Five Dynasties River Mountains Fengyue

On March [-], the emperor suddenly led the forbidden army back to Daliang.

Afterwards, they did not enter the palace, but asked Fan Zhi and Luqiu Zhongqing to lead a hundred officials to the Peking University Camp to meet him. At this time, many people who did not know the situation in advance realized that the carriage frame of the emperor had already been prepared, and the army of the Peking University Camp had assembled. The emperor rushed back from Jiangnan suddenly, and then made such a posture?

However, Emperor Shi did not give them much time to react. Instead, he summoned everyone in the Chinese military tent and announced his decision within a quarter of an hour. Affairs, Empress Fu's regent.

And he will lead the imperial conquest in person, and the Beidaying has assembled [-] elite forbidden troops, commanded by Wang Shenqi, waiting for the emperor to return.

Now, many people realized it later, and then realized that the official family went to the south of the Yangtze River to paralyze the Liao people, so they made a noise?

However, they never expected that this was far more than a slap in the face, it was a way to divert the tiger away from the mountain and sneak in.

After the explanation, Emperor Shi did not hesitate, and immediately ordered the army to move out, and went northward on the same day, arriving at the Yellow River ferry.

On the banks of the Yellow River, the boats had already been prepared. After the front army crossed the river, they rested and waited for the rear army.

This time Emperor Shi did not bring the little yellow flower because the little girl was pregnant, but let Zhao Shijian accompany him. Over the years, he has become accustomed to letting Zhao Shijian translate various documents into clear and concise words for him, and he is also used to letting Zhao Shijian Helped him draft the imperial edict, although this matter made the Hanlin Academy Chengzhi dissatisfied, but Emperor Shi didn't bother to care about them.

Under the leadership of Wang Shenqi, the army traveled day and night to the north, but at this time the northern army had already attacked across the board.

.......

The facts are just as Emperor Shi thought, on March [-]th, the day when the Chinese army went north, the forward of the Qin army Li Jilong had already left Gu'an, defeated the outposts and camps of the Liao army one after another, and had reached the bank of the Sanggan River, one step away from Youzhou. remote.

First, Li Jilong's troops came too suddenly, and the Liao army did not have the slightest warning.

Second, although Li Jilong was young, he was a general. He showed a brave and decisive side when he led the army for the first time.

The last and most important thing is that the Liao army is empty of troops, and their forward elite has more than 1000 people, with more than 30 Type [-] field guns. Several fortresses held by the Liao army along the way were directly knocked down.

On March [-]th, Li Chuyun's army followed up and advanced to the Sanggan River without any difficulty.

The Sanggan River instantly became the last line of defense in Youzhou. The Liao people panicked and completely lost their minds, and urgently sent a large number of troops to the river.

But across the river, the soldiers of the Qin army could see clearly that most of the reinforcements came were unarmored people, and they must have been temporarily recruited.

However, there are lessons learned from the Qin army’s previous expeditions to the north. The Liao State built a large number of forts and camps on the north bank of the Sanggan River crossing and bridges, stretching for more than ten miles. army.

They may have gotten along well from the beginning. If the Qin army went north, it would not be suitable to fight the Qin army in the open in the south.

The battle of Sanggan River is inevitable, but this time it has become a dangerous situation for the Liao army to defend...

Chapter 507, Battle of Sanggan River ([-])

"General, the rear army has arrived, and the bridge to the north has been burned down by the Liao army. Our boat can't reach the Sanggan River for the time being, so we can only cut down trees to build a bridge." Zhang Zhengtao rode over and reported to Li Chuyun on the hillside by the river.

He was ordered to lead the troops to the upper reaches of the Sangergan River to investigate the situation and adjust the deployment. After they arrived, the Liao Kingdom destroyed the bridge that could cross the river, and all the boats crossing the river were withdrawn to the other side. There was no boat here.

They asked the surrounding people, and many ships were scuttled directly, all at the bottom of the river.

Li Chuyun was at the top of the slope, from here he could vaguely see the outline of the city wall of Youzhou across the forest in the distance.

"They are really ruthless, and they don't want to think about how they will live in the future." The soldiers next to them couldn't help but said: "In the future, without this bridge, how will the people on both sides of the strait live?"

"You don't care how they live, we are fighting! We win if we win."

Li Chuyun shook his head: "If you win the battle, the common people won't have to live? After you win the battle, here will be all the people of the Qin Dynasty. We should consider these things within our power."

After finishing speaking, he ignored those who were arguing, and said to Zhang Zhengtao: "Wait a minute, I don't know where General Si's fleet has gone, I have already sent people to go south along the river to investigate.

