Physician of the Song Dynasty: Zhang Kai and Li Qingzhao have a private life-long contract

In Lingzhou City!

Fan Zheng looked at the panicked Lingzhou people all over the city and ordered in a cold voice: "Don't kill innocent people indiscriminately. Control Lingzhou City as soon as possible and raise enough food and grass!"

The reason why the Five Routes of the Song Dynasty's expedition to Xia gathered under Lingzhou City was that the most important food and grass were not available, and they wanted to capture Lingzhou City to support the war.

But in the end, due to the disagreement between the generals, Xixia dug the Yellow River canal and attacked it with water. If the general had been focused and directly attacked Lingzhou City, all the difficulties would have been solved. Even the Xixia water attack could not do anything to the Song army!

But now that the Song Army has broken through Lingzhou City, they have finally avenged their revenge and solved the food and grass problem!

"Reporting to Commander Fan, Lingzhou City is under control. However, when the Xia army saw the city was breached, they ordered the burning of grain and grass. Our army only got back half of the grain and grass!" Song Jiang came to report.

"Little half grain?" Fan Zheng frowned.

The Song army had a hundred thousand men and horses, and a small amount of food and grass could not guarantee that the Song army would have enough food and grass!

Fan Zheng thought for a while and immediately ordered: "Send the order and all ministries will collect food on the spot in Lingzhou!"

"Shuai Fan, think twice! Before the expedition, the imperial court issued an order to treat the people of Xixia preferentially. Only after Xixia is destroyed in the future can we appease people's hearts. If the army collects food on the spot, it may alienate the people of Xixia!" Zhong Shidao hurriedly advised.

Song Jiang retorted: "This statement is wrong. When Yuanfeng made five expeditions against Xia, the Song Dynasty treated the people of Xixia well, so that the army was timid and fell short of success. Today, our army has conquered Lingzhou, and we are only one step away from destroying Xixia." One step away, naturally we can’t make the same mistakes again!”

Fan Zheng waved his hand and said: "There is no need to dispute this matter. Food must be collected, and the food and grass for the army must be guaranteed!"

Song Jiang led the Haohan camp, and most of the Liangshan bandits made a living by looting, and they did not feel any guilt for robbing the people of Lingzhou to obtain food and grass.

When he saw Fan Zheng's evil recipe for the first time, he couldn't help but be surprised. Who would have thought that a small IOU could not only raise enough food and grass for the Song army, but also calm the grievances of the Xixia people.

"Ah! IOU!"

The Song army has sufficient food and grass. After destroying Xixia in the future, it can be returned to them. Besides, there will be a penny interest, which is enough to calm the grievances of the Xixia people.

All the generals looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief. No one expected that Fan Zheng would come up with such an evil recipe?

Zhong Shidao wanted to persuade again, but Fan Zheng changed his words and said: "Of course the people of Xixia still need to be appeased! In this case, when the grain was collected, each ministry wrote an IOU to the people who collected the grain, promising to return it with one cent of annual interest in the future. Come not only to ensure that the Song army has enough food and grass, but also to appease the people of Xixia!"

"Yes, if the Song army wants to stabilize its military morale, sufficient food and grass are essential. However, the forced conscription of food and grass will make the Song Dynasty lose the hearts of the people of Xixia, which is not conducive to future rule. In this case, we will write an IOU and promise interest. Isn't it killing two birds with one stone? ." Fan Zheng explained.

"If our army is defeated..." Master Zhong said hesitantly.

Thinking of this, Zhong Shidao couldn't help but sigh. If Yuanfeng's five-pronged attack on Xia and the Song army had such evil methods, the outcome of this battle might have been rewritten.

Master Zhong also reacted and quickly said, "Fan Shuai is wise!"

"Fan Shuai is wise!" Song Jiang complimented, and couldn't help snoring in his heart. These generals of the Song Dynasty are just too fond of false reputations. If the Song Dynasty loses this battle due to lack of food, no matter how good their reputation is, what's the use!

Other generals also talked about it, some opposed the grain requisition, and some agreed to the grain requisition.

"I'll understand later!"

