Reborn Yue Feizhi returns my rivers and mountains

The storm lasted all night before resting. When the sky gradually became brighter and the clouds receded, Zhong Shidao was able to see the battlefield situation clearly and gather the remaining soldiers.Although he has been on the battlefield for a long time, he is old after all. He fought all day and night yesterday and was washed away by the heavy rain. By now, his lips were blue and he could not stop shaking on his horse.

Seeing this, the guards on the side quickly helped him off the horse and sat him down on the ground.Master Zhong looked at the big sword in his hand, and saw that the blade had broken in several places. He wanted to reach out to take it, but he couldn't even lift his arm.He smiled bitterly and collapsed in the mud.Looking at the sky getting brighter, he couldn't help but think back to yesterday's bloody battle.

During the melee, he chopped off the heads of countless enemy soldiers with the sword in his hand. He was surrounded by several Liao generals in the center. If Yang Keshi and his bodyguards had not fought hard to save him, I am afraid that he would have been killed long ago. It's somewhere else.

Thinking of this, Zhong Shidao asked in a hoarse voice: "How are General Xin and General Yang?" An equally hoarse voice came from the side: "My subordinates are not dead yet."

Zhong Shidao turned his head and looked around, stretching out a hand from the pile of corpses on the side. Seeing this, the sergeant on the side quickly stepped forward to remove the corpses, and saw Yang Keshi lying among them, with dozens of people on his legs and arms. There were knife and gun wounds. They had been soaked in rain all night, and the wounds had turned white. Fortunately, they were not seriously injured. Now they were just out of strength and unable to move.

Yang Keshi managed to stretch out a hand and held it with Zhong Shidao. He also smiled bitterly and said: "The veteran general has been in the army for decades, but has he ever fought so hard?"

Taoist Master Zhong sighed and said: "I entered the officialdom as a scholar, and was later awarded military merits. I have fought hundreds of battles, big and small, but yesterday's battle is the first of its kind."

After resting for a long time, a sergeant came to report: "General Xin was seriously injured and has been sent back to the camp for resettlement. Each battalion is gathering the remaining troops and counting the damage."

After hearing this, Zhongshi Dao struggled to get up, climbed onto his horse with the help of his guards, and ordered people to lift Yang Keshi and send them back to the camp together. He also led his guards back to the camp.

Before leaving, Master Zhong took a look at the battlefield under the rays of the morning sun. He saw stumps and broken arms everywhere, and blood under his feet. Under the heavy rain last night, small streams had formed in the field, and the pungent smell of blood filled the battlefield. It was hard to breathe. Various corpses were piled into a hill, and moans could still be heard from time to time.Looking around, we can see that most of the dead and injured were Song soldiers, and their condition was extremely tragic. Some were shot through the chest, and still stabbed their opponents in the neck with their broken swords; some were dead, but still had their eyes wide open. Biting a piece of an ear in the mouth, and so on, can be seen throughout the battlefield.

Zhong Shidao couldn't bear to see it, he covered his face and cried, "I can't blame you for this tragic defeat." The guard company on the side sounded comforting and persuaded him for a long time before he stopped.

When he returned to the camp, he saw that the camp was full of wounded soldiers, and the cries of pain could not be heard. Zhong Shidao felt even more uncomfortable in his heart, so he retreated and sat alone in the tent.

After a long time, a sergeant came to report: "Each battalion suffered countless casualties. Nine out of ten of the [-] troops were lost. The Liao army's camp opposite is empty. I think they have retreated."

It turned out that Yelu Dashi returned to the camp to count the troops and found that the [-]-strong army had lost more than [-], and almost all the remaining soldiers were injured. Knowing that it was beyond his power to seize the opportunity to seize Xiongzhou, he discussed with Xiao Qian and decided to retreat. Zhuozhou, be on strict guard against the Song army.

After hearing this, Zhong Shidao breathed a sigh of relief and ordered his left and right: "Prepare my horse!" After saying that, he rode out of the camp and came to the foot of Xiongzhou City and shouted to the people.Not long after, Tong Guan brought He Shen and others to the top of the city.

Zhong Shidao dismounted, held on with all his strength and said loudly: "My lord, the Eastern and Western Route Army led by the lower official fought with the Liao soldiers all day and night yesterday. Now the officers and soldiers under his command are exhausted and their horses are exhausted. The camp is full of wounded soldiers. General Xin Xingzong and General Yang Keshi are also injured. The army is seriously endangered. Just now, Xianguan has discovered that the Liao army has retreated to Zhuozhou, so I beg you to open the door and let the wounded soldiers enter the city for treatment. Lord Wanwang wants us to fight to the death with the Liao army, so please allow me to do this." After saying this, he knelt down on the ground. , kowtow upward.

