Chapter 86 Formation Diagram
Ming Dynasty, the 13th year of Hongwu.

At the beginning, people still laughed at Zhao Guangyi as usual and marveled at his superb driving skills.

After laughing, Xiang Wang Zhu Bo may have a sudden idea: "Song Taizong's event is called the Hebei Donkey Cart Rally, so the Fourth Brother's Jingnan Rally can also be called... the Beijing-Nanjing Round Trip Horse Racing!"

"..." This seemed like a cold joke. For a moment, one could hear a pin drop in the hall and even the sound of the wind blowing in.

Zhu Di inexplicably felt as if thousands of arrows were piercing his heart, and then a gust of wind blew over, blowing him away and turning him into pieces on the ground.

Zhu Biao also had a toothache. Zhu Bai was still young, so he couldn't be too strict. "Twelve, your idea is very interesting, but you still need to study more famous books, so that you can come up with better ideas..."

"I understand, big brother," Zhu Bo said with high morale, "I will study hard and come up with a better name for my fourth brother Jingnan!"

No, you better not think about it, really. Zhu Di closed his eyes in pain. Wait, he thought of a good way to divert the attention of these bastard brothers from himself!
Zhu Di said hurriedly: "Besides other things, Zhao Guangyi's ability to escape is really amazing. There is a living example in front of us, how was Ming Yingzong Zhu Qizhen captured?" He can't even run away?

As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention was shifted to Zhu Qizhen.

Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Kuangyin finally recovered. In fact, he calmed down when he talked about Zhao Guangyi running to Jintaidun without stopping.

He stretched his body, asked someone to bring him another cup of tea, and drank it all in one gulp. He finally felt his head clear up and couldn't help but let out a long sigh.

Looking at Zhao Guangyi, who was thrown into the corner, suffered many physical blows, and heard his own deeds, and now looked like a dried salted fish, he sneered: "Great, what a great Gaoliang River God of Carts, what a great Hebei Donkey Cart Rally. After I've finished talking about you, our Song Taizong, I will let you participate in a Hebei Donkey Cart Rally. You must not live up to your title of God of Carts, and I will not let history lose such a wonderful Donkey Cart Rally!"

Zhao Guangyi, who was like a salted fish, suddenly widened his lifeless eyes when he heard this. No, this couldn't be done - but he was tied up tightly, and after struggling, he was just like a salted fish trying to turn over, but in the end he could do nothing.

Zhao Dezhao and the other two were also in a daze. They looked at each other and felt as if they were in a dream: Has Dad/Brother gone mad with rage?

The third year of Taipingxingguo.

Originally, Zhao Guangyi in this time and space was still brainwashing himself: I didn’t do that, I haven’t done anything yet, so it has nothing to do with me, I already know what will happen, so I will never make the same mistake, I will definitely achieve truly brilliant achievements...

Due to his strong self-persuasion ability, he did not faint from anger when talking about Gaoliang River like himself in the fourth year of Chunhua. But this did not make him much better - after he uttered the term "Hebei Donkey Cart Rally", a term that had never appeared in history, he could not hold on after all. His throat felt sweet and he felt dizzy. He first spat out a mouthful of blood, then his eyes rolled back and he lost consciousness.

One thing that made him luckier than himself in the fourth year of Chunhua was that the eunuch Wang Jie'en beside him did not kneel on the ground because he was afraid to listen to the contents of the sky curtain, so he was able to catch his falling body in the first moment and did not let him fall straight onto the cold stone bricks of the hall.

It was not only Zhao Guangyi in different times and spaces who had health problems, but also the successors of the Song Dynasty. However, due to health reasons, a few emperors stood out among them.

【Looking at the whole process of Zhao Guangyi's escape, one can't help but sigh, he is really a good runner! He is so talented! He is worthy of being the driving god of Gaoliang River!
If some emperors of other dynasties had been able to escape like him, they would not have been surrounded and captured by the enemy, especially some emperors of the Song Dynasty.

This is getting off topic. Although Zhao Guangyi had already fled back to the capital, the expedition to Youzhou was not over yet.

Zhao Guangyi did run fast, but although he ran fast, he became separated from the main force of the Song Dynasty and lost contact.

As he traveled day and night, many generals could not contact him, and no one knew what his condition was. So, naturally, everyone wondered if he had passed away, which was why they could not contact him.

It is normal to have such thoughts. Then, it is normal for everyone to start thinking that if Zhao Guangyi is really dead, what should the Song Dynasty do? Then they can only let the son of Taizu succeed to the throne to calm people's hearts!

So some generals began to discuss whether to support Zhao Dezhao to inherit the throne.

