I am Da Song

Chapter 192 Recovering Hebei and Arriving at Yanyun

The court's three-way northern expedition resulted in the annihilation of the entire Eastern Route Army, which had a great impact.

The first thing that bears the brunt is not that the other two armies may be isolated and surrounded, but whether the Jin army will cross the Yellow River and threaten the imperial capital again.

Countless literati and bureaucrats are nervously concerned about this, and it will not affect their stable and comfortable life in any way.Otherwise, no matter how great the advantage of the Northern Expedition is, the troops should be withdrawn immediately, and priority should be given to ensuring that the scholar-bureaucrats are no longer threatened by the golden soldiers.

Zhang Shuye was already mentally prepared for this, and immediately said: "Please rest assured, the capital is still safe and sound. More than [-] soldiers from the Empress Shenwu Army have quickly moved towards Qingzhou, strictly guarding the Yellow River, and will never let the Jin army Cross the river and go down."

But this rhetoric failed to calm the concerns of the scholar-bureaucrats.

The golden cavalry come and go like the wind, and they can gather the main force to attack a place.Once the main force of the Jin army gathers tens of thousands and breaks through from one point, the 2 soldiers of the Empress Shenwu may be unable to resist if they are scattered for defense.

It was not avoided that someone would open their mouths to question and cause unnecessary quarrels.Zhang Shuye quickly opened his mouth and continued: "More than [-] members of the Shenwu Right Army have arrived at the East and West Roads of Beijing. The Deputy Privy Envoy, Taiwei Yue will return to Tokyo soon!"

As soon as the news came out, all the ministers and ministers, including Zhao Huan, instantly relaxed physically and mentally, with smiles on their faces.

This is the great prestige of the name Yue Fei!

Mentioning this famous general of the Great Song Dynasty, everyone has confidence and confidence in their hearts.

During the previous Northern Expedition, although the two armies fought fiercely, the literati and bureaucrats of the Great Song Dynasty actually did not have enough confidence in their hearts, and they did not have much confidence in whether the war could be won.

But when Yue Fei returned from the south, the most elite Shenwu Youjun of the Song Dynasty was about to step into the Hebei battlefield.

Everyone firmly believes that this battle is stable!The imperial court can sit back and wait for the good news from the front line.

This is a man like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing.

The feelings of the scholar-bureaucrats of the Great Song Dynasty towards this famous general are also complicated and difficult to express.

What I love about him is of course that he is invincible, stabilizes the situation, and provides the most stable and comfortable environment for the scholars and bureaucrats of the Song Dynasty. Everyone can enjoy the most carefree and beautiful life as long as they lie down. This is the best In the years and years, you can find pleasure and ask willows to your heart's content. In the fish and meat town, there are rich clothes and fine food, drunk life and dream death.

The place to hate him is of course his great reputation.It is precisely because of his existence that the upper limit of the unscrupulous privileges of a group of literati, bureaucrats and gentlemen is limited.Every time he thinks that he is loyal to the government, the scholar-bureaucrats have to swallow their anger and are forced to accept the "unpopular tyranny" of the court, and everyone grits their teeth against him.

Only Zhao Huan admired Yue Fei from the bottom of his heart. Hearing that this great general was about to return and that the internal situation in the Great Song Dynasty was completely stable and worry-free, he looked at the map north of the Yellow River with a relaxed mind and body, and asked, "Eastern Route Army Battle?" death, how will it affect the situation in Hebei?"

Zhang Shuye pointed at the map with a wooden pole, and said: "Mr. Zong's army has already crossed Qizhou to recover the Yongning Army in the north. But the sudden loss of the Eastern Army made the rapid advance of the Central Army become a lone army. It may be destroyed The Jin Army is threatening the Liang Road from the east, so the Central Route Army has withdrawn from the Yongning Army, and turned to attack Hejian Mansion eastward."

