A great man of the Northern Song Dynasty

"Judge Su, good words! Excellent words!"

"When this word comes out, how many people feel ashamed of themselves!"

"I won't be able to compose lyrics this year. It's too difficult, too difficult!"

"..."

Su Shi was drinking, and the wine flowed down his short beard, which made him feel more refreshed. He raised his head and drank like no one else.

"readily!"

He smashed the wine glass and said: "Scholars like us must not only be proficient in poetry and articles, but also be able to kill people!"

He wore a long sword today. He pressed the hilt of the sword and said with a stern look: "Li Liangzuo is here, and I am going to follow him. If I don't kill the enemy this time, I won't come back!"

He stood up suddenly and strode outside.

The people present looked at each other, and someone said: "Um... Judge Su drank too much?"

A clerk covered his mouth with his hands and whispered: "Probably, you can see that he is even unsteady when walking."

Su Shi walked to the door of the wine shop and stopped. He felt a rush of blood and couldn't help but scream.

"ah……"

The whistling sound was powerful and noisy.

Shen An looked down at him from the horseback, and could even see his tonsils.

"Did you just eat fish?"

"Cough cough cough cough..."

Su Shi, who was roaring, was startled, and then started coughing.

"Ahem...the fish bone is stuck!"

He coughed a few more times and coughed out a fish bone.

Shen An frowned and said, "Don't cry like a ghost on the street, be careful to attract real wolves."

Su Shi said angrily: "Someone's whistle was so clear that all those women were full of praise..."

Shen An pointed to both ends of the street. Su Shi looked over and saw the pedestrians looking at him in surprise.

It's like...looking at a madman.

A child was being held by her mother. When she saw Su Shi looking at her, she hugged her mother's neck and cried: "Mother! Mother! I'm afraid..."

Her mother frowned at Su Shi and said, "Don't be afraid, he is a lunatic."

"Afraid of crazy people!"

"Then let's go and stay away from the madman."

"Okay, mother, leave quickly."

Su Shi adjusted his clothes, and then said seriously: "A woman's opinion is not worth mentioning."

Shen An pointed to his chin and said, "It's all soup."

Su Shi paid most attention to appearance. Hearing this, he rushed into the wine shop and shouted: "Water, bring water!"

Later, he came out smooth and smooth, raised his head and said, "Did Anbei find someone to plan a war?"

"you……"

Shen An didn't know where this guy got his confidence. He actually thought he could dictate the war.

"We are about to leave. Are you preparing to stay here, or..."

"So and so will follow you, and so and so will go wherever you go!"

Su Shi grabbed Shen An and said, "If you don't agree, don't think of me writing for you in the future. Even if you force me to write, I will write randomly and make you furious!"

Shen An liked to collect Su Shi's calligraphy. Su Shi didn't think anything of it at first, but after thinking about it later, he felt that Shen An probably liked his own calligraphy, and he also learned to threaten while being arrogant.

"liquor."

Shen An was just a word, and Su Shi immediately changed his face and said, "Words are easy to talk about."

Wine and writing... Of course, wine is more important.

Shen An hooked his shoulder and said with a smile: "Let's go, you always say that there is a lot of majesty missing in poetry. This time I will take you to see what a real battle formation is."

Su Shi was happy in his heart, but he refused to admit defeat verbally: "I already saw this last time, and I killed someone with my own hands. Doesn't it count as a battle?"

"It's not even close. Follow me and you will know what a battle formation is!"

Shen An took him to Bao Zheng's station. After entering, he saw several teams of sergeants on guard inside, staring at the people coming in and out with sharp eyes.

Bao Zheng was discussing something with someone. When he saw him and Su Shi coming in, he said, "Is there any news?"

He had been waiting for news for the past few days and could not sleep well at night.

Seeing bloodshot eyes in his eyes, Shen An said, "I just got the news that Li Liangzuo has arrived, and the knights are approaching Jingyuan."

Bao Zheng sat on a chair and looked sideways outside. He didn't need to look at the map anymore, he rubbed his brows and said, "Is this going to be a robbery?"

