Qian Song

Chapter 134 Li Cun: I Slaughter the City! (Ask for a monthly pass!)

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Not long after the Huben army besieged the city, Song Zhaonian handed over the burden of guarding Xiuzhou City to Chen Yun.

After Chen Yun officially took over this important task, he immediately took full charge of deploying the defense of Xiuzhou City.

Chen Yun is well aware of the weight of the heavy responsibility on his shoulders, and dare not neglect in the slightest.

After careful consideration, Chen Yun adopted the hundred-step method to divide the troops, that is, divide the outer city wall into four defense areas, east, west, south, and north, and send more than a thousand people to each defense area as a frontal combat force. Auxiliary team.

For these four defense areas, Chen Yun each arranged an official from Xiuzhou and a general to serve as the highest chief of the defense area, and each arranged an official from the Huainan Shipping Department under him to inspect.

Each city gate is the focus of defense.

Chen Yun all dispatched officials from the Department of Transportation as the person in charge, and "divided the land and guarded it" according to the size of the position.

At the same time, Chen Yu ordered the army and civilians in the city to take active actions to prepare for the battle in an all-round way, build buildings and sculls, hang felt curtains, install artillery seats, set up crossbow beds, transport bricks and stones, set fire torches, weep trees, prepare fire oil, and everything necessary for defense. The equipment is fully prepared.

In addition, Chen Yun also quickly recruited a group of brave men, divided them into five battalions, each with 500 people, and established an organizational system such as commanders, generals, and team generals, and conducted military training every day to improve their strength. Military quality and combat effectiveness.

Chen Yun also specially arranged for the front battalion to be stationed around the granary to ensure that no accidents occurred to the 300 million shi of grain.

The rear battalion was stationed at the west city gate, controlling the shallow Hao River here, so that the ant thief cavalry dared not approach the city wall.

The left, right, and central armies are all stationed in the city as a strategic reserve for emergency use.

Xiuzhou City is not a particularly large city, but as the main city of Xiuzhou, it is also an important military base.

The city is composed of two parts, the outer city and the inner city, and the city defense fortifications are mainly distributed in the outer city.

There is a horse face every sixty or seventy steps on the outer city wall. The horse face protrudes outside the city wall and can be used for cross-shooting to protect the city wall from enemy damage.

There is a warehouse about every 200 meters, which contains various weapons and military supplies.

Each city gate is equipped with a round or square urn to strengthen the protection of the gate entrance.

There is a battle shed above the urn for the defense and rest of the soldiers defending the city.

In order to strengthen the city defense, a moat was excavated around the outer city, and elms and willows were planted on both sides of the river, which could also constitute a certain obstacle to the ants who attacked the city.

All in all, Xiuzhou City is a city with particularly complete defense facilities, and the defense system arranged by Chen Yun has no loopholes at all. In addition, there is sufficient food and grass in the city, so that Sun He and Qi Fang have tried their best to break the Xiuzhou City. The defense of the state city.

Not only that, but Sun He and Qi Fang had to prevent Prince Wu from leading an army out of the city to attack them unexpectedly.

It can be said that for Sun He and Qi Fang in the past few months, the experience is really indescribable!
Fortunately, Zhao Song had done enough crimes to recruit their soldiers quickly enough.

The point is, except for Xiuzhou City, all other areas in northern Zhejiang have been occupied by the Huben Army. People in Xiuzhou City don't want to flee anymore after they know about this.

Otherwise, they might not be able to lock Xiuzhou City long ago.

Now that Li Cun finally led the army to attack Xiuzhou City, Sun He and Qi Fang really breathed a sigh of relief.

Not to mention, Sun He and Qi Fang fully cooperated with more than [-] military craftsmen and civilian husbands sent by Li Cun to set up camp in a place called "Bai Lingang" in the southeastern suburb of Xiuzhou.

The terrain of Bailingang here is steep, surrounded by water on three sides, like a sandbar, and Liulin Po can be used as a barrier.

Occupying this place is absolutely easy to defend but difficult to attack, and it can also dock the ships of the Huben Army.

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The morning of July 22.

Yao Xing, the deputy commander of the guard horse army, led the guard horse army to the city of Xiuzhou first, and then went to Bailingang to check whether the camp had been built up to the standards required by Li Cun.

