Chapter 448 Let me move forward, I move backward

Chapter 448 Let me move forward, I move backward

The Jin soldiers were divided into two groups, and a large army had the most fierce Zong Han, who led the most elite 60,000 Jurchen cavalry as the Western Route Army, and rushed to the city of Taiyuan like a whirlwind... and then was blocked by Taiyuan civilians and regiments. Under the command of Zhang Xiaochun and General Wang Lin, the Taiyuan people rely on the city to fight Zong Han, making it difficult for Zong Han to move forward.

The people of the Song Dynasty were not good at fighting. The most capable unit in Taiyuan was the Shengjie Army. This unit had been taken away by Tong Guan and then buried in the hands of the remaining mobs of the Liao Kingdom. Now, Taiyuan City, which has no soldiers and soldiers, is only based on the regiment training, effectiveness, and courage that the prefect Zhang Xiaochun hastily organized... and then the mobs have fought Zong Handun's military city and could not move forward.

From this we can see that the so-called "The Jurchens are not as full as ten thousand, and they are invincible" is pure nonsense. Even if they are full of sixty thousand and each are the most elite soldiers, they just do not have the "father of the Great Jin Kingdom, Tong Guan", and they cannot even beat the gangsters of the Song Dynasty.

If that Victory Army was not taken away by Tong Guan, what would the end of the war be?

And with Tong Guan’s existence, what is the situation in Hebei?

Zong Wang, the second prince of the Jin Dynasty, led the Jin Dynasty's mob. The troops were mainly composed of military households in Pingzhou, western Liaoning and other places and the surrendered army in Yunzhong. Tong Guan led the most elite unit of the Song Dynasty - the Imperial Army in the Jingying. The result was: the Jin army was unstoppable.

On the 12th of the first lunar month, under the command of Wanyan Chang, a group of mobs in the Jin Kingdom captured Gubeikou, an important pass in Yanshan. On the same day, they also conquered Tanzhou (today's Beijing Miyun). The imperial guards along the way fled, and Wanyan Chang encountered extremely weak resistance - there was no way. The officers in the imperial guards who were good at fighting but not being good at flattering and praising, and were persecuted by Tong Guan, either transferred or demoted to the official position. Those who remained in the army were all a group of singular singulars. When they saw the flags of the Jin people from afar, they could only "learn from Tong Guan's good examples" and left the army and fled.

Under the command of the Second Prince Zongwang, another unit of the Eastern Route Army quickly crossed the Liaodong Corridor and crossed Yutian, Hebei, and captured an important town east of Yanshan on the seventh day of the first lunar month. Yanshan was directly exposed to the attack of the Jin soldiers and was in danger. On the eighth day of the first lunar month, Cai Jing, the newly appointed Yanshan Prefect Cai Jing, ordered Guo Yaoshi, Zhang Linghui to lead most of the ever-winning army, as well as the Sima Army in front of the hall (guard of the palace), Hujie Army (immortal guard), left and right Xiaowu Army (immortal guard), Long Meng Army (immortal guard)... About 45,000 infantry and cavalrymen to block the enemy on the banks of Chaobai River east of Yanjing (today ten kilometers east of Tongzhou, Beijing) - Guo Yaoshi's army had just been dispatched, and the people of Yanjing rushed to report the whereabouts of the army to the Jin people.

In this battle, Guo Yaoshi's ever-winning army, except for the 20,000 elite troops left behind in Tanggu, were present, with a total force of 120,000, plus the imperial guards in the capital, about 160,000 to 170,000 troops, while the total number of 60,000 ragtag soldiers on the east road was only more than 60,000. Zong Wang led only one of them. The Song army had geographical advantages. If he chose a city to stick to it and wait for his work... he really couldn't find a reason for failure.

But Tong Guan is not as good as Tong Guan's political achievements. If the Jin soldiers rage Yanjing, then Tong Guan's official position will not be guaranteed. Therefore, Tong Guan issued several orders in succession, harshly blamed the Song army for fighting. So Guo Yaoshi had to lead the army out of the city and look for the Jin soldiers to fight in the field.

