Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

Han Shizhong was so courageous that he even led his [-] cavalry in the opposite direction and sneaked near the Liao army camp.

When the Liao army came out in full force and attacked the Song army camp at night, Han Shizhong led his troops to break into the empty Liao army camp, and took advantage of the chaos to rescue the Song army general Wang Yuan who had befriended him, and Zhao Duanfu and others were captured in Yanjing City officials and generals.

It's a pity that because they were not reused and the troops in their hands were insufficient, the struggle between Guo Yaoshi and Han Shizhong was just two small waves, which were quickly covered by the raging torrent, and failed to change the fate of the Song army's defeat. ending.

Xuanfu envoy Tong Guan, who was sitting in the yamen of the Xuanfu Department of Hejian Prefecture, was shocked when he heard the news of Liu Yanqing's army's defeat.

"...That bastard Liu Yanqing is ruining the country!"

Tong Guan slumped down on the chair, his face was pale, and he sat there for a while before squeezing out these words through his teeth.

During the second Northern Expedition, Taiwei Tong Guan's mood was like riding a roller coaster for later generations, first climbing to the peak and then falling to the bottom.Even if he had been in court for decades, he was used to strong winds and waves, so he was also at a loss at this moment.

When the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom handed over the surrender form to proclaim her vassal, the Emperor Daojun changed Yanjing to Yanshan Mansion, and the Song Army's 20 troops marched into Yandi, and Yang Keshi led the surprise attack on Yanjing City. How majestic and majestic the envoy Tong Guan is!

At that time, the Empress Dowager Xiao of the Liao Kingdom would repeatedly send envoys to please Tong Guan, begging to retain the status of the Liao Kingdom as a vassal state.

However, the situation on the frontline suddenly took a turn for the worse. Yang Keshi, Guo Yaoshi and others were defeated in Yanjing City, losing [-] soldiers and horses.

After Yang Keshi and Guo Yaoshi fled back to Zhuozhou City, they immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the Xuanfu Department of Hejian Mansion to file a complaint with Taiwei Tongguan, blaming Liu Guangshi, the son of Liu Yanqing, for the defeat.

The two said that it was precisely because Liu Guangshi's troops did not rush to Yanjing City to support them at the agreed time, that they were finally defeated after fighting alone in Yanjing City for three days, and Yanjing City was lost again.

Liu Yanqing, the governor of the capital, bit back, saying that the two generals Guo Yaoshi and Yang Keshi were not aware of the enemy's situation in the investigation, and they underestimated the enemy's aggressive advance and fell into the siege of the main force of the Liao Army's Xiao cadres.

When Liu Guangshi's army followed Yang Keshi's marching route, he was almost ambushed by the Liao army.

Fortunately, Liu Guangshi was vigilant and noticed the trap set by the Liao army in time, so he retreated with his soldiers and horses, avoiding a big defeat.

Therefore, Liu Guangshi not only has no fault, but has merit.

Yang Keshi and Liu Yanqing held their own opinions and used documents to criticize and criticize each other at Taiwei Tongguan.

Although Tong Guan was willing to believe the words of his favorite general Yang Keshi, and suspected that Liu Guangshi was retreating, it was difficult to find out what happened on the front line for a while.

Concerned that Liu Yanqing was still in command of a 20-strong army and needed him to lead the troops to recover Yandi, Tong Guan acted as a peacemaker in this matter, and wrote to persuade Yang Keshi and Liu Yanqing to put state affairs first and be sincere. unity.

Unexpectedly, within a few days after the persuasion letter was sent out, Liu Yanqing's army, the main force of the Song army, was wiped out overnight!The Second Northern Expedition presided over by Tong Guan also failed completely!

What made Tong Guan's teeth itch with hatred was that a hundred thousand soldiers died on the battlefield, and how many generals of the Western Army died in this battle.However, the news from Xiongzhou City was that Liu Yanqing, Liu Guangguo, Liu Guangshi and his son were safe and sound!

The Liu family father and son are really long-legged generals!

Therefore, Tong Guan held back for a long time before he said, "That bastard Liu Yanqing is ruining the country!"

Obviously, the first responsibility for this defeat must be Liu Yanqing and his son.Guo Yaoshi and Yang Keshi were able to stay calm in the face of danger and defend Zhuozhou City when the army fell like a mountain, and they can still be used in the future.

However, these are all things in the future. The most important thing now is, after the Northern Expedition is over, how can we take back Yandi?

At Bianliang City in Tokyo, all the ministers have already sent a congratulation table to celebrate the imperial court's recovery of Yandi, and the Emperor Daojun also decreed to change the name of Yanjing City to Yanshan Mansion and include it in the territory of the Song Dynasty.

Could it be that at this time Taiwei Tongguan is going to tell the government and the public in disgrace, that I, Tongguan, are incompetent, and that the land of Yanyun cannot be regained?

If this is the ending, what will be the court's face?

Emperor Daojun is a man of great success, and if he has been swept away this time, Tong Guan will definitely fall out of favor in front of the imperial court and lose his current powerful position.

