Shangqiu, Baiyu Army Camp.

Wei Wu looked Zhang Ren up and down, only to see Zhang Ren a little hairy, and it was not just Wei Wu who was watching, a dozen senior generals in the tent were also looking at Zhang Ren. Only one dignified person was looking at him.

The tall man felt embarrassed and wrung his hands.

Not only that, Wei Wu even committed a major crime of his own. He turned around and looked at Zhang Ren. The pair of iron feet walking on the green bricks made a clanking sound, as if they were knocking on Zhang Ren's heart.

During this time, I have done nothing wrong!

Whether it was the Battle of Yongqiu or the subsequent battles of Suixian and Ningling, he always took the lead, attacking first and retreating behind.

If there is a real problem, it is that in the Suixian battle not long ago, the Yangzhou battalion that followed him was almost completely wiped out. Only a dozen or so riders returned in embarrassment.

"General, the last general is incompetent, so five hundred soldiers of the Yangzhou camp died in battle!" He lowered his head and said.

Wei Wu waved his hand, "This is not a fault. If you hadn't led your troops to block Yelv Chengcai's cavalry in Suishui, the retreating troops would have been in trouble. Five hundred people died in the battle and nearly 10,000 troops were gained.

It is a credit to us that we retreated safely."

For Wei Wu, who had tens of thousands of troops in his hands and had been fighting for a lifetime, the loss of hundreds of people was really not worth mentioning. In his eyes, this was a victory, a perfect completion of the previous arrangement of the court in exchange for space.

The grand strategy of time.

The Song army retreated all the way from Yongqiu to Suixian, then to Ningling, and then all the way to Shangqiu. To outsiders, it seemed that they were defeated thousands of miles away, and something bad was going on. But to insiders, it was completely different.

One thing.

The Song army was retreating and losing, but it was defeated without chaos and retreated in an orderly manner.

Even though these people are killing people like crazy, and everyone says they are not afraid of ghosts and gods, in fact, they really believe that there is a destiny in the world.

The biggest gain is that hundreds of four-eyed bronze cannons were seized here.

Here he lost more than a thousand Liao troops and several times that of Zhao troops.

Look at their general Wei Wu, both of his legs are gone.

"It's not impossible to touch our commander, but you need to put a table of wine and treat our commander to a proper meal!" Wu Zheng stroked his beard and said carelessly.

"I will obey your orders!" Zhang Ren said, cupping his fists.

"Zhang Ren!" Wei Wu said.

On the banks of the Suishui River, Yelv Chengcai stood on a hill and looked down. On the road next to the Sui River, countless carriages and horses were walking forward in an endless stream. But a few days ago, it was still extremely tragic.

battlefield.

Just when he was confused, Wei Wu finally spoke.

"No matter how many people come, we will let him never come back." Wu Zheng said loudly.

After the Song army retreated here, they would definitely not take another step back.

"Xiao Zhang's family is not short of money." Wei Wu laughed and said, "Everyone spends their money vigorously. If you can't afford food or drinks in normal times, you won't be polite in these three days!"

"The general is here!" Zhang Ren suddenly stood up.

Now if you want to break through the cities or positions guarded by the Song people, you can only suppress the Song people with more gunpowder weapons.

On the hill, one after another circular trenches are clearly visible. In some places, large craters have been blown out. Some of them were blown up by our own troops using trebuchets or crossbows to shoot up powder packets.

However, Zhang Jie withdrew after a brief battle with the enemy.

But places like Suixian and Ningling were already prepared, which is a bit unusual.

The Grand Master Xiao mentioned by Wei Wu was naturally Xiao Cheng's eldest brother Xiao Ding and Xiao Changqing.

And this battle made Yelu Chengcai suddenly lose confidence in the upcoming battle of Shangqiu.

Although there seems to be only one level difference between the deputy commander and the commander, this line is the most critical step from an intermediate general to a senior general.

"The chief assistant often said that strategically we should despise the enemy, but tactically we should pay attention to the enemy." Wei Wudao: "When we first settled in Jiangning as our capital, the chief assistant had expected this day, so in the past few years, we have been working hard to prepare for it. Today's preparations are not only for us here, but also along the Xuzhou line. The previous attacks were just to gain more space for us to move. All the strategies of the Liao people were already anticipated by the chief minister, so the Liao people This southern expedition was the beginning of their decline, and it will also be the beginning of the rise of our Song Dynasty."

However, the enemy general Zhang Ren deployed more than ten bronze cannons and five hundred soldiers on this hill, all using four-eyed muskets. The dense and orderly continuous shooting became a pain in Yelu Chengcai's heart. .

"Don't worry, General, not a single soldier of the Liao people will be allowed to cross Shangqiu!" The generals clapped their chests loudly.

The production of gunpowder seems to have been insufficient.

Although Zhang Ren gave up Yongqiu in the end, if we really talk about it, he actually won a great victory.

There are only five hundred people.

"All of us here have more or less fought with the Liao people, and we all have some experience in our hearts about how effective the Liao people are." Wei Wu continued: "In the next battle with the enemy, everyone must be prepared to fight hard. Be prepared. Don’t be arrogant in victory and don’t be discouraged in defeat. A temporary victory or defeat cannot determine the final result. This war will last for a long time. We are here as the connection point between the central and eastern parts. If something goes wrong, it will be If the Liao people cut off the two major war zones, then we will be guilty!"

Now the various units of the Baiyu Army stationed outside have retreated to Shangqiu. As an important node city, Shangqiu has been preparing for today since the Song Dynasty captured it.

