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Sima Chuzhi bowed and cupped his fists and said, "This is because I didn't think carefully, and I asked for an order to be punished!"

Li Bao quickly said: "Your Majesty, General Sima ordered the division of troops to attack the cities along the way for His Majesty's safety..."

Zhao Junsheng waved his hand: "I'm not so confused that I can't tell right from wrong, good from bad! Now that the soldiers have been separated, I'm afraid they won't be able to collect them for the time being. Even if they want to withdraw and concentrate, they will have to wait until all the cities in the rear are destroyed. After our army takes control, but the current situation is not good for our army, before the Song army receives the news, our army must prepare for the opportunity to meet the Song army's counterattack!"

Sima Chuzhi, Li Bao and others immediately clasped their fists together and said, "Your Majesty, please show me!"

Chapter 1053 Jiang Fang

Zhao Junsheng said: "General Sima, I'm afraid you don't have time to rest, so come here!"

Sima Chuzhi and Li Bao followed Zhao Junsheng to the front of the map. Zhao Junsheng pointed to the entrance of the Han River flowing into the Yangtze River and said, "Look here, there is a water village of the Song Army. There are still two days, maybe less In two days, the Song Army navy that attacked Hanjinkou a few days ago should have returned to this water village! General Sima, I want you to lead your troops across the Han River to capture this water village as soon as possible, before the Song Army navy returns. it!"

"Only by taking down this water village, can we block the waterway and force this Song army navy to surrender!"

Although Sima Chuzhi was old, he reacted quickly. He said, "Understood, only by forcing this navy to surrender can we have the capital to fight against the Song army on the river, and the Song army will not dare to cross the river easily to counterattack!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "Since you have already thought of this, I won't say more. How many troops do you have in your headquarters?"

"Five thousand! Among them are three thousand infantry and two thousand cavalry!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "The cavalry is useless for attacking the water village, stay here! Three thousand infantry should be enough, there is no need to delay, you should make preparations quickly, and lead your troops to set off after lunch, it is best to spend the night before Hanshui!"

"The old minister takes orders!" Sima Chuzhi agreed with clasped fists, then turned and left.

Li Bao was quite worried: "Your Majesty, after all, General Sima is old. Let him come to the front line to command the battle in person, and he has been marching for several days. I am worried that his health will not be able to bear it!"

Zhao Junsheng shook his head and said: "Although Sima Chuzhi is old, his heart is not inferior to that of young people. If I don't let him go and replace him with other juniors to lead the army, I'm afraid he won't feel very comfortable! "

After lunch, all the soldiers were divided into two groups. A part of 6000 infantry led by Sima Chuzhi went westward, and the remaining nearly [-] troops went to Jiangxia City under the leadership of Zhao Junsheng.

After walking for less than half an hour, the army arrived outside the north gate of Jiangxia City. Liu Gun had already lined up outside the city with all the city officials, generals and most of the soldiers to greet them.

The weapons of these defenders were piled up next to them. In addition to these generals, the people in the city who had no time to evacuate were also organized by Liu Gun and others to greet them outside the city on both sides of the road.

Zhao Junsheng did not play his own banner. The leaders were Niu Dali and Li Bao, with Li Bao as the main general.

Liu Gun and others who greeted them outside the city found that there were more than [-] more soldiers in the Gan army, so they knew that the brigade of the Gan army had arrived, and I am afraid that many soldiers and horses will come one after another.

"Jiangxia City Army Sima Liu Gun brought all the officials and soldiers in the city to present the city to General Niu. Welcome the general and all the soldiers under his command to enter the city. Please accept it!"

Niu Dali raised his hand and said: "General Liu and all the officers and officials don't need to be too polite! Come here, come into the city and take over the defense of various departments!"

A group of soldiers and horses ran into the city under the leadership of a commander. There were 200 cavalry and 800 infantry in this group. After entering the city, they were divided into four parts. Replace the ten Song troops who stayed behind, and the other three roads quickly headed towards the three city gates in the east, west, and south.

Niu Dali then introduced Li Bao to Liu Gun and the others: "This is General Li Bao. General Li is a celebrity around His Majesty and is very popular. General Li is the main one here. This general is now General Li's deputy!"

"It turned out to be General Li. I'm so rude and rude!" Liu Gun and others immediately clasped their fists in salute.

Li Bao said with a smile: "General Liu and other generals don't need to be polite. The weather is still hot, so let's go to the city to talk! General Niu, you bring 2000 people to train these 2000 people who surrendered, and find them outside the city. Set up a camp in one area; another 1000 people are stationed on the riverside, no ships are allowed to sail, no one is allowed to cross the river, and the patrol and defense of the riverside are strengthened, and the rest will enter the city with Ben!"

"Obey!" Niu Dali agreed, and immediately issued an order. A commander led more than a thousand people around Jiangxia City and went straight to the river. Go to camp nearby for training.

Subsequently, the rest of the army entered Jiangxia City under the leadership of Li Bao.

Pang Faqi, who was in the team, had always had a gloomy face. Liu Gun actually surrounded all the officials and soldiers in the city and surrendered, which made him extremely angry. He had already found out that something was wrong with Liu Gun. Thinking that this person had the audacity to coerce other officials and the city's defenders to surrender to the Qianjun, he had previously said in front of Zhao Junsheng that Liu Gun was advocating the defense of Jiangxia City. Now that Liu Gun has surrendered, does Zhao Junsheng know that he is lying on purpose? ?

"Pang Gong, why do you look uncomfortable?" asked an official who surrendered with Pang Faqi.

Pang Faqi shook his head and said: "Maybe the weather is too hot, some heatstroke, it's okay!"

