What's the concern? Is Mrs. He joking? You have forgotten why the Jurchens dominate the world. By what? To put it superficially, it relies on the unparalleled mobility of its cavalry, which comes and goes like the wind, faster than lightning! If the Jin army comes again, it will inevitably adopt the strategy of dividing the upper and second routes. All the way to Taiyuan, all the way out of Yanyun. The officials scattered hundreds of thousands of troops from all sides of Tokyo, ostensibly to save Taiyuan, and to deploy intensively north of the Yellow River. It seems foolproof, but nothing is perfect in this world. You strip the city of Tokyo naked, not even a veil is touched, and no matter which side of the Jin army breaks through the defense line of the Song army, it can reach the city of Tokyo. This is a good thing, the oil lamp in the dark room can illuminate the whole house, but it cannot shine under one's feet.

The officials took the northwest into account and the east as well, but why did they forget about Tokyo? Historically, the Jin army attacked the Song Dynasty twice, and they both adopted the method of running thousands of miles and going straight to the heart. Because the Jurchens know it well. They have just destroyed Liao, and the domestic situation has not yet stabilized, if it is gradually advanced, there will be many people in the Central Plains Dynasty, and it will be the year of the monkey and the month of the horse? Therefore, they took advantage of the cavalry superiority, rushed thousands of miles, and slashed with one sword!

In the face of the Jurchen Iron Cavalry, the Song army had a congenital weakness, and the only thing that could make up for it was to rely on the large number of people, the large land, and the solid city. Dense arming, strong walls and clear wilderness. In this way, even if they were allowed to take advantage of the beginning of the war, as long as the Jurchens went deep alone, there would be problems with logistics and supplies. In this way, it is impossible to retreat if you want to.

When Xu Wei expressed his concerns, He Guan also vaguely felt that something seemed to be wrong. But no matter which way the Jin army wants to get to Tokyo, it must pass through the Yellow River. There is the elite Western Army of the Great Song Dynasty on the West Road, and it is expected that there is no big problem. All the important places on the east line are heavily guarded, and on the south bank of the Yellow River pontoon bridge, there is also a kind of division road in the town to guard Huazhou. You Xu Wei can defend the Yellow River with 7,000 miscellaneous cards, let alone the seed?

Xu Wei disagreed, looking at ancient and modern China and foreign countries, no line of defense can be called foolproof. How long is the Yellow River? Who can guarantee that there is no omission? But. Zhejia Army, Yao Pingzhong, the seed division has led the army to rescue Taiyuan, if step by step, steady and steady, now the climate is hot, the siege of Taiyuan Wanyan Yinshu can indeed be temporarily retreated. If the siege of Taiyuan is lifted, the Jin army will invade the south again, and its Western Route Army will repeat the mistakes of the past and be pinned down on the Taiyuan line. Well, the biggest threat is still in the Eastern Route Army. If the Jindong Route Army wants to fight a decisive battle, it will still think about taking Tokyo directly. However, after the setback of the failure to seize the pontoon bridge last time, this time it will definitely find a different way, and it is very likely that it will bypass the Yellow River pontoon bridge heavily defended by the Song army, find a suitable location, and cross the river by boat. The tactics of the Song army have always been conservative, and they are good at relying on strong cities for defense, and are not good at field warfare. There may be a situation where the Jin army calmly looks for a ferry north of the Yellow River, while the army of the Great Song River Hebei cannot hold out.

