Volume 3 Mending the Cracks in the Sky Chapter 79 Blocking the Storm (9)
Taiyuan Mansion City, Hedong Road pacification envoy and sentence Taiyuan Mansion Wu Min Office is located.
Inside and outside the government office, people enter and exit from time to time. There are not only messengers who go around to give orders, but also messengers who come and go in a hurry to report the latest military information, and officials who ask for instructions on various matters. Everyone was in a hurry, and everyone couldn't hide their uneasy looks.
At least one full-fledged commander is being densely packed inside and outside the government office. Everyone was wearing armor and looked at the people coming in and out with unkind faces. Sometimes, when the horses rode straight in, these armorers looked tense, and their hands pressed on the hilt of their swords, as if they were already nervous to a certain extent.
Under the porch of the gatehouse outside the government office, there were people sitting and standing who came to Wu Min to inquire about the news, and most of them were people with heads and faces in Taiyuan Mansion. At this moment, there is no such thing as the rich and honorable style of the past, Wu Min has a lot of things, these people are not enough to be seen at any time, so they can only wait here, and after sitting for a long time, they rub their hands and walk around, talking to each other, all with a sad face.
Whenever there is a flag in the inner hall hurried out, these characters rushed up, and they asked questions, and there was one meaning in and out of the words. What is the meaning of appeasement? Is this Taiyuan City still stunned?
In the city of Taiyuan, since the war situation in Hedong took a sharp turn for the worse, there has been such a panicked atmosphere.
The distribution of troops on Hedong Road is three, Han Shizhong is in the middle, the Zhejia army guards the west of the river, and Yue Fei guards the bottle-shaped line of Yanmen, taking into account the direction of the north of the Yandi River, and at the same time, it is also necessary to watch the Taihang Paths.
The forbidden army stationed in Hedong has been reorganized, and the most important army that can fight is concentrated in the border area. There are two large battalions left in the rear, and there are still some soldiers in the Daizhou battalion. The Taiyuan battalion only had two or three thousand soldiers who had descended, or they were too old and weak to fight. or slippery and cowardly, in short, they are all inadequate. The main task is to protect the supervisors in the city. To maintain the safety of the city, there is also a large amount of manpower to be consumed on escorting and transporting materials and food.
The Jurchen Tartars suddenly entered through the breach of the Lan army, and went deep to the south, Han Shizhong's troops were in front, and the flanks were exposed, even if they wanted to withdraw, they could only cover alternately, and withdraw step by step. Otherwise, once the flaws are revealed, the Jurchen Tartars will be attacked by the side. Even if the Shenwu Victorious Army is not completely annihilated, it will be defeated and lost!
And along Yue Fei's way, the flames of battle in Yandi ignited almost at the same time, and the defense line that Yue Feilong's guards were originally guarding was quite long, and the mobile forces that could move were basically drawn out to help the direction of Yandi, and now even if the Longwei army wants to withdraw, gather their forces and abandon the defense line and retreat to the first line of Shiling Pass, I am afraid that the action will not be faster than Han Shizhong's!
However, the speed of the Jurchen army southward is extremely fast, and the latest news is that the Jurchen Tartars have entered the territory of Lanzhou. Han Yue's department didn't know if he could return to Taiyuan in time. If the Jurchen Tartars are killed from the direction of Loufu County. Where can Taiyuan still parry?
Taiyuan City was originally a famous city in the world that was extremely majestic and strong, and when it was five dynasties, it possessed the east of the Taiyuan River, overlooking the Central Plains. Enough to compete for the world. The Great Song Dynasty opened the country, and the Later Han Dynasty launched a series of cruel wars around Taiyuan City, and I don't know how many Liang elite soldiers were killed in front of this Xiongcheng. After Zhao Kuangyi finally laid Taiyuan. The original Taiyuan City was destroyed.
Nowadays, Taiyuan City has not only changed its location. The range is much smaller. However, the most suitable place for people to gather on Hedong Road is the Fenhe Plain, and at this moment. There are hundreds of thousands of people inside and outside the city of Taiyuan. The new Taiyuan City is not large enough to accommodate, and there are all the residences of Fang City scattered outside the city. Some of these buildings are higher than the city wall, and are close to the city wall. I don't know how much the defensive function of the city wall has been weakened.
There were few soldiers and the walls were not complete, and there were too many people living inside and outside the city. How do people keep it?
In the time and space where there is no Xiao Yan, Wang Yu guards Taiyuan, and the preparation time is slightly longer. The second is that the forces held by Wang Yu, whether they are able to fight or the number, are much stronger than what Wu Min can control at this moment. Moreover, Wang Yu also used decisive means to burn down the residential buildings outside the city walls. In this way, he narrowly held on to Taiyuan City. But the hundreds of thousands of people outside Taiyuan who could not flee were also empty in the war!
Under such circumstances, there has been a frenzy of fleeing in Taiyuan Fucheng, the gentry and rich people drive cars and horses, and the poor population relies on their legs to help the old and the young to pull the family and crowd the way, and the crowd is surging southward!
