On the evening of April 21st, Cizhou.

The people below ran over and said, "Master, everything is packed."

"Okay, you put it outside and I'll check it out later."

"Yes." After saying that, the servant went out.

"Brother Wang, since you are going to Bianjing City, it is better to sell this grain to Marshal Zong at a cheaper price." The man who spoke was called Li Kan, a cloth merchant from Cizhou.

Wang Xun said: "Brother Li, what time is it now? It's a war now! Do you know that now in Hebei, food is more valuable than gold! I sold 8 strings per stone, which was already a loss. Someone offered 10 strings per stone.

, Bianjing is also short of food now. When I transport it to Bianjing, let alone 10 guan per stone, 20 guan per stone, all the dignitaries will rob it!"

Li Kan sighed: "Brother Wang, Hebei is all fighting against the Jin Dynasty. Zongshuai is a righteous man and everyone from all walks of life supports him. Now Zongshuai is going east to rescue the big names and is in urgent need of military rations. This food is usually only 1 guan per shi at most. You

If you raise prices arbitrarily now, aren't you afraid that the court will investigate you later?"

"Hahaha, check me? Who dares to check my backer in Bianjing City!" Wang Xun laughed, "Do you know King Yun?"

Li Kan's expression darkened, and he yelled loudly: "Wang Xun! This country is facing a crisis, so why should the King of Yun not be the King of Yun? Are you really merciless?"

"No sale! If you have nothing else to do, please come back!"

After Li Kan left, Wang Xun called his son Wang Li in and said, "The grain for Zongze is sold for 8 guan per shi, and not a penny less is required. Do you understand?"

"Eight strings per stone, will Zongze buy it?"

"Where can they get food if they don't buy it?" Wang Xun laughed, "Now half of the food is hoarded in our hands. If he doesn't buy it, he won't have food to eat!"

"Dad, the government won't investigate us, right?"

"Prince Yun is behind us, who dares to investigate! By the way, those iron smelting workshops are not allowed to be sold, keep them and find someone to take care of them!"

"Yes!" Wang Li said with a smile, "Dad has the foresight to know that there will be a shortage of food at this time, so he has already stocked up enough food."

Wang Xun picked up the tea on the table and smiled from ear to ear.

The Jin army has retreated to the north a few days ago, and Cizhou is now safe for the time being.

Just when he was smiling from ear to ear, the servants outside suddenly ran in.

"Master! Someone from the government is looking for you."

"Oh, who is it?" Wang Xun stood up and prepared to go out to greet him.

But the people from the Imperial City Division have already come in.

Gao Qiu felt that Wang Xun was so damn unlucky that he had to be questioned in front of Zhao Guan's family.

So after Zhao Ning mentioned this to him, Gao Qiu quickly sent people to Cizhou to arrest the people.

Before setting off, Gao Qiu told his henchmen: "I know what evil thoughts you have in your heart. Don't think about asking someone to pretend to be you. Do you understand? If it is found out that he is not this person, you will all die. Your

My family can’t be saved either, the Imperial City Division’s salary is not low now, don’t think of wrong ways at this juncture!”

Wang Xungang walked out and saw a group of people wearing brocade clothes coming in from the front yard.

These people had cold expressions, and all of them were wearing swords.

Wang Xun took a look at it and asked quickly: "Sir, sir, if you are at a loss, we will welcome you from afar..."

Before he finished speaking, the leader He Bin said: "Who is Wang Xun, the boss of Wang's Ironworks in Cizhou?"

"This is Wang Xun."

He Bin took out his badge and said: "I am the commander of the Imperial City Department. I have been ordered by the emperor to arrest you and your whole family and bring them back to the capital for questioning."

Wang Xun looked confused.

He Bin said: "Come here, seal this place down!"

"yes!"

April 22, Marshal's Mansion in Daming City.

Zhao Gou said worriedly: "I wonder if Deputy Marshal Zong is here?"

Wang Boyan on the side said: "Generalissimo, don't worry, deputy marshal Zong will definitely come, and may have already arrived."

"Really?"

"Really, I promise he's already here."

This is one of the reasons why Zhao Gou relies so much on Wang Boyan.

This guy is very accurate in observing words, expressions and people, and is well versed in human nature.

He knew that with Zongze's nature, he would definitely come and would never ignore death.

Zhao Gou sighed and said: "I was ashamed of the deputy marshal Zong before!"

