Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 485 Hu Feng Rises Again
Nianhan nodded and smiled, and said: "I just received the commander's order from Marshal Du." As he spoke, he took out an official document from his sleeve and handed it to Eriduo.

Eriduo took it and glanced at it, smiled lightly, handed the official document to Wushu, and said, "Shilang has a look."

Wu Shu took it, saw the content of the official document, and said in a voiceless voice: "If you want to go to Shaanxi, why do you still have Huainan? Dividing troops is a big taboo for military strategists, doesn't the Marshal know about it?"

"Master Lang made a decision after careful consideration. Of course, Shiro went south to test the river defense of the Southern Dynasty. In just a few months, the Southern Dynasty has changed so much! Besides, they moved south because they were obviously hostile to Dajin. Uncle Zhang Ye and Zongze dared to secretly support the rebellious people in Hebei and Hedong. Therefore, Lord Lang decided to attack the Southern Dynasty again as a warning. The specific direction was initially set in Shaanxi and Jianghuai. "

Although it is said that Jurchen's founding name is Jin, and she is also called Emperor Jitian, but in private, the Jurchen chieftain is still called the old name of the master, just like the official family in the Song Dynasty.

It was only then that Wu Shu realized that he was about to mobilize troops to suppress the resistance in Daming's area, so he hurriedly called him back to Yanshan, and he also understood the purpose of Wu Qimai and Xieye.He also agrees with the continuous attack. Being able to take down the six roads in Shaanxi and form an absolute strategic suppression of the south, the benefits to the Jurchen are self-evident, and it will definitely make the Great Song Xingchao slump.

However, under Wang Xiu's intervention, history has already undergone a major turning point.Wushu, who is fiercely fighting, has quietly changed psychologically. Wang Xiu's resourcefulness and more than [-] elite soldiers under his command have hit his confidence quite a bit. It is too difficult to destroy Song Dynasty, but of course he still has a strong aggressiveness. He believed that Jurchen still had the power to destroy the Southern Dynasties.

"Of course it is the Sixth Route of Shaanxi. This is the most important goal." As the marshal and the right supervisor of the army, Wu Shi is of course inclined to attack Shaanxi, and he has always been in the Nianhan army and knows the importance of Shaanxi well.

"No." Tarlan said disapprovingly: "The previous two southern expeditions were due to improper division of troops and failed to achieve full success. If we want to go south again, we should gather heavy troops on the east road, use the west road to contain the west army, and the main force of the east road will go straight to the Jianghuai River. Chase up the Southern Dynasty and take down their small courts, and the guards in those places will definitely surrender without a fight."

The discussion had just begun, and there was an obvious disagreement between the East and West Generals of the Marshal's Mansion. This was unexpected by Wushu, but it actually existed.As the Youdu Supervisor and one of the three commanders of the East Road, in terms of pure military strategy, he naturally tended to march heavily to the Jianghuai River, taking advantage of the unstable foothold of the Southern Dynasty to achieve the most obvious results.

Talan's intention was obvious, and Nianhan, Eriduo, Wushi, and Yeluyu understood it. According to Talan's strategy, the main force of the Jin army in the east of the river would be transferred eastward, and the troops from the west route could only serve Eriduo in the west of Beijing. , Talan and Wushu started.

Since Nianhan Daixie was also in charge of military affairs, he could not openly support General Xilu.As the third person in the West Road Golden Army, Yelu Yujian has no scruples. He must resolutely implement the West Road strategy and open the way to attack the remnants of the Liao Dynasty in order to protect himself.Therefore, he strongly advocated the strategy of attacking Shaanxi, and immediately said: "Shaanxi and Dangxiang are neighbors, and Yelu Dashi fled westward. The matter is serious and serious, and the soldiers must not stop."

Eriduo couldn't tolerate Nianhan controlling the main force of the Jin army, he cleared his throat, and said in a loud voice: "The Lord's meaning is very clear, the purpose of this battle is to punish, the Southern Dynasty and the Western Army are elite troops, what if they are unable to fight for a long time? It’s not bad for my mighty army. We should understand Lord Lang’s intentions, concentrate the two main forces to take Kaifeng with all our strength, and then send troops to the Huaihe River to force the Southern Dynasty to surrender completely.”

