Chapter 319 A big killer that doesn't need to be shot

Chu Tianya led the army all the way forward, walking neither fast nor slow. When he traveled hundreds of miles from Tokyo to the territory of Guide Prefecture, it was reported that Zhao Gu's rebels had crossed the Yangtze River and attacked the whole territory of Luzhou. Now the main force of the rebels has arrived south of the Huai River and is ready to cross the river to invade Shunchang Prefecture, directly threatening the hinterland of the Central Plains.

Shunchang Prefecture was the former Yingzhou, which was once a military festival. When Munezawa, who is proficient in military affairs, commanded the deployment in Tokyo, he specially laid the first line of defense in the Central Plains here in Shunchang Province as a buffer for Tokyo. Moreover, Zong Ze temporarily transferred a prestigious Confucian general to visit Shunchangfu in order to contain Zhao Gu's rebels.

This Confucian general is Zhang Shuye.

Chu Tianya has never seen Zhang Shuye, but his name is like thunder. In the famous Water Margin, it was Zhang Shuye who finally contributed to the successful recruitment of Song Jiang and others. But in real history, it was Zhang Shuye who led more than a thousand troops to defeat Song Jiang in the water war and forced them to surrender.

Before this, Zhang Shuye served as a recorder in Lanzhou, the northwest border, and joined the army. He chose to establish Xi'an Prefecture and set up defense. He successfully resisted the attack of the Qiang people several times and revealed his military talent very early. Since then, Zhang Shuye has served as a state in several states, and has made great achievements in political achievements. Later, he was transferred to Tokyo as an official in the center. He was hated by Cai Jing, a traitor at that time, because of his incorruptibility and integrity. For many years, he was once sent to Yingzhou for a general sentence.

In this way, Zong Ze transferred Zhang Shuye, who had previously been a magistrate in Jinan Prefecture, to Shunchang Prefecture to sit in the town, which was also used as a measure. Zhang Shuye is loyal and proficient in military affairs, especially good at defense and water warfare (resisting Qiang people and defeating Song Jiang). It's just that everyone knows that Shunchang Mansion is just a small military town. If Zhao Gou's 200,000 rebels really rush to kill, Shunchang Mansion will definitely not be able to defend it. Zhang Shuye's current role is a "cannon fodder" who takes time to defend the war in Tokyo.

Now Zhao Gu has crossed the Yangtze River to take Luzhou and Shunchangfu across the Huai River. Zhang Shuye hit from the bottom of his heart and never thought that there would be reinforcements behind him. He deeply believed that the Song Dynasty, which had just experienced several wars, was no longer able to go out of Beijing to suppress the rebellion. At most, he could fight a defense battle under Tokyo. So he did not complain, did not ask for help, did not flinch, and made every effort to organize the Shunchang army and the people to build a defense line, and prepared to fight with Zhao Gu on the bank of the Huaihe River. Kill one and kill two to make money, and try your best to buy time for Tokyo.

This also makes Chu Tianya feel strange.

Starting from Luoyang, he received a letter of help from Zongze, who was left in Tokyo. When he left Tokyo and came to Shunchangfu, which was on the front line of the war and weaker defense, there was no news ahead. There is neither quick horse for help nor people fleeing. Dozens of states and counties under the rule of Shunchang Prefecture are actually a scene of "full-to-back" military and civilian enemies, without any appearance of chaos.

Chu Tianya couldn't help but be surprised in his heart: this Zhang Shuye is a little strange. Don't be afraid of the enemy, and be in danger but not in chaos. The city of bullets rejected hundreds of thousands of enemies, but there was no chaos under the rule. In this way, his literary and martial arts skills are excellent! - It's a pity that such a talent in the Song Dynasty can't be reused! In the past, it was the power traitor Cai Jing and Cai Taishi who suppressed and squeezed out many talents like Zhang Shuye. Now the Song Dynasty is the head of my "Chu Taishi". It can't be said that such talents must be promoted and reused!

