Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 215 Rewards
Looking at the Song Army barracks outside the city, Wanyan Lousu said from the tower of Jiezhou City, "How? It won't last long."

Wanyan Huo said: "The Song army obviously used the method of encircling the city. They surrounded the south, east, and north, leaving only the west. Obviously they wanted to force us to go west to Hezhong Mansion. There is a river on the other side of the Yellow River. Could it be that Zhang Jun's troops are a joint force of the two armies?"

Xiao Haohu said: "Zhang Jun is in Jingzhao Mansion. When will he wait for his army to come? In my opinion, the Song army is left alone to the west, because they are afraid that they will join us if they fail. In this battle, they will be able to ask for all troops. The hardest hit. Not to join us, the consequences are dire."

Lou Su thought for a while, then nodded: "It makes sense. I watched it yesterday, and Zhe Keqiu was forced by Song Jun to go to Zhangdian Town. He should be retreating to Xia County. If he can't join us, he just Can retreat north."

At this time, Wanyan Yinshu can be stationed in Taiyuan. Although there are not many troops, it is not something the Song army can attack.

Seeing that the two of them were silent, Lou Su said: "Send troops tomorrow to find a discount. If you can join up with our army, it's better to join forces. If you can't join up, we won't stay in Jiezhou and go to Hezhong Mansion first!"

Guarding in Jiezhou, it is very likely that they will not be able to wait for reinforcements. Zhang Jun's army came first.At that time, there was no way out when we were attacked from both sides.

In the barracks outside the city, Shao Ling finished neatly and said to Cao Zhiyan: "You can't let the Jin army rest and get rest. Today I will take 3000 iron armors to fight, and tomorrow you will bring another [-] people to fight again. If the Jin soldiers don't leave for a day, we will fight again." I will not rest for a day!"

Cao Zhiyan said yes.

After these two days of fighting, both Shao Ling and Cao Zhiyan discovered that the Jin army had nothing to do with the armored soldiers.It's just that the speed of the armored soldiers is limited, and the rest of the troops are insufficient. They can only defeat the Jin army, but cannot cause too much damage to the Jin army.

The battle here in Jiezhou is in full swing.On the other side, Zhang Jun and Zhang Qi have already occupied Xia County.

The hopeless army was chased too quickly by the Song army, and had no time to rest, so they could only flee all the way north.The Song army occupied Xia County, and led the remnant soldiers to retreat northward, preparing to take Dongzhen to Jiangzhou.In this battle, Lousu concentrated troops from the East Road, and none of the nearby prefectures and counties had large troops, so the only way to survive was to flee all the way north.

When Zhang Jun and Zhang Qi were discussing going out of the city to pursue the enemy, the soldiers sent Wang Xiaolie's military order.

Zhang Jun unfolded it and read it.Said to Zhang Qi: "Observation orders us, if we can win and win, we will chase all the way north until we stop at Jiangzhou. If we can't win, we will wait in Xia County for two days, Niu Gao's army is coming soon."

Zhang Qi said: "If only the remnant soldiers are left, how can they withstand our thousands of troops? Go out of the city today to catch up!"

Zhang Jundao: "Going forward, it will be difficult to deliver the military supplies from the rear. What will we eat then?"

Zhang Qi said indifferently: "The front is all the rich places on the Hedong Road, why worry about being hungry? If the Jin army can go, we can go too! If you chase slowly, I'm afraid you will run away if you can't afford it!"

Zhang Jun shook his head and did not speak.He bowed his head and thought for a while, then said: "I will follow what my brother said!"

Zhang Qi wanted to seize the discount, but Zhang Jun didn't think so.Wang Xiaolie's order was very clear. The main purpose of going north was to occupy Jiangzhou.If he can run fast, then let him live.Without the Fuzhou soldiers brought out, it will be difficult to pose a threat in a short time.

Outside Wenxi County, Zhe Keqiu stopped the horse and asked, "Is the Song army chasing after us?"

