The Central Plains is at war, and Jingxiang, Lingnan and other places are also in constant war. The northern border areas where states are merged are also filled with smoke and weapons.
After the death of Dingyang Khan Liu Wuzhou, because he had no children, Liu Wuzhou's generals Song Jingang, Yuchigong, Xunxiang and others jointly recommended Zhao Kuangyin, a literary and military officer, as the new lord.
Zhao Kuangyin was both civil and military, with a long-term vision. After taking office, he followed the example of Wagang Li Mi and carried out drastic rectifications under his rule.
At this time, another figure named Temujin appeared on the grassland. With a tribe of only more than 10,000 people and two to three thousand soldiers, he successively annexed the tribe in just over a year. The Beyegu, Tongluo, Adi and other tribes quickly developed into a behemoth with a population of millions and more than 300,000 armored men, shaking the dominance of the Turkic Jieli Khan on the grasslands.
Jieli Khan had no choice but to focus all his energy on the grassland. Zhao Kuangyin took the opportunity to get rid of the control of the Turks, refused to recognize the Dingyang Khan named by the Turks, and established himself as king, with the founding title of Song Dynasty.
After the Tang army invaded the south on five routes and competed with the Sui Dynasty for the Central Plains, Zhao Kuangyin secretly predicted that the Sui and Tang Dynasties were close in strength and this battle was bound to be protracted. He immediately pledged his troops to go out in Taiyuan City and raised 100,000 troops. With General Song Jingang as the vanguard, they rushed to the Queshu Valley, the fortress of the Tang Army, with the intention of marching eastward to Guanzhong.
Li Keyong, the guard general of the Tang Army in Queshu Valley, was also a figure who left a well-known name in history. His adopted sons Li Siyuan, Li Cunxu, and Li Cunshen were all capable generals who were good at fighting. Rat Valley Fortress repeatedly defeated Zhao Kuangyin's offensive.
Zhao Kuangyin attacked Queshu Valley for thirteen days without being able to retreat. He was so out of breath that he vomited blood and fainted. He was woken up by a doctor and realized that he was seriously ill. He returned to Taiyuan City to recuperate and handed over the command of a hundred thousand troops to his younger brother Zhao Guangyi. .
Li Keyong fought against Zhao Guangyi several times and found that his military ability was far inferior to that of his brother Zhao Kuangyin, so he mobilized all the 50,000 elite Tang troops in the Queshu Valley Fortress to go out of the city and fight Zhao Guangyi head-on. Zhao Guangyi was defeated in three battles, losing tens of thousands of troops and horses, and retreated in defeat all the way.
Li Key used consecutive battles and victories to advance and pursue Zhao Guangyi's army all the way, trying to defeat the main force of the Song army in one fell swoop and regain the lost territory in the northern part of Bingzhou.
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There was still a hint of warmth in Bingzhou in July, but it was freezing inside the Song Army commander's tent.
Zhao Guangyi was defeated in three battles, and the 100,000-strong army was defeated by Li Ke with 50,000 troops and horses. This caused extreme dissatisfaction among the generals of the Song army. Song Jinjiang, Yuchigong, Li Xiucheng, Jing Si and other generals criticized him. Zhao Guangyi lacked experience in commanding on the battlefield and asked him to immediately submit a letter to Zhao Kuangyin to resign as commander and appoint another capable person to lead the army.
Zhao Guangyi's face was gloomy, and he looked coldly at Song Jingang, Li Xiucheng and other generals standing in front of him. The anger in his heart was burning fiercely, and there was a hint of murderous intent in his eyes.
Song Jingang was already a general in the army during the Liu Wuzhou period, and his prestige in the army was extremely high. Even Zhao Kuangyin was once his general. He was not afraid of Zhao Guangyi's murderous eyes at all, and said in a deep voice: "Marshal Zhao, we are still standing here talking to you because we want to give the king some face. I hope you can be wiser and resign from your post. Otherwise, we will write a letter to you together. Your Majesty, I will make your Majesty’s face disgraceful.”
Zhao Guangyi gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Brother, he is seriously ill now. Do you have to disturb his peace?"
