Tang Dynasty Mingyue Song Dynasty Pass

Chapter 678
On the hillside behind the Tang army's Caishiji camp, the Song army cavalry came aggressively and charged, shouting to kill Zhentian.

Behind the cavalry, there are Song infantry soldiers and archers, and the arrows of both sides are shooting at each other.

This time, the Song army used a strong crossbow. This kind of crossbow has a long range, great strength, and it is not difficult to wear clothes and armor. It is a kind of crossbow machine used by the Song army to fight against the Khitan cavalry. The range is long enough to attack the Khitan cavalry in advance Strike and damage.

At this time, the Song army put the strong crossbow into the battle. When using it, two people cooperate, one holds down the crossbow, the other pulls the arrow, and cooperates to shoot. The range can reach 150 steps.

The Tang army's longbow, on the other hand, only had seventy or eighty steps, and the range was much longer.

Therefore, under the cover of this strong crossbow, coupled with the impact of the cavalry, it caused great influence and damage to the Tang army's phalanx.

After a while, the battle was finally handed over.

The Song army's cavalry rushed in, took the advantage, and slammed into the second direction of the Tang army. The line of confrontation was like being crushed.

The commanding general of this Song army was Pan Mei, who was proficient in the art of war and was a famous general in the early years of the Northern Song Dynasty.

Talking about this person, it is also quite legendary. In the first year of Jianlong in the Northern Song Dynasty (that is, 960 AD), Li Chongjin launched a rebellion. In order to quell the rebellion, Zhao Kuangyin personally led his troops to quell the rebellion, and appointed Pan Mei as the capital of the army. Supervisor, be his right and left hand.After Yangzhou was pacified, Pan Mei stayed on as an inspector, and was later awarded the Taizhou regiment trainer for his repeated military exploits.

In the third year of Kaibao (970 AD), Zhao Kuangyin ordered a crusade against the Southern Han Dynasty.Pan Mei was one of the generals on the expedition, and she was still invincible on the battlefield. Soon she led the army of the Song Dynasty to conquer the Southern Han Dynasty.In AD 975, Pan Mei helped and deployed Cao Bin's army to successfully crusade against the Southern Tang Dynasty. In this battle, Pan Mei made great contributions and was promoted to the envoy of Xuanhui North Academy.

In AD 978, Pan Mei followed Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi to pacify the Northern Han Dynasty and conquered Taiyuan, completing the great cause of unification of the Central Plains.After the teacher returned to the DPRK, Pan Mei served as the deployment of the three Jiaodu, and stayed in the north to guard the border area of ​​the Northern Song Dynasty.It can be said that up to this point, Pan Mei was one of the best founding generals of the Northern Song Dynasty, and he never lost a single battle in his hands.

In the Northern Song Dynasty, which emphasized literature over martial arts, when Zhao Kuangyin released his military power with a cup of wine, only Pan Mei's military power was not taken back among the generals.This shows Zhao Kuangyin's trust in him, so Pan Mei's status in the Northern Song Dynasty is very prominent.

It can be said that Pan Mei in the history books played a big role in the unification of the Great Song Dynasty. She was a famous general in the Ming and Northern Song Dynasties, as famous as Cao Bin, but Pan Mei did not get enough respect in later generations, and even in the later generations. In the romance novels, he is vilified.

For example, in the storytelling and legendary novels of the Yang family generals, Pan Mei was insinuated and made up as Pan Renmei, who was the culprit that caused Yang Ye and his sons to die in battle.

So what happened to history?
In the third year of Yongxi in the Northern Song Dynasty (986 AD), Song Taizong wanted to attack the Khitan.Pan Mei was deployed as a battalion in the four prefectures of Yun, Ying, and Shuo, leading the army to be invincible.

But soon, Pan Mei had to retreat after receiving an order from the emperor because Cao Bin's Eastern Army was defeated by the Liao Dynasty at Qigou Pass.But while covering the retreat of the local people, Pan Mei believed in the advice of the supervisor Wang Yu, and hesitated, which led to Yang Ye's death.

