Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 194 Can I save you?
The year came without knowing it.The battle is far away from Jingxi South Road, except for Sang Zhong who is spying on Tangzhou, the rest of the surrounding areas are not threatened.Wang Xiaolie gathered his generals and subordinates and gathered in Xinye to celebrate the New Year together.

On the 26th of the twelfth lunar month, Wang Xiaolie, his generals and Chen Yuyi were in Houya, chatting about the current situation.In the yard outside, a pit was set up, and a sheep, half a pig, and a few pigeons were roasted in it.At night, everyone drank and ate meat together.

The sky was gloomy, and snowflakes fell at some point.Fluttering and unrestrained, seeming like nothing.

Looking at the weather outside, Wang Xiaolie said: "In summer, I would never have imagined that the situation would be so bad this winter. In fact, the troops of Wanyan Zongbi on the East Road were not many. I counted and counted, and the real Jurchen army, There are only 5 to 5 people. However, with only 20 to [-] people, going straight to the southeast is like entering no man's land! There is an army of [-] to [-] from the imperial court, and there are even gold people at their disposal!"

Chen Yuyi sighed: "Which of the generals leading the army today can compete with the Jin people? Just like Liu Taiwei stationed in Jiangzhou, when he heard that the Jin people arrived, he retreated. Even the generals are like this, what can other people do?"

Wang Xiaolie hesitated for a moment before saying: "Speaking of which, it is also because the imperial court cannot integrate its forces and can only let the military commanders do their own thing. There are nearly 20 troops and thousands of miles of land. How could it be like this? If it had been prepared in advance, fine Choose the right terrain and work together, not to mention annihilating the Jin army in the south of the Yangtze River. Is it difficult to stop them? It just happens that those who defend the land die in battle, and those who avoid the battle are happy!"

After hearing this, all the generals sighed.By now, the Song Dynasty also knew that the number of Jurchens was actually not many.It is a great thing to have an army of 20 Jurchens in a large-scale invasion of the south.But the Song Dynasty only had so many armies on paper, and none of them could be relied upon in a real fight.Those who really want to fight, such as Han Shizhong and others, don't have many troops.Those with many soldiers and horses, such as Liu Guangshi and others, just wanted to avoid the war.

What's more serious is that with the passage of time, the Jin Dynasty slowly integrated the occupied north, with more and more troops.Just like this time, there were only tens of thousands of Jin troops participating in the battle, but there were 20 or [-] Khitan, Bohai, and Han'er who could accompany them.In the beginning, these people were just filling in the numbers, and as they fought more battles, their combat effectiveness became stronger and stronger.

Speaking of the current situation, several people sighed.After running to the sea, the Empress Dowager Longyou almost ran across Lingnan.

The weather is getting dark, and the meat roasted outside is cooked.The soldiers brought up the meat, put it on the long table, and served the wine.Several people drink and eat meat.

After drinking for three rounds, Wang Xiao said: "Let's not talk about the southeast, how is the war around us recently?"

Shao Ling said: "Except for Sang Zhong in the east of Tangzhou, there is no major force spying on us. Cao Duan in the north is mainly in Zhengzhou and Gong County, and is entangled with Taiwei Zhai. The other small forces are not worth mentioning."

Niu Gao said: "The situation in Shanzhou is not optimistic. After fighting for a long time, Zhang Shumi did not send troops to rescue. How can we defend the isolated city?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "To the east of Tongguan, there is only Shanzhou. Privy Zhang should send troops. If Shanzhou is not protected, the Jin army in the cloud will have no worries and can attack Shaanxi together. At that time, Privy Zhang There's a lot of pressure."

Everyone nodded in agreement.For Zhang Jun, if Shanzhou can be kept, there will be much more room for maneuver with the Jin army.

The snow fell unhurriedly, fluttering and falling, and soon melted.The ground did not turn white until it was dark.

While Wang Xiaolie and the others were drinking, eating meat, and sitting and chatting, they drove into Xinye City on a fast horse.The soldiers who were about to close the city gate saw the disheveled clothes of the knights on horseback, so they hurriedly stopped them.

Not long after, a soldier ran into the back office quickly.He crossed his hands in front of Wang Xiaolie: "Observe, there is Shao Yun, the general of Guozhou, who said that he was sent by Shaoxing, the Zhizhou, and entered Xinye City. He said that there is something important, and we need to meet and observe!"

Wang Xiaolie looked at the crowd, a little puzzled.Guozhou and Shanzhou were integrated, and Shao Xing was also Li Yanxian's man, so he had no relationship with him.When the Jin army surrounded Shanzhou, what did you come here for?
After thinking for a while, he said, "Let him rest overnight, and I will see him tomorrow."

The soldiers were a little embarrassed.He said: "Observe, look at Shao Yun's appearance, he is extremely tired on the road. According to him, the matter is urgent, and he has not dismounted all day and night. If we don't meet him today, I'm afraid he—"

After hearing this, Wang Xiaolie had no choice but to say: "Forget it, let him meet me here!"

The soldiers promised to back down.

Wang Xiaolie said to the crowd: "It's so urgent, I'm afraid it's a matter of Shanzhou. The Jin army has been besieged for so long, and they haven't heard any news. Why are they in such a hurry to come here suddenly? There is still a gap between Shanzhou and Shanzhou. A Taiwei Zhai. If something really happened, he shouldn’t have come to our place.”

Niu Gao said: "Taiwei Zhai was suppressed by the Jin army, he couldn't even go to Luoyang, how can he save Shanzhou?"

Wang Xiaolie nodded, but still didn't understand.Shanzhou is under the control of Shaanxi Road, so it is much more convenient to rescue from Shaanxi.In any case, there was no reason to come to myself for help.The two places are separated by hundreds of miles, and the daylilies are cold when they send troops from Xinye.

