Shao Song - Vol 2.3 Chapter 5

Chapter 405 Worry

“What’s the matter with him? Has he always looked like this?”

On the fourteenth of the first lunar month, only one day before the Shangyuan Festival, in Taiyuan City, after Wu Jie left, Zhao Guan’s house, who re-entered the inner city, pointed to the silent person who was sitting under the hall and asked curiously.

This person is not someone else. It is the Jinjun Wanhu Wanhu Wanyan Sali Drinking who was captured the night before yesterday because of the destruction of Xihe City.

“Yes.”

The imperial army commander Dong Xian standing on the side was slightly embarrassed and stepped forward to explain. “So that the officials know that this servant has been in urine like this since the city broke… When it comes to the political and military intelligence, I don’t want to say anything, let alone surrender…”

“Oh!”

After all, Zhao Guan’s family is well-informed, and immediately wakes up by taking pictures in his heart… Isn’t this just non-violence and non-cooperation?

Besides, it is impossible for people around to see through the psychological thinking of Zhao officials, but with the sound of “oh”, they did not delay them immediately realizing that the officials had already given their own judgments on this matter, and since the officials had given their judgments, they If you are a courtier, you should naturally try to pretend to understand what Zhao Guanjia meant.

“The official family means that this person wants to imitate Su Wu?” The chief Yutang scholar, Fan Zongyin, who is also the most respectable minister in the army, said in the list.

“How could it be like Su Wu?” Zhao Jiu was almost speechless. “Su Wu was an envoy and was detained. He is an envoy. This officer is a military commander. The mission is to fight and defend the city… After the battle is defeated, the city is broken. What does he say about keeping the festival?”

Fan Zongyin was slightly embarrassed.

“Officials don’t worry.” Niu Gao flashed out from the side, making serious thoughts. “Since this person didn’t die in the first place, he had the heart to steal his life. At this time, he pretended to be a little bit of golden power in his heart… After a while, it naturally fell.”

Niu Gao is thick and thin on the outside, but when these words go on, Sa Li Drink, who is sitting on the ground and being humiliated, just pretends not to hear, which makes Zhao Jiu even more thoughtful.

“Officials.” Dong Xian was also a little impatient. “According to the minister, it doesn’t matter whether he surrenders or not. If the official sees him as unpleasant and cuts it with a slash, no official means to follow a prisoner…”

“It’s okay.” Zhao Jiu waved his hand. “The credit for both of you is so clear, it will never disappear…”

“Chen did not mean that…”

“Don’t talk about this first.” Zhao Jiu finally turned his eyes to the people in the hall. “In any case, this time the Northern Expedition finally has the first Jin Guowan household who abandoned the dark and turned to the bright… This is a great thing.”

The hall was silent for a while, and even Dong Xian and Niu Gao were stunned. Even Sa Li Drink, who had been bowing his head, finally raised his head blankly, as if he didn’t understand what was going on.

“Proclaim the decree.” Zhao Jiu continued. “Although Sa Libo is responsible for the southern invasion and participation in the Jingkang Rebellion, he is the first to descend from the Jin Dynasty clan, generals of ten thousand households, I should treat each other with courtesy according to the agreement… Give your surname…Golden, give a name Don’t regret it, add the Reformed Lord, give the house to Tokyo, and allow you to sit in the cabinet.”

“The minister congratulates your majesty.” Just when Sa Liyue became more and more flustered, and many generals in the hall were still in a daze, Fan Zongyin, a scholar of Sanzhao, was the first to wake up and take the initiative to congratulate him. “And think that such a beautiful thing should be published in the Dibao, and it should be published in the world. At the same time, it should be used as the basis for writing everywhere in Hebei, urging the enlistment of counties, divisions and brigades in the Jin Kingdom.”

“Well said.” Zhao Jiu nodded again and again, but then turned to look at Dong Xian. “When the Xihe was breached, could there be any texts from Guizheng Gong in the city?”

Dong Xian was still in a daze. It was estimated that no one had reacted to Lord Guizheng, but Niu Gao quickly reported: “So that the officials will know that there are more than texts, and Lord Guizheng also wrote a military memorial in Khitan. Record his experience since he joined the army…should be useful.”

“Then it will be easier. I have the Khitan Banzhi in the Red Heart team. Later, I will find them to help a group of Guizheng Gong, write a few Khitan texts persuading surrender documents, and send them out together, especially don’t forget the direction of Jingxing. I heard that Yelv Ma Wu is about to retreat, I don’t expect Yelv Ma Wu to be able to surrender, but it may have a miraculous effect on Ma Wu’s many Khitan-born men and women.” Zhao Jiu continued to command as usual. “The letter must be serious, and the handwriting must match Guizheng Gong’s military habit…”

When everyone heard this, one of them was almost awakened, and they all said yes.

And Sa Libo finally couldn’t help but speak: “Why do the officials turn black and white so upside down? I clearly didn’t surrender!”

“Duke Guizheng’s failure to surrender is not the Lord Guizheng’s own decision, but I have the final say.” Zhao Jiu said disapprovingly from the top. “I understand and tell you that as long as I give an order, it is not just the report. The official history will also record that the reformed public gold will not regret surrendering to me today. It is the many Southeast Gongge consultations in the hall today. I only need to ask them to say something. , When they go back and write their own notes like you are writing military records, I am afraid they would be happy to write that you surrendered to me today… At that time, it will not only be the present, but also the future history, will also tell the people of the world and return to the public. Do not regret surrendering to me today.”

The hall burst into laughter for a while, and many people agreed, but Sa Lidak was already dumbfounded.

