Chapter 237: Rongxi's Defeat [II]

Meng Chong was upright and said directly: "That's because Zhang Tizhi is afraid that his credit will be too late!" ”

Ma Yu frowned, Chen Guangying stood up and scolded: "Presumptuous! Although Zhang Tizhi is not, he has already sacrificed his life for the country, how can he say bad things about him behind him? What's more, you're still a subordinate of Zhang Tishi! ”

Chen Guangying's thinking was very correct at the time, but Zhao Yu didn't see it that way, it is not right for his subordinates to criticize the boss, but if he blindly wants to maintain the authority of the boss, it will easily lead to the boss making a statement in the army. Besides, even if it is to maintain the coach, it depends on the situation! Zhang Huaizhi fought in Rongxi, but it led to the defeat of the small 5,000 Song army, and only a pitiful 2,400 people returned, more than half of which were lost! And more than half of them were injured. The defeated army is no longer available, and it will take a year's rest before they can go to war again.

Most of the Song Dynasty's troops were in the north, even if the garrison of Guangnan West Road, which bordered the two countries, was not much, and the forbidden army was only about 5,000 people, and the total number of box soldiers, village warriors, and feudal soldiers was about 20,000.

The defeat of the 10,000 Song army immediately embarrassed the troops of the Guangnan West Road. The huge Guangnan West Road, 25 states, 3 armies and 65 counties, there are only more than 20,000 soldiers and horses guarding the town! On average, there are no eight hundred garrisons in one state or one army! If it is evenly distributed to the county unit, there are only 338 soldiers on average in a county!

This is also why although Zhang Shixun hates Zhao Yu, he still specially allocated a forbidden army to enter Guangnan West Road! Because the impact of this defeat is too serious, it may even lead to other barbarians on Quang Nam West Road taking the opportunity to cause chaos, resulting in chaos all the way to Quang Nam West Road. Zhang Huaizhi's fault. You can imagine it!

"What's the criticism?" The more he thought about it, the more angry Zhao Yu became, and looked at Chen Guangying coldly. A cloud of rage. It's like substance.

Although Chen Guangying was a little stunned, he still stubbornly said: "Lord Wang, who dares to say that the army is always victorious?" Pei Du, a famous minister of the Tang Dynasty, said: 'One victory and one defeat, the army is always in the situation!' Even Zhuge Liang's wisdom has miscalculated the street pavilion, and he can't succeed in Qishan seven times. The prince is so demanding, I'm afraid that even the generals won't dare to fight! ”

"Demanding?" Zhao Yu took a few shots and said viciously: "Chen Guangying, how did you become the commander of the forbidden army?" Is it all shade? One win and one defeat. The king also knows this truth! But it depends! Zhang Huaizhi is completely a pig, shouldn't he say that he sent troops so indiscriminately? Don't worry, this king doesn't know what you think, isn't it just that he is afraid of hurting the prestige of the generals? The prestige of a general is not pressed out, but by himself! ”

"If you can fight, let alone win, and risk the soldier's life, how can the soldier not love his boss? By pressing down on the people below, don't talk to them! You Chen Guangying have read books and know Pei Du's words! Then do you know the famous words of Zhao Mu Gong: 'Defend the mouth of the people.' Even more than the Kawa Defense! The river collapses, and there will be many injuries. So it is with the people! 'This king adds one more sentence to the end, and so does the soldiers!' ”

Chen Guangying was scolded by Zhao Yu's thunderbolt, his face turned pale when he scolded, and when he looked at his forehead, it was all fine sweat. No need to ask, everyone knows that the sweat must be a cold sweat, which directly suppressed Ma Yu and Wang Ranbo, the two high-ranking officials of Guangnan West Road, it seems that this King Wei is not so easy to deal with!

Zhao Yu looked at Meng Chong, his face softened slightly, and said, "What you just said is good!" That's right! Although this is the first time this king has heard it, he also knows that it must be the voice of the soldiers below! Come! ”

This time, a scribe soon came up, it was none other than Du Yan's subordinate Du Xiansheng. Originally, he was dealing with the handover matter, but Zhao Yu just said that he wanted to impeach Wang Ranbo, so he moved to the White Tiger Hall. Although the matter of impeachment seemed to be over, Zhao Yu did not speak, and Du Xiansheng did not dare to leave, but it was not easy to enter, so he simply stayed outside the White Tiger Hall.

Zhao Yu is called a person, Du Xiansheng is cool, and he pushed open the carved wooden door and came in. "The subordinate official transfer director Du Xiansheng sees the prince and has seen all the officials!"

"Drafted a list of articles to denounce Zhang Huaizhi for being greedy and reckless, and for taking his life lightly. I also drafted a memorabilia on this matter, and impeached Zhang Huaizhi, a mediocre general with great ambitions and talents! Zhao Yu's words were categorical, and everyone in the White Tiger Hall still faintly heard the echo, and they didn't know that this echo was from the heart? Or is it inside the White Tiger Hall?

"Yes!" Du Xiansheng promised and did not leave, he found a book case in the White Tiger Hall, and danced with a pen.

Zhao Yu said what Fang Cai said, the anger in his heart was gone, his face eased a lot, and he said to Meng Chong in a calm voice: "The story of Rongxi's defeat, continue to talk about it in detail!" ”

"Yes...... Be! Meng Chong didn't seem to have recovered from Fang Cai's passionate words, and after listening to Zhao Yu's instructions, he was a little caught off guard, and his words also had a taste of swallowing.

