Song Dynasty

Chapter 312 Big Change ([-])

But now, Ta Bai actually went to Jingshan County, Yingzhou.

As far as Wang Shen knew, it was [-] kilometers from Jingshan County to Anlu City, which was still a straight-line distance.In later generations, the car will take two and a half hours to drive.

Of course, there is no such thing as a road in this era, and we walked down the winding road and went out for three hundred miles.At the worst time, there were three rivers blocking the distance from Jingshan to Anlu, and I went to Jingshan for a while. If something happened to Anlu City, I would ride there on horseback, at least two days.

Without this mobile force, if something happens at home, the problem will be serious.If it doesn't work out, the whole situation in Anlu may collapse completely.

The captain of the scout replied: "It was an order from Deputy Lu Jun, and Mrs. Bao nodded."

Wang Shen was full of doubts: "An Niang nodded, what's going on?"

Captain of the scout: "Report to the military envoy, is there any change in the Xiangyang Jurchen?"

Yan Yuemeng next to him disagreed: "Xiangyang Jurchen, didn't Xiangyang Jurchen be transferred to Guanzhong? How many people dare to attack Jingchu, and use Hebei to sign the army stationed in the city? It is worth our army's mobilization. Meet the enemy? Jurchen probably has no food this winter, so come and grab some." He is a shrewd man, and immediately remembered that this order was given by An Niang, so he changed his tone: "However, there should be something serious about coming over there. Did something happen?"

The leader of the scouts replied: "Yes, I heard that the Fourth Jurchen Prince Wushu from the Henan Mansion mobilized a lot of cavalry to set off from Xiangyang and enter Jianghan via Yingzhou. Judging by the posture, it doesn't look like they just grab one and leave. "

"Who is the main force of the Jurchens in Luoyang Prefecture, Henan Province, and who is the commander?" Wang Shen asked.

The leader of the scouts: "According to the scouts, it is a member of the Jurchen royal family named Wanyan Xiyin, who brought three thousand cavalry this time."

"Wanyan Xiyin, the right supervisor of the Marshal's Mansion, three thousand cavalry?" Not only Wang Shen, but everyone else gasped.

During the Battle of Jiankang that year, Wang Shen and others had already scouted the situation of the Jurchens clearly.At that time, this Wanyan Xiyin was serving as the supervisor of the Wushu army, and later crossed the Yangtze River from Jiangdu with Wushu, and searched the mountains and seas to arrest Zhao Gou.

After the end of the battle in the second year of Jianyan, Wanyan Xiyin and Wushu retreated to the north and stationed in Luoyang City, Henan Province.

Speaking of this Wanyan Xiyin, there may not be Wushu, Wanyan Yinkeshu, Wanyan Zonghan, etc. who are famous in history, but their important role in the politics of the Jin Dynasty in the women's team cannot be replaced by others.

Different from other Jurchen generals who are powerful and brave, Kong Wu looks gentle, and he is proficient in sinology, he is a Chinese hand.His greatest contribution in the history of Jinguo is the creation of the Jurchen language and the establishment of the Jurchen political system, and he can be regarded as a national teacher-level figure.Even powerful figures like Zong Han and Wu Shu were very polite when they met him.

Every time Jurchen has a large-scale military operation, Wanyan Xiyin will act as a supervisor and follow the army.

In real history, this person later entered the court with Zong Han.Discussing the establishment of a heir, and Zong Han and Zong Qianli, please establish Wanyan Quan as a proficient Ban Bo Jilie, replace the national theory and Bo Jilie system with the system of three provinces and six ministries, and carry out comprehensive political system reforms.Ren Zonghan served as the Taibao and was in charge of the three provinces, Xi Yin served as Shangshu Zuo Prime Minister and servant, and opened the third division of Fuyitong, which is No. 1 in the Jurchen civil service system.It's a pity that because he was a member of Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zonghan was defeated by Wushu in the later political struggle, and he also died together.

