Wanyan Wushu stood in front of the hand-drawn map for a long time, shook his head, and smiled bitterly.

In terms of distance, the six counties of Xiangyang and Ezhou are the closest and most convenient. But that side is the garrison of the Yue family's army, which is like a forbidden area, and Wanyan Wushu can't even think about it.

Judging from the number of troops, the number of garrisons on the Huaidong Front in Chuzhou was the smallest, and it seemed that it was the easiest to take.

can look more closely, the commander of the Song army on the Huaidong Front was Han Shizhong, and the battle on the Huaidong Front was not only a land battle, but also a Jianghuai water battle.

At the thought of meeting Han Shizhong on the water, Wanyan Wushu's cold hair stood on end, and he shivered a few times.

The left and right roads are not good, but what about Huaixi Road in the middle?

This is Zhang Jun's jurisdiction. Over the years, they have known each other well, and compared with Yue Fei and Han Shizhong, this is already the only soft persimmon at present.

But the problem is that after the war half a year ago, Zhang Jun's command had two more troops for no reason - Yang Yizhong's Imperial Forest Army and Liu Qi's Bazi Army.

Yang Yizhong's Imperial Forest Army is easy to say, Liu Qi's eight-character army is a ghost army, which can unconsciously make the opponent lose the battle, and Wanyan Wushu is especially impressive in the battle of Shunchang Mansion.

In this case, how do you choose to complete the face vulture?

After much consideration, Wanyan Wushu finally decided to put the battlefield on the front line of Huaixi.

Although Liu Qi is brave, he is only a general after all, but the commander of the Huaixi Army is Zhang Jun, the fleeing commander who makes Wanyan Wushu very relieved.

Instead of a flock led by a lion, it is better to face a flock of lions led by sheep. This may be the theoretical basis for Wanyan Wushu to make a choice

In the first month of the eleventh year of Shaoxing, Wanyan Wushu led the fifth prince Alu Bu, the dragon and tiger king Wanyan Tuhe, and the general of Zhenguo Han Chang and other henchmen. With an army of 130,000. He avoided the battlefields of Hubei and Jingxi, which were garrisoned by Yue's army. Attack Shouchun Mansion and prepare to cross the Huai River from Shouchun.

On the nineteenth day of the first month, the weather was cold and frozen, and the Jin soldiers quickly crossed the river and attacked Shouchun; Without encountering any strong resistance, the Jin soldiers broke through the city on the same day.

After that, the Lianghuai region remained calm, with the only changes being on a few major official roads. Every few hours a galloping fast horse gallops.

These fast horses are known as the "Meteor Horse Scouts", and they are the main tools used by the commander of the Huaixi Theater, Lord Zhang Jun, to observe the enemy situation and transmit information in his jurisdiction.

As the oldest general in the Southern Song Dynasty, Zhang Jun's style is the most old-fashioned and classic; He strictly implements the glorious tradition of remote command - stay in the rear to make decisions, and do not go to the front line if he is killed.

And this time, Zhang Jun handed over the jurisdiction to his subordinate Yao Duan, and the main army was stationed in Jiankang on the south bank of the Yangtze River, while he himself stayed in the capital Lin'an, where he could indulge in the beautiful scenery of the West Lake. He was also able to keep in close contact with the emperor at any time and learn the latest policies. Observe the movements that have just appeared, and maintain a good and close cooperative relationship with the celebrities around the emperor.

In this way, this is the style of work and life that a senior military cadre should have!

So what should we do if the Jin army is killed and the jurisdiction is empty?

There's no rush. Zhang Jun has a large number of "Meteor Horse Scouts" under his command, and these Meteor Horse Scouts can quickly transmit the latest battle reports to Jiangnan, and then he will organize and edit the battle reports before reporting them to the emperor, and Emperor Gaozong or the Privy Council will be responsible for handling them.

After that, how to resist the golden soldiers?

According to the normal organizational procedure, of course, it is necessary to convene a military meeting first, humbly listen to the opinions of experts (military generals) and non-experts (civilian officials) in the DPRK and China, draw up a detailed and thorough battle plan, and then mobilize the troops step by step, arrange all kinds of preparations before the war, and so on.

To summarize briefly, Commander Zhang's work is characterized by step-by-step, step by step, meticulous and down-to-earth, which makes people impeccable.

This approach will of course lead to an underground level of efficiency, especially on the battlefield, where the fighter plane is fleeting, and how can you be allowed to grind and think twice.

However, Zhang Jun's long-term career as a military fugitive has given him his own experience: victory or defeat is not important, the important thing is to have soldiers in his hands, and to win the trust of the emperor and the court.

Zhang Jun's approach has been smooth sailing for more than ten years, but he has recently encountered a little trouble: several other field armies have too much credit, especially the Northern Expedition of the Yuejia Army, which beat the Jurchens severely; In contrast, his Huaixi army had no inch, and his face was gloomy.

Because of this, Commander Zhang had already asked Emperor Gaozong and the Privy Council for Liu Qi and his eight-character army, which now came in handy

After the first Yuejia army withdrew its troops from Shunchang Mansion and returned to the dynasty, Liu Qi was promoted to the judge of the Huaibei Xuanfu Envoy by virtue of his military merits, and was stationed in Taiping Prefecture (now Dangtu, Anhui) with the Bazi Army, and was assigned to Zhang Jun's command

Although in his heart, Liu Qi looked down on Zhang Jun very much, and he didn't even understand why the imperial court appointed this timid and greedy villain as the commander; But the official university crushed people to death, and as soon as Zhang Jun's order arrived, Liu Qi had to go to the front line immediately.

