Chapter 69 Liu's counterattack

The Jinren broke the contract and sent troops, just like a loud slap on Qin Hui's face. Qin Hui touched his face, thinking extremely aggrieved, Marshal Wushu is really too!He didn't say hello, and he sent troops when he said he would send troops.After connecting for several days, I hung my head in the court, not daring to say a word. He didn't speak, Zhao Gou spoke first, and Zhao Gou said disappointedly: "Unexpectedly, the majestic Emperor Dajin is so dishonest!" Qin Hui is submissive and dare not speak up. After that, Zhao Gou said again without thinking: "It's no wonder that the enemy doesn't know faith. But our scholar-bureaucrats can't keep the chastity, and they surrendered one after another before seeing the shadow of the golden man, and they are competing with each other. The situation is worrying." ("The enemy doesn't know the faith, and there is nothing wrong with it. But the scholar-officials can't keep the festival. As for worship, the custom is like this, which is extremely worrying.")

Qin Hui immediately showed his performance skills. After a long time of contemplation, he suddenly changed into an expression of concern for the country and the people. He first denounced the Jin people for their treachery, then changed the subject, and sighed hypocritically: "Since the Jingkang Change, All traitors have been forgiven by the emperor, so that surrender has become commonplace today. If you ask me, anyone who has a history of surrender will be severely punished from today onwards." ("Since Jingkang, traitors, all I am lenient, so I am familiar with the experience. If you punish him, it should start from today.”)

In fact, Qin Hui's father-in-law Wang Zhongshan, Qin Hui's wife's uncle Wang Zhongyi, and Qin Hui's brother-in-law Wang Huan all surrendered to the Jin people during the Jingkang period and served as eagle dogs in the Jin Dynasty. On high officials.This time he proposed to severely punish those who surrendered, obviously trying to divert everyone's attention to cover up his failure in the peace talks. But everyone didn't buy it. In view of his high status and authority, everyone didn't dare to criticize him immediately, but first took a brick to slap his little brother Zheng Yinian.

Zheng Yinian was a relative of Qin Hui. He was a scholar at the Zizheng Palace at the time who promoted the Liquan Temple. On the day the peace agreement was signed, he strongly supported Qin Hui and said: "I guarantee the lives of a hundred members of my family. If the peace agreement is 10%, the two countries will definitely be able to achieve peace." Live in peace for thousands of years!" ("Reconciliation can last forever, and I wish to protect it with my family.") Now, let's see how Liao Gang, Shangshu of the Ministry of Industry, teased him. Liao Gang pointed to his nose and said, "Master Zheng, didn't you say that you are willing to use the lives of your family as a guarantee that the gold man made peace sincerely? Now that the gold thief has broken the contract, you will put the lives of your family at risk." where?"

Seeing someone go crazy, Qin Hui was shocked and angry, but it was inconvenient for him to have a fit. "Shangshu understands people, so it shouldn't be like this." After retiring from the court, he sent his envoy Feng Zhi to come to Zhao Gou to test Zhao Gou's attitude. When Feng Cong saw Zhao Gou, he said insincerely, "Now that the Jin soldiers are coming in menacingly, we must use Zhang Jun again." Zhao Gou waved his hand impatiently, and said, "What is this? I said it before, I would rather destroy the country than use this person." ("I would rather destroy the country than use this person!")

Qin Hui heaved a sigh of relief after hearing Feng Zhi's report, and sent Censor Zhongcheng Wang Ciweng to find out again. Wang Ciweng said to Zhao Gou: "Our country was rebuilt, but the general policy of governing the country has not been firm. Every time there is a small change, the prime minister is changed. It turns out that the new prime minister may not be better than the original prime minister. A reorganization of the leadership team will bring disputes among party members and political turmoil, and may His Majesty take this as a warning." Zhao Gou repeatedly nodded in agreement.

Therefore, "the position of juniper is safe, and the public opinion cannot be shaken." Another day, Qin Hui went into battle in person, and told Zhao Gou face-to-face with gongs and drums that the affairs of the world change with time, and we should not stick to it. At the beginning, we made peace with the Jin people because the situation at that time was a situation of peace. Since they want to go their own way and break the contract and lose the alliance, it means that they are not principled and unreasonable. Justice is on our side, so we should take the challenge calmly and do justice for the heavens.Then put on the face of a loyal minister, patted his chest and said, I would like to go to the river first and tell all the generals to recruit together. ("Today, Wushu's change of peace has come to an end. I ask you to go to the river first for your majesty, and tell all the commanders to join forces to recruit. Your majesty will work hard for you, just like the emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty who ruled the world with horses.")

Zhao Gou was overjoyed, he stood up from the dragon chair, held his hand tightly, and praised him, what a loyal minister!Earlier, the Kingdom of Jin agreed to return all the roads in Henan and my mother and brother. As a son and brother, of course I must promote filial piety. On the other hand, as a parent of the people, I also want to revitalize and save the country. People proclaim themselves ministers.Unexpectedly, this turned out to be a trick of the Jin people. As soon as they signed the treaty, they mobilized their troops, and the people in Henan were harassed again before they rested.It's really painful and lonely!I hope you will urge all the marshals to serve the country wholeheartedly!

