Cao Fu was ordered to travel to Hebei for the second time to find the King of Kang Zhao Gou's decree, and he was 'escorted' to the Yellow River by the Jin soldiers, who were still guarded by the Song army on the Yellow River, and the Jin soldiers finally couldn't continue to escort him.

Cao Fu knew that the Golden Soldiers were everywhere to detect the whereabouts of King Kang Zhao Gou, so after crossing the Yellow River, Cao Fu came to Caozhou nearby, and learned from Caozhou's guards that Zhao Gou had received the first secret edict and was waiting for the Hebei soldiers and horses to meet in the Daimyo's mansion. Cao Fu handed over the secret edict to the Caozhou guards again, and asked him to send someone to Zhao Gou, and he went around in the opposite direction of the Daimyo's Mansion for a few days, and then went back to restore his life.

Before returning to the Jurchen army, Cao Fu only said that he did not know the whereabouts of King Kang and returned to the city to resume his life. When the Jurchens heard this, they didn't pay attention to him. It turned out that the Jurchens had long known that Zhao Huan had called on the Quartet King Qin in Xiangzhou, and it had begun to take shape. So he sent elite iron cavalry and planned a "snowy night attack on Xiangzhou". I thought that this military operation, which was a long-distance raid, would be a great success, but I didn't know that it was "a bamboo basket to draw water, and there was a joy in the air".

And in the Beijing Daimyo Mansion, Zhao Gou, who heard the news, was secretly happy, and said with his hand: "If Geng Nanzhong hadn't insisted on leaving Xiangzhou on the 14th, I don't know what the good luck would be...

It turned out that Geng Nanzhong went out of Beijing first as a land cutter and went to Weizhou with the Jin envoy, but before he arrived, he was intercepted and killed by the military and civilians, and the Jin envoy ran away when he saw that the situation was not good. The retainers learned that Zaifu had come to meet him, but the people refused to say that he was traveling with the golden envoy and could not let him enter the city. He was helpless, and when he heard that Zhao Gou was in Xiangzhou, he went to defect, and his son Geng Yanxi was also there to serve.

Geng Nanzhong is an old treacherous and cunning. He saw that Zhao Gou didn't mention anything about the land separation, but he falsely passed on the holy decree. said that he was ordered to do his best to join the king of Beijing Qin. At this time, Zhao Gou was stationed in Xiangzhou to watch, and the officials and people of Ci, Wei, Xing, and Wei and other prefectures flocked to the left and right. urged him to raise troops as soon as possible, but Zhao Gou said that he did not dare to send troops without receiving the edict of the imperial court, as if he was a person with no ambition who kept his courtiers.

At this time, Zhao Gou and Geng Nanzhong hit it off, and Zhao Gou ordered him to go out overnight to announce that Hebei Zhulu Xian envoy heard about it and prepared to make a big move. The Generalissimo's Mansion in Xiangzhou soon gathered 10,000 soldiers, including the righteous soldiers recruited by the privy councillor Liu Hao in Xiangzhou, the soldiers of King Qinwang of Xinde Prefecture, the soldiers of the Daimyo Mansion to save Hedong, and the soldiers who had been defeated from Zhending, Liaozhou and other places. Relying on these 10,000 people will definitely not be able to solve the siege of Tokyo, and King Kang Zhao Gou spread to Hebei again, ordering the guards and generals of various states and counties to raise troops and serve the king. He also secretly told the Generalissimo's Mansion to set out from Xiangshu to the Daimyo's Mansion, and each prefecture and county rushed to the Daimyo's Mansion to meet within the time limit according to the distance and distance.

At this time, Huang Qianshan, the prefect of Xiangzhou, and others wanted to show themselves in front of King Kang. He advocated a battle with the Jin army in Xiangzhou and demoralized them. The reason why Huang Qianshan is like this is because there are at most three or two thousand people in other places, and there are more than 13,000 people in his subordinate department, and he feels that he should have more say around Zhao Gou, and it seems that only by increasing the right to speak can Zhao Gou be reused, so openly challenging Geng Nanzhong is also unique.