The official looked around, leaned close to Pang Faqi and said in a low voice, "Mr. Pang, Liu Gun's mansion is too deep. I guess Liu Gun had already thought of surrendering. Princess Pang surrendered last night. He was worried. Mr. Pang stole his limelight and credit, so he followed the Major General to oppose him. As soon as Mr. Pang took us away, he immediately got rid of the Major General with the help of Qianjun, and in a blink of an eye he led everyone to Qian Jun offered the city to surrender. In this way, his certificate of surrender is much more important than Pang Gong, and if His Majesty rewards you for his merits, Liu Gun's contribution must be higher than Pang Gong!"

Pang Faqi said in a low voice: "This person must not be close friends. If you have a close relationship with him, you may be betrayed by him someday!"

"Extremely great!"

Pang Faqi resented that Liu Gun killed his son by the hands of Qianjun, and hated him for leading his troops to surrender to Qianjun and betrayed the country for glory. He began to think about how to get rid of Liu Gun and avenge his son.

When they arrived at the prefect's mansion, the soldiers of the dry army went to guard first and drove away irrelevant people. Zhao Junsheng went directly to the backyard to rest, and Li Bao led the generals and surrendered officials and generals to talk in the front hall.

After learning about the situation in Jiangxia City, Li Bao asked these defectors to go back first. The original house still belonged to them. If something happened, they would send someone to notify them, so everyone left one after another.

Soon, Li Bao came to the backyard and reported to Zhao Junsheng: "Your Majesty, our army has settled down in the city. Some guard the prefect's mansion, and others are placed in the barracks in the city! I have sent those officials and generals who surrendered to go home. There is something to inform them to come here! It’s just that Napang Faqi was Jiang Xia’s prefect before, and his residence was in the prefect’s mansion, and now I’m waiting to set up a commander’s mansion in the prefect’s mansion, so he has nowhere to live!”

"Do you still have to report this matter to me? You send someone to find him another better house for his family to live in! In addition, pass down the order to restrain the soldiers and not disturb the people!"

"promise!"

After Li Bao left, Zhao Junsheng sent someone to find Lin Jinghui.

"What do you think of Pang Faqi? Did he really surrender, or was he forced to surrender because his mother and family were in our hands?"

Lin Jinghui thought for a while and cupped his fists and said: "People like Pang Faqi, I thought that he would not change his will and determination easily. I don't know how His Majesty thinks of him. I will never easily believe that such a person will be willing to surrender and serve him. I will work hard, and I have sent people to monitor this person and other officials who surrendered!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while, then nodded: "Be careful, there is no big mistake, you go!"

"promise!"

Early the next morning, a messenger came to report that Sima Chuzhi had led his troops across the Han River yesterday evening, and was now heading for the Song Army's water village at the confluence of the Han River and the Great River.

After Zhao Junsheng got the report, he asked the messenger to return, and told Sima Chuzhi to act cautiously, there was still plenty of time, so don't worry, make a decision before moving, and the messenger left with orders.

After breakfast, Zhao Junsheng went to inspect the riverside under the protection of the imperial guards and hundreds of cavalry from the Dragon Guards, accompanied by the former Jiangxia prefect Pang Faqi, military commander Liu Gun and others.

A group of people rode on horseback on the embankment. Liu Gun pointed to the river beach under the embankment and said to Zhao Junsheng: "Look, general, the river bank here looks flat. When the river recedes, a large area of ​​sand and mud on the river beach will be exposed, so sampan fishing boats are reliable. Larger ships can’t dock, and they will run aground when they get close. In fact, the water is still very deep. The river in this area is fast-flowing, and people will be washed away when they step into the water. Therefore, if the Song army on the other side wants to use large ships to land here impossible!"

Zhao Junsheng didn't know much about water warfare, so he asked, "What if the Song army transported troops with more than a thousand small sampans or fishing boats and crossed the river at night to sneak attack?"

Liu Gun shook his head and said: "The general is joking, the water here is so fast that small sampans or fishing boats can only be paddled by manpower. How can a small sampan or fishing boat come here from the opposite bank under such a fast current? ? It was washed out several miles away in less than half of the row! Small sampans and fishing boats dare not come to this section of the river, and they are in danger of capsizing at any time!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded, understood a little, and asked, "If the Song army is going to cross the river, which section of the river are they most likely to be in?"

"As far as the general knows, there are about three places: the first is at the ferry crossing; the second is [-] miles upstream; the third is [-] miles downstream. These three sections of the river are relatively open. The water flow is relatively gentle, but only the section of the river at the ferry terminal is suitable for large ships to dock, and the other two sections of the river are only suitable for small sampans and fishing boats!"

"That is to say, if our army wants to deploy defenses along the river, it only needs to guard the three river sections you mentioned?"

"Yes, but the other sections of the river can't be completely ignored. At least people should be sent to patrol to prevent the enemy from sending scouts with excellent water quality over to spy on our army or collude with the secret agents hidden in the city!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a moment and asked, "General Liu, if you are asked to deploy defenses along the river and preside over the defense of the river, are you competent?"

Liu Gun suppressed the excitement in his heart, clasped his fists and said: "Although the general has little talent and learning, as long as the general gives an order, the final general will die, and the defense of the river will be deployed seamlessly. Even if the Song army on the other side has wings, it will not be able to fly! But Just relying on the defense of the river is not enough to hold it, if there is a navy to cooperate with it, it will be safe!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while, and waved to a royal guard next to him. When he approached, he whispered a few words in his ear. After the imperial guard agreed, he turned around and left.

Chapter 1054 Shen Youzhi

Zhao Junsheng inspected the three important areas of river defense respectively, and asked Liu Gun after watching them: "General Liu, how long will it take you to complete the construction of the defense facilities of these three important areas of river defense?"