National Beauty

Zhao Heng competed with the soldiers on the performance stage every morning, which greatly boosted morale.

The soldiers are eager to get the money when they come to power. They are all **** men. It is too ugly to know that they will lose but they don't want to lose. In private, they are scrambling to practice martial arts diligently. Secondly, the imperial court was defeated twice in the Northern Expedition. The first time the emperor got an arrow in his thigh, and the second time Prince Gong broke his arm. The people of the Li people were afraid of the Liao cavalry and worried that the Zhao family was not an opponent of the Liao country. Now they find that they are like scholars. The Shouwang was superb martial arts, and the deputy general Jing Yi came to power. They were all defeated by Shouwang. With such a mighty prince leading them, the generals finally saw the hope of defeating the Liao State.

What Zhao Heng cares about is not just the morale of the military camp. Half of the day is in the military camp, and for the rest, Zhao Heng takes a team of troops to patrol the civilians around Zhenzhou. The Fourteen States of Youyun is the land of the Central Plains. Any capable and ambitious emperor will want to regain lost land. From the perspective of the court, it is incumbent to send troops. But together with the war, the people will inevitably be affected. The young men joined the army on the battlefield, leaving only the old and weak women and children to cultivate the fields. If the Liao soldiers come over, the farming will be completely delayed.

War is inevitable for the time being. Zhao Heng can only appease the people and let the people know that the emperor in the palace remembers them. Zhao Heng couldn’t make a long story, but Father Fu was able to speak well. The people were moved to see the prince personally caring for them. After hearing Father Fu’s sweet words that could coax the dead to life, the grievances accumulated over the past two years were justified. After most of them, they expressed their willingness to serve the court. Even the seven or eight-year-old boys on the street knew that they could get money when they were soldiers, and they wanted to grow up quickly to defend their homeland.

Zhao Heng acted cautiously, visited the people privately, and all words of condolences would be named in the name of the emperor father, so that the people boasted it, it was also the emperor and the king of longevity.

The situation in Zhenzhou quickly spread to the capital.

Hearing that the army in the camp was uplifting, the people no longer complained. Emperor Xuande fell into contemplation unknowingly when he watched the sparsely.

Emperor Xuande thought of when the third child was a child, when the third child had a temperament similar to that of the fourth child, and they were vying to behave in front of him, hoping to be praised by his father. He often praises the fourth child, so the older the fourth child is, the more cheerful he is. He always regrets the third child’s ailments, so the third child gradually fades out of his vision and is widowed, and gradually makes everyone misunderstand that he is a closed-door study. The scholar prince.

But his youngest is not a scholar who doesn’t hear things outside the window. The youngest is very skilled. He must have been insisting on martial arts training. The court has an accident. The youngest is straightforward. As long as he feels right, he knows that he will offend his father. Speak out loud and serve the people. Both civil and military, courageous and strategic, and what is even more rare is that the old third has strong affection and righteousness.

Mouth problems?

Emperor Xuande laughed. In the past two years, the youngest man spoke more and more sharply. Although he could only say four or five characters at a time, the youngest three characters could express the meaning in words, and the few words made them more majestic, and the blessed father-in-law was on the sidelines. , That bit of mouth disease does not affect anything.

With such an outstanding son, Emperor Xuande was always pleased, but he smiled and frowned slightly. It’s good for the third child to stand as the elder, but the second child has been responsible for all these years of errands and has never made a mistake...

"The emperor, your Royal Highness Rui Wang, please see me." The **** Wang En came in to report.

Emperor Xuande nodded, put away the memorial praising the youngest in front of him, and looked up at the door.

Rui Wang enters the door with a smile, his eyes facing each other, and Rui Wang said loudly: "Father, my son heard that the third brother has done a good job in Zhenzhou, and I am here to congratulate you. The old Sanwen can help the people and martial arts to deter the three armies, and the Liao soldiers will be defeated in this battle."

These words were very fascinating, but Emperor Xuande shook his head and said: "We need to be cautious and not to be complacent."

