"Sir, what, what is this?" When Sheng Mingtai saw Wang Zhaoyuan with incomplete armor, he was completely confused. He was fine during the day, but now he is like this at night?

"The fire from heaven cannot be resisted by human beings." Wang Zhaoyuan did not want to admit that he was defeated by the Song army, so he could only speak vaguely.

"Fire falling from the sky?" Sheng Mingtai was stunned for a moment. He didn't feel it, but the earth was shaking?

"Don't worry about it for now. Form an array and collect the defeated troops. No, let's retreat to the south bank first and leave a few manpower here to collect the defeated troops." Wang Zhaoyuan was frightened by the power of the Song army just now. After escaping,

Even more unbearable, now I only have one thought: to go back to the south bank and stay away from the Song army.

The Wei River, which was originally an obstacle to his attack, became his safe line of defense. He believed that the Song army was not that stupid and fought across the river in the middle of the night.

Sure enough, everything was as Wang Zhaoyuan expected. The Song army was only on the north bank and ignored the Shu army who boarded the pontoon bridge.

As the day dawned, the battle on the north bank of the Weishui River had ended. The pontoon bridge originally erected was burned to the ground, like a burning fire dragon, which was daunting.

Cui Yanjin drove his horse and stood on the north bank of the Weishui River. He was filled with pride. He had done a great job in this battle.

"Congratulations to General Zhao! General Zhao has made the greatest contribution to this battle. I must write to the court to ask for credit for General Zhao!" The fact that he was able to win this battle so easily was entirely due to Zhao Chongyan. He, Cui Yanjin, did not rob him at all.

The idea of ​​gong.

One is because of Zhao Chongyan's foundation, it is better to sell well than to steal credit. Moreover, if his current status takes a further step, it will basically be over.

"The general fought bravely to kill the enemy, but the last general only used the gift given by His Majesty to gain a few advantages." Zhao Chongyan hurriedly responded, not daring to take credit.

"General Zhao, what on earth is that?" Cui Yanjin still hasn't figured out what kind of rocket can fly so far.

If he were in a different place, he would also suffer a big loss tonight.

"Use a special burning substance to propel the rocket and make it fly farther." Zhao Chongyan knew very well that what happened tonight would eventually be spread, and this matter could not be hidden.

"Special burning objects?" Cui Yanjin frowned, why suddenly, something like this that he couldn't understand appeared in the world again. In future battles, he must be more cautious.

"Yes, I don't know where this thing came from. It's extremely confidential. I'm afraid only the officials and the people who made it know about it." Zhao Chongyan nodded. He had seen gunpowder, but how to make it was fundamental.

Don't understand at all.

In April of that year, Cui Yanjin, the famous general of the Song Dynasty, defeated a hundred thousand Shu troops on the banks of the Weishui River. He destroyed more than 50,000 enemies in one battle and shocked the world.

"Haha! As expected, Zhao Chongyan did a great job in this matter. He was awarded the rank of General Yunhui, led the Shenji Battalion, and directly obeyed my orders." Zhao Kuangyin swept away the haze of the past few days, and the northwest is now as stable as Mount Tai.

He could free his hands and concentrate on dealing with the Northern Han Dynasty.

"Your Majesty, now that Western Shu is weak, why not take advantage of the situation and raise an army to attack Shu?" Zhao Pu suggested. Shu lost so many people at once. It is a time of weakness to take advantage of his illness and kill him.

"Master Zhao, the treasury is empty now. If we continue to fight, we will starve." Shen Yilun was so worried that his hair fell out every day. There was a bottomless pit in Nanchu. He just invested in it and gained nothing, so he pointed to the northwest and stopped.

Have a few days of leisure.

"Ahem, Your Majesty, I think the war is going on in the south of the Yangtze River. We can't take it lightly." Zhao Guangyi doesn't care whether the treasury is empty or not. He has been keeping a close eye on the south recently and has already connected with Lu Guwei. .

Now the war in Huzhou and Shezhou has entered a fever pitch. Judging from the information Zhao Guangyi has, although the Southern Tang Dynasty court took the initiative to attack, Sun Yu was obviously better and guarded against leaks.

