Qian Song

Chapter 226 Soldiers Approaching the City (Ask for a monthly pass!)
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After taking Baozhou, Li Cun led the army straight to the city of Zhongshanfu.

Zhan Du is the general guard in Zhongshan Fucheng. He not only led the army and civilians in the city to fortify the walls and clear the fields to prepare for the coexistence and death of Zhongshan Fucheng, but also turned Zhongshan Fucheng into an ice city by watering it into ice.

In such an ice city, even if Li Cun used dynamite to blow it up, he would not be able to blow it up.

Taking a step back, even if Li Cun exploded part of it, as long as Zhan Du led the soldiers and civilians in Zhongshan Prefecture to pour water on it, they would be able to repair the gap in a short time.

Moreover, the ice city is full of ice surfaces that will fall if you stand on it if you don't pay attention, even if you want to attack by force, there is no way to attack by force.

To be honest, Li Cun has been fighting for so many years, and it is the first time that he is so helpless against a city.

This made Li Cun sigh with emotion. In history, if Zhao Ji did not support Guo Yaoshi, a family slave with three surnames, but supported Zhan Du to become Yanjing's military No. 1, or let Zhan Du come to be Yanjing's guard, Will the Jin people have no chance to go south?

On the vast North China Plain, the [-] to [-] cavalry led by Li Cun can gallop at will, but what makes Li Cun a headache is that many cities are like obstacles, so Li Cun and his cavalry have to slow down .

Among them, the three towns in Hebei—Zhending, Zhongshan, and Hejian—are more like three nails, firmly nailed to the place where Li Cungang was going to push the horse.

If it were a commander-in-chief seeking stability, facing this situation, he would definitely fight to the death with the three towns of Hebei, pull out these three nails one by one, and then continue southward.

But Li Cun, who is familiar with the history of this period, knows that the three nails in the three towns of Hebei are really not so easy to pull out.

Zhan Du, the guard of Zhongshan Mansion, is a wise general with both civil and military skills. With one move, he will turn water into ice, and Li Cun will have nothing to do with Zhongshan City before he is enlightened next year.

The guard of Zhending Mansion is Liu Wei, and he is also a difficult character. Historically, the Zhending Mansion he guarded also made Jin people look at the city and sigh.

In history, the guard of Hejian Mansion was Chen Yun, and later Chen Yun succeeded Zhan Du as the guard of Zhongshan Mansion.

At that time, the whole of Hebei was full of cavalry from the Kingdom of Jin, and all other areas were occupied by Jin people, only Zhongshan Fucheng and Hejian Fucheng, like two small saplings, stood there alone, and they were always under the storm. With no reinforcements outside and no food and grass inside, Chen Yu led the soldiers and civilians of Zhongshan Prefecture to hold on for two years and four months. They ate war horses, bark, grass roots, and everything they could eat. In this way, the Jin people failed to take down the Zhongshan Mansion guarded by Chen Yu, but a traitor appeared and killed [-] members of Chen Yu's family, and Zhongshan Mansion was broken.

Finally, when the Jin people saw Chen Yu's body, they all said in awe: "The loyal ministers of the Southern Dynasty." They respectfully collected Chen Yu's body and buried him in Tiezhu Temple.

However, at this time, Chen Yun had been subdued by Li Cun, and he was thrown to the Indochina Peninsula to guard the southern border of the Dagan Dynasty.

Does that mean that Hejian Prefecture is easy to fight?

I'm sorry, although the guard of Hejian Fucheng is no longer Chen Yun, he is worthy of being a national hero.

Historically, it was this person who took over the Hejian Mansion from Chen Yu, making the "Battle of Hejian" last for fourteen months. On the way back to the north when the Jin army captured Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan, they also tried to use the emperor The order made the soldiers and civilians of Hejian Mansion (and Zhongshan Mansion) open the city and surrender, but no one listened to Zhao Ji and Zhao Huan's orders, and finally the whole city died in battle without even leaving a name.

It's not that the three towns in Hebei cannot be defeated, but they are certainly not easy to defeat.

The key point is that Li Cun, who is familiar with the history of this period, knows that although the three towns in Hebei are stuck in his throat and make him very uncomfortable, bypassing these three towns will not have much impact on the overall battle situation.

The key point, Li Cun went south in a hurry to take the Zhao family away.

