Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 335 The Defense of Tokyo 23
"My husband has too much reputation, I will only do my duty, and do my best before Qin Wang's army arrives." Wang Xiu is very humble, how can she not be humble!Where ministers gather, every move may become an excuse, so there is no harm in adopting a moderate tone as much as possible.

Li Bangyan nodded slightly, Nian Xu smiled and said: "This is Tongzhi Privy Council, Xuan Fu Zhong Taiwei."

Wang Xiu was taken aback, the famous teacher Taoism!He immediately cupped his hands and said: "It turns out that you are a kind of gentleman. I have been rude, and I hope you will forgive me."

He and Li Bangyan are called differently. Li Bangyan calls him a Taiwei honorific, obviously classifying the teacher's way as a warrior, and there is some kind of contempt.Well, it's true that he is a martial artist, but now he is also a member of the Privy Council, and he has entered the ranks of important ministers of the two governments. It seems a bit weird to call him Taiwei.

"You're welcome, Zhige." Zhong Shidao was not very enthusiastic, but he was not rude.

"Wen Shi has repeatedly defeated the captives, and he also supported Ma Taiwei to rescue the living people. His hard work is great!" Qin Hui praised Wang Xiu without losing the opportunity.

"Look at who it is. Back then, Wenshi led thousands of horsemen and defeated tens of thousands of bandits, and the mere mountain captives were no problem." Although it violated his original intention of negotiating peace, Fan Zongyin admired Wang Xiugan and the Jin army for the field battle.

"It's too much to say, Ma Taiwei insisted, and the soldiers did their best." Wang Xiu didn't take the credit at all.

"You don't need to be too modest in Zhige. Without Zhige, how can Ma Zhong make meritorious service?" Zhong Shidao glanced at Wang Xiu, and then said to Li Bangyan: "I'm in the west. I really don't know that the capital is strong and the equipment is sufficient. Why does Xianggong insist on making peace?"

Wang Xiu saw that Li Bangyan's face was pale, and he looked very uncomfortable. Also, as the prime minister of the two governments, he was questioned by the new warriors, and anyone else would be very upset.

Whether Li Bangyan is old-fashioned or not, he still controlled his emotions, and said: "The captives are coming too fiercely, the soldiers in the capital are weak, and there are only 78 generals in the foreign army, so we have to do it as a last resort."

There was a hint of sarcasm in the corner of Zhong Shidao's mouth, and he said very seriously: "War and defense are two different things, how can they be confused. Although Tokyo is not enough to fight, it has more than enough defense. Kaifeng has a million people, but hundreds of thousands of strong men can fight. It is still possible to go to battle and defend the city, not to mention the food, the capital can store food for five years, how can you say that the army is weak?"

In military affairs, Li Bangyan is no match for the way of teachers. He hesitated and said: "I don't know about military personnel, I really don't know!"

"My husband doesn't practice martial arts, so don't you hear about ancient and modern offensives and defenses? Don't scholars read the history books?" Zhong Shidao looked at Li Bangyan contemptuously, and smiled unscrupulously: "When I came here, I saw that many residents outside the city were killed. The captives killed and plundered, if it weren’t for the 78th general’s death battle, I’m afraid even the people outside the west wall would have died! At that time, the captives crossed the river, why didn’t the people outside the city bring their livestock and property into the city, and they were killed and plundered by the captives?”

Li Bangyan hesitated and said: "It's too hasty, I didn't expect it."

"So flustered, so flustered!" Zhong Shidao looked contemptuously and teased.

Wang Xiu and the others thought it was funny, but they didn't dare to laugh, so they could only try their best to control themselves.

But he also heard Master Zhong say solemnly: "All the gold belts around the waists of the princes are given to the captives. What should they do if they want the heads of the princes and others? The capital is hundreds of miles away, and the captives are only [-] to [-]. How can they besiege the city?" ? Today, Kaifeng is closed for defense, and the captives wantonly plundered the capital, and there are corpses everywhere outside the city. Can the princes of the two prefectures feel at ease?"

