Just when the two brothers Xu Si and Xu Jiu marched into Fenzhou and Liaozhou and formed a flanking attack on Taiyuan, their series of military actions in Hedong had shocked the world! First of all, Li Gang in Jingzhao was ecstatic after receiving Xu Wei's battle report, and couldn't help but praise the officials of the Division, "Those who are stubborn and lead the king to restore the two rivers are also Bisi people." ”

In ecstasy, he wrote a recital and sent it to Tokyo as fast as possible with a silver medal. As soon as Zhao Huan received the Shaanxi report, he asked three times in succession, is this really the case? When he received an affirmative reply, the Sacred Heart was overjoyed and became a soldier. A Xu Wei led 10,000 horses to drive back the Li Jin coalition army all the way out of Tongguan. If the elite of the Western Army goes out of Shaanxi, not to mention the two rivers, at least Hedong can be recovered!

However, when the detailed council department discussed this matter with the ministers, it was surprising that some of the ministers of the main war faction expressed their opposition to the large-scale use of troops. Their reason was that the country had been in turmoil for many years, and the two rivers had been completely destroyed by the Jurchens. The losses of the forbidden army were serious and unprecedented since the founding of the country. Now the only thing the imperial court can rely on is the Western Army, and it cannot be used indiscriminately. Moreover, the people of the two rivers, six or seven out of ten who fled south and west, even if they recovered the lost territory, how could they hold it? The current policy of the imperial court is to recuperate, train troops, and resist the Jurchen invasion with Shaanxi as the front. As for the counteroffensive, the time has not yet come.

Some ministers have even pointed out that the bad habit of falsely reporting meritorious service in order to invite rewards in the military has a long history and is almost an open secret. Less than two years after the formation of Xu Weihujie's township army, more than 10,000 troops fought a field battle with the Li Jin coalition army, which was several times his own, and was able to fight a draw and force the enemy to retreat? That's a bit unbelievable, isn't it? Shaanxi should be allowed to take a good look.

The privy deputy envoy Zhi Yanzhi immediately refuted this statement, he was one of the few people in Wenchen who had a friendship with Xu Wei, and he was more familiar with the situation of the Hujie Township Army. He pointed out that the composition of the Hujie Township Army is simple, and it is reasonable that the children of Lianghe, who are all the same, fight bravely and sacrifice their lives. In addition, Hujie's training is harsh, and the commanders at all levels are from humble backgrounds and have the heart to die. Of course, the most important thing is Xu Wei, the main general. Not only has the resourcefulness to strategize, but also the courage to fight to the death, the so-called young talents are also.

Zhao Huan was helpless for a while, so he had to send an edict first, praising Xu Wei and Hujie Township Army for their loyalty and bravery, rewarding and promoting the officers and soldiers of the department, and ordering the Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy to handle it preferentially.

Compared with the "calmness" in the court, public opinion is boiling among the people. The first to know the news was the Tai students in Tokyo, and as soon as they spread the news, the entire city of Tokyo knew that the official army had recovered a large area of land in Hedong and had arrived in Taiyuan. The people ran and shouted, talked about it all day long in teahouses and wine shops, and even wrote an article in Beijing Da Confucian. Hearing that the official army received Hedong", it was widely spread in the capital, and it could be recited by both young and old. For a time, the call of the folk scholars to recover the lost territory was rising, especially those who fled from Hedong and Hebei, and their homesickness became more and more urgent. There are even people who prepare their bags every day so that they can return to Sangzi at any time.

At the end of the first month, Wanyan suddenly led his troops out of the city, and fought with Xu Sheng's troops in Yuci County, the southern gate of Taiyuan, regardless of victory or defeat. The next day, Wanyan Huonu led the army to arrive, and Xu Sheng retreated to Pingcheng County, Liaozhou, in order to prevent mistakes. Together with Xu Wei, he waited for instructions from the Shaanxi side.