The two sides met in Chaobai River, and the Jin soldiers wade across the river - the military strategy says: Half-crossing can be attacked. Guo Yaoshi ordered Zhang Linghui to lead the imperial guards to attack first, the commander of the Beijing camp, and the flatterer Zhang Linghui was angry - Who am I? I finally flattered and became the leader of the Beijing camp. You, a surrendered general, dare to command me? You asked me to move forward, I insisted on going backward

Zhang Linghui ordered the imperial guards to retreat...Song army collapsed

Guo Yaoshi's ever-winning army expanded too quickly. Many soldiers were farmers not long ago. This was their first time in battle. They regarded as the most elite imperial guards, turned around and shot in the back without saying a word. They also threw swords and guns, turned around and spit, which scared the Jin soldiers who were crossing the river. What's going on? Before we got in touch, the other party was defeated?

Victory came so easily that many Jin people were stunned in the middle of the river and forgot to continue moving forward.

There were only thousands of close friends left by Guo Yaoshi... In the original history, Guo Yaoshi relied on these ever-victorious soldiers to fight against the Jin soldiers, and was outnumbered and defeated and captured. Later, he said to his left and right: "I have done my best to the Song Dynasty, I am worthy of the Song Dynasty." So Guo Yaoshi agreed to Zong Wang's persuasion to surrender...

Now, history has turned a little bit - Shizhan provided a total of 30,000 pairs of weapons and armor, and then began to delay payment. After Guo Yaoshi got the weapons he wore, he equipped his confidant soldiers in order of priority. This time he went out to battle and brought 15,000 fully armed soldiers, and another 5,000 soldiers equipped with armor and weapons remained in Tanggu City, guarding the 10,000 pairs of armor and weapons he stored in the warehouse.

Because the retreat is worry-free, nearly half of the soldiers equipped with new weapons and armor stayed, and their fight was even more fierce. Therefore, Guo Yaoshi was not only not captured, but also vaguely fought with the Jin people... However, as a warlord, the army was the foundation of Guo Yaoshi's existence. Others ran away, leaving him alone to fight alone. When the army's injuries exceeded Guo Yaoshi's psychological bottom line, Guo Yaoshi also ordered a retreat.

Of course, I have to say what I should say. When Guo Yaoshi evacuated the battlefield, he still said: "I have done my best to the Song Dynasty, and I am worthy of the Song Dynasty."

Immediately, he led his army to Tanggu.

In fact, when the withdrawal of troops, Guo Yaoshi might have a pissy thought that made Zhang Linghui look good. That guy retreated alone. If I win this battle hard, Zhang Linghui would have nothing to do. He would continue to be an official. When he went to the battlefield, he would still throw me behind the door. Instead of looking at Zhang Linghui's face in the future, it would be better to let Zhang Linghui know: War is not a joke about you and throw your friendly troops away like a joke... You should bear the consequences

Can such a person become a general?

Such people can still be the envoy of Xuanfu. Cai Jing, the supreme commander of the Song army, the Xuanfu envoy of Yanjing, heard that the front line was defeated, and immediately went to discuss resistance. However, Tong Guan heard that the front line was defeated and ran faster than Cai Jing. Cai Jing could not find Tong Guan, so he simply fled by Tong Guan himself. When he met Jin soldiers and was captured on the way, he immediately surrendered to the Jin soldiers. Later, he became the right prime minister of the Jin Kingdom. Cai Jing and his son wrote very well (the calligraphy included in the Xi'an Stele Forest: Zhe Jimin Shendao Stele) style is similar to Su Shi. The Song Dynasty Ci Yun was also passed down from the north, and was called "Su Xue Northward" at that time.

Yanshan Prefecture fell, and the subordinate prefectures and counties fell in sight, showing a domino effect, and the people even welcomed them. On the seventh day of the first lunar month, the Jin soldiers crossed the border. On the 10th of the first lunar month, all six prefectures and twenty-four counties under Yanshan Prefecture fell into the hands of the Jin soldiers. More than 100,000 imperial guards were disarmed, and 50,000 to 60,000 armor and 60,000 horses were seized, and there were countless food and grass. At that time, this could be equipped with an army of 100,000 people, and now all are equipped with Jin soldiers.

