Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 492 Civil officials are greedy for money, military officers are afraid of death
"Listen to the people in the city. Open the city to accept surrender, and you will not die if you go around. If you resist stubbornly in the corner, you will be killed without mercy."

Cangzhou soldiers and horses crossed the Yellow River to attack and kill the Baoding army. The first battle was in the Diaoyu village, and the forbidden army in some places fled.Song Jiang's soldiers arrived on the other side without bloodshed, and the army rushed straight to Qing County without stopping.

The vanguard cavalry rushed, and the city gates on all sides were closed, but the soldiers on the top of the city, Ding Minzhuang, looked like cowards, their hands trembling and their legs trembling, and they couldn't even stand upright with their soldiers.

When Wang Yuan, the deputy military envoy of Cangzhou, arrived with his troops, he saw the gate of Qinghe County wide open, and a group of leading figures in the county standing at the gate, waiting eagerly.

That place is a short distance away from the Liangshan Army, and those who were guilty of crimes had fled long ago, and the rest of the big gentry families were mostly self-restraining and kind-hearted families.At this moment, together with many officials in the county, they surrender together.

Wang Yuan also rushed out from the Martial Arts Academy, where he buried his head and had no great future, he would rather come to the battlefield to fight.Rushi was sent to Cangzhou as the deputy envoy of soldiers and horses.This time leading the army, take the lead.

Immediately in front of the city gate, looking around at a group of people, he asked suspiciously, "Where is the county magistrate?"

The gentry and officials of Qing County looked at each other, and the professor of this county came forward and replied: "So that the general will know that Mr. Wen of this county is stubborn and insists on not surrendering. He has been imprisoned by us in the county government."

Wang Yuan laughed loudly, "There are still such people who don't know the current affairs." But he ignored it, and just asked people to report to the generals Song Jiang and Shi Wengong, leaving 200 people to guard the city, and led the soldiers and horses straight to Baoding Military City .

Along the way, I saw the Song Army's military stronghold several times. I sent people to check, but there were no soldiers, only countless people gathered together.The army broke into the Baoding army and entered the land of no one.

The latter city is deep and deep, with more than 60 troops stationed inside.But these are all figures on paper, and Fan Bingguo, the well-known soldier in the other place, was a foolish and courageous generation. When he heard that the Liangshan army was coming, he did not call the officials to discuss the matter first, but first took his wife and children and fled from Ximen.After hearing the news, Wu Ming, the military and horse commander in the city, looked up to the sky and sighed: "The country has supported soldiers for [-] years, and they have treated them well. Today is in danger, and the country is in great trouble. The scholars and bureaucrats of the generation can't come up with a plan to save the situation, and the inside will be bankrupt." The official left once, and the outside was entrusted with seals and abandoned the city, and the inside and outside conspired to flee one after another. The scholar-officials still abandoned the city and fled, so why bother to risk their lives?"

After that, he asked people to fly the white flag, opened the city gate, closed the official warehouse and reported it himself, threw down the soldiers and armor, tied himself out of the city and accepted the surrender.Wang Yuan surprisingly captured the Baoding Army, an important place in the northern frontier of Zhao Song Dynasty, without a single blow. "How absurd, how absurd?"

Even if Wang Yuan had already surrendered to the Liangshan Army and served for it, seeing this scene, he was still furious! "Civilian officials are greedy for money, and military officials are afraid of death. If the courtiers of the Song Dynasty are in such a situation, if the Zhao family does not lose their country, then the law of heaven will not allow it."

If so, soldiers and horses occupied the Baoding army, and Yu Songjiang and Shi Wengong knew about the meteor scouting horses. They thought that Fan Bingguo was not a real talent, but they didn't want it to be so easy.Song Jiang said to Shi Wengong: "I was told by the Spy Department that there is no official in Baoding and Xiongzhou who is willing to surrender to our army. I still don't believe it. Now it seems that if the officials and assistants there are all Fan Bingguo's generation, then Don't worry about it." Shi Wengong deeply agreed.

Let's talk about Naba Prefecture, Zhizhou Chen Long was a Jinshi during the Daguan period, and he is quite a man of character.As early as when Cangzhou fell into the hands of the Liangshan Army, the army began to prepare for war.

Over the years, he also had an army of 5000 soldiers in his hands.

Now when I heard that the Liangshan army was coming, I discussed with Wang Bin, the superintendent of soldiers and horses, the strategy of defending the battle. He said to himself: "There are so many bandits and soldiers, and the situation is unstoppable. It is better to stick to it." Wang Bin is different: "No, the bandits are far away. Come, you will be exhausted, although there are many people, you should not be afraid. If we go out of the city to fight, the army camps outside the city will be closed, and the army's morale will be disturbed."

