In this era, the West launched a magnificent crusade and expanded eastward. The various knights were established one after another. At this time, the Western army can be regarded as powerful! But in front of the Mongolian cavalry, they were weak and vulnerable. The Mongols eat sheep like wolves and easily defeat the European Knights. They easily wrangled horses on the Rhine and captured the little German princess at the time as slaves on the bed.
Just over a hundred years later, in the Mongolian army that traversed the world, the so-called heavy cavalry among Yuanmeng cavalry was not the real heavy cavalry. Even if they charge, it is only after the archers have shot the enemy's army formation in disorder, they will go in along the seam.
But even so, the heavy cavalry built by Genghis Khan, a generation of Tianjiao at that time, often suffered heavy casualties. Genghis Khan even ordered that all soldiers who participated in the heavy cavalry charge would be rewarded to high officials if they were still alive after victory. But even this heavy cavalry has a very high mortality rate.
In Zhao Zhen's thoughts, after all, in the future, he will face off against the nomadic Mongolian tribes. These Mongolian tribes are now running dogs of the Golden Kingdom. There were many warriors from nomadic tribes in the army invading the Song Dynasty. What Zhao Zhen really wants to build is a strong cavalry and correspondingly matched infantry.
At this time, Yue Fei didn't agree with Zhao Zhen's words. He often fought head-on when facing the battle between Jinbing and Han army and the bandits. Therefore, he questioned: "Lord, can it be said that we can't defeat the enemy head-on if we believe in the king's army?"
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Marshal Yue, I know you often fight head-on, and often win. However, it is undeniable that your loss of troops is very large. The highest situation in war and battle is just one sentence, no A soldier who has fallen in battle. To put it bluntly, in a war, you will always get the most generous return at the lowest cost. Here, it is worth doing anything. For example, we can slaughter the enemy’s civilians to intimidate the enemy. For example, we can slaughter the enemy’s civilians. , We can kill the enemy in the most cruel way to force the enemy to surrender to us. For example, we use sneak attacks to defeat the enemy. But that definitely does not mean that our losses are big! What I want most is zero casualties! A war without a price!" After talking, Zhao Zhen turned to Zhuge Ying and said, "What opinion does Zhuge Jinglei have?"
Zhugeying smiled and said: "The Lord sees clearly, that's right. The so-called art of war is like this. Defeating the enemy is the top priority. What method is the second! If you can hit the side, you won't fight the front. If you can fight night attacks, you won't fight day battles. A sneak attack will not fight a head-on battle. If you can destroy the enemy with water and fire, you will not go up and join them hand-in-hand."
Yue Fei also understood these principles, but he saw that it was a woman preaching, which was really strange. However, although Yue Fei was a bit temperamental, of course he was not as big as Wang Yan, and he was a man of high moral character. He never underestimated Zhugeying because he was a woman. In turn, Yue Fei always respected women very much. Hearing Zhugeying's words, Yue Fei smiled and nodded in agreement.
At this time, Yue Fei had formally grown into a qualified commander after he gained experience in the old commander Zongze and Xin Wangjun. At the beginning, he blindly attacked under Wang Yan's tent. Although he defeated the Jin Bing, it also exposed Wang Yan's army to the Jin Bing army. Of course, this was also the reason why Wang Yan's soldiers were not as good as Yue Fei's soldiers. Yue Fei thought that Wang Yan's army would definitely be able to withstand and defeat Jin Bing.
As a result, Yue Fei defeated Jin Bing, and Jin Bing defeated Wang Yan, causing Wang Yan to retreat to Taihang Mountain and form the famous Eight-character Army. At the same time, Wang Yan hated Yue Fei all his life. At this time, Yue Fei had already fully realized his abilities. At this time, he was able to face up to the recklessness of his youth. Similarly, at this time, he also learned deeply about Zhao Zhen's preaching.
"If the enemy’s troops are in order and we are not easy to strike, then don’t strike. We turn our heads and we can’t fight head-on! You guys, most of the Golden Kingdom’s troops are nomads, and their cavalry is stronger than us. If it is head-on combat, most of them are nomads. , Even if our army is brave, how can we win this war against gold? In war, we must use our brains to achieve the highest victory with the least cost."
