The number one scholar of the Song Dynasty

It's no wonder that his words were vague, and Wang Teng didn't know why he asked Tong Guan to go. Although the Hejian area was full of troops, he had never heard of any intention to send troops.

With a cold snort, Tong Guan said: "Come on, prepare your horse, let's go to Hejian Mansion!"

The number one scholar of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 371 Exploring the Barrier Horse from afar, Farewell to the Yangzhou Dream

On both sides of the Baigou River, a vast mist rose.

In the early spring, the river was frozen solid, and no one knew how many spies had been cast on both sides.

Tong Guan admired Yang Lin's persistence in intelligence. After all, he was born as a literati, and he was meticulous in his work.

In this Baigou River area, there are countless Long Live Camp spies, and Yang Lin also generously told Tong Guan about the location of these people, so as to avoid accidental injury.

Tong Guan's heart was agitated, and he rode on the horse, not knowing his whereabouts, he had been informed by the Liao people.

The Yuantan Banzima is the scout in the Khitan military system. Every time the Liao army goes out for an expedition, the soldiers and horses of the Liao army must be divided into three parts: the escort army, the vanguard army, and the Yuantan Banzima, each with a general to command.

Among them, dozens to [-] people are selected to form a long-distance expedition force to go deep into the enemy's area and find out the actual situation of the enemy's army, so as to ensure the smooth advancement of the army.

The Baigou River area is surrounded by rolling hills, so it is very easy to hide his whereabouts, and Tong Guan does not doubt that there is it. This kind of terrain is said to be an ambush in advance, which is impossible at all.

Hundreds of cavalry were guarding Tong Guan, and they were passing here in a mighty way, when suddenly there was a piercing scream from a distance.

Everyone hastened to stop their war horses. Looking from a distance, it turned out that it was a majestic white eagle stabbing into the sky.

A young general's expression froze, and he stepped forward and said, "Father, there is no reason for this place. How could there be a white eagle soaring into the sky? It's not a good omen. And that Yang Lin is so cunning, why don't you go."

Tong Guan Nianxu smiled and said, "It's a god-given opportunity for someone to take Youyan, how can you look forward and backward.

Although Yang Lin is treacherous, domineering and domineering in the court, and deceives the superior and the inferior, he only relies on His Majesty's favor.So he dared to harm others, but he didn't dare to harm a certain Tongguan. Hey, this kid just entered Bianliang, and someone introduced him to the officials to know his name. "

After everyone listened, they calmed down a bit, Tong Guan gave an order, and they continued to gallop forward.

The official road leading directly to the Baigou River twists and turns in the hills, hidden in sight.The shadows of trees on the mountain are densely packed.Song and Liao confronted each other for more than a hundred years. Except for a few roads on the front line of Hebei, trees could not be cut down in other places, and the rivers were allowed to flood, just to prevent the Liao cavalry from galloping.

This is the shortest path to Hejian Mansion, and it was opened by Yang Lin after he arrived.

A road along the river east was cut by Yang Lin, but here is just the beginning, on the surrounding towering trees that have not been cut down, there are countless elite scouts lurking at this moment.

Holding bows and arrows in their hands, they were staring at this not-so-wide path, and they touched it last night, waiting for an opportunity to move.

Although I don't know how the generals above know that someone is passing by today, but obeying orders is the characteristic of a long-distance scout. These scouts will risk their lives to come to the enemy's rear at every turn.

There are also many people holding black gun barrels on the trees, similar to the rocket launchers of later generations.

The Song Dynasty paid more attention to firearms. When the Northern Song Dynasty was just established, the authorities established a "gunpowder factory", and Kaifeng was an important town for firearms manufacturing.All important military towns, such as Jiankang Mansion on Jiangnan East Road, Jiangling Mansion on Jingbei North Road, etc., have such production workshops.Its cost is very large. According to the records of "Song Huiyao·Shihuo", in order to produce gunpowder, during the reign of Song Shenzong, the authorities "raised 50 catties of sulfur from the Japanese market at one time", and "every [-] catties is one outline." , Escorted Kaifeng Mansion from Mingzhou.

In ancient times, this output was quite astonishing, dozens of times more than that of the Manchu Qing Dynasty 600 years later.

Gunpowder weapons in the Song Dynasty can be roughly divided into three categories: incendiary, explosive and tubular firearms.Among them, the first two types need to be combined with projectile crossbows or trebuchets, and use them to throw out or directly burn or explode to hit the enemy.Tube-shaped firearms are closer to modern firearms.

During the reign of Emperor Shenzong of the Song Dynasty, in order to defend Xizhou and Hezhou, the Song court sent a large number of firearms from Kaifeng Mansion at one time, including [-] magic-arm rockets, [-] gunpowder bows and arrows, and [-] gunpowder artillery arrows, accounting for all bows. More than [-]% of crossbow arrows.

