Outlaws of the Marsh

Chapter 628 The wolf is coming (please subscribe!)

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From an emotional point of view, Zhao Gou actually wants to solve the siege of Tokyo. There are his parents, his beloved princess, his five daughters, and the unborn child in his princess’ belly, and their old Zhao family. of the people.

But from a rational point of view, Zhao Gou knew very well that using the current strength of the Marshal's Mansion to fight against the powerful Jin army is tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg.

Moreover, before Zhao Huan was afraid that the Generalissimo's Office would disrupt his peace talks, he had issued a secret edict to Zhao Gou, ordering Zhao Gou not to move lightly, so as not to spoil the peace talks.

In the end, Zhao Gou's rationality overcame his emotions, and Zhao Gou decided to go south to Yingtian Mansion.

The Grand Marshal's Mansion's operation this time was kept secret. Until the departure, the people of Kaide Mansion and the soldiers of the army thought that the Grand Marshal was going to rescue the capital. No one thought that the Grand Marshal was actually planning to go to Nanjing. Ying Tianfu.

but--

Although the Grand Marshal's Mansion did a good job of keeping secrets, something happened before departure.

Just when the army was about to march, Zhang Cheng, a member of Zhongshushe, came to the city of Kaide Mansion with Zhao Huan's edict in hand, looking for Zhao Gou's location.

Along with Zhang Cheng, there is also a group of golden soldiers.

Zhang Cheng reported his name under the city, and asked the guards to ask Zhao Gou to come out and answer.

Upon hearing the news, Zong Ze stepped up the tower quickly and said, "I am Zong Ze, Deputy Marshal of the Army and Horses. Why are you here?"

Zhang Cheng said: "Marshal Zong, dare to ask where King Kang is now? The emperor has a decree to summon King Kang to return to Beijing immediately to discuss a plan for peace with the Dajin Kingdom. Now the Dajin Army has climbed the city wall of Tokyo, and the Emperor has sent two The provinces of the river were ceded to Dajin. Marshal Zong must not rush into the army, or he will miss the country's plans, and the emperor's imperial pen is here today."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Cheng asked the Jin soldiers beside him to shoot Zhao Huan's edict onto the tower with a bow and arrow.

Zong Ze asked people to pick up the edict, looked at it, and said to the people around him: "This is a fake edict, don't keep it, burn it on fire."

Seeing that Zhao Huan's imperial edict had been burned by Zong Ze, Zhang Cheng anxiously shouted, "Zong Ze, how dare you burn the imperial edict?"

Zongze laughed and said, "Zhang Chen, do you know what crime should be for falsely preaching the imperial decree? Marshal Kang Wang is not in Kaide Mansion, and he doesn't know where he is. If the Jin people are sincere and harmonious, they must withdraw their troops from the city of Kaifeng. Otherwise, I will I will lead my troops to King Jingqin to meet the Holy Majesty."

Zhang Cheng shouted: "Marshal Zong, you must not enter the army easily, it will ruin the plan of the Holy Lord..."

Zong Ze interrupted Zhang Chen and said, "Don't talk too much, go quickly, or don't blame me for being rude!"

After finishing speaking, Zong Ze ordered the archer standing beside him to open his bow and set his arrow, ready to shoot.

Seeing this, Zhang Cheng had no choice but to retreat with Jin Bing.

Although Zhang Cheng returned from Kaide Mansion without success, he told Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang about the recent frequent transfers of the Song Army.

This news made Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang, who were extorting Zhao Huanjun and his ministers in Tokyo, stop the blackmail for a while and focus on the Kaide mansion.

Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang actually had a plan for how to dismantle the Grand Marshal's Mansion, and tricking Zhao Gou back was one of Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang's plans.

To tell the truth, Zhao Huan and his ministers actually didn't want to call Zhao Gou back.

As a result, Zhao Gou's return is tantamount to throwing himself into a trap, which is what Zhao Huan and his ministers do not want to see.

Secondly, Zhao Gou and Generalissimo Yuan were away, which could also play a role in containing and deterring the Jin army, so that the Jin people would not dare to be too presumptuous, and the country of the Song Dynasty was more likely to be preserved.

however--

People are knives and they are fish.

