After a soldier cheered, he timidly asked, "Pacifier, have we cleared our innocence?" ”

Staying at the Wulongchuan beachhead for the past two days, not to mention anything else, just how heavy the psychological burden will be!

Zheng Lang laughed in his heart, this battle was out of plan, and they were originally transferred over, just to make them ashamed and brave, even if there was no such battle, he didn't want to punish them, and said: "Count it reluctantly, you also have merit in this battle, I will report it to the emperor." ”

The soldiers cheered even more.

They didn't know what Zheng Lang thought, but they were very worried that all the soldiers left behind in Sanchuankou would be wiped out, and the imperial court would deal with them. Since the champions reported to the imperial court, they didn't mention the merits, and they were ashamed to mention it, at least they would not be punished.

Suddenly, an old soldier knelt down in the direction of the Wulong River beachhead, howling and crying, and more soldiers all began to cry.

"Kuanfu, this is the real soldier of my dynasty," Zheng Lang said to Wen Yanbo, his eyes a little moist at this time.

Wen Yanbo was silent for a long time.

Even though he looked down on the generals and soldiers, the howling of the soldiers at this moment moved him a little.

After they finished venting the grief and anger in their hearts, Zheng Lang ordered to clean up the battlefield, bury the bodies of their comrades, and prepare to enter Yanzhou City.

If you don't enter Yanzhou City again, it's not brave, it's stupid.

Pulling out some people and letting them interrogate the more than 100 captured captives, Zheng Lang was extremely angry and said, "No matter what methods you use." ”

Even if you cut a little jj, you don't blame.,As long as you can ask for information.。

No one cut the little jj, but a few soldiers cut the face of a captive who looked like a high rank to a bloody slash for interrogation.

Got some intel in a moment.

They are from the garrison left in Hengshan, and there are still many troops stationed in Hengshan villages, even if Yeli Wangrong fails in this battle, it is not easy to attack Hengshan villages.

Zheng Lang automatically ignored this piece of information, Yanzhou and the security army couldn't hold it, and they counterattacked Hengshan Zhuzhai, is this function greedy?

However, when they heard the name Yeli Wangrong, many people were stunned for a moment. Not only Zheng Lang knew, but some soldiers also knew that this person was a brave general of the Western Xia Dynasty. Zheng Lang was a little frustrated and didn't make any special preparations for this person.

I don't know if the ambush soldiers in Qiaozi Valley can catch this person.

There are also some topography and the number of soldiers in each village. Zheng Lang did not pay attention to the number of soldiers, which would be constantly mobilized, but the terrain of each village was carefully written down with a pen. Yuan Hao built more than 300 villages in Hengshan, and Zheng Lang only got information about a dozen villages from these people. But something is better than nothing.

The biggest gain was to get Liu Ping's news from the mouth of a Western Xia general.

On that day, under the frantic attack of Yuan Hao, these hastily constructed fences were quickly captured. Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun were arrested successively, Yuan Hao threatened and lured, first lured with high-ranking officials Houlu, and then tortured, the two of them were always unyielding, scolding Yuan Hao, dog thief, why don't you kill me.

Yuan Hao had no choice but to go all the way to the trial, and finally exited Tumen without asking them anymore, and escorted them back to Lingzhou. Anyway, he also withdrew, and it was meaningless to take information from Liu Ping's mouth.

Zheng Lang was dripping in a cold sweat, fortunately the two were heroic, otherwise once they confessed, the consequences would be unimaginable, let Yuan Hao know that Yanzhou and the security army had no troops, and they would definitely attack forcibly, and the two cities would be lost, and Yuan Hao would get a lot of logistics supplies, and the entire northwest would be unimaginable.

But the battle of Mikawaguchi was basically restored.

Only the performances of the officials of Yanzhou City remained, and there was no inventory.

led the soldiers, crossed the river, and set off to Yanzhou City.

Poor Fan Yong continued to stand on the head of the city at this time, and his body trembled.

Seeing an army from afar, he was dizzy and couldn't tell the difference, but he was reminded by his subordinates, saying that it was Zheng Lang's army.

