The first prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 129 Black Banner Army

In the early morning of the next day, Li Chongzan came with his soldiers from Jiezhou. Li Chongjin opened the city gate to greet him. At this time, the Song army had already retreated ten miles.

Zhao Xu didn't dare to take the risk. If Li Chongzan came here and Li Chongjin rushed out of the city, the song army would be caught in a pinch from inside and outside.

So Zhao Xu made the decision to pull out the camp and retreat ten miles last night. Song Yanwo was still blocking the river at this time, so he had nothing to do.

As long as it is on the water, no one can do anything to him, and it would be good for him to continue to block the water surface to avoid any accidents on the water.

"Prince, why should we retreat? If we really can't do it, we will fight with them. What is this?" Dong Zhenhai muttered.

"Old Hei, don't talk nonsense and listen to the prince, what do you know?" Liu Qinhu quickly scolded this weak-hearted guy.

"Do you all have the same thoughts? It is natural to have such thoughts, but we only have more than 1 people. Now Li Chongzan has brought nearly [-] people. They are far superior to us in terms of advantages."

"I believe in our imperial army, but I can't joke about the lives of my soldiers. I'm waiting, waiting for their arrival..."

Zhao Xu's tone was full of desire. No one knew what he was talking about, but Cao Bin and Gao Huailiang might know what Zhao Xu was referring to.

At this time, Li Chongjin's mansion in Yangzhou was full of excitement. Li Chongjin was welcoming his younger brother and nephew.

"Come on, third brother, and second brother toast you."

Li Chongzan on the opposite side raised his wine glass when he heard the words. This Li Chongzan and Li Chongjin are brothers of the same mother, and Li Chongjin's shadow can be vaguely seen between his brows.

"Third brother is thanks to you and my nephew for coming. Otherwise, second brother, I really would have no way out. Come on, third brother, I will toast you again in Yanfu."

"Where did the second brother say that we are brothers, if you don't help anyone."

"It's the second uncle. If we don't talk about each other, we should be with each other." Li Yanfu also took the opportunity to talk.

"Okay, then I won't be hypocritical, but the elder brother, hey." Li Chongjin wrote a letter to his elder brother and third younger brother when he rebelled.

It was nothing more than asking them to help him, but the boss Li Chongxing reprimanded him severely and advised him not to do so.

The third child, Li Chongzan, was very supportive, and at the same time decided to support his second brother with his own practical actions.

"Second brother, I think you can't hold on to Yangzhou City anymore, why don't you go back to Xiezhou with my younger brother, as long as we go back, we will be as high as the sky."

Li Chongzan is the governor of Jiezhou, who is on the border between Shanxi and the Northern Han Dynasty. I don't know how he brought the [-] troops all the way here.

It turned out that this matter was related to one person, and it was this person who wanted Zhao Xu to die on the battlefield. Zhao Xu did not expect that it was him.

"I didn't have much hope for the Yangzhou newspaper. I originally wanted to contact more anti-Song old people and take action in a few days, but Li Jing from the Southern Tang Dynasty was too timid and sold me out. "

When it comes to Li Jing, Li Chongjin really wants to say, why is there such a big difference in the surname Li at the same time, how can such a coward sit on the emperor.

"Second brother, it's not that you don't know Li Jing's personality and what great things he can accomplish. You can't count on him, you are being reckless." Li Chongzan also knew Li Jing.

"To tell the truth, my third brother told my nephew that I was also in contact with the Khitan envoys, and they also supported us in meeting the Great Zhou Dynasty, but I don't know why they didn't hear anything?"

At this time, Li Chongzan and Li Yanfu looked at their second elder brother (second uncle) with surprised eyes after hearing these words.

Li Chongjin also noticed something was wrong, so he asked the reason carefully, and after what their father and son said, he finally understood what was going on.

Li Chong praised that they were very close to Khitan, and he couldn't say that he knew some things in Khitan very well, but at least he knew it.

In the previous stage, Xiao Tianci, the younger brother of Xiao Tianzuo, the Khitan's national advisor, and Xiao Tianci, the military servant of Daliao, entered the territory of the Song Dynasty to collect intelligence, but has not returned yet.

Later, I don't know who it was, and sent back to Khitan with a pickled head, which was the head given by Xiao Tianci.

Now the national teacher Xiao Tianci is investigating this matter, and he must avenge his younger brother. Li Chongjin was also in a cold sweat after knowing it.

No wonder this Khitan didn't make any movement, it turned out that this Xiao Tianci died on the road, so don't blame yourself for this matter.

They talked about something, and then they talked about how to solve the problem of the Song army outside the city. Now Li Chongjin's back is hardened.

My current army was several times that of Zhao Xu's, and I was still afraid of a ball. Besides, these tens of thousands of people were elite and well-disciplined, far beyond the comparison of those idiots under my command.

Jiezhou is located on the border between the Northern Han Dynasty and Khitan, and there is often constant friction, so this soldier is also very tough, with a fierce aura on his body.

