Chapter 310: Breaking Through
Compared with the difficulty of the battle of the Jin army, the battle of the beach landing led by Chu Tianya was extremely easy. The advantage of firearms was maximized, and the defense line laid by the Jurchens along the coast was destroyed in an instant. The successful landing and participation of Yang Zaixing, Ma Kuo, and Wang Xun provided a strong guarantee for the landing of the main army under Liu Ziyu later.
When Chu Tianya returned, the first group of men and horses under Liu Ziyu's command had already been loaded and ready to merge with the land. This group of people and horses are all elite Qingyun slashing infantry, the hometown of the Jin army. After landing, they can use their strengths to the fullest.
After Chu Tianya arrived on the shore, he got off the boat and went to the official's house.
Zhao Huan, who rarely faces wars, can be regarded as shocked today. The mountains and seas of soldiers and horses and the screams that shook the sky almost made his soul tremble.
"Aiqing, if our army wins this battle, it should be determined that the world will be attacked!" Zhao Huan's excitement and excitement really didn't pretend to be, he said, "Aiqing helped the building to fall, turned the tide in the flood, protected the territory and the people, fought against the enemy, recovered the land and raised the prestige of our country, it is really a high merit in the world, shaking the past and the present!" β
"The official family has an overreputation." In front of many courtiers and generals, Chu Tianya humbly hugged his fists in return, "Weichen, I just did some things. Now that the battle is fierce and the outcome is unpredictable, Weichen only dares to sleep all night and do his best for the Great Song Dynasty. β
"Good, good. If there are more loyal ministers and famous marshals like Aiqing in the world, the world of the Great Song Dynasty will be brilliant and eternal and eternal! "Zhao Huan is really happy today, firstly, the battle situation is favorable to the victory of the Song army, and secondly, Chu Tianya does not seem to blame him for colluding with Bai Xu. After praising Chu Tianya in public for a while, Zhao Huan said one thing he had already thought about in his heart in public, "If this battle is won, the king of Luoyang will have a high merit, and there will be no way to show it if he is not rewarded." I have already decided that after the King of Luoyang returns to Beijing in triumph, I will hold a coronation ceremony for the King of Luoyang - I will crown Chu Tianya, the king of Luoyang County, as the king of the Great Song Dynasty and Wei! β
"King Wei?!" Everyone was amazed.
Chu Tianya was also stunned, this was indeed a bit unexpected for him.
The king of Luoyang and the king of Wei - although there is only a difference of one word, the difference is heaven and earth.
The Great Song Dynasty has had more than one king with a different surname, but basically it is limited to the "county king". For example, Tong Guan, who successfully "recovered" Yanjing before, was once named the king of the county. However, the title of prince such as "King Wei" has always been only awarded to the direct sons and nephews of the royal family, such as Zhao Kai, the king of Yun, who is the biological son of Emperor Zhao Ji.
From the king of Luoyang to the king of Wei, this is an unprecedented move. That also means that Chu Tianya has directly changed from a "nobleman" to a "royal family", and it is also a royal family with a different surname!!
"Official, this move is inappropriate." Chu Tianya immediately said, "Weichen is a foreign surname, how can he be crowned a prince?" β
"The rules are all set by people, and I am also the head of a country, so can't I do this thing?" Zhao Huan took out an "opinion" that he had never had before, and said with a smile, "I thought about it last night, such as Tong Guan and others can be crowned the king of the county because of the last order of the first emperor, and how can a minister of the country who has made great achievements like the king of Luoyang be able to compete with him?" Therefore, I decided to set a precedent by canonizing the king of Luoyang as the only prince with a different surname in my Great Song Dynasty, and adding 300 households to Luoyang County, Henan Prefecture, and allowing permission to set up offices to raise private soldiers, and the following princes were hereditary replacement. β
When the generals next to them heard this, they were all pleasantly surprised, and at that moment, a group of people hurriedly knelt down and congratulated loudly without waiting for Chu Tianya to express his acceptance, "The last general congratulates the King of Luoyang!" β
"The prince is a thousand years old, a thousand years old, a thousand years old!"
"Haha!" Zhao Huan laughed proudly, "Aiqing, look, naming you the prince is also the desire of the people!" β
Chu Tianya shook his head with a smile, looking at this group of brothers who had followed him all the way, he knew in his heart that everyone was in the same boat, and they all hoped that this big boat would be able to rise and go more and more steadily. If he didn't accept Zhao Huan's favor, these brothers would not agree.
