What Empress Dowager Tu Dan couldn't understand, Pu Sanhu Tu couldn't understand at all, and Tu Dan Zhen couldn't understand either.
Why did you lose?
When the two of them suddenly heard about this, they both felt it was ridiculous, but the fact was that they couldn't help but doubt it.
Therefore, facing the Queen Mother's inquiry, the two people who were unsure could only muddy the waters.
"Our army has been victorious, so how could it be attacked by the rebels? Queen Mother, I think this matter is fraudulent."
"But people outside said that they saw many defeated soldiers who had fled back, and that the rebels had already come to Zhongdu. How do you explain it?"
Queen Mother Tudan was not easy to fool and asked loudly.
Pusanhutu and Tushanzhen didn't know what to explain.
In the end, the inquiry ended without any resolution. The two people just said that they would do their best to understand the situation and ensure the safety of the Queen Mother and the Crown Prince.
As time passed, the situation continued to worsen, and the specific progress of the Liberation Army was finally revealed.
The spies reported that the Liberation Army was marching very quickly. By the time Pusanhutu and Tu Shanzhen learned about it, the Liberation Army had already arrived in Wanning and then headed for Liangxiang.
The distance is already very close.
Pu Sanhutu and Tu Shanzhen were struck by lightning. They were surprised for a long time before they regained their composure and quickly arranged for defense in Zhongdu.
While sending people to prepare for city defense, they immediately dispatched troops to Liangxiang for reinforcements, hoping to contain the advance of the Liberation Army in Liangxiang.
Then the two of them stared at each other, stunned in the Privy Council.
"Your Majesty is really defeated?"
"Is the army really finished?"
The two asked each other a question, but neither could answer it.
"His Majesty just said before that he was planning to attack Shandong, and yet he was defeated in less than a month? An army of more than 400,000 people! Almost 500,000 people! It's over?"
Pu Sanhu Tu covered his forehead with his hands, his face full of disbelief.
Tu Shanzhen is not much better.
"All the best are out, all the good generals are out, 170,000 soldiers! 80,000 cavalry! All the main force of the Kingdom of Jin! It's over like this? Who dares to believe it? What is the origin of the thief army? How long will it take for the rebellion to overthrow the Kingdom? The main force of the Jin Kingdom? How is that possible?!"
Both of them couldn't figure out why the main force of the Jin Army was defeated by the Liberation Army.
Even though the infantry of the Liberation Army was indeed powerful, the Jin Army had 80,000 cavalry! Eighty thousand!
The Southern Song Dynasty and Xixia were forced to fight together to mobilize 80,000 cavalry. The Jin army launched a battle with a country-destroying level, but was defeated?
How did you lose?
Why did it fail?
After thinking about it, the two of them regained their composure.
Being ministers around Wan Yanliang for many years has honed their psychological endurance. They feel that they cannot give up hope until Wan Yan Liang's death is confirmed.
What if this is just a strategy of the Liberation Army, just to fish in troubled waters?
But the Liberation Army moved really quickly.
When the Liberation Army attacked Liangxiang, the reinforcements of the Jin Army had not gone far at all. As soon as they arrived at Wanping, news of the fall of Liangxiang came.
The leading general immediately stopped advancing, and while passing the news back, he fortified Wanping on the spot.
Liangxiang was lost, and the news that the Liberation Army was targeting Zhongdu reached Zhongdu. People in Zhongdu were impetuous. People kept leaving Zhongdu and running to Liaodong. Because they heard that Liaodong had won the battle, they felt that at least Liaodong was safe.
Not to mention the people, many officials also felt inexplicable fear. They heard that the Liberation Army was targeting the Jurchens and was very cruel and merciless to the Jurchens. So the Jurchen officials felt that their future was bleak, and they all had the idea of escaping back to Liaodong.
When this idea became more and more popular, many people put it into practice, dragging their families and property in more than a dozen large trucks and running directly out of the city.
Someone took the lead, and a gust of escape immediately arose throughout the country, and no one could stop it.
The prices for renting horses and cars in the city skyrocketed, and it was hard to find a horse or a car. In the end, even the price of a donkey increased several times, and it was still hard to find a donkey. So many people simply planned to escape Zhongdu on their own legs.
Seeing that even some officials had submitted their resignations and would rather not be an official than run away, Pusanhutu felt that he could not go on like this.
He was worried that if this continued, the city would be completely chaotic and disorderly, and that Zhongdu City would be in chaos before the Liberation Army arrived.
So Pusanhutu and Tu Shanzhen discussed it.
