Zhao Gou stood with his hands in his hands, leaning on the bow of the boat, looking at the turbid river, evoking the memories of the past, the bridges connected across the bank and the towering high-rise buildings, all of which became a passing cloud. Now, what is in front of him is an endless field, with blue-black wall tiles and tall city walls, and he can't help but feel a lot of emotion.

The vanguard army had already captured the city of Xiarunzhou, and Zhao Gou already knew that he ordered the army not to disturb the local people, nor to continue to pursue him, and to wait for him to come and make plans. The speed of the warship was not as fast as that of modern ships, and it also came to the shore. Everyone stood straight and upright to welcome Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou stepped on the board from the boat to the shore, nodded appreciatively, and then took the lead in stepping out and walking towards Runzhou City. Zhao Gou arrived in Runzhou City, looking at the frightened eyes of the people in the city, he knew that these helpless people were worried that the Song army would slaughter him, and he showed a panicked look.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gou immediately went out to appease the people in the city, telling them that they were only attacking the thief leader, and had nothing to do with others. When the people in the city saw the list posted by Zhao Gou, they were relieved and still returned to their previous lives. As far as they are concerned, whoever will occupy Runzhou City, as long as it does not involve their lives, will not oppose anything.

Zhao Gou came to the mansion, and the army all entered the city, using this as a foundation, preparing to fight Fang La to the death. Moreover, there are unexpected gains in the capture of Runzhou City, Shi Jin dedicated Shen Gang's head, Zhang Heng offered Pan Wende's head, Liu Tang offered Shen Ze's head, Yue Fei and Liu Qisheng captured Zhuo Wanli, Yang Yizhong and Wu Luan captured Hetong, Hua Rong shot Xu Tong with arrows, killed Ya Jiang officers and soldiers, and countless others.

As for his own generals, none of them died, but they were also wounded, and their lives were worry-free. Lu Shumi fled Runzhou City in a hurry, broke most of the men, led the remaining six commanders, and retreated to Dantu County.

In desperation, he could only issue an urgent document and go to Suzhou to report to the three kings for help. Lu Shumi received a report from a spy that Suzhou had sent Xing Zheng to lead the army.

Lu Shumi met with the marshal, and the two came to Dantu County together, Xing Zheng inquired about the battle situation, and sighed: "The reason why General Chen deceived and surrendered, so as to reveal that the Song Jiang army crossed the river, resulting in a great defeat for our army. Now that the marshal is here, he can restore Runzhou together. ”

Xing Zheng said: "The three kings knew that the Song army had invaded Wudi, and they sent their subordinates to lead the army to patrol the river. If you don't want the privy council to lose, the lower officials will report to you, and the privy councillor should help in the war. ”

The next day, Xing Zheng led a large army to attack Runzhou City. Zhao Gou had already received information that the Fangla rebels had sent people to attack the city, and he was about to attack Dantu County.

This time, Zhao Gou sent Guan Sheng as the vanguard and sent troops to attack. It just so happened that the two armies met halfway through. The two armies faced each other, each with their bows and arrows at their feet, and lined up in formation. On the southern army formation, Xing Zheng stood out, and the six commanders were divided into two; In the Song army, Guan Sheng rode his horse and danced the Qinglong Yanyue Sword to fight Xing Zheng.

Xing Zheng and Guan Sheng fought, and within 14 or 5 years of fighting, they were stabbed by Guan Sheng and cut down under the horse. Hu Yanzhuo saw that Xing Zheng had been killed, and immediately led a large group of men and horses to rush over, and the six commanders saw that the commander was killed and the enemy army was killing again, so they hurriedly fled south.

Seeing the defeat of the army in his headquarters, Lu Shumi abandoned Dantu County, led the disabled military horses, and retreated to Changzhou Prefecture. Then, the Song army occupied Dantu County. Zhao Gou led a large army to come and stationed the army here, while Runzhou City was guarded by Zhang Zhao. Zhao Gou summoned the generals to come and discuss: "Now, our army occupies Runzhou City, Dantu County, and then there are four cities in Huzhou, Changzhou, Xuanzhou, and Suzhou. ”

Song Jiang asked, "Does the marshal mean to disperse the troops?" ”

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "With this intention, only by spreading the forces can we capture Hangzhou as soon as possible." Now, our army is entrenched in Dantu County, that is to say, Runzhou and Yangzhou have fallen into the hands of our army, grain and grass are sufficient, and the army has crossed the Yangtze River and captured the two cities first, which can be said to be getting closer and closer to Fangla. ”

"Our army is strong and strong, even if the Fangla army has a large number of people, it is not enough to be afraid, most of them are ordinary people, and the overall combat effectiveness is still strong in our army. Now, Fang La already knew that we were leading the way, and they must take strict precautions, and their eyes would definitely be focused on me, so wouldn't it be unpleasant to separate the forces and take him by surprise. ”

Lu Junyi continued: "How should the army be distributed when the troops are separated? ”