After she said that, Yue Fei personally took the lead and raised his hands in courtesy with the generals: "Thanks to Zhuge for his sincere teaching!" Zhuge Ying smiled slightly, but did not seem to be proud of it. Yue Fei was secretly surprised. Although Zhugeying was a woman, she would definitely be the prince's woman in the future. However, this woman has real abilities.
Unlike Zhao Qing'er, Zhao Zhen's side concubine, Zhugeying's tactical tactics and military strategy are very powerful. Yue Fei also admitted that in some places, he might not be as good. And Zhao Zhen's side concubine, Zhao Qinger, is beautiful, but relatively speaking, she is at most a female player.
In fact, in the rear camp, Zhao Qinger mainly trained the recruits in accordance with Zhao Zhen's method, and at the same time supervised Zhao Zhen's local commander's mansion and even participated. But to speak of conscience, her ability is not enough.
If you want to fully control the command of Wang Jun's mansion, in addition to Zhao Zhen personally sending someone to supervise it, it is indeed the best way to have a talent like Zhugeying and a woman talent to decentralize supervision.
Therefore, when Zhao Zhen discovered the woman's ability, she was immediately surprised. Immediately approach this woman who is not beautiful, but very capable and full of heroic spirit.
At this time, the soldiers from the outside camp reported: "Report to the prince. We also arrested a spy from the Jin country who came out of Jiangzhou City. He said that he had a letter to report, so we did not kill it immediately. Please let the prince show."
Zhuge Ying smiled slightly and said: "The Golden Soldier came, so I wanted to come here to discuss peace. Lord, you said that the gold soldier Liu Lin is going to fight to make peace?"
"It's still a guess. We beat the towns guarded by the Han army and killed and captured ten thousand people. Liu Lin, who is also known as a generation of fierce generals, can hold it back? It's nothing more than a fight! I just wanted to. The fight was just to give him thoughts, to confuse them, and don’t act fast to fight with us. Since they are about to negotiate a peace secretly, their defenses are naturally lax. This way we can successfully attack. Liu Lin’s Han army and Jinbing I won’t let it go, especially since the golden soldiers have ruled Yan Jam’s mother, I have to beheaded. This is inevitable, but if it’s the case, I’ll make a fart!” Zhao Zhen said here. , Said: "Then don't wait, just ask them to come in!"
"Kneel down!" The two soldiers of the King's Army kicked the blindfolded Golden Soldier's envoy fiercely at the corner of the leg. The Golden Soldier's messenger fell down immediately, but he was struggling to get up immediately! Two soldiers who believed in the king's army pressed him hard to prevent him from getting up!
This envoy of the Golden Soldier was nominally Liu Lin's personal soldier, but in fact he was a Jurchen, and was the personal soldier of Jindu Tong Wanyan Jam. Although Liu Lin put his heart to his heart and told Jin Dutong Wanyan Jama everything, he was not at ease after all. The Han people are not credible, if Liu Lin betrayed Daikin again, he would probably die without a place to bury him.
This Jurchen soldier, dressed as a Han Chinese, came to report the news. Although it was the Chinese New Year, whether it was Zhugeying, Zhao Zhen or Yue Fei, they were very vigilant at this time and sent a large number of patrol teams to replace them.
This Jurchen hereditary soldier was immediately arrested by the patrolling Xinwangjun cavalry. They were meant to be killed with a single knife, but this person yelled to send a letter to the letter Wang Qiansui who believed in the king's army, so he was arrested. Of course, those who believed in the king's army were keeping secrets. They blindfolded him and took him directly. However, the Jurchen is really a Jurchen after all, this staunch temper is really powerful.
Zhao Zhen smiled. His people sat high on a big tiger-skin chair. This chair was a bit like the tiger-skin chair of the mountain kings in later novels. Zhao Zhen, who had been the king of the mountain, often imagined when he would go to the land of the Kingdom of Jin to rob her home. It is best to go to the northeast of the white mountains and black waters where the Jurchens of the Kingdom of Jin are entrenched to rob Jurchens.
What he didn't know was that the Jurchens in the Northeast did not live in luxury, they were just a group of mountain people. Even the robbery won't bring anything. This is what he will know after he hits the hinterland of the Kingdom of Jin in the future.
