Prince of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 462: Conquer Dingzhou

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The letter king Zhao Zhen will choose the Zhao Jiayi army as the main force in this attack on Xia Cheng, but it is due to the importance of the letter king Zhao Zhen to Xia Cheng. Although the soldiers and horses of Zhao Yun, Liu Zhengjiang, Wang Yun and others are two soldiers and horses carefully crafted by Xin Wang Zhaozhen, after all, they are still newly formed troops. They are not comparable to the Zhao Jiayi army who have fought many battles with them and are already on the battlefield. Experienced hardship, more worthy of trust Wang Zhaozhen.

However, it is not possible to rely solely on the Zhao Jiayi army. As Fu Xuan said, Liu Guang must be guarded. Therefore, the Zhao Jiayi army cannot be sent out. Therefore, it is necessary to select many elites from the two armies and cooperate with Zhao. The family rebels marched into Dingzhou together.

The letter king Zhao Zhen is thinking here, but Zhao Yun and Wang Hu in the center of the chamber are fighting for the opportunity of this expedition with Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun. Only Huang Yunfei is calm and can be restrained. When Fu Xuan saw it, he also quickly got up and persuaded him to persuade him. Wang Zhaozhen took a look and smiled and said, "Okay! You don't want to fight anymore, I have my own calculations."

The letter king Zhao Zhen spoke, Zhao Yun and others naturally did not dare to argue anymore, and they retired in a vague way, but their eyes were staring at the letter king Zhao Zhen, looking forward to hearing their name from the letter king Zhao Zhen's mouth. The letter king Zhao Zhen glanced at the generals, and finally smiled: "This time you are going north to conquer Dingzhou, both of you have a share. Zhao Yun and Wang Hu follow the orders.

The generals did not hear the words before the letter king Zhao Zhen. As soon as they heard the words of Wang Zhaozhen, Zhao Yun and Wang Hu were overjoyed, and they hurried out of the line and shouted at the letter king Zhao Zhen: "The end is here."

The letter king Zhao Zhen shouted to the two of them: "I will ask you two to select five thousand fine riders from your army to set off in three days and go to Wugong Mountain to listen to orders."

"Yes." When Zhao Yun and Wang Hu heard this, they were immediately overjoyed, and immediately clasped their fists in response... But Huang Yunfei, who was next to them, did not hear his name, and was obviously a little disappointed. However, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen saw it in his eyes, but smiled secretly, and said: "Huang Yunfei listens to the order."

Huang Yunfei hadn't made any plans at first, but when he heard Wang Zhaozhen's shout, he immediately lifted his spirits. Even if he got up, he followed Zhao Yun and Wang Hu, and fisted at the letter Wang Zhao Zhen and shouted: "The end is here." Don't look. Huang Yunfei is usually very low-key, but he is a military commander after all, how can he not be eager to make achievements in battle

The letter king Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "I order you to lead the remaining troops and horses to the Wugong Shandong cottage in secret. If Liu Guang intends to send troops, you will be responsible for cutting off their back, and a mantis will catch the cicada oriole. You can do it. "Their soldiers and horses were transferred by Zhao Yun and Wang Hu with 5,000 cavalry, and there are more than 8,000 cavalry. If Liu Guang really dares to show up, then Huang Yunfei's more than 8,000 cavalry will be enough for Liu Guang to drink a pot.

Although the task assigned to him by Xin Wang Zhao Zhen was a bit passive, and maybe in the end he might not have a chance to do it, but it was also an opportunity after all. Huang Yunfei shouted in a deep voice: "Don't worry, your lord, you will never insult your life."

"Okay." Xin Wang Zhao Zhen yelled, and turned his head to look at the expectant Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun. They smiled and shouted: "Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun listen to the order."

Finally, I heard the king of letter Zhao Zhen shouting his own name. Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun were overjoyed, and they went out at the same time, holding a fist to the king of letter Zhao Zhen and shouting: "The end is here."

