Chapter 170 Old Marshal Zhang
Yingtian, in the imperial city, Zhao Ze led Yue Fei to the military camp outside the suburbs.
In the military camp outside the suburbs, an old man with a vicissitudes of life on his face, wearing armor, stood on the school ground, watching the soldiers below practicing the battle formation. This old man was Zhang Fu.
Marshal Zhang was holding the emperor's secret order in his hand. He put down the secret order. The old Marshal stroked his long white beard. The complex expression in his eyes represented that his thoughts were very complicated now.
The above order is very simple. This battle will be fought beautifully and the world will see the determination of Xinsong. Zhang Weng is a veteran of two dynasties. It is inappropriate for anyone to take charge of this battle, so I can only trouble Zhang Weng.
Marshal Zhang was a little confused about the emperor who had grown up, why was he going to fight suddenly? The soldiers of Xinsong had not fought for almost ten years. Since the king's departure, the voices of the pro-war faction in the court have basically disappeared, and now they actually want to fight again.
The resume of Marshal Zhang's life was the history of the expansion of the territory of the New Song Dynasty. He joined the army at the age of 18. In an encounter with the Great Khan Empire, Zhang Fu saved the ancestor emperor and had excellent skills in fighting, so he was valued.
The character of the late emperor was completely different from that of the current emperor. When he started a war because of a small matter on the frontier, Zhang Fu took command and directly invaded the hinterland of the Great Khan Empire. At that time, Zhang Fu was the soul of the New Song Dynasty. However, the late emperor fought many years, resulting in the emptiness of the national treasury. Later, Zhao Zhi ascended the throne and could not organize an effective resistance in the face of the invasion of the Great Khan Empire. Zhang Fu was old and prepared to retire.
Later, Wang Dao emerged suddenly. Zhang Fu felt that Wang Dao was a talent, and together with Zhao Zhi, he brought Wang Dao to the position of prime minister. Wang Dao did not disappoint Zhang Fu's high hopes. He resisted the invasion of the Khan Empire, established three major frontiers, and achieved great achievements. However, ten years ago, Wang Dao suddenly resigned, which led to the voice of the lords and factions in the court becoming louder and louder. Zhang Fu was too lazy to see these cowardly people feared and was ready to retire and return home. However, Zhao Zhi tried his best to keep him, so Zhang Fu had to retreat and seek second best, and was in a semi-retired state.
To be honest, Marshal Zhang had no confidence at all. The soldiers of the Great Liao Kingdom grew up on horseback, and Jiangning Prefecture was also a plain area. The rebel Qin Feng's retreat allowed the Great Liao Kingdom to take root in Jiangning Prefecture at will. To put it nicely, Jiangning Prefecture could not resist the Great Liao Kingdom, and Kangzhou's gateway was a natural barrier, so that he could resist the cavalry of the Great Liao Kingdom. Zhang Fu was so angry that he almost used a knife to cut Qin Feng with a knife, but after thinking about it, Qin Feng did nothing wrong. Stay in Jiangning Prefecture. The army of Xinsong was like fish to be slaughtered when facing the cavalry of the Great Liao Kingdom.
Marshal Zhang is already in his seventies and naturally does not value his reputation much. A veteran general who has entered the coffin with half his foot is of course not as good as fame, but he doesn't know how to fight this battle.
Although the soldiers below are trained in a tremendous manner now, a few of them have fought wars. I am afraid that when they are shouted by the enemy on the battlefield, they will be scared to their legs and feet. This is not that Zhang Fu exaggerates the enemy's momentum, but that Xinsong's military strength is too weak now. The troops handed over to him said that there are 500,000 people, but where are they?
There are 100,000 people here, 300,000 people in the frontier, and Qin Feng, who retired to Kangzhou, has 100,000 people. Together, it is indeed 500,000 people. But are those bastards really willing to hand over the army to Zhang Fu? So Zhang Fu felt that the military strength was too weak. Once he led these 100,000 people to Kangzhou to prepare for a counterattack, if Qin Feng's 100,000 people were not handed over to him, how could he set up a formation? Qin Feng defended half, and he defended half?
Chapter completed!