Mu Qing did not come out, and the fourth battalion of horses and infantry were all full, with a total of 1,800 soldiers, and the entire army was wiped out. At the same time, there were also Song dynasty officers and soldiers who were blocking the valley, who wanted to come in to rescue them, but failed, and one or two hundred people were also sacrificed. Finally, seeing that the Song army in the valley became fewer and fewer, they retreated tragically.

After Qu Zhen learned about it, he knew that things were going on.

Because when Wang Ju talked with Zhang Yu, he deliberately said Wuyanxia. In fact, if Wang Ju didn't say it, Zhang Yu would also notice Wuyanxia, ​​so he ordered that sniping should be the main one. The number of Xia troops who came first would not be large, and the trump card was not time to take it out, so the Xia army was fine and just chased into Wuyanxia, ​​and there was no need to go deeper.

All these two thousand officers and soldiers died in vain.

He was the deputy general manager of the cavalry and infantry on Jingyuan Road, so he bypassed Zhang Shi and wrote to the court to report the matter first, and then pushed the blame to Zhe Keshi, saying that he ordered Zhe Keshi to go to rescue him, but Zhe Keshi did not rescue him, resulting in all the officers and soldiers of the fourth battalion being sacrificed.

After the Battle of Yongle City, although Qu Zhen is still very good at fighting, the passionate and simple young man in the past is no longer here

Originally, this memorial was handed over to the Ministry of War and then transferred to Wang Ju.

However, Li Qingchen suggested that since Han Zhen has served as the same hospital, military affairs must be handed over to the Privy Council first, and then transferred to the Ministry of War based on whether it is serious or not.

That is, the Western Prefecture is the main body and the Ministry of War is the auxiliary, but unlike the original, the current major military affairs can be viewed and participated in the handling.

Wang Ju did not object, there must be a primary and secondary. It would be better if the war did not start, but if the war started, it would be in chaos immediately. Wang Ju had no objection, so how dare General Xu compete with Han Zhen for the primary and secondary?

However, Han Zhen just received this memorial and has not yet figured out how to deal with it.

Wang Ju is behind, so of course he doesn't know the truth.

He just thought in his heart that Zhe Keshi is not such a person.

It is said that Zhe Keshi joined the army at the age of 16 or 17, and fought for more than 40 years. He fought with the Xia army for hundreds of battles, but he was defeated. He also said that for more than 40 years, he was not in the army every day. He would win every battle, and he made many extraordinary achievements, and his kindness and power were in parallel. None of them was better than Zhe Keshi!

Wang Ju didn't know about this evaluation. But he knew that this person might be among the generals of the Zhe Family Army. This Zhe Family General was all the generals of the Zhe Family Army from the beginning of the Song Dynasty to the end of the Song Dynasty.

Qu Zhen is very good at fighting. But Wang Ju believes that it is not as good as Zhe Keshi, and Zhongge Mizhizhai has won a great victory. Zhe Keshi has already made a contribution in that battle! It is not that he deliberately promoted the young player Liu Fa, whom he had already promoted.

Therefore, Wang Jucai transferred Zhe Ke to Jingyuan Road last year to serve as the commander of the Cavalry and Infantry Army, and helped Zhang Yue.

But without this, I believe Qu Zhen dared not lie.

There is indeed, but when Zhe Keshi received Qu Zhen's order to order the three armies to return, the Song Dynasty officers and soldiers on the front line had already retreated and explained the situation one by one. There is no way to save it. This is everything two, how about everything two? That is to use the narrowness of the valley, and the two sides sent troops to guard the valley, and everything is two! Not to mention, I don't know how many people can be saved, or how many people can be rescued. It is very likely that the officers and soldiers of the battalions of their own will be able to lose most of them. That is not to change eight, maybe eighty ones will be replaced!

The siege retreated rationally.

Finally, Zhang Shi investigated himself. If there is no strange Zhe Keshi, can he save it? There is no stranger to Qu Zhen. Qu Zhen is not too unfair to Zhe Keshi. He did give orders, and Zhe Keshi did not listen. As for Qu Zhen’s command error, the war has begun. Can we pursue it again?

But now Wang Ju didn't know, he thought for a while and asked: "Duke Han, can my martial arts be as good as the Han and Tang Dynasties?"

“Not enough?”

"Have the Han and Tang Dynasties suffered defeats? Such battles as Gaoliang River, Qigou Pass, Junzi Pavilion, Haoshuichuan, Dingchuan Village, Yongle City can still be a heavy wine. Will the sky collapse if a small defeat of one or two thousand people sacrificed like this?"

The reason is this. However, Wang Ju was somewhat dissatisfied. He didn't know what he had, but this kind of sacrifice was unnecessary.

Of course, Zhang Feng was dispatching troops and dispatching troops in the rear to arrange logistics food and supplies. After getting it, he also came to Zhenrong Village with dissatisfaction and personally investigated and dealt with it.