The letter king Zhao Zhen said with a smile: "I ordered you two to transfer 20,000 people from your army. But you must ensure that it will not affect the defense of the Guiyang Army. Three days later, lead the 20,000 soldiers and horses to Wugong Mountain to listen to orders. "

"Yes." Liu Zhengjiang and Wang Yun took their orders at the same time, but they haven't been on the battlefield for a long time. Since the King of Letter Zhao Zhen took the Wugong Mountain back then, he has been serving as a guard for the rear. The two of them are also eager to fight on the battlefield and make contributions.

After all, they followed the letter king Zhao Zhen to establish a foundation in the south, and they were regarded as veteran generals of the Zhao Jiayi army just like Shan Hongfei, Hua Zhonglong and others. But whenever I watched those warriors who later joined the account of the letter king Zhao Zhen, fighting on the battlefield, I could only watch it, and it was really uncomfortable in my heart.

The letter king Zhao Zhen nodded, and then said to Fu Xuan again: "If you choose, you will edit a book later, and give them to General Shan and Shui Jun in Wugong Mountain. Let General Shan mention 30,000 Zhao Jiayi troops to Wugong Mountain. Let the navy cruise the Ganjiang River, we must create some pressure on Liu Guang, so that he dare not come and make trouble for us."

Although there is a surefire way to deal with Liu Guang's sneak attack, the letter king Zhao Zhen still hopes that Xia Cheng can be resolved smoothly this time.

When he believed Wang Zhaozhen's instructions, Fu Xuan did not dare to neglect, and quickly said, "Don't worry, your subordinates will do this later."

"Yeah." Xinwang Zhao Zhen thought about it for a moment. From this point of view, Zhao Yun, Wang Hu, and Hu Tianqing must also bring them, plus Shan Hongfei and Lin Yuhu.

Such a lineup of generals, even if there are more generals under Xia Cheng, don't be afraid to believe in the king Zhao Zhen. And the three-armed economic letter Wang Zhaozhen has nearly 50,000 people in this integration. Xia Cheng's soldiers and horses are about 70 to 80,000, and they have to be divided into various places. In terms of the number of soldiers and horses, there should be no need to worry.

As for counsellors, Xin Wang Zhaozhen decided to take Ji Qianqian this time, and then bring Elder Wu with him after Wugong Mountain. Although Xia Cheng also had some counsellors, he was definitely not an opponent of Ji Qianqian in the march. With Elder Wu assisting, it shouldn't be a problem.

After thinking about it, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen finally felt that there was nothing wrong, Dang Even nodded, and asked Fu Xuan: "Xuan, do you have anything else to add?"

Fu Xuan lowered his head to think for a moment, and finally shook his head, and said, "There is a large army in the Wugong Shandong cottage. In addition, General Wang Zongshi's blockade on the Ganjiang River. Even if there is an accident at that time, he can solve it if he wants to. Subordinates. There is nothing to say."

The letter king Zhao Zhen nodded. He knew that the accident Fu Xuan said was about Liu Guang. Since even Fu Xuan said so, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen naturally has no worries. Dang Even nodded and shouted: "In that case, you can go back and order your soldiers and horses and set off in three days. Target Dingzhou. I will personally lead the conquest of Dingzhou.

This time the attack on Dingzhou, it was necessary to completely connect the territory of the Zhao Jiayi Army with the Xinwang Army. Therefore, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen can't rest assured to send others. As a general of the Song Dynasty and Xinwang Army, Wu Jie may not necessarily be convinced by the Zhaojiayi army generals other than Xinwang Zhao Zhen. If there are some problems due to other reasons, Wang Zhaozhen will regret it. After all, as a rebel bandit army, he couldn't reveal that this rebellious rebel army was organized by King Thaksin himself. Otherwise, his reputation will be over.

"Yes." Fu Xuan and the generals heard Wang Zhaozhen's words, and they all responded in unison...

Facts have proved that although the letter king Zhao Zhen has been shrinking in the Guiyang army for the past six months and there is no movement, the official army and the rebel army have not forgotten the Zhao Yan who killed Wang Dan in Anxiang and defeated Lei Hongbao outside the Yingshan army camp. leader. The army of the letter king Zhao Zhen had just arrived at Wugong Mountain, and the news was like wings, and in a blink of an eye it reached the tables of the rebels, officers and soldiers. Among them, Xia Cheng, who stayed in Dingzhou, felt the heaviest.

