Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 263 Quick Battle
Historically, Zhong Shizhong would fight to the death with the Jin people and would rather die than surrender.

Not to mention Yue Fei.

Of these two people, one wrote in person, saying that he would lead troops to attack Tan Zhen's rear; the other was written by King Kang on his behalf, guaranteeing that this army would "satisfy" the King of Han.

Perhaps for King Kang, reaching a consensus with Liu Ling is the best choice now. After all, he only has Hebei in his hands, and most of the bureaucrats in Hebei still don't listen to him, and are only willing to treat King Kang as a political mascot. With.

The historical Song Huizong, who is also the current Zhao Guan family, has become synonymous with militarism in the hearts of many officials. These four words also mean that military attachés have shown signs of rising to some extent.

No matter who it is, they do not want the next official to maintain this "martial" spirit.

Therefore, probably in King Kang's view, Yue Fei's troops were already a fairly reliable army on hand.

Liu Ling silently looked at the two letters from Zhong Shizhong and King Kang, then opened them, and then found a military report submitted today. The content in it was that the Song Army launched a targeted attack on Linzhou, the prefecture. offensive, but there were too few troops to attack, so Li Liangfu led his army to push back every time.

The grain road was still open, but Liu Ling immediately thought of another possibility: Xia people.

Although the Xia people were beaten like quails by him, it is hard to say whether there are still people who can't see the situation clearly and want to cooperate with the Song people at this time to block the Han army on the Yongxing Army Road.

Shi Liai was startled for a moment, then reacted and replied: "He is from Xia."

There are large and small army Sima, divided into department Sima and regular army Sima. The former is similar to the military commander who supervises the middle and low-level officers and soldiers in the army. The latter is responsible for supervising the high-level generals and can advise military aircraft, and sometimes has temporary command authority. But there will be a lot of trouble afterwards.

The Houying Sima is a type of Sima from all the ministries.

Liu Ling replied: "The Immortal Yelu Nan gave birth to a son for me."

"Besides, there's something else."

"Go ahead."

The military system of the Han army was similar to that of the Song and Liao Dynasties, but Liu Ling also set up some additional officials and generals to facilitate him to control the entire army. Military Sima was one of the official positions.

Shi Liai was older, so he spoke and acted with a sense of unrestraint, and directly pointed out Liu Ling's problem.

"She is the Queen Mother, she should understand my painstaking efforts." Liu Ling shook his head.

The screams kept coming. Seeing this scene, Chen Dong felt that the wounds on his face suddenly no longer hurt. At the same time, he felt moved in his heart.

"Gu asked, who was the one who hit him?"

"I understand."

Although a civil servant's physical fitness is much better than before, it is still impossible to defeat several Qiuba who specialize in fighting.

As a result, the matter was reported at all levels the next day, and today the King of Han's envoy came to deliver the order in person, warning Li Heda, the commander-in-chief of the Xia Army, to take good care of his soldiers, otherwise, the King of Han would severely punish him, including the commander!
Does he actually remember me?
After Chen Dong was thrown into Qu Duan's army by Liu Ling, the King of Han ignored him, and he was stubborn and refused to bow his head to the King of Han.

But conversely, Queen Mother Yelu can also try to use her identity as Queen Mother of Xia Kingdom to call on some people to cause trouble.

He saw the hatred in the eyes of the Xia soldiers who were kneeling on the ground and being punished, and the dissatisfaction in the eyes of the Xia soldiers who were watching the execution, especially the Xia army coach Li Heda who was whipping his own soldiers. There was clear anger in the voices of those who insulted the soldiers who committed the crime.

"A thief who wants to be a mother-in-law, a thief who wants to be a mother-in-law!"

Liu Ling lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then nodded and said, "I will find an excuse to bring her back to Yan to raise her after this class. The child cannot be raised the way the Xia people do."

After a while, Shi Li asked for a meeting and also mentioned similar things.

Shi Liai paused and then persuaded her earnestly: "But the Queen Mother is also a woman. What's wrong with you saying a few nice words?"

He was severely beaten. After returning to the back camp, he only had a few words with other colleagues and was not prepared to fight.

He was the Sima of the rear camp who was beaten. Although he was separated from Qu Duan and no longer served as the Sima of the regular army, the scope of his management was actually much larger than before. He used to be in charge of the logistics and military affairs of Qu Duan's troops, but now , the inspection and circulation documents of 60% of the army's logistics and food channels have to go through his hands.

"Who hit?"

The Xia soldiers who committed the crime lined up and knelt on the ground. As the commander of the first army, Li Heda personally stepped down and waved his whip, leaving shocking scars on the exposed backs of these soldiers.

Shi Liai's words meant something, but when he saw King Han understood what he meant, he immediately smiled.

