"This...is my Kaifeng city!"
When the sunset on December 27th, Zhao Kai climbed up to the Baojin Tower, which was more than ten feet high, overlooking the imperial capital of the Song Dynasty under the setting sun.
Although this metropolis, which can be called a city on the top of a mountain today, does not have any high-rise buildings, in terms of area and number of residents, it seems to be incomparable to the fifth-tier or sixth-tier small city where Zhao Kai lived in later generations.
But this is the city that belongs to Zhao Kai!
In later generations, he may not even be able to inherit a pancake stall, but now the entire Kaifeng Mansion belongs to him!
This city looks a bit messy and crowded, with low ancient dwellings everywhere, and is surrounded by an adobe wall that looks golden in the sunset. This city belongs to Zhao Kai!
In this city, there are also palaces, gardens, Fengchun library and... many "servants" who are comparable to "school beauties" belonging to Zhao Kai! Girls of this level will be regarded as "goddess" in future generations. Zhao Kai is not even qualified to be a spare tire or a licking dog for them.
And now...every one of them, from their hair to the soles of their feet, belongs to Zhao Kai! Of course, their hearts also belong to Zhao Kai, and they are looking forward to Zhao Kai's arrival every moment!
What's even more exaggerated is that Zhao Kai now wants to find 365 slaves of this "school beauty" level. He can change one for another and they will not be the same all year round, which is a piece of cake!
This kind of life is so rotten! If Zhao Kai himself were not the emperor, he would have wanted to make a revolution.
But now, for no other reason than to continue to enjoy this decadent, decadent and extravagant life of a feudal emperor, Zhao Kai cannot let the golden thief rob Kaifeng Mansion... If he is robbed, he will Never again!
In order to preserve this rotten imperial life, even if you risk the lives of 800,000 imperial troops to fight, it is completely worth it! No, no matter how many people die, we must fight to the end!
Thinking of this, Zhao Kai began to feel murderous aura all over his body.
The four camp envoys Li Gang, Yu Wen Xuzhong, Yu Wen Cuizhong, and He Guan who followed him up to the Baojin Tower could not even catch their breath. When they heard Zhao Kai's words, they hurriedly joined in.
Li Gang first said: "Your Majesty, I have already drawn up a strategy to increase the construction and reinforcement of Kaifeng City... It won't be long before Kaifeng City will be solidly built, so Your Majesty can rest assured to guard Kaifeng." In the city."
Yu Wencuizhong also said: "Your Majesty, dozens of edicts calling on the heroes of the world to be loyal to the king have been sent out. In less than three months, the soldiers of the loyal kings of the world will be gathered in the capital. By then, they will not retreat without fear of gold thieves."
He Guan continued what Yu Wencuizhong said: "Your Majesty, just leave the defense of the northeastern part of Kaifeng Mansion to me. I have been in the army for more than thirty years and have fought in dozens of formations. I dare not say that I can defeat the gold thieves, but I can support myself." There is no problem at all with the moon.”
Yu Wenxuzhong also smiled and said: "Your Majesty, you can rest assured that I have a minister in the northwest of Kaifeng Mansion. Although I am not a warrior, I have experienced many wars since the Xuanhe Northern Expedition, and I also participated in the defense of Yanshan Mansion. Still, Somewhat certain.”
Zhao Kai understood the meaning of Li Gang, Yu Wen Cuizhong, He Guan and Yu Wen Xuzhong no matter how "two" they were.
They are all trying to persuade Zhao Kai to stay in Kaifeng Mansion... According to the plan drawn up by the Xingying Division, the battle to defend Kaifeng will begin with guarding the Yellow River defense line.
The defense of the Yellow River is divided into east and west routes. The east road guards the Suanzao and Yangwu rivers in Huazhou and Kaifeng Prefecture. The west route guards the rivers in Zhengzhou and Mengzhou.
Therefore, the four camp envoys are now divided into three groups. He Guan will be appointed as the governor of Northeast Gyeonggi Province, responsible for the northeast of Kaifeng Prefecture and guarding the east route of the Yellow River defense line. Yu Wenxuzhong will serve as the governor of the northwest town of Gyeonggi and be in charge of the defense of Zhengzhou and Mengzhou. Li Gang and Yu Wen Cuizhong will stay in Kaifeng Prefecture. Zhao Kai hopes that Li Gang will serve as the stay guard in Tokyo, while Yu Wen Cuizhong will be Li Gang's deputy with the right to know the envoy of Kaifeng Prefecture.
As for Zhao Kai himself, he will personally lead the "800,000 Forbidden Army" north to the Sanshan Floating Bridge to meet the gold thieves' army there.
However, Li Gang, Yuwen Cuizhong, He Guan, and Yu Wenxuzhong still had reservations about Zhao Kai's personal expedition.
Zhao Kai waved his hand and said with a smile: "Now the enemy is outnumbered and we are outnumbered, and all the armies are afraid. If I can't go out in person to supervise the battle, who else is willing to fight hard? If we want to stop the gold thieves in the north of the Yellow River in January or February, we must Concentrate all our efforts to defeat the gold thieves' vanguard, and then spread suspicion on the south bank of the Yellow River... Unless I personally come out, who else can do it?"
Zhao Kai's strategy of resisting the Jin Dynasty can be summed up in three words - the empty city strategy!
Because Kaifeng Mansion is basically an empty city now!
Even if Zhao Kai did not send his troops abroad, he would only have more than 30,000 generals available. It is said that there are 150,000-200,000 gold thieves heading south (the actual number, including the main soldiers and Alixi auxiliary soldiers, is about 150,000). Considering the gap in combat effectiveness between the two sides, Kaifeng Mansion and Kongcheng No different.
