After an offensive and defensive battle, the Ming army returned to Dusong Pass to continue guarding. Yu Yunwen looked at the general who failed to complete the mission with a livid face and ordered him to be removed from his post and imprisoned.
Then, he sent another general to lead five thousand Song troops to attack Dusong Pass.
At that time, Yang Wanli persuaded Yu Yunwen not to attack Dusong Pass at all, but to try his best to defend Lin'an City. As long as Lin'an City was not lost, the Ming army could not do anything. When the time came, they would take the opportunity to attack the Ming army's logistics, and perhaps force the Ming army to retreat.
Yu Yunwen shook his head.
"Dusong Pass is important. Whoever controls Dusong Pass can take the initiative. The Ming army must not be allowed to occupy Dusong Pass. The Ming army only sticks to Dusong Pass without taking the initiative to attack, which means that only the Ming army is occupying Dusong Pass." The vanguard of the army, its main force has not yet arrived.
Such a good opportunity is also the last opportunity placed in front of us. If we cannot seize it, we will really have to defend Lin'an City. This situation is too dangerous and unnecessary. I don't want to be like this. Therefore, we must take advantage of the Ming army. The main force recaptured Dusong Pass before heading south. "
So Yu Yunwen issued a military order, requiring the Song army to regain Dusong Pass, otherwise they would not go back to see him.
This Song army eagerly attacked Dusong Pass for several days, but received reinforcements from the Ming army on the fourth day of the attack.
The arrival of the Ming army's reinforcements greatly boosted the morale of the Dusong Pass defenders. The Ming army defenders of Dusong Pass attacked in one fell swoop and defeated the 5,000 Song troops who were caught off guard.
The Song army collapsed and retreated, and the Ming army chased them for several miles before withdrawing their troops.
The Song army was defeated and returned to Lin'an. Yu Yunwen killed the leading general in a rage and prepared to organize a third attack. This time, he was blocked by Yang Wanli and his officials.
"The Ming army's reinforcements have arrived. Even if we use 30,000 people to attack, we may not be able to succeed. It is irrational to use precious city defense forces at Dusong Pass! Absolutely not!"
The colleagues of the main war faction were not satisfied yet. Under the leadership of Shen Gai, the ministers of the main peace faction besieged Yu Yunwen and rebuked Yu Yunwen. Each of them compiled more than a hundred memorials to impeach Yu Yunwen. Zhao Min was also attracted by this strong trend. The wave of resistance left him with no choice but to order Yu Yunwen not to send troops to attack.
Zhao Yan even spoke, and finally Yu Yunwen gave up. However, after Yu Yunwen gave up, the morale of the Song army declined greatly, and they were almost unable to recover, and they were full of fear of the Ming army. .
Subsequently, Zhou Zhi led the main force of the Ming army to cross Dusong Pass and headed for Lin'an City, declaring that Dusong Pass was completely impossible to be recaptured by the Song army.
At the same time, he also cleared the Song Army's strongholds around Lin'an City through several simple offensive and defensive battles, which greatly shocked the Lin'an defenders.
On September 15, Zhang Yuejing led the main force of 55,000 Ming troops to Lin'an City. They met Zhou Zhi's 20,000 troops in Lin'an City. The army surrounded Lin'an City and showed off their power around Lin'an City, which made the Ming army's morale high. , the morale of the defenders of Lin'an City was low.
This was the second time that the Ming army surrounded Lin'an City since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, and it was also the third time that Lin'an City was attacked by enemy troops.
The Ming Dynasty was established less than six years ago.
There was a strong atmosphere of pessimism and capitulation among the Song troops, officials, and civilians in the city.
A considerable number of people suddenly felt that it was okay to accept the Ming army's previous conditions. It was just that the emperor could not be called emperor, and the Song Dynasty could not be called Song Dynasty, but everyone was still there.
The money is still there, the status is still there, the power is still there, everything can remain as it was in the past, people are still superior to others.
