Chapter 1619 Clean up the family, brothers become enemies
As Xiao Tang killed Wanyan Wushu with one sword, the Jin Kingdom crossed the Yellow River and once again sent its army to invade the Jingdong Road boundary of the Song Dynasty, and the war would also end in complete failure.
Of the main force of the Jin army led by Wanyan Wushu, it is estimated that only two or three thousand defeated troops fled in all directions, and the rest were all annihilated. However, a large number of men and horses in Tiefutu were equipped with heavy armor, as well as bows, arrows, and horses.
All the armor and weapons owned by the gun, kidnapper, and horse were also seized and kept by the rebels.
However, after the war, the casualties of various units were counted. In this battle, Huangfu Duan and Chang Boda took advantage of the epidemic in the tribe to cause the elite cavalry army that the Jin army relied on to collapse before the battle. Liu Fa and Xiao Jiasui led a large number of rebels to directly attack the Jin army.
The formation launched a fierce attack, and the brave and powerful soldiers from all walks of life fought to the death. Compared with the number of casualties suffered by the Jin army, the casualty ratio was almost one to seven. It is commendable to achieve such a great victory. Otherwise, if it were with Wanyan Wushu's troops,
Indeed, the Jin army was brave and skilled in fighting, and the number of generals, generals and infantrymen who died in the battle was probably several times greater.
Even so, the various rebel armies during the war could not help but suffer certain casualties. In addition to the Tiger Wing Army's long-armed Wang Jian and the Xiongjie Army's flying electric cone Bai Qin who were killed when they attacked the Jin Army's infantry formations, they had previously taken advantage of the situation to attack the Jin Army's iron troops.
During the battle at Pagoda and the Kaizi Horse's collapse, the military school reported that Li Congji, the Immortal of the Jade Rat, and Zhao Yun, the White Horse Silver Sword of the Zhongyi Baoshe, were shot by stray arrows and trampled to death by their horses while intercepting the remnants of the Jin Army's cavalry that broke through.
During the Tenth Festival, Xu Jing, as well as Shi Quan, the loyal and brave leader of the society, and others couldn't help crying when they thought of their old kindness to Li Congji and Zhao Yun. When the other leaders heard the news, they were all melancholy and sighed.
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As for Yang Zaixing, who was trapped in a rain of bows and arrows from the Jin army, he resolutely urged his horse to go to the rescue. Yang Wen, who was hit by numerous arrows and died, was found by the sergeants to collect one or two liters of arrowheads in his remains.
After roughly knowing the whole story and listening to the report from the military academy, Yang Zhi suddenly jumped out from the ranks. He swung a fist and hit Yang Zaixing in the face, who was bowing his head in silence. But Yang Zaixing no longer had the competitiveness of the past.
Half of his face was red and swollen at that time. Yang Zaixing's body was still standing upright, but his head, which had always been raised high, was always lowered. After receiving a punch from Yang Zhi, Yang Zaixing only drank the blood that oozed from the corners of his mouth into his stomach.
He swallowed, and said with sadness: "It was my reckless behavior, and it was my fault that caused Senior Yang to die. Not only did he deserve a beating, but he also deserved a severe punishment! Not to mention beatings and scoldings, it was just a few cuts with a knife.
, I also deserve to suffer!"
Yang Zhi's face was filled with sadness and anger. He poked Yang Zaixing with a slightly trembling finger and said angrily: "It is true that because you were chasing Wanyan Wushu, the enemy chieftain's army was too aggressive and he fell off his horse by mistake.
Brother Yang Wen was shot to death by random arrows while rescuing you. How come the Sa family didn't know that it was because you were the first to seek credit for the Tatar commander, being the first to kill and intercept Wanyan Wushu's army and horse, and teach the boys not to escape easily? Battlefield
Although the superiors obey the authority in urgent matters, the reason why the Sa family beat you is because brother Yang Wen really should not have died in battle like this!"
Xiao Tang sighed upon seeing this, and after comforting Yang Zaixing and Yang Zhi, he ordered the military academy generals Yang Wen, Li Congji, Zhao Yun, Wang Jian, Bai Qin and other brothers who died in the battle to be buried together with the corpses of the fallen soldiers. Not long after,
There were also leaders who came to report to the rebel army and took advantage of the situation to clear out the remaining Jin army. When they broke through the camp where some troops were staying behind, they rescued their father and brother who had been defeated and captured by the Jin army. They were then detained and imprisoned by the Jin army.
Zhang Bofen.
When the sergeant was summoned again to help Zhang Bofen come to the meeting, Xiao Tang looked at Zhang Shuye's eldest son, Zhang Bofen, whom he had met in the past. Half of his face was still bruised and there were several bloody scabs on his body. It seemed that he had been injured by Jin.
During the period when the military prisoners were taken into custody, they were also subjected to torture. Although Zhang Bofen was seriously injured and weak, his pair of moves were still sharp. However, when he raised his head and looked at Xiao Tang, his chapped lips slightly opened.
