Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 268 They rushed over shouting love and justice

Looking at Qian Gai who was crying while eating, Xu Huiyan felt a sense of compassion in his heart.

He knew the other party. He had finally reached his current position, but he was suspected by others, so that his power was rapidly declining. Not to mention, the person who was suspicious of him was the current official.

After this defeat, no matter whether the outcome of the entire war is victory or defeat, Qian Gai's ending is already doomed: either he will return to the capital and continue to be a courtier, but his position is likely to be shaken, or he will be completely unemployed. , was rewarded with an official position and was raised with honor.

But to describe it from another perspective, that is, "his political life has come to an end."

Everyone is a beast in the imperial court of the Song Dynasty. Looking at him now, Xu Huiyan can't help but feel a bit sad.

"Don't worry, Mr. Qian. Take good care of your health. Even if the court is in trouble in the future, you can tell it in person. It's not a big deal, but you still have dignity."

"Haha. I'm afraid it's hard to find a decent face."

Qian Gai wiped the tears from the corners of his eyes and choked up: "I just feel sorry for those soldiers who died in the battle. What a good man. My soldiers and horses are only a few thousand, but the Han army that crossed the river at one time was more than ten thousand.
Looking at the water, all the warships of the Han army are there, and also the King of Han, he is not in the north at all!
He personally led the troops here! "

What Xu Huiyan noticed was not Qian Gai's exaggerated description, but that after a brief silence, he suddenly stood up and walked quickly outside.

Or continue to play this big game with Tan Zhen?
He and Qian Gai are the two biggest flaws in the four-way Song army. If the King of Han wants to continue to advance, then the remaining main attack direction seems to be his side?

Is it worth it?
Liu Ling knew what Kang Gongbi meant - there was a high probability that he would leave a bunch of time bombs to future generations, not only these so-called feudal towns, but also the extremely fierce Han army. When the army was full of arrogant and powerful generals, It will be extremely difficult to succeed oneself.

".I am incompetent."

"No," Liu Ling shook his head and said, "With your ability, you are enough to help me deal with daily affairs. You can't figure out all the affairs in the two states in just a few days. You can't do it alone.

"Well not yet."

Han Fang can do it, Shi Liai can do it, and there are a few others, but you let them spend their energy on this kind of thing? "

If the King of Han personally led his troops to defeat the Qian Gai tribe, what was his purpose?
Breaking the siege and escaping?

Thinking of this, his steps suddenly became much faster.

But he asked: "Have we captured Jianghuai and Jiangnan?"

"The land in Linzhou, Fuzhou, how much each city can produce, how many clans there are in the area, and what the origins of the officials are, can you figure it out in a short time?"

Just kidding, my own army is still fighting slowly and calmly in Guanzhong, Shaanxi Province. How can it possibly penetrate the Yellow River and attack Jianghuai in one fell swoop?

"Then what did we pay?"

It would be better to give them a little more sweetness first and make them willing to lead the way. Even if they have other thoughts, the worst they can do is to use the current Han army to crush them again.

Liu Ling nodded slightly and began to place pieces on the chessboard again.

"Yes, the Yelu Dashi tribe and the Quduan tribe have all crossed the river."

First, he promised that if he could ask for it, he could be granted the title of marquis for generations, and he would always be in charge of the state. And now he even promised that the Qian family would return to Wuyue and become king and vassal.

"All three groups of soldiers and horses have crossed the river?"

"As far as the king is concerned, no."

Kang Gongbi's eyes suddenly became clearer.

Kang Gongbi asked in a low voice while slowly arranging the chess pieces:
"Isn't it a bit too flattering to give Qian the title of king?"

At first, five groups of troops went south.

Li Liangfu was stationed in Fuzhou to maintain logistics and food routes and block the Song army's advance route.

