Song Dynasty

Chapter 207
The use of troops against Jianghan is imminent, and the advantage of this battle lies in the quick attack, which cannot be delayed.

From this westward expedition, the water network along the way is densely covered with lakes of various sizes.Anlu has always been an important military location, with complete city defense facilities, Wang Shen didn't want to have another Qichun siege battle, the troops could no longer afford such consumption.

The current Sizhou Army has more than 1 soldiers, and the local garrison is almost 1.But to defend the base camps of Qi and Huang states, there is a long supply line to maintain. According to Wang Shen's calculations, he can use up to [-] horses for this westward expedition.

As a result, military progress will inevitably be slow and must be assisted by political means.

For this matter, Zhang Jun really has to be left to preside over the overall situation of Jianghan.

The food in the barracks is still enough for ten days. Even if we go back to Huangzhou and make up for it, there will not be much more.The ghost knows how much it will cost once the battle to attack Jianghan starts.

Only at this time did Wang Shen deeply understand the saying, "What you fight is money and food, and what you fight is consumption."

No matter how elite your soldiers and horses are, if there is no food and grass, everything will stop.

Speaking of which, Wang Shen didn't seem to have been rich since he started the army, and most of his energy was absorbed by the chewing of soldiers and horses.It was the first time that Qichun had been defeated this time, and it had achieved a huge harvest.Clothes, armor, and weapons in Kong Yanzhou's treasury are piled up like mountains.Not to mention gold and silver, there are so many copper coins that the strings of money are rotten.In order to carry it easily, Kong Yanzhou simply melted all the copper coins and made it into a three-foot-long copper rod as thick as an arm.

This is the property that Kong Yanzhou has accumulated for more than ten years and robbed half of China.With this harvest, Wang Shen will not have to worry about military resources in three to five years.

The Sizhou Army has long established a system of capturing and returning to the public, but now half of the soldiers in the army are captives and recruits, and their eyes are red from top to bottom.The first to attack was Gu Lie's enemy army. General Gu was an old man from the Western Army, and he had the old army's habits on his body. His military discipline was the worst among the Sizhou Army's departments.As a result, the recruits who broke the enemy began to put seals and numbers everywhere, and then the situation became out of control, and all the soldiers grabbed money and stuffed it into their arms.As soon as the enemy army started to fight, the soldiers of several other troops also yelled and squeezed into the warehouse, which almost caused internal strife.

Fortunately, under the pressure of the military commanders and the military law department, order was finally restored.

Originally, according to Chen Da's idea, he wanted to kill a group of people to show the public, and he also tied up about 100 soldiers who caused trouble.

Wang Shen thought for a while, and decided to be lenient, saying that after all, it was the first time such a large seizure had been made.Moreover, the recruits had just entered the barracks and didn't know the rules, so they wouldn't be killed this time, and each of them was beaten with twenty army sticks.But the rewards that should be given to them must not be less than a penny.

To be honest, Wang Shen already regretted killing so many soldiers who robbed and harmed the people last time.Yes, they have discredited themselves.However, now that his reputation has been lost, there is no point in killing soldiers.

Rewards and punishments are clearly defined, and the morale of the army is determined.

The seized gold and silver are remade, but in this troubled world, it is not as good as a handful of grain and a pack of medicinal materials.Yes, no matter how much money Kong Yanzhou had, he was trapped in the city for two months because of lack of food and grass. The troops and the people died of starvation and plague.

To put it bluntly, currency is nothing more than an exchange contract, not an actual material.

Food, food, what I need most now is food.

For food, in order to feed so many people, they had to go west.

In order to get the rich land of Jianghan as soon as possible, Zhang Jun had to be asked.

It's a terrible feeling to be low and under the control of others.

"Hey..." Thinking of this, Wang Shen couldn't help sighing, and swallowed a mouthful of flying dust.

Looking at the gray sky, there are many thoughts in my heart: when will I be able to get rid of the mercy of others, stand in the sky, and soar above the nine clouds?

The sky gradually darkened, and it was already evening, and the distance to the Yangtze River was only a few miles away. When I listened carefully, I could hear the slight sound of water.

At this moment, Hu Yantong behind him pointed to the front and said in a low voice: "Military envoy, the situation is not right, please be more careful."

Looking over with his fingers, he saw that in the wilderness in the distance, there was a sparse ash forest, with faint firelight projecting from it.

The fire was so weak that it could almost be ignored by people.It's just that today's sky is too dark, but it's so eye-catching in the blue twilight.

Wang Shen's heart trembled, and he shouted: "Attention, carefully meet the bandit spies." While speaking, he had already drawn out his riding bow, and held an arrow in his right hand.

That's right, there is a Huangzhou between Qichun and Anlu, which is already Wang Shen's rear area.However, the trouble is that there is a wide Yangtze River ahead.The water army of the Sizhou Army did not have a few ships, and the defense of the Yangtze River was useless.In contrast, the bandit army has a large number of ships.As long as they are willing, they can go down the river at any time and go deep into the hinterland of Qi and Huang. This is also the most troublesome thing for Wang Shen.

How important is the offensive and defensive battle of Qichun, the rebel army has been demoralized since Yang Zaixing's troops were wiped out.But they still sent scouts over to inquire about the military situation. A while ago, the White Army had caught a lot of the enemy's secret work.

Could it be that we encountered these nasty flies again today?

At that moment, Hu Yantong and the others drew out their weapons and bows.

A group of people slowed down their horses, circled a big circle in the wilderness, circled behind the point of fire, and then spread out into a formation of wild goose wings and pushed forward.

