Became a feudal lord in the late Northern Song Dynasty

Chapter 281 Civil strife
The battle was won, and then came the aftermath.

On average, Liu Ling read hundreds of military reports every day. With the four-way Song army completely wiped out, the cities along the Yongxing Army Road were almost in an extremely empty state, even in Hedong, because Han Shizhong led a large army out of Hebei. , attacking Hedong from the flank.

After the fall of Taiyuan Prefecture, he cooperated with a Han army going south from Yanmen Pass to continue to attack important cities and towns in Hedong. He directly avoided the fortified cities when they encountered them, but most of the cities were declared lost when the Han army arrived.

The main field forces of the Song Army in Lianghe and Shaanyou were completely wiped out after this battle. If Tong Guan lost all his family wealth in the Northern Expedition, then Tan Zhen lost even his frame this time.

The middle and low-level officers, as well as some old soldiers who could barely support the army, were all lost. Even those who survived must be full of psychological shadows against the Han army for the rest of their lives.

If the foundation is exhausted, it can still barely hold up the frame. If it cannot even hold up the frame, it means that the enemy can only be allowed to run rampant in the land of the Song Dynasty.

After Yang Jian conquered Goryeo three times, rebellions broke out in the country. However, the country actually still had the foundation to fight. If the follow-up wars were fierce, the scale would still be tens of thousands. However, the Song Dynasty court may not be able to assemble the same scale in the short term. young and strong.

In the city, dozens of people surrendered every day. Whether it was Yongxing Army Road, Hedong Road, or even Qinfeng Road, which the Han army had not yet conquered, surrender orders began to be submitted continuously.

Tan Zhen blew too hard before sending out troops. He blew his own troops to 300,000, Yao Pingzhong to the north to 200,000, and the two Song armies to the west and south to 100,000 each.

Therefore, when this army is completely wiped out, the Han army will definitely have to desperately promote this number when publicizing it.

"You two are originally bright jade, why do you need to be covered in dust in the Song Dynasty?"

Liu Ling spoke loudly, and Liu Kai became more and more confused as he listened.

The Song envoy who walked in had not seen Liu Ling for a long time, but judging from his face, he was vaguely the Song Dynasty Liu Kai who had followed Liu Ling into the Xia Kingdom and attacked Xingqing Mansion.

"That's right, as long as you two become officials in the Han Dynasty, I will never go south again."

Liu Ling is now the emperor.

"Do not."

"Okay, okay, you're tired. It's already dinner time. Just wait here for a while. Someone will bring food to you later. Let's have a meal together."

The last time Liu Ling took him and Ma Kuo into the desert to attack Xingqing Mansion, the former had no title as the Lord of Yan. In fact, he was in an extremely embarrassed state. Attacking Xia was also an extremely risky move. If he failed, If it is captured, it means that the entire army will be buried in the desert.

Liu Ling knocked on the table and said, "If you say no now, I will immediately send troops south."

"Then let's just jump on the bandwagon and I won't ask you for any red tape. I'll retreat as soon as Ma Kuai arrives. Can the Han and Song dynasties be harmonious again, okay?"

Liu Ling stopped his writing brush slightly and rubbed his brow. When the visitor came in and was about to kneel down to Liu Ling, Liu Ling waved his hand and said, "I haven't paid you any respect yet, so there is no need to add any courtesy."

How can a person who values ​​emotions reach this position?

"Report to Your Majesty, the envoy of Song Dynasty wants to see you."

Liu Ling's troops came to the Heishan Military Division, causing the two nobles of the Xia Kingdom to kill each other. They are still in prison.

"Not only will I withdraw my troops, but I can also agree with the Song Dynasty court that the south of Taiyuan Prefecture in Hedong and the south of Yan'an Prefecture on the Yongxing Military Road are still the territory of the Song Dynasty, and even Qinfeng Road, I will never lead an army to attack in my lifetime!"

When Liu Ling went on the Northern Expedition, they were in prison.

"Your Majesty, if you said it was for a woman, you would still understand."

Liu Kai and Ma Kuo returned to the Song Dynasty after their attack on Xia. As soon as they entered the country, they were ordered by the court to be detained in Hebei. Although the treatment was not particularly bad, they were probably released after a few years.

Liu Kai glanced at him blankly, seeming to be thinking, and after a moment he slowly said: "I am from the Song Dynasty."

But when the Han army went south to attack and destroy the "700,000 army", the two of them were released, and then Liu Kai was immediately sent to Liu Ling.

"Your Majesty, Liu Kai, is willing to surrender to the Han Dynasty."

"As we all know, Your Majesty values ​​friendship. I have spent so many years in prison that I have completely forgotten all the books I read and the articles I wrote. I no longer have any ability."

"what?"

"The minister obeys the order."

But now he has promised several times in a row that as long as he and his horse expand into the Han Dynasty, he is willing to withdraw his troops.

