The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 103 Divide up and encircle, the lone army goes deep

Zhao Gou stood with his hands behind his back, leaning on the bow of the boat, looking at the turbid river, recalling the memories of the past. The bridges connecting the banks and the towering high-rise buildings have all become a thing of the past.Now, what unfolded in front of him was the endless wilderness, as well as the blue-black wall bricks and the tall city wall, and he couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion.

The vanguard army had captured Runzhou City, and Zhao Gou knew about it, so he ordered the army not to disturb the local people, and not to continue chasing him, and wait until he came before making any plans.The speed of the warship was not as fast as that of a modern ship, and it also came to the shore.Everyone stood upright to welcome Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou stepped on the plank from the boat to the shore, nodded appreciatively, then stepped out first, and walked towards Runzhou City.When Zhao Gou arrived in Runzhou City, looking at the terrified eyes of the people in the city, he knew that these helpless people were worried that the Song army would massacre him, and they showed panic.

Thinking of this, Zhao Gou immediately issued a list to appease the people in the city, telling them that what he was doing was just attacking the bandit leader and had nothing to do with others.The people in the city were relieved when they saw the announcement posted by Zhao Gou, and they were still returning to their previous lives.As far as they are concerned, whoever occupies Runzhou City, as long as their lives are not involved, they will not object to anything.

When Zhao Gou came to the mansion, all the troops entered the city, and based on this, they prepared to fight Fang La to the death.Moreover, winning Runzhou City also has unexpected gains. Shi Jin offered Shen Gang the head, Zhang Hengxian Pan Wen got the head, Liu Tang offered Shen Ze the head, Yue Fei and Liu Qi captured Zhuo Wanli alive, Yang Yizhong, Wu Lin captured He Tong , Hua Rong shot Xu Tong to death with an arrow, and killed countless officers and soldiers of Ya Jiang.

As for the generals of our own side, none of them died, but they were also injured, and their lives were safe.Lu Shumi fled Runzhou City in a hurry, lost half of the troops, led the remaining six commanders, and retreated to Dantu County. Wherever he dared to attack, he had to close the city gate to prevent the Song army from invading.

In desperation, he had no choice but to send an emergency document and go to the Suzhou newspaper to ask for help from the Three Great Kings.Lu Shumi received a report from spies saying that Suzhou had sent Xing Zheng to lead the army.

Lu Shumi received the marshal, and the two came to Dantu County together. Xing Zheng asked about the situation of the battle and sighed: "The reason why General Chen pretended to surrender, and even revealed the reason why the Song Jiang army crossed the river, so that our army was defeated. Now the marshal is here. We can restore Runzhou together."

Xing Zhengdao: "The three kings, in order to know that the Song army had invaded the land of Wu, specially sent officials to lead the army to patrol the river. I don't want the privy officials to lose, so the officials will report to you, and the privy officials should help in the battle."

The next day, Xing Zheng led an army to attack Runzhou City.Zhao Gou had already received information that Fang La's rebels had sent people to attack the city, and he happened to be attacking Dantu County.

This time, Zhao Gou sent Guan Sheng as the vanguard and sent troops to attack.Coincidentally, the two armies met halfway.The two armies faced each other, each shooting their bows and arrows at their feet, and forming a formation.On the southern army's formation, Xing Zheng came out with six commanders, divided into two; in the Song army's formation, Guan Sheng rode his horse, dancing the Qinglong Yanyue knife to fight Xing Zheng.

Xing Zheng and Guan Sheng fought, and within fourteen or five bouts of the battle, Guan Sheng took a knife and chopped him off the horse.Seeing that Xing Zheng had been killed, Hu Yanzhuo immediately led a large group of troops and rushed over. Seeing that the commander had been killed and the enemy was coming again, the six commanders hurriedly fled south on horseback.

Lu Shumi saw that the army of the headquarters was defeated, so he abandoned Dantu County, took the disabled army and horses, and retreated to Changzhou.Then, the Song army occupied Dantu County again.Zhao Gou led an army and stationed the army here, while Runzhou City was guarded by Zhang Zhao envoy.Zhao Gou summoned the generals to come to discuss and said: "Now, our army occupies Runzhou City and Dantu County, and there are four cities in Huzhou, Changzhou, Xuanzhou, and Suzhou. Attack Yangzhou City."

Song Jiang asked, "Marshal, do you mean to disperse the troops?"

Zhao Gou nodded and said: "That's exactly what I mean. Only by spreading out our forces can we capture Hangzhou as soon as possible. Now, our army is entrenched in Dantu County, which means that Runzhou and Yangzhou have already fallen into our army's hands. Food and grass are sufficient, the army has already crossed the Yangtze River, captured two cities first, it can be said that we are getting closer to Fang La."

"Our army is strong and strong. Even if Fang La's army has a large number of people, it is not enough to fear. They are mostly civilians. In terms of overall combat effectiveness, our army is still strong. Now, Fang La already knows that we are leading us, so he must take strict precautions. Their eyes must be on us. Wouldn't it be nice to separate the troops and catch him off guard?"

Lu Junyi continued: "The army is divided into forces, how should they be distributed?"

