And at this time in Lin'an, the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State decided to lead the army to return to the north, or to continue to stay in the south of the Yangtze River.

If Huaixi had not been lost at this time, Wan Yan Yong might have adopted Wan Yan Changzhi's strategy and decided to temporarily abandon the land south of the Yangtze River, lead the army back to Jiangbei, and attack the land of Jingxi and Hubei. At the same time, it also lays a good foundation for attacking Jiangnan again in the future.

But now that Huaixi is lost, it will be difficult for Huaidong to be preserved, and it is impossible to capture all the places in Jiangbei. If the army is withdrawn at this time, it is equivalent to returning almost all the land obtained to the Southern Song Dynasty. Then this time, more than 500,000 troops were dispatched, and the southern expedition that consumed a lot of manpower and materials would also end in complete failure. If there is such an ending in the Southern Expedition, Wan Yanyong will never agree.

At present, the Jin army still has more than 200,000 troops in the south of the Yangtze River, Huaidong has 10,000 horses, and Nanyang still has more than 50,000 horses, totaling about 350,000 troops. Moreover, the Jin army is still deep into the hinterland of the Southern Song Dynasty, occupying a large area, and the supply of grain and grass for men and horses can basically be requisitioned and deployed on the spot. Therefore, Wan Yan Yong didn't believe that the Jin army had really reached the point where it was exhausted and needed to retreat?

But now it is not only the war in the south that is unfavorable, but also the situation in the country has begun to be turbulent. In the past two months, Zhang Hao, the Taishi who stayed in the central capital, has sent more than ten official documents in a row, like Wan Yan Yong to report the current domestic situation in Dajin, and to clearly tell Wan Yan Yong that Dajin's domestic economy can no longer support this war.

Not long ago, Zhang Hao even sent the right prime minister Wanyan Zongzheng and the governor Cai Songnian to Lin'an to explain the difficulties faced by Dajin in person and persuade Yan Yong to stop the war as soon as possible.

After Yan Yong summoned the two, he knew that the country was facing a crisis, and Yijing far exceeded his expectations. Because of the Northern Expedition of the Song Army and the rebellion of the Red Jacket Army later, Dajin's national strength was somewhat unprepared at the beginning of this Southern Expedition. Eight months later, the treasury was completely depleted, and now it is only April, and in order to support this southern expedition, Daikin even collected this year's autumn tax in advance. And that's it, at most, it will only support the army for another three months.

Moreover, in order to ensure the logistical supply of the 500,000-strong army, Daikin recruited more than 1.6 million people in China, and the vast majority of these people were farmers in the prime of life, in order to afford transportation. As a result, it led to a delay in this year's spring ploughing. Most of the country is farmed by old people and women, and it is foreseeable that this year's autumn harvest will be greatly reduced, and famine may no longer be inevitable.

At the same time, in Shandong, because of the increase in the burden of life, the Red Jacket Army, which had been pacified, was about to move again, and there was a great tendency to resurrect it. This year, there have been seven or eight riots in a row, and although the number of people is less than 100, they have all been quickly suppressed by the government. But now that Dajin's army is marching south, once a large-scale riot breaks out, it may be difficult to control it with the current strength of the country.

Therefore, after Yan Yong listened to Yan Zongzheng and Cai Songnian's statements, he also hesitated. For several days, he summoned his ministers to discuss whether he should withdraw his troops. But after several days of discussion, the civil and military officials insisted on their own resignations, and no one could convince anyone. One faction is headed by Marshal Du, Prime Minister Shang Zuo, and believes that the current situation is so good, there is great hope of sweeping Jiangnan, and it should persist no matter what, and once the army is withdrawn, the previous achievements will be lost. The other faction is led by Wanyan Zongzheng and Cai Songnian, who have just arrived in Lin'an, believing that Dajin's national strength is difficult to maintain now, and this battle cannot be fought at all, and if the army is not dispersed as soon as possible, I am afraid that it will cause a catastrophe.

When the ministers were arguing, they came in to report, and Wanyan Changzhi and Su Shi Lie Zhining both returned to Lin'an with the scriptures and were waiting for the decree outside the palace. As soon as Yan Yong heard this, he immediately ordered the two to come in.

The two walked to the Golden Palace, and after seeing Yan Yong's ceremony, Wan Yan Yong immediately told the two of them the content of the debate for days and the current domestic situation, and then said: "Changzhi, according to your opinion, should my Dajin withdraw the army, or continue to march?" ”

Although he didn't know much about the situation in Jin, he could estimate one or two things after Yan Changzhi, so on the way back to the army, he and Zhang Hu discussed for several days and finally thought of a countermeasure. ”

Wan Yan Yong was stunned, and said a little puzzled: "Changzhi, why is this?" In fact, not only did he not understand, but even the ministers of civil and military affairs present did not understand what Wan Yan Changzhi meant, and they were all waiting for Wan Yan Changzhi to answer.

