After hearing the eunuch's whisper, Zhao Yun became restless, his hands and feet trembling slightly.壵
When Concubine Jia saw it, she couldn't help but asked in surprise: "Your Majesty, what is going on?"
Zhao Yun's face was pale and he was in a daze. His mind felt like thunder, and he seemed to be unable to hear the sounds around him.
Concubine Jia couldn't help but expressed concern, "Your Majesty, what happened?"
Zhao Yun rested for a while and finally recovered from the huge blow. He shook his head in pain and said to the eunuch: "Quickly, summon the governors of the East and West Prefectures and go to the Political Hall immediately to discuss important matters."
The eunuch flew away, and Zhao Yun said to Concubine Jia: "The navy of Qi thieves has entered the Huaihe River, cutting off the food route to destroy the Qi army. If we attack the Qi army, there is a danger of the entire army being destroyed. The Jianghuai River is in danger."
Concubine Jia knew that in order to destroy Qi in the Southern Song Dynasty, the elite soldiers of the Huaihe River and the Forbidden Army came out together.
Now that the entire army was in danger of being destroyed, she was immediately frightened and turned pale. "Your Majesty, what should we do? Hurry up and find a way to rescue us!"
Zhao Yun was flustered and had no intention of watching the show. He stood up in a hurry and said, "I don't know either. I have to go to the political hall immediately."
In the political hall, the ministers from Zhongshu Sheng and the Privy Council came in a hurry after being summoned.
They were working in the Yamen when they were suddenly summoned by Zhao Yun. Everyone speculated that something big might have happened and couldn't help but whisper and communicate in low voices.
After the peace talks between Mongolia and Song Dynasty, there was a major change of blood in the Central Committee of the Southern Song Dynasty. The main war faction was kicked out of the core of power. The demoted historical party cadres and some officials of the peace faction were called into Lin'an.
At this time, in the political hall, Qiao Xingjian, who had been ill for many days, walked up to Ding Daquan, the Privy Council member who signed the letter, "Brother Ziwan, the officials summoned us urgently. Do you know what happened?"
Since Duanping's failure to enter Luo, Zhao Yun has not been very involved in political affairs. Only when major events occur, he will summon the prime ministers for discussion.
The last time we summoned important ministers to discuss matters like this today was when the Mongols invaded Huainan.壵
Ding Daquan smiled bitterly, "It should be related to the attack on Qi!"
When everyone in the hall heard the words, there was a sudden discussion. Everyone was relatively optimistic and speculated whether the army had made decisive progress.
A few days ago, a battle report came back. The Song army suffered a setback in Pizhou. However, the battle report was modified so that the officials in Lin'an felt that it was just a minor setback. When Prime Minister Shi's army arrived in Pizhou, there would be good news.
Now that Zhao Yun summoned them, it was likely that the Song army had already captured Pizhou and even captured Zhao Tai.
At this time, when everyone was guessing, a guard shouted: "Your Majesty is here!"
Several ministers immediately stopped talking and stood on both sides. Zhao Yun, wearing regular clothes and surrounded by several eunuchs, walked into the hall from the side door.
"I will see you, Your Majesty!"
Zhao Yun looked anxious and worried, waving his hands, "Your Majesty, no courtesy!"
Seeing the official's serious expression, everyone was secretly surprised. Isn't it good news?
Zhao Yun sighed before saying anything, "Oh, I summoned all my dear friends here today. Something big happened. I was just listening to a play in the imperial garden when I suddenly received an urgent military report. Qi thieves' navy entered the Huaihe River and defeated the army. The Song Navy has cut off the food route for attacking the Qi army."
As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall, and everyone looked at each other with extremely shocked expressions.
The navy of the Song Dynasty is invincible, how could it be defeated by the navy of the Qi thieves? This is unreasonable!
The army that attacked Qi included the elites of the Huaihe River and the main force of the Forbidden Army, and represented more than half of the Song Dynasty.
If the army's food route is cut off, wouldn't it be in danger?壵
In an instant, all the ministers in charge became panicked and worried about the safety of the army.
Qiao Xingjian said in a panic: "Your Majesty, how could the Navy of the Song Dynasty lose to the Navy of the Qi Army?"
Zhao Yun was a little annoyed, "How do I know? The news came from Chuzhou. It only said that the navy was defeated and the Qi thieves took control of the Huaihe River."
After Ding Daquan received the news of the Song army's defeat in Pizhou, he was cautiously optimistic about the Song army's attack on Qi.
Most civil servants cannot understand the twists and turns of military reports, but he can see from them that the losses suffered by the Song army in Pizhou are definitely not like the reports.
It's so easy to say.
Although he was cautiously optimistic and believed that it would not be easy to destroy Qi, he did not expect that the Song navy would be defeated by the Qi navy, allowing the Qi army to steal the retreat of the main army.
At this time, Ding Daquan saw that the officials and ministers were full of disbelief and panic, so he said: "The food route of the army has been cut off, and the situation is extremely critical. I believe that the top priority is to open the food route and rescue the army!"
Zhao Yun heard this and nodded quickly, "Yes, yes! Aiqing is right! How should I save the army!"
Many civil servants looked at each other, and there was no strategy. Ding Daquan said: "Your Majesty, first send people to sue for peace and hold back the Qi thieves, and then recruit Jiang Waterproof Division to re-enter the Huaihe River and open up the food route for the army!"
Ding Daquan didn't know that the Qi navy had new firearms and changed the traditional naval warfare style. He only thought that the Song navy was careless and lost Jingzhou. As long as it regrouped, it could defeat the Qi navy with naval superiority.
Therefore, his strategy was to hold back the Qi army and then mobilize the navy to fight again.
At the moment, Zhao Yun had no better strategy than this, so he immediately ordered: "I will follow your wishes and do it immediately."
The deliberations ended in a hurry, and the Southern Song Dynasty court moved at high speed, sending envoys and mobilizing naval forces on the Yangtze River to prepare to reopen the grain channel.
However, before the Song Navy completed its assembly, another horse hurriedly crossed the river and arrived at Lin'an at high speed.壵
This time, the cavalry brought news that was enough to shake the entire Southern Song Dynasty.
Since receiving the report from Chuzhou and learning that the food route for the Qi and Song armies had been cut off, Zhao Guan's family was forced to become diligent, going to court almost every day and asking about organizing rescue matters every day.
One day after the Chuzhou battle report was delivered, Yuan Jie's battle report was also sent to Lin'an, allowing Zhao Yun and the ministers of the Southern Song Dynasty to finally know why the Song Navy was defeated by the Qi Navy.
In the political hall, Zhao Yun worriedly discussed with several governors about what the Qi Navy's new firearms were.
At this moment, an official came outside the hall and said, "Your Majesty, there is an urgent military report."
Hearing that it was an urgent military situation, Zhao Yun's heart trembled, and he instinctively resisted, but he still asked, "Is it the military information sent by Chuzhou?"
The official shook his head and said, "It's not sent from Chuzhou, but from Shouzhou. It's said to be urgent."
"Shouzhou?" Zhao Yun was stunned for a moment. What could happen in Shouzhou upstream of Chuzhou?
Zhao Yun waved the officials in, "Where is the military report?"
The official presented a letter that was sealed with wax. After Zhao Yun took it, he tore it open and read it. After only a quick glance, he was suddenly struck by thunder and his face turned pale.
"It's over!" All the ministers heard was that Zhao Yun uttered two words, and he collapsed on his seat, and the military report in his hand fell off to the ground.
