In the Southern Song Dynasty, I competed with Mongolia for the world

Chapter 580 Are we the Yan Party from now on?
It was useless even though Mingliu Shiguang arranged a supervision team behind.

After a while, more and more people turned back to escape, and soon the trend expanded from a small area to the entire team.

In less than a quarter of an hour, there was suddenly a sound of ghosts crying and wolves howling on the battlefield. The Shogunate army's formation collapsed in an instant, and everyone turned around and fled for their lives.

"Defeated?" Mingliu Shiguang closed his eyes in despair.

This battle mobilized more than 80% of the troops from the foreign countries in the country, which can be said to be the whole country's troops.

There were only more than 10,000 people on the other side, but they were defeated.

Moreover, the real Song army suffered little loss. Their muskets harvested them like the god of death. This was a generation gap in weapons, not the fault of war.

The key point is that the Song army also arranged 5,000 elite cavalry. After this battle, there would probably not be many defeated soldiers who could escape from the battlefield.

"General, hurry up and leave. We are defeated. We are defeated." At this time, his left and right men came up to pull him up.

Mingliu Shiguang looked like he wanted to cry, and asked sternly, "Where are you going?"

"If the elite troops of the whole nation are defeated in one battle, the destruction of the nation is imminent."

There was silence all around, and everyone looked at each other.

I don’t know how much time passed.

"Surrender?" someone suddenly whispered.

"There's no use in surrendering. They are extremely cruel." Someone else pointed at the battlefield.

When everyone looked up, they saw that some of the shogunate troops on the battlefield had raised their hands in surrender and laid down their weapons.

But Kublai Khan's men didn't care at all. They killed anyone they saw, whether they were close or far away.

"To fight or to surrender, it's up to you all. Everyone, just go your separate ways." Mingliu Shiguang sighed again.

"General, what about you?" everyone asked in surprise.

"I have made up my mind. I am ashamed to see the king again and I feel guilty towards the people." After Mingliu Shiguang finished speaking, Zheng drew out his long sword and quietly walked aside.

There were exclamations from all sides, and then several retainers of the Mingliu family walked behind Mingliu Shiguang without hesitation.

After the famous people knelt down, they also knelt down one after another.

"Let's go." Someone at the scene stomped his feet, turned around and led the horse. The others looked at them with mixed feelings and got on their horses one after another.

Not everyone is willing to die here with the celebrities, most of the generals choose to leave.

Mingliu Shiguang sat high on a hillside, looking at the battlefield ahead.

The huge battlefield was filled with defeated crowds. The shogunate army collapsed completely and everyone fled in all directions. Kublai Khan's elite cavalry split into dozens of groups and chased them everywhere.

The Song army further away also had three thousand cavalrymen chasing after them.

Mingliu Shiguang closed his eyes in despair. Their shogunate army had few cavalrymen, and they were defeated in this battle, and only a handful of them would be able to escape.

How can he have the face to live on after a battle like this?
"Long live the king." Mingliu Shiguang suddenly shouted, and then stabbed himself in the abdomen with a knife.

"Long live the king." The generals around him followed suit and committed suicide one after another.

Half an hour later.

Song Tian brought his son Song Guoquan to the battlefield.

His son Song Guoquan is almost 15 years old and is currently the commander of the new battalion. Their battalion is equipped with only Type rifles, no artillery, and no large cold weapons. The soldiers only carry rifles, daggers, engineer shovels, and hand pestles.

This also became the standard configuration of the Song army in the future.

The fighting continued on the battlefield. A large number of Song soldiers took out daggers, mounted them in front of their rifles and flintlocks, and then stabbed and killed everyone along the way, regardless of whether they were dead or not.

It was a big win today, but Song Tian didn't seem very happy.

The Song army suffered less than 500 casualties, while the opposing army was almost wiped out, with more than 30,000 casualties on the scene.

Then, after they fled in all directions, seven or eight thousand cavalrymen of the Song army chased them out. If nothing unexpected happened, they could kill at least 80% of the enemy's troops in a day or two.