The embarrassing thing is that Zhao Guangyi was not dead, and the news came later, and the incident was left unresolved. But they left it unresolved, but Zhao Guangyi still remembered it!

So when he returned to the capital, Zhao Guangyi was resentful because of the defeat in Youzhou. Not only did he not reward the troops who had conquered Youzhou in the north, he even didn't want to give the rewards for the Battle of Taiyuan that he had promised before. The army was in an uproar.

Zhao Dezhao saw this and felt that this was not right, so he advised Zhao Guangyi: "We should first reward Taiyuan, and then punish Youzhou for violating the law."

Zhao Guangyi was immediately furious. On the one hand, it was because Zhao Dezhao touched upon something he did not want to mention. On the other hand, he remembered that the generals wanted to support Zhao Dezhao at that time. So he taunted him, "When you become the emperor yourself, it will not be too late to reward you!"

After hearing this, what else could Zhao Dezhao do? Zhao Guangyi obviously wanted to kill him, and he had no power to fight him, so he committed suicide after returning home.

This is also the death of Zhao Dezhao that we talked about before. 】

Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Dezhao was so angry that he was shaking all over, and even the hand he raised to point at Zhao Guangyi was shaking: "I think my second uncle is suspicious of me because he has problems with the succession!" It was definitely you who killed my father!

Without him saying anything, Zhao Kuangyin had already understood the unfinished meaning of his words. However, Zhao Kuangyin was already immune to it at this time. Didn't he just kill him and his son? He had known it for a long time, and he also killed his brother who was born of the same mother.

However, it was a bit beyond his expectations that Zhao Guangyi would not reward the meritorious generals.

Now, Zhao Kuangyin only regrets why he did not deprive Zhao Guangyi of his title and power earlier, why he did not train his son earlier and build up his strength, but indulged him again and again. In the end, he indulged himself to death, and his son had no power to resist and could only die.

Only in this way can his grandchildren live well.

But the emperor of the Song Dynasty was captured? More than one?
[Of course, although he suffered a setback, is Zhao Guangyi a person who would not dare to move forward when faced with difficulties?
Actually, a little bit.

But after this defeat, he did not think that he had done anything wrong, nor did he think that there was anything wrong with the Song Dynasty army. He just felt that if he was given another chance, he would definitely be able to! Capture Yanyun! Defeat the Liao Kingdom!

He believed so firmly and acted accordingly. 】Later Zhou, the fifth year of Xian De.

Chai Rong almost couldn't maintain his energy-maintaining skills. He looked at Zhao Kuangyin with a smile and said, "My dear, I really want to meet your brother, right now." Of course, his words meant nothing, and everyone present understood the actual meaning: I want to beat up your brother, right now!
Zhao Kuangyin did not plead at all: "It is my honor to meet Your Majesty and watch with You." He also wanted to beat Zhao Guangyi several times!

Chai Rong immediately sent out the guards and ordered them to bring Zhao Guangyi into the palace as quickly as possible, and preferably tie him up.

[However, before Zhao Guangyi fully exerted his subjective initiative, something happened that also allowed him to exert some of his subjective initiative.

That was the Battle of Mancheng in which the Liao Dynasty attacked the Song Dynasty.

As mentioned earlier, Zhao Guangyi, who fled all the way to Dingzhou, finally regained his consciousness and realized that the Liao army was very likely to counterattack, so he left behind a group of generals to guard Dingzhou, Zhenzhou, Guannan and other places.

As expected, the Liao Dynasty launched a massive counterattack, with tens of thousands of troops divided into two routes: the eastern route was led by Han Kuangsi, Tiyin Yelu Xiu'ge, Nanyuan King Yelu Xizhen and others, who marched south from the plain; the western route was led by Nanjing Commander Yelu Shanbu, who went around the mountain and marched towards the Song Dynasty from behind the mountain.

The Song army generals had already assembled in advance through early prediction. Liu Yanhan, the garrison commander of Zhenzhou, led his men to march more than 200 miles to set up defenses along the Xu River in the north of Mancheng. Cui Yanjin, the garrison commander of Guannan, led his men to secretly go around the Great Wall to the back of the Liao army, preparing to attack the Liao army from both sides.

At this time, the Liao army was stationed to the west of Mancheng. Not long after, Cui Han and Li Hanqiong also arrived at Xuhe with their men.

With all the soldiers and generals present, the Song army began to line up. The 80,000 main forces were divided into eight formations, each about a mile apart, to meet the Liao army head-on.

Seeing this, some people have already realized that something is wrong: "If what they guessed is correct, the Liao army is a nomadic army in the north. There must be many cavalry in the army, and they are good at charging and killing..." The Song army is arranged in such a formation. Let alone fighting against the Liao army, it is more likely that they will be surrounded and destroyed by the Liao army's cavalry, right?

