Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

But soon, there was a messy sound outside, and the few people came back to their senses and wanted to escape, but they were kicked down on the carpet when they got out of the big tent, and a large number of people poured in with torches. Surround them quickly.

It was not the general of the Imperial Army who led the way in, but Xiao Siwen, son-in-law of Daliao Kingdom who stayed behind in Nandu. He didn't even look at the six trembling and pale-faced people. Instead, he walked up with a torch and immediately checked the situation of the king.

It wasn't until it was confirmed that the snow-white tiger skin was dyed red, and the lord who could no longer recognize his face was completely devoid of aura, then he turned around and said with grief and indignation: "These people assassinated His Majesty, the crime is heinous, tie them up for me, and keep their mouths shut." Come on, take it now!"

Then he turned around and said: "Hurry up and send someone to wake up all the ministers, come to the big tent, and send someone to call the general of the Imperial Army to come and see me."

As he said that, he walked a few steps to the front of the soldiers and whispered: "Notify Privy Councilor Gao immediately."

The soldiers nodded, turned around and left the camp without saying a word, galloping away on horseback.

Soon, the sound of horseshoes sounded from all directions, and the flames gathered in front of the big tent in the middle, and the peaceful night suddenly became lively.

Xiao Siwen escorted the six people, told everyone what happened, and then said that he was here to preside over the situation temporarily, and at the same time sent someone to welcome Ye Luxian, the son of Emperor Sejong, to the capital.

Everyone couldn't raise any objections at once, because according to blood, it should indeed be inherited by Yeluxian.

The other reason was that Xiao Siwen had brought a lot of private soldiers and had completely controlled the Montenegro Palace, and the general of the forbidden army who led the troops also stood with him.

Soon, Xiao Siwen had already controlled the news of the Heishan Palace. His personal soldiers and the forbidden army immediately blocked the road to the south. The road to the south was blocked for a while. As long as Ye Luxian arrived in Shangjing, there would be no disturbances.

.......

In Yongxing Palace, Ye Luxian was waiting nervously in the main hall, and Gao Xun was waiting at the door in military uniform.

Tens of thousands of troops had gathered on the outskirts, and they were stationed at the foot of the mountain. All the main roads leading to the mountain were heavily guarded. Gao Xun had already told him what was about to happen.

He was also very nervous, after all, such a big event couldn't make people not nervous.

He couldn't help asking Gao Xun: "Private Gao, do you think things in the north are going well?"

Gao Xun walked in, took a few steps, he came to his senses, immediately took off the saber at his waist and put it by the door, the reason why he didn't enter the room was that he already treated the young man in front of him as an emperor.

"Private Gao doesn't need to untie the sword." Ye Luxian said repeatedly.

Gao Xun shook his head: "Your Majesty, you are the future monarch, and everything must be done in order."

As he said that, he knelt and sat a few steps away from Ye Luxian and comforted him: "Your Majesty, don't be afraid. There are many people in the north who support His Majesty Long Deng Dabao, and they have told us in private."

Ye Luxian nodded, and immediately said, "I will never forget the kindness of Privy Gao and Xiao Liushou."

Gao Xun was excited inside, this is exactly what he expected to risk his life to support Ye Luxian to the top!

Immediately said: "The minister is willing to work like a dog and a horse for His Majesty, from life to death, and will not hesitate to do so."

Ye Luxian nodded and looked outside the hall. The weather was gloomy and the sun hadn't come out for a long time. He felt a little nervous and heavy, so he asked, "Will Yanyan go with me too?"

Gao Xun was taken aback, feeling a little unbalanced, wondering why he didn't have a beautiful daughter...

Shi Congyun stared at Yanyan and did not say anything, the same is true for the future emperor of the Liao Kingdom. He was born and died, I am afraid that he has not received so much attention.

Although a little indignant, he still replied truthfully: "No, Yelu Xiezhen will lead troops to protect her on Yanyan's side. When His Majesty stabilizes the situation in Shangjing and takes the throne, he will send her north immediately. Don't worry, Your Majesty. If the first Time will let her go north, which is not good for her safety."

Ye Luxian said, "That's right, Privy Councilor Gao is more thoughtful."

While the two were talking, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps from the main hall, and then a soldier came in, knelt down at the door and shouted: "Xiao Liushou sent someone here, please go north immediately!"

Both Gao Xun and Ye Luxian were startled, and then Gao Xun immediately turned his head and said, "Soldiers, gather your troops immediately! Somebody led a thousand elites as the vanguard to escort His Majesty to the north during the starry night, and the rest of the army called General Wang to lead the follow-up."

Turning around after speaking, Ye Luxian's eyes were full of excitement, Gao Xun said: "Your Majesty, please, let's go now, the news from Montenegro will not be sealed for long, and His Majesty will arrive in Shangjing one day earlier, so Xiao Liu will be less stressed.

