Qian Song

Chapter 115 Two Kinds Enter Zhejiang (Please subscribe! Please ask for a monthly pass!)
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"From then on, the sea is wide enough for fish to leap, and the sky is high for birds to fly!"

This is the voice of Hong Zai who came to Hongzhou.

Hongzhou is located in the north-central part of Jiangnan West Road, on the lower reaches of Ganjiang River and Fuhe River, on the shore of Poyang Lake, surrounded by three mountains, and is a typical dangerous place that is easy to defend but difficult to attack.

Historically, during the war at the end of the Yuan Dynasty, if Zhu Wenzheng hadn't defended Hongzhou City to the death, then Chen Youliang's army could have sent people from Hongzhou into the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Corridor, and then went straight to Zhu Yuanzhang's rear.

If that is the case, then it is not certain who will win the world, Zhu Yuanzhang or Chen Youliang.

Therefore, the place of Hongzhou is too important to the regime that separates the Jiangdong area. Blocking this place by relying on the unique terrain is tantamount to closing the west gate of the Jiangdong area.

However, Hong Zai came to Hongzhou not to help Fang La and Li Cun behind Fang La close the west gate, so as to prevent the Song army from entering the Zhejiang-Jiangxi corridor eastward into the Zhejiang-Jiangsu area.

Hong Zai came here to open the west gate and enter Jingzhou from Hongzhou to develop.

In Hong Zai's view, as long as he can conquer Jingzhou and become stronger in the future, he can go north from Jingzhou to attack Luoyang, Xijing, or go down the river to capture the two Zhejiang provinces.

The key point is that as long as Hong Zai has captured Hongzhou, Fang La and Li Cun in the Liangzhe area will have to follow Hong Zai's face. After all, he can put the Song army into the Liangzhe area. Regional.

The key point is that Jingzhou is located at the junction of three rivers and one lake with criss-cross waterways. The land is fertile, the agricultural conditions are very good, and the population is large.

After getting Jingzhou, Hong Zai can do it if he manages it well. He can fight wherever he wants, and it is difficult to get in wherever he retreats.

Therefore, Jingzhou is definitely an excellent place for Longxing.

Hong Zai still can't figure out why Fang La, that idiot, is staring at Li Cun's Liangzhe area. Isn't it good to develop it in Jingzhou, where there is no competition?
After a few days of rest here in Hongzhou, Hong Zai, who had run out of food and grass, left 5 people to guard Hongzhou, and then led his "40" army out of Hongzhou, preparing to enter Jingzhou for development.

Who would have thought that before Hong Zai's army even reached Yi'an, they ran into the vanguard of the seed division head-on.

And the general of the Song army who led this vanguard was the commander Zhang Jun.

Zhang Jun is a native of Chengji in Fengxiang Mansion. He was born in a poor family. He has liked to practice martial arts since he was a child, and he is proficient in bow and horse.

In the first year of the founding of Yasukuni, Zhang Jun, who was only 15 years old, joined the township soldiers and served as an archer in Sanyang Village.

In the seventh year of Zhenghe, that is, after 16 years of enlisting in the army, Zhang Jun followed the Luzhou soldiers to conquer the southern minorities.

In the second year, that is, the first year of Chonghe, Zhang Jun followed the army to attack Renduo Spring City in Xixia, and made military exploits. He was awarded Cheng Xinlang by the court and became an official officer.

Zhang Jun is brave in battle, strict in running the army, and firm in will. What's more rare is that he is very obedient.

In this regard, Zhang Jun is a bit like his master general.

It's a pity that Zhang Jun's background is not good, and he has no nobles to help him, which makes it really difficult for him to get out among the talented Western Army.

Therefore, Zhang Jun has been in the Western Army for almost 20 years, and only then did he get a commander who commanded 500 troops.

However, Zhang Jun has great confidence in himself and feels that one day he will be able to become a general.

In order to welcome that day, Zhang Jun has been working tirelessly.

It is precisely because of this that since entering Jingzhou without any danger, Zhang Jun will be extra careful whenever it is Zhang Jun's turn to lead his troops to explore the road. Don't be sloppy.

As a result, being cautious really made Zhang Junli a meritorious service.

Standing on the top of the hill and seeing at least 10,000+ people coming densely like ants in the distance, Zhang Jun calmly said to a burly young man with a calm temperament, "Quickly go and report to Commander Wang."

The young man named Shen Yu was named Yang Yizhong. His grandfather, Yang Zongmin, served as the general manager of the Yongxing Army Road, and his father, Yang Zhen, knew Jianning Village in Linzhou.

Therefore, unlike Zhang Jun, Yang Yizhong belongs to the generals.

It's just that no one knows the identity of Yang Yizhong's general Hu Zi - this is Yang Yizhong's own choice, and he has to rely on his own efforts to become a general.

This group of ant thieves was actually discovered by Yang Yizhong.