That night, Chu Tianya discussed with officials and others to promote Zhang Shuye in front of the battle. Naturally, the official family had no objection. With a generous wave of the imperial pen, he first awarded Zhang Shuye the title of "Bachelor of Political Capital Hall" - directly transferred him to the central government and became one of the members of the emperor's think tank.

The intention is obvious, which is to tell Zhang Shuye that you have returned to the center of the court. Just wait for Shunchang to finish and win the battle, and you can go back to the court - become a member of Chu Taishi!

It will take three days for Wang Shi led by Chu Tianya to reach the battlefield along the Huaihe River in Shunchang Prefecture. The imperial edict was issued by the fast horse, and 600 miles was rushed to the barracks by the Huai River.

Zhang Shuye and his officials and generals were amazed - I didn't expect that the officials had personally recruited, and even Master Chu came in person!

For a while, the morale of the Song army in the camp along the Huaihe River was greatly encouraged. They cheered and celebrated day and night, making the rebels on the south bank who were preparing to cross the river a little suspicious. Zhao Gu sent a detailed crossing of the river to inquire, and his heart suddenly cooled down - the last thing he didn't want to see happened!

Official Zhao Huan personally conquered, or Chu Tianya was personally in charge!

Although Zhao Huan tried his best to block the news, the paper could not cover the fire after all. The news spread among the rebels like a plague. For a while, the panic among the rebels reached a peak again. Previously, when Zhao Huan was preparing to cross the Yangtze River with his army, he heard the news of Jiyuan's victory, which caused a great blow to their morale. At that time, there were many deserters of different scales.

Zhao Gu tried his best to appease and deceive him. He finally stabilized the army and continued to wave his army to the north to go straight to Tokyo, trying to take advantage of Chu Tianya to take over Tokyo before he came. I didn't expect that Chu Tianya, who had just been fighting with the heroine in Jiyuan, came so quickly, and he also brought the official family to the imperial expedition!

No matter how Zhao Gu and others advocate so much, Zhao Huan, an official, is still orthodox in the minds of most people in the Song Dynasty. Previously, Zhao Gu only dared to play the banner of "Qing Jun's side eliminates treacherous ministers". That's why they didn't dare to directly target the officials, but only at Chu Tianya!

But now, the officials have come to fight against the rebellion. The lies of Zhao Gu and others have been broken, and the flag has fallen by themselves. Since then, the teacher has become a rebel and plotting rebel. How can it stabilize the hearts of the people?

So that night, there were many desertion incidents in the camp of 200,000 rebels. Dozens of small stocks and hundreds of large stocks. In one night, the rebels were ten or two or three, and the rest were uneasy. In the rebel camp, which lasted for hundreds of miles, people were panicked and morale. How could they have the intention to fight again?

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Before Chu Tianya people came to Shunchang to confront Zhao Gu, Zhao Gu had been defeated for a long time.

This point is completely expected by Chu Tianya, which is also the reason why he has to bring the official family to the "royal family".

Although the word "justice" cannot directly determine the victory or defeat of a war, it is often the fate of war. Especially the internal war launched by Zhao Gu, "justice of war" is his dead end!

Zhao Huan, a puppet emperor who has no power and is equally weak and incompetent militarily and politically, was used as a "big killer" by Chu Tianya this time. Before the two armies met, the big killer killed the enemy first.

And the big killer himself was unaware of the two battles, for fear of seeing those bloody scenes on the battlefield.

Two days later, Chu Tianya led his army to resist the Song army camp on the bank of the Huai River in Shunchang Prefecture. Zhang Shuye led large and small officials to welcome him together.

"I will fight against the rebellion this time, and I will live and die with the soldiers! If you don't destroy the traitor, you will not be a human being!" Zhao Huan was also fierce and delivered an impassioned speech in front of the soldiers of the three armies.