The laughter calmed down, and Zhao Jiu paused before continuing to the already dumbfounded Sa Liyue: “Gui Zheng Gong… In fact, the fundamental thing in the world is victory or defeat. Since you are defeated, you can’t die. Why do you have the final say on the name outside? I still remember the change of Jingkang that day. After Saint Emperor Taishangyuan entered Jinying for the second time, I wanted to return to the city, but Nianhan laughed at him. After losing, why do you still expect to be courteous? The Emperor Taishangyuan could only be speechless, and when he was completely captured later, he was not allowed to cry during the escort… At this moment, just like that moment. …Were you not there that day?”

Sali Drink was stunned, her face turned red and her ears turned red, but she just didn’t say a word.

At this time, the official Zhao also lost interest, and just waved his hand. Someone took him down, and countless officials went to perform according to the words of the official Zhao.

However, this matter is no more than a small episode, and it seems that it is not worth talking about in the great cause of the Northern Expedition.

In fact, Han Shizhong, the king of Yan’an County, who is also close to Taiyuan City, and Li Yanxian in the imperial army, Ma Kuo, who is responsible for the supervision of the army’s logistics camp, even includes President Wang Yan Wang, the head of staff accompanying Zhao Guan’s family, the so-called high-standard style. Shuaichen, almost no one came to watch the excitement… and Zhao Jiu knew what they were up to.

Furthermore, from the overall point of view, the disposal of Sa Liyue is not more meaningful than the destruction of Xihe City.

The destruction of the West River City means that the Song Army, at least the Hedong Front Army, will no longer have large-scale strongholds in the Kingdom of Jin and an established Jin Army that can maintain its combat strength. It is also because of this that the logistics line from Henan to Taiyuan is completely worry-free, and the main forces of the Song army in the east side can also be gathered to the Taiyuan Basin calmly… Niu Gao and Dong Xian, who have gradually emerged during the Northern Expedition, are scattered together. Drinking here is a clear proof.

At the same time, considering that Datong to the north is connected, Yanmen Mountain to the north and south, and Hutuo River, all have fallen into the hands of the Song Army, so it can be said that Junduxing, Pu Yinxing, and Feihuxing are all in the hands of Song Jun. , Even with the advancement of Longde Mansion, Fukouxing should be about to or have fallen into the hands of Song Jun…The strategic significance of Jinjun’s mastery of Jingxing is constantly weakening.

This point seems to have been verified from the intelligence that Yeluma 5 shows signs of withdrawal.

It can only be said that the Black Dragon King was defeated in Pingxingzhai, but it cannot be said that his military deployment there is worthless in itself.

In short, logistics has been completed, troops have regrouped, and the enemy’s control of the most important military passages in front has also fallen into a kind of tasteless situation. At this time, the necessity of the next military action has already been revealed.

The only thing to worry about is Zhao Guan’s decision.

Many people have guessed that if several handsome officials have to wait until the Shangyuan Festival, they will join hands to urge Zhao Guan’s family to send troops… Anyway, as one of the most important festivals of the Song Dynasty, you can always wait for a day in Shanggu District. .

“Is this making dumplings?”

On the day of the Spring Festival, Zhao Guan’s family did not stay in the city, nor did they go to the Fenshui River to read the newspaper and fish to escape. Instead, they were rarely interested in visiting the military camp, and after about a round, they set the main destination of this trip at The cooking camp.

Let’s uncover the lid of the pot before entering the door. I have seen pigs run without eating pork. When Zhao Guanjia performed, the elites of this era were always ashamed. Besides, to speak of conscience, most of the political elites who are really knowledgeable stay in Tokyo at this time. It is really unbearable in some respects to rely on Han Shizhong, who is behind Zhao Guan’s house at this moment, and those who come from the southeast for consultation. .

As for Li Yanxian and Ma Jiao, they may have higher ranks, but they can’t hold back the limited time they spend with Zhao Guan’s privately. To a certain extent, they are quite face-conscious, so at this time, their scalp is also numb and their faces are stiff.

“So that the officials will know.”

The poor cooking camp has hundreds of cooks and thousands of auxiliary civilians. As early as when Zhao Guan’s house was dressed in a plain robe but led hundreds of magnates and military dignitaries with gorgeous crowns and bright armor, they were already stunned. The few guys who were watching the stuffing were asked face to face, and they were even more speechless, forcing Master Shang Dahui, the flat-headed monk who was behind to help pick up pig blood, to come over quickly and pick up the stubbornness. “Isn’t this the Shangyuan Festival? Manager Ma has a military order to let go of some meat in the warehouse and make a little snack… This is exactly making dumplings.”

Zhao Jiu didn’t recognize the other party at all. He nodded slightly as he was the clever man in the camp, but quickly shook his head again and again.

Monk Dahui is fairly well-informed. Even if he was talking and laughing with the officials in Phoenix Mountain, Hangzhou, seeing such a reaction, he only did nothing. On the contrary, Ma Kuo was a little flustered for a while, and hurriedly turned and gave his hand: “Dare Ask the official, but what is wrong?”

“It’s really wrong.”

Zhao Jiu was a little helpless. “Why don’t you eat dumplings on the Spring Festival? During the New Year, isn’t it the northern dumplings and the southern rice cakes, which are sent out together?”

“The officials said it is extremely true.” Ma Kuo was half relieved, half helpless. “But in a hurry, in the military camp, I really don’t know how to meet the customs…”

“How about a hot air balloon?” Han Shizhong, who was extremely bored, suddenly patted his belt and interjected in the back.

Everyone was speechless and looked back together.

And Rao Shi Po Han Wu was Po Han Wu decades ago. At this time, he was a little embarrassed and could only sneer.

However, Zhao Guanjia, who stood in front of a large amount of fillings, thought for a moment, and unexpectedly nodded: “Yes, and you can also hang some big characters under the hot air balloon…Liangchen personally do it!”

