Reborn Yue Feizhi returns my rivers and mountains

In April of the fifth year of Xuanhe, after ending the long and humiliating negotiations with the Jin Kingdom, the Song Dynasty finally realized its long-cherished wish since the founding of the Northern Song Dynasty - to regain the land of Yanyun.Although this result was neither satisfactory nor glorious, and could even be said to be a shame for the country, in the eyes of Emperor Huizong and the ministers of the DPRK, it was a historic achievement.Therefore, Emperor Huizong was very happy and generously rewarded the "meritorious" ministers who had recovered Yanjing.

Cai You, who was on the front line, was promoted to a young master; Wang Fu, the prime minister sitting in the rear, was promoted from a young master to a grand master and was awarded a jade belt; Zhao Liangsi, who was negotiating in all directions, was promoted to a bachelor of Yankang Palace.And Tong Guan, who "recovered" Yanjing, received a huge reward.

Song Shenzong once said, "The one who restores Yanyun will be king." Emperor Huizong carried out the promise of the late emperor to the letter, and made Tong Guan the Duke of Yu, and then promoted him to the prince of Guangyang.You must know that in the nearly 200 years since the founding of the Song Dynasty, the kings and titles only had two levels: relatives and counties. Even Yue Fei, who made such great contributions to the Southern Song Dynasty, was only posthumously named King of E, and this was the only example of a eunuch who was named king.Both Northern Expeditions resulted in the loss of soldiers and generals. In the end, Tong Guan, who bought Yanjing with money, got this honor. It is really ridiculous.

Finally, it was Emperor Huizong's carnival alone. He ordered Wang Anzhong to write the "Fu Yanyun Monument" to record this event.Thinking about his great achievements in destroying Tubo, pacifying Xixia, breaking up civil strife, and conquering Yanyun, coupled with his outstanding literary talent, looking at the thousands of years of history, there is really no one like him, and he even fantasizes about his own future. Since then, the country of the Song Dynasty has been stable, and its reputation has spread all over the world, even lasting for generations.

What is ironic to this fantasy is the tragic situation that Tong Guan and others faced when they entered Yanjing. Nine of the ten houses were empty, and almost all the people were moved away by the Jin Dynasty, leaving only one house for the Song Dynasty monarchs who had been looted. A clean empty city.What's even more frightening is that after this incident, the Jin Kingdom increasingly realized that the Song Dynasty was weak and could be bullied, which also laid the groundwork for the Jin army's subsequent southern invasion.

At the same time, officials throughout the Song Dynasty were corrupt and political discipline was broken. Coupled with several indemnities, the state treasury was empty. As a result, various exorbitant taxes and miscellaneous taxes emerged one after another, and people's lives became increasingly difficult. As a result, rebels were everywhere, bandits were rampant in the Central Plains, and people were in dire straits. .

On this day, Liu Guangshi was handling official duties in the hall. Suddenly, the flag official from outside came to report that Tao Jun and Jia Jin in Xiangzhou had rebelled and captured Linzhang County. At the same time, they killed officials and plundered the people, which had become a serious problem. Raise troops to suppress the bandits.

When Liu Guangshi thought that there was no need to take action personally to deal with such bandits, he thought of the thousand-man team led by Yue Fei, so he ordered someone to summon Yue Fei.When Yue Fei came to the camp, Liu Guangshi told him about Tao Jun and Jia Jin's rebellion, and asked: "Pengju, although there are more than [-] bandits, most of them were robbed by the bandit leaders and enlisted in the army. They are a ragtag group of people. I know you have been training troops in Tangyin for a long time, so why don't you go out there for me, one to train your troops and horses, and the other to gain some military honors. I wonder if you would like to go?"

Yue Fei happened to be idle at home, always thinking about the defeat of the army that day, and felt depressed. If he had this opportunity, he would naturally be willing.So he raised his hands and said, "The general is willing to go on your behalf."

Liu Guangshi ordered him to go back and pack up his troops, and immediately raised troops to march towards Linzhang County, which was occupied by bandits.

After Yue Fei came back, he summoned his brothers and passed on Liu Guangshi's military orders. He also selected four people, Shi Quan, Niu Gao, Wang Gui, and Tang Huai, and his own team of [-] sergeants to go to conquer the bandits. Zhang Xian, Zhao Yun, Zhou Qing, Liang Xing and Ji Qing were still stationed in Tangyin to train their troops to prevent bandits from entering.

