The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 53

Zhao Xu's meaning is very simple, come and hang out with us, just say okay?I heard about you from Master Liu Ci.

Mr. Liu and I are old friends, he is gone, you come here, I can give you a promotion.

Zhao Pu was really capable in history, but some of his qualities were a bit imperfect.

He himself studied official affairs and was keen on being an official, so Zhao Xu asked if he would like to work for Da Zhou.

I also know your talent, why don't you let the horse run without grass?In other words, high-ranking officials and generous salaries are indispensable.

The current Zhao Pu is not the all-powerful prime minister in the future, he is conceited and talented, but he has lived a good life in the past one or two years.

Not enough to eat, no clothes to cover his body, and when he was in the most difficult time, he once did salt smuggling, and his own face felt like it was on fire when he said it.

Don't you just want to have a good future when you come here now?Besides, Hou Zhou is currently the most powerful dynasty.

Not to mention the battle of Gaoping in the distance, the conquest of Shu and the four prefectures of Qin and Feng after the conquest, Zhao Pu has heard about the battle of Zhengyang Bridge in the near future.

This young Marquis of Du Yu came out of his tent to greet him, without saying a word, he just had winter clothes and broth, without the slightest bit of official airs.

Such a virtuous corporal is not something ordinary people can do, and there have been few people in ancient times.

This reminded Zhao Pu of a sentence:

"Duke Zhou vomits and feeds, and the world returns to its heart."

Looking at Zhao Xu's longing eyes, Zhao Pu felt that he had a goal, and he made a decision that he would never regret for the rest of his life.

Zhao Xu looked at him for a long time without speaking, then looked at Zhao Pu, and said to Dong Zhenhai beside him:

"Old Dong, go get your husband another bowl of hot broth, and have someone cook some hot food for you."

"If you don't want it, sir, I'll ask someone to take some silver and send it back to you later. As for this cloak, I'll give it to you to keep out the cold."

As he spoke, he straightened Zhao Pu's clothes with his hands, and then patted him on the shoulder with his hands.If you think about a young man sending a middle-aged man's shoulders, it's a little funny.

But Zhao Pu didn't think so. Instead, he was full of emotion, thinking about the people he had turned to after the death of General Liu Ci.

They looked at themselves with such disdain, unlike the young man in front of them, thinking of this, Zhao Pu's eyes became moist.

Then he pushed to Jinshan and knelt down like a jade pillar:
"If I can hold the whip and fall the stirrup with my lord, I would like to be a pawn to repay my lord's kindness."

When Zhao Pu was talking, he was already choking up a little, but if he recalled this experience years later, he would be more proud and proud.

"Ah, sir, why do you need to be so polite? With your help, my Great Zhou Kingdom will surely make my Great Zhou Kingdom famous all over the world, hahaha!"

Zhao Xu hurriedly helped Zhao Pu up, feeling very happy.Zhao Pu has entered my trap!Immediately, Zhao Xu ordered to meet Zhao Pu.

At this moment, someone came to report that his father Zhao Kuangyin had arrived, and Zhao Xu immediately went out of his tent to meet him.

"Xu'er, you fought well in the battle at Zhengyang Bridge, and Brother Huailiang was also good. You have made great contributions."

Seeing Zhao Xu and Gao Huailiang from a distance, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't hide his excitement and began to praise them.

"Father, your vortex ambush is called a classic battle. Thousands of troops managed to kill ten thousand people in Nantang, and you even took down Tushan. I really admire you."

Well, the father and son praised each other here, and everyone laughed for a while.

Zhao Kuangyin only noticed at this time.Here to amuse a stranger, Gao Huailiang knows him, Liu Qinhu and Dong Zhenhai needless to say.

He also knew the other lieutenants, but he had never seen who this middle-aged man was.

Zhao Xu saw his father's question, so he introduced it to Zhao Kuangyin:
"Father, let me introduce you. This is Mr. Zhao Pu Zhao. He used to be General Liu Ci's staff, and now he is temporarily serving as Hai'er's staff. Mr. Zhao is resourceful, and I am going to recommend it to His Majesty."

Zhao Xu smiled and introduced Zhao Pu to his father. He knew that Zhao Kuangyin liked to make friends with capable people the most.Sure enough, Lao Zhao immediately said:

"Mister, you are polite. Your surname is also Zhao. It seems that we are still in the same family, hahaha."

It is not false to say that Zhao Kuangyin is bold, and we started chatting as soon as we met.

Zhao Pu didn't know who it was, and stood there awkwardly, not knowing what to do for a while.

Zhao Xu also ignored this point, repeatedly saying sorry

"Mr. Zeping, this is Mr. Zhao Kuangyin, commander of the front hall of my Great Zhou Dynasty, and also my father."

The commander of the capital is already the third in command of the Dianqian Division, and he is a very big official. This is the Zhao Kuangyin that Lord Liu said before.

Zhao Pu hurriedly bowed his hands and saluted, and the whole group entered the army tent together. After a banquet, everyone began to discuss matters related to the attack on Qingliu Pass.

"Father, look at how we are going to fight this battle. If we rely on numbers alone, we will definitely not be as good as Tang Jun. This is the most unwise."

Zhao Xu looked at the simple map hanging up and said.

