Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 248 Fan Zheng Takes the Lead

"The Song army won a big victory!"

"Da Song won the second battle of Pingxia City"

"Defeat Qingtang!"

When the good news spread from Pingxia City all the way to the east, wherever it went, all the roads in the Song Dynasty cheered.

"This is probably the most glorious moment of Song Dynasty!"

Since the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, foreign wars have suffered repeated setbacks. Losing land and transporting old coins have become commonplace. However, the two consecutive victories in Pingxia City have made Great Song hold its head high.

In addition, Da Song used cavalry to defeat Qingtang cavalry head-on on the frontal battlefield, which made the whole country of Song Dynasty excited.

For a long time, the cavalry has been the biggest pain point of the Song Dynasty. When facing the nomads, they have been defeated repeatedly and can only rely on the city wall to defend passively. Now the cavalry of the Song Dynasty defeated the Qingtang cavalry in field battles, and finally proved their combat power.

"it is good!"

In the Chuigong Hall, Zhao Xu looked at the good news and started to say.

The Great Song Dynasty was able to achieve such a big victory, which made Zhao Xu very high-spirited. Once upon a time, he was determined to be tough on Liaoxia, which could be said to be opposed by the officials. Now the Great Song Dynasty has fought two consecutive battles in Pingxia City. Instead, Xixia lost troops and generals.

"It turns out that Xixia is really just a paper tiger!" Zhao Xu couldn't help thinking of Fan Zheng's unintentional words back then, and couldn't help feeling deeply.

"Congratulations, official!"

All the ministers congratulated and said that Song Dynasty had achieved such a result, which naturally made people excited.

"Your servants are asking for credit for the border generals!" All the officials of the Manchu Dynasty came forward to play.

Zhang Dun said in high spirits: "The victory over Xixia this time depends on Zhang Yu's central command and mobilization of the whole army. Only then can we achieve this great victory. This should be the first contribution."

Zhang Wei is Zhang Dun's cousin, and Zhang Wei presided over the victory in this battle, which naturally made him feel embarrassed.Moreover, he is not a nepotism. Whether it is the tactics of shallow attack and harassment, or the scheduling of this battle, they all come from the hands of Zhang Li, and he deserves the lead.

Other officials also nodded.

However, Lu Dafang had a strange expression on his face and said, "It is true that the envoy Zhang Jinglue made a lot of contributions, but all the armies in this battle are pushing him to take the lead?"

"Others take the lead?" The officials couldn't help being stunned, they looked at Lu Dafang in disbelief, they had to know that this was a military exploit, and Zhang Wei deserved it as the leader, who would dare to take the credit for it.

"All the generals recommended Fan Taicheng as the leader!" Lu Dafang said directly.

"Fan Zheng? He didn't go to the battlefield at all in this battle. How could it be the first victory?" Zhang Dun held back his anger. He admitted that in the first battle of Pingxia City, Fan Zheng tried his best to turn the tide and defend Pingxia City. However, this time, Fan Zheng has been honestly opening up, how could he become the first victory on the battlefield thousands of miles away.

Zeng Bu smiled bitterly and said: "Although Fan Taicheng did not go to the battlefield, this battle is Fan Taicheng's masterpiece. Firstly, the idea of ​​defeating the Tiefutu and Kidnapper Horse of Qingtang Cavalry came from Fan Taicheng's hands. Secondly, the second battle of Pingxia City , as early as after the first battle of Pingxia City, Fan Taicheng made a plan to use Zhu Youming to secretly guide Mrs. Xiaoliang to attack later, and prepared the things to defend the city in advance, so that Pingxia City blocked it. The siege of millions of Xia troops."

"what!"

Zhang Dun couldn't believe it. Who would have thought that someone could take the lead in this battle without being on the battlefield? This is simply an anecdote in the world.

Fan Zheng heard the words and said helplessly: "Thank you all the generals for your kindness. Fan has not been on the battlefield, and he can't convince the crowd with the first contribution in this battle. I am ashamed and dare not do it."

Zhao Xu nodded slightly. He naturally knew that Fan Zheng had made great contributions in this battle. However, it would be difficult for the frontline soldiers to be convinced by naming a person who had not been to the battlefield as the first contributor.

In order to appease the frontline soldiers, Fan Zheng had to be wronged once.

But Zeng Bu shook his head and said: "The officials are too worried. Fan Taicheng is expected to be the leader. Not only did the army elect Fan Taicheng as the leader, but even Jingyuan Road Jinglue envoy Zhang Wei and deputy envoy Guo Cheng also listed Fan Taicheng as the leader. achievement."

Zhang Dun was also silent for a while.

To make the first contribution without going to the battlefield, and it is expected by all the troops, is probably a miracle that has never been seen before or since.

At present, Zhao Xu is rewarded for meritorious service, Fan Zheng is the first, Zhang Yi is the second, and all other generals are rewarded.

"On behalf of the frontline soldiers, thank you for your grace." Fan Zheng said helplessly.

"Weichen thinks it's time to counterattack Xixia!" Zhang Dun said solemnly after the award was completed.

