Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 273 This is my last force!
"If, I mean if, if the Song people still have troops in the two rivers area, wouldn't our army have to fight fiercely with them when they go south at this time?"

Gao Feng said worriedly.

In front of him, Han Shizhong was sitting behind a desk, looking at the map carefully, and said without raising his head: "If the interruption continues and the chaos continues, there may be many Song armies left in Hebei, but all the main Song armies in Hedong are here." Heading towards Yongxing Military Road."

"But in detail, three groups of Song's Western Army marched to the east of Hedong, and then only two groups came back for reinforcements. The other group was led by Song General Zhong Shizhong. After all, it was still a group of Western Army and should not be underestimated."

"Even among the masters in Hedong, they can't fight with us."

Han Shizhong said calmly, he pushed away the map and stood up.

"Beat the drum and gather the generals."

In the handsome tent, all the generals soon arrived. Han Shizhong glanced at everyone, and first roughly explained the strategy that the King of Han had decided with him before, that is, after all the main forces of the Song Dynasty were attracted away, Han Shizhong would guard the area along the way. The Han army in the seven states of Hebei can take advantage of the situation and attack.

"Target, Taiyuan Mansion!"

Han Shizhong looked around and said in a deep voice:
"Your Majesty has attracted a large number of soldiers and horses from the Song Dynasty for us in the west. We must attack Taiyuan quickly at this time, regardless of the cost or casualties! You must know that your Majesty is under heavy siege in the west. Only by breaking through Taiyuan Mansion, our Only then can reinforcements appear from the east in time to respond to the king."

The general was stunned for a moment, and said a little aggrievedly: "But. Not long after you gave the order, we were just about to destroy it, but General Qu happened to be passing by at that time. He said that it would definitely come in handy in the future, so we..."

Several generals in the tent were severely scolded. Gao Feng sat aside, as if he were an outsider. After the generals left the handsome tent in disgrace, he did not take the initiative to speak and silently poured himself a cup of tea. Drink slowly.

"A letter from the west said that the king raised a dragon flag in the army. I think you should understand what this means."

Liu Ling was not stupid either. Although he wanted to use the power of the old Liao to rise, he never thought of restoring the Liao.

Han Shizhong sat back on his chair, looked at Gao Feng, and said helplessly: "The people below are all one-minded. In the past few years, when you and I pushed our lord to become king in the army, we also played tricks on the minds of these brats. Wild."

Initially, Zhao Heshou was greedy for money and Gao Feng was lustful;

"Bastard!"

But this is no longer the case in the past. When a family has a large business, factions will naturally form.

"you"

"I ordered that all those things be destroyed, why didn't you obey the order!"

Han Shizhong was furious: "Whose generals are you, and whose orders do you obey? Your Majesty is walking steadily, we just have to wait patiently."

Han Shizhong's expression suddenly changed and he stared at the man.

Outsiders think that since Xuanhe's conquest of Liao, the Song Dynasty lost all its advantages in foreign wars and could only be passively beaten. However, as a member of the generals of the Song Dynasty, Zhong Shizhong knew very well that this was not the case.

"I thought that my martial arts fortune in the Song Dynasty was interrupted a few years ago."

"Handsome."

Han Shizhong was slightly shocked. He originally thought that Gao Feng was the king of Han's eyes and ears in the army, but now it seems that even Gao Feng seems to be afraid of something.

You can say that Zhao Heshou completed his self-salvation and revenge against the Jin people, but Gao Feng didn't want to die so heroically, especially since the proportion of generals like him who were directly descended from the army was not high in the army, but the proportion was stable and predictable. What's more, as time goes by, they will definitely be gradually placed in important positions.

In the past few years, Han Shizhong and Liang Zhe were not the only generals who clamored for Liu Ling to become king in the army. However, they did have military exploits and contributed the most, so they directly made marquises in public.

In this battle, we must help the king interrupt the military fortunes of the Song people! "

The influence of the "Liao Clan" on the local level has been slowly worn away. Shi Liai and Yelu Dashi are now directly taken to work in the army by the King of Han, and it is impossible for Yan and Yun to be separated by thousands of miles. Subordinates on the ground pass various hints and orders.

A general bravely said: "Then when I see the king, should I take out the things I have prepared?"

At least in the army, there are still a few mountains. Of course, everyone is loyal to the King of Han without any second thoughts.

Finally, Gao Feng smiled and said: "I am prosperous, so there is no need for the commander to be anxious. As long as we work hard and achieve great results, I will believe that the Lord will not treat us badly."

Facing Han Shizhong's gaze, he said directly: "This matter must be reported to the Lord and must not be covered up. If it is found out, even the general will not be able to escape the involvement."

But in addition to these three factions, Yan Yun actually had another force, which was the direct lineage of the King of Han. Gao Feng was later included in the lineage because he had been working with Liu Ling since the Zhuozhou Army.

He slowly stood up, the serious aura on his body suddenly disappeared, and the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

Gao Feng understood what Han Shizhong meant. He was born as a "direct lineage", but at this time he was leading troops in Han Shizhong's army. From other aspects, he actually played the role of a supervisor of the army.

