Chapter 351: Comparison of Strengths

In fact, this military operation of the Southern Song Dynasty court was not just the deployment of the Yuejia army, but the general mobilization of several large field armies of the imperial court.

In other words, including the troops of Han Shizhong in Huaidong, the troops of Zhang Jun and Wang De in Huaizhong, and even the troops of Emperor Gaozong himself in the Imperial Forest Army (central Yang Qi), were all sent to the battlefield.

Why did Emperor Gojong suddenly become so radical?

Without him, the dog jumped over the wall in a hurry.

When Emperor Gaozong stood up to the opposition of most people in the world, grovelled and insisted on making peace with the Jin people; Then in a short period of time, the peace agreement was suddenly torn up by the Jinren.

No one can understand the feeling in Emperor Gaozong's heart that he was pointed at by a thousand husbands, as well as the grievances and depression caused by being deceived by the Jurchens.

In any case, I am also a dignified king of a country, right?

Immediately afterwards, the situation on the northwest battlefield suddenly collapsed, and the Jin soldiers in Shandong and the Central Plains were pressing forward step by step; Add to that the place where the war started, the collective non-resistance movement of the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty, and so on.

The combination of these circumstances made Emperor Gaozong at both ends of the previous head and rat completely break out.

Emperor Gaozong was not a fool, and of course he knew that peace talks were to be based on reciprocity in force.

If the Jurchens are really overturned, what identity will he Zhao Gou use to negotiate peace?

Therefore, Emperor Gaozong not only urged Han Shizhong to send troops quickly, but also sent ten urgent edicts to Yue Fei stationed in Ezhou, asking Yue Fei to send troops to rescue Liu Qi.

Among them, the content of three edicts is particularly outstanding:

The first imperial line: "The Jin people crossed the river, invaded Tokyo, and returned to occupy the old frontier." Qing Suyun loyalty. I want to be deeply indignant. All matters relating to the border. You can win by winning. Matters such as contract recruitment can be handled in accordance with the convenience. If the matter is a little serious, the one who agrees with the discussion will be played. Fu Qing's relatives, I want to understand. ”

The fourth royal book: "The golden thief broke the contract, and the vultures were based in Tokyo." Liu Jian is in Shunchang, it is difficult to have shortcuts repeatedly, but it is not easy to support me alone. The secretary has been appointed to send cavalry to respond. The plan has been repatriated. Continuing to report that he was away from the same state, Guo Hao would join all roads and strangle his rush. One of the Qing troops, and the two situations are connected, the situation is loyal and strategic, the ancients, if the sharp division invites to attack it, the left can figure to restore the Beijing division, the right seeks to aid Guanshan, and the outside corresponds to Hebei. This is ZTE's plan. Qing must have something to do, but the opportunity must be taken. Pay this pro-note. I want to be considerate. ”

The last imperial court, "The golden people have committed Tokyo again, and the thieves are in the country, so it is difficult to summon Qing to come and discuss with each other." Send Li Ruoxu to discuss it today. Anything that can take the opportunity to defend against the enemy today, Qing can plan and plan one by one, and rush to play it first. According to the situation, there is no need to hold on to heavy troops, and light troops to choose advantages. The method of its establishment is to appoint the secretary, and I cannot be remote. In the middle of summer, it is suitable for our soldiers, and in autumn, it will be rampant, and between opportunities, it is especially appropriate to judge and deal with them. The bereaved family note refers to not much. ”

A good sentence "If you set up the party, you will appoint the secretary, and I can't go remotely."

For the generals stationed outside, this is already the greatest degree of decentralization of power by the imperial court.

The official who delivered the last imperial document for the emperor was Yue Fei's former staff officer, Li Ruoxu, the counselor of the Xiangyang Mansion Road Division. In the eighth year of Shaoxing, Li Ruoxu was promoted to the Privy Council by Wang Shu, the then privy deputy envoy, and served as the commander of the ordnance. Now Emperor Gaozong appointed him as a Qincha, also to win Yue Fei's trust.

Why did Emperor Gaozong appoint a chincha who would allow Yue Fei to have enough trust?

The reason is that this Qin Cha has another mission: he needs to send a message to Yue Fei for the emperor, which is what is said in the history books.

And the content of this edict is very different from the edict written in black and white. It's only nine words:

"Soldiers should not be moved lightly, and it is advisable to be a teacher."

Don't mess around casually, you can collect the troops if you scare the Jin soldiers away.

I see, the reason why the oracle is used is to keep it secret. You also have to retreat in the name of your Yue Fei yourself, don't let this emperor lose face!

To tell the truth, if the person who came to deliver the message was not this Li Ruoxu in front of him, Yue Fei really couldn't believe the authenticity of this message.

The dispatch of a full 100,000 field army, whether it is advancing or retreating, is not an easy matter, and if it is accidentally ambushed by the enemy, the losses will be great.

In addition, so many people went to the front line and saw that the golden soldiers did not fight, which is not a problem anyway.

Yue Fei was silent and bowed his head silently. What should he do?

No matter how much he wants to regain the lost territory and kill all the enemies, in his bones he is still a standard soldier who unconditionally obeys any orders of the imperial court, so at this time, he will attack and fight, or will he make a false shot, and then retreat.

What a nerve-wracking thing it is.

Yue Fei wanted to go out to defend against foreign aggression for the sake of the Han nation and his old Zhao family, but their old Zhao family insisted on binding their hands and feet to stop his Yue Fei's efforts.

What Yue Fei couldn't accept the most was that the emperor used an oracle to inform him of this important event.