Hurried down to the city to greet him.

"Xingzhi, how?"

"Won, but the war is not over, and there is still a fierce battle in Qiaozi Valley."

"That's good, that's good." It doesn't matter if you win or lose, anyway, there is a big defeat in the front, and it doesn't matter if there is a small defeat, the young man in front of Guan Jian can't have an accident, otherwise he will die this time.

It's getting dark, too.

Zheng Lang ordered to go into the city to rest.

When the people of Yanzhou saw hundreds of soldiers entering the city, a hanging heart settled down.

At dawn the next day, there was a sudden loud noise in the city, Zheng Lang got up from the bed with sleepy eyes, and came to the street to take a look, it turned out to be Di Qing and others who had returned, and there were many prisoners of war and war horses.

Zheng Lang greeted him.

Di Qing briefly explained what had happened.

Wang Xin and Shao Yuanjie arrived at Qiaozi Valley successively. But the two divisions were able to draw less than 500 cavalry, and they still made it up, and even the soldiers who came to the aid of the two cities were less than 1,000.

There was not much time left for Zheng Lang, and there was not much time left for Wang Xin, after hearing the scout's report, Wang Xin made a decision to divide the army into two, Shao Yuanjie guarded in the south of Qiaozi Valley, and he guarded in the north of Qiaozi Valley. The two armies were divided and ambushed in the mountains and forests, and the Yeli Wangrong desertion army arrived.

It was very hard to escape this way, Di Qing and Su Keqing led the cavalry to hold on tightly, and when they fled to Qiaozi Valley, there were only more than 1,000 troops left.

Suddenly, Shao Yuanjie led the cavalry to kill, which undoubtedly made matters worse.

At that time, all of Noli Wangrong's subordinates were in chaos, and some lost their direction and fled in all directions.

Yeli Wangrong took the lead, barely fought a bloody way, and fled to the north of the valley.

Wang Xin led his army to block the way.

There is also the knowledge of blocking, blocking from the tail, the least resistance, because there is life ahead, so the enemy is not resisting, but will choose to escape, and this is the truth around the three in the book of war. Blocking from the middle, resistance will increase, but the enemy troops in front continue to flee, and there is no aid in the rear, and they will surrender and resist. Blocking from the front can kill the enemy to the maximum, but it loses its vitality and resists the strongest.

Shao Yuanjie led the army from the middle and rear to cut in.

Wang Xin originally wanted to cut in from the middle and front, and then saw the enemy's situation, so Suo also gambled and intercepted the enemy in front of him.

After a terrible battle, Yeli Wangrong was only able to lead five or six hundred soldiers to fight his way out of the encirclement.

At this time, the biggest official position was not Di Qing, but Wang Xin, Wang Xin took over the command and asked Shao Yuanjie and Di Qing to search for the scattered deserters, and he and Su Keqing led the army to continue to chase.

The reason why this is so is because he wants to give Zheng Lang's subordinates more opportunities to make meritorious contributions.

The pursuit lasted until Luguan, not far from the territory controlled by Western Xia, and Wang Xin stopped.

But there were only about 200 people around Yeli Wangrong, and they were killed miserably. In fact, more than that, some of the fleeing Western Xia troops could still escape if they could escape the heavy search and arrest of the Song army. But not much, there are still some villages and people around, since they stayed, they are all Qiang households who are unwilling to surrender to Yuan Hao, these Fan are very fierce, and they are helpless to encounter the army, like these scattered scattered soldiers, and there is a family feud and blood hatred, they will inevitably assist the Song Dynasty to carry out a second kill.

In short, Yeli Wangrong will lose at least 3,000 men and horses this time, and nearly 2,000 war horses have been intercepted before and after, of which more than half of the war horses have not been seriously injured, and they can still go to the battlefield if they are raised.

It's a pity that he didn't catch Yeli Wangrong, otherwise he could at least exchange Liu Ping and Shi Yuansun to Yuan Hao.

It's not bad, this person will be handed over to the seed master Heng.

Zheng Lang washed the dust for them and wrote a fourth letter.

