Liu Song Hanque

Chapter 503 Rush to Ye City
A few days before the army set off for the expedition, Liu Yizhen spent the day discussing political affairs with the ministers in the Hall of Liangyi, and at night spent tenderly with his relatives and family members.

When it was time for the expedition, Liu Yizhen went to Taizu Temple and Xiaozong Temple alone for a while.

Wang Zhen'e, Zhu Lingshi, Tan Daoji, Yuan Huzhi, Wang Maide, Fan Daoji...

And the more than [-] troops in the Guanzhong Central Plains all gathered in Hedong and swore to Fenshui.

"In the past, there were seedlings who were not welcome, Tang Yao was ruthless, the Xiongnu was cruel, and Han Wu was punishing!"

"Nowadays, Suolu is causing chaos in the northern border. I respectfully accept the destiny, and dare not be safe. Fang wants to send troops to the north to chase Suolu, save the lives of the people, and restore the majesty of the Han officials."

"Using the spirit of the martyrs and the power of suffocation, you can be a teacher and teach the law, and you will be killed in response to the opportunity. In Siju, you will be forever Qing Saibei!"

"Yongqing Saibei!"

After the swearing-in, Wang Zhen'e rushed to Yecheng as a vanguard with an army of [-].

And Shen Tianzi continued northward with [-] soldiers to support Jinyang.

The speed of the Liu Song army's assembly this time is not unpleasant. When the news reached Cui Hao's ears in Pingcheng, the main force of the Song army was almost over the Taihang Mountains and heading towards Hebei.

After Cui Hao heard that Liu Yizhen had risen so resolutely, he had a premonition that the situation was going to get worse.

After he found out the scale of the Song army's expedition this time, it was even more like a stick in his throat, like a glare, and like sitting on pins and needles.

At this time, Liu Yizhen almost wrote "I want to be serious this time" on his face, and his burning ambition can be seen even by Cui Hao who is far away in the bitter cold place.

"Immediately deploy troops to block the checkpoints leading to Pingcheng."

"Also, quickly initiate a military situation for His Majesty, and make him be careful!"

At this time, Cui Hao actually felt a little sense of urgency.

It took too long for Tuoba Tao to attack Hebei this time!

It can be said that the best time for Tuoba Tao was when Liu Song's army had not moved.

But during this period of time, there has been no good news from the direction of Hebei... This in itself is an extremely dangerous signal!

"I hope His Majesty can break through the line of defense before the main force of the Song army arrives, otherwise it will be really difficult for me, Great Wei!"

Tuoba Tao, who was far away in Hebei, did not know what happened in Hebei and Jinyang.

With the news that Du Ji and Jin Yiwei are trying their best to block the news of the south, Tuoba Tao knows nothing about the intelligence of the south, so he can only keep his head down and fight with Shen Qingzhi.

In fact, Tuoba Tao's war at the beginning was definitely smooth.

He suddenly led a large army to appear in the northeast, and swept across Youbeiping with lightning speed, almost annexing the entire northeast of Youzhou.

But when he went south, Tuoba Tao found that his enemies were more difficult than he imagined.

The first is Zhu Chaoshi.

Zhu Chaoshi, as Zhu Lingshi's younger brother, Liu Song's famous general, and Hebei's leading general, has already become famous when he followed Liu Yu in his early years. His strength was expected by Tuoba Tao a long time ago.

But this time, it was not Zhu Chaoshi who was in Bohai Sea that really held back Tuoba Tao, but the little-known Shen Qingzhi.

Before Tuoba Tao attacked You Beiping, Xi Jin attacked Fan Yang, and Qiudui attacked Bohai, the intention of the three-way battle was quite clear.

If you take Youbeiping down, you can use this place as a bridgehead extending to the hinterland of Hebei, and it can be regarded as the rear of these Hebei Wei soldiers.

