Song Dynasty

Chapter 330 Suizhou
Suizhou, Sui County.

It has been more than two months since the so-called rebels from all walks of life retreated from Jinghu to Suixian.

In the bloody battle between Jianghan and Han in the past, Kong Yanzhou's entire army was wiped out, and his head was hung on the tower of Qichun city.Li Hong's entire army was wiped out, and later died on the battlefield.Zhang Yongjun's entire army was wiped out, and there were only more than 1000 elites left at this moment.And Cao Chengjun and Yang Zaixing's troops were also wiped out by tens of thousands. Yang Zaixing, a Yaozi, was brave enough to be undeserved, but he still lost so badly.It can be said that all the ministries who rebelled from the Left Behind Division in Tokyo had been killed by Wang Shen.

In the next two months or so, although everyone has more troops on hand.However, no one had the idea of ​​fighting Wang Shen, and the morale was extremely low.

Such a situation was only experienced when everyone was repeatedly defeated by the Jurchens.Unknowingly, they had already equated Wang Shen with an opponent of the same level as Jurchen.Although the fighting styles of the Sizhou Army and the Jurchen were different, they did not give in to their strength.

Fortunately, after the rebel army retreated in Suizhou, relying on the mountains and guarding the passes, the Sizhou army was short of troops, and they didn't want to fight with them in the mountains.In this way, the rebel army barely got a moment's breath.

Relying on this short-lived peace, the rebel army recruited soldiers and food in Suizhou, but gradually recovered their vitality.

However, during this period of time, Zhang Yong has been in extreme depression and lost in confusion about the future.

Ordinarily, after the ministries are rested, they should figure out where to go next as soon as possible.After all, for now, Suizhou is the territory of Xiangyang.Although Zhang Jun should have done a good job in Guanzhong a while ago, the Jurchens felt unprecedented pressure. The Xiangyang army was transferred to Shaanxi, and the Tartars had no time to pay attention to the rebel army.However, this situation will definitely not last long, and no one knows when the Jurchens will call.

It was said that the main force of the Wushu Department of the Jin Army was stationed in Henan Prefecture after withdrawing from Jiangnan to the north. Naturally, he would not let Suizhou have so many troops stationed here, and would call back sooner or later.

At that time, the rebel army will have the main force of the Sizhou army in the south and the Jurchen cavalry in the north. These two troops are the strongest in the world.Just like two grinding discs, with just a slight movement, everyone will be crushed into powder.

Now, the best way to deal with it is to take advantage of the fact that the troops have recovered some vitality, and before the Sizhou Army and the Jurchens come to fight, they should be pulled out immediately, and then go all the way east and then return to Huaixi.

Huaixi is now the territory of the Song army. Compared with the two beasts, Jurchen and Sizhou army, everyone still disdains them very much, and it is no problem to occupy a foothold there.

"Go, I have to go, go as soon as possible, or it will be too late." As an experienced general who is very sensitive to the situation of the enemy and the enemy, this idea has been circling in Zhang Yong's mind, and he has already smelled extreme danger.

However, he talked with Cao Cheng and the leaders of the rebel army several times, but the attitude of others seemed indifferent, as if they were not interested.

After so many times, Zhang Yong didn't want to say anything more.He used to have many soldiers and generals, and as the leader of a group of rebels, what a glory, if he said a word, others would give him some face.But now, the army has been completely wiped out, there are no soldiers, and others regard him as the leader of the alliance as a display.

This made Zhang Yongxin discouraged.

After lunch that day, Zhang Yong rode his horse and led the guards to hunt in the mountains bored.It was the end of autumn, when the vegetation was withered and yellow, and it was the time when the prey was plump. A few arrows shot down, but it was not without gains.Especially after besieging and slaughtering a two-hundred-jin wild boar, the accompanying dozen or so Lancers all cheered loudly with excitement.

According to the strength in their hands, the leaders of each family occupied the main traffic roads and rich lands of Suizhou, and set up big villages, which were thirty or forty miles apart.Zhang Yong's troops were the fewest, and they were pushed to the southernmost mountain, where they confronted Wu Xianxian, the Sizhou Shengjie Army stationed in Guanghua Town, across the mountain.If the Sizhou Army wants to use troops to the north, Zhang Yongbu will be hit by the first wave, and if not done well, it will become cannon fodder to death.

How can a thousand demoralized remnants be an opponent of thousands of victorious Czech troops?

This made Zhang Yong even more depressed and helpless.

A guard jumped off his horse, slit open the boar's stomach, ripped out the intestines and threw them aside.

Another guard scolded: "Zhi Niang, a prodigal who spends a lot of money, this fat intestine is a good thing, and it tastes very good after being washed. The leader is really good at shooting this wild boar with one arrow, so let us spend less money." It took a lot of work. A fat pig, with a few dishes and soup cakes, would take about ten pots to cook, enough to feed the entire army..."

After saying this sentence, the smiles in front of everyone froze, and replaced them with a kind of deep bad luck.

That's right, the entire army now has more than a thousand soldiers, and a mouthful of pig meat plus soup and water is enough to eat.I think there were so many brothers when I came to Jianghan...now they are all gone.

Zhang Yong felt a pain in his heart, and after a long time, he sighed: "I didn't, I lost so badly, I'm sorry, brothers."

Someone hurriedly comforted him: "Leader, Wang Daosi, the dragon among men, even Jurchen was defeated by him, we don't feel ashamed to lose this round. If we lose, we will win back later."

