As a subject of the Song Dynasty, the capital of the Song Dynasty was attacked by enemy troops, and the life safety of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty was threatened. In this case, Zhang Xiaochun had to save him.
No matter how reluctant he was, he still sent Wang Zhen with 3,000 troops to Bianliang City to drive away Yue Fei's troops.
After Wang Zhen left, Zhang Xiaochun was still very angry. Such a court and such a forbidden army really disappointed him.
"Come here, please bring all the generals here." Zhang Xiaochun suddenly said after walking a few steps in the room.
After about a quarter of an hour, all the generals in the Taiyuan Army came to Zhang Xiaochun's room and sat under Zhang Xiaochun.
"I'm afraid we can't defend Qixian County anymore. Let's return to Taiyuan." Looking at the generals below, Zhang Xiaochun was silent for a while and said suddenly.
"Ah! In this case, not only did we fail to conquer the Hedong bandits, but we gave up all the cities around Taiyuan to the Hedong bandits. This war is considered a complete failure." A general below said in disbelief.
"There is nothing we can do about it. We only have 50,000 people, and there are a lot of bandits in Hedong. If we continue to stay in Qi County and Qi County is captured, our 50,000 people will also suffer heavy losses. Now go back
By going to Taiyuan City, we can at least keep our own troops." Zhang Xiaochun sighed.
The generals below all frowned. A middle-aged general said: "Sir, what should we do if bandits from the east of the river attack Taiyuan City?"
Zhang Xiaochun snorted coldly and said: "Attack Taiyuan City? Do you think they have such ability?"
Taiyuan City was the most important town in the north of the Song Dynasty. The city wall was extremely high and thick, and there was a moat formed by the wide Fen River below. The defense was extremely strong. From the moment it was built, it was like a huge mountain.
, it is by no means easy to conquer. Song Taizu Zhao Kuang
Yin could not conquer Taiyuan City in his whole life. Song Taizong Zhao Kuangyi mobilized his country and took half a year to conquer Taiyuan City. Not to mention that the real women of later generations were also blocked under Taiyuan City, and Bianliang only took more than a month.
It was conquered immediately, while Taiyuan City took more than nine months to conquer.
As long as they enter such a majestic city, they are not afraid of Liangshan's attack.
After hearing Zhang Xiaochun's words, the other generals all had smiles on their faces. They were also extremely confident in the Taiyuan City they were defending. They did not believe that Liangshan could conquer Taiyuan City. They even did not believe that Liangshan's soldiers and horses dared to attack Taiyuan City.
"Very good, you go down now and gather the soldiers. We will leave Qi County overnight and return to Taiyuan." Zhang Xiaochun thought for a while and said.
"Sir, the soldiers are very tired. I think it's better for us to leave tomorrow morning?" a general said hesitantly.
"Thank you! It is safer to set off at night. If we set out tomorrow morning and the Liangshan bandits catch up, we will lose many soldiers. Get all the soldiers up quickly and set off now." Zhang Xiaochun cursed angrily.
The quality of the Taiyuan soldiers was good. They were all assembled after half an hour. Then they left Qi County without making much noise.
By the time Zhu Wu arrived with his army the next morning, Qixian County had become an empty city.
At this moment, there are several generals beside Zhu Wu. One is eight feet tall and somewhat similar to Wu Dong, but he has more fierceness than Wu Dong. Although the other man is not as strong as Wu Song.
He is tall, but also unusually strong, his eyes are shining, and he is obviously very skilled in martial arts. On the other side is a relatively thin middle-aged man, but he also gives the impression that he is very capable.
It turns out that these three people are Wu Song, Li Ying, and Bai Sheng who came from Shuibo!
"I would like to thank the three generals for coming to help this time!" General Zhu Wu invited the three of them to the Qixian county office and said with a smile on his face.
"We are all from Liangshan, so we should help each other. Besides, the water pool is relatively safe, and the role that our army can play in the water pool is limited, so I brought them here." Wu Song sat down.
He came down and said with a smile.
"Is there really nothing going on over there at Shuibo? I heard that the imperial court also had tens of thousands of troops besieging Shuibo?" Zhu Wu said with some concern.
"Don't worry, there won't be any problems. The 800-mile Liangshan Shuibo is not that easy to conquer. The court's naval force is limited and cannot compete with our Shuibo navy." Wu Song said.
It turned out that Wu Song set out from Liangshanbo half a month ago, and had just arrived here two days ago to assist Zhu Wu in the battle. However, when they arrived, Zhu Wu had already gained an advantage, so they did not help much.
"Mr. Zhu, I wonder what the situation is like on the southeast side of the river?" Li Ying asked.
"The south has defeated 200,000 Western troops! Moreover, a young general led troops and horses straight to Bianliang, which made people in Bianliang panic. Troops from all over the country went to Bianliang King Qin." Zhu Wudao.
