Chapter 75 Zhang Junzhegao pushes the blame

Yue Fei and other anti-golden troops were ordered to withdraw southward and tightened up across the board. But Jin Bing took advantage of the situation and pressed on.At the end of the tenth year of Shaoxing (1140), Kong Yanzhou of the Wushu sect reoccupied Tokyo, and then captured Yingchang, Huaining, Cai, Zheng and other places in Henan. Han Shizhong was forced to withdraw from Huaiyang Army City, Yang Yizhong retreated from Suzhou (now Suzhou City, Anhui Province), and the Heshuo Rebel Army was wiped out one after another. In the first month of the 11th year of Shaoxing (1141), Wushu led the fifth prince Alubu, the king of dragon and tiger Wanyantu Hesuo, the general of Zhenguo Han Chang and other generals, known as an army of 130,000, avoiding the garrison of the Yue family army. In the battlefields of Hubei and western Beijing, they attacked Shouchun Prefecture and prepared to cross the Huaihe River from Shouchun (now Shouxian County, Lu'an City, Anhui Province).

When Zhao Gou heard that the war was breaking out again, he quickly cheered up and ordered Zhang Jun, the Huaixi general who was reporting his duties in Lin'an, to Huanjiankang to send troops to meet the enemy. To aid Huaixi. Zhang Jun's Huaixi Army has 80,000 soldiers, and Liu Qi has 20,000 soldiers, which together can be worth 100,000 soldiers.In order to be able to resist the 130,000 army of the Jinren, Zhao Gou ordered Yang Yizhong, the deputy envoy of Xuanfu in Huaibei, to lead the 30,000 front army to reinforce. On the 19th day of the first lunar month, the Jin soldiers captured Shouchun, built a wooden bridge over the Huaishui River, and extradited the rear army.

On the 25th, Liu Kai arrived in Luzhou and stationed troops outside the city.At this time, Chen Gui, the former best partner of Shunchang and the Zhifu of Luzhou, died of illness. There were only more than 2,000 people in the city, including Min Shigu, the commander of the Xuanfu Division. Officials, soldiers and civilians scattered and fled. Liu Kai patrolled the city for a long time, and sighed: "The city is not enough to defend." On that day, the army was organized in the rain, and Min Shigu led the troops to retreat southward. On the 26th, the Jinlu army entered Luzhou, and after finding out that the Song army had just withdrawn, they launched Qingqi pursuit.

Liu Kai's troops had only 300 horses, mainly infantry, and moved slowly. They were overtaken by the Golden Cavalry at Xishan Pass.Liu Kai personally led the cavalry to the rear of the palace, and Dao Gexi pointed at them, waiting in formation. Seeing Liu Kai's banner from a distance, Jin Jun's chasing cavalry was shocked and hesitated to approach. The two armies faced each other for a long time, but they did not dare to act rashly after all. On the twenty-seventh day, Liu Kai marched slowly in formation and ordered all the troops to go to Dongguan (now southeast of Chaoxian County, Anhui Province) to occupy a favorable location, rely on water and mountains, and control the Jin army's road to the Yangtze River. Yizhong came to the two armies to join forces.

After the Jin people crossed the Huai River, all the people in Huainan moved to the south of the Yangtze River, and the people in the south of the Yangtze River were preparing to migrate further south. The safety of Huainan was entirely tied to Liu Kai's army. Although the Jin soldiers occupied Luzhou, they only sent troops into Wuwei Army (now Wuwei Wucheng, Anhui) and Hezhou (now Chaohu City and County) to plunder. Cover up, Jiangnan is not in danger yet. All the troops under Zhang Jun are ready to go, but they have not been ordered to go.Ye Mengde, Jiangdong's ambassador, broke into Zhang Jun's tent and asked him to send troops quickly.Zhang Jun still hesitated, and said, "Wait, let's see the situation of the outpost's reconnaissance."

