"What? Do you mean that it's my fault? Are you blaming me for not heeding Lin Jue's warning, which led to today's defeat?" Yang Jun shouted angrily.
"...This... How dare you, General? I just thought that Lin Jue and the others didn't seem to have the ulterior motives as they had guessed. I also chatted with him for a while, and his attitude was still sincere, unlike in the legend.
Like that." Han Gang smacked his lips.
"Well, Han Gang, you are really possessed. You turn a deaf ear to my words, and you regard Lin Jue's words as a treasure. Lin Jue is a traitor to the imperial court, and you actually speak for him. You are out of your mind.
Are you dead? Huh?" Yang Jun was furious, pointed at Han Gang's nose and shouted.
Han Gang frowned and bowed: "Marshal, calm down, I will just discuss the matter. As far as this matter is concerned, there seems to be a misunderstanding of Lin Jue. Of course he is a traitor to the court, but at this moment, he is also a Zhou Dynasty, and we are
We share the same hatred with the enemy. I am afraid that colluding with the Liao people will not be possible. Your Excellency should think about this matter carefully to avoid misunderstanding his good intentions."
"Hahaha, good intentions? You Han Gang, I finally understand. I'm afraid you are really losing your mind and going crazy. You said such things to me. It doesn't matter, I won't talk nonsense with you. I'm destined to die.
You immediately lead your troops to capture Lin Jue and others, regardless of life or death. This may be enough to offset your defeat." Yang Jun laughed angrily and shouted sternly.
Han Gang stood there with a frown, silent.
Yang Jun said angrily: "What? Do you dare to disobey military orders?"
Han Gang was still speechless. Lin Jue's advice when he left rang in his mind. Lin Jue was indeed a smart man. He had calculated the scene before him, so he asked himself not to mention that he was saved by him.
Sure enough, Marshal Yang was furious now. But how could he lie about it? He thought that Marshal Yang would not be as narrow-minded as Lin Jue guessed, but the facts were right in front of him. Han Gang had to admit that Marshal Yang was
The tall image in my mind has been somewhat eclipsed. This kind of speculation and accusation against Lin Jue is completely unfounded and irrational. How could Marshal Yang become such a person? This is different from the Marshal Yang who led the army to the northwest.
They are almost completely different.
"Okay. Okay. You don't want to go, right? Well, I'll send someone else to go. You tell me their location. I won't make it difficult for you. After all, he saved your life. I'll let you go."
It's okay for others to capture them. Bring a pen and paper and ask General Han to mark out the route." Yang Jun said in a deep voice.
Someone quickly brought a pen and paper. Han Gang frowned and stared at the pen and paper on the table for a while, then said in a deep voice: "Marshal, I didn't mean to make you angry. I will take people to pick up the rest."
Brothers. But... we will not be able to encircle and suppress Lin Jue and the others, because that would be an act of ungratefulness. Lin Jue and the others saved tens of thousands of our lives and took great risks to rescue more than 400 of our brothers from the tiger's mouth.
, I can't do that kind of ungrateful thing. The general doesn't think that Lin Jue and the others have ulterior motives as the marshal said. The general doesn't want to speak for them, he just talks about the matter. The general's mind is dull,
If we can't turn this corner, there is nothing we can do if the marshal blames us. I will be willing to be punished. But I also ask the marshal to think twice and not to unjustly accuse the people who helped us."
Yang Jun looked at Han Gang in shock, with disbelief on his face. Han Gang had never disobeyed his orders. From the time he was a personal guard who followed him to today, Han Gang did whatever he said and obeyed his orders.
However, today, this guy actually refuted himself in front of him, refused to provide Lin Jue's location, and defended Lin Jue and others. This behavior was simply unprecedented and made people angry to the extreme. Yang Jun could almost believe that Han Gang
It was Lin Jue who had his brain washed and fell under his spell. How could such a thing be tolerated? Han Gang was blatantly disobeying his orders and blatantly resisting his authority. This was absolutely intolerable. Even if
He is his confidant and favorite general, so that is absolutely impossible.
"Come here!" Yang Jun shouted in a deep voice: "Take off Han Gang's armor and tie him up. Han Gang failed to lead the army well and suffered successive defeats in Zhuozhou and Yesterday. His cavalry suffered more than 15,000 casualties and was incompetent.
Extremely. I have given him a chance to make meritorious deeds, but he has disappointed me. He will be dismissed from his post with immediate effect and will be escorted back to Zhuozhou for custody. I will send him back to the capital for trial."
Han Gang's face turned pale as he stood there speechless.
Yang Jun said in a deep voice: "Han Gang, Han Gang, I am not kind to you. If you have a little conscience, follow my order and bring Lin Jue back. You have been too deeply bewitched by him and committed the crime."
Big mistake, please wake up quickly."
Han Gang stared at Yang Jun blankly, and after a while he said: "Marshal, Han Gang really doesn't know where his fault lies? He is humble and incompetent. He has led the army to defeat one after another. He is willing to take the blame for his humble position. However, I can't do it to take advantage of Lin Jue.
I beg the Marshal to forgive me for what happened. Han Gang respects the Marshal very much and treats him like a father. He definitely didn’t intend to disobey the Marshal’s order. I really can’t understand it.”
The muscles on Yang Jun's face twitched, and he said in a deep voice: "Then you go to the prison and think about it. Maybe one day, when a knife is held on your neck outside the Meridian Gate, you will figure it out. Someone came and tied up the prisoner.
