One Piece of Song Dynasty

The Jin army divided into two armies to attack the Song Dynasty. The West Route Army sent troops slightly later than the East Route Army. On the sixth day of December, Zong Han led the West Route Army to set off from Yunzhongfu and soon entered Xinzhou and Daizhou. On the same day, the Song Dynasty's state border officer urgently reported to the Xuanfu Division of Taiyuan: "The Kingdom of Jin sent people, and the army went out with the envoys, and camped directly in Mayi." Mayi, now Shuozhou, Shanxi.

After receiving the report, Tong Guan immediately held a meeting with staff officers Yu Wenxuzhong, Fan Ne, Jiyi Wang Yun, Zhu Yantong and others, and finally decided to "go to the palace". On the morning of the seventh day of the lunar month, Tong Guan told Zhang Xiaochun, the magistrate of Taiyuan Prefecture, and Zhang Xiaochun's son Jiyi Zhang: The Jin army had invaded and the situation was critical. He had to "go to Que to report the matter." The messenger is waiting for the envoy" and "I will be there in the coming day."

Zhang Xiaochun was astonished and said: "The Jin people have invaded the Chongqing Alliance. Your Majesty should gather all the troops and horses here and try to stop them. If your Majesty leaves now, people's hearts will be frightened. They will abandon the Hedong Road to the thieves. Since Hedong is lost, Hebei will be lost." How can the road be protected? The king is stationed here, and we will do our best to lead the people to serve the country. Today, the road to Taiyuan Prefecture is dangerous and the city is strong. People are also familiar with fighting, and gold thieves may not be able to break it."

Tong Guan was furious, looked at Zhang Xiaochun and said: "Guan is just here to inherit the throne of Xuanfu, not to protect the land. If the Xuanfu Division is stationed here to operate, you will be asked to do such a public service, and you must try your best to report to the capital, and you will do it immediately." Sending all the troops and horses along the way to support us, and leaving Guan here, will be of no benefit."

When Zhang Xiaochun heard this, he got angry. When he walked between his seat and his son Zhang Wei's seat, he clapped his hands and shouted: "I usually see Grand Master Tong doing so many things, but when the time comes, he is so cowardly and careless about it." As a minister, you have to protect the country from adversity, but you always just want to run away. What kind of ethics do you have?" He turned around and looked at his son Zhang Hao and said, "Let's go, father and son, and stick to the defense."

Ma Kuo believed that King Tong planned to leave Taiyuan because he was deceived by the "cowardly arguments" of the Xuanfu Department staff. He felt that "if he retreats, Zong Han will not know what Liu Yanzong and others expected, and his momentum will become stronger and harder to contain." So he immediately drafted a "Zha Zi" for Tong Guan, and he wrote in the "Zha Zi" It is analyzed in this way: "Zong Han was defeated by Liu Yanqing's army, and after Zhang Jue's break, he listened to the words of Liu Yanzong, Yu Jian, and Xiao Qing. Taking advantage of the emptiness on our side, he dared to join the Chongqing Alliance and go straight in from both directions. However, he saw thieves. There were not many horses, so it was up to the king to take advantage of the situation and try his best to prepare the imperial guards. There were four that the thieves were afraid of, but fortunately there were three.

The first is to avoid Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army and the courage to fight; the second is to avoid the two strong cities in Hedong and Hebei that can be defended, but the soldiers cannot attack; the third is to avoid gathering militia to defend the city and strengthen it, and not to go into battle lightly; the fourth is to avoid choosing troops Pass the head item to the photo, and wait for it to come back. These are the four taboos.

The first is that the king retreated, the commanders were uncoordinated, the soldiers and the people were dejected, and they could not provide more support; the second was that I wasted no time and deployed heavy troops on both sides of Hebei and Hedong to protect the base; the third was that I did not use them as court officials, so I Doubt, fear, spontaneous chaos, these are the three blessings.

