Chapter 120: Five Hundred Knights

"You're Xu Jin." Murong Yanzhao looked at Xu Yongzhi opposite.

Murong Yanzhao was forty-eight years old, with a long and thin face, a tired face, and his beard was already gray.

This general is the palace of the Great Zhou Forbidden Army, this is the position that Zhao Kuangyin once held, after Zhao Kuangyin became the emperor, Murong was in Hebei Zhending Tunzha, in order to calm the heart of this old brother, Zhao Kuangyin gave Murong Yanzhao the most prominent position, and now, Li Yun raised troops in the party, and Murong Yanzhao will directly fight him.

"Xu Jin, see all the inspections." Xu Yongzhi bowed and saluted.

"Don't be polite, come and look at the map." Murong Yanzhao seemed to be a little disappointed when he saw Xu Yongzhi so young.

There are two other people around Murong Yanzhao, the deputy general is Wang Quanbin, the assassin of Xiangzhou, who is four years older than Murong Yanzhao, and the prison army is an acquaintance, Zhang Dejun, the chamberlain who ventured with Xu Yongzhi in Li Yun.

Zhang Dejun nodded slightly to Xu Yongzhi, Xu Yongzhi nodded slightly, both of them understood one thing, these two old men are not easy to deal with, Xu Yongzhi is in the examination school.

Today, when we look at people, we can look at the conversation, and we can see what brand of car this person drives.

If you smoke a cigarette, you can see what brand of cigarette the person has taken out.

But Murong Yanzhao and Wang Quanbin have to see what rank and level Zhao Kuangyin's little brother and favorite young general are.

Xiang Yu once learned swordsmanship, but in the end he threw down the sword and stopped learning, and his uncle asked him, why didn't he learn it?

This is the ability to kill one or two people, and what I want to learn is the ability to make meritorious contributions on the battlefield.

Whether it's swordsmanship or spearmanship, if you join the army to do a military school, it is easy to use, Xu Yongzhi can shine in the forbidden army camp, but if you want to become a general who can command the three armies, you need a completely different ability.

From this point of view, whether it is the king of the gun of the forbidden army, the heir of the Yan ram, the disciple of Longhu Mountain, and the disciple and grandson of Chen Jun's ancestor, all of them are not good, you can fight, you can fight, you can't fight, you just don't know how to fight at all, and the ability to fight must be honed in the army, which is Xu Yongzhi's shortcoming, he was a businessman when he was a child, fighting horse thieves, fighting dozens of people's battles, and his skills are excellent, but he doesn't know anything about the war of tens of thousands of people.

Fortunately, our Xu Gongzi is familiar with geography and has some knowledge of the terrain of various places, which is the ability of the son of a merchant.

Moreover, he also has the most powerful aspect, which is his understanding of people's hearts and human nature, so he is not too worried.

"Tell me, where will the enemy army go?" Murong Yanzhao asked.

"In my judgment, the enemy army will be in Zezhou (today's Jincheng, Shanxi)."

"How could it be there!" Wang Quanbin couldn't help but object.

"Tell me why."

"Zezhou has a camp where our army was stationed in the first year of Xiande, and there are arsenals and grain depots." Xu Yongzhi said.

Xu Yongzhi is talking about our army, and this expression is very subtle.

Song accepted Zhou's concession, and all the past of the Great Zhou army was inherited by the Great Song Dynasty, so Li Yun was a rebel, and his army was not the Zhou army.

"Emperor Sejong of that year took a personal expedition and received the cheers of the soldiers outside the city of Zeju, and there are still two villages there to this day, called Shanglin Village and Haran Village." Xu Yongzhi said.

"What do you say about the previous dynasty? Do you also have a heart forward? Wang Quanbin was furious.

"Wang Tingshi, the first dragon robe worn by His Majesty was sewn by my fiancΓ©e, I am the first person in Chen Qiaoyi to shout long live, my loyalty, do you still have to doubt it?" Xu Yongzhi stared at him and said.

Murong Yanzhao stopped Wang Quanbin.

"Go on." There was light in Murong Yanzhao's eyes.

"Li Yun, I have dealt with Gonggong Zhang." Xu Yongzhi mentioned Zhang Dejun, and this is the case when chatting, and when he mentions the person who has been left out from time to time, the other party will be grateful.

"Although I haven't worked with him for many years like Dianji, I know a little bit about his personality." Xu Yongzhi said.

"What kind of character?" A slight smile appeared on Murong Yanzhao's face.

"This man likes to be a hero." Xu Yongzhi said.

What a one-step stomach evaluation.

"Hahaha." Murong Yanzhao said with a smile.