The soldier said: "Reporting to the scriptures, Song's pursuers are five miles away, and they are coming in hot pursuit."

Zhe Keqiu nodded, but did not speak, with mixed feelings in his heart.I was originally a Song general, but for the safety of my family, I surrendered to the Jin Dynasty, but I didn't expect that I would be chased by the Song army today.In the first battle in Shanzhou, the number of troops that could be obtained was the largest, and the damage was the heaviest.In the past two months of siege, 8000 people have been lost, and they were flanked by Wang Xiaohun's army, and another 5000 people were lost.Along the way, he was closely pursued by Zhang Jun and Zhang Qi, and lost another 2000 people.There were 8000 troops when they came, but now there are less than 5000 people with them.

If Song Jun kept chasing him, would he be lost on the battlefield like this?If you die on the battlefield against gold, you can still leave a name for future generations, so what's the matter if you die like this?Moreover, more than half of Fuzhou's army has been lost, and it is difficult to predict the future.

After being silent for a while, he could ask: "The army entered Wenxi City! After searching for food and grass, we immediately headed north! Without food and grass, I don't believe that the Song army can still follow us! If we escape this catastrophe, we will go back to recuperate. !"

The subordinate generals promised.Gathering up the army, he followed Zhe Keqiu and entered Wenxi County.

After entering the county government office, Zhe Ke begged to recruit his nephew Zhe Yanruo.Said: "The Song army is chasing after us, this time we are in danger! I have been in Fuzhou for hundreds of years, so I can't lose my foundation. You take your soldiers and go out of the city first. Don't stop along the way. , we must return to Fuzhou as soon as possible!"

Zhe Yanruo said: "Uncle, don't worry. Why don't we regroup and go out of the city to fight the Song army who are chasing after us! Wouldn't it be better to kill them and retreat calmly?"

Zhe Keqiu shook his head: "Qilang, it's good that you have such a heart. But, how can we fight the Song army again now? When we came, there were nearly 5000 soldiers and horses, but now there are less than 7000. The Song army behind, It is reported that there are as many as [-] people. They are newly victorious, and their morale is booming. We can only hide from the front of the soldiers. If we fight again, we will die. Needless to say, all of our family members cannot die here , you come back immediately!"

If Zhe Yan wanted to say more, seeing that Zhe Keqiu's attitude was very firm, he had no choice but to cross his hands and say yes.

Seeing the back of Zhe Yanruo going out, Zhe Keqiu leaned on the back of the chair, as if all the strength in his whole body was gone at once.The attack on Shanzhou this time is really useless.It's fine if the attack fails, and they even put their own troops in.In the Song Dynasty, his reputation was already rotten, and it was impossible to recover anyway.On the side of the Jin Dynasty, without its military strength, its own status will inevitably decline.Although the children of the Zhe family are all over the court and the public, this failure will not make the family too much affected.But in the past few years, he can only recuperate.

For two consecutive days, Lou Su did not get in touch with Zhe Keqiu.The Song army outside the city challenged one after another.Seeing that Xiezhou couldn't stay any longer, Lou Su had no choice but to take Wanyan Huonv and Xiao Haohu to Hezhong Mansion.There were Song Army cavalry behind him, but they did not approach.

It's a shame that I didn't dare to live in Wenxi County for a long time, so I set off after a short rest.Two days later, he was driven out of Jiangzhou by Zhang Jun and Zhang Qi, and went all the way north.After occupying Jiangzhou, the Song army did not continue to pursue north, but stationed in Jiangzhou.

In Jingzhao Mansion, Zhang Jun was overjoyed with the good news delivered by Wang Xiaolie.Turning around in the official hall, unable to sit down.

Wang Yan, Liu Ziyu, Fu Yu, Feng Kangguo and other generals came in, and Zhang Jun waved his hands and reported: "Shaanzhou has won a great victory! I passed Xiangyang when I came here, and I saw Wang Xiaohun is young and mature, and he will become a great weapon in the future. I don't think it will only be a few months Time to save Shanzhou, such a great victory! This time there will be a big reward!"

