Infinite Brilliant Scroll

Chapter 257 Famous Generals Are Not Allowed

After Dai Zong got the god clothes borrowed by Guan Luoyang, he felt that his whole body was exhausted with energy, and when he used the magic power, he went to a higher level.

Under his feet, he saw mountains like boxes, undulating like pythons, flowing water like jade belts, spreading out many silks, reflecting the sunlight, and after a while, he saw a big river lying across.

The sound of the surging water is vast and majestic. Many shipwrecks are still floating on the water. Looking downstream, you can vaguely see the floating corpses of soldiers from the two countries. On the opposite bank, there are many traces of broken armor.

Dai Zong didn't dare to be careless, so he slowed down a little, walked about a hundred feet above the ground, crossed the boundary river, followed the traces of the battle, identified the largest marching hoof print, and found it.

Along the way, he saw many captured cities, abandoned camps, corpses of the Liao army like ant piles, discarded under the city gates, the market was withered, and the people in the city dared not go out, but there was still countless cooking smoke curling up. rise.

In each city, there were only a few hundred elite soldiers of the Song army left. They kept their knives in their hands and waited for the next day. Although there were not many people, there was a huge gap between the elite soldiers and ordinary people. As long as there was no counterattack by the Liao army, they would be enough Shock the order of a city, with a view to the future.

Soon after, Dai Zong arrived at the place where the Song and Liao armies faced each other.

On the opposite side, I saw the city gate of the Liao Kingdom, which was as majestic as iron and built against the mountain.

The Song army camp here stretches for more than [-] miles in a horizontal direction for several miles. The ditches, fences, and tents have all been properly placed. Soldiers, wait to receive some gold beads, silk, money and food rewards to continue to boost morale.

Thousands of cauldrons were set up to kill sheep and cattle, regardless of poultry and livestock. The fragrance floated among the clouds, fumigated like mist, and was blown away with the strong wind.

Soldiers who practice magic arts, unless they reach the realm of precious bone gods and demons, they can't eat grains. In addition to devouring minerals, they also need ordinary people's food. Besides, enjoying meat and gathering around fire are not just for food. Even those generals who no longer need to eat five grains are looking forward to it.

In the army, there was a jade-faced, short-bearded general, Hua Rong, who was very good at archery. He was chatting and laughing with several generals around him, and said regretfully, "It's a pity that there is only the smell of meat, but no smell of wine."

King Kong Song Wan in Yunli, Marquis Xiaowen Lu Fang and others beside him were also aroused by his words and said with a smile: "Actually, all of us are not drunk after a thousand cups, even if we drink a few jars, we are not afraid. If you are soft on the battlefield, why don't you go to the quartermaster and ask for some wine, and set a few tables for yourself?"

Hua Rong was greatly moved, and said: "It's just that it's better to report to Han Shuai first."

"No."

Holding a knife in his arms, Yang Zhi appeared behind them, glanced coldly at the past, and said, "The army will still be fighting fiercely in a few days, and it's not proper to drink too much. As a general, you must lead by example."

Everyone was speechless, after he walked away, Lu Fang said softly: "Are you still going to ask for wine?"

Yunli King Kong Song Wan shuddered, and said: "Yang Zhi is not humane, and he is a military judge, so don't mess with him. In fact, it would be good to get some hot soup and cakes with big bones."

Hua Rong and the others nodded repeatedly.

Suddenly Hua Rong's body shook, and his eyes turned to the distant high sky among the clouds and smoke, only to see that there was nothing there.

His eyelids did not move, but there seemed to be feathers flickering in his eyes one after another. Every time they flickered, the pupils switched to a different color. A red and purple trail in the air was revealed under his divine eyes, spreading to the big tent. middle.

Before he could say more, Hua Rong took the bow and arrow and chased after him. When he was about to reach the big tent, he saw the soldiers under Han Shizhong's tent welcoming him.

