Fenghou

The actual combat training mentioned by Wanyan Wushu is to kill with real swords and guns, without mercy.

Wanyan Digu Nai took the lead to kill the army, and swiped the fifty-jin mace with a mace, smashing the three heads and splashing their brains, Wanyan Digunai laughed wildly, and swung the mace up and down Wherever he passed, flesh and blood flew, bones and tendons were broken, and he rushed into the formation in one breath.

The hundred iron cavalry behind them are like fierce tigers. Everyone kills a hundred at one time, and five thousand recruits run away crying, screaming, and running away. How can five thousand new troops stop the charge of a hundred Jurchen cavalry? After two quarters of an hour, there are already casualties There were thousands of broken bones and corpses all over the ground, rivers of blood flowed, the formation had completely collapsed, and the soldiers were scrambling for their lives, running around in the wilderness, and the other training troops were completely petrified.

"armistice!"

Wanyan Wushu gave an order, "Woo—" the horn blew, and a hundred cavalry led by Wanyan Digunai came back like a gust of wind, not hurting a single person, not even the wounded soldiers.

Zhang Zhongxiong's face turned pale when he saw it, Wanyan Wushu whipped his whip across his head and face, and yelled, "This is the elite army you trained, it's even worse than shit!"

Chapter One Thousand and Thirteen

Wanyan Wushu finally understood that Zhang Zhongxiong was a mediocre general, he could speak well, and he did a good job on the surface, yet he actually believed him.

He immediately removed Zhang Zhongxiong from the position of commander of the new army capital, and ordered his deputy general Du Rong to lead the troops temporarily, waiting for the new chief general to take office.

Wanyan Wushu led his generals and soldiers back to Bianliang City like a gust of wind.

At the gate of the city, Wanyan Wushu reined in the reins of his horse, drew out a command arrow and handed it to the soldiers, "Hurry up and call Li Cheng to see me!"

Li Cheng was also in Bianliang at this time, stationed in Nandaying.

Wanyan Wushu returned to the commander's mansion with a full face of anger, and walked quickly to the inner hall. Fan Gong was leading several staff officers to plant flags on the sand table. Jurchens are very good at learning. Last year, when they captured Zhang Jun's army After a sand table, they immediately realized the importance of this intuitive map.

The sand table of the Song Army was sent to Jingzhao by Prime Minister Zhang Jun. After visiting the sand table of the Western Army, he got enlightenment and began to learn how to make it. It was quickly deployed to the major armies, and finally flowed from the Song Army to the Jin Army Camp.

Fan Gong waved his hand and told several officers to step down. He cautiously asked tentatively, "Your Highness is not satisfied with inspecting the new army?"

Wanyan Wushu was still angry, but he still tried his best to restrain his emotions, and said sullenly: "I hired the wrong person, Zhang Zhongxiong is too mediocre, and I am so disappointed."

Fan Gong smiled slightly and said, "Zhang Zhongxiong may not be able to lead troops to fight, but he is very good at speaking and encouraging, so he did a good job in recruiting troops. He recruited more than [-] troops in such a short period of time. He is not as good as him, so it is absolutely correct for the prince to use him to recruit troops, but in terms of training, it may be necessary to send another good general."

Fan Gong's enlightenment made Wanyan Wushu feel a little more comfortable. He didn't completely misunderstand the person. He also realized that Zhang Zhongxiong was indeed capable in recruiting soldiers, but he shouldn't let him train soldiers.

"I have already sent someone to find Li Cheng. I decided to let Li Cheng train the soldiers, but I am worried that time is running out, and Chen Qing is likely to launch an attack soon."

Fan Gong smiled and said: "Your Majesty, don't worry, in fact, Chen Qing has not completed the deployment either."

“How come you see?”

Fan Gong picked up the wooden pole and pointed at Chen Zhou on the sand table, "The Western Army has a big gap here. If a strong army is not stationed here, the Western Army that attacks Kaifeng Mansion from the north of Xuchang will easily be defeated by Ying Tianfu." The killed Jin soldiers cut off the back route, and to guard against Ying Tianfu's army, it is necessary to garrison in Chenzhou, and it was out of this consideration that Yue Fei put Wu's army here as the East Route Army."

Wanyan Wushu stared at it for a moment and said: "Chen Qing can definitely gather the troops scattered in the states along the Huaihe River, plus Li Qiong's army, it is enough to gather [-] to [-] troops!"