"Second brother, don't worry. Younger brother will give you a meeting gift first. Yanfu, you ask Vice General Fang to bring 1 people to bring Zhao Xu's head here. Go." His son went down to make arrangements after hearing this.

Although Li Chongjin knew that these soldiers were elite, he was also a little worried. Since Zhao Xu dared to lead [-] troops, he must have something to rely on.

Besides, he himself is not an idiot, knowing that he can't beat you, but still waiting for you, he is not an idiot.

Seeing that his brother had doubts, Li Chongzan said with a smile:

"Don't worry, brother. Vice-General Fang is my general. He has experienced countless battles in his life, and he has never lost a single defeat. Even if he can't capture the prince of Song Dynasty today, there is no big problem."

When Li Chongjin heard what he said, although he had some doubts, he couldn't say anything more, otherwise it would hurt his brother's feelings.

After a while Li Yanfu came back and said that everything was arranged. At the same time, he asked Vice General Fang to bring 5000 more people in case of accidents.

Li Chongzan also didn't say anything, his son did the right thing, after all, he was prepared, and then the three of them started drinking again, waiting for the news of the lieutenant general's victory!

Zhao Kuangyin in Bianjing City had received the urgent dispatch of eight hundred miles early, and he also knew the news that Li Chongzan had led his troops to Yangzhou.

"What are you eating? Li Chongzan led an army of [-] from Shanxi to Yangzhou, but no one reported it. You guys, I am so disappointed."

Zhao Kuangyin said in his heart that it was fortunate that he was not from Khitan, otherwise wouldn't he go straight to Bianjing?It's not far from Shanxi to here, has no one discovered anything?

It seems that there must be some kind of conspiracy involved, and there must be a lot of local officials involved, but I can't say anything now, the front is unstable, and the rear must not be chaotic.

"This Li Chongzan has left Jiezhou, Shanxi, where the defense is empty. Let that Shi Shouxin quickly take over the defense here, there must be no mistake."

"In addition, order Han Lingkun to go to Yangzhou immediately, and rush to help the prince in the starry night." A series of orders came from Zhao Kuangyin's mouth.The huge machine of Da Song started to run quickly.

In Zhao Xu's army, there are really not many troops here now. Zhao Xu sent 3000 people to guard the grain and grass, and only 1 of the [-] people he brought with him.

In addition to the thousands of Jinyiwei and Fengying brought along, it was still less than [-]. Besides, although Jinyiwei and Fengying were not weak in martial arts, they couldn't help much on the battlefield.

At this moment, the sound of horseshoes came from a distance, and the imperial army immediately put on guard, but Zhao Xu was at ease, knowing that they were here.

After speaking, he walked out of the big tent with all the generals. At this time, there were about 5000 cavalry outside the barracks.

Most of the generals also understood that there were hundreds of such people behind the imperial army yesterday.

Their whole bodies are covered in black, and their bodies are that kind of non-luminous mysterious armor, which looks absolutely extraordinary.

A black headgear, with ear protectors rolled up on both sides of the head, and only two eyes are exposed on the whole face.

The breastplate is also black in color, with a vertical armor in the center, and a round guard on the left and right sides, firmly protecting the entire upper body.

The shoulders are covered with shawls, and the arms are covered with arm guards; the waist is tied, and there are two knee skirts under the belt to protect the thighs, and the calves are often wrapped with "hanging legs".The structure of this armor is very complete.

If it was in the dark night, they would never find the existence of these people. They seemed to be living in the dark night.

Looking at their weapons, they are also different from ordinary soldiers. Their weapons are not just one, but many.

The most obvious one is a spear, which is a bit different from ordinary spears. The tip of the spear is still extremely sharp, but there are blood grooves on both sides of the spear head.

It is said that when stabbing into the enemy's body in this way, the speed of bloodletting can be accelerated, which is the principle of the triangular army stabbing in later generations. Needless to say, we know whose masterpiece it is.

There is also a steel knife in each person's waist, which looks smaller than normal, but seems to be very heavy.

There is also a bow on the saddle, but it is not an ordinary bow. This kind of bow is no longer called a bow. It should be called a crossbow. There are more than a dozen arrow boxes next to the crossbow.

There are no less than ten arrows in each arrow box, which can be directly placed on the crossbow and fired directly. This is an invention of Miao Xun's ancestors, and it has been improved now.

Looking at the horses under their crotch, all of them are BMWs, and they are extremely handsome. Those who know the goods can see that these horses are definitely not from the Central Plains. They should be trafficked from Khitan.

Such a horse is rare. I didn't expect that there would be so many of them here at once. Who are these people? Why haven't we heard of them before.

Zhao Xu didn't care if they walked directly in front of them. At this moment, the 5000 people who were still on the horse all turned over and got off.

The movements are so neat, there is no mess, no incongruity.

"Meet the general, the Black Banner Army is back!"

(End of this chapter)