King of Song

Chapter 421 Jialu Village

Jialu Village, one of the many fortresses in the Northwest during the Song Dynasty, is just a special one.

Jialu Village is backed by the Yellow River and faces the East River.To the north and northwest are Fuzhou and Linzhou, to the southwest are Jingzhou and Suizhou, which belong to Xixia, and to the southwest are all Yanzhou jurisdictions in the Song Dynasty.

Due to the special distribution of forces in the northwest of the Song Dynasty, although Fuzhou and Linzhou belong to the East Road, they are separated by the Yellow River, so it is inconvenient to travel.The only land passage is a narrow passage next to the Yellow River, which connects Yanzhou with Linzhou and Fuzhou.Thereby strengthening the connection and making the northwest defense line into a whole.

The location of Jialuzhai is probably in Jiaxian County in northern Shaanxi in later generations, close to the Yellow River, and it is very convenient to cross the river and communicate with Hedong, connecting the north and the south.It is a traffic hub, and its status is naturally extraordinary.

The more important the land, the greater the strategic significance to the Song Dynasty, and naturally it may be threatened by Xixia.During the reign of Emperor Renzong, Fan Zhongyan proposed to build a fortress defense system in the northwest, and Jialu Village came into existence logically.Jialu Village was built according to the terrain, connecting the north and the south, and guarding against Xixia.It can be said that the status of Jialu Village is very similar to that of Dashun City. They are both the barrier of a state and the gateway to the southern part of Fuzhou.

If there is a loss here, the communication between Fuzhou and Yanzhou will be cut off.Then the rescue of the army and the transportation of grain and grass will become very troublesome.

However, in the previous wars between Song and Xia, the flames of war were mainly concentrated in Qingzhou and Yanzhou. The impact on Jialu Village was not great, and there were few wars, so it was not very famous.But this time, things are slightly different.The Fuzhou Zhejia Army and Xixia were fighting in Jingzhou, not very far from Jialu Village, and might be affected by the flames of war, so they needed to be prepared.

Today, the guard of Jialu village is named Qin Shou, whose name is Wuyang, and he is twenty-six years old.Because he is the only child in the family, the elders hope that he can live a long life, so they take the single name Shou, which is a beautiful expectation.At the same time, I also thought that he could learn from Wu Yang, so he came up with the word Wu Yang.After growing up, he joined the army, gradually promoted to a general based on his ability and combat achievements, and became the guard of Jialu Village at a young age. He can be regarded as a talented person with a bright future.

Everything was going well, except for one thing that bothered me a lot, and that was the name.

The name was given by his parents, and Qin Shou didn't dare to disobey it, but the name always sounds ambiguous, for which he has been ridiculed for many years.Therefore, he called himself Qin Wuyang, but he was very similar to the righteous man who followed Jingke to assassinate the King of Qin, and he was more pleasing to the ears and more heroic.Especially after becoming the chief general of Jialu Village, he has the final say on everything here, and naturally the soldiers below will not dare to offend. The matter of the homonym of the name is over, and I feel quite comfortable, and I devote myself to the defense of Jialu Village come up.

At the beginning, when Zhe Kexing was defeated in Fuzhou, Qin Wuyang was really nervous. If the Xixia army in Jingzhou attacked, his Jialu village would be somewhat dangerous, so he was ready to fight.I don't expect him to be able to hold out for a long time. In the end, he will resist for a period of time while waiting for rescue, which will serve as an early warning and initial defense.

But then the fighting stopped, and the peace talks started immediately, the possibility of the fighting continued to decrease, and the pressure on Jialu Village was not so great.

Especially in the last few days, I heard that Lin Zhao, the minister of the Ministry of War, had signed a peace treaty with the Xixia people, causing the Xixia people to vomit blood for a while, and the war was about to end.Under such circumstances, Qin Wuyang didn't take it seriously, and his guard was relaxed a lot.In addition, the peace agreement took advantage, and the frontier soldiers were very happy, so they relaxed the tight defense of Jialu Village, and even allowed the soldiers to drink to celebrate.

When night fell, the soldiers drank a lot and were a little confused.As soon as the cool evening wind blows, I feel a little drunk, making people drowsy.Qin Wuyang himself was the same, he rarely relaxed, and went back to his tent to rest early.As for the defense of Jialu Village, he didn't take it seriously, and it didn't matter if he thought about it, nothing would happen...

But at this moment, an army quietly appeared outside Aijialu Village and launched a surprise attack.With intentional calculations and inadvertently, coupled with the lack of defense in Jialuzhai, he was caught off guard.

When the shouts of killing sounded, Qin Wuyang woke up with a start, stood up and asked quickly: "What's going on? What happened?"

"It's not good, the Western Xia army has come in!" Someone came to report immediately.

"What? The Xixia army? Why did they attack Jialu Village?" Qin Wuyang suddenly sobered up, confused, and a series of questions emerged in his mind.

Before he could think too much, a soldier came to report: "General, let's go, Jialu Village has been breached, and we can't hold it anymore!"

Qin Wuyang originally wanted to gather soldiers and horses to stand firm, but before he could react, the Xixia army had already rushed out.Jialu Village is not as strong as Dashun City. Once the city is broken, it can be said that the whole line collapses and it cannot be defended at all.Under such circumstances, the fall is inevitable, and the annihilation of the entire army does not seem to be far away...

"General, let's go! If it's too late, it's too late!" The soldiers ran over to comfort them, even pleading.Qin Wuyang knew very well, what would happen to the Lord after the city fell?If it wasn't for my carelessness today, allowing the soldiers to drink alcohol and neglecting defense, why did this happen?And can you see people with your face?Instead, he drew his sword out of its sheath in an instant, intending to die with the city...

"No, general!" Immediately, a soldier stepped forward and grabbed the long sword, stopped him, and comforted him: "General, escape and leave a useful body, and you can use your meritorious deeds in the future!"

"Condemning the crime?" Qin Wuyang was stunned for a moment, and at the moment when the drunkenness disappeared, he suddenly realized a problem.Why did the Xixia people suddenly attack Jialu Village?
"Jialu Village..." Qin Wuyang muttered to himself, as a guard, he knew the location and function of Jialu Village very well.Furthermore, he is a general who read books, and he has some understanding of the art of war, and he can understand it after a little thought.The loss of Jialu Village means that the connection between Linzhou, Fuzhou and Yanzhou has been cut off, so...

"Fuzhou?!" Qin Wuyang was startled suddenly, after thinking about it, Xixia is going to attack Fuzhou!So what about peace talks?For a while, he also figured out what happened, but there was one thing that was true.The news of the accident in Jialu Village must be reported as soon as possible, so that the Song Army in Yanzhou and Fuzhou are on alert.

The mistake has already been made, so we must not let the mistake continue to expand, and finally found a reason to live...

(End of this chapter)