It was indeed difficult for Fang La to make a decision at this time. He agreed with Bao Daoyi's words in his heart and did not want to continue sending troops to contain Zhao and Song's retreat for the Xia army.
This would do him no good, and would also damage the morale of his troops.
But if he was really indifferent, Fang La was a little worried, worried that his move would attract Daxia's revenge. After all, he was the one who took the initiative to come to the door and asked Xia Jun to go south for help.
Now that Xia Jun is here, they have left Xia Jun aside. First of all, their reputation and credibility will be completely ruined. Secondly, Xia Jun will be ashamed and angry and send a large army to conquer. The Holy Army will never be able to resist it.
Bao Daoyi made a good point, saying that he could rely on the mountains and terrain to stop Daxia's elite, but after Fang La experienced the battle with the Song army, he already had an understanding of the strength of his troops.
They were not even a match for the Song Army, so how could they stop the Xia Army, which was more powerful.
Xia Jun really took action, but Fang La had no confidence in winning.
After hesitating for a moment, Fang La waved his hand and asked everyone to step back, preparing to seriously think about the pros and cons alone.
When everyone saw his expression, they didn't say much and left each other.
Time is like water.
When the moonlight poured down from the sky in the evening, Fang Maang carried a lantern and came to the main hall where the Holy Duke lived. When the guards outside the hall saw him, they immediately turned around and went in to communicate.
Soon, the guard came out and invited Fang Maang to come in.
"Third brother, why did you come to see me so late?"
Fang La was wearing a big cloak and was still thinking about what happened during the day. His brows were slightly furrowed, hiding the entanglement in his heart. Seeing his third brother coming, he frowned slightly.
Fang Maang sat under him, sighed and said, "I have something to say to my brother, but it's inconvenient because there are so many people during the day, so I can only come here to disturb my brother's rest!"
Fang La smiled and said, "We are brothers. If you have any questions, don't bother me. If you have anything to say, just say it!"
"Yes, I want to ask eldest brother, what are your plans for the future? Are you prepared to continue leading our brothers to compete with Xia Jun and Zhao Song for hegemony in the world?"
"If we are going to compete with Xia Jun, does eldest brother have any chance of winning?"
Fang Maang said slowly.
When Fang La heard this, the smile on his face slowly faded. He glanced at the third brother in front of him steadily, his expression turned pale, and he said, "Third brother, what do you mean by this?"
"Brother, don't get me wrong. I just want to tell the truth to you today. I have no other intentions. No matter what you decide, I will have no objection. I just want to say a few words before you make a decision!"
Fang Maang explained quickly.
"You said it!"
That is to say, they are brothers, so Fang La can tolerate Fang Mang talking like this. After all, Fang Mang's tone is very unfavorable to him, and he has the intention of betraying and surrendering to the enemy.
Fang La also knew the third brother's character and knew that the other party would never betray him, so he suppressed his emotions and allowed the other party to continue talking.
"Then the third brother will speak out! My eldest brother is heroic and heroic. All brothers have witnessed it and know that eldest brother is a good man. However, everyone has also read the history books and knows our fate..."
"To put it bluntly, if it weren't for Wang Jing and Zhao Xin, eldest brother could still lead us to dominate. But now Zhao Song and Xia Jun have become threats to us. All brothers have no confidence in their hearts and no confidence to win!"
"This is also the real reason why the morale of our army is low and cannot be compared with the Zhao, Song and Xia armies. Forcibly entering the battle will only collapse the army! If we blindly defend and resist, we will be attacked and destroyed by the Xia army sooner or later in the future!"
What Fang Maang said was really rude.
All the brothers he talks about have no confidence and no confidence to win. On the surface, he is talking about military morale, but in fact, he is talking about Fang La.
It was Fang La's incompetence. It is clearly recorded in the history books that he led a million rebels to revolt, but was defeated by Zhao and Song in three strikes and five divided by two. His end was very tragic.
That is to say, the generals under Fang La's command are all Jianghu men, who pay attention to loyalty. If they were civil servants and generals in the government, they would have left as early as the arrival of such a master.
When Fang La heard this, he stood up suddenly, his eyes fixed on Fang Mang, his face turned blue and red.
"Brother, since you know that you are no match for Xia Jun, why don't you put down your ambitions, take a step back, and take the initiative to join Xia Jun while he is still strong and can be sold at a higher price?"
"Even if the eldest brother doesn't think about himself, he still has to think about the Fang clan and the future life and death of his destined nephew, right?"
Seeing that Fang La was about to explode, a strong aura locked him in. Fang Maang felt awe-inspiring, knowing that he had violated his eldest brother's taboo, so he suddenly said something, and finished the rest of his words quickly.
After finishing speaking, Fang Maang stood there, waiting for his eldest brother's rage.
The momentum locked on him kept fluctuating, and after a moment, Fang La heard a low roar: "Get out, get out!"
