Editing of the ten loyal ministers and the emperors standing up

Chapter 142 Recovering the Six Counties of Xiangyang and the First Northern Expedition

"Pengju, I've been waiting for you for a long time!"

"Your Majesty, I am late!"

"Is it possible to regain the six counties of Xiangyang?"

"If I reply to Your Majesty, I am willing to issue a military order and swear to the death to take back the Six Counties of Xiangyang!"

"Okay, then I will give you half a year to prepare all the ordnance and supplies. It depends on your Shenwu rear army!"

Above the sky, there was a conversation between the monarch and his ministers. After talking about the business, there was another round of pleasantries.

Zhao Gou said insinuatingly:
"I heard from the imperial censor, Peng Ju, that you whipped soldiers when you were drunk. Is this true?"

Yue Fei's face turned red, but he still raised his hands and said,

"It is indeed true, Your Majesty. From now on, I will not drink any alcohol to repay the Emperor's kindness."

In the first year of Shaoxing, Yue Fei was in Hongzhou and drank with Zhao Bingyuan, the commander of Jiangnan soldiers and horses.

Yue Fei was young at the time, and both of them drank a lot indulgently. As a result, Yue Fei got drunk and beat Zhao Bingyuan so hard that Zhao Bingyuan almost died.

Yue Fei is not a perfect person, and his wine taste is very bad.

However, as a famous war-god general, Yue Fei was both civil and military, so how could he not know that drinking would cause trouble?
Yue Fei quit!

He quit with just one word from the emperor!

Yue Fei was able to admit his mistakes and take action. Quitting drinking showed his extraordinary willpower and understanding of his mistakes, which did not affect his image as a great warrior.

……

Big man.

Everyone looked at Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide. Zhang Fei touched the back of his forehead and said:
"What are you looking at me for?"

It was Zhao Yun who was the fourth child and said with a smile:

"Third brother, I am Yue Fei and you are Zhang Fei. I can give up drinking, so why can't you."

"Zhen Zhenzhen, if you want your third brother to stop drinking, you might as well kill him. He has done a lot of scandalous things."

Guan Yu curled his lips and smiled,

Liu Bei also frowned and said,

"Forget it if it's normal, third brother, do you know what happened to you in the past? Isn't it because you were drunk and whipped the soldiers, which caused the morale of the army to be unstable, and in the end you were taken advantage of by thieves?
You, it’s best to drink in moderation! "

Zhuge Liang also shook his feather fan lightly and said with a smile,
"This Zhang Fei is not as good as that Yue Fei!"

Above the sky!

Zhao Gou strongly supported Yue Fei in taking action, and Zhao Ding, the minister of the main war faction, said:

"No one knows the advantages and disadvantages of the upper class like a flyer!"

The implication is: "Of all the people in the court, Yue Fei is the most suitable!"

In May of the fourth year of Shaoxing,

Yue Fei was appointed as the envoy of Jiangxi Shuqi and the envoy of De'an Prefecture of Hanyang Army in Huangfuzhou, and led the army to set off in a mighty manner.

After Yue Fei's army crossed the river, he immediately attacked Yingzhou (now north of Jiangling, Hubei).

As the commander-in-chief, Yue Fei personally took risks and flew around the city to survey the terrain.

Jingchao, the guard general of Yingzhou in the puppet Qi Dynasty, was famous for his bravery and was nicknamed "Ten Thousand Enemies". He was waiting in formation.

Yue Fei ordered Zhang Xian to question Jingchao, why did he betray Liu Yu?Liu Jitian, the military advisor of Jingchao, replied shamelessly:

"Everyone is doing his own thing today, no more words!"

Yue Fei was furious at such a shameless traitor and ordered the city to be captured alive.

Attacking the city at dawn the next day, soldiers climbed up the ladder to the enemy tower in the northeast corner, attacked Ying City, and killed more than 7000 enemies. Jingchao threw himself off a cliff and died.

As expected, Liu Ji was captured alive. Yue Fei ordered him to kneel down facing south, punished him with justice, and executed the scum himself.

The first battle was successful and Yingzhou was recovered.

Then Zhang Xian and Xu Qing were sent to attack Suizhou.

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above the sky,

Zhao Ding, the minister of the main war faction, was nervously waiting for the battle report from the front line. After all, it was him who recommended Yue Fei to fight this time. It was impossible to say that he was not nervous.

The palms of Zhao Gou, Emperor Gaozong of the Song Dynasty, were so sweaty that many ministers in the court opposed it.

For example, Xu Fu, the Privy Councilor who signed the letter, disagreed. He believed that Yue Fei was too young to be fully trusted as a general.

At that time, there were many people in the court who doubted Yue Fei's ability to shoulder this important responsibility.

The people in Jiankang City were struggling to survive in the cracks of war. The Song Army had just recovered this place, and everything still seemed so depressed.

Jiankang City is a bit sad,
Suddenly a man rode into the city quickly.

"Urgent report from [-] miles from Xiangyang! Urgent report from [-] miles from Xiangyang!"

The messengers galloped on horseback, and their voices penetrated the streets and alleys, echoing everywhere.