Once the Jin army appeared in the Henan area, the Yellow River was no longer in danger, and field battles were inevitable. But the seed master is on the battlefield for a lifetime. The actual combat experience is unparalleled, and if the Jin army wants to be defeated with one blow, I am afraid it will not be so easy. Thinking of this level, he asked He Guan: "How many soldiers and horses did the official family give to the breeder?" ”

He Guan coughed dryly and was speechless. Under Xu Wei's questioning, he said with some regret: "Don't spread this word, the official family thinks that the master is old and does not have the courage of the past, so he is unwilling to reuse it." Although he was sent out of the town of Huazhou, there were no soldiers and horses accompanying him. ”

Xu Wei's heart sank, what? And don't give a single soldier? In this way, the Huazhou troops are the troops of the eldest brother Xu Yuan? What did the imperial court think? Since you have decided to fight against gold, you must do whatever it takes! As one, the whole country will work together! Now, although he is tough on Jin on the surface, he has discounted Li Gang's strategy and implemented it. You just discount, at least do the most reasonable deployment under limited conditions, why don't the most important Huazhou and Tokyo set up heavy defenses?

Seeing that Xu Wei was worried, He Guan was relieved: "It's okay, the last time I was beaten to Hebei by the Jin army, a big reason was that we were caught off guard. This time it has been fully arranged, and the Jurchens are three-headed and six-armed and do not want to threaten the emperor. As for Huazhou, there are more than 10,000 troops, and there is a kind of public seat, which is foolproof! Even if they wanted to bypass the pontoon bridge and borrow boats to cross the river, then the towns in Hebei were heavily defended, so how could they allow him to pass safely? ”

Xu Wei stopped talking. If even a military veteran like He Guan, who has always maintained a high degree of vigilance against the Jurchens, is so optimistic, then the attitude of the officials and Wenchen can be imagined.

He Guan saw him like this and thought about it carefully. Xu Wei had a deep and sober understanding of the situation in Song and Jin. Last time, he concluded that the Jin army would inevitably invade the south, and speculated on its march route, all of which were true. This time, he put forward the anti-gold strategy again, and if he thinks it is inappropriate, it must indeed be a hidden danger. Then he asked, "Do you think Huazhou and Tokyo are in danger?" ”

Xu Wei did not answer positively, but said: "With our current strength, it is impossible to resist the enemy outside the country. In this case, it is necessary to ensure that Tokyo is foolproof. ”

He Guan was speechless for a long time, indeed, if there was a mistake in Tokyo, Da Song couldn't afford it. Those who led the troops knew that they would lose an order, and the army would be broken and killed. However, if the king loses a strategy, the country will be ruined and the clan will die. I have to find an opportunity to remind the official family.

After talking for a while, He Guan got up to say goodbye, and repeatedly told him to train his troops hard. Xu Wei agreed, and kept sending out of the tent, and when he was about to separate, his heart moved, and he suddenly asked: "Yao Pingzhong and the seed master are both deputy envoys of the system, who controls whom?" ”

"Oh. That's what I've thought of. At the beginning, the official family intended to let Yao Pingzhong be in charge, but I ...... this person, "The Yao family is relying on the official family, and there are some words, as a military minister, it is better not to talk nonsense." "But I made it clear to the official family that he was a veteran general of the Western Army in the division, and his response to the enemy was not comparable to Yao Pingzhong. The official family then controlled Yao Pingzhong with the seed master. Hearing this, Xu Wei was a little relieved. The two brothers of the seed family are both famous generals of the Song Army, and they are both bold and strategic, so there should be no problem.

After sending He Guan away. Xu Weili pondered the situation in front of the tent, and was in a trance. I don't know how long it took for someone to wake up. looked closely, but it was Zhang Xian standing in front of him. I can't help but be happy, thousands of troops are easy to get, and a general is hard to find, Wang Yan and Zhang Xian are all famous brave generals in history. Now they are all in the Jingsui battalion, which has greatly alleviated the situation of the lack of commanders in the battalion.

"Commander Xu, I don't know what to do about joining the Xiangyong ......Battalion in Xia," Zhang Xian asked with a fist in his fist.

Xu Wei was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "You can join the Jingsui camp, I can't ask for it, so how about being the head of the camp?" "The heads of Xu Wei's camp are not as good as other places, the heads of the forbidden army have been capped by more than 100 people, but the heads of the Jingsui camp are in charge of thousands of people!

