Chapter 209 The last elite army of the Song Dynasty
While Chen Liqing was leading the troops, Yizhang Qinghu Sanniang also led reinforcements to fight against Dong Ping.
At this time, Dong Ping had been wounded by Tao Zhenting's gilded musket, and his troops were led by deputy general Kaishan Hu Kaikai.
"kill!"
As soon as the reinforcements arrived, the Song army on the other side had already launched an attack. Twenty to thirty thousand troops came to cover them up and went straight to Zhang Zhang's headquarters.
"Don't panic, follow me and kill him!"
Lu Junyi held the golden unicorn spear, urged his mount, charged forward, and killed the Song army.
"Here comes another one who is not afraid of death, watch his moves!"
Deng Zongbi did not recognize Lu Junyi and thought he was just a partial general in the Qi army, so he rushed forward.
"kill!"
Lu Junyi roared with thunder and used the golden unicorn spear in his hand to display his martial arts to the extreme. Taking advantage of Deng Zongbi's carelessness, he launched a series of fierce attacks.
Forty-five rounds later, by the time Deng Zongbi reacted, it was already too late.
Deng Zongbi thought to himself, "It's bitter."
Then he was captured alive by Lu Junyi.
Lu Junyi is unparalleled in the world, and his spear and stick are the best in the world.
"Kill me, kill me!"
Tao Zhenting was frightened, put away his hammers, took out his musket, and started shooting at Qi Jun.
"The Tao is in the sword, the art is in the heart, follow me the black wind, the Supreme Lord is as urgent as the law!"
The Demon King Fan Rui wore a Taoist uniform and chanted a spell. Balls of black air blew up the Song army and quickly enveloped the Qi army.
"kill!"
Peach Blossom Girl Su Jinniang rushed out from the left, holding a flying fork to attack Tao Zhenting, Qiong Yao arrowhead Qiong Ying flew rocks, and cooperated with Tao Zhenting from the right.
Tao Zhenting died.
"kill!"
Hu Sanniang pushed forward, and the army rushed forward.
Shi Xiu led the five tigers to fight from the left, Zhang Zhang led the two tigers to fight from the right, and the chance army launched a counterattack.
Bang bang~
Under the black air, Tao Zhenting lost his target and failed to hit the Qi army general. Instead, he was captured by Su Jinniang and Qiu Qiongying.
The Song army was defeated and the two female generals were captured alive.
The Qi army was victorious, and all the soldiers and horses turned around and launched a counterattack across the board, completely defeating the 180,000 Song army led by Zhang Shuye.
Ten days later, the war was completely over. Wang Lun gathered countless troops and arranged to guard various cities.
Half a month later, seven armies, including the White Tiger Army, the Suzaku Army, the Flying Dragon Army, the Flying Tiger Army, the Flying Leopard Army, the Flying Bear Army, and the Dragon Guard Army, all came out, marched together, attacked the city and captured the territory, and rushed towards Tokyo City in Kaifeng Prefecture.
Wang Lun personally commanded the army, with four Qilin generals as the vanguard, 12 tiger generals commanding the troops respectively, 18 骠 generals as deputy generals, and the remaining generals and junior generals numbering in the hundreds or thousands.
There are 250,000 field troops and more than 100,000 logistical supplies. The vast army, said to be 850,000 people, came to Bianliang to kill.
"Quickly, send an edict to King Qin!"
"Haha~ The Song Army shrinks its troops and attacks across the board!"
"Hahaha~ Go south, go south quickly!"
Wang Lun defeated Zhang Shuye's army, and the whole world was shocked, exclaiming that the Song Dynasty was about to be doomed.
Zhao Guan's family in the palace was no longer in the mood to look for flowers, and Cai Jing and other treacherous ministers could no longer hide it. Zhao Guan's family issued twelve imperial edicts in succession, ordering troops from all over the country to return to Kaifeng King Qin to resist Wang Lun.
Tianhu in the north took the opportunity to move south, Wang Qing in the west invaded eastward, and Labei invaded the Central Plains in the south. War broke out everywhere, and the people who had suffered from the imperial court for a long time rose up in rebellion.
In just over a month, the news spread throughout the world that the Song Dynasty's original twenty-five routes were now only able to control seven.
At this time, the Jin people rose up in the north, and their cavalry was invincible. They moved south from the northeast and defeated the Liao Kingdom one after another, losing a large area of land.