Some people couldn't help but poke their heads out of the wine shop and looked over curiously. The merchants and hawkers stopped to watch!
The messenger shouted excitedly:
"There is an urgent report from Xiangyang eight hundred miles away. Wang Shi has recovered Yingzhou, and Yue Fei has recovered Yingzhou!" Official documents from the government cannot be shown to the people, but the victory report is different. Not only will the court not conceal it, but it will also publicize it!

For the Song Dynasty, victory is so needed!

In the wine shop, a few people couldn't help but come out and watch the messengers whizzing by.

"He said Master Wang has recovered?"

"He is indeed talking about Master Wang conquering Yingzhou!"

"The general seems to be Yue Fei!"

"The achievement of Jiankang was achieved by General Yue. How awesome!"

The news reached the palace, and officials in the East and West Mansion vaguely heard the voice.

"Mr. Zhao, there seems to be a military report from Xiangyang."

Zhao Ding put down his pen and said doubtfully:
"Is it possible that there will be results so soon?"

The movement outside alarmed Zhao Guan's family.

Zhao Gou, who was sitting deep in the palace, got up with excitement!

Hurry up and order someone to bring the messenger!
When the messenger saw Zhao Guan's family, he was stunned for a moment and said excitedly:

"Your Majesty, there is an urgent report from Hedong. Wang Shi has conquered Yingzhou and Yue Fei has achieved a great victory!"

After saying that, he handed the general report to Zhao Gou with both hands.

"Okay, Yue Fei has opened the door to Hubei, so this battle will be easy!"

On this day, the news of the recovery of Zhizhou spread in Jiankang City.

The name Yue Fei once again became so dazzling in Jiankang's ruling and opposition parties.

Everyone knows the strategic significance of regaining Zhi. The Song Dynasty came to plot the six counties of Xiangyang!

The battle above the sky is fierce!
The puppet Qi guard general Wang Song resisted for more than a month, but Suizhou failed to capture it.

Niu Gao, who had just joined Yue Fei's army, took the initiative to challenge and proposed to capture the city within three days.

The generals thought that the two generals Zhang and Xu, who were both brave and resourceful, could not attack for a long time, and that the fierce general Niu Gao was just talking big words.

But Yue Fei praised and approved Niu Gao's request for war.Niu Gao carried three days of army provisions and led his army to attack Suicheng.

Because Niugao had fought against the Jin in this area, and with the cooperation of generals Zhang and Xu, he conquered Suicheng, captured 5000 people, and captured Wang Song alive before three days of rations were used up.

When discussing merits and rewards, Niu Gao attributed his credit to Zhang Xian.

Yue Yun was only 16 years old, and he also participated in the battle to attack Suicheng. He held two awls, weighing eighty kilograms, and swung them left and right, killing the enemy bravely and ascending to the city first.

After recapturing Yingzhou and Suizhou, Yue Fei directed his troops towards Xiangyang.The puppet Qi general Li Cheng led his troops forty miles out of the city and lined up on the left side of the Xiangjiang River to fight.

Yue Fei inspected Li Cheng's formation, smiled and said to his subordinates:

"This thief has repeatedly defeated me. I think he has many things to do and must be out of practice. Now he is as sparse and dark as before.

The advantage of the infantry lies in blocking danger, while the advantage of the cavalry lies in the plain.

Cheng Nai's left column of cavalry was on the river bank, and his right column of infantry was on the ground. Although there were hundreds of thousands of people, what could they do? "

Marshal Yue raised his whip, pointed at Wang Gui and ordered:

"You use your spear infantry to attack the cavalry from Li Cheng's right!"

Pointing at Niu Gao, he ordered:

"You move the cavalry from the left to attack the infantry!"

Niu Gao and Wang Gui, one on the left and one on the right, led the infantry and cavalry to attack Li Chengjun.

Li Cheng's cavalry could not deploy and was stabbed over by Yue Fei's infantry with long spears. They fled towards the river. Wang Gui's infantry chased them, so they fell into the river together with their horses.

Li Cheng's infantry was smashed to pieces by Niu Gao's cavalry, causing countless casualties.

Li Cheng led the remaining troops to escape overnight.

Xiangyang Prefecture is recovered!
Jiankang City is so lively!
[Report, Wang Shi conquered Suizhou and Yue Fei conquered Suizhou! 】

[Great victory, Wang Shi captured Xiangyang Mansion, Yue Fei defeated Li Cheng! 】

[Report! ...]

Good news comes frequently, and countless messengers rush to the two places!
Lianghuai was shocked!

The Song court was shocked!

Zhao Guan's family, civil and military officials, as well as the citizens were shocked!
In July, Yue Fei marched into Dengzhou.At this time, the puppet Qi army joined the Jin army and formed more than [-] camps in the northwest of Dengzhou to guard Dengzhou together.

Yue Fei commanded Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, Wang Wan, and Dong Xian to attack in separate groups. The enemy was severely defeated. Jin general Liu Hebojin escaped alone. Yue Fei's army captured Gao Zhong, the puppet garrison of Deng City, alive.

By July 23, Tangzhou and Xinyang troops were recovered one after another.

At this point, General Yue Feiyue sent troops for 87 days to regain the six states!
[In less than three months, Yue Fei conquered the six counties of Xiangyang!Do your best in one battle! 】

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