Song Emperor Jiangshan

After Zhao Yuan ascended the throne, he changed his reign name to Longxing. In the autumn of the 2nd year of Longxing, at the end of the ninth month, the Xiaoshan Division stationed in Jiankang captured five prisoners in a small-scale conflict that morning, and interrogated them briefly. Afterwards, he learned that Wan Yanliang's troops on the opposite side of Jiankang Mansion were not many, less than [-].

Then how will Wan Yanliang's 60 troops be dispatched, and what is their strategic intention?

In front of Zhao Yuan was spread out the battle reports sent from various places. Cheng Min, the envoy of the Jinghu system that Peng Heshuai's headquarters rushed to, and others surrounded Zhao Yuan to have a look together.

Zhang Jun has experienced the Jingkang Change, and then presided over many battles. In the early days of the Song and Jin wars, the 57-year-old civil official leader who used to be the governor of Jiangshan was activated by Zhao Yuan after he came to power.At this moment, he first opened his mouth and said: "According to the recent battle reports, the two generals under Wan Yanliang's command went west and east respectively, and their intentions were already very obvious. The upstream quarry and the downstream Guazhou are forcibly crossing at the same time, and they are ready to attack Jiankang together."

His opinion was agreed by most people. Caishi Guazhou are two important ferry crossings in the lower reaches of the Yangtze River. Crossing the Yangtze River from here has always been the first choice for traveling from the north to the south.

Zhao Yuan said: "According to Mr. Zhang, how should our army fight?"

Zhang Jun said without hesitation: "Wan Yanliang occupied Sizhou a few days ago, and a large number of warships gathered around Hongze Lake. Presumably they are preparing to go down the river and enter the Yangtze River. Soldiers need to seize the opportunity. Minister I thought it would be better to send cavalry to cross the river, enter Hongze Lake, and destroy the warship with one blow before it set off."

When Xiao Shan first heard what Zhang Jun said, he was still nodding silently in his heart, thinking that his analysis was accurate, but when he heard the subsequent countermeasures, especially when he heard the last sentence "Crossing the river to the north and entering Hongze Lake", his brows became frowned. Can't help frowning slightly.He looked at the people around him, and saw that except for the censor Wang Shipeng, the faces of other people were somewhat disapproving.

Xiao Shan felt that this proposal was a little inappropriate, but he didn't say anything, thinking that since so many people thought it was a little inappropriate, someone would come out to refute it, and he didn't want to contradict this military commander as soon as he came up.

Sure enough, the general Cheng Min, who had cooperated with Zhang Jun many times in the early years, spoke first, with a hesitant tone: "Mr. Zhang, although Hongze is the place where the Jin people stationed troops and trained sailors, its defense must be strict. If you go forward rashly, Is there something wrong?"

Zhang Jun glanced at Cheng Min, and asked bluntly: "What's wrong? I am in command of Chinese and foreign military forces. I am discussing strategic deployment with His Majesty at this time. How can you speak?"

Cheng Min shut up and Chen Kangbai also said: "Mr. Zhang, Jin Bing is good at land warfare. It would be no problem if we send troops across the river, but if we have to go thousands of miles to attack, will it be..."

Zhang Jun didn't wait for Chen Kangbo to finish, so he interrupted him, saying: "When I was the supervisor of Jiangshang, you were still a baby. Have you ever fought against Jin Bing and fought?"

Chen Kangbo didn't speak anymore, but just winked at Shi Hao.After Shi Hao glanced at Zhang Jun, he turned his head to look at Xiao Shan, and kept winking at Xiao Shan.

Zhang Jun obviously also saw Shi Hao's actions, so he turned towards Xiao Shan and said, "I heard that General Xiao once defeated Wan Yanliang in Xiangyang, so he must have some skills. What does General Xiao think?"

Xiao Shan has long heard that Zhang Jun has a strong temper and likes to be self-willed. Now that he sees him, he realizes that although the leader of the main combat faction is popular, some specific military policies are not very realistic.He didn't want to confront Zhang Jun face to face, but now that the other party asked him by name, he couldn't avoid it, so he tried his best to speak in a negotiating tone: "The general thinks, Mr. Zhang, let's think about it."

Zhang Jun became a little unhappy and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Xiao Shan said: "Firstly, the advantage of our army lies in the navy. If we cross the Yangtze River and attack thousands of miles, we must use cavalry, and the advantage of the navy will be difficult to display; There is also no stronghold to rely on, and it is difficult for a surprise army to advance and retreat; thirdly, since Wan Yanliang has placed all the warships to be built in Hongze Lake, the defense must be strict, whether he can succeed is still a question, and if he succeeds, there is also a possibility for the army to retreat. Difficult, if Wanyan Liang sends people to surround him, I'm afraid he will suffer heavy losses. Fourth..."

When Zhang Jun heard Xiao Shan tell him to think about it, his complexion was already not very good. When Xiao Shan said one, two, three, and was about to say four, Zhang Jun interrupted him unceremoniously. He asked with a straight face, "According to General Xiao, this battle is unstoppable?"

