Zhao knew that although the scholars' strong disappointment with the times had induced an unprecedented decadence, it was difficult for them to face the repeated loss of the country, and as we all know, this situation was inseparable from them. From the early party struggles, to Cai Jing, Zhang Bangchang, Qin Hui, Shi Miyuan, Jia Yidao to Chen Yizhong, all of them were born as scholars, and they entered the government through the imperial examination, but they controlled the government, misled the country and the people, carried out heinous harsh policies and atrocities, and even defected to the enemy country, and bore unshirkable responsibility for the destruction of the country.

However, until now, the memories of these scholars are either pure idealism or how they suffered after the death of their country. And rarely mention the evil deeds committed by aiding the iniquity, defecting to the enemy and treason, oppressing the people, seeking power, or seeking self-protection and taking refuge in the powerful, or colluding with foreign enemies, or hiding from the world, naturally there is no way to take responsibility and express repentance. Therefore, today, more than 10 years after the loss of the country, due to the conscious suppression and 'forgetting' of some people in power, and more importantly, the lack of self-reflection and humble repentance, not only can they not truly face the history they have experienced.

Zhao Yu also knew that in that period of history, under different environmental influences, the scholars also showed different performances from person to person and time to time. The search for a 'unified' idea to solve the problem at the moment is bound to be disappointing. And it is not advisable to hope for a comprehensive introspection and attempt to turn decay into magic. However, if we want to revive China, we must also face the inherent cultural and Taoist problems, and be ashamed and courageous.

However, in the current situation, Zhao Yu feels that it is still not easy to crack down on these scholars of the Poetry Society, although they are only a small handful, they have a certain status and influence in the Shilin, but their strength does not hinder the overall situation. However, the use of strong suppression can only achieve a temporary effect, and will win the sympathy of some scholars afterwards, which will trigger a greater backlash and cause turmoil in the current situation, which is not conducive to stabilizing the overall situation.

So after thinking about it, Zhao Hao just ordered the Secretariat to continue to monitor, and there was no need to take drastic actions, but to plan it slowly. At this time, the two battles will enter the stage of hand-to-hand combat, and his attention and energy will also be shifted to the east and west battlefields......

"Prime Minister Zuo, the front is approaching Fengping Village, and Qi Dutong has already led the vanguard army to meet you on the shore!"

"Hmm!" A tall car and boat traveled along the river, Wen Tianxiang stood at the bow of the boat facing the wind, the handsome flag behind him waved in the wind, and nodded when he heard the pro-soldier message, and his heart was quite emotional.

After the troops were dispatched in Yiling, Qi Bin, the commander of the Western Expeditionary Army, personally led the vanguard army to open the way in front, and Wen Tianxiang led the Chinese army to press the formation, and the two armies were two days apart. He traveled all the way, entered the mouth of the West Gorge and saw that the passes on both sides of the strait were precipitous, the dangerous peaks were like forests, in this area of 20 miles, on the more than 100 lonely peaks and dangerous rocks of the Jiajiang River, there were soldiers made of stones.

These ancient soldiers are in the position of the mountain, the form is different, but they have a common functional structure: there are arrow stacks on the surrounding stone wall, the lookout window, the gate of the village is strict, there is also a beacon tower built on the peak, Fengping Village is the main fort here, collectively referred to as Fengping Military Village, is choking the throat of Sichuan. After the loss of Yiling, Meng Yuan began to garrison two thousand troops here to renovate the fort and prevent the Song army from tracing the river into Sichuan.

So this is also the first hard bone to be gnawed by the Western Army, in order to ensure that the first battle will be won, Dutong Qi Bin personally led the vanguard army to pull out this nail that stood in the way of the march. At this time, although two days had passed, Wen Tianxiang could still see thick smoke rising from the mountains, and clearly heard bursts of gunfire and explosions, obviously the battle was not completely over.

"See Wen Shuai!" The Chinese army handsome ship docked in Tuowan under the military village, and Qi Bin led the generals to come forward to salute.

"Qi Dutong doesn't have to be polite!" Wen Tianxiang raised his hand and said. He was disgusted that he did not call himself the right minister according to the officialdom custom, but Wen Shuai was very useful, which reminded him of the years when he opened the palace in the Sword Pavilion, and since he joined the Yiling Army, he was also a daily scholar The emperor wore a military uniform without a military rank to show his determination.

"Wen Shuai has been tired all the way, or go to the village to rest for the time being!" Qi Bin saluted again.

"No need, Ben Shuai should take a look first!" Wen Tianxiang waved his hand.

"It's okay, the humble position can be paid to the marshal." Qi Bin hesitated and nodded.

