Fu Song

Chapter 654 Promotion
In the long history of mankind, there are countless examples of nomadic peoples taking advantage of the farming peoples in wars. In short contact wars, farming peoples are rarely able to defeat the nomadic peoples.

But if the war between the two races is placed in a long historical process, in a long-term confrontation and strangulation, the winners in the end are basically farming peoples.

This trait is based on the genetic nature of the two races.

Nomads have greater mobility, come and go like the wind, and all their property can be placed on horseback.They live by grazing, and are often attacked by various disasters. Once their survival is affected, they will ride horses and pick up sabers to plunder.

This is their way of life.

The fighting gene is deeply rooted in the bone marrow and blood of each of them.

But this also brings another problem, because they always occupy the right to choose the battlefield, so they lack the determination and tenacity to fight to the end.

If you can't beat it, just leave.

It is more in their interest to find a soft persimmon that can be beat well.

But it is different for farming peoples.

All their property is rooted in the land they live on.

Therefore, when facing aggression, they have the courage and perseverance to fight to the death.

Although the Liao Kingdom has been established for hundreds of years, and domestic farming has occupied a large proportion, the Khitan nationality of the country is still nomadic in nature.

Han people like Lu Ben'an originally came from the Youyan family, but they have gradually acquired this mentality from generation to generation.

It doesn't usually show up, but in such a massacre where both sides suffered heavy casualties, it was exposed all at once.

Lu Ben'an did not expect that the artillery on the opposite side had such a large-scale lethality, and Gao Yingxiang did not expect that the opposite side also had gunpowder weapons that were essentially the same as theirs.

The dense army formation can resist the impact of galloping horses, but under the attack of bombs, it immediately becomes the biggest shortcoming.

Several army formations in front collapsed in the sound of bomb explosions in an instant, allowing the Liao army to break through, and the two sides launched a more brutal hand-to-hand combat.

Lu Ben'an originally thought that as long as he could tear apart the Song army's formation, then the opponent would surely be defeated.

This is the experience summed up in the countless battles between the Liao Kingdom and the Song Army in the past.

The infantry of the Song army was indeed very powerful in combat, but that was when they gathered together.

Once they become individuals, they are vulnerable,
Their weakness will be most thoroughly expressed.

Luben'an's joy did not last long.

Because the Song Army's formation was indeed disrupted, but they did not collapse.

Instead, they started a counterattack on the spot.

Even when their thin bodies were facing the impact of the oncoming war horses, and they were destined to die, they still tried their best to stand still, then poked the tail of the spear on the ground, and raised their heads obliquely.

The gun broke, and the man died, but the horse was also stabbed to death.

Those sword and shield players, brandishing horizontal swords, rushed into the Liao people's team recklessly,
A knife for a knife, a life for a life.

When Lu Benan's hidden secret weapon failed to achieve the results he expected in the first time, and did not destroy Gao Yingxiang's front army at the fastest speed, Gao Yingxiang responded immediately.

The tens of thousands of troops on both sides also entered a stalemate state of confrontation.

Really entered the state of killing one thousand enemies and self-defeating eight hundred.

Lu Ben'an didn't know why the Song Jun he met now was different from the previous Song Jun.

But he understood one thing, that is, Xie Bao was in Minquan and Chen Tiansong was in Ningling, so the loss was not wronged.

If the Song Army in front of them is as brave as the Song Army in front of them.

Originally, he still had the last glimmer of hope.

That is the [-] cavalry led by younger brother Lu Benxi detoured the Agate River.

If this cavalry can appear sometime in the future, the battlefield will be reversed.

That is definitely an army that can change the direction of the battlefield.

It is precisely because of this thought that Lu Ben'an supports desperately.

From morning to noon to dusk.

The summer weather is extraordinarily long.

But there is always a moment when night falls.

When the last twilight also disappeared on the horizon, Lu Ben'an finally confirmed that his younger brother must have encountered some unexpected troubles.

Night battles, for both sides, didn't seem to be a good idea. As torches were lit on the battlefield one after another, the two sides gradually separated and contacted.

But disengagement does not disengage from the battlefield.

Both sides of the war are hiding in the shadows, watching the enemy on the opposite side. If the enemy shows a little weakness at this time, the other side will definitely pounce on it and tear the other party to pieces.

