Brother Song Taizu

Chapter 130 A great victory, crossing the Yangtze River

Under the attack from two directions, the morale of Southern Tang's improvised mob suddenly dropped sharply. Especially after hearing that Tuzhou had been captured, everyone couldn't help but feel panicked.

Tuzhou is the gateway to an important town in Jinling!
Could it be that the Southern Tang Dynasty was really going to repeat the mistakes of the Northern Han Dynasty in the hands of Zhao Guangmei?

Since the Song army has already crossed the Yangtze River, can they still go back?

Of course, Lin Renzhao was also trying his best to "refute the rumors" and deny the news that Tuzhou City was destroyed, because no matter how you look at it, it is really unbelievable and simply a fantasy.

You must know that although the Southern Tang was submissive and respectful to the Northern Song Dynasty, it had always been very defensive. After all, the Southern Tang Dynasty was also the most powerful country after the Song Dynasty. In the past, when Huainan was not lost, it could even be said to be half a catty. How could it be possible to lose the most important town of Tuzhou so quickly?
The Song Army did not mobilize on a large scale at all!

But his subordinates were not stupid, so they all asked: "If Tuzhou was not conquered, how did the Song army appear behind us?"

Then Lin Renzhao could only be speechless.

In fact, after several battles, Lin Renzhao discovered that Pan Mei's troops were not many, no more than 3000 at most. Adding the two thousand in Zhao Guangmei's hands, the total number of both sides was only 5000. It was a complete bluff. .

However, on the one hand, the morale was like a rainbow, and on the other hand, it was plummeting. The Tang army's military advantage could not be used at all. Moreover, they were not professional soldiers after all, and the formation became more and more loose. Those local Chuzhou soldiers who had just joined forces and were originally intended to be used as cannon fodder to attack the mountains In this case, the powerful armed forces became a burden, dragging them backwards to death.

And the fight didn't last long before the gang dispersed, either escaping or surrendering, which in turn further destroyed his morale.

After all, the military camps of the Southern Tang Dynasty had been disbanded for a year. During this year, almost all of the soldiers who had fought on the battlefield were reduced to thugs, long-term workers, and tenant farmers of the landlords. Although their military skills may not have deteriorated much, But the will to fight and even the discipline are no longer the same as they were a year ago.

The battle only lasted for more than half an hour, and the entire army was already on the verge of a huge rout. Pan Mei took the lead bravely, holding a shield with one hand and a sword with the other, as if she was in the middle of nowhere. She was unstoppable. Seeing this, she was already standing straight. They rushed towards Lin Renzhao's Chinese army camp.

Although Lin Renzhao was furious at this time, he was helpless. He was a veteran after all. How could he not see that he had clearly lost this battle?His hands and feet were as cold as ice cubes, and his throat had already become hoarse from shouting.

"Youyou Cangtian, why don't you do anything less than me, withdraw. While you can still withdraw now, at least withdraw your own soldiers."

"This...general, where are we retreating to?"

Lin Renzhao smiled more and more bitterly: "Yes, where else can we go? Hey~, first... let's go to Fengjiapu."

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Fight overnight.

The real battle ended in less than an hour. However, there were not many soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty who were truly willing to surrender. After all, the military discipline of the Song Army was really hard to describe. They had been disbanded. The garrison troops are not of the military class, and they are not regarded as one of their own.

Most people will definitely run away, and the Song army also has no cavalry, so they can only chase and capture them. However, there are few soldiers on the Southern Tang side, and there are many soldiers on their side. They chased and killed them all night, There are still more than half of the rebels who have gone somewhere.

"Your Highness, Lin Renzhao and his central army gathered some of the remaining soldiers and hid in Fengjiabao. In addition, our army killed more than [-] enemies and captured more than [-] people. The rest have all escaped. I am afraid that in the future ...They are all going to become bandits, which will be very troublesome."

"Let's ignore the rogue bandits for now. Let the local peasant associations organize rural warriors to train and resist on their own. The court has no energy to control them now."