"Han Gong, do you remember Empress Xiao of Liao's Kingdom going south to the Central Plains? In fact, when the Liao army arrived in Chanzhou, it fought with our army many times, but it was not good at all, but it was not good at first, but when it arrived in Chanzhou, there was no disadvantage. It seemed to be defeated in the battle, but it was not bad at the end! Yuanjia's northern expedition was defeated by Tuoba Tao, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Then Tuoba Tao made a southern expedition. First, he won one after another, and finally returned as big as Emperor Wen of Song. It seemed to be victorious, but also finally lost. Although it severely damaged the Southern Song Dynasty, the Northern Wei Dynasty also suffered heavy damage. Because of this defeat, his temper became irritable and strange, and he was killed by eunuchs. Therefore, a battle cannot be seen at the beginning of a certain battle, or in the middle of a certain battle, but it depends on the result. There is also Liao Xingzong's western expedition to Xixia, which first won one after another, but finally, he was defeated in Hequ!"

"And Zhe Keshi has gone through dozens of battles, all of whom are leading by example. He is definitely not a person who is afraid of death. There must be mistakes in that link. For details, you can wait for the memorial of Zhang Zhifu. If the memorial does not arrive in a few days, you can issue an edict to inquire."

"I'll say one more thing"

That is the wine word.

After Guo Cheng took office, a general wrote to Zhang Feng, saying that Guo Cheng was addicted to alcohol, and that the general was not going to report it. As the main general of Pingxia City, if Guo Cheng missed the matter because of a greed for a cup, it would be bad.

Fortunately, Wang Ju transferred Guo Cheng to Qingzhou during the Battle of Qingzhou. Zhang Feng was the second commander in the Battle of Qingzhou. He knew that Guo Cheng liked to eat two cups.

So there was a mysterious banquet that day.

In fact, it is to observe Guo Cheng's alcohol content. Like the ordinary turbid wine (yellow wine) in the northwest, it may be almost the same for ordinary people to eat one or two pounds. But if Guo Cheng's alcohol content is so large that he can eat seven or eight pounds, then if he eats two or three pounds, he may think that Guo Cheng will make a mistake by greed.

At the end of the banquet, many generals were slightly drunk. Zhang Feng observed Guo Cheng and saw that Guo Cheng was not more lustful, but it was hard to say that some people did not hurt their faces when they were drunk, so they talked to Guo Cheng. As a result, Guo Cheng drank several buckets of turbid wine, but his words were in line with each other.

In fact, Guo Cheng reminded that Zhang Shi had already made arrangements. He brought the generals to Pingxia City, one to observe Guo Cheng. After all, Guo Cheng is the lord general of Pingxia City, and the core of the core cannot make any mistakes. The second is to take the generals to watch the surrounding environment of Pingxia City, so that everyone can understand it, and the third is to let Qu Zhen and his subordinates go to Shimenchuan to guard it soon.

However, how many resources does Zhang Feng have in his hands and how many resources can Guo Cheng have?

When did Zhang Qi plan and when did Guo Cheng think?

This is not easy, so Zhang Qing wrote a letter to Wang Ju, Taibao, Guo Cheng you recommended is very good.

Wang Ju wrote a letter to Guo Cheng, saying that although you have a good alcohol tolerance, you also like to eat a glass or two. However, when the enemy is in front of you, you should be cautious and it is best to eat less.

Now Wang Ju turned this out again, meaning that Guo Cheng is very talented in military affairs, and the second is that the decisive battle was in Pingxia City, not the small mistake of Wuyanxia. If it were just for this small-scale battle, why would he spend so much money and make so many plans?

"Okay, Your Majesty, bring the Northwest Map." Wang Ju said. Anyway, the decisive battle on the front line is coming, and Wang Ju is not afraid of the plan being leaked.

The eunuch brought the map of the northwest and Wang Juzheng Zhang's plan together.

But this may not be able to win, and there is still the key to it.

The truth was told, and many ministers felt relieved.

Wang Ju said again: "If you want to attack Xia, logistics is a serious problem. However, what will happen if the food and grass are transported to Pingxia City in advance? Also, if there are prisoners of war, no one will mention the word "release". Whoever mentions me and who are anxious. In addition to the auxiliary fortress behind, these prisoners of war will be transferred to the rear to serve as servants who carry food and food."

There are a lot of these food and supplies, and what if there is a disaster year?

Besides, after Wang Juping destroyed the Western Xia, there were still a few years of trouble. Even if Wang Ju left, he still had to struggle. There might still be rebellions within the country, and the Liao Kingdom might intervene.

In the past few years, the northwest will not lay off troops, and the troops will be pushed to a more distant front line. Logistics will be very important at this time.

And beware of one person.

Dong Jin died two years ago. He had two sons, and his own son died early, so he let his adopted son Aligu ascend the throne. Because Aligu was not Dong Jin's parent-child, and he was a falcon, internal instability, no envoys have been sent to report the death to the present.

Although the Song Dynasty paid attention to it, it was internal affairs of Huangzhou and could not interfere.

