In the Song Dynasty in the past few years, because of the prime minister's insistence on appeasement, there were very few important ministers who could train troops and could fight. Zhao Fang was one of the few. He resisted the Jin army in Jinghu for the past six months.
He has made his name as "Grandpa Zhao" and is by no means a person who talks on paper.
When Zhao Fan saw the worried look on his father's face, his heart suddenly became tense.
It was Zhao Fang who suggested that a group of people arrive at this woodland. Zhao Fan actually felt that it was a bit dangerous.
He thought that he had arranged too few cavalry to accompany him. Zhao Fang was worried about running into the Jurchens' cavalry, so he quickly said: "Father, the people around here are all our capable manpower, and they are heavily guarded. Ahem...it will never be possible."
Let the Jurchens come closer."
Zhao Fang nodded.
Of course, the people accompanying him on the trip were all capable. In addition to a small number of Zhao Fang's own guards, most of the more than a hundred cavalry were led by Meng Zongzheng's warriors drawn from the three armies of Shenjin, Baojie, and Loyalty.
, is the son of Meng Zongzheng, named Meng Gong.
The young man was around 20 years old, of medium height, and was meticulously dressed in armor. At this time, he was patrolling the edge of the forest with his sword, and his movements and eyes were very alert and sharp.
Zhao Fang liked this young man very much. During the march these days, he often called him by his side to teach him some knowledge.
The Meng family in Suizhou was a general who followed Yue Fei to the south and lived in Suizhou in the early years. He had established himself in the local area for decades and was considered deeply rooted. It was time for him to turn from martial arts to literature. Zhao Fang was a Jinshi and a disciple of Mr. Nan Xuan, a great Neo-Confucian scholar.
If the Meng Cong could be supported by Zhao Fang, their future career would be smooth, so Meng Zongzheng was very happy about this, and specially gathered elite men to let the Meng Cong leaders serve by Zhao Fang's side.
Zhao Fang naturally trusted the talents of the Meng Cong, not to mention the Jin army in front of him. He wanted to squeeze out the last bit of his family resources and throw himself into the decisive battle. How could he care about the small Song army in a corner of the battlefield.
What Zhao Fang was worried about was not his own safety at all.
He was not even worried, but rather had an uncontrollable panic, but this panic was covered up by his qi-nurturing skills and could not be clearly discerned by outsiders.
Zhao Fang has been serving as a border guard for more than ten years. During these years, he has been paying attention to the performance of the Jin Army, and also to the increasing number of Yi people in the Jin Army. As time goes by,
The details he understood gradually became more complete, and he could even tell the different origins of the Naiman, Wanggu, Qiang, Kele, and Uighur people.
After the barbarians began to be sinicized, they would inevitably lose the ferocious wildness in their blood. In order to maintain their own combat effectiveness, they had to drive the more barbaric foreign races that had not yet been sinicized.
At that time, Emperor Taiwu of the Northern Wei Dynasty frightened the Xuyi garrison of the Liu Song Dynasty in the Southern Dynasty, saying that all the fighting soldiers sent by him were not Chinese. Ding Ling and Hu were in the northeast of the city, and the Di Qiang were in the south. What the Jurchens are doing now can be called a common practice since ancient times.
, using the barbaric energy of these alien races.
Generally speaking, the more you use barbaric aliens to supplement your military force, the weaker your own military force will inevitably be. The Jurchens' increasingly weakened moral character over the years has long been no secret.
But at this moment, in Zhao Fang's eyes, the Jin army's violent attack on the naval array was huge. It was obvious that not only the foreign soldiers, but also the Jurchens showed a barbarism and bloodthirst that had not been inspired for a long time.
Under such an unfavorable situation, he could still inspire such fighting spirit and then forcefully seize the initiative on the battlefield. It can be seen that the commander-in-chief of the Jin Army is not trivial. In the past few days, the Kaifeng court of the Jin Army has indeed been attentive to running the army.
At this time, the Jurchens' main team received another order. As the cavalry carrying the order ran around, tens of millions of foreign warriors roared like beasts.
Zhao Fan looked pale and couldn't help but said: "With such momentum, the Jurchens' blood is still there!"
However, the blood energy is still there, the blood energy is simply gushing out.
A few miles away, the huge area within Zhao Fang's sight was almost completely occupied by the Jurchens. They were shouting, the cavalry were running like lightning, the flags were waving like a storm, and the spears were stabbing like alien beasts, and their scales and horns were shaking. Under the urging of the shouts,
Next, they pushed forward layer by layer, constantly entangled with the enemy troops. The huge momentum was impossible for anyone who had not been there to understand.
But this is not what Zhao Fang is afraid of.
The Song Dynasty founded a country based on culture and education, and has always regarded all surrounding nationalities as barbarians. The barbarians have their upper limit after all, and on the one hand, the more barbaric they are, the more ferocious they are; but on the other hand, the more barbaric they are.
, the more susceptible they are to the impression of the Han family's clothes, etiquette, and music, the more they will eventually become weak and become just like the Song people.