Now, the thief's retreat has been cut off, and he has no choice but to bow his head and kill him.

This is the advantage of the cavalry, interspersed with large-scale detours, rushing, and chasing. In such a wilderness, once infantry encounters light cavalry, it is a dead end.

Gradually, the horses ran faster and faster, and the sound of rumbling hooves enveloped the field in an instant.

After rushing to the front, Wang Shen discovered that the fire just now was projected from a tent.The tent was full of people, and even the outside was full of soldiers holding weapons.

Hearing the sound of horseshoes, the soldiers were in a mess, and Qi Qi ran out with weapons in a mess. There were about a hundred people in total, so it was a small army.

Wang Shen's combat experience is so rich, it is natural to see that these armored soldiers were suddenly attacked and turned into a mess, obviously they were all mobs.

He had already drawn the bow, his body was undulating on the saddle, and he was about to shoot an arrow.At this time, by the light of the fire, I saw that the soldiers were all wearing Song Army-style red-tasseled felt hats with soft brims. Even the iron helmets had original peaks, and they looked like they were their own.

However, they didn't play any banners, but they couldn't figure out where they came from.

Thinking of this, Wang Shen was not in a hurry to charge, after approaching the opponent, he turned suddenly and passed the enemy flatly.Angrily dantian shouted: "A certain is Wang Shen, the defense envoy of Huangzhou in the Song Dynasty, report your name, otherwise you will be executed without mercy."

As soon as the words fell, the arrows in his hand had already been shot.

The rain of arrows came very quickly, only Ding Dong made a noise, and in a blink of an eye, the hats of four soldiers were shot flying by him.

Earlier this group of soldiers was shouting to rush over, seeing Wang Shen's marvelous archery skills and the dragon-like iron cavalry behind him, they were all shocked as if they were being paralyzed, and they stood there and did not dare to move.

"Excellent archery, Yang Youji and parachutist Li Guang are no different. I have seen Liu Kai's archery skills in the army back then, and now it seems that he is even worse than you." A loud voice came from Bai Wa A voice came from the sparse branches and leaves of the forest: "Is that Wang Daosi who is famous in Jinling outside?"

The voice speaks Bianliang Mandarin of the Song Dynasty, and the words are correct and round, and it is clearly transmitted to everyone's ears amidst the chaotic noise.

He said that Liu Kai was a well-known general in the Western Shaanxi Army in the early Southern Song Dynasty, and his archery skills shocked the world.

Hearing that this person said that he was better than Liu Kai, Wang Shen felt proud and said with a smile: "Uncle Liu Ping and Liu Duhu are well-known marksmen in the world, how dare Wang Shen compare with him? Since you can call out a certain Name, why don't you come out and meet?"

He already knew that this person was a friend rather than an enemy, so he put the riding bow in his pocket, got off the horse, and strode forward.

Seeing Wang Shen approaching, the group of soldiers were afraid and backed away subconsciously.

"Sure enough, it is majestic! Only a general like you can hold down the gangsters who invaded Jianghan." A man walked out from the shadow of the tree with a big laugh.

He was about forty years old, his face was like a full moon, and his three long beards were fluttering in the wind. He had an indescribable chicness and calmness: "My name is Zhang Jun, General Wang. Speaking of which, we are also old friends. Leuye came here , there must be something wrong, why don't you come in and talk."

Wang Shen was taken aback. It turned out that this person was Zhang Jun and Zhang Deyuan, the envoy of Xuanfu of Sichuan and Shanxi.

When he said he was an old friend, he didn't ridicule Wang Shen's impersonation of his disciple, but he didn't reveal it in front of everyone.

When Wang Shen heard this, his momentum lost immediately.At the same time, I felt awe-inspiring: This Zhang Jun is indeed an incredible person, with just one sentence, he actually overwhelmed me, and he had to respectfully come forward to salute me.Being able to command the remnants of the Western Army's arrogant soldiers and governing the land of Sichuan and Shaanxi was indeed the pillar of the country in the early Southern Song Dynasty.stop……

He hastily bowed deeply: "My boy, Wang Shen, pays homage to Duke Deyuan. I'm wearing armor, so I can't fully salute, please forgive me. I heard that Duke Deyuan is coming, and I'm overjoyed, so I came here to pay my respects. But I didn't want to, on this road Meet my husband."

Zhang Jun laughed, helped Wang Shen up, and said: "I was on a boat for a month, and the journey was rough, so I simply went ashore to rest, but I didn't want Daosi to misunderstand that it was a bandit army. It's not your fault. Please start." , please get up."

While talking, he and Wang Shen affectionately met his tent.

Zhang Jun's tent is not big, but there are no extra items inside, making it look very spacious.

There is only a carpet inside, and on the carpet is a small table with a pot of tea and a drawing with a few rough lines on it.

He made a gesture of invitation, then knelt and sat behind him.

Wang Shen was wearing heavy armor, so naturally he couldn't sit down, so he had no choice but to take off the armor, and threw the big city knife on the ground on the ground, and he was busy for a long time before he sat down.

I thought to myself: This Zhang Jun disarmed me so quietly!But I followed his way.

From the beginning to the end, Zhang Deyuan didn't speak, just looked over with a smile, as if looking at his most admired student.

Speaking of which, Zhang Jun's appearance is somewhat similar to Li Cheng's and Li Tianwang's.It's just that Zhang Deyuan has a little more elegance.

He knelt on the carpet, his waist straightened, showing his majesty.It's not like Li Cheng, who scratches his head as soon as he sits down.

(End of this chapter)