Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 649
Qiu Yun continued to fight, and after each round, there were fewer and fewer officials around him. After fighting for such a long time, he knew it very well.It is no longer possible to break out of the county, so we can only bring the brothers out as much as possible.

However, he was not reconciled. When he looked back towards the direction of the county seat, his tiger eyes were filled with tears.

Many days have passed, and the fierce offensive of the Jin army in Jingdong has not been effectively contained. It should be said that the East and West Roads in Beijing are no longer able to stop the Jin army from going south.

Wu Shu didn't put his limited energy on attacking the city and conquering the land. He led the main force to go south continuously, and the follow-up troops of the Jin Army also went south one after another, trying their best to ensure the safety of the rear.

Wang De, Liu Qi, Wu Ge and others were powerless. The Jin army's [-] partial divisions were rampant. As the follow-up troops continued to cross the river, the Jingdong Song army's forbidden army was at a disadvantage, and the Song army had to gather its troops to contain it. Golden Army Development.

In fact, the east and west roads in Beijing have been abandoned, and the two governments have set their sights on Xuzhou and Jianghuai. The holy army in front of the palace commanded Gao Ping to be stationed in Shouzhou, with 2 horse infantry troops under his command.

Yue Fei was also ordered to lead the Xiao cavalry army to advance eastward, not to Jingdong, but to cross Chenzhou and directly enter Huaishang, which was not as fast as usual.

However, the momentum of the Jin army going south was extremely rapid, and it was difficult for the Song army to form a polite resistance. Everything was too sudden, and Li Qiong made things worse.

In the crisis situation, Wang Xiu didn't say a word, and directly took over as Shangshu Youpushe and his servant. Facing the increasingly severe situation, the two governments met in the Privy Council's Festival Hall, and his new deputy minister was also among them.

When he entered the gate of the Festival Hall under the guidance of the officials of the Guards Division, he first saw a huge topographic sand table made of sandalwood in the middle of the hall. On it was the topographic map of Yanhe and Jianghuai Prefecture in the Song Dynasty.

He didn't have any surprises, the military sand table has been used for a long time, or else it's necessary for its staff to do something wrong?Looking away from the sand table, he glanced quickly, only to see Tang Ge, Li Gang, Qin Hui, Tan Shiji, Zhu Shengfei, Liu Guangshi, the envoy of the Privy Council, Fan Zongyin, the imperial censor, and Du Chengzhi Xin Bing.

Everyone was polite for a while, Li Gang waited for them to sit down, cleared his throat, and said: "Everyone, today, according to the official sage, please discuss the national policy, and I hope Lord Wang will enlighten you." Eye Wang Xiu.

Neither Tang Ge nor Qin Hui spoke first. They knew that today was the stage for Wang Xiu and Li Gang, and they were just going through the motions.

Wang Xiu took Li Gang's words and said humorously: "My lord Li speaks seriously. You and I should help the emperor together. We should stand up. How can we give you advice?" The euphemism was like a joke, but it was really sarcasm Li Gang, and said: "Please Mrs. Liu Let me tell you about the latest battle situation."

"Everyone, please move." Liu Guangshi was naturally showing off his spirit in front of the main ministers of the two governments. He walked to the sand table with a thin bamboo knot.

After everyone came to the side, they pointed on the sand table and said loudly: "My lords, this is the situation map deduced by the Marching Army Division according to the latest Tang newspaper. It took about five days. The latest report from the pond shows that the Zuo Jianjun Wushu, a captive, has 6 elite soldiers, and under the guidance of the rebels, they went south, and the troops went straight to the north of Xuzhou."

"The Prince Hua Department of our army was hit hard and defended in Yunzhou and the northern part of Jeju. Uncle Liu Xin, Guan Wancheng and others led the army to defend Ziqing, dragging down some of the captives' troops. Judging from the flags of the captives' follow-up soldiers and horses crossing the river, they were in Jingdong. About [-] horse infantry have been assembled, and the strength is still increasing."

