I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 132 The Battle of Runzhou ([-])

On the second day, the rebels continued to attack Runzhou.

The rebel soldiers carried the arrows and stones on the top of the city like rain, and climbed the ladder one after another.For a moment, seeing the rebels with such high morale, the guard Yuan Heng suspected that he was the rebel.

The imperial court is in the south of the Yangtze River, so unpopular?

However, the war situation did not give him too much time to think. Facing the rebel offensive, Yuan Heng took out all the means to deal with it.

Runzhou Inspector Wei Zongqing also organized a thousand young men to participate in the defense of the city. Finally, the crumbling Runzhou City survived the second day.

And in the evening, a small boat arrived from Guazhou on the opposite side of the river, bringing an exciting news.

Three thousand soldiers of the Anguo Army are already at Guazhoudu. In order to prevent the rebels from attacking, they will cross the river at night to come to help.

At night, the thousand stone water transport ships originally used to transport grain transported [-] soldiers in batches to the north gate of Runzhou, and entered the city from the water village.

After Yuan Heng arranged the night defense, he personally came to Beicheng to welcome the Yangzhou reinforcements.

"Brother Lu, I'm sorry."

Three thousand An Guo soldiers from Yangzhou entered the city at night, which greatly relieved the pressure on the defenders in the city.Therefore, Yuan Heng was extremely excited after seeing Lu Xun, and the two were both generals under Li Shizhong's tent, and they were also brothers who had experienced great battles together.

What surprised Yuan Heng was that there was only one big man hidden among the reinforcements.

"Fu Sanlang?" Li Zhaoxin exclaimed directly after seeing the young general next to Lu Xun.

After Yuan Heng heard this exclamation, he looked at Li Zhaoxin in surprise, and then at the young man next to his old brother Lu Xun.

After Li Zhaoxin called out "Sanlang", he immediately said solemnly: "The last general, Li Zhaoxin, pays homage to the governor."

It was only then that Yuan Heng came to understand. No wonder the young warrior next to Lu Xun looked so majestic. It turned out that Fu Jinchuan, the governor of Yangzhou and deputy marshal Wu'an, had come personally.

"Meet the governor."

"General Yuan and Second Brother Li don't need to be polite."

Li Zhaoxin is the son of Li Shizhong, among the honorable children in Shangjing, it is impossible not to recognize Fu Jinchuan.

Yuan Heng looked at Fu Jinchuan, who was wearing a black round-neck gown, Futou, and cloak, he was also amazed. Because he was not wearing armor, he thought he was Lu Xun's aide at first.

"Why did the governor come here in person? Although Runzhou is still there, according to the offensive of the rebels, it's hard to say whether it can survive tomorrow."

Yuan Heng was somewhat depressed.

Fu Jinchuan said: "It is always necessary to see how the rebels are fighting, and be aware of it."

When Yuan Heng heard this, he cupped his hands and said, "The governor is mature and prudent, and the general will admire him."

What is a man without merit under his fame?
Yuan Heng originally thought that although Fu Jinchuan was a famous general in the country, the several battles showed his unparalleled bravery and his ability to grasp the opportunity of the two armies in battle.

But I didn't expect that at such an age, with a great reputation, he would be so cautious in dealing with the enemy.He doesn't look like a noble son in a weak year.

This is what the name of the country should look like.

Fu Jinchuan said with a smile: "General Yuan is too much."

Yuan Gang, the eldest son behind Yuan Heng, heard a few people talking, and it took him a long time to realize that this is Marquis Fu Jinchuan of Wu'an?
"Greetings to the Governor." Yuan Gang said emotionally.

Yuan Heng also took advantage of the opportunity to introduce Fu Jinchuan, "Governor, this is the dog Yuan Gang."

Fu Jinchuan sized Yuan Gang up and down, looked at the thick calluses on the young man's hands and said casually: "You son of a general, you have some vigor, not bad."

"Thank you, Commander-in-Chief, for your compliment."

After exchanging pleasantries, Yuan Heng took Fu Jinchuan to the southern city wall, and took out the tent deployment map of the rebels drawn by Li Zhaoxin and Yuan Gang.

The lights on the top of the city flickered on and off, looking up at the enemy camp several miles away, the lights were bright.

"Looking at the camp, there are capable people among the rebels."

On the third day, the sun rose as usual, and the rebels attacked as usual.

It's just that compared with the previous two days, there are more means. Driven by the soldiers, countless civilians and auxiliary soldiers began to fill the trench with soil.

With the addition of soldiers from the Anguo Army, the pressure on the defenders has been reduced, and the strength of the troops is no longer as stretched as it was in the previous two days, and they can rotate teams calmly.

Fu Jinchuan was still unarmored, only wearing a round collar military robe, and did not show his flag, and the sergeants in the city were only Chinese officials of his army.

Except for a few generals defending the city, and the governor Wei Zongqing, no one knew that Marquis Wu An, the governor of Yangzhou, had come to Runzhou City.

On the watchtower, Fu Jinchuan looked at the rebels who had already formed an formation, and they were joining in the battle of climbing the city in an orderly manner. "Wu Ni raised the rebel flag for more than a month. As a foundation, but in such a short period of time, it must be a long-term plan to be able to form an army and have such a fighting spirit and military discipline."

Even Fu Jinchuan can say with certainty that although the sergeants may have been recruited recently, as the backbone, the chiefs, corporals, captains, brigade leaders and even school lieutenants must all be veterans.

Moreover, the rebel army could have such an atmosphere in a very short period of time, and the general who led the army definitely had some skills.

