When Zhao Gou and these people were panicking, there was bad news again, under the strong attack of Hanli's army, Zhending City, which had just been recovered by the Qin Wang's army, was lost again and retreated into the Zanhuang Mountain, and then the pursuing Jin army besieged the Qin King in the mountain, and the two armies turned into a confrontation and were negotiating. And turn to the Hebei East Road of Zonghanbu, to Cangzhou, suddenly turned around and pursued in the rear of the Qin army Zhao Yongbu fierce battle, Qin Wangjun lost in the battle, had to retreat to the vicinity of the Daimyo, the Jin army turned to the offensive, Zhao Yong to the Shuaifu army in Puzhou for help.

The Hebei battlefield, which was originally in a good situation, suddenly reversed, and the Qin Wangjun suffered serious losses, which made Zhao Gou, Wang Boyan and Geng Nanzhong and their gang happy and worried. Once he is defeated and his strength is greatly damaged, or even died at the hands of the Jurchens, then what can the brothers do if they are rescued, they have 100,000 elite soldiers, who dares to provoke?

The worry is that if the King of Qin suffers heavy losses, the situation in Hebei and Henan will deteriorate again, and now it is the most important thing to preserve strength, which is the capital to establish himself in the future, so not only did he not send reinforcements, but also prepared to plan south to Suzhou according to the plan in advance.

On May 20, the generalissimo Zhao Gou issued an order: As a courtier of the Great Song Dynasty, this marshal was worried day and night, restless sleep, and now that the army of the king of Zhulu Qin had gathered in Hebei, how could he sit back and watch his father suffer? That is, the generals from all walks of life will advance together and fight to the death with the golden soldiers!

However, the order and action were contrary, and the army was going to Suzhou, and most of the soldiers in the Generalissimo's Mansion were from Hebei, and as soon as they heard that they were going south to Suzhou, they immediately became strongly dissatisfied. For a while, the 'three armed forces' all said that when they recruited us, they said that they wanted to rescue Tokyo, but now they are not going to Tokyo. Where do we take us on repeated detours to the south? Wang Boyan, Geng Nanzhong and others were afraid of the soldiers' mutiny. had to give up for the time being, and Zhao Gou finally fled to the southeast without a breath.

The southeast can't go. Hebei did not dare to go, but how to act next became a problem. Huang Qianshan and others discussed, if this continues, the hearts of the army and the people will be lost, it is better to go to Bianjing in the name of defending the Beijing Division, once the Hebei battlefield is lost, the Yellow River is not guaranteed, as the generalissimo can control the Beijing Division in the name of the Empress Dowager to hold it hostage, and then he can be forced to issue an edict to let King Kang ascend the throne, and I heard that the Beijing Division has mobilized a large number of grain and grass. Convenient for food.

So the Generalissimo's Office issued another order: Hedong and Hebei are the barriers of the country, and now they are coerced by the Jin people, and they have to cede the land as a last resort for the sake of protecting the Zongshe, but the Jin people are coercing the two emperors to move north. The enmity of the monarch's father, not sharing the sky, the land of the two rivers, how can there be a cut? Now the commander has been ordered to come out of the division to support. The county guards of the state of the two rivers have the ability to protect one side of the country. Those who break the enemy in the ability to fight will be awarded the knots immediately. The state and county guards may collect their own taxes, appoint generals, and grant the power to dispose of all affairs.

This command can be described as self-serving and harmful. It only provided a good excuse for himself to return to Bianjing, but it brought chaos to the Hebei region, where the situation had just stabilized and gradually unified his command, and some people would definitely take risks for the sake of the power of the 'Jieyue'. Recruit troops and horses to occupy the city, forming a separatist force. It will challenge the central government and repeat the history of five generations of heroes competing for hegemony. But Zhao Gou is not only an expedient measure for self-preservation. It also paved the way for him to reach the pinnacle of the glory of power!

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Wuma Mountain is in the vast land of Yannan and Zhaobei, the whole mountain body is a light red quartz sandstone structure, it is the easternmost vein of Taihang Mountain in a section of Zanhuang, parallel to Taihang Mountain, all of them are north-south direction, abruptly rise, lined up, like a straight backbone, supporting the vertical and horizontal rivers, Qianmo Sangtian.

For thousands of years, Wuma Mountain has been connected to Jishui in the south and Huaihe River in the north, like a giant dragon soaring between the two rivers. Standing on the top of the mountain, looking westward, you can see the continuous Taihang Mountains and Zanhuang County; To the east, you can see the endless North China Plain, with its villages, smoke and winding roads. It is no wonder that the ancients had the admiration of "a mountain near the wilderness, a thousand miles down the plain".