Wu Shu curled his lips, and said with a distressed expression: "This time I took the pontoon bridge, but seeing that Nanchao is no longer what it used to be, I'm afraid it's not easy to fight."

Nianhan was a little surprised, Wushu was the backbone of the East Road and the most powerful general, his tone seemed not to support the pursuit.At the same time, he felt that Wushu's attitude was beneficial to his strategy of going west to Shaanxi, so he hit the railroad while it was hot: "At the beginning, we made an agreement with Dangxiang to attack the Southern Dynasty, but the Dangxiang was ambiguous. The Yelu Dashi was in the northwest and communicated with Dangxiang. We abandoned Shaanxi. If I enter the Huai River, they will say that I am in urgent need."

"The elites of the Southern Dynasties are all in the Six Routes of Shaanxi, and the southeast is not enough. It is better to go to Shaanxi first, and make a plan for the Six Routes. Since the party is weak, they are forced to supply war horses, and then they will join forces and go south."

Tarlan was very dissatisfied with Nianhan's attitude, weakening his strength invisibly, and said dissatisfiedly: "Look at the meaning of Lord Lang and Marshal Du, this battle is to warn the Southern Dynasty not to plot against me, as long as the soldiers come to the Huai River, force the Southern Dynasty to submit, There is no need to confront the Western Army head-on. What's more, Dangxiang secretly made peace with me, there are mobs rebelling in Lianghe, and there are still people in Khitan and other departments who are ready to move, how can my main force enter the Sixth Route of Shaanxi?"

Speaking of the fact that the Khitan people were unwilling to be ruled by the Jurchens, and there were still signs of recovery, Yeluyu looked embarrassed!As a Khitan nobleman, even though he was a high-ranking official in Jurchen, he became one of the highest-ranking generals in the Jin Army.

However, the higher the official promotion over the years, the less stable his heart is. After all, he is a Khitan, and Song Ting also secretly wooed him back then, promising to restore the country.It wasn't that he wasn't moved, but he thought that Khitan's general situation was over, and small tricks in the dark would be of no avail.

This matter directly led to Jurchen's second Southern Expedition. In order to wash away the influence, he fought bravely in the Southern Expedition, and only then got rid of Wu Qimai's suspicion. Unfortunately, Talan didn't trust him very much, and made a lot of nonsense about Khitan affairs, making He secretly hated it.

Nianhan glanced at Taran with dissatisfaction, and said in a deep voice: "Khitan people, there are still many heroes who are loyal to Dajin. Since our population is too small, our troops are not enough to use, so we can't march on both sides at the same time. We must choose one focus."

As the actual supreme commander of the Jin army's front line, he defined the focus of this battle from the height of the Jurchen's interests, not only being lazy, but also warning the generals not to have selfishness and miss the national affairs.

Eriduo sneered, and said: "It's true that we have a small number of people, but DANGXIANG and Yelu Dashi have colluded with each other, intending to go to the counties in the east of the river. Once something happens, our army will be hard to care about. The law of war is to capture the thief first, and capture the king first. It's better to temporarily capture Shaanxi. As a buffer, some soldiers and horses in the east of the river were transferred eastward to support the east road southward to the Jianghuai River, and the rest monitored the party's dynamics. I led my troops to bypass Kaifeng and go southeast to Beijing. How could the mess in the Southern Dynasty be the opponent of my Jurchen warriors? It’s a great achievement, once Nanchao is honest, there will be no trouble in Shaanxi.”

Wu Shi said disapprovingly: "There are many water networks in the south, which is not conducive to the galloping of the horse army. Many of their western troops have moved eastward, and the victory in the south is hard to predict. It is better to take the opportunity to go west to Shaanxi and take the Six Routes, eliminate the threat of flanking, and go north to attack Yelu Dashi, forcing Party items submit.”

(End of this chapter)