"This method is great!" Song Jiang Zhongpu and others exclaimed.

But Zhongshidao was different. He knew that the Song Dynasty had just captured Lingzhou and its position was already unstable. If it conquered Xixia's grain and grass, there might be trouble.

The people of Lingzhou were crying looking at the IOUs in their hands. They didn't know whether the Song army was a civilized army or a bandit.

Fan Zheng continued: "Dangxiang and Han people live together in Xixia. You must pay attention when collecting food and be tolerant to the Han people. After all, if you want to rule Xixia stably in the future, you cannot do without the local Han people!"

All the generals nodded and immediately went to collect food!

"IOU!"

Like bandits, they forcibly borrowed food from them, and even issued an IOU afterwards. In this way, they don't know whether to hope that the Song Army will win or that the Song Army will be defeated!

After all, from the standpoint of the people of Xixia, the Song Army was the invader, so they naturally hoped that Xixia would defeat the Song Army. However, the Song Army forcibly borrowed a large amount of their food. If the Song Army won, there was still hope of returning it. If the Song Army was defeated, The IOUs in their hands may be in vain.

Suddenly all the generals looked at Zhong Shidao like a fool. The Song Dynasty had been defeated. If they returned to the Song Dynasty, who would care about the people of Xixia.

Those who can be forcibly borrowed food by the Song Army are local rich households and leading figures. These rich households have the final say whether the local area is in chaos. Now the Song Army owes these rich households food and grass, which unexpectedly surprised the Song Dynasty's rear. It's so stable that even Fan Zheng didn't expect it to have such an effect!

With the help of IOU Yifang, Song Jun quickly raised enough food and grass! No more worries about looking back.

"Give me the order to clear out the surrounding Xixia troops and prepare to cross the Yellow River and attack Xingqing Mansion!"

"Attack Xingqing Mansion!"

All the generals couldn't help but be shocked. No one thought that Fan Zheng could not wait to attack Xingqing Mansion just after the Song army captured Lingzhou.

"Shuai Fan, think twice! Although our army now has sufficient food and grass, when attacking Lingzhou, most of the gunpowder bombs were consumed, and there is no way to continue attacking Xingqing Mansion!" Zhong Shidao quickly advised.

In this battle, the Song Army attacked Lingzhou. It can be said that they used gunpowder weapons such as thunderbolts regardless of the cost. Although they captured Lingzhou, they consumed a lot of gunpowder weapons. The military division group once simulated it. According to Fan Zheng's attack method, and Xingqing Mansion has stronger troops and defenses, and the remaining gunpowder weapons are simply not enough!

Song Jiang couldn't help but look embarrassed. He naturally knew how many thunderbolts were used to capture Lingzhou City in this battle.

Fan Zheng frowned and said, "Can the remaining Zhentian Lei be enough for field use?"

Zhong Shidao replied: "Of course it is more than enough for field battles, but it may be difficult to capture Xingqing Mansion with these sky-shaking thunders!"

Yang Bangyi also advised: "Commander Fan, I think it is better for our army to suspend the advance and clear out the Dangxiang cities on the east bank of the Yellow River first. In this way, we can not only wait for the thunder from the rear, but also maybe be able to lure The enemy came out of the city and destroyed the Xixia army outside the city."

Zhong Pu also advised: "Of course, in this way, our army can also wait for the other armies. If the armies surround Xingqing Mansion, they will definitely be able to defeat Xingqing Mansion in one battle."

The other generals also nodded, and even Song Jiang remained silent. After all, if there are not enough thunders, no matter how brave the Haohan camp is, their flesh and blood will not be able to compete with the Xixia thunders.

When Fan Zheng heard this, he waved his hand without hesitation and said: "It doesn't matter, as long as there are enough Zhentian Lei left to fight in the field, it will be more than enough to take over Xingqing Mansion!"

"what?"

All the Song generals looked at Fan Zheng in disbelief.

You must know that they are still on the east bank of the Yellow River and have occupied Lingzhou City. It can be said that they can advance, attack, retreat or defend. If they cross the Yellow River, they will completely lose their retreat and can only move forward to completely destroy Xixia!