At this moment, those who are guarding Wu Min's office are people who have official bodies and are sent, either near Taiyuan Prefecture and County, or officials of the prisons and departments. If you abandon your job and abscond, you can't bear the blame, so you have to appease the envoy to make this decision, and when the time comes, everyone will disperse in a hurry, and you will be able to explain it.
When they were hustle and bustle, they heard footsteps from the direction of the festival, but out of it was a figure who looked like a general. It was Jiang Wei, the original supervisor of the soldiers and horses on Hedong Road.
This character has always been kind to others, although he is not very capable, but he is very popular. When Han Shizhong made trouble on Hedong Road, Jiang Wei was also extremely knowledgeable, not only did he not make enemies with him, but he also cooperated quite a lot, and he also made a lot of efforts when Han Yue rectified the forbidden army stationed on Hedong Road.
Jiang Wei is so knowledgeable, Han Shizhong naturally won't let him get off the stage too much. After reporting to Xiao Yan, Jiang Wei's official position was also promoted by one rank, and he was not dispatched. Although there is nothing left of the forbidden army stationed on Hedong Road under his command, there is still a name in the Taiyuan battalion, and thousands of subordinate garrisoned forbidden troops are all under his dispatch order, and it is also prudent and hard to cooperate with the transfer of military supplies and salaries on the front line.
Wu Min and he are both forced to belong to the Yan Wang family, under the same disease, although the civil and military are different, there is a little affection, Jiang Wei can be regarded as able to speak in front of Wu Min. When the news of the breach came from the Lan army, Wu Min asked Jiang Wei to be on duty in the pacification embassy office day and night, and the two were often discussing something closely.
At this moment, seeing Jiang Wei suddenly come out, a group of people suddenly rushed up, bowed around Jiang Wei, and began to ask questions.
"Jiang Dujian, what kind of charter is appeasement? Please make it clear! Several Lu Si have been sitting in the festival hall all day, and I am so poor that I am waiting for my subordinates to work hard here! ”
"Jiang Dujian, where are the soldiers and horses of Han Yue's two generals now? The Jurchen Tartars have all entered Lanzhou, so the soldiers and horses in those two places should also turn around and come back? ”
"Jiang Dujian, where is the military horse of King Yan going north? The military intelligence courier is all from you, and the subordinate and the capital supervisor still have such a friendship. When you placed Zhuangzi, Xia Guan had a lot of strength! Now it is related to the lives of the officials in the city. Don't you want to spit at all? ”
"Jiang Dujian, but please loosen your mouth! In the future, if it is useful, it will be used to get the lower officials. The lower officials will definitely do their best! ”
Although the status of Wuchen has risen since the rise of King Yan, especially in Hedong Road, the status of Wuchen is enough to compete with Wenchen. However, after hundreds of years of strong inertia, the civil servants still have a natural precipice in front of the old military ministers. But now no one can care about it, a group of green-robed officials surrounded Jiang Wei, you pushed me, and they all opened their mouths to overpower each other, and more than a dozen hands stretched out in front of Jiang Wei, pulling him crookedly. These officials were also so crowded that their heads were crooked, and their official boots were loose. Where is there still a reserved and arrogant posture of Wenchen in front of Wuchen?
Although Jiang Wei is a military minister and his body is fat, he is all empty, and he can't even put on armor. was ripped by a bunch of big headscarves, and he couldn't stand still, and his face was oozing oil and sweat. Busy and desperately greeting: "Everyone, everyone! Let's stay first! Let's stay first! I just went out and sent more people, and sent more people to the direction of Han General Yue, Lord Yan Wang, and Lanzhou to find out the news, and let the last general go first! ”
A young man in a green robe crossed his arms and said, "What are you still hiding from my generation now?" You must know that my generation is also an official. Weal and sorrow all the way to the east of the river! Even if it is appeased, there is no reason to cover the sky with one hand. To appease the generation who only flattered Han Yue, did he ignore my generation? In that case, our generation broke into the festival hall. Find a plauscation and ask for an explanation! ”
This sentence can be regarded as shouting out the hearts of these officials who are waiting for the fire, and a group of people immediately responded loudly, waving their fists and arms like migrant workers who are asking for wages to break into the festival. Although trespassing in the festival hall is a felony of mismatching. However, these officials who were out of the way did not believe that Wu Min could punish many officials of the Great Song Dynasty in one go!
Seeing that the situation was about to get worse, Jiang Wei waved his hand busily: "Everyone." Let's stay! ”
The blue-robed junior official who shouted first pointed his finger and almost poked Jiang Wei's nose: "Then you tell me the truth!" ”
Jiang Wei looked left and right, he has always been a good person everywhere. I was forced to be here today, and I finally couldn't keep my mouth shut. Motioned for everyone to come closer and keep their voices down.
