Changfeng Thousands of Miles End Han Song

Chapter 527: Foundation Granted by Heaven!

The stars are bright and the moon is faint.

A group of soldiers and horses are wearing the stars and wearing the moon, rushing towards Taiyuan City.The first person in the team was Zhe Yanzhi, a soldier of the East Road, who was riding a horse in wrought copper armor. leading the team.

Behind Zhe Yanzhi is a lieutenant named Zhang Bao, behind them are five or seven thousand soldiers and horses, and in front are hundreds of cavalry, but they are all Fuzhou soldiers and horses.

There are not many of these people, but they are the essence of the Hedong Army.Compared with those brave soldiers recruited hastily and without much training, the thousands of soldiers in the Hedong Army are either selected from the Hedong Forbidden Army, or they are selected from Fuzhou, Linzhou, Fengzhou and other border areas. brave man.

The soldiers were fully armed, wearing iron armor and leather armor. The long journey made them very tired, which can be seen from their faces.But Orihiko did not order to slow down the marching speed.

Because he is too aware of the importance of Taiyuan City.Jingxing seems to be very important, but it is far less than Taiyuan.Zhe Yanzhi very much agreed with Zhang Xiaochun's intention to defend Taiyuan.This place is not lost, so what if the Liangshan bandits got through their ways?
As we all know, the east of the river is backed by Taihang, with mountains and rivers on the outside and inside, the terrain is undulating, and the gullies flow vertically.But in this piece of yellow land, there are also several flat basins, although their altitude is still high.But in comparison, it is indeed a well-deserved basin.

From north to south, they are Datong Basin, Xinding Basin, Taiyuan Basin, Linfen Basin and Yuncheng Basin.The five basins may be connected or separated, but Taiyuan resides in it, and if this place is not broken, the Liangshan army will not be able to go south.Maybe Lu Qian can set up another army, from south to north, and then enter Hedong.

It's just that Zhang Xiaochun, Zhe Yanzhi and the others don't know what lock city method is.They only heard sporadically that Lu Qian fought for Zhuozhou, and then marched into the city of Nanjing with a large army, but they didn't know what kind of siege of Zhuozhou was.

With the city lock method, Lu Qian couldn't take Taiyuan City in the short term, but in fact, there was no need to leave an army outside the city to watch and search.To tell the truth, this lock-up method seems clumsy, but it is actually a coup for the prevailing situation.

In fact it is.When Zhang Xiaochun and Zhe Yanzhi looked at the Liangshan Army outside Taiyuan City, dividing up their troops with great fanfare, all the way to the south and all the way to the west, their hearts were already filled with despair.

All the way to the south, it must be pointing directly to the south of Jinzhong; all the way to the west, it is still clearly shouting to go to Fuzhou and Linzhou.

Such a resolute Orihiko is also frowning.

No one cares about his family.The Zhe family in official history is just like the Kong family. At the critical moment when the country was destroyed and the family was destroyed, the whole family was divided into two. Zhe Yanzhi was loyal to the Song Dynasty, while Zhe Keqiu surrendered to the Jurchens.This may be affected by many external factors, but the foundation of the Zhe family is in Fuzhou, which is extremely important to the Zhe family, but there is no doubt.

Now that Zhe Keqiu and Zhe Kecun are all in the south of the Yangtze River, Zhe Yanzhi was transferred to Hedong to serve as a soldier under Ma Qian's jurisdiction. This in itself may not have the intention of protecting the family's foundation.but now……

At this time, it has entered April, but the temperature in Taiyuan is still cool.At least compared to the same period in Shandong, it is much better.It made Lu Qian suddenly have a new understanding of the word "summer escape".

The cool wind is blowing, this refreshing feeling is completely different from the ice basin + animal power/human fan.It makes people feel more comfortable!

"Come here, send someone to shout to the top of the city." Lu Qian's eyes would not deceive himself. In the past few days, with the enactment of the lock-up law and the dispatch of soldiers and horses going south and west, the morale in the city has dropped a lot.Don't say that the cloud is in full swing now, it's not even as good as milky white.Give it a try!
After all, just blindly besieging and not attacking will put too little pressure on the city.

The sound of war drums outside the city continued, and the battalions of the Liangshan Army gathered together and lined up solemnly.

Several fast horses ran towards Taiyuan, went straight to the city twenty steps away, and then stopped.These people are also bold.

