The Song Dynasty has been deliberate for 16 years, only to know that it is the Water Margin

Chapter 209 The Great Army Conquers Wang Qing

Zhao Tong and Zong Ze chatted freely in the government office until the sun went down, and then Zong Ze was allowed to leave.

Then he sat for a while, drank a cup of tea, and asked someone to prepare a car to meet Zheng Niangniang in the palace.

When Zheng Niangniang heard that he was going to go to war, she had a sad face, and said that since Emperor Renzong, there was no one from the royal family as the commander-in-chief.

Zhao Tang could only comfort her with good words, but Zheng Niangniang only had this one son, even though Zhao Tang had said a lot, she was still worried, remembering the danger of the battlefield, she got up to find the Emperor Daojun.

How could Zhao Tun lose the right to lead the army, which he had obtained so hard, and he persuaded him for a long time before giving up.

After returning home, he had nothing to say all night, but when he went to court the next day, he was busy.

His expedition this time is different from Deng Xunwu and Wang Xiang. One is that his status is different, and the other is that this expedition is very important. The Western Army is about to be transferred.

Wang Qing failed in the three expeditions, how will the Western Army view this matter?This is not just a matter of face, but also involves the prestige of the court, and the scholar-officials are proud of the literati in front of the Western Army.

The Ministry of Households, the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Industry, and the Military Weapons Supervision all moved into action, especially the Bow and Crossbow Department and the Rocket Academy under the Military Weapons Supervision. .

Although hundreds of officials in the imperial court thought of victory, there were also many who looked at Zhao Tun coldly. The Cai family, Wang Fu and Gao Qiu were mostly in conflicting and complicated moods.

There are still many people who also hope to pacify Wang Qing as soon as possible, but they are not optimistic about Zhao Tuo. After all, veteran officials like Deng Xunwu and Wang Xiang have all been defeated. Zhao Tuo is so young, so what if he is a prince?The rebels don't care if you are a prince or a privy envoy!They all felt that there was still no hope this time.

The Emperor Daojun formally decreed that Zhao Tun be granted the titles of Huainan East Road and Huainan West Road, and two Xuanfu envoys, leading an army of [-] troops, to set off to conquer Wang Qing three days later.

As for some miscellaneous matters concerning military pay and pensions, the Privy Council and the two ministries have already drawn up a framework, which will be sent to the Guards and Military Division after the next court.

These miscellaneous pensions are not static, they all change at any time according to the situation of the war. At present, the national treasury can still support it, and no one proposes derogation, which is even more than half of it when Deng Xunwu went out.

Fighting a war is an extremely complicated matter, and there are many things that need to be planned before and after. It is not enough to break through the barriers alone, but when it comes to siege of cities and land, there are countless things to prepare.

This is naturally different from Wang Qing's side, where there are bandits, who can burn, kill and loot, and use war to support war, so naturally the imperial court can't do that.

The Emperor Daojun sent a few people from the Privy Council and the Ministry of Households to join the army as records. These few people didn't want to join the army, but they were really not of high grade. , nor can he pretend to be sick and escape like Doctor Shi Lang.

After retiring from the imperial court, Zhao Tun returned to the mansion, but saw Duan Yichang waiting, he had come to say goodbye, and originally planned to live until summer, but seeing that Da Song was devastated by the rebels, he proposed with a wink. After returning to Dali, as for some trade matters, I have also discussed with the Ministry of Rites, and I will only prepare after returning.

Duan Heyu's reply from Dali also arrived, Duan Yichang didn't read it, he was not interested in what Zhao Tang asked about the old affairs of the Liaoxi County King, so he directly brought it to Zhao Tong.

After receiving the letter, Zhao Tong opened it directly. The letter was actually written to Duan Yichang. At the beginning, he asked where he met Xiao Feng's daughter, and then asked how he was doing now. Then he wrote about the process of getting acquainted with Xiao Feng and the things he experienced. , and even why Xiao Feng was fatally injured, and by whom.

After reading it, Zhao Tun looked a little strange, Duan Heyu didn't know that Xiao Feng survived the injury and survived for three years, and the origin of Xiao Feng's wife was also very special, which he had never thought of before.

But knowing why Xiao Feng was injured and the background of his wife made Zhao Tong feel relieved, so at least he could give Xiao Min an explanation in the future.

After sending off Duan Yichang, he rested overnight, then continued to reorganize the army for three days, and then came the day of the expedition.

In the morning of this day, the battle drums outside Tokyo were loud and earth-shattering, the flags fluttered and rustled in the wind, the sound of armor and weapons rubbing against each other could be heard endlessly, and the black crowd of soldiers and horses could not be seen at a glance.

Zhao Tama was dressed in black, with a dark green moon grabbing helmet on his head, and a dark night star grabbing armor, and a black sun extinguishing gun hung on the bird's wing ring of the victory hook.

This set of armor weapons was found in the arsenal built by Emperor Taizong, and it is said to be the equipment left by the Iron Spear Wang Yanzhang.

Emperor Taizong had two warehouses in total, one of which was the armory of famous generals in the Five Dynasties, Ten Kingdoms, Spring and Autumn Period, but it was fine at the beginning, but most of them are decayed and rusted and can no longer be used. This set of armor weapons is one of them. The most expensive set, so it is best preserved.

Emperor Taizong also had a poison library. He loved to research poisons. After the establishment of the dynasty, he liked to collect the world's strange poisons. Brothers and brothers died together. The library is no longer there, and it was completely destroyed during the Renzong Dynasty.

Zhao Tun sat on the horse, waited for the three-way drum to beat, the front army started to move, the Chinese army's flag was raised high, and a letter was written with the word "Qi".

Of course, Shuai Qi couldn't write Zhao. It was embroidered with Zhao Tun's king's title, and there were guard flags on the left and right. Huang Gu and Ouyang Bei followed behind his horse.

Huang Gu was holding two reins, and on the other was a lantern of a thousand miles alone, while Ouyang Bei was carrying a big bow, and there were thirteen black arrows stuck in the carved pot beside the horse.

The hundred members of the Scarlet Pioneer Group followed closely behind. After the hundred members returned from Longyou, Xu Ning has been training. After Lu Junyi came, he took over and practiced guns from the beginning to the end. Now they are facing long guns and short guns. All kinds of guns and so on are considered proficient, and the immediate kung fu has long left those ordinary guards far behind.

Not only Liu Qi, Zhe Kecun, and Yao Pingzhong were present in this expedition, but also Wang Zhi, Lu Junyi, Xu Ning and others from the department were all following.

The army left on an outing, heading south all the way, and the city of Tokyo gradually disappeared behind.

I don't know how many days, the army Xiaoxing stayed overnight, went to Yingtian, passed through Suzhou, and did not commit any crimes all the way, and it has gradually reached the border of Huainan West Road.

Today's Huainan West Road, only Haozhou has not yet fallen into the hands of thieves. Haozhou is on the edge of the upper north of Huainan West Road, facing Luzhou below, and Chuzhou in the southeast, forming a triangle.

Deng Xunwu's remnant army was stationed in Chuzhou on Huainan East Road, both of which were about 300 miles away from Luzhou.

Before departure, Zhao Tuo had ordered Deng Xunwu to stay in Chuzhou. Although Deng Xunwu was a privy secretary, Zhao Tuo was now the envoy of the Huaihe River and the Huaihe River, the supreme commander in wartime. , Zhao Tun has the final say.

The mighty army went straight to Haozhou, and after crossing the Huaihe River, they saw a team in front of them to greet them.

(End of this chapter)