I am Da Song

Chapter 180 Recovering the Three Towns
In July, autumn is crisp and clear, Tokyo is cloudless, under the blue sky, the vermilion palace is majestic and majestic, with vermilion jade ropes hanging under the [-]-foot cornice, and a group of egrets pass by the cornice, the scenery is refreshing.

And in the palace under the eaves, all the monarchs and ministers of the Great Song Dynasty are also full of pride and ambition, and they only feel that there is infinite joy and spirit in their hearts!

The defense line built by Da Song in the north has not collapsed!The soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty are still defending the city to resist the Hulu invasion.

Although these should be the most common conditions in other dynasties, civil servants and generals have the responsibility to guard the land, and guarding the city should be their duty.

But only the emperors and ministers of the Song Dynasty knew how difficult it was to achieve this step in the Song Dynasty, and how much effort the emperors and ministers of the Manchu Dynasty had spent on this.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the excessive emphasis on literature and martial arts has led the court to be arrogant and indulgent towards scholar-bureaucrats and contemptuous of warriors.

Whenever there was a war, the scholar-officials had no shame, and they would easily lead their troops to surrender, abandoning the city and leaving.The generals are greedy for life and afraid of death, and they are defeated by the wind.

As a result, the defense line was eroded, and the enemy army drove straight in, as if there was no one else around.The Jin army went deep twice alone, and surrounded Tokyo across thousands of miles.

But this time, the imperial army and civilians did not panic and blocked the enemy at the border.

In the Hall of Wende, Zhao Huan, the Prime Minister, Ji Xiang, Yu Shi Zhongcheng, Liubu Shangshu and others were all sitting in front of the map, listening attentively to the arrangements of the Privy Council.

The privy envoy Zhang Shuye stood in front of the map and introduced to everyone in detail: "The Jin army's invasion was already expected by the court. Although the resurgence of the war and the destruction of lives are not what we want. However, the enemy's invasion will not happen because of us. If you avoid war, it will not happen. Therefore, the Holy Dynasty must be firm in mind, work together, lead the whole country's army and people, and repel the powerful enemy!"

Zhao Huan took the lead in clapping his hands and applauding him. He deserves to be the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty who suppressed the Song Jiang Uprising. Even if this insight spans a thousand years, it is infinitely better than most mediocre people in later generations.

For example, even if people in later generations have 2000 years of knowledge, there are still too many people with no nutrition in their heads, as if they were brainwashed by garbage articles.I will believe Yue Fei's statement that he doesn't have a big picture.

So what is his so-called overall view?Kneel down and surrender?Or beg for peace?

Holding the god of war like Zhao Gou, but if you can kill the god of war and beg for mercy, the other party won't beat you?
When the Prime Minister Zhang Shuye said these words, he cut off any idea of ​​peace ministers who proposed to cede land for peace.

After all, the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty were screened out by this rebellion, and those who remained in the court still had a trace of blood.It's not that the opponent immediately wants to kneel down and surrender, cede land and pay tribute as soon as the opponent comes over.

But Shangshu ordered Sun Fu to ask: "The stability of the capital is of the utmost importance to the world. Will the Jin army riot the capital this time?"

This sentence represents the inner thoughts of countless ministers. We don't care about killing people on the front line, but it must not affect the comfortable life of our scholar-bureaucrats.

The Prime Minister Zhang Shuye immediately pointed to the line along the Yellow River and said: "Don't worry, the generals of the Yang family. Yang Cunzhong, a descendant of the Yang family, has led more than [-] troops to guard the south bank of the Yellow River to defend the river. This department is selected from the loyal soldiers in Nanjing. , Supplemented by Huainan two-way conscription, the hometown is near Gyeonggi, loyal and reliable."

"This army was given the name Shenwu Houjun. It will not be transferred to any place during the wartime. It will guard the Yellow River and Tokyo full-time."

Although 2 people are far away from the front line, it is a great waste.But the Privy Council still felt that this kind of deployment was extremely necessary. Only when the scholar-bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty had no worries and no risks would they firmly support the war.A stable, unified, and war-oriented imperial court is far more beneficial to war than [-] troops can match.