After confirming that there was no problem, Yao Xing sent a capital horse army back the same way and reported to Li Cun.

At noon, the former army's commander-in-chief led the former army to the city of Xiuzhou, and then led by the people sent by Sun He to his camp to station.

Immediately afterwards, another army successively marched to the city of Xiuzhou, and then entered their respective camps to station...

The Xiuzhou officials, soldiers and civilians who had always been confident that Xiuzhou City would be able to hold on to the end of time, couldn't help feeling anxious when they saw one army after another marching here!
Song Zhaonian looked at Chen Yun: "Humber, the ants have gathered hundreds of thousands of ants to besiege the city, and they may be determined to win our city."

This is something obvious to the lice on the bald man's head, but Song Zhaonian still asked, it must be because he hoped that Chen Yun could say something different, so that he could feel at ease.

Chen Yun understood Song Zhaonian's psychology and said to himself: "Our city is not as big as Bianliang City, Hangzhou City, or Jinling City. Even if there are millions of ants, they can only send [-] to [-] people at a time to attack the city. How is it different from when Sun Thief and Qi Thief attacked the city?"

really!

As soon as Chen Yun opened his mouth, the officials, soldiers and civilians in Xiuzhou City immediately regained a lot of confidence.

Chen Xun also said: "The general Wang sent people out of the city the other day to catch the ants and confess. Now the old and small managers have defeated Fangla's ants. I have also led an army across the river to take Jinling City, the general trend is in our Song Dynasty."

After a pause, Chen Yun continued: "The ants and thieves are coming out of their nests. What they are afraid of is the 300 million stones of grain in my city. Therefore, if we keep this grain, we will make great contributions, and we will be promoted and make a fortune just around the corner."

Chen Yun's words cheered up all the officials, soldiers and civilians in Xiuzhou City.

Chen Yun continued to boost morale: "If the whole city stays together, it will take three to five days at least, or more than ten days at most, and the imperial reinforcements will surely arrive!"

This time, everyone couldn't help thinking that after persisting for so long, they finally saw the dawn, and their morale was full!
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The evening of July 22nd.

Li Cun personally led the Chinese army composed of personal guards to the city of Xiuzhou, and then went to the camp of Bailingang to station.

July 23rd, July 24th.

All the rest of the army arrived at Xiuzhou City one after another, including food and supplies.

July 25.

Li Cun sent Sun He to take people to the city of Xiuzhou to shout:
"Chen Fayun, my governor has something to tell you."

Hearing the words, Chen Yun thought to himself, "It turned out that it was from Thief Li, no wonder there are so many ants and thieves here."

And Chen Yun said: "Speak."

Sun Hedao: "Most of my family's governors say that the world and the earth are the same forces. It is not free to transport heroes away. The tide of history is never irreversible, but loyalty is always a choice. I, Li Cun, admire you, Chen Hengbo, as a man, so I would like to be a gentleman with you." covenant."

Chen Yun really didn't expect that Li Cun could say such words, with literary talent, connotation, wisdom, and a clear understanding of world affairs and general trends.

Chen Yun couldn't help thinking: "If it wasn't for good fortune to trick people, this person must be the pillar of the country."

Because of these words, Li Cun won Chen Yun's respect.

So Chen Yun was a little more polite: "I would like to hear the details."

Sun Hedao: "Most of my family's governors said that today's Zhejiang and Zhejiang provinces first encountered tyranny, disasters of flowers and stones, and then suffered military disasters. Millions of people were displaced. There were starvation and death on the road, and hunger and cold were everywhere. Changing children to eat, cooked right and wrong cooked and let them go. , some posterity commented, but the 300 million stones of grain in the city are not grain, but the lives of millions of victims. Mencius said, the people are the most important, followed by the community, and the king is the least, which is millions of people in the two Zhejiang provinces. For the victims of the disaster, I, Li Cun, would like to give you a lifeline in Xiuzhou."

Chen Yun didn't answer, he wanted to see what kind of conspiracy Li Cun could come up with.

Seeing that Chen Yun had no intention of speaking, Sun He continued: "From now on, if I, Li Cun, cannot attack Xiuzhou City within three days, I will immediately withdraw my troops and never come to attack Xiuzhou City..."