Wang Pu gave Zhao Guangmei a deep look after hearing this. I don't know if these Southern Tang bandits will be wiped out with this edict, but the peasant associations and landlords are afraid that they will have to beat the brains out of people. .

How many people has His Highness sent to peasant associations in various places? Where did he get so many talents to organize those scattered farmers?

I can't figure it out, I really can't figure it out.

But it is true that the Song Army currently has no energy to focus on these bandits.

"Your Highness, what on earth is going on? Pan Deployment, why are you here? Tuzhou, has Tuzhou really been captured?"

Zhao Guangmei smiled and said: "Actually, to be honest, it's all a very simple strategy. Liu Guangyi didn't rebel. He was acting in this game with me. So far, it seems that the effect is good. This person is indeed trustworthy." "In fact, there is not so much conspiracy in this move. First of all, it is just to mobilize soldiers. If he does not rebel, and he is suddenly transferred back from Jingzhou, the Southern Tang Dynasty will naturally be suspicious. Besides, he does not rebel. , how can there be any reason for Pan Mei’s Hunan troops to mobilize north?”

"Secondly, the most important thing is that the attention of the Southern Tang Dynasty will naturally be attracted to it. Liu Guangyi came from Jingchu and borrowed the Yangtze River waterway. It is naturally convenient for him to defect when the battle comes. Of course, the Southern Tang Dynasty Naturally, we will take strict precautions against this, so Liu Guangyi was quickly blocked after his counterattack. To be honest, in terms of navy, our Song Dynasty is indeed not as good as the Southern Tang Dynasty."

"But this is actually my purpose. Although Liu Guangyi failed to cross the river, he is the biggest bait. To be honest, the good seedlings of Jibing these years have long been picked off by Shizong and my eldest brother. That fighting power They are no longer on the same level as the Forbidden Army, and they are indeed unable to defeat the main force. From beginning to end, it has attracted the attention and energy of almost all the naval forces in the Southern Tang Dynasty. This is a lantern fish."

"The Yangtze River is actually very long. In fact, there is no way to cross the river. Liu Guangyi suddenly counterattacked. The navy in the Southern Tang Dynasty, which had been keeping an eye on him, naturally focused all its energy on him, and this At that time, the real Yangzhou Forbidden Army, which was led by my brother-in-law and returned to aid Yangzhou, built a pontoon bridge to cross the river."

"Of course, my brother-in-law and the others have no supplies. After all, Southern Tang Dynasty has the naval advantage. As long as their navy cuts off the pontoon bridge, they will be trapped in a desperate situation and have no ability to attack the city at all. But who let the south of the Yangtze River, especially along the river, A generation of powerful landlords and almost all the landlords' armed forces were brought by Lin Renzhao to attack me?"

"Therefore, I predict that my brother-in-law and his friends must be running rampant and unimpeded in the Southern Tang Dynasty. As long as they do not attack military fortresses, they must go wherever they want and eat how they want. This year, Jiangnan's Although the disaster is not as severe as in Huainan, it is still there, and they have not done a good job in disaster relief. As long as they open warehouses appropriately and organize volunteers, most of the Southern Tang Dynasty will be in trouble in less than half a month. Beacon smoke.”

"So of course Li Yu and the emperors and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty will be anxious. However, in fact, my brother-in-law's Yangzhou Forbidden Army is still a bait. If Li Yu can be bolder and directly dispatch a large number of Jiangning Forbidden Army to encircle my brother-in-law, in fact, my brother-in-law It will definitely be a hard fight, and it will be difficult for my follow-up plans to succeed, but my bet is that Li Yu doesn't have the courage."

Pan Mei also smiled when she heard this and said: "That's true. In fact, the civil and military conflicts in the Southern Tang Dynasty have already existed. Li Yu simply did not dare to delegate power to the imperial army. His newly ascended throne is in an unstable position. If he really sends the imperial army, he will not be afraid of any treacherous ministers and traitors." Also get a yellow robe plus..."

Zhao Guangmei glared at him and said, "I'll give you another chance to organize your words and speak properly."