But this Bazhou is small, there is only one Bazhou city, and the rest are military strongholds.The [-] soldiers recruited by Chen Long were many from the local bow and arrow society, and most of their family members were outside Bazhou City. Chen Long did not answer in silence.

At this time, a sergeant flew in to report, but it was Wang Yuan who had already led the troops to the city.

After he captured Baoding Military City, Song Jiang sent a military order, telling him to continue to Bazhou to kill.Passing several military strongholds along the way, no soldiers were seen to resist. He said bluntly: "Soldiers are valuable and fast, so we must stop." He rushed to the gate of Bazhou City in two days and nights.

The Liangshan Army Brigade has arrived at the base of the city, and Chen Long and Wang Bin are watching it from above.Wang Yuan raised his whip and yelled, "My king raised 20 strong troops to sweep Hebei, and the Baoding army fell without a fight. Why don't you come down early? My king, Shengming, must be appointed according to his talents; and if you insist on not surrendering, break the Pass, jade and stone will be burned!"

Chen Long and Wang Bin were furious, and Wang Bin said: "The thieves will close the city and defend themselves without attacking, which is not a good plan. In the end, please lead your troops to attack." Although Chen Long was angry, his mind was clear, and he said : "We were ordered to protect the city, but it was all for merit. If we lose the battle and lose the country, even if we die, it will be useless."

Wang Bin changed his expression and said: "My Lord, it is your credit to protect the city and win the victory, and I will take it as your credit to go to war to defeat the enemy. Please follow your own ambitions." Then he led his troops out.This Wang Bin is quite powerful. Chen Long was able to train five thousand troops in a year, which was due to his strength.But it cannot be suppressed with force.

When the army broke out, Chen Long always thought that Wang Bin was fighting, but he never knew that he had already surrendered to Wang Yuan.Wang Yuan asked the next battalion under his command to change into the uniform of the Song army, led by Wang Bin to return to the city, and then Bazhou City surrendered.Seeing Chen Long, Wang Bin shouted in shame, "I've already landed on the road!"

There were only a hundred soldiers left around Chen Long, but he still fought with his own troops. He pointed at Wang Bin and cursed sternly: "How can an ungrateful and traitorous thief show his face to the world! I was born as a minister of the Song Dynasty, and I will die as a ghost of the Song Dynasty!" After saying this, he fought hand-to-hand with a sharp blade. He slapped his horse and rushed to kill him. He was shot several times. His blood filled his robe and armor. He sat down and his horse fell down. He was immediately captured alive by the Liangshan army.

When Wang Yuan saw Chen Long's fierceness, he admired him and felt vaguely better.Said: "Ms. Chen is a real talent. You should know that the rise and fall of a country will have its success or failure. Today, the Zhao family's virtue has declined and benevolence has failed, and the people's hearts have been lost. You are just the power of one person, why are you unwilling to follow the times of heaven?"

"Besides, the husband, wife, and father are all in the city. If you don't think about yourself, don't you want your wife, children, and father to die as well?"

Knowing from Wang Bin's mouth that Chen Longsu is extremely filial, people are going to the government office to fetch his father, wife and children.Chen's father was over sixty years old and was sick in bed. Liang Shanjun didn't dare to neglect, so he carried the bed to the front.Wang Yuan told him to persuade Chen Long to surrender, father and son, don't be stubborn.But he didn't want Chen's father to say nothing and just praise his son for what he should do.

"Old man, are you not afraid of death?" Wang Yuan was furious.

"I will die with my son, why should I be afraid?"

"The old man has lived for a long time, so he doesn't know that the descendants of the Chen family have not yet been crowned." They are Chen Long's sons, who are now fourteen or five years old.Now he was shaking with fear.

Wang Yuan looked at Chen Long's wife again, "Mrs. Chen is not even forty years old, is it possible that she is willing to go to hell?"

"The husband is a loyal minister in this world, how can I not be a loyal wife?" As for the pair of sons, Chen said: "There are eggs under the nest. If you know after death, you can see your parents. Wouldn't it be your wish?" !"

Wang Yuan sighed, and the people imprisoned all his family, and returned to Song Jiang quickly.Then, Song Gongming made a decree to transfer Wang Bin and more than 3000 troops who were still willing to serve in Bazhou after the war into his own hands.

Shi Wengong divided the troops to the northeast and went to conquer the Xin'an army.It is bigger than Bazhou, but the layout is the same.The location is still east of Bazhou and northeast of Baoding Army.Its east side is Cangzhou.Chen Long's family was loaded into a prison van and sent to Cangzhou first.

