Rebirth: Overthrow Song Dynasty

At that moment, Li Qiong led dozens of people towards the camp in the rear!

Li Qiong is different from Liu Guangshi, his character is much more cautious! Even though he only encountered a few thousand people's sniping tonight, he still regarded it as an important matter and thought it must be reported to Qin Hui and others in detail!

He galloped forward, and half an hour later he came to the camp behind!

It's not long after dark now, and the barracks is still noisy! There are bonfires everywhere, and soldiers who are living and cooking everywhere! Some of these soldiers are Zhang Jun's regular army, and the rest are all volunteers! These rebels belonged to hundreds of different leaders. They didn't pay attention to any rules in the army. The rebels were in chaos, and no one knew who was whose subordinate!

"Hurry up and take me to see Mr. Qin!" Li Qiong got off his horse and said to the inspecting captains one by one.

After the school lieutenant asked about Li Qiong's identity and origin, he immediately led Li Qiong towards the middle of the barracks!

Qin Hui was already asleep, but after someone reported it, Qin Hui immediately got up, put on his clothes, and let Li Qiong go in.

"What happened?" Qin Hui asked.

He knew that Li Qiong must have something important to report when he came so late!

"Master Qin, my General Liu led 20,000 cavalry to pursue Emperor Xuanwu, but we encountered the enemy at Zhongnan Mountain!" Li Qiong said.

"How many enemies are there?" Qin Hui asked in surprise.

"There are about five or six thousand people, all cavalry!" Li Qiong said.

"Tell me about the specific battle situation!" Qin Hui said.

"There is a high slope there. Our 20,000 cavalry have just arrived near the high slope, and the enemy suddenly rushed down from it! Although their number is not as good as ours, they appeared too suddenly, so we are not opponents! Later Liu The general led the rout and joined the 70,000 infantry behind, General Liu wanted to lead his troops forward to destroy the enemy, but I stopped him!" Li Qiong said.

"You've done a good job! It's too dark now, if you rush out now, you may still fail!" Qin Hui nodded, lost in thought.

"Lord Qin, how many soldiers and horses does Emperor Xuanwu have? I'm afraid there is still an ambush at Zhongnan Mountain!" Li Qiong said.

"Emperor Xuanwu will never have more soldiers and horses! I have already made it clear from the intelligence investigation that Emperor Xuanwu now only has some soldiers from the imperial camp to protect him. Those should be subordinates of the imperial camp! Emperor Xuanwu It is also impossible to find more soldiers and horses! When our army overwhelms them tomorrow, they can only sneak away! But the imperial camp is here, and it seems that Emperor Xuanwu did not escape very far! We must pursue them as soon as possible !” Qin Hui said.

Li Qiong also nodded.

"You don't need to go back tonight, just rest here! Wait until tomorrow, you will go forward with us, and then you will pass Zhongnan Mountain first, and then go to Wugong County, Fufeng County and other places, and you will definitely be able to catch up with them!" Qin Hui road.

"Master Qin is right!" Li Qiong nodded.

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The place where Zong Ze lived was not very far from Li Qiong. After Li Qiong arrived, Zong Ze was also awakened!

Zong Ze was already very tired, but he couldn't sleep at this moment!

He thought for a while, and called Wang Yan, the leader of the rebel army, in!

The two were sitting in the barracks, and the people below were warming the wine! Originally, drinking alcohol was not allowed in the barracks, but the military discipline of King Kang's army is extremely poor! Especially among the rebels, there is no such thing as "military discipline" at all! Whenever the leaders of the rebel army met, they would drink heavily and eat large pieces of meat. Zong Ze had naturally acquired such a habit when he subdued the rebel army over the years!

"What is Li Qiong here for?" Zong Ze asked after taking a sip of wine, feeling calmer.

"Liu's army was ambushed in Zhongnan Mountain, so Li Qiong came to inform Qin Hui!" Wang Yan said.

"Oh? They were ambushed at Mount Zhongnan? Are there any subordinates of Emperor Xuanwu at Mount Zhongnan?" Zong Ze asked.

"There must be five or six thousand people!" Wang Yan said.

"Liu Guangshi is incompetent in using troops, and five or six thousand soldiers are enough to make him suffer a big loss!" Zong Ze said.

"My lord, I feel more and more that something is wrong!" Wang Yan said suddenly after lowering his head and thinking for a while.

"What's wrong?" Zong Ze said.

"I think our rebel army should not help Emperor Jianyan deal with Emperor Xuanwu!" Wang Yan said.

