Promotion and fortune in Song Dynasty

It took only three days for Di Qing and his team to arrive at a hilltop only ten miles away from Shuiluo City.

In the case of Wang Shao’s lessons learned from many follow-up rumors, with the vigorous promotion of Lu Ci and others, and the addition of Di Qing’s academic background and status as a civil servant, he also gave some convenience...

Zhao Zhen had already ordered half a year ago that Enzhun would not set up a minister to oversee the army, and handed over the overall command power to him completely.

What's more, there are only a few people who oppose his change of direction, but Zhang Kang and Zhong Shiheng, who are his right-hand men, agree very much, and quickly quelled those dissatisfaction and complaints.

When Shuiluo City was right in front of him, Di Qing suddenly became less anxious, and even reversed his previous sense of urgency, and ordered all the battalions to set up camp on the spot and take a rest.

After trekking for several days, the soldiers who finally had a chance to breathe sat down and ate their dry food, while Di Qing called Zhang Kang and Zhong Shiheng aside, and asked bluntly: "If I let you order 5000 people, go to the surrounding area If we go to the stronghold and try to summon the tens of thousands of Tibetan soldiers, how sure can we be?"

The corners of Zhang Kang's mouth twitched slightly, and he said not very optimistically: "At most [-]%."

Those few bandits who were able to walk calmly on the borders of the three territories of Fan, Song, and Xia under the rule of Zong Siluo, and who had a force that should not be underestimated, could be said to have taken advantage of it, were obviously very treacherous and cunning.

The reason why they bowed to the emissary of Zheng Jian who appeased them before was probably because the battle situation on the two fronts was becoming clearer and Liao and Xia were no match for Song and Tibet. When 'disaster'.

Since there is such an existence of changing the rudder according to the wind, when they watched Song Jun being paralyzed for a while, Xia Jun easily took away such a barrier...

Can you just sit on the sidelines and re-evaluate the ups and downs of the Song Army's combat power?

However, their prudent self-protection and a little bit of self-confidence are not entirely bad things: they may not be willing to charge for the Song army and face the Xia army who is like a descendant of the day, and it is impossible for them to be willing The feuding Xia Jun retaliated against Da Song, thus completely offending his neighbors.

"Then there is no need to waste that effort."

Di Qing was not surprised by the answer, and resolutely gave up the idea of ​​driving the Fan soldiers.

He then changed the subject and discussed the military situation with the two: "Why destroy the thief?"

This city that Zheng Jian could not stop advocating, now fell into the enemy's hands, so he turned his head around and firmly blocked their way.

Zhong Shiheng said without hesitation: "No matter who leads the song, its purpose is to use it to enter the hinterland of the Song Dynasty, and we will never stay here any longer."

The border guards here rely on the densely distributed Songzhai that can echo each other.

After the quick battle, no matter how good Shuiluo City is, Xia Jun will face the approaching Song Army who will come to support him at any time. Wouldn't it be a trap for himself?

Anyone who is not crazy and stupid will continue to go south after replenishing their armaments.

Zhang Kang said deeply, "That's right. Once Shuiluo City is broken, they will definitely concentrate their forces and rush towards the weakly defended hinterland. At most hundreds of people will be left in the city to play the empty city plan and confuse us!"

Di Qing nodded slightly.

So he only rested for an hour, then regrouped his army, followed the fresh horseshoe prints on the ground, and continued to chase south.

After they left Shuiluo City behind them in a hurry, half a day later, the near military camp finally reached a conclusion. The city of Shuiluo has long since been deserted.

And he didn't know that someone was running fast all the way, chasing after the main force of Xia Jun...

Di Qingling followed his longest-running [-]-year-old army, lightly riding on the road, and quickly and secretly advanced towards Huanzhou; Zhang Kang's second army, mainly infantry, followed up and was ready to listen to orders to support Di Qing's former army. The army; Zhong Shiheng has the youngest qualifications and is in charge of the general army and the transportation of supplies.

In addition to being able to find some hoofprints left by the Xia cavalry at first, Di Qing soon discovered that the cunning Li Yuanhao also realized this. , and even pretended to divide troops and run in different directions to confuse the public.

But after chasing to Huanzhou, facing a city that was completely devastated by the sudden Xia army's sudden attack due to its unpreparedness, Di Qing never stopped, and only sent someone to send a message to the back Zhang Kang told him to rush here as soon as possible, split up a group of people to fix the mess, and continued to chase.

The coach is driving all the way day and night, how dare the soldiers below be slack?

Naturally, he could only follow Di Qing and rush forward recklessly, all the suffering was stuffed in his stomach first.

But they really don't understand: what is General Di anxious about?

If Zhang Kang or Zhong Shiheng were also in the front army at this time, they might be able to see why Di Qing was in such a hurry.

——This Xia army, which is going deep alone, can't naturally seek its own death, but I'm afraid it's a desperate attempt to encircle Wei and save Zhao in Bianjing.

Once the bold plan to raid Bianjing succeeds, it will inevitably force the sergeants on the east and west fronts to fight against the enemy, the Song and Fan allied forces will fall apart, and the Song army will retreat on its own.

The consequences could be disastrous.

Of course, Xia Jun's astonishing plot against Bianliang was nothing but Di Qing's own guess.

