Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

"Master Zhang, you are fine."

At this moment, Uncle Zhang was very angry. He regretted why he didn't have the courage to commit suicide just now.

He admired Xu Tongpan's backbone.

However, at this moment, the matter is only a done deal.

Su Xia stepped down and untied Zhang Shuye.

"Sir Zhang, since ancient times, those who know the current affairs have been regarded as heroes. Since Mr. Zhang is already my guest, Su Xia, why don't you feel at ease here? I will definitely not let you down."

"Master Su, there is no need to say more. Since ancient times, loyal ministers have not served two masters. Since I am a minister of the Song Dynasty, I should die for the Song Dynasty. There is no need to say more. Why waste more words? Come on, take action."

Su Xia just shook her head, "Why is Master Zhang doing this?"

"Is there any kingdom in the world? Your victory in Su Xia is only a temporary victory, and it can never be a permanent victory. The Song Dynasty has many soldiers. To tell you the truth, the imperial court has used the Western Army to deal with you. Your failure It’s a matter of time.”

Su Xia nodded and said: "Your news is too late. As the governor of Haizhou, do you really think that the Western Army will be more powerful than Zhao Peng's army after a long journey?"

Su Xia saw that Zhang Shuye was a little confused, and then said: "Our army dispatched about 8 or [-] people in the Western Army, but I know all the officers above the command level in the Western Army, and the character of the main battle commanders." I know all about the characteristics and family background. Sun Tzu's art of war says that knowing oneself and the enemy means that one can fight a hundred battles without danger. But what about you? How much do you know about me, Su Xia, and my Su Xia's national defense army?"

Zhang Shuye was stunned when he heard this and said nothing.

Su Xia added: "Mr. Zhang, since the beginning of Taizu, the Song Dynasty has adopted a defensive strategy against Liao, Xixia and other countries, but has adopted a trend of active combat against the civil strife that broke out in the interior. I, Su Xia, am one of the examples. The imperial court has several They launched a fierce attack on us every time, whether it was the Forbidden Army or the Xiang Army.

For example, the elite Tianwu Army was completely wiped out, commander Gu Tingye died in battle, Xiang Army leader Duan Pengju committed suicide, Jingdong East Road, Jingdong East Road, and the main battle units of the imperial court with combat capabilities in the Central Plains were defeated in several battles, as you said , Why did Song Huizong Zhao Ji, Gao Qiu and others mobilize the Western Army? It was because the Central Plains Forbidden Army was no longer able to compete with me.

Half a year ago, the imperial court repeatedly deployed heavy troops to attack us, but as you saw in the final battle, this period was a strategic offensive by the Northern Song Dynasty imperial court, and we were in a strategic defensive stage.

But our recent capture of Haizhou will definitely make Zhao Ji uneasy, speed up the dispatch of the Western Army, and use all the elite troops from the Central Plains to try to launch a final ferocious attack on us, in order to complete his victory in one battle and completely annihilate us. This battle is the decisive battle between Zhao Ji and I. If we win, Zhao Ji will no longer be able to attack us, and we will compete with the Song Dynasty. "

Zhang Shuye on the side couldn't help but gasped as he listened to him explain all this in detail.

In the past, he only heard that Su Xia was very powerful. Today, when he saw Su Xia's words for the first time, he felt a chill in his heart when he learned that what this person said was true.

No wonder the Su Xia Army and the Song Army were victorious in battles.

Zhang Shuye attributed the previous unfavorable battles to the Song army's commander's poor combat command, poor logistical support, or Su Xia's surprise attack on Daming Mansion by chance.

But when Su Xia pointed out the specific problem today, he understood very deeply that it seemed that the Song Dynasty was destined to perish.

Seeing that Zhang Shuye was a little moved by what he said, he added: "When I raised the army, there were only 800 people. Eight hundred Yuejia can swallow Wu! Now, I have 8000 real elites, each of them Almost all of them can equal one to ten. Not to mention the [-] people in Haizhou City, even if the entire imperial army of the Song Dynasty were to fight me to the death, I would not be afraid.

Zhao Peng under your command is a rare tiger general in the Song Dynasty army. Do you know why Zhao Peng's cavalry failed? "

Zhang Shuye asked in confusion: "Why?"

"Because we are using the most advanced Weiyuan artillery and have the most elite cavalry fighting against them."

Zhang Shuye sighed helplessly. He suddenly thought that this was indeed the case. When Su Xia's National Defense Army attacked the city, the heavy artillery attack on the city wall was something he had never seen before in combat.

"You should be aware of a problem. Our cannons are indestructible. This alone means that the three countries of Song, Xixia, and Liao are inferior to us. It is also an important magic weapon for our unification."

"You,,, you want to annex these three countries?"

Zhang Shuye was shocked again by the words of the young man in front of him.

In the past, the affairs of Xixia and Liao were things that he had never thought of.

Looking at the extremely ambitious young man in front of him, he couldn't help but laugh again after just a moment.

"why are you laughing?"

"I'm laughing at you for not knowing the heights of the world."

Su Xia was not angry at all: "If I really do it within ten years, what will you Zhang Shuye do?"

"One day, I, Zhang Shuye, will lead your horse for you."

........

In the emperor's back garden in Bianliang, Tokyo, Zhao Ji rarely met with the military attachés of the imperial court. However, today, at this point, he had to meet with Liu Yanqing.

We have mentioned Liu Yanqing’s background before (a general of the Western Army in the Northern Song Dynasty, first appeared in Chapter 142).

As the main general of the Western Army, he was naturally walking on thin ice when being received by the emperor. Likewise, he was also very clear in his heart.

It would definitely not be a good thing if the emperor asked him to do something.

He had also heard about Haizhou. This time he brought more than 8 elite Western troops to defend important areas in the capital, waiting for orders from the imperial court.

At this time, the emperor called him, maybe asking him to go on an expedition now.

"What do you think of Su Xia's rebellion?"

Liu Yanqing was stunned for a moment, "Your Majesty, I foolishly thought that the reason why Su Xia caused chaos in several states and the imperial court suffered repeated defeats was because of the lack of troops and the failure to fully attack. If we attack again, we should camp step by step, gather all the main forces, and attack steadily without asking for anything." A moment-to-moment victory will surely accumulate into a big victory."

"This coincides with Captain Gao's idea. I think that we can mobilize the main force of the imperial imperial army to join forces with the Western Army. That is, we can also mobilize the Xiang Army to gather an army of 20 people. We will check for the deficiencies and make up for them, and we will be able to wipe out the Soviet thieves and Xia. success."

"Your Majesty is wise." Liu Yanqing was blowing a rainbow fart here.

Zhao Ji said again: "I have decided that Gao Qiu will be appointed as the Grand Marshal in the fight against thieves, and you will be the Deputy Marshal..."

Having said this, Liu Yanqing himself was confused. What a good emperor, I have been talking about it for a long time. Our Western Army is the main force, and I still want to be someone's deputy? "