Well now, the Ming army has arrived and surrounded Lin'an City. Whether Lin'an City can be defended is still a question. If it cannot be defended, wouldn't everyone be doomed?
Grains
Are Su Yonglin's revolutionary theory and the Ming Dynasty's liquidation policy just a joke?
Everyone still remembers what happened to those guys who escaped from the Ming Dynasty.
The current situation has become very obvious, so the originally suppressed Zhuhe faction in Lin'an City suddenly rose up and began to severely criticize Yu Yunwen.
They said that Yu Yunwen was arrogant but lacking in ability. He talked beautifully about this tactic and that strategy, what should be done here and what should be done there, and scolded Fang Qiu. What was the result?
When the Ming army said that their troops were approaching the city, they were approaching the city!
If you don't agree to their request, they will really come to trouble you. If you don't agree again, they may really take over Lin'an City!
The original peace negotiator faction in the court, headed by Shen Gai, was suppressed by Yu Yunwen. Yu Yunwen oversaw military and political power as Pingzhangjun State Affairs. In Lin'an City, no one could restrain him except Emperor Zhao Yu.
And the emperor Zhao Hao trusted Yu Yunwen very much and gave him enough support, so generally speaking, the ministers had nothing to do with him.
Unless he makes a mistake himself.
Facing the Ming army, he made mistakes one after another, so the prestige brought by quickly stabilizing Lin'an City gradually disappeared, so that when the Ming army besieged the city, his prestige was completely gone.
Shen Gai was no longer afraid of him, and neither were the ministers of the peace faction. Not only did he criticize Yu Yunwen and his stubborn adherence to the policy, he also made public remarks criticizing Yu Yunwen and ridiculing Yu Yunwen.
For a time, it was the custom in the court to ridicule Yu Yunwen, and the scolding made everyone happy.
After hearing this, Yu Yunwen expressed his defense and was released by Zhao Xun to announce it to the ministers, which meant that the ministers should shut up. He supported Yu Yunwen, but instead of shutting up, the ministers scolded him even more happily.
Shen Gai once again gathered many ministers who supported the idea of peace and sent a petition to Zhao Xun, explaining what they were thinking, hoping that Zhao Xun could seriously consider it.
Shen Gai's meaning is also very simple.
Your emperor said that the Privy Council is capable and gives all the power to the Privy Council. So how many privy councilors did the Privy Council change every term? Starting from Zhang Jun, to Shi Hao, then to Zhou Linzhi, Chen Kangbo, and finally to Yu Yunwen, was the military situation of the Song Dynasty easy? Change the soup but not the medicine!
He, Yu Yunwen, was still saying that the Ming army was difficult to fight. Yes, the Ming army was indeed difficult to fight. This is something everyone knows. If our army cannot fight, it is useless. What is not good about admitting it? What is the current level of the Song Dynasty’s army?
Only a few famous generals are gone, and Li Xianzhong is left with an army of 80,000 to attack the Ming army. Can he defeat the Ming army? You can't beat me, you don't have the ability, you know? Now we have lost Jinghu, Huaixi, and Dusong Pass. Now that the Ming army is approaching Lin'an, there is nothing to lose.
He, Yu Yunwen, also said that there is still hope now. Lin'an City is still in his hands and he can continue to resist. Since the Ming Dynasty has so many soldiers, logistics must be a problem. As long as you persist, you can win. Oh, is that a matter of persistence? If we could succeed if we persevered, the Song Dynasty would have already launched its Northern Expedition to the Central Plains!
He doesn’t understand international politics at all, and he doesn’t understand the current situation. Your emperor uses him to do Pingzhangjun state affairs and gives him such great power. You ask him to first understand the international situation and the military situation. We can talk about it. Okay, isn't it just a Ye Yiwen who died? Why stop?
Well now, you are at a loss when facing the Ming army. The armies of the three Jiangnan towns have not been withdrawn before Dusongguan is gone. Obviously, the three Jiangnan towns are gone too. They have lost everything. They have lost completely. There were still some before. Half the river and the mountain, what else can you tell me now?
No shame!
