Chapter 207 This king never takes revenge overnight
Chapter 207 My revenge never lasts overnight
The generals in the tent were puzzled. No one knew who Li Yanxian was.
To put it bluntly, no one except Li Yunze knew who Li Yanxian was at this time.
Historically, he was wanted for arrest because he offended Li Gang, so he changed his name from Li Xiaozhong to Li Yanxian.
In this world, Li Xiaozhong originally served in the Zhongshi Army, and Li Yunze always made correct decisions, so naturally there was no need for Li Gang to want him.
As for Li Yunze, of course he knew Li Yanxian, but he had forgotten that Li Yanxian's real name was Li Xiaozhong. Before, he was still wondering why he could not find this person.
Li Yanxian's greatest achievement was to recapture Shaanxi Province from the Jin army when the country was shattered and his family was destroyed.
The position of Shaanzhou is very important, directly separating Guanzhong and Hedong.
He regained Shaanzhou and successfully delayed the Jin Army's Western Route Army's capture of Guanzhong for several years.
Li Yunze shouted the name Li Yanxian to Li Xiaozhong. Everyone looked strange, but some were trying to be clever.
Niu Gao, who looked tall and tall, quietly stepped forward and poked Li Xiaozhong, "Why don't you thank the prince for the name?"
Li Xiaozhong was stunned for a moment, then he immediately leaned down and saluted, "I will thank you, Your Majesty, for giving me your name."
"Well, I'm not. Forget it, that's it."
After deciding on the next strategy, Li Yunze immediately sent a large number of messengers to take a detour to deliver messages to reinforcements from Guanzhong, Jing, Xiang, Sichuan, and Shu, asking them to gather in Luoyang.
After that, the army set off and set off mightily all the way to the west.
More than ten days later, the river on the other side of Mengjin was clear.
It was already mid-December of the first year of Jingkang, and the Yellow River had already frozen.
There was no need for a ferry, and the mighty army crossed the Yellow River directly on ice and arrived at Mengjin Ferry.
It was not that Jin Jun was unaware of Li Yunze's movements.
Although it is said to be within the enemy's territory, the movement of more than 100,000 troops there is so huge that it is impossible not to detect it.
But Jin Jun did not make any decision.
Nianhan asked the entire army to march westward and engage in a decisive battle with Li Yunze's troops.
But Olibu thought it was meaningless, because Li Yunze was marching close to Zhongtiao Mountain in the Taihang Mountains. Once he followed the Song army and headed into the mountains, their work would be in vain.
If you have time, it is better to conquer Bianliang City as soon as possible.
Bianliang City is really too big.
As the most prosperous and largest city in this era, it is conservatively estimated that there are two million people living in the city.
Its scale was so large that the Jin army could not completely block it, otherwise Qin Hui and others would not be able to come and go freely.
If we withdraw our troops to pursue Li Yunze, reinforcements from various places will continue to pour into Bianliang City, greatly increasing the difficulty of attacking the city.
The truth is indeed reasonable, but it is inevitable that the Eastern and Western armies will compete with each other for credit, and the three major factions within the Jin Kingdom will fight openly and secretly.
Whether it's Nianhan or Wolibu, what they say makes sense.
If you don't go there, there may be an unprecedentedly large army gathered there.
If we pursue him, we may be wasting our time and may allow more reinforcements to enter Bianliang City.
It can only be said that when two people make the decision, it is a dilemma.
This is the benefit brought by Li Yunze's forced retention of a field legion.
If he hadn't retained this new force, the Jin army would only have to block Wei Mian to stop the Western army, and then they could fully siege Bianliang City.
The Jin army finally adopted a collegial approach, and generals with more than 10,000 households gathered together to discuss matters. The final conclusion was that the Song army was allowed to assemble. After all, they would still come to Bianliang City after the assembly.
At that time, they can wait for work, just like they did when they were guarding the Dagang, defeating the last main force of the Song people in one battle.
Li Yunze received bad news when he came to Mengjin.
"Fan Zhixu, I am XXX Ni Ma!"
Li Yunze, who was in the military tent, was furious. "I sent someone to deliver a message to him before, asking him to wait for me to come and join him. Wait! Why didn't he listen? Why didn't he listen!!"
Just five days before Li Yunze's vanguard crossed the Yellow River and headed south to Mengjin, Shaanxi Xuanfu envoy Fan Zhixu led the last legion of the Western Army in Guanzhong, about 200,000 troops, out of the ancient Koomian Road in a mighty manner, and then in Qianqiu
Zhen was defeated by Wanyan Yinshuke and fled.
The 200,000-strong army suffered at least tens of thousands casualties in the battle. And it was not an easy task to collect all the defeated troops.
This typical example of a scholar mistreating the country really made Li Yunze furious.
"How many people are there in Yin Shu? Thirty thousand or fifty thousand?" He slammed the table in the camp angrily, "That's an army of 200,000 people. Even if there are 200,000 pigs, they won't be defeated so miserably!"
The generals in the camp looked at their mouths and noses, and their noses looked at their hearts, but no one said a word.
When the prince is angry, don't make yourself angry.
"Fan Zhixu! Give me back my legion!!"
You must know that this legion was the planned force for the decisive battle between Li Yunze and the Jin Army. Unexpectedly, he was abandoned by Fan Zhixu, a prodigal son, before he took over.
After finally venting his anger, Li Yunze, with red eyes and panting, asked, "Where is the silver art?"