"The west of Beijing and Gyeonggi are facing the pressure of the captives. It seems that the situation is in crisis, but the captives are actually responding to Wushu's feint attack. After all, the battle of Luoyang is impressive. They have no perfect plan, and they will never dare to go deep into the west of Beijing."

"You mean, the Army Commander judged that Wushu spared no effort to attack the line? How can you judge that their intention is not in the west of Beijing?" Wang Xiu said suddenly, and he needed to analyze the broken things that he knew clearly.

"There are more than [-] members of the Wushu clan, which is close to half of the entire clan's strength. They are all Han soldiers and Xi clan members in the Hedong generation, and they will definitely not be able to achieve a breakthrough." Liu Guangshi vowed authentically.

Wang Xiu nodded. He believed that the Jin army was unlikely to use troops in the west of Beijing, but it still had to be taken into account. After all, soldiers are unpredictable, and no one can accurately predict the development of the battlefield.Once Wushu achieves an important breakthrough in Jianghuai, it will inevitably lead to the transfer of troops from the west of Beijing to the south. At that time, do you dare to say that the Jin army will not go south to the west of Beijing?

"The captives are coming fiercely. Wushu is the real threat to the imperial court. It must be contained in Huaibei." Li Gang said worriedly. From the collection of various intelligences, the Jin army is responsible for containment, feint attack, and active soldiers. There are close to 30 troops .

Even during the Xuanhe and Jingkang years, the Jurchens did not use such a large force. It is obvious that they are making fun of the human resources in Yanshan, Hedong, and Hebei, which is not a good thing for the Song dynasty.

"If Xuzhou is lost, there will be no soldiers to defend Huaibei!" Xin Bing said simply.

Of course, Wang Xiu will not allow Xuzhou to have trouble, especially Li Guojian, who absolutely cannot allow any mistakes.For this reason, Feng Yuan led more than [-] soldiers who had not been reorganized to be responsible for guarding. He also believed that Feng Yuan had the ability to guard the important defenses of Xuzhou, with the focus on Li Guojian.

How did Liu Guangshi know what Wang Xiu was thinking, and said in a deep voice: "Once Xuzhou falls, the captives can go straight to Huaishang. The troops stationed in Huaishang are the holy army in front of the palace, and the newly added Xiao cavalry army. It is difficult for the two armies to defend. Along the Huai River. However, Xuzhou has tens of thousands of horse infantry, and the captives are likely to go around and go south. The real battlefield is just on the Huai River."

"What about the navy? Why didn't the navy transfer from the big river to the Huai River?" Li Gang stared at Liu Guangshi with a serious expression and sharp eyes.

Liu Guangshi peeked at Wang Xiu, who was looking closely at the sand table, shook his head and smiled wryly: "What Mr. Xiang said is that the general failed in his duties and failed to report his strength to the court."

That's what he said, but everyone present understood that Li Gang didn't mean to blame Liu Guangshi, he was directly targeting Wang Xiu, and Liu Guangshi was also a cunning old man, so he definitely didn't have the guts to offend Wang Xiu.

Over the years, the bodyguard navy has gradually developed into an army dominated by sea-going boats and boats, and has become more and more separated from the local river defense duties. In addition, the vision of the generals and officers in the army has become increasingly broad, and their thinking is no longer limited to land defense.

Some navy generals even claimed to guard the river instead of the Huaihe River, guarding the navy's naval fleet, and guarding the Song court to expand its territory, rather than simply defending against threats from the north.Some radical generals said that the dispatch of the guard navy must have the Prime Minister's seal on South China Sea affairs, and the Privy Council simply cannot dispatch the naval guard navy.

Seeing Wang Xiu's brows tightened, Qin Hui seemed to be deep in thought, not knowing what he was thinking, and tentatively said: "Wushu penetrates deep into the hinterland, it is unknown whether he can retreat completely, not to mention the Gongsheng Army and the Xiaocavalry Army are waiting in full force, Master Li is relieved .”

(End of this chapter)