How could Geng Nanzhong not know about his tricks. But he couldn't offend this powerful faction too much in words, so he said lightly: "What if the Jin people return to the book to make an appointment?" If you don't fight, your own family has fallen into prestige. ruined the military affairs; war, I am afraid that the chances of victory are not great, and I am only afraid of internal and external shocks at that time. State affairs are even more out of control. The best way to do this is to recharge your energy and wait for changes. Let the Jin people not know the truth and reality, and they dare not be too presumptuous and rampant. ”

Huang Qianshan wanted to say something more. Peeking at Zhao Gou's unkind face, he had to ask for instructions to enter Caozhou and retreat. Seeing this situation, Zhao Gou comforted him with gentle words, and ordered him to lead the crowd to Caozhou. He knows very well that his team has not yet been fully formed, and he relies heavily on the Geng family's father and son. In addition, the rulers of the Song Dynasty were mostly wary of their courtiers who held military power, and they were afraid that they would not be able to get rid of it, so they suppressed Huang Qianshan's generation more than Yang.

A few days later, the exact news of the destruction of Bianjing City came, and now Zhao Gou no longer had an excuse to wait and wait, so he decided to leave Xiangzhou to help. But until now, there are still people around to advise, it is better to guard strictly in Xiangzhou and wait for things to change. Obviously, he didn't say this to King Kang in private, in front of everyone, how could Zhao Gou not make a decision?

Father and brother, ancestors and society are all in the midst of accidents, if he sits and watches the changes of the times, how can he call on others? In public and private, he has no reason to sit idly by! When the matter comes to this point, if Zhao Gou is stuck any longer, he really can't explain it to the people of the world. Even if you pretend to be a grandson to cover the ears and eyes of the world, you have to move the nest, and there is something to show it. But from the bottom of his heart, Zhao Gou is still afraid of the enemy like a tiger, and he knows very well in his heart that this time it is too dangerous, but he is just riding a tiger, and there is no room for choice!

Although it is important to raise troops to serve the king, how to march to ensure the safety of Zhao Gou more effectively is also particularly important. Not only does he understand it, but all the officials around him know the weight and responsibility of him. How to protect the personal safety of Zhao Gou is more important in the hearts of many people than entering the Biandu Qinwang, so everyone has agreed that they would rather detour for safety than take a shortcut to Kaifeng.

Geng Nanzhong also persuaded Zhao Gou to go quickly, he knew that if he wanted to do it, he had to go early, and now it was already a cucumber and the dish was cold, and then hesitated, how to evaluate the world's favors, and the mouth of the people was also a big deal. And people who keep saying that they rule the world with benevolence and filial piety, but they do disloyal and unfilial incidents, how can they explain to the world? He happened to escape the capture of the Jin army with this move, and the credit naturally went to Geng Nanzhong!

A few days later, King Kang Zhao Gou received a second edict at the Daimyo's Mansion, and at this time, the front army led by Liu Hao also arrived. On the one hand, Zhao Gou anxiously waited for the guards of various prefectures and counties in Hebei to bring troops to rendezvous, and on the other hand, he ordered people to consolidate the city defense and strengthen patrols, in case the Jin soldiers learned of their whereabouts and sent elite cavalry to sneak attack.

Zong Ze received a message from the Generalissimo's Mansion, and on the same day, he gathered 2,000 soldiers from Cizhou and set off in the heavy snow. Along the way, they fought bloodily, broke more than 30 villages of gold soldiers, and then crossed the river on ice, although they were all strongholds and turrets to protect the communication line. But at this time, it is shocking enough!

Zong Ze took the lead in rushing to the Daimyo's Mansion to meet Zhao Gou, and immediately accepted the post of deputy marshal. Zhao Gou informed the situation in Tokyo City, and took out the secret edict brought by Cao Fu to show Zong Ze. He read the edict. Immediately realized that this was a trick of the Jurchens, who feared that they would not be able to capture the inner city, and if the army of the king of the world gathered in Tokyo, the inside and the outside should be combined, and they would be attacked on their backs. Therefore, they wanted to use the hand of the Son of Heaven to block the soldiers of King Qin, and lightly take the two roads of Hebei and Hedong, so he suggested that King Qin of Beijing should be entered quickly.