When Zhang Xian heard this, a smile of shame appeared on his face: "Commander, Zhang Xian knows that my father has a good personal relationship with He Taiwei. But you don't have to look at Mrs. Ho's face and take me in. After a pause, he looked around, saw the spear in the patrol soldier's hand, and his heart moved, and he added, "Those who lead the troops must have the wisdom to make decisions in the face of the enemy, and also have the courage to take the lead." How about Commander Xu please make a decision after seeing my means? ”

His words coincided with the lovesickness that Xu Wei usually taught officers. Moreover, he doesn't want to rely on relationships, but wants to stand out with real skills, such a person is worth looking at. Xu Wei waved his hand and said loudly: "No need. ”

"Why is that?" Zhang Xian wondered.

"Because you're Zhang Xian!"

At the end of May and the beginning of June of the first year of Jingkang, Wang Ne, the envoy of the Jin State, left Tokyo. The Song court refused to cede the land of the Three Towns, and refused to allow the Great Song Emperor to respect Emperor Jin as his uncle. Only promised compensation, and the amount was less than 30% of what the Jurchens proposed. At the same time, taking into account the disparity in the combat power of Song and Jin, as well as the difficulty of the situation. Zhao Huan agreed that from now on, all documents of the two countries, the title of envoys, etc., should add the word "big" before the name of the Jurchen country, and call it "Dajin State".

Before leaving, Wang Ne threatened in front of Zhao Huan, "Those who don't come back in the day will not be Wang Neye!" "It means that it won't be long before you come to the Great Song Dynasty again, and it won't be my Wang Ne! It's the Jurchen elite, the army of tigers and wolves!

After the Jin envoy left, the new rulers of the Great Song Dynasty all ran the administration around the center of preparing for war. He poured on the play, saying that Tokyo Huazhou is a throat place, and it has to be guarded against. Ask the imperial court to send additional troops in case of accidents. Although Zhao Huan also agreed, at this time, his eyes were fixed on Taiyuan and did not attract attention. He Guan persuaded him again and again, and the imperial court issued an edict to Zhang Shuye, the head of the soldiers and horses of Deng Nandao, and ordered him to be on guard, and to be ready to open at any time in case of danger in Tokyo.

Cang, Wei, Meng, Hua and other prefectures each stationed in the army. Strengthen the city and repair the war readiness. Because the second prince of the Jin army did not fight all the way from Yanshan to Hebei, when he came and went, he wreaked havoc and looted. The people of these states have fled southward in large numbers, and there are often no people for more than 10 miles. The state guards, in accordance with the instructions of the imperial court, all materials that can be transferred are transferred, and those that cannot be transferred are destroyed on the spot. Li Bangyan, Bai Shizhong, Zhang Bangchang and others repeatedly wrote to the Chinese court, asking for the cessation of this kind of "harm to the people and the country", and Li Gang and others sternly refuted it, and Zhao Huan ignored it.

After this incident, the DPRK and China maintained considerable "harmony" for a period of time. The lords and factions know that the officials are now reusing Li Gang and others, and they have successively promoted and appointed military ministers who are familiar with military affairs, in order to revive the sluggish trend. They knew that the official family had just ascended the throne and was ambitious, thinking that they could control the situation with their enthusiasm, and they would not listen to what they said at this time. Therefore, the ministers of the Lord and the faction collectively closed their voices, but they did not change their political views, but waited to see if Taiyuan would be relieved.

In June, Yao Pingzhong, more than 70,000 horses and infantry troops in the two divisions approached Shouyang, and Taiyuan was shocked. Shouyang was occupied by the Jin army, with more than 2,000 defenders. Seeing the arrival of the Song army, he was very contemptuous and went out of the city to meet the enemy. Yao Pingzhong invited Ying to fight, Xu Zhi in the seed division, only two battles, defeated the Jin army, Ke Shouyang, and the morale was greatly boosted for a while! At this time, Zhi Keqiu also led 20,000 Western troops from Fenzhou to aid Taiyuan.

