Fu Song

Chapter 716 Quietly Waiting For You
Shangqiu, the camp of the White Feather Army.

Wei Wu looked at Zhang Ren up and down, only looking at Zhang Ren a little bit hairy, and not only Wei Wu was watching, but a dozen senior generals in the tent were also looking at Zhang Ren.He only looked at a tall and tall man of eight feet awkwardly, wringing his hands and wringing his hands.

Not only that, Wei Wu even made a big case of his own, turned around to look at Zhang Ren, those pair of iron feet walked on the green bricks, jingling, as if knocking on Zhang Ren's heart.

During this time, I did nothing wrong!
Whether it was the battle of Yongqiu, or the subsequent Suixian and Ningling, I was the first to attack, and the retreat was behind.

If there is a real problem, it is the battle of Suixian a few days ago, and the Yangzhou battalion following him was almost equivalent to annihilation of the entire army.Only a dozen or so riders returned in embarrassment.

"General, the last general is incompetent and killed [-] soldiers of the Yangzhou camp!" He bowed his head.

Wei Wu waved his hand, "This is not a fault. If you hadn't led troops in Suishui to block Yelu Chengcai's cavalry, the retreating troops would have been in trouble. 500 people were killed in battle, and nearly [-] troops were saved. It's a credit for retreating."

For Wei Wu, who holds tens of thousands of military power in his hands and has fought all his life, the loss of hundreds of people is really not worth mentioning.In his eyes, this is a victory, a perfect completion of the previous imperial court's grand strategy of exchanging space for time.

The Song army retreated all the way from Yongqiu to Suixian, then to Ningling, and then to Shangqiu. From the outsiders' point of view, it seemed that it was a thousand miles away and something bad happened.But in the eyes of an insider, it is another matter entirely.

The Song army was retreating and losing, but the defeat was not chaotic, and they retreated in an orderly manner.

"But we also need to see that the Liao people came out in full force this time, with an attitude of not giving up until they achieve their goals. We can say that we look down on them, but we can't really look down on them in our hearts!" Wei Wu lifted himself up. A foot rested on the big case, and there was a sound.

Although the difference between the deputy commander and the commander seems to be only one level, this line is the most critical step for a mid-level general to a senior general.

"That must be touched!" Everyone booed.

I have already sent someone to make this request to the Queen Mother, but how much satisfaction I can get is still a question.

Everyone took a deep breath.

His troops really needed to rest and reorganize. After more than a month of fighting, everyone's nerves were tense enough. Luyi was far away from the main battlefield of Shangqiu, just for the soldiers to relax.

"Xiao Zhang's family is not short of money." Wei Wu said with a big laugh, "Everyone spends a lot of money. You can't afford to eat or drink. You won't be so polite in these three days!"

This has been proved in the battle of Yongqiu.

In the end, the enemy general Zhang Ren was allowed to run away at night.

If Zhang Ren's men were supplemented, they would only be in the early [-]s, and Zhang Jie had the same position as him before, so the soldiers and horses were naturally similar.But this battle has just begun, and Zhang Ren has already left Zhang Lent far behind.

"When the big guys are going out to fight in the future, you might as well touch our Commander Zhang and get his blessing!" Wei Wu laughed and patted Zhang Ren on the shoulder. After returning to his big case, he also let Zhang Rensong Take a breath.

Don't look at these people who kill people like crazy and say they are not afraid of ghosts and gods. In fact, these people really believe that there is a definite number in the dark.

Tens of thousands of troops gathered in Shangqiu.

The White Feather Army had seldom lost in these years, and the whole army's morale had been raised. No one thought they would lose even in the face of a powerful enemy, the Liao people.

Song Jun has retreated here, and he must never take another half step back.

The Grand Master Xiao in Wei Wu's mouth is naturally Xiao Cheng's elder brother Xiao Ding and Xiao Changqing.

"Don't worry, general, we won't let Liao soldiers cross Shangqiu!" The chests of the generals slapped loudly.

As for Shangqiu, which has been built for several years, its city defense is far from that of places like Shangqiu and Suixian.

It was only a position defended by 500 people, and he suffered such a huge loss. Then, in the face of Shangqiu, which was defended by tens of thousands of people, could Daliao really attack and break it?

Everyone looked at Zhang Ren with envy all over their faces.

Wei Wu knocked on the table, and the room became quiet immediately, it was time to talk about business.

