The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 6 Before the Battle of Gaoping

This news was sent by Li Yun, and it also confirmed from the side that Zhao Xu's inquiring news was correct!
Chai Rong had just received the memorial from Li Yun after awarding Zhao Xu.After reading it, Chai Rong looked gloomy and furious, and threw the memorial to the ground fiercely:
"This Li Yun has betrayed my trust in him. I handed over the northern frontier to him. How could he underestimate the enemy like this and let me lose my army and generals in Dazhou? Someone came here to make an order to save Li Yun..."

"Your Majesty, take care of the dragon's body. Please calm down." The speaker was Prime Minister Feng Dao, who was known as a tumbler in the officialdom.

Seeing him, Chai Rong suppressed his anger a little bit. After all, Feng Dao is old, and his disciples and old officials are all over the world, so Chai Rong also wants to give him three points.

Chai Rong's face softened slightly: "President Feng, do you have anything to say?"

"Your Majesty, not only can't deal with Li Yun now, but we have to appease him. At this time, there can be no more accidents in the northern frontier. In case, the old minister said that in case His Majesty deals with Li Yun at this time, will he... ...?"

Feng Dao's meaning is obvious, if Li Yun's defeat is dealt with at this time, Li Yun might be pushed back.

Li Yun is a Jiedushi, and a powerful Jiedushi, with tens of thousands of elite soldiers in his hands.

It can be said that he is the Great Wall in the north of the Great Zhou, blocking the attacks of the Northern Han and Khitan. I don’t know how many times, he lifted the threat from the north.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is the Great Wall of the North, but if he really rebels, he will become a terrible tiger.

After all, Chai Rong was a wise monarch of his generation, so he quickly stabilized his emotions and didn't mention anything about handling Li Yun's defeat and holding him accountable.Instead, discuss with the ministers how to deal with the invasion of the Northern Han Dynasty.

As for what his true thoughts are, I'm afraid only he himself knows.

Zhao Xu also knew about the battle of Gaoping. The trigger for this war had actually been planted a long time ago, and now it just broke out in advance.

Gao Huailiang, who was beside Zhao Xu, asked why the Northern Han Dynasty attacked our Great Zhou Dynasty.

In fact, what he doesn't understand is that the Northern Han Dynasty is so weak, can it beat the Great Zhou Dynasty?
What is it that has never seen the world, like Gao Huailiang!In fact, Gao Huailiang really can't touch these things at this level!

Zhao Xu looked at it, and the little corporal leader he admired took the trouble to tell him.

Later Zhou Taizu Guo Wei killed Liu Chengyun in Songzhou, proclaimed himself emperor, and established Hou Zhou.

Liu Chong, the governor of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the Later Han Dynasty, was very angry when he received the news that his son had been killed!

But he also thought carefully, there were no one in the Liu clan, so he said that my son can't be the emperor, so let me be the emperor.

I don't know whether he had such a thought in the first place or a temporary idea, anyway, he made up his mind.

So Liu Chong ascended the throne in Jinyang and proclaimed himself emperor. He did not change the country name, but still used the Han country name, which was the Northern Han Dynasty in history.

The Northern Han Dynasty is relative to the Later Han Dynasty, and he is also in the lineage of the Later Han Dynasty. Of course, he has a sworn feud with the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Liu Chong became emperor under the banner of avenging Emperor Yin of the Han Dynasty. After becoming emperor, he will naturally avenge Emperor Yin!

But Hou Zhou has a strong army and horses, and he himself knows that he has no ability to beat Hou Zhou.

So this guy remembered the matter of Shi Jingtang, the great ancestor of the later Jin Dynasty. He surrendered his status and asked Khitan for help, and Khitan agreed.

Khitan would definitely agree, Shi Jingtang wanted to be his son back then, and Khitan got Youyun Sixteen States because of that time.

Now that another Northern Han Dynasty has come, can I not agree, maybe I can get more benefits this time.

So adhering to the guiding ideology of being a bastard if you have an advantage and not to take advantage of it, Khitan readily agreed.

In the first year of Guo Wei's accession to the throne, the coalition forces of Khitan and Northern Han besieged Jinzhou in Hou Zhou, but encountered strong resistance from the army and people of Hou Zhou.

Not only did he fail to take Jinju smoothly, but he suffered heavy losses.

As the reinforcements of the Later Zhou Dynasty approached, the Khitan took the lead in withdrawing their troops, and the Northern Han Dynasty was overtaken by the reinforcements of the Later Zhou Dynasty.

The Northern Han army was almost completely wiped out. Since then, the Northern Han's vitality has been injured and has not recovered for many years. They dare not go south to spy.

Although the Northern Han Dynasty was a little scared, but the fear is the fear, and the evil spirit will not die.

Hearing this, Gao Qiong seemed to understand something:
"Dutou, so the Northern Han Dynasty and us are feuds?"

Zhao Xu nodded and continued to tell the reason for this war.

In the fourth year of 950 AD, that is, the fourth year of Guangshun, the Taizu of the current dynasty died, and he ascended the throne today, and changed his name to Xiande.

When the Northern Han Dynasty heard the news, Emperor Liu Chong jumped up and down happily. He felt that the current Lord was young and could be bullied, so he bowed his knees again and asked Khitan to send troops.

It was at that time that I went deep into the Northern Han Dynasty to inquire about information, but unfortunately none of the brothers who were with me came back.When Zhao Xu said this, his nails dug into his flesh.