The officials of Yeonju were derelict in their duties and did not ask questions for the time being, but Mikawaguchi described it in detail.

Although Liu Ping was arrested, his performance did not disappoint, Zheng Lang deliberately described what the consequences would be if he surrendered, otherwise many bigwigs in the court would not understand.

And then I wrote something else.

First of all, the township soldiers, Your Majesty, don't blame me for violating the system, the border between Yanyan Road and Xixia is as long as **100 miles, but the total number of troops that can be mobilized is only about 10,000 people, this time Xixia sent 3,500 soldiers over, if you send 30,000 or 40,000 people, you can't hold it at all.

The imperial court reinforcements have not been available for a long time, so I can only ignore the system, open a warehouse with money and silk weapons, and arm 10,000 people in the local area, as a village soldier, to guard the safety of Yanyan Road.

When Zhao Zhen saw Zheng Lang describing the soldiers kneeling down on Wulongchuan Beach with a headache and crying, Zhao Zhen also cried in Zhongshu Province.

The prime ministers were silent, although Zheng Lang had made meritorious contributions, but it was far less tragic than Liu Ping, think about it, how did the 1,000 and hundreds of soldiers resist the attack of hundreds of thousands of enemy troops for several days?

It's miserable.

Not long after Zheng Lang sent him away, Sun Quanbin arrived with an edict, and Zheng Lang paid tribute to the sacrificed soldiers on behalf of Zhao Zhen.

Then there was a series of rewards, mainly to reward the warriors and martyrs of the bloody battles in Shuzhai, but another reward made Zheng Lang feel strange and promoted Lu Shouqin to the jurisdiction of Yan Yan.

The post of the governor is in charge of the cantonment, camp defense, and guarding the imperial decrees of a state or a whole army, Zheng Lang asked: "What credit does Lu Shouqin have for this position?" ”

Sun Quanbin said in a low voice: "Lu Shouqin reported that Yanzhou Tong Ji Yongzhang and the capital supervisor Li Kangbo refused to carry out the order, and at the beginning of Yanzhou's siege, Ji Ji Ji used Zhang to ignore the safety of the country, and persuaded everyone to abandon Yanzhou and retire to Dunzhou. ”

Zheng Lang snorted coldly.

Yanzhou officials have not interrogated so far, and they are waiting for this moment.

This is not the case.

Yanzhou City was surrounded by seven days, which seemed heroic, but in fact, Yuan Hao didn't want to gnaw Yanzhou City at all, because the Western Xia people were not good at attacking the city.

The reason for the siege is to encircle the point and send reinforcements.

After defeating Liu Pingbu, Yuan Hao also wanted to take Yanzhou City, so this expedition would be more successful. So he led all the more than 100,000 troops in Sanchuankou to the city of Yanzhou. Lu Shouqin, who was born as an internal servant, was frightened, and cried at Fan Yong, and then suggested that Li Kangbo go out of the city and ask Yuan Hao for peace.

It is said that the suing for peace is false, and it is preparing to sacrifice the city to the thieves.

Li Kangbo said: "You can die, you can't go out of the city to see thieves." ”

At the beginning, Li Kangbo, the capital prisoner, also made a series of mistakes, but this time he was very sober.

Fan Yong was helpless, which showed that he was moved!

Fortunately, he was not completely moved, and asked the general judge to use the chapter to plan, and the plan said: "I persuaded the prime minister to repair the city wall early in the morning, and take precautions, but the minister did not listen, and now I have to repay the country with death, but unfortunately the old and young innocents of a city will accompany us to die tragically." The prime minister is sorry for the Son of Heaven, and he is sorry for the people. ”

Not only was Yanzhou City not repaired, but Yanzhou City was not repaired either. Peace lasts for a long time, and the walls of the two heavy cities have serious problems.

Ji Yongzhang only said one aspect, the city wall of Yanzhou is intact, Liu Ping will not be very worried, and there is no need to rush so much, and there will not even be a tragic battle at Sanchuankou.

It wasn't until Yuan Hao withdrew that Fan Yong began to repair the Yanzhou city wall.

