Great Song Pirate

Chapter 635
For Xu Yi's proposal to return to Liuqiu Island, the generals of the Fubo Army did not have any opinions. As a warlord leader who was essentially a separatist party, Xu Yi really should not return home for a long time, and in their opinion Come on, the reason why the Fubo army has such a great victory is mainly to rely on the support from the rear, otherwise, these generals will probably have a very difficult fight in the front!
After deliberation, Xu Yi entrusted the war in Liaodong to Yang Zaixing and others, appointed Yang Zaixing as the commander of Liaodong soldiers and horses, and commanded the Fubo army currently in Liaodong to fight against the Kingdom of Jin, while Xue Tu was in charge of local affairs, mainly in charge of Fubo With the cooperation of the two of them, there shouldn't be any problems in military logistics and garrison matters.

Moreover, Xu Yi also analyzed the current situation based on the collected information. After the Fuzhou and Gaizhou victories, the Jin people were also beaten to fear. The loss was so huge that even if the Jin Kingdom is now very powerful, it cannot bear it. From now on, in a short period of time, if they want to mobilize a large army to conquer Liaodong again, I am afraid that Jin Guo will not be able to handle it. Unless they immediately withdraw all the troops that have gone south, otherwise, they want to mobilize a large number of elite troops to attack Liaodong. Wu Qimai is not capable of counterattacking.

But even if they want to withdraw from the southern battlefield, it will not happen overnight. Once the Song army takes advantage of their withdrawal and counterattacks, the benefits they just gained may be in vain. So from many aspects, In a short period of time, the situation in the Liaodong area will not be too dangerous, and he can leave for a while with peace of mind.

After arranging the affairs of Liaodong, Xu Yi returned to Dalian Port immediately without any delay, took the elephant army returning from the south and a batch of supplies obtained from Liaodong, sailed out of Dalian Port, and headed south.

The news that the Fubo army defeated Yan Zongqian's army in Gaizhou and conquered Liaoyang Mansion was quickly sent back to Song Dynasty. The whole Song Dynasty was shocked. This news is indeed another great news for Song Dynasty, especially It is undoubtedly another encouragement for the Song army who is fighting the Jin army in the north. In the past, the Song people were afraid of the Jin people, but after hearing the news that the Fubo army had won consecutive battles in Liaodong, the Song people The fear of the Jin people in my heart has also begun to change a little. I feel that although the Jin soldiers are powerful, they are not invincible. Otherwise, how could they be beaten so badly by the Fubo army of the Song Dynasty?
And most of the generals who fought against the Jin army on the front line were secretly ashamed. They were all genuine generals of the Song Dynasty, but they lost consecutive battles against the Jin army. It's going to be a mess, although no one said it, but they also feel that it's really embarrassing. This is simply too embarrassing for Song Jun's old face, which makes them feel that there is no place to put this face!
Therefore, after hearing the news, the generals of the Song Army from all over the country quickly launched a counterattack against the Jin Army, and the morale of the Song Army also rose unprecedentedly. It has never appeared before, and even some people who are greedy for life and fear of death have begun to restrain themselves. They no longer blindly run away when they see Jin Jun, at least they dare to find some small groups of Jin Jun to start with, do some sneak attacks or lay an ambush Class deals!
Song Jun did this, and he really won a few battles, temporarily contained the deteriorating situation, and caused Jin Jun to suffer some small losses. Right, the Song Army seems to have taken a big pill. In the past, several of their scout cavalry dared to charge when they saw hundreds of Song Army, and drove the Song Army to flee. Now the situation is not so good. The Song Army actually They started to attack them. Some Jin soldiers still dealt with the Song army according to the old practice. The result was disastrous. Not only did they fail to defeat the Song army, but they were beaten by the crazy Song army. Jin Jun caused no small loss.

