At the end of the year in Song Longxing. Emperor Zhao Huan led thousands of clansmen, ministers, and concubines to stay in Sijing to guard the Luoyang army led by Zhang Shuye and his son, and tens of thousands of Chang Jie's army led by He Ji, and retreated to the south. One out of Tokyo City. This huge team went straight to Shangqiu, Yingtianfu, Nanjing, and now Henan, and stayed here for only two days, and went south without stopping for fear of the pursuit of the Jindong Route Army. The destination of Zhao Huan's trip is Zhenjiang Mansion.

When it was decided to retreat to the south, the rulers proposed several alternative locations. One is Jiangling Mansion, the second is Zhenjiang Mansion, and the third is Hangzhou. Zhao Huan finally chose Zhenjiang for the reason. Zhenjiang Mansion is backed by mountains and faces the river, and the situation is dangerous. It is also an important town in the southeast. Zhao Yi fled Tokyo. Entrenched in the southeast, it has stayed here. It is only because the Jianghuai region is "fertile for thousands of miles, and there are thousands of counties." "All needs in the capital, all the things to give" was the place with the most economic and financial resources in the Great Song Dynasty at that time. Moreover, Song Huan, who was deeply trusted by Zhao Huan and promoted the return of Zhao Jie to the dynasty, served as the transportation envoy of Jiang, Huai, Jing, Xi and other road systems. Therefore, the emperor considered it again and again, and finally chose Zhenjiang Mansion as the "line"

At the same time that Zhao Huan rushed to Zhenjiang, the Jindong Route Army marched forward under the leadership of Wanyan Wushu. At the end of November, in order to pursue Xu Hongyue Fei, who had retreated to Tokyo, the fourth prince of the Jin Kingdom personally led thousands of elite horses to ride non-stop. Hebei summoned Zhang when he learned that the emperor had retreated to the south. He also led the army to rush to the aid of Tokyo.

At the beginning of December, Fu Shizhong's troops encountered the Jin army. The battle was fought in Fengqiu. Due to the suddenness of the incident and the hasty response to the battle, the Song army was defeated and had to retreat to the northern suburbs of Tokyo. The vanguard of the Jin army was afraid that the lone army would be encircled in depth, and did not dare to advance further. But even then, Tokyo was shaken. When Zhao Huan retreated south, he not only took away a large number of property, officials, but also Zhang Shuye He Ji's troops. Left to Xu Shao. There was only a ragtag army of more than 30,000 people.

Once the people heard that the Jin people were approaching Jingshi, rumors spread in the market, and people were panicked. Fortunately. Staying in Tokyo was the privy envoy Xu Shao, Wen also came, and Wu also got it. On the day when the official family left Beijing. He was ordered to set up a left-behind department and convened officials to discuss countermeasures. Tokyo's city defense system is not picky, the problem is the lack of people!

Xu Shao soon issued an order as the governor of Tokyo and the governor of Kaifeng, calling on the soldiers and civilians in the capital to guard the imperial palace. The Son of Heaven forsaken me. Fortunately, there is also a privy councillor who wants to save me. On that day, more than 80,000 people came to collect weapons and armor and volunteered to guard the city. And didn't come. Support was also expressed in various ways. Some wealthy businessmen, seeing that Beiyi was approaching Tokyo, generously donated hundreds of thousands of dollars. What is especially surprising is that even the prostitutes in Tokyo actually took out money!

In early December, Zhang led the Hebei Army to cross the Purple Mountain pontoon bridge and arrived in Huazhou, where Pegasus reported to the Tokyo Garrison Division. This news greatly encouraged the military and civilians in Tokyo, and also made Xu Shao breathe a sigh of relief. But at this time, Wanyan Wushu, who came from Shandong, had already learned the news of Zhao Huan's departure.

Many generals of the Jin Army wanted to capture Tokyo. That's the capital of the Great Song Dynasty! The significance of conquering Tokyo is naturally extraordinary, and more importantly, after hundreds of years of operation in Tokyo, can there be less money and materials? At that time, there was a rumor among the Jin army that it was to take the city. The gold and silver obtained are far greater than the land of two rivers!

However, the fourth prince of the Dajin Kingdom severely rebuked the generals for this idea, and he immediately decided that the main force of the Song army was placed in the north, and the south could be described as vulnerable. If you don't take advantage of this time to pursue the Southern Dynasty Taishang and the Young Emperor, when will you stay? So the main force was raised. He personally led the pursuit to the south. As for the fat meat in Tokyo, since it is in the mouth, there is no reason not to eat it, so he left a general, who was famous and famous, and led a Bohai 10,000-person team, a Liaodong Han army of 10,000 people, and a mixed army of 20,000 Jurchen, Khitan, and Xi troops, as well as 40,000 troops from Hebei to besiege Tokyo. The Battle of Tokyo began.