"Listen here in the city, our king is telling you that we, the Qi Dynasty, are destined to unify the world and stabilize the people. If you insist on resisting, don't you think the people will suffer? The king of Qi has always valued the virtuous and capable, and he has not hesitated to reward you. If you are willing to lead your troops to surrender, your Majesty should choose the best and appoint the best, and give priority to the rest. This is your love for talents and people, don't let it down. If you dare to resist stubbornly, the day our army breaks through Taiyuan, the whole city will be destroyed by soldiers and civilians. , by then, it will be too late for regrets!"

Hearing what the people in the city said, all the soldiers on the city looked at Zhang Xiaochun, Zhang Xiaochun was furious, and shouted: "I am a border minister of the Great Song Dynasty, how can I stoop to serve the thieves? You, thieves, will bring disaster to the world and ruin the common people. The most important thing is that there are too many bamboos to write down, how dare you think about the world? It’s really ridiculous. Tell the thief Lu Qian, just let the horse attack the city, my Taiyuan army and people are loyal and righteous, and they are all the emperor’s sons!"

No matter how worried he is, at this moment, Zhang Xiaochun must not be soft, otherwise Taiyuan will be destroyed without a fight.

Zhang Xiaochun was over fifty years old, his voice was the same as Hong Zhong's, it spread far and wide, and could be heard clearly both in the city and in the city.

The people in the city were furious and didn't say much. They turned their horses back and went back to report to Lu Qian.The latter was not angry at all, but just said: "You will never die if you don't reach the Yellow River. Come here and ask the artillery camp to put incendiary bombs."

Since the trade with the Khitan people, the Liangshan Army has purchased large quantities of beef tallow and sheep fat. Coupled with the increasingly prosperous whaling operations, although a large amount of fat has been turned into candles and lubricating oil, the remaining scraps are also Enough to make a lot of incendiary bombs;
Especially the most simple and simple incendiary bombs, that is, the kind that repeatedly soaks the wooden shell in oil, which can be said to be of high quality and low price.

It's just that this is not fighting in a foreign country, so this method is still very hurtful.It is impossible for Lu Qian to use it unscrupulously. It is also because the north wind is blowing today, and he knows that there are no civilians in the south gate of Taiyuan, but a lot of military tents and shacks have gathered instead.This is why people use incendiary bombs to bombard a wave.

They are all sergeants, and they will not be wronged if they die.

The simple incendiary bomb is said to be a stone inside and a multi-layer wooden shell on the outside.Once it hits the ground, the wooden shell must break open, unless it falls into water or mud.The wooden shell is saturated with grease inside and out, and there are lumps of grease inside.Once it breaks open, sparks will fly.The arson effect is still possible.

It's just that this scene is too inhumane, just like the oil pan on the top of the city during a siege battle. Once it is affected, with the current medical methods, the wounded can hardly survive.

That is, in the previous life on the earth, petrol bombs were banned internationally.Although better and more effective incendiary bombs have been updated long ago.

When a piece of incendiary bomb was shot out, it was as if a flint meteor had suddenly fallen from the sky.Whether it is the city or the city, it will soon be chaotic.

The flames at the top of the city are not that big, the bigger ones are inside the city.The military tents are tightly packed, and large areas have been burned.Not many people were buried in the sea of ​​fire, but the hundred and ten people were struggling and calling out with their bodies covered in fire, and the scene was horrible.Although the actual casualties were not large, the deterrent effect is more than ten times the death rate, which makes people frightened.

The thick smoke rose straight up, and the shouting was unheard.Although it was noon at this time, the sky was bright, but the black smoke billowed down, and the city of Taiyuan was very sad.It was the uninhabited dwelling that was set on fire, and fortunately it was not the south wind today, otherwise, half of Taiyuan might have been burned.

The fire was raging, and the eyes were pale.

Appease the envoy Yamen.

A tired Zhang Xiaochun stepped into the inner house, closely followed by several guards, accompanied by his son Zhang Hao and several staff members.

Taiyuan City is a city that has only been newly built for more than a hundred years. At the beginning of its construction, a large enough area was set up in the city to build public buildings;

The pacifiers of the past dynasties often arranged things they liked. For example, Zhang Xiaochun loved strange stones.There are a few pieces arranged inside.But at this moment, he has no intention of staying for a moment to appreciate it.