But he is most taboo about such things and things. He doesn't need any dragon robes and jade seals. If an idiot really offers these, you and I will die! "

"Brother Gao Xian, look what's going on."

"Now, we should call it our lord from a distance."

Then on the eve of the battle of Shanhaiguan, Zhao Heshou was sent to guard Shanhaiguan because of his greed for money and food. He was eventually burned on fire, which illuminated the direction of the main attack of the army.

No matter how bad it is, it is not difficult to get the opportunity to be a wife, a son, and a wealthy person.

The generals' breathing suddenly became much heavier.

This means that walls have ears.

But being a human being still requires hard work.

For example, the "Song Clan" headed by Han Shizhong and the "Xia Clan" headed by Liang Zhe and Li Liangfu. Most of the soldiers from the grassland were distracted and anchored at the bottom of these two mountains. In addition, they also used Shili Aiyelu Dashi. The "Liao Clan" headed by others.

Han Shizhong wanted to sigh, but suddenly paused and agreed:
"I have followed the Lord since I was young, and have fought all the way south and north until now. As long as Taiyuan Mansion is captured and Hedong Road is penetrated, the hands of the Song people will no longer be able to make fists.

Zhong Shizhong clutched the military newspaper and sighed to the deputy general in front of him.

Most of these matters in Han Shizhong's army would be conveyed to the King of Han through Gao Feng's mouth.

"besides."

Han Shizhong frowned, Gao Feng shook his head at him, said nothing, just pointed to his ears and waved his hands slightly.

The battle that truly destroyed the family's fortune was when Tong Guan led his army in the Northern Expedition and was wiped out.

Historically, later generations believed that Song Huizong was weak and incompetent, but from the perspective of contemporary people, he could even be called a "militant".

"Father, what exactly did the military newspaper say?"

"It's about the Hebei Qiu Ba named Yue Fei, who led thousands of people and defeated the three troops organized by my commander head-on."

After writing to Liu Ling stating that he wanted to "surrender to the Han", Zhong Shizhong used his power to organize the local Xiang army and Baojia in Hedong as well as the Western Army under his own command. After Yue Fei arrived, Zhong Shizhong Seeing that the Hebei Forbidden Army under Yue Fei seemed to be decent, he was tempted to rob them again.

After all, from his perspective, Yue Fei's troops were sent by King Kang, and King Kang must be ambitious now.

At first, he only arranged a few military envoys, hoping to let them directly seize power in Yue Fei's army, but the latter found out and took them directly.

Then, in order to prevent Yue Fei from "merging" with the Han army to the west, the Zhong division sent more than 2,000 soldiers and horses, then another 4,000; finally, a force composed of the Forbidden Army, the Xiang Army, and The local garrison and the Western Army's team numbered approximately more than 3,000 people. "Three groups of soldiers and horses. The leader of the first group of soldiers and horses shouted in front of the formation that he wanted to fight Yue Fei. He was captured alive by Yue Fei before they could join forces.

The commander of the second route of troops led his troops to attack head-on, but was ambushed by Yue Fei. The commander was beheaded by the formation, and the remaining troops were gathered under Yue Fei's command.

The third group of soldiers and horses encountered Yue Fei's troops near Yangliangguan in Fenzhou, and the entire army was wiped out. "

The seed master exhaled a breath of turbidity and murmured: "I am a beautiful lady, why should I be a thief? Yue Fei is such a brave general, but everyone laughs at him as a mediocre general. Even I have lost my sight. But that's the end of it." "

There are more than 8,000 Western troops under him.

Previously, the local defenders and Xiang troops were mobilized to fight, so the division center was not surprised to get such a result, but they were just a little bit emotional.

In the army, the drums began to beat.

A large number of soldiers began to break out of their camps under the orders of the officers, and the camps became empty. The soldiers got on their horses and looked at the empty camps behind them with blank eyes.

He has worked so hard for his country, but after this battle, or after the Han army is encircled and wiped out in the right area of ​​Shaanxi, what will be waiting for him?
Among the seed masters, it was very clear that his brother's family had all moved to Yandi, and he also had a caste, so he would inevitably be criticized a lot in the court.

In the future, either exile or house confiscation will be possible.

But he just wants peace of mind.

"We cannot let a single soldier from Hebei reach the Yongxing Army Road, and let Tan Zhen continue to besiege the King of Han. Haha. This is his last struggle. Send the order, and the whole army will go east to face Yue Fei!"

The Zhongshi even sent someone to write a letter of war and clearly agreed on a date for the battle with Yue Fei.

According to his judgment, he and Yue Fei were probably the back-up men the King of Han was planning to use to inflict evil on Tan Zhen.

It's a pity, Thief Yan, that you underestimated the heroes of the world!
As the head coach of the first army, as long as he doesn't resist, he can even help Tan Zhen block the threat from Hebei. No matter what, he can only do his best to achieve this point.

Therefore, Zhongshi is very patient. Delaying time is victory for his side. As long as Yue Fei cannot cross the battlefield to harass Tan Zhen, the situation on the Yongxing Army Road should not change significantly.

