In addition to the emperor's ecstatic emotional infection, the majority of court officials felt relieved—
Since Wang Lin led a large army to serve the king, and had won two great victories and drove the Jin people north of the Yellow River, this at least means that the court will not have to run away for the time being.
Zhao Ji finally didn't have to be the shameful Zhao Paopao.
But Wang Lin not only received good news this time, but also memorials and requests.
First, Zhang Shuye and the generals and soldiers who died in battle under his command requested titles and creditors, and asked the court to give full mercy to the families of the dead.
Including soldiers who died in the Fuhu Army.
The court is asked to pay no less than 500,000 yuan for pensions for victims.
The court should send military envoys to Huazhou as soon as possible.
Secondly, ensure the supply of food, supplies to the Huhu Army on the front line of Huazhou.
Third, the court immediately informed the vassal states in the world to serve the king.
Fourth, Xu Ning was drawn to lead the Shenwu Army to advance westward to wipe out thousands of fleeing Khitan troops, Guo Yaoshi Army.
In fact, Wang Lin’s four requirements are very reasonable.
But Zhao Ji felt embarrassed.
The treasury is empty.
If you don’t have money, what can you use to reward the army and your family?
Also, transferring 10,000 imperial guards from the Beijing camp gave Zhao Ji a great sense of insecurity.
He felt that there were not too many defenders in the capital, but too few. He also wanted to transfer Wang Lin’s Fuhu Army to retreat to the capital. How could he agree to transfer the original defenders in the capital?
Therefore, a dispute broke out in Longde Hall again.
Let’s talk about Wang Lin’s defeat of the Jin soldiers in Liyang and Huazhou, and the good news of beheading more than 30,000 people gradually spread to the entire Song Dynasty, and the spirit of the government troops in various places was boosted.
Especially in Hebei, the remaining soldiers from various prefectures and prefectures, the civil rebels heard this news and came to Huazhou one after another. For several days, countless people came to Huazhou to join the army.
Yue Fei not only filled the parts of the Fuhu Army that were damaged and killed, but also organized more than 10,000 remaining troops in Hebei into a new army, with the temporary title of "Longxiang".
The newly formed Longxiang Army was led by Tang Huai, Wang Gui and others and was subject to Yue Fei's unified dispatch and command.
As time gradually entered August of the second year of Xuanhe in the Song Dynasty, the temperature in Henan became hotter and it rained heavily. Wang Lin was in Huazhou, and the more he felt serious.
On Huazhou City, the sky was foggy and it was still drizzling.
Wang Lin wore a straw raincoat and looked at the Yellow River main road at the far end with Yue Fei and other generals.
Wang Lin was actually not worried about the Jin soldiers crossing the river again, after all, sooner or later, there would be a battle.
However, the Jin soldiers who were besieging Taiyuan were delayed and Wanyan Zongwang lost troops and was entrenched in Xiangzhou for repair.
Wang Lin estimated that Wanyan Zongwang would have to wait and see for a while, and he was unwilling to cross the river to fight the powerful Fuhu Army.
After all, Agu beats the sects and regards preserving their own strength as their top priority. Wanyan Zongwang and his brothers will have internal strife sooner or later.
Similarly, Wang Lin's Fuhu Army fought thousands of miles to attack Xixia, and then rushed to the capital for a long distance, and fought decisively with the Jin soldiers one after another. Nowadays, the subordinates were trapped and horses were exhausted, so it also took time to recover.
Therefore, the two armies temporarily maintained a delicate strategic balance.
There are two factors that can break the balance.
First, Wanyan Zonghan's army took it too far, went straight to Shaanxi, and then attacked Henan.
Second,...
This is the flooding of the Yellow River during the rainy season that Wang Lin is always worried about.
Yellow River!! Yellow River!!
The power of heaven is greater than that of manpower. If the Yellow River breaks the dike at this critical moment, the Song army will collapse without occupying it.
