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Guanzhong, Pucheng.

"What, you didn't capture even a single Huazhou state?"

Zhao Gou looked at Zhang Jun in front of him with a very gloomy expression. Since he came to Guanzhong to establish the new Song Dynasty, he has been going smoothly. Now he has an army of hundreds of thousands, dozens of generals, and countless provisions.

At this time, Zhao Gou felt that he was already the real emperor, and it was time to regain his land and build up his momentum as the emperor.

As a result, the battle to capture Huazhou began. They mobilized all the fishing boats and rafts in the territory, and began to cross the river at night, preparing to capture Huazhou. The leader was Zhang Jun.

But the war was not going well. Problems arose from the very beginning. The quality of the soldiers under their command was uneven, and many of them were not real soldiers.

There was no queue during the march. After getting on the boat, many people even knew how to swim. As soon as they got on the boat, their legs trembled and they were so scared that they crawled on the boat.

It took too much time to reluctantly cross the river, but the defenders in Huazhou City came and attacked them halfway across the river. The 20,000-strong army returned with a disastrous defeat, and countless people died in battle and drowned.

"The general is incompetent!"

Zhang Jun knelt down and apologized. It was indeed his incompetence in commanding this battle. He overestimated the combat effectiveness of these soldiers. The general did not know the army. This was a taboo for military strategists. As a general, he should not make such a low-level mistake.

"I, the Western Song Dynasty, attacked the big city for the first time, and you returned with a disastrous defeat. You know that you have lost the face of the Western Song Dynasty."

Zhao Gou looked at Zhang Jun and roared with unabated anger.

"Your Majesty, although General Zhang is guilty of defeat in the battle, for the sake of his loyalty and since it is now the time to employ people, I would like to ask Your Majesty to allow him to make meritorious deeds in exchange for his guilt!"

Zhang Jian felt helpless when he saw no one spoke. This was really a grassroots team. At this time, they kept their heads down and said nothing, so they could only help Zhang Jun to plead for mercy.

"You're still interceding for him? He lost seven thousand troops at once, and there were so many equipment..."

Zhao Gou was still angry and scolded Zhang Jun. What he felt most distressed about was not how many people died, but the loss of equipment. What he lacked most now was equipment. Weapons and armor were not easy to make. Thousands of sets were lost at one time. He My heart is bleeding.

When Qin Hui and Zhang Bangchang saw that Zhang Jian had spoken, they also began to plead for Zhang Jun. They and Zhang Jun came all the way back from Liaodong. If they didn't plead at this time, they might not be suspicious of Zhao Gou in the future.

Seeing that everyone was trying to persuade him, Zhao Gou scolded him again, and most of his anger was gone.

"What do you think we should do?"

Zhao Gou sat on the dragon chair, took a sip of tea, then looked at everyone and asked.

"Your Majesty, the general still thinks that a small group of elites can conquer Huazhou with a surprise attack!"

Wang Wei left work and said, he still sticks to his original idea.

"General Wang, it might have been possible before, but it can't be done now. The enemy has taken precautions, and now a small group of soldiers may not be able to capture Huazhou."

Luan Tingyu said.

"It's all your fault. If I had known earlier, I should have gone first!"

Wang Wei looked at Zhang Jun and said fiercely.

Wang Wei's words aroused the attention of many people. Everyone secretly glanced at Zhao Gou's face. It was Zhao Gou who asked Zhang Jun to fight against Huazhou. Although Wang Wei blamed Zhang Jun at this time, it was somewhat implicit. Zhao Gou means.

This is disrespectful. If Zhao Gou pursues the case, Wang Wei's guilt will be more serious than that of the defeated Zhang Jun.

But Zhao Gou didn't seem to understand and didn't care what Wang Wei said. He even thought that Wang Wei was right and that Wang Wei's suggestions should have been adopted in the first place.

