Chapter 1110 Round Up Plan (Seeking Monthly Ticket)
During the Northern Expedition of the Song Army to regain the lost territory, the Forbidden Army and the Zhong Family Army combined had a strength of 160,000 to 70,000, and Li Qi even advertised an army of 200,000 to the outside world. Are you bragging? No one can do that.
When Li Qi crossed the Yellow River, it was already evening. After the smoke filled the Yellow River, "fire" was burning in the west. Only the setting sun's rays of light and the blood-red sunset glow were like fire. After the fierce battle, the vast land was surprisingly peaceful.
Although Zhang Shuye had never met Li Qi, he had heard about it, and he knew the Zhongshi Dao brothers. When he saw a young man standing among them, he knew that this person must be Li Qi. Although he had heard about it before, but at that time
When he saw Li Qi's young face, he couldn't help being surprised. He took his two sons up, cupped his hands and said, "Zhang Shuye, the prefect of Qingzhou, is here to see the Duke of Ming Dynasty."
There was a hint of guilt in his voice.
"Oh, Magistrate Zhang, you are really embarrassing me." Li Qi quickly returned the gift, and then said: "Governor Zhang traveled thousands of miles to come to the rescue. Li Qi is so grateful, but--oh, I'm really sorry, yes
I failed to find out the enemy's situation and made improper arrangements, which put Magistrate Zhang in deep danger. Fortunately, it did not cause a catastrophe. Otherwise, Li Qi would have been willing to die! Please give me a courtesy to Magistrate Zhang."
As he spoke, he bowed to Zhang Shuye seriously.
"I don't dare, I don't dare. Zhang deserves it!"
Zhang Shuye hurriedly helped Li Qi up and thought to himself, this person is really amazing! Just this sentence made Zhang Shuye feel that Li Qi's current status was definitely not due to luck. In fact, he had been feeling guilty just now
, the four-pronged army, the third route was successful, but he failed on his route, and even let Wanyan Zongwang go, which made him feel very embarrassed. He was ready to apologize just now, but Li Qi took the blame first.
On his own, it was obvious that Li Qi had guessed what he was going to say.
At such a young age, he is so thoughtful and broad-minded. No one dares to underestimate this person!
All kinds of teachers are aware of this, and they are no longer surprised by this. In this regard, Li Qi always dealt with Cai Jing, Cai You, Liang Shicheng and other people who were good at political methods. Moreover, he often took advantage of them.
If you get the upper hand, they are just old men like them who are looking at their backs. They are not on the same level at all. Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit awkward, they laughed and said: "Ji Zhong. Why don't you even say hello when you see old friends like me?"
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Zhang Shuye was stunned, and hurriedly raised his hands and said: "Old Zhong, Second General Zhong, I haven't seen you for a long time. You are fine."
The cultivator cupped his hands and returned the gesture.
The three of them exchanged a few simple greetings, and the atmosphere relaxed a lot.
Zhang Shuye said to Li Qi: "Commander Bu, Wanyan Zongwang has just escaped not long ago, we still have time to pursue him."
Li Qi smiled and said: "I said before that I would give Wanyan Zongwang one day to escape. Of course, you have to be trustworthy when you come out to hang out. Let's go to Daming Mansion first."
Zhang Shuye was stunned for a moment, a little confused. This was a war. What kind of credibility was that? But it was the first time he met Li Qicai, and he couldn't figure out the temperament of the prince.
Zhong Shidao patted him on the shoulder and said with a smile: "Ji Zhong, victory or defeat is a common matter for military officers. Why bother to worry about it for a while? Our army fought hard for a day and then crossed the river immediately. The soldiers are very tired. Let's rest for a day and tomorrow.
It's not too late to send out troops, Wanyan Zongwang won't be able to escape."
Zhang Shuye saw that Zhong Shidao had seen through his thoughts. He smiled and nodded.
So Li Qi led the vanguard troops to garrison Daming Mansion.
