Chapter 123 Wind and Rain are coming

The weather is getting colder and colder. Affected by the weather, the construction work in Dengzhou has slowed down a lot. However, the frequency of the navy going to sea has increased. According to Song Qing, since it is a blockade, it must remain normal. However, due to the limited size of the navy, it is not suitable to sail too far now. After several ships under construction go to sea, they can go south to block larger waters.

Denzhou temporarily calmed down, but at this time, Jiangnan is another scene.

Fangla's dead ashes rekindled and raised the flag again. In more than ten days, tens of thousands of horses gathered all the way to attack the city and county, and reoccupy many places.

Adhering to Song Qing's will, Tong Guan's battle to eliminate Fangla was quite thunderous and rainy. Several major cities were controlled, and other places were swept by Fang La. Occasionally, troops will be sent to fight against the overly rampant rebels, but that's all.

He only filled the mouths of the old emperor and Prince Zhao Huan with blisters. In view of the last lesson, he did not dare to change generals. We can only keep urging Tong Guan to eliminate the anti-thieves as soon as possible, and there is no other better way. Therefore, the situation in Jiangnan is once again developing according to Song Qing's expectations.

At this time, Zhao Huan had received the news that Song Qing was not dead. He was so angry that he lost his temper and shouted that God was unfair. How could Song Qing still live in the world?

He has nothing to do but lose his temper. He is very clear about Song Qing's ability and knows that the killer can no longer be sent, otherwise the matter will be exposed, which is likely to attract Song Qing's crazy revenge. At the same time, the severe winter is approaching, and he can no longer let Liu Yanqing lead the troops back. After all, there are still Tong Guan in the south of the Yangtze River, and the situation is not out of control.

Order Liu Yanqing to be stationed on the spot and wait for his order.

There is still a trace of fantasy in Zhao Huan's heart. If Tong Guan can destroy Fang La this winter, he can free up his hand to attack Liang Shan with all his strength.

Just as Master Zhao Huan was worried about his gray hair in China, there was good news outside the customs.

Emperor Liao Tianzuo was captured, and Ye Luchun, the guard of Yanjing, died of illness. The Liao ministers Zuo Qigong and Yu Zhongwen surrendered to Jin Bing.

The Liao Empire was destroyed for a while. Not to mention that Wang Fu, who had been cat in Zhendingfu, unexpectedly entered the gold alone and returned to the six states occupied by Liao from the golden soldiers.

The most unforgettable thing for several emperors after the founding of the Song Dynasty was how to recover the sixteen states of Yanyun. Although there are still ten states in the hands of the Jin people, this is also a great victory.

The old emperors didn't ask what kind of city they took back at all, and they didn't ask Wang Fu how the civil servants completed this impossible task.

Immediately issued a decree to reward Wang Fu, and then asked Wang Fu to come to Beijing with the envoy of the State of Jin.

The two of them were busy in the capital. They went to the temple to worship their ancestors and boast about their achievements. The banquet of ministers is full of fun. In short, all the celebrations that they can think of have started.

It's no wonder these two are so excited. After all, they haven't heard good news for a long time.

However, Zhao Huan was not happy for a while, and an urgent report from Mingzhou immediately lost all his good mood.

The Dengzhou Navy blocked the route from Goryeo to Mingzhou.

The news was sent by the shipping department of Mingzhou City. Although Korea is not the only ocean-going trading country in the Song Dynasty, once the route is blocked, it is bound to affect the already overstretched imperial finances.

As the prince of the dynasty, he obviously looked further. Dengzhou is the territory of Song Qing. Now that he has blocked the sea area of Dengzhou, will he continue to go south and blockade the larger sea area?

The answer is obvious, so Zhao Huan did not pay attention to this matter. He immediately ordered the governor of Mingzhou to immediately form a navy that could go to sea to prevent Song Qing's navy from going south.

Dad is extremely excited. Of course, he can't tell him such a disappointing thing, so these things are all carried out by Zhao Huan in private.

It's just that Zhao Huan doesn't know anything about maritime affairs. Is the navy so easy to train?

At this time, Song Qing was holding a secret letter given to him by Liang Shanwu in his hand and thinking about it. The content of the letter is exactly the battle plan formulated by Wu Yong for Liu Yanqing in Xuzhou.

Wu's plan was very bold, that is, when Liu Yanqing relaxed his vigilance because he thought that Liangshan would not attack in winter, he suddenly launched an attack, one way from Cheng County, Yizhou, sent troops all the way from Jeju, crossed Shanzhou to Pei County, wiped out Liu Yanqing's people in one fell swoop, and then decisively retreated.

The plan is good, but what makes Song Qing hesitate is whether the move will be too big? The two people attacked Liu Yanqing's troops in Xuzhou, which is no different from blatantly raising the flag to rebel.

The time is not ripe, and Song Qing doesn't want to wear the hat of the thief too early. However, the horse in Xuzhou is a sharp knife under the arm of the imperial court, which must be eliminated as soon as possible.

What worries Song Qing is that these two thousand horses are not ordinary soldiers. They are all elite soldiers in hundreds of battles, and they can't wait to be fooled. At the same time, he received the news that Pei County is high and thick, which is not conducive to the strong attack.

Siege is not the strength of Liangshan people. If you can't fight down, it will inevitably affect morale.

It is reported that Liu Yanqing is also a person who knows a lot about soldiers. He will definitely take the opportunity to drag Liangshan people and horses under the city. The severe winter is coming, and the court people and horses live in the city, while Liangshan soldiers can only live in tents. If the war is stale, it will not take long for Liangshan people and horses to collapse without fighting.

