One Piece of Song Dynasty

Yue Fei took Wang Gui across the river and went to Zhang Suo. As expected, he was put in a high position and was appointed as the commander. After crossing the river and heading north, he was dissatisfied with the conservative tactics of his general Wang Yan and took the initiative to attack Weizhou. Wang Yan had to follow Yue Fei to regain Weizhou. Unexpectedly, the Jin army immediately swooped in from all directions. Wang Yan led his army to break through and suffered heavy casualties. After the -strong army broke out of the encirclement, only more than people were left. Yue Fei also suffered many injuries. Created and clashed with Wang Yan.

The 37-year-old Wang Yan was summoned by Huizong for a personal examination in his early years and was appointed Qinghe Wei. He accompanied Zhong Shidao on two expeditions against Xixia. He was regarded as a great warrior and highly respected. At this time, he wanted to go to Xishan to eat and preserve his strength to contain the Jin army, but Yue Fei objected again. In the end, Wang Yan had to sternly warn Yue Fei that you are my subordinate general and you must obey my control. Yue Fei reluctantly followed him.

After the remnant army arrived at Xishan, Yue Fei's army ran out of food and asked Wang Yan to adjust the food supply. Wherever Wang Yan still had food left, he asked Yue Fei to find a way. Yue Fei was born into a poor family and abandoned his family and children to join the army. He was well aware of the suffering of the people during the war. Yue Fei thought that finding a solution on his own meant letting the soldiers loot everywhere. In Yue Fei's view, robbing one's own home is tantamount to robbing his own mother, wife and children. Not long ago, Yue Fei lost contact with his mother, wife Liu, and two sons Yue Yun and Yue Lei in his hometown. Therefore, plundering the people is something Yue Fei absolutely cannot allow. Strict discipline and caring for the people are one of the heroic qualities that Yue Fei has always maintained. Especially in that era of chaotic armies, Yue Fei was able to lead his troops without disturbing the people. This is an extremely rare and valuable noble quality. This is also one of the important reasons why Yue Fei has been widely admired by later generations for years.

"Since the commander-in-chief refuses to borrow food, I forgive Yue Fei for not being able to accompany him." Yue Fei said when he saw that Wang Yan had no food to borrow. Wang Yan turned around in surprise: "Yue Fei, what do you mean by saying you can't accompany me?"

Yue Fei replied: "The Hebei Recruitment Department has been abolished. I am my own army and will not be controlled by you from now on."

Wang Yan has been in battle for a long time and has made many military exploits. No one has seen him. He reminded Yue Fei rudely: "Although the Hebei Recruitment Division has been abolished, we are still the official army of the Song Dynasty. If you dare to leave the army without authorization, it will be a capital crime according to our military law of the Song Dynasty." "

"Brothers, our army has run out of food. Wang Yan won't lend us any food. Let's find our own food and follow me." Yue Fei didn't take Wang Yan seriously at all. He resolutely mounted his horse and led Wang Gui and other men to swarm away immediately with a loud noise. Wang Yan looked at his back and was furious: "Yue Fei is simply lawless. You dare to despise your superiors and leave the army without permission. Wait until I report to the court. Military law will not spare you."

From being dismissed from his military post for overstepping his duties, to committing a capital crime by leaving the army without authorization, these two historical facts that happened before Yue Fei officially entered the historical stage illustrate one of the major characteristics of Yue Fei's character: Yue Fei was strict in discipline and demanding in his resistance. His subordinates obeyed orders, but he himself often despised his superiors and had no leadership.

This kind of character flaw was also one of the reasons for Yue Fei's last tragedy in his previous life. Of course, speaking from a practical point of view, it cannot be said that Yue Fei was wrong for disobeying orders several times. After all, the superiors at the booth were not good people. It is just that this kind of resistance will make the superiors feel bad. His impression was very bad.

