It takes no effort at all to deal with Shao Hongyuan and his henchmen.
The only troublesome thing is to see when Shao Hongyuan reveals his flaws.
So Feng Zhou used coercion from the beginning to see when Shao Hongyuan could no longer hold on.
I just didn't expect that Shao Hongyuan would be so impatient that he would dare to send someone to assassinate the army commander that night.
He didn't expect that Feng Zhou's counterattack would be so sharp.
Seeing Xin Qiji's tall and mighty body, his glaring eyes, and the dozens of elite soldiers behind him glaring at him and waiting in full formation, Shao Hongyuan's body went limp and he almost fell to the ground.
In May of the first year of Longxing, on the day Feng Zhou, the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty, arrived at the front line, he killed five assassins from Taiyi Road in the north. He then sent people to arrest the mastermind behind the scenes, Huaidong Zhijiang Shao Hongyuan, and arrested him and his gang.
, kill them all.
When the news came out, all three armies were shocked!
However, Feng Zhou did a very good job. He took this opportunity to clean up Shao Hongyuan's army from top to bottom, emptied all the wealth accumulated by the generals over the years, and distributed rewards to the entire army. The morale of the army was immediately shaken.
Feng Zhou immediately made Wang Chongyang the commander-in-chief of the Huaidong Army, and sent a group of generals headed by Xin Qiji to take charge of the Huaidong Army, and he quickly took complete control of the army.
The army then marched north.
On May 18, Li Xianzhong's troops violently attacked for three days and captured Lingbi. Xin Qiji, on the other hand, marched for half a day and captured Hongxian in only three hours.
After occupying the two county towns and waiting for the officials in the rear to be in place, the two armies joined forces and occupied Suzhou within three days.
On May 29th, the Northern Expedition Army Headquarters entered Suzhou City.
Two days later, Jin general He Shiliezhining led an army of more than 10,000 people to attack Suzhou.
Li Xianzhong and Wang Chongyang competed to ask for a battle. Feng Zhou laughed and said: "It's so easy to defeat a kid outside the city, so why do you need to be so brave?"
Early the next morning, he climbed to the top of the city and looked at the tens of thousands of golden soldiers outside the city, and couldn't help but smile coldly.
This Heshi Liezhining is too arrogant. He thinks that a mere 10,000 troops can repel the Song army?
Although the Song Army still needs to be reorganized, it is no longer the soft-headed Song Army under the rule of a bunch of soft-headed civilian officials during the Jingkang crisis.
It's a waste for me to use the army to drive you away!
He took out his bronze sword, raised his finger to the sky, and suddenly shouted: "Heavenly punishment!"
"Boom!"
The city of Suzhou seemed to be shaking, but nothing seemed to happen.
When everyone was looking at each other, a wave of heat suddenly hit them. Many people swayed and their breathing almost stopped.
"On top of the Jin Army camp?"
"Mid-air?"
"It's a raging fire burning!"
Many people shouted in surprise.
Everyone was stunned and looked in disbelief.
I saw the Jin Army camp a few miles outside the city. There was a raging fire burning in the air about ten feet high above the camp tent!
This is mid-air, there is nothing, but it is burning with flames?
Moreover, it is a large camp with tens of thousands of people.
How much territory does it occupy?
In such a large area, with such a wide-ranging fire burning, how hot are the golden soldiers underneath?
I'm afraid it's not like staying alone in a steamer.
…
On the outskirts of Suzhou, the Jin Army camp.
In the early morning, General He Shiliezhining of the Jin Kingdom woke up from his sleep. He felt hot all over, had difficulty breathing, was sweating profusely, and every part of his body was wet.
In the early morning, the air in the tent was already extremely hot and humid. He was sweating even if he sat still, and even breathing felt stuffy. And the buzzing mosquitoes that came out of nowhere made him feel uncomfortable all the time.
I was extremely restless at night and couldn't sleep peacefully. I probably have dark circles under my eyes now.
As a Jurchen warrior who has experienced hundreds of battles, Heshi Liezhining has led his army through Suzhou City many times, but he has never encountered such hot weather.
