Tumeng: I am a national advisor in the Golden Family

Chapter 158 The supervisor’s clever plan, the Iron Kites attack
"Master Supervisor, you have suffered." As soon as they met, Zhao Fan stepped forward and said enthusiastically.

Every time the Song Dynasty army went on an expedition, there would be a civilian supervisor beside the general. This civilian supervisor was nominally a subordinate of the general and was responsible for assisting the general in fighting.

But in fact, their generals were restricted by the civilian supervisors and army. Every time they reported the results of the battle and had a direct dialogue with the emperor, it was these civilian supervisors who came.

The status of military generals and civil servants were not on the same level at all. This was a rule that had been set since the founding of the Song Dynasty. The status of scholars reached an absurdly high level in the Song Dynasty.

The nobles of the Manchu Dynasty were all scholars.

Civil servants could even lecture the emperor at will without any punishment.The emperor will even admit his mistakes to his face, but if you make a slight mistake as a military officer, the civil servants will catch you and call him the emperor.
It would be frivolous to dismiss you from your post, investigate, or banish you to another country, and you would be executed for treason at every turn.

I hope this supervisor didn't suffer too much, otherwise it would be difficult to do business!

When Zhao Fan saw the supervisor, his heart skipped a beat. The civilian supervisor looked so miserable.

The whole person was lying on a dilapidated carriage, with a white cloth wrapped around his face, which seemed to have some words tattooed on it. His whole eyes had been gouged out, and there was even a trace of blood seeping out of the white cloth.

It looks so miserable.

Damn it!It seems that the situation is not good. Whether this civilian supervisor can return to Lin'an Mansion alive is a question!
And if you lose this time, you won’t suffer the same consequences, right?After all, Linzhao Mansion hasn’t been captured yet!
"But, is General Zhao here?" Hearing the sound of footsteps, the civilian supervisor immediately stood up tremblingly, groping with his hands randomly, and asked.

"Master Supervisor! It's me, please take care of yourself!" Zhao Fan hurriedly stepped forward to support the Civil Supervisor and said.

"General Zhao, you, you have to avenge me! The Mongols are treasonous! They, they actually humiliated the emperor, and that northern Han man, how dare you, how dare you say such treasonous words, I have no shame to go see the officials. "The supervisor, whose face was wrapped in gauze, knelt on the ground and tore off his clothes, revealing the tattoos on his body.

He came back with all his strength just to show General Zhao the character of their literati. It is not just you generals who have the courage to die generously. We literati also have a noble character.

Even though he was tortured like this, he didn't frown at all and didn't give in to those Mongolian barbarians.

"Bold! How dare these prairie barbarians do this! How dare you do this!" After seeing those eighteen big characters, Zhao Fan's face turned red with anger.

He really didn't expect these Mongolians.

Actually, unexpectedly, such a rebellious word was tattooed on the body of this supervisor.

As the saying goes, if the master humiliates the minister, he will die.

As ministers of the Song Dynasty, their emperor was humiliated, and such treacherous words were engraved on the body of the supervisors. It was also an inexplicable insult to them generals.

"These words were not carved on me by Mongolians, but by a Han from the North.

This man is a treasonous person, and I hope that General Zhao will send troops to capture him alive and send him to Lin'an Mansion to be punished by the officials. " Supervisor said.

He came back with all his strength and suffered such huge humiliation just so that General Zhao could avenge his bloodshed.

"Don't worry, Lord Supervisor. Zhao will definitely capture these traitors alive. Sir, can you tell me how many Mongolians there are?"
How is their army configured?So that I can make some preparations. "Zhao Fan said.

Things are not easy to handle!It’s not easy!
After the defeat of Du Gao's forward army in Xixia, their army became a lonely army.

He stayed alone in the Kingdom of Jin, and it was impossible to wait for Xixia's rescue, because Xixia couldn't even take care of himself now.

Once the Jin Kingdom reacts, it will transfer a large number of soldiers from Tongguan to encircle and suppress its [-] troops.

In this case, let alone capturing Linzhao Mansion and seizing the Hexi Corridor, it would be great if I could lead this group of soldiers back.

Not to mention making great achievements, defeating the Mongolian army and capturing the thief alive.