Liu Ling immediately showed a smile on his face, stood up, came to Liu Kai, and helped him up.

"Long time no see. I am wasting my time in prison, but your Majesty has already fought in the north and south, built a huge foundation, and his style remains the same."

Liu Kai rejected Liu Ling, knelt down and bowed respectfully to the latter.

"Ah."

"The etiquette cannot be abolished."

When Liu Ling attacked Xia, they were in prison.
Liu Ling led his army to blockade the Tianshan Mountains and killed Wanyan Lou's family. They are in jail.

He sighed and said: "Historically, the lords who founded a country and proclaimed themselves as ancestors usually pacified the world within a few years or more. Now I see that Your Majesty is only thirty years old, but he has already accomplished everything. I am here today, and I want to see Your Majesty." I also know why.”

"Although I know in my heart that there must be other reasons why His Majesty no longer goes south, I am extremely grateful after hearing this."

In just half a month, we lost 700,000 troops!

Liu Kai was silent for a long time, then suddenly leaned over and bowed again.

He had imagined many scenarios before coming. Although the two had previous contacts, the other party had long been the real master of Yanyun. Under his leadership, the Han army suppressed all parties.

This kind of person only sees military and state affairs in his eyes, and Liu Ling himself often leads his troops to conquer personally. What sits under him is not a throne or a dragon chair, but a mountain of corpses and a sea of ​​blood!
Therefore, it is destined that he cannot really be as "emotional" as people say.

Liu Ling smiled and said, "If you and Ma Kuo are willing to join the Han Dynasty as officials, I will withdraw our troops."

Liu Kai's voice was really choked up.

When the time comes, they will either be laid off, or they will be sent to a small official position so that they can stay far away, out of sight and out of mind.

"minister"

It is indeed common to solicit ministers from enemy countries, but Liu Ling's solicitation with such a large price is really unheard of. Even if he praises Liu Kai and Ma Kuo as "mingyu" today, it will definitely spread among the people. Above the history books.

On a certain year, month and day, the emperor met Liu Kai and praised him: "Mingyu."
"When Liu Kai left, he saluted outside the camp in the direction of the main camp and bowed three times."

Kang Gongbi said.

Liu Ling smiled. He had been in Yanyun for several years. Even though his ability to lead troops in battle was still only a little, he thought that his ability to control people's hearts was already perfect.

"You knew it was impossible for the two of them to come over, so you said that on purpose?"

In this way, even if they don't surrender, they will definitely think of Liu Ling's kindness in their hearts, and it is often this little kindness that can play a big role at critical moments. "No."

Liu Ling stretched his waist. Sitting for too long can easily cause back pain. He stretched out his hands to rub his waist and said with a smile, "It's time for us to withdraw our troops."

However, any experienced general will try to avoid large army battles. Once a battle breaks out, many uncontrollable factors will be magnified and become fatal flaws that affect the entire battlefield.

Liu Ling led the Han army to conquer in person almost every time, so he had strong control over his soldiers, but because of this, he knew that the army could no longer attack at this time.

"The whole army was divided into twenty-five batches. They took turns to lift the liquor ban and sent people to Yongxing Military Road to purchase women. That's all. When the liquor ban was lifted, soldiers were allowed to enter the city to find prostitutes, but they were strictly prohibited from harassing good families. If this happened , those who report will be promoted to one level, and those who violate the order will be killed.”

"The minister obeys the order."

Liu Ling also had a headache in this regard. The first iron rule in Qiu Ba's heart in the army was to be loyal to him and know whose food he was eating, but secondly, it was basically difficult for them to listen.

When they fought with the Song army before, the Han army also tried to reduce the damage to the local area as much as possible under his restraint. The damage caused by the Han army was not even as great as that caused by the Song army.

Therefore, after the Song army was completely destroyed, the Yongxing army surrendered almost one-sidedly.

"How many people died in this battle?" Liu Ling asked again.

"The number of soldiers killed in the battle exceeded 8,000, the casualties exceeded 15,000, and the casualties of auxiliary soldiers and civilians exceeded 20,000. After the war, the grain roads were occasionally attacked by the Song Dynasty, and three grain teams were lost. The city defenders in Yan'an Prefecture"

Finally, Kang Gongbi looked at the military report and read slowly: "Generals above the regular army, Yelu Yanshan, died in the battle."

When Tan Zhen led an army of 90,000 to enter the Yongxing Military Road westward, the Han army had already completed the general strategic cooperation. Yelu Yanshan was ordered to garrison Yongping Village east of Yan'an Prefecture, which happened to coincide with the peak of the Song Army. .

In the battle of Yongping Village, Yelu Yanshan led 600 soldiers to guard the gate of the village. As a result, the reinforcements were blocked and could not reach the village. After the Song army captured Yongping Village, Yelu Yanshan died among the rebels. His body was dragged out by the Song army and quartered on five horses. The head is passed down to the three armies.

