Chapter 96 Good News
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"Call Wang De and Li Qiong over... Make sure it is true or false." Miao Fu roared at Xinxingzong, "We will lead the army to join Li Hu. We will not fight this battle anymore, and we will definitely not fight."
Xin Xingzong gasped violently, his anger burned in his body, and his blood hit his forehead in waves, making him feel like he was about to explode. Zhang Jun was too shameless and left them and ran away alone. He knew that he could rescue them, and turned around and ran away. This was obviously a frame-up, looking for a scapegoat for his failure in the Yongqiu battle.
You can be shameless, but you cannot be so shameless. However, in the Song Dynasty, those literati who commanded soldiers and fought were more shameless than the other, trampling on the bloody and sweating warriors. Tong Guan was like this back then, and Zhang Jun was the same today. Now even if Xin Xingzong breaks through and flees with his army, he cannot escape punishment. Although Tong Guan can caress him, he will not complain for him. Because Tong Guan also needs to implement some necessary means to suppress and control generals like Xin Xingzong.
Xin Xingzong gritted his teeth, his eyes turned red, and he wanted to use a knife to chop people, but reason told him that he could not be impulsive now, he must be calm, and he could not surrender based on Wang Yuan's letter. To be honest, he also wanted to surrender, but in the past two years, he was in charge of Yingtian Mansion, and led his army to attack and open the Fengfeng. He had a deep hatred with the Hu Lie Army. Even if he surrendered, there might not be any good results. There were all the possibility of losing his head. In comparison, Miao Fu, Wang De, and Li Qiong were all the commanders who led the army, far away from the court and did not involve complex political struggles. They could easily win Li Hu's trust and reuse.
"You go and do this." Xin Xingzong waved at Miao Fu, "Tell Wang Yuan that we will meet Wang De and Li Qiong immediately, and we must meet them before noon."
When Miao Fu saw the expression on Xin Xingzong's face, he probably had given up breaking through. He felt relieved and flew onto the horse and headed straight for the two armies.
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On the afternoon of the 29th, Yue Fei personally rushed to the Yongqiu Front.
When he received Sun Ge's report, he was very surprised. This was completely beyond his expectations and disrupted his deployment. For this reason, he was very worried that the hasty acceptance of Wang De and Li Qiong would cause an accident. In addition, even if the surrender was successful, Wang De and Li Qiong successfully entered the defense ground of the Hu Lie Army. However, in order to rescue Xin Xingzong, Zhang Jun would have to launch a fierce attack, and Xin Xingzong would also desperately break through. On the one hand, the Hu Lie Army would call on the army to supervise the surrendered army, and on the other hand, it would block the attacks of the two enemy troops. The use of troops must be stretched and the situation is very critical.
Yue Fei could not stay in Chenliu with peace of mind, so he simply rushed to the front line. When he arrived in Yongqiu, he saw Wang Yuan and Sun Ge smiled happily. His expression could tell that the front line was safe and sound, which made Yue Fei's tight heart finally relieved.
"Master, let me tell you a great news." Sun Ge laughed so hard that his mouth was not closed.
Yue Fei was a little surprised. Even if Wang De and Li Qiong surrendered well, they wouldn't be so happy, right? Did Zhang Jun be deeply hit and forgot to attack? Or maybe Xin Xingzong still sticks to the support and waits for death?
"Zhang Jun retreated and is retreating to Xiangyi." Lunge said excitedly, "Xin Xingzong was surrounded by groups and could not fly. We shot books and persuaded surrender, and Xin Xingzong and Miao Fu responded immediately. Now Wang Shuai (Wang Ju) is taking Wang De, Li Qiong and Xin Xingzong in negotiations, and good news is probably coming soon."
Yue Fei was stunned for a moment, and instantly reacted. A ecstasy surged from the bottom of his heart. The heavy pressure on his body suddenly dropped by most of it, making him feel particularly relaxed.
"There is such a thing?" Yue Fei was incredulous and shook his head repeatedly, "Zhang Jun withdrew, suddenly withdrew? Why? Why did he retreat? Why did he abandon Xin Xingzong and 50,000 soldiers? Although the betrayal of Wang De and Li Qiong gave him a heavy blow, it did not make him panic to the point of turning around and retreating." He suddenly thought of the 30,000 troops fighting against Duhuai, "Is there a problem in the battlefield of Jianghuai? The rebels were unable to stop the enemy, and Jiang Ning was in danger, so he had to order Zhang Jun to retreat quickly and transfer his troops south to rescue."
Wang Yuan and Sun Ge looked at each other and smiled at each other.
"We have also considered this possibility, but there shouldn't be such a coincidence." Wang Yuan smiled, "Zhe Kecun has been fighting south for more than a month. If Jiangning wanted to transfer Zhang Jun's army to support the south, it would have been a long time ago, and Zhang Jun would not have been allowed to go north to open the closure. So after thinking about it, we feel that the problem is still with Zhang Jun."
"What's the reason?" Yue Fei asked strangely.
"A civil servants serve as commander of the army and personally commanding the front line, this incredible thing is most likely to happen." Wang Yuan explained and gave several examples of the Northwest War of that year. In short, when civil servants go to the front line to command battles, they first consider their own personal interests and their future, secondly consider their party interests, and finally consider their national interests. This is directly related to their presence in a high place in the temple. These people themselves are in the whirlpool of politics, so when they come to the battlefield, they naturally have to regard war and battle as tools for rising interests, which is essentially different from the generals taking victory as their ultimate goal.
