Wang Shen asked rhetorically: "Heavenly King, for the sake of this world, what are the armies that my Great Song Dynasty can fight?" ”

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"There are three of them." Wang Shen: "Before Jingkang, the only field army that dared to fight in the Great Song Dynasty was the Western Army. Later, the main force of the Western Army went out of Sanqin, fought against Fangla, conquered the Khitan, and fought against the Jurchens, and the whole army was destroyed. The defeated soldiers were scattered in the Central Plains and joined different camps, and even there were many old men from the Western Army in the Heavenly King Army. ”

Li Cheng nodded: "There are many old men in our army. "There are more than a lot, it can be said that Li Chengjun's skeleton was supported by the henchmen he brought from Hebei and the Western soldiers who joined later. In the entire unit, all the officers of the first rank and the first rank of the army speak Shaanxi, while the middle and lower-level officers are the most valuable asset of a unit and the guarantee of combat effectiveness.

Wang Shen: Raise a finger: "When Tong Guanshuai was the main force of the Western Army out of Tongguan, there were still some people left in the pass. After Jingkang, the Western Army was destroyed, and this army was one of the elites of our Great Song Dynasty. However, compared to the main force brought out by Tong Guan, it is still much worse. ”

He raised a second finger and continued: "The second branch is the Lianghe righteous soldiers and defeated soldiers recruited by the official family when they opened the Generalissimo's Mansion, and they have the most soldiers and horses, but they can't fight, and they should be sent at the end. ”

"Yes." Li Cheng nodded: "So, what about the third branch?" ”

"That's the soldiers and horses of the Tokyo Left-behind Division." Wang Shen raised the third finger: "The composition of this army and horses is complex, there are old subordinates, there are Yao Gu's soldiers, after Jingkang, it will be controlled by the left-behind division." In addition, there are a large number of righteous troops from Hebei, after being trained by Zong Zezong Rulin, they are strong and strong, and they should be ranked first. ”

Li Cheng admired his face: "Zong Rulin is a peerless national warrior, I admire it very much." The soldiers and horses of the Tokyo Left-behind Division are indeed strong, but I can't compare. ”

Wang Shen: "That's right, it is precisely because of the soldiers and horses of the Tokyo Left-behind Division that Du Chong can be powerful and blessed, and the imperial court has something to rely on him in order to stabilize the situation, so he is entrusted with the public responsibility, and even entrusts the entire Jianghuai defense, and the King of Heaven is concerned about this." In Wang Shen's opinion, this Du Chong has committed a lot of people's taboos, and he will not be in the long run. The King of Heaven doesn't have to worry too much. ”

Li Cheng came to the spirit: "You continue. ”

Wang Shen: "Actually, because of the complex composition of the Tokyo Left-behind Division, there are many problems in it, and you don't accept me and I don't accept you between the soldiers." The reason why it was the first capable army of our Great Song Dynasty was because Zong Ze was there, and with his prestige and means, he was still able to suppress the proud generals under him. As soon as Zong Rulin died, the army was in chaos. In addition, Du Chong was greedy and murderous, mediocre and incompetent, so that it caused civil strife and abandoned Kaifeng and Yangzhou. The surname Du also knew that he had caused a big mess, so he refused to say that he lost Kaifeng because of his reasons, but he said that he was a Jurchen southern prisoner, and he was not allowed to withdraw from the army. Because the imperial court wanted to encircle this strong army, it could only acquiesce, and handed over the defense of Jiangbei to Du Liu. ”

However, he can hide from the officials, the princes of the imperial court, but he can't hide from the military lords in Jiangbei. Now, after the left-behind division and horse fall apart, there is no longer any strength, who still takes him seriously? Why did he Du Chong order the Jiangbei armies? Not to mention far away, take Uncle Liu Ping of the Huaixi Army as an example, you are the king of heaven, you are he, willing to let such a waste ride on his head and command? The so-called power makes people fight, Jiangbei has such a big chassis, and so many troops are stationed at once. If you have a bite to eat, there will be no mine. I guess that the officials and soldiers of the court from all walks of life will inevitably be dissatisfied with Du Chong, the person who came to grab food. If a person provokes the anger of the public, and everyone sees that he is a paper tiger, he is afraid that the end will not be good. ”

"But, it seems that this surname Du is really a paper tiger?" Li Cheng muttered to himself, thoughtful.