In the drizzle, the cicadas outside the city were still chirping, and Wang Lin was a little upset.
All the generals understood what Wang Lin was worried about anymore.
Liu Guangshi hesitated for a long time and finally bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I thought it would be better to take the opportunity to open the Yellow River embankment on the other side of the river and lead the Yellow River water to the Jin people. Not only will the danger of the Yellow River flood be solved, but it will be enough for the Jin people to avoid it.
Fight and defeat!”
Han Shizhong's mouth twitched.
Yue Fei's face was cold.
Release floods and destroy the enemy!
How could other people have imagined that it was impossible for Liu Guangshi to imagine that it was just a dam breaking the dike and flooding the Jin soldiers was not a clever plan, and the effect was predictable - but if the Jin army flooded, how many people in Hebei would suffer unintentional disasters?
Lu Junyi's hometown is Hebei. He couldn't help but angrily said, "Liu governs the country, floods the Jin people, so how innocent are the millions of people in Hebei? The Yellow River breaks the dam, I don't know how many people in Hebei will die in the flood.
?!"
Liu Guangshi sneered: "Everyone, the Jin people invaded Hebei, and wherever they went, there were almost no chickens and dogs left. The people of Hebei have been slaughtered at this moment and have become barren land.
Besides, for our Song Dynasty, resisting the Jin Dynasty is the general strategy and the overall situation! If the Jin people are not killed, I don’t know how many people will die under their iron hooves!”
"Prince, please make a decision early!"
Wang Lin's face was deep and he didn't say a word.
Liu Guangshi had no choice but to retreat in disappointment.
Wang Lin actually had this idea.
After all, in the Yellow River flood, the Jin soldiers will definitely die without a place to be buried.
It can completely destroy Wanyan Zongwang's army and eliminate future troubles forever.
But for the people of Hebei and Henan, this is definitely a catastrophe and it is uncontrollable.
Wang Lin remembered the incident when Mr. Jiang exploded the Garden and attacked the pirates.
Although this broke the offensive plan of the pirate army and also gained time for the Wuhan War of Defense, it caused hundreds of thousands of people to drown and tens of millions to be displaced.
Liu Guangshi's idea is very similar to that of Jiang in later generations.
It is also believed that breaking the dam is related to the fate of the country. In the current situation of national crisis, we must give up the kindness of women, and we must make small sacrifices to gain the initiative in the big battle situation.
Wang Lin's thought flashed and he firmly dispelled this idea.
The gain is not worth the loss, and it will leave a bad reputation in history.
But what Wang Lin can't do does not mean that Wanyan Zongwang can't do it.
Therefore, the situation is still serious. The Fuhu Army not only needs to defend against the Jin people breaking through the Yellow River, but also be careful to deal with the possible sudden damage to the Yellow River embankment by the Jin soldiers.
"The army was ordered to be careful to defend against the Jin people from destroying the Yellow River embankment, and to guard against the enemy's death, and not to allow any mistakes.
As for us, we must not do such things that can harm the people of the Song Dynasty. We will never mention this matter again!"
Yue Fei bowed and took the order and left.
Wang Lin looked at Yan Qing again and said, "Is there any news from the court? I want to pay homage to the dead in Huazhou as soon as possible. Please send ministers to Huazhou to pay for their pensions and rewards immediately."
Yan Qing said with a hug: "It is reported that... the official family has Zhao, and Li Xiang ordered the powerful and noble families in the capital to donate 500,000 yuan to provide pensions for the fallen soldiers of our army. At that time, the court will order the Zong to stay in Huazhou to pacify the army."
Wang Lin nodded slowly and suddenly lowered his voice and said, "Xiao Yi, has there ever been a message from Hua Rong?"
Yan Qing shook her head.
At this moment, a soldier hurriedly climbed to the city tower and reported: "Your Majesty, the Khitanese Guo Yaoshi sent someone to beg for surrender!"