Shen Yilun cursed in his heart that he was not a master but did not know how expensive Chai Mi was.

"After the Shenji Battalion came back and repaired it, they went south, and together with Cao Bin and Pan Mei, they stared at the south of the Yangtze River. In addition, Cui Yanjin was promoted to the general of the auxiliary country, leading 20,000 elite troops to reinforce Tanzhou, lead the war to destroy Chu, and summon Murong Murong Yanzhao, return to Beijing to report on your work." Zhao Kuangyin was not dazzled by the victory, and still followed the steps. As for taking advantage of the situation to invade Western Shu, it is simply unrealistic at the moment. The road to Shu is difficult, and the logistics and equipment alone can drag the Song Dynasty back. collapse.

Zhao Kuangyin was very satisfied with Cui Yanjin, who had made great achievements, and simply let him stand alone. Anyway, there was no one in Chu who could threaten the Song army. In the process of attacking Chu, Murong Yanzhao did not bring any surprises. Zhao Kuangyin felt that , it’s time to go back and retire.

Murong Yanzhao, who is in the Chu region, is leading his troops to farm, preparing to sow the land around Tanzhou with grain. After the autumn harvest, there will be enough grain and grass to continue to attack the west. The remnants of Southern Chu who are not willing to hold back. , Murong Yanzhao was not in a hurry, but instead worked step by step and fought steadily. In his opinion, Hengzhou can be conquered after this autumn harvest.

Hengzhou is the last great city in Southern Chu. Once Hengzhou is captured, even if the opponent retreats, he can pursue it unscrupulously.

Murong Yanzhao wanted to bring his military career to a successful conclusion, but in the end, what was waiting for him was an imperial edict and the arrogant Cui Yanjin.

"General Murong, these are the elites of our Song Dynasty, but they are busy in the fields. If word spreads, it will make everyone laugh." Cui Yanjin got off his horse and faced a battlefield veteran like Murong Yanzhao. He could be proud, but he couldn't. Get carried away.

"Today's Tanzhou City has a radius of hundreds of miles and is sparsely populated. If all the grain and grass are transferred from Jiangling, it will be too expensive and difficult to last. I have no choice but to do so." Murong Yanzhao smiled. In the past, Cui Yanjin had been in front of him. I didn't even dare to fart, but now I want to point out the country.

"What General Murong said is absolutely true!" Cui Yanjin sneered in his heart, but showed no expression on his face, and sent Murong Yanzhao away first.

"I'll leave this to General Cui. I'll go back to Kaifeng to report on my duties first." Murong Yanzhao's mood was waning. He put his hands behind his back and walked toward Tanzhou City in the distance.

Tanzhou City was burned to the ground, but the city walls were still there. Murong Yanzhao ordered his people to clean up the city so that they could set up camp. It was always more comfortable than outside.

Yu Wensu followed behind him without saying a word. He knew that from now on, Murong Yanzhao would say goodbye to the battlefield.

"Sir, don't worry. I'm going to Kaifeng now to find a job for you." Murong Yanzhao turned around. Although he was lonely, he still had some face.

"This is not the reason for my subordinates, but I feel that it shouldn't be like this." Yu Wensu shook his head. He had been with Murong Yanzhao for many years, and of course he knew that Murong Yanzhao was not an incompetent person. He just preferred to be upright when it came to using troops. If you take a sideways approach with your sword, although there will be no surprises, you will not make mistakes either. You can always push your opponent into a blind corner step by step.

At present, the Song Dynasty has become orthodox in the Central Plains, and what it needs is generals like Murong Yanzhao to conquer the four directions.

"There is nothing right or wrong. This day just came a little early. We all have another identity, that is, we are the powerful generals of the Great Zhou Dynasty. After all, we are not at ease." Murong Yanzhao expressed his interest.

Lanshan, he is already much better than Shi Shouxin and the others.

I heard that many of them had children in old age and their families were prosperous. Murong Yanzhao felt that he should think more about the reproduction of his family.

"The general can think so, and his subordinates will be relieved." Yu Wensu nodded, this is really the case.