After listening to Sun He's recitation of Li Cun's words, since Song Zhaonian, all the officials, soldiers and civilians in Xiuzhou City were delighted.

Except for Chen Yu.

Chen Yun did not believe that Li Cun would easily give up Xiuzhou City, no, to be precise, he would easily give up the 300 million shi of grain in Xiuzhou City.

You know, this is no longer food, but the key to the victory of Zhao Song and Huben's army.

Just imagine, once the 300 million shi of grain is obtained by the Song Army on the Western Front or the Song Army on the Northern Front, it will definitely be even more powerful for the Song Army who came to counter the rebellion.

First of all, not to mention its important practical significance, only the fact that it can greatly improve the morale of the Song army is enough for Li Cun not to give up the 300 million shi of grain easily.

Of course, the most important thing is that as long as they get the 300 million shi of food, the Song army who suppressed the rebellion would not have to fight unnecessary battles to consume their own strength because of lack of food, and then the battle of rebellion could be completed. Easy to play a lot.

But in this case, Li Cun actually made such a bet, so there is only one reasonable explanation—Li Cun is sure of winning!
Chen Yun absolutely did not believe that Li Cun, who made such a big noise in a few months and could say "loyalty is always a choice", would be an arrogant person.

Just listen to Sun He continue to say: "If I, Li Cun, conquer Xiuzhou City within three days, I will not blame the past from Chen Yu to Song Zhaonian, but there is one thing, no one is allowed to touch the 300 million grain of my victims. If anyone dares to touch... ..."

Speaking of this, Sun He recalled Li Cun's arrogance when he uttered the following sentence, and then tried his best to imitate: "I will slaughter the city! Xiuzhou will not leave chickens or dogs behind!"

Although Sun He didn't learn alike at all, Xiuzhou officials, soldiers and civilians still saw an extremely domineering figure through Sun He, and they were so overwhelmed by what the domineering figure said that they dared not even take a breath.

Only Chen Yun became more and more certain that Li Cun was sure of capturing Xiuzhou City within three days.

So here comes the question, knowing that Li Cun will win, should you accept Li Cun's bet?

In other words, knowing that Li Cun will win, do you still want to give Li Cun the 300 million shi of grain to save the lives of those victims?

From Zhao Song's point of view.

The best place to go for the 300 million shi of grain is definitely to hand it over to the Song army, the second is to burn it, and the worst thing is to ask Li Cun to get the 300 million shi of grain.

But Li Cun made it very clear that the people are the most important, and the country and the emperor should be ranked behind. He took the 300 million shi of grain for disaster relief.

This is righteousness.

According to the teachings of the sages, this should be above the country and the emperor.

Chen Yun secretly said: "This person is so powerful, he even caught my weakness!"

At this time, Song Zhaonian said impassionedly: "I bet with him, my city is united, and I can't hold it for three days?"

Wang Ziwu immediately echoed: "Yes! I bet with him, and I will fight to the death, and the ant thief will come and go!"

With Song Zhaonian and Wang Ziwu in the lead, the others all clamored impassionedly to bet with Li Cun, each speaking more righteously than the other, and each acting more resigned to death than the other.

When Chen Yun saw it, he wanted to laugh out loud!
Chen Yun didn't want to laugh at the hypocrisy of Song Zhaonian and Wang Ziwu, it was because, after betting, if they won, they would be heroes of Zhao Song, and if they lost, they would not be punished by the Huben army. Help them figure out their reasons. They did this not for themselves but for the victims in the two Zhejiang areas. Mencius said that the people are the most important, the society is second, and the king is the least. You can use the bet to keep the food and prevent Li Cun from massacring the city.

Chen Yun was actually laughing at himself, and he was still thinking about whether to fall into this impeccable conspiracy.

Chen Yun dared to guarantee with his own head that even if he wanted to burn the food in the city when the city was broken, he would definitely be stopped by everyone in the city.

Because that is no longer food, but the life of everyone in the city!

Could he, Chen Yu, still fight against the lives of the people in the city by himself?

Even, Li Cun thoughtfully found excuses for him to convince him, making him rarely confused.

Great!

Great!

It's really amazing!

Chen Yun put away the smile in his heart, and then looked in the direction of Bai Lingang: "Then let me see how you can defeat me?!"

"Okay! I bet!"

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