Twenty-four Zhao Kai's attack
Just as the Linfu Imperial Court was about to launch a full-scale counterattack against the Jin army, Zhao Kai, another Great Song Emperor in Fuzhou, also began a series of actions.
After moving the capital to Fuzhou, Zhao Kai made Zong Tianxuan the prime minister and privy envoy, and Wanyan Changzhi sent Wang Shiyong and Xu Bingzhe, two ministers of the Song Dynasty, to defect to Zhao Kai in an attempt to provoke a fight between Zhao Kai and Zhao Chen.
After Zhao Kai became emperor in Fuzhou, the officials appointed were all subordinate officials of his own palace, except for the magistrates, and Zhao Chen in Tianlin Mansion were almost all former officials of the court, Zhao Kai felt very unhappy in his heart: Why do the officials in the court support a child, not themselves. And Wang Shiyong was originally a servant of the household, and Xu Bingzhe was a member of the household department, both of whom were former ministers of the court. Although it is not a ****, for Zhao Kai, it is of great significance for these two people to take refuge in him, indicating that he has been recognized by some courtiers, so he trusts them a lot. When he was crowned king, Yong was a governor of political affairs, and Xu Bingzhe was a scholar.
And Liu Bofang, Xie Qingfeng and Song Yiren were too high, Zhao Kai listened to Wang Shiyong's suggestion, worshiped the three as guest secretaries, respected as ministers, but did not hold official positions. This is Wang Shiyong and Xu Bingzhe ** said to Zhao Kai: "Since Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, it is not appropriate to let Tianji Palace take power too seriously, and it is enough to leave Zong Tianxuan alone in the court." Others may confer honour on him, but it is not appropriate to confer authority. Zhao Kai listened to it and thought so. Liu Bofang, Xie Qingfeng and Song Yiren have lived in the mountains for a long time, and they don't understand the subtleties in it, so they happily accept it.
In terms of military generals, Shao Hongyuan served as the commander of the Fujian Soldiers and Horses, and Li Quan served as the deputy commander. After Liu Bao surrendered to Zhao Kai, he naturally did not say that he came to surrender because he escaped from the battle, but because he was excluded by Yang Yan, Zhao Kai listened to it and believed it, he knew that Liu Bao was originally Han Shizhong's general, and his qualifications were still above Shao Hongyuan and Li Quan.
At this time, Wang Shiyong persuaded Zhao Kai to take advantage of the Tianlin Mansion court to fight with the Jin army, take advantage of it to capture Tingzhou, Zhangzhou and other places, occupy the entire Fujian Road, and expand his own territory and power. Zhao Kai also adopted his advice and sent Liu Bao to send troops, taking advantage of the unpreparedness of the Song army in Tingzhou, Zhangzhou and other places, to seize Mingxi, Ninghua, Qingliu, Zhangping and other counties at once.
And at this time, Chen Liang's article also spread to the results of the anti-Jin war in the past few months in the Linfu Imperial Court in Fuzhou, strongly condemning Zhao Kai's approach, only hiding in Fuzhou and being in peace, attacking each other, not daring to fight with the Jin army, etc., the language is very intense. Zhao Kai suddenly felt that he was really a little embarrassed on his face. Because before this, Fuzhou and Tianlin Mansion had fought several verbal battles in order to prove their orthodoxy, and they were basically evenly matched, but Chen Liang's article made Zhao Kai speechless, and he couldn't even refute it.
In any case, the temporary court of Tianlin Mansion and the Jin army **** have been **** several times, first Bi and then met the great victory in Xinzhou, and now Yang Yan has recovered Huaixi, these results are all known in Fuzhou. And Zhao Kai is seizing the place of his own people, so he can't say anything. Some officials in Fuzhou also persuaded Zhao Kai to stop the attack. Even Zhao Kai's three ministers, Liu Bofang, Xie Qingfeng, and Song Yiren, believed that at this time, the Great Song Dynasty should also unanimously confront the Jin army, instead of attacking each other. Therefore, Zhao Kai immediately ordered Liu Bao to stop attacking Tingzhou, Zhangzhou and other places, and immediately rushed back to Fuzhou.
