Chapter 966 Prepare for Luzhou
On the south bank of the Yangtze River, in front of a mountain, He Tengjiao led many soldiers and overlooked the city of Luzhou on the other side, Li Dingguo pointed to the Yangtze River with a horse whip and said: "Supervisor, Luzhou is located at the confluence of the Yangtze River and the Tuojiang River, surrounded by water on three sides, and the east, south, and north directions are several miles wide of the river. ”
He Tengjiao frowned slightly, "This is the reason why Dingguo set up a temporary camp on the south bank. ”
Li Dingguo said with a smile: "Yes, if we want to take Luzhou, we must cross the river." ”
He Tengjiao looked at the river several miles wide, "Have you found enough boats?" ”
"The ships on the south bank have been burned by Sun Kewang, but the last general has already asked the soldiers to cut down the bamboo and build rafts."
"Rafts?" He Tengjiao asked, "Can this thing cross the river?" ”
He Tengjiao said the questions of many soldiers, and Ma Jinzhong and Wang Guangtai all looked at Li Dingguo.
"This method is mentioned by Jiang Tianyi, when he entered Sichuan with His Royal Highness the King of Chu, he used a raft to break through the Qing army's river defense and cross the Yangtze River." Li Dingguo explained: "As long as there are enough rafts and an elite army is sent to occupy a beachhead, the army can use the raft to build a pontoon bridge and quickly cross the river." ”
He Tengjiao heard that Wang Yan had used the method, so he didn't ask questions at the moment, in this world, He Tengjiao served his son-in-law alone, since Wang Yan had used it, there would be no problem.
"The preparations for crossing the river will be all handed over to Dingguo!" He Tengjiao nodded, then turned around and said in a solemn voice: "According to the internal report, Sun Kewang has sent someone to ask Haoge to send troops, and the Jin Kingdom may intervene at any time, our actions must be fast, all the soldiers must cheer up, and follow the governor to break the enemy as soon as possible!" ”
"No! We will obey the orders of the Overseer! All the generals clenched their fists in unison, murderous.
At that moment, He Tengjiao and everyone watched on the mountain for a while, and then ordered many generals to go back and prepare, help the people cut down bamboo, and prepare enough rafts as soon as possible.
Luzhou City, carrying Sun Kewang's handwritten messenger for help, rushed out of the city gate, and went against the Tuojiang River to the north.
It was night, the torches in the urn city of Luzhou West Gate were bright, the city wall was full of soldiers holding torches, and the urn city below was also full of soldiers, full of solemn and serious atmosphere.
Sun Kewang stood on the city tower, looked at the soldiers below, waved his hand and said to the generals beside him: "It's okay, let's start!" ”
When the general heard the words, he bowed down busily, and then ran down the city tower, and after a while, a team of soldiers, pushing the vehicle out of the city gate, entered the urn city, and then picked up a stack of pottery bowls, and quickly passed in front of the soldiers who stood in a queue, and the soldiers stretched out their hands one after another, caught the pottery bowls, and the soldiers behind them carried the wine jar, poured it full for each soldier, and the wine splashed.
The soldiers in the urn city stood in more than ten rows, and the soldiers who handed out bowls and poured wine were carried out at the same time, and the fire on the city wall shone on the faces of the soldiers, and the scene was very bloody.
After a short time, Sun Kewang saw that each soldier had a bowl of turbid wine in his hand, so he stretched out his hand, and the guards on the side immediately handed him a porcelain bowl, and then poured it full of wine, and he walked to the city wall with the wine bowl.
"Brothers, the Ming Dynasty is corrupt, corrupt officials and corrupt officials are rampant, landlords and inferior gentry wantonly oppress our people, this king has rebelled with the previous king for more than ten years, and wants to uphold the righteousness in the world, for the sake of both rich and poor, eradicate injustice, and then the violent Ming will not die in my heart, treacherous, raise a large army to attack, and want to force this king to submit."
