After arriving in Chang'an, it can even be said that from the moment he left Tokyo, Zhao Jiu's mood has been very depressed. Unless he was in his position, it is difficult to imagine how much pressure he was under... The lives and deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, thousands of

The success or failure of tens of thousands of people may be determined in one battle, and the success or failure of this battle largely depends on his choice and judgment as an official.

But at the same time, except for the names Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Zhang Rong, and Li Yanxian, everything looked and sounded unreliable.

Even those things that Zhao Jiu has done personally, or the results of all the efforts of this time traveler in the past three years, are also making people feel doubtful under the upcoming test.

Can diverting the wealth of the South directly to the various commanders really improve the efficiency of military construction? Are the materials that have almost exhausted the blood and sweat of the people of Henan really used in the military by these people? Twenty soldiers and horses in the imperial camp

Do all the high-ranking officers really fight bravely because of those papers, and the soldiers really fight bravely because of the military pay and temporary reports? Do the scholars sent into the army really complain all day long and waste money, food and personnel?

And this is just the imperial camp. It has worked hard for a long time and invested a lot of money. It is the imperial camp that will probably only account for half of the combat strength in the decisive battle. As for the other half of the Western Army, Zhao Jiu can't find any fault even if he wants to.

Because he doesn't even know what the problem might be!

But isn’t this having a child? Isn’t this having a double anchor in this world?

Isn't it true that regardless of selfishness or righteousness, whether it is future expectations or previous experiences, there is finally a sense of responsibility that he has to face?

So he has been holding on until now and will continue to hold on in the future.

"The official is good at archery!"

Seeing Zhao Guan's family counting arrows in succession, almost all of them were empty, Zhang Jun, the Bashu Five-Road Transporter, sincerely admired him.

However, in the comfortable temperature of the morning, Zhao Jiu, who only shot half a barrel of arrows without even sweating, put away his bow and arrows, but did not take it seriously: "My archery skills are only practiced at the shooting range and hunting ground. They look fancy, but they are really good."

In the battle, when I faced the Jin man, I was so frightened that I couldn't even draw my bow... Putting aside this matter, is there any news about Deyuan coming to look for me early in the morning?"

"There is a report from Fangzhou to the Chang'an Left Behind Department." Zhang Jun immediately became serious and answered with his hands raised. "Guan family, this time it is Wu Jie's own report..."

Zhao Jiu nodded and sat down directly in the corridor without any extra expression: "Wu Jie is still in Fangzhou? It's not bad to be able to resist at all levels, so let's follow what we said before and send reinforcements to Fangzhou.

His Yaozhou fellow officer (later Tongchuan) was sent to support him, so that he could retreat if necessary..."

"It's not other cities in Fangzhou Prefecture, it's Fangzhou City." Zhang Jun, who followed him to the corridor, patiently waited for Zhao Guanjia to finish speaking before explaining.

Zhao Jiu obviously didn't react at first, but after a moment he was suddenly stunned: "Wu Dashang is in Fangzhou City?"

"Yes!" Zhang Jun replied sincerely. "He had never been an envoy before, and he didn't know that the official family was in Chang'an. Naturally, everything had to be conveyed to Hu Jinglue in Ningzhou. But it was different at this time, so he reported to Ningzhou on the one hand and the other on the other hand.

Subpoena with the 'Chang'an Left Behind Department'."

Zhao Jiu ignored why it was not Yu Wenxuzhong but Zhang Jun who came to report to the Chang'an Left Behind Department. He was still a little unbelievable: "If he had sent the message directly from Fangzhou City, wouldn't it be much faster than Ningzhou... Today

The message sent this morning is probably just the message from the day before yesterday? It should be two days earlier than Hu Yin’s daily report last night?”

"yes!"

"He was still in Fangzhou the day before yesterday?"

"yes!"

"Did you keep it?"

"Not only did we hold on, but we also won three consecutive battles. We shot and wounded 10,000 enemy households and forced the enemy to change their generals. They went out of the city to counterattack the day before yesterday, beheading 500 people and injuring thousands more!" Zhang Jun stepped forward and said in another tone of voice.

He couldn't suppress the excitement in his heart. "The officials, Hu Yin, the officials should know that he has always been rigid, and must be particularly resentful of his subordinates' tendency to make false reports. Wu Jie may not dare to make false reports."

Zhao Jiu was completely stunned, and even the attendant Liu Yan was also completely stunned... If I remember correctly, this was probably the first local battlefield victory between the Song and Jin Dynasties where a small number of people defeated a large number. It can be called a miracle! That's it!

The time Li Yanxian regained Shaanzhou was more of a strategic miracle.