After Liu Bao arrived in Fuzhou, Shao Hongyuan and Li Quan also gathered in Fuzhou, it turned out that Zhao Kai was stimulated by Chen Liang's article, and decided to attack Chuzhou and Wenzhou occupied by the Jin army, and also won a few battles, and cheered up his own prestige, not only in **** It is also easy to say something, but also in the future, there is capital to compete with the court of Tianlin Mansion for the orthodox position.
Although Wang Shiyong and Xu Bingzhe complained bitterly in their hearts, they did not dare to dissuade them at this time, because Wang Shiyong persuaded Zhao Kai to attack Tingzhou, Zhangzhou and other places with the intention of causing Zhao Kai and Zhao Chen to kill each other, but the result made Zhao Kai very embarrassed, although Zhao Kai did not blame them in public, but this time he discussed attacking the Jin army, but did not inform the two of them, obviously expressing his dissatisfaction with the two. In such a situation, the two naturally did not dare to express their **** opinions easily. just secretly passed the news to Wanyan Changzhi.
In fact, Zong Tianxuan didn't want to attack the Jin army at this time, because after all, he had been down the mountain for a long time, and he had seen some of the world, and he knew that the Jin army's power was still very large, and he was not sure that he would win the battle. But Liu Bofang, Xie Qingfeng, and Song Yiren didn't think so, since Tianlin Mansion was able to defeat the Jin soldiers and recover Huaixi, then Fuzhou had Tianji Palace to help, defeat Jin Bing, and regain the lost territory Naturally, how could Zhao Kai, who had the help of Tianji Palace, lose to Zhao Chen! Therefore, he also strongly advocated that not only should troops be sent immediately, but also that this time the troops should be sent to recover Lin'an, and they must overwhelm the Tianlin Mansion court. After Zhao Kai heard this, he was naturally happy and immediately ordered to send troops.
Zong Tianxuan said that he had suffering in his heart, but he had no choice but to discuss the plan with Liu Bao, Shao Hongyuan, Li Quan and others. However, Zong Tianxuan's mind is ∈dangerous, and it is enough to be poor enough to have a good time.
Therefore, after discussing with Liu Bao, Shao Hongyuan, Li Quan and several others, it was decided to send troops from Jianning Mansion in two ways, with Li Quan leading 15,000 men and horses to attack Suichang County, and Shao Hongyuan leading 25,000 men and horses to attack Song** County. Liu Bao led 10,000 horses to do the two-way response, and Zong Tianxuan sat in Jianning Mansion to command the overall situation. After taking Suichang and Song**, if there is a chance, they will seize Chuzhou, and if they don't have a chance, they will collect their troops and return to Jianning Mansion.
After the discussion was decided, Liu Bao, Shao Hongyuan, Li Quan and others led the men and horses, and each set off immediately.
The 15,000 men and horses under Li Quanquan were expanded on the basis of his original 5,000 Red Jacket Army. Although he was born in the green forest, he has always attached more importance to the quality and training of soldiers, and when recruiting, he only selects the middle-aged and strong Anshan people to enlist in the army, and the old, weak, sick and disabled, as well as any rogue people, etc., do not refuse to come like Shao Hongyuan.
Moreover, after recruiting soldiers, they stepped up training with their own Red Jacket Army as the team, and did not deduct the soldiers' salaries and rations. Although the Red Jacket Army is not as good as the forbidden army, it is also a long-standing soldier, and under their leadership, the recruits have also received a considerable degree of training, so although the number of **** under him is less than that of Shao Hongyuan, the actual combat effectiveness of the team is far stronger than Shao Hongyuan's troops.