"Oh? There is such a young general? What is his name?" Wu Song asked curiously.
"My name is Yue Fei. He was originally a brigade commander in the reserves. After he went to the front line this time, he was accepted as a disciple by General Lin. He played an extremely huge role in this war." Zhu Wu said with a smile.
"When we have the opportunity, we will all meet this young general." Wu Song said.
"It's natural, I want to meet him too." Zhu Wu also said with a smile.
A few people were sitting there chatting, and the expression on Zhu Wu's face was quite respectful. Although he was an important official in the Hedong War Zone, Wu Song was Wu Dong's biological brother, and he could not help but treat him disrespectfully.
Wu Song, on the other hand, felt that his own merits were nothing. He knew that his ability to lead troops in battle was very average. This time he came with the intention of assisting Zhu Wu. He had decided to listen to Zhu Wu in everything. Zhu Wu was a rare
As a wise man, you should be right to listen to him.
"I'm going to rush to Taiyuan City now and ask some generals for help!" After saying a few words, Zhu Wu suddenly said.
"Going to Taiyuan City? Are we going to attack Taiyuan City?" Wu Song asked in surprise.
"Yes, I have decided to conquer the entire Taiyuan City in one fell swoop! After Taiyuan City is conquered, the entire Hedong will completely belong to us." Zhu Wudao.
"But, Taiyuan City is not that easy to conquer? We don't have many siege equipment. With our large army, even if we rush forward at the risk of death, we may not be able to conquer Taiyuan City." Wu Song frowned.
Originally Wu Song was just a simple warrior, but since he went to Liangshan, he often attacked various places, and he had to understand the situation in various places. He also knew the strength of Taiyuan City, and felt that conquering Taiyuan City now was a bit of a fantasy.
Although there are many soldiers and horses in Hedong, they really don't have many siege equipment. For example, there are many siege equipment in Goryeo, and even artillery has been developed, but the situation here is much worse.
"If we attack hard, it will be difficult for us to defeat it. At that time, Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty used all the strength of the country. The number of forbidden troops and side soldiers reached one million, the number of crossbowmen was 300,000, and there were countless siege equipment, including trebuchets alone.
Thousands of planes, even so, it took half a year to defeat the Taipei
Yuan City, in the end the enemy surrendered on their own. We only have more than 100,000 troops, so it is absolutely impossible to attack Taiyuan City. But I have already contacted some of the guards of Taiyuan City. When the time comes, they will open the gates for us, and we will rush directly.
Just go in." Zhu Wudao.
"Ah! It turns out to be like this!" Wu Song and Li Ying had surprised smiles on their faces.
No matter how strong any city is, it is quite easy to destroy it from the inside. If there are defenders in Taiyuan City who are willing to act internally, it will be very easy to conquer Taiyuan City with the current strength of hundreds of thousands of troops.
After all, there are only 50,000 defenders in Taiyuan City. Without the advantage of defending the city, they are no match for the hundreds of thousands of Liangshan troops.
So after taking over the county seat of Qixian County, the Liangshan army continued to advance towards Taiyuan City.
The weather was getting colder and colder, and the soldiers had put on cotton-padded clothes. Even so, they were still shivering from the cold. It wasn't until they walked several miles that they felt warm again.
Wu Song and Li Ying were standing on a hill at the moment, watching the soldiers passing by one after another. Wu Song took a deep breath, with an excited smile on his face, and said: "Being trapped in the water for the past two years has been really depressing.
Yes. I have decided to stay in the Hedong War Zone from now on, it is much better than Shuibo."
Li Ying was stunned and said: "I have no problem staying in Hedong, but if you stay here, General Lin and Mr. Zhu may be at a loss."
Wu Song smiled and said: "Is it because of my identity? Don't worry, after I come here, I will become their subordinate and will never disobey their orders easily."
Li Ying shook his head, feeling that this matter was not that simple. If Wu Songzhen came here, he would definitely make Lin Chong and Zhu Wu feel in the way. They would not dare to use the governor's biological brother boldly.
In fact, Lin Chong would never have such an idea. Although Lin Chong and Wu Dong are sworn brothers, they are no different from real brothers. So for Wu Song, he would not dare to use Wu Song because of Wu Dong's identity.
After the soldiers passed by, the two of them followed.
For more than a hundred miles, they encountered several hills and a military town, but there were no ambushes in these places, and the people in the military town also walked away empty-handed.
The villages we encountered along the way were also deserted. The people there had probably gone elsewhere to avoid the war.
"In prosperity, the people suffer. In death, the people suffer. I really hope that one day, the land of China will never suffer such a disaster again." While walking on the road, Wu Song suddenly had this thought in his heart.
After more than 100,000 Liangshan troops arrived at Taiyuan City, they did not attack the city immediately. Instead, they slowly set up camp there. A day later, countless military camps stood under Taiyuan City. The defenders and people on Taiyuan City became panicked.