Cai Jing immediately offered advice: The imperial guards in the Beijing camp were completely wiped out, and there were no guards in the city of Bianliang in Tokyo, so the general could attack Tokyo directly.

Zong Wang laughed and said, "We are here for this."

On the 14th, heavy snow continued to fall, and the Yellow River was frozen. The second prince Zongwang led the Eastern Army to cross the Yellow River from the ice surface--the front of the troops pointed directly at Zhongshan (now Dingzhou, Hebei), Zhending (now Zhengding, Hebei), Hejian (now Hejian). On the 18th, the Jin soldiers conquered Baozhou (now Baoding, Hebei) and Anshun Army (now Xushui, Hebei) - this place is the ancestral tomb of Emperor Zhao Song.

On the 22nd, Zhending fell. In the following days, the Jin soldiers successively conquered strategic places such as Qingyuan (now Zhaozhou, Hebei), Xinde (now Xingtai, Hebei), Handan and other strategic places - only Zhongshan City. With all the surrounding cities falling, this isolated island, led by the prefect Zhan Du, was resisting by a group of soldiers. It finally persisted until the demise of the Northern Song Dynasty. Even the Emperor Daojun and Supreme Emperor personally persuaded surrender, but they did not obey.

Zhongshan's successful persistence just shows that the combat effectiveness of Zong Wang's army is not much stronger than Zong Han. A scholar led a group of mobs, and as long as he did not listen to Emperor Taoist Emperor, he could still stand firm...

On the 22nd, on the day of Zhending's fall, Guo Yaoshi, who had wandered in the wilderness for half a month, finally stepped into Tanggu City.

After the defeat, Guo Yaoshi was worried that the Jin people would follow the clues to touch his Tanggu City, so they went around in circles to get rid of the pursuers. Later, they saw the Jin soldiers rushing straight to the Yellow River and had no intention of lingering in Yanjing. Guo Yaoshi thought of taking the opportunity to become independent and might be able to control one side... But he didn't expect that his character was too bad, and no one responded. Instead, the Yanjing people who had been harmed by him kept informing the Jin soldiers of his whereabouts. Guo Yaoshi worked repeatedly and ran back to his nest in disgrace.

Along the way, Guo Yaoshi regretted being deceived by Shi Chuan more than once. If he surrendered immediately after the defeat, he might be able to continue to be an official in the Jin Kingdom, but because he heard Shi Chuan's words, he thought he could still fight. The form at that time was indeed tempting. All the Jin soldiers went south, and there were basically no soldiers and generals left in Yanjing. If a few civil officials opened the city to pick him up, I am afraid that he could really be able to seize the side. If the Song Kingdom wins in the future, then he will seize the Jin people's retreat and make contributions. If the Jin people win, he can also rely on the territory he occupied and bargain with the Jin people...

What a pity, I don’t know how bad my reputation among civil servants is without going through this matter. No matter how I promised it, no civil servant believed in me. Now, it seems that only Tanggu in the world accepts me.

Now, after the Jin soldiers left, will the Jin Kingdom accept such a person? When the Jin army turns back, I am afraid that even the Jin people will not accept him. Next, I can only fight to save my life.

When Pharmacist Guo entered the city gate, the newly replaced butler was diligently holding him a horse. Pharmacist Guo asked with great thoughts: "Which Zhang Hengke is in the city?"

After saying this, Guo Yaoshi's heart moved and suddenly remembered: If Zhang Heng was presented to the Jin Man and said that he was completely bewitched by him, would the Jin Man forgive him?

Only the butler replied: "Zhang Tongzhi left. Hearing the news that the front line was defeated, Zhang Tongzhi immediately got on the ship on the dock..."

The housekeeper looked like he wanted to speak but stopped. Guo Yaoshi didn't notice this. He asked anxiously: "Can the Song people stay in the city?"

This sentence has already been said to be naked - Guo Yaoshi himself is an official of the Song Dynasty court, and now he actually asks, "Can the Song people stay?"

