Hezhong Fuzhi, Hedong County, Qinjin Ancient Road, south of Zhongtiao Mountain, west of the Yellow River crossing, the terrain is very dangerous.

Since Wang Song sent Huang Zong to sit in Hezhong Mansion, the east of the river, the south and the north, are all under the control of the loyal army, the politics is clear, the law and order is good, and it has also become a convenient passage for the influx of displaced people in Shaanxi.

In Hedong County, on the east bank of the Yellow River, there is an uninhabited beach, and the baggage is piled up like a mountain, and the black and swarthy artillery alone has stretched out for several miles. On the bank of the river, boundless soldiers were marching across the pontoon bridge to the west bank of the Yellow River.

There are crowds of people, horses neighing, but they are well organized, busy but not chaotic.

"Brother Liu, how many hours will it take for all the soldiers to cross the river, can they be transported before dark?"

Zhang Xian stood on a high ground on the shore, staring at the flowing water with thin ice cubes slowly moving on the river, and his brows were furrowed.

The upper reaches of the northern Yellow River have been frozen, and the temperature in the Guanzhong Plain in the lower reaches is still okay, and the river has not been closed.

It's just that if you continue to transport it like this, I don't know when you will be able to cross the river completely?

Facing Zhang Xian's question, Liu Qi shook his head and said: "Zhang is in charge, there are 4,000 people in an hour, and it takes five hours for all the soldiers to cross the river, not to mention chariots, baggage, and horses. According to the lower officials, if you want to cross the river completely, it will be early tomorrow morning at the earliest!"

This time, Liu Qi was the commander of the left-wing front army, which belonged to Zhang Xian's account. Wang Song transferred him from the frontier of Hebei this time for the battle of Shaanxi.

Zhang Xian nodded and said in a deep voice: "It looks like we have to find some more ships." The brothers who reconnoitred in front sent back news that Zhang Jun's former army had already handed over to the Jin people. If it is delayed and the hour is missed, I am afraid that the Western Army will be completely defeated!"

Liu Qi was taken aback, and couldn't help but say: "Hundreds of thousands of Western troops, they won't be defeated with one blow, the Jin people are not so strong!"

Zhang Xian sneered: "Zhang Jun is deployed in the Yaozhou Plain, vainly trying to use the crowd and firearms to deal with the Jin people, don't you know that the Jin people also have firearms to compete with the Song army!" Coupled with the elite 50,000 cavalry of the Jin people, galloping across the plains, how long can the Western Army last?"

Liu Qi was dumbfounded, and only said after a while: "No wonder Xianggong forced him to cross the river without waiting for the ships to arrive, it turned out that the war had started ahead."

Zhang Xian nodded and said: "Xianggong just can't bear to see the brothers of the Western Army suffer heavy losses, and the people of Shaanxi are poisoned by the Jin people, so he is forced to cross the river as soon as possible." Zhang Jun relied on his own strength and horses, and did not report the military situation to the prime minister, and the ranger brothers who went to investigate lost as many as two or three hundred people, which is really stupid!"

In the strategy of sending troops, Wang Song decided to aid the Western Army, instead of sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight, which also caused dissatisfaction among many officers in the army.

It is understandable for the officers to think so, mainly because the strength of the Jin people is too strong. 50,000 Jurchen cavalry and 100,000 troops are enough to dominate the world and be invincible. One mistake may greatly damage the vitality of the loyal army, and it will be difficult to recover.

However, Wang Song was arbitrary, in order to leave more vitality for the Han people and make his subordinates admire. Anyone can see from this that Wang Song is not a treacherous villain who will take revenge and ignore the overall situation.

On the contrary, generals like Yue Fei, Liu Qi, and Li Shifu, who were from prominent backgrounds, all celebrated Wang Song's move and were convinced.

Just like Liu Qi, his eldest brother Liu Xi was the commander of the Song army this time, commanding the whole army. Although the two brothers usually have a lot of dirt, they have a deep affection for flesh and blood, and from the bottom of his heart, he still hopes that Wang Song will help Song Jun and his brother.

