Chapter 52: The Third Line Defeat

"Official ......"

This sleep was deep, almost the most restful day in the days after Liu Bang returned to Lin'an, from noon to evening, if it wasn't for the thirst, I don't know how long I would sleep.

The first person he saw when he opened his eyes was the rain that sat on the edge of the bed with a big belly, and after this girl became a mother, there was indeed a little more tenderness between her eyebrows and eyes.

"Why are you here, someone else?"

"Someone else......" Concubine Chong hesitated, "The Jin soldiers have already retreated, you can rest for a while." ”

"I've had enough rest."

Sitting up straight, he was embarrassed to call the pregnant woman, and drank the teapot on the table by himself.

kept pouring most of the pot of tea into his mouth, and Liu Bang hiccuped comfortably.

"Since you are pregnant, you should rest more, even if you want to accompany you, you should let someone else come."

Chong Yu smiled: "It's all the same, it's not that you can't act." ”

"What time is it?"

"It's time, would you like some food?"

Liu Bang didn't pay attention to the second half of her sentence, but just muttered to himself:

"It's time to ......"

Draped his robe over his body, he immediately went out, dressing as he went, as if something important had not been done.

Chong Yu was so worried that he just wanted to persuade him, but the emperor, who had already stepped out of the house with one foot, turned back again, and without asking, he imprinted a bite on her forehead.

"It's a good rest, I'll go back when I go."

She nodded, looking very well-behaved, and when she saw that the emperor wanted to leave, she subconsciously took his hand.

"Official...... No matter what happens, cherish your body. ”

Liu Bang looked into her eyes and nodded slightly.

According to the hour, it was evening, but according to God's face, it was already night, and it was all dark.

There was still a sea of people in front of the Jiahui Gate, and the city gate was wide open, which was the appearance of Taiwei Zhang when he led the army to attack...... The Jin people came quickly and dispersed faster, and as soon as Taiwei Zhang's men left the city, they all retreated.

If it is said that it is a siege, it will not even take a day; But if not, the people of Lin'an really felt the taste of soldiers coming to the city.

The people said that they wanted to go out of their strength, but they had already been stopped by the people of the Imperial City Division, and the place outside the city gate was full of the Great Song Forbidden Army, although they could get out of the city, but they could not go far, and they could only see the situation on the opposite side clearly from a distance.

When the Jin people dispersed, Zhang Taiwei returned victorious, but everyone didn't have much sense of victory, on the contrary, everyone was holding back a breath of anger in their hearts but couldn't let it out, so they had to swallow it in their stomachs and suffocate it alone.

The people in the city behind did not know the situation, but only heard that the Jin people had been beaten back, and they were all very happy, and for a while, the people inside the city gate and outside the city gate became diametrically opposed.

Someone was puzzled, and when he met someone he knew, he asked:

"Why is Brother Tai crying and sad? Isn't this big win just a big joy? ”

The man who came back from outside the city couldn't stop sighing, and when he saw this appearance without knowing the situation, he had to treat him as a fine work of the Jin Kingdom.

"The virtuous brother doesn't know, although he wins, but, but ...... Alas! ”

His appearance made the people in the city even more puzzled:

"Brother should be blunt, don't sell so many passes."

Both of them had read books, and the man who came back from outside the city shook his head for a long time, and finally found a clearing and talked to him.

It turned out that the official family suddenly opened the city gate, which was not only to let Taiwei Zhang lead the army to retreat from the enemy, but also to leave an opportunity for everyone to witness the power of the Great Song Dynasty army.

It's just that the Taiwei army hasn't arrived yet, but there is a move on the Jinying side......

Seeing that there were a lot of people around, the man didn't care so much at this time, but just asked:

"Why did you cut down trees when they did?"

The people in the city didn't think about it: "Isn't it to build siege equipment?" ”

The man shook his head: "Definitely, they are making a shelf!" ”

"Shelf?"

The Jin people used the trees cut down in the morning to build a three-zhang high shelf, and when Captain Zhang led the troops out, it happened that the shelf had just been erected.

"And then, what is it for?"

As soon as the people outside the city wanted to speak, they felt as if their throats were blocked by something, which was exactly what Li Yi'an said, 'tears flow first'.