Although the Great Song Dynasty made every effort to prevent firearms from falling into the hands of the confronting northern minority regimes, and successively adopted technology blockades and raw materials: sulfur, flame salt monopoly methods, it still failed to prevent Khitan, Xixia, Jin and Mongolia from successively mastering firearms technology. .

Daliao also stole the Song people's "fireball gunpowder recipe", "tribulus fireball gunpowder recipe" and "poison smoke ball gunpowder recipe" early on.

After the "poison smoke ball" explodes, the smoke from the poison in the ball acts like a gas bomb; the "tribulus fireball" uses the powerful thrust of the explosion to scatter the caltrops in the ball to kill and injure the enemy; as for the "cannon powder method". "It mainly plays a role in burning after the explosion.

Coincidentally, the entire production of firearms in Khitan was completed in Yanjing.

These gunpowder and firearms naturally belonged to Yeluchun.

There was a rush of hoofbeats, and the Khitan barriers on the tree became tense, waiting for the prey to approach the ambush.

They didn't care about the people in front of them, they just stared at the team, searching for their prey.

Finally, Tong Guan, surrounded by a group of people, came. His clothes were more familiar. These Khitans from Yandi were very familiar with the costumes of the generals of the Song Dynasty. Tong Guan was wearing the imperial robes. more dignified.

As they approached, the Arrow Wipers dropped.Tong Guan and his soldiers could only hear the sound of bowstrings trembling, feathered arrows swishing, greeting their own people.

Toxic smoke filled the air, flames were everywhere, and the heat wave was smoky.Shooting at such a close range maximizes the power of the firearm, and the more important role is to disturb the horse.

Dozens of torches have fallen from the trees to the ground, the fireworks are still shooting randomly, sparks are flying, the horses are startled, and the neighing sound is continuous. Shocked, there are already seven or eight feathered arrows, which have already shot straight at his face with a strong wind!

"Protect father!"

He would never have thought that he would be ambushed here, surrounded by scouts sent by Yang Lin, how could they not notice the ambush of so many people?

It was Yang Wenyuan, the little thief who wanted to kill someone!This was the last thought of a generation of eunuchs before dying. In a flash, he suddenly thought of Yangzhou Mansion five years ago, leaning against the red and nestling in the emerald green, drunk with paper and gold.The three talked freely about their life ambitions, became confidants, and became friends for many years.

The sharp arrow pierced through Tong Guan's body, with great force, he was shot off the horse, bleeding profusely, he was obviously dead and couldn't die anymore.

The soldiers of the Shengjie Army looked like crazy demons. In a hurry, they couldn't even reach the enemy on the tree. Everyone saw that Tong Guan was dead, and the enemy was in a place they couldn't reach. These relatives of the Shengjie Army The soldier, red-eyed, dismounted to protect Tong Guan's body, trying to drag him out.

Yuan Lanzi wasn't sure if Tong Guan was dead or not, so he left the others alone and shot the guards and the Tong Guan they were protecting.

These young personal guards, regardless of the arrow rain, rushed to Tong Guan's body desperately, protecting Tong Guan's body with their bodies.

One after another, like moths to a flame, without hesitation.

The Khitan people on the tree were moved, their characters were the generals who shot to death, and the others didn't matter.

The rain of arrows stopped for one of them, so that these personal guards could protect Tong Guan's body and go out. A white eagle circled over the dense forest.

One day later, Hejian Mansion was full of plains.

Several young generals from the Shengjie Army entered the city with Tong Guan's coffin in hand, while Yang Lin waited at the gate.

"Brother Tong Guan!"

With a groan, everyone looked sideways in fright, only to see Yang Shaozai rushing up with his robe in his hands, tears streaming down his face.

Chapter 372 Don't Yan the Banner at the Border Pass, Try Sweeping the Swallow

Before Yan Yun started the battle, he defeated the general Tong Guan first, and the Song court was in an uproar.

Yang Lin, the deputy marshal of the army and horses, fainted several times outside the Hejian mansion, beating his chest and crying loudly.

But there are still people who suspect him, such as Liang Shicheng.On the first day when the news came out, Liang Shicheng's eyes were blackened in the mansion, and he was so anxious that he almost vomited blood.

Once he sent Wang Fu out, hoping to make some military exploits at the border and regroup, but Wang Fu died

Now Tong Guan joined his sect and wanted to rise again, waiting for the title of king in Hejian Mansion, Tong Guan also died.

The person who knows you the most is often your enemy. Liang Shicheng is very familiar with Yang Lin, he is sure that this is Yang Lin's handwriting, but Zhao Ji doesn't believe it, and he doesn't want to transfer Yang Lin back because of this.