In other words, the 2 people are to ensure that the scholar-officials can enjoy life in the south comfortably and leisurely, and watch the soldiers fight in the bloody mountains and rivers in the north leisurely.

In order to prevent them from panicking at the slightest disturbance, they kept clamoring for peace and disturbing the imperial court's plans.

The Privy Council believed that if the hundreds of millions of subjects of the Song Dynasty could work together, they would surely be able to block the Jin army to the north of the Yellow River.

"Shenwu Rear Army?" Sun Fu was speechless, and asked, "Where is Shenwu Right Army? Where is Taiwei Yue now?"

Although they are all under the banner of the Shenwu Army, it is clear that the scholar-bureaucrats all know that the Shenwu Youjun is the most capable of fighting in the Song Dynasty.

The combat power of this army is truly unparalleled in the world, and has even surpassed the times.In three months, hundreds of thousands of rebels and bandits in the south were defeated, and the autumn wind swept away everything like fallen leaves.

They were not only the sharp edge of the officials of the Song Dynasty, but also the reassurance of the scholar-bureaucrats of the Manchu Dynasty.

Zhang Shuye replied: "The Shenwu Right Army has now expanded to 4 people, and the marching speed is relatively slow. It is still in the area of ​​Jingnan South Road. It will take at least a month before they can return to the vicinity of Gyeonggi."

"So in the early stage of the war, it is necessary to rely on the northern army to block the advance of the Jin army."

Everyone immediately had a general understanding of the situation. Zhao Huan looked at the map and said, "The Prime Minister will introduce the situation of the strategic confrontation between the two armies."

Zhang Shuye immediately pointed to the north of the map, and said: "This time the Jin army is going south in three routes. It is different from the past. Except for Hebei and Hedong, the Jin country has clarified its new strategy. The land on the right side of Shaanxi cannot be ignored. Take it. So the West Route Army sent out a force to attack Shaanxi."

"But it seems that there is a dispute within the Marshal's Mansion of the Jin Army. The West Route Army that attacked Shaanxi only has more than [-] people from Lou Shi's department."

"The Central Route Army still takes the East Road, and the commander is still the country's prime minister Nianhan, with a size of about [-] to [-]. The East Route Army in Hebei has changed commanders. Seventy thousand."

"The offensive of the Jin army is also like its configuration. The central road is strong and the east and west roads are weak."

The enemy's interior is not monolithic either.Hearing this news, the kings and ministers of Song Dynasty felt a little confident.

The most skilled Wanyan Loushi army has only 1 people.However, the Eastern Route Army with the largest number of people was replaced by two immature princes.

Especially Jin Wushu, who suffered a lot of defeats under Zongze last year.Facing the more powerful military and civilians in Hebei this year, they will definitely not be able to please.

After talking about the situation of the enemy army, Zhang Shuye went on to introduce the military deployment of the Song Dynasty, saying: "Since the age of [-], the imperial court has been preparing for war. Mr. Zong Xianggong has formed an army of more than [-] people in the Xuanfu Division of Hebei Province, and trained five soldiers. More than a month, almost half a year. The combat power is excellent, and there are strong generals such as Wang Yan and Wang Bolong. The main force of Hebei soldiers has already left the Daming Mansion, and they blocked the Jin army in the south of Shenzhou. The two sides are fighting fiercely."

The Daming Mansion in Beijing never fell during the two invasions of the Jin army. This is the seat of the Hebei Xuanfu Division.But Shenzhou is different, this is the lost land very close to the north.

"Shenzhou?" Zhao Huan said excitedly, "Mr. Zong's ambition is not small. Is this going to take advantage of the situation to take back the three towns?"

The other ministers also looked excited, and Prime Minister Li Gang said: "If the present day is as good as Ling Yunzhi, it will sweep away the decline of the year before last! The year before last, the imperial court cut Jiangzhou, Cizhou, and Shenzhou to the Jin people. Please negotiate for peace. But the Jin people are greedy. , but the three towns still invade the Central Plains, and now the war is resurgent, it is time to regain the lost ground with the king's division!"

(End of this chapter)