Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 613 Helpless West Tour

Since the beginning of spring this year, there have been constant good news on various battlefields.Don't mention Jiangnan, just talk about Kansai, and Monk Hua put David as a satellite.

——After Laozhong came out of seclusion, Xi Gong, the newly appointed envoy of Jingyuan Road Strategy and Comfort, agreed to surrender under the persuasion of Wang Si, Li Mida and others.

After the Kansai thawed, the Liangshan army marched westward, and the latter raised its flag and surrendered.

How could Lu Qian not be overjoyed by the news?
After cleaning up the land of Kansai, they will be able to force Sichuan and Shu south, although it is unlikely that they will break the road to Shu in the end.But Lu Qianwu swept the world without even showing up, setting his ambitions everywhere.He felt that the Kansai army and horses were just bluffing to force Sichuan and Shu to the south, and to destroy Xixia to the north—at least beat the dog in the water and regain Lingwu, which is the right way.

Who said that Xixia was at a time when the country was weak.

Lu Qian defeated the party's so-called 30 army in the first battle, and the pain it brought to Xixia must not be weaker than the battle of Hengshan in the official history.After experiencing the Battle of Hengshan, Li Ganshun was trembling and wished he could flee westward. Now that the Liangshan army is working harder, it may not be impossible to recover Lingwu and send the remnants of Xixia far away.

He didn't think about destroying Xixia now, it is not easy to completely destroy Xixia.In addition to the core Lingwu area, that is, the area around Xingqing Mansion, the Dangxiang people have a considerable territory in the west, that is, the Hexi Corridor area.Li Ganshun lost his old nest, but he can still go to Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Suzhou.

The destruction of Xixia is all a picture of the future. The future is long, and Lu Qian will urge the Kansai Army to implement it step by step.And now he is leading a large army, with 30 regular troops on foot and cavalry, and more than [-] garrison troops in the four provinces of Qilu, Zhongyuan, Jibei, and Hedong. A total of [-] troops, known as [-], are hoarding the Central Plains, and their troops are directed towards Jing. Xiang.

He led his own army to go to Xiangfan, and with Lin Chong as his general, he led another group of soldiers and horses to go south to Ziyang.Because the three passes are all in the hands of the Liangshan army, the army can enter and exit freely without much difficulty.Lin Chong's department wanted to break through Anzhou and Yingcheng, go straight down to Hanyang, and approach Ezhou.Because Chao Gai's troops had seized Jiangzhou, Zhang Shun's navy settled there.Whenever Liangshan's army hit Hanyang, Zhang Shun's army would go up the river and cut off the connection between Hanyang and Ezhou.Then the troops were divided into two groups, one went north to Xiangyang, the other supported Lin Chong's army, and marched on land and water to push Jiangling.

As for Lu Qian, his first small plan in this battle was to win Xiangyang.For this reason, he not only brought ten heavy artillery pieces with the army, but also a lot of gunpowder.I don't believe that Xiangyang City can't be taken down.

How could such a huge momentum not shake Jing Xiang.Because Lu Qian's army had not yet arrived in Nanyang, the city of Jiangling was in panic.As far as Zhao Ji is concerned, people are scared to pee.

The Liangshan army crossed the south and the south, the navy was eyeing Jiangzhou, and Lu Qian led the army from the south of the Central Plains..., they were really surrounded by enemies, and there was a feeling that the Great Xia was about to collapse.

At least Zhao Ji will not be able to sit still in Jiangling.

Inside the imperial camp, Liu Guangguo burst into tears looking at the letters sent by his father after all the hard work.This is a big dutiful son.Seeing that Liu Yanqing has lost Jiangzhou and there is no news, he can't wait to lead troops to rescue immediately.But he can't!
The imperial guards were not his private army, they were dispatched by Zhao Guan's family, even if he was in charge of the capital, he would never be able to be at ease.At that time, a hundred and a thousand regrets arose in his heart, and every word of Li Qiong's advice that day resounded in his heart.

But it's done, and it's too late to regret.

Fortunately, fortunately, his father was safe and sent a letter.

"You stay in the barracks. You can't tell outsiders about this matter." Jiangzhou City was destroyed, Liu Yanqing escaped from birth, but Cai Dezhang was captured by Liangshan Army, tied up in the Jiangzhou school grounds, in front of countless The faces of the people in Jiangzhou chopped off their heads with one knife.

At this time, Liu Yanqing still lost contact with the imperial court temporarily.That Cai Laojiu is Cai Jing's son.

Liu Guangguo breathed a sigh of relief, left the camp, and rode his horse towards the mansion in the city.As soon as he stepped through the threshold, he bumped into a person, who fixed his eyes on Liu Guangguo, overjoyed, and hurried over. "Liu Dutong is finally back!"

Liu Guangguo took a closer look and saw that he was a chamberlain. Looking around, he found that there were several royal guards behind the man.

