Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 672

Ye Chen said: "Dangxiang's [-] cavalry are good at field battles, but the generals in command are not good at attacking the city, and how to deal with the following matters after the siege, the patriarchs of Dangxiang's Tuoba clan and the Li clan who dispatched the army are inexperienced. Although the king has made some preparations for this, I am afraid it is still insufficient. Therefore, the king has made arrangements to send Yang Taiwei, Zhan Xiongwu, Zeng Shangfei, and his son Yang Yanjun to the front line to join the [-] troops , while instructing them to attack the city, the main thing is to instruct them to do the following things well, otherwise it would be bad to hurt the innocent people in the city who are destined to become us after the siege. Moreover, this king has secretly ordered the Tuoba clan and the Li clan chiefs , the [-] army will be controlled by Yang Taiwei."

Yang Jiye hadn't been on the battlefield for three years. Hearing what Ye Chen said, he couldn't help but feel excited. Dang even agreed, and then left the carriage. Outside Lian Jicheng had already been waiting for a long time with Zhan Xiongwu, Zeng Shangfei and Yang Yanjun.

Inside the carriage, Ye Chen said to Han Xizai who was looking forward to it: "After Xiazhou, Yinzhou, Lanzhou, and the land of the eight states were captured, how will the land of the eleven states be governed, how to appease the people after the war, etc. How to do things, Han Xianggong can lead thirty adults to plan in advance."

Han Xizai looked smug, and said respectfully: "Don't worry, my lord, I will leave these matters to the subordinates, and I promise that there will be no problems."

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Kaibao four years, August 25th.

Gao Huaide, commander of the Northwest Frontier Army, sent 5000 people to sweep Sancha Valley.At the same time, in the name of escorting King Xiangfu, Gao Huaide led an army of [-] troops to Ye Chen's direction at a leisurely pace.

On August 26th, Ye Chen led a team of more than 1 people to the wasteland hundreds of miles southwest of Huanzhou.On the same day, the Tuoba family and the Li family, the two masters of the Dangxiang clan, had a big movement.

night!On the Hengshan grassland, the autumn wind is blowing, and the coolness invades.

With a wave of Tuoba Gelu's hand, [-] cavalry galloped towards the Yandi Valley with the light of the stars and the moon at the fastest speed that night travel could achieve.At the same time, Li Guangshun took [-] cavalry to Roulang Mountain, another pass from the Hengshan Grassland to the Song Dynasty.

Between the border of the Song Dynasty and the Hengshan Grassland where the Dangxiang people lived, there were six army villages, which were distributed in two lines formed by the word "Zigzag". Each army village had four commanding frontier troops stationed, with a strength of 2000 people.The two military strongholds of Balipo and Shalangbao are just located at the two ends of the word "Zig" --- near Yandi Valley and Roulang Mountain.

Since the founding of the Song Dynasty, as long as the party's large cavalry went to the territory of the Song Dynasty, they had to pass through Yandi Valley or Roulang Mountain.

At this time, the Song army in Balipo and Shalangbao usually sent troops to stop and kill the enemy. If they lost the enemy, they would use beacon fire to ask for help from other nearby army camps.Burn the beacon during the day and light the beacon at night. After the rest of the military camps receive the signal, they will send troops to support them, and at the same time pass the beacon to the rear.

However, now that the Dangxiang cavalry has arrived in large numbers, Balipo and Shalangbao neither sent troops to resist the enemy, nor lit the beacon.However, the Song army in the army village maintained enough vigilance, and even two thousand troops were ready to defend the village or attack in case the party members suddenly attacked the army village.

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There has never been a shortage of smart people in this world, and to become the military commander responsible for the defense of the six military villages, he would naturally not be an idiot.So Gao Huaide wanted to use the hands of the party members to deal with Ye Chen, and the six army commanders in the six military strongholds had already thought of this as soon as they received the order.

At the beginning of the year, Ye Chen was surrounded by Dangxiang's [-] cavalry in Shilibao. The two sides attacked and defended for several days, but Dangxiang failed to break through Shilibao.At that time, regardless of everyone's opposition, Ye Chen led [-] black cavalry, [-] cavalry from Shilibao, and [-] Song troops from Balipo to hunt down the party members, and finally won a complete victory.Afterwards, Ye Chen gave all the credit to the generals of these military camps, and in the name of Huaxia Weifu, he gave high compensation and compensation to the soldiers who died in battle and the people who were damaged in Shilibao.

The combination of these things made Ye Chen and the officers and soldiers of Shilibao forge a deep friendship, especially Deng Chongxuan, the original commander of the Shilibao Cavalry Battalion. Now he is in charge of the commander of the Shilibao Army.This person admired and respected Ye Chen extremely, and was also full of gratitude.

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On the city wall of Ten Mile Fort, Deng Chongxuan's expression changed when he heard the faint sound of a large number of war horses walking in the distance, and finally he punched the city wall with a helpless face and cursed, but was blown by the night wind. Scattered, the people behind couldn't hear very clearly.

After swearing, Deng Chongxuan turned to look at Chen Hongshi, the supervisor sent by the general, with a look of displeasure on his face, and said in a cold voice: "Master Chen always follows this general. Could it be that he suspects that he will disobey the general's order?"

Chen Hongshi said calmly, "Looking at what General Deng meant, it could be that he is dissatisfied with the commander's order this time."

Deng Chongxuan let out a cold snort, turned around and led his soldiers down the city wall.

