Two days after Wanyan Changzhi led his army to Nanjing, Wanyan Chen also rushed back to Nanjing from Suzhou and reported to him in detail the battle situation during this period.

As a matter of fact, the entire campaign did not last long, and it was only more than 20 days from the beginning of the war to the present, but the scope of the campaign was not small, from Xuzhou in the west to the coastal area of Shandong in the east, the battle line stretched for 16,700 miles, and the troops invested by both sides also exceeded 100,000, and more than 10 battles of more than 5,000 men took place one after another. No

However, due to the scattered distribution of forces on both sides, there was no large-scale fighting. Even in the later Battle of Suzhou, the Song army invested 70,000 troops, and the Jin army also had 45,000 people participating in the battle, but the two major battles that occurred occurred were at most more than 10,000 people on both sides, so it could only be regarded as a local battle.

After Yan Changzhi's army arrived in Nanjing, Yang Yan immediately withdrew his troops from Suzhou and built fortifications in Yuncheng, Qixian, Lingbi and other places, preparing to garrison them for a long time. This also shows that the Song army does not want to expand the scale of the war at present, and it should not launch a full-scale Northern Expedition for the time being. 9。

Although judging from the final results, the Jin army won fewer victories and lost more, and the number of people killed in the battle was slightly more than that of the Song army, and several county towns were lost, but on the whole, the losses of the Jin army were not large, and the basic pattern between Song and Jin did not change. Moreover, Wanyan Changzhi also knew that it was not easy for Monk Wanyan Chen to persist to this step in the case of a serious shortage of troops. Wan Yan Changzhi did not hold the Nanjing military responsible, and also encouraged the generals' performance some time ago, so Jin Jun's mood was not bad.

But then, Wanyan Changzhi and Wanyan Chen had an in-depth conversation in private, and Wanyan Chen told him about his new understanding of the strength comparison between the two sides? After giving Yan Chang. The Dajin Emperor, who had only been on the throne for just over a year, also fell into deep thought.

This battle, to a certain extent, was a tentative engagement for both Song and Jin. The main thing is to understand and share those changes that have taken place after nearly eight years of preparation. 7。 Judging from the current situation, both sides have shortened the gap with the other side, and the infantry, long-range weapons and firearms of the Jin State can basically compete with the Song army, of course, this is under the premise that the Jin State does not know that the Song Dynasty has built artillery. And the cavalry of the Song army also has the ability to compete with the Jin army. It's basically a stop-and-go rise, and it's about the same in general.

However, at present, there are still two major weaknesses of the Jin army that have not yet been overcome. First, against the elephant army of the Song army, the Jin army has not yet found a good way to deal with it, because in the confrontation between the two large armies, the power of the elephant army and the frontal impact force can not be ignored. Monk Wanyan Chen also admitted to Wanyan Changji that if the Song army had elephant troops to help in this battle of Suzhou, the Jin army might have lost a long time ago. At present, the Jin army against the elephant army mainly relies on a large number of people, dozens of soldiers at the same time to deal with an elephant, but the monk Wanyan Chen believes that to deal with the elephant army, it is best to use firearms. But this is just an idea, it has not been used on the battlefield, and it is difficult to say whether it is useful to use firearms against the elephant army, after all, Jin Country does not produce elephants, and there is no way to get a few elephants to try. 9。

However, to deal with the elephant army, Jin Guo can still think of some ways, but on another point, even Wan Yan Changzhi is helpless. That's the trolls. It is a well-known fact that the Jin army's navy is lagging behind the Song army in all aspects, but more than eight years have passed, although the Jin army's navy has made some progress, the gap between the two sides is still very obvious. In this battle, the Jin army from all walks of life can basically compete with the Song army, even if it is defeated, it can also resist for a while, although it is defeated. Only the navy is still vulnerable. As a result, it also contained a large number of troops of the Jin army and garrisoned the coastal area of Shandong to prevent the Song army from stepping on the land.

Although the navy was never the decisive factor in the battle of the Song and Jin, if the Jin did not have a navy that could compete with the Song dynasty, then the Yangtze River would forever become an insurmountable moat for the Jin army. It's just that the development of the navy is not like the development of infantry and firearms, there are too many aspects involved, and the gap between the two sides cannot be made up within a few years, and it will take at least 10 years or more, perhaps to significantly shorten the gap between the two countries. 7。

Thinking of this, Wan Yan Changzhi shook his head, it's useless to think about these things now, let's do the things in front of us first.