It wasn't until he cried for a while that the people around him could hear what was going on outside.

They hung one of them and wrapped sackcloth around his head, and put his head on his feet...... Ordered him! ”

"Who is that man?"

"It is His Majesty the Holy Emperor of Xiaociyuan!"

Hearing him report the man's name, the person who kept asking was stunned for a moment, and then followed suit, howling and crying.

The other people did not read as many books as the two of them, and their emotions were not as rich as theirs, but for a while, that sense of humiliation couldn't help but feel distressed...... The joy of victory was instantly dispersed, and from this circle began to disperse, and more and more people heard about it.

Huang You, the general of the seed division back then, was captured by Yan Zonghan, because he swore not to surrender, so he was smeared with wax oil by the Jin people, hung on the tree with his head and feet, and burned to death with a fire.

This kind of death is already torturous, and the person who was lit the sky lantern this time was none other than the emperor with a name and surname in the Great Song Dynasty......

It seems that the ancestral tomb has been spitted, and it seems that the elders of their own family have been bullied by outsiders, anyway, no matter how unbearable the Holy Emperor of Xiaociyuan is in everyone's hearts, it is also a serious emperor, the emperor they recognized back then, and the king of a country was tortured to death like this...... If the people of the Great Song Dynasty are changed, where can they still see a way to live!

Maybe it's the sadness of the cold lips and teeth, maybe it's the terrible sense of fright, but no matter what, the word 'humiliation' that has been precipitated for more than ten years has been turned up again, and it has come even more violently with the events of Kaifeng Mansion back then!

Liu Bang climbed to the top of the city of Jiahui Gate and looked at the high shelf in the distance...... It was dark, and I could only see the general shape, and as for whether there were hanging people going up, I couldn't see it clearly.

Zhang Jun and Wang Qi, Zhao Ding and Hu Quan, the ministers of civil and military affairs stood left and right, and the big guys didn't dare to say a word, maybe someone had already thought of something, but at this time, no one dared to continue to think deeply.

Because this Zhao Guanjia is really good at killing.

And that His Majesty the Holy Majesty of Filial Piety Yuan...... To tell the truth, the person here is either a jinshi from the time of Emperor Huizong, or an official from the time of His Majesty today, after all, the emperor who has only been an emperor for more than a year, the people who use it are dead and old, and the people who invest in gold are invested in gold, and there are not many people who have any feelings with him at all.

He died, humiliation is humiliation, but thinking about the benefits, isn't today's official family alive and well?

It's just that if the Song State betrays the alliance and the Jin people don't want to go to war, there is still something to talk about, then from now on, it will be true, there is no way out.

In fact, it has long been gone, but many people didn't believe what the emperor said at that time, after all, this majesty has been used to it repeatedly, and now the Jin people themselves have cut off their way to retreat, and they always don't die.

It's not a matter to be silent all the time, Zhao Ding, as Zaifu, is naturally the first to come out of this kind of thing, and he said:

"People can't be resurrected after death, and the official family still asks for condolences."

The hundred officials followed and persuaded together: "The official family also asks for condolences." ”

Even if the Zhao official family didn't have much affection for his brother, his own mother was dead after all...... No matter who this thing falls on, it will not be easy to feel after all.

Liu Bang let out a long sigh: "Is there still a living mouth?" ”

Zhao Xiangye and Zhang Taiwei stood up at the same time, and immediately humbled each other.

But after all, this matter is Zhang Junhui's enemy, and he also went to the camp in person, after all, it is better for him.

Zhao Ding stepped back, and Zhang Jun understood, so he replied:

"Back to the official's house, when I waited there, except for the Holy Emperor of Xiaociyuan...... Except for the bodies of the Empress Dowager and the group of officials, only one person remained. ”

"Huh?" Liu Bang turned sideways slightly, "Who is it?" ”

Taiwei Zhang pressed his body lower again: "It's Lin Yifei...... He stood in a circle of ropes, and man was already insane. ”

"Crazy?"

"It's really crazy, he doesn't speak very clearly, just a smirk, but if anyone gets closer to him, he immediately punches and kicks him, trying to drive people away."

Although he didn't react for a while, Liu Bang still thought about it.

The two former officials of the Qin Mansion should have been thinking of their old friendship with Qin Hui, so they left a hand here.

