Water Margin: I, Wang Lun, will have many children and many blessings in Liangshan.

Compared to Tangyi, which is in a relaxed state, the Guantao and Xiangzhou areas are full of fighting spirit. Looking around, several tributaries are full of grain-carrying boats, and the soldiers traveling along the rivers can't be seen at a glance.

The military flags are of various colors and costumes. At a glance, it can be seen that there are more than 100,000 Western troops coming from all directions in the northwest.

When the army gathered and saw that there were many of them, the soldiers naturally relaxed.

Unlike ordinary soldiers, all the generals of the Western Army had a strong look of nervousness on their faces.

Compared with Fang La, Liangshan is obviously more difficult to fight. This is also the consensus of the top generals of the Western Army.

In the ten-jiedu battle, Liangshan not only won the battle, but also won almost without any losses.

The 150,000 soldiers and horses of the Tenth Festival were defeated so neatly that they were almost unable to fight back.

The senior officials of the Western Army knew very well that even if they used 150,000 men against 150,000 men at ten quarters, they would not be able to produce such an effect.

At most, it can be said that Liangshan has the convenience of geographical location, but if a geographical advantage is added to achieve such an effect, there is no doubt about the combat power of Liangshan Army.

In this war, many senior officials of the Western Army had doubts, but they had to shoot the arrow even if it was on the string. The imperial army was used for war. Moreover, the Western Army did not fight almost all year round. The Xixia cavalry and the Tibetan people they faced were extremely vicious. If you want to say that you are a coward, it is not that you are afraid of fighting.

"The prince of the county had already crossed the river, and together with Gao Qiu, Su Yuanjing and others, swore an oath to leave the capital. The officials went to the gate of the inner city to see him off, and millions of people from the capital were watching."

"Humph, all that's left is the gift of supporting the chariot."

"When will we be able to meet our husband?"

Although Liu Yanqing, Liu Qi, Sun Wo, Zhao Zhe and others who were speaking here are all general managers and managers, the only one who can be regarded as an manager by everyone is the veteran Zhong Shidao who is in the middle. There is no lack of respect for Zhong Shi Dao.

It is inevitable that there will be some yin and yang in the Tao Lord and Emperor who respect Tong Guan too much.

Although Tong Guan has led the Western Army on many expeditions, judging from the attitude of the general, Tong Guan's prestige is really average.

At least. Far from being comparable to Lao Zhong and Xiaozhong Jinglue Xianggong.

Zhong Shidao and his younger brother Zhong Shizhong both became famous during the Shenzong period, and were already veterans in their sixties at this time.

The Zhong family was in the Tang Dynasty A family of generals formed in the late Five Dynasties.

The Zhong family, the Zhe family, and the Yang family were all general families in the west. Now the Yang family and the Zhe family have both disappeared, and there are no representatives. The Zhong family has many talents, and it is still the master of Zhong. Dao's great-grandfather Zhong Shiheng was famous in the Song Dynasty. Zhong Shiheng joined the army during the Zhenzong period of the Song Dynasty. He became famous during the Renzong period of the Song Dynasty. At that time, Li Yuanhao rose up. Zhong Shiheng occupied Xiazhou and built Qingjian City. He knew Huanzhou and later Huanzhou. Qinglu was under the command of soldiers and horses, and he became a frontier commander and important minister. The Zhong family had been in the northwest for a long time. It was during the Renzong period that the Zhong family really rose to prominence. It was far different from the Zhe family that had started in the middle of the Tang Dynasty, but it was also a latecomer.

During the Shenzong period, Zhong Shiheng He died on the battlefield, leaving behind eight sons. Among them, Zhongji, Zhonge, Zhongdi, Zhongji, Zhongyi, Zhongpu and others were all important generals of the party. The Zhong family began to have deep roots in the Western Army. By the time of Zhongshi Dao, Zhongshi Zhong In this generation, the Zhong family has its highlight moment. Zhong Shidao is Lao Zhongjinglue Xianggong, and Zhongshizhong is Xiaozhong Jinglue Xianggong. In this war, Zhongshidao led the main force of the Western Army to Hebei, and Zhongshizhong He led his troops to guard Taiyuan to prevent Hedong Road from being attacked by the Liangshan Army.

The two brothers also died separately in the early years of Jingkang.

Zhongshi Dao led his troops to guard King Qin, and proposed to gather the troops of King Qin from all over the world to guard the river, guard Kaifeng, and guard Taiyuan..Zhong

Shidao cooperated with Li Gang tacitly and successfully blocked the first attack of the Jin soldiers.

Later, Qinzong dismissed the rebel army and blocked King Qin's troops from coming, for fear of irritating the Jin people.

Zhong Shidao was inexplicably worried and angry, and died in depression.

