Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 174 Stay true to your original intention
After two days of relaxed and happy life, the summary meeting of the Taiyuan Battle was finally held.

The meeting was held in a side hall of the Du Marshal's Mansion.There were several pots of charcoal fire burning inside, which was warm.

Wang Xiaolie was the indispensable host, and all other personnel from the headquarters participated, with Wang Yan recording.Attending the meeting were all the governors except Xie Linong and Li Xing, as well as Jiang Min, Zhang Jun and their subordinates Liang Xing, Zuo Yuhou Zhang Chi, and Right Yuhou Chi Yuping.

After entering the venue, everyone greeted each other and the atmosphere was very warm.

Wang Xiaolie walked into the meeting place, and Wang Yan stood up hurriedly and said: "The meeting has officially begun, please be quiet!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the voice below stopped abruptly.

Wang Xiaolie sat down at the chairman's table, put the speech aside, and said: "Before the meeting begins, let me talk about the situation in the world, especially the situation on the Eastern Front. The overall situation on the Western Front has been decided, and the next actions will be roughly divided into For three pieces. Shi Rong and three divisions, Cao Zhiyan and Zhai Cong, with a total of 10 men, were stationed in Yuzhou and Fengshengzhou, eyeing Youzhou. Two divisions, Xie Linong and Li Xing, occupied Cizhou and Xiangzhou, threatening Daming Prefecture. Jiang Minze Garrison Dongsheng Prefecture and guard against Xixia. In the following days, the personnel of each division must be replenished and the weapons properly repaired to prepare for the next war."

Everyone is basically aware of this arrangement and will remain silent below.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Jiang Min has a total of more than 5 people, and the number of people to defend Xixia is a little too small. Next, we need to add two more cavalry regiments, reaching five cavalry regiments. The artillery of the two artillery regiments he belongs to is completely replenished. Then add another artillery regiment to reach three artillery regiments. The infantry will not be replenished, it is enough now. Other engineers and baggage troops will be replenished as needed."

When everyone heard this, their hearts trembled.Although Jiang Min's unit is still called a division, its scale is far larger than one division.According to its scale, it is almost reaching the army that Wang Xiaolie had wanted to build before.Although Jiang Min performed brilliantly in this battle, it was not yet to this level.

This can only mean one thing. In Wang Xiaolie's heart, Jiang Min has a special status.

Wang Xiaolie said: "On Hedong Road, in addition to the above-mentioned troops, one of Dong Xian's divisions was left in Taiyuan and the surrounding areas, and all the other troops were withdrawn. Of course, there are not many troops left. In the next year we will To expand the army, it is estimated that four or five more divisions will be added."

Everyone listened and talked a lot.With four or five more divisions, Wang Xiaolie's army will reach more than 30. He can go anywhere in the world.Even the imperial army only has 20 troops now.Wang Xiaolei has more than 30 troops. What is he going to do?
Wang Xiaolie knocked on the table and said: "Don't talk during the meeting. Let's talk later when you are asked to speak. Next, I will introduce the situation on the Eastern Front."

"On the eastern front, everything was going well. In the west, Yue Fei and Zhang Jun fought against the puppet Qi army led by Liu Lin and Liu Yi, with more wins than losses. On the east, Han Shizhong occupied Suqian, and the momentum was good. The Jin army sent troops After that, Talan led his troops to retake Suqian, but could not move forward further and faced off on both sides of the Huaihe River. At this time, an accident happened. Wushu led his troops to sneak attack Haozhou, and Luan Jia was forced to retreat south. The situation was out of control."

Having said this, Wang Xiaolie sighed.

"Zhang Jun's army went to rescue Haozhou, and Liu Yi took the opportunity to advance and occupied Shouzhou. Yue Fei struggled to support himself in Yingzhou, facing Liu Lin's army that was twice his own. Fortunately, Xie Linong and Li Xing occupied Cizhou and Xiangzhou at this time , threatening Daming Prefecture. The Puppet Qi had to withdraw their troops to defend Daming Prefecture. Yue Fei and Zhang Jun advanced together and defeated the Jin army that was gaining the upper hand. The battle line returned to Shouzhou, Haozhou, Sizhou, and Chuzhou, and our army Confront the Jin Army here."

