Son of Song Dynasty

Chapter 134 The reason
"Last night there was a camp roar, which caused chaos in the camp and many people were killed or injured." Sun Delian wiped the sweat from his brow, and finally came up with a plausible reason.

The so-called battalion roar means that in a dark environment, the group is suddenly stimulated by some kind of collective unconscious rage, and people will attack each other like crazy. If there is no external force, they will go all the way. It takes exhaustion to stop.

Camp howls are associated with mass nervousness and therefore occur most often in military camps.Nearly [-] detainees were imprisoned in a narrow and crowded camp. Everyone knew nothing about their future and fate. Church, it is not easy for people to pick out faults.

"So that's it." Zhao Dezhao nodded expressionlessly. He didn't care about the matter anymore, turned his head and asked Jiang An: "How long will it take for the rear troops led by Pan Mei to arrive?"

The main force of the rear team led by Pan Mei, with a large amount of accompanying luggage, was inconvenient to take a simple wooden raft, so they came by land. The road across the mountains was quite rugged, and the marching speed was naturally much slower.

Jiang Anlue thought for a while, and replied: "There are still two days to arrive." He hesitated for a while, and asked for instructions: "Should I send someone to urge General Pan to hurry up and join us as soon as possible?"

"The time when our army needs to be in a hurry has passed, and there is no need to be in a hurry now. The Guancheng warehouse here is abundant, and the army rations and horses are enough for our army for a long time. We might as well spend some time here, and let the soldiers Take a breather."

After Zhao Dezhao finished speaking, he turned his horse's head and headed back to Anxiongguan Guancheng.

After leading troops into the pass yesterday, the first thing Zhao Dezhao did was to check the military warehouse in the city. Fortunately, he was very satisfied with the situation. The court of the Southern Han Dynasty obviously attached great importance to this important pass. The huge amount, presumably, should be used to deal with the long-term siege of the Song army, but the defenders surrendered, and this batch of warehouse funds was in vain for the Song army.

Jiang An hurriedly rode his horse to catch up with Zhao Dezhao, and the horse landed half behind him, and asked tentatively: "Your Highness, our army broke through two passes in a row, and the reputation shook the south of Lingnan. The Liu family court in Panyu must have been extremely frightened. Why don't I take advantage of the situation and go south in a big way, and the Liu family court in Panyu will surely surrender!"

"What I am most afraid of is that they will surrender!"

Zhao Dezhao sneered, and after saying this, he led the cavalry away, leaving Jiang An alone in the wind. The army surrendered in anticipation, but this young Highness was afraid of others surrendering. Is this a problem with his brain or a problem with his brain?

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At almost the same time when Zhao Dezhao was stationed at Anxiong Pass, the first battle report of the Southern Expedition Army finally arrived in Tokyo, thousands of miles away, after being delivered by a six-hundred-mile express horse.

The battle report was sent to the Yamen of the Ministry of War. In terms of administrative procedures, it could only be read by officials of the Ministry of War and then submitted to the Privy Council, and then submitted to the imperial court.But in any yamen agency in this era, almost no business can really be kept secret.

So, in less than a day, the news of Zhao Dezhao's defeat in the first battle disappeared without a trace, and it was spread to everyone in Tokyo.

The date of sending this battle report was the day after the Song army stormed Yanguanguan City.

Zhao Dezhao wrote everything truthfully in the battle report, without any exaggeration, nor deliberately concealing ambiguity, but wrote everything on the battle report one by one. The news is enough to prove that Zhao Dezhao is extremely incompetent in commanding troops.

This battle report was like a stone thrown from thousands of miles away, and immediately caused ripples up and down the court.

The day after the battle report was delivered to Tokyo, just in time for the court meeting, Yan Shaole, the Minister of Civil Affairs, stood up first.

"Your Majesty, I heard that Tianshui County Wang Nanzheng lost the first battle and lost the vigor of my Great Song Tianbing. I don't know if this is true?" Yan Shaole raised his voice very high when he spoke, as if he was afraid that someone in the court would disagree. I know so-so.

Zhao Kuangyin on the throne frowned slightly when he heard the words. He didn't like his ministers talking in this tone. If you want to talk about things, you can talk about things, but you want to add personal praise and criticism. What does it mean to bring private goods?
But in the end it's not worth being angry about this trivial matter. Zhao Kuangyin suppressed his unhappiness and said with a blank expression: "This matter is not worth putting into the court's discussion. The battle report is clearly written: our soldiers were only unable to attack the city on the first day." , hundreds of casualties, if this can be regarded as a defeat, I am afraid that Song Dynasty has already lost tens of thousands of times, and was beaten so early that only the city of Tokyo is left."

There was a slight sneer in the hall, obviously many ministers also felt that this person was making a fuss and making a fuss out of a molehill.

Yan Shaole's face was ashamed, he couldn't move forward or retreat, his mouth opened, and he seemed to want to argue and get back some face for himself.

Zhao Kuangyin waved his hand, and said calmly: "Yan Aiqing, you have never done military affairs before, so I don't blame you."

Yan Shaole couldn't help being stunned, the Holy One said he didn't blame him, he was really blaming him, he just didn't impose any guilt, and if he continued to argue ignorantly, he would be asking for trouble, so he bowed to the throne and retreated angrily .

Originally in a good mood, Zhao Kuangyin was upset when he was disturbed by a guy who sees the wind as the rain. Zhao Kuangyin only felt that he was in a bad mood. He was about to let the eunuch Si Li announce his retirement when he saw Huang Yuanyi, Minister of the Ministry of War, striding out. As soon as it sinks, if the Minister of the Ministry of War speaks out at this time, it must be

It's here to find fault.

"Our soldiers failed to attack the city, but it was a small setback, not worth mentioning. But it is hot summer, and the weather in the south is hot, and hundreds of soldiers in the army are infected with the disease every day. Now, our soldiers are frustrated under the strong city If you can't advance or retreat for a while, if you stay for many months and don't advance, once the epidemic spreads in the army, I'm afraid it will be very difficult.
The horse cannot return north. "

Huang Yuanyi really mentioned the Southern Expedition Army, but he had much more to say than Yan Shaole, pointing directly to the key issue: the real concern is not the casualties in the battle, but the epidemic.

There was a slight commotion in the court, and many courtiers began to discuss in low voices. Some of them had worried faces. They always sneered at the combat effectiveness of the Southern Han army, but the epidemic kills people much more powerfully than swords and guns. If the plague If it really spread in the army, it is not entirely an exaggeration to say that "a horse cannot return to the north".

(End of this chapter)