Xia Cheng is not a fool, and there are many capable people under him. The believer Zhao Zhen led the army to gather at Wugong Mountain. Xia Cheng immediately guessed the meaning of this. Because of this, Xia Cheng was very distressed. When the letter king Zhao Zhen had just assumed the post of the allied general of the rebel army, he met Xia Cheng, and Xia Cheng was one of the few people who could clearly see the true skills of the letter king Zhao Zhen.

And after the first battle against Yingxuan, Xia Cheng has a deep understanding of the power of the letter king Zhao Zhen. When he thought of such a character, he was about to trouble him immediately, and Xia Cheng's back felt a chill.

Lifting his head, looking at the civil servants and generals sitting at the bottom, Xia Cheng said in a deep voice, "My lord. Now that Wang Zhaozhen Chen Bing Wugong Mountain is about to invade my Dingzhou. I don't know what you can do. ?"

Hearing Xia Cheng’s questioning, the young general sitting on Xia Cheng’s right hand immediately stood up, clasped his fists and shouted to Xia Cheng: "Lord. Do you still have to think about it? Soldiers will cover the water. Since the believer Zhao Zhen dares, The idea of coming to fight our Dingzhou, we naturally want them to taste the power of our Dingzhou army. The final general is willing to lead his troops to fight a battle. To drive Zhao Yan's army out of Dingzhou. "Speak this person. , It is Xia Shanyue, Xia Cheng's most anxious general. Xia Shanyue is Xia Cheng’s cousin, and he is the youngest and most energetic in the Xia family. Although many people usually talk about how good Zhao Yan is, but in Xia Shanyue's ears, he is extremely disapproving. He has been waiting for such an opportunity to defeat Zhao Yan and prove his ability.

However, even though Xia Shanyue is so arrogant, he is a member of the Xia family after all. Xia Cheng has fought many times and fought the city, and Xia Shanyue has done a lot. Therefore, even if he speaks a little arrogantly, everyone will not say anything because of this. Instead, Xia Cheng smiled and said, "General Xia Shanyue, don't underestimate the enemy. You can wait and see if other people have any good suggestions."

After hearing what Xia Cheng said, Xia Shanyue also knew that Xia Cheng would not agree to his request. At this time, Xia Fengshan, known as the wise general under Xia Cheng, also spoke. He fisted at Xia Cheng and said: "My lord. Zhao Yan led more than 50,000 people to attack my Dingzhou this time, then he would martial arts. The mountain and the Guiyang army are bound to be unstable. If the adults contact Liu Guang and invite him to send troops to Wugong Mountain, come and rescue Zhao from the Wei Dynasty."

Xia Fengshan is also one of the few people under Xia Cheng who has seen Zhao Yan’s abilities. Xia Fengshan knew Zhao Yan during the Battle of Fengyang City, Fengzhou. After several contacts, Xia Fengshan also deeply understood Zhao Yan’s power. Naturally, I dare not despise it in my heart.

"Fengshan makes sense." As soon as Xia Fengshan finished his idea, General Yang Huai, who was sitting next to Xia Fengshan, clapped his hands, applauded, and said, "If I remember correctly. Then Liu Guanghe Zhao Yan also became enemies because of the Linjiang Army’s occupation power. If Liu Guang can be brought over, this crisis will definitely be resolved. Maybe, Zhao Yan’s army can be wiped out here."

Yang Huai's words just fell, and the other generals all echoed one after another, and all of them were excited, and the atmosphere that had been suppressed by the enemy's forces disappeared. Even the civil servants of the Cao Jiayi Army were overjoyed.

But they didn't notice that the few people sitting closest to Xia Cheng still had a gloomy face. The first person who spoke was Yang Huai's eldest brother and the general of the Cao Jiayi Army, named Yang Lin. He frowned and said to Yang Huai and the others: "Brother Huai, don't be too happy, Liu Guang may not help us out."

