Chapter 67 The only hope

Bian Jing, Jiying Hall.

Song Shenzong did not handle the memorials as usual, but kept paced with a faint smile on his face. Shao Jiu stood beside him, looking at the joyful Song Shenzong, and a smile appeared on his face. He followed Song Shenzong for a long time and knew that Song Shenzong was a person. Song Shenzong was rigorous and disrespectful to laugh. Especially after becoming emperor, he had to always maintain the majesty of Emperor Mu Mu and even less time to laugh.

Like today, although Song Shenzong did not laugh wildly, he only had a smile on his face, which was rare.

"Shao Jiu, I tell you that Xiongzhou is fighting well, and it is fighting very well!" Song Shenzong said with a smile: "At present, Liaogou has lost 15,000 troops, which is rare in hundreds of years of war. Zhou Wei fought very beautifully. Of course, this is all because of the sword of the enemy. Well, this Wu Ji is very good, amazing."

"The official family and the servants also heard about this. They said that the sword of the captive sword was extremely sharp and could be cut off even the city wall, let alone the scimitar of the Liao Gou." Shao Jiu thought to himself that Song Shenzong was rarely happy, so it would be better to make him happy.

Sure enough, Song Shenzong smiled a little more, and he waved his hand: "That's nonsense. No matter how sharp the sword of the captain killer is, it is impossible to cut off the city wall. Which big mouth is talking nonsense? Humph!"

Although he was a little dissatisfied, he had no anger at all. He then said, "It would be great if the sword of the sword could cut off the scimitar of the Liao Gou. In the future, he would not listen to such nonsense."

"Thank you for your advice, I know the younger one." Shao Jiu responded quickly.

Song Shenzong continued to pace and said with a smile: "Just need Zhou Wei to hold on for a while, our reinforcements will arrive, and we will cooperate with Yelu Ming's 50,000 troops. This will be the biggest victory in the history of the Song Dynasty! Haha!"

In the Hundred Years of the Song and Liao War, the Song Dynasty lost more and won less, and also won fewer victories, but there were not many. There was absolutely no record of killing 50,000 Liao troops in one battle. If Yelu Ming's 50,000 army was eaten, it would definitely be the biggest victory in the history of the Song Dynasty, and it would be enough to make anyone happy.

"Xiongzhou Military Daily!"

A burst of rapid footsteps sounded, and a eunuch quickly stepped in, handed over the army in his hand to Shao Jiu, and quickly retreated.

"Take it! It must be a good news!"

Song Shenzong was overjoyed and received several good battle reports from Xiongzhou. This time, he must have had a good news. He rushed up in two steps, grabbed the battle reports, and spread out in three or two times, and his face suddenly changed.

“…”

Song Shenzong opened his mouth wide, his eyes wide open, and his face was shocked, standing straight, without any movement and petrification.

"Official family, what's wrong?" Shao Jiu felt that the atmosphere in the room suddenly changed. The originally joyful atmosphere suddenly became cold, as if it was in the mysterious ice of thousands of years, which made people particularly depressed.

"Quick! Hurry! Go and call Wang Anshi, Wang Shao, Lu Gongzhu, Lu Huiqing and the others! Hurry! Hurry!" Song Shenzong woke up from what he said to Shao Jiu, his hands were trembling, his voice trembling, and his decree was stuttering, and he was very frightened.

With Shao Jiu's understanding of Song Shenzong, he has never been so scared. Yes, this is fear, absolutely fear, something big must have happened. Xiongzhou was not fighting well, so why did it suddenly become like this? Is the war in Xiongzhou unfavorable?

Shao Jiu was very curious and wanted to know what great things had caused Song Shenzong to fall from the peak of joy to the bottom of fear, but he did not dare to ask, so he had to suppress his curiosity and ran out in a hurry.

Song Shenzong took the battle report higher, and his eyes were not on it to look at it. The more he looked, the more he became more afraid. His hands trembled even harder, and the fear on his face became stronger.

