Chapter 055: Xingye
The Jin soldiers guarding the city looked at the crowd coming in and out, and couldn't help but feel a little strange in their hearts, how could there be so many people entering the city today, and most of them were salt sellers who came to sell salt, it seems that this salt solution is really a good thing.
"You guy, what is this thing in your waist, why are there three or four?"
A golden soldier stopped a tall man and asked, pointing to the round wooden handle and iron bumps around his waist.
"What, do you want to know?"
Xu Hu took the earth-shattering thunder from his waist, crushed the wax seal on it, opened the fire fold, and lit the fuse on it.
Several golden soldiers guarding the gate of the city were startled, took a few steps back together, and exclaimed, "Who are you and what are you going to do?"
As soon as the people at the city gate saw the situation ahead, they quickly hid to the side. In recent years, there have been too many fights and killings, and the people have already possessed the basic instinct of protection.
"Why?"
Xu Hu raised his hand and threw out the earth-shaking thunder, and laughed loudly: "Lao Tzu let you taste the taste of the earth-shaking thunder!"
As soon as Xu Hu made a move, countless earth-shattering thunderbolts followed and threw them at the city gate and the city gate tower like raindrops, covering a piece of the city gate.
"Pass! Pass!"
Hundreds of earth-shattering thunderbolts exploded almost simultaneously, and the city gate was filled with a cloud of gunpowder smoke and dust, followed by billowing pillars of smoke rising into the air.
Countless golden soldiers fell in a pool of blood, and countless unknown golden soldiers scattered and fled, only to be wrapped in the middle of more earth-shattering thunder thrown over.
Before the smoke cleared, countless men in strong suits hidden in the crowd pulled out their sharp blades one after another, and quickly rushed into the city gate cave filled with gunsmoke.
Although Jiezhou is a salt-producing land, the city walls are the same as the walls of other states and counties, which are extremely low. The men soon entered the city of Jiezhou, climbed the city wall, and controlled the area around the city gate.
"Guest, there seems to be a fight at the city gate, let's hurry up and leave!"
Zhang Er's face was flushed, his eyes widened, and he was obviously very scared. If these people make such a fuss, it is very likely that his business will be ruined today, and the family's food and drink will be lost again.
Those who dare to solve the state city, except for the officials and soldiers of the Great Song Dynasty, are bandits, no matter which side it is, he doesn't care, the important thing is that the family can eat a full stomach.
"Second Brother Zhang, don't be impatient, don't worry, your salary is indispensable!"
Wang Lun didn't get up, shook his head and said, "Second Brother Zhang, let's rest assured to drink tea, I'm afraid we won't be able to leave!"
Zhang Er's heart trembled, and he inexplicably stabilized.
He looked back, only to see that the ground was shaking on the official road behind him, and countless ironclad cavalry were galloping wildly, heading straight for the city gate, and the momentum was very terrifying.
And not far behind the cavalry, spears are like forests, banners are waving, countless Song soldiers are neatly arranged, the phalanx is regular, and the entire field is covered. The Song soldiers were all fierce and fierce, and they ran in unison.
Zhang Er was dumbfounded, his legs were weak, and he almost knelt down.
When did the imperial court have such a majestic and mighty official army, and those fierce ironclad knights who passed just now couldn't be Jurchen fans, right?
The people and traders on and on both sides of the official road were huddled together, squatting on the ground, not daring to raise their heads. No one knows whether the person who comes is friend or foe, and who is sacred. The cavalry rushed into the city gate like a whirlwind and headed for the city. A large number of infantry followed the cavalry and entered the city gates.
The Han'er guards on the city wall of Jiezhou disappeared in the violent explosion, and they fled cleanly. Seeing that a group of Song soldiers went up to the city wall, they waited for the battle, and occupied the entire city wall in an instant.
Several iron-clad knights dismounted, came to the tea stall, and ignored Zhang Er, whose face was flushed, clasped their fists together, and bowed on one knee.
