Chapter 44 Yue Fei's brothers

In October of the second year of Shaoxing (1132), Zhao Gou transferred two powerful men to the Yue family army. The first Niu was surnamed Niu, named Gao, styled Boyuan, from Lushan, Ruzhou (now Lushan County, Henan). He was sixteen years older than Yue Fei and belonged to Yue Fei's elders. At the beginning of the Jin people's invasion of the south, Niu Gao was just an ordinary archer in the army. He fought bravely and made many military exploits.Zhai Xinghui, the general manager of the West Road, recognized him as Bao Yilang. While Du Cheng stayed behind in Tokyo, Niu Gao was ordered to crusade against the giant thief "Hornless Bull" Yang Jin in Lushan area: three battles and three victories.As a result, Niu Gao was relocated to be the governor of Rongzhou and the commander of the Chinese army.

The Jinren went south twice, and Niu Gao ambushed him in the west of Beijing. He was victorious in more than ten battles, and was later promoted to be the training envoy of the Guozhou Regiment. In the fourth year of Jianyan (1130), the Jinren West Route Army captured Jiangxi and returned north from Jingmen. Niu Gao successively invited battles in Songcun and Dengjiaqiao in Baofeng County. Caizhou, Feng Qinwei doctor. The second Niu Ren is surnamed Dong, named Xian, styled Juemin, and is from Luoyang. He also joined the army under Zhai Xing's account. "War with the Jin people, he has done a lot of bravery." The vanguard of the three armies.

In the first year of Shaoxing (1131), the Jin soldiers aggressively captured Shangzhou (now Shang County, Shaanxi). Dong Xian led his army to fight, and won nine battles and nine victories, chasing the Jin soldiers to the Sword Test Pass. These are two rare fighters. Why did Zhao Gou transfer these two people to the Yue Family Army on a whim? It turned out that Liu Yu's "Daqi" government relied on the power of the Jin people to occupy the vast territory of the Central Plains, expanded southward, and occupied Xiangyang Prefecture, Dengzhou (now Dengzhou City, Henan Province), and Suizhou (now Suizhou City, Hubei Province) , Tangzhou (now Tanghe County, Henan), Yingzhou (now Zhongxiang City, Hubei) and other state capitals made the Southern Song Dynasty panic and uneasy.

Among them, Xiangyang Prefecture belongs to the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, connecting Sichuan and Shaanxi in the west and Wuyue in the east.The fall of Xiangyang Mansion alone meant that there was a huge gap in the Yangtze River defense line in the Southern Song Dynasty. Not only did the route to Sichuan and Shaanxi be lost, but Lin'an, the capital of the city, was also exposed to the vanguard of the puppet Qi army. What drove Zhao Gou the most crazy was that at this juncture, Yang Mo's rebel army entrenched in the Dongting Lake area had an ambiguous relationship with Liu Yu. Southern Song regime.

Alas, the tree wants to be quiet but the wind keeps blowing, so it's time to take some measures. Zhao Gou couldn't bear it anymore and decided to take back the six counties of Xiangyang to show Liu Yu some color. So, who will lead the troops to fight against the puppet Qi? The first thing Zhao Gou thought of was Yue Fei. Yue Fei successively defeated and wiped out Li Cheng, Qi Fang, and Cao Cheng's gang of thieves. And in July of this year (that is, the second year of Shaoxing, 1132), Kong Yanzhou, the governor of Yuan Qi and Huang Zhen, couldn't bear the temptation of the puppet Qi, and led a delegation to surrender.Zhao Gou asked Yue Fei to concurrently serve as the envoys of Shu and Qizhou on Jiangnan West Road, and was responsible for dispatching the envoys of Jiangnan West Road, Shu and Qizhou.At the same time, Li Shan, who was stationed in Qizhou (now Qichun County, Hubei Province), and Fu Xuan, who was stationed in Jiangzhou, were merged into the Yue Family Army.The Yue Family Army's military title was upgraded from Shenwu Deputy Army to Shenwu Rear Army, Yue Fei was transferred from Duguan to Tongzhi, and Wang Xie stationed upstream, Han Shizhong and Liu Guangshi stationed downstream, stationed in four important towns along the river.