Once you become weak, you can never reverse it.
In the past few decades, Dajin did not really threaten the survival of the Song Dynasty. Instead, it was beaten by the Black Tartars on the northern grasslands. This is the reason.
In Zhao Fang's eyes, the so-called thirteen captains' army they created in Kaifeng was not much different from the Song army. Those captains were essentially the same as the border tycoons who had been in the army for generations in the Song Dynasty, such as Meng Zongzheng and Hu Zaixing.
It's the same with others.
Therefore, Zhao Fang can conclude that although the Jurchens are ferocious at the moment, they will not last long.
This frightening ferocity is not so much derived from blood as it is derived from despair. It is just the last struggle of capable people before the country's collapse, stimulating the last remaining things in the blood.
Ding Haijun is different.
They were very calm in dealing with the Jin army. This was not due to indifference, but rather the whole army, up and down, with everyone confident of defeating and attacking. This army was not the barbaric style of an alien army, nor was it the Song Dynasty army.
It has been decadent and loose for a long time, relying only on the occasional force of a few famous ministers and generals to boost its morale.
In the past few days, the closer Zhao Fang got to Kaifeng, the more times he came into contact with the officers and soldiers of the Ding Navy. He had seen the scouting horses of the Ding Navy, and he had also seen a small team that sent troops to capture a certain village. The high-spirited energy of those soldiers could not be concealed at all.
But his eyes.
After seeing the battle today, Zhao Fang was even more convinced that the members of this army were indeed as rumored. They truly took the army as their profession, received adequate treatment, and had the confidence to do their best in this profession. They again
There are gunpowder weapons with a range of hundreds of steps, and hot air balloons that fly high in the sky to detect the situation. These are all weapons on the battlefield.
This army is an army with perseverance and perseverance. Each of them stands on their own vital interests and identifies with the team they belong to, so they are essentially a level higher than the Jin Army or the Song Army!
This army itself is the most terrifying war machine!
If the momentum of the Jin army weakens even slightly, the balanced momentum that the two armies have barely maintained will collapse, and the navy's counterattack will definitely be ferocious beyond imagination.
Zhao Fang was still a little skeptical about the information that had been sent privately from Kaifeng earlier, as well as the rumors that had gradually leaked out from Lin'an. Now that he had witnessed the fighting situation in the Dinghai navy with his own eyes, he knew that those were all correct.
The Duke of Zhou, Guo Ning, went to Shandong and the north to purge the nobles and scholar-bureaucrats, plundered their wealth and land, distributed them all to the soldiers, and turned the soldiers into military aristocrats. This was not enough, he also used millions of
The common people were demoted to the position of shady households and made to work as cattle and horses for the warriors!
A political regime composed of Han warriors is terrifying enough. These Han warriors have also consolidated their foundation, gained the loyal support of tens of thousands or hundreds of thousands of ferocious beasts, and used force to enslave the people of the world... By the way.
, this regime’s economic source still relies on colluding with smugglers!
How could that be possible? Isn’t that the resurrection of those human-eating demons from the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties?
Where will the rise of such a regime leave the people of the world, and where will it leave Zhao and Song Dynasties?
Why did Shi Xiang go so crazy that he chose to cooperate with such a terrible enemy?
Even if he has some difficulties... The temporary victory or defeat in the court does not matter. Even if he suffers a loss, there may not be a possibility of making a comeback. But the current situation between the two parties is really to seek the skin of a tiger!
I heard that several close officials under Prime Minister Shi’s family are happily joining forces with Ding Haijun to do maritime trade business. If this continues, the country will be in trouble, who knows who is responsible for it!
I, Zhao Fang, and the 20,000 soldiers under my command have worked so hard to reach Zhuxian Town, are we going to leave a name of humiliation in the history books?
At this time, Meng Gong in the distance pursed his lips and whistled, signaling to his team.
Zhao Fanxi said: "Father, the messenger from Dinghai Navy is here! But I don't know who is here today?"
Ever since 20,000 Song troops penetrated Nanjing Road, coordination with Ding Haijun has not stopped. Every day, Ding Haijun would send people to the Song military camp to visit and report recent military trends. A few days ago, a general came,
The day before yesterday, yesterday, someone came.
The cronies around Zhao Fang didn't know Zhao Fang's worries. They were quite satisfied with the situation where the coalition forces were dispatched and the fighting was left to the allies, so they were generally in a good mood. Last night, several people joked privately that today's battle was crucial. In order to show their attention,
, we have to send an envoy to show up.
On the battlefield in the distance, the sound of killing was still loud, and the smoke and dust were confusing. Under the smoke and dust, several people rushed over on horseback. The leader of the group was not very good at riding, and he staggered on the horse, so that his beard was fluttering. Take a closer look, this gentleman
He is not young, and he is wearing the official uniform of the Song Dynasty.
When several riders approached, Zhao Fang recognized him.
"Xuan Zhen? Isn't this Xuan Zhen? Why is he here? What is he here for?"