Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 552 Crossing the River!

Ezhou, also known as Wuhan for later generations.

At this moment, the army is already gathered.

Liu Guangguo, who had suffered heavy losses in the first battle of Jiangning Mansion earlier, was appointed commander of the military capital.This is a matter of course.

Liu Guangguo is the eldest son of Liu Yanqing. Liu Yanqing is a major general of the Western Army, and his third brother Liu Guangshi died for the country. Liu Guangguo suffered a setback in Jiangning City for a while, but he couldn't be beaten to death, right?What's more, others have made a lot of contributions in a series of conquests and fights.

But Liu Guangguo finally fell silent for a while and took the opportunity to recuperate.He was in Jiangzhou, and it was natural for him to come back at this moment to supervise the troops in Ezhou and fight against the Liangshan Army in Jiangbei.

Generals Han Powu and Li Qiong under Liu Guangguo's command are still under his command, and at the same time there are brave generals Wang De and Xie Yuan transferred from the draft army. From the perspective of later generations, these are all powerful figures, and the configuration is absolutely luxurious.

Han Powu won't say more, Han Shizhong.Li Qiong's reputation is not obvious, but he was also a general in the early Southern Song Dynasty and the second member of Liu Guangshi's army.In the seventh year of Shaoxing, due to Prime Minister Zhang Jun's policy of taking back military power, he killed the supervisor Lu Zhi and others, led more than [-] troops, and coerced more than [-] people to surrender to Liu Yu, the puppet Qi, which was known as the "Huaixi Mutiny" in history.Not only did it deal a heavy blow to the Southern Song Dynasty, but it was also the key to Zhang Jun's resignation.It is worth mentioning that Li Qiong is also from Zhangde Prefecture, that is, the hometown of Yue Fei and Zhang Qing. The latter has produced many characters during this period of time.

Wang De, commonly known as Wang Yecha, was the number one underling of Liu Guangshi. He fought bravely and killed like hemp.When Li Qiong's army changed, he led [-] troops to retreat southward and fell under Zhang Jun's command.

Jieyuan, the first general under Han Shizhong, had excellent archery skills and amazing martial arts.He can drag bullocks upside down, ride a horse to rush into bandit formations, and travel back and forth like flying.

When conquering Tian Hu's army, once he led fifty cavalry guerrillas, thousands of Tian Hu's army gathered in all directions, Xie Yuan threw himself into the formation, falcons attacked from left and right, shouting fiercely, and vibrating their swords and armors, the crowd feared and fled.

Therefore, Liu Guang's army was now really strong.

It's just that Liu Guangguo's troops are strong and strong, but they didn't cross the Yangtze River immediately.A 'voice' has a market in the military—they just need to protect Ezhou.If the city of Xiangyang cannot be conquered, even if the Liangshan army has captured the Hanyang army, how can there be any reason to stay there for a long time?

This makes sense, but it sounds discouraging.

Although the current situation is threatening, they said that what they are facing is only a partial division of the Liangshan Army.Moreover, they were not the forbidden army of the imperial camp, but the western army, which was the main force, and the local soldiers were dispatched by Liu Guangguo bravely.

Judging from the information obtained so far, although the Liangshan army has captured Xiaogan and Hanchuan, there is no sign of further attacking the Hanyang army. "The last general thinks that this is not because the Liangshan bandits pretended to be confused, but because their army has gained momentum and just wants to be stable." Chu Liangshan Army has no opponents, let alone threats.

Could it be that the Hanyang army dared to take the initiative to find trouble for the Liangshan army?This is obviously impossible.

The current Anzhou-Hanyang area is a mountain forest where only one white-fronted tiger survives and all other beasts have been eradicated.The Liangshan army would certainly not fail to see that the gentry and wealthy households of the Hanyang army fled across the Yangtze River one after another. There is no oil and water in this place, so why bother to take it?

It's better to leave it as a buffer.

But if the Song Army crossed the Yangtze River north and stationed in Hanyang Military City, it would actually make Liangshan Army feel threatened.It means that one fierce tiger invades the territory of another fierce tiger, and when two tigers fight, it is inevitable that one will fight to the death.

"Dare to ask everyone to think twice!" Li Qiong's words came, causing all the generals in the tent to sink.

He is a government student and a scholar.It's just that he only likes horseback riding and fencing, and he has developed a good martial arts.When the place was in trouble, he joined the army generously and fought hard for a long time. Now he is No. 1 in front of Liu Guangguo, which is not unreasonable.