However, Zong Ze's suggestion was rejected, Wang Boyan thought that the troops were too small, and there were 100,000 troops of the Jin State under the city of Tokyo. I'm afraid that I won't be able to solve the siege of Tokyo, and I have to be caught in it, and Zhao Gou also thinks that the guards of the prefectures and counties have not yet arrived, and they must wait a few more days. Time passed day by day, and Zong Ze was restless in sleep, knowing that waiting for one more day would be more dangerous in Tokyo.

A few days later, Liang Yangzu of Zhixinde Mansion led 3,000 people to Daimyo, and there were Zhang Jun, Miao Fu, Yang Yizhong, and Tian Shizhong under his command, and this army could be regarded as a strong force at this time. The Generalissimo's Mansion was slightly more powerful. However, the Qin Wang's divisions who came to report from all over Hebei were all cowardly, even if they did not fight with the Jin people, they had long heard that the Jurchens were fierce and invincible, and they were all looking forward to returning to the north. He was not willing to go south to relieve the siege of Bianjing at all. Seeing that the commander gave the order to go south, he took advantage of the dark moon and high wind to set fire in the city. It is intended to create chaos and disturb the morale of the army in order to prevent the southward movement. Fortunately, the fire was extinguished in time. Catching the people who plotted the chaos did not cause a catastrophe...

On this day, Deputy Marshal Wang Boyan, Deputy Marshal Zong Ze, Zhixinde Mansion Liang Yangzu, Commanders Zhang Jun, Miao Fu, Yang Yizhong, Tian Shizhong and others gathered in Zhao Gou's Generalissimo Mansion to discuss how to enter the army and help.

"Drive straight to Kaide Mansion, and then force the Jin people to go down to the village. to unravel the siege of the seal. Zong Ze first came out of the crowd and suggested, but all the civil and military officers were silent when they heard it.

"The emperor's edict is to ask us to move our troops to near Dian, and not to move lightly." Zhao Gou shook his head and sighed, and said helplessly.

"This edict must not be trusted! Jin Yu is greedy and cruel, and has many tricks, how can there be a reason for the city to be broken and unable to gather troops? Cao Fu and the others may have been captured by the Jin soldiers and forced to pass on the false edict! Zong Ze insisted on his opinion and said, "The Jin people are cunning and treacherous, which is obviously a trick to hinder my advance." In the city of Tokyo, the emperor is looking forward to reinforcements, and he must be eager to see through it. Now it is time to quickly lead troops to reinforce the capital via Kaidekufu. ”

"Hundreds of thousands of Jin people Liu gathered under the city of Kaifeng, and the fortresses in the four places of Gyeonggi also had heavy garrisons, and the day before yesterday sent troops to investigate, the Jurchen army blocked the water of the siege of Bianliang, and the Song army in Beijing only had tens of thousands of horses, in addition to leaving the elite part to defend the generalissimo, there were only more than 10,000 horses, half of which were newly recruited militiamen, and the combat effectiveness can be imagined, if you go to King Qin like this, the result is self-evident." Wang Boyan said.

"Everything must be done according to one's ability, and now that the matter of breaking the siege is urgent, how to protect the generalissimo is even more important. The best way is to find a safe place to settle down, wait for the division of the king of Qin from all over the country, and then make an appointment to raise together, and then the siege of the capital division can be solved! Speaking of this, Wang Boyan saw that Zong Ze's face was red, and King Kang nodded and smiled,

When the two deputy marshals had a difference of opinion, it was time for Zhao Gou to make a decision, but Zhao Gou, who was only nineteen years old, was in the deep palace, and he had neither the art of war nor the actual combat experience, so he couldn't make this decision for a long time. Seeing that Zhao Gou was hesitant, Wang Boyan suggested that Deputy Marshal Zong should be invited to lead the people of the Ministry as the vanguard and go to King Qin in Tokyo first. And King Kang continued to sit in the Daimyo's Mansion, while finding out the reality of the golden soldiers, on the other hand, he passed on the soldiers of the world to recruit the world, and waited for the soldiers to be a little larger, and then waved the capital.