Although the losses were not large each time, the accumulation of small amounts made these generals of the Jin Kingdom a little overwhelmed, so they had to order a change of strategy, and did not dare to send some small troops to attack the Song army easily, so as not to steal chickens. Instead of eclipsing the rice, it was eaten by Song Jun instead!

Under the ebb and flow, the morale of the Song Army was even more encouraged. The Song Army, who had rarely taken the initiative to attack before, even began to take the initiative to organize a counterattack, targeting the weakness of the Jin Army. The problem of harassment by the small group of Jinbing troops was restrained, and the battle situation began to show some obvious improvement.

At this time, Zong Han, Zong Wang, Wu Shu and others also received the news of Wanyan Zongqian's defeat and the fall of Liaoyang Mansion, and they couldn't help being shocked.

"This is absolutely impossible! How can people in Song Dynasty be so powerful? Can they defeat Zonggan? Kill Zonggan? This is definitely a false rumor! We Donghai Jurchens are invincible!" In the big tent of the West Route Army In his rage, Wanyan Zonghan kicked the messenger to the ground, swung the whip in his hand, and whipped his head and face. The messenger who was whipped was covered in blood, wailing and rolling all over the ground.

"Report to Commander! How dare the little one lie to you? Even if you give the little one a few more courage, he would not dare to deceive the Commander with this matter! Commander, spare your life..." The messenger was beaten and wailed.

At this time, Wanyan Loushi and Yinshu, who followed Wanyan Zonghan to send troops, came forward to stop Wanyan Zonghan who was in a rage, and Wanyan Loushi said: "Calm down your anger, Commander, I will feel that this matter will not be groundless, maybe it is Really! Some time ago we heard that a Fubo army attacked Kaizhou and Jizhou in Dajin and defeated our tens of thousands of troops. Later we also heard that they captured Fuzhou City. After defeating Wanyan Zongqiang, now it seems that we have underestimated the Fubo army, otherwise with the strength of our Jin army, a strong general like Zong Gan would never be easily defeated, I am afraid this matter will not be false!"

Yinshu Ke also said: "Yes! The commander-in-chief should calm down first! The general also thinks that this matter may not be false. If it is true, then I am afraid we will not be able to fight here anymore! "

There is actually a reason why Wanyan Zonghan was so furious. He and Zongwang split up into two armies to attack the Song Dynasty. They had originally agreed to meet at Bianliang City, but they bumped into Taiyuan City not long after the troops were dispatched. This difficult bone completely dragged his army here. He watched Zongwang's army smash all the way to the city of Bianliang. The gold and silver treasures returned to the teacher, but it can be said that he has not made an inch of merit.

Although he also led an army to bypass Taiyuan City some time ago and almost took the entire Shanxi Province, he still failed to break through Taigu County in the end. Zhong Shidao has been explained. It can be said that his West Route Army is ashamed to compare with the East Route Army. Up to now, he has not been able to break through Taiyuan City, which really makes him feel depressed.

But now the battle situation has not improved, let alone their old lair has been captured by the Song people, how can this battle be fought!

While they were still discussing how to proceed next, another messenger came from the camp. It turned out that the imperial decree from Wu Qimai had arrived.

After listening to the edict of Wu begging to buy, Zong Han sighed up to the sky and had to accept the order, but he did not withdraw his troops immediately, but was unwilling to retreat like this, so he once again ordered his subordinates to launch a campaign against the Taoist army in Taiyuan City. With a very violent attack, he was determined that even if he withdrew his troops, he would first defeat the Song army, who was a teacher, otherwise it would be too embarrassing to go back like this!
The army of Zhong Shi Dao stationed in Taiyuan suffered heavy losses when faced with the sudden onslaught of the Jin army. As a last resort, Zhong Shi Dao had to order the army to retreat to Taiyuan City. Report to Zhao Xu in Bianliang City, asking Zhao Xu to send reinforcements as soon as possible, otherwise, he may not be able to hold on!
Besides Wanyan Zongwang of the Central Route Army, he received the news earlier than Wanyan Zonghan. He was also shocked when he heard that Zonggan was defeated and killed. He naturally knew what ability Zonggan was. He is even more familiar. This time, he originally suggested that he should first solve the Fubo army in Liaodong before sending troops to attack the Song Dynasty. However, his suggestion was rejected by Wu Qimai and Zonggan, so he had to come back and continue to attack the Dalai Lama. Song, it didn't go very well this time. The Xiangzhou in front of him actually became a hindrance to his army in the middle. I didn't expect Zong Ze, a bad old man, to be so powerful. Here, he was stubbornly blocking his army from continuing to develop. He was also controlled by Zhongshizhong, so that he could not cross the river when he hit the Yellow River, so he could only turn around and attack Zongze Army in Xiangzhou, planning to control the area north of the Yellow River first.

