Officials are all very smart, especially those who can reach the highest level.

They keep an eye on the capital's movements every day.

Zhao Guan's family is tax-free in Hedong and Hebei, and people all over the world praise it.

Since there is this precedent, it is natural that some officials use the local people's livelihood difficulties as an excuse to praise the Zhao family and give them high hats, while at the same time hoping that the Zhao family can reduce taxes.

If the travelers hadn't known about the virtues of land annexation in the Song Dynasty, Zhao Ning would have believed their lies.

Finally, Zhao Ning read Tang Ke's memorial.

The content of Tang Ke's memorial is still about the recent private fights in Jiangling Mansion.

The source of this private fight comes from the competition for land reclamation.

The people have repeatedly banned it.

Why do you keep being banned?

I'm afraid the reason behind this is not simple either.

It seems that Jinghu North Road has now become a place of conflicting interests.

Zhao Ning decided not to reply to these officials yet, he decided to wait.

At present, officials from all walks of life in the south have only made demands for tax reductions and exemptions, but have not said much more.

At this time, you need to keep calm, say nothing, and don’t express your stance.

Let Mei Zhili and the others clamor for tax inspections every day, and let Chen Dong and the others pretend that the implementation of the Seventh Route New Agricultural Policy is going smoothly, putting apparent pressure on the South.

Finally, wait for the reaction of the Jin people and the next battle situation in Liaodong.

All of this actually affects the entire chessboard, regarding external as well as domestic policies.

There should be people who will jump out at special times, say more, and do more.

On March 11, when he went to Beijing and received a military report from Liaoyang Prefecture, Wanyan Wu was so angry that he turned over the table.

At this time, Wan Yanchang stood up and spoke.

Wanyan Zongqian said this: "Your Majesty, since the founding of our country, the Song army has never entered the territory of our country. This battle of Fuzhou has exposed the country to an unprecedented crisis."

"What crisis?"

"The troops of our dynasty were only distributed in two places, one was in the interior (Shangjing), and the other was Yanyun, including Hebei. As a result, the troops in places like Tokyo Road were empty, and the Song army suddenly took Fuzhou, and its troops were directed towards Tokyo Road.

If we take advantage of the situation and go north to capture Shenzhou and Jinzhou, we will be in danger!"

When he said this, Wanyan Wu's face changed drastically.

Where is Jinzhou located?

Naturally, it is located in the easternmost section of the Western Liaoning Corridor, which is the only way from Liaodong to Yanjing.

What is the Western Liaoning Corridor?

There is a long and narrow passage from Jinzhou to Yanyun. The east side of this passage is the Bohai Sea and the west side is the mountains.

Go south and enter Yanyun.

Heading north, after arriving in Jinzhou, we exited the Liaoxi Corridor and entered the Liaohe Plain, which is the area of ​​Shenyang in later generations.

Jinzhou is only more than 300 miles away from Liaoyang.

If Han Shizhong really went north to capture Liaoyang, he would definitely go west and capture Jinzhou, completely blocking Zong Wang's way back.

This is equivalent to cutting off the connection between Yanyun and Liaodong and dividing the Jin Kingdom into two.

If Zong Wang and others want to come back, they can only go to Yunzhong.

In this way, the land of Yanyun will be left alone. The difficulty of taking Yanyun again in the Song Dynasty will be greatly reduced. It is only a matter of time.

This is the crisis Wanyan Zongqian refers to.

"What do you suggest?"

"Quickly imitate the Liao State, establish Yanjing as Nanjing, Liaoyang as Tokyo, adjust the household registration and money, concentrate them here, and resist the Song State's further northward movement. There should be no further hesitation."

This issue has actually been debated within the Jin Kingdom for a long time.

After the founding of the Jin Kingdom, a large amount of plundered resources were gathered in the land of Longxing, that is, Huining Mansion and Shangjing.

But Shangjing is too far away from Liaoyang and Yanyun, and the control over them is too weak.

