Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

Chapter 205: Wuling Fish and Big Liang Fish

On the sixth day of August, autumn rain began to fall in Wuling City, and the hot weather gradually dissipated.

In the Jiangting Pavilion outside Wuling City, Shi Congyun was eating Wuling fish. He wanted to try it a long time ago, and finally heaved a sigh of relief: "Damn it, the past two months really scared me a lot."

"Did the old man scare you?" said Zhou Xingfeng who was sitting opposite.

Sitting with Guo Tingzhi, Li Chuyun, Wang Quanbin, Li Hanchao, Si Chao, and others all looked unhappy, and Zhang Wenbiao, who was next to him, and other Wuping governors and guards suddenly fell silent.

Even Zhou Xingfeng himself realized that he might have said something wrong, but he just kept his face sullen and didn't say a word.

Shi Congyun felt nothing in his heart, and even wanted to laugh...

Zhou Xingfeng is also very courageous this week, surrounded by so many of his own generals and imprisoned, he dares to say such arrogant words, and he is not afraid that everyone will chop off his dog's head in a fit of anger.

However, the Battle of Sanjiangkou really made him feel uneasy for a long time. If it wasn't for Zhou Jun's fire and thunder, it would have been even more tragic in the end.

And his guess about the gunpowder weapon at the beginning was pretty close. As the main force, it is impossible to use it to defeat an army of tens of thousands, but if it is used unexpectedly, it can often achieve unexpected results as a means of surprise attack. .

Afterwards, he specially recruited soldiers from the Firearms Battalion to communicate with them. Because of the chaos on the battlefield, they had different opinions, but what is certain is that in less than a quarter of an hour, they threw about 30 fire mines, killing them. About 100 people were injured, and about [-] people from the Wuping Army were injured.

100 people are nothing compared to tens of thousands of troops. It is only a small section of the long riverside defense line. The casualties on both sides have far exceeded 100 people before.

The point is that these casualties occurred on the long riverside defense line during several hours of fierce fighting, but the fire and thunder caused more than 100 casualties in just a few minutes, instantly opened a gap in the defense line, and opened a gap in the defense line. Great blow to the opponent's psychology.

In fact, if they could quickly supplement the troops and persevere, according to the calculated killing efficiency, if all [-] fire mines were used, they would probably cause about [-] casualties, which is not worth mentioning for an army of tens of thousands.

But people are not machines, and if they are killed intensively in a short period of time, they will be afraid of anyone.

After the war, Shi Congyun also asked the soldiers of the Firearms Battalion to write a report as much as possible, explaining the situation at that time and the killings they saw.

He also has a general understanding of the power and applicability of gunpowder weapons. Generally speaking, his goal of experimenting with the role of gunpowder weapons in the current war has been achieved.

But for Zhou Xingfeng in front of him, he must have another idea, and he was very unconvinced.

Shi Congyun laughed and said: "Wuping's army is indeed stronger than those in Jiangling, at least they are courageous, and they did not surrender without a fight.

But what I am afraid of is not the army in Jiangbei, but the weather in Jingchu in June and July. It is hot and humid, and many soldiers in the army fell ill.

Of course, Zhou Jieshuai also has cleverness. Among the hundreds of thousands of troops I defeated in the Northern Han Dynasty, Shu Kingdom, and Tang Kingdom, you can be regarded as one of the more capable ones.

But it's all the past, we don't care about it here, and we can't do it again. "

As soon as these words came out, many officials in Wuping fell silent, even the assassin Zhou Xingfeng stopped talking.

Li Chuyun took the opportunity to get up, pressed the hilt of the sword at his waist and said with a grin: "Northern Han Dynasty, Shu Kingdom, Tang Kingdom, Nanping, Wuping...

Hahahaha, for you, it is just a defeat, a humiliation;

For the coach, he has long been accustomed to it, and it is nothing more than another big victory.

I am here to advise everyone, I hope everyone will take it easy, anyway, you are not alone in what happened.If you die two to three thousand young and strong in battle, you can eat wine and food here in peace, and you will be officials ordered by the court in the future, and you still have life to enjoy the blessings.

But the Northern Han Dynasty, the Shu Kingdom, and the Tang Kingdom, didn’t blood flow into rivers, millions of dead bodies, countless officials and generals died, the commander didn’t give them a chance, and they didn’t have that kind of fate. Compare them to you It's time to be content. "

Li Chuyun snorted, pressed his hand on the handle of the knife, and with a strong psychological suggestion, his words just followed his meaning, with a gun and a stick, all the officials in Wuping were frightened for a while, their faces turned pale and timid. I couldn't hold my chopsticks steadily, and they all nodded in agreement.

