Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 756

"Brother is so handsome!" Youqin Mo Yan smiled lightly, gouging out Wang Xiu's eyes.

Wang Xiu's expression was quite embarrassing. Everyone knew something that was unspoken, so she said it out loud. She hurriedly laughed and said, "Sister, it's my fault. Don't blame me, sister."

Youqin Mo Yan turned to look at Wang Xiu, and didn't care about Wang Xiu's slip of the tongue, what everyone understands, it just goes in one ear and out the other.

She smiled, and said very seriously: "Brother, it was the empress's intention at the beginning, so I just turned a blind eye and closed my eyes. After so many years, I also regarded the fourth sister as my own sister, but when the fifth brother of the Cai family came back, there were rumors outside You and the Queen Mother... well, don't you think about the consequences?"

Wang Xiu was at a loss for words for a while, what a good thing he did!From Youqin Mo Yan's eyes, you can see that suspicion has already arisen. They don't care about accepting the princess, but his empress dowager is another matter. Courage, don't worry, I won't put you and Fourteenth Niang in danger."

"I'm not afraid of things, the key is how my brother will deal with it? I always feel that things are not right. It seems that someone is targeting my brother because of the rumors and the release of the fifth elder brother of Cai's family." Save face.

However, she has turned her doubts back then into confirmation, from Zhu Lian mourning for the elders to Wang Xiu being banned from entering and leaving the palace, don't make trouble!

Wang Xiu was silent, Youqin Mo Yan seldom asked about his affairs, but he definitely understood. Some people just cared and accepted silently, but cared about the recent rumors. How could he not be touched.

"Sister, don't think too much, there is no hurdle that you can't get over, you're just a clown."

"The embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant's nest, my brother must not be careless."

"Well, I'm looking at who is behind the scenes. Wushu and Brother Gao Wu are playing a conspiracy, and we have nothing to blame for doing it openly. Some people are playing tricks. I don't want to be in the limelight these years, but some people think I'm afraid of getting into trouble. It seems that he has been accommodated too much." Wang Xiu's words were very sharp.

"Brother, it's best to be able to balance. If you can't avoid it, just break it. You can't leave a bad name in history." Youqin Mo Yan said leisurely.

"Hehe, the annals of Danqing are written by people. If they dare to play tricks, they will have to bear the consequences." Wang Xiu's eyes gradually turned cold. He has always been behind the scenes, promoting the transformation of the entire family and country, and trying his best to maintain the balance of interests of all classes. .

You can be my opponent, or play the upper hand. This is the power shared by everyone, and there is nothing wrong with it.

He squeezed out Zhang Qiyuan twice, forced Li Gang to be released, and Sun Fu's dismissal of Prime Minister was all a conspiracy by a dignified gentleman to take advantage of the general situation.

Taking a closer look, Zhang Qiyuan's counterattack on the east side of the river, and Li Gang's means to check and balance the east mansion are also conspiracy.Didn't he use the other party's plan, and he also played tricks on the other party, causing Tang Ge and Zhang Qiyuan to fall into the vortex of defeat, so that they were devastated and maximized their own interests.

However, there is a bottom line in everything. Everyone must play within the limits of their home country, and they must not do things that harm the interests of their home country. If they go beyond the bottom line, they should pay the price.

The reason why he tacitly counterattacked Hedong was because he had a design in mind, but it was because Hedong was sure of victory, and even if he failed, it didn't matter to the overall situation.

Now, the offensive of the captives is in full swing. If you use the relationship between men and women to stir up the muddy waters in the temple, you will inevitably cause chaos in the court, and you have definitely surpassed the bottom line.

Just as the undercurrent of the Song Dynasty was surging, the Jin army launched a new round of attack again.The Wushu faction charged heavily with a high rate of promotion.

Gao Sheng lived up to the high expectations of Wushu. He was authorized to gather [-] cavalry infantry, with more than [-] cavalry as the main force, directly approaching Yongnian County in Mingzhou, forcing Guan Sheng to fight.

Yongnian County is an important base for the Song Army to set up barriers in Hebei. Once the entire line of defense is affected, the Song Army has to retreat to Dahe for defense, which is equivalent to retreating to the starting position. No matter what, a battle must be fought.

It was a fierce battle in the dark, the Jin army used iron Buddhas and kidnappers alternately, smashing the left and right wings of the Song army, and the peripheral troops entangled Yue Fei and others.

The commander of the capital, Guan Sheng, hastily responded to the battle. The Chinese army was defeated by Tiefutu's final blow, and the whole army was disintegrated. He led hundreds of people and was surrounded by the superior forces of the Jin army. In the end, he died in a fierce battle. The entire Mingzhou fell, and Yue Fei, Wang De and others restrained him The people retreated slowly.

The defeat of Guan Sheng and the death of three members of the Great Song Dynasty indicated that the Song Army’s defense in Hebei had failed. , can only retreat to the starting position, preparing to prevent the Jin army from crossing the river.

Of course, this was also Wang Xiu's deduction at the beginning, but Zhang Qiyuan's accident resulted in the death of three capital schools and the loss of nearly ten thousand imperial troops.

On the Hedong battlefield, the northern servants were no longer able to attack, and turned to defense to support the western army and consolidate the occupied pass defense.

However, the Jin army concentrated its forces to fight back, and coupled with the crisis on the front line of Junzhou, Wang Yuan had no choice but to end in dismal.

Qu Duan himself was not interested in counterattacking Hedong. The front generals Xu Huiyan and Li Yanxian were not active in attacking, but the strong combat effectiveness of the Western Guards made the Jin army afraid.

Jing Bo, as the deputy commander of the brigade town, participated in the counterattack against Hedong. He led more than a thousand cavalry to attack Linfen in a surprise attack. Sanzhai, beheaded more than two thousand levels.

It's a pity that the reinforcements didn't keep up, the Jin army kept encircling, the northern guards had already started to retreat south, and the western guards didn't move forward. If they didn't retreat, there would be no chance. He had to be forced to retreat, which made him feel regretful. !

The military situation in the entire front is unfavorable to the Song Dynasty. The strategy of gradually retreating in the east to contain the Jin army, counterattacking Hedong in the west, and taking the southeastern road of the river has completely failed.

Negotiations are still going on. As the situation in the north becomes more and more unfavorable, Shihlin has more and more doubts about counterattacking Hedong. Zhang Qiyuan and Tang Ge are undoubtedly the targets of the attack. Even Li Gang is deeply implicated and has been criticized a lot.

Although the situation ahead was worse than originally expected, it was not out of Wang Xiu's control.
Just when the two governments were in dire straits, Zhong Lirui quietly returned to Nanjing, and without any objection, he was appointed as the deputy capital of the Privy Council, in charge of the northern war. .

As soon as Zhong Lirui took office, he had a secret discussion with Wang Xiu for a day, re-established strategic guidance, proposed to completely abandon the land occupation of Hedong, and the Western Army withdraw to the front line of Henan Prefecture and Shanzhou to stabilize the Hezhong Prefecture.

A large number of northern servants in the west of Beijing were transferred eastward, with Kaifeng, Luoyang, and Jeju as the center of gravity, and the township army archers were issued to defend the city. The forbidden army formed three strategic groups and completely transferred to the mobile defensive front.

(End of this chapter)