But no matter what, there are only six or seven cities, and two of them have been lost, but Wanyan Talan's troops there have not been much loss. In other words, every time a city is lost, the pressure on the remaining cities will increase further, and then it will become more and more dangerous... It is no harm to say that the place is in danger.

What's more, the most important Han Shizhong is in Changsha, making communication difficult.

In addition, Wuguan Xin Xingzong also promptly sent him the information about the battle situation in Guanxi that had accumulated in his hands, which was even more bad news.

The Jinning Army, which was already in a desperate situation, was also conquered. This was expected, but what was particularly hard to accept was that when the defending official Xu Huiyan was escorted to Wanyan Loushi's army and brutally executed, the reason given was that he was disrespectful to the surrendered general Zhe Keqiu!

At the same time, although Qu Duan expressed his obedience to Yuwen Xuzhong's envoy on the surface, he still refused to listen to the military orders of his superior Wang Xie after sending troops. Both sides kept sending documents to Yuwen Xuzhong to sue each other. One said that the other party refused to obey orders, and the other said that the other party was incompetent and harming the country. They didn't care at all that Wanyan Loushi used his troops steadily and swiftly, and now he has occupied three states, one prefecture and one army in northern Shaanxi, and he has freed up his hands and no longer has to worry!

Of course, there was good news. Li Yanxian of Shanzhou sent someone to report via Wuguan. The general meaning was that if the main force of the Jin army's western route did not come to Shanzhou in the next step, he could give up the newly recovered territory in Hebei and try to lead some of the Hebei volunteers and Shanzhou troops to support other places.

Finally, there is the most important city of Tokyo. Compared with the clear military situation in other places, this fatal main battlefield has some unclear meaning.

First of all, Tokyo did not escape danger because of the strategic shift of the main force of the Jin army. This was mainly because the Jin army strangled three strategic points - Ali and Olubu were in Nanjing; Wanyan Nianhan personally sat in Damingfu and remotely controlled Wanhu Danghai to continue besieging Huazhou; and Wanyan Talan did not forget to separate a main Wanhu to strangle Zhongmu.

Zhongmu is located in the west of Tokyo City, Nanjing is located in the southeast of Tokyo City, Damingfu and Huazhou are located in the north of Tokyo City. Surrounded on three sides, Tokyo City is still unable to move.

But there hasn't been any major progress.

So it is true to say that there is a stalemate there.

However, the real troubles and problems in Tokyo City are not the gains and losses of these cities.

It is said that shortly after the war broke out, a rumor spread on the front line - it was said that Zong Ze, the governor of Tokyo, had already run out of energy and was on the verge of death. Therefore, the troops of the Tokyo Garrison, which were previously relied upon as the main force and the core force should have been no less than 100,000, lost their coordination and fought on their own, and were defeated by Wanyan Wushu and quickly lost the city and territory.

But recently this news has become more and more confusing... Some people say it is a rumor with certainty, while others say that Zong Ze is indeed dead, or at least is terminally ill and unable to command the troops.

It is said to be a rumor, but it is said that Yue Fei, the governor of Jizhou, had taken advantage of Wanyan Wushu's great shift to successfully lead his troops to break through the defense line and enter Tokyo. Since he entered Tokyo, he has been attacking from all sides. He fought against Yelu Ma Wu of Zhongmu in the west and won two out of three battles; he supported Huazhou in the north and rescued Quan Bangyan, the deputy governor of Tokyo and the governor of Huazhou, from danger several times; and he also took military actions in the southeast when Liu Bao and Tian Shizhong, generals under Zhang Jun, tried to advance westward, in response to the situation.

When Yue Fei entered Tokyo, he had only 15,000 to 16,000 soldiers and horses. Tokyo had been fighting for ten miles in a row, and there were only about 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers and horses. To make such a high level of overall response with 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses, it must be a general with a big picture view. Therefore, many people took the opportunity to infer that Zong Ze must still be alive, or at least has temporarily recovered.

As for saying that it is accurate, the reason is very direct - Zong Ze has always been particular about being on the same level as the soldiers. He is over 70 years old, but since the Jing Kang period, he has always gone to the battlefield in coarse clothes, carrying a pot and using straw as a pillow to boost morale. But this time, from beginning to end, he did not make a public appearance to appease the people.

In fact, according to intelligence, a large number of defeated soldiers from the Tokyo Garrison were concentrated in the southern part of Tokyo at this time, about 30,000 to 40,000, with five or six commanders, but there had been no movement for a long time, which further fueled this suspicion.

"No need to doubt it."

In order to avoid the crowds in the city, Emperor Zhao summoned a few important officials to the top of the city wall that night, as the weather was gloomy and there was a sign of snow. "Zong Liushou must be ill, because I know Yue Fei's ability. The one who is maintaining the situation in Tokyo must be Yue Pengju himself."

The few people who were called to the top of the city wall by the emperor included two ministers, a chief censor, a minister of war, a Hanlin scholar, a junior governor of Nanyang Prefecture, and two generals, Yang Yi Zhong and Liu Yan. They were just a few people, and when they heard what was said, their faces changed drastically almost at the same time.

"what to do?"

Without waiting for the people below to answer, Zhao Guanjia took the initiative to ask questions, which was rare. Judging from his appearance, he was obviously really anxious. "Can you send an order to let Yue Fei take charge of the war in Tokyo?"

“No!”

Lu Yihao, Lu Haowen, Hu Yin, Lin Jingmo, and Yan Xiaozhong all blurted out the same thing almost in unison.

"Why?" Emperor Zhao frowned anxiously.

"Your Majesty, don't forget about the Southeast." Lu Yihao took the lead and immediately confronted him seriously. "Not to mention that we still don't know whether Zong Liushou is really ill, even if Zong Ze is really difficult to lead the army, there are other high-ranking ministers in Tokyo, how can Yue Fei be the commander? If such an over-promoted person with only 26 or 27 people is suddenly appointed to lead the Tokyo Liushou Division, and the order comes from Nanyang in the midst of war, I'm afraid that the 30,000 or 40,000 defeated soldiers in Tokyo will directly rebel!"

"That's right!" Hu Yin also said solemnly. "Your Majesty, Yue Fei was recommended by me to be the pacification envoy, but I also know his background, so I would like to ask you today, who is Yue Fei, what is his resume, why is he the commander of the Tokyo Garrison? Who can trust him and obey him?"

Emperor Zhao remained silent... because he knew that what these people said was right. At the moment, no one believed in Yue Fei except him, Zhao Jiu. Li Yanxian's actions that day were still fresh in our memory, not to mention that the Tokyo Garrison was a bunch of miscellaneous soldiers?

Therefore, Lu Yihao was not exaggerating. If the imperial edict really came, half of the remaining troops in the Tokyo Garrison would rebel before Yue Fei could gain military power.

But the problem is that Emperor Zhao also knows very well that he is trapped in a stalemate on all sides. Only the surplus troops of Yue Fei and the Tokyo Liaison Office can break the deadlock...but only he himself knows this!

But isn’t this a paradox?

If you want to break the impasse, you must use Yue Fei. However, once Yue Fei is used in an extraordinary way, the overall situation will most likely collapse!

In the silence, snowflakes suddenly fell, and Emperor Zhao suddenly woke up and asked again with difficulty: "What should we do?"

pS: I stayed up all night and it was hard to concentrate at night. I couldn’t help but go to B station to catch up on the anime, but I finally finished it, so I feel that I am still the most handsome guy in Zhichun Road.