What good way can there be, fight, prepare to die for the country, and serve the country and the Son of Heaven.

Fan Yong had no choice but to let the people in the city put on armor, hold spears, and stand on the city wall with only a few hundred soldiers as suspicious soldiers. He kowtowed a few times to Jialing Mountain outside Yanzhou City, praying that the god of Jialing Mountain would bless the people of this city.

The Yuan Hao army outside the city was resting, and the battle of Sanchuankou was fought hard, and if he wanted to recover his strength and morale, he could only prepare to attack the city the next day.

Something magical happened.

Something fell from the sky, first very small and light, and then very large and very heavy.

At this time, it was the second half of the first month, and it was snowing heavily!

It's what happened in the city of Yeonju.

Yuan Hao's situation was learned from the captive's mouth, the Western Xia army was not good at attacking the city, Fan Yong asked the people to wear armor, so that Yuan Hao could not figure out the details of the city. And they came lightly, with thin clothes and insufficient supplies, and they were worried that reinforcements from other roads of the Song Dynasty would arrive.

After the bloody battle of Sanchuankou, although the Western Xia army was victorious, its morale was low, and if a large number of Song troops arrived, the sky would be cold, and their own army would be wiped out.

So after thinking about it, he ordered the withdrawal of the army.

This is the only bright spot of Fan Yong in this battle, when he was critical, he withstood the pressure, did not surrender the enemy, did not abandon the Yanzhou army and civilians to escape, and used the people as suspicious soldiers also played some role.

At dawn, the people of Yanzhou, who were deeply frightened and sad, suddenly found that the Western Xia army had disappeared without a trace. Within a city, the whole city was filled with weeping.

Fan Yong was so happy that he even reported to the imperial court that the mountain gods had a miracle, which not only rained heavy snow, but also made the enemy look at the defenders on the city like ghosts, and the soldiers who retreated in fear. As the commander-in-chief of the theater, such a civil servant will not kill anyone! Zhao Zhen is also fun, and he sent an edict to seal the god of Jialing Mountain as the prince of Weixian.

Zheng Lang asked again: "Does Your Majesty believe it?" ”

Sun Quanbin whispered again: "He is also an internal servant, and his son is ...... in the Imperial Medicine Academy."

"Got it."

Zheng Lang summoned several bigwigs in Yanzhou City and said in a deep voice: "I came to the northwest, not to preside over the military affairs of Yanyan Road, but to investigate the truth of the Battle of Sanchuankou and the mistakes of the officials, for the reference of the imperial court. Today, it's basically clear. The loss of Sanchuankou, Li Shibin and Liu Ping, as front-line commanders, underestimated the enemy, which was one of the mistakes. However, Liu Ping fought in Sanchuankou, and after being captured, he would rather die than give in, and scolded the dog thief, and his merits were far greater than his faults. ”

"No," Sun Quanbin asked strangely, "he made an appointment with the enemy who entered the enemy and was captured." ”

"Who said that?"

"I said," Wang said.

"Why do you say that?"

"Thousands of soldiers died in Mikawaguchi because of his order, why didn't they commit suicide and let the enemy capture them?"

Almost everyone here broke out a little sweat, but without this blood surname, how could they become brave generals? Zheng Lang said slowly: "Yanzhou and the security army can be saved because of the hard work of Captain Liu and the soldiers, which made Yuan Hao feel cold, and after being arrested, he and Shi Yuansun did not give in and scolded Yuan Hao, which is also loyal to the imperial court." Hugh said that Taiwei Liu, Yang Ye was so brave back then, and he was caught by the Khitans. General Wang, Taiwei Liu is a man, not a god. Think about it, if Taiwei Liu surrenders to the enemy, and our company knows all about it and tells Yuan Hao, what will be the consequences? ”

Wang Xin couldn't speak.