"Ah! Why?" It was originally full of enthusiasm, but the elder brother poured cold water down. Yang Huai was stunned and asked suspiciously, "Big brother, why do you say that? Then Liu Guang won't take advantage of this. When it's time to deal with Zhao Yan, isn't he afraid that Zhao Yan will find him in the future to avenge the army of occupying Linjiang?"

Before Yang Lin had time to answer, Zhang Sailiang, the think tank among the civil servants sitting opposite, said with a wry smile: "Fear! How can Liu Guang not be afraid! But although Liu Guang is brave and impulsive, he is not a fool. He is now helping us deal with it. Zhao Yan, but there is not much benefit. You must know that Zhao Yan's strength is not weak. If you rashly offend Zhao Yan, if you do not die, you will suffer. Unless we can be sure, this time you can swallow most of Zhao Yan's strength. Lost. After Zhao Yan is unable to retaliate after this battle, Liu Guang may take action."

"Uh." Hearing Zhang Sailiang's explanation, Yang Huai was speechless. Now Xia Cheng's strength is indeed very good among all the rebels, especially after absorbing the remaining forces of the Great Sage King Yang Yao. Strength greatly increased. However, Zhao Yan is a long-established rebel army, and even the main force of the joint soldiers of the United Kingdom and Proclamation has suffered a lot under Zhao Yan. No matter how arrogant Yang Huai was, he wouldn't dare to say that Zhao Yan could be dealt with with confidence.

After Zhang Sailiang's explanation, the other people who were still cheering also calmed down. They looked at each other and returned to their previous silence again. The same is true for Xia Cheng. When Xia Fengshan mentioned such an idea, Xia Cheng was secretly delighted, but after listening to Zhang Sailiang's analysis, Xia Cheng's heart sank again. With a bitter face, he looked to sit down and said, "Can you not come up with a solution?"

Although Xia Cheng asked like this, all the civil servants and generals who sat down lowered their heads and dared not make a sound. Seeing Xia Cheng's disappointed expression on his face, Zhang Sailiang, his brother sitting next to Zhang Sailiang, was also full of bitterness in his heart. Unexpectedly, the recklessness at the beginning, and the legendary Zhao Yan who believed in the king's army, has now grown to become even his lord fearing the overlord. It's really unpredictable!

Choosing Xia Cheng at the beginning, Zhang Sailiang still firmly believes that Xia Cheng must be a master who can implement his ideals. Thinking of this, Zhang Sailiang gritted his teeth, but clenched his fists.

In March of the first year of Shaoxing, the letter king Zhao Zhen set off from Wugong Mountain and aimed directly at Dingzhou occupied by Xia Cheng.

The move of the King of Letter Zhao Zhen made all the rebels in the world and the court of the Southern Song Dynasty nervous. After all, the rise of King Zhao Zhen last year simply gave the rise of the King of Rebels. Under the joint attack of the letter king Zhao Zhen and Ying Xuan, Zhang Jun's army was destroyed, resulting in an unprecedented decline in the power of the Southern Song court. The strength of all the rebels has never been higher.

Although in the past few months, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen acted low-key, and seemed to slowly fade out of the world's vision, but no one dared to forget the power of Zhao Yan, who started from Shimen, and Zhao Jiayi army. Now that Zhao Yan suddenly rises up to attack Xia Cheng, does this mean that a new round of disputes in the world is about to begin again.

In the attention of the rebel army and the Southern Song Dynasty court, the army of the believer Zhao Zhen directly drove into the territory of Dingzhou from Changsha. However, to everyone's surprise, the army of Believing King Zhao Zhen was unimpeded in Dingzhou. In just one month, the army of the letter king Zhao Zhen directly attacked the three cities of Longyang, Taoyuan, and Wuling, and stationed in the hinterland of Dingzhou. When Xia Jiajun faced the army of Believing King Zhao Zhen, he only resisted in a symbolic sense and gave up the city.

Various forces have speculated that Xia Cheng is so afraid of the army that believes in the king Zhao Zhen, and does not even have the courage to fight