"General Zhao, don't worry, there are not many of them. Although I was captured, I still learned some information about the thieves.

They only had a total of 5000 people, all light cavalry, and they captured more than 3 people.

As long as General Zhao leads his troops to attack and shouts loudly, the surrender soldiers will definitely rise up. We will definitely defeat them by cooperating internally and externally. " Supervisor said.

Their entire army combined totals 8 people. Are they still afraid of the more than 1 Mongolian cavalry?

Hearing the words of this civilian supervisor, Zhao Fan was speechless. Your idea is good, but its implementation is not that simple!
First of all, since this group of surrendered soldiers has surrendered, we still don’t know what the situation is now.

And the identity of this group of people is also a big problem. To put it bluntly, these people are just a bunch of cannon fodder.

They were all prisoners, conscripted soldiers, and reformed people from the north, not to mention revolting in response to their own rebellion.

Maybe they can all surrender to the Mongols now.

If we fight now, we will face the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia's attacks from the front and back, and our retreat will be cut off.

The only good news is that the Jin Kingdom and Mongolia are also mortal enemies, and they will not join forces to fight him.

But the bad news is that he is now stuck in a dilemma. Should he withdraw his troops directly and return to Song Jin, or should he listen to the supervisor and find trouble with the Mongols?

"Master Supervisor, the official's order is for us to capture Linzhao Mansion. We should complete the official's order first!" Zhao Fan hesitated for a moment and said.

In the current situation, it is obviously not a wise choice to go to Xixia to fight the Mongols. It would be too powerful to go deep alone.

If the Jin State cuts off its own grain road, then things will be bad. Previously, the Jin State opened the national road to the Song Dynasty.

It is possible to keep the grain transport routes open, but in this situation, if you lead your army into Xixia territory, the grain routes will be cut off, and then the entire army will be annihilated.

So the best way now is to quickly capture Linzhao Mansion in the Jin Kingdom, open up the Hexi Corridor, and then think of ways to plan Xixia. I just hope Xixia can last a little longer.

"General Zhao, if the enemy humiliates me, then that's fine. He humiliates the emperor, the emperor of the Song Dynasty! As the saying goes, if the master humiliates his ministers and dies, how can we not avenge the emperor?

If you don't want to go, please give me a sword, and I will go and fight the Mongols with my body and die to serve the country. "The civilian supervisor said.

The Mongols and the Han people in the north could just humiliate him!
But they were humiliating the Emperor!He was the emperor of the Song Dynasty, so he had to express his anger no matter what.

"Master Supervisor, if I lead an army of [-] people to go deep alone, our food route will be cut off by the Kingdom of Jin. At that time, the army of [-] people will be trapped in Xixia, without food and grass to replenish it." Zhao Fan said earnestly. .

"Hmph! General Zhao, I thought you were a famous general of our Song Dynasty and a well-known man. I didn't expect that you are still a martial artist, but you are so incompetent in the art of war?
The 1 forward troops and more than 12 civilians carry a full [-] shi of food and grass, which is enough for your [-] army for the first half of the year.

Entering the territory of Xixia with a lone army, Xixia is an ally, why is there such a thing as a lone army?
Fighting the enemy to the death with several times the superior force is a good strategy to defeat the enemy.

The Mongolian soldiers not only have to dedicate manpower to guard the prisoners, but also have to fight you in a decisive battle. How can you be invincible?
As long as the Mongols are defeated, why worry about the army rations!
After defeating the Mongols, you can return to the Jin Kingdom with a great victory and capture Linzhao Mansion.

He even defeated the steppe barbarian Genghis Khan and annihilated all his 20-strong Western Expedition army.

Genghis Khan returned from the Western Expedition and attacked Xixia without any modifications. The army must have been depleted of men and horses.

We are united with Xixia. You can send troops to Xixia for help.

Attacked from both sides, defeat turned into victory.

Defeated Genghis Khan, made an unparalleled contribution, and his reputation will be passed down through the ages. "The supervisor said.

What he said was as if Zhao Fan would just listen to what he said and do it, then defeating Genghis Khan, the Mongols, and the Kingdom of Jin would be a piece of cake.

When Zhao Fan heard this, he fell into a sluggish state. Your plan is great, really great.