"General Hua, the commander-in-chief knew that you were coming, so he asked me to send a message. There is nothing wrong with the tent, so you can go back."

Hua Rong was suspicious, and after going back, he looked there from time to time, and soon after, he saw the door curtain move, and a figure that could not be seen went straight to the cloud and disappeared.

In the big tent of the Chinese army, only Han Shizhong and his wife are left at this moment.

Liang Hongyu was also a female general of the imperial court, and she went out with the army as a general, and it was only natural that men were not allowed to appear here on the battlefield.

But Dai Zong who came to the big tent just now, if other generals find out, I'm afraid there will be some commotion.

"You don't want to go back and fight the rebels, but when the emperor gets here, you won't be able to choose."

Liang Hongyu said in a low voice, "Whichever way you choose, I will hold the sword by your side."

After Han Shizhong was silent for a long time, he said: "The emperor's cultivation is so high that not all the generals in the army are willing to betray him. You and I cannot kill the emperor."

Liang Hongyu said: "Dai Zong said that he won't go far, and he is still waiting for a letter. As long as you give him a signal, Guan Luoyang and the others will come to help, and when the time comes, we should cooperate internally and externally..."

"Won't Guan Luoyang worry that it's a trick to trap him?"

Han Shizhong sighed deeply, secretly communicated the news, and had a tacit understanding with each other, but it was only secret and silent.

After all, the frontier army is still the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and Han Shizhong's confidantes are only a few of them.

There are too many uncertain factors. If he makes a wrong bet this time, he will not die alone, but all the brothers and sisters around him.

"Let me think again."

Han Shizhong didn't think for long, because about two quarters of an hour later, auspicious clouds surged up in the sky, and even illusory golden scales wandered among them. source of coercion.

That is the manifestation of the luck of the emperor of Song Dynasty.

Hundreds of generals and generals in the barracks turned pale with surprise and panic, and hurriedly put down the dishes and cooking utensils in their hands. Those who gathered together to chat in small groups also hurriedly cleaned up their armor and rushed to the camp of the Chinese army. Han Shizhong went out to meet the emperor Yujia.

Only the emperor came, without a royal driver, and he was rather haggard and dusty, as if he was in a hurry to come here.

Many generals did not dare to show the slightest abnormality on their faces. Outside the camp, they paid respects and saluted the emperor for entering the camp.

The Emperor of Heaven entered the tent of the Chinese army and sat on the throne, and the generals worshiped again. After the emperor let the people calm down, he did not make many lies, and ordered the generals to stop attacking Liao, retreat to Jiehe, and send the army back to suppress the rebellion.

"As the saying goes, if you fight against the outside world, you must first secure the inside!"

The emperor's voice was like thunder, majestic and heavy, and he looked around with anger, "The rebels headed by Liangshan are colluding with each other. They are full of disasters and tricks. They have become floods. If you don't kill them, it won't be enough for the people to be angry. If you don't suppress them, it won't be enough. Settle the hearts of the people."

"Only by destroying them first can the scholars be at ease to dispatch, and the townspeople will exhaust their money and food. Then is the time to attack Daliao."

The generals stationed troops on the frontier for many years, and finally waited for the opportunity to attack their old enemy and regain their homeland. They were in high spirits, but they didn't expect that the territory of the Song Dynasty was already in such a critical situation. It was even more obvious that the emperor was extremely angry with them for their expedition against Liao, without the slightest approval. Everyone was trembling with trepidation, not daring to speak much.

"Officials."

Han Shizhong, as the coach, can only be remonstrated by him, "The Liao Kingdom invaded first in this war, and I can't wait to fight back vigorously. If we want to cease the war, I am afraid that the Liao Kingdom will not die."

The Emperor of Heaven said: "Hand over the peace agreement, the big deal is to give them some preferential treatment. After the rebels are put down, there will always be a chance for them to spit it out in the future."

Han Shizhong said quickly: "The army of the imperial court is now in a state of invincibility. It will take a month or more at most to reach the city of Youzhou. At that time, whether it is war or peace, it can be decided by the officials. The Liao Kingdom will never dare How many objections."

