Add Bookmark | Recommend this book | Back to the book page | My bookshelf | Mobile Reading

Free Web Novel,Novel online - All in oicq.net -> Historic -> Song Shigui

Volume 1 Yan Yun Chaos Chapter 55 Pledge (3)

Previous page        Return to Catalog        Next page

    Chapter 55: Pledge of Allegiance (3) The mountains and rivers on both sides of the Baigou River are now covered with a layer of early autumn colors.  The forests are all dyed, the sky is high and the clouds are pale.  In such an open world, the autumn day in the Northland that is gradually becoming more and more chilling is the day when military strategists go on an expedition.  On the road from Zhuozhou to Xiongzhou, dozens of victorious knights were surrounding Xiao Yan and others, rushing back to where Tong Guan was stationed in Xiongzhou.  Prepare to participate in the grand military meeting where all the generals are gathered for another Northern Expedition!  At this moment, Xiao Yan only felt high-spirited.  Everything in front of us is as it was yesterday, but there are no longer Liao people's powerful and agile Yuanzhi lurking around to spy.  There is no longer a panic and vigilance, and there is no longer a Liao army camp lying in front of us, and we have to risk our lives to return to Song Dynasty.  The area north of the Baigou River up to Zhuozhou was already the land of the Song people. Along the way, they saw an endless stream of Song army convoys rushing to Zhuoyi Prefecture. In addition to replenishing military resources for the prefecture, there were also Huanqing Army and  One team after another, victorious soldiers and horses headed to Zhuozhou to strengthen the defense there.  Several roads are being widened and padded by civilians. On the Liuli River, the Song fleet is slowly moving upstream. The boats are fully loaded with military supplies, food, pay and equipment. The draft is very deep. The boatman is carefully measuring on the bow.  The water was deep, and the laborers on both sides of the river were just sweating and dragging these flat-bottomed and pointed sand river boats forward slowly.  In addition to those people from Hebei who were recruited from the Song Dynasty, people from Liao Dynasty who were scattered around also came to beg for food, including the old and the young.  The strong men were pulling fibers and carrying heavy loads, while the old and weak women and children squatted on the side and smashed small stones to pave the road. Refugee shacks were scattered here and there. Along the way, smoke was already rising, and occasionally one or two could be heard.  With the sounds of children playing, this place at the junction of Song and Liao, which had been devastated by war for a long time, actually regained a little vitality.  ¡°All of this was brought down by me.  Xiao Yan rode his horse on the road, feeling a little proud.  Looking back on the past, those days of crossing the river in the dark night, that desperate rush to camp, that capture of Zhuozhou, and that bloody battle all the way to Yizhou, all seemed a bit like a dream.  Behind him, there was a tall soldier of the Shengjie Army holding the banner of the Shenwu Changsheng Army, while another one was holding a hastily made Xiao character recognition flag, with large embroidered gold characters next to it.  There is a line of eye-catching big characters on the command of the Xuanfu envoy of the three roads of command, power, control and control of the former military capital.  It doesn¡¯t matter what the official title is, but the word ¡°Imperial Order¡± is the supreme honor.  Saw these two flags.  Yu Huanqing's army and Shengjie's army couldn't recognize each other. This handsome boy riding a horse with a triumphant face was the one who, with only a few hundred men and horses, captured the two states of Zhuoyi and beat the four kings of the Liao army to death.  Xiao Yan and Xiao Xuanzan who escaped after hearing the news? ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? Now he controls the front army in one fell swoop, the officials appreciate him, and his fame reaches the king.  Almost with one person's power, he accomplished a feat that the more than 100,000 Northern Expedition troops could only look forward to and sigh with admiration!  There are more than a dozen of the soldiers around Xiao Yan who have followed him all the way to fight. They follow Xiao Yan with their backs straight.  They have strong horses, most of which are good horses from the Liao people captured in Yizhou.  He is tall and big, and his mane is deliberately untrimmed. He runs with great strides and his mane is flowing, giving him an amazing posture.  The civilians on the road looked at their large group coming like a dragon, and naturally they avoided the way. Even the Shengjie Army and the Huanqing Army rushing to Zhuozhou looked at Xiao Yan and the others with respect and fear.  Some old colleagues in the Shengjie Army recognized their acquaintances and did not dare to answer Xiao Yan. Instead, they rode their horses and ran with them for a while, speaking loudly to these robes who had made extraordinary achievements.  "Xie Jia Erlang, how many times have you been promoted this time?" "With the favor of the official family, I have also been sued by Di Gonglang. Now in the Shenwu Evervictorious Army, I am dispatched by the chief guard of the Xuanzan Guards, Huang Tiecrocodile, and Xiongzhou Challenger.  