It's just that the Song army is now adopting the strategy of elite soldiers. Even a scattered military officer like Wei Wu, who is a senior military officer of the second rank, has no more than [-] people under his command.

But places like Suixian and Ningling have already made preparations, which is a bit unusual.

Today, the main force of the Song army on this front line has basically withdrawn to Shangqiu, joining with the main force of the Baiyu army.

It was here that the Song Army stopped Daliao's army.

But the enemy general Zhang Ren deployed more than ten bronze cannons on this hill, and the five hundred soldiers all used four-eyed cannons. The dense and orderly continuous shooting became a pain in Yelu Chengcai's heart. .

"Zhang Tie, your troops are stationed in Zhecheng, under the control of Zhang Ren." Wei Wu continued.

"The last general obeys orders!" Zhang Ren clasped his fists and said.

The Song army caused great damage to the Liao army and its servants in these places.

It's just that his army is not as brilliant as Zhang Ren.

The production of gunpowder seems to have been insufficient.

Everyone in the room nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, and they were all in admiration for the chief assistant Xiao Cheng's strategizing.

There are also those four-eyed guns and bronze cannons. I hope that the craftsmen of Daliao can imitate them as soon as possible.

Now if you want to break through the cities or positions guarded by the Song people, you can only suppress the Song people with more gunpowder weapons.

"The last general is here!" Zhang Ren suddenly stood up.

On the hill, one after another ring-shaped trenches can be seen, and some places have been blasted out one after another.Some of them were blown up by our own troops after shooting up the gunpowder packets with trebuchets or crossbows.

According to statistics after the war, a considerable number of people's armor was not damaged at all, while people died of bleeding from seven orifices.

Although Zhang Ren gave up on Yongqiu in the end, but when it comes to talking about it, he actually won a big victory.

"Judging from the current situation on the front line, the Liao people will use our Shangqiu as a breakthrough point for their southern expedition. Therefore, it is not only Yelu Chengcai from Kaifeng who came to attack Shangqiu, but also the puppet Qi and Liao people from Jingdong. The main target of the enemy on Jingdong Road should be Dangshan Mountain, but no one knows if they will cooperate with Yelu Chengcai and destroy us first."

If the army hadn't been stopped here for a whole day, the Song army who retreated from the direction of Yongqiu and Kaocheng would have been cut off by themselves.

Of these people, one counts as one, which one is not all covered with scars and scars?

The biggest achievement is that hundreds of four-eye bronze cannons were seized here.

"Although your department has been fighting for more than a month and has suffered heavy losses, it is still not the time to rest. You go to Luyi to garrison there, rest there, and at the same time wait for the rear soldiers to replenish. Luyi Over there, there is almost no possibility of the Liao army attacking, and even if there are enemies, they can only be the weak soldiers of the puppet Zhao, and seeing your banner, I am afraid that they will not have the courage to provoke them."

"No matter how many people come, we will let him come and go." Wu Zheng said loudly.

Look at their general Wei Wu, both feet are gone.

The deputy commander can generally direct the soldiers and horses of the army, at most one or two commanders, five to six thousand people.

The oak wood cannon has a limited range and limited power, and it cannot be compared with the bronze cannon at all.

"It's not impossible to touch our commander, but you need to set up a table of wine and treat our commander to a good meal!" Wu Zheng said carelessly, stroking his beard.

"Invitation, invitation, at the end of the next few days, we will hold a banquet in Shengxian Tower for three consecutive days!" Zhang Ren cupped his hands again and again.

Only 500 people.

"All of us here have more or less fought against the Liao people, and we have some experience in our hearts about how powerful the Liao people are." Wei Wu continued: "The next battle with the enemy, everyone must do a good job. We must not be arrogant in victory, and we must not be discouraged in defeat. The final result cannot be determined by the momentary victory or defeat. This war will last for a long time. Our place is the connection point between the central and eastern regions. If the Liao people cut off the two major regions, then we will be criminals!"

But Zhang Tie withdrew after fighting the enemy for a while.

And this battle made Yelu Chengcai suddenly lose confidence in the next Shangqiu battle.

The cunning people of the Song Dynasty were not willing to fight with Daliao at all, but huddled in the city or such a pre-built position. In the past, they only used weapons such as bows and crossbows, but the lethality of bows and crossbows was still limited after all. But now that gunpowder weapons have been replaced, the lethality has greatly increased, and the armor is no longer sufficient.

"Zhang Ren!" Wei Wu said.