Ye Mengde said sharply: "The Jin captives have already passed through Hanshan County, if Hezhou is theirs, the Yangtze River will not be able to keep it." Zhang Jun has a beloved concubine named Zhang Jia, who was originally a famous prostitute in Hangzhou. send troops.Zhang Jun refused to leave on the grounds that he was worried about his family.Zhang Jia replied with another letter, citing the allusions of Huo Qubing in the Western Han Dynasty and Zhao Yun in the Three Kingdoms going out to fight and not caring about family affairs, encouraging her husband to serve the country with all his heart.Only then did Zhang Jun put his mind to one side, and ordered all the troops to set off separately.

As the army marched out, Zhang Jun did not forget to send someone to send the concubine's letter to the palace to show that he has a good wife in his family, understands righteousness, and is utterly loyal and dedicated to the country.Zhao Gou received this letter and praised it greatly. He issued an edict to praise Zhang Jungong and forget his selfishness, and made Zhang Jia the wife of Yongguo, and gave him ten million yuan. But Zhang Jun stopped when he reached the south bank of the Yangtze River, and he refused to go further even if he was beaten to death-it turned out that his bottom line was to stick to the river.I don't know if Zhao Gou thinks this deal has been lost?

Wang De couldn't see it anymore, and persuaded: "The Huai River is the protective wall of the Yangtze River. Abandoning the Huai River and not defending it is an act of desperation. The enemy has come from afar, and the supply of food and wages will definitely not be able to keep up. It can dampen their enthusiasm; if you hesitate a little, after the enemy settles down, not only will we lose access to the Huai River, but the Yangtze River will also be difficult to defend." "This..." Zhang Jun hesitated. "The one who wins Hezhou first wins." Wang De stood up "Huo" and urged: "Don't think about it any more, let us father and son cross the Yangtze River first, and after taking Hezhou, Xuanfu will go north. "

On February 4th, Wang De and his son led an army across the river from Caishiji (located on the south bank of the Yangtze River, southwest of Ma'anshan City, Anhui Province). Yang." In the evening of that day, he pulled out Hezhou in one fell swoop, and then went down to Zhaoguan (now north of Hanshan County, Anhui) the next day. On February 7, Yang Yizhong also led his army into Huaixi. Zhao Gou felt that it was not safe, so he sent an order to Yue Fei, ordering him to go to Huaixi via Jiangzhou as soon as possible. Of course, as a military strategist, Yue Fei had his own ideas. He suggested: "Taking advantage of the opportunity of the Jin army's main force to invade Huaixi, the Yue family army will drive the Central Plains to attack Bianjing and Luoyang again. It was alleviated." ("The captives come to invade the whole country, and the lair must be empty. If they drive Beijing and Luo for a long time, the captives will run for their lives. You can sit back and control their disadvantages.") Zhao Gou flatly rejected this dangerous game and ordered Yue Fei to dispatch troops without delay. .He curtly flattered Yue Fei: "You, Yue Fei, are the only one who can sacrifice his life to save the country!"

Yue Fei then cut into Huaixi from between Qi and Huangzhou, went around behind the Jin army, cooperated with the Song army in Huaixi, and prepared to attack the Jin army from the front and back.Zhao Gou was a little worried that Yue Fei had killed too many enemies, and warned: "The culprit is just Wushu. Remember to warn the generals not to kill indiscriminately. Because the real golden soldiers may have escaped on horseback, and those who stayed may be forced The people of my Great Song Dynasty who were brought here as cannon fodder. Remember, remember!" ("The first culprit is Wushu, and the generals have nothing to do with killing more, but Wushu is the only way to do it. In the Battle of Chanyuan, Dalan died , Zhenzong ordered the generals to follow the Khitan army, not to invite them to return, this is my family law. I love the people of the north and the south, how can I bear to kill more!")

