Second-rate?"

"I don't know how many times..." Li Qiong thought for a moment, but kept shaking his head. "I only remember four times in the Shenzong Dynasty, and there was also a big one in the Zhezong Dynasty... I heard that the family of Taiwei Yue was like that.

Once there was a disaster and I lost my property and land, so I became a tenant of Plum Blossom Han."

"..."

"To be fair to the officials, Renzong's court seemed to have seen Yingchuochuo a few times, but it was not big. If you add one more, it would have to be seven or eight times, right? Even if Renzong's court didn't happen, it would have been at least five or six times." Fu Xuan, who had been silent all this time, also said

Taking the initiative to speak. "The main reason is that once the Yellow River overflows, the people in Hebei below don't know whether it's raining too much or the court is changing its course again. Let's not hide it from the officials. The three roads shown on the official map are still rough. In fact, it should be reached downstream.

There are five roads, and there are intersections... I have all walked through them."

Zhao Jiu was stunned, and then realized again, I am afraid that these Hebei people are all resentful about this matter, otherwise they would not rush to talk about it.

So, after a long while, the official calmed down and asked: "In that case, the Yellow River flows back and forth among these five rivers, and the Yellow River floods a lot, wouldn't it mean that all the land in the middle of the three rivers has turned into

Yellow flood area?”

"Reporting to the officials, I would like to say that the Yellow River often floods the area. Although Hebei is affected by the disaster, our Henan province is not immune to the disaster as well. Henan is also a Yellow River flood area." Li Qiong and Fu Xuan were about to answer, but another person held hands with each other, but

It was Po Li San Li Bao who was born on the East and West Road in Jingdong. "I heard from an old man in the village that one time in the past, the court made a mistake, and the Yellow River rushed all the way to the Huaihe River... All the six prefectures in Jingdong and Huaishang were flooded.

A yellow area, isn’t it also a yellow-prone area?”

Zhao Jiu was completely speechless... Well, according to this statement, the Yellow Flood Area these days actually extends from the Bohai Bay to the Huaihe River.

In fact, this official didn't know that he was determined to resist the Jin after he came and never went south to the Yangtze River. Otherwise, in another time and space, Du Chong would save the Emperor of Yangzhou in order to defend against the Jin cavalry.

, but it gave full play to the traditional artistic skills of the Song Dynasty on the Yellow River, and once again opened the south mouth of the Yellow River, and it has been out of control since then.

Of course, another man-made disaster problem is the same as now, that is, during wars, especially after the Yellow River became a frontline confrontation, no one had the mind and ability to repair the river channels. Otherwise, there would not be three waterways now.

Weird look.

"Where is the main road right now?" With this thought, Zhao Guanjia simply suppressed all unnecessary thoughts for the time being and just asked about the situation downstream according to his memory. "East Road or North Road?"

"It's the middle road." Li Qiong pointed casually toward the northeast. "The road that separates Damingfu and Puyang from Hebei... But it's meaningless because, as seen on the official map, the water is flooding and there is no place to go.

People renovated it, and the three rivers downstream now all have flowing water, and they are all suspended rivers, except that the main river in the middle is deeper and wider, making it easier for boats... But the Jin people occupied the entire north of Dongliu, and used it as a pseudo-equal river.

They control the south bank of the lower reaches, so the land in Hebei is all under the control of the Jin people."

"So if the Jin people really want to cross the river from the lower reaches, we can't stop them?" Zhao Jiu said following the trend.

"That's the truth, but the Jin people may not be willing to cross the river from there." Fu Xuan suddenly interrupted again. "Especially at this time."

"Why is this?"

"Good instructors know that I am a member of the Yongjing Army and know the situation downstream..." Fu Xuan gave a slight salute before continuing. "The lower reaches of the Yellow River have been in disrepair for a long time. Although the water is shallow because of the out-of-control river channel, there is silt in it.

There is a lot of sand, and there is a lack of good crossings. Therefore, if the Jin people cross the river here and there, regardless of how deep it is, sometimes the bottom of the water is completely full of mud. Once the people and horses sink in, they will die... And in this situation,

However, the Jin army's cavalry had to pass through three or four times. How can the harbor be deep and level from Baima and cross the river calmly and comfortably? This is why the Jin people previously insisted on holding Daming Mansion and crossed the river by boat from around Puyang many times.

