Chapter 70 disobedience
During the fierce battle in Shunchang, the war between Song and Jin was in full swing on various battlefields.
Since Wu Shu, Generalissimo of the Kingdom of Jin, entered Shunchang, the main force of the Kingdom of Jin continued to gather in Shunchang, and Shunchang became the core of the war.
When Liu Kai and Wushu were fighting fiercely, Zhao Gou was afraid that Shunchang would make a mistake. In less than a month, he wrote nine "Royal Letters" to urge the most powerful Yue family army in the country to rush to Shunchang for help. Said: "Liu Kai's first contact with the captives, a slight setback, that is, it will have a great impact on the morale of the country. Yue Aiqing must understand the difficulties of the country and deal with it with all his strength. Don't stop it." Famous bamboo and silk, the autumn of success, it is appropriate to make decisions here."
Zhao Gou's worries were unfounded. Yue Fei had already taken action before his first "Imperial Letter" was issued. He ordered Zhang Xian and Yao Zheng to lead the former army and You Yi army to rush from Gwangju to Shunchang Mansion. The generals Wang Gui, Niu Gao, Dong Xian, Yang Zaixing and others split up from Ezhou and marched northward.
Obviously, Yue Fei's vision is not limited to the city of Shunchang, nor does it only operate in Chen and Cai, but he wants to point his sword at the old capital Tokyo, cross the Yellow River north, and regain his homeland!
General Yue Fei wrote a letter and sent it to Lushan Mountain Temple, asking him to deliver it to Zen Master Huihai himself.
In the letter, Yue Fei entrusted Hui Hai to prepare for his retirement in detail, and told him to repair the Zen temple and discuss Buddhism together when he returned.At the end of the letter, a poem is attached, which says:
Regarding this Northern Expedition, Yue Fei was confident that he would completely defeat the Jurchens of the Kingdom of Jin and "restore the land of two rivers as the Han family". , engrave one's achievements on Yanshan Mountain, and at that time, retired after completing one's work, went to Lushan Donglin Temple to discuss scriptures and chant Buddhism, and live a life full of windows and moons, bed full of books, grass pillows when lying down, and whiteness in dreams.
Niu Gao and the others went all the way like a smashing bamboo, first they won the first battle on Jingxi Road, and then they broke through the Chen and Caizhou borders.
Zhang Jun's Huaixi Corps has also arrived in Hefei, and ordered Zhao Mi, the commander in chief, to leave the West Road, pass through Su Village, and take Bozhou (now Bozhou City, Anhui Province); ) day and night, went straight to Suzhou (now Suzhou City, Anhui).After a fierce battle, the two armies both won.
Yang Yizhong, the magistrate of Xuanfu in Huaibei, also defeated the golden soldiers in Taikang.
Huaidong Xuanfu envoy Han Shizhong led the Beiwei army and the Jin people to a decisive battle twenty miles south of the Huaiyang army. The two sides came and went, and fought fiercely for six days and nights.In the end, Han Shizhong drove the Jin people into Yishui, captured more than 200 warships, and recovered Haizhou (now west of Lianyungang City, Jiangsu Province).A few days later, Han Shizhong led his troops to fight successively in Maokou Town, Tancheng, Qianqiu Lake and other places near the Huaiyang Army, and stationed troops under the Huaiyang Army City.
On the western battlefield, Wu Jie, the leader of the Song army, had passed away last year, and his younger brother Wu Lin was in charge of military affairs. He also fought on the Sichuan-Shanxi battlefield, causing the right deputy marshal of the Jin army to drink and roll on the ground.
The situation is very favorable for Song Ting.Especially the victory in the Shunchang War, the whole country was greatly excited, and everyone celebrated with their foreheads and hands.Everyone said that at this time, all the generals will work together to pursue it separately, and Tokyo can be restored.
However, under such a favorable situation, Qin Hui, the outstanding leader of the Peace Party, raised his hand and called for an end to the war. He insisted on calling for a truce, and asked Liu Kai to lead the victorious army to retreat to the south bank of the Yangtze River and garrison Zhenjiang Mansion; A withdrawal order was issued to every commander and fighter on the battlefield.Zhang Jun, who had already occupied Suzhou and Bozhou, was relieved and quickly retreated after receiving the order.
Only Yue Fei continued to march without stopping.
Yue Fei prepared his troops in Ezhou, ready to wait, and waited for five full years. Once the war broke out, it was like a wind-up alarm clock that couldn't stop.He assisted Liu Qi in the east and Guo Hao in the west, quickly controlled the Jin and Shang fortresses, took care of the Sichuan and Shaanxi divisions, led the main force, and rushed straight into the Central Plains with a thunderous momentum.When Qin Hui's order to withdraw troops was issued, Yue Fei had already led his troops straight to De'an Mansion (now Anlu, Hubei).
Facing the envoy Si Nong Shaoqing Li Ruoxu who came to convey the order, Yue Fei was inexplicably sad and indignant, argued hard with reason, and disagreed with the withdrawal of troops.Li Ruoxu had served as an aide in Yue Fei's army before, and he was a huge fan of Yue Fei. He respected Yue Fei very much. The crime of Li Ruoxu is willing to bear it with all his strength."
So Yue Fei swung thousands of troops and horses according to the established plan, and launched a large-scale Northern Expedition.
