In the face of Wang Shouyi's accusations, Wang Boyan, Zhang Jun and others can only explain patiently.

Wang Boyan, Fan Zhongyin, Zhang Jun and others are all authentic imperial examination backgrounds, are scholars with strong roots, and are first-class members of the imperial court; And Wang Shouyi is just a six-rank military general, he was born to kill pigs in the past, a typical low-class citizen, even if he later climbed to the emperor and rose high, his background was insufficient.

If it was in the peaceful years, a six-rank military attaché would definitely kneel down to say goodbye and stammer, like a grandson.

But at this moment, when the Jin army went south, the enemy situation was smeared, and they had to pay attention to this lowly military general and ask for the general's opinion. And negotiate the details of the operation together.

Regime comes out of the barrel of a gun. First there was a gun, and then there was state power. When the gun gets out of hand, there is chaos in the country. The defeat of the Tang Dynasty was due to the fact that the guns were out of control and the power of the warriors was too inflated, threatening the stability of the country.

In the Song Dynasty, taking advantage of the disadvantages of the Tang Dynasty, the use of literature to control military force was realized, in order to suppress the barrel of the gun.

In the Song Dynasty, it has always been the civil officials who pressed the military attachés, the civil officials have always been high, and the military generals have always been low.

But if you think that the generals don't have the slightest power to resist, then you are wrong.

As the saying goes, the county officials are not as good as the current management.

In the Great Song Dynasty, all important positions from the central government to the local government were mostly held by civilian officials from the Kedi, and even the Privy Council, which held the military power of the whole country, and the military command of various local prefectures and counties were handed over to civilian officials, while military generals were mainly secondary official positions or were compulsory.

At this time, a strange phenomenon appeared in the Great Song Dynasty, where civil officials held the main position and military generals held deputy positions; Civil officials have the right to decide, and military generals have the right to execute; Civilian officials are responsible for the strategic level, and military generals are responsible for the tactical level. Civilian officials control the status of the army, relying on official positions. Relying on division and disintegration, the generals are pitted against each other and the army is controlled; The military generals relied on "non-violent non-cooperation" to counter civilian officials.

Civilian officials ostensibly control the military, but the actual power still falls into the hands of military generals.

If the civil officials are incompetent, they may even be set aside by the military generals and become tablets.

The opening ceremony of the military academy was held, and most of the generals participated, leaving only a few generals in the city, and the emperor was trapped outside the city. At this moment, Wang Shouye became the highest-ranking military attache in Xiangyang City, and in addition to relying on him, there was no military general to rely on.

Once Wang Shouyi does not cooperate, they will have the authority of the cabinet and the authority of the Privy Council. It is not always possible to mobilize a single army; If Wang Shouyi surrenders to the Jin army at this moment, Xiangyang will definitely be lost. These are the civil servants. Ironclad will be a prisoner of the Jin army.

Of course, this is just a hypothesis.

In fact, Wang Shouyi was the most loyal to His Majesty, and it was easy to kill him, but it was difficult to surrender to the Jin army.

But Wang Shouyi played non-"violence and non-cooperation". And they didn't do it.

It is impossible for Wang Boyan, Zhang Jun and others to kill Mao Wenlong without asking for instructions like Yuan Chonghuan in later generations. Not to mention how high the success rate is, even if it is successful, the bad impact is too great. Their officers have also done it.

Moreover, the emperor said that the use of literature to control military force is not an insider meddling in the layman, and the insider commanding the layman; Rather, the literati are responsible for military discipline, ideological work, and logistics grain and grass transportation; The generals arranged their troops, dispatched troops, and attacked the enemy.

At this time, these ministers can only "persuade education" as the main ............

Wang Shouyi said: "Ladies and gentlemen, the speed of the Jin army going south this time is too fast, and the counties along the road have no time to light the beacon fire, or report the news quickly. And this Jin army is small in number but fine, if it sends 20,000 troops to attack, it will inevitably be severely damaged, or even completely annihilated! ”

"That makes sense!" Zhang Jun nodded and said, "It's just that 20,000 seems to be a bit much!" ”

20,000 does not refer to 20,000 people, or miscellaneous soldiers, but to 20,000 elite soldiers.

"In Xiangyang City, there are at least 200,000 soldiers and horses. Among the 200,000 troops, half of them are people, and it is okay to carry siege equipment, but against the Jin army, it is definitely a thousand miles; There are also 50,000 reserve troops, at most they are in a neat formation, and in the event of a bloody battle, they will also collapse. Wang Boyan said, "The only one who is good at fighting is His Majesty's personal guard of nearly 50,000 people, if you send 20,000 troops to fight with the Jin army." Xiangyang City is bound to be empty, once the Jin army attacks, Xiangyang may not be guaranteed! In fact, the emptiness of the army is small, once the defeat of 20,000 soldiers and horses is annihilated, Xiangyang may not be guaranteed at that time. If Xiangyang is not guaranteed, the morale of the whole army will inevitably collapse, and as soon as the morale is dispersed, then the army will be defeated, and the emperor will be in danger. “

Xiangyang City is a big turtle shell.