Even the assassin Zhou Xingfeng dared not speak anymore.

Shi Congyun had no choice but to have a good impression and admiration for Li Chuyun in his heart. He was indeed a person who came here with complicated ethnic relations, and he had a very accurate grasp of people's psychology.

Without turning their faces, they explained their situation, and frightened these people into obedience.

Shi Congyun went straight to the point. There were two reasons why he called so many people here to eat fish today.

One is that he has always been curious about whether the Wuling fish is delicious or not because Wuling people fish for a living.

Secondly, he had his own idea, Zhou Xingfeng had to go to Daliang, Zhang Wenbiao and other state governors had to go as well, they were all local tyrants, staying here would be very detrimental to the central control of Wuping.

However, Nanping and Wuping, Hunan and Hubei of later generations, are the main roads for north-south, east-west, and important points in the world. In the future, they will rule the world, and they will definitely need to send troops from here.

It is an important bridgehead for the Zhou army to attack south.

Whether it is to attack the Shu Kingdom and go west along the Yangtze River, or to fight the Southern Tang Dynasty and go east along the Yangtze River, or to go south to attack Guangdong and Guangxi, you must go here and you must firmly control it in your own hands.

And Zhou State's national policy of unifying the world is based on Wang Pu's reasonable plan. Defense to the north, attack to the south, unify the south, integrate the south, and then compete with the Liao State in the north.

An important prerequisite for realizing these is that Nanping and Wuping, or Jingzhou in the Han Dynasty, or Hunan and Hubei, must be in the hands of the Great Zhou.

This is completely different from the importance of places in Huainan and Shu.

Whether Huainan is important or not is naturally important, but Huainan can make the Great Zhou strong and prosperous and contain the Southern Tang, but it cannot affect the strategy of the world.

Therefore, after the capture of Huainan, Zhu Yuan and other Southern Tang officials who surrendered were appointed as governors of Huainan states except Liu Renshan.

Liu Renshan was awarded the highest official position, and he was the captain of the school, but the officials did not dare to give him real power, so they only let him live in the capital and go to court to discuss matters from time to time, that's all.

The reason is also simple, Liu Renshan is really capable, Da Zhou was able to play in Huainan for several years, most of the credit is due to Liu Renshan, such a person has a high prestige in the local area, and he dare not let him go back.

Shi Congyun also felt that such an approach was very good. It had nothing to do with the mind, but a political consideration. If the Southern Tang Dynasty ceased to exist, Liu Renshan could be used instead.

The situation that Zhou Xingfeng had to go to Daliang was similar to that of Liu Renshan, and the rest was because this place had to be completely in the hands of the imperial court.

In fact, Shi Congyun had thought about it from the very beginning, so there would be today's banyan banquet.

He absolutely wants to use his own people to take over this place. It is useless for Zhang Wenbiao and others to surrender. They must go to Daliang if they have to go. If they don't go, he will let their heads go by themselves.

Thinking of him putting down his chopsticks, standing up, and attracting everyone's attention, "Haha, the people in Wuling are nice, as expected of Kuaibao Land, and the fish tastes very good."

Everyone was so frightened that their faces turned pale before, and now they are flattering, "If the commander likes it, I will wait for someone to prepare more. The commander does not know that the fish in Dongting Lake are more delicious, and now is the season when the autumn fish are plump." , even the heavens obey the commander-in-chief."

Shi Congyun didn't pay much attention to this sentence, but found that Li Chuyun, Wang Quanbin, Li Hanchao, Guo Tingwei and others seemed to have strange expressions.

He was just thinking about something in his head, feeling that after all these years, he was really getting older and more cunning, and then he laughed and said: "No need, fish is good, you can't eat too much.

Half full is delicious, full is fishy, ​​people value contentment, contentment is always happy, and eating a fish is the same. "

"Goodbye, handsome!"

"Marshal's words are very meaningful, enough for me to appreciate them carefully." Everyone was afraid of horses one after another.

Shi Congyun showed a big smile, and pressed his hand on the handle of the knife, "But I have a question, there are fish in the Bianhe River outside Daliang City, and they are all good fish, but I think the fish in the south and the fish in the north must be somewhat different." .

If you invite me to eat in Wuling, I want to reciprocate. I also invite you to eat Bianhe fish, but the road is so far, and the fish can’t be delivered here, so I want to invite you to Daliang with me. I will do my best to treat you as a landlord. everyone. "

The small pavilion fell silent in an instant, and the smiles of many Wuping officials froze on their faces. When it came to this point, even fools began to recall it slowly.

