Chapter 84
As soon as Zhang Jing said this, all the generals present were surprised, but after the surprise, they fell into a brief silence...

These days, changing allegiance to the imperial court is a very serious problem, and it is not as easy as changing jobs in later generations.

But soon, some quick-witted guys grasped the point. Zhang Jing was not discussing with them, and this was not a rhetorical question, but was stating a fact.

"I'm willing to follow the general!" The sudden echo sounded in the big tent, and the others realized that this is a proposition!
Usually when Zhang Jin came here, he would bring a dozen followers, but today was different, he brought a "pro-guard" of 200 people uncharacteristically...

Inside the big tent, all the generals hurriedly got up and saluted and echoed: "I will follow the general, go through fire and water, and do not hesitate to go anywhere, and come and go without regret!"

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Zhang Jin led the group of generals to greet them at the gate of the camp. Behind him was a circle of "personal guards" brought by Zhang Jin, blocking the gate and separating them from the large army in the camp.

They didn't make them wait for a long time. Shortly after the signal was sent out, a muffled thunder sounded, and a large group of cavalry arrived in front of them soon...

Zhang Jing led [-] troops and stationed in Weizhou. After this battle, half of the troops were lost, and he himself was captured!Guo Jing asked Zhang Jin and his generals to personally kill all the Mongols under his command.

Only three people were left, waiting to report to the Mongols in the future.Now Zhang Jin and his generals had no way out no matter how unwilling they were.

In the evening, Qiu Zhiqing knew why Zhang Jin rushed out of the city and headed south before dawn!
It turned out that in the evening, news came from the south bank of the Yellow River that Meng Gong occupied Yingtianfu (Shangqiu) three days ago. Yingtianfu was only about 250 miles away from Bianliang.

Meng Gong's troops approached the city, and Li Boyuan, the general in the city, killed Cui Li, the surrendered general of the Kingdom of Jin, and surrendered to Meng Gong with [-] troops.That's why Zhang Jin hurriedly led his people to the military camp in the south of the city, trying to break the Yellow River.

However, he was intercepted by Qiu Zhiqing and Ding Yong, who planned to cut off the connection between Xuncheng and the south of the city, and to cover up the information on the battlefield. Now, let alone breaking the golden embankment of the Yellow River, he has become a general of the Southern Song Dynasty!
Although there is still some dissatisfaction in my heart, after all, several generations of my ancestors have devoted themselves to overthrowing the Southern Song Dynasty court.But now that he has gone ashore and jumped ship, changing the boss now is not like changing the company for the next generation.

If the boss doesn't hang up, it will cost a lot to change it once. Like Lu Bu, if you change one and kill another, let alone, the reputation will be bad on the street.

For the straightforward Zhang Fei, he was ridiculed once, and even if other people disdain to scold in the street because of their status, it is the kind of despise once seen.

However, what Meng Gong saw was not the bustling Bianliang in the picture of Qingming Shanghe, but a city lacking food and clothing, with a population of one million and less than a thousand households.

Even though he had made all kinds of plans and had all kinds of ideas in his mind, seeing all this in front of him, Meng Gong still couldn't help twitching in his heart.

Meng Gong's ancestral home is Jiangzhou, Hedong, his grandfather is a general under Yue Fei, and his father is the commander of Zaoyang Army.

Although he has never been to Bianliang, he has heard about the prosperity of Bianliang from his father.

However, today I entered Bianliang and accomplished a great cause that my grandfather, father, and Lord Yue did not complete.

But he couldn't be happy at all, everything he saw along the way was like this, he thought Bianliang would be better, but he was disappointed!
However, it was too late for him to feel sad, put away the throbbing in his heart, Meng Gong immediately ordered his deputy commander Xu Minzi to lead [-] troops, and take enough food and grass to capture Xingyang, and at the same time control Hulao Pass and the revolving door if possible Close to prevent Mongolia from counterattacking!
April [-], the first year of Duanping, is the last day of April.