Han Shizhong was stunned on the spot, and he woke up for a while, and then asked again: “Are you asking the minister to write a poem as a lantern riddle?”

“How can I write some poems and lantern riddles?” Zhao Jiu turned back speechless. “There are so many words in poems and lantern riddles. If you write a small one, you can’t read it clearly, and if you write a big one, the hanging is unstable… I remember that there are eight hot air balloons in the camp. , The world is auspicious… Write on a big wooden board, be upright, be steady, and be bigger than everyone!”

Po Han Wu went south and north, squeezing the world, boasting that the world is first, but at this time he can only nodded blankly, and then turned around and left to work as a laborer in a daze.

And Zhao Guanjia also turned back to talk to the cooks and men again: “Let’s go on to say, I’m not saying that dumplings are bad, but the main reason is the customs…How do I remember that the Shangyuanjie always eats floating **** and noodles?

“So that the officials will know.” At this time, Ma Kuo reluctantly appeared again. “According to the custom, this is true, but today the military cannot do this, because the military rewards must pay attention to a reality. If there is meat, you must give it to the meat, and you must not disperse it. Seeing is believing… Floating **** are sweet stuffing. Ingredients, it’s not easy to put meat… Put meat in the noodles, and the sergeant cannot see how much meat is in the bowls of other people, so there will be suspicions.”

Zhao Jiu nodded: “This principle is correct. It’s like the general principle that you must put eggs neatly… But if you say that, you can’t tell how many dumplings are filled, isn’t it?”

“Official Shengming, this is indeed the case, and because there are too many soldiers in the army, in order to prevent the pot from rotten, the dumpling skins must be so thick that they can’t be cooked at all.” Ma Kuo smiled bitterly. “But for the Chinese New Year, there is always something to say, nothing more than a compromise as much as possible.”

“What stuffing?” Zhao Jiu temporarily put aside the question, the probe sniffed the pile of stuffing on the chopping board, and continued to question the man.

“Half of pork, half of horse and donkey meat.” Monk Dahui explained. “All kinds of offal and a little mutton will make soup later. A very small amount of chicken, duck and fish will be provided to the officer… In addition, today’s special case, each person has to drink a cup of sweet wine in front of him.”

Zhao Jiu nodded slightly.

“The pork was bought from surrounding towns and villages, and the mules, horses and donkeys were killed when we were transferring supplies.” Ma Kuo further added. “These two types are the most, and the others are incomparable… The turbid wine is privately brewed from Hedong, and there are not many in itself. Considering that there may be major wars in the future, I dare not release more.”

Hearing the last sentence, many interested people sneaked in to see the reaction of Zhao official’s family.

However, after Zhao Jiu listened, he just nodded and seemed to leave, which disappointed many people.

However, after walking a few steps, and just urging the crowd to turn around, the official suddenly thought of something, and then turned around and asked the flat-headed man curiously: “Will you make pancakes? The kind that is crispy on the outside and soft in the middle? Some are fried in oil pan, some are grilled on the stove.”

“The officials said and laughed.” Monk Dahui smiled right on the spot. “How can this not be? Pastry shortbread, also called hard biscuits, the disaster of the Han Dynasty party, Zhao Qi sold this in Shandong, all over the world, as long as there is pasta, he will make this kind of fire-baked shortbread.”

Zhao Jiu heard Zhao Qi’s allusion and glanced at the other person for a while. He seemed familiar, but he was too lazy to study carefully, but continued to seriously discuss cooking related:

“Then divide the meat filling into two, the pork filling is still made into dumplings, the mule horse and donkey meat is cooked, and then chopped into fillings, and then when the soldiers pick up the wine, they will take the hot shortbread directly from the pot. How about the knife opening and stuffing the cooked meat stuffing? This way, the stuffing is put in the pancake, but it can be seen at a glance. Doesn’t it seem fair? Moreover, this fire is considered a Hebei characteristic, and it’s not a waste of time. ”

Whether the pancakes are filled with fillings…Who doesn’t understand?

It’s just that the meat is precious, and a little bit of offal must be cooked in soup, and precious meat must be served carefully. Few people will deal with it like this.

However, as Ma Kuo said before, the military has its own military saying that fairness is the most important, and the real material is the most important, so it is also appropriate to directly heat the pancake and sandwich the cooked filling.

Of course, the more important point is that the officials have said so, don’t you have to say that it’s inappropriate?

As for what to say about the fire and the Hebei characteristics, there is no one to pursue.

So, everyone had a little discussion, and they all agreed.

Among them, after Han Shizhong left, the generals were led by Li Yanxian, Wang Yan, and Ma Kuo. Li Yanxian was cold and arrogant, and Wang Yan was also arrogant and slow. Ma Kuo was serious and simple. Naturally, the officers below were not good at talking… But those who came from the southeast were prepared. Consultants, the first group has already served in the Hezhong and Linfen areas. Seeing that the appointment of Taiyuan Mansion is about to come down, which one would not be considerate of officials?

This said that the official family is the distribution of rewards, and they are all open to the present, which is in line with the style of the ancient Mingjun.

That said, this is the benevolence of the officials, considerate to the sergeant, and be one of the top and bottom, and they will be able to go straight to Huanglong.

Some people say that this is a huge military innovation, which will be promoted in the military in the future…I don’t know how to innovate when the ordinary sesame seeds are turned into meat materials.

What’s more, there was finally a Southeastern acquaintance who couldn’t help but point out Master Dahui, saying that killing pigs for the army is the true Dharma practice, and he will be Buddha in the future, and the officials personally care about the meat rewards for the Shangyuan Festival. Governing a big country is like cooking small fresh food, but it also has the same effect.

even attracted countless people to tut and marvel, and Master Dahui hurriedly declared that he was only helping to collect pig blood and did not kill.

