Yi Song

Chapter 227 The ruthless Brother Richard
After listening to Weiming Anshi's report, Brother Richard stood up suddenly and walked out of the Chinese army's tent. A group of Xia army generals stood up and followed behind.

The main tent of the Xia Army's Central Army was placed on the hillside opposite Yamato Castle, more than ten miles apart, with an unobstructed view.

Brother Richard stood still and looked at the Yamato Castle opposite. The stars were dotted like the scales of a monster hidden in the darkness.

The night wind blew along the valley, climbed up the ridge, and used thousands of flying knives on everyone, causing a faint pain on people's faces.

The servants hurriedly put a mink coat on him.

"It's November in winter, it's freezing cold, why did Liu Erlang take action at this time?" Brother Richard suddenly asked.

The generals looked at each other in confusion, not knowing how to answer, and finally their eyes fell on Weiming Anshi, the military envoy of the Commander-in-Chief of the Divine Brave Army in the left wing.

"I don't know." Weiming Anshi replied simply, "Previously, the Song Army only launched attacks in summer and autumn. Winter attacks are really rare."

Other generals also echoed: "You bastard, it's cold today, you will suffer if you go out."

"Yes, it's such a cold day that a ghost would be willing to come out. I mobilized my troops, coaxed, lied, beat and scolded, and then I gathered enough manpower."

"Your Majesty, are you worried that Liu Erlang is cheating?"

Weiming Anshi turned his head and stared at everyone, completely silent.

Brother Richard laughed a few times. Gradually, the smile gradually disappeared: "Then why did Liu Erlang launch an attack at this time?"

"Last year I went to Youzhou to congratulate the leader of the Northern Liao Kingdom on his birthday. I heard one of their Hanlin officials named Yelu Dashi say that the Jurchens in the Northeast are not afraid of the severe cold. Sometimes they specialize in winter and go out to fight when the weather is cold and freezing. The Khitan people eat it. Quite a loss.”

Brother Richard turned around and said with a smile: "How is it possible? The Song people can borrow it, but the Khitan people can't let it go."

Brother Richard then spoke.

Wei Ming An Shipin felt something strange and took a few steps forward to reach Brother Richard.

"In such a cold weather, not to mention fighting, just the cold will hurt a lot of people."

Brother Richard said nothing. The generals behind him talked and their voices gradually became quieter.

"This Liu Erlang just doesn't understand anything. How can a playboy who rose to power through his relatives know how to fight?"

"This is a hell of a time. Not only do we need to transport food, we also need to transport firewood and cow dung. If we don't have enough food, we can still carry it for three to five days. If we don't have a fire, several people will freeze to death in one night."

"Yes, yes, that's right!"

A general said disdainfully: "Liu Erlang doesn't know how to fight. He sent out troops at will when there was no tomorrow. Now the three groups of soldiers and horses are blocked in Triangle City, Yamato Fort and Yinzhou City, unable to advance or retreat. This is proof of this."

What does King Jin mean by this?
A general with an upright temperament said: "Your Majesty, are you telling me that the Song Dynasty borrowed Jurchen soldiers from the Northeast?"

All the generals laughed.

"Yes, in my unit, dozens of slaves froze to death in the past few days, and dozens of strong soldiers suffered frostbite."

Brother Richard swept his eyes over the faces of the cheering generals one by one, turned around, and continued to stare at Yamato Castle.

The laughter of the generals suddenly disappeared, as if a group of ducks were suddenly pinched by the throat.

"I didn't worry about the Song army's use of troops in the past. First, our Tianyi Hall has extensive coverage in the northwest. We can quickly know every move of the Song people. There are also people in Bianjing, and we can also find out about important events in the Song Dynasty.

Second, all major military and state affairs in the Song Dynasty were decided by civilian officials. They want to do something, but the bigger the thing, the greater the differences, and they may not be able to come up with a solution in half a year or ten months. Therefore, no matter how ferocious the Western Army was, it was still as immobile as a hound wrapped in ten chains.

But what about now? "Brother Richard turned his head and saw the worry.

"As soon as Liu Erlang entered Shaanxi, he established the Secret Intelligence Bureau and pulled out all the hidden piles we buried in the northwest. The outside was loose and the inside was tight, and the Song-Xia border was so stuck that no news could be spread. Come.