Therefore, in view of the fact that the northern part of Hebei had been completely recovered by Li Cun, Li Cun ordered Han Shizhong to lead part of the Jinwu army to go south to lock the three towns in Hebei, while Li Cun led the army to continue going south, driving straight into Bianliang City, Tokyo.

If Li Cun wanted to go deep alone, he must have been opposed by many conservative people. They believed that Li Cun was the emperor of the Daqian Dynasty, and his relationship was very important, so he must not risk his life.

Of course, there are also many people who support Li Cun's bold strategic strategy.

Among them, Guo Yaoshi, who wanted to show himself the most, was the most active. He persuaded Li Cundao: "The Song Dynasty may not be prepared. The prosperity of Bianjing and the affairs of the palace are not comparable to that of the Liao Kingdom. Now your Majesty's military is moving very fast, so you can take advantage of this momentum. , rushing towards the big river, the soldiers will be courageous, and they can return without fighting. Gou Wen is prepared, and he will show his troops in Hebei, and the tiger will look at the Song Dynasty to show the country's prestige. It is not too late to return. It is better to go."

Li Cun did not waste his saliva to explain to those who did not support his bold strategic strategy, but directly ordered: continue to go south.

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At the same time, Yue Fei is still locking Taiyuan City.

During this period, Yue Fei was not idle either. He opened up all the counties, forts, and passes near Taiyuan City, making them completely connected to Yundi.

Recently, Yue Fei was studying how to attack Lin, Fu, and Feng prefectures controlled by the Zhejia army.

If Yue Fei can defeat these three states, then the Dagan Dynasty's rule in the northeastern region of Hedong will become stable.

Of course, this also means that the Dagan Dynasty will border on Xixia.

On the other hand, since Yue Fei defeated Sun Yi and successively defeated more than 6 reinforcements led by Zhe Keqiu and Liu Guangshi in the Jiaocheng area on the north bank of the Fenhe River, the new reinforcements of the Zhao and Song Dynasties have not arrived for a long time.

This made Zhang Xiaochun very anxious, he was very afraid that one day, Yue Fei would suddenly not lock the city and attack Taiyuan City instead.

In that case, Taiyuan City will fall in all likelihood.

But Wang Ting was not as worried about gains and losses as Zhang Xiaochun, he would occasionally lead a team of Qingqi out of the city to attack the dry army in the lock city.

The day before yesterday, Wang Ting also captured a small cadre soldier and brought him back.

From the mouth of the small army officer, Zhang Xiaochun, Wang Teng and other people in Taiyuan City not only learned that Yue Fei had captured all the nearby areas, but also learned that Li Cun had personally led the army to attack the Song Dynasty.

After Zhang Xiaochun learned of these things, his heart was very heavy, he felt that Taiyuan City was in danger.

In order to avoid more casualties, and to prevent the dry army from slaughtering the city, Zhang Xiaochun had the idea of ​​surrendering in Kaesong.

On this day, Zhang Xiaochun called a meeting of all supervisors to discuss the surrender of Kaesong.

After Wang Fu learned about it, he immediately led 500 swordsmen to pay homage to Zhang Xiaochun in the magistrate's office.

Wang Ting ordered the swordsmen to line up in front of the government office, and he asked loudly, "Do you want to be an official?"

Everyone replied: "Yes!"

Wang Ting said: "If you make meritorious service to the court, you will get an official."

Wang Ting asked again: "Do you want to reward?"

Everyone replied: "Yes!"

Wang Fu said: "If you defend the court against enemies, you will be rewarded."

Wang Ting went on to say: "You want both officials and rewards, so you should declare your strength and dedication, and defend the country with loyalty. What should you do if you have someone who has said something in your generation?"

Everyone raised their swords and replied, "I would like to kill him with this!"

Wang Ting asked, "What should I do if I tell you to surrender?"

The crowd raised their swords again and replied, "I beg you to kill him too!"

Wang Ting asked again: "Xuanfu and all the supervisors have surrendered, what should I do?"

The crowd raised their swords again and replied, "I beg you to kill him too!"

Zhang Xiaochun was shocked when he saw this, and from then on, he never mentioned the matter of surrender again, and the military power in the city was entirely in Wang Jin's hands.

At this time, there were more than 15 troops and residents in Taiyuan City in total. Zhang Xiaochun and Wang Teng ordered the whole city to take action. Residents aged 60 to [-] were all armed with weapons, assigned plots, and guarded the city day and night.