The Battle of Sayo River between Xiongali and Mongolia was similar to this one.

Among the ten armies of Xiongyali, only 20,000 to 30,000 casualties were suffered on the spot. The Mongolian army chased and killed the enemies all the way, and finally killed nearly 90,000 enemies.

The escape after defeat is the biggest war of annihilation.

Without their cavalry and war horses, their armor rate was lower than that of the shogunate army in Europe at the same time, and the casualties would only be heavier.

Song Guoquan followed his father on the battlefield and saw Song soldiers stabbing and killing people everywhere. The huge battlefield was filled with screams and cries. He couldn't help but take a deep breath.

"Father, why don't you leave any one behind?" Song Guoquan asked cautiously in a low voice.

"The shogunate does not have many elite troops. We should put an end to their resistance and kill all their troops. It will be easy to conquer this country."

"Besides, we have too few soldiers and horses, and we don't know where the Western Route Army has fought to. We don't have enough people to look after the prisoners." Song Tian said this, turned around and looked at his son: "You have fought with me for many years, and soon you will lead the army on your own."

"You have read more books than I have, and have learned many military tactics."

"You should know that a general has five dangers: he must die, so he can be killed; he must live, so he can be captured; he is quick to anger, so he can be insulted; he is honest and upright, so he can be humiliated; he loves the people, so he can be troubled."

"When you appear in an enemy country, remember the five dangers, especially love the people, which can be annoying."

This is to teach sons not to be merciful, especially in enemy countries.

"I understand, kid." Song Guoquan nodded quickly.

After a moment, Song Guoquan asked again: "Father seems unhappy?"

This battle was a great victory with little loss. Most of the Song soldiers were wounded by arrows, while some people from other tribes died on Kublai's side. It could be said to be a complete victory. He didn't know why Song Tian seemed unhappy.

"Alas." Song Tian sighed, "The war is over, and there are no major wars in Japan. I am afraid it is the end of me."

It turns out that Song Tian is getting old.

He followed Zhao Yurui for more than 20 years. Before Zhao Yurui ascended the throne, he was a subordinate of Peng Yibin. Later, he followed Peng Yibin to join the imperial court and Zhao Yurui.

Over the past twenty years, he worked his way up from a squad leader of five men to the commander of an army. In this battle, he served as the main general of the eastern route, commanding nearly three armies. This was the pinnacle of his military career.

But Song Tian knew that he was old and would soon retire.

There will be no more wars to fight in the future, so it is inevitable that I feel a little lost.

Song Guoquan smiled and said, "Everyone has this day, dad just needs to be more open-minded."

"Haha." Song Tian laughed when he heard this. He didn't expect that his son was more open-minded than him.

In late August of the 18th year of Yuanzhen, the Song army and the shogunate army fought a decisive battle in Kanai County and won a great victory.

The gap between the two sides' weapons is huge.
The shogunate army launched a desperate charge and at one point approached within thirty steps of the Song army, but was eventually defeated.

After the battle, the Song army, with nearly 8,000 cavalry, chased for a day and a night, and chased for hundreds of miles. The corpses of the Shogunate troops were scattered for hundreds of miles. In the end, the Song army had no time to kill them and could only capture them first.

At the end of August, more than 20,000 prisoners were pushed into the sea by Song Tian along the southern coast of Kanagawa Prefecture, shocking the whole of Japan.

The issue of the shogunate's surrender was finally put on the table of Hojo Tokimura.

At the end of September, Zheng Youcai, the commander of the Kuye army, brought 3,000 troops from the sea to Kanagawa Prefecture and met Song Tian at the former Shogun's Palace.

"Old Zheng?"

"Boss."

Hahahaha, the two of them hugged each other first, and then almost burst into tears.

At that time, Song Tian, ​​Li Liang, Zheng Youcai, Zhou Yong and several other brothers were all in the same army. Later, as the Song army's territory grew and their positions became higher and higher, they each went their separate ways.

