The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 48: Zhao Xu Fights Zhengyang

Here, Liu Renshan from the Southern Tang Dynasty didn't know that Chai Rong had already recruited himself, mainly because he was relatively incompetent.

This Liu Yanzhen didn't have much talent for leading troops, but he couldn't be said to be an idiot either.

He has one of the greatest abilities, which is to make money.Speaking of making money, he is a master, second to none.

When he was stationed in the feudal town, he was only greedy for money, and accumulated a large amount of family wealth, becoming a "ten thousand yuan household" overnight.

He was very cruel. While collecting money, those who were unwilling to hand over the money disappeared afterwards, and no one saw them again.

Liu Yanzhen is not a miser either, he uses the collected money to bribe high-ranking officials, and those high-ranking officials are fed up by him.

Short of hands and short of mouth, these high-ranking officials who have been bribed often take money from Liu Yanzhen, so they are embarrassed.

When these corrupt officials came to Li Jing, they began to speak well of Liu Yanzhen, boasting that Liu Yanzhen was a good ruler of the people and a master of the battlefield.

As an emperor Li Jing is really too unqualified, what others say is what, you just listen?
But Li Jing believed it, so Li Jing, who loves to listen to good things, directly put Liu Yanzhen on the front line.

This time Li Jing was pitted by his ministers, and it was a big pit, and Li Jing was buried in it.

Liu Yanzhen got a high-ranking military official who was deployed in all the camps in the north. This guy was so happy that he started to search for money again.

This brain-dead guy has already started his own plan to make a fortune before the battle is fought.

Although Liu Yanzhen was greedy for money, he still led the troops honestly to speed up to rescue Shouzhou, which is a great credit.

"My lord, this time we may win the battle as soon as we send troops. When the time comes, the general will be promoted and get rich. Don't forget the brothers?"

One of his generals said flatteringly.This person is called Xian Shilang.

Xian Shilang's beard covered his entire face, and his voice was rough.

With a thick back and a strong waist, he is more than eight feet tall, and he is as brave as Zhang Yide, so he is a local hooligan.

Later, he was discovered by Liu Yanzhen and brought him into the army. Over the years, Xian Shilang has also been promoted and made a fortune in the army.

Others don't know, but Liu Yanzhen knows that in order to get promoted, Xian Shilang gave all his wives to Liu Yanzhen.

Xian Shilang's wife was only found by him when he entered the army. She was twenty-eight years old, and Liu Yanzhen's eyes lit up when she saw her.

Xian Shilang noticed this, and adhering to the principle that his wife is like clothes, he stripped his wife and sent him to Liu Yanzhen's bedroom.

The next day Liu Yanzhen really promoted him.

"Hahaha, I still need you to say that this general is wise and holy. Don't worry, we will win a big victory this time. Are you afraid that we will not have your benefits? Follow me, and your benefits will definitely be indispensable."

Liu Yan said triumphantly.What he is most proud of is that this time he actually knew how to use a trick to encircle Wei and save Zhao.

This is the essence of the ancient "36 Strategies". Look at how I, Liu Yanzhen, use it. Who said I can't use soldiers.

What's even more proud is that Da Zhou's army was really fooled and immediately retreated to Zhengyang. Doesn't this prove that my old Liu is very smart?

The people under him all said yes and flattered him a lot. For a while, the horses were like a tide, which made Liu Yanzhen very useful.

It was the flattery of Xian Shilang and others that made Liu Yanzhen's arrogance even worse, thinking that Lao Tzu was the best in the world.

Soon Liu Yanzhen came to Shouzhou, and Liu Renshan warmly welcomed them into the city.

This time Liu Yanzhen did not eat and drink in Shouzhou City, but was going to chase Li Gu.

When he saw Li Gu leading his troops to retreat, he was overjoyed, thinking that Li Gu had retreated in a hurry.

Because someone came to report that Li Gu had burned all the grain and grass that he hadn't had time to transport away.

Moreover, Li Gu's troops fled hastily, and the entire army was in disarray, seemingly without any order.

When Liu Yanzhen heard this, it was an opportunity. According to this statement, Li Gu's troops did not have any morale.

It seems that I should have made a great contribution. I scared Li Gu away when I came, and this time I still scared him a lot.

If I am ordering the hunt, then I am likely to be winning a battle, and then I have a lot of credit.

Hehe, thinking of this, Liu Yanzhen was overjoyed. It seems that Lao Tzu is about to get promoted and get rich again.

So he ordered to lead his troops to attack Zhengyang directly, to attack Huanglong and kill Li Gu.

So the soldiers who had just got off the battleship immediately assembled, and the entire marching team plus the army's luggage stretched for hundreds of miles.

This increased the difficulty of the army's logistics supply several times, and also consumed a lot of food and grass.

More importantly, this operation is not very likely to win. Liu Renshan has already received the information that Chai Rong's imperial conquest is about to arrive in Zhengyang.

Can the troops brought by the emperor himself be reduced? It is definitely a large number of troops, and they are the best of the best.

The far-sighted Liu Renshan could already foresee that this pursuit might bring huge losses to the Southern Tang army.

Seeing this, Liu Renshan and Zhang Quanyue, the governor of Chizhou, hurriedly stopped Liu Yanzhen, saying that Chai Rong had already personally conquered, and Da Zhou's army would soon arrive at Zhengyang.