To be fair, Wang Boyan's words are nothing wrong, and they are indeed old and serious. Although rescuing soldiers is like fighting fires, it is a drop in the bucket, and I am afraid that it will be useless. Entering the army recklessly, losing the wife and the army is the inevitable end. Zong Ze is an understanding person, listening to Wang Boyan's analysis and saying to the point, and seeing that King Kang's close ministers Geng Nanzhong, Geng Yanxi's father and son, and Gao Shi echoed it, everyone also claimed that it was the same, so they didn't dare to be stubborn anymore.

Zhao Gou felt that this method was good, the best of both worlds, so he transferred the former army commander Liu Hao and other thousands of people to the command of Deputy Marshal Zong, ordered him to carry his own banner, and claimed that he was in the army to go to Kaide Mansion, Zong Ze immediately set off for Kaide Mansion with the whole army...

The next day, Wang Boyan went to see Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou was also preoccupied, and he just wanted to find someone to ask for a plan, but when he saw Wang Boyan coming, he hurriedly asked him what his plans were for his next move and when he would go to meet Zong Ze.

Wang Boyan believed that hundreds of thousands of Jin people surrounded the capital, and divided troops to guard the key places around the capital. From Weinan County, forty miles south of Kaide Prefecture, to Tokyo, all the way is a Lianzhu village under the Jin soldiers, which besieges the capital. Everything must be done according to one's ability. With the current strength, it is impossible to solve the siege of the capital.

Now the important thing is to arrange yourself first, and then wait for the division of the king of the world to meet. before we can discuss the matter of breaking the siege again. Nowadays, Jin soldiers frequently travel to and from the Yellow River, and Kaide Mansion is not a safe place to go. The Daimyo's Mansion is only a stone's throw away from the Yellow River, and you can't live for a long time, so you should go to Dongping Mansion to take refuge for a while!

"Isn't that getting farther and farther away from the capital? The emperor's secret edict ordered us to move our troops to Tokyo near Dian, so that we could rescue in the event of an emergency. ”

"The king must be placed in a perfect place, and only by ensuring the king's safety can the country be saved from danger. If the king has half a point, when the king of the world arrives at the same time, who can command the three armies? At that time, the dragons will be leaderless, how can they solve the siege of Tokyo? ”

"When will the army of King Qin be able to gather? It's a worrying wait. ”

"Alas!" Wang Boyan sighed and pointed to the heavy snow flying outside the door: "This is the will of heaven!" Flat ground covered with several feet of snow. Soldiers from all walks of life struggled, and weapons were extremely difficult to transport. I want to wait until the weather clears and the snow clears, and then wait until the road is dry, I really don't know when it will be! It's providence! ”

Discussing with the generals again was just as Wang Boyan expected, Liang Yangzu, Zhang Jun, Miao Fu and others also believed that the troops were insufficient, and going to Tokyo to relieve the siege was tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg. They were also worried that after Cao Fu returned to Beijing, if he was forced to be tortured by Jin Shuai, if Zhao Gou was recruited to the Daimyo's Mansion, I was afraid that Jin Bing would send a strong army to come. Therefore. Secretly going to Dongping Mansion can avoid strong enemies and preserve strength.

Zhao Gou saw that everyone was speechless, so he decided to go to Dongping Mansion first, so he came. The station is farther away from Bianjing, and it also increases the safety factor by a few points, and he is really like two people who have pledged the gold camp like this. And these changes in him, in addition to his dissatisfaction with the imperial brother's affection, are also related to his 'adventures' these days...

