Shao Song - Vol 2.3 Chapter 4

Chapter 404 Liu Xia (continued)

With the restoration of Datong Mansion, which was not owned by the Han family for more than a hundred years, a complete Taihang-Yellow River victory has completely fallen into the hands of the Song Army. At the same time, a total of about 40,000 Khitan and Eastern and Western Mongolian reinforcements arrived in Datong. The remaining troops after the imperial camp will also be completely liberated, and then march eastward in large numbers to join the main force.

This situation is of course very good, not even a small one, but a great one.

But at the same time, some hidden worries began to appear. The army gradually became impetuous, underestimated the enemy’s aggressive advances, and suffered successive defeats.

The Jinjun did not completely lose morale due to the sudden loss of Taiyuan. Yelvmawu still guarded Jingxing, the main channel from Taiyuan to Hebei, and Xihecheng, the city of Fenzhou in the southwest of the Taiyuan Basin, was still in Wanyan. Drink tightly in your hands.

But these seem to be subsections. In fact, compared to the Song Army’s record and the performance of the Jin Army before the fall of Taiyuan City, this situation is not beyond expectation. It is just that the magical fall of Taiyuan City gave the Song Army a higher expectation for the war. Feeling that this will make it even more unbearable to lose a little under the wave of big wins.

And this is only true for civil servants who don’t know the soldiers and the middle and lower ranks of the army.

As for the highest level of the Song Army, what they really felt worried and nervous at this time was the successful escape of the Datong defenders, as well as the position of the two Mongolian reinforcements, especially the East Mongolian reinforcements… The accounts are well settled, and two million families fled. Go, inside, outside and inside is a difference of 40,000, and the Eastern Mongolian reinforcements of 15,000 Qingqi, once the position is reversed, the difference is 30,000 inside, outside and inside, plus a gap of 70,000.

This figure, no one dares to despise it.

The sun is getting westward, and under the willow tree by the Fenshui River, Zhao Guan’s family has already put down the Di Bao and started fishing.

As for the main planner of the Datong war, he was also the direct boss of one of the main offensive forces in the direction of Datong (Guo Hao, the deputy commander of the army after the imperial camp, was directly responsible for the road), and he was also the temporary chief of the Taiyuan base camp after the New Year. Wu Jinqing is gone, and after he got the message in the city, he immediately fell into a strong anxiety and even panic.

Just hesitating for a while, he realized that he still had to explain to the officials a little bit—he didn’t want to lose this final stage because of this kind of thing.

“Is that so?”

Zhao Jiu put down the fishing rod in his hand, turned around and looked at each other, his face also looked a little bad, which caused Yang Yizhong under the tree next to him to change his color slightly.

“Yes.” Wu Jie, who was standing in front of her, saw this scene and was thankful that she hadn’t delayed and came to report directly.

“Jin Qing.” Zhao Jiu was silent for a long time before speaking, but he did not directly discuss the issue of Eastern Mongolia. “Do you know why I am so assured of entrusting everything in Taiyuan to you?”

“The minister is ashamed.” Wu Yan’s heart was tight.

“That’s not what I meant.” Zhao Jiu shook his head to face, then stood up on his knees, and then walked around under the willow tree with both hands. “I think that for handling some military affairs, organizing military arrangements, and knowing Hedong’s geography, people like you are already much better than me… I sit here and be a good officer with a stable military mind. Home is enough… But even I have a consideration that I cannot relax… Do you think that as an official, I am nestling in Taiyuan at this time, what should I care about?”

Wu Jie waited for the official to finish, calmly and helplessly facing each other: “It’s logistics and military strength.”

“Yes, that’s these two points!” Zhao Jiu stopped and looked at the other party with a slight emotion. “Jin Qing, you are indeed a handsome talent…”

Wu Yan sighed softly.

Furthermore, the logic is not that complicated.

After Taiyuan, anyone with a little military knowledge knows that the next decisive battle is destined to be a decisive battle in the wild. Because of the heart-to-heart, the senior officials of the Kingdom of Jin will not be able to take any risks after witnessing the power of gunpowder. Bear the serious consequences of the sequential blasting of Zhending Mansion, Hejian Mansion, and Yanjing City.

Therefore, the main force of the Jin army was forced into a dead end by the Song army. The only thing they could do was to seek a wild decisive battle when the main force of the Song army left Hedong and marched into Hebei.

As for the field decisive battle, when the morale is already sufficient, the main consideration of the Song army is of course the strength and logistics. The more troops the better, the more logistics the better. Therefore, after the general Zhao Guanjia has handed over all the general affairs, he can ignore everything, but he must be concerned about the amount of logistics and military strength here in Taiyuan.

In contrast, the gains and losses of one city, the victory of one, how to sweep the Hedong area, how to forge ahead in Datong, are not a concern.

However, this is also the important reason why Wu Jie came to plead guilty, because compared with other things, this matter has touched the core issue of the comparison of forces during the decisive battle.

“The minister… ashamed.” At this point, Wu Jie became more ashamed.

