What to do?
Of course I hit him!
There are two Achilles' heel of Kaifeng Prefecture, one is the Ten Thousand Years New Embankment, and the other is the Bianhe River (Canal) waterway.
If the Bianhe River waterway is cut off and millions of shi of rice a year cannot be transported by Southeast Sixth Road, Kaifeng Prefecture's millions of people will face food shortages.
Once the ten thousand-year-old new embankment is dug during the summer when the Yellow River is full of water, the water of the Yellow River will surge! Since the city wall of Kaifeng Mansion was built more than a hundred years ago, many places have been damaged, and many water gates have been opened. Although these damages and water doors will not weaken the defense much, they are not enough for waterproofing.
The so-called embankment of a thousand miles collapsed in an ant nest!
Waterproof dams are most afraid of having holes somewhere, because the water flow will continue to wash away the holes, making them bigger and bigger. It won't take long before there will be a big hole of dozens of feet!
The damage and large and small holes on the walls of Kaifeng Prefecture (many of which are water gates) are much worse than ant nests! If the Song Dynasty court was given a month to mend the holes, it would be possible to turn the city wall of Kaifeng into a circle of embankments. But if the Jin people really want to dig a new embankment for ten thousand years, ten or eight days will be enough. By then, Kaifeng Mansion will be finished!
But even if Wanyan Zongwang was willing to give Zhao Ji a month to build the city wall, the floods of the Yellow River were still not something that Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo in the Song Dynasty could withstand...
Because the Yellow River flooding the city will not recede in a day or two. It is possible for the city to be flooded for a month or two!
The rammed earth city wall of Kaifeng Prefecture, which has been in disrepair for a long time, can survive being soaked in floods for a month or two? Maybe it will collapse after the water recedes.
In addition, the floods of the Yellow River will also bring an astonishing amount of sediment, which will silt up the Bianhe River, Jinshui River, Wuzhang River, Huimin River, and Cai River around Kaifeng Prefecture... By then, water transportation to Kaifeng Mansion will be cut off!
The land around Kaifeng Mansion was completely submerged by the flood, so naturally nothing was harvested! If the rice from Southeast Sixth Road can no longer be transported, what will the millions of soldiers and civilians in Kaifeng Prefecture eat?
I have to say that Kaifeng Mansion, as the capital of a weak military country like the Song Dynasty, is really inappropriate and even a bit suicidal. Zhao Kuangyin, the entrepreneurial leader of the Song Dynasty, had actually seen the problem a long time ago, so he was determined to move the capital to Luoyang.
It's a pity that Zhao Kuangyin's correct choice was blocked by Zhao Guangyi and the Manchu civil and military forces... When the Song Dynasty's imperial army was still strong, the disadvantages of using Kaifeng Mansion as the capital were not serious. If the enemy really comes, just defeat them in the field! But now, facing the somewhat impatient Jin Bing East Route Army, the entire Kaifeng Mansion and the personal expedition camp led by Li Gang were immediately faced with a multiple-choice question that was doomed!
"Can't beat..."
In the Xucheng County Yamen, Tong Guan, Zhong Shidao, Yao Gu, Liu Yanqing, Wang Zongliu, Zhong Shizhong, Fan Zhixu, Zhang Shen, Wang Si and others who sent Zhang Bangchang away continued the military discussion.
The person who is expressing his opinion now is Mr. Zhongshi Daozhong.
He sighed and said: "Now the golden thief is digging into the Yellow River and forcing us to take the initiative to attack, but how can we attack it? If we set up a complete formation and use strong bows and crossbows to defend, we can probably be invincible. But we can probably be invincible. To attack... Li Xianggong, don't look at our camp army with hundreds of thousands of soldiers, but among them, there are probably less than 10,000 infantry troops who can fight with strength and tenacity!
Even if the cavalry is dismounted, there will not be more than 30,000 soldiers in the entire army who can charge the gold thieves..."
The elder of the Western Army, Yao Gu, who bumped into the master, just shook his head: "The Golden Thief has at least 50,000 elite soldiers, and they are condescending, and there are low walls and fences to lean on... If our army wants to attack from behind, , I’m afraid I will be defeated by the enemy!”
Although the two veterans Zhong Shidao and Yao Gu were not particularly good at fighting, they still had good vision. Both of them said that they could not win. It seemed that there was really not much chance of winning this battle.
But the problem is that behind the current army is the Kaifeng Mansion, the imperial court, and the officials... If they can't win, can they stop fighting?
This is impossible!
You have to fight even if you can’t win!