Regardless of past life or present life, Zhao Xu was a soldier at heart, and he always had the friendship of a soldier. Although he was not this Zhao Xu at that time, now that he accepted Zhao Xu's body, he also took over Zhao Xu's past.

Brothers, you can rest assured that I will enter Beihan again to avenge you.

Khitan also believed that this time there was an opportunity to take advantage of, so they sent Wuding Jiedu envoy and political order Yang Gun to lead more than ten thousand cavalry to join forces with Jinyang from the Northern Han Dynasty, preparing to avenge the defeat last time.

The emperor of the Later Han Dynasty also personally led the army and besieged Jinzhou together with the Khitan troops.

And the Zhaoyi Army Jiedushi, the inspector Taifu, and General Li Yunli who were stationed in Jinzhou.The siege of Jinzhou did not attract General Li's attention.

However, General Li only sent his general Mu Lingjun to lead 2000 troops to meet the Northern Han army, and he led the main force to camp behind.

Facts have proved that Mu Lingjun is just a brave and foolish man. With his 2000 troops, he defeated the Northern Han army steadily.

Mu Lingjun didn't feel that there was anything wrong, and his subordinates reminded him to be on guard against fraud, and he reprimanded him.

Commanding the troops to continue the pursuit, I thought in my heart that if the Northern Han Dynasty was defeated this time, even if the imperial court did not designate myself as a Jiedushi, he would still be a deputy Jiedushi, right?
Feeling flattered in his heart, he ordered his subordinates to pursue him with all their might.

And his opponent was Zhang Yuanhui, the commander of the Northern Han Dynasty striker Wu Ning Jiedu.Zhang Yuanhui is a resourceful and brave general, and he is also famous in the Northern Han Dynasty!

On the one hand, he sent people to investigate Mu Lingjun's person, and on the other hand, he actively dispatched troops.

He was overjoyed when he learned that Mu Lingjun was a big favorite, but he was also brave and foolish.

After learning that Zhou Jun only had 2000 troops, Zhang Yuanhui formulated a strategy specifically for him.

That is to pretend to be defeated and flee, lead the army of Hou Zhou to chase, and then lead them into the ambush circle set up by themselves. At that time, all arrows will be fired, and even a bird will not be able to escape.

Sure enough, Mu Lingjun, a big general, fell down. When he realized it, he saw arrows flying towards him, and Mu Lingjun suddenly turned into a hedgehog.

As Mu Lingjun was killed, most of the soldiers he brought were wiped out, and Jinzhou was occupied.

However, Li Yun returned to Luzhou, the headquarters of the Zhaoyi Army, and could only rely on high walls and thick courtyards to stop the Han army.Helpless, he had to ask the court for help.

After Zhao Xu finished speaking, he looked at the people around him with admiring eyes.

It turned out that he had raised his voice unknowingly just now, and the soldiers and ministers around him were all watching him.

At this time, Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly knelt down in front of Chai Rong: "Please make amends, the emperor, my son is useless before driving."

Chai Rong just smiled slightly: "Kuang Yin, you've made a big fuss, Zhao Xu, come here."

Zhao Xu, who was in a daze, hastily knelt down in front of Chai Rong: "Your Majesty, the boy is disrespectful in front of you, please punish me."

Zhao Xu has just been appointed as the deputy commander of the battalion, and he is ready to be a minister.

I have seen this kind of situation in film and television dramas in my previous life, and I know that this is a disgrace, so I sincerely apologize.

In fact, it’s just talking, it’s also a crime, it’s really an evil rule!
Regardless of whether there is a crime or not, first apologize and then speak!

"Zhao Xu, if you want to tell who taught you what to say, I will not punish you, but reward you. Get up and answer."

Sitting on the dragon chair, Chai Rong completely lost the anger he felt when he knew Li Yun was defeated.

"Thank you, Your Majesty. Those are my guesses. I'm guilty of discussing government affairs."

Zhao Xu pretended to be terrified and knelt down again.

But Chai Rong became interested: "Oh, you said it was your speculation, but I would like to hear how you speculated."

"When I was in the Zhaoyi Army, I knew Mu Lingjun's character, and he was General Li's favorite general. I think it must be because of his great success that he failed this time. Moreover, I have traveled deep into the hinterland of the Northern Han Dynasty and knew Zhang Yuanhui's character. This person is resourceful and resourceful, and he is good at using ambushes, so I made a bold guess..."

"Haha..." Chai Rong came down from the throne and helped Zhao Xu up himself.

"What a Zhao Xu, you have such insight at such a young age, so you can stay by my side from now on. Kuangyin, you have a good son, I envy you."

"Your Majesty's absurd praise, Xu'er has not thanked the emperor for his kindness." Zhao Kuangyin knelt down to thank Chai Rong, but his heart was full of joy.

What a blessing it is for my son to be by the emperor's side. Although there is no mention of grades, do people around the emperor still need to discuss grades?

After Chai Rongqi drove back to the palace, the people behind congratulated him.Only Ma Jun's deputy commander, Han Tong, stopped Feng Dao and asked why His Majesty valued this child so much.

Feng Dao told him:
"What Zhao Xu said is similar to what His Majesty said in the memorial. This is a top secret, but he can guess it, but His Majesty can't help but take it seriously."

Han Tong immediately stared at the boss, and was shocked at the same time, it's amazing that this little guy can guess the emperor's mind.

We must know why the emperor's favored ministers and power ministers are valued and liked by the emperor, because they can guess the emperor's mind.

Now that Zhao Xu can guess the emperor's mind at such a young age, doesn't this mean that he is likely to become the emperor's favorite or powerful minister in the future?
(End of this chapter)