Chapter 1315: Cultivating the Way of the Master

Su You was dumbfounded: "If the situation is really as we inferred, then maybe the spirit of Duke Pei Zhongpu in heaven is really protecting us along the way..."

People nowadays are superstitious. As soon as Su You said these words, there was a sudden silence in the big tent.

After a long while, I heard Li Ruoyu muttering in a low voice: "This... I have to deal with Xia Jun first..."

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Bianjing, Wuying Hall.

Zhao Xu paced back and forth in the hall: "What happened to Gao Zunyu?! Is there any news?"

Everyone in the palace had worried faces. This was the case when Wang Shao entered Xihe. There was no news for half a month, which made people fearful.

Just listen to Zhao Xu say: "How could such a great situation turn into this?!"

Sun Gu coughed lightly: "Your Majesty, what has happened? Those nonsense rumors in the capital cannot be believed."

Gao Zunyu and Su You launched the decisive battle in Lingzhou, but as a result, there was no news about the army after crossing the Dry Sea. There were rumors in Beijing that the army had fallen into the Xixia people's trick and had been completely wiped out. The people were filled with panic.

Although the Song Dynasty has been prospering in recent years, the painful memories of several foreign wars and the current lack of news have made everyone think about it.

Cai Jing hurried in with a report: "Your Majesty, the latest report from Fan Chunren, the Lingwu Road Transport Department."

"read!"

"At the end of Ding Dynasty, Gao Zunyu of the Jingyuan army left Yaode, went to Lingzhouchuan and came out of Hanhai. He met the enemy at Wuma Crossing and killed the Western thieves. Shuo Qing's army was in charge of the general manager Lijue Weiming, the deputy general manager Ma Chengchilu, and the supervisor of the army.

Let Liang Fengen and the three-man shogunate, including personal guards and down, total 70,000 people and leave nothing behind!"

Surprised voices suddenly sounded in the hall, another great victory!

Sun Gu's worried expression did not change: "Keep reading!"

"Jiyou, the six-pronged military commander Su You sent Cao Nan along the old Qin canal to look for thieves, and built seven weirs at the mouth of the gorge to store water. They wanted to wait for our troops to arrive in Lingzhou and drain the water."

Everyone in the hall was shocked again.

"In accordance with Yu's order, he planted Pu, but Wang Hou drove him away. When the soldiers arrived, the Xia people rebelled, and the harvest was hopeless."

"It turns out that Liu Shiheng, a member of the An army, first patrolled the river to meet the enemy. After Cao Nan arrived, he joined forces and seized the dike and weir to hold on, making the thieves' plan useless."

"The oil is blocking its branches, leaving only a large canal, diverting water to lock Lingzhou, and then encircling it."

"The commander of the Baojing Army, Ren Duo, led his troops alone to rescue them, totaling 120,000 people. Gao Zunyu led Cao Nan and Liu Shiheng to intercept them in Jiurenli, but it was unfavorable."

"Zunyu built a chariot camp under the city and relied on the old Qin Canal to defend it, but he was surrounded by Renduo alone."

"Afterwards, the news was cut off, and I was heartbroken, so I ordered the guard general Li Zhaofu and the Tibetan officials to join forces with Gui Ren to explore, but they couldn't find the key points and returned."

"The army still has two routes, east and west. I have sent a message to Zhao Man, Zeng Xiaokuan, and Wang Zhongzheng to take care of it. But if there is news, I will fly to report it."

Zhao Xu felt that his legs were a little weak: "Is there anything more?"

Cai Jing said: "No more now."

Wang Gui's face turned pale: "How many troops are there in Gao Zunyu's Middle Route Army?"

Cai Jing said: "There are three new armies with 15,000 troops, the other 2,000 cadets under the leadership of the Duke, 15,000 under the leadership of Zhongzhen, and 20,000 troops under Li Wenzhao's surrender, for a total of 52,000 people."

Cai Que pondered: "Including the 70,000 enemy killed and the losses in several battles to save the river, it is not surprising that we are surrounded by 50,000 against 120,000..."

Sun Gu said: "Fortunately Suyou released water to blockade Lingzhou, otherwise it would be really troublesome if the enemies of Lingzhou cooperated inside and outside."

Wang Gui complained: "Isn't it trouble enough now?"

Cai Que said: "If the water is not released, the army may still be able to move. But now, isn't it like forming a formation with its back against the water? This is a taboo for military strategists!"

Sun Gu's white beard trembled a little: "It's not impossible to win even if we fight against the odds..."

Cai Que shook his head: "For the current plan, we can only order Su Lie and Zhong'e to rush to Lingzhou for rescue, and then order the old army to stay in Shannan and go to Shanbei to support them."

"It's true that there is no one who can win a back-to-back battle, but it may be as brave as Xiang Yu, or as wise as Han Xin, or others..."

The more Zhao Xu listened, the more panicked he became: "Go to the military aircraft office! Listen to what the veterans have to say."