"Changzhou and Suzhou are on the same line, which happens to be one place; Huzhou and Xuanzhou are another place. The army will attack separately, which not only saves time, but also echoes each other from a distance. If there is any situation, they can also assist from the side. Attack from the rear, making them hard to defend."

Wu Yong pondered and said: "The subordinates agree with the Marshal's plan to divide the troops, but it still needs the assistance of the navy. Both Changzhou and Huzhou are connected to Taihu Lake, and there are many islands on Taihu Lake. The navy can attack Changzhou, Changzhou and Huzhou from the water. Huzhou, Suzhou, and especially Huzhou are near Taihu Lake, and it is expected that the enemy generals will also garrison troops on the shore of Taihu Lake. As long as we break through the enemy's defense, our army can go around to the enemy's rear and deal a fatal blow."

Zhao Gou suddenly realized that he thought there was no need for a navy, but he didn't want Wu Yong to observe the details.If you attack Huzhou and Changzhou from the waterway, there may be unexpected gains. You must know that you can go around to the rear of the enemy army by crossing Taihu Lake, which can indeed have unexpected effects.

"What the military adviser said is very true, divide the water army into two teams, and then go with the army." Zhao Gou continued, "General Lu, this is the important task of attacking Huzhou and Yizhou. I will send you to go. What do you think?"

Lu Junyi was surprised and said: "Send the last general to go?"

Zhao Gou said: "That's right, the task of attacking Yizhou and Huzhou will be entrusted to you, and Changzhou and Suzhou will be attacked by General Song."

Song Jiang was also surprised and said: "Changzhou and Suzhou are attacked by the last general? This..."

"You two are the ministers of the humerus of the Song Dynasty. If you can conquer and fight well, I can rest assured by entrusting everything to you." Zhao Gou said solemnly, "The commander-in-chief's order: Song Jiang is the vanguard general. The commander-in-chief is [-] elite soldiers, Wu Yong is the military adviser, Guan Sheng, Lu Zhishen, Hua Rong, Hu Yanzhuo, and Yang Zhi are the main generals, Li Kui, Zhu Dian, Dai Zong, Yang Xiong, Dong Ping, Xie Zhen, Lei Heng, and Liu Tang are the partial generals , one hundred warships, five thousand elite sailors, commanded by Shi Xiu, Zhang Shun, Zhang Heng, and Li Jun, waiting to be dispatched."

"Lu Junyi is the deputy vanguard general, commanding [-] elite soldiers, Zeng Xiaoyun is the military adviser, Sun Li, Wu Song, Shi Jin, and Lin Chong are the main generals, Yue Fei, Liu Qi, Tang Huai, Zhang Xian, Wang Gui, Yang Yizhong, and Wu Lin are the partials. General, one hundred warships, five thousand elite sailors, under the command of the three Ruan brothers, waiting to be dispatched."

All the soldiers said in unison: "The last general takes orders!"

Zhao Gou looked at Zhang Shuye and others again, and said in a deep voice: "General Zhang and other generals are stationed in Dantu County, commanding [-] elite soldiers, and you, General Zhang, will dispatch the army's food and follow-up forces. If there are any The commander is the only one who asks you the question. In this war, our army can only win and not lose, and we must capture the four cities."

Everyone said in unison again: "The final general will definitely go all out and live up to his trust."

Zhao Gou nodded and said, "I'll leave everything to the generals!"

Wu Yong pondered for a moment, and felt a little strange. The soldiers of the Song Army had a total of 10,000+ troops, and they were allocated by Zhao Gou in such a way that they basically had no troops.If Fang La's rebels took the initiative to attack, or sent a vanguard to attack the Shuai camp, how could they resist it with less than a few thousand troops.

Military adviser Wu Yong asked: "Marshal, the last general thinks that Marshal has some troops around him, so as to prevent the enemy from coming to attack the commander's camp."

Zhao Gou smiled and said, "This commander didn't stay here when you attacked the four cities. Even if Fang La's rebels came, it would be fine."

Everyone was taken aback, Wu Yong then asked: "What is the explanation of the marshal's words?"

"Generals are fighting outside. As the commander of an army, I should also do something. It's not my style to stay in the commander's camp to command the battle. Besides, I believe in your abilities. There is no problem in breaking these four cities. Zhao Gou said with a smile, "I'm going to meet Fang La in person to see how he is different from the rumors. After you win the city, I will come back, and it won't be too long."

Everyone was horrified when they heard it. The meaning of Zhao Gou's words was that he wanted to go to Hangzhou City alone.Now, the two armies are fighting, and the situation is chaotic. Zhao Gou went alone, and they were not at ease.After all, Zhao Gou is the commander-in-chief of an army. If he is not in the barracks and the army's morale is unstable, this matter must not be done.

Everyone quickly opposed Zhao Gou's trip, but Zhao Gou had made up his mind and no one could resist.Everyone had no choice but to let Zhao Gou go to the enemy camp alone to check the reality.Everyone didn't know what Zhao Gou's plan was. Since ancient times, there is no reason for the general to leave the barracks and go to the enemy's camp alone. They can only look at each other and smile wryly.

(End of this chapter)