Chapter 50: The Monk Yuan
In the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, if there was a person whose merits could be compared with Yue Fei, then this person was none other than Wu Jie!
Although Wu Jie was not one of the four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, he made outstanding achievements and defended Sichuan and Shaanxi for decades, making it difficult for Jin soldiers to go south! He defeated the Jin soldiers many times, often turning the tide of the battlefield with the power of one person! The four generals of Zhongxing in the Southern Song Dynasty, except for Yue Fei, the combined exploits of Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, and Zhang Jun are not as good as his exploits alone! In addition to Wu Jie, Wu Jie's brother Wu Lin also made outstanding achievements, and Wu Lin also surpassed Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, and Zhang Jun!
Zhao Chen never dreamed that the "twelfth general" of Jingyuan Road would be the famous Wu Jie in history! He hadn't heard of Yang Congyi's name, but he definitely knew Wu Jie's name!
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that Zhao Chen was staying there, Yang Congyi said with some surprise.
"Wu Jie, does he have another brother named Wu Lin?" Zhao Chen said.
"Not bad!" Yang Congyi nodded.
"It seems that he is undoubtedly ...... Where is he now? Zhao Chen said.
"General Wu Jie is in the Monk Yuan forty miles ahead, and General Wu Lin is in the Dasan Pass behind!" Yang Congyi said.
"Very good, we are about to go forward, you might as well follow us forward!" Zhao Chen said.
"Your Highness, General Wu ordered us to resist the Jin soldiers here!" Yang Congyi said.
"Resist the Jin soldiers here? You General Wu only have a total of 5,000 soldiers and horses, how many people have you brought here? We still have 100,000 Zhejia troops behind us, if the 100,000 Zhejia army can't resist the Jin soldiers, how can you resist? Zhao Chen said.
"Your Highness, rest assured, we are different from the Zhejia Army! Before we left, General Wu gave orders and made a plan, we will definitely be able to stop the Jin soldiers! Yang Congyi said.
"But you have too few troops!" Zhao Chen shook his head and said.
Over there, Yang Congyi still had to argue with Zhao Chen, and Li Gang had already said on the side: "Your Highness, time is pressing now, not the time to speak!" The golden soldiers are getting closer and closer, we have to leave first! ”
Zhao Chen nodded, he also knew that now was not the time to speak, and at that moment he said a few words to Yang Congyi and others, Yang Congyi and others still insisted on staying where they were, Zhao Chen had to say: "If you can't resist the Jin soldiers, then retreat to the back pass!" Don't be reckless, be sure to protect your life! ”
He just casually ordered, but Yang Congyi was grateful and burst into tears! A loyal servant like him can't stand the Lord talking like this! Originally, he thought that the prince was high, but who knew that the prince was so friendly! The prince knew that Jin Bing was behind, but he even asked them not to be reckless and let them protect their lives!
Zhao Chen didn't stay any longer, he turned over and got on his horse and walked forward with Li Gang, Yue Fei and others, Yang Congyi looked at the backs of Zhao Chen and others and didn't speak for a long time!
When Zhao Chen and the others walked away, Yang Congyi looked at the soldiers around him and shouted: "We are all sons of the Great Song Dynasty, and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is in front!" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is a member of the country and the people of the world, even if we die, we can't let people hurt His Royal Highness the Prince, do you understand? ”
The surrounding soldiers nodded one after another, and one soldier said: "General Yang, General Wu didn't let us go desperately, we still have to act according to General Wu's strategy!" ”
Yang Congyi nodded and said, "This is natural, General Wu is like a god, I will naturally follow his strategy!" It's just that if we really need to sacrifice, we must not spare our own lives! ”
After saying this, the surrounding soldiers nodded again, seeing the soldiers nodding, Yang Congyi's face showed a satisfied smile, and he led the soldiers towards a hidden place in the distance, not to mention!
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Zhao Chen and the others are still moving forward, at this time they have come to the mountain, and the road is gradually becoming difficult!
"Your Highness, there is the Qinling Mountains ahead, and we are now at the northern foot of the Qinling Mountains! This place is called Shencha, the road is difficult, and further on is the monk Yuan, the road of the monk Yuan is even more difficult! After the monk Yuan, there is the Great Scattered Pass, and when we get to the Great Scattered Pass, we will be safe! "Kang An of the Zhejia Army has been following Zhao Chen and the others, and Kang An said at this moment.
Zhao Chen nodded, he had been with Li Gang these days, listening to Li Gang's explanation of the topography of the Great Song Dynasty, and he had already understood the importance of this Great Scattered Pass!
This Dasanguan is the only dangerous pass in the southwest of Guanzhong, and it is also the most strategically valuable pass in the southwest of Guanzhong! After the Great Scattered Pass, there is Hanzhong, and if the Great Scattered Pass is lost, Hanzhong will also become dangerous! Losing Hanzhong, it is almost impossible to recapture Guanshan! With Dasan Pass, you can send troops from Hanzhong to attack the enemies in all parts of Guanshan at any time and recover Guanshan!
It can be said that this great dispersion is an important pass that determines the survival of Guanshan! In history, there have been more than 70 large and small battles here, and this time, the battle that will determine the future of the Great Song Dynasty will also take place here!
"Monk Yuan, Dasanguan ......" Zhao Chen recalled these place names in his heart, and felt more and more familiar with these place names!
