Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 651
"According to the time, there should be news. Maybe they are on their way." Wang Xiu frowned slightly. In order for Li Bao's fleet to achieve suddenness, except for a few people, Lian Xuanfu was kept in the dark and didn't know the specific mission. , I only know that Dazhai, the guard of Salmon Island, once purchased a large amount of raw materials for nearly a year to refine the black medicine.

"You two, what's going on?" Li Gang asked seriously.

Wang Xiu smiled, and said indifferently: "Your Excellency, I don't know. The imperial court has sent Li Zigui to lead the army northward, and the battle must have started at this time. Oh, in order to achieve suddenness in this battle, the naval landing is practiced. Extremely strict secrecy is kept, only the two governments and relevant officials know about it, and even the officials who handle it don’t know about it.”

"Could it be a surprise attack on Luanzhou?" Li Gang's eyes fell on Shamen Island again. He finally took charge of the Xuanfu Division for three years, and he knew the elegance after hearing the sound.

Wang Xiu didn't hide anything, and said sternly: "Exactly, this time we dispatched more than [-] troops, large and small warships and [-] transfer ships, and more than [-] Tiger Wings. They stayed in Shamen for a year and practiced swimming. Combining the battle with the landing, the whole army went to sea earlier, just to wipe out the captives' naval divisions."

"I heard that the captives built ships, and they were extremely arrogant. They also wanted to fight with water? It's just right to beat him up, so as not to make them cock their tails. Well, Mr. Wang is a brilliant move. As long as Luanzhou is in flames, it will be done in Luanzhou. Maybe you can be worry-free!" Li Gang seemed very satisfied, and it was the first time he had a positive attitude towards the guard navy.

Tang Ge saw that Li Gang's face was a little anxious, and he smiled and said: "This can be regarded as a drill for the army to attack Yanshan from the sea. It depends on the tactics of the Tiger Wing Army." The Yujiazi in the water is equipped with such a powerful sea boat, if it can't kill a few landlubbers, that would be a joke.

"That's right." Li Gang supported any strategy to attack the Jurchens. He didn't have much idea of ​​the guards, navy and naval ships, but it didn't prevent him from sailing south and sailing north.

While talking, He Wei walked quickly into the festival hall with the Guantang in his hand, and said: "Everyone, the gold medal Guantang."

Xin Bing came over in a hurry, took the Guantang and took a look at it for a while, his face changed drastically, and he handed it to Li Gang in a hurry.

He Wei, who is about to be let go, but since he still has to work for another day, he should do his duty, he first glanced at Wang Xiu, nodded slightly and backed out.The lowest here is Du Chengzhi, there is no place for him to stop, he knows the importance very well.

Li Gang looked at Guantang, which was also very ugly, and said bitterly: "Xuzhou defender Zhang Yandong abandoned the land and followed, Pengcheng has already fallen, you bastard, you are simply a coward."

"What, how about Li Guojian?" Wang Xiu turned pale in shock. Xuzhou was breached, so what about Li Guojian?He could hardly imagine that he didn't care about Pengcheng but was in Liguo.

"This Zhang Yandong, the imperial court treated him well, so greedy for life and afraid of death, he abandoned the land and followed. Ten thousand deaths are not enough to atone for the crime." Tang Ge was extremely angry, and almost shouted the last sentence, his old face turned red.

Everyone present didn't know that Zhang Yandong, who knew about Xuzhou affairs, was a person whom Tang Ge admired. Under Tang Ge's recommendation, Zhang Yandong was sent to the shepherd guard of the big county of Xuzhou in addition to the Zhimi Pavilion. No wonder Tang Ge was very angry.

Not only did he lose a lot of face, but he also had to bear a lot of responsibilities. If he didn't do it well, he would be kicked out of power after being a prime minister for a while.

"Forget it, the current situation is chaotic, and people are not sages. Who can know people's hearts. The cowardly people in Zhang Yandong are not enough for you to get angry. The most urgent thing at the moment is to reinforce Xuzhou. If Liguo does not fall, no matter how much it costs, we must keep Li. country." Wang Xiu didn't want to be held accountable, and Tang Ge's role as prime minister was in his current interests and could balance the power of the imperial court, so he simply sold a big favor.

As long as Li Guojian is in his hands, so what if Huaibei is corrupted?

Seeing that Wang Xiu was evading the relationship for him, Tang Ge naturally understood the other party's plan.However, he was still very grateful to Wang Xiu. Fan Zongyin attended as Yushi Zhongcheng, and he must be impeached for the crime of improper recommendation. If Wang Xiu was there, he might be able to escape the test, and he would inevitably sweat a few drops.

The importance of Xuzhou is self-evident, but they didn't understand Wang Xiu's level. Qin Hui said rashly: "Xuzhou has fallen, and Suzhou will be next. It seems that the battle of Huaishang is inevitable, and the first army in front of the palace should be transferred again." Go north."

Zhu Shengfei was deeply convinced, and said: "How can the captives gallop and plunder the rich and prosperous Jianghuai? I think it is appropriate for the guards and water troops to set up envoys along the river and send large ships into the Huaihe River as soon as possible."

Li Gang also thought it was not the time to pester Tang Ge, at least not in line with the current balance of power in the court. Since Pengcheng fell, the fall of the whole of Xuzhou would happen sooner or later.

The most urgent task is to mobilize part of the navy on the river to go north, and then dispatch the soldiers and horses in front of the palace to gather the three armies with the cooperation of the navy to block the rush of the Jin army as much as possible.

It is a common sense that any person of insight understands. The "potential" in the art of war is about changing and making the best use of the situation.

When Jianghuai's door is wide open, even if Wushu has no intention of Jiangnan, but the battle situation develops to a favorable level, I believe people will change their strategy.Although they refused to admit it verbally, they all understood the destructive power of the tens of thousands of Jurchen horse troops, and it would take an army formation of more than [-] people on the plain to contain their offensive.

He frowned, and said coldly: "East Jingdong is already dilapidated, and it is a buffer place. Jianghuai is a land of feudal screens and wealth. How can captives be allowed to drive around at will."

Wang Xiu didn't care about Jianghuai, he said firmly: "Quickly order Wang De to abandon Yunzhou, concentrate troops to reinforce Xuzhou, and order the Xuanfu Division to mobilize another ten thousand people to reinforce Xuzhou together with Wang De, and we must expel the captives. .”

Li Gang frowned. He heard that Wang Xiu would not hesitate to let the Jin army go across the Huaihe River in order to protect the country. He said displeasedly: "My lord, the fall of Xuzhou is inevitable. Why did you give up the rescue of Yunzhou? You must know If Yunzhou falls, the captives will go all the way west, and the partial division may gather troops from Hebei to threaten Kaifeng."

Wang Xiu didn't care about Li Gang's statement, he said with certainty: "Pengcheng was voluntarily abandoned, but there is no news about Feng Yuan. I'm sure he is still sticking to Liguo. , and must also protect the survival of Li Guojian, as long as there is a glimmer of hope, can you give it up."

Everyone did not understand Wang Xiu's insistence. It is true that Xuzhou's strategic position is very important, but it cannot be compared with Kaifeng and Jianghuai.Even though Liguo is a place of copper and iron, there are many researches being done, but after all, it is just a prison city. Is it for the sake of individuals?The Wang family has a big business in Liguo!
(End of this chapter)