While the two were discussing, the Empress Dowager Tu Dan also heard the news and summoned Pu Sanhu Tu and Tu Dan Zhen to ask them if they wanted the royal family to leave Zhongdu to take refuge to avoid the front of the Liberation Army.
Both Pusanhutu and Tudanzhen opposed this idea.
"I am about to ask the Queen Mother for instructions. I plan to blockade the Central Capital and implement total martial law. We must not let the Central Capital lose order. Otherwise, once chaos breaks out in the Central Capital, before the rebels come, the Central Capital will fall and we will be unable to hold on. We will all be on the chopping block. of fish.”
Tu Shan was very worried.
"That's why I have to leave. If I don't leave, when the bandit army comes, Zhongdu will be surrounded, and the prince and I will fall into the enemy's hands! Is this what you want to see? Aren't your family members also in the city?"
Tu Danzhen immediately said: "That's why we can't leave. Now the bandit army is very close. If you want to leave, you have to drag your family with you. The big and small cars can't be seen at a glance. The speed is extremely slow, and they will definitely be beaten." If the bandit army catches up, there won’t even be a place to stay in the wilderness. Does the Queen Mother want this?"
After all, Tu Danzhen was a member of his family. The Queen Mother Tu Dan was persuaded by his words, but she was still very frightened and full of sorrow.
"Then what should we do? What happened to the emperor? What happened to the army? Why did the bandits appear here..."
After all, Queen Mother Tudan was a woman who had not experienced great storms. When things came to pass, she completely lost her mind. She cried while talking and described the situation as miserable.
But we can't blame her. Aren't many bureaucrats who have seen the storms also want to escape?
It's just that this kind of thing cannot be allowed.
Pusanhutu said: "Your Majesty's death and the destruction of the army are just rumors. There is currently no actual evidence to prove that this is true, so we must not mess up our position."
Queen Mother Tudan said hurriedly: "But aren't the bandits coming? If the bandits come, what will we do?"
Tu Shanzhen nodded.
"This is the most difficult thing. Your Majesty's southern expedition has taken away a large number of troops. The troops left behind are more than enough to protect themselves and not aggressive enough. Therefore, after deliberation, I decided to send people to Liaodong to ask for assistance from the Governor of Wuyan Puluhun. Please He brought troops back to help.”
Mentioning Wuyan Puluhun, Queen Mother Tudan suddenly remembered it.
When the Khitans rebelled and established the Liao Kingdom, Wanyan Liang sent Wuyan Puluhun to lead troops to quell the rebellion and won the battle. Later, because they needed to wipe out the remnants of the Khitan rebels, they did not lead troops to participate in the southward campaign.
So now Wuyan Puluhun still has an elite team that has won the battle.
Then Queen Mother Tudan burst into tears and smiled, as if she had seen some light of hope.
"I remembered that Wuyan Puluhun once led troops to attack the Khitan rebels, so he still has soldiers and horses! If he rushes back, Zhongdu will be saved, and the Kingdom of Jin will be saved! Yes! no?"
"Yes, Wuyan Puluhun still has at least 40,000 soldiers under his command. If we expand temporarily, it will not be a problem to gather an army of 50,000 to 60,000 people, and we will definitely be able to return reinforcements.
Moreover, Wuyan Puluhun is good at using troops. His army has just experienced a great victory and has great morale. It can definitely fight against the rebels. Therefore, even if the situation has reached the worst point, the Kingdom of Jin still has the power to recover! "
Pusan Hutu said loudly: "So, please don't leave the Central Capital, please stay in the Central Capital. I and others can guarantee that the rebel army will never capture the Central Capital before Wuyan Puluhun leads the troops to return to the reinforcements! I and others We must do our best to defend the Central Capital and the Queen Mother, and we will never let the traitor army succeed!"
At this point, Queen Mother Tudan had nothing to say, so she could only nod silently and agreed to their request.
She can only believe that as long as Wuyan Puluhun leads his troops back to support, the siege of Zhongdu can be lifted, the danger of Yanyun can be relieved, and everything will get better.
Right, that is it.
Gaining the understanding of the Empress Dowager is equivalent to gaining the understanding of the Crown Prince, and also gaining the understanding of the nominally highest authority in Zhongdu, and everything will work out as expected.
So Pusan Hutu and Tu Shanzhen breathed a sigh of relief, and while ordering martial law throughout the city, they sent people to Liaodong to recall Wuyan Puluhun's army and order them to return to aid, relieve the siege of Zhongdu, and restore the situation in Yanyun.
This is the last hope for the Kingdom of Jin.
