Fenghou

Chapter 228 Crisis
Zhu Shengfei has never been so afraid in his life as he is today. He just got the news that a golden army of [-] soldiers has entered Jinzhou and is heading towards the west city.

Zhu Shengfei was so frightened that his hands and feet were cold, he didn't know what to do, Sima Wang seemed to ask him to go to Liu Ziyu to discuss countermeasures, it is estimated that Wu Jie was also there, Zhu Shengfei went to the doctor in a hurry, and sent someone to invite Liu Ziyu and Wu Jie.

Not long after, Liu Ziyu and Wu Jie hurried over.

"Xuanfu envoy, what is the urgent matter?" Liu Ziyu asked as he entered the door.

Zhu Shengfei said in a trembling voice: "The big thing is not good. I just got the news that a golden army of [-] people has entered Jinzhou, and will soon go to Xicheng."

Both Liu Ziyu and Wu Jie were taken aback. They glanced at each other, and they realized at the same time that the Jin soldiers were attacking Hanzhong on the eastern front, and the opponent had [-] troops. .

Wu Jie asked urgently: "May I ask whether the Xuan Fu envoy received the pigeon letter or the horse riding express?"

"It's a letter sent by Jinzhou Tongjuan, Wu Dutong, what should we do now?" At this moment, Zhu Shengfei suddenly realized that Wu Jie couldn't go to Bashu and had to stay in Hanzhong.

What Wu Jie was worried about was the time. It would take a day and a half at the earliest to travel from Jinzhou to Nanzheng County. It is very likely that now that the west city has fallen, the Jin soldiers will definitely rush to Raofengguan as soon as possible.

Wu Jie frowned and said: "The key is Rao Feng Pass, as long as you guard Rao Feng Pass, even Jin soldiers can't kill it!"

He knew that Raofengguan was guarded by an army of [-] troops led by Tian Sheng, who could resist it for a few days, so he immediately asked Liu Ziyu, "How many troops are there in Nanzheng?"

Liu Ziyu thought for a while and said, "Nanzheng County has just recruited [-] new recruits, and they are currently being trained by the commander Guo Zhongxun."

Wu Jie clasped his fists at Zhu Shengfei and said, "The situation is critical now. Please envoy Xuan Fu envoy to hand over [-] new troops to Beizhi, who will lead them to Raofengguan. As long as we guard Raofengguan, Hanzhong will not be lost!"

At this time, Zhu Shengfei obeyed Wu Jie's words, and he immediately took out the command arrow and handed it to Wu Jie. He hesitated and asked, "There are only [-] troops, is it not enough?"

Wu Jie smiled wryly and said: "There must not be enough troops, and they are still new recruits, first rescue the emergency!"

Zhu Shengfei thought of Fu Xuan, and said to Wu Jie: "Fu Xuan's [-] troops are at Immortal Pass, why don't you transfer his troops to Raofeng Pass?"

Of course Fu Xuan was in Nanxianrenguan, and he was waiting for Wu Jie to go to Bashu, and then he would come to Nanzheng to accept Zhu Shengfei's conferment of military power, so that he could go to Dashanguan to take office!

Although Wu Jie hated Fu Xuan extremely, he knew in his heart that most of Fu Xuan's [-] troops were Wang Yan's eight-character army with strong combat effectiveness. .

Without waiting for Wu Jie to agree, Liu Ziyu next to him interjected, "I suggest that the Xuanfu envoy should appoint Wu Dutong as the chief general and Fu Dutong as the deputy general. Temporarily take over the position of chief general to prevent the puppet Qi army from taking the opportunity to attack Dasan Pass."

Zhu Shengfei was really helpless. The plan of seizing power and changing generals that had been planned was disrupted by the invasion of Jin soldiers. He could only nod his head, "Prefect Liu's suggestion is very timely, so it's decided!"

Wu Jie immediately led [-] recruits to Raofeng Pass, Zhu Shengfei sent people to Nanxianren Pass, and ordered Fu Xuan to lead his troops to Raofeng Pass immediately to assist Wu Jie in guarding Raofeng Pass. order decision.

Wu Jie led the army to Raofengguan, Zhu Shengfei was relieved a little, and went back to the inner hall to rest and drink tea.

At this time, Fu Jingyi, his aide, found an opportunity and said to Zhu Shengfei: "A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall. Why doesn't Mr. Zhu go to Chengdu first?"

Zhu Shengfei was also afraid that Wu Jie would not be able to defend Raofeng Pass, Hanzhong would fall, and he would have to bear the main responsibility. He pondered for a while and said, "I would like to go to Chengdu, but isn't it a bit inappropriate to go to Chengdu at this critical time?"

Fu Jingyi smiled and said: "Mr. Zhu has already handed over the power to Wu Jie, and he is in charge of all military affairs. Besides, the situation is critical now. Sichuan has to organize the army and civilians to deal with the invasion of the Jin soldiers. It is necessary for the Xuanfu envoy to sit in the town to coordinate.