"Yes, leader, don't be sad."

"What alliance leader, do others still think of me as the alliance leader now? This title... don't mention it again in the future." Zhang Yong felt bitter in his heart: "If you brothers still like me, please call me big brother!"

"Brother Zhang, it's not a problem for us to stay here." A soldier boldly said: "We are the smallest among the rebels, and this time we come to Suizhou to rest. Hugging with great vigor, leaving us no teeth. Up to now, we have not benefited at all, and the army has not recovered at all. Rather than being useless here, it is better to leave the mother."

"Yes, with Brother Zhang's ability, and our group of passionate men, where can't grow hair, if I stay here, I can't stand this useless attitude."

"Yes, Brother Zhang, you have to think about it. It's meaningless to stay here any longer. Our power is too small. The other families are all fucking wolves who are eager to watch. If we are not careful, we will be annexed by them gone."

"This..." Zhang Yong was taken aback, couldn't help shivering, and thought to himself: How could I forget this point, people don't harm tigers, but tigers harm people's hearts, but it must be guarded against.

But on the surface, Zhang Yong snorted: "The rebels of all armies are Paoze brothers who fought side by side, what are you talking about?"

"What is talking nonsense? Some people have come to grab people these days. Don't you know, big brother?" A soldier said angrily.

"Ah, there is such a thing, who is here to pull people?" Zhang Yong's face changed.

The soldier replied: "Yes, people from almost every family came here. Although we don't have many troops, the rest are elites, especially good at fighting in formation, which is the rarest thing. He refuses to leave. However, if this situation continues, some people will switch to others for the sake of eating and drinking. Brother Zhang, you still need to be more careful. By the way, only the leader of the family has not come to pull people , We usually borrow what we are short of, and they are very generous."

Hearing this, Zhang Yong was so angry that he breathed a sigh of relief for a long time, and asked with a forced smile, "Why is the head of the family so righteous?"

Soldier: "It's Brother Shang Yuan."

Everyone said repeatedly: "Yes, yes, it is Brother Shang Yuan. He is a good man, a bold and heroic man."

"It turned out to be the leader of Shang. He is indeed a bold person." Zhang Yong smiled.

Since the retreat to Suizhou, the leaders of the various families have also gathered together to discuss several times.Seeing that Zhang Yong is down and out, he doesn't take him seriously as the leader of the big brother, and there are many blames and scoldings in his words.Zhang Yong had no choice but to suffer.On the contrary, Shang Yuan was very polite to him, and sent people to send things over many times to express his condolences.

Shang Yuan, Zhang Yong, was not familiar with him when he was in the left behind department in Tokyo. He only knew that he was a righteous and bloody person.Later, after everyone got together, the two got along pretty well.Speaking of it, although Shang Yuan failed in the war, he was a generous person, quite like an elder.Otherwise, it is impossible for him to gather so many soldiers and horses, and his strength is not bad among the rebels from all walks of life.

At this time, suddenly, someone pointed to the mountain road ahead and shouted: "There is a situation, be alert, be alert!"

Hearing his shout, everyone was startled, and turned their heads to look over at the same time, only to see more than ten riders galloping towards the mountain road.

Zhang Yong smiled: "Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will be there, it's Shang Yuan, put down your weapons, let's go to meet him."

So, everyone carried the wild boar and rode to meet it.

Zhang Yong: "Brother Shang, what kind of wind brought you here today?" As he spoke, he stretched out his hand to hold Shang Yuan's rein.

Shang Yuan was in his early forties, his hair and beard were already grey, and his face looked very steady: "Leader, Cao Cheng sent a messenger over earlier, please you and me to go to his big tent to discuss matters. The camps of our two armies are not far away, just right all the way."

"Cao Cheng wants to gather everyone to discuss matters, but he wants to take advantage of Wang Shen's absence in Anlu, and the various units of our rebel army have recovered their vitality. Do you want to use troops against Jianghan?" Zhang Yong frowned: "Yes, the morale of the various units has stabilized. Many, unfortunately, when it comes to fighting with the Sizhou army, some people still feel apprehensive. Although Wang Daosi went to Hunan, he only took away one army, and the main force stayed at home. Now if he kills him, he may not get any good. .”

Shang Yuan's complexion was a little bad, and he said in a muffled voice: "It seems that we don't want to use soldiers to Jianghan, let's talk as we walk."

Zhang Yong found that his emotions were not right: "Brother Shang, what's the matter?"

After asking for a long time, Shang Yuan slowly said: "Leader, when we returned to Kaifeng, we were only led by you and Wang Shan. That's because your character and knowledge are heart-wrenching. With you, Everyone is at ease. I have something I want to ask, and I ask the leader to tell you the truth."

Zhang Yong: "Brother Shang, ask."

Shang Yuan: "Brother Leader, let's say that he is a bandit after all, eating all the way, even doing things against his will to harm the people, but for the sake of so many brothers under his command, he has to do this. But if this continues, there is no way out. .Yes, the world is in chaos today, but...the so-called world will be divided for a long time, and the world will be united for a long time. The forces of all walks of life will fight each other, and one day the winner will be determined. At that time, whether it is the Song Dynasty or the The Jurchens, even the pseudo-Qi, are not easy to deal with. We are sandwiched among them, which can be said to be the enemy of everyone. I don’t know how to go this way in the future, and I want to ask you, the leader.”

(End of this chapter)