After having enough wine and food, everyone left happily. When they arrived at the government office in Hezhong, they each went back to their bedrooms to rest.
Sitting in the bedroom, Wang Xiaolie couldn't sleep. I sat in front of the window in my clothes and watched the crescent moon in the sky rising slowly from the east, casting a cold light. In this watery moonlight, the stars in the sky don't seem so bright.
It has already fallen into ambush today, but the weather in Hezhong Mansion is not that hot. At night, a cool breeze blows from the Yellow River, which even makes people feel a little chilly.
Through the window, Wang Xiaolie looked at the flowers, plants and trees in the yard under the moonlight, and fell into deep thought for a moment.
Choosing the right time to fight the Shaanxi army was what Wang Xiaolie had in mind when he was in Luoyang. In Tongzhou, opposite Hezhong Mansion, the newly arrived Zhao Bin was not very respectful, so it was a suitable opportunity.
When the Jin army entered Shaanxi during the Jianyan period, the Song army did not resist fiercely and many generals surrendered. Many of these surrendered generals had both ends. Although he looked down on the Song Dynasty, he was not determined to reduce the amount of money and kept watching the wind.
Wang Xiaolie killed Li Su in Shaanzhou, which caused a huge shock to these surrendered generals. If they had never seen the hope of the Song Army defeating the Jin Army before, it was different after the great victory in Shaanzhou. These people finally understood that the Song Dynasty had the power to defeat the Jin army.
If Wang Xiao went west to Shaanxi, what should he do? Many demoted generals are beginning to consider this issue.
Zhang Zhongfu is an example.
The Zhang family was a prominent family in stability, and later they lived alone in Zhangyi Fort. His father Zhang Kui once led troops to rescue Taiyuan and died on the front line. Zhang Zhongfu led a group of more than a dozen people to find his father's body among the dead. Later, he and his younger brother Zhang Zhongyan served as rulers under Qu Duan. Later, Zhang Kui went to Shaanxi and appointed Liu Qi as the envoy of Jingyuan Road and also knew Weizhou, and dismissed Qu Duan. After Fuping was defeated, the two brothers defended Weizhou together with Zhao Bin and surrendered to the Jin Dynasty together.
Speaking of personal grudges, Zhang Zhongfu's father died fighting against the Jin Dynasty. Speaking of national hatred, the Jin army attacked Shaanxi and everyone was devastated. From all aspects, the Zhang Zhongfu brothers should not drop their money. However, when the Jin army attacked, they surrendered. Moreover, the Jin Army surrendered and actively cooperated with the Jin Army to capture cities and territories.
When Wang Xiaoyu won a great victory in Shaanzhou and Wu Shu retreated, he transferred Zhang Zhongfu from Qinfeng Road to garrison in Jingzhao Mansion.
After Zhang Zhongfu arrived at Jingzhao Mansion, he made no major moves and did not recruit troops. Even Huazhou, west of Tongguan, did not deploy heavy troops, as if they knew Wang Xiaolie would not come west. Zhang Zhongfu even exempted some of the people's taxes.
Wang Xiaolie carefully considered Zhang Zhongfu's intentions. After much deliberation, I can only think that he was on both ends of the spectrum and was waiting to see the situation in the Song and Jin Dynasties.
At this time, Zhao Bin openly showed in Tongzhou that he was determined to fight Wang Xiaolie to the end and was uncompromising, which is thought-provoking. In particular, as Zhang Zhongfu's subordinate, Zhao Bin did this, but Zhang Zhongfu did not stop him.
What do they want to do? Wang Xiaolie didn't need to guess, he knew that he was testing himself. Then expressing your attitude is what you should do.
Looking up at the moon in the sky, Wang Xiaolie sighed helplessly. Such a situation forced me to fight against Tongzhou. And it must be played beautifully, cleanly and without any sloppiness. Let Zhao Bin set an example for other generals to follow.
Once this battle is won, I won't need to spend too much energy in Shaanxi in the future.
