Song Dynasty

Chapter 79 November [-]th ([-])

Jiankang stayed behind, and Du Chong, the right minister of the Song Dynasty, was narrow-minded and didn't rub the sand in his eyes.Originally, Wang Shen also regretted saying his stupid words behind his back.

However, other people in the military camp did not seem to realize this.Deputy Commander Zheng started, and other officials from Weizhou also complained loudly, saying: "Yes, yes, it's just troublesome."

"The Jurchens are so easy to deal with. If you attack rashly, you may be humiliating yourself."

"It's over, it's over, the soldiers and horses of the Left Guard Division have been short of troops and their morale has been low since they withdrew from Kaifeng. If they lose again this time, will Jiankang be able to hold on?"

"The state affairs are like this, Du Gongmei cannot escape the blame. He lost the city and land in Tokyo, he must be afraid of the officials and the court to blame him, and he wanted military merits, but he had selfishness in himself, which was infidelity; he took the risk with a small plan to make a big fortune." , is unwise. Such an unfaithful and unwise person is also worthy of presiding over the overall military and political situation in the southeast, and also worthy of presiding over the Jianghuai defense. The officials are confused, and the court is confused!"

They had seen the power of Jin people in their hometown back then, and when they thought of the serious consequences, everyone was worried and their faces were ashamed.

If it hadn't been for Du Shu's face, everyone might have cursed at her.

After Deputy Commander Zheng came back, he sat in the room and talked with everyone for a while, then got up and went to the Left Guard Division.

There was no more news from Du Shu, Wang Shen still completed today's training tasks as planned, and then asked everyone to have dinner early and go to bed.

I don't know how the main force of the left-behind division crossing the river is doing, so there shouldn't be any miracles.

The main force of the Song army was frustrated and morale was low, and some ships were abandoned to the Jin soldiers.According to real historical records, the Jurchens will cross the Yangtze River within two days relying on those ships.In other words, in just a few days, Jiankang will fall.

A fierce battle is about to begin, can a mere thousand Sizhou battalion soldiers and horses survive this big crisis and retreat unscathed?
The sky is getting dark gradually, and the white snow in the sky is still falling one after another. It has been a whole day.As soon as the snow fell to the ground, it turned into water, making the playground muddy.

Wang Shen's mood was as heavy as the lead-colored sky outside. No matter how familiar he was with the future, others spoke lightly and had limited power, but he couldn't do anything.

He was still sitting by the stove as usual, staring blankly at the map of Jiankang hanging on the wall.

I don't know how long it took, and suddenly I smelled a burnt smell at the end of my nose, followed by a slight tingling pain. I looked down and found that the trouser legs had been scorched by the fire.

"Hey, something is burning." The door opened, only to see Du Shu and three officers who had gone with him to the left-behind division to inquire about the news came back.

Wang Shenhuo stood up: "Brother Yue, how are you?"

Du Shu: "What else can I do? I stayed in the left-behind department for a day and drank a lot of tea. Those low-minded guys used to shout affectionately in the yamen, but now that my uncle doesn't give me a good face, they all pretend I don’t know each other, and I have to pay for them to have a drink, so I’m willing to talk.”

Wang Shen was anxious: "I'm asking how the war in Jiangbei is going."

"Dao Si is asking too much, I lost!" Du Shu sat down on the chair beside Wang Shen, stretched out his hand to the fire, and made a sound of enjoyment in his mouth. After a while, he said: "I I just got the news, so I rushed back."

"Yeah, lost, lost." The other three sat slumped on their chairs, sighing uncontrollably.

Wang Shen murmured: "Defeated? After all, there is no fluke!" He still had a trace of fantasy in his heart. Now that history has changed, the enemy in Jiangbei has changed from Li Cheng to Yelu Mawu, maybe the Song army will win this battle. Woolen cloth?
It now appears that fantasy is nothing more than fantasy.The strength comparison between the enemy and us is there, and war is a contest of strength in the final analysis. In the face of absolute strength, the outcome is already doomed.

After a long time, Wang Shen raised his spirits: "How did my Song Dynasty lose this battle? Could it be that the main force crossed the river and couldn't eat Ma Wu, so that the Wushu army arrived and attacked twice, which made the left-behind army and horse completely defeated? "

"No, if Wushu didn't come, we'd be ruined." Du Shu took a sip of water, and this good man who never dismissed people suddenly threw his tea bowl on the ground angrily: "Incompetent, his mother is incompetent. Thirty thousand troops Facing the 5000 men and horses on Ma Wu, they were defeated in one face-to-face... Many people died... I heard that when the army retreated, it pulled two boats full of corpses, and many soldiers' corpses were thrown in the water. There is no way to restrain... the front army and the central army are in chaos... this big river, this Jiankang is going to end..."

"After my uncle heard the news, he rushed to Ma's house to cross the camp overnight... Now that the situation is like this, even if the old man passes by, what can he do?"

Wang Shen's face was gloomy: It seems that the situation is out of control, what should our Sizhou camp do in the future?After the golden army crosses the river, there will be a decisive battle of unprecedented scale. When that time comes, how will our army protect itself?

Just as he was thinking, Du Shu took out a military order from his sleeve and handed it over: "Daosi, stay behind and order our army to march to Majiadu tomorrow morning."

