choke element

"Retreat? The Jin people are already in chaos!"

Beside the veteran, a civil servant in a broad robe said in surprise: "Xu Dutong, we are just chasing death and north, how can there be any reason to withdraw our troops?"

Beside the broad-robed civil servant, several people responded: "That's right! Right now our army is strong, and there are all regular soldiers and surprise soldiers. It's time to drive the northern captives like a flock of sheep, and wipe them out in one fell swoop!"

These people are all high-ranking officials. When they crossed the river, the cars and boats accompanying them were extremely prosperous, and many generals and soldiers present had lined up to greet them.Therefore, when they heard their yelling, the pawn who delivered the order did not dare to move.

The veteran was completely unaffected, and calmly repeated: "Retreat."

Then the orderly ran away.

Just as Monk Wanyanchen expected, since the Jin army went deep into the territory, the only ones who had the guts to stop it were the former imperial troops of Jiankang Mansion who had recently been stationed in the Wuwei Army.This army was one of the soldiers stationed in the top ten routes of the Great Song Dynasty. Xiang was the main force of the Song Dynasty's frontier defense and the main force of the Northern Expedition during the Kaixi period.

At this time, the one who was called Xu Dutong was Xu Jun, a titan of the Southern Dynasty.His job title is very long, called: Martial Arts Doctor, Governor of Jizhou, in charge of the official affairs of the Majun Division of the Guards, and the officer of the Command Division of Quan Jiankang Zhujun.

Xu Jun's stature is not tall, but his physique is unusually strong, his back is straight and his spirit is strong.Looking at it from a distance, I can't feel the appearance of nearly 60 years old at all, only the beard under the jaw is gray, showing a trace of oldness.

He is a descendant of Guizheng who fled from the north to the south during the Shaoxing period. He has been a soldier since he was a child. During the Chunxi period, he went to Jinghu, Guangnan and other places to fight. Xin Jiaxuan, who is well-known in the city, has seen the heroic methods of "killing people like nothing, spending money like sand".

The imperial court has always been a little jealous of reformed people. Many people think that this generation is called loyal, but in fact it is cunning. If they are promoted to guard against the enemy, the person who guards against the enemy may be more dangerous than the enemy, so Xin Jiaxuan has been depressed.

It was the same for Xu Jun. Until the Kaixi Northern Expedition, famous ministers and generals from all walks of life were defeated one by one. Some of them lost their positions, some were dismissed, and even more lost their heads on the battlefield.It was the turn of Xu Jun, who was over fifty years old, to fight as a commander and make some contributions in a critical situation.

At that time, the generals who fought with Xu Jun in Lianghuai, such as Bi Zaiyu and Chen Shixiong, were all in their fifties.Up to now, Bi Zaiyu and Chen Shixiong each have a title of promoting the temple, and have retired in the south freely. Only Xu Jun is unlucky and has been pushed to the fighting field again.

This battle is particularly strange again. In the past few days, there have been many rumors and speculations in the military about it.

Hearing the suggestion from the civil servants beside him, Xu Jun seemed to have a black iron face full of helplessness. He knew what these civil servants were thinking, and he guessed that there was probably a crime that was about to fall on him.

Having said that, he is a veteran general after all, and he can say a few words even to a group of civil servants.

"The chaos of the Jin army is due to our elite lying on the flanks, using the cover of Tangpi to launch a surprise attack, and attacking their generals with a dozen roads. But... everyone, the middle army of the Jin army did not There is chaos, there is no chaos, the troops who encountered the attack were only slightly frustrated and are fighting back, if we don’t retreat, we will be chased and beaten by them immediately... We can’t win this game.”

"Ten roads?"

Hearing Xu Jun's words, the last person in the rank of civil servants suddenly frowned: "I remember the art of war that says, if I specialize and the enemy divides, then we are many and the enemy is few. There are tens of thousands of golden soldiers in front of us, why don't we gather elite soldiers?" One, but divided into dozens of roads?"

Come on, come on, start to find fault.

Xu Jun sneered in his heart, his face remained motionless: "This kind of fierce soldiers who dare to rush into the battle should really be gathered into a team, and seek victory and attack, but the imperial court will not allow it."

"Uh...how did you get involved with Fadu?"