Liu Qi and his 20,000 eight-character army once again forged ahead alone, going against the front, becoming the first barrier to stop the Jin soldiers from invading the Song Dynasty in the south.

On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, that is, only two days after receiving the order, he arrived at Luzhou, an important town in Huaixi, which is today's Hefei, Anhui Province, and garrisoned troops outside the city.

The prefect of Luzhou is Liu Qi's best partner in the victory of Shunchang, and the privy councillor Chen Gui has just passed away; Only Min Shigu, the commander of the Xuanfu Division, and his more than 2,000 soldiers were left in the city, and there was a shortage of city-defending equipment such as timbers and rolling stones to defend the city, and the officials, soldiers and civilians scattered and fled.

As the first important town in Huaixi, Luzhou is stronger than the Shunchang Mansion in height, thickness, and maintenance, and the city defense facilities are more complete.

Therefore, Commander Zhang's original idea was to let Liu Qi and his 20,000 eight-character army fight to the death with the 130,000 gold soldiers who completed Yan Wushu in Luzhou. If Liu Qi can win again, the biggest credit will still fall on his head Zhang Jun; If Liu Qi loses, it will only lose some of his peripheral strength, and the impact will not be great, and Liu Qi can at least help him buy some time.

What about Liu Qi, what kind of decision did he make?

Liu Qi carefully inspected the city of Luzhou for a long time, and sighed: "The city is not enough to defend. ”

After finishing speaking, Liu Qi reorganized his army overnight, and retreated south together with Min Shigu's troops in the city, until he retreated to a place called Dongguan in the southeast of Chao County, which was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and the situation was solid, so he could form a village to protect himself.

It makes sense for Liu Qi to abandon the city and retreat.

In the Shunchang victory, Liu Qi won on three grounds: the hot and humid weather, the environment suitable for poisoning, and the full six days of preparation.

And in Luzhou, these three conditions did not exist, and the preparation time for the battle was not even enough for a day.

It is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice, will Liu Qi not withdraw and wait for death?

It's just that Liu Qi's abandonment of the city and withdrawal of troops broke Zhang Jun's original small abacus and completely angered the commander, who was known for his escape

Luzhou was quickly breached, along with its surrounding Wuwei Army, Hezhou and other prefectures and counties.

At this point, less than ten days after the outbreak of the war, because of the lack of soldiers, most of Huaixi has fallen into the hands of Wanyan Wushu, and even the Yangtze River defense line is under the threat of Jin soldiers.

Emperor Gaozong panicked. No matter what promises his prime minister makes, he must ensure the safety of the Yangtze River defense line, with which he can have bargaining chips and a peaceful and happy life.

As a result, Emperor Gaozong strictly ordered Zhang Jun to immediately roll from Lin'an to the front line, while sending Yang Yizhong to lead the forbidden army to cross the river to fight, and then he still had no bottom in his heart, and habitually asked Ezhou for help.

In the "Imperial Notes", Gaozong asked Yue Fei to personally lead the army to cross the river to attack the Jin soldiers to ensure the safety of the leader.

"Compared with the gold thief's invasion of Huaixi, it has been in Luzhou, Zhang Jun, Yang Yizhong, and Liu Jian saw and resisted the thief. has been close to Yu Qing, take this opportunity to raise troops to attack, will be a great success, Deputy Secretary Su Zhi. Qing Ke came to Jiangzhou in the starry night, or from Qi and Huang to the back, and hit the thief on the back. The opportunity is here, and it must be reported day and night, and then bequeathed by relatives, and I want to know about it. ”

After Yue Fei received the order, he felt dizzy for a while.

Where is this?

Now in the Huaixi Theater, Huaixi Xuanfu envoy Zhang Jun has 80,000 soldiers, Huaibei Xuanfu deputy envoy Yang Yi has 30,000 soldiers, and Huaibei Xuanfu Judge Liu Qi has 20,000 soldiers, all of which add up to a real 130,000 troops, which has surpassed the Yuejia army and is far from the 130,000 that Jin Bing claimed.

This was the first time that the officers and soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty fought against the Jin army with superior forces after the southern crossing of Jianyan; Although Zhang Jun is very soft and Yang Yizhong is very young, but with Liu Qi here, how can he ensure the safety of the Yangtze River.

In the current situation, the best countermeasure should be to take advantage of the emptiness in the rear of the Jin soldiers, criticize the weakness, encircle Wei to rescue Zhao, send troops from Ezhou to take Bianjing and Luoyang, and cut off the rear road of the Jin soldiers.

In this way, Yue Fei was in the north, and Zhang Jun, Liu Qi, and Yang Yizhong were in the south, forming a situation of encirclement, and completely annihilating the main force of Jin soldiers commanded by Yan Wushu with an absolute superiority of troops.

The First World War was more direct and effective than recovering Kaifeng Mansion.

Yue Fei wrote this strategic intention into a chapter and urgently reported it to Lin'an Mansion.

Emperor Gaozong sent a reply at an even faster pace, with a large number of words of reassuring praise and earnest hope, but there was only one important point:

"Be prepared to know the intentions of the Qing, but the matter is serious, Jinjiang and Zhejiang are stationed, and the thieves and horses are close to Huaixi, and they are in the lead."

This sentence is a bit literary, and the modern vernacular of the translation city is roughly as follows:

"Now that the leaders of the party and the state are all gathered in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and now that the Jin soldiers have been killed in Huaixi, Yue Fei, don't make any trouble, come and save me." (To be continued......)

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