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Volume 4 Midstream Chapter 157 Often Worried about Great Powers-5

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    "Chen Ang has blocked the supplies for the Western Expedition. If we don't recognize the regent and oppose the establishment of a new master, the consequences will be unpredictable." Wang Tongdeng shook his head and said angrily, "They are really crazy."  The conquering army only invaded the country of Dashi, with more than 100,000 cavalry on foot. The thousands of miles were covered by sparsely populated areas. Many oasis cities had been in ruins due to repeated wars and were unable to support the army.  If Hezhong was cut off from supplies for the Western Expedition at this juncture, not only would it be difficult for the army to continue fighting, but even returning would be a problem.  "Chen Ang, a villain, uses cutting off supplies for the Western Expedition as a bargaining chip. No matter what, he is despicable and has lost most of the people in the river," Wang Tongdeng said angrily.  Tuan Lian, this is just a dove occupying a magpie's nest. He said that your majesty is stupid, bah, this usurper has swung his sword at his own people, and he will repay blood with blood." Chen Ang and King Kang's group started.  Afterwards, the captains who stayed in Kangguo were caught off guard, and most of them were captured. A few were martyred on the spot, and a few surrendered.  This conspiracy, under the banner of "asking for life for the people," has been planned for a long time and is huge.  At present, most of the captains are on the front line in Hezhong. The sergeants have been recruited many times. The rebels have been prepared for a long time. Most of them use various means to stay in the rear. Especially near Tongdu Dayi, the rebel forces far exceed the remaining sergeants.  .  For the river people, the war with the barbarians in the west always comes first.  Although the war was difficult, the people in the river, even the old, weak, women and children, supported the fight.  However, Chen Ang and his gang relied on not the sergeants and ordinary people in the river for training, but the newly recruited fire gun battalion training. Among them, the officers were served by the confidants of the rebel party, and most of the soldiers were originally workers.  The workers and apprentices in the workshop obey the orders of their superior officers.  The rebels occupied the main cities in the river. Within a few days, tribunes from dozens of states and counties in Xia Kingdom responded to the call. Among them were many founding figures, and even Yuchi Sama, the king of Khotan, was among them.  , and there are rumors that Li Chan, the tribune of Chang'an who has great influence in Guanzhong, also intends to respond. People inside and outside Chang'an City are floating. The wealthy businessmen are discussing the matter of the election in private, and at the same time they are spreading rumors about the prince who is stationed in Luoyang, General Chen Chong.  Return to the army to quell the chaos.  If Chang'an falls to the regent, a catastrophe in Guanzhong is inevitable.  "With such a huge change in the river, the Luoyang Tuan Lian Envoy didn't react at all?" Zhao Xingde asked doubtfully.  From what he saw, Chen Chong had troops on his side. Even if there were people with double intentions, they would never dare to launch an attack in Guanzhong.  Zhao Xingde, as the tribune of Luoyang, was favored by the people and had many eyes and ears. There were even fewer people who were willing to serve him.  Although he has been in the army for a long time and is dedicated to both public and private affairs, as long as he is interested in the affairs of Xia Kingdom's Guandong prefectures and counties, he can clearly understand every move of Xia Kingdom officials in Guandong.  Prince Chen Zhong served as the training envoy of the Luoyang regiment, and he cooperated extremely well with the Luoyang commander Yuan Xingzong and the general Wu Jie of the Eastern Expedition, which can be called a trinity.  From what Zhao Xingde saw, Chen Chong would definitely rely on Yuan Xingzong and Wu Jie to take over the throne, and he might even nominate Yuan Xingzong to take over as prime minister.  