After taking the seat, Xia Cheng smiled and said to Liu Guang and Peng You: "I’m afraid you haven’t got the news yet. Some time ago, the former governor of Fujian Road, the governor of Fujian, who made Lord Fan died of illness, according to your majesty’s will, the Gao’an brothers have officially taken over as Fujian Road. The governor's position." Xia Cheng specifically explained the matter, but the meaning was alluding that Gao An was absolutely qualified to sit on an equal footing with everyone.
Liu Guang and Peng You were shocked as soon as the news was uttered. Liu Guang was okay. Although the news was sudden, Liu Guang had never seen any strong winds and waves, and soon returned to normal, and smiled at Gao An. : "That's it, brother Gaoan, congratulations."
Gao An also squinted his eyes and smiled: "Thank you, brother Liu Guang. Governor Fan Jinglue made the adult's death too sudden, so he has not announced the matter to the public for the time being. Please don't be offended by your brother." Gao An's mood at this moment is not what he seems to be. The performance is so calm. Since the uprising, including being recruited, he has been the weakest force. Now, as the overlord of one party, he can finally be on the same level as these heroes of the world. This feeling makes Gao An addicted. Gao An didn't know how he would survive if he lost this qualification one day.
Although Gao An said it very ordinary, but Liu Guang understood that, I was afraid that Gao An deliberately went with Xia Cheng secretly. Thinking of this, Liu Guang couldn't help but secretly pay attention. Over the past year, the relationship between Liu Guang and Xia Cheng has been very good, but it does not mean that Liu Guang will not guard against Xia Cheng. Xia Cheng and Gao An secretly told Liu Guang that it was only now, which means that Xia Cheng's attitude towards Liu Guang has undergone some subtle changes.
And the one who was most surprised was probably Peng You. He hasn't recovered yet. He still stared at Gao An with wide eyes, and couldn't believe his ears. Gao An actually became the governor of Fujian Province? Although Gao An now masters the remote Fujian Road, he is still much worse than his own strength, but no one knows how great Gao An's potential is. Before Gao'an had been unknown, because he hadn't got the opportunity to develop, now with Fujian Road, God knows how much trouble Gao'an will be.
This southern world is probably getting chaotic. Had it not been for the powerful army of the King of Letters in the north to contain the armies of the Kingdom of Jin and the Kingdom of Qi, I am afraid that the Southern Song Dynasty would have been destroyed long ago. At this time, Peng You's face gradually darkened, and his heart was particularly uncomfortable.
Seeing the changes in Liu Guang and Peng You's face, Xia Cheng smiled secretly in his heart. This is exactly what Xia Cheng hopes to achieve. On the surface, Xia Cheng and Liu Guang have a very good relationship, and Xia Cheng will deal with Peng You, and Liu Guang will contain the Xin Wang Zhao Zhen. But now this pattern is about to be broken.
The Linjiang Army and surrounding sites were seized, and Liu Guang's strength was greatly reduced. Among the three-person alliance, only Peng You's family dominates. Now that the three have joined forces to deal with Zhao Yanjun, Xia Cheng does not want Peng You to take the initiative in this alliance, let alone Liu Guanghui turn to Peng You because of his strength.
So Xia Cheng specially found Gao An, who had some old grudges with Peng You, for the purpose of containing Peng You. In the next battle against Xin Wang Zhao Zhen, Xia Cheng must have the greatest benefit.
Not to mention the thoughts of the few people in the hall, after Gao An entered the hall, the door of the hall was closed by the soldiers guarding the door. And outside the gate, the mysterious young man who had been following Gao An breathed a long sigh of relief, and the corner of his mouth curled slightly, muttering to himself: "Anyway, I finally caught up."
"Uh. But Tong Wenbo?" Suddenly, a voice came from behind the young man. The young man turned around and saw several people walking behind him. The first one was Xia Cheng now. Zhang Huaxuan, the most reliant counselor. After seeing the face of the young man, Zhang Huaxuan shouted in surprise: "Haha. It really is Tong Wenbo."
The young man turned around and smiled at Zhang Huaxuan and said, "Hahahaha! Zhang Huaxuan. We haven't seen each other for many years since our last goodbye. Seeing you today, the style is still the same." While talking, the young man walked directly towards Zhang Huaxuan. , The two put their shoulders on each other and laughed loudly.
The few people who followed Zhang Huaxuan looked at Zhang Huaxuan and the young man with interest. One of them, with a curled mouth, interrupted their greetings and said to Zhang Huaxuan, "Brother Zhang Huaxuan, can you tell us Introduce this friend?"
