Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 125
Xie Linong sat in the county government office of Ye County, upset.Yang Tiansong walked too fast, he didn't attack Ye County, and walked directly around the city, but he still didn't catch up.Fortunately, Ye County was not destroyed, unlike Baofeng who suffered heavy losses.

After passing Ye County, Yang Tiansong arrived at Fangcheng.Still did not attack the city, robbed several villages and towns, and went all the way south to Tangzhou.Wang Xiaolie is the magistrate of Ruzhou. Without military orders, Xie Linong dared not cross the border.For the past two days, he could only sit in the county government office, waiting for Wang Xiaolie's order.

Until the third day, Wang Xiaolie's military order finally arrived.

Putting down the military order, Xie Linong let out a sigh of relief, and sat there meditating.

In the military order, Wang Xiaolie ordered Xie Linong to enter Tangzhou.In Tangzhou now, there are no officials officially appointed by the imperial court, so don't pay attention to those local officials.With the fastest speed, try to catch up with Yang Tiansong.If Yang Tiansong fled to other state troops, he would not pursue him.The military order also stated that Yang Jin had passed Lushan Pass and entered Dengzhou territory.Wang Xiaohun led two thousand soldiers and horses, and then chased after him.

Xie Linong thought for a while, and finally understood what Wang Xiaolie meant.If Wang Xiaolie leads the army to occupy Dengzhou, then Tangzhou, which is sandwiched between Dengzhou and Ruzhou, must be occupied.This time going south, my main task is to occupy Tangzhou. Whether I can catch up with Yang Tiansong depends on my luck.

Standing up, Xie Linong paced back and forth.At this time, the world is in chaos, so there is no need to pay too much attention to the previous administrative divisions.However, for officials officially appointed by the imperial court, they generally abide by their duties and will not cross the border easily.With this order, it is obvious that Wang Xiaolie does not intend to obediently be the magistrate of Ruzhou.It's hard to say what it means to people like myself.

After thinking for a long time, Xie Linong could only sigh softly.These things are not what I should think about, it is better to follow the military orders.

After leaving Lushan Pass, the sun was shining overhead, and Wang Xiaolie had a feeling of seeing the sun again.Most of the Lushan Guangu Road runs along the river. The road is rugged and narrow, with towering mountains on both sides. In some places, the sun cannot be seen all day.This kind of main road is good for defense. Since ancient times, it has been the key area connecting Chu and the Central Plains.But then the center of gravity of the Central Plains moved eastward, and Fangcheng Mountain in the east gradually replaced it.

Yang Jin fled all the way, and did not set up troops to defend Lushan Pass.In fact, Yang Jin couldn't send anyone.In his army, there were no dead soldiers who sacrificed themselves to protect the main force.Once he left his side, he basically had nothing to do with Yang Jin.

After fighting Yang Jin, Wang Xiaolie finally understood why when reading history in his previous life, he always found that the generals of this era often defeated hundreds of thousands of bandits with thousands of troops.In fact, there are tens of thousands and hundreds of thousands of bandits, most of whom are the same as Yang Jin.It's not that they really have so many troops, but that they have gathered a large number of people around them, and they have no concept of numbers, so they just boasted casually.

This habit is harmful.For Wang Xiaolie at this time, if he hadn't actually fought Yang Jin, he wouldn't be able to figure out his true combat power.

After leaving Lushan Pass, Nanyang County is 150 miles to the south.This area is densely forested and not very populated.Yang Jin didn't stay, and went straight to Nanyang County.Wang Xiaohun didn't have much rations with him, so he hurried all the way.

Two days later, when Wang Xiaolie arrived in Nanyang County, Yang Jin had already left.The county town was looted and all shops were destroyed.Not only the gold and silver treasures were robbed by Yang Jin, but even the food and grass were taken away.Even more than half of the population in the county was taken captive.

Walking on the road in Nanyang County, looking at the burned shops on both sides and the people sitting on the ground crying, Wang Xiaolie felt an indescribable feeling in his heart.Better to be a peaceful dog than to be a chaotic person. For people living in peace, it is difficult to understand the meaning of this sentence.Only by seeing these chaos in person can we truly understand the meaning of this sentence.

