The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 1120 Captured Lizhou
What is the relationship between Meng Xuanzhe and the temple? Miao Xun has already said it clearly just now. He saw a large number of people from the former temple enter Meng Xuanzhe's mansion. These people all left when the temple collapsed. , How could he get mixed up with Meng Xuanzhe?

This matter is very strange. They don't know about it now. Meng Xuanzhe is not scary alone, but it is a bit scary when it comes to the temple.

You must know that Zhao Xu only captured the high-level members of the temple at the beginning, and finally let Zhu Qianchou go to harm Fusang. Know exactly how many members there are in the temple.

Now there are some people from the temple, which is what Zhao Xu cares about, and there is also a prince from Shu, so Zhao Xu is interested again.

"Sir, don't worry, you take good care of your wounds and I'll go to see the situation in Shu. After all, the Song Dynasty's army has already invaded Shu. No matter how you look at Chengdu, there is no reaction at all. This is not in line with the rules at all!"

When Zhao Xu entered Chengdu, it was peaceful and there was no tense atmosphere at all. Zhao Xu knew that Liu Guangyi and the others had already captured Kuizhou, which had opened the door to the Kingdom of Shu. Things, Chengdu didn't respond at all.

Isn't this a bit strange? Now that Zhao Xu has come here, he naturally wants to know more about it. Zhao Xu is going to meet a few partners to find out about it. Guo Chengzhi and Li Hao know better I want more.

Zhao Xu wanted to see what happened in the Kingdom of Shu. When he first arrived in Chengdu, the situation of the Song Army's North Route Army had undergone major changes. Of course, these changes were beneficial to the Song Army.

As mentioned earlier, Wang Quanbin and others took down Xingzhou and Xixian County, and now they are facing Lizhou. Lizhou and Jianmen are not far away. As long as Lizhou can be captured, then Jianmen is just around the corner.

There is still a Han Baozheng in Lizhou. His name is Li Jin. He fled to Lizhou with his people and reported to Wang Zhaoyuan about the situation in Xixian County. Since Wang Zhaoyuan knew the situation of the Song Army, he once again reused him. .

At the same time, people burned down the plank road. The location of Lizhou is very important. Now Wang Zhaoyuan is also focusing on defending here. He came later than Han Baozheng. By the time he arrived, Han Baozheng had already been captured. Now he had to do a good job of defending preparation.

Lizhou is on the east bank of the Jialing River, surrounded by mountains, and the terrain is steep. It is an important throat to enter Shu. If the North Route Army wants to enter the hinterland of Shu, it must be taken here, otherwise it will be a waste of all previous efforts.

"I don't want to say much, everyone. I heard that the Eastern Route Army has captured Kuizhou, but we have made no progress here. Kuizhou is the gate of the Eastern Route, but the Lizhou in front of us belongs to the Western Route Army. At the gate, we must take this place down in a short time."

Wang Quanbin pointed to the map and said that although they had won several battles, none of them had as much meaning as Liu Guangyi's occupation of Kuizhou. Now they have a chance to be the same as Liu Guangyi.

"General, the plank road has been destroyed by the Shu army. It's a bit difficult now, especially with Li Jin, who still knows us well, this time it's not easy." Gao Huailiang said from the side.

The road to Shu is as difficult as going to the blue sky. If there is no plank road, it will be a hundred times more difficult, so the plank road is also very difficult.

"Hey, I've heard people talk about building plank roads in secret before. I don't know if it can be used at this time." Dong Zhenhai was not able to attend this meeting, but he was invited here because of his special status.

He heard it from Miao Xun's mouth about Mingxiu's plank road and Chen Cang secretly. He still remembered that he heard what plank road was said, so he said such a sentence.

It doesn't matter what he said so that other people are staring at him. Dong Zhenhai thought he had made a mistake, so he shut up quickly. Such things are not something he can intervene. He is not a man good at fighting.

"Generals, why are you looking at me like this? Did I say something wrong? I don't understand this war, so don't blame me!" Seeing that several generals were all looking at him, Dong Zhenhai felt a little embarrassed. No he immediately apologized.

"Commander Dong really awakened the dreamer with one sentence. Why didn't this commander think of this? We can come to a clear plank road, but we don't hide Chen Cang, we want to expose Chen Cang."

Wang Quanbin's eyes were bright, and the other generals didn't know what the coach was thinking, but seeing Wang Quanbin's appearance, he knew that he had an idea.

"Now the commander-in-chief ordered Cui Yanjin and Kang Yanze to lead people to rush to repair the plank road and finish it within a time limit. Yes, this is the Xiaomantian village. This is to confuse the enemy, and at the same time, you attack Xiaomantian village whenever you have a chance."

"This commander will personally lead the people to detour southward from the Luochuan narrow path in the southeast of Jiachuan. Our two armies will meet at the Jialing River ferry. If it goes well, we will attack Damantianzhai together, successfully occupy Lizhou, and open the door to the north."