Accompanied by Qi Bin, Wen Tianxiang climbed the stairs from the wharf and walked up for a while before entering the military village, and found that there was another Qiankun in the wall, the military village was composed of a tall wall, an urn city, a military residence, a patrol road, a trench, a lookout hole, an arrow battlement, and a beacon tower, which was fully functional. Through the lookout hole, everything about the plank road and the military village on the opposite side is vivid, and there are steps built in between, which can lead to the middle of the tall city wall, which is convenient for archery or stone throwing. Corner passage in the fort; There are stone and wood rooms in the wall, and there are trenches under the wall.

"Qi Dutong, the terrain of this village is dangerous, the enemy is defending by danger, and the war is very difficult!" Wen Tianxiang followed the road in the wall, although the battlefield had been cleared, the traces of congealed blood and the scorching marks after the explosion were still everywhere. Some of the hard-to-reach cliffs and halfway up the mountain were scattered with corpses that had not been collected, which shows the fierceness of the fighting at that time.

"Yes, Wen Shuai is here, please!" Qi Bin nodded, seeing that he had already walked to a beacon tower at the highest point of Fengping Village, he stretched out his hand to help him walk up, and pointed to the surrounding area, "Wen Shuai, Fengping Village is just the main fort, and there are still dozens of large and small outposts and fortresses scattered around, all of which can echo back and forth. ”

"Well, Ben Shuai saw it, it can be called magnificent, and it can't be built by one family!" Wen Tianxiang nodded. Standing on the beacon tower, the traffic arteries up and down for dozens of miles are in full view, and the situation in the village is clear. The arrow buttresses, trenches, soldiers' roads, whistle posts of each stone village, the common outposts and stone cards of each village, the villages communicate with each other and even form a line into a piece, there are more than 10 rooms for less, and more than 70 rooms for more; The main village even has an urn city, which shows that the project is grand and the planning is strict, and it is like a military building system that focuses on defense and combines defense and offense.

There are whistles between the villages, and there are soldiers to communicate with each other. Each village has a common outpost and stone card, heavily fortified, whether it is a signal flag or a beacon smoke, you can see each other. From the analysis of its scale and function, the room of each fortress can accommodate 10 to 100 soldiers, and the overall scale can accommodate at least 10,000 soldiers.

"The cottage here may have been seen by the Bashu tribe or the secessionist forces occupying Bashu in ancient times, and its origin has long been unexaminable, but it has been renovated and stationed here in successive dynasties. After I crossed to the south, in order to prevent the invasion of Jin and Mongolia, Yu Yunwen, Wu Jue brothers and Yu Jue, who ran Shudi, entered the south of the Yangtze River from Sichuan to prevent the enemy, but I did not expect it to be used by Meng Yuan today. Fortunately, the Jinghu area thought that our army was under control, and it was difficult to supply here, and there were only 2,000 soldiers guarding the village, otherwise it would be difficult to capture this village in two days! Qi Bin said with a wry smile.

"This village is located in a dangerous place, standing between the river, holding the river, there is a tendency to open the thousands, Qi Dutong can conquer the military village in two days under the condition of equal troops, it can be seen that the command is good." Wen Tianxiang saw that trebuchets were arranged on both sides of the river, which could attack the ships in the river and attack the enemy troops who landed on the shore.

"To have this victory, it is all thanks to His Majesty's strategy, the strategy of the marshal is effective, and he does not dare to take credit for his humble position." Qi Bin Shili said, "The mountain regiment opened up and repaired the mountain passage before the war, detoured behind the enemy, climbed to the top of the mountain, and ventured to the cliff at night to successfully attack the cliffs, seize the commanding heights of Fengping Village, and firmly hold it, and then cooperate with the infantry to attack up and down to seize the main fort, occupying the ......first opportunity."

Although Qi Bin bluntly recounted the battle, Wen Tianxiang also felt the thrill of the battle. In the surprise attack of the mountain regiment alone, because it was a dark night march, more than ten people fell off the cliff, and there were no bones. And it was precisely because of the extremely difficult path chosen that the enemy army let go, allowing them to find a gap and descend into the enemy's fortress and successfully capture a walled fort.

After the surprise attack was successful, the advance team of the mountain regiment immediately launched an attack to expand the bridgehead while consolidating its position to meet the follow-up troops. They used grenades and mortars to fight the enemy house by house, and at dawn they seized a bay where boats could be berthed, and opened the way up the mountain. Then the sailors arrived, and while using rockets to remotely suppress the enemy's trebuching positions on the opposite shore to cover the landing of the transport fleet, and on the other hand, using artillery to cover the landing of the infantry on board.

After the infantry army landed on the shore, the shore strength was strengthened, and the general attack on Fengping Village began, and after a hard battle, the entire main village was captured. Then the infantry artillery went ashore and used the condescending advantage to bombard the enemy defenders, while the infantry army attacked the city under the cover of artillery fire to expand the results of the battle and clear the remnants of the enemy. After a day and a night of fighting, after capturing the enemy's various military fortresses on the north bank, the next day they turned to attack the fortresses on the south bank.