What’s the point of Qinzong posthumously giving him the third division of Yitong to open his mansion?

Among Zhongshi, he was seriously injured and died in the battle of Taiyuan, so he posthumously gave it to Shaoshi.

Zhongshi Dao’s second son and three grandsons all died in battles before and after Jingkang. Because there was no one to worship, Emperor Gaozong Zhao Gou adopted a nephew of Zhong Shidao to inherit the incense.

Although the Zhong family gained wealth in the Song Dynasty, it was considered worthy of the Song Dynasty court.

At this time, Zhong Shidao, The state of mind is probably related to the Jingkang period.

The emperor acted recklessly and acted frivolously, and all the confidants he appointed in the court were treacherous. Even Tong Guan, although he had military exploits, was first a confidant of the powerful eunuch Li Xian in his life, and no one dared to control him in the local area. , later became Huizong's confidant, and he also needed soldiers and generals.

In the battle of Baihegou, he had improper command and incompetent control. He was unable to reconcile conflicts among the armies and solve logistical supplies, which resulted in the main force of the Song army being defeated.

Later, he was ordered to guard Taiyuan. , but he was afraid and fled first, and was ridiculed by Song general Zhang Xiaochun:"Tong Taishi has a high prestige in his life, and people think he knows the military. But when things happen, he will be timid and run away with his head in his arms. How can he have the face to meet the emperor?""

When Tong Guan was at his peak, he was granted the title of Prince of the County, but now it has been advanced. Before he was granted the title of Prince, he was already the Duke of Chu State, and served as the Governor of nine towns including Wuxin, Wuning, Huguo, Hedong, Shannan East Road, Jiannan Road and so on. , first he was awarded the title of Kaifu Yitong, the third division of the imperial court. For his own sake, Cai Jing even refuted the edict, saying that eunuchs could not serve as ministers. But Cai Jing was not a man of character. Huizong gave in as soon as he insisted.

Then he signed a letter to the Privy Council, He knew the Privy Council until he became the Duke of Chu, opened the three departments of Yitong, and was in charge of the Privy Council.

At this point in the eunuch's life, he was also the first eunuch in the Song Dynasty.

Fortunately, the Song Dynasty system was that scholar-bureaucrats suppressed everything. Eunuchs could lead the army, but they were not eunuchs. Leading the army is a personal act.

This also prevents the recurrence of eunuchs in the Tang Dynasty who were in charge of the provinces, Beiya was in charge of the Shence Army, and could depose the emperor, or even scold the emperor in person. It was impossible to appear in the Song Dynasty..

In the hearts of ordinary people, Tong Guan is indeed a good soldier.

But in the hearts of Zhong Shidao and other Western Army generals, they have their own sense of proportion.

Tong Guan can indeed lead troops to the enemy, but the command of the battle is mostly based on their background as real generals. General. (If you want to read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Otherwise, formation, sentries, rangers, marches, camps, geography, astronomy, golden drums, including how to fight, what state the enemy is in, and what state you can be in Battle, many of these things are not in the books, and they are secrets that are not passed down to the 083 sect.

Later, Qi Jiguang was honest and wrote many things that were not in the Song Dynasty military preparation records in the new book of Ji Xiao. The real inheritance of the sect, It's all in this book.

It doesn't exist at this time, so Tong Guan is actually a second sword, and he can barely be regarded as a qualified commander. Mainly Tong Guan is in command. For the sake of his reputation and status, supply scheduling and post-event rewards can be guaranteed..

As a general, it is satisfying to have such a commander.

But how can ordinary wars be compared with this battle involving hundreds of thousands of people?

Tong Guan has to lead the imperial army from the capital and the troops stationed in various places. Including Daming Mansion and other Hebei soldiers and horses, more than 200,000 people gathered.

If you include the deployment of soldiers and horses in Huaidong, the imperial court mobilized more than 400,000 officers and soldiers this time, which is a rare big move.

It was during the reigns of Renzong and Shenzong During the two expeditions against Xia, Di Qing's expedition against Nong Zhigao during Renzong's reign was not as big as this one. Of course, all the troops dispatched in the five-pronged expedition against Xia were elite soldiers and generals, and the Song Dynasty also tried its best.

It was just that the five-pronged expedition against Xia was fought Losing is not a big deal. At most, you lose face, and it will not have any irreparable impact on the Song Dynasty.

This time is completely different. Once you fail, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Zhong Shidao looked gloomy. After a while, Said:"The headquarters is stationed in Xiangzhou, in the Neihuang area, the vanguard, and the reconnaissance cavalry.When Yi went to Guantao, Liaocheng, and Tangyi, he was led by the vanguard general Wang Yuan. He must spread out his reconnaissance cavalry widely and not be restricted by the enemy."