Fan Gong shook his head, "But if that's the case, Chen Qing's army will be handed over to the imperial court. Will he trust the imperial court?"

Wanyan Wushu snorted disdainfully, "That bear egg in the Song Dynasty, even if you give them ten guts, they wouldn't dare to go north!"

"That's not necessarily the case. If the prince ordered the Song Dynasty to send troops, such as attacking Li Qiong's army, such as occupying the states north of the Huaihe River, I believe the emperor Zhao Gou will be tempted."

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "Mr. is Han, so he may understand the mind of Han people better."

"My lord, I know very well the thoughts of the emperor of the Song Dynasty. His hatred and fear of Chen Qing far exceeds that of the lord. He would rather the lord occupy the Central Plains than Chen Qing occupy the Central Plains. If the lord secretly sends someone to the emperor Zhao Gou , asking him to send troops to the north, the humble official believes that the possibility of him sending troops is extremely high."

Wanyan Wushu took a few steps with his hands behind his back, and said slowly: "It may be difficult to talk directly with the emperor of the Song Dynasty, how about using Qin Hui?"

"The humble job suggests a three-pronged approach, one letter to Qin Hui, one letter to Zhao Gou, and Sai Li to write a letter to Queen Wei, basically everything is done."

Saili is the husband of Empress Dowager Wei in the Kingdom of Jin. His Chinese name is Wanyan Zongxian, and he is currently in Bianliang.

Wanyan Wushu nodded, "That's the decision!"

At this time, a soldier reported in the hall, "All command Li Cheng to see you!"

"Let him in!"

Soon, Li Cheng walked into the lobby and knelt down on one knee to salute, "See the prince for your humble position!"

Wanyan Wushu was very dissatisfied with Li Cheng because he didn't defend Yingchang Mansion, especially in order to keep [-] troops, and gave up Xuchang City.

But seeing the 10,000+ Wuhe army trained by Zhang Zhongxiong, Wanyan Wushu thought of Li Cheng's elite soldiers. At this moment, he understood Li Cheng's mood. It is not easy to train elite soldiers. The sacrifice is really not worth it.

"Has General Lee seen the recruits being trained?"

"Reporting to the lord, I went to see it yesterday."

"How does it feel?"

Li Cheng hesitated for a moment, not daring to answer. He just came from the south gate and didn't know what happened in the new barracks.

Wanyan Wushu glanced at him and said, "Just tell the truth!"

"Reporting to the prince, I am not very satisfied with the recruits."

"I'm not satisfied either, just tell me in detail!"

Li Cheng pondered for a while and said: "From the surface, it seems that the soldiers' drills are very neat, but if you look closely, you will find that all soldiers have a common weakness. The arms are all soft, which shows that Zhang Dutong's training only pays attention to the orderliness of the formation on the surface, and ignores the strength training and physical training of the soldiers themselves.

If this really comes to the battlefield, it will be fatal. A single attack by the cavalry of the Western Army will destroy the formation. This is actually what the Song Army looked like during the Xuanhe period. "

Li Cheng's description talked about the heart of Wanyan Wushu, and he also felt the same way, lacking strength and physical fitness, this is the crux of the problem.

"If I let you train, how long will it take to train to be the same as your [-] elite soldiers?"

"About one to two years!"

The time was too long, Wanyan Wushu shook his head and said, "If I only give you a month, how far can you train?"

"Reporting to the lord, at most, I can barely go to the battlefield."

Wanyan Wushu took the Langtou order and handed it to him, "From now on, I will appoint you as the commander of the new recruits. I will give you one month's time, and the money and food will be guaranteed. You will try to train me as pleasingly as possible."

"Humble post obeys orders!"

Li Cheng took the Langtou order and left, Wanyan Wushu then wrote three secret letters, asking the sender to pretend to be a businessman and go to Lin'an.

……

In Shouchun, Zhang Jun received a secret decree from the emperor Zhao Gou, ordering him to concurrently serve as the Xuanfu Envoy of Jingbei Road, annex Yue Fei's army, and then hand over the army to the court.

Zhang Jun was not very happy to receive this secret decree. Instead, he seemed worried, pacing back and forth in the study with his hands behind his back.

The eldest son, Zhang Ziqi, asked cautiously, "Father, has something happened to the court?"

Zhang Jun sighed and said, "No accident happened to the court, but something happened to Yue Fei. He was dismissed from all official positions and put under house arrest."

"Didn't father always have a bad relationship with Yue Fei? Father should be happy that he was dismissed from office."