Then, Zhao Gou issued an imperial edict, which stated that "those who can capture Wushu alive will be awarded Jiedushi, 50,000 silver and silk, and a thousand hectares of land." Zhao Gou ordered the Privy Council to issue a letter of crusade against Wushu, and distributed it to various Xuanfu divisions, scolding: "But that Wuzhu (Wushu), named the fourth prince, is a good soldier and endures killing, and he is greedy for evil. Having no kingly heart, he became the leader of the chaos again. Killed his uncle and seized the military power. He didn't feel sorry for the loss of strong men and horses, but he didn't care about the hardships of the people. The crime is that one man seeks his own selfishness. public."

The call to action was issued, and the first person to make extraordinary achievements was the general Liu Kai. Liu Qi, like Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, and Wu Jie, belonged to the heroes of the time. Liu Kai, courtesy name Xinshu, was born in Chengji of Qinzhou (now Tianshui, Gansu Province), the ninth son of Liu Zhongwu, the military governor of Huchuan Army, and was a hero who "won a horse on foot when he was fifteen or twenty". Born nine feet tall, he is a handsome man.He has practiced martial arts since childhood and is known for his good shooting.Once, Liu Kai shot an arrow at the water dendrobium in the yamen, and ordered people to pull it out, and the water spurted out. Liu Kai fired another arrow, and the loophole was blocked immediately, and everyone applauded!Fighting against the Xixia people and winning many battles, the Xia people feared them like tigers, so that children cried at night, and the parents would use "Liu Duhu is here!" to stop them.

