Chapter 353 Swallowing mountains and rivers like a tiger, planning a general attack on the enemy's capital
The cultivator was shocked by the aggressive momentum of Zhao Guan's family, and he murmured:
"Wei Chen is aware of his guilt! What the officials said is absolutely true."
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said: "Qing Zhong Ai, do you know where I went before I came to your military camp?"
Master Zhong shook his head and said, "I don't know."
"I'm going to your brother Zhong Shidao's military camp."
Master Zhong was puzzled, he didn't understand why Zhao Guanjia said this.
Even before that, he had wondered why Zhao Guan's family didn't call his brother Zhong Shidao when they summoned various Song army commanders and important generals to discuss matters in front of his military camp.
However, it was Zhao Guan's family who issued an order to convene the generals for discussion. None of his teachers dared to ask or say anything about who would come or who would not come.
Zhao Ji said leisurely: "Just now, I arrived at the Zhongshidao military camp and ordered him to lead his elite troops to prepare for an immediate expedition by boat to attack Xingqing Mansion!"
When a middle-ranking general in Zhongshi heard the holy words, his expressions changed.
Zhao Jidao: "Take a boat down the Yellow River and attack Xingqing Mansion in the Xia capital. I am not discussing with you, but asking you to execute it!"
"If not, wouldn't I have allowed Mr. Zhong, the first batch of people to attack Xingqing Mansion, and his army to go deep alone?"
Zhao Ji's tough statement made Liu Yanqing, Yao Gu and other veterans of the Northwest Army among the hesitant Zhongshi immediately dare not raise objections.
Especially after Zhongshizhong heard the holy words, he considered the overall situation and his brother's, and immediately supported the Zhao Guan family's proposal.
"The Weichen Division is willing to go out for the country and lead the elite troops to attack Xingqing Mansion!"
"The humble minister is also willing to go out to fight for the country and attack Xingqing Mansion..."
Han Shizhong, Yue Fei, Zhang Jun, Yang Xin and other young and middle-aged generals immediately expressed their support for Zhao Guan's family in raising troops to attack Xingqing Mansion, the enemy's capital.
"We are willing to fight for our country..." Guo Cheng, Yao Gu, Liu Yanqing, Liu Guangshi and other generals said loudly.
"Okay!" Zhao Ji said to the generals seriously in order to give them confidence:
"I want to tell you all, my dear friends, that our soldiers and generals in the Song Dynasty have always been very capable of fighting!"
"At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, under the wise command of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong, our soldiers of the Song Dynasty fought bravely and skillfully, ending the great division of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms!"
"From Emperor Taizu to me, everyone has governed the world with benevolence and righteousness! No matter they treat the king who mourned the country or the heroes of the Song Dynasty, they are all kind! My dear friends, please don't worry, 'When the birds are gone, the good bows are hidden; when the cunning rabbits die, the lackeys will cook them.
'!"
All the generals present nodded in agreement, feeling the mighty grace of the Holy Spirit...
Many of them, in the Song Dynasty's long-term environment of emphasizing civility and suppressing martial arts, had studied both literature and martial arts since childhood (except Niu Gao), and they naturally knew the history of the founding of the Song Dynasty.
They knew that on the first day of the first lunar month of the seventh year of Zhou Xiande's (later) Zhou Dynasty, Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty (Zhao Kuangyin), who was the supreme leader of the imperial army at that time, inspected all the people in front of the palace. He led his army to fight against the rumored invasion of northern Xinjiang.
The allied forces of the Liao Kingdom and the Northern Han Dynasty marched to Chenqiaoyi in the northern suburbs of Kaifeng. On the second day of the day ('the sun sets one day after another, the black light will linger for a long time'). The next day, Zhao Kuangyin was "dressed in yellow robes" by his subordinates and surrounded him.
Established as emperor...
The young (later) Zhou Gong Emperor Chai Zongxun had to abdicate...
Regardless of whether the history of Emperor Taizu bullying orphans and widowed mothers is glorious or not;
However, the successive emperors of the Song Dynasty treated the (later) Zhou Chai family with really preferential treatment!
It can be said that few dynasties treat the descendants of the royal family of the previous dynasty that were destroyed by it so favorably.
Today, all the generals present include Zhong Shizhong, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and other generals. They were born to recognize the orthodox status of the Song Dynasty. Song Taizu "wore a yellow robe" in Chenqiaoyi. It was his destiny and it was natural!
