Chapter 237 Rongxi’s defeat [Part 2]

Meng Chong was honest and said directly: "That's because Zhang Tixia was afraid that his credit would be too late!"

Ma Yu frowned, and Chen Guangying stood up and scolded: "Rareless! Although Zhang Tixia is wrong, he has sacrificed his life for the country. How can he let go of his bad words behind him? What's more, you are still Zhang Tixia's subordinate!"

Chen Guangying's idea was very correct at the time, but Zhao Qian didn't think so. Although his subordinates criticized the head coach, it would be easy to lead to the head coach's sect in the army. Besides, even if they were to maintain the head coach, it would depend on the situation! Zhang Huaizhi's battle in Rongxi led to the defeat of the little 5,000 Song army. Only the poor 2,400 people came back, which was lost more than half! And more than half of them were injured. The defeated soldiers were no longer available. It would be said that they would have to rest for at least a year before they could go to the battlefield again.

Most of the troops in the Song Dynasty were in the north, and even if there were not many troops stationed on Guangnan West Road, which bordered the two countries, there were only 5,000 imperial guards, including wing soldiers, rural brave soldiers, and vassal soldiers.

The defeat of the Song army in 10,000 made the troops on Guangnan West Road immediately embarrassed. The huge Guangnan West Road, the 25 prefectures, the three armies and 65 counties were only guarded by just over 20,000 troops! On average, there were no 800 garrisons in one state or one army! If it was spread to the county unit, there were only 338 soldiers in one county!

This is also why although Zhang Shixun hated Zhao Jin, he specially allocated an imperial guard to enter Guangnan West Road! Because the impact of this defeat was too serious, it may even lead to the other barbarians on Guangnan West Road taking the opportunity to cause chaos, resulting in chaos all the way along Guangnan West Road. It is conceivable that Zhang Huaizhi's fault!

"What's wrong with me?" Zhao Qian, who became more and more angry, looked at Chen Guangying coldly, and his anger was as if it were the substance.

Although Chen Guangying was a little scared, he still said, "Prince, who dares to say that he will win in marches and wars? Pei Du, the famous prime minister of the Tang Dynasty, said: 'Every victory and one defeat, the military strategist is normal!' Even Zhuge Liang's wisdom was miscalculated by Jieting, and he went to Qishan seven times but could not succeed. The prince was so demanding that the generals would not dare to fight!"

"Thank you?" Zhao Chen slapped the case a few times and said viciously: "Chen Guangying, how did you become the commander of the imperial guards? Is it all based on Yinfu? One victory and one defeat. I also know the principle of military affairs! But it depends on the situation! Zhang Huaizhi is just a pig. Shouldn't he say that he is so random? Don't you know what you think, isn't you just afraid of hurting the general's prestige? The general's prestige is not suppressed, but depends on himself!"

"If you can fight, not say that you win the war, and not take risks at will, how can a soldier not love his boss? He will press down on the people below and not speak to them! You, Chen Guangying, have read books and know what Pei Du said! Then do you know the famous saying of Duke Mu: "Defend the mouth of the people is more than guarding against rivers! The river is blocked and collapsed, and there will be many people. The same is true for the people!"

Chen Guangying was scolded by Zhao Qian like a thunderous thunder, and his face turned pale. When he looked at his forehead, he was covered in fine sweat. Needless to ask, everyone knew that the sweat must be cold sweat, which shocked Ma Yu and Wang Ranbo, two senior officials on Guangnan West Road. It seems that the King of Guard is not that easy to deal with!

Zhao Qian looked at Meng Chong, his face calmed down, and said, "You said it just now! You are right! Although this is the first time I heard it, I know that it must be the voice of the soldiers below! Come!"

This time, a clerk came up soon. It was no one else, but Du Yan's follower Du Xiansheng. He was originally dealing with the handover matter, but Zhao Chen just said that he would impeach Wang Ranbo, so he moved to Baihu Hall. Although the impeachment matter seemed to be left alone, Zhao Chen did not speak up, and Du Xiansheng did not dare to leave, but it was not easy to enter, so he simply stayed outside Baihu Hall.

Zhao Jin called someone, and Du Xiansheng was so happy that he pushed open the carved wooden door and came in. "Du Xiansheng, the official affairs of the Xiaguan Transportation Department, met the prince, and met all the officials!"

"Draft a list article, denounced Zhang Huaizhi's greed for merit and recklessness and his orders. He also drafted a memorial on this matter and severely impeached Zhang Huaizhi, a mediocre general with great ambitions and talent!" Zhao Qin's words were firm and everyone in the White Tiger Hall could vaguely hear the echo. I don't know if this echo came from the heart or it was in the White Tiger Hall?

"Yes!" Du Xiansheng responded and did not leave. He looked for a book in the Baihu Hall, and picked up the pen and danced the dragon and the phoenix.

Zhao Qian said what he had just said, his heart was angry, his face relaxed a lot, and he said to Meng Chong calmly: "The story of Rongxi's great defeat, continue to explain in detail!"

"Yes...yes!" Meng Chong seemed to have not yet come to his senses from the passionate words just now. After listening to Zhao Qian's instructions, he was caught off guard and his words were also smelled of swallowing whole.

