Hezhou has a long history. Before the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, historical books collectively referred to Lingnan as "Jiaozhi", and Hezhou belonged to the "Jiaozhi" land.
In the 33rd year of the First Emperor of Qin, the Qin troops unified Lingnan and established three counties: Guilin, Xiang, and Nanhai. Hezhou belonged to Nanhai County.
Hezhou was once snatched away by the Ma Chu Dynasty, but was snatched back by the Southern Han Dynasty. Now the Ma Chu Dynasty has long since disappeared, and most of the territory snatched from the Later Zhou Dynasty was taken back by the Song Dynasty before it was warmed up, and
Directly destroyed, the Zhao Dynasty's army went all the way south, bypassing the Southern Tang Dynasty without attacking, but traveled thousands of miles to attack the Southern Han Dynasty. I don't know what Zhao Kuangyin had in mind!
At this time Zhu Wu had returned to Hezhou City.
Along the way, he continued to issue orders to Hezhou, stabilizing the morale of the troops in the city. At the same time, he continued to send out urgent rescue missions of six hundred miles to various places. When he entered the territory of Hezhou, his reinforcements basically arrived before him! The Emperor of the Southern Han Dynasty personally
Who dares to neglect the deployment of troops and generals?
Now the Song Dynasty's army not only did not dare to attack, but also worried that they would be counterattacked at any time!
Because according to the intelligence feedback from the spies, the number of reinforcements rushing to Hezhou from the Southern Han Dynasty increased by 50,000!
Among them, the Demon Cult supported an army of 20,000 skeletons in addition to the army of 30,000 skeletons! The leader of the army is said to be the "Little Skeleton King", the proud disciple of Commander Skeleton!
In addition, there are 20,000 vine armored soldiers supported by local indigenous people!
In addition, Siam rushed to support an army of 10,000 war elephants! There were 10,000 war elephants and 50,000 auxiliary troops!
The three major reinforcements were all equal to ten in combat strength. For Zhu Wu, it was more than an increase of 500,000 troops!
In order to consume these 50,000 troops, the Song Dynasty needs at least an additional 500,000 troops! Why is the Song Dynasty not in a hurry?
At this time, the Song army was stationed in Taohua Mountain a few miles away, and had been observing the movements in Hezhou!
Hezhou has already sealed off the city at this time, and the city gates are tightly closed. Without special badges, you can't get in or get out!
Pan Mei, the head coach of the Song Army, was standing on the hillside looking at Hezhou City!
He had a close relationship with Zhao Kuangyin. This time he was appointed to deploy all the armies in the camp and train the Langzhou regiment. He led 20,000 heavy cavalry, 50,000 Luoyang tigers, and 100,000 northwest wolves to attack the Southern Han Dynasty!
Although Pan Mei is the commander, his martial arts is not very good. His face is as white as jade, his long eyebrows fly into his temples, and his tiger eyes are majestic! He was suave when he was young, and he was known as "Big Famous Little Pan An" in his hometown.
He was successful at a young age and became an official in the Later Han Dynasty when he was less than twenty years old. However, at that time he saw signs that the Later Han Dynasty was on the verge of collapse. Within two years, Guo Wei launched a coup to establish the Later Zhou Dynasty, and his adopted son Chai Rong was appointed governor of Kaifeng.
By chance, he became Chai Rong's attendant!
In the first year of Xiande, Chai Rong ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, and Pan Mei supplemented his position as an official! In March of that year, the Northern Han Dynasty and the Liao Kingdom jointly attacked the Later Zhou Dynasty. Zhou Shizong fought against Zezhou and defeated Liu Chong of the Northern Han Dynasty in Gaoping. He conquered Gaoping.
Pan Mei was asked to lead 5,000 elite troops to seize the Jiangzhu Ridge. The enemy troops indeed came this way to help, but Pan Mei could not get out of the stronghold. In the end, the enemy troops could not attack for a long time and had to retreat. "He moved to the west to go to the pavilion gate to serve as deputy envoy for his merits." Soon, he was appointed as
Shaanxi Supervisor of the Army was renamed the "Introduction Envoy". Because Pan Mei was good at fighting, Zhao Kuangyin summoned Pan Mei immediately after Chen Qiao's mutiny. Pan Mei was so smart that she naturally knew the current affairs. "If you meet a true dragon, you will be lucky in three lifetimes."
He expressed his loyalty to the new king at that time!
Attacking the Southern Han Dynasty was not a whim of Zhao Kuangyin, but the result of careful consideration!
