Boyan also had a sinister trick, which was to secretly send a special envoy to spend gold to bribe the generals. Although there was no good news, there was no bad news that the special envoy was killed.
He believed that as long as these rebel instigators were active, even if they could not buy a general, the Song army's combat effectiveness would be weakened, causing suspicion and disharmony between superiors and subordinates, and then falling apart.
Moreover, this man ordered the navy to disperse. A fleet of ten or twenty ships would harass Song Ting's Hainan Road, which would make the Song navy exhausted and disintegrate.
Three days later, Zhao Bingyan, Wen Tianxiang and Zhang Shijie led the army to set off. The leader of the country, Yang Shufei, led the civil and military officials thirty miles out of the east gate to see them off. Yang Shufei, who never drank in front of the ministers, also raised her wine glass to congratulate the army on its victory.
The army marched all the way to Zhenyi Pass, and Zhou Fu confidently reported: Although the Tatars have a large number of people, their ordnance is seriously backward, and one regiment of our army can guard a city.
On the front line, the king of Han followed the strategy of not gaining or losing one city or one place, killing and injuring the enemy. At present, nearly 10,000 enemies have been wiped out.
However, the Tatars' illegal activities are rampant, and they actually use Boyan to call themselves brothers.
Letters and gold, silver and jewels came to him to persuade him to surrender. He has notified all brigades and asked the Imperial City Division to eliminate traitors and eliminate rebels.
Zhao Bingyan looked at Eunuch Zhu and said: "Manager Zhu, the Yuhous in the team must be absolutely loyal. They are the first line of defense against enemy infiltration. They will take action when it is time to take action."
Eunuch Zhu immediately went on errands.
Zhang Shijie led everyone to the front of the sand table and said: "Zhang Hongfan in the east was very cautious. He divided into three groups and ran away like mosquitoes. The King of Yunnan in the west was not afraid of death. He caught Zhang Qi and beat him to death."
Zhao Bingyan asked Wen Tianxiang to take over Zhang Qi's logistics and prepare for the Northern Expedition. He and Zhang Shijie planned to defeat Zhang Hongfan in the east.
The two divided their work again. Zhang Shijie led Sun Huchen and Zhou Fuyi to deal with the probing enemies in the south. He led Wang Bao's brigade to push Zhang Hongfan's center and capture Taiping Village.
Zhang Shijie was worried that he did not have enough troops. He smiled and said that the king still had Mr. Zhuge to help him, so he had no fear.
He said: We only have ten days to prepare. The Northern Expedition team needs to be streamlined. We don’t need too many supplies for the road. They will all be taken from the enemy’s hands. We must set out lightly before we can run.
Wen Tianxiang had fought in battles and suffered many defeats. He knew the importance of rapid team movement and nodded frequently.
Zhao Bingyan said goodbye to the two of them and set off for Xiaxizhou. He met Wang Bao thirty miles away.
Wang Bao angrily said that the Tatars bullied me without being cruel, and even ran across Xizhou to attack Zhenyi Pass.
He said: "Now you can let go of the beating and chase your ass back to Taiping Village for me."
Wang Bao took the order and started working immediately.
This group of Yuan troops were too presumptuous, thinking that the Song Dynasty's Guards were mediocre, and they dared to cross Xizhou and go deep into the hinterland.
Zhao Bingyan took out a drone and took off for reconnaissance, and found that the enemy was building a position on Crouching Ridge in front, trying to cut off the connection to and from Xiaxizhou.
Seeing the enemy's dense formation, he led Qian Shipan to find an excellent artillery position and released five 107s. After calibrating and shooting Zhu Yuan, he ordered artillery fire to cover it. Only two salvos turned Crouching Ridge into a sea of flames.
When Wang Bao saw that the bombardment had stopped, he called for the charge horn to be blown without waiting for Zhao Bingyan's order. A B-type regiment rushed forward with a sword in hand and cleared the battlefield in minutes.
The girl came over with a smile on her face and said: "With the King of Han, it is a joy to go all the way, and the enemy will become a roast chicken in an instant."
Zhao Bingyan laughed and cursed, "You're such a mouthful, let's get going."
At nightfall, the team arrived at Xiaxizhou. Deputy brigade commander Pang Fengfei reported that there were about 30,000 enemies besieging the city. Today, more than 3,000 of them were killed in a bloody battle, and we suffered 500 casualties.
Pang Fengfei reflected that he had not commanded well and asked the King of Han to punish him.
Zhao Bingyan praised him for being very good and continued to direct.
The three of them deliberated in front of the battlefield situation map.
Pang Fengfei said that the enemy was surrounded by three and one was missing. He probably thought that they mobilized the army to Crouching Tiger Ridge, and the enemy thought they had an opportunity and launched a full-day fierce attack.
But the Guards have mortars with long range and high accuracy. The enemy's returning artillery and trebuchets did not dare to get too close and could not provide strong support to the enemy troops attacking the city. They almost relied on soldiers to climb the walls.