But this time, Chen Dong was a little moved.

"He is one of Li Heda's troops."

"Make this matter more open and let everyone know."

At that time, he happened to be riding out of the city alone, intending to go to the military camp outside the city to check the rations, and this happened.

"Li Heda is not from Xia. Besides, he will understand."

"But I remember that the Queen Mother once asked the king for a royal title for this child, but was scolded by the king?"

"You can't do this."

"The soldiers under Li Heda were quite dissatisfied. They often broke away from control and acted wantonly. Later, when they were caught by the Sima of Zhenbei Army, they refused to obey the discipline and beat a Sima of the rear camp."

You can't do this!

Liu Ling gave the order directly, but it was not clear. Shi Li nodded understandingly, but to be on the safe side, he still asked: "Where is Li Heda?"

"Lord, the most important thing between husband and wife is love. What you did before was obviously very good, but why did you still say that then?"

"In case, just in this moment of thought, let her"

The four hundred miles north of the Yongxing Military Road used to belong to the Xia Kingdom, but Liu Ling gave an order and all the cities, forts, and tribes within these four hundred miles became Han.

That's not to say he was calm. After all, when he saw a few Xia soldiers playfully bullying two Song peasant women on the roadside, Chen Dong still jumped off his horse and went up to them alone.

The whip was soaked in water, and the water was salted, so the beating was particularly painful.

As a Song man who cared about his family and country, Chen Dong was gradually worn away by the army and began to see problems from more perspectives.

Once the 20,000 Xia troops in front of them change, it will definitely be a heavy blow to the Han army.

To be honest, the King of Han directly ordered these soldiers to be severely punished. Chen Dong was very moved, but he had long been accustomed to his identity as a commander of the Han army, and he would subconsciously consider the interests of his "own" army in many matters.

At present, the soldiers and horses of the Song Dynasty are surrounded on all sides, just in case the Xia people are forced to rebel at this time.
"An emergency report was made from the north. The commander of the Xia army stationed at Yongping Village personally whipped the offending soldiers in public. Most of the Xia people around them showed dissatisfaction."

"it is good!"

As soon as Tan Zhen heard the news, he put down the pen in his hand and said excitedly: "The Han army is not a powerful character. With a little provocation, 20,000 Xia people directly turned against Liu Ling's dog bandits."

Our own soldiers and horses have surrounded us from all sides, and the last corner is about to close. With the 20,000 Xia troops rebelling on the battlefield, it is only a matter of time before the Han army is defeated head-on.

What Tong Guan should I use? What Liang Fangping should I use?

It has to be me!

Tan Zhen was filled with joy. He felt that his great castrated son was starting over. He looked at the deputy general who reported the matter and said, "What's your name?" "The last general Du Chong."

"hiss"

Tan Zhen suddenly frowned and said coldly: "You were transferred from Daming Mansion. Could you be Liang Fangping's subordinate before?"

"No, no, no," Du Chong said quickly: "The general and Liang Fangping have always been at odds with each other. On the eve of the Hebei rebels going south, the general also persuaded him to be careful of the northerners, but he didn't listen, and that's what happened later."

"That's all, I don't care about you. From now on, do your best and repay the court's kindness to you. Do you understand?"

"I will finally understand. Thank you for your kindness!"

Tan Zhen picked up the tea cup and looked coldly at Du Chong, who was nodding and bowing to him with a fawning face. After a long while, he casually took a sip of tea and said lightly:
"Sheng, let's make you a magistrate."

Du Chong was stunned for a moment, and did not rush to thank him. He hesitated and said, "But there is already an envoy of Xuanfu in Hedong."

"There are many rebellions in the two rivers. Not to mention the lack of a governor, there are plenty of opportunities for envoys and envoys."

Tan Zhen said: "Do good work, and your blessings will be inevitable in the future."

"Yes, yes, being able to follow Enxiang is the greatest blessing for the general."

After chatting for a while, the topic turned back to the war at hand. Tan Zhen stood up. In the lobby in front of him, several civil servants helped spread out a huge map. Tan Zhen walked to the map and looked down at it for a while, and suddenly smiled: " If you continue to pass the order, I will kill the King of Han."

Du Chong hesitated for a moment, but still didn't feel embarrassed to say anything.

In fact, he is a military commander after all, and he can see something from the enemy's movements.

Moreover, if we compare the marching speed of the Han army now and before, we can also see more things. In the past, the Han army was aggressive in aggression, but now it has stalled after capturing Yan'an Prefecture and forced Yan'an Prefecture to go south. A piece of the city is ready.

It even allowed the Song army to calmly encircle the Han army.

He shook his head and laughed at himself:
How can any master in the world deliberately let the enemy's main force surround his own army?

