Chapter 147 Reasons

Du Chong, who always had an excellent political image, was actually somewhat afraid of fighting, which inevitably surprised Yue Fei.

But on second thought, apart from Zong Ze, which civil official doesn't fear fighting these days? Even Li Gang advocated stabilizing the situation first and then counterattacking. Besides, this person originally escaped from Daming Prefecture, so it's understandable that he's a little timid.

Of course, the most important point is that after Zong Ze fell ill, Yue Pengju almost semi-independently supported half of the situation. He experienced the chaos of war preparations in Tokyo, Wang Yan's willfulness, and the banditry of the Ten Commanders, but he remained calm. It was obvious that he was mentally prepared enough to do his best to stitch up the crumbling Tokyo Liaison Office in an attempt to resist the Jin.

As for Du Chong, with his identity and status, as long as he did not surrender to the Jin Dynasty, Yue Fei would not be able to say anything... as long as he did not cause any trouble.

In fact, Du Chong stood there for a while, thinking it over, but he could only give orders, asking Yue Fei and Li Qiong to gather up the troops and the remaining food and supplies, and prepare to go south to meet up with the Ten Commanders.

Since there was indeed no mistake in the action, Yue Fei had nothing to say. He just bowed quickly and then went out to work with Li Qiong.

Without mentioning what Yue Fei and Li Qiong were thinking at the moment, it can be said that due to the overall situation, Du Chong had to send troops. However, after sending away the two trusted generals who were from Xiangzhou, he sat in the back hall of the Kaifeng government office and sighed for a while.

At this time, only his son Du Yan, who was in charge of the affairs of the palace, was qualified to come forward and greet them.

In fact, after experiencing the Jingkang Rebellion, Du Yan saw his father again after a long time and was quite confused.

"Daddy."

Du Yan carefully served a cup of tea, then stood up and asked carefully, "The emperor appointed you as the deputy governor, obviously to entrust the 100,000 troops of the Tokyo Garrison and the overall situation of Henan. Why is you unhappy?"

Du Chong was not unhappy at all, but was sad and annoyed, but as a son he couldn't say it directly.

However, in front of his only relative, Du Chong stopped pretending. He swallowed a mouthful of warm tea, his expression unchanged: "What is there to be happy about? The situation is so bad. The officials and officials of Nanyang only know how to talk about war on paper while hiding in the fortified city, but want me to lead the troops to fight. Isn't this putting your father on the fire?"

"But... there are discussions in the Privy Council, and I have heard some of them." Du Yan quickly replied. "If there are no soldiers outside to rescue, then there is no city that must be defended inside... In the past, we were determined to defend Nanyang, Dongjing, and the officials in Wuhe because we had Han Shizhong's troops outside. Han Shizhong was ambushed when he was rescuing Dongjing. Now that Han Shizhong is trapped in Changsha, we must try our best to gather an army to rescue him."

"You can memorize the Art of War, but it's just a theory." Du Chong sneered. "You said that Han Shizhong was defeated by an ambush, and the "salvageable soldiers" in Nanyang's eyes were just so-so. How can the "salvageable soldiers" here be useful?"

"Dad, are you afraid that you can't win?" Du Yan suddenly realized. "That's 80,000 people!"

"It would be strange if we can win!" Du Chong slammed the teacup in his hand heavily on the table in front of him, his face grim. "What do you mean 80,000 people? A bunch of defeated soldiers with their own ulterior motives, plus 20,000 bandits who escaped from the Taihang Mountains. Only some of Yue Fei and Li Qiong's troops can be used... But Talai has 40,000 cavalrymen! What can we use to fight?! How can we fight?! The main forces of the Western Army and the Tokyo Imperial Army were eaten alive by tens of thousands of Jin troops under the city of Taiyuan. How can we fight two against one?! Nanyang is asking me to die!"

Du Yan was so frightened that he dared not say a word. Both the father and son were speechless for a while.

After a long time, seeing his father's breathing gradually stabilize, Du Yan thought for a while, sighed in his heart, and then tried to say: "I understand your difficulties, but in times of national crisis, everyone has difficulties... After all, it was the government that promoted my father to this point. You and I, father and son, should be grateful for the grace of God, right?"

"Thank you for nothing?" Du Chong had picked up the teacup and was about to drink again. When he heard this, he simply sneered and threw the teacup away. "Let me ask you, you have been in this Tokyo wasteland for many days. Tell me, what is the Tokyo Resident Office?"

Du Yan hesitated to speak, and before his son could say anything, Du Chong answered:

"The Tokyo Resident General's Office is basically the former Tang Dynasty's vassal town plus the beggar army during the Northern and Southern Dynasties. The reason why it is neither a vassal town nor a beggar army is that there is a resident with a legitimate family to keep the court in check. Now Resident Zong has suddenly fallen ill. After him, the court will naturally need someone with a legitimate family to feel at ease. And those military thieves and bandits will also need someone who is from Hebei and has experience here. Who else can be used besides your father? Quan Bangyan? Quan Bangyan is okay, but isn't Huazhou locked up?"

Du Yan was in a trance for a moment.

"Even if Quan Bangyan was not trapped, according to his resume, he is from Hebei, was born as a governor, abandoned the city and fled to Tokyo, what is the difference between him and me?" Du Chong continued to speak indignantly. "Then I dare to ask, with the same resume, his qualifications, age, and official rank are not as good as mine, can this Tokyo garrison be pushed onto him?! So the grace of heaven is all false, your father was originally a pot-mender arranged by the court, and Quan Bangyan is the subsequent pot-mender for your father... The officials of the court know it well! Whether that official understands or not, how can it be considered a grace from heaven?"

Du Yan shook his head again and again: "Since we are talking about Deputy Governor Quan (Quan Bangyan), I am sorry to say that he is in a very difficult situation in Huazhou, but he has never been frustrated and avoided fighting. What I mean is that no matter what..."

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