Wang Bao said he was afraid of birds. When the King of Han came, all thieves would die.
Zhao Bingyan thought for a moment and said: The enemy in Crouching Ridge has been wiped out. The enemy will soon know that if they are not saved, they will retreat overnight.
Wang Bao immediately sent out spies to investigate.
He came to the artillery regiment station in the city, released ten 107 guns, and asked the regiment leader Xiao Chengzhang to set them up quickly. Take out the drone with infrared imaging and let it fly for reconnaissance.
Not long after, Wang Bao's intelligence arrived. The scouts caught two tongues and learned that the enemy was preparing to retreat and set off at dawn.
Zhao Bingyan confirmed through the drone that figures were moving in the enemy's camps at the west gate and south gate, and decided not to wait any longer and to shoot them immediately.
After reporting the shooting to Zhu Yuan, he ordered the artillery fire. Round after round of calibrated shooting, the Yuan army camp was reduced to a sea of fire.
Wang Bao's entire second brigade was mobilized to counterattack and leave the city to clean up the battlefield.
After daybreak, that girl had finished talking. It was over. They had nothing to do and had become a garrison.
Zhao Bingyan had already put away the artillery, and said coldly that this was Mr. Zhuge's pride, and there were times when the artillery shells would be used up. Order the entire army to attack, targeting Taiping Village.
Wang Baoma was dispatched.
The two brigades led by Zhang Shijie are not progressing as fast as them, and they have just entered Luzhou through two mountain strongholds.
Wang Bao's second brigade was originally a team that dared to fight tough battles. Seeing Zhuge Wuhou as a strong backing, the running speed increased by three points.
Two days later, Zhao Bingyan came to Niujia Village on the outskirts of Taiping Village. The Guards went out to guard various passes in Taiping Village. Zhang Hongfan suddenly became nervous.
Soon, news came that his troops attacking Xizhou were completely wiped out.
The military newspaper reported that the Xizhou Military Camp was struck by thunder, burning and blowing up more than 20,000 people to death. This guy couldn't believe his eyes. He began to suspect that the Song Guards were really helped by Zhuge Shenpao.
Not all of the Yuan army were Mongolian ruthless people, most of them were newly surrendered Song troops from the previous dynasty. When they learned that the Guards had counterattacked and surrounded Taiping Village, these soldiers immediately ran away, dragging their military flags with them.
Zhang Shijie's army followed closely and pursued the victory.
Zhao Bingyan is not in a hurry here.
At night, he dragged Qian Shipanteng into Taiping Village. The two of them dressed up as Yuan troops and killed people and set fire to the village, creating chaos. He took the opportunity to confiscate the rations and ordnance in the village and easily escaped.
After dawn, Zhang Hongfan was confused. His generals had been tired all night to catch the thief, but they didn't even see the thief. The most terrible thing was the grain depot. The armory was destroyed, and the inspection of the scene after the burning found that the grain depot was destroyed. Storehouses and armories were empty, and food and ordnance were missing.
This would be fatal. It would be fine if the food and ordnance were burned. The problem is that the materials in the warehouse were lost before it was destroyed.
What a hell.
This guy was so dizzy that he didn't dare to retreat immediately. He urgently reported to Boyan at the rear for support.
Zhao Bingyan was already looking for artillery positions with Xiao Chengzhang, planning to dig a hole for Zhang Hongfan.
Zhang Shijie rode over quickly, shouting that everything would go well with the King of Han fighting.
Zhao Bingyan said that he would stop after destroying Taiping Village.
Zhang Shijie was extremely reluctant to give up. He knew that the army was going to fight in Shu, and he was very helpless.
He said: The general can, at his discretion, recover some states and counties as our guerrilla zones in the Song Dynasty, dispatch multiple military teams behind enemy lines to harass the enemy, and organize guerrillas to occupy the mountains and wait for the opportunity. As long as our Northern Expedition army enters Shu and then goes south, the Yuan army will have no time to take care of itself.
Zhang Shijie nodded and thought that what King Han said was right, but the Northern Expedition army has not set off yet, when will it go south?
Zhao Bingyan no longer discussed this topic with him. He ordered Wang Bao to release thirty prisoners from Xizhou and send them to Taipingzhai to persuade them to surrender. He ordered the Han troops inside to stop immediately, otherwise the army would attack the city without taking any prisoners.
Then, he went to the artillery position to teach Xiao Chengzhang and released twenty 107 guns to prepare for battle.
The boy couldn't put it down when he saw the brand new 107, and he worked as carefully as if he were waiting for his wife to go to bed.
Zhang Shijie saw the mountain of artillery shells and asked him what he was doing?
Destroy Taiping Village?
Zhao Bingyan pointed to the stronghold built on the mountain and said: "Many people were killed in the strong attack. They are all my little brothers. I want to take many of them to Shu."
Zhang Shijie said regretfully: "The King of Han doesn't have to be so aggressive. I still have to station troops in Taiping."