"Okay, then Weichen will be worthy of being loved by the official family first!" Chu Tianya hugged his fists and said, "However, no matter what, we will discuss this matter after the war is over." β
"Okay, just according to what Aiqing said!" Zhao Huan smiled, and he also breathed a long sigh in his heart. As the saying goes, don't stretch out your hand and don't hit the smiling person, he has made such a big favor, even if Chu Tianya still has a grudge against him in his heart, he won't just clean him up and abolish him, right?
Chu Tianya didn't know Zhao Huan's thoughts, he was afraid of Bai Xu's matter, so he racked his brains to get rid of his guilt and beg for mercy.
"Title me the King of Wei? β¦β¦ The King of Wei is the King of Wei! For me, it's just a different title! Chu Tianya thought to himself, "I seem to remember that Cao Cao was also the king of Wei back then. My fiefdom is also good in Luoyang, the ancient Wei land...... Is this really just a coincidence? β
The war is in full swing.
Liu Ziyu, a young front-line coach, led all the main forces under his command to land at full speed. The Yellow River is not particularly vast, and with the absence of enemy obstruction and the strong transportation capacity of loach ships, the transportation of soldiers and horses is quite rapid. A steady stream of Song troops set foot on the south bank and engaged in this epic national war between Song and Jin.
The battlefield was torn into three parts, the main battlefield was of course the original main camp of the Jin soldiers, and Liu Ziyu was the main commander to deal with the main force of the golden soldiers without a leader; On the other side of the battlefield, Zong Han was still stumped by the iron harrier of Western Xia, and fought and retreated, suffering heavy casualties, and he couldn't pull away for a while; The third-party battlefield is the Jurchen sub-camp where the god of Ceres sits against Yue Fei's Tiger Army.
The most amazing thing is the battlefield on Yue Fei's side. Their number was only about a quarter of that of the other party, but they restrained the god of grain very well, making him unable to advance or retreat, and he could only cope with it. Although Yue Fei did not have too much advantage in the battle situation, his containment of Ceres, which was the most critical "X factor" in the entire battlefield. If it weren't for his disturbance, Gu Shen would dare to fight back against the main camp with all his strength to suppress the situation, which would bring considerable pressure to Liu Ziyu; Or, he went to support Zong Han to rescue him, so that the three Jurchen armies would have the main command to understand, in which case the Song army's advantage in the situation would slowly disappear, and it would evolve into a real hand-to-hand battle and flesh-and-blood battle.
"In this battle, all the generals have made great achievements." Chu Tianya said in front of the official Zhao Huan and the civil and military forces, "The first credit should be remembered by Liu Ziyu, it was he who stabilized the defense on the south bank and repelled the Jin soldiers' beach-grabbing landing battle, thus winning the first opportunity; The second merit, remember Yue Fei. Judging from the current battle situation, if it were not for his containment and harassment on the flank, the situation of our army would have been quite tense and difficult. I only gave him 20,000 soldiers and horses, but he played no less than 200,000 troops! β
"Good general!" Zhao Huan, who didn't know much about military affairs, praised him, "Aiqing, according to what you said, this Yue Fei is a rare talent, and he should be promoted." After thinking about it, if he is promoted to the deputy privy envoy and the envoy of Hebei Xuanfu, what do you think? β
Chu Tianya nodded, "The official family is wise, this move is very appropriate." Although Yue Fei is young, his talent and talent in military affairs are rarely matched. Hebei is the gate of the Great Song Dynasty, if there is Yue Fei in Hebei, it will be like a great wall of steel, which can resist the enemy outside the national gate and promote the prestige of my Great Song Dynasty. However, Weichen has a JianyΓ¬, Xuanfu Envoy, which doesn't seem to be appropriate. As...... How's it going? β
Zhao Huan was slightly stunned, and suddenly realized, "Aiqing is clearly decisive, so he will seal Yue Fei as the envoy of Hebei!" β
Xuanfu, solicitation, the difference in name, but the meaning is completely different. Although they both commanded the military power and patrolled the herds on behalf of the emperor, the emphasis on the people's livelihood and the military were important for recruitment. Chu Tianya's implication is very clear, sending Yue Fei to Hebei is not to let him be the gatekeeper of the Great Song Dynasty - it is to let him break out of the country to expand the territory and the Northern Expedition to the Jin Kingdom!