On the contrary, Zhou Xingfeng laughed, anyway, he was going to make an appointment, and now he just took pleasure in other people's misfortunes.

"This...... Marshal, it's not like this." Zhang Wenbiao laughed nervously.

"Why, don't you even give me the opportunity to reciprocate the peach blossoms and show the friendship of the landlord?" After Shi Congyun finished speaking, Guo Tingzhi, Li Hanchao, Wang Quanbin and other generals present silently pressed the hilt of their swords.

"No, no, I have absolutely no intention of doing so. It's just, just...it's just that my family is in Wuping, and there are many other things that are busy. The local people also need me to wait. It's really inconvenient... .”

Shi Congyun raised his hand to interrupt the old man who was speaking, "You don't need to worry."

As he spoke, he said with a strong accent: "When you were eating fish with me here, I had already sent all my troops to take over the defense of the states and counties. You were bothered by Wuping before, so you don't have to worry about it in the future. Let you relax." Relax, I am you too."

"Ha.....hahahaha...."

"Thank you, handsome, for being considerate of me..."

"We all remember the kindness of the handsome..."

Wuping's officials and military commanders laughed one by one, but the smiles were ugly.

No one thought that Shi Congyun, the commander in chief of the Zhou army, would have such a big event just by eating Wuling fish...

"Don't worry, as long as you go to Daliang with me, you will still be officials of the court, and you will have your salary. Living is not a problem, so go back and clean up later."

.......

The banquet that day ended in a bad mood, and Zhou Xingfeng was probably the only one who was happy in the end. He also scolded Zhang Wenbiao's people for betraying him, and he deserved it.

After the banquet was over, Shi Congyun immediately ordered the army to prepare for battle.

In the next few days, several rebellions broke out in various places, but the Zhou army had already taken over the city defenses in various places, and with sufficient preparations, they were quickly suppressed.

Shi Congyun ordered that as long as those who participated in the rebellion, officials above the head of the capital, they would be shot and killed. For a time, blood flowed in Wuping, more than 300 people were killed, and many people were silent. Bringing salutes and family members to Wuling to meet, expressing willingness to go to Daliang to eat fish.

Shi Congyun was very pleased. On the other hand, after taking Wuling as early as early August, he had already sent a letter to the court in a hurry.

Describe the battle situation in Nanping and Wuping in detail. At the same time, I also hope that the officials will let Li Chuyun stay in Tanzhou (Changsha), Li Hanchao stay in Jiangling, and set up an army in each of the two places, let Li Chuyun and Li Hanchao recruit troops, and deter and supervise Nanping and Wuping. At the same time, make preparations for sending troops to the south and west in the future, and prepare for the unification of the world in the future.

Shi Congyun looked at the map for several days, thought over and over again, and discussed with Li Chuyun, Li Hanchao and others before finally suggesting that the court make such an arrangement.

The Tanzhou (Changsha) garrison was aimed at the Southern Han Dynasty in the south, and the Jiangling garrison must be aimed at the Shu State in the west. Both of these places have strong purposes.

Anyone with a discerning eye knows that he is implementing Wang Pu's strategic thinking of thinking south and north.

The reason why Shi Congyun left Li Chuyun and Li Hanchao behind is that Li Chuyun's ability is beyond doubt. Li Hanchao is one of the many generals he found to be better for the common people. As for his faults, he has not been exposed for the time being.

They are recruiting and training here, and they will be one of the main forces to attack Shu and Southern Han in the future, so Shi Congyun hopes that two capable people will stay.

However, he didn't know whether the court would agree, so he could only wait. If the court wanted to continue to implement Wang Pu's strategy, it would most likely agree to his proposal.

........

In autumn and August, the sky is high and the clouds are clear, and the Yellow River is sparkling. Large areas of golden fields are particularly attractive and charming on both sides of the Yellow River. Busy people and business travelers are everywhere.

There is an endless stream of boats on the big river, going back and forth from north to south. Daliang City, which is located on the south bank of the big river, is also filled with the joy of harvest at this time. Streets and alleys, inside and outside, come and go, and among all kinds of people, there are many smiling faces.

A few years ago, the Yellow River flooded, and Li Gu was ordered to control the water, and now it is finally ushering in a good harvest.

The officials of the Ministry of Rites even said that they should worship heaven and earth, thank God for such a good year, and pray for good weather in the years to come.