How has Xixia been beaten by the Mongols?Can't you see it?Are Genghis Khan's Western Expeditions the same army as ours?
That is the true warrior of hundreds of battles!

Asked Xixia for help, asked Xixia to send troops to support and encircle and suppress Genghis Khan on both sides, and defeated Genghis Khan.

Who gave you confidence?This Genghis Khan is not at all weaker than Wanyan Aguda back then, and is even better by a few points. With just my 20 troops, I defeated his more than [-] Western Expedition troops. Are you kidding me?
This is the real talk on paper!
Our number is indeed slightly larger than that of the Mongols, but these Mongols are only the vanguard force, and it is hard to say whether there will be reinforcements in the future.

Moreover, most of the armies of the Song Dynasty were infantry, and there were very few cavalry. Facing more than 1 cavalry, fighting in plain areas like Xixia had no chance of winning. "General Zhao! Please say something! If we go too late, the Mongols will transport the food and grass away, and then this once-in-a-lifetime achievement will be lost." The civilian supervisor said hurriedly.

"Master Supervisor, if I send troops to Xixia, my retreat will be cut off by the Jin Kingdom, and I will even be pursued by the Jin Kingdom's cavalry. Let's put this matter aside for the time being. I will write a letter to the officials." Zhao Fan said.

Listen to you, my [-]-strong army might all be destroyed in Xixia.

Even defeated Genghis Khan, go ahead and dream of your spring and autumn dreams!
"You're such a cowardless bastard! You're a fool!
How dare you fight for such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?

How can you go to see an official?
You traitor, how dare you delay this once-in-a-lifetime military flight! "The civilian supervisor jumped down from the carriage.

He pointed at Zhao Fan tremblingly and cursed, but the direction he pointed at was another group of ordinary soldiers, and Zhao Fan was standing in the opposite direction to him.

"Here comes someone! The Lord Supervisor was tortured by the Mongols and was frightened. Now he has gone crazy. Take him down and take good care of him." Zhao Fan frowned and said with a livid face.

This is not a once-in-a-lifetime fighter opportunity, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to die!

"You cowardless thief! How dare you do this to me! I am the supervisor! I am the supervisor!

Pooh!If you dare not go forward to fight, I will lead my troops to defeat the enemy. "The civilian supervisor spoke very forcefully, but in the end he was driven back to the military camp by two soldiers.

No general with a little knowledge of the art of war would follow his advice and lead an army of tens of thousands to die.

"Shuai Zhao, I'm afraid it won't be good to imprison this man! What if the officials blame him?" A deputy general came over and asked.

In this military camp, Zhao Fan can indeed handle him, but once he returns to the court, he will be able to control him.

This civil servant gave an impassioned speech and inspired a group of civil servants to submit a collective letter.

Then your general will probably be dismissed from his post and investigated. This is a common trick of these civil servants.

Military officers like myself have been suppressed by civilian officials to an unimaginable level.

Even the entire government is controlled by civilian officials. If this matter is not handled well, it will be decapitated and slapped.

"If I can capture Linzhao Mansion, I will be innocent and have no merit. If I can't capture Linzhao Mansion, I will lead you to withdraw in a month. I can't let you die here." Zhao Fan said with a sigh. .

"Commander Zhao! The supervisor has been seriously injured. It's better than us." The deputy general made a gesture of wiping his neck and looked at Zhao Fan.

"You bastard, what did you say? Don't mention this matter again. Go and prepare. Tell the brothers that we will attack the city with all our strength from tomorrow." Zhao Fan said.

Killing the supervisor is no joke!
"Sir! Please think twice! This matter can be blamed on the Mongols. Otherwise, our brothers, as well as you, may all be punished by the court." Another deputy general stood up and said without giving up. .

Let this civil servant go back alive. When the time comes, he will raise his arms and wave his pen, and a large group of civil servants and civil servants will collectively denounce them.

When the time comes, all of them will shed their skin even if they don't die.

"Don't say any more, I have made up my mind. How could I, Zhao, do such an unjust thing?" Zhao Fan said angrily.

He believed that the emperor, the young emperor who had just succeeded to the throne, would understand his difficulties, and he also believed that the civil and military ministers of the Manchu Dynasty would speak to him.

