Chapter 31: The Drums of War Defeat (6)
[I'm sorry, something happened in the morning, this chapter is a little late, and the next chapter will be sent as usual at night]
With a force far superior to the other party, the defeat was so miserable that not only did the nearly 1,000 foot soldiers who crossed the Luo Wuhao River flee back a dozen people, but even in the process of attacking the local arrow array, they lost three or four hundred people. Compared with the casualties of nearly 1,500 on their own side, the losses on the Song side were almost negligible.
But the generals of Western Xia, together with Liang Yi's burial, have a kind of happiness for the rest of their lives. Just half an hour after the battle ended, a cavalry army appeared in the northwest of Luowu City in full view of everyone, and returned to Luowu City.
"Han people are cunning!"
"The Han people are really cunning!"
All the confident generals who were defeated by this fiasco sighed in their tents. It's just that in their selfish hearts, they are rejoicing:
If he hadn't been shattered by a spear and arrow, Liang Guoxiang would definitely not have ordered the troops to be withdrawn. When the killing was at its most intense, more than 1,000 cavalry suddenly appeared on the flank, not only did most of the infantry who attacked the city lose most of them under Luowu City, but only half of the thousands of iron harriers who attacked Gao Yongneng could come back. ’
But now it's the same, the grain and grass can't hold on. ’
"Didn't you say that the Khitans would help, why is there no news yet?" ’
'It's none of their business, they are happy to see jokes, can a letter from Jeruyisin be taken seriously? ’
‘…… It's time to retire. ’
The patriarch of the wealthy clan, you look at me, I look at you, exchange glances, and whisper words. Just wait for someone to come out first, and the others will come up and talk.
Liang Yi sat on the top, and could only be regarded as invisible to the small movements below. Du Luo Wei is his cronies, although he lost Luo Wu, but he is loyal after all, originally Liang Yi buried him out of the battle to let him make a merit by the way, so that he can be used again, who would have thought that the most difficult situation would be like this.
In terms of the situation, it is indeed impossible to hold on, but if he wants to open his mouth to withdraw from the army, it is difficult for Liang Yibury to make up his mind. The Khitans' promises were indeed unreliable, although he didn't expect the Northern Dynasty to really help at first, relying on a letter from Yelu Yixin, a powerful minister of the Liao State, to reconvene the Hao clan that had become timid because of the Song people's tough offensive in the past two years under his banner, which had already achieved his original goal. But the current dilemma of not being able to advance or retreat made him really hope that the Khitans could really help him.
The patriarch of a wealthy clan finally stood up and said to Liang Yi: "Xianggong, the grain and grass that have been distributed in the past two days have become less and less, not to mention meat, and even the dry food is only a small mouthful. The children were crying out that they were hungry, and if they continued like this, they would have to kill the horses to satisfy their hunger. I wonder if I can give a little more rations first, so that the children can have the strength to go into battle! ”
Liang Yibury sighed secretly, this is to use grain and grass as an excuse first, and then force him to withdraw from the army. He swept his eyes into the tent, and all the generals were waiting for his answer.
A personal soldier guarding outside the tent suddenly lifted the curtain and quietly walked in, and came to Liang Yi's side, temporarily resolving the crisis he was facing. The soldier handed over a letterhead sealed with fire paint, "It's news from the west that has just arrived." ”
"West?" Liang Yi suspiciously inspected the fire paint and opened the envelope.
After just two glances, he suddenly stood up and cried out in ecstasy, "I see! I see! No wonder Gao Yong can suddenly play with this hand......" He shook the letter paper in his hand and announced to the generals in the tent: "Gyeongju has mutinied!" ”
"Gyeongju Mutiny?!"
"That's right, it's indeed the Gyeongju mutiny!"
This news, to Liang Yiburi, seems to be in a desperate situation, and the generals are half-convinced, doubting whether Liang Yibury is a trick to keep them outside Luowu City.
"Is it true or false, it can't be misinformation, right?"
"Wait two more days and see if there's any news. Are you so anxious that you can't wait for two days?! Liang Yi's tone became tougher, and his eyes were calm, with a killing intent. The Song people were in civil strife, and he now has confidence.
All the generals were silent, not wanting to touch their heads on the cusp of the wind and waves for the time being, anyway, whether it was true or not, and they would soon find out.
Seeing that no one dared to refute, Liang Yibu raised his head proudly, "Luo Wucheng is about to withdraw its troops, and today they are just trying." He said.
"There was a mutiny in Gyeongju without much fighting, so aren't the officials and ministers of the Song State worried that there will be a mutiny in Luowu City? It's definitely going to be withdrawn! After getting the news of the Gyeongju mutiny, Liang Yibury He had already figured out today's actions in Luowu City, "Today's first team is a disguise, but the second team of chariots and horses out of the city must be the main owner." They are about to withdraw their troops, so they will send some important people and things away first. ”
"So what's next?" Someone asked, "Fence off the city of Luowu?" ”
"Let them go, let them go!" Liang Yi buried and said fiercely, "Only when we get out of the city can we catch up, and we can eat them all if we catch up!" ”
"None of them will be able to return to Suide City!"
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After a few days on horseback, Wang Zhongzheng finally arrived in the city of Yanzhou.
What surprised Wang Zhongzheng was not Han Jiang, who was nearly ten years older than when they met half a year ago, but the coach who was not in Suide, but came to Yanzhou. He also followed Han Jiang and welcomed the group who received the emperor's order into the Yanzhou Marshal's Mansion.
