Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

At this moment in Zhao Chen's small courtyard, Zhao Chen is reminiscing about the past with Li Ruoshui, Wang De and others!

Zhao Chen was very happy in his heart. He thought he would never see these two people in front of him again, but he didn't expect to meet them in Tongguan! These two are ministers who really support him. With them, his strength can be said to have increased a lot! Although there are still a few big cats and kittens beside him, psychologically he feels much safer!

"Lord Li, General Wang, come all the way west, tell me, will the Jurchens hit Tongguan?" Zhao Chen also asked the same question at this moment.

"This..." Li Ruoshui hesitated for a while, and said: "It's hard to say, and we don't know if they will come to Tongguan! Logically speaking, they shouldn't be? It has been more than half a year now, they have been fighting for half a year, and the soldiers are also very tired, I think they also need a truce for a period of time now to restore the vitality of the army!"

"The Jurchen soldiers are indeed not as good as before!" Wang De also nodded.

At this moment Li Gang, Yue Fei and others are also here, Li Gang thought for a moment, and said: "Your Highness, everyone, I think the Jurchens will definitely hit Tongguan! And their marching speed will be extremely fast, and they will soon come under Tongguan !"

Li Ruoshui was taken aback, and said, "How do you know?"

Li Gang smiled and said: "The Jurchen invaded the south, aiming to destroy the country! Kaifeng City has been destroyed, His Majesty and the Supreme Emperor have been captured, and most of the royal family's children have also been captured! Unfortunately, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has escaped, so the Jurchens will destroy the country The plan has not been completed, and they must continue to attack and destroy His Royal Highness! This is one of them! In addition, His Royal Highness also brought the Chuan Guo Yuxi to Tongguan. This Chuan Guo Yuxi is extremely important. Without the Chuan Guo Yuxi, The Dajin established by the Jurchens has always been a barbarian, and it has never been possible to get the support of scholars north of the Yellow River! Even if it is to pass on the national jade seal, they have to fight to Tongguan, this is the second!"

After Li Gang finished speaking, Li Ruoshui stayed there. After a while, Li Ruoshui nodded and said, "Master Li is right, the Jurchens will eventually call! What should we do?"

Li Gang thought for a while, and said: "For the time being, we will not be in danger! Tongguan is steep, and Zhe's father and son have a large army here. It is not easy for the Jurchens to break through Tongguan!"

Zhao Chen said: "Teacher, when Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanzhi led an army of 150,000 to defend the Yellow River, when the Jurchens arrived, they fled without fighting! This time, if they fled without fighting again, what should we do?"

Li Gang frowned, and after a long time, said: "Probably not! This Tongguan is the site of the Zhe family. This place is different from Shanzhou in the past. Zhe Keqiu should not be so stupid. Abandon Tongguan! Tongguan has a lot to do with it." , Now that Tongguan is abandoned, it will be difficult to regain Tongguan in the future!"

Zhao Chen nodded and said, "I hope so!"

In fact, what they don't know is that Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanzhi are now discussing the possibility of the Jurchens attacking Tongguan. Their ideas are quite different from those of Zhao Chen and others!

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In the middle of the night, the room is brightly lit!

At this moment, besides Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanzhi, there is another man in the room. This man is Zhe Keqiu's eldest son, Zhe Yanwen. Zhe Yanwen and Zhe Yanzhi have quite different looks. Very elegant! In fact, although Zhe Yanwen was born in a family of military generals, he has a weak personality, so he never led troops, but dealt with the Zhe family's literary affairs!

The Jurchens might attack Tongguan. This matter is of great importance, so it is advisable to call their eldest son over! He knew that although his eldest son had a weak personality, he was quite resourceful, which was better than his second son! The second son is brave and foolhardy, often unable to help when discussing important issues!

There is a map in the room, on which there are Hedong, Hebei, Henan, and Shaanxi where they are located, with the Yellow River and Tongguan next to them! It also marked the direction of the Jurchens' attack, and Zhe Yanwen was watching carefully!

"Father, it looks like the Jurchen soldiers are coming towards the west! Look, this is Wanyan Loushi, this is Wanyan Zongwang, this is Wanyan Zongfu, this is Wanyan Wushu, and the Jurchens are divided into several groups. Heading towards the west, where is the target if not Tongguan?" Zhe Yanwen said.

"This... Northwest is a poor place. There is not much wealth and people here. It is far inferior to Lianghuai, Jiangnan and other places. Why didn't the Jurchens attack those places, but instead attacked the northwest?" Zhe Keqiu asked.

"Could it be because of the prince?" Zhe Yanwen asked suddenly.

"This..." Zhe Keqiu stayed there, and Zhe Yanzhi also stayed there!

"If it's really because of the prince, we might as well send the prince out to the Jurchens!" Orihiko demanded.