Everyone in the new party also echoed.

These two battles completely changed the passive situation of Song Dynasty, and changed the offensive and defensive momentum of Song Dynasty and Xixia. And many bastions, turned from defense to offense.

"allow!"

Zhao Xu said in high spirits,
There were too many grievances before Song Xia. Most of the time, Xixia attacked and Da Song defended. Now that Da Song has finally gained the upper hand, it is natural to avenge it.

Soon, with the end of the battle of Pingxia City, Xixia fell into defense, and Song officially began to counterattack.

Zhang Yi sent cavalry to infiltrate Tiandu Mountain, took the initiative to attack Jingsai Army Commander, and captured more than [-] people, including Weiming Abu and Simei Ledubu, and captured [-] cattle and sheep.

At the same time, Li Zhongjie, the general of the Song army, also organized cavalry to infiltrate Shanzi Mountain, and attacked the headquarters of the Zhuoluo Supervisor Army Division.

Xixia had just suffered a disastrous defeat at the Pingxia city, and suffered heavy losses. Now it was successfully attacked again and again by the cavalry of the Great Song Dynasty, and suffered heavy losses.

The ministries on the northwestern border of the Song Dynasty withdrew inwards one after another, abandoning a large amount of land and farmland to prevent the Song army from attacking again.

"A bunch of trash!"

In the Xingqing Mansion, the Empress Dowager Xiaoliang who had just returned from a big defeat heard a series of bad news, and suddenly became distraught, and threw the precious porcelain in the palace all over the floor.

"The final apology!"

Ren Duo Baozhong, who had escaped alone, knelt on the ground and kept pleading guilty. This time the Song army attacked suddenly. Although he escaped alone and escaped by luck, he suffered heavy losses.

Wu, whose name is Wei, said with a wry smile: "The empress dowager calms down, don't blame the benevolence and loyalty, the Song army is too cunning, and implemented Zhang Yi's shallow attack and surrounding farming tactics, secretly attacking our army, and this is the only way to lose."

"Queen, calm down. This battle is all due to the despicableness of the Song army. If you confront it head-on, the last general will definitely kill all the Song troops!" Ren Duobao said in a bitter voice. It has always been Xixia's surprise attack on the Song army, and the Song army's surprise attack on the Xixia army. It was the first time for the company, he didn't check for a while, and he was ambushed, so he was naturally unwilling.

"Confrontation head-on, do you want to attack Pingxia City or fight against the Three Thousand Iron Buddhas of the Song Dynasty!" Liang Yibu sneered.

Weiming A Wu and Ren Duo Baozhong are the loyal Xixia imperial party, and they are the biggest obstacles to his usurpation of the throne. Ren Duo Baozhong suffered such a disastrous defeat, and Liang Yibu's information was among them.

Ren Duo Baozhong's face was covered with cold sweat. Pingxia City can be said to be Xixia's nightmare, and Sanqian Tiefutu became famous in the battle with Qingtang. If he were to fight against it, he might die even worse.

Wu, whose name is Wei, countered: "If I remember correctly, this is the second time that the Prime Minister invited Qingtang to attack the Song Dynasty, and he was defeated twice in a row. The Prime Minister is also to blame for this disastrous defeat in Xixia. !"

"You still have the guts to say it! My palace asked you to join forces with Aligu to attack the six prefectures of Xihe, and took the opportunity to disrupt the Song Dynasty's position. Fortunately, not only did you fail to accomplish an inch, but you even lost your troops and let the Song Dynasty show off its power." The Queen Mother Xiaoliang was extremely angry. At the moment, even Liang Yibu also vented his anger.

Liang Yibu's anger disappeared immediately, and he said helplessly, "Sister, you don't know. The Qingtang cavalry was originally equipped with backward equipment, so I was moved by the five hundred sets of cold-forged armor and agreed to send troops. Compared with the Three Thousand Iron Buddhas of the Great Song Dynasty, the two are not comparable in terms of combat power, so it is not surprising that they suffered a disastrous defeat."

"From the point of view of my humble minister, the rotten wood in Qingtang can't be carved! Now I don't want to give you five hundred cold-forged armor!" Wu Ming, seeing Qingtang's heavy loss, and Xixia's heavy loss, is going to renege on the promise to Qingtang Five hundred cold forged armor.

"No! Qingtang is Xixia's ally against Song. If Qingtang is hated, Xixia's situation may be even more difficult." Liang Yibu retorted.

The two quickly argued.

"Okay! Don't fight anymore, the cold-forged armor will be given to the Qingtang, but we must give priority to supplying Xixia iron kites. The most important thing now is how to let Xixia pass this test?" Xiaoliang Empress Dowager said angrily.

Now that Xixia has suffered heavy losses, if Song Dynasty continues to attack, Xixia will probably lose all the territory south of the Yellow River.This is absolutely unacceptable to Xixia.

Only then did the two stop talking, and after a moment of silence, they said in unison: "Please ask the Queen Mother to mediate with the Liao Kingdom!"

(End of this chapter)