"Ah." Zhang Huaxuan reacted and smiled slightly: "It's not that the young master reminded me, I almost forgot. Ha ha. Come here. Tong Wenbo, I'll introduce these great men to you. This one is. The eldest son of the Jiangnan East Road Jinglue Envoy, Xia Gongzi. This is Liu Guang’s eldest son Liu Gongzi. This is the Nankang Army Zhao Guang’s son." Zhang Huaxuan introduced the young man to the people behind him, and just now It was Xia Ziteng who reminded Zhang Huaxuan. When introducing Xia Ziteng and Liu Tong, Zhang Huaxuan solemnly introduced them because they were both sons of a party of princes. Only when Zhao Guang was introduced would they be said together with their last name and first name, and Liu Tong and Zhao Guang also smiled and saluted after Zhang Huaxuan's introduction.
Tong Wenbo and Xia Ziteng and the others bowed their hands at the same time, which is considered to have seen the ceremony, but after Tong Wenbo stood up straight and looked at Xia Ziteng and others. From his perspective, these people standing in front of him are all rare heroes in the world. Tong Wenbo is usually talented, but the talents of these people are not under him. This made Tong Wenbo's heart could not help but admire.
Among the people, Liu Tong and Zhao Guang were the two most famous. When Liu Guang captured the Linjiang Army and the Nankang Army, Liu Tong made the name of the enemy of 10,000 people, and Zhao Guang was so resourceful. The marshal's nickname also resounded in Jiangnan.
In contrast, the few remaining people have always been unknown, even Xia Cheng's eldest son Xia Ziteng is no exception. But Zhang Huaxuan made suggestions for Xia Cheng, but he has never revealed his identity.
However, Liu Tong and Zhao Guang are not the kind of laymen who judge their talents by fame. They immediately glanced at each other, and Zhao Guang smiled and said to everyone: "It's rare to get acquainted with you guys today, so let the kid do it. , How about you please go to the restaurant in the city to tell?"
In the autumn of the first year of Shaoxing of the Great Song Dynasty, the Jiangnan East Road Economic Envoy Xia Cheng and Peng You, Liu Guang, and the Fujian Road Economic Envoy Gao An, the princes of the Quartet Union, with Xia Cheng as the leader. Xia Cheng asked Emperor Zhao Gou of Shaoxing to list the top ten crimes of Zhao Yan from Jiangling Jiedu, and called on the heroes of the world to discuss ****. The Quartet Rebels formed a coalition of 300,000, known as the 500,000 army, and gathered the Nankang army, ready to go west to Jiangling at all times.
After learning of this, the letter king Zhao Zhen immediately counterattacked and asked Zhao Go to declare Xia Cheng, Peng You, Liu Guang and Gao An as rebellious. At the same time, all soldiers and horses from Jiangling Mansion, Dingzhou, Chenzhou and Yuezhou were gathered together in Jiangling. All of a sudden, a big battle was on the horizon.
On the eighth day of September, outside the city of Jiangling, an army of nearly 200,000 people gathered outside the city. The wind blew the flags and screamed, but the soldiers stood upright, and there was a wave of silence outside the city. gas.
At the gate of the city, military generals and advisers are preparing to set off. At this time, Xin Wang Zhao Zhen picked up the spear and galloped out. When the 200,000 soldiers saw Xin Wang Zhao Zhen raising their spears, they immediately shouted in unison. Xin Wang Zhao Zhen looked at the 200,000 army in front of him, with a gleam in his eyes, then pointed towards the east and shouted: "Goal, Xianning, set off!"
"Array." With a loud shout, the five thousand heavy armored infantry on Xianning lined up at the fastest speed. As the leader of the heavy armored infantry, Huang Yunfei stood in front of the female wall, staring at the army outside the city. .
Originally, according to intelligence, the coalition forces would have to wait at least ten days before they arrived in Xianning, and the reinforcements from Jiangling would have to wait three days at the earliest to arrive. Unexpectedly, the coalition forces would have a surprise attack. Looking at the size of the coalition forces outside the city, there are at least twenty thousand. This is a fierce battle.
Huang Yunfei's eyes were narrowed into a slit, but there was no fear on his face. Since Huang Yunfei arrived in Xianning ten days ago with heavy armored infantry, he has been ready. As long as he is there, no one will be able to break this barrier. There was no one before, and there will never be any. Huang Yunfei snorted coldly, pulled out the saber around his waist, raised it high, and shouted: "The whole army enters the defensive position. The arrow tower is in place."
Following Huang Yunfei’s order, the five thousand heavy armored infantry behind Huang Yunfei did not move, but the soldiers who had been guarding behind the heavy armored infantry immediately separated a part, and in accordance with Huang Yunfei’s order, entered the four towering towers built by Guan Shun. Arrow tower.