"

Zhao Jiu nodded slightly, and then his heart moved: "That's why the Jin people have not gone south yet. As some of you said in your letters, the weather is warm this winter. Although there are ice, the Yellow River is vast and has never been frozen. Why?"

"I think this is the case." Li Qiong, who must have been one of the "several people", responded calmly. "The sky is here. If the Jin army wants to cross the army, it is convenient to cross the river from here and upstream. However, in this section of the Yellow River, the imperial camp has twenty

Thousands of people have already arranged themselves closely together, where can they easily cross?"

"So, wouldn't God bless the Emperor Song this year?" Someone couldn't help but said happily.

"You can say that." Li Qiong was slightly startled. Although he felt awkward, he still nodded.

However, the Zhao Guan family, who continued to look back at the river, disagreed: "It is not necessarily a good thing that the guests have not arrived when the dishes are ready... If they don't come, we will be unable to fight them for the time being. We have been fighting for four or five years, and I don't know where Hebei will go."

Can the day be restored?"

The people around him were all thinking, but Liu Ziyu finally couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward and handed over his hand: "Guan Jia, the restoration of Hebei will not happen overnight. We have to wait until the Song Dynasty has hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers who can cross the river and fight with the hundreds of thousands of Jin people in the field."

It can be done, but there is no need to worry about it for a while... In the long run, our army will definitely be victorious."

"I also think so." Hu Quan, the new editor of the Privy Council, couldn't help but support his boss, or in other words, support his 'own argument'.

The rest of the civil and military officials, including several generals from Hebei, also agreed.

But Zhao Jiu still shook his head and said nothing.

None of the civil and military officials knew what it meant, so they couldn't say much.

In fact, Zhao Guanjia was very confused at this time... because he always felt that after four or five years of war, and in the current situation, the Jin people, who still maintained a considerable military advantage, had no reason to give up this advantage.

Because that is unreasonable!

Zhao Jiu didn't believe that the Jin people, who had only risen for more than 20 years, would fall so low that no heroic figures could see the current situation thoroughly. He didn't believe that the Jin people didn't know that the Song Army would become stronger and stronger, and he didn't believe that the Jin people didn't know that the Song Army would become stronger and stronger.

He found that his army was deteriorating day by day... So in this case, if he were the decision-maker of the Jin people, not only would he not avoid war, but he would definitely take advantage of the fact that the gap in military strength could still be maintained to mobilize as much as possible.

An act of large-scale aggression in order to establish strategic advantage.

In other words, the Zhao Guan family firmly believes that the Jin people will definitely come, and this time it will definitely be an unprecedented war, a war that cannot be avoided!

Therefore, even if there are many reasons before the case, why is it a warm winter this year, the Yellow River is not frozen, and the Jin people are not sure of crossing the river; why Yanling was defeated before, Dongping was frustrated, and the Jin people and the puppet Qi lost their will to fight; why the defense line along the river is strong

, the Jin people retreated when they saw the difficulties; the top leaders of the Jin Kingdom were fighting for the reserve, the struggle was fierce, and they had no time to look south...

Zhao Guanjia clearly knew that these reasons were reasonable and that these things definitely existed. Even the fact that the Jin people had been silent all this time was right in front of him, and he still couldn't accept it.

Because, putting aside these blinding details, from the overall strategic situation of the Song and Jin Dynasties, and from the perspective of the two countries, it is illogical for the Jin people not to come.

The times are calling for a war, an unprecedented war, a war that will determine whether the Song Dynasty can settle down in the Yellow River Basin.

Zhao Jiu has always believed in this.

In fact, Zhao Jiu came to the front line this time to avoid trouble in the harem and to appease the anxious people. But didn't he want to appease the most anxious heart...that is, his own heart?

This time he came to Tiantai Mountain to summon the generals. To a large extent, this official wanted these frontline generals to give him an accurate word... Will the Jin Army come?

Obviously, there is no need to ask at all. Based on their own observations, these people came to a very clear conclusion - they all felt that if the Yellow River was not frozen, the Jin people would not come.

But it was obvious that Zhao Guan's family was not appeased. He didn't say anything on the surface, but in his heart he was suppressing the restlessness and uneasiness.

But no matter what, just like this, the mountain climbing that day seemed to be a success, but in fact it ended in vain for Zhao Guan's family... Several local Huazhou generals only thought that the official's visit was just a routine summons, and they were speechless.

