Chapter 321: To add insult to injury

Xiao Ding was ordered by the emperor to get up in the morning to participate in the early dynasty. On the Jinluan Palace, the emperor named Song Yinzi, the king of Mu, as the commander of the army and went to Jiaozhou to quell the rebellion. He also appointed Xiao Ding and Gao Wanjun as deputy commanders to assist Song Yinzi, and at the same time specially instructed Xiao Ding to protect Song Yinzi's safety.

As soon as Xiao Ding heard the emperor's instructions, he had already guessed the reason why the emperor had to see him in person, it was nothing more than that he was more worried about Song Yinzi's safety and wanted to make himself Song Yinzi's bodyguard.

Taiwei Gao Ge saw that Xiao Ding and Gao Wanjun had become deputy commanders, so he also went out for his son Gao Jinnei and won a position as deputy commander. After that, the emperor sent some young generals to assist Song Yinzi in quelling the rebellion.

At this moment, suddenly a report from the guards came from outside the hall, saying that it was an urgent report from the border pass of Youzhou.

Emperor Song Gaoting hurriedly asked people to submit the urgent report to open it for viewing, it turned out that the northern Dahara Kingdom and the Great Jing Ya Kingdom joined forces to once again send troops to invade the border passes in the northeast and north directions of Youzhou respectively.

The commander guarding the border pass in Youzhou is Yang Changning, the youngest son of the old prince of Yang's mansion, and Han Kun, another younger brother of Han Jun, the household servant. The two commanders sent an urgent report asking the emperor to immediately send more soldiers, horses, generals, grain, grass, materials, ordnance, etc., otherwise it would be difficult to hold the border pass.

The emperor asked the eunuch to read out the urgent report on the spot, and the ministers also looked nervous after hearing it.

You must know that last winter, the Great Hara Kingdom and the Great Xia Kingdom had just invaded the Great Song Kingdom. Later, when I heard that the Great Xia army was defeated, the Great Hara State took the initiative to withdraw its troops. It stands to reason that even if they want to invade again, they will not come to "fight the autumn wind" until the grain comes down in the autumn.

Why, it was just summer, and they sent troops again?

Just when everyone was full of questions, another guard came in to report: "Your Majesty, Gao Liangtong, the commander of the border pass of the state, sent an urgent report, please take a look at it!" ”

"Bring it up!" The emperor was surprised again, he had just received a report from the battle at the border of Youzhou, and another war report from this state came.

The ministers were also shocked, and they all secretly wondered, could it be that something happened at the border of the state?

After the emperor read it and asked the eunuch to read out the emergency report again, everyone was shocked again, sure enough, it was an urgent document sent by Gao Liangtong, it turned out that this Great Hara Kingdom did not only send a road of soldiers and horses, they sent several soldiers and horses to invade the passes along the northern border of the Great Song Kingdom.

In the emergency report, Gao Liangtong also asked the imperial court to send troops and horses to support as soon as possible, and at the same time needed a large amount of grain, grass and ordnance, otherwise it would be difficult for the border pass to support.

As soon as Xiao Ding saw it, there were urgent reports from two border gates one after another, it seems that this war is unusual! I wonder if the Great Xia Kingdom over there in Yongzhou will send troops again?

Xiao Ding was thinking about it, and he heard the voice of the guards outside the palace again: "Your Majesty, Huang Wenlong, the commander of the Yongzhou border pass, has sent an urgent report, please take a look!" ”

When Xiao Ding heard this, he said that Cao Cao Cao had arrived, and he was thinking about this Yongzhou side, and sure enough, he came to report urgently.

As Xiao Ding expected, the urgent report sent by Huang Wenlong was the same as the previous one, and the Great Xia Kingdom once again sent troops to the pass in the direction of Yongzhou, and he also hoped to get reinforcements and supplies.

This is really worse than not!

It stands to reason that the Great Xia Kingdom had just signed an armistice agreement with the Great Song Kingdom, and even paid compensation to compensate for the last war, but they did not expect that just a few months later, they dared to openly violate the agreement and take the initiative to send troops again.

This time, the sudden dispatch of troops from the northeast, due north, and northwest countries was somewhat unusual. Now that the dealer has just planted in the field, and the new grain is still ripe, why would they send troops together? It seems that the purpose of their dispatch this time is not to grab food.

Emperor Song Yuting frowned tightly and was silent, and the ministers were discussing how to deal with it.

