Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 729
As for the No. [-] position mentioned in the military situation, all the areas facing the defense line are numbered. This is the task of more than a dozen staff officers sent by the chief of staff Zeng Shangfei. The marked map training can accurately judge the enemy's position without calibration objects. This is one of the reasons why the accuracy of the stone trebuchets of the Black Wolf Army is much higher than that of the Song Army, whether it is stones or gunpowder bags.

Therefore, the preparations of the Black Wolf Army were far more complete than Dang Jin and other generals of the Song Army imagined, and they were already beyond their imagination and cognition.

At this time, all the trebuchets were adjusting their angles, and uniformly replaced them with gunpowder bags. There was a brief silence on the front line, and the Song army thought that they were covered by the earth wall, so they were not afraid of the gunpowder bags of the Xiangfu army. hit.

The pennant flags of each engineering team were raised, and the command flag with a red background and a yellow border beside Yang Jiye rubbed the flag for a circle, and waved it forward violently.All the trebuchets that were ready threw the gunpowder pack, the No. [-] position on the two wings of the Song Army.

The two wings of the Song army had just gathered to fight against the black wolf army. The cavalry and infantry formations on the Nanshan and Beishan mountains were in chaos, and they all hid beside the earth wall.

Yang Jiye said to the bannermen beside him: "The order is for the cavalry on the two mountains to attack the Song army's left and right wings at the position No. [-]."

A moment later, five hundred cavalrymen of the Black Wolf Legion each lined up in a neat formation, galloping down from the halfway up the hillsides of Nanshan and Beishan. With the momentum of the downhill, they quickly entered the battlefield like lightning, and charged towards the two wings of the Song army. In the past, the Song army was caught off guard, and thousands of people were killed or injured in an instant, but soon they regrouped the infantry formation, and it was difficult for the cavalry of the Black Wolf Legion to take advantage of it.

Seeing this, Yang Jiye decisively ordered the cavalry to withdraw.

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The offensive and defensive battle is still going on, and the [-]-mile urgent gold medal decree galloping from the capital of the Song Dynasty has just passed Gyeongju, and there is still a day's journey away from here. The speed conversion inference is one day slower.

The reason for this is that four days ago, Fuzhou and Linzhou were successively captured by Xiangfu Kingdom.

Since this day, the atmosphere in the Great Song Dynasty Hall has become colder and colder day by day.The day before yesterday, the news that [-] cavalrymen from the Liao Kingdom had traveled southward, approaching the Zhending Mansion, reached Kaifeng, and the temperature in the Chongzheng Palace of the Song Dynasty Palace had almost dropped below freezing point.

After Zhao Dezhao ascended the throne as emperor, the fine tradition of diligence and frugality during Zhao Kuangyin's period in the palace was completely ruined.According to Zhao Dezhao, in any palace in the imperial city, as long as the emperor comes, ice cubes will be placed in summer, and charcoal fires will be lit in winter, so that the emperor can sit comfortably on the imperial couch.Wisps of cigarette smoke wafted from the crane-shaped incense burner, lingering between the beams and columns, making every palace where the emperor is located like a fairy palace in the sky.

But Cao Bin felt that the temperature in the palace this spring was still cold enough and deserted, even though the number of people was several times higher than usual.

Today's Chongzheng Hall is no longer just five or six ministers plus more than ten important ministers in two classes, but has expanded to the first level of attendant system, plus several important and military-related chief supervisors, gathered together , to discuss the problems we are facing today.

However, compared to the imminent emergency military situation, the indistinguishable responsibility, the bureaucrats who made excuses, and the angry emperor, this is a more difficult problem.

Zhao Dezhao looked at Manchao Wenwu, thunder and anger converged in his eyes, and flames blazed in his chest.

Who can tell him what the hell is going on?

Gao Huaide and Zhou Hongcheng, the transshipment envoy of the Yongqing Army Road, jointly signed a petition, saying that the plan was foolproof, but what happened?
Gao Huaide died, Fuzhou and Linzhou were lost, and more than 3 troops from Zhejia surrendered to the enemy.Dang Jin led 1 elite troops to attack the four military villages where only [-] people were stationed.The most important thing is that the Liao people not only broke their promises and did not send troops to Xiangfu, but now they are coming to attack us in Song Dynasty.

Why is it that the army is superior, the national strength is superior, and the plan is also very good, but it is losing steadily, and no battle is smooth.

Zhao Dezhao felt overwhelmed at this moment, he was about to lose his sense of proportion.

The war in the Northwest was provoked with his own consent, and Zhao Dezhao would not be too late to settle accounts for this matter.But when the matter dragged on and the Khitan people were involved, how could Zhao Dezhao not get angry?
In addition, what made Zhao Dezhao feel even more resentful was that he found that his control over the court was gradually weakening. On the contrary, the old thief Zhao Pu was becoming more and more powerful, even domineering.

Internal and external troubles, the heavy burden on Zhao Dezhao's shoulders made it difficult for him to breathe even for a while.But the courtiers below were still arguing, which gave him a splitting headache.

"The evil Ye Chen, with his heart of scorpion, didn't appreciate the kindness of the late emperor and the kindness of the court. Instead, he rebelled against the law and rebelled against the founding of the country. We have many generals in the Great Song Dynasty. Now we have a small defeat, but we must not show weakness. When we are elected as good generals, we will raise our army again. Destroy the city, destroy the country, capture Ye Chen, and insist on questioning before your Majesty!"

This is a servant who just entered Beijing Yique excitedly clamoring for war, but after saying these words, almost everyone looked at him like a fool.It's easy to yell a few words. If you want to make a good impression in front of the emperor, that's not how you do it.

