Outside the city of Shaanzhou, Wang Xiaolie watched the people on the road supporting the elderly and the young as they moved southward. Yang Shen arranged special personnel to organize the people to move south. Their meals are provided by dedicated personnel, and there are rest stops along the way. When to set off and when to rest, all refer to the army.
Chen Yuyi said: "We won the battle, but moved the people away. Observation, this matter is always a bit strange."
Wang Xiaolie said: "If we can't win the war, we won't be able to relocate the people even if we want to. Counselor, the people have suffered too much in the past few years. Whenever possible, we must try our best to prevent them from Suffer. The Jin army in the north is separated from Yanjing and Yunzhong, and goes south every year. If the people are not moved away, they will be robbed by the Jin captives. What can be done?"
Chen Yuyi nodded, but he always felt strange in his heart. The people are relocated only after losing the battle. Why bother to relocate after the victory? As long as we hold on to Shaanzhou, what if the Jin army comes? This year Lousu attacked Shaanzhou with great force. Wasn't he saved by Wang Xiaolie?
Wang Xiaolie knew, however, that there were less than 10,000 Jurchens attacking Shaanzhou this time. If the Jin army shifts its focus to Shaanxi, the size of the army that comes next time will be completely different. He has more than 30,000 people, which is not enough to directly confront the main force of the Jin Army.
After watching for a long time, Wang Xiaolian said: "Zhai Wang is coming from Luoyang today, and Privy Council Zhang has also sent an envoy to discuss matters in Shaanzhou City. Let's go back early. With so many people here, it must be very lively today."
The two returned to Shaanzhou City, and Chen Yuyi went to gather his men and asked them to follow Wang Xiaolie's instructions and join the people who moved south. On the road, look at the living conditions of the people, listen to their voices, and see what they really think. All this must be recorded as a historical picture.
In the Shaanzhou Yamen, Wang Xiaolie was resting alone in his room. In the afternoon, Li Yanxian sent someone to say that Zhai Xing had arrived outside the city.
Welcome out of the city with Li Yanxian. Then he saw Zhai Xing entering dozens of soldiers, carrying the setting sun on his back.
Come forward to see the ceremony. Zhai Xing walked up and down Wang Xiaoxie and said: "I haven't seen you for two years, but I can do such a big thing without observing! The things in the world are really wonderful. I left Ruzhou at that time, but I didn't want to observe and now I am today!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "When the world is in trouble, as long as you pay attention to national affairs, you will be successful!"
Zhai Xing and Li Yanxian said yes together. The three of them rode together and entered Shaanzhou City.
When they sat down in the official hall, Li Yanxian invited him for tea, and the three of them talked about some miscellaneous matters.
Wang Xiaolie defeated the Jin army in Shaanzhou, and the nearby Jin army quickly retreated north. Zhai Xing led his troops into Luoyang City without spending much effort. After several wars, Luoyang was extremely dilapidated at this time. There are no more than a thousand households in the city, and most of them cultivate their fields, which have lost their value.
When the Song Dynasty was founded, Taizu Zhao Kuangyin wanted to make Luoyang the capital. The plan at that time was to first set the capital at Kaifeng when the country was first founded, and then move the capital to Luoyang when the opportunity arose, and possibly to Chang'an in the future. But by the time of Emperor Taizong, he no longer had this plan. Therefore, the largest city in the Song Dynasty was not Kaifeng Mansion, but Luoyang City, which was much larger than Kaifeng Mansion.
Luoyang City is large, but its population is not as large as Kaifeng Prefecture. There is a lot of idle land in the city. Not only are there gardens and pavilions for high-ranking officials and wealthy businessmen, but there are also many vegetable households growing vegetables. There are even rice fields and mulberry forests in remote places. Now abandoned, the city is no different from the countryside.
In a previous life, someone invented a saying that the only city in China that has not changed its name in three thousand years of history is Handan. Wang Xiaolie felt very strange. China has a long history and there are too many cities that have not been renamed. Why is there just one city named Handan? For example, Chang'an, Chang'an County has always been there, but Jingzhao Prefecture not only has Chang'an County, but also Wannian County. For example, Kaifeng Prefecture has not only Kaifeng County, but also Xiangfu County. For example, Henan Prefecture not only has Luoyang County, but also Henan County. In Chinese history, the division of counties was relatively stable, while the two levels above the county were subject to more changes. There are many places like Chang'an and Luoyang that have not changed their names for thousands of years.