But now the opponent has a Yue Fei, a Wang Yan, who are constantly raiding his army, especially this Yue Fei, who never plays cards according to common sense in wars. When his own army fights him, this Yue Fei wins every time, which makes him a headache. , and during this period of time, the Song Army not only did not get weaker and weaker, but had a posture of getting stronger and stronger. If they continue to fight like this, the situation is not good for their Jin Army.

Originally, he had a headache about how to pull out Zongwang's army, but now that such a big incident happened in the rear, Zongwang was a little numb now.

Wu Qimai ordered him to send envoys to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty, and temporarily stop the attack on the Song Dynasty. This matter is not easy to handle. Both countries have reached this point, and the new emperor of the Song Dynasty seems to be determined to fight against the Jin Dynasty. Very big, can he negotiate a peace with Jin Guo at this time, so that the Jin army can withdraw to deal with the Fubo army?
While hesitating, Guo Yaoshi on the side spoke again: "Commander, from the point of view of my humble position, Song people should agree to our terms!"

"Oh? Why? Now that the Song Dynasty has begun to stabilize its position, can they just let go of so much land in the north?" Wanyan Zongwang was a little puzzled after hearing Guo Yaoshi's words, so he asked.

"Didn't the general see it? The reason why Da Song is resisting so fiercely is because the last time the general attacked Bianliang City and kidnapped their two emperors. For Da Song, It has almost reached the point of destroying the country. Now our Dajin army has sent troops over again. In order not to be destroyed, they will naturally resist to the death!
However, I understand the minds of the ministers of the Song Dynasty very well. These people, whether they are civil servants or military generals, have been used to being at ease these years. When they feel that the country is about to perish, they will definitely resist desperately. If they don't, these people will definitely make old mistakes, whether they can fight or not fight well, they also know that they can't beat our army, and when they don't die a lot?
The commander-in-chief just needs to let them know that we are attacking this time just to make some money, and we don't intend to destroy Da Song. With the disposition of their ministers, many people will definitely breathe a sigh of relief and encourage Naji Wang Zhaoxu gave us land and compensation, and happily sent us to withdraw. He will never let Zongwang's army chase us!
What's more, now I heard from the humble official that wars are raging in the Song Dynasty, and people are making trouble everywhere. They can be said to be troubled now. If we ask them for some property, they probably want to send us away as soon as possible!
What's more, the Great Song Dynasty has always emphasized civility over military affairs. During this period, after Zhao Xu came to power, he used more generals, which would affect the status of civil servants invisibly, and that would be a situation that civil servants would never allow to happen!

The last general knows some ministers of the Great Song Dynasty. As long as the humble official sends someone to contact them and find out their interests, these civil servants will naturally speak for us!Don't worry, Marshal, you just need to send someone to negotiate a peace with them, and this matter will definitely come true! "

After listening to Guo Yaoshi's words, Zong Wang looked up to the sky and laughed loudly: "Haha! It is my great fortune to have Mr. Guo's help! Just do as you say! I will send someone to negotiate peace with Da Song In addition, we can't stop here and let the generals continue to attack! The harder the fight, the greater the loss of the Song army, and the easier it is to negotiate!"