Li Bangyan's speech was poor, his pale face was flushed with shame, the corners of his mouth trembled even more, it didn't give him face at all, but he still couldn't refute.

Wang Xiu was embarrassed when he saw Li Bangyan for the first time, and he had the advantage of being a teacher, which was a little bit different from the history he knew.But Zhong Shidao ridiculed Li Bangyan without shame in front of the public, what if he made the other party angry and ashamed, and there would be trouble in this court meeting?The dispute between the two governments is no trivial matter!
The atmosphere suddenly became embarrassing, everyone said no, no, no, Wang Xiu didn't know whether she was persuading her, or just watching from the sidelines, it made people's teeth hurt badly.

"Bosses, it's time to go in." Fan Zongyin interrupted without losing the opportunity, alleviating Li Bangyan's embarrassment. After all, they had the same position in the war and did not want Li Bangyan to be too embarrassed.

"Mr. Zhong, please, don't delay the time, and be impeached by the censor again." Qin Hui stared at Master Zhong with a half-smile.

Wang Xiu looked at Qin Hui strangely, and thought to himself, "You, Qin Hui, are you the censor in the palace?" Suddenly turning his mind, Qin Hui made a harmless joke, which eased the atmosphere, and secretly warned Master Zhong that this is the palace of the Grand Inner, not his northwest frontier county, and the commander-in-chief is not allowed to make fun of the prime minister.

Zhong Shidao glanced at Qin Hui playfully, laughed boldly, and said loudly: "What a royal servant in the palace!" After finishing speaking, he said to Li Bangyan: "According to the rules, it should be the Prime Minister of the tomb. rear."

Li Bangyan quickly stabilized his excitement, regained the demeanor of a superior, nodded and said: "My lords, please."

Zhong Shidao jokingly said, "The Prime Minister invites you first."

Li Bangyan doesn't mind too much, he is also an old man in his seventies!Xu Xu said: "Please, Lieutenant Chong." After finishing speaking, he walked slowly into the palace with a leisurely expression, as if nothing happened just now.

Wang Xiu looked at this scene with cold eyes, and didn't feel anything. After the ruling party left, she went to court with Qin Hui and Fan Zongyin.

In Funing Hall, Zhao Huan sat on the throne in the main hall. Li Gang, Li Bangyan, Wu Min, Zhong Shidao, Nie Chang, Yao Pingzhong, Zhe Yanzhi, Wang Xiu, Qin Hui, Fan Zongyin, Zhang Qiyuan and others stood under the jade steps. As the censor in the palace, he is responsible for the inspection of the etiquette words and deeds of the ministers.

"My lords, King Qin's teachers are gathered here. I would like to hear some strategies to defend against the enemy?" Zhao Huan's complexion was pale. Although the situation in the capital had improved, he was still worried, restless day and night, and his eyes were full of tiredness.

Wang Xiu's taste is not high, because he is an envoy of Jibei system, he is eligible to have an audience, and he is too lazy to speak.

As a veteran of the Western Army, Chong Shidao has the deepest qualifications and status. He was the first to say: "Your Majesty, the old minister thought that the Jurchen was just rising, the army was strong, and they came with the power to destroy the Liao. The court is not in a position to fight them. You can rely on Fortify the city, gather heavy troops to defend, and wait for the masters to gather them under the city in one fell swoop."

Zhao Huan saw that the Song army had hundreds of thousands of troops inside and outside Bianjing, several times larger than the Jin army, and they relied on the inner line of the capital to fight. , so angry that he only wanted to go out to fight.

What's more, the Song Dynasty, which has been defeated repeatedly, really needs a big victory to inspire people. The arrival of King Qin's army has made the Jin army restrained a lot. Not long ago, Yao Pingzhong led the army to the Jin army camp. The Western army is strong and strong, with a clear banner and a sharp bow Incomparably, the Jin army was so frightened that they could not withdraw their troops, which made Kaifeng's scholars and people excited for several days.