Xiao Shan said: "The last general thinks he should think twice before acting!"

Zhang Jun suddenly pulled his face down: "Don't think twice, if General Xiao is afraid of death, please submit a form to Wan Yanliang to make peace now! When his million-strong army sees General Xiao's peace letter, they will definitely retreat and dare not commit crimes south. What else are you playing?"

Xiao Shan was robbed by Zhang Jun, and he was not in a good mood, but seeing Zhao Yuan was here, and Zhang Jun was specially invited out after Zhao Yuan came to power, he suppressed his dissatisfaction and said: "The last general didn't mean that, The Jin people and our Great Song Dynasty have a sworn feud, and now they are invading the territory, how can they back down? The last general means that it is better to take a long-term plan."

Zhang Jun flicked his sleeves and said, "Then according to General Xiao, how should we make a long-term plan?"

Seeing that so many people around Xiao Shan didn't argue with Zhang Jun, it was natural that the others were either dissatisfied with him, or feared that he would be powerful, and he himself didn't want to be the first bird. Jun's suggestion was indeed not very appropriate, so he said, "According to the general's opinion, we should use our strength to attack the enemy's weakness. Our army is not good at land warfare at present, and the navy can compete with Wan Yanliang. It is better to cause trouble." Entering the river, our army can give full play to its advantages on the big river, and the waterway from Hongze to the river is complicated, and the Jin people may not be familiar with it for the first time, so they can take advantage of the opportunity to attack, and it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort."

But Zhang Jun didn't listen at all, just stared at Xiao Shan, and sneered a few times: "This is obviously a retreat strategy for fear of fighting the enemy! What a long-term plan, it is simply surrendering in fear of the enemy!"

Xiao Shan was repeatedly reprimanded by Zhang Jun, and gradually became angry in his heart, and his tone of voice inevitably became a little more serious: "Ms. Zhang wants to take our army to die in vain. This is to clear the way for Wan Yanliang's southern invasion!"

Zhang Jun laughed, looked Xiao Shan up and down, and said: "I heard that General Xiao's surname was not Xiao, but Qin, and he was the son of the old Qin thief! After the Qin thief incident happened, he hurriedly changed his surname. It's really shameless, like a father like a son. Back then, the Qin bandits said that they negotiated peace and accumulated national strength, which made the people of the world miserable. Now the general Qin said that he wanted to lure the enemy into deep, and sent Jiankang and His Majesty to Wanyan. You can only be willing if you show your hands!"

Xiao Shan was stabbed in the heart by Zhang Jun's words, and he couldn't help shouting angrily: "What nonsense are you talking about! Your Majesty is here, and the right and wrong of that year are free for officials to judge!"

Zhang Jun retorted: "Isn't it because you entrusted the Qin thief in the early years to work as a servant in the palace, and you made it to the sky? The battle of Xiangyang was all because Mr. Liu Kai had been in business for a long time, and you took advantage of the loopholes and won by luck. Do you still think you are great? Not to mention you, even if Yue Fei is here, he should listen to my arrangement!"

Xiao Shan was not angry for a while, he rushed forward as if to grab Zhang Jun and beat him up, Zhang Jun sneered: "Come here! This is the Privy Council to discuss military affairs, how can military officers be allowed to mess with the government? Take it down for me!"

The guards at the side looked at each other, wondering if they should step forward and fork Xiao Shan out.Zhao Yuan had been listening to the two arguing all along, but seeing that the argument turned into a quarrel, which was about to turn into a fight, he finally couldn't help but say, "Shut up! What's it like to quarrel? Discussing state affairs can't be tolerated by hooligans Like a street fight?"

Xiao Shan suppressed the anger in his heart, bowed to Zhao Yuan and said: "I know I was wrong, please forgive me, Your Majesty."

Zhao Yuan said warmly to Zhang Jun: "Mr. Zhang, the matter of dispatching troops to Hongze needs to be discussed slowly." He knew that Zhang Jun had a hot temper, and he didn't want the two of them to become stiff. He hoped that they could turn around slowly in private. Jun took off the official hat on his head, put it on the case, and said resolutely: "I cannot discuss affairs with the son of the Qin thief! The Qin thief ruined the country, but his son has no respect for his majesty's protection and connivance. If the Qin thief's remaining party If you don't go, I would rather resign and return to the farmland!"

Zhao Yuan never imagined that Zhang Jun would say such a thing. Because he was determined to recover his homeland by the Northern Expedition, he used Zhang Jun as soon as he came to power, and the people's voices were loud. How can he let him leave at this time and shake the morale?

Zhao Yuan quickly winked at Xiao Shan, and said: "Xiao Qing, you go down first!"

Xiao Shan bowed to Zhang Jun: "Mr. Zhang, I hope Mr. Zhang thinks twice about what he said from the bottom of his heart." After speaking, he left the hall.