Faced with the oppression of the three main forces of the Song Army, the Jin Army began to retreat.On February 17th, the Jin army withdrew to the north of Chaoxian County. Suddenly, it rained heavily and the army moved very slowly. The Weizi Bridge on the river was demolished, and then camped on the other side of the river to rest. Soon, Liu Kai's troops also arrived in Zhegao, and faced the Jin people across the Shiliang River. Zhegao was flat and suitable for cavalry combat. Liu Qi had few soldiers, and they were all infantry, so the Jin people didn't take it very seriously. However, what the Jin people never expected was that in the evening, Huaibei Xuanfu Envoy Commander Wang De, Palace Commander Yang Yizhong, Tian Shizhong, Zhang Zigai and other troops came one after another, and the Song army was very powerful.Liu Kai, Yang Yizhong, and Wang De suggested that they attack overnight while the enemy was unprepared.However, Tian Shizhong suggested that everything should wait until the commander-in-chief arrived, on the grounds that the commander-in-chief Zhang Jun hadn't arrived yet. Tian Shizhong was originally just an ordinary clerk of Zhang Junjun, responsible for Zhang Jun's secretarial work, but he was very good at dealing with affairs, and he was very good at using the set of flattery and flattery. Comfortable, and even managed to become Zhang Jun's half son——Zhang Jun's son died early, so Zhang Jun married his widowed daughter-in-law to Tian Shizhong. Loud and crisp.As a result, his official position rose very quickly. Wang De glared at Tian Shizhong and said, "The opportunity to fight is so rare, how can we miss it!" He got on his horse and called his troops to cross the river to kill the bandits.Liu Kai and Yang Yizhong also followed suit. The Shiliang River is connected to Chaohu Lake, and the river bed is only two feet wide. The army moved together and quickly erected more than a dozen simple wooden bridges, and crossed the river without anyone noticing.On the other side, because the night was too dark and the enemy's situation was unknown, Liu Qi and others did not act rashly, but ordered the sergeant to rest on the spot and "sit down with their guns." The next day, as the first rays of sunlight hit the earth, Jin Jun Alubu and Han Chang were woken up by panicked sentries, and they were stunned.Not far from the camp, the dark Song army approached, everyone shot their arrows, their knives out of their sheaths, and the battle was imminent. "Left and right troops spread out to both sides, spread out, spread out quickly!" Han Chang reacted quickly and shouted.Sure enough, the golden cavalry were well-trained, and came quickly, and the Song army was not slow to react. The more than 100,000 people were immediately divided into two teams, expanding the battle circle, and encircling the golden soldiers in the middle. "Attack!" Yang Yizhong charged first.For a moment, swords and guns intersected, and there were killing sounds everywhere. The Song army was coming fiercely, and the Jin army's position was floating. There was a little chaos in front of the formation, but cavalry came out from the middle to respond from the back of the formation.In order to prevent the Jin army from having a chance to breathe, Fu Kui, the commander of Yang Yizhong, wielded his sword wildly and led the army to charge forward, but he was shot in the left eye and fell off the horse.The morale of the cavalry behind Fu Kui was slightly depressed, and the charge began to pause. Wang De knew that if morale was taken away, it would soon be exhausted. In a crisis, he raised his arms and shouted: "Follow me!" He took the lead, led the first offender, and personally led thousands of cavalry to rush into the opponent's camp!The cavalry under his command are all extremely heroic, one against ten, you know, the commander now takes up a knife and charges with the ordinary soldiers, and even takes the lead, rushing to the front, how can there be anyone who is not desperate?Suddenly, Song Bing's momentum was like a rainbow. Just as the Jin army was showing signs of disintegration, a golden general in golden armor jumped out of the formation and directed the Jin soldiers to regroup in order to restore the decline.Wang De saw it clearly, took off the bow and arrow in his waist, drew the