When he "put himself in the shoes" of Li Yuanhao, only this kind of crazy explanation was in line with the other party's usual style.

In the context of winning the East-West Front, suddenly proposing such an unbelievable hypothesis is simply impossible to persuade the imperial court to increase its troops for defense, let alone mobilize soldiers from surrounding counties and counties—not to mention that the military plane is urgently needed and cannot withstand half-delay. , How could it be passed back to Beijing, and His Majesty summoned the Zaizhi to discuss it carefully before making a decision?

But Di Qing is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case.

He would rather go all out with all the achievements and fame he has accumulated over the past two years through military exploits without any evidence, and even bet on his wealth and life, and completely eliminate the possibility of a comeback.

With both sides being elite cavalry, Di Qing was a full three days behind the Xia army. According to common sense, it was impossible to catch up.

Fortunately, the opponent went deep alone and had a clear goal. Except for the trick in Shuiluo City, he almost avoided confrontation with the main force guarded by the Song army all the way, and picked up the weakest guarded stockade with vicious eyes. breakthrough.

In this way, it is inevitable to take a lot of detours: Compared with Di Qing, who can travel unimpeded in his country by relying on official seals and documents, it will take a lot of delay.

After running wildly all the way, Di Qing's former army had already thrown off the Chinese army for many miles, one step ahead of the enemy, and arrived at the last pass that could be said to enter the hinterland of the Central Plains - Pingliang, Weizhou.

Even though the war has not ended, in Pingliang City, which has not been affected, there are lanterns and festoons everywhere, embroidered with splendor, brilliance competing for splendor, singing and dancing.

Only then did the group of dusty and exhausted soldiers realize that the Shangyuan Festival had arrived unknowingly when they were on their way.

The prosperity in the city makes the outside of the city even more bleak.

Just as they were fully expecting that Di Qing would lead the troops into the city and discuss military affairs with the guards here, they saw that their iron-blooded general did not hesitate to choose to bypass in advance and go to the east side of the mountain on the only way to enter the city. He chose a secret place and settled down.

Choosing this place is obviously another bold prediction by Di Qing.

Regardless of whether the Xia army was against Tubo or the Song army, looking at the several battles, they all without exception adopted the strategy of setting up an ambush in advance, luring the enemy deep, and then encircling and annihilating them with superior arms.

And the terrain on the north side of Pingliang City is narrow, with many rugged roads, deep ditches and steep slopes, towering trees and overgrown shrubs, and it cannot accommodate many troops.

The [-] former troops he led, if deployed here, would be no more, no less.

If an ambush could be set up in advance to attack Xia's army, the enemy army would be completely unfamiliar with the terrain, and would be caught off guard.

After Di Qing surveyed the place quickly, he didn't bother to explain to the soldiers, and kept laying a deadly net here for a moment.

He believes that since it is the tactic that Xia Jun is most proud of and has not had time to adopt this time, it should also be their least defensive tactic.

Perhaps it was God's will in the dark, and at the moment Di Qing completed the initial deployment, the news came from the sentinel at the peak of the pass.

Relying on their condescending vantage point, they keenly discovered the huge 'dwarf group' that was moving quietly under the guidance of the hazy moonlight in the thick night.

The moment he heard the news, the big rock in Di Qing's heart fell to the ground safely and completely.

The mantis catches the cicada, and the oriole is behind.

The praying mantis is in the urn - it will happen.

The people of Pingliang knew nothing about the scene outside the city. At this moment, almost every household was immersed in the wonderful performance in front of the Paolong Old Temple.

The giant dragon symbolizing the fetish of the New Year leaps from side to side. Everywhere it goes, it is closely chased by countless dragon bombers holding firecrackers, hoping for good weather, prosperity and peace in the coming year.

Every time crackling firecrackers kept hitting the dragon, the young and strong dragon dancers laughed and dodged left and right flexibly.

They didn't stop until the sound of shouting, fighting, and horse neighing from far outside the city became louder, and the ground was shaken violently, and even the huge movement caused by the Shangyuan Paolong ceremony could not be overwhelmed. After realizing it, it seems that something happened...

Due to the sudden incident, Di Qing's march this time was extremely fast. Lu Ci, who was still sitting in Yanzhou City, received "Di Qing's diversion" and "Di Qing's division of troops to pursue south" within three days. ' According to the military newspaper, everything has been settled.

Before he could finish digesting the sudden news, ten days later, Yanzhou City opened its gates to welcome back the biggest hero of the campaign under the enthusiastic welcome of the people.

Although the scenery this time was countless times grander than when he entered the city last time, the "Bronze-faced Jade General" who was still alive and kicking last time was seriously injured this time, so he could only wear a snow-white cloth scarf all over his body. He was carefully carried into Lu Ci's mansion.

"Yo," Lu Ci walked forward slowly, looked down at Di Qingfu, who was lying on the small couch and couldn't move. At the moment, Di Qingfu, who was full of anxiety and had no great victory all over his body, looked up and stroked his palm in 'surprise' : "It turns out that the general can still breathe!"

Di Qing, who failed to keep his promise of 'taking care of himself', rolled his eyes guiltily.

"You really think I'm so mean, and you're still sarcastic when you're seriously injured?" Before he could apologize, Lu Ci frowned, smiled, and said in a low voice, "Silly raccoon slave."

——Just come back.