choke element

Chapter 783

Although Zhao Fang looked down on Shi Miyuan's other cronies, he respected Xuan Zang.After he yelled twice, he got off his horse first, stepped forward to greet him, and waved his hands again and again to signal the knights around him not to intercept him.

Zhao Fang was about the same age as Xuan Zang, but he became an official very early.When he was the county magistrate in Qingyang County, Chizhou, his immediate boss was Shi Miyuan, the magistrate, and most of the white-skinned friends beside Shi Miyuan were from the same township of Qingyuan Mansion, and Xuan Zang was among them.

Therefore, the two are old acquaintances.

At that time, Zhao Fang was not happy with Shi Miyuan because of the matter of rent urging and punishment in the state, so Xuan Zang came forward to mediate and said a lot of good things to both sides, so there was no embarrassment.

Later, Zhao Fang was transferred to various local positions, and it took a full 25 years to complete the compilation of the secret pavilion, know Jiangling, be in charge of the governor of Hubei appeasement and the governor of Quanjinghu.After Shi Miyuan returned to the court, Xuan Zong first called for an examination with a doctor of etherology, became the secretary of the provincial school, and then transferred several important positions in the center one after another. Zhao Fang is above.

At this time, Xuan Zang urged the horse in one go, and rushed straight to Zhao Fang before jumping off the horse.

This gesture was a bit impolite, but Xuan Zeng ignored the resentful expressions of the knights around him, and asked directly: "Yan Zhi, have you obtained the secret order from Prime Minister?"

"Historical Prime Minister has various orders. I don't know which one you know."

Xuan Zeng laughed: "I haven't seen Yanzhi for ten years, and I still have such a stone temper. Come on, look at this."

He took out a long and thin note from the inside of his belt, and handed it to Zhao Fang: "This is Shi Xianggong's handwriting! Just take a look... just do it!"

Zhao Fang took the note and read it. It was indeed written by Shi Xianggong, and it was issued by Xuan Zong, which undoubtedly represented the meaning of the center of the imperial court.But Zhao Fang looked at it for a long while, but didn't say anything.

The eldest son Zhao Fang, who was behind him, saw the old father's neck and forehead with blue veins, so he hurried up to support him.

"How could it be so?" Zhao Fang finally gasped and asked in disbelief.

"Yanzhi, when I first found out, I was also surprised, but... that's really it."

Xuan Zong laughed: "Actually, Yanzhi, you have been waiting for this news, otherwise, you wouldn't have come to meet him in person, right?"

"I did get a secret order, and I'm here to help you escape, but..." Zhao Fang's hand holding the note trembled, "But I never thought that you would carry such an order with you? Isn't it absurd? This, this ...How can this be relied upon? How can the movements of those Jurchens be determined by Shi Xianggong?"

"What is there to rely on? Let's send troops and we'll know at a glance." Xuan Zong took half a step forward, holding Zhao Fang's arm: "Just look at you, Yan Zhi, would you like to work hard, and dare you give it a try? .”

Zhao Fang was still stunned, opened his mouth, and couldn't help cursing: "How could I dare to do this alone? If there is a mistake, it will affect the lives of [-] soldiers!"

Xuan Zen took another half step forward, and he used all his strength to hold Zhao Fang's arm, like iron tongs: "Shut up!"

Zhao Fang suddenly shut up.

Xuan Zang lowered his voice: "This is not only about the lives of [-] soldiers? It is also about the future of Mr. Shi... Even if you don't care, it is about the future of Song Dynasty! If it is done, think about it, how great Song Dynasty will be The benefits! Maybe, we can..."

"Shut up!" Now it was Zhao Fang's turn to shout.

The two old men stared at each other, panting, and after a while, neither of them continued to speak.

On the contrary, the shouting and killing in front suddenly became louder. Meng Gong pulled his horse back and said loudly, "Mr. Zhi Zhi, let's step back! We are too close to the battlefield!"

It was indeed too close, and there was already a stream arrow flying not far away at this moment.

At this time, the battle between Ding Haijun and Jin Jun became more and more fierce.

Many soldiers raised their heads subconsciously, and they would see that the sunlight was covered by arrows. Countless arrows flew over people's heads like locusts. Wherever the arrows fell, dozens of people were hit by arrows in an instant. The soldiers raised their shields to cover them, but someone still screamed and fell to the ground.In the next moment, another swarm of locusts changed direction and flew over the people's heads again, repeating the same pattern.

And a little farther away from the army formation, the Jurchens who were trying to break through the formation from two directions were like the arms of a giant waving, only making shadows in front of the soldiers of the Ding navy.The roar of tens of thousands of people is like the roar of the sea, and their formation is also like the waves, beating on the defensive formation of Dinghai again and again.

The Jurchens generals from low to high kept urging the soldiers forward, and some Jurchens officers in fine armor were agile and were the first to meet the enemy.The soldiers of both sides took a deep breath, rushed together, pushed each other, slashed and stabbed each other at a very close distance.When the breath subsided, people also backed away a little, as if the tide had stopped beating.