The eastern foot of Wuma Mountain is a gentle slope, there are many steep cliffs on the west side, overlooking to the east, it is a large plain that can not be seen, the fields are thousands of miles, the village cooks smoke, you can drink the horse Zhaozhou Bridge out of Gaoyi; In the south, at the end of the mountain range, there is the Ji River winding, so that you can win Handan to Xingtai; The north side is with the Huai River, and since then the Yuan family can drive Zhengding; On the west side of Wuma Mountain is a plain full of wheat fields, which can be controlled according to Taihang and peek into the wells from afar. It is an excellent battlefield that can be attacked and defended.

"Lord Wang, this is the Iron Wall Pass, the rebels and their families are there, and the gate is set up at the mouth of that valley..." Zhao Bangjie accompanied the prince to climb a hill in the middle of the mountains, pointed out the danger of the situation in the mountains and rivers, and told about the fierce battle with the Jin army.

"Well, yes, it's really there, it's subtle, let's go over and have a look!" Zhao Ta nodded and said, the Tiebi Pass in front of him is three hundred and forty or fifty meters above sea level, and it is the highest peak of Wuma Mountain.

"Yes, my lord! The ancients had a poem to write about Wuma Mountain, 'a mountain near the wilderness, thousands of miles down the plain', it is about six miles away from the Chaotian Pass at the north end, during which the ravines are staggered, and the mountain roads are connected! Zhao Bangjie said, leading the prince forward.

"Hehe, as the poem says, this is really dangerous!" The hill where Zhao Ta and the others were located was located on the east side of Wuma Mountain, just between Tiebi Pass and Chaotian Pass. The ridge of Liangguan erects the main vein of the mountain in the north and south of Wuma Mountain, but there are deep valleys separated by each other, which makes people unreachable, so that people can fully feel the majesty and precipitousness of the whole Wuma Mountain.

Zhao Ta walked and looked, noted down the situation of the mountains and rivers here, the two passes each set up an independent walled gate, the high place is the pass, the low place is the village, the ditch head can be tun military horses, and the family members of the righteous army can live in the valley. The trees on Wuma Mountain are not numerous, the caves are rare, and the stone houses and grass huts scattered in the ravines are their shelters.

Crops and vegetables are planted on a slightly flat ground, and arrowheads, broken knives and broken guns can be found from time to time among the grass and stones, which shows that there were also fierce battles here. In the past, there were few people in the south of Wuma Mountain, but now it has become the base camp of the righteous army, but the cottage has no reinforcements outside, and there is a lack of weapons, food and grass inside.

"Lord Zhao Zhai, you can fight against the enemy in such a difficult environment, you are really a righteous man of the country!" Zhao Ta said with emotion.

"The country is in danger. Barbarian invasion, how can we sit idly by! Zhao Bangjie said with his fists clenched.

"There are still many people in the valley. The Jin army is coming, and it must be properly relocated. Avoid losses! Zhao Tan pointed to the people who were still working.

"Don't worry, the enemy is coming, so we will transfer the people up the mountain and place them in the village, and then return after the enemy retreats!" Zhao Bangjie replied.

"Well, that's fine!" Zhao Tan said as he walked, but when he walked into a small village located on the mountainside, he suddenly found that the water source in the village was only a very clear, but very shallow mountain spring, and the mountain spring was not a bubbling spring, but it seeped out from the rock gap. "Is it the same with other cottages?"

"Lord Wang, this is still good, some cottages need to draw drinking water from mountain streams, and there is a shortage of water everywhere!" Zhao Bangjie said with a wry smile.

"This can't work, once the Jin army seizes the water channel, won't the cottage be cut off from the water source, we must build a fortress at the main water source, and we can't let the Jin army cut off our water source!" Zhao Ta shook his head and said.

"It's okay, lord. The Jin army generally does not go deep here, and the water source is worry-free! Zhao Bangjie said.

"No, people and horses can't go without drinking water for a day, don't be careless!" Zhao Ta became serious. This is the experience of how many lives have been exchanged for human life, and there is no luck in things, I don't know how many good generals have been planted on the water. And this time it was to raid Han's old nest and rob him of most of the results of his trip. It's just that the emperor is missing, which makes the results of the battle discounted. But it was enough to make Han Li not angry and angry, and he fought back desperately.

