"Sweep the deep hall, it has been closed for a long time, and the gold pavement is dark; the gossamer threads are piled up with dust, and the old moss is thick on the steps; sweep the deep hall, waiting for the king's banquet..."
The song is full of sorrow and loss, accompanied by the melodious music played by the morin fiddle, which makes people feel mesmerized, as if they really saw a beautiful woman waiting for them in a distant place.
Outside the window, the Mid-Autumn Festival is full and the moon is bright in the sky. Several men wearing Jurchen white robes were sitting in a pavilion in the Deputy Marshal's Mansion in Zhongshan City. They were listening to Wanyan Zongwang's concubine, Princess Yu Liyan of Liao Dynasty, playing the piano and singing "Liao Dynasty" composed by Xiao Guanyin, Queen of Liao Dynasty. While writing the poem "Back to the Heart Courtyard", he secretly looked at the right deputy marshal Wanyan Zongwang, who was leaning on the couch and looked very thin. His face was pale and his brows were slightly furrowed.
The Jurchen men in white robes were Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Xiebao, and Xiao Zhonggong who had just arrived from Jinan Mansion. They were also accompanied by the fourth prince Wanyan Zongbi, and a young man with a long body and beautiful beard, who was Wanyan Zongwang's son. Wanyanqi.
Wanyan Zongwang also suffered a big loss this summer, and the one who suffered the loss was Yue Fei's old superior, Lieutenant Ji Yiji.
This old man was previously sent by Zhao Kai as a comfort envoy from Zhending Road to his hometown of Zhending Mansion to organize an armed camp to resist the Jin soldiers... This matter must not be easy. Who is willing to hand over the land to help the landlord? Of course, it is impossible to hand over a filial son to join the army.
In short, if the land is not given, there are no filial sons - where are there so many filial sons? All of them are spendthrifts who only enjoy eating, drinking and having fun!
So when the news of the fall of Zhongshan Mansion, the capture of Qin Hui, and the large-scale invasion of gold thieves was brought to Zhending Mansion by a group of kiln owners who had been robbed and impoverished by the gold thieves, Ji Yi's "camp soldiers" were not yet ready. To 5,000 people, less than 1,500 of them are capable of fighting.
If Jin Bing had stormed into Zhending Mansion at that time, Old Man Ji would have died long ago!
But Wanyan Zonghan didn't want to provoke Ji Yi at all at that time - wasn't it him who he met when he was defeating Dingjun? In the end, he traveled a thousand miles to Zhending Mansion to fight with this old stubborn man again. What was he trying to do? Therefore, as soon as Wanyan Zonghan heard that Shou Zhending was his old enemy, he immediately sent his army south and attacked Yingtian Mansion (Songzhou).
And Wanyan Zongwang's army had just grabbed a lot of food around Kaifeng Mansion, and of course they didn't want to bite the hard bones of Zhending Mansion.
So Ji Yi and the soldiers and civilians of Zhending Mansion miraculously got a window of time to prepare!
The profound lesson of Zhongshan Mansion is there, so the landlords and wealthy people in Zhending Mansion no longer dare to take it lightly... They either run away to Luoyang quickly, or they go home and find filial sons to serve as soldiers.
And Lieutenant Ji Yi Ji also risked his life... If he didn't risk his life, he would have nowhere to go! At that time, Zhao Kai went to Guanzhong to seize territory, and it was impossible to send troops to Hebei. However, Zhao Kai gave Ji Yi a decree, asking him to do everything possible to persist in Zhending Mansion, and he was not allowed to abandon the land and flee, otherwise he would be subject to military law!
Ji Yi was a military attache, so of course he was afraid of engaging in military law. And he didn't know at the time that the imperial court in Kaifeng Mansion was actually not dead, but ran away... He thought that Zhao Kai was the only official in the Song Dynasty, so he had to bite the bullet and prepare for war in Zhending Mansion.