Gao Yingxiang was very heartbroken.

During the daytime battle, he suffered unexpected losses.

The ones fighting at the front are the veterans he brought out from Yunnan.

In this battle, most of the losses were lost.

But he was not in a hurry,
Because he knows that victory must belong to him.

He can wait.

At this moment, Jie Bao was right in front of him, Chen Tiansong had already fled, left and right, Wei Wu and Tian Zhen were not in a hurry to rescue him, but it was precisely this that made Lu Ben'an anxious.

The two of them went to seal the deal.

Once Wei Wu and Tian Zhen are sealed, Lu Ben'an will become the softshell.

Tonight, Luben must run.

In fact, he thought that Lu Ben'an should evacuate when the payment was made.The reason why he lasted until this time may be that he thought that the night would make his retreat more calm.

But how could Gao Yingxiang let the other party leave leisurely?It took a lot of effort to lure the enemy deep, isn't it just to bite the enemy hard?

Of course, Lubenan wanted to run, so he could.

But all the servants under Luben'an's command must be left to me.

Come to think of it, Lu Ben'an should have this awareness.

If you don't want to bear the child, then even his mother will stay.

A school lieutenant hurried into Gao Yingxiang's big tent and brought him news of the Agate River.

Gao Yingxiang was stunned for a while.

No wonder Luben'an has been holding on to himself. It turned out that he was waiting for this team.

A burst of cold sweat swished out of the vest.

The army blocking the Manao River belonged to Wei Wu's White Feather Army, with a strength of less than a thousand people. When Wei Wu made arrangements, he even forgot to notify Gao Yingxiang.

And Wei Wu's original intention was not to think that there would be enemies there.

He just wanted to keep some more seeds for this old subordinate who had followed him for many years.

But under the crooked attack, this team of more than [-] people abruptly stopped a [-]-strong Liao elite cavalry army on the stone bridge of the Agate River.

When Gao Yingxiang wiped the cold sweat from his head and decided that he must reward this heroic army after the war, Lu Ben'an silently began to arrange for the retreat.

There is no doubt that my younger brother's plan to attack on light cavalry failed.

He couldn't wait any longer.

It is necessary to retreat.

And in front of a strong enemy, how to retreat is naturally a big problem.

What should be paid, must be paid.

Naturally, the man from Daliao couldn't stay.

Fortunately, there are still a large number of servants who can isolate the enemy's pursuit.

At the third watch, the Liao army suddenly launched a fierce attack on Gaobu.

Then, at the rear of the battlefield, the headquarters of the Liao Army, which existed as a supervising team, turned around and left.

Tens of thousands of servants who were risking their lives to attack were abandoned on the battlefield by their masters without hesitation.

"Even if there are [-] pigs, it will still take a long time for Song Jun to hack them to death!"

Looking back at the raging battlefield, Lu Ben'an gritted his teeth, extremely unwilling.

Winning or losing is actually on the line.

In the battle during the day, if he breaks through the Song Army's first layer of defense, then the victory will definitely belong to him.

The battle was not going well, mainly because Zhao Jun was not strong enough, and that bastard Chen Tiansong left without a fight. After he went back, he must settle the matter with Liu Yu. This Chen Tiansong must die.

The Song army in the south is very different from the Song army in the north. This, through this battle, gave Lu Ben'an a deep understanding.

These Southern Song Army are more like the Hebei Frontier Army back then.

The army that had caused Daliao a headache.

Zhang Ren and Zhou Quan lay side by side on a stretcher and were carried back.

Both of them closed their eyes and did not want to speak.

It's not that I don't have strength,

But really not in the mood.

After this battle, more than half of the team of [-] people left, which made Zhou Quan want to cry.

When the reinforcements arrived, everyone was shocked by the cruel scene by the Onyx River.

Five hundred people guarded here for a full day, withstood the onslaught of three thousand Liao troops.

And the Liao army who fell in front of them had at least five or six hundred people.

In the wounded barracks in Sui County, the two of them lay down for five full days before they finally had the strength to get out of bed, and the news of the final battle finally reached here.

Lu Ben'an, governor of Liao Army Hebei Road, still fled.

It's just that the last elite of the puppet Zhao was retained by Gao Yingxiang.

