On the battlefield in Hebei, the Ming army was divided into three groups.
The West Route Army was in Zhaozhou, led by generals such as Guan Sheng, Yue Fei, and Li Qiong. Zongze was responsible for providing logistics for them. Shaanxi reinforcements were about to arrive, but Yang Zhi, who was stationed in Lanzhou, did not come. The person leading the reinforcements was Li Jinyi.
The Central Route Army is in Shenzhou, under the personal command of Ju Ming.
The Eastern Route Army is in Nanpi, led by Deng Chun, Han Shizhong, Li Cheng and other generals.
The main force of the Jin army is here at Ju Ming!
The Yongning army passed the judge, and the Boye County magistrate was an internal correspondent for the Ming Dynasty, and now they have all died. Before they died, they sent a message that Wanyan Zongwang personally led the troops to hide in the mountains, and only waited for Zhu Ming to lead his troops across the river before they came out.
The Jin sent the Han army across the river to feign an attack, and suffered two defeats in a row, eager to lure Ju Ming into pursuit.
The enemy was so anxious, but Ju Ming did not panic.
He camped on the south bank of the Tang River. Facing the not-wide Tang River, he refused to go over and attack Yongning Military City, which was twenty miles away.
You, Wanyan Zongwang, are on the opposite side, why do you have to let me go?
If you want to fight, come here by yourself. Anyway, I have more military rations than you!
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Zhaozhou.
Li Jinyi came with Shaanxi reinforcements. Counting regular logistics personnel, there were more than 11,000 Hanzhong veterans.
There is also a Western Army with only more than 2,000 people, led by Li Yongqi.
This man was originally a subordinate of Liu Yanqing, and his position was the magistrate of Qingjian City (Qingjian County).
Last year, Xixia was defeated and Liu Yanqing sent troops to regain the lost territory. Li Yongqi took the opportunity to defect to the court with his whole family and army.
This incident put Liu Yanqing in an extremely embarrassing situation. After he learned the news, he did not dare to send troops to pursue him, otherwise it would be an open rebellion!
"Dad, do we have a chance to make some merit this time?"
Ahead was Zhaozhou City. Li Shifu looked at his well-armed friendly troops (Hanzhong veterans) and at the group of beggar soldiers under his command. He was envious and looked forward to killing the enemy and making a meritorious service.
Li Yongqi shook his head and said: "We are not elites under Liu Yanqing, and we are even more shabby when we come here. Most of them are friendly troops who go out to fight, and my father and son are ordered to defend the city. We just have to work hard to defend the city."
Li Shifu was a little unwilling to do so. He was very capable and could look down upon the three armies, but he did not want to waste time sitting in the city.
Li Shifu also has another name in history books-Li Xianzhong.
He was forced to surrender money, plotted to return to the Song Dynasty, his whole family was killed, defected to Xixia, borrowed troops to seek revenge, rebelled against Xia and returned to the Song Dynasty, made many military exploits, was demoted and dismissed, recovered Huaixi, and was given the posthumous title Zhongxiang.
Life is wonderful enough.
Outside the city, Zongze and Guan Sheng led Zhaozhou civil and military officials out of the city to meet Li Jinyi, who was bringing troops to help.
Li Yongqi was considered a general, so he was called to speak outside the city.
Li Shifu was not qualified to participate. He watched his father go away, and he could only watch from a distance.
Soon another civil servant came over and guided them around the city to camp in the northern suburbs of Zhaozhou City.
As soon as the camp was set up, another general came over and asked, "Who is in charge here?"
Li Shifu hurriedly rushed to meet him: "Li Shifu, the last general, pays homage to the general!"
The general said: "My name is Li Qiong. Your soldiers are not all equipped with armor. Please bring someone with me to lead them."
"Thank you, General Li!" Li Shifu was overjoyed.
Li Qiong was the one who partnered with Wang De and was forced by Wang Yaksha to rebel against Song Dynasty and invest in gold.
He and Yue Fei were from the same hometown of Xiangzhou, and he was also a student of Xiangzhou. When the Jin soldiers attacked the Song Dynasty, Li Qiong joined the army, raised 800 soldiers from his hometown to fight against the Jin, and became a military general under Zongze.