Chen Hongshi smiled wryly in his heart, but he didn't show the slightest sign on his face. He led a group of personal soldiers sent by Gao Huaide unhurriedly, and followed Deng Chongxuan down the city wall.

After Chen Hongshi learned of Deng Chongxuan's extraordinary feelings for his chief envoy, he also had a very headache.In order not to ruin Gao Huaide's 'plan', and even more so not to affect the overall plan of the chief commander, he can only continue to play this villain role well.

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In the dense grass of Yandi Valley, lay a faceless corpse.The clothes were all stripped off, and judging from the degree of decay of the corpse, the person had been dead for at least two days.

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In the middle of the night, Gao Huaide's Temporary Marshal's Mansion in Huanzhou City was still brightly lit.

Gao Huaide, who is nearly sixty years old, is sitting in the hall, closing his eyes and resting his mind. He is a little worried and waiting for the confirmation of the final news. The thing he has to plan this time is too big, and the people he has to deal with are really big, so it is difficult to fall asleep.

At this moment, the guards outside the hall came in with an officer dressed as a spy.Gao Huaide opened his eyes suddenly, the spy who came was the best spy under his command, and also the commander of the reconnaissance cavalry battalion, his name was Zhang Zhongyi.Although his own strength is only second-rate, his lightness kung fu is better than most of the first-rate masters in the world.

By chance, Gao Huaide had the grace to save Zhang Zhongyi's family, so Zhang Zhongyi, who was originally a prodigal son, was willing to work for Gao Huaide.

Four days ago, Gao Huaide sent Zhang Zhongyi to the depths of Hengshan Mountain to scout the specific troops dispatched by the party members. If it exceeds [-], Zhang Zhongyi will give the order to the six army village guards and order the six army village defenders to come out. Intercept or entangle most of the party cavalry.Then, Zhang Zhongyi will continue to go south to Huanzhou to report to Gao Huaide in person.

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Zhang Zhongyi, who was covered in dust, knelt down on one knee at this moment, and said, "Report to Commander, Shilibao urgent report." His voice was a little hoarse, which was very rare for someone who was driving fast in a dry and windy place like the Northwest. Very normal phenomenon.

Gao Huaide shouted: "Speak quickly!"

Zhang Zhongyi said in a hoarse voice: "Dangxiang Tuoba clan and Li clan each dispatched [-] troops. Because of the mutual hostility between the two groups, they did not dispatch together. Tuoba Gelu, the head of the Tuoba tribe, personally led [-] cavalry from Yandi Valley. , Li Guangshun, the patriarch of the Li clan, led [-] cavalry to enter the pass from Roulang Mountain. The marching direction of the two party armies is exactly where Ye Chen is."

Hearing this, Gao Huaide couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, the last worries and worries in his heart were gone.He is very satisfied with the results of Zhang Zhongyi's reconnaissance, which are very detailed and critical.At this time, looking at Zhang Zhongyi, he said, "Zhongyi, you have made great achievements this time, and this commander will record the credit for you. In addition, this commander will reward you with five hundred coins."

Zhang Zhongyi looked grateful, and said with a little tiredness: "Thank you, Commander, for the reward. It's just that the humble official dispatched the real number of party members, sneaked into the Tuoba tribe and was discovered, and escaped after a lot of fighting, but Suffered from internal injuries. I implore the commander-in-chief to allow me to return to Gyeongju for a month to heal my injuries."

Gao Huaide said: "Alright, you have worked really hard this time, the commander-in-chief will grant you a two-month leave to go back and heal your injuries. You must not leave the root of the injury."

Zhang Zhongyi said respectfully: "Thank you, Marshal."

After speaking, he got up and took the five hundred guan from a soldier, turned and left.

The soldier who gave Zhang Zhongyi the bounty looked at Zhang Zhongyi's back but was a little puzzled, feeling that Zhang Zhongyi seemed a little weird today.But before he had time to think about it, he was interrupted by an order from his commander-in-chief, and he put the matter behind him.

"At the speed of the party members, we will catch up with Ye Chen and his party tomorrow morning..."

"Go and call the commander and above-mentioned generals, the commander-in-chief will discuss matters overnight."

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On August 28, the sky in Lingzhou was clear.

Lu Dezhi is a squad leader in charge of the defense of the north gate of Lingzhou City.According to the military system of the Song Dynasty, there are four levels: Xiang, Jun, Battalion (command), and Du.The chamber governs ten armies, the army governs five battalions, and the camp governs five capitals, each with a hundred people.Dutou and Deputy Dutou are the lowest-ranking officers, and there is a squad leader below him, who is in charge of [-] soldiers, which is between the ranks of squad leader and platoon leader in later generations.Lu Dezhi divided the [-] soldiers into two shifts, guarding the city gates in the morning and afternoon.

Lingzhou City is the first state city after entering the Song Dynasty from the direction of Langrou Mountain and passing through several military villages at the border.There are more than 100 roads away from Langrou Mountain, and there are military strongholds on the outskirts, and the Song Army has been strong these years, so there have been almost no wars in the past ten years, and no one has ever attacked Lingzhou City. Case.

For any important matter, if it remains peaceful for ten years, those who execute it will inevitably feel slack. Lu Dezhi, who guards the city gate, has already regarded the most important matter of Lingzhou City's defense as the most important thing. Easy, ordinary, life-like things.

(End of this chapter)