Chapter 25 Preparations for War
After such a toss, the reactionary forces in the city were swept away, and the ordinary people burst out with great enthusiasm, and now they can't help it, everyone knows that the revenge of the Yuan people is just around the corner, and at most half a month's work will come, and defending the city has become an imminent matter. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
In fact, from the topographical point of view, the location of Jinan City is not good, close to Hejian Road, too close to the capital, therefore, Yidu has always been the center of Shandong Liangdao. However, because of this, its terrain is extremely important, and holding it can keep the Tartar army out of the country, so the garrison has become a top priority.
At present, the whole house has become a large construction site, the city that is an important town is further strengthened, the moat is widened and deepened, the fang market outside the city is all flattened, along the front of the city wall, digging a trench, at the other end of the riverbank, a half-human high sheep and horse wall blocks all the technical weapons, in order to grab the speed, all made of reinforced concrete, the enemy can not push it down, can only use the most primitive way to attack, and this is Liu Yu's goal at no expense.
Almost all the adult men in the city picked up swords and guns, led by the old soldiers, and practiced day and night, although they did not have the full set of equipment of the regular army, Liu Yu still equipped them with protective gear as much as possible, each of them received a modified ABS engineering plastic cuirass, enough to resist the piercing of arrows and the chopping of swords, this kind of light and strong protective gear, greatly enhanced their self-confidence, and when this confidence was transformed into high morale, it was more useful than a simple slogan.
At the same time, the pheasant slave and Qi Baozhu were not idle, the two of them took the initiative to attack in two ways, swept the neighboring states and counties of Hebei Road, the practice is the same as in Shandong, every place, will mobilize the people at the bottom, and sweep away the gentry who have formed a village to protect themselves, in front of tens of thousands of troops, those stone fortresses are still vulnerable, open the gate of the village, and the rest of the things will be completed by the red-eyed people, and they will turn to the next target, moving quickly without stopping.
This kind of behavior for the purpose of destruction greatly hit the foundation of the rule of the Luyuan people in Hebei, when the few Han troops were annihilated, more and more people joined it, almost into the prairie fire, helplessly, the local guards can only use snowflakes like a document to fly into the capital, and where are the reinforcements? It's still a hard trek in the icy and snowy land of Liaodong.
Sitting in the city, Liu Yu, who deals with various affairs, is even more busy, directing the defense of various places, relocating the people, and transporting all kinds of materials at night, and the manpower is insufficient.
In just a few days, Li Qian witnessed the great changes in this city, from the beginning of not believing, forced to do, to now dumbfounded, Song people are good at guarding him knows, but he didn't expect that there will be so many ways to defend the city, unconsciously he is a little worried about the majority, according to this momentum, only 200,000 troops, really not necessarily how to Jinan City, you must know that there are nearly 100,000 adult men gathered in the city.
This is not a rabble of 100,000, but a heavily armed economic division, almost established under his nose, and then he doesn't know the soldiers, seeing these mud legs that were just digging in the soil a few days ago, step by step into a defender with firm eyes, the shock in his heart can be imagined, with such a mind, why did he lose the Central Plains back then? He couldn't figure it out, and Liu Yu actually couldn't figure it out.
"The section of the wall in the south of the city is dilapidated, and it is useless to make up for it, so simply let people tear it down and rebuild a section with concrete, you go to gather the old craftsmen, lack of people to find Mao Zhang, and tell him that the eliminated men, even strong women, can be used, and the construction will be carried out day and night, and it must be built within three days...... Questions? Liu Yu's speech was extremely fast, so he didn't react for a while, and when he heard it clearly, he hurriedly took a look.
"The subordinates obeyed the order, but the three-day period was not tight, that section of the city wall was more than 200 steps, and the manpower was expensive, Mao Shuai was still complaining a few days ago, saying that all the manpower was used to work, and the training time was insufficient." Li Qian hesitated for a while, but decided to tell the truth.
"Time is running out, benefit." Liu Yu leaned back in his chair tiredly and moved his somewhat stiff neck: "Atahai's forward has crossed the Daling River, and it will go south in half a month at the latest." ā
His words surprised Li Qian, not that the Yuan people moved quickly, but that all of this was actually in the hands of the other party, so didn't it mean that every move of the Yuan people could not escape surveillance, no wonder the other party had so much confidence in defending the city.
"Didn't Hebei send a group of people? In a few days, a larger number of people will come, and they will all be used, according to the method that this official said, the construction will be carried out at the same time in stages, and the three-day effort will be tightened, and the planning will not be impossible, you will personally supervise this matter. ā
"My subordinates will go." Li Qian responded a little helplessly, turned around and went out, he didn't know what to say, a few days ago, he was also inserted by someone, and he was cut quickly, and in a blink of an eye, he became the Song people's Jingdong Lianglu Xuanfu envoy under the curtain, in fact, he controls most of the civil affairs in the city, so he is not afraid that he has different ambitions and takes the opportunity to sabotage?
