Just when Li Bangyan and others were excited, the war in Hebei was getting worse day by day, Li Lu had not yet reached the real decision, Xin Xingzong had failed, Yang Keshi was killed in battle, and the cavalry under his command was wiped out; after getting two reinforcements, Yan Zongfu went directly south and killed 20,000 Song troops in the Daimyo's Mansion, and the mighty army made Liang Fangping lose the Daimyo's Mansion, repeating the path of Liu Yanqing's defeat, and escaped all the way to the Yellow River before deploying defenses, and Wanyan Zongfu captured Huazhou.

News came from Taiyuan that Li Gang was defeated by Wanyan Lou at Shiling Pass, Fan Kui, the capital supervisor of Taiyuan Prefecture, was killed in battle, and 40,000 Song troops in Yanyan Road and Taiyuan Mansion were annihilated, and Li Gang was only spared; what was even more fatal was that after this battle, only 3,000 victorious troops led by Wang Yu were left in Taiyuan City, and Li Gang had already ordered people from all walks of life in Hedong to reinforce Taiyuan, and ordered Yao Gu to be the commander of the capital. After Xu Han, the right man of Shangshu and the servant of the Quanmen, finished talking about the military situation, he paused for a moment before saying: "Li Gang knows that he is not as good as Yao Gu in the war, and in order not to affect Yao Gu's combat arrangements, Li Gang is already on his way back to Beijing. ”

Tong Guan sneered, Li Gang said it well at that time, it was not the same as himself, seeing that the situation was not right, he would find a reason to flee back from the front line; Cai You saw Xu Han's hesitation and asked, "Lord Xu, is there something wrong with Li Gang?"

Cai You and Xu Han have always been at odds with each other, this question has attracted the attention of many people, Xu Han nodded and said: "Li Gang is in Shiling Pass, asking Yang Zhi and Zong Ze to send troops to participate in the battle, but the two refused, Yang Zhi thinks that it is not advisable to fight in Shiling Pass, Canglang Battalion has never been defeated, if they can seize the opportunity to send troops to Shiling Pass, it may not be impossible to defeat Yan Lou Room." ”

Dao, who had just returned to the imperial court, shook his head and said, "The enemy has killed 1,000 and I have wounded 800, and the Canglang Battalion can't fight a few such tough battles." If Li Gang held Taiyuan at that time, and waited for Yan Lou to go south, and then let Yan Yanlu send troops to Wuzhou and Daizhou, it would be a completely different battle situation. Taiyuan will not be lost in a short period of time, and now it is necessary to find a way to hold the Yellow River, so it is better to use He Guan as a general and transfer 15,000 forbidden troops to assist Liang Fangping. ”

Liang Fangping's army must have no fighting spirit, and if Liang Fangping is not dismissed at this time, it is useless to go to as many people, but the seed master has already mentioned it to the prime ministers, and now he is euphemistically asking for a replacement; Prime Minister Bai Shizhong said: "Liang Fangping is sitting in Liyang, and he is confronting the Jin soldiers, and it is not good to change generals temporarily, so He Guan still assists Liang Fangping." ”

He Guan said to Bai Shizhong: "The Jin people are far away from the country, and their edge is indispensable. Today, Liang Fangping has all the elite of the forbidden army, in case he loses, how can he deal with the aftermath, it is better to let Liang Fangping come back, and I will guard Liyang. ”

Bai Shizhong shook his head and said: "It's not proper, a decisive battle with the Jin people, in one move, He Guan, you can bring a little more troops, as long as Yan Zongfu is defeated, Bianliang will be as safe as a rock." ”

He Guan couldn't shirk it, and set off for the number of 30,000 forbidden troops, but unfortunately although there were still more than 100,000 forbidden troops, there were less than 30,000 people who were favored by He Guan, and the civilian Lian Yong and the prison were mobilized to supplement the death row prisoners;

When Li Gang arrived in Bianliang, He Guan had only set off for half a day, the Jin army had already crossed the Yellow River, and the mighty army made Liang Fangping defeat again in the hands of Wanyan Zongfu in Liyang, and the deputy commander Ma Bujun Du Yu Hou Feng Fuqing fled directly back to Bianliang, and there was no one on the south bank of the Yellow River to resist the enemy; when Bianliang heard the news, the city was suddenly in chaos, and Song Huizong issued an edict to call on the garrisons to Qin Wang, and ordered Yao Gu to be sent to the Xihe River and Qin Feng to lead the troops into Beijing, and Taiyuan was left alone.