Compared to Yue Fei, Zongze preferred Li Qiong, after all, the latter was a scholar from a wealthy family.
The two entered the city quickly. Li Qiong pointed to the armory and said, "Go to the armory and choose by yourself. Wait for inspection after you have made your selection."
Li Shifu, who was crazy about poverty, led his troops into the armory, and his eyes glowed green as he watched.
The weapons and armor inside were all brought to the front line from various places.
There is no heavy armor, not even much medium armor, but there is a large amount of light armor stacked up, and most of the weapons are long spears and waist knives.
Li Shifu was the first to snatch up all the medium-sized armor, but he felt something was wrong when he picked it up. It was too light. When he looked carefully, he saw that the armor was even thicker, and there was even a piece of armor on his chest that was bigger than a palm.
"What kind of junk are they?" Li Shifu said to his soldiers, "Put all this armor back!"
Li Qiong walked in with a smile: "Brother Li doesn't know what is good and what is evil."
Li Shifu pointed to the armor and said: "The armor pieces are too big, brittle and easy to crack, and cannot be used on the battlefield."
Li Qiong said: "These armor pieces have been forged repeatedly. Not only are they as strong as the previous thin armor pieces, but the entire armor is also lighter. If you don't believe me, take a closer look."
Li Shifu squatted down, drew his knife and scratched the side of a nail blade, and soon he said with a cheerful smile: "Good stuff!"
Li Qiong said: "These are made with water-powered forging hammers. I heard that they will be replaced one after another in recent years, and priority will be given to Sichuan Elite. You are lucky this time."
Li Shifu smiled even more happily. After selecting the equipment, he handed it over to the officials brought by Li Qiong to count the quantities.
Taking advantage of having nothing to do, Li Shifu asked, "General Li often fights with the Jin soldiers?"
Li Qiong said: "The Jin people did not have many troops left in the puppet dynasty in Hebei last year, but there were a large number of old Liao and Han troops, and they also recruited some Han troops in Hebei. Yue Fei and I often led troops north to ambush those Han troops, and occasionally we could
The Jin soldiers were ambushed. Those Han soldiers were vulnerable, and they lost their armor when they were ambushed."
"How does the combat power of the Jin soldiers compare with the Xixia soldiers?" Li Shifu asked.
Li Qiong shook his head: "I have never fought with Xixia. I used to be a scholar from the state school."
"Disrespect, disrespect!" Li Shifu suddenly felt awe-inspiring, even vaguely feeling inferior to a warrior when facing a scholar.
Li Qiong asked: "Have you ever fought with Xixia?"
Li Shifu said: "My family has guarded Qingjian City for generations. It is a walled city not far to the south of Suide Military City. Every time Xixia invades, my father and I have to send troops. Unfortunately, there are not many soldiers and not enough armor.
Most of the food and salary provided by the court were swallowed up by Liu Yanqing. The Xixia soldiers are just like that. If I have enough food and armor, I can defeat tens of thousands of Xixia soldiers by training five thousand soldiers."
"Hahaha, your tone is quite good." Li Qiong laughed.
When Li Shifu rebelled against Xia and returned to Song Dynasty, he only brought 800 soldiers with him and was chased and intercepted by tens of thousands of Xixia soldiers. In the end, he was able to lead his soldiers and their families thousands of miles to return to the Southern Song Dynasty.
Moreover, the number of troops grew more and more along the way.
When the people of Shaanxi learned that he was going to join the Song Dynasty, they dragged their families and relatives to join the army. Some historical records record that he took 40,000 people with him.
Of the two men in front of me, one was forced to defect to the Jin, rebelled against the Jin and defected to the Xia, and finally rebelled against the Xia and defected to the Song Dynasty. The other joined the army, raised troops to fight against the Jin, and finally rebelled against the Song Dynasty and defected to the Jin Dynasty.
The choices in life are often difficult to describe.
After chatting about the Hebei battlefield for a while, Li Qiong said sternly: "Our army will move north in the near future, and your troops will stay to defend the city. Remember to restrain the soldiers and not harass the people. If you violate it, you will be punished by military law!"
"yes!"