The so-called Yanyun sixteen prefectures are the sixteen prefectures centered on Youzhou and Yunzhou. Among them, Youzhou is more important. Among the five capitals established by the Liao Kingdom, Youzhou Youdu Prefecture is the most important. The southernmost point of the five capitals.

On the eve of the founding of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Shizong Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty led an army to attack Liao, advancing both by land and water, and recovered the three prefectures of Ying, Mo, and Ning, as well as the three passes of Yijin Pass, Waqiao Pass, and Yukou Pass within a month.

It was in May that he was seriously ill when he wanted to capture Youzhou, so he had to be a teacher. On June [-], he died in Kaifeng.

If Han Shizhong's army captures Youzhou, the Emperor Tianming wants to cease fighting. He only needs to release a small amount of information, which is enough for the Liao Kingdom to take the initiative to sue for peace. Yun, regaining the homeland will be much easier.

As soon as these words came out, all the generals in the camp showed expectations and approval, and looked at their emperor.

However, the Emperor of Destiny let them down.

"It took more than a month to reach Youzhou, which is one of the five capitals of the Liao Kingdom. How long will it take you to completely capture it?"

The Emperor Tianming said, "I'm afraid that Bianliang has already been taken over by those grassroots rebels before you reach the city of Youzhou. Most of my Song Dynasty orthodox, nobles, and important officials of the Manchu Dynasty will fall into the hands of a group of grassroots mobs. "

"Han Shizhong, how can you bear to meet the princes, how can you despise the emperor's favor and official position, how can you despise the majesty of the court?!"

"I dare not!"

Many generals knelt down one after another, Han Shizhong struggled in his heart, and wanted to say a few more words of persuasion, "Officials, even if you want to retreat, you must have a strict banner and retreat slowly, so that the Liao soldiers and horses cannot take advantage of it. "

The Emperor Tianming's eyes moved: "You say."

"The soldiers and horses of the Liao Kingdom have been defeated in successive battles. They have retreated to this point, and they are already panicked. As long as there is another big victory tomorrow, their positions will be broken and their morale will be crushed. When our army retreats, they will definitely not dare to chase them easily."

Han Shizhong sighed inwardly, "At that time, we can retreat back to Jiehe calmly, leaving only one soldier and horse to guard against danger, and the rest of the army can return with the officials."

"it is good!"

The emperor agreed very happily, and said, "Then tomorrow, the good minister, you will go to battle in person, bring your most capable troops and fight quickly."

All the generals knelt down to thank him.

The emperor was condescending, looking down at the group of people who turned worry into joy among the generals, and secretly took note of the group of people who showed the most obvious.

Now that the emperor has come, the military regulations for generals and soldiers in the army are naturally out of control. He takes a bath and incense, and after washing, the quartermaster will send him delicious food and wine.

The best part of the silk that was usually used as a reward for soldiers and even some young generals was selected and spread on the ground.

All the oil lamps were removed and replaced with pearls used by Taoist officials to cast spells. The climate in the emperor's camp was adjusted to be cool and cool, and the best furs were given to the emperor to wear on his body to keep out the cold.

The rewards and rewards given to all the soldiers today have become the emperor's will, and there are endless beckons outside.

Han Shizhong mobilized soldiers and reported to the emperor from time to time in order to fight tomorrow's battle well.

In the middle of the night, the tents were still brightly lit, the emperor moved away from the left and right, covered the pearl, and said that he was going to sleep.

After a while, Emperor Tianming and Zhao Kuangyin met in the wilderness outside the camp.

In Bianliang City, there are no other indestructible golden elixir and magic bones. Although there are still many soldiers and horses, they can't stop Liangshan's soldiers.

Emperor Tianming and Zhao Kuangyin immediately decided to go to the frontier army, and they had a long conversation on the way, which made Zhao Kuangyin aware of the current situation, but when they arrived at the frontier army camp, Zhao Kuangyin disappeared and did not show up.

