Song Dynasty

Chapter 13 The general trend
The torches in the distance have been connected together.

Perhaps in the eyes of modern people who have not experienced war, [-] enemies may not be too many.According to historical data, the confrontation between the two armies is often a hundred thousand troops catching each other and fighting each other.Soldiers are nothing more than numbers to them.

When you really go to the ancient battlefield and see 1 horses, that is the real crowd.

That's right, when Wang Shen was in high school, the whole school was only in the early 1s.Every time the flag is raised to discuss matters, it densely fills the entire playground.If it is changed to [-] people, what is the concept.

The attacking Li Yu's troops were about 20 kilometers away from the Huaixi military treasury in Pingyuan Town. Although the marching speed was very slow at night, when the torches were fired, the entire horizon was dyed red by the flames.

This is a wave of flames, and when the waves roll in tomorrow afternoon at the latest, I am afraid that the hundred or so people stationed in Pingyuan Town will be wiped out in an instant.Including those dozens of people, as well as Yue Yun and An Niang, will also die in this Shura field.

Holding a bow and standing on the top of the warehouse, looking into the distance, Wang Shen felt bitter.

It was already dawn, and the late summer night in the Song Dynasty was already very cold. A drop of dew flowed down the bowstring and disappeared silently into the darkness.

"Brother Wang." A voice came from behind.

Wang Shenhuo turned his head and saw An Niang climbing up the ladder with a bundle in her hand.

"Ms. An, what are you doing here? It's cold here, you'd better go back to the house, Ying Xiang can't live without people."

"Ying Xiang just drank some porridge and fell asleep. You have finished the medicine you gave, and he looks better, and he has not had stomach problems for a day. Marquis Lu Yu asked the doctor in the army to prescribe soup and medicine for him, and some gave him some medicine. Come over for food and clothes. I saw that you are wearing thin clothes, brother, so... I picked a shirt for you at random, and I don’t know if it suits you.” After speaking, An Niang opened the package and took out a shirt from inside. A linen shirt.

"Thank you, Miss An." The T-shirt on Wang Shen's body had been worn for two days, and it was covered with mud and blood, making it extremely dirty.Feeling a little cold, I quickly took it and put it on my body, and tied it with a belt.Then, she took a fringe from the bundle in An Niang's hand and put it on her head.

"I'll come, I'll come." An Niang rushed over and tied her feet behind Wang Shen's head behind the folded scarf.

Not to mention, with Wang Shen's attire, he instantly turned into an ancient man.

I saw him holding a big bow in his hand, a pot of sacks on his back, and a horizontal knife on his waist. In the firelight, he really looked like a pine tree on a mountain, and there was a handsome heroism in his brows.

An Niang's hands trembled and she stopped.In a trance, it was as if he saw his father standing in front of him.Yes, Brother Wang...Brother Wang looks just like Daddy...Thinking of this, his face turned red hot.

Wang Shen: "Miss An, what's the matter?" He laughed in his heart, Grandpa Yue is such a hero, why is An Niang so thin and shy.

"No...it's nothing..." An Niang suddenly became flustered, and mechanically adjusted Wang Shen's crooked hat, which took a long time to fix.

"Miss An, let's go."

"What?" An Niang was taken aback, her hands stopped.

Wang Shen turned around and said: "You must know the situation before you. The bandit army came very fast, and the total number is at least tens of thousands. If I guessed correctly, Li Yu is determined to win Pingyuan Town. The 1 people are just him. The vanguard, who knows how many people are behind, we will never be able to defend. At the latest tomorrow afternoon, this place will fall, take Yingxiang and leave here, go south, as long as you enter Tianchang County, you will be safe .”

"You really can't keep it?" An Niang's voice trembled.

"Yes." Wang Shen nodded solemnly.

This story was written in the history books, so could it be false?

……

In August of the third year of Jianyan, the situation of the Song Dynasty changed dramatically.

Jingkang national humiliation, after the two emperors were captured by the Jurchen and returned to the north, Kang Wang Zhao Gou succeeded to the throne in Yingtianfu, Nanjing. Because he was afraid of the return of the Jinren, he simply moved across the Yangtze River and fled to Jiankang. As for the defense of the Yellow River in Tokyo, Zongze was entrusted The Tokyo Left Behind Division is in charge.

Zong Ze was indeed a character. During his stay in Kaifeng, he recruited rebels from all over the country, took in the soldiers of the Western Army who were scattered in Henan, fought several victories on both sides of the Yellow River, and stabilized the situation.

At that time, the national power of the Song Dynasty was still there, and its soldiers and horses were also strong.During the Jianyan period, as the main force of the Southern Song Dynasty army, there were roughly three branches: the first was the imperial battalion army, the second was the Tokyo left-behind division army created by Zongze, and the third was the Shaanxi army.Even if the lost land in Hebei and Shanxi cannot be regained, it is no problem to defend the land.

However, after Zong Ze died of illness in July last year, the position of staying behind in Tokyo was handed over to Du Chong.