The first person to arrive was Wang Anshi. He took the appearance of Song Shenzong in his eyes and knew that things were not good. He was busy with the ceremony. Song Shenzong just waved his hand mechanically and said nothing.

Song Shenzong trusted Wang Anshi very much and always greeted him with a smile. He had never experienced such experience of treating Wang Anshi as a transparent person in front of him. However, Song Shenzong did not belong to him, and it was definitely not intentional. What shocked him so much?

Wang Shao, Lu Gongzhu, and Lu Huiqing arrived one after another. When they were greeted, Song Shenzong still regarded them as transparent people. He didn't say a word, but just waved his hand with difficulty, his eyes widened, and looked at the battle report in his hand.

Wang Anshi and the other two looked at each other, and could see the surprise in the other person's eyes, but they did not dare to speak. After a long time, Song Shenzong still did not change, and Wang Shao took the lead in speaking: "The official family, no matter what happens, you cannot panic, even if Xiongzhou is lost! The more important the matter is, the more calm you need to deal with it calmly!"

"call!"

Song Shenzong let out a long sigh, his voice hoarse, and said with great difficulty: "Xiongzhou is about to fall."

"What?"

A scream sounded, Wang Anshi, Wang Shao, and Lu Gong, and Lu Huiqing opened his mouth wide, and his eyes almost hit the ground. The four of them followed the footsteps of Song Shenzong and began to tremble.

It’s not that they are timid, but that Xiongzhou is too important. If Xiongzhou falls, the Liao army will enter the Central Plains continuously, and the Central Plains will burn the war red, and the entire Central Plains will cause the people to suffer, and countless dead people will be killed.

"The more you are in this way, the more you need to be calm and calm, and you cannot be confused first." Wang Anshi woke up and was busy reminding him. Having said that, Wang Anshi's own voice trembled a little.

If the Liao Kingdom really wants to enter the Central Plains, they will all become sinners of history, be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and accept the spitting of future generations.

"Jie Fu is right. The more you are, the more you should calm down and not be confused. Just sit there." Song Shenzong took a breath, calmed down and sat down on the throne.

Wang Anshi and the other two sat down, and Song Shenzong briefly told what happened in Xiongzhou.

"This Yelu Hongji is so tolerant that he was ambushing his son ten years ago." Wang Anshi and the other four were filled with emotion. Yelu Hongji's endurance is rare in the world.

"Fortunately, Xiongzhou was guarded by Zhou Wei. Although the incident suddenly began, there was no panic. If he was a little brave and fled to Xiongzhou, Xiongzhou would already be from the Liao Kingdom." Song Shenzong stared at Wang Shao and asked, "Wang Shao, can you send reinforcements?"

"Reinforcements?" Wang Shao shook his head and smiled bitterly, "The officials, several cities near Xiongzhou, were attacked by the Liao army, and they were unable to protect themselves. How could they withdraw reinforcements? The reinforcements we mobilized are still a little far from Xiongzhou. The officials passed the orders and went to the army to dispatch. It would take several days. Can Xiongzhou hold on?"

It took a lot of time to pass on military information, not to mention that the military orders of the Song Dynasty were transmitted slowly. When reinforcements were dispatched, at least four or five days later, no one could tell whether Xiongzhou still existed.

You know, the Liao army has entered the city and is fighting street battles. Although Zhou Wei is brave, after all, the gap in military strength is still there, and it is hard to say whether Xiongzhou can be preserved.

"Wang Shao, how do you think we should deal with it?" The five kings and ministers were in the military. If they didn't ask him about this, who else could they ask?

"Officials, I think the Song Dynasty should make the worst plan." Wang Shaowei pondered and said, "Xiongzhou border city is the first line of defense of the Song Dynasty. After that, the Song Dynasty still has two lines of defense, namely Daming Prefecture and the Yellow River. If Xiongzhou is lost, Daming Prefecture will be supported by Daming Prefecture to build a second line of defense."