“Master Dahui, I also remember it.”

Zhao Jiu was excited when he heard it, and immediately squeezed his palm in front of the chopping board, regardless of the explanation of Master Dahui. “And for such a great event and good thing, Master Dahui can kill pigs and practice. How can I not cook for the sergeant personally? This matter should be done by yourself… You have the title and do it yourself. I will stay and help Dahui today. Master burns potstickers pancakes!”

In the cooking camp, there was no sound for a while, only the boiling water in the pot kept gurgling.

This is not to say that these people are not easy to slap themselves in the mouth at this time, nor that no one dares to persuade, but that this seemingly ignorant official does not understand some common truths?

The most important point is that if this official is doing something frivolous, who can stop it?

Finally, after some tossing, Li Yanxian, Ma Kuo, Wang Yan, Fan Zongyin and other high-ranking officials in the army were all driven out. The previous ones who spoke highly of Zhao Guan’s for consultation stayed with Zhao Guan’s family, and burned in confusion. Pot… But even so, those who don’t dare to let these Southeast celebrities burn the oil pot, they can only let them cook the soup pot.

I don’t know how these people will arrange Zhao Guan’s hypocrisy in their notes when they go back tonight.

However, putting aside these annoyances, the fire at the Zhao official’s house had some miraculous effects… After the news spread, I don’t know how many officers and soldiers peeped from the back door of the cooking camp. After a few hundred steps, I don’t know if these people watched. What is it, but anyway, I said I saw it clearly.

This one said that he saw it with his own eyes that the official family posted the cake, the other said that he saw it with his own eyes that the official family chopped the meat, and some people said that they saw Zhao Guan’s family tie a cloth to cover the greasy dirt on his waist, and cut open the cake plug with his own hands. The stuffing…It seems that Zhao Guan’s family is just helping to cook the pot!

In the afternoon, I didn’t know how it was spread. It hadn’t been started yet. It spread out loudly in various camps in and out of Taiyuan City, dozens of miles away. It was said that Zhao Guan’s family and a great master had jointly invented a kind of fire. If you want to feast on the whole army, the fire tastes so good, it’s almost like dragon meat in the sky!

“I didn’t even start the meal, I knew it tasted great there? It was like dragon meat…Who has eaten dragon meat? I only know that horse meat is too coarse! Not as good as donkey meat, not as smooth and tender as dog meat!”

Outside the south gate of Taiyuan City, just north of the main barracks, in a straw shed with hot water beside the road, Wang Yan was furious when he heard these messages. “Furthermore, there are tens of miles of large camps, hundreds of thousands of sergeants and civilians, and there are only 137 cooking camps. The officialdom is like the Monkey King in the “Journey to the West”, and there are clones. Surgery? The pots burned by the officials are afraid that even the class straight is not enough.”

There were only four people in the shed, including Han Shizhong, who had just finished writing, and the four handsome officials, Li Yanxian, Ma Gao, and Wang Yan, and other people, not even the commanding officer and the pro-school. After Wang Yan spoke, the other three people just sat in the shed silently.

For a while, or Wang Yan lacked patience, he gritted his teeth and pointed out: “The officials are hiding from us like this, because they are afraid that we will ask for a fight?”

“What else?” Han Shizhong touched his wrist and laughed.

“Isn’t this fear of war?” Wang Yan suddenly became anxious.

“Naturally it is fear of war.” Li Yanxian calmly responded. “But this fear is not the fear of the enemy, but the lack of fear of yourself… Because once you go east, you will have to fight immediately, and this Northern Expedition will also be completely clear… At this time, it is natural to want to be safer. .”

“Yes, if it is said that officials are afraid of the enemy’s strength, it is a joke.” Han Liangchen was still calm. “Since Huai came to Huai, the officials have never feared difficulties or enemies. At this time, they are just seeking stability. They should wait for Yue Fei’s army to push up. The Jinjun’s morale is difficult to maintain, and then the whole army will start.”

“Can this thing be avoided?” Wang Yan was still a little angry. “At this time, the Jurchen people have not yet shaken off the panic of Taiyuan and the fall of the daimyo. In order to survive, they can only bite the bullet and face it. Then a battle will be won. After the war, we will still have room to sweep the country’s old land. After the army withdrew, enough rations were saved, leaving a team of 30,000 to 50,000 elites to reach Yanjing… But if you delay and seek stability, you have to wait for Yue Fei to come over, you will win. By then, there will be insufficient logistics, and I don’t know. How many cities and areas can you attack?”

Everyone nodded.

Besides, Wang Yan and Yue Fei’s private grievances are difficult, and the Heavenly King Laozi and the officials can’t mediate together. Everyone knows this matter, and it’s common not to wait any longer… In fact, Wang Yan is not willing to wait for Yue Fei to join forces. War, how are Han Shizhong and Li Yanxian willing to wait? Even Wu Jie, who went to Datong to deal with the Mongols, was at Quduan in the southeast of Longde Mansion at this time. There were Wang De, Li Qiong, Wang Sheng, and even the small army of 200,000 on the east side of the river. Which one would wait for Yue Fei?

, also known as Ma Kao, had no desires and desires in the war at this time, but the surrounding atmosphere was such that how could he offend his colleagues for this kind of thing.

In addition to this, the more important point is that Wang Yan is justified in what Wang Yan said aside from his personal grievances.

After all, Yue Fei’s main force was in the Daming Mansion, and it was all infantry brigade. Facing the Jin Army’s hundreds of thousands of main force, they could not break away from the protection and march forward. That was the wave sending, so they could only attack the city and move towards the north. Advance. And this kind of steadily advancing, and then a decisive battle, is of course stable, but the so-called delay will change, and the fighter will be thrown away; secondly, hundreds of thousands of troops and civilians are here, and the consumption is like flowing water. How should it be counted?