Sun Kewang glanced at the soldiers below, and suddenly raised his voice, "However, this king always remembers the will of the previous kings, does not forget our destitute background, and wants to uphold the righteousness of the world." Brothers, uncover the rebels and cut down the wood, save the people for the way of heaven, kill all the corrupt officials and corrupt officials, and eliminate all the uneven peace! This is the will of this king, are you willing to follow it? ”
The main component of the Western Army was the destitute peasants, one of the most miserable strata in Chinese history, and at all times, they were the target of oppression.
In history, there have been many uprisings of the people at the bottom who rose up to resist, they beat the army of the old dynasty to the ground, and wanted to establish a country of eternal peace, but in fact, the old dynasty could not achieve eternal peace, and the peasant uprising could not be done, many leaders of the peasant uprising, called on the peasants to revolt and overthrow the old emperor, but they took advantage of the situation to sit on the throne of the new emperor, and the struggle and sacrifice of the peasant class were just a stepping stone for the new emperor and a tool for changing the dynasty.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, the promised Juntian was free of grain, so naturally he didn't count it, and he didn't pay for it, what did the new emperor eat? And the peace of the world promised is just empty words, the peasant uprising is never anti-feudal, he only caused the change of dynasty, the new emperor may have a short period of prosperity when he ascends the throne, but due to the congenital defects of the autocratic monarchy, the prosperous era soon became a chaotic era again, and the peasant class was still reincarnated in it and was not liberated.
To put it bluntly, the peasant class is deceived, hoping that it will always be peaceful and fair, and will never be realized, this is the most miserable and failed stratum in history, and the so-called "peasant kingdom" has never been realized.
Sun Kewang said that he wanted to get rid of the unsquare Taiping, stating his ambitions, and the soldiers in the urn city were immediately fooled by him, "Kill all the unsquared Taiping!" We will follow the king to the death! ”
"Good! People live in one breath, and it is rare to fight once! A road of life and death, gather for a glass of wine! Sun Kewang heard the shouts of the soldiers below, and immediately shouted, and said heroically, "After this bowl of wine, this king will give the brothers a strong march!" ”
After speaking, he raised his head and dried the wine in one gulp, and then suddenly threw the porcelain bowl on the ground, and the soldiers below also raised their heads and drank it, and then smashed the pottery bowl, splashing tiles everywhere, and his heart was agitated, and his pride was dry.
"Hahaha..." Sun Kewang raised his head and laughed in the city, and the soldiers below also laughed, full of pride.
Sun Kewang can have so many people to follow, he still has some personal charm, he laughed for a moment, stopped, and then said to Wang Fuchen: "The matter of interfering with the Ming army's grain road will be handed over to you!" ”
Wang Fuchen's heart was more complicated than that of a soldier, but after listening to Sun Kewang's words, his heart was also excited, and he solemnly clenched his fists, "Don't worry, the king will not disgrace his mission." ”
"Let's go!" Sun Kewang bowed slightly, and then said to the soldiers under the urn city: "Brothers, please! When the Ming army is repulsed, this king celebrates for you! ”
The soldiers below the urn city heard another shout, and Wang Fuchen bowed, then retreated from the city tower, and rode into the urn city after a short time.
At this time, the city gate was slowly opened, and more than 5,000 soldiers lined up in a queue, slowly drove out of the city, and after walking a distance to the west, they crossed the Yangtze River around the Ming army on the opposite bank and attacked the grain route of the Ming army.
Originally, the Western Army had garrisons on the south bank, but most of them surrendered with Di Sanpin, and the rest fled directly back to the north bank, so he needed to be sent separately.
In fact, Sun Kewang was very worried about the troops sent out, and they were as treacherous as Di Sanpin, after all, he had something to hide from the generals, the army was concentrated in the city, and he could still control the situation, but if it was sent out, the Ming army would have generals like Li Dingguo who had great prestige among the old men of the Western Army, as long as they made conditions, he was deeply skeptical that the generals sent out could still do things for him.
Therefore, he could only carry out such a grand ceremony to unite people's hearts, and at the same time send his henchmen and generals, hoping to keep this important mission of the army from betrayal.