This person is headstrong and free, brutal by nature, and can't convince the crowd, which makes the soldiers of the left-behind division in Tokyo alienated, and soon the army and horses there have internal strife.Hebei tycoons Zhang Yong, Wang Shan, Kong Yanzhou and others raised troops to defeat Du Chong and captured Kaifeng.After this defeat, Du Chong did not dare to stay in Kaifeng and fled all the way to Jiankang.After this battle, the people of the left-behind division in Tokyo were divided into more than a dozen groups, large and small, and they ruled the roost or became bandits, which became a serious problem in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty.And this army disappeared in smoke.

The main force of the Shaanxi Army, led by Lao Zhong, Xiao Zhong, Tong Guan, Liu Yanqing and others, went out of Shaanxi to conquer Fangla and the Northern Expedition to the Liao Kingdom. They were all thrown on the Lianghe battlefield in the national humiliation of Jingkang, leaving only one Staying in Shaanxi.

As for the Forbidden Army of the Imperial Battalion, since Zhao Gou opened the Grand Marshal's Mansion in Xiangzhou, he has followed the future Southern Song Emperor. There are a total of [-] people, divided into five armies: front, middle, rear, left, and right. Later, some rebels from various places were gathered After the collapse of the Western Army, the number of troops reached one hundred thousand.

It's a pity that Zhao Gou was cowardly and fought all the way from Daming Mansion to Kaifeng, then to Yingtian Mansion, and then to Jiangdu and Jiankang.The Imperial Army has been on the run since its establishment, and has not fought a few serious battles.

It is also because of this that the Imperial Army's military strength is quite strong, and there are also a lot of talents among them.Among them, the most famous ones are Zhang Jun and Han Shizhong among the four ZTE generals, as well as Wang Yan and Yang Yizhong.

In order to firmly grasp the military power, Zhao Gou set aside the Privy Council and the Sanya in the Northern Song Dynasty, and set up another imperial camp division. After all, he was the descendant of the general, and he was one of the rare generals with combat experience at that time. In addition, he was the first old man to join the Grand Marshal's mansion. He was ordered to raise a line of affairs, lead the army independently, and stationed on the front line from Chuzhou to Yangzhou. Crusade against Shandong bandit Li Yu.

Speaking of it, it was purely accidental that Liu Guangshi was able to join the imperial camp and become Zhao Gou's direct descendant.When the Jingkang state changed, he was leading the main force of the [-] Yanyan army to King Qin of Kaifeng.As soon as the people arrived, the war was over, and the second emperor had been captured by the Jurchens and went to the north.He had no choice but to lead his troops to the Generalissimo's Mansion. After all, he was the elite of the Western Army, and his army was considered one of the most capable troops under King Kang.

At the end of last year, Li Yu from Jinan and Zhang Yu from Chiyang went south to the Jianghuai River to plunder. After receiving an order from the imperial court, Liu Guangshi sent troops to crusade, and the two armies formed and then fought.Zhang met Liu Guangshi's Huaixi army in a loose and chaotic battle formation, so he raised his elite and went straight to Liu Guangshi's commander-in-chief's flag.

As a result, the dignified Liu Guangshi was beaten to pieces by the bandit army.If it hadn't been for his top general, Wang De and Wang Yacha, to rescue him again, Liu Guangshi would be caught by the bandits.

After Zhang Yu and Li Yu robbed Huaibei, they returned to Shandong with satisfaction.

Just when Liu Guangshi was about to gather his strength to attack the bandit army again, it happened that Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan launched a mutiny. Crown Prince Zhao Yan.After receiving the order from Prime Minister Zhang Jun, Liu Guangshi led the elite to quell the rebellion.

On the ground, before Liu Guangshi came out, Han Shizhong had put down the rebellion.

In any case, Liu Guangshi is one of the initiators of the joint campaign to call on King Qin of the world to fight against Miao Liu, which is a great contribution to protecting the world.After the war, he was granted the title of envoy of the national army, and he opened his teeth and established festivals.

On the other side, Liu Guangshi led the main force to quell the Liu Miao rebellion, and here, Shandong Li Yu called again.

At this moment, the situation in the two Huaihe Rivers has changed again.Just at the beginning of this year, Chi Yang Kou Zhang Yu was recruited by Wang Yuan, the envoy of the Liangzhe System, and surrendered to the Song Dynasty.The rest of the army broke up and left, and most of them fell into Li Yu's command.

Speaking of this Wang Yuan is also a fate, he is the first minister to support Zhao Gou as emperor, and he is very popular.Later, because of Liu Guangshi's false accusation, he lost the trust of the emperor and was removed from office.Miao and Liu were killed by Miao Fu during the mutiny.

After the restoration of Zhao Gou, he thought of his past affection, and then rehabilitated him.

Wang Yuan was dismissed, and Zhang Yubu was also suspected by the court. After a year, most of them were thrown into Li Yu's command, and they resumed business without capital.

