Tiefutu suffered a catastrophe in Shaanxi, and this time the Wushu belt sacrificed this magic weapon, which seems to have a stubborn preference for this kind of heavy armored cavalry. And this iron cavalry that ordinary people, even ordinary countries can't afford to play, did make a contribution to him, Yue Fei's army's large array was pinned down by the opponent's overwhelmingly superior mobile force, and when the Iron Floating Massacre attacked, Feizhi's general Li Dao was defeated first. Li Dao's army was in chaos, and the iron cavalry rushed straight to Yao Zhengbu, and collapsed again. Seeing that the situation was critical, the commander Xu Qing raised his horse to cover the flanks of the formation, so as to stop the offensive.

The generals saw that although the Iron Floating Massacre was less than a thousand horsemen, it was invincible, and they were all deeply afraid of it. At this time, the reinforced Chang Jie army repelled the Jin army's foot soldiers, and Yue Fei decisively ordered Yue Yun to lead the army to attack. The soldiers and horses commanded by Yue Yun were all fierce soldiers, intercepting the golden light cavalry and fighting. In the melee, Yue Yundou was knocked away, and one of the iron cone guns he used was broken, and he fought with a force on the saddle, which forced the enemy to retreat.

The two armies were on a short break, Yue Fei seized the time to reorganize the formation, he saw the weak point of the Tiefutu Zhuangchong flank, so he lined up Xu Qingsuo's heavy steps on the right side, and connected them with iron hooks to resist horses. Wang Gui, Yao Zheng, and Xu Qing are all from Tangyin, Xiangzhou, and they raised troops from Yue Fei to resist Jin, which is quite similar to Xu Jiu, Zhang Qing, Yang Yan, and Ma Tai. Li Dao is also from Tangyin, but he was the first to belong to the Zongze Department.

After the first blow is successful, the Wushu army will come again. The battle lasted until noon, and the two armies were bloodied, and the casualties were not counted, and there was still no winner or loser. However, the Wushu army had the advantage and had no intention of retreating, vowing to break Yue Fei's army and seize Suizhou. By the afternoon, the Song army gradually lost and was defeated, and the Wushu army rushed to chase after it, and Yue Fei led the back of the pro-army to break off, so as not to suffer heavy losses.

Suizhou immediately went down, and Wushu turned the spearhead and went straight to the Guanghua army directly north of Xiangyang. The Song general who guarded Guanghua was Zhang Bofen's old department, and when he saw that the Jin army was overwhelming and blocked the four fields, he persuaded him to abandon the city and leave, and he was heavily punished with a hundred military sticks and beaten half to death. Claim to live and die with the city.

Although the soldiers defending the city were loyal and commendable, the difference in strength was too great, and the city was broken in two days, and none of the officers and soldiers were spared.

Lian went to Suizhou Guanghua, and Wushu had reason to be confident, so he drove 170,000 cavalry to Xiangyang City. Xiangyang strategic location, its significance needless to say, there is also a valuable thing here is that in the entire Xiangyang area, there is only one attack point of Xiangyang City, no matter ancient or modern, no matter who uses troops, and no matter how you want to go south and north, Xiangyang can hardly be avoided.

For the Great Song Dynasty, if Xiangyang is lost, then the entire Xianghan region will most likely not be able to be saved. As soon as Xianghan is lost, the enemy can directly go east to the Han River and seize Jiangnan. The elder of He Guan's army, of course, knew this, so he used Han Shizhong to sit in Xiangyang as the main commander, and used Xiangyang soldiers and horses to govern Liu Zhi.

Han Shizhong became famous very early, that is, he personally caught Fang La, who raised an army against the Song Dynasty, and Xu Wei may still be playing the second child at that time. This person's reputation, military exploits, means, and qualifications are impeccable, He Guan praised him for his "loyalty and bravery" more than once, but this generation swallows mountains and rivers, has a generous ambition, and is somewhat impatient, so let the calm and serious Liu Yi assist him.