After Fang Maang finished saying what he wanted to say, he didn't dare to stay any longer. He immediately turned around and left. When he walked out of the door, he couldn't help but said: "Brother, please think carefully and think more about your clan!"
boom!
Fang La could no longer suppress his anger, so he picked up the teacup beside him and threw it out, smashing Fang Ming into pieces and hurried away.
After Fang Ming's figure disappeared.
"It's impossible for me to bow my head to Wang Jing'er and beg for mercy!"
Fang La hurriedly walked left and right in the hall, cursing incessantly. After a moment, he stood still somewhat dejectedly.
He also knew that he was no match for Zhao Song and Xia Jun, but the stubbornness in his heart prevented him from bowing to others and begging for mercy.
He is the kind of character who would rather die than beg for mercy from his enemies.
However, he finally listened to Fang Mang's words.
He only has one son, Fang Tianding...
After a while, Fang La sat down and took out a book from under the wooden table in front of him, a book recording the deeds of Liang Shan and Fang La.
The pages of this book are a little curled, and it has obviously been read countless times.
Fang La flipped through it and found the place where the endings of his generals, brothers and clansmen were recorded.
When he saw Fang Mang, Fang Tianding, nephew Fang Jie, Fang Jinzhi, and Fang Baihua all commit suicide or die in battle, he stared blankly at the book in front of him, sometimes gritting his teeth, sometimes showing regret, until midnight , still sitting there and not moving.
He didn't sleep all night.
No one knew what he was thinking. When he came out the next day, the guards outside suddenly discovered that Fang La's aura was no longer as firm and high-spirited as before, and his expression was gloomy...
Three days later.
A piece of news that shocked Jiangnan came out. Fang La sent an envoy to Lin'an to meet the Xia Lord, and he was willing to lead Jiande, Chun'an and other places and all his troops to surrender to Daxia, and formally presented his surrender.
When the news came out, there was a big earthquake in Jiangnan.
Now that Daxia and Zhao Song are fighting, everyone knows that Zhao Song has little chance of winning, but with Zhao Song's territory and military strength, it won't be a problem to fight Daxia for a year and a half if they try their best.
But Fang La's sudden return can greatly shorten this time.
Because Fang La's position was on Zhao Song's flank, delaying Zhao Song's troops from behind would allow the Xia army to win quickly.
After Wang Jing received Fang La's soil memorial, he was in a very good mood. With a stroke of his pen, he directly canonized Fang La as a first-class Wuweibo. Fang Jie, Shi Bao, Wang Yin, Li Tianrun, etc. all received awards.
Fang La's holy army was reorganized into the Xia Army soldiers, still commanded by Fang La.
In addition to the title of first-class uncle, Fang La also temporarily held the official position of deputy general manager of the Lin'an camp. He was given a month to clean up the morale of the army, and a month later he sent troops to respond to the Xia army.
In Lin'an City.
When Wang Jing was talking to Zhang Juzheng, Liu Bowen, Zhang Jiuling, Fu Youde and others, he couldn't help but sigh: "I really didn't expect that Fang La, who is as hard as iron, would take the initiative to bow to me. When the news came, even I didn't Dare to believe it!”
Liu Bowen smiled and said: "It should be Fang Mang, Deng Yuanjue and the others who persuaded Fang La! When we were in Jinling before, didn't His Majesty say that they had the intention to defect to our court?"
"I concluded that Fang La was in a bad situation just after the defeat. At this time, His Majesty sent an envoy to urge the other party to send troops, which made Fang La feel threatened. Then Fang Mang took the opportunity to persuade and successfully persuaded the other party!"
Wang Jing laughed loudly and said: "Bo Wen is really clever and his guess is not bad at all. Yes, it was indeed Fang Mao who persuaded Fang La and gave me an extra army!"
While joking, Wang Jing handed the other party the memorandum from the Military Intelligence Department, which recorded what happened in La Camp not long ago.
Zhang Jiuling, Zhang Juzheng and Xie Hui had deep prejudices against thieves like Fang La.
However, they had to admit that Fang La's return at this time would be of great benefit to Daxia.
There are also several generals under Fang La's command, Fang Jie, Shi Bao, and Wang Yin. These three definitely have the potential of the ninth level, especially Fang Jie. Although he is not as good as an unparalleled general like Yang Zaixing, he can still rank among the generals. On the first level.
"Well, let's put Fang La's matter aside for now. Fang La has sent over all the details of the battle with the Song Army. Take a look. My previous guess was correct. Zhu Biao, Xu Da, and Li Wenzhong did show up. He also joined the Song Army and prepared to become my enemy!"
Wang Jing took out another memorial, his happy expression dimmed, and he said in a deep voice.
