Chapter 259 Military Intelligence

Before the civilian generals arrived, Zhao Yu first summoned the messenger who delivered the military newspaper in the Jingde Hall, and he needed to get enough information from the messenger so that he could formulate the correct strategy and policy.

The cumbersome court clothes didn't have time to change, and the dusty messenger walked in, and just wanted to salute, Zhao Yu had already said: "The military situation is like fire, there is no need to be polite!" You just said that Huaiyuan Village fell, how did it fall? And how many soldiers and horses are there in Longshui City now? How's it going? How many soldiers and horses did Anhuaman come? How many followers are there? ”

"Yes!" The messenger regained his waist and replied, "Because after the Anhua barbarians retreated, there was infighting. Zhong'an Huazhou Thorn History, pseudo-one-word shoulder Ning Wang Meng Hanyang and pseudo Yue Wang, Xia Anhua Prefecture Thorn Shi Feng Changqi parted ways, Shang'anhua Prefecture Thorn History, pseudo god Wu Guiguo Gong Zhang Mozhi also vaguely read the attitude, so Huaiyuanzhai defense also slowly relaxed. Just seven days ago, a group of barbarians from Anhua Prefecture came to defect, and the lord of Shen (Qizong) village surrendered, and was originally going to be sent to Longshui City. However, Lord Zhizhou said that Yizhou is in ruins now, and there is no money and food to relocate these barbarians for the time being, so they will live in Huaiyuan Village temporarily, and then transfer to Longshui City in December. ”

After a pause, the messenger continued: "In order to prevent the possibility of fraudulent surrender, the lord of Shen Zhai ordered that all these weapons of Anhuaman be confiscated, and in order to prevent firewood knives, iron pots and other iron tools from falling into their hands, he also asked people to make food, and when the meal was ready, they were sent to the place where Anhuaman lived to supply Anhuaman for food." ”

Zhao Yu also nodded secretly when he heard this, Shen Qizong was worthy of the generals he was optimistic about, and he did a good job of returning to Anhuaman.

The messenger continued: "On the ninth day of September, the day after the surrender of the Anhua barbarians, a messenger was sent from the Lower Anhua Prefecture to ask for the surrender of the barbarians. The master of Shen Zhai naturally refused to allow it, and the man made a strong threat, but was driven out by the master of Shen Zhai. These barbarians also retaliated quickly, but the next day, that is, on the 10th of September, there were barbarians from Anhua Prefecture to attack the city! ”

"Is there a lot of people?" Zhao Yu said.

The messenger shook his head and said, "Not much, only a hundred." The lord of Shen Zhai personally led the troops and quickly defeated this group of barbarian soldiers. On the 11th of September, another group came, this time there were 800 people. At that time, it was proposed to defend the city and wait for reinforcements, but the lord of Shen Zhai said that the morale was high and he should fight a strong enemy. It didn't take long to defeat this brute army! ”

"A pride in the army!?" Zhao Yu squinted his eyes and muttered softly.

The messenger did not really hear the truth, and did not dare to ask, so he continued: "On the twelfth day of the ninth month, at this time another barbarian army came, but the force was very small, only three hundred, and they did not dare to attack the city, so they disturbed the barbarians and peasants who came and went outside the city. Lord Shen personally led three hundred people to chase and kill. I don't want to be on this night, hundreds of boats and boats poured out from the upper reaches of the Anhua River, and at this time, the Anhua man who surrendered in the village did not know that he had obtained weapons there, and Huaiyuan Village was captured under the combination of inside and outside. The deputy owner of the village was killed in battle, and the lord of Shen Zhai also hurriedly led troops to help, because he did not know that Huaiyuan Village had fallen and was ambushed by Anhuaman. Two hundred people, under the iron spear of the Shen Zhai Lord, only twenty-six people broke through, and the Shen Zhai Lord was also seriously injured and was rescued back to Longshui City. ”

"It's not the Lord Shen Zhai who is at fault! After you go back, tell the Lord of Shen Zhai what this king means! Zhao Yu said calmly.

"Yes!" The messenger replied and continued: "After getting the news that Huaiyuan Village was attacked, Zhang Dujian learned that only Xia Anhua Prefecture was sent this time, and he felt that he should take the opportunity to recover Huaiyuan Village before Anhua Man's foothold was unstable. At that time, although the owner of Shen Zhai was injured, he also strongly opposed it. I don't want to be ridiculed by Zhang (Hanyang) Metropolitan Prison, 'The general of the defeated army is not brave enough, and it is so!' ’”

Zhao Yu immediately frowned, but did not speak.

The messenger continued: "In addition, the inspection department Meng Chongmeng also objected, thinking that Anhua was prepared, and even the strength of a state should not be underestimated. However, Zhang Dujian did not approve, but said: "Now it is the strength of the Anhua Prefecture, if it takes a long time, it will be the strength of the ten states of Anhua!" ’”

After a pause, the messenger continued: "At that moment, Zhang Dujian mentioned 3,000 soldiers and horses, and contacted Fanzhou, which sent 800 troops to follow, and then recruited some brave men along the way, counting more than 4,000 heads, claiming that 10,000 troops were mighty to kill Huaiyuan Village. Our army met An Huaman in the village of Bahe in the middle of the way. The Anhua Barbarians did not have many troops, only about 5,000 men and horses, but most of them were poorly equipped. Zhang Dujian personally led the troops to charge into battle, and the Anhua barbarians, who had already been fighting, were defeated and retreated. But at this time, the soldiers and horses of Fanzhou defected at this time, not counting the three hundred elite Anhua barbarian soldiers in the reeds behind them, our army was defeated, and Zhang Dujian was captured alive in the chaos. The Meng patrol took other soldiers and horses to break through and come back, but he was also seriously injured and unconscious. There were only eight hundred soldiers and horses returning to Longshui City...... Nothing more! ”

At this, the messenger could not help but weep, and his words were weeping.

