The commotion of the Great Song Junchen almost flashed Zhu Ming's old waist.

But thinking of Zhao Huan in the history books, it seems that everything is reasonable again.

At the military meeting, Wang Yuan spoke first: "According to the news from Mr. Shi, if Song and Jin join forces, Kaifeng's troops will exceed 100,000, which is more than twice the strength of our army. Moreover, relying on the fortified city and the Yellow River, the enemy can attack and defend, and the situation is really unfavorable to our army. ”

Wang Yu was not too worried, but said with a smile: "It's just that the Song army can fight inwardly, and now with the addition of Jin Bing, they can only see the hell if they can work together." ”

Li Bao had already brought troops to meet the division and asked, "Where are Yang Zhi's Hanzhong soldiers?" ”

Wang Yuan pointed to the map and said: "The Qin Wang's Western Army of the Song State blocked the passage to and from the city, and could only rely on the careful work to risk the news. The last time the Hanzhong soldiers sent military information was half a month ago, and they had already occupied Fengzhou (Fengxian), Baoji, Yixian and Xugu ......"

Wang Yuan drew a few circles on the map with a small stick: "Yao Gu's Qinwang Western Army has about 20,000 or 30,000, and it has already entered Yu County by land and water, and when I heard that Yi County was taken by our army, I was so frightened that I immediately retreated to Baoji. I also heard that Baoji was gone, so I went north along the Huangshui (Qianhe) away from the battlefield, first stationed in Huangyang (Qianyang), and then withdrew to Longzhou (Longxian). ”

Liu Yanqing's army was about 20,000 or 30,000, all the way down the Yanqing River and the Jing River. Upon learning that our army had occupied Xu, Liu Yanqing immediately stopped marching and stationed the whole army in Jingyang. He neither occupied Chang'an, nor did he march to block Xianyang, and seemed to allow our army to seize these two important places. ”

"About forty or fifty thousand pioneers of the army of the Seed Master Dao have arrived at Tongguan, and the main force is still in Huayin.

"Yang Zhi's side is very difficult, he only has more than 20,000 soldiers in his hands, and less than 30,000 including patrol soldiers, but he has to face more than 100,000 Western troops. Fortunately, the Western Army was divided into three places, each fighting for its own and not under each other, otherwise Yang Zhi would have to retreat to Wuzhangyuan and Monk Plain. ”

Li Bao was puzzled: "Where did you come from the Western Army?" ”

Han Shizhong said: "It must have been recruited in the past two years, mainly Shaanxi township soldiers, and there are not many forbidden troops and box troops left. Almost all the people in Shaanxi are soldiers, and they can become an army if they are recruited, but the western army at this time must be short of armor, and its combat power and morale are not as good as before. ”

"The Seed Army has suffered heavy losses, and it is estimated that many of the soldiers under the command of the Seed Warrior can no longer be called the Seed Army," Chong Yanchong said about his own situation, "It's okay for them to defend the city, and it's okay to go to suppress the thieves, but they will be defeated in the battle against the Hanzhong soldiers in the field!" ”

Han Shizhong said: "The Western Army was already scared by our army last time, and a large number of prisoners of war were released, and we all know that our army is benevolent and does not kill prisoners. Once the situation is not right, there will definitely be countless surrenders or flights. ”

Zhu Ming asked Han Shizhong and Chong Yanchong: "You are all from the Western Army, can you guess what the generals of the Western Army think?" Is it possible for an entire army to defect? ”

Chong Yanchong shook his head: "It is impossible for the Chong family to surrender. ”

Han Shizhong said: "Liu Yanqing must give priority to preserving his strength, and the reason why he did not seize Chang'an and Xianyang was to avoid fighting with the Hanzhong soldiers. Once he occupied these two cities, he would definitely become the main target of the Hanzhong soldiers. As a last resort, Liu Yanqing will not fight with the Hanzhong soldiers, nor will he bring the troops to take refuge. He wants to maintain the status quo and be the leader of the army, preferably if the Song State is not destroyed, and our army will always exist, which is the most beneficial to him. ”

In fact, the situation on the battlefield of the Western Road is extremely strange.

Yang Zhi had more than 20,000 soldiers and occupied the city along the Weishui, like a long snake spread out.

The three-way western army Yao Gu is at the tail of the snake, Liu Yanqing is in the northeast of the head of the snake, and the master road is due east of the head of the snake.

This will not fix Yang Zhi, no matter where he attacks, he will be attacked by the Western Army with a gap. If you run to occupy Xianyang and Chang'an, it is equivalent to being caught by Liu Yanqing and Seed Master Dao.

can only blame Yang Zhi for sending troops too quickly, and went north without waiting for the western army to leave.

