Han Hai Tang Ergui

Chapter 506 Who is the Lord of the Horse

Zhang Zhao's original intention was to enter the village secretly, not to shoot.

After building another [-] large ships in Hezhong Mansion, they went straight down the river and rushed directly to Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo to fight Yelu Deguang for a decisive battle.

But whoever called the Khitan people was too much, Zhang Zhao led his army out of Tongguan, and without seeing an enemy, Zhao Kuangzan and Hou Renbao came back from the important town of Hezhong Prefecture first.

Then Zhao Hui killed the Liao soldiers and surrendered after the Baoyi Army in Shanzhou stayed.

Later, Wu Xingde, the capital of the Ning State Army, killed more than [-] Xi people's infantry and came to vote again.

This time, the main force of the Yong army has not yet reached Hezhong Mansion, but the west of Shanzhou has surrendered, and they can't hide even if they want to.

Zhang Zhao could only leave Cao Yanming to supervise the construction of the warship, and lead the main force himself, and went straight down the river.

While going down the river, Zhang Zhao summoned Zhao Hui, Zhao Yanjin, Wang Yan, Hou Zhang, Wu Xingde and others, and offered generous salaries to senior officials.

At the same time, after hearing about Zhao Yanjin's robbing of the book, and the news that he concluded that Zhao Kuangzan was going to seek refuge,
Zhang Zhao was overjoyed and felt that he had discovered a talent, so he immediately brought Zhao Yanjin to him for an assessment, and found that this kid did have a unique insight and perspective, and his ability was also very good.

Zhao Yanjin immediately hit the snake and put it on the stick, saying that he had admired him for a long time and was willing to serve Zhang Zhao with Zili.

How do you feel about Zhao Hui?Of course he was overjoyed!
This old man is 57 years old this year, and he is a well-known fertility machine. He has nine sons alone, and the three Zhao Yanjin brothers are extremely rare triplets.

With so many sons, what is it to send one away?Zhao Hui even wanted to give all the triplets to Zhang Zhao as adopted sons.

Zhang Zhao stroked his chin, looked at the handsome young man in front of him, and nodded in satisfaction.

This guy's ability to seize opportunities is really strong!And he is also a warrior who is willing to study, all-rounder!receive!Just collect it and cultivate it well.

So Zhang Zhao immediately accepted Zhao Yanjin as his adopted son, and now, Zhang Tianwang's five adopted sons have become seven.

The eldest is Zhang Liecheng, the second is Murong Xinchang, the third is Li Cunhui, the fourth is Zhe Deyuan, the fifth is Zhao Yanjin, the sixth is Li Congyi, and the seventh is Yang Linggong Yang Jiye.

This..., except for Li Congyi's lack of ability, a proper star lineup!
In Shanzhou City, Zhang Zhao held a simple military meeting here. The topic was very simple and very important, that is, where to start a decisive battle with the Khitans.

Now that the traitor Geng Chongmei was defeated by Wu Xingde, he ran downstream in a small boat, and it must be too late to pursue him.

From Shanzhou to the Zhengzhou area, the boat went down the river, and it took more than a day to arrive.

No matter how hard Zhang Zhao rushed, he couldn't stop the Khitan army at the mouth of the Bian River before Yelu Deguang heard the news.

Therefore, the original plan to set up the battlefield in the Bianhekou and Guangwu Mountain areas at the time of departure will definitely not be used, and must be re-planned.

After betting right, Zhao Yanjin, who directly became the adopted son of King Yong, was very excited, and was also eligible to participate in Zhang Zhao's internal meeting.

He first listened to it for a long time, and then observed it on the sand table and map for a long time before he summoned up the courage to speak to Zhang Zhao.

"My lord, Liangzhou's iron cavalry are the best in the world, why don't you send the elite as the vanguard, double the road to bypass Luoyang, seize the Sishui Pass, and use the natural danger to block the Khitan people to the east of Xijing.

If there are a thousand hussars to help, I will personally mention five hundred soldiers from the headquarters, and I am willing to occupy this natural danger for my lord. "

Zhang Zhao nodded. This was originally one of the second plans.

There is only one problem, that is, the current Xijing Luoyang is in the hands of the Khitan people. If they want to seize the Sishui Pass, they have to bypass the entire Luoyang city, and the risk is very high.