After Liu Tong was ambushed and sentenced to death, and Chang Jiejun was dispersed, he was briefly subordinate to Xu Wei, and he was not treated differently by the Purple Golden Tiger, so he was grateful. Since then, the career has been up and down, and now it is only under the jurisdiction of the capital, and the Jinghu Xuanfu Division is used as a deputy commander.

The Jin army besieged the city, Han Shizhong dispatched troops, and Liu Yi went to the city every day to observe. He saw that the Jin army had set up hundreds of artillery carts overnight, and it was still increasing, and the giant crossbows in front of the camp were clearly visible, and he also saw the iron cavalry crisscrossing the periphery, and he knew that there would be a fierce battle, and it was very likely that he could not count on reinforcements.

Then he made a suggestion to Han Shizhong, saying that we must be prepared for a long-term siege from the beginning. Although the troops are sufficient, they cannot be abused, and although the materials are abundant, they cannot be wasted. Han Shizhong adopted his advice, carefully dispatched the soldiers and horses in the city, set up envoys to guard the four walls, and clarified responsibilities. He also divided the labor into various departments in detail and clarified the tasks. And leave enough reserves to deal with dangerous situations.

The Jin army besieged the city for many days without attacking, the reason was that Wushu found that Xiangyang City had strengthened the city defense after he attacked last time, so he also had to prepare carefully. When everything was ready, the offensive and defensive battle of Xiangyang finally began in late May.

When Wang Shu passed by Jiangling Mansion, Xiangyang was fighting bloodily. He landed here, intending to stay at the inn for a few days, so that he could inquire about the battle in detail. Wang Shu's rank was there, and as soon as he entered the city and moved in, he alarmed the local government. It just so happened that Jinghu Xuanfu made He Guan to come to the aid with his seventy-year-old pro-commander soldiers and horses, and on the second day of Wang Shu's stay, he also arrived in Jiangling.

Although Wang He and his jurisdiction are adjacent to each other, they have not met, but they have a lot of official contacts and have been friends with each other for a long time. When He Guan heard that Wang Shu was temporarily living in the city, he personally visited him.

"Oops! How dare King Lao Xuan Fu greet him? When He Guan, who had gray hair and a shy stomach, got off the horse with some difficulty, the prefect of Jiangling came forward and whispered to him that it was Wang Shu who greeted him at the door of the pavilion.

Wang Shu smiled and groaned: "I have admired the prestige of Taibao for a long time, and I only saw it today, which is enough to comfort my life, please." The two entered side by side, went to the hospital where Wang Shu was hospitalized, and sat in the hall.

He Guan saw that the other party was kind, polite, really a loyal elder, and a sincere gentleman, and his heart was even closer, so he asked: "Why did Xuanfu Xianggong come to this?" Could it be a Hajj? ”

"I can't hide it, I wrote to ask for retirement because of my old age, and the official family has given me permission to go here. Passing through Gangneung, stay for a few days. Wang Shu said. In front of He Guan, it was naturally difficult to say that I wanted to care about the war in Xianghan, after all, he had already been approved, and this time he was passing by, and he was not ordered by the emperor to come to supervise and inspect.

Hearing that he had already sent a message, He Guan was quite surprised. Because after Xu Churen went, he thought that Wang Shu would inevitably uphold the right and preside over the military and civilian affairs of Sichuan and Shaanxi, but he didn't expect to ask for retirement.

"I look at Xianggong in good spirits, my face is clear, this is the appearance of longevity, why am I in a hurry to go?" He Guan asked.

"Haha, thank you He Taibao Jiyan. Shu is mediocre, coupled with old age and lack of strength, he does not dare to covet power. If you go early, you can spend the rest of your old age in peace. Wang Shu said indifferently.

When He Guan heard this, he sighed: "Pure heart and few desires, not in love with power, the prime minister is really a master." "Having said that, I secretly said in my heart that the whole territory of Shaanxi has been recovered, so that Beiyi does not dare to covet Guanzhong, so the other party is so relaxed. Alas, it's a pity, I also want to be idle, but Xianghan has now attracted all the energy of the Jin army, and it can't be avoided no matter what.

After a while of gossiping, Wang Shu finally thought about the battle situation and asked: "A few days ago, Taibao submitted a letter to Sichuan, and Yan Jinren attacked strongly, I don't know ......."