Such a big man came to Xiangyang and led the army to take it down, just to rob him?
It is impossible to think about it.

Most likely, he wanted to wipe out the entire Sizhou Army and cut off the vital forces that directly threatened the Jurchen rule in Henan.

What is the concept of [-] cavalry? Even when the Western Army in the Northern Song Dynasty was at its strongest, the total number of light and heavy cavalry with the power of the whole country was only in the early [-]s. Wushu could easily dispatch ordinary cavalry in the heyday of the Northern Song Dynasty in a single battle.

And Wang Shen now has more than a thousand cavalry in hand.

It is conceivable that once the three thousand Jurchen cavalry go south, it will be a terrifying scene in a place where the autumn wind sweeps the fallen leaves.

The bad news didn't stop there, the scout leader continued to report: "Military envoy, according to the front line report, besides Wanyan Xiyin's cavalry, there are [-] infantry who are going to Xiangyang, all of them are Khitan leather soldiers. .”

Niu Gao's eyes were fixed: "Yelu Ma Wu?"

The leader of the scouts: "General Niu, it is Yelv Mawu."

Niu Gao's eyes were full of hatred: "Good time." Yes, in his disastrous defeat in Henan, many children from his hometown died under the knife of this Liao people.It can be said that he has a monstrous blood feud with him.

The generals of the Sizhou army were in a commotion, they might not feel anything about Wanyan Xiyin, they had never fought before, so they didn't have an intuitive understanding.However, in Jiankang back then, the Sizhou Army fought against this Yeluma five times in the first battle after becoming an army, and they almost didn't make it through.

The impression of that night was too deep for all the generals present.

Wang Shen said harshly: "Three thousand cavalry, plus three thousand main infantry, the enemy is unprecedentedly strong, we can be regarded as meeting a decent opponent. If we can't survive, all we have done in the past two years I’m afraid it’s going to go to waste.”

Yan Yuemeng comforted: "Military envoy, the intelligence only said that Yan Xiyin and Yeluma five led the elite force to station in Xiangyang, and did not say that they must march into Jianghan. Don't worry about it, the military leader."

These words are not convincing at all, the Jurchen's big fight this time is not for Jianghan and the Sizhou Army, what else can they do.

Wang Shen touched his nose and thought for a long time, then suddenly slapped the armrest of the chair: "Oops, Zhang Deyuan didn't listen to someone's advice, and is gathering an army of spectators to fight the Jurchens. He wants to take Chang'an and restore Guanzhong."

He was so angry that he rubbed his hands: "This Mr. Zhang, why doesn't he listen to other people's persuasion, and keeps worrying about it!"

In real history, Zhang Jun declared to appease Guanzhong.In August of the fourth year of Jianyan, a call to action against Jin was issued, and Wu Jie was ordered to recover Chang'an by the strategy of the Yongxing Army Road; Zhao Zhe recovered Linzhou and Yanzhou by the strategy of the Huanqing Road. military.When the Jin Dynasty heard that the Song army was counterattacking, it urgently ordered Wanyan Zongbi to lead [-] fine cavalry from Luoyang to assist Shaanxi; and ordered Wanyan Loushi to lead an army of tens of thousands to advance from Hedong to the Suide army to prevent the Song army from advancing eastward.

In September, the Song Army of the Five Routes entered the Fuping area, and Wanyan Zongfu led the Jin Army to the lower east of Fuping County; the two armies were [-] miles apart, and the two armies fought for several months.In the end, the Song army was defeated and retreated to Fangzhou, and all the supplies it brought were abandoned.In October, Zhang Jun demoted Liu Xi for the crime of defeating the army, and beheaded Zhao Zhe and his subordinates Zhang Zhong and Qiao Ze, which frightened the army. Betrayal and surrender gold.

In this battle, the Southern Song Dynasty lost about 10 horses, and all the troops in Sichuan and Northwest China were completely wiped out by Jurchen.

