The Struggle of the Reborn Prince

After two days of marching, Shengjia arrived in Pingzhou. At this time, Zhao Lian had completely controlled Pingzhou and crushed the Jin army's counterattack, wiping out thousands of enemies. With the cooperation of General Wolf who arrived later, he captured Wangdu and settled down.

Xi, Yifeng and other counties in the east of the Ruishui River. Xiemao Ali

Seeing that there was no hope of recapturing Pingzhou, I don't know whether it was fear or shame, or maybe both. In grief and anger, he drew his sword and committed suicide. The leaderless Jin army retreated to Luanzhou in panic, set up a defensive line along the Ru River, and sent people to fight for it.

Wanyan Zongfu and Wushu delivered the letter.

Pingzhou, as the companion capital of the Jin Kingdom, Nanjing, was an important town that communicated with the inside and outside of the Great Wall, and was also a base for attacking the Song Dynasty. After Zhao Tao came to the throne, he stopped the forging industry, sealed the border, cut off economic exchanges with the Jin Dynasty, and constantly sent troops to harass the border, causing the Jin Dynasty to

The country was in economic crisis. The Youyan area was rich and it was an important tax place during the Liao Dynasty, so it became a cash cow for the Jin Kingdom. After Wushu took over, he amassed a lot of money and accumulated a lot of wealth.

Not to mention that Zhao Tong is a hateful person. At this time, the autumn taxes from various places have just been sent to Pingzhou for storage and have not yet been transferred to Beijing. It can be said that he chose this time to send troops. Since the Song army arrived suddenly, the materials in the city were not transferred.

Even when they left the city, they didn't even have time to set off the fire. They left all the fires to the Song army, as if they were specially prepared for them.

It seemed that it was ready. After Zhao Lian entered the city, he immediately sent people to guard and take inventory. There were millions of stones in the warehouse. There were tens of thousands of armors, swords, guns, bows and arrows, saddles and accessories in the warehouse. Judging from the scale of the warehouse, it was enough to arm five soldiers.

Thousands of troops, but what is sad is that most of the weapons still bear the marks of the Song Dynasty Ordnance Supervisor.

What is even more frightening is that the Yi Feng Jin Army outside Pingzhou City set up "Qian Jinye", which is similar to the weapons supervisor of the Song Dynasty. It specializes in making weapons, armor, bows and crossbows, and the craftsmen among them are from the Song Dynasty.

, not only did the Jin Kingdom change the situation of relying on captured weapons, but it also mastered the advanced weapons and siege ordnance production technology of the Song Dynasty, and the equipment level was improved by several generations. This was a key factor for the Song Dynasty, which relied on the city to block the enemy.

It's not good news.

What worries everyone the most is the discovery of a gunpowder workshop in Qianjinye. The Song Dynasty had an ordnance inspector in Kaifeng Prefecture, Tokyo. The gunpowder workshop was one of them. It mastered the formula of black powder and could produce poison smoke balls, artillery, and rockets.

Tribulus Fireball

and other firearms, and has been able to organize the mass production of gunpowder weapons. In order to keep the production of gunpowder confidential, the gunpowder production technology is strictly prohibited from being transmitted to outsiders. There are certain process specifications for each process in the production, and craftsmen must recite them, but they are prohibited from being taught to outsiders.

However, the Liao people still obtained this technology and were able to produce a small amount of gunpowder for military use. The Song Dynasty had to regard sulfur as important strategic materials, and ordered to prohibit the private purchase of sulfur and flame salt in the market. Now, the Jurchens

After the capture of Bianjing, they demanded and plundered various craftsmen. Not only did they get the recipe, but they even dug out the roots. Now they can produce firearms in batches.