Meng Gong received the news of the success of Guo Jing's troops in the north of the Yellow River. According to the messenger, Guo Jing had already captured Zhang Jing's troops in Weizhou, and 5000 people from Zhang Jing's troops surrendered.

Especially among the surrendered troops, there are still [-] cavalry, one man with two horses!
This made Meng Gong overjoyed. He had an army of 5000, with only [-] cavalry, one man and one horse. This Zhang Jin had only [-] men, but only [-] cavalry, [-] cavalry with one man and two horses.

It has to be said that he was overjoyed by this wave of truth, so he ordered general Li Boyuan to lead [-] troops from his headquarters to the north of the Yellow River, and put them under the command of Guo Jing.

The remaining infantry will be retained by Guo Jing for reorganization!
In the days that followed, Qiu Zhiqing didn't have anything to do. His main job was to watch Guo Jing not to jump back, and to watch the supervising army not to make trouble, but it seemed that everything was peaceful now.

Could it be unfair, the supervising army has made a great contribution this time, so naturally it will not trouble Guo Jing who led him to make a contribution.

Time flies, and in a blink of an eye, it is the first day of May in the first year of Duanping. It is advisable to: meet relatives and friends, and adopt children!Inauspicious: breaking ground, felling trees and building beams!It's a nice day.

Today, the leader of the Henan Rebel Army, Commander Ding!Leading a rebel army of [-] to vote, Meng Gong readily accepted it, and reorganized it separately. At this time, Meng Gong had [-] troops, not counting Guo Jing's troops north of the Yellow River!

Not counting the 5000 that Xu Zimin took away, there were still more than [-] soldiers and horses in Bianliang City. People ate horses and chewed, and food was scarce. Fortunately, Guo Jing defeated Zhang Jin in time and saved the golden embankment of the Yellow River, which ensured smooth shipping.

On May 30, the first batch of military rations of [-] shi was deposited in the Bianliang treasury. Meng Gong breathed a sigh of relief, and at the same time organized the existing people in the city and the troops who had completed training to start reclamation.

Planting a wave of corn and vegetables first, then planting wheat again in October, preparing for the next year's production, restoring urban construction, etc., are all things he needs to do as a Henan governor!
On May [-], the Song army occupied the eastern gate of Luoyang. A part of the Mongolian army originally retreated to Mengzhou, controlled all ferries, and remotely controlled Mengjin Pass, Xiaopingjin Pass and other ferries.

Knowing that Weizhou had been lost, Zhang Jin surrendered to the enemy, fearing that his back would be lost, so he planned to cross the Yellow River. Unexpectedly, at this time, Zhang Jin led the army behind him to attack from the front and back. The Mongolian army attacked and fought against Zhang Jin.

Zhang Jing lost three battles and lost three battles. His morale was low and it was difficult to fight again, so he retreated to the north bank of Xuanmen Pass, facing the Song army on the south bank across the river. At the same time, he collected a large number of ferries and cruised on the Yellow River.

The Mongolian army was afraid of being attacked by the Song army on both sides of the north and south, so they slowly retreated to Mengzhou!
On May [-]th, the Xiangyang army occupied the South Fourth Pass among the eight passes in Luoyang. Meng Gong also added [-] troops to Xu Zimin two days ago, and he sat in Bianliang to start reclamation.

The Mengzhou Mongolian army felt that Mengzhou was not safe, so they planned to cross the river and join Liu Xiangan, the defender on the south bank.But when crossing the river, Guo Jing, who had already been hidden by the side, led five thousand cavalry to attack halfway across the river.

It turned out that when the Mongolian army was fighting fiercely with Zhang Jin, Guo Jing had quietly walked around to the side of the Yellow River ferry, waiting for the opportunity!

The Mongolian army left a large number of luggage and horses and hurried across the river.Zhang Jing led the troops westward, controlled Taixing, and gathered the ferry to face the Mongolian army at Mengjin Pass on the south bank across the river.