"Ah! How could you have such an idea?" Zong Ze said in disbelief.

"My lord, take a look at what Emperor Jianyan has done these years? He led his troops to the south of the Yangtze River and established the capital in Hangzhou. Afterwards, he overhauled the palace in Hangzhou and kept recruiting beautiful women. He is completely like a foolish king! Jinbing went south , he only dared to flee in a hurry and came to the sea! It has been three or four years since the Jingkang disaster, and he has no idea of ​​the Northern Expedition, but now he wants us to attack Emperor Xuanwu. Is this plausible? Emperor Xuanwu doesn’t care In any case, he is the eldest son of the Supreme Emperor, the rightful crown prince. At the beginning, we supported Emperor Jianyan because Emperor Xuanwu was young! However, although Emperor Xuanwu was young, he was wise and mighty. , and later defeated the Jurchen and occupied Guanshan! Moreover, I just got the news that the over 100,000 troops of Wanyan Zongwang and Wanyan Loushi have been defeated by the imperial army under Emperor Xuanwu! Now the imperial army is chasing and killing the Jurchen army!" Wang Yandao .

"What? How is this possible? This time Wanyan Zongwang personally led the army. Wanyan Zongwang is a well-known Jurchen coach, completely different from Wanyan Huonu. How could he be defeated by the imperial army? How did you get this news?" Zong Ze immediately asked.

"There are Jurchen corpses everywhere in Fuping! Moreover, many people in the north have seen with their own eyes that the Imperial Army is chasing the Jurchen army! My lord, this news can't be wrong! It's just that the news is of great importance, and it hasn't been spread yet. Only a few people know about it!" Wang Yan said.

"How could this be? How could this be?" Zong Ze was a little lost.

"In contrast, Emperor Xuanwu is like the real king of the Song Dynasty, he is orthodox! He has the Jade Seal in his hand, which is the emperor's symbol passed down from Qin Shihuang to the present! Emperor Jianyan looks less and less like an emperor. , Many people in our rebel army are talking about it, and they don't want to follow Emperor Jianyan!" Wang Yan said.

Zong Ze stayed there and didn't speak for a long time!

"My lord, if I have nothing else to do, I will take my leave first! Please tell Qin Hui about the defeat of Jurchen by the imperial army!" Wang Yan said.

"Okay!" Zong Ze nodded.

Wang Yan had already left, and Zong Ze came out of the tent. He let the cold wind blow on his face, and he sighed for a long time! At the beginning, he was the one who supported Zhao Gou with countless rebels. He believed that Zhao Gou could become the master of the Ming Dynasty and rejuvenate the Great Song Dynasty! At this moment, he felt extremely regretful in his heart!

"That's all! Loyal ministers don't matter to two masters! No matter what, I am a subordinate of Emperor Jianyan, and I can't betray Emperor Jianyan! I must never forget the word loyalty!" Zongze secretly said.

The barracks gradually quieted down, and those noisy voices gradually disappeared! By this time, hundreds of thousands of troops have gradually fallen into a deep sleep!

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The snow was falling more and more. At this moment, Zhao Chen and Kang An were leading 5,000 soldiers from the imperial battalion in a hurry. They were not heading towards the east, but toward the north!

They had already walked for an hour, and the wilderness was completely silent, except for heavy snow and wild animals, they couldn't see anything else!

"When they get here, no one will notice them!" Zhao Chen laughed.

Kang An nodded.

"Let's check the movement of the enemy camp first!" Zhao Chen said again.

At present, more than a dozen imperial cavalry are heading southeast!

Zhao Chen is leading the army towards the east! They walked for another half an hour!

At this time, some of the scouting soldiers had already returned and reported back the situation of the enemy camp one after another!

Until this time, Zhao Chen led the army towards the south!

This time they took a big turn to ensure that they would not be discovered by the enemy!

When there were still fifteen miles away from the enemy camp, Zhao Chen stopped the army!

All the soldiers got off their horses at the moment, and they led the horses forward! In this way, the enemy will not perceive the sound of the earth shaking when the cavalry is vertical and horizontal, and it will be even more difficult to be noticed!

The heavy snow was already a foot thick, and they were walking in the heavy snow! Many soldiers of the Imperial Battalion are still walking and eating to replenish their energy!

When there were still five miles away from the enemy camp, Zhao Chen stopped, and the five thousand officers and soldiers in the imperial camp also stopped!

"Get on the horse! Prepare to charge!" Zhao Chen gave the order!

Five thousand soldiers of the imperial battalion got on their horses one after another, and they followed Zhao Chen and rushed forward!