For a few months, Wang Xiaolie saw this kind of scene too much, and gradually became numb.In the previous life, how could one imagine that walking casually on the road would see dead bodies on the side of the road from time to time.The bones of the dead were exposed in the wild, but it was just that no one buried them.In fact, in this era, there are countless unburied corpses beside the roads and in the villages.

The Jin soldiers went south, and the subsequent turmoil reduced the population of the Song Dynasty by tens of millions.The prosperous and prosperous Central Plains even became a no-man's land for a period of time.The tragedy of the war is beyond the imagination of future generations.

Without stopping in Nanyang County, Wang Xiaolie took a short rest and led the army to follow closely behind Yang Jin.

The next day camped in Rangdong Town.In the evening, Tan Yan's messenger arrived.

Entering the commander's tent, the messenger saluted Wang Xiaolie.Said: "My lord, Shi Zhen, was ordered by Tan Zhizhou of Dengzhou to pay a visit to Zhizhou."

Wang Xiao said: "There is a thief, Yang Jin, who caused disasters between Ruluo. Di Jin, the envoy of Northwest Beijing Road, fought with him, and was shot by him. Unfortunately, he was killed by him. My brother Di Xing and I fought against Yang Jin. After more than a month, he was finally defeated at the foot of Minggao Mountain. Unexpectedly, no one was stationed in Sanya Village, Yang entered through Lushan Pass and entered Dengzhou. I followed, and I haven't had time to inform Tan Zhizhou, forgive me."

Shi Zhen smiled wryly and said: "Yang Jin has already arrived at the city of Dengzhou, Tan Zhizhou is guarding the city gate, and is very distressed. Yang Jin, who claims to have [-] soldiers now, asked Tan Zhizhou to surrender the city immediately. Tan Zhizhou is the official of the court. How could they surrender? However, there are not many soldiers in the city, and it is difficult to defend the city. Zhizhou once defeated Yang Jin, and Tan Zhizhou is regarded as a reborn parent if he was able to come to the rescue. Now I only hope that Zhizhou will march quickly and break the siege of Dengzhou."

Wang Xiaolie was a little embarrassed.After thinking for a while, he said, "When Yang entered Lushan Pass, there were only a thousand soldiers. In a few days, there were [-] soldiers? I only have two thousand soldiers, so I should be cautious."

Shi Zhen said: "These thieves, how can you believe what they say? Even if he blows his breath, he can't blow the soldiers from thousands to hundreds of thousands in a few days! Zhizhou just marches, Tan Zhizhou will support him, don't be afraid of him! "

Wang Xiaolie said: "Yang Jin has already surrounded Dengzhou City?"

Shi Zhen said: "Not really. He is stationed in the north of the city and is searching for food and grass."

Wang Xiaolie nodded, did not speak, and was thinking there.Yang Jin said that he had 70 soldiers, but Wang Xiaolie believed him to be a ghost.There is really no truth in this person's mouth.At the foot of Minggao Mountain, Yang Jin also said that there were [-] troops.What Wang Xiaolie hesitated was how to deal with Tan Yan.

Tan Yan was born as a small official with few troops, but he was appointed by the imperial court to be the magistrate of Dengzhou.If Wang Xiaolie wanted to occupy Dengzhou, he couldn't just abolish Tan Yan.Wang Xiaolie had no intention of breaking with the court.As long as the imperial court does not restrict itself from resisting gold, it does not issue random orders.

How to deal with Tan Yan?Wang Xiaolie hasn't made up his mind yet.The ideal would be for Yang to attack Dengzhou and Wang Xiaolie to defeat Yang Jin, then Tan Yan would be left alone.Now Tan Yan sent someone for help, making it difficult for Wang Xiaolie.

After thinking for a long time, Wang Xiaolie said: "Since Yang Jin has already arrived at the city of Dengzhou, I can't underestimate it. I will take a rest tomorrow and leave for Dengzhou the day after tomorrow. If Yang Jin does not encircle, I will enter the city and defend the city with Tan Zhizhou! "

Shi Zhen was overjoyed.He cupped his hands and said, "If that's the case, I'd like to thank Zhizhou! I'll go back to the city and report to Zhizhou."

Wang Xiaolie looked at the sky and said, "It's getting dark, how are you going?"

Shi Zhen said: "At this time, it is extremely urgent, so I have to walk at night!"

After speaking, he refused to stay longer, so he took his leave and left.

(End of this chapter)