Tong Guan watched the battle at the top of the city yesterday. It was not until a violent storm hit that he couldn't see the battle clearly that he returned to his tent.Although I was worried about the outcome of the war today, I was afraid that the Liao army would attack again and did not dare to send people out of the city to investigate. Now after hearing what Zhong Shidao said, my heart felt like a thunderbolt from the blue.I couldn't help but think: "This time I advised the Holy Spirit to send troops to the Northern Expedition. I thought I could easily capture the Yanyun territory, but I didn't expect that I would be defeated before reaching Yanjing. Only half of the 20 troops and horses remained, but what should I do?"

While Tong Guan was thinking about it, he said to Master Zhong below: "Old General, it's not that I don't want to open the city, it's just that the Liao army retreated, and I'm afraid of fraud. Why don't the old general gather the remaining soldiers first and wait outside the city?" One day, after I found out more about it, I opened the city gate and welcomed the old general into the city."

After hearing Tong Guan's words, Zhong Shidao felt sad, but he knew that no matter how much he begged, it would be useless, so he had to mount his horse and return to the camp to comfort the soldiers and wait for the opening of the city tomorrow.

Tong Guan returned to the tent and retreated. After thinking about it, he felt that someone must take responsibility for this battle. After thinking hard for a long time, he finally wrote a memorial in which he wrote: "Zhongshi Dao Tianzi is easy to kill." , Standing on the side of the battlefield, assisting the thieves in their plans, in order to suppress the holy will, and do not follow the restraint of He Shen, and beg for military law."

A few days later, the memorial was sent to the capital. Emperor Huizong was shocked when he heard that the Northern Expeditionary Army was defeated in Xiongzhou. He quickly issued an edict: "Hearing that Master Zhong was defeated, he was very frightened and sent an order to his class." At the same time, he issued an edict to General Zhongshi. Daohe and Shen were escorted to the Privy Council to wait until what Tong Guan said was verified before they were dealt with.

Tong Guan found out that all the Liao troops had indeed withdrawn to Zhuozhou, so he opened the city gate and brought the remaining soldiers of Zhong Shidao and others into the city while cleaning up the battlefield.A few days later, the general responsible for counting the losses reported to the newsboy: "The battlefield stretches south to the north of Mozhou and west to the Zhending area. Corpses are everywhere, lying on top of each other, and they are countless. The two armies in the east and west have a total of There were [-] soldiers, but now only more than [-] people have returned to the camp. The losses in food, baggage, weapons and horses are countless." After hearing this, Tong Guan closed his eyes and said nothing.

A few days later, the imperial edict came, not only ordering the class teacher, but also ordering him to be removed from the post of Zhongshi Dao and He Shen, and to be escorted back to the Privy Council for hearing.

Zhongshidao, who was just about to die and could get up, received such an oracle. He felt sad and angry, but there was nothing he could do.When the army was setting off, Zhong Shidao was detained in the rear. Along the way, the remaining soldiers from the Xiongzhou Battle looked at each other with tears in their eyes, but they did not dare to say anything because Tong Guan's confidants were by their side.Upon seeing this, Zhong Shidao said: "I can't blame myself for this defeat. Now it's only right to return to the capital to hear the trial. You guys fought to the death to defend Xiongzhou. You are true heroes. I'm here. A salute, I hope you will remember the shame of defeat and never forget to be loyal to the country!" After saying this, he immediately bowed deeply to everyone and turned to leave.

Back in the capital, Tong Guan went to court and told the story of the defeat of the Northern Expedition. Emperor Huizong was filled with fear and all the courtiers present sighed.Then he elaborated on the incompetence of Zhongshi Daotong in controlling the army and He Shen's disobedience to war orders. After hearing this, Emperor Huizong was furious and ordered the Privy Council to remove Zhongshi Daotong from his duties as commander of the military capital and Baojing Army Jiedushi. Grant General Youwei an official position (that is, let him retire).He was removed from the post of magistrate of Hexunxiong Prefecture, demoted to deputy envoy of Tuanlian of Bozhou Prefecture, and settled in Junzhou.

The imperial edict was passed down, and Zhong Shidao accepted the edict and returned home. Since then, the Song Army's first Northern Expedition was a complete failure, and nearly [-] troops were lost in vain, making the originally empty national power even more stretched.