When a group of ministers come out of the hall of the arch, no matter what mood they are in. The phoenix skin of the Kudu toilet did not dare to delay in the slightest. He Li walked out of the palace gate, and stood on the steps, touching the railing, looking at the imperial city. Starting from the Wei State of the Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period, Kaifeng has brewed its own kingly atmosphere. Since then, the Liang, Jin, Han and Zhou dynasties have built their capitals here, the Great Song Dynasty opened the country, and Emperor Taizu set the capital here. But now, the Great Song Dynasty has encountered no changes in the more than 170 years since the founding of the country, and the mountains and rivers have been broken. Life is devastated, and Tokyo has become a piece of fat in the eyes of the Jurchen Qiuyi. You have to eat it! The official family had no choice but to leave Beijing and retreat.

"He Xiang, let's go." A voice sounded beside him, and He Li looked sideways, it was the Chengqin bolt in the imperial history. With a long sigh, He Guan took one last look at the capital of kings and walked down the steps. This time, I don't know when I will be able to return to the Central Plains",

All the important ministers who were named in the "Detailed Discussion Division" came out, but Xu Shao, the privy envoy, was the only one.

After Zhao Huan announced his verbal edict to leave Beijing and retreat, he was left alone. At this time, in the vertical arch hall, the two monarchs and ministers looked at each other without saying a word, and after a long time, the official instructed: "Give the cardinal a seat." ”

The province of Inner Servants knew that Qian Cheng moved a stool, and after Xu Shao thanked him, he slowly sat down. From the moment the Son of Heaven left him, he could probably guess what was going on. Since the Tang and Song dynasties. The emperor personally marched or went on patrol, and he must leave the prince or important ministers to guard the Beijing division, which is called "staying behind" to establish the country in this dynasty, and place the Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo, the Henan Mansion in Xijing, the Daimyo Mansion in Beijing, and the Yingtian Mansion in Nanjing, except for Tokyo. The other three capitals have their own guards, but they are all concurrently served by the local chief executive, and they do not have many special powers. Today, after the Son of Heaven retreated to the south. Leave yourself alone, its purpose is self-evident.

The two monarchs and ministers have their own hearts, and the needles in the huge hall can be heard, and after a long time, Zhao Huan called: "Xu Qing." ”

"The minister is here." Xu Shao got up and answered.

Zhao Huan waved his hand, motioned for him to sit down and speak, and then said: "Since Lian ascended the throne, political affairs have been one. The prime minister has changed many people one after another. Military affairs alone. Always in your trust, and anyone who suggests a change in the Privy Council will be ignored. Do you know why? ”

When Xu Shao heard this, how could he not know that this was the official family who first put on a high hat for himself, and then sent him? Then he replied: "The minister has been in charge of military affairs for many years, and he is deeply afraid of being entrusted by the saint, so he is restless at night, and he is sincerely afraid. "Xu Qing doesn't have to be too humble, although you are a martial artist. But he was full of poetry and classics, and he was no less than the prime minister of the DPRK and China. In particular, acting cautiously and being loyal to others is the most reassuring to the United Nations. Looking at the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, to put it in my heart, Aiqing is the only one who can make Lian as an arm. "Zhao Huan's hat is simply high to the beam.

Xu Shao looked uneasy, and said, "I dare not be ashamed." ”

"At the beginning of the ascension to the throne, there were crises inside and outside the government and the opposition, if it weren't for your Xu family sacrificing their lives to fight outside and trying their best to assist inside, how could the Union sit on top of this golden palace? Xu's credit is well known. Zhao Huan said very seriously.

"The Lu of the Eater, the Matter of Loyalty to the King, the Duty of Duty, I Don't dare to take credit." Xu Shaoton said.

Zhao Huan nodded approvingly, and changed his words, making a decision: "Jin Kou is hideous, and he has to leave Tokyo temporarily and retreat to the south for the sake of his family and country. But in this place where the ancestors of the past generations worked hard to manage, there must be important ministers left. The great cause of the war in Lianghe, Shaanxi, and the Central Plains should also be presided over by others. Lian pondered for many days, no one in the Manchu Dynasty has such talent and prestige, except for Xu Qing! ”

Although he had expected this to be the case, after hearing it clearly, Xu Shao's heart still couldn't help but be shocked!

"Aiqing was born as a military minister, fought in the west in his early years, and made many military exploits, which can be described as a deep understanding of military affairs. Later, he was transferred to the literary rank, and successively served as the chief executive of the state, government and road, with outstanding political achievements and excellent official reputation. Thinking about it, only you are an all-rounder. In order to be able to bear this burden, I will stay in Tokyo and preside over the overall situation! After Zhao Huan finished speaking, Xuanyi paused. After a while, he asked, "I don't know what Aiqing thinks?" ”

The second half of the year is purely a formality, the king wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, you Chrysostom wants me to stay in Tokyo, do I have any bargaining left? Xu Shao groaned slightly and stood up.

