"Good News !!"

"Hebei won a great victory, 40,000 were killed, and 20,000 were captured!!"

Three scouts rode from outside the city on their horses, roaring incessantly.

"Wansheng !!"

The cheers of the mountains and the tsunami resounded from Licheng County, and continued to spread, as if they were about to break through the clouds.

In the palace in the city, an additional official happily rushed into the lobby: "Chang Governor's Mansion, Hebei is a great victory!" ”

Hearing this, Chang Yukun was overjoyed, but said calmly on his face: "It is common for the official family to drive in person, and great victories are common, so why make a fuss." ”

The supplement officer was full of admiration: "It's Meng Lang." ”

And voila!

In the end, it is the prefect, and the sycophants are unusual and innovative.

Looks like I still have a lot to learn.

When the people of Jinan Mansion were in celebration, the secret agents of the Imperial City Division lurking in the city immediately sent the news to the Daimyo's Mansion.

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Daimyo's house.

When I received the report, it was evening.

After Uncle Zhang finished dinner at night, he led Xing Wanli and others to inspect the city wall.

After reading the secret report, Uncle Zhang's expression was complicated.

Seeing this, Xing Wanli on the side couldn't help but ask, "Xianggong, what's wrong?" ”

"The Han thief won three battles and three victories, defeated Yan Zongwang and killed more than 40,000 enemies."

Uncle Zhang let out a long sigh at night.

"Good kill!"

Xing Wanli immediately clapped his hands and shouted.

As a martial artist, he was extremely indignant when he learned that the Jin people were going south.

Now that Han Zhen defeated the Jin people, Xing Wanli only felt extremely relieved, and even had a good impression of Han Zhen in his heart.

Seeing Uncle Zhang's frowning at night, he was puzzled: "The defeat of the Han thieves to the Jin army is a happy event, and the people of Hebei are spared from military disasters, why is Xianggong depressed?" ”

Uncle Zhang said faintly at night: "Yes, the Han thief blocked the Jin people from going south, and the people of Hebei learned that they were all grateful to Dade." ”

From an emotional point of view, this is indeed something to be happy about.

Millions of people in Hebei were spared the looting of the Jin.

But from a rational point of view, as well as his identity, it made him worried.

None of them.

Jin Ren is a hungry wolf, but the Han thief is indeed a tiger descending from the mountain.

The hungry wolf was beaten away by the tiger, will the tiger easily return to the mountain?

Hiss!

Xing Wanli also came back to his senses at this time, and said in horror: "Xianggong is saying that the Han thief is ready to attack Zhao Song?" ”

Zhang Shuye nodded and said: "After this battle, the people of Hebei are all grateful to the Han thief, and with the sharp blade of the Xu official in hand, the land of Hebei can be pocketed by him without much effort." At that time, the Han thieves will take advantage of the defeat of the Jin army and go all the way south, who can stop them? ”

"This ......"

Xing Wanli realized it and said: "Could it be that the Han thief sent troops to fight against Jin, and he had this in mind?" ”

"Although the official doesn't like Han thieves, he has to admit that this person is a hero in the world, bold and careful, and knows how to forbear and understand people. There are Xie Ding, Chang Yukun and other capable officials under his command, how can he act with enthusiasm like a reckless man. ”

Uncle Zhang smiled bitterly and said: "It's ridiculous that Sun Fu and Li Gang are still complacent, and they take this as a credit, but they don't know that they have already fallen into the trap of Han thieves." ”

Xing Wanli heard a burst of shock, and wondered: "Since Xianggong has already seen through the trick, why don't you go to the official house and explain the benefits?" ”

Hearing this, the bitterness at the corners of Uncle Zhang's mouth became even stronger.

If the official family would listen to him, how could they transfer him to the Daimyo's mansion?

obviously thought he was an eyesore, so he found an excuse and transferred him out of Jingshi.

Moreover, it is the general trend for the Jin people to go south.

The general trend is indisputable.

Even if the official family knew the intentions of the Han thief, they would still not change their minds.

Uncle Zhang pointed out: "Our official family is smart." ”

The Jin people are known to be fierce and good at fighting, so in the eyes of the officials and the courtiers, the Korean thieves going north to attack the gold have a hundred benefits and no harm.

If the Han thieves are defeated, there are still more than 100,000 troops around Gyeonggi, which can also block the footsteps of the Jin people going south, and can also take advantage of the situation to recover the land of Shandong, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.

