Qiming 1158

Chapter 705 This battle can't go on anymore

Hearing the news that the Ming army was going further south, Zhao Tan was shocked, and immediately sent someone to ask Zhao Mi to speed up to Huzhou, and guard Huzhou strictly.

Then on April [-], news came that Lishui County had fallen.

Zhao Tan was even more shocked, and once again sent someone to warn Zhao Mi that Huzhou would not be allowed to lose no matter what.

On April 22, the news came that Yixing County had fallen.

On April 24, the news came that the remnants of the Ming army and the Song army fought in Hufu Town. Guo Ruo was all captured, and the Ming army won a complete victory. Taking advantage of the victory, they went south, threatening the safety of Changxing and Huzhou.

Zhao Tan was stunned by the successive bad news, becoming more impatient, restless, and haggard day by day.

Once the Ming army arrived near Huzhou, it was actually less than two hundred miles away from Lin'an.

If the infantry is a little faster, they can usually arrive in four days. The speed of the cavalry is even faster, and they can arrive in two or three days.

The crux of the problem now lies in Huzhou. Huzhou must not lose, and must not fall, otherwise the ministers will really let him consider leaving Lin'an for refuge.

Otherwise, the situation after that will be the same as the situation in Kaifeng City in the past. If the Ming army comes and repeats its old tricks, the Great Song Dynasty will be over.

It's really over.

"Huzhou must not fail! Then send someone to tell Zhao Mi that if he dares to lose Huzhou, I will kill him!! Also, what is the king of Jiankang House doing? Liu Qi is defeated, what about him? He has seven more left. Ten thousand soldiers and horses! What to eat! Find him! Find him!!!"

Zhao Tan roared lowly, and sent someone north to Huzhou to warn Zhao Mi again, asking him to weigh it carefully, Huzhou should not let anything go wrong.

At the same time, Zhao Tan wanted to know what went wrong with the Jiankang Mansion's royal power. Why did the Jiankang Mansion's army fail to turn the tide after Liu Qi's defeat?
Zhao Tan didn't know anything, and he wanted to know everything.

And Shi Hao, who had been standing under the steps in the hall and looked at Zhao Tan, sighed secretly.

The news from the past few days is getting worse and worse, and Zhao Tan's state is also getting worse day by day.

His face was pale, his steps were sluggish, and his eyes were sunken. Those who didn’t know thought that he was over-exhausted by lingering in Wenrou Township. In fact, he was just worried that he would not be able to sleep and eat well. Tossed myself to this point.

It's just that Zhao Tan's worries and fatigue can't solve the problem of Song Jun's defeat.

The Ming army won more and more victories. The Song army was defeated like a mountain and kept retreating. In the end, even the routed soldiers were caught up by the Ming army, and the whole army was wiped out.

So far, the Song Army's Jianghuai theater has been penetrated by the Ming army. The land and water armies have retreated across the board. The hundreds of thousands of troops can't stop a Ming army of tens of thousands of people from heading south, and they are about to hit Lin'an. all.

This seems to be the same as the Battle of Jin-Song of the year. It was also a small number of troops who could not stop others from a large number of troops. They were beaten and humiliated by the capital city, and their face was completely lost.

What is even more ironic is that the legal capital of the Song Dynasty is still in Kaifeng, and Lin'an is only Xingzai. The Southern Song people still refer to Kaifeng, where the tombs of the Northern Song emperors are located, as the capital, and Lin'an as Xingzai.

In order to show their determination to recover their homeland, the officials of the Southern Song Dynasty once hoped that Zhao Gou would establish a foothold in Jiankang House, but Zhao Gou did not have the determination to restore the Central Plains, so he retreated to Hangzhou and made Hangzhou the imperial capital.

After the Ming Kingdom was established, Zhao Gou even thought about completely abolishing the title of Kaifeng's capital, and determining the sphere of influence of the Southern Song Dynasty and the Ming Kingdom in a legal form, striving for friendship from now on, and no more wars.

It is said that in the master version of the treaty signed by Zhao Gou and the Ming Kingdom before, the Southern Song Dynasty officially gave up Kaifeng as the capital, and changed Lin'an Prefecture to Yingtian Prefecture and officially confirmed it as the capital.

However, due to the strong opposition of Chen Kangbo in the drafting stage and the fact that he made the matter known, many people of insight in the DPRK and China protested, and there was a lot of discussion among the people, which forced Tang Situi to give up this clause.

