The battle situation in Sizhou is still extremely anxious. Zhang Jun of Sizhou is holding firm, and Lingbi Li Xianzhong and others are staying behind closed doors. Lingbi Mountain is easy to defend but difficult to attack. Therefore, although Lingbi City and Lingbi Mountain are both surrounded by Jin soldiers, However, if you want to completely capture it, Jin Bing will have to pay a huge price.
As long as time is delayed, these two places will become two four-chess pieces. Therefore, in this case, Heshi Liezhining is naturally unwilling to exchange his subordinates for these two prey that are already in his mouth.
Inside the camp, Heshi Liezhining's brows finally relaxed slightly. He sent Hanu back to the north to strangle the rebels. Unexpectedly, this bastard was defeated in the first battle. Not only did he lose nearly 10,000 troops again, but He even lost his life directly. What made him even more furious was that after this battle, there were no more military horses available in Dongping Prefecture and Jinan Prefecture.
Therefore, when he learned that the rebels were surrounding Dongping Prefecture, Heshi Liezhining was furious! Once there was a loss in these two prefectures, firstly, it would cause great loss to his face, and secondly, it would make his back no longer safe. .If those rebel soldiers disrupt the food route behind them, then the morale of the soldiers in Sizhou will definitely be shaken.
If he returns to the army, it will be easy to kill these rebels. However, there are 20,000 rebels. If he wants to completely defeat or even kill them, he will need at least 30,000 to 40,000 troops. Now, although the soldiers under his command Quite a few, but the enemies he faced were even greater.
Zhang Jun gathered half of the Song Dynasty's army and horses, a total of two to three hundred thousand people! Even though the Song army's combat power was not in his eyes, he did not dare to gamble with the entire situation. If he took advantage of the sharp decline in his troops, At that time, if the Song army breaks out a war, the situation will be even more unfavorable.
Therefore, after thinking for a long time, he decided to ask Wanyan Hao to send troops to wipe out the Shandong rebels, but he remained unmoved and continued to besiege Sizhou.
He has a very good relationship with Wanyan Hao, and Wanyan Hao's reputation is not weaker than his at all. With Wanyan Hao's strength, it will be easy to wipe out 20,000 rebels. In this way, the entire situation will be back under his control again.
"Commander!"
A messenger broke into the military tent, "News came from the North that the rebels were still besieging Dongping Mansion. However, the defenders of Dongping Mansion stayed behind closed doors and had no power to break the city for a while. In addition, General Wanyan had already Lead 20,000 soldiers and horses to leave Daming Mansion and go to Dongping Mansion. It is estimated that we can reach Dongping in one day."
"Well, I know!"
Heshi Liezhining waved his hand and ordered the soldiers to leave with their luggage. After the soldiers left, a smile appeared on his face, "Haha, whether it is a coincidence or an accident, the situation is finally back on track. Wanyan Brother, I owe you this time. When the battle of Sizhou is over, I will repay you generously..."
At the same time that Heshi Liezhining got the news, Mingyang from Sizhou City also got the news and went to report to Zhang Jun...
"You mean, the defenders of Daming Mansion really moved?" In Zhang Mansion, looking at Ming Yang in front of him, Zhang Jun's face was a bit surprised and happy.
Mingyang nodded, "Yes, one day, Daming Mansion's 20,000 gold soldiers will arrive in Dongping Mansion. But now, Daming Mansion only has 10,000 defenders left. All we need is to win this battle and march into Daming Mansion. , then the Jin soldiers in Sizhou must retreat for rescue. After all, they cannot afford the risk of losing Daming Mansion."
"call!"
Zhang Jun took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"This battle is certain to be won!"
Mingyang smiled calmly, "Everything is within my young master's plan! Twenty thousand gold soldiers will definitely die in Dongping Mansion. Now, Prime Minister Zhang can prepare for what will happen when the gold soldiers retreat."
"good!"
Zhang Jun shouted loudly, with a bit of a smile on his face, "It's a pity that your young master can't come to the North in person. His strategy and control of the situation are inferior even to his original appearance. If your young master were here, Therefore, there may be no need to go to such trouble at all. I, the Great Song Dynasty, am convinced that your young master can appear."
Listening to Zhang Jun's praise, Ming Yang's face showed a bit of glory. The person in front of him is one of the top dignitaries in the Song Dynasty. However, such a person has such high regard for his own son. , even he is proud of it!
"The prime minister is making military arrangements immediately. Thank you for your hard work in delivering the news recently." Looking at Ming Yang, Zhang Jun had a bit of envy in his eyes. Naturally, he has a lot of various forces under his command, but this Ming Yang Although he is young, he acts steadily and has a well-founded approach and retreat. It is a pity that he is under Shen Tang, otherwise, he would have to find a way to recruit him into his hands.
"Xiang Zhang, you're welcome..."
Mingyang saluted, then turned and left.
Not long after, orders came out from the Zhang Mansion, and Sizhou's hundreds of thousands of troops began to secretly prepare for the war in a few days.
Although the war and situation in the North were planned by Shen Tang, Shen Tang didn't pay attention to it. He even just took a quick look at the news and then fell into busyness again.
On the first day, the number one scholar patrolled the streets and held a banquet in Qionglin. On the second day, a group of students went to carve a monument with inscriptions. On the third day, they went to the Jinming Pool next to Qionglin Garden to visit and attend the banquet. In the past few days, Shen Tang took The aura of the top scholar on his body was extremely exhausted. Fortunately, the three days finally passed. However, Shen Tang still could not relax because he had to enter the palace tomorrow and meet the emperor Zhao Shen.
Accompanying the emperor is like accompanying a tiger. Although Shen Tang was the number one scholar, he did not know the likes and dislikes of Emperor Zhao Shen. Moreover, he learned from Zhou Bi's mouth that his position as number one scholar was actually forced by the big guys of the Zhuhe sect. What the emperor circled around made Shen Tang feel a little worried.
It is undoubtedly extremely funny that the people from the Lord Harmony Sect actually tried to become the number one scholar. Presumably, they will regret it after they truly know their identities and preferences. Of course, it is also possible that Chen Kangbai and others do not take it to heart. After all, although the number one scholar seems to have a bright future, he is only a small sixth- or seventh-rank sesame official after all.
I don't know how long it will take to truly establish a foothold in the court. With their strength, they only need to spend a little effort to make the number one scholar fall directly on the court.
Although it is interesting to win the first prize and be able to play a big brother of the peace faction, it undoubtedly means that he has directly hated the emperor Zhao Shen.
Although this was not Shen Tang's original intention, it was strange that Zhao Shen could like such a top scholar.
Therefore, the duel between the emperor and his ministers who will meet with Zhao Shen tomorrow is likely to directly affect Shen Tang's future destiny.