There is only one possibility in this situation, and that is to be summoned by officials.And it was urgently summoned by the emperor!
"What happened?" Liu Guangguo was taken aback.

"The official called urgently, Lao Liu Dutong and the villain entered the palace as soon as possible." The servant looked anxious, and stretched out his hand to invite.

Liu Guangguo did not panic: "No matter how urgent it is, I have to allow you to change into court uniform." He had just returned from the military camp and was wearing military uniform.After finishing speaking, he went straight to his residence.

Besides, Liu Guangguo changed into his court clothes, and rushed to the forbidden center with several servants on duty.As soon as he entered the palace, he was taken to the Chongzheng Hall.The Chongzheng Hall, formerly known as the Daqing Hall, was the main hall of the Tokyo Imperial Palace in the Northern Song Dynasty.Straightforward and obvious.Now Zhao Ji didn't wantonly build palaces in Jiangling City, but he didn't really live in a rotten house with leaks and wind.The Chongzheng Hall in front of me is not as good as the side halls in Tokyo in the past, but it is still called Chongzheng Hall.

The servant led him to the door and replied, "Report to the official's family, Liu Guangguo is in charge of the imperial camp." "

As soon as he entered the main hall, Liu Guangguo noticed something was wrong.The emperor was sitting at the top, with his hands folded in his sleeves, frowning, and staring at the imperial case in trance.Below, the prince, King Yun, Cai Jing, Wang Fu, Li Bangyan, Su Yuanjing, Liang Fangping, Cai You, Guo Zhongxun and others are all there.Others such as Lu Haowen, Lu Yihao, Zhu Shengfei, Chen Guoting, Xu Han and others all looked worried.

"Your Majesty Liu Guangguo, I pay my respects to Your Majesty." Liu Guangguo calmed down, lifted his clothes, and was about to salute.

Zhao Ji waved his hand, "Excuse me, please sit down, Liu Qing."

The heads of both the eastern and western mansions were present, and there were also Liang Shicheng and Yang Jian who served as internal servants, and Su Yuanjing who was appointed as the head of the imperial court, and Liang Fangping who was dispatched by the imperial camp. It can be said that all the forces of the Jiangling court were gathered.

Zhao Ji waved his hands weakly, and said to Cai Jing: "Let's talk about the old Xiangguo." He himself has been hit hard enough by the bad news, and he doesn't want to taste that unpleasant taste again.

Cai Jingshu let out a sigh of relief, although after understanding Zhao Ji's thoughts, he knew that he would take the blame sooner or later, and he was also worried about the future of the Cai family.But when this happened, he found that he was not afraid of it.

Now that he had calmed down, he said: "I just received an emergency report from the Imperial City Division. The land pirates did not stay in Tokyo for much longer. They led an army of 20 and were already heading south." At this moment, it was the fall of Jiangzhou and Lin Chong. The news of leading troops south came not long ago.

Liu Guangguo's hand suddenly grabbed the armrest of the chair unconsciously!Are Lu Thieves so anxious?Lin Chong led his troops from Tokyo to Chenzhou, obviously he would not go to Nanyang.Because to go to Nanyang, the easiest way is to go from Tokyo to Yingchang, then enter Ruzhou, and then go to Nanyang.

Lin Chong's troops numbered 10, which was definitely not enough, but 10 to [-] should be enough.All the way straight to Anzhou and Hanyang, if this cooperates with Jiangzhou's navy...

And Lu Qian led the army south, this is really... broken!
Liu Guangguo didn't realize that cold sweat was breaking out on his forehead!
"The Liangshan army went to the south of the Yangtze River in the first month, and Jiangning fell. The land west of Xuanzhou was either occupied by the Liangshan army, or it was taken by the Fang thieves, and Jiangzhou was newly lost..." At this point, Cai Jing felt a wave of emotion in his heart. pain.Even if Cai Jiu is not as favored as Cai You and others, he is still his son.

"The Liangshan bandit Zhang Shun's department is in Jiangzhou. If they cooperate with the land bandit army, even if Xiangyang can't go down, Jiangling will be in trouble."

The Liangshan Army in the south of the Yangtze River has a total of 30 troops, which is not counting the navy of Zhang Shun. With the addition of the soldiers and horses led by Lu Qian, the Liangshan Army dispatched a small [-] troops this time.It wasn't Jingxiang that was sought.

Even if Sichuan and Shu are difficult to get off for a while, Lu Qian has already decided to take the land south of the big river.

"It is said that there are no less than 50 soldiers from all walks of life in the bandit army." Cai Jing said while paying attention to all directions.Whether it is a civil servant or a military officer, everyone is not panicked.

No wonder they look like this, and no wonder Zhao Ji is determined to take refuge in Shu.Such a number is really shocking.Then it’s not that you want to plot in any area, but that you really want to take over the world!Attack and destroy the Song Dynasty!

