When Shao Hongyuan began to think about crooked ideas, how to deal with the commander of the Northern Expedition who came from afar, Feng Zhou had already noticed this guy.

The reason why the Longxing Northern Expedition failed in history was that this Huaidong system made Shao Hongyuan bear eighty percent of the responsibility.

After receiving the edict of the Northern Expedition, Zhang Jun transferred 80,000 troops, known as 200,000, one route was led by Li Xianzhong to receive Lingbi, and the other route was commanded by Shao Hongyuan to capture Hongxian.

In May, Li Xianzhong successfully conquered Lingbi, but Shao Hongyuan could not attack Hongxian for a long time, so Li Xianzhong sent Lingbi to persuade him to surrender, and the Hongxian guards gave up resistance. Shao Hongyuan, on the other hand, was ashamed that Hongxian's military exploits were not due to himself, and he had a grudge against Li Xianzhong. Li Xianzhong suggested taking advantage of the victory to attack Suzhou, but Shao Hongyuan did not move. Li Xianzhong could only lead his troops to conquer Suzhou alone, and the city was broken, and Shao Hongyuan's troops entered the battle.

The conquest of Suzhou greatly encouraged Xiaozong, but the contradictions between the two generals on the front tended to intensify. Xiaozong promoted Li Xianzhong to Huainan, Jingdong, and Hebei to recruit envoys, and Shao Hongyuan to be the deputy envoy, but he was ashamed of Li and expressed to Zhang Jun that he refused to accept Li Xianzhong's moderation. And Zhang Jun accommodated Shao Hongyuan's request. Later, Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan had a dispute over the issue of the reward of the Suzhou treasury, and the Southern Song Dynasty army at that time was full of arrogant soldiers, and once instigated, people's hearts immediately fluctuated.

At the same time, the Jin general Fushi Lie Zhining took the lead in attacking Suzhou with more than 10,000 troops, but was defeated by Li Xianzhong. However, the main force of the Jin army of 100,000 arrived immediately, and Li Xianzhong fought hard, but Shao Hongyuan not only did not move, but also said cool words: "On this hot day, it is not cool to shake the fan, let alone fight hard under the big sun!" As a result, the army's morale immediately weakened, and there was no fighting spirit.

At night, Zhou Hong, the commander of the Chinese army under Shao Hongyuan, made a noise and threatened the Jin army to attack, but the Song army collapsed without a fight. The Jin army took advantage of the situation to attack the city, and Li Xianzhong killed more than 2,000 enemies, and finally it was difficult to stop the rout, and sighed: "God doesn't want to pacify the Central Plains? But not far away, the Song army collapsed on all fronts, and the military equipment was completely lost. Fortunately, the Jin army did not know the details and did not rush to pursue, and the Song army gained a foothold on the front line of the Huai River. The name of the old county of Suzhou is detached, so history calls this rout "the rout of Fuli".

Of course, the disunity of the warriors is probably in line with what the soft civil officials in Lin'an City want to see the most.

Because if the martial artists are united, the civil officials in the court will be uncomfortable, and the official family sitting on the dragon chair will be even more uncomfortable, for fear that these martial artists will do the things of the ancestors of the Zhao family.

However, Feng Zhou didn't care about this.

The army marched northward and reached the Huaibei front in less than a day.

According to the unified arrangement of the Privy Council, in order to let the commander of the Northern Expedition command nearby, Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan's two groups of men and horses were all concentrated in Sizhou, and the two large camps were only thirty miles apart.

Sizhou City, a large city in the Song-Jin border region, is close to Hongze Lake, which is convenient for ships to transport grain along the canal.

Fifty miles north of Sizhou City, it was already the territory of the Jin Kingdom, because the two countries were in a state of confrontation, the canal had basically stopped, and only merchants who were not afraid of death would transport goods from south to north.

It can be said that this is basically the northernmost point of the Great Song Dynasty waterway transportation, and although it is now full of soldiers and a tense atmosphere, it can still be seen that it is prosperous.

Because of the defense of the Jin army, the city of Sizhou was deep in trenches, the soldiers were strong and strong, Wan Yanliang was captured, and after the remaining army of the Jin State fled back to Huaibei, Sizhou has been restored as before.

On this day, a group of officers and soldiers from the south entered the city, all of them were strong and brave, the horses were all long-handled sabers, and the infantry were all sharp-armed, and the armor was covered with bright yellow robes. Bright yellow, only the royal family and the forbidden army of the Son of Heaven can use it, and it is naturally impossible for the Son of Heaven to come here, so it is possible to go on behalf of the emperor.

And those who have this qualification are only the Tianwu Army commanded by the commander of the current Northern Expeditionary Army, Feng Zhou, who commanded the military of Pingzhang Military Affairs, Fake Jieyue, gave Shang Fang Sword, ordered the capital to supervise the Chinese and foreign military, and controlled the Jianghuai Song Army!

