Chapter 250 The battle ahead

Author: purple water

Chapter 250 The battle ahead

Wang Qing was so furious in the palace that he overturned all the books and desks. The pens, inks, paper and inkstones on them fell to the floor, and even the memorials flew everywhere.

Shouzhou fell, and the two vanguards Fengtai and Liu Yuan were ambushed by the Song army. Liu Yuan died in the battle. Fengtai relied on his personal bravery to lead more than a thousand of the defeated army to Gong Duan in the rear.

Gong Duan's army rushed towards the rear of the Song army, but unexpectedly they were also ambushed. However, the Song army seemed to be weak in combat, and both sides suffered losses. Gong Duan retreated thirty miles, and Shouzhou in front was lost.

Wang Qing cursed from above: "Ambush, ambush, two vanguards were ambushed, Marshal Gong Duan was able to be ambushed, all are idiots!"

The people below did not dare to answer, and Wang Qing continued to scold: "Du Bo's memorial said that when he met an enemy general, he actually fought to a close with him. Where could such a general come from among the Song army? He also said that it was not Zhao Tuo, that kid.

, It’s simply ridiculous. If there is such a person who is accustomed to fighting, he would not have sent him long ago, but he has only sent him now. Has Zhao Ji lost his mind?”

Li Zhu came out of the squad at this time and said: "Your Majesty, please calm down the fury of Thunder. The so-called victory or defeat is a common thing for military strategists. I have also seen the battle report. Although Shouzhou was lost, the army from Gongduan was ambushed, but both sides were still fighting.

Judging from the losses, the Song Army is still the same Song Army, and there is nothing surprising. Although the people leading the army have changed, the Song Army's combat power is still weak, no different from before, and there is nothing to worry about."

Zhao Tong was thinking secretly at this moment. Judging from the battle situation, Zongze at least divided his team into four, attacking the Shouzhou team, ambushing the Fengtai and Liuyuan teams, and then ambushed the Gong Duan team.

The troops he brought to conquer Wang Qing this time were all horse and infantry troops under the jurisdiction of the Guards and Pro-Army Division.

But these horse infantry troops are different from each other. He has trained them all stationed around Tokyo. In any case, they are stronger than the soldiers of the Tonozen Division. At the worst, they can run faster than the soldiers of the Tonozen Division.

However, he has never practiced the Forbidden Army stationed in Xijing, Nanjing and other places. Although those Forbidden Army are not around Tokyo, they are also under the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army. The combat power of these people is far inferior to the soldiers he has trained.

According to the several battles Wang Qing said, Zhao Yu could roughly judge that those who attacked Shouzhou and ambushed Fengtai and Liu Yuan should be the Tokyo Forbidden Army he had trained, while those who ambush Gong Duan's main army should not be

Those Guardsmen who have practiced.

These untrained forbidden troops, even if they ambushed each other, still did not take much advantage. Since Li Zhu said that each had its own losses, it should be that the casualties were about the same.

Zhao Tong didn't know why Zongze arranged it like this, but he thought there was a reason for it, or in Zongze's heart, it was more important to win Shouzhou first.

In line with the principle of letting go of those who are suspicious and not suspicious of those who are employed, Zhao Tong did not think too much about this matter. Since Shouzhou was captured, there must be a confrontation at the front, so he didn't know what arrangements Wang Qing would make.

Wang Qing was seen looking at Li Zhu with an ugly face from above and said: "Prime Minister, do you have any clever plan to defeat the enemy?"

Li Zhu glanced at the civil and military forces of the court, and went out to salute: "Your Majesty, since Shouzhou has been lost, there must be a confrontation in the front. We just need to send troops to reinforce it."

Wang Qing heard this and said: "But now there are only more than 40,000 soldiers left in Luzhou..."

Li Zhu said: "Luzhou can send another 10,000 troops and horses to advance along the east road toward Shouzhou. This can not only support the main force of the Chinese army, but also prevent the Song army from bypassing the east road to attack Luzhou."

Wang Qing nodded when he heard this and said: "What the Prime Minister said is absolutely true. I am just afraid that the Song army will come to attack us now!"