To put it hard, wait until the Yellow River is full and Yue Fei, Zhang Rong, and Tian Shizhong will advance by land and water, poke into the river, and then form the so-called “two-bread” trend with Hedong on Zhending… even if it is a steady win. Now, will the logistics support the troops continue to go north to fight Yanjing?

Of course, waiting for Yue Fei has the benefit of waiting for Yue Fei, and without waiting for Yue Fei to move east immediately, he also has his own opinion, but no one in Hedong agrees with waiting for Yue Fei, but the decision is only in the hands of the Zhao official.

“It’s the Shanghai Yuan Festival after all.” Seeing everyone agree, Han Shizhong, as the head of the crowd, the nominal marshal, always has to express his stance. “After today…tomorrow morning, let’s go to the official’s house again.”

Although the other people have different attitudes, they can only nod at this time.

In this way, when Zhao Guan’s house was making the fire, several handsome officials also began to drink tea boredly… they were ready to wait for a wave of fire.

However, when several handsome officials drank tea and waited for the fire to burn, the red horse with hanging bells suddenly approached to report.

“What’s the matter, but the official has the will?” Han Shizhong stood up and asked.

“No.” Come and ride off the horse and bow your hands in prayer. “Returning to the county king, the imperial cavalry reported that the commander Zhang Zhongfu was defeated by the Jinjun cavalry in Shexian County in front of Fukouxing… Qu Dutong sent a letter with him to plead guilty. The official heard in the cooking camp. The message, let me wait to show it to you.”

With that said, the red horse, regardless of the changes in the complexion of the four handsome officials, went forward and delivered a document, then turned around and fetched a basket from the horse, and put a dozen steaming fires on the table. Turned around and left.

As soon as the other party left, Han Shizhong disregarded the fire and opened the document to read it first, but after only a few glances, he smashed the document on the table, and suddenly became frustrated: “Compared with Zhang Zhongfu, Wang Sheng has a long face in Pingxingzhai! ”

Li Yanxian and others took turns to look at them, but they all looked very bad.

Without him, Zhang Zhongfu’s defeat three days ago was really a big defeat, and it was a big defeat without any reason.

Furthermore, according to the military newspaper, Jin Jun, as everyone expected, knew that Longde Mansion could not be defended, so he directly abandoned this place strategically. However, this place has always been the core area where the 50,000 Jin Guo Eastern Route Army is stationed, and there are many families and property of Jin Guo’s senior military officers there.

Therefore, as soon as the famous mansion over there exploded, Wu Shu immediately responded to the request of the generals of the Longde Mansion and divided up 80 tricks, a total of 8,000 rides into the Longde Mansion at a high speed, and divided the way to get everyone’s family, wealth, and Try to burn left-over property and military assets as much as possible.

However, the Jin Army went fast, and the imperial cavalry troops in the southwest of Lunde Mansion were also fast. Along the way, there was a slight delay at Taihangxing, until Pioneer Zhang Zhongfu led five thousand horses to enter Lunde Mansion. After the hinterland of the Party Basin, the Jin Army’s evacuation only lasted half of the time. At this time, seeing the Song Army Brigade was even more shocked. He simply abandoned the evacuation of the surrounding small towns and hurriedly prepared to evacuate from Fukouxing.

Zhang Zhongfu saw this, instead of fetching those big cities, he chose to actively follow and pursue.

The first half of the pursuit process went smoothly. The Jin Army had no intention of fighting and was divided into small groups at the beginning, so facing the Iron Cavalry Brigade of the Song Army, they could only flee in embarrassment… For a while, Zhang Zhongfu’s department also captured a lot of kills and occupations. .

However, as Zhang Zhongfu’s troops pursued all the way across Zhuozhangshui and came to the Shexian and Licheng areas between Qingzhangshui and Zhuozhangshui, the roads of the Jin army also naturally gathered along with the terrain and saw The Song Army cavalry chased him, and the Golden Army cavalry, who had less than five thousand horses, finally couldn’t bear it.

In order to protect one’s family and property, after investigating that there were about four thousand cavalry remaining in the rear of the Song Army’s main cavalry, the five thousand golden cavalry was also divided into two, and one thousand cavalry continued to **** the family’s family to the north, while the other four Qianqi quickly assembled, turned around, and fought a cavalry battle with the same number of Song Army cavalry in the fringe area of ​​the Shangdang Basin.

There is no drama or complexity in the battle process. The two heavy rides with almost the same number meet, and the equipment is similar, which is completely equivalent in theory. However, the fighting fought from morning to afternoon. In the end, the Song Army cavalry gradually lost support and was completely overwhelmed by the Jin Army. Zhang Zhongfu ran away in embarrassment.

If it weren’t for the Golden Army’s unintentional fight and no pursuit, the Song Army’s cavalry would likely be massively attritional on the frozen Zhangshui shore in this battle.

To be fair, in this battle, there is no unexpected feeling…There have been so many incidents of greed for merit recently, not bad for this one.

Furthermore, the imperial cavalry was considered to be less experienced in combat than the golden cavalry from the beginning.

In addition, the Jin Jun has a reason for fighting to protect his family. It is a state of mourning, and if you lose, you will lose.

However, it is very bad that this kind of thing happened at this juncture…because he will remind everyone that the main force of the Golden Army is still there, and the core cavalry strength is still there.

What’s more terrible is that in field battles, once the combat power of the Golden Army cavalry is brought together to form a heavy force group, the combat power advantage will be more obvious.

This battle is likely to further shake the determination of the Zhao official family to initiate a decisive battle immediately, and it may also greatly increase the morale of the main force of the Golden Army that is rapidly retreating north at this time.

