Northern Song Dynasty: Counterattack and became emperor after the Jingkang Revolution

Chapter 56 The war is about to begin

Zhao Yingluo smiled slightly and said, "What are you afraid of? I am the adopted son of the Supreme Emperor! Forming cliques for personal gain? Could it be that the Supreme Emperor will also form cliques for personal gain?"

The two old men sighed and shook their heads helplessly, "The officials are now sending you to Shangzhou to confront Liu Yu. Do you have any ideas?"

Zhao Yingluo said in embarrassment, "Uncle, foster father, you all know my background. I am good at farming, but I know nothing about leading troops in war."

Hearing her words, the two old men were so angry that they blew their beards and stared. Lu Haowen said helplessly, "In this case, how can you agree rashly? If you really want to go, it will be a dead end."

Zhao Yingluo made an aggrieved expression, "Otherwise? I can't let you two suffer for me, right? Since both the left and right are dead, why not go to the battlefield and try your luck, maybe there will be a slight turn for the better."

The two elders were silent...

After a long while, Zongze said, "There is no chance of going to Shangzhou now. Now that Yue Fei has made good friends with you, you can bring him to help you! This man is brave and good at fighting and has a strategy. If you really want to score high on the battlefield, He played a decisive role."

"My adoptive father has the same idea as me! I will definitely take him with me. When I defeat Liu Yu, I will put all my military exploits on him."

Lu Haowen asked with some confusion, "Why is this?"

Zhao Yingluo blinked slyly, "This is part of my plan, and I won't reveal it to my uncle for the time being."

The two elders sighed again, this girl is so weird, she can't figure out everything she does. For example, today in the court, she recklessly agreed to annihilate Liu Yu, but she didn't know how to lead troops to fight, she just dug it for herself. pit.

But if you want to say that she is reckless, she seems to win every time, as if God is favoring her on purpose. Well, maybe it's because the two bad old men of hers are getting old and can't compare to the young people, so let her go. .

【Xuzhou】

Han Shizhong walked back and forth in the commander's mansion for an unknown number of times, but he just couldn't calm down!
He had been ordered to resist Liu Yu's army for quite some time. Although he repelled the [-] troops led by Liu Yu's son Liu Lin several times when he first arrived in Xuzhou, he did not kill many enemy troops.

After Liu Lin failed to attack Xuzhou in succession, he simply stationed his troops in Shangzhou.

If Liu Lin did not withdraw, Han Shizhong naturally could not withdraw his troops. He wanted to go forward to recapture Shangzhou and defeat Liu Lin, but Liu Lin had an army of 10,000+ and he only had [-].

To attack a city garrisoned by 3+ troops with 10,000 troops is to seek death.

So he wrote several letters to Lin'an, asking for additional troops, but without exception, they all came to nothing. The reason was that Qin Hui was obstructing them.

In Qin Hui's view, whether it is Han Shizhong or Zongze, as long as they achieve military exploits, their own power will inevitably be shaken, so these warring factions must be suppressed.

The stalemate in Xuzhou was exactly what he wanted.

Just when Han Shizhong was restless, Lieutenant General Zhang Jun came in and reported, "General Qi, Lin'an has responded and ordered the general to hold on for ten more days, and a large number of reinforcements will arrive by the beginning of the twelfth lunar month."

Han Shizhong was overjoyed when he heard the good news! "Great. If there are reinforcements, we will be able to regain Shangzhou soon. We can also return to the country before New Year's Day."

"It's just..." Zhang Jun hesitated.

"Just what?"

"According to the news from Lin'an, the commander-in-chief who was ordered to reinforce was a woman named Shen Wanshu." Han Shizhong felt cold, "Shen Wanshu? Is it her? Isn't this nonsense? A woman from a mere farm field was allowed to lead the army. Coming for reinforcements is not reinforcements, it is looking for trouble."

"The news also said that she led an army of 10,000+."

Han Shizhong felt happy again, "10,000+? Fortunately, there are a lot of people! Since there are so many troops, they must obey my command on the battlefield to avoid chaos. There is still hope to regain Shangzhou."

Zhang Jun said hesitantly, "General, these 10,000+ soldiers are not the elite of the imperial court, but the private soldiers raised by Shen Wanshu."

Han Shizhong's heart was like a roller coaster, "Private soldiers? Can the combat effectiveness of private soldiers be compared with the regular army? This is not reinforcement, this is to die. What else did the court say? Tell all the news at once ”

Zhang Jun said with some embarrassment, "No more..."

Han Shizhong's heart was so cold that he seemed to see Liu Lin leading his army to kill Shen Wanshu's elite soldiers who had no fighting ability until they were bleeding and drifting. It was too tragic to watch.

Zhao Yingluo didn't know all this. After saying goodbye to her two elders, she immediately set off back to Kaifeng. On the way back to Kaifeng, she also discussed military strategies with Yue Fei, Wang Zaixing, Wang Shan and others.

In the end, Zhao Yingluo accepted Yue Fei's proposal and surrounded Wei to save Zhao!

Since Liu Lin was stationed in Shangzhou, she led her army to attack Puzhou, which was closest to Kaifeng, and then threatened Damingfu, the capital of the puppet Qi.

Liu Lin will definitely return to the army for rescue. At that time, he will look for fighters.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, in a small town outside Kaifeng, flags were flying, and a hundred thousand troops stood neatly according to their respective arms.

This 2-strong army was divided into [-] light infantry, [-] heavy infantry, [-] cavalry, [-] archers, [-] musketeers, and the remaining [-] horses were divided into commander's guard, frontline scouts, and logistics support.

Zhao Yingluo put on armor for the first time, climbed onto the town's tower, leaned down and looked at the densely packed army below the tower, and she was filled with pride for a moment.

"You are my private soldiers, but you are also the people of the Song Dynasty. Now Liu Yu, the traitor of the second minister, is commanding the rebel army to attack Xuzhou, causing harm to the people. Now I am ordered by the steward to punish the thieves. Are you willing to help me and fight for the country? , fight for the people of the world, fight for the future of your children and grandchildren?"

"Fight! Fight! Fight! Swear to be loyal to the princess to the death."

The uniform shouts resounded throughout the sky, and even the people in Kaifeng City heard the movement in the town ten miles away.

"Very good! The army will set out immediately to attack Puzhou!"

Zhao Yingluo’s army is moving!She took her own private soldiers, with an indomitable spirit, and with the confidence to win the battle, and headed straight for Puzhou with her mighty army.

Wang Zaixing was named the vanguard of the Zhengyin, Wang Shan was on the left wing, Yue Fei was on the right wing, Zhao Yingluo was in the middle, and as for the rear wing, she was handed over to the mature and prudent Li Gang.

【Puzhou】

After Zhao Yingluo led the army to attack Puzhou, the defender of Puzhou and the rebel general Li Cheng of the Song Dynasty were a little panicked. The total strength of Puzhou's troops was only more than [-] people. How could they withstand the opponent's [-] troops?
So he quickly wrote to Daming Mansion and asked Liu Yu to send troops to rescue him.

Puzhou is the barrier of the capital. If Puzhou falls, the capital will be in danger, so Liu Yu sent his nephew Liu Yi with an army of [-] to quickly support Puzhou, and at the same time hurriedly sent people to Shangzhou and ordered his son Liu Lin to quickly return the troops.

A battle is imminent!
(End of this chapter)