Zhao Huan has been paying attention to him, frankly. Leaving Xu Shao in Tokyo, he was also a little reluctant. Xu Shao is a good person, low-key, and good at understanding the will. The most important thing is that he can also come to Wen and Wu, and he relies on him to give advice whenever there is a major event. However, once he retreats to the south, he will inevitably be unable to deal with the overall situation of anti-gold in the north, and someone must be temporarily in charge. He Li, Geng Nanzhong, Xu Churen, Huang Qianshan, are these people okay? Zheyan is both civil and military, but he is too young and has insufficient prestige and qualifications to take on this great responsibility. counted and counted, and there was only Xu Shao.

"There are three brothers in the courtiers, both brothers died in the country, and the ministers are willing to follow the will of the second brother and defend the emperor to the death!" Xu Shao's statement finally dispelled the last trace of worry in the emperor's heart.

When the other party's voice fell, he got up and said: "Xu Qing's loyalty and righteousness are really a model for the courtiers!" From now on, the Anti-Gold Alliance will be entrusted to you temporarily. After the Holy Driver's Southern Tour, you will be able to set up the "Tokyo Left-behind Division" to grant you the right to act cheaply. Shaanxi, Lianghe, and the Central Plains should be a major military and political event, before they are taken back by explicit order. It's up to you. There is no need to say much about the stakes. ”

Xu Shao bowed to the order again, and Zhao Huan tried his best to praise him again, and then ordered him to retreat. It is estimated that he was worried that Xu Shao would change his hexagram, Zhao Huan drafted an edict overnight, and if he did not hand it over after Xu Shaochuan's official residence, he sent an internal servant to Fu Zhao, and officially dismissed him.

At the end of November of the first year of Longxing in the Great Song Dynasty, Zhao Huan opened the precedent for the founding of the Great Song Dynasty and issued an edict to the world to "tour the south." for reasons to leave Beijing. At the same time, he worshiped the privy envoy Xu Shao as "the governor of Tokyo and the governor of Kaifeng." "All the soldiers and horses listened to moderation, and the civil and military officials listened to the cut. In order to highlight Xu Shao's majesty. He added Xu Shao as the Taibao and was promoted to the title of Duke of the Kingdom. A product of official residence.

Edict a bit. Tokyo is boiling! At this time and the day before, the chief of Taiwan, Qin Yancai, swore in front of the military and civilians in Tokyo that the imperial court had no intention of giving up Beijing, and this aftermath was still there, and the Son of Heaven would abandon Beijing and leave! The sad and angry people blocked Zhao Huan's car from driving out of the city, and the students blocked the city gate to petition, begging the emperor to stick to Sheji.

At the beginning, when Zhao Wei fled Tokyo, the military and civilians in Tokyo were also blocked like this. At that time, Tong Guan ordered the army to suppress it, resulting in a bloody case. Since Zhao Huan ascended the throne, although he has been like "six thieves" to the old ministers of the former dynasty. The generation of killers is painful, but when dealing with the people, they always release the meaning of benevolence. But this time, in the face of the cry of the military and civilians in Tokyo that shook the world, he never showed up. Instead, He Li, the prime minister, came forward to appease the people.

He Li climbed three times in a row before he stepped onto the horse, and when he stood in front of the angry Tokyo soldiers and civilians, he did not know where to start, and could only reiterate again and again that the "southern tour" of the Son of Heaven was only an expedient measure, and sooner or later, he would return to Tokyo. The people were deceived by Qin Gun a few days ago, where would they believe his words? The roar of the landslide and tsunami made the prime minister of the Great Song Dynasty frightened, and he hurriedly fled back to the holy car.

Zhao Huan couldn't advance or retreat, Geng Nanzhong saw that the situation was like this, so he said that Xu Shao had prestige, so it was better to let him persuade the people to retreat. The emperor was anxious to follow what he said. Who is Xu Shao? How can you not see Geng Nanzhong's intentions? The people didn't even listen to the edict of the Son of Heaven, and they blocked the way to force each other to death, and I came forward to say that it was okay not to move, in case I persuaded the people to retreat, it was estimated that it would be the next Li Gang, so I couldn't shirk it.

Zhao Huan was so anxious that he had no choice but to summon He Ji, the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace, and ordered him to lead the army to "open the way." And repeatedly instructed: "Don't hurt our people, but in this case, how can you "not hurt"?

The emperor is finally gone, and the helpless people of Tokyo are crying and returning to the city, and no one knows what fate awaits them.