Zhao Zhen slid his hand on the tiger skin and smiled: "Let him get up, the blindfold is gone!" Two soldiers of the Royal Army gritted their teeth, let go of the golden man, and removed his blindfold. . But even so, his mouth is still blocked, and his hands are tied behind him.
Zhao Zhen saw this golden man's angry face, his looks, and the length of his braids, and he saw that he was a genuine Jurchen. Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "Okay, I have a backbone, I admire you very much. Come here, and I smashed his kneecap with a hammer. Don't worry, I don't want you to kneel, if you have the ability, don't kneel!"
The Jurchen struggled fiercely again. Huang Shi smiled and stood up, with an axe on his waist. This axe is a single-sided axe. One side is a blade and the other side is a blunt head. It can be used as a hammer.
Huang Shi's martial arts was a renunciation, but he also learned two skills with Zhao Zhen, naturally very powerful. He took the axe and smashed it with a blunt head. "Hmm--" Jin Ren fell to the ground violently. Although he didn't kneel down honestly, he actually broke a knee. The pain was really unspeakable. At this point, in Zhao Zhen's eyes, Huang Shi took out the clogged rag on the golden man's mouth.
The Jin Ren took a few breaths and said, "Song Kingdom’s letter king Zhao Zhen... You are not a hero... We have all talked to General Liu Lin... We are going to be with you... Fenhe... A decisive battle..." Zhao Zhen said: "Why, just this sentence What?" Jin Ren said: "That's it, why, believe in Wang Zhao Zhen, don't you dare to go?"
How can I know that Zhao Zhenyang first said: "Then he is useless! Kill it!" The gold man shouted: "Zhao Zhen... God slain Zhao Zhen... Where do you still have Song Guo's etiquette? Cut it out." Huang Shi went down with an axe on the side, smashing the brain so that it was mad. The corpse fell to the ground, stiffened, and after a few twitches, he could no longer move. Zhugeying said to the two soldiers: "Don't drag it down yet?"
Two small soldiers hurriedly came over and dragged the corpse down. Zhugeying said, "Lord, in the opinion of the courtiers, that Jindu has unified Yan Jiamu and Liu Lin because they want to fight but they are afraid of fighting. Find an excuse to delay the fighter!" Yue Fei smiled and nodded after hearing this: "I see the same thing, prince, I think so too, they are waiting for reinforcements!"
Zhao Zhen said: "You mean they are waiting for the aid of the Kingdom of Jin?" Zhugeying turned to Yue Fei and said, "Marshal Yue, will the Fenhe River melt in February?" Yue Fei said, "Not sure, some When it disappeared in February, it usually melted in early March! But the Fenhe River melted very thin now."
Zhao Zhen smiled and said: "I understand. He wants to see the water melt. When we cross the river, they will strike it halfway and defeat us. If we can't cross the river, then he will withdraw his troops and can still maintain it. His own face! He can still wait for reinforcements, so that he can keep his morale. They are not stupid... They have a good calculation!"
Zhugeying said: "It's not good to fight like this, prince, what do you think?" Zhao Zhen thought for a while and said, "We have to go and see first!"
The weather was still very cold. Zhao Zhen led more than a thousand riders out of the Dongzhai Gate of Xinwangjun and headed straight for the Fenhe River.
The horse hoof flew, and the horse hoof with the iron hoof fell fiercely and hit the ground. The dug grass and mud flew up, and the dry grass splashed from the grass, and some places were still frozen and up. The thin ice, but under the horse's hoof, quickly shattered into pieces.
The northwest wind was blowing in waves, blowing up the thick felt robes of the soldiers of the King's Army, exposing the iron armor leaves inside.
The beginning of spring, although the weather is still cold, but the sun has already revealed a bit of warmth.
In places where some small rivers dried up and melted, black and yellow ground and stones were also exposed. Maybe after a while, there will be a river flowing by.
A group of knights from the King’s Army galloped on their horses, raining their hoofs on the ground and rumbling.
Zhao Zhen's cloak is not red anymore. The red color is too conspicuous in normal times, and it is easy to be attacked. At this time, Zhao Zhen's cloak is black.