Therefore, with the support of Yuan Wu, Chen Zhong was not only able to mobilize more than 100,000 regiments in Luoyang, but also tens of thousands of sergeants for the Eastern Expedition. The situation in Guanzhong was no better than that in Hezhong. The sergeants were deeply rooted in the place. Once there were changes in Guanzhong, Chen Zhong  Returning to Guandong, there is no need to worry about local instability.  "That's how it is, but, hey!" Wang Tongdeng looked at Zhao Xingde and slapped his thigh.  "You don't know something. There is also a problem in Guandong. If Guandong and Hezhong were not far apart, I really doubt that they are colluding together." He was still hesitant at first, but when he said this, he no longer tabooed anything.  Without waiting for Zhao Xingde to ask, he told the whole story about the turning point of the Liao-Song war in Guandong.  The Northern Expedition of the Song Dynasty started with a huge army, and they marched all the way to Xiongzhou City. However, they fell short at Xiongzhou City. The Northern Expeditionary Army of the Song Dynasty failed in a decisive battle with the Liao Army.  Miao, led the cavalry to leave the battlefield first, and the ten troops of Lu Mingyu and Luo Xian who had occupied Xiongzhou also broke out.  The separate breakthrough of these two units made the main force of the Song army led by Wang Gui even more isolated.  Wang Gui is also considered brave. Although he was heavily besieged by the Liao army, he still gathered his defeated troops and resisted desperately.  At the same time, Yelu Dashi was overjoyed after learning the news about Xiongzhou. He mobilized the elite cavalry from Nanjing Road and Shangjing Road to go south for reinforcements at starry night.  After more than ten days of fierce fighting between the two sides, more than 100,000 Song troops were wiped out, and dozens of generals including Wang Gui and others died in the battle.  "How could this happen?" Zhao Xingde murmured, "Song has been training its troops for a long time. It just needs to be more cautious, so it won't be like this." Although soldiers have no permanent momentum and water has no permanent shape, Wang Gui is cautious by nature, so he can't win a big victory with his troops.  There won¡¯t be a big defeat.  Wang Tongdeng¡¯s statement really made him unable to believe it, but he had to believe it.  "I don't know if this is true or not. It is said that shortly after the battle between the two armies, the Song Army's guns exploded one after another, and then the whole line collapsed." &nbsp"I don't know what's going on." Wang Tongdeng shook his head.  In front of Zhao Xingde, he put away some of his contempt for the Kwantung Army.  After the defeat of the Song Army on the front line, Yelu Dashi took the opportunity to mobilize cavalry to attack various prefectures and counties. The disadvantages of the Southern Army's use of foot and cavalry were completely magnified.  Zhang Xian led the cavalry to retreat quickly to the name. Most of Lu Mingyu's troops were infantry and they were fighting. Wang Tongdeng got the latest news from the military newspaper. Lu Mingyu's troops had not yet crossed the Yellow River and might be defeated by Wang Gui.  The cavalry brigade of the Liao army caught up with him.  At the same time, the news of Xiongzhou's defeat had just begun to set off a storm in the Song Dynasty.  The Song army went from triumphant to disarming. When the Bianjing News sent the news back as quickly as possible, the officials, gentry and people were all shocked and speechless, and then the hall exploded. Regardless of whether they were in the government or the public, whether they were illiterate or not, almost everyone  People are asking: Who should be responsible for this defeat?  Among the generals in the Northern Expedition, Wang Gui sacrificed his life for the country. Death is the most important thing. Naturally, he could not accept this responsibility. Therefore, the Qing discussion focused on the two generals Zhang Xian and Lu Mingyu, and even Yue Fei, who was in charge of the famous name.  For Zhang Xian's sake, Yue Fei had petitioned the court to reduce his rank by three ranks. However, Lu Mingyu's situation was much more difficult. The armies of the three towns in Henan were still retreating and could not defend themselves. Zhao Xingde was not in the Central Plains, and Liu Wengu and others in the court spoke softly.  .  Therefore, the debate was fierce, and most of them were directed at Lu Mingyu and Luo Xianshi. Some people even shouted that Lu Mingyu should be executed for running away from the battle.  "This is simply harming the country!" Zhao Xingde's face became more and more gloomy, and he shook his head and said, "The rebel army is harming the country." Wang Tongdeng laughed dryly.  He couldn't understand how the public discussion could determine the general's life or death?  Zhao Xingde doesn¡¯t think so.  If Deng Su was really forced to use the heads of Lu Mingyu and others to quell the Qing Dynasty under pressure, it would fulfill the long-cherished wish of some people and allow Zhao Xingde to completely break with Deng Su's office.  As long as there is such a rumor outside and Deng Su's attitude is not clear, Lu Mingyu will definitely not be willing to throw himself into the trap and will be captured without hesitation.  Lu Mingyu held heavy troops, with three towns in Henan behind him. The imperial court wanted to kill Lu Mingyu, but Lu Mingyu refused to die. The imperial court ordered Yue Fei to come and lead his troops to quell the rebellion. In this way, Yue Fei's troops and Zhao Xingde would be like fire and water, killing two birds with one stone.  This may be why others are watching with cold eyes.  What Zhao Xingde was even more worried about was that if Lu Mingyu was worried about the court's disposal and did not dare to lead his troops to retreat to Daming Mansion, but took the risk and took a detour back to Jingdong Road, he would be overtaken by the Liao army halfway. Lu Mingyu's division veteran  Tired, fighting alone again, but it is more dangerous than the battle of Xiongzhou.  "Yel¨¹ Dashi had originally planned to retreat to Beijing, and General Wu Jie was also preparing to echo the Northern Expeditionary Army of the Song Dynasty and march directly to Beijing." "The result is good. After the Battle of Xiongzhou, the Liao Kingdom once again turned from defense to offense. We  The pressure in the east also increased. General Wu Jie and the Luoyang regiment commander had no choice but to station troops in Luoyang to defend against the Liao army. Therefore, the vixens in Chang'an became active," Wang Tongdeng said angrily, "I doubt it.  They are secretly colluding with the Roma people and even Yelu Dashi. They are all the same." His suspicion is also the suspicion of most of the sergeants. However, the situation is stronger than the people. Food and grass are the lifeblood of the army. If the army in the river collapses due to lack of food.  , Guanzhong also fell in line with the regent's words.  It would be difficult for the emperor and the Protectorate to regain the situation.  Even if the rebellion is finally suppressed, because the war is fought in the hinterland of the Xia Kingdom, the country's vitality will inevitably be severely damaged.  "Fortunately you are here," Wang Tongdeng said through gritted teeth, "otherwise, we might have to eat horse meat." Zhao Xingde smiled awkwardly.  The Xia people in Hezhong regard horses as family members, and old horses are usually buried next to their owners' graves.  I would never eat horse meat unless absolutely necessary.  This is especially true for the Xia cavalry, who would not eat horse meat on the battlefield unless absolutely necessary.  Because it was dark, he didn't see the pieces of horse meat hanging out to dry on both sides of the navy's gunboat.  Otherwise, Wang Tongdeng would never talk to Zhao Xingde so pleasantly.  "What are Generals Xu and Zhang going to do?" Zhao Xingde asked, "Return to the army to quell the chaos, or continue to fight the Turks?" "I don't know about this! I just want to fight!" Wang Tongdeng said neatly, "Zhang  When the general learned that the navy had arrived, he would definitely come over to discuss the next step. You should ask General Zhang yourself." He paused and asked in a deep voice, "How much food and grass did you bring this time?  " "The food is about 500,000 dan. In addition, there are more than 300,000 jins of dried meat, 50,000 jins each of vegetable sauce, 100,000 animal skins, 50,000 ox horns, 2,000 jins of beef tendons, and 500,000 bundles of arrows.  , 200,000 jins of iron and 700,000 jins of gunpowder." Zhao Xingde introduced it simply, but Wang Tongdeng's eyes widened and he lost his voice: "There are so many? This is enough to support the army for several months.  "He followed the usual idea of ??relaying supplies from the land route. The navy came all the way, and it was difficult to supply enough military supplies for the army for twenty days. However, he did not expect that the Nanhai Navy actually sent half a year's supply.  Baggage.
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