Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 175 What is a face?

In Yingzhou City, a group of Song troops was slowly entering the city. In the middle of the group, two captains rode up to Yue Fei. After reporting the situation in the city, one of them said proudly:

"It seems that the Yan thieves are just like that. The rumors are so fierce. Maybe the officers and soldiers everywhere are rotten. Look, we just fought a battle, and these bullshit Han troops were killed all over the ground."

"You can't say that."

One of them spoke quite maturely. After shaking his head, he smiled and said: "If Brother Yue hadn't led the army, Yingzhou would not have been easy to attack. Furthermore, after Liu Sichu's soldiers and horses lost the city wall, the soldiers and horses at the top of the city and inside the city would not be easy to attack." Most of them were defeated, and Liu Sichu himself even abandoned the army and wanted to escape. How can such a useless thing defeat us?"

"And it seems that Liu Ling's headquarters troops are still in the south and have not come over at all. We all fled back from the north. Don't forget how ferocious Han Shizhong's Yongqing army is."

"All right."

Yue Fei opened his mouth and the two captains in front of him immediately shut up.

The former glanced at the latter with some melancholy.

Ordinary soldiers only look at the outcome of a battle, or the gain or loss of a city. They actually don’t understand the twists and turns involved, but they will be discouraged if they lose, and they will be scared if they lose the city, and vice versa. Of course.

"This common man, common man, common man!"

Zhang Xiaochun's troops were tired troops who had withdrawn from the Northern Expedition. It was actually very safe to defeat the Song troops who surrendered to Liu Ling, but defeat against Liu Ling was certain.

Yue Fei was puzzled for a while, and then he had to order to appease the civilians in the city, and spread the word to all directions, preparing to try to recruit and surrender the prefectures and lands around Hejian Prefecture.

And Yue Fei also observed the entire war from the perspective of the King of Han.

It stands to reason that after he took over Hejian Mansion with his troops, his intention was to attack the mountain and sway the tiger - Hejian Mansion is an important town in the north of Hebei. When news of its fall spread, the northern part of Hebei Province had surrendered to Liu Ling. Maybe someone will bring order to the chaos.

So for the King of Han, this should be an excellent opportunity to have a field battle with the Song army.

After he led his army to leave Qizhou, the place would actually fall as soon as the Han troops arrived. At the same time, Zhang Xiaochun's troops and Zhending Mansion in the rear would be completely exposed to the Han army's front.

Liu Sichu was a real idiot, but the King of Han was not.

When you reach the general level, you can see more things, but still not everyone can see it.

Is he waiting for reinforcements from the north?

But if that is really the case, then he should move forward quickly and seize the favorable terrain. As soon as the reinforcements from the north arrive and attack from both sides, neither he nor Zhang Xiaochun can stop him.

General, what you need to see is the momentum.

Yue Fei realized the problem after he captured Hejian Mansion, because he was originally ordered to garrison Qizhou and Gucheng. This attack seemed easy, but in fact he had to bring all the available troops with him before he could succeed by chance.

Yue Fei didn't mean to betray his teammates on purpose. He had his own considerations, but he never expected that after he captured Hejian Mansion, the King of Han who had transferred to Rufeng in Hebei actually took the initiative to withdraw. .

There is no reason for him to retreat.

Zhang Xiaochun picked up a vase and threw it on the ground, standing in the mess and roaring.

To be fair, his intention from the very beginning was to protect the state as much as possible. Zhang Xiaochun knew that with the few soldiers and generals he had, he would definitely not be able to go out to fight in the field, but if he wanted to defend the city, it would be more than enough.

This is the benefit that you can get your hands on.

On a rare occasion when he was cursing regardless of his image, someone from outside reported that Yu Wenxuzhong was here.

Zhang Xiaochun led some troops to retreat south, and Yu Wenxuzhong followed this team regardless of whether Tong Guan would be unhappy with him.

When he knew that Tong Guan's entire army was wiped out as he expected, Yu Wenxu still felt very uncomfortable in his heart. "I have met Mr. Zhang, my official."

