Chapter 204: Luring the Snake Out of the Hole
On weekdays, everyone says that Zhao Zhong is really a man like his name, loyal and honest, and smiles when he sees people, although he is the emperor's henchman, he never puts on a show, and he is very kind. But I didn't know that he was actually loyal and cunning in his heart, and his conscience was greatly broken, and he was counted down by the emperor and called a meeting of his subordinates when he left the city, and conveyed the emperor's 'dictation' to you without changing a word. Everyone was annoyed when they heard it, the emperor was too much, the Guards were his old team, don't look at what five generals and five armies the Great Song Forbidden Army has now, known as 200,000 people, but that is also the foundation of the Guards, the roots are still here!
"Commander, give the order, I will immediately lead the army to capture the imperial city, without waiting for dark, to ensure that the battle will end in an hour, and dedicate Zongfu to His Majesty!" Shang Hu spoke first, he was very dissatisfied with the emperor calling his troops 'old soldiers', it is true that they have rarely participated in actual combat in recent years, but this can't be blamed on himself!
Although there are few opportunities for real swords and guns to go into battle, this cannot be the reason for the poor combat effectiveness of the Guards, first of all, the soldiers are carefully selected from various armies from good families, in good health, and have good ideological character; In addition, these soldiers must have more than two years of service experience, and participation in actual combat is preferred; In order to maintain the combat effectiveness of the Guards, they not only sent troops to participate in the exercises of various armies and conduct confrontation exercises with them, but also sent troops to areas where wars frequently broke out every year to participate in combat training.
The Guards are doing the job of guarding the imperial city and defending key targets, if it is time for them to go into battle, unless those dragons, lions, tigers, leopards, and wolves who claim to be invincible are all skinned and stewed, I am afraid that the emperor's situation will be similar to that of Sosuke now. Therefore, everyone is very 'dissatisfied' with the emperor's evaluation, they are a group of old soldiers who will only enjoy the blessings.
"Then how do you want to fight, let's hear it first!" Zhao Zhong stabbed the 'basket'. pulled hatred for the emperor, but he was not conscious at all. The old god asked.
"What is the need to negotiate in such a spanking place, first blow up the walls of the imperial city. Then the artillery fire covered, and the army rushed in three times and divided by two to solve the battle, and Sosuke was captured when he was alive, and his head was chopped off when he died! Shang Hu said with a smile, he didn't regard the fight against the Imperial City as a big deal at all.
"Alas, when you defeat the imperial city like this, I'm afraid your head will also be cut off by the emperor!" Zhao Zhong touched the back of Shang Hu's neck and sighed, as if he was ready to arrange a memorial service for him.
"Why?" Shang Hu pushed Zhao Zhong's hand away and asked in surprise.
"Why?! I'm embarrassed to ask, you've also been looking at the gate of Miyagi in the capital for a few years. Where else is there besides people, don't say that you don't know the way! Zhao Zhong couldn't help but shake his head and said, as if Shang Hu was a fool.
"In addition to people, there are also palaces, forest gardens, book collections, and warehouses..."Shang Hu replied with his fingers, and the sweat also came down. The palace city can be said to be a collection of the world's wealth, although the imperial city of Yanjing City was downgraded by the Jurchens, but as the capital of a place, there will be no shortage of good things in it. I punched it in as I just said. The palace was destroyed, and it was inevitable that the warehouse would be set on fire, and with the emperor's 'stinginess', all the good things were sacrificed to the sky. For the sake of many years of face, the emperor will not cut off his head, but he will have to beat himself with his own hands for half a year and cannot take care of himself.
"So, it's not that simple!" Zhao Zhong squinted his eyes and glanced at the several brigade commanders and captains present, pointing his finger at their noses and saying. "You think Brother Yong'er is stupid, what a great credit it is to conquer the imperial city. And what a glorious thing, don't think they can't be defeated. The outer city has made them blow up a big hole, can't the imperial city be blown up? Then why didn't he go, but he besieged and didn't attack the kid who fought the vultures, and gave us the credit. That's not because he's good, that's because he's afraid! I'm afraid that the imperial city will be destroyed, and the emperor will blame him, and you stupid boys don't know how to live or die, you think that you won't clean up after following the emperor for a long time, Brother Yong'er is the emperor's playmate since childhood! ”
"Commander, what should I do? Zongfu refused to surrender again, and His Majesty issued another order that it must be captured before dark, and you said that you can't destroy the imperial city, this battle can't be fought! Lin Hu pondered for a while, and felt that what Zhao Zhong said was not unreasonable, but this is not accurate, that is not good, but the matter has become a dog biting a hedgehog and has nowhere to put his mouth, and said with a bitter face.
"Stupid, no wonder Your Majesty knows that the people of our guards are a group of straw bales, and they can't even fight after standing on the post for two years, it seems that Your Majesty really has to go and arrest Zongfu in person!" Zhao Zhong once again showed his extreme disappointment and said gloomily.
"Domination, don't! Let His Majesty wear the cloth and insist on Rui coming to the battle in person, let people see the jokes of the guards, do we still have the face to live? ”
"Commander, you have a lot of ideas, think of a way, you can't weaken the name of our guard!"