Armored soldiers turn to battle like a mountain, and the general's ambition is to swallow the tiger.
The first stop of the Northern Expedition—Tokyo.
After Wushu retreated from Shunchang Mansion, General Han Changshou was arranged to guard Yingchang Mansion in Xuzhou (now Xuchang City, Henan Province), General Zhai was guarded in Huaining Mansion Chenzhou (now Huaiyang County, Henan Province), and all three routes were guarded by Yan Alu. Ying Tianfu formed a siege of Tokyo, and if they directly attacked Tokyo, they would definitely be besieged by these three armies.
Yingchang is located in the upper reaches of the Yinghe River, which is one of the most convenient waterways between the Central Plains and the Jianghuai River. During the Three Kingdoms period, the Cao Wei regime took Yingchang as its capital because of its convenient transportation and geographical situation in the middle of the world.After the Southern Song Dynasty established Bianliang as its capital, it became a barrier to the southwest because of its special status, and it was a must-have for military strategists.
Huaining is shielded in the south of Tokyo, and it is called "the suburb of Kongcai (Runan County, Henan Province), Ying (referring to Xuchang), Wanbian (Kaifeng, Henan Province), and Song Dynasty (referring to Shangqiu, Henan Province, because it was called Songzhou in ancient times). Dao, Huai and Si have something to do (Huai refers to Huai'an in Jiangsu Province at the confluence of the Huaihe River and the Grand Canal, and Si refers to Sizhou at the confluence of the ancient Sishui and Huaihe River).
Yingtianfu is located in the lower reaches of the ancient Bian River. It is an important waterway fortress connecting Henan and the Huaihe River Basin. important place.Tang Xuyuan and Zhang Xun insisted on sticking to Chenzhou (now Huaiyang County, Henan), because they understood the importance of its military status, and finally smashed the plan of the rebels to go east, saved the Jianghuai area from war, and saved the Tang Dynasty's revival. strength.
In response to this situation, Yue Fei first ordered Zhang Xian, the former military commander, to attack Yingchang Mansion and clean up the periphery of Tokyo.
In the 10th year of Shaoxing (1140), on the 19th day of the sixth month, Zhang Xian won the victory in Yingchang Banner, defeated Han Changjun, and successfully captured Yingchang City.
After receiving Zhang Xian's victory report, Yue Fei went on to play the second move, ordering the commanders Niu Gao and Xu Qing to lead their troops to Yingchang and Zhang Xian to join forces and march eastward to Huaining Mansion in Chenzhou. Yao Zheng was stationed in Yingchang Fucheng.
General Zhai, the golden general of Huaining Mansion, had just formed his formation outside the city. Zhang Xian had already "lead the soldiers to separate into the team to cover up the attack". Captured the golden general Wang Taibao, and successfully took down Huaining Fucheng.
Here, Zhang Xian regained Huaining Mansion, while Han Chang, a disabled person who escaped from Yingchang, entangled the Jinbing garrison in Changge County, bloody and one-eyed, and came back to rob Yingchang Mansion. Dong Xian and Yao Zheng followed him In the battle, after more than a dozen rounds of repeated contests, Han Changbing was defeated and retreated.
Thus, Yingchang Mansion and Huaining Mansion were firmly controlled by the Yue Family Army.
Yue Fei then played the third move, sending Wang Gui and Niu Gao to lead the army to attack Zhengzhou.
More than 5,000 troops of the Jin army Wanhu Manduhua led the battle in the southern suburbs of Zhengzhou. However, the morale of the Yue family army was like a rainbow, and the Jin army could not support it. After a fierce battle, the whole army was defeated and more than 350 horses were captured. There are hundreds of donkeys and mules, and the life and death of the master and general are unknown.
Yue Fei got the good news and no longer hesitated, he ordered Hao Ting to attack Luoyang in Xijing, and Niu Gao and Fu Xuan to attack Xijing.
On the first day of July, Hao Ting regained Xijing, destroying thousands of its troops; Niu Gao and Fu Xuan won first in the west of Beijing, and then in the north bank of the Yellow River.
So far, the Yue family's army has been invincible, regaining large areas of lost land such as Caizhou, Yingchang Mansion, Huaining Mansion, Zhengzhou, Luoyang, etc., clearing the strategic points where the Jin people placed in Tokyo in the west and south, and Tokyo is within easy reach.
However, at this time, Zhang Jun and Liu Qi had completely withdrawn from the battlefield, and the Yue family army went deep alone, and the prospects were not good.
Moreover, Yue Fei regained a large area of land, and the generals advanced several ways in parallel, and the division of troops was serious.
It can be said that the weak force is the biggest hidden danger of the Yue Family Army.
Against this background, Yue Fei also led Qingqi to set up the front enemy headquarters in Yancheng (now Yancheng District, Luohe City, Henan Province), a hundred miles south of Yingchang, and left most of the main force in Yingchang, led by his deputy Wang Gui. A great danger also arises from this.
Wushu found out the news, and quickly gathered Gaitian King Saili, Dragon and Tiger King Wanyan Tuhesuo, General Han Chang, and his own 15,000-odd Changsheng army, and went straight to Yancheng. "Fight with Yue Fei".
Yue Fei's troops in Yancheng had only a few thousand personal guards including the Beiwei Army and You Yi Army. Compared with Wushu's tens of thousands of cavalry, he was almost a "bright commander".