typeface
large
in
Small
Turn off the lights
Previous bookshelf directory Bookmark Next

Chapter 165: Raiders of Song County

"PS: From last night to 5 o'clock this morning, I suffered so much. I vomited four or five times, had a bowel movement seven or eight times, and was completely exhausted. I took medicine and lay in bed for a day, but I still felt groggy. Originally, I felt groggy.

I also wanted to ask for leave today, but after thinking about it I decided to stick to writing. I can’t let my book friends down for two days in a row. If I don’t recover by tomorrow, I’ll go to the hospital for treatment.”

————The following text————

In fact, the Wei State has never given up on the issue of Song County. Even when the Wei State was competing with South Korea for the position of hegemony in the Central Plains, there were also about 50,000 Wei troops from the Dredging Army, the Chenggao Army, and the Fenxing Army in charge of the conquest.

"Fake Song Dynasty".

Of course, although I have not given up, I have not paid too much attention to it. Otherwise, based on the current strength of Wei State, whether it is the "Pseudo Song Dynasty" founded in Tengcheng or the Beibo Army led by Xiang Ding,

It was impossible to survive Wei's powerful military.

The main reason is that several major events have occurred in the Wei Kingdom in the past two years. First, the death of the late king Zhao Si and the king of Yu Zhao Ke, then the decision to move the capital, and then the "Daliang Alliance", all of which rank highly.

He was so tight that he had no time to take care of Song County's affairs.

Perhaps, in view of the current weakness of the Beibo Army, the Daliang court did not think of such a hidden danger in the country for a while. It was not until Cui Yong, who was sent to Song County a few years ago, made a routine report to the court later this year.

With the current situation of the "Pseudo-Song Dynasty" and the Beibo Army, the imperial court suddenly realized: Oops, it turns out that there is a hidden danger waiting to be dealt with in Song County.

As a result, all the routine memorials about Cui Yong in the past two years were dug out again and sent to Zhao Hongrun.

At this time, Zhao Hongrun had just spent his usual two consecutive vacations - no, it was due to the cultivation caused by a stubborn illness. As soon as he returned to Chui Gong Hall, he saw a whole stack of official documents placed in front of the Long Case.

"..."

At that time, Zhao Hongrun stared at the pile of official documents for a long time and looked at the ministers in the inner court with a strange expression.

Usually, during his days of recuperation, the ministers of the inner dynasty would handle all government affairs on his behalf. How could it be that today... wasn't he deliberately trying to trouble him?

At this time, Du You, the chief minister of the inner dynasty and the Minister of Rites, seemed to have guessed the cautious guess of the king in front of him, and explained in a somewhat helpless tone: "Your Majesty, these are the "Special Envoy to Fu Song" Cui Yongcui.

The routine documents sent to the imperial court by your Excellency in the past two years record the actions of the Puppet Song Dynasty and the Beibo Army in the past two years..."

"oh oh."

Only then did Zhao Hongrun suddenly realize that he was not ashamed at all because of his groundless suspicion. He then picked up an official document as if nothing had happened, which was exactly the copy that Cui Yong had sent recently.

The events described by Cui Yong in the official document to the court are actually divided into two parts. The first is the current situation of the "Pseudo-Song Dynasty", that is, after the leader of the Beibo Army, Xiang Ding, welcomed back "Zixin", a descendant of the Song royal family,

The Song State was restored at "Tengcheng" on the border between Song Dynasty and Lu State.

However, the Song State, which only had two or three counties, did not have the Fenxing Army, the Chenggao Army, and the Chunshui Army to attack it not long after the restoration of the country. Although it was possible to survive by relying on the favorable terrain of Weishan Lake,

They were blocking the Wei army, but everyone knew that it was only a matter of time before the Wei army broke through Weishan Lake and destroyed the so-called Song Dynasty.

However, Cui Yong was not responsible for the attack on the Song Dynasty. He only paid attention to the progress of the three generals Li Ji, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu.

The second is the recognition of the Beibo Army in the hearts of the people of Song County, which Cui Yong is paying close attention to.

Once upon a time, the status of the Beibo Army in the hearts of the people in Song County was quite high. It is no exaggeration to say that at least 70% of the Song people in Song County were willing to provide cover for the Beibo soldiers, so much so that it was clear that the Beibo Army

He was operating under the eyes of Wei Jun, but Wei Jun could not find any trace of the former's activities.

The wealthy gentry in Song County were also willing to secretly fund the Bei Bo Army, and even took the lead for the latter, assisting the Bei Bo Army in purchasing weapons and food from various channels.

But in the past few years, as the imperial court intensified its suppression of the Beibo Army, especially the vicious trick of Zhang Qigong, the right captain of Tiance Mansion, the reputation of the Beibo Army in Song County plummeted.

"Rebels who fought to restore the Song Dynasty" were gradually slandered as "national separatists with malicious intentions".

The leader of the Northern Bo Army, Xiang Qian, was also accused of being a "careerist who actually had evil intentions in the name of restoring the Song Dynasty."