“Don’t be ashamed.” Zhao Jiu slowly shook his head. “Jin Qing, since this kind of thing has happened, we have to have a pair of thoughts and ideas today…because we must not have differences in understanding and ideas.”

Wu Jie quickly handed over.

“The first thing, I said before, there is not enough gunpowder in the army.” Zhao Jiu started with a message that both parties had confirmed. “I have accumulated several hundred thousand kilograms of gunpowder for several years, and it was divided into two on that day. To ensure that Taiyuan can be moved, Hedong has used up all the tens of thousands of kilograms allocated to the king of Yan’an on that day. I used it directly…maybe there are some, that’s where Yue Pengju is. I really don’t have it here.”

In the early spring sunshine in the west, Wu Jie’s complexion remained unchanged, but when Zhao Guanjia finished speaking, she immediately shook her head: “The minister thought it was okay…because the Jurchen didn’t dare to bet! That was someone who personally told Wanyan Wushu and Wanyan Balisu. We don’t have gunpowder anymore, and they don’t dare to bet! They don’t dare to bet even if they see us smashing the city with a cannon cart a little bit. They will only assume that we are the same as before, ready to use gunpowder in the most critical places.”

“This is the truth, but after all, it is gone, we have to understand it ourselves.” Zhao Jiu nodded and continued to look at the other party. “The second thing is that I probably think that this field decisive battle will come very quickly…the kind that is almost caught off guard…it is very likely that we will fight head-on as soon as we leave Hedong! Because the Jin Army is vaguely at this time. If you are mourning, you will not necessarily resist a decisive battle.”

“It’s true. Now we are in a condescending place in the east of the river. If we open our bow to wait, for Jinjun, the longer we drag it, the easier it will be to lose control.” Wu Jie thought for a moment and nodded heavily: “But we must also consider Yan Yan. The problem with the Beijing reinforcements… Therefore, for Jinjun, the best time to fight is just after the Yanjing reinforcements arrive… But on the other hand, your Majesty surprisingly won Taiyuan, and the initiative is still with us. As long as we push Hebei, they will do it. We have to face it. We are the only one who lacks logistics and can’t delay it too long, so it is best to force Hebei when the reinforcements arrive in Yanjing.”

Zhao Jiu, we nodded three times, and finally said what happened today: “So, the matter of Hebrule and Eastern Mongolia is very serious…it must be dealt with as soon as possible, and it cannot be delayed.”

“The minister is willing to go to Datong in person…” Wu Yan gritted his teeth. “Officials, this thing is like this, the minister personally went and took a look…If Eastern Mongolia is available, the minister will immediately bring them to Taiyuan to converge. If it is not available, he will immediately let Guo Haohe Wang Deputy Dutong (Wang De) in Datong. , The Khitan Yelu Yumi Division, and the Western Mongolian Division, disposing of the Eastern Mongols… must not allow it to have the opportunity to rebel.”

“Yes…” Zhao Jiu nodded. “And this is the most suitable time for you to go, because Guo Hao is your subordinate. But have you thought about one thing? If you quickly dealt with the Eastern Mongols, what would the Western Mongols, who were not rebellious, do? Think? Will it turn to lose trust in us, harbor resentment, and then rebel? They are all Mongols, and many of the tribe chiefs below are known, and they are the so-called righteous brothers. There are also connections between them. What’s more terrible is that although there was no major incident in West Mongolia, it had just looted Datong, which caused conflicts between Wang De and Guo Hao.”

Wu Yan was stunned on the spot.

“If we dealt with the West Mongols again, would the Khitan people also become frightened?” Zhao Jiu turned around and hovered under the willow tree. “The Khitan people do not dare to betray from a theoretical point of view, but Yelu is not a stone of Yelu from the outside, and the generals below have no political vision. Once they are frightened, what should they do if they have a defensive heart? This is the so-called decisive battle. Immediately, we must avoid risks, but we cannot expose this thought of throwing rats, otherwise we will be taken advantage of by those people and save trouble for no reason.”

“The minister asks the official for advice.” Wu Jie quickly asked for instructions.

“No advice.” Zhao Jiu was serious. “If the situation is obvious, you should do it, and if you can solve it in advance, you can solve it in advance… But if you do it against the Eastern Mongols, you must isolate the Western Mongols in the north of Yanmen Pass, and you can’t let them influence the decisive battle! And if things are chaotic and difficult! The name, the risk is too great, so you don’t care about Hebule and Eastern Mongolia, and immediately take the Khitan and Western Mongols to the south, and isolate the Eastern Mongols to the north of Yanmen Pass…Of course, it’s better to bring all the reinforcements together. Go south!”

“The minister knows it.” Wu Jie was relieved. “The minister is willing to leave immediately.”

“One more thing…” Zhao Jiu looked back under the tree. “We haven’t finished talking yet!”

“Yes.” Wu Jie hurriedly gave up again.

“This battle, from me to you, from Wang Sheng to Chen Yanzhang, from Datong to Tokyo, from top to bottom, from front to back, everyone, everything, no matter how big the mistakes are, it is natural.” Zhao Jiu Stopped there and stared at the other person and spoke seriously. “Don’t have any fear.”

