Song Dynasty

Chapter 60 Sizhou Camp

In order to serve as a soldier, he even sold his own sister. Lu Can couldn't laugh or cry: "Didn't you tell Dao Si before that he would ask a matchmaker to come to propose marriage when he came back from Anhe?"

"That time doesn't count. Now I've made a new offer. If you dare not agree, he won't even think about stepping into my door." Yue Yun smiled triumphantly.

After laughing for a long time, he asked again: "Marquis Yu, when will you fight? How can you say that you are now under the command of the left-behind division, and the supply camp has also been renamed Sizhou camp, which belongs to Qi Fang's former army. What is the former army? The main force, just leave you in the city, no matter what? Is it possible to save a little military salary?"

"Perhaps, the Jurchens' scouts have already appeared on the north bank. The counties and counties north of the river are startled three times a day. It's very chaotic. They should fight soon."

Yue Yunxi said: "It's good if we have to fight, good things are not busy, anyway, we are now soldiers and horses of the left-behind division. I want to see if the Jurchen is as powerful as in the legend, and a certain one will also be on the battlefield Make a name for yourself and honor the lintel of our Yue family."

It turned out that the reason why Jurchen invaded the south had to be traced back to the second year of Jingkang.At that time, after the Jurchen captured the second emperor, they had no intention of destroying the Song Dynasty.In their eyes, they just went south to dig a grassy valley to get some money and food.But they have few people, and the Central Plains is too big to manage at all.

Therefore, Zhang Bangchang was established as the emperor, the country was named Da Chu, and he was their puppet.

Later, Zhang Bangchang was abolished by Queen Mother Meng, and Zhao Gou ascended the throne.This incident annoyed Jurchen, who felt that her dignity had been violated.As a result, military preparations began, and they went south brazenly this autumn, preparing to capture Zhao Gou.

This time, the Jin army's southward invasion was divided into two routes.The West Route Army was led by Wanyan Zongwang, also known as Wolibu, with an army of [-], known as [-], preparing to cross the river from Huangzhou, preparing to attack Hongzhou, and chasing the Queen Mother Meng who had fled there first.The East Route Army was led by Wanyan Zongbi, also known as the fourth prince Wushu, with an army of [-], and it was said that [-] were in charge of the Central Plains and Jiangnan battlefields.

After going down to Jianghuai, the East Route Army was divided into two groups.All the way led by Wan Yanchang, the goal is Huainan.

The main force of Wushu is preparing to cross the river and pursue Zhao Gou.

In real history, the history of this battle is called "searching the mountains and seas to capture Zhao Gou." However, the emperor of the Southern Song Dynasty was chased by the Jin soldiers in panic, and had no choice but to flee to the sea in a large ship.

At this time, the Jurchens are still in Jiangbei, mopping up the states and counties.Once the rear is calmed down, they will cross the river and attack Jiankang Mansion.

Jiankang is a place where dragons and tigers occupy the southeast.Coupled with the strong defense of the city, the materials in the city are piled up like a mountain, and it is the strategic node of the station of guarding the river.Jiankang held it, and Jiangnan held it.Jiankang fell, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were within the attack range of Jin Bing.

Lu Can, who has always been serious, couldn't help but smile: "Dao Si hasn't agreed to let you join our army yet, you just want to get fame but get it right away. You are also a person who has been on the battlefield. Every battle, you win or lose , No one knows what the outcome will be until the end. Moreover, wars are about to bleed to death, so what if we lose? If we lose Jinling, what should we, Song Dynasty do?"

Thinking of the tragedy of the first battle in Pingyuan Town and the future war, the smile on Lu Can's face disappeared, as if a huge rock was pressing on his heart.

Yue Yun said carelessly: "Isn't it just that Zhao Jiu and the Zhao family and the court fled to Hangzhou? This is a foolish king. It doesn't matter if he is around or not. Hmph, what, we and Wang Shen have made such great contributions to him, and even a little reward None, nothing to make people feel cold."

"Ying Xiang!" Lu Can raised his eyebrows.

Yue Yun: "Okay, okay, let's not talk about it, anyway, I'm not an official of the imperial court. As a grassroots person, even if this word gets out, who can do anything to get me?"

Hearing him talk about the court's injustice made Lu Can feel even more depressed.

That's right, the first battle in Pingyuan Town was nothing more than that.In the Battle of Anhe, Daosi used [-] light cavalry to kill Li Yu, the big bandit in Shandong. It can be said that the entire situation in Huaixi was determined by him alone.

When the news of success spread to Jiankang, the officials were overjoyed and rewarded all the troops. Liu Guangshi, Li Cheng, Li Qiong, and Wang De were all rewarded.However, Wang Shen, the number one hero, was not bestowed with an official position, which made people feel very dissatisfied.

