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

Chapter 58 Angry Liu Lin
After Liu Lin received the news that Liao Cheng's army was almost completely wiped out, he was shocked and angry. He tore the battle report into pieces, "Then wasn't Shen Wanshu besieging Puzhou? Why did she ambush Liao Cheng's troops halfway?"

"General, according to the report from the spies, it is false that Shen Wanshu besieged Puzhou. There are only about 1 troops outside Puzhou City, and the rest are all ambushed in Langbaigou. General Liao did not expect that the enemy would set up an ambush here, so 4 All ten thousand men and horses were lost, and General Liao fought his way out to Puzhou, whereupon he sent the battle report."

Liu Lin snorted coldly, "He has been on the battlefield for a long time, so why doesn't he know that when the army is marching, scouts should be sent out in front to warn? Fortunately, he still has the nerve to arrive in Puzhou alive. When I defeat the enemy, I will punish him. "

"General, what's the plan now?"

"Since she wants to fight decisively, she should just wait for death. Leave 1 people to garrison Shangzhou, and all the rest will leave the city and head towards Pucheng! In addition, a message was sent to Li Cheng, ordering him to leave the city immediately to meet the enemy and defeat the surrounding enemies. After that, I will directly pursue the main force of Shen Wanshu. Since she wants to surround her for reinforcements, I will attack from both front and back."

If Han Shizhong's army wants to attack Liu Lin's rear wing, it must wait for Liu Lin's army to leave the city.

While leading his army towards Shangzhou, he was trying to figure out the fighter opportunities.

Although Shen Wanshu's letter stated that Liu Lin would definitely lead his army back to support Puzhou, but are her words reliable?Although Shen Wanshu has some farming skills, she is a woman after all. How capable can she be?
Don't talk about whether her strategy of besieging Wei and rescuing Zhao and encircling points to rescue Zhao will work. Even if it works, once they encounter Liu Lin's army, the private soldiers she leads will probably be defeated in one blow.

"Report-"

At this moment, a messenger rushed from the direction of Shangzhou. After getting off his horse, he handed a secret letter to Han Shizhong.

"What's the matter?"

Han Shizhong asked while opening the letter. After reading it, his expression changed drastically, "This...how is this possible?!"

"General, what is it that makes you so alarmed?"

Lieutenant General Wang Yuan standing aside saw Han Shizhong's ugly face and asked.

"Shen Wanshu is really capable. She has actually defeated the reinforcements sent by Liu Lin. Liu Lin was furious and only ordered 1 troops to garrison Shangzhou. The rest were moved and went straight to Puzhou."

"This...if this is true, then Shen Wanshu is really like the rumor, a fairy from the sky descending to earth to save our Song Dynasty?" Wang Yuan suddenly screamed after hearing this.

Han Shizhong was silent. There were all kinds of rumors about her in the market, but he didn't believe it. But now that the battle report was right in front of him, he never imagined that she actually did it.

"The battle report will not be false. It seems that we have all underestimated her! But I should be happy about this. After all, this person is sent from heaven to help our Song Dynasty, not a gold thief. Now that I have this wonderful woman like her, I, the Song Dynasty, will There are signs of resurgence.”

"The general is right. Based on the battle situation, should we bypass Shangzhou and directly attack Liu Lin's rear flank, or should we capture Shangzhou first and then plan to encircle Liu Lin?"

Han Shizhong said firmly, "Bypass Shangzhou, encircle Liu Lin with the princess first, and then take Shangzhou before it is too late. Send an order and the army speeds up. Don't bypass Shangzhou at noon on the second day and go straight to Pu." state."

Outside Puzhou City, Wang Shan was overjoyed after receiving the battle report that the princess had defeated the reinforcements.

In Puzhou City, the defender Li Cheng also received a battle report, saying that the reinforcements had been blocked. General Liu Linzheng personally led the army to rush for reinforcements, and at the same time ordered him to attack immediately and defeat the general's feint attack.