If their fleet has already entered the Haihe River, wait for them to arrive, and their gunboats can suppress the Liao army on the other side. Li Chuyun stretched out his hand and pointed to the Liao army barracks and forts stretching across the bank. There were dense figures coming and going, and many people looked at them nervously.

Guo Jin, who was behind Li Chuyun, said: "There are not many of them, and most of them are not wearing armor. They are not soldiers at first sight."

"It's really not soldiers." Meng Xuanzhe answered: "The officials have a clever plan. Their main force should be in Shangjing now, but we cross the river to fight. There are so many camps and fortresses by the river, so we still have to be cautious."

"So it's best to wait for Si Chao's fleet. Their naval guns are powerful. A little more fighting is enough to blow down those rammed earth fortresses and bury the Liao army alive. Our field guns can't do it.

And cut the width of the river, as long as three large ships for their troop transport are connected end to end and laid with planks, they can be used as pontoon bridges. "

After hearing what he said, everyone glanced at the Sanggan River in the distance, and Zhang Qixian also agreed: "This is a good way." But no one paid any attention to him.

Li Chuyun continued to deploy: "The preparations for logging and shipbuilding must also be done well. If they encounter an accident and the fleet cannot enter from the Haihe River, we can only rely on boats to force the crossing. past."

"I'll come, I'll take someone to fight!" Guo Jin asked immediately.

Forward Li Jilong is also eager to try: "I will go too!"

Along the way, although the striker he led broke through more than a dozen outposts of the Liao Army, he had never fought a major battle. He was eager to make contributions for the first time on the battlefield.

Li Chuyun did not dampen their enthusiasm, but said: "Everyone can rest assured if you use your life. This is a backup plan. You will not use it unless you have to. Forced crossing is not good for us, and there will be a lot of casualties. It is best to use naval guns if you have them." .

Let's go and give it a try. 】

However, soldiers are precious and fast, we can wait here for two days at most, if the fleet cannot be in place within two days, we can only rely on ourselves. At this time, Youzhou is empty, which is a good time. "

"No!" Everyone clasped their hands, killing intent rose in their eyes, and they all looked to the north, where the city wall of Youzhou stood majestically behind the lush trees and the looming corner tiles of the houses, revealing its long outline...

After a while, someone corrected the password, came in through the outer guards, and reported to him out of breath: "The official leader has already gone north."

After hearing this, everyone present was shocked.

Li Chuyun just nodded, very calm, the official had told him and several transfer envoys about this matter, and explained to everyone: "The official has agreed before that he wants to conquer Liao himself, just to deceive the Liao Kingdom, This matter has only been told to me and a few transshipment envoys."

After hearing the words of Yu Jia's personal enlistment, everyone looked at each other and smiled, their eyes sparkled!

The personal conquest by Yujia means that the officials will watch their credits. Whether the credits are seen by the officials is another matter!

Seeing them excited and fearing that they would be greedy for success, Li Chuyun immediately poured cold water on them: "The officials said that he will not go north to the front line, and the officials will be in charge of the rear. Time to fight, after all, apart from us this time, there is General Xiang’s army to the east of Taihang Mountain, and General Si’s army at sea, the official’s purpose is to coordinate the overall situation.”

When he said this, the excitement of the crowd subsided a bit, after all, they were still fantasizing about showing off their skills under the eyes of the officials just now, and letting the officials see their abilities.

The generals responded as expected, and Li Chuyun stroked his beard and added: "The official's holy driver will stop by the Daqing River, but the official also said that once we take Youzhou, he will move to Youzhou to have an overview of the whole situation. .”

"Commander, is this true!" Zhang Qixian asked, he was a young man, it was his first time on the battlefield, and he was even more looking forward to making meritorious service.

"The official's golden words, how could it be false." Li Chuyun assured, and as soon as the words came out, he had already felt the fierce eyes of the people around him, Li Chuyun thought to himself, this is just right.

.......

Just as Qin Jun expected, Youzhou was indeed empty, and not just empty.

Xiao Siwen, who stayed behind in Nanjing, led the troops to the north, and Gao Xun, the privy envoy of the Southern Academy, took away more than 5000 elite imperial troops.

The most terrible thing is that Yelu Xiezhen immediately escorted Xiao Siwen's daughter Xiao Chuo to Beijing in order to grab credit, and took thousands of people away.

And the Qin army suddenly went north. When the forward brought back the news of the Qin army's invasion with blood on his face, the whole Nanjing city was in chaos. At this time, after the Nanyuan imperial army hurriedly assembled, they found that there were only [-] people left , It is completely impossible to fight against the menacing Qin army.