In view of the "brilliant" achievements of the Song army in the past, although they were outnumbered, everyone in their hearts already regarded them as the weak side.

"Brother Liu Qi, I heard Wang Xianggong say that this time the Jin people went south, there are likely to be heavy armored cavalry, what is it called "Tiefutu", please leave this matter to you. ”

The name of the Jurchen "Iron Floating Massacre" is powerful all over the world, as for how to deal with the "Iron Floating Massacre", it was proposed by Wang Song, and Liu Qi trained the army.

Although there was already a great weapon of artillery, especially heavy artillery, which was overwhelming, Wang Song still asked Liu Qi to train the new army in case of emergency.

Liu Qi nodded and replied in a deep voice: "Zhang Dutong can rest assured that the villain has been trained many times. If you don't come, don't think about going back!"

Liu Qi said goodbye and left, Zhang Xian looked at the crowd, inadvertently swept a few people, and couldn't help but be stunned, thinking that he was dazzled.

He immediately showed joy on his face, walked down the high slope, stepped forward, and said loudly: "Brother Yue, I haven't seen you for a few years, and our brothers are finally going to fight side by side again!"

The two of them put their hands on their shoulders, their eyes were slightly red, and they were embarrassed.

Yue Fei returned to the Loyal and Righteous Army, he naturally knew, he just didn't expect that in this battle in Shaanxi, Wang Song also recruited Yue Fei.

After a long time, Yue Fei smiled and said, "Brother Zhang Xian, this time I am the right-wing commander. In the future, you and I will serve under the command of Xianggong, and I hope you will give you more guidance to the foolish brother, so as not to make another detour. ”

His tone was sincere, with a hint of embarrassment in the middle, obviously from the heart.

Wang Song went to Bianliang City and discussed with Zong Ze and others the second condition for taking over the land of Sanjing was Yue Fei. For this reason, he could not erase the first condition.

The meaning is obvious, except for Yue Fei, other things can be discussed. And Yue Fei doesn't stay, and everything else is not to be discussed.

Zhao Ding, Zhang Jun of Nanjing, and Han Shizhong of Xijing went south, leaving more than 10,000 elite soldiers and half of the grain in Tokyo. Zong Ze father and son and Yue Fei stayed.

Han Shizhong, who is famous in history, still went south with the army. For a military general in his forties, perhaps he is tired of fighting and killing on the battlefield.

But in the autumn in the Jiangnan waters, history repeats itself again. Wanyan Zongbi's 100,000-strong army was besieged in Huangtiandang, suffering heavy casualties, and finally had to retreat north.

It seems that heroes are always heroes, and as long as they go to the battlefield, they can make changes happen.

"A few generals, the minister asked the generals to gather in the tent, and there is a military discussion before the war to discuss."

The two of them were sighing, and when the herald came, both of them were in good spirits, and they were about to cross the battlefield.

"Brothers, this expedition, our brothers may all have to die for life, are you afraid?"

On a wasteland by the Yellow River, Liu Qi said loudly to the loyal and righteous soldiers in front of him.

The loyal army in front of him is neatly arranged, everyone is dressed in light armor, and his hands are either iron hammers or sharp axes and long knives, everyone is tall and majestic, and they are the elite of the army at a glance.

"Liu Tongzhi, you can rest assured. The brothers came to kill Fanzi, not to mention Fanzi's heavy armored cavalry. Brothers, if you risk your life, you won't be disgraced!"

"Liu Tong, what are the brothers going to do, Wang Xianggong has already said it, you can rest assured!"

"It's useless to talk too much, Liu Tongzhi, let's see the real trick on the battlefield!"

The soldiers were passionate, and Liu Qi was also excited. The elite soldiers trained in the loyal army are worthy of their reputation.

"Tiefutu, the golden heavy armored cavalry, the men and horses are all heavily armoured, and the spear cannot pierce in. It is advisable to bombard artillery, block the enemy with thunder, cut off legs with long knives, and smash heads with giant axes"

This is what Wang Song specially explained to him. For the heavy armored cavalry of the Jin people, the lethality of the small cannon is not great, and the heavy artillery solves long-distance combat, and when it comes to close combat, the continuous bombardment of the earth-shaking thunder slows it down, and then it depends on the long knives and giant axes of these loyal soldiers.