Yao Pingzhong asked the seed master to lead the army to take Yuci alone, and then the three armies combined, and the siege of Taiyuan could be lifted. After weighing it, the planters believed that this move was feasible and in line with the imperial court's policy of dividing troops to attack, fighting steadily and steadily, not seeking victory, but seeking deterrence. He agreed to his request, but repeatedly warned that between the three armies of Chong, Yao, and Zhe, they must advance and retreat together. Yao Pingzhong responded and led the army to Yuci County.

When the news of the capture of Shouyang by the official army came back to Tokyo, not only the official Zhao Huan was very happy, but Li Gang and other deacons were also encouraged. For the rescue of Taiyuan, the court attaches great importance to it, and Zhao Huan sent someone to promise that as long as the siege of Taiyuan can be lifted, he will worship Yao Pingzhong as the envoy of the festival!

On June 13, Yao Pingzhong's troops arrived at the foot of Yuci City. Without waiting for a break, he ordered an all-out siege of the city, and the Jin army was very tenacious in guarding, and the small county town could not be overcome for half a day. Ordered to rest for the night, attack again tomorrow morning, and before lunch, it will be broken! That night, the Jin army robbed the camp, killing and wounding each other. Yao Pingzhong was very annoyed, and on the morning of June 14, he tried his best, and in only one and a half hours, the Jin army was defeated and abandoned the city and fled. Yao Pingzhong reorganized his troops, and on the one hand, he reported to the imperial court alone, and on the other hand, he prepared to advance. At this time, Zhe Ke asked for troops to Wenshui County, met the cavalry of the Jin army, and ordered to stop advancing and defend the village. The seed division was stationed in Shouyang, and the three western armies had formed a three-sided encirclement of the enemy in Taiyuan.

In Shouyang County, it has been ruined beyond recognition by the Jin army. The people in the city did not have time to flee, the vast majority of men were executed, and women were inevitably subjected to **, after the planters led troops into the city, there were only more than 800 old and weak women and children left in the city. When the common people saw that the officials and troops had recovered Shouyang, they cried and complained about the pain of the fall. At the beginning of Yan Jinbing's entry into the city, they wantonly slaughtered the city, forcibly abducted women to the temple in the west of the city, and wantonly insulted them. Officials such as the magistrate were martyred before the Jin soldiers entered the city.

On the one hand, the planters appeased the people, and on the other hand, they sent people to Yuci to order Yao Pingzhong to guard the city and not to act rashly. He also sent men to the west, looking for the Foldable Division.

Yuci is the south gate of Taiyuan, less than 50 miles away from Taiyuan. After Yao Pingzhong captured, he actively prepared, intending to defeat the Jin army in one fell swoop and lift the siege as soon as possible. When he conveyed this meaning to the planters, he was sternly warned. The planter ordered him not to advance the size of the soil without a military order! It is now June, the weather is very hot, and the northern army is not accustomed to the climate, and is about to fight a decisive battle with me. If our army surrounds but does not fight, harasses them, and then attacks when their morale is low, it will be twice the result with half the effort. The seed master even wrote to him personally, saying that Taiyuan is a place where soldiers must fight, and Yuci is a place where Taiyuan must fight, and the Jin army should be heavily defended, even if it falls, it should try its best to recover it. Now that you have easily captured Yuci, and you have not seen the return of the Jin army, be careful of deception!

Yao Pingzhong was very unconvinced, the Yao family is a big family in the west, and this time they marched to rescue Taiyuan, and the official family saw that you were old, so they ordered me to be controlled by you. Now that I have occupied Yuci, I can reach Taiyuan in the blink of an eye. You ordered me to stand still, obviously because you were afraid that my Yao family would overwhelm you! As for what Jin Jun is deceitful, it is ridiculous! He saw that our three armies were encircled and invulnerable, how could he dare to rob him?

After that, Wanyan Yinshu, who was besieging Taiyuan, continued to send cavalry to provoke, Yao Pingzhong was furious, and his subordinates also asked for battle several times. Helplessly, the division has repeatedly ordered it not to move lightly, otherwise the military law will be engaged!