Han Powu and Wang De both had strange expressions on their faces.Both of them are brave and brave generals, and both of them suffered defeat at the hands of Liangshan Army.This time, he has already suffocated his strength to fight the Liangshan army's soldiers!
Who in this world still doesn't know that Liangshan's elite soldiers are their regular soldiers.The ever-increasing number of garrison troops are far inferior in terms of treatment and combat effectiveness.

In the past few days, there have been countless gossips in the army. The two of them have heard Li Qiong's tone of not marching into Jiangbei countless times, but they have never seen anyone who can analyze it as thoroughly as he does.

Just now Li Qiong still had some leeway, the outcome of a war is unknown, who can guarantee that the army will definitely defeat the Liangshan bandit after crossing the river north?No one dared.

Then it is necessary to consider the consequences of failure.

Will the remaining defeated generals be able to defend the Hanyang military city?

At that time, will the Liangshan bandit be happy to see "hunting" and give birth to the act of crossing the river?After the bandits crossed the Yangtze River, the city of Ezhou was empty and would surely fall.That's when things get serious.I don't know if it will affect the waterway of the Yangtze River.

It must be known that the more than [-] troops of the Western Army depend on the Yangtze River for their food.

What's more, Ezhou is empty, isn't Jiangzhou empty?This is the place where the army's food, grass and military supplies are stored.

Once the Liangshan Army crossed the Yangtze River, its impact would undoubtedly be a disaster for the Song Dynasty.Fortunately, there are many rivers converging there, and the waterways are criss-crossing, which is not conducive to attacking because it is defensive.

"The general doesn't think so." Xie Yuan, who looks handsome and handsome, was the first to object.Attracted everyone's attention.

No one underestimated him.This Xie Yuansheng has thick eyebrows and handsome eyes, a handsome face, a tall figure, and a bright expression.But he was born to be brave, even if he had all the blessings, Wang De couldn't beat him.

Seeing this, Jie Yuan sat upright and explained in detail: "The Liangshan bandits have marched into the Central Plains, from Tokyo to Xiangyang, almost a thousand miles away. Their advance is unstoppable! However, this army is not the full strength of the Liangshan bandits. The land bandits have hundreds of thousands of troops." , is now just one of the five fingers. The army of one finger is already like this. Xiangyang is facing a confrontation, and the imperial camp and forbidden troops cannot move. The land opposite our army is just the partial force of the land bandits. If this is the case, we will be afraid, and we will fight tit for tat in the future. How can we succeed at this time? The morale of our army is really defeated." Currently, there are tens of thousands of Liangshan troops on the other side of Xiangyang City. This army and horses are said to be [-] strong, and their morale is strong. The Song army in Xiangyang City obviously does not dare to fight head-on. .Blindly defending against the Yangtze River is a disgrace, and it would be a great shame if the deputy battlefield defends against the Yangtze River again.

"How do the emperors in Jiangling City think? How do the ministers think?" Jie Yuan's last words reminded Jiangling.Li Qiong's words were all from a military perspective, as was Jie Yuan's previous remarks, but the last sentence only said that Liu Guangguo had a stain on his back. If he continued to show cowardice, how would Jiangling City treat him?

In military discussions, when the opinions of the two parties conflict, either the east wind will prevail over the west wind, or the west wind will prevail over the east wind.Li Qiong and Xie Yuan met each other's eyes, and Wang De felt that he could see countless swords and swords in it.

But that's how it is.Li Qiong's words made everyone have the intention to retreat and defend, and Wang De, who was as brave as Wang De, felt that he had not thought carefully about his previous encounters; but Xie Yuan's words made everyone have the will to fight.

People fight for one breath, Buddhas fight for one stick of incense.It is not uncommon for the army to lose a battle, but it would be embarrassing if it was overwhelmed by others.

And Liu Guangguo considered more, for example, he wanted to make meritorious service to wash away his shame, otherwise the previous setbacks would stop him at a critical moment.

In this way, the final result is a synthesis. The Song army crossed the river, but it did not take the initiative to fight with the Liangshan army of Xiaogan in Hanchuan, but only defended the Hanyang army.

This is by no means a surefire solution.With the strength of the Liangshan army on the opposite side, it is impossible to capture Hanyang City, where the Song army on the south bank is stationed.

As soon as the Ezhou Song army moved, the news was immediately reported to Jiangling.The distance between Hanyang Army and Jiangling is less than [-] li.

From the map, Jiangling to Yuezhou, Yuezhou to Ezhou, take a straight line along the Yangtze River, which is almost a right triangle.