Seeing that Li Cheng was impressed with his words, Wang Shen was in high spirits and continued: "As far as I know, Uncle Liu Ping is dissatisfied with Du Chong. Heavenly King, if you are recruited by the will of the court this time, the troops will be controlled by Liu Guangshi. Of course, this is just a name. Liu Guangshi also made the Heavenly King immobile, but he was still happy to take the opportunity of Zhao'an to make Du Chong unhappy. ”

"Silk!" Li Cheng took a big breath of cold air: "Daosi, do you mean that Liu Guangshiyan is indispensable to be filled?" ”

Wang Shen laughed, bowed his head, and said, "It is the sixth who cannot be done." Therefore, the king of heaven is good to be honored by the court officials. As long as Uncle Liu Ping recruits you, he can acquiesce to you to raise troops in Sizhou. ”

The so-called "Impossible Six" is recorded in the "Continuation of Capital Governance Tongjian", which says that Du Chong was beaten to the ground by Zhang Yong, Wang Shan, Cao Cheng and others from Kaifeng, and fled all the way to the territory of Yangzhou Prefecture, Zhao Gou did not know that the soldiers and horses of the Kaifeng Left-behind Division had fallen apart, and he was appointed as the highest military governor in the Jianghuai region, which caused Liu Guangshi to be extremely dissatisfied.

Liu Guangshi was one of the first old men to join the Generalissimo Zhao's mansion, and besides, the elite of the 3,000 Western Army in his hands was the most reliable military force of Zhao Jiu's team and the emperor's confidant.

This year, Uncle Liu Ping had the merit of protecting the sky during the Miao and Liu mutinies, and was appointed as the Jiangdong Xuanfu envoy and the Tai Lieutenant.

What kind of person are you, Du Chong, as soon as you come, you will ride on my Liu Guangshi's head, and you can't bear it. Besides, you lost so badly in Kaifeng, how can you govern my troops?

So, Liu Guangshi wrote to Zhao Gou, opposing this matter, and said six reasons. Nothing more than that, the Jianghuai region is too large, and the troops are stationed at major points, and the military situation is not suitable for combination; Now that the place is eroded, the news is not clear, and each army should fight separately, if it is a unified command, will it not be rigid in delaying the fighters; Du Chong just lost Kaifeng, deeply grateful to the Holy Grace, guilty and punished; Du Chong is greedy for ink, drinks the blood of soldiers, and cannot be a general; Du Chong is good at killing, he has lost the heart of the army, and he can't be a general; Du Chong does not know the soldiers, every battle will be defeated, how important is the Jianghuai defense, can not be a general; Du Chong is lustful, and he can't be a general with a woman in the army.

As he spoke, he began to attack him personally.

The soldiers and horses of the Kaifeng Left-behind Division were the strongest in the past, but they used to be in Tokyo when they were a bit of an independent unit.

So, the emperor was furious, recruited Liu Guangshi into the palace, scolded him, and drove him to Chuzhou.

Liu Guangshi failed to defeat Du Chong, and after being reprimanded by the emperor, he was depressed to death, and since then he has formed a bond with Du Chong.

If he is recruited and nominally under Liu Guangshi's control, there is such a person who is in the emperor's heart to take care of him, so naturally he doesn't have to be afraid of Du Chong.