There are two main reasons why we adopt the grand strategy of "first south and then north". One is that the conditions are actually not mature, and the other is that opportunities are rare!
The conditions are not yet mature, so there is no chance of winning in the Northern Expedition at this time! The Khitan cavalry is invincible in the world. Even if the Luoyang Tigers and Northwest Wolves come out in full force and can take back the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun, the Khitan's overall national strength is definitely not inferior to itself. The two armies
They will be trapped in a long and hard battle. In the end, even if they win miserably, their defense will be empty and they will be overrun by Southern Tang and Western Shu. The gains outweigh the losses! Therefore, the Khitan should finally attack this hard bone!
The opportunity was rare because the Khitan emperor died at this time and the new emperor was young. Empress Dowager Xiao was busy cleaning up political enemies and had no time to worry about the Southern Expedition, leaving the Song Dynasty a chance to breathe! In addition, I heard that Feng Jiuxiao obtained Empress Dowager Xiao's favor.
She promised that as long as Feng Jiuxiao was in the Song Dynasty, she would live in peace with the Song Dynasty. Various signs made Zhao Kuangyin certain that Queen Mother Xiao would definitely keep her promise in the short term!
In this way, the threat from the north was completely eliminated, so the strategy of "first south, then north" was decided!
There are many reasons why we bypassed the Southern Tang Dynasty and attacked the Southern Han Dynasty directly!
First of all, Li Yu in the Southern Tang Dynasty knew how to be a good person, and took the initiative to write a letter to Zhao Kuangyin, calling himself the Lord of the Jiangnan Kingdom, and respectfully calling Zhao Kuangyin the emperor. Zhao Kuangyin could not get angry because of his face, and could not find an excuse to send troops! How could the emperor attack his own ministers?
Therefore, no matter how much Zhao Kuangyin had big thoughts about the Southern Tang Dynasty, he could only endure it for now! Even if he knew that Li Yu secretly claimed to be emperor in the Southern Tang Dynasty, he could only turn a blind eye!
Secondly, Zhao Kuangyin took the opportunity to test Li Yu and asked him to write to Liu Yun, the leader of the Southern Han Dynasty, to persuade the Southern Han Dynasty to accept the native land and become a vassal! As a result, Liu Yuan, the leader of the Southern Han Dynasty, spoke rudely and rejected Li Yu's letter! Soon Li Yu was ordered by Zhao Kuangyin to write to him for the second time.
Liu Yu wrote a letter asking him to adopt the land and become his vassal, but Liu Yu, the leader of the Southern Han Dynasty, refused again and actually replied with a very disrespectful letter. Li Yu forwarded the letter to Zhao Kuangyin, and now Zhao Kuangyin naturally "teacher"
"Not famous"! I couldn't stand insulting the Emperor of the Song Dynasty! The officers and soldiers of the Song Dynasty were encouraged by several generals, and the crowd suddenly became excited. They vowed to take the head of Liu Yun, the leader of the Southern Han Dynasty, to replace the Song Dynasty.
The emperor is angry!
The plan was actually very good, but the execution went awry!
First, the Song army did not expect that the Southern Han Dynasty would change hands! Liu Yuan, who originally only knew how to eat, drink and have fun, suddenly turned into Prince Zhu Wu who had dominated Lingnan for many years. The government suddenly became much better than before! Although Zhu Wu forced
Liu Yuan ascended the throne, but did not kill Liu Yuan. In order to win people's hearts, sometimes he even said that it was the result of discussions with Liu Yuan when issuing decrees! He was trying to hide the truth from the truth, making trouble, and fishing in troubled waters!
Secondly, I didn’t expect that Zhu Wu would appear calm and calm on the surface, but secretly he was working hard to expand his army and prepare for war. Now he has trained 20,000 heavy cavalry. This is something that the countries in southern Xinjiang dare not imagine!
Third, I didn’t expect that Zhu Wu would receive strong support from the Demon Cult behind him. The Demon Lord actually sent a skeleton commander to support him. Tens of thousands of skeleton soldiers participated in the battle. The tide of skeletons actually cost him tens of thousands of heroes of the Song Dynasty!
One of the generals beside Pan Mei, his armor shining brightly and holding a long sword on his waist, was the deputy general Yin Chongke. He looked at Hezhou and said anxiously: "Now that Zhu Wu has entered the city and reinforcements have arrived, the morale of the entire Hezhou garrison has been greatly boosted.
If we continue to attack with force, we will suffer heavy losses!"
At this time, a soft and sharp voice sounded, "Now it's not a question of whether we can advance or not. The question now is whether we can hold this position!" The jade-belted python robe, white hair and beauty, is the commander-in-chief of the Imperial City Division of the Song Dynasty.