As for Yanyan, as long as His Majesty arrives in Shangjing, a certain person will immediately send Han Yin to escort her northward, so Your Majesty need not worry. "

Ye Luxian nodded again and again: "I won't worry about it, everything is under the arrangement of Privy Councilor Gao, let's go."

Soon, Gao Xun assembled a thousand elite cavalry to escort Ye Luxian northward, and the rest of the army followed behind.

They are not sure that they can fully control the situation in Shangjing, and they are not sure whether Yeluxian's blood can guarantee his safe succession. The follow-up army is another guarantee and a powerful persuasion.

They had planned these things long ago, Yelu Xiezhen was not willing to protect Yanyan, he also wanted to follow the dragon's merits, but after a few contacts and seeing that Yeluxian really valued Xiao Chuo, he reluctantly agreed.

.......

Naturally, it is impossible to completely conceal the big news dispatched by tens of thousands of people. Qin's spies soon learned of the news. Because they had been warned earlier, they suddenly felt that it was unusual, and immediately passed on the news from the north to the south.

Chapter 505, Starting the War Machine

To the north of Sanguan, on the banks of the Daqing River, is the camp of the Qin army.

The Qin army camp is very different from ten years ago. All the changes lie in the fact that the main defensive weapon at the top of the city has changed from a crossbow to a cannon.

In order to ensure the shooting range of the artillery, the craftsmen continued to improve.

In the beginning, in order to counteract the blind spots of artillery shooting, Zhou Jun’s city walls gradually no longer were circular towers or straight-line walls, but gradually became prismatic walls, so that as long as two cannons were placed behind the prismatic city walls, they could shoot at the boundary can completely cover the area ahead.

This made Zhou Jun's fortresses and city walls more and more angular. After about ten years of evolution, they have gradually become a combination of many prismatic shapes. This kind of fortress and city wall does have a unique beauty when viewed from a height. .

The soldiers gave these forts an appropriate name, Lotus Fort.

With the continuous popularization of artillery and its use in city defense fortifications, many fortifications outside the city have gradually been cancelled, such as fences and deer villages, leaving only horses to be used.

Because although Luzhai and others can slow down the enemy's speed, they also interfere with the shooter's vision, and will make the enemy's advance difficult to disperse.

It was true in the past. The enemy's formation was loose, and the dispersion of personnel meant that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it. Therefore, Luzhai and other fortifications were not very lethal but easy to build. They were mainly used to hinder the enemy's advance, and the fortifications that dispersed their formation were liked by all experienced soldiers.

Even if you need to get a little as long as you settle down, but with the popularity of field artillery over the years, the Qin army's philosophy has changed. They are not afraid that the soldiers on the opposite side are too tight. .

Therefore, the deer village, which would block the gunner's vision and disperse the enemy, was slowly abandoned by the Qin army. Only the horses that blocked the cavalry were still used in due course.

Moreover, the craftsmen found that the soldiers outside the moat and close to the city wall would constantly change their positions in the view of the defenders at the top of the city as they moved, requiring the artillery at the top of the city to adjust the angle, which was very unfavorable for aiming.

At first, it was just a joke of soldiers saying that it would be nice if the enemy could stand still and let them fight.

Unexpectedly, the craftsmen really listened to this opinion, so they tried their best to come up with a solution, that is, to pile up a section of road outside the moat near the city wall and build a long gentle slope, so that the enemies who want to approach the moat can only Can go uphill.

The slope is not steep, and even old people with bad hands and feet can walk. The purpose is not to use the slope to stop the enemy from advancing, and the people who walk in and out of the city on weekdays do not need to consider the passability of such a slope.

The key point is that the enemy approaching the city wall on a slope is completely static from the perspective of the defenders, and their positions have not changed. The defenders at the head of the city do not need to re-adjust the angle of the artillery. With the help of the slope, the artillery trajectory is always in line with the approaching enemy On, you can shoot and kill enemies non-stop.

Gradually, the forts and cities of the Qin Army's northern defense line took on a unique appearance.

Li Chuyun inspected these prismatic fortresses on horseback, as well as the interrupted gentle slope outside the city, and sighed, "Back then, the government paid so much attention to the craftsmen of the secret department, but now I understand that when I think about killing people, I have ten heads that are not as good as one of them." what."

Everyone laughed: "These Lotus Fortresses are truly impenetrable, no matter how many people come, they will not be afraid. If the Liao Kingdom dares to come down to the south to compete with them, they will definitely be overwhelmed."

Liu Qingchuan said, "How dare those bastards come here, I'm afraid we won't dare to leave the city when we go to find them. Isn't that the case a few years ago, when my army went to Youzhou, even if I squatted on their heads and shit, they came out The gates of the city are closed, and people are sent to ask for peace, and the cattle, sheep and daughters are given to the officials, what else dare to do."

