Back to the Song Dynasty as a tyrant

Later, although Guo Kui defeated Jiaojun and Jiaozhi was forced to surrender, he was not punished as he should.

And in the following decades, Jiaozhi has been sending people to pretend to be thieves to plunder on a small scale at the border, and even let people catch and sell people in the Song Dynasty.

Zhang Boyu said: "The minister also thought that the Song State might be seeking revenge, but at most it would hit Langzhou, and a little further to Fuliangjiang, and it would never enter Jiaozhou (Hanoi). The Song army wanted to negotiate. This newcomer The Guangnan West Road Economic Envoy may just want to make a name for himself on Guangnan West Road!"

When Zhang Boyu said this, Li Yanghuan nodded in agreement.

"So, to hold back the Song Army now, it's better to lure them to go south, and then ruthlessly kill the Song Army's prestige, when the time comes to reverse the situation, we will make a condition!"

Just as the monarchs and ministers were discussing, another voice came from outside.

"Report! There is an urgent military report ahead!"

It's that voice again!

Li Yanghuan's heart skipped a beat.

The servant came in hurriedly: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty! It's not good!"

"What happened again!"

"Urgent report from the front, a large number of Song troops have been found, and they have crossed the Fuliang River a few days ago!"

"what!"

The monarch and his subjects were completely stunned.

Just came the news that the Song army had bloodbathed Liangzhou, and then it came that the Song army had crossed the Fuliang River?

The Fuliang River is very close to the Red River.

It can be said to be a line of defense north of the Red River.

Now Song Jun directly crossed this line of defense!

This time, Li Yanghuan and his subjects were completely panicked.

The analysis just now was basically nonsense.

"Quick! Quick!" Li Yanghuan roared loudly, "Call all the imperial guards immediately!"

Obviously, it was too late.

On this day, the first day of April, the Song army had entered the Red River Plain.

As soon as the main force of the Song Army entered the Honghe Plain, it began to attack the county towns and villages here.

Especially with Zhang Lingcheng, the "leading party", it is so accurate that it couldn't be more accurate.

This allowed the Song Army, who did not bring much luggage, to immediately obtain a large amount of military rations.

Moreover, Wu Lin, who has rich experience in war, sent out countless scouts.

Then the group of cavalry temporarily formed with Dali horses quickly attacked on the Red River Plain.

Although Dali horses are not as good as Northwest horses, they are better than none.

To the north of the Red River, there were still many Imperial Guards stationed in the Jiaozhi Kingdom, but they did not expect that the Song Army would suddenly attack and cause chaos.

Song Jun was like entering the land of no one.

Wu Lin's southern expedition this time has the taste of the Eastern Han Dynasty's Ma Yuan quelling the Jiaozhou Rebellion, and the Tang Dynasty Yang Sixuan's bloodbath in Annan.

Chapter 571

On April 7000nd, under the attack of the cavalry of the Song Army, a forbidden army of the Jiaozhi Kingdom stationed north of the Honghe collapsed, with a total number of [-] people.

When the news reached Shenglong City, it immediately caused an uproar.

The shadow of war began to envelope Thang Long City like a huge iron curtain.

Anxiety and anxiety quickly spread in the hall of Shenglong City.

Seven thousand forbidden troops were defeated in one day, and the same question came to many people's minds: How many troops did Da Song come this time?

In moments of confusion, rumors are flying everywhere before the truth has even landed.

Privy envoy Zhang Boyu said: "This news has yet to be confirmed."

So his words spread quickly.

At first, it was said that the imperial army was defeated, and it may still need to be verified.

But soon someone said: Our imperial guards have not been defeated at all.

Then someone said: I have stationed [-] troops north of the Red River, and it is impossible to lose the army quickly.

Another person said: The news is confirmed, 5 people from the Song army came, but they were defeated by our elite army yesterday, and they are now at large.

Others said: The Song Army was severely beaten by our army as soon as it arrived in Gyeonggi.

Finally, someone said: "Song's million-strong army marched south, and was defeated by our army yesterday. The army was defeated like a mountain. In less than two months, the emperor of Song Dynasty will definitely surrender."