It's just that......

If you want to repay the affection, you have to repay the affection, this is not your own business.

You can't use your own business to show grace, whether it is Liu Da or Qin San, this thing is not authentic.

He frowned, now that so many people are watching, it is not easy to say anything directly, so he can only go to the trouble of those two people in private.

"Lin Yifei should have died early, but I was merciful for a while."

"Now that he's crazy, let him go, it's too desperate to do things, and it's not good in the end."

Everyone was praised, and Taiwei Zhang continued:

"The Queen Mother...... Her body has been brought back, and the official family ...... funeral."

"The Queen Mother is dedicated to the country, and she will guard the people of Lin'an until she dies, so she will be buried by the Qiantang River."

"That filial piety and compassion ......"

Liu Bang looked at Zhang Jun expressionlessly:

"The one who can confirm that the sky lantern is lit is Zhao Huan?"

Taiwei Zhang was shocked in his heart, he didn't know what the emperor meant, and hurriedly replied:

"I haven't seen it with my own eyes, but from afar, many people have seen it, and his dress is indeed the same as that of the Holy Emperor of Xiaociyuan."

"Then I can't count them."

He quickly made a decision: "If you can't see each other in person, you can't directly judge that someone is dead, after all, it's also the emperor, you can't be so sloppy, if there is a ...... It's not good luck in the end. ”

"Official, that ......"

"Life and death are unknown, when you invade the capital in the future, you will know by asking the Jin people in person."

There is some truth in what the emperor said, the situation is indeed such a situation, and Zhao Huan's life and death are so sloppily decided, it is indeed a little anxious.

Seeing that the official family really didn't even ask about the whereabouts of the Jin people, the few people who were closer finally hid some doubts in their hearts.

However, these suspicions were quickly suppressed by other things, because the recent military information had already been transmitted when the Jin soldiers retreated, and now Zhao Ding must tell the emperor.

Zhao Xiangye first dismissed some other officials, and left a few people from Zhongshu Province and the Privy Council, and the city gate was instantly empty.

I heard that the people below seemed to have gotten the news, saying that the one who was burned to death was not necessarily the Holy Emperor Xiaociyuan, and everyone began to come back to life a little, although the Empress Dowager also died, but the atmosphere was much warmer than before.

When Liu Bang saw Zhao Ding's appearance, he knew that it was probably not a good thing, but he didn't expect that it would be so bad.

"The Wu Xuan Department of the Zuo Han Army came to report, December 18 from Qinzhou troops, within a month even under Gongzhou, Taozhou, Hezhou three places, should continue to go down to Yuanzhou first and then take Fengxiang, but was attacked by the Xia thief Brother Richard!"

Lao Tzu knows!

Liu Bang kicked on the city wall: "What about Wu Lan? How much was lost? ”

Zhao Ding sighed: "The Zuo Han army was beheaded more than 3,000 levels, injured more than 10,000 people, and all the counties obtained by Wu Lan fell into the hands of the Xia State, and now they are just holding on to Qinzhou and cannot move forward." ”

I don't know what Li Qianhui is eating, but he has already reminded Wu Lan before, telling him to be careful, it's okay to march slowly, and he must beware of Western Xia.

But something went wrong! Still something went wrong!

"Has the envoy of the Xia Kingdom left?"

"I was already gone during the Chinese New Year, and I think I received the news in advance."

According to the time, more than 20 days have passed since Wu Lan's attack, Liu Bang thought about it and said:

"Let Wu Lan stay in Qinzhou first, and don't send troops for the time being...... When Yue Fei enters more, there will naturally be fewer golden people there. ”

"As for Xia Guo, let's just say that Lao Tzu has sent someone to ask to see what they say."

While speaking, someone next to him wrote it down, and when the tie was completed, Huang Yanjie read it again, and after confirming that it was correct, he directly handed it over to the people of the Privy Council.

Tonight, someone brought the news directly to Hanzhong.

Zhao Xiangye saw that the emperor gasped for several breaths before calming down, and he was a little reluctant to say any more, after all, his mother died.

But seeing that the emperor had been staring at him, he was a little helpless, so he continued:

"Bozhou is still in a stalemate, after Wang De, the former army commander under the jurisdiction of Zhang Taiwei, went to attack the city seven times in three days, but all of them returned in vain, and even Wang De himself also lost an eye."