As long as Xiangyang is kept, relying on the consolidated city defense of Xiangyang, strong troops in hand, and sufficient reserves, it is enough to resist the attack of 200,000 Jin troops; But if the big tortoise shell is lost, even if it is a big victory outside the city, it will be a big defeat.

Prudence is the top, not seeking merit, but seeking no fault.

"From the Jin army launching an offensive, to crossing the Yellow River, to the arrival of troops in Xiangyang, it is necessary to prepare food and wages, encourage the morale of the whole army, appoint marshals, etc., and it needs to go through a series of processes, involving a wide range of people, and it is impossible to have no news at all. But the Jin army came like this, as if the heavenly soldiers were coming, and there was no sign at all. ”

Zhang Jun said, "Jin Jun, a thousand miles of surprise attack on Xiangyang, we didn't even know any news, this is impossible." I suspect that this is fake, and that there are rumors and deliberate demagoguery! ”

Zhang Jun was a little suspicious that this was fake news, but it was just a matter of the emperor's safety, even if it was fake, it should be taken seriously.

Fan Zhongyin, who was on the side, pondered: "Just in case it's true............ You can't help but guard against it! ”

Then, Lu Yihao, Zhu Shengfei, Shen Gai, Chen Kangbo, and Quan Bangyan also expressed their opinions one after another, saying that 1,000 to 10,000 is fundamentally about prudent warfare.

Because at this moment, they are ignorant of all the reality and fiction of the Jin army, and they have to adopt the most conservative and cautious strategy, which will certainly lose the fighter plane, but also avoid making big mistakes.

And at this time, it is too reckless to blindly dispatch an army just by guessing.

"It can only be ten thousand at most!" In the end, the ministers collectively made a decision.

"Offense is the best defense, blind defense, defense everywhere is equal to no defense everywhere. And the best defense is to actively attack and destroy the enemy, and the enemy is dead, so naturally there is no need for defense. The best defense is when you don't need to defend. ”

"If 20,000 soldiers and horses are dispatched, I have nine layers of confidence to inflict heavy losses on the Jin army; But if it's only 10,000, there is more than enough rescue, and it is too late to hunt and kill! Wang Shouyi said, "If this battle is not possible, we can't completely annihilate this Jin army, let it retreat calmly, it will inevitably greatly boost the enemy's morale, which is not conducive to the defense of our army!" ”

Wang Boyan, as the head of the civil ministers, took the lead and said: "General Wang, this battle is not to win the enemy, but to save Your Majesty!" ”

"Yes!" Wang Shouyi said helplessly.

Although he did not agree with this proposal, Wang Shouyi could only accept it. He is just a martial artist, and in the Great Song Dynasty, where scholars and doctors were prevalent, he was a soy sauce player. If it weren't for the danger of the war, if it weren't for the rush to rescue His Majesty, these civil servants might not be able to remember him as a low-level six-rank military attaché.

Now, instead of blindly giving orders and consulting with him, it is already giving him face.

Don't be ignorant.

It's just that Wang Shouyi feels very sorry that an opportunity to annihilate the elite cavalry of the Jin Army is about to be lost again.

Once the cavalry is invincible, they can calmly evacuate, and if they want to snipe the cavalry, they can only wait for the rabbit and ambush the Jin army where it must pass. The vicinity of Xiangyang is a plain terrain, and if you want to ambush, there must be a large number of people, otherwise even if the enemy hits the entrance headlong with it, he may not be able to tighten his pockets.

With 10,000 soldiers and horses, there is more than enough rescue, but there is not enough heavy damage, let alone total annihilation.

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And at this moment, in Xiangyang City, there is also an undercurrent.

In a large courtyard, there were hundreds of dead soldiers of the Jin Army gathered together. Originally, these people were scattered all over Xiangyang, some were farmers, some were small merchants, some were Taoists, some were performing arts, and there were all kinds of industries, mixed in the huge Xiangyang City, and they couldn't detect heresy at all.

It's just that with the issuance of an order, these secret agents of the Jin Army hidden everywhere quickly gathered together.

And the one who issued the order was Su Yi, the leader of the Jin Army's secret agents.

"Everyone, raise soldiers for a thousand days, and use them for a while!" Su Yi said, "The four princes have hit the city of Xiangyang, and soon there will be an army of 30,000 to besiege Xiangyang, and our task is to open the city gate and receive the four princes into the city." As long as he enters Xiangyang, the emperor of the Song Dynasty will be a lost dog, and he will definitely die! ”

"Now, issue weapons!"

Open the basement, all kinds of weapons are taken out, and they are quickly armed.

Soon, seven hundred heavily armed Jin soldiers appeared, wearing the armor of the Song people.

"Xiangyang has fallen, just in the past few days!" Su Yi thought. (To be continued......)