There are many passes in dangerous areas on Guanhe East Road. People are familiar with fighting, and thieves will not be able to drive away for a long time. Only the Hebei Road, although there is Tangluo from Xiong and Bazhou to the Shun'an military boundary, the roads from Guangxin Army, Baozhou, Zhongshan, and Zhendingfu are all smooth. In case of changes in the Ever-Victorious Army, Yanshan is lost, and thieves and horses take advantage of it. Then, we decided to drive southward with Taiyuan. King Xian reviewed the matter and quickly moved the company to Zhending Mansion. Zhending and Taiyuan are adjacent to each other, so they can support each other, and the city is well-fortified and has a lot of food. The king is occupying it, and the Dosi people on the left and right are familiar with guarding it. Even if the gold thieves enter, they will never dare to cross south. The Art of War says: The attacker always works on his own, while the defender always takes it easy. We can definitely defeat the powerful soldiers under the fortified city. "

Ma Kuo submitted this note to Tong Guan, who smiled and said: "Whenever there is an urgent matter, I will come here to discuss the matter."

Ma Kuo replied solemnly: "Your Majesty has control of the country's military, not only the roads east of Hebei and Hebei, but also the world. When it is urgent to serve the country, the King has no choice but to make friends with the Jurchens and restore the country." The matter in Yanshan was handled by the king. Now that there is this cave, the king must make up for it. Not only can others not know how to make up for it, but also they cannot let others make up for it. This is not specifically for the interests of the country, but also for the king. I ask the king to think deeply about the benefits and harms, and don’t be confused by the people’s casual opinions.”

On the surface, Tong Guan nodded and agreed: "Very good, let's live in peace in the future." In fact, in his heart, he still wanted to escape Taiyuan immediately and return to Beijing.

Ma Kuo left Xuanfu Division worriedly and met General Sun Wo on the way. Sun Wo held Ma Kuo's hand and said anxiously: "Since Zichong has passed, the world's consensus has collapsed."

Sun Wo was anxious because at this time he received another report from Daizhou Customs, saying that the Jin people had broken through Mayi County and that the cavalry had arrived at Daizhou City.

Ma Kuo took out the letter and handed it to Sun Wo. Sun Wo looked at it and said, "If you can do it like this, why add Zhu Di for fear of having consequences?"

The next day, when officials from the Xuanfu Department and the Supervisory Department saw Ma Kuo, they all praised him: "I heard that Ma Lian visited and asked the king to keep his peace. The discussion was very wonderful."

Ma Kuo replied: "The military strategists know who they are, and they don't care about their own power if they don't see their power. The great king is willing to listen to and act on them one by one, and the thieves are not enough to defeat him."

Ma Kuo came to see Tong Guan again and suggested again: "Your Majesty, it is better to go to Zhending as early as possible, lest there be any unforeseen circumstances. The bandit army on Yanshan Road is very urgent."

Tong Guan was furious and scolded Ma Kuo: "Because your family is in Baozhou, you want me to go to Zhending. I just want to go to Baoer's family."

Ma Kuo knew in his heart that King Tong was infected by the fear of Jiyi's staff and was eager to escape, so he replied: "Since the king spoke like this, he did not think about the national crisis and emergency. Kuo is willing to follow the king to the capital, but he cannot bear it. Seeing that the king has lost this, his reputation has been ruined, and he has been reviled and killed by everyone."

After a long silence, Tong Guancai slowly said: "Don't you know how I can defend myself against this formidable enemy without any troops?"

Ma Kuo said: "If the king comes to Zhending Mansion, there is no need to worry about having no soldiers. Not only can he choose to attack various places, Zhending city will have troops and horses available. Lian Po wants to use Zhao people, such as the Hebei Road militia, which can be mobilized and used." "

At this time, staff officer Yu Wenxuzhong interjected: "In the Battle of Xiangri Yanshan, the people of Hebei often mourned in the city, and some officials were detained and some killed themselves on the road. How can it be compared to Lian Po's time?"

Ma Kuo replied: "Yanshan was opened up the day before yesterday. It has been peaceful for a long time. The soldiers and the people are not used to dispatching troops, so they are resentful. Today, we are riding into the bandits. Who doesn't care about the country and protects the bones and flesh of the people? How can I do this when I am fighting for myself?" The president who is worried about being too young is a man who fights to the death."

Tong Guan looked at Ma Kuo, scratched his ears and sighed: "We have people to announce the news with Ma, but we have to do it in one shot."

Ma Kuo said with great confidence: "If the king can pay Kuo people, then he will have troops to use."

Therefore, Tong Guan made the decision on the spot to send Ma Kuo to Zhongshan and Zhending Mansion to recruit loyal and brave war horses, under the unified command of Ma Kuo. l0ns3v3

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