Later, Tang Situi was obviously holding a grudge, and after a few tricks, Chen Kangbo was kicked out of the Central Committee.

However, it doesn't make any sense, whether it's walking or the capital, where the emperor is, where is the actual capital.

Looking at the sharp edge of the Ming army now, it is just one step away from threatening Lin'an. The Song army is powerless to stop it, what else can they do to have the hope of turning the situation around?

The 3 imperial troops sent earlier were wiped out, and the [-] troops brought by Zhao Mi were already the only remaining mobile troops in Lin'an, and it was impossible for Lin'an to send more troops.

Except for the garrison troops that were originally necessary to protect Zhao Tan and the garrison troops that had been fighting, they remained in Lin'an, and the other troops had already been dispatched.

For example, to defend against sea threats and build a land line of defense, that is the force that must be used to guard against the navy of the Ming army. There are a full 2 people, and there are more than 1 elites that Zhao Gou took away when he fled.

The trained troops in Lin'an have been exhausted. Even if the army is to be expanded at this moment, it will be a rabble without training. There is no advantage other than a large number of people.

At this point, Shi Hao sincerely hopes that Zhao Tan can see the reality clearly, stop the war, and take the initiative to negotiate peace with the Ming army.

Shi Hao looked around and saw the frowning expressions on the faces of the ministers. He thought, these people should also think the same, and they all knew that this battle could not be won, and peace talks were necessary.

But who would dare to speak the truth at this time, in this irritable and irritable situation of Zhao Tan?

In Shi Hao's opinion, what if Zhao Mi defended Huzhou?
It is a foregone conclusion that the Song army will lose their troops and lose their generals. It is a foregone conclusion that the entire army in the Jianghuai theater will be wiped out. Holding Huzhou is just a pair of underpants for Song, and there is no point in other than that.

If even Huzhou can't be defended, and the Ming army is approaching Lin'an City, then Da Song will really lose his underwear, and everything will be revealed to the world.

Now make peace, okay?

But Shi Hao wouldn't choose to say it in public. Just as he understood Zhao Gou's early years, he also understood Zhao Tan's current situation and mood.

Therefore, after the dispersal of the dynasty that day, Shi Hao took the initiative to ask to see Zhao Tan, and was received by Zhao Tan.

When Shi Hao saw Zhao Tan, Zhao Tan was indifferent to the dishes of delicious food. He had chopsticks in his hand, but he couldn't start. He wanted to eat every plate. He stretched out his chopsticks, but his appetite disappeared.

He hadn't eaten well for several days and had no appetite.

The least appetite was the day before yesterday. In addition to drinking water from morning to night, I ate a bowl of rice and rice, soaked it in vegetable soup, stirred it a bit, and added three meatballs. I swallowed it quickly and filled it up.

If he is in a good mood, he can eat no matter how simple things are put in front of him now, but if he is in a bad mood, even if there are all the delicacies in front of him, he will not be able to eat it.

Shi Hao naturally knew the reason, so he stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"His Majesty."

"Teacher... Come on, give me a seat."

The little eunuch next to Zhao Tan immediately stepped forward and moved a Jindun for Shi Hao, and helped him to sit down. Shi Hao sat down, looking at Zhao Tan's listless appearance, and sighed helplessly.

"Your Majesty, how long has it been since you had a good meal and sleep?"

Zhao Tan put down his chopsticks and kept his mouth shut. The little eunuch beside him looked like he wanted to say something but didn't dare to say it. He was very entangled.

For a long time, Zhao Tan forced a smile.

"Teacher, I eat well and sleep well, don't worry."

"Your Majesty, although the old minister has passed his sixtieth year, his eyes are not yet blind, and he can see things clearly. The old minister is not at ease with your majesty's complexion."

Shi Hao shook his head and said slowly: "Your Majesty, whenever you eat, you have to eat and you have to sleep. You must not make fun of your body. Your Majesty's health is the blessing of the Song Dynasty. If your Majesty's health is not good Now, Da Song will have a problem."

Zhao Tan hesitated for a moment, then nodded helplessly.

"I remember what the teacher said. I will eat on time. What do you want to say when the teacher is here?"

Shi Hao looked at Zhao Tan's face, hesitated again and again, but decided to speak out.

"Your Majesty may not be willing to listen to what the old minister said, but the old minister still wants to say, Your Majesty, this battle cannot continue any longer."

(End of this chapter)