Fenghou

Chapter 212 Negotiations
At the same time when the [-] puppet Qi army in Ganquanbao was destroyed, the [-] Song army besieged in Pingliang County ran out of food, and Guan Shigu led the army out of the city to surrender to the puppet Qi army.

Guo Zhen immediately led the army into Qinzhou and marched quickly to Xihe Road. At this time, Wu Ling's [-] troops had withdrawn into Xianrenguan, and the puppet Qi army immediately occupied Gongzhou, Lintao Mansion, and Taozhou , Hezhou, Jishizhou and other places.

However, Xixia was forced to withdraw from the previously occupied Deshun Prefecture under the strong pressure of the Kingdom of Jin, and the Puppet Qi Army was able to successfully occupy Deshun Prefecture. Lost, the news spread to Lin'an, and the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty were shaken.

You know, more than a month ago, the imperial court was still celebrating the recapture of Xihe Road, but this victory was like a flash in the pan, it just bloomed and then withered, which really hit the emperor Zhao Gou and the imperial court hard.

In the imperial study room, Xiangguo Zhang Jun was heartbroken and complained that Zhu Shengfei was incompetent and ruined the hard-won good situation.

"Your Majesty, I have repeatedly reminded him that the Puppet Qi has added [-] troops to Guanzhong. The retreat of the Jin soldiers does not mean giving up Fengxiang Mansion and Xihe Road. Hold Xihe Road and Qinzhou, and expand after defeating the puppet Qi army.

But Zhu Shengfei didn't listen to the persuasion of Weichen at all, and insisted on going his own way, sending out troops in an all-round way. In the end, the Song army was defeated one by one, and Guan Shigu's [-] elite army was wiped out. ! "

There was silence in the imperial study room, Qin Hui sighed and said: "Actually, this can't be completely blamed on Zhu Xuanfu. It is a long way from Lin'an to Hanzhong. He walked for more than a month on the way to take office, and the enemy took advantage of this gap to transfer troops. After dispatching the general, the deployment is completed, and it will be too late for him to deal with it when he arrives in Hanzhong. Under certain circumstances, this is indeed a kind of providence."

"God willing?"

Zhang Jun did not agree with Qin Hui's defense for Zhu Shengfei. He said to Zhao Gou: "Before I left, I gave Wu Jie the power to send troops northward according to the situation to consolidate the results of the Dasan Pass. Originally, Wu Jie appointed Guan Shigu As the general manager of soldiers and horses on Xihe Road, Chen Qing was appointed as the envoy of the Qinzhou system. Fengxiang Mansion has no danger to defend.

But Zhu Shengfei was still on the way, so he denied Wu Jie's appointment and appointed his confidants to guard Fengxiang and Longzhou. He was not greedy enough, and divided his troops to guard Pingliang Mansion and Yuanzhou. How many troops do we have in total?If the army is dispersed, who will guard Hanzhong?Who will guard the hinterland of Bashu?
What's more terrible is that he issued an order right after he took office to stop the supply of military rations to the troops going north and let them raise their own rations. Your Majesty, the Jin soldiers have already scraped away all the rations and let the soldiers of the Song Army raise their own rations. Where will the army go to raise rations?The army has no food, morale is low, and it collapses after the first battle. This is the root cause of the army's defeat! "

Zhang Jun did not agree with Zhu Shengfei's idea of ​​​​separation of Sichuan and Shaanxi. Without Sichuan's money and food assistance, what Hanzhong would use to fight against Jin Bing would not be able to support it at all.

Zhao Gou said helplessly: "Zhu Aiqing just arrived in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and she really doesn't understand the situation. Mistakes are unavoidable. I feel that it is not the time to pursue accountability. How should we deal with the current passive situation in Sichuan and Shaanxi?"

At this time, Lu Yihao, who had not said a word, said slowly: "Although the situation in the northwest is dark, there is still a little light in the darkness. Qinzhou made Chen Qing defeat the puppet Qi army in Fort Ganquan and wiped out [-] enemies. , It is said that before this, he had fought against the Xixia Army several times, winning consecutive battles and rescuing tens of thousands of captured soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty. At least we have not been completely defeated in the northwest, and there is still hope."

Zhao Gou's eyes lit up. He only cared about losing the defeat in the Northwest, but he didn't notice the victory. He actually wiped out [-] enemy troops. Guan Shigu only wiped out [-] people. Isn't this evenly matched?

"This Chen Qing really surprised me!"

Lu Yihao smiled slightly and said, "Your Majesty had the foresight to appoint him as the envoy of the Qinzhou system, so he lived up to His Majesty's expectations."

Zhao Gou felt a little comforted in his heart, and smiled at Zhang Jun: "This is Zhang Xianggong's knowledge of people, and Chen Qing used it well!"

