Chapter 49: Yang Congyi
Zhao Chen, Li Gang, Yue Fei and others are moving forward at this moment!
They already knew the news of the imminent arrival of the Jurchen army, and at this moment they also had a trace of anxiety on their faces!
"Zhe Yanzhi led 50,000 soldiers and horses to block the Jurchens, I don't know if I can stop it?" Zhao Chen said.
"His Royal Highness the Prince, I'm afraid that Zhi Yanzhi doesn't have this ability!" Yue Fei said.
"Zheyan is ambitious and talented, brave and strategic! The Jurchens have always been fierce, no matter how powerful the Seed Master Dao was back then, he was not the opponent of the Jurchens, how could he stop the Jurchens? Li Gang said.
"I hope he can delay the Jurchens' march a little!" Zhao Chen sighed softly.
They didn't expect that Zhe Yanzhi had not even achieved the goal of delaying the Jurchen army, not only did he bury 50,000 soldiers of the Zhejia Army in vain, but his soldiers also leaked the direction in which Zhao Chen and the others fled! Now the Golden Vulture is no longer chasing those defeated soldiers, but is constantly chasing in the direction of Hanzhong!
The snow was all over the sky, Zhao Chen's whole body had turned white, and there was a white expanse in front of him, although it was daytime, but they couldn't see far!
At this moment, the sound of horses' hooves sounded again, and a middle-aged man rode on a horse and came this way, Yue Fei was already looking behind!
"It's big brother!" Yue Fei said.
It turned out that the person who came was Yue Fei's sworn brother Wang Gui!
At this moment, Wang Gui had already caught up with their group, Wang Gui's face was not very good-looking, Zhao Chen hurriedly said, "What happened?" ”
Wang Gui said: "Your Highness, Zheyan has been defeated!" The Jurchens are catching up again! They came all the way in the direction of Hanzhong! ”
"What! So fast? Zhe Yanzhi should have just been in contact with the Jurchens for a long time now, and he was defeated? Zhao Chen said in disbelief.
Li Gang, Yue Fei and others next to them also showed unbelievable looks! According to reason, there were 50,000 troops under Orihiko, and their 50,000 troops could rest there at that time and wait for work! Coupled with the fact that the Song army was familiar with the local terrain and the arrival of the Jurchens, even if they were not the opponents of the Jurchens, they would not be defeated in a moment!
How could they believe this news?
"Your Highness, that Zheyan is really confused to the extreme! The Zhejia army was so exhausted that he even had to urge the soldiers to go in the direction of the Jin soldiers! That's not all, on the plain, he actually let the infantry of the Zhejia army face the cavalry like that! Seeing the arrival of the Jurchen cavalry, he did not let the soldiers hide in the favorable terrain! So, just by just making contact, he is a big defeat! I really don't understand, is he really the son of a bargain? How can such an incompetent son be born? "Wang Gui was angry!
"In this way, the Jurchens are getting closer and closer to us...... At most, they'll be able to catch up with us before dark! Zhao Chen said.
"Not bad!" Wang Gui nodded.
"Then what are you hesitating about, hurry forward! There are still 100,000 folded family troops behind, even if the Jurchens want to kill, they need to kill for a while, we have time to escape! Let's go! Zhao Chen said loudly.
At this moment, he can only desperately move forward so that he can escape with his life! As for the Fold Army behind, he can't take care of it anymore!
"Your Highness, I'm going to the back to continue to find out the news!" Wang Gui said again.
"You've come all the way, and you're tired! General Wang, I'm going to bother you this time! Zhao Chen looked at Wang De and said.
"Serve Your Highness, I don't hesitate!" Wang De nodded, turned his horse's head and headed north!
They went all the way, but on the way, the news of the Jurchens always came to them! They have a greater grasp of the whereabouts of the Jurchens than they can seek, precisely because of the presence of Wang Gui, Zhang Xian, and Wang De! These people are all innate masters, and they are responsible for probing the news, so they are naturally much stronger than those spies under Zhe Keqiu!
"Zhe Keqiu must have gotten the news at this moment, what will he do?" Zhao Chen said.
"He will definitely arrange for the rest of the people to block the Jurchen army, otherwise his 100,000 army will be wiped out!" Yue Fei said.
"Who else is available to him?" Zhao Chen said.
"Although Zhe Keqiu's son Zhi Yanwen is weak, he is quite resourceful, far better than his younger brother, according to the old minister, it should be Zhi Yanwen who led the troops to block the Jurchen army!" Li Gang said on the side.
Zhao Chen nodded, the wind and snow were blowing, at this moment he no longer spoke, but kept urging the horses forward! Not far from them, there are also the cavalry of the Zhejia Army, and at this moment, the cavalry of the Zhejia Army are also closely following them to protect their safety!
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The sky is getting darker and darker, I am afraid that it is already in the afternoon, and the Jurchens have not yet caught up!
At this time, there was a sudden sound of weapons intersecting in front of him, and Zhao Chen, Li Gang and others were all shocked! The cavalry of the Folding Army beside them had already rushed forward to meet them!