Zhao Huan was not stupid at all, after he understood Chu Tianya's intentions, he immediately drew inferences from one another, "According to Aiqing's view, if the Great Song Dynasty can recover Hedong after this battle, I should also appoint Liu Ziyu as the privy deputy envoy and Hedong envoy." β
"The official is wise!" Chu Tianya smiled slightly and hugged his fists and bowed, laughing in his heart, but this Zhao Huan also knows how to figure out my mind. But when he did, it was a bit of the opposite. It has always been the courtiers who speculate on the holy will and cater to the king's heart. He's good, and he's desperate to cater to me.
From the few words of Chu Tianya and Zhao Huan in public, the civil and military people present already understood one thing in their hearts - after this battle, the main task of the Great Song Dynasty must be the Northern Expedition to the Jin Kingdom and the recovery of the country. The land of Youyan, which has been separated from the Central Plains for more than a hundred years, must be Chu Tianya's goal. In the next few years, war may be the main theme of the Great Song Dynasty. The one who provoked this burden was naturally the main battle faction headed by Chu Tianya; The two marshals who executed outside were both very young, one was Liu Ziyu and the other was Yue Fei!
Just when the big battalion on the south bank was "rewarding for unsuccessful achievements", the battlefield on the north bank was already getting white-hot.
Liu Ziyu, who was born in Jiangmen and has been nurtured since childhood, followed his father in Hebei for several years and accumulated a lot of practical experience. As a young man, after stepping on the north shore for the first time, he immediately issued a new combat order to his generals.
The biggest change is the assignment of the pioneer arrow Yang Zaixing.
Previously, Yang Zaixing was ordered by Chu Tianya to launch an assault on the Jin Bing camp, aiming to disrupt the formation and directly smash the enemy's command center. Yang Zaixing did not disgrace the mission array to kill Yan Zongwang, so that the main camp of the Jin State fell into a state of chaos without command for a long time. After Ma Kuo and Wang Xun helped to fight, Yang Zaixing's tasks overlapped with the second generals in the back, and the role of the vanguard arrow became less obvious.
At this time, Liu Ziyu showed a strong battlefield reading ability and superhuman adaptability. After listening to the military situation and weighing the pros and cons, he predicted the possible military measures of the Jin army in the future, and gave the vanguard Yang Zaixing an order to "cut" in advance.
Cut off the connection between the main camp of the Jin soldiers and the other two battlefields, cut off any contact scouts and information transmission, and prevent the retreat of Zonghan's headquarters or the Ceres headquarters to join the battalion and the main camp.
Cut the enemy's army into pieces, concentrate superior forces to form a local superiority in troops, and then encircle, suppress, and annihilate them.
Liu Ziyu's military literacy, super overall situation and ability to criticize the war were brought into full play at this moment. The Jurchens, who had originally lost the upper hand, gradually recovered after the bombardment of giant artillery and hot air balloons, and their individual combat ability and superiority in strength were slowly recovering defeat. If there is any more reinforcement from Zong Han or Gu Shen at this time, the advantage of the Song army will be quickly lost.
Liu Ziyu immediately decided to sacrifice Yang Zaixing's fast knife and carried out edge cutting on the edge of the main camp of the Jin Kingdom. It's like cutting a large piece of cake in half, and then cutting it in parts until it's cut into small pieces.
Then, it's time to eat it!
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Originally, everyone thought that since the lord and the official family were here, Liu Ziyu would definitely be reduced to a deputy general, and he would only act according to orders. Unexpectedly, at the beginning of the war, Chu Tianya personally assumed the role of the vanguard, playing the role of seizing the opportunity to disrupt the enemy's position. Then, he did not hesitate to withdraw to the south bank and handed over the command of the battlefield to Liu Ziyu.
Chu Tianya's exceptional promotion and absolute trust have received a huge reward at this moment.
Yang Zaixing's cutting directly encircled a group of Jurchen soldiers and horses who had no leader and no command in the encirclement. As more and more Song soldiers landed on the shore, local cutting and division soon began. Although the Jurchens' individual combat ability and tactical literacy are very high, they are unorganized and have no command, and they are purely fighting on their own.
The battle in the main camp of the Jin soldiers soon took on a one-sided situation. Liu Ziyu led his troops to fight loudly, and gradually turned his advantage into a victory. As soon as the main camp is broken, Zong Han and Ceres will become lost dogs with no way out. The fate that awaits them can be imagined.
Seeing this scene, Zong Han and Ceres, the two battlefield generals, were also anxious. They began to retreat at any cost, in a vain attempt to concentrate their forces and carry out their command to turn the situation back. But when their soldiers and horses were about to retreat, there were the biting Xixia Iron Harriers and the Tiger Ben led by Yue Fei, and in front, there was Yang Zaixing, the tiger general of the world, blocking them.