"Go to Majiadu." Wang Shen took the military order, glanced at it, and immediately understood.The left-behind division of Jiankang claims to have an army of [-], but in fact the real number of soldiers is only over [-], including [-] of Wang Xie's rear army under Du Chong's command.

The [-] rear troops are Zhao Gou's forbidden troops left in Jiankang. Although they are large in number, their combat effectiveness is low, so they can't be counted on.

Now, Qi Fang's former army and Chen Cui's central army have suffered an unprecedented defeat across the river, and it is estimated that the number of personnel has been greatly reduced.If you want to defend Majiadu, there are not enough troops.Therefore, when Du Chong rushed to Majiadu in a hurry, he also sent all the second-line garbage troops stationed in Jiankang City to return to the barracks.

Naturally, Wang Shen knew clearly the outcome of this future battle, if he rushed over now, he would be sent to his death.However, if you don't go, the military law is ruthless.

No, no, there is still a turning point in this battle, as long as the Majiadu ferry is guarded, the Jurchen cannot cross the river.

Wang Shen, oh Wang Shen, can't you do something else when you come to Jiankang this time besides picking up Anniang and Brother Paoze?Just stand aside and watch Jiankang fall, and hand over the city's soldiers and civilians to the Jurchen's butcher knife, will you feel at ease?
Can't, can't!

Even if I think selfishly, I didn't get anything when I came to Jiankang this time, so I just leave like this, I am unwilling!

The military expenses at hand have been spent, if I escape when Jiankang falls, the troops will be short of food and clothing, and I will not be able to rob the people like others, maybe this hard-trained army will be disbanded immediately.

His mind was spinning rapidly, and soon he had an idea, and he was about to say something as soon as he gritted his teeth.

Suddenly, Deputy Commander Zheng said: "Isn't it nonsense to arrive at Majiadu within a day? The army goes to Majiadu from here, and the road is muddy and difficult. It is impossible at all. Du Xiang is strict, if we go It's too late, we must guard against his military law."

"Yes, yes, this is troublesome." The other two nodded at the same time.

The Jin soldiers went south to invade, and to enter the south of the Yangtze River, they had to pass through the natural danger of the Yangtze River.To attack Jinling City, the shortest distance is to cross the river by boat from Pukou.

However, there are two problems here.First of all, the water surface of this section of the Yangtze River is very wide and the current is turbulent, and the south bank has been built by successive dynasties and has complete river defense facilities.The Jurchens didn't know how to swim, and didn't know how to maneuver a boat. If they crossed the river from here, even if they had a boat in hand, they would undoubtedly come to die.

Therefore, Wushu chose to cross the natural danger of the Yangtze River as Caishi and Majiadu.

Comparing these two places, Majiadu is more suitable for crossing the river than quarrying.

The Caishi River is wide and dangerous, and the Majiadu River is narrow and flat. The distance between the two places is sixty miles, and both are on the opposite bank of Hezhou.

Therefore, the Jurchens concentrated their main force on the opposite bank of Majiadu, and prepared to cross the river from here.The Jiankang Left Behind Division will also do its best to station here and confront the Jin soldiers across the river.

Majiadu is a hundred miles away from Jinling City, and the troops in this year only travel thirty to forty miles every day.If you want to arrive in one day, isn't that a joke?
Du Shu saw the worried faces of the other three people. He was busy with nothing and liked to show off, so he smiled and said, "Daosi, you don't have to worry. Let's just walk slowly. When the time comes, if uncle blames you At worst, I will take responsibility for this alone. At most, I will be punished by him. Could it be that my uncle is still marching against me?"

Everyone laughed and said, "It's about the high righteousness."

Suddenly, Wang Shen called out: "Come on!"

A guard ran in: "Military envoy."

Wang Shen yelled: "Send me the general's order, gather urgently, and the army will move out. Be careful, this is not a drill!"

"Ah!" Several people in the room were stunned.

Wang Shen: "Everyone, pack up and let's go! Tomorrow night, our army must rush to Majiadu. Those who lag behind, beheaded! Those who don't keep order, beheaded! Those who hesitate to advance, beheaded! Those who disturb the morale of the army, beheaded!"

The four "cut" characters were spoken with murderous intent.

The loud rallying horn sounded.

In an instant, the entire camp moved.

Officers were everywhere yelling: "Get up, get up, assemble urgently!"

"The army is dispatched, pay attention, this is not a drill, this is not a drill!"

……

Wang Shen asked the guards to put away the map hanging on the wall, and poured a basin of water on the stove.

With a sound of "chi", water vapor and charcoal ash rose high and filled the room.

He opened his arms, and asked the guards to put on a rope armor close to his body, and put a cloak on the outside.A series of military orders were issued like flowing water: "The cook should bring all the dry food, and must prepare the daily food for the army within half an hour. Otherwise, the military law is ruthless."

"Order Lu Can to bring all the military supplies. Yes, there will be no soldiers guarding the camp, and everyone will be dispatched."

……

It took a long time for Du Shu to come back to his senses: "Daosi, you are going to..."

"You will know when the time comes, Deputy Commander Du, you should also prepare, and follow our Chinese army later, don't get lost."

"Hey, okay." Du Shu was puzzled, and couldn't help muttering: "In such a hurry, I don't understand, I don't understand."

(End of this chapter)