One Piece of Song Dynasty

After discussion, Liu Fa took Zhai Jin's cavalry to Chengzhou first, while Wu Jie went straight to Monk Yuan.

As Liu Fa expected, the Jin army's Wulu and Zhehe tribes only tentatively attacked the lower city. Finding that the city was difficult to conquer, they took a detour to the west and headed straight for Monk Yuan. When Liu Fa arrived with Zhai Jin's tribe, the Jin army The army has come a long way.

So Liu Fa ordered Zhai Jin to follow the Jin army directly, and Liu Fa returned to Xingzhou to wait for news.

After Wulu and Zhehe arrived at Monk Yuan, Wu Jie ordered the generals to form a formation and take advantage of the favorable terrain to take turns attacking the Jin army led by Wulu and Zhehe who arrived first. The Jin army was unable to fight and had no way to retreat. The area around Heshangyuan is full of valleys, with many narrow roads and strange rock walls. All the Jin army's cavalry lost their power and had to abandon cavalry and infantry fighting.

Under the leadership of Wu Jie, the Song Army launched a fierce battle with the Jin Army. Coupled with the power of a hundred tiger squatting cannons, the Jin Army suffered numerous casualties and retreated in defeat. The Jin army that retreated to the Huangniupu area encountered heavy rain and heavy rain. The morale of the Jin army was low and they were unable to launch an attack. At this time, Zhai Jin seized the opportunity and led cavalry to attack the Jin army while the Jin army was not yet stable. , the Jin army suffered heavy losses and had to flee in confusion. At the same time, the attack launched by the Jin army in the direction of Jianjun Pass led by Wu Lisuo was also repelled by Wu Jie's tribe, Yang Zhengsuo, thus breaking Wuli's plan with Wulu and the two armies to join forces and Shang Yuan's plan.

When the Jin army retreated, the entire Monk Yuan was boiling. This battle swept away the haze that the Jin army had brought to the Song army in the past six years and greatly improved the morale of the Song army on the west route. After the war, Wu Jie stood in front of Monk Yuan. Looking at the enemy corpses scattered on the battlefield, he swept away the depression in his chest.

Wu Lilai said, "Brother, this Crouching Tiger Cannon is very useful. Many of the dead and injured Jin soldiers died from the shells of this Crouching Tiger Cannon."

Wu Jie nodded and said, "Yes, this thing is indeed a sharp weapon in mountain warfare. How is the battlefield being cleaned? What is the result of this battle?"

Wu Phosphorus replied, "Still counting."

Zhai came in and said, "Deputy Governor."

Wu Jie said, "The results of this battle were great, and General Zhai's final assault was crucial. When I return to Xingzhou, I will personally thank General Zhai in front of Liu Shuai."

Zhai Jin shook his head and said, "I don't dare. If it weren't for the deputy governor who commanded the infantry brothers to fight the enemy in a bloody battle at Monk Yuan and weaken the enemy's morale, X's cavalry team would not have achieved such great results. The biggest credit for this is the infantry under the deputy governor." Of the soldiers.”

Wu Jie smiled and said, "General Zhai is so humble."

Zhai Jin explained, "It's not that the general is humble, it's that the prince has strict requirements on military discipline. Whoever gets the credit deserves the credit. The general doesn't dare to be greedy for credit. Besides, the generals in the cavalry are watching. If the general is watching this If a commander violates military discipline, he will lose his prestige in the cavalry in the future."

Wu Jie wondered, "The prince is really so strict about military discipline."

Zhai Jin nodded and said, "Yes, in the Prince's Army, both military pay and rewards are given in full. No one dares to be greedy. Anyone who violates military discipline will not be able to stay in the Prince's Army."

Wu Jie asked, "Why is this?"