Li Cheng saw in the battle report that the army besieging Puzhou City only had 1 troops, and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood!

"You dare to besiege the city with only 1 troops. Do you really think that I am just a decoration? Send the order, and the whole army will leave the city. This time we must annihilate all the enemies to relieve the hatred in my heart." The horn sounded, the drum beat...

At ten o'clock in the morning, outside the south gate of Puzhou City, the two armies opened up their formation. Wang Shan's 1 troops were naturally no match for Li Cheng's tens of thousands of troops.

Li Cheng, wearing heavy armor and carrying a long spear, rode his horse to the front of the two armies, raised his spear and pointed it towards the opposite side, shouting loudly, "What is the name of this general? Why are you violating our borders?"

Wang Shan is not a bad person. Seeing that Li Cheng actually dared to go out of the city to meet the enemy, he came to the battle with a long knife in his hand and clamped the horse's belly. "The labor and management industry will not change their names, and they will not change their surnames. This is Wang Shan from Hedong. You originally He is a general of the Song Dynasty, but he is attached to Liu Yu's rebels and helps Zhou to do evil. Therefore, I came here to challenge the rebels on your majesty's order. If you know the truth, please quickly dismount and surrender. Otherwise, your life will be difficult to save."

Li Cheng sneered, "If a hundred thousand troops are coming, I will only hold on to the city, but if you dare to come and provoke a mere 1 troops, you will die!"

Wang Shan clamped his legs on the horse's belly and brandished a big knife in his hand, "It's useless to talk more, let's see the truth under your hands!"

After saying that, Wang Shan took the lead and rushed towards Li Cheng. The two horses crossed each other and the weapons met. The two of them went back and forth without counting. Wang Shan gave a loud shout and chopped Li Cheng off his horse with a knife. Li Cheng died on the spot.

This sudden change stunned Li Cheng's tens of thousands of troops. In their impression, the combat power of their general was similar to that of Li Jing of the Tang Dynasty, even if it was not as good as Wei Qing and Huo Qubing of the Han Dynasty.

How come you lose your life just by counting?

In fact, if Li Chengzhen wanted to be serious, he would not lose his life so quickly. The blame is because he is too confident, Wang Shan?Isn't he the leader of the grass bandits operating in Hexi? How powerful can a mere grass bandit be?

As a result, Li Cheng, who was overconfident in his combat prowess, ultimately lost his fortune and life because of his blind self-confidence.

Not allowing them to think too much, Wang Shan, who had killed Li Cheng, commanded the army and rushed straight to the city gate.

In an instant, outside the south gate of Puzhou City, most of Li Cheng's men were killed, and numerous generals were also killed and injured.

"General, we have occupied some streets and lanes in Puzhou and are clearing out the remaining defeated soldiers in the city."

Wang Shan nodded slightly, "Okay, after occupying Puzhou, we must build defenses to prevent Liu Ni from coming to attack the city!"

At this moment, Liu Yu could be said to have lost both his wife and his troops. After learning the news that General Li Cheng had been killed, he was stunned.

With a "bang" sound, the wine glass in his hand broke to the ground.

"This! This! The traitor Wang Shan is so powerful? General Li Cheng was killed by him so easily?" Liu Yu asked in a trembling voice.

Zhang Xiaochun said solemnly, "Not only that, Han Shizhong and Shen Wanshu are attacking General Liu Lin from front to back. If General Liu Lin is defeated, Shangzhou and Puzhou cannot be saved."

Liu Yu's face turned pale, "Now that General Li Cheng is dead, and my son Liu Lin is trapped in a tight siege, what...what should we do?"

Zhang Xiaochun was overjoyed when he saw that Liu Yu was actually a little scared, so he persuaded him to follow Zhang Bangchang's example, depose himself as emperor, and show his loyalty to the Song Dynasty in exchange for the lives of his family.

(End of this chapter)