Moreover, Sishui Pass can't defend east from west, if the Khitans came faster than Zhang Zhao's army, attacked Sishui Pass from east to west first, and then waited for work outside Luoyang City, it would be a big trouble.

Before Zhang Zhao expressed his opinion, Zhao Yanjin rolled his eyes and immediately understood that Zhang Zhao didn't want to take risks anymore. He was about to speak when Li Cunhui stood up and said.

"Our army of one hundred thousand, equipped with both infantry and cavalry, and many warships, sailed down the river, with a majestic army, it was enough to destroy the northern captives.

And if the snatching of Sishui Pass fails and the elites are damaged, the gain will outweigh the loss. "

In this world, there are people who like to fight in a dignified formation, such as Yan Jin and Li Cunhui.

But there are also those who like surprises. The historical champion Hou Huo Qubing is a typical example, but in Zhang Zhao's case, Murong Nobunaga, Ma Yaozi, and Ma Shacai are all like this.

Zhao Yanjin was young and intelligent, tolerant of both literature and martial arts, and in fact he was also a surprisingly likable person.

But this is surprising, not to say that fooling around is based on imagination, but to be fully prepared, at least there must be a [-]% possibility, he thought about it, and suddenly thought of a person.

"My lord, Li Jianchong, the Heyang soldier of the Jin Kingdom, is honest and prudent, and his soldiers are more convinced. If he can do anything else, he thinks that he should respond from within, and the puppet Liaoxijing left behind Ma Da will definitely not be able to resist.

In this way, we will go down to Luoyang first, and then seize Sishuiguan, and we will win half of this battle first. "

This is where Zhang Zhao became interested. If he could drive away the Liao army in Luoyang, Xijing, then even if he couldn't defeat the Khitans immediately, he could confront them at Sishui Pass and drag them down slowly.

"Then how to make Li Jianchong anyway, brother Jin has a clever plan?" Zhang Zhao asked encouragingly.

Zhao Yanjin smiled coolly, "If you want to convince Li Jianchong, you only need two people to do it.

Zhao Jieshuai was once in the same robe as Li Jianchong back then, he knew Zhao Jieshuai was a man, if he could meet and talk earnestly, he would definitely be able to impress him.

In addition, in the past, the Ming Temple Emperor had a great kindness to Li Jianchong. They used to be in charge of the tooth soldiers under the Wu Emperor, and they were also kind to support and support after becoming the emperor.

If my lord asks Yi Geer to write a book and move it with emotion and reason, even if Li Jianchong's clothes are stained with blood, he will definitely raise his troops. "

Zhao Hui on the side listened to Zhao Yanjin talking about Zhao Jieshuai, and his eyelids twitched. If Zhang Zhao wasn't in front of him, he would definitely want this rebellious son to know how powerful he is.

What Zhang Zhao doesn't know is that if Zhao Yanjin likes to read like this, and Huangfuyu and Wang Qing are so loyal, they are extremely rare among warriors of the Five Dynasties, but someone like Li Jianchong is almost endangered.

Because this gentleman is an honest man, and the evaluation in the history books is that he is loyal, honest, not good at words, and does not know how to use power.

This is the fifth generation of tooth generals!To be able to get a pure and honest evaluation is completely unique.

This young Li Jianchong followed Li Keyong, started as a soldier, participated in all battles from the Jin Dynasty to the Later Tang Dynasty, and followed several generations of emperors including Li Keyong, Li Cunxu, Li Siyuan, and Shi Jingtang.

In front of every generation of emperors, there are meritorious deeds, a lot of meritorious service, and injuries all over the body, even a Jiedu envoy can't be named.

This means that he doesn't know how to drill or cry, so naturally he can't win over the tooth soldiers and form his own power.

When the emperors of all walks of life arranged official positions, they must first appease the assassins, and when Li Jianchong came, there would be nothing left.

He was able to be promoted from a general to the position of governor and defense envoy, because Emperor Mingzong Li Siyuan knew his character and promoted him specially.

That's why Zhao Yanjin said that with Li Congyi's personal letter, Li Jianchong would definitely buy it.

Zhang Zhao didn't know about Li Jianchong's deeds, but now he had many Daibei warriors by his side, others would naturally tell him, after knowing the situation, Zhang Zhao said to Li Congyi.