Zhang Jun asked Yang Yizhong to go back and report the matter, which might have meant supporting Yang Yizhong.

——This is Zhang Jun's usual way to win over his subordinates.

Yang Yizhong's riding skills are very good.

Speeding up all the way, in less than half an hour, Yang Yizhong met Wang Zeren, the commander of the vanguard army, and then reported the situation of the enemy to Wang Zeren.

It's a pity that Zhang Jun's good intentions were in vain. After Wang Zeren heard Yang Yizhong's report, he didn't pay much attention to the handsome Yang Yizhong.

Wang Zeren didn't act on his own, but sent someone to report to the next seed teacher.

After receiving the report, the division immediately organized the front, rear, left, and right armies to prepare for the battle...

Let's talk about Hong Zaijun.

The soldiers of Hong Zaijun only ate a spoonful of black beans for the past few days, and they were so hungry that their chests stuck to their backs.

In addition, after Hong Zai's army came out of Hongzhou, they did not encounter a group of resisting Song troops along the way, which made these soldiers of Hong Zai's army, who were already very loose, even more loose and even walked casually.

In addition, it is almost June now, and the weather has become so hot that the soldiers of Hong Zai's army did not wear the dead heat armor, and even the weapons used for combat were thrown on the food carts. Empty car.

It can be said that Hong Zai's entire army was not prepared to fight.

Even Hong Zai himself was having fun in the carriage with a few beautiful women in his arms.

As for the sentries and so on, they don't even exist, or Hong Zai arranged them, but the soldiers below obeyed.

In short, Hong Zai's "40" army met the people in the middle of the breeding division just like that.

When Hong Zai was about to jump off the carriage to take a piss, he looked up and saw the Song Army's horse army coming like a tide!

Seeing that the situation was not good, Hong Zai quickly arranged an army to meet the enemy.

The soldiers of Hong Zai's army heard Hong Zai's order and saw that the cavalry of the Song Army had rushed over. Some had to find weapons quickly, some hurried to put on their armor, and some turned around and ran away.

One side is the unprepared peasant uprising army, and the other side is the elite of the Western Army who is waiting for work and has a large number of cavalry.

The two confront each other, and the result can be imagined.

Hong Zaijun only resisted symbolically, and his "40" army was defeated by the horse army of the Western Army.

Then, Zhong Zhong personally led the infantry to chase after Hong Zai's army to cover up and kill them, and dispersed all the established Hong Zai's troops.

During this process, Hong Zai's army ran and broke up and countless people were killed and injured.

Seeing that there was nothing he could do, Hong Zai quickly told the driver to turn around and run to Hongzhou.

Looking back at the cavalry of the Western Army chasing closer and closer, Hong Zai didn't even hesitate, and threw all the beautiful women who had just been intimate with him out of the carriage.

When Hong Zai ran back to Hongzhou City in shock, his "40" army only had less than 3000 people left.

The good thing is that there are still [-] troops left by Hong Zai in Hongzhou City.

The bad thing is that the Song army in the middle of the planting division bit the tail of Hong Zaijun and came to the city of Hongzhou.

Facing Hong Zai who was guarding the city, the plantation division calmly let the people in the headquarters rest.

Then the plantation division picked a smart-looking prisoner to recruit Hong Zai.

At this time, Hong Zai was considering whether to flee back to the Liangzhe area overnight.

As a result, Zhaoan came.

I don't know whether it was because of the talent of the people who surrendered, because of the sense of righteousness, that made Hong Zai agree to the agreement, or whether Hong Zai didn't dare to resist this legendary old general after hearing about the prestige among the teachers.

In short, early the next morning, Hong Zai tied himself up, and then came to the army of the seed division alone.

Zhong Shizhong personally released Hong Zai, promised to invite officials for Hong Zai, and promised that everyone in Hong Zai's department would not be blamed for their previous crimes, and that they would be rewarded for their meritorious service.

Hong Zai expressed his gratitude, and said that he would be loyal to the Song Dynasty, the emperor, and the old general in the division, and then return to Hongzhou City and surrender in Kaesong.

In the division, Hong Zai was ordered to restrain the remnant soldiers and defeated generals, and then remove the old, weak, women and children among them and return them to their homes as good citizens.

In the end, [-] soldiers and [-] civilian husbands were obtained from the planting division.

Two days later, the members of the Taoist and Taoist Ministry also came to Jingzhou.

The planting division sent people to introduce the planting division to Hongzhou.

After arriving in Hongzhou, Zhong Shidao immediately sent people to report the victory to Tong Guan, and then ordered: the army rested for three days, and entered the Liangzhe area from the Zhejiang-Jiangxi Corridor to suppress the thieves...

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Seeing that the younger brother wrote it almost three o'clock in the morning, the brothers will reward the younger brother with a few chapters of monthly tickets.

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