They dug a trench outside the Tucheng, built another heavy city inside the Tucheng, and implemented military control over the food stored in the city. Regardless of whether they are rich or poor, they are provided daily by the head.

Zhang Xiaochun sits in the mansion and coordinates the logistical arrangements.

On the other hand, Wang Ting supervised the battle and defended the city on the city wall every day. He took the lead and drove to and fro every day. Whenever there was an emergency, he personally went to check.

Therefore, like the three towns in Hebei, Taiyuan City is also prepared for long-term resistance...

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When Li Cunqin led the army to the south, under the persuasion of the civil and military officials of the Zhao Song Dynasty, Zhao Ji changed his original plan of letting Zhao Huan stay in Bianliang City, Tokyo as the crown prince to resist the invasion of the Qian army, and pretended to be sick. The Zen position passed on the position of emperor to Zhao Huan.

And Zhao Huan succeeded to the throne in the Funing Palace amidst crying and became the new emperor of the Zhao Song Dynasty.

After Zhao Huan succeeded to the throne, he pardoned the world according to the custom:

"Our country's entrepreneurship has been successful, and it has been in luck for 200 years; the house is large, and it has a territory of [-] miles. If you bow down and bow, you will inherit the artifact. Always remember the importance of inheritance, and fear the drama of spring ice; carry only Linyu Difficulties, deep sorrow and decay. The frontiers are not settled yet, and the teachers and travels are flourishing. If you want to push the grace of openness and comfort the hope of everyone and everyone, you can amnesty the world. Conspiracy of great treason, plot of treason, unforgivable treason, the remaining crimes are not serious, have been discovered but not discovered, have been proved but not proved, and those who are wronged are often forgiven, and they are pardoned..."

Later, Zhao Huan promulgated the imperial decree, and the crown prince Zhu Lian was established as the queen of the Qinzong Dynasty, and Geng Nanzhong, who had been with Zhao Huan for ten years, was appointed as a scholar of the Zizheng Palace and a member of the Privy Council.

Then, Zhao Huan issued another edict, appointing Wu Min, who had made great contributions in the process of Zhao Huan's succession to the throne, as Zhongdoctor and servant, and appointed Zhong Shidao, a veteran who lived in seclusion in the leopard forest in Zhongnan Mountain, as the inspector, Shaobao, and Jingnanjun. The Jiedu envoy, the Hebei East Road system envoy and the capital commander, appointed He Guan, the commander of the infantry capital who helped Zhao Huan to live in Zhao Kai, as the Hebei East Road system envoy and deputy capital commander.

The main reason why Zhao Ji gave the throne to Zhao Huan is that a large part of the officials of the Zhao Song Dynasty thought that Li Cun launched this aggression against Zhao Ji, and they replaced the emperor with Zhao Huan, who had a good reputation, and Li Cun would Stop going south, and then sit down and negotiate with the Zhao Song Dynasty to discuss how the two families can coexist peacefully.

It is precisely because of this that as soon as Zhao Huan became the emperor, he sent people to take his edict to the army of Hebei and Hedong states, strictly ordering them not to act rashly.

This matter greatly facilitated Li Cun.

Because the Song army couldn't fight back, Li Cun easily attacked Qingyuan Mansion, Xinde Mansion and other cities, and the army approached the last line of defense of the Song Dynasty in the north - the Yellow River.

Zhao Huanjun and his ministers learned that Li Cunming knew that their Zhao Song Dynasty had changed to a respectful, frugal and benevolent emperor, and they continued to go south, and they were about to hit the Yellow River, so they panicked all of a sudden.

Zhao Huan quickly appointed Liang Fangping as the Jiedu envoy of the mighty army, and sent the army to guard the Yellow River Bridge in Junzhou.

Liang Fangping was Zhao Huan's confidant and belonged to the eunuchs who were born in the Eastern Palace. He was also the third eunuch to serve as the commander-in-chief of the Zhao Song Dynasty after Tong Guan and Tan Zhen.

Last year and the year before, due to natural disasters and man-made disasters, thieves flocked to many places in Hebei and Jingdong, and Zhang Di, Gao Tuoshan and others also led the uprising.

At that time, under Zhao Huan's recommendation, Zhao Ji appointed Liang Fangping as the commander-in-chief, led Liu Guangshi and other generals to counter the rebellion, stabilized the situation in Hebei and Jingdong, and made a lot of contributions.

