"I hope Shuibo can be rescued!" Hua Rong said.e^See
"This is the only way!" Wu Dong said.
The distance between Liangshanbo and the Hedong War Zone is very close, only a few hundred miles, and it should be possible to pass. However, Liangshanbo is the weakest of the three base areas. The total population of Liangshanbo is only about 500,000. Many soldiers have been recruited over the years.
After entering the Goryeo War Zone, the total number of troops in Liangshanbo is now only 30,000.
Moreover, when the imperial court was encircling the Hedong war zone, it was impossible to leave Liangshanbo alone. In fact, 100,000 troops from all over Shandong had already moved towards Liangshanbo. By then, Liangshanbo would probably be able to defend himself, and it would be difficult to send out troops.
Go to rescue the Hedong War Zone.
"May God bless me in Liangshan!" At this moment, Wu Dong could only pray secretly, hoping that Lin Chong and Zhu Wu could defend the Hedong War Zone, and that there would be no problems in the Hedong War Zone.
"Grand Governor, don't worry too much. After all, there are hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in the Hedong War Zone, and it will not be easy for the imperial court to conquer it! It's just that this battle is a bit difficult." Hua Rong said.
Wu Dong nodded and stopped talking. After a while, the two began to think about the upcoming nv real war, and put aside the matters of the Hedong War Zone for the time being. After all, the Hedong War Zone was too far away, no matter how worried they were now
None of them have much effect, so I can only place my hope on Lin Chong and Zhu Wu.
On the tenth day of September, the 200,000-strong army from the northwest finally arrived in Puzhou City.
Most of these 200,000 soldiers and horses are from the army. There are only 20,000 cavalry, which are the absolute elite of the Western Army.
The soldiers of the Western Army were very tough, with confident smiles on their faces, which was unmatched by the troops in other parts of the imperial court.
"With such a strong army, it is certain to conquer the Hedong War Zone! Unfortunately, the imperial court has never dared to attack the Khitans. Otherwise, it would be possible for us armies to attack the Khitans and conquer Yanyun!" Liu Guangshi rode on his horse,
Laughed loudly.
"The Khitans are not comparable to the Liangshan bandits. I'm afraid we are no match for the Khitans." Qu Duan shook his head.
Historically, after the Song Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty conquered the Liao Dynasty, they also attacked the Khitan people. At that time, they sent the Western Army, led by Zhong Shidao and Tong Guan. As a result, the Western Army was no match for the Khitan people. Westerners like Zhong Shidao
The top generals in the army were all severely defeated by the Khitans.
And this was even after the Khitans had been crippled by the real nv, and were defeated by the Khitans who had only the remnants of their army. At best, they could only bully the Xixia people or peasant rebels like Fang La. Their real combat effectiveness and
The gap among foreigners is still quite huge.
At this time, Puzhou City's prefect Liu Yu, general Guan Sheng, Tian Bao and others had already received the news, and they were still 30 miles away from the city gate to welcome the arrival of the Western Army.
Seeing the fierce aura of the 200,000-strong army, Liu Yu, Guan Sheng and others were shocked and secretly happy at the same time. They all believed that it was a sure thing to conquer the Liangshan bandits in Hedong this time, and there would be absolutely no mistakes!
"I wonder where the commander is? Do we want to see the commander?" Liu Yu said to the general of the Western Army who was coming over.
"Come with us." The Western Army general curled his lips and said disdainfully.
Liu Yu was not impressed by the arrogant look of the general of the Western Army. After all, he was a subordinate of Zhong Shidao. He was the number one general of the Song Army in this era, so it was normal to be a little arrogant.
The soldiers of the Western Army had already begun to set up camp outside Puzhou City. When they arrived at the Chinese Army, they finally saw Zhong Shidao's camp.
I saw countless soldiers guarding the outside of the camp, and many generals were heading towards the camp. It seemed that Zhongshidao was going to hold a pre-war meeting here.
Liu Yu, Guan Sheng, and Tian Bao were also let in after the notification. The three of them did not dare to say anything after entering. They hurriedly stood at the bottom, waiting for the order from Zhongshi Dao.
After all the generals arrived, Zhong Shidao's eyes coldly swept over the generals and said: "This time I am leading a large army. The generals must work hard to move forward and not slack off! Anyone who dares to violate military laws will be killed."
amnesty!"
The generals were awe-inspiring. At this time, Zhong Shidao's prestige in the Northwest Army was still unmatched. His military orders were always strict, and others did not dare to offend him easily.
Liu Yu stood up hurriedly at this moment and said: "I'm here to see the commander-in-chief and wish the commander-in-chief a good start!"
Behind Liu Yu, Guan Sheng and Tian Bao have already knelt down. They are military generals, so they naturally have to kneel before their superiors. Liu Yu is a civil servant, and his status as a civil servant is high.
The first general, he does not need to kneel.
Zhong Shidao nodded and said: "No need to be polite, everyone, get up! How many soldiers and horses do you have in Puzhou Prefecture now?"
Liu Yu said: "Commander Qi, there are still 50,000 troops and horses."
Zhong Shidao was stunned and said: "Does Puzhou have so many soldiers and horses now?"
He originally thought that there were only 20,000 to 30,000 soldiers and horses in Puzhou, but he did not expect that there were so many troops, which was beyond his expectation.
Liu Yu said: "Commander, this does not include the soldiers and horses of the Hedong Salt Transportation Department, otherwise there will be more."