"Xianggong, the army has occupied the east and west pools, and the cavalry and the front army have entered the city of Jiezhou. What's next, please let me know!"
"Native chicken tile dog, not enough to mention!"
Wang Song shook his head slightly. I thought that it would take a lot of trouble to build this Jiezhou City, but who knew it would be so easy.
"Xu San, pass the order, immediately occupy Jiezhou City, and those who resist will be killed, and then post a notice to keep the people safe and maintain law and order in the city!"
Messire?
Zhang Er was dumbfounded, and after a while he came to his senses, and he frequently made a fuss, and said in his mouth: "It turns out that you are an official of the imperial court, and the villain is rude, please forgive me!"
Wang Song waved his hand and asked Zhang Er to sit down, Zhang Er refused to live or die, Wang Song had no choice but to let him stand.
Two men dressed as ordinary people ran from a distance on the official road, both with excited faces, but were stopped outside by the sergeants.
A man shouted, "It's the general of the Loyal Army?" The villains are salt merchants in Sichuan, and they want to see the general!"
Wang Song waved his hand, two men came in, and saluted together, and an older sturdy man hugged his fists and said: "The villain is Fang Wu, a salt merchant in Sichuan, and he has seen all the generals."
Wang Lun opened his mouth and said: "This is Wang Song, the envoy of Lianghe and Shaanxi Xuanfu, if you have anything to say, you can tell him."
At this time, several explosions were heard in the city, but they quickly subsided, and it seemed that the fighting in the city was not very fierce.
Wang Song nodded and said, "Fifth Brother Fang, if you have any difficulties, just open your mouth, this official will definitely do his best!"
Fang Wu hurriedly stepped forward and told him about his group.
"Fifth Brother Fang, go back and tell all the villagers that you can rest assured that you can transport the grain here, and you don't need to go to Hebei again. The exchange is still according to the previous convention, that is, what is written on the salt sticker. In order to compensate for the loss of you, the official will add an additional 20% of the salt to you. ”
Wang Song continued: "The salt solution has been restored, and the official will send heavy troops to garrison here to ensure the safety of the salt pond. In the future, what you did before, it will be the same in the future, as long as you have food, you can change it for salt. If there is anything, just ask Ambassador Wang, the salt preparation and solution envoy of the Salt Preparation and Relief Division. ”
Fang Wu and the others said goodbye and left, and Wang Song said with a smile: "Brother Wang, although you are the deputy envoy of Yingtian, you do all the specific things. Now, you are serving as the salt envoy, you can be described as a high authority, and the junior brother's military salary and military food will depend on you in the future!"
Wang Lun bowed and said: "Don't worry, the lower officials will do their best not to disappoint the minister!"
At these moments, at the north gate of the city in front, the sound of horses' hooves sounded, smoke and dust billowed out, and countless knights gathered in a group of people to beat horses.
More than 20 steps in front of the tea stall, the knights stopped, and several knights wearing Jurchen armor, followed by a group of loyal soldiers, came to the tea stall. Several Jurchen generals knelt down together, and the Jin generals led by them hugged their fists and said: "Sinner Zhang Huai, the general of Jiezhou, has seen Wang Xianggong!"
"Get up, you treat the people well, and there is no fault and killing, whether to go or stay, decide for yourself!"
Wang Song stood up, walked out of the tea stall, and said in a deep voice: "Do you know where Wanyan Shouzhong has gone, and will he come back?"
"Xianggong rescued Bianliang City, saved the Song Dynasty from the general, and the villains admired it very much. The villain is willing to follow Xianggong and do something for the people!"
Zhang Huai smiled, his face was harmless to people and animals, but it was in line with his consistent way of being a person and doing things.
"Wanyan Shouzhong went to Taiyuan City, Wanyan Yinshu can prepare the soldiers to go south and invade my Great Song Dynasty, Geng Shouzhong is the former army of Han'er. In the villain's opinion, he may not come back, but with the army of Jin Bing. ”
"Wanyan Zonghan, and Wanyan Lou's room, won't they wave their troops south?"