People close to him, such as Xiao Lin and Yang Yi, vaguely guessed some of the officials' thoughts, but they couldn't say much.

On the second day, the first day of the twelfth lunar month, the sky was just dawning. The impetuous Zhao Guanjia got up early and went to the shooting range to shoot arrows... Archery was something that could help him suppress his impatience. After shooting a barrel of arrows,

The official had already made up his mind. When he came back from shooting the arrows and wiped his face, he would summon the four generals to have breakfast together, then send them away and return home... After all, your own judgment is your own.

, as an official, you should always maintain a calm appearance on the surface.

After three arrows were fired from the second barrel, Yang Yizhong came to report, and Yu Yunwen returned from the other side of the river.

The envoy worked hard, and Zhao Jiu summoned him directly at the shooting range without hesitation.

"What did the Jin man say?" As soon as the other party came to him, Zhao Guanjia, who had just stopped exercising and was wiping his face with a hot towel, took the initiative to ask.

"The Jin people didn't take it seriously. They didn't let me enter the Daming Mansion. They sent me away directly in Puyang. I'm ashamed and it's a disgrace to my mission." He said he was ashamed, but Yu Yunwen, who was standing at the shooting range with his hands folded, had a rosy complexion and was quite excited.

This is of course. No one expected to actually bring the traitorous general over. The Jin people would only hand him over unless they were crazy, and they were just going to demonstrate. Therefore, it is actually impossible for Yu Yunwen, who "disgraced his mission", to actually "have any".

It was a disgrace to the mission'... When he came back alive, it was a successful mission.

"It's expected." Of course the Zhao Guan family didn't care either.

And just when Zhao Guanjia put down the hot towel and was about to continue to praise and encourage the other party, the new Jinshi couldn't help it for a moment and took advantage of the situation and said: "Guanjia, the Jin people are careless, and the secret military information of the ministers is being peeped!

"

Zhao Jiu was stunned and couldn't help but stand solemnly at the shooting range with his bow in hand: "Come on."

"I was in Puyang, but I didn't see the Jin army's ships. I was doubtful and had my thoughts on my mind. So when I came back, I used the name of seasickness and begged the Jin army who was accompanying me to send me back to try my best to let me cross the river from the upstream ferry... I followed him.

Twenty miles west of Puyang, we boarded the ship at Xiaowuxi, the old intersection of the North Yellow River, but we saw countless inland river boats behind Xiaowuxi!" Yu Yunwen was excited for a moment.

Xi is a kind of thing made of straw wrapped in stones or wood, with long ropes on the left and right, specially used to control the river. As soon as you hear the name, you will know that this place is very suitable for the intersection of the old Yellow River.

The fact that ships can gather behind Xiaowuxi is obviously because the Yellow River overflowed and rushed into the old channel, so Xiaowuxi naturally formed a port with an old dike as a shield.

Of course, Zhao Guan's family had a low level of education and did not know what the word 'sao' was, but this did not prevent him from roughly guessing the other party's meaning from his words and knowing where there was a large number of Jin army ships.

"This is indeed confidential military information. Are you saying that the Jin army will eventually attack south on a large scale with this method?" After thinking for a moment, Zhao Guanjia's expression did not change and he continued to ask.

Yu Yunwen was startled for a moment, but he was slightly confused, and he shook his head repeatedly: "That's not what I meant... Officials, before, the Jin Army controlled both sides of the Yellow River, and all the boats on the Yellow River were captured by the Jin Army. There should have been so many ferries.

."

"Then what do you mean?" Zhao Jiu was also confused when he heard this... He still couldn't let the Jin people attack this problem.

"Guan Jia, what I want to say is... why not take the initiative and burn Xiao Wu Xun?" Yu Yunwen came back to his senses and continued his eagerness to try.

Zhao Guanjia also came to his senses with these words, and then his heart skipped a beat... You're right, instead of guessing whether and when the Jin will come, why not first burn the other party's boat and take the initiative to control the Yellow River

What about midstream control?

As the saying goes, if the invaders don't come, I can go!

At this thought, Zhao Jiu suddenly turned back and looked at Yang Yizhong: "I remember that Li Bao was originally a hero on the Yellow River?"

"Exactly."
To be continued...