"It's all fucking rubbish, three rubbish, all rubbish!"

Liu Bang scolded directly, Yang Yizhong and Zhao Mi, who showed themselves as if they were some good generals in the world, really went to the battlefield, and immediately showed their stuffing.

That Wang De too, bragging Li Qiong started running when he heard his name, what was the result?

Even my eyes are blind!

The little Yaksha on the side was worried about his father, but he was even more worried about the state of His Majesty the Emperor, because now it seemed that the official family was already very angry.

But he didn't want to, someone noticed his expression and patted him lightly on the back, Wang Qi looked back, wasn't it that Lin'an Mansion Yin, the emperor's beloved minister Xin Ciying, who was it.

"Don't worry about children, the official family is fine."

"Thank you, but ......"

He looked at the emperor, who seemed to have nothing to do.

Xin Ciying smiled and said: "You still don't know about our Zhao official family, the more ugly he scolds, the easier it will be to handle this matter, and the easier it will be for him to pass." ”

"When the official doesn't say anything, that's when he's really angry, if you don't believe it, you just watch."

The emperor scolded his mother for a while, and then asked Zhao Ding:

"Anything else? Yue Pengju or in Naruzhou? What news is there from Han Shizhong? ”

Zhao Xiangye bowed his head and said: "Yue Pengju has gone down to Songzhou and Xuzhou, and is now besieging Zhengzhou. ”

The distance from Zhengzhou to Bianjing is only more than 100 miles, if Zhengzhou can be done.

Liu Bang shook his head, he went in too fast.

The Han army in the west was completely pinned down by the Tanguts, and now that the Jin people were inserted from the west, Yue Fei's front and rear armies would be easily cut off.

Cut off the connection, and the grain road.

"Let him slow down first and tell him the situation on Wu Lan's side, he should know the severity of it."

This is the same as Zhao Ding thought, and the old man paused:

"Han Liangchen's side is also in some trouble."

Liu Bang completely opened up, except for Liu Kuang, who didn't move, there was a situation with the three lines of Song Guo, right?

He didn't speak, but looked at the old man with hanging eyes, to see what tricks he had.

Zhao Ding only felt a little cold on his back, maybe he was old, and he was very sensitive to the weather this night.

"Han Liangchen supported Haizhou and took Huairen County, but these days, there are a lot of naval harassments, these people are a little different from the Jin people, they are good at water, they come from the sea, intercept and kill the people of the East China Sea, fishermen and some small groups of soldiers."

"Whenever Han Liangchen's army is approaching, these people disappear...... You also know that Han Liangchen is also a person who is good at using naval forces, but he has encountered it a few times at sea, but he has not had any upper hand, although there are not many of these ships, it is quite annoying to harass them. ”

"And I don't know how many people there are on the other side, so for a while, Han Liang's ministers became a little constrained."

Han Shizhong is indeed a person who is good at using boats, and the battle of Huang Tiandang that year wiped out the momentum of Yan Wushu, and even he couldn't settle those naval armies, so ......

Liu Bang said in a deep voice: "Take the map." ”

It's still the map with cinnabar, but I don't know who used black ink to describe it again, Huang Yanjie and Chong Lei pulled aside, and Wang Qi held the candle so that the emperor could look more carefully.

His hand swiped from left to right and from right to north, pausing at each key city, then thinking for a while before continuing to row.

Except for the occasional sound of the people talking from under the city, the Jiahui Gate was extremely quiet, except for the sound of the emperor's fingers rubbing across the map, only the sound of the people panting.

"It's Goryeo, right?"

He seemed to be asking, but he didn't address any specific person, but he didn't wait for an answer, and just said his arrangement.

"Zhang Jun, order the soldiers and horses......"

"Tomorrow, let's go together."

When Zhao Ding and the other ministers heard it, they immediately wanted to persuade him, after all, this person had only gone out once, and all those demons and monsters jumped out.

If you go out again this time, you may find something wrong.

But it is clear that the emperor did not give them this opportunity.

Because after he said this, he went directly down the city gate, and disappeared into the crowd with a group of forbidden troops.

(End of chapter)