Chapter 1513 Xiangzhou Tangyin, the prototype of Yue's army
Master Zhong said in a long voice, and there was not only a sense of desolation in his tone, but it was obvious that he had entrusted Xiao Tang with important matters such as the fierce battle between Hedong and the Jin army, and still regarded him as his trusted colleague. However, in Baihu
In the festival hall, there were Zhang Shuye and several other important officials of the Song Dynasty who also participated in the military discussion. Some of them could not help but wonder: After all, Xiao Tang had committed rebellion against the imperial court, and how could anyone
Is the loyalty of the minister to serve the king? Although he has made a great contribution to the rescue, it can also be said that he is holding the official family hostage, seeking exclusive power, and acting as a vassal town. Even if he is willing to lead his troops to the rescue of Hedong... But it will be recovered by then
Can the important military and state land belong to me, the Song Dynasty? Or will it be taken over by Xiao Tang in the name of Yu Yu?
There were still many civil and military officials in the Song Dynasty who were on strict guard against themselves, and Xiao Tang was naturally very aware of it. After all, there was a division in Hedong, a general of the Western Army, who fought desperately to resist, and there were Zhang Shuye and others who were also good at military affairs in the Jingdong two roads.
The commander-in-chief deployed the defense line on Heshuo, which would also greatly reduce the pressure on his own rebel army to fight against the Jin army alone. However, although the two sides maintained coordinated operations, there were still suspicions and wariness of intrigues between them. Xiao Tang knew that on the one hand, he
It is necessary for the generals in the Song court who are good at leading troops to work together to resist the Jin army. On the other hand, they must also be careful not to rely too much on each other, otherwise they may be plotted by the Song army generals who are still hostile to themselves...
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What's more, even within the Song army, according to the official history, Yao Gu's delay caused Xianggong Xiaozhong to be surrounded and ambushed by the Jin army; there was also Qu Duan's refusal to send reinforcements to rescue Li Xiaozhong who defended Shaanzhou, which finally led to the Jin army's invasion of Tucheng, and Li Xiaozhong was also heroic.
Qu Duan himself died; but Qu Duan himself was unjustly executed for treason because Zhang Jun, the commander in charge of the Sichuan-Shaanxi war, accepted Wu Jie's conspiracy... He was also an officer loyal to the Song court and determined to fight to the death with the Jin army.
There were even intrigues among the soldiers, and they were plotting against each other in the stalemate battle to defend the Hedong Road. Xiao Tang secretly thought that if some tragedy of internal strife and fratricide would eventually happen, then the rebels on the various routes led by him would be so heroic.
The appearance of the rescue call on Hedong Road, as a variable that changes the original development trajectory of the current situation, is indeed particularly important...
But the question now is, how long can General Yu Hedong, the general of the Western Army led by Zhong Shizhong, struggle to resist the Jin army's onslaught?
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A few days later, Hebei West Road, Tangyin County, Xiangzhou.
As Hebei West Road and Hedong Road are adjacent to each other, and it is the main thoroughfare between the north and south, it is a key place with an important strategic position. When the troops of Jin State East Road invaded the south, most of the army bureaus here were de-armed and the people's morale was not good.
stable.
Furthermore, Liang Shijie, the left-behind prime minister in Daming Prefecture, the most important military site in Hebei Province, was unable to resist the Jin army's advance. Before the Jin army arrived in Bianliang, Tokyo, the imperial court hurriedly transferred Privy Councilor Du Chong, then the prefect of Cangzhou, to Daming Prefecture in Beijing.
Presiding over the defense. However, Du Chong also did not dare to confront the invincible Jin State's East Road army at that time, but ordered the Yellow River embankment to be opened to allow the river water to flow from Si River to Huaihe River. Not only did it not stop the Jin State's southward marching army, but the people in the surrounding prefectures were flooded.
More than 200,000 people died, and a large number of homeless Song people became refugees, displaced, and caused a plague. In turn, it intensified the number of thieves in Xiangzhou and other state capitals, and bandits were rampant. Although they were not captured by the Jin army at the moment,
After the fall, most of the counties and towns under its rule were in a mess.
Xiaoti Village, Yonghe Township, located to the east of Tangyin County in Xiangzhou, also experienced bandit leaders Tao Jun and Jia Jin leading rogue bandits to cause chaos and wreak havoc. The hundreds of brave warriors of the Song Army who had been fortunate enough to be dispatched to this area were wiped out and destroyed for a while.
The people in the stable villages and towns of Lifang felt lucky, and they still remembered that the officer named Yue who planned to get rid of the bandits who were causing harm to the village seemed to be a brave fellow from Tangyin County.
Suddenly there was a rapid sound of horse hooves, and a group of brave men braved the wind and snow to rush their horses. In addition to the steel swords, spears and spears they wore on their horses, they also had riding bows and feather arrows hanging on their backs and waists.
There were also some hammers and blunt weapons hanging on the winning hooks, but I saw that each of the brave and vigorous people was like a tiger and the horse was like a dragon, and they also had the aura of a powerful army.
When this group of cavalry arrived near the village of Xiaotili, Yonghe Township, they saw a group of people and horses coming out to greet them. The first two cavalry generals were wearing armor, and were wrapped in plain white embroidered war robes and green satin and red sleeves.
The two men wore military uniforms, and the three-toothed beards under their chins were neatly combed, and they both had the spirit of being independent generals. However, it was Zhang Xian who had been following Yue Fei and experienced several battles.