Guo Yaoshi's original housekeeper had been killed by Guo Yaoshi because of communicating with the golden man. The newly replaced housekeeper chose an honest and honest person - this means: he was quite decisive. He didn't feel that Guo Yaoshi had anything to say, but he still answered in a warm tone: "Yes... Sir, in fact, that Zhang Zhengzhi didn't go far, his boat was floating on the sea, and in the clear weather, he could still see the shadow of the boat.

As for those Song people... Oh, Zhang Tongzhi left three hundred people, and they occupied the Triangle Fort in the direction of the dock. I heard that the fort gate had been blocked, and they used soft ladders to go in and out. These people only contacted the dock, as if they were guarding against something.

Alas, the people of Song were not brave enough. The Xuanfu envoy surrendered, the Grand Tutor ran away, and the Imperial Guard surrendered... I heard that only one person died in battle, right? Now this commander is not brave enough. As soon as the news of the defeat on the front line came, he immediately boarded the ship."

The only general who died in the Song army was Wang Yuan, the immediate boss of Han Shizhong in the past.

As for the other generals... all the soldiers under his command were gone, and he didn't hurt a single hair.

Pharmacist Guo asked again: "Is there enough food in the fort?"

Guo Yaoshi asked about the Triangle Fort occupied by the Song people, but the housekeeper was wrong and replied: "There is not much. The previous batch of grain was delivered two months ago. It was originally supposed to be transported from Jingdong Road three days ago, but this batch of grain has not been transported yet. The Zhang Tongzhi said that he was going to urge the grain, so I let him go, otherwise..."

Pharmacist Guo was shocked and asked, "How much food is left in the city?"

The housekeeper replied: "We can eat ourselves for more than a month, but the adults brought so many soldiers... I think we can eat at most ten days."

Yaoshi Guo suddenly felt a cold air coming up and couldn't help but tremble all over... He was not worried about military rations before, because the court would give him one, and he robbed some of them himself, so the military rations were sufficient. But now all the military rations he carried with the army have been discarded, so the support in Shizeng seemed particularly valuable.

"Hurry, go out to sea quickly, contact Zhang Tongzhi... call him here quickly," Guo Pharmacist stammered.

The housekeeper looked up at the hazy sky. The snow was still falling. At this time, many snowflakes fell in his eyes. In such weather, the visibility was only hundreds of meters. When we arrived at the vast sea, how could we find the ship of Zhang Zheng? I am afraid that the other side would miss it and they didn’t know each other, right?

"Okay, sir, now there is only Song Ship left on the dock. I'll discuss it with them..."

In fact, at this time, more than one ship was on the sea, and almost all the Chenghai naval troops in Dengzhou arrived. Shi Chuan was the one who brought the army. After Zhang Hengdali visited, he immediately asked: "Sir, does the capital know that the Jin people have crossed the Yellow River? Are you ready to start a war? Are you planning to land and fight? Why are there only so many people coming? Leihuo soldiers, where is the Pinghai naval troops?"

It was snowing heavily and the sea was biting cold. Shi Chuan held a cup of hot tea in his hand. He warmed his hands with the help of the temperature of the tea and said slowly: "In order to maintain a stable and prosperous prosperous scene, the people of the capital did not know the news that the Jin people crossed the Yellow River. His Majesty Daojun has not returned to the palace for several days. He heard that he lived in Li Shishi's home, so the news has not been released yet, but Cai Jing has run away. He carried his wealth on a boat and filled eight ships. Yesterday, he had already gone south and probably went to Zhu Xie, Jiangnan.

At present, our Song Dynasty was unprepared and the counties along the way were unaware of it. Privy Councilor Cai You (Cai Jing's eldest son) was trying his best to conceal the news, but Tong Guan was about to escape back to Bianliang. I guess when he returned to Bianliang, the government would know the situation. But I guess, after the government learned the news, it was not the first thing he called for resistance, but ran away by himself.

As for my coming this time..."

Shiteng hesitated, his fingers flicked on the teacup, and he remained silent for a long time...
Chapter completed!