After each slap, a large amount of blood mist would be visible to the naked eye at the intersection of the two army formations, and tiny blood droplets swayed from countless wounds flew into the air.

The blood mist and smoke gathered together, blown up by the wind, and then slowly fell down. The blood dried in the sun, so the dust that fell was black, which was different from the yellowish brown or gray of ordinary dust. It looks like scorched dust in the air after a fire somewhere.

Guo Ning immediately went to the army, and when he saw the black dust falling on his military robe, he reached out and brushed it away.

Contrary to the imagination of laymen, commanding on the battlefield where tens of thousands of people are running back and forth is no more complicated than commanding on the scale of tens of thousands of people.Guo Ning only needs to pay close attention to the changes in the situation, and use the eyes overlooking the hot air balloon to make timely deployment of troops.As for direct command on the battlefield, he trusted his well-trained subordinates.

Therefore, at this moment, he feels that he is more like a mascot, maintaining a calm appearance and demeanor, showing the demeanor of the coach is enough.

He saw his subordinates bleeding and dying, and seeing more subordinates rushing forward because of the bright future he promised. In fact, he couldn't be completely indifferent, but at this time, he only needed to command steadily and persist until victory.

The Jurchens are only holding their last breath, and at a certain point in time, it will be time for Ding Hai to exert its strength. Once it exerts its strength, it will win, and it will be a complete, once and for all victory.

Many of the guards around Guo Ning clenched their fists and shouted in low voices, cheering up the soldiers in front.Some people didn't make any loud noises, but their voices became hoarse, and they were so excited that they burst into tears.

The personal guards are all experienced fighters, knowing that countless lives are lost in an instant on the battlefield, and the dead are nothing to them.What excited him was that the countless battles before were fought for the Dajin Kingdom, but today, after the fight, there will be no more Dajin. The emperor in Zhongdu City is nothing, and everyone will welcome a A new dynasty, a new future.

Compared with the excitement of the soldiers, the faces of the staff in the rear were a little serious.

Everyone came here with the army before, and their mentality was very relaxed.After all, the Kaifeng court had been tricked, and it was impossible to gather strength for the first battle. After one's own side broke through the border guards, most of the enemies entangled by the Southern Dynasty would collapse, and after that, it would be a matter of clearing out the fleeing enemies.

Even if the enemy army turned back, it would definitely not be an opponent with a thunderous blow. With Zhou Guogong personally leading the army here, he would be able to quickly destroy them, and take advantage of the victory to make an emergency landing or take Kaifeng.

Some staff members are already rushing to organize troops to enter Tongguan to avoid being taken advantage of by party members.

However, to everyone's surprise, the Jurchens turned back in an emergency, and the broken army actually fought a fierce battle in front of Lincai Pass, which was not as collapsed as everyone imagined.

Someone sighed: "These Jurchens have been so ruthless for a long time, why were half of the country swept away by the Mongols?"

Some people couldn't help shaking their heads: "This kind of army fought against the Song people in Huainan, Jinghu and other places. I heard that they didn't take advantage of it, and even lost a lot of money and fled? So how powerful are the Song people? "

Someone also explained: "That's different. What they fought before was the number of troops stacked up on the border of the Song people, and the Song army who dared to pursue the territory was only 2 people from Zhuxian Town. The rest of the troops , I've lost all courage!"

At this moment, Yelu Chucai hurried over.

Guo Ning turned his horse slightly and turned his head: "Qing Jin, didn't you tell you to go to Guide Mansion first? What are you doing here?"

Yelu Chucai was sweating on his brow, panting, and said: "Qigong, I didn't go halfway, so I had to turn back. It's all because of something strange happened at the base camp in Qi County."

"what's up?"

"Xuan Zeng ran away."

"Run away? You mean, leave without saying goodbye?"

"Yes. He brought 12 followers on his own, and left ten of them as a cover. Two of them followed him and sneaked away. I arranged for him five Arixi to take care of his daily life, and also to monitor by the way...he also I kept it from those Arisi, and even..."

"what happened?"

"Cough, cough, I just checked. Since Xuanzang traveled with the army, he has a lot of contacts with the army's staff and generals. Therefore, he may have stolen a gold medal. In addition, he also asked about the password for our march today. There is no hindrance."

"Ha ha……"

Yelu Chucai hesitated for a while, and then said: "Duke, Xuan Zang may have been bought with a lot of money, or there may be other special means. However, gold medals and passwords are so important, our people actually..."

"It was arranged by Lao Xu."

"what?"

Guo Ning said slowly: "The gold medals and passwords obtained by Xuan Zang were specially arranged by the staff of the recording department. I knew in advance."

Yelu Chucai looked at Guo Ning in astonishment, and after a while, he let out a deep breath: "...So that's how it is."

Guo Ning asked casually: "He chose this moment to leave without saying goodbye, so he must give us some explanation?"

"I left a letter in the tent, but the words are sincere."

"What did he say?"

