Chapter 178: Flag
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Shenzhou is located in the southwest of Yuzhou, the south side of Pingyang is the Tongbai Mountains, and the three passes of Yiyang on it are the passes on the north-south passage of Tongbai Mountain, and the so-called 'Yiyang' is the old name of Pingyang.
Hundreds of years of bloody wind and rain, so that Yiyang Sanguan has become a battleground for soldiers, and Pingyang (Yiyang) at the northern foot of Tongbai Mountain is the northern gateway of Yiyang Sanguan, and the enemy army from the south who broke through the three passes must break through Pingyang (Yiyang) in order to gain a firm foothold at the northern foot of Tongbai Mountain.
Therefore, in order to guard against the sneak attack of the Anzhou army in Shannan, the current Pingyang City is heavily guarded, although there is water in the south of the city as a moat, even during the day, the gate is closed, and the occasionally opened south gate only allows the convoy of grain and grass to enter and exit, and ordinary people want to enter and exit the city, they have to go through the north gate.
The north gate is closed most of the time, occasionally open to allow passers-by, but even then, pedestrians have to be strictly checked before they can enter or exit.
Similarly, in order to prevent enemy troops from infiltrating the city by impersonation, even messengers and other official officials had to show their credentials and be questioned.
Not long ago, Shannan Jingxiang rebelled, the imperial court mobilized a large army to crusade, the main force of the official army of Yuzhou attacked the west to attack Fangcheng in Jingzhou, and the official army attacked the five passes of Dabie Mountain in Guangzhou.
At the same time, the officers and soldiers who attacked the three passes of Yiyang were only feints, and the troops were not many, and once they were counterattacked by the opponent, Pingyang was easily attacked.
Of course, there is Yongzhou in the north of Shenzhou, Yuzhou in the northeast, and Xizhou in the east, as long as the Pingyang garrison holds for a few days, reinforcements will inevitably arrive, and the invading enemy can only retreat.
Therefore, for the defenders of Binh Duong, guarding against enemy sneak attacks is the most important thing.
There are three passes on Tongbai Mountain to guard three main roads, but this does not mean that you can only take these three roads when you cross Tongbai Mountain, and a small elite can completely avoid these three roads, and you can also go back and forth between the north and the south when you cross the mountains and mountains.
If such a small elite wants to sneak attack, it is difficult for Binh Duong to be on guard all the time, so the government simply implements a curfew, and at the same time implements joint defense in the city.
Under strict defense, Pingyang City does not dare to say that it is impregnable, but at least everyone can sleep peacefully when they sleep at night.
"Now, do you see that mountain? It is called Xianshou Mountain, also known as Xianyin Mountain, according to legend, the great sage Zhou Pan lived in seclusion here in the Han Dynasty and got its name"
To the west of the city, two men on the tower of the city were looking into the distance, pointing at Xianshou Mountain, a few miles away on the outskirts of the city, they were dressed in white, in stark contrast to the soldiers in military uniforms who were guarding the city.
"It turns out that this is Xianshou Mountain, could it be where Liang Gaozu broke the enemy?"
"Exactly, I wonder if you have ever heard the drum song "Xianshou Mountain"?"
"Well, in the past years in Guangling, I once heard people sing, but it sounded quite impassioned, it seemed to be military music?"
"That's right, this is Xiao Liang's military music, but what, no one"
Among the two, the thinner man said helplessly, he looked left and right, and found that the soldiers were far away, so he patted the wall buttress and hummed: "Xianshou Mountain, dangerous and steep." Take the Xianxiu, rely on the Linhu array"
"Cheng Qimo, a soldier. Broken white horse, stuffed flying fox. The sun is chasing, and the bones are destroyed. Blade Gu Li, Yu Lin Hu. The grass is moist, and the original is also painted"
"There is no reversal of the wheel, and there is darkness in the curtain. Sweep away the remnants and shake the sins. Yang Kai played, Zhan Huan. Yongdu, Xuanjing Wu"
The singing voice was very low, and the other person listened to it and couldn't help but sing along, and after singing the last three words "Xuanjing Wu", he sighed: "Xuanjing Wu is now that the Northern Army has almost broken Jiankang, what else is spinning?"
"Isn't this a repel again?" The thin man smiled, but his smile was full of bitterness.
"Forget it, the country of Chen Guan's family, he himself is not distressed, what do we cloth clothes feel distressed about."
"That's not the case, there is going to be a war every three or five days this year, and seeing that chaos is starting to start again, Jiangbiao is always safer."
"Safety? Jiangzhou is finished, it is said that Lingbiao is also finished, there are only three Wu left, there are so many people in Jiangbiao, there will definitely not be enough food to eat, and when the time comes, it will be messy, that is, Yizi will eat! ”
The situation is turbulent, talking about current affairs is always depressing, the two fell into silence, they are merchants, passing through Pingyang with goods a month ago, to cross Tongbai Mountain to the south, to Anlu to do business.
