Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 566 Defeat like a mountain

This sudden and strange situation caught Lin Renzhao off guard. He couldn't even figure out why Xu Yaoxing and Yang Jialun, the generals he trained by himself, would do such a thing.The battlefield was huge, and it was night again. By the time the changes were clearly seen, nearly ten thousand troops on the northeast flank had already retreated and pulled out of a huge trough. The Song Army seemed to be taken aback, and their troops retreated there. The front of the army gathered in amazement and silence.The whole process lasted about half a stick of incense, and countless orders and wills rushed over the chaotic battlefield.

Song Guo blew the horn.

Then, Pan Mei gave an order, and the cavalry of the Song army rushed straight down according to the retreating army!

A tidal wave of routs began to appear on one side of the battlefield.Lin Renzhao's cavalry pierced up from the flanks, trying to block the Song army's attack.Yet a breakdown has taken place.Lin Renzhao's main formation rushed towards this side.At the same time, he issued an order, trying to distance his team from Xu Yaoxing and Yang Jialun's two defeated teams, and reorganize a tight defense, but it was still too late.The defeated army and the troops directly under him have formed a situation where there is me in you and you in me.

The collapse of a cliff gradually turned into the collapse of half a mountain.

Countless corpses flowed down the great river outside Chizhou, and flames flowed in the night sky, and the rest was the constant reorganization and fighting.On the opposite side, the Song army, which had been fighting fiercely for a day, resumed its raging offensive again, rolling towards the half of the Southern Tang army that had not yet collapsed. Lin Renzhao just subconsciously held back the chaotic formation and led the army towards Caishiji's own base camp. Defeated.He had always been worried that people like Lou Yanming or Han Xizai would cause him trouble from behind, but he never thought that the one who 'sold out' him first would be the confidant general who was trained and promoted by his subordinates.
At daybreak, countless routs poured into the gate of the Caishiji military stronghold. Li Yu, who had just been restored to the throne from the king, was sent from Jinling to enter the military stronghold. The imperial envoy Wang Jing, who was waiting for the declaration, stood on the wall of the stronghold, which was no lower than the ordinary city wall. Seeing this scene, the whole body became cold. As the army directly under Lin Renzhao entered the city gate, the Song army came like a tide, rushing towards the military stronghold that Lin Renzhao had run for more than ten years.

Caishiji is the place where Lin Renzhao's [-] soldiers and horses are stationed, and it is also an important ferry. In addition, this place has developed commercial traffic and has close contacts with merchants in the Jinghu area. Except for the military camp, other places are not allowed to pass by. Although there are usually garrisons today, in terms of scenery, Caishiji is in the middle of the abrupt river, with cliffs facing the sky, strangling the key points of the river, the current is fast, and the terrain is dangerous. It is known as "a beauty through the ages", and it is more beautiful than Yanziji. .Because of the story of Li Taibai getting drunk and catching the moon here, falling into the water and drowning, it adds a bit of mystery to people.

The gate of Caishiji Military Village followed the Tang army's entry and slammed shut. Pan Mei led the army and did not approach the military village rashly, but stopped at the mouth of a canyon a few miles outside the military village.Seeing that the soldiers and horses on his own side had been fighting for a day, and they had been chasing for nearly a hundred miles just now, and they were exhausted without a moment of rest, so they ordered to set up camp in the same place, and sent out guards, secret sentries, and rangers to prevent the Tang army from sending troops to attack the camp in the Caishiji army camp.

Pan Mei scanned the surrounding terrain, and finally fixed on a steep hillside, then dismounted and led a team of soldiers to the top of the hillside.Looking around, you can see Niuzhu Mountain uprooted from the ground.The mountain faces the big river in the northwest and is surrounded by the Niuzhu River on three sides. It looks like a huge green snail floating on the water. The forests in the mountains are lush and beautiful. The low valley near the river is called Xidawa, the ridge in the north is called Snail Tail, and the mountain is steep; the forest in the south is lush and the pavilions are hidden.

The Immortal Tower built to commemorate Li Bai is on the Cuiluo Peak of Niuzhu Mountain. Ascend the tower and look far away, facing the mighty Yangtze River, with beautiful green snails on the back, surrounded by thick shade, the environment is elegant and refreshing.

Pan Mei looked around for a while, only to feel that the river in the north is turbulent and the waterway is difficult to attack, and the south is where the Song army is at the gorge at this time, and it is also easy to defend and difficult to attack. Wan, couldn't help being startled secretly, frowning and thinking about the way to break the stronghold.

In the military village, after the city gate was closed, Wang Jing ran down and found Lin Renzhao in the chaotic army formation. He was wearing a cloak and holding a steel knife. A tiger that devours people.Although Wang Jing was an imperial envoy, he didn't dare to take responsibility or complain at all. He simply explained the purpose of his visit without proclaiming the decree. While handing the imperial decree to Lin Renzhao, he briefly explained the content of the imperial decree to Lin Renzhao, and finally added He said: "It's good that Lin Shuai comes back, it's good that Lin Shuai comes back, as long as Lin Shuai is here, we can stop the Song Army, as long as the Song Army retreats, Lin Shuai can be crowned king."