Song Jingang curled his lips slightly and snorted coldly: "I didn't want to disturb the king's meditation and recuperation, but I don't want to see Bingzhou Erlang die tragically on the battlefield because of the incompetence of the coach!"
Snapped!
Zhao Guangyi was so angry that he stood up and glared at Song Jingang: "Song Jingang, what do you mean by this?"
"Isn't General Song's meaning clear enough?"
Yuchi Gong, who was tall and dark-skinned, pushed away the crowd enthusiastically, strode up to Zhao Guangyi, pointed at his nose and cursed: "Zhao Guangyi, with your little ability, you can't deal with Li Keyong at all." Just looking for death. Let’s not talk too far, let’s just say that in the battle the day before yesterday, I had already defeated the left wing of the Tang army, and I was about to invade the central army and capture Li Keyong alive. But in order to give the top spot to your henchmen, you Force me to return to the army. Just because of your order, more than two thousand of my brothers died in vain!"
General Cao Bin, who was led out by Zhao Kuangyin, sighed and echoed: "Commander Zhao, now a hundred thousand men are extremely dissatisfied with you. You are no longer suitable to continue to command the army. I hope you will put the overall situation first."
Jing Si, Li Xiucheng and others all knelt on the ground, cupped their hands and said, "I hope the commander will put the overall situation first!"
Zhao Guangyi was trembling with anger, pointing at the general who was kneeling on the ground in darkness in front of him, and could not say a word for a long time.
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Just at this moment, the curtain of the handsome tent was opened by someone. A tall and mighty general wearing golden armor and a golden helmet slowly walked in, followed by a counselor in green clothes.
"Brother...Brother, why are you here?"
Zhao Guangyi was startled when he saw this person coming in, and he became stammering when he spoke.
When the generals in the tent heard Zhao Guangyi's words, they hurriedly turned away, only to see that the person coming was indeed their lord Zhao Kuangyin, and the counselor in green who followed behind him was Zhao Pu, Zhao Kuangyin's first adviser.
"I will see you at last, your Majesty!"
The generals in the tent hurriedly moved to both sides, knelt down and saluted Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin didn't answer and strode forward. Zhao Guangyi, who was standing behind the handsome case, hurriedly took two steps to the side and gave up his seat to Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin still didn't speak. He just glanced at Zhao Guangyi lightly, then sat down calmly and looked at the generals under the tent quietly without saying a word and without any expression on his face.
Zhao Kuangyin didn't say a word, which made the owner of the tent feel even more depressed. Especially Zhao Guangyi, who was standing next to Zhao Kuangyin, felt extremely heavy physically and mentally.
For a long time, Zhao Guangyi felt that he was so suppressed that he could hardly breathe. He forced out a smile and smiled at Zhao Kuangyin: "Brother, aren't you recuperating in Taiyuan City? Why are you here?"
Zhao Kuangyin didn't even raise his head and said coldly: "Do you still dare not to come? Looking at the posture just now, I'm afraid if Gu doesn't come again, the whole camp will be in chaos!"
Zhao Guangyi was so frightened that he hurriedly knelt on the ground and apologized: "Brother, forgive me, but it is my foolish brother who is incompetent and unable to command the three armies, which leads to this situation!"
Zhao Kuangyin glanced at Zhao Guangyi indifferently, then turned around and shouted: "Song Jingang, Guangyi has never had the experience of leading an army alone before. It is inevitable to make mistakes on the battlefield if you mess up your hands and feet. As a general, why don't you give me some advice?" he?"
Song Jingang hurriedly defended: "Your Majesty, it's not that the general didn't persuade me, it's the general who persuaded me. It's just that General Guangyi refused to listen to me, and there's nothing I can do about it!"
After hearing this, Zhao Kuangyin turned back to look at Zhao Guangyi and said in a deep voice: "Guangyi, General Song is a veteran in the army and has always been good at fighting. You are so headstrong when you first lead an army. How can you let my brother rest assured in the future?"
Song Jingang lost no time and said: "Your Majesty, I think that the reason why General Guangyi is like this is all because of the instigation of a few villains around him. Our army's previous defeats were also caused by these few people around General Guangyi." The villain was greedy for merit and instigated General Guangyi to change generals before the battle."
