Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 262 Repeated Jumps
Whether it was Han Shizhong or Han Fang, the first few civil and military officials who followed Liu Ling actually knew him best. As for Qu Duan and other military commanders, it can only be said that they have been working under Liu Ling for a long time, but they cannot Completely "understands" King Han.

When the Han army's advance slowed down or even completely stopped, the morale that had been high due to the success of the war in the past also continued to decrease. Even though the Han army was still strong, they were still human beings.

Flowers bloom in spring, bloom in summer, adjust in autumn, and prepare to start the next cycle in winter. This is the law of nature.

But people have no rules. For example, when marching outside, any situation may occur. Accordingly, it is difficult to control the mood of the soldiers at the bottom.

In particular, one of the five armies was entirely composed of Xia people. The Xia soldiers inside were used to hunting grass and valleys. They wanted to enslave and slaughter the Song people like cattle and horses. However, every time they captured a city, the Han king Orders are never accurate!
It would be fine to say that they did not capture that city, but why were they not allowed to rob those cities that they desperately captured?

There has never been any good-neighborly friendship between the Song Dynasty and Xia Dynasty. At the beginning of the founding of the country, the Xia people tore off a piece of flesh from the Song Dynasty like wolves. For more than a hundred years, they continued to attack the Song Dynasty in the name of threshing grass and valleys. The northwest launched "grasping valley" again and again.

Enslaving, massacring, making men slaves, dragging women into their camps.

These Xia people who followed Li Heda into the northwest of the Song Dynasty were extremely eager to recreate the glory of their ancestors, making the cowardly Song people howl and scream. Just thinking about that scene made them so excited that they couldn't help themselves. .

In the army of this era, this sentiment was actually very common and common, and it was also common for generals to engage in plunder and looting to maintain morale, but this was wrong.

If we want to completely change this era, Liu Ling will never be able to do it in his lifetime, but with his current status, he can say no to some things that he doesn't like.

If he had the help of a master, Liu Ling might be able to repeat the previous battle in the Song Dynasty, fight all the way to Hezhong Prefecture and Jingzhao Prefecture, and shock the Song Dynasty.

But Liu Ling just chuckled and said: "They are still afraid of the cultivators at this time."

In fact, the few commanders in the army had to listen to him. In the end, they were just local officials and their powers could be taken away by the court at any time. Behind Tan Zhen were the officials. Who would be stupid and try to fight with the officials? Arm Wrestling?

The Song army is somewhat disliked by people and dogs. Except for a small number of military disciplines, many troops like to grab a handful when crossing the border. The nominal commander has become Tan Zhen, and the eunuchs who have no handles have never cared about such trivial matters. .

"I also led the army to suppress the civil uprising in Hebei. Oh, if I were to be in charge of Daming Mansion, Zhang Xiaochun would not be able to grow up in vain." Tan Zhen sat on the Taishi chair and said coldly: "Liang Fangping is a waste , the court will definitely punish you severely afterwards, and I hope you will learn from it.

A war must be fought quickly. Liu Ling led his troops across the desert all the way to the Xingqing Mansion a few years ago. This is a good example. Even though he continued to burn, kill, loot and make up for military supplies along the way, the Xia people were noisy. The reaction at that time was still extremely hasty and weak, like a knife cutting through butter.

"It's a pity that fighting is not like playing chess. If the four corners are blocked, one piece will be captured."

A sarcastic smile appeared on Liu Ling's face, and he said calmly: "I am the king who plays chess with him. And if he dares to lose a few stones, I, the king, can take a few stones."

The weather was warm, and the heat had long since disappeared from the clear sky. The Western Army, which had been recuperating in Hedong, had begun its large-scale return journey, destroying a lot of fields along the way.

Even now, although the Song people established Jingzhao Prefecture and Fengxiang Prefecture, they only inherited the old system of the late Tang Dynasty. Therefore, the meaning of attacking Jingzhao Prefecture in the Song Dynasty and Xingqing Prefecture in Xia Kingdom are different. "

But at this time, he shook his head and replied: "Chang'an is no longer the Chang'an of the past. I have read some records. At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, their emperor and ministers discussed moving the capital to Guanzhong, but later It was shelved.

The Song Dynasty finally put a net on the head of the Han Dynasty this time.

Tan Zhen thought he knew how to fight a battle and lead soldiers.

Just after lunch, Shi Liai came.

Liu Ling said: "If we can gain benefits by starting a war, then I will never hesitate, but some things cannot be decided by fighting one or two battles or capturing one or two cities."

"Hebei and the Song Dynasty court are temporarily negotiating peace. Two of the three Western armies in Hedong have been mobilized. In addition to the soldiers and horses of the Zhongshi division, the other two armies, totaling more than 40,000 Song troops, should have arrived. We are at Yongxing. The Song troops on the military road and Qin Feng Road next to them were all dispatched. "

Shi Liai thought for a moment, and a hint of understanding appeared on his face.