It turned out that Wang Quanbin came to a two-pronged approach to conquer Lizhou at once. It was not a brilliant strategy, but it was the best way at present.

At this time, Wang Zhaoyuan was always paying attention to Song Jun's movements, and Zhao Chongtao and the others were also extremely nervous. If they were lost here, the door of Shuguo Kingdom would really be wide open.

"My lord, do we want to prevent the Song army from attacking Lizhou from the flanks? Now some of them are rushing to repair the plank road. This reminds me of the allusion that Han Xin led the Han army out of Shu on the second floor."

Zhao Chongtao and the others obviously got the news that the Song Army was rushing to repair the plank road, and of course they harassed the Shu Army from time to time to attract the attention of the Shu Army. Zhao Chongtao was also worried that this was a strategy of the Song Army.

"What are you worried about? Li Jin is closely watching the Song Army and blocking the Jialing River, so don't worry, as long as the Song Army dares to come, I am sure to defeat the Song Army. Master Zhao, you don't have to..."

"Report, urgent report from the front!" While Wang Zhaoyuan was boasting, the urgent report from the front line outside seemed to be very urgent.

And Wang Zhaoyuan, who was bragging about it, was also stunned. Could it be that the Song army is coming, because only when there is a major battle ahead, there will be an urgent report. Didn’t he say yesterday that the Song army was building a plank road? There is an urgent report.

"Why are you so panicked, what's the matter, what's the matter?" Wang Zhaoyuan's face turned cold, and he immediately asked who came.

"My lord, it's bad. The Song army has conquered the Damantian village, and now it's approaching the city of Lizhou."

"Say it again!" Wang Zhaoyuan jumped up from the stool and lifted the collar of the soldier who reported the message.

"You mean that the Song army has arrived at the city of Lizhou now, has it already arrived at the city of Lizhou?" Wang Zhaoyuan couldn't believe it at all, the Song army actually conquered Daxiamantianzhai and came to Lizhou.

Didn't it say yesterday that Song Jun was still building plank roads? What's the situation now? Could it be that they can't fly?

"My lord, their two-pronged advance is overwhelming, and they will soon arrive at the city of Lizhou. The situation is urgent now, please give your orders!"

This messenger is very stable in heart, and he is calm and unhurried.

"Didn't Li Jin say that he blocked the river? How did Song Jun come here? General Zhao went to find Li Jin to see if I didn't take care of him." Wang Zhaoyuan was angry, really angry .

Before Zhao Chongtao left, the messenger spoke again:

"This time it was General Li Jin who brought the people here. Otherwise, we would not have been surrounded so easily. It was General Li who rebelled. What do you think, my lord?"

What Li Jin rebelled, Wang Zhaoyuan didn't expect that he handed Li Jin a lot of soldiers and horses, he didn't expect that he actually rebelled, this really slapped Wang Zhaoyuan severely.

"Report, Li Jin convinced the generals at the north gate. Now that the north gate is open, the Song army has entered the city. We can't resist it, and the west gate has also been breached by the Song army." The bad news came again, and the news was even more serious. It made Wang Zhaoyuan vomit blood.

"Do your best to stop the Song army. You must not let them enter the city. You must block them from the door. General Zhao, you will command yourself, and my lord will hold the battle for you."

Wang Zhaoyuan didn't panic, and immediately gave the order to resist. Everything was proceeding in an orderly manner, but it was too late for anything now, and the Song army had already occupied most of the city.

In addition, with Li Jin leading the way, Wang Zhaoyuan led people back to the south gate. I am afraid this is the most uncomfortable thing in Wang Zhaoyuan's life. He was blocked here before he could use his ability.

"My lord, this place has been occupied by the Song army. Let's retreat from the south gate. We will retreat to Jianmen before we make plans. It's useless to stay here."

Zhao Chongtao persuaded Wang Zhaoyuan, let's go quickly, if we don't go, we won't be able to make it, if we keep the green hills, we won't be afraid that there will be no firewood, we will save our lives first.

Wang Zhaoyuan also took it for granted, so he didn't think too much, and directly ordered to retreat. When Wang Quanbin came, Wang Zhaoyuan had already run away without even a shadow.

The leader was Gao Huailiang, and he didn't let anyone chase him, because he wasn't sure if Wang Zhaoyuan would put all his eggs in one basket. A rabbit would bite if it was in a hurry, let alone Wang Zhaoyuan with so many people.

Wang Quanbin also asked everyone to clean up the battlefield. Lizhou was finally taken down. It is better to consolidate here first. As a supply base for the Song Army, occupying Lizhou opened the northern door of Shu Kingdom, and Shu Kingdom also supported it. It won't be long before the sword gate is closed, and we will soon arrive in Chengdu.

Wang Quanbin decided to hold a celebration that night. After all, this was also a big victory. It was time for the soldiers to rest. There was still a big battle ahead!

(End of this chapter)