AWB Chapter 416 The Yue Family Army Strikes!
Chapter 416 The Yue Family Army Strikes!
"At this point, Yue Fei's army had achieved some success and was preparing for a further offensive towards Kaifeng."
"You Jurchens, just wait and you'll get a beating!"
"Firstly, starting from the beginning of the intercalary sixth month, Yue Fei's army was already preparing to launch a fierce offensive against Yingchang Prefecture."
"For example, on the 19th, Zhang Xian, the vanguard commander, faced off against Han Chang, a Han Chinese commander of ten thousand men from the Jin state who was guarding Yingchang Prefecture."
"Its location is forty li away from Yingchang Prefecture."
"Han Chang led his troops to meet them, but Zhang Xian was brave and swift, and the very next day he pursued and captured Yingchang Prefecture."
"The fact that it ended so quickly indirectly demonstrates the formidable strength of Yue Fei's army."
"After the Yingchang campaign ended, Zhang Xian left Dong Xian and Yao Zheng to guard the area, while he himself joined forces with Niu Gao, Xu Qing, and other troops to march eastward to Huaining."
"On the 24th, when this group of men were marching about 15 li from the city, they suddenly saw 3,000 Jin cavalry charging towards them."
"However, they encountered Zhang Xian, Niu Gao and others, who were all fierce generals, so it was not long before the Jin army was defeated by Yue Fei's army and forced to retreat towards the city of Xiangzhou."
Hearing this, the others couldn't help but exclaim in amazement, "If we continue fighting from here!"
Without the intervention of Zhao Gou and others, would history have been rewritten?!
Then, Lin Ke continued, "Zhang Xian and the others continued to divide their forces to pursue them."
"However, several miles from the city, General Zhai of Jin arrived to provide reinforcements and had already set up his battle formation, waiting for the Song army to [walk right into his trap]."
"Therefore, Zhang Xian, Niu Gao, and others each led their troops into battle, and these reinforcements did not affect the outcome of the battle."
"Not long after, the Jin army suffered a great defeat. In addition to recapturing Chenzhou, Yue Fei's army also captured his close general Wang Taibao and others, and obtained a batch of warhorses."
"It can be said that Yue Fei's army was doing very well, while the situation on the Jurchen side was quite different."
"Especially Han Chang of Yingchang Prefecture was still unwilling to accept that Yue Family Army had captured it, so he planned to take back Yingchang Prefecture!"
Han Chang: You defeated me last time, but this time I'm determined to take back what's mine!
"Han Chang then gathered 6,000 Jurchen cavalry, and learned that Zhang Xian and others had captured Chenzhou and were no longer in Yingchang Prefecture."
"So on the morning of the 25th, a large number of cavalry came from the direction of Changge County, planning to recapture Yingchang City."
"Dong Xian and Yao Zheng, who were guarding Yingchang Prefecture, were no pushovers either; they were the first to lead their soldiers out of the city to meet the enemy."
"The two sides fought fiercely for an hour. The Jin army was no match for them and quickly retreated. The Jin army's counterattack against Yingchang Prefecture was thus quelled by Yue Fei's army without making a ripple."
"Thus, the Jurchens captured two of Kaifeng's strategic points within a few days. If given a little more time, they will soon be able to eliminate the outer defenses of Kaifeng."
A bystander from the Ming Dynasty exclaimed: "These two places, Yingchang and Chenzhou, were captured in just five or six days, and the Jin army's counterattack was also stopped! Wow! That was fast!"
A spoiled young master from the Song Dynasty: With this speed, what can't I do!
Cheng Yaojin of the Tang Dynasty: This is useless. Zhao Gou is a hindrance; he's the vanguard of the Jin Dynasty and a master at rigging the Song Dynasty's plans!
A minor official from the Han Dynasty: The person upstairs is really eloquent, so apt!!!
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Meanwhile, in other timelines, people strongly agreed with this view: Zhao Ji and his two sons were not from the Song Dynasty at all; they were born of the Jin Dynasty!
What kind of monarch only thinks of seeking peace, disregarding the collapse of the great edifice, and insists on humbly begging for an enemy!
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During the reign of Emperor Taizong of the Song Dynasty
Upon hearing this, Zhao Guangyi breathed a sigh of relief. The Yue Family Army was gaining momentum and would soon be able to take Kaifeng!
Immediately, the anger in his heart surged to his head again, and he felt a sudden darkness before his eyes. He cursed repeatedly in his mind:
Damn! I almost forgot, Yue Fei was ruined by Zhao Gou!!!
That's the problem with Miss Lin; she revealed the outcome beforehand. How could he be happy when he saw that she had won?
It's infuriating to think about. How could his descendants all be such scoundrels? How could they produce emperors like Huizong and Qinzong, and Zhao Gou?!
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Southern Song Dynasty
At this moment, the people of the Song Dynasty couldn't help but cheer, "General Yue is too amazing!"
If Yingchang and Chenzhou are captured so quickly, then the recapture of Kaifeng is likely to follow.