This way of public opinion is the psychological rebound caused by group panic when the information is not transparent, and it is unconscious.

So on the afternoon of April [-], Li Yanghuan, the lord of Jiaozhi Kingdom, received very strange public opinion in Shenglong City. Many people agreed that the Song Army had been defeated on the north bank of the Red River.

Some people even think that this is just a small accident, which has been calmed down, and life will still be as usual.

After all, groups have great thinking inertia, and they cannot realize that this is not an accidental event.

Such public opinion made Li Yanghuan almost think that Song Jun was really defeated.

However, the cold battle report was right in front of him.

A forbidden army stationed on the north bank was raided by the Song army, and the whole army was defeated and fled.

Song Jun received a lot of supplies for this.

Li Yanghuan is now facing a very embarrassing situation.

Should he tell his subjects the truth?

What should I do if the notification causes great panic?

If you don't tell, most people are still addicted to comfort, and the enemy has already hit the door.

Li Yanghuan said to Liu Tanqing: "What do you think of the current rumors in the city?"

Liu Tanqing said: "I think His Majesty should tell everyone the truth immediately, and call on the people to unite and resist the Song army."

Zhang Boyu said: "It must not be done. This is digging one's own grave. If the people know that a forbidden army in the imperial court was defeated by the enemy within a day, there will be a lot of panic, which will definitely affect the morale of the army in the city."

Liu Tanqing retorted: "If you don't inform the people, how can you quickly mobilize the military and civilian defense in the city?"

"Your Majesty, there is no need for the whole city to defend." Zhang Boyu said, "The capital has the Red River as a natural moat. If the Song army wants to attack the city, they must cross the river. The minister has already issued an order to serve the king and organized the forbidden army to deploy defenses in the city. Coming from the depths, it won't be long before we will get sick like we did back then and be forced to withdraw our troops, and then our army will go all out to chase and kill the Song army!"

Li Yanghuan was obviously more willing to listen to Zhang Boyu's answer, he said: "That's the case for now, don't tell the real situation in the city, just say that everything is under the control of the imperial court."

Liu Tanqing said, "Your Majesty, what about the merchants at the ferry?"

"What to do, what to do, you can't let the court worry about everything." Zhang Boyu said, "The common people must understand the difficulties of the court!"

Early in the morning on April [-]rd, Wu Lin was standing under a tree pouring water from a basin to take a shower.

He said to Yan Pei beside him, "The heat and humidity in the southwest makes me feel really uncomfortable."

"Marshal, we can go back when the Cochin Kingdom is destroyed."

Wu Lin said: "The task time this time may be a little longer. In order for the court to maintain stable control here in the future, a group of people must be killed."

Yan Pei was stunned for a moment, and said, "How many people is the commander planning to kill?"

"At least half." Wu Lin said casually, "And the imperial court will name the puppet royal family..."

He made a cutting gesture.

It means to kill everything and never keep anyone.

Yan Pei said: "I see that not only the royal family of the puppet dynasty will be attacked, but half of the landlords and squires will be killed, and half of the ordinary people will be transferred to Guangnan West Road, and then the population will be transferred from Guangnan West Road to Jiaozhou, otherwise there must be someone secretly. Make waves."

Wu Lin said: "I think Zhang Lingcheng and Ding Zhuangjie can take advantage of it. When the Jiaojun enters a period of major defeat, let them absorb surrenderers and let these surrenderers accept the certificates of surrender."

At this moment, the people below came running: "Report to Marshal Wu, the Cochin Kingdom sent an envoy to ask to see the Marshal."

Yan Pei said: "It must be to negotiate a peace, to delay the time."

Wu Lin picked up the cloth from the branch, wiped the water off his body, put on his clothes, and said, "Let's go, let's meet the messenger."

"Wu Shuai, if the other party mentions a peace negotiation, we will agree."

"Ben Shuai knows what to do."

Not long after, Wu Lin met Wang Qian, the minister of rites sent by Li Yanghuan.

Wang Qian saluted Wu Lin, and immediately said in a spicy tone: "I have heard for a long time that the Tianchao is a state of etiquette. Why do you invite unknown teachers today to harm the people of our dynasty? Is this what the sages taught us?"