The group arrived at the Fenhe River. There is nothing empty here, the river is full of ice, and the ice is not high. However, within a few months, the river here will rise, and it will flow turbulently, flushing away all the creatures who dare to go down the river.
Zhao Zhen saw the deserted surroundings and said, "In the future, I will use the water of the Fen River to plant countless fruit trees and fields." Zhugeying nodded and said: "The waterwheel created by the ancestor can be improved by the prince. This becomes a big granary.
"However, the common people are farming. Now, under the strong command of the Xinwang Army, the land can be divided equally, but this will not be the case in the future."
"Yes, you are right, but as long as the state takes back the land use right and leases it out to the people, and legislates, everyone is equal before the law, and everyone is equal to the land." Zhao Zhen said. Although Zhao Zhen believed that the king was wrong in the law, it was too difficult for him to give up the king's dignity and authority all at once. Here, Zhao Zhen believes that although the law must be established, it must be different from the future law. At the very beginning, Zhao Zhen wants to maintain his kingship, and of course, in the future, he will be a white-hat king.
However, all of this has to be realized in the future, and what Zhao Zhen has to face now is to completely defeat the Jiangzhou Jinren.
Of course, this is not in Zhao Zhen's heart. For Zhao Zhen, it is relatively easy to defeat Jiangzhou's Golden Army. If Zhao Zhen only had his previous strength, the five thousand guards of the original Zuo army, of course, would not work.
But the current Zhao Zhen now has an army of 70,000 people, and this is an army that has undergone actual combat and training. After the selection of elimination, the remaining army is definitely not comparable to an ordinary army.
"The prince is determined to seek the law, and it is a good thing. Nowadays, the Song Dynasty reforms have all ended in failure. The prince can recognize this and reform a new one. After the golden soldiers are expelled in the future, he will definitely be called the Emperor Song Dynasty!"
Here, Zhugeying said that he is the emperor and Song Dynasty! It is clear that Zhao Zhen and Zhao Zhen are on the same boat.
Zhao Zhen was indifferent. He was not happy or excited because of these words, and said: "The world of the Great Song? What is it? If I can live, I must build a powerful Great Song that exceeds the Han and Tang territories. It’s not a problem to exceed my territory ten times the size of the Song Dynasty..."
Zhao Zhen's words were a bit big, but he said it with confidence and high spirits. Zhao Zhen has been there since this era
Unify the entire northern steppe, and take the entire Far East, Siberia, and the New World in your hands. Following the death of the rebellious, those barbaric tribes will become Zhao Zhen's pawns or corpses.
Zhugeying's heart was turned upside down, Zhao Zhen's words shocked her so that she didn't know what to say. Your ancestor of the Zhao family has been unable to get back even the Eighteen States of Youyan since Taizu, and now he has been beaten and lost a lot of land by the Jinbing. Do you still want to build a land ten times more than the Song Dynasty? How many countries need to be beaten if it exceeds the Song Dynasty ten times the land? It's simply too unrealistic!
She wanted to deny Zhao Zhen's statement, she felt it was impossible. It's hard to deal with the powerful golden men alone, let alone the savage nomads farther away. But at the same time she was Zhao Zhen's courtier, and Zhao Zhen was the Bole of her own mother Maxima. How could Zhugeying refute this
At this moment, Zhao Xiaodao suddenly shouted: "Master, the place where the Golden Army is going to fight, it should be there!" Zhao Zhen followed Zhao Xiaodao's fingers and looked at the ice like a white jade belt. A little bit of light of the sun fell, and layers of golden scaly light appeared on the ice surface of the river.
This glacial river is like a separation belt, dividing the yellow land on both sides into two. Both sides are almost the same. They are both open topography and broad plains. Only at a glance, Zhao Zhen can see that Jindu has unified Yan Jammu and Liu Lin agreed on the purpose of fighting here.
Without waiting for Zhao Zhen to speak, Zhugeying first said: "A good place, this kind of place, the army on both sides can be seen at a glance. When the time comes, the ambush can also be found. And the two sides can only fight hard and fail to outsmart. Relatively, there must be a lot of enemy troops. They can also make full use of this terrain to arrange their troops and horses so that we are not afraid that we will be prepared for an ambush!"