Not only did Wang Zhongzheng come, but in order to shut up Wen Yanbo and other important ministers, Zhao Ji had to send another courtier to accompany him - only let Wang Zhongzheng, a eunuch, go to Shaanxi alone, and even Wang Anshi did not support it. In opposing the eunuchs in the palace meddling in political affairs and military affairs, the new party and the old party actually have aspirations together. However, the person who was singled out was the clear old party, Zhao Zhan, who was the judge of Kaifeng, was a native of Shaanxi, and a year ago he was still sentenced to prison in Shaanxi, because he understood the situation in Shaanxi, so he was favored by Zhao Ji.
After Wang Zhongzheng and Zhao Zhan received the order, they left the capital and rushed all the way to Guanxi. It's just that when they just arrived at Tongguan, another gold medal came from Tokyo, with a few edicts, and the Shaanxi military errand of the king and the two of them was withdrawn, and it was changed to Suide to proclaim the edict, and urge the extermination of the rebels.
Hurriedly changing the task made Wang Zhongzheng and Zhao Zhan feel wrong. When they read the edict to the two of them, they realized that it was because of the Gyeongju Mutiny. Wang Zhongzheng and Zhao Zhan left the capital on the front foot, and the news of the Gyeongju mutiny on the back foot reached the Chongzheng Palace. Immediately afterwards, the gold medal was expedited, and finally caught up with them in Tongguan.
From the edicts written by the Son of Heaven himself, Wang Zhongzheng can even feel the anger and panic of the Son of Heaven. When it comes to mutiny, in fact, there has never been a lack of mutinies in the world, but a major rebellion of more than 3,000 people is the first time since the rebellion of King Beizhou. Moreover, the main body of the rebels are the elite of the Shaanxi Forbidden Army who have experienced the war, which especially makes the court feel a panic.
This mutiny directly led to the breakthrough of the battle in Hengshan, and Wang Zhongzheng estimated that there would be no major offensive for at least a few years. And now, in the edict, the Luowu City, which was originally captured and built in order to obtain Hengshan, will also be abandoned. At the same time, there will be a big change in Shaanxi's officialdom.
Han Jiang is the prime minister, so it is not appropriate to move lightly for the time being, and he will not take his position until the Guangrui Rebellion has a situation. However, the rebels were not far from Chang'an City, and Sima Guang, who had written against the construction of Chang'an city defenses and the addition of soldiers and horses in Pizhou, could not be trusted by Zhao Ji because of his military talents. The governor of Qinzhou and Qin Feng comforted Guo Kui to take his place, and he will guard Chang'an City and lead the Yongxing military road. The one in charge of suppressing the bandits was Yan Da, and the Son of Heaven appointed this young general who had risen to prominence for a year as the recruiting envoy, and the position of deputy head of Qin Feng left by him was temporarily replaced by Zhang Shouyue.
Judging from these two appointments, among the generals on the border, only Qin Feng is the most trusted all the way. And the other roads, not only Huanqing, but also the generals with Yan Yan and Jingyuan, as long as they are next to Hengshan, the officials can't believe it.
As for the cultivator, the task given to him by the official family was to abandon Luo Wu and bring back more than 10,000 defenders safely, so that he could deal with what he had done by himself.
In the hall, Wang Zhongzheng and Zhao Zhan did not rush to announce the edict, but first asked about the current situation of the rebels.
On behalf of Han Jiang, Xuanfu Judge Zhao Yu answered the questions of the two envoys: "Wu Kui has bypassed Pizhou and headed south, but the day before yesterday, he was blocked by Yan Da's Qin Fengjun on the north bank of Weishui and failed to cross the river. On Wu Kui's way, Jingyuan's soldiers had already arrived in Pizhou and were marching south. Now the rebels are entrenched in the city of Xianyang, unable to advance or retreat. ”
"Why did Wu Kui bypass Pizhou?" Zhao Zhan was well aware of the internal situation in Shaanxi, and he was a little suspicious when he heard it.
"Because the rebels were ambushed outside the city of Pizhou, the losses were not small. Wu Kui knew that there was a guard in the city, so he bypassed. ”
"Oh......" Zhao Zhan was a little surprised by this answer, "I didn't expect Zhang Jing to have this ability." ”
"It's the credit of the military judge You Shixiong, and Zhang Jing also played chess well." Zhao Yu's opinion of Zhang Jing, the governor of Pizhou, is the same as Zhao Zhan. "Wu Kuijiu is in Pizhou, and the Guangrui soldiers who raised the rebel flag with him, and most of his families are in Suining Erzhou, if he is really killed under the city, Pizhou will be difficult to protect. Therefore, You Shixiong led the crowd out of the city to ambush Wu Kui's front army, forcing Wu Kui not to dare to attack Pizhou, but had to bypass. ”
"You Shixiong......" Zhao Zhan nodded and wrote down the name, "Qin Feng, Jingyuan, you can go fast." ”
From beginning to end, Zhao Zhan was talking, and Wang Zhongzheng didn't even interject. Just as he was about to speak, Zhao Zhan asked again, "Why is the manager here?" ”
He replied: "Four days ago, Luo Wu won a great victory, beheaded more than 1,400 levels, and beheaded the western thief capital Roman's tail...... The last will come to give good tidings. ”