If it were him, facing a group of recruits, it would be difficult to train him to this level in more than a month.

Alternatively, this rebel army may have existed not for a month, but earlier
And such an army can already be called a well-trained army. After going through several battles, it can get an elite that is not inferior to the frontier army.

So after seeing the rebels with his own eyes, Fu Jinchuan was sure that wanting to quell the rebellion quickly was tantamount to wishful thinking.

At present, judging from the troops that the imperial court can mobilize in Jianghuai, the fall of Jiangnan is a matter of time.Even if all the [-] soldiers in Yangzhou were filled in, it would be useless.

Yuan Heng also understood this point.

"General Yuan, how long can you guard?"

Hearing Fu Jinchuan's sudden question, Yuan Heng pondered for a moment and said: "On five days, even if there are three thousand reinforcements from the governor, it will only take five days at most. The hearts of the army and the people in the city are useless. The area around Zhouzhou and Jianye is quite popular, but it is the imperial court that pays more money every year."

Speaking of this, Yuan Heng couldn't go on talking, and it was a bit taboo to talk about it.

On the watchtower, Yuan Heng and his son are from the north, the governor Wei Zongqing is from the north, Zhang Gao, the aide of the governor's mansion, is from the north, Li Zhaoxin, Fu Jinchuan, and Xu Yinglong are from Shangjing. That said, they are all from the north.

But the soldiers and civilians inside the city and the rebels outside the city are all from the south.

So Yuan Heng didn't finish what he said, but everyone except Yuan Gang understood that the court is in the south of the Yangtze River, so it really doesn't count as popular.

Jianghuai wealth is half the world, even if Jianghuai is rich, exorbitant taxes and various corvees are unavoidable.In fact, the Shengdou people in the south of the Yangtze River are not much better off than the nicknames in Hebei, Guanzhong, and Hedong.

Xiaomin's life is difficult, and naturally he is not loyal to the court.This point can also be seen clearly from the Hengzhou Rebellion.

The Hengzhou rebels had several counties in a row, but in the end they suffered a big loss in Huolu County, and finally had to give up the siege.The reason is that the county magistrate Yan Shuyu is an upright official, and the people's lives are easier.

In addition to the dissatisfaction of the common people, the wealthy families and aristocratic families in the south of the Yangtze River are also dissatisfied.Because whether you are a civil servant or a general, as long as you are from the south, you will not be proud in the officialdom.

The suppression of the Southerners by the Northerners in the court may be even more intense than the civil and military disputes.

As a traitor, Wu Wang Zhao Deyu was condemned by the court, but he was quite popular in Jiangnan.

The morale of the imperial court in the south of the Yangtze River has been lost.

If Fu Jinchuan hadn't come to Runzhou in person, he would never have believed this kind of thing.

How long Runzhou can defend has little effect on the battle situation.In the short term, the imperial court was unable to transport troops across the river through the ferry crossings of Runzhou and Caishi to quell the rebellion.

Because Jiangbei currently has no army available.

Whether it is training new troops, or waiting for the imperial court to mobilize the imperial army and frontier troops, it will take time.It will take at least a few months.

And Runzhou City can't last that long.

So Fu Jinchuan simply asked Yuan Heng how long he could stay.What I didn't say later is that it's useless to wait for a long time.

But it is absolutely impossible for Fu Jinchuan to say such things as abandoning the city.How can the responsibility of guarding the soil be lightly abandoned?At that time, the court will investigate it, and if it is pursued, it can even directly question the crime.

Moreover, Fu Jinchuan, as the governor of Yangzhou, is also the deputy marshal of the Jianghuai march, but after all, there is still a general in Jianye City not far away.

Fu Jinchuan would definitely not do the job of Yue Zu acting on his behalf.His purpose of coming across the river this time is very clear, that is to see the quality of the rebels with his own eyes, so that he knows what he is doing and will be lenient when he predicts the enemy.

There will definitely be battles in the future, and even Fu Jinchuan feels that, unlike Ayeping Hebei, it will be resolved within a year soon.

The chaos in the south of the Yangtze River may happen every two or three years.
"How many cavalry are there in the city?" Fu Jinchuan, who was watching the battle, suddenly said.

Everyone was so shocked that they couldn't speak, only Gao Gang said excitedly: "Go back to the governor, there are three hundred cavalry in the city."

Yuan Heng felt bad when he heard it, "Master Hou, is this?"

"I know what General Yuan is going to say, don't worry."

rest assured?How can you rest assured?

You are a marquis, as the deputy marshal of the Jianghuai army, and the governor of Yangzhou. When Wei Guogong Li Shizhong is in the south of the Yangtze River, the Jiangbei defense is all in one body. When you come up, you have to ask how many cavalry you have. It’s not clear that you want to do something. what?

Who can rest assured?
In other words, if Fu Jinchuan, the captain-in-law, had an accident here, even if Runzhou was fine, everyone would have to eat and walk around.

"Don't worry, I just want to talk to King Wu in the middle of the night."

　Before some immersed things broke out, few people could see clearly how terrifying he was.

　　Wu Wang's rebellion is not the Jin version of Ning Wang's rebellion, but a situation similar to that of Anlu Mountain.

　　In Hebei after the Anshi Rebellion, An Lushan and Shi Siming were called the two saints.

　　In the book, Jiangnan pays the highest taxes, but the ordinary people live in hardship, and the gentry and aristocrats have no political voice, so the rebellion of King Wu is tantamount to the resistance of all classes in Jiangnan to the Jin court.

　　Destined to be strong.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)