Zhao Huan looked at the map pointed by Zhang Shuye. The Shenzhou, Qizhou, and Yongning armies formed a curve from south to north, stretching for hundreds of miles. Before that, the three armies marched together, so the rear grain road was blocked by the main force of the Song army. , safe and secure.

However, the destruction of the Right Route Army left hundreds of miles of open space in the east. If the Jin Army marched from the east to the west, it would be able to cut off the food roads of the Song Army's Central Route Army.

This situation is easy to see, but Zongze didn't withdraw his main force to stabilize the grain road, but suddenly the Yongning Army went east. What was he planning to do?
A large number of civil servants in the house could not understand the military deployment, so Zhang Shuye explained: "Mr. Zong intends to fight bravely with the Jin army, and use his courage to play a game with the Jin people."

"Look, gentlemen, the Hejian Mansion is on the east side of the Yongning Army and on the west side of Cangzhou. After the Central Route Army captures the Hejian Mansion, it can also threaten the Jin people's food road in the north."

"Under this situation, what the enemy and we are competing for is desperate courage. If the Jin army dares to cut off the retreat of the middle army to the west, the middle army can also cut off the retreat of the Jin army."

"It seems to be evenly matched, but the Central Route Army is not fighting alone. When both sides are exhausted, the West Route Army can still rush to the Central Route Army and provide supplies."

"And the Shenwu Right Army is about to enter the Hebei battlefield. If Marshal Zong can stop the Jin Army to the south of Cangzhou, our Northern Expeditionary Army will be able to completely surround the Jin Army from the south, north, and west directions."

Don't worry about the east, there is a vast sea to the east, no matter how tough the Jin army is, it can't swim across an ocean.

"How is the current situation of the West Route Army?" Zhao Huan asked calmly.

Zhang Shuye introduced: "The West Route Army is the same as the East Route Army before, taking advantage of the victory of the Central Route Army to recover the lost ground all the way north. It has already hit Zhaozhou before. After learning that the East Route Army has encountered the main force of the Jin Army, it will inevitably change. Advance further and quickly. Perhaps before the end of the war in Hebei, we will be able to recover Zhending Mansion."

"good!"

"Great!"

"Okay! The West Route Army has achieved the most fruitful results, completely recovering the lost land in Hebei on the Western Front." A group of ministers and prime ministers clapped their hands excitedly.

Further north of Zhending Mansion is the territory of the Liao Kingdom, which is the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun.

In order to confront the Liao Kingdom, the Song Dynasty built a large number of fortifications such as ditches and tunnels on the border between the two countries during the 200 years.In terms of the current situation where the Song army is fully equipped and well-armed, once it re-enters these fortifications, it will be difficult for the Jin army to enter the territory of the Song Dynasty from the west front of Hebei.

The Northern Expedition finally saw a glimmer of victory.

Zhao Huan praised: "Master Zong is mature and prudent, and he decides the situation in Hebei.

Zhang Shuye agreed: "According to Zong Xianggong's deployment, the Jin army will face great pressure. The two princes, the marshal of the Jin army, are young and immature. Shrink, retreat to the north of Hebei, Xiongzhou, Baoding Army front line, relying on Jin Guo for defense."

The Xiongzhou and Baoding Army lines are already the northernmost frontier of the Song Dynasty. The Jin Army will shrink the main force here, and the next battle will be anxious.

In order to compete for the city in this area, the Central Plains Dynasty fell countless soldiers here, shed countless blood, and buried countless heroic souls.

It is described as, "From Zhou Shizong to Taizu and Taizong, it was obtained after hundreds of battles."

The Song army had to go to the bloody battle to retake the city one by one.

However, the golden cavalry can gallop back and forth, launching a surprise attack when the Song army is attacking the city.

But in general, the Song Army still has the advantage in the Northern Expedition in Hebei so far.The record may be deceiving, but the front line will not. The Song Army's nearly [-] troops have pushed the front line from the Yellow River area to the Youzhou area.

(End of this chapter)