Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 453 Race against time
After the city of Xixian County was destroyed, Shi Yande, the forward commander of the Song Army and the Ma Army, entered the city with thousands of soldiers and horses to take over the strategic materials, money and food here.

The young girls and beautiful women in the city also became trophies, and they were plundered by the Song army. They had to be placed in the camp as one of the rewards, to reward the brave northern soldiers who killed the enemy.

Many imperial guards were transferred from the capital, leaving their homes to fight outside, bidding farewell to their wives and children at home, and might die here at any time.

In order to appease the morale of the army, in addition to the reward of gold and silver treasures, the generals of the Song army naturally also considered that they should vent and satisfy the heroic elite of the Song Dynasty, so that they could kill the enemy more ferociously.

Zhao Kuangyin, an official of the Great Song Dynasty, had already issued an edict before he set off on the expedition: Fanke City Walled, stop collecting its armor and grain, and distribute it to the soldiers with money and silk. What I want will be the land.

This sentence means that after the siege of the city, the imperial court only counts the weapons, armor, and military rations seized. As for the money and property, the soldiers can be divided up on the spot. What the imperial court wants is the land of Houshu.

Although this edict was not clearly stipulated, it was circulated word of mouth within the armed forces, and it was attractive enough to completely arouse the desire of the soldiers of the Song Dynasty to fight.

"General Shi, the general's mansion in the city has been sealed, please enter the mansion for inspection." A school lieutenant stepped forward to report.

"Okay!" Shi Yande's voice was loud, with a burly figure and a military uniform, he looked very mighty.

Came to the small general's mansion in this west county.

This is the leader of the garrison, the official office, which is separate from the county magistrate's office.

Since this is a frontier fortress, the generals stationed here, the officials worshiping the Jiedushi, are bigger than the magistrates and county magistrates, and their power is also much greater.

Shi Yande entered the general's mansion, and asked the general to distinguish all the stored materials and gold, silver and jewelry here, record them in the register, and then divide them up on the spot according to the size of military achievements.

This can stimulate the soldiers to the greatest extent, seize the day and night, and move forward bravely.

"General, here is another letter."

On the desk, a letter was affixed with both the imperial seal and the prince's seal, as well as Meng Xuanyu's autograph, which aroused Shi Yande's interest.

When he picked it up and scanned it, his face changed drastically.

Because the content of the letter actually told Han Baozheng not to go out of the city to fight, no matter how provocative or tempting the Song army was, don't be fooled, stick to the city, and after three days, the second prince will come to the west city from the rear to command the overall situation, and there will be A way to hold back the Song army and annihilate it here.

"This Second Prince of Shu Kingdom is an outstanding man!"

Shi Yande's face was a little ugly. If Han Baozheng had carried out this order thoroughly, then the Song army would not be able to break through the city in a short period of time, because they did not bring enough siege weapons. It takes a certain amount of time.

But time is exactly what Song Jun needs most.

"Come on, send someone to send this signal to General Wang Quanbin quickly, and let him know that not all the Shu army is mediocre. We have to get more of them as soon as possible before the prince arrives." The city gate, otherwise, it will fall into a passive position.”

Shi Yande's expression was calm, showing a little worry. He originally thought that the Shu Kingdom had no talents and could not compete with the Song army at all, and there were no capable people with lofty ideals.

However, now it is discovered that there is still an outstanding person in the Kingdom of Shu, and that outstanding person is approaching the front line and is about to take over the military power.

This is not good news for Song Jun.

"Here!" The captain ordered the scouts to send the letter to the Chinese army more than a hundred miles away.

A lieutenant general beside him asked: "General, what should we do next, shall we wait for General Wang's order?"

Shi Yande shook his head and said: "I can't wait any longer, select 20 elites, quickly pull out the camp, take advantage of the victory to pursue, and take down all the more than [-] barracks in front of Yuguan and Baishui, regardless of day and night. In two days, the general will come to the third Yangping Pass in Quanshan, take this pass, and capture and kill Han Baozheng and Li Jin, the envoy of the Shu Army on the North Road, in order to seize the initiative."

