Dawn of the Empire

Chapter 507 94 Xunyang full of Jingzhan -6

"grown ups......"

The voice of the subordinates calling for the battle became somewhat hesitant.Looking at the thick smoke behind the Song army's formation, "Where's my warrior?" Brother Tiemu opened his eyes wide. No matter what, he couldn't believe it.Even if it is tens of thousands of infantry, it is impossible for thousands of cavalry to disappear into the devil-like black smoke in such a short period of time.

"Expel the northern captives—"

"Welcome back to the Holy One—"

The Song army burst into shouts, and the flags were flying high. Zhao Xingde felt the high morale of the soldiers.In front of them was the Liao army's camp, Zhao Xingde raised his left hand. "Stop—" Lu Mingyu ordered loudly, tens of thousands of soldiers stopped together and rearranged their formation.At this time, volunteer soldiers from Wanzhou County came forward with tribulus carts, long spear carts, sharp knife carts, giant shield carts, whirlwind gun carts, etc., ready to cover the imperial army's attack on the camp.These ordnance were originally stored in the arsenals of the state capitals, but both the suppressors and the Baoyi Army despised them for their bulkiness, so they all gave them to the volunteer camps in the states and counties.The state and county soldiers were watching the battle in the camp. Seeing that the imperial army won a big victory by riding on foot, their blood was boiling.Yue Fei also used chariots to restrain the battalion, which made the formation of ordinary state and county soldiers look strict. For a while, the battle drums were loud, the soldiers were clamoring, and the flags were flying.

Seeing the strength of the Song army, the face of the Liao army on the opposite side all changed. No one under Brother Tiemu's command invited him to fight for a while.

"Unexpectedly, Nanman is so powerful." Brother Tiemu couldn't help feeling a little frustrated.Because the Song army took the initiative to fight, he wanted to win in one fell swoop, but now he calmed down and said to Wen Da: "The Song army is in full swing, and it is not suitable to fight. Please hear that the general supervises Yun Congjun to defend the camp." After the Battle of Bianliang, since the Southern Invasion, it was one of the sign army horns established by recruiting and accepting rebels, and forcing the common people. Others include Yiwei Army, Xuande Army, Pingnan Army and other names.This time, the Liao army cavalry who followed Temuge to the west had no more than [-] cavalry, while the Yuncong army led by Wen Da had more than [-] soldiers, and the Han general Li Cheng in the rear battalion led the wing guards had more than [-] soldiers. .Brother Tiemu disliked that the signing army was useless, and asked the signing army to guard Yuzhou and counties, or harvest grass and valleys, or transfer grain and grass. At this time, he planned to let the signing army rely on camp fortresses to consume the strength of the Song army.

The two armies of Liao and Song have been facing each other in Shuzhou for a long time, and the camps are very strong.The Song army experienced a hard battle. Although the morale was like a rainbow, it was actually very exhausted.Seeing that the Liao army was fast defending the camp, Zhao Xingde urged all the troops to attack for a while and then retreat back to the camp. On this day, he counted the results of the battle and killed more than 7000 Liao soldiers' heads and captured more than 3000 horses. It was the first time to defeat the Liao army head-on in a flat field battle. Although the Song army suffered heavy casualties, overall morale was greatly boosted.That night, Yue Fei ordered Wang Gui to take charge of the battalion near Wanzhou County, and recruit elites from it to form a battalion of strong men, so that Zhao Xingde, the commander of the artillery battalion, was ready to attack the Liao army camp again the next day.

In the middle of the night, Zhao Xingde got a secret letter, and after opening it, he was shocked.The secret letter stated that the Xiangyang court wanted to wait and see the success or failure, and after the decisive battle with the Liao army in Shuzhou, it took advantage of the false attack to attack Ezhou.Zhao Xingde had no choice but to believe the words were so convincing, and they carried the imprint of Jinyan Mansion of the Imperial City Secretary.He looked at the envoy and asked, "I don't know which adult works under the command of Jinyan Mansion?" There was a bit of questioning in his tone.