What does it mean to dictate? It means that this matter is shady in nature, and there will be no official historical records in the future, and all the results will be carried by themselves.

There's a bit of humor in this matter, similar to modern black humor.

Yue Fei was in a hurry. Although he didn't speak, his face was flushed, and he could barely breathe.

If it is really beaten, it is the crime of disobeying the king's edict; If you fake a fight, you will be sorry for the whole nation.

What to do?

Li Ruoxu couldn't stand it anymore, he resolutely said to Yue Fei: "I am the herald, and I will bear the crime of overbearing." You have to go out according to the official decree, and you don't know anything else. ”

You must know that in the Song Dynasty, the crime of bullying the king was a serious crime, and you had to lose your head.

For such a gentle sentence, the price and courage that Li Ruoxu had to pay were not weaker than what his heroic brother Li Ruoshui had paid

Compared with the quiet and silent when Liu Qi led more than 20,000 eight-character troops not long ago, the dispatch of the Yuejia army was like a huge divine dragon, suddenly soaring above the nine heavens, with great momentum and rapid action.

Whether in terms of numbers or influence, the Yue Family Army and the Bazi Army are not on the same level.

The victory or loss of the Bazi Army, its influence is only limited to a few battles; The victory or defeat of the Yuejia Army, a group army, will involve the overall pattern of the Jin and Song dynasties, and even national security.

Wanyan Wushu is about to meet Yue Fei. Before the two of them fight, let's analyze the composition of the two sides and the contrast of power

First of all, let's talk about the situation of Jin Bing.

Before attacking Shunchang Mansion, Wanyan Wushu's mid-lane army had 130,000 horses.

Among the 130,000 troops, there were only 20,000 elite cavalry belonging to the Wanyan tribe of the Jurchen tribe, and the remaining 110,000 soldiers and horses were brought over by Kong Yanzhou, the prefect of Dongping, and Li Qiong, the governor of Bozhou.

In other words, most of the so-called elite Jin soldiers turned out to be Liu Yu's old department.

Wow, what's going on, counterfeit and shoddy products actually appeared in the Golden Soldier Barracks hundreds of years ago? Where did all the other Jin soldiers die?

In fact, the strength of the Jurchen clan headquarters has always been small, even in the peak period of Wanyan Aguta, there are only about 100,000 soldiers and horses.

It's just that the bravery cultivated by the Jurchen warriors in the bitter cold land is far from being matched by the soldiers of the Great Liao and the Great Song Dynasty, who were accustomed to peaceful lives.

"The Jurchen cavalry is not more than 10,000, and more than 10,000 are invincible."

The reason why this sentence has been able to circulate on the land of China for many years is that the Jurchen warriors took it down one by one, and there is absolutely no falsehood.

The problem is that no matter how brave the Jurchens are, their population base is too small, and the consumption of Jurchen warriors far exceeds the natural replenishment due to years of conquest.

Let's not talk about the Jurchens who died in the territory of Daliao, but only the Jurchen warriors who died in the Song Dynasty:

Before the Jingkang Revolution, Wang Yu held on to Taiyuan for more than 250 days, and the Jin soldiers were killed and wounded countless times;

During the first siege of Bianliang City, he was killed and injured by Li Gang and Seed Master Dao, who defended the city;

During the second siege of Bianliang City, they were killed and wounded by Zhang Shuye and Zong Ze respectively;

was killed and injured by Han Shizhong in Huang Tiandang;

Yue Fei killed and wounded a number of others in Jiankang Mansion, the Huaixi Battlefield, and the first three Northern Expeditions to the Central Plains;

Zhao Li killed a group in Chuzhou;

The Wu Jie brothers killed a large number of others in front of the Dasan Pass and the Immortal Pass;

And so on and so forth.

These battles were all very effective in depleting the living strength of the Jin soldiers and dealt an extremely heavy blow to the Jurchens.

This leads to the second question, there is a dignified gold country, and now there are only 20,000 gold soldiers who can get it? Seems unlikely, right?

But the problem is that in the north of the Jin State are the thriving Mongolian tribes, and according to Jin Xizong's regulations, the Jin State has to enter the desert every three years to "help" the Mongols to "reduce Ding".

This "reduction" policy is not a modern family planning policy, but a use of the most barbaric and cruel means to forcibly control the population growth of the Mongolian tribes.

With such an inhumane thing, does the Jin country need to deploy enough troops on the edge of the desert? Otherwise, how will these Mongolian ethnic groups, who are often "reduced" by outsiders, react?

In addition to Mongolia, there was a newly formed state to the west of the Jin State, the Western Liao.

This country, which was built by Yelu Dashi, the remnant of the former Liao State, has a long-lasting relationship with the Jin State, whether the Jin State needs to send a large army to defend it.

There is also the Western Xia, who doesn't know what to do, often comes to take advantage of the Jin Kingdom, which makes the Jurchens grit their teeth with hatred.

And in this dispatch, Wan Yan Sali, who was responsible for attacking Shaanxi, took away the Jurchen cavalry belonging to his own tribe, and Nie Liqiao, who was responsible for attacking Shandong, also took away his own cavalry.

Therefore, now there are really only the remaining 20,000 gold soldiers under the command of Yan Wushu. Although these 20,000 golden soldiers are indeed the elite of the elite.

Therefore, when Yan Wushu learned that Yue Fei had sent troops, he hurriedly transferred back a number of troops, including Li Cheng, to ensure that there was still a numerical advantage over the Yue family's army...... (To be continued......)

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