Therefore, many people in the Zhao and Song Dynasties believed that Liang Fangping had the ability to command troops, and some even believed that Liang Fangping might be better at fighting than Tong Guan.

It is precisely because of this that Zhao Huan sent Liang Fangping to guard the Yellow River, the last natural danger in Bianliang City, Tokyo, hoping that Liang Fangping could keep the army north of the Yellow River.

At this time, there are two Yellow River Bridges on the Yellow River.

One is the Pujin Bridge built in the Tang Dynasty, located in Puzhou, east of the river;

The second is the Junzhou Bridge built in the fifth year of Zhenghe.

Pujin Bridge has nothing to do with the defense of Bianliang City in Tokyo, let’s not talk about it for now, just talk about this Junzhou Bridge.

Junzhou Bridge spans Dalong, Fenghuang and Zishan, and is divided into two sections:

The section from Dalong to Fenghuang is called Tiancheng Bridge, which belongs to Junzhou;

The section from Fenghuang to Zijin is called Rongguang Bridge, which was later renamed Shenggong Bridge and belongs to Huazhou.

The names "Tiancheng" and "Rongguang" were bestowed by Zhao Ji.

This bridge can be called the northern gateway of Tokyo Bianliang City and has extremely high strategic value. It can be said that whether the Junzhou Bridge can be defended and whether the Yellow River can be guarded is related to the safety of Tokyo Bianliang City, the capital of the Zhao and Song Dynasties.

While Liang Fangping was sent to guard the Junzhou Bridge, Zhao Huan also sent He Guan with [-] soldiers to guard the Yellow River.

He Guan resisted Zhao Huan's order.

He Guan believes that the Daqian Dynasty must have strong troops and strong horses this time, and it is difficult to stop the front. However, the Zhao Song Dynasty is currently seriously lacking in a battle-ready army, and it is better to give up other dangers and concentrate. The city of Bianliang in Tokyo, which is easy to defend and difficult to attack and has sufficient food and grass, waits for the arrival of King Qin's army, and then counterattacks from inside and outside. Besides, the Yellow River is too long, and it is not enough to defend with 3 or [-] horses. If the Yellow River freezes, then the Yellow River will definitely not be able to hold on. All the few forbidden troops in Bianliang City, Tokyo are all transferred to guard the Yellow River. If the Yellow River cannot be guarded, then the Zhao and Song Dynasties may suffer disaster.

But Dazai Bai Shizhong was a literati who became prime minister purely by flattering his beard, and he didn't understand soldiers at all. Seeing that He Guan was unwilling to guard the Yellow River, he thought why Guan was afraid of the enemy and dared not face the soldiers of the Dagan Dynasty front.

Therefore, Bai Shizhong strongly appointed He Guan as the Jiedu Envoy of the Wutai Army and the Deputy Envoy of Hebei Zhizhi in Hedong, and forced He Guan to lead the army to guard the Yellow River immediately.

At this time, in the Gyeonggi area, it can be said that there are no good generals and no strong soldiers. The Gyeonggi Forbidden Army, which used to be the strongest in the Zhao and Song Dynasties, has now become a group of craftsmen who can only repair gardens and palaces.

Gao Lian exerted all his breastfeeding strength, but he just pieced together [-] "Forbidden Army Jianyong".

Liang Fangping selected 7000 people from the [-] "Forbidden Army" and matched them with horses to form an army of [-] horses.

Zhao Huanjun asked Liang Fangping to lead this "elite cavalry" to guard the Yellow River Bridge-Junzhou Bridge.

But many of the seven thousand "elite cavalry" clung to the saddle with both hands after they got on the horse, and they dared not let go at all.

In this case, these "elite cavalry" let alone fight on horseback, even if they don't fall off the horse, they have to burn incense.

The people in Bianliang City, Tokyo laughed when they saw how incompetent these "elite cavalry" were.

The reason is that these "Forbidden Army Jianyong" have not fought for a long time. Some of them may have never touched weapons since the day they joined the Gyeonggi Forbidden Army. It's really hard for them to do all kinds of projects for Gao Qiu and Taiwei Gao, and let them, craftsmen, go to war.

As for the 2 people under He Guan's command, they didn't get together until the departure.

As a last resort, the Ministry of War can only catch some rascals from Bianliang City in Tokyo to make up for it.

Its fighting power can also be imagined...

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