Actually, considering that the Zhao official’s family heard the news and passed it to the four handsome officials who had a small meeting as soon as possible, I’m afraid it was already a silent reminder.

Therefore, Han Shizhong will be frustrated.

“Zhang Zhongfu should be killed!”

Wang Yan, who was holding a horse meat on fire, became more and more angry, and finally became angry. He directly smashed the fire onto the table, and the meat immediately dispersed.

The other three looked equally embarrassed, but after looking at each other, they kept calm.

“Imperial gift food, how can you treat it like this?” Han Shizhong said coldly.

Li Yanxian also frowned to look at Wang Yan.

“President Wang, it is not a gift from the imperial court. In the old days in the Taihang Mountains, you and I were restless in sleep and food. How can you waste meat if you sit so peacefully today?” Ma Jiao also rarely gave serious advice, and took the initiative to put down his hands and burn them carefully. The loose mince.

Wang Yan was embarrassed for a while, so he could only bow his head sideways and stay silent. It took a while before he picked up the fire in the case and swallowed it.

But things seem to be endless.

As the four people ate a basket of more than a dozen fires, the atmosphere slowed down, and when they were about to drink more hot water to talk, there were bells rang again, and this time, it came from the direction of the city… …The four of them looked up, and they were even more puzzled to see that they were not riding with their hearts.

However, a bell-passing rider is at least a clever person with vision. Seeing the four Jiedu and the subordinate officials sitting in the grass shed beside the road, they turned around directly to make a report.

“The prince, you all!”

The knight rolled over and got off the horse without panic. “There is nothing serious, but Nasa Liyu didn’t know when he hanged himself with a belt in the room… He left the Khitan suicide note, to the effect that Dajin has been in existence for more than 20 years, and has his own destiny, and the grandfather of the Kingdom of Jin, A Gu Da He was also sacred. He received the great favor of the King Taizu emperor in his clan, and was raised under the tent. Now he is defeated and the city is broken. Although he has the heart to be stubborn, but he wants to go, he can’t be the first person to be the first surrender in any case. What’s wrong with Taizu Ende… There are also some pickled words that will not be said at the end… My family Zhang Tongzhi only asked me to report to the Yutang scholar who is a subordinate of the Chinese army’s large account.”

After speaking, the knight gave a slight bow and left calmly.

As for Han Shizhong and below, everyone was startled, and their hearts became more helpless, but they were speechless.

There was nothing to mention on the spot. On the evening of the day, the Shangyuan Festival, the moon star Lang, the generals thought that there would be an imperial banquet with senior officers, but there was no… Later, there were rumors that the Shangyuan Festival was almost the same. On the day of Zong Zhongwu’s death, the officials felt sad at this time, and it was unusual to respond to the current situation.

The generals were only slightly relieved.

In fact, it seems to be the case. In the evening, the bright moon was high, and the Zhao official’s house that burned for a day went out in the moon, but he did not convene a banquet with his officials, but only led a few cronies to the Chinese army where he lived. In front of the big tent, that is, sitting on the open space where you usually shoot the target, sitting withered and admiring the moon, nothing happened.

At this time in the camp, because of the special curfew, there are many similar situations.

Many generals all go out to camp and watch the moon. There are no big banquets, but there are many small banquets. The so-called turbid wine is a pot and a basket is burned. Therefore, the old colleagues, civil servants, superiors and subordinates also have some interactions like weaving. Even the conversation between the soldiers and the soldiers was more agile than the day. On the other side of Taiyuan City, Daying was facing the city of Taiyuan, under eight huge hot air balloons, and even many people around Taiyuan Mansion who had gradually boldly turned back to the villages and towns came to watch…The military officials did not infringe on the order because of the official order. Nor is it forbidden.

However, it is a military camp after all. Although it is banned, there are many people coming and going, but there is always a sense of ‘Don’t dare to speak loudly for fear of shocking the heavens’.

A clear proof is that the camp is vast, and there are many elders and scholars playing flutes and flutes as a way of thinking, but no matter what the noise is, everyone can never pass the sound of Xiaodi.

“A cup of turbid wine is thousands of miles away, but Yan Ran has no plan.

Qiangguan Youyou frost all over the floor, people are insomnia, the general white hair and tears. ”

In this situation, it would be weird if Zhao Guanjia couldn’t remember this poem.

“Since the officials chant this word, they should know that they have been embarrassed to send troops since ancient times. Once they have long, they should look to Shu again. Why do you have any doubts?”

At this moment, a loud voice suddenly came from the direction of the back door of Zhaoguan’s camp, which is from the south.

But Zhao Guan’s family heard this sound without any surprises at all, but he stood up calmly, turned to the side, and walked dozens of steps before receiving this person at the corner of his camp, but he directly reached out to support him. It can be called courtesy to:

“Lu Xianggong has worked hard.”

It turned out that this person was actually Lu Yihao, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council who had been facing Fen in the south, and arrived by night at this time, and Zhao Guan’s family seemed to have been waiting for this person.

Lu Yihao and Zhao Guan’s family moved to the front of the account hand in hand, and saw Yasu in front of the account, but couldn’t help but said: “It’s the minister who is headstrong… you shouldn’t insist on rushing, let the officials wait so hard… if you rest on the road for a night Today, officials can at least convene military Chinese martial arts to have a peaceful Shangyuan gathering.”

“Those are all vain things. Since the chief executive is coming, where can I take care of those?” Zhao Jiu immediately laughed. “Besides, if Lu Xianggong doesn’t come, my heart will not be stable after all.”

Lu Yihao also laughed.

The emperor and ministers immediately took their seats in front of the account, and Zhao Jiu specifically ordered Yang Yizhong to pick up some ‘turbid wine’ in response to Fan Wenzheng’s words and sentences.