Liu Ziyu received the news and read it carefully.Said: "Wang Xiaolie's army of more than [-], against Lousu's nearly [-] army, was able to win so easily. It is really unexpected. Wang Xiaolie said that Lousu's remnant soldiers will retreat to Hezhong Mansion, and the Privy Council took precautions that morning."

Wang Shu said: "The Jin people have [-] or [-] remnants, so don't underestimate them! If you cross the river from Hezhong Mansion, you will not be far from Jingzhao Mansion!"

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "Lou Su is just a defeated under Wang Xiaolie, so there is nothing to worry about! Wang Xiaolie only has more than [-] men, and saving Shanzhou is like chopping melons and vegetables against the Jin people. I have tens of thousands of troops here. He won again and Wang Xiao's hunting army is far away! If Lou Su dares to come, he will never come back!"

Liu Ziyu said: "You can't be careless about being close! Wang Xiaolie is fighting against Lousu's weak army, and Shanzhou can help you so easily. It would be different if Lousu commanded troops to cross the river to attack! Privy should immediately send troops to Huayin In the area, prevent the Jin army from attacking!"

All the generals will persuade together.Zhang Jun sent Zhao Zhe, the observation envoy of Mingzhou, with [-] troops, to station in Huayin County.As for sending troops to encircle and suppress Lou Su, no one dared to think so.Zhang Jun had less than [-] troops, so he was still a little apprehensive in the face of Lou Su's army.

Everyone discussed for a while, Zhang Jun said: "Such a big victory is enough to boost the morale of the country, and should be rewarded heavily! Send people to Shanzhou, give Wang Xiao hunting gold and silver, promote his official rank, so that he can feel at ease! Also, This year's Guanzhong battle, Wang Xiaolie should be allowed to participate in the battle!"

Wang Shu said: "Private, Wang Xiaolie is in Dengzhou. This time to rescue Shanzhou and march [-] miles, it is very rare. It is too far for him to go to Guanzhong to participate in the war. Moreover, Wang Xiaolie only has [-] to [-] troops, and there is no large army. use."

Liu Ziyu said: "We must be cautious about this matter. Shanzhou has a road to Dengzhou, and Wang Xiaohun has a reason to save it. It is too far to trek thousands of miles to Guanzhong. It is better to give more gold and silver to let him stick to Dengzhou, Xiangyang is better."

Zhang Jun thought for a while, and his mind slowly sobered up.Nodding his head, he returned to his seat and sat down.

Liu Ziyu said: "Lou Su is defeated, and the Jin army will inevitably re-emerge to attack Shanzhou in autumn. How to deal with it needs to be decided early. If Shanzhou is not protected, the Jin army will definitely attack Shaanxi with all its strength. For our army, this is a big deal! "

Zhang Jun looked at Liu Ziyu, but didn't speak.When Li Yanxian asked for help, it was these people who advised him to be cautious, and the army could not leave the pass.Now that Wang Xiaolie has saved Shanzhou, he still has to worry.

Wang Shu said: "Shaanzhou is six hundred miles away from Jingzhao Mansion, which is too far away. Our army is less than [-], so it is really difficult to protect the two places. It is better to order Wang Xiaohun to cooperate with Li Yanxian to guard Shanzhou together. .”

Zhang Jun closed his eyes slightly and thought for a while.Said: "The Jin army attacked Shaanxi, and it had its own way to oppose our army. Shanzhou is too far away, and the troops in the north will be weak to save there. Wang Xiaohun is in Dengzhou, and the road to Shanzhou is also far away. How to deal with it, Let’s listen to his and Li Yanxian’s opinions before discussing it.”

After hearing this, Liu Ziyu and the others had no objection.If Li Yanxian and Wang Xiaolie defend Shanzhou, they can greatly save the troops in Guanzhong.This is very important for the next battle.

(End of this chapter)