"My father taught me." Rui Wang said respectfully, and then said his intention: "Father, the youngest son uses silver rewards to motivate morale, and the money should be his private money. I have thought about it. The youngest son is for our big week. Leading soldiers, as the elder brother, you can’t just ask him to bother. Therefore, the son has prepared a thousand taels of silver and wants to send it to express his feelings."

Hearing "One thousand taels", Emperor Xuande silently forgot it in his heart. The youngest had to fight with three soldiers every day. He tried unstopply for half a year, and it only needed about five hundred taels. If you send another one thousand taels, wouldn't it be bad luck? , Indicates that this war will be delayed for two to three years? What's more, the third child is not so poor that he needs special subsidies.

"No, when the third child triumphs, I will reward him more." Emperor Xuande said casually, and then picked up a new memorial.

Rui Wang smiled awkwardly and resigned.

The footsteps disappeared completely, and Emperor Xuande raised his head from the memorial, facing the direction of the second child's departure. One is long and one is virtuous. In terms of petting, they are all pro-sons. How can they be superior to each other? The third child has only made some contribution in the past two years, and the second child has been put in prison early and has never made any mistakes.

Well, think about it after the war, not in a hurry.

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Zhenzhou, at the beginning of September, one hundred thousand cavalrymen of the Liao State finally came fiercely. The scouts came to report that the king of Liaoyan Han Kuang and general Yelvxiong led 80,000 cavalry to attack Zhenzhou from the plain area, and general Yeludan led 20,000 cavalry to the south from the mountain road on the west side of Zhenzhou, and the soldiers were divided into two groups. On the side of the Great Zhou Dynasty, Li Long ordered Guo Boyan, who was guarding Guannan, to lead his troops northward, and went around behind Yeludan and others, and lay in ambush at the entrance of the Great Wall, blocking the retreat of Liao’s western army. He and his deputy Jing Yi and Longwu general Zhao Jing led them. One hundred thousand soldiers and horses rushed to the north of Mancheng to line up for the Liao soldiers.

The soldiers marched out of the city, and several generals Zhao Heng and Li Long stood on the high wall. Before the Liao soldiers arrived, Zhao Heng bowed his head. The 100,000 troops outside the city formed eight square formations according to the map drawn by the father and the emperor. The two formations were separated by hundreds of steps and lined up in a magnificent manner. As he watched, there was a sudden rumbling of horseshoes in the distance, Zhao Heng looked up, and his heart was shocked at this look.

The Liao soldiers swarmed in like a flood of beasts, and the soldiers of the Great Zhou could be concentrated in one place. Now they are so far apart that they can’t take care of each other. The Liao soldiers only need to encircle and suppress each other, and the city is full and guards are afraid that they will fall!

As soon as his thoughts came up, General Longwu Zhao Jing suddenly said: "The coach, the Liao soldiers are coming fiercely. Our formations are too scattered. Let's quickly become two formations!"

Li Long held the city wall and scolded angrily: "Bold! Before the army set off, the emperor personally gave me a plan and ordered me to set up the formation according to the plan. You can't follow Cao Yu. Now the battle is about to fight, do you want to resist the decree?"

The Liao soldiers came too fast. In a hurry, Zhao Jing accidentally told the truth: "The emperor is in the capital, how can you predict the battle between the two armies? Cao Yu's defeat in violation of the edict is a crime. I waited for Zunzhao but ignored it. The military situation caused Zhenzhou to fall, isn't it a crime? Both sides are sins, and the general would rather retreat against the decree!"

Even daring to accuse the emperor of not being wrong, Li Long was furious: "You..."

"Li Long listened to the order and changed his battles immediately. If he or she is guilty afterwards, this king will be alone." A hundred thousand in a hurry and no time to waste his lips, Zhao Heng acted decisively and ordered with the power of the supervising army.

The supervising army was the largest, and Li Long had to hear. Seeing that the cavalry of the Liao State was less than two miles away from his own side, they rushed madly in a blink of an eye. There was no time to change the formation of the Great Zhou. Li Long's thoughts moved, and he was about to insist on the emperor's order for him. In the eight formations, Zhao Heng spoke before him, and said in a cold voice: "Jing Yi has a loyal face and sends him to surrender. When he joins forces, he listens to the drums to attack Liao."