The Lord Supervisor was just confused because he had been so humiliated. Naturally, he wanted to take revenge and refused to meet him.

Starting from the next day, the Song Dynasty army no longer besieged the city, but launched a violent attack like crazy. Linzhao Mansion was immediately in danger.

Above the Jin Kingdom's court, Emperor Wanyan Shouxu of Jin Dynasty was also convening civil and military officials. No one expected that at such a critical moment of life and death.The Song Dynasty actually made trouble for them.

Without declaring war, they directly attacked Linzhao Mansion.

"Your Majesty! The Song Dynasty has betrayed its trust and should be punished. Please allow your Majesty to allow me to lead an army of [-] to attack Song Dynasty." A military general stood up and said.

"Now we have to guard against Mongolia. Let's not mention the attack on Song Dynasty. First send a part of the army to support Linzhao Mansion and relieve the siege of Linzhao Mansion!" Wanyan Shouxu waved his hand and said.

One hundred thousand troops!I also have to be talented.

What is this!Do you, the Song Dynasty, really not know the threat from Mongolia?
In this case, you still have to fight with me, Daijin.

Although he also hated Song State's treacherous and shameless behavior, what could he do?After all, the two countries are feuding and have been fighting each other for hundreds of years.

"Ah! Could it be that God wants to destroy us, Xixia! God wants to destroy us, Xixia!" Li Dewang, the leader of the Xixia Kingdom, said in an extremely miserable tone.

In just one month, Genghis Khan caught him off guard.

Of the three states in the northwest, only two states were lost. The sandbank was surrounded and it was only a matter of time before it fell.

Xuanhua Mansion surrendered without a fight, Heishui City was besieged, and Lingzhou City was besieged.

The Southern Song army, for which he had high hopes, had just arrived at the border of Xixia, and the troops he sent to respond had not yet arrived.

This Song army was actually annihilated by the Mongols. Even the tens of thousands of stones, grain and grass that were provided to Xixia were directly snatched away by the Mongols.

Although I knew that the Song Dynasty's army was very weak, it was so weak that it was so ridiculous.

He is also very helpless!An army of [-] was defeated by a single Mongolian army in one night.

That's it, who would have thought?

The Song Dynasty turned around and brought another [-] troops to attack the Kingdom of Jin who had given them a way.

What is this thing called?People are kind enough to give you a way, but you actually attack them.

Sure enough, my ancestral precepts were right, the Song Dynasty was unreliable!Their army can't do it.

Just ask them to give you money, but when they send troops to support you, don't believe they can win.

"Master, the top priority is to quickly summon the Iron Kites army to snatch back all these 10,000+ stones of grain and grass. I am willing to lead the troops to snatch the [-] stones of grain and grass in person." A general in his fifties stood up. He spoke.

This person is none other than the veteran general Wei Mingling.

"General Weiming Linggong, is it too late to send troops now?" Li Dewang asked.

"It's in time. We need to transport 10,000+ grain and grass. The Mongols are not that fast. I will take the Iron Harrier Army there and I can definitely catch them off guard. Then I can snatch all the grain and grass back and transport it all to Xiliang Mansion." Then they will be shipped to various places to fight against Mongolia." Wei Mingling said publicly.

These grains and grasses are their last chance in Xixia. If these grains and grasses are also obtained by the Mongols, their strategy of fighting a protracted war of attrition will fail.

"Okay, I will allocate [-] Iron Harrier troops and ask the general to take back the grain and grass." Li Dewang nodded and said.

Knew it!We have to rely on their Weiming family at the critical moment.
I hope Weiming Linggong can regain the grain and grass as soon as possible, help the building to collapse, and save the country from danger.

"Don't worry, my lord, I will die if you are victorious."

Soon, Weiming Linggong led an army of [-] iron kites and attacked Xiliang Mansion in a mighty manner.

For the sake of safety, Zhang Yong ordered the transportation team to detour dozens of miles, directly bypassing Xiliang Mansion and heading towards Xuanhua Mansion.

"Your Majesty the Military Advisor, we found Xixia's iron kite army more than 30 miles ahead." At this moment, a scout brought news that Zhang Yong least wanted to hear.

"How many are there?" Zhang Yong asked.

Sure enough.

(End of this chapter)