Of course, if Yang Zhi does that, the pressure will be transferred to Zhu Ming, and there will be an extra 100,000 Western troops here in Kaifeng!

What is Yang Zhi doing at this time?

Explosive soldiers!

Shaanxi was full of soldiers, and there were deserters in almost every village, and they couldn't stand the harsh treatment of the officers and fled back to their hometowns. There are also many displaced people and fugitives, which are ready sources of soldiers.

The Zhu father and son had a very good reputation in the Weishui area, and a large number of businessmen brought news of Hanzhong, and the common people knew that Hanzhong was less taxed, and many people even hoped that the Hanzhong soldiers would be killed as soon as possible.

At present, Yang Zhi has recruited 20,000 troops along the Weishui line, and he does not even need to provide weapons, and the common people themselves bring weapons to join the army. It's just that the armor is relatively lacking, and two-thirds of the newly formed troops cannot wear armor.

These recruits were mixed, deserters, ruffians, thieves, peasants, burghers, miners...... There are various sources, and it is impossible to effectively screen them at all, and the military discipline is naturally extremely different.

Yang Zhizheng rectified military discipline through military training, and at the same time asked the officers of the patrol army to be assigned to command these recruits.

When the recruits are barely trained and let them defend the newly occupied city, the more than 20,000 regular troops should go to battle.

The first target of the attack was neither Liu Yanqing nor Seed Master Dao, but Yao Gu, who was eyeing the snake tail!

It can only be said that Yang Zhi was too conservative in fighting.

If it is replaced by Li Bao to lead the army, he will definitely expand the army along the way while attacking the city and conquering the territory, and the military discipline will not be able to control so much. Li Bao will capture Chang'an as quickly as possible, and the unimportant cities will be directly abandoned, and only need to occupy the four cities of Chang'an, Yixian, Baoji, and Xu.

And Yang Zhi was afraid of being flanked by the Western Army, not to mention that he didn't dare to capture Chang'an, and even Xianyang didn't dare to fight, so he had to wait for the recruits to train before they expanded.

Nor can it be said who is right and who is wrong, it is nothing more than the difference between radical and conservative use of troops.

According to Li Bao's style of play, once the Western Army unites and fights hard, the situation in Shaanxi is very likely to collapse. According to Yang Zhi's style of play, although the progress is relatively slow, it can be attacked and defended, and it can always be invincible.

Even Han Shizhong, who likes to take risks, learned about Li Bao's many battles, especially this time in Lianghuai, and felt that Li Bao was a madman in the war.

Well, it fits Han Shizhong's appetite very well!

……

Changan.

Seed Master Dao couldn't wait for the imperial order, he had already returned with his troops.

The seed army was divided into two, and the seed division led the troops to Kaifeng Qinwang, and the seed master said that he was defending Chang'an and choking Guanzhong.

The gunpowder has been made by the Planter, and although it is not the best ratio formula, it can already explode. Even the master also made a musket, similar to the most primitive musket, with a short range and poor accuracy, and the number is scarce only more than sixty.

If he continues to be given time, the Seed Master Dao will even have to develop artillery.

"Father, the imperial court is eight hundred miles urgent!" Seed Creek came in with a messenger.

The seed master Dao personally opened the official document, and suddenly trembled with anger: "Where did Lianjin come from to suppress the thief?" The monarchs of Tokyo have gone crazy, and they don't even care about Huayi's defense! ”

"The imperial court wants to borrow gold soldiers to suppress thieves?" Chongxi was surprised.

The seed master said: "It's nothing just to borrow troops to suppress thieves, but how can the Jin people be easy to dismiss?" Although I don't know what the conditions of the Jin people are, they will definitely take the opportunity to extort on a large scale, and even cede the land very likely. ”

Chongxi asked, "What military order did the imperial court order?" ”

The seed master said: "Let the Western Army defend Chang'an, if Chang'an is not guaranteed, it will defend Tongguan to defend Heluo." Except for Guanzhong, other cities in Shaanxi can be dispensed without, and the Western Army was ordered to divide 50,000 troops as soon as possible to go to King Qinwang in Tokyo. The meaning of the imperial court was to defeat the Zhu thief in Kaifeng first, and then send troops back to recover Shaanxi and Lianghuai. ”

Chongxi was silent for a moment, and waited until the messenger left, and then said, "Father, has you read the "Asking for Gold"? ”

"I've seen it, Zhu Thief is faking righteousness, so as to prepare for the future emperor." The seed master said.

Chongxi said: "The imperial court borrowed troops to suppress the thieves, and the Jin people will definitely ravage Hebei. ”

……

Longzhou (Longxian).