Zhong Shidao became more and more strange. When his eyes swept across Liu Yu's body and came to Guan Sheng, he paused slightly. After Guan Sheng was a saint, Zhong Shidao also nodded towards him. When he saw
When Guan Sheng stood next to the person, he gently
He frowned and then remembered that after Tian Hu's territory was occupied by Liangshan two years ago, Tian Hu's younger brother Tian Bao defected to the imperial court and was named the general manager of the military and horse capital by the imperial court. It seems that the reason why Puzhou has so many soldiers and horses
Got up, mainly because of Tian Bao.
Tian Bao was stared at by Zhongshi Dao like this, and he felt a little nervous. In fact, Tian Bao's current status is not low. He is a second-grade general. In terms of official position, he is only two levels behind Zhongshi Dao. However,
In fact, as a reduced general, his strength and reputation were far different from those of Zhongshi Dao. He was under great pressure in front of Zhongshi Dao.
"How were you defeated by Liangshan in the first place?" Master Zhong said.
"Commander Qi, my eldest brother's son died in Puzhou Prefecture two years ago, so he led soldiers to surround Puzhou Prefecture, trying to find the enemy who killed his son. Unexpectedly, Liangshan took the opportunity to enter and occupied Fenyang and other places.
At that time, there were not many soldiers and horses in Fenyang and other places, so Liangshan was able to succeed." Tian Bao said.
"I see, but since the army was in Puzhou, didn't you go and take back your territory later?" Master Zhong said.
"Commander, we wanted to take back the territory, but when passing by Lishan, the Liangshan army brutally set fire to the mountain. My eldest brother and countless soldiers were burned to death. I had to lead the rest of the army to Puzhou Mansion to attack
The imperial court surrenders." Tian Bao said.
In fact, the battle against Tian Hu in Liangshan was very simple. It mainly caught Tian Hu by surprise, and later set fire to the mountain. Tian Hu could never recover from the battle. At that time, Liangshan only had an army of more than 10,000 people. If he really conquered Tian Hu,
Tiger's army may not be able to defeat Tian Hu in a head-to-head fight.
Now listening to what Tian Bao said, the generals of the Western Army in the camp were all booing. Liu Guangshi said: "Commander, it seems that this so-called Liangshan was only able to occupy Hedong through conspiracy and trickery. I think the reason why they were able to occupy it was
Goryeo, I am afraid they are also relying on cunning and cunning. After all, they are still grass bandits, and their real strength is vulnerable! Please ask the commander to send me to lead the army. It only requires 10,000 soldiers and horses, and I promise to conquer all the land east of the river within ten days!"
Master Zhong snorted coldly and said: "How outrageous! I didn't let you speak in the military camp, why did you stand up?"
Zhongshidao dislikes Liu Guangshi very much. This is a standard military yamen, which does not follow the rules at all, and is regarded as a thorn in the army. However, this thorn was arranged by Liu Yanqing, and he cannot do anything to this thorn.
What, at best, you can just drink it away.
Liu Guangshi curled his lips and cursed the Tao of Masters secretly in his heart. He did not look down upon the Tao of Masters. After all, his father was also the second-largest figure in the Northwest Army. Although his father did not come this time, he relied on his
Despite his father's identity, status, and teaching skills, he didn't dare to do anything to him.
Zhong Shidao thought for a while, then looked at the general on his left and said: "Fengmei, you lead 30,000 troops to Gaizhou and strive to capture Gaizhou in one battle!"
Feng Mei was a close confidant of Tong Guan and was appointed as the vanguard. After hearing this, he was overjoyed and said, "Commander, I'll set off right now!"
Like the other generals of the Western Army, he believed that Liangshan was vulnerable. He even thought that Liangshan might not have many troops and that he could conquer the entire Hedong alone, so he impatiently wanted to send troops to make achievements.
"Very good, you can organize your troops and set off today." Master Zhong said.
What Zhong Shidao did was actually sending Fengmei aside. Fengmei had no morals and incompetence at all. He only became a general because of Tong Guan's relationship. Now that he has sent Fengmei away, he can continue to deploy troops.
Send generals to fight to capture Jinning due north.
"Yang Keshi, Liu Guangshi, you two lead ten thousand soldiers and horses to clear the way, make sure there are no ambush on the road ahead, and then find out the situation of Jinning for me," Master Zhong said.
A general on the right stood up. He looked to be about 40 years old. Liu Guangshi also stood up, and the two of them knelt down to accept the order.
Liu Guangshi was one of the four famous resurgence generals in the Southern Song Dynasty, and Yang Keshi was the top figure in the Western Army of this era. He was known as the "enemy of ten thousand people". He made great contributions during the campaign in Xixia, which is a way of cultivating a teacher.
The real ace general in his hand. In this era, the other generals under Zhong Shidao are not as good as this Yang Keshi.
After receiving the order, the two men immediately went to organize the army. In the afternoon, they set off towards Jinning City due north.
The land east of Hedong is mountainous. Between Puzhou and Jinning are mainly some branches of the Luliang Mountains, and there is also the Fen River.
In later generations, even the Yellow River often stopped flowing, not to mention the Fenhe River, which was the second tributary of the Yellow River. At that time, the flow of the Fenhe River was very small, but in this era, the Fenhe River is the largest river in Shanxi. The surging water is extremely spectacular and the river is extremely wide.
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The dangerous mountains and rivers are indeed worthy of their reputation, and they are worthy of being a famous place of "mountains and rivers outside and inside" throughout the ages.
There are countless ambush sites here, but the two of them didn't encounter any ambush along the way, and they were both surprised at the moment.
"There is no ambush in such a good terrain! It seems that the Liangshan bandits must have been extremely scared, so they all retreated back to the city! That must be the case!" Yang Keshi said...
"General Yang, what should we do now?" Liu Guangshi said.
"Conquer Jinning City directly ahead!" Yang Keshi said.