Zhao Kuangyin is now the emperor. These Zhou generals who were once equal to him, and even higher than him, probably want to disappear as soon as possible. Because when they see them, they seem to remind themselves that the throne under their butts is...

No whereabouts

just.

Changing commanders before battle was a taboo for military strategists. When Yang Shifan got the news, he wished he could scream to the sky. Murong Yanzhao's step-by-step approach left him with nowhere to go, and this Cui Yanjin would be no more difficult to deal with than Murong Yanzhao.

"General, although Murong Yanzhao is gone, there are 20,000 more troops, which makes it even more difficult for us to cope with." Shi Fang looked at the smile on Yang Shifan's lips and was quite puzzled. Then he changed to another general.

The situation has not improved.

"It's different. This Murong Yanzhao plans to set up farming in Tanzhou and absorb refugees to enrich the rear. Once the rear is stabilized and the gradually restored Tanzhou City is used as a base, we will have no room to turn around. If nothing else,

I heard that a lot of people who followed us to the west have escaped." Yang Shifan couldn't afford it. He moved the people from Yuezhou and Tanzhou, and the daily expenses were huge. Many people thought that the sun was setting on Nanchu.

He secretly ran back. Murong Yanzhao was very happy to hear about this, as there was a shortage of people to farm the land.

"Just as I was about to tell the general about this, my subordinates suggested a strategy of sitting together to contain it." Shi Fang also knew that these people were their chance to make a comeback. If they all ran away, Nanchu would be doomed.

"It's better to block than to block. Let us inform you that we are about to counterattack Tanzhou!" Yang Shifan felt that as long as the people below could see hope, his thoughts would stabilize.

"General, no, the Song army is powerful. Let's defend the city and wait for work..." Shi Fang was shocked. He couldn't defeat the city defenders, and he was still preparing to go out to fight in the field. Isn't this looking for death?

"We didn't talk about a large-scale battle. I planned to send some small forces to harass and see how the new general of the Song Army would deal with it." Yang Shifan definitely didn't want to continue to watch the other party's farming, so he would add more troops to the other party.

Adding blockage to see if you can arouse the opponent's anger. If you can attack with all your troops, you will play into Yang Shifan's plan.

"General, do you think we can win with the city?" Shi Fang was not optimistic. He had already seen the Song army's combat power in the previous battle in Tanzhou, and he would not be able to defeat it just because of a different general.

Too many changes.

"What else? Xishu has been defeated. Is there any other way out for us?" Yang Shifan picked up the tea cup and took a sip. The original strategy had been to drag the Song army back, hoping that other parties could make a breakthrough.

But it’s no longer realistic now, so I can only rely on myself.

Shi Fang remained silent, perhaps, it was really time for a last ditch effort.

"You go to Xiongzhou, meet Gao Jichong, and persuade him to do this and that..." Yang Shifan knew that he was being closely watched and could only face the enemy head-on. But the inconspicuous Gao Jichong was...

He was nesting near Xiongzhou and preparing for war. He had 10,000 elite men under his command, which was a fighting force that should not be underestimated.

"That kid Gao Jichong is so slippery that he wants money. We can't get anything out of him." Shi Fang could have walked away, but he didn't have such a big reputation and wanted to persuade Gao Jichong to rush out and fight the Song army.

, it’s simply as difficult as climbing to the sky.

"Move with emotion and learn with reason. If we are defeated, how can he stay in peace for a long time? Besides, tell him that if we defeat the Song army, Lian, He, Zhao, and Wu, it will be the benefit of sending troops." Yang Shifan

The four states mentioned are located near Xiongzhou. Although the population is sparse and the mountains and rivers are poor, the territory is quite large.

These four states are now under the rule of Nanchu, but they don’t have much value and their control is average, but they must be attractive enough to Gao Jichong. With these four states as bait, I don’t believe that Gao Jichong will not end up, otherwise when they wait

If defeated, Gao Jichong would no longer have the possibility of expansion.

"Have you made this clear to the king?" The king Shi Fang spoke of was Zhou Baoquan, the young master of Southern Chu.

"I will discuss it with the king. In such a situation, we should make some calculations." Zhou Baoquan had great trust in Yang Shifan, but the current situation made him feel a little ashamed.
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