"Brothers, there is artillery bombardment in front, and there is earth-shattering thunder bombardment in the back, and in the end, our brothers will meet the enemy.!"

Liu Qi walked in the formation of soldiers and shouted loudly.

"Brothers, the prince has put his hope on you. Tell me if you can stop the thief."

"Yes!"

An earth-shattering roar rang out, and the two thousand soldiers shouted hoarsely.

"Good!"

Liu Qi walked to the front of the queue, turned around, and lowered his voice.

"Have you written all the suicide notes of your brothers?"

The sergeant nodded, and carried up a wooden box. Liu Qi stepped forward to open it, and it was full of stacks of suicide notes.

Liu Qi nodded, took out a letter from his arms, put it in, and then closed the wooden box.

"Brothers, my suicide note is put together with yours, let's fight side by side when the time comes, let's see together, who will come back alive at that time, who will die on the battlefield, and who will be a deserter."

The crowd fell silent.

"Since Fanzi went south, burning, killing and looting, the brothers' families were ruined, people are not like people, ghosts are not like ghosts, many brothers live a life that is not as good as pigs and dogs, not to mention starvation, being looked down upon and practiced by others, until they came to the loyal army!"

Liu Qi's voice became louder, and his face also showed excitement.

"When I arrived at the Loyal and Righteous Army, no one bullied me or said anything, and I had face when I went out, and many brothers also found the Hun family and had descendants. Even if the brothers died on the battlefield, the parents, brothers and sisters at home can also be properly settled, and the army has its own pensions, and there are also provisions to take care of the brothers' families. ”

He looked at the soldiers below who were listening intently, and said loudly, "But do you know why?"

Someone below shouted loudly and hoarsely.

"Because we are soldiers of the Loyal Army!"

"Not bad!"

Liu Qi shouted loudly: "You and your family can get this, it's because you are soldiers of the Loyal and Righteous Army, and you deserve it." But if you escape, or if you act unworthy of the Loyalty, then not only will you be disgraced, but your families will be implicated. ”

All the soldiers knew it. If you can't perform well in the army, not only may you be swept away, but your relatives will definitely be implicated.

If you don't enjoy the bereavement pension, you may have to be looked down upon, and your life will be even more difficult.

"Brothers, as long as you kill the enemy well on the battlefield and die, you will have a pension and care at home. To be alive is to have military exploits, be promoted and make a fortune. In the loyal army, it has always been about meritorious deeds. ”

The young sergeants below were all flushed, and everyone was high-spirited.

"Brothers, if you flee or fail on the battlefield, you will be killed. Fight bravely to kill the enemy, at most you will lose your head, which is more important, whether you want to be a hero or a soft egg, you choose for yourself. But I want to advise you, don't let people trample under your feet anymore, don't let people look down on you anymore!"

"Commander Liu, you don't want to underestimate the brothers!"

An officer's blood gushed and shouted loudly: "Fanzi and the villain have a blood feud, and the brothers want to take revenge as soon as possible." When we get to the battlefield, we will cut off the heads of the thieves one by one to pay tribute to our family members who died tragically!"

"Liu Tongzhi, don't worry, if anyone dares to escape, I, Chen Pingshan, will be the first to cut off his dog's head, and such a person is not worthy of staying in the loyal army!"

The other sergeant roared.

"Kill the thief!"

The blood-red soldiers, the blood was finally ignited, and someone began to shout loudly.

"Kill the thief!"

The two thousand soldiers roared together, and everyone was filled with righteous indignation, blood spurting, and hearts pounding.

Being trampled underfoot, belittled, insulted, and without self-esteem, I finally got on the right track, and there is no reason to repeat the mistakes of the past.

Not to mention, with the invincible loyal army, everyone's morale is a little higher.

There was an impassioned shout outside the camp, and Wang Song smiled lightly, leaned back in his chair, and narrowed his eyes.