He really needed a victory too much. This kind of delaying tactic was not to his taste, so he frowned unconsciously and didn't speak.

"I think Taiwei Zhong's tactics are too conservative." Yao Pingzhong came out of the squad, looked at Teacher Zhong from the corner of his eye, and said that his family has been a general for generations, and he is not afraid of the old Zhong, and said loudly: "There are only tens of thousands of captives. Under the old city, there are hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers from Shaanxi Six Routes of the imperial court, waiting for death. The minister has made proper preparations, and if he sends out surprise troops to attack at night, he will get all the merits."

Zhao Huan was overjoyed when he heard the words. What he was waiting for was Yao Pingzhong's courageous words. It turned out that under Li Gang's recommendation, he recruited Yao Pingzhong alone several times in the past few days, just to play.Both Li Gang and Zhong Shidao suggested that King Qin's army be ready to fight again after February [-]th. Yao Pingzhong didn't think so, which made him worry about gains and losses, and this court meeting came about.

Yao Pingzhong tried his best to tell that the enemy is not terrible, but Zhong Shidao is old and his strategy is too conservative.The generals wanted to fight the Jin army, their morale was very high, and they didn't want to wait so long.Morale can be boosted but not discouraged, as long as he brings his troops and takes advantage of the enemy's fear in front of the army to launch a sneak attack in the middle of the night, he will definitely defeat the enemy and capture him alive.

Zhao Huan also urged him several times overtly and secretly, but was silently rejected by Zhong Shidao. He began to wonder whether the old man was gaining his reputation, or was delaying time for some reason. Even Li Gang could not be trusted anymore.

"Yao Qing's family is truly a brave general!"

"Your Majesty's reputation is too high, but I really don't dare to be a minister." Yao Pingzhong was very proud of being praised by the emperor.He was originally dissatisfied with the status of the Zhong family. The Yao family in the Northwest has always been as famous as the Zhong family, but for some reason, no matter the prestige or the official rank, the Yao family is always lower than the Zhong family. It is not as high as the family.

Due to various reasons, there are certain conflicts between the two families. As the son of Yao Gu, the commander-in-chief of Xihe Road, his seniority is a generation lower than that of Master Zhong. .

This time, Zhong Shidao did not expect the Jin army to come so quickly, and the Hebei imperial army was so relentless that they traveled thirty miles a day, hunting and relaxing by the way.When he saw Yu Wencuizhong, who was busy in the world, he realized that the matter was serious, so he hurriedly abandoned the main force and led the forward to arrive day and night. There were only more than ten thousand people, all thanks to his thousands of cavalry.

However, after entering the city, Master Zhong has a high status, but he is only in charge of the Xuanfu Division. If everything is carried out according to Master Zhong's arrangement, after winning the battle, the status of the Yao family and the Zhong family will be even more incomparable.Young and energetic, he couldn't take it anymore and wanted to take advantage of this rare opportunity to show his face in front of the emperor and earn money for himself and his family.

"What do Zheqing's family think?"

"Chenqin Wang Kejun, dare not be good at specialization, and is willing to obey His Majesty's orders." As the general of Hedong, Zhe Yanzhi was very interested in the conflicts of the Western Army, but he had no intention of intervening. With the mentality of watching the excitement, he waited with interest The teacher retorted.

Since Shenzong's general law, the guards' army has been divided into generals and non-generals in terms of organizational system, and there are unwritten divisions in terms of the strategic direction of the forbidden troops stationed in various places. The forbidden army is divided into the Heshuo Army and the Hedong Army. , Western Army, Southeast Army, Southwest Army and Dianqian Division Gyeonggi Army six major parts.

However, the imperial court has always attached great importance to the Western Army. Regardless of the quality and equipment of the Eastern Army, it cannot be compared with the Western Army.

(End of this chapter)