The humble official suggested that a meeting of the Xuan Fu envoy be held, that Hanzhong's government affairs should be handed over to Liu Ziyu, and military affairs should be handed over to Wu Jie. Wu Jie and Liu Ziyu are fighting against each other! "

"Sichuan also needs to organize the military and civilians to deal with the Jinbing invasion, and the Xuanfu envoy is required to sit in the town to coordinate." What a good reason this sentence is!
Zhu Shengfei immediately convened a meeting of the Xuanfu envoy. He proposed the idea of ​​integrating the defense of Sichuan and Shaanxi. He personally went to Sichuan to coordinate and organize the army and civilians to deal with the invasion of the Jin soldiers. Fengguan, Liu Ziyu, the magistrate of Xingyuan, is responsible for assisting Wang Si.

After the military and political affairs in Hanzhong were arranged, Zhu Shengfei and a group of Xuanfu officials left Nanzheng County under the escort of hundreds of cavalry that night, and fled to Chengdu overnight.

In fact, Liu Ziyu also hoped that Zhu Shengfei would leave as soon as possible. He would only do bad things if he stayed in Hanzhong. The next morning, Liu Ziyu found Wang Si to discuss.

"Although we all hope that Wu Dutong can defend Raofeng Pass, the terrain of Raofengling is complicated. Wang Sima, we have to worry about the future."

Wang seemed to be Zhang Jun's old subordinate, and he was more pragmatic, not as flamboyant as Zhu Shengfei. He immediately said: "If you have anything to say to the prefect Liu, just say it, and do it quickly if you can."

"In fact, what I mean is that we have to evacuate the people of Nanzheng to Bashu as soon as possible. Once Raofengguan falls, the Jin soldiers will kill the city if they come over."

Wang Si frowned, "But what if Nanzheng still has so much food and supplies? Our army is gone too."

Liu Ziyu had an idea long ago, and he quickly said: "I have an idea, distribute food to the common people, as a condition, the common people have to carry weapons and armor and other military supplies for us, if there are not enough manpower, then recruit civilian husbands, it doesn't take long , just put it at Jianmenguan.”

Wang Si thought for a while and said, "You mean that all the common people follow the Jinniu way and not the rice barn way. Is that what you mean?"

"Taking the Micang Road is unrealistic. To cross Micang Mountain, the mountain road is dangerous and steep. It is too difficult. These ordinary people with their families and carts must be taking the Jinniu Road to Jianmen."

There are three roads from Hanzhong to Shu. The Lichee Road in the east was abandoned in the Northern Song Dynasty. The middle road is Mi Cang Road, which is almost deserted. , the road is very difficult and dangerous, not to mention the carts, and even the livestock carrying goods cannot go.

Therefore, the main channel for entering and exiting Shu in the Song Dynasty was Jinniu Road, which led to Tongzhou through Jianmenguan.

Wang Si thought for a while and said: "It's up to you, start transferring people and military resources today, leave part of the food to Raofengguan, and distribute the rest to the people!"

On the same day, Liu Ziyu sent someone to post a notice, and the large-scale evacuation of Hanzhong's population and materials to Bashu began.

Wanyan Saliyin persuaded Wanyanchang to temporarily give up the attack on Ganquanbao and fully implement the plan to attack Hanzhong on the eastern front, focusing on the overall situation of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

At the same time, Li Cheng led [-] puppet Qi troops to set up camp in Weinan, ready to attack Dasan Pass at any time, while Guo Zhen's [-] puppet Qi troops were scattered to station in various states. At this time, Wan Yanchang also led [-] Jin Bing went to Shangjin County, on the one hand, to urge the Eastern Front to fight, and on the other hand, to prevent the Xiangyang Song Army from cutting off the Jin Bing's retreat.

Wan Yanchang had completely put Ganquan Castle aside at this time, and completely handed it over to the Xixia people to deal with Chen Qing.

It was also mainly because Li Liangfu led an army of [-] to the south, no matter how bad it was, it would be a protracted war. Wan Yanchang never imagined that the Xixia Army would be defeated so quickly in the end.

Chen Qing didn't care about the battle situation in Hanzhong either. He had just reached an exchange agreement with Li Liangfu, exchanging ten shi of grain for a Xixia prisoner of war, a total of [-] prisoners of war, and exchanging [-] shi of grain. For at least ten days, Chen Qing focused on transporting food.

According to the agreement between the two parties, every time a batch of food is transported, Chen Qing will release a batch of prisoners of war. The key is that the prisoners of war captured by the Song Army are all elites of the Dangxiang clan. It is not that they are good at fighting, but their social status in Xixia Generally high, they are all members of the Tuoba tribe in the eight departments of the party, and they are the basis for maintaining the imperial power of Xixia.

It is for this reason that Chen Qing is not worried that the Xixia people will seize the transport team.

The fact was the same, no matter how unwilling Li Liangfu was, he had no choice but to implement the agreement honestly, and first exchange these precious soldiers back, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the emperor.

This morning, something happened that surprised Chen Qing. A camel team from Bashu arrived at Ganquan Fort.

(End of this chapter)