Both Niu Gao and Dong Xian are patriotic generals who came back from the Puppet Qi ruled area, and they are relatively familiar with the terrain and combat situation there. Since Zhao Gou intends to let Yue Fei preside over the Northern Expedition, it is reasonable to transfer them to the Yue Family Army up. In December of this year, Niu Gao and Dong Xian officially reported to the Yue Family Army and obeyed Yue Fei's restraint. In addition to assigning Niu Gao and Dong Xian under the command of the Yue family army, Zhao Gou considered that Yue Fei was in charge of the defense of Shuzhou and Qizhou on the West Jiangnan Road, Shuzhou, and Qizhou on the West Huainan Road, and his troops were seriously insufficient. He then ordered Zhao Bingyuan, the soldier and horse of Jiangnan West Road, to incorporate more than 10,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Hongzhou (now Nanchang City, Jiangxi Province) into the Yue Family Army.

It is a pity that at a banquet two years ago, "Fei was drunk and beat Bingyuan almost to death", Zhao Bingyuan had a grudge and refused to hand over the army, and asked someone to tell Liu Guangshi to come out to Zhao Gou An application was made to transfer his soldiers and horses to Liu Guangshi. This is already the second time Yue Fei has hurt someone after drinking, the nature is bad and the consequences are serious.Because of this, Yue Fei also thought of his mother's warning, and felt very regretful.It's because you are not good at drinking, so I can't help you——Zhao Gou issued a special edict, "Quiet drinking."Yue Fei was speechless, and he was completely insulated from wine ever since.

The Yue Family Army was promoted from the Deputy Army of Shenwu to the Rear Army of Shenwu, and many generals in the army followed suit and obtained promotions to varying degrees.Among them, Wang Gui was in charge of the Chinese army and raised a line of affairs; Zhang Xian was in charge of the former army and raised a line of affairs together.The two of them seemed to be Yue Fei's right-hand men. When necessary, they also performed military affairs on behalf of Yue Fei and commanded other commanders to fight. Zhang Xian, Wang Gui, Xu Qing, Niu Gao and Dong Xian are all unique figures, they can be called the five tiger generals in the Yue family army.In addition, there are Yang Zaixing, Li Shan, Fu Xuan, Wang Wan, Yue Heng, Yao Zheng, Li Bao (a famous general in the mid-Southern Song Dynasty), Bi Jin (father of Bi Zaiyu, a famous general in the mid-Southern Song Dynasty), Meng Lin (a famous general in the mid-late Southern Song Dynasty Meng Gongzhi Zu) and a large number of capable fighters.

In the Song Dynasty, literature was valued over military affairs. Yue Fei often showed others in Confucianism during his spare time in military affairs. , At that time, most of the celebrities and Jessica returned." Because of Yue Fei's ambition, pursuit, quality and attractive personality, a large group of scholars with knowledge, ability and integrity gathered around him. Zhu Meng, a native of Tonglu County, Yanzhou, said that he was a man of great learning.As early as five years in Zhenghe, he was aware of all kinds of signs of national subjugation in the Northern Song Dynasty, and kept writing letters to Zhao Ji, who was in power, and complained about the evils of the times, which aroused the hatred of Cai Jing, Tong Guan and a group of traitors, and arrested him. Sent to Chizhou.Zhao Heng ascended the throne in the front line, and after hearing Zhu Meng's name of loyalty, he specially summoned him back.In the first year of Jingkang (1126), Tokyo fell. Zhu Meng said that he would rather die than surrender, and actively organized the people to save the nation and fight against the gold until he was defeated.Yue Fei admired his character, invited him many times, and arranged for him to work as a secretary in the army.The two are like-minded and complement each other.

Xue Bi, a native of Yongjia County, Wenzhou, was born as a Jinshi.In the early years of Jingkang, the Jin people invaded, and Li Gang proposed to stick to Tokyo. At that time, many people opposed it, but Xue Bi firmly supported and supported Li Gang's proposition.He served as a food and grass officer under the Minister of Criminal Affairs and River Fang Song Boyou, responsible for the preparation of food, military supplies and other logistical affairs.Yue Fei recruited him to the Yue Family Army to serve as a transfer judge on South Jing South Road, and was fully responsible for the supply of money and food in the army.