Zhang Jun glanced at his son, shook his head, and said, "Do you know what it means to be sad when a rabbit dies and a fox is killed? Something happened to Yue Fei. It was the emperor who attacked the town. Yue Fei was the first one. The next one is either me or Han Shizhong. He is going to take over our military power."

Zhang Ziqi scratched his head and said, "My child always thought that Yue Fei was going to attack South Jing South Road, but Yue Fei refused to obey, which made the Emperor furious!"

"Hmph! You think too simply, and you are too ignorant. Chen Qing's occupation of the five prefectures on South Jingnan Road was an agreement he reached with the emperor. It was written in black and white. If the agreement was torn up within a year, he would not be afraid of Chen Qing helping the late emperor." Enthronement reset?

My heart is like a bright mirror. The emperor doesn't care about the gains and losses of Jingnan South Road. What he cares about is the former emperor in Chen Qing's hands. Do you see that Chen Qing has increased troops on Jingnan South Road?There was no movement at all, and Chen Qing was waiting for the emperor to tear up the agreement so that he could help the first emperor ascend the throne in Bianliang. "

"So attacking South Jing South Road is just an excuse?"

Zhang Jun nodded, "This is called Mingxiu Plank Road, and Chen Cang was secretly planned. It is false to attack Jingnan South Road, and it is true to take Yue Fei's army. Yue Fei ran to Lin'an without knowing it. He must have this difficulty. Now the emperor wants me to accept Yue Fei's army. , and then hand it over to the imperial court, maybe Yue Fei's army will rebel!"

Zhang Jun heaved a long sigh. Whether Yue Fei's army rebelled or not, he actually didn't care. What he cared about was that the emperor would seize his military power in the next step.

Zhang Jun was in a state of confusion for a moment, he told his eldest son, "Go and invite Mr. Jingxiu!"

Chapter 14 Principles

Mr. Jingxiu mentioned by Zhang Jun is his chief aide, Wang Jingxiu, who is about 50 years old.

Not long after, the thin and tall Wang Jingxiu followed Zhang Ziqi into the study slowly.

Walking into the room, Wang Jingxiu asked with a smile, "What worries Xuanfu envoy?"

"Look at this, sir!"

Zhang Jun handed the secret decree to Wang Jingxiu, Wang Jingxiu took the secret decree and read it, shook his head and said, "This is really a troublesome matter!"

Zhang Jun nodded, "It's very troublesome. I'm worried that Yue Fei's army will rebel?"

"Xuan Fushi, Yue Fei's army's rebellion is a trivial matter, and the humble official is worried that Chen Qing will intervene!"

Zhang Jun was taken aback, "Chen Qing will also intervene in this matter?"

"Why wouldn't he intervene? Yue Fei's army is an army that is good at fighting. Chen Qing has captured Dengzhou, and the army is close to Xiangyang. Doesn't he want to take this army that is good at fighting into his pocket?"

Zhang Jun suddenly remembered something, nodded and said: "Sir, you are right, Chen Qing must also be planning for Yue Fei's army. I got the news two days ago that Yue Lei returned to Xiangyang from Dangtu County. It is obvious that Chen Qing is helping He fled."

Wang Jingxiu pondered for a moment and said: "The imperial court was mainly worried about the rebellion of Yue Fei's army, so it asked the Xuan Fu envoy to recruit this army. Otherwise, it would be enough to send a civil official to recruit the army, but the imperial court certainly did not consider Chen Qing's factors."

"Actually, what I'm really worried about is not Yue Fei's army, but the imperial court has started to clean up the feudal town. The next one is either me or Han Shizhong. If he loses his military power, I don't know how the imperial court will deal with me. I'm afraid my fate will be even worse than Yue Fei's!"

Speaking of this, Zhang Jun couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Wang Jingxiu smiled slightly and said: "Didn't Xuanfu envoys behave very well these years? He desperately made money, ran amok everywhere, and ruined his reputation. Wasn't that how Wang Jian reassured King Qin back then? So Xuanfu envoys don't have to worry, since the emperor Asking you to collect Yue Fei's army shows that he still trusts you."

Zhang Ziqi next to him couldn't keep his mouth shut for a long time. It turned out that his father had been desperately earning money all these years and deliberately ruining his reputation. He was pretending to reassure the emperor, or he was really cunning and cunning!

Zhang Jun didn't want to mention this matter, so he quickly changed the topic, "Then how to accept Yue Fei's army, sir, please teach me!"