He suddenly remembered, in history, Wu Jie's defeat of the Golden Vulture was here! Now they are actually here, and Wu Jie is really here! It's just that there are too few soldiers and horses in Wu Jie's hands, and there are only 5,000 people, I'm afraid they may not be able to stop the Jurchen soldiers who are like wolves and tigers!
Historically, Wu Jie's battle with Jin Wushu was a few years later, when Wu Jie's was not just a deputy general, but a general with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses! Now it is the second year of Jingkang, the difficulty of Jingkang has just happened, Wu Jie's strength is low, can he resist Jin Bing?
"It's really not good, let Wu Jie's retreat to the Great Scattered Pass! In the Great Dispersion Pass, we should be able to stop the Jin Bing! Zhao Chen said secretly.
For a while, his mind was full of thoughts!
"Your Highness, the soldiers under Yang Congyi just now are not trivial!" At this time, Yue Fei suddenly said to the side.
"Oh?" Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment and said, "Those soldiers don't look much different from the soldiers of the Zhejia Army, why do you say that they are extraordinary?" ”
Yue Fei said: "Your Highness, those soldiers looked calm, with a faint murderous aura on their bodies!" They don't have the decadent temperament of the soldiers of the Folding Army, and they don't have timidity! Their military appearance is neat, although they stand scattered, but they can see the order revealed in it, which cannot be seen on the body of the Zhejia army! So, I say those soldiers are not trivial! ”
"Wu Jie, it's really worthy of its reputation!" Zhao Chen nodded and said secretly.
It's getting dark, and the road ahead is getting harder and harder! There are no more formed roads here, only a few rocky paths! After arriving here, Zhao Chen and the others could only get off the horse and lead the horse forward!
The snow is still falling, the road is smooth, even with Zhao Chen's martial arts, you have to be cautious at this moment, as for Li Gang, Li Ruoshui and others are moving forward with the support of Yue Fei, Wang Gui and others at this moment!
"The road here is so weird, if you set up an ambush here, you will definitely be able to defeat the Jin soldiers!" Li Gang said.
"The road here is weird, but it's flat, and there's not much to ambush!" Yue Fei shook his head and said.
The warriors in front of them were holding torches in their hands, but the light of this torch was unusually faint, and they couldn't see far! Only Yue Fei, whose martial arts are extremely strong, can see the distance at this moment!
Although they have been on the road for a long time, everyone does not dare to stop and rest at the moment, they just hope to be able to quickly get out of here and come to Dasanguan!
It's just that the road is too difficult, and they still haven't walked out of this side of the monk plain until midnight!
At this time, there was also a faint fire in front of him, and Zhang Xian had already gone to inquire about the news! After a while, Zhang Xian returned and said, "Your Highness, that General Wu of Jingyuan Road is in front, and he has already brought people to meet His Highness!" ”
"Wu Jie?" Zhao Chen was overjoyed in his heart and said, "Quick, let's go see him!" ”
He strode forward, and the excitement on his face could not be concealed! Li Gang next to him was secretly surprised, and said, "Your Highness, have you heard the name of this Wu Order?" ”
At this time, Wu Jie was only a deputy general, except for Zhao Chen, Li Gang, Li Ruoshui and others had never heard of his name.
Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment, nodded after a while, and said with a smile: "When I was in the palace that day, I heard my father say this person's name!" He is a rising star of the Western Army, comparable to Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun and others! ”
Li Gang frowned slightly, disapproving Zhao Chen's words! Although Song Qinzong is the emperor of the Great Song Dynasty, Song Qinzong doesn't seem to have much talent, Li Gang faintly looks down on Song Qinzong in his heart, he thinks that Song Qinzong's talent may not have much ability! Second, Han Shizhong, Zhang Jun and others are strong in martial arts and proficient in strategy, and they are the most outstanding young generals in the Western Army over the years, he doesn't think that Wu rank can surpass Han Shizhong and Zhang Jun! In his mind, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince seemed to be a little reckless, why should such a lieutenant be so excited to meet him!
Zhao Chen didn't see Li Gang's expression, he just strode forward! Gradually, the firelight in front of me got closer and closer, and I saw a group of hundreds of people also moving forward with torches!
Those people were getting closer and closer to this side, and Zhao Chen finally saw the face of the leading general!
It was a young man of twenty-seven or eighteen years old, and although he was wearing armor, he gave people an elegant temperament, as if this person was a scholar!
Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment, and two words "Zhou Yu" suddenly appeared in his mind! The image of the young general in front of him is exactly the same as the image of Zhou Yu in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms!
"Could it be that this person is the famous Wu Jiebu in history?" Zhao Chen said in surprise.
Although he knew that Wu Jie was a famous general in the early years of the Southern Song Dynasty, he didn't know that Wu Jie was originally a scholar in the northwest! Later, there was a war between the Great Song Dynasty and Western Xia, and Wu Jie gave up his pen and followed Rong! After that, Wu Jie's repeated military exploits and became the deputy general of Jingyuan Road! After that, Wu Jie went south to Sichuan and formed a new army in Sichuan! At this moment, it was he who led thousands of new troops under his command to the north, it turned out that he wanted to go to Kaifeng Qinwang, and when he heard the news of the prince at this moment, he naturally came to rescue the prince!
The young general was getting closer and closer to Zhao Chen, and when he came to Zhao Chen's side, he knelt down abruptly and said, "The last general, Wu Jie, the deputy general of Jingyuan Road, will see His Royal Highness the Prince!" ”