Walking into the study with big strides, his stern appearance immediately turned into endless sadness.He is not a fool, how can he not see that the morale of soldiers and horses in the city is declining?Especially the soldiers and horses from Fuzhou.

But Zhang Xiaochun was helpless.There was gloom in the study.

Going westward along the Fen River that flows through Taiyuan is Lanzhou.To the west of this place is Linzhou, and to the north of its western end is Fuzhou.

Both Fuzhou and Linzhou border on Xixia, and soldiers and horses can go straight to the back of their country, Xingqing Mansion, through the two places.Of course, there is still a land in between, which is the Mu Us Desert in later generations.Although there is a desert separating the southern section of Hetao (Xingqing Prefecture), Dijinze is not a desert.

The surname of Lanzhou Zhizhou is Jiang, and the single name has the word Kuai.A person from Chenzhou, Jingji Road, a Jinshi in the middle of the Daguan Year.

This person doesn't understand martial arts, but he is quite a good hand in internal affairs, and he is very famous in the local area.

There is a small lake in the backyard of the state office. Weeping willows are planted by the lake, and there is a small pavilion standing on the water.When the spring breeze comes, the green willows and clear pools are connected together. People sit on the pavilion, look around, and feel deep and quiet.

At this moment, there are two people talking with each other in the pavilion, one old and one young, the chess game has entered the second half, but the chess player's mind is obviously not on this chess game.The young man was in his early twenties, had a son, and said, "Father, the Liangshan army is marching westward along the Fen River, and I, Lanzhou, are the first to bear the brunt. What does my father think?" This is a big deal.Whether to be a loyal minister or become a second minister, or to slap his ass and leave, will affect the future of the entire Jiang family.

"Liangshan's army is strong, and it is absolutely impossible to confront them in the flat land. However, we have several military states in the northwest, with rugged terrain and narrow roads. Several princes in Fuzhou have already mobilized their troops. The king of Qi wants to sweep me away in a short time. Hebei is difficult." This is not a smooth Hebei.The middle-aged man who spoke, wearing a blue straight dress, undressed and long-sleeved, was none other than Zhizhou Jiang Kuai!

"But the general trend is here, and it's not just Fuzhou that can be saved." Jiang Zhe, Jiang Kuai's son, said with a smile.

This attitude is already very obvious, Jiang Kuai raised his eyebrows, "Unexpectedly, your heart is for King Qi?"

"The northern region has a large population and rich products, and the folk customs teach the southern country to be brave. But the king of Qi has a long-term vision and knows people well. Qi, Lu and Huainan are safe, and Hebei is settled. The foundation is solid, and hundreds of thousands of people can be raised with a single hand. The fierce generals under his command are like clouds. , he is also a famous general in the world, how can he not rule the world?"

"I heard that the land of Hebei is already expanding its army, and the Daming Mansion alone has recruited [-] new troops. The whole of Hebei is more than [-]?"

"How can such a large army of Hedong, Gyeonggi, Guanzhong, and Guanxi be able to handle it? The imperial court must have transferred the Western Army back to the pass, and the northern land will soon be completely in the hands of King Qi."

This outsider didn't know Lu Qian's initial difficulties.With soldiers but no officials, his expansion speed must be slow.But now with Qilu and half of Huainan as training bases, there are waves of officials, big and small, available for harvesting.Since he has no shortage of officials, the speed of attacking various places will naturally rise in a straight line.

If you go to Hebei, you will take Hedong, and the land of Jingji Road will not wait until next year, and everything lies in this.

"Fangla in the south of the Yangtze River is too cruel, ten times better than the king of Qi, and he doesn't have the heart of scholars. Now he is still fighting with the imperial army, and his son sees it as two tigers fighting. But the king of Qi can To reap the benefits of being a fisherman, this foundation is a gift from heaven!"

"At that time, the army was suppressed, and the two tigers in the southern kingdom were wounded. King Qi could take more of the world when he entered, and he would not lose his position when he retreated." The worst thing is that the world has two thirds.In Jiang Zhe's view, switching to King Qi's command at this moment is a profit anyway.

Jiang Kuai's face turned bitter when he heard this, he thought for a while, and then said slowly: "King Qi is indeed a great success!"

After Jiang Zhe heard this, he hurriedly got up and saluted, "Father, please make a quick decision. Make a decision on this matter early, before the army kills the city, and make a final decision on this matter, so that my family can make a great contribution."

(End of this chapter)