Chapter 286: Visiting the Front Lines
() With the destruction of the Liangshan naval army stationed in West Lake, Peng You began to command the rebels to launch an attack on Lin'an City. There were artillery funded by Liangshan at the top of Lin'an City and soldiers trained by Li Gun and others to use firearms, so in this way, they all
With the help of the firearm, the rebels did not break through.
The artillery seized by the rebels from the Liangshan Navy was still useless. It was not that they didn't want to use it, but that Peng You found that the number of shells was too small, so he was preparing to use the shells at the most critical moment.
Another thing is that although the rebels were large, Peng You, considering the existence of the Liangshan army, was afraid that Liangshan's troops would retaliate, so he never tried his best. The war suddenly turned into a tug-of-war.
At this time, Song Qing had already left Luoyang and came to Lin'an in person.
Although the Tong brothers did not have much contact with Song Qing, they were also veterans. If Song Qing was compared to a towering tree, then every old brother in Liangshan would be buried deep in the soil.
The root vein cannot be damaged.
At the same time, as Li Gun thought, Song Qing had not suffered such a great loss since Liangshan sent troops. After receiving Li Gun's report, Song Qing couldn't believe that Liangshan Navy was defeated, and he was defeated.
So miserable.
Song Qing knew that he would not be able to go to the battle of Lin'an.
Now, the entire Liangshan regime under the leadership of Song and Qing dynasties has a total force of more than one million, but most of them are arranged in the northwest and northern grassland areas. The Central Plains area is not without soldiers, but cannot move around.
Now that the navy is defeated in Lin'an, if the rebels take advantage of the situation to fight the Yangtze River, wouldn't Jiangbei also be in chaos? How can the battle ahead be fought? Although this possibility is not big, Song Qing dared not make this bet.
Therefore, the rebels must be suppressed in Jiangbei. Even if they cannot be eliminated in Lin'an, they will never be allowed to remain so arrogant.
Li Gun was wrong, but through this incident, Song Qing knew that his mistake was even greater. The reason was that he was too smooth. He always felt that the Liangshan people were invincible in the world, so he didn't take others seriously at all.
And this kind of arrogant mentality is the biggest reason for this disastrous defeat.
After the news came, Song Qing learned from his mistakes and issued a crime to the entire army as soon as possible, clarifying his mistakes, and taking this as a warning to completely eliminate the idea of being careless and arrogant, and fighting every battle seriously.
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After doing this, Song Qing personally led 20,000 troops out of Luoyang.
There were 100,000 troops near Luoyang, but Song Qing could not take them all away. He could think of the beheading operation, but others did not expect that although Luoyang had many passes around, there were still heavy troops to guard the capital.
Luoyang Zhong was led by Chen Dong and Dong Ping, both literary and military personnel, to ensure that there was no worries in the rear.
Among the 20,000 men and horses Song Qing brought, there were 10,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry. Because the rivers in Jiangnan were crisscrossed and were not suitable for cavalry combat, Song Qing ordered Dong Ping to pick out 10,000 infantry from the 100,000 army to use it.
Deal with the rebels.
The 20,000 army rushed to Jiangning Mansion, then crossed the Yangtze River there, and then rushed to Lin'an.
The difference between the army's expedition this time was that, including Song Qing, everyone had a white cloth wrapped around their heads.
From the bad news about Tong Meng, Song Qing was dressed in this way. He would not take off the white cloth if he did not kill the rebels and avenge Tong Meng. After knowing the reason, the soldiers in the army also spontaneously learned the example.
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This is a mourning army, also an iron army, an invincible iron army.
While the Song and Qing army were still on the road, the battle for Lin'an had already entered a white-hot stage.
Li Gun hated that the Zhao Song army did not rescue Tong Meng in time, so he ignored the rebel attack on Lin'an, but he tried hard to train his subordinates every day.
He had already received the news that Song Qing was coming, so he had to devote all his strength to avenge Tong Meng. The life and death of the Lin'an court had nothing to do with him.
After several tests and discovering that Liangshan's troops had no intention of rescue, Peng You finally ordered the army to press the entire line, hoping to take Lin'an in the shortest time.
Peng You also heard that Song Qing personally led his troops to kill him, and was surprised and happy. If Song Qing could be defeated in one battle, it would be famous all over the world. At that time, he might be the one who could not be sure of the world.
Come and do it.
On the other hand, he also knew that Song Qing had never been defeated since his debut, and he had already felt the strength of the Liangshan army from the Liangshan naval army, so it is hard to say who will win the battle between the two armies.
In order to deal with Song Qing with all his strength, he must take down Lin'an as soon as possible, so that he will have the capital to fight to the death with Song Qing.
Under the attack of the rebels like water, Lin'an is like a small boat swaying in the wind and rain, as if it can be broken at any time, but it can always stand up at the last moment.
To say that Lin'an can maintain this level, it must be said that it depends entirely on Zhao Chen's unusual actions.
It turned out that Zhao Chen took advantage of the defeat of Liangshan and suddenly took down corrupt officials such as Huang Qianshan and He Li in one fell swoop, and at the same time searched their mansions and gave all their property to the soldiers in the city.
In addition, Zhao Chen also announced that after repelling the rebels, he would use the property in the palace to reward the soldiers and civilians in the city to pay heavy rewards. On the contrary, if he neglects his duties and is afraid of death, he would be executed on the spot, and even their families would be executed.
