Fenghou

Chapter 422
The battle in the Central Plains took a dramatic turn. Li Heng led [-] Song troops to pretend to attack Ruzhou, but sent [-] troops to Xuchang for three days. [-] troops.

At this time, the temporary truce agreement of the Song Army expired, and Yue Fei, Zhang Jun, and Han Shizhong sent troops across the Yangtze River at the same time to attack the Jianghuai River.

Yue Fei led an army of [-] across the river from Tongling and entered Anqing Mansion, Zhang Jun led an army of [-] across the river from Health Mansion and entered Zhenzhou, and Han Shizhong led an army of [-] across the river from Jiangyin and entered Taizhou.

Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong planned to encircle the important town of Yangzhou from the east and west sides.

This Northern Expedition received the full support of the Emperor Zhao Gou. The purpose was to seize the Jianghuai area and push the Song-Jin boundary to the Huaihe River, Tongbai Mountain, and Funiu Mountain. In this way, the Jiangnan area received a valuable strategic buffer.

In the Imperial Study Room, both Lu Yihao and Zhao Ding were trying to persuade the Emperor Zhao Gou to recall Li Heng. Perhaps because of the stimulation of the three major governors, Li Heng was a little aggressive. He led an army of [-] troops from Xuzhou to Kaifeng Mansion, and went straight to In Bianliang, he repeatedly defeated the puppet Qi army who blocked him, and had already reached the suburbs of Bianliang.

"Your Majesty, it's not that I don't want to take back Bianliang, but I absolutely don't agree with such a lonely army going deep, without logistical supplies, without military support, it's easy to be cut off by the enemy and destroy the whole army. Such battles abound in history. There are very few successful ones, so I implore Your Majesty to quickly recall Li Heng with [-] soldiers as the most important thing!"

The minister who persuaded the emperor was naturally Lu Yihao. It was he who proposed the plan to send troops north from Xiangyang. Now that the situation is getting out of control, he is also a little anxious. Now he is not so much persuading the emperor to withdraw the army as he wants to clear the blame .

"Your Majesty, Bianliang is the place where the thief Liu Yu is entrenched. Once his foundation feels in danger, he will definitely ask for help from Jin Bing. If Jin Bing sends troops too early, it will destroy our plan for the Northern Expedition. I once again implore Your Majesty to recall Li horizontal."

Lu Yihao tried hard to persuade Zhao Gou, but Zhao Gou was hesitant. Although Lu Yihao had some truths, this was the first time he was so close to capturing Bianliang, even if he captured Bianliang for two or three days, he would kill all the ancestors in the ancestral temple. Zhao Gou was satisfied with the Zongling bit's invitation to come back.

That's why he didn't reply to Lu Yihao immediately, Zhao Gou was a little tempted, he didn't really care about the life and death of the [-] soldiers, he cared more about whether he could capture Bianliang.

Judging from Li Heng's record in the Northern Expedition, he has not lost a single battle so far. It can be seen that the combat effectiveness of the puppet Qi army is extremely weak and vulnerable. No wonder Chen Qing was able to repeatedly defeat the puppet Qi army in the northwest and Jingxiang. Think too strongly.

Lu Yihao wanted to persuade him again, but Zhao Gou waved his hand to stop him, "I understand Lu Xianggong's worry. Although Lu Xianggong proposed the plan first, I don't need Lu Xianggong to take any responsibility for it, so let Li Heng try it. If we try, even if we fail, we can learn from our experiences and lessons.”

At this time, Zhang Jun, who remained silent all this time, said, "Your Majesty's thoughts are not unreasonable. Now that Bianliang has been attacked, we might as well test the defense of Bianliang. The failure of Bianliang can also deter the puppet Qi and those who work for the puppet Qi, and even if it fails, it can quickly retreat to the south without much loss, and even the humble minister has a bold idea."

"What idea?" Zhao Gou asked with great interest.

"Yue Fei's army has entered Anqing Mansion. As far as I know, the puppet Qi's troops on Jianghuai East Road have been mobilized to the Queshan line of Caizhou to confront the Song army in Tangzhou. If Yue Fei can quickly reach Caizhou, the front and back After defeating the puppet Qi army in a pincer attack, he will go north to meet Li Heng, and the situation in the Central Plains may be completely reversed."

Lu Yihao secretly sighed, Zhang Jun is still a scholar!Always thinking of things so beautifully, Liu Yu must ask Jin Guo for help, and Jin Guo will never tolerate the loss of the Central Plains, and will definitely send a large army south, then the situation will be completely different.

But Lu Yihao also knew that the officials liked to hear such words, which were very pleasing to the ear and made sense. If he continued to say it, the officials would be disgusted. Fortunately, the officials had already stated that they had nothing to do with him, and he did not necessarily become a villain again.

Lu Yihao fell silent in time.

Seeing that Lu Yihao no longer objected, Zhao Gou was overjoyed, and immediately ordered: "I want Yue Fei to destroy Caizhou's puppet Qi army as soon as possible, and go north to meet Li Heng's army!"