When the time comes, the enemy will be outnumbered, and the general's army will probably be hit hard, so it's better not to pursue them for the time being.

Liu Renshan used a very tactful tone, but would Liu Yanzhen listen?The answer is absolutely not, so Liu Yanzhen does not accept it at all.

"No wonder, you can only stick to Shouzhou City, surrounded by others like a tortoise, and you are like a shrinking tortoise when others surround you. If you want me to be like you, there is no way."

In Liu Yanzhen's heart, Liu Renshan and the others are cowards who have not grown, how could they have such arrogance like themselves.

So I ignored Liu Renshan's advice at all, so I wouldn't lose our old Liu family like you?

Liu Yanzhen didn't listen to Liu Renshan's "good words" that he thought were good for him. Instead, he ordered his troops to march faster.

After Liu Yanzhen left, Liu Renshan shook his head helplessly. He had no right to order Liu Yanzhen.So Zhang Quanyue said to Chizhou beside him at this time, "

"My lord Zhang, I think Liu Yanzhen is very happy with his achievements. If he doesn't listen to others' advice and rashly dispatches troops like this, he will definitely lose this battle."

As he spoke, he sighed heavily.Zhang Quanyue is also very strategic, and he admires Liu Renshan very much.

He then persuaded Liu Renshan:
"Lord Liu, there is nothing he can do about it in our team. Let's reinforce the city wall to prevent surprise attacks by Da Zhou's army. At the same time, send [-] miles to rush and inform His Majesty."

Liu Renshan also nodded in agreement, while sending people to reinforce the city wall, he also sent people to Zhengyang Bridge.

After all, everyone is in the army of the Southern Tang Dynasty, so it is better to support them, success or failure depends on God's will.

On Dazhou's side, Chai Rong heard that Li Gu retreated to Zhengyang Bridge, although he was angry, but now it's a foregone conclusion, let's try to save it.

At this time, Zhao Xu came out to ask for his life. Chai Rong was still worried that his injuries were not well-rounded, so he didn't agree at first.

After Zhao Xu opened the eighty stone bow in front of him, he immediately agreed. Originally, he wanted to send his brother-in-law, Zhang Yongde.

How can Zhang Yongde's high position and weight deter the generals, but he is also afraid that his brother-in-law's prestige will increase again, which will not be a good thing for Chai Rong.

The brother-in-law is the son-in-law of the first emperor, and he is closer to the first emperor than he is. After all, uncle, uncle, and uncle's daughter-in-law are not close friends among the people.

The first emperor was just his uncle, if he hadn't accepted me as his adopted son, the throne would have nothing to do with him.

Therefore, it is both useful and defensive for Zhang Yongde and Li Chongjin, two relatives.In contrast, Zhao and his son, who have recently risen, are more at ease.

Capable but not ambitious, he is also extremely sincere to himself, besides, Zhao Kuangyin is still his most trusted brother who lives and dies together.

Now Zhao Xu, of course he was very happy to work for him like this, so he ordered Zhao Xu to rush to Zhengyang Bridge with confidence.

Zhao Xu had already set off with several thousand imperial troops, Gao Huailiang, Liu Hongqing and Dong Xuanye were beside him.

Miao Xun didn't come this time, according to his statement, the lord must be safe and safe, and he can get the minister of the humerus.

Zhao Xu knew who he was talking about, so he ordered Miao Xun to collect information in Bianjing and pay attention to Bianjing's movements.

Zhao Xu soon arrived at Zhengyang. When the two sides fought, Li Gu encouraged the soldiers even more when he saw the banner of the Great Zhou Imperial Army.

At this time, Zhao Xu ordered his soldiers to rush into the battlefield and began to massacre the Nan Tang army. The well-trained Hundred Wars Forbidden Army harvested Nan Tang's heads like cutting watermelons.

At this time, there was a sudden burst of shouts behind the Da Zhou barracks, and a wave of Tang troops rushed over from behind.

Li Gu's man was terrified, Zhao Xu immediately rode his horse and swung his sword at him, and killed him from behind the camp.

At this time, there was a young general in the army of Southern Tang, who was commanding his soldiers to attack the barracks of Da Zhou.

It seemed that the food and grass and the pontoon bridge were going to be burned here. Zhao Xu saw that it was still possible, so the prancing horse went over and stood up with him.

The two fought against each other for dozens of rounds, but there was still no winner. Both of them were silently watching each other.

Zhao Xu looked at General Tang with a heroic look, with a determined face and piercing eyes.

General Tang was also looking at Zhao Xu. Who was General Zhou who was younger than him?

This was the first time the two met. If Zhao Xu knew, this general would lose a relative to him in a battle soon.

So what to say, this time he will definitely not let this general go, and the desire to avenge his relatives will not be realized until many years later.

This is also one of the most regrettable things in his life, but at this moment the two are fighting together again.

Suddenly Tang Jun shouted:

"General, General Liu Yanzhen has withdrawn, and we have not been able to burn the pontoon bridge and food and grass, so let's withdraw quickly."

Hearing this, General Tang shook Zhao Xu away from him with all his strength, and retreated on horseback. Before Zhao Xu could chase after him, the feather arrow shot at General Tang.

In an instant Tang Jiang was shot like a hedgehog...

(End of this chapter)