, Tang Huai and two others.
"Are the two brothers Xu Qing and Yao Zheng coming here?"
Zhang Xian braved the wind and snow, rode out first, and asked loudly. Among the two leaders who led the strong cavalry, the cavalry general named Xu Qing also immediately responded loudly.
Said: "Two brothers, the younger brother has made a close inspection and found out that Liu Hao, a military-wing doctor, and Liu Xianggong are recruiting righteous men at the Xiangzhou Administration Office, and they will also collect the defeated troops from the Hedong Road. According to Brother Yue Fei's wishes, I
Let's wait for Qian Yuerlang, who has been recruited by the brothers, to go join the army to Xianggong Liu!"
Tang Huai and Zhang Xian looked at each other, and Tang Huai also sighed and said: "Earlier, we followed brother Yue Fei to Hebei and Hedong to Xuanfu, where he was appointed by Liu Kai and Prime Minister Liu. We were appointed as brave warriors.
Unfortunately, the Western Army and the Heshuo Forbidden Army were defeated by the remnants of the Liao Army. Poor Baigouhe and Yanjing City, where thousands of military brothers were buried. Even if we were willing to risk our lives, it would still be difficult to restore the defeat.
Defeat...
After brother Yue Fei paid homage to his uncle, we followed him to the Hedong Road to quell the Ding army and surrendered to the army. Brother Yue Fei was only promoted to a military post such as a partial school. Then he encountered the Jurchen Tatar army from the West Route invading Hedong. Most of the defensive officers and soldiers
None of them were of any use. We brothers could only follow Brother Yue Fei to break out of the encirclement and return to the countryside. Those two defeats were really cowardly and frustrating. Brother Yue Fei could not resist being brave enough to use military duties such as the partial school to fight in the battle.
In this situation, it is difficult to save the day... Since a man is determined to join the army to defend his country and win fame, he should accept his fate even if he dies in battle. But I really don't care about such a miserable and humiliating defeat.
I don’t want to suffer it again!”
After hearing this, Zhang Xian couldn't help but smile bitterly and said: "But Wang Gui didn't want to work hard in the army, so he encouraged Shi Quan, Ji Qing, Zhao Yun, and Liang Xing to go straight to Shuibo Liangshan to join brother Xiao Tang.
..Xiao Renxia. Brother Yue Fei could not tolerate anti-military activities that betrayed the imperial court, but it was Xiao Renxia who killed the Tatars of the Jin Army on the East Road and avenged the shame of Bianjing's fall, but did not teach the foreign invaders and the Tatars to continue wreaking havoc.
I have great mountains and rivers in the Central Plains. We are both men in the Song Dynasty, but there is a blood in my chest, so I feel proud...
But brother Yue Fei still only said that he was born in the Song Dynasty and died in the Song Dynasty. How could he betray his country and surrender to the traitors? He would rather stay in poverty than be greedy for wealth, and work hard in the army to endure hardships. He also vowed not to betray the traitors.
The rebellious ministers are complicit. Since we are sworn brothers, we should follow brother Yue Fei, but now it seems... Xiao Renxia has done so many great achievements, what is wrong with him? "
Zhang Xian and Tang Huai felt this, and Xu Qing and Yao Zheng had already led a Biaojin cavalry to gallop in front of them. Probably hearing the words of Zhang and Tang, Yao Zheng was startled at first, and then said:
"Are the two brothers talking about Xiao Tang and Xiao Renxia, who first betrayed the imperial court and then led the rebel armies to defeat the Jin army and Tatar troops on the east road? According to the proclamation issued by Xiangzhou Zhi, the official family has given leniency to Xu.
Xiao Renxia and a group of green forest heroes under his command were accused of resisting the imperial court, and he was also appointed as the Grand Marshal of the Army of the World. He could open a general office and recruit righteous men from all walks of life to fight against the Jin Dynasty. The soldiers recruited by Liu Hao and Liu Xianggong were brave.
Jian must also be placed under the jurisdiction of the Marshal's Mansion!"
Note: Xu Qing, a native of Tangyin in Xiangzhou, raised troops from Yue Fei and became an important general of the Yue family army. In the first year of Shaoxing, he pacified the Baibo Village rebels Yao Da and Rao Qing. In the second year of Shaoxing, he fought with Zhang Xian and Wang Gui against Cao Cheng and surrendered him.
The number was 20,000. In the third year of Shaoxing, Ping Qian, a bandit from Yue Fei, led his headquarters to attack Peng You, and then went to Yuanzhou to attack Gaoju. In the fourth year of Shaoxing, he participated in the battle to recover the six counties of Xiangyang, conquered Suizhou with Niu Gao and others, and beheaded the guarding general Wang
Song, fought with Niugao in Luzhou, and defeated the Jin-Puppet coalition. In the tenth year of Shaoxing, he followed Yue Fei in the Northern Expedition, conquered Huaining Prefecture, and won the great victory in Linying with Zhang Xian. He tired the defense envoys and took control of the Yue family army.
Yao Zheng, a native of Tangyin in Xiangzhou, also raised troops from Yue Fei. In the fourth year of Jianyan, he and Yue Fei killed Jiankang's left-behind department and defected to Liu Jing, taking control of Liu Jing's army. In the third year of Shaoxing, he served as the general of Yue's army and served with meritorious service in many battles. In the ninth year of Shaoxing,
In the eleventh year of Shaoxing, he was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the armies in front of the Ezhou imperial army.