When the soldiers crossed Baigou, you had a stomachache and drank the decoction and groaned in the camp. Don't worry, there is still wealth and wealth waiting for us in Yanjing!  I don't dare to think about good things. If there are benefits in the future, don't forget our friendship. I'm still waiting for your help!" "Where is Lao Ren?  Playing with money, I lost badly that time, so I asked him to borrow money to make up for it, but all my eggs were wiped out again! You guys won a great victory, and we also benefited from it. The officials rewarded me, and I got a few coins in my waist.  To pay off the debt, Lao Ren¡¯s family is very tired. If he doesn¡¯t pay back the dozens of thunders that will be struck down by him, where is this guy?¡± ¡°Old Ren is dead! If we don¡¯t lose our Western soldiers, a few brothers will attack the Liao people.¡±  Riding the brigade, let the Liao people arrive a step later, so that we can arrange it in Laishui, kill them all and remove their armor You must be careful, when you return to Shaanxi,  Just give him the mother-in-law doll We praised this huge reward, but we didn't leave a penny, all of it was given to the brothers who died in the war! " " When we go back this time, will you still be the vanguard? " "  They bully each other, they don't hide their beauty together, the Western Army is one hundred thousand, now?Can spread our praise.  This Fu Yan Tou Gong is not praised by us, who else could it be?  Let us follow us into Yanjing City to praise you!  " The rough and arrogant voice of the Shaanxi man only echoed in the Youyan land. People looked at the big flag with the word Xiao fluttering in the wind with envy, and even more enviously at Xiao Yan, who was dressed in military uniform and riding a horse with heroic spirit. " Xiao Yan's heart  He was so proud that he sat up straighter on his horse. He wanted to wave to everyone and shout "Long live the people" three times in a row Ma Kuo just followed Xiao Yan and looked at Xiao Yan's elation.  Sweat was coming out from the 18,000 pores on his body, and he just shook his head on horseback. Among those who followed Xiao Yan back were Ma Kuo, Yue Fei, and Zhang Xian, the commander of Xiao Yan's bodyguards.  They went back to Xiongzhou together to praise their achievements, but Han Shizhong just shook his head, "I know the Western Army well. Anyone with an ear knows that I am a bad guy. I am not as good as the Yue family brothers, and I have to be familiar with them."  .  In the future, when we go north, we will inevitably have to fight side by side with the Western Army.  The reputation of my friendship with Han Wu is enough. I want to contact the Western Army and tell them that they will probably not come back. The Yue brothers are also going to lead the army. If we don't promote friendship at this time, when will we do it again?  Zhuozhou also needs someone to keep an eye on it. There are so many new people here. I, Old Han, can keep them down and train troops for Xuanzan here. If the eight hundred Qingqi can be trained, they will be of great use!  I'm waiting for Xuanzan to come back and take us to Yanjing!  " In addition to them, there was also a little mute. I don't know what frightened the little mute, and he didn't want to be left alone in Zhuozhou. Xiao Yan tried to persuade him a few words, but he couldn't persuade him. He simply asked the little mute to change.  Wearing a small war jacket and wearing a low helmet, he just mingled with the team and followed him back to Zhuozhou. Seeing Xiao Yan's relaxed attitude, Ma Kuo took the little mute back to Xiongzhou like an outing, without Bei.  Crossing the Baigou River, he looked stern and alert, but he didn't say anything. He followed Xiao Yan, and Yue Fei was next to him. The young general was wearing a helmet and was dressed meticulously. Ma Kuo subconsciously turned his head to look.  Looking at him, Yue Fei's eyes happened to be directed towards him. When their eyes met, they both had the same meaning. Yue Fei's eyes moved and he looked at Ma Kuo with a hint of pleading, but Ma Kuo just shook his head slightly. At this moment, Xiao Yan turned around.  Turning his head back, he looked at the little mute among the crowd. The little mute's helmet was almost on top of his curved eyebrows, and his small face was almost invisible. Xiao Yan grinned at her.  Yue Fei frowned and was about to ride his horse forward, but Ma Kuo grabbed his reins and urged his horse forward. Xiao Yan was startled:  "Brother Ma, how are you?  Ma Kuo forced a smile: "Brother Xiao, look at this military meeting, what kind of tasks should our Shenwu ever-victorious army undertake?"  " Xiao Yan chuckled, and he had already thought about his future actions. History has changed! The Northern Expedition of the Song Army had already gone north two months in advance, and it was too late for the Jurchens to come over even if they were killed. He finally won two months for this war.  Precious time! It¡¯s really hard to feel complacent about how one person has moved such a heavy wheel of history I won¡¯t do it even if I fight as hard as I did during the Zhuoyi War.  Everyone has to take a breath. Now that he has an official position and strength, it is time to think about how to get the most benefit from this war. As long as the Song army can be cautious, there is no one he can't win.  