All the generals have this consensus in their hearts: even Emperor Taizong, who is "brother and brother", is also the true dragon emperor to whom destiny belongs.
Except for the defeat at Gaolianghe when he fought against the Khitans, Emperor Taizong was actually quite wise and powerful...
Zhao Ji looked at the generals and said generously: "At the beginning of the founding of the Song Dynasty, in November of the second year of Qiande, the wise and powerful Emperor Taizu ordered general Wang Quanbin to send troops to attack Hou Shu."
"In January of the second year of Qiande, General Wang Quanbin led his army to invade Shu. Soon the troops came to the city. Later Shu Emperor Meng Chang led his troops to surrender!"
"In the fourth year of Qiande, our Song generals suppressed all the rebels in Shu! This made the Southern Han, Southern Tang, and Wu and Yue countries fearful!"
The generals heard the holy words and were deeply proud...
"In the fourth year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu ordered Pan Mei, the defense envoy of Tanzhou, to lead an army to attack the Southern Han Dynasty."
"At that time, Liu Yuan, the empress of the Southern Han Dynasty, doted on the Persian woman 'Doctor Xiao Xian' - 'Mei Zhu', and had sex with her in the harem and ignored the government for several years."
"Liu Yuan was absurd. He believed that all ministers had families and would take care of their children and grandchildren and were unwilling to be loyal. Therefore, he only trusted eunuchs and his ministers had to leave the palace before they could be employed. As a result, there were actually two officials at all levels in the Southern Han Dynasty. Tens of thousands of people are all eunuchs!"
"Liu Yuan's political affairs are all controlled by the eunuchs and the witch Fan Huzi, and the political affairs are in chaos!"
"Pan Mei, the general of the Song Dynasty, led his troops to the capital of the Southern Han Dynasty. Liu Yuan, the lord of the Southern Han Dynasty, saw that the situation was over, so he set fire to the palace and treasury, selected more than a dozen ships, loaded with gold, silver, treasures and concubines, and prepared He fled into the sea, but the eunuchs and generals of the Southern Han Dynasty stole the ships and fled long ago. Liu Yuan had no ships to take, so he was forced to surrender!"
The generals expressed their deep admiration for the Zhao Guan family for being so knowledgeable and capable of remembering.
"When I read history, I also knew that after the Song Dynasty destroyed the Southern Han Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty was surrounded by the Song Dynasty on three sides."
"In order to protect himself, Li Yu, the later leader of the Southern Tang Dynasty, surrendered openly and secretly prepared for war. While sending envoys to ask for a grant from the Song Dynasty, he deployed his troops at key points in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River to prevent our Song army from attacking."
"Because Li Yu refused to go to court, in September of the seventh year of Kaibao in the Song Dynasty, Emperor Taizu sent hundreds of thousands of troops in three directions to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty."
"On the east road, the King of Wuyue served as the envoy to the southeast of Huzhou. He led tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Hangzhou to the north to respond, and sent General Ding Deyu of the Song Dynasty to supervise his army."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "On the middle route, General Cao Bin and Superintendent Pan Mei led a navy and army of one hundred thousand from Jiangling and marched eastward along the Yangtze River."
"The West Route Army inspected Yuchi and Yuejiang Roads, and Wang Ming was deployed at Zhanchaodu. He led his troops to contain the Southern Tang Army in Hukou and ensure the main force's eastward advance."
"In October of the same year, our army of the Song Dynasty successfully crossed the Yangtze River. In three battles at Caishi, Qinhuai River, and Wankou, we defeated the elite troops of the Southern Tang Dynasty!"
"In March of the eighth year of Kaibao, the Song army attacked Jinling City. In June, the Wuyue army captured Runzhou, the gateway to the east of Jinling. Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, was surrounded...In November, Cao Bin led the army and began to attack from three sides. After more than ten days of attacking the city, the city of Jinling was defeated, and Li Yu came out to surrender. The Southern Tang Dynasty was overthrown, and the country was in its thirty-eighth year."
"Back then, our army of hundreds of thousands of people from the Song Dynasty besieged Jinling, the capital of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and it took more than half a year to break the city. Now, our army has artillery and other firearms that I have developed and put into use, and with the bravery of all of you, I am sure that It only takes a few days to attack the Xingqing Mansion of Xia Kingdom and destroy its city!"