About a moment later, everything was complete. After Lu Yihao had two hot meals, warmed himself up with a cup of turbid wine, and stretched a little, Zhao Jiu said:

“Is Xiang Gong really well?”

“Nothing great.” Lu Yihao shook his head and did not conceal anything. “The minister is sixty or six this year. At such an age, first he started to work hard from autumn, from Jiangnan to Henan, and from Henan to Hedong. For months, he was already in horrible conditions, and then it was cold in winter… a little bit. People of common sense know that this is half a life and go straight away. At this time, the face is relaxed, but the inside is also empty, and it is destined to not be good… In the future, it will only be worse than one day… But the more In this way, the more thoughts I can’t keep up, the more I hurried to see the officials.”

Zhao Jiu nodded, not surprised.

“Your Majesty, the minister’s intent, your Majesty should have already known it, but please let Rongchen play it face-to-face.” Lu Yihao changed the conversation and went directly to the topic.

“Speaking, please.” Zhao Jiu’s expression remained unchanged, as if he had already prepared.

“The minister heard that during the period when the officials were in Taiyuan, they were heavy-minded and worried. They didn’t know whether it was true or false. If it was true, then dare to ask the officials, what are they worrying about these days?” Lu Yihao took over Yang Yi. The third donkey meat offered by Zhong is on fire. “So much so that you are so reluctant to send troops to advance?”

“I really have a heart of fear, but to be more specific, what is more worrying is how to clean up the situation after the war.” Zhao Jiu answered calmly. “As for the war itself, although there are some suspicions and fears, it will not delay the progress of the war.”

Lv Yihao nodded slightly, and did not mean to be surprised, but seriously asked: “Dare to ask the officials, is it worrying about the spring plowing in Henan after the war, the refugees in Hebei, and the burden of Hedong?”

“Yes, but not at all.” Zhao Jiu shook his head. “Although these things are troublesome, they can be more troublesome than the situation after Jingkang ten years ago? People are determined to conquer the sky. No matter how bad the situation is, we just need to take care of it… The people’s ability is better than we thought.”

Lü Yihao finally got a bit different, but he asked seriously: “Then dare to ask the official, what are you afraid of?”

“What I am afraid of is that if this battle is won, after the whole country does not have a golden country on its head, will the hearts of the people be scattered?” Zhao Jiu smiled and spoke at will. “For example, will there be more party disputes? Will anyone stop regaining the old ground and even fight against Yanjing and refuse to contribute?”

“It must be all.” Lu Yihao thought for a moment, and then smiled. “But it doesn’t matter, this kind of people are just empty talkers, and they won’t be the climate.”

“But why is the chaos of people’s minds just like this?” Zhao Jiu nodded and continued to speak. “I still have a worry that if this battle is won, the north will recover, and the refugees will be everywhere, we will inevitably re-divide the northern lands. Who should we share with then? Will there be a family like the Han family of Meihua who have spent hundreds of years. The conclusive evidence calls for the restoration of ancestral property? And the refugees in the north still have no place to stand?”

The answer to this question is also very simple-Meihuahan is a fart! How many control departments does his family have?

However, Lu Yihao did not directly reply to this simple question. Instead, he became a little serious, because he realized that the “worry” of the Zhao official family must not stop there, so he simply bowed his head to eat the still hot fire.

Sure enough, Zhao Jiu saw the other party silently, but still chattering continuously:

“What I am also worried about is that after the war, the North will not be able to resume production for a while, and then the South will be required to receive blood transfusions. Can the South not tolerate it? Will there be another North-South division? Will some southerners think that I am coaxing them? Did the imperial court lose confidence?”

“What I am still worried about is that Yenching is nothing. The land outside the Great Wall is the foundation of the Golden State. If Hebei can win, can it win outside the Great Wall? If you go out to pursue the Great Wall and lose in one battle, the Golden State Council will not come back. Da Song saw repeatedly?”

“What I am still worried about is whether Dali and Nanyue are down. How to maintain the balance between Dasong and Western Liao, Eastern and Western Mongolia, and Goryeo after the war? If you can’t fight Huanglong directly, will Goryeo form an alliance with Jurchen in turn. Hostile to me? And if the Jinren were flattened in one breath, but they were unable to control the outside, Mongolia…especially East Mongolia, would it take the Khitan big pine forest and the homeland of lake water, after the Khitan and the Jurchen, the third rise from the north , Become Da Songxin’s confidant?”

At this point, Zhao Jiu finally said: “Lv Xianggong, of course I know your temperament, and I also know that you are here to persuade me to send troops, and I know that you have come here to learn about the Hebei announcement, and I know that Jin Guo has tried to dig out. The river embankment… But how did I not know about things you all know? Actually, after hearing about it from Quduan this afternoon, I had already decided to send troops. There was also an emergency from the Datong Mansion. I asked Wu Jie to act decisively and try to bring it along. The credible soldiers and horses quickly converged south… However, my determination to send troops does not mean that I cannot be worried, should not be worried… Lu Xianggong, how do you deal with these things?”

After eating the third fire, Lu Yihao was silent for a long time before handing over: “The officials’ thoughts are deeper than the ministers thought…this time it is the minister Menglang…but Shuchen bluntly said that after the war, all kinds of internal and external affairs, they talked about each other. It is worth worrying, but as long as the official grasps a little, it is not worth worrying about all of them.

“Please enlighten me.” Zhao Jiu remained calm.

“As long as the official family still holds 300,000 imperial camps, it is enough to look at the world externally and suppress all kinds of internal pressure.” At this point, Lu Yihao raised a cup of dirty wine to the official family, and then drank it all in one go. “At that time, the officials will suppress the power of Jin and take the elite of the world, and it will be a little difficult, so what?”

