Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 961
In Haozhou, Zhao Gou was roasting a pot of charcoal and said to Zhang Jun: "This winter is really extremely cold! It's only mid-October, and the wind blows on the face like a knife."

Zhang Jun said: "It's cloudy these days, so it's naturally a bit colder. When the weather clears up in a few days, it'll be different."

Zhao Gou nodded.He added: "Yesterday, Zhao Ding sent a message saying that Wang Xiaolie had won a great victory in the Hedong area and that Taiyuan could be defeated overnight. With an army of 20, the 33 Jin army was wiped out. This is an unprecedented victory!"

Zhang Jun said disapprovingly: "Nianhan is a powerful figure in the Jin Kingdom. There are naturally many troops in Hedong. It is not surprising that Wang Xiaolie won such a victory. If we also have so many Jin soldiers on the opposite side, how difficult is this victory?"

Zhao Gou nodded happily: "Now Wushu and Talan have gone south, each of them only has tens of thousands of soldiers. You should plan properly and command carefully. If you defeat these two people, it will be a great victory! If we can win this battle Success, who else is there in the Jin Kingdom?"

Zhang Jun stood up and held the wat in his hands and saluted: "Your Majesty, don't worry! Our army is now well-trained and well-armed, and it cannot be compared to the Jin Army!"

Lu Yihao said: "Most of the people Wu Shu and Ta Lan lead are Jurchens. They are brave and good at fighting. They should not be underestimated."

Zhang Jun raised his head and said proudly: "Wang Xiaohunting was in Hedong, and he was able to kill more than 30 Jurchens. Can't we do it? Like Taiwei Zhang, Yue Kuan, and Han Jiedu, who have not experienced battles for a long time and are more experienced in the army?" Now my soldiers are well-equipped and their weapons and armor are sharp, so what about the Jurchens?"

Zhao Gou nodded: "Xianggong Zhang is right. Now that I have the advantage, why should I be afraid of Jurchens?"

Lu Yihao sighed secretly and didn't know what to say.

From the memorials on Zhao Ding these days, Lu Yihao could clearly feel that Wang Xiaolie's army was different from the imperial army.To what extent this difference affects the combat effectiveness of the army is difficult to say.

People like Zhao Gou and Zhang Jun didn't care about this at all. They always felt that how could the central army of the imperial court be worse than Wang Xiaolie's local army?If Wang Xiaolie can win, then the imperial army should win even more.It's a pity that Nianhan was in the West Route Army, and the East Route Jin Army was weak and couldn't win such a big victory, which was a pity.

Lu Yihao is having a hard time these days because others don't want to listen.The position of Prime Minister was originally taken away from the limelight by Zhang Jun.Everyone can see that as long as Zhang Jun wins this time, he will be promoted to prime minister when he returns.

Seeing Yang Yizhong sitting upright in his seat without saying a word.Zhao Gou said: "As a general in charge of the army, what do you think of fighting the Jurchens now?"

Yang Yi bowed and said: "Now that the army has cannons, I dare not say anything about its combat power. However, if the Jurchens are still the same as before, it will not be easy to defeat them. If our army can use all our lives, , only by being loyal to the king can you be invincible."

Zhang Jun said: "The control is too cautious! Today, our army is different from before. The Jurchens are good at using cavalry to rush. With cannons in the army, they can naturally restrict the movement of cavalry. How can it be the same as before!"

Yang Yizhong said: "What Mr. Xianggong said makes sense."

Zhao Gou looked at Yang Yizhong, then at Lu Yihao, silent.

In the Xuzhou Yamen, Wu Shu and Ta Lan were warming up around a fire. No one spoke, and the atmosphere was quite dull.After a long time, Ta Lan said: "Xijing has been destroyed, Nianhan has been captured by the Song Dynasty, and Taiyuan is not optimistic. Alas, now is the autumn of life and death -"

Wu Shu said: "Wang Xiaolie has won consecutive battles and has more than [-] troops under his command. The emperor of the Southern Dynasties is not afraid of his rebellion?"

Ta Lan said: "Afraid, of course! But so what if you are afraid? Now that the Southern Emperor is personally campaigning, as long as he can win the battle, Wang Xiaolie will do nothing. Even if he rebels with his army, not many people will follow him." Wu Shu suddenly raised his head: "What if he can't win the battle?"

Talan smiled: "That's hard to say. His generals are showing off their power in foreign lands, but he himself is frustrated at every turn. The emperor is not so safe in front of him."

Wu Shu said: "With the current situation, it is not difficult to defeat the Song army! As long as we brothers work together, it will be easy to capture Zhao Gou!"

Talan waved his hand: "It is indeed difficult to capture Zhao Gou. But it is easy to defeat the Song army. As long as we win a complete victory, especially when we defeat Zhao Gou, I will have a way to make the Song Dynasty monarchs and ministers Discord!"

Wu Shu looked at Ta Lan closely, and after a while, he said: "The one the marshal relies on is not Mr. Qin? Now he is just idle and has not been reused."

Ta Lan smiled and said: "Now that the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty is full of confidence and leads the troops to conquer in person, how can he value Xianggong Qin? However, as long as we defeat the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty, the situation will naturally be different. Xianggong Qin returns to the throne and is not the Emperor of the Southern Dynasty. A word?"

Wu Shu nodded.Said: "The key is what Zhao Gou thinks."

Ta Lan said: "This sentence is correct. The key depends on what Zhao Gou thinks. As long as we can win a big victory on the battlefield, how many options does Zhao Gou have? Wang Xiaolie won a great victory over Hedong, but the emperor was defeated miserably. Everyone in the world will What do you think? Zhao’s idea is how to keep his throne.”

Wu Shu said: "Humph, with such an emperor, the people of Song Dynasty can only be considered unlucky!"

Ta Lan said: "We don't have to worry about the Song people. As for how to deal with Wang Xiaolie, with Qin Xianggong's help, Zhao Gou will have a way."

Wu Shu said nothing, thought for a while, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Among his contemporaries, Wu Shu was not very good at leading troops in war, but he had a clear political mind and was often able to make the right choices.At this time, Wu Shu certainly knows what the most appropriate approach is, and will naturally want to choose the most appropriate approach.

After Nianhan was captured, a vacuum appeared in the center of the Jin Dynasty.Wu Shu's most urgent thought now was to return to the court quickly and use his soldiers to seek benefits for himself.Of course, the sooner the Huainan battlefield ends, the better.

On this trip south, Wu Shu led more than 3 troops, mainly Jurchen cavalry.Although the lazy Jurchens only had more than 2 people, they also brought more than 3 Bohai and Haner troops, a total of more than 5 people.The two men's army was enough to cause heavy damage to the Song army.

After thinking for a long time, Wu Shu said: "The marshal uses his troops to attack Han Shizhong. It is best to inflict heavy damage on him. My army will attack Zhao Gou in the middle. I understand that with his 3 to [-] men, he cannot withstand our army. . The armies of Yue Fei and Zhang Jun were first entangled by Liu Lin's army. This battle is about to go in and out quickly. Do not get entangled with the Song army. After winning, immediately negotiate peace with the Song army!"

Ta Lan heard this and said, "That's exactly what it should be!"

Attacking the Song army with a similar army, the Jurchens were still sure of victory at this time.Although the Song army was divided into four groups, as long as it defeated Zhao Gou's army, it was almost a failure.Coupled with the fact that the independent Han Shizhong was defeated, Zhao Gou was not scared to the point of peeing.

(End of this chapter)