His original plan was to have Fan Zhixu pin down the Yin Shu Ke troops who were blocking the ancient road in Guangzhou, and then cooperate with him to eliminate them in one fell swoop.
In this way, not only can the two armies join forces to greatly enhance their strength, but it can also greatly weaken the strength of the Jin Army.
Unfortunately, there is no chance now. Li Yunze can only hope to get stuck with Yin Shuke and kill him.
"I asked the local rebels and they said that the entire Golden Thief army had retreated through Luoyang City yesterday, and I'm afraid they have reached Yanshi now."
"Hey."
Li Yunze was also laughed out of anger, "Look at my old army. They can fly thousands of miles away after a successful attack. They don't even give me a chance to seize the opportunity. These people who ride horses are called good at fighting!"
"Control martial arts with culture, and control martial arts with culture! Pigs are better at fighting than those big turbans!"
Zhai Cong came in to report that an envoy from Shaanxi Xuanfu had arrived.
"Your Majesty, Wang Yi, the commander of the military capital of Xihe River, pays homage to the prince." Wang Yi saluted respectfully, but received no response.
Confused, he looked up and saw Li Yunze standing with his back to his back.
He was very puzzled, and immediately asked for help from many colleagues in the Western Army on both sides.
Everyone pretended not to see him and ignored his gaze. Only Han Shizhong held his head high and looked sarcastic.
With no choice, Wang Yi could only wait silently.
After a while, Li Yunze, who had his back turned to him, said slowly, "Wang Yi, I want to ask you something."
"yes."
"How was Qianqiu Town defeated?"
"This." Wang Yi's mind raced rapidly, and the last words he spoke were, "The Jin army shamelessly attacked in a sneak attack. Our army was not aware of the situation and occasionally suffered a small defeat."
"Little defeat?" Li Yunze gritted his teeth, "What a small defeat. Tell me, what else does Fan Zhixu have to say?"
"Your Majesty." Wang Yi buried his head deeply, "The Xuanfu Envoy has regained Luoyang, and he has specially ordered the general to come and invite Your Majesty to enter the city."
"So that's it." Li Yunze whispered to himself, "He was anxious to regain Luoyang City, and then the army hurriedly rushed without taking precautions, and then was directly defeated by Yin Shu Ke's troops."
Although the words were spoken softly, Wang Yi heard them clearly.
His forehead was sweating and he didn't dare to answer a word.
Because what Li Yunze said was the true experience of the fiasco in Qianqiu Town.
"I will leave for Luoyang now. General Wang will go back first." Li Yunze, who was still carrying his back, waved his hand and drove Wang Yi out.
"I used to think that the reason why the Song Dynasty was weak was because the army was not good enough. If the soldiers did not work hard, it would not be a tough battle."
Li Yunze, who had gradually adjusted his mentality, smiled when he sat down, "Now I finally understand that the Song Army is not weak, and they dare to fight when they are fully paid. What really ruins everything is this.
Gang Zi’s big turban. Confucius was a tall man of 1.9 meters, and he was full of knowledge from head to toe, but his descendants only learned to speak one mouth!"
"Send an order to the entire army to set off for Luoyang immediately."
Mengjin Ferry is very close to Luoyang. We departed in the morning and arrived in the evening.
There are a lot of soldiers and horses gathered around Luoyang City, but judging from their status, it is clear that they are all defeated soldiers.
Li Yunze also has the Western Army as the main force, and both sides are typical of his own people. Once outside the city, they are all making friends.
He did not stop the search for relatives and friends, nor did he enter the city. He directly led the generals to inspect the military camps.
The condition of this legion that came out of Guanzhong was better than Li Yunze expected.
It is said that most of the people who fled have gathered, and some of them should have fled back to Shaanzhou through the ancient Komian Road.
Although morale is low, they can barely maintain the most basic military discipline.
This made Li Yunze feel more at ease, and he also showed a rare smile.
He knew what this defeated army needed at this time.
"Let each fire-headed army bring out the dried meat and wine, and everyone will share a portion."
"Aren't you all from the Western Army? Take out all the pay, silver and rewards you have received, and let these robes take a good look at them and weigh them to see if they are of sufficient weight."
The first thing is to eat and drink enough, and then to give them hope and a future.
In each camp, Li Yunze would reveal his identity and take out the imperial edict to declare that he would take over the military power of various ministries.
Then there are various promises: follow me and work well in the future, and I will never treat you badly, and so on.
Until he met the imprisoned Dazhai in a certain camp.
"What's going on?" Li Yunze, whose face was ashen, looked at Zhai and Zhai who were obviously tortured.
The general on the side hurriedly explained, "Your Majesty, these are all bandits from around Luoyang."
"Did you let me speak?" Li Yunze glared him away, cut off the chains with his knife and put down the big and small Zhai, "Call the military doctor!"
"Your Majesty."
Zhai Xing's voice trembled: "We gathered the rebel army under the order of the prince. We had not fought when the Jin people came, so we retreated into the mountains."
"When I heard that the Jin people were retreating, I hurried over. Unexpectedly, as soon as I arrived, I was surrounded by officers and soldiers, saying that we were bandits."
"Your Majesty," Zhai Jin on the side said, "Fan Zhixu lost too many soldiers. Seeing that my brother's troops are well-trained and well-equipped, he started to annex them."
"This king knows."
Li Yunze nodded and said, "I'm going to recover from my injuries first. If I have anything to say, I'll talk about it after my injuries are healed. I just want to tell you, I never take revenge overnight!"