At this time, there were people standing in front of the city gate of Damingfu, but most of them were old, weak, women and children. The strong men had been moved to the north. At this time, the Jin army had retreated, and the people in the city were free. Moreover, the Jin army was defeated suddenly, so
, and did not cause much harm to them.
These common people had long known that their reinforcements were coming and hurried out to greet them. Their faces were full of excitement and tears were streaming down their faces. When they saw Li Qi and others coming, they all knelt down on the ground and cried and thanked Li Qi and others.
Because for them, it was a real escape from death!
You are lucky to be alive!
Li Qi hurriedly stepped forward to help them up, said some words to comfort them, and then joined hands with the people to enter the city. The once prosperous Daming Mansion was now in a state of depression, with debris all over the ground. All restaurants and brothels had their doors open.
But there was no one inside. As for the livestock, there wasn't even a chicken. However, occasionally you could see a few corpses lying on the roadside. It was obvious that the Jin army looted very thoroughly. Fortunately, Wanyan Zongwang was in a hurry at that time.
There is no time for destruction, otherwise these houses may not be preserved.
When the soldiers saw it, all of them had angry faces, and young and energetic generals like Zhang Xian began to curse.
Li Qi had already expected it, and it could even be said that this was far better than he expected. However, as soon as he entered Daming Mansion, he faced a big problem, that is, Daming Mansion had been looted by the Jin army, and there were several people here.
He hasn't eaten for days. He eats tree roots, turf, or leftovers from Jin soldiers every day. Therefore, he must first solve the problem of feeding these people.
But with so many people, where would he find so much rice in time, and since he was in a hurry to march, it was impossible to provide them with military rations.
There is no other way. We can only rely on towns and villages near Kaifeng to come and provide relief. If you have relatives in Kaifeng, go to Kaifeng to take refuge. But the main thing is to rely on themselves. Before spring is over, go
You can go down to the fields to farm, go down to the river to catch fish, go up to the mountains to pick wild vegetables, eat them yourself, or sell them in exchange for food.
As for tonight's dinner, Li Qi had already prepared it. He had already ordered people to transport the dead or injured cattle, horses, and donkeys from the south bank. There were no injuries except for the burnt tails. Of course, they were kept.
Farming, although it is a bit disgusting to think about it, but after all, it is beef, and to these people, it is simply a fairy tale on earth!
Li Qi ordered hundreds of large pots to be built in the city, and ordered people to wash the cows, horses, and donkeys, and then put them into the pots to stew and eat them, and followed the Golden Knife Chef King. This was good, in terms of taste
No need to worry.
After a while, the beef stew and the aroma of beef bones filled the air.
Of course, as the commander-in-chief, Li Qi naturally had to give these good things to the people. He still ate some canned grasshoppers. Fortunately, this time there were canned worms on top, which made the military rations more abundant.
Because there are many grasshoppers and no money is needed.
Those people have not even eaten food in the past few days, let alone meat. Looking at the large pieces of meat, they have already started to drool before they are even taken out of the pot. Until they dry up, these large pieces of meat will
As soon as the beef came out of the pot, the people rushed forward, grabbing the meat with both hands and crazily stuffing it into their mouths, their eyes almost bulging out from the food.
These are the people of Daming Mansion. One can imagine how terrifying this war is.
Li Qi also ordered some logistics soldiers to help the people and deal with some difficult matters. He went to the Daming Mansion Office with Zhong Shidao and others to discuss the next plan.
After several humility, Li Qi still sat helplessly in the position of the coach and said: "Wanyan Zongwang only has a few thousand people, but they are all cavalry. If we want to chase our army of hundreds of thousands, we will probably have to do it in the end."
If you follow him, you may not be able to catch him, so the only way to catch him is to run ahead of him."
Master Zhong said: "Yes. They only have two places to go now. One is Yanshan Mansion, and the other is to go to Taiyuan to meet Wanyan Zonghan."
