Chapter 250 Defeat

On the Yellow River, the boat is like a crucian carp, and the 200,000 forbidden army keeps going to the Zhending battlefield day and night.

In Yanshan, the war horse is like a locust, and 300,000 gold iron riders are waiting for the day. Wanyan Zongwang, the commander of the East Road Army, is determined to win.

The war between Song and Jin finally broke out in full swing. The reason is that Chu Tianya took off the bridgehead of the State of Jin and knocked down Zhending.

Now, the court of the Song Dynasty has ordered Zhao Gou, the king of Kang, to be the marshal of the Hebei army to preside over this unrivaled battle. However, the reinforcement commanders sent by the court were the famous surrender leaders Wu Min and Tang Ke. The 200,000 northern aid forbidden army is beating drums in their hearts - can there be a result if you follow these two people out to fight?

After learning the name of the reinforcement leader, Kang Wang Zhao Gu's heart was also half cold - these two people are obviously here to make trouble!

The Zhending battle has not yet started, but the situation here in Xiaocang Mountain in Hedong is tense.

Wanyan Zonghan's army was gathering one after another, and 370,000 Jinguo's capable division rushed to Xiaocang Mountain, the place of bullets, at the top of Mount Tai.

At first, Chu Tianya and others deliberately concealed the enemy situation of the State of Jin and did not want to make his soldiers panic. However, the huge momentum in the enemy camp can't be hidden even if you want to. People and horses like mountains and sea, standing on the small Cangshan Mountain and climbing up to the vast expanse has no boundaries. The hundred-mile camp is like a city dotted with stars. Not to mention killing all the soldiers and horses among them, it is not a matter of effort to demolishing those camps.

The 100,000 Hedong Rebels coincidentally felt their own insimity. Obviously, this is no longer the same level of competition. In the past, although Jin Bing was strong, they rarely used sea-of-people tactics, usually attacking more with less. This time it's different. The strength of the Jin soldiers is several times that of me - if the Southern Army used to face the Jin Army like a sheep like a tiger, now, it is a sheep standing in front of a group of tigers!

Chu Tianya sent Qingwei to Hebei to inquire about the military situation. Within three days, the flying pigeons kept passing on, saying that the total number of soldiers and horses of the two countries was nearly 700,000, and they were marching towards Zhending one after another. The war was imminent, and the golden soldiers came like a flood. The Song army was panicked and timid before the war. King Kang bought drunkenness and pain every day. His generals only sought personal gain. The situation was extremely bad - please make a plan as soon as possible!

Although the fight has not yet been officially started, the situation is very critical.

Chu Tianya doesn't want to wait. He can't let 100,000 brothers make fearless sacrifices. He secretly sent Qingwei to invite Zhang Xiaochun and Yao Gu in the rear to avoid Bai Shu to secretly discuss the escape plan.

"Does the general want to retreat?" Hearing about Chu Tianya's plan, Zhang Xiaochun and Yao Gudu were shocked.

"The defeat has been decided, and staying here is just a fearless casualty." Chu Tianya said, "Although there are more than 300,000 troops under the command of King Kang of Hebei, they will definitely not be able to withstand the attack of Wanyan Zongwang. If Hebei is really defeated and falls, Hedong will inevitably be isolated and face a pinch attack. Hedong and Hebei are the two national gates of the Song Dynasty, but now it is the collapse of the mountain and the flood. These two broken doors alone can't stop it!"

"You can't withdraw!" Zhang Xiaochun was like an urgent attack, "General, last year, you had no soldiers and no generals, but you dared to fight to the end with the State of Jin; now you have 100,000 soldiers under your command, why did you retreat without fighting?"

"This time is different from the past. It is because I have 100,000 brothers that I can't let them die in vain. I want to preserve my strength and leave the fire, so that he can make a comeback every day. Chu Tianya said, "I know what it will mean if I retreat, but I'd rather bear such a curse than let 100,000 brothers bury me in my false name!"

Yao Gu frowned tightly, "General, you'd better think twice! If you evacuate, the door of the east of the river will open, and the golden soldiers will go straight to the Central Plains. At that time, the whole territory of Hedong will be ruined. If there is a mistake in Tokyo, it will be difficult for you to escape the crime of subjugation! - The officials of the Song Dynasty will treat you as a traitor!"

"I know. If I lead 100,000 brothers to die in Hedong, it may leave a beautiful mark in the history of youth. Chu Tianya sneered and said, "But what Chu wants is not this kind of worthless thing. I will take my brothers to find a way to live. Only when I survive can I do something practical. Those integrity and false fame, let the scholars toss around! - Yao Jingluo, I hope you can go with me!"

Yao Gu was stunned, "Why? - Yao is a feudal official appointed by the imperial court. The city is in the world, and the city is dead. I can't go!"