When all the generals heard the holy words, their hearts were filled with excitement and excitement...
Zhao Ji added: "If you, your dear friends, lead your troops to attack Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xia, if Emperor Li Qianshun of Xia can do the same thing as Meng Chang, the leader of Shu, Liu Yu, the leader of Southern Han Dynasty, and Li Yu, the leader of Southern Tang Dynasty, If you surrender, all your beloved ministers should treat Li Qianshun preferentially!"
All the generals nodded one after another, praising Zhao Guan's broad-mindedness, generosity and righteousness...
"However, I predict that Li Qianshun is quite ambitious. Even if the city is destroyed, he may not be able to surrender. So all the beloved ministers should not show mercy to Li Qianshun who is stubbornly resisting."
The generals pondered, each secretly analyzing the deep meaning of Zhao Guanjia's words...
Zhao Ji sighed: "Recalling those days, after the founding of the Song Dynasty, our army and horses were strong, and we were able to swallow up mountains and rivers like a tiger!"
"We, the Song Dynasty, successively destroyed Hou Shu, the Southern Han Dynasty, and the Southern Tang Dynasty, and ordered the leader of the Wuyue Kingdom to surrender to our Great Song Dynasty! The Wuyue Kingdom also sent troops to assist our Great Song Dynasty in destroying the Southern Tang Dynasty!"
"At that time, Qian Chu, the third generation leader of the Wuyue Kingdom, was a talented man who understood current affairs!"
"Qian Chu, the leader of the Wuyue Kingdom, assessed the situation and followed the instructions of his ancestor Qian Liu, King Wusu - 'Considering the safety of the people in the world'."
"In order to protect the people in the Wuyue Kingdom from the devastation of war, Qian Chu, the leader of the Wuyue Kingdom, valued the people over the soil. He resolutely entered Kaifeng, the capital of Song Dynasty, in May of the third year of Taiping and Xingguo. Following the ancestral precepts, he accepted the land and returned it to the Song Dynasty. The 13 states, 1 army, 86 counties, 556,800 households, and 115,16 soldiers under my command were all dedicated to my ancestor, Emperor Taizong, which created a great story!"
"I also abide by the ancestral precepts and treat the Qian clan members as favorably as I treat the Chai clan to this day!"
"I dare to assert that the good deeds of the Qian family of Wuyue Kingdom will bless the Qian family and prosper for thousands of years, with talents emerging in large numbers!"
What Zhao Ji said was true, and he thought to himself: "Before I time traveled, Qian Xuesen, Qian Sanqiang, and Qian Weichang, the outstanding figures who were well-known in modern society, were all descendants of Wu Yue King Qian Liu. From the Song Dynasty to the Qing Dynasty, Wu Yue Qian The family has produced a total of 350 Jinshi, which can be said to be a thousand-year-old family!'
Zhao Ji said loudly: "When I look at the current Emperor Li Qianshun of Xia, his vision is far less than one ten thousandth of the vision of Qian Chu, the leader of Wuyue Kingdom!"
"Therefore, I don't want to fight stubbornly. Li Qianshun is still alive! Do you know that you all love me?"
The righteous Yue Fei's strong body trembled. He was about to open his mouth to persuade Zhao Guan's family, but the roar of the generals made his head buzz, forcing him to close his mouth again.
"I will obey the Holy Instructions..."
"The general will obey the holy precepts..." All the generals suddenly realized and said loudly.
They understood the far-reaching intentions of Zhao Guanjia:
That is, Li Qianshun's prestige in the Xia Kingdom is quite high. If the Song army gathered superior forces to attack Xingqing Mansion this time, and when the troops approached the city, Xia Emperor Li Qianshun could obediently leave the city and surrender, so that the Song officers and soldiers who attacked the city would suffer less casualties, then, The Zhao Guan family can follow the example of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong in treating the conquered king preferentially.
If Xia Emperor Li Qianshun did not understand current affairs and organized soldiers to defend Xingqing Fucheng and resist vigorously, causing considerable casualties to the Song Dynasty officers and soldiers who were attacking the city, then when the capital of the Xixia Kingdom was defeated, even if Li Qianshun wanted to surrender, then he would not be able to surrender. Find a way to kill him.
Li Qianshun must not be allowed to survive, lest he become the next Gou Jian who suffers from hardship...