At this time, whether in Beijing or Tokyo, it was a sunny day with flowers in bloom. However, when he led his army, the weather was not that hot, and it was even a balmy day. It was the time when the men were fighting.
time.
But now?
The sky is clear and cloudless, the scorching sun hangs high above the head, and there is not a trace of wind. The sky and the earth are like a huge steamer. The humid air makes it impossible to sweat, and there is a poisonous fire burning in the internal organs.
...Of course they couldn't see the flames burning in the air, otherwise they would be frightened to death, how could they still be used by Feng Zhou.
Many Jurchen warriors who were alive and well yesterday immediately threw themselves on the street today, unable to even get up. Some even had vomiting and diarrhea and were convulsing all over.
The Jin people have occupied the Central Plains for decades, and they understand that this is called heatstroke.
In fact, those who couldn't get up were just the lucky ones. There were countless unlucky ones who died directly from heatstroke and dehydration among the Jin Army.
It is as difficult for these men who live in cold places to adapt to the heat of direct sunlight as it is for penguins to immigrate to the tropics.
Needless to say, the originally planned attack on the city today was completely over. Not only that, they also had to prepare for the Song army's attack. God knows why the Rong army was able to stand firm in this hot weather.
After waking up, Heshi Liezhining simply washed up, and then looked at a table of sumptuous breakfasts, but he had no appetite, and he felt so hot that he could hardly put on clothes, so he could only eat with his bare arms.
After drinking several large bowls of water, I felt better.
However, his mood only lasted for a moment.
Unfortunately, Heshi Liezhining's good mood only lasted until the next moment, and someone made him feel uncomfortable with new bad news.
"General! Four to five hundred war horses in the army are sick...the army veterinarians can do nothing at all..."
"Hey!" Hearing the report from his subordinate, Heshi Liezhining couldn't express his anger at all. It was too hot.
This sudden and terrifying heat wave not only made the Jurchen warriors in the Jin army feel confused and extremely uncomfortable, but even the vigorous war horses that accompanied them throughout the Central Plains also fell ill in large numbers due to the sudden high temperature.
Even the Mongolian horses used by Genghis Khan to carry out Mangu's evil tactics on the Mongolian grasslands, no matter how hardworking they are, coming to this place with blazing fire above their heads, they will not fall sick much slower than the Jurchen war horses.
"In one morning, four to five hundred war horses fell. If we had to carry them for a few more days, I am afraid that the warriors of Daijin would have no horses left to ride on."
Heshi Liezhining lamented in his heart.
After waving his hand to rebuff the attendants who came to report the epidemic situation of the war horses, he raised his head and squinted at the bright sunshine outside the tent. Heshi Liezhining couldn't help but sigh quietly, and a thoughtful look gradually appeared on his face.
"If it doesn't work, I'll lead my troops to leave before the two armies fight!"
As soon as this idea appeared, he suppressed it.
"We are hot, and the Song people in Suzhou City must also be hot. How can we be fooled by this weather when we are fighting for our country?"
…
On top of Suzhou City, everyone was shocked by the blazing fire above the Jin Army camp, and at the same time looked at the Jin camp in confusion.
There is a blazing fire above your head, isn't it under the stove?
Why don't you know how to run outside?
Just stay under the fire like this?
"Commander? This Jin general He Shi Liezhining is famous all over the world. He must not be a reckless man. How could they just stand under the fire and remain indifferent?" Li Xianzhong asked.
His question actually represents the doubts of most people.
Feng Zhou chuckled: "This fire, called the fire in the sky, is only visible to oneself. The golden people cannot see it. They can only feel the unparalleled heat."
He paused and then said: "I plan to let them enjoy three days of scorching heat, followed by three days of thunderstorms. After six days, this army will completely lose its combat effectiveness. The goal of our army is to defeat more than a dozen loyal and loyal soldiers.
Ten thousand Jin troops. As long as this army is destroyed under Suzhou City, then south of the Yellow River, the Jin people will have no soldiers left to fight!"
"The handsome man is wise!" After hearing this, everyone was filled with admiration and couldn't help but shout in unison.