Zhao Yu patted his knee and lamented: "Zhang Hanyang is mistaken for the king! O mistaken king! ”

Feng Shenji knew that now was not the time to be sad and regretful, so instead of Zhao Yu, he asked, "What's the situation in Longshui City now?" How many soldiers and horses are there? ”

The messenger said bitterly: "There are more than 1,200 soldiers and horses in Longshui City now, but more than half of them are injured. In view of the fact that Meng was in a coma during the inspection, Lord Zhizhou invited Lord Shen Zhai to preside over the overall situation with an injury. The situation is extremely critical, and I am afraid that I will not be able to support it for long. Please send troops quickly! ”

Zhao Yu said: "The king will naturally send troops, before that, you have to explain the situation clearly." How many soldiers and horses did An Huaman come? Five thousand? ”

The messenger said: "No, 5,000 is only the soldiers and horses of Xia Anhua Prefecture, if you add the soldiers of Fanzhou, there are 6,000 people at least." And before coming, the lord of Shen Zhai and the small one said that Xia Anhua Prefecture took Huaiyuan Village, and there was this great victory, and the prestige of the previous siege of Longshui City was not reduced by the return, and the other Anhua Prefecture and Jian Prefecture will definitely raise troops again, and the follow-up soldiers and horses are afraid that there will be no less than 20,000 people! ”

Feng Shenji was taken aback and said, "So many troops? How can this be good, prince? There are not many soldiers and horses in Guizhou at present! ”

The messenger was surprised: "How can this be? ”

Feng Shenji glanced at the messenger, but did not hide it, and explained: "You also know about the petition of the people, in order to prevent the people who petition from making trouble in the long distance, or even in the state, soldiers and horses have been assigned to garrison in various places. Now in the city of Guizhou, no! There are only 3,000 soldiers and horses in Guizhou! This is still calculated for the courage of the countryside. If you want to send troops, in addition to the soldiers and horses that you want to stay, there are only 2,000 people who can really be used! Moreover, the autumn harvest is imminent, and even the villagers are afraid that it will be difficult to mobilize, and these 2,000 people are afraid that there will be a lot of discounts. That's it, it's not easy to find a man who transports grain! ”

In the north, the autumn harvest has already been achieved in September, but Quang Nam West Road is located at the southern end, the climate is hot, and there is no snow, so the fields are mostly two kinds a year. The late rice will not be harvested until about the beginning of winter, that is, the harvest will begin on the seventh or eighth day of October, and now it will be harvested on September 15, and there are still about 20 days to be harvested. Once the war starts, no matter how fast it is, I am afraid it will not be possible to complete it in twenty days. After all, it takes three days to go from Guizhou to Yizhou, and it takes six days to come and go, and if you count the time to gather soldiers and horses, and disband and go home after arriving in Guizhou City, it is almost ten days.

In ten days, it is said that the follow-up 20,000 barbarians will be impossible, and it will be impossible for the 6,000 barbarians in the early stage! After all, the Song army was at a disadvantage in numbers.

Thinking about this, Zhao Yu couldn't help but rub his swollen temples. Careless! It's really careless! actually took care of dealing with the old bureaucrats and big households, and forgot about Anhuaman! The messenger also looked at Feng Shenji with a sad face, and said, "My lord, what ...... Is Longshui City unsaved? ”

Feng Shenji opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't know what to say, shook his head, sighed, waved his hand, and said, "You go down and rest, you're tired all the way!" ”

The messenger looked at Feng Shenji persistently and said, "My lord, please tell me the little answer!" ”

Feng Shenji turned his head sideways, didn't look at the messenger's face, and said with sympathy: "If there is no accident, it is more than lucky!" ”

Although it is not explicit, the meaning of the expression has been expressed. When the messenger arrived, it was as if his soul had been extracted, and he saluted Zhao Yu and Feng Shenji in despair, turned around and staggered away.

Zhao Yu glanced at Feng Shenji and said, "Qi Xian, what plan do you have this time?" ”

Feng Shenji said bitterly: "Lord Wang, it is difficult for a good woman to cook without rice!" Xia Guan wanted to have an idea at this moment and come up with a clever plan for the prince, but he really didn't have the slightest thought! Alas! The lower officials are incompetent! ”

Zhao Yu smiled bitterly, and said with a look of disappointment that could not be concealed: "Don't be too yourself, in fact, you have done a good job." ”

Liu Changan walked in, saluted Zhao Yu and Feng Shenji, and said, "Lord Wang, all of you have already arrived, and you are waiting in the White Tiger Hall. Is the prince going to the White Tiger Hall now? ”

Zhao Yu spat out a turbid breath and said, "Well, it's time to go to the White Tiger Hall!" ”

There was silence in the White Tiger Hall at this moment, and no one spoke loudly. The civil officials who like to talk the most are even more preoccupied at the moment, sitting upright and not speaking. The generals stood, gathered around the sand table in the center, and lowered their voices and pointed. This sand table was built by Zhao Yu after fighting the Longshui City Defense War, and the terrain around Yizhou is not particularly accurate, but in this era, it can be regarded as epoch-making.

A slight rush of footsteps was heard, and everyone immediately stopped talking. Turning his head to look at the door, he didn't disappoint them, it was indeed Zhao Yu who arrived. followed by Zhao Yingwu, Feng Shenji and other subordinate officials and guards, seven or eight people.