This time, his main event is here! In the sixth year of Shaoxing (1136), Wang Yan was sick and retired, and Liu Kai took over the Eight Character Army and built it into an elite field army.The Jin people returned to the three capitals, and Yue Fei was in Ezhou. He could connect Sichuan and Shu at the top, Huaixi and Huaidong at the bottom, Wanluo in the north, or directly point to Tokyo from Xinyang and Caizhou. He was the best candidate to take over Tokyo. But Zhao Gou was worried that he would gain power, so he appointed Liu Kai as the deputy of Tokyo, but Liu Kai dragged his family and traveled more than 2,200 miles to Tokyo to take up his post.Due to the long journey, Liu Kai had just arrived at Wokou (northeast of Huaiyuan, Anhui today), when the wind was strong and the tents of the Chinese army were uprooted. Liu Kai was shocked: "This is a sign of a thief, and the main force is violent." At this time, Wushu came to occupy Tokyo. news. Liu Kai immediately traveled day and night, packed lightly, and rushed to Shunchang Mansion (now Fuyang, Anhui).Shunchang is not only the main traffic route leading to Tokyo in the Jianghuai area, but also an important military town for the southern regime to prevent the enemy from the north. The prefect of Shunchang is Chen Gui, a direct scholar of Longtu Pavilion. Liu Kai asked bluntly when they met: "The army I brought only has more than 18,000 people, and half of it is heavy. Well, if there is food and grass in the city, you can defend the city with the king; if there is no food in the city, the big thing will be over." Chen Gui said: "There are tens of thousands of dendrobium in rice." Enough! Liu Qi defies all opinions and fights against the city!He ordered people to scuttle the ship, and asked people to pile up firewood at the door of the mansion where his family lived, claiming that if the battle failed, the whole family would set themselves on fire, die for the country, and not be humiliated by the enemy. The commander is so courageous, the whole army is in full swing, the men prepare for battle and the women sharpen their swords, determined to fight the golden man to the end.Most of these generals were composed of Wang Yan's Bazi army back then, most of them were thieves, and they were looked down upon by the regular army. At this time, they all shouted: "People usually bully my Bazi army, today they should serve the country to destroy thieves." Liu Kai dispatched troops and generals, stockpiled grain and grass, built fortifications, fortified the walls and cleared the fields.From the 19th to the 24th, in order to prepare for the imperial plan, there was no time to eat and rest.He is very clear that what awaits him ahead will be a long and arduous and protracted war, and only those who persevere to the end can become the final victors. On the 25th, Liu Kai ordered Cao Cheng and others to go out of the city to spread the news, saying that Liu Qi was "joyful, and the imperial court made a good agreement between the two countries, and the envoy guarded Tokyo to enjoy himself."Everything was just as Liu Kai expected, Wushu captured Cao Cheng and two men, and after interrogation he said: "This city is easy to break ears!" He wrote a letter of persuasion and delivered it to Cao Cheng and two men to bring back to Liu Kai, and then ordered to abandon the goose cart, Guns and other siege equipment were lightly loaded and marched towards Shunchang at an accelerated pace. Liu Kai sent Geng Xun to challenge Wushu to a fight.Wu Shu read the war book and said angrily, "How dare Liu Kai fight with me? You go back and tell him that I broke the city and smashed my ears with the toes of my boots." Geng Xun proudly replied: "Our Taiwei not only wants to fight with you, but also predicts that you will not dare to cross the Ying River. We are willing to build five pontoon bridges on the river for you. If you have the guts, we will cross the river tomorrow for a decisive battle." Wu Shu was so angry that he yelled strangely: "Okay, okay, let's go to the government office of Shunchang Prefecture for a banquet at noon tomorrow!" and ordered: "Order to the whole army, whoever grabs the children's treasures can keep them for themselves, and all adult men will be killed." !” After speaking, he swore his arrows and swore to inspire the soldiers. Liu Kai was overjoyed after hearing Geng Xun's report, and sent someone to sprinkle the poison Liu Yu had left in Shunchang City overnight on the upper reaches of the Ying River and in the grass outside the city, waiting for the Jin people to take the poison and die.In addition, he also ordered the cooking team to make hot summer soup and steam a large amount of soybeans. It was mid-June, and the purpose of making the heat-relieving soup was not difficult to understand, but what was the purpose of steaming a large amount of soybeans, the monk Zhang Er was puzzled.After the soybeans are steamed, they are poured into thousands of bamboo tubes and distributed to soldiers for use in battle. At dawn the next day, Wu Shu led more than 100,000 people across the Ying River in the morning mist, and marched towards the city of Shunchang in mighty force. Pitiful!" Wu Shu, you are too happy and too arrogant. It was the summer of June, so Liu Kai stood still and ordered his soldiers to fetch a pair of armor and hang them on the city wall. What is the mystery? The sun is rising higher and higher, and the weather is getting hotter.The Jin army was exhausted from a long distance, hungry and thirsty, so Wu Shu had to order the cooks to fill the river water for cooking after the battle, while the horses grazed by the river in batches.Soon, Jin Bing appeared in a situation where people and horses were poisoned.All the generals in the city saw it clearly, gearing up one by one, ready to fight. Liu Kai was not in a hurry, he just asked, "Is the armor hot?" "Slightly hot." Liu Kai then stopped the generals from calling for a fight, and continued to watch the battle from the top of the city. After pondering for a while, everyone realized that they were waiting for the golden soldiers to unload their armor, and that would be the best opportunity. In the afternoon, the soldiers reported back: "The armor on the wall is too hot to start!" Liu Kai calmly organized the army, and ordered General Liu Ni to lead the army to invite the Jin people to fight first. As soon as the two sides fought, Liu Ni ordered the soldiers to cut off the bamboo tubes prepared the night before and throw them on the ground together with the soybeans inside. The bamboo tube is rolled, and there is no ground under the feet", so the Song army swung a big knife to chop the horse's foot, and every time a horse's foot was broken, the Jin army's horse and horse fell down and trampled into a ball.The soldiers of the Song Army became more courageous as they fought more and more. When the war reached Shenshi, the Jin army was unable to support it and was forced to retreat.Instead of chasing, Song Jun formed a circle with horse-rejecting posts and sat on the ground to rest. Jin Jun looked at each other in blank dismay, not knowing what Song Jun wanted to do. Suddenly, there was a loud drumbeat on the city, and the city gate opened wide.The Jin army was taken aback, thinking that there was another large army coming out of the city, and they formed a formation in a hurry to face each other. Unexpectedly, there were only a few hundred soldiers who came out of the city, carrying baskets and baskets. soup.The soldiers of the Song Army ate on the ground, "when you travel and have leisure as usual", they ate and gorged. Jin Jun breathed a sigh of relief, just about to sit down and rest, Song Jun swung his spear and ax to kill Jin Jun again.Jin Bing was so shocked that "more than 200 people drowned due to being forced into a trench".Jin people "abandoned corpses and killed horses, blood and flesh pillows, car flags, armor, piled up like mountain mounds".After Wushu had to retreat forty miles, he set up a company camp in the northwest of Shunchang and dug trenches to defend himself. Unexpectedly, the weather is not beautiful, when it rained heavily that night, the flat ground inside the Golden Camp was more than a foot deep, and Liu Kai made a surprise attack overnight, so Wu Shu had to flee all the way north, taking a nap immediately, not daring to be negligent. After finally arriving in Chenzhou (now Huaiyang County, Henan Province), Wushu counted the number of people and found that the loss was heavy. It's just dissatisfaction!Now that the matter has come to this point, Wushu can only arrange reliable personnel to strictly guard the three Tokyo barriers of Guide Mansion, Xuzhou, and Chenzhou, and lead the remnants back to Tokyo by himself. The Battle of Shunchang was the first time that the Song army defeated the Jin army in the plain area. Liu Kai's soldiers did not have a surplus of 20,000, and only 5,000 fought.The Jinren "said that they had been in the Central Plains for fifteen years, and they were defeated by Wu Jie once, and they were defeated by a loss of land; now they were defeated by Liu Huan, and they were really defeated by war", "There has been no such war in fifteen years."Hong Hao, an envoy of the Southern Song Dynasty who was detained in the Kingdom of Jin, even wrote a secret letter from Yanjing to inform the Southern Song Dynasty court, saying, "The battle of Shunchang shocked the captives. The treasures of Yan were taken to the north, and they intended to donate Yan to the south." It's a pity that Master Wang returned it urgently, and lost his chance." Knowing this result, Zhao Gou didn't know whether he would beat his chest and stamp his feet, or celebrate with his forehead?