"Report! Traces of the Song Army were found fifty miles east of Qingping Town!"

"Report! A message was sent from Long'an Village this morning and traces of the Song Army brigade were found!"

"Report! The Song Army on Qinfeng Road has moved, and the leader is Yao Pingzhong!"

"Li Heda reported urgently overnight that the Xia soldiers from the third battalion mutinied and rebelled!"

Since the morning, the latest military reports have been continuously coming in. The King of Han is wearing a black armor and is sitting in the commander's tent with a golden sword. In addition, the commander's tent is full of more than 30 high-level civil servants and generals of the Han army. It is equivalent to tens of thousands of elite army leaders gathered here at this moment.

The Han army camp, which had been idle for several months, was like a giant beast waking up from its slumber. It slowly opened its huge blood-colored eyes, and the ants in front of it were reflected in the pupils.

"Where is Tong Guan?"

King Han said.

In the crowd, a veteran wearing red Song Dynasty armor slowly stepped out of the queue and bowed to salute above.

"The minister is here."

"Tell Gu and Gu's brothers who are the generals from the Song Dynasty who are here. Please tell them in detail."

Tong Guan hesitated for a moment, seemed to be organizing words in his mind, and then said:

"Returning to your Majesty, Tan Zhen has led troops for many years; Xu Huiyan and Yao Gu have been running the Western Army all their lives, and the Western Army can be called the elite of the Song Dynasty; Yao Pingzhong, a veteran on the battlefield, and the Shaanxi You area of ​​the Song Dynasty, are all elite soldiers and generals trained for many years!

but"

The first half of the words made the senior Han army officials in the tent frown frequently. Tong Guan took a breath and then said in a deep voice, "But what they are facing now is my Han Heavenly Army!"

"Our Han army fights on foot like iron, and on horseback we fight like wind. To our Han army, there is only one general term for these people, and that is trash!"

What Tong Guan was scolding was not Tan Zhen, nor Xu Huiyan and others, but actually the Western Army that he had been running for many years.

Even though Tong Guan is weak in foreign wars, he can still understand how the war will go.

He also knew that the wealth of the Western Army had been wiped out in previous wars, especially his disastrous defeat in the Northern Expedition. The Western Army that followed him into Yan was either destroyed or became a part of the current Han Army.

Now Tan Zhen claimed that he had mobilized more than 100,000 troops to surround the Han army, but Tong Guan used his experience of being in charge of Shaanxi Province for many years to ensure that Tan Zhen definitely used a large number of Xiang troops and local defenders to make up the numbers.

The Western Army of the Song Dynasty in the true sense has long ceased to exist.

"Did you hear that?"

Liu Ling said, raising his voice.

"In the past two or three months, I originally wanted to let the soldiers have a rest and let them relax their spirits. Unexpectedly, it actually made the Song people more energetic. Come on, spread out the map, and we'll wait Take good care of them all.”

Two civil servants used wooden poles to pick up the map and unfold it in front of everyone.

Liu Ling stood up and came to the map, faced everyone, and then pointed on the map with his hand: "The Song people surrounded Yan'an from all sides and completely surrounded Yan'an. They regarded Gu as the overlord of Chu and wanted to embarrass Gu on all sides. Surround me to death here!"

He let out a chuckle.

"Dang Gu, he is the King of Han."

The generals below all breathed heavily, obviously guessing what King Han would say next.

"The great ancestor Liu Banggai fought in the next battle, ambushed from all sides, and defeated the Chu army! What Dan Gu has to do now is to teach the Chu overlord from thousands of years ago how to break an siege."

"People often say that Gu is the lord of the North and a hero."

Liu Ling looked at everyone, the smile on his face subsided, and said calmly: "I actually think I don't know much. In terms of civil affairs, there are Prime Minister Han, Mr. Ou, Kang Bodi and others, leading the troops, and Han Shizhong and you all Sharing worries for being alone.”

"But, Gu was the most capable general in the ever-victorious army! Fighting tough battles and fighting to the death, Gu is not afraid of anyone!"

Below, the eyes of several veterans who were from the Evervictorious Army and had followed Liu Ling all the way here immediately turned red.

"Come here, tell me where the Song people have the most troops?"

"Report to your Majesty, this is Qingping Town. Where Xia Commander Li Heda's troops are stationed, there are already three battalions of Xia troops rebelling there. In addition, the main force of Song Commander Tan Zhen's army is about to arrive in Qingping Town, with no less than 60,000 troops!"

"Fight from here!"

Liu Ling said loudly: "Everyone, watch carefully, I will be the vanguard in this battle!"

"Did the Song Dynasty people say they besieged the orphans?

wrong,
I'm just waiting for a decisive battle with their main force! "

(End of this chapter)