Troubled Times: Start with 800 Dead Soldiers

After the court retreated, Lieutenant Su went down to the court with some resentment, feeling suffocated all over.

Isn't that right? Just now in the court hall, I was being pushed by Li Bangyan, Gao Qiu, and Cai Jing.

Even the Holy One did not stand up for him, which made him very difficult to get off the stage.

This group of people poured dirty water on themselves, openly and covertly showing that they seemed to have something to do with Su Xia.

This shit basin is stuck on top of his head. Could it be that the officials (the emperor was called the official family in the Northern Song Dynasty) also doubted him?

Depend on!

It’s really tnd that even if you jump into the Yellow River, you won’t be able to wash yourself away.

Lieutenant Su was still thinking about these things when he returned to his mansion.

Liu Yanqing, who also came to court today, approached Su Taiwei and said something wrong with Gao Qiu: "Master Su, I heard that Gao Qiu killed dozens of officers in a row, which made the imperial soldiers panic."

Captain Su, who had just taken a sip of tea and still didn't know what was going on, asked Liu on the side: "You just came back from the army. Tell me, what happened? Killed dozens of officers?"

(Note: Liu Yanqing, (1068-1127), a military general in the Northern Song Dynasty, was the father of the famous general Liu Guangshi.

He was born as a general and a representative figure in the Western Army. He fought against Xixia many times and moved to the general manager of Yanyan Road and the military envoy of Taining Army (Yanzhou) and Baoxin Army (Luzhou). )

After Liu Yanqing sat firmly, he said again: "Master Su, this has spread among the army. When Gao Qiu went to Songcheng County, Songcheng County had already turned into an empty city. The Songcheng County magistrate was killed by Su Xia's army. The whole family went missing in Dengzhou and Qingzhou.

This time the Su Xia army invaded Songcheng County and went deep into the hinterland. The court lost too much military supplies this time. I am afraid that if we mobilize our Western Army, we will not be able to fight for a long time. This time Gao Qiu, in the name of rectifying military affairs and strictly preventing anyone from rebelling and surrendering to the enemy, He brutally killed dozens of officers and had a great impact on the Forbidden Army. Some people had made it clear that if they were captured in battle, they would either commit suicide or join the Su Xia Army. "

As soon as Liu Yanqing finished speaking, Lieutenant Su Yuanjingsu interrupted him: "General Liu, you can't say this nonsense. You are the queen of generals and have been loyal for generations. How can you condone your subordinates to have such thoughts?"

Liu Yanqing hurriedly explained, "Sir, it's not that the general has such an idea, it's that some officers in the army have such an idea. Either way, they will die. They will either fight to the death or surrender to Su Xia and the others. These people who were killed by Gao Qiu Among the officers, many resisted Su Xia's attack, but in the end they were charged with refusing to resist and were killed directly.

Doing so will undoubtedly destroy the Great Wall and will chill the hearts of the brothers. "

What Liu Yanqing said was undoubtedly the truth, but Su Yuanjing knew that we couldn't talk about this kind of thing anymore, otherwise he would really get involved, so he hurriedly said: "Okay, okay, today's words will come out of your mouth and into your mouth." Hey, as long as the soldiers can fight effectively, even Gao Qiu will not dare to do anything more, and I will be there to stand up for you in the court, so you can rest assured."

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Liu Yanqing and Su Yuanjing have a close relationship here.

Here, Gao Qiu returned to his mansion with Bi Sheng, the flying tiger general in front of him, and others.

This Bi Sheng has some martial arts skills and is considered to be superb. He is one of Gao Qiu's confidants.

Not long after the two sat in the mansion, Gao Qiu ordered his men to prepare some food. Sure enough, within a short time, Cai Jing and Li Bangyan arrived at Gao Qiu's mansion.

Of course these people came to this mansion to discuss matters, but they were neither discussing who had obtained the counterfeit money in Chengdu Mansion and Sichuan Lower Fourth Road, nor were they mourning the death of their subordinate Gu Tingye.

Instead, they discussed the problem of the Western Army.

I have explained before that in order to deal with Su Xia's rebellion, the imperial court prepared to mobilize the main force of the Western Army to fight Su Xia!

Before the Western Army attacked, the two main forces of the Forbidden Army, Duan Pengju and Gu Tingye, were dispatched to harass Su Xia.

Among the two combat armies, the Tianwu Army commanded by Gu Tingye (the strongest among the Forbidden Army and responsible for defending the capital) was completely wiped out outside Gaoqing City. Gu Tingye was killed on the spot by the artillery commanded by Su Xia!

The hundreds of light cavalry led by Duan Pengju stayed day and night. Until now, they have not launched an attack on Su Xia's army and seemed to have disappeared.

The Western Army's attack and large army have not yet been dispatched. The imperial court has only deployed some Western Army generals and is preparing to mobilize an army of 8 people to wipe out Su Xia's sphere of influence in Qingzhou and Dengzhou in one fell swoop.

However, before mobilizing the Western Army for the expedition, this information had been leaked to Hehua by Hu Shiwen (who had been assassinated by Hua Rong, along with Ximen Qing, see Chapters 136 and 137 for details), and Hehua reported the situation. Gave it to Su Xia.

Therefore, after Su Xia completely annihilated Gu Tingye's troops, he decided to break into the hinterland and attack Songcheng County, a military powerhouse.

In this way, even if the main force of the Western Army is ready to fight after the beginning of spring, it will not be able to exert [-]% of its due combat effectiveness due to problems with armor, weapons and equipment.

Liu Yanqing is the general of the Western Army. He is a bit timid and opportunistic, but he can obey military orders in battle and never abandon his robes. He is still a good general. Therefore, the imperial court assigned him as the main general of the Western Army. This time, he came to ask for his opinion. and ideas.

However, if he was asked to conquer Su Xia's army, he would naturally not be able to take command.

Song Huizong has appointed Gao Qiu to be responsible for the unified command. During the battle, the Western Army and the Forbidden Army will be combined to fight. The Western Army will have 8 people, the Forbidden Army will have 2 people, and the Xiang Army will deploy about 4 people to take charge of the rear, ready to use Nearly 15 troops completely wiped out the Su Xia tribe.

At the same time, not only the Su Xia tribe was defeated, but also pirates and water bandits such as Liangshan were wiped out. It can be said that the purpose of the battle was good.

But Liu Yanqing was extremely worried about what Gao Qiu would do. As soon as he came, he killed dozens of officers. If he becomes a general under him in the future, wouldn't it mean that everyone is a swordsman and I am a fish?

As an individual, you have to worry.

No, after Gao Qiu and others started drinking, when Cai Jing asked why so many officers were killed, Gao Qiu told the truth.