According to Zongwang's order, the Jin army in the middle road immediately launched a fierce attack. Tens of thousands of troops surrounded Xiangzhou city and attacked day and night. On the other side, some soldiers and horses bypassed Xiangzhou city again and started attacking other places.

Zong Wang also sent a fast horse to inform the Jin Wushu army on the East Road, ordering him to cooperate with the Central Army to start a fierce attack on the Song Army in the Shandong area, creating more pressure on the Song Dynasty, so that this time the peace with the Song Dynasty can be achieved. Greater benefits.

After Jin Wushu found out about this, he secretly admired Zongwang's decision, so he commanded his East Army to launch a fierce attack on Jinan Prefecture and other cities in Shandong, which immediately plunged all parts of Shandong into crisis.

Zhao Xu, who was already in a state of desperation, almost collapsed in the face of so many urgent reports that came like snowflakes. Is the golden man crazy?The three armies launched their forces at the same time, threatening to swallow Song Dynasty in one fell swoop. Things seemed a little bad, so Zhao Xu hurriedly summoned the ministers to discuss the matter.

As a result, as soon as they entered the hall, a group of ministers quarreled. One side was the main combat faction headed by Li Gang and Zhang Suo, and the other was the main peace faction headed by Wu Min and Qin Hui. When they started doing it, Zhao Xu's head got dizzy three times.

From the perspective of Li Gang and Zhang Suo, these days the three Jin armies launched a violent attack at the same time, which must be related to the great victory of the Fubo army in the Liaodong area. The Jin people may retreat in the near future. As a foreshadowing for the retreat, please Zhao Xu order to mobilize more soldiers and horses to the north as soon as possible to support the anti-gold everywhere. As long as this period of time is maintained, the golden soldiers will retreat, and then chase after them to recover the lost ground.

But Wu Min immediately jumped out to object, and his reasons were very good. Now that the court has no money, many soldiers have not received their salary for half a year, and the soldiers in many places have already complained. Now it is impossible to transfer them to the north. It will lead to military chaos. The most powerful Western Army cannot be mobilized now, because the Xixia side is still eyeing the Guanzhong land, and there are many rebels in the country who are rebelling, and they need to mobilize troops to conquer. Now the imperial court takes There is no money or food to support the transfer of a large number of soldiers and horses to the north. Now it is best to negotiate a peace with the Jin people and take advantage of the Fubo army's actions in Liaodong to gain some time to stabilize the civil strife.

Although Zhao Xu hates the proposal of peace, what Wu Min and the others are saying is true. Even if he wants to make the Northern Expedition and regain the lost land in the north, he is still a bit powerless. The Song Army now has some soldiers and horses in the north who have some fighting power. However, the strongest Western Army is still restrained by Xixia on Qinfeng Road, and there are still many places in the country where rebels are rampant, and they need to be calmed down quickly, otherwise, Song Dynasty will not be able to spare a large-scale Northern Expedition.

There is another deeper reason. Now his position as the emperor is not very secure. Although he has been on the throne for many days, his father and brother are the rightful lords in name. Move out any one of Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, and place it in the north to proclaim the emperor again, so there is no guarantee that a large number of ministers and soldiers will join the Song Dynasty, and at that time, he, the emperor with a bad name and a bad name, will be set aside again. Where is it?So although he really wanted to regain the lost ground and drive the golden soldiers back, there was another voice in his heart telling him that this would not work, and it was best to maintain the status quo like this, and first settle down on the throne before talking!
So today in the court hall, after listening to Wu Min and others' proposals, he didn't immediately reprimand them as before, but silently listened to them arguing endlessly below.

Li Gang and Wu Min are now almost to the point of tearing their faces apart. The main combat faction and the main peace faction are arguing fiercely, but it is a pity that the main combat factions such as Li Gang and Zhang Suo have not come up with any practical solution to the court. There was a lack of military resources, and in the end it was a stalemate.