Li Heda's troops were stationed in the area east of Yan'an Prefecture and were engaged in a tug-of-war with the Song army. Even if several battalions of Xia soldiers under his command rebelled at the beginning of the war, it did not affect the fact that Li Heda's Xia army still had a large number of troops. Moreover, this Xia army also received support from the Han people in weapons and horses, and its combat effectiveness was greatly improved.

In addition, Li Heda's real surname is Xiao.

He is a Khitan and a Liao native. Because the Jin people went south, he had to flee to Xia to become an official.

This Xia army can be his foundation and his family's wealth, but when it's time to use them, they are just cards that can be played out without hesitation.

In conjunction with the more than 10,000 Xia troops in Li Heda's hands, Liang Zhe personally led more than 20,000 Han troops to assist in the battle, which was barely equal to 30,000 to 40,000 Han troops.

In addition, the battlefield was narrow, and Tan Zhen's 90,000 troops could not be fully deployed. As a result, the Han army's military disadvantage was not obvious on the local battlefield, because the suppression force the Song army could create was too low.

Therefore, the threat from the north and east has never been great, and Liu Ling led the other three main troops southward at this time, preparing to tear apart the Song army's encirclement first, and then cooperate with Li Heda and Liang Zhe to complete the attack Tan Zhen was surrounded by 90,000 Song troops in reverse until
"Checkmate, you lose again."

"The Lord is strategizing, but I can't reach him."

"I don't believe it. Liu Ling can calculate everything."

Zhongshi sat in the commander's tent and said solemnly to the generals in front of him:
"Outsiders, even our court, think that my brother has defected to Yan, and I will definitely defect to Yan now.

Some people also say that the Yan people are Han people. I do not deny this, but I have been a subject of the Song Dynasty from beginning to end! "

"The letter from the King of Han has arrived again. He promised us in the letter that I can still be the commander-in-chief, and I can choose any place in Shaanxi or Hedong. From then on, the Zhong family will always be the local vassal town, and it will be hereditary. ”

Master Zhong sneered and said, "So, is this how my handsome brother was bribed?"

"Let me tell you, it's not that I look down upon a vassal town with hereditary rule, but" Zhong Shizhong stood up, hammered his chest heavily at the people in front of him, and said loudly: "Be a good man and have a conscience!

Eat the king's salary and share the king's worries,
If you have any objections now, I allow you to raise them. It is your choice whether to stay or go. However, if you choose to stay but are still half-hearted, don't blame me for being unkind when the time comes. "

Before he finished speaking, several generals in the tent looked at each other, and then they all bowed and saluted the master.

"The commander-in-chief is so righteous, I will follow you to the death!"

"We are born as people of the Song Dynasty and die as ghosts of the Song Dynasty. How can we be content with outsiders just because of temporary gains?"

Everyone expressed their loyalty one after another. The cultivator took a deep breath and nodded.

"You are all good, so now we have to gather all the troops at hand and find a way to rescue the gelding dog."

A general suddenly wondered: "Tan Zhen claims to have 200,000 troops there, why does he want us to rush to help?"

Zhong Shizhong shook his head: "Tan Zhen is stupid enough to encircle him on all sides, but he also wants to fill 90,000 troops into Yan'an Mansion. Although there are many troops, they can't be deployed. What's the use? What if one army The Han army broke through the encirclement at this time and then attacked Tan Zhen's flank. I think he may not be able to hold on to the situation. "

"Commander, please give the order. The general will let the soldiers set off now."

"We don't have enough troops."

Master Zhong shook his head again and said: "King Kang of Hebei had ulterior motives and sent a troop of troops over at this time. I think he must have wanted to respond to the Han army and not let them come over."

"About tomorrow, the troops and horses should be crossing the border. You send two military envoys to help me lure the leader of the troops and horses over. I want his troops and horses."

"Here."

"By the way," Zhong Shizhong suddenly asked, "Who is the leader of that army?"

"He's not an extravagant figure. I heard his name is Yue Fei. He's just a newly appointed young general. There's no need for the commander to come forward. The general will go out in person and capture that Yue Fei alive without the need for three combinations!"

(End of this chapter)