As for how many people are armed and strong... It is said in the Analects of Confucius that fighting without teaching is to abandon it! Zhuge Liang also said that if an army is not trained, it will not be equal to one hundred. Get used to it and use it, one can be worth a hundred!
And it was not the Minzhuang of Kaifeng who had "no teaching" and "no practice", but the three yamen soldiers under Zhao Kai.
As for Minzhuang, they are "three no warriors" with no organization, no discipline, and no practice. Without several months of training, they cannot be used at all.
In addition, since Kaifeng Fucheng is not fortified, it is actually an L city and can easily be surrounded and attacked.
Moreover, the population in Kaifeng City is too large, and it will take some time to evacuate to save food, otherwise it will be impossible to cope with the enemy's long siege.
Li Gang, Yu Wen Cuizhong, He Guan, and Yu Wen Xuzhong wanted to persuade them again, but Zhao Kai did not give them a chance to speak.
Zhao Kai said: "I will not return to the city today, so I will sleep in Baojin Tower. Early tomorrow morning, I will go to Huazhou with Taiwei He.
Yu Wenxuzhong, I can only give you two generals... After you set off tomorrow, remember to go to Moutuogang Racecourse first, remove all the horses and fodder there, and pick 5,000 good horses to be delivered to you. Qionglin Garden and the rest were sent to Luoyang for use by King Qin’s Western Army. "
Moutuogang is the horse farm of Tiansi Prison, where 20,000 horses are kept and a large amount of fodder is stored. These horses and fodder are strategic materials and must not fall into the hands of gold thieves!
"I accept the order!" Yu Wenxuzhong bowed and accepted Zhao Kai's order.
Zhao Kai then said to Li Gang and Yu Wencuizhong: "I have asked Chen Ji, a scholar of the Hanlin Academy, to prepare an internal decree and make Mrs. Yun Guo (Zhu Fengying) the queen. After I go on the expedition, I will do the curtain-raising work and order you two to serve as assistant ministers." That's it. You two are both veteran ministers and my comrades. They should assist the queen and act with sincerity. If you encounter something that neither you nor the queen can make a decision, you can report it to me and let me make a decision!"
Zhao Kai is asking for help!
He paused and then said: "You two must also hurry up and take care of the city defense of Kaifeng Mansion and the recruitment and training of the militia!"
"I accept the decree!"
"I will work hard!"
Li Gang and Yu Wencuizhong also accepted the order and stopped trying to persuade Zhao Kai.
Because they also knew that relying on He Guan would not be able to control the situation - the Song Dynasty had been using culture to control military affairs for more than a hundred years, and one of the consequences was that the prestige of military commanders was greatly reduced. Any civil servant or chamberlain would not take Guan Jun like He Guan seriously.
If others don't tell me, what advice can Liang Fangping, who is currently stationed at the Sanshan Floating Bridge, listen to? He was Da Ju who was granted the title of Jiedushi, and he was Tong Guan’s successor! If he didn't obey the command, how could he chop him with a knife? How dare you!
Moreover...He Guan also participated in the Donghua Gate Incident! In the eyes of a group of civil servants, this is "He Kuangyin"! If Liang Fangping was killed again, Liang Fangping's 7,000 cavalry were captured, and then the gold thief was frightened.
Now it’s time to wear the yellow robe in Chenqiaoyi!
Therefore, Li Gang and Yu Wencuizhong, who truly understood the military system of the Song Dynasty, both knew that the military system of the Song Dynasty required officials to personally direct it.
This is called conquering from the middle!
Of course, whether this "center" can be controlled and whether or not you dare to attack it is another matter.
...
In the blink of an eye, it was already the morning of December 28th.
There was a scene of solemnity in the Qionglinyuan school ground.
Zhao Kai's personal subordinates were under the command of the cavalry, including the first and second generals of the Camping Horse Army, the first general of the Camping Infantry Army, and the second General of the Camping Infantry Army. There were a total of four generals under one command, with nearly 13,000 troops and horses, fighting various battles. All kinds of flags stood solemnly in the school grounds. The soldiers and armor are in order, and the halberds are cold.
They are the strongest combat forces that Zhao Kai spent several days and worked hard to collect from the imperial capital of the Song Dynasty, which was also the most prosperous and wealthy city on the top of the mountain in this era.
The 13,000 people here, plus the 7,000 people who have arrived at the Sanshan Floating Bridge, a total of 20,000 troops, are all the bargaining chips that Zhao Kai can use to block the gold thief's 150,000-200,000 troops to the north of the Yellow River!
Zhao Kai himself, now neatly dressed again, together with generals such as He Guan, He Ji, He Moss, Huang Wuji, Huang Wubing, Xiang Ke, Liu Qi, etc., galloped past the five general-level phalanxes on horseback. People's eyes followed them... Looking at these eight armored knights, galloping forward on horseback, the fear in people's eyes gradually dissipated, replaced by an eagerness to make achievements.
Amid countless pairs of eager eyes, Zhao Kai galloped back to the front of the five square formations, reined in his horses, and shouted loudly: "Listen, gentlemen, although the Song Dynasty was big, We have no way to retreat! Kaifeng City is behind us, the Yellow River is a hundred miles away, and the Golden Thief is to the north of the Yellow River. And our parents, wives, and children are all in Kaifeng City! If Kaifeng has If it is lost, we will all be homeless!
So I will lead you all to the north of the Yellow River now, and we will stop the golden thieves in Hebei. As long as we can stop the golden thief and protect Kaifeng Mansion, all the kings will be my heroes, and I will definitely share the wealth and honor with you! "
Can we still be rich together? What this official says is really nice... Let’s just believe him for once!
"Long live!"
Cheers suddenly rose!