Fanyang is the gateway to the north of Hebei. As long as Fanyang is captured, the cavalry of the Northern Wei Dynasty can directly reach Weijun, Hebei, and even the Yinma River.

Needless to say, if the Bohai Sea is opened up, troops can enter Qingzhou, wreak havoc on Liu Song's rear, and weaken Liu Song's war potential.

Previously, Tuoba Tao thought that Fan Yang and Bo Hai would always get some advantage.

Then no matter which side can attract the main force under Zhu Chaoshi's command, Tuoba Tao in Youbeiping can support the other side, and quickly get through all the way to Hebei, shaking the north.

The plan is beautiful, but the reality is very skinny.

Zhu Chaoshi was indeed attracted to Bohai by Qiudui, but Fan Yang did not become vulnerable just because of Zhu Chaoshi's departure.

Shen Qingzhi became Fan Yang's defender, and once beat Xi Jin, a famous general of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and suffered heavy losses. This situation only improved when Tuoba Tao personally led the army to support him.

"Your Majesty, this Shen Qingzhi is like a turtle, how do you fight?"

Shen Qingzhi's tactics can be summed up in one word - defend.

For so many days, unless Wei Jun climbed the city wall, he hardly even saw Song Jun's face a few times.

If you can use a bed crossbow, you definitely don't need a crossbow machine.

If you can use a crossbow, you definitely don't need a bow and arrow.

If you can use bows and arrows, you will never pour gold juice.

If you can pour gold juice, you will never throw stones.

If you can throw stones, you will never fight hand-to-hand.

The tricks of Shen Qingzhi's defense of the city are definitely the most that Tuoba Tao has seen in his life. Just looking at these various skills is enough to be called a mental torture.

"Has the food in their city been consumed yet?"

Tuoba Tao's question made all the Northern Wei generals hesitant.

Especially Xi Jin.

He said with some embarrassment: "Before, Shen Qingzhi transported all the grain from the surrounding counties to Fanyang."

"Then why didn't we rob food at that time?"

"Sir wait..."

Looking at Xi Jin's appearance, Tuoba Tao knew what Xi Jin was thinking.

As the leader of the Xianbei nobles, Xi Jin naturally knew that he would have a "head-to-head battle" with Cui Hao in the future.

Allowing Shen Qingzhi to transport the food to Fanyang, although not to support the bandits' self-respect, certainly meant to use Shen Qingzhi's hands to weaken the Hebei family.

Unexpectedly, Shen Qingzhi was not a kitten to make money for them, but a ferocious tiger... No, it was a hard tortoise, which greatly delayed the Northern Wei Dynasty's marching plan.

"you……"

Tuoba Tao was angry from the heart, but when he thought that this was before the battle, he forcibly suppressed this anger.

Seeing Tuoba Tao's unkind expression, the others expressed comfort: "It's not that our plan is wrong, it's that Shen Qingzhi is as unwilling to come out as a shrinking tortoise!"

"As long as he dares to go out of the city, our cavalry can kill all the Song troops in Fanyang City with a single charge!"

"nonsense!"

For this idea, Tuoba Tao has already used it.

But whether it was insulting Shen Qingzhi, beheading the soldiers of the Song army who were caught by accident, or burning the surrounding villages and towns, Shen Qingzhi always looked as stable as a dead dog, and would not leave the city even if he was beaten to death.

"There are such bloodless generals in the Song Army, and I have learned a lot!"

Because of Liu Yu's relationship, the group of generals he brought out were all Berserkers, and they would definitely not defend if they could attack.

However, because Shen Qingzhi had been serving under Zhao Lunzhi before, and he was still a behind-the-scenes role in the army, his use of troops was naturally not as wild as those generals at the beginning of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

But even so, Tuoba Tao could only suffer from being dumb in front of Shen Qingzhi.

"We can't drag it on like this!"

Tuoba Tao's young but sharp eyes fixed on Fan Yang not far away.

"Up to three days, take this city!"

(End of this chapter)