Chapter 158: The Way of Rewards
Yu Yunwen also had the identity of a minister at this time, but his qualifications were slightly worse than Zhang Jun and others. At this time, the emperor greeted him first. He smiled and nodded to the rest of the people apologized, and then replied hurriedly: "I arrived in Taiyuan in early March and had already set up a sedan chair. Taihang righteous men are now headed by Shi Ziming. This man is firm and strong. After Wang Yan, the Hebei rebel army is the most prestigious. Last year, he captured prefectures and counties in Hebei many times, making it difficult to take the Jin soldiers from the front and tail, and they need to leave heavy troops in Hebei. Even the Marshal Xingtai moved forward from Yanjing and did not dare to take it lightly. This time, the army was preparing to go straight from Taihang to Hebei, and Shi Ziming and others were not aware of it.
, but I asked them to make more preparations, repair roads, set up more post stations, and assist the pedestrians to pay attention to the movements of the Jin soldiers, food, grass and medicine. They have also transported a lot in the past few months. After Yue Fei's troops attacked the Central Plains, I have ordered Yao Duan and Zhang Xian as vanguards. The two troops have more than 27,000 people, and they have already lived in Shouyang and are waiting for orders in Taihang Mountains. They can be ordered to go out at any time. The remaining generals such as Guo Hao, Yao Pingzhong, Wu Jie, Wu Zi, Yao Gu, Liu Sui, Liu Weifu, Shao Xing and other generals led 150,000 people from the 13th army to station in Taiyuan and Shouyang. These days, they have been waiting for the movements of the Jin soldiers to decide when to advance in large numbers."
Speaking of this, Yu Yunwen smiled slightly, looked at the wooden picture on the wall, and said to Zhao Huan: "It seems that the time has come, and it is time to advance the troops."
He was young, and although he was very cunning, he still inevitably showed a sense of pride at this time. The entire mobilization of millions of people and the use of the unprecedented battles that had accumulated over the years of wealth in the Song Dynasty were all planned by him. The details of the battle lasted day and worked hard. Now the war is going smoothly and is developing in a favorable direction in the Song Dynasty. Some complacent feelings are also common in humans.
Everyone knew that he had worked hard, and he made plans and went to the military in person, which was considered hard work. If it weren't for his good health, Zhang Jun or Zhao Ding would have really not been able to take it. Seeing him like this, he would have smiled at each other and just waited for him to continue to say the following.
But Yu Yunwen was hand-drawing a wooden picture. At this time, in addition to Zhao Huan and several ministers of the Shu, there were also generals such as Yao Pingzhong, who were also in charge of the commander. Following his gestures, he was able to concentrate on his eyes. Only Yu Yunwen could say: "The main force of the Jin army is three parts, the main force of the Jurchens, and basically they were cavalry. The Jurchens established the country only mainly based on the Wanyan tribe. Later, the greater the power. The country was established, and the country was established, and the Meng'an Mouke was set up in all Jurchen tribes, setting up Meng'an Mouke in various places, one Meng'an, three to five thousand people, and one Moke conquered a hundred people. And Meng'an Mouke was set up in various places in Shangjing. It was also considered as defending the inside and the outside. Every time he attacked the Song Dynasty
, they all sent troops near Shangjing to gather south, and there were not many troops garrisons in various parts of the Central Plains of Hebei. With the number of Jurchen tribes, the number of males, and the number of soldiers who can fight, the pedestrians have been reconnaissance for many years. The Jurchens can draw 100,000 troops, so they tried their best. 150,000 people have already expanded the old and weak who are not suitable for military service into the army. Last time, Chang'an and Tongguan and Luoyang battles several battles. The Jin soldiers drew all the troops near Shangjing, and even the border troops of various tribes such as Mongolian Tatar Tubar were transferred to the Central Plains battlefield. In the battle of Chang'an and Taiyuan, the Jin soldiers suffered huge losses. In addition to the Han army's Khitan, the Jurchens
The soldiers were greatly damaged in these wars. Roughly estimated that at least 20,000 people were all able to conquer and fight for many years. After these wars, there was no major war on both sides. The Jin people defended the inside and the outside. All parts of the Central Plains and Shandong asked the puppet Qi to guard the Han army and leave only a small number of Jurchen soldiers to control it. They left tens of thousands of troops in Hebei to support the battlefield in the Central Plains at any time. In addition to the Jurchen soldiers, the Khitan cavalry and the Han army of the Liao Kingdom had about 200,000 people to surrender to the Jin Kingdom. The Jin Kingdom was on the front line of the Great Wall, the Shuozhou, Yanjing and other places in Yunzhong, and the Shangjing Hebei. There were many Khitan and Han soldiers to cooperate with the Jurchens.
The troops were stationed. During this Central Plains War, the Jin soldiers led the Shangshu Xingtai with Zong Bi to control many elite troops. When Zong Bi heard that various parts of the Central Plains had fallen, he rushed to Daming Prefecture, Xiangzhou and Huazhou. He was afraid that Yue Fei and other troops were strong, and wanted to wait for the power of Yanjing. He was worried that Zong Han would get close to the coup and seize power. He was afraid that he would not send troops to help the war for a while. When he learned that Yue Fei's troops were dispersed, Zong Bi left more than 10,000 people on guard along the Yellow River, and led the elite troops of 60,000 households to go straight to Yingchang."
Speaking of this, Yu Yunwen's expression was extremely excited. Although everyone present had just learned the final result, they were still happy and their faces were filled with uncontrollable joy.
