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Tong Guan: "These supervisor thieves actually refuse to provide food and grass?"

Zhang Xiaochun said: "They insist on refusing, what can be done? Why not if we had made other plans earlier."

Tong Guan snorted coldly: "If we don't have enough food, what other plans do we have? If the prefect wants to defend the city, he can only do it according to my method."

"any solution?"

"Pluck out the food and fodder of their Supervisory Committee!"

Zhang Xiaochun looked at Tong Guan and saw Tong Guan smiling:

"How can their Supervisory Committee get so much support in Datong by deceiving the people? Now they are pressing down with troops, but they are unwilling to supply food and grass to our team. This is a big excuse."

"We then released the news, saying that the Supervisory Committee had already approved the Jurchens, and they were just waiting for the Jurchens to invade Shanxi to reap the profits with them, so we deliberately sat back and watched the people of Datong Prefecture suffer and refused to supply food and grass to the imperial army."

Zhang Xiaochun was shocked when he heard this: "Prime Minister, the supervisory committee said that their road to North China has been cut off. It was not that they refused to supply food and grass on purpose. It was just that the food and grass they had were insufficient and could only support the expenses of their own maternity care team. That's what they said. Are you afraid that it will make the Supervisory Committee even more unhappy?"

Tong Guan smiled and said, "Why is Governor Zhang such a woman?"

"Since the Supervisory Committee can no longer cooperate with us, how can we care about whether they are happy now that we are so desperate?"

"Those are a group of rebellious ministers and traitors. When the Jurchens retreat, we are not friends with the Supervisory Committee. If we offend them, won't we be offended?"

"Such propaganda can win the hearts and minds of the people of Datong to some extent. This place has been bewitched by the Khitans for many years, and the people are unwilling to obey the Song Dynasty. If not, how can we be united?"

Zhang Xiaochun was speechless.

In the afternoon of the same day, news was released from the Yamen of Datong Prefecture, informing the people that the Supervisory Committee had approved the Jurchens, deliberately withheld military rations from the Song Dynasty court, and watched Datong being broken by the Jurchens.

As soon as this news came out, everyone in Datong was shocked.

During the previous propaganda by the Supervisory Committee, a lot of content promoting the cruelty and inhumanity of the Jurchens after entering the city was also circulated among the people of Datong Prefecture.

Although the local people were not very convinced, like the Khitan people, their fear of the Jurchens was deep in their bones.

In the past few months, the Supervisory Committee has helped Datong Mansion renovate the city and invigorated the Datong economy. Therefore, the people of Datong Mansion have a much better impression of the Supervisory Committee than the Song Dynasty court that rules them.

At this time, the Song Dynasty court suddenly began to vigorously publicize the news that the Supervisory Committee had colluded with the Jurchens. At the time when the whole city was under martial law, the personnel of the Supervisory Committee in the city had to hide their actions, and the news of the Supervisory Committee's refutation of the rumors could not spread.

Under the slander of Datong Mansion, many people actually believed that the Supervisory Committee was really ambitious and had colluded with the Jurchens.

Only in places outside the city that were not controlled by the court's public opinion, the Supervisory Committee was still operating secretly.

Although Zhang Xiaochun felt guilty, he still had to follow Tong Guan's plan.

Gradually everyone in the city was shouting about beating the Supervisory Committee, so Tong Guan directly sent people to inspect the organization of the Supervisory Committee.

Originally, the Supervisory Committee's activities in Datong Mansion were very high-profile, and officials and dignitaries down to traffickers and lackeys could easily find members of the Supervisory Committee in Datong.

However, when Zhang Xiaochun sent people to check, he discovered that while they were trying their best to discredit the Supervisory Committee, the members of the Supervisory Committee seemed to disappear overnight.

The soldiers sent to capture Jie Bao and others found nothing. The house was empty. After some inquiries, they found out that Jie Bao and the others disappeared shortly after sending Zhang Xiaochun away. No one knows where they are now.Indeed, they had already withdrawn before Datong Mansion started to smear them.

Zhang Xiaochun immediately felt lucky, and felt that Jie Bao and the others were indeed right in their judgment about Tong Guan. This guy was indeed a ruthless person.

But Tong Guan was very happy and took advantage of the situation to publicize that the leader of the Supervisory Committee had absconded in fear of crime.

After a lot of momentum building, the people of Datong Mansion had no choice but to unite on the side of the Song Dynasty.