Go down."
The soldiers came in and removed Han Gang's armor and swords, and tied him up tightly. A group of cavalrymen were dumbfounded. How could they have expected that things would get to such an extent. They were happy just now, but now they are in this situation.
Yang Jun shouted in a deep voice: "If any of you can remember the way you came and come forward, I will reward you heavily."
Han Gang was being pushed out of the tent. Hearing this, he turned around and shouted: "Who saved your lives? Don't be ungrateful. Anyone who acts like a villain is not my soldier, Han Gang. Han Gang is not so ungrateful."
Brothers."
Several cavalrymen who were interrupting the reply all shut up when they heard this. Yang Jun was furious and shouted: "Slap Han Gang thirty times and whip him fifty times to show the public. Among the dozens of people in the tent, who dares to protect the traitor Lin?"
If you wake up, I will immediately kill you without mercy."
…
Half an hour later, a troop of soldiers and horses set off in the early morning mist. Although Han Gang was tough, he could withstand it. The cavalry who had been rescued were not as tough as him. Under the threat of beheading, he quickly
They all confessed. Dozens of people talked to each other and scrambled to provide the characteristics of the route along the way. A route map was quickly drawn.
Yang Jun immediately ordered a general to lead 3,000 soldiers and horses to the place where Lin Jue and others lived to encircle and suppress them. The 3,000 soldiers and horses arrived at the hidden forest clearing at about the same time. After a charge, they found that there were only
Ma Changqing and the more than two hundred wounded soldiers looked at the officers and soldiers charging towards them in shock. The Luoyan Army had already left for a long time.
Ma Changqing learned about Han Gang's experience from the generals who came, and he was shocked. Lin Jue had figured everything out, and as expected, such a thing happened. Ma Changqing was heartbroken and sad, but at the same time he also admired Han Gang. Han Gang
The fact that the general can do this is enough to show that General Han is an upright man and not an ungrateful person. On the contrary, Marshal Yang's behavior makes people feel quite chilled and contemptuous. He does not dare to take responsibility and refuses to admit it, and he is still stubborn, which really makes people speechless.
Comparing Yang Jun and Lin Jue, and thinking about the long conversation with Lin Jue last night, Ma Changqing sighed in his heart. Just as Lin Jue said yesterday, the building will collapse, and the supporting beams and columns inside are all rotten and damaged. The entire
The palace no longer has a strong pillar. Yang Jun is obviously one of the pillars that has become corrupted. This can be seen from this incident.
…
Just as war clouds were gathering around Xijin Prefecture in Nanjing, and the war was imminent, the Daliao Zhongjing Road in the northeast was also engulfed in the smoke of war.
Starting from the beginning of April, the Jurchen leader Wanyan Agu led 170,000 Jurchen cavalry and began to attack the Zhongjing Road. Wanyan Agu was very skillful in using troops. They took a route that was unexpected by the Liao people. They did not detour around the Zhongjing Road and
The Yiwulu Mountain at the junction of Tokyo Road directly climbed over this mountain and passed through the steep peaks.
You must know that Yiwulu Mountain is regarded as the holy mountain of the Liao Dynasty and the place where dragons flourished in the Liao Kingdom. Although it is only eighty miles in radius, its peaks are towering, with an altitude of more than a thousand meters. There are green pines and cypresses, fragrant snow pear flowers, deep valleys and secluded streams.
The strange rocks and peaks are a grand scene and a sacred place in the Liao Kingdom. Originally, judging from the direction of the mountain, this mountain runs from northwest to southeast, just like a barrier blocking the boundary between Zhongjing Road and Tokyo Road.
A small group of soldiers and horses may be able to cross, but a large group of soldiers and horses, especially an army of 170,000 such as the Jurchen soldiers and horses, cannot cross under any circumstances.
Before the war, Yelv Zongyuan and his ministers and generals all agreed that the troops to block the opponent should be placed in Yizhou and Haibei Prefecture at both ends of the Yiwulu Mountain. Because the opponent would inevitably go around this mountain, they could not
Cross this mountain because the terrain is too difficult.
Yelu Zongyuan sent the Privy Envoy of the Northern Privy Council. His eldest son Yelv Chun led an army of 250,000 to guard the northern mountain pass of Yizhou. He ordered his second son Yelu Cai to lead an army of 200,000 to set up defenses on the south side of the Daling River in Haibei Prefecture.
Yu completely blocked the entire passage between Zhongjing Road and Tokyo Road. No matter which direction Wanyan Agu made a detour from the north or the south, he would encounter a fierce blockade from the Liao army, which outnumbered them.
These two armies are located at the north and south ends of Yiwulu Mountain. In fact, they are only more than 140 miles away from each other. Once the enemy is discovered somewhere, the other army will rush to help. And at each place, the enemy is found.
Their military strength is enough to support them until the reinforcements arrive. After all, their military strength is still higher than that of the Jurchens. Once they delay the progress of the Jurchen army, and wait until another reinforcement arrives, they will form an absolute overwhelming force.
.And all this will be realized within two days, because the distance is only more than a hundred miles.
Yelu Zongyuan described this strategy as a two-headed snake formation, saying: "Both armies are equipped with snake heads. If one is struck, the other will come. There is only a snake head and no snake body. How can it be seven inches? This is