This is because Pan Mei believed in the words of the supervisor Wang Yu, and chose to retreat at a critical moment, which made Yang Ye die heroically.After Yang Ye sacrificed, Song Taizong was very sad and exiled Wang Yu, while Pan Mei was also demoted by three levels.

After this, Pan Mei was also vilified by later generations.

In this drama "Generals of the Yang Family", the people feel passionate about the bloody battles of the Yang family on the battlefield, and the Yang family's seven sons go to six sons, and they feel deep sympathy. The big traitor in the opera, Pan Renmei, his prototype is Pan Mei, who opposes the Yang family everywhere, and colludes with the Liao people.These are all made up by the writers of opera storytelling.

The fundamental reason why Pan Mei was vilified was the death of Yang Ye.Traditional dramas, etc., in order to commemorate Yang Yecai's continuous exaggeration of this matter.After the Song Dynasty, operas and novels were popular among the people, and people even regarded novels as official history.

In fact, the second reason for the defeat was the Northern Song Dynasty's national policy of emphasizing literature and neglecting military affairs.As the name implies, the military surveillance is to monitor the army. Under the Northern Song Dynasty's national strategy, they were full of distrust of the generals and worried that they would launch a rebellion, so they sent civilian officials to supervise the army and participate in the command indiscriminately.

Therefore, the major reason for the failure of the Northern Expedition and the death of Yang Ye was the national policy of the Northern Song Dynasty, and Song Taizong also understood in his heart that the failure of the Northern Expedition and the death of Yang Ye had part of the reasons for the national policy and the emperor; but he could not say it himself, which would make everyone suspect him. The ability of the monarch, so the responsibility can only be attributed to Pan Mei.

The third reason was directly related to Pan Mei's indecision at the time. If Pan Mei could make a firm decision at that time and send a team of troops to respond, Yang Ye might not die in battle.For this reason, Pan Mei has always felt ashamed for Yang Ye's death in the second half of her life.

But in all fairness, Pan Mei's life was much more than Yang Ye's, and his status in the Song Dynasty was even more important. The Song Dynasty court always regarded him as a loyal minister.Most of the records of him in the official history are the great achievements he established.It was only later that the people were influenced by the Yang family's series of literary works and did not really understand Pan Mei, so they mistook him for an incompetent and a big traitor.

At this moment, Pan Mei was sitting in the rear, commanding the three armies. The cavalry, infantry, and bow and arrow phalanx cooperated seamlessly, and Deku Laqiao broke through the first and second lines of defense of the Tang army.

"Kill ah-"

Thousands of armies and ten thousand horses, like thunder, rolling in iron cavalry, invincible.

Tang Jun's second line of defense is also somewhat precarious.

When King Zheng Li Congshan saw this scene, his heart skipped a beat. He suddenly thought of Lin Renzhao. If he was here, how would he command the battle?

The more difficult it was, Li Congshan realized that he was inexperienced and could not shoulder such a heavy responsibility. An improper military order could lead to the destruction of the three armies and countless casualties.

"Send people to Wuhu and Dangtu immediately, and ask General Lin Renzhao for help!"

"Yes!" Du Yuhou, who was in charge of scouts and orders, heard King Zheng's order and immediately arranged for several scouts to go to Wuhu City to convey the military orders.

But the distant thirst could not be quenched. Li Congshan felt that if he continued to fight, the Song army would enter the Caishiji camp at any time. It was too dangerous for him to stay here.

Therefore, after Li Congshan handed over the command to Wei Ming and Zhang Zheng, he temporarily retreated to the main camp on the grounds that he did not trust the naval forces to fight.

In fact, Li Congshan was ready to board the ship and abandon the camp at any time. Once he found that the Song army had invaded the main camp, he immediately boarded the ship, led the sailors eastward, and retreated to the next place.

　Happy National Day everyone!

　　
　
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