Zhao Ji enunciates words like pearls:
"Every time I read the history of Emperor Taizu and Emperor Taizong's battles to pacify the countries of the Five Dynasties, my heart surges and I yearn for it every time!"
When the generals heard the holy words, they nodded their heads one after another. Their hearts were filled with excitement and yearning for it.
Zhao Ji spoke faster and said loudly:
"After the founding of the Song Dynasty, I can not only destroy the southern countries, but also the Northern Han Dynasty, which is protected by the Liao Kingdom, unify the north and the south, and end the divisions and wars of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms!"
The generals nodded in agreement.
Most of them know that the Liao Kingdom of the Northern Han Dynasty was attached to the Khitan people. It was the last of the Ten Kingdoms in the Five Dynasties. Its capital was Jinyang and its territory was the twelve northern states.
In the fourth year of the Taiping and Rejuvenation of the Song Dynasty, Song Taizong Zhao Guangyi led his army to personally conquer the Northern Han Dynasty. The Song army first defeated the Liao army that supported the Northern Han Dynasty, and then stormed Jinyang City. The Northern Han Emperor Liu Jiyuan was forced to surrender, and the Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed. Four emperors, a total of two Eighteen years.
Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty moved Jinyang, the capital of the Northern Han Dynasty, to Bingzhou and renamed it "Taiyuan Prefecture", also known as Taiyuan County Hedong Army Jiedu.
Zhao Ji changed the subject and asked loudly: "I love you all, do you know what I mean by what I am saying?"
The generals were asked such a sudden question by Zhao Guanjia, and no one dared to answer hastily.
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and estimated that he spent about four or five minutes talking about the history of the Song Dynasty's unification of the north and the south. He believed that what he said was not nonsense, but to let the generals establish their ambitions and improve their spiritual level. , sincerely loyal to the emperor and served the country, and bravely went to the battlefield.
Zhao Ji said loudly:
"I want to tell you that in the battle of the Song Dynasty to unify the north and the south, not only my Taizu, Emperor Taizong, left his name in history;
"There are also Pan Mei, Cao Bin, Wang Quanbin, Ding Deyu and many other famous generals who have made great military exploits. Not only will they become rich and powerful because of their merits, and they will have wives and children, but they will also leave their names in history!"
"Everyone loves you, now the battle against Xia is also a time for you to establish great military exploits, and it is also an opportunity for you to leave your name in history!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Listening to the holy words, the generals feel like they have been injected with chicken blood! The sound of the mountain shouts is louder than the wave.
"What the officials say is absolutely true, and I will serve the country with my own life..."
"I must serve my country with my own life..."
"I must serve my country with my own life..."
Zhao Ji was moved when he heard the generals chanting their oaths from the bottom of their hearts.
He held the emperor's sword in his hand, looked around at the generals, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
'Now, these civil servants and generals who can gather around me are all loyal and brave generals in history that I have selected.'
Zhao Ji's eyes swept over Zongze, a famous general who fought against the Jin Dynasty in history. Before he was critically ill and dying in the army, he shouted: "Cross the river, cross the river, cross the river!"
His eyes swept across the Zhong division. This famous anti-Jin general in history guarded the northwest frontier for a long time to resist the Xia Dynasty. When the Jin soldiers invaded, he led his army into the capital of Beijing and was ordered to rescue Taiyuan. However, because the friendly forces failed to arrive as promised, they were trapped in a tight siege and fought hard.
And die!
Zhao Ji glanced at Liu Yanqing. This historical general who resisted the Jin Dynasty. Although he did not run the army strictly and his soldiers were weak, in the first year of Jingkang, when the Jin soldiers attacked Bianjing, the capital of the Song Dynasty, Liu Yanqing
He was ordered to defend the city. When the city was broken, he led more than 10,000 troops to escape and fled to Guier Temple. He was chased and killed by the Jin army. He was regarded as martyrdom for his country!
Zhao Ji's eyes swept over Wang Zhen, a famous general who resisted the Jin Dynasty in history. He was ordered to defend Taiyuan City to resist the siege and fierce attack of the Jin army. After defending for more than 250 days, in September of the first year of Jingkang, he was defeated due to the lack of aid.
With no food supply, and the Jin army fiercely attacking and the city falling, Wang Zhenyu led his exhausted troops to fight in the streets, was shot dozens of times, and then threw himself into the river to die for his country...