And this whole process lasted for more than half a year. It was not until the spring of the first year of Hongwu that Deputy Marshal Wanyan Zongwang, who was in charge of the Dajin North Route Army, launched another offensive on the battlefield in Hebei. Moreover, Wanyan Zongwang did not concentrate his forces to storm Zhending Mansion at the beginning. Instead, he attacked from all sides, seemingly wanting to capture all the cities in Hebei that were still loyal to the Song Dynasty in the shortest possible time.
As a result, the Jin soldiers made smooth progress on the East Road of Hebei, but suffered repeated setbacks on the West Road. They were defeated by the Song army in Zhendingfu, Zhaozhou, Xindefu, Mingzhou and other places.
So Wanyan Zongwang adjusted his tactics and concentrated his troops to attack Zhending Mansion. Ji Yi, an experienced fox, had long expected that Zhending Mansion would be attacked. When the Jin soldiers arrived, they voluntarily abandoned Zhending, Fucheng, and at the same time divided their troops to guard the mountainous areas in the north and west of Zhending, and also deliberately opened the road to Jingxingkou.
Zong Wang originally had a plan to attack Hedong through Jingxing Road in response to Zong Han's attack on the Central Plains battlefield.
As a result, the 30,000 gold soldiers led by Wanyan Zongwang plunged into the basin at Jingxingkou, while Ji Yi's Zhending regiment training and Zhang Jun and Liu Ziyu's troops from Hedong had already occupied the dangerous mountainous area and were firmly stuck. Stay on Zongwang's route of advancing troops.
At the same time, several of Ji Yi's sons joined Ma Kuo in waging guerrilla warfare in Zhending Mansion, causing Wanyan Zongwang's rear to be riddled with holes, and the front line's supplies becoming increasingly scarce. Moreover, it was a scorching summer at that time, and it was extremely hot in the Jingxing Basin. Many Jin soldiers suffered from heatstroke, and some even died of heatstroke directly!
Wanyan Zongwang was particularly afraid of heat, but after learning the news that Wanyan Zonghan was "washed away by the flood", he had to brave the scorching sun, put on thick armor, and retreat at the risk of being ambushed by the Song army at any time. . As a result, he suffered from sunstroke halfway through the journey, and was finally carried back to Zhongshan Mansion.
If it weren't for the careful care of Princess Yu Liyan of the Liao Kingdom, he would definitely be gone... But Zong Wang, who managed to save his life, was still seriously ill. Now he is just getting better, and he learned from Zong Han who suddenly visited The false news that "the two Song Dynasties are about to be reunited"!
After Yu Liyan finished singing and drifted away, Wanyan Zongwang slowly spoke: "The climate in the Central Plains is really not good, the summer is too hot and rainy, and there are all kinds of diseases... ..We, the people from the north, can’t adapt at all!
During the siege of Kaifeng Mansion last year, many of our troops fell ill and died. This year when I was digging Jingxingkou, I almost died..."
Listening to his words, it is obvious that he is not very interested in attacking the Song Dynasty... Maybe in his opinion, it would be good to retreat and become a Liao Dynasty.
Didn't the Khitans also wander around the Central Plains and then go back? By the way, didn’t the Khitan Emperor Yelu Deguang die of heat stroke?
"Second Prince, we can fight like this..." Wanyan Zonghan looked at the sick Zong Wang and wondered whether he should let his son "curse" him (he and Zong Wang were not from the same faction), while talking to him He talked about the multi-pronged attack on the Song Dynasty proposed by his son Xie Bao.
Zong Han said: "We can unite with the Xia Kingdom, send millions of troops, and march in five directions, so that Zhao Kai can hardly look after each other!"
"What? Send one million troops?" Wanyan Zongwang was amused, "Nianhan, do we have one million soldiers to send?"
"No!" Wanyan Xiebao took over the topic, "But there are still 700,000 troops...you can pretend to be one million!"
This fat man is quite honest. He pretended to be 700,000 yuan as one million yuan, but didn’t add much water.
"Seven hundred thousand?" Wanyan Zongwang shook his head, valuing the chubby Xie Bao with a bit of contempt.