Zhao Xingde has been in charge of the army for a long time, and he is majestic by himself. Wang Chongyi felt as if he was reporting in front of the imperial city secretary. He didn't dare to neglect, bowed and said: "The last general is Zhou He Duzhi." He paused, He also explained, "Zhou's class is Wang Yandu's deployment of your lord's old department. He admires your lord's high righteousness, so he ordered the general to come here to pay tribute."

Mentioning Wang Yan, Zhao Xingde's expression softened, and he asked, "Do you know what is written in this letter?"

Wang Chongyi restrained his mind and said: "The end will not be known."

"En," Zhao Xingde nodded slightly and said, "Thank you for the virtue of delivering the letter, Mr. Wang, let's go down and rest first."

What the envoy said was in line with the behavior of the Jinyan Mansion, but in this way, there was not much truth to be heard from the envoy.This matter is related to the survival of Ezhou, whether it is true or not, it is difficult for Zhao Xingde to grasp for a while.Zhou He ordered Wang Chongyi to deliver the letter quickly day and night, but he did not explain the reason.There were many such things in Jinyan Mansion, and Wang Chongyi did not have the slightest doubt.Moreover, from Zhao Xingde's easy recognition of the marks in the letter, and Zhou He specifically asking him to mention Wang Yan's matter, Wang Chongyi vaguely guessed that maybe both Wang Yan and Zhao Xingde had some relationship with Jinyan Mansion.

After handing over his duties and leaving the tent of the Central Army Commander, Wang Chongyi naturally began to observe the real situation of the Baoyi Army.It was so easy to meet Zhao Xingde, Wang Chongyi felt a little inconceivable. "In case Wang is an assassin, General Zhao is already dead."

Earlier when he heard that the Zhen Gang had just been promoted from the Xiang Army to the Forbidden Army, while the Baoyi Army was established mainly to recruit bandits from the southeast, he couldn't help feeling a little contemptuous.The Jinyan Mansion originally had the duty to monitor the armies, and the so-called "hopefulness" technique in the army circulated in the world is very specific.For example, whether the soldiers guarding the gate are holding swords and guns like crutches, whether the soldiers will swarm up to fight for the meal, whether the soldiers whisper behind the officers, etc., will reveal whether the general is Important information such as how well the army is run, whether the army's morale is stable, etc.Along the way, he saw fortified camps along the way, and the accompanying officer mentioned that he had just won a big victory over the Liao army, and Wang Chongyi couldn't help but put away his contempt for the Shuzhou army.

"Although General Zhao voted to serve in the army, he is well deserved to say that he manages the army well."

"That's it." The accompanying officer said proudly, "If Yue Shumi hadn't called for gold to withdraw the troops, our Baoyi army would have driven the Liao thieves into the river to feed the fish today." He thought Wang Chongyi was sent by the Ministry of War, and said bitterly, " Our Baoyi Army fought bloody battles with the townspeople, and the fucking Hengjun sits on the boat watching, it’s really fucking, my brother will definitely read a copy of them when he goes back.”

Wang Chongyi smiled slightly, noncommittal.The cavalry of the Baoyi army and the town army were no more than [-] people. Although the large formation of the firearms infantry was strong, it could not be compared with the cavalry in terms of speed.The cavalry of the Liao army in the brigade saw that the situation was not good and could escape. This has happened many times in the east of Hebei. It is not easy to drive the Liao soldiers into the river to feed the fish.However, the morale of the Baoyi Army was the highest he had ever seen among the imperial imperial guards.

In the huge camp, people can be seen everywhere with joy on their faces.Because they won the battle and killed a hundred pigs as rewards, there was a smell of meat wafting around in the camp, and the blazing fire reflected the oil on their faces and mouths.Everyone in the battalion was talking loudly about how to rush to make shield vehicles, earth-rock vehicles and other equipment, without causing too many casualties, and quickly conquer the Liao army's camp, as if everyone would be a commander soon.