Wan Yan Changzhi said unhurriedly: "Now the new monarch of the Southern Song Dynasty has succeeded to the throne for almost half a year, and the small court of Tanzhou is dedicated to the whole thing, the ministers use their lives, and the soldiers work hard, which cannot be underestimated. And now that the civil strife in Sichuan is settled, the Southern Song Dynasty not only has no worries, but also can get the help of rich troops and materials in Sichuan, and Yang Yan, Bi Zai met such a good use of soldiers, and won the trust of the new monarch to lead the army, and now recaptured Huaixi, morale is flourishing, so at this time we must not easily march into the army, and the Southern Song Dynasty is rival. ”

The ministers who advocated the withdrawal of the army nodded frequently when they heard this, thinking that what Wan Yan Changzhi said was very reasonable, but the servants were displeased in their hearts, and frowned: "According to the opinion of the chief, then we should withdraw the army?" ”

Wanyan Changzhi smiled slightly, and said: "Naturally not, my Dajin wasted all his efforts and exhausted countless money and grain to get to this point, and now he has gone deep into Song Yan and accounted for both of them, if he withdraws like this, then my Dajin has worked hard for most of the past half a year in vain?" It will be very difficult to have today's opportunity in the future. ”

When he heard him say this, his face softened slightly. Wan Yanyong couldn't help but laugh, and said: "You can't advance if you go in, and you can't retreat if you retreat, so what should I do?" ”

Wanyan Changzhi said: "Although Huaixi is lost, but there is Monk Chen in Jiangbei, and there is Nanyang, Nanjing as a help, it should not be difficult to hold Huaidong, and Jiankang and Lin'an in Jiangnan are the places where the Southern Song Dynasty built the capital, the city wall is tall, easy to defend and difficult to attack, we might as well take these two cities as the core, temporarily hold the existing two Zhejiang places, temporarily avoid the edge of the Song army, and wait for the opportunity." ”

Wanyan Zongzheng listened, but he was a little anxious, although Wanyan Changzhi said that he would not attack or withdraw, but the main guard must stay in the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty, as long as he stayed in the territory of the Southern Song Dynasty, maybe he would have to fight again at any time, and the burden on the country would not be reduced. couldn't help but say: "So according to what Changzhi said, what time do you have to wait?" Is there a time limit? ”

"Don't forget, don't forget, now that the two monarchs of the Southern Song Dynasty are standing side by side, how can they last long." If my Dajin attacks the Song Dynasty, it will help each other if it is urgent, and if it is slow, if I Dajin temporarily retracts the edge, retreat to the two Zhejiang, so that the Song army will be difficult to attack for a long time. If there is an opportunity to take advantage of it, that is, to take all the land south of the Yangtze River, and there is no opportunity to find it, then we can force the Southern Song Dynasty to cede the land north of the river to seek peace, wouldn't it be better than withdrawing from the army? ”

After a pause, he said again: "As for the materials and money needed by the army now, you might as well requisition them locally in Jiangnan and Jiangbei to reduce the burden on the country." As long as we hold on, we will definitely have a chance. ”

After listening to Yan Yong, he pondered for a while before saying, "Do you think the long-term proposal is feasible?" ”

Servant San Zhongyi immediately said: "Weichen thinks that the long-term proposal is feasible, please follow your majesty." ”

He is also a person who is proficient in the art of war, so he naturally knows that it is indeed not suitable to enter the army now. What Wanyan Changzhi said is indeed a good way, temporarily hold the existing place, with the current strength of the Jin army, although the attack is a little powerless, but it is still enough to defend Lin'an and Jiankang, not to mention that the supply of grain and grass materials can also be collected on the spot in Jiangnan now. Then stir up the internal contradictions of the Song Dynasty, wait for the civil strife in the Southern Song Dynasty, and then take the opportunity to fight. or forcing the Southern Song Dynasty to cede land and negotiate peace, it is much better than withdrawing the army immediately. Therefore, he immediately spoke out in favor of Yan Changhou's proposition.

Cai Songnian couldn't help but say: "Now the two monarchs of the Southern Song Dynasty have been standing side by side for several months, but they have always been peaceful, and I haven't seen any fights between them, how can we say that they can fight." I wonder when we're going to wait? ”

"What you say about participating in politics is true, if you just wait like this, they may never have a fight, but we can send someone to pick it out, and it will naturally be successful." ”

Cai Songnian frowned and said, "There are no reasonable people in the Southern Dynasty, I'm afraid that we won't be able to pick up our plan." ”

"If it were us, it would naturally not work, but what if it was the Southern Dynasty themselves?" He turned to Wan Yan Yong and said, "Your Majesty, now there are not many Southern Song Dynasty officials in Lin'an City who are ministers of our Dajin, we might as well select a few people from them and throw them to Zhao Kai to stir up trouble and let them attack each other." ”

Wan Yan Yong has been listening to the conversation between Wan Yan Changzhi and Cai Songnian, and he has been thinking in his heart, if he can provoke the fight between Zhao Kai and Zhao Chen, after listening to Yan Changzhi's words, he can't help but feel a light in his heart, it is really a good way to use the subordinates of the Song Dynasty. On the one hand, their family members can be held hostage in Lin'an, and at the same time, the details are also controlled by Jin Guo, and there is no need to be afraid that Zhao Kai will betray Dajin.

As for what methods they can have to provoke Zhao Kai and Zhao Chen, it is not something that Yan Yong should worry about, infighting has always been the specialty of the Southern Dynasties, and they will always want to find a way to come.

Therefore, Wan Yan Yong laughed and said, "Okay, then according to the long-term proposal, temporarily collect the troops and repair." Wait for your time. ”

Wanyan Zongzheng opened his mouth, but did not speak again. Because he knew that it was useless to say anything now, Wan Yanyong would not agree to scatter the army.

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