"Yes, Lord Wang, I'll do it immediately!" Zhao Bangjie said...

Now Han Li has mobilized almost all the horses and horses of his own department, and more than 60,000 people have marched towards Zanhuang, preparing to encircle and suppress Wuma Mountain, Zhao Ta ordered the armies to send small troops to harass and delay their offensive speed, and on the other hand, took advantage of the gap between the Jin army to complete the siege to rush to transport and hoard grain, grass and ammunition to prepare for war. He also seized the time to survey the terrain and arrange his troops to prepare to resist the large-scale attack of the Jin army.

The main force of the Zhongxing Army participating in the battle in the Wuma Mountain area this time was the three dragoon brigades of the tiger generals who attacked Zhaozhou, and the two infantry brigades of the wolf generals who defended Zhending, and Zhending had been 'ceded' by Zhuge Hong to Han Li. That day, Han left the emperor to shout under the city, and after the rescue operation died, Zhuge Hong was saddened.

Fighting, Jin Jun took the lead in front of the prince's father, the knife was on his neck, Zhuge Hong did not dare to guarantee that all his soldiers were sharpshooters, and the bullet was not injured by the emperor's own explanation to the prince; If you don't fight, you won't be beaten and won't fight back, and it will be impossible to surrender. Under the dilemma, Zhuge Hong decided to slip away, he was sure that he could get it back if he lost it, but the emperor was only one, he was really dead, and he couldn't afford to pay for it!

Zhuge Hong figured it out, and suddenly opened the south city gate to break through that night, and it was really determined that there was a river a few hundred steps away from the south city gate, which was inconvenient for the formation, so the Jurchens only arranged a small number of troops here, so that he successfully broke through and left an empty city for the Jurchens. After walking less than ten miles, they encountered the 1st Guards Brigade that was here to help, and the two combined forces repelled the pursuing Jin army, and then entered Wuma Mountain together.

Giving up defending the land without authorization, and the crime should be beheaded, Zhuge Hong thought that although his reason was special and the death penalty could be avoided, a military stick must be indispensable. But when it came to the end, he couldn't hide, Zhuge Hong could only have the courage to go to see the prince, and Wangfu, who was guarding the door, warned him that the prince was angry because he failed to rescue the emperor, and asked him to be careful.

When the matter comes, stretching out his head and shrinking his head is a death, and Zhuge Hong can only go to see the prince with a hard head. Of course, he was very surprised by his sudden arrival, and after saying it in detail, Zhuge Hong waited for the prince's punishment with anxiety in his heart. But the prince circled around twice, didn't order someone to drag him out of the gang to behead him, and didn't spank him, but scolded 'yin and yang', and personally rewarded him with two feet and let him go!

Zhuge Hong went out and was still dizzy, he made such a big mistake, only two kicks, this is really the sun coming out of the west in the Zhongxing army with strict military law, he always thought that the prince was confused by the failure to rescue the emperor, so that his mind was not very clear, so that he escaped the catastrophe...

Li Jun, the boss of the Intelligence Department who also came to ask for the crime, was not as lucky as Zhuge Hong, he had been standing in the prince's room for an hour, and the prince had been sitting at the desk to review the 'redemption' battle plan sent by Zhao Li, turning a blind eye to him, but Li Jun did not dare to move, as an intelligence veteran who had been walking in the dark for a long time, Li Jun clearly knew that he had made the most fatal mistake in this industry.

Li Jun didn't know what kind of punishment he would get. But he knew that death was a blessing to him, and there were countless kinds of punishments in their business that were more unbearable than death. But often at this time, you can't help but die, and he understands that he has done too much this time. And without the authorization of the prince, it is impossible to get out of the whole body, but the prince is silent, which makes him feel even more bottomless.

"Pour me a cup of tea!" Just when Li Jun was uneasy, he suddenly heard the prince speak, but he was a little unsure whether he was talking to him, so he didn't dare to move.

"Oh, Director Li's shelf is not small, this king can't even call you!" Zhao Ta looked up at Li Jun and said with a smile.

"Did the prince just talk to his subordinates?" Li Jun asked cautiously.

"Is there anyone else in this room besides you and me?" Zhao Ta moved his buttocks, leaned back and said with the same expression.

"It's an honor for my subordinates to serve the prince!" Li Jun peeked to see that there was no one else in the room. Hurriedly stepped forward to pour tea for the prince and said.

"Sit down!" Zhao Ta took a sip of tea and pointed to the chair beside him and said.