In short, it was noisy for three days, and no one came up with any good way to deal with the crisis in front of them. Instead, the envoys of the Jin people arrived in Bianliang.

The envoy sent by Zongwang this time was a Han minister from the Liao Kingdom. After this person arrived in Bianliang, he did not salute Zhao Xu. In his opinion, the Jin Kingdom now holds the absolute advantage in the war. Bang came to proclaim the decree to the small country, but Zhao Xu was furious, and Li Gang even demanded that the envoy of the Jin Kingdom be expelled from Bianliang immediately, so that peace cannot be negotiated.

After Zhao Xu listened to Wu Min's advice, he finally decided to meet the Jin Kingdom's envoy. As for whether he kneels or not, he will not pursue it.

After the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin swaggered up to the hall, when he saw Zhao Xu, he didn't salute and looked arrogant. Zhang Suo didn't wait for Li Gang to speak, and immediately reprimanded him, ordering him to kneel down and speak.

Not only did this fellow not kneel, but he snorted coldly and said, "I only heard that the Emperor of the Great Song Dynasty is Zhao Heng, but I don't know what King Ji is. How can you make me kneel and worship him?"

Zhao Xu wished he could jump down and slash this guy, this envoy of the Kingdom of Jin is too arrogant!Now he is the emperor who has the final say in Song Dynasty, but this guy doesn't take him seriously at all, it's really damned!

Wu Min next to him also felt like he was breaking out in a cold sweat, secretly thinking that the envoy of the Kingdom of Jin really didn't know what to do!But he still rushed out to comfort Zhao Xu.

Thinking about the current situation, Zhao Xu realized that Da Song was indeed at a disadvantage and was being suppressed and beaten by others. It was no wonder that he was looked down upon by others, and the two countries did not fight each other, so he forcibly suppressed the anger in his chest and took a deep breath. Then stopped the ministers of the war faction who were about to explode, and told them to be calm.

Zhao Xu looked at the Jin envoy standing below with a cold face, and asked, "Now that you and our two countries are at war, what's the matter with you coming to Bianliang, our eastern capital? Could it be that you are just representing your kingdom of Jin to humiliate me? If If this is the case, I think you have already fulfilled your mission, considering that Song Dynasty has always been a state of etiquette, I will not pursue your rudeness, you can go!"

When the Jin envoy heard what Zhao Xu said, his attitude softened a bit. The new emperor of the Song Dynasty does not seem to be as useless as his father and elder brother. The main purpose of his coming here this time is not to humiliate Zhao Xu. It's over, otherwise, he won't be able to explain to Zong Wang when he goes back.

After thinking about it for a while, he finally saluted Zhao Xu, and said with a dry smile, "His Royal Highness, please calm down. This time, I came here only as the father and brother of His Royal Highness, who came to issue an order to the courtiers of the Song Dynasty. !" Although this guy's attitude has softened, he still refuses to call Zhao Xu the emperor, and only calls Zhao Xu the King of Ji. In his words, he directly refers to Zhao Xu's current identity, which has not been recognized by the Kingdom of Jin. It is said that he is only a courtier of the Song Dynasty.

There is a black line on Zhao Xu's forehead, but it is difficult to refute the other party's words. After all, Zhao Huan is the real emperor of the Song Dynasty. I don’t know what kind of medicine is sold in the golden man’s gourd!So I can only listen to this guy's next words to see what will he declares from the second emperor!
The guy said: "This matter is actually quite simple. The reason why the Song and Jin countries turned against each other is because you, the Song Dynasty, did not keep the covenant, broke the alliance without authorization, and attempted to occupy my Dajin's land and take in my Dajin's traitor Zhang Yu without authorization. It caused my Dajin Emperor Longyan to be furious, and it caused my Dajin Kingdom to send troops to attack. We can't blame us for this matter!..."

(End of this chapter)