The rise of the late Song Dynasty reigns supreme

Chapter 506 Jinyang Army

After the Song army took a two-pronged approach and captured Wuzhou and Xinzhou, Zhao Gou did not let them have time to rest, and took advantage of this momentum to send troops to attack Ruzhou again.The army set off and headed east again, and the two armies of Xinzhou and Wuzhou attacked Ruzhou.

There is only one Jinshan County under the jurisdiction of Ruzhou, with [-] households and a total of more than [-] people.Originally Ruzhou belonged to a place under the jurisdiction of Guichuan County in Guizhou, but it was divided into independent states during the Tianbao period of Tang Dynasty.Later, it belonged to the territory of Liao.

However, the geographical location in Guanzhong is particularly important, and Ruzhou is not very important to Liao, but it cannot be ignored. Therefore, Liao set up Jinyang Army in Ruzhou, with more than [-] troops staying here.If there is no war, these more than [-] people are enough to guard Ruzhou.

Now, the Song Army is attacking again, and the strength of these 1 troops is insignificant in front of the Song Army.

"General, the Song army has captured the city one after another, with momentum like a rainbow. Now, the spies in front are reporting that the Song army is attacking us in two ways. With the strength of our army, it is impossible to compete with them. Your subordinates I thought it would be better to ask Guanzhong for reinforcements.”

The guard general of the Jinyang Army was Xiao Pu, who was originally a civil servant, but later he abandoned his civil service and became a military officer. Because of the continuous war between the Liao and Jin Dynasties, Daliao suffered bad luck, so he resolutely devoted himself to the army.Because his great-grandfather Xiao Jixian was the cousin of the Empress Dowager Liao in the heyday of the Daliao Dynasty, his position in the army skyrocketed, which was related to his own ability, and partly because of his prominent family background.

Xiao Puta originally fought against Jin Bing in Shangjing, Zhongjing and other places. Later, he commanded the battle properly and won many victories, so he was appreciated by the emperor of Liao Kingdom. Because of the important geographical location of Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, he was sent to Ruzhou became the commander-in-chief of the Jinyang Army.

On the surface, he was promoted from the turbulent front line to Ruzhou to become the commander of the first army. In fact, he was transferred from the capital and the front line to become the commander of the three armies, which also killed his way to further control the military power.Although Xiao Pu had outstanding military skills and led troops to fight more victories than defeat, but he was tabooed by the emperor of Liao, who was worried that there would be another Empress Dowager Xiao.

At that time Emperor Liao Tianzuo was only a prince and had not ascended the throne as emperor. His father knew the prince's nature and could not suppress Xiao Pu's power at all.However, he didn't beat Xiao Pu to death, but demoted him to Confucian state, just because he was concerned about his family background and had some scruples.

Xiao Pu beat the master who knew his meritorious deeds and provoked the emperor's taboo, that's why he ended up like this.Even if he was a little angry, it was not his own experience, but the tight battle ahead, but he was still unable to go to the front line to fight against the Jin soldiers. He could do nothing in Confucian state, he was very anxious but helpless.

The Song army led by Zhao Gou was invincible in all battles and captured several cities one after another. Xiao Puda also heard of Zhao Gou's reputation.Suddenly, the idea of ​​a rivalry that he hadn't had for a long time suddenly appeared. He knew that Zhao Gou was a rare marshal, so he just took this opportunity to fight him well.

"The location of the Guanzhong area is too important. If the Guanzhong area dispatches troops, in case an enemy appears, it will be even more unfavorable to lose three passes. Now, the Song army is coming aggressively, and our army's morale has plummeted. We urgently need a victory." to cheer up."

Xiao Pu frowned, and said solemnly: "The long-standing hatred between the Jurchens and us has completely exploded, so that there have been hundreds of battles, large and small, and our army has been defeated every time. Even if we win It’s a miserable victory, if our army doesn’t win another victory to boost the morale of the army, then Daliao will really be finished, it will be difficult to resist the combined forces of Song and Jin, and it will definitely become a dish in the eyes of others.”

"Pass me an order that all soldiers should prepare for battle from now on; in addition, order the spies to find out the marching route of the Song army, and report back immediately after getting the news."

"Obey!" All the soldiers suddenly stood up, bowed and agreed, and then left the Marshal's Mansion.

Xiao Pu looked at the topographic map and the deduction sand table in front of him. He marked all the troops of the Song Army, and then waited for the latest news from the spies.Although there are only [-] soldiers, it is not easy to pass through here. Even if Confucian State is captured, it depends on whether he agrees or not.

"Zhao Gou, the king of Guangping County, is only 15 years old, and he has such a demeanor. If he didn't see you with his own eyes, he was defeated like this, how can he justify it?..."

Xiao Pu muttered to himself looking at the battle reports about Zhao Gou in his hands, these were obtained by spies, and there were also reports from spies from the Liao people in Song Dynasty, but he never mentioned Han Shizhong, Liu Guangshi, Even Song Jiang, Lu Junyi and others didn't pay attention to him. There was only one person in his eyes, and that was Zhao Gou.

Zhao Gou did not accompany him when attacking Ruzhou this time, and was still in Weizhou City.Now he is ordering the army to help the local people harvest food. The only way to collect food as soon as possible is to prepare for the coming winter in the near future.

Zhao Gou also reported to the court, requesting the emperor to send military supplies, including cotton-padded jackets for winter, arrows, crossbows and other weapons.After Song Huizong received the battle report, he immediately delivered an order to ask the Ministry of War, the Ministry of Households, and the Ministry of Industry to start preparations and prepare everything needed as soon as possible.

However, if the national treasury of the Song Dynasty is really as requested by Zhao Gouzou, a few will need 300 million taels, and nearly one-third of the money will need to be spent.If there are disasters and other disasters in the Song Dynasty, it will really pale in comparison.

Because of this, some ministers in the DPRK are opposed to it, while some are in favor of it, and some are neutral.However, Song Huizong was not like before. He was determined to take down the sixteen prefectures of Yanyun, so he must do it in order to avoid the worries of the army.

At the same time, Zhao Gou also received the information and got a clear picture of Xiao Pu's attack. Seeing the evaluation of the information sent back, he felt that Xiao Pu's attack was indeed a marshal capable of fighting, more like The military division has endless tricks, but his combat power is not very strong, but he knows how to use strategies and has repeatedly succeeded.

According to the information, Xiao Puda is a rare and handsome person.At the beginning, he knew that there was only one county in Ruzhou, and there was only one army in each county, and there was nothing else. Some are Liao people.

Among them, most of the generals and vanguards are Han people, and there are very few Liao people.After further investigation, I found out that Xiao Puda can be said to be a descendant of Han people, so he is not like other generals of the Liao army who are very contemptuous or prejudiced against Han people.

Therefore, Zhao Gou immediately sent an order, telling Song Jiang, Han Shizhong and others to be careful when attacking Ruzhou.In addition, he also explained that he will join the army in a few days.Although Song Jun has no coach and the coach is behind, it doesn't have much influence on Song Jun.

(End of this chapter)