In the original Xianning, there were no such four arrow towers. Later, Huang Yunfei followed the order of Wang Zhaozhen to guard Xianning and rebuilt the Xianning arrow tower again. Due to time constraints, the closed-door children of Mingjiao who trusted in Wang Zhaozhen also provided a lot of help to Huang Yunfei during the construction. These four arrow towers were written by the closed-door children of Mingjiao.
The arrow towers built by the elites of Mingjiao’s closed doors are naturally very different from the arrow towers on the ordinary walls. The four arrow towers are located on the two wings of Xianning. I don't know what method Mingjiao's closed door children used to make these four arrow towers soar into the clouds while still leaning forward in an arc, further increasing the attack range of the arrow towers.
Outside the city, the coalition forces saw that the enemy in Xianning had been prepared, so they gave up their plan to attack Xianning and began to form a good formation outside the city. In front of the army, the three generals rode their horses and stared at Xianning ahead, all frowning.
"Tsk." General Liu Guangjun snorted dissatisfiedly. He was obviously unhappy that the purpose of the raid was not achieved. He waved the big gun in his hand and said, "Damn. It seems that we still have to fight a tough battle. "This kind of offensive and defensive combat is Liu Tong's least favorite method of combat, because as a combatant, he seldom exerts his power in such combat and can only command from the rear.
"Major General, don't be impatient." On Liu Tong's left is Xia Chengjun's general Yang Lin. Yang Lin is known as a wise general, and his temperament is naturally much calmer than Liu Tong. Seeing Liu Tong seemingly anxious, Yang Lin quickly said: "Although the raid is not successful, we still have a military advantage. According to intelligence, Zhao Yan's reinforcements will not arrive until three days at the earliest. We still have three days left. Time, if we can forcefully attack Xianning, then the plan this time will be considered a success."
Of course Liu Tong understands what Yang Lin said. Liu Tong just missed a good opportunity and was a little unwilling. Dang even nodded and said to Yang Lin: "General Xia. I am not good at commanding this march. , Why not let General Xia take charge of the command of the army." Of course Liu Tong said that was a bit modest, but he was cautious. Liu Tong is indeed inferior to Yang Lin, and his opponent is the famous Huang Yunfei. This kind of meticulous work, It is more appropriate to hand it over to Yang Lin.
"Humph." A cold snort came from the other side of Liu Tong, but this person was General Wang Gaoyi under Peng You's account. Back then, Peng You sent Wang Gaoyi and Song Potan to lead the attack on Raozhou, but he was defeated by Zhang Huaxuan's plan and ended in annihilation. Wang Gaoyi also escaped from the dead to return to Peng You alive. Therefore, Wang Gaoyi hated Xia Cheng deeply. If Peng You had not agreed with the alliance this time, how could Wang Gaoyi and Xia Cheng's soldiers and horses fight side by side? And when I just heard that Liu Tong handed over the command of the army to Yang Lin, Wang Gaoyi naturally became more dissatisfied and shouted in a cold voice: "Major General. There are only seven or eight thousand people in Xianning. We have a total of 20,000 people. Many people. What else should I consider? Just attack directly."
Hearing what Wang Gaoyi said, both Liu Tong and Yang Lin couldn't help but frowned. This Wang Gaoyi's ability was obviously not at the same level as Liu Tong and Yang Lin. Originally, this raid on Xianning did not allow Wang Gaoyi to participate. But now the Four-Route Rebels have joined forces, and in order to speed up the march, they have to rely on Peng You's cavalry, so Peng You is not allowed to send people in, that is not justified. Now that everyone is in the same boat, Liu Tong is not good at arguing with Wang Gaoyi too stiffly, and said in a deep voice: "General Wang, this Xianning defender Huang Yunfei is a well-known general who is best at defending the city. It is definitely not a small one. Look at this person. Moreover, Xianning has been reinforced and has extremely strong defensive capabilities. Even if our army has the advantage of troops, it is still better to be careful."
Liu Tong's remarks did not achieve the effect. Wang Gaoyi was obviously still a little unconvinced. However, this raid on Xianning indicated that Liu Tong was the main general, and Wang Gaoyi and Yang Lin were both lieutenants. Moreover, Liu Tong’s status is not low. He is Liu Guang’s eldest son. No matter how arrogant Wang Gaoyi is, he does not dare to offend Liu Tong. At the moment, he only snorted and said: "If this is the case, our cavalry will inevitably be unnecessary for this battle. . Then I will go to rest for now."
"Hold on." Seeing that Wang Gaoyi was about to leave in anger, Yang Lin immediately shouted to Wang Gaoyi and said: "General Wang, the cavalry can't leave yet. Look, the four arrow towers rebuilt by Wang Zhaozhen in Xianning. To ensure that our army can attack Xianning, there must be a large number of archers to suppress the two arrow towers. The cavalry is good at cavalry and shooting. It is the best choice for this task."