Even when the date of the battle was about to arrive, he suddenly sent an envoy over and postponed the date of the battle again and again for various reasons.

Either the weather is bad, or he is sick, or someone in the family has died, which he can use as an excuse.

But for some reason, Yue Fei also agreed repeatedly.

Um.
Tan Zhen's fight should be almost over.

Ninety thousand Song troops surrounded 20,000 Han troops. Compared with this number, they could not lose no matter how hard they thought.

When Master Zhong thought of this, there was suddenly a sound of footsteps outside. He opened his eyes slightly and saw his son walking in with a few letters in his hand. He immediately said lazily: "If Yue Fei sends someone to ask when Fighting, just find a way to kill it."

"no"

The son looked at his old father and didn't know how to explain it for a moment. He closed his eyes and fell asleep for a moment. He felt something was wrong in the atmosphere, so he opened his eyes and looked at him again.

"An urgent report came from the west, saying that Tan Zhen had never been able to capture Qinghua Town, but the King of Han sent surprise troops southward and defeated Qian Gai's and Xu Huiyan's armies. According to legend, Kansai lost 200,000 troops and suffered heavy casualties.

besides"

The master made a sound, reached out his hand to grab the military newspaper in disbelief, and read it carefully. After a moment, he raised his head to look at his son, his voice trembling:
"What else? Tell me quickly!"

"Then Yue Fei sent people to stand at the gate of the camp and scolded my father for being handsome. He looked down on you without betraying the Song Dynasty. Anyway, that's all."

The son hesitated and said: "Father, I feel that Yue Fei is not..."

When Master Zhong heard that Yue Fei sent someone to scold him for "turning his back on the Song Dynasty", his heart sank.

Damn it, if the other party scolds you like this, wouldn’t that mean
"hateful!"

He didn't know who he was scolding.

"However."

Master Zhong was speechless. He sat on a chair, covering his heart and gasping for air in a daze.

"Quick, send someone to prepare the horse, I want to see Yue Fei."

The son pursed his lips and said slowly:
"Father, Yue Fei has been pretending to be suspicious during this period. His troops should have bypassed our army and gone straight to Yan'an Prefecture. He..."

There are two trees on both sides of the official road in Thanh Hoa Town.

Both trees are very old and have gone through several dynasties. Some local people even built temples to offer incense.

Of course, this must be regarded as a temple of obscenity.

But no matter how noble they were in the past, the Han army did nothing to them when they came. After Tan Zhen led his troops to resist the Northern invaders, these two big trees fell down that night amidst the wails of the local villagers. The tree was used as a siege weapon.

When Song soldiers were about to chop down another tree as ordered, they didn't know whether it was because of their harsh attitude or other reasons. Anyway, the locals tried their best to protect the tree. In addition, they also organized militiamen spontaneously to resist. The task of collecting food and money assigned by the government.

During the war, everything was in turmoil. Two trees fell down, but people cherished the remaining one more than before. Then rumors spread from nowhere that there was a tree god living in this tree. , can protect them from military disaster.

Liang Zhe knew the reason for this rumor very well, because he was the one who spread it deliberately. The tree god could resist the Han army, and naturally it could also make the Song army, whose hands and feet were not very clean, get out.

The simple villagers equally hated all foreign armies, even if they were Song people, but the Song army robbed them harder than the Han army.

Under the watchful eyes of many local villagers, the rude general slowly knelt down in front of the "tree god" and then placed three sticks of incense on the incense burner in front of the tree.

"A stick of incense, wishing peace to everyone in the world."

"Two sticks of incense, wishing our army a prosperous military fortune and invincibility."

"Three incense sticks," Liang Zhe took a deep breath and said solemnly: "I wish my great Han lord a long life and happiness!"

The sound spread far away, and a group of generals stood aside and watched indifferently. Many of them were injured, with blood stains hidden under their armor.

It would be false to say that 20,000 Han troops fought against 90,000 Song troops without difficulty, because Liang Zhe’s army did not actually have 20,000 soldiers. When a tough battle really happened, it was usually the generals from various departments or even Liang Zhe who led them. The soldiers personally fought back the Song army.

It's not that everyone doesn't want to cooperate with the atmosphere at this time, it's just that they are tired.

Liang Zhe stood up slowly and said loudly: "Everyone, we have been waiting here for a long time. I, the commander, led you to take the initiative to be surrounded by the Song people, for today!"

"I want to tell you that Pinglu Army Li Liangfu is about to lead his army south from Fuzhou, and the king is about to lead his army to arrive in person. We have completed the task assigned by the king. With 20,000 people, we blocked ten people from the Song Dynasty. With a force of more than ten thousand, you all, we are all good men, and we are worthy of being big men!
Our reinforcements have arrived, it's time for us to stand up! "

Liang Zhe looked at the generals. His figure was extremely small compared to the majestic ancient tree behind him, but the sound made the branches and leaves tremble continuously.

“We must help in this battle.

Tonight, the entire army marched out of Qinghua Town and surrounded the Song Army! "

(End of this chapter)