Defeating the enemy and killing the general has always been the most dazzling pearl in the military record. Now that the enemy has been defeated, Zhonge feels extremely sorry for not being able to kill the general.
The most terrible thing about why Yunzheng defeated all the generals of the Song Dynasty and became the first general is that he could always defeat the army and kill the generals. Starting from Nong Zhigao, until Xiao Dahu, the famous generals of Xixia and Liao were defeated by him. There are so many that even Di Qing's military exploits cannot compare with his.
Zhong E was deeply frustrated at not being able to kill or capture the leader of the Poxi Army, Li Qing, this time. This ambush was an ambush carefully arranged by him. The army had quietly ambushed on both sides two days ago. In order to catch big fish, he even let go of a large number of Xixia and Liao slaves.
Nowadays, the battle situation still does not satisfy him. At the beginning, Li Qing was just a wandering spirit under Yun Zheng's sword. Now, this wandering spirit has escaped from the trap he carefully laid. How can he be willing to do this?
Regarding the fact that he gave up becoming Yunzheng's rear army and came to the Zhangbei grassland to intercept the Xixia people, Zhong E didn't have any uneasiness in his heart, because such a move came from the entire Western Army, whether it was Fu Bi who was guarding the border between the Song Dynasty and Xixia, or Yang Wenguang, or Di Qing, who was fighting against the Liao Emperor far away in the outskirts of Hejian Mansion, both kept silent about their actions.
If you don't say it, you actually agree. They are all killing enemies for the country. Who can be wrong? Since Yun Zheng has the ability to conquer Yunnei Prefecture, then he also has the ability to attack Yan Prefecture from both sides with Di Shuai.
Obviously, Yanzhou is Yun Zheng's forbidden love. This domineering guy will not allow anyone to touch Yanzhou. He wants to exchange Yanzhou for a prince. This is no secret in the Song Dynasty.
In Zhong'e's view, the land of Yanzhou was already too crowded. Yunzheng's 260,000 troops, Di Qing's 430,000 troops, plus the Liao Emperor's nearly 800,000 troops, had already overwhelmed the small Yanzhou army. The state is so crowded, why would I bring an army of 150,000 there to cause chaos?
When fighting, it's not that the more troops in hand, the better, but the more elite the better. Although Yun Zheng's troops are not as many as those of Di Shuai, the troops in his hands are all brave men who have experienced hundreds of battles, and Most of the generals were his usual subordinates, and going by himself would only add unnecessary trouble to Yun Zheng's deployment.
Yelu Xin was a good man. He held back Wu Zang Pang in Pishan and created perfect conditions for himself to ambush Po Xi's army.
I heard that he had already suffered heavy losses in order to hold off the fraudster.
Zhong'e came to the Zhangbei grassland to fight and to make a fortune. The Poxi Army guarded the huge wealth and population that the Xixia people had plundered from the Liao people.
The Song Dynasty has never been short of population. Now that His Majesty has issued a decree not to allow foreigners to buy property in the Song Dynasty, these Liao slaves are of almost no use to him.
Killing them is naturally the most appropriate approach. On the one hand, it can seriously weaken the strength of the Liao State. On the other hand, these people cannot go to the northwest to strengthen the Xixia State's strength.
But when it comes to killing, this involves an ethical issue. If the troops are surrendered, Zhong Pei doesn't care how many people are killed. However, these people are the common people of the Liao Kingdom, and it is impossible to watch them huddled together miserably. There are not many people who can kill someone with the look of begging for mercy.
It's not like Zhong'e has never killed herdsmen from the Liao Kingdom. Among the generals of the Song Dynasty, he killed the most herdsmen from the Liao Kingdom. He was the Xixia people outside Qingjian City and the Liao people outside Heimuling. The object of hunting.
Nowadays, there are not many people living in those two areas. Although they are both good pastures, the shepherds would rather drive their cattle and sheep to desolate places than come here.
In the past, this feeling of helplessness belonged to the people of the Song Dynasty. The people of the Liao Dynasty knew how to hunt grass and grains, and the people of the Xixia Dynasty had troops to capture the dead. However, there was no good end for them. Now, the world has finally turned upside down. Zhong E wants to send people to In Qingxiang, the army had to travel for at least three days before occasionally encountering some people.
After dealing with the Xixia people, the Song people indifferently took away all the wealth they could take away, leaving only more than 200,000 Liao slaves looking at the Xixia corpses everywhere in fear, desperately staying on the grassland...