The advance and retreat were incompatible, and Zong Han and the more than 300,000 Jurchen soldiers and horses under his command were almost in a desperate situation.
At this time, Chu Tianya personally led the last remaining 5,000 or so imperial guards and horses on the south bank, with countless war drums and horns, boarded a boat and looked north.
With it, there is also Zhao Huan, a close official of the Great Song Dynasty.
Although Zhao Huan was excited and inspired by the advantage of the battle situation in front of him, he was still a little nervous and scared if he really wanted him to be on the front line of the battlefield. Seeing the screams on the battlefield for dozens of miles, Zhao Huan only felt a cramp in his stomach.
When a row of loach boats was about to sail to the shore, Chu Tianya stopped the fleet and raised the flag, and ordered the boats to start beating drums and cheering.
The unique snare drums and horns of the Great Song Dynasty reverberated on the mother river of China.
Majestic and high-pitched, heroic and majestic, the water of the Yellow River protrudes into angry waves, and the clouds run above the sky.
Rectify the martial arts, shake the wilderness!
"Aiqing martial arts, shaking the past and the present!" Zhao Huan's voice was a little trembling when he said this, and coupled with the noise of the surrounding drums, he was almost roaring hoarsely, "Such a majestic military scene is rare to see in a thousand years!" I've had an eye-opener today! These heroic and heroic military athletes are the backbone and pillar of my Great Song Dynasty! With Aiqing leading them to suppress the country and expel Hu Kou, the Great Song Dynasty will be able to be impregnable and passed on forever! β
Chu Tianya just smiled, "Actually, Weichen didn't do anything. The pioneer who fought facelessly with firearms before, and now, he is acting as a military band here, and he can only cheer and shout for the desperate brothers in front. The previous official said that he would reward Weichen for his meritorious deeds, but Weichen actually felt very ashamed. After this battle, Weichen's hands were not bloody, and he was ashamed to receive the credit from his brothers. In fact, the most deserving reward is the soldiers who fought bravely at the front, especially those martyrs who fought bravely for the country! β
"Aiqing thinks about loyalty, loves soldiers like sons, and I admire them very much." Zhao Huan nodded and praised, "If this battle is won, all meritorious soldiers will be rewarded; All the soldiers who are killed and wounded in battle must be compensated. I am willing to set an example first, lead the people of the harem to cut down on food and clothing from now on, put an end to extravagance and waste, and donate money and materials to the Great Song Dynasty treasury for the reward and pension of this war. β
"The official family is wise, Weichen first for the soldiers, thank you for the official's side!" Chu Tianya was laughing in his heart, and secretly said Zhao Huan was really frightened, and he spared no effort to please me, for fear that I would abolish him!
At this time, Suzaku and the others, who had stepped into the north shore, finally avoided the battlefield of the big melee and touched the edge of the area to hide. The battlefield is a meat grinder, and no matter how top a master is, he can't guarantee that he can beat four hands with two fists, coupled with cold guns and dark arrows, I don't know how many fierce generals with martial arts will disappear.
Along the way, Suzaku and the others also experienced several bloody battles, but fortunately, except for a little loss on the body, no one suffered heavy casualties.
"Zong Han is fighting fiercely with the Tanguts, and the battlefield is not far ahead." Suzaku gathered everyone to his side and whispered, "In such a big battle, he will definitely not take the lead, and he will definitely be in command in the rear." Now all we have to do is get as close to him as possible, and then, let's kill him with one hit! β
"It's easy to talk about." Xuanwu said lightly, "On the front line of the battlefield, the commander's personal guards are surrounded by regiments, and it is difficult for flies to fly in." What's more, Zong Han still has wolf teeth under him. Suzaku, you were once the great leader of the wolf's fangs; You should know what wolf fangs do. β
"I know." Suzaku nodded slightly, "We're too familiar with Wolf Fang. If we wanted to get mixed up with him, it was estimated that we would still be ten feet away, and we would be recognized by the wolf's fangs. Therefore, this time we cannot deal with Zong Han in the same way that we have carried out our missions in the past. Another way has to be found. β
"Who has a plan?" Gou Chen and Liuhe asked almost in unison.
Everyone fell into deep thought together.
At this moment, a pheasant fluttered in the grass not far away.
Suzaku's heart moved, and his eyes lit up, "I have a way!" β