At the Yanxiang County Government Office, Wei Yang suddenly slapped Zheng Qiao's official documents on the case. Said: "Zhi Niang thief, he broke through Tongguan so easily! It seems that the Jin army did not leave many soldiers and horses in the Guanzhong area! If you advance quickly——"
After saying that, a person turned around in front of the case and muttered something.
On the other hand, Cao Yu said: "Could it be that the commander-in-chief wants to take Guanzhong directly?"
Wei stopped suddenly and looked at Cao Yu. After thinking for a while, he said: "Forget it in Guanzhong. The Jin Army may not have many soldiers in the Jingzhao Mansion area, but it is impossible to have fewer soldiers in the Fengxiang area. It is too far away from Dengzhou, so there is no need for us to fight to the death with the Jin Army. Order the entire army to move with all our strength! We must use Occupy Huazhou as quickly as possible and approach Jingzhao Mansion! - By the way, send a message to Xue Cheng immediately and ask him to speed up his advance!"
Cao Yu promised and called his soldiers to deliver the order.
Looking at the map before arriving at the case, Wei Yang said: "It's one hundred and fifty miles from Tongguan to Weinan. There are no Jin soldiers to stop it. It should be five days. We have three thousand troops occupying Weinan, and it's too late for the Jin army to come back for reinforcements! Zhiniang thief, this But it’s a great achievement!”
Having said this, Wei Yang circled back and forth a few more times. He returned to stand in front of the case and said: "Zhen Fu ordered me to come west and try to occupy Jingzhao Mansion if there is a chance. I originally wanted Zhen Fu to just say it. How important is Jingzhao Mansion? How could the Jin army not Send a large army to garrison? I didn’t expect that the Jin Army really didn’t arrange a large army! Tongguan has been broken, where else can I stop me in the west!"
Cao Yu said: "There was snow on the road a few days ago, and there were no pedestrians. The Jin Army's news was blocked. Yesterday, the snow began to melt, and the road was muddy. It was indeed inconvenient for our army to march, but it also delayed the Jin Army's message delivery. Isn't it God's will? ?”
Wei Yang said: "Forget it, march westward with all our strength! Anyone who blocks our army will be annihilated! As long as the Jin army is not in Guanzhong, how can we rely on people like Wei Yi to defend the city? Wu Shu is isolated near Luoyang, hundreds of miles away from us. Miles away. Wanyan Huonv is in Yuanzhou, and Nianliduo is in Longzhou, both hundreds of miles away. Now our army is marching westward, which is the perfect way to attack the enemy!"
After saying that, he traced the map with his hand, secretly calculating the time spent on the road.
No matter how fast the Jin army ran, including the time it took to deliver the message and the time it took for the army to return for reinforcements, it would take more than twenty days to reach the vicinity of Jingzhao Mansion. At that time, I had enough time to abandon Jingzhao Mansion and retreat north.
After fighting the Jin army for several years, the Song army rarely had the opportunity to reoccupy such an important place as Jingzhao Mansion. Even if it cannot be defended, it can greatly boost the morale of the army. The Jin army in front was attracted back, and Zhang Jun had a rare respite.
Wei Yang weighed it repeatedly, took out Wang Xiaolie's military order and read it several times before making up his mind.
In the Guozhou Yamen, Wang Xiaolie put down his official documents, stood up and went to the door, looking at the bright sun shining outside. After a while, he turned around and said: "There was no sun in the past few days and the snow never melted. In the past few days, there was no cloud in sight and the sun was shining brightly. The weather this year is really strange."
Wang Ruohai said: "The snow on the road has not melted, making marching inconvenient. The sun is shining every day, and the snow melts all of a sudden, and it is muddy and difficult to walk. This trip is really not easy for Wei Yang and Xue Cheng's army."
Wang Xiaolie nodded: "Yes, it is not easy. The successful occupation of Jingzhao Mansion and Hezhong Mansion is a great achievement of the two of them! Whether an army can fight requires not only being brave and daring to fight on the battlefield, but also being special. Can endure hardship! It is inconvenient for us to march in such weather, and it is also inconvenient for the Jin Army to march. We are not afraid of difficulties and rush over, which is a great victory! Tell Wei Yang and Xue Cheng, don’t be afraid of difficulties and move forward bravely! There is no one month Time, Wu Shu can't break through Shaanzhou. Wanyan Huonv and Yin Liduo are chasing Privy Zhang's troops and want to return to Jingzhao Mansion. It will take longer. As long as they march quickly, they will have enough time to defeat the Jin army's heart. !”
Wang Ruohai promised.
Li Yanxian said: "Shao Yun and Jia He have occupied Shaanzhou and are testing Mianchi. However, after so many days, the news should have reached Wushu. I just don't know if he will brave the snow to return to Guozhou. .”
Wang Xiaolie said: "Wushu came back urgently and it was too late. Not to mention, Mr. Dong will not let him leave so easily!"
Li Yanxian nodded. He added: "Shao Xing should also have received the news. He sets out from Shangzhou to attack Lantian and can support Wei Yang's move south. Even if Wushu captures Guozhou, Wei Yang and others can withdraw to Shangzhou."