Hearing him ask about this, He Guan said simply: "Right now, the Jin people are besieging Xiangyang, but Xiangyang has been painstakingly managed by the company, and it is solid, how can Beiyi be broken?" ”

"Oh, I see." Wang Shu nodded. He knew that it was inconvenient for the other party to say it clearly, otherwise, at such an advanced age, he was also the honor of the Taibao, why did he personally lead his troops to help?

When he was thinking about it, he Guan asked: "But I don't know what the situation in Guanzhong is recently?" The Western Army recovered all of Shaanxi, and Beiyi was heartbroken, so he didn't dare to covet the land of Guanfu anymore, right? ”

Wang Shu nodded: "Since the recovery of Yan'an and the withdrawal of the Jin army to Hedong, there has been nothing to do. However, the Jin people were afraid of the flank attack of the Western Army, so they gave Linfu Feng Sanzhou and Jinning an army to Xia. Chen Bing, a member of the party, bordered and threatened Yan Yanxi River and other places. There are even Qiang thieves who invaded Xining, broke the city and killed the guards, which was extremely arrogant. Xu Xuanfu was furious, and not long ago, he went to Xihe to supervise the battle, and he had already swept away the thieves in the west. At present, we are strictly guarding against party incidents. ”

Hearing this, He Guan looked solemn and sighed: "A few months ago, Xianggong and Xu Jiu jointly played a warning, and now it is true. My heart is still there. ”

Wang Shu heard the words and said: "Shu once said to Xu Ziang, saying that Beiyi occupies the homeland of Liao and occupies two rivers, but it is easy to attack the city and plunder the land, and it is difficult for the master of ceremonies to administer it." Not to mention the side, just talking about the land east of the river, there are many drawbacks, and the people are in all directions. It is difficult for the decree of the Jin people to come out of Yanyun. Under such circumstances, they are still reckless, which is self-inflicted trouble. This time, if Xuanfu Taibao makes it defeated, from now on, the Jin people are afraid that they will no longer dare to look at the south. ”

He is looking at the problem from the overall situation, but what He Guan is worried about now is the part in front of him, but thinking that Wang Shu is about to go to Hangzhou to face the king, he still said: "Last time, the Western Army returned to Henan, and once the troops came to the old capital of Tokyo. Since then, Ben Shuai has worked hard, and the situation in Xianghan is not comparable to the past. ”

After Wang Shu heard this, Shi Yili said: "Then wait for Xuanfu Taibao Jiayin." ”

After the meeting that day, He Guan led the troops north to Jingmen Army, echoed with Yue Fei of Yingzhou, and sought to recover Suizhou. And Wang Shu also left for Hangzhou the next day. Along the way, I saw people from all over the country in order to cope with the war, or drove boats and ships to transport grain on rivers and rivers, or served in states and counties under the scorching sun. Fortunately, Shaanxi has recovered and is working hard to rebuild, and the people of Qin and Shu have been able to recuperate, at least the west has no worries.

After another 20 days, he arrived in Hangzhou. Wang Shu has been in Shaanxi for many years, and has served as three Xuanfu envoys before and after, and has worked hard. Xu Liang, the governor of the political council, was the first to see him and asked him about the situation in Sichuan and Shaanxi, and then the second minister, Zhao Ding, also asked him to consult with Zhongshu. In the end, Zhao Chen gave a meeting in the forbidden, and when he heard that the party member Chen Bing was at the border, Xiao Zhao's family was a little anxious. He originally hoped that this time, the Western Army would be able to go out of Luoyang, attack the hinterland of the Central Plains, and join forces with Zhe, He, Zhao, Liu and other generals to defeat the thieves, and if they didn't do well, they would recover the Central Plains and recapture the old capital, and even support all the territories south of the Yellow River to help Zhongxing. But now that the Western Army is too busy to take care of itself, how can it support the war in the Central Plains?

After Wang Shu reported the situation in Sichuan and Shaanxi, he was waiting for the emperor to ask him who could govern Sichuan and Shaanxi, but Zhao Chen didn't seem to have this meaning at all.