"Caught in that sense of drama and unable to extricate himself, he is playing a role, he is immersed in it, he enjoys it, and he cares more about the impact of that sense of drama on people's hearts than meticulous food, morale, and armament. In this way, it is best to lead a hundred people, and it is the most important to bring 3,000 people, and now he is commanding an army of 30,000 people, so he must lose. Xu Yongzhi said.

"Why didn't he just lead his troops south to cross the Yellow River?" Wang Quanbin said.

"Wang Tingshi, you are a particularly pragmatic general, and you will use this way to push the past, but Li Yun is not, he must first open the light and bless before finding the official family for a decisive battle." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Open the light......" Wang Quanbin pulled his crooked beard, still a little confused.

"Li Yun wanted to fight the battle of Gaoping again, he wanted to restore the victory of Emperor Sejong. When we went to the party, he hung up a portrait of Zhou Taizu, what does this mean? He considered himself the heir of Zhou Taizu and the brother of Emperor Sejong. ”

"Wishful thinking!" Wang Quanbin said indignantly.

"Yes, he doesn't have the personal charm of Emperor Sejong, nor does he have the support of a sergeant, and he hopes that he will talk about old friendships with generals like Dojong in front of the battle, and turn enemies into friends." Xu Yongzhi said.

"How is that possible?" Murong Yanzhao said with a smile.

He hoped to rely on our army's former equipment depot and camp to win a small victory in Gaoping to boost morale, and then lead the army south to find a decisive battle with the officials. If you don't repair soldiers and horses in peacetime, then this desire to rely on spiritual power and mythological blessings is the only choice. Xu Yongzhi said.

"Well," Murong Yanzhao nodded frequently, "Yongzhi, you said it very well, it's the old man who underestimates you." ”

"The inspector praised it falsely." Xu Yongzhi said politely.

"Don't worry, I'll see your work on the battlefield." Wang Quanbin shouted.

"I am a commander of the scattered soldiers, and I have no soldiers." Xu Yongzhi said.

"The old man allocated five hundred cavalry to you," Murong Yanzhao said, "all of them are the elite soldiers of the Zhending Mansion." ”

Old Murong was born as the commander of the Longjie Horse Army, and the best he brought was the cavalry, when he beat the Southern Tang Dynasty and defeated the Khitan, only Murong Yanzhao's cavalry could fight with Li Yun's cavalry.

"Isn't it a little less?" Zhang Dejun saw Xu Yongzhi hesitantly and silent, and he was also a little worried in his heart, so he hurriedly spoke for him.

"Little father-in-law," Wang Quanbin said, "these five hundred cavalry are mounted cavalry, and this is the family of the old handsome." ”

Murong Yanzhao stopped Wang Quanbin's words.

"This is a heavy cavalry with vests, all with attached subordinates, there are more than 1,300 people in total, and they can deal with more than 5,000 light cavalry. You take them to grab Gaoping, give Li Yun a dismount, Wang Tingshi's light cavalry will soon follow, although the old man's infantry is slow, but it will appear in the end and end the battle. ”

"Thank you for the check-up!"

"Then go ahead."

"Check, Xu Jin's family is from a pharmacy, and he has a little medical skills, if you don't dislike it, I want to ask for your pulse."

Murong Yanzhao stretched out his hand, "In the past few months, my body has been tired easily. ”

Xu Jin was surprised when he pressed it: Murong Yanzhao's life is not long.

His liver was like a broken lamp, about to burn out.

"Check and take liver-protecting drugs quickly, and now you are overdrawing your life." Xu Yongzhi whispered.

He brought pen and paper and wrote a prescription.

"It's best to eat it in the army, let the military doctor decoct the medicine for you, and I'll find the old gentlemen of Shanzitang to consult you when I go back."

"You're bothered." Murong Yanzhao nodded and took the recipe.

Xu Yongzhi took the military order and went out to transfer troops.

"Brother Yong," Zhang Dejun came out and whispered, "I will keep an eye on Wang Quanbin, and I won't leave you alone." ”

Xu Yongzhi shook Zhang Dejun's hand and ordered the troops to go.

The family background of the Murong family can be traced back to several Yan countries during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, and it has always been the most warlike and resourceful family among the Xianbei people, but by the Tang and Five Dynasties, the people of the Murong family had already let go of the dream of being an emperor and acted as an excellent commander for the feudal towns of each town with peace of mind.

Murong Yanzhao's cavalry is indeed likable, and the Mingguang armor of Yishui has the majesty of the Tang Dynasty.

This thing is very expensive, but it is not a simple two iron plates that can be used in battle with a clamp between the front chest and the back of the heart.