"Your Majesty, Huazhou is already on guard. Now we can only encircle the army with a large force and rely on the numerical advantage to conquer Huazhou!"

Zhang Bangchang suggested that he didn't know anything about military affairs, but now they had a numerical advantage. Although their combat effectiveness was inferior, they could win by relying on the human sea tactic.

"Prime Minister Zhang, there will be a lot of casualties in a battle like this!"

Luan Tingyu looked at Zhang Bangchang and said, the soldiers they gathered were no more than rioters.

"How can anyone not die in a war? Just capture Huazhou and then recruit."

Zhang Bangchang directly replied that the most numerous people in the world are people. They can fight and rob the population at the same time. This is a very efficient way of fighting. This is what Huang Chao did back then. "Well, this is a good plan!"

Zhao Gou was interested as soon as he heard this. Isn't this just fighting to support fighting? This is perfect for him who lacks equipment.

"Your Majesty, Holy Might!"

Seeing that Zhao Gou agreed, Zhang Bangchang smiled and saluted.

"You go and gather the soldiers, I will lead the expedition in person, and I swear to take those Huazhou!"

Zhao Gou looked at everyone and ordered.

When they heard that Zhao Gou wanted to go on a personal expedition, everyone tried to persuade him. Victory or failure in a battle was a trivial matter. Nothing could happen to Zhao Gou. Everything was unknown now that he was on the front line. Although the emperor could boost morale, he might also become the leader of the army. "burden".

However, Zhao Gou has made up his mind. This time he must lead the expedition in person, build his reputation, rectify his name, and declare his strength to the world.

Seeing that they could not dissuade Zhao Gou, everyone could only retreat and prepare.

The next day, there were crowds of people outside Pucheng, and hundreds of thousands of troops gathered outside the city.

However, these soldiers were not in formation at all, or they were already in formation, but the formation was scattered and disorderly.

Zhang Jun frowned even more as he watched these soldiers. They lacked weapons and training. They were simply a group of rioters.

Zhao Gou was very happy. Seeing so many soldiers and horses, he couldn't help but feel very good.

Zhao Gou, wearing a dragon robe and a sky-gazing watch on his head, slowly walked up the city wall and stood in front of the army. Luan Tingyu, Zhang Jun, Qin Hui, Zhang Bangchang and others were listed on the left and right.

"All officers and soldiers, follow me on the expedition! Clean up the mountains and rivers, make marquises and worship prime ministers!"

Zhao Gou looked at the soldier in front of him and raised the Emperor's Sword in his hand.

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

"Long live!"

Hundreds of thousands of troops roared excitedly in unison.

The army began to move towards the south. The army was in chaos and scrambling for the first place, making marching difficult.

"set off!"

When Zhao Gou saw that the army had already set off, he also gave orders to the people around him.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Everyone saluted.

"Prime Minister Qin, you'd better advise His Majesty. I don't know how this battle will turn out!"

Zhang Jun looked at Qin Hui and said, Qin Hui has been very favored recently, and Zhao Gou is most likely willing to listen to his words.

"How can I persuade you? General Zhang is thinking about this, why not think about how to conquer Huazhou!"

Qin Hui mounted his horse and looked at Zhang Jun and said, why did Zhao Gou choose Huazhou Yujia to fight in person instead of Jingzhao Mansion, the largest in Guanzhong? The reason is that Huazhou is relatively small and easier to conquer. Once Huazhou is captured, the emperor Zhao Gou will truly secure his throne.

Therefore, Zhao Gou must go and win this battle. This is why Zhang Bangchang's human sea tactic regardless of casualties was adopted by Zhao Gou.

Zhang Jun could only sigh when he saw Qin Hui leaving. No one wanted to get into trouble now, but the problem was that he was gambling on the outcome of the newly established Song Dynasty.

The army got into chaos as they walked. Some were fast and some were slow. They bumped into each other and quarreled. Zhang Jun and his men finally drove them away. (End of chapter)