He stood up and revealed the map hanging behind him. On it, several marching routes of the Song army had been marked with ink pens. It could be clearly seen that their purpose was definitely to trap the Han army in Yan'an Prefecture.

"I'm actually very confused as to why the king didn't bring Zhongshi Dao here this time. In this case, the resistance in the Western Army will be weakened by most, which will help our army to fight quickly."

"War is a continuation of politics."

Towards the end of September, Song armies were already pouring in from all directions, but Liu Ling was still leisurely besieging the city and "rectifying order" in Yan'an Prefecture. However, leisure was just the mentality of the King of Han, and the soldiers below were still unavoidable. Feeling nervous.

However, as long as this great victory knocks off Beilu's morale, our Song Dynasty will be able to stand upright. "

In fact, I have to say this. Both Tan Zhen and several of his subordinates understand what situation the Song Dynasty has reached now. Tong Guan's failure in the Northern Expedition has caused the loss of all the elites in the two rivers. Even if they can put out the same number of troops now, The quality is definitely not comparable to before.

Another of the worst losses was the horses.

Elite soldiers and war horses are not something you can just ask your father to sue your grandma, but these two things are what you need to win the battle.

Tan Zhen said: "After the great victory, I will personally petition the imperial court for you!"

Below, everyone expressed their gratitude in a cooperative manner, and then praised him a lot. Even Xu Huiyan, the coach of the Western Army, had to take the initiative to say a few words at this time, which made Tan Zhen feel very good.

Surrounding from both ends and surrounding on all sides is actually the "tactic of war" favored by local government officials. Their enemies are usually rogue bandits or rebels. When Tan Zhen led the troops a few years ago, he was used to suppressing civil uprisings, so he used this method His hands were also used on Liu Ling.

Just like when playing chess, you would rather lose a few pieces in a row, but you should also move your rook to the position extremely naively and have fun shouting "general".

But it’s just a matter of enjoyment.

"There is one more thing I want to tell you."

Tan Zhen's smile suddenly changed. Before everyone present could react, many people still had smiles on their faces.

"There was news from the north that the Jin people wanted to take this opportunity to go south in order to echo our Song Dynasty. As a result, our old Mr. Zhong from the Song Dynasty, tsk tsk tsk, actually helped the Yan people sit on the Great Wall and defeated the Jin people's army going south. The soldiers even captured the Jin people’s commander-in-chief Wanyan Gao and roasted him alive in front of the three armies. Seriously”

Tan Zhen smiled and said: "It seems that after staying among Yanmanzi for a long time, he has become an old beast, right?"

When the King of Han went north to attack the Kingdom of Jin, the Song people did not dare to make any more moves. When the King of Han went south to attack the Song Dynasty, the Jin people still knew the truth of the death of lips and teeth, and wanted to take back the Great Wall while Liu Ling was away.

Wanyan Gao led more than 30,000 Jin troops to storm Songting Pass and many newly built passes around it. During this period, the Jin people suffered extremely heavy casualties and often ran out of food.

In the end, even he himself became desperate and wanted to take advantage of the darkness to lead a surprise attack at night. Instead, he was captured alive by Zhong Shidao, who had long expected it.

From beginning to end, the Jinren didn't even make a splash.

But in the eyes of Da Song, Zhong Shidao was a naked betrayal!
"Oh, let's not say that Zhongshizhong is not here. Even if he is here, I will report to the imperial court and take away his commander's title! I can only hate that the old thief in Zhongshidao has moved all his family members to this place in advance. Yandi, otherwise." When Tan Zhen said this, his eyes were full of coldness.

After learning that Zhongshi Dao had been surrendered to the Han people, the first reaction of the Song Dynasty was definitely to get rid of his family members. As a result, only Zhongshizhong was left in the Zhong family. For some reasons, the court had to continue to use Zhongshizhong at this time.

However, this reason is gone now. Tan Zhen estimates that Zhong Shizhong will be imprisoned in the near future, so at this time, he can find ways to recruit generals in the army who have a bad relationship with Zhong Shizhong and express his intention in advance. Show an attitude.

"Ms. Tan."

Yao Gu, who had been silent from beginning to end, said that he was similar to Zhong Shidao. They were both elderly generals. The Song general Yao Pingzhong who stayed at Qinfeng Road to gather troops was his adopted son.

Among the northwest generals, the Yang family has been in decline for who knows how many years, and the Cao family has also been defeated quickly. Counting it all, the Zhong, Zhe, and Yao families have always existed.

Yao Gu's snow-white beard trembled, and his voice was hoarse: "After all, the seed master is loyal to the Song Dynasty. He could have gone to Yandi with his family, but he still stayed."

Tan Zhen sneered: "It's nothing more than thinking about the three burrows of a cunning rabbit. If it weren't for the kindness of the officials, he would have died long ago!"

