Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 520 God Bless Song Dynasty (please subscribe!)
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According to the agreement of the Song-Jin Sea Alliance, Jin soldiers are not allowed to pass through Songting Pass, Gubeikou and the south of Yuguan.

Therefore, regardless of whether it was because of the persecution by the Liangshan army, at least on the surface, the Jurchens have been fulfilling the maritime alliance so far, only stationed troops in Bei'an Prefecture, and have not crossed the thunder pool.

Wang Huan left Xiongzhou, then took the sea route, and then moved to Bei'an Prefecture.

Here, Wang Huan met Zhao Liangsi, Ma Kuo and other envoys of the Song Dynasty.

Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo told Wang Huan that their mission had already been completed, especially after learning that Yang Keshi and Guo Yaoshi had succeeded in attacking Yanjing, the Jurchens treated them like honored guests and began to discuss with them the relationship between the two countries. Concrete boundaries.

But then the Jurchens found out that Yang Keshi and Guo Yaoshi were driven out of Yanjing City by Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi, and the thousands of troops they brought were almost wiped out by Xiao Qian and Yelu Dashi. Pass it on as a joke.

And this is not over yet, what happened next, the more than 50 troops of the Song State were defeated by the more than 2 troops of the Liao State, killing 10,000+, and the Liao Army was wiped out by the Liangshan Army, and even the famous general Yelu Dashi was defeated by Liangshan The army captured him alive, and made Jin Guo collectively silent.

The next day, the Jurchens suddenly put Zhao Liangsi, Ma Kuo and other envoys of the Song Dynasty under house arrest, and they were not allowed to contact the outside world until two days later.

After listening to what Zhao Liangsi and others said, Wang Huan asked, "What does the Jurchens mean? Do they want to tear up the covenant with Song?"

Zhao Liangsi said: "They should want to form an alliance with Li Yan. After all, according to the current situation, Li Yan is their neighbor, and our Song Dynasty will no longer border with their Dajin Kingdom." Speaking of this, Zhao Liangsi I really couldn't help but said: "How could Liu Yanqing fight the battle like this? Do you know that we have settled everything with the Jurchens, and the Jurchens promised to give us all of Yanjing and the 24 counties in the six prefectures under their jurisdiction?" Song, moreover, the Jurchens also agreed that if Yanjing and our Great Song cannot be captured by themselves, they will be captured by their Jin army, or our two armies will attack. , will also give us Song Dynasty Yanjing and Jizhou, Jingzhou, Tanzhou, Shunzhou, Zhuozhou, and Yizhou. We don't ask Liu Yanqing to win a big battle, but don't lose so quickly and completely, okay? Yan? As long as Liu Yanqing can persist for a while longer, the Jurchens will send troops. By then, Yanjing will definitely belong to our Song Dynasty, and Li Yan will never be able to enter the customs. Now, the Song Dynasty is defeated and the Liao Kingdom is dead , Li Yan has entered the customs, and the Jurchens have completely looked down on our Da Song, so how can we talk about it?"

Wang Huan sighed, and said: "Who knew that Liu Yanqing was such a waste, with an army of 10,000+, that he was defeated by an army of more than 2 from the Liao Kingdom. He lost his teacher and humiliated the country!"

Ma Kuo asked: "How will the officials deal with Liu Yanqing?"

Wang Huan said: "Liu Yanqing has a note written by Tong Xuanfu and Cai Fuxuanfu in his hand, which says "Looking up to each other to measure the situation, if you can, then you can, no matter what is wrong with the military. Therefore, Liu Yanqing firmly insisted that Tong Xuanfu and Vice Xuanfu Cai agreed to his withdrawal. With the official's benevolent character, since Liu Yanqing has this excuse, he probably won't die."

Ma Kuo gritted his teeth and said, "This Liu Yanqing is too shameless, after fighting like this, he still has the face to make a living!"

Wang Huan was silent for a while, and said: "Even if Liu Yanqing survives, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame in history... Forget it, let's not talk about him, let's talk about what we should do now?"

Zhao Liangsi asked: "What is your mission here this time?"