Immediately afterward, orders began to be given to all men over the age of 16, and all men over the age of [-] were all organized to go to war.

At the same time, the guard of Youzhou is also a knowledgeable person. As long as he has fewer people and stronger enemies, he cannot wait for the Qin army to fight in Youzhou City.

Youzhou City is too big and the city wall is too long. Although it is strong, they don't have enough manpower. If the Qin army comes to attack the city wall nearly ten miles long, there are not many people scattered on the ground for a mile, and they can't defend it at all Come.

So he directly filled all his troops to the Sanggan River defense line, trying to catch the Sanggan River to resist the Qin army.

After patchwork, they distributed weapons to more than 2 young men and forced them to the riverside defense line. However, facing the Qin army on the other side with a thick stomach, a lot of flags, and awe-inspiring military discipline, some people escaped every day.

The generals executed more than 100 people here as an example, but they still couldn't stop the fleeing militiamen.

When more people heard the news, they dragged their families and fled to the mountains north of Youzhou to seek refuge. As a result, the generals of the Liao army could not find anyone to fill the line of defense.

And not only the ordinary people, but also the Khitan nobles were panicked, and many of them ran to Beijing with their families.

What they can barely maintain now is that they are hoping that the army in the north will return to help quickly, so that they can use Youzhou City to force the Qin army back like a few years ago. As for defeating the Qin army, they have never thought about it. …

Chapter 508, Battle of Sanggan River ([-])

In the distance, the smoke and dust are still spreading, a large number of ships are blocking the river, countless soldiers are busy, and hundreds of people have disembarked and landed.

The scouts quickly spread to the woods and avenues on the bank, so as to keep abreast of the situation of the army for miles around.

At the bow of the boat, Si Chao's expression was not good. They went northward along Qidi, entered from the mouth of the Haihe River, and prepared to go straight to Youzhou.

The fleet sailed very smoothly along the way, because they kept sailing close to the coast without encountering wind and waves, but in order to avoid being discovered by people on the shore, he never dared to get too close to the shore for fear of being discovered in advance.

When they entered the Haihe River, they passed through a village and town along the way without any obstacles. The huge fleet made the local residents panic. Looking at the flag of the Qin army, they didn't know what to do. Many of them had never seen it in their lives. Such a scene.

Si Chao saw the entire town at a glance, and visually estimated that they were only thirty or forty families by the river, and there were a few marginalized families at the foot of the mountain in the distance. Not long after they left, there were seven or eight sunken ships in the river, blocking the river and blocking the way of the fleet.

Si Chao ordered someone to split open the mast of a sunken ship. The wood inside was still dry, and it must have been scuttled two days ago.

Someone said angrily that the people from the small town at the mouth of the river must have reported the letter, and they should send people back to take revenge and let those Liao people learn the lesson.

Si Chao didn't do this, he had two judgments.

First, this matter was done very hastily. It must have been done last night by the Liao people, which means that the scouts of the Liao army had discovered them, and their whereabouts were no longer secretive.

Second, the Liao people did not dare to stay to stop them, which shows that they were short of troops, and they knew that they could not stop so many of them if they stayed.

This made Si Chao both happy and worried. The happy thing is that the officials' judgment is completely correct. Youzhou must be in an extremely empty state of troops now, so that their army has entered the Haihe River. blocking force.

The worry is that these sunken ships really hinder their speed, and soldiers are very fast. At this time, the northern army must need their firepower the most.

Si Chao is a very old general with white hair. Before he came, he had thought that this would be his last battle. He was the first to follow the group of officials, step by step to the present.

For him, if he retires at any time, he can leave his name in history and enjoy endless wealth and glory.

It's just that he has a deep sense of responsibility in his heart. Thinking of the officials' kindness to him, and thinking of fighting side by side over the years, he can't just sit idly by.

Then he immediately convened everyone to discuss how to remedy it.

The craftsmen of the Department of Confidentiality suggested that the ship was made of wood, and there were still a large number of ships on the water surface. Some of them could be blown up with gunpowder to destroy the structure of the ship's hull. However, manpower was still needed to salvage the wreckage.

After a short discussion, Si Chao immediately ordered the craftsmen to start action.

Then he unloaded his armor himself, gathered a large number of troops on the shore, and said loudly: "Soldiers of the army, it is bad news and good news for the Liao thieves to build boats to block the road.

This shows that they are empty of troops in Youzhou, and they can't spare any manpower to fight us. They only dare to build boats to block the road, making it difficult for us to go north.