Even if you know you will lose, you still have to go up against it!
Who made the Song Dynasty make Kaifeng the capital of good deeds?
"Can the officials and the imperial court move to another place?" Tong Guan reminded in a low voice, "If the official family and the imperial court can move to Luoyang, then we can move eastward. As long as we reach Kaide Mansion, we won't be afraid... ..”
Kaide Mansion is Puyang, next to Daming Mansion. It was originally on the north bank of the Yellow River, but later the Yellow River changed its course to the north, so it is now located on the east bank of the Yellow River.
Once the camp army arrives at Kaide Prefecture, it can join forces with the Song army in Daming Prefecture, and can even move north along the Yellow River to clear the retreat route of Yan Zongwang's army.
Yu Wenxuzhong shook his head, "Those who can't leave... the officials and the court can leave, but what about the people in Kaifeng City?"
The people in Kaifeng City, the Kaifeng Forbidden Army, and Minzhuang are actually one. If they can't leave, can Zhao Ji and the Song Dynasty court leave?
"Then we have to fight!" The person who spoke loudly was actually Liu Yanqing, "At worst, we have to be loyal to the country... A certain family has been favored by the emperor, and now it's time to repay it!"
His statement is quite surprising!
Li Gang nodded approvingly.
However, the other generals present cast suspicious glances...
Tong Guan suddenly made a crazy suggestion: "This time we have to fight hard! If we lose, our Song Dynasty will not only lose all its elites, but even Kaifeng Mansion will be washed away by the Yellow River... For now The only solution is to invite the officials out of the city to prepare for the battle!"
What?
Invite the officials to leave the city for battle?
Is this Tong Guan crazy?
Tong Guan squinted his old eyes and showed a determined expression, "Only when the officials are in front of the battle can the more than 200,000 soldiers fight bravely!
The survival of the Song Dynasty depends on this battle. If it loses, Kaifeng will not be defended, and the imperial court will not survive. Why should the official family be an official family? "
The truth is correct, but the problem is that the old Zhao family has hereditary mental illness!
Moreover... the officials can't guarantee victory even if they fight hard, but they only slightly increase the odds of winning.
Li Gang thought for a while and nodded: "Then there will be Senior Official Lao Tong!"
Tong Guan stood up and said, "Without further delay, I will go to Kaifeng Mansion right away!"
After saying that, he went straight out of the hall where the military meeting was being held.
Li Gang watched Tong Guan leave, took another deep breath, and said to his left and right: "No matter whether Tong Guan can invite the officials or not, as ministers of the Song Dynasty, we all have to risk our lives now!"
Li Gang gritted his teeth and stamped his feet, "The army has a rest for the night. Tomorrow morning we will go to Huazhou and Wenzi Mountain... to fight the golden thief!"
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Kaifeng Mansion, Imperial City, Chongzheng Hall.
Today is already the eighth day after Kaifeng Mansion was relieved of the siege. Zhao Ji, an official of the Song Dynasty, is in a really good and a bit complicated mood now!
Of course it's a good thing that the golden thief is gone, but it's hard to be in a bad mood. But the anti-gold faction in Kaifeng City was so annoying... they actually colluded with the prince and forced him to agree to break the contract and fight again!
This Li Gang has been leading his troops on an expedition for several days, but he has yet to come back with no news of success. I really don't want people to wait until when... will he be defeated?
Another person who made Zhao Ji very unhappy was his two sons, Prince Zhao Huan and King Yun Zhao Kai.
Both of these sons are not good!
During the siege of the city by the golden thieves, Zhao Huan colluded with the imperial army, the people and the leading ministers in the city, as if he wanted to seize power. This is a traitor!
And Zhao Kai is also a bastard. He made a huge mistake by leading troops to force the palace a few months ago. However, after leaving the city, he did not repent and did not work hard to sell his country and atone for his sins. He actually gathered troops in Hebei to fight against the Jin... Completely ignoring you. Father, life or death!
He probably thought that after his father and his prince brother died for the country, he would go to the throne in full mourning, right?
Fortunately, these two sons are keeping each other in check. Now no one dares to force the palace to seize power, so I still have a chance to rectify the imperial court...
Thinking of this, Zhao Ji smiled at the prince Zhao Huan, who seemed to have known that something bad was going on. Just when he was about to say a few words to provoke brotherhood, a Xuanzansheren suddenly ran in quickly and walked towards the aloof emperor. After a salute, he said loudly: "The official family, Dazai Zhang Xueshi and Privy Councilor Boy have returned to the city together. They are waiting for you outside the palace!"
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