Chapter 1: Going to Tanzhou
"Stop, report the number!" A group of more than a hundred cavalry rushed in front of the camp of the 1st Division of the Second Division of the Song Dynasty Imperial Army. The sentry immediately sent a signal of alert. When they stopped their horses fifty steps in front of the camp, the sentry saw that they were wearing military uniforms in front of the imperial guards, but they did not dare to be careless and asked them to stop and report their military numbers.
"The Royal Guard Brigade has important matters to enter the camp. Please contact the chief Yan Feng. Please inform me quickly!" One of them came to the front of the camp and dismounted honestly, saluted, and showed his seal and said loudly. He knew that at this time, he didn't know how many guns were aiming at them. Maybe the cannons had been loaded, and as long as there was a slight movement, they would be smashed into pieces.
"Open the camp gate and let go!" The seal letter was sent to the central army tent for verification. A member of the army arrived and ordered the door to be opened. The camp gate was wide open, and the troops of the personal guards got out in front of the camp and headed to the central army commander's tent under the leadership of the army.
The Royal Front Guard Brigade was known as the personal army of the emperor, specializing in guarding the imperial city. When they went on the expedition, the guard camps were all elite in the army. The soldiers on duty looked at the team of men and horses curiously. Although they were covered in dust after a long march, their bodies were covered with dust, but the officers and soldiers of the Personal Front Guard Brigade were still in a strict manner, and they were led by horses in two rows without any confusion.
It is said that the imperial guards were all elite soldiers selected from various departments, but they were all strong and covered with scarves on their faces, but their exposed eyes were filled with a solemn and powerful spirit. The horses they rode were shoulder-high in the frontier. What made people even more eye-catching was that they were paired with two horses, one horse was wearing weapons and one horse was carrying bags.
What the soldiers of the Second Division envied was that none of the personal guards were ordinary soldiers. Although the leader was only a commander, the lowest of them was a sergeant, which was only half a step away from being included in the grade. However, they were just a member of the capital, and the commander was only a head of the capital. It can be seen that they were all fighting on the battlefield and beheading more than ten elite soldiers in the hundred battles, which would lead to higher grades than ten.
When Tan Fei was expanding the Imperial Army, he was transferred from the Eighth Army to the Second Army as the commander of the Second Division. After receiving the report, he was a little surprised. The guards and brigades of the camp came to the camp, but they did not go to the General Administration or the Military Department. Instead, they went directly to him and did not comply with the regulations. But he did not dare to neglect, and the staff in the collection of the tent came out to welcome him.
"This..." Tan Fei couldn't help but speak in surprise when he saw the group entering the camp gate, passing through the gate, and coming to the central army's tent.
He was the commander of the Imperial Guards, and in order to facilitate work, he worked part-time in the Guards Brigade. Needless to say, Ni Liang was the commander of the Imperial Guards and was in charge of the Guards; Chen Dun was the deputy commander of the Guards and was in charge of the Guards and was in charge of the Guards and was in charge of the Guards and was in charge of the Guards and was in charge of the Guards; his qualifications were too shallower than the two of them, so he could only serve as the deputy general of the Guards and the Guards and the Guards were in charge of the Guards on weekdays, and he had to go on a war with him.
So Tan Fei knew that the guard camp must be a personal guard regiment, but even though the group covered half of their faces, he could see at a glance that most of them were officers and soldiers of the guard camp, and even found an extremely familiar figure in the crowd. Although he did not wear the old military uniform without a sign, he hung the military rank logo of the deputy captain.
"Tong Tan, we are ordered to pass on important documents, please accept the order!" When he was stunned, the commander of the leader stepped forward and saluted.
"Commander Xu, please enter the account!" Although Tan Fei was surprised, he had been with him for several years and immediately understood that His Majesty must have "sneaked out" again when he was hiding in it. He did not dare to show off, so he quickly invited them to enter the account.
"Captain Huang is in charge, follow me to enter the account and pass the order!" Xu Hong looked back and greeted the emperor who was mixed in and said.
"Yes, Dutong Tan!" Zhao Bing had no choice but to step out and salute.
"Captain Huang, please!" Tan Fei was already very excited when he saw the emperor. Now he was at a loss and returned the greeting and asked him to come in.
"Tong Tan, we haven't had a meal yet!" someone in the queue shouted loudly.
"Marquis Zou Yu, hurry up and order the fire army to prepare the meals, don't be negligent!" Tan Fei saw a group of old subordinates winking at him, without the solemnity he had just now. He quickly called Du Yu Hou Zou Jin and ordered, and bowed and sued everyone, before entering the tent.
"I am paying homage to your Majesty!" Tan Fei sent out everyone in the tent, put down the curtain, and then gave a deep bow and said tremblingly.
"No need to be polite, are you okay?" Zhao Bing helped Tan Fei up and down, and asked with a smile.
"I am very good, can your Majesty be safe?" Tan Fei looked at the emperor and said with tears in his eyes.
"I'm fine, aren't this horse that has been riding for 200 miles to you?" Zhao Bing patted his hand and said.
"Your Majesty is coming from Zhuozhou? I'm anxious to wait and tell him that even if I run to death, I will go there!" Tan Fei asked the emperor to sit down and poured a glass of water.
"I can't stay for a long time, I still have to hurry on my way. I need your help if I have something!" Zhao Bing drank the water in the cup and wiped his mouth casually.