Looking at Wei Wu swirling around him, Zhang Ren was really confused.

Among these people, who among them is not covered with scars and scars on top of each other?

The Song army caused great damage to the Liao army and its servants in these places.

If the army had not been blocked here for a whole day, the Song army retreating from the direction of Yongqiu and Kaocheng would have been cut off by themselves.

He is from Lao Baiyu, and although he is a little different in level from the others in the room, his popularity is not bad at all. Unlike Ren Zhong, a guy from the old Hebei frontier army, he seems to be here now. Some detention.

"You must touch it!" the crowd cheered.

Statistics after the war showed that a considerable number of people had no damage to their armor, while others were bleeding to death from their orifices.

The oak cannon has a limited range and limited power, and cannot be compared with the bronze cannon.

The deputy commander can generally refer to the army's soldiers and horses, which can only be one to two commanders and five to six thousand people at most.

It was here that the Song army blocked Daliao's army.

This has been proven in the Battle of Yongqiu.

Tens of thousands of troops gathered in Shangqiu.

There are also those four-eyed blunderbuss and bronze cannons. I hope the craftsmen of Daliao can imitate them as soon as possible.

"Judging from the current frontline situation, the Liao people will use our Shangqiu as a breakthrough point in their southern expedition. Therefore, those who come to attack Shangqiu are not only Yelv Chengcai from the direction of Kaifeng, but also the puppet Qi and Liao people from the Jingdong direction.

The coalition forces, the main target of the enemies on Jingdong Road should be Dangshan, but if we are hunting rabbits, no one knows whether they will cooperate with Yelv Chengcai and defeat us first."

The cunning Song people were not willing to fight with Daliao in the field. Instead, they huddled in the city or in such pre-constructed positions. In the past, they only used weapons such as bows and crossbows, but the lethality of crossbows was still limited after all.

But now that gunpowder weapons have been replaced, the lethality has been greatly increased, and armor is no longer enough.

"Of course I have to invite you, but this time, it really has to be invited by Xiao Zhang!" Wei Wu waved his hand and said: "After Lu Shangshu took office, he felt that Xiao Zhang fought well in the battle of Yongqiu and Suixian was brave enough to cut off the rear.

A person who is fearless in life and death and covers the retreat of his own family and friendly forces should naturally take on greater responsibilities, so he is now a commander, a central defender, and a serious fourth-level officer."

It was just a position defended by 500 people, but it caused such huge losses to itself. So facing Shangqiu defended by tens of thousands of people, could Daliao really attack and break it?

Zhang Ren was a little stunned. Although the fight was vigorous and dramatic along the way, it was still a defeat. It was rare for someone to be promoted despite being defeated all the way.

"A treat, a treat. In the next few days, the general will set up a banquet at Shengxian Tower for three days in a row!" Zhang Ren repeatedly handed over his hand.

Zhang was stunned for a moment, but he immediately reacted, clasping his fists and saying, "General, take your orders!" He turned around and bowed to Zhang Ren, who smiled at him and nodded in response.

The Baiyu Army has rarely suffered defeats in these years, and the morale of the entire army has been raised. Even when facing the powerful enemy Liao people, no one thinks that they will lose.

Everyone in the room laughed, and there was a relaxed atmosphere.

In Suixian County, it was Zhang Ren who passed away.

His troops really needed to rest. After more than a month of fighting, everyone's nerves were already tense enough. Luyi was far away from the main battlefield of Shangqiu, which was just the right time for the soldiers to relax.

Wei Wu knocked on the table, and the room suddenly became quiet. This was about getting down to business.

Finally, the enemy general Zhang Ren escaped during the night.

"When you go out to fight in the future, you might as well touch our Commander Zhang and take advantage of his blessings!" Wei Wu laughed and patted Zhang Ren on the shoulder. After returning to his major case, he also asked Zhang Rensong

Take a breath.

It would make sense to say that Yongqiu was also prepared. After all, it was the forefront of the battle between the two armies.

People like Zhang Ren can't help but make people envious, jealous, and hateful.

"But we also have to see that the people of Liao came out in full force this time, with an attitude of not giving up until they achieve their goals. We can say we look down on them, but we can't really look down on them in our hearts!" Wei Wu raised his head and said

Putting one foot on the big case, there was a clanking sound.

This is why both of them were deputy commanders before the war. After the war, Zhang Ren was promoted to commander.

Like Zhang Ren, Zhang Ji has actually been fighting for the past month. When Zhang Ren was fighting in Yongqiu, he also faced an enemy attack in Kaocheng, and then retreated to Suixian and then to Ning. Mausoleum.

"My feet, just to remind everyone, the people who cut off my feet more than ten years ago were from the Liao Kingdom!"

As for Shangqiu, which has been built for several years, its city defense is far from comparable to places like Shangqiu and Suixian.

This is a core point for the Song Army to resist the Liao Army's attack. It is a system of its own and echoes with Xuzhou in the east and Xiangfan in the west.

Everyone took a deep breath.

Everyone looked at Zhang Ren with envy on their faces.

If Zhang Ren had enough men under his command, he would only have just over 3,000 men, and Zhang Jie had the same position as him before, so his troops and horses were naturally similar. But this battle had just begun, and Zhang Ren had already left Zhang Jieji far behind.

It's just that the Song army now adopts the strategy of elite troops. Even a high-ranking military officer like Wei Wu, who is a military officer of the second rank, only has more than 30,000 people under his command.
To be continued...