“If you say that, I still have one more worry at the end.” Zhao Jiu suddenly laughed again. “Lv Xianggong, you said that if this battle is won, the golden country is weak, why should the country exhaust its revenue and continue to maintain the 300,000 imperial camp? I am threatening to destroy the golden power to hold the world’s elite, 300,000 people. Too many, disarmament and withdrawal must be done, right? Will it cause riots by then? The army will be separated from Germany?”

Lv Yihao laughed again: “This is what the minister really wanted to say… Officials, the minister took the liberty to ask, how difficult the situation after the war is, is it the situation after Jingkang ten years ago?”

“Of course not.” Zhao Jiu smiled and smiled.

“Then even the imperial army was not in a system at that time, and even Han Shizhong’s subordinates almost killed Zhao Xianggong, making the officials almost embarrassed to leave… Then if you dare to ask the officials, the people after the war are more suspicious. Was it serious then?”

“Of course not.”

“Then what did the official family rely on that day?” Lu Yihao suddenly looked straight.

“It’s nothing more than I think there are still some credible and respectable people in this world.” Zhao Jiu answered like a stream.

“Yes, there are always some people who are like Zong Zhongwu, and their names will last forever.” Lu Yihao thoughtfully. “Furthermore, the minister also understands what the officials mean. As the saying goes, we can share adversities and not riches…Will the people who are credible today become credible in the future?”

“Will there be?” Zhao Jiu couldn’t ask.

“There will be, but it will be a minority after all.” At this point, Lu Yihao raised his head, looking at the bright moon in the sky and sighed faintly. “Officials, the minister would like to ask one more question. People like Zong Zhongwu, Han Junwang, and Li Jiedu are of course hard to find in the world, but the rest of the officials are beside the official… It’s just a matter of saying that today there are hundreds of thousands of people inside and outside Taiyuan… These hundreds of thousands of people, gathered under the official dragon dragon, even at the expense of their lives, want to kill Jin Shaosong. Why? Are they all? Are all of them the kind of ancient heroes, are all of them like Yan’an County King and Zong Zhongwu?”

“Naturally not.”

“Then are they credible?”

“Of course it is credible.”

“Are they respectable?”

“Of course it is respectable?”

“Why are they credible and respectable?”

Zhao Jiu was silent suddenly.

“It is as bright as the moon, when can it be decorated? Worry comes from it and cannot be cut off.” Lu Yihao pointed at the bright moon in the sky, but lowered his head to look at the official Zhao’s house, and spoke seriously. “That’s because the official, the supreme who holds the world’s authority, has spent ten years and has repeatedly proved that his family is credible and respectable to them… It is precisely because the official treats others with sincerity. To them, they will be credible to the officials; it is precisely because the officials follow the general trend of the Song Dynasty to destroy the gold and are unwavering, they are respectable to them, and they will be respectable to the officials… …It’s Zong Zhongwu, if it’s not because of his trust in Your Majesty, how can he have the effect of that day?”

Under the bright moon, Zhao Jiu was in a daze…Is that so?

“It’s Lu Haowen, Li Gang, Xu Jingheng, and even Zhao Zhang and his ilk, the generations of Li Yue, Wu Ma, Wang Ma in the army, and ministers… Isn’t it because of the trust of the official family that the grace of today’s emperor and ministers is achieved?” Lu Yihao Put down your finger and sigh quietly. “His Majesty considers the world in the ninety-five years. It is normal to have those worries. But if the officials themselves have not changed their sincere heart after the war, they have not been indifferent to public and selfishness, and they have nothing to share in adversity and peace. How can it change? The mountains are not tired of high, the sea is not tired of deep, Zhou Gong spit and feed, and the world returns to the heart… The world is roughly like this, so please relax your mind.”

Zhao Jiu was stunned for a long time, and finally laughed again: “In the old days, Wu Qi and Wei Wuhou went down to the Fuxi River, saying that the solidity of mountains and rivers is not in danger. This is just the meaning of Lu Xianggong who came to see me today?

Lv Yihao shook his head and laughed: “The minister only has Wu Qizhi’s harshness, and there is no such thing as Wu Qizhi’s use of soldiers as a god.”

Zhao Jiu nodded, and looked back at her back: “There are some Wu Qizhi who use soldiers like gods, do you understand?”

Lu Yihao looked surprised, but saw that Han Shizhong was headed ~www.mtlnovel.com~The four handsome officials were transferred out of Zhao’s official account. Under the moonlight, it was clear that all four of them were embarrassed, but they couldn’t help but wake up and immediately. laugh.

The four of them became more embarrassed and could only bow their hands together, salute Zhao Jiu, verbally understand, and salute Lu Yihao, verbally whip into the house.

Zhao Jiu didn’t say much, but just nodded: “Since you understand, let’s sit down together and make up a cup of dirty bar… You say you, and talk about things when you have to. One by one, you come to see me, but one by one you bump into… …Where can I be so open and calm like Lu Xianggong? And the words are still the same, what kind of soldiers, ah…Where do I care about those things like Lu Xianggong?”

The four of them were a little embarrassed.

Silent night, the next day, the 16th of the first lunar month, the Zhao official’s decree that Dong Xian and Zhang Qi will be the vanguards, and the troops will be sent to Jingxing. At the same time, Qu Duan, Wu Jie, Yelu Yubi, the two kings of Eastern and Western Mongolia, Wang Sheng, Wang De, and Li Qiong, were dispatched to join forces, or return to Taiyuan, or go out of the Taihang Dao for spying, or The north and the south are approaching Jingxing.

Under the will, hundreds of thousands of troops around the north and south of Taiyuan moved again with a bang, but they clenched fiercely like a fist.

For a time, everyone knows that, just like the aggressive Taiyuan that day, the decision of the Zhao official family to pour out an army to suppress Hebei is no longer changeable.

(End of this chapter)