"Because I want to lead the army into the customs, according to Heluo, the United Western Army, and protect Tokyo!" Chu Tianya said bluntly, "Hedong definitely can't hold it anymore and must give up. One hundred thousand brothers must have a place to settle down. After thinking about it, I had no choice but to enter the customs. Only by standing firm and preserving your strength can you have the strength to defend Tokyo!"

Zhang Xiaochun and Yao Gu were suddenly shocked, "It turns out that the general has a different picture?"

"Of course!" Chu Tianya said, "If Chu was greedy for life and afraid of death, he would have escaped as early as last year. If a man can bend and stretch, I will not make fearless sacrifices for some false fame. My 100,000 brothers are rare people who dare to fight in today's troubled times. How can they be martyred in vain like this? - I want to leave this fire, rekindle it in Guanzhong, and keep the last hope of the Song Dynasty!"

"The last hope?" Zhang Xiaochun frowned and his expression was very stern, "Did the general directly regard King Kang, who led the 300,000 troops in Hebei, as nothing?"

"He will be defeated sooner or later." Chu Tianya said firmly, "The court sent 200,000 forbidden troops to the north, but the people who led the army were Wu Min and Tang Ke of the surrender faction. Will they do their best to help King Kang fight against the enemy? Even if they do, do they have this ability? By Kang Wang Zhao Gu's side, even if I can take out a handsome man who can fight, I will have three hopes for him. The problem is that he didn't. There was only a group of rotten Confucians around him who didn't even have eumcists. They fought only to get promoted and get rich. As soon as Jin Bing came, he ran away. Zhang Zhifu, Hebei is hopeless! It's hopeless!! - If Hebei is lost, Hedong will fall into the attack of the eastern and western armies of the Jin Kingdom. 700,000 Jinbing, Zong Wang and Zong Han, the two most ruthless commanders of Jin, and Taiyuan has no food and fodder in the enemy's foreign reinforcements. Tell me, how many days can you support it?"

Zhang Xiaochun's face was tightly tense, gray, and his neck was so stiff that he couldn't shake it.

"Yao Jingluo, how about you?" Chu Tianya said, "I will hand over 100,000 volunteers to you, plus the Taiyuan Forbidden Army, a total of about 150,000 - how many days can you support?"

"At most... half a month." Yao Gu kept inhaling cold air.

"Half a month later, the whole army was destroyed, and Hedong lost Taiyuan and fell." Chu Tianya said, "Because we resisted desperately, the golden soldiers must slaughter the city wherever they go. Is it worth it to share hundreds of thousands of lives and lose the last hope just for the false name of "Gerty"?

"Yao doesn't know..." Yao Gu took a deep breath, "Yao only knows that the court ordered me to stay in Taiyuan, and I must stay here. The city is dead, and the city is dead!"

"It's easier to die than to live." Chu Tianya said, "You want to be a hero. I don't object. But now there is a more important thing for you to do, that is, help me contact the Western Army. The main generals of the Western Army are all from the Yao Er family. If the Hedong Volunteer Army can integrate with the Western Army and go out of the Tiger Prison to help Tokyo according to Heluo, it will make great achievements. It's better than sacrificing for nothing now! - Zhang Zhifu and Yao Jinglue, do you dare to live a little?!"

Chu Tianya was a little angry and spoke badly. The faces of Zhang and Yao have changed.

In their ideological realm, abandoning the city and fleeing is a serious crime comparable to bullying the king in vain. They are going to be killed! - In short, they would rather die in Taiyuan!

Baixu, why don't you think so in your heart?

They were all born and grew up in the Song Dynasty, and their thoughts and behaviors had long been bound by the feudal dogma of this era. It's even more difficult for Chu Tianya to convince them.

"In a word... this is a great rebellion!" Yao Gu's tone became a little harsh, "General, can't you think of your master, Mr. Wang? Why didn't he abandon the city at the beginning? - On the contrary, Tong Guan, who wanted to abandon the city, died in the hands of the general!"

"This time, that time!" Chu Tianya said bitterly, "At that time, Jin was not well prepared, and our army was surprisingly not easy to win. And at that time, we were not suffering from the enemy on our backs, and there was still the Song Dynasty court behind us. Now it's different. Now the general situation has been decided to lose, and the court is rotten from the inside. What ability can we do to turn the tide? - Good, even if Chu and you two can magically defend Taiyuan, for a year or two, Hebei has fallen into the golden soldiers or come to surround our army, or ** directly attack Tokyo, can Tokyo to defend it? ? - Tokyo can't be defended, and the Song Dynasty has destroyed the country. What's the point of still guarding a Taiyuan? Then it's better to abandon a city and a pool of land and retreat to the customs. When Tokyo is attacked by the enemy, if a brigade of strong troops come out of the tiger prison and fight against the lonely Jin army in the hinterland of the Central Plains, it is much more interesting than defending a lonely city in Taiyuan!!!"