"In the current situation, if our army does not join the battle, we, the Song Dynasty, will have no choice but to confront the Jin army. The Lord is in Luzhou. After discussing with the ministers, he decided not to return to Shaoxing Mansion and will stay in Xiangyang."

As soon as Wang Xiaolie's words came out, there was an uproar below.Xiangyang is where Wang Xiaolie started his career. It is difficult to say that Zhao Gou had no idea when he chose this place as his business.Xiangyang was occupied by Zhao Gou. What did Wang Xiaolie's forces think?Although he never said it, with such a huge force, why didn't everyone have the idea of ​​Wang Xiaolie being independent?

After everyone talked for a while, Wang Xiaolie said: "Five years ago, in Xiangyang, a group of people with lofty ideals gathered around me, fought for their lives, and shed their blood, which led to today's situation. Now that I can do what I do, I can do it right. It is our pride. Now that we are stationed in Xiangyang and we are close to Luoyang, we should always listen to the teachings of the saints."

Zhang Yin stood up and said: "To be treasonous, today we have 30 soldiers to annihilate the Western Route Army of the Jin Army. It seems that the whole country is trying to pacify the country. The imperial army has 20 soldiers, but it encounters less than [-] Jin troops." , they were beaten to the point of losing their armor. What did they use to drive away the Jinlu? If you ask me, Xuanfu will be the emperor! By then, Xiangyang will be the land of Longxing, how can we give it to the imperial court!"

After Wang Xiaolie heard this, he looked at Zhang Yin quietly and didn't speak for a long time.Finally, he said: "Don't say such treacherous words in the future. We are all ministers of the Song Dynasty, and we should do our best to serve the court. As long as the court continues the Northern Expedition, it must restore its homeland, and it must regain its former land for us Han people. , then it is still our court. Now it seems that although it is not going well, the officials still want to go to the Northern Expedition. "

Zhang Yin sighed heavily: "With such an official, how can we be willing to obey!"

Others echoed and expressed their dissatisfaction.

Wang Xiaolie said: "When we raised the army, we talked about driving the Tartars from the north and restoring the Central Plains. Now that we have strong troops and horses, we just think about being the emperor. How can we live up to our original intention? Don't forget your original intention. I don't care whether you can do it or not. , I still remember it clearly."

Zhang Yin wanted to say something more, but Wang Xiaolie waved his hand to tell him to shut up.Said: "Everyone, please focus on how to defeat the Jin Kingdom. Don't think about nonsense like making me the emperor. Don't forget your original intention. Don't think about things you shouldn't think about when you have soldiers in your hands."

Has Wang Xiaolie ever thought about becoming the emperor himself?Of course I thought about it.However, I have thought about it, but I am not ready to do that.In other words, the key to whether he can become emperor or not is still in Zhao Gou's hands.

When we first raised the army, we were talking about expelling the Jinlu and restoring the country. We should not forget our original intention just because the army became stronger.As long as Zhao Gou persists in the Northern Expedition, he will still be the emperor of the world.If the Northern Expedition is no longer possible, everything will change.

When he was in Xiangyang, if Wang Xiaolie had not used the banner of expelling the Jinlu but said that he wanted to be emperor, would there still be so many people following him?These people followed him and spent a lot of effort to make a breakthrough.Now that I say I want to be the emperor, even if everyone agrees, there are still some people who murmur in their hearts.

In this kind of matter, we should stick to our original intention and focus on expelling the Tartars, and everything else must make way for this.It depends on whether Zhao Gou can remember the humiliation of his relatives being captured by the Jin army and go north, and he can rise up and lead everyone in the northern expedition.

If Zhao Gou can make the Northern Expedition, Wang Xiaolie will naturally obey the command and follow Zhao Gou regardless of personal fame and fortune.If Zhao Gou forgets his original intention and no longer aims at destroying money, Wang Xiaolie will naturally take corresponding measures.

Regarding Zhao Gou, Wang Xiaolie had no personal likes or dislikes. It all depended on whether he could and was worthy of being the emperor of the world.

(End of this chapter)