Because his qualifications are too shallow and his background is low, Li Quan's status under Zhao Kai is not only inferior to Shao Hongyuan, but even inferior to Liu Bao, who has just taken refuge in Zhao Kai. For this reason, Li Quan naturally did not ** in his heart, and at the same time, the entire Red Jacket Army also held his breath, and he just planned to take advantage of this opportunity to send troops to show who was in the bottom on the battlefield.
Therefore, after receiving the order, Li Quan and his son Yang Miaozhen led the generals Peng Yibin, **, Huo Yi, Cheng Kuan, Cheng Fu and others to lead the army to set off. Two days later, the men and horses arrived in Suichang County. Li Quan personally supervised the formation and immediately launched a siege battle.
Suichang was originally a small county, there were not many defenders, only 800 Jin troops plus more than 2,500 surrendered Song troops, the city walls were not high, and there was no prevention of the Song army would suddenly attack, there was Li Quan's round of fierce attacks, and Li Quan's men and horses had been strictly trained for several months, and there was the support of the Red Jacket Army, and the results of the usual training were finally shown. As a result, it only took one day for Li Quan to capture Suichang County, kill more than 500 enemy troops, capture more than 300 people, and then send the good news back to Shao Wujun.
On the other side, Shao Hongyuan's attack was at a stalemate. Song**'s defensive strength is actually similar to Suichang. But Shao Hongyuan was originally a mediocre general, although there were many people under him, but the good and the bad were uneven, and there were even many old people over 50 years old and teenagers under 15 years old, and among them, there were many scoundrels who came to eat and the veteran who was accustomed to seeing the wind and steering.
Chen Jichao is also a brave general, but he is not reused under Shao Hongyuan, so he can only hold his breath secretly.
In addition, the soldiers' salaries and rations in peacetime were less than half of the full amount, and the rest went into Shao Hongyuan's pocket. It's okay to bully and oppress the good, as soon as a war starts, naturally no one will use their lives, and they will only shrink back on the battlefield. Except for a few who rushed forward without heart, most of the soldiers retreated immediately after the slightest resistance, and even Shao Hongyuan couldn't do anything about them. Even if it is a heavy reward, no one is willing to use force, so after attacking for three days in a row, it still can't capture a small Song** County.
However, Zong Tianxuan, who was sitting in Jianning Mansion, was a little breathless, afraid that it would take too long, and the Jin army sent reinforcements, so on the one hand, he reprimanded Shao Hongyuan for not being able to fight well, and on the other hand, he ordered Li Quan of Suichang to lead his headquarters to help Shao Hongyuan attack Song**.
After Li Quan received the order, he left Yang Miaozhen to lead Cheng Kuan and Cheng Fu with 5,000 men and horses to defend Suichang, and he took Peng Yibin, **, Huo Yi and others to lead 10,000 troops to Song**.
After seeing Shao Hongyuan, Li Quan showed Zong Tianxuan's general order, and then asked about the battle situation of Song**. Shao Hongyuan saw that Zong Tianxuan transferred Li Quan to take the loose**, he was naturally quite displeased, but he couldn't refuse, and when he saw Li Quan asking, he had to deduce that the Jin army was tightly defended, and our army could take advantage of the opportunity.
Li Quan laughed and said: "Shao Du Tongxiu wants to grow the prestige of others and destroy our sharp spirit, I look at this little pine**, why worry about it." Tomorrow I will start the siege of the city, and within three days, I will definitely be able to take Song**. ”
Listening to Li Quan's words, Shao Hongyuan was even more unhappy, and said: "Vice President Li has this ambition, so naturally it can't be better. It's just that the siege losses of our troops are too heavy, and they need to be repaired for a few days, and I am afraid that we will not be able to attack the city tomorrow. ”
Li Quandao: "Shao Dutong, please take care of yourself, I, Li Quan, only use the people of the headquarters, and it is enough to capture Song**." ”
Shao Hongyuan nodded, and said: "After that, Bendu wishes Vice President Li a victory tomorrow and success." ”
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