Zhao Gou also issued a decree to confer Li Heng the Duke of Chenliu, in recognition of his Northern Expedition to Bianliang.

The Bianliang Imperial Palace was also in chaos at this time. Li Hengbing approached the city, scaring the puppet Qi Emperor Liu Yu into a pale face. He was anxious to give up Bianliang and move the capital to Jinan, but was dissuaded by all the ministers.

In the imperial study room, Prime Minister Zhang Xiaochun and Crown Prince Liu Lin were both persuading Liu Yu to seek help from the Kingdom of Jin.

Liu Yu was silent for a while. Although he was very afraid of Li Hengbing's approaching the city, it was not what he wanted to ask Jin Guo for help. The reason was very simple. Jin Guo entrusted the Central Plains to him, but he couldn't keep it, and his existence was meaningless. , he was very worried that the Golden Congress would abolish him as a result.

Prince Liu Lin didn't think too much, he said anxiously: "The Song army made a big northern expedition and annexed the Jianghuai River. I'm afraid they will not be greedy enough and continue to go north to the Central Plains. It can be seen from the north of Li Heng's army that they will not stop. Yu Huaihe, father, we cannot stand up to the three Song armies alone, we must seek help from the Kingdom of Jin."

Zhang Xiaochun also persuaded: "Your Majesty, we have spent a lot of resources to support Jin Guo's Sichuan-Shanxi strategy, but the Central Plains region has not invested enough. Jin Guo also knows this. If we can't resist the Song army's attack, we can only withdraw all our troops. Shanxi, Jin Guo will definitely not agree, then Jin Guo has an obligation to support us, explain this stake to them clearly, they will definitely come to the rescue, others don't need to come, but Wan Yanchang will definitely come."

"All right!"

Liu Yu finally made up his mind, "I'll send someone to Wan Yanchang for help!"

Most of Chengji County in Qinzhou has been repaired, [-]% of the official buildings have been built, and there are still a small number of official buildings and private houses that have not been completed. At this time, the autumn harvest has already begun.

Last year, Deshun Prefecture was hit by a drought, which reduced its production by [-]%. This year, it has resumed its previous grain production, and Qinzhou has sufficient water sources. As long as there is no military disaster, normal farming will not reduce production.

At this time, the peasants went home to collect wheat, and at the same time, the Song Army also began to recruit troops. The conditions were very favorable. For the compensation money, add [-] acres of farmland. If you are killed in battle, you will be given [-] yuan of compensation money and an additional [-] acres of farmland.

The conditions made people very tempted. Six thousand people were recruited in just a few days. Chen Qing handed over the training to Niu Gao who had just been transferred back from Chengji County.

Chen Qing appointed Hu Yantong as the military envoy of Gongzhou and led [-] troops to garrison Huaixi County. He appointed He Zongshen as the military envoy of Deshun Prefecture and led [-] troops to garrison Longgan County.

This man, Chen Qing, has a total force of [-] troops and raises his own food, but the military salary of [-] guan per month is borne by the Xuanfu envoy of Sichuan and Shaanxi.

Immediately after most of the projects in Chengji County were completed, Chen Qing finally had an official residence that matched his status. The official residence covers an area of ​​about twelve acres and is divided into three courtyards.

Lu Xiu was five months pregnant and was showing signs of pregnancy. This morning she brought a group of women to see her new house.

It was Lu Wei, the county magistrate, who was their guide. He led the crowd to the gate of the mansion and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not finished yet. The street has just been paved with stone slabs, and the outer walls need to be repainted. The interior of the house has not been fully completed, mainly the back garden, I just took a look today, if we really move, I am afraid we will have to wait another month."

Lu Xiu pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Second Brother, we are just here to take a look. If we really want to move, we have to clean up for half a month!"

"Okay! I'll take everyone into the mansion to have a look."

Lu Wei led everyone into the mansion, and he smiled to everyone: "The layout of this mansion is very regular, I don't want to introduce everyone to know, the entrance is the screen wall, and the aisle leading to the atrium at the back, the door on both sides enters, and the servants are on the left There are dozens of houses, and on the right are kitchens, warehouses, stables, etc., but the stables must be entered through another door from the outside, and we are going to the atrium now."

Lu Wei led the crowd to the atrium. There was a big flower bed in the middle. A big tree should be planted, but it has not been planted yet. The front, back, left, and right are spacious, just like the square in front of the main hall of the temple.

"The front of the atrium is the main hall, and on both sides are the living room and various living rooms, dining halls, etc. There are more than a dozen rooms, and the focus is on the courtyards on both sides."

Lu Wei pointed to the side doors on both sides in the distance and said with a smile: "There is a courtyard on each side, usually the Military Academy and the Staff Academy. It is said that he has no staff, and the Eastern Staff Academy is for Lay Yi An. A small door leads to the back garden."

Lu Xiu suddenly remembered the most important thing, and hurriedly asked: "Second brother, is there a well in the mansion?"

(End of this chapter)