Zhang Xiaochun and Yao Gu were silent. They knew in their hearts that Chu Tianya's words made sense. Compared with the survival of Tokyo and the existence of the Song Dynasty, the importance of the gains and losses of Taiyuan is of course worthless. However, they have been influenced and educated for decades. How can Chu Tianya change their ideas and persistence in their hearts?

"I'll ask you the simplest question. Don't think about it. Answer me as soon as possible!" Chu Tianya slapped the table and said in a low voice, "Taiyuan and Tokyo, choose one of the two. Which one do you want?"

"Tokyo!!" The two of them said in one voice.

"That's nothing to discuss!!" Chu Tianya was anxious, "Withdraw--"

Zhang Xiaochun and Yao Gu's eyes were straight and they looked at Chu Tianya in a staring way.

Chu Tianya's eyes narrowed and showed a murderous look, "If you don't follow me, I will kill you first - and then withdraw!!"

Zhang Xiaochun smiled bitterly, "Brother Tianya, why do you say bad words?"

Yao Gu didn't care. After pondering for a moment, he said, "What the general said is very reasonable. But... who can afford the crime of subjugation?"

"If more than 100,000 people die in Taiyuan for nothing, the country will really be subjugated." Chu Tianya said, "If we withdraw from the customs and get out of the tiger prison according to Heluo, we dare not say anything else. At least we still have a hope. Zhang Zhifu and Yao Jinglue, think about it clearly. What is missing in the current Song Dynasty is a pile of white bones martyred for false fame, or more than 100,000 real heroes who dare to do practical things?

"If the general withdraws... he will bear the scolding of the sky and the blame of youth history!" Zhang Xiaochun said.

"Just like many storytellings in Wasili now, they scold Wei Wu, Cao and Meng De. I don't care, really!" Chu Tianya said seriously with no expression on his face, "In fact, isn't it Cao Mengde who has really supported the Han Dynasty for decades, ended the war in the Central Plains and unified most of the territory of China? The basis for turning the three points into chaos into governance is not done by those old men who are full of benevolence, righteousness and morality, but Cao Mengde! - He is the hero who has really done good deeds. I can be a person like him, and it's worth it if I die!"

"General, I want to be a hero in troubled times..." Yao Gu sighed, "Then let Yao be the first eagle dog under the command of the general!"

"Yao Jinglue, do you agree?" Chu Tianya was overjoyed, "Zhang Zhifu, how about you?"

"Zhang, a literary student, can't mention it if he doesn't carry his hand on his shoulders. He wants to deal with the golden people, although he is full of ambition..."

Chu Tianya interrupted him with a wave of his hand, "Just say it frankly!"

"I'll go with you!"

Chu Tianya slapped the table and stood up, "Please ask Yao Jinglue to lead the army to escort the people, the old and the young to take a step forward. Taiyuan people step by step, Xishan retreat first, then Taiyuan and Taihang, I'll arrange it! - Remember to keep it!!"

"Okay, let's listen to the general's arrangement!"

The meeting between Chu Tianya and Zhang and Yao was held in top secret. Except for a few confidants, no one else, including Xiao Linglong.

That night, the three of them discussed all night and delineate the retreat plan in detail. In a word, all actions are carried out in secret, but they can't fall into the eyes and ears of the State of Jin, nor can they let the soldiers of the Hedong Rebel Army be distracted after hearing the news.

After sending the two people away, Chu Tianya returned to Xiaocang Mountain and did what to do if nothing had happened. He sent someone to call Bai Xun, saying that he should go to Xishan to replace Meng De.

Bai Zhi was shocked. Why did he transfer his military division away when he was facing the enemy?

Chu Tianya did not explain to him, but only said that "there is an important military situation".

"But Xixia is coming?"

"When the military division arrives in Xishan, he will naturally know."

There are many doubts in Baixu's heart. But the Lord's order has been issued, and he can't not obey. That night, he left with several confidants.

Liu Ziyu became the official military division of the pre-war military aircraft hall. All military orders are issued by him. That also means that Chu Tianya is no longer constrained.

In front of you, the military camp of the State of Jin is as magnificent as a city, and the traffic is full of power.

Here, in the middle of the night, the south gate of Taiyuan opened. Yao Gu first took two or three thousand cavalry to protect the last group of old and young people in Taiyuan and quietly left.

As soon as he saw Meng De in Xishan, he was ordered by Meng De and arrested for house arrest.

Although there is no bondage, Bai Wei knows that all the arguments and defenses are useless now. There is no military situation in Xishan, only a trap under the master.

At the same time, he also knows that the Hedong Rebels are going to retreat!