As soon as he saw Yang Lin speak, Wang Gaoyi's anger stopped, and he flatly refused: "No. Where can the cavalry be used to attack the city? Isn't this just letting the cavalry die in vain? Yang Lin. What is your intention? "
Yang Lin was stunned by Wang Gaoyi's sudden violent shout, but he said helplessly: "General Wang, now our four-party alliance is aimed at defeating Zhao Jun. Please also General Wang not to speculate. It doesn't matter if I misunderstand me. , But if the opportunity to break through Xianning is delayed, that's a big deal."
"No." Wang Gaoyi insisted on his opinion, waved his hand, and shouted: "No matter how much you say, it's useless. I only know that my master handed over the cavalry to me, not for you to use it here. I hit the wall. You just said it was a mess, and don't want me to sit down and watch the cavalry sacrifice in vain."
Although Yang Lin is calm, he is a man fighting on the battlefield and an angry person. When Wang Gaoyi refused so repeatedly, Yang Lin was also annoyed. Even if he shouted angrily: "Wang Gaoyi. I know you are because of what happened back then. Hold a grudge. But what time is it now. How can you not distinguish between public and private? Today, if you agree to it. If you don't agree, hum." After speaking, Yang Lin directly pulled out the single-handed sword on his waist.
"Humph." Wang Gaoyi was also unwilling to show weakness. He raised his spear and put his spear across his chest and shouted: "What if I don't agree. Want to threaten me? You still think I'm afraid of you. Come on!"
"Okay, stop arguing." There was a loud shout, but Liu Tongzong rushed to the middle of the two, with the big gun in his hand directly on his chest, and shouted to the two left and right: "Now the war is coming. You wait. Why are you still fighting here? What is it like."
Liu Tong roared, and the aura of the top warrior on his body immediately exploded. Although Yang Lin can be called a general under Xia Cheng, it is more reflected in his calmness and resourcefulness. When it comes to martial arts, Yang Lin can only be regarded as just reaching the realm of a first-class martial arts master. Wang Gaoyi on one side is even worse. Being so pressured by Liu Tong's aura, the two suddenly felt as if they were being pressed on their shoulders by a heavy stone, and they were directly out of breath, and the weapons in their hands were also naturally let down.
"Huh!" Seeing that the two were suppressed, Liu Tong snorted coldly, and then slowly put away his aura. As soon as Liu Tong's momentum was reduced, the two suddenly felt a lightening of pressure on their shoulders, and they were able to breathe heavily, sweat on their foreheads, and at the same time raised their heads, looking at Liu Tong in horror. Liu Tonglian said: "Since the leader appoints me as a general, then you must all listen to my assignment. If you don't listen to the military order, then you can blame me for being polite. Understand?"
Liu Tong was so strong that neither Yang Lin nor Wang Gaoyi dared to defy, and each of them took their weapons back. Seeing that the two were softened, Liu Tong snorted and immediately shouted: "From now on, all soldiers and horses are not allowed to retreat without my order. If there is any offender, cut! General Yang, just follow the previous instructions. That said, I'll leave this command to you."
"Yes." Yang Lin was overjoyed and hurriedly gave Liu Tong a fist and shouted. Although Liu Tong seemed to have no partiality just now, the final result was not what Yang Lin had hoped for. Immediately, Yang Lin said to Liu Tong: "Major General. Don't worry." After that, Yang Lin immediately rode to the front of the army and began to assign tasks to various arms.
Yang Lin’s siege methods were quite satisfactory. He divided the 20,000 army into four parts. First, the 2,000 cavalry who came with the army had two wings. The 5,000 sword and shield soldiers held their shields in the front line, and the 5,000 archers followed closely behind. , As long as the cavalry stepped forward to suppress the attack on the two-winged arrow towers, the archers could press in the direction of the gate of Xianning City under the cover of the shield soldiers. As long as the archer suppresses the Zhao Jun in the city, the subsequent army can lift the ladder to formally launch an attack on Xianning.
Of course, all of this is not so general. The layout of each point is extremely detailed, and only a stable warrior like Yang Lin can arrange it in such a short time. Liu Tong met in the back, and he kept nodding his head, obviously he was very satisfied with Yang Lin's performance, while Wang Gaoyi behind Liu Tong looked resentfully at the backs of Liu Tong and Yang Lin. I wanted to leave as soon as I wanted to, but I was worried that the military order issued by Liu Tong just now could only be left behind Liu Tong unwillingly, looking at Yang Lin's prestige.
After everything was set up, Yang Lin drew his sword and pointed it at Xianning, shouting loudly, "Beat the drum! The two wings strike."