From this perspective, Gao Yingxiang achieved the strategic goal that Xiao Cheng wanted to achieve in this battle.

Zhao Jun's vital strength has been almost wiped out. In this direction, Song Jun can basically do whatever he wants.

More importantly, after this battle, the forces against the puppet Zhao on the ground will increase greatly.

Some local powerful factions who had to succumb to the puppet Zhao will definitely turn their attention to the Song Dynasty.

Quzhen's puppet Zhao regime is crumbling like a candle in the wind.

Lu Benan was deliberately let go by Gao Yingxiang.

If such an important person died on the battlefield or fell into the hands of Da Song, he would become a hot potato.

After all, Xiao Cheng didn't want to have a head-on collision with the Liao Kingdom so early.

But if something happened to Lu Ben'an, even if it was to appease the forces of the Youyan Han people, the court of the Liao Kingdom would probably send troops to avenge Lu Ben'an.

And Lu Ben'an himself had a competitive relationship with Yeluzhen, the king of Zhennan. Let him go back, maybe Yeluzhen could be involved, so as to prevent Yeluzhen from dominating the family in the south.

Neither of these men is a fuel-efficient lamp.

The light of the two people in the Liao Kingdom is bright, and they feel a little dazzling to each other.

The unique sound of Wei Wu's iron feet stepping on the bluestone slab made people familiar with him know that it was him who came from a long distance away.

So when he appeared at the gate of the wounded barracks, almost all the people in the room who could get up got up.

Everything in this room belongs to Zhou Quan's battalion.

In addition to the dead, almost all the living gathered in this big house.

"You guys did a great job in this battle!" Wei Wu's face was full of joy: "Commander Gao said, in this battle, our White Feather Army made the first contribution, and the biggest contribution was because of your battle of the Manao River."

"It's a pity that most of the brothers are gone!" Zhou Quan said sadly.

"Being a soldier and fighting a war is a job with your head hanging on your trouser belt. It's luck to live, and leeward to die!" Wei Wu waved his hand: "Besides, the imperial court will not let them die in vain. Matters such as pensions have been reported. Well, according to the old rules, the money will be distributed to the brothers within a month at most."

Zhou Quan, Zhang Ren and the others all nodded.

"Zhouquan, you are going to be promoted to the command, Zhang Ren, and you have been personally named by the commander-in-chief, and you will be directly promoted to the general of the first battalion!" Wei Wu looked at the two with a smile: "Congratulations."

There is a reason for Zhou Quan's promotion to be in command. After all, Zhou Quan himself is a senior battalion general. With the credit this time, it is reasonable to jump a level, but Zhang Ren has jumped several levels in a row. It is very enviable to become a battalion general and jump over the hurdle that most soldiers can't jump in their entire lives.

Seeing Zhang Ren's dumbfounded expression, Wei Wu chuckled.

Zhang Ren's identity is still very different from other people.

He is a scholar, but he was so vigorous even when he was born on the battlefield. More importantly, he was born in a family of officials in the south of the Yangtze River. There are deeper reasons behind this person's rapid promotion!
The imperial court wants to treat Zhang Ren as a person, and praise him greatly!

"How is the injury?"

"It's not a serious injury. It will take ten days and a half months at most. I will be a hero again." Ren jumped from the team general to the battalion general and was so small.From now on, he could theoretically command three or four battalions.

Zhang Ren on the side also nodded.

"Since everything is fine, let's start working!" Wei Wudao: "Zhou Quan, Zhang Ren, the two of you are going to Jiangning for a while."

"What?" Zhou Quan's head was full of question marks, while Zhang Ren also looked ignorant.

"Shoufu held a military school in Jiangning, which specializes in training officers. You two are like this, and you won't be able to work in the army even if you return to the army. You might as well go to Jiangning to recuperate for three months!"

"I'm not going." Zhou Quan yelled: "General, you know me. I get a headache when I read books, but Zhang Xiucai is fine."

"Is it up to you whether to go or not?" Wei Wu sneered, "This is a general appointed by Gao Shuai. There are only ten places in the entire central Xingyuan, and two of them were given to Bai Yu. Don't be ignorant."

Seeing Wei Wu getting angry, Zhou Quan immediately fainted.

(End of this chapter)