The few lieutenants and lieutenants behind him were all inexplicable. I don't know that General Shi suddenly became so impatient and worried.

Does Meng Xuanyu, the second prince of the Shu Kingdom, really have some skills?This made everyone a little suspicious.

.........

After Meng Xuanyu left Jianmen with his soldiers and horses, he was worried and rushed to Jiameng Pass in Lizhou. It was about 130 miles away.

As for Yangping Pass in Sanquan Mountain, it takes more than three days to arrive.

Meng Xuanyu was worried that even if Jiameng Pass was under control, the Xiongguan Pass in the Land of Three Springs would also be breached by the Song army.

"According to the latest information, Han Baozheng, the deputy envoy Li Jin, and Li Jin, the vanguard recruiter of the Northern Route Army, and Lan Siwan, the governor of Xingzhou, have all retreated to Sanquan Yangping Pass after the defeat in Xixian County, where General Wang Shen Chao and Superintendent Zhao Chongwo, gathered together, are full of talents, and should be able to stop the Song army for a while!"

Meng Xuanyu sat in the car and told Su Chen.

After Su Chen heard the words, he looked at him with a pair of strange eyes.

"What's wrong, is this looking at me?"

Meng Xuanyu touched his cheek with his hands, feeling a little unnatural, thinking that his face was stained or something dirty.

But Su Chen explained: "I think Your Highness is a little... stupid and naive!"

"What do you mean?" Meng Xuanyu asked resentfully after hearing that his evaluation was not high, or even a little detrimental.

"Your Highness, they have repeatedly fought and lost. Even if they get together, they are still a mob. They are so talented!" Su Chen sighed and continued:

"As the saying goes, one soldier will be defeated, and the whole army will be defeated. The biggest problem now is these commanders and generals. Guard General Wang Shenchao, Superintendent Zhao Chongwo and others gathered together, with 5 to [-] horses."

"But when they get together, there is no commander, and the orders cannot be communicated, they will definitely fight each other, no one will obey the other, they will look down on each other, and they will wait for Wang Zhaoyuan to pass the order from Jiameng Pass.

"But as long as his military order is issued, it will definitely affect the combat methods and thinking of the army in front. Wang Zhaoyuan, who claims that Zhuge is reborn, certainly did not take the Song army seriously. He adopted the strategy of confronting the enemy head-on and giving up the defense. Failure is inevitable. "

After Meng Xuanyu finished listening, she was even more worried and said: "Then Your Highness, you have to hurry up and go to stop it."

Su Chen was silent for a moment, then suddenly said: "Your Highness, I have a plan. I wonder if you have placed one of your own in Wang Zhaoyuan's barracks? Someone who can influence Wang Zhaoyuan's decision-making."

Meng Xuanyu hesitated for a moment, and said: "Although it is true that he has placed his cronies, he is only a supervisor, and he cannot dissuade Wang Zhaoyuan's decision to rush in and out."

Su Chen laughed and said: "There is no need to dissuade, but to encourage Wang Zhaoyuan to go to Sanquan to command in person, preaching that he will be able to recover the lost ground and defeat the Song Army when he reaches the front line!"

"This, isn't this a lie?"

Su Chen explained: "I thought about it repeatedly on the way. The smoothest way to take over Jiameng Pass is to transfer Wang Zhaoyuan out, so that we can smoothly launch a mutiny and control Jiameng Pass. Then, we will close the pass tightly, wait If the army in front fails, they will inevitably flee back, and it will be easier to capture them directly outside the city without opening the city gate."

After thinking about it, Meng Xuanyu admired Su Chen's suggestion very much. The originally sad face finally revealed a smile, and exclaimed: "You still have so many evil ideas!"

(End of this chapter)