Only when Su Shi has enough available troops to overwhelm Wang Xin will he consider the meeting between the two.
But now, Wang Xin hasn't gone to see him yet, and there is another Wang Deyong.
What does the imperial court want to do? Doesn't it want to see the frontline win the battle and see a favorable situation?
Su Shi really couldn't understand the big men in the court. This kind of thinking that looked down upon the good things of others would only harm himself in the end.
"Let's go, give Xincheng to him." Looking at the information that had just been sent to him, Su Shi quickly made a decision.
The Black Cavalry Scout Brigade has just sent a battle report. One hundred thousand Liao troops are about to participate in the war. They set out from Xincheng, not through the Song Dynasty, but from Yicheng and Lingqiu. Now they have begun to enter from Taixi Mountain. The earliest
The vanguard has arrived at Mount Wutai.
It was obvious that he was going to attack Xincheng together with Meng Qi.
Su Shi was still thinking about countermeasures. At this time, Wang De came to use it. It was just right to throw him here as a target.
Privy Envoy of the Song Dynasty, this is a big sign, it should be able to attract a lot of enemies.
Outside Xincheng, Wang Deyong with five thousand cavalry was waiting for Su Shi to greet him.
I am an envoy to the Privy Council, a high-ranking official of the first rank, so where can I not be worthy of being greeted by local officials?
Su Shi, Wen is from the Shaofu, Wu is Zhongwu, one is from the fourth rank, and the other is from the third rank, they are all his subordinates, and Su Shi greeting him is to give him face.
If it weren't for the fact that Su Shi had just won two consecutive battles in the northern border, Wang Deyong might not have wanted to see Su Shi.
Now he wants Su Shi to come out to greet him. He just wants to show others that his position is much higher than that of Su Shi. Those people before
Those who have taken refuge with Su Shi can now change their families and come to take refuge with him.
Five thousand cavalry were just outside the city, which naturally attracted a lot of attention.
At the beginning, Wang Deyong was still riding on the horse, looking majestic.
But after waiting from morning to afternoon, his lips were dry, and he still didn't see anyone coming to greet him. He looked a little worried and looked at the accompanying cavalry general Zheng Jiujiu and said: "Go, send someone into the city to take a look."
, what is this Su Shi doing? What does he want to do if he hasn't come to greet me for so long? "
Wang Deyong looked unhappy, and Zheng Jiujiu did not dare to offend him, so he quickly agreed and sent people into the city again.
Fortunately, there was finally movement this time, and not long after, three generals in armor came out to greet them.
"Longwuwei General Wang Miao has met the Privy Councilor."
"Xu Ba, the Preparatory Forbidden Forces Commander, has met with the Privy Councilor."
"Xinzhou Soldier General Shi Qianshan has met the Privy Councilor."
Seeing the three people coming, Wang Deyong immediately frowned.
He knew Wang Miao, he was the martial arts master of King Jing Zhao Xi, and he was also the commander-in-chief of Long Wuwei, the personal guard of King Jing.
He also knew that Xu Ba was a general in the 300,000-strong Forbidden Army and was an unknown figure. This time, his transfer to the Reserve Forbidden Army was approved by the Privy Council, and he also signed it.
But who is this Xinzhou Bing General Shi Qianshan?
How could he, a general from a small state, be qualified to see him?
Of course, these are not the most important things. The most important thing is where Su Shi went. This is the person he wants to see.
"Where's Su Shi? Why doesn't he come out to greet you?" Face
Wang Deyong asked, looking unhappy.
"This..." The three people below hesitated and looked at each other.
After that, Wang Miao stood up. He was the martial arts master of His Royal Highness King Jing. He had the most distinguished status. Even Wang Deyong could not do anything to this person. "General Zhongwu went out of the city to inspect. Just then, when your Excellency came to Xincheng
outside of time.”
This time Wang Deyong understood.
Su Shi was here to inspect, and he was clearly avoiding him.
Is this because he is afraid that he will take away his power?
Regardless, it is a good thing that this person is not here for him to control the army. But there is one thing that he must ask clearly in advance, "Oh, I want to ask you, is the main force of the army here?"
"That's true. More than 80% of the troops are here." Wang Miao replied again.
Hearing that more than 80% of the troops were still there, Wang Deyong finally showed a happy look on his face.
So Su Shi only took away less than 20% of the army, so he couldn't cause any trouble. And this person is not here, he is confident that with his own identity, he can quickly control these armies. In this way,
, the next time he wins a battle, all the credit will be his own, not even Su Shi's.
"Okay, that's it. After all your hard work, let's go into the city with me and have a look." Thinking of the three people who will be needed next, Wang Deyong showed a smile on his face, with an amiable look, which was different from just now.
It's completely different to raise an army to investigate.
In other words, those who hold great power are all good at acting. Some people even have two or three faces. It is true.
Wang Deyong entered the city, but Su Shi left the city. The military power was handed over simply, and there was no
A slight wave was created.
