Chapter 503 Rushing to Yecheng

A few days before the army set off for the expedition, Liu Yizhen spent the day in Liangyi Hall discussing political affairs with the ministers, and at night he spent time with his relatives and family members.

On the day of the expedition, Liu Yizhen went to Taizu Temple and Xiaozong Temple to stay for a while.

Wang Zhene, Zhu Lingshi, Tan Daoji, Yuan Huzhi, Wang Maide, Fan Daoji...

As well as the more than 100,000 troops in the Central Plains of Guanzhong, they all gathered in Hedong and swore an oath to the Fen River.

"In the past, there were Miao people who were not welcome. Yao of the Tang Dynasty attacked them lightly, the Xiongnu tyrannized them, and the Han Dynasty warriors executed them!"

"Now the Suolu are causing chaos in the north. I respectfully accept the destiny and do not dare to keep myself safe. I want to send troops to the north to chase the Suolu, save the people from ruin, and restore the dignity of the Han officials."

"With the spirit of the martyrs, and with the help of the power of quan Ding, we can become teachers and teach the law, and be executed at the right time. If we do this, we will forever clear the north of the Great Wall!"

"Yongqing Saibei!"

After the swearing-in ceremony, Wang Zhene took the vanguard and rushed to Yecheng with 20,000 troops.

Shen Tianzi, on the other hand, took 10,000 soldiers and continued north to support Jinyang.

The speed of Liu Song's army gathering this time was not unsatisfactory. By the time the news reached Cui Hao's ears in Pingcheng, the main force of the Song army had almost crossed the Taihang Mountains and headed towards Hebei.

Cui Hao also had a premonition that the situation was going to be bad after hearing that Liu Yizhen had raised troops so decisively.

After he found out the scale of the Song army's expedition, he felt like a lump in his throat, a dazzling light in his eyes, and a feeling of being on pins and needles.

At this time, Liu Yizhen almost had "I want to be serious this time" written on his face, and his burning ambition could even be seen by Cui Hao who was far away in the bitter cold land.

"Immediately deploy troops to block the pass leading to Pingcheng."

"Also, quickly launch a military campaign for His Majesty and tell him to be careful!"

Cui Hao actually felt a little sense of urgency in his heart at this time.

Tuoba Tao's attack on Hebei took too long!

It can be said that the best time for Tuoba Tao was when Liu Song's army was not moving.

But during this period, there has been no good news from Hebei... This in itself is an extremely dangerous signal!

"I hope your majesty can break through the defense line before the main force of the Song army arrives, otherwise it will be really difficult for me, the Wei Dynasty!"

Tuoba Tao, who was far away in Hebei, did not know what was happening in Hebei and Jinyang.

With the news that Du Ji and Jinyiwei were trying their best to blockade the south, Tuoba Tao knew nothing about the information in the south and could only keep silent and kowtow to Shen Qingzhi.

In fact, Tuoba Tao's war was definitely going smoothly at the beginning.

He suddenly led an army to appear in the northeast, swept across Youbeiping with lightning speed, and almost annexed all of the northeastern part of Youzhou.

But when fighting further south, Tuoba Tao found that his enemy was more difficult to deal with than he had imagined.

The first is Zhu Chaoshi.

As the younger brother of Zhu Lingshi, Zhu Chaoshi was a famous general of Liu Song and the chief general of Hebei. At the same time, he had already gained fame when he followed Liu Yu in his early years. His strength was something Tuoba Tao had long expected.

But the person who really held Tuoba Tao back this time was not Zhu Chaoshi who was in the Bohai Sea, but the little-known Shen Qingzhi.

Previously, Tuoba Tao attacked You Beiping, Xi Jin attacked Fan Yang, and Qiudui attacked Bohai. The intention of the three-way operation was quite clear.

By seizing Youbeiping, you can use this place as a bridgehead extending to the hinterland of Hebei Province, which can be regarded as the rear area for the soldiers of the Wei Dynasty in Hebei Province.