He is so fat, looks dull and talks nonsense, how can he compare with my Qi'er... It seems that Wanyan Zonghan has no successor!
Wanyan Zongbi on the side shook his head and said: "Where can I find 700,000? It's amazing to be able to squeeze out 300,000..."
"Fourth Prince," Wanyan said obliquely, "you have to include Xia's soldiers and horses! Our country will send 200,000 regular soldiers and 200,000 auxiliary troops, and we will ask Xia to send 300,000 more soldiers... ..This is more than enough to form an army of 700,000."
"The Xia Kingdom is willing to send so many troops?" Wanyan Zongbi was very doubtful, "The Xia Lord is close to the Liao... If not forced by the situation, how could he attach himself to our country? Now that the Song Kingdom is recovering, the Xia Lord may give birth to I put my heart into Song Dynasty.”
"No," Wanyan Xiebao shook his head and said, "What are the benefits of voting for the Song Dynasty? How could Zhao Kai give the Xia Kingdom's annual coins to the Song Dynasty official family? Besides, after Zhao Kai ascended the throne, he worked hard to revitalize the Guanlong Mansion Army. , now that the Guanlong Song Army is getting stronger and stronger, it can already fight with our Jin soldiers. If they continue to grow, will Xia State still have a way to survive? Zhao Kai doesn't even need to send troops to attack, as long as he cuts off Xia State's The financial resources are enough for them to suffer.
The only way for Xia State to survive is to fight against Song State together with us, eat Song State's flesh and drink Song State's blood! "
It seems to make sense...
Wanyan Zongwang's eldest son, Wanyan Qi, who was handsome and outstanding in martial arts, interjected and asked: "Xiebao, what are the five routes of the five-pronged attack on the Song Dynasty? Are you sure?"
Wanyan Xiebao replied: "The first route is Huaidong Road, go out from Jingdong East Road, go south to attack Haizhou and Lianshui armies, and then cross the Huaihe River to plunder! The second route is Hebei Road. Daming Mansion sends troops to attack Xiangzhou. , Cizhou, Xinde Prefecture and other places... That was the iron smelting town of the Song Dynasty. If I had it, Zhao Kai would be short of good iron for making armor! The third road goes out of the clouds and goes down to Hedong. It replaced the land of Zhou and Taiyuan Prefecture; the fourth route sent troops from the Xia State to compete with the Song people for the land of Hengshan; the fifth route was also responsible for the Xia State and competed with the Song people for the land of Hehuang.
Among the five armies, our court is responsible for three armies, with a total of 400,000 regular and auxiliary troops! Xia Guo is responsible for two routes and sends 300,000 troops!
These five armies do not need to be completely victorious. As long as one or two of them succeed, Zhao Kai will be seriously injured. And how big is Zhao Kai's army? It's only three to four hundred thousand. It's impossible to set up defenses everywhere on such a long front, and still be able to defend it all, right? "
Wanyan Zongwang's eyes suddenly lit up, and then he furrowed his brows: This method of oblique protection seems feasible!
If Huaidong succeeds, Zhao Kai's money bag will be in trouble!
If Hebei succeeds, Zhao Kai will not have so much iron to make weapons in the future!
If Hedong succeeds, Dajin will be able to obtain the most beautiful place in the Central Plains, and then threaten Shaanxi...that is Zhao Kai's source of troops!
If the Xia Kingdom succeeds, Shaanxi will also be threatened, and Zhao Kai will have difficulties in supplying military horses!
So in this five-pronged attack on the Song Dynasty, Zhao Kai defended four routes and still lost... If he wanted to win, he had to win all five routes!
"Okay!" Thinking of this, Wanyan Zongwang grabbed his thigh, "Five-pronged attack on the Song Dynasty... As long as we succeed all the way, the Song Dynasty will be seriously injured! This battle can be fought!"
Seeing that Zong Wang supported him, Wanyan Zonghan immediately struck while the iron was hot, "Why don't you let the fourth prince go to Huining with me, ask the emperor to personally conquer, and come to Yanjing Mansion to take charge of the overall situation!"