"Xiuzhi, you don't have to worry about these Liao people. In our eyes, these people are a burden, but in the eyes of the Xixia and Liao people, they are all treasures.
Yelu Xin wants to use our power to destroy the Xixia people. Similarly, we can also use the power of the Liao people to destroy the Xixia people.
It's like two dogs fighting over a bone. If we chew off the meat on the bone and leave the bone where it is, the two dogs will still fight to the death."
There are also supervisors in Zhong'e's army, but the supervisors in his army are not eunuchs, but censors from Dongtai. How to pay!
This old master also knows nothing about military affairs, but fortunately he will not take the initiative to ask about military matters. However, whenever he encounters something that he does not understand, this old master must ask to get to the bottom of it.
He Fu smiled and said: "The heavenly soldiers are everywhere, the enemy chieftains are fleeing, and so far there is no sign of Wu Zangyu Pang. Commander Zhong, I want to ask you, now that the morale of our army is strong, when will we be able to fight Wu Zangyu Pang in a fierce battle? I'm asking you. I once heard Commander Yun say that the enemy chief in this world should be headed by Wu Zang and Pang Pang."
Zhong E said sternly: "Brother Xiu, if I had a choice, I would never be willing to confront Wu Zangyupang head-on.
In the second year of Qingli, when I was young and strong, I served as a general under my father's command. In the battle of Hengshan, my father's 6,000 elite troops faced off against the 2,000 cavalry of the Uncensored Army. In that battle, Zhong thought he had done what he could. We managed to do it successfully, but the war situation still turned out to be one-sided. If the local Qiang people had not received my father's great kindness and came to our aid when we were about to be defeated, I am afraid that Zhong would not be alive today.
I still remember the terror of those cavalry. They were as moving as thunder and as quiet as rock. Once they started to attack, they were as endless as giant waves..."
He Fu smiled and said: "The wars before the eighth year of Qingli are not enough to describe the current Song Dynasty army. Since the eighth year of Qingli Dynasty, gunpowder appeared, and our Song Dynasty army has never been defeated in the south and north."
Zhong E laughed and said: "That's true. This is why Yun Zheng is known as the military god of the Song Dynasty, and no one in the army spoke out against it.
When he blew up the Chengyan Temple for his wife, everyone now knows about it, but no one thinks that he shouldn't have bombed it in the first place. Even the late emperor obscured the matter, so that now it is regarded as a good talk. Spread the word to the world.
This is all the result of gunpowder!"
The military commanders were chatting and laughing as they marched side by side, and the soldiers happily marched toward Yanzi City along the ancient road on the grassland with a large amount of supplies.
The Zhangbei grassland in August is extremely beautiful. The sheep captured by the army are walking through the grass like white clouds. The scout horses are galloping, sometimes climbing up the high hills, and sometimes shouting loudly to drive wild beasts in the grass to run around.
At this time, the sky is high and the air is crisp, with lush grass, clusters of mountain peaks in the distance, and gurgling clear water. Even though it is the scorching heat of July, you can enjoy the refreshing feeling of cooling off here.
The breeze blew by, and the cool feeling quickly relieved Zhong E and He Zhi from their fatigue.
Looking around, the lush green meadows are dotted with star-like wild flowers. The large white birch forest, with layers of branches and leaves, leaks out specks of light and shadow. The beautiful Lightning River is surrounded by jade belts and flows quietly around you. Herds of cattle, horses, and sheep roost in groups foraging for food. The rugged singing and clear sound of long whips of the Western Army, combined with the melodious sounds of birds, add infinite vitality to the simple grassland.
Zhong E suddenly pointed at the Yehu Ridge in the distance with his riding whip and said: "Brother Xiu, I will build a city gate here!"
He Fu smiled and said: "I have only heard that monks and Taoists will search for beautiful places in the world and choose places with abundant spiritual energy to build temples and temples, so as to achieve the unity of heaven and man. Why does Marshal Zhong want to build a city gate here? ?
The mountains here are not high, the area is not wide, and it is not a battleground for military strategists. If it is just for the sake of coveting the beautiful scenery here, I don’t think it is necessary to build a city gate here.”
Zhong E smiled and said: "Sooner or later it will come in handy. Just build it. I want to build the city gate for my own selfish reasons. I want to take root here."
He Fu laughed and said: "Marquis Yun is going to go overseas. Will Marshal Zhong also want to stay here holding a shepherd's whip until the end of his life?" (To be continued)