Now the strength of the Jin army is basically enough, so the two began to discuss whether to launch a counterattack against the Song army and capture several state capitals. It also hit the momentum of the Song army, and at the same time boosted the morale of the Jin army.

But after weighing the pros and cons, the two decided to give up on this plan. Because although the strength of the Jin army has increased, compared with the Song army, it still does not have an advantage in terms of troops, and the Song army has a famous general like Yang Yan to command, and it is not easy to get a bargain from him.

In addition, more importantly, the number of Jin troops may be a lot, but the quality of soldiers is also a big problem, in the Western Xia War, the Jin State lost nearly 200,000 troops, all of whom are soldiers with considerable combat experience, and now although the source of soldiers is replenished, but the quality of soldiers is improved, it also takes a process. 4。 Most of the experienced veterans were scattered on the north-south border, and most of the Janissaries stationed in Central Capital were new troops. Among the 60,000 horses brought by Wanyan Changzhi this time, only 10,000 were veterans, and the rest were all new soldiers. Once the Song Dynasty is forced into a hurry, it may really launch a full-scale war. The Jin army obviously has a smaller chance of winning. What's more, there is still a Mongolian army on the northern front, and the Jin State must not fall into a two-front battle.

However, although it is not counterattacked, it is necessary to recover the counties that Suzhou lost. Don't underestimate these counties in the hands of the Song army, once the Song army repairs the fortifications and holds them firmly, although the city of Suzhou is still in the hands of the Jin army, the entire Suzhou is equivalent to losing more than half, so that when the monk Wanyan Chen left Suzhou, he had to leave 30,000 horses to garrison. Therefore, it was necessary to recapture the Song army as soon as possible before the fortifications were repaired.

Therefore, Wanyan Changzhi and Wanyan Chen Monk discussed and decided to divide the reinforcements into two routes, with Wanyan Changzhi leading 30,000 horses, and mobilizing the troops of Xuzhou, Chenzhou, and Haozhou to attack Caizhou and contain Yang Yan's troops. 8。

The two discussed and decided, and were about to divide the troops and set off, when suddenly Zhongdu sent an urgent report, it turned out that Mongolia launched an army of more than 100,000 troops, and attacked the northern border of the Jin State in four ways.

After Yan Changzhi saw the letter, he couldn't help but be shocked, the embarrassment of the two-front battle that the Jin State had avoided all along, this time it really appeared in front of him.

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In the northern suburbs of Zhongdu, an ordinary grange, the property of Zhao Bingwen, the squire of the Great Golden Rite Department, is now also used as another stronghold for secret discussions by the ministers of the Jin State and the Jurchen nobles who oppose Wanyan Changzhi.

This time, the number of people was much higher than the last time the secret meeting was held. 7。 Not only Jiang Hongtao, Wu Lin Da Tianxi and others from the last gathering were there, but also important figures such as Tang Kuogong, the concubine of Princess Jin Shizong and Wu Guo, and Zhao Bingwen, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites.

Although the last time Wanyan Zongzheng took advantage of the problem of the Zhang family's land and property in Bohai to attack the shield with his spear, although it failed, it was precisely due to the tax reform promoted by Wanyan Changzhi, which harmed the vital interests of many bureaucrats and aristocrats.

Not only that, this time, among the people who participated in the secret discussion, there were also three eunuchs, who represented Wan Yan Yun, King Zheng Wan Yan Yun, and King Shao Wan Yan Yun Ji to participate in this secret discussion. Because of the participation of Kim Sejong's son, everyone's conspiracy has also been given a veneer of legitimacy, and it has become justified.

This secret discussion was still presided over by Wanyan Zongzheng. But it was Wu Lin who replied to Tianxiyan and said: "Prime Minister, you adults and three fathers-in-law, I think it's time now, Wanyan Changzhi stayed away from Zhongdu, went to Nanjing, and took 60,000 Praetorian Guards with him. 5。 The forces in Zhongdu have also been weakened a lot, and this is a good opportunity, I think we can start to act. I have 3,000 people in Cangzhou, and I can rush to Zhongdu in one day. ”

And the other concubine, Tang Kuogong, also slapped his face and said: "Brother Tianxi is right, now is a good time for us to do something, we can join forces with Brother Tianxi, first capture the palace in one fell swoop, then take the central capital, and then set up a new monarch, and then summon the world to abolish Yan Changzhi." ”

Tang Kuogong is different from Wulin Datianxi, he has always been an idle job, and there is no actual messenger, he is a rich and noble idler. Originally, he didn't care who was the emperor, but he changed the tax system after finishing the long term, and Tang Kuogong had to pay more than 30,000 yuan in taxes every year, so he was dissatisfied with the new court, and Wu Lin answered Tianxi to take the opportunity to pull him in. Although Tang Kuogong is an idle position, after all, his status is special, and Wanyan Zongzheng also welcomes him very much.