"No! Now everyone in the world knows that the crown prince is here with me. If I give the crown prince to the Jurchen, then what is the difference between me and betraying the Song Dynasty? From now on, I will never be able to gain a foothold in the Song Dynasty! If that is the case, I will It’s better to surrender to the Jurchen directly... When the prince arrived a few days ago, we had great ambitions and threatened the emperor to make the princes, how can we send His Highness the prince to the Jurchen because of a small setback now!" Zhe Keqiu said.

"But, father, the Jurchen army is strong, and the Zhong family's army is vulnerable, how can we defeat them?" Orihiko asked.

"We have the danger of Tongguan, maybe we can stop them?" Zhe Keqiu asked.

He hesitated in his heart, wondering if Tongguan could stop the Jurchen, at this moment he had another plan to escape, just like the last time he fled without a fight on the bank of the Yellow River!

He is good at bullying the weak, for example, the young prince Zhao Chen is a tool that he can bully and use wantonly, but he is afraid of being strong, the Jurchens are stronger than him, and he doesn't even have the courage to fight! This is the northwest barrier of the Song Dynasty, the Zhejia generals and Zhejia army who have guarded the northwest prefectures for more than 500 years! By now, they have also begun to rot from the root! How can such a general and such an army be the opponent of the Jurchens?

The two of them were discussing here, and Zhe Yanwen had been frowning and thinking hard. Now that the two of them had finished their discussion, Zhe Yanwen said: "Father, second brother, I have a plan, maybe I can use it to resist the golden soldiers!"

You can come quickly to find out about this son Congrui, and hurriedly said: "What plan? Tell me quickly!"

Zhe Yanwen said: "Father, hasn't Yao Gu always been greedy for Tongguan? Let's just give up Tongguan to Yao Gu! Besides Tongguan, let's give up Chang'an City to Yao Gu!"

Yao Gu is also a general of the Western Army, and the Yao Family Army is also a major faction of the Western Army! The year before last, when the Jurchen went south for the first time, Yao Gu led troops to King Qin, and his subordinates suffered heavy losses at that time, but even so, he still had more than 50,000 troops under him, and they were all quite elite!

Zhe Keqiu hadn't spoken yet, Zhe Yanzhi was already furious, and said: "Brother, you are confused! Tongguan and Chang'an are our footholds, how could we give them up to Yao Gu?"

The quality of the water can be compromised, but he laughed loudly and said: "Good strategy, good strategy! This is a strategy that kills two birds with one stone!"

Zhe Yanzhi was taken aback, and said: "Two birds with one stone? How do you say that?"

Zhe Keqiu said with some dissatisfaction: "Yan Zhi, you have to learn from your brother! Now that you are in the army, the army of more than 100,000 people will always be entrusted to you in the future, but you are brave and foolish. But this won't work! Yanwen, tell him why it kills two birds with one stone!"

Zhe Yanwen nodded, and said: "We will give up Tongguan and Chang'an to Yao Gu, and let Yao's army garrison here. When the Jurchens arrive, Yao's army will be responsible for resisting the Jurchens! At that time, Yao's army will suffer heavy losses, and the Jurchens will also be blocked. , isn’t this killing two birds with one stone?”

Orihiko finally understood, and said with a smile: "It turns out that the older brother is smart, and the younger brother admires it! It's just that we can give up Tongguan to Yao Gu, why should we give up Chang'an to Yao Gu?"

Then Chang'an is the most important city in the northwest, and it was the ancient capital of several dynasties before the Song Dynasty! It's just that at the end of Tang Dynasty, Huang Chao rebelled, and Chang'an was burned. Until the Song Dynasty, Chang'an could not restore its former prosperity! But in any case, the strategic location here is still very important! When Master Zhong Dao was there, this was the garrison of the Zhong Family Army. Later, the entire Zhong Family Army was wiped out, and they took the opportunity to occupy this place! Now Orihiko Wen wants to give up here, Orihiko Zhi is very puzzled!

Zhe Yanwen said: "I'm afraid that Tongguan will not be able to stop the Jurchens, so Chang'an is needed! Yao's army stationed in these two places, maybe they can stop the Jurchens! When the Jurchens retreat, there will not be many people left in the Yao's army. Just grab these two places back!"

Orihiko said with a smile all over his face, "Brother has a great plan, let's follow this method!"

Zhe Keqiu said: "Tomorrow I will send someone to inform Yao Gu! We must withdraw from Tongguan as soon as possible! Also, we must send someone to investigate the situation of the Jurchens. If the Jurchens arrive in Shanzhou, no matter whether Yao Gu arrives or not, We all have to go!"

This night, it took a long time for Zhejia father and son to fall asleep! Zhao Chen, Li Gang and others also discussed for a long time, and only fell asleep at this time!

Tongguan City finally quieted down...