As a result, the situation abruptly changed, the officials and soldiers said that they would rebel, the road to Tongbai Mountain was cut off, and the goods of the two happened to be stored in the city mansion, but they were all sealed by the government, and then requisitioned for 'compensation', and in fact, the compensation given was almost the same as not.
Seeing that the capital was about to be lost, the two were anxious, and during this period of time, they had been running around the city, looking for a relationship everywhere, and when they were so busy and haggard, they only got a piece of paper.
The government said that now that the official army is crusading against the rebels in Shannan, it is suddenly too late to allocate materials, so they will 'temporarily' requisition their materials, and after the rebels are pacified, they will go to the state office to retrieve the corresponding amount of goods with this piece of paper with the type and quantity of goods written on it.
Things have come to this point, the two of them have figured out that they are busy in vain, since they dare to come out to trade, they know that the risk of doing business is very high, anyway, people are fine, so wait for the next time to earn it back.
However, he was very depressed in his heart, so he walked up to the city and raised his eyes to scatter his heart, anyway, they were familiar with each other when they dredged up the relationship before, and the defending generals turned a blind eye and let them go to the city to relax.
Looking at the Xianshou Mountain outside the city, the two couldn't help but sigh, according to legend, nearly a hundred years ago, when Yuan Wei and Xiao Qi were facing each other, the Wei army marched south and attacked the Huaishui line of Qi State, and Yiyang (now Pingyang), which was in the upper reaches of Huaishui, also fell into bad luck.
The Qi army then counterattacked on the whole front, and the main force of the Qi army on the western front crossed Tongbai Mountain and attacked the Wei army besieging Yiyang.
The lower reaches of Xianshou Mountain is Yiyang, and the Wei soldiers besieging the city saw the dense Qi army banners on Xianshou Mountain, and they did not know how many troops they had, and they did not dare to act rashly.
When the Yiyang Qi army saw the arrival of reinforcements, their morale was greatly boosted, and they attacked the Wei army inside and outside, and the Wei army could only withdraw from the siege when they saw that they could not do anything, and the general who led the Qi army to appear in Xianshou Mountain was the later Xiao Liang Gaozu Xiao Yan.
Later, someone made a drum music with this, called "Xianshou Mountain", which was impassioned and one of Xiao Liang's military music.
Originally, Xiao Liang could take advantage of the rebellion of the six towns of Yuan and Wei to wave the Northern Expedition, but later there was a rebellion of Hou Jing, and since then the Southern Dynasty Guozuo has dissipated, and now, the Southern Dynasty Chen Guo is about to end.
Although the situation in the Zhou State has changed abruptly, no one thinks that the Yuwen clan can withstand it for long, thinking that if the Wei Chi clan changes the dynasty, it will inevitably unify the Central Plains, and the world will be peaceful from now on, which does not seem to be a bad thing.
For hundreds of years, wars have been raging, and the unlucky ones are the people, and it is better to have a peaceful life, no matter how bitter it is, than to live in a troubled world.
"Yuwen's is finished, Huangzhou Xiyang is also finished, and the business is not easy to do, it's a pity, huh? What are you looking at? ”
The thin man followed the gaze of the other person and looked into the distance, looked at Xianshou Mountain, and after a while, he rubbed his eyes and continued to look, today after the rain and the sky is clear, the light is good, and he seems to see black smoke rising from the side of Xianshou Mountain.
It is said that the official army has a camp in Xianshou Mountain, guarding the upper reaches of the water, and now there is black smoke rising, could it be that the camp is on fire?
A boat floated down the water, the sails were bloodstained, and the defenders of the west of the city gathered in the southwest corner, and when the boat floated down the river and floated by the southwest corner of Pingyang City, everyone who saw the situation on the boat gasped.
There are many bloody human heads piled up on the ship!
The boat, laden with heads, was stopped while passing the pontoon bridge in the south of the city, and the defenders found several letters on the boat, and when they opened them, they all saw the same content, which meant the same thing: surrender.
It was the persuasion of the Anzhou army, the other party claimed that it had sent troops to Xianshou Mountain, where the camp had changed owners, and the head of the ship was the head of the defenders, and the Anzhou army broke through the three passes of Tongbai Mountain in the near future, so the defenders of Pingyang should not make meaningless resistance and surrender quickly.
The defenders of Pingyang reacted quickly by sending cavalry to the city to ask for help, but less than an hour after the envoy left the city, the northern outskirts of the city were covered with dust and banners, and it seemed that a large force of cavalry was approaching.
The Anzhou army at the southern foot of Tongbai Mountain, even if it crosses the mountains and crosses the mountains to attack Pingyang, it is impossible to carry so many horses over the mountains, so
The defenders at the head of Yiyang City looked at the banner, and cheered with joy on their faces: "Reinforcements, it's the reinforcements that are coming!" ”