Yao Pingzhong hurriedly rushed into the house: "Father, Li Xiaozhong changed his name to Li Yanxian, and gathered troops in Longxi to rebel in response to the Zhu thief. The emptiness of Longxi has been captured by him, and if he defeats Ningyuan (Wushan) and Qinzhou (Tianshui) again, he will be connected with the thieves of Baoji! ”

Yao Gu was dumbfounded when he heard this.

Although the Yao family is from Yunyang (Sanyuan), Yao Gu's father and son have guarded Xihe Road for many years, and the basic plate of Yao's army has long changed.

Li Yanxian's army in Longxi was equivalent to completely cutting off the retreat of the father and son.

Yao Pingzhong whispered: "It's better to do the opposite, lead the troops to join the Zhu thief to be the founding honorary." Shaanxi is so erosive, this Zhao Song is hopeless, why bother to work for the Song family again? ”

Yao Gu was so anxious that he walked around and was never able to make a decision.

"What is Father worried about?" Yao Pingzhong asked.

Yao Gu said: "What if the imperial court wins? ”

Yao Pingzhong said with a smile: "What will the imperial court use to win?" The only one who can fight is the Western Army, and the family saved Taiyuan, once we vote in Hanzhong, Liu Yanqing will be even more frightened, even if he does not surrender, he will lead his troops to escape. Can you still save the situation by relying on a seed master? ”

Yao Gu muttered: "The Zhu family is not the Zhao family, once you throw it over, sooner or later it will be manipulated." The soldiers under the command of you and my father and son, I'm afraid they won't be surnamed Yao anymore. ”

"Hanzhong has not yet become the king, let's throw it over, and we can barely count it as a meritorious man," Yao Pingzhong began to imagine the future, "Although the child is not talented, he is also powerful in Shaanxi, and he can't find a second person in terms of martial arts." With the talents of the child, he will be able to make meritorious contributions in the new dynasty and fight for the Yao family for a generation! ”

Later generations talked about Yao Pingzhong, only talking about the fact that he led his troops to attack the Jin people at night, and buried the last battleable soldiers in Kaifeng City.

And he talked about his riding skills, and after the defeat, he rode a green mule, and fled seven hundred and fifty miles day and night. Then he fled thousands of miles to Qingcheng Mountain, and then ran for another 270 miles, and went to Damian Mountain to live in seclusion and monasticism.

Mule ride the whole way!

It's, that mule burns No. 95 gasoline?

Yao Pingzhong's reputation at this time was extremely loud, and he made many meritorious achievements in the battle against Western Xia, and Shaanxi Haojie called him "Little Taiwei". And quite conceited, under the vigor of his youth, Tong Guan tried to subdue him, Yao Pingzhong directly spoke disrespectfully to Tong Guan, causing his credit to be erased by Tong Guan.

He led his troops to attack the Jin camp at night, and there must have been traitors to report the news, otherwise why would the Jin soldiers have learned the news in advance, and the camp is all empty and ambushes are set up?

Yao Pingzhong deliberately competed with the family army, which was naturally undesirable. But at that time, under the siege of the Jin soldiers, he dared to take the initiative to lead the troops to rob the camp and put it in a bunch of Western army generals, which was already called brave and courageous.

The more Yao Pingzhong spoke, the more excited he became: "It doesn't matter if this Song family is not guaranteed, I have made many military exploits in Western Xia, but I offended Tong Guan because of a few words, and all my credits are gone." The Zhu family and his son asked the court for Han Shizhong by name, and they must have heard that Han Shizhong was brave. My martial arts are much more than Han Shizhong's, and Zhu's thirst for talent will inevitably be reused, and no one will come to covet ink and war exploits again. If I take refuge in the past, I will definitely be able to establish immortal feats, and maybe I can destroy the Western Xia! ”

Yao Pingzhong is young and vigorous, has many fantasies about the future, and is full of ambitions waiting to be realized.

Yao Gu is dying, only thinking about how to maintain the status quo, and his enterprising spirit has long been smoothed out by the years. It's like a middle-level manager in a large company, who knows that the company is about to go bankrupt, but can't make up his mind to change jobs, and still clings to the power of his department.

"Father, it's time to make up your mind!" Yao Pingzhong anxiously urged.

Yao Gu said, "Wait, wait. ”

Yao Pingzhong said: "How long will it be? At this time, it seems that we are of great use! ”

"Wait a few more days." Yao Gu planned to continue to wait and see.

Yao Pingzhong felt that his father was too uncourageous, so he went to the military camp outside the city, gathered thousands of soldiers and horses under his command, and left Baoji without warning.

As long as he caused the fact of the thief, his father would inevitably follow him!

Walking all the way to the vicinity of Huangyang, the general Wu Jue finally couldn't help but ask: "Is the young general planning to surprise the thieves?" ”

"Don't ask too much, you'll know then." Yao Pingzhong said.

(End of chapter)