A few days ago, when Zhao Gou was planning to leave Xiangzhou for Daimyo. Ask the yin and yang officials in the camp to choose the auspicious day of the zodiac, after choosing the day at that time. He did not accept it, but left Xiangzhou a few days earlier, and the day chosen by the Yin and Yang officials was precisely when the Jurchen iron cavalry came to the city, which allowed him to avoid the round-up of the Jurchens.

Another is when the army crossed the Yellow River, the Yellow River was actually civilized, so that they could not cross the river, after Zhao Gou's prayer to the heavens, the weather turned cold again the next day, the Yellow River froze, so except for a few grain trucks that fell into the river because of overload, the three armies all crossed the river.

Another time was even more thrilling, on the way to the Daimyo's Mansion, one day Zhao Gou got up early to play and stayed away from the camp, only taking a few servants to travel, just as they were sharpening, the Jurchen scouts suddenly appeared nearby. After Zhao Gou found out, he quickly fled back to the camp, passed by the Jurchens, and if he slowed down, he would have become a prisoner of the Jin army.

After experiencing these coincidences, Zhao Gou was even more convinced in his heart that he was really a good man, and what God was hinting at in the dark. It shows that the sky is not extinguished, and the virtuous person is blessed by God, and there is no disadvantage, and all kinds of 'auspicious signs' seem to indicate that he is the person who will be in the Song Dynasty, and the supreme position that he only dared to think about but never dared to covet in the past seems to be not far away from himself, and to achieve this goal, he must first keep his useful body...

In order to conceal the intention of the march, the generals of the Generalissimo's Mansion discussed, and first sent Liu Hao, the commander of the former army, to lead his troops to Junzhou and Huazhou. As a suspicious soldier, attracting the Jin army and covering Zhao Gou's eastward march with the main force, Zong Ze made a big show all the way, putting on a posture of wanting to cross the Yellow River from Junzhou to the south to rescue Tokyo.

The heavy troops of the Jin Kingdom were concentrated under the city of Tokyo, and there was no main force from the Daimyo Mansion to the Kaitoku Mansion. Zong Ze led 10,000 soldiers, killed a bloody road, marched into Kaide Mansion, Zong Ze ordered people to set up the "Zhao" banner of the generalissimo of Hebei soldiers and horses on the four walls of Kaide Mansion, and threatened that the generalissimo King Kang would be stationed here, and called on the division of the Quartet Qin Wang. In order to find the place where Zhao Gou had settled, the Jurchens sent troops to explore in the direction of Shandong, but they were killed and retreated by the Song troops stationed in Puzhou, Caozhou and other places.

Zong Ze's move immediately attracted the nearby Jin soldiers to the city, Zong Han heard that Zhao Gou had arrived at Kaide Mansion, and immediately sent out the most elite cavalry to attack, and he could not leave other states and counties alone for the time being, but King Kang Zhao Gou must not slip through the net. A team of Jin Guotie rode to the city of Kaide Mansion with the scholars of the Great Song Dynasty, and he shouted to the city with an edict in his hand, asking Zhao to come out to receive the order.

Of course, Zong Ze refused to let him in, so Zhang Cheng read the holy decree loudly under the city, which provoked his anger and ordered the archers to release arrows and shoot this rebel thief who turned his back on his father. The golden soldiers under the city raised their shields to block the sharp arrows flying densely, and on the other hand, they protected Zhang Yi and retreated.

In order to raise the prestige of the army and boost morale, Zong Ze decided to personally choose a soldier with high martial arts to take the initiative to go out of the city to challenge, and the former army commander Liu Hao recommended Yue Fei to fight, he really lived up to expectations, and shot two Jin army flag bearers with bows left and right on the battle array, and then led the crowd to charge the battle with guns, and picked more than a dozen enemy soldiers with guns, unstoppable!

"This man is a good general!" Zong Ze looked up and down, and the sturdy man standing in front of him exclaimed, rewarding Yue Fei for his meritorious deeds and promoting Yue Fei to Xiu Wulang... (To be continued......)