Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 265 Why me?
Qian Gai's official position is that he is the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue and concurrently serves as the chief envoy of Longtuge and the general envoy of all Shaanxi provinces. In theory, his authority can be in charge of all the troops in the right area of ​​Shaanxi, so he should not only be the commander of the army at this time. , but should be the head coach as a matter of course.

However, with Zhang Xiaochun in front of him, the Zhao family no longer trusted in appointing these so-called commanders, so this time they almost acquiesced to Tan Zhen to seize power in the army.

Even if Tan Zhen has all kinds of bad things, his loyalty is not to the Song Dynasty, but to the official family of the Song Dynasty. This is enough.

Qian Gai knew in his heart that once he confronted Tan Zhen head-on, he would be challenging the officials behind the latter, so Qian Gai did not speak up in the end, but just acquiesced in all Tan Zhen's moves.

But Tan Zhen was still worried about him. After mobilizing troops and horses several times, Qian Gai was able to take charge of all the Song armies in Shaanxi Province. Now his military strength was the smallest among the four armies, which was also the so-called weakest. link.

In the morning, Qian Gai was sitting in the handsome tent, drinking tea slowly, when someone lifted the curtain from the outside.

After the deputy general walked in, he said anxiously: "Commander, Tan. Marshal issued an order three days ago for our army to march from Luoshui. Why haven't we started yet?"

"leave?"

Qian Gai sneered, put the tea cup back on the table slowly, and looked up at him: "Our army claims to be one hundred thousand, but in fact it can't even fill the gap of ten thousand. Almost all of the soldiers below are Xiang troops." He Baojia, you can just let them fight the bandits. Now let them attack the city and die.
It's not impossible. Tan Zhen's side has even cut off my authority to allocate food and pay. The soldiers have not had enough to eat. I worry about money and food every day. It's better not to move now. If I do, There must be chaos. "

"Whoever dares to cause trouble will be killed first!"

"In the territory of the Song Dynasty, do you know how the Han and Yan people offered rewards to others?" Qian Gai also stood up and said loudly: "As long as you can prove that you are a regular soldier of the Song Dynasty, then go there Those who join the Yan bandits will be given twenty guan of settlement money!"

The deputy general pursed his lips and said slowly: "But why don't you send someone specifically to collect money and food from the Han army and then come back."

The deputy general was stunned for a moment, then turned to look at Qian Gai behind him, who also looked confused.

Qian Gai looked at the deputy general in front of him who had been led by him for several years with hatred, and finally couldn't help but slap him on the head: "I actually handed over twenty coins to you, and we , but even a pot of porridge and soup has to be considered thin or thick.”

Looking at the bewildered lieutenant, Qian Gai suddenly laughed, with a hint of depth in his eyes.

The latest military report clearly states that the main force of the Han army has moved towards Tan Zhen's headquarters. Now it has been completely surrounded by the troops commanded by Tan Zhen. In a few days, it will inevitably fall into a desperate situation of running out of ammunition and food.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

Since the Han army was stupid enough to take the initiative to hand out money, why couldn't they send someone to withdraw the money?

The deputy general said fiercely: "I don't believe it anymore, this is still not the territory of the Song Dynasty!"

The desolate sound of war drums began to echo throughout the camp, and the sentinels outside were rushing back to the camp madly, shouting at the top of their lungs: "Han Army, Han Army is coming!"

"Dexian, we are generals of the Song Dynasty, soldiers of the Song Dynasty. But in our own land, the soldiers sacrificed their lives, but they didn't even have enough to eat. We couldn't get a penny in our hands, and I couldn't even cover it with money. I'm ashamed. I used to be greedy for money and food from officials.
But now, I am raising these soldiers in the army at a loss of money, and my wife and children are starving now! "

"But we are Song soldiers, and they are Yan thieves. We are Han people, and they are Northerners."

The lieutenant turned around and opened the curtain and shouted outside: "Who is beating the drum!"

"It would be great if they were really Northerners, but they are also Han Chinese."