However, this Aligu is a white-eyed wolf, so Hezhou cannot relax. If Xixia is pacified, it will also be divided into troops in Ganzhou, Suzhou, Shazhou. If it is ignored, maybe Aligu will use his identity to swallow this area, which will cause another harm.

In addition, it is necessary to prevent disasters. Therefore, in a good year, more food, grass and materials must be transferred to various frontlines in Shaanxi. However, in this way, more civilians and people are needed to hire the people. Not to mention the officials are corrupt, the court will also spend more money. If they do not hire and force the military service, it will cause trouble for the people of Shaanxi.

Therefore, the prisoners of war in this battle are likely to be the best free labor!

After making it clear, everyone has also resolved their doubts, so let's break up.

Wang Ju stayed.

Zhao Xu looked at Wang Ju, and Wang Juze said, "Your Majesty, ask the imperial doctor in the palace who can do the Five Animal Show?"

"Hua Tuo's Five Animals Play?"

“That’s right.”

After a while, the eunuch brought a royal doctor, and he said respectfully: "See Your Majesty, Your Highness, and the Grandpa."

"You know how to play the five animals?" Wang Ju asked.

"If you know a little, I don't know if it's the authentic Five Animal Show."

"You come and teach Your Highness," Wang Ju turned his head and looked at Zhao Zhui and said, "Your Highness, look at my boxing technique again."

Wang Ju played a set of boxing techniques that Quan Er's eldest son taught him when he was a young man. In fact, it was best to teach Zhao Zhong's Tai Chi, but Wang Ju himself could not do it. How to teach it?

"I practice one or two taels every morning, so I have always been healthy and rarely get sick. Many guards can do it. Although the boxing techniques are different, the effects are the same. As long as your highness insists on practicing such boxing in the morning and evening, and then practicing the One and Five Animal Plays, your body will become healthier and healthier, and with exercise, your meal will become fragrant. Your Majesty, you can also practice Five Animal Plays. The Song Dynasty needs a healthy man."

None of the previous emperors died well. Zhao Kuangyin died in ignorance. Zhao Kuangyi died in tetanus. Later, Song Zhenzong, Song Renzong, Song Yingzong, Song Shenzong, and Song Zhezong all died of illness.

If Emperor Shenzong of Song did not die of illness but died after Gao Taotao, what would the Song Dynasty look like?

Or if Song Zhezong died after Empress Dowager Xiang and did not make Zhao Ji a king, what would the Song Dynasty look like?

Therefore, Wang Ju's words come from the bottom of his heart.

Besides, I have done so much for the Song Dynasty and laid a solid foundation. As long as it can last for one or two hundred years, the Song Dynasty may have completed its transformation. Otherwise, when I arrived in Jiangnan and lived in a corner, what big changes would I talk about?

"this"

"Your Majesty, combine work and rest. Combination of movement and stillness, or the Book of Changes, the universe opens the world, and then there is no yin or yang?"

Yin and Yang are related to work and rest? But in this era, with the Book of Changes and Yin and Yang, they will become tall and prosperous immediately.

"Maybe the Empress Dowager has an opinion with the scholars and officials, but we can look at it from another perspective. Your Majesty governs the country, and Your Highness learns, focusing on cultural affairs and governance. However, we cannot forget martial arts. Don't say that our dynasty has a powerful northern neighbor. Even if Emperor Taizong of Tang is lonely, he dare not forget martial arts. This can also be regarded as a symbol of mainly literary, internal governance, and martial arts supplemented by marginal affairs. Even if it is a big truth, at least you can let Your Highness eat more and have a healthy body."

"Yes, I'm not grateful to Taibao."

"No, no."

However, Zhao Zhong gave a big gift respectfully and stood up and asked, "Taibao, I heard you say that you are both virtuous and talented. Isn't my dynasty without a minister with both virtuous and talented?"

"If you have it, you can surpass Lu Yijian. If you have good moral integrity, then Li Yan will be similar to Lu Yijian. If you have good moral integrity, you are Wang Dan and Wang Zeng. If you have good moral integrity, you are Zhang Zhibai and Du Yan."

"No Fan Wenzheng?"

"Fan Wenzheng's ethics has reached an unimaginable level, but he is even second to Du Yangong and others."

Zhao Xu was also interested: "So where is our dynasty?"

"There are two, Fan Youcheng, but he is not as good as his father, and the right chief is enough, but the prime minister is not good. There is another, Zhang Shangying, but this person is not very good at speaking. He is quite similar to Zhang Qixian, has a chivalrous style, and has a lack of elegance. Although the rest are ethical, his talent is a little lacking, or the minister does not know it."

"Who has the most talented person?"

"Zhang Zihou, but his ethics are slightly lacking. Of course, his ethics are much better than Lu Yijian and Chen."

In fact, this is equivalent to a disguised questioning between the monarch and his subjects.

The battle of Pingxia City begins.

It is very difficult to build a city in Pingxiachuan. The terrain here is flat and open all around. Therefore, if you want to build a city, the city must be large enough.
To be continued...