Chapter 888: No Thieves, No Food!
"This is the fifteenth day of February this year, Jiashen Day, the emperor gave Yue Fei the seventh imperial book: than repeatedly sent the codex, and told the subordinate officials, and still sent the envoy Quqing to bring troops to come and destroy the thieves together. The heart of the country must be practiced with all his might. Today, according to the reformed people, the heads of the golden thieves are all in Huaixi. The success of Zhendu to defeat the enemy must be successful. If you do it in one fell swoop, the edict of the secret of Shu Zhen last year is not a lie. In the past, I have always relied on the plan of the society, relying on the Qing, and now the opportunity is here, and the evening will be rewarded by the teacher. Send this note again, and you should be considerate. Fifteenth. Fu Fei. Imperial Charge. ”
When Yue Fei received this seventh imperial sword, it was already the 19th of February, due to the lack of food and grass, coupled with the tiring eight days of travel, the army took a day of rest in Tongcheng on this day.
On the 15th of February, Yue Fei was still west of Shuzhou, and received the fifth imperial document written by Zhao Gou on the 10th day of the first month of February, and at the same time met Zhang Quwei, the envoy in charge of delivering this dao, according to Bai Lidu's understanding, this inner servant named Zhang Quwei should be a eunuch.
"Wan Qiao! Can Yue Fei resist the crime of staying in the decree with the testimony of the envoy Zhang Quwei? ”
Wan Qian replied: "Go back to your lordship...... This, there is no ......"
"Since there is no confession from the envoys in the army, how can they stay in the protest order? Do you think that after Yue Fei is charged with this crime, he will not be able to overturn the case at all, so he is too lazy to prepare? ”
"This ......" Wan Qiaoyu was also asked again and couldn't answer......
At this time, Li Ruopu, another Dali Temple, replied: "Lord Hui, I have asked Zhang Quwei in the future, and when asked if he had found Yue Fei's stay in Yue Fei's army after arriving in Yue Fei's army, Zhang Quwei's reply was - no!" ”
"Then why is this evidence not seen in the case file?"
"Because Zhang went to charge him for not wanting to draw a charge on the confession, and he himself was a person close to the emperor, I couldn't wait to force it, and after reporting the matter to Wan Qiao, the matter would be over......
Next, Yuan Guinian recited the next imperial note aloud:
"This is February 17 of this year, Bingxu Day, the emperor gave Yue Fei the eighth imperial book: Deqing plays, want to bow down to Qi, Huangzhou, the situation is good, expensive is not limited to Jiujiang. With Qing's talent and loyalty, it is the heart of the royal family, forgive the flea night planning, and must think of the urgency of helping the country. If Deqing is out of Qi and Huang, and goes straight to Shouchun, corresponding to Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun, there will be no trouble. ZTE Foundation, in one fell swoop. The performance was overwhelming. Send your relatives again, and you should be considerate. Seventeenth. Fu Yuefei. Imperial Charge.
If it is said that the sixth imperial note is a reply to Yue Fei's "Begging Out of Jingluo Concert" played on February 4, then the response of this eighth imperial note should be Yue Fei's "Begging out of Qi Huang Concert" played later on the same day, as for why Yue Fei's two recitals on the same day will be responded to two days apart, in addition to Zhao Gou's own reasons, the biggest possibility is that the second recital was accidentally delayed on the way to Beijing.
"Yue Fei, when and where will you receive this Eighth Imperial Path?"
"Back to my lord, it was February 22 when I received this imperial book, the army had just arrived in Shucheng, but the grain and grass brought by the army had been used up, I was expecting to continue the march for a day, so that I could go to Luzhou to raise food, but Yu Pengye, who I sent to Zhang Jun's army in advance, had returned to the army on this day, and brought back Zhang Jun's oral messages and letters, saying: There is no food in the future, and you can't be a teacher!"
"How far is Shucheng from Ezhou, and how far is it from Luzhou?"
Yu Peng hurriedly replied: "My lord, Shucheng is already 1,500 miles away from Ezhou, and 123 miles away from Luzhou. ”
"Zhang Jun, Yue Feijun has traveled a total of 1,500 miles in 12 days, can this speed be normal?"
This time, Zhang Jun was a lot more honest, and replied directly: "Back to my lord, it's normal!" ”
"Yue Fei, knowing that there is no food ahead, how do you deal with it?"
"Lord Hui, I know that the news passed by Yu Peng is the military situation between Zhegao and Hezhou on the 18th and 19th, and according to the report, Luzhou has been restored on the 20th, so I sent Yu Peng to Luzhou immediately, and sent a note to Zhang Jun to negotiate with him about grain and grass and follow-up marching, and the army will be on standby in Shucheng!"
"The two lieutenant envoys in the army, Zhang Quwei and Mao Dunshu, do you have any opinions on this arrangement?"
"Lord Hui, the two lieutenant envoys have no opinion on this!"
