Powerful Song Dynasty

Chapter 642 Wushu Crossing the River

Li Qiong had already controlled Yaoqiang Town, waiting for the arrival of the Jin army. He Lusuo led the forward troops to arrive and did not stop, and immediately went west to Licheng.

Everything went according to Wu Shu's plan, and the smoothness made people surprised, and even gave rise to unreal thoughts.

Everyone in the Xuanfu Department far away in Kaifeng was still kept in the dark, completely unaware that the Jin army broke through the river, and Wang Shu's handling of Li Qiong was obviously not decisive. A little fancy.

He should have known that tonight, the main force of the Jin army was crossing the river one after another, and they would definitely kill Li Qiong at any cost.

Zhang Qiyuan was also in a dilemma. He was in charge of the defense of the west of the capital. Relatively speaking, the pressure on the west of the capital was relatively small, and he could still get strong support from the western guards, but it was not what he wanted.

However, when he arrived at the front line of Mengzhou and saw the defensive deployment here, he gained another level of understanding of Wang Xiu back then.

No wonder Wang Xiu planned to go out of the city. With the help of the terrain of Mengzhou and the Jin army, he was able to kill Zhe Yanzhi on the river. .

It's a pity that he couldn't foresee Li Qiong's rebellion. The main force of the Jin army had already begun to cross the river, and the strategic initiative of the Song army was being lost.

Leaving aside Zhang Qiyuan's emotion, when Wu Shu crossed the river and met Li Qiong, his mood was quite smooth and his attitude was much gentler.

For many years, due to the strict defense of the Song army, it was difficult for the Jin army to cross the river on a large scale. Even if they passed, there were only a small number of troops, and it was impossible to form a powerful blow to the Central Plains.

Li Qiong's rebellion allowed him to master the pontoon bridge. The guard water army of the Song army mainly developed sea-going ships, taking into account the defense of the river, and the water army guarding the river was weak.Moreover, the reaction was extremely slow and did not pose a threat to the Jin army. He crossed the river again as he wished, determined to make good use of the opportunity and give Zhao Song the most powerful blow.

"At the end of the day, I've met Mr. Lang, so I'm sorry that I can't fully salute with the armor on my body." Li Qiong saw Wu Shu get off his horse, and hurriedly went up to greet him and saluted.

Wu Shu helped Li Qiong up with a smile on his face, and said in a gentle voice: "There is no need to be polite, the national treasure understands righteousness, and if he can abandon the dark and turn to the bright, it is to serve my Lord Jinlang. You and I are colleagues, why are you so polite?"

Li Qiong never thought that Wushu's gentle attitude would make him feel like a spring breeze.As a surrendered general, what he longed for most was respect, and Wu Shu's attitude undoubtedly satisfied him, and he said excitedly: "The last general dare not, so I invite you to enter the village to rest for a while."

Seeing Li Qiong's thoughtful arrangement, Wu Shu looked quite satisfied, and said with a smile, "Thank you for the kindness of the national treasure, but the military situation is urgent, so I have to take a short break. After the war, I will invite the national treasure to drink."

According to his battle plan, the main force chose Qizhou to break through, and then marched directly to the south, never giving the Song army a chance to react.As for the safety of the two wings, there is no need to think too much. The [-] partial divisions that broke through from Yunzhou are enough to hold back the Song Army Jingdong soldiers.

In addition, more than [-] Jin troops attacked Huazhou, and there were heavy troops stationed in Hedong, which could completely hold back the Song army in the west of Beijing. He didn't need to worry about the safety of his flanks at all.

This war is determined to be a weakening war. If he wants to attack the city and destroy the prosperity of the northern part of the Great Song Dynasty regardless of everything, it is best to get close to the Jianghuai River and kill wantonly, and weaken the war potential of the Great Song Xing Dynasty as much as possible.
Time is everything and he must not waste it.

Li Qiong didn't know the intention of Wushu, but he also understood the reason why soldiers are expensive and fast. With the strong defensive power of the Song army, the Jin army was at a disadvantage in frontal attack.To put it bluntly, the Jin army was almost powerless to attack those strong passes, and finally won a breakthrough, so it is reasonable to rush south.

Wu Shu took the lead and led the cavalry to act as the front of the army, which made him feel quite emotional. Except for a few people in the Song Dynasty, most generals could not do it. Instead, they adopted restraint from hundreds of miles away. Its name is to use soldiers with caution, and he couldn't help sighing: "Your Majesty's own attack on the stone is really admirable."

"I'm also a warrior. By the way, what advice does the national treasure have for going south?" Wu Shu said indifferently.

Li Qiong knew that it was her chance, and she said in a trembling spirit, "Mr. Lang, although the heavy troops of the Southern Dynasty were placed in the military state behind, but Mr. Lang led the army just in time. They are forming a new army. The ministries have not yet been adjusted, and almost half of them have been lost. Field troops. With partial divisions to protect the flanks, Mr. Lang can just lead the army straight down to Xuhuai, and then wait for the opportunity to seize the Huai River. As long as the reinforcements can keep up, Mr. Lang will definitely hit Dajiang."

"Although the last general is not talented, he is still willing to be the vanguard of Lord Lang and open up the territory for the Lord of Great Gold. He will not hesitate to die."

"Well, it's not bad. I have a good chance of coming. They persecuted the national treasure to destroy the Great Wall. Lord Lang mobilized 15 soldiers and horses to go south. As long as I make progress, there will be reinforcements going south. The national treasure will guide me to make contributions. Lord Lang Naturally, it will be of great use." Wu Shu is in a good mood, and with Li Qiong who is familiar with the real situation of the Southern Frontier Army, he will definitely be able to drive straight.

Just as he was talking, there was a commotion in the camp. He frowned slightly, looked at Li Qiong suspiciously, and said in a deep voice, "What's going on?"

Li Qiong's heart tightened, and what she was worried about finally happened.

A group of generals and schools finally couldn't hold back and launched an attack. This is also human nature. It is impossible for him to oppress everyone to treason.However, there was a riot just after he surrendered. Even if Wu Shu trusted him, he would still have the impression that he was not strong, so he couldn't help saying: "Don't worry, Mr. Lang, he's just a few clowns, and I will send them away at the end."

Wu Shu saw that Li Qiong didn't look like a fake, since this guy blatantly betrayed his family and country, there was no turning back, but he was worried that the matter was too hasty, once the resistance in the camp expanded, it would be difficult to suppress, and it might destroy his plan. He sternly said: "This commander is in charge here. Where is Balihai? You lead five hundred guards to obey General Li's orders and suppress the rebellion. Wu Lie, you also follow, and those who disobey will be killed."

Li Qiong saw that Wu Shu made a prompt decision, and that fierce decisiveness made him deeply afraid, so he immediately cheered up and said loudly: "Mr. Lang, the final general will go here." After finishing speaking, he turned around and called the soldiers back to the camp.

Ba Lihai looked at Wushu, hesitantly said: "Your Majesty, 500 people are too few."

"The rebellion is not too many, enough." Wu Shu said calmly.

"Okay." Ba Lihai didn't hesitate, turned and left.

However, when Li Qiong rushed to Houzhai, he saw from a distance that nearly a hundred generals were rushing towards the gate of the camp, and the soldiers he had arranged in advance were trying to intercept them. measures.

Those officials were soldiers of the lower ranks, they didn't know what to do, they could only obey the officials, but the fighting in the camp made them at a loss.

The situation seems to have turned around a bit, a single spark can start a prairie fire, and the unwillingness of nearly a hundred officials is likely to trigger the resistance of the entire army.

(End of this chapter)