It would have been fine if the Song Dynasty had been suppressed and beaten like in history, but now suddenly a Song army has arrived in Fuzhou, directly threatening the hinterland.

When Liaoyang Mansion on Tokyo Road was in the Liao Kingdom, it was one of the places with the most cultivated land and was extremely important in military strategy.

The nobles in the Kingdom of Jin were unwilling to go south, so they all lined up to Zong Han's side.

The reform faction headed by Zong Wang advocated moving south.

According to official history, the real large-scale restructuring of the Jin Kingdom was started by Wanyan Dan, and it was Wanyan Liang who moved south to Yanjing.

However, the current sudden change in the situation has naturally affected changes in the political situation within the Jin Kingdom.

Zong Han's prestige had already been weakened in the third Song-Jin War, and now that the situation was in crisis, the nobles had no reason to oppose him anymore.

As a result, Wanyan Wu Qimai finally moved the center of power southward from obscurity to speaking out on the table.

On March 12, Wanyanwu begged for orders and ordered Wanyanchang to lead 30,000 horses south quickly to support Zongfu in Liaoyang Prefecture.

Moreover, the situation within the Jin Kingdom regarding Yan Yun was mired in controversy.

At this time, should we transfer elite troops from Yanyun back to Liaoyang Mansion?

This resolution has not been given yet. It is obvious that the Jin government is preparing to see if Wan Yanchang, who has supported an army of 30,000, can join forces with Zong Fu to regain the state and expel the Song army after arriving in Liaoyang Mansion.

March 15th, Liaoyang Mansion.

After receiving the news of coming to Beijing for support, Wanyan Zongfu felt relieved.

His health was not very good. There were only 10,000 Jin troops in Liaoyang Mansion. The situation in Fuzhou was unclear, and people in Liaoyang Mansion were panicked.

But the next day, the 16th, Zongfu received another more detailed letter.

When he looked again, his face suddenly turned pale.

Wanyan Zongfu: Damn it! Why is it Wanyanchang again!

Wan Yanchang: You didn’t expect it, it’s me again!

On March 25th, Wan Yanchang's 30,000-strong army arrived at Liaoyang Prefecture. Together with Zongfu's army, there were 40,000 troops, and it was known to the outside world as a 150,000-strong army.

Seeing Wan Yanchang's face, Zongfu wanted to go over and slap him a few times.

March 29th.

"Report! Han Shuai, the latest military report came from the front, the gold thieves have sent more troops to Liaoyang."

Zhang Qing said: "Han Shuai, should we take the initiative and give the gold thief a blow?"

"No, no." Han Shizhong rejected Zhang Qing's proposal, "Firstly, we don't know whether the gold thieves are true or not, and secondly, we have just arrived in Liaodong, and it will take some time to adapt. It is our task to defend Fuzhou, and we don't want to do anything else for the time being.

think."

Zhang Rong said: "Han Shuai, the last general has a suggestion."

"It doesn't matter if you say so."

"We can use the navy to go north to Gaizhou (Yingkou), pretend to attack Gaizhou, and disperse the Jin army's troop deployment."

"No, if the Jin army remains unmoved and all the troops move south, the defense of Duli City will be greatly reduced without the response of the navy. I can understand your mood. The Jin thieves must be ready to defend Fuzhou.

Defended the overall situation.

Everyone stood up and said: "Yes!"

As early as March 21, Yanjing received the latest secret report. It was said that the Song Army in Liaodong only had 20,000 troops.

Zong Wang quickly sent the information to Liaoyang. If the Song army only had 20,000 troops, there would be no need for any probing and a direct attack.

On March 29, Zong Fu received information from Zong Wang.

On March 30th, the Liaoyang Jin army mobilized in full force and rushed towards Fuzhou.

The Battle of Liaodong Peninsula broke out.

This battle is related to the new strategic situation of the Song and Jin Dynasties. If Han Shizhong can defend the Jin army's offensive, it will have a profound impact on the Jin Dynasty's strategic layout from the inside out.
Chapter completed!