It's a pity that this kind of thought is fleeting, walking out of the gate of the Xuanfu Envoy, looking at the people in the city who are full of red light, the construction scene in full swing, he can't even lift a trace of other ideas in his heart, and even has some impulse to try, he is the first time to see such a look on the faces of the people in the north, a sense of pride in being the master of the house and fighting for himself, completely subverting the cognition for many years.
"Han people will never be slaves!" The once dazzling slogan now seems to be so kind, as if there is a different kind of magic, washing the soul that has been numb for more than a hundred years, Li Qian can even feel that there is some deeper meaning in it, which makes people shudder inexplicably.
For the psychological changes of these people, Liu Yu has no interest in paying attention, if he can use it, if he can't use it, he will get rid of it, how can he use those brains, the revolution is a melting pot, whether it is sincere or forced, even if it is speculation, it will be tempered by the heat, and what remains in the end is real gold, this is the general trend, the reactionaries of the twentieth century can't stop it, the barbarians of the thirteenth century can't stop it, the rise of the Han nation is the nature of this nation, God can't stop it, what is he afraid of.
It's just that although the future is bright, the road is tortuous, the biggest embodiment of this twists and turns lies in his body, not to mention tiredness, his heart is also indescribable tiredness, to be a revolutionary mentor standing at the forefront is an extremely brain-consuming labor, Liu Yu can now fall asleep leaning on the chair.
In a daze, a heavy footstep was getting closer and closer, this Xuanfu envoy hall was extremely heavily guarded, and all the soldiers were trustworthy, and there were only a handful of people who could break in directly without notification, and they didn't need to open their eyes, and he also knew who was coming, because this was originally someone's mansion.
"Boom!" With a bang, it sounded as if something had been thrown on the big case, Liu Yu rubbed his eyes, and a bright figure passed by, and the two huge packages on the big case pressed on those documents, and a lime smell came to his nose, I didn't expect that after so long, Xiao Nizi's hobby was still the same, and there was no change at all.
"Who is it this time?"
"The head of the Hejian Road of the Yuan people and what Huachi are Mongolians." The pheasant slave looked casual, but the look in her eyes revealed her true thoughts.
"Well done." Liu Yu nodded approvingly, and then his tone changed: "You are now the commander, don't always run to the front line, and trust the brothers." ā
"I know, the master also said so, but if I want to sit here every day like you, you know that I can't do it." The pheasant slave's tone was the same as before, and even his expression was the same, which made his heart inexplicably softer.
"It's not hard to do, put things in the right hands, you just have to make decisions." Liu Yu took her hand: "Sister Pheasant, you have to learn to do all this, I can't help you for a lifetime." ā
Maybe it was when she heard the word 'life', a trace of gloom flashed in the pheasant's eyes, the smile on her face slowly faded, watching her expression change, Liu Yu suddenly found that she didn't know when, she lost that kind of carefree and heartless days, all of which was due to her own aura, and couldn't help but sigh.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have dragged you in to do what you didn't want to do."
"No, it's not." The pheasant shook his head in panic.
Liu Yu dragged her hand, this fifteen-year-old girl had already exceeded his sight, and he had to look up slightly to see her eyes, there was no smell of a woman on her body, no fat powder, only the smell of iron and leather mixed together, and a faint trace of blood, in his mind, this was the taste of a pheasant slave, unique.
"You won't lie, Sister Pheasant, I don't mean to complain, it's just a pity." Liu Yu Zhengse said: "You are a beautiful landscape in this era, and your existence can tell those weak women that they also have their own battlefields, and they are not objects that can be insulted at will." ā
"You know what? With you by my side, I slept very soundly, because I knew very well that you would not hesitate to stand in front of me if there was any danger, but, Sister Pheasant, that was not what I wanted. Liu Yu said abruptly: "Because, I don't deserve you to do this." ā
The eyes of a fifteen-year-old girl sparkled like the stars in the sky, and he was always fascinated by these eyes, so he did not want to see something that did not belong here, such as sadness, despair, and so on.
"I do." The pheasant slave let him hold his hand without dodging.
"I know, that's why I'm telling you this." Liu Yu knew that she had listened, this was a smart woman, maybe she didn't know how much potential she had.
"The Yuan people are coming, Hejian Road is their first stop, your people must destroy all the fortresses in the territory, whether it is the city or bridges, canals, and dams, don't let go, and move all the people into Jingdong Road, the work of Jinan City is the top priority, who will defend the city, do you think about it?"
"Do you want me to leave?" The pheasant slave was stunned.
"Your place is not here." Liu Yu nodded: "Jinan City is the gateway to Jingdong, the Tartars can't get around, once they attack the city is not smooth, it is possible to divide the troops, when the time comes, your opportunity will come, do you remember what I taught you?" ā
"When the enemy advances, I retreat, when the enemy retreats, I chase, when the enemy is stationed, I disturb, and when the enemy is tired, I fight."
"Yes, it is this sixteen-character policy, you have to keep it in mind, you must not forget it, no matter how many enemies come, they will be drowned in the vast sea of people's war, your biggest weapon, not swords, guns and arrows, but millions of people living and dying together in Jingdong Road, every town and village, every mountain, forest and river, is the battlefield where you kill the enemy, accumulate small victories for big victories, destroy the enemy and strengthen themselves at the same time, in the end, they will be in the copper wall and bloody blood, pheasant slave, all this, only you can do!"