Zhao Ji's eyes quickly swept over Yue Fei, Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Zhang Jun, Yang Xinzhong, Yao Gu, Guo Cheng, Wu Jie, Wu Lin, Zhang Xian, Wang Gui, Niu Gao, Yang Zaixing...
Among these generals, except for Yao Gu and Liu Guangshi, who are slightly controversial, the rest of them have made great contributions to fighting against the invasion of foreign enemies, to the continuation of the Zhao and Song Dynasties, and to protecting the Han people from being exterminated!
After Zhao Ji aroused the excitement of all the soldiers fighting bravely for the country, he was also deeply affected.
He was full of enthusiasm and said loudly:
"I will lead all my dear friends to create a greater unification war, in order to restore as soon as possible and even exceed the huge territory of the Tang Dynasty!"
"The officials are wise and powerful..."
"Long live my emperor..."
"Long live my emperor..."
The generals shouted. They were inspired by the heroic words of Zhao Guan's family, and they all very much expected to make great contributions and kill the enemy to serve the country in the upcoming battle to destroy Xia. It was a shame for the Song Dynasty to present the annual coins after being defeated by Xixia many times.
Zhao Ji stretched out his left palm and pressed it down, indicating that the generals no longer needed to congratulate him. He held the emperor's sword in his right hand, pointed at the map of Xia Kingdom spread on the ground, and said loudly:
"Our current army captured the Xijing City of Xia State and also occupied the Yellow River Ferry outside the Xicheng City. Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Yanzhi's Fuzhou vanguard army went north along both sides of the Yellow River and hit the Yellow River Ferry outside Jingzhou City, clearing out the
It has eliminated most of the obstacles for our army to advance along the river!"
"I have decided to use the land in the upper reaches of the Yellow River and use lightning tactics to directly attack Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xia Kingdom. All generals will obey my orders!"
Zhong Shidao, Han Shizhong, Yue Fei and other generals were immediately punished.
Zhao Ji made public the battle plan he had already planned in his mind:
"Since the various ships collected by the Prime Minister Zong Aiqing can carry a total of 30,000 troops and horses at one time, therefore, after returning to the headquarters, all the beloved ministers selected one-third of the elite troops and generals of the Ministry, and the first batch boarded
Boat!"
When the generals heard this, they shouted: "I obey the order."
"As for the rest of the soldiers and generals who love you, you can take the ship that has sent back a batch of Song Dynasty officers and soldiers who attacked Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xia. Please remember from love that the first person to take the boat must select the elite soldiers, and you and others must also bring them with you.
I will give you the firearms battalion and engineer company to quickly defeat the enemy's capital!"
"The officials are wise, and the ministers must obey the imperial edict..." All the generals expressed their opinions one after another.
Zhao Ji held the emperor's sword and pointed at the city defense map of Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xia Kingdom.
"This picture is the city defense map of Xingqing Prefecture."
All the generals looked at the Xingqing Prefecture city defense map pointed by Zhao Guanjia with the emperor's sword.
Many young generals such as Zhang Xian and Wang Gui saw the city defense map of Xia's capital for the first time. They murmured:
"Why do the outer city and the inner city of Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xia Kingdom, look so much like Bianjing City in the Song Dynasty?"
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and said: "I don't know what you all know. After Li Jiqian, the leader of Xixia Dangxiang Kaijiang, captured Lingzhou in the Song Dynasty, he changed Lingzhou to Xiping Prefecture. After his son Li Deming succeeded to the throne, he believed that Xiping Prefecture was located among the four fortresses.
The land is not conducive to defense, and the situation is not as favorable as the situation called Huaiyuan at that time, which is now Xingqing Mansion."
"Therefore, in the fourth year of Tianxi reign of Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, Emperor Zhenzong of the Song Dynasty, Li Deming, sent his minister He Chengzhen to lead his servants to cross the Yellow River to the north to build a city. They imitated the city of Bianjing in the Song Dynasty, built a city palace and clan fields, and established the capital here.
It’s called Xingzhou.”
"Li Deming's son Li Yuanhao succeeded to the throne and defied destiny and proclaimed himself emperor. He also built palaces and palaces here, promoted Xingzhou to Xingqing Mansion, and established his capital here."
Everyone will deeply admire Zhao Guanjia for knowing this and the other.
Zhao Ji pointed at the map with his sword and said to the generals: "Although this Xingqing is built after Bianjing in the Song Dynasty, its scale is much smaller than Bianjing."