Zhao Kuangyin also frowned: "The terrain here is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack, it can be said that one man guards the gate, and the guard Huangfu Hui is also one of the few fierce generals. We must find a way."

Zhao Pu looked at everyone lost in thought, he had an idea, he looked around, not sure whether he should say it or not.

After all, he just arrived here today, and his words are not enough. I don't know if everyone believes him or not.

Zhao Xu noticed Zhao Pu's strange behavior, so he said:
"Mr. Zeping has anything to say, and if you have any great ideas, please share them with us, and let's brainstorm!"

"Sir, if you have anything to say, just say it, if there are no outsiders here." Everyone shouted.

"My lord, I have a strategy. I don't know if it is feasible. We can come up with a frontal main attack and a false attack from the north."

Zhao Pu looked at the crowd as he spoke, feeling very uneasy in his heart, this was his first strategy.

But Zhao Xu thought in his heart: "Sure enough, it's the same as the record, feinting from the front, and the main attack from the back. Zhao Zeping really has two brushes."

Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Kuangyin turned around and looked at Zhao Pu;

"Sir, how about a frontal feint and the main attack from the north? The most important thing is how do we get to the back of Qingliu Pass?"

Zhao Kuangyin is not a mediocre person, and he immediately saw the benefits of this strategy, which can minimize casualties.

But there is one more critical part of this strategy, and that is how to go around the back of Qingliu Pass and act as the main attacker.

When Zhao Kuangyin asked this question, everyone turned their attention to Zhao Pu, wanting to see what Zhao Pu had to say.

Sensing everyone's eager eyes, Zhao Pu said slowly:
"I found a trail somewhere earlier, which can directly bypass Qingliu Pass..."

At Qingliuguan's guard Huangfuhui's general's mansion, Huangfuhui was looking at a battle report from ahead.

"This Zhao Kuangyin is really so brave, that Tu Shan's tens of thousands of soldiers were defeated so easily by him?"

Huangfuhui couldn't believe it, after all, the intelligence said that Zhao Kuangyin only had a few thousand troops, but my Tang army had tens of thousands?

It would take a long time to catch even tens of thousands of pigs. Unexpectedly, they were defeated by Zhao Kuangyin in an instant.

Was it because his Great Zhou army was too brave, or our Tang army was too incompetent? Huangfu Hui shook his head.

Now that this Zhao Kuangyin has come to Qingliu Pass again, I want to see how brave this Zhao Kuangyin is.

The next day, Zhao Kuangyin called for battle at Qingliu Pass, and immediately several captains from the Southern Tang Dynasty rushed out to occupy Zhao Kuangyin.

In less than a round, they were all beheaded by the horses, and Nan Tang hid in Qingliu Pass and never went out. Zhao Kuangyin's bravery was also deeply imprinted in the minds of the soldiers of Southern Tang.

Huangfu Hui said to the regiment trainer next to him:

"I didn't expect this Zhao Kuangyin to be so good. It seems that we should not leave the city easily. We have closed the gate of Qingliu and have a high wall. I hope they can't break through."

"What General Huangfu said is that the lower officials also think this is feasible. If we can hold the Qingliu Pass, Chuzhou can be preserved. In this way, we will form a countermeasure with Chuzhou."

This regiment's envoy was called Yao Feng, and the invincible figure of Zhao Kuangyin still appeared in his mind at this time, so he naturally agreed with Huangfu Hui's statement.

As for Zhao Kuangyin, he ordered the soldiers to set up camp outside Qingliu Pass, and from time to time he would go to the front of Qingliu Pass to call for formations.

Every time, the soldiers of Southern Tang just stared at him, not daring to fight, because their heads are important.

In fact, there are also bloody people who want to fight, but Huangfu Hui and the others strictly prohibit them from leaving the city, and anyone who disobeys the order will be executed.

So every time Zhao Kuangyin drank like a clown and flowed outside the customs, shouting:
"Dazhou Commander, Zhao Kuangyin is here to challenge, and General Huangfuhui is here to talk to him." But no matter how much he yelled, no one paid any attention to him.

But every half an hour Zhao Kuangyin would yell in the city, and everyone was tired of hearing it.

Returning to the big tent, Zhao Kuangyin put down his helmet and said to himself:
"This brat actually made his deputy Lao Tzu act as a clown here, but he went around behind Qingliu Pass, hmph."

It turned out that when Zhao Pu pointed out that there was a small road, Zhao Xu sent someone to investigate immediately. After confirmation, he became more specific about Zhao Pu's plan.

He asked Zhao Kuangyin to lure the enemy in front of Qingliu Pass. After all, Zhao Kuangyin had just won a great victory in Wokou, and he won more with less.

The soldiers of Southern Tang should be familiar with this name now, but they are more on guard, so Zhao Xu resolutely let him lure the enemy in front.

He also plausibly said:

"Father, you are very famous now. Everyone knows you. With you in front, you can definitely contain the defenders of Qingliu Pass, and I can quickly go around to launch a surprise attack behind it."

Seeing his son's smiling face, Zhao Kuangyin reluctantly agreed, so this day, he has gone to fight countless times.

Every time, he pretended that he couldn't wait to fight Tang Jun, and he seemed more and more irritable.

(End of this chapter)