So far, the Western Army troops left in Shaanxi in the Northern Song Dynasty were completely wiped out by Jurchen, and this only field army in the Great Song Dynasty has completely become a historical term.

The consequences of this battle were serious. The Western Army was destroyed, and the whole of Shaanxi fell. On the front lines of Sichuan and Shaanxi, the Song Dynasty was no longer able to fight back, and was completely passive strategically.In particular, the elite of the Western Army was destroyed. Before the other armies of Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, and Han Shizhong in the Song Dynasty had yet been trained, and the civil strife in the South had not yet been quelled, in the next five or six years, the Southern Song Dynasty would no longer be able to regain the northern land, and began a long-term north-south struggle. The confrontation began the humiliating rowing of the river.

Reviewing the reason why the Song Army failed in this "Battle of Fuping", Zhang Jun is actually mainly responsible.He hastily assembled heavy troops, hastily launched a counterattack, underestimated the enemy in battle command, and did not cooperate with each other, resulting in a crushing defeat.

At the beginning, when Zhang Jun passed through Huangzhou in Xuanfu Guanzhong, Wang Shen had an in-depth conversation with him, and he almost told all the details of the real history.Admonishment said that Mr. Xiang went to Guanzhong, defended first according to the danger, waited for one or two years before counterattacking, and came up with a detailed defense plan.

At that time, Zhang Jun also thought so deeply.

In this time and space, it was already September, and there was no news from Shaanxi.

No news is the best news. According to real historical records, the Battle of Fuping was in full swing in September. Since there is no news, it means that Zhang Jun listened to his advice and did not rush forward. Fight the Jurchens.

However, now that Wushu suddenly ordered Yan Xiyin and Yelvma to go to Xiangyang with five elites, something was wrong.

When the generals heard Wang Shen's words, they were full of doubts and couldn't help asking: "Military envoy, what does Jurchen's transfer of troops to Xiangyang have to do with Zhang Deyuan?"

Wang Shen said angrily: "It must be Zhang Xianggong who refused to listen to someone's advice and is gathering a large army to try to restore Guanzhong. Wanyan Zongfu in Guanzhong is invincible, so he asked Wushu from Luoyang Prefecture in Xijing and Wanyan Loushi from northern Shaanxi to lead the army into Guanzhong to help in the battle. .”

Yue Yun was puzzled: "It's all for them to enter the customs, what does it have to do with Wanyan Xiyin's arrival in Xiangyang?"

Wang Shendao: "Wanyan Lou's family is in Suide, northern Shaanxi. He is already in Jinglue Pass, so he is going to join the battle. As for the Wushu Army, he just returned to the north from Jiangnan. From the vast area from Tongguan to Huaizuo, it is impossible to mobilize a large number of troops. Moreover, the entire Central Plains will be empty when he moves. Therefore, a certain person thinks that even if he wants to support Shaanxi, he will only send out a partial division."

Yue Yun is his most trusted general, Wang Shen has always been careful with him, so he explained in detail: "Look at this map."

Pointing to the map, he said: "In fact, Wushu doesn't have many troops stationed in Henan Province. He can only mobilize 2 troops at most when he leaves Shaanxi. Even so, his Xijing is very empty. It is nothing more than the line of Luoyang, Xin'an, Mianchi, and Shanzhou. To the south of Luoyang are two important towns, Nanyang and Xiangyang. Nanyang and Xiangyang are said to be two state capitals, but they are actually located in the Nanyang Basin. The two are integrated .If one of the cities is lost, the other city will not be able to survive alone.”

"Imagine, if Wushu went to Guanzhong, all the troops in Henan were withdrawn, and the Sizhou army suddenly went north along Yingzhou, and they could easily take Xiangyang and Nanyang."

"Nanyang Basin, what is that place?" Wang Shen said with a serious face, "The heart of the world, the gateway to the world."

(End of this chapter)