"Yes, because if we want to capture the city, it is better to make a direct assault. But if our army's defense is not tight, the robbery will turn into a decisive battle. And... you know, the people are afraid that they will be unlucky, so..."

Shen An's expression was a little solemn. Bao Zheng looked over slowly and asked in a deep voice: "There are many people around Jingyuan Prefecture. If we fight together, they will definitely be robbed. What do you want to do?"

Shen An slowly looked at the people in the room and said, "I want to... have a decisive battle!"

Jiang Pei and others were puzzled. Shen An said: "Li Liangzuo refused to attack the fortified city. He will plunder the surrounding areas to anger us. Can we be saved? Seeing those people being taken away, the money and food they have accumulated over many lifetimes were taken away. Take it away...should we watch helplessly, or should we go out of the city to rescue him?"

Li Liangzuo hoped that the Song army would go out of the city for rescue, which would create a favorable situation for field battles. And field battles... For Xixia people, field battles are opportunities.

Jiang Pei lowered his head and lowered his voice, "The people outside the city will naturally try their best to withdraw into the city, but you know, after all, we can't accommodate so many people..."

"In the past, Xixia people would gain a lot every time they came..."

Wu Kang blushed a little when he said this, which made Shen An feel that he could still be saved.

"Wait for the edict, the Xixia people have many cavalry."

This is the Achilles heel of the Song Dynasty!

Shen An said: "There is a horse breeding land on the other side of the Hetao. We only have a few cavalry at the moment, but there are people on one side and Xixia people on the other. Do you dare?"

The Hetao area is in the hands of the Xixia people, and the Song Dynasty can only look at the plum blossoms to quench its thirst.

He didn't look at Bao Zheng, but at Wu Kang: "I want to fight the enemy...in the wild!"

It was quiet inside.

After a long time, Wu Kang said with difficulty: "In the past, when the Xixia people came, our army stayed behind closed doors. They looted and then left naturally, but a certain person felt aggrieved and...sad. The Xixia people like to treat everyone The people of Song Dynasty were dragged to the city and tortured. Listening to those cries and howls, someone..."

He lowered his head and could hear the sound of sniffing.

Jiang Pei sighed: "The enemy is strong and we are weak, what can we do?"

Against Xixia, the Song Dynasty lost more and won less, causing everyone to have no confidence at all.

Shen An looked at Bao Zheng, "Haoshuichuan has passed for many years. Does the Song Dynasty always want to avoid war? Prime Minister Bao, I'm here to ask for help. If you can't win, please behead me!"

Bao Zheng slapped the table, stood up and shouted: "Even if you want to behead me, I will behead you!"

Jiang Pei stood up slowly and said calmly: "There is still a certain one! It's a good head. You can take it as long as you can."

Wu Kang had never seen a civil servant so tough before, and he couldn't help but choked and stood up, "If I lose, I am willing to die on the way to the battle!"

The blood boiled like this, and Bao Zheng was not immune.

He suddenly got angry, kicked over the table, and shouted: "Raise the troops!"

Immediately someone went out and shouted: "My husband has an order, raise troops!"

"Raise troops!"

The sound continued to spread, and when it reached the army camp, it finally sparked cheers.

"Rise up the troops! Rise up the troops!"

Bao Zheng reached out, took the sword and put it on his waist, and led the people out.

"Rise up the troops! Rise up the troops!"

Cheers came, and he said to Shen An: "I heard that morale was low before, why are you so happy now?"

Shen An didn't say anything, and Wu Kang said: "Prime Minister Bao, last time Fuzhou defeated the Xixia people, and Daizhao was here. Later, Daizhao also defeated the Jiaozhi people... Soldiers like to work with generals who often win battles. As long as they follow He and the soldiers felt confident in their hearts."

Bao Zheng looked at Shen An and said solemnly: "In that case, you have to work hard and don't be rash."

"yes."