"Is it too late?" Song Shenzong asked in a deep voice.

"It's too late!" Wang Shao stood up, walked to the map, pointed to the map, and explained: "This time, the Liao Kingdom only dispatched a hundred thousand troops. With this kind of troops, it would be impossible to attack the Central Plains. If the war was to be introduced into the Central Plains, the Liao Kingdom needed to send out a sizable force, ranging from 300,000 to 500,000 to achieve its wish."

The Central Plains was densely populated and was one of the richest areas of the Song Dynasty. In order to preserve the Central Plains, the Song Dynasty would do anything to mobilize troops from all over the country. You should know that the Song Dynasty was the first dynasty in Chinese history with a population of over 100 million. There were many troops that could be dispatched, and there was no problem in mobilizing a million troops.

Not to mention, in the midst of the Central Plains, the people of the Central Plains would devote themselves to the war against the Liao Kingdom, which would be of great help to the Song Dynasty.

Even if Yelu Hongji conquered Xiongzhou, he would still have many difficulties in conquering the Central Plains. Without a large army of 300,000 or 500,000, he would not be able to do so. It would take a lot of time for Yelu Hongji to mobilize so many troops. If he didn't spend it, he would not be able to escape from it for three or two months.

With these three or two months, the Song Dynasty was enough to mobilize many troops to build a line of defense.

"Yan Yun was lost, and the Central Plains had no support. The former emperor expanded the Daming Mansion and stored a lot of food, grass and weapons in the Daming Mansion for the sake of today's situation." Song Shenzong's mind became more and more calm: "Even if Daming Mansion is lost, there is still natural danger of the Yellow River. As long as I am determined to defend myself, even if Yelu Hongji has a million troops, he will not be able to do what he wants."

This is too reasonable. Even if Xiongzhou is lost, the Song Dynasty still has several lines of defense before it can reach the city of Bianjing. If it wants to attack Bianjing, it is impossible for the Liao Kingdom to do without hundreds of thousands of troops.

If the fallen king of the Northern Song Dynasty, Song Huizong, and Song Qinzong and his son had the determination of Song Shenzong, the Jurchens could not have destroyed the Northern Song Dynasty. The "Jingkang Shame" was the only 120,000 troops of the Jurchens, and it was impossible for them to conquer Bianjing. It was just because of the emperor's recklessness that they had a shame for the eternal period.

"Wang Shao, you immediately rushed to the border, mobilize the army, and prepare to face the enemy." Song Shenzong stood up and said, "Remember, fight to the end at all costs! Never retreat! If you are defeated, I will fight to the death with Yelu Hongji under the city of Bianjing!"

The tone of voice is not high, but it is full of firmness, which makes people dare not have any doubts. In this regard, Song Huizong, who heard that the Jin army fought and even the emperor dared to be the emperor, is much more valuable.

"Return to good news! Return to good news!"

Before Wang Shao could receive the order, Shao Jiu's voice came in. Then, Shao Jiufei rushed over like a rushing over and submitted the battle report.

Song Shenzong took it and shook his head, saying, "Wu Ji is really capable of fighting. He is converting, defeating the Liao army twice, and the second time he wiped out all five thousand Liao army. However, if Xiongzhou loses, what's the use of this victory?"

A hundred great victory in return cannot withstand Xiongzhou. Although Wu Ji's victory is valuable, it does not have much significance.

The victory that everyone was happy was not praised, and everyone kept shaking their heads.

Wang Shao stared at the map, his eyes flashed, and said, "Rebirth will not be attacked by the Liao army. The only one who can reinforce Xiongzhou is the only one who can reinforce Xiongzhou."

"Wang Shao, even if Wu Ji wants to reinforce, what's the use of his little force?" Song Shenzong sighed.
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