Let us also say that just after the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 16th, Yue Fei was ordered to go on an expedition. As a result, as soon as he entered the territory of Dongping Prefecture in the north, he ran into Zhang Rong's numerous defeated troops. Naturally, he was filled with surprise and suspicion, but in the midst of surprise and suspicion, he could not help but be determined.
, he immediately ordered the troops to seize Pingyin City on the south bank of Jishui River, and at the same time sent troops to collect the defeated soldiers and inquire about the military situation.
Of course, after all, they had fought together and were standard neighbors. The relationship between the two families was already pretty good, so there was no need for Yue Fei to deliberately gather them. Zhang Rong's defeated army automatically went to Pingyin City where the banner with the word "Yue" was hung.
Gather together.
Among them, there are naturally no shortage of high-ranking generals from the Zhang Rong tribe, or the leaders of Liangshanbo, who they had interacted with in the past.
"Zhenfu!"
After a moment, Zhang Xian, the deputy commander of the Chinese army who was heading northeast to collect the defeated army, led a man to Yue Fei who was standing outside the city gate. "Commander Li Kui has arrived..."
Yue Fei, who was looking at the road to the north with squinted eyes, couldn't help but perked up after hearing this.
You must know that Yue Fei was very strict in managing the army. After he became the governor and gained a foothold in one state and one army, his troops quickly expanded to 14,000 to 14,500. If it had been anyone else, he would have had more than a dozen commanders.
But under Yue Fei's command, apart from himself, there were still only two commanders...one was Wang Gui, who usually guarded Jezhou City, and the other was Fu Xuan, who usually stationed the Guangji Army in Dingtao City...both were officially appointed by the imperial court.
Further down, they all stop at the commander level, and their appointments are extremely strict. Even close confidants like Tang Huai and Zhang Xian cannot be regarded as orthodox leaders.
So relatively speaking, the 'others', that is, Zhang Rong in Liangshan Bo, are still in the Jianghu style, but they can't help but give excessive rewards. Many leaders, including those in charge of ships and pig farmers, all have the title of control... If it hadn't been for Zhang later
He sent someone to warn him, saying that he would not be able to create 108 rulers.
And Yue Fei was slightly shaken at this time, not because of anything else, but because he was born in Yizhou. After the chaos, he first became a military thief and followed others to separatize Mizhou. He was defeated by Li Cheng who was fighting against him in the hall that day, and finally surrendered.
Li Kui, the commander of Zhang Rong, was a rare and stable person under Zhang Rong, and he was also a serious military leader. With his words, we can know some details.
"Yue Zhenfu!" The distinguished general named Li Kui came to Yue Fei in disgrace and bowed down in embarrassment. Before Yue Fei could get off his horse, he played the two most important military information. "The golden man is here, and Kong Yanzhou rebelled against the enemy.
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Although Yue Fei had already guessed it, when he heard these two sentences, his expression changed slightly for a moment, and then he reined in his horse and asked, "Are you sure it's the Jin man? Why was there no movement at all before?"
"It must be a golden man." Li Kui straightened up, his fair face covered with traces of blood and dust, but he quickly told what he had seen. "Although he was dressed as a soldier and horse from Jinan Prefecture, the rider
The skills and arrows must not be fake... Yesterday afternoon, Liu Yu's eldest son Liu Lin personally took cover in front of the formation. The four or five thousand soldiers behind him suddenly mounted their horses and raised the banner of Wanhu Ali who came to Jingdong last year.
When we rushed forward, we knew it was a Jurchen! That thief Kong Yanzhou must have heard Liu Yu's words beforehand and deliberately fell behind. When he saw our formation collapsed, he immediately switched sides and joined them in the pincer attack...
As for how they got here, it’s still unclear, but most likely they came here pretending to be refugees from Hebei.”
"They probably came here pretending to be refugees from Hebei." Someone among the generals behind him immediately expressed their agreement.
"Yes, at the beginning of the month, didn't they say that the Jin people had no time to cross the river, so they supported Liu Yu and his son with four to five thousand war horses? It was for this reason that Xianggong Zhang (Zhang Suo) made up his mind to attack Jinan. And now the Jin people have again
There are cross-dressings, which shows that the men and horses were separated, the horses came first, and then the soldiers pretended to be refugees and came here..." Some people thought of the previous military situation.