"What happened? Could it be that the Jurchens are ahead? Zhao Chen said.
"It's impossible! Unless the Jurchens put on their wings, it is impossible for them to rush in front of us! Li Gang said.
After a while, the sound of the intersection of weapons in front of him stopped, and several cavalry of the Zhejia Army came towards this side with a group of people!
The leader is a captain of the Zhejia Army, who is the Kang An that Zhao Chen has seen!
At this moment, Kang An had already rushed to Zhao Chen and the others, he jumped off his horse, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Highness, we have met reinforcements!" ”
Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment, he also hurriedly got off the horse, he first pulled Kang An up, and said: "You are in the army, performing military affairs, there is no need to kneel!" Tell me, where are the reinforcements? ”
He pulled Kang An up, and Kang Anxin was very grateful! These days, he has gotten along with Zhao Chen and others, and he has already felt Zhao Chen's approachability, and he has become very close to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince in his heart, and this sense of closeness is even stronger at this moment!
At that moment, Kang An said: "In front of you are the soldiers and horses sitting down by the twelfth deputy general of Jingyuan Road!" ”
Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment, he naturally knew that Jingyuan Road was a famous faction in the Western Army! Once the planting of the master road is to guard the Jingyuan, after the planting of the master's road, the general Quduan town guards the Jingyuan! Qu Duan also has tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, could it be that Qu Duan's subordinates are here?
"The twelfth lieutenant? What's his name? Zhao Chen said.
For the official position of "Twelfth Vice General", he feels very interesting! In the past, I heard of adjutant generals and partial generals, but I never heard of deputy generals and partial generals who were ranked twelfth all of a sudden! It seems that this person's status in the Jingyuan Army is extremely low!
"The last general doesn't know his name either!" Kang An Road.
"How many people did they come? Is it that all the Jingyuan troops have arrived? Zhao Chen said with some expectation.
If all the Jingyuan troops arrive, then it may not be impossible to block the Jin soldiers!
"Your Highness, how can all the Jingyuan Army arrive? They are in Jingyuan City, but I am afraid that they have not received any news of the fall of Tongguan and Chang'an now! The twelfth general, who is said to belong to the Jingyuan Army only in name, is actually a general in Shuzhong, and he came here for some reason! There are at most thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of this Shu lieutenant general! Kang An said.
"Thousands of soldiers?" Zhao Chen was disappointed in his heart! If there were only a few thousand people, it would be absolutely impossible to stop the Jurchen soldiers!
"Your Highness, they're here!" Kang An pointed behind him and said.
The group of people behind has arrived, and they are also wearing Song Jun's clothes, and at this moment they obviously already know Zhao Chen's identity!
Such a group of people came to Zhao Chen and fell to their knees one after another!
Zhao Chen helped these people up, with a smile on his face, and said, "Which of you is the twelfth deputy general?" Thank you for coming to the rescue! ”
The leader of that group was a middle-aged general, and the middle-aged general looked at Zhao Chen, and his eyes showed a mixture of enthusiasm, excitement, and excitement! As soon as Zhao Chen looked at this look, he immediately understood that this person was a foolish and loyal general like Yue Fei! In this era, in addition to rebellious generals like Liu Guangshi, there are also extremely important generals like Yue Fei who regard "loyalty"! In the hearts of these foolish and loyal generals, loyalty is the foundation of people, and loyalty is to be loyal to the emperor, and if the emperor is not there, it is loyal to the prince! In the hearts of these people, now His Royal Highness Zhao Chen, the crown prince, is the symbol of the country, representing the country! To be loyal to the crown prince is to be loyal to the country!
Seeing this look, Zhao Chen was overjoyed, no matter what, he met a loyal minister here!
"The last general, Yang Congyi, has seen His Royal Highness the Prince! The last general is not the twelfth general of Jingyuan Road, that is the boss of the last general! The middle-aged general in the lead actually knelt down again and said.
"Hurry up! It seems that I am going to abolish the kneeling in the army in the future! When you march and fight, you kneel down at every turn, how much does this delay things? Zhao Chen said with a smile.
"Your Highness cherishes your courtiers, this is naturally a blessing for your courtiers! However, the etiquette must not be wasted! The middle-aged general stood up and said.
Zhao Chen smiled, he knew that this person must be as stubborn as Yue Fei! As for the name Yang Congyi, he somehow felt a little familiar, it seems that he may have seen this name in modern times! And those who can leave their names in the history books must be the people who have made meritorious contributions in this era and are extraordinary, at least they are all outstanding people, it seems that this Yang Congyi is not simple!
He didn't know that Yang Congyi was a meritorious general in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, and then managed the place, he built schools and water conservancy, he was quite prestigious among the people, and after he died, the Southern Song Dynasty court named him the "God of Water", so he was famous!
"Who's your boss? How many soldiers and horses did you bring? Zhao Chen said again.
"The last general's boss is Wu Jie, he is training troops in Sichuan, and he heard that Jin Bing may go south, so he took us north! We have more than 5,000 people under our command! Yang Congyi said.
"Wu Jie!" Zhao Chen stayed there all of a sudden!