Wei Qiansui! He was on the front line in person and shouldered the responsibility of supervising the army!
Pan Meining frowned and said: "I don't know if the information is wrong. If they really add 20,000 bone soldiers, 20,000 vine armor soldiers, and 10,000 elephant soldiers, we may only be wiped out!"
Deputy General Yin Chongke also had a sad face, "We have fought bloody battles several times, and now there are only 178 heavy cavalry left, Luoyang Tigers 33,000, and Northwest Wolves only 64,000 left. The total strength is less than 100,000."
, and the opponent’s three extraordinary troops are extremely powerful, I’m afraid we need to add another 100,000 Luoyang Tigers!”
Pan Mei frowned and said: "We have 50,000 Luoyang tigers and 100,000 Northwest wolves. This is already half of the entire military strength of the Song Dynasty! How do you ask me to ask the emperor for an additional 100,000 Luoyang tigers? First, there are not that many
There are too many tigers in Luoyang. Secondly, if all the troops are transferred to the southern front, then the capital will be empty of city defenses. What should the Northern Han Dynasty do if they take advantage of the situation to launch a sneak attack?"
Wei Qiansui said: "The remaining Luoyang tigers cannot move anymore. They are the last line of defense to protect the emperor!"
Yin Chongke sighed: "Except for the Luoyang Tiger, all the other armies have come in vain. They are nothing more than moths rushing to the flame and dying in vain!"
Wei Qiansui looked into the distance with deep eyes and said: "Deputy Envoy Feng and the others have been walking for five days and they will be there in another two hundred miles."
Yin Chongke said: "Chitose admires Vice Envoy Feng so much. I wonder if Vice Envoy Feng has any clever strategies to defeat the enemy?" There seems to be disdain in his words! Those who are charging into the battle are all soldiers like us. What problems can you, the deputy commander-in-chief, solve?
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Wei Qiansui said: "In addition to being the deputy commander-in-chief of our Imperial City Division of the Great Song Dynasty, he is also the leader of the Shan League, the most powerful organization in the martial arts world of the Great Song Dynasty!"
Yin Chongke frowned and said, "Shanmeng?" He had never heard of the existence of Shanmeng.
Wei Qiansui said: "Shan League was founded by Deputy Ambassador Feng. We don't know how many members it has yet!"
Yin Chongke's eyes flashed: "What Qiantose means is that after Deputy Envoy Feng arrives, will the mountain alliance be effective?"
Wei Qiansui was full of confidence: "Not bad!"
"By the way Chitose, isn't it true that the Song Dynasty Wulin and the Demon Sect are at odds with each other? Why are there so many people here this time?"
"The righteous martial arts people in the Central Plains have always been upright. They think that when we attack the Southern Han Dynasty, we are invading others. It is we who caused the displacement of the people of the Southern Han Dynasty. It is we who left the soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty with corpses like mountains! So they think that by coming here, they are adding fuel to the flames.
, they are just working for the tiger! So no one dares to support them publicly, let alone come to the scene to support them in person!"
Yin Chongke frowned and said, "How pedantic!"
Wei Qiansui said: "How can the temple be so high that you can only peek into the grass and grass of the rivers and lakes? They are competitive, brave and fierce, and will draw swords at each other if they disagree! This is their daily life! What about a family, a country, and a country, and what about unifying the country?
But I’m not interested! Speaking of being pedantic, I think the people in Cihang Jianzhai are really pedantic. They actually think that the world is divided and it’s best to be content with the status quo! Only by reducing killing can we achieve peace!”
"Is Cihang Jianzhai a gang?"
"That's right! The secret report said that two disciples from Cihang Sword Studio actually went to Hezhou City. It is said that they are going to help Zhu Wu resist our attack!"
"Scoff!" Yin Chongke was a little disdainful, "If she really wanted to reduce the killing, she should persuade the Southern Han Dynasty to surrender immediately, so as to minimize innocent casualties. Resistance will only increase deaths! I really don't know what these two Cihang Swordsmans are doing.
What do women think!"
Wei Qiansui looked at the sky and said to himself: "Fifteen brothers said that Deputy Envoy Feng kept issuing alliance orders along the way, calling on nearby gangs to come quickly for reinforcements. I guess this time the deputy envoy will have to use surprise troops to solve the problem!"
Yin Chongdao said, "Qiantose admires Deputy Ambassador Feng so much that even now I want to meet him!"
Wei Qiansui smiled and said: "You should study hard now!"!