Seeing that the emperor did not want to hold Zhu Shengfei accountable, Zhang Jun felt very helpless, so he bowed and said, "Chen Qing is both civil and military, with extraordinary courage and insight. Great hope, I didn't bring him back to Lin'an this time, but I also hope that he will make great achievements in Sichuan and Shaanxi. He really did not disappoint the humble minister, and lit a fire of hope for His Majesty and the court in the darkness. A great talent should be reused, and a humble official recommends him to be promoted to the governor of the capital."

Qin Hui was a little dissatisfied and said: "Chen Qing was promoted to Commander last year, and was promoted to Commander more than two months ago. Now he is going to be promoted to Commander-in-Chief. The speed of promotion is too fast!"

Deputy Prime Minister Zhao Ding said calmly at the side: "Your Majesty always distinguishes rewards and punishments. Those who commit crimes are not punished, and meritorious deeds are not rewarded. This is not His Majesty's style!"

Lu Yihao also said with a smile: "Actually, what Qin Xiangguo said is somewhat reasonable. Chen Qing is still very young, and it is not good for him to be promoted too quickly. Besides, we only saw a few letters sent by flying pigeons, and we don't know many details. Wei Chen suggested that it is best to understand the situation clearly before considering rewards and punishments."

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "Lv Xianggong is right. After all, we only saw a letter and express, and we don't know the specific situation yet. We need to understand the situation clearly. I decided to send Li Yuan, a member of the driving department, to Fu Yuchuan. Shan, investigate the truth of this defeat, if you are guilty, you will be punished severely, if you have meritorious service, you will be rewarded heavily, I will clearly reward and punish, and there is no ambiguity!"

This morning, an envoy sent by Guo Zhen came to Ganquanbao. Chen Qing knew that it was Tao Shuang, the prefect of Pingliang. The prefect of Pingliang.

Chen Qing invited him to sit down in the big tent, and ordered his subordinates to serve tea, and said with a smile: "I have always been worried about Tao Shijun's fate, thinking that he would be killed by the golden soldiers!"

Tao Shuang smiled wryly and said: "The gentry of Pingliang Mansion collectively guaranted me. They also need someone to stabilize the situation. The Jin people did not touch me. This time I persuaded Guan Shigu to surrender, and Guo Zhen still thinks I have meritorious service!"

"Why did the envoy persuade Guan Shigu to surrender?"

Tao Shuang said coldly: "If he doesn't surrender, tens of thousands of people in Pingliang County will starve to death. I only care about the fate of the people, not his reputation!"

Chen Qing nodded, his position was different, so he couldn't say much?
"Then what did Guo Zhen ask the envoy to do?"

"Negotiations with the regime, about Zhang Zhongxiong and [-] prisoners of war."

Chen Qing laughed, "You shouldn't be looking for me! You should go to Hanzhong to negotiate with Zhu Shengfei."

"I don't know anything about the control system. Guo Zhen is a very pragmatic person. He knows that it may not be useful to find Zhu Shengfei. If the agreement between the two parties damages the interests of the control system, will the control system release him? Certainly not, so Guo Zhen thinks that it is better to go to you directly than to find Zhu Shengfei." .”

This is also true, if Zhu Shengfei only wanted to satisfy his face and harm his own interests, he would definitely not accept it.

Of course, Chen Qing also knew that Zhu Shengfei would inevitably hate him even more, but Chen Qing didn't care anymore.

"Could Governor Tao tell me why Guo Zhen was in such a hurry to negotiate instead of sending troops to attack Ganquan Fort?"

"I heard that the negotiation was meant by Wan Yanchang. It seems that the Emperor Xixia sent an envoy to say something to Wan Yanchang? I don't know the details, but I just heard some gossip.

It turns out that the real negotiating opponent is Wan Yanchang, and Guo Zhen is just standing up for Wan Yanchang. It seems that Wan Yanchang's intention is also related to Baochuan County. Chen Qing said with a smile: "Then you talk about the conditions? Release the prisoners, I will What can I get?"

"Guo Zhen will also replace the prisoners of war of the Song Army, that is, Guan Shigu's subordinates, one to one, but Guan Shigu surrendered on his own initiative, and it is impossible for him to come back."

Chen Qing chuckled, "If Guan Shigu can't come back, then Guo Zhen has to exchange Zhang Zhongxiong with other conditions, or is it because Guo Zhen doesn't care about Zhang Zhongxiong's life at all?"

Tao Shuang shook his head, "Wan Yanchang thinks highly of Zhang Zhongxiong, Zhang Zhongxiong will definitely be released, it depends on what terms Commander Chen uses in exchange."

Chen Qing pondered for a while and said, "I agree to exchange the prisoners one to one, but I have two conditions for Zhang Zhongxiong's exchange!"

(End of this chapter)