Chapter 371 Lin'an City

It's interesting.

Sun Huchen was the first Southern Song general to abandon his army and flee in the battle of Dingjiazhou.

But after Jia Sidao took the responsibility, Sun Huchen was not punished much, and was promoted to the commander of the imperial guards of Lin'an Palace.

And this Xia Gui.

According to the original history, the latter intended to surrender to Mongolia when the Southern Song Dynasty was doomed.

However, Lin Chen disrupted the situation, resulting in Xia Gui's lack of opportunity to surrender, and was transferred back to the court by Xie Daoqing.

As for Wang Zheng, he also chose to "abandon the dark and join the light" under the Southern Song Dynasty's appeasement.

Yes.

Wang Zheng, who once surrendered to Mongolia with 300,000 military households in Sichuan and Shu, returned to the Southern Song Dynasty court to serve as an official.

Of course, what the Southern Song Dynasty court valued was the more than 20,000 Han and Mongolian cavalry in Wang Zheng's hands.

However, the person who received the imperial edict of commanding the army was not in such a good mood.

During this period, the Southern Song Dynasty urgently recruited more than 100,000 refugees to serve as the wing army to make up the numbers.

You should know that in Jia Sidao's hands, all the combat-capable soldiers of the Southern Song Dynasty were withdrawn before.

Most of the troops that the Southern Song Dynasty court can use now were farmers a few months ago!

However.

For the literati in Lin'an.

The news that the three armies were attacking the false Tang King made them excited and invited their companions and friends to go to the wine shop and brothel to talk about state affairs.

It seemed that if the army was surrounded, Lin Chen would definitely be desperate and die in the defeat.

Among the three armies of the Southern Song Dynasty court.

Sun Huchen had the largest number of troops on the surface, with a total of 110,000 troops.

Except for the 20,000 imperial guards, the rest were newly recruited troops.

Sun Huchen was also very self-aware. He knew that if he really met the false Tang King Lin Chen, he would probably have a hard time surviving, so he marched slowly. After leaving Lin'an, he only walked less than 70 miles in three days!

Just kidding.

The group of Confucian scholars and ministers in the court were not counting, and Sun Huchen knew it well.

The Tang Wang Lin Chen could defeat the Mongolian army, not to mention the old, weak and sick people under his command?

The two armies of Wang Zheng and Xia Gui moved a little faster.

Xia Gui boasted that he had all the elite navy of the Southern Song Dynasty, and did not take Wang Zheng and Sun Huchen seriously.

His calculation was very simple.

That is to look for an opportunity to fight, and if not, just retreat.

At that time, fighting with the Tang Wang Lin Chen for a while would be worthy of the salary given to him by the Southern Song Dynasty court.

As for Wang Zheng, who jumped back and forth, he should be the only one among the three who intended to fight with Lin Chen.

"I still have 20,000 elite cavalry in my hands. If used properly, it may be possible to defeat the enemy army!" Wang Zheng said to his generals.

It's really ridiculous.

These three anti-rebellion armies that were highly expected by the Southern Song Dynasty court ended up with Wang Zheng, a surrendered general, who was willing to fight to the death.

The remaining two were fence-sitters who sat on the mountain and watched the tiger!

Lin Chen just smiled when he learned about the response of the Southern Song Dynasty.

In the previous battle of Dingjiazhou, Jia Sidao had already squandered the last bit of the Southern Song Dynasty's wealth!

Only Wang Zheng was slightly worthy of Lin Chen's attention.

As for Xia Gui, Lin Chen planned to let the brothers Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun lead the navy to encircle and suppress him.

At this time, the Tang army went south, which was very much like the original script of the Mongolian destruction of the Song Dynasty.

The Tang army, marching along the river, arrived in Yangzhou in just five days.

The Yangzhou prefect led more than 200 officials and officials out of the city to surrender.

It is no exaggeration to say that.

Wherever the Tang army went, it was almost decided by a proclamation!

Obviously.