In June, the Song army of nearly 100,000 horse infantry only fought sporadically with the Jin army, and each other won and lost. It was hot and hot, and the Jin soldiers could not bear it, and it could be seen that the three troops of the Song army relied on each other, and they were not as eager to fight as before, and after several failed provocations, they retreated. At this time, the three troops of the Song army all got in touch and agreed to march into Taiyuan at the beginning of July!

On June 24, the seed division inquired and learned that the enemy besieging Taiyuan had shrunk its defenses, and there seemed to be signs of withdrawal. His subordinates all suggested that he contact Yao Pingzhong and give him a blow! The planter was unmoved, restrained his subordinates, and ordered people to explore again.

Shouyang County Ya, was temporarily used as the marshal's mansion by the seed division, and on this day, he was gathering the generals under the tent to discuss military affairs. The planter is eight years younger than his brother Planter Dao, sixty-seven years old, which is different from his brother's state of running out of oil and withering the lamp. Although he is also old, he has a long beard and chest, sharp eyes, and although his body is thin, he is in good spirits. Dressed neatly draped, sit high on it.

When he was discussing the period of entering the army with the generals under his tent, he suddenly heard a person outside the hall rushing forward, because he was too flustered, kicked on the threshold and fell to the ground. Before he could get up, he had already shouted loudly: "After a little justice!" Yao Pingzhong has entered the army! ”

The planters must all move, and they will rise up: "When will the soldiers enter!" "The sound is like thunder, obviously extremely indignant! The lower part of the account will look at each other, not to agree that the three armies will advance and retreat together, Yao Pingzhong is ...... Grab the credit!

"Early this morning!" The man got up and knelt down to report.

After the seed master filed the case, his expression was grim and he didn't say a word. The generals under the account have reprimanded Yao Pingzhong for not obeying orders and acting without authorization, which has violated military law and should be dealt with severely! There is still silence among the planters, the matter has been born, and now is not the time to hold accountable. Yao Pingzhong's advance completely disrupted the strategy of steady and steady and step-by-step. Now, he is afraid that he has been at war with the Jin army. In this way, it is equivalent to coercing oneself and asking for two armies. If you enter the army, you will have to fight the Jurchens, and it is unknown whether they will win or lose. If he sits idly by, Yao Pingzhong will definitely lose.

"This shaft! Bad national event! After a long time, the planter shouted loudly. Originally, the morale of the Jin army was already low, and he agreed with Zhe Keqiu to enter the army. At that time, the three armies will advance together to encircle and annihilate the enemy in Taiyuan, and the major event can be decided. Unexpectedly, Yao Pingzhong came to such a hand, and completely trapped the Song army in passivity!

"Privy Councillor? To save or not to save? After a moment, the First Shogun asked carefully.

Closing his eyes in pain, the planter was speechless. Can you not save it? If Yao Pingzhong is defeated by the Jin army, the morale will rise and fall, and the success of the dozens of days of encirclement will be ruined!

Just as he ordered the troops to go to the rescue of Yao Pingzhong, the soldiers outside hurriedly came to report: "The Jin army has been killed under the city!" ”

On a hot day, the veteran of the battlefield suddenly felt a chill rise from his back. Yao Pingzhong was greedy for merit, and the Jin army should concentrate superior forces to encircle and annihilate Yao. Now suddenly the soldiers are under the city of Shouyang......

"It's a little fair! The Jin army suddenly arrived, I don't know its reality, and now that the sky is dark, it is necessary to order it to hold on. The generals suggested.

Broken! Yao Pingzhong fell for the Jurchens' plan to lure the enemy deeper! He repeatedly warned him that Yuci was easy to attack, and there must be deception. And now it is not true! The golden soldiers under Shouyang City are not to attack the city, but to contain our troops, so that I dare not go to meet them! Thinking about this clearly, the seed master did not hesitate, and immediately ordered: "Soldier! ”