It is said that there must be brave men under heavy rewards, not to mention that they have the order of sermons. So Zhao Chen used these soldiers and civilians who were sheep to create a miracle and repelled the rebels' attacks again and again.
Compared with Zhao Huan and his son, Emperor Huizong, Crown Prince Zhao Chen is undoubtedly the most outstanding royal child in the Song Dynasty. I just don’t know if he has time to save his dynasty?
Soon, Song Qing led a large army to the bank of Qiantang River, Liangshan Navy. The first thing he did when he arrived at the camp was to remove Li Gun from all his positions and besieged as an ordinary soldier.
Li Gun had no complaints about this, but just asked him to kill the rebels and avenge Tong Meng.
The war must be fought, but it is not now. After Song Qing drank Li Gun, he personally took people to the riverside to pay homage to Tong Meng and all the Liangshan navy soldiers who died in battle.
At the memorial ceremony, Song Qing comforted the soldiers of the spirit in the sky with tears in his eyes, that he would definitely avenge this revenge.
Li Kui, Lu Zhishen, Wu Song and others have always been friends with these navy generals. When they pay tribute to Tong Meng, they would have cried to death with Tong Wei. If it weren't for Song Qing's presence, these guys would have brought people to kill them now.
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As Song Qing's royal flag was raised high in the camp, the entire army seemed to have souls. The bleak aura had soared into the sky. Even the rebels who had been silently following the Liangshan camp on the other side felt it.
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After Peng You learned about the news that Song Qing had arrived, he kept wondering whether to continue this battle.
Lin'an's tenacity was something he had never expected, and once Liangshan meets with the people in the city, he will inevitably be attacked from both sides. Not to mention winning, it is hard to say whether he can retreat without any hesitation.
But if you retreat without fighting a battle, wouldn’t it be ridiculed by the people of the world? How can you lead this army?
After thinking about it, Peng You decided to send someone to talk to Song Qing first. If Song Qing was willing to make concessions and did not hinder his attack on Lin'an, he would be willing to rule with Liangshan and to be the ruler of Song Qing at the same time.
The envoy soon came to Liangshan camp with Peng You's will, but Song Qing didn't even see him, so he just asked the envoy to bring a message to Peng You. If he didn't want to destroy him, he had to agree to two conditions.
First, hand over the murderer who killed Tong Meng.
Second, disband the army and personally went to Liangshan camp to take the blame.
Apart from this, there is nothing to talk about. I don’t look at my identity. After a few days of rebellion and defeating officers and soldiers who can beat even dogs several times, I really feel invincible? I am qualified to be with me.
The boss of Liangshan, who is so powerful in the world, has negotiated?
After driving away the rebel envoys, Song Qing immediately beat the drum and raised the tent, and ordered the army to advance to the south bank. He led the army to watch the fun. Although the rebel's troops were more than twice his own, it would be better or not.
Try playing a game.
Now the main camps of the rebels are all arranged in the southwest, facing the river in the north. Because there are Liangshan Navy, there are not many people.
As the Liangshan army advanced to the south bank, the few rebels also evacuated one after another.
What is even more unexpected is that when Song Qing's royal flag appeared on the south bank of the Yangtze River, the defenders on Lin'an City suddenly cheered.
Some of the imperial generals sent by Zhao Chen to supervise the battle fell down and stopped the military and civilians from guarding their posts while reporting to Zhao Chen.
Now in Lin'an City, few people have gone to find the emperor, and more people have come to ask the prince for advice on what to do. It seems that Zhao Huan no longer exists.
Zhao Chen strictly prohibited all officials in the court from revealing any information to the emperor on the grounds that his father was in poor health.
The Zhao Song court in Lin'an had no decent ministers, and Zhao Chen's iron fist won the support of the military, so Zhao Huan was invisibly undermined by his son.
There was no information about asking Song Qing to enter in Lin'an City, and Song Qing did not intend to enter. He knew Zhao Huan's incompetence, so it would be better for the two of them to disappear, otherwise he would not know that he should tell Zhao Huan.
What.
Peng You obviously had no intention of starting a war immediately. He withdrew his troops to attack the city, was ready to fight against the Liangshan army, and was ready to fight against the Liangshan army at any time.
The day passed quickly, and that night, Song Qing received a tip from Lin'an City.
Zhao Chen!
Looking at this not-familiar name, Song Qing didn't know whether to be happy or sad for Zhao Song. Once upon a time, he seemed to treat him like this. It is said that he was still offered to him in the harem by him, but Song Qing
I believe that the old emperor of Huizong would have been able to become an immortal long ago.
But that's fine. I don't have much friendship with this Zhao Chen, so I don't have to feel guilty about attacking him in the future.
The next day, Song Qing ordered Lu Fang to lead 3,000 troops to challenge the rebel camp, and he led the army to support him in the rear, and by the way, he observed the combat power of the rebels.
Peng You was not willing to be outdone, and immediately sent general Zhang Yong to welcome him, and he also led a large group of troops to support him.
This was the first time the two armies confronted each other head-on. Song Qing didn't realize anything, but Peng You and Zhao Chen, who were watching the battle in the city, were both nervous and excited.
Peng You is contradictory because he wants to fight but doesn’t want to fight. Zhao Chen hopes that the more miserable the two gangs of rebels will fight, the better. Anyway, there is no good thing.
Chapter completed!