“………… Han handed over the main military information, saying that he was stationed in the cave and valley village, and he wanted to receive the withdrawal of the army from the north, and he was unable to return to the city for a while. After General Yue learned of the military situation, he was dispatching troops and horses, saying that in five days at most, he would be able to draw a team of soldiers and horses to aid Taiyuan Mansion. As for the Yan King............"
Jiang Wei sighed: "............ There is a big river in the headquarters of King Yan, and the last time the military arrived, he was still preparing to cross the river. However, it has only been four days, and now it is great to be able to cross the Yellow River with the whole army............ You must know that King Yan is in charge of the royal car! There are saints in the army, and this action is still fast? ”
He explained what should have been a secret military situation in one breath, Tuan Tuan made a circle, and said with a smile: "Officials, what should be said and what should not be said, I Lao Jiang has poured out, and all the officials please go back to the Ya." If people's hearts are disturbed, this Taiyuan City will really be unfortunate! Lanzhou from Yifang to Loufu, only one way can be passed, and there are thousands of defenders in Lanzhou. How can it be delayed for seven or eight days. At that time, General Yue's reinforcements will arrive, and when the time comes, are you still afraid that Taiyuan Mansion will not be able to hold it? Let the last general go on business first, thank you very much! ”
When the officials heard that Yue Fei's reinforcements would arrive in a few days, they were a little quieter. At this time, it is good to have reinforcements coming.
But even if Yue Fei's reinforcements come, will this Taiyuan Mansion be able to keep it? The Jurchen army of Yandi is also swarming in, and Yue Fei still has to support Yandi, and he also has to defend the Taihang Paths to prevent the Jurchen East Route Army from flanking after it moves south. There are more places to be defended, and even if reinforcements are drawn in a hurry, how many can there be? Can you get ahead of the raging tide of the Jurchen army?
Now I hope that the military horses stationed in Lanzhou can fulfill their duties, unlike the Broken Family Army that killed a thousand knives, and dragged the Jurchen Tartars for a few more days!
Those who think more deeply are full of despair. The war situation in Hedong has been eroded, and Yandi Hebei is not much better. The Western Army is still far away in Zhulu, Shaanxi, and there is no owner in Bianliang City. The situation has reached the point of danger.
King Yan has reached his current status, and the dynasty is full of enemies, and the court is divided. If the main force of King Yan is destroyed in the east of the river, maybe the court will attack King Yan as soon as possible. Although this King Yan is not pleasing to anyone's eyes, he has been fighting with the Tartars with a strong army, once he is defeated, who will stand up as the mainstay?
The day is going to fall, who can make up for it?
Is it possible that everyone is going to die in this Taiyuan Mansion and the city?
At this moment, there was a sudden sound of noise outside, and then I saw several armorers helping one person in.
This man was in his early thirties, and he was very well maintained. But now he is dressed in a common man's clothes, and he is already covered with mud and dirt. There is a waist bag tied around his waist, and the shape of the bulge should be the official seal.
This man didn't know how much hard work he had endured all the way, he couldn't walk on his legs, and as soon as he entered the government office, tears flowed straight down his eyes, and he almost collapsed to the ground, thanks to the armor soldier next to him who held him up.
Someone finally recognized the man. Isn't it the county order that knows the annoyance? Jinshi was born in poetry and wine, and in his early thirties, he was about to complete the seniority of the two magistrates, and if it weren't for the chaos in the DPRK and China some time ago, he would have returned to Beijing and entered Wutai a long time ago. In the past, when I came to Taiyuan Fucheng for business, I could drown for more than ten days casually, and the style of the banquet was amazing, and the small words were gratifying. It is the object that everyone looks up to, and the slightly stammering character also praises him for having two sentences of prime minister's talent, and this character is also undoubted.
But now, this future prime minister's temperament, a well-known lyricist, I don't know where to throw it at this time. The snot and tears on his face flowed straight down, mixed with the dust and dust on his face, rushing out of the black paths, and the wolf was so unspeakable that he couldn't speak.
He whimpered twice and finally burst into tears.
"The Tartar is already stuck in the building! The lower officials fought desperately to find a way out of life and came to appease and ask for help! ”
The people who were disturbing were suddenly silent at this moment. There seemed to be a thunderstorm in everyone's heart.
The Tartar is already stuck in the building? Lou Fu is only two hundred miles away from Taiyuan Mansion! In two days at most, the Tartar army will go straight to the city of Taiyuan. This Hedong is finished!
By extension, this Great Song is about to end!
The cry of the county order was earth-shattering. Finally, I didn't know who it was, and suddenly shouted: "Why are you still waiting here to die?" Run! ”
The Great Song officials, who were gathered in a group of hedgehogs in the courtyard, suddenly exploded, and ran out with their robes. This situation is irretrievable, at this time, take care of yourself!
Even officials who still have some integrity are desperate at this time.
Who is it that can save the situation in Hedong and the fate of this Great Song Dynasty?
Is it really going to collapse on this day? (To be continued......)
PS: I only came back tonight to code words, I'm late, sorry, sorry.