At this moment, the jubilant people were so overjoyed that they completely forgot that Yue Fei's Northern Expedition had failed.
It was Wanyan Gou, a descendant of the Zhao family and a loyal minister of the Jin dynasty, who interrupted the reign of Emperor Gaozong of the Southern Song dynasty.
On the other side, Zhao Gou's face was somewhat gloomy. For as long as the Song Dynasty had been established, he, Zhao Gou, had been ridiculed. He had his father and brothers to shield him in the beginning, but now, he was the only one being scolded!
If he hadn't run into those commenters, he would have definitely taught them a lesson!
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Inside the live stream, Lin Ke's narration continued: "Meanwhile, Wang Gui, the commander of Yue Fei's central army, was ordered to attack the area west of Kaifeng."
"Immediately afterwards, his general Yang Cheng led his army to attack Zhengzhou, while the Jin army was led by their commander Man Duhua with 5,000 cavalry to meet the attack!"
"The results were undeniable. General Yue was valiant and quickly recaptured Zhengzhou, while Man Duhua was no match for him and was utterly defeated. He eventually fled and then camped and rested in Zhongmu County, Kaifeng Prefecture."
"After this battle, on the 29th, Yue Fei's army prepared to intercept Liu Zheng's group, who were planning a night raid on Zhongmou County in Kaifeng Prefecture. The result was predictable: the Jin army suffered a crushing defeat."
"Liu Zheng basically wiped out this Jin army and captured more than three hundred warhorses!"
"Judging from the battle record of Yue Fei's army, in addition to their bravery and fighting prowess during the day, they also achieved remarkable results in nighttime operations such as raids on enemy camps!"
"For example, around May before the start of the Northern Expedition, Yue Fei had a fierce general named Li Bao, who was known at the time as 'Li the Third' (a nickname implying a 'fierce and reckless' man)."
"His specialty was wielding two swords; he was a brave and skilled fighter, and in the early Southern Song Dynasty, he once gathered a force of three thousand men."
"He plotted to assassinate the Jin Dynasty's prefect of Puzhou, but the plan failed, and in the fifth year of Shaoxing, he joined Yue Fei's forces."
"At that time, the imperial court did not allow Yue Fei to send troops, which immediately dampened Li Bao's excitement. At the same time, he was itching to do something big, and he couldn't stand it!"
Li Bao: To make me feel better, you Jurchens are just waiting to die!
"So, he secretly befriended dozens of soldiers, preparing to pull off a big heist."
"However, Yue Fei found out about this plan, and Li Bao didn't try to shift the blame to anyone else. He immediately told Yue Fei that it was all his fault!"
Yue Fei was not a rigid and inflexible person who couldn't distinguish right from wrong, so he didn't blame him. Instead, he appointed him as the commander of the Loyal and Righteous Army, allowing him to use his strengths to find loyal and righteous people and form an army.
"As soon as Wanyan Zongbi announced the southward advance of his troops, Li Bao and others marched eastward along the Yellow River and reached Xingren Prefecture in Jingdong West Road. In order to resolve this problem, Wanyan Zongbi specially dispatched 4,000 Jin soldiers to be stationed in Wanting County."
"On the very night that the Jin army set up camp and rested, while these men were still fast asleep, Li Bao led his troops to their front lines."
"The night raid was a brilliant strategy. The Jin army was caught completely off guard and was wiped out. Some of them were even awakened but couldn't escape the attack. In their panic, they were pushed into the river, and many drowned."
"In the end, Li Bao and his men killed three Jin commanders and the Jin general Wanyan Guxuan, and captured a thousand warhorses."
"There was a time when the Song army's combat effectiveness was a problem, whether in battle or raids, and it was far inferior to Yue Fei's army today!"
"This only intensifies my hatred for Zhao Gou, Qin Hui, and their ilk!!!"
Lan Yu of the Ming Dynasty: Yue Fei's generals were no pushovers; they were all formidable warriors!
Du Ruhui of the Tang Dynasty: If it were any other emperor, how could such a loyal and capable general not be given an important position!?
Empress Qing of the Great Han Dynasty: Only the Song Dynasty would have such an outcome; they must be out of their minds!
Li Si of Qin: Not only will he not be given an important position, but he will also be sent down. It's simply unbelievable!
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In another timeline, Emperor Qi of the Han Dynasty was watching a live broadcast while holding Emperor Wu of Han. Upon hearing this, he couldn't help but admire the capable generals under Yue Fei, and also lamented that they hadn't encountered a good emperor!
At this time, Liu Che, who was still the crown prince, had already shown his talent, saying bluntly: "In the future, I will also drive the Xiongnu far away!"
Liu Qi was filled with satisfaction as he thought about what the child would do in the future. He would be even happier if Che'er did not commit any witchcraft-related crimes in his later years!
Seeing that his father remained silent, Liu Che's young face was full of doubt. However, he had already heard from those people of later generations that his future achievements would be great, and that he would become an emperor for all ages!
It would be even better if that woman didn't call him "Your Majesty the Pig," because that's not domineering at all!
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