Zhang Xiaochun barely suppressed his anger, handed the general's report to him, and went back to sit down again.

"In this current war, what is being fought for is the gain and loss of a city and a place? What is being fought for is the initiative between me, the Song Dynasty, and that Liu Ni. Let's see who takes control in the end."

Yu Wenxuzhong raised the corner of his mouth and said softly:

"Hejian Mansion is an important town in Hebei Province. Yue Fei took it back in one battle. Isn't Mr. Zhang still happy?"

Zhang Xiaochun swallowed and said unnaturally: "I am naturally happy, but the Yan army is about to go south. It is not Liu Ling's soldiers and horses that Yue Fei crippled. He only killed and wounded some surrendered soldiers, but instead provoked the Yan thieves. , It’s just a futile effort.”

Yu Wenxuzhong shook his head slightly.

"Bachelor Yuwen, what's the plan?"

"How can the coalition forces in the north really be as strong as half a million people?" Yu Wen smiled inwardly and replied calmly: "Many passes in the east of Hedong are still in the hands of our army, and there are many forts and fortresses. Liu Ling went south to attack one in Hebei. We were caught off guard, but how could he and the Yan reinforcements attack Hedong again?"

"But in the north, whether it is the Kingdom of Jin or the Kingdom of Xia, there is also the grassland."

"The reinforcements they sent are all people, and they also need to eat food. It has been almost half a year since Liu Ling went south to Hebei. All he wanted was to borrow money and food from the Song Dynasty to make up for himself. Now Yue Fei Ke Hejian Mansion, in fact, there is no The food route has not been cut off, but it cannot be said that our efforts were in vain."

"Um, what exactly do you want to say?"

Yu Wenxuzhong took a step back and bowed to Zhang Xiaochun.

"What the official wants to say is that in this battle, Yue Fei served his country well. Next, you can take advantage of the opportunity of promoting him to the throne to take the military power in Hedong and Hebei. But other than that, it is best for our army not to No more dreams.”

"I have seen people who are addicted to gambling. They often only lose a small amount at first, but after they get addicted, they would rather put all their wealth as a bet. The result is that the loser will be completely wiped out."

Yu Wenxu said earnestly: "When Liu Ling started his family, he also accumulated his family fortune bit by bit. Now that our Song family has a great cause, you don't have to rush to think about making any contribution. As long as you still have soldiers and horses in your hands, as long as If Hedong cannot leave you, then the court will not liquidate you easily."

Zhang Xiaochun was originally like a feudal official, with a high and powerful position. Now the military power of the two rivers rests with him alone, which is by no means comparable to Zongze.

Just when the other party was still in a daze, Yu Wenxuzhong took a step closer and said: "Previously, it was the imperial court's orders and Tong Guan's decision-making, and major military affairs were decided continuously. Now, unless a high-power minister decides everything arbitrarily, in the next few years, Maybe our Northern Territory of the Song Dynasty can have some vitality."

Speaking of this, he added: "Tong Guan's entire army was wiped out, Zhongshi Dao was imprisoned in the clouds, and there were countless casualties among the soldiers in Lianghe. Who is the one who has the great responsibility alone?"

"Then what should we do next?"

"Send an envoy to depose Yue Fei, and then tell the King of Han that this matter is purely a misunderstanding."

"Why should we remove him?" Zhang Xiaochun asked doubtfully.

Yu Wenxu shook his head, "If you don't deprive him of his military power now, how can the court give him military power in the future? Let him work under there for two years. When the court regains its breath, it will definitely make use of him."

"The most important thing is that Liu Ling, the king of Han, is obviously moving in a different direction now. We can't always comply with his wishes. We should simply give in and eliminate the impact as much as possible."

Zhang Xiaochun sighed and replied: "I just think it would be too shameful."

What's the point of regaining the lost territory of the school, but then having to remove him from his post?

Yu Wenxuzhong replied:

"Face has already been lost, so the more embarrassing things we do, the more money we make."

(End of this chapter)