Among the masters, Guo Cheng, Yao Gu, Liu Yanqing and other northwest veterans all nodded and agreed with what Zhao Guanjia said.
Although they have not personally been to Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xia, they have long been leading troops stationed in the northwest of the Song Dynasty bordering Xixia. They do not know whether they came from the prisoners captured in the previous Song-Xia wars or from the Song-Xia discussions.
The envoys of the Song Dynasty who visited the Xia capital during this period all knew the scale and layout of Xingqing Fucheng.
After they saw the city defense map of Xingqing Mansion, the capital of Xia Dynasty, drawn by Zhao Guanjia today, they all sighed in their hearts:
‘The Zhao Guan family abandoned painting landscapes, flowers and birds, and painted this defense map of Xingqing Prefecture, the enemy capital, which is really good!’
‘On this city defense map of Xingqing Prefecture drawn by Zhao Guanjia, the city defenses of the outer city and the city defenses of the Xia Kingdom Imperial City in the inner city are clearly drawn, and the explanations are marked in thin gold fonts.’
Zhao Ji pointed at the picture with his sword and said loudly:
"The outer city of Xingqing Mansion, the capital of the Xia Kingdom, is rectangular in shape, with a circumference of about eighteen miles, and a total of six gates. The east and west cities each have one gate. The north and south cities each have two gates."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "The outer city of Xingqing Mansion is surrounded by moats. The river is about four feet wide and ten feet deep. This provides great opportunities for our army to attack the city. It brings a certain degree of difficulty.”
"However, I have given you and other armies artillery battalions. Although each battalion only has dozens of gunners and several artillery pieces, it can easily blast open the city gates of Xingqing Mansion."
"This is also the reason why I asked you to lead your troops to attack the enemy's capital city."
"In case Li Qianshun decides to defend Xingqing Mansion and blocks all the six gates of the outer city with bricks and stones, it will be difficult for our army to blast open the enemy's gates with heavy artillery!"
Many of the generals present had witnessed with their own eyes the huge destructive power of the artillery developed by Zhao Guan's family when attacking the enemy's Xipingfu city gate in Xijing, so they were convinced.
Everyone agreed...
Zhao Ji added: "I gave you and other engineering companies from various armies. Not only can they blast with gunpowder packets, but they also have military folding bridges for crossing rivers that I taught them to make. You and others led the army to cross the moat of Xingqing Mansion. In addition to using the moat-crossing equipment originally owned by the Qing Dynasty, my engineering company can also show off its skills."
Thank you all, and obey the order...
Zhao Ji pointed at the east gate of Xingqing Mansion on the map and said:
"I have ordered Zhong Shidao to lead his troops to attack the enemy's Qinghe Gate in the east city of Jing."
"Generals, obey the order!"
"I order Zhong Shizhong to lead the elite of the headquarters, with Zhang Jun and Yang Xinzhong as the chief and deputy vanguard officers, to attack the enemy Nanxun Gate in the southern city of Beijing!"
Generals Zhong, Zhang and Yang immediately followed the order...
"I order Guo Cheng to lead his elite troops, with generals Wu Jie and Wu Lin as the chief and deputy vanguard officers, to attack the enemy's Desheng Gate in the North City of Beijing!"
"Wei ministers obey the order..." Guo Cheng and Er Wu took the lead and obeyed the order.
"I order Wang Zhen as the chief general and Yao Gu as his deputy, each leading his elite troops to join forces to attack the enemy's southwestern city of Beijing - Guanghua Gate!"
"The humble minister Wang Zhen obeys the decree..."
"Weak minister Yao Gu,, obey the order!"
Yao Gu obeyed the order, but he was a little unhappy in his heart. He had more soldiers and horses than Wang Zhen's troops, so why did he have to succumb to Wang Zhen?
Zhao Ji's arrangement was actually carefully considered.
Historically, when the Jin army attacked Taiyuan City guarded by Wang Zhen, the imperial court appointed Yao Gu as the governor of Hedong and Zhong Shizhong as the deputy commander. Yao Gu led the general army to support Taiyuan, and deputy general Zhong Shizhong led the troops to reinforce Zhongshan. Hejian and other counties and cities.