After settling down, Meng Chong organized the language, and then said at the broken tail just now: "After the soldiers and horses are assembled, we set off from Guxian and cross the mountains to Rongzhou. I don't want to just when Rongshui County, the place of Rongzhou governance, there are scouts to report, Anhuaman in Lower Anhua Prefecture has reached the lower reaches of Rongxi, and it is only sixty-seven miles away from Rongshui County, and the march is slower, and it can be reached in a day and a half! Zhang Tizhi inquired about the situation and learned that An Huaman was only 3,000 people, so he laughed on the spot. Before the whole army had rested, it ordered a rapid march. ”

After a pause, Meng Chong continued: "I rushed to Rongxi at dusk, and defeated the three thousand Anhua barbarians in one battle, and the Anhua barbarian defeated soldiers fled to camp in the upper reaches of Rongxi. The next day, despite the fatigue of the soldiers' long-distance journey, Zhang Tihe ordered the whole army to go out of the camp to attack Anhuaman. Anhua was defeated again and fled to the mountains upstream of Rongxi. Originally, Zhang Qing, the county lieutenant of Rongshui County, said that the terrain of Sanjian Mountain in the north of Rongxi was complicated, and if there were ambush soldiers, it would be unimaginable! Zhang Tizhi was also ready to withdraw his troops, but at this time, the soldiers who were fighting in front came back to report and found the banner of the assassination of Xia Anhua Prefecture on the battlefield. ”

Zhang Tizhi immediately vetoed the persuasion of Lieutenant Zhang, saying that he would decide Anhua Prefecture in a war, and the army would come out. The mountain roads of Sanjian Mountain are dangerous and narrow, and the army can no longer maintain the lineup. At this time, countless flags were erected on the top of the mountain, and balls of fireballs rolled down the hillside from the top of the mountain. Our army was in chaos, and although Zhang Tizhi beheaded four rebellious soldiers in a row, it was still useless. Moreover, it was winter, the wind was high and dry, and the fireball immediately ignited the grass and trees along the way. At that time, the whole army was in chaos, and it was really impossible to find soldiers, and soldiers could not find generals. That's not all, countless Anhua barbarians shouted in the mountains and forests, flying stones and arrows flew down from the top of the mountains on both sides, like locusts. Our army was already in chaos, and after being rained by arrows, it became even more chaotic. People and horses trampled, and I don't know how many soldiers did not die in the hands of An Huaman, but died at the feet of their comrades! ”

Although he didn't experience it personally, listening to Meng Chong's sad voice, Zhao Yu was already as if he was in the war that happened in Sanjian Mountain. The soldiers of the Song Army were like being slaughtered cattle and pigs by Anhua Man, and at that time, perhaps the cheapest thing was life!

Meng Chong whimpered, and his voice was a little choppy. "At that time...... At that time, I don't know who shouted...... Zhang Tizhi died in battle, and the whole army was even more chaotic. The last general had no choice, so he took dozens of his subordinates to the south. After walking for a short time, I encountered a group of barbarians, and I don't know how many people. The Admiral shouted: 'Either you will be burned to death by fireworks, or you will be shot to death by a stray arrow that you don't know where it came from, and you will die in vain.' Rather than this, it's better to fight! The brothers, together with the other comrades who rushed out of the smoke, plucked up their courage, probably thinking that the overall situation had been decided, and An Huaman did not dare to fight hard, so that we could open a way out. ”

"They're all good boys!" Zhao Yu sighed with emotion and held his head high, as if not letting the tears fall from the corners of his eyes.

Meng Chong nodded vigorously and said, "There is such a sentence from the prince, the brothers who died in battle did not die in vain!" Didn't die in vain! ”

Feng Shenji coughed and said, "Meng Inspection, go on!" Go on! ”

Meng Chong took a deep breath, suppressed the sadness in his heart, and continued: "At that time, there were more and more comrades who rushed out, and An Huaman, who was blocking the road, only dared to cover up on both sides. But this is not possible, and it is thirty-seven miles away from the nearest garrison. Our Song army was already tired enough to chase and kill the enemy with a tired army, let alone break through, demoralized and physically exhausted. And the Anhua barbarians ambushed the soldiers to wait for work, and the Anhua barbarians usually crossed the mountains and mountains, known as the iron foot. When you escape to a place where you can take a breath, I'm afraid there will be no more than nine out of ten! ”

"Lucky God will not die, my Great Song! At this time, I don't know who thought of a way, threw down all the armor and weapons on his body, and shouted: 'Barbarians are greedy for money, and when they see the armor, they will fight for it, and they have no time to chase and kill!' Most of the remnants of the soldiers were still there, leaving all the armor behind, and the An Huaman who caught up behind really fought for the armor on the ground, and only a few dared to catch up. After the last general and his subordinates did not abandon the armor hall, the Anhua man knew that it was powerful, and he didn't dare to rush, but he hung from a distance, chasing seven or eight miles, and saw that there was really no advantage to take advantage of, so he left in a daze! ”

Zhao Yu nodded when he heard this, and after half a while, he said to the others: "Fang Cai has been inspected in detail, and this king has a big doubt in this. This Anhua barbarian is a barbarian, how does it feel like facing a cunning fox against the opponent? First there was a deception, and then a fire scheme, not at all like a brave and unscrupulous barbarian. ”

Ma Yu said with a solemn expression: "This matter is not only the prince's doubts, but also the lower officials who got the battle report at that time were also deeply puzzled, so Cao Zhuan did not hesitate to spend a lot of money to buy a few barbarians, and then he knew the news." It turned out that Feng Changqi, the assassin of Anhua Prefecture, did not know where to recruit a dead person, surnamed Mu, Mu's wood, and his name was changed. It is reported that there is still a fame, and after checking it, I didn't find this person's name, so I think it's a fake name. Rongxi was defeated that day, and it was this person who persuaded Feng Changqi to use his strategy. It is precisely because of the merit of Rongxi's defeat of our Song army that this wooden exchange has now been canonized as a military division lieutenant general by the rebel chief Feng Changqi! (To be continued......)