It is steel, which is repeatedly forged into steel, and finally hammered into thin steel plates to make arcs, and the surface must be polished and rust-proof to make silver shining armor.

The vest is a raw cowhide device, and scales are added to the vital places.

The knights' servants were not mediocre, they were young soldiers, marching with the knights on horses, guarding horses and luggage during battle, and could also use spears and crossbows to cover the knights, care for the wounded, and cut off their heads.

This army must be worth tens of millions.

The old man did give him all the money.

Xu Yongzhi was also secretly grateful, this dying old man was still unwilling.

In fact, whether it is a person who works hard, or a person who desperately earns money, or a person who drinks every day, they are all doing the same thing, competing with death, fighting with death, doing more things or having more pleasure, will make life seem longer.

Death makes life hopeless.

But without death, the entire human race would become hopeless.

Some people will destroy everything before they die, because everything has nothing to do with them anymore, but there are also people who come to the tail of life and will pin their souls and hopes on young people, Murong Yanzhao is such a person.

Xu Yongzhi set off with five hundred knights with gratitude.

While the Song army was robbing Gaoping, Li Yun's side was in deep distress.

Li Yun held a military meeting, and when he discussed the military plan with Luqiu Zhongqing and Li Shoujie, the guards outside the door were noisy, and someone broke through the door and came in.

"Lord Lu, what's the matter?" Li Yun looked at the intruder coldly.

This person's name is Lu Zan, and he is a supervisor sent by Liu Jun, the emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty.

Li Yun's situation is getting worse and worse, since Li Shoujie returned to the party from Bianliang, he immediately announced that he would raise troops to crusade against the traitor Zhao Kuangyin and recover the Great Zhou.

But no one responded to him, and even the joint proposal to Li Chongjin to Huainan Jiedu was not answered, and Li Yun had no choice but to bow to his old enemy, the Northern Han.

Although the Northern Han Dynasty is known as a country, its national strength is weak, and Liu Jun has always ruled Jinyang as the Khitan nephew emperor.

Liu Jun is the nephew of Liu Zhiyuan, the ancestor of the Later Han Dynasty, but unlike his uncle, he does not have a hero skin, he is a short man, according to modern standards, one meter and six is a little head.

In fact, short kings are not uncommon, such as Cao Cao, such as Napoleon, and majesty is never brought by height.

But the emperor was obviously too concerned about this matter, so much so that in addition to wearing thick-soled boots, he would also arrange a bunch of guards for himself who were shorter than himself, all of whom practiced the sword technique of the underground hall.

Liu Jun is not big-minded, but his ambition is not small, and when he heard that Li Yun was willing to surrender to him, he quickly set off with the whole country's soldiers and horses.

Liu Jun had a minister named Zhao Hua, who once persuaded him bitterly: "Li Yun's personality is too rash and unreliable, it's best not to join forces with him." ”

But Liu Jun is more rash than Li Yun.

Tearful eyes to tearful eyes, rash people love rash people.

Liu Jun sent Li Yunyu belt and good horses, and wrote a letter to invite the Khitan to send troops.

If the Khitan is dispatched, it may really be a sure victory.

The Khitan did have a good relationship with the Northern Han Dynasty.

The Khitan Emperor Yelu Ruan once lost his life because he sent troops with the Northern Han Dynasty and met anti-thieves and murderers on the way.

But no matter how good it is, it depends on the situation of your own family, how can you ask for an army of 100,000 with others, and you will come in seven days.

So when Yelujing saw this letter, he felt that Liu Jun was really ignorant.

"My army has not yet been assembled, and it will not be able to catch up with your battle."

When people who understand see this reply, they should know that the Khitan Emperor is unhappy, but Liu Jun really thinks that this is the literal meaning.

"This is the big spring, the Khitan horses are recovering their fat, and the soldiers are scattered on the grassland within a radius of thousands of miles. Liu Jun relieved himself.

Li Yun was also full of confidence, he told Liu Jun: "I don't want the Khitan to interfere, and the two of us can beat Zhao Kuangyin." ”

After reading it, Liu Jun was also skeptical: "Is it really possible?" ”

"Of course, the enemy's strikers should be Murong Yanzhao and Shi Shouxin, both of them are my old buddies, I promised to let Murong be the Taishi, and Shi Shouxin be the Tai Lieutenant, they will definitely stand by me."

So, ten days ago, Li Yun and Liu Jun, two fools, had a historic meeting at Taipingyi.

There are no winners in this braggart conference.

No, Xu Yongzhi is the biggest winner of this braggart conference.