bow and shot it, and the golden general fell off the horse in response.Song Jun was greatly encouraged and rushed forward. Seeing that the situation is not good, Alubu took out his trump card - to advance with the kidnappers on both sides. Without fear, Wang De led the crowd to fight fiercely.At this time, Yang Yizhong had reorganized his formation and shouted: "The enemy can't rely on bows and arrows. Let them taste the power of big axes today!" He ordered more than ten thousand soldiers to hold long axes, "Advance like a wall, Hit it sharply". After fighting for less than half a stick of incense, the Jin army completely collapsed, and Alubu took the lead in fleeing. Wang De and others "tailed it, arrested hundreds of people, and carried hundreds of horses", and each department gained a lot.Only Liu Kai's troops were all heavy armored infantry, unable to gallop, and basically had no spoils of war.Liu Kai sincerely said to Wang De: "I have heard that my brother is extremely brave. I saw him today, and he really deserves his reputation. I would like to become a brother with my brother." In this battle, 903 people died in the battle under Wu Shengjun, the general guard, the doctor, and Yao Duan, and the Jin army died a lot. On the fourth day, Zhang Juncai arrived at the scene, gathered all the generals, and marched the army into Luzhou. But at this time Yue Fei hadn't arrived yet because of the long journey.Zhang Jun didn't want Yue Fei to share the fruits of victory, so he sent someone to tell Yue Fei to return home. Zhe Gao Jie reported to Zhao Gou, and Zhao Gou issued the same edict to all commanders and fighters, saying, "The Jie Shu is exhausted, and the army's voice is loud. Since the army flourished, it has not been as prosperous as it is today; still abstain from Shangsi In the battle of trapped beasts, we must ensure all merits."To prevent the "battle of trapped beasts" as an excuse, prevent the armies from chasing the Jin army. After reading this edict, Yue Fei felt even more discouraged about the prospect of fighting against Jin. Immediately, Yue Fei led his army back into Shuzhou (now Qianshan, Anhui). What Zhang Jun didn't expect was that as soon as Yue Fei turned around and left, Wu Shu regrouped his troops and came again, capturing Haozhou (now Fengyang County, Anhui Province) in only half a day. My goodness! Zhang Jun was so frightened that he quickly called Yang Yizhong, Liu Qi and others to discuss countermeasures.Everyone's opinion is to march to Haozhou on the one hand, and to ask Han Shizhong and Yue Fei for help separately on the other hand. However, Wang De and Yang Yizhong were ambushed by Wushu as soon as they arrived in Haozhou, and were defeated by the Jin army.Wushu took advantage of the victory and pursued, and rushed to Luzhou in one breath, not only defeated Zhang Junbu, but also scattered the reinforcements sent by Han Shizhong. Fortunately, Yue Fei was still in Shuzhou and did not go far. He received a call for help and led Qingqi to help him. He arrived in Dingyuan County in the south of Haozhou in only three days.When Jin Jun heard that Yue's army had come to aid him, he felt apprehensive, and hurried across Huaibei, and the huge city of Haozhou was completely evacuated. In order to get rid of the charges, Zhang Jun even put the blame on Yue Fei, complaining along the way that Yue Fei refused to cooperate. When the news spread to Yue's army, all the generals urged Yue Fei to argue with Zhang Junting. Pointing to his chest, Yue Fei said, "I have a clear conscience, why bother to argue." What Yue Fei never expected was that what he thought was a self-evident slander would become a major crime for his death in the future. In the battle of Zhegao, the Song army won first and then lost. In fact, Zhao Gouqi and the mentality of avoiding the war were at work. The Song army's poor command and individual fighting on the front line were also important reasons for the defeat of this battle.Strictly speaking, Yue Fei did not actually participate in the battle, nor did he command the battle. As the marshal, Zhang Jun bears an inescapable responsibility.But after returning to the court, he was falsely accused and refused to stay.Never lost on the battlefield, but was hacked in court, personal tragedy?Or is it the sorrow of Da Song?