Zhurou

Chapter 9
After a while of delay, it was almost the end of Mao when Zhao Mingzhi returned to the east house.

The sky was getting brighter, but Zhao Hong was still asleep.

She confirmed that her younger brother was fine, and sat directly in the outer compartment, flipping through the documents handed over from Zhongshu.

There were several stacks on the table, and there were two wooden boxes full of memorials on the side. However, looking at them one by one, all those marked with urgent endorsements were all bad news.

Ten days earlier, the front line only sent back an urgent report that the northerners had passed the Daming Mansion. Immediately afterwards, Xuzhou began to rush to ask for help from the court, claiming that the enemy army had arrived early, and there were [-] soldiers. The cavalry in gold and sharp armor looted all the way in the state. At that time, it was only a hundred miles away from the state city.

Here in Caizhou, the imperial guards defending the emperor are not enough, and when encountering bandits who are fleeing, they sometimes rely on private soldiers brought by Zhao Mingzhi from the feudal domain. To survive and become a gangster, there is no order at all.

There is such chaos in the court, how can there be any reinforcements.

After all, Xuzhou has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Once they give up, the Di people can use this as a basis to take advantage of the trend and go south to Xuzhou and Yingzhou, all the way unimpeded.

With so much at stake, the newly formed Caotai Chaoge could not gather reinforcements, and there was a lot of quarrel about where to gather reinforcements. Before they could discuss the reason, another news came from the front.

When Di Ren arrived in Xuzhou, Zhezi who besieged the city was lying on the table in front of Zhao Mingzhi.

The more Zhao Mingzhi looked at it, the more he felt that the situation was a mess.

She didn't know anything about military affairs at first, and she used to be at a loss when looking at maps, but later the situation forced her to spend a lot of time forcing herself to learn.

At this time in the past, she only knew that the situation was critical and that Da Jin was alive or dead, but she didn't know what the situation was.

But the more I know now, the more desperate I am.

Once Xuzhou falls, and then go to Xuzhou and Yingzhou, the two will form a corner, and the Di people will be able to gain a firm foothold and attack the capital.

Chao Jiong, a veteran who stayed behind in the capital, had only [-] to [-] stragglers in his hands. He said they were soldiers, half of them were temporarily recruited by the central government, and they had never even been on the battlefield. Crashing is no surprise.

With such a disparity in power between the two sides, wherever the Di people went, usually without a single soldier, the defenders of the Jin Dynasty had already fled.

Looking at it this way, it is reasonable for Zhang Li, who was taken captive to Xiazhou early, and who knows exactly how many catties and taels his troops have, and who knows better how strong Beidi is, is crying and yelling to surrender as if frightened. in the matter.

She asked someone to carry out the map, and spread it out on the big table in the corner for a closer look.

Although Zhang Li is sad and hateful, but at present, he is the one who knows the details of Di people and the situation on the front line the most in the court.

Just then he said, "From Qingyang, to Xingyuan in the west, and Pingyang in the east, there are all Di cavalry marching in line."

Zhao Mingzhi vaguely felt that this statement was a bit strange.

Following her memory, she moved closer to the upper left corner of the map, and sure enough, between Qingyang and Xingyuan and Pingyang, there were obviously two prefectures of Fengxiang and Jingzhao.

If the Di people wanted to go south, they could go straight to Fengxiang, the distance was shorter, and it was the Dasan Pass, guarding the only way from the pass to Shu.

After occupying Fengxiang, take advantage of the situation and then take Jingzhao. The latter is not only an important military town in the northwest, but also a prosperous economic and trade place, and it can also support wars.

It can be said that as long as they are not fools, they will not give up bypassing these two cities. Instead, they will attack Xingyuan and Pingyang, which are farther away, but equally easy to defend and difficult to attack, with poor land and manpower, not to mention Di people who are good at fighting.

Zhao Mingzhi couldn't figure out the various reasons, but she instinctively decided that Zhang Li was not talking nonsense. After thinking about it, she said to the palace man standing not far away: "Go and invite..."

Before the words were finished, the Huangmen official who was guarding the door came in and said salutingly: "Your Highness, Yushi Zhongcheng Yang Ting, Tongping Zhangshi Sun Chong, Privy Council Deputy Envoy Zhang Yi, and Shen Zhizhengshi Lu Xianzhang, these four are all Outside the temple, and ask to see."

With so many military officials coming at the same time, Zhao Mingzhi immediately sensed the urgency.