Speaking of this, everyone became excited. Meng Xuanzhe, who was dressed in military uniform and lost a lot of weight after being tanned, interjected: "They are all officials who are wise and powerful. They defeated Khitan twice. They lost their troops and lost their generals. They were shocked." I am timid, where there is still the prestige of the past, no one can match this matter 100 years ago, even Zhuangzong of the later Tang Dynasty was not as good as the officials."

"I don't know what kind of bird is pretending. How can anyone compare with officials in the world!" Veteran Li Hanchao said with certainty. He didn't read much, but he had great military exploits. Everyone didn't refute his statement, but just laughed. Well, many of them have followed the official family all the way for so many years, and they feel the same way.

On the contrary, the young Jinshi Zhang Qixian said calmly: "Even so, we should not underestimate the enemy. The Liao Kingdom is a big country, and there are tens of thousands of conservative troops in the Shangjing area of ​​Youzhou."

His words are not pleasing. No one knows that Liao has tens of thousands of troops. It is not necessary for him to be a young man with no military achievements and no beard. Someone answered.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward, and everyone continued to inspect the camp along the gentle slope outside the city. Li Chuyun took over the Guanbei Army. He felt that this was his job, and he had to lead the generals to inspect all the camps to check for any omissions.

But when they were patrolling, a few fast horses suddenly ran over in the distance, and the outer guards stopped them, and let them go after correcting the password, and then a dusty cavalry quickly delivered a secret letter to Li Chuyun.

Li Chuyun saw that he was busy, did not ask a word, immediately paid attention to it, and after reading ten lines at a glance, he said succinctly: "Several informants from the north have received news, the Liao army dispatched, there are tens of thousands of troops going north near Yongxing Palace. "

After finishing speaking, without waiting for everyone's reaction, he said resolutely: "Go back and gather the army immediately. This opportunity must not be missed. No matter what happens in the north, we must be prepared."

Then he ordered someone to tell the news to Xiang Gong and others in Hedong immediately, and he had sent people to the south to inform the navy of Si Chao, who was waiting in the sea port of Qidi. Although they may have known the news, double insurance is always better it is good.

Everyone was shocked by the unpredictability of the emperor, but they didn't hesitate at all. They were veteran generals who had experienced many battles, and immediately mounted their horses and went back to gather the army.

Li Chuyun asked the soldiers who reported the news to settle down, and beckoned his own soldiers from afar to bring the horses over. He also ran over quickly, got on the horses a few steps, and then called Zhang Zhenghai, "Go south immediately and tell the officials."

Zhang Zhenghai didn't dare to delay, he immediately appointed fifty elite scouts and galloped southward.

The post stations along the way had been explained earlier, and they had prepared horses, food, and clean water for them to ensure that they could go straight to the south of the Yangtze River.

On the other side of the Qing Dynasty, a large number of soldiers of the Qin Army were gathering, and there was an endless stream of people and horses coming and going.

The Liao people never imagined that what they thought was an internal plan, a high-level conspiracy that no one knew about, would be known by General Qin after only one day.

And only one day after Gao Xun of Yongxing Palace escorted Ye Luxian northward, and the imperial army of the South Court marched northward, the Qin army on the banks of the Daqing River also began to gather on a large scale.

Only in the afternoon of the same day, the forwards of the army north of Sanguan rode the fifth battalion, led by Li Chuyun's eldest son Li Jilong, and galloped northward. Their goal was to inform the Gu'an garrison and at the same time raid the Liao army post in the south to march for the main force behind. Pave the way.

More than ten years ago, the army of the Later Zhou Dynasty marched north under the command of Emperor Shi. At that time, they only dared to attack defensively. Since they were defending against the threat of the Liao army and the Northern Han army in the west, they were afraid of being blocked in Youzhou. Although they won the battle, In the end, he only dared to stop in Youzhou and attack limitedly.

Six or seven years ago, the army went north to Yanmen, but because the lone army went deep and the logistics supplies were insufficient, they did not dare to cross Yanmen Pass, attack Lingqiu County, and stop at Hedong.

This time, the three-way army, more than [-] horses, marched side by side on the fronts hundreds of miles east and west, and it was a completely aggressive attack!

No reservations, no worries, only reckless forward, only reckless attack, attack, attack again!

The tiger and wolf division of the Qin Dynasty was mobilized in an instant. The strict military discipline and high morale made them gather and act as quickly as thunder and lightning. The huge and cruel war machine was preparing to run across the Bohai Sea without sparing any effort. The Wuding River crosses the Yanmen Pass and plunges into the heart of the Liao Kingdom...

Chapter 506, Royal Conquest

When news from the north arrived, Emperor Shi was fishing on the river.

After arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, in order not to waste people's money, Emperor Shi took the lead in having someone notify the Jinling Mansion, waiving all the reception matters, and just accompanied Zhou Xian back to her natal home.

In the days that followed, he was entertained by the Zhou Mansion, and he traveled around the mountains and rivers, but his heart was always in the north. Later, he told everyone that he was going to go fishing. In fact, he just felt that fishing was clean and there were few people. Others were afraid of disturbing the emperor's fish, but the emperor was afraid. They quarreled themselves.

After fishing for several days in a row, he didn't catch a single fish at all, and he had no intention of doing so.

Only Zhou Xian knew what was on his mind. In the room of the two of them, without the outsiders knowing, she prepared the battle armor for Emperor Shi and wiped it clean with her own hands every day.

When Zhang Zhenghai was traveling across the river, excitedly and anxiously reporting to him the news about the dispatch of the Liao army in the north and the turbulent situation, Emperor Shi was also by the river. He had been fishing for a day, and he didn't feel the pain in his butt until he got up. , sore legs and feet.

The fish in the Yangtze River did not give Emperor Shi face, but the big fish he was expecting was hooked.

Up until now, he had a sense of stability that a big stone had landed in his heart. Emperor Shi suddenly changed from an old man fishing in the air force to an emperor who controlled the world and looked down on all living beings.

He beckoned Wei Min who was beside him to come over and support himself with some numb legs, and then asked directly: "What's the situation with the army in the north, where is the beam?"

"Before I left, Marshal Li was already gathering an army, and General Wang at Daliang also started to gather troops in the North Camp as ordered by the officials." Zhang Zhenghai said immediately.

Shi Congyun nodded, and said without doubt: "Go and rest, and go north immediately every morning."

"promise!"

Emperor Shi turned around calmly and summoned the soldiers next to him: "Go home, gather all the forbidden troops, and return to the capital early tomorrow morning."

The soldier didn't ask any more questions, and immediately turned around to convey his order.

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That night, when he returned to the Zhou Mansion, the current Patriarch of the Zhou family still came to see him after dinner. As usual, they didn't know that something serious had happened in the north.

That night, Emperor Shi told Zhou Xian about it.

Zhou Xian seemed calm after listening, and just said: "Tomorrow morning, I will put armor on the officials."

Emperor Shi nodded and stroked her hair lightly: "You can stay in Jiangnan for as long as you want. I will send someone to protect you. You may not like it when you go back. I have kept you in an imperial city like a birdcage for so many years. But he was always running around."

He really felt a little guilty. He had been away from home most of the time for more than ten years, and he was not qualified to die as a husband.

Zhou Xian put his arms around his waist, "I am willing to do that. Didn't the officials say that if this relationship lasts for a long time, how can it last day and night."

"That's just what I said..." Emperor Shi didn't say that he copied it, but in fact it didn't suit him.

Sometimes Shi Congyun also understands that he is cold-blooded and ruthless. This may be his inner character buried long ago. Even in his previous life, his favorite directors were also the Coen Brothers.

Even in later generations, most Chinese people also believe in retribution, good and evil will be rewarded, but he didn't believe it from the beginning, maybe because he read too much history, maybe because he was originally a science student, he never believed in it.There is no justice in the world unless you preside over it yourself.

Because of this, Zhou Xian helped Emperor Shi put on his armor when the sky was bright the next day.

This time, it wasn't the shiny, fluffy armor with animal heads made of brass on the shoulders, but the black and heavy armor, which was so heavy that Zhou Xian had a hard time.

She also noticed the difference this time, and asked in a low voice, "The officials are going to the front line?"

Emperor Shi nodded: "Yes."

Zhou Xian was a little worried, "Isn't it possible to be in Daliang as in the past two years?"

"No." Emperor Shi promised: "This time is different from the past. I don't have many opportunities, and neither does the country."

This statement is true. Such a large-scale Northern Expedition wasted money and people, and it was not a profitable war to fight south. The state's financial support could not be too many times.

Zhou Xian didn't ask any more questions, put on armor for him, prepared a silk scarf with warm water for washing his face, and gently wiped his face clean.

"I'll wait for the official to come back."

"En." Emperor Shi raised his hand, but put it down because he was afraid that the arm armor would touch Zhou Xian, and simply said: "I'm leaving." Then he turned around and walked a few steps into the pre-dawn darkness outside the house.

The night was still dark, and the morning was cold and cold. Emperor Shi kept on walking. The thick stomach made his feet feel like roots. The soldiers next to him put on a black fur cloak to keep out the cold while walking, and soon he boarded the bed by the river. At this time, only a few people in Jinling were vaguely aware of the movement, and lit up the lights to check.

That day in Jinling, apart from the Zhou family knowing, the news that the Son of Heaven had hurried north had not spread for a while.