This is great news, it shows that as long as we overcome this small obstacle, the Liao people will not be able to support us at all, Youzhou is close at hand, and military rewards are also in front of us. "

After finishing speaking, the craftsmen over there were also using gunpowder to break up the entire hull, but it was only able to destroy the structure of the hull, and the rest still depended on manpower and horsepower.

In order to show his determination, as well as to motivate the soldiers and improve efficiency, a gray-haired veteran went down the river naked and led the soldiers to clean up the wreckage in the icy river.

On land, a handful of horses and oxen were used to haul the wrecks ashore.

The leader and general are like this, everyone is striving to be the first, and the work efficiency is greatly accelerated. The most difficult thing to deal with these things is the overall structure of the hull. It is wishful thinking to destroy it in the water. Gunpowder solves this problem, and the rest is physical work.

And this is also a dangerous job. Although the river here is gentle, unlike the Yangtze River and Huaihe River, it is still enough to drown many northern soldiers who don't know how to swim.

But after the start of work, the situation was beyond Si Chao's expectations. Many soldiers of the Qin army's navy were recruited from the Jianghuai area, especially the navy recruited by Liu Renshan and Guo Tingzhi, two southern generals!

These people are proficient in water, and many of them grew up in Zeguo, a water town, just like children in the grassland who can ride and shoot well. These southern sailors are also well versed in water. The Haihe River is the largest river for northerners. If you want to compare it with the Yangtze River and the Huaihe River, it is the level of the tributaries, and it is not even comparable to many tributaries.

For children who grew up along the Yangtze River, such a river is not challenging at all. They can easily dive down to fix the iron ropes on the wrecks, and let the horses and cattle on the bank pull them up, while the smaller wrecks are completely cleaned up by manpower.

After he was shivering from the cold, Lin Renzhao, Liu Renshan and others urged him repeatedly, Si Chao went ashore. Looking at this familiar yet unfamiliar navy, he felt a little bit embarrassed.

Looking at the busy sailors everywhere on the river, they are like dragons entering the water, each of them is vigorous, and he couldn't help but said: "When I was young, I organized the coastal defense of the Bohai Sea. Later, most of the sailors who attacked Huainan were the northern army. I could pick out seven or eight, but now they are all good players in the water."

Si Chao's emotion is not unreasonable, since the beginning of Monday, Huainan is not even there. Most of the navy is recruited from Henan, Hebei, and Qi. There are also good water skills, but not many, unlike now.

"Nowadays, there is one family in the world, all over the world, and everyone is doing their best. This is the credit of the officials. This is the world, and it is a great event that will be admired by future generations." Liu Ren said, "I just can't let go of this. That's why I asked the officials to go to war."

He was a little older than Si Chao, the emperor didn't want him to run around, but he begged for his own life, he was in his early seventies this year, he was already old, for him death would come at any time, he didn't want to die in bed.

"The more grand the event is, the more the credit is hanging in front of the horse, the more you want to leave a reputation behind you. How many people have not had such an opportunity in thousands of years."

The two old men looked at each other and smiled, as if they understood each other's thoughts.

Si Chao was tall and tall, and his frame was very lenient even in his old age. He beckoned his soldiers to hand him a horse spear nearly two feet long, and stood in front of Liu Renshan: "I picked it myself, looking for secrets. The blacksmith of the company made the spearhead privately, and my son personally picked out the best jujube wood for me."

Liu Renshan took it, tested his balance and toughness, and was very tenacious, "It's a good spear."

"I still remember the last time in Hedong, the officials led the charge with spears in their hands, and every time I think about it, my blood boils.

This is to find a good opponent for this spear, let it see blood, I don't care if I can go back or not. "Si Chao stroked his gray beard.

Liu Renshan said with emotion: "At the beginning, I was not clear about right and wrong, short-sighted, so that I missed Mingzhu for many years, and it was only at this age that I met my confidant."

The two old men looked at each other and smiled, as if they knew each other's thoughts.

Soon, the people who sent people from the north contacted them. As they thought, the land army stopped by the Sanggan River and needed the support of naval ships and guns.

"Go back and tell the commander that the navy will arrive tomorrow!" Si Chao said decisively.

That night, the soldiers fought bravely, took turns to rest, lit torches and rushed to work overnight, because the light was dim, and one soldier disappeared in the river, and he was nowhere to be found when he disappeared.

In the first half of the night, with the cheers on the river, the first big boat passed the barrier and began to head north.

Si Chao immediately ordered that the [-] gunboats go first, and the rest stay behind, heading north without stopping.

The Sanggan River is the upper reaches of the Hai River. If there is no accident, their fleet will arrive around dawn, and soon a long fire dragon will light up the forest by the river, and the water on the river will boil and burn.