Wang Deyong was very satisfied with this result. But after he entered Xincheng and entered the mansion where Su Shi lived before, his mood soon became no longer so beautiful.
There are less than 4,000 Longwu Guards, and only 10,000 reserved imperial troops. There are quite a few Xinzhou soldiers, as many as 30,000. However, these are only local armed forces, and their combat strength is only the same as that of Xiang soldiers or even rural soldiers.
What's the use of having more people?
By the way, there is also Shi Ruohai, the Northern Company General. At this time, he is leading his men to fight against the Mengqi in the north and has no time to return to Xinzhou to see him as the Privy Councilor.
After understanding the situation, Wang Deyong did not call Wang Miao this time. He seemed to know that the identity of the other party was not something he could suppress casually. The person he called was Xu Ba, the Forbidden Army General.
"General Xu, what is going on? Didn't it mean that Su Shi only took away less than 20% of his troops?"
Seeing that Wang Deyong seemed a little angry, Xu Ba had to tell the truth, "It is indeed less than 20%. This time, only 6,000 vanguard troops left with General Zhongwu, and there are still 3,000 wounded vanguard troops in the city."
"Only six thousand people were taken away. Could it be said that the defeat of the Mongolian cavalry and the defeat of Xixia was accomplished with these troops?" Wang De asked with a look of disbelief.
"Your Excellency is right, it was the rest of us who completed it. Oh, yes, there are also black cavalry, but they are all coming for General Zhongwu, and they do not receive food and salary from the court, so they should not be counted.
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When answering this question, Xu Ba somewhat flattered himself. In fact, he had not yet arrived when he defeated Mengqi. When he defeated Xixia, he only persisted in defeating Xixia.
Just doing the job of cleaning up the battlefield.
When he heard the word "black knight", Wang Deyong waved his hand.
Regarding this issue, the court has not yet defined it. They indeed do not want any support from the court, but as an armed force with such a powerful combat capability, it cannot be used by the country. This should be the most worrying thing for today’s officials.
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There will definitely be arrangements with the officials. This is not something that Wang Deyong can consider. What he needs to worry about now is the immediate future.
I originally thought that Su Shi must have fought such victorious battles because he must have had clouds of fierce generals and hordes of soldiers.
After all, if you can defeat the Mengqi of the Liao Kingdom, is that easy to deal with?
Needless to say, there is also the combat power of Xixia. Apart from the Forbidden Army, the strongest among the Song armies is the Western Army, but even the Western Army could only barely maintain the situation in the battle with the Xixia Army.
If you want to defeat these two armies at the same time, you should at least have enough troops.
But now it seems that there is not enough troops here. It should be said that there is a shortage.
Excluding the Xinzhou soldiers composed of ordinary people, there were only more than 10,000 Song soldiers in the city. I really don't know how Su Shi used these people to win the battle.
He was extremely puzzled. Wang Deyong just thought that since he had just arrived, he might not have understood some situations, so when he looked at Xu Ba, his attitude changed a lot. "Xu Ba, I remember that you can join the imperial army."
How many years have you been in the position of general?"
Xu Ba didn't know why Wang Deyong asked this question, but he still told the truth: "As you said, it has been six years."
"Is it so long? I remember that the positions of the Imperial Guard are adjusted every five years. Why didn't you move?" Wang Deyong asked.
But without waiting for the other party to answer, he took the initiative and said: "It seems that I still don't care enough. But don't worry, after returning to Bianliang this time, I will say hello to others and solve your problem.
A genuine general is indispensable."
Wang Deyong observed Xu Ba while talking.
After hearing this, Xu Ba also beamed with joy and said, "Thank you, sir."
However, he was slandering in his heart. Su Shi had mentioned at the beginning that if he performed well in this battle, it would be impossible to become the commander of the 300,000-strong Forbidden Army. However, there would be no problem in becoming the deputy commander and leading a 30,000-strong Forbidden Army.
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Wang Deyong was a privy envoy, but he was so stingy. He only promised to be a real general, and he could only lead 10,000 troops at most. This courage was really far behind Su Shi.
But even if Wang Deyong opened his mouth, he didn't want to offend this person, so he pretended that he was very happy and made the other person happy too.
Seeing Xu Ba's happy look in Wang Deyong's eyes, he smiled.
He thought, this person should tell the truth next.
But after waiting and waiting, Xu Ba said nothing. On the contrary, under his gaze, even his smile faded and he became serious again.
"Xu Ba, don't you have anything to tell me?" Wang De didn't know if he was pretending to be confused or if he really didn't understand what he meant. Wang De simply asked directly.
"Say? What did you say?" Xu Ba was really confused this time.
He said everything that should be said, and what he said was the truth. I really don't know what else Wang Deyong wanted to hear.
"That's all, that's all, you go down first." This performance fell in Wang Deyong's eyes, but he thought that this person
If he doesn't want to be of the same mind as him, then he won't force it.
After all, I am the Privy Councilor and I have to save face. If you, Xu Ba, don’t surrender, are you still afraid that there won’t be any smart ones among the others?