Fan Yang is the gateway to the north of Hebei. As long as Fan Yang is captured, the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty can directly reach Wei County, Hebei, and even Yinma River.

Needless to say, the Bohai Sea, if you open up the Bohai Sea, you can march into Qingzhou, wreak havoc on Liu Song's rear, and weaken Liu Song's war potential.

Before, Tuoba Tao thought that there would always be some advantage between Fan Yang and Bohai.

Then, as long as either side can attract Zhu Chaoshi's main force, Tuoba Tao in Beiping on the right can support the other side and quickly open a road to Hebei, shaking the north.

The plan is beautiful, but the reality is very ugly.

Zhu Chaoshi was indeed attracted to Bohai by Qiudui, but Fan Yang did not become vulnerable because of Zhu Chaoshi's departure.

Shen Qingzhi became Fan Yang's guard and once defeated the famous Northern Wei general Xi Jin with heavy losses. The situation only improved when Tuoba Tao personally led his army to support him.

"Your Majesty, this Shen Qingzhi is just like a turtle, how on earth can we fight him?"

Shen Qingzhi's tactics can actually be summed up in one word - defend.

For so many days, the Wei army had hardly seen the Song army unless they climbed up the city wall.

If you can use a bed crossbow, you will definitely not need a crossbow machine.

If you can use a crossbow, you will never need a bow and arrow.

If you can use a bow and arrow, you will never use gold juice.

If you can pour golden juice on it, you will never throw stones.

If you can throw stones, you will never fight hand-to-hand.

The tricks used by Chongqing to defend the city were definitely the most numerous that Tuoba Tao had ever seen in his life. Just looking at these various techniques was enough to be called a mental torture.

"The food in their city hasn't been exhausted yet?"

Tuoba Tao's questions made all the Northern Wei generals hesitate.

Especially Xi Jin.

He said with some embarrassment: "Before, Shen Qing transported all the grain from surrounding counties to Fanyang."

"Then why didn't we carry out grain robbery at that time?"

"Your Majesty, wait..."

Looking at Xi Jin's appearance, Tuoba Tao knew what Xi Jin was thinking.

As the leader of the Xianbei nobles, Xi Jin naturally knew that he would have a "frontal battle" with Cui Hao in the future.

Allowing Shen Qingzhi to transport grain to Fanyang was not to support the bandits, but it certainly meant to use Shen Qingzhi's hands to weaken the Hebei family.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qingzhi was not a kitten to attract wealth for them, but a ferocious tiger...no, a hard turtle, which greatly delayed the Northern Wei Dynasty's advance plan.

"you……"

Tuoba Tao was furious, but when he thought that he was in front of the battle, he suppressed the anger.

Seeing Tuoba Tao's unkind expression, others also tried to comfort him: "It's not that our plan is wrong, it's just that Shen Qingzhi is as unwilling to come out as a shrunken turtle!"

"If he dares to leave the city, our cavalry can slaughter all the Song troops in Fanyang City with just one charge!"

"nonsense!"

Tuoba Tao had already used this idea.

But whether he was insulting Shen Qingzhi, or beheading the soldiers of the Song Dynasty he caught occasionally, or burning the surrounding villages and towns, Shen Qingzhi always looked as stable as a dead dog, and he would not be beaten to death anyway. Willing to take a step out of the city.

"There are such bloodless generals in the Song Army. I have learned a lot!"

Because of Liu Yu's relationship, the generals he brought out were all fierce warriors who could attack but never defend.

However, because Shen Qingzhi had been serving under Zhao Lunzhi before and was still a member of the army behind the scenes, his use of troops was naturally not as wild as those generals at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

But even so, Tuoba Tao could only suffer the loss of being dumb in front of Shen Qingzhi.

"We can't let it go on like this!"

Tuoba Tao's young but sharp eyes locked on Fan Yang not far away.

"It takes at most three days to capture this city!"
Chapter completed!