Only then did Zhang Jun calm down, and said to Zhao Yuan: "Your Majesty, this person obstructs the anti-gold campaign because of His Majesty's favor, he is really the same as Qin Hui, he should stay away from villains."

Zhao Yuan said: "I'll talk about Xiao Shan's matter later, I also know Zhang Xianggong's proposal just now, let me weigh it for a moment. Zhang Xianggong is the pillar of the country, at this time the Jin soldiers are coming south with a fierce momentum, so we should not say it lightly."

Seeing that Zhao Yuan didn't agree to his request, Zhang Jun didn't know Zhao Yuan's temper very well. He didn't know if he had no opinions like Zhao Gou and was easy to be manipulated by others. He was very worried that he was bewitched by Xiao Shan, but it wasn't good either. After Zhao Yuan obviously said that he had to think about it, he still refused to leave, so he saluted Zhao Yuan, turned and left.

The rest of the people quarreled first when they saw whether there was a war or not. The emperor didn't seem to have any particular preference, so he also left. Shi Hao walked last, Zhao Yuan waited for everyone to go out, and then called to stop. Shi Hao said, "Master Shi, please stop."

Shi Hao stayed and said to Zhao Yuan: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much, Mr. Zhang is also dedicated to serving the country, it's just that there is a difference of opinion with General Xiao, and there is no fundamental difference."

Zhao Yuan nodded, and said: "Xiao Shan is not someone who can take anger, Zhang Jun has a big temper, it's not easy for me to go out and persuade Zhang Jun about this matter, lest he think that I'm covering up and pampering the old officials of the palace, and chilling his heart. Shi Qing, you are very experienced in handling things, go to persuade Zhang Xianggong, I also feel that it is not appropriate to rush to Hongze."

After Shi Hao answered yes, he left the hall, but he did not go to Zhang Jun's Dudu Mansion first, but went to Xiao Shan first, comforted Xiao Shan, and said: "Ms. His Majesty has just ascended the throne and Wan Yanliang invaded the south aggressively, if there is a gap between the monarch and his subjects because of some things at this moment, it may not be good, General Xiao, please tolerate it as much as possible."

Xiao Shan naturally understood the truth of the period, and after nodding in agreement, Shi Hao walked towards Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun had already gathered a bunch of his old friends from the past, most of them were officials from the radical faction of the Anti-Japanese War, and they all clamored to fight across the Yangtze River to capture Yan Liang alive and regain Yanyun in one fell swoop.Seeing Shi Hao coming, Zhang Jun was quite surprised, and asked, "What's the business of Mr. Shi coming here?"

Shi Hao said with a grin: "I'm here to visit the governor. The Jin soldiers are coming so fiercely that I'm afraid it will be difficult to deal with them."

Zhang Jun raised his eyebrows and said: "I once heard that when he was in Lin'an, Master Shi once said this, saying that the Jin soldiers are terrible, and our Song Dynasty is vulnerable. It is the best policy to surrender, isn't it? Your Majesty Wanting to conquest in person, Shi Daren also brought out the Supreme Emperor to try to obstruct the great cause of the anti-golden cause, I wonder if there is anything good to visit here!"

Shi Hao was bored, and felt a little depressed, but he still remembered Zhao Yuan's explanation, and still smiled: "The governor is surprised by this statement, but the matter of sending troops to Hongze today should be discussed in the long term."

Zhang Jun pulled his face down and said angrily: "When the Qin thief was here, you didn't know what integrity was. You were an official in the same dynasty with him. Now you still have the face to discuss the matter of resisting gold?"

No matter how good-tempered Shi Hao was, he couldn't help being a little angry, and said: "Dudu Zhang is getting older, and his temper is the same as before! I don't know if Dudu Zhang was as powerful and prestige in the Battle of Fuping back then, causing all the land in Guanshan to be lost. Be reduced to the hands of the golden men!"

The defeat of Fuping was a sore spot in Zhang Jun's heart. Zhao Gou sent him to supervise Guanshan. He insisted on going his own way, which finally led to the defeat of Fuping and the loss of Guanshan, but he vented his anger on Qu Duan and beheaded Qu Duan, causing the local soldiers to rebel and was almost invaded by the Jin soldiers into Sichuan.

Because of this incident, Zhang Jun was once dismissed from office, and was promoted again a year later.

The defeat of Fuping caused the Song army to lose its important strategic position, and it was a thorn in Zhang Jun's heart. Whoever mentioned him was in a hurry. Now that Shi Hao said this, it was tantamount to stepping on Zhang Jun's tail. Zhang Jun became angry from embarrassment , scolded angrily: "Even if the army is defeated, it is still fighting for the country! It is much better than you relying on Qin Hui to humiliate and seek glory!"

Shi Haodao: "I advise the governor to think twice when he speaks. If you say that he is a Qin thief, the person who recommended him to the Taishangguan's family was you, the governor!"

Zhang Jun jumped up against the case, pointed at Shi Hao and scolded angrily: "Get out! Such a shameless villain is not worthy of talking to me!"