned, and snorted a few times.

"Huh? What is righteousness? Li Gang came back to his senses.

"I will rush back to Tongzhou to arrange, please Xuanfu Xianggong will transport the ordnance and equipment later, please do not delay." Xu Yuan Zhengse said.

Li Gang calmed his mind, stood up and said, "Okay." You immediately return to Tongzhou to take command, and the prime minister ordered the commander to send the equipment and ordnance later. ”

Xu Yuan listened, bowed for a long time, and was about to leave. Li Gang stepped forward and grabbed it, and said seriously: "Yide, Shaanxi is the forefront of the Sixth Road, don't miss it!" ”

Xu Yuan bowed, as if he remembered something, and stopped talking. Seeing this, Li Gang asked, "What else is going on?" ”

"Xuanxiang, the Jin army is close to the pontoon bridge, and it is impossible for Shaanxi to come to the aid of Pingyang, so please make a decision as soon as possible." In the end, it is a brother, although Xu Yuan guessed that the ninth brother was fine, but after all, he had a heart hanging in his heart. After all, the opponent is the Jurchens.

Li Gang nodded and did not give a positive answer. After Xu Yuan left. He paced to the front of his seat, sat down slowly, picked up his teacup but didn't take a sip. Now that the situation in Binh Duong is unknown, the Western Army must make all-round preparations for the war, and if it divides its troops to aid Binh Duong, there will be no way out, and second, it will inevitably disperse its forces. To go, or not to go?

If it is really as Xu Yuan guessed, it is natural to rescue the soldiers. In public and private, he can't abandon Xu Wei. But what if something happens to Binh Duong?

This is to make up for the number of words that were sharpened yesterday. There will be updates in the evening. (To be continued)