Just when the battlefield in the Central Plains was tight, Hedong, which had experienced several military disasters, still could not stand. More than a month has passed, and more than 100,000 people and horses have tried all kinds of methods, and more than 20,000 people have been injured or wounded, but they still cannot shake the defense system of the two trenches and three walls in Binh Duong. In the face of this strong fortress, most of the generals of the Jin army were timid. A golden general sent to siege the city. Nine out of ten were extremely reluctant, and their morale suffered a serious setback.

The concubine was so anxious that she executed the four commanders who had attacked passively, and vowed to take Pingyang. Yelu Ma Wu and others persuaded hard, we have an army of more than 100,000. Why bother with Pingyang? Why bother with Hedong? Even if it's the Purple Gold Tiger Xu Wei who sits here, what then? He is just a slightly special example of a group of generals of the Southern Army who are greedy for life and afraid of death, does he have the ability to penetrate the heavens and the earth? Does he have the power to turn things around? What if our army just lets him go east of the river? What if he was to chase after his ass? He is cowering in the city, and I don't move him, is it that when he goes out of the city, I am still afraid of him in the field? Even if you are a little afraid of him, isn't there still a "lock up law"?

Dung Su was also a little shaken at this time, he had to fight Pingyang to the death, although there was an element of anger. But as a famous general in a hundred battles, it is more from the strategic level, Xu Wei has become famous in recent years, and he does have some means. Among the generals of the Southern Army, he was one of the few generals who was famous for his field heroes. The "lock-up law" may not be able to trap him.

Marching and fighting, the most afraid of the enemy on the back, if you abandon the river and abandon it, go straight to Shaanxi, the front of the Western Army is the strongest army in the Southern Dynasties, in case the battle is not smooth, want to retreat, Zi Yi Xun Shu and concave Shan different body clam retreat road for me to block. He didn't have a tiger army in his year. There is a so-called Hedong righteous teacher, and his strength should not be underestimated! For these reasons, he vetoed the suggestion of Ma Wu and others.

Compared with the entanglement of concubines, Xu Wei is much more leisurely. Before the war began, he asked Li Jian for enough food for 50,000 people, in addition to sufficient equipment. If he had any difficulties, it was that the food was a bit monotonous. Eating too much mutton, heartburn; Pasta eaten too much. Obesity.

Seeing that the Spring Festival is approaching, these years of crusade and westward discussion, there has not been a happy New Year. I really miss the lady in Dingrong, but I can't help it, I embarked on the road of leading soldiers, and it is inevitable to get together less with my family and leave more, and it has been the same throughout the ages.

In the past few days, the Jin army has stopped a little. Xu Wei ordered the generals to be on guard while continuing to study gunpowder with the craftsmen. Before rushing to Hedong. Li Gang asked him to calm the situation no matter what, and he also made three demands. First, the grain and grass equipment I want, Shaanxi must be satisfied; First, if the Jin army goes south, I will block it in the east of the river first, but I hope that the prime minister will ensure that my backyard will not catch fire; Thirdly, didn't you say that a new capital was to be established? How about being set up in Dingrong?

Li Gang agreed to these three requests. and sent him a group of craftsmen who made ordnance to Pingyang to help. With this condition, Xu Wei's long-thinking ideas can be implemented.

The replacement of cold weapons with firearms is a historical trend that everyone knows. No, it should be said that future generations will know about it. After arriving in the Song Dynasty, especially after leading the troops, Xu Wei already had a considerable understanding of the firearms of the Song army. As for the status of firearms in the Song army's equipment, in a word. Or play tricks, as an auxiliary means. The reason is simple. The power of gunpowder was not enough. If you think about it, there is even gunpowder of clear oil, tung oil, and croton in the ingredients, how can it be powerful? Thunderbolt, the name is majestic enough, right? It's as big as a basin, one goes out, and a few people can't be killed!

In view of this, Xu Wei decided to use Pingyang as a testing ground. That's why it came out the other day. The scene on the academy field. But these days, he asked the craftsmen to increase the proportion of flame nitrate, but the power of the newly prepared gunpowder was still not ideal, which made him a little puzzled.

On this day, after Xu Wei finished inspecting the city defense. I went to the school field for a while, and it was dark when I returned to Shuaifu. He sat in the hall to deal with some affairs of the army in the city, and was busy for a long time before going to bed. In fact, when the war is out, the so-called sleeping cannot be said to be sleeping, but only napping.