Knowing that He Guan's 30,000 men were not in a good position to engage Wanyan Zongfu, he retreated to Bianliang with less than 20,000 people; Song Huizong wanted to flee south, so he summoned Zai Fu in the imperial study to ask questions, and Li Ganghe gave Wu Min in the matter. Wu Min saw that everyone was silent and asked, "The Jinren Yu League is about to arrive in Bianliang, how is the Holy Lord going to deal with it?"

Song Huizong scolded in his heart, isn't this something that you should come up with, and said abruptly: "What does the Qing family think?"

Wu Min said: "Li Gang can be responsible for the whole city guard, Li Daren has experienced the two battles of Youzhou and Taiyuan, and is familiar with the Jin people; the master is the master of the art of war, Bianliang still has 150,000 forbidden troops, 40,000 victorious troops, plus the civil training and the officers and soldiers of various provinces, more than 200,000 troops, the food in the city can last for more than a year and a half, enough to wait until the men and horses of the king of Qin from all walks of life arrive. ”

However, Song Huizong firmly believed that the gentleman would not stand under the dangerous wall, and Yang Zhi persuaded Zhao Kai to leave Beijing, obviously because he had already seen through the inability of these prime ministers and generals, and Song Huizong had already made up his mind and said: "Let Li Gang and the seed master be responsible, for the sake of emergencies, I decided that Li Yan, the head of the household, would go out to guard Jinling first." ”

Wu Min guessed that Song Huizong was going to be unable to escape, shook his head and said: "The imperial court plans to give up Bianliang at this moment, and the loyal ministers will definitely die and not obey the edict." ”

Li Bangyan and the others immediately figured out the powerful relationship, once Song Huizong left, he and the others stayed in Bianliang, and it was the credit of Li Gang and the Seed Master Dao who won the battle, and they were also guilty of not dying if they lost, so they opposed Li Yan's appointment; Cai You came up with an idea, and Zhao Huan was Kaifeng Yin. The crown prince Zhao Huan only felt that there was a flower in front of him, this was clearly a matter that Song Huizong had discussed with Cai You and others, and his face suddenly became flustered, as Liu Yanqing, Liang Fangping and others were defeated again and again, Zhao Huan's confidence in himself was also declining at the same time.

Li Gang took the first step, and bowed deeply to Song Huizong: "Since the Holy Lord has the intention of going south, please forgive the Holy Lord for offending and speaking out." ”

Song Huizong also counted on Li Gang to contribute, and said happily: "In extraordinary times, the Qing family has something to say. ”

Li Gang picked up a canvas in front of Song Huizong, rolled up his sleeves, and wrote in blood with a pungent nose: "The crown prince is in charge of the country, and the ceremony is common." Now that the great enemy is attacking, the safety and survival are in the breath, and it is okay to keep the usual courtesy? If the name is not correct and he is in power, how can he call on the world to succeed in the future? If the fake crown prince uses the title to guard the sect for His Majesty, collect the hearts of the soldiers, and fight the enemy to the death, the world can be protected. ”。

After Li Gang finished writing, regardless of the blood still flowing, he knelt down and kowtowed: "The minister doesn't want the Great Song Dynasty to repeat the story of the Tianbao period." ”

During the reign of Tang Tianbao, An Lushan was in turmoil, and the crown prince Li Heng was in charge of the country, first killing Yang Guozhong and Yang Guifei's brothers and sisters in Ma Weiyi, and then proclaimed himself emperor in Lingwu, and respected Tang Xuanzong, who was hiding in Bashu, as the emperor; Li Gang was out of public interest, hoping that the crown prince Zhao Huan would not be involved in other things, and he could also deal with the Jin army with all his might. But in the eyes of the monarch and ministers, the content of these words is terrible, the crown prince Zhao Huan can't wait to go up and kick Li Gang twice, and ask this nerd, is this the time to ascend the throne? I, Zhao Huan, am a character like Li Heng in the eyes of you Li Gang?