, he hesitated to speak, his expression was still very complicated, but he did not show any hostility.
When Xiao Tang saw this, he comforted Zhang Bofen and said: "General Zhang, even though you were sent by the imperial court, you have been planning how to wipe out our Liangshan Dazhai. However, he is loyal to the country, and even though he was trapped among the golden captives, he would rather die than surrender, even if he died.
In full name, I have always admired these loyal ministers who sacrificed their lives for the country. I will send manpower to build an inner coffin and an outer coffin for the remains of your father that were hastily collected by the Jin army, and I will not neglect them at all."
Zhang Bofen and his second brother Zhang Zhongxiong often talk about their hatred and contempt for the Liangshan bandits. However, although he is more stable and restrained, he has always been hostile to the rebel Xiao Tang who betrayed the imperial court and the various rebel armies gathered by him.
They all harbor rejection and hostility. Moreover, even if Xiao Tang saved the two emperors and temporarily stabilized the critical situation of the Song Dynasty, which was on the verge of collapse, Kuan Xu had already been awarded the title of Grand Marshal of the Army for his past rebellion. However,
Zhang Bofen still clearly remembers that when he and Zhang Shuye talked about Xiao Tang for the last time, he also heard his father lament that Xiao Tang originally rebelled against the Song Dynasty, but then resisted the Jin Dynasty and supported the Song Dynasty. Thinking about it carefully, he can't help but understand him.
However, this son has no loyalty to the imperial family, and we are naturally loyal to the emperor because of the imperial salary. If one day the Jinluo disaster is eliminated, we may not become enemies with Xiao Tang again...
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But now, hearing the words of the rebel leader that his father had worked so hard to eradicate for the imperial court, Zhang Bofen felt mixed feelings in his heart. He smiled miserably, saluted Xiao Tang respectfully, and said, "Thank you, Marshal Xiao, for understanding my father's loyalty and sacrifice for the country.
And I can get Xun Xiang’s help in collecting my father’s remains. This is such a great kindness that will never be forgotten!”
Xiao Tang nodded slightly, paused, and then said: "Before the battle with the Jin invaders under Wanyan Wushu's command, I had heard rumors that your younger brother had surrendered to the foreign invaders... and the Jin army was defeated.
, when I interrogated some of the captured prisoners, it was confirmed that what I said was true..."
When Zhang Bofen saw this, the look of pain and sorrow on his face was beyond words. He nodded heavily and said fiercely: "I hate that brother of mine, but he has become an unworthy descendant of the family! This matter is indeed true. I will wait until that beast surrenders."
After becoming a gold thief, I also did bad things and persuaded generals to submit to foreign invaders. I repeatedly scolded and scolded them.
Zhemo, it's because that beast surrendered to the Jin people. I would rather die than surrender, but I still have a few scraps of life left... But my father committed suicide for the country and committed suicide to become a benevolent man. Before his body was cold, he did not give up.
I never expected that that guy would do such a deed of humiliating his family and surrendering to the enemy and betraying his country!!!"
Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong, together with their father Zhang Shuye, were also the pioneers in the flattering slave book that advocated the eternal Qing Dynasty and fabricated the historical facts of the Northern and Southern Song Dynasty. However, according to the official history, the three of them, father and son, were
When the Jin army went south to invade the Song Dynasty, he gathered the troops of King Qin and traveled to Beijing at night to fight against the Jin army. However, when Bianjing fell and the country fell, it was the most difficult time, which is also the most difficult time to test a person's character. Zhang Shuye committed suicide as
Zhang Bofen never appeared in historical materials again. He was most likely killed in battle due to the defeat of the Jin Dynasty or he committed suicide with his father. However, after the puppet Qi regime was abolished, Zhang Zhongxiong's name was shared with other people who defected to the Jin Dynasty and the Song Dynasty.
The minister held official positions in the Jin Dynasty, and his successive positions as the Prime Minister of Guanglu Temple are also recorded in many historical materials. It can almost be concluded that although he led the army with his father and brother to fight against the Jin, he was still in the Jin Dynasty after all, and became the official
Traitor of the Song Dynasty who lost integrity... Now after verification and Zhang Bofen's own words, it can be concluded that the choices made by brothers Zhang Bofen and Zhang Zhongxiong after careful consideration in history are indeed true...
When Xiao Tang was thinking about it, he heard Zhang Bofen gritting his teeth and saying: "The only thing I wish for now is to bury my father's remains and mourn for him, and then to sacrifice my life and kill him."
The foreign invaders of Jinlu helped the mountains and rivers of Sheji, and my father was able to rest in peace under the nine springs; secondly, he could find the unscrupulous descendants who had defected to the foreign invaders, clean up the family with his own hands, and teach my father and ancestors not to suffer because of those beasts.