Gao Xi was still in charge in Huzhou at this time, and the staff scribes beside Wang Jing became Liu Bowen and Xie Hui. Zhang Juzheng and Zhang Jiuling were mainly responsible for sorting out the government affairs sent from the rear and would not give advice on the battle between the two armies.
Liu Bowen took the memorial and scanned it quickly.
He was very familiar with Xu Da and Li Wenzhong, knew their characteristics, and immediately determined the authenticity of the information.
"It's indeed them! The remnants of the Ming Army have completely merged with the Song Army!"
Liu Bowen said, secretly sighing for Zhu Biao and others.
If Zhu Biao and the others did not show up, but took the remaining money to the south, they would be able to live a good life, whether they stayed anonymous or continued to start a new business with a few generals around them.
Although Daxia's power is strong, within ten years, the limit of expansion in the south can only reach Wenzhou Chuzhou, and it will not be able to set foot in Fuguang, Lingnan and other places.
Zhu Biao still has the opportunity to start a career in Lingnan.
However, the other party obviously did not let go of the hatred of his father's death, and planned to stay in Jiangnan to join the Song Army and fight with Daxia.
He is seeking death!
Because even if Zhao and Song have a few more ninth-level generals, they will never be able to match the Xia army. When the army collapses, His Majesty and the many generals of the Xia army will never let them break through and escape.
Wang Jing smiled and said: "It doesn't matter. When Zhu Yuanzhang was here, the Ming and Song coalition forces were no match for us. Now that Zhu Yuanzhang has fallen, there are only a few defeated soldiers left in the Ming army. Joining the Zhao and Song armies is just asking for death!"
"They want to die, I will help them!"
"General Fu, send an order to Huzhou and start recruiting the army. This time I will defeat the Ming Army and the Song Army in one fell swoop!"
"The last general takes command!"
Fu Youde immediately stood up and took the order.
Wang Jing, the emperor of Daxia and the commander-in-chief of Daxia's Southern Expedition, gave an order, and the army that had been stationed in Huzhou for a period of rest immediately began to mobilize vigorously.
Wei Rui, Lu Xun, Xie Xuan, Lu Kang, Tan Daoji, Wang Sengbian and other ninth-level generals commanded their armies one after another, either by water or by land. Half a million soldiers seemed to be able to sweep the world, with roaring cavalry and boats. Lian Heng came in mighty force.
It seems that I can throw a whip to cut off the current!
Xia Jun's actions did not conceal anything and could not be concealed.
Hundreds of thousands of troops were mobilized, covering hundreds of miles of wilderness from east to west. No matter how incompetent the spies were, they could detect Xia's army's movements.
When Tian Wang Jing led his troops southward a few days ago, Zhao Song was already frightened three times a day.
Nowadays, the army is approaching in great force. From the Southern Song Dynasty to Zhao Yu and ordinary soldiers, there is an indelible fear in their hearts.
Even if they encounter the Mongolian and Yuan army. Zhao Xun and Meng Gong would not be so panicked.
Although the Mongolian and Yuan forces were formidable, the navy did not have an advantage. As long as the Song army could not hold on, the hundreds of thousands of Mongolian and Yuan troops would be helpless against the Song army's fortified city.
This is evident from the fact that Xiangyang City was able to persist for decades under the threat of the Mongolian and Yuan armies.
But Xia Jun is not Meng Yuan.
While having both infantry and cavalry, the naval force is the best in the world in China. Whether it is a joint battle in the field or a siege of a city, it has no shortcomings.
Facing the crushing situation of 800,000 troops, Yu Yunwen, Han Shizhong, and Meng Gong could not think of any good countermeasures.
We can only do the same as last time, with soldiers coming to cover up the water and earth to make things right.
The overwhelming national and military power and the majestic formation have caused most of the strange military plans to fail.
Even if Yue Fei arrives at this time and joins the Song Army as the head coach, it will be difficult to reverse the current situation. He can only defend as much as possible and wait for the situation to change.
It was June 15th, the seventh year of Taichu.
Xia's 50,000 vanguard troops first arrived at Xiaoshan, south of Lin'an.
This place is the front line of the confrontation between the Xia Army and the Song Army.
The vanguard general was Gan Ning, who had recovered from his injuries, and the deputy vanguard was Yang Zaixing, who had just defected to Daxia.
Yang Zaixing's deputy vanguard also does not have a formal military position, but a temporary appointment. As long as he makes merit, he can be quickly corrected.
This is a preferential treatment given by Wang Jing to the unparalleled warriors he personally recruited.
When Wang Jing posted the recruitment order before, he had slightly changed the treatment for ninth-level experts who defected. Yang Zaixing, Zhang Jiuling, and Xin Qiji were the first to benefit.
As for Yang Zaixing, who was appointed deputy pioneer...
He had no psychological burden on being an enemy of the Song Army, as long as he was not against Yue Fei.
(End of chapter)