Li Qi smiled and said: "This time their two armies went south, Wanyan Zonghan failed to arrive as promised, so Wanyan Zongwang suffered such a disastrous defeat, and it is said that they are the two strongest forces in the Jin Kingdom. Based on my feelings towards Wanyan Zongwang
Understood, he will definitely not be able to lose face and go to Wanyan Zonghan. Then he has no choice but to go to Yanshan Mansion---."
Before he finished speaking, Zhang Shuye suddenly let out an ouch and said, "I almost forgot about this important matter."
Li Qi was stunned and said: "What's the big deal?"
Zhang Shuye said, "I'm afraid you don't know yet, but the Dengzhou Zongzhifu has recaptured Yanshan Prefecture and Hejian Prefecture a few days ago."
"What?"
A group of generals, including Li Qi, exclaimed in surprise.
Zhang Shuye quickly told Li Qi and others what had happened. It turned out that after Zongze captured Nie Hao and others, he followed his plan. He first killed the supervisors sent by Wanyan Zongwang, and then let the soldiers mix in.
Among the common people, Nie Hao was escorted to Yanshan Mansion.
Since Yanshan Prefecture had only been captured not long ago, Wanyan Zongwang had no time to consolidate his power here. Moreover, he had limited troops at the time and was in a hurry to go south, so it was impossible to divide his troops to guard the Yanshan Prefecture. Most of the people stationed at Yanshan Prefecture were Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army.
Wanyan Zongwang also used this to weaken Guo Yaoshi's military strength.
Because the soldiers of this ever-victorious army are all good at fighting, he had to worry about this.
The commander who is now staying in Yanshan Mansion is another surrendered minister after Guo Yaoshi surrendered, named Dong Cai. Although this man has some talents, he has just surrendered to the Jin Kingdom and does not understand the rules of the Jin Kingdom. When Nie Hao was in
After calling the city gate and taking out Yan Zongwang's token and letter of appointment, Dong Cai was convinced and immediately opened the city gate to let Nie Hao and others into the city.
As soon as he entered the city, Zongze immediately launched an attack and led his troops to attack the city wall. The people who came from Daming Mansion suffered so much from the Jin people. Many of their relatives died at the hands of the Jin people. Everyone hated the Jin people and wanted to die.
, although the people guarding here are Han people, they are also lackeys of the Jin people. They randomly picked up some rocks, wooden sticks, etc., followed Zongze and rushed forward, fighting desperately with the Changsheng Army who stayed behind in Yanshan Mansion.
The officers and soldiers of the Ever Victorious Army did not know that these were ordinary people. They thought that there were more than 100 or 200,000 troops here. How could they fight? They were all frightened.
Before Dong Cai came to his senses and without any preparation, General Guan Sheng attacked him and killed him with one blow. As soon as the commander died, the morale of the army became even more chaotic, and most of the people in Yanshan Mansion were Song Dynasty soldiers.
The people and Jin people did not control this place. For various reasons, Zongze quickly captured Yanshan Mansion.
This news is really exciting! Zhong Shidao and others were all filled with excitement, and they all praised the magistrate for his courage and strategy, and they were full of praise for Zongze.
Zhong Shidao laughed and said: "In this way, we can follow Wanyan Zongwang and wait until Yanshan Mansion to attack Zongze from both sides."
Li Qi nodded and said: "This is indeed a way. We must go to Yanshan Mansion. After all, the soldiers in Zong Zhifu's hands have limited combat effectiveness. We must immediately consolidate the defense of Yanshan Mansion to prevent the enemy from attacking again. But I
What I want is not just this, but also the army to the west. I have written to Zhe Kecun to send people to spread rumors and tell Wanyan Zonghan that Wanyan Zongwang is about to break through Kaifeng. The purpose is to divide this Jin army.
As for the traitor, Wanyan Zonghan was indeed fooled and split his way to Kaifeng to grab the credit. Now we will split our way and encircle this Jin army with the Zhejia army. If we can encircle and annihilate this Jin army, then the Jin country will not be able to defend it at all.
Yunzhou, we can take advantage of the situation and take back Yunzhou."