There was no shortage of discerning people in the Southern Song Dynasty.

Everyone saw that the Southern Song Dynasty was doomed.

Even Qiao Xuan came to Lin Chen and said that the number of literati who joined the Tang army today was increasing day by day.

Lin Chen was not surprised by this.

Even the barbarian Mongols, these scholars can kneel down, not to mention that the Tang army is still flying the Han flag?

As for Sun Huchen.

Even if he is not happy in his heart.

Facing the imperial edicts of the court urging the army to advance every day, he can only act according to the edict.

Sun Huchen's troops, who were dawdling, finally met the Tang army in Yuezhou.

Wei Qing looked at the Southern Song army that was defending the city and seemed to have made up their minds not to go out, and he was not surprised at all.

Thanks to the spies of Jinyiwei, all kinds of information about Sun Huchen were also placed on Wei Qing's desk.

Wei Qing was shocked after reading it.

If this kind of person was in Yulinwei, he would have been dealt with by military law long ago.

But he didn't expect that he could still serve as a general.

It can only be said that this Southern Song court is really a weird one.

While Wei Qing was complaining in his heart, he did not forget the task assigned to him by his master.

That is to lead 80,000 to train a new army and eat up Sun Huchen's army.

That day.

The Tang army launched a fierce attack on Yuezhou, but Xia Gui and Wang Zheng in the other two routes did not make any moves.

Xia Gui was really watching from the sidelines, while Wang Zheng was looking for an opportunity to attack the Tang army.

However, with Wei Qing's ability to lead the army, how could he give Wang Zheng this opportunity?

The Tang army had navy escorts along the grain route, and Wang Zheng's Han and Mongolian cavalry had no chance to take action.

In Yuezhou City, Sun Huchen's face was extremely ugly.

The ferocity of the Tang army's offensive was beyond his imagination.

If this continues.

These Xiang troops in his hands, who were farmers a month ago, will collapse!

However.

The time when Yuezhou City fell was faster than anyone thought.

With the cooperation of Jinyiwei, Wei Qing used elite night attacks to seize the city wall.

After a night of fighting, Yuezhou City changed hands.

It took less than four days!

As for Sun Huchen himself, he died suddenly due to fear when Yuezhou City fell.

When the news reached Lin'an, the officials in the court pretended to be calm and said:

"Your Majesty, although Sun Huchen was defeated and died, there are still two armies!"

But when the navy led by Xia Gui was surrounded and wiped out by the Tang navy in Dongting Lake, the officials in the court fell silent.

As for Wang Zheng, he chose to surrender to Lin Chen.

Yes.

All in all, Wang Zheng can be regarded as a slave of three surnames like the Southern Song Dynasty.

When Lin Chen heard the news, his expression was quite wonderful.

The three armies of the Southern Song Dynasty ended with such a hasty and absurd result.

So far, there was no obstacle for the Tang army to reach Lin'an.

The Empress Dowager Xie Daoqing had a wooden expression.

After the Tang army was only two days away from Lin'an, the Southern Song royal family became a complete decoration.

And the ministers in Lin'an City also began to look for a way out.

Various letters of surrender were delivered to Lin Chen like snowflakes.

The Lin'an literati also gradually changed the way they addressed His Majesty the King of Tang when the Tang army approached.

From the despicable and shameless fake king at the beginning to the supreme His Majesty the King of Tang.

The change was so fast that it caught people off guard.

Hoof clatter! Hoof clatter!

The Night-Shining Jade Lion seemed to understand that its master was in a good mood today, and even the horse's hooves were much lighter.

Wei Qing and Yang Zhi served as the imperial guards, leading the Yulin Hussars to surround Lin Chen.

Even the two brothers Zhang Heng and Zhang Shun left the ship today to follow the army, intending to watch the excitement.

This is a war to destroy a country!

As for Lin Chen's clothes today, there was no change. He was still neatly dressed and wearing a ghost mask.

But his own demeanor made people look up to him!

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