After calming down, Meng Chong organized his speech, and then said at the end of the dead just now: "After the troops gathered, they set off from ancient county and crossed the mountains to Rongzhou. I didn't expect that when Rongshui County, the capital of Rongzhou, a scout came to report that the Anhuaman in Anhua Prefecture had reached the lower reaches of Rongxi, which was only 67 miles away from Rongshui County. The march was slower and could arrive in a day and a half! Zhang Tixia asked about the situation in detail and learned that Anhuaman was only 3,000 people, and he laughed on the spot. Before the entire army had rested, he ordered an urgent march."

After a pause, Meng Chong continued, "At dusk, he arrived at Rongxi and defeated the three thousand Anhuamen in one battle. The defeated Anhuamen fled to camp upstream of Rongxi. The next day, Zhang Tixia ignored the fatigue of the soldiers' long-distance raid and ordered the entire army to go out to attack the Anhuamen. Anhuamen was defeated again and fled to the deep mountains upstream of Rongxi. Originally, Zhang Qing, the county magistrate of Rongxi County, said that the terrain of Sanjian Mountain in the north of Rongxi was complicated, and if there were ambushes, it would be unimaginable! Zhang Tixia was also preparing to call the gold to withdraw his troops, but at this time, soldiers fighting in front came back to report and found the banner of the governor of Anhuazhou on the battlefield."

"Zhang Tixia immediately rejected the persuasion of Zhang County Magistrate, saying that he would go to Anhuazhou in one battle and the army would come out. The roads of Sanjian Mountain were narrow and the army could no longer maintain its lineup. At this time, countless flags were raised on the top of the mountain, and balls of fireballs rolled down the hillside. Our army was in chaos. Although Zhang Tixia killed four rioters in a row, it was still useless. Moreover, it was winter at that time, and the wind was high and the things were dry, and the fireballs immediately turned on.

The grass and trees along the way were ignited. At that time, the entire army was in chaos, and the generals could not find soldiers, and the soldiers could not find generals. That was not counting. Countless An Huaman shouted in the mountains and forests, flying stones, and arrows flew down from the tops of the mountains on both sides, like locusts. Our army was already in chaos, but after being rained by arrows, it was immediately in chaos. People and horses were trampled on, and many soldiers did not die at the hands of An Huaman, but died at the feet of his comrades!"

Although he had no personal experience, listening to Meng Chong's sad voice, Zhao Qian seemed to be in the war that took place in Sanjian Mountain. The Song army soldiers were harvested by An Huaman as if they were slaughtered cattle and pigs. At that time, perhaps the cheapest one was life!

Meng Chong's voice was sobbing, his voice was a little intermittent. "At that time... I don't know who shouted... Zhang Tie died in battle, and the entire army was even more chaotic. The general had no choice but to walk south with dozens of subordinates. Not long after walking, he encountered a team of barbarians, and there were no one knowing how many people. The general shouted: "Either they were burned to death by fireworks, or they were shot to death by the ravine arrows who didn't know where they came from, and they were still unknown. Instead of doing this, it's better to fight!" The brothers and other comrades who rushed out of the smoke muster up their courage, probably because they had decided to think that the overall situation was settled, and An Huaman did not dare to fight to the death, so he opened a way out for us."

"All are good guys!" Zhao Qian sighed with emotion, raised his head, as if he would not let tears fall from the corners of his eyes.

Meng Chong nodded vigorously and said, "The prince said, brothers who died in battle will not die in vain! They will not die in vain!"

Feng Shenji coughed and said, "Inspector Meng, next! next!"

Meng Chong took a deep breath, suppressing the sadness in his heart, and then said, "There were more and more comrades rushing out at that time, and An Huaman who blocked the road only dared to cover up the killing on both sides. But this is not possible. It is also thirty-seven miles away from the nearest garrison site. Our Song army was already exhausted enough to chase the enemy with a tired army, let alone breaking through the siege, and the morale was low and physically exhausted. The An Huaman ambush was waiting for his work, and the An Huaman barbarians were not a problem to cross mountains and ridges on weekdays, and they were known as iron feet. When they escaped to a place where they could take a breath, they would probably be no more than ten!

"Lucky God will not destroy my Song Dynasty! At this time, I don't know who thought of a way to throw down all the armor and weapons on his body, shouting: "The barbarians are greedy for money and will fight for them when they see their armor, and there is no time to chase them!" Most of the remaining soldiers were still, leaving all the armor. The An Huaman who chased after him was indeed fighting for the armor on the ground, and only a few people dared to catch up. The last general and his subordinates did not abandon the armor behind the palace. The An Huaman knew that it was powerful and did not dare to rush. He just hung up from afar and chased for seven or eight miles. Seeing that there was really no advantage to take, he left!"

Zhao Qian nodded after hearing this, and after a while, he said to the others: "What the inspector Meng said just now is very confused. The Anhua barbarian is a barbarian. Why do you feel like you are facing a cunning fox when you are facing a cunning fox? First, you are defeated, then you are fire plan, and you are not like a brave and unscheming barbarian at all."
Chapter completed!