I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

Liu Sheng didn't know what happened in the Song Dynasty court. After occupying the entire Shangdang, he demoted all the original county magistrates.

The previous county magistrate was promoted to the new chief official, and under the direction of the new county magistrate, a group of supporters of the Song Dynasty were directly recruited.

New interest groups were formed, and then they could safely lead the troops back to Taiyuan.

Although Liu Sheng had been attacking the city and territory from the front, Taiyuan had always been a thorn in his heart. If Ruozhe Keqiu and Zhongdao discovered that Liu Sheng was not in Taiyuan, the defenders besieging them were a group of new soldiers who were likely to break out, causing them to rout.

As a result, Liu Sheng was cut off from his logistics and was caught in the middle.

Although Liu Sheng said it was easy, Taiyuan was not captured in one day.

The Song Army in Taiyuan City is a time bomb that may kill Liu Sheng at any time.

He left several giant cannons and 4,000 military guards at important passes, took the remaining soldiers and rushed to Taiyuan.

Now Liu Sheng especially felt that he was short of troops. He occupied too much territory, but he did not have enough troops.

Although there were millions of people under his rule, he did not have enough supplies to support an army.

If Yanmen was not captured, he would not even be able to provide food for the people. Everything was prosperous, but Liu Sheng needed time, at least a good harvest for a year, so that he could obtain enough food, at least so that the people could be self-sufficient.

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The soldiers who went to capture Yangquan also retreated, and there were still 14,000 soldiers in one place.

But Liang Shouyi disappeared and led two thousand cavalry to Hebei.

In Liang Shouyi's words, they could not sit still and wait for the Song Dynasty's attack.

Instead, they planned to burn, kill, and loot all the way from Hebei to Shandong, hoping to directly disrupt the entire Song Dynasty's rear area so that they would have no time to take care of Liu Sheng.

This worried Liu Sheng. Their lone army outside had attracted the attention of the Song Dynasty, but it was also likely to be surrounded by the Song Dynasty.

But before Tong Guan's army was withdrawn, Liu Sheng was not worried about the two thousand light cavalry. To be honest, the entire northern Song Dynasty did not have the power to contain them at this time. Even if they could not defeat them, they could still run away.

But no one knows whether Zhao Ji will become angry and desperate, asking Tong Guan to withdraw his troops and surround them.

This is a risky move, but also a wonderful move.

He had no choice but to send someone to inform Liang Shouyi that he felt something was wrong and to retreat immediately.

Three days had passed when Liu Sheng arrived at Taiyuan City. It took him two days to rush to Shangdang from Taiyuan and attack it, and one day to return.

Liu Sheng was not in a hurry to surround Taiyuan, but instead set up camp thirty miles east of Taiyuan City.

Soraka was extremely happy to see Liu Sheng, and her eyes were red.

Liu Sheng understood that Soraka had not closed her eyes since he led the army away, and the pressure was too great.

He was afraid that the defenders of Taiyuan City would come out to attack them. If there was any loss in Taiyuan, he would directly kill Liu Sheng.

When he saw Liu Sheng, he cheered up and said, "Your Majesty, your trip went smoothly."

Liu Sheng smiled and said: "Okay, thank you for your hard work, general."

After Soraka's explanation, Liu Sheng learned that Zhe Keqiu had opened Taiyuan City the day after they left and made a sneak attack while the night was dark and windy.

He tried to snatch the cannon, but was repelled by Soraka.

After Liu Sheng found out, he patted him on the shoulder and said, "Just keep it, just keep it."

Soraka lowered his head and said, "In this battle, no less than three thousand of our troops died."

"Nothing." Liu Sheng did not blame him. He had trained the new soldiers for less than a month, and his three thousand men could withstand a sneak attack by one thousand of the Zhejia army.

From Liu Sheng's point of view, this was extremely difficult. Tusuer was indispensable for not completely collapsing.

Then he asked: "How is the situation in Taiyuan City now?"

Soraka shook his head and said: "I don't know, but it seems that Zhe Keqiu noticed that our army was already dividing its troops. Last night, he tried to make a sneak attack. He discovered it in time and was repulsed by artillery."

"They seemed to be moving sandbags during the day today, and the artillery penetrated the sandbags at the north gate."

"The general feels that they will definitely attack the camp again tonight."

Liu Sheng nodded. Zhe Keqiu was not a fool. After a sneak attack, he would find that the soldiers outside the city were not strong in combat. Liu Sheng had not shown up for several days, so he must have thought that Liu Sheng had divided his forces.

Maybe tonight is not a sneak attack, but a decisive battle.

Liu Sheng's heart sank. At this time, except for a few giant cannons, he had no advantage.

The old soldiers brought here had all gone through a rapid march for several days and nights.

To be honest, Liu Sheng was a little frightened.

Those who can leave their names in history are the leaders of all eras, not to mention the arms of the Zhe family army that have been written down in the history books.

If Zhe Keqiu retreated to Taiyuan City, Liu Sheng would be helpless for a while.

But after coming out, Liu Sheng had more options, but the problem was that Liu Sheng had to march for three days, and at this time the sergeant's combat effectiveness dropped a lot.

Liu Sheng has few soldiers, and every one of them is a treasure, so he can't bear to waste them like this.

But if Taiyuan City is not captured, it will be like a thorn stuck in Liu Sheng's throat, which is both difficult to swallow and uncomfortable.

At this time, Liu Sheng already had a strategy in his mind to retain the old soldiers as much as possible, but Liu Sheng could not make up his mind about this strategy. After all, it would be filled with human lives.

At this time, Soraka said: "Your Majesty, the general has a plan to capture Taiyuan."

"Stop talking, I don't agree." Liu Sheng refused.

"Your Majesty, the general has not revealed his plan yet," Soraka said.

Liu Sheng looked at Soraka and said: "My sergeants can die on the battlefield, and they can die in battle when they fail to defeat the enemy, but they can never be betrayed by their own people. Do you understand?"

Soraka argued: "Your Majesty, the Han people have a saying that if kindness is not in charge of the army, one general will make thousands of bones wither. This has been true since ancient times."

"If we can't capture Taiyuan, we will only lose more brothers. If possible, I don't want to, but there is no other way."

Liu Sheng still refused: "No."

At this time, Soraka begged: "My king, let me try! We may not be defeated. Don't you have confidence in your soldiers?"

Liu Sheng shook his head and said: "This is not about whether I have confidence in the soldiers, because I cannot exchange the lives of the soldiers for my victory. One will lead to another. If one day I abandon you and can win, will you be willing?" "

Soraka knelt down and said, "The general will go where he wishes."

"If I can exchange this life for the king's great cause, the king can take it."

"General Liang is working for the king outside the pass, delaying time. If the king delays here for a moment longer, he is just making fun of General Liang's life."

"We calculated mentally but not intentionally. As long as we plan well, we may not be able to catch the Taiyuan defenders off guard."