Yue Fei understood it as soon as he heard it. For decades, the commanders of the Northwest Army have all come from Bian Jing, from Fan Zhongyan, Han Qi to Tong Guan, all of them are like this. People like Tong Guan will certainly use war as a tool for fighting for power and profit. Their way of thinking about war is completely different from the generals who lead military soldiers and the generals who understand war. For example, in the eyes of generals, no one can lose every battle, but in the eyes of civil officials, sometimes the purpose is to maximize the interests. As for the lives of generals and soldiers, it is worthless to them, and they even take it for granted that these people are tools they use to control the world.
Why Zhang Jun retreated was not important? As long as Xin Xingzong was solved quickly, Zhang Jun could not use it even if he had a trick, but Yue Fei was focused on staring at the Jin army. Zhang Jun's sudden retreat made him think of a problem, that is, Zhang Jun might inform the Jin army of Yongqiu. Once Wanyan Ta was too lazy to know that Zhang Jun retreated, the Jin army would not be able to open the seal again.
"How likely are you to surrender to Xin Xingzong?" Yue Fei asked.
"He will definitely surrender, he has no way out." Wang Yuan said very surely.
"When will you surrender? Today or tomorrow?" Yue Fei asked again.
Wang Yuan and Sun Ge immediately understood what Yue Fei meant. Yue Fei was worried that the Jin army would run away, so he planned to solve Xin Xingzong as quickly as possible, and then dispatched a large army to kill Guangjiqu and surround the Jin army. Indeed, the goal of this battle was Shandong, the Jin army. No matter how good the record in the battle of Yongqiu was, if the Jin army ran away, how meaningful the victory of this battle would be?
"The governor is here to speed up the negotiation process." Sun Ge said, "Wang De and Li Qiong no longer need to worry. The key now is to convince Xin Xingzong that as long as Xin Xingzong makes up his mind, we can solve all the problems before dusk."
"Go to Pei Village." Yue Fei waved his whip and said loudly, "I'll go to see Xin Xingzong in person."
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Xin Xingzong was anxious and he also needed to speed up the negotiation process. He had 50,000 troops, and the daily consumption of food and grass was a huge number, but his food and grass were only a day's stock. If the Hu Lie Army intends to delay time, then what awaits him will be the collapse of the 50,000 army.
Wang De and Li Qiong are now in his tent, and Wang Ju sat opposite him. Miao Fuzheng stared at him with his eyes and urged him to make a decision immediately. Surrendering is a very simple thing, but if you want to protect your own interests and even use the 50,000 troops to obtain greater and more benefits, then surrendering is a very complicated thing. Xin Xingzong wants to complicate simple things. He wants to ensure his survival and also wants to gain more. But the facts are cruel. He doesn't have more time to delay. He must solve all problems in a day and a night.
"What do you need? I hope Chang'an will agree to you. You can raise it now." Wang Ju saw through Xin Xingzong's thoughts and said calmly, "Wang Liushou is in Yongqiu, and Yue Dutong is in Chenliu. If everything goes well, I can reply to you tomorrow morning."
Xin Xingzong nodded slightly and asked, "Can Yue Dutong replace all the conditions that Chang'an promised me?"
"Of course." Wang Ju smiled, "Chang'an has authorized the governor Yue, and he has the power to take action first and then report. For such a small matter, governor Yue does not need to report to the court."
Xin Xingzong didn't believe it. How could this be possible? Although Chang'an has improved the status and power of military generals, it has not been delegated to such a level, right? Is Chang'an not afraid of local commanders holding troops and self-respecting?
"Give me a honest word, is the Tiger King in Kaifeng?"
"Believe me." Wang Ju smiled, "Although the Tiger King is not in Kaifeng, Yue Dutong does have considerable power, and Chang'an will definitely fulfill his promise to you."
Xin Xingzong smiled bitterly. Now that things have come to this point, he can only take one step at a time. He handed the letter he had written in advance to Wang Ju, "Tomorrow, I'll wait for your good news."
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At dusk, Wang Ju suddenly returned and visited Xin Xingzong again.
Xin Xingzong and Miao Fu were very nervous and hurriedly came out.
"What happened? Something changed?" Miao Fu asked worriedly.
"The President Yue is here." Wang Ju said anxiously, "The President Yue hopes to see you immediately and negotiate overnight."
Xin Xingzong and Miao Fu were overjoyed when they heard this. Yue Fei came and negotiated in person, so the matter would be much simpler.
After dark, the two sides met in a temporary military tent. Yue Fei led Wang Yuan, Wang Ju and Sun Ge to negotiate with Xin Xingzong. After a few greetings, Yue Fei took out Xin Xingzong's letter and put it on the table. "I agree to all the requests made by Xin Shuai and Miao Shuai on behalf of Chang'an and Han Wang."
Xin Xingzong didn't say anything, he waited for Yue Fei to propose conditions.
"My only condition is that I hope you can participate in the Wanting Battle and siege and kill the Jin army with us."
Xin Xingzong looked at Yue Fei in surprise, but did not understand Yue Fei's meaning for a moment. Battle of Wanting? Yue Fei was going to fight the Jin army in Wanting?
Chapter completed!