The Liangshan army has now pacified the Baoding army and Bazhou, while the Xin'an army has become an isolated island, with three sides aligned and one side facing Liao.

Shi Wengong's battle was not so much a fight as a persecution.Meng Xiyan, the Zhijun of the Xin'an Army, is a well-known clay figure master.

Since he took office two years ago, he has just muddled through and made no achievements.

If so, the Xin'an army is no better than Bazhou, with five thousand soldiers that can be used.The Xin'an Army is like a piece of bean curd, which can be broken in one blow.

In less than five days, Song Jiang entered the territory of Xiongzhou. When he thought about it himself, he felt that the military operation was extremely fast, beyond imagination.

Xiongzhou is different from Bazhou in that it has a much larger area.The original name of this place was Waqiao Pass, which was built around the end of the Tang Dynasty to protect against the Khitans.At that time, Yijin Pass and Yukou Pass were built in the northeast of this pass, collectively known as the "Three Passes".Chai Rong, Shizong of Zhou Dynasty, seized this place from the Liao Kingdom and later changed Waqiao Pass to Xiongzhou.

This place is located in the lower reaches of Yishui River, connected by rivers and lakes, and has convenient water transportation.From here to the west, you can go to the important town of Baozhou [the Baoding of later generations, not the Baoding in the Northern Song Dynasty], the east can follow the Juma River into the sea, the north can go straight to Youzhou along the river, and the south can run through the towns in Hebei, which has an important position.Due to the low-lying terrain, there are rivers, lakes and saline-alkali ground everywhere, and the surrounding areas are all plains. There are no mountains and rivers to rely on to defend, and it is easy for the enemy to take advantage of it.In order to enhance the ability of the frontier defense to defend against the enemy, such as "because of the land of the lake, the water is blocked", the Xu, Bao, Sha, Tang and other rivers in the Nine Rivers are blocked, forming many water pools, which are connected to each other, constituting a north-south line of defense.After that, the water area gradually expanded, and finally became a Great Wall on the water with a twist of 800 miles along the river and a width of 60 miles.This Great Wall on the water has given a lot of encouragement to the three passes including Xiongzhou, and played an important role in preventing the Liao from invading southward.

However, Song Jiang's army did not attack from north to south, but from east to west.

Hongchengzhai was the first military village Song Jiang encountered that was guarded by the Song army. It was located on the west bank of Yishui, and part of the Song army was stationed on the east bank of the river.During the period, there was a suspension bridge connecting the two sides.

It's just that these soldiers didn't see the shadow of the Liangshan Army, so their hearts were already in a mess.

"I heard that the Liangshan bandits captured the Baoding Army without any bloodshed. Now the Xin'an Army and Bazhou are also occupied by them?"

A Song Army soldier next to him shook his head and said: "I'm afraid that the Zhao Guan family can't be saved. I didn't see the official running away completely, leaving you and me, the common people behind, to be defeated. Look at the soldiers in the camp now, how can it be difficult?" Isn’t it possible that there are still those who fight to the death for Zhao Guan’s family? Just be like a monk ringing the clock for a day, just watch it, the Liangshan Army is really coming, you and I naturally have two legs."

"Isn't Cao Tuanlian still on the other side, and yesterday he swore in public that he would fight to the death with the Liangshan... army?"

"If you can trust what you say when you are an official, pigs can fly. Those nonsense officials who talk like birds are not trustworthy."

"Zhang Erlang's words are reasonable. If you are an official, you can't believe it. What's more, the morale of the army has been disturbed early, Cao Tuanlian has three heads and six arms, and he can't use it here."

A group of people were talking lively here, until one person suddenly felt something was wrong, and seemed to hear the sound of galloping horseshoes in his ears.When he lay down on the ground and listened to his ears, he jumped up and shouted: "Liang Shan bandit, it's Liang Shan bandit who rushed here..."

As he spoke, he dropped the spear in his hand and ran straight towards the suspension bridge.After the sergeants around were stunned for a moment, they started to panic and ran towards the suspension bridge.In that blink of an eye, the entire camp was in chaos.

There is a saying in later generations: Those who look out for the wind and flee are the upper courage, those who hear the wind and flee are the middle courage, and those who hear the wind and flee are the lower courage.

I don’t know whether these Xiongzhou soldiers are superior, medium, or inferior.
If Wang Bin rushed there with two or three hundred cavalry, he saw the Song army barracks on the east bank of Yishui. "Come on, go tell them to surrender."

(End of this chapter)