When a group of people hurriedly arrived at the military aircraft office, they saw that the military aircraft office was still so orderly, busy and not chaotic.

The Military Aircraft Department has now left Su You, and when he left, he also took his exegesis to the counselor shogunate. The remaining senior generals are Guo Kui, Zhe Jizu, and Zhe Kerou.

But there are more Zhang Dun, and there are Su Song and Chao Buzhi who are working on Liao intelligence in the backyard.

When they heard that Zhao Xu had arrived, Su Song and Chao Buzhi also came out to greet him.

Zhao Xu was a little dissatisfied with the lack of tension in the military aircraft department, and said to Zhang Dun: "The battle ahead is urgent, and Lingwu has not yet been defeated, so we still can't slack off..."

Who is Zhang Dun? He didn't care about Zhao Xu's face at all, and immediately retorted: "If there is any slack in the military aircraft department, I ask you to punish him. I don't know who your majesty listened to, so just ask him to confront me. If what he said is correct, he will be punished."

, please punish me with the same crime."

It's very strange that Zhao Xu just did this. After hearing Zhang Dun speak so forcefully and confidently, the frizzy and panic in his heart calmed down for the most part.

"Where are the veterans?"

Zhang Dun then bowed to Zhao Xu: "I was studying the situation on the front line. I was also shocked when I received the report from Duke Fan. However, after analysis by several veterans, there is something fishy."

"Let's go and listen together."

Wang Gui and Cai Que looked at each other, and a question arose in their minds at the same time. When did a military official dare to have such a big reputation?

Entering the hall, I realized that that was not the case. Guo Kui, Zhe Jizu, and Zhe Kerou were leading a group of staff officers to conduct a battle simulation.

This is the internship course of the Royal Military Academy. Zhao Xu once had an edict to Si Tianjian, Imperial Academy, Imperial College, Royal Institute of Technology, and Royal Military Academy. When the imperial commander arrived, the mountain chief could not organize the students to greet him, and the direct lecturers were not allowed to

Classes are suspended and the normal teaching order cannot be disrupted by pick-up.

The Song Dynasty was a civilized country, and its respect for knowledge and educators could be said to be the highest in all dynasties.

Although Zhao Xu himself cannot be said to be a scumbag, to be fair, his liberal arts are still good, but he is very partial to subjects. However, just because he is a lame duck, he treats those academic experts who are good at arts and science, and ordinary people of the Song Dynasty.

There is no difference, there is also a kind of worship mentality.

However, the people dared to express their admiration, but Zhao Xu did not dare to express it casually. He could only express it through respect for teachers and teaching.

The same is true for the military. The great victories of the Song Dynasty in recent years have brought about an improvement in the military's sense of honor and their own status.

Seeing the arrival of Zhao Xu, Guo Kui cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, I failed to welcome you. It is my fault. Academician Zhang did not inform me."

Zhang Dun smiled and said: "Giving His Majesty a reassurance is a hundred times more important than welcoming him. Seeing that you were busy, I didn't bother you. What's the result?"

On the other hand, when the staff officers saw Zhao Xu, their faces turned red with excitement.

The first class at the Royal Military Academy of the Song Dynasty was about loyalty to the emperor and patriotism. After that, it was taught every month and every day. The non-commissioned officers with military academy background showed their respect and love for Zhao Xu beyond words.

Every emperor of the Song Dynasty was actually working hard to consolidate his imperial power, and the Polytechnic Institute and the Military Academy allowed Zhao Xu to see another means of confronting the civil servants.

And over the years, the effects have been very obvious.

Therefore, Zhao Xu performed even more perfectly in front of these student soldiers than in front of the new scholars.

Even many Jinshi scholars could only see the emperor once in their lives. Naturally, one can imagine the excitement of these student soldiers.

Zhao Xu suppressed his inner anxiety and asked with a pretentious smile: "It seems that none of you are nervous about the battle?"

Guo Kui pointed to the ending of the deduction on the military map: "Look, Your Majesty, this is the result of the deduction by the boys."

On the military map, Lingzhou is still there, but it has been divided between the Yellow River and the Qinqu Canal. However, the small blue flag representing the reinforcements of the Xia people has been completely surrounded by three small flags of the Song army.

Zhao Xu was overjoyed: "So, our Chinese army actually has no worries? Who deduced this?"

Guo Kui pointed to the three young men beside him with a smile: "The second-term trainee of the Royal Military Academy promoted by Shaanxi Road this time is Zhongshi Dao, Zhongshizhong, Yao Gu."

The three of them stood at attention: "See Your Majesty!"

"Okay." Zhao Xu was about to praise him when he suddenly remembered something and frowned: "Shidao, you are a disciple of Zhang Zai and were born in Songyang Academy. How do I remember that you have passed the left class civil service examination?"

Zhong Shidao said: "Yes! I first served as Meng Zuyin and had to serve in the third class. Later, after being selected by Quan, he was changed to a civil servant. Before that, he served as an official in Xizhou and knew Tonggu County."
Chapter completed!