After making peace with Li Cheng, Liu Guangshi set up Xingyuan in Tianchang County.After hearing that the Jin people invaded the south, the Huaixi army was shaken. Liu Guangshi even led the Chinese army to withdraw southward across the Yangtze River overnight, and asked the imperial decree to go up the river and stationed in Jiangzhou, which is Jiujiang in later generations. Beware of the Jurchen West Route Army crossing the river.

Jiangzhou is thousands of miles away from Jinling, and Liu Taiwei has completely escaped from the bitter sea of ​​Jinling battlefield.

His central army was in Jiangzhou, but the front army was still in Chuzhou, and the rear army was in Tianping. The majestic Huaixi army dragged on for a long time.The most terrible thing is that the family base that the Huaixi Army had accumulated in Chuzhou before remained in Jiangbei.

Therefore, the main task of the rear army is to send the grain and fodder to the old camp in Jiangzhou by boat, and transport as much as it can.

However, when the Jurchen came.Jiangbei's rear army also collapsed, and those supplies were naturally thrown to the Jinren.

Lu Can's supply battalion had been stationed in Jiankang on the south bank of the Yangtze River, and it took many days to find out about the defeat of the rear army. Li Qiong did not send anyone to instruct Lu Can on what to do next.

Li Qiong hated Lu Can deeply, and wished that the entire supply battalion would die on the battlefield.

In this way, the supply battalion lost contact with the main force.In fact, since the year of Jingkang, the Jiangbei Song army has been frightened by the Jurchens. There are many small groups of troops that have separated from the main force because of their hasty retreat, and the heavy battalion is just one of them.

After hearing the news, Lu Can was shocked. He originally planned to take the soldiers and horses to Jiangzhou by boat.However, I was thinking about Wang Shen again, and I was going to wait for a while before making any plans.

In this way, the supply camp stayed in Jiankang.

Today, the north of the river is in chaos, and so is the emperor and court in Jinling City south of the river.Jiankang is a place where dragons and tigers occupy the southeast.Coupled with the strong city defenses and the piles of materials in the city, it is a strategic node in the battle of defending the river.Jiankang held it, and Jiangnan held it.Jiankang fell, and the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were within the attack range of Jin Bing.

But the officials had seen the ferocity of the Jurchens during the Jingkang Battle with their own eyes, so it can be said that they had been frightened by the enemy.Since ascending the throne as the emperor, he has been writing letters to the Jurchens to seek peace from the very beginning, and his words are extremely humble, which can be said to be a loss of personality.

He really didn't want to fight anymore, so he moved to Hangzhou.

After the imperial court left, people in Jiankang City were really panicked, and the army had no fighting spirit.Jinling is the old capital of the Six Dynasties, and it must be defended.

If Zhao Gou stayed in the city, and the army and the people were united, this battle would still have to be fought.But now... Jiang Fang is led by Du Chong, a fatuous and brutal man.

In this battle, our Great Song is hanging.

Fleeing and fleeing, our official family has not fought a few serious battles since we opened the Grand Marshal's Mansion, so we only care about protecting ourselves.Fleeing from Hebei to Yingtian, and then fleeing from Yingtian to Jiangdu, Jiangning, and Hangzhou, the ambitions of the people of the country were completely lost in one escape after another.

After staying in Jinling for a month, he did not wait for Wang Shen, but instead received a military order from Du Chong, saying that the supply battalion was now merged into the Qi Fang Department of the Former Army of the Remaining Division, separated from the jurisdiction of the Huaixi Army, and prepared to participate in the Battle of Jiankang.

This Du Chong lost Kaifeng, and lost the soldiers and horses of the Left Behind Division in Tokyo, which was a capital crime.Not only did the imperial court not punish him, but now he was promoted to the right servant She Tongpingzhang of Shangshu, that is, the right minister, and became the minister in the palm of the political affairs hall.He also served as the Xuanfu Envoy of Jianghuai, and stayed behind in Jiankang, responsible for Jiangfang guarding Jiankang.

Such a stupid person has become the supreme commander of Jianghuai, and Jinling City may not be able to defend it.

Thinking of this, Lu Can felt bitter, took another sip of tea, and thought: I will fail in the war, anyway, it will be a big deal to spill this blood on the river when the time comes, to be worthy of the nation and ancestors.I just hope that Dao Si will come back soon to lead the troops. With him around, my heart will be much more at ease.

Hehe, now we are the supply battalion, no, it is the Sizhou battalion, which can be regarded as our serious field army in the Song Dynasty. We are not a garbage army.

Hey, what exactly did Dao Si bring back this time, it took ten boats to transport it, it's really strange and alas!

(End of this chapter)