On the contrary, Zhang Ren was a little stunned. Although he played vigorously along the way, he was still defeated. It is rare to be promoted after losing all the way.

Now the various ministries of the White Feather Army stationed outside have retreated to Shangqiu, and Shangqiu, as an important node city, has been preparing for today since Song Dynasty took him down.

Everywhere they go, they will inevitably rely on cities and favorable terrain to resist, and judging from the intensity of the battle, these places are well prepared.

Here, he lost more than a thousand Liao troops and several times as many Zhao troops.

There was a sound of congratulations in the house.

It would make sense to say that Yongqiu was also prepared, after all, it was the forefront of the two armies' struggle.

People like Zhang Ren can't help being envied and hated.

"Everyone, take a good look at this guy. Although he hasn't been a soldier for too long, he has fought big battles, and there are quite a few bad ones." Wei Wu nodded Zhang Ren and said, "And when this guy fought , are all pioneers, but, Lord Yan seems to be afraid of him, and actually walked around him. Up to now, he doesn't even have a small scar on his body. Let's talk about the battle by the Suishui River a few days ago , the [-] Yangzhou battalion was completely dead and wounded, and he still didn't scratch his fingers. After he came back, his body was covered in blood. I thought this guy was finally injured, but after a few basins of water, his nails were washed clean, and it was all someone else Blood! He still doesn’t have any scratches on his body. This is the first time Wei has been in the army for so many years. Even the number one general in the world, Grand Master Xiao, is also wounded. !"

"Shoufu often said that we should despise the enemy strategically, but pay attention to the enemy tactically." Wei Wudao: "When we first established our capital in Jiangning, Shoufu expected today, so in the past few years, we have been working hard for the enemy." Today's preparations are not only here, but also along the Xuzhou line. The previous attacks were just to gain more space for us to move. All the strategies of the Liao people were already expected by Shoufu, so the Liao people The Southern Expedition this time is the beginning of their decline, and it will also be the beginning of the rise of our Song Dynasty."

And the commander is qualified to command tens of thousands or even tens of thousands of large corps.

"Of course I want to invite you, but this time, Xiao Zhang really has to invite you!" Wei Wu waved his hand and said, "After Lu Shangshu took office, he felt that Zhang Yongqiu fought well in the first battle, and Sui County had the courage to end the queen. No fear of life and death, covering the retreat of his own family and friendly troops, such a person should take on greater responsibilities, so he is now a commander, a doctor of Zhongwei, and a serious fourth grade."

This is also because both of them were deputy commanders before the war. After World War I, Zhang Ren was promoted to commander.

He was born in Old Bai Yu, and although he was a little lower in rank than the others in the room, he was not bad at all in terms of human affection.Unlike Ren Zhong, who was from the old Hebei Army, he seemed a little restrained here at the moment.

On the bank of Suishui River, Yelu Chengcai stood on the hill and looked down, leaning on the road of Suishui River, countless chariots and horses were walking forward in an endless stream.But a few days ago, this place was still an extremely tragic battlefield.

Just when he was wondering, Wei Wu finally spoke.

Looking at Wei Wu who was circling around him, Zhang Ren really felt a little puzzled.

Like Zhang Ren, Zhang Bian has actually been fighting for the past month. When Zhang Ren was fighting in Yongqiu, he also ushered in the enemy's attack in Kaocheng, and then retreated to Sui County, and then retreated to Ning Mausoleum.

Zhang Tie was taken aback, but immediately reacted, clasped his fists and said: "The last general takes orders!" Then he turned and bowed to Zhang Ren, who smiled at him and nodded in response.

But in Sui County, it was Zhang Ren who broke up again.

Everyone in the room laughed, and there was a relaxed atmosphere.

"My feet, just to remind everyone, the one who cut off my feet more than ten years ago was from the Liao Kingdom!"

Here is a core point for the Song army to resist the attack of the Liao army. It is not only self-contained, but also echoes with Xuzhou in the east and Xiangfan in the west.

It would have been taboo to write directly to the queen mother, bypassing Yelu Longxu and Yelu Zhen, but now Yelu Chengcai doesn't care about it anymore.

That fat man Yelu Longxu, just because he is the queen mother's confidant, has been looking for trouble for himself. In the previous few battles, he was extremely dissatisfied with his command. An excuse to pull himself off the horse.

I don't know what the Queen Mother thinks?

Why did they agree to let Lin Ping's party like Yelu Longxu come out and lead the way alone?

(End of this chapter)