Why does the war start?

This question is as stupid as "Why do autumn leaves fall?"

Regardless of whether it is the cold weather that prevents water absorption or the accumulation of minerals, it is natural for autumn leaves to fall... In the same way, in the current situation, the state of total war has lasted for ten years, and there is no need to emphasize these two things again and again.

No matter how much the people of Hehe suffered, or how many times Guanzhong was plundered, or how many cities in the Central Plains were massacred, there is no need to even move Jingkang out of shame.

As early as the early autumn of this year, when the Zhao and Song officials came back from the south, everyone knew in their hearts that they were going to fight. Even when the top brass of the Jin Kingdom were at the Chancellery, everyone just nodded after hearing the conclusions of Qin Hui and Wu Shu.

It’s just a secret shout!

Only everyone knows that we will definitely fight, we must fight, we all know that this mountain is going to collapse, that piece of land is going to crack, but at the moment when the mountain is about to collapse and the ground is cracking, no matter north or south, they still can't help it.

My eyelids twitched, my hair stood on end, and I was just shocked.

By the way, in early October, early winter has arrived, but the weather is still warm, the water in the Yellow River is still abundant, and several old roads can still pass large ships.

After more than ten days of mobilization in late autumn, because Zhao Guanjia officially issued the order from Ziluxun, Jingdong, the Song army generally entered the fighting state from east to west, and among them, the slight exception was Shaanxi

Prefecture - Li Yanxian's tribe has long held Pinglu, the only serious city of the Song Army in Hebei, and the surrounding troops have also carried out several rounds of siege on Hezhong Prefecture, so this time they are familiar with the road, and they will send troops as soon as they receive the order.

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In other words, just at the beginning of October, the Song and Jin countries had already launched a 1,700-mile battlefront from Fengling Crossing to the Bohai Sea.

That's not all. It's conceivable that as Han Shizhong and Wu Jie launched their attacks one after another and the front continued to stretch beyond the river, the extreme length of the front in this war would likely reach a real width of three thousand miles.

The sun in early winter is warm but not dazzling, and the rain in early winter is pattering but not gloomy.

On the coast of the East China Sea, Li Bao, who had long been unable to hold himself back, received the military order and immediately led the army out of the port with his deputy Cui Bangbi. He led the ships northward that could not suppress the Jin Navy, but he exceeded the military mission that required him to suppress it.

At the mouth of the Magu River, it even crossed the Cangzhou Mountains to the north of the river mouth and went straight to the Cangzhou Hills.

That place is basically where the Jin Kingdom Navy was led by Li Qi, the former commander of the Puppet Qi Navy and now the deputy commander of the Jin Kingdom Navy.

In fact, Li Qi, as a strong man and pirate leader in Dengzhou at that time, once organized a rebel army after Jingkang, claiming that he would go up the river to serve the king. However, fate also dictated that at that time, Li Bao and Li Kui, who were also heroes in the Shandong rebel army,

, Liu Heshang, Xu Dadao, Hu Cheng, Du Yan, Wu Shun, and Li Zhang are not necessarily inferior to each other, but they often follow the trend and embark on completely different paths just because of an idea and the current situation.

There may be a conclusion about what is right and what is wrong, but there is no conclusion yet about who will have the last laugh.

Here in Qingzhou on Jingdong East Road, Tian Shizhong was extremely calm after receiving the decree and military orders. However, he did not rush to send troops. Instead, as usual, he took the initiative to give a detailed report to his father-in-law Zhang Jun... After Zhang Jun nodded

The order to march across the river was just issued, and the troops were first concentrated to attack Yanci, and then divided to attack Zhao'an, Shanghe, Wudi, and Leling.

Not only that, after actually entrusting the vanguard mission to Zhang Jun's nephews and confidants, Tian Shizhong still chose to stay in Qingzhou and had a banquet with Zhang Jun, a banquet for only two people.

No one knows what the unrelated father and son said in private.

Further to the west, it is raining in Jinan, but this section of the Yellow River front is calm to the point of almost silence. The heavy army group of the imperial camp stationed here was the first to be mobilized and assembled upstream early, and

In the rain, countless conscripted Jingdong people continued to transport the warehouses upstream despite the mud... Under the misty rain, at first glance, the scenery on the road seemed to be no different from the situation when Liu Yu conquered Dongping Prefecture.

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In Dong'acheng, Dongping Prefecture, after receiving the order, Wan Qixi, the envoy of the East-West Route of Beijing, came to this important place for material transshipment early.

Today, facing a sudden early winter drizzle, after inspecting today's storage situation and ordering all the civilian workers to cook two more bowls of porridge at noon, Wanqi Manager refused to follow his staff and gave up on these things.

He climbed up to the north gate tower of Dong'a City alone, then looked northward without saying a word, with his hands behind his back, letting the rain wet his purple robe.