At this time, the naval army had no worries about the enemy on both sides, and concentrated more than 20 rocket ships and gunboats to bombard the military villages on the south bank, and the fire assault that lasted for half an hour shook the ground and shook the mountains, and the flames soared to the sky, and the stone and wood fortress could hardly withstand the damage of the artillery, and either collapsed or ignited a fire. At this moment, the infantry army began to land and fight.

The enemy defenders had been shaken by the loss of the main village, and the heavy shelling had caused them heavy casualties, and they were even more deterred by the power of firearms. The remnants of the enemy did not put up a stubborn resistance, but surrendered or fled, and scattered into the remote fortresses. The battle that continues today is to clear out the remnants of the fleeing enemy and the small fortresses that are still resisting.

"The victory in the first battle was due to the surprise attack of the mountain regiment to seize the commanding heights and gain a foothold for the naval army; In addition, our army's firearms are sharp, and it is difficult for the enemy to resist; Moreover, the morale of our army is high, and the soldiers use their lives! This marshal will write to His Majesty as soon as possible to report the victory, and ask for rewards for meritorious soldiers! Wen Tianxiang nodded and said loudly.

"Thank you for your humble duties! But although this battle was won, our army suffered more than 500 casualties and nearly 200 casualties, which is really ashamed of your majesty's teaching for many years! Qi Bin, who was praised, was not happy at all, but said with shame.

"Don't be humble to Qi Dutong, the Western Expeditionary Army has been formed for less than a year, and it has been able to achieve such a great victory, Your Majesty will be deeply grateful!" Wen Tianxiang waved his hand.

"Your Majesty cherishes the soldiers very much, whether it is in several battles in Qiongzhou or the battle to recover Jiangnan, the loss of troops in each battle is very small. Often in a big battle, the casualties are no more than 100 people, but this small Fengping Village alone has caused more than 500 casualties to our army. Thank you for your humble intentions, I really have no shame to receive the merit, and I will write to accept the guilt! Qi Bin bowed deeply.

"This marshal will tell His Majesty the truth, Qi Dutong should not feel guilty, otherwise it will affect the morale of the army!" Wen Tianxiang was stunned for a moment and pondered for a moment. He knew that His Majesty's imperial army was well-organized, but he didn't expect that now thousands of miles away, the generals still didn't dare to make the slightest mistake.

"Wenxiang, it's getting late, the wind is cool on the mountain, please rest in the village!" Qi Bin looked at the sky, although the time had just passed, but the mountains blocked the sun, and the canyon was already dark, Shi Li said.

"It's fine." Wen Tianxiang nodded and said, "The soldiers are very fast, since Fengping Village has been captured, this commander will inform Jiang Zhishuai to send troops to garrison it, so as to serve as a transit place for our army, Qi Dutong thinks that he can send troops after a few days of truce." ”

"Wen Shuai, I'm afraid it's going to be delayed for a while!" Qi Bin helped Wen Tianxiang down the mountain, and said with a wry smile after listening to his questioning.

"Oh, what do you mean by that?" Wen Tianxiang raised his eyebrows and asked.

"Wen Shuai, it's not that he deliberately delays his duties, but that the future is unclear, and the fleet can't move forward!" Qi Bin saw that although Wen Tianxiang was not angry, he was also in the face of gloom, and hurriedly explained, "After the naval army Liu Dushuai captured Fengping Village, in order not to delay the march, he led a naval detachment forward to inspect the water situation, and this morning sent someone to report that the fleet was blocked in Kongling Beach, and yesterday two ships were in distress here, one hit the reef and sank, and the other ran aground on the reef, and Liu Dushuai is trying to find a solution. ”

"Do they have casualties, is Liu Dushuai in danger?" Wen Tianxiang then remembered that Liu Shiyong did not appear in the team to greet him today. According to the qualifications, Liu Shiyong is deeper than him, and later served as a member of the Privy Council, which can be regarded as stepping into the threshold of the ruler, and later succeeded Chen Renweng as the Yangtze River defense envoy. If he loses, he can't explain it in front of the emperor.

"Yu Wenshuai, Liu Dushuai is safe, after the ship sank, most of the sailors were rescued, and a few people disappeared after falling into the water, and the inferior profession has sent a boat to trace the river to assist in the search and rescue." Qi Bin said.

"Inform Liu Dushuai that you must be careful, don't risk entering lightly!" Wen Tianxiang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, but his face was worried. It is recorded in his "Jisheng of the Land" that the cliff of the empty beach is erected, the turbulent water is rapid, and it is very difficult to climb. What is contained in the cabin must be known, and then it will be passed, hence the name. Kongling Beach is also known as Kongling Beach. Boat, i.e. a boat. The name of the beach means that whenever a ship passes through this place, it must first be held empty, and only the cargo can pass through the cracks in the reef group. There are many large and medium-sized warships in the fleet, and if they are unloaded one by one and reloaded, the trip will be delayed......