Although the gunpowder formula and production process mastered by the ordnance supervisors of the Jin and Song Dynasties were still lagging behind Zhao Tong's gunpowder formula, and the power and application technology were also at a low level, the power was much greater than that of cold weapons. Therefore, the gold

After receiving the information that the Jin army was equipped with firearms, Zhao Tong issued a special order, requiring all ministries to be more vigilant and take precautions when fighting the Jin army in the future, and to organize firepower to destroy it in a timely manner when discovered.

Due to the long-distance and fast attack, the Leopard General's First and Second Brigades lost a lot of war horses, and the Pingzhou area was not suitable for herding horses. Only more than 2,000 war horses were captured here. However, there were many Jurchens in the city, these nomadic origins.

The guys have not forgotten their roots, they all keep horses at home, and they all become the trophies of the Song army without spending a penny. Although they are not as good as their trained war horses, they can still be used as auxiliary horses.

Regarding the management of newly occupied areas, Zhao Tong formulated relevant methods when he first conquered Xixia. After so many years of continuous practice and summary, he has developed a set of measures from establishing political power, collecting taxes, replenishing supplies, destroying remaining enemies, and consolidating political power.

We have developed mature strategies and cultivated a group of staff with rich experience.

Long before dispatching troops, Zhao Yu had mobilized some "old birds" from various armies to formulate relevant measures based on the local people's and political conditions. The most important thing, as Zhao Yu said, was to divide the local people and divide the residents of the Youyan area into

Divided into three groups:

One is the dominant Jurchens and the Khitan, Bohai and Xi people who have completely turned to them. These people are die-hard elements and must be suppressed; and then there are the Youyan Han people. Their status is not high and they are just facilitators. Whoever is more powerful will win.

Who should I go with? But after all, I am still a Han

People are inextricably linked to the Song Dynasty, and they are the objects to be exploited; and those people in the Central Plains who were kidnapped here not long ago live at the bottom, and now they are the ones they can rely on. For the newly occupied land, they will organize the following

The local government led by them organized and trained armed forces.

But things have priorities. The top priority now is to take advantage of the fact that the Jin Army is suddenly attacked, and the empty space behind the army is in a state of panic and disorder, to launch an attack quickly, without giving them a chance to breathe and adjust, before the Jin Army's brigade can return for reinforcements.

Advance westward as quickly as possible and penetrate directly to the foot of Yanjing City.

After Zhao Lian was ordered, he immediately ordered Leopard General to replenish ammunition and supplies, with the 3rd and 4th brigades as the forward, the 5th and 6th brigades to protect the left and right wings, and the 1st and 2nd brigades directly under the command as the central army, which he personally led to

Crossing westward, if a fortified city is not attacked on the way, it will be handed over to the infantry of the Wolf General who will follow up to attack, and then the follow-up personnel will form local political power and advance in a wave-like attack method of capturing and stabilizing a county.

The reason why this method of attack was adopted was because the landing force had a limited number of personnel and had to be detached to block reinforcements. In order to gain time, almost all the troops of the other two generals participated in the attack. Only two baggage brigades were left behind in Pingzhou. Not only did they

It has to shoulder the task of protecting and transporting supplies, as well as protecting the emperor in the city. It is very weak. If the newly occupied territory is not stabilized quickly, it will be in a situation where there are no troops to mobilize when trouble occurs.

Zhao Tong is no longer a prince who could lead troops into battle in the past, but the king of a country. The initial expedition was strongly opposed by everyone, and now he cannot be allowed to take risks and risk himself in battle. But now he only has one person by his side.

He was protected by an internal guard brigade of more than 500 people of the Guards. This force was too small even for traveling in the capital, let alone in an enemy country.

Zhao Tong didn't care about this. He faced countless dangers, both overt and covert. At this moment, even if there was only one person around him, he was confident that he could protect himself. However, as the general in charge of one side of the battlefield, Zhao Lian did not.

If you dare to be careless, if the emperor makes a mistake, he will be punished by death. So before leaving, he insisted on fighting with the navy and land.