Not long after, Shao Yun came in.I saw that his clothes were torn in many places, his hair was messy, and there were stains on the left and right of his face.

When he arrived, he approached Wang Xiao, who was sitting in the middle, and said, "The last general, Shao Yun, was originally a general of Guozhou. On the order of Zhizhou, I came to see and observe!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "I know your name. Gathered troops to fight against the gold, and became brothers with Shao Zhizhou. I heard that the Jin army is attacking Shanzhou. I don't know why you came here? But you are short of money and food?"

Shao Yun was silent for a while.After a while, he said: "To be honest, I got a letter from Zhang Shumi a few days ago, saying that he wanted to lead his troops to save Shanzhou, but he was stopped by the Jin soldiers when he left the Jingzhao Mansion. He couldn't move forward for a while. It was very close The end of the song, and sit idly by—"

After hearing these few words, Wang Xiaolie's heart sank.How many soldiers and horses can there be in one city of Shanzhou?The Jin army is aggressively attacking, and they must be rescued if they want to defend.Originally, Qu Duan's army was the closest to Shanzhou, so as long as he was willing to send troops, it wouldn't be too much trouble.

Thinking of this, Wang Xiaolie couldn't help but secretly sighed.On Shanxi Road, it was not that the Song Dynasty had no soldiers, nor did it have no generals, but the generals did not obey anyone, and did not listen to orders.Don't save when it's time to save, don't fight when it's time to fight, sit back and watch success or failure.To be honest, the Song Dynasty treated him with a high position and gave him great power, and the decision to send Zhang Jun to run Sichuan and Shaanxi was right.But the problem is that Zhang Junzhi is too talented to take on this important task.

Seeing that Wang Xiaolie was silent, Shao Yun took out a letter from his bosom.Said: "Private Zhang sent a letter, saying that there are many observation soldiers and generals, and they can come for help in case of emergency. Now that the Jin army has besieged Shanzhou for nearly a month, the city has run out of food and grass. Is it really difficult to support it?"

"Let me save Shanzhou?" Wang Xiaolie looked at Shao Yun, a little unbelievable.

Don't say that I am too far away from Shanzhou, and rescue may not be available.Just talk about your identity.No matter how the court appointed officials and made a wish, the territory was won by itself, and the army was drilled by itself. It can be said that the court did not spend a penny.How could you let yourself do such a dangerous thing?

Seeing Wang Xiaolie's expression, Shao Yun secretly sighed.Indeed, there was Quduan's army not far from Shanzhou, so there was no reason to go to Dengzhou hundreds of miles away to ask for help.Wang Xiaolie is the leader of the army developed by himself, how could he do such a thing?
Handing over the letter in his hand, Shao Yun did not speak.

Wang Xiaolie opened the letter.The letter was written by Zhang Jun.Speaking of the importance of Shanzhou now, the gathering of the Jin army this time is so serious that Shanzhou will never retreat.Finally, he said that the Shaanxi Song Army was blocked by the Jin Army and could not go east for a while, and asked Wang Xiaolie to send troops.In the end, Zhang Jun promised that if Wang Xiaolie sent troops, he would be rewarded heavily if he succeeded.

After closing the letter, Wang Xiaolie closed his eyes and remained silent.

Regardless of Zhang Jun's heavy reward, what Wang Xiaolie needs to figure out is how much rescue value Shanzhou has.At this time, Shanzhou effectively shielded Shaanxi Road, there is no doubt about it.But to Wang Xiaolie, how much does it have to do with him?
Shao Yundao: "Observation, it has been three years since the Jin soldiers came, and Li Xun has fought against the Jin army for three years. He has fought hundreds of battles and made countless achievements. The people around him are grateful for his kindness and have joined them one after another. So far, as far as Heshuo, all I entrust the military title of Li Guan. If Shanzhou is broken, Li Guan will pay for all the years of hard work. The people in Hedong and Shaanxi will be poisoned by the Jin army."

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "Do you know how many miles it is from Xinye to Shanzhou?"

Shao Yundao: "The last general came from Guozhou and traveled non-stop for seven days and seven nights."

Wang Xiao said: "You are on your way alone, regardless of your life. You have already lost half your life from Guozhou to here in seven days and seven nights. How long will it take for the army to march? It is about [-] miles from here to Shanzhou! If you follow the road, it will take half a month to get there!"

Qu Duan did not save Shanzhou, and the closest one was Wang Xiaolie.Pass through Dengzhou from Xinye, then go northwest to Neixiang, and go northwest along Wuguan Road.Travel about seventy miles and head north along the mountain pass.After passing through Lushi, he went to Shanzhou by way of Guozhou.This road is almost full of high mountains and mountains. Although it has been an important road since ancient times, it is not conducive to the walking of the army.

Shao Yundao: "The general knows that it is difficult to observe. However, Li Guan is loyal to the country, and the court and the people all rely on the Great Wall! If the observation is unwilling to send troops, the city of Shanzhou will be destroyed, this, this—"

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "It's not that I don't want to rescue, but the distance is too far, so it's not easy to save. To be honest, the journey will take more than [-] days, and it will take five or six days to prepare the army. I'm afraid of it." When the army arrived in Shanzhou, the city had already been destroyed! At that time, I was the one who went on an expedition to face the Jin army who was waiting for work. Tell me, how do I make this determination?"

After hearing this, Shao Yun was silent for a moment.That's right, what if Li Yanxian can't hold on, Wang Xiaohun arrives, and the city of Shanzhou is destroyed?At that time, it was the exhausted Wang Xiaolie who faced the Jin Army after a big victory.Accidentally, I put myself in it.

Can Shanzhou be saved?

(End of this chapter)