From the butler's almost sneering expression, Jiang Xin knew that there should be a harvest today, Jiang Xin only drank half a cup of tea in the guest hall when he saw He Quan dragging a large box in, Jiang Xin recognized at a glance, that box was the box he gave him five hundred taels of gold, what did he mean by this?

Jiang Xin got up and clasped his fists and smiled: "I'm here to disturb General He again!" ”

He Quan entered the door and said, "Fifth Master Jiang, I've thought about it for a long time, I can't accept these five hundred taels!" ”

"Why is that?" Jiang Xin pretended to be puzzled and laughed.

He Quan sighed, "Although I, He Quan, have a bad reputation, I also know how to take it, I can collect some money, but I can't take some money, this is the gold of His Royal Highness the King of Jin, how can I collect it?" ”

Jiang Xin said with a smile: "This gold is indeed given to us by His Royal Highness the King of Jin, let's find the most valuable person to invest, I have repeatedly considered, except for General He, no one else can bear this value." ”

"Thank you Jiang Wuye for looking up to me, but doing things for His Royal Highness King Jin is my willingness, not for money."

He Quan's heart is like a mirror, if he takes this money, he will definitely be looked down upon by King Jin, and don't think about asking for anything else.

Jiang Xin knew the value of He Quan, and he didn't care about the hundreds of taels of gold, he smiled slightly: "If General He feels that he is ashamed, then these five hundred taels of gold can be used to run schools and repair bridges in the future, these are okay, I can't take it back, as for His Royal Highness the King of Jin, General He doesn't have to worry at all, His Royal Highness the King of Jin values General He very much." ”

After speaking, he took out a letter from his bosom and put it on the table, "This is a handwritten letter from His Royal Highness the King of Jin to General He, please take a look at it!" ”

He Quan heard that it was the King of Jin who wrote a letter to him, so he hurriedly sat down, picked up the letter from the table and looked at it carefully, and the letter cover read: 'The regent of the Tang Dynasty, Guo Song, sent a letter to the strong general He Gong'.

He Quan's nose suddenly became a little sour, General Zhuangwu was his official rank more than ten years ago, and he had disappeared for many years, but he didn't expect King Jin to remember.

He opened the letter and read it carefully, in which the King of Jin praised him for his achievements in resisting Tian Chengsi and Li Xilie, especially mentioning the Battle of Fukou Pass, which was He Quan, as the main general of Shangdang, who led 5,000 troops and Tian Chengsi's 20,000 troops to fight fiercely.

These exploits have long been forgotten by the world, but I didn't expect His Royal Highness King Jin to remember it so clearly, He Quan only felt that his nose was sour for a while, and the corners of his eyes were a little moist.

King Jin then changed his words, mentioning that the country is strong, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and it is necessary to eliminate the division of feudal towns, which is the unshirkable responsibility of every Tang general, and hopes that he can actively make meritorious contributions to the imperial court, and do not lose his achievements in the later years, so that his achievements in his prime will be in vain.

At the end of the letter, the king of Jin promised to crown himself as the general of Zuo Wuwei in the future, the duke of Baling County, and the third emperor of Jueze.

He Quan's heart was like throwing a boulder, and his heart set off a turbulent wave, he couldn't sit still, paced back and forth in the room, forcibly suppressed the excitement in his heart, and let himself think rationally about this promise.

He quickly understood the deep meaning of King Jin's promise, General Zuo Wuwei is actually a fictitious position, he is a pension official for himself, he can receive a pension every month, and there is no other real position and actual power, this should be true, if he promises to seal himself as a general of the chariot and cavalry, the governor of Yuezhou, etc., this kind of substantive commitment is unreliable, it is likely that it is just to stabilize himself, and the false position does not matter, there is no need to lie to himself.

But He Quan values the title more, this is what he can leave to his descendants, Jue Ze III means that himself, his son, and grandson are all county dukes, but if the great-grandson does not make meritorious contributions, he will be demoted to a county marquis, and his great-great-grandson will be demoted to a county uncle, and he will be pushed down from generation to generation, and the baron will be retained in the end.

It seemed that King Jin had made a lot of money for himself, so he took a deep breath and asked, "Then what does His Royal Highness King Jin need me to do?" ”

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Jiangling is a big county, many residents are shipbuilders, can build thousands of stone warships, its old city is on the north bank of the Yangtze River, but since Zhu Zhu captured Xiangyang, the Southern Tang Dynasty court in order not to let Zhu Zhu get the shipwright, then built a new Jiangling city on the south bank of the Yangtze River, the people of the old city have moved over, the old city was renamed Beijiang County, that is, the meaning of Beijiangling.

Night has fallen, two hundred large ships arrived at the north bank of the Yangtze River a few days ago, had been moored in the summer water, at this time with the cover of night from the summer water into the Yangtze River, the shadow of the ship is in a hurry, the mighty sail towards the west of Jiangling City.