But why would a Han army come to our side?
Could it be that they were a group of broken soldiers, trying to find a chance to escape?

"Send the order, beat the drums, gather the generals, and order the troops to go to war!"

Qian Gai had no time to think too much. The sentry rider reported that the Han army was coming very quickly. He was stationed on the south bank of Luoshui and must not let them cross the river!
"There is an order from the Chinese army, the fifth battalion of the front army, cross the river!" The three Han military captains waved the order flags and hissed the order to the dark surrounding soldiers. After a while, the generals of each battalion began to organize the army with their subordinates. To set off, there are ferries on the banks of the Luoshui River, and there are even bridges in some narrow water areas.

Qian Gai's troops were the weakest, but because the military report said that the Han army had gone to fight Tan Zhen's tribe, they did not immediately destroy all the ferry bridges and ships. As a result, when the Han army arrived, almost every ferry was destroyed. There are ready-made ships that can be mobilized.

The Song army's sentinels came back to report the news very quickly, but the Han army chased these Song sentries and cavalry. Therefore, Qian Gai now had no time to order the destruction of the pontoon bridge, so he could only mobilize as many troops as possible. Block some of the big ferries closest to here.

But it was still too late.

One after another, the messengers rushed back from the front line, and everyone was shouting at Qian Gai, either reporting the defeat or asking for urgent help.

"The Han army has crossed the North Ferry, and the more than 400 defenders there have been completely defeated!"

"The chief officer of Qinghe Crossing has escaped, and the Han army has crossed Qinghe River!"

"Urgent report from Killing the Tiger Crossing, the Han army has crossed the river!"

If Qian Gai could go to the nearest Dadukou and take a look in person, he would be able to see ships flying Han army flags covering almost the entire water surface. This scene would be enough to make Qian Gai beat his chest and wish he could cut himself off after spending these days leisurely. Die a hundred times!

I obviously have time to prepare!

But he didn't know that he actually didn't have time to prepare, because after the Song armies set off, the Han army had already made plans internally, and even voluntarily withdrew from some cities when the Song armies arrived, allowing the Song people to taste some benefits first. .

Luoshui is one of them.

Before the arrival of the Song army, Liu Ling had already sent people to collect ships all over Yan'an Prefecture, but this behavior was like preparing for a naval battle in Mongolia, so Qian Gai did not realize that those ships were actually used here.

On the banks of the Luoshui River, it was visible to the naked eye that a small group of Song troops were desperately supporting the battlefield, but the situation in the water battle had completely shifted to the Han army, because the Song army did not have any water forts or naval divisions at all.

Finally, Qian Gai sat in the commander's tent and looked at the panicked generals. He couldn't help but feel angry. He stood up suddenly and waved the sleeves of his official robe.

"Wear armor for my officer, mobilize the entire army, and defend Luoshui!"

"Until I die in battle, don't let any Han soldiers cross the river!"

The drums began to beat in the army, and the soldiers of Song Dynasty in the brigade began to leave the camp. Qian Gai looked back at his residence these days, let out a desolate sigh, finally put on his robe, waved his hand and gently pushed the deputy general away, and walked out of the commander's tent.

The soldiers brought the war horse. Qian Gai took the reins and got on the horse. He shouted to the people around him: "This battle is for the Song Dynasty!"

The army approached the Luoshui River. The waves were surging, and Han soldiers still crossing the river could be seen.

But Qian Gai arrived too late. When he led thousands of Xiang army guards to arrive, a group of Han troops had already crossed Luoshui. Qian Gai's face became gloomy after hearing the report, and the deputy general next to him asked : "Who is leading the enemy army?"

The soldier who sent the message was also a little confused. After all, he had always been an ordinary soldier, and the battles he had fought in his life were nothing more than suppressing bandits. The military commander who followed him on horseback had some experience, so he said at this time:

"It's a dragon scroll. It has the character Liu on it."

Qian Gai's body swayed on the horse, and then his face showed despair.

"Why does King Han appear here?"

(End of this chapter)