The farthest from Jiangling to Ezhou is the chord in the right angle; Jiangling to Yuezhou, and Yuezhou to Ezhou are the hooks and shares in the Pythagorean theorem.It is also a miracle geographically that the three most important towns in the middle reaches of the Yangtze River have such a strange marriage.

Jiangling City at this time is still as chaotic as when the Song Dynasty moved in.It seemed like months were gone.

Ding Zhuang soldiers bravely entered the city every day. Although they were poorly armed and didn't even see many armored men, they still arrived continuously.

But every day, there are still relatives and family members, going up and down along the Yangtze River, in an endless stream.

The people in Jiangling City were also panicked and panicked all day long.In the market, various items began to be in short supply, and the prices continued to rise. If it were not for the suppression by the government, I am afraid that some people would have started raising prices and looting.

Zhao Song learned this very quickly.Lu Qian paid great attention to cracking down on the speculation and dumping of rare goods.There are protective prices set for public goods such as grain, cloth, salt and sugar, and what is the maximum price, and those who dare to exceed it will be severely punished.

Zhao Song also followed the same example, so he could still control the prices in Jiangling City.They also published their own newspaper, which published nominations for three days in a row. Anyone who dared to drive up prices would be killed!
The palace was also a mess, the first time the Emperor Daojun heard the battle report.Instead of convening ministers to discuss countermeasures, Zheng Juzhong, Cai Jing and others were called to discuss the extraordinary results, and then he made a decision.At the same time, Lin Lingsu and other Taoists in the palace were treated preferentially, bathing and burning incense from time to time, praying for God to bless the Emperor and Song Dynasty.

It seemed so unbelievable.But it is what it is.

Ever since Huang Liang had a dream that day, Zhao Ji had infinite expectations in his heart, after all, the dream was too realistic.It really makes people feel that it is reality, at least Zhao Ji has an idea in his mind.Because he can remember every bit of it.

It's just that such a 'sweet dream' can only be met but cannot be sought. Until he moved to Jiangling, he never met her by chance.However, Guo Zhongxun and Yao Pingzhong still became prosperous.

The former was promoted from an ordinary deputy commander of the imperial camp to deputy commander of the imperial camp, that is, Liang Fangping's deputy, even though Liang Fangping was an eunuch.The latter was promoted to the commander of the imperial battalion.Counting Yao Gu who has been reused, the Yao family father and son have completely walked out of the trough.

When the news reached Lu Qian's ears, he wondered if Zhao Ji was deliberately dividing the Western Army?Although the latter is a collective, there are many individuals, and there are not so many generals.If a few were brought out to compete with them, it would not be enough evidence.

Therefore, following Yao Pingzhong's fortune, Liu Qi, Miao Fu and Liu Zhengyan were promoted to the imperial battalion commanders one after another.When the news came again, he thought it was the case.

Behind these individuals stood heavyweight generals of the Western Army.

At present, Guo Zhongxun is using the elite of each general's headquarters as the backbone, selecting the brave and strong rebel soldiers from all walks of life to form a new army.

He didn't care either.It can only be said that Lu Qian was just a novice in his previous life, and he didn't have a deep understanding of the late Song Dynasty, and he didn't even know who Guo Zhongxun was.What's more, they don't know that these people are all Zhao Song heroes who put down the Fangla Rebellion in the official history.

However, he was dissatisfied with the historical level of leveling, which made him quite impressed with Yao Pingzhong, Liu Qi, Miao Fu, and Liu Zhengyan.

The first two are people who have dealt with each other long ago in this time and space. Yao Pingzhong's father is still squatting in Xiangyang City.The latter two were the initiators of the famous Miao-Liu Mutiny in official history.Many of the powerful officials and eunuchs who killed Zhao Jiumei's favorite favored the Qing emperor, and forced Zhao Gou to abdicate the throne to the three-year-old crown prince Zhao Tan.

Of course the mutiny ended in failure, but it was a turning point in the Southern Song Dynasty's struggle against the Jin Dynasty.Miao and Liu dealt a heavy blow to the capitulation forces that supported Zhao Jiumei's escape south.It clearly shows a certain attitude!

It prompted Jiumei to start to rectify and formulate some necessary systems and measures, but it was undoubtedly a major factor in Zhao Jiumei's final conquest of military power and compromise with the Jin people.

　A digression—the crown prince Zhao Tan, who was helped to the throne by Miao Liu, suffered a lot in the mutiny and died soon. Zhao Jiumei became a "wilted man" and has since died.

　　
　
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