The morale in the barracks suddenly reached its peak!

Chu Tianya took his new military division, Shi Liai and the vanguard general Yang Zaixing, and set up positions on both sides of the official family. The majestic and majestic military posture stunned the soldiers of Shunchang, who had a rare war all year round!

When a group of wolves appeared in front of a group of Chinese pastoral dogs, it was the scene in front of them!

The soldiers and civilians in Shunchang are more curious and want to see Chu Tianya, the great master of the Song Dynasty, who shocked the world. So after the official's speech, Zhang Shuye and his soldiers shouted and asked "Chu Taishi" to appear on the stage to say a few words!

So, Chu Tianya stood on the platform.

Nearly ten thousand Shunchang sergeants booed. Zhang Shuye, the governor of Shunchang, who is nearly 60 years old, has long been as hard and stable as a rock. At this moment, he can't help staring, full of unbelievable expressions!

"I didn't expect Chu Taishi to be so young!!!"

Chu Tianya quietly looked at the surprised and uneasy crowd, stood for a moment with a smile on his face, and raised his hands up, full of silence.

"I am the master of the Song Dynasty, Chu Tianya! Without three heads and six arms, it's not a two-foot King Kong, it's just a physical father and mother! Generals, have you seen it clearly!"

"Yes--" The full range of soldiers shouted back.

"Chu came here for one thing - to wipe out the thieves and protect the people!" Chu Tianya roared loudly, "Anyone who is the enemy of the Song Dynasty and the enemy of the king - kill without mercy!!"

A few short words made the soldiers present excited and murderous!

"There is no mercy to kill!"

"There is no mercy!!"

"Kill without mercy!!!"

The soldiers responded excitedly and roared, and the roar shook the wild and echoed on the Huai River, making the rebels on the south bank feel a chill from the bottom of their hearts!

That night, a larger-scale desertion incident occurred again in the rebel camp on the south coast.

In a few days, there was only half of the 200,000 army under Zhao Gu's command! Previously, he was actively preparing to cross the river, but now he has to pause and think about how to deal with it. Some staff and generals "temporarily withdraw to Hangzhou" also sounded in his ear, which made Zhao Gou angry and scolded!

In fact, Zhao Gou doesn't know that although he has an absolute advantage in military strength, he is now at a disadvantage. If you force a war, you will win more and lose less. However, Zhao Gu has swallowed countless mouthfuls of Chu Tianya's resentment and can no longer swallow it. From the earliest meeting of Xiangzhou to Zhending being cheated, and then after the First World War in Wutongyuan, Chu Tianya occupied the power of the court and forced Zhao Gu and his son away from Tokyo, and now it is even more direct to fight each other... How can Zhao Gu endure such a deep hatred? More importantly, he knows in his heart that this may be his only chance to turn the table. If he retreats, he will never turn over and never take revenge - what if he returns to Hangzhou? With Chu Tianya's personality, will he give up?

Once Zhao Gu, the king of Kang, retreated and softened. Other officials and generals, including Emperor Zhao Ji, must have no confidence to compete with Tokyo and compete with Chu Tianya - such Hangzhou, even if there are hundreds of millions of soldiers, they will never be able to keep it!

So Zhao Gu clearly knows that he is now riding a tiger, and there is no way out!

"Lead the vanguard Liu Guangguo, order him to launch a raid tonight!" Zhao Gu almost gritted his teeth and issued such a military order, "While Chu Tianya leads the army to the new army and the foot is not stable, the Northern Army is blindly arrogant and lax, and must succeed in one blow!"

"Yes!"

"Tell Liu Guangguo!!" Zhao Gou stressed in a low voice, "Don't forget that Chu Tianya is his father-killing enemy!" The father's hatred is not communent. There is no reason for him to retreat or be defeated in tonight's battle! Otherwise, even if King Kang can't bear to kill him, the saliva of the world will drown him!"