Zhai Jin replied, "Because the prince gave the soldiers very good treatment when he formed the army. As long as the family joins the army, they will be given land, and they will be given more land than ordinary people. Their children can also have priority in learning. If they die, the family will be given land." You can also get a large pension. Every year during the Chinese New Year, the government will send some New Year gifts to your family. The deceased can also go to the Martyrs Cemetery. Every year, the prince goes there himself or sends someone to pay homage. The deputy governor thinks about it, With such treatment, no one wants to be a soldier, and no one dares to disobey military discipline. Every time the prince recruited soldiers before, the people rushed to become soldiers, and every time they were filled up quickly."

Wu Jie lamented, "With such a prince leading the Song Dynasty, why should we, the Han people, worry about the revival of the Song Dynasty?"

Zhai Jin said, "By the way, Deputy Governor, we need to collect the list of soldiers who were killed and injured in this battle as soon as possible. After the war, the prince will definitely want these things. They all sacrificed for the revival of the Han people, and the prince will definitely let them go." Peace of mind.”

Wu Jie nodded and said, "Okay, Wu Li, go and handle this matter yourself."

Wu Li cupped his fists and said, "Yes, brother."

According to the final statistics, the Song army killed a total of Jin soldiers in this battle, captured Jin soldiers, horses, and tens of thousands of other weapons and armor, while the Song army suffered more than a thousand casualties.

After receiving the battle report, Liu Fa slapped the table and said, "Okay, the battle was great. Go and have someone pass the victory news to Lin'an. Send it to Sichuan first and then to Lin'an. On the way, you must shout a great victory to boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians of the Song Dynasty."

The guards were ordered to leave, and for a time the sound of good news resounded throughout the land of the Song Dynasty, and the various Song armies were also inspired by this.

Yue Fei's headquarters on Jinghu North Road, Yue Fei sighed, "I didn't expect that this first victory would be snatched away by the West Road Governor's Mansion."

Li Ruoxu said, "General, don't be anxious. There will be many opportunities to make contributions in the future. Hubei will definitely be the focus of the Jin's attack in the future."

Lu Junyi also said, "Yes, General Yue, now we still have to put down the rebellion quickly. We must wipe out the rebels first, and then we can fight the Jin army."

Yue Fei nodded and said, "Okay, tell all the soldiers in the army that Pao Ze from the Governor's Mansion on the West Road is already ahead of us, and we can't fall behind."

At the base camp of Han Shizhong's headquarters in Jiangxi Province, Han Shizhong complained, "I didn't expect that Wu Jie would take the lead. If I hadn't underestimated the enemy last year, how could I have let Wu Jie take the first place? Go and notify the entire army to quickly destroy the rebels." , we can also eat meat.”

The guard cupped his fists and said, "Yes, General."

At Zhang Jun's camp in Zhenjiang, Zhang Jun said with emotion, "The Shaanxi Jin Army will not have a good life in the future. Go and inform the entire army. Except for the guards, everyone is happy tonight."

It was already June when the good news reached Lin'an. On this day, Li Xin, dressed in mourning clothes, was listening to Zhao Ding's report: "Henan thief Sang Zhong captured Dengzhou; Huainan thief captured Haozhou; Jingxi thief captured Shangzhou; rebel general Kong Yanzhou Ezhou was invaded; the traitor Pan Kui occupied Yongfeng and other three cities; the traitors Zhang Yong and Cao Cheng became powerful."

Li Xin frowned and said, "Don't worry about the rebels north of the Yangtze River. Kong Yanzhou invaded Ezhou. Yue Fei's tribe was in Hubei, so he asked Yue Fei to destroy Kong Yanzhou. Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng, and Pan Kui were all in Jiangxi, so he asked Han Shizhong to destroy them. Liu Qi has arrived in Lin'an?"

Zhao Ding said, "We have arrived. Let Han Shizhong's troops exterminate the two groups of rebels. I'm afraid we don't have enough troops."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Well, the new soldiers in Lin'an are almost finished training. I will ask the soldiers from central Yang Yi to support Han Shizhong in suppressing the rebellion. Let Liu Qima come to see me."

Zhao Dingzuo bowed and said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

As soon as the two finished speaking, they heard someone outside shouting, "Report, good news from the Governor's Mansion on the West Road."