It seems that the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army has arrived!

Everyone was looking at the people who greeted them at the city gate, but they saw that the generals from all walks of life were already gathered together, standing at the city gate and waiting respectfully.

Among them, the one with the highest status is the two standing side by side.

Both of them are forty or fifty years old, dressed as soldiers, and people can tell at a glance that they are battle-hardened veterans, and they are also highly prestigious commanders in the army.

It was Li Xianzhong, the envoy of Huaixi, and Shao Hongyuan, the envoy of Huaidong.

Soon, I saw dozens of horses that were particularly tall and strong, and the warriors on the horses were also more robust The team walked away, these people looked murderous, definitely battle-hardened, bathed in life and death warriors, they were not generals, but each of them had double feathers on their heads, showing their unique identity.

At this time, a white horse appeared in the middle of the team, and immediately a young general, with bright silver chain armor all over his body, tall and magnificent, eyes like bright stars, and a Qingfeng sword under his side swayed gently, and he was a romantic figure.

Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan glanced at each other, they were both shocked, and immediately led the generals under their command to meet each other, and they were about to bow down and give a military salute.

But the general's eyes were clear, and he knew that the other party had misunderstood, so he hurriedly flicked his horse to the left, resolving this embarrassment and making the actions of the two generals stiff.

The two leading generals were stunned, and then saw that behind the young general was a steady white-robed general, wearing bright light armor, with a sword under his ribs, with a straight face and three short hairs, three points less sharp than the young general just now, but five points more steady.

Li Xian said loyally: "Since he is so steady, he must be the commander of the Northern Expeditionary Army, right?"

Shao Hongyuan secretly wondered in his heart: "Could it be that this is the commander of Feng? is so steady and upright? No wonder the emperor is so trusted." ”

The two generals were about to salute again, but they saw that the general also turned his horse and flashed to the left, only to see a young man riding a black horse appear behind him, this man had a handsome face, his eyes were as warm as stars, and he was wearing a very well-cut and simple color of the black robe, and his eyes looked forward to it, and he had his own majesty.

"This ...... It should be Feng Dashuai, and it won't be wrong again!"

Li Xianzhong and Shao Hongyuan glanced at each other, but their movements were stiff, and they didn't dare to make a salute action, for fear of making a mistake again.

Feng Zhou's eyes are so keen, he has long seen their hesitation, he has been prepared for this, with a flick of his wrist, a tooth card appeared in his hand, waved it in front of the two, and said: "This marshal seals the boat, leads the army to the Northern Expedition, the two generals take a closer look, don't be mistaken." ”

When they arrived at this situation, the two immediately understood that the person in front of them was the Feng Dashuai they were waiting for, and they immediately did not dare to slack off, and they each led the generals under their command to salute. Feng Zhou stretched out his hand to stop: "There is a time to salute, and the generals above the captain level will all get on their horses and follow me to the commander's mansion." ”

After speaking, he went straight to the horse.

The generals couldn't help but look at each other, but since the commander had already given the order, they naturally didn't say much, and immediately ordered someone to lead their horses and follow the sealed boat to gallop towards the city.

After entering the mansion and the marshal hall, Feng Zhou sat down on the marshal seat by himself and said, "Generals, you must know the official position that Poor Dao held in addition to serving as the commander of the Northern Expedition this time, right?"

Everyone was stunned, and Li Xianzhong, the envoy of Huaixi, said: "Back to the marshal, the last general Li Xianzhong knows that in addition to serving as the marshal of the Northern Expeditionary Army, the marshal also has the state affairs of the Pingzhang army, the fake Jieyue, the sword of Shang Fang, and the order to supervise the Chinese and foreign military forces to control the Jianghuai and Song army. It can be seen that the emperor's trust in the marshal. ”

"Okay, General Li is right, General Shao, do you know the official position of this marshal?"

"The end will be clear. Although Shao Hongyuan was strange, he would not be angry at this time, so he replied.

"Very good! Ben Shuai has a Shang Fang sword in his hand, the purpose is to kill chickens and make an example to the monkeys, and deal with those generals who dare to be disobedient and pull their hind legs because they have a background. In this Northern Expedition, the most important thing is to unite sincerely, and this commander is here to warn you, during the Northern Expedition, when the friendly army is in a bitter battle, but he finds an excuse to play like a mountain, then, I will directly cut off his head, and replace it with my people to continue to command. ”

"I'd love to see someone willing to let me try Shang Fang's sword to see if it's sharp or not, I'll wait for which general will pull it back. I would happily cut off his head and put a talisman on it, so that even if he died, he would never be able to live again. Ben Shuai is very good at doing things absolutely, and if you are not convinced, you can try it. ”

His tone was flat, but the murderous chill came out from between his teeth, and many generals were stunned, and their backs were cold.

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