Lin Renzhao had already dismounted from his horse, and turned to look at him: "Hmph, King Feng! Don't you ask me why I lost?"

"No matter why you lose, as long as you can learn from it"

"But I really want to know why I lost!" Lin Renzhao roared, "You are the imperial envoy representing His Majesty, you follow me! Let's ask!"

He turned around abruptly and led the generals to the inner village. Without Lin Renzhao's orders, the generals below had begun to consciously direct the soldiers to guard the wall of the army village. Seeing that the Song army outside the village did not immediately attack the army village, Tang Jun also breathed a sigh of relief. Just now Tang Jun fled and Song Jun chased and killed him. Tang Jun suffered a lot of casualties. In addition to the previous casualties during the confrontation between the two armies, and those who were scattered and fled along the way, the number of people who entered the village just now was only about 4. The nearly 6 sailors withdrawn from the waterway at the same time last year added up to [-] people.In fact, if Tang Jun was not familiar with the terrain, the loss would only be greater.

Wang Jing followed Lin Renzhao and walked forward, sighing in his heart. Not long after, he arrived at the camp on the side of the Inner Village, where Xu Yaoxing and others were stationed. , but in the face of Lin Renzhao, he didn't dare to act rashly at all, and Lin Renzhao didn't pay attention to them at all. The people around him had already rushed forward to subdue each other. After a while, the team pressed in like a tide.

On the school field in the center of the camp, the two generals Xu Yaoxing and Yang Jialun were obviously waiting for his arrival. Lin Renzhao walked straight towards them. Having already kicked the two of them in the face, Xu Yaoxing raised his head and wanted to speak again, but Lin Renzhao walked up to him and kicked him out again.

Xu Yaoxing and Yang Jialun's soldiers and confidantes were at war, but under the pressure of Lin Renzhao, no one dared to make any changes.

"You fled before the battle, resulting in a complete defeat in this battle, and caused heavy casualties to your son-in-law." Lin Renzhao walked back to the soldiers behind him, and pulled out the steel knife from the waist of the attendant, "I will kill you today, what do you have to say?"

Only then did Wang Jing roughly understand what happened. Looking at the two people on the ground, he hated them to death.

But Xu Yaoxing got up from the ground: "I have something to say." Then he pointed to Wang Jing, "But with him here, what should I say?"

Lin Renzhao pointed at Wang Jing and roared, "Wang Jing is here on behalf of His Majesty and the imperial court, so speak in front of him!"

Xu Yaoxing gritted his teeth: "Okay, you are the commander-in-chief. If you want me to say it, I will say it. Li Yu's stupid king is not worth it! He is just mud that can't support the wall! Even if we win, it will only be delayed for a while. It will still be destroyed by Song State!"

"Who says I can't defend!" Lin Renzhao roared, "I'm going to defeat Pan Mei today!"

"Brother, you can only defeat Pan Mei! There is Zhao Zan's army to the east of them, and there are more in Song State! What about you, Commander? In the entire Southern Tang Dynasty, only your army under your command can fight the Song army, but How much can we defend? Li Yu's stupid king and Han Xizai's traitor are not trustworthy, and Lou Yanming's monstrous monk is the source of disaster for the country and the people. They only know about greed for power and money. These are what you told us, Commander-in-Chief! "

Lin Renzhao looked at him and shook his head: "Although your Majesty is wrong, he is the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty after all. As for those traitors in the court, I will wipe them out sooner or later. But this time it is you who made me lose."

Xu Yaoxing said: "Even if you win Pan Mei in the end, Commander, but judging from the situation today, you will definitely fight very badly. How many people will the Commander have in his hands at the end? If the [-] troops can survive [-], it is still two [-]. And the Song Army will soon mobilize [-] troops, not to mention Zhao Zan's [-] troops in the east can't be stopped by those wastes in the south who only know how to eat empty wages and drink soldiers' blood. In the end, this country will still be destroyed , Marshal, this country is no longer worth our hard work"

"Is it because the two of you don't want to work hard, or is it that none of your brothers want to work hard?" Lin Renzhao waved his hand at all the soldiers who were densely packed around him.

Yang Jialun came over from the side: "Commander, the last general also has the same idea."

Lin Renzhao's face was extremely ugly, he took a deep breath, and shouted: "You are in a hurry to retreat. You are afraid that you will lose the chance to surrender. You are in a hurry to find a way out for yourself. I don't like traitors like Guozhong Han Xizai and Lou Yanming. But how can I be like you?"

Seeing the killing intent in Lin Renzhao's eyes, Xu Yaoxing was terrified and made a last effort, saying, "Commander, look at the soldiers around you, how many people are willing to fight for such an emperor and court."

Hearing this, Lin Renzhao looked around, Xu Yaoxing and Yang Jialun's camp officers and soldiers looked at him evasively, Lin Renzhao immediately understood that the people under their command probably had the same thoughts as Xu Yaoxing and Yang Jialun.With a chill in his heart, he turned around and looked at the soldiers behind him. Seeing the resolute expression on his soldiers' faces, he felt a little settled.

(End of this chapter)