26. The King of Shiqin
"With the world's soldiers and horses in hand, there are more than one million soldiers under his command. This has always been my dream!"
- Zhao Zeyu.
The seventh year of the Northern Song Dynasty, September.
The Huanzhou Army fought a decisive battle with the Xixia Middle Road army under the city of Yan'an Prefecture, which hit the elite of the general and won a decisive victory. Since then, the situation in the northwest battlefield has changed dramatically, and the initiative of the war is firmly in the hands of the Song army.
The twelfth, noon.
Zhou Xun, a miscellaneous imperial historian, came to Qingzhou again to read the imperial edict, and appointed Zhao Ze as General Ningyuan. He worshipped the doctor, and the first seat of the imperial mansion was on the bank of Taohua Creek in Luoyang, covering an area of 100 hectares. The officers doubled the reward according to the official rank. This award greatly encouraged the morale of the Huanzhou Army. Subsequently, Yu Zhou Xun handed over the secret edict brought to Zhao Ze and ordered him to return to the King of Beijing from now on.
Thirteenth, Guiwei.
Zhao Ze returned to Huanzhou and ordered the release of Shi Jie, who was imprisoned in Huanzhou, and then reinstated Sun Fu, who was demoted. At the same time, he summoned all the civil and military officials in Huanzhou to discuss the return to the king of Beijing.
On the 14th, Jia Shen.
60,000 troops returned to Beijing on Huanqing Road. Half a month later, when he passed through Tongguan, he met Xu Huaide, a veteran general of the Suide army. At this point, 87,000 people from Yongxing Military Road went straight to the capital.
Thirty days, Gengzi.
Zhao Zejun's vanguard arrived at the Yellow River, began to board the ship in batches, and arrived at Hanguguan in the afternoon of the same day. On the same night, the veteran Xu Huaide was infected with a cold.
October 1st, Xin Chou.
After crossing Lingbao County and entering the boundary of Shaanxi Prefecture, Xu Huaide's high fever did not subside. Zhao Ze went to visit him in person and brought medicinal materials. Liu Banxian, who followed the army, was relieved by Xu Huaide's high fever.
On the second day, Ren Yin.
Crossing the main pillar mountain and entering the boundary of Xijing Henan Province, Xu Huaide's condition improved and he was able to get out of bed.
Three days, Gui Mao.
The wind whispered above his head and gently brushed the green and undulating treetops of the forest.
The vanguard of Zhao Zejun arrived at Wangwu Mountain and added a batch of grain and fodder in Yuanqu County, Jiangzhou. The local magistrate and county lieutenant Chai Yongsheng Chai personally brought monkey heads, fungus, calamus wine, baby fish and other precious things to recompense the army, and wished Zhao Ze a successful army.
Not only that, Zhixian Chai Yongsheng also personally presented a "Wangwu Qishu" to Zhao Zejin. It is said that many foreign immortals can meet Yuxiao fairy in a dream if they are enlightened, which may help the army to break the enemy.
Zhao Ze accepted this "Wangwu Qishu" with a smile and did not refuse with a kind heart.
I didn't expect that after reading the military book and going to bed that night, I had a big dream in Dong**. In my dream, I really met Yuxiao Fairy. She also told Zhao Ze herself that it was better to avoid the sharpness of the Liaoning army.
Five days later, Wu Shen.
Zhao Zejun's striker entered Wen County, Mengzhou, stopped the ship and landed.
Ten days, Gengxu
Xu Huaide, who was stationed at the foot of Shenwei Mountain on the other side, recovered from his illness and personally took the gift to Zhao Ze Military Camp in Wen County.
After parting in Yan'an Mansion, they met again. The two had a lot of emotions. The veteran Xu Huaide had long wanted to test Zhao Ze's mind and strategy. He took this opportunity to compete with Zhao Ze. As a result, he was very shocked and felt that Zhao Ze was indeed the best candidate to lead the army, comparable to his deceased friend Zhong Shiheng.
Eleventh, 1911.