After breakfast the next day, Wang Xiaolie was in the official hall, summoning Wang Ruohai, Wang Yan, Shao Xing, as well as Li Lian, the commander, and Wei Ren, the staff officer, to discuss the matter.
Everyone sat down and Wang Xiaoxian said: "Yesterday at the Stork Tower, Shao Dutong talked about Zhao Bin, the newly arrived guard from Tongzhou across the street. He seemed a little restless. At that time, he decided to attack Tongzhou and let Zhao Bin give it to others. Shaanxi's surrender will set an example. I thought about it last night and concluded that this battle should be fought. I called you here today just to discuss how to fight Tongzhou."
Shao Xing rubbed his hands and said: "As soon as Zhao Bin came, I didn't like him! Xuanfu decided to fight. I think it is better to cross the Yellow River sooner rather than later."
Qian's Li Lian went to Yuxiang County yesterday to deal with urgent matters in the army and returned early this morning. After hearing what Shao Xing said, he said: "Xuanfu said that he would attack Tongzhou. I think it is very correct. Originally, when we occupied Hezhong Prefecture, the defenders of Tongzhou did not do anything bad, and the Yellow River crossings were maintained normally. Zhao Bin is here After that, they forcibly took away the people's ferries, and people were panicked for a while. It would be bad for the other side if the trouble continued like this. We are not prepared to fight a big war in places like Hezhong Prefecture, and the place should be as stable as possible. If Zhao Bin is allowed to stay in Tongzhou for a long time, Who would know what he could do?"
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Wang Ruohai asked: "How many ferries can be collected on the Yellow River now?"
Shao Xing said: "We have calculated that there should be more than 20 large ferries and more than 70 small ferries."
Wang Ruohai was stunned. Said: "There are so many?"
Shao Xing said: "It's not just the ferries here in Hezhongfu. We have collected the ferries from several nearby ferries. Even the boats from Hejin Ferry upstream have already arrived at Hefu. We are afraid that there will be various accidents with ferries in various places. .”
Wang Ruohai smiled and said: "This is the best. After the Yellow River leaves Longmen, the water flow is gentle. There are many ferries and many boats in this area."
Wang Xiaolie said: "With so many ferries, have you ever calculated how many people can be ferried at one time? How long does it take to go back and forth?"
Shao Xing said: "The large ferries can carry fifty to seventy people at a time, and the small ferries can carry ten to thirty people at a time. If all the boats are used, 2,500 people can be ferried at a time. If we cross the river in the middle, It takes an hour and a half to go back and forth.”
"Feeding so many people at once?" Wang Xiaolie was surprised. "If we cross the river at night, how many times can we cross it?"
Shao Xing said: "Xuanfu, how can anyone cross the river at night? I have never asked."
Wang Xiaolie said: "We are going to attack Tongzhou with a thunderous force. It is necessary to cross the river at night. If we can cross five thousand people in one night and set out at dawn, we can reach Tongzhou City very quickly. If we fight neatly, we can still We’re going into Tongzhou City for dinner!”
Shao Xing was stunned after hearing this. After a while, he said: "After crossing the Yellow River, we still have fifty miles to Tongzhou. Is it necessary to march in such a hurry?"
Wang Xiaolie said: "How can you not do it? If you cross the Yellow River and set out at dawn, you will arrive outside Tongzhou City at dawn and use cannons to blow down the Tongzhou City Wall. Will your army still not be able to attack the city? I don't believe it. You think Of the five thousand people, there are less than three thousand who can’t defeat Zhao Bin!”
Shao Xing said hurriedly: "Xuanfu, that's not what I meant! Not to mention five thousand, my two thousand are enough to defeat Zhao Bin!"
Wang Xiaolie said: "This is the best! What we want in this battle is clean and unexpected! To be honest, I also want to take a look at the fighting will of these Shaanxi generals. In two days, you can collect this information Find out. Also, send people into Tongzhou City to see how it is there."
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