The ministers were in an uproar. Bao Zheng's words were a bit too much. Even if Su Jin died in battle, he would still be loyal to the country. However, it would be too strong to say that he would not save Su Jin even if he died, let alone threaten to resign.
"Master Bao, you are acting out of your own will. The Emperor is here, what do you mean by saying this? Are you loyal to the Emperor or to Su Jin?" Zhang Yaozuo keenly grasped the loophole in Bao Zheng's words and launched a timely attack.
Bao Zheng stepped forward and stared at Zhang Yaozuo. Zhang Yaozuo, who was oppressed by his tall figure, raised his head to avoid it. He spat Zhang Yaozuo in the face with spitfire: "You are a villain, what qualifications do you have to point your fingers? We are talking about the life and death of important ministers of the country.
You, a mediocre speculator and a clown, have what qualifications do you have to talk about here?"
"You, Bao Zheng, you are too presumptuous." Zhang Yaozuo's face turned red. Bao Zheng said that he was a mediocre speculator, which meant that he was promoted because of his cousin Zhang Guifei's pillow style. This was what Zhang Yaozuo hated the most.
mentioned by others.
"Bao Zheng, don't be so presumptuous." Zhao Zhen said majestically.
Bao Zheng said: "Is what I said wrong? What ability does Zhang Yaozuo have to enter the palace in public? The emperor revealed his intention to let him enter the center the day before yesterday, and I will never agree; the position of imperial official is not reserved for speculators.
It is about shouldering the great righteousness and benefiting the world, and it is not a random gift. My words may be too fierce today, but my words are all from a public heart. Your Majesty, you can punish me as much as possible. I promise to be a critic.
, not like Vino."
Zhao Zhen was extremely angry, Bao Zheng was smelly and tough. The reason why he made him the censor Zhongcheng was because of this, but it also added a lot of worries to himself. If his words and deeds were out of line, this
Bao Zheng would point it out mercilessly, making himself very embarrassed; in order to show that he was tolerant and receptive, Zhao Zhen could only endure it and squeeze out a smile from his face.
"I know that Bao Aiqing is very patriotic, but what we are discussing today is about fighting the Liao Dynasty. Why does it involve Zhang Aiqing's appointment?"
Bao Zheng said: "I just want to let the emperor know how difficult it is to recruit talented people for the country. In the prosperous times of past dynasties, we can't help but need wise kings and good ministers. Now that we have good ministers, how can we abandon them? Mr. Su led his troops to fight hard in the Liao Kingdom. We and others
Isn't it right to not do something as soon as possible to show support, but to hesitate on the contrary?"
With Bao Zheng's criticism unfazed, the ministers began to express their thoughts one after another. As the ministers of the Song Dynasty who had been influenced by the books of sages, Fan Zhongyan made the promise that Bianliang would not be lost. Naturally, they started from the perspective of human nature and morality.
He advocated that one should not just watch Su Jin's army perish in Liao territory.
When Zhang Yaozuo and others saw this, they wisely chose to shut up. Zhang Yaozuo's goal was actually very clear. He wanted Su Jin to die in the Liao Kingdom, because after Yan Shu became an official, Su Jin would be the most powerful contender for the throne.
Except for Su Jin, no one can compete with him; and Zhang Yaozuo also learned through the pillow wind in the harem that Zhao Zhen was not as fond of Su Jin as he appeared. This gave him great confidence, so today he tried his best
He used alarmist talk and used the safety of Bianliang as an excuse to prevent and delay the counterattack of the army.
But he didn't expect that Su Jin's prestige in the court was so high, and the ministers were so ignorant of praise and turned a blind eye to him as the future prime minister. Zhang Yaozuo was so angry that he could only secretly write down everyone's words and deeds, and think about it in the future.
After taking office, he will be liquidated later in the year.
Zhao Zhen understood that it was time to express his position. At this time, he not only had to express his position, but also had to be firm and high-profile: "My dear friends, I am really happy today. I think if Su Aiqing learns about today's situation, she will definitely shed tears of gratitude.
; I have long made up my mind to counterattack, but I didn’t expect that all my dear friends and I would hit it off right away. I told Huang Peisheng privately, so what if Bianliang is lost? Su Jin must be rescued. He is our great hero in the Song Dynasty.
He led his troops to the Northern Expedition regardless of life and death. I, the Song Dynasty, will never abandon him. Even if he is not Su Jin, but any of my beloved ministers in the Song Dynasty, I will give priority to his life or death."
Except for Yan Shu, Du Yan, Xia Song, Fan Zhongyan and others, all the officials were almost in tears. The fact that the emperor could say such words, whether true or false, was enough to make them shed tears of gratitude.
"Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, and Di Qing, you three immediately rush back to the defense line and prepare for the counterattack. The Third Division needs to immediately replenish cotton clothes, food, grass and other materials. As soon as the opportunity comes, you will inform me immediately and fight to the death with the Liao people." Zhao
Zhen said loudly.
Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, and Di Qing were the commanders-in-chief of the re-divided left-middle route of the Song Army. Fan Zhongyan was in charge of the entire army, and Han Qi and Di Qing were deputy commanders.
"I obey your orders!"
"But to report to the Emperor, preparations for counterattack have been made long ago, and the cotton grain of the Third Division has been in place. All it takes is the Emperor's order." Fan Zhongyan said solemnly.
Zhao Zhen couldn't wait to kick Fan Zhongyan's wrinkles on his face. He wanted to delay for a little longer, hoping to start after the snow, which would have a greater chance of winning. What's terrible is that Fan Zhongyan and others obviously didn't give him any delay.
As an excuse, the food and uniforms of the Third Division have already been allocated, which shows that Fan Zhongyan and Yan Shu have already reached an agreement on the attack. It is ridiculous that they even held a court meeting to discuss the matter. Today's result was also arranged by them.
Zhao Zhen suppressed his anger and forced a smile and said: "Well, Fan Aiqing is really prepared for a rainy day. It seems that he is very confident in this battle and has already been preparing for the battle. In this case, I have sent Zhang Yaozuo to supervise the army. You can start to counterattack as appropriate."
Fan Zhongyan was stunned for a moment, glanced at Zhang Yaozuo, whose eyes were shining brightly, and thanked En for retreating.
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Four days later, the Song army launched a full-scale counterattack. On a front line hundreds of miles long, Han Qi's left army, Fan Zhongyan's middle army and the main force of the Liao people launched a heart-warming battle. The battle was extremely stalemate, but the Liao army was obviously not well prepared.
, two days after the war started, the Liao army retreated to the front line of the Song-Liao border, and dozens of state capitals such as Taiyuan Prefecture, Zhending, and Baoding Prefecture that were lost in the Song Dynasty were recaptured.
What is strange is that Di Qing's 80,000 troops on the right showed no signs of attacking. However, more than ten days later, the Song army suddenly appeared under the Yingzhou City on the east side of Nanjing Road in the Liao Dynasty. It was Di Qing.
Di Qing's Right Army was so scheming that he commandeered a large number of fishing boats out of the Bohai Sea to the north, and forced an army of 80,000 people to cross the Liao Army's defense line from the sea and drop it into the rear of the Liao Army.
After taking Yingzhou, this army attacked non-stop northward, aiming directly at the hinterland of the Liao army, and headed straight for Shangjing.
This is exactly the strategy set by Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi, Di Qing and others. Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi's army will attack head-on, while Di Qing will lead his troops to break into Liao territory and attack north to fight for a round with Su Jin, and then move his army south to attack from both inside and outside. In this way
It can not only be strategically beneficial to the war, but also ensure that Su Jin will receive assistance and will not be forcibly annihilated by the Liao people.
The supervisor Zhang Yaozuo kept asking why the right army did not take action. Of course, Han and Fan would not tell him the truth. Zhang Yaozuo's thoughts were well known to everyone. If he knew that Di Qing was sent to the country to support Su Jin, this guy would definitely complain.
Weird objection, he is the supervisor of the army and has direct access to the emperor. If he talks nonsense, there is no guarantee that the emperor will not believe him and prohibit Di Qing from entering.
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Five days forward, Su Jin's troops traveled day and night, approaching the capital of Liao and Shangjing from the narrow area between Wuzhou and Yikun.
Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing was the first capital city built by the Liao people in their own country. As early as when the Liao people had not gone south to acquire large areas of land in Li and Tang Dynasties, as well as the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, the Liao people were centered around Linhuang Mansion.
Nomads thrive in small areas.
Because of this, the status of Linhuang Mansion in the hearts of the Liao people is extremely high. It was the center of the power, politics and economy of the Liao Kingdom. Even after the Liao Kingdom became stronger and established other four capitals, the status of Shangjing has never been shaken.
Linhuang Mansion is a super city with extremely majestic momentum. There are two city pools in the shape of a 'sun'. The one in the north is called the Imperial City, which has a circumference of ten miles and is hexagonal. The city wall is more than three feet high, with six towers and an archery tower to defend against enemies.
100; the southern city is called Hancheng. As the name suggests, it is a place where Han people gather and live. It has a circumference of seventeen miles and is square in shape. The walls are two feet high and there are no watchtowers.
After more than a hundred years of development, the population of Shangjing has exceeded 600,000, and the permanent army has remained at 250,000, and they are all well-equipped palace troops. The entire city can be said to be tightly defended. When a large army is stationed,
It can be said to be impregnable.
But that was the old days of the past. In Shangjing today, although the population and city defense are still the same, the garrison is only 50,000, because 150,000 of the 200,000 soldiers and horses transferred have been transferred away by Yelu Zhongyuan to pursue the dynasty.
Afterwards, I went to Shinshu.
Even if there were only 50,000 tribal soldiers and retinue soldiers assembled together, it would be a difficult nut to crack for Su Jin's 90,000 cavalrymen. Moreover, before the camp was set up, snowflakes began to fall from the sky. The situation was