Even if Han Zhen wins, it will be a miserable victory, and he has no time to plot against Hebei, so he has to retreat to Shandong and lick his wounds.

In fact, Uncle Zhang had the same idea at first.

That's why he delivers grain and grass so happily.

But they did a lot of calculations, but they didn't calculate that the strength of the Han thief was so terrifying.

Three battles and three victories, 40,000 enemies and 20,000 prisoners!

It's a complete victory!

Although the casualties of the Qingzhou Army are unknown, anyone who is familiar with military affairs knows that the casualties will not be too large, otherwise how could they kill so many enemies.

You must know that in the first battle of Haoshuichuan, the Western Xia won a great victory, and the casualties of the Song army were only 10,000.

Why?

Because the Western Xia killed 1,000 enemies and suffered 800 self-losses, the casualties were also heavy, and the soldiers were tired and could not chase and kill at all.

The Han thieves went north to attack gold this time, and the commander of the army was only more than 30,000 people, and only a little comparison was needed to understand.

As for whether the military exploits were exaggerated, Zhang Shuye did not doubt that compared to the Great Song Dynasty, the Han thieves were very disciplined in this regard, never exaggerating the great military exploits, and seeking truth from facts.

This can be confirmed by the battle reports of several major battles with the Western Army in the previous years.

The good news of the Han thief and the battle damage counted by the Great Song Dynasty can be completely matched, and there is not much difference.

At this moment, Xing Wanli's heart had long lost his joy, and he said worriedly: "If the Han thief goes south, I don't know if I can stop it." ”

He is a person who has personally experienced the siege of the Qingzhou Army.

A fortified city was breached in less than a quarter of an hour.

Although the Daimyo Mansion had 70,000 men with armor, he did not have the slightest confidence.

"The key is in the Northwest. If the Jinren West Route Army is blocked in Taiyuan, the Han thieves can only take Hebei. But if it can't be stopped, let the army of Jinren West Road drive straight in, and the land of Gyeonggi will be in danger. ”

Uncle Zhang said at night and looked at the northwest from afar.

……

……

Outside the city of Taiyuan.

The north bank of the Fen River, which was originally beautiful, has now turned into a huge meat grinder.

The earth-shattering shouts of killing continued to echo in the sky.

A Jurchen warrior general, personally led 5,000 cavalry, rushed back and forth in the military formation, and there was no general under him.

This person is the second general under Wanyan Zonghan, the little god of war Wanyan Yinshuke.

Just the day before, Zhe Keqiu and Liu Guangshi led 40,000 troops and were ordered to rush to aid Taiyuan.

On the north bank of the Fen River, he was ambushed by a 20,000 Jin army led by Wan Yan Yinshuke.

It is said to be an ambush, but in fact it is no different from a field battle.

The spies of the Western Army discovered the traces of the Jin Army early, so the two sides set up a formation on the riverside and started a big battle.

The western army was superior in numbers, but as soon as they fought, they were defeated and retreated.

"The golden people are brave and invincible!"

Seeing that Yan Yinshu could kill him, Liu Guangshi roared and led his three thousand guards to flee in panic.

He scolded angrily: "The erector is not enough and the plan!" ”

As soon as Liu Guangshi ran, his subordinates suddenly lost their heart, threw away their armor one after another, and fled in all directions.

The Jin army took advantage of the situation to rush and kill, and the momentum was like a rainbow.

Seeing that the defeat was decided, he had no choice but to flee to Qingyuan County with 8,000 remnants of his army under the persuasion of his generals.

40,000 Western troops, more than 10,000 beheaded, and more than 10,000 captured.

After Yan Zonghan used his troops and stormed Taiyuan for several days, he immediately changed his strategy and adopted the tactics of encircling points to send reinforcements.

sent 20,000 troops to surround Taiyuan, and he and Wanyan Yinshu could block the Zhao Song reinforcements who came to help.

On April 22, Wanyan Zonghan defeated Fan Kui, Shi Xu, and Gao Feng's troops in Xiongling.

On April 26, Liu Guangshi could be defeated by the silver technique and stored in the Fen River.

On the first day of the fifth month, the Yanyin technique can defeat the seed master in the third crossing.

Three battles and three victories, more than 50,000 enemies were killed, and nearly 100,000 were captured.