Shen An knew that this was his chance to become a truly famous general, so he said firmly: "Our army will win this battle!"

…

Three days later, when he saw a group of Xixia Rangers in front of him, Shen An put down his telescope and said to Bao Zheng beside him: "Prime Minister Bao, the enemy's Rangers are cruising, and the army should be behind them."

Bao Zheng also saw it, and he asked: "I don't understand battle formations, but I can kill the enemy. If you have any suggestions, please feel free to tell me. I will consider them one by one."

This attitude is really too friendly, and the generals are eager to take advantage of it.

Unlike Han Qi and others' "coaxing" back then, Bao Zheng spared no effort in criticizing others, but he did not pretend to be an expert on things he did not understand. This was a good start.

Wu Kangce immediately stepped forward and said: "Prime Minister Bao, the enemy's cavalry are approaching and not retreating, which shows that they are confident. I feel that Li Liangzuo is not far behind."

Bao Zheng nodded and looked at the others.

Jiang Pei wanted to speak, but found that he had nothing to say, so he had to smile bitterly.

Even Bao Zheng said that he wouldn't get involved if he didn't understand the battle formation. Do you, Jiang Pei, understand? If you don't understand, just shut up.

"Shen An!"

"Bao Xiang."

Shen An was observing the enemy troops, "We can live in Xixia, but we can't live well."

Someone asked in confusion: "Whether their life is good or not has nothing to do with this battle, right?"

Shen An shook his head and said: "It does matter. Their life is difficult, so they cannot delay the war. Think about it, if they have piles of food and grass, then Li Liangzuo can use the advantage of the cavalry to deal with us. As time goes by, we will definitely Tired of running for their lives.”

The man said in surprise, "It's because someone's vision has become narrow."

Shen An thought that my brother has a vision that is thousands of years ahead of his time, so he can naturally crush you. "War is never just about fighting. War connects the court and the people. The three are closely related. A general must have a far-sighted vision and understand these three." Only in this way can we continue to make progress.”

Most of the generals of the Song Dynasty had been quails for too long, so after hearing these remarks, some people praised: "This is very true of the imperial edict."

Bao Zheng also said with a smile: "War battles cost countless money and food. During the Han Dynasty, the former Han Dynasty defeated the Xiongnu, but in the end the economy was dragged down. If a king or a general understands this truth, he will naturally not resort to violence. "

Lao Bao still felt that Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty was a bit militaristic, but Shen An didn't feel that way.

"The enemy is coming!"

The scouts are back with disturbing news.

"Prime Minister Bao, our army has traveled a long distance and our soldiers are tired... Do you want to go to the city to rest?"

Jiang Pei hoped that the decisive battle would take place while the Song Dynasty was resting and waiting for work, so he suggested advancing the city defense.

Bao Zheng hummed and said, "Will it affect morale?"

He didn't know how to fight, but he knew what was most important to the army.

Morale, this is the most important thing in the army.

"definitely will."

Shen An began to observe the distance. At this time, a scout came over and asked for instructions: "Prime Minister Bao, please go out and check the enemy's situation."

Bao Zheng nodded, the scouts shouted, and then rushed out.

A chase ensued.

The scouts of the Song Army were driven and intercepted by Xixia Rangers, and fierce battles broke out between the two sides from time to time.

Several Song army scouts were hacked to death with random knives, but the remaining people did not retreat, but charged in deeper.

With arrows flying, they bravely rushed forward, but the way back was cut off.

Bao Zheng said slowly: "Aren't they... afraid?"

The brave scouts subverted Bao Zheng's view of warriors, and he was a little worried about those warriors.

Shen An said: "Before the two sides fight, covering the battlefield is the first priority, and the mission of the scouts is to break through this cover, find out the accurate situation of the enemy, and send it back even if they risk their lives... They have no choice! "

Shen An's words made Bao Zheng's eyes turn red. This was a tragedy and sacrifice that he had never experienced before.

"I...is this a fight?"

"yes."

Shen An said: "Prime Minister Bao, please ask me to go and meet them."