When Song Jingang heard what Zhao Kuangyin said in his ear, he suddenly laughed miserably: "When you killed my lord, I guessed that one day you would kill me to silence me, so I tried my best to cultivate power in the army so that you would have some scruples. , I didn’t expect that this actually strengthened your idea of killing me.”
After saying that, he spat out another mouthful of blood, leaned back, and fell straight down.
Zhao Kuangyin clapped his hands, and two soldiers quickly flashed in from outside the tent.
Zhao Kuangyin glanced at Song Jingang with disgust, waved his hand and said, "Drag this man down and throw him into the graveyard to feed the dogs."
"yes!"
The two soldiers that Zhao Kuangyin arranged outside were Zhao Kuangyin's loyal confidants. Although they knew Song Jingang's identity, they still followed the order without any hesitation.
Seeing Song Jingang's body being carried away, Zhao Pu carefully reminded Zhao Kuangyin: "My lord, Song Jingang has a very high prestige in the family army and has many close loyalists. Now that he has died inexplicably, these people may make trouble! "
Zhao Kuangyin sneered and said: "I have already prepared for this matter. Today I asked you and Song Jingang to eliminate Guangyi's confidants in the army. That Song Jingang killed many people. There is a school captain named Lin Yu who is alone. , he had a younger brother Lin Cheng who worked in the kitchen. He was dragged out as a scapegoat, saying that he was the one who avenged his brother and poisoned Song Jingang."
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The two soldiers carried Song Jingang's body and left the Song Army camp at night. They found a random place on the graveyard and threw Song Jingang's body down, then clapped their hands and headed towards the camp.
After a long time, Song Jingang, who had been motionless, suddenly stood up, looked to both sides warily, and spat bitterly, "Fortunately, I was on guard and didn't really drink that glass of wine, otherwise You will definitely die today."
After a pause, Song Jingang glanced at the Song Army camp again, with unforgettable hatred in his eyes, and cursed: "Zhao Kuangyin, you ungrateful thief, just wait for me. One day I will trample you." At your feet, to avenge today!"
After saying that, he turned around and disappeared into the night.
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Zhao Kuangyin used thunderous means to cleanse all the dissidents among the generals, and immediately ordered cooking at the third watch and set out at the fifth watch. All the three armies went to the Tang Army's camp to call for battle.
Li Keyong won a series of battles and victories, so naturally he would not stay away from home. He also mobilized all his troops to go out to fight against the Song army.
The 50,000 Tang troops with high morale shouted slogans and left the camp. They lined up in a plain area not far from the camp, with heads of people surging, swords and guns raised, and a huge momentum.
The chief general of the Tang army paid homage to General Wei, the right leader, and Li Keyong, the king of Wuyuan County. He was wearing a golden armor and a bright red shirt. He was riding on a tall horse and looked into the distance. He saw that the golden-edged royal flag had been erected in the Song army's formation. Sneered.
"I heard that Zhao Kuangyin has been recuperating in Taiyuan in recent days. It seems that he is now in a hurry, so he came to take charge of the army regardless of his illness."
Li Siyuan, the adopted son who was beside Li Keyong, frowned when he heard this and cautiously reminded: "Father, I heard that Zhao Kuangyin is a civil and military man who is well versed in the art of war. We were able to defeat the Song army a few times because of it. Although his brother Zhao Guangyi is incompetent in commanding, the Song army is still far stronger than mine, and now that Zhao Kuangyin is personally commanding it, I think my father should use his troops carefully and not fall into Zhao Kuangyin's plan!"
"What the elder brother said is absolutely true!"
Li Keyong's biological son Li Cunxu also echoed: "Father, Zhao Kuangyin used Liu Wuzhou's tens of thousands of bandits to capture the city of Taiyuan, which is high in the city and deep in the pond. This person must not be taken lightly!"
Li Keyong's face darkened and he said displeasedly: "The loss of Taiyuan was due to King Qi's paralysis and underestimation of the enemy, which gave Zhao Kuangyin an opportunity to take advantage. Now the Song army has lost three battles in a row, lost countless soldiers, and has low morale. Even though Zhao Kuangyin commanded well, There is no way to reverse the decline. What do you two have to worry about?"
Li Siyuan cupped his hands and said: "Father, now that the main force of our army has been deployed, there are only a few thousand old and weak people in the camp. If Zhao Kuangyin divides his troops and attacks by surprise, the consequences will be disastrous!"
Li Keyong laughed loudly, pointed his riding whip and said: "My son is worrying too much. Look, the main force of the Song army is at the front. Where did Zhao Kuangyin get the soldiers and horses to sneak attack on our camp?"
Li Siyuan sighed helplessly and said: "But my father, most of the food, grass and baggage of the 50,000-strong army are in the camp. This is not careless. My son suggested that my father should leave more soldiers and horses to guard the camp. "
Li Keyong waved his hand and said: "No need, the Song Army still has eighty or ninety thousand troops. If I allocate tens of thousands of troops to defend the camp, the troops fighting head-on will be stretched. At the moment, Zhao Kuangyin doesn't care. Ill came to command the three armies, which shows that the Song army has been forced into a difficult situation by us. As long as we win this battle, the overthrow of the Song Dynasty is just around the corner, and our army should go all out!"
"What the foster father said is true!"
Li Cunxin, the adopted son on one side, said with a smile on his face: "My adopted father is brave and good at fighting. He has won consecutive battles all the way and is invincible. Zhao Kuangyin didn't meet his adopted father in the past, so he can dominate Bingzhou. The child believes that with his adopted father commanding the entire army, there is no need to In half a day, my adoptive father will be able to return victorious!"
Listening to Li Cunxin's flattery, Li Keyong laughed proudly, and then shouted loudly: "Li Siyuan, obey the order!"
Seeing that Li Keyong had made up his mind, Li Siyuan could only sigh secretly, cupped his hands and said, "The child is here!"
Li Ke pointed his riding whip and said in a deep voice: "I order you to lead 10,000 fine cavalry under your command to immediately go into battle and attack the Song army's formation from the front."
"My child obeys!"
Li Siyuan immediately took the order and left. Amidst the blaring horns, he led his 10,000 elite cavalry to break out of the formation like a tide. Thousands of horses galloped towards the Song army's formation with a shocking momentum.
"Crossbowmen come forward, suppress with bows and arrows, shoot!"
Zhao Kuangyin, who was under the king's flag of the Song Army, saw the cavalry of the Tang Army coming out of the battle. He slightly raised the corner of his mouth, waved the flag in his hand, and gave the order in a deep voice.
Whoosh whoosh! ! !
The whistle of sharp arrows suddenly started, and tens of thousands of sharp arrows soared into the sky. They were densely packed across the sky like dark clouds covering the sun, and then poured down, falling like a violent storm among the Tang army's cavalry.
Puff puff! ! !
Arrows rained down, and countless Tang Army cavalry were penetrated by sharp arrows. They turned over and fell off their horses screaming. Even if they were not killed on the spot, they would soon be trampled to death by the cavalry rushing up from behind.
"Raise your shield to resist the Song army's rain of arrows!"
Li Siyuan knocked down several sharp arrows that were shot at him with a wave of his hand, quickly took out a round shield from the back of his horse and held it in front, and continued to run forward.
The Tang Army cavalry also took out round shields from behind to block the rain of arrows. Although some people were unfortunately shot off their horses by sharp arrows, these casualties were insignificant for tens of thousands of cavalry.
Seeing that the suppression of the arrow rain had lost its effect, Zhao Kuangyin immediately waved his flag and ordered: "Send an order to Jing Si to immediately lead his cavalry to attack the Tang army's cavalry head-on."