At that time, Taiyuan had not yet been relieved. The imperial court ordered the two armies of Yao Gu and Zhong Shizhong to form two wings and march towards Taiyuan. Zhong Shizhong advanced to quell the Ding army and took advantage of the victory to regain Shouyang, Yuci and other counties.
The imperial court sent envoys several times to urgently order Yao and Zhong's armies to fight quickly. Zhong Shizhong agreed with Yao Gu and Zhang Hao's armies to attack together, but Yao Gu and Zhang Hao failed to arrive after the deadline and missed the opportunity to fight. Zhong Shizhong agreed The troops and combat power of his troops were weaker than those of the Jin army. He could only lead his troops back to Yuci, but was heavily pursued by the Jin army. He was defeated and died in the battle, sacrificing his life for the country...
After that, the Jin army continued to attack Yao Gu's army. The two sides met in Pantuo. After several days of fierce fighting, Yao Gu was defeated and retreated to Longde. The imperial court issued an order: Yao Gu was demoted to his military post and his commander was changed before the battle...
At that time, Zhongcheng Chen came to court and said: Yao Gu's defeat in the war is unforgivable...The imperial court ordered Yao Gu to be demoted to Guangzhou, Lingnan.
Therefore, Zhao Ji, who knew this period of history, absolutely could not let Yao Gu serve as the commander-in-chief of any army in key battles. Not now and not in the future!
However, Yao Gu's soldiers are still needed now, so Wang Zhen, the anti-gold hero who sacrificed his life for the country in history, is appointed as the commander-in-chief, with Yao Gu as his deputy.
Zhao Ji saw a slightly disappointed expression on Yao Gu's face, but he ignored it and there was no need to comfort him.
This is the majesty and tyranny of imperial power!
Even if you, Yao Gu, obey or disobey my will, you must obey it, otherwise you will be punished by military law.
Zhao Ji pointed his sword at the southern part of the Xingqing Prefecture map, swept across the many temples, and said to Wang Zhen and Yao Gu:
"If your two troops attack the enemy's southern city of Jing, you must strictly order your soldiers and generals not to loot the temples in Xingqing Mansion, nor to kill or injure monks!"
"You should know that the Xia Kingdom worships Buddhism! If our army loots the temples in Xia Jing, we may face the resentment and resistance of the Xia people!"
All the generals present were convinced...
Zhao Ji smiled slightly and changed the subject:
"However, dear friends, don't worry. After you lead your troops to occupy Xingqing Mansion in the enemy capital, and after I enter the city, I will definitely summon the abbots, abbots and eminent monks from various temples in the city, and I will sit down with them to discuss the Tao!"
"I have my own way to make them willingly hand over most of the property in their temples so that I can reward my soldiers and generals of the Song Dynasty who conquered Xia!"
"Officials are wise, ministers should remember the holy precepts..."
Zhao Jijian pointed to the northwest of the Xingqing Mansion map and said:
"The imperial city of Xia Emperor Li Qianshun is in the northwest of Xingqingfu City. And all our army units are going to land at the Yellow River ferry on the eastern outskirts of Xingfu!"
"Therefore, I entrust the important task of attacking the enemy's west gate and northwest gate of Beijing, which are far away, to generals Han Shizhong and Yue Fei, who have more cavalry. What do you think of it?"
Most of the generals present knew who could lead the troops and take the lead in attacking the west or north gate of the enemy capital, which meant that they were closer to the imperial city where Xia Emperor Li Qianshun lived, and would be more likely to be the first to attack the imperial city.
The city captured Emperor Xia's extraordinary feat...
However, most of the generals present also believed in Zhao Guan's arrangement. After all, Han Shizhong and Yue Fei had previously led a total of 10,000 cavalry to attack Xijing of Xia Kingdom, and defeated the Iron Kites Army outside Xipingfu City of Xijing, and established an
Great achievement.
The commanders of all armies knew that their cavalry was inferior to Han Shizhong and Yue Fei's cavalry in terms of combat strength and quantity.
Therefore, many generals present praised the Zhao family for making such an arrangement, which was very wise...
By now, the Zhao Guan family is about to arrange various soldiers to attack the Xia capital, but Liu Yanqing and his son Liu Guangshi have not been mentioned by the Zhao Guan family.
Liu's father and son chatted, looking at each other with big eyes and small eyes...
Liu Guangshi couldn't help it anymore and said:
"The humble minister Guangshi will start to report to the official family..."
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[PS: There are words of gratitude in the writer’s words.]