The Jin army had surrendered 80,000 troops at Jingxiang, and the cavalry general Liu Guanghui led 30,000 troops to continue to defend the line of Nanyang and Xiangyang, while Guo Song personally led an army of 50,000 to prepare for a surprise attack on Jiangling at night.

Guo Song stood at the bow of a big ship, staring at the sparkling river, he didn't pay attention to Liu Pi, he paid more attention to Ma Sui's movements at this time.

The river is very quiet, there are no civilian ships and patrol ships, here is forty miles away from Liu Pi's naval camp, the patrol ships can not reach this far, they only patrol the river ten miles east and west of Jiangling City.

Half an hour later, an army of 50,000 landed on the south bank of the Yangtze River, about thirty miles west of Gangneung City, and among the 50,000 troops, there were 3,000 heavy infantry, who would be the main force in the street battles in the city.

According to Guo Song's deployment, Zhang Yun led 15,000 troops to the south quickly, his task was to intercept the enemy troops fleeing south, Guo Song wanted to annihilate Liu Pi's army in Jiangling County tonight, and would not give him another chance to retreat south.

At the same time, Pei Xin led 25,000 troops to kill Jiangling City, and Guo Song led 10,000 troops to suppress the formation.

At the first watch, Pei Xin led a large army under the city of Jiangling, although Liu Pi did not realize that the enemy army would attack in a big way, but after all, he had 25,000 troops stationed in the city, so the city head was still very tightly guarded, the four city walls were brightly lit, a team of soldiers patrolled the city, and Liu Pi deployed 5,000 patrol soldiers to the city at night.

Gangneung City is a newly built city, the city wall is tall and strong, easy to defend and difficult to attack, the moat is up to ten zhang wide, most of the city gate is a bridge, the other half is a suspension bridge, the moat is directly connected with the Yangtze River, a water gate is also built in the north city, you can directly enter the city by boat from the Yangtze River.

With the help of the cover of night, more than a dozen black shadows had quietly approached the moat, and they carried several wooden boxes, the largest of which contained a large iron fire mine weighing one hundred and fifty pounds, which was enough to blow the city gate to pieces, and several hanging mines used to blow up the drawbridge.

The scouts had already stepped on the point in advance, and among the four city gates, the north and south were the urn city, and the east and west were ordinary city gates, so the west city gate was chosen for this attack.

In addition, the scouts even found out the details of the suspension bridge, most of the suspension bridges are deeply inserted into the wood with an iron wedge on one side, revealing a ring, and the two iron chains at the head of the city are directly buckled on the ring, this connection method is relatively simple, strong, and easy to replace if broken, so most of the suspension bridges in the city are connected by this iron wedge, and Gangneung City is no exception.

The firearms battalion also invented a kind of hanging mine for this iron wedge structure, hanging the iron fire thunder on the iron wedge, which can be blown to pieces by the wood around the iron wedge, and the iron wedge will naturally be pulled and fall off.

More than a dozen soldiers silently dived into the water, they swam to the opposite bank against the bridge, and the bridge became a cover for the soldiers to swim in the water, and a dozen soldiers immediately divided into two ways, all the way to the shore to the city gate, and the other two soldiers climbed along the edge of the drawbridge, and soon climbed to the top of the drawbridge, and they hung two iron fire mines on the iron wedges.

At this time, another group of soldiers had also placed a large iron fire mine on the city gate, and the two teams nodded at the same time and lit the fire rope together, 'Poof! Poof! The soldiers jumped off the moat and swam to the other side.

The sound of them falling into the water alarmed the soldiers at the head of the city, and several soldiers probed and asked, "Who is down there?" ”

Suddenly, they saw the sparks on the drawbridge, saw the dark shadow climbing up to the opposite bank, and immediately shouted, "There is a situation under the city!" ”

Immediately, dozens of soldiers rushed towards the head of the city, and at this time, a dozen soldiers who were swimming ashore fell to the ground, clutching their heads tightly and covering their ears.

"Boom! Rumble! ”

The thunder rope on the suspension bridge was short, and it exploded first, and the wood at the two corners was blown to pieces, and the two iron chains came out and flew into the sky like snakes, and the huge and heavy suspension bridge fell with a bang.

At this moment, a red light burst out at the city gate, followed by an earth-shattering explosion, "Boom! "The walls were shaking violently, the earth was shaking, and the sound of a huge explosion was clearly audible on the north bank of the Yangtze River, and in an instant thick smoke filled the air, and debris and broken masonry fell like hailstones.

The smoke faded slightly, the city gate was gone, only two pieces of wreckage were still hanging on the top, and the masonry on both sides of the gate had collapsed a lot, but the city wall was still very strong, and it did not collapse, but not a single soldier could be seen inside or outside.

The explosion was the signal, and Pei Xin, who was a mile away, brandished his spear and shouted, "Kill!" ”

He galloped on horseback, and 25,000 elite soldiers followed him, surging towards Gangneung City.