Considering that his army has no good way out now, thinking about this joint, Li Cheng has a big heart and says: "Dao Si woke up the person in the dream with a word, just accept this trick and settle down." According to the report from the spies, Uncle Liu Ping's Chinese army is almost in the middle of the day, so I will send someone to contact him. ”

After that, he held Wang Shen's hand and said: "Daosi, Daosi, I really can't imagine that you have a set of rules for governing the army and leading the troops, and you can also argue without hindrance." After being recruited, I will ask Zhang Xianggong for your talent. When the time comes, you can't say no. ”

Wang Shen nodded: "If Zhang Xianggong wants to send him to serve in the Heavenly King's army, he dares to disobey his orders." But I smiled bitterly in my heart, I know Zhang Jun, but I'm afraid that Zhang Jun doesn't know me.

was able to persuade Li Cheng to be recruited, he still breathed a long sigh of relief, and at the same time a pride arose in his heart: As far as it seems that at present, the lives of me, Anniang, and those two hundred brothers have been saved. In the long run, the Great Song Dynasty had an army capable of fighting. You must know that this Li Cheng is not inferior to Yue Fei's strongman, and after he voted for Pseudo-Qi, he created huge pressure on the Southern Song Dynasty. Now that I have been recruited, my Han family has one less strong enemy in the world.

Suddenly, a faint sound of trumpets came from the east.

Wang Shen and Li Cheng closed their mouths at the same time and listened.

A man dressed as a scribe rushed in with a heavy face: "Heavenly King, urgent military situation." ”

Li Cheng: "Tao Zisi, what's wrong?" ”

Tao Zisi: "Yu Tianwang, according to the report that the Tianchang Huaixi Army moved the whole army, including Liu Guangshi's banner, according to the fifteen miles of Pingyuan Town. ”

Li Cheng laughed coldly: "Li Qiong, this guy won't come sooner or later, it's only here at this time, I want to know that I occupy Pingyuan Town, and I know that the problem is serious." Hehe, it's not delicious, Liu Guangshi scolds him with his head and face? ”

Tao Zisi nodded: "Li Yu's Jinan army is not enough to worry about, and Li Qiong is also careless." But he didn't want to, this table of dishes suddenly killed the diner of the Heavenly King, and Li Guobao panicked. ”

"Haha, haha, being smart is being mistaken by being smart." Li Cheng laughed and shook Wang Shen's hand: "Daosi, I heard that you beheaded a capital head who was about to retreat, and that capital head happened to be Li Qiong's nephew. The reason why Li Guobao delayed sending reinforcements was to borrow the hand of the Jinan Army to get rid of you. It's a pity that he calculated for a long time, but he cheapened me Li Cheng. This time, let's see how he explains to Uncle Liu Ping. It's okay if Liu Guangshi is here, let's talk to him about the conditions, he wants Pingyuan Town, yes. First of all, I made up the military salary owed to me by the imperial court, and handed over Sizhou to me to raise soldiers. Also, I'll have to give me some armor. ”

Wang Shen: "The King of Heaven is right, it is necessary to have some military supplies." However, after all, Mrs. Liu will be your boss in the future, and you can't tear your face. ”

"Don't worry, Mrs. Liu is very rich, and he is a rich man. Let's go upstairs and have a look. When the time comes, you go to Uncle Liu Ping's place, issue a holy decree, and let's talk. If you can talk about it, I will lead the troops back to Sizhou, if it is not good, everyone will see you on the battlefield. ”

It is said that as long as he receives the holy decree, Li Chengcheng will be an officer of the Song Dynasty. He and the Huaixi Army are their own people, and there is no need to fight this battle again.

However, the small court of the Southern Song Dynasty was first established and was very chaotic. The military leaders in various places are vying for power and profit, whether you are an official or a rogue, you grab my territory, I annex your troops, and they fight with each other, so they can't control so much. For example, when Yue Fei led the army independently, he almost died several times at the hands of other generals of the Song Army who coveted him, including even his uncle. And he also killed several generals of the Song army, swallowed up other people's men and horses, and strengthened his own strength.

This time, Liu Guangshi's brigade came, and he and Li Cheng were old rivals again, and it was hard to guarantee that he would not have the idea of revenge.

In the collapse of discipline and the sinister thoughts of people's hearts, anything can happen.

Wang Shen's heart moved: "Heavenly King, someone can invite Lu Can and Lu Yuhou, he is an old friend of Uncle Liu Ping, with him, someone can talk to him in the negotiation." ”