Wang Lin sneered at the corner of his mouth: "I scolded the envoy, and said that I was not subject to the capricious villain's surrender. I asked Guo Yaoshi to lead the Khitans out of the territory of the Song Dynasty. Otherwise, my army would kill me.
No mercy!”
All the generals were a little surprised.
At this moment, Guo Yaoshi's ever-winning army was able to surrender, which was a good thing for the overall situation of the anti-Jin period, but the prince refused to accept it.
I don't know what it means.
They didn't know that Guo Yaoshi was not loyal at all. Today, due to the situation, he surrendered to the Song Dynasty. In the future, if the Jin army is in great power, he will turn to the Jin people again.
Guo Yaoshi escaped at the last battle and could no longer explain it to Wanyan Zongwang.
If the Song Dynasty does not surrender, he will become a betrayal dog.
Even though a thousand defeated troops are traversing within the territory, there are inherent hidden dangers, it is better than letting Guo Yaoshi stab the Fuhu Army.
Besides, for Wang Lin, in terms of the overall situation, Guo Pharmacist is no longer a climatic situation and can be basically negligible.
...
Wang Lin lives in the Huazhou Prefecture Office.
The weather just cleared and the temperature began to rise.
Liang Hongyu hurried into the door with a cup of iced lotus seed soup. Seeing Wang Lin writing at the desk, she stood quietly by her side and watched.
This is a desolate, tragic and passionate sacrificial text.
Wang Lin put down the pen in his hand and gently exhaled a suffocating breath in his heart.
He needed a public sacrifice to further boost morale, unite people's hearts, and arouse the desire of the soldiers of the Huhu army to share the same desire and share the same hatred for the enemy.
Then, when we took the initiative to cross the river, we fought to the death with Wanyan Zongwang!
After reading the thousand-word tribute written by Wang Lin in one go, Liang Hongyu saw Wang Lin's face floating with a vague solemn look, and the corners of his mouth were dry and he felt a little moved in his heart.
The heroic young man in front of him seemed calm and composed on the surface, and was brave and invincible. He was the most powerful general in the world, which was enough to make the Jin people frightened.
It has become a banner for the Song Dynasty to resist the Jin Dynasty, but in fact he is under a heavy burden, which is far less relaxed than he shows.
"Prince, eat some lotus seed soup, your body is important."
Wang Lin shook his head and suddenly reached out and held Liang Hongyu's slender hand.
Wang Lin's hands were cold, and Liang Hongyu was moved for a moment and slowly snuggled into his arms, saying softly: "The prince now hopes all over the country, so don't put too much pressure on himself. If the prince's body collapses,
The Song Dynasty is in danger.”
"I feel a little tired, my mental breakdown is very tight..."
Wang Lin sighed, hugged Liang Hongyu's delicate and graceful body tightly, and slowly sat on the marching couch.
Liang Hongyu knew that he needed to relax and soothe, so her pretty face turned slightly red. She took the initiative to raise her pretty face, closed her beautiful eyes slightly, and kissed Wang Lin's lips.
Cicadas outside the house were hysterical, while inside the house, Wang Lin fully released his long-term depression, tension and feelings...
Liang Hongyu curled up in Wang Lin's arms and murmured softly: "Mr., please sleep for a while. At this moment, don't think about anything..."
Wang Lin stared blankly at the beauty who was still in her arms, and her heart was filled with tenderness. He gradually felt relaxed all over his body, and his eyes turned dark, and he fell asleep.
Two crystal tears fell from Liang Hongyu's eyes.
The burden of the whole country is under one person. After all, he is a man, not an omnipotent God.
Liang Hongyu sighed quietly.
Outside the yamen, Yan Qing waved his hand to stop the military generals who wanted to enter the yamen to report, looked up at the clear blue sky and the bright red hanging high, and mixed emotions.
With the invasion of the Jin people, a curtain had already begun, but the resistance to the Jin Dynasty had just begun, and unknown bloodshed, sacrifices and indescribable storms were still behind.