Wang Jingxiu thought for a while and said: "I suggest that the envoy Xuanfu should grasp two principles. First, to satisfy Chen Qing, this is to leave a way for himself; second, to make the emperor dissatisfied, the emperor and the court must be satisfied. Realizing that the consequences of cutting the feudal clan are very serious, the court will be cautious when it takes the next step to seize the prince and Han Shizhong's military power."

"Is there any way to make Yue Fei's army unwilling to accept the imperial reorganization?"

Wang Jingxiu pointed out two fingers, "Two words, rumors!"

Zhang Jun nodded, and then said to his eldest son, Zhang Ziqi: "I'll write a letter, you should immediately ride to Xuchang on a fast horse, and hand the letter to His Royal Highness Prince Yong!"

"My child obeys the order!"

……

After Yue Fei received the order from the imperial court to prepare to take back Jingnan South Road, he ordered his eldest son Yue Yun to lead 2 people to station in Lin County, the commander of the Jingmen Army, and direct his troops to Jiangling Mansion.

But this was just a preparation, and they had to get a definite order from the court before they could send troops to Jiangling. Yue Fei immediately took his second son, Yue Lei, to Lin'an to report on his duties.

The military camp is located outside Changlin County, and the soldiers are waiting patiently for orders.

Yue Yun is only 20 years old this year. At the age of 14, he followed his father to fight in the north and south. He is a well-known young hero in the Song Dynasty. As he got older, his strength became stronger and stronger, and the spear could no longer exert his strength advantage.

At the age of 17, Yue Yun began to practice hammering. A pair of bright silver hammers weighing 82 jin beat all the invincible hands of the Song army.

Yue Yun's personality is the same as his father's, upright, jealous, and not good at compromise.

Ever since they were forced to withdraw from their Northern Expedition to the Central Plains, Yue Yun hated the court's stupidity and weakness. If his father hadn't stopped him, he would have almost killed the messenger officer who forced them to withdraw.

This time the imperial court ordered them to attack South Jing South Road, Yue Yun also strongly opposed it, the main reason was that Chen Qing's Northern Expedition to the Central Plains and regained his homeland, but they took advantage of people's danger to attack South Jing South Road. Be reviled by the world.

Another reason is that the Song Army's warships blocked the Yangtze River, and their troops could not cross the Yangtze River. What's the point of just occupying Jiangling County on the north bank?

In the past few days, Yue Yun felt a strong sense of uneasiness. He heard rumors that his father was exiled in Lingnan, and these two days he heard rumors that his father had been convicted and sent to prison, but no matter what kind of rumors, it is not good for his father.

Especially in the past few days, several news spread in the barracks that their army will be taken over by Zhang Jun, and all generals will be demoted to three ranks.

The commander was demoted to the deputy commander, and the commander was demoted to the deputy capital. The news immediately blew up the barracks. You must know that it will take at least ten years for the officer to be promoted to the third rank. , Only a little bit of merit and promotion, now erasing the third level all at once, this is more unacceptable than killing them, erasing all their ten years of credit.

This news hit the army's Achilles' heel, and made the generals very angry.

At this time, Xue Bi, the staff officer, walked into the big tent quickly and said, "Little General, this is a bit strange!"

"May I ask Xue Canjun, what's so strange?"

"Beizhi just received a letter from Li Ruoxu from Xiangyang, asking us to prepare all the military and political files and hand them over to Zhang Jun."

"what?"

Yue Yun's eyes widened, "Could it be that the rumors are true, my father has been dismissed and sent to prison?"

"There is no definite information on whether Dutong was dismissed and sent to prison, or he may have been transferred to another post, but it should be certain that Zhang Jun took over our army."

Yue Yun clenched his fists, gritted his teeth and said, "Is this stupid emperor treating the general who fought bloody for him like this?"

Xue Bi sighed and said, "I came here to find the little general because I hope the little general can stabilize the emotions of the generals. They are all discussing the matter of going north to join the Western Army."

"Joining the Western Army is a good thing. That is the real anti-golden army. Why do you have to work for this fatuous emperor?"

"Calm down, little general! There is still no news from the Xuanfu envoy. If it is a rumor, it will be difficult to turn around."

As soon as Xue Bi finished speaking, a soldier said outside the tent: "Sign up to the little general, the second son is back!"

"Ah! My second brother is back, where is he?"

Yue Lei rushed into the big tent, hugged his elder brother and cried bitterly.

"Don't cry yet!"