Chapter 73 Section Three

Kou Zhun knew in his heart that although the Liao army was coming fiercely, they only went deep alone. The main cities and troops of the Song Dynasty were still under the control of the court, so as long as the Song army resisted with all their strength, it was impossible for the Liao army to cross the Yellow River.So what method will Kou Zhun use to motivate the Song army to fight against the enemy? At this time, the Liao army was in a hurry to attack, and flew to Bianliang, Tokyo like a snowflake.They were all detained at Kou Zhun's place, and they were collected together and sent to Zhenzong, a thick pile.Emperor Zhenzong opened it and looked, oh my god, why are they all in a hurry?None of them succeeded.If you want to give him one today, he will be in a hurry when he sees a small town, it’s fine, don’t worry.Another one will be delivered tomorrow, he forgot about the one yesterday, so he is not in a hurry.Kou Zhun piled them up together, reporting worries but not good news.Yang Yanzhao won the battle in Suicheng, I won't tell you, he will discuss his merits after the war.All the documents for the emperor are urgent. The country is in danger, and the foundation created by the ancestors will be destroyed in your hands. What do you think should be done?Zhenzong said, what do you say?Kou Zhun said, why are you hesitating? The imperial conquest and the Sixth Division were encouraged. Didn't the enemy hit the Yellow River?Can't we raise our legs and cross the river to fight the enemy decisively?You must drive yourself to conquer.Zhenzong thought, this is the end of the matter, and this is my Zhao family's country. If I don't set an example, my subordinates will not work hard.Kou Zhun said, Don't worry, Your Majesty, you wear armor inside and brocade robes outside, and golden armored warriors surround you three layers inside and three layers outside. Your life will not be in danger. If the ministers risk their lives, they will also protect you.Emperor Zhenzong could only listen to Kou Zhun at this time, and led his army to set off.

Not long after the army set off, news came from Tokyo that King Yong, who stayed behind in Tokyo, died of illness.Zhenzong ordered Wang Dan, a political adviser, to be in charge of guarding Tokyo. His descendant Wang Lun was very famous as an envoy to the Kingdom of Jin at the turn of the Song Dynasty.Wang Dan quietly asked Zhenzong, how many days will it take for His Majesty to come back after leaving?Emperor Zhenzong groaned for a while, and Wang Dan asked, what will happen if you are invincible for ten days?What if you haven't won a battle for ten days?Zhenzong was silent for a while and popped out the three characters "Li Prince".If you can't win the battle within ten days, and you can't come back, you will set up a prince and let the prince supervise the country.Emperor Zhenzong felt that the future was more ominous than good, and he was ready for the death of the monarch.

After the army left for several days, Chanzhou was in sight, and the morale of the army was floating at this time.Someone also suggested that we are going to die, it doesn't matter if we die, how can we die when the body of the emperor is ten thousand gold?It is better to go to Jinling temporarily to avoid the enemy.The enemy goes deep alone, and the farther he goes, the more logistical supplies can't keep up, and the easier it is for our army to cut him off. "Sun Tzu's Art of War" says "avoid the sharp edge and strike the lazy", why bother to compete with the enemy for the gains and losses of a city and a land?Emperor Zhenzong was a little bit tempted at this time. This was not my idea, but if there was such an opinion in the army, he asked Kou Zhun, what do you think, Aiqing?Kou Zhun said that at this time, "you can only make progress, not retreat an inch", you can only move forward, and never retreat. "If you go back to the chariot for a few steps, all the people will collapse, and the enemy will follow behind, and Jinling will not be able to come!" (Volume 25 of "Continued Zizhi Tongjian") As long as you turn around, all the people will collapse, let alone you If you really ran away, you were taken to the wrong place. If you changed your position, the soldiers would think that you were going to escape, and the people would collapse, but no one would protect you. Who will go to Jinling with you?If the enemy army takes advantage of the situation to cover up and kill them, and they can't reach Jinling, all our monarchs and ministers will be here.Gao Qiong, the commander in front of the palace, also hurriedly told the emperor that the soldiers of the imperial army are all from the north, and they don't want to go to Jinling with your majesty. If you insist on letting them go to Jinling, there will be big troubles.When the emperor heard this, he gave up the idea of ​​going to Jinling, so let's move on, and he arrived at Chanzhou.