"He said that the two alliances attacking Kaifeng must be of one heart and one mind. There is no reason for one to fight and the other to stand by. As Shi Miyuan's representative, he is going to meet Zhao Fang and urge the troops to be dispatched in person to break the Jin army's strength." retreat."

"Haha, haha... It's Song people's usual style to be high-sounding. So, Jin Qing, do you think Song Jun will listen to Xuan Zeng?"

"Listen to the news from Lin'an. Shi Miyuan's party uses Xuan Zang and Xue Ji as their heart, Wang Yu as their eyes and ears, Sheng Zhang and Li Zhixiao as their eagle dogs, and Feng Yu as their minions. It can be seen that Xuan Zang is at Shi Miyuan's door His identity is extraordinary. I guess, the reason why he was in a hurry to see Zhao Fang was that he wanted to order Zhao Fang to do something under a certain situation, relying on his own identity and even Shi Miyuan's authorization."

"A specific situation?"

"The Kaifeng regime in the Great Jin Kingdom is about to be destroyed, and our military power can be used to the fullest... The more the enemy is about to die, the more powerful our power will be, and the more the Song people recognize our power, the more doubts they will have. Therefore. In this situation, the [-] Song troops will be of great use, and the target of their actions cannot be determined by a single frontier general, it must be decided by a big man like Xuan Zang."

"So, what do you think is the target of Song Jun's action?"

"The fighting has reached this level, and the strength of the Jurchens has almost been fully displayed. It is the time when the ferocity is at its peak. Most of the Song Army will not participate in the battle before Lincai Pass. Maybe they will expect the two sides to bleed for another hour or two. , to simultaneously weaken our strength. Maybe they will use some bluff to deal with us? Then..."

Guo Ning pulled his mustache: "Just because of this, why did you leave without saying goodbye? Haha, I bet they will do something special."

"The Duke means, where is Kaifeng?"

"What do you say?"

"We talked about it before, and we all felt that the reason why the Kaifeng Jin army dared to fight under the city must have some special support. Maybe, the support of the Kaifeng court is probably this Song army! What do the people in Kaifeng have with the Song people? The private collusion, and the promise of some special benefits to the Song people, so that they are willing to take the risk and take the benefits in front of our face!"

Hearing this, Guo Ning laughed, and patted his leg with a horsewhip: "Jin Qing, you already understood. Those people in Kaifeng City really want to do this, so no wonder I'm cruel."

Yelu Chucai hesitated slightly: "In the past two years, the Duke has gradually gained the reputation of benevolence, and Ding Haijun is also recognized as a teacher of benevolence and righteousness. Some things, even if you have to do it, don't..."

"I'll let Li Ting go."

"This……"

"On the battlefield, I personally watched and fought a bloody battle. Li Erlang was in charge of cleaning up Kaifeng to avoid trouble in the future. As for the people of Song Dynasty, it seems that they want to die and live. Jinqing, don't worry about it."

Guo Ning's tone was very steady, but it brought a murderous look to people.

For a while, he really began to pay attention to the reputation of the founding emperor, and he didn't take harsh measures easily.However, some things always have to be done, and the advantage of getting higher and higher status is that he can always find talents suitable for doing something.

Li Ting is well-known in Dinghai for his brutality and ease of killing, and relying on his friendship with Guo Ning, he has no scruples in acting.This time, Guo Ning personally led the army to fight fiercely, but Li Ting's troops were doing nothing in the north. I am afraid that he would have jumped in a hurry, and once he got Guo Ning's order, his murderous nature would definitely explode ten times and a hundred times.

Yelu Chucai lowered his eyes, thought for a while, and finally bowed and said, "Yes."

In the final analysis, Guo Ning is a very assertive person, and he acts vigorously and decisively.Since Xuan Zeng was able to escape, since it was the result of Guo Ning's connivance, he must have made up his mind about what to do next.

In Guo Ning's Dinghai regime, many Jurchens participated; there were even more Jurchens who cooperated with them in the Northeast.

In the northeastern mainland, Guo Ning used trade as a means, trade routes as ropes, and rich finances as bait to trap Jurchens or other Hu people into a net, and they were restrained by the Ding Navy from then on. Used in Central Plains and Hebei.

Because the Jurchens in the Northeast mainland had nothing to gain under the rule of Dajin, the navy was appointed to lure them with all kinds of benefits.However, many Jurchens in the Central Plains and Hebei were originally rulers and benefited the most.Guo Ning's actions have harmed their interests after all, and it is impossible to give compensation.

So Guo Ning allowed them to escape, and then allowed them to gather together to fight a final fierce battle.All of this is to completely remove the unstable factors and remove all the Jurchens who are still loyal to Dajin.

On the battlefield of Lincai Pass, fighting itself is the best way.As for the remaining group of people in Kaifeng, the Song people's sneaky actions would create the best excuse for Guo Ning.

At this time, a rider flew over and knelt down to report: "Duke, the Song army has moved in the direction of Zhuxian Town."

(End of this chapter)