At the same time, Xu Wei, who was far away in Hedong, did not know that the emperor had abandoned Tokyo and retreated to the south. He is preparing for an imminent all-out offensive by the Jin Army! After two days and nights of full-time robes. The robes and carts of the Jin army finally stopped, but up to Xu Wei, the envoy, and down to the ordinary soldiers, they all knew that as soon as the robes stopped, the Jin army would seize the city with all its might, and the real decisive battle would only begin at this time.

It has been snowing heavily for two days and two nights, and the entire city of Pingyang is covered in silver makeup, and it is white. But for Song Jun, I'm afraid no one likes this beautiful scenery. The sudden cold climate made the soldiers guarding the city miserable, and they lacked activity for a long time. It makes you feel like your blood is about to clot. I can only hope that the heroic men can break through the stone bullet group of the Jin army and send the slightly hot soup to the city. Warm the stomach.

"Quick! It's all neat! Send all the stone bullets to Xicheng! A cloud of white mist erupted from Xu Cheng's mouth. He is directing his men to carry stones. Two days and two nights of robes. A large number of stones were thrown into Binh Duong's western city, blocking the streets and destroying houses. Therefore, after the Jin army robes stopped fighting. The main task of the defenders was to clear the passage and transport the stone bullets sent by the Jurchens to the robe position, ready to be returned to the people.

Xu Wei took Ma Kuo, Du Feihu and other generals to stride on the snow that covered the instep, Xu Cheng hugged his fist and saluted when his uncle passed by, bowing to greet him, although he was an uncle and nephew, but his level was not enough to talk to the prince.

"Xicheng is considered a ruined work. A staff member whispered. Isn't it, looking at this piece of land. Is there a shelter from the snow? Rubble abounded, stone bullets of all sizes littered the streets, and sometimes there was no place to stay, and this was the result of the soldiers clearing it.

If the house collapses, it can be repaired again, but it costs some money. If you lose the city and try to take it back, you will pay blood! Stepping on the rocks, the Zhao Si and his party finally landed at the top of the city, and Xu Wei saw that hundreds of robe cars had retreated from the original Jin Army robe car position. Only the wreckage and corpses that were destroyed were left unpacked. It was reported by the defenders of the city. In the past two days, more than 100 enemy robe cars have been destroyed. The number of killed and wounded enemy troops should be more than 2,000. And our army has not lost a single robe. Just hundreds of casualties.

"Look, the Jin army operational troops, the siege troops. And all kinds of equipment have been pushed to the front line, and it is estimated that the king of the city will be detained today, and the golden camp said loudly.

Xu Wei glanced at it and sneered: "Let it come, just to test whether the defense system of the two trenches and three walls is solid." Pass on my order to the four wall guards and Shao Yi, the crossbow arrows of each army are slotted, bows and arrows are wound, and stone bullets are set, all in the battle position! After two days and two nights, it was time for the brothers to move."

The two days of full attack were not a heavy blow to the morale of the defenders. Coupled with this really bad snowfall, Binh Duong's defense has made it even worse. Xu Wei led civil and military officials to inspect the city wall section by section, motivate the soldiers, and visit the wounded. Whenever he encounters an injured person, Xu Wei will stop and ask about the name of the injury, and personally fix his armor, like a sibling. A few years ago, when he led the army. did the same, at that time Zhang Qing laughed and said that there was no need to engage in these vain brains. But to this day, Xu Wei treats soldiers the same regardless of wartime and peacetime. It is not uncommon for people to be hypocritical for a while, but it is strange that hypocrisy is a lifetime. If anyone has maintained hypocrisy all their lives, then this hypocrisy,

The snow was falling incessantly, and the Song and Jin armies were making final preparations before the general attack. In order to break through Pingyang in one fell swoop, Wanyan Weisu dispatched 20,000 people to the front-line siege troops alone, not counting the equipment support at the back. With the help of watchtowers. Now the Kim army has figured out the defense system in Binh Duong.

At the front, there is the original moat of the castle, which is wide and deep, and must be connected by a moat bridge to cross it. It was followed by a low wall of foot height, and then a moat, but not as wide as the moat. Behind this ditch, there is another wall of the city. Finally, the main city of Binh Duong. This kind of defense system, the Jin army was unheard of in the past, unseen, in order not to fight a confused war, commissioned to gather all ethnic groups to discuss the tactics of war.