"I just don't know why Kong Yanzhou wants to ruin the reputation of our Xiangzhou people. When I saw him rise up before, I thought this guy had changed his temper! Looking at it today, he still looks like the scoundrel he was back in his hometown in Xiangzhou!" Zhang, who has always been out of touch.
Xian Geng cursed loudly.
Yue Fei narrowed his eyes slightly, as if deep in thought, but did not say much.
Moreover, although Kong Yanzhou was born as a local sergeant in Jingdong, he was from Hebei just like Li Cheng who once fought with Yue Fei. He broke the law and went to the south to join the army. Moreover, as Zhang Xian revealed angrily,
Kong Yanzhou's hometown was nowhere else but Xiangzhou, so many of Yue Fei's troops knew him. In addition, his residence in Yanzhou was further north, so many refugees from Xiangzhou also defected to him.
What's more, due to this relationship with fellow villagers, Yue Fei's reputation and early start, Kong Yanzhou's ability to run the army, and the close jurisdiction of both sides, the latter was once nicknamed "Little Yue Fei"...
It is said that there are some related reasons for Zhang's reuse of this person.
"Yue Zhenfu, what should we do now?" Seeing that Yue Fei was silent, Li Kui, no matter how meticulous he was, could not help but respond anxiously.
"Stay in Pingyin for a while." Yue Fei finally said after he recovered. "Try to gather the troops and horses, gather the troops, and take precautions to prevent the Jin people from taking advantage of the victory to attack. The key is to quickly find Zhang Zhenfu (Zhang Zhenfu).
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Now that Yue Fei spoke, the people around him breathed a sigh of relief as if they had gained a backbone, and then started to act on their own.
And in the next day, everything went smoothly. The defeated troops gathered one after another, and the enemy did not pursue them. Not only that, in the evening, even Zhang Rong also had definite information, but he was killed by the Jin people.
He was shot in the thigh, so he didn't dare to walk easily on the path, so he had to be pushed along the ditch beside Jishui River.
Yue Fei did not dare to neglect, so he asked Tang Huai to guard the city. He personally led Zhang Xian and Li Kui to lead the Bai army to meet him overnight. However, after seeing Zhang Rong, he was unwilling to enter the city.
"It's such a useless fight, how can I have the nerve to go to Pingyin City to take charge of the situation?" Zhang Rong sat on a cart, with a pile of hay as his pillow, one leg tied to a wooden board, and his forehead
Wrapped in a sweaty white scarf again, he no longer had the same high-spirited posture. After seeing Yue Fei and Li Kui, he even turned his head away.
"It's just a matter of victory or defeat. What's more, it was a sneak attack by the Jin people, and Kong Yanzhou defected before the battle. Brother Zhang doesn't have to worry about it." Yue Fei reluctantly stepped forward and held the opponent's arm to persuade him. "Now that the situation is unclear, I guess the Jin people will definitely not just
From Jinan, the armies from various places along the river will arrive at their convenience, and the overall situation will have to be handled by his brother. Since Kong Yanzhou has rebelled, Jinan Prefecture and Yanzhou are connected together, Dongping Prefecture is the first to bear the brunt. If Brother Zhang does not take charge of the situation now, then
So what’s the situation like?”
Zhang Rong shook his head repeatedly: "You are becoming more and more formal in your speech... Actually, you don't have to worry about the affairs of Dongping Mansion. I was born and raised in Liangshanbo, whether it is a golden man like Liu Yu or a thief like Kong Yanzhou.
No matter how hard I try, I won't let them ruin the surrounding area. But when it comes to the overall situation, I can't do anything today..."
Yue Fei immediately wanted to persuade him again.
"Brother Pengju, stop talking." Zhang Rong said before the other party could. "You are a man of ambition and ability, otherwise you wouldn't be able to learn how to write lyrics and read books in Jeju. I know this.
But in the end, I'm just a water thief, I can't compare with you. It's a pity that I got lucky and won a battle that day, and was appointed by Zhao Guan's family.
What a famous anti-gold general... This battle allowed me to see clearly what I am capable of. How many brothers followed my banner and came to seek refuge, and there were countless casualties in one day! How can I have the dignity to go to Yinping to preside over the situation?"
Yue Fei already understood what the other party meant, but he couldn't speak out. Li Kui was a meticulous person, but he stepped forward at the right time to show off.