The Liao people could not defeat the Jin people, so they also began to go south to capture the land of the Song Dynasty. What they lost in the north was made up from the south.
The world, which was already full of contradictions, was completely aroused and the world was in chaos.
"Quick, speed up the march, get ahead of all the troops, capture Bianliang, capture the Emperor of Zhao and Song alive, and kill him!"
As news came from various sources, Wang Lun couldn't help but speed up his pace. The army launched an all-out attack and quickly captured the city and territory, and soon reached the capital.
This was also the policy of the Song Dynasty to strengthen the cadres and weaken the branches, which resulted in a lack of local military strength. After taking the important town of Daming Mansion, there were almost no strong cities in the north that could withstand Wang Lun's army.
After Zhang Shuye's last 180,000 troops were lost, only the last 60,000 imperial troops were left to guard the city in Bianjing.
"kill!"
Wang Lun was so angry that he ordered the vanguard army to attack Bianjing City fiercely. After such a fierce attack, Bianjing City was crumbling and people were confused.
"Your Majesty, the city is so tall now that the Song army can resist for a while. However, my army has been preparing for a long time. We will surely capture Bianjing City within seven days."
Wu Yong looked at the tall city and couldn't calm down for a long time. After so many years, he saw that the great work was about to be completed. How could he not be ecstatic?
"Let Hongtian Lei Lingzhen prepare the siege equipment and prepare all the artillery for me. Don't be afraid of waste. We must capture Bianjing City in one fell swoop before the reinforcements of the Song Army arrive."
Wang Lun suppressed his excitement. It was not the time to be happy yet. Reinforcements from all over the Song Dynasty were on the way. If all these troops and horses were added up, there would be no problem with two or three hundred thousand soldiers.
"yes!"
Wu Yong did not dare to be careless and discussed with a group of counselors how to attack the city faster.
But soon, some bad news came.
The famous northwest general Zhong Shidao led 100,000 Western troops, and Wang Lun had to divide his troops into three armies to intercept Zhong Shidao's Western army.
The army of the Song Dynasty is divided into three parts: the Forbidden Army, the Xiang Army and the Township Soldiers. Among them, the Xiang Army and the Township Soldiers are weak in combat effectiveness, and the real main force in the battle is the Imperial Army.
Among the Forbidden Army, the Northwest Forbidden Army is the strongest army, even stronger than the Imperial Palace Forbidden Army that guards Bianjing.
First of all, the soldiers of the Western Army came from the people of Qin and Long, and they have the legacy of the glory of the Han and Tang Dynasties.
Secondly, the generals of the Western Army are generally passed down from generation to generation, including the famous Yang Jiajun, Zhe Jiajun, and Zhong Jiajun. Therefore, these generals have higher prestige in the army. Unlike other places where the generals of the Forbidden Army do not know the soldiers, the soldiers do not know the generals.
Same.
In particular, the Zhong family is the representative of the Western Army. Zhong Shiheng, Zhong Ji, Zhong E, Zhong Di, Zhong Yi, Zhong Pu, Zhong Shi Dao, and Zhong Shi Dao are all generals. The children of the Zhong family have served in the army for five generations.
Dozens of people died on the battlefield.
The Zhong family guarded the northwest all year round and defeated the Xixia army many times. They were more important than the generals of the Yang family in the northwest army.
Thirdly, Wang Anshi's reform was particularly prominent in the Northwest Army. The Northwest Army had relatively independent command and military power, and was less subject to the treacherous officials of the imperial court.
The Si Lai Xi Army has been fighting Xixia and Qiangmen all year round. They have experienced war and have rich combat experience.
These are unmatched by other Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty. The 100,000 Western Army led by Zhong Shidao can be called the last and strongest elite Forbidden Army of the Song Dynasty.
Lu Zhishen, the monk of flowers, had previously served as a soldier in the Western Army, and finally became the official envoy of the Fifth Route of Guanxi under Zhongshi Dao. He was also a confidant of Lao Zhongjinglue.
As expected, the Western Army's combat effectiveness was impressive. After a great battle, the Qi Army did not take advantage. Instead, the Western Army led by Zhong Shidao merged with the Imperial Guards guarding the city.
At this time, the general guarding the city was named Li Gang, who was appointed as the guardian of the four walls of the capital and was responsible for the defense of Kaifeng Mansion.