The Xu brothers were eyeing Taiyuan, and they seemed to have no intention of retreating, and ordered more than 10,000 generals to reinforce Taiyuan. The Xu brothers spied on the news, so they led the army south to return to Zezhou and buried the fallen soldiers in Xiaoxi Mountain. Xu Wei took this opportunity to write a letter to the Shaanxi Xuanfu Envoy, pointing out that the three prefectures of Hezhong, Jiang, Xie and Ze are rich in products and many mountains and rivers, so they should be held on to Shaanxi as a barrier. He also reiterated the theory of "taking one government and three prefectures as a buffer for Shaanxi" on the day of Ma Kuo, and suggested that troops be sent to garrison this place. He expected that it would be a matter of time before the imperial court ordered the class teacher, and this time the recruitment of Hedong was originally to deter Li Wei, but now that the goal has been achieved, the Shaanxi side will definitely order him to return to the division in the near future. This matter must be brought up before the order is given, otherwise I will bring out more than 10,000 brothers and bring 6,000 or 7,000 back, and I will not even get back the place where the slap is big, and I will have enough to eat?

Sure enough, a few days later, Li Gang's order arrived at the front. "The thief is against the trend, and when he has not recovered, it is appropriate to return to the teacher." There was no mention of the ownership of one government and three states. As a soldier, the order should be executed, but Xu Wei turned over Li Gang's warrant and read it several times, and finally judged that it was not a strict military order. Either you will strictly order me to withdraw to Dingrong, or you will clearly say that you will stay in the garrison, what is the meaning of "it is appropriate to return the division?" Then he replied that although the Li Jin coalition army retreated, there were many thieves in Hedong, and I was afraid that it would have to be delayed for some time.

Xu Wei guessed correctly, and after Li Gang received his report, he thought it was true. However, at this time, the official document of the imperial court ordering the withdrawal of troops had already arrived in Jingzhao, and Li Gang was inconvenient to refuse, so he issued this ambiguous order. At the same time, he also made a presentation to the imperial court, stating Xu Wei's opinion, requesting that the land of one government and three states be included in the jurisdiction of Shaanxi, and that officials and emcees be appointed to administer the administration. At the same time, it was suggested that this area could be divided into a separate road militarily, and the commanders could be appointed to lead the troops to defend it.

But as soon as Li Gang's recital was sent to Tokyo on the front foot, the Jin envoy entered the city gate on the back foot, and the matter was shelved. Zezhou is some distance from Shaanxi, and most of the people have fled, so it is impossible for the Xu brothers to wait here forever, and supply is a big problem. Li Gang bordered the same state with Hezhong Mansion, so he ordered Xu Sheng, the governor of the same state, to retreat to Hezhong Mansion, and ordered Xu Wei to retreat to Jiezhou to facilitate the replenishment of grain and grass materials.

Before Xu Wei left, in his capacity as the head of the Hedong Righteous Army, he specially found the leaders of the Righteous Army from all walks of life and instructed them that from now on, these prefectures and counties in the southeast of Hedong will be a promising place. Although the officers and troops have withdrawn, you can "act cheaply". Ma Kuo and the others understood what he meant, and as soon as the Hujie Township army retreated, they immediately occupied the city so as not to fall into Li Zhi's hands again. Some of them were anxious, and they actually ran to the gate of Taiyuan to occupy Liaozhou, Fenzhou, but they were defeated and fled by Wanyan Huonu.

In the spring of February, Zhao Huan took Huang Qianshan, the right man of Shangshu, as his envoy, and started peace talks with the envoys of the Jin State. The Jurchens came back with only one purpose, to stop the war and ask the Southern Dynasty to withdraw the army of the Purple Gold Tiger to Shaanxi. The front-line soldiers won the battle, and Huang Qianshan, the negotiator, became stubborn when he spoke, you said that I would withdraw? Hedong is the inheritance left by the ancestors, what is wrong with Xu Wei in the territory of the Great Song Dynasty?