"Brother Yi, then you can write a book, and after you finish writing it, give it to He Weng Runse, and tell Li Jianchong that if you kill the northern captives to vote, you will not lose your position as a prince."

Li Congyi hurried out and crossed his hands in response. He had been with Zhang Zhao for a long time now, and he wasn't so scared anymore, because he felt that Zhang Zhao really didn't regard him as a threat.

Although it was unavoidable that the adoptive mother would have to sleep in Zhang Zhao's bed sooner or later, but he himself was Zhang Zhao's son, so it was normal for father and mother to share the same bed.

After ordering Li Congyi, Zhang Zhao turned to look at Murong Xinchang again, "Since your father-in-law is kind to Li Jianchong, then you will go there yourself, and go to Luoyang day and night with Zhao Jieshuai, Brother Jin and others."

After finishing speaking, Zhang Zhao looked at Li Congyi and Qiong Re Duojin again, "Cunhuier, you assign five hundred elite cavalry from You Yu Lin Wei to Nobunaga, and Duo Jin, you choose three hundred elite cavalry from the hussars in Regret Mountain Capital. go too."

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Zhang Zhao was dispatching troops and generals, and as expected, the drastic changes in Hezhong Mansion and Shanzhou soon spread to the Yelude Guang Army.

At this time, Brother Guang's army had just passed through Zhongmou, and it was still dozens of miles away from Zhengzhou.

However, this cannot be blamed for the slow movement of the Khitan army. In fact, more than [-]% of the Khitan people are cavalry, and they will move very quickly.

It's a pity that their enemy this time, Zhang Zhao's Yongliang army is also known for its large number of cavalry, but it's not the state of Jin that relies on patchwork of thousands of cavalry.

Yelu Deguang didn't dare to let the cavalry out in a wild manner. If he was caught by the Yongliang iron cavalry, it would become a simple cavalry duel.

Of course, cavalry duels are nothing special, men on the prairie should fight in this way.

But there is a big problem. Brother Guang is 43 years old this year, and he has lived a prosperous life for more than ten years. He is no longer the master of the horse who can endure the bitter cold and can stay on the ground for dozens of days.

On the contrary, his opponent, his good brother Zhang Zhao, is not only ten years younger than him, but also a muscular man who can fight for thousands of miles continuously.

If Yelu Deguang chose to fight with pure cavalry, the most likely result would be that Zhang Zhao personally led the army and directly overthrew the Yelu Deguang Khitan cavalry who could not act together with the army.

Therefore, in order to be on the safe side, Brother Guang chose not to allow Brother Zhao to have such an opportunity, so he chose to advance on foot and horse, and used the troops of Jin and Liao to defeat Zhang Zhao with a dignified division.

But there is also a problem with this, that is, the Kaifeng Mansion in Tokyo at this time is actually not on the bank of the Yellow River.

At this time, the Yellow River, after passing Luoyang, went directly north to Xinxiang and Huaxian, but not Kaifeng.

The connection between Kaifeng and the Yellow River depends on the Bian River, which is the Tongji Canal built by Emperor Yang of Sui in the past.

After the end of the Tang Dynasty, the Bianhe River was repeatedly destroyed. Zhu Liangshu passed through it once, and it was destroyed again in the Later Tang Dynasty.

However, after all, the national power of the later Jin Dynasty was limited. Since the founding of the country, wars have been fought everywhere, and corrupt officials are rampant. Therefore, the dredging of the Bianhe River is not in place.

This made Yelu Deguang miserable. The Khitans were digging grass and valleys everywhere, making Kaifeng to the mouth of the Bianhe River by the Yellow River thousands of miles away, and there was no supply at all. The army needed to rely on the Bianhe River to transport from Kaifeng. .

This is equivalent to marching while dredging the Bian River, and it would be strange to be able to walk fast.

Because of the cruelty of the Khitan people, the river workers who were recruited by force died or fled.

It had been six days since the army set out from Kaifeng, and then they barely marched to Zhongmou, and only traveled more than ten miles a day.

Now, although the distance from Shanzhou to Luoyang is about the same as the distance from Kaifeng to Luoyang, but at the speed of Yelu Deguang's action, Zhang Zhao might actually be able to block him at the mouth of the Bianhe River.

(End of this chapter)