The Shenwu Victory Army is mainly composed of light cavalry. If it is another Victory Army, it will naturally take advantage of its flexibility. My plan is to spread out the Victory Army as much as possible and pick out the most suitable way to advance.  When the Liao people collapsed, they advanced alone and reached Yanjing! As long as they can be the first to enter Yanjing City, they will not be able to escape. As for the main battle, let's leave it to them!  Others. I have already done my best, and now it is my turn to enjoy peace and happiness. If it weren't for me, would you guys still want to be able to cross the Baigou River so early?  Xiao Yan's idle and indolent mentality of a white-collar worker in his previous life broke out again, but the current situation changed so dizzyingly that he suddenly became a rising political star in the Song Dynasty and a decisive figure in changing the current situation.  Holding such a high position can be regarded as a stable life in this era. It is normal for Xiao Yan to think more about his future instead of just gritting his teeth and fighting for his life.  No shame. I can¡¯t fight this battle against Yan from beginning to end! When asked by Ma Kuo, Xiao Yan just smiled and said, ¡°What else can I do?  For the vanguard of the army.  Sent out to explore the road and look at the Liao army's strength.  Open up your suspicions,??Divide the Liao army's strength to facilitate the main battle.  It's nothing more than these jobs. What's important is, after the Liao people were defeated, how could we be the first to seize Yanjing City!  Ma Kuo looked at Xiao Yan who was satisfied with his ambition and shook his head slowly: "Brother Xiao, are the Liao people really so vulnerable?"  " Xiao Yan sneered: "It's not that the Liao people are so vulnerable, but that the current Liao army general Xiao Qian has no intention of fighting to the death!  What he wants is his strength and status. Once he refuses to fight and is disadvantaged, he will immediately run to be his Xi Emperor!  I died with Yanjing, and I couldn't do it even if I killed him. When I learned that Yelu Dashi had lost power and Xiao Qian had gained power, I knew that this battle would be won!  What we need to care about is just to seize the opportunity to be the first to enter Yanjing City when Xiao Qian turns around and runs away!  No one can take this credit from me!  " In order to successfully conquer Yanjing, in order to prevent the tragedy from happening four years later, I was so ashamed and humiliated that I became Tong Guan, the dead eunuch's lackey. This reputation is hard to say. It is really the shame and shame of a small white-collar worker  Finally, the Northern Expedition has been successfully promoted. If this great achievement is given to others, God will not agree to it! As for Xiao Qian, I have defeated him once in Yizhou, are you afraid of not doing it again? Looking at Xiao Yan?  With his shining eyes, Ma Kuo just sighed in his heart. This Brother Xiao has first-class courage and knowledge, and he sincerely admires him, but he has been in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty for several more years, so he knows.  He is now in the leading position, and he doesn't know how many open and secret arrows are waiting for him But Xiao Yan seems to be overconfident now. It's no wonder that he has achieved such a miraculous feat.  How can one not be confident in oneself when one fights with bare hands? More importantly, a battle cannot be won by self-confidence alone! What is needed is repeated calculations, humiliation, walking on thin ice, and ultimately decisive action!  , Colleagues are united. With Xiao Yan's popularity, isn't it possible that he will be easily defeated? In the end, Ma Kuo just said in a low voice: "If the Jurchens also go south early" "Absolutely impossible!  "Xiao Yan just said categorically. "Wanyan Aguda is still around now. To the surprise of most history readers, this great Jurchen hero is an out-and-out friendly person to the Song Dynasty. Perhaps he was friendly to the Liao Dynasty.  Victory has dissipated the gluttonous desire in his heart. His old body no longer has much ambition. Historically, it was just that Tong Guan was too incompetent and failed to capture Yanjing City after almost a year.  After Yan Aguda's death, he begged Wanyan Wu to borrow troops to regain Yanjing. Now the Jurchen army went south, although Wanyan Zonghan's headquarters was far away from Yanyun.  , but he also bears the heaviest responsibility. With the remnants of Yelu Yanxi in the west and the remnants of Liaodong in the east, his troops are only six thousand elite Jurchens. What can he do to attack Yanjing southward? His only opponent?  He could definitely defeat Xiao Qian if he did it! Hearing Xiao Yan's words, Ma Kuo could only hang his head silently, but Xiao Yan felt the heat in his chest, which was almost uncontrollable.  He whipped his horse fiercely and galloped out. Zhang Xian, who was guarding him respectfully, immediately ran to catch up. Dozens of soldiers let go of their horses' hooves with great agility.  It just made everyone look sideways! Xiao Yan turned around and pointed his whip north, looking at Ma Kuo: "Brother Ma, brother Ma, just watch me build this achievement.  We are approaching Xiongzhou, and then we vow to go north. Follow me, and I will take down Yanjing and show it to you!  "
Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report