Biography of the traitorous officials who dominated the Song Dynasty

Chapter 252 Staying at Jade Lake

The Battle of Niutoushan completely kicked off the decisive battle between Song and Jin Dynasties.

No one dares to take it lightly. They are always on tenterhooks and pay 120 million points of attention.

After all, Niutoushan had a geographical advantage for the Jin army, and there was not too much water. Therefore, in the end, the Song army suffered heavy losses.

After Niutoushan was captured by the Jin army, the Jin army planned to take the inner city of Bianliang in one go.

So, after the Battle of Niutoushan, which lasted for four hours, the Jin Army continued to move forward without even taking a breath.

Since the Song army had already divided its troops into east and west groups before the expedition, after the battle at Niutoushan, Zhao Gou and Li Gang officially divided their forces into east and west groups to deal with Jin Wushu and Yi Libu respectively.

In the battle with the Jin army in Niutoushan just now, Zhao Gou's right arm was slightly injured, but it was okay. Liang Hongyu bandaged the wound urgently and set off immediately.

At this time, the sun sets in the west and the mountains are covered with red light.

Yue Fei panted and said: "Niushou Mountain has been lost now. According to the map, we should go to the next place - Jade Cui Lake."

Zhao Gou heard this and said quickly: "The floods in Yucui Lake are high, and the Jin army will probably not go to Yucui Lake. In my opinion, we should stay where we are and wait and see what happens."

Zhao Gou's think tank quickly walked up to Zhao Gou, first bowed to Zhao Gou, and then said anxiously: "King Kang! We will go to Yucui Lake as soon as possible. The specific movements of the Jin Army will be determined by Master Taichang. Qing Li Gang is responsible for keeping an eye on it."

Zhao Gou was about to jump off his horse, but when he heard what the think tank said, he suddenly realized.

He nodded and said, "Yes, that's true! I remembered that Mr. Li was responsible for several areas on that side."

Zhao Gou did not stop at all and led the army to Yucui Lake in a mighty manner.

At the same time, Han Shizhong led seven thousand old and weak soldiers on the battleship. The battleship was docked on the shore of Yucui Lake, always waiting for the Jin army to attack.

Han Shizhong came all the way to the stern of the ship, raised his head, looked at the sky, and said silently: "I have dreamed about it countless times at midnight, and I have also dreamed about the mighty millions of soldiers."

"Now I, Han Shizhong, lead these [-] old and weak soldiers to finally fight to the death with the Jin army, not only for the Song Dynasty, not for the people of the world, but also for myself, Han Shizhong!"

Several veterans standing behind Han Shizhong said in unison: "Admiral Han, we will do our best to serve you!"

Hearing this, Han Shizhong slowly turned his head and saw several veterans kneeling on one knee with frowning eyebrows. He smiled softly and said, "Your loyalty can be learned from the sun and the moon, and I am gratified."

Suddenly, two young soldiers rushed towards Han Shizhong and shouted urgently: "Admiral Han! There is a column of people approaching quickly nearby!"

Han Shizhong's heart tightened, he held the sword at his waist tightly, ran from the stern to the bow, looked in the direction pointed by the soldier guard, and looked into the bamboo forest far away on the shore.

He saw that the mighty army was not the Jin army he thought. In fact, it was the Song army headed by Zhao Gou.

Han Shizhong was confused, because in his opinion, the Jin Army should have already moved towards the west at this time. Zhao Gou went to briefly join the West Route Army led by Li Gang and work together to resist the Jin Army.

Why come to Yucui Lake?
Zhao Gou led his troops to the front and shouted to Han Shizhong: "Brother Han! Is there any trouble here?"

Han Shizhong said quickly: "No! My brothers and I have just boarded the battleship, and we haven't seen the Jin Army yet!"

Zhao Gou jumped off his horse, looked around, waved his hand to Han Shizhong, and said, "Brother Han, come down!"

Han Shizhong quickly stepped off the battleship. Suddenly Zhao Gou became very excited, hugged Han Shizhong tightly and said, "Brother Han, the Jin Army is so ambitious that they will never come to Jade Lake." "Listen, Brother, I will take these [-] old and weak soldiers out of Yucui Lake, and I will ask Yue Fei to lead a few thousand people to cut off the rear here!"

Han Shizhong quickly shook his head: "If you want to break off the rear, it should be done by me, not one of you! You go first, I will stay for another hour without seeing the Jin army, and then I will fight with you again."

At this time, Liang Hongyu walked over.

Liang Hongyu held Han Shizhong's hand tightly and said, "Han Lang, I depend on you for life and death. Take me to the battleship quickly!"

Facing the opinions of Zhao Gou and Liang Hongyu, Han Shizhong couldn't help but feel confused.

The battle is now fierce, and there is no telling when a group of Jin soldiers and horses will rush out from the darkness and surround everyone in Jade Cui Lake.

Han Shizhong didn't have time to hesitate. He hugged Liang Hongyu tightly and said to Zhao Gou: "You and Yue Fei take people out of Yucui Lake. Hongyu and I are here!"

Seeing that he and Han Shizhong were arguing, Zhao Gou gave up his plan and decided to lead his troops to leave Yucui Lake and go to the next battlefield.

When Yue Fei passed by Han Shizhong, Han Shizhong patted him hard on the shoulder and said, "Brother Yue Fei, don't panic when something happens, let alone make a mess! As long as you, Brother Han, are here, no one dares to touch your life!"

Yue Fei nodded vigorously, followed closely behind Zhao Gou, and headed for the next battlefield along the shore of Jade Cui Lake.

After the main force left, Han Shizhong took Liang Hongyu's hand and boarded the battleship.

As soon as he boarded the battleship, Han Shizhong ordered his soldiers to line up in formation, ready to fight the Jin army at Yucui Lake at any time.

Han Shizhong looked at the armor on Liang Hongyu, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Hongyu, why do you think you are doing this?"

"Wars have always been a man's business. You are a woman, so if you don't talk about it when it's inconvenient, you will really suffer a big loss!"

Liang Hongyu looked very stubborn and said: "Shizhong, don't talk about anything else. I, Liang Hongyu, am your Han Shizhong in life, and your Han Shizhong in death. I will be by your side no matter what."

Han Shizhong was so moved that he hugged Liang Hongyu tightly in his arms.

The blood-like sunset reflected on the two of them. After the decisive battle, it was really unknown whether they were a couple of immortals or a pair of lonely ghosts.

By the way, the West Route Army led by Li Gang started a desperate battle with the Jin Army half an hour later.

It was already a water battle at that time, and the Song army took advantage of the right time and place, so there were not many casualties.

However, Sun Qingshan, the Minister of War, surrendered in the middle of the battle, which directly led to Li Gang's defeat. Li Gang fled in embarrassment, and then managed to save his life.

Oli Bu led the Jin army to continue southward, determined to take the inner city of Bianliang directly.

As soon as the news reached the court, everyone was immediately panicked.

Everyone sneered at Sun Qingshan, the Minister of War. After Sun Qingshan surrendered, he immediately led his old troops to join the Jin army.

Sun Qingshan's behavior undoubtedly made things worse for Da Song, and dealt a fatal blow to the already battered Song army.

(End of this chapter)