Wang Song's tone was a little hurried, he made careful preparations and took precautions, just to meet the big battle with Wanyan Zonghan and Wanyan Lou.
Zhang Huai raised his head and thought for a moment before hesitating.
"Xianggong, the villain's friend sent a letter from the north a few days ago, saying that Wanyan Lou was attacking Shaanxi, and it seemed that he had attacked Jingzhao Mansion. And Wanyan Zonghan was gathering a large army in the clouds, and he heard that he was going to deal with the Zhe Keqiu Department in the three states outside the river, so as to succeed in one blow. ”
Wang Song couldn't help but feel dazed, a little lost in his heart, and a little relieved, now it seems that Wanyan Yinshu is going to wave his army south to invade the Song Dynasty, but Wanyan Lou Room and Wanyan Zonghan did not follow.
Wanyan Lou Room and Wanyan Zonghan did not go south, and the pressure he faced decreased sharply, but this also made him a little disappointed, and he couldn't go head-to-head on the battlefield, which made him unwilling.
After Yan Lou's attack on Shaanxi, Wanyan Zonghan is preparing to capture the three states outside the river, such a big military situation, why is there no news from the Jingshi?
"Xianggong, Wanyan Yinshu is about to wave his troops south, and only Xianggong's Hedong loyal army can compete with the Jurchen army. Xianggong, without further ado, it seems that we have to go north in the day and not let Fanzi scourge the southeast of the river!"
Wang Lun came up and whispered to the side.
Wang Song nodded, if it weren't for this attack on Jiezhou, he didn't know that the Jurchens had so many movements, and this time it could be regarded as a crooked attack.
He raised his head, but saw the dumbfounded Zhang Er in front of him, Wang Song smiled and said: "Second Brother Zhang, I delayed your work, call your brothers, and each of them will receive two pieces of money, which can be regarded as the compensation of the official!"
Zhang Er knelt on his knees, kowtowed and said in a trembling voice: "Thank you to the brothers of the villain!"
Wang Song shook his head and said: "Get up, you will still do your old job in the future, this anti-salt will be recovered soon, and you old men will have to rely on you old people when the time comes."
Zhang Er left happily. After a while, the wilderness was full of salt, everyone kowtowed and praised, the court finally resumed the salt, and everyone's life was settled.
"Xianggong, the villains have already paid the silver, can they still get the salt?"
A salt seller was afraid that his money would be wasted and he would not be able to get the salt, so he asked boldly.
"As long as there is an official introduction from the state government, it counts, and you don't need to panic. In addition, this official will send troops to escort you out of the country, and will not charge any silver taels! ”
Wang Song shouted loudly, causing a burst of cheers from the salt sellers, and the Sichuan merchants left behind by Fang Wu were also overjoyed.
"Go back and tell the businessmen who want to sell salt that as long as they come to sell salt in a dignified manner, all the officials will treat each other politely, and they will not sit on the ground and raise the price, let alone be cheated and deceived, and the reputation of the officials is a guarantee!"
The reaction of the crowd was even more enthusiastic, Wang Song's reputation was known to the world, and the businessmen made profits, so they naturally preferred such a prestigious court member to sit in charge.
Wang Song also wants to build a reputation, once the salt is restored, he will have to rely on the marketing network of these businessmen to sell in all directions, and he doesn't want to miss such a publicity opportunity.
In addition, to spy on these things, it is still necessary to plan early and plan to act, otherwise you will be blind and miss the fighter plane in vain.
Just like this time, if it weren't for Zhang Huaiyu's report, he still wouldn't know the movements of the two armies of Wanyan Lou Room and Wanyan Zonghan, which was really embarrassing.
Without further ado, after arranging the affairs of Jiezhou, he will immediately return to Longde Mansion and the Licheng camp, mobilize the sergeants, and go straight to Taiyuan for the Northern Expedition.
Autumn is the time of conquest, and a big war is inevitable, and it is about to break out.