So Song Qing can't be cautious in this battle.

We must transfer Liu Yanqing's people out of the city and eliminate him in the movement. It seems that it's time to use cavalry.

Thinking of this, Song Qing immediately wrote a letter to Wu Yong, asked him to rewrite the battle plan and tell him that the battle would be dominated by cavalry. His task was to lure Liu Yanqing's people out of the city.

After writing the letter, he ordered someone to send it out immediately. Song Qing immediately ordered him to prepare his clothes. He wanted to go to Jinan in person. This was the first battle of Liangshan cavalry. How could he be at ease if he was not present? However, he will not interfere with the command of the general, so as to avoid a situation where soldiers don't know who to listen to command, which will affect morale.

In addition, after this war, it is not far from the Spring Festival, and he should go back to the mountain to accompany his wife and son.

Before Song Qing stepped out of Dengzhou City, the internal guard sent the news of the capital to him as soon as possible.

Others don't know, but Song Qing knew that in history, Jin Bing returned these cities to the Song court after emptying them, while Wang Fu and others shamelessly boasted that they had made contributions. If there were several such victories, it is estimated that the Song Dynasty would not be far from the subjugation of the country.

We can't let them stop celebrating their achievements. Song Qing ordered the internal guards to immediately publicize the real situation of Wang Fu's recovery of the lost land in the capital. There are still loyal ministers in the Song Dynasty. Presumably they will not agree with such a victory and will definitely kill Wang Fu.

People's hearts can't be changed at once. Song Qing just wanted the Zhao Dynasty to lose people's hearts unconsciously. It is estimated that this disturbance is enough for Wang Fu and the others to drink a pot.

If the Liao Dynasty is destroyed, then the next one should be the Song Dynasty.

Song Qing suddenly had a sense of urgency. If the Jin soldiers invaded the Central Plains at this time, can Liangshan people and horses defeat the iron horse of Jin? Song Qing was really a little uncertain.

It seems that you still have to strengthen yourself.

Just as Song Qing arrived in Jinan and began to plan to sweep down Liu Yanqing in Xuzhou, the internal guard finally came the news of Zhao Gu.

Zhao Gou went to Zhending Mansion in Hebei Province.

When he received the news, Song Qing immediately frowned. What is this boy really going to do?

Hebei has never stopped. Although Tian Hu's rebels have been temporarily suppressed, they have not been eliminated. Why does Zhao Gu think of going to Hebei at this time?

Song Qing doesn't have much contact with Zhao Gu and doesn't know much about it, so he can't guess Zhao Gu's real thoughts. Order the internal guard to closely monitor his movements and tell yourself any actions in time.

Intuition told Song Qing that Zhao Gu must play a big game.

Once again, the veteran Hu Yanzhuo did not disappoint Song Qing. In less than two months, 5,000 cavalry have begun to take shape. According to the old general, they also need to experience the baptism of actual combat before they can become truly qualified cavalry.

To be honest, Song Qing is really reluctant to send these cavalry out, but he also knows that he will never become a real strong soldier without going to the battlefield.

Now I'm waiting for Wu Yong's news.

At this time, a prisoner was escorted to the prison camp in Jinan. He was about 40 years old, thin and long, with a beard and a striking gold seal on his forehead.

Although he was dressed as a prisoner, he was very tall and stood there like a javelin. His eyes are sharp, and his hands and feet are all with the demeanor of soldiers.

There were many officers and soldiers who made mistakes and were imprisoned, and the prison did not take any special care of him.

Looking at the official document in his hand, he couldn't help laughing and said, "What kind of official am I still? But it's also a general. Come on! Kill the power and waiter"

Then he smiled and said, "General Han, it's not that my brother can't get along with you. One hundred kills is the rules here, and I can't change it even if I come."

It was Han Shizhong, who was deliberately retaliated by Tong Guan for losing Fang La. According to the old emperor's idea, he would have been killed. Song Qing asked Liang Shicheng to protect him before he was finally assassinated to Jinan.

Han Shizhong's mood can be imagined that a good general actually fell after being stabbed and joined the army. If I hadn't remembered my mother, I would have died.

Of course, he has heard of what the killing stick is, but he never thought it would hit himself. However, he also knows that this is mostly a way to extort money from the head of the prison, but unfortunately he has no money. What can he do to beat them?

At this time, the jailers on both sides saw that Han Shizhong could not go at all, so they surrounded him and prepared to hold Han Shizhong down and torture him.

Han Shizhong did not struggle, and was immediately put down by the jailer, but before the killing stick could be hit, he was suddenly stopped.

"Wait a minute, is his name Han Shizhong?"

Hearing the young voice, Han Shizhong looked up and saw that it was a young man who shouted at the jailer.

Looking at the prison officer, at this time, he was almost the same grandson. He nodded and bowed to the young man, "Lord Gao said, this thief is Han Shizhong who has just been escorted."

Lord Gao took the official document and looked at it before saying, "I still lack people there. Leave this person to me!"

"No problem, surnamed Han, why don't you thank Lord Gao?"

Han Shizhong got up from the ground and couldn't help looking up and down at the young master. Although he didn't know what he was going to do, after all, he helped him avoid this hundred kills.

"Lord Xie, I don't know what Lord Gao is going to do next?"

Lord Gao also looked up and down on Han Shizhong for a while before he smiled mysteriously and said, "The general manager lacks a groom. It's perfect for you to be the groom."