Zhao Huanjun and his ministers only had to bite the bullet and resist for two days, but they couldn't resist anymore.

After the envoy sent by Wanyan Zonghan said, "If the emperor refuses to write me an edict to recall King Kang, I can only go back and ask the marshal to bring troops to fetch it." Zhao Huan obediently issued an edict to recall Zhao Gou.

Unexpectedly, Zong Ze was quick-thinking and daring to act. He not only designated Zhao Huan's true edict as a false edict, but also burned Zhao Huan's real edict, saving Zhao Gou, so that Zhao Gou would not end up with a single The charge of disloyalty and unfilial piety disqualifies him from becoming emperor, and more importantly, Zhao Gou will not be in a dilemma between whether to obey the edict or not to go back.

After focusing on the Kaide Mansion, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang soon discovered that in just ten days, the Generalissimo's Mansion had nearly [-] troops, and the [-] troops had already begun to move south.

but--

Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang were not worried about this at all.

They have confidence in the combat power of the Song Army.

Some time ago, Qian Gai, the envoy of Shaanxi Province, led [-] King Qin soldiers to King Qin.

The army has already arrived in Yingchang (later Xuchang, Henan), but after they heard that Bianliang City had been breached and 10,000+ gold troops were hoarded under Bianliang City, they all fled back to Shaanxi immediately.

Although Zongze had won thirteen battles in a row before this, what Zongze won was not the main force of the Jin army.

In other words, what Zongze won was not Jurchen soldiers, but miscellaneous soldiers such as Han'er, Khitan, and Bohai.

Moreover, these thirteen victories sound like a lot, but in fact, they are just small wins and losses, not big victories that can determine the direction of the war.

Therefore, these actually mean nothing, at least that's how the Jurchens see it.

Therefore, upon learning that the [-] troops from the Generalissimo's Mansion were heading south, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang calmly deployed their troops, preparing for a decisive battle with this Song army.

however--

What Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang didn't expect was that this group of Song soldiers did not take Huazhou, but went straight to Xingren Mansion.

Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang were very puzzled by this group of Song soldiers who wanted to stay close and far away!

Wanyan Zongwang said: "Could it be that the Song army is going to detour to the east to bypass the Lianzhu village we set up?"

Everyone in the Jin army was puzzled by the move of the Generalissimo's Mansion, and couldn't figure out what the Song army was going to do.
Soon, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang received the news that after the Song army arrived at Xingren Mansion, they diverted to Chuqiu.

Wanyan Zonghan looked at the map for a while, and then asserted: "This Song army did not come to King Qin at all, but was planning to flee to Yingtian Mansion."

At this point, the truth is revealed.

But immediately afterwards, Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang couldn't figure it out.

Kaide Mansion and Yingtian Mansion are actually about the same distance from Tokyo, and the location is also about the same.

Moreover, being stationed in Kaide Mansion can also threaten the way of the Jin Army. This is also a big bargaining chip, and it is also what the Jin Army is most afraid of.

Therefore, from Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Zongwang's point of view, it was really unreasonable for this group of Song soldiers to run from Kaide Mansion to Yingtian Mansion.

As an outstanding military commander, Wanyan Zonghan keenly felt that there must be something wrong with it—a big problem!

Wanyan Zonghan is very trusting in his own sense of war, which he has cultivated in more than 20 years of fighting in the South and North. This sense of war has saved his life countless times and allowed him to defeat all enemies!
Therefore, Wanyan Zonghan immediately ordered, "Check! Find out why this group of Song soldiers left Kaide Mansion for Yingtian Mansion!"

Soon, a large number of scouts were sent out, and some of them simply went to Kaide Mansion.

Soon, accurate news came back-the Liangshan Army had occupied most of Shandong.

Upon hearing the news, Wanyan Zonghan, Wanyan Zongwang and other Jin people were shocked!

Wanyan Zonghan immediately ordered that the whole army enter the first level of alert, and the wolf is coming!
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(End of this chapter)