Wu Yan raised her head without saying a word, but was finally a little bit astonished from the heart.

“Since ancient times, there has been no war on this scale.” Zhao Jiu continued to be serious. “We are all groping for things… After three years of logistics, we thought we could conquer in one year, but only half a year was enough. The family department has been working hard for three years since Lin Jingmerin Shangshu. Would you please resign for all of them? Jin Guo After the death of a ruling prince, we obviously took advantage of the raid. As a result, as soon as the war started, riots broke out in Tokyo, which almost led to riots. Is it necessary to stereotype and Yan Xiaozhong to resign? And Li Yanxian fights for merit, and Tieling Pass is defeated. , Do you want to hand over the mainstay Dazhen to look at it? Of course, there is also the matter of your ministry Guo Zhen, and the matter of Datong today…Jin Qing…”

“The minister is here.”

“It’s not that you don’t need to be responsible, but that the big things have not been done, and some things become harsh, and you will only lose big because of small things. Moreover, if you are to be held accountable, then all of you are my destiny, am I? Be responsible first?” Zhao Jiu looked at the other party and frowned. “Since the war started, you Wu Jinqing, Han Liangchen, Li Shaoyan, Ma Zichong, and even Qu Da, have all done nothing!”

Wu Yan wanted to thank you on the spot.

Unexpectedly, Zhao Guan’s family directly said: “Go! Bring Mei Bachelor, Renshe people, and Tuoli… Mei Li is to deal with the Khitan people who love Wenhua, and Ren Baozhong is responsible for mediating the conflicts in Datong. Tuoli is If you control Western Mongolia, you have to make a decision, whether you want to deal with Eastern Mongolia… Go back quickly, don’t delay!”

Wu Yue stepped back and hurried away.

In a moment, not long after watching Wu Jie’s figure disappear, Zhao Guanjia got a little slumped, but sat back on the horse under the willow tree. Yang Yizhong did not dare to neglect, and immediately took a few steps forward, ready to support the official.

But the official Zhao’s just waved his hand, but looked back again: “If we follow the previous statement, after we have swept Taiyuan and Longde, the whole army will gather, and immediately leave Jingxing. How many soldiers are there at most? How many soldiers at least?”

“In principle, it is at least two hundred thousand and at most two hundred and forty thousand.” Yang Yizhong blurted out. “But in fact, there are definitely not so many. There is a lot of reduction in staff, and you need to stay behind along the way… In addition, you must also consider whether to keep some decent soldiers and horses in Longde and Taiyuan, just in case.”

“Taiyuan and Longde Mansion must be kept…that is, from 160,000 to 200,000?”

“Yes.” Yang Yizhong answered carefully. “But this actually doesn’t count the Yue Fei Ministry…they are infantrymen. I’m not sure how many people can come.”

“Yue Fei’s department still has some cavalry, and some livestock. There should be thousands to 10,000 troops following the Jin army.” Zhao Jiu quickly confronted. “That’s between seven hundred and eighty thousand to early two hundred thousand?”

“Yes.”

“Where is the Jin Jun?”

“It’s pretty good… Twenty thousand households, Wang Bolong’s is gone, Gao Jingshan’s is gone, Wanyan’s equivalent is gone, Wen Dunsizhong’s is gone, plus Wanyan Saliyak, who is destined to run away, also There are two million households with living girls and Wulin answering Thai desires in Yanjing… There should be 12 to 30 million households in the Jinjun.” Yang Yizhong still blurted out. “But this is the result of the failure of Yanjing’s reinforcements.”

“How could it not come?” Zhao Jiu rubbed his left eye. “It’s all reached this point. It is because the main force of the new Yanjing army is too late. The living girl and Wulin Daqing, and even the Hezha Meng’an of Yanjing, are all coming over… Therefore, if it is a quick decisive battle, the main reinforcements of both sides will be If it doesn’t, then it’s likely to be between seventeen to eighteen to two hundred and twenty thousand to one hundred and fifty thousand? The key is to look at Datong?”

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“If the reinforcements from both sides arrive in sufficient quantity, then it will be 300,000 to 200,000?”

“Yes.”

Zhao Jiu shook his head again and again: “It won’t go so smoothly…I just told Wu Jie that this is the first time a war of this scale has occurred, and there must be various mistakes.”

“But we do, and Jurchens must have them too. The superiority in military strength is always in the hands of the Song Dynasty and in the hands of the officials.” Yang Yizhong sincerely comforted.

“This is the truth.” Zhao Jiu nodded slightly.

And at this moment, just as the Zhao Guanjia who had just had some comfort in his heart was about to say something, suddenly, another swift ride came, Zhao Jiu saw from a distance, and immediately shut up, even almost cringing, but still no Just show it.

“Officials, great victory!”

Come to ride the saddle and fall off the horse, calling from a distance. “Dong Xian and Niu Gao managed to break through Xihe and capture thousands of households alive!”

Zhao Jiu’s spirit suddenly lifted, but it was only a lift, but he became nervous again…because it means that his and Wu Jie’s conjectures have been verified, and the decisive battle is likely to come faster than imagined.

(End of this chapter)