The Western Army originally had more than 300,000 troops, and the two Northern Expeditions lost nearly 100,000 people, although Chongshi Dao, Liu Zhongwu and others urgently recruited a group of new troops into the army, but when Shandong was pacified, the 100,000 Western Army was hit hard again, and only 20,000 remnants of the army were beaten by Han Zhen and fled back to the Daimyo's Mansion in panic.

In order to prevent Han Zhen from going south to Kaifeng Mansion, Song Huizong ordered the seed master to lead 30,000 western troops to garrison Gyeonggi.

In addition, these three defeats almost exhausted Zhao Song's forces in the northwest.

Yang Weizhong was still on Qinfeng Road, and there were more than 30,000 soldiers under his command, but he couldn't move.

If he goes to the aid again, there will really be no troops to defend the Northwest Fifth Road, and Western Xia will inevitably raise troops to attack at that time.

After solving the reinforcements in the northwest, Wanyan Zonghan ordered Yinshu to lead 20,000 troops and continue to besiege Taiyuan.

He led 40,000 elite Jin troops and more than 100,000 Zhao and Song troops to the south, approaching Gyeonggi.

When the news came back to Kaifeng Mansion, the government and the opposition were shocked, and the people were terrified.

Song Huizong had not yet recovered from the joy of the defeat of the Jin army by the Han thieves, and was knocked into the abyss by this battle report.

In a panic, he rushed to issue an order, dispatched 80,000 troops from the three prefectures of Daimyo, Xingren, and Yingtian, and ordered Liang Fangping to be the commander and stationed on the other side of the Yellow River, trying to block Wanyan Zonghan on the north side of the Yellow River.

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……

When the battle report of the Jinren West Route Army reached Han Zhen's hands, it was already two days later.

In the military tent, Han Zhen said: "Wanyan Zonghan led his troops south, Liaozhou, Delong Mansion, Weizhou and other places have no troops to defend, at most a month, the Jin army can come to Kaifeng Mansion, and our actions have to be faster." ”

Jin Ren's southward movement was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Han Zhen.

One is able to contain the forces of Zhao and Song, and the other is the righteousness of sending troops.

You must dare to take Hebei while Wanyan Zonghan threatens Gyeonggi, and then lead your troops south.

If the action is slow, after Yan Zonghan retreats, and then wants to find such a good opportunity, I don't know if I have to wait until the Year of the Monkey.

Thinking of this, Han Zhen ordered: "The generals will listen to the order, and tomorrow they will start their troops to attack Zhuozhou!" ”

At present, in addition to Nie Dong's 10,000 ambush soldiers, the Qingzhou army has been united, excluding the dead and seriously wounded soldiers, there are more than 15,000 soldiers who can fight.

"Order!"

Liu Qi, Han Shizhong and other generals responded loudly.

Following.

Han Zhen set up camp and led 15,000 Qingzhou troops and more than 20,000 soldiers and civilians to Zhuozhou.

The scout battalion's spies had been dispatched three days earlier, covering almost the entire territory of Yanjing Mansion.

Jin Jun's every move couldn't escape Han Zhen's eyes.

On the evening of the second day, the Qingzhou army arrived in Zhuozhou.

Glancing at the county seat of Zhuozhou in the distance, Han Zhen ordered: "Set up camp and bury the pot to make rice!" ”

For a while, the soldiers and the people immediately got busy, cutting wood, setting up tents, digging stoves.

Liu Qi led a cavalry battalion and cruised near the army to prevent a surprise attack by the Jin army.

Above the Zhuozhou City Tower, Wanyan Zong looked at the Qingzhou Army three miles away, with a gloomy face.

After a moment, he slowly spoke: "Can the military craftsmen have studied a way to crack it?" ”

In the battle five days ago, the Jin army picked up a few firearms.

For various reasons, these firearms did not explode and became duds.

After retreating to Zhuozhou, he immediately ordered the craftsmen in the army to study.

"Not really."

Liu Yanzong shook his head with a bitter face.

Wanyan Zongwang said in a cold tone: "A bunch of waste, kill them all!" ”

Hearing this, Liu Yanzong hurriedly persuaded: "It's all handsome, and craftsmen are still useful." ”

Suppressing the anger in his heart, Wanyan Zongwang asked: "The Qingzhou thieves will attack the city tomorrow, and you all have your own strategies for dealing with the enemy?" ”

"Night Attack!"

Wan Yan Yan's mother said without thinking.

(End of chapter)