"You really hit the nail on the head."

Emperor Tianming briefly talked about the reactions of the generals in the camp.

Zhao Kuangyin nodded slightly, his eyes brightened: "After seeing the relics of the battlefield on the way here, I knew that Han Liangchen was indeed a rare and famous general, and he took the lead in leading the soldiers. idea."

"pity."

He changed the subject, "The more outstanding this kind of person is, the more he can't be kept. Back then, I wanted to serve as the master of impermanence and the master of impermanence, just to prevent such people from thinking that they shouldn't have. How dare you let him be a permanent 30-year-old?" Commander of the Wanbian Army."

Emperor Tianming said indifferently: "This person would never openly rebel against the Song Dynasty, but he never expected that there would be some changes in the territory."

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Don't you want to keep him to put down the rebellion?"

The Emperor of Destiny said: "The Liao Kingdom still needs to be on guard after all. I will save him some soldiers and let him continue to garrison the Jiehe River. Even if he dies, he will not let the Liao army cross the river easily."

Zhao Kuangyin shook his head and said: "Even if he is good in every way, he deserves to die if he has done what he did before. In today's Liao Kingdom, neither Yelu Abaoji nor Yelu Deguang is in charge. The current general of the Liao army is no more than He is a mediocre man with some force, so why should he leave such a hidden danger in order to resist the Liao Dynasty."

The Emperor Tianming raised his eyes: "If your ancestors have any good strategies, you might as well speak up."

"I……"

Zhao Kuangyin's tone paused slightly, and when he spoke again, he said something irrelevant with a smile on his face, "After I ascended to heaven, the Great Song Dynasty has been weak all the way. It can be seen that there is no hero in the descendants of the past generations. Only in your hands, Scholars serve their orders, military generals are like a cloud, it can be said that the court is full of people, even the local nobles who have never known etiquette know how to serve the court with all their strength, they are indeed a generation of heroes."

The Emperor of Destiny cupped his hands slightly: "The ancestors have been praised, but now there are thieves and rebels, the ancestors return, and they can lead the army for the Song Dynasty and sweep the rivers and seas."

"Ha ha ha ha."

Zhao Kuangyin smiled kindly, and even his golden forehead was wrinkled because of this kind smile.

He was not born with a golden forehead, but back then, his good brother Zhao Guangyi tried every means and worked hard to find a magic pill that was said to be left by Zhang Liang in the early Han Dynasty, which caused him to change into this appearance.

Zhang Liang went from the way of war to the way of immortality, and he was well-versed in the changes of heaven and man, so the elixir he left behind is naturally no small matter.

Zhao Kuangyin was half a hundred years old at the time, no matter whether it was the luck of the dynasty or the power of the magic way, he had already fallen into a bottleneck and was struggling. He was tempted by the magic pill and soon swallowed it.

However, it was actually a waste pill, the product of Zhang Liang's failure in alchemy. Although it was also full of medicinal power, it was more like erysipelas.

Zhao Kuangyin didn't even have time to say a single extra word, so he had to fly away, falling into a deep sleep with the transformation of flying into the sky and chasing the sun in the magic way, so as to save his life and refine the erysipelas.

Emperor Tianming and Zhao Kuangyin have not mentioned anything about Zhao Guangyi since they met, but Zhao Kuangyin understands that as long as he stays here, the two will only hinder each other.

"The soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty should be led by you."

After laughing, Zhao Kuangyin said, "My son of Song Dynasty is the Ninth Five-Year Supreme, the master of life and death for tens of thousands of people. Nothing should be above you, and you don't need to mention any ancestors."

The Emperor Tianming was terrified, cupped his hands and said, "What did the ancestors say?"

Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand: "I don't want to be your ancestor, but I still want you to help me, take those people who shouldn't be kept, and help me to be the ancestor of another family."

(End of this chapter)