Li Zhu continued: "Your Majesty, Guangzhou and Huangzhou will send another 2,500 troops each. After gathering 5,000 troops, we can march to Shouzhou from the west. In this way, if the three armies and horses are killed together, there is no fear that the Song army will not be defeated.

, if the Song army retreats to Shouzhou, they will besiege the city!"

Wang Qing thought for a while and then laughed and said: "The Prime Minister really has a good plan. Now I will order Guangzhou and Huangzhou to send troops from the west!"

Zhao Tong glanced at Liyanaza from below. Liyanaza looked unhappy. Originally, she wanted the Song army to attack Luzhou in three groups after they occupied Shouzhou. However, Li Zhu’s words turned into Luzhou.

The Prefecture mobilized the Third Route Army to attack Shouzhou.

Wang Qingdao: "Duan Wu!"

Duan Wu came out of the class and said: "I am here."

Wang Qingdao: "I order you to order 10,000 troops and horses and march along the east road to Shouzhou. Be careful of the ambush of the Song army."

Duan Wudao: "I accept the order!"

Wang Qing said again: "Probe carefully on the road. Don't let the Song army take the east road to attack Luzhou. We will report back every day when we explore the horse!"

Duan Wudao: "It's your Majesty, I've written it down!"

After Duan Wu came out of the palace, Wang Qing looked at the people below and said, "My dear friends, if you have any other clever ideas to defeat the enemy, feel free to speak freely."

Your Highnesses all looked at each other. The situation of the battle is now clear. Is there any clever plan? As long as the opponent cannot sneak attack on Luzhou, the victory or defeat will depend on the ability of the commander in front. The Song army is weak in combat. As long as there are no accidents, it will at least be a confrontation.

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Seeing that everyone was silent, Wang Qing's face darkened again, and after saying "dismissal", he stood up and left with a flourish of his sleeves.

At night, the stars are sparse and the moon is pale.

After Zhao Tong patrolled Luzhou's defense, it was midnight. He dismounted at the Xiping Gate of the West City, took a hundred soldiers with him, walked into the Wengcheng and went straight up the city wall.

There are barbicans on all sides of Luzhou City. The west gate is built here at Xiping Gate, where troops can hide and rest. Above is the city head, where the main gate of Luzhou West City is located.

When he climbed to the top of the city, he saw two soldiers behind each battlement, one standing and watching, the other sitting and resting, exchanging defenses in this way.

In addition, there were many soldiers on the city holding long spears, patrolling back and forth. One of the soldier leaders saw him coming up, and immediately came over and saluted: "General!"

Zhao Tong glanced at the soldier and said, "Where is General Shangguan?"

The soldier said: "General Shangguan is in the city tower, do you want me to go and report it?"

Zhao Tong shook his head and said, "No, General, I will just go there."

He asked his one hundred soldiers to rest temporarily on the city, and walked toward the city tower alone.

The Xiping Gate guarded by Liya Nazha is also guarded by two people, but it is calculated on a day and night basis, unlike Zhao Tong and Zhuo Mao, who alternate between day and night.

However, there are towers and barbicans here where you can rest. Although the time is long, it is much easier than Zhao Tong's patrolling duties.

The gate tower is not big, and it is separated into the inside and outside. The outside is actually a narrow wall. Weapons, bows and arrows can be placed here. As for the inside, it is about five or seven steps long and wide. There is not much, only a hardwood table and

a chair.

There was an oil lamp on the table, and Liyanaza was looking at something by the light.

Seeing Zhao Tong come in, she asked: "Where is General Li coming?"

Zhao Tong glanced outside and said: "I patrol here and come up to take a look. The battle situation in the front has been tense recently. I would like to warn the general to be careful in everything."

Liyana said: "I don't dare to slack off. I keep a lookout day and night, lest I make a mistake."

After finishing speaking, she whispered: "If General Li is tired, you can take a rest here."

Zhao Tong smiled, his eyes fell on Liyana Zha's hand, he shook his head and said: "Tired but not tired, what are you looking at, General Shangguan?"
Chapter completed!