"50? Impossible. The mainland thieves don't have that many troops. If all their troops and horses are gathered together, it may not be enough. Let alone the Shaanxi territory, there are still 20 troops. There are also a large number of soldiers on the northern border. .The number of troops sent this time may be [-] and not enough." Su Yuanjing said in an unquestionable tone.

As soon as this remark came out, no matter it was true or not, it relieved some pressure for everyone in the hall.

However, Lu Hao asked, "If you dare to ask Su Taiwei, there are only 20 Liangshan bandits. With the power of the current court, it is possible to resist them?"

Lu Haowen was born in a famous family. He is the grandson of Sikong Lugong's book and the son of Lu Xizhe, the attendant.Earlier, he was the prefect of Hongzhou. When Zhao Ji moved his capital to Xijing, he was called Zuo Sijian and admonishment doctor, and was promoted to Yushi Zhongcheng.When he moved to Jiangling again, he was appointed Minister of the Ministry of War.

His Minister of the Ministry of War is far less powerful than in Zhu Ming's time. In the present Zhao Song Dynasty, the military strength is either from the Western Army, or it is in the hands of Zheng Juzhong, Su Yuanjing and Liang Fangping.

Zheng Juzhong was in Sichuan and Shu, Su Yuanjing and Liang Fangping were included, and the latter two held each other back.

As for the strength of the imperial army, Su Yuanjing didn't know.He was originally one of the founders of the New Imperial Army. Although he was now transferred to the Imperial Division, the latter, like the Imperial Imperial Army, was also a new organization after the capital was moved to Jiangling.In name, it is to control all kinds of soldiers and horses outside the imperial camp, such as the Yaogu tribe in Xiangyang.Now, most of the capital in Liang Fangping's hands was saved by him.

Including the Yaogu tribe in Xiangyang and the Jinghu troops led by Liu Zhongwu, the Imperial Guards may have a total of 10 troops.And here, quite a few of them are newly recruited new troops, with insufficient training, incomplete ordnance, and lack of actual combat experience.The Liangshan army besieged several times, so he really didn't dare to speak out.

"Your Majesty, the Liangshan bandits have attacked again with great force. This is the time of the world's survival. I believe that we must make a decision immediately! Call Liu Zhongwu's army to go north and defend Hanyang with all our strength! To protect the safety of Jiangling." Zhu Shengfei's attitude was very clear. Protect Jiangling and fight the Liangshan Army.As a civil servant with no military experience, it is commendable to have such a reaction at such a critical moment.

Zhao Ji didn't make a statement, but when Cai You saw this, he got up and shouted: "Old General Liu is here to protect the army in Jingnan, how can he move lightly?" Wouldn't that mean letting go of the reins around Zhong Xiang and Wang Qing's necks? .

"What's the point of Xiao Xiao's idiots? An Neng is better than Lu Thief? Doesn't Cai Xianggong know that this is the autumn of life and death?" Zhu Shengfei said angrily.As an important minister of the court, Cai You doesn't even know the priorities?
Cai You looked at Zhu Shengfei and protested: "If Xiangyang City cannot be conquered, the Liangshan bandits have captured Jiangling. As long as our army strictly guards the south bank of the river, it cannot last long. Why worry?"

"Now that Jiangzhou has been lost, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River is difficult to recover. In my opinion, why not ask Mr. Xiao Zhong to lead his troops to retreat westward as soon as possible?"

"At that time, Ezhou will be guarded in the east, the police in the west, and Yuezhou in the center. No matter how strong the Liangshan bandits are, they can't do it. When their soldiers collapse, the army will go north, and the lost land in Jiangbei will be recovered immediately. It's as easy as flipping the palm of your hand."

"As for Prime Minister Zhong and Wang Qing, how can they defeat the two Privy Councilors?"

There are too many uncertain factors in Cai You's strategy. The first is the problem on the west side of the Western Army, and the Liangshan Army currently has the upper hand on the water. How can anyone know that after they captured Jiangling, they would not be able to go south to cross the river?

If Cai Youzhi's strategy is followed, the end of the Song Dynasty will be over.

Lu Yihao said angrily: "Where does Cai Xianggong's design come from?" This Jiangling is in the world, and it is the den of great artists today.

"Veteran, I beg Your Majesty to tour Sichuan and Shu in the west!" Cai Jing, who had kept his mouth shut for a long time, finally waited for the moment when the opportunity was ripe.

This is not because Artist Zhao fled the battle and fled to Sichuan and Shu voluntarily, but because of the current situation, the situation forced him, and he had no choice but to do so.According to Cai Jing, Jiangling has become an insignificant place that can be discarded at will.However, for the emperor's safety, the best policy is to go to Sichuan and Shu first.

(End of this chapter)