Sure enough, Zhang Rong saw Li Kui coming forward, but he took advantage of the situation to speak out his thoughts: "Brother Li Kui, if you still regard me as a leader, you will obey my order and follow Yue Zhenfu to Yinping to preside over the situation... Tell those brothers,
After the local people in Liangshanbo and Dongping were sorted out, they escorted the people in the north of Dongping Prefecture to gather in front of Liangshanbo. I relied on Liangshanbo and could protect them no matter how difficult it was. As for the other heroes who have come to seek refuge in these days, you can temporarily collect them.
Come on, don't come looking for me after collecting it, just listen to Yue Zhenfu's arrangements."
Li Kui came here just for these two sentences, so he simply accepted them.
Seeing the other party's attitude, Zhang Rongqing knew that he had indeed lost the hearts of these outsiders, so he felt even more bored... Only here, Yue Fei forced others to break up and clean up the mess. The leader of Liangshanbo really felt that
Sorry, I just leaned on the cart and wanted to hold the other person's hand and say a few thoughtful words.
But after thinking about it, firstly, I really don’t have any ink in my stomach. Secondly, I feel really ashamed. Thirdly, after thinking about it, I still feel that others are better than me in everything, including reading and writing lyrics. Even the business prospects in Jeju are better than me.
Dong Pingqiang, so in the end there is nothing to say.
Finally, in order not to waste the opponent's time, this big boss just imitated the most popular gesture in the world, which is to hold the opponent's hands and say take care!
The two separated at this point, not to mention Zhang Rong's Jianghu style. They prospered in one battle and were defeated in one battle. They could only speak Zhang Rong's words. After gaining the status of handling, Yue Fei, Zhang Xian, and Li Kui started to lead again.
The Bai army turned back in a hurry, but Yue Fei, among them, kept a straight face and said nothing, which made the people accompanying them somewhat uneasy.
After entering Pingyin City, the others went to rest. Zhang Xian's opportunity to peep was when he was tying the horse in the stable behind the government office. He couldn't help but take the opportunity to be alone and ask: "Brother, what are you listening to today?"
After arriving at the military situation, I have been in a bad mood, but are you angry that Kong Yanzhou’s thieves have disgraced us Xiangzhou people? Or do you feel that Zhang Rong’s defeat was too disastrous and the situation in Dongping is difficult to deal with?”
"Kong Yanzhou certainly deserves to be cut to death by a thousand cuts." To his brother in private, Yue Fei certainly had nothing to hide. "But after Zhang Bangchang, Fan Qiong, and Liu Yu, there will never be less of these people, and they cannot be said to be resentful; the situation in Dongping is naturally the same.
It is worth worrying about, but since the Jin people are going south, they are afraid that the entire Central Plains will be destroyed, and the overall situation of the country's life and death is so important, how can they care about Dongping?"
"So you still remember your sister-in-law?" Zhang Xian was cautious.
Yue Fei was slightly startled and didn't react for a moment.
When Zhang Xian saw this, he wished he could slap himself... In other words, after becoming the envoy of the town, Yue Fei finally had enough manpower. In addition, the situation in Hebei was very bad, so he successively asked people to send people.
I went to look for my own family members and those of my brothers. However, after eighteen visits, I finally brought the family members from Xiangzhou, Hebei Province last month. I found that my wife had abandoned her mother and several children a year ago and was living alone.
My mother's family crossed the river and went south together.
In other words, Yue Pengju was dumped, and it was more than a year ago, so he might have been cheated on by someone a long time ago... If this kind of thing happened to other men, he would probably be jealous for a lifetime.
, will be hung up and criticized.
However, when Yue Fei heard these words at this time, he rarely smiled: "Of course I hate her for being ruthless, but in that situation, everyone was trying to survive. I abandoned her in that fire pit first, so who can blame her? But she is, after all,
The wife I am marrying as a mediator ran away, but I should not have left my mother and two children behind... This is considered a breach of integrity... But now that my mother has settled down in Jeju, I don't need to pay much attention to this matter. I will get the news later.
To see if she is doing well, just give her some money."
"That's what the elder brother said." Zhang Xian quickly responded.
"But today I do have a worry that is difficult to resolve, and a resentment that is difficult to calm down." After Yue Fei finished his gossip, he saw that his brother didn't believe it, but he didn't explain it. He just stood in the stable and touched it.
The head of the war horse in front of him sighed slightly and explained the reason for his bad mood all day. "What is worrying is that once the Jin invades south, there will definitely be a full-scale attack with an army of 200,000, and then at least the main force will be directed towards Nanyang.
