"Xiao Jieshuai, do you really want to change your route and go north to join forces with Liu Jinglue? Our army has not communicated with Tong Xuanshuai yet, so we can easily lead our army into the territory of Xia Kingdom, but there is no response from other troops on the west road... I'm afraid it's very dangerous.
inappropriate."
Xiao Tang glanced at Liu Zhongwu, who looked hesitant, and then looked around at the generals with different expressions present, but he said decisively: "Since I have full authority to command the troops, I naturally have the right to lead my troops to support General Liu.
The generals also understood that General Tong Xuan ordered General Liu to lead only 20,000 troops to capture Shuofang. With the help of the geographical advantage, the Xia army could mobilize the army to intercept General Liu's troops at any time! Yes, if they can capture Shuofang, it will be a complete victory.
The key to turning this war around, but I think everyone knows very well that this method has a very small chance of winning, and failure is enough to ruin the lives of General Liu Fa and his more than 20,000 Western soldiers!
Now the Song army under the rule of Xihe Road is guarding the frontier military camp, and General Liu's troops have no reinforcements to support them. Since they are weak, we are General Liu's reinforcements! Generals, we are united and work together, and General Liu is
A veteran of the Western Army, the people who went into danger with him are all our comrades in arms from Paoze, are we really going to let them be in danger and just sit back and ignore it!?"
After listening to Xiao Tang's loud voice, many of the Western Army generals present changed their expressions. General Liu Fa only led 20,000 troops and took the risk to go deep into the hinterland of the Xia Kingdom. He might very well be trapped in the enemy's siege. But now He Xiao
There are only twenty to thirty thousand soldiers and horses under the command of Jieshuai, and there is no cultivation of teachers. Tong Guan's army echoes each other from afar. With the current strength of the troops, isn't it very dangerous for us?
After learning that Liu Fa was still coerced by Tong Guan to take Shuofang, Xiao Tang immediately thought that there was no need to go to Xining Prefecture for the time being, otherwise, according to Tong Guan's thoughts, he might let Xiao Tang, a young boy in the court,
Interfering with his plans?
What's more, Xiao Tang immediately decided to use military power to support Liu Fa, not only because of Liu Fa's personal prestige and influence, but also not just because Wu Song, who was now taking orders under Liu Fa's account, had a sworn friendship with him.
According to the trajectory of official history, after Liu Fa was trapped in a tight siege and defeated and died, Cha Ge took advantage of the situation when Liu Fa's death in battle caused the morale of the Song army to be turbulent. He led the Xia army to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Song army, conquering many military strongholds and looting
Burning and killing, as many as 100,000 soldiers, soldiers, and civilians of the Song Dynasty were killed. This was also the heaviest military and civilian casualties of the Song Dynasty in the Song-Xia War. However, Tong Guan, the instigator of this tragedy, killed the defeated army.
The crime was blamed on Liu Fa, who had already died heroically in battle, and he reported victory to the imperial court, thus achieving his reputation as a noble...
At this time, Liu Zhongwu and other generals could also hear the implication in Xiao Tang's words: Xiao Jieshuai was very angry about Tong Guan ordering Liu Fa to take the hinterland of Xia Kingdom.
As the elite army among the million-strong imperial army of the Song Dynasty, all generals serving in the Western Army had different opinions on many military decisions between Tong Guan and Lao Zhong Xianggong, and even caused conflicts within the Western Army because of major military affairs.
The undercurrent and other matters are the most obvious. Tong Guan plans to take advantage of the Western Expedition to Xia Kingdom to design and eliminate Liu Fa, the strong supporter of the old Zhong Xianggong in the Western Army. It is not impossible. Especially since Tong Guan is a long-time veteran.
The figures in the battle formation led a small number of troops to rashly divert the troops to attack Xia's key military state. Tong Guan could not have known the odds of winning and the consequences that the dispatched troops would face if they failed.
If it was really easy to capture Shuofang, why didn't Tong Guan send his direct descendants in the Western Army or personally lead the army to attack? Why would he need to order someone whose prestige in the Western Army was even worse than that of Lao Xiaozhong's general manager Xianggong? Liu Fa, the incomparable natural god general, went and stole his limelight and military exploits?
Generals in the Western Army such as Liu Zhongwu and Yao Pingzhong are naturally not as good at discussing power and scheming as those civil servants who are accustomed to power struggles between the central government and the central government. However, they are not reckless men who are ignorant of worldly affairs. The stakes can be understood with just a little thought. Why did Guan make such an arrangement? If Liu Fa succeeds in his surprise attack, Tong Guan, as the commander-in-chief of the Song Army on the West Route, still has the merit of command and planning. The failure of the plan to take Shuofang involves the death of more than 20,000 soldiers, and Liu Fa has little hope of survival. Fortunately, he was spared his life, but the imperial court wanted to hold him responsible for the defeat and demoted or even dismissed him. Tong Guan could also use this to suppress the faction in the Western Army that supported Lao Zhong Xianggong...