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And what was Guo Jing doing at this time?Guo Jingzheng and Qiu Zhiqing led [-] cavalrymen under their command all the way to the west, passed Jiyuan, passed Yuanqu County, took the Zhiguan Route, detoured Yongji, and stabbed the defenders of Tongguan in the back!

After traveling five hundred miles, Qiu Zhiqing and the others walked for more than ten days before arriving at Yongji. There are not many Mongolian troops in Hedong.

Two flowers bloomed, one for each branch. Guo Jing led the army to go around the Zhiguan Pass, while Zhang Jing and Li Boyuan were stationed in the north of the Yellow River to guard Huizhou and Huaizhou (now Jiaozuo) to guard against Hedong and Hebei. Mongolian Army.

In fact, there were no Mongolian troops left in Hedong and Hebei at this time, and most of them were stationed by the surrendered Jin army.

In order to prevent Zhang Jin and Li Boyuan from rebelling, Meng Gong confiscated the ferry boats in the hands of the two on the grounds of transporting grain, and concentrated all of them on the south bank of the Yellow River.

On May [-]th, Xu Zimin and Shi Songzhi met in Longmen Town, south of Luoyang.Liu Xiang'an of the Mongolian Army fought three fierce battles with Xu Zimin, winning and losing each other. Hearing that the Song Army was coming from the south, he knew that Luoyang was undefendable, so he voluntarily withdrew from Luoyang.

On May [-]th, Shi Songzhi entered Luoyang and announced the recovery of Luoyang. He couldn't wait to send envoys to Lin'an to report victory.In this regard, Xu Zimin was indifferent, and his credit has already been obtained!

On May [-]th, after a three-day rest and replenishment of food, grass and military equipment, the two armies, totaling more than [-] people, marched towards Xin'an in mighty force.

After Liu Xiang'an joined the [-] Mongolian troops who had retreated from the north bank, he had [-] troops. He believed that the Hanhangu Pass was broken and it would be difficult to hold on for a long time.

On May [-]th, the Song army resisted Xin'an, and the Mongolian army attacked. The Song army was defeated in two battles and was beaten violently by Liu Xiang'an at the junction of the two armies.The Song army was defeated and retreated [-] miles to camp.

On May [-]th, the Song Army fought fiercely with Liu Xiangan, and was defeated again. Meng Gong, who secretly led [-] cavalry to hide and wait, saw that the Song Army was about to be defeated, so he could only attack in advance.

In this campaign, more than [-] Song soldiers were killed or injured, and Liu Xiangan led [-] remnants to retreat to Lingbao.

Although the Song army won a great victory, it also allowed Meng Gong to secretly advance westward, and Xu Zimin's plan to lure the Tongguan defenders to annihilate them in one fell swoop failed.

Four days later, on May [-], Shi Songzhi led an army of [-] to retreat to Luoyang, while Meng Gong led Xu Zimin's [-] infantry and [-] cavalry to attack Lingbao!
The Mongolian Tongguan general guarded [-] fine cavalry to help. The Song army lost two games at first, but quickly stabilized their position. The two sides fought evenly under Lingbao City.

The Mongolian army launched four attacks on the Song army in one day, all of which were repelled by the Song army's god-armed crossbow.This made Liu Xiang'an realize that the Mongolian cavalry did not have an advantage in confronting the Song Army's formation head-on.

Because they couldn't attack head-on, and their long-range shots were not as good as the Song Army's god-armed crossbow, the two sides fought fiercely for a day and then returned to their camps.

On the night of May [-]th, Liu Xiang'an, who fought fiercely with the Song army for five days, received a bad news-Tongguan fell...

The battle report slipped from Liu Xiangan's hand, and when the wind blew, it fell on the lighting torch, and when it fell to the ground, only ashes were left, and Liu Xiangan also fell down on the handsome chair with a pale face...

 Not very good at writing wars, sorry, second update, welcome to vote and comment
  
 
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