Wang Huan said: "Persuade the Jurchens to send troops, the two families jointly attack Li Yan, drive Li Yan back to the mountains or drive Li Yan back to Korea, and let the Jurchens agree to Yanjing and the six states under its jurisdiction and the Pingluanying three The state belongs to our Song Dynasty."

After Zhao Liangsi heard this, he shook his head and said, "It's hard, hard, Jurchens now fully understand the strategic value of the three states of Pingluanying, it's impossible to give them to Song Dynasty."

Wang Huan's heart moved, "Zhao Liangsi only said that he couldn't get the three states of Pingluanying, but he didn't say that he couldn't persuade the Jurchens to send troops and recover Yanjing and the six states under Yanjing's jurisdiction. Does that mean that I have a chance to persuade the Jurchens to send troops? And persuade the Jurchen to give Yanjing and the six states under Yanjing to Song Dynasty?"

Ma Kuo suddenly asked: "Does our Song Dynasty still have the strength to fight?"

Wang Huan said: "The Western Army still has 4 or 20 horses. In addition, the Ever Victorious Army has nearly [-] soldiers capable of fighting. The other armies have [-] soldiers, volunteers, and civilians. Although they lack soldiers and horses, they should still Have the power to fight."

Ma Kuo asked, "Who will command the army?"

Wang Huan knew that what Ma Kuo wanted to ask was, who is the commander of the army in Tong Guan's heart?
After experiencing Zhong Shidao and Liu Yanqing, especially the latter commanding troops, everyone realized that the key to commanding troops - if there is no capable commanding officer, the Song army will definitely be as miserable as before one strike.

The Xuanfu Division has been discussing the candidate for the new military commander, that is, the new capital controller. Some people say that Da Song should boldly appoint young people like Li Yan, such as Zhe Keqiu, to be the governor of the capital, and some even say that Song Dynasty should boldly appoint Guo Yaoshi as the governor of the capital.

In this regard, Tong Guan has never expressed his position. It can also be said that Tong Guan has become a frightened bird, and he dare not control the matter anymore.

Therefore, who will be in charge of the new capital depends on Zhao Ji's intentions.

And Zhao Ji is probably not sure who will be in charge of the capital now, so it has not been revealed who will be in charge of the capital until now.

Wang Huan said truthfully: "The government has not yet decided who will be in charge of the capital."

Ma Kuo said: "It is best to teach Zhongshuai to continue to serve as the governor of the capital."

Wang Huan said: "The grand master dare not say anything about this matter. I am humble and light-hearted. How can I dare to say anything?"

Ma Kuo also knew that after the previous two big defeats, whoever would be in charge of the capital could only be Jian Zaidixin.

Zhao Liangsi didn't care about who would be in charge of the capital, and he didn't want to cause trouble, so he interjected: "Originally, your mission is hopeless, but we have heard two pieces of information that may allow you to complete the mission."

Wang Huan hurriedly asked, "What news?"

Zhao Liangsi said: "The first news is that Li Yan is unwilling to pay the New Year coins, which is unacceptable to the Jurchens. We all know that the Jurchens are used to being poor, so they are very greedy and value money silk very much. Therefore, Li Yan's insistence on refusing to pay the old coins has already touched their bottom line, if you can make good use of it, you may be able to convince the Jurchens."

Wang Huan's eyes lit up, and he said, "Is this news reliable?"

Zhao Liangsi smiled confidently, and said, "We didn't stay in Bei'an Prefecture for more than two months for nothing."

Wang Huan asked, "What about the second news?"

Zhao Liangsi said: "The second is the news that just came back. It is said that Li Yan's general Yue Fei encountered the Jurchen general Wanyan's mother in Gubeikou. Yue Fei launched an attack first and beat Wanyan's mother by surprise. At that time, the autumn rain was drenching, mountain torrents broke out, and the Chaohe River was soaring. The Jurchens were forced to cross the Chaohe River by Yue Fei. As a result, countless people drowned and died. Revenge."

After hearing this, Wang Huan was overjoyed and said, "God bless Song Dynasty!"

After hesitating for a while, Wang Huan was a little puzzled and said, "Didn't the Jurchens have an appointment with our Great Song Dynasty not to cross Gubeikou? How could their army run to Gubeikou?"

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(End of this chapter)