"It's a pity that we just went out today, and we retreated before we could do anything..."

"This time our battalion is following General Zhao closely, honor your ancestors!"

"Xia Dang's body was shaken, what heard the big knife, Tiemu Beilu, all of them lost their souls, and they were cut in half with one knife."

"Bastard, we use muskets, you know? Muskets!!!"

The Baoyi army is expanding rapidly, and if you have the ability, you will be promoted quickly.Zhao Xingde joined the army, while Lu Mingyu, Luo Xianshi and other generals were not from the imperial court.The army was originally the place with the strictest division between top and bottom, but the Baoyi Army was not as strict as the Imperial Guard.Many peasants ran back and forth diligently, helping to strengthen the camp and move grain, grass, earth and rocks.The morale of the prefectural and county camps attached to the Baoyi Army is also very high. The Baoyi Army will soon recruit soldiers, all of whom are forbidden soldiers who receive full payment from the imperial court.

In the camp of the Chinese army, Zhao Xingde thought for a long time, and rushed to the town hall overnight to inform Yue Fei.Because it was related to the morale of the army, Zhao Xingde asked Yue Feiping to retreat in advance, even Zhang Xian and Wang Gui were not allowed to hear about it.After the two discussed it, they felt that although it could not be confirmed, judging from the current situation, the news was quite reliable.Now in Ezhou, there are only some temporarily organized prefectural and county volunteers to defend. If Xiangyang really intends to do evil, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Under the dim candlelight, Yue Fei's face was very ugly, and he was even twitching slightly.Although Temuge's troops only had [-] fine cavalry, they were the most combative and brutal troops in the southern Liao army.It was so easy to defeat it, and when it was about to take advantage of the victory to attack, there was a hindrance behind it. How could this matter not make people extremely angry?

"Shuzhou is too far away from Ezhou," Zhao Xingde sighed secretly, "the army must be withdrawn."

"Retreat," Yue Fei raised his head suddenly, stared at Zhao Xingde, as if he was the one holding back, and asked sharply, "How do you retreat?"

"Retreat." Zhao Xingde pointed to Jiangzhou, which is located between Shuzhou and Ezhou, and after a moment of silence, he said in a low voice, "Fight one more time."

Jiangzhou is the Jiujiang County of Qin Dynasty, also known as Xunyang and Chaisang.There are thousands of peaks in this place, and the river leads the lake. It has been a battleground for military strategists since ancient times. Guan Ying, a chariot general in the Han Dynasty, and Zhou Yu of the Three Kingdoms once built cities and stationed troops here.More importantly, because Zhao Xingde was worried about the loss of Shuzhou, before he led his troops to join forces with Yue Fei, he had ordered to deploy in Jiangzhou to recruit prefectural and county volunteers, and set up a second line of defense to prevent the Liao army from advancing.At this time, it is justified.

"Ezhou is the fundamental place, and there is no room for loss. However, Shuzhou is too far away from Ezhou. Once something happens to Ezhou, the army will not be able to return in time. Instead of fighting the Liao bandits in Shuzhou, it is better to show weakness. The whole army retreats to Jiangzhou. Our troops have already built a camp in Jiangzhou. If the Liao bandits are not willing to suffer a big loss and come after them with their tails, we will strike back and wipe out the cavalry. If the Liao bandits do not pursue, we will use light troops and speed Aid Ezhou. After gradually consolidating the front line of Jiangzhou, we will move east.” Zhao Xingde paused, looked at Yue Fei, and said in a low voice, “The most important thing is that our army will fight and retreat. , not only to deceive the Liao people, but also to deceive Xiangyang, so that they will have concerns and dare not rashly use troops against Ezhou, so as not to take advantage of the Liao thieves."