Afterwards, in the outskirts of Daliang, the emperor and his officials held a grand ceremony to sacrifice to heaven. Many people came to watch, but many of them did not understand the significance of this activity.

I just feel that the pomp is grand and eye-opening, it is good to be the emperor and so on......

On the second day of the eighth month, Zhang Yongde, Zhao Kuangyin and others from the north sent battle reports. The Khitans indeed attacked. troops will be withdrawn.

On the seventh day of the eighth lunar month, Li Yun, the governor of the Zhaoyi Army, defeated the Northern Han army, captured Liaozhou, beheaded the false governor of Liaozhou, captured more than [-] soldiers of the Northern Han Dynasty, and escorted them to Daliang.

The officials ordered them to be released and let them go home.

On the morning of August [-]th, after the officials finished processing the memorials, they discussed with Empress Fu Shi and decided to hold a banquet for civil and military officials in the royal garden in the north of the city on the Mid-Autumn Festival to celebrate this year's harvest.

In the afternoon, Chenqiao Station in the north came to the dusty horses, and hurried to Daliang City with red flags...

Chapter 206, The Emperor's Determination

At night, the sky gradually dimmed.

The vermilion lights in the Long Live Hall were brightly lit, and officials in scarlet uniforms covered their mouths with handkerchiefs, discussing matters with Wei Renpu, Wang Pu, Fan Zhi, and Wang Pu.

Now that the sky has darkened and is still being discussed, it is obviously an important matter.

Eunuch Wei Min tried his best to suppress the sound of footsteps, trying not to disturb the officials and several high-ranking ministers, and carefully added oil to the lamps in the hall.

Then he stood silently on the side, lowered his head, actually listened to what was said in the hall, and remembered it in his heart.

He is the empress's man, originally the empress asked him to come over to inquire about where the official family will stay tonight, but I didn't expect the official family to have a lot of business today, and they will discuss matters with you all until dark.

"According to the report Zhang Yongde submitted to me, this time the Khitan went south to nearly [-] people, the scale is not small, not a small number.

Cangzhou, Shenzhou, Jizhou and other places have all received reports of Khitan raids, they are deceiving people too much!When I first came to the throne, they colluded with the Northern Han Dynasty and intended to go south, and now they have repeatedly provoked them, so they don't take me seriously! "The official's voice echoed in the empty hall of the Long Live Hall, Wei Min did not dare to raise his head, because he could already hear the anger in the official's words.

Officials have always been people who dare to kill, and these servants in the palace actually understand much better than outsiders.

"Officials, the Khitan thieves are indeed hateful, but fortunately Zhang Dianshuai (Zhang Yongde) and Zhao Jieshuai (Zhao Kuangyin) have withstood their attacks in the north, and the Khitan will not be able to go south in a short time.

We have at least [-] troops in the north. Even if we cannot fight them, it is not a problem to hold on to various places. "Wang Pu, governor of Kaifeng Prefecture, said.

Wei Min knew this person, he was the real confidant of the official family, and the official family would consult with him whenever they were involved.

Moreover, the official position of the governor of the capital is generally given to the successor of the emperor, just like the official who was the governor of Kaifeng before he ascended the throne. Now that the prince Guo Zongxun is young, the officials let Wang Pu be the governor of Kaifeng, which shows the trust .

Of course, Wei Min was just making some speculations in his heart, and he couldn't understand such a big man, and he didn't even know what Wang Pu meant by saying this.

"Stick up, keep sticking, I have been on the throne for six years." The official snorted dissatisfiedly: "In the past six years, I have defeated the Northern Han Dynasty, Shu Kingdom, and Huainan, and now I still want to stick to it?"

Wei Min, who bowed his head, could hear something. The officials and Wang Pu disagreed?

"The martial arts of the official family are powerful enough to be famous in history, but the official family, Huainan is certainly big, but if you look at the big one, Huainan is important, and it is still too small compared to the world.

We can't just look at Huainan, the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties in the past, but now there is not much in our hands. I ask the officials to think twice, and we must look far away. "Wang Pu's tone was a little anxious.

He is a stubborn person, Wei Min thought to himself, he has seen Wang Pu arguing with other ministers in the court several times, his face was red.

"You're right, but isn't Yanyun sixteen prefectures the homeland of the Han and Tang Dynasties? Cough cough cough..." the official asked, covering his mouth with a handkerchief and coughing several times.

"The official..." Everyone stepped forward with concern, the official raised his hand and said, "It's okay, let's continue.