Wu Lin sat there with a calm expression, eyes as cold as ice, and said in a calm tone: "Your country colluded with Champa and detained the merchants of the Great Song Dynasty. It is in line with the law of heaven for the court to prosecute the teacher."

Wang Qian said: "This is instigated by small thieves in Champa. As far as human trafficking is concerned, it is actually the work of civilian thieves and has nothing to do with this dynasty."

Wu Lin stopped talking.

Wang Qian continued: "General, why don't you withdraw your troops to show the friendship between the two countries, and I am willing to continue offering sacrifices to the Celestial Dynasty."

"It's okay to retreat, and I will give you [-] guan as compensation, and I will retreat immediately."

"The general's words, I will take them back."

Wang Qian returned to Shenglong City and told Li Yanghuan what Wu Lin said.

Zhang Boyu said: "This is the trick of the Song army!"

Li Yanghuan said: "One hundred thousand guan is not difficult, what does Wang Shilang think?"

Wang Qian said: "I went to the Song camp to watch the Song army. The number of the Song army is not very large, and the commander's accent is not from Guangnan Xilu, I am afraid he is from the north. He is not willing to stay here for a long time."

"You mean, what he said was true?"

"The minister thinks that the Song army will not be able to stay in our country for a long time. It is better to give them [-] guan, which can be regarded as a step forward."

Li Yanghuan asked Zhang Boyu: "Since this is the case, do you still need Qin Wangjun from all over the place?"

Zhang Boyu couldn't make up his mind for a while, Qin Wangjun's trip to the capital cost a lot, if the Song army really withdrew, it would be a waste of money.

"It's better to suspend the movement of King Qin's army, and the forbidden army in the city will continue to guard against it. There are still [-] forbidden troops on the other side of the river. Since the Song army intends to retreat, the current strength is enough." Zhang Boyu hesitated and said.

Chapter 572 Siege of Thang Long City (Second Update)

"Okay, you go and issue an order to keep the Qin Wangjun from all over the place not to move for the time being."

"Yes."

"Wang Qing, go prepare one hundred thousand guan."

"Yes."

After the Cochin envoy left, Wu Lin immediately mobilized the soldiers and horses of each command battalion, and started a new round of offensive against the Cochin Imperial Army in the Red River area.

The most important thing is that with Zhang Lingcheng, the Minister of the Ministry of War, in his hands, the Song Army knows exactly where the Forbidden Army is deployed on the north bank of the Red River.

At the same time, the speed of recruiting civilian husbands from the people was also accelerated, and ferries and boats were built in hidden places on the banks of the Red River.

In the early morning of the third day of April, when the king and ministers of the Jiaozhi Kingdom believed that the Song army had a tendency to negotiate a peace, the Song army launched a second surprise attack on the Jiaozhi Forbidden Army on the north bank of the Red River.

This time the site of the raid was more and wider.

At noon on the fifth day of April, Wu Lin received another good news, and almost all the Jiaozhi Forbidden Army stationed on the north bank of the Red River were defeated.

The cavalry battalion was chasing and killing the collapsed Jiaojun. I heard that some soldiers of the Song army even slashed and rolled over.

The warring troops suffered numerous casualties.

The killed soldiers were burned on the spot.

When the battle report reached Thang Long City, it was already the seventh day of April.

When Li Yanghuan heard about it, he was furious. He asked Wang Qian, "Didn't you say that the Song army wanted peace?"

Wang Qian knelt there trembling.

Liu Tanqing said: "Your Majesty, the Song Army's move is ambitious. Tell the whole city quickly to build a defense on the south bank of the Red River."

"Your Majesty! I am willing to go to persuade Song Jun again!"

"There is no chance!" Li Yanghuan roared angrily, "Quickly issue the King's order again, and call all people to gather in the capital!"

"Your Majesty, if the Song Army really intends to retreat, wouldn't we push the battle to the abyss if we gather a large army?" Wang Qian said, "If we go to war with the Song Army in an all-out way, even if we repel the Song Army, our strength will be greatly damaged. If the Champa Kingdom knows about this matter, it will inevitably send troops to attack, even if the Champa Kingdom does not come, Chenla may come, please think twice, Your Majesty!"