Now the Song Dynasty is the only force they can rely on to fight against the Jurchens.

So Tong Guan began to send people to the city to ask for food and pay. After a lot of trouble, he finally made up for the shortfall of the army.

So Tong Guan took the oath of master in Datong Mansion.

On the day of the swearing-in, all the civil and military officials of the Datong Mansion were present, and Tong Guan also lined up his elite men. The generals of the Song Army were wearing helmets and crests, and their bodies were gleaming with fish scales, making them look like warriors in golden armor descending from the sky.

Seeing the frightened military power of the Song Dynasty, all the gentry watching the ceremony were moved.

Tong Guan saw that Zhang Xiaochun seemed to be relieved when he looked at the generals, and said with a smile: "Prefect, can you rest assured today? These are the seeds of the Western Army. They have seen swords and guns on the battlefield. They have fought against Xixia and the Supervisory Council." , since you have eaten the food of the people of Datong Prefecture, how can you not repay the people for their upbringing?"

Zhang Xiaochun nodded repeatedly: "It is really a strong army. With this strong army, the people of Datong Prefecture will have no worries."

Tong Guan laughed loudly and walked in front of the troops wearing armor.

Although the Jurchens have not yet reached Shanxi, the Song army has made some gains on the front line in the past few days. Some Xixia people have joined forces with the Jurchens and sent sentries to the front line of the Great Wall to spy.

When Tong Guan took the oath, he captured several Xixia spies, pressed them under the flag, and chopped off their heads as a sacrifice to the flag.

Afterwards, a group of Song Army generals standing below shouted in unison: "Even if you die on the Great Wall, you will never take a step back!"

Hearing the roar of the mountains and the tsunami, Zhang Xiaochun nodded repeatedly.

After sacrificing the flag and swearing in the oath, Zhang Xiaochun led Datong officials and gentry villagers to stand in a row and personally poured wine for the soldiers who were about to go on an expedition.

The Song army drank Zhuangxing wine and left some people to guard Datong. The remaining troops were led by Tong Guan and set off to the northeast in a mighty manner.

Tens of thousands of troops marched out, which took several days and was filled with smoke and dust.

Zhang Xiaochun and others were eagerly awaiting the news of Tong Guan's achievements on the front line.

At this time, Zhang Xiaochun only felt that although Tong Guan's strategy was vicious, his knowledge was good. Without this operation, the army would not be able to raise enough food and grass.

Although Tong Guan and others must have made a lot of money through their hands, they are the only ones who can guard the Yunzhong states. If they relied on the supervisory committee, I am afraid that their own Datong would have been defeated long ago.

Zhang Xiaochun waited for two days in Datong Mansion, and finally news came from the front line.

"The Jurchens arrived at the Great Wall, and Tong Shuxiang led the soldiers to fight with them."

Zhang Xiaochun nodded: "It's true that we started fighting and didn't retreat!"

That afternoon, another news came from the front line.

Zhang Xiaochun asked hurriedly: "But the Prime Minister has already driven back the enemy?"

The soldier who came back to report the news shook his head, "The Prime Minister failed in the first battle, so he retreated five miles and set up camp again."

Zhang Xiaochun was a little disappointed: "The Jurchen soldiers are indeed well-deserved. Don't be afraid. There are many of us. As long as we set up camp, we can always fight back."

That night: "The prime minister led the troops to withdraw from the Great Wall and followed the battle."

Zhang Xiaochun frowned, why can't he even defend the Great Wall?

He was a little panicked, but he could only comfort himself by saying that Tong Guan had tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and he could probably wear out the enemy after just a few nights.

But less than two hours after the news came, another messenger hurriedly entered Datong: "Inform the magistrate, the front line is undefeated, and Prime Minister Tong has led his men to retreat."

"what?"

Before Zhang Xiaochun could get over his boredom, the sentry cavalry behind him came like a spark of fire.

Zhang Xiaochun became frightened, and Piyi asked: "What's going on again?"

The soldier's face was stained with blood, and he said with a grimace: "Reporting to the eunuch, Prime Minister Tong was defeated at the front line and is now retreating to Yingzhou with his men."

"Yingzhou?"

Seeing the returning soldier nodding with a grimace, Zhang Xiaochun was stunned.

Yingzhou is south of Datong...

The fart is stubbornly holding on to retreat. It has only been two days since Tong Guan led his soldiers out, and now they are planning to escape Datong!

(End of this chapter)