After Li Yu recruited Zhang Yu's tribe, and coerced a large number of civilians and refugees, the total number reached [-].With so many people, eating is a big problem.

As a result, all of Li Yu's troops went south, and for a while, the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River were full of wars, and it had become a big battlefield.

Today, the main force of the Huaixi Army is stationed in Chuzhou, which is Huai'an in later generations.With Chuzhou as the base camp, it governs the line from Chuzhou to Tianchang, and the battle line is extremely long.

However, Li Yu's tribe occupied Suqian, and most of them traveled day and night to the south to attack Chuzhou.As long as Chuzhou is captured, the vast area from Surabaya to Huaihe River and Yangtze River can be controlled, and the water transportation economic artery of the Southern Song Dynasty can be cut off.

Jiangnan at this time is not like it was in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, when all the wealth of the world is in it.

Before being fully developed, the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River were the important places of taxation and the foundation of the new Southern Song court.

If the two Huaihe Rivers are lost, they will be shaken at all.

If the rogues occupy the area from the Huaihe River to the Yangtze River, to put it bluntly, Zhao Gou might not even be able to pay the salaries of the ministers.

It can be said that Li Yu has become the most vicious enemy of Zhao Gou's team at this stage.

After Li Yu refused to recruit, Zhao Gou had no way out, and ordered Liu Guangshi to cut off the dog before the autumn harvest.

The curtain of battle is about to open.

Unlike Chuzhou where swords were raging and wars were raging everywhere, Tianchang's side was safe because it was separated by the huge waters of Hongze Lake.In addition, the rivers and water networks here are crisscrossed, which is not conducive to the movement of the army, and it has also become the rear of the Huaixi Army.

Therefore, Liu Guangshi placed Li Qiong's rear army in Tianchang, guarding the southern river and transporting food, fodder and military resources to Chuzhou through water transportation.

However, probably because Chuzhou could not be conquered, Li Yu took advantage of the severe drought in Huaixi to suddenly lead the main force around Hongze Lake and raid Tianchang, intending to copy Liu Guangshi's rear, leaving the Huaixi army in a very passive position. middle.

Li Yu's army raided the Huaixi Army's rear, which was an understatement in historical materials, and Wang Shen didn't know the final result of the battle.

But he knew very well that Pingyuan Town is located at the forefront of the Huaixi Army's rear, and it is also a grain and fodder transshipment hub. Can't live.

……

An Niang suddenly grabbed Wang Shen's hand and said in a low voice, "Brother Wang, if that's the case, let's go together."

Wang Shen shook her hand with a wry smile and shook his head: "I can't go."

"Why?" An Niang asked in surprise.

Wang Shen felt even more bitter in his heart, he almost couldn't help slapping himself: what the hell did I do to be so stupid that I couldn't leave, but I wanted to stay here to die.Earlier, when all the soldiers and civilians saw Li Yu's army mutiny with torches in the distance, I should have taken An Niang and Yue Yun along in the chaos, grabbed an ox cart and left his mother.Anyway, everything is messed up, and no one cares.

However, I used Lu Can's military order to kill Yi Jie regardless, and said, "The Marquis of Yu has an order to flee before the battle, regardless of the soldiers' hard work, there will be no pardon for killing!"

Now that's all right, the order of the team has been rectified, and I'm already doing official business in the supply camp, how can I leave in front of everyone?
Let alone ancient times, even in modern society, deserters would be shot.

Wang Shen, Wang Shen, why are you so restless when things happen?
However, if I don't kill Yi Jie's beast, I can't get through this idea.

Wang Shen: "I have joined the army now. Although Wang Shen is humble and low-ranking, he has a passion to kill the enemy and serve the country in his temper. Mencius said: I will shrink back. Although there are tens of millions of people, I will go. I know very well, Tomorrow, you will die in a battle, but this is not the reason for us to back down. Death is inherent in a person, and it may be as light as a feather, or as heavy as Mount Tai. To die for the country, for the nation, is as heavy as Mount Tai. Anniang, I heard you say that your father Back then, he resolutely joined the army and killed the enemy to serve the country. Let me ask, if your father were here and the enemy was at hand, would he leave?"

Although he was depressed in his heart, it was impossible for him to mention it in front of the little girl, and he couldn't afford to lose this person.

I can only raise my spirits and say some lofty things against my will.

Hearing Wang Shen's words, tears welled up in Niang An's eyes, and she murmured: "Yes, if Daddy is here, of course he won't leave."

In the hazy tears, Wang Shen's figure overlapped with his father's voice and smile.

She was deeply blessed: "Understood, Brother Wang, let my sister and brother accompany you on this last journey! We will also stay. Although An Niang is a girl, she also knows these principles and can contribute a little bit. .”

"Ah!" Wang Shen was shocked, and immediately lost his eyes.Is this An Niang stupid? It's not good to live well, she insists on accompanying me to die.

Just as I was about to scold my mother, a voice came: "Okay, a true righteous man!"

(End of this chapter)