"Be careful what you say!"

Xu Huiyan also said that he originally thought that Tan Zhen had led soldiers for several years before and could at least be somewhat experienced in planning. But now it seems that the past few years after the other party's dismissal from office not only failed to clear his head, but made him more extreme.

The Seed Master still holds the military power in his hands, but now you are talking in public about what you want to do to others, do you really think that the Seed Master is dead?

Moreover, when Tan Zhen said this, in Xu Huiyan's view, he just wanted to knock down the mountain and stern the tiger. The meaning of his words was that if I can kill Zhongshi Zhong, then I can also kill everyone here.

All present here are generals of the Western Army.

It's strange that when everyone hears this, they can't help feeling sad about the death of a rabbit or a fox.

Tan Zhen seemed to have noticed something was wrong, but this made him more and more annoyed. His years as a eunuch had only taught him one thing, and that was to seize power.

A eunuch who has no power is really a dead eunuch.

"You guys, do you have any questions?"

Yao Gu withdrew his gaze and said softly: "There will be no final general."

Xu Huiyan lowered his head, "I will not dare."

The two bosses had already given their answers, but Tan Zhen was still inexplicably agitated because he was not stupid, and he clearly felt that many people here regarded him as a fool.

But after hesitating again and again, he did not put pressure on him, but said directly: "Instruct the three armies. Fifteen days later, Qin Feng and Yongxing troops will attack the west and south of Yan'an Prefecture first, forcing the Han army to defend the city and cut off the enemy." Throw away their grain roads east of the river, and strengthen the walls and clear the fields."

"Enxiang," the general below spoke and wanted to interrupt.

".No matter what the difficulty is, we must"

"Eunxiang!"

The general had to raise his voice and interrupted Tan Zhen. Before the latter could get angry, he quickly said: "There has been news from the north that Fu and Lin prefectures cannot be attacked at all. They said that the two prefectures stationed there are The Han army in Chuzhou is more powerful than them!"

Tan Zhen didn't speak for a while, and the generals present showed some "ashamed" expressions at the right time.

The supervisor ordered to cut off the Han army's food routes and all supply lines, and then asked his own troops to surround him from all sides.

On the surface, there seems to be no problem, except...
Tan Zhen seems to have been comparing the Western Army of the Song Dynasty to the Han Army. He always thought that the combat effectiveness of the Han Army could be equal to that of his own Western Army.

As a result, he only sent more than 3,000 soldiers and horses to cut off the Han army's food routes. Li Liangfu, who stayed in Fuzhou, could easily mobilize a few thousand cavalrymen, let alone infantry, not to mention the Han army's rear camp. There are many people in the auxiliary army who can be used as soldiers.

The corner of Tan Zhen's mouth finally twitched. He took a deep breath and said, "Then add more troops. If there is nothing else, just disperse."

"There are soldiers on all sides. Ha, does Tan Zhen think that he is Xiang Yu?"

Liu Ling sat in the commander's tent. In front of him, the civil servants and generals once again stood neatly in front of him, listening to him quietly.

"It is a fact that the Song people have more troops than our army, but now that they are surrounded on all sides, they have diluted their own troops. Gu has to lead his troops around to clean up the Song army."

He said in a disgusting tone.

After entering Yan'an Mansion, the Song people began to react and mobilized their troops to prepare for the battle. At that time, Liu Ling felt that the opponent's coach would probably not use troops. After learning that the so-called Song people's coach was Tan Zhen, Liu Ling immediately became more sure.

Tan Zhen did suppress several civil uprisings in the early years, and his strategies were quite good, but in Liu Ling's view, this person was not even as good as Tong Guan.

At present, Han and Song Dynasties are at war.

This is not a border friction, nor a mutiny, but a national war!

"Report to the king."

Kang Gongbi walked out of the queue, bowed and said: "Among the seed masters in Hedong, King Kang from the Song Dynasty in Hebei has already replied."

"After Tan Zhen's entire army arrives, Zhongshi Zhonghui will personally lead his troops to cut off Tan Zhen's retreat. King Kang will send his general Yue Fei to attack various places east of the river and find ways to respond to our army."

Zhong Shizhong was at the end of his rope, and King Kang urgently needed to open up the situation in Hebei and get himself a chance.

It seems that both of them need to take advantage of this opportunity to join forces with the Han people. Afterwards, even if they give the seed master the equivalent of a discount and give King Kang all of Hebei, it will definitely be better than their current situation.

After hearing this, everyone in the handsome tent immediately showed relief on their faces.

The sarcastic smile at the corner of Liu Ling's mouth grew stronger. He patted the armrest of the chair and said calmly: "This order is sent to the defenders everywhere. As long as they are from the Song Dynasty, regardless of their status, they will be beaten!"

"Here!"

(End of this chapter)