You can't take off anything but your armor, and if there's a policeman, a carp will hit you up.

Let the soldiers serve and take off their armor, blow out the lights, he didn't even kick his combat boots, and half lay on the bed with his clothes closed. The net lay down for a while. Burst out laughing. It's really funny to think about it, people cross over, take off your clothes and wait for a pretty girl, I will always be a rough soldier.

After a while, he was about to fall asleep in a daze, when suddenly a noise woke him up. When I jumped up, I saw that the soldier forgot to close the window, and the wind blew the pole off.

I went back to the bed, and I lay down again, but I couldn't sleep. simply took off his robe and boots, and asked the soldiers to bring a basin of hot water, damn, my feet were so cold that I didn't know if it was my own, so I had to burn it well.

"Comfortable!" Put both feet into the basin. Xu Wei couldn't help but scream secretly. Sleeping in a warm bunk and burning his feet is already a luxury for him now. I knew how good it would be to be a civil official. There is no need to fight in Germany, and there is no need to fight bloodily. 's position is still higher than that of Wu Chen. But who told us to join a family of martial artists?

Thinking of this, my heart moved. I don't know how Tokyo is now, is Zhao Huan going or staying? If so, where are you going? Shaanxi? Gangnam? Hey,**What are you doing with that idleness, where do you like to go, brother only cares about whether the backyard is stable now. Who is in charge of Shaanxi's defense, and what is the state of the Western armament war. The Jin army went south at the beginning of November, and it has been more than a month now. I believe that Li Gang and He Guan are also busy. As long as there is no defeat like the "Battle of Fuping" in history, there should be no problem in preserving Shaanxi. As long as the 800 miles of Qinchuan are kept, and Sichuan, which is backed by the country of abundance, it can be attacked. Retreat can be defended, not to mention winning, at least invincible. Although there is still a considerable distance from the goal of "Shaanxi", there is at least a general eyebrow.

"Have you ever slept with the prime minister?. Just thinking about it. Outside the room, Ma Kuo's voice suddenly sounded.

At this time, Xu Wei had an unprovoked idea in his heart, and immediately replied after a little hesitation: "Is it Brother Zichong?" Come in. ”

The door slowly opened, and Ma Kuo, wrapped like a cotton ball, stepped into the room, bringing in a cold wind that made people shiver. When Ma Kuo saw it, he hurriedly closed the door, smiled and apologized: "In the past, I always couldn't untie my clothes to solicit the prime minister, I'm sorry, I'm sorry." ”

Xu Wei wiped his feet neatly and said with a smile: "It's okay." Sit and sit and let the sergeant make a pot of haggis soup.

Ma Kuan shook his head quickly, and said with a bitter face: "I recently smelled the smell of sheep and sat down.

Xu Wei put on his robe, put on his boots, and ordered the soldiers to bring boiling water and make two cups of tea with his own hands. He smiled and said: "Then it will be light, this tea was given by Li Xuanfu before the expedition, and I have not been willing to drink it, and today I will use it to entertain Brother Zichong." ”

Ma Kuo punctured his lie with one word: "You don't have time to drink!" In the last few days, the Jurchens have stopped, and you have such leisure. ”

"Haha, the parents of the one who gave birth to me, the one who knows me, the only son is a brother." Xu Wei laughed.

The two of them sat down leaning on each other, just because Xu Wei's room was simply furnished, one bed, one table, and several stools. There was still a pile of armor on the table, and I had to report to the bed before I had a place to eat tea. Holding the teacup of the roller, after a moment of silence, Xu Wei spoke first: "Brother Zichong came just in time, there is something that has been held in the brother's heart for a long time, and he is not unhappy. ”

Ma Kuo held the teacup in both hands, and when he heard this, he seemed to be a little surprised, and raised his head and said, "Oh? I don't know what the matter of recruiting the prime minister? ”

"Don't talk about it, there's no one else here." After Xu Wei was surprised, he thought about Pian Xuan, and said, "Brother's talent, brother admires it tightly." Not to flatter you, looking at the DPRK and the place. No one else has as much insight as you. Originally. Brother Zichong ran between Song and Jin, urged the covenant, and dealt with the Khitans. To this day, so to speak. The one who sees the world most clearly is probably my brother. ”

After listening carefully, Ma Kuo smiled indifferently: "The Jurchen rises and wants to sweep the world." Khitan Yelu Dashi led the army out of the Western Regions, and what he wanted was nothing more than to restore the country. After the party lost the first line of Hengshan Tiandu Mountain, the country's strength was greatly weakened, and it was sandwiched between the powers, and it was only able to protect itself. As for my speech here, he stopped.