Song Tian has always been their chief officer, and now seeing their old brother again, both of them are extremely excited.

"Boss, it's been ten years, right?"

"Get lost, it's only been eight years. Didn't we play mahjong together in Changchun City back then? You stole my hand and got my big hand. Have you forgotten?"

"Uh, Boss, you still remember this kind of thing. It's just that I won a few coins from you, hahahaha."

The two hadn't seen each other for a long time, so they called their sons that night and had a big drink together. After drinking, they sent their sons away and had a candlelight chat. Let's talk about the brothers first. Li Liang has been in the Central Asian province and followed the invasion of Persia. It seems that he is currently fighting Abbas and is now the commander of the army.

Zhou Yong fought few battles and was later stationed in Changchun. He has been in Liaodong Province ever since. Maybe because he fought few battles, he is currently only a general and is the slowest to be promoted among his brothers.

But Song Tian has been the military commander for many years and is still the military commander now. However, this time the Song army fought against Japan and gathered three armies, he was temporarily appointed as the chief general.

Everyone was a little disappointed. Once a military officer was promoted to commander, it seemed difficult to get promoted any higher.

According to the current military system of the Song army, an army consists of 6,000 people, and being the commander of a army is the ultimate dream of most military officers.

Going further up, the Song army had no larger unit than the Dusi.

Each province has a dusi.

The Dusi in Zhao and Rui is equivalent to a military region.

Each province is a military region, with a commander-in-chief and a deputy commander-in-chief, who are all military giants in each province and are often the people he trusts the most.

People like Song and Tian could not be considered the emperor's confidants. They were neither originally from the Song army nor were they born into royal families. Therefore, being promoted to military commander was the pinnacle for them.

The two of them had drunk a little wine, and since there was no one around, they ended up complaining a bit.

Especially since Song Tian stayed in the military commander position for several years. Of course, there were no battles in his last few years. The Song army fought in the west, in Europe, Central Asia, and Southeast Asia, so it was normal that he could not be promoted.

If it weren't for the wars against Korea and Japan, Song Tian would probably have to wait for several years without fighting until he retired.

Zheng Youcai listened to him complaining silently. After a moment, he suddenly said, "I met the second prince, Prince of Yan, Zhao Xie, in Kuye City."

"Uh," Song Tianzui said with a smile, "I heard that the King of Yan went to entertain the troops in the middle of winter. He was very nice to the brothers."

Apparently, the news that Prince Yan crossed the Bering Strait to visit the troops had also reached Song Tian.

"The wars against Goryeo and Japan were all planned by Prince Yan. Prince Yan, like Your Majesty, is a man of both civil and military talents," said Zheng Youcai.

"Can local princes make decisions? It seems that the Dusi and the Governor's Office are very cooperative." Song Tian pointed out the key point.

"The King of Yan is capable, so everyone will naturally cooperate."

Unlike Zhao Yi, who wanted to kill as soon as he arrived in Persia, the decision had to be made by voting.

Lian Zhaozhen was calm and resourceful in his work, and local officials were happy to obey his orders.

The two chatted for a few more words, and Zheng Youcai asked, "Boss, how many months until you retire?"

"Not a few months, six years next year."

"That year is not here yet?"

"Yes, if you can't go up any further, you have to retire."

"You won this battle, how could you not be promoted?"

"The vacancies are all full. If you want a promotion, I would have been promoted a long time ago. Why are you waiting until now?" Song Tian shook his head.

He wants to be promoted to the next level and become the deputy commander of a district. He can work for another two years before retiring.

If he is promoted to commander-in-chief, he can retire five years later.

Some of them are commanders, like Meng Gong and Yu Jie. It is estimated that the emperor will let them work until they die.

So since he is not a close confidant and his treatment is different, it is normal for Song Tian to complain.

"Boss, don't you want to quit?" Zheng Youcai suddenly asked.

