The Happy Life of Small Officials in Northern Song Dynasty

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A few days ago, a memorial was delivered to Yelu Zongzhen, who was supervising the battle in Datong Mansion. It was a news that the pastoral area east of Dasan Pass on the Xialiao border was attacked by an unknown enemy. The loss was not great, and more than a thousand herdsmen were killed or injured. , [-] grazing horses were plundered, but this incident made Yeluzong feel a little uneasy.

Yeluzong really recalled Xiao Hui, who was commanding the battle against the Song army on the front line of Wuzhou, and asked for his opinion on this matter. Xiao Hui was also surprised, but he did not panic because of this, but asked the local officials who sent the memorial to ask The details; however, the local officials did not personally experience the incident, and only rushed to report it after receiving the report, and they could not ask for a detailed reason.

Xiao Hui finally deduced based on experience that the Xia people must be taking advantage of the fire to loot. The Song and Liao battled fiercely at the border, and the Xia people stood by. Given the relationship between Xia and Song, they naturally refused to take the initiative to send troops to join the battle, but the small tricks behind the scenes were It was unavoidable, not to mention that the enemy army broke into the Liao territory from the direction of Dasan Pass, and the lack of Helan Mountain was the border of Xia and Liao.

This conclusion was also really approved by Yeluzong. Thinking about it differently, when Song Xia was at war, he also took advantage of the fire to blackmail the Song people. Although he didn't succeed, the idea of ​​stabbing the knife in the back was surprisingly consistent. [

"Dangxiang people are so hateful. After destroying the Song Dynasty, I will destroy them, and teach them that we Khitan people will avenge their revenge." Yeluzong really gritted his teeth.

"Your Majesty, I think it's better to allocate a small amount of troops to strengthen the defense of the Dasanguan area. The retinues of the local state capital are not strong and there are not many troops. If they are attacked by the Xia people again, they will not be opponents."

"How can the division of troops be achieved? Right now, the battle between the east and the west is fierce, and the Song people are still stubbornly resisting. If there is too much division of troops, it will affect the frontal combat effectiveness, and if it is too small, it will not work. I think the local government should take active precautions and order people to garrison the border beacon tower to activate the beacon. When encountering an enemy attack, give early warning and evade, and endure the momentary anger, concentrate on defeating the Song people, and then deal with this group of nuisance rats later."

Xiao Hui was right when he thought about it. He originally planned to divide [-] troops to garrison Dasan Pass, and at the same time send people to thoroughly investigate the identity of the enemy who harassed him. He felt that something was wrong, and he couldn't tell exactly what was wrong. After thinking about it, Xiao Hui attributed the uneasiness in his heart to the anxiety caused by being unable to attack for a long time on the frontal battlefield.

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Huaizhou Prefecture in the south of Taihang Mountain and west of Tianmen Mountain is a medium-sized city deep in the interior of Liao. It is located in the core area of ​​Shangjing. Air-conditioning and sandstorms, the south and east are surrounded by plains, the grasslands and farmland are as flat as blankets, and the three major rivers of Qinshui, Danshui, and Jishui flow through the jurisdiction, making it an out-and-out big granary.

Years of comfortable life have developed the lazy habit of Huaizhou people. There is no threat of war, and the city defense is also very loose. The [-] tribal soldiers stationed here have been transferred to the front line. There are only [-] regular troops in the city plus police officers. There are [-] miscellaneous troops composed of yamen servants and retinues, most of the early warning military service set up outside the city are idle, and several alarm beacon towers twenty miles away have also collapsed, and there are no people stationed there.

This morning, Huaizhou City woke up from its comfort. The sunshine in June was a bit poisonous, and the sun was already scorching hot as soon as the sun came out. He dozed off everywhere to make up for the lack of sleep last night, and he didn't bother to check the people coming in and out of the city gate. The Great Song Dynasty was thousands of miles away, even if it was infiltrated carefully, it would not come here, so not only the soldiers didn't take it seriously, but the city lord went down, and the generals who defended the city didn't take it seriously at all.

A few soldiers of the Liao army leaning against the shade of the city wall holding their spears were staring at the women with big buttocks coming in and out of the city gate, swallowing and spitting, comparing them with the Yao sisters who slept with them last night. Suddenly, the walls of the city wall Dust fell from the cracks, covering their heads and faces.

A few people scolded their mothers while spitting and slapping the dust on their bodies. The ground trembled a few times as if it had been hit by a heavy hammer in the distance.

A soldier of the Liao army thought there was something wrong with his senses, so he turned his head and asked his companions, "Do you feel it? The ground seems to be shaking."

Several other soldiers nodded one after another and said, "It seems to be, could it be that the ground is shaking?"

While speaking, the ground trembled again, and in a split second, a muffled thunderous voice came from a distance. Several people looked at each other in astonishment, and when they were at a loss, they suddenly heard someone screaming from the top of the city: "There are cavalry, it's amazing!" , A large number of cavalry came from the south."