Soldiers are not tired of deceit, although this plan is degrading, but compared with the people of Zhenzhou city, what is decent?

Shou Wang was arbitrary and could not be rebelled. He was exactly the same as Emperor Xuande in the capital. Li Long had nothing to say, so he had to send his deputy Jing Yi to surrender.

The coach of the Liao Kingdom was King Yan Han Kuang. He was overjoyed when he heard that the Great Zhou was about to surrender. Since he could take down Mancheng and Zhenzhou without mobilizing troops, why did he still fight? The idea had been decided, Han Kuang immediately ordered the Liao soldiers to stop and wait for the Great Zhou soldiers to come. Ye Luxiong, general of the Liao State, felt wrong and reminded him to guard against Zhou Jun's fraud. In the past few years, Yelvxiong has become a military god-like figure in Liao. The people respect him, but the officials of the same dynasty are not convinced. Han Kuang is one of them.

"The generals have fought hard before, but have not captured the whole city. Today, Zhou will be afraid of the king's might and take the initiative to offer the city. Is the general uncomfortable?" Han Kuang stared at Ye Luxiong and laughed mockingly. The Khitan barbarians do not speak like the Central Plains, they can say whatever they think.

He was brutal, but Ye Luxiong was not impulsive. Since persuasion was invalid, he shut up.

Han Kuang snorted and went outside the city to meet Jing Yi who came to surrender in armor. As a result, when the cavalry of the Liao State relaxed their vigilance, Zhou Jun suddenly heard a blast of drums, saying that he would surrender. The Dazhou soldiers of the Great Zhou Dynasty, also under the leadership of Jing Yi, rushed up with the killing sound.

Li Long may not be able to see the situation clearly, but he is definitely a famous general, taking the lead. When the Liao State cavalry sees the Li family's banner, they lose their guts.

Just when Han Kuang regretted being overwhelmed, Ye Luxiong had led the elites of the Liao Kingdom to retreat to the rear, blasting the drums and retreating. He retreated quickly, his combat power was not damaged, Yan Wang Han Kuang retreated slowly, his army died 30,000, was captured 10,000, and was extremely embarrassed. They were defeated here, Xilu Yelu saw that the situation was not right, and immediately withdrew his troops, but was intercepted by Guo Boyan, and the entire army of 20,000 cavalry was wiped out.

Guo Boyan's eyes were red when he killed him. He still remembered the hatred of his eldest son Guo Xiao. He killed Yelushan and wanted to continue chasing Yelvxiong, because his son died in the fire set by Yelvxiong's son.

"Duke Guo, the prince has ordered you to retreat and you shall not chase you anymore!"

The messenger rushed forward and shouted loudly, recalling Guo Boyan's sanity. Yelvxiong's main force was not damaged. After a fight on his side, there were only more than 10,000 people left. It was to catch up with Yelvxiong. It is not certain who will live and who will die.

"Retreat." Seeing the direction of Yelvxiong's army retreat, Guo Boyan said coldly.

At the same time, the Shu Rebel Army, led by the coaches Wang Wu and Li Shun, fought fiercely outside the city of Jiangwon with the officers and soldiers who came to suppress. The strength of the two sides is equal, but the insurgents are poor peasants and people who are forced by the government to make it hard to survive. There is a suffocation in their hearts. They are fighting for their lives and fighting for their lives. How can they be compared with the army and the army? ?

The official army retreated steadily and retreated to the city, and the rebel army also chased down to the city.

"Arrow!" Suddenly a dense crowd of crossbowmen appeared on the high city wall, shooting wildly at the rebel army. During the **** battle, Wang Wu shot an arrow in his forehead!

"Big Brother!" Li Shun and Guo Xiao rushed to Wang Wu's side at the same time, but Li Shun was really anxious. Guo Xiao looked tragic, but his eyes were as cold as a cold pond, looking at Wang Wu like grass.

"Don't worry about me, continue to kill!" Wang Wu also went crazy, cut off the arrow shaft, just like that, rushed forward with a broken arrow.

After a half-day **** battle, Jiangwon City fell, and the rebel army seized another city in Shu!