Today, it is not terrible that there are people sneaking all the way across Jinan. I am afraid that there will be people in other places, and then all the front lines will collapse together, making the overall situation difficult. At that time, there will be more than 10,000 people in Jeju who are still in front and have to defend.
The city has to fight again, so I am afraid it will be difficult to do everything at all... I used to feel that I had few soldiers and lacked strength. I thought it would be great if I could manage a military state and lead tens of thousands of people. But now the officials have made an exception and asked me to do it.
A governor may lead a state and an army, but he may still be unable to support himself, and may not even be able to save the place, which makes him feel depressed."
Zhang Xian nodded immediately... In the overall situation, it is difficult for a single tree to survive. They have experienced this too much before. After their brother was promoted, he still had to do this, so naturally he felt unhappy.
"There is another resentful thing. They all say that the Jin people in Jinan Prefecture are pretending to be refugees from Hebei and sneaking south. I think so too..." Yue Fei continued to sigh. "That's not to mention other places, just Jinan Prefecture.
Four to five thousand gold people, where did their clothes come from when they were pretending to be refugees? They couldn't have bought them, right?"
Zhang Xian was stunned for a moment, but Yue Fei took advantage of the situation and turned aside, adding night grass to his horse, and then went to rest.
However, when the time came to midnight, everyone was awakened by the sound of Tan Ma's hooves. They said that they observed flashes of fire in the distance directly north of Pingyin City, as if a large army was marching all night. They didn't know if they were enemy troops.
Prepare to attack at night... The enemy is nearby. Of course, Yue Fei has not made any plans in this regard. He immediately stood up and ordered the troops to prepare in full, ready to attack at any time. At the same time, he also ordered that no torches be lit without authorization at the top of the city as a sign of
Unprepared.
However, one after another, the sentries informed Yue Fei of a military situation that completely changed his mind - a large group of cavalry was indeed marching overnight, and it was almost certain that it was the Jin army led by Wanhu Ali, but the Jin army cavalry
But they were marching overnight on the other side of Jishui River, heading south at high speed along Jishui River, and had no intention of attacking Pingyin.
In other words, the opponent is most likely heading towards Guangji Army and Jezhou behind Liangshanbo, hoping to use the power of cavalry to outflank the Yuejia Army's retreat.
However, this is not enough to make Yue Fei change his temper. What really worries Yue Fei is that based on his understanding of the Jin people's fighting style, a greater possibility is... that Wanhu Ali, as the vanguard of sneaking across the border, may be carrying a lot of burdens.
There is a larger strategic mission, and the other party does not pay attention to Yue Fei's ten thousand people at all. This trip is simply to rush to meet other Jin armies, and even to join other stowaway troops and attack directly.
Maybe Zhang Suo in Nanjing or Zongze in Tokyo.
With this in mind, Yue Pengju did not dare to neglect. Early the next morning, he immediately mobilized the entire army. On the one hand, with Zhang Xian as the vanguard, he led the White Army southward at high speed to find out the situation; on the other hand, he divided his own troops and horses to escort the people of Pingyin.
He went south with the injured officers and soldiers of Dongping Prefecture and gathered on the north bank of Liangshanbo; finally, he personally led Tang Huai and Li Kui with less than two thousand Chinese troops to continue to gather the defeated troops in Pingyin, and also served as the rear guard.
At this point, we can only count on Liu Lin and Kong Yanzhou to arrive more slowly.
However, in the morning, as soon as the ministries dispersed around to gather and escort the people, military intelligence came to report that Xu Qing, the general under Kong Yanzhou's command, had led 3,000 troops and appeared 20 miles north of the city.
"Xu Qing came so fast!" Even Tang Huai, who had always been taciturn, was anxious. "It must have been that all the scouts were attracted by the Jin brigade last night. He took the opportunity to stop his troops and march secretly through the night..."
"Yue Zhenfu, the defeated troops are not enough to fight. Do you want to bring back some of the ministries that have just dispersed?" Li Kui was also a little panicked. "You must know that Xu Qing does not need to defeat us, he only needs to pin us down, and wait for Kong Yanzhou and Liu Lin from behind.
If they all arrive, we won’t be able to escape.”
"In that case, why did he stop his activities and sneak over all night?" Above the city, Yue Fei squinted his eyes slightly, the whites of his eyes swollen, as if he looked down on Xu Qing at all. "Anyway, let's go out of the city and head north to greet him.
Bar!"
ps: Thank you to No. 56 Meng, Ward for being obedient...obediently!