If the sky is clear, you can completely see Wushan Mountain on the other side of Jishui from here. Even in the wet season, you can vaguely see the Yellow River channel behind Wushan Mountain, which is not far away. However, at this time, there are heavy winter rains and the weather

It was gloomy, but no one knew what Wanqi Yuanzhong saw.

And why remain silent?

To the west of Dongping Mansion is Ziluxi. After the Zhao Guan family appeared on the other side of the river in person, and the third prince Yinli Duo suddenly died, the shocked Liaocheng magistrate made the decision to dedicate the city, and successfully defeated the Song army in the city.

Welcome to this military town for the first time.

However, unexpectedly, Yue Pengju did not choose to continue to use Liaocheng as a breakthrough point to expand his victory. Instead, he ordered Tian Division to advance to Dizhou downstream at a medium speed, while he and the main force of his headquarters chose to advance from Ziluyi further upstream.

As many as 40,000 troops were gathered in front of the imperial camp. The joint naval force crossed the river from here. The overwhelming momentum truly told the world that the Song Army was on the Northern Expedition!

After crossing the river, the Song army quickly captured Guancheng on the other side of the river with its absolutely superior strength and the overwhelming attitude of Mount Tai.

Then he ignored the more than 10,000 Jin army elites in Liaocheng behind him who might not have been completely evacuated, and continued westward, quickly sweeping through Chaocheng, Six Pagodas and other places, and captured Shang Huxi on the next day.

, allowing the imperial naval forces to enter the east flow of the Yellow River without any hindrance.

This is the second river from south to north among the three and five forks of the Yellow River in Hebei Province. It is also one of the main rivers and has certain strategic significance.

However, just as Ali gave up Liaocheng without hesitation in the face of Yue Fei's main force and went directly north, the warships and equipment in the merchant camp were also taken away by the defenders early, and it seemed that they should have been delivered early

The Maling Road crossing in front of Daming Mansion... Obviously, Gao Jingshan, the commander of the Marching Department of Daming Mansion in the Jin Kingdom, stayed awake and made the most reasonable strategic decision he could.

That is to say, before the arrival of someone who can really take the lead in fighting a big battle, we must maintain our effective strength and carry out strategic contraction.

At the same time, as the Song Army crossed the river, the Jin Army began to give up its last illusion. Around Daming Mansion, the Jin Army recruited men everywhere, searching for potentially useful grain, grass, and iron cavalry.

At this time, the decree related to the signing of the army with the consent of the Yanjing Chancellery was not even sent to Daming Mansion.

Also because the Song army captured Shang Huxun, a large number of civilians began to take boats to the Hebei area.

Zhou Bin, who leads the civilian husband of the No. 1 Village in Heyin, is one of them. As the civilian village on the other side of Heyin, this No. 1 Village filled with refugees and veterans has always been affiliated with the imperial navy. In terms of sequence, they knew several years ago that once there was a war, they would have to take on the corvee task of transporting supplies to the imperial navy.

But one time, the distance obviously exceeded their imagination... Within a few days, they followed the large ship of the imperial navy down the river, and they became the first batch of civilians to cross the river without realizing it.

On the Yellow River, when the people on the boat gradually realized where they were going, some of the refugees from Hebei couldn't help but cheered and even shed tears on the boat, while some of the refugees from the Central Plains seemed numb and confused. Some even feel intimidated and fearful of coming to this unfamiliar area of ​​Hebei.

As a village chief and a county official, Zhou Bin stood up with a pole. He originally wanted to scold the cheering Hebei boys and comfort the Central Plains villagers. But when he stood up from the boat, he looked around Looking around, I saw countless ships, flags, soldiers, civilians, and the distant outlines of Hebei towns and markets in my field of vision. Looking back again, I noticed that the eastward flow of the river that had not changed for thousands of years was shining brightly in the sun. , but seemed a little dazed.

He drew his sword and looked around, feeling confused.

Inexplicably, this heroic Confucian scholar who once claimed to be versatile in civil and military affairs during the Jingkang Rebellion was quickly smashed into pieces by the times and became the chief of the first village in Heyin. He suddenly thought of this poem.

But soon, he thought of his wife in Hebei, his infant son, and the place of origin that his father-in-law kept mentioning after a few glasses of wine during festivals... It seemed to be Guantao, but Guan Tao Where is Tao?

No one cares where the pottery is, least of all the big shots in Tokyo.

For Tokyo, this anticipated war came too hastily. The army hurriedly marched, the officials hurriedly headed west, Yue Feidu had already crossed the river with the main force, and Zhang Rongdu captured the east-flow channel of the Yellow River. Inside Tokyo Still worried about countless troubles.