"During the Kaixi period, Huma looked at the river, and the two Huaihe forces fought fiercely with the enemy. They fought in Chuzhou, Xuyi Army, Haozhou, Anfeng Army and other places. The remaining 500 soldiers totaled [-]. After several years of life, they died bravely and worked hard. However, these soldiers and horses were ordered by the imperial court immediately after the war, and they were divided into Jiankang and Zhenjiang armies. "

Xu Jun stroked his beard, and said leisurely: "The year before last, when I was serving as the deputy capital of Chizhou, I was criticized for killing Yao people indiscriminately, so I was transferred to Jiankang to be in charge of the Ma Jun Company. Someone reminded me at that time that Scatter the northern soldiers in various departments of the army, and if they are not allowed to gather, how can I not obey?"

"The northern soldiers are scattered, so what?"

"Since the northern soldiers are scattered, it's only useful to disperse them!" Xu Jun thumped his legs and sighed: "I want to teach you that those northern soldiers with no more than a few people in each team are the main force of the ambush I sent just now. Of the 700 veterans back then, there are now more than 700 under my command; among the 100 people who can fight and are willing to die for the court, there are more than [-] people, and they are divided into more than a dozen teams. Just gathered together..."

"Out of 100 veterans, there are more than [-] left?" The civil servant asked subconsciously.

"It's gone now, there's not a single one left."

Xu Jun raised his whip and pointed to the front battlefield: "The more than 100 people are the main force I sent to attack the Jin soldiers behind Tangpi, and there are more than a thousand people who bluff as backup. will flee."

"This……"

Xu Jun didn't wait for the civil servant to continue talking, and pulled his horse: "Let's go quickly! Everyone who can fight is dead. Let's go now, and the army will not be chaotic. Let's stay here, don't we wait for the golden man to rush up and arrest us?" Please credit? Is it possible that our old coins are given in this way?"

The civil servants looked at each other.

Seeing that Xu Jun had already left, the soldiers followed with rumbling steps.

Li Dadong, the head attendant of Baowen Pavilion, changed his face several times, and finally decided not to worry about the specific issue of fighting with soldiers, and took the lead in urging his horse to follow.

Immediately, Zhao Shanxiang, the Huainan transshipment judge, breathed a sigh of relief, and beat the horse again and again.

In Xu Jun's words, [-]% may not be [-]% true, but everyone dare not force him at the moment.It was because this blockade was not what Xu Jun wanted, but what Li Dadong and Zhao Shanxiang wanted.

The reason why Li Dadong and Zhao Shanxiang are fighting so fiercely is not because they are about to be in charge of the Huaixi System and the Yanjiang System, but because they have brought a group of subordinates here, and they have a key task. It is the transfer of old coins.

It was a joke.The Kaifeng government was furious because of the financial constraints, facing the perfunctory Southern Dynasty, and really couldn't figure out their thinking, finally brazenly sent troops to the south to rob. In fact, their robbing was completely unnecessary.

Under Shi Xiang's advice, the Lin'an court had reached a commercial cooperation and political understanding with the Central Capital, and there was also a secret transaction involving hundreds of thousands of copper coins.With this transaction, Shi Xiang has the confidence to appease the East and the West at the same time. While the maritime trade is expanding on a large scale, the old coins have already been sent to Kaifeng.

Compared with the diplomacy between Song and Jin, Shi has always strived to be cautious and appropriate.Even if he has a tacit understanding with Zhong, he is not willing to provoke Zhou Guogong Guo Ning with a lot of fanfare.Of course, this is also to avoid arousing the turmoil between the DPRK and China.

Therefore, according to the usual practice in previous years, the New Year's coins should be sent from Xuyi Quchang to Sizhou. This year, under the care of Shi Xiang, the itinerary was specially changed. The entire batch of materials was crossed from Dangtu to the Wuwei Army via Hezhou.

Xu Jun, the governor of Jiankang, is the person responsible for receiving this money from the Wuwei Army.If all goes well, he should lead his troops to accompany Li Dadong and Zhao Shanxiang to the Anfeng Army's Huaji Town, and then the two civil servants will contact the Jinren for handover.

Who knew that the person who escorted the money went north, but heard the news that the Jin army went south.

This news meant one thing to the civil servants escorting the old coins, that is, the flames of war between the two countries had re-ignited, and those who were leading the battle there would definitely jump three feet high, so they could say whatever they wanted to relieve their anger.If they knew that the old coins had been smuggled to Jiangbei, wouldn't they be mad at them?Even if there is no way to take Shi Xianggong, the people in charge, including Li Dadong, Zhao Shanxiang and Xu Jun, will all be regarded as treacherous ministers and thieves, and it is easy to lose their posts and dismiss them!

In this way, the two civil servants forced Xu Jun to send troops every day to fight with the Jin army going south.

As long as they win the fight, it will prove the loyalty of the two of them; if they lose, of course Xu Jun is incompetent.