So, it is simply unbelievable.

But having said that, in this situation, it doesn’t matter whether it’s consecutive days of winning, whether it’s shooting and injuring ten thousand households, or whether it’s going out of the city to counterattack and beheading five hundred people... In short, it doesn’t matter if these details are all fake, because the key problem is,

It is difficult to fake the fact that Wu Jie was in Fangzhou City the day before yesterday! Nine times out of ten it is true!

The previous details seemed insignificant in the face of the overall situation that Wu Jie still controlled in Fangzhou City.

In the same way, five hundred is a very strange number and very inconsistent with the tradition of the Western Army, but the key is another set of numbers.

"It is said that Wu Jie had four to five thousand troops when he retreated into Fangzhou City?" Zhao Jiu thought about Hu Yin's daily reports from the previous few days and slowly compared them with the geographical information seen on the map these days.

"Yes." Zhang Jun, who was standing aside, had an excellent memory.

"What does it mean that when the Lou family is so secure in Fangzhou City, they directly divide their troops to go south to Baihe?" Zhao Jiu continued thoughtfully. "Is it to divide his troops to Baihe to prepare Han Shizhong for support from the north, so that he can attack the city with all his strength? Or is it necessary?

Abandoned Fangzhou City and headed south directly along Baihe City? If so, how many troops should he keep to contain it?"

"No matter which one it is." Zhang Jun responded sincerely. "The official family and the Lou family have effectively divided their troops. At least ten thousand households and four to five thousand real prisoners are missing! Moreover, the news will be verified within a few days!"

Zhao Jiu nodded slowly. This was what he cared about. Wu Jie was holding firm in Fangzhou City the day before yesterday, but on the same day, Yelu Mawu led dozens of Khitan Muke to appear in the Baihe River downstream. These two things were ironclad.

Combining the facts with the objective geographical conditions, one can directly draw a conclusion - that is, no matter which way Lou Shi wants to go, he has actually become an organized division of troops, and his main core force has been reduced by at least four to five thousand.

.

This is a very sensitive number.

"Did you send a sentry to Wu Jie's place?" Zhao Jiu came back to his senses and faced him seriously.

"I have already sent out without permission." Zhang Jun couldn't wait. "Guan family, if Fangzhou holds on and Loushi divides his troops, and the Jin army in Hedong cannot cross the river for a while, I think it is possible to gather them together and annihilate them! One battle will decide the world!

"

Zhao Jiu glanced at this confidant who had been in Bashu for so long that he had missed many things. After thinking for a moment, he finally shook his head slightly: "Deyuan, Liu Yanxiu (Liu Ziyu) has his reasons. It is related to the life and death of the country. Either he has to or he has to."

We are confident enough that we can’t put all our eggs in one basket!”

Zhang Jun was about to speak but stopped, opening his mouth to speak, but in the end he was speechless.

Besides, Zhang Jun’s thoughts can be understood without anyone having to explain them.

On the one hand, it is due to his personality, and on the other hand, he is eager to show off... This kind of attitude is public and private, but the selfishness becomes insignificant after he donated his family to serve the country.

"Pay attention to the news and discuss the battle later." Zhao Jiu said this, but then stood up and started shooting the target again.

Zhang Jun had no choice but to accept the order and leave.

In this way, the monarch and his ministers hurriedly failed to change the core strategy here in Chang'an... Of course, this is how it should be. The core strategy of a huge battle cannot be changed just because of slight changes in the local battlefield.

The three-layer defense system based on an area in Tongzhou, a line along the Weishui River, and a point in Chang'an is still the original plan and support choice for the current war.

However, the news that Wu Jie probably saved Fangzhou City still brought great encouragement to Chang'an, especially when various news gradually came out...

That night, there was a report from the local magistrate of Fangzhou and Hu Yinxin's daily newspaper arrived in Chang'an.

The next day, the first day of May, first in the morning, the sentry cavalry sent by Chang'an quickly changed horses along the way and brought back the news that Wu Jie had been holding on for several days in Fangzhou and counterattacked. The sentry cavalry claimed that he had witnessed a large number of

The heads of the real prisoners. In addition, they also brought back the news that the Jin army gave up the siege and left the Hekou camp to divide their troops and go south.

At this time, many people had shaken their previous concepts, and even Liu Ziyu remained silent.

By noon, as Wu Jie simply sent someone to deliver his handwritten experience of the war in Fangzhou City... Zhao Jiu himself not only had no doubts about Wu Jie's performance, he was even keenly aware that this man who had previously been in Quduan

The general who suffered consecutive defeats is probably a general like Li Yanxian who was misled and obscured by his poor historical knowledge, and then relied on his talent to win and stand out.