The next day, Yue Fei led 500 people to Linzhang County. When they arrived near Dongshan Pool, Yue Fei stopped the army and said, "The bandits are so powerful that it would be unwise to attack by force. I have a plan, and I want to fight with my brothers." talk over."

Here Shi Quan said: "Just ask brother for instructions."

Yue Fei said: "Brother Shi Quan is brave and resourceful. This time, I ask you and brother Tang Huai to take fifty capable soldiers to the villages near Linzhang County and enter the country disguised as merchants. The thieves will come to rob you when they see you waiting for your property." You can follow them to the county to plunder. When the thieves see you and others being brave, they will definitely act as sergeants. When the time comes, send me a message, and I will lead a hundred men of light cavalry to ask for battle, while brothers Niu Gao and Wang Gui will The rest of the sergeants are ambushing here. When I pretend to be defeated and return, they will launch a surprise attack and capture the leader of the thief. Then the thief army will be defeated. What do you think, brothers?" The brothers all nodded in agreement.

Yue Fei ambushed here and waited for news. Shi Quan and Tang Huai took fifty capable sergeants and drove more than ten horses to Linzhang County.Along the way, he saw several villages with corpses strewn all over the place and in dilapidated condition. They had obviously been poisoned by bandits. Seeing this, Shi Quan shook his head and sighed, and ordered people to put on the clothes of the villagers left behind and continue to Linzhang County.

When they arrived two or three miles outside the city, they heard the sound of drums in the city, the city gate opened wide, and a group of thieves rushed out of the city gate, surrounding Shi Quan and others.Then a dark-faced man with a big sword in his hand came to Shi Quan and others and asked, "Where are you coming from? Where are you going?"

Shi Quan said quickly: "The villain is from Bingzhou. He came here from the north to sell horses. He wants to go across the city to Jiankang to sell." After speaking, he took out two taels of silver from his arms and offered it to him, saying, " Please be kind to the military master and let me go across the city."

The black-faced man laughed loudly and said: "You've come just in time. I am Jia Jin, the great king here. Now that we have occupied Linzhang County, we are short of war horses. When you come here, you can use the horses for military purposes. I think you are waiting. Why don't you join our army if you are all strong and strong, and when the time comes, you can make great contributions, drink from a big bowl with me, and share the gold among us, wouldn't it be fun?"

Shi Quan and others begged hard, but Jia Jin was not moved at all. He took advantage of the situation and plundered his horses and soldiers, and returned to the city together.After everyone left, the spy who had been following Shi Quan in the distance saw clearly and quickly stood up to report back to Yue Fei.

After Yue Fei received the message, he quickly led his hundreds of cavalry to Laizhang County to call for battle. Not long after, he saw Jia Jin leading his troops out to fight. Yue Fei shouted: "I am Lang Yuefei, a subordinate of the Xiangzhou Army. I have been ordered to lead the army to eliminate you and other bandits. Why don’t you hurry up and die!”

Jia Jin saw that there were only about a hundred cavalrymen behind Yue Fei, and he laughed loudly and said: "Now that the world is in chaos, we have risen up to kill corrupt officials like you. How dare you come here with just over a hundred cavalrymen?" You boast that you will eliminate my tens of thousands of troops, but you are actually using your arms as a chariot and not overestimating your own capabilities. If you know the opportunity, quickly dismount and surrender, sir, I will protect you from death. If you don't know what to do, the army will rush over and there will be no trace of your corpse!"

Yue Fei didn't answer, but stabbed him with his spear. Jia Jin used his sword to resist, and the two started fighting in front of the formation.Yue Fei saw that his sword skills were scattered, but he didn't know where he had learned some rudimentary martial arts. He only knew how to slash, but he was just feinting, and it was inconvenient to show off his martial arts.So he blocked several times, pretending to show that he was unable to do what he wanted.

Seeing that Yue Fei was timid, the bandit soldiers on the side started making even louder noises to cheer for Jia Jin.Jia Jin gained the upper hand and became even more energetic. He opened his sword and slashed at Yue Fei like a storm.

Seeing that the time was right, Yue Fei pulled out Jia Jin's sword with one shot, jumped out of the battle circle on horseback, and shouted: "The thieves are so powerful, wait until I go back to ask for help before we fight again!" After that, he led his cavalry to Dongshan Pool. .

When Jia Jin saw this, he thought that there must be a large camp where Yue Fei retreated. Now that he was not well prepared, he would lead his army to attack and gain something. So he ordered people to go back to the city to notify Tao Jun to send troops and horses to help. He led his troops to pursue Yue Fei.