Comprehensive martial arts: Summon the thunder and lightning general, I will rule the world

Of course, Niu Gao also knew that as a general of the Song Dynasty, he should not think about these things. This was his duty.

But in this war, Niu Gao no longer saw any chance of winning.

No, this information must be told to Yue Fei. They also need to retreat as soon as possible and then find a way to solve the problem of food and fodder.

As for this army, we will talk about it later. At the moment, Niu Gao does not have the confidence to pull out this nail.

It's all Zhao Kuangyin's fault.

Niu Gao was very fast. Before nightfall, he led 5,000 cavalrymen to Yue Fei's side.

As for the remaining 5,000 cavalry, they were stationed outside the city by the deputy general. As for the problem of food and fodder, they had to collect food nearby.

There are still some county towns nearby, so there is no problem in going to these places to ask for some food and fodder.

This isn't about a solitary troop advancing deep into enemy territory, but rather it's our own territory.

It was impossible to ask these cities to provide troops.

The Song Dynasty does not have many troops now, and a large number of troops have been recruited by Zhao Kuangyin.

The Song State today, apart from the three large armies, has almost no troops left.

Yue Fei's army was suppressed by Wu Qi.

The armies of Cao Bin and Han Shizhong were suppressed by Cheng Zhibao.

As for the other army, Zhao Kuangyin arranged for it to be stationed in the imperial city.

There is no other way, the capital still needs to be protected. Although it seems that the capital is relatively safe now and the Ming army cannot reach the capital for a while, Zhao Kuangyin said that a large army still needs to be stationed near the capital.

Even if this army is not needed for the time being.

If the capital city is breached, then there will be no point in fighting the war on the front line.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't even care about the troubles caused by the Yinkui faction.

At the beginning, Zhao Kuangyin still wanted to take care of it, but Zhao Kuangyin really had no army now.

This is a chronic death. As long as there is no problem with Zhu Houzhao, Zhao Kuangyin is really doomed!

When Yue Fei learned from Niu Gao that the granary in the rear had been lost and they might have no food or fodder in the future, he fell silent.

In this war, the person who was under the greatest pressure was not Zhao Kuangyin, Han Shizhong or Cao Bin, but Yue Fei.

The shadow of a person's life tree, Wu Qi is indeed worthy of the title of the second sage of military strategists. When confronting Wu Qi, Yue Fei felt Wu Qi's power.

Although Wu Qi had not really launched an attack, Yue Fei was under tremendous pressure. The opponent was right there, just looking at him quietly, and Yue Fei felt the pressure. This was not because of Wu Qi's immortal realm, but the confidence brought by leading troops in battle for a long time!
Even Yue Fei had to admit that he felt tremendous pressure when facing Wu Qi. If it were not for his firm determination and the hardships he had experienced over the years, Yue Fei would probably have been crushed at this time.

However, Yue Fei persevered through all of these.

There was no other way. He had to hold on even if he couldn't. If he failed, then the Song Dynasty would be completely hopeless.

He was not loyal to Zhao Kuangyin himself, nor to the Zhao royal family. He was only loyal to the Song Dynasty and its people.

At this time, some people might say, since Yue Fei was only loyal to the people of the Song Dynasty, why didn't he surrender to Zhu Houzhao?
Who else is a good emperor who loves his people more than Zhu Houzhao?
After all, although Zhu Houzhao was lustful, liked beautiful women, enjoyed enjoyment, was not diligent in attending court, relied heavily on factory guards, was cruel to officials, gentry and landlords, and liked to play the Nine Clans Match 3 game all the time, he was indeed a good emperor.

Especially when it comes to civilians!
Although the smear campaign against Zhu Houzhao never stopped in the Song Dynasty, this also led to a bad impression of Zhu Houzhao in the Song Dynasty. Especially in recent years, many officials, gentry and landlords have been spreading the word that Zhu Houzhao was an unforgivable tyrant.

It was said that Zhu Houzhao liked to rob decent women, that he drank the blood of young girls every day and killed young girls to practice brutal martial arts, and that Zhu Houzhao killed people in his dreams every day. These rumors were spread, and because they were promoted with an official background and spread by officials, gentry and landlords, the Song Dynasty also shared a common hatred of the Ming Dynasty and Zhu Houzhao.

There is no way. In the Song Dynasty, the people who hold the power of speech are officials, gentry, landlords and Confucianists.

Confucianism would not maliciously discredit Zhu Houzhao on this matter. After all, Yan Hui, the Confucian sage, is still in Zhu Houzhao's hands.

Moreover, although Zhu Houzhao broke the position of rejecting all schools of thought and respecting only Confucianism, he did not reject the spread of Confucianism in the Ming Royal Academy. He also welcomed Confucian disciples to the Ming Royal Academy to spread knowledge, as long as they did not spread ideas that were detrimental to the Ming Dynasty.

Of course, if you want to become a teacher at the Ming Royal Academy, you must also have qualified knowledge.

After knowing that Confucianism could no longer enjoy a special status in the Ming Dynasty, almost all Confucian disciples had accepted their fate.

There is no other way. What else can I do if I don't accept my fate?
Resist Zhu Houzhao?
Well, they had actually tried before, but they all failed. Those officials, gentry and landlords who opposed Zhu Houzhao were killed to the point of being unable to die again. Even the Kong family, who were known as the descendants of Confucius, were now wiped out by Zhu Houzhao's nine clans.

Yan Hui didn't say anything about this matter, but happily ran to Zhu Houzhao to teach.

This incident made the Confucian disciples feel a little embarrassed.

Originally, they would have to refute Zhu Houzhao for such atrocities. After all, he was the descendant of Confucius. Even if he did something wrong, they couldn't just eliminate Confucius from the Ming Dynasty, right?
However, when people thought about the relationship between Yan Hui and Confucius, which was not like father and son, but better than father and son, everyone fell silent.

Perhaps there is a secret that they don't know?
After all, if we say that Yan Hui is not good at this time, then we are questioning the content of the Analects. Much of the relationship between Confucius and Yan Hui is recorded in the Analects.

Once people begin to question the Analects, it seems that Confucianism has no need to exist.

Therefore, for a long time, Confucianism's perception of Zhu Houzhao became extremely complicated because of Yan Hui. But for Zhu Houzhao, it would be fine as long as Confucianism did not jump around. As for those who were unhappy with Zhu Houzhao.

Zhu Houzhao said that he liked to see those people who were unhappy with him but couldn't get rid of him.

Zhu Houzhao does not have enough talents now, and cannot directly purge all of them from top to bottom. When he has enough talents and the Ming Royal Academy continues to develop, Zhu Houzhao says that sooner or later he will replace them all.

However, with the development of the Ming Imperial Academy, those who wanted to be officials also found that they seemed to be loyal not to Confucianism, but to the power of officials, gentry and landlords. But now Zhu Houzhao restricted the power of officials, gentry and landlords, what should be done?
If you can't beat them, just join them! (End of this chapter)