Moreover, Wu Jie's letters naturally contain some words about "lucky to God's power", but compared with these function words, there are some descriptions that are obviously in line with the objective laws of the battlefield, and some realistic words, which are in line with the irrefutable mission of his people to defend Fangzhou City.

The fact was the basis for Zhao Guanjia to fully realize the other party's talent.

There are actually not many words like this, only three paragraphs, but it is enough.

One of them says: 'Choose strong bows and powerful crossbows, shoot fiercely in turns, and fire continuously. Arrows are raining down like rain, and arrows are like stationed troops without stopping.'... This is about how to win in detail, and shooting in turns and suppressing firepower are too suitable.

An ordinary college student’s understanding of the winning and losing hand on the battlefield.

The second one says: 'The divine arm bow is most useful. It does not win every battle, but it can sweep the battlefield. We also set up craftsmen to guard the stronghold and repair it overnight, otherwise the arrows will not be able to continue'... This is about the thrill of the battlefield and the restrictions on victory.

, and hinted that the reason why Wu Jie chose to take the risk was largely because he was worried about the shortage of crossbow arrows, and it was an act to seize control of the battlefield in order to recover the crossbow arrows and repair them overnight.

The third one said: "The Jin people have four majors: cavalry, perseverance, heavy armor, and bows and arrows. Therefore, they use the favorable terrain to defeat the cavalry, use the intense heat to defeat perseverance with repeated shots, and use divine arms, bows, crossbows, and crossbows to respond to the heavy armor and bows and arrows."

'...This explains his overall strategy for this battle from a theoretical source, and also vaguely explains why he abandoned Luojiao City before and why he chose to retreat to Fangzhou City to hold on.

To be fair, Zhao Jiu has never seen anyone else make such an excellent war summary... Not to mention Han Shizhong, Zhang Rong, Li Yanxian, and even Yue Fei didn't show anything similar! Maybe Qu Duan did,

He is Wu Jie's boss, but his character is a weakness.

And this Wu Jie is undoubtedly better than Qu Duan and as talented as Han, Yue, Li and Zhang!

On the second day of May, Han Shizhong from the front sent a special horse to report that countless Jin troops were coming down the North Luoshui River and stationed in Baishui City. He sent people to capture the Jin Rangers and asked clearly, saying that they were from Wanyan Lou's house.

Wanyan Balisu and others personally led the troops here, and Tuhesu was injured, and Salihe was defeated and stayed behind. More importantly, the Jin army in Baishui City at this time was definitely only about 30,000!

At this point, no one doubts Fangzhou's victory.

And there is no doubt that Wu Jie did indeed use the remnants of 5,000 troops to forcefully cause the Jin Army to lose thousands of people and divide the troops between 4,000 and 5,000 troops... In other words, an ideal situation appeared. At the most critical moment,

At that moment, an unplanned person used an unplanned remnant of 5,000 troops to redeem the Jin army's 10,000 soldiers and horses.

The whole of Chang'an suddenly became cheerful.

On this afternoon, during the military meeting of the Prime Minister's Office held in response to the new situation, the Privy Council had just marked the new battle situation on a simple clay plate. Before Liu Ziyu could say a few words of explanation, Liu Xi, commander of the West Third Road,

Then he formally asked Zhao Jiu for a battle, requesting to lead the main force to attack directly and fight at Baishui.

"Official family."

Because it was a large-scale military meeting with a large number of participants, it was held under the shade of trees in the backyard. Liu Xi stood in front of a huge clay plate with his hands raised and made an impassioned speech.

The battle situation is just a matter of settling accounts. Previously, I thought that the Jin people were strong and one against three, so I thought that if there were no more than 120,000 or 30,000 soldiers and horses, they would not be enough to meet the enemy. I still hold this view today, but it would take a hundred thousand people to take the initiative.

Attack and block the enemy from the plains. But right now, there are one hundred thousand royal troops in Kansai!"

I have to say that Liu Xi’s remarks make sense.

The closer it gets to the showdown, the more everything looks like a simple math problem... But it's simple, yet extremely deadly.

The algorithm given by Liu Xi is still the same as before, it is still one against three, so after the situation changes, his problem here can be vaguely solved, because there are really about 100,000 Song troops in Kansai.

Already... there are 40,000 troops in the Imperial Camp, and 40,000 troops in the Western Army on the West Third Road, including Jing Zhao, and the Zhao Guan family still has a trump card in their hands.

It's not enough. No matter where it is, such as Qu Duan or Wu Lin, who should have a reply soon, with a little bit of effort, they can get it to 100,000.
To be continued...