Later, Tang Kuogong and Wu Lin Da Tianxi threaded the needle, and pulled the three of Wanyan Yunzhong, Zheng Wangwanyan Yunji, and Shaowang Wanyan Yunji. However, none of these three dared to leave the palace lightly, and this time they only sent their own henchmen to participate in the secret discussion.

Because of the increase in the number of secret discussions, and the three princes, everyone felt a lot more confident, and Wan Yan Changzhi was not in the capital, so after listening to the speeches of the two horses, everyone also expressed their opinions, agreeing with the two horses' proposals, and thinking that things should be done immediately.

Wanyan Zongzheng was about to speak, and Brother Su Xiaoding, the father-in-law of King Zheng Wanyan Yunyi, suddenly said: "Ladies and gentlemen, if you want to raise something against Wanyan Changzhi, our family will naturally agree with both hands, but there is one thing that must be made clear first!" Once Yan Changzhi is abolished, who do you plan to appoint as the new emperor? ”

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, because Brother Su Xiaoding's question was so sensitive that no one dared to speak for a while, so the whole room was quiet. 3。

At this time, Huang Gong, the chamberlain of the king of Yan Yunzhong, said publicly: "Then do you still need to ask?" Since ancient times, they have been established as princes, and there is no heir. Emperor Sejong's son-in-law, Emperor Daxing, has died, and now among the sons of Emperor Sejong, King Sejong is the longest, so it is natural that His Royal Highness should be established. ”

Father-in-law Su Xiaoyin shook his head and said, "It's not proper, it's not proper, your mother Liang Zhaoyi is just a side concubine, and her family is poor, her background is low, and her status is too low, so what can you make a new monarch?" And my family King Zheng's mother Yuan Concubine Li is still a noble concubine, when Emperor Sejong was in power, he was in charge of the harem, and he was born in a family, so he should naturally set up His Royal Highness King Zheng. ”

The other people looked at each other when they heard this, and they didn't expect that before they had succeeded in doing anything, and before the eight characters were finished, these two eunuchs actually fought for the throne for their masters. Only King Shao's chamberlain Liu Gonggong sat honestly and listened to the two of them talking, but he didn't say a word.

Wanyan Zongzheng was so angry that he patted the kang head and said, "Enough, the seedlings haven't been planted yet?" Do you want to harvest the crops? Whoever is the emperor will wait until the move is successful, and now no one is allowed to mention it again. ”

The two fathers-in-law were naturally not convinced, and they had to fight again, and Wanyan Zongzheng said: "Go back and tell your lord and son that if you want to sit on the throne, you should find a way to buy more power when you do things, otherwise even if we want to push him, others will not accept it." ”

The two fathers-in-law had nothing to say at this time, bowed their heads and remained silent. And Wanyan Zongzheng also made up his mind, and after the move was successful, he must not be able to establish King Yan and King Zheng, and King Shao can also consider it.

So Wanyan Zongzheng said: "This article will be revealed first, let's talk about the right thing, just now everyone advocates taking matters immediately, but I don't think it's okay, let's endure it for a while." ”

Tang Kuogong said: "Still forbearing? Prime Minister, why do you have to endure it? ”

Wanyan Zongzheng said: "Although Wanyan Changzhi left the Central Capital with 60,000 people, there are still more than 90,000 Praetorian Guards in the Central Capital, all of which are under the control of his henchmen. And if you take 10,000 steps back, even if you succeed, what can you do if you capture the Central Capital? Wanyan Changzhi and Wanyan Chen are both in Nanjing, and there are more than 200,000 horses under their command, once they lead the troops back to Zhongdu, how can we resist. At this time last year, Wanyan Changzhi only brought 30,000 horses to conquer Zhongdu and defeated Emperor Daxing's army of more than 100,000. Do you think you can stop Yan Changzhi at the bottom? ”

These words made everyone bow their heads, and everyone still knows this. Wu Lin replied to Tianxi: "Prime Minister, then what do we have to wait for that day?" ”

Wanyan Zongzheng said: "Don't worry, there will be opportunities in the future." ”