"How many days will Yu Peng return to Luzhou?"
"Back to my lord, Yu Peng had already returned late the next night, and only brought back a message from Zhang Jun, namely: The captives have crossed the Huai, and there is no food in the future, please ask the Hubei army to get food elsewhere!"
"Smack! ——" Bai Lidu slapped the startled wood and asked, "Zhang Jun! What Yue Fei said just now, can it be true? ”
"Back to my lord, what Yue Fei said is true, but it is not that I deliberately excluded Yue Fei from entering Luzhou, but that there was indeed a shortage of food in Luzhou City at that time! The grain robbery incident occurred, and my subordinates were also beheaded by Liu Qi several people because of this......"
According to the marching diary read out later, on February 17, Yue Fei's army was already within the boundary of Shuzhou and was already on its way to Tongcheng.
On February 18, Yue Fei's army entered Shuzhou Tongcheng, and received the sixth imperial palace from Zhao Gou.
"Is there any testimony from the Chinese envoy Mao Dunshu?"
"Back to my lord, no!"
It was also the day of February 18, and Zhegao, which was 380 miles away from Tongcheng, took place in the famous battle of Zhegao in history.
Later historians believe that the reason why the Song army was able to win the battle of Zhegao quickly was due to two reasons:
On the one hand, the Jin army's sincerity in this battle was not enough, in addition to Wanyan Wushu did not come to the battlefield in person, it also had the intention of testing the true strength of the Song army in this battle, and when it was found that the Song army had invested heavy troops to block the attack, it did not hesitate to retreat in a battle;
On both sides, the Song army did invest a large number of troops in this battle, at least 60,000 or 70,000 people, while the Jin army should be about 30,000, under the condition of twice the strength, to form a multi-faceted joint attack, and it is normal to win.
According to the information he has, Bai Lidu believes that the battle of Zhegao is equivalent to a bait put by the Jin army to the Song army, and it is still a poisonous one, and the real killing move is the battle of Haozhou later, and Zhang Jun really hit the trick after eating this poisonous bait, and also pit Yue Fei.
Thoughts returned to the court, and Yuan Guinian continued to recite:
"This is February 19 of this year, Wuzi Day, the emperor gave Yue Fei the ninth imperial record: Deqing nine days, has been selected to send on the 11th, to Qi, Huang, Shuzhou border. Wen Qing saw the bitter cold, but he could barely do it, and the country forgot himself, who is like Qing! Again and again, sighing. With Qing Suzhi, he was captured, and it was difficult for the armies to get together. Today, the Wushu and the leaders are all in Luzhou, and they invade the south one after another. Zhang Jun, Yang Yizhong, Liu Qi and others worked together to break through his camp and retreated hundreds of miles away. Han Shizhong has arrived at Haoshang, and he wants him to return. Liu Guangshi learned that his military forces commissioned Li Xianzhong, Wu Xi, Zhang Qi and others to recapture the old and young and the evil animals. If Deqing is from Shuzhou, corresponding to Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun, etc., it is expected to be like Suzhi. However, you are fast, I am afraid that he has already made a plan, and if he loses the opportunity, he will regret it in vain. Jiangxi Caochen went to Jiangzhou, and Wang Liangcun should be the deputy money and grain, and Zhao Boniu was appointed as requested. Spring is deep, greetings are not frequent, and Qing should be cautious to help the country. Pay this pro-note, you must be aware of it. The second watch on the 19th. Fu Yuefei. Imperial Charge. ”
Zhao Gou's imperial note is really verbose, but between the lines, it can still be seen that Zhao Gou is considerate and caring for Yue Fei when he sees the bitter cold and marches with illness.
"Yue Fei, when and where did you receive this imperial book?"
"Lord Hui, this imperial hall was sent to Shucheng early in the morning of February 24, and when I saw that the imperial hall mentioned the matter of grain and grass, after discussing with the two lieutenant envoys in the army, I decided to go to Chizhou through Tongcheng to get food."
"Oh? Why not stay in Copper City? ”
"Lord Hui, 8,000 men and horses consume a lot every day, Tongcheng has been stationed by the army for two days, there is no surplus grain and grass, if you want to get food, you can only go to Chizhou, in addition, Chizhou is closer to Lin'an, and it is more convenient to pass news back and forth with the imperial court."
"Good! Do you have any doubts about Yue Fei's response to these three imperial realms? Is there a protest to stay? ”
"We have no doubts, there is no reason for Xianggong Yue to stay in protest!"
"Since the envoys in the army have all approved this section of the march, then there is no need to resist the decree!"
The ministers also expressed their positions, but Qin Hui still didn't say a word......
"Qin Hui dog thief, if you don't make a sound, I will count you as a reasonable acquiescence to this part of the trip!"
Although Qin Hui was still silent, the progress of the task had also increased to nine-fifteenth, and there were only the last six imperial realms left before the task was completed......