"Damn it, I'm only 55 and I can still ride a horse and kill people. Why should I retreat?" Song Tian shouted.

Zheng Youcai looked around and suddenly lowered his voice: "Congratulations, Boss, congratulations to the commander of Songdu."

"?" Song Tian felt it was impressive.

"To be honest, when I came here, the King of Yan asked me if I wanted to work for a few more years. I didn't know what you wanted to do, so I didn't dare to say yes. Now that I know what you want to do, the King of Yan will definitely help."

"Hiss" Song Tian seemed to sober up instantly.

He stared at Zheng Youcai in disbelief. He didn't expect that Zheng Youcai was actually related to King Yan.

This is not necessarily a good thing.

Song Tian certainly knew what was going on.

Once you agree, you will become a member of the Prince of Yan's party.

It is said that His Majesty the Emperor is not even fifty years old yet and is still in the prime of his life.

Song Tian has only been in power for a few years, but since he has joined the Yan Party, his son has a backer and will definitely have the opportunity to rise in the future.

"Boss, what else are you considering?" Zheng Youcai said, "If not for yourself, you have to consider Guoquan."

"You will retire next year, and Guoquan will probably be the battalion commander for the rest of his life."

Hiss, Song Tian’s face turned red.

"The army is now full of His Majesty's confidants. There were hundreds of young men in his palace back then, and they are spread throughout the army. The young men now have sons, and if every family has two, that means there are thousands of them."

"You and my son, it's good enough to be a general. It will be very difficult for you to be a commander in the future."

Zheng Youcai's words were a bit outrageous, as he had clearly stated that all the soldiers in the army were Zhao Yurui's confidants.

But there is nothing wrong with this.

Zhao Yurui's confidants are mainly the conservative group led by Meng Gong, and the young men in the palace who are servants.

Now the descendants of these people are also beginning to enter the military, so if there is any promotion, they will definitely be given priority.

Song Tian sobered up, rubbed his head, and thought calmly for a while.

Zheng Youcai was not in a hurry either, and waited quietly by the side.

After a moment, Song Tian finally spoke: "What did the King of Yan say?"

Zheng Youcai was very happy.

After pacifying Goryeo and Japan, the imperial court planned to set up Dongying Province and Goryeo Province here.

Emperor Zhao Yurui originally planned to appoint Yu Jie as governor-general of the two provinces.

But Yu Jie said that he was old and didn't want to do it, so he turned it down.

Zhao Yurui planned to let his cousin Quan Yong do it, but Quan Yong didn't want to.

At this time, Zhao Xie recommended his uncle Xie Yichang.

When Zhao Xie left Beijing, Xie Yichang was the prefect of Fuzhou. Later, he was promoted to the position of governor and was about to retire.

It is said that Zhao Yurui considered it for several days and finally agreed.

Both provinces should have a Dusi.

The commander-in-chief on the Goryeo side was Fan Qixun, yes, the young man born in the Zhao Yurui Palace. He used to be called Quan Ba, but later changed it back to his original name.

The commander-in-chief on the Japanese side is Lu Wenxin, who was previously the commander-in-chief in Goryeo. After conquering Japan, Lu Wenxin will be transferred here.

Zhao Yu intended to recommend Song Tian as the deputy commander-in-chief and protect Dongjing (the imperial court set up Dongjing as the capital of Dongying Province)
Zheng Youcai will also come to partner with Song Tian and serve as deputy commander-in-chief.

Song Tian was from the Infantry and Cavalry Battalion, and Zheng Youcai was in charge of the Navy Camp.

The two brothers can finally be together again.

"Although the Prince of Yan's Palace is in Far East City, I'm afraid Far East City won't be completed within ten years."

"In the future, the temporary Prince Yan's Palace will be moved from Vladivostok to Tokyo, and the Prince Yan will work with us." Zheng Youcai said with a smile.

Song Tian sighed secretly, from now on we will be the Yan Party.

(End of this chapter)