After Yue Fei left, Wang Yan's situation became more difficult, and his subordinates gradually became alienated. In order to avoid being plotted, Wang Yan had to sleep in several places every night. In this harsh environment, he and his subordinates wore red scarves on their heads and tattooed eight gold characters on their cheeks, "Serve the country with all my heart and swear to kill the gold thieves" to show their ambition to serve the country. They were called the "Eight-Character Army" by the world. The Eight-Character Army frequently attacked the Jin Army in the Taihang Mountains and won the hearts of the people. The team soon grew to more than 8 people.

Seeing the strength of the Eight Character Army, Zongze of Kaifeng wrote a letter asking Wang Yan to assist him in defending Tokyo. Wang Yan led elite Eight-Character Army across the Yellow River to defend the capital. Zongze immediately recommended Wang Yan to the imperial court as the envoy to Hebei and Hedong.

Wang Yan arrived in Kaifeng a few days ago and had just returned from an inspection tour. He heard that someone was making trouble, so he hurriedly went out to check. I saw a common man holding Xinrou and standing in the middle with his child in fear. Here were a few rebels who had taken off their armor. On the other side stood a man and a horse. Their robes were white, their horses were white, and their guns were bright silver. A gun, who is it if it’s not Yue Fei?

It turned out that after leaving Wang Yan, Yue Fei led his troops northward, fought with the Jin army in the Taihang Mountains, and captured the Jin general Tuoba Yewu. After being stationed for several days, he encountered the enemy again. Yue Fei, riding alone with a bright silver spear, stabbed to death the golden general Black Wind King. The enemies were defeated and fled. However, Yue Fei's team was also defeated and he was separated from Wang Gui. After thinking about it, he realized that it was impossible to return to Wang Yan, so he decided to return to Tokyo and join Zongze. When I entered the city that day, I just arrived at the inn. I met several rebels robbing the people. They were knocked down by Yue Fei with three punches and two kicks. This alerted Wang Yan's men who were patrolling the city.

The people who were robbed explained the whole story to Wang Yan. After several looting rebels were taken away, Yue Fei knelt down and apologized to Wang Yan. Wang Yan loves talents and has always admired Yue Fei very much. He couldn't bear it, so he gave Yue Fei a banquet, then tied him up and handed him over to Zongze.

It was already night when Zongze met Yue Fei. While he was reading the dispatches from the scouts, he casually asked some gossip. Yue Fei answered them one by one, and recounted the process from overstepping his post to leaving the army and heading north in frustration. Zongze saw that Yue Fei was a troublemaker, so he frowned and threw a bow to him, asking him to pull it and look at it. Yue Fei had just finished eating, and he was angry again. He screamed his arms and the bow string broke in response. Zongze was secretly shocked: "How many stone bows can I fire?"

Yue Fei replied: "The left and right bows can fire three stones, and the crossbows can fire eight stones."

"The strength is not small. If you want to fight one against a hundred with martial arts, you have to be unafraid of death." Zongze secretly rejoiced, but Yue Fei said: "Actually, courage is not enough. If you plan and act first, you can defeat ten thousand people."

Zongze looked at Yue Fei with admiration and said: "Plan before taking action. Just based on your words, the future is limitless. Sit down, do you have any insights on Tokyo's military situation?"

"Tokyo is located in a strategic location. As long as important towns are lined up around it, if a city is besieged and other cities come to rescue it, the Jin soldiers will not dare to peek into Henan." Yue Fei was confident and talked eloquently. Zongze stood up and walked around: "You are indeed a general, but if you violate discipline, you should be executed. What do you say?"

Yue Fei cupped his fists and said, "No matter how punished I am, Yue Fei will never complain."

"The scouts have just reported that the Jin soldiers have invaded Sishui Pass. I am ordering you to be the Tabai envoy and giving you five hundred cavalry to intercept the Jin army. This is your chance to make atonement for your sins. If you win, forget about it. If you can't win, don't be greedy. Gong." Zongze sincerely wanted to test Yue Fei. Yue Fei was overjoyed, said he obeyed, saluted and went out. Zongze was convinced that Yue Fei was a talent, and couldn't help but nod happily when looking at his figure.