"The Generalissimo does not need to blame himself. The current situation is unclear, and there is news that the officials and the Jin people are negotiating peace. It is right for the Generalissimo not to act rashly."

Wang Boyan knew Zhao Gou's psychology well at this time. Did Zhao Gou need some advice?

no!

What Zhao Gou needs is psychological comfort.

Zhao Gou was too young. He became the generalissimo at the age of twenty. He had no previous experience, so he would inevitably panic.

The lack of practical experience makes it impossible to judge which strategies are correct, so psychological comfort and catering are more acceptable to Zhao Gou.

For Wang Boyan, no matter how the situation changes this time, if he can keep King Kang, he, Wang Boyan, will reach a higher level in his official career.

As for people like Zongze, since he is willing to do something, let him do it, and we just need to sit back and enjoy the results.

Zhao Gou certainly did not have a million-strong army, but he still had a lot of people.

The Song armies that were routed south from Hebei and Hedong all gathered here at Zhao Gou.

These Song troops were not temporarily composed of ordinary people like Zongze's. They came from Taiyuan Prefecture, Hejian Prefecture, and Zhongshan Prefecture.

It was the most important military defense zone in the northern part of the Song Dynasty.

The three towns are the barriers of the country!

However, these three towns fell one after another in the first year of Jingkang, and the achievements of the Song Dynasty that had been operating here for a hundred years were destroyed.

Moreover, when the war broke out, elites were dispatched from the northwest and many famous generals of the Western Army were thrown in, such as Zhong Shizhong and Yao Gu. They also went to support Zhe Keqiu in Taiyuan first, and the Zhe family generals surrendered to the Jin Kingdom.

(Zhe, she, Zhe Taijun among the generals of the Yang family)

There are also people like Wang Zhen, who defended Taiyuan to the last soldier, were shot dozens of times, and committed suicide by throwing themselves into the river.

He was the famous general who was a traitorous minister in "Water Margin" but was actually loyal and sacrificed for his country in history.

Some of the defeated armies went south one after another and were recruited by Zhao Gou's order from King Qin.

These include Zhang Jun, who had previously followed the seed master, and Han Shizhong, who had followed Liu Yanqing, the general manager of Fuyan Road. Fuyan Road is one of the towns in Shaanxi, located in the northwest.

In addition, Liu Guangshi, one of the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, was also among them.

Therefore, Zhao Gou's men were actually a group of elite troops from the Song Dynasty.

But the current situation of the war is still like this, which is enough to show that in this era, the military gap between the Song and Jin Dynasties is no longer a little bit.

Almost half of Hebei and Hedong were swept by the Jin army, and the so-called elite of the Song army were beaten until they were unable to fight back.

From the first year of Jingkang to the second year of Jingkang, it can be said that the situation was at its worst.

The iron curtain of darkness is shrouding Hebei and Hedong.

Large tracts of territory were lost, the country's elite were maimed, the Gufu family surrendered to the enemy, the Zhong family generals, and the Yao family generals were all wiped out, and there were many officials on Shandong Road who surrendered to the enemy.

So, Daming Mansion is now under siege. Objectively speaking, Zhao Gou cannot be blamed.

If you were a normal person, this situation might happen.

The military gap between Song and Jin Dynasties cannot be filled by ordinary people.

People like Zongze are rare.

At this time, who can stand up and carry the banner, who is not as determined as steel?

After all, Zhao Gou is just an ordinary person at this time, a twenty-year-old boy.

Can we still expect him to turn things around?

Zongze is a man with a heart as big as the sea, and he will never leave Zhao Gou alone just because of his previous actions.

And Liu Hao was right, if Zongze didn't save King Kang, there would definitely be a lot of people in the court using this matter to impeach him, which would be detrimental to his politics.

Therefore, both emotions and reasons must be saved.

On April 21st, before the rain stopped, Zongze's troops were already on the side of Daming Mansion, only a dozen miles away from Wanyan Wushu's cavalry.

Everyone is ready, and the forward battalion tanks are also ready.

Chariots were actually gradually phased out after the Warring States Period, but it is inaccurate to say that they were phased out and gradually faded away.

In fact, in the absence of cavalry and heavy infantry, the Central Plains army would also use chariots.

Even in the late Ming Dynasty, there was a famous use of chariots and muskets to fight slaves. Sun Chengzong, a strategist in the late Ming Dynasty, liked to make such a configuration.

This can be regarded as a hopeless response.
Chapter completed!