Li Shifu straightened his back and accepted the order, but he was very disappointed. As expected, his soldiers could only defend the city.
After returning to the camp with the equipment, not long after waiting, my father Li Yongqi also came back.
Li Shifu asked curiously: "Dad, when the two armies met, didn't the commander invite you to drink?"
Li Yongqi said in a low voice: "Here in Zhaozhou, Zongze is the leader in literature, and Guan Sheng is the leader in military affairs. Yue Fei, Li Qiong and other generals were all promoted by Zongze. Zongze was very strict in running the army, and the sergeants were really
If you are greedy, you will only spend two days a month to drink in batches. If you drink on the other days, you will be given a military stick at the least, or beheaded at the worst."
"Military discipline is so strict?" Li Shifu was quite surprised.
Li Yongqi said: "I heard that Yue Fei was more strict in governing the army. Some soldiers who went to the city to eat without being paid were actually ordered to beheaded by Yue Fei in public. He also shouted something like 'if you freeze to death without demolishing the house, and if you starve to death without looting', he went to the Pseudo Song Dynasty."
We will not harass the people in the enemy territory. Now in the Zhending Mansion, although there are Jin people to support the puppet emperor, a large number of officials and people have voluntarily acted as spies for Yue Fei."
Li Shifu was even more shocked: "Then what are you waiting for? There are internal agents inside and outside the city. If you just lead your army to kill them, you can easily capture Zhending Mansion."
"There are thousands of gold soldiers stationed in the city. The city is high and the pond is deep, so it is not easy to fight." Li Yongqi said.
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Zhending Fucheng.
In prison, Liu Yu, a die-hard traitor, was personally interrogating an official named Cui Dan.
This Cui Dan was originally the magistrate of Lingshou County. Because his family was captured by the Jin soldiers, he had to serve as an official in the puppet Song Dynasty, and he was promoted to the rank of Yuanwai Lang of the Ministry of War.
Liu Yu's face was cold at this moment. He looked at Cui Dan who was covered with bruises. He picked up a letter and said: "The war is about to begin. How dare you send someone to deliver a letter to the south, or write a secret letter to Zongze! I have long thought that your words and deeds are suspicious.
, sent people to squat outside your house for many days, and finally found evidence of your collaboration with the enemy!"
Cui Dan was dying and said: "It's unfair. There must be a dog thief who framed me."
Liu Yu sneered: "How dare you speak so hard. The servant you sent to the city to deliver the letter has confessed, saying that you sent him to deliver four letters, each time to Deng's rice store in Gaocheng. I have sent troops.
Go to Gaocheng to arrest the merchant named Deng, and he will definitely confess when the time comes. If you confess your accomplice now, you can still be punished and meritorious service. Say it quickly!"
Cui Dan knew that he would not be spared, so he began to bite randomly: "I am acting on the orders of Mr. Huang."
"Which Mr. Huang?" Liu Yu's eyes twitched.
Cui Dan said: "Dazai Huang Qianshan."
Liu Yu was furious: "That's nonsense. He is the prime minister, how can he collaborate with the enemy?"
Cui Dan said: "Huang Gongxiang longed for the Southern Dynasty and wanted to make meritorious deeds, so he secretly contacted Zongze. He was afraid of being discovered, so he asked me to pass the message on his behalf. He also said that the puppet dynasty... also said that if the dynasty was destroyed, he would be the first to do so.
I am a minor meritorious person. When the time comes, I can go to the Ming Dynasty...and the Pseudo-Ming Dynasty, and I can still become a high official in the court."
"What nonsense!" Liu Yu scolded.
Cui Dan said: "It's absolutely true. This person is as timid as a mouse, but he wants to do big things. Even if you catch him, he will push him away."
Liu Yu was actually moved. Although he was dubious, he was inclined to believe it.
Because you can use this to kill Huang Qianshan and free up the prime minister's position, you will definitely make great contributions and rise to the top.
You may not be able to become a Dazai, but it is still very easy to be promoted to a Shao Zai.
"Let me untie you and write down the confession in your own hand!" Liu Yu said with a smile.
Huang Qianshan, a guy who took refuge in the Jin Kingdom and helped support the puppet emperor, unexpectedly turned into an anti-jin righteous man...