Could it be that not only was the emperor of the Song Dynasty incompetent, but so many of the generals were also good-for-nothings?
[There is obviously something wrong with this formation. However, this is not because the generals do not understand military affairs and are idiots.

In fact, they were just following orders. Whose orders were they? Of course, they were Zhao Guangyi's. Although Zhao Guangyi was not at the front line in person, did this prevent him from commanding remotely? Of course not. No matter how far the distance was, it did not affect Zhao Guangyi's micromanagement on the front line.

Before the Liao army attacked, Zhao Guangyi, who had anticipated a war, not only sent generals, but also brought his own instructions: This battle must be fought according to the formation diagram I have laid out. This is the formation diagram, called "Pingrong Wanquan Formation", which is great!
What could the generals do? Under the military system of the Song Dynasty, especially the military system during the reign of Zhao Guangyi, they could only obey orders and deploy their troops according to Zhao Guangyi's instructions.

Song Dynasty, the first year of Kaibao.

Zhao Kuangyin was simply dumbfounded. He looked at the miracle, then looked at Zhao Guangyi, then at his brother and sons. He opened and closed his mouth several times, unable to utter a word.

Pre-granted battle plans? Remote micro-control? Let the generals fight a battle according to your instructions?

If I remember correctly, you were in the capital at that time, right? How far is the capital from Mancheng? A thousand miles away! How did you command the battle? Did you not know what to do because you had never fought a war?

Zhao Guangyi...is he okay? No, he is still sick.

Zhao Kuangyin finally came to this conclusion because only this conclusion made him feel logical, otherwise he would be crazy.

Zhao Guangyi also felt that he was going crazy. Not to mention why he would do such a thing in the future, but now - Zhao Kuangyin looked at him in shock, and then turned his gaze to him in disbelief, with a bit of sympathy and understanding...

Ming Dynasty, the 16th year of Yongle.

Zhu Di felt sympathetic when he saw Zhao Guangyi giving him the battle plan and commanding him remotely. After all, he was the one who conquered the world on horseback, so he could empathize with the generals and understand how painful it would be to meet such a boss.

"What a pity," he sighed, full of sympathy and regret for the promising generals of the Song Dynasty, "this system will not only not be abolished in the future, but will be carried forward."

Tang Dynasty, the third year of Zhenguan.

Looking at the unfortunate fate of the Song Dynasty generals, Li Shimin suddenly felt a sense of gratitude towards his father Li Yuan - after all, he only wanted to withdraw his troops temporarily, and he didn't have to personally command the battle or give orders on how he should lead the troops!

Compared with Zhao Guangyi, he seemed even more wise and brave.

[Of course, the generals of the Song Dynasty were not incompetent, nor did they blindly obey the emperor. At least, this group of people is not like that.

As soon as this Ping Rong Wan Quan formation was deployed, regardless of the generals, the soldiers at the bottom began to panic. They had sufficient combat experience, and although they could not lead the army, they still had basic military common sense. They knew that such a formation was obviously not feasible!
So what about the generals?

General Zhao Yanjin of the Right Dragon Army went up to the heights to observe the situation of the Liao army and felt that his army could not use this formation. So, risking the crime of violating the emperor's order to change the battle formation, he applied to change the formation and concentrate all the troops.

Of course, this decision could not be implemented immediately. There was also a heated discussion within the Song army. Finally, the military supervisors Li Jilong and Cui Han both agreed to this matter and insisted on taking the blame themselves. Only then did the Song army change its formation.

Afterwards, the Song army pretended to surrender to make the Liao army relax, and took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack. The Song army defeated the Liao army and won the victory. 】

Qin Dynasty.

Ying Zheng did not comment on the situation of the Song Dynasty generals.

Tianmu's meaning was very clear. Although the generals did not follow the battle formation rigidly this time, but would rather go against the order and adapt to the situation to maintain victory, this was not all of the Song Dynasty. Someone would definitely follow the battle formation later, and the result would most likely be a disastrous defeat.

Otherwise, why did the Song Dynasty keep running south? Oh, no, looking at Zhao Guangyi's situation, it is also possible that their emperor was ill.

On the contrary, the First Emperor was quite appreciative of the reactions of the grassroots soldiers: "Looking at the whole world, although most of my court officials are people with extraordinary abilities, it is the common people of Qin from generation to generation who support the foundation of the Great Qin." Just like in farming, the officials who are high up in the court may not be able to compare with the old farmers who have been working in the fields for many years.

And what Daqin needs is these grassroots forces! Well, cultivating grassroots officials who can govern the six countries can also be selected from ordinary people in Daqin. Although this was the case in the past, today is different from the past and can expand the scope.

(End of this chapter)