Not only did Zhang Deyuan, the prime minister, suffer from the turmoil of the previous memorial, but the other important ministers were also busy working because of previous serious mistakes... However, from the prime minister to the minister, to the six ministers and ministers, they found that every time they tried their best to solve the problem, After one question is answered, multiple new questions will arrive.

It's not their fault, I really don't blame them.

This year's autumn taxes in the south are still on the way to be transported, and here they will immediately launch the corvee on the four routes of the Central Plains... Jingdong East Road, one prefecture, seven states, thirty-eight counties, Jingdong East Road, four prefectures, five states, one army, forty-three There are 31 counties including one prefecture, seven prefectures, one army, and one army in the south of Beijing, and 63 counties in the four prefectures, five roads, and one army in the north of Beijing, plus the sixteen counties of Kaifeng Prefecture itself, for a total of thirty-eight counties and two hundred One county... Such a huge mobilization itself is unprecedented.

The Ministry of Household Affairs needs to count household registrations, recruit young men, and check supplies; the Ministry of War needs to measure military resources and coordinate ordnance, from armor pieces to bows and crossbows, from military pay for family members in the rear to the selection and dispatch of reserve officers, all must be done carefully; because if there is a slight mistake, the work will be The department will call you back directly.

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The Ministry of Industry is not deliberately making things difficult. They are responsible for directly connecting with the front line. For military and state affairs, Zhao Guanjia himself is waiting in Luoyang to set off. Who dares to mess up?

Even the Ministry of Personnel and the Ministry of Punishment are at a loss for what to do due to local disputes and official assessments. The Honglu Temple is constantly intimidating the Koreans in Beijing day and night, and wants to take time out to study with the Ministry of War about the army that may arrive next month.

How to deal with Japanese samurai.

In this case, all the people from the Ministry of Rites went to the Privy Council to help.

For a time, in the whole of Tokyo, except for Di Bao, everything was going well and the momentum was strong. Today was a great victory on the river and the river was successfully crossed. Tomorrow, the imperial camp's front troops were approaching Daming Mansion... However, two issues had just been issued, and with the

The delay in receiving military news from the front made Hu Quan and Editor Hu not know what to say.

You can't just say with a shameless face that Hezhong Mansion has been captured, right?

Wang Lun, the minister of Honglu Temple, has complained to Hu Quan several times. Why didn't he separate the four counties captured by the imperial army?

Four major victories, how awesome?!

Hu Quan only hated his quick hands... And that night, the world-famous editor thought hard and sat until late at night. He just wrote on the manuscript paper in front of him that the official's personal visit to the river, the river house was surrounded on three sides

It's a manuscript that has become something in the bag.

That's right, although Hezhong Mansion has not been captured, it will be captured soon!

Of course, the Zhao Guan family certainly did not come to Heshang in person, and it was impossible for Hezhong Mansion to surrender directly.

In fact, just as the entire front was gradually approaching the enemy, Zhao Guanjia himself was slowly marching westward in the safe Luoyang Basin under the guard of the imperial camp... The only major thing he did in the past two days was

I just remembered that there was an ambassador in Chang'an, Yu Wenxuzhong, who had lost his value from the moment of the Northern Expedition, and then he hurriedly gave him a decree, asking him to focus on supervising logistics and ensuring the supply of the Hedong Front Army.

After all, although today is different from the past, this official's character of "knowing the soldiers and the master" is already very strong, but if there is no big regional city at the level of Hezhong Prefecture, no one will allow this official to pass.

Of river.

Speaking of Hezhong Prefecture, it was the first stop of the Northern Expedition with real strategic significance.

For a long time, the Song Dynasty continued to improve and refine the plan for the Northern Expedition, but no matter how it was improved or adjusted, it could not escape Yue Fei and Lu Zhi's unanimous strategy of destroying money - take Hedong first, with Hedong in hand, Taihang will win.

If the land is condescending, Hebei will be in hand sooner or later.

Not only that, the internal terrain of Hedong, the so-called rivers and mountains inside and outside, also ensured that the results of the Northern Expedition would not be ignored.

The entire Hedong area is bounded by the Taihang Mountains in the east, the Luliang Mountains in the west, and is surrounded by large rivers. There are four basins strung from southwest to northeast, just like two long steamed buns wrapping four skewered meatballs - and this

The four meatballs are the Later Yuncheng Basin where Hezhong Prefecture is located, the Linfen Basin in Quwo area of ​​Jinzhou, the Taiyuan Basin where Taiyuan is located, and the Datong Basin where Datong Prefecture is located.

These four basins are all in clusters to the west. If you get one, you can defend one. After getting four, the remaining Shangdang Basin in the east has no reason to survive independently, so you will never let the victory be ignored.

This is completely different from the Hebei area, which is basically flat and the Jurchen cavalry roars and sweeps away during the dry season.

Therefore, no matter what, we must focus on Hedong, and Zhao Jiu must also go to Hedong to take charge.
To be continued...