"Changzhou and Suzhou are on the same line, just one place; Huzhou and Xuanzhou are another place. Attacking the army separately not only saves time, but also echoes each other from afar, and if there is any situation, it can also be assisted from the enemy's rear, so that they are overwhelmed. ”

Wu Yong pondered: "The subordinates agree with the marshal's plan to divide the troops, but they still need the assistance of the navy. Changzhou and Huzhou are connected to Taihu Lake, and there are many islands on Taihu Lake. The naval army can attack Changzhou, Huzhou, and Suzhou from the waterway by boat, especially Huzhou is next to the Taihu Lake, and it is expected that the enemy defenders will also garrison a large army on the shore of the Taihu Lake, as long as the enemy defense is broken, our army can go around the rear of the enemy army and give a fatal blow. ”

Zhao Gou suddenly realized, he thought that he didn't need a navy, but he didn't want Wu to observe the subtleties. If you attack Huzhou and Changzhou from the waterway, you may have unexpected gains, and you must know that crossing the Taihu Lake can go around the rear of the enemy, which can indeed have an unexpected effect.

"What the military advisor said is very true, divide the naval army into two teams, and then go with the army." Zhao Gou continued, "General Lu, this important task of attacking Huzhou and Yizhou, this marshal will send you there, I don't know what you think?" ”

Lu Junyi was surprised: "Send the last general to go?" ”

Zhao Gou said: "Yes, the important task of attacking Yizhou and Huzhou will be entrusted to you, and Changzhou and Suzhou will be attacked by General Song. ”

Song Jiang was also surprised: "Changzhou and Suzhou are attacked by the last general? This ......"

"Both of you are the ministers of the humerus of the Great Song Dynasty, and I can rest assured that you can fight well and entrust everything to you." Zhao Gou said solemnly, "Chuan Ben Shuai's military order: Song Jiang is the vanguard general, commanding 50,000 elite soldiers, Wu Yong is the military division, Guan Sheng, Lu Zhishen, Hua Rong, Hu Yanzhuo, Yang Zhi are the generals, Li Kui, Zhu Tong, Dai Zong, Yang Xiong, Dong Ping, Xie Zhen, Lei Heng, Liu Tang are partial generals, 100 warships, 5,000 elite soldiers of the navy, commanded by Shi Xiu, Zhang Shun, Zhang Heng, and Li Jun, waiting for dispatch. ”

"Lu Junyi is the deputy vanguard general, commanding 50,000 elite soldiers, Zeng Xiaoyun is the military advisor, Sun Li, Wu Song, Shi Jin, Lin Chong are the generals, Yue Fei, Liu Qi, Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, Wang Gui, Yang Yizhong, Wu Lan are partial generals, 100 warships, 5,000 elite soldiers of the navy, led by the three Ruan brothers, waiting for dispatch."

All the generals said in unison: "The last general is ordered!" ”

Zhao Gou looked at Zhang Shuye and the others again, and said in a deep voice: "General Zhang and other generals are stationed in Dantu County, commanding 40,000 elite soldiers, and the grain and grass of the army and the follow-up forces are dispatched by you, General Zhang. If there are any questions, you are the only one to ask. In this war, our army can only win and not lose, and we must capture the four cities. ”

Everyone said in unison again: "The last general will definitely go all out and live up to the trust." ”

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "Everything is entrusted to the generals!" ”

Wu Yong pondered for a moment and felt a little strange, the soldiers of the Song army had a total of more than 100,000 troops, and they were so distributed by Zhao Gou, and there were basically no troops. If the Fangla rebels took the initiative to attack, or sent the vanguard army to attack the Shuai camp, then with less than a few thousand troops, how could they resist.

Wu Yong, the military advisor, asked: "Marshal, the last general thinks that the marshal has some troops around him, so as not to prevent the enemy from coming to attack the marshal camp." ”

Zhao Gou said with a smile: "When Ben Shuai attacked the four cities, he was no longer here, even if the Fang La rebels came, it would be nothing. ”

Everyone was taken aback, and Wu Yong then asked, "What do you mean by what the marshal said?" ”

"The generals are fighting outside, and I, as the commander of the first army, should also do something. If I stay in the camp and command the battle, it is not my style, and besides, I believe in your ability, and there is no problem in breaking through these four cities. Zhao Gou said with a smile, "I'm going to personally meet with Fang La for a while, to see how he is different from the rumors, and after you take the city, I will come back, and it won't be too long." ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard it, and the meaning of Zhao Gou's words was that he wanted to go to Hangzhou City alone. Now, the two armies are fighting, the situation is chaotic, and Zhao Gou is going alone, and they are not at ease. After all, Zhao Gou is the commander of the army, if he is not in the barracks, the army's heart is unstable, this matter must not be done.

Everyone hurriedly objected to Zhao Gou's trip, but Zhao Gou had made up his mind, and no one was allowed to resist. Everyone was also helpless, so they could only let Zhao Gou go to the enemy camp alone to check the reality. Everyone didn't know how Zhao Gou planned it, since ancient times, where has a big marshal left the barracks and went to the enemy camp alone, only to look at each other and smile bitterly.