So Lu Yuqing glanced at it with disgust, and said: "Sending troops and generals to punish Xiangfu, this is what we must do in the Song Dynasty, but the most urgent thing is the Khitan in the north, not Ye Chen in the northwest."

"The Zhending Talisman is thousands of miles away from the capital. It has been three or four days since Beijing received the battle report. We don't know what's going on in the Zhending Mansion now. However, Li Jixun led a hundred thousand elite soldiers from the northern battalion Guard the gate of the country, and nothing will happen."

Xue Juzheng refuted Lu Yuqing.Then he said to Zhao Dezhao: "Your Majesty, Zhou Hongcheng and Gao Huaide in the Northwest did not think carefully and planned carefully, which led to today's defeat in the Northwest and the southward march of the Khitan cavalry. Your Majesty, please hold them accountable, so as to serve as an example to others."

Lu Yuqing said sharply: "Ye Chen's desire is hard to fill, and Ye Chen will never stop if Wang Shi does not come. The later Wang Shi invades Xiangfu Kingdom, the stronger Ye Chen will be. Therefore, Gao Huaide and Zhou Hongcheng are dedicated to state affairs. Although the situation is unfavorable, But heavy punishments are not allowed, otherwise the hearts of officials all over the world will be chilled."

Listen, it turns right back to arguing whose responsibility it is!
Zhao Dezhao gritted his teeth with hatred in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the matter has come to this, it is better to send the gold medal rush as soon as possible to let the party advance and withdraw." Cao Bin stood up and expressed his opinion before Zhao Dezhao's anger broke out.This was actually the opinion he had agreed with Zhao Pu before entering the palace just now.

Before Zhao Dezhao could react, Zhao Pu took a step forward and said, "I got the news that Ye Chen's queen is Princess Haoyue of the Liao Kingdom. Now that the Liao Kingdom is turning back on us and biting us back, it is very likely that there is a relationship with Xiangfu Kingdom behind the scenes. Form an alliance, although our Song Dynasty has a strong national power and a strong army, it is not appropriate to go to war with the two countries at the same time."

When Cao Bin and Zhao Pu sang together, it was clear that they had a tacit understanding in private.

Zhao Pu's speech was very calm, but after Zhao Dezhao heard it, his heart tightened up and down.

He felt that what the two said was reasonable, that the party should be allowed to advance and withdraw at this time, but he was not willing to follow Zhao Pu's opinion in front of all civil and military officials.
It's just that the first emperor managed to lay down a great country, and in less than a year, his world has become so turbulent?Even if he no longer wants to listen to Zhao Puzhi's words, Dangjin will eventually withdraw his troops.However, it is also possible to leave one day late.

Thinking in this way, Zhao Dezhao said: "Your dear ministers are all right. Based on the words of your dear ministers, I believe that giving the party one more day may change the situation in the Northwest War. If there is no good news tomorrow, So I was in a hurry to get the gold medal and let him withdraw."

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Xia Zhou.

Since the beginning of the war, especially after His Majesty the Emperor came to the front line, the pressure on the few important ministers staying in Xiazhou Xiangfu Kingdom has been great, especially the left minister Ma Wentao and the right minister Han Xizai who are going to be in charge of the country's political affairs. Something happened in the rear, affecting the frontline warfare.Therefore, while they manage all kinds of affairs every day, pay attention to every detail, and walk on thin ice, the pressure on their bodies can be said to be as heavy as Mount Tai.

In addition to the two prime ministers, there were two people who were busiest and under the greatest pressure--Jia Xian, Minister of the Ministry of Household Affairs, and Yu Wen, Minister of Military Affairs, and Equipment Department.The former of the two of them is responsible for raising food and grass, and the latter is responsible for front-line weapons and equipment.

Of course, they are not the only ones who are busy. It can be said that all the departments of the Xiangfu Kingdom court are working at full capacity these days.For example, Zhang Bo, Minister of the Ministry of Agriculture, is busy these days organizing manpower to reclaim arable land and paddy fields in the Yellow River Basin, as well as overall water conservancy, raising grain seeds, and paying attention to national farming and so on.

Xiangfu Guozhongshu Provincial Government Office is divided into Left Mansion and Right Mansion because of the fact that there are two ministers on the left and right.These days, Han Xizai and Ma Wentao lived and boarded in the government office to facilitate their work and handle political affairs.

At this time, Zhang Bo was reporting farming to Han Xizai in the right mansion.

"... At present, the Yellow River Basin is estimated to have more than 700 million mu of fertile land. Due to the shortage of manpower, more than 200 million mu of fertile land has been reclaimed. In order to make the newly reclaimed fertile land catch up with this year's cultivation, we will first reclaim the fertile land while reclaiming the fertile land. The diversion canal for irrigation has been repaired, so..."

Before Zhang Bo could finish speaking, Han Xizai interrupted him with a tired face, and said, "Master Zhang, you don't need to go into details. You can handle these matters by yourself. After the war is over, you can submit a general result." Leave it to me and His Majesty."

Zhang Bo, who also looked depressed, nodded and said yes, and glanced at Han Xizai, hesitant to speak, his eyes full of struggle and pain.Han Xizai had already lowered his head and was busy with other work at this time, so he didn't notice Zhang Bo's abnormality.

Zhang Bo left Zhongshu Provincial Government Office and walked all the way home.The mansions of senior officials of the fourth grade and above in Xiangfu Kingdom are unified in the west of Xiazhou, next to the palace.Zhang Bo's mansion is naturally also here.He walked all the way to the door of the house, slowing down his pace, as if going home was not easy.

(End of this chapter)