The guard of the city gate hurriedly ran up the tower from the barracks and set up a pergola to watch it carefully. This look made him feel cold all over his body. On the southern horizon, the dense cavalry was like a super storm sweeping towards Huaizhou City. Coming, holding the sword high, it shone with dazzling reflections in the sun, and there was a halo of white flowers.

"It's the Song army, close the city gate quickly, and quickly... set up a beacon to notify the other four gates." The guard's voice changed, and it became hoarse in an instant.

The soldiers reacted, and immediately hurriedly removed the wooden horse sandbags at the gate of the city, and shouted loudly at the people who were also panicked. At the same time, the beacon fire on the top of the city was also lit, and the thick black smoke column rushed straight sky.

The people at the city gate, whether they were going out or entering the city, yelled loudly and went into the city gate. He fell down, lay on the ground with his helmet crooked and shouted: "Anyone who rushes indiscriminately will be killed."

The common people didn't care about this, hundreds of common people rushed in and opened the half-closed city gate again.The team was pulling out their waist knives and chopped off the head of a panicked man in front of them. He knocked him to the ground immediately, and cursed: "Everyone get out, and anyone who ""crashes" again will end up in the end."

The people exclaimed, and rushed in more frantically like a frying pan. More than a dozen soldiers drew out their weapons and gritted their teeth. The people in front retreated in fright. If you fall down, it will be even more difficult to unblock. [

The team was straightening their helmets and cursing: "A group of damned wild dogs, if the city gate can't be closed, there is no hope of life. Those who escaped in quickly help close the door, or everyone will not want to live."

The people who were lucky enough to enter the city gate turned around after hearing the words. Dozens of people helped the soldiers to force the heavy gates on both sides, and the gates moved slowly. The front door is like an earthen machine, squeezing out along the ground, and the two doors are like two scrapers, scraping the bodies of the blocking people out of the door.

The crowd cried for their fathers and mothers, beating the city gate like crazy, but they were resisted by the soldiers and common people inside. Seeing that the gate was formed into a small crack, looking back, the Song army cavalry had arrived hundreds of steps away. The sound of swords waving in the air could be heard, and the people were extremely desperate. Someone desperately reached into the crack of the door to prevent the city gate from closing, but the heavy city gate closed the last crack, and several people hissed. They screamed in pain, their arms were caught in the door panel, and their bones and flesh were already smashed, which was horrible.

The soldiers inside wanted to fasten the big iron bolts, but found that the iron bolts could not be put in place because of the trembling and bloody arms stretched in. Chopping, chopping, and poking with the arm randomly, crushing it into pieces of bone and minced meat, other soldiers followed suit, as long as the door can be closed a little more, the iron bolt can be put on, chop Crushing these hardened bones is obviously a good idea.

Sure enough, the soldier in charge of bolting cheered and said, "The slots are aligned, fast bolt."

Everyone worked together to lift the big cast iron bolt over their heads, and slid in along the notch. At this moment, they heard the sound of landslides and ground cracks, and the city gate was knocked open by a strong force, hitting the back of the city gate. Many soldiers fell backwards, and the iron door bolt weighing several hundred kilograms was also knocked backwards. One soldier was hit on the head by the iron bolt firmly, and his brain burst suddenly and died.

With the opening of the city gate, a large pile of bloody things rolled in. In addition to human bodies, there were also several horse corpses and the remains of a cart broken into thousands of pieces. Undoubtedly, Song soldiers drove The horses pulling the cart smashed open the city gate abruptly. ,

Immediately after that, horse-drawn carts came galloping one after another, crossed the suspension bridge to the gate of the city, and rolled all the way into the entrance hole. Dozens of the hundreds of people at the gate of the city had already died, and the rest jumped into the moat. , to avoid the fatal impact.

Su Jince stood a hundred paces away from the city gate, watching the carriage smash open the city gate, and secretly called out luck in his heart. If the city gate was closed, it would take more effort. Although he had already prepared for this, he could Knocking open the city gate by surprise still saves a lot of worry and effort.

"Quickly pull up the suspension bridge." The city gate guard shouted loudly, the city gate was opened, and now the only way to stop the opposite side is to rely on the moat. Pull up the suspension bridge, at least it can block it for a period of time.

The soldiers frantically turned the scrolls to pull up the long suspension bridge. Suddenly, there were two bowstrings, and the suspension bridge that was pulled in mid-air crashed down, causing a lot of smoke and dust. The military shot broke, and the slings and even the chains of the suspension bridge were useless. They just used a thick hemp rope that was as thick as an arm, and of course it broke with a single shot.

"Brother Mahan is very skilled." Wang Chao praised.

Ma Han triumphantly put away his bow and arrows, this is not the first time he has done this, when he went to the bandit's lair in Bagong Mountain with his son, he "shown" such a skill, compared to this time, it was more glorious, after all, when Looking at the faces of thousands of horses in front of the army.

Su Jin looked at the Huaizhou City in front of him quietly, and made a forward gesture. Pan Jiang raised the sword in his hand and shouted: "Kill!" Then he rode out and rushed out; tens of thousands of Song Army cavalry broke out With a loud cry, he followed the pace of Pan Jiang, the leader of the vanguard army, and rushed to Huaizhou City.

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