The three generals, the Leopard General and the Tiger General, each assigned an elite battalion and an artillery battalion to temporarily form an army to protect the Holy Emperor. The order they received was to protect the emperor's safety even if they all died in battle. They were repeatedly warned.

Zhao Xin, once the situation changed, immediately took the emperor away to Yingzhou to board the naval warships left there to evacuate the battlefield...

Pingzhou is an important town in the Kingdom of Jin, and of course it is also a key target of the Intelligence Department. There is a special liaison station here with carrier pigeons. Now it has become a tool for Zhao Tao to communicate with Beijing and the other two armies, so that he can understand

Detailed information on everything.

"Qingyang, there is news from Beijing!" Now the palace in Pingzhou City has become Zhao Tu's palace, and Wu Shu's handsome tent has become his office.

"Your Majesty, the news from Beijing has arrived!" Qingyang stepped forward to report. He is the eldest grandson of Lei Mai, an old man from the Intelligence Department. He was entrusted to the emperor by Lei Mai when he first conquered Xixia. Seeing how smart he was, Zhao Tao also wanted to do something for him.

The subordinates left behind their roots and ended their military training.

After training, he stayed in his own Guards to engage in staff work, and later joined the Intelligence Department to study for a period of time. After entering Beijing, he was responsible for the intelligence work in the Youyan area. Now that there are few manpower, his loyalty goes without saying, and now he is on a temporary basis.

She made a cameo appearance as Zhao Tong’s confidential secretary.

"What did you say?" Zhao Tong nodded and asked.

"The 'Holy Driver' who went south has returned to Beijing, and Concubine Shu has also returned to the palace safely!" Qingyang said.

"Well, is that all? How is the situation in Beijing after the war?" Zhao Tong took a sip of tea and asked again, but a stone fell in his heart. Zhe Meiluan was pregnant when he drove south, otherwise he would have to come here.

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"After the announcement, Prime Minister Li sent a message to the emperor of the world to personally conquer the country, and the country entered a state of war. He sat in the capital to coordinate all parties, strictly controlled speech, and everything was under control!" Qingyang said, "Now the Privy Council envoy Zong has arrived.

The Hebei frontline commands operations, and the Privy Council is presided over by Lord Zhao Ren."

"The other two battle reports have also been sent!" Zhao Tong nodded. He had been away from Beijing for several months, and it was hard enough for Li Gang to preside over the government alone. Although Zongze's desire to serve the country has not diminished, he still went to the front in person.

It seems that I was right when I insisted on using two people.

"Yes!" Qing Yang agreed and hurriedly presented it.

"Read it!" Zhao Tong waved his hand and walked to the map and said.

"Wushu led the army to rescue Juyongguan. Zhao Sha, the commander of the west route, fought and retreated. He retreated to Yongxing City in Chiye all the way. He now sent an army from Yuzhou to Huailai line. The army was lurking in Mingshan Mountain.

After the Jin army crossed the Sanggan River, they launched an attack and wiped out the enemy in Fengsheng Prefecture!" Qingyang said.

"Where has the Jin army reached?" Zhao Tong asked. Qingyang pointed to the Lishan line on the map, "Oh, Wu Shu wants to take advantage of the situation to capture Datong, but he will turn back when he gets the news that Pingzhou has been lost. I'm afraid he will be able to annihilate him."

No, but you can bite him hard and buy us time!"

"The North Route Army has now crossed the boundary river. The commander-in-chief Zhao Yong formed a long snake formation with the dragon generals and tigers as the frontline, and the Hebei Gaoyang Road and Zhongshan Road state troops pushed forward on the two wings. They wanted to fight Wanyan Zongfu's troops in Zhuozhou for a decisive battle, and suffered heavy losses.

Jin Army, reduce the pressure to capture Yanjing City!" Qingyang said.

"Okay, let's fire three arrows at once. Let's see if he can dodge with his bad skills!" Zhao Tong said with a sneer after hearing this... (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian to vote for recommendations and monthly votes.

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