Now we are blind. We know nothing about what happened in the Song Dynasty across the country or what Liu Erlang planned. A Tong Guan had just gone, and another Liu Erlang came. A eunuch or a relative is a headache. "

Weiming Anshi agreed: "What the king said is absolutely true. The reason why Tong Guan gives us a headache is because he is highly trusted by the officials of the Song Dynasty. He can drive the Western Army to attack at will, making it difficult for us to predict. Liu Erlang is a relative and can fight. Guitong Guan must be in the official family of the Song Dynasty, and he is quite favored and trusted."

"Yes, Liu Erlang doesn't have the fetters of civil servants, and he doesn't have so many constraints. He can do whatever he wants. But Uncle An Shi, do you think Liu Erlang just does whatever he wants and uses his troops indiscriminately?"

Weiming Anshi shook his head: "It's not like that. The Song Army this time is completely different from what we encountered before."

"Oh, Uncle An Shi, please tell me what the difference is."

"What the Song Army feared most in the past was to divide its troops to attack. They usually gathered more than 100,000 troops and marched out with great noise. Then, due to terrain restrictions, they had to divide into several groups of troops and then fight separately. When we caught a glimpse of the fighter opportunities, each of them Break.

But this time, the Song army divided its forces to attack from the beginning, and their respective goals were very clear. The soldiers and horses of the Zheyang family from Fulin were keeping an eye on the Tuwei River, and the soldiers and horses of the Jinning army were keeping an eye on the Mingtang River.

The Song army coming out of the Suide Army looks like the main force, but I think Zhong Shidao's grand siege of Yinzhou is more like covering up the two Song armies in front.

I rushed to Linzhou Yincheng, just with a false shot, just to let the Fulin Song Army focus on one thing and miss the other, and give it a severe blow from behind. I never thought that the Jinning, Ning, and Song armies would cooperate with each other tacitly and stay firmly at the Yamato Fort, leaving me unable to make a move. "

Brother Richard was silent for a while and then asked: "Is there more?"

"My initial guess was that the purpose of the Song armies from Fulin and Jinning was to seize the population of Tuweichuan and Mingtangchuan. Without the population, we would have no support in these two places, so that they could slowly encroach on them in the future.

Now all the 20,000 to 30,000 people in these two places have been relocated. From this point of view, the Song Army has achieved its goal, but they still hold on to the Yamato Fort in front.

What surprised me even more was that Fulin's Song Army stood firm in Triangle City, while Jinning's Song Army retreated and stood firm in Tongqin Village. This made it impossible for me to cut off the communication between Yamato Fort and the North Road and East Road, and to completely encircle it. .

What on earth does Song Jun want to do? "

Brother Richard also asked suspiciously: "Yes, what exactly does Liu Erlang want to do?"

After a moment of silence, Weiming Anshi couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, why are you here to supervise the battle?"

"Then where do you think I should be?"

"Weizhou, Xiazhou, no matter how bad it is, it should be Yinzhou."

"I am in Weizhou, discussing with all the important ministers and generals, to predict where Liu Erlang will start the war. Liang Baichuan, the king's staff, said that 60% will be in Hehuang and 40% in Suiyan."

"Forty percent, his guess is pretty reliable."

"He also said that if Liu Erlang used troops in Hehuang, he would be no different from Tong Guan and Wang Shao. He would just expand his territory and make achievements. If he used troops in Suiyan, he would have the intention to destroy our country."

Weiming Anshi's eyes widened, "So when the king heard that the Song army was using troops in Suiyan, he rushed over immediately."

"When I arrived in Xiazhou, Xiao Heda persuaded me to stay and take a look at the Song army's movements for the time being. Our three-pronged military division, Jianing, Xiangyou, and your left-wing heroic division, gathered 130,000 soldiers and horses , gathered in Yinzhou City and Mingtang River. The reinforcements that the king requested to mobilize are being dispatched from Jingsai, Xiangqing Military Division and Xingqing Mansion.

In one month's time, the number of horse infantry troops gathered by our army in the four prefectures of Long, Xia, Shi, and Yin will reach 210,000. "

"The king wants to force Liu Erlang to fight here?"

Brother Richard said harshly: "This month, there has been no news about him! If he doesn't come to me, I will go find him! I will beat him until he comes out!"

(End of this chapter)