Gu Feng
"Your Majesty just give me instructions, this is my duty!" Tan Fei said with a solemn expression.
"It's not a big deal, but it's not a big deal, so I have to bother you." Zhao Bing said, "I want to borrow a few scouts from your army who are familiar with the road from Tongzhou to Tanzhou to serve as guides for us; and if we are rushing on the road, we are already in a state of exhaustion. Get some good food for them and add some essence to the war horses. We will set off in the early morning of tomorrow!"
"Your Majesty, is something wrong again in Tanzhou?" Tan Fei asked nervously. The expeditionary army was attacked by several times his Yuan army. The heavy losses had spread to the entire army, but with the reinforcements of all parties, the front line had been stabilized. The emperor hurried forward, making him think something had happened again.
"The next day, Li Zhen's coffin will be sent from Tanzhou to the rear and taken back to Lin'an by sea. I want to send Li Zhen away!" Zhao Bing sighed softly with a sad look on his face.
"Your Majesty, it is heartbreaking for General Li to die!" Tan Fei advised, "But as the subordinates know, the enemy has seized Bohai City. There are many enemy troops on the road from Tongzhou to Tanzhou. It is no longer peaceful. It is too dangerous for Your Majesty to go."
"It's okay, at worst I can go around!" Zhao Bing waved his hand.
"But……"
"Tong Tan, Your Majesty is exhausted. Let Your Majesty take a break. Please help solve some things!" Tan Fei wanted to persuade him again, but Xu Hong interrupted him.
"Oh, that's fine. Please feel wronged in the back account!" Tan Fei heard this and quickly arranged for His Majesty to wash up, then went to the back account to make arrangements, and then lie down to serve the emperor, then retreated and asked Xu Hong why he did not persuade the emperor to take risks.
Xu Hong sighed and told him the whole story. After learning that Li Zhen was killed, His Majesty was in a low mood. Anyone could see that he was very sad. Tan Fei was with the emperor for many years, and of course he knew that His Majesty had a deep relationship with a group of generals who shared life and death at that time, and was as affectionate as his brothers, and knew that what he said was not false.
After the war stabilized, the emperor still couldn't let it go, so he wanted to go to Tanzhou to send Li Zhen on his last journey. The two empresses agreed, and Lu Xiang and others who were accompanying him thought that His Majesty was depressed, and going to Tanzhou in person could also boost the morale of the expeditionary army. He did not stop him from fighting again.
"Your Majesty will march for hundreds of miles on this trip. What should I do if something goes wrong on the way? Why not bring more people and horses to protect me? If there is a shortage of troops, I can lead troops to escort me!" Tan Fei knew the emperor's temper, and blindly blocking it would be counterproductive, but it was too hasty to only bring more than a hundred soldiers and horses to accompany me.
"I also advocate bringing more troops to escort, but Your Majesty said that everyone's accompanying is too eye-catching, which will easily attract the attention of the enemy. There are few people and it is convenient to hide its identity, and it is also mobile and flexible and convenient for marching. It will not attract the attention of the enemy. It insists on bringing only a hundred people to accompany it." Xu Hong spread his hands and smiled bitterly, saying that he was helpless and could not convince the emperor.
"Your Majesty has always been like this, but if you encounter an unexpected accident, the sky will fall in my Song Dynasty!" Tan Fei also understood very well that he was transferred from the imperial front because of this.
"Don't worry, the people who accompany you this time are all elites in the guard camp. I believe the Du Tong knows their abilities. They are all soldiers who can fight against a hundred. And everyone has the determination to be loyal to Your Majesty. Even if you encounter the enemy, you will protect Your Majesty and safely escort Your Majesty to Tanzhou." Xu Hongyan said.
"Oh, that's all. You have nothing to do. Just tell me, I will do my best to satisfy you!" Tan Fei could only sigh and nod.
"It seems that Your Majesty's respect and trust in Dutong Tan is not groundless. There are many elite soldiers and generals in the Tongzhou camp, but Your Majesty only chose Dutong to stop for a while. It can be seen that the holy favor is still not reduced, and the future is bright!" Seeing his mother-in-law and mother-in-law, Xu Hong couldn't help but quip.
"President Xu, don't make fun of it. Li Zhen and I are both orphans in the army. I was in Jiazi Town back then. If His Majesty had not taken in and received the old camp of the General's Mansion, I would have long known where I starved to death." Tan Fei said, "Although Your Majesty is young, he treats us like elder brothers and parents, and cares about everything. How could a great kindness be able to say?"
"I was transferred from the imperial court for disobeying Your Majesty. In fact, I still don't regret it, and I have never had any resentment. At that time, I just thought about protecting Your Majesty, and what would I do even if I died on the spot. But when I was in the imperial court, I didn't realize that there was anything, and sometimes I was very upset because Your Majesty often did something, but after leaving, I realized the value of that period. Now if I could return to the imperial court, I would be willing to be just a small man!"
"I don't have the experience of the governor, and it may be difficult to understand the hardships between you and Your Majesty, but I also went to Qiongzhou to join the army and follow Your Majesty to fight south and north. I know that I cannot be without Your Majesty in the Song Dynasty, and the world cannot be without Your Majesty. I will also be willing to die to protect Your Majesty!" Xu Hong said firmly.
"This trip is dangerous, so please Commander Xu, and you must bring His Majesty back safely!" Tan Fei said, holding his hand.
Chapter completed!