"Commander, just talk about it, you say how you fight us, we will do it, there is no ambiguity!" … Everyone hurriedly stopped Zhao Zhong's impulse and persuaded him with nonsense.
"Okay, in that case, everyone will listen to me, and I will do what I say!" Zhao Zhong waved his hand and asked everyone to sit down again.
"Of course, wherever you go!" Shang Hu said categorically, but he soon felt that something was wrong, Zhao Zhong must be playing some tricks, but there was no way to take it back after the words were spoken.
"Okay, if it's a man, it counts, if anyone dares to retreat, military law will be engaged!" Zhao Zhong took the case and said...
Shang Hu hesitated for a long time and gritted his teeth before going up to the city wall, but at this moment he couldn't stop scolding Zhao Zhong in his heart, he never thought that Zhao Zhong was so lacking in morality, he was simply the second under His Majesty, not only used the emperor's words to arouse everyone's fighting spirit, completed the combat mobilization, but also put himself into it, and gave himself a 'most' important task.
"Let the emperor escape, he can figure it out, is the emperor like that?" Shang Hu muttered as he walked, and blamed himself for being cheap-mouthed and tongue-in-cheek, and he caught the big head. Although he kept complaining, Shang Hu did not deny that Zhao Zhong's strategy was the only feasible way, and his task was also the most important part...
Zhao Zhong's plan was to lure the snake out of the hole, lure Zongfu out of the imperial city, and then send elite soldiers to take advantage of the situation to seize important targets and not give the Jin army a chance to destroy the palace and destroy property. As for Sosuke, it was all secondary, and if the guards of the two brigades couldn't clean it up, he would really have to commit suicide and apologize. Therefore, the key to the whole battle plan is in this word 'introduction', Sosuke is also a famous general who has been in battle for a long time, how can he not know the consequences of leaving his last place of protection. The only reason that could get him to leave the Imperial City was to convince him that the Song army had been defeated by the Wushu reinforcements, and that it was time for Li Ying and Waihe to open the city gates and let the reinforcements enter the city.
So the next question is how to convince Sosuke that the Song army is defeated, what is the pretense of retreating, Mingjin withdrawing troops, and leaving in defeat... These are all pediatrics for Sosuke, and it must be difficult for him to believe it. Everyone turned their attention to the Huangluo umbrella of the emperor of the city, which is the symbol of the king of a country, heavier than the handsome flag, as long as it moves, it will cause a series of chain reactions, if the umbrella falls, it must be the Song army defeated the emperor and fled!
Zong Fu knew that the emperor's Huang Luo umbrella was powerful, and Shang Hu also knew that the emperor must know better, and the umbrella standing there showed that the emperor was in the enemy camp and was with everyone, which was the greatest encouragement to the whole army. But if it falls, it will definitely make the army's heart float, and if it is not good, it will cause chaos, leading to a fiasco.
"That's it, it's up to God to live or die!" It's a matter of the overall situation, Shang Hu is thinking about finding someone to convey his intentions to the emperor, but who can he find? Of course, Xiye is the most suitable, and he has a good relationship with him, but he stayed in Beijing and didn't come; Wangfu is now in charge, but his weight is a little light; Now the most suitable is only his old leader Concubine Zhao Xin, but the problem is not as good as before, he and Zhao Xin are not the little servants of the palace back then, and the consequences of a foreign minister's unauthorized 'date' to the imperial concubine, hehe... So Shang Hu gritted his teeth and decided to meet the emperor for an interview, he was not unfamiliar with him, so why pretend to others...
"Hehe, I'm right!"
"Your Majesty, is this true?" Shang Hu said in surprise, after listening to what happened to him, the emperor agreed without thinking about it, which made him a little incredulous.
"Of course, you are my guards, my life is in your hands, of course I am the most trusted person, how can you harm me, besides, only if I can capture the imperial city, what does it matter if I move the place!" Zhao Ta slapped Shang Hu as in the past and said.
"Hehe..."Shang Hu didn't expect what he thought would be so difficult, the emperor agreed so easily, and his heart was warm when he said something, "Your Majesty, but if the umbrella cover falls, it is likely to cause chaos in the army's heart, how is this good!" ”
"Alas, it's not easy, I told them that as soon as the umbrella cover is lowered, it will be the order to attack, and anyway, no one will send a letter to Sosuke to tell him whether to fight or flee!" Zhao Ta said with a smile.
"Huh?!" Shang Hu didn't know what to say, he thought about the problem that he couldn't solve for a long time, and the emperor did it in one sentence, it seems that Zhao Zhong is right, he is really stupid looking at the gate in Beijing!
"Zhao Zhong came up with this idea, right?" Zhao Ta saw Shang Hu's surprised appearance and knew that he was put on a position by Zhao Zhong, this kid is not simple.
"Your Majesty, this plan is indeed from the hands of the commander!" Shang Hu replied honestly, but he was secretly happy in his heart, no matter how many eyes you Zhao Zhong had in his ghost, he couldn't see your trick at a glance.
"Well, you also learn more, don't keep letting him play, this kid is bad!" Zhao Ta pulled Shang Hu closer and whispered in his ear.
"Hmm!" Shang Hu nodded and said softly, thinking in his heart that there is probably no one in this world who is more "bad" than your emperor, is there anyone you teach your subordinates like this... (To be continued......)