Zhao Ze came to Xu Huaide's tent under Shenwei Mountain and discussed with him about going north to fight against Liaoning. At lunch, he drank with Xu Huaide. With the energy of wine, Zhao Ze felt warm in his heart. Xu Huaide, who was in his 60sties, became his godfather.
Xu Huaide is also a bold man. He has been guarding the border gate for many years. He has no children so far. It is about to be the age of ancient times. Fangzhou's wife is still pregnant. He originally planned to stay at home for a while after the end of the Xixia war, spoil his wife, and see if she can give birth to a man and half a woman. Unexpectedly, he met the Song Liao War again. I had to leave home. Although Xu Huaide is not afraid of death, he is also worried that there will be no successor. In case he dies in the battle, he doesn't even have a relative to return home with a coffin, which is sad enough.
Unexpectedly, God sent a god-in-law son, who is not only a talented person, but also a young and capable man.
Xu Huaide immediately agreed to Zhao Ze's request without saying a word, and then the two became an alliance and became a father and son of the opposite sex.
Xu Huaide sat on it, was deeply worshipped by Zhao Ze, and drank a large bowl of spirits served by Zhao Ze's hands.
At this point, the father-son relationship between the two has been officially established, and the intimate relationship is not the same as before.
Whether it was the generals under Xu Huaide's account or the generals under Zhao Ze's account, they knew the big event in the evening of that day, and then they came to the Chinese army to celebrate one after another.
Thirteenth, Gui Chou.
A major event came from the capital. The Liao army broke through the Daming Mansion, and the two sides fought in Maling Road, killing and injuring more than 100,000 people.
The 14th, Jia Yin.
Zhao Ze and Xu Huaide rose up north to Huazhou at the same time, and defended Tiantai Mountain according to the requirements of the Privy Council of Beijing Normal University.
On the 15th, Yi Mao.
Gao Tang and Liaocheng in Bozhou were lost, and the King Soldiers and Horses of Jingdong Fifth Road and the King Soldiers of Huainan Road were scattered by the Liao army.
On the 16th, Bingchen.
Xiangzhou is about to fall. Han Qi and Han Zhigui, an important minister of the Renzong dynasty who was ordered to stay here, fought to fight to the death. When the Liao soldiers broke through the city, he asked his family to tell Fan Zhongyan that he did not complete the important task given by the court to prevent the Liao army from going south and was willing to coexist with Xiangzhou City. Subsequently, Han Qi committed suicide in the army at the age of 39. A few years later, the war subsided. In order to commemorate the loyal ministers who died in the Anti-Liao Dynasty, His Majesty the Emperor Shenzong specially made Han Qi the Duke of Wei, presented him loyally, gave him a book order, and was buried in the scenery.
(Note: Han Qi, courtesy name Zhigui, self-named Gan San, a native of Anyang, Xiangzhou, died in his hometown.)
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Entering November.
The Liao army launched another large-scale attack, intending to seize Kaidefu. It fought with the soldiers and horses led by Fan Zhongyan for ten days, and the Liao army killed and injured more than 10,000 people.
The seventh day of March, Jiaxu.
Zhao Ze and Xu Huaide's army met the enemy in Baimajin. More than 10,000 Liao troops waded across the river. The two sides fought bloody battles on the beach for three days and shot almost all the arrows.
Eleventh day of winter, Wu Yin.
The river was frozen, and the Liao army attacked Weizhou to the west and planned to surround Huazhou from the northwest. Li Wei, the Zhizhou of Weizhou, hurriedly sent his confidants to Huazhou for help.
The nephew of His Majesty Li Wei Renzong's biological mother, Concubine Li Chen, and the cousin of Renzong, is 59 years old. He is taciturn and slightly stupid. He is still unmarried, and most of them are dung begods.
From this, you can imagine what the city defense of Weizhou is like.
As soon as Zhao Ze's rescuers arrived in Qimen Town, they received the news that Weizhou was taken down by the Liao people, and Li Wei abandoned the city and disappeared. If you continue to go deeper, you may be attacked by the Liao army, and Zhao Ze has no choice but to order him to retreat from Huazhou.