"Well...it's him who...acts against the grain, is afraid of a certain hero,...brings order to order, um..."

"Okay, okay, don't dwell on these unimportant things and get on with the business."

Pan Mei felt as if she had been granted amnesty, and quickly continued: "Yes, yes, none of this is important. What is important is that since they refused to send out the Jiangning Forbidden Army, in order to stop Gao Jiejun, they naturally sent out the Dangtu defenders. , but I don’t know that in fact, Jieshuai is also a decoy, and the real killing move is me.”

Wang Pu couldn't help frowning and said: "If you put it this way, all the troops in the Southern Tang Dynasty, whether infantry or naval forces, have indeed been firmly contained. If someone notices his Hunan soldiers, they can really catch him by surprise. Appeared at the gate of Dangtu City, but... How many troops could he mobilize with this method? I'm afraid it's just these three thousand, right? Tuzhou is an important town in the Southern Tang Dynasty after all, and the terrain is difficult to defend and difficult to attack. No matter how stupid Bian is, he can't beat Tuzhou into an empty city. How did he...how did he defeat it? And so fast? "

Zhao Guangmei said with emotion: "This, I have to say, is Zhao'er's credit."

"Ah? King Lu? What's the matter with him...you mean gunpowder? Ah, is this...already, ready to be used?"

Pan Mei also praised repeatedly: "It is indeed gunpowder. In this attack on Tuzhou, a total of about [-] kilograms of gunpowder packets were used, which destroyed a corner of the weakest part of the Tuzhou city wall. All the defenders in the city were frightened. I rushed in with my men, and within an hour, Tuzhou changed hands."

"Ah... this gunpowder, is it really so magical? How did it become so powerful?"

Zhao Guangmei smiled and said: "In my opinion, the gunpowder packets Zhao'er has recently made can be regarded as explosives. I did not expect that this child could be so talented in gunpowder research. Originally, , this thing's first show was intended to wait until the peace of Shu in a few years before using it. Who could have imagined that it is not as good as God, but it was me who sent the Southern Tang Dynasty in advance. This time, the Gunpowder Department is really amazing. What a great achievement."

After all, there is really no problem with Nantang's response this time. Although he has been a little passive and been led by Zhao Guangmei, it is indeed not fatal. If it weren't for Pan Mei's magic in the end, Come on, who knows how this battle will turn out.

So it’s not that Zhao Guangmei is like a god in using troops, and his strategy itself is not particularly brilliant. Apart from giving absolute trust to Liu Guangyi, the Hebei warlord, which is more courageous, in fact, every step is not surprising.

The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty had no idea that the Song Dynasty had such mysterious weapons as explosive packs. This thing is not really that powerful. The trading company's ability to purify saltpeter is still not good, let alone refining nitric acid, but this thing in the Southern Tang Dynasty is The first time I saw Bian, it naturally had a miraculous effect.

This series of so-called calculations and so-called strategies are actually based on the new weapon of explosive packs. This is what made Zhao Guangmei's strategizing this time, Liu Guangyi's bold loyalty, Gao Huaide's lone army going deep, and Pan Mei's surprise attack to win.

Also, Lin Renzhao, the ministers of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and the powerful landowners of Huainan were both naive and stupid.

Sure enough, science and technology are the foundation of social development, and military equipment is the core of tactical formulation.

"Your Highness, Lin Renzhao has hid in Wubao. Although the soldiers of the Southern Tang Dynasty are useless, these soldiers of Lin Renzhao are still good. Although the rebel army is frightened, they are still superior in number to our army. If they attack by force, I'm afraid There were heavy casualties.”

"Why attack him by force? He likes Huainan, so just let him stay here. Ma Xucai, I will send five hundred soldiers to bluff here. There is no need to attack the city. I just want to trap these two rats. The rest of the people Listen to my military orders, cross the river, and go to Tuzhou to wait for reinforcements from the Xiaoqi and Konghe armies. Send an order to Liu Guangyi and Gao Huaide to hurry up and join forces in Tuzhou. Brothers, follow me and kill across the Yangtze River!"

(End of this chapter)