The political enemies in the DPRK will surely pounce on him and tear off a few pieces of Tong Guan's body!

With this in mind, how could Tong Guan accept the fate of failure.He cheered up, summoned all his staff to his side, and asked them to come up with a plan to defeat the Liao army and take back Yandi.

After a heated debate, the staff in the Xuanfu Department's yamen gradually reached a consensus.

Now that the main force of the Song army has been completely lost, it is impossible to transfer troops from the northwest to the north.If troops are deployed again, the defense of the Fifth Route in Shaanxi will be empty, and they will face the threat of the Xixia Army.

Even if the Northern Expedition can be recruited again, it may not be able to defeat the Liao army, and it is more likely to repeat the two major defeats in Xiongzhou City and Liangxiang County.

It is obvious that everyone in the Xuanfu Department's yamen has lost confidence in conquering Yanjing, Liao Kingdom by military means.

Then, is it possible to take back Yandi by means of peace talks?

Before the Song army attacked Yanjing City, if good conditions can be given and the Liao Kingdom is allowed to become a vassal, perhaps the Empress Dowager Xiao will surrender to the Song army without a fight.

However, after the Song army attacked Yanjing City and massacred the Khitan people in the city, the Khitan people in Yanjing City hated the Song people to the bone, and vowed to fight the Song army until not a single soldier was left.

There is no chance for peace talks between the Great Song Dynasty and the small imperial court of Yanjing in the Liao Kingdom.

After much deliberation, Tong Guanxuanfu's staff in the yamen came to a conclusion that if they want to take back Yandi, they can only rely on the military power of the Kingdom of Jin.

The Xuanfu Division had to send someone to contact the Jin Army and ask the Jin Army to enter the pass and attack Yanjing City.

After the Jin army acquired the land of Yan, Song Dynasty could increase the old coins and exchange them back to the Yanjing area from the Jin army.

Tong Guan listened to the suggestions of the staff and decided to follow the plan.

Although the Great Song Dynasty was incapable of recruiting an army capable of fighting, there was still no shortage of white money.Using money to redeem the land of Yanyun from Jin Jun is also a strategy to solve the immediate problem.

8 Chapter Thirty

Everyone in the Xuanfu Department's yamen remembered that Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo happened to be envoys to the Kingdom of Jin at this time, and they were in the camp of Emperor Wanyan Aguda of the Kingdom of Jin in Fengsheng Prefecture.

Therefore, Tong Guan immediately ordered people to leave Daizhou and enter Fengshengzhou, and brought a secret letter to Zhao Liangsi, asking him to contact the Jin army to attack the Liao army and help the Song army regain Yandi.

At this time, in the camp of the Jin army, Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo got Ximen Qing's advice, and also learned that the Song army was defeated in Yanjing City, and they were already trying to negotiate with Jin Guo without instructions from the Taiwei Tong Guan.

It's a pity that Ximenqing, who Zhao Liangsi and Ma Kuo rely on the most, has already asked the emperor Wanyan Aguda for an errand after seeing the father-in-law Wanyan Aguda, Wanyan Zongqian, Wanyan Zongjun and others, and left Fengshengzhou to go north to Beijing Linhuang government.

In the camp of the Jin Army, Ximen Qing learned that Guo Yaoshi and Yang Keshi of the Song Army attacked Yanjing City, and was immediately defeated by Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army of the Liao Army. After confirming that history was still developing according to the process he knew, he decided to He decided to leave the camp of the Jin Army, go north to the grassland, and go to the Mongolian Ministry by the Onan River.

Because Ximenqing already knew that Song and Jin would start a series of negotiations around the ownership of Yanjing City.

Ximenqing didn't want to be part of it, helping Song Huizong's Bird Emperor and Taiwei Tongguan to fight for more benefits.

What should happen will always happen. Ximen Qing hopes that history will advance as known. Only in this way can he better grasp the situation and benefit his power.

After watching the situation, the Jin army is about to attack Yandi.

At this time, although Wan Yanchang and Wan Yan's mother were powerful in suppressing the chaos in Zhongjing Road, the riots of Xi people had not yet completely subsided.The strength of the Jin army in the Zhongjing area was restrained.

Wanyan Aguda deliberately mobilized the troops from Shangjing Linhuang Mansion and Taizhou to go south.At this time, the northern border needs to be stabilized.

Therefore, the Kingdom of Jin needs someone to appease the grassland ministries so that they will avoid troubles.

Ximenqing stood up without hesitation to share the worries of the old man.He obtained from Wanyan Aguda the will to increase officials and promote various ministries in the grassland, and marched northward with his own troops.

In fact, it was just a cover for Ximen Qing to go north to the prairie at this time to appease the ministries of the Kingdom of Jin. Ximen Qing's real purpose was to visit his wife, Princess Alan.

The last time he was sent to the Mongolian Ministry to wipe out Xiao Yixue's army, Ximenqing discovered that Bo'er Jijin? Alan was pregnant, so he left her in the Mongolian Qiyan Ministry.