At this time, Henan Prefecture governed two counties: Luoyang and Henan. It was Xijing, Luoyang County in the Song Dynasty. Luoyang is an old name, and it is the name of a county, so people at that time often called it Luoyang. Similar to this, Dengzhou has jurisdiction over Nanyang County, but because it is Nanyang County, Dengzhou is sometimes called Nanyang.
Jin soldiers went south, mainly attacking the east and west capitals. After many wars, Luoyang City at this time was already in ruins. Moreover, as people fled, its role as a military base was no longer significant. As long as the Central Plains did not establish a relatively stable rule, Luoyang, like Kaifeng, would be almost an empty city.
Zhai Xing couldn't help but shake his head when he talked about the scene of entering Luoyang City. Compared with the prosperous times now, the scene is almost heaven and earth.
Wang Xiaolie said: "Without other places to support, Luoyang and Kaifeng are both the places of the Four Wars. The Jin army went south, and the bandits caused chaos, they have already become empty cities. The imperial court does not have the strength to fight against the Jin army. These two places are It's a dead place. It's better to move the people in this area and move them back when they can defeat the Jin army. Without the people, the Jin army will have no food and grass, which is actually not a bad thing."
Zhai Xing said: "These days, I have been hearing that Observation is moving people south. When I entered Shaanxi Province, I saw an endless stream of people on the road. Observation, the Central Plains is a rich land, and it is debatable to abandon it."
At this moment, the soldiers came to report that Zhang Jun's envoy Liu Ziyu arrived.
After welcoming Liu Ziyu into the city, everyone sat down. Liu Ziyu said: "Although this battle in Shaanzhou was difficult, fortunately Wang Xiaolie traveled 800 miles to come from Dengzhou to help. He was promoted to an official position by the Privy Council and sent to Yao County to make history for the defense of Hezhou. He was also rewarded with gold and silk. , to reward his loyalty to state affairs!"
Zhai Xing and Li Yanxian congratulated Wang Xiaolie together. Wang Xiaolie was originally the governor of Yaojun. When he fell into Yaojun, the former Lang and doctor went there and became a real history of defense. In the Song Dynasty, the promotion of military officers was slow and there were too many official ranks. Among them, Luoyao County was the most advantageous. Although Yaojun carries titles such as Defense History and Observer, his official rank is actually very low. For example, Li Yanxian was the doctor of Youwu and the observation envoy of Ningzhou at this time. Everyone called him Li Kuan, which was consistent with his name. Wang Xiaolie's observation is just the honorific title given by people. However, when describing the official position, Li Yanxian's real official rank was Doctor Youwu, a sixth-rank official, and he had just entered the ranks of important officials. If you go to Yaoyao County, you will go to the Youwu doctor in front of you. He will be an observer during the official review and become a noble official, a real high-ranking military attache.
When a military commander falls to Yao County, he or she will usually be promoted based on the original Yao County officer, and basically will not be demoted. It is equivalent to ascending many levels in a row.
Zhang Jun came out of Zhenshuan and Shaanxi and had great power. General political affairs can be decided directly, which is the system. For an official of Wang Xiaolie's level, Zhang Jun did not need to report it to the court, he could just decide it directly and ask the court to ratify it afterwards.
Just celebrate. Liu Ziyu said: "Now the Jin army is entrenched in the Longmen area and does not dare to advance into Jiangzhou. Hedong is empty, and Wanyan Yinshu in Taiyuan cannot send troops to support it. This is a great opportunity for our army to attack! The Privy Council intends to gather in Shaanxi The army, cross the Yellow River and attack the east road of the river! Taking advantage of the opportunity to attack Taiyuan Mansion, even if we capture Yunzhong, it will not be a surprise!"
After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie, Li Yanxian and Zhai Xing were all surprised. Several people were discussing retreat, but Zhang Jun wanted to attack. This decision was too sudden. Moreover, Wang Xiaolie's troops were not large, and even with Li Yanxian and Zhai Xing, they were not enough to fight against the Jin army.
After a moment of silence, Li Yanxian said: "Consultant, our army suffered a lot in the battle at Shaanzhou, and we are really unable to fight again now. The king's defense has more than 20,000 soldiers and horses, and all the food and grass were shipped from Dengzhou. We cannot support it now. If we fight again, I’m afraid we won’t be able to handle it.”