Zheng Lang didn't want to dwell on this topic, and continued: "The imperial court also made mistakes, and there were no reinforcements for a long time, resulting in a scarcity of troops in Yanzhou. Therefore, His Majesty issued an edict, but the biggest fault was Yang Kai, it was his so-called Huo Qubing and Li Jing who misled the imperial court, and even Xia Zhu's proposal to recruit village soldiers and defend the strength of the northwest could not be passed. ”

The emperor was also wrong, which is the meaning of Zheng Lang's words.

But the biggest mistake between the court boss and the rear ministers was not Zhao Zhen, but Yang Kai, Li Jinghuo's illness was fake, and it was to deal with Xia Zhu, so he talked nonsense.

He also said: "The ugliest mistake and the biggest mistake is Huang Deming. But there is one more person who makes the biggest mistake, Fan Xianggong, do you admit it? ”

Fan Yongsha said hoarsely: "Yes, I have a mistake, and I shouldn't underestimate the enemy." ”

"But Fan Xianggong, you performed better than Huang Dehe, so Yanzhou did not lose, one is the credit of God, and the other is the bloody battle of General Liu. But at the most important juncture, you didn't listen to Lu Shouqin's words to surrender to the enemy, which can be regarded as a small way to make up for it. ”

"No," Lu Shouqin shouted.

"Lu Shouqin, you can slander Ji Tong and Li Dujian, but I'm not afraid of you, a servant, what else do you want?"

"I, I ......"

"Fan Xianggong, I know a little bit about the inside story, please repeat what happened in those days."

"Alas......" Fan Yong was ashamed and didn't know how to say it.

Zheng Lang turned his head and said to Sun Quanbin: "You said to Your Majesty, just say that the minister asked him, does he want the dictatorship of the eunuchs, does he want to ignore the foundation of his ancestors, ignore the people of the country, and want to protect the internal servants?" When I was in the capital, I told His Majesty that I wanted him to be a round of sun, and the sun would shine on the whole world. If you can't even shine on the harem, how can you shine all over the world? ”

Sun Quanbin smiled bitterly and thought to himself, I am also an internal servant.

"Let's say, there are meritorious rewards, there have been rewards, and we must give an explanation to the sacrificed soldiers."

Fan Yong was forced to be helpless, so he had to tell everything that happened in those days, and Zheng Lang took notes and quickly wrote the fifth note. told the story of Yanzhou City, including the real reason for Yuan Hao's retreat. He also wrote a request, Fan Yong must be demoted, and ask the imperial court to send someone to govern Yanzhou, and he can't stay here any longer, otherwise Hangzhou will delay the affairs of Hangzhou. Then he wrote a long letter, and by the way, he handed it to Hangzhou by a fast horse, explaining the precautions in Hangzhou.

These two letters were very long, and seeing Zheng Lang writing, the room was quiet.

Finally, he finished writing the long letter, sealed it with fire paint, handed it to Sun Quanbin, and said, "By the way, Lu Shouqin, the culprit of another crime, will be escorted to the capital." ”

"Governor Zheng, it has nothing to do with me."

"Because your words almost shook the officers and soldiers in the city, sacrificed the city to surrender to the enemy, and framed your colleagues, do you think you are guilty? Also, Fan Xianggong, you should also go to Beijing together. ”

This is a nice word, it gives Fan Yong face, otherwise Fan Yong will be escorted to the prison car and sent to the capital.

Di Qing couldn't bear it and said, "Governor Zheng's ......"

"I'm in Yanzhou, not the prefect of Hangzhou, but the pacification envoy of Yanyanlu, the Qincha who dealt with the mistakes in the Battle of Sanchuankou, General Di!" But he gave Di Qing face and said something that made Di Qing's heart feel a little better: "Fan Xianggong, you are an important minister of the imperial court, and you have taught Your Majesty's studies, you have made great mistakes, and you have also made a little merit, I will write these down fairly in the memoir." Even if the punishment is severe, it will not be too severe. If you don't understand military affairs, continuing to stay here will harm the country and the people. With your virtue, you will serve as the governor of a state in the local area, and you will still be a good official and a good master. ”

After speaking, he took down the official seal from Fan Yong's hand, and said, "Take off your court clothes yourself." ”

It's a criminal, not an official, and he's not qualified to wear court clothes anymore.