Since the second year of Jingkang, the Jin soldiers have captured the city and plundered the land and broke through the Dasuo City. A total of 100,000 people were taken to the north by the Jin soldiers in the snow and ice. They were in a mess along the way, and many women were humiliated, men were beaten, and even tortured. After Kaifeng fell, the Jurchens still fought everywhere, and the Song soldiers were no match. If it weren't for the natural danger of the Yangtze River and the weather in the south, I was afraid that the entire Song Dynasty would have been captured by the Jurchens.
At that time, the Han Dynasty was orthodox, and the Chinese civilization was dominant, and the mentality of the Chinese civilization was still deeply embedded in people's hearts. The barbarians who led beasts and ate people like the Jurchens, and even had a short while ago, were even above the Han regime. The Han army was defeated and captured the Han emperor, put on the clothes of slaves, and mocked them wantonly. Such a great humiliation was a shame for the entire nation at that time. Whether it was the upper class aristocratic bureaucrats or the peddlers, they all felt the same, and they were all resentful and unbearable. During the Song Dynasty, the poems written by countless literati and poets also profoundly reflected the psychological state of people at that time.
At this moment, the Jurchen Iron Cavalry, who was known as the invincible one, was not in the Great Pass or the natural danger of rivers, but in the heart of the Central Plains and the plain battlefield, facing the Song army, where there were fewer people than him, in the end, the Song army lost their losses, and many generals were killed in the last battle, and even Zong Bi's own son-in-law lost their lives. I imagine how miserable the Jin soldiers were on that day. Hearing such a great victory, it was more satisfying than all the victory of the Song army in the past, and it also made the Song army more confident and proud.
Zhang Jun is a strong and stubborn person. Although he knows that Yu Yunwen is not easy, he is dissatisfied. At this time, he caught a crack in his words and smiled at Zhao Huan, "Yue Fei has made great contributions in this battle, and needs to be rewarded with great success."
Zhao Ding also bowed and said, "It is the general Yang Zaixing who killed Wanhu Saba in the formation, and he also needs good praise."
Zhao Huanxian was in a very good mood. In the past few months, he had been facing a war to determine the country's destiny, but he handed over many important military and political affairs. In this era, there were many powerful generals and good ministers. As a monarch, his greatest responsibility was to select talents and assign them to the task. Therefore, although Yu Yunwen and others looked tired and many generals were nervous, he practiced riding and shooting, calligraphy, met civil officials every day, and paid attention to national government affairs, and even the reform of the national political system, and did not stop because of the war. He knew that medical conditions in this era were limited, and his most important task was actually to maintain and exercise. Otherwise, he would be discomfort, and he was afraid that the heirs might not be determined to fight this war.
The problem with the Song people was that the monarch was too incompetent. Zhao Huan had long realized this. He was really incompetent and shameless with so many talented generals.
At this time, his face was blushing, his body was strong and tall, and he was playing with the jade pendant at his waist in his hand, with a slightly casual expression. However, his eyes were shining brightly, and the waves were crystal clear, looking directly at people's hearts, making people afraid to look at each other.
Hearing the suggestion of Zhang Jun and Zhao Ding, Zhao Huan smiled loudly and replied: "The country has established titles to reward the ministers' merits. If the ministers have made great contributions, why should I be stingy with the titles? Yang Zaixing..."
Zhao Huan paused and almost subconsciously said it. He naturally knew that Yang Zaixing was an unattainable general. He recorded the official history and dared to rush into the Jin army formation with one person and came out safely. Then, in the battle of Xiao Shangqiao, an arrow with more than two kilograms of arrows burned out on his body. How could he not know such a powerful general?
At that moment, he pretended to be pondering, and after a while, he said: "Yang Zaixing was originally a general, and his official position was still decided by Yue Fei. I will not interfere and grant him the title of Marquis to reward him for killing ten thousand households. As for Yue Fei, he was originally the governor of the Shuochao, commanding the army, and then awarding the title of Duke of other countries. It was just that. After this battle, there was no major war in the Central Plains, so Yue Fei left all the infantrymen in all directions to besiege Kaifeng. He himself led the cavalry and Shengjie, destroyed the front and crossed the river at any time."
After thinking for a while, he said to several ministers: "Wang Gui is steady and experienced. He has always been Yue Fei's right-hand man, so he asked him to recruit the general manager and command the various ministries. Li Ruoxu no longer had to follow him north to help Wang Gui stabilize the Central Plains."
Speaking of this, Zhao Huan smiled slightly, turned his body to sit down, and said to everyone: "The Empress Dowager repeatedly mentioned it. I am full of thought that I will return the capital to Kaifeng as soon as possible. Chang'an needs to be managed for many years before it can be used as a capital. After years of war, it is better to provide the people with rest and rest. It is not too wasteful. I only hope that Wang Gui and others can clear the capital of the capital as soon as possible, so I will serve the Empress Dowager to return the capital to Kaifeng."
The Song Dynasty was very cautious about the generals. Even after making great achievements, the whole court did not think about using it, but was guarding against the guard. Even after serving as Privy Councilor, he was still rejected by civil officials, and the emperor's vigilance became more and more serious. Zhao Huan had always been calm in the control of military generals and was never alert. Many measures could prevent military generals from being able to dominate power at this time. Yue Fei made great contributions, and everyone was happy for him, and they were also worried that his achievements would be shocked. Hearing Zhao Huan's words, the general made great contributions, but he might not necessarily give the generals more responsibilities. The reward of Yue Fei was just right, but did not increase Yue Fei's actual power. In a blink of an eye, Yue Fei's original military power was slightly weakened. Everyone understood this secret and was respectful.
Zhao Huan's eyes turned, and when he saw that everyone was silent, he immediately said in surprise: "What?"
Only then did everyone wake up, bow and bow, and answer, "Your Majesty is wise and decisive, and I am all respectful."
Chapter completed!