Huang Zong, a native of Suzhou, is proficient in military affairs, and he is responsible for divine calculations. Because his father Huang Ce was identified by Zhao Ji as a "Yuanfu treacherous party", Huang Zong was not allowed to take the imperial examination for life.After Zhao Gou moved to the south, Huang Zong took the opportunity of presenting his words to the imperial court and presented ten volumes of his research experience on the art of war, which caused a sensation. Yue Fei got Huang Zong into his own army after going through all kinds of twists and turns through the go-betweens of the legendary Zhao Jiuling, which can be called a good story in the military circle at that time.Xi Yi, the ambassador of Jingnan South Road, once congratulated Yue Fei and praised Huang Zong, saying that he had reviewed more than 2,000 discussion articles on military art in Hou Province, and none of them could match Huang Zong's incisiveness and originality. It can be said that Huang Zong is Yue Fei's good teacher and friend. Whenever Yue Fei encounters an enemy, "the military must plan against him."Huang Zong is grateful for Yue Fei's kindness, and he knows everything without saying anything. Because of this, Yue Fei often tells Huang Zong: "If Yue Fei has made mistakes, you must point them out to me directly." The relationship between the two is far beyond the relationship between master and slave. . In addition, there are Li Ruoxu, Gao Ying, Wang Liangcun, Xia Gong, Li Qi, Dang Shangyou, Zhang Jiefu, Yu Peng, Sun Ge, Hou Bang, Zhi Jia, Wang Dajie, etc. Hou Bang was originally a guest at the home of Hao Ting, the commander of Wang Xie, the governor of Jingnan Mansion. He was a friend of Huang Zong's in the early years. He was very talented. After being recommended by Huang Zong, Yue Fei sent someone to pick him up.Hao Ting felt that Yue Fei was poaching his own wall, and he suddenly wanted to kill Hou Bang. He ordered Hou Bang to be arrested and prepared to kill him. Yue Fei was furious, and jumped up against the table, saying: "What is Hao Zun? How dare you kill scholars!" With a vellus hair, I can't eat it and walk around.Hao Ting didn't expect Yue Fei to attach so much importance to a scholar, so he obediently sent Hou Bang here. Xia Gong and Li Qi are economical talents. Xia Gong first served as the judge of Zhuanyuan on the North Jingbei Road, planning the money and food supply of the Yue Family Army, and was later promoted by Yue Fei Baozuo to Zhuanyuan Deputy Envoy, responsible for the expenses of the Yue Family Army.Li Qi is good at financial management. He served as a return officer in the army. He managed ministers, rewards, preparations, returns, Guanyin, Dianku, rent, and camp fields. Wang Dajie was originally a well-known talker in Sichuan, talented in eloquence, and he is an excellent spy.He has mixed into the enemy camp many times to conduct intelligence.The Yue family's army was able to know themselves and the enemy when fighting, which can be said to be a great contribution. Li Ruoxu was from Quzhou County, Mingzhou, West Road, Hebei Province (now Quzhou County, Hebei Province). He had a heroic younger brother, Li Ruoshui, who was famous for his death in the Jingkang disaster. Hu Hongxiu is a native of Kaifeng. He can carry a gun when he is on a horse, and a pen when he is off a horse. He has written two volumes of military books. ... In short, among these people, there are not only famous scholars from the noble family, but also hermits from the common family;Yue Fei was eclectic and used his talents only. He "discussed the ancient and modern times with them, questioned each other, and never violated anything."Yue Fei attaches great importance to his staff, and his staff also do their best to serve their confidants, and even serve them with all their strength.In the Yue family's army, the guests of honor agree with each other, and the generals and generals get along well with each other.No wonder the history said that Yue Fei "wanted to do something, called on everyone to control and plan, plan and then fight, so there was victory but not defeat, and the enemy did not move suddenly, so the enemy said: "Shaking the mountain is easy, shaking the Yue family army Disaster'". At this time, the Yue Family Army had a strong lineup and a reasonable configuration.The generals are united and ready to fight against the Jinren and recover the rivers and mountains.