In this way, the pheasant slave understood what he meant, it didn't make much sense to defend Jinan City, using this strong city to consume the enemy's sharp energy, and then waiting for the opportunity to break through each is the ultimate goal, for this reason, they will put the main army of less than 50,000 on the outside line, and the commander of this army can only be her, otherwise Liu Yu will not do all this.
"What about Jinan City?" The problem is back to the beginning, this candidate is also very important, because not only must there be appeal, but also the determination to die, at least for a long time, there will be no reinforcements, for a while, Liu Yu can't find such a person, and the pheasant slave also has a headache.
"What's so difficult about this, the old man hasn't been an official for a long time, and he dares to ask to be a city guard, I don't know if the two marshals are interested?"
Just as he was worried, a rich old voice came from the hall, seeing the energetic figure, the pheasant slave was surprised, and wanted to turn around to welcome out, but found that his hand was still held tightly by someone.
"Old man Zheng." Liu Yu pulled her out together, and they were almost there, so they let go of her hand and saluted the other party.
"Huh." Zheng Deyan saw his little apprentice, his little face turned red, but he didn't have much anger, and he didn't understand anything.
"Master!" At this moment, the pheasant slave couldn't hold back such a big temperament, and couldn't help rolling her eyes, and there was a very rare coquettish anger in her mouth, and even Liu Yu couldn't help but look at her more.
The small episode diluted the previous seriousness, as soon as the old man spoke, Liu Yu understood that there was no one more suitable for this candidate than him, high morality and respect is one of them, and being old and strong or living enough is another, but how could the pheasant slave bear it.
"I haven't been to Jinan City for many years, I really think about it, you still have to preside over the affairs of Yidu, so this matter is decided."
Zheng Deyan's tone was not negotiable, he brought with him the hostile elements captured in the Yidu area, most of the chief officials including the Yuan people's consolation envoy Sageth, of course, there were also those diehards who might throw themselves into the Yuan people, when they entered the city, they saw those human head cages hanging all over the city wall, and the fate of these people was naturally doomed.
"There is news from Liaodong, the Yuan people did not stay in the Jinzhou area, the cleaning of the lion's mouth was handed over to the local government, there are too many shipwrecks in the bay, and the corpses are piled up densely, I heard that the cavalry alone was injured more than half, so angry that the Tartar commander almost vomited blood."
He glanced at the expressions of the two of them, and continued: "Our people still have survivors, about a hundred people, all imprisoned in Jinzhou City, the Tartars are busy marching, for a while, there should be no intention to deal with it, if this happens, I think most of them will be taken to Dadu, a few spies have been staying there to investigate, and any news will be reported back." ā
"What about him?" Before the master finished speaking, the pheasant slave asked anxiously, his eyes full of anticipation.
"No news." Zheng Deyan shook his head as expected, and said with a reluctant face: "There are no survivors, and there are no corpses that have been cleaned up, perhaps, they are still down." ā
"I don't care, in short, I want to see people in life, and I want to see corpses in death."
Liu Yu looked at her with a resolute face, and swallowed the words in his mouth, at this time, no matter what he said, it was not appropriate, and everything would wait for the results to come out, although he knew in his heart that most of the time it would not be a good result.
With the old man Zheng taking over the city defense work, Liu Yu was finally liberated, and he could focus on some specific work, and the pheasant slave and others followed his instructions and returned to the area of Hejian Road, using a semi-forced way to let the local people all concentrate on Jinan City, these people became the main force of construction, and the local people who were replaced were fully engaged in the exercise.
"What!" In a hurry back to the governor's office, he thought he had misheard.
ā...... When we received the news, the army had already passed Suiyang City, and we were constantly harassed by the Yuan cavalry along the way, and we were understaffed to take care of it everywhere, and Li Xiang's losses were not small. ā
"Pig teammates!" These three words are Liu Yu's only reaction after hearing it, what he is angry about is not that Li Tingzhi does not listen to his own persuasion, but that even if you want to kill yourself, you must do your best, there are only 120,000 people in total, even if the whole army comes out, there are not as many people as Li Tingzhi, so they will adopt attack tactics, and their main force must be ambushed somewhere, waiting for the other party to collide headlong.
But knowing that the enemy would do this, he actually went with Zhang Shijie, and this time there were 50,000 people less, and the Song people had done countless stupid things like this in history, but they didn't expect him to come, and the result was still the same, how could he not be angry.
"What about Xuzhou?" Li Tingzhi must have a goal in this trip, if Xuzhou has fallen, his actions will lose their meaning, Liu Yu asked, just to confirm the speculation in his heart.
Sure enough, the person who came shook his head: "The number of Yuan people besieging the city is less than 30,000, and there is almost no siege. ā
Everything is clear, the target of the tower is Li Tingzhi's 100,000 army, Xuzhou is just a pawn, even if it falls, they will make a camouflage to attract Li Bu to the rescue.