Xiao Ding was also thinking about this in his mind, and said that he was just going to the south to quell the rebellion of the king of Jiaozhou, and the north of the Great Song Kingdom was in flames of war. In this way, the Great Song Kingdom is going to be attacked by the north and the south!

Thinking of this, Xiao Ding's mind suddenly flashed, the three northern countries sent troops at the same time, could it be related to the king of Jiaozhou? I heard Song Yinzi say that the king of Jiaozhou had colluded with the southern Dali State and the Great Southern Barbarian State to send troops to attack the Great Song Kingdom. It's hard to guarantee that he won't secretly fornicate with the Great Hara Kingdom, the Great Indigo Kingdom, and the Great Xia Kingdom!

Thinking of this, Xiao Ding was also shocked in his heart, and said that this King of Jiaozhou is really a good plan!

Directly colluding with many countries to attack the Great Song Kingdom together, this is really wanting the Great Song Kingdom to perish!

In this way, the Great Song Kingdom is indeed a little difficult to handle, and the troops of the Great Song Kingdom are mainly concentrated in the surrounding border passes. The inland state capital did not have many soldiers and horses, and this time in order to quell the rebellion, they have all been mobilized outside Zhongzhou.

If the guards at the border pass can't hold it, it's more dangerous. Usually, the troops on the border are the more elite forbidden army troops of the Great Song Kingdom. There are also some local van troops. However, the combat power of the Xiang army was far inferior to that of the forbidden army.

As for the grain, grass and ordnance, it's okay to say, there are still a lot of reserves in the treasury of the Great Song Kingdom, but the soldiers and horses are a little difficult to adjust!

Emperor Song Yuanting was so anxious that he was sweating down. Yongzhou is relatively easy to manage, Yongzhou originally had 100,000 Xiang troops, after the First World War last year, about half of them remained, and they are currently led by Huang Wenlong. With an army of 50,000 in hand, if the supply of food, grass and ordnance keeps up, it is not too much of a problem to hold the border city.

However, on the side of Youzhou and Merge Prefecture, if you don't give reinforcements, it may be a little difficult.

The Great Hara Kingdom came to the territory of the Great Song Kingdom last winter and took away a lot of food, materials and population, and now they are sending troops to fight, so they must not have to worry about logistical problems.

The territory of Youzhou and Bingzhou was looted by the Great Hara State last year, and even the population was lost a lot, not to mention the materials and food, so it is indeed a little difficult to rely only on the local population and materials of Youzhou to resist the army of the Great Hara State.

The Great Song Kingdom originally had millions of forbidden troops, but they were all scattered in the border areas of all parts of the country and could not be mobilized at all. And the Xiang army in the territory has been transferred to Zhongzhou at this time to use King Qin. In addition, there are still 50,000 forbidden troops outside Zhongzhou City, which are used to protect Zhongzhou City.

The 20,000 forbidden troops led by Gao Wanjun a few years ago belonged to these troops.

Song Yuanting asked the ministers for their opinions several times, but the civilian, military and military generals were all helpless. Song Yuanting had no choice but to issue an order again, ordering Gao Wanjun to lead 20,000 forbidden troops outside Zhongzhou City to Youzhou with supplies and ordnance to support Yang Changning and Han Kun.

He also sent Luo Simao to lead 20,000 forbidden troops outside the city, carrying ordnance and materials to the border pass of Bingzhou to support Gao Liangtong's uncle and nephew.

On the Yongzhou side, he ordered Yongzhou Assassin Shi Feiwu to gather all the soldiers in Yongzhou City, bring materials and ordnance to the border pass to support Huang Wenlong.

In this way, of the 50,000 forbidden troops outside Zhongzhou City, only 10,000 remained. Xiao Ding muttered in his heart, he didn't know how many of the troops who came to King Qin this time, and whether it was enough to quell the rebellion.

And without Gao Wanjun and Luo Simao, Xiao Ding still felt a little painful in his heart. After all, with Gao Wanjun together, it is also more tacit to discuss the major affairs of the military aircraft, as for the other deputy commander Gao Jinnei, Xiao Ding directly ignored it, and did not think of counting on him at all.

Forty thousand forbidden troops and two generals were sent from their own troops to support the north. Although Xiao Ding was reluctant in his heart, he didn't dare to say more, after all, the military affairs are very important, and if you don't get it right, there will be danger to the kingdom.

In the midst of the civil and military discussions of the Manchu Dynasty, the early dynasty finally ended.

Xiao Ding was still thinking about the troops outside the city, can he successfully complete the task of counterinsurgency this time?

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