She didn't dare to delay a bit, and immediately said: "Xuan."

When everyone stepped into the room one after another, except for Yang Zhongcheng, who was older and more experienced, and could barely keep calm, the expressions on the faces of the other three were very ugly.

"Your Highness." As soon as he stood still, Yushi Zhongcheng Yang Ting immediately said, "The front line reported in the morning that there were Di soldiers in both the capital and Xuzhou. It seems that the vanguard came to explore the way. Don't say anything. There are also tens of thousands of elite soldiers. I wanted to wait another day or two, but I just got the urgent news that Xuzhou is in danger, and the city is in danger. Your Majesty has already made a decision, and now we are going to move south!"

While speaking, he presented the report in his arms.

Zhao Mingzhi was taken aback when he heard it, and hurriedly took the brochure handed over by Xiao Huangmen, opened it, and found that it was an informant from Xuzhou more than ten days ago, but for some reason, he only came to Caizhou until now.

According to the report, the magistrate of Xuzhou had abandoned the city and fled as early as the day after the urgent report asking for reinforcements was issued.

As soon as the state official left, there was chaos in the city. The original defenders ran or dispersed. Only the general judge Cen Deguang led thousands of troops in the city to try to maintain order and appease the people. However, within two days, Di soldiers really attacked. and they besieged the city.

Once Zhoucheng was besieged, all the news inside could not be sent out.

The last news in the city was that Cen Deguang's personal soldiers were sent out desperately, and then asked for reinforcements for Xuzhou.

Seeing Zhao Mingzhi looking down at the memorial, Yang Ting only waited for a few breaths, then couldn't hold back anymore, and urged again: "Your Highness, how is Your Majesty? If there is no problem, I will ask him to get up at this moment, there are five hundred people waiting outside." Straight, there are [-] imperial troops, and when the destination is determined, we can't wait for a while, and we will move immediately..."

At that moment, Lu Xianzhang also urged: "The previous Zhongshu selected Xiangyang, Jiangling, Suzhou, and Lin'an. They may have natural dangers, or they may be deep in the hinterland. Each has its own advantages. Please tell Your Majesty to choose a place..."

Seeing one reminder, two reminders, everyone seemed anxious and anxious, but Zhao Mingzhi calmed down instead.

She asked: "My fellow officials, if Xuzhou falls, can the capital Anneng survive? If the capital falls, Xiangyang, Jiangling, Suzhou, even Lin'an, even Jingjiang Mansion, and even Zhangzhou, where the Jin belonged, how can they survive?" Gou Quan?"

Yang Tingdao: "His Royal Highness, this is a last resort. For the current plan, the only way is to endure the humiliation first, and wait until..."

Zhao Mingzhi asked: "Is it true that Xuzhou cannot be saved?"

Yang Ting said patiently: "Why did your Highness ask this question? No one else knows how many soldiers Caizhou has, so your Highness doesn't know? If it can be saved, how can the court refuse to save it? It's just that there are no soldiers around Xuzhou at this time. Soldiers, first there must be soldiers..."

Zhao Mingzhi stood up, pointed to the map on the left that had been erected, and asked, "Does Jingzhao Mansion have no soldiers to dispatch?"

Jingzhao Mansion is located on the side of the Yellow River, so you can go downstream by water, and then march quickly from the capital to Xuzhou. If you can hold your breath in the city, it may not be a solution.

However, as soon as she said this, everyone in the room was amazed, and almost everyone shouted in unison: "It is absolutely impossible!"

Lu Xianzhang even took two steps forward, and hurriedly said: "Your Highness! Your Highness! The soldiers in Jingzhao Mansion should not be used lightly. If the western soldiers go north, as for the capital, and then go down to Xuzhou, they will occupy all the north. The western soldiers are called Xiang The army is no different from private soldiers, it is led by Jiedu envoy Pei Yong, this person has long been rebellious, once..."

He paused for a moment, unwilling to say something unlucky after all, and fearing that Zhao Mingzhi would not take it seriously, he could only say again: "Bei Di is a wolf, Pei Yong is a tiger. Your Highness, please advise your majesty, for the sake of the great advancement and for the long-term. Do not give birth to the idea of ​​leading tigers to drive wolves, drinking poison to quench thirst!"

　Do you have tickets?Any miscellaneous tickets will do, throw a few into the empty basin in front of me?
　　If there is nothing, then I will ask again tomorrow >_<
　　
　
(End of this chapter)