The so-called public opinion can actually be controlled. As the Wei State spared no effort to discredit the Bei Bo Army and Xiang Ding, the people of the Song Dynasty who once had a favorable impression of the Bei Bo Army and Xiang Ding would inevitably be shaken. After all,

, with the combined kindness and power of the Wei State, many people from the Song Dynasty have surrendered.

The nobles and gentry either coerced or induced the latter to side with the imperial court, which greatly increased the credibility of the Wei imperial court's remarks and confused the people of Song Dynasty - not those people of Song Dynasty, but also those of Song Dynasty.

Not everyone has had contact with the Bei Bo Army and knows the character of the Bei Bo Army and Xiang Ding.

"Well..."

Sitting on the throne, Zhao Hongrun spread Cui Yong's official documents on the dragon table and read each word carefully.

To be honest, in his opinion, today's Beibo Army and the Puppet Song Dynasty are not even suffering from scabies. The reason why the Wei State did not take this matter into consideration in the past two years was just because of the incidents that happened one after another in the Wei State at that time.

There were many things, such as "the struggle between Wei and South Korea", "the death of the previous king", etc. After defeating South Korea, the Wei State declared its hegemony to the world and deliberately promoted the "Daliang Alliance".

Compared with the Song County issue, these are the major events that have a profound impact on the Wei state.

But having said that, no matter how small the hidden danger is, it is still a hidden danger, right?

Although the hidden danger of Song County is almost impossible to cause trouble, if the "pseudo Song Dynasty", which claims to be one of the Central Plains countries, is allowed to continue to jump up and down, Wei will also feel an eyesore.

"This Xiangqiu does have some abilities..."

Picking up the tea cup and taking a sip of tea, Zhao Hongrun murmured to himself while reading what Cui Yong had written in the official document.

The first half of what Cui Yong wrote in the official document is actually the recent battle situation of the Junshui Army, Chenggao Army, and Fenxing Army across the lake to attack Tengcheng.

Well, to be honest, the battle situation is not very satisfactory.

Of course, there are many reasons involved. For example, during the "War between Wei and Han", the imperial court focused its main energy on the north and neglected to support the troops stationed in the Song and Wei Dynasties. Furthermore, the Dredging Army and the Chenggao Army

The three Wei armies, the Fenxing Army and the Fenxing Army, are also Wei armies that are good at land warfare and have almost no experience in water warfare. As a result, when they fought against the Beibo Army on the "Weishan Lake" lake, they were unable to display the traditional skills of the Wei Army.

The strength and so on.

But it's not a big problem. After all, the Wei State is currently the veritable overlord of the Central Plains. As long as he is a little more serious and takes down a mere pseudo-Song Dynasty, why does it matter?

At least Zhao Hongrun didn't care at all. In fact, when he was reading the battle reports of Li Qi, Zhou Kui, Cai Qinhu and others, he was actually thinking about another question: navy!

Wei's army has very strong land combat capabilities, especially infantry. In comparison, cavalry is weak. However, in recent years, Wei has also been slowly developing cavalry. However, Wei has not been involved in the navy at all -

- Thinking about it carefully, it seems that the Wei State really does not have any generals who are good at leading naval forces. Even Wei Ji, Lord of Lintao, one of the best generals in the Wei State, was fooled around by Korea's Julu Yanju.

But it is undeniable that the navy is necessary. After all, in this era, the role of rivers is very important. When Wei and Han were fighting, Julu Shouyan sent warships to block the river, which once completely isolated Zhao Hongrun.

The relationship between the Shangshui and Yanling armies under his command and the mainland of Wei. If Wei had not had a huge advantage at that time, the outcome might have been different.

Coupled with the potential competitor Chu, Zhao Hongrun believed that Wei should also start to develop its own navy.

But where is the right place to build a water fort and train navy troops?

To be honest, apart from Shangshui County, Zhao Hongrun really couldn't think of any good places for a while.

But this Weishan Lake is really a very good place for training navy troops - more importantly, there are enemy troops here that are suitable for sparring.

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun ordered: "Gao He, call Shen Yu back to Daliang to see me immediately!"

"..."

After hearing this, the ministers in the palace who were dealing with government affairs subconsciously raised their heads and looked at Zhao Hongrun in disbelief.

Summon Shen Yu? Is it necessary for a small pseudo-Song Dynasty to summon Shen Yu back to Daliang?

Who is Shen Yu? He is the former chief of the clan guard of the young king in front of him. He is now stationed in Shangshui County. Although he has not been conferred a corresponding official position, he is like a "county guard" with tens of thousands of people in his hands.

An army for the "Shangshui Army Reserve".

It is no exaggeration to say that Zhao Run placed Shen Yu in Shangshui County for the same purpose as Chu King Xiong Tuo placed Pingyu Lord Xiong Hu in Western Chu.