The remaining 600 Han soldiers were all killed in the battle, and their corpses were piled up in the capital by the Song people to show off their martial arts.

Liu Ling was silent for a long time. He still remembered that when he led the army to conquer in person several times before, Yelu Yanshan had been following him since very early. His voice and smile were still there, but he was no longer there.

"Where's the corpse?"

"The body was in ruins. It had been buried somewhere by the Song army. Only the head was missing. But half of it was missing." When Kang Gongbi said this, he only heard a click. He looked up in shock and saw Liu Ling holding the hand in his right hand. The brush was broken at the waist.

The writing brush was made of fine white jade and was extremely hard. It cracked into two pieces in Liu Ling's hand.

"Put the head away and order the best craftsmen to repair the body."

Liu Ling took a deep breath and said calmly: "We must use good wood and a good coffin. Within fifteen days, let all the officials of the Song Dynasty who surrendered to the city come here to Mount Yeluyan, wear hemp and mourning, and carry the coffin for burial.

Those who miss the deadline will be destroyed. "

The night was as dark as ink. Liu Ling stretched out his hand to open the curtain and looked at the bright night sky outside. Although things were complicated during the day, he had won the battle after all, and he was able to achieve success when he was busy.

But at this time, he suddenly felt blocked.

To be fair, the last time Zhao Heshou died in battle outside Shanhaiguan, it was not Liu Ling's handiwork at all. He sent Zhao Heshou to Shanhaiguan just to avoid the limelight and to temper Zhao Heshou's temper.

However, in the battle of Shanhaiguan, Zhao Heshou directly regarded himself as a dead soldier and led his troops into the Jin army's formation. Before he died, he still shouted to fight to the death.

"Ugh"

There are probably not many Laoyan people who have followed him to this day.

Liu Ling still remembers the cavalry who followed him into Jizhou to attack Wanyan Mu's camp. He still doesn't know how many are left today. The injured ones were put in Yanjing to be raised by him, while the surviving ones continue to follow him. campaign.

He was sitting in front of the commander's tent, and no one of the soldiers on either side dared to make a sound. Suddenly, two figures appeared in the night, bowing to him from a distance.

In the third year of Qianwu, spring.

Hebei.

"All 700,000 troops are gone?"

King Kang stood up in shock, but his face showed joy.

He understood that if the so-called 700,000-strong army of the imperial court attacked and destroyed the Han army, he would be the next one to be attacked.

Zhang Xiaochun sat opposite him. When he heard the news, his eyes turned red and he closed his eyes in pain.

The Song Dynasty is coming to an end.

Even though he had only led soldiers for a few years, he quickly understood from the actual situation that if the roots were rotten, he could still make some repairs, but if the roots were gone, it would be a disaster.
For example, can a eunuch whose roots have been cut off grow back to old age?
After a moment, he opened his eyes and hissed: "Your Majesty, be careful what you say!"

After all, King Kang is still the prince of the Song Dynasty. If the country is really going to fall, you will have to suffer the same, right?
But King Kang just smiled coldly and said: "There are no soldiers in the two rivers now. Duke Zhang's tens of thousands of Hebei forbidden troops can cross the Yellow River and approach Bianjing!"

"Mr. Zhang, I want you to help me!"

Zhang Xiaochun stood up suddenly. Even though he had already started to support King Kang and acquiesced in the attitude of the people around him towards supporting King Kang, he absolutely could not tolerate King Kang actually saying such things in front of him.

He stared at King Kang and said word by word:

"Hebei, you will not rebel. If the king is not clear at this time, you will be infamy for thousands of years!"

"The one who loses will be infamy for eternity."

King Kang's eyes became ferocious, and he said coldly: "Tong Guan lost, now look at his reputation among the people and in the court. If Tan Zhen loses, he will definitely be labeled as a disaster by the court, and he will care about me?"

"Mr. Zhang, please use your brain. You and I are on the same boat now. We are not together for glory and wealth."

King Kang held his hand and said sincerely: "At least, it's like before. We want to live. Our men, as well as the soldiers in Hebei, everyone wants to live."

"Now the imperial court lacks soldiers and horses. As long as Hebei surrenders to the past, the imperial court will still treat us favorably and will never mention the past again. Your Majesty, please stop talking nonsense."

Zhang Xiaochun pushed his hand away and said coldly: "Stop your little thoughts. I am not a soft-hearted person. I will listen to whatever you say. I am an official of the Song Dynasty and will never rebel against the Song Dynasty!"

He stood up, snorted angrily, and then walked away.

King Kang stood in the lobby without moving for a long time. He slowly defeated and looked at the empty door, sighing softly.

"Why bother?"

Zhang Xiaochun's disobedience is also a troublesome thing.

but.
"When you die, who will the Hebei Army listen to?"

(End of this chapter)