Shen Tang, Liu Xiangling, the iron-blooded traitor in the Southern Song Dynasty Chapter 159 Zhang Jun speaks to himself, the arrival of the golden soldiers
Chapter 159 Zhang Jun speaks to himself, the arrival of the golden soldiers
Chapter 159: Zhang Jun talks to himself, the golden soldiers arrive
Compared with the tension on the front line, Sizhou in the rear is still peaceful!
It's late at night, but the lights are still brightly lit in Zhang's Mansion!
It was already under October, but the cool late autumn night made Zhang Jun feel a little uncomfortable!
"Yifu! Go and get me a basin of charcoal fire!"
The old servant at the door responded, and with just a little effort, he entered the house with a pot of red charcoal fire! The dancing flames instantly filled the house with a touch of warmth and comfort!
When the temperature got a little higher, Zhang Jun took off his fox fur cloak and said, "Speaking of which, Jiangnan should be pleasant and comfortable at the moment. If you are in Lin'an, it's a good time to visit the lake for sightseeing!"
The old servant laughed along with him, "I served the country loyally and endured hardships for the entire Song Dynasty! The hardships of one person made it possible for countless people in the Song Dynasty to live in peace! Therefore, although my body is cold, my blood is warm! I don't know how many others should be sacrificed.
The senior officials hid their faces in shame..."
The brows relaxed, and the smile on Zhang Jun's face became a little brighter, "I, Zhang Deyuan, have received the emperor's favor, and I should contribute to the country! Everyone in the court said that I, Zhang Deyuan, am good at power and have power! I admit it, if I am not power,
How could the Northern Expedition take place? If we were not good at power, how could we have hundreds of thousands of troops to make great achievements?"
"I admit that there are some private messages! However, no one in this world is selfless, and your master is not a saint! However, my selfishness is based on the premise of strengthening our Song Dynasty."
"My only selfish intention, Zhang Deyuan, is to make the Song Dynasty extremely powerful and destroy the Kingdom of Jin! As for the corrupt slanders and criticisms from those in the court, I never care at all!"
"The master is right!" The old servant chuckled, "Those people are not as good as the master, so of course they will be jealous and slander them! Now, the master controls hundreds of thousands of strong soldiers, and won a great victory in the first battle. In the next battle, he can wipe out half of Shandong! So!
The old servant’s opinion is that in the future, I should be supported by thousands of people in the Song Dynasty!”
"Hahaha..." Maybe what the old servant said was funny, and Zhang Jun laughed loudly, "Your master doesn't have such thoughts!"
Gently wiping away the small beads of sweat on Zhang Jun's forehead with a sweat towel, the old servant looked at the table, "Master, are you still reading General Bian's letter? This is just General Bian's guess! What about those Jin soldiers?
We might abandon the state capital ahead and attack Lingbi, Hong County..."
Zhang Jun nodded slightly, "Exactly! This Bian Xi is a bit unfounded. If the Jin soldiers attack Lingbi, then the army in front of me will take Suzhou, and after Pizhou, go straight to Xuzhou! At that time, these Jin soldiers will be in a dilemma.
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"Bang, bang, bang..."
While he was talking, there was a rapid knock on the door from outside! The old servant frowned. He didn't know it was that servant. He really had no rules and didn't know what time it was, so he came to disturb the master's rest. I couldn't explain it.
, I must punish these unruly servants tomorrow.
"Reporting to Prime Minister Zhang, General Bian of the Lingbi Zaoyang Army is reporting urgently! He said that a large number of golden soldiers were found a hundred miles north of the Lingbi! The exact number is unknown, but it is at least fifty thousand!"
Zhang Jun, who was closing his eyes to rest his mind, suddenly straightened his eyes...
Lingbi City, on the north wall! Bian Xi, in black armor, and Shen Tang, in silver armor, are staring towards the north.
Looking from a distance, you can already see the smoke and dust that has been rolled up in the distance! In fact, even if the enemy has not met yet, he can still feel the obvious violent shaking of the earth.
"Commander, urgent report from the spy ahead!"
"speak!"
"The Jin soldiers divided their forces a hundred miles away. One of them came towards our Lingbi, numbering about 30,000 to 40,000 people, and the other headed towards Hong County!"
Bian Xi nodded, this was exactly what they expected.
"Third brother, it's a good thing that you are with us on this trip! Otherwise, if these tens of thousands of golden soldiers suddenly come, if we don't have any precautions and lose the Lingbi directly, it will not only cut off the retreat of the army in front, but also make our Zaoyang army even more vulnerable." Forced to fight in the field! Now, although the situation is dangerous, we will eventually be able to fight!"
Bian Xi was extremely happy in his heart. If Shen Tang hadn't suggested it, there would have been no hope of victory in this battle.
"Brother, how are the soldiers in the city now?" Shen Tang asked.
"The main defensive force is in the south of the city! On the city wall, there are 1,500 Zaoyang soldiers and 2,000 auxiliary soldiers taking turns guarding the city. In the other three directions, there are 500 Zaoyang soldiers and 1,000 auxiliary soldiers stationed! In the city, 1,000 The Zaoyang soldiers and the three thousand auxiliary soldiers serve as reserve forces and are ready to be called upon at any time."
In order to have sufficient troops in the city, Deng Jie only took away 6,000 infantry in the end!
"I'm afraid this battle will be extremely difficult!" Shen Tang said quietly, "The Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty has already started a few months ago, and it is impossible that the Jin soldiers have not received any news. However, the reason why there is only a small group of support, once It’s because the Jin soldiers need to be mobilized. In addition, the most important thing is probably the food and grass. It takes a lot of time to prepare the equipment.”
"In other words, in addition to having invincible cavalry, the golden soldiers we face in this battle should also have extremely complete siege preparations!"
"That's right!" Bian Xi nodded, "The secret report from the spies ahead said that after the Jin cavalry, there are still many tribes marching slowly. These infantry will probably have complete siege equipment!"
"But don't worry, third brother! Although we are in a slight advantage, your eldest brother and I have been fighting for more than ten years! We have also fought hard! Jin Bing wants to easily win this Lingbi City!"
Seeing that the sky was getting dark, those golden soldiers had not yet arrived outside Lingbi City, and even if they arrived, they would probably have to set up camp and not attack the city at night. Therefore, after leaving soldiers to guard the city wall, Shen Tang and Bian Xi Just go back to the city and rest. When the real war begins, these peaceful days will no longer exist.
That night, Shen Tang was thinking about countermeasures while listening to the neighing of war horses from far away. It took a long time before he fell into a deep sleep.
In the early morning of the next day, Shen Tang woke up from his sleep and asked the soldiers, but Bian Xi had already gone to the south of the city!
Shen Tang rushed over and saw Bian Xi standing on the city wall like a black iron tower from a distance. He stepped on the city wall and looked south, but he discovered that during the night, the Jin soldiers stretched across the camp for more than ten miles. , had already unfolded before our eyes. Inside the camp, soldiers were busy one by one, and a chilling atmosphere rushed towards them.
"I have seen that the Jin soldiers should have 30,000 cavalry and 10,000 infantry!" Bian Xi said solemnly when he saw Shen Tang coming.
"The tens of thousands of golden soldiers and horses are very expensive! Unfortunately, our strength is really limited. Otherwise, we only need to cut off the golden soldiers' food and grass, and the tens of thousands of golden soldiers in front of us will be in chaos without fighting!" Shen Tang said with some regret. .
Bian Xi smiled and shook his head, "The Jin soldiers have many cavalry, and they have always been the only ones to plunder our food routes. How dare we rob their food and grass? Even if we send soldiers to fight in the field, most of them will just die!"