After saying that, Li Yanxian stood up, walked to the door and looked at the bright sun outside. After a while, he suddenly said: "In previous battles, I always charged at the front, and the troops watched my actions. Today, I am sitting in the state government office, commanding the troops outside to fight. I am really not used to it at all!"
Wang Xiaolie smiled and said: "In terms of strategy, the ancients often said that those who plan within the walls can win the battle thousands of miles away. Isn't that what we are doing? It's just that in today's army, those within the walls have forgotten how to plan, and those who are thousands of miles away can't win. People forget how to win decisively, so that the general becomes suspicious. How can this be done? The general does not believe in the marshal's command, and the marshal does not believe in the general's execution. If the superiors and subordinates are suspicious, how can we win the battle?"
Wang Ruohai said: "After the Fuping War, because the troops on the Jingyuan Road contributed the most, they were the first to assemble after the defeat. Privy Zhang said Fu Quduan."
Wang Xiaolie shook his head with a smile and said nothing. If he remembered correctly, Zhang Jun finally borrowed Qu Duan's head. As a general, Qu Duan had many shortcomings and was stubborn. But the outcome was related to the military system of the Song Dynasty and Zhang Jun.
The most important thing is to have such a system for generals to unite and work together to fight the enemy. Secondly, they must have such talents. Although Qu Duan has many shortcomings, under the appropriate system, he may be able to restrain his shortcomings and give full play to his strengths. The system of the Song Dynasty was prone to generals like Qu Duan who were self-willed and disobedient to orders. Similarly, it is easy for a commander like Zhang Jun to appear who does not know the military situation and gives blind orders.
Fuping's defeat caused many people to attack Zhang Jun and many people to sympathize with Qu Duan. Some people even over exaggerated Qu Duan's ability, thinking that if he commanded it, the Song army would not be defeated, and they might occupy Guanzhong and peek east of the river. This over exaggerates Qu Duan's ability. The defeat of Fuping was not, as many people believed, that the Song army had the upper hand but was overturned by the Jin army due to Zhang Jun's blind command. To be honest, the 200,000 Song troops at this time did not have the absolute strength to defeat the 100,000 Jin troops.
When Zhang Jun arrived in Sichuan and Shaanxi, he should not concentrate all his forces to fight the Jin army in a big battle. Instead, they should be dispersed according to geography and conduct a long-term war with the Jin army. Wait until the strength of both sides changes, and then look for the opportunity for a decisive battle. The defeat of Fuping was first of all a failure of the Song Army's strategy.
Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but sigh: "What a good opportunity this is! Wushu moved eastward to Luoyang, and Nian Liduo and Wanyan Huonv went out to Jingyuan and Qinfeng. Guanzhong was empty. If our If there are more troops, fifty or sixty thousand people, it won't be just a false shot. At least, Wu Shu must be eaten up! There are fifty or sixty thousand people guarding Guanzhong, where can Wu Shu escape!"
Li Yanxian hesitated for a moment and said: "If I join forces with Zhenfu and defend Shaanzhou with all our strength. Can we concentrate the 30,000 troops of Zhenfu and Ruzhou, plus the troops of Dong Xian and Zhai Xing, to wipe out Wushu?"
Wang Xiaolie shook his head: "No. It's winter now, the Yellow River is frozen, and the Jin soldiers can wade through the ice. Moreover, if they want to eat Wu Shu's nearly 20,000 fine cavalry quickly, how can 30,000 or 40,000 be enough?" By accident, Wu Shu and Yin Liduo attacked Shaanzhou and surrounded us here. Facing a hundred thousand gold army, after all, we are not qualified for a decisive battle now."
After saying that, Wang Xiaolie stood up and looked at the map on the case. Said: "If you want to fight the Jin army in Guanzhong, you can't do it with less than 100,000 people. But if you want to fight the Jin army in the Central Plains, you need an army of 200,000 people anyway. We don't have enough capital, so don't even think about it now."
Wang Ruohai said: "An army of 200,000 people is enough to compete with the Jin Army!"
"The decisive battle in the Central Plains and the competition in the Central Plains are nothing more than the same meaning. A decisive victory in the Central Plains will determine the situation in the world. Now that the Jin army is powerful, we can only avoid the Central Plains and recuperate in places outside the Central Plains. Fortunately, Jin The army started in the white mountains and black waters. They were hunting in the mountains a few decades ago and did not know how to govern the country. Even if they won the battle in the Central Plains, they would not be able to play their role. So Liu Yu was appointed to guard the Central Plains in their stead. Separate the border with this DPRK.”
Speaking of this, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but feel a little emotional. In the more than ten years after Jingkang, the Jin army actually gave up the area south of the Yellow River and only wanted to occupy the area north of the Yellow River. Four years after Jianyan, they no longer crossed the Yangtze River and attacked the Jiangnan area. The Song Dynasty actually had a long period of opportunity to recover. Unfortunately, as soon as the army was formed, Zhao Gou and Qin Hui impatiently sued for peace and wasted the opportunity.