The envoys of the Jin State are obviously prepared, and yes, I admit that your little tiger is fierce. But your country doesn't want us to do a big job in Hedong, do you? To tell the truth, the administrative and military institutions of Lianghe are gone, and many prefectures and counties are uninhabited for hundreds of miles, how long can Xu Wei stay?

Huang Qianshan sneered at each other, your second prince's Eastern Route Army was beaten by Taiwei Xu without leaving a piece of armor, and when he heard that he didn't flee into Zhending City, there were only a few dozen horsemen around him?

The ministers of Song and Jin were sarcastic and sarcastic, and they didn't talk about a bird. In the end, Zhao Huan saw that there was no progress in the peace talks, and Xu Shao, the prime minister, personally intervened in the matter. Only then did we decide on a negotiation policy of "facing reality". The Jurchens verbally demanded that the Southern Dynasties recognize the legitimacy of their occupation of the Lianghe River, and let all the Song troops in the Lianghe region withdraw and demarcate the border. Xu Shaoyan refused, if you Jin Guo have this kind of thought, then there is no need to talk about it.

The Jin envoy who sent the Great Song Dynasty this time was an old minister of the former Liao State and was very familiar with the situation in the Southern Dynasty. He made concessions at the right time and put forward a plan, which we do not call "demarcating the border", but we must divide the control area into a single point, so that the troops can stop the war and cease fighting. This is actually the "military demarcation line", that is, to avoid the question of whose territory it is, and only to talk about the actual sphere of influence of the army.

The Jin envoy proposed that with the Yellow River as the boundary, except for Shaanxi, the south was under the control of the Great Song Dynasty, and the north was the Jurchen. Although this proposal did not allow the Southern Dynasties to cede the two rivers, it was tantamount to saying that the two rivers were occupied by the Jin army, and the Song army still had to withdraw completely. How could Xu Shao not see through this kind of trick? It is proposed that the two armies of the Song and Jin armies should be divided by dividing the area actually occupied at present, and that an armistice should be held in the near future, which is called facing up to reality.

When the golden envoy heard it, there was such a good thing? Although Xu Wei once hit the gate of Taiyuan, but now he has retreated, you still use the Yellow River as the boundary. Xu Shao said, don't worry, some prefectures and counties in the southeast of the river are now occupied by the Lianghe Righteous Army, which also has to be counted. The Jin envoy strongly objected, pointing out that the "righteous army" was spontaneously organized, and was not an official act of the Great Song court, and could not be used as a basis.

Xu Shao argued with reason, Xu Wei is the head of the Hedong Righteous Army, and the leaders of the Righteous Army from all walks of life were canonized by the imperial court, and they all wore official seals, how could this not be an official act of the Great Song Dynasty? But the golden envoy knew about this, and those leaders of the Hedong Righteous Army, as soon as they were appointed by the imperial court, immediately raised their banners, lest others not know.

In this way, Pingyang Mansion, Zhaode Mansion, Weisheng Army, Zezhou, Jiangzhou and other places in Hedong are all active in the rebel army at present, and they should all be placed on the side of the Great Song Dynasty. The negotiations dragged on for a long time, and it was not until mid-February that the Kim side relented. That's it, but with two conditions. First, the rebels of the Weisheng Army had to withdraw, and this place was too close to Taiyuan. Second, Han Fang, you have to let me take it back. There is no need to talk about these two conditions.

Xu Shao thought for a long time, who is Han Fang? Oh, yes, the envoys of the Jin State sent an envoy to the Southern Dynasty in order to deceive the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty and cover up the intention of the Jin army to invade the south. Later, he was secretly arrested by Xu Wei and has been imprisoned until now. It is said that this person is the champion of the Renchen Branch of the Liao State, and after surrendering, he was deeply trusted by the gold owner, especially by the second prince who was not introduced as a guest of honor, and became the "mastermind" of the separation. When he beheaded Guo Yaoshi, some ministers remembered him, and hated this person for being loyal on the outside, but in fact he harbored evil intentions and wanted to kill him, but Zhao Huan did not allow it.