However, given that this was the consideration of the Wei monarch, the ministers in the inner court did not raise any objections, although they all agreed that a mere pseudo-Song Dynasty did not need to dispatch the border generals stationed in Shangshui County such as Shen Yuna.

A few days later, the envoy from Daliang went down the Cai River and came to Shangshui County. He met the general who was guarding this place, Shen Yu, and told him that the emperor had ordered him to go to Daliang immediately.

After receiving the order, Shen Yu took some gifts and returned to Daliang by boat.

When Shen Yu arrived in Daliang, Zhao Run summoned all the clan guards to greet Shen Yu and reminisce about the past.

During the banquet, Shen Yu curiously asked Zhao Run about the purpose of ordering him to return to Daliang immediately, so Zhao Hongrun told Shen Yu his plan.

"Navy army?"

When Shen Yu heard this term, Shen Yu was a little confused. After all, in this era, the role of the naval army was actually not great, at least it could not be compared with the army fighting on land. Therefore, when he learned that Zhao Run intended to create a

As an army that is good at water warfare, Shen Yu was inevitably a little surprised.

It's no wonder, after all, in this era, the navy's military tactics were not yet perfect. At best, they could only block rivers and cut off the enemy's transportation. As for the use of troops like "Navy Marines", they were almost not popular yet.

Only Zhao Hongrun knew clearly the power of the navy: a navy that could roam unhindered on the water and land at any time to attack the enemy's vital areas was quite terrifying.

"The general will obey the order."

Although he was not very optimistic about the prospects of the navy, Shen Yu had always trusted his highness. Since his highness ordered him to create a navy, of course he would do his best.

After that, Zhao Hongrun and the various sect guards started chatting all over the world.

In the next few days, Shen Yu visited Empress Dowager Shen and the other mistresses, Zhao Hongrun's concubines. They each presented gifts and then embarked on a journey to Song County.

About ten days later, Shen Yu took a boat and came to "Huling" in the east of Song County along the Lianglu Canal, where he met the three generals Li Ji, Zhou Kui and Cai Qinhu.

It has to be said that when they learned the purpose of Shen Yu's arrival, the three Wei generals Li Wei, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu had a somewhat complicated mood.

Because Shen Yu was obviously here to seize the command - or in other words, because the three of them were ineffective in fighting, His Majesty specially sent his confidant Shen Yu to take charge of the war.

But as the saying goes, the situation is stronger than the people. Facing Shen Yu, Li Wei, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu, they can only treat them with caution. After all, Shen Yu is the chief of the clan guard of his Wei monarch, but they can't afford to offend them. of.

Perhaps he had guessed what Li Wei, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu were thinking. Shen Yu said with a smile at the reception banquet set by the three of them for him: "Three generals, please don't misunderstand. Shen's coming this time is Your Majesty asked me to keep the matter secret and not to compete with the three generals to seize power..."

These words made Li Qi, Zhou Kui and Cai Qinhu quite embarrassed. However, once the matter was revealed, their hostility towards Shen Yu was naturally reduced.

If you think about it carefully, Shen Yu, as the official governor of Shangshui County, is in charge of tens of thousands of troops. There is really no need to compete with them for anything.

Thinking of this, Li Wei asked curiously: "I wonder what confidential matters your Majesty has given to General Shen Yu?"

Shen Yu thought for a moment and simply kept the secret from these three generals. After all, he would also need their help later: "That's it. Your Majesty asked me to create a navy army, but Shen doesn't know anything about it." I don’t understand, so I came here to ask the three of you for advice.”

The three generals Li Wei, Zhou Kui, and Cai Qinhu looked at each other, a little embarrassed.

Not to mention, in the current Wei State, the three of them may be the best generals in water warfare. Who allowed them to remain in a stalemate with Xiang Ding's Beibo Army in this Weishan Lake for more than two years.

During this period of time, the soldiers under their command were dizzy from the moment they boarded the warship, and now they can eat and sleep on the deck of the ship. It cannot be said that they are already a qualified naval force, but at least they are It already has the prototype of a naval force.

Next, as long as we strengthen the warship formation during combat, this army will almost be ready for use.

However, arranging troops in warships on the water is much more difficult than commanding soldiers on land.

"It doesn't matter. Anyway, the imperial court doesn't require you and me to wipe out the puppet Song Dynasty immediately. You and I might as well borrow the Beibo Army to train the navy for other purposes in the future." Shen Yu comforted with a smile.

Li Ji, Zhou Kui and Cai Qinhu looked at each other and nodded in agreement.

Within two days, the news of Shen Yu's arrival in Huling also fell into the ears of the leader of the Bei Bo Army and the Prime Minister of the Song Dynasty, Xiang Qing. This made him feel on pins and needles and filled with fear.

Shen Yu was a close general of Wei King Zhao Run. When he came to Huling, didn't this mean that Wei State would take action against Song State?

"What...what should I do?"

Xiang Ding secretly said worriedly.


This chapter has been completed!
Previous Bookshelf directory Bookmark Next