In the face of this kind of city defense, the generals of the Jin State were very troubled. To take a city, you have to take the main wall, there is no doubt about it. But now in Pingyang's posture, two moats and two low walls are blocking the front, and large siege equipment such as goose carts cannot be approached at all. But if you don't use instruments. Relying only on manpower, I am afraid that more than 100,000 people will not be able to enter the city. This is not a joke, you might as well imagine it, such as relying on manpower and improvised equipment to buckle the city. First of all, we have to fill in the first moat, but at this time, the defenders on the other side's road wall will shoot with bows and crossbows, and the Song army robe cars hidden in the city will also hit our front-line operating troops. The casualties in this section were already heavy enough, and waiting behind were the first wall, the second moat, the second wall, and the main city.

It's not the ambition of the Long Song Army, if you don't find a way to crack it, even if you come with a million troops, you have to die and be under Pingyang City! However, since the Jin army started to fight against Liao, it has fought a lot of battles, and has also accumulated quite a lot of experience in detaining cities, and finally found a solution.

In the camp of the Jin army, Wei Su and his opponent Xu Wei led the civil and military officials of all ethnic groups out of the big tent of the Chinese army and the final mobilization before the battle. The commander of the Jin army went against the norm and took off the iconic Jurchen fur hat on his head and replaced it with an iron helmet. Dressed in armor and holding a scimitar. Take it in stride.

After a short time, when it came to a place, it was blocked by a hillside, and the head of Pingyang City could not be seen at all. At this time, the soldiers here are busy, and at a glance, there are probably thousands of people. There was a rush in my ears, and my eyes were full of sawdust splashes. Several commanders in charge of the command were summoned to report the progress to the commander-in-chief.

"Marshal, look!" A Jurchen nobleman was bald, revealing his braids, leading the others to a pile of instruments as high as a mountain and a hill. He ordered the soldiers to bring one and put it on the ground. In the eyes of the generals, there was nothing new about this instrument, and at first glance, it was just a wooden plank, about three feet long. It was more than five feet wide, and it was thought to be connected by iron nails. It's just that the two ends of this nailed plank, why do they still have feet? At first glance, it looks like a common bench.

Jeremawu walked around the apparatus, and suddenly there was an incision at one end of the plank bridge, but this "stool." But why is it that they stand flat on the ground? Lean down, and that's where the mechanism is. The incision was connected by an iron page, and the fist-sized iron nail was nailed to both sides.

At this time, the commander ordered the soldiers to flip the instrument over and raise it, and a "clang" sound was heard. The tail of the instrument was more than a foot long, and it was on the ground. It is in the shape of a "factory" in the opposite direction.

The commander of the thousand soldiers followed behind him and introduced: "One end of the tower is on the city wall, and the other end is dragged on the ground, not only can the soldiers go up with it, but if there are multiple seats side by side, it can be advanced like a goose cart!" ”

Jerumawu nodded, and walked to the other end, where there were two large circular holes at this end. He asked, "What is this for?"

The commander of the thousand clips did not answer, and ordered the soldier to bring another instrument in the shape of a "stool". Insert the two feet into the holes and they fit right together! A hint of joy flashed on Yelu Mawu's face, he had observed in detail the pattern of the two moats and three walls in Pingyang, and the length of this instrument could already reach the main city of Pingyang!

But this joy was fleeting, and Wanyan Weisu saw that his expression was different, so he asked, "Ma Wu, why is this?" Sighing, Yelu Mawu said truthfully: "Marshal, the two low walls in front of the main city of Pingyang are equipped with three shooting holes in the shape of a pin. Even if this kind of equipment is on the wall, I am afraid that it will not be stable, let alone any military and car. "I was stunned. The Khitan general's face couldn't hide the look of disappointment.

But when the concubine heard this, she looked up to the sky and laughed. He summoned Ma Wu and walked to the side hill by his shoulder. After a short time, when you climb to the top, you can see Pingyang City.

"Let me ask you, how long did it take from Li Zhi's withdrawal of the army, Xu Wei's recapture of the second mansion of Zhaode in Pingyang, to the arrival of our troops in Pingyang City?" Concubine Su looked at Pingyang and asked.

Ma Wu didn't hesitate: "It's about two months." ”

"Okay, in just two months, Xu Wei not only has to repair the damaged city, but also build a robe car. New walls were rebuilt and trenches were dug. Can such a huge project be completed in two months? He asked with a smile.

Yelu Mawu's expression was still serious: "Marshal, as far as I know, the hundreds of thousands of so-called rebels in Hedong are all respected by Xu Wei. The Purple Tiger can mobilize a lot of manpower,"

Even so, he can't be in the short term. Get a lot done. In particular, the two low walls in front of the main city of Binh Duong are of a large scale. Even when there are enough manpower, it takes a long time. So, can you expect these two walls to be as strong as the main city of Binh Duong? ”。 If you want to know what will happen next, please log in to the heart, more chapters, support the author, support genuine reading!