"Thank you, Lord Wang!" Li Jun thanked the prince and sat down.

"Tell me, why are you doing this behind my back?" Zhao Ta looked at the general under him, his trust in Li Jun and the power given to him even exceeded Zhao Ren, and he was very sad that this situation had occurred.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates know that doing this is a violation of the first iron law in the organization, and it also betrays the trust of the prince, but my subordinates have no regrets about what they have done!" Li Jun saw the sadness in the prince's eyes, and his heart was also painful, and he gritted his teeth. He tried his best to control his emotions and said.

"Since you know the consequences of doing this, why do you have to do it? Do you want to emulate the yellow robe of Taizu back then? Zhao Tan slapped the table and yelled loudly, and the teacup was shaken.

"Lord Wang, my subordinates do this because they want the prince to ascend the throne and claim me. But it's not all selfishness! Li Jun calmed down at this time, and gently brushed the tea spilled on the table with his sleeve, "The Emperor Taishang has been on the throne for more than 20 years. appoint Cai Jing, Tong Guan and other traitors, advocating Taoism and luxury. The country has been in a mess, and the people are struggling to make a living under the reckless expropriation. When the national disaster is imminent, he abandons all the people and gives way to flee, is this the work of a human king; After Emperor Jingkang ascended the throne, if he could make great efforts, he could save the country, but what did he do, only to consolidate his rights, reuse Geng Nanzhong and others, weak and incompetent, surrender and beg for peace, do not hesitate to cede the country, call the thief uncle, shameful! ”

"Your subordinates know that the prince of Lu Dao has great ambitions and wants to save the people, but when you were a teenager, you led the army to conquer the Western Xia, pacified the northwest border troubles, and rectified the east of the river to recuperate, and returned a piece of Qingning in the northwest, so that the people could be fed and clothed, and then in order to curb the development of the Jurchens, you sent troops to help the remnants of Liao resist the Jin army and stabilize the northwest border!" Li Jun also let go of his thoughts at this life-and-death juncture, and simply said happily, "But what did the official family and the traitors in the court do to you?" recalled you to Beijing several times to house arrest, demoted and collected troops, but the prince still ignored his grievances and saved the Great Song Dynasty from danger again and again, but what he got was still suspicion and distrust, and he wanted to control the prince to death! ”

"The subordinates saw that the prince was persecuted but repeatedly tolerated it, trying to exchange it for their trust, but the result was that they intensified, and the subordinates were not satisfied and resentful; This time, the Jin army went south to besiege the city completely because he forced the prince away, but the prince still thought that the father-son and brotherhood wanted to try to rescue, and his subordinates felt even more unfair, so he repeatedly disobeyed the order and did not rescue, just to let the prince inherit the treasure, revitalize the national prestige, sweep away the traitors, rejuvenate the Great Song Dynasty, and benefit the people, even if the subordinates died, what matter! Li Jun got up and said to the end.

"Hmph, do you want to get away with this sycophancy?" Zhao Ta listened to him and said coldly.

"What the subordinates said was out of public interest, when they did this, they knew that they couldn't escape the eyes of the prince, and they knew today's results, but they didn't see the prince ascend the throne, and the subordinates were a little unwilling, but the subordinates had no regrets!" Li Jun said.

"That's a beautiful point, I'm afraid it's not your idea alone!" Zhao Ta said with a sneer.

"This matter was all done by one person, and no two people participated, but my subordinates believe that what I do is what the people of the Qin Mansion think, and everyone wishes!" Li Jun listened to the words of the prince, his face changed slightly, but he still insisted that he planned it by himself.

"Hehe, righteous enough, when this king ascended the throne, others were rewarded for their achievements in supporting the dragon, but your head fell to the ground, I don't know what you think in your heart?" Zhao said with a smile.

"Don't ask the prince again, only one subordinate person is involved in this matter, I just hope that the prince can ascend the throne as soon as possible!" Li Jun said.

"Hmph, Shunzi pretended to pass on the king's oral order to let Zhao Yongbing enter Bianjing and take Zhao Ren away, this idea is not something you Li Jun can come up with, right, you may not be able to command Shunzi, right?" Zhao Ta said with a sneer.

"It's... This was planned by my subordinates, and I forced him to do it with my family's life! Li Jun only felt that his throat and eyes were dry, and his mouth was bitter, he licked his lips and said.

"Oh, then Master He and Huang Daguan also said that they forced you to do the whole thing, and you took all the blame, who should I believe?" Zhao Ta said with a smile. (To be continued......)