As expected, she is an old man and a ghost, and the old woman Xiang Tongguan uses her power to gain power. This move is really cruel and vicious!
Among the generals of the Western Army, Liu Zhongwu had close contacts with Gao Qiu. Whether he had a deeper understanding of Yunbo's treacherous and unpredictable officialdom, or the tricks of those powerful traitors, he was generally convinced that Tong Guan was He wanted to take this opportunity to punish Liu Fa to death, but compared to the angry reactions of other officers and generals, Liu Zhongwu just lamented the world. Even if military generals fight on the battlefield regardless of life and death, their wealth and life are still in the court. Under the control of a military officer, there are times when you can only behave with your tail between your legs, otherwise you will be plotted by Tong Guan like Liu Fachun. Even if you can lead the army to fight, even if you serve the country wholeheartedly, so what now? You are the prestige in the military. In the final analysis, a very high-ranking general must bow to the powerful ministers who hold the power;
As for Yao Pingzhong, his face was very ugly at this time. Although he admired Xiao Tang very much and was willing to fight alongside him, Yao Pingzhong would not willingly follow Xiao Tang to die. He used various methods to persecute Liu Fa, and he also scolded the eunuchs and traitors in his heart. Now Yao Pingzhong is still a high-spirited young lieutenant in the Western Army. He does not believe in being subordinate to the subordinates, so he can only let the powerful traitors squeeze and flatten him. What's more, he also thought about Tong Guan's castrated dog, but he was also very jealous of me! Instead of going to Xining Prefecture to be controlled by Tong Guan, why not join forces with Liu Fa as soon as possible and fight with the Xia army It may not be a dead end, and when the military man shows his spirit, he can also be proud of himself! So Xiao Tang decided to change his route to support Liu Fa. Yao Pingzhong only thought about it briefly and decided to follow Xiao Tang to the end.
There are not many confidants such as Xiao Jiasui, Xu Guanzhong, Hua Rong, Wang Jin, and Niu Gao. They are all willing to live and die with Xiao Tang, not to mention supporting the most prestigious senior generals in the Western Army. In the sea of fire, they would follow their brother without hesitation; while Guan Sheng, Hu Yanzhuo, Li Yongqi and other imperial officers and generals who were deeply loved by Xiao Tang were also loyal military men, and they only hesitated slightly. They were all willing to risk their lives with Xiao Tang for rescue.
However, no matter what the thoughts of these Forbidden Army generals were, when they learned that Xiao Tang had decided to support Liu Fa, they also knew that he had no scruples about interfering with Tong Guan's affairs. Seeing that Xiao Tang, a member of the army, If a rising star dares to compete with him, what will that childlike prime minister think?
Xiao Jieshuai, you have aroused the jealousy of Captain Gao in Bianjing. Cai Xianggong's fifth son, Cai Chi, who was the envoy and supervisor of the army, also died. He took over the envoy's dispatch and commanded all the troops. Cai Xianggong learned about this in Bianjing.
I don’t know how they will pick on you...Are you going to offend Tong Xuanshuai, who is in charge of military and political power now?
There were also many generals who looked at Xiao Tang calmly, with very complicated expressions. Some of them secretly said in their hearts: Xiao Jieshuai, in the past, we risked our lives to fight the enemy, and we are all willing to fight with you too.
But even if you act daringly, do you really know that it is easy to avoid swords and guns on the battlefield, but it is difficult to avoid the knives that kill people without blood in the court?
Everyone looked at Xiao Tang, but Xiao Tang smiled calmly and said: "I probably know what your concerns are. I am the one who makes this decision. I am also responsible for big things. Not to mention my intentions.
Every day can tell. They say that there are things that a man should not do, but there are things that he must do. I will definitely dare to do what I should do! All the generals have more experience in the battlefield than me, but I am Xiao
Tang Bie doesn't know, but he also knows that if you want to be a good and unyielding soldier, you must first be a strong-willed man who can stand tall!"
After Xiao Tang said these powerful words, after a moment of silence, among the many generals of the Western Army, Wu Jie, who had been silent until now, suddenly laughed loudly, and then he said to Xiao Tang: "Shuai Xiao, since
It is better to rescue Xianggong Liu quickly rather than later. Stay nearby to recruit some supplies for the road, and we must lead our troops to set off immediately."