Xu Wei didn't ask either, and waited for a while. Ma Kuo sighed: "Although the official family has the heart to recover. However, although the gap in strength between Song and Jin has shrunk, there is still a huge disparity, and it will be difficult to attack and defend for ten years. ”

"Then dare to ask my brother to break the game" Xu Wei opened the lid of the cup, blew a breath, and took a sip.

"Stick to Sichuan and Shaanxi, run the southeast, and fight in the Central Plains. Trying to recover! "Ma Kuo's sixteen words are so loud!

After hearing this, Xu Wei couldn't help but secretly admire, Ma Kuo's accurate judgment of the situation can be described as hitting the nail on the head! And these sixteen words are also hungry for words. Penetrating insight.

"If you can bravely ease the relationship with Xia, connect Yelu Dashi. It will get twice the result with half the effort, although the Jurchen is stronger. Don't be afraid! Ma Kuo's words came out, and Xu Wei knew that he couldn't wait any longer.

After thinking about it in his heart for a while, he spoke: "Brother Zichong, with all due respect, with your talents, you could have shown your strength in this troubled world. But why do you bother to be a rebel? It is true that the Lianghe Yishi is a force to be reckoned with in the great cause of resisting gold, but the real mainstay is still the forbidden army.

I know that there is a lot of disunderstanding between the government and the opposition about my brother's early years of running between Song and Jin to promote the covenant. But at that time, you were ordered by the top to run an errand, and the responsibility is not on you. For this matter. Brothers should not have baggage. ”

Ma Kuo was silent when he heard this, after all these years, he finally heard a fair word! When I met Xu Wei. thought he was just walking out of the door and being used to fighting. It takes a long time to associate with him. Although this person is young, he really has a lot of knowledge. Today he said that. Enough is enough, it is a great pleasure to have such a confidant!

Raising his head and looking at the other party for a long time, he smiled and said, "I wanted to be a kowtow brother with you, but now you are both an ambassador and the head of the rebel army." It's my peak, and I'm settling with you at this time, and I'm suspicious of clinging. Let's go, it's a long time coming. Since the fall of Zhaode, I have also been reflecting that the current Jin Kou is hideous, which is a good opportunity for people in my generation to make contributions. Although I hate the words and deeds of the powerful in the court, it is difficult for me to carry out my ambitions after all when I lead the righteous army to run through the two rivers! Brother Ziangxian, forgive me for calling you a brother. If it weren't for Ma boasting, if someone could recognize my ability and give me a chance, I would be in the great cause of resisting gold

Ma Kuo's emotions were a little excited, and when he said this, he actually shot the case, his eyes were blazing, like a star Langyue! But later, there was no follow-up, his emotions gradually calmed down, and the light in his eyes gradually faded. Finally, I sat down in a gloomy manner. Existing, not only in the government and the opposition, but also in the whole country. They all think that my Ma Kuo is the bane of the Jurchen Nankou, and say that my Ma Kuo lures wolves into the house! Yes, Lianjin's annihilation of Liao is indeed a big failure! It really planted a bane for the Great Song Dynasty! But is that my fault alone? I'm just doing what I'm told! After the fall of the Khitan, I judged that the Jin army would definitely invade the south, and I persuaded Tong Guan several times to prepare early, did he listen?

Xu Wei put down the teacup and said, "Brother Zichong." Although Xu Wei is not talented, as long as he can help, you can speak! "He is now a solicitor, and not only has the right to act cheaply, but also has the right to dispose of all the generals in Hedong. Ma Kuo is the head of the soldiers and horses of the Zhaode Mansion Righteous Army, and he is his boss, so he can naturally appeal for Ma Kuo. This is not a difficult thing, just because talents are rare. Play some horses to expand the military feats, and then blow it bigger. Even if the imperial court doesn't hold it accountable, at least it will make a "meritorious service redemption before the guilty army" Anyway, now that he has the final say in this area of Hedong, the upper authorities will not turn over those old